WWE Armageddon Report (12/18/05) - Providence, Rhode Island

Pyro goes off and we're ready for our first match up.

JBL vs. Matt Hardy
First to make his way out, John Bradshaw Layfield. He gets on the mic and says the two biggest economies in the world are hurting because he's there. He creates the excitement if he starts the show or starts the show. The countries smallest state has the countries biggest start. And Matt Hardy gets in the ring with JBL. Hardy has a slogan I will not die. "Lets see you get fired from your job, you lose your girlfriend and all you can say is whaaaa whaaa whaaa somebody help me because I can't get help and all you can do is make a little T-Shirt that says 'I will not die.'" JBL goes on to rip Matt and notes how he is a "one man conglomerate".

Matt interupts JBL when his music comes on but Matt attacks from behind. The match is now underway!

JBL got Matt cought up in the ropes by the neck and really took it to Matt Hardy. Matt had full control after the surprise attack but he is suffering. JBL takes a huge boot to the side of Matt's face while he was tangled up by the neck in the ropes.

Matt Hardy goes for a swinging neck breaker and gains control of the match for a moment, but JBL powerhouses out of it and continues to work on the head and neck of Hardy.

JBL is now working on the throat of Matt. And continues to pound Matt with fire fists to the face. JBL mounts Hardy on the ropes, but Matt fightes back with elbows and JBL goes down. Matt hits a moonsault off the ropes and gets a 2-count!

JBL takes the protecttive covering off the turnbuckle and sends Matt right into it. JBL lands the clothesline from hell and gets the 3-count!

Winner: JBL

The Mexicools are shown backstage trying to get Melina to do for them what she did for Batista last Friday. But no luck.

MNM make their way down the entrance way followed by the Mexicools Super Crazy and Psycosis.

MNM vs. Mexicools

Mercury and Psycosis start things off here. Psycosis sends Mercury into the ropes and executes a hip toss but can't land an elbow.

MNM doe some quick tagging here, but wait, Mercury just tagged out and is being tagged right back in. Mercury thinks a sec and tags Nitro back in. Odd...

Nitro is launched outside the ring by Psycosis and Psycosis follows up with a running plancha! Super Crazy get in the ring to do some high flying himself but the ref stops him. The ref is counting Nitro and Psycosis out but Crazy bounces off the rope and flys over the ref to ring side onto MNM!

Psycosis is getting worked on by MNM. They are doing some more quick tags and are really wearing out Psycosis. Psycosis lands a back body drop and goes for the tag but Crazy isn't there.

Nitro gets up and continues to work him and Psycosis lands a neck breaker and goes for the tag but couldn't reach Crazy yet again.

Crazy is tagged in! Super Crazy is just cleaning house now! Psycosis mounts the ropes and takes out Mercury. Nitro is down and Super Crazy is going for the Moonsault, Melina gets on the apron but Crazy fights her off. Crazy lands the moonsault and gets a 2 count after Mercury breaks it up. MNM set up the snap shot! And Nitro gets a 3-count.

Winners: MNM!

JBL is shown backstage being interviewed by WWE.com Instant Access.

Booker T and Sharmell are shown backstage and are interviewed. They says tonight will be a sweep after Booker T beats Chris Benoit and becomes the new U.S. Champion.

A video recap is shown and the Sudden Death match for Chris Benoit is about to start.

US Championship
Best of 7 Series - Match 4
Booker T w/ Sharmell (3) vs. Chris Benoit (0)

Sharmell is out first to her own music and she introduces Booker. Next out is Chris Benoit to a big pop.

The match is underway. Booker anc Chris circle the ring as the crowd chants "Benoit!" The lock up in the center and Chris takes Booker to the corner where the ref breaks them up.

A couple more lock-and-break-ups Benoit lands a chop to the chest that launches Booker out to ringside. Booker stares Benoit down from ringside and gets back into the ring.

Benoit has a rear lock on Booker but, Book counters and gains control. Benoit spins out and almost locks on the Crippler Crossface. Booker heads right out the ring and trys to think of a better gameplan. Benoit gets Book to the ground and goes for the Sharpshooter but Book kicks away. Benoit is right back on Book and goes for a single lock sweep. Benoit is relentlessly working on the left knee of Booker T.

Benoit locks on an Indian Death Lock and the crowd chants "Lets go Benoit!"Booker pokes Benoit in the eye to get out of the lock. Booker now executes a series of chest chops that ring throughout the arena. Benoit trys to fight back, but Booker powers out. Booker lands an ugly suplex, almost a Brainbuster. Book gets a 2-count.

Benoit roles out to the apron and Book goes for suplex, but Benoit telegraphs and lands on his feet behind Booker and lands a German Suplex! Booker regains control and sends Benoit out to ringside with a Boot to the Face. The two exchange chops outside the ring but Booker overpowers Benoit and sends him face first into the steel post.

Back inside, Booker lands a Sidewalk Slam and gets a 2-count!

Booker locks on a side Abdominal Stretch and Benoit just cannot get out of it. This is a very painful hold, but suddenly Benoit tosses Booker over! They are both up and a DOUBLE CLOTHSLINE! Both men are down!

The ref counts up to 6 and they are both up to their feet. Chris lands a German Suplex but Booker is right back up. Booker to the ropes Benoit lands a belly-to-belly suplex. Benoit is right back on Booker and executes a three-amigos triple suplex! Benoit gets a 2-count!

Sharmell is in disbelief ringside and she holds that broom of hers which refers to Booker's possible sweep tonight.

Benoit lands the Trifecta, triple German Suplex! Benoit signals for the Flying Headbutt! Benoit goes to mount the ropes but Sharmell is waving the broom at his face! Booker is up and sends Benoit up and over, down to the mat! Benoit gets up and Booker lands a missile drop kick from the top rope!

Booker gets back up and sends Benoit to the rope and as Benoit bounces off the rope Sharmell hits with that broom and Booker lands the scissor kick! But only gets a 2-count!

Booker is back up and Benoit snaps on the Crossface, but Book reaches the rope. Benoit lands the Trifecta again! He follows up with a Flying Headbutt!...1..2...no! Only a 2-count!

Hold it! The ref down, but Benoit had the Sharpshooter locked on and Booker is tapping! But the REF IS DOWN!

Shrmell gets in and trys to hit Benoit with that broom, Benoit eyeballs her and Booker attacks from behind! Booker is going for suplex, but Benoit counters with a DDT! Benoit locks on the Crossface! Booker is tapping! The ref is up now! He calls for the bell! Benoit avoids the sweep and wins his first bout in this best of seven series!

Winner: Chris Benoit

Theodore Long and Palmer Canon make their way out to the ring. Long says 2005 has been a huge year for SmackDown and as we all know SmackDown defeated RAW at Survivor Series and became the Number One Brand and they couldn't have done that with out the fans. Palmer cuts Theodore off and says he has a special surprise for the audience tonight. Palmer introduces Santa Clause accompanied by his elf. But as this Christmas Music plays, the F.B.I. music cuts in. It appear as the elf that's helping Santa pass out candy is Nunzio. The elf gives Michael Cole a lump of Coal and Tazz a Candy Caine. Santa says "Yo, yo, yo, that's the way we do it." He says Santa is making no stop in this crummy town.

Elf Nunzio says that they are tired of giving and they want something to receive this Holiday Season. How about a shot at the WWE Tag Team Titles. Santa goes "Yo yo yo!" Nunzio then asks for a Crusierweight title shot. Santa says "Yo yo yo"!

Palmer takes the mic and says that he has a better gift. The Boogey Man's entrance music comes on!

And here he comes!

Boogey gets on the mic and says "I'm making a list and checking it twice, Vito and Nunzio you haven't been nice. Boogey man is coming TO GET YA!"

Vito pushes Nunzio to Boogey man and he is thrown out to ringside. Vito appears to have pissed his pants. Vito tryes to attack but Boogey lands a pump handle slam on him. Boogey waves his cane over Santa's sack and then worms start popping out! Boogey then starts eating these live worms!

Boogey picks up Vito and shoves a handfull of worms into his mouth! The crowd is disgusted and Boogey feels now its time to go and exits the ring.

Randy and Bob Orton are interviewed backstage and Randy says that the Hell In A Cell has shortened careers. He stands here about to enter the Devils Playground about to enter the Cell with the deadman. But he will prove once again why he is called the Legend Killer.

Bobby Lashley vs. William Regal & Paul Burchill
Paul starts things off agains Bobby. An elbow to the side of the head of Paul. Lashley flips Paul over in a hellashish hip toss. Bobby goes after Regal and flips him in to the ring. Closthslines delivered to Paul and William, but Bobby is then hit from behind by Paul.

Bobby loses conrtol of the match and Paul tags in Regal. Regal goes to work quickly and tags Paul. Paul mounts the rope and lands a knee drop!

Paul goes to work on the back of Lashley, but he powers out and nails Paul with a front slam. Paul is quicly up and Bobby lands him with the Dominator for the 3-count!

Winner : Bobby Lashley

Former WWE ref Tim White is interviewed at his Rhode Island Bar The Friendly Tap by Josh Matthews.

Tap is drinking quite a lot and he is being interviewed about the last match he refereed a Hell In A Cell match with Triple H and Chris Benoit. Tim injured his shoulder in that match and is just not speaking. Josh asks about the match but Tim is not talking. Very odd.

Footage of the match is shown and Tim is just dead silent.

Josh asks about life after the Cell Time says that its basically ruined. He family has left him and they won't talk to him. He says he starts to get these medical problems and complications physically.

Josh says that on behalf of WWE, he wanted to wish Tim White a white christmas. Tim pulls out a shotgun and Josh says they will leave. Josh begins to sign off from the location and Tim takes his shotgun and walks off screen. Josh begins to scream at Tim saying "No, no! Don't do it!" Then we hear a loud gunshot!

Matthews, Cole and Tazz are speachless.

Cruiserweight Championship
Kid Kash vs. Juventud Guererra

Juvi is out first followed by Kid Kash.

Kash is in control quicly and a ton of quick hip tosses starts off this match. Juvi tosses Kid out of the ring and lands a huge plancha!

Kid lands a chop and now he's back in control. He whips Juvi back into the ring and locks on a side arm lock. Kid is just yelling at Juvi to give it up! But Juvi isn't having it.

Kid Kash, lands some loud slaps to the chest. Kid goes for a whip, but Juvi counters and whips him instead and lands a body splash in the corner. Kash telegraphs another whip and send Juvi and the corner and Kash lands a splash.

Kash lands a kick to the face and gets a 2-count. Kash then lands a scoop body slam and gets another 2-count. Kash hits another scoop slam and now mounts the ropes. He hits a moonsault and Juvi counters by putting up the knees.

Juvi is gaining conrtol and hits a high elbow clothsline. Juvi whips, Kash goes up and over tries a sunset flip, Juvi rolls out and up and lands a kick to the face for a 2-count.

Kash mounts the ropes but Juvi catches him. Both men are on the top rope exchanging blows. Suddenly Juvi hits a hurricanrana off the top rope! Juvi gets the cover but only a 2-count!

Juvi is feeling it but Kash is asking for a time out. No such thing though and Juvi hits an inseguri. Juvi lands a scoop slam. Follwed by a Juvi Driver and gets a 2-count!

Juvi signals for the 350! He mounts the rope and hits a front flip leg drop but Kash moved out there way. Kash hits the Brainbuster manuver he calls the Death Penalty and gets the 3-count!

Winner and New Cruiserweight Champion: Kid Kash

Champions Against Champions
RAW vs. SmackDown
Kane & Big Show vs. Rey Mysterio & Batista

Big Show and Kane are out first. They are followed by Rey, who is followed out by Batista respectively.

Batista and Big Show will start things out here and we are underway....

Show and Batista lock up and Show tosses Batista like a sack of patatoes. Batista gathers his thoughts a minute and his back up and they lock up again. But again, Batista is shoved back by the Big Show. Batista gets some advice from Rey and they lock up again. This time Batista spins around Show and locks up from behind. Show elbows out but Batista is right back on him with a pair of rights. Several times, Batista bounches off the rope and comes back with a right hand. Show shoves him again, but Batista bounces off again and lands a huge clothsline that sends Show down to the mat.

Kane and Rey are now tagged in. Rey hits a moonsault off the rope but Kane telegraphs and shoves him off. Rey pushes Kane into the corner and again Mysterio is back on the attack.

Mysterio off the top rope lands a standing elbow drop but Kane is not going down.

Kane is mounted on the seconds rope for a 619 as Rey signals, Kane roless out the ring.

Rey is pulled out the ring by Show and is slammed into the steel ring post. Show slides him back into the ring and Kane tags in Show. Show now man handles Rey. Show just toys with Rey and Batista then sends Rey crashing to the mat with a loud slap to the chest. Kane is tagged in but Rey capitalizes and hits a bull dog!

Kane and Show set up Rey for a stereo choke slam, but Batista hits the ring and cleans house! Kane is down Batista and show battle it out outside the ring. Batista clothslines Show over the announcers table.

Meanwhile in the ring Rey hits the 619, but as he launches off the top rope Kane catches him and turns the manuver into a chokeslam for the 3-count!

Winners: Kane & Big Show

Live in the arena the Cell is lowered down to the ring. We are now only moments away from the Hell In A Cell main event.

Randy Orton is out first followed by The Undertaker. They have both entered the Cell.

Hell In A Cell
Randy Orton w/ Bob Orton vs. The Undertaker

The two men stare eachother down as the bell rings. They cricle the ring and we're off.

Taker takes a swing but misses Orton. They circle the ring a again. Another swing by Taker but he misses. Orton is just bobbing and weaving. Taker sends Orton to the ropes and lands a shoulder block. Orton leaves the ring. As Taker follows, Orton heads right back in.

Taker is in full control and now is just punishing Orton outside the ring. Taker lands some lound lefts and rights on Orton. Taker puts Randy on his shoulder to ram him head first into the cell. But Orton slips off and scurries into the ring.

Taker is driving his knee into the throat of Orton. Now outside, Taker is taking some hard rights into the ribs of Randy Orton. Taker lands a thundering boot to the side of the head of Orton and he just slithers down to the ringside floor.

Taker continues his assault and rams Orton head first into the steel steps. Taker no grabs a chair and floors Orton with the chair! A loud crash echoed through out the arena. Orton is busted open now and again Taker slams that chair into the bloody forehead of Randy Orton.

Taker now takes Randy by the head and grindes his face into the steel Cell. Randy tries to climb the Cell to escape The Undertaker but it will not work. Taker slams Orton down face first into the floor. Blood is just pouring out the head of Randy Orton and Undertaker is choking him with a steel chain. Taker picks Orton up and rams him head first into the Cell.

Taker has the steel steps but Orton fights back with kicks to the mid section of The Undertaker. Now Orton has the steps and is measuring The Undertaker. Taker is up and boots steps which send its into the head of Orton. Orton is also favoring is arm now.

Taker slides Orton back into the ring. Taker climbs the apron and WHAM! Orton lands the RKO and Taker is down to ring side! Orton graps the steel steps and rams it into the skull of The Undertaker.

Orton is in control now and he grindes Taker's face into the steel Cell. Orton takes a chain is choking the life out of The Undertaker with it. Orton is hanging The Undertaker from ropes with tha chain. Orton takes a right from Taker and is leveled. Taker is back in the ring and Randy has a chair and slams it on Taker's forehead. Now the dead man is bleeding!

Back out side Orton rushes after Taker, but taker send him into the Cell. Taker walks off but come running back with a flying knee to the face of Orton. Orton is tossed back in to the ring and again Taker is in control. Taker hits a body slam and headed for the ropes. Taker is mounting the ropes now he is going old school and walking the ropes as Orton is lying on the mat. Taker lifts off and no one is there. Orton rolled out of the way!Orton brings a table into the ring. Taker is oblivious to the whole thing. Taker rolls out side and Bob Orton reaches through the Cell and grabs Taker by the head. Orton rushes after Taker for a flying elbow, but Taker takes Bob's arm pulls it threw a whole in the Cell and Randy goes crashing into his father Bob! Back inside the ring, vintage Undertaker lands a flying clothsline. Taker wraps up the arm of Randy Orton and walks the ropes for a flying forearm drop. Taker gets a 2-count. Back up Undertaker send Orton off the rope neck first withe the Snakeeyes followed by a long leg drop! Taker signals for the Chokeslam and lands it. Taker covers...1..2..no! Orton gets his foot up on the rope. Taker goes for a boot to the face, but Orton moves out the way and Taker is tangled on the top rope. Orton then hits a low blow on Taker with the chain.

Orton places Taker on the table. Orton on the top rope and Orton lands a splash and both men are driven in to the table! Oron goes for the cover but only gets a 2-count. But suddenly the Legend Killer is in full control.

Orton mounts Taker in the corner, but Taker goes for the Last Ride. Orton counters and wiggles out of the arms of The Undertaker. Taker goes for a right hand to Orton, but Orton dodges and hits referee Nick Patrick. Taker goes for the Choke Slam but Orton counters it into the RKO. Referee Charles Robinson is in the ring and Orton gets a 2 count.

Both men back up. Bob Orton is now inside the Cell. Taker goes for the Last Ride and lands it! 1...2...and Bob pulls the ref out of the ring before he could count three! Taker goes outside the ring and levels Bob Orton with a haymaker.

Back in the ring Taker signals for the Tombstone. Taker has Orton set up for the Tombstone but Orton reverses it and lands the Tombstone himself. Another ref is back in the ring and Orton gets a 2 count.

Taker pops up and Orton hammers away on him and Taker is back down. No! He's back up and Orton hammers away again - now he's back down. No! Is he getting up again? No! Orton looks relieved, but Taker snaps back up and grabs Orton by the throat! Bob Orton is in the ring and Taker hits him. Taker has th urn in his hand and he turns around. Orton is going for th RKO but taker just shoves him down. Taker nails Bob with urn. Taker sets Orton up for the Tombstone and lands it! 1...2...3! Taker has done it!

Winner: The Undertaker

After the match. Taker tosses the urn up to the top of the cage. He then climbs to the top of the cage with the urn and surveys his punishment. The crowd cheers The Undertaker on as he kneals down in celebration of his win over Randy Ortoon.

End of show.

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