Post by magiccitydawg on Apr 25, 2010 11:02:00 GMT -5
WECW PPV-April Reign-Birmingham Sports Arena-4/25/10
~The show opens with highlights of the WECW World Title Tournament which has been going on through the entire month. Finishes of all four of the semi-finialist are shown as the April Reign graphics fill the screen.~
Abyss pinned Abdullah the Butcher with the Black Hole Slam in 0:05:50.
Rating: 3/4*
~Abyss is trying to prove that he belongs in the WECW and he did a great job driving that point home. Good brawling outside of the ring and the end came after Abyss drove Abby through a table, then hit the Black Hole Slam to win the match.~
Big Dick Dudley pinned Pimpinela Escarlata after a kick to the head in 0:11:07.
Rating: ** 1/2
[Joel Gertner interfered against Pimpinela Escarlata.]
~Pimpinela Escarlata rubbed Big Dick Dudley the wrong way in this match. Big Dick Dudley extended his win streak and inserted his will against his foe for the night. Big Dick Dudley hopes to penetrate the top ten rankings and leave his mark on the WECW. Big Dick Dudley wrestled hard through out the match, as did Pimpinela. Pimpinela took the loss in the end as Big Dick Dudley rammed home the win.~
Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten defeated Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags when A. Rotten
pinned Knobbs after a double arm DDT in 0:03:59.
Rating: * 3/4
~Ian and Axl Rotten are starting to carve their way through the rankings and The Nasty Boys were their first target. Using everything but the kitchen sink, the Bad Breed took out The Nastys.~
Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge defeated New Jack and Mustafa when Rocco Rock
pinned Mustafa with the Drive By in 0:13:22.
Rating: ** 3/4
~The Public Enemy moved up in the tag team rankings as the put The Gangstas to rest.
The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven and Balls Mahoney when Dreamer
pinned Raven after a frog splash in 0:20:55.
Rating: *** 1/4
[Buh Buh Ray Dudley interfered against Tommy Dreamer.]
~The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer are a great tag team and they proved that tonight as they defeated Balls Mahoney, a mamber of Teem Extreme, and his partner, Raven. Even Buh Buh Ray Dudley sticking his nose in the match did no stop Dreamer and Sandman from winning this match. After the match, Shane Douglas and Samoa Joe, along with Balls, talked with Raven for a while, and all four shook hands.~
Rob Van Dam and Sabu defeated Team Extreme (Samoa Joe and Shane Douglas) when
RVD pinned Douglas with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:06:20.
Rating: ** 3/4
~Team Extreme took another hit tonight as the super team of Rob Van Dam and Sabu Five Star Frog Splashed their way to victory. Tomorrow night, Team Extreme will have a major announcment.~
D-Von Dudley pinned CM Punk with the Inverted Brain Buster in 0:12:05.
Rating: *** 1/2
~Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman was seen backstage talking to CM Punk just before his match was to begin. Although the camera couldn't tell what was being said, all three nodded, shook hands, and CM Punk went to the ring to face D-Von Dudley. D-Von fought a great fight, but it just wasn't evough as Punk tok the win!~
Cactus Jack pinned Triple H with the Double Arm DDT in 0:10:07.
Rating: *** 3/4
Match for the vacant WECW World Tag Team Championship:
Perry Saturn and John Kronus defeated Justin Credible and Lance Storm when
Kronus defeated L. Storm by disqualification in 0:14:08.
Rating: ** 3/4
(The WECW World Tag Team Championship remained vacant.)
~This was a a great match as these two teams fought for the WECW Tag Team Championship. However, the titles are still without a home. Lanc Storm threw Referee Tim White into the ring post and caused his team to be disqualified. Tomorrow will be a No DQ rematch.~
[Semi-Finals]:
Shawn Michaels pinned Goldust after a flying forearm in 0:09:39.
Rating: *** 1/4
~Shawn Michaels drew one step closer to his dream to be WECW World champion as he defeated Gpoldust in, what some are calling, his best match to date. Goldust would not go away easily, but eventually, he did get pinned. Shawn Michaels moved on the the finals.~
[Semi-Finals]:
Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned Mongolian Stomper after a splash from the second rope
in 0:10:00.
Rating: ** 1/4
~The surprise of the tournament, Mongolian Stomper, had just one more match to make the tournament finals, but it was not to be as Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated the Stomper to advance to the final match against Shawn Michaels.~
[Finals]: Match for the vacant WECW World Championship:
Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned Shawn Michaels with the Buh Buh Cutter in 0:06:22.
Rating: *** 3/4
(Buh Buh Ray Dudley won the WECW World Championship.)
[Joel Gertner interfered against Shawn Michaels.]
~One of the two best matches of the night, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and Shawn Michaels fought for the ultimate prize, the WECW World Title. Buh Buh Ray hit the Buh Buh Cutter early on in the match, but Shawn Michaels was able to counter and come back in the match. Shawn Michaels hit Sweet Chin Music, but Joel Gertner distracted the referee. After being thrown out of the ring, Michaels had to deal with Sign Guy Dudley, who was sneaking up from behind. After the interferance, Buh Buh Ray hit another Buh Buh Cutter and brought the WECW Title home to Dudleville. As all of the Dudleys celebrated in the ring, Shawn Michaels' partner, Triple H came to argue the interferance to the ref, but with no results.~
Card rating: ***
Match observations:
April Reign is in the books and it was a great card.
Monday night, Perry Saturn and John Kronus will face Justin Credible and Lance Storm for the WECW Tag Team Championship in a No DQ match.
Shawn Michaels has demanded a return match for the WECW World Championship. This time it will be a cage match so there will be no interfierance.
Shane Douglas, Samoa Joe, and Balls Mahoney will have an announcement, as well as The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer.
There will be a special four man elimination match for the WECW TV Championship, wrestlers to be announcement.
~The show opens with highlights of the WECW World Title Tournament which has been going on through the entire month. Finishes of all four of the semi-finialist are shown as the April Reign graphics fill the screen.~
Abyss pinned Abdullah the Butcher with the Black Hole Slam in 0:05:50.
Rating: 3/4*
~Abyss is trying to prove that he belongs in the WECW and he did a great job driving that point home. Good brawling outside of the ring and the end came after Abyss drove Abby through a table, then hit the Black Hole Slam to win the match.~
Big Dick Dudley pinned Pimpinela Escarlata after a kick to the head in 0:11:07.
Rating: ** 1/2
[Joel Gertner interfered against Pimpinela Escarlata.]
~Pimpinela Escarlata rubbed Big Dick Dudley the wrong way in this match. Big Dick Dudley extended his win streak and inserted his will against his foe for the night. Big Dick Dudley hopes to penetrate the top ten rankings and leave his mark on the WECW. Big Dick Dudley wrestled hard through out the match, as did Pimpinela. Pimpinela took the loss in the end as Big Dick Dudley rammed home the win.~
Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten defeated Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags when A. Rotten
pinned Knobbs after a double arm DDT in 0:03:59.
Rating: * 3/4
~Ian and Axl Rotten are starting to carve their way through the rankings and The Nasty Boys were their first target. Using everything but the kitchen sink, the Bad Breed took out The Nastys.~
Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge defeated New Jack and Mustafa when Rocco Rock
pinned Mustafa with the Drive By in 0:13:22.
Rating: ** 3/4
~The Public Enemy moved up in the tag team rankings as the put The Gangstas to rest.
The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven and Balls Mahoney when Dreamer
pinned Raven after a frog splash in 0:20:55.
Rating: *** 1/4
[Buh Buh Ray Dudley interfered against Tommy Dreamer.]
~The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer are a great tag team and they proved that tonight as they defeated Balls Mahoney, a mamber of Teem Extreme, and his partner, Raven. Even Buh Buh Ray Dudley sticking his nose in the match did no stop Dreamer and Sandman from winning this match. After the match, Shane Douglas and Samoa Joe, along with Balls, talked with Raven for a while, and all four shook hands.~
Rob Van Dam and Sabu defeated Team Extreme (Samoa Joe and Shane Douglas) when
RVD pinned Douglas with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:06:20.
Rating: ** 3/4
~Team Extreme took another hit tonight as the super team of Rob Van Dam and Sabu Five Star Frog Splashed their way to victory. Tomorrow night, Team Extreme will have a major announcment.~
D-Von Dudley pinned CM Punk with the Inverted Brain Buster in 0:12:05.
Rating: *** 1/2
~Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman was seen backstage talking to CM Punk just before his match was to begin. Although the camera couldn't tell what was being said, all three nodded, shook hands, and CM Punk went to the ring to face D-Von Dudley. D-Von fought a great fight, but it just wasn't evough as Punk tok the win!~
Cactus Jack pinned Triple H with the Double Arm DDT in 0:10:07.
Rating: *** 3/4
Match for the vacant WECW World Tag Team Championship:
Perry Saturn and John Kronus defeated Justin Credible and Lance Storm when
Kronus defeated L. Storm by disqualification in 0:14:08.
Rating: ** 3/4
(The WECW World Tag Team Championship remained vacant.)
~This was a a great match as these two teams fought for the WECW Tag Team Championship. However, the titles are still without a home. Lanc Storm threw Referee Tim White into the ring post and caused his team to be disqualified. Tomorrow will be a No DQ rematch.~
[Semi-Finals]:
Shawn Michaels pinned Goldust after a flying forearm in 0:09:39.
Rating: *** 1/4
~Shawn Michaels drew one step closer to his dream to be WECW World champion as he defeated Gpoldust in, what some are calling, his best match to date. Goldust would not go away easily, but eventually, he did get pinned. Shawn Michaels moved on the the finals.~
[Semi-Finals]:
Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned Mongolian Stomper after a splash from the second rope
in 0:10:00.
Rating: ** 1/4
~The surprise of the tournament, Mongolian Stomper, had just one more match to make the tournament finals, but it was not to be as Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated the Stomper to advance to the final match against Shawn Michaels.~
[Finals]: Match for the vacant WECW World Championship:
Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned Shawn Michaels with the Buh Buh Cutter in 0:06:22.
Rating: *** 3/4
(Buh Buh Ray Dudley won the WECW World Championship.)
[Joel Gertner interfered against Shawn Michaels.]
~One of the two best matches of the night, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and Shawn Michaels fought for the ultimate prize, the WECW World Title. Buh Buh Ray hit the Buh Buh Cutter early on in the match, but Shawn Michaels was able to counter and come back in the match. Shawn Michaels hit Sweet Chin Music, but Joel Gertner distracted the referee. After being thrown out of the ring, Michaels had to deal with Sign Guy Dudley, who was sneaking up from behind. After the interferance, Buh Buh Ray hit another Buh Buh Cutter and brought the WECW Title home to Dudleville. As all of the Dudleys celebrated in the ring, Shawn Michaels' partner, Triple H came to argue the interferance to the ref, but with no results.~
Card rating: ***
Match observations:
April Reign is in the books and it was a great card.
Monday night, Perry Saturn and John Kronus will face Justin Credible and Lance Storm for the WECW Tag Team Championship in a No DQ match.
Shawn Michaels has demanded a return match for the WECW World Championship. This time it will be a cage match so there will be no interfierance.
Shane Douglas, Samoa Joe, and Balls Mahoney will have an announcement, as well as The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer.
There will be a special four man elimination match for the WECW TV Championship, wrestlers to be announcement.