Post by James Phoenix on Dec 15, 2008 23:57:38 GMT -5
Monday Night – December 15th, 2008 – Pittsburgh, PA
Show Opening:
Match #1: Kelly Kelly & Melina vs. Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall:
Jillian applies an armlock to Kelly but she reverses into a headlock. Kelly hits a Hurricarana and sends Jillian flying. She then goes for a kick to the head but Beth grabs her by the hair and slams her near the ropes. Jillian scores a near fall, and she then uses Kelly’s hair as a submission on the ropes which she breaks at the four count. She then stomps her down and knees her in the stomach. She stops her from tagging and hits a cheap shot. Kelly avoids it, rolls her up from behind, and picks up the win.
Jillian then assaults Kelly after the match and Beth joins her after sending Melina to the floor. Suddenly Kane’s fire hits and he comes to the ring as the others evacuate. He stands over Kelly who looks terrified. She pushes herself back to the corner to avoid him, when he extends a hand as if to help her up. Instead she slides from the ring after which he follows her up the ramp and out of sight.
- Commercial Break #1 -
[We see footage of Kelly running from Kane in the backstage area during the commercial. Kane shoves Jamie Noble aside as he follows her. He catches her near a door and says they need to talk.]
[We see that Cody Rhodes and Manu are at ringside]
Deuce gets a mic and says that from now on he would like to be introduced by his real name. He says he is the son of Superfly Snuka and his real name is Sim, Sim Snuka.
Match #2: Rey Mysterio vs. Deuce (Sim Snuka):
Snuka slams Rey but he kicks him in the face. Snuka hits a knee and reverses a whip into a spinning slam to score a near fall. He drops some knees and then whips him across the ring. He drops some more knees and then applies a chinlock. He hits a fist drop but misses and Rey hits a dropkick off the ropes. He dodges a big arm and hits some kicks, followed by a Hurricarna taking Snuka down. He lifts Rey and drops him on his face, then goes off the ropes and hits a very high knee to the face to score a near fall. Rey goes off the top but Snuka catches him. Rey fights free and trips Snuka to the rope. He goes for the 619 but Snuka slides from the ring. Rey launches himself off the apron and takes Snuka down when he accidentally hits Rhodes.
Rhodes pushes him and Manu then attacks him. They assault him but he manages to slip away to the ramp. However, Mike Knox appears on the ramp and destroys Rey Mysterio leaving him on the floor.
- Commercial Break #2 -
[When we return, we see another DX holiday promo. They promo a DX Hoodie and T-shirt. HBK then promotes a Triple H “King of Kings” teddy bear. Triple H then shows an HBK bear and says that there is a button to make the hair fall out, which HBK takes offense to.]
Backstage:
Kane and Kelly are in a dark room and he says that last week she told him that love is a wonderful thing. She says that they were just giving out an award but he doesn’t believe her. He says she feels something. He then says that a lot of people have used and hurt him, and demands to know if she is one of them. He screams that if she is, she can walk out the door right now. She stays in her chair, terrified and he says he knew he was right.
Backstage:
Randy Orton is interviewed and Todd Grisham says that Orton demanded the chance to speak. Orton says that earlier tonight he challenged Batista to a re-match but he hasn’t heard a reply. He says that doesn’t surprise him because Batista is a coward. Batista appears on the other side and Orton slaps him and runs after which Batista chases him down the hall. Orton comes to the ramp and Batista follows him when he is jumped by Rhodes and Manu. The three of them assault him for a few minutes when John Cena runs down and helps Batista by attacking the other three. Together they fight off Orton and Priceless as Cena challenges Orton to come back to the bottom of the ramp and get some more.
- Commercial Break #3 -
Backstage:
Batista thanks Cena for helping him and Cena responds that those three assaulted him two weeks ago and he swore that once he was done with Jericho he would be coming after them. Todd Grisham walks up and says that Stephanie has put them in a handicapped match against Orton and Priceless. They agree to continue the conversation later.
Match ??
In the ring, Hacksaw Duggan is ready for a match against Chris Jericho, but Jericho comes to the ring in a suit. He says that if they want to know what he’s doing, he’ll tell us what he’s doing, he’s refusing to wrestle tonight. He says that he is the 2008 Superstar of the Year and he has been carrying this show for the last year, and it is a slap in the face that he has to face someone like Duggan. He analogizes himself to LeBron James and says that if he misses the game winning shot he doesn’t get put on the end of the bench the next night. He says that it doesn’t happen and shouldn’t happen to him either. He says that this is an insult and that he is not going to step into the ring again unless it is in a match worthy of the Superstar of the Year. He then leaves.
Backstage:
Kane says that Kelly wants to get to know him better, doesn’t she? She says no and he demands to know why. He asks if there’s someone else and asks who it is. He asks again and says that she is going to tell him whether she wants to or not.
- Commercial Break #4 -
Backstage:
When we return, Kane says Kelly did the right thing by telling him. She begs Kane not to hurt him but he just laughs in the doorway. He says its like she said, love is a wonderful thing. He then leaves as she looks frightened.
William Regal is introduced by Lillian and he comes to the stage with Layla. He sits down in his King of the Ring throne on the stage with Layla by his side.
Match #3: World Tag Championship – Miz & Morrison vs. Punk & Kingston:
Miz and Kofi start the match and lock up. Kofi applies a headlock but Miz pushes Kofi to the corner and gets free. He then kicks him and applies a headlock of his own. He slams Kofi as he tries to get free and then goes off the ropes. Kofi jumps over him, hits a high back elbow, and scores a near fall. Punk gets the tag, slams Miz and scores a near fall. He then does it again as we see Regal watching from the stage. Punk tags in Kofi and they double team Miz, Kofi scores a near fall. Punk gets the tag and kicks Miz before whipping him across the ring. Miz comes back with a right hand but is barely phases him. Morrison tries to pull Punk from the ring but he kicks him off and Morrison hits his skull on the fan barricade. Kofi then comes in and sends Miz over the rope before Punk uses Kofi to launch him over the top and onto both opponents.
- Commercial Break #5 -
Morrison has Kofi on the mat in a chinlock when we return. Kofi hits a chin breaker and manages to tag in Punk. He takes Miz down a few times and then rolls him up to score a near fall. He sends Miz to the corner and tries to crush him but he dumps Punk to the apron. He kicks Miz down and goes off the top but Morrison allows the distraction so Miz moves and Punk crashes and burns. Miz scores a near fall and then tags Morrison. They double team him and Morrison scores a near fall. He then applies a leg scissors to the gut of Punk. Miz gets the tag as Morrison lifts Punk to the top. Punk climbs to the ropes, kicks Morrison in the face, and then hits a superplex on the Miz. Both men get the tag and Kofi hits a right hand on Morrison before going to the top and hitting a cross body. He hits a high dropkick and then a high clothesline. He hits the high leg drop and scores a near fall. Morrison pushes Kofi off but he reverses into a leg sweep and scores a near fall as Miz breaks up the count. Punk takes Miz out of the ring and Kofi rolls up Morrison for a near fall. Morrison dodges a dropkick, connects with his finisher, and scores a near fall as Punk breaks up the three count. Miz runs in and takes Punk out of the ring as Morrison connects with the Moonlight Drive and picks up the win.
Miz and Morrison celebrate when Kane’s fire hits and he walks to the ring. He climbs in and looks around. He glares at all three men then kicks Morrison in the face, and then hits a huge chokeslam on the Miz. He then picks Miz up and nails him with a Tombstone Piledriver leaving him in the ring.
[Cole & King promote the main event]
- Commercial Break #6 -
[When we return, we see the Pittsburgh Steelers in the front row]
JBL’s music hits and he walks to the stage with a microphone in hand. He says that he invites us to watch the comments made last night by his newest employee, Shawn Michaels. [We then see the footage of HBK’s statement from last night]
Locker Room:
Kelly is seen still looking distraught as she gets her things together to leave. Melina and Mickie come in and ask if she is ok, clearly worried. She says she is but doesn’t look it. They ask why she didn’t tell them about The Miz to which Kelly seems surprised and worried. The other two escort Kelly from the locker room.
- Commercial Break #7 -
[When we return, we see Dolph Ziggler winning his match last week.]
Ziggler is in the ring when we return. He introduces himself after Lillian Garcia
Match #4: Dolph Ziggler vs. Santa Claas:
Santa hands out presents to the kids in the audience as he walks around the ring before the match. He tries giving Dolph a board gave but he throws it aside. The crowd chants for Santa as the match starts. Ziggler throws Santa to the corner and assaults him but he reverses and sends Ziggler into the opposite corner. He slams him but Ziggler comes back with some elbows and then a near fall. He then applies a chinlock as the Santa chants continue. He fights free but is slammed by Ziggler. He kicks Santa in the chest and then in the head before using his boot to choke him. He then uses the ropes for a submission until the four count. He goes back into the chinlock on Santa but he manages to fight to his feet. He goes for another elbow but Santa moves and then hits some rights and lefts before a huge dropkick. He then whips Ziggler across the ring and goes for a crush but Ziggler moves, then nails Santa with the finisher in the corner and picks up the win.
Ziggler then rips Charlie Haas’s Santa suit off in annoyance as the fans boo.
[We then see a promo for Mr. Kennedy’s movie, Behind Enemy Lines III]
[Cole and King then promote Jeff Hardy as new WWE Champ on Smackdown, as well as tonight handicap Main Event]
-Commercial Break #8 -
Backstage:
Hacksaw Jim Duggan is backstage looking sad. Cryme Tyme walks up and they tell him that it’s time. They then lead him away.
GM Office
Stephanie asks what that stunt Jericho pulled earlier was. He says that he thinks it’s ridiculous that she tried to have him wrestle Hacksaw Duggan. He says that Stephanie should start treating him with some respect. She cuts him off and says that she is his boss and that if she says dance, she expects him to dance. Jericho says that he doesn’t think she’s doing a very good job as the boss and then points out that Batista’s rematch clause has expired and asks if she knew that. She sarcastically acts like she didn’t but then gets in his face and says that she knows everything there is to know about her superstars. She then says that next week, all of the former champions will compete in four matches and the winners of those matches will face in a Fatal 4-Way match the following week, with the winner of that match to face John Cena for the Title. She then says that if Jericho has a problem with one of her decisions again he should come and talk to her about it rather then making a spectacle of it on national television. She adds that if he does anything like that again, she will make sure that he will never again be in another match worthy of “Superstar of the Year”
Backstage:
Rhodes and Manu are in the back. Rhodes talks about their failed assault on Batista earlier when Orton walks up. He says that they failed at Armageddon and then again tonight. He adds that if they don’t start making an impact, then this group, this Legacy is over.
[Batista comes to the ring for the Main Event]
- Commercial Break #9 -
[John Cena comes to the ring when we return, followed by Priceless]
Match #5: Batista & John Cena vs. Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, & Manu:
Manu and Batista start the match. They lock up and Manu manages to take Batista to the corner until the referee breaks them up. They lock up again and Manu throws some rights and lefts. Batista comes back with a clothesline and then throws some right hands in the corner. Cena gets the tag and takes over the blows on Manu in the corner. He then slams him and hits an elbow off the ropes to score a near fall. Rhodes gets the tag and they lock up. Rhodes applies a headlock but Cena whips him. Rhodes comes back with a clothesline but Cena gets up, hits a shoulder block, and flips him to the mat. Rhodes comes back and takes Cena to the corner where he hits some rights and lefts. Cena reverses and sends Rhodes to the corner before hitting a suplex and tagging in Batista. He hits a shoulder block off the ropes and then a huge vertical suplex to score a near fall. Cena gets the tag as Rhodes is assaulted in the corner. He hits a running bulldog and scores a near fall. Batista gets the tag and hits a chop followed by a shoulder block and then another. Rhodes is sent to the corner where he hits an elbow to Batista and then goes off the top. Orton gets the tag and Batista gets up and hits a shoulder block to Orton followed by a kick to the face off the ropes. He whips Orton to the corner but he moves and Batista crashes in the corner. He then stomps Batista down with some shots to the legs.
- Commercial Break #10 -
Orton chokes Batista with a boot in the corner when we return. Rhodes gets the tag and continues with some kicks and shots. Manu then gets the tag and hits some kicks to the gut keeping him down. Batista manages to fight free and knocks both men off the apron before being clotheslined by Manu. Orton gets the tag and continues stomping down Batista before scoring a near fall. Manu gets the tag and he comes in with a kick to the face. He then picks up Batista and hits a big right hand to the throat to score a near fall. Rhodes gets the tag and assaults Batista some more before tagging Orton back in. He applies a headlock but Batista picks him up and hits a back drop. Cena gets the tag and takes down Manu with a shoulder block and a lariat followed by a body slam. He then taunts Orton and Rhodes before hitting the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. He then picks Manu up but Orton distracts him and Rhodes dropkick Cena in the back causing the full weight of Manu to land on Cena’s neck. He gets the tag and continues assaulting Cena before tagging Orton. He throws rights and then stomps down Cena come more. Orton places Cena on the second rope and then DDT’s him to the ground. He scores a near fall as Batista breaks up the three count. Manu gets the tag and hits a head butt before throwing Cena to the corner and crushing him. He then hits a blow to the neck followed by a splash to score a near fall. Rhodes gets the tag and kicks Cena in the face. He then goes to the top rope, hits a moonsault crossbody, and scores a near fall. He then mounts him and throws rights and lefts. Cena tries to come back but Rhodes hits a Russian leg sweep and then a knee to the head to score a near fall. He then hits a clothesline and goes for a knee but Cena moves and tags in Batista. He hits some big clotheslines and then goes for a near fall but Manu and Orton try to interfere. He knocks them both down and then hits a spinebuster on Rhodes. He goes for a Batista Bomb but Orton uses Manu as a battering ram to the back to cause Batista to drop Rhodes, then hits an RKO out of nowhere. The bell rings to signal a disqualification on Orton’s team.
Rhodes and Manu assault Cena on the outside as Orton sets up in the corner and then runs and punts Batista’s head off. Cena jumps back in the ring and chases Orton away but the damage is done. The officials run down and check on Batista as Orton glares from the top of the ramp.
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