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June Week 3 | Newark, NJ

Match #1: One on One Normal: D-Von Dudley w/ Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Matt Hardy w/ Jeff Hardy
After facing off last week with their partners barred from ringside. This week, Matt and D-Von were set to go at it again with their partners in their corners as managers. This didn't really change the outcome. D-Von beat Matt Hardy even more easily this time, making an absolute statement that the Dudleyz have every bit the claim to the title that the sitting champions do. There will be a title match in two weeks at King of the Ring and that should hopefully bring about an end to this long running feud. The Hardyz appear to be on the backfoot as things currently stand.
Winner: D-Von Dudley by Pinfall.

Match #2: One on One Normal: Triple H w/ Evolution vs. The Undertaker
Before the match started, HHH pretended to offer a handshake to Taker, and as soon as he went for it, he socked him in the face. A brawl ensued, and with the help of some distractions from Evolution, HHH was able to come out on top from that. He hit a powerful spinebuster on Taker and then a pedigree, but Taker kicked out at two. Triple H was extremely frustrated by this and despite the protests of the ref, grabbed a sledgehammer and smashed Taker in the head with it. The referee called for the bell and the disqualification, but the rest of Evolution came into the ring after to beat down the WWE champion.
Winner: Undertaker by DQ.

Mid-Card Promo: Lita
Lita called out Trish Stratus. At Backlash a few weeks ago, Trish successfully defended her title against Lita, and she demanded a rematch. Trish came out to tell Lita that she already proved she's better than her at the last pay-per-view, it's over and she needs to keep her name out of her mouth. Lita told Trish she was just scared of losing her title but that wasn't enough to goad Trish into giving her a title shot. We'll see if anything changes on that front next week.

Match #3: One on One Normal: Kurt Angle vs. The Rock
In the last two weeks, Angle and the Rock have both picked up massive wins over the WWE Champion Undertaker and the #1 Contender, Triple H, respectively. This contest between them was to determine who would become the next #1 contender after the two current top guys face off at the pay-per-view. it was an excellent match. Angle showcased his technical abilities early on, trapping The Rock in a number of holds and wearing him down with his traditional mat-wrestling moves, but then the Great One caught fire. After rolling out of an Ankle Lock, he hit Angle with a pair of clotheslines and a People's Elbow for a two count. The pair continued to fight each other, exchanging blows and Angle gained the upper hand with a series of German Suplexes. He then went for the Angle Slam, but The Rock countered that as well to Angle's surprise and hit him with the Rock Bottom to put him down for a three count. The Rock will be the #1 contender for the WWE Title after King of the Ring, despite being in the tournament himself, giving him two incredible potential opportunities to win the title.
Winner: The Rock by Pinfall.

Match #4: KOTR Quarter-Final: Steve Austin (#1) vs. Eddie Guerrero (#8)
Austin came into this after picking up a really easy win in his Round of 16 matchup against Rikishi, while Eddie was coming off a very hard fought victory against the Big Show. The wear and tear on Eddie showed after being in a series of difficult matches the last 6 weeks, while Austin looked fresher. Austin was in control from the outset, and landed a Lou Thesz press before looking all set for a stunner to end it. But Austin got arrogant and wanted to inflict more pain on Guerrero to show his dominance. More blows to the head busted Eddie open, but that seemed to actually light a fire inside the latino superstar. He fought back and hit the Three Amigos suplexes on Austin and went for the pin but Stone Cold kicked out. A tired Guerrero tried to haul Austin to his feet for another move, but ended up getting stunnered in the center of the ring. One, two... kick out! Eddie kicked out to the shock of Stone Cold, who in a mystified fury picked up Guerrero in preparation to deliver a second stunner, Eddie dodged this one, hit the Three Amigos again and then climbed the rope for a Frog Splash, which proved to be enough to put Stone Cold Steve Austin down for good. The #1 seed is out of the tournament in another major upset!
Winner: Eddie Guerrero by Pinfall:

Main Event: KOTR Quarter-Final: Booker T (#12) w/ nWo vs. Bret Hart w/ Jim Neidhart (#4)
The nWo being at ringside always spells trouble for any opponent of Booker's, but this time he didn't need them. He went toe to toe with Hart, and while he did use a few underhanded tactics, Nash and Hall never had to get involved in the match. Booker was quick to evade any submission attempts from the submission specialist, and despite Hart kicking out of the first Book-End he went for, he wouldn't kick out of a second one that came later as Booker pulled of his second consecutive upset in the tournament. He advances to face Eddie Guerrero in the first confirmed King of the Ring semi-final.
Winner: Booker T by Pinfall.

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Match #1: Two on Two Tag Team | Undertaker & Kane vs. Triple H & Batista w/Ric Flair
A match was announced in which Triple H tagging with Batista would face Undertaker and a partner of his choice. HHH and his Evolution buddies were shocked when Kane's pyro came bursting from the stage and the Devils' Favourite Demon came out to tag team with his brother. It seemed like this would be too much for HHH and Batista to overcome, but they had an ace in the hole, Ric Flair. While Taker and Kane were in control for most of the match, Flair was continually distracting the ref while Taker tried to cover up Batista and HHH for pins on several occasions. Eventually, Kane got fed up of this and ran all the way around the ring to chokeslam Flair at ringside. Taker took his eyes off Batista for a second in the commotion, and the Animal was able to spin him around and slam him with a Batista Bomb to get the win. Being pinned by one of HHH's lackeys pissed off Undertaker and as Evolution walked happily up the ramp Taker had this to say, "No more games, no more distractions and no more interference from your buddies. At King of the Ring, Hunter, it's going to be you versus me one on one for the WWE championship... inside a cell. Your friends will not be able to save you and you WILL rest in peace."
Winners: Triple H & Batista by Pinfall

Match #2: One on One Normal | Lita vs. Beth Phoenix
Backstage after the first match, Trish was having a discussion with Lita. She told Lita she could have a title match under one condition, she had to beat the superstar of her choice tonight... right now. Lita accepted and headed out to the ring and shortly after in came the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix, arguably the strongest woman in the company. Lita used her speed and wit to her advantage though, taking Beth out at the legs several times to ground her, and avoiding most of her power moves. A twist of fate and a very impressive moonsault would be enough to put her down for a three count. Afterwards, Trish with her belt in hand and stood face to face with her challenger. The women's championship match is ON for King of the Ring, Lita vs. Trish Stratus.
Winner: Lita by Pinfall.

Match #3: KOTR Quarter-Final | The Rock (#2) vs. Randy Orton (#10)
A matchup of one of the greatest superstars in WWE history, The Rock, vs. one of the biggest up and coming talents in the wrestling industry, Randall Keith Orton. Orton is a member of Evolution, but he specifically made a request to HHH for none of them to interfere in this match, he wanted to prove he could defeat The Rock all by himself. Rock and Orton got into things right away, they locked up and both traded fists and slams and things look very even to start out. Then, the people started to get behind The Rock more vocally and he responded. Clothesline, clothesline, spinebuster, and Orton was down. The Rock went for the People's Elbow after that but just as he got to the final phase of it, Orton stuck two fingers up and jabbed The Rock in the eyes unseen by the referee. Orton sprung up, dragged a stunned and blind Rock to the ropes and did his signature hanging DDT. The crowd urged The Rock to respond, but a hungry Orton also slammed his fists into the ground begging the Rock to get up at the same time. Once The Rock did get to his feet, Orton hit him with the RKO and pinned him to knock him out of the tournament. The Rock is still the #1 contender for the WWE title, but he will not be King of the Ring this year. Randy Orton advances to the KOTR PPV and becomes the third confirmed semi-finalist.
Winner: Randy Orton by Pinfall.

Match #4: KOTR Quarter-Final | Rey Mysterio (#14) vs. Brock Lesnar (#6)
David vs. Goliath. Not many gave Rey Mysterio much of a chance in this contest despite having beaten Shawn Michaels previously to get here. To make matters worse, Brock wasn't really interested in playing fair as he attacked Mysterio on the ramp before the match even started. Rey was able to escape and make it to the ring to start things off and even get in a little bit of offense and a 6-1-9, but it seemed to only temporarily slow down The Beast. However, like with Michaels first Sweet Chin Music, Rey was able to kick out of the F-5 miraculously. There would be no further acts of God though, as an enraged Lesnar got right back to work with a series of power moves, Suplex City and another F-5 before pinning Rey's lifeless corpse to advance to the semi-final. No Cinderella story for Mysterio.
Winner: Brock Lesnar by Pinfall.

Match #5: Hardy Boyz vs. British Bulldog & Steve Austin
In a bit of a weird matchup before the PPV, Austin looked totally disinterested. He was still annoyed at having lost last week and refused to even tag in for Bulldog. With it essentially being two on one, the Hardyz were able to make short work of Bulldog and get the victory and some momentum heading into Sunday. Afterwards, the Dudley Boyz came out to have one final staredown with the champions before the PPV. Bubba grabbed a microphone and said that he thinks it's time to end this feud once and for all, in a match both teams specialize in, a tables match. First team to put any member of the other team through a table wins the match, wins the feud and wins the WWE World Tag Team Championships.
Winners: Hardy Boyz by Pinfall.

Show Closer Promo: Shelton Benjamin
The United States Champion, Shelton Benjamin, came out to the ring to give a message to the entire WWE. He stated his frustration at having rarely featured on Smackdown! these last few weeks despite being a reigning champion, and declared that he would take on anyone who had the balls to challenge him for the title at KOTR, all they had to do was come down to the ring to accept his challenge. After a few seconds, Big Show's music came blaring from the speakers. He grabbed the mic from Shelton and told him that nobody else is getting a shot at that title until he gets his rematch, and he wants it at King of the Ring. Benjamin was happy to oblige and told Big Show that he'd be happy to school him again on Sunday before moving on to take on new challengers.

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Match #1: KOTR Semi-Final | Booker T (#12) w/ nWo vs. Eddie Guerrero (#8)
Neither Booker nor Eddie was expected to make it this far in the tournament, but they're both here via a pair of upset victories. Eddie, through perseverance and resilience and Booker through his own abilities as well as the repeated interference of his New World Order buddies, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. The match began like a typical wrestling match, both superstars trading blows, holds and slam moves, and continued to be fairly evenly matched for the majority of the contest. Booker went for the Book End a few times to try to put an end to things, but Eddie Guerrero stayed quick and alert and managed to escape at the last moment to stay in the contest. Then, Eddie would have his chance to build some momentum. He caught Booker with a pair of rebound powerslams, before successfully executing the Three Amigos, but Booker was able to kick out at two and a half. With Booker still prone, Eddie started making his way to the top rope to hit the Frog Splash, the same move that had just put Austin out of the tournament last week. The script was different this time however. Scott Hall diverted the ref's attention away while Nash shoved Eddie off the top rope. As a disoriented Guerrero made his way to his feet, Booker did as well and hit him with his patented Axe Kick, leaving Eddie lying motionless in the ring. Booker rolled him up for the three count, and advanced to the King of the Ring final.
Winner: Booker T by Pinfall.

Match #2: One on One Normal | Shelton Benjamin (C) vs. Big Show for the United States Championship
The crowd wasn't really into this match, and luckily it was short so as not to suck the life out of the pay-per-view. There were a few highlights where it looked like Show might win his title back after a spear and chokeslam, but Shelton kicked out of those moves to stay in the match. He eventually was able to wear down the Big Show and lift him up into a T-Bone Suplex to finish him off and retain the title.
Winner: Shelton Benjamin by Pinfall.

Match #3: KOTR Semi-Final | Brock Lesnar (#6) w/ Paul Heyman vs. Randy Orton (#10) w/ Ric Flair
Of the recent graduates from WWE's subsidiary Ohio Valley Wrestling training promotion, a class that included John Cena, Batista, Shelton Benjamin, Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar, the latter two and the competitors in this match were the biggest standouts. And that has shown in this tournament as Brock has dominated his competition while Orton has incredible wins over Kane and The Rock on his resume. Brock's size and power advantage was clear from the get-go, however, as he was able to completely ground the usually very athletic Randy Orton by wearing him down with heavy submission holds and powerful grappling moves. Orton refused to be tossed aside the way Mysterio had been in the last round though and rallied, eventually knocking down Brock with a pair of clotheslines and hitting him with his signature rope-hanging DDT. It was still fairly early in the contest but Orton again pounded the mat, begging Brock to get up in order to be put down for the count with an RKO. As The Beast rose to his feet, Orton rose up for the RKO, but Brock caught him mid-air and perched him on his shoulders. Orton shook his head and arms trying to escape, but he couldn't and Lesnar let a half-cocky, half-evil grin show before F-5ing Orton to oblivion. Orton never looked like kicking out and became Brock's latest victim as he pinned him to advance to the final of the tournament.
Winner: Brock Lesnar by Pinfall.

Match #4: One on One Normal | Trish Stratus (C) vs. Lita for the Women's Championship
Lita didn't make the same mistake as at the last PPV and had Trish much better scouted this time. Trish was the one who looked unprepared and she was backed into a corner the entire match. There were frustrating moments for the challenger however, as Trish refused to actually stay down for a 3-count and give up her title, kicking out of a pair of Twist of Fates and moonsaults. But eventually, Trish just didn't have enough left in her to stay alive as Lita hit her with one final Twist of Fate to win the match and become the new WWE Women's Champion.
Winner: Lita by Pinfall.

Match #5: Tag Team Tables | Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boyz (C) for the World Tag Team Championships
The Dudley Boyz came into this with a great strategy and executed it to perfection. It was a two on two match but their gameplan was to constantly keep whipping one of the Hardy Boyz out of the ring to allow them to concentrate on working over the other. Surprisingly neither team made too much use of weapons despite it being a tables match, but there were a lot of very aggressive moves being used by both sides. Early on in the contest D-Von had set up a table just outside of the ring, which hadn't been re-visited since. Bubba would re-visit that table in a major way as he superplexed Matt Hardy from inside the ring to the outside and through the table to win the match. This match wasn't quite as thrilling as we had hoped, but it nice to see this feud come to an end with the Dudleyz finally getting what they wanted, the tag titles.
Winners: Dudley Boyz by Table.

Match #6: One on One Hell in a Cell | Triple H vs. Undertaker (C) for the WWE Championship
The cell dropped down from the rafters and HHH and Taker were locked inside with nobody else able to get involved. HHH gained the advantage early by using the confined space between the ring and the cell wall to maneuver about and repeatedly slam Taker's face and body into the unforgiving steel. However, Taker rallied eventually and with a devastating powerbomb, put HHH through the cell wall. After both superstars recovered from that, the match took a turn as they both climbed to the top of the cell. A brawl ensued atop the cell structure, and as Taker started to gain the upper-hand, a concerned Triple H realized how precarious of a situation he was in, and low blowed Taker before scrambling back to safety on the floor. The action moved back to the ring after that with HHH nearly pedigreeing Undertaker to win, but again Taker took the action outside the ring and powerbombed HHH through ANOTHER portion of the cell wall. Both superstars climbed the structure again, but this time nobody would be leaving on their own terms. Undertaker caught Triple H by the neck and chokeslammed him through the top off the cell wall, leading to HHH falling helplessly to the ring below. The crowd gasped as The Game lay still in the center of the ring, but an unrelenting Taker, who was hanging from the hole in the cell, dropped down, picked up Triple H and Tombstoned him before pinning him for the convincing victory. Triple H was carted off in a stretcher after the structure was lifted and it's not certain we'll see him in action for a while after the damag he sustained.
Winner: Undertaker by Pinfall.

Main Event: KOTR Final | Booker T w/ nWo vs. Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman
Booker T had clearly watched the tape of Lesnar's last few matches and had no interest in getting in a one on one wrestling match with him that he would certainly lose. As soon as the bell rang, Booker rolled outside the ring and started using Nash and Hall as "shields" to prevent The Beast from getting to him. Any time Lesnar did get close, Booker would use a quick move to trip him up or send him flying into the ringpost or apron. Eventually though, Brock did catch up to Booker and get him back in the ring, and then he started going to work. Suplex after suplex and a series of powerbombs from Lesnar had Booker severely hurt, and after hitting an F-5 it looked like it was all over. Scott Hall came to the rescue though by starting to remove the turnbuckle cover which drew the referee's attention away while Brock was pinning Booker for what would've been a certain 3-count. Brock, enraged, ran over and tried to knock Hall away but he dodged, and Kevin Nash got in on the distraction as well. This gave Booker enough time to get up and hit Lesnar with a slam and an Axe Kick but it was only enough to get a 2 count. The match continued, with Nash and Hall continuing to provide ample distractions to prevent Lesnar from overwhelming Booker and even the odds, but eventually the referee got sick of their antics and tossed both of them from ringside. Paul Heyman, seeing his opportunity to get involved and give Brock an edge, threw a chair into the ring and tried to distract the referee. Lesnar looked at Heyman, annoyed that he would think he even needed to use a weapon to beat Booker, but unfortunately for him that was enough time for Booker to low blow him from behind and leave The Beast clutching at his jewels. Then, Booker laid out the chair Heyman had thrown into the ring and hit the Book End on Brock, slamming his head directly onto the chair as he hit the ground and knocking him unconscious. Heyman grabbed his head with his hands in dismay as the referee returned and counted to three while Booker pinned Lesnar to win the match and become King of the Ring.

After winning the match, Booker did something unexpected. He called his nWo buddies out to celebrate and grabbed a microphone. Booker declared to the WWE Universe, "You will now refer to me by my new moniker, KING Booker," and then, pointing at Nash and Hall he said, "and that goes for you two as well." Neither Nash or Hall seemed to be too enthusiastic about that after effectively carrying the self-proclaimed king through the tournament. And they looked at each other, nodded and then hoisted Booker atop their shoulders for a double powerbomb before continuing to beat the crap out of him inside and outside the ring. When they were done, Nash grabbed the mic and said, "This is the New World Order, and in OUR world there are no kings. You're out." Nash and Hall then walked backstage, leaving the new King of the Ring holding his new robes and King of the Ring briefcase as he lay in the ring alone and in pain.
Wiinner: Booker T by Pinfall.

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Match #1: One on One Normal | Kevin Nash w/ Scott Hall vs. King Booker
Booker T strutted down to the ring with his new robes and King of the Ring briefcase in hand. He grabbed the mic and once again reminded the crowd to refer to him only by his new moniker, KING Booker. After that he got down to business and demanded "that peasant" Kevin Nash and his buddy Scott Hall get down to the ring to receive their punishment for attacking him after his KOTR win on Sunday. Before the action could really pop off, Vince McMahon came down and said Nash and Booker will face off one on one with Hall in his nWo partner's corner. Instead of focusing on fighting, whenever Booker gained an advantage in the bout, he would slap Nash in the face, showing him absolutely no respect. This didn't help him and only served to anger Nash, who eventually was able to put together a string of impressive offense and put away Booker fairly easily with a Jackknife Powerbomb. After losing, a frustrated Booker tried to cheap-shot Nash from behind, but he dodged it and tossed him out of the ring. Not a good look for the King of the Ring to be defeated so handily on the first night of his reign.
Winner: Kevin Nash by pinfall.

Match #2: One on One Extreme Rules | British Bulldog vs. Mankind for the Hardcore Championship
As the crowd waited patiently for the next match to start, the lights suddenly went black and they heard a familiar theme blaring from the speakers. Mankind! After a few years away from WWE, Mankind had returned back to the company and he had a few things to say, "Hey everyone, as you can see... I'm baaaack... and I brought something with me". Mankind pointed to the strange looking belt strapped around his waist, "That's right, this is the hardcore title! With Bad Blood just a few weeks a way I figured, why not bring in a new championship which can only be defended in extreme rules style matches? Any time the Hardcore Champion is involved in a match this title can be put on the line, and I expect it to be defended from week to week.... Starting now! If anyone from inside that locker room wants a shot at this, just come on down! Have nice day!"

British Bulldog stormed down the ramp to challenge the champion. He... shouldn't have done that. Mankind immediately went to his dark side and pummelled Bulldog, before hitting him with chair shot after chair shot to the skull to leave him bloodied. Finally, a visit from Mr. Socko and Mankind's patented Mandible Claw would be enough to put British Bulldog to sleep as Mankind retained the Hardcore Title in his first defense.
Winner: Mankind by pinfall.

Match #3: One on One Normal | John Cena vs. Rey Mysterio
John Cena's power was too much for Mysterio early on as the Doctor of Thuganomics took early control of the matchup. After a powerslam and hitting his F-U finisher, Cena looked set for the win but Rey kicked out at 2. This infuriated John and he went to go grab a weapon to bludgeon Mysterio with and get himself DQ'd, but the referee interfered. In the confusion, Rey was able to hit Cena with the 6-1-9, but before he could finish him off with a West Coast Pop from the top rope, Cena sprung to his feet and clipped Mysterio's legs, sending him tumbling to the mat. When Rey recovered, Cena was ready for him with a second F-U to grab the win. After winning, Cena wasn't done. He stomped out Rey Mysterio mercilessly before heading backstage to a smattering of boos from the crowd.
Winner: John Cena by pinfall.

Match #4: Triple Threat Normal | Ivory vs. Jacqueline vs. Beth Phoenix
With Lita winning the WWE Women's Championship at King of the Ring, she needed a new challenger so a number one contender triple threat match was booked between Ivory, Jacqueline and Beth Phoenix. Despite being arguably the strongest of the three, Beth Phoenix played a more strategic game here. Ivory and Jacqueline have a long-standing historical rivalry, and she took advantage of that, letting the two fight each other while she lay in wait on the outside. Ivory and Jacqueline never seemed to take much notice of her and that proved to be very costly when Ivory appeared to gain the upper hand on Jacqueline, but Beth slid into the ring and hit her with a Glam-Slam out of nowhere for the win. Beth Phoenix will be the next woman to challenge for the Women's Championship.
Winner: Beth Phoenix by pinfall.

Match #5: One on One Normal | Randy Orton w/ Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels
Randy Orton has been on a tear recently, particularly after picking up a win over The Rock in the KOTR tournament, and while he did get knocked out of the tournament by Brock Lesnar, he has still risen to the near the top of the rankings in the Intercontinental Championship division. However, also standing at near the top of those rankings, simply by virtue of his resume is Shawn Michaels. The two faced off on Smackdown! in what was effectively an unstated #1 contender match for Chris Jericho's Intercontinental Title. The contrast in styles between Orton's athletic, heavy hitting style and Michaels' more flair-based approach made for an exciting match. Orton seemed to have Michaels well scouted though, after almost certainly receiving tips backstage from HBK's former D-X buddy and rival, Triple H. Orton played possum during one of HBK's kip-up comeback moments and slammed him with an RKO but the Heart Break Kid kicked out. Orton then looked to put him out of commission with a Punt Kick to the skull but Michaels dodged that and then started to retake control of the matchup. After getting Orton down, Michaels started to tune up the band for the Sweet Chin Music, but a savvy Orton dodged it and spun Michaels around for a second RKO that HBK simply could not kick out of a second time.
Winner: Randy Orton by pinfall.

Main Event: One on One Normal | Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman
After finishing as the runner up in the King of the Ring tournament, Lesnar was granted an opportunity to prove his worth even further with a one on one, non-title match set for the main event of Smackdown! with Undertaker. The match never even got a chance to start though, as soon as Taker got off his bike during his entrance, The Rock jumped him from the crowd and started assaulting the champion. Taker fought back though, holding his own against The Rock and eventually chokeslamming his attacker to the floor outside the ring. Taker grabbed his title and held it menacingly as Smackdown! came to an end.
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Match #1: One on One Normal | Undertaker vs. Steve Austin
Austin came out like a house on fire, using a series of strikes to disorient the champion. He managed to hit the Lou Thesz press and follow that up with a Stunner, but that was only good enough for the two count. Undertaker has been close to unbeatable since winning the WWE Title from Triple H, and he showed it here. After Austin continued to mount an attack, Taker was able to eventually counter him and muster up the energy needed for a chokeslam. When Austin got up to his feet he was sent immediately back to the canvas with a Last Ride, which Taker followed up with a pin to win the match. Afterwards, The Rock, who attacked Taker last week, came out to the stage to stared down the champion and sarcastically applaud his victory.
Winner: Undertaker by pinfall.

Middle Card Promo: Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho came out to the ring on his own to address the WWE Universe. He said that he's the hardest working superstar in the locker room and was highly frustrated by not having any marquee matchups of late. Enter Randy Orton. Orton came out to the ring and told Jericho that if he wants a marquee match, he's his guy. He has pins over Shawn Michaels and The Rock in the last few weeks and is the hottest rising star in the company. Orton demanded Jericho put his Intercontinental title on the line against him, to which Jericho accepted.

Match #2: One on One Normal | Kevin Nash w/ Scott Hall vs. Bret Hart w/ Jim Neidhart
Booker T eliminated Bret Hart in the 2nd round of the King of the Ring tournament, so Nash set out to prove he was just as good by taking on The Hitman himself. It was a tightly contested contest with Nash stepping away from his previous heelish tendencies and not having Scott Hall run interference. Nash at times dominated with his sheer size and strength but Bret Hart was able to kick out of two Jackknife Powerbombs. When Bret was able to take things to the mat the odds shifted in his favour and his superior technical prowess came to his advantage. A figure-four in the center of the ring nearly forced Nash to tap before he was able to break out, and Hart nearly locked in a Sharpshooter moments later but Nash was able to use his lower body strength to avoid being fully locked in the hold. Unfortunately for Bret he got somewhat desperate to win and that cost him. A diving move from the top rope was met with a big boot straight to the face by Nash, which he followed up with a third Jackknife Powerbomb to grab a very impressive victory. After the match, King Booker's music and titantron came up, but he didn't appear on the stage. Moments later Booker was hitting Nash in the head from behind in the ring and then he delivered a Book End to Scott Hall as well to take him out. The King of the Ring was left standing tall after this one was all said and done.
Winner: Kevin Nash by pinfall.

Match #3: Two on Two Tag Team | Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian
The Dudleyz faced off against Edge and Christian in non-title action. With the Hardyz out of the title picture, WWE brass is still in search of a new challenger for their tag team titles, but it seems like Edge and Christian won't be filling that role. They never really got going in this contest as the Dudleyz were able to isolate both of them individually and inflict some serious punishment. Eventually, Edge was left alone to face the two brothers with Christian unconscious at ringside and ended up on the receiving end of a 3-D before being rolled up for a three count.
Winners: Dudley Boyz by pinfall.

Match #4: One on One Normal | Kurt Angle vs. Shelton Benjamin
Two wrestlers with very similar amateur wrestling backgrounds faced off here. Angle, the more experienced star and Shelton the up and comer. Shelton's youth helped him early on as he was much quicker and had more energy than Angle, which let him mount an early flurry of offense. But Angle's experience proved more valuable. Shelton wore himself out with the early attacks, and they weren't enough to put away Kurt anyway. Then the Olympic gold medallist started to dissect the United States Champion. Angle took repeated shots at the knees and legs of Shelton, crippling him before locking him into an Angle Lock, that there was simply no chance of the champ getting out of. Benjamin was forced to submit in a humbling loss to one of the top guys in the company, Kurt Angle. Perhaps Shelton isn't quite ready for the big leagues just yet.
Winner: Kurt Angle by submission.

Main Event: One on One Extreme Rules | Batista w/ Ric Flair vs. Mankind for the Hardcore Championship
Mankind for the second straight week came out to the ring to issue an open challenge for his Hardcore title, only this time it was the main event of Smackdown!. Evolution's theme music started to play as Dave Batista came out to the ring flanked by Ric Flair. Batista has not yet wrestled in a singles match in WWE, but this would be his first as he laid down a challenge for Mankind's belt. Mankind clearly didn't know what he was getting himself into though, as Flair, despite being in a suit, was as involved in this match as any wrestler could be. With the no disqualification rules it was easy for the Dirtiest Player in the game to repeatedly stop Mankind from getting weapons that could inflict serious damage on Batista. This made it more of a pure wrestling match where Mankind was actually at a disadvantage against the much smaller Batista. It all came to a head when Mankind managed to hit Batista with a butterfly DDT and went outside the ring to grab a kendo stick to finish off The Animal. Ric Flair interfered with him for just long enough that by the time Mankind got back into the ring, Batista had recovered. Evolution's powerhouse hit Mankind with a Batista Bomb that left the hardcore champion lying lifeless in the center of the ring and then he pinned him to become the new Hardcore Champion. Of course for Evolution, winning is never enough and Batista continued to beat the hell out of Mankind in unison with Flair after the match was over.
Winner: Batista by pinfall.

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Report: WWE Acquires Several Free Agent Superstars; Draft Announced

HARTFORD, CT --- This story had been swirling around the rumor mills, but now we can absolutely confirm that WWE has made a slew of acquisitions to add talent to add fresh talent to its roster. The biggest of those two signings are Sting and Goldberg, who had both initially refused to join the company following WCW's dissolution, but have now been swayed by pay-packages only exceeded by those of The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. In addition to Goldberg and Sting, WWE has signed several other former WCW superstars including Lex Luger, Diamond Dallas Page and Mr. Perfect. Independent wrestling stars AJ Styles, Mickie James, R-Truth, Bobby Lashley and Bryan Danielson have also signed long-term contracts with the company. Lastly, they have brought back some former stars that were out of contract as Godfather, Too Cool, Big Boss Man and the New Age Outlaws will make their return to the biggest wrestling company in the world.

All of these signings are set to join the company at the beginning of August, and to accommodate a roster that has now ballooned to 52 superstars, WWE will be hosting its first ever talent draft. Vince McMahon will spearhead the return of Monday Night RAW is WAR as its owner, while Smackdown! will be under the stewardship of Shane and Stephanie McMahon on Thursdays. They will each take turns making selections to build out their new rosters, and some new championships will also be introduced to make sure each show has equal opportunity to showcase its talents. The World Heavyweight Championship, WWE Tag Team Championships and Cruiserweight Championships will all become flagship titles of whichever show does not draft the current WWE, World Tag Team Championship and Women's Championship holders.

Mr. McMahon and his kids are said to have radically different ideas for how they believe a wrestling company should be run. Vince wants to bring back the Attitude Era on RAW is WAR, focusing on hard-hitting slugfests, foul language and the kind of crude and sexual entertainment that made the company so popular in the late 90s. Shane and Stephanie see more value in the actual wrestling than the sideshow, and want to build a purist wrestling show that focuses on showcasing the athletic and technical capabilities of its superstars. These two different mindsets should have a significant impact on the type of superstars that each of these new show runners drafts. The WWE Draft will take place immediately after the next pay-per-view, Bad Blood.

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July PPV | Philadelphia, PA

Match #1: Two on Two Tag Team | Dudley Boyz (C) vs. Edge & Christian for the World Tag Team Titles
The Dudleyz had handled Edge & Christian quite easily in previous weeks, but in this title match, E&C appeared to bring more fire in the early stages. From the onset they controlled things, isolating Bubba in their corner and picking him apart with combination moves. The two partners looked perfectly in sync. However, when Christian went for a big clubbing blow on Bubba in the corner, Bubba dodged and Christian accidentally knocked Edge to the floor at ringside. A stunned Christian stared in horror at what he'd done to his partner, while the referee also went to attend to the apparently concussed Edge. Bubba took advantage of this and low-blowed Christian before dragging him back to his corner and tagging in D-Von. The two flattened Captain Charisma with the 3-D as the ref re-entered the ring and pinned him to retain their titles. An enraged Edge had recovered at this point, and as he argued with his partner Christian, who was trying to calm him down, but Edge refused to listen. Edge hit his own partner with the Edgecution and then lined him up for a vicious spear. Before leaving, he grabbed the mic and said to Christian, "We're through." Signalling the end of this long-running tag team.
Winners: Dudley Boyz by pinfall.

Match #2: One on One Extreme Rules | Kevin Nash vs. King Booker
This was supposed to be a one on one match. Well, it wasn't. The dynamic of the match started to shift, as the crowd actually started backing the heelish Booker, after Scott Hall got involved and basically made this a two on one mugging with all types of weapons. Booker was able to fight back for a period after hitting the Book-End on Hall through a table and a Scissor Kick on Nash, but just when it looked like he might finally turn the tide, nWo's music started blaring from the speakers. Odd, considering that the two remaining members of the nWo were already wrestling in this match, but things became clear when Hollywood Hulk Hogan jumped over the barricades and started beating the holy hell out of Booker. Left battered and bruised in the ring, Booker could offer no resistance as Nash rolled him up for a three count to win the match. Afterwards, the nWo mocked Booker, destroying his King of the Ring crown and robes. Hogan grabbed the mic and said to Booker T, "You may have won that shot at the title, but you will never be a king, brother. Hollywood Hulk Hogan is back, and me and my nWo brothers Nash and Hall, are the REAL kings of this company."
Winner: Kevin Nash by pinfall.

Match #3: One on One Normal Match | Chris Jericho (C) vs. Randy Orton for the Intercontinental Title
Randy Orton decided to go it on his own in this match, to the annoyance of Evolution leader, Triple H. Orton and Jericho were an even match for each other, and the contest was heavily contested throughout. Several times Jericho was able to lock in the Walls of Jericho, but each time Orton was able to slither out of the submission hold. Jericho proved slippery as well, countering a pair of RKOs to keep himself alive in the title match. Y2J put together a pair of clotheslines leaving Orton lying flat in the center of the ring. Sensing an opportunity, Jericho ran to the ropes and tried to springboard off them for a lionsault but Orton sprang up and RKO'd him out of mid-air before rolling him up for a 3-count to become the new intercontinental champion. After the match, Orton was celebrating when Evolution came out to confront him. Triple H was pissed that Orton hadn't allowed anyone else to get involved and Evolution started beating up the new champion. Afterwards, the three remaining members of Evolution were standing tall but Triple H turned and hit the pedigree on Batista before delivering a second one to Flair who was begging mercy. Afterwards, HHH did his trademark D-X "Suck It" pose before D-Generation X's music started to play from the speakers. Seconds later, his former D-Generation X stable members Shawn Michaels, Chyna and X-Pac had all joined him in the center of the ring. The band is back together.
Winner: Randy Orton by pinfall.

Match #4: One on One Tables Match | Shelton Benjamin (C) vs. John Cena for the United States Championship
Shelton came into this match confident after a string of victories since becoming champion, while John Cena came in as somewhat of an underdog, but someone everyone knew would do whatever it takes to win a match. This didn't last long. Shelton was too much for Cena from the onset, but he started to get too arrogant. As he went to the top rope to showboat to the crowd, unbeknownst to him, Cena had recovered and set up a table behind him. When Shelton turned around, Cena grabbed a stunned Benjamin, and F-U'd him straight through the table to become the new United States Champion. An ecstatic Cena ran up the ramp in glee after having won the title in such easy fashion, as Shelton sat dazed and frustrated with himself in the ring.
Winner: John Cena by pinfall.

Main Event: One on One Hell in a Cell | Undertaker (C) vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship
The Undertaker was again in his element after having a Hell in a Cell match for his WWE Championship sanctioned by Vince McMahon. But The Rock looked game and ready to take on a challenge that very few have ever been able to overcome the Undertaker in. The Rock had clearly watched Undertaker's match against Triple H at the previous pay-per-view, and tried his best to avoid being thrown out of the cell and having the action taken to the top of it. He kept things inside the ring where Taker was still formidable, but where he would still have a chance. Things were dead even with both stars exchanging heavy blows and slams and neither able to fully put the other away. Suddenly, Taker was able to get The Rock up and into position for a Tombstone, but The Rock stuck his boot right in Taker's eye, temporarily blinding him. The confusion was enough for the Rock to put Taker down with a Rock Bottom, but that only got a three count. Realizing he needed more, The Rock hurled his elbow pad into the crowd and delivered a People's Elbow to Taker to put him down for the 1, 2, 3 and become the new WWE Champion. After the match, Undertaker was seen backstage, sitting quietly in the locker room, apparently by himself. But the camera panned out and it was revealed that his brother, Kane, was sitting next to him. Kane had teamed with Undertaker several weeks ago, but with Undertaker now out of the World Title picture, could we see a permanent reunion of the Brothers of Destruction?
Winner: The Rock by pinfall.

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Brand Split CANCELLED

In typical Vince McMahon fashion, WWE has changed plans at the last second at the demands of the company's Chairman and CEO. The previously announced brand split will no longer be happening, as Vince does not believe his children Stephanie and Shane are truly ready to run the company on their own. Additionally, some of the signings that were in the works are no longer being pursued. WWE will still be bringing in major acquisitions of Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Big Boss Man and X-Pac, but the other signings that were announced have been ruled out. In addition to these, WWE will be signing Bobby Lashley, Brian Kendrick and bringing back former talents Chyna and Molly Holly to shore up the women's division.

The plans to create a new cruiserweight division are still going ahead though, and it will feature current stars Christian, Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio and Shelton Benjamin, with X-Pac and Brian Kendrick also joining them. Chris Jericho, who was recently written off the show via a serious injury at Bad Blood, has apparently hit a roadblock in his contract renegotiation with WWE and is likely to leave the company at the beginning of August.

The leaked spreadsheet pictured at the top of this article shows WWE's plans for its roster going forward. Everyone will remain on Smackdown! with no return of Monday Night RAW is WAR planned as of yet.

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August Week 1

Match #1: 6-Man Ladder | Brian Kendrick vs. Christian vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio vs. X-Pac for the Cruiserweight Championship
To kick off Smackdown!, Vince McMahon came down to the ring with a new championship in hand, the Cruiserweight championship. He stated that there would be a 6-man ladder match to determine the inaugural champion, and then called for security to bring out a ladder and hang the title high above the ring. The match kicked off with new signee Brian Kendrick entering the ring first. This match was absolute carnage. Any time one of the cruiserweights tried to scale the ladder, they were almost immediately thwarted by one of the other combatants, making it impossible for anyone to really grab the belt. It was the cunning of Eddie Guerrero that would allow him to win. At one point in the match he was seemingly knocked over by a very weak hit from R-Truth. Things progressed with the other competitors until a double suplex from the top of the ladder between Mysterio and X-pac, left nobody standing... Nobody except for Eddie Guerrero, who wasn't actually hurt at all, and got up to his feet, scaled the ladder and claimed the title for himself. Your new cruiserweight champion, Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero.
Winner: Eddie Guerrero by climbing the ladder.

Match #2: One on One Normal | Randy Orton vs. Shelton Benjamin
The recently crowned Intercontinental Champion, Randy Orton, took on the recently dethroned United States Champion, Shelton Benjamin, in singles action. Benjamin was clearly still frustrated from his loss at Bad Blood and it showed. He unleashed a fury of offense and Orton before taking the action outside of the ring. Shelton threw Orton into the barricade and then the steel steps, looking to absolutely punish the Apex Predator, but Randy outsmarted him. When the referee reached a 7-count, Orton hit Shelton in the face with an elbow smash and then a back suplex to leave him lying on the floor outside the ring. Then Orton slithered back into the ring and waited for the referee to count to 10 to pick up the victory. Even more frustration for Shelton, as that's back to back losses now due to his own silly mistakes.
Winner: Randy Orton by count out.

Match #3: Two on Three Handicap | Sting & Goldberg vs. The nWo
An all ex-WCW superstar slugfest. Sting and Goldberg, two of the top faces from WCW taking on its most prominent faction, the nWo in an unbalanced two on three match. That imbalance proved to be the difference maker in the matchup. While Goldberg and Sting were easily able to hold their own when one on one or two on two against the nWo, the influence of the infamous "third man" on the matchup was significant and made it tough for them to really get anything going. Case in point, Hogan was able to cheap shot Goldberg from behind as he was lining up Nash for a spear, and do the same to Sting while he had Hall locked in the Scorpion Deathlock as well. Eventually the nWo decided to send Hogan and Hall to focus on and eliminate Goldberg, while Nash took on a worn down Sting in the ring. A big boot and jackknife powerbomb to The Icon would be enough to put him down as the nWo won their first official match in WWE under Hogan's leadership.
Winners: The nWo by pinfall.

Match #4: One on One Normal | John Cena vs. Big Show
John Cena had a big first test in his first night as the United States champion, with the Big Show set to face him as his first challenger in a non-title match. It took Cena to get a handle for Show's size, and he was repeatedly getting stopped in his tracks and flattened when the match started out. He started to figure things out slowly though and was able to get the big man off his feet. From there Cena delivered an arrogant Five Knuckle Shuffle and waited for Big Show to get up so he could put him away with the F-U. Big Show countered Cena's finisher though and irish whipped him into the ropes. On the rebound, Show seemingly out of nowhere, hurled Cena xeveral feet in the air and delivered a Knockout Punch as Cena was on the way down, allowing him to pin the United States champion for the victory. Not a good start to a reign that some would say Cena may not even really deserve after a somewhat jammy victory in the tables match against Shelton Benjamin.
Winner: Big Show by pinfall.

Match #5: One on One Normal | Chyna vs. Beth Phoenix
Chyna made her WWE re-debut against the company's other female powerhouse, Beth Phoenix. She had absolutely no ring rust. The D-Generation X member took Phoenix to task, not letting her get very much offense in at all before delivering the traditional "Suck It" D-X pose and pedigreeing Beth Phoenix for the win.
Winner: Chyna by pinfall.

Main Event: One on One Normal | The Rock vs. Steve Austin
Arguably the two best superstars of this era would face off in the main event. The Rock was coming in fresh off an incredible Hell in the Cell win against The Undertaker to claim the WWE Championship. After the initial lock-up, The Rock took control for a while, delivering several punches to Austin, but the Texas Rattlesnake would bounce back. Both superstars kept exchanging offense fairly evenly from there, until Austin hit The Rock with a punch that dazed him, threw up the double middle fingers and connected with a Stunner. It looked like the match was over but The Rock kicked out at 2.9. Austin gave The Rock way too much time to recover in his frustration though, so by the time he picked him back up, the champ was able to mount some offense of his own. That sequence ended in a spinebuster and then a Rock Bottom from the People's Champion, but this time Austin would kick out at 2.9 as well. The Rock wouldn't make the same mistake as Austin though, he immediately got back to work, picking up Austin and hitting him with another spinebuster before electrifying the crowd with a People's Elbow to finally put Austin down for the three count for good. After winning though, to the surprise of the fans, The Rock showed absolutely zero sportsmanship. He grabbed the mic and told Austin he's not interested in sharing the spotlight with him, "There aren't two top guys in this company, there's one, me. And Smackdown! is MY show. And that's the bottomline because THE ROCK says so." Then the Rock put down the mic and picked up Austin instead for another Rock Bottom to add injury to insult before the close of the show.
Winner: The Rock by pinfall.

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August Week 2 | Yokohoma, Japan

Match #1: Mixed Gender Tag | Edge & Lita vs. Christian & Trish Stratus
Edge and Christian's falling out as tag team partners continued, as they took each other on in a mixed tag team match with Edge's girlfriend the WWE Women's Champion, Lita on his side with Trish and Christian on the other. Lita and Trish started out the bout, and the queen of extreme continued to show why she's the top woman in the division, overwhelming Stratus with her offense. Before Lita could seal the deal though, Christian tagged himself in, which by mixed tag rules, meant Edge also had to enter the match. Things continued to look good for team Edge & Lita though, as the stronger Edge took advantage of Christian, even hitting him with an Edgecution before Trish could tag herself back in to save him. Things went right back to how the match started though, and this time Lita was able to hit Trish with a Twist of Fate and a moonsault off the top rope to pin her and pick up the win.
Winners: Edge & Lita by pinfall.

Match #2: One on One Normal | Chyna w/ X-Pac vs. Stephanie McMahon
After a dominating display last week against Beth Phoenix, Chyna looked to keep her momentum going against Stephanie McMahon, however this time she had D-X member, X-Pac in her corner. And continue her momentum she did, Chyna ran over the Billionaire Princess like a freight train, hitting her with a series of power moves and finally a pedigree to put her away in under a minute.
Winner: Chyna by pinfall.

Match #3: Two on Two Tag Team | Randy Orton & John Cena vs. Shelton Benjamin & Big Show
Champions versus challengers. Randy Orton and John Cena, the Intercontinental and United States champions respectively, teamed up to take on the top contenders for their belts, Shelton Benjamin and Big Show. Orton was coming off a cunning win over the former, while Cena had failed to solve Big Show the previous week. The match started off with Big Show taking on Cena, and again getting the better of him by overpowering him with his size. This continued for a while before Cena was eventually able to tag in Orton to turn the tide. Orton temporarily took advantage of a fatigued Big Show, but once Show tagged in Shelton, things were levelled off again. Shelton knocked Orton out of the ring and they proceeded to continue fighting outside until about a 6-count. Shelton realized this, and hit Orton with the Paydirt, flattening him outside the ring, before heading back in to watch the referee count to ten. Sweet revenge for Benjamin as he had just beaten Orton the same way he lost last week.
Winners: Shelton Benjamin & Big Show by pinfall.

Match #4: One on One Normal | Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
As one of the most prominent cruiserweights in the history of sports entertainment, Mysterio believed he, not Guerrero was the one truly deserving of the cruiserweight championship, and challenged Latino Heat to a non-title match to prove it. We saw a completely different side of Rey Mysterio in this contest, not nearly as happy as normal or interested in playing to the crowd. He wanted to beat Eddie by using several of his own moves against him, adding insult to injury in the bout. He hit him with the Three Amigos, but that was only enough for a two count. Later, when Eddie was able to put together a string of offense, he went for the Frog Splash, but Mysterio got his knees up into Guerrero's chest to counter it. Then Rey followed that up with Frog Splash of his own to put away the recently crowned Cruiserweight Champion clean just one week after he had won the title.
Winner: Rey Mysterio by pinfall.

Match #5: One on One Normal | The Rock vs. Steve Austin
After Austin concluded his entrance, he grabbed the mic from the ring announcer and addressed The Rock directly. "Yeah, yeah you won last week. But Stone Cold says, you can't do it twice in a row. You wanna go for your little cheap shots, thinking that this is your company? Austin 3:16 built this damn place from the ground up, and he ain't gonna sit here while your bedazzled *** brings it all crashing down. You want to steal my catchphrases? Well come on down to ring so I can teach you a lesson and you can smell what STONE COLD is cookin'." Austin tossed the mic to the referee and The Rock made his way to the ring. Once the bell rang, the two stared each other down and then The Rock made his signature eyebrow pose, drawing applause from the crowd. Austin followed that up with a double middle fingers, drawing just as much applause from The crowd. The Rock didn't like that at all and got in Austin's face trying to talk down to him, but Austin hit a Stunner out of nowhere and put him down for the three count just like that. Austin rolled out of the ring and walked away laughing as The Rock eventually recovered and stared in disbelief at how easily he had just lost.
Winner: Steve Austin by pinfall.

Main Event: One on One Normal | Sting vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan w/ nWo
The nWo beat the hell out of Sting and Goldberg last week, but earlier in the night, Sting requested a rematch with just Hogan, one on one to settle the score. Hogan obliged, but when his music started to play, it was clear nWo was in fact going to be involved with Hall and Nash both at ringside for the match. And of course, as usual, the numbers game paid off. Sting was actually doing really well while the match was one on one, but as soon as he made the mistake of accidentally whipping Hogan into the ref, all hell broke loose. Nash and Hall stormed the ring with kendo sticks, beating Sting into submission. By the time the ref recovered, all that was left was for Hogan to hit the Leg Drop on Sting and sit on top of him as the official counted to three. Smackdown! faded to black with all three members of the nWo standing over Sting's body victorious.
Winner: Hollywood Hulk Hogan by pinfall.

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August Week 3
Accidentally simmed this

Match #1: John Cena vs. Big Show
Winner: John Cena

Match #2: Lita vs. Stephanie McMahon
Winner: Stephanie McMahon

Match #3: Eddie Guerrero vs. R-Truth
Winner: Eddie Guerrero

Match #4: Chyna w/ D-Generation X vs. Trish Stratus
Winner: Chyna

Match #5: Randy Orton vs. Edge
Winner: Edge

Main Event: The Rock vs. Steve Austin
Winner: Steve Austin

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August Week 4 | Edmonton, Canada

Match #1: One on One Normal | Eddie Guerrero vs. Brian Kendrick
Eddie Guerrero started off the night with a non-title match against Brian Kendrick. Kendrick never got going. Eddie took off quickly and took to the air as well, unleashing an assault on Kendrick that he simply could not compete with. It wasn't long before Kendrick was getting slammed three times via the Three Amigos, on receiving end of a Frog Splash and looking up at the lights as he got pinned for the 3-Count. Post-match, Eddie grabbed the mic and addressed Rey Mysterio via the hard camera, "Eh yo Rey. You see this ese? What I've done to R-Truth and Brian Kendrick these last two weeks homes? That's going to be you on Sunday at Summerslam. You're not touching this cruiserweight title."
Winner: Eddie Guerrero by pinfall

Mid Card Promo: Papa Shango
The eerie Papa Shango was standing in the center of the ring after the break ready to deliver a promo. He surprisingly called Mark Henry down to the ring. Shango told Henry that he's been watching him for a long-time, and he knows he has talent, but he, like Shango, has been overlooked by the WWE brass and the WWE universe. Henry agreed, stating that though Shango is crazy, he's his kind of crazy, and they could form a formidable team. Shango told Henry that there's no reason for them to sit around and wait for them to be handed an opportunity anymore, and the two headed straight to Vince McMahon's office. They broke down the door and threatened to beat the hell out of the chairman if they didn't get a title shot at Summerslam against the tag champs, the Dudley Boyz. A fearful Vince obliged and set the stage for Shango and Mark Henry to take on The Dudley Boyz on Sunday.

Match #2: One on One Normal | John Cena vs. Big Show
John Cena wasn't interested in having a match with Show. After getting hurled around to start things off, Cena just rolled out of the ring. As Big Show moved to follow him, he didn't see Cena grabbing a chair from under the apron. As soon as Show got out of the ring, Cena smashed him across the face with it and the referee rang the bell to disqualify him. Cena didn't care and continue to hit Show with chair shot after chair shot, bloodying him and leaving him unconscious. As Cena climbed back up the ramp to head backstage, he said to an unresponsive Big Show, "Hey big man. You want this belt? Fine, you can come get it at Summerslam. But we're doing things by MY rules. I'm the Doctor of Thuganomics and I come from the street. So what better way to settle this than a good old-fashioned street fight?"
Winner: Big Show by disqualification

Match #3: One on One Normal | Chyna w/ X-Pac vs. Lita
After basically running through the entire women's division the last few weeks, Chyna finally earned a match against the Women's Champion, Lita. Chyna entered the ring first, but during Lita's entrance, Chyna came out and blocked the champ's path to the ring. After they stared each other down, Lita held up the title defiantly but then received a right hook straight to the jaw from Chyna. A brawl ensued, and although Lita was able to hit Chyna with a devastating spear, it wasn't good enough to keep her down, and she eventually recovered, overpowered Lita and threw her into the announce table, knocking her out. Chyna then stood above her ominously. Lita's days as the Women's Champion just might be numbered.
Winner: No Contest

Main Event: One on One Normal | The Rock vs. Goldberg
The Rock took control of this contest with Goldberg early, landing a Rock Bottom fairly early on in the bout that nearly put him away. However Goldberg kicked out at two and then launched some attacks of his own, by following up a pair of clotheslines with a spear. This time, it was The Rock's turn to kick out at the last second, so the match continued. Later on, Steve Austin, The Rock's opponent at Summerslam for the WWE title decided to get involved by attempting to berate and distract The Rock. After putting Goldberg down with a spinebuster, The Rock went outside of the ring to confront Austin as the referee started his 10-count. Goldberg, who eventually recovered, went outside to meet The Rock, but his attack from behind was dodged and he ended up spearing Austin instead. Then the Rock took advantage of Goldberg's confusion and Rock Bottomed him outside the ring before rolling back in himself to watch him get counted out.
Winner: The Rock by count out.

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August PPV | Summerslam

Match #1: One on One Normal | Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero (c) | Cruiserweight Championship
Like in their bout several weeks ago, Rey Mysterio again had Eddie well scouted, and despite the champ controlling things early on, Rey again got his knees up to counter the Frog Splash. Guerrero had been doing his research as well, however, as when Rey went for the 6-1-9, Latino Heat caught his legs and threw him back into the ring to counter it. The match continued, and again Eddie gained the upper hand, but Rey countered his Frog Splash for a second time leaving him incredibly frustrated. Guerrero poked Rey in the eye when the referee wasn't looking and went outside the ring to grab a mic and a kendo stick. He said, "Ok Rey, you wanna win so bad? Here you go." And he climbed back into the ring and smashed Mysterio right across the abdomen with the kendo stick, resulting in a "win" for Mysterio. Of course, titles cannot change hands on a disqualification so Guerrero remained champion and continued a vicious attack on Rey with the kendo stick before finally relenting.
Winner: Rey Mysterio by disqualification.

Match #2: One on One No Holds Barred | Big Show vs. John Cena (c) | United States Championship
This was an absolute mugging. The No Holds Barred stipulation that Cena demanded completely backfired on him in this match, as he seemed to have forgotten that it meant Big Show could use weapons as well. It was a short title defence for Cena as he once again struggled to handle Show's power, and this time Big Show brought weapons into the mix, bloodying Cena with a chair as he had done to him just three nights earlier. At that point all it took was a well placed Knock Out Punch from the 500 pound superstar to put Cena out cold and reclaim the United States championship he lost to Shelton Benjamin at Backlash back in May.
Winner: Big Show by pinfall.

Match #3: One on One Normal | Chyna w/ D-Generation X vs. Lita | Women's Championship
The entire D-Generation X army came out for this one to stand in Chyna's corner. As if she needed the advantage. The Amazonian like Chyna towered over Lita both in size and strength, but even after being dominated last week, Lita was not ready to back down. She used her speed to her benefit, targeting Chyna's legs and taking to the air for an aerial assault that actually managed to get Chyna flustered for the first time since she rejoined the company. But that strategy started to fall apart when Lita hit her finisher, the top rope moonsault, and Chyna kicked out at one. Lita couldn't believe it and her frustration made her lose focus which allowed Chyna to regain control. Chyna started beating the women's champion all over the ring and then outside of it, and it looked like it was all over. However, seemingly out of nowhere, Lita mustered the strength for a Twist of Fate outside the ring and crawled back into the ring. Chyna was not responding quickly and the referee did not allow her D-X buddies to help her so she was counted out. Lita retained, but when Chyna realized what had happened she went after the champion, and Lita went running for her life backstage.
Winner: Lita by count out.

Match #4: One on One Normal | Shelton Benjamin vs. Randy Orton (c) | Intercontinental Championship
This match never got started. For some reason as Shelton Benjamin was making his way to the ring, Orton came up from behind him and hit him with a backbreaker. The two just fought from there, seemingly forgetting they had a title match left to fight. They traded blows but it was Shelton who would be left standing tall at the end after slamming Orton's head into the apron and then hitting him with a T-Bone Suplex.
Winner: No Contest

Match #5: Two on Two Tag | Mark Henry & Papa Shango vs. The Dudley Boyz (c) | World Tag Team Championship
This was the first tag team match for the new team of Mark Henry and Papa Shango. And boy did they look dominant. Bubba Ray Dudley started out the match for the Dudley Boyz and Shango was just having a field day with him, confusing him with his eerie wrestling style but also overpowering him with his incredible strength. The new tag team isolated Bubba and kept D-Von as uninvolved as possible throughout. Eventually, when Papa Shango tagged in Mark Henry, he headbutted Bubba, disorienting him, then hit him with a World's Strongest Slam. As D-Von ran in to make the save, Shango caught him and powerslammed him to the mat as well while Henry pinned Bubba for the three count. This ended the Dudley Boyz two month reign as champions, but Shango and Henry weren't done there. They continued to assault the former champs after winning, and then disrespectfully used their own weapon against them, putting both brothers through tables. Bubba and D-Von were both carted off in stretchers while Shango and Henry addressed the WWE Universe, "No more will we be overlooked. No more will we be discounted. No more will we be second class citizens. Vince McMahon doesn't want black superstars in prominent positions in this company? Well, he has no say. Now we are your new tag team champions. We are a new nation, and we are here to dominate the WWE. We are... the Nation of Domination."
Winners: Papa Shango & Mark Henry by pinfall.

Main Event: One on One Normal | The Rock (c) vs. Steve Austin | WWE Championship
The two top superstars in the company faced off as they had so many times before for the WWE Championship. It was a classic, they started with traditional wrestling, exchanging mat moves and textbook wrestling locks, but then Austin's brawler instincts took over. He started hitting The Rock with punch after punch and took him down and continued to hit him over the head with more. Austin followed this up by going for the Stunner, but The Rock countered that into a spinebuster. He started to get ready to go for the People's Elbow, but on his way back from the ropes, Austin sprang up and hit him with a Stunner. The Rock was staggering but still standing so Austin threw up the double middle fingers to the champ and hit him with yet another Stunner and went for the pin and what looked like certain victory. All of a sudden all the lights in the arena went out and ten seconds later they came back on with Austin and the referee lying unconscious in the ring with Mark Henry and Papa Shango standing above him. The Rock sat in the corner in disbelief in then smiled at the carnage. He picked the referee up to his feet, then did the same to Austin and Rock Bottomed him before rolling him up for the three count. Afterwards, The Rock had a stare down with the Nation of Domination before they all exchanged smiles and raised their fists triumphantly in the air, suggesting The Rock too, had joined the Nation of Domination.
Winner: The Rock by pinfall.