WWE NXT 02/23/20100

Just in case you missed out on last week's episode of "WWE NXT", here is your chance to catch it again.

Today's Pro Wrestling News

Wrestling News: thanks to http://www.prowrestling.com



- John Morrison wrestled his first-ever WWE house show main events this past weekend. Morrison teamed with Edge to defeat CM Punk & Chris Jericho on Saturday and Sunday.

- Sources say that of the five WWE releases confirmed over the weekend, only referee Scott Armstrong's "future endeavors" message caught the locker room by true surprise. Details have not emerged, but the feeling is that there is likely a greater story involved.

We should have more details later this week on the recent WWE cuts.





- Tonight's RAW will take place from the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and is presented by Jim Ross' jrsbarbq.com. Tonight's hosts will be the legendary Cheech & Chong and matches include Ted DiBiase vs. Randy Orton and another round of Money in the Bank qualifying matches.

- While it remains unclear how much of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong's drug shtick will emerge during their guest hosting gig on Monday's PG edition of WWE RAW, WWE.com's preview doesn't hold back on making puns related to drug use.

Despite actively fining wrestlers who are caught smoking marijuana, WWE's preview for RAW reads as follows:

"One Trippy RAW - RAW will be taken to a higher level when comedy legends Cheech and Chong guest host live from Oklahoma City. Taking a break from their comedy tour, the duo will no doubt want to ensure everyone has a great time."

Florida Championship Wrestling 09/06/2009

Sorry ladies and gents I'm not going to play catch up with the episode between the last posted one and today's episode. From now on I'm going to try to keep things in orer in regards to the FCW episodes.

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FCW 08/04/2009

Sorry about how sporadic I'm presenting these episodes but I really dont have one official source for FCW.


FCW 08/04/2009 [1/6] - Grande Royal 1/2



FCW 08/04/2009 [2/6] - Grande Royal 2/2



FCW 08/04/2009 [3/6] - Abraham Washington Speaks



FCW 08/04/2009 [4/6] - Dylan Klein Vs Brett Dibiase



FCW 08/04/2009 [5/6] - Alex Riley Vs Johnny Curtis Vs Tyler Reks 1/2



FCW 08/04/2009 [6/6] - Alex Riley Vs Johnny Curtis Vs Tyler Reks 2/2

WWE SummerSlam, Tonight at 8PM EST!

Don't forget that WWE Summerslam is tonight! If you want to watch it just click on the picture (above) or follow the link below...

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-- SummerSlam 2009 Match Card --

FCW Double Whammy!! (07/19 and 07/26 2009)

I know its been a while since I have had a chance to post a episode of Florida Championship Wrestling but I have a nice surprise for you! A double whammy of wrestling action! I hope you enjoy!

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FCW 07/19/09 [1/6] - Dylan Klein e Mr. Tarver Vs Duke Rotundo e Bo Rotundo



FCW 07/19/09 [2/6] - Vic Adams Vs Gabriel



FCW 07/19/09 [3/6] -Abraham Washington Speaks



FCW 07/19/09 [4/6] - Vance Archer Vs Joe Hennig [1/2]



FCW 07/19/09 [5/6] - Vance Archer Vs Joe Hennig [2/2]



FCW 07/19/09 [6/6] - Kris Logan e Justin Angel Vs Trent Beretta e Caylen Croft - FCW Tag-Team Championship




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FCW 07/26/09 [1/7] - Christoph Herzog Vs Johnny Curtis



FCW 07/26/09 [2/7] - Calven Croft Vs Kris Logan 1/2



FCW 07/26/09 [3/7] - Calven Croft Vs Kris Logan 2/2



FCW 07/26/09 [4/7] - Mr. Tarver Vs Sweet Papi Sanchez



FCW 07/26/09 [5/7] - Donny Marlow Vs Fred Rosser



FCW 07/26/09 [6/7] - Alex Riley Vs Tyler Reks - FCW Championship 1/2



FCW 07/26/09 [7/7] - Alex Riley Vs Tyler Reks - FCW Championship 2/2

Florida Championship Wrestling 07/15/2009

I'm sorry it has taken so long for this episode to appear but once again, I'm at the mercy of the Youtube uploader for these FCW episodes!



FCW 7/15/09 - 1/5(HQ)




FCW 7/15/09 - 2/5(HQ)




FCW 7/15/09 - 3/5(HQ)




FCW 7/15/09 - 4/5(HQ)




FCW 7/15/09 - 5/5(HQ)

ECW review + Superstars and SmackDown Spoilers

Here are the spoilers/match results for the SmackDown/ECW event here in Richmond Virgina (07/21/09). This is a work in progress so be sure to check back for more info...

ECW



Yoshi v.Regal

- Lots of Regal sucks chants
- Very back and forth match
- Yoshi performs a VERY nice head kick
- Yoshi Wins

Ezekiel Jackson vs Mike Williams (jobber)

- It was very shameful watching Mike Williams just walk to the ring with no intro music.
- The match can be described in three phrases: thunderous kick, clothesline, standing rock bottom
- Ezekiel Wins
- Kozlov interrupts looks at Ezekiel and then slams Mike
- "Poor jobber..."

Goldust Vs Shelton Benjamin

- Match was heavy on Irish whips
Another back and forth match until Goldust performs a sidewalk slam on Benjamin and gains a near pinfall
- Lots of cheering for Benjamin. I wonder if we, the fans are slowly turning him into a "face"
- Benjamin Wins

Shamus Promo

- Sounds like he was ragging on Finley a bit.

"Night of Champions" Vignette

Backstage, Gregory Helms interviews Paul Burchill about his match against Tyler Rex. Goldust interrupts and Katie reminds Paul to keep focused on his match.

Tyler Rex Vs. Paul Burchill

- Katie is a HOTTIE!
- Lots of passing around my binoculars to check out Katie
- Very "Smash mouth" type of match!
- Lots of power grapples and hard hits followed by a hard slam by Tyler
- Tyler Wins

- The Abraham Washington Show -

- The WWE crew ran out with the furniture and setup for this show was pretty fast
- This has had to be the greatest edition of the show I have seen yet.
- Abe Washington continues his fat jokes on Tommy Dreamer
- Christian comes off as being very "tweener-esque"
- Speaking of Christian, my row was across from the row of the girls, holding the golden glittery "peeps" sign.
- Note: My seat was the front of the first balcony nearest the ramp. I had a nice view of the Abe Washington show!
- "SLAP FEST!" You might think that Christian slapping Dreamer was crazy, try watching that in person! That slap was wild.
- I now have a new found appreciation for the new ECW title. Its not pretty color wise but it really does sparkles and its a beauty to look at.
- Great jokes from Abe, lots of heat between Dreamer and Christian, this was the greatest way to End ECW before the pay per view!
- I found it "cute" that they had the camera high enough that the WWE crew could pull away the smaller bits of furniture, without interrupting the flow of the segment.
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Superstars



-SmackDown event only

Kane vs. John Morrison
- DAMN YOU Kane! Thanks for almost taking away my hearing! Yes, his pyros are loud and hot. I could feel the heat from my seat!
- Nice chokeslam reversed into a starship pain
- This match alone makes watching this Thrusday's "WWE Superstars" VERY worth it!
- Kane loses because he hits Morrison with a chair
- Kahli comes out to save Morrison from another chair shot
- Morrison hits Kane with a chair from behind while he is distracted by Kahli
- It was very funny watching everyone and dancing along with Kahli's theme music. I hope they get that on cam.

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SmackDown



"WWE Tribute to Troops" vignette

Best Sign Contest

- I still wonder who won...

Promo of last week's episode

Intro

Hardy Promo

- Hardy does a cheap pop for Richmond VA
- Talks about how Punk preaches about the straight edge lifestyle too much
- Says the WWE Universe will be "living in the the moment" with him when he wins the World Heavyweight Championship this Sunday

Jeff Vs. Jericho
- Jeff begins the match by pummeling Jericho
- lot of out of ring action
- lots of heat for Jericho
- Jericho misses a lionsault and 2 walls of jerichos
- Jeff gains a small package but that is quickly broken
- Jeff's dropkick is reversed into a Walls of Jericho
- Jeff makes it to the ropes
- Whisper in the win... near fall
- Jericho's twisted DDT into Jericho's codebreaker
- Jeff Wins VIA Swanton

Michelle McCool and Melina (backstage) promo

John Morrison vignette

Great Kahli Vs. Mike Knox
- Really now?! More Kane pyros? Both times I have been caught off guard!
- Kane attempts to distract Kahli by watching from rampside
- Kahli Wins
- Kahli signals Kane to enter the!ring
- Kane makes it to the ropes then decides to walk away

Dolph Ziggler Vs. Finley
- Ziggler comes out with Maria in arm
- Ziggler cuts a promo, "introducing himself", saying that we will all know him as the next Intercontinental Champion
- Nice announcer table action with Finley bashing Ziggler's face to the table
- Ziggler Wins Via Count Out

Punk Promo
- Challenges the WWE Universe to "Just Say No"
- Talks about how hard it is to be straight edge
- More preaching about saying "no" to temptation
- Hardy interrupts and sties to tell Punk that people make mistakes and can change
- Punk disses Hardy by telling him that he's not going to "enable" Jeff and is going to "Just Say No" to him by walking away

Smack of the Night
-Natalya and Eve during the mixed tag match

Eve Vs Natalya
- Verp physical match. One of the best Diva's matches I have watched in a while.
- Natalya performs a very nice top rope catch of Eve and slams her.
- Natalya also does her patented spinning clothesline on Eve.
- Eve Wins via moonsault
- Hart Foundation had to drag an enraged Natalya away from the ring after match.

Jericho's (backstage) promo with Kahli about his tag titles. Kahli denies partnership.

Charlie Hass Vs R Truth
- Nothing special here...
- R Truth Wins
- R Truth was VERY nice after the match, rallying the crowd in after-match "What's up" chants!

J.R. and Todd Grishim talks about Night of Champions

C.M. Punk Vs Rey
- Ziggler comes out and distracts Rey giving Punk a near fall
- 2 near 619's, and then the GTS is reversed into a 3rd 619 that actually connects.
- Rey wins by Disqualification due to Ziggler's (2nd) interference.
- Rey attempts to 619 Ziggler until Punk stops him
- Ziggler gets up and performs his finisher on Rey TWICE
- Crowd chants for Hardy to save Rey
- Hardy runs out sideswiping Punk
- Hardy saves Rey
- GTS on Hardy
- Punk poses with his title
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Dark Match

Jeff Hardy Vs. C.M. Punk (Caged Match) for the World Heavyweight Championship

- Lighting looked very nice
- Hardy does a 10 punch on Punk at the turnbuckle
- Nice kick to face from Hardy which gives him a near fall
- Punk tosses Hardy from turnbuckle to turnbuckle
- Leg drop on Punk
- Hardy misses his swanton
- Punk Wins via rolling pin
- Punk "rips" on hardy about his "usage"
- Punk notes that he was listening to people like Ghandi while Jeff was busy following Michael Hays
- Punk takes a moment to "challenge" Jeff to not smoke or drink for a week
- Jeff says "Richmond VA, I'll drink to that!" and does a twist of fate on Punk.
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Random WWE Stories

Today I'm on something of a wrestling buzz. Because of that I'm going to bring you some bits of WWE news and follow them up with my comments.

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Backstage News On Shelton Benjamin's WWE Status, More
Date Added: July 20, 2009
Story By: Tim Brown

Shelton Benjamin’s recent move to ECW was not done as a demotion, but rather in hopes that he’ll once again emerge as a big fish in a small pond. The PWTorch Newsletter reports that the company feels if he heats up on ECW, they can always move him back to RAW or SmackDown. Shelton’s reputation for years was that he’s a great athlete but lacks the motivation to live up to WWE’s expectations of him, and this caused his SmackDown push to be scaled back. The feeling of several sources is that he became complacent once he made some money, but has shed that reputation in recent months.

In another report by the PWTorch Newsletter, they state that WWE officials take into account the number of minority wrestlers they have on each brand. More than one source says that race was something taken into account as part of the recent 15-wrestler trade between brands.

- Comments -

While I would have liked to see Benjamin's push, last year, on SmackDown completed, I can totally see where the WWE is going with his new placement on ECW. Benjamin is in something of a parallel situation to Christian. They both BELONG on ECW (in the current state of the overall WWE). If placed on RAW or SmackDown, the two would be overshadowed by the other high carders. Because they are veterans and because of their name power, they can be very huge on ECW. I say keep them both on that show for about a year or even 2 years and let them help build ECW as a formidable brand.

As for the bit about the minority wrestlers being spread out across the brands, I can totally see that too. Why not try to appeal to a wider audience? I think its a smart move. Now if we can only have a minority world champion. I haven't seen one since Booker-T's run as the World Heavyweight Champion (on SmackDown).

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Confirmed For Tonight's Edition Of WWE RAW
Date Added: July 20, 2009
Story By: Andy Steven

World Wrestling Entertainment will be taping part of this week’s WWE Superstars as well as this week’s edition of WWE Raw tonight from the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. This week’s special guest hosts of Raw will be Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill of ZZ Top. John Cena & Triple H vs. Randy Orton & The Big Show is being advertised locally and will most likely be the dark match main event. Doors open at 7:15PM and bell time is scheduled for 8:15PM. Tickets still remain available for the event as of this writing.

- Comments -

I'm not a big fan of the RAW brand but I still watch it. This is the last RAW before "Night of Champions" (this Sunday on pay per view). Be sure to watch it tonight. There may be some surprises.

NOTE: These stories are from my favorite source for wrestling news prowrestling.com Please be sure to check them out!

Tomorrow's Trip to SmackDown!

Tomorrow I will be on my way to the Richmond Coliseum to see this weeks taping of Friday Night SmackDown and ECW. You can be sure to be able to read spoilers here, after the show. At the latest, I will post results the morning after. As for my excitement. I can't wait! I still haven't made my R-Truth sign but I'll get to that soon enough.

Florida Championship Wrestling 07/05/2009

Just as promised I am posting up this past Sunday's episode of FCW. Please forgive the delay. I'm at the mercy of the kind person who is posting these episodes up. FCW (Florida Championship Wrestling) is a WWE "minor league" show that is aired on Sundays at 7pm. The thing that makes FCW special is that some of the FCW superstars are actually members of the ECW roster (WWE's Tuesday show). I hope you enjoy.

[1/6] - Mr. Tarver Vs El Sicodelico



[2/6] - Abraham Washington Speaking



[3/6] - Trent Beretta Vs Justin Angel



[4/6] - Rosa Mendes Vs Angela



[5/6] - Kris Logan Vs Johnny Curtis



[6/6] - Tyler Reks Vs Agent T