Report by: Adam, rajah.com reader
Fink came out with two people from the radio station 99.3. They just talked
about their show. Then we were all asked to rise for National Anthem. La
Resistance interrupted. Sylvan went to sing Canadian Anthem. Regal and Tajiri
came out to interrupt him. The first match began.
1) Regal and Tajiri defeated La Resistance to retain tag titles. Good match,
better than the ones they've had on TV lately.
2) "The Masterpeice" Chris Masters defeated Val Venis. They played up how
Masters is gigantic. It took Val a while to finally knock him down. Masters
defeated him with the full nelson. After the match Val just stood around and
the fans gave him an applause...
3) Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a submission match. You've saw this
exact match on RAW a few weeks ago. It was a good match, you've just seen it
already. The crowd was more into Y2J than Benoit. At the end they both shook
hands.
4) Trish Stratus defeated Victoria and Molly Holly. Identical to match on RAW
with exception that after Victoria gave Molly the widow's pick, Trish gave
Victoria the chick kick and pinned Molly. Victoria was VERY over and VERY
enthusiastic to be there.
5) Mohammad Hassan w/ Davari defeated Rhyno with the camel clutch. The end came
when Rhyno went for the gore but his leg buckled. Hassan then put him in camel
clutch. Rhyno was carried out by two refs. Although it looked like a work I
will say his right knee did look a little swollen.
Coach introduced "Superstar" Billy Graham. Same as MSG show.
6) Shelton Benjamin defeated Christian w/ Tyson Tomko. Christian got a strange
pop. It wasn't a heel or face pop. It was as if he just got a respected cheer
from fans cause they knew he'd put on a good show. Odd....atleast that was how
it sounded in my section. The match was really good. They pulled maybe
creative situations. The match ended just like every Christian match lately.
Tomko interfere's and fails and Christian gets T-Bone suplexed for the loss.
7) Christy Hemme did special ring announcing. Kane defeated Gene Snitsky in a
hardcore match. It was a good match. Used mostly garbage cans and lids and a
hockey stick (Snitsky held up the stick, I was expecting for him to grab the mic
and say "Hockey Season is canceled and that isn't my fault either" but he
didn't. ) Fun match.
8) HBK defeated Edge. HBK attacked Edge before Edge made it to the ring. They
brawled into the crowd. HBK threw Edge the plastic that's surrounding the
upperlevel audience section. Very good match. Win after sweet shin music.
9) Orton and Batista defeated Triple H and Ric Flair in a steel cage match. It
should be noted that a video camera recorded most of the show. There was a spot
where Orton got nailed with a chair from Triple H and had a "concussion" and was
brought back. Flair who bladed also was brought back. This left Batista and
Triple H in a cage for a good 10 minutes. Batista dominated this and the crowd
was behind him. He pinned Triple H with the Batista bomb. Batista then
celebrated with the championship. This confused many people in the crowd who
thought sinc eit was just Batista and Triple H that it was for the title. Refs
then took the title and gave it back to Triple H so people weren't confused.
*This match played out really well and WWE should consider making this a main
event on RAW. I wouldn't be surprised if they did it this Monday or even the
RAW before WrestleMania as if the show ended how the house show ended I think it
could persuade many people to want to see the main event of WrestleMania.
Pops: It's hard to tell who got the biggest pops/heat. But Batista and Orton
were by far the biggest ones.
Heat: La Resistance and Mahammad Haasan got the biggest heat.
2/26/2005
Springfield, Ma
Springfield Civic Center
Dan Michaud, faithful Raj reader for 5 years
The Fink came out and said the usual stuff, and then instructed us to stand for
the National Anthem, which played for about 5 seconds before...
La Resistance's theme interrupted and Grenier and Conway stormed down. Grenier gave
me props for my Canadiens hat, btw. I think I was the only person in the building
cheering for them. Grenier starts to sing O Canada in French when Regal and Tajiri
came out to defend the Tag Team Titles. It was kind of a blah match, very by the
numbers, but the crowd got into it. All four men ended up in the ring and Tajiri
nailed Conway with a crescent kick for the 3.
Winner & champs: Regal & Tajiri
2. "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters vs. Val Venis
Masters makes Stan Hansen look like Chris Benoit. Venis got in no offense
(literally), and Masters won with that ridiculous full nelson. If you remember
Tom "Mega Man" Magee, or "Conan" Chris Walker, you've seen Chris Masters, too.
Million dollar body but no coordination at all.
Winner: "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters
3. Submission Match: Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit
Same match as the one from Raw in Japan. Same spots, moves, and reversal into
Crippler Crossface end. It was still a good match.
Winner via submission: Chris Benoit
The Coach gets introduced in a manner which has to be seen to be believed. I
thought I was going to die laughing. "Superstar" Billy Graham comes out and the
Coach "interviews" him, ends up mocking him, and Graham had the quote of the year:
"Coach, I am ending this interview. I've got to go take a dump in the commode. Why
don't you follow me, grab some toilet paper, and wipe my ass?" BAM! Down goes
Coach! Down goes Coach! Classic Stuff.
4. Women's Title: Trish Stratus vs. Victoria vs. Molly Holly
Same match as seen on Raw last week, with a different twist. Victoria hits Molly
with the Widow's Peak, Trish Chick Kicks Victoria, then pins Molly. Nothing like
making an opponent's finisher look better than your own, right? Anyway, it was
still good.
Winner: Trish Stratus
5. Muhammad Hassan vs. Rhyno
Hassan's music is cool. Sorry, that's just the truth. Daivari's suit jacket is
ugly. Also the truth. Back and forth match that saw Hassan continually focus on
the knee of Rhyno, which Rhyno "injured" early. Rhyno has Hassan set up for the
Gore, but collapses as he starts running, and gets nailed with the Complete Shot,
followed by the Camel Clutch for a Hassan victory.
Winner: Muhammed Hassan
6. Intercontinental Championship: Shelton Benjamin vs. Christian
Benjamin basically fought a handicap match as Tomko liberally interfered at all
times. Eventually, Benjamin wiped out Tomko with a spinning kick, reversed an
Unprettier into a T-Bone Suplex, and retained his title.
Winner: Shelton Benjamin
7. Hardcore Match: Gene Snitsky vs. Kane
Christy Hemme was the guest announcer. Hooray, I guess. Both men used a hockey
stick, garbage cans, garbage can lids, cookie sheets, and the ring bell. Kane won
with a chokeslam on a trash can.
Winner: Kane
8. Shawn Michaels vs. Edge
Best non-main event of the day. Both guys had it with them. Started with a
ringside brawl, turned into a technical match, and each man had the shot of
executing their finisher. Edge got cocky, however, and did the "Warm Up The Band"
thing before he went for the spear. This allowed Michaels to nail him with the
Sweet Chin Music for the win. Great Match
Winner: Shawn Michaels
9. Steel Cage: Ric Flair/Triple H vs. Randy Orton/Batista
Great. Simply great. Flair, for his age, is the best showman around. Triple H was
on fire. Batista looks like a million bucks. Orton is Orton, but he didn't play up
the concussions he's supposedly suffering from. Orton and Flair both leave the cage
(it was pin or submission only) and Orton nails Flair with an RKO on the floor.
Triple H clobbered Orton with a chair. Both Orton and Flair were hauled out of
there. Batista and HHH ended up back in the cage, with Batista eventually nailing
the Batista Bomb for the win.
Winners: Randy Orton & Batista
Overall, that was a great show. If it comes to your town, go see it. The atmosphere
is electric, and the guys pour their hearts into it.
Peace
