Montreal, QE, Canada
August 15, 2005
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry 'The King' Lawler, and Jonathon Coachman
Shawn Michael’s music hit the arena and he came out to the ramp to a chorus of boos. JR welcomed us to the show as HBK climbed into the ring.
HBK asked Montreal “Who’s your daddy?”. A chorus of “You screwed Bret” chants rang out through the arena. HBK said that since all of the Montreal fans had been so respectful to him, he said he’d like to return in kind. He cleared his throat a bit before pelting out his own rendition of the Canadian National Anthem. HBK stopped finally and admitted he was no singer. The crowd was SUPER hot by now. He said what he was was the Showstoppa, the main event, etc.
He said that at Summerslam, he guaranteed.. Before getting cut off by another “You screwed Bret” chant. He guaranteed that at Summerslam, he’d give Hulk Hogan and the WWE fans something to remember. He said that all of the fans in Montreal knew what he was all about, which was giving them memories. He then said Survivor Series 1997 and the arena was ready to riot. He said then he handed Canada’s Bret Hart his most miserable defeat of all. “We want Bret” fans rang out. HBK asked them if they wanted Bret. He said they wouldn’t get him because HBK screwed him. He said he did it once and would do it again. He said if Hart had any guts and walked down the aisle tonight, step into the ring, and look him eye to eye like a man, he’d say “Hitman, I screwed you once and I’ll do it again”.
BRET HART’S Music hit the arena.
However, Hart never came out. HBK mocked the crowd. He said he would never, ever, hear or see Bret Hart inside a WWE ring again. HBK told Hogan that he did it to Hart, and that at Summerslam he’d do it to him. He said what all Montrealers hate about him is everything they wish they could be. He said he comes out with his live mic and does what he wants when he wants to do it. He said it was the very same thing Hogan didn’t like about him too. He began speaking again before HULK HOGAN’S music hit the arena.
Now Hulk Hogan didn’t come out. HBK was on his back and said Montreal was everything he ever said it was. He said, “You canucks are not the sharpest knives in the drawer”. He said the crowd didn’t like him very much. He said he knew they’d love to see Hart or Hogan give him his. He said it wasn’t going to happen; 1.) Because no one in the industry could touch him and 2.) Their heroes aren’t even at the show yet.
The crowd began chanting “Na na, na na na na, hey, hey, hey, Goodbye”.
HBK said that since they understood who was running the show, he’d continue. He said he hates the same thing about Hogan and Hart, that they stood for some moral fiber that in real life didn’t exist. He said there wasn’t a realistic bone in Hogan’s body. He said at Summerslam he wanted Hogan with his boa, sunglasses, and chin high. The crowd began chanting “shut the F*ck up”.
HBK said Montreal men didn’t do anything but “talk it” while he “Walked it”. He told Hogan that at Summerslam, he was one move away from his star being snuffed away. He said to just ask Bret Hart.
JR plugged the upcoming Kurt Angle-Hulk Hogan match later tonight. King put over the handicapped match between the team of Chris Jericho and Carlito against WWE Champion John Cena.
****Commercial****
The Heart Throbs v. The Big Show
The bell rang and Antonio made a run at Show but got tossed into the ropes. Romeo locked up with Show as well but got thrown aside as well. BOTH Romeo and Antonio locked up with Show and he then tossed BOTH of them.
The two partners surrounded him and tried to jump him but got caught. Show took control knocking both aside casually. Antonio managed to get in a forearm but got the frying pan chop. Romeo got one as well for good measure. Big Show followed up with a chop each on both in the corner.
Show attempted to press Antonio before Romeo chop blocked the big man. The two went to work kicking and raking the big man’s eyes in the corner. Show tossed Antonio off the ropes before kicking Romeo to the outside mats. He picked Romeo up by the hair and brought him into the ring. He tossed the crumpled body of Romeo into the corner and tossed his partner on top of him and hit a huge avalanche. He hit a big double back body drop and clamped both men in a double choke slam for the pin fall victory.
Winner: The Big Show
****Commercial****
Eugene made his way down to the ring escorted by Christy Hemme.
Eugene Gold Medal Invitational
Eugene said something awful in French but it popped the crowd. He said tonight was the third ever gold medal invitational. He introduced Rene Dupree.
Dupree came out with a new look, sporting a black and white robe and slicked back hair with a beard.
The two locked up before Kurt Angle jumped both from behind and went to work first on Dupree, tossing him out of the ring, and then on to Eugene, choking him and delivering an Angle Slam. Angle grabbed the mic and asked if the crowd thought it was funny that a ‘special’ person was running around with his gold medal. He called Montrealers frogs and said that this would be no joke. He said later tonight he’d beat Hogan’s ass and that it’d only be half of what he’d do at Summerslam. He said he’d find out why he’s the most vicious “sonovabitch’ in the WWE.
Winner: NO CONTEST
JR recapped last week’s incident with Referee Chad Patton, Carlito, and Chris Jericho.
*****Commercial*****
Raw Diva Search Finale 2005
Coach congratulated each girl on making it this far. Coach summarized all of the remaining contestants, going over all of their stories. He said one story had to come to an end. He said that one of the girls must go home right here, right now. Elizabeth was cut.
Leila and Ashley were the two finalists. She said we’d find out who would win later tonight.
JR and King put over the personal love triangle between Matt Hardy, Edge, and Lita. A video recapping the saga aired.
Eric Bischoff was in the back with Carlito and Chris Jericho. Bischoff said he was looking forward to Summerslam and watching Jericho win. He said that he and Carlito could do a lot of damage to John Cena. Bischoff said tonight, he said he had a plan to get Cena booed out of the arena, they’d act like they were Canadians. Jericho said he was from Western Canada and it wasn’t like “here”. Carlito said he wasn’t from Canada either. Jericho said he could call himself “Carlito Canadian Cool”. Bischoff whipped out a Canadian flag and said they’d go to the ring draped in it.
****Commercial****
Eric Bischoff’s music hit the arena and he came down with Chris Jericho and WWE Intercontinental Champion Carlito.
Handicapped Match
John Cena v. Chris Jericho & Carlito
Jericho and Cena started off the match. Jericho immediately tagged in Carlito. The two circled and locked up. Cena clamped on a headlock before Carlito tried to forearm out of it but got caught with a punch. Cena head-butted Carlito and knocked his head off of two turnbuckles before Jericho came in and distracted Cena. Carlito pounced landing some forearms before shooting Cena into the ropes but got caught with a shoulder block. Cena then hit a back body drop before cutting off the incoming Jericho and knocking him to the outside of the ring. Carlito came after Cena but found himself on top of Jericho in a heap on the outside of the ring.
****Commercial****
We came back to Jericho working over a doubled over John Cena. Jericho landed some chops and some boots in the corner. He picked up Cena and slammed his head off the buckle before gathering him in the corner and choking him. Jericho distracted the ref while Carlito choked him.
Jericho hit a body slam and hit running senton. He mounted the Champion, punching Cena and slamming his head into the mat. Carlito was tagged in and he went after Cena hard, hitting him with some vicious punches. Carlito attempted a vertical suplex but had it blocked and reversed. Carlito tagged in Jericho who hit his running splash. As Jericho brought Cena to his feet the champion fought back before catching a Jericho rake to the eyes.
Jericho whipped the champion into the corner and followed it up with a clothesline. Carlito tagged in next and stomped away on Cena who was on his back on the mat. He hit a hanging neck-breaker before taunting the crowd a bit. Carlito mounted Cena and hit some punches before going for the cover for a two count. A second one followed with the same result.
Carlito clamped Cena in a rear chin-lock but Cena fought out of it with some knees. Cena came bounding off the ropes but got nailed with a Carlito spine buster. Carlito went for the cover but only got two. Carlito tagged in Jericho who hit a missile drop kick and got a two count on the cover.
Jericho choked Cena out with both feet on the bottom rope. While Jericho distracted the referee, Carlito slapped Cena with Bischoff jumping in on the action a bit later. Cena fought back but Jericho raked the eyes again and tagged in Carlito.
Carlito hit big DDT but only got a two count on the cover. Carlito stomped away frantically on Cena before tagging Chris Jericho back in. Jericho punched Cena into the corner before trying to choke Cena out.
Cena eventually caught a boot to Jericho’s face, but got nailed with a running enzeguiri. Jericho went for the Walls of Jericho but got kicked off, slamming into Carlito and knocked him to the floor. Cena gained the advantage with some big right hands. Carlito got nailed with two big clotheslines and a big hip toss by Cena.
Cena hit the proto-plex before going for the five-knuckle shuffle which was cut off by Jericho. Cena tried to hit the FU but Carlito chop blocked him. Cena whipped Carlito out of the corner and Carlito tried to leap frog but got caught. Cena then clamped Carlito in the FU and hit it, gaining the pin-fall victory.
Winner: John Cena
After the match Chris Jericho ran in immediately smashing Cena with a steel chair. Cena lay out cold in the middle of the ring. JR bemoaned Bischoff for condoning Jericho’s actions as we went to commercial.
****Commercial****
Raw Diva Search 2005 -- Finals
Ashley and Leyla were the final two contestants. Coach gave the fans one last chance to vote on WWE.com. A video recap ran down the Diva Search contest from start to present.
Coach came back and said one of their lives would be changed forever. Coach showed us the titan tron.
And the winner is...Ashley!
Ashley dropped to her knees crying and the Coach presented her with the check. She thanked the fans and said she’d see us all at Summerslam.
JR and King put over the Kurt Angle-Hulk Hogan match one on one later tonight.
****Commercial****
Kurt Angle was in the back warming up for his match against Hulk Hogan.
Edge’s music hit and he came out to the ramp with Lita in tow.
Edge v. Val Venis
Edge took a run at Venis, knocking him down and stomping away at him in the corner. He choked Val with his boot before backing off to jaw with the crowd. Venis hit him with a big clothesline and followed it with some big chops up against the ropes. Venis hit two running knees and a good side Russian leg sweeps. He wiggled his hips before punching away at Edge’s cranium.
Edge hit the high road out of the ring but Venis chased him. Edge reversed a whip attempt into the apron and Venis crashed into it. Edge tossed Venis into the ring and whipped him hard into the opposite corner. Edge spiked Val’s head of the buckle before shooting him into the ropes and hitting a high back body drop.
Edge stretched Val’s back before hitting a big elbow. Venis tried to fight back but found himself choked out on the ropes before getting nailed with a vertical suplex.
Venis caught Edge napping on another back body drop and followed it up with some punches. Venis hit Edge with a shoulder block but couldn’t get Edge up for a back suplex and Edge decked him.
Edge went for the spear but got nailed with a knee. Venis went to follow it up but got nailed by a recovering Edge with the spear. Edge clamped on a modified version of the figure four and Venis tapped out.
Winner: Edge
Stacy Keibler was in the back looking into the mirror when she was brushed aside by Rob the “Con Man” Conway.
Rob Conway v. The Hurricane is next!
****Commercial****
Rob “The Con Man” Conway v. The Hurricane
The two circled each other and locked horns. Conway gained the advantage with some forearms to the back followed by a back suplex and a cover attempt, which only got a two count. Conway clamped on a hard rear chin-lock which Hurricane attempted to fight out of and tossed the Con Man off the ropes, catching him in a near fall off the roll up.
Conway Whipped Hurricane into the corner and knocked him to the outside. He rammed Hurricane’s back off the security wall. Once they were back in the ring Conway hit a big running neck breaker and went for three cover attempts and got two on all of them.
Conway put Hurricane in an interesting reverse choke and then whipped one half of the tag champs into the buckles. He attempted the follow up but Hurricane countered. Hurricane hit a hip toss and a back body drop to cement his advantage. Hurricane went for the body slam and attempted to hit a shining wizard, but got caught in the ego trip. Conway hit a big elbow off the top rope and got the three count for the victory.
Winner: Rob “The Con Man” Conway
A video package aired recapping the feud between Chris Jericho and John Cena and their WWE Championship match this Sunday at Summerslam.
****Commercial****
JR, King and Coach ran down the Summerslam card.
Kurt Angle made his way to the ring and we went to commercial. Angle-Hogan is next!
****Commercial****
Kurt Angle v. Hulk Hogan
Hogan came out to an ape sh*t pop from the Montreal crowd.
Angle rushed Hogan who caught him with some big right hands. Angle crumpled in the corner and Hogan put his glasses and bandanna on Angle before nailing him with another right hand. Angle scurried to the outside and went right after Angle, whipping him into the ring post. Hogan brought Angle to the next corner and slammed his head off of the steps. Another whip to the ring post followed before Hogan tossed him into the ring.
Angle caught Hogan with a stomp upon entering the ring and went to work on Hogan. Angle picked him up and slammed his head into the turnbuckle before hitting a European uppercut and some right crosses. Angle drove his shoulder into the midsection of Hogan before hitting a big suplex. Angle went for a cover but only got a two count.
Angle draped Hogan on the second rope and choked him out. Hogan fought to his feet and headed for the corner but Angle followed him landing some clubbing blows and a snap mare take down. Angle clamped on a reverse chin-lock as the crowd tried to will Hogan back into the match. Angle increased the pressure of the hold putting Hogan on his side. The ref raised Hogan’s arm twice and twice his arm fell. On the third time Hogan began to fight his way back to his feet.
Hogan landed some back elbows and caught Angle in a sleeper before Angle reversed it and hit a suplex. Angle went for the cover but only got a one count. Angle frustrated, hit a suspended Angle slam and went for the cover but Hogan kicked out at two.
Hogan hulked up and went into his victory combination, landing three punches and the big boot. Hogan motioned to the crowd that the leg drop was coming. Hogan launched himself into the ropes but was met by Shawn Michaels who came in and hit him with a flying forearm.
Winner: Hulk Hogan via DQ
After the match HBK began to tune up the band but instead of hitting sweet chin music, he clamped Hogan in the sharp shooter and held it in until the show went off the air.
:: GO BACK TO THE HOME
PAGE
:: DISCUSS THIS POST
ON THE FORUMS!
:: BUY WRESTLING DVD'S
THROUGH OUR STORE!
CLASSIC WRESTLING PPV'S!
INDEPENDENT WRESTLING!
BEST OF COMPILATIONS!
THE DIVAS/WOMEN OF WRESTLING LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN!
GET IT ALL ON DVD IN THE EPICENTER EMPORIUM!
Home |
News |
Editorials |
Interviews |
Forums |
Chat Room |
Store |
Divas |
PPV Results |
TV Results |
Shows |
Links
| Metal Epicenter |
Contact Us/Staff |
