FPR Royal Battle 2010 results

FPR Royal Battle 2010
January 24, 2010
Theme Song: Three Days Grace - "Break"

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PRESTORY: Next month the 4th annual Super J Cup begins. Eight of the participants were placed in an eight-man tag as somewhat of a preview to the upcoming tournament that will crown the #1 contender for the Junior Championship at WrestleMania. The finals will take place at next month's Valentine's Massacre
Eight Man Tag Team Super J Cup Preview Match: Juventud, Dragon Kid, Ultimo Dragon, & Low Ki def. Rey Mysterio, JT Lamotta, AJ Styles, & Amazing Red (28:04) when Ki pinned Styles with a double underhook suplex hold
AFTERSTORY: All eight looked impressive and Low Ki gains huge momentum by scoring the winning pinfall.

PRESTORY: Last month at Final Showdown, Evan Bourne won a fatal four way over Matt Palmer, JT Lamotta, and Rey Mysterio. Bourne pinned Palmer in the match to gain the victory. Those two have had a competitive rivalry as well as formed a tag team based on mutual respect over the past year. Palmer challenged Bourne to a one on one match to kick off the new year for FPR.
Evan Bourne def. Matt Palmer (11:31) with a hurricarana
AFTERSTORY: Exciting, fast-paced action at it's finest. Bourne picks up the big win as both men look forward to heading into the Super J Cup.

PRESTORY: Last year, The Briscoes and LAX had the tag team division's feud of the year. It finally came to some sort of a culmination when the Briscoes won back the belts at the Ultimate Encounter in September. Naturally, LAX would've gotten a rematch but the next PPV was Cyber Saturday where the fans voted the challengers to all championships. The fans voted in Edge & Christian who would go on to win the belts from the Briscoes. LAX never got their rematch and one week later, the Briscoes did. The Briscoes won back the gold and were champions heading into Survival of the Sickest. LAX and E&C joined forces for an eight man tag to take on the Briscoes & Hardyz where LAX shined when Hernandez eliminated all of the opposing team. At this point, LAX and Edge & Christian both laid claims to tag title rematches but the Guerrero Cup was to begin where 32 teams had a chance to earn a shot. LAX and E&C were both unsuccessful in the tournament as Team 3D came out on top with a victory over the Road Warriors. 3D would win the belts from the Briscoes at Eve of Destruction and in the week that followed, Beat the Clock took center stage to name the number one contenders to each title. This time it was D-Generation X reforming to beat the clock and earn the shot. DX were unsuccessful in their title bid and 3D retained. In a weekly event earlier this month, The Briscoes defeated Edge & Christian to earn a rematch with Team 3D. LAX felt jipped and challenged Edge & Christian to a match at Royal Battle.
Latin American XChange def. Edge & Christian (18:32) when Hernandez forced Christian to submit
AFTERSTORY: The tag title scene is definitely a hot one and LAX continue their pathway to earn another shot at the belts.

PRESTORY: Lacey Von Erich has been surprisingly unstoppable since her debut in November. She injured Gail Kim, went on to gain a pinfall victory (using brass knuckles) over Trish Stratus and then defeated Gail Kim upon her return. Trish and Gail tagged up with Lita in hopes to takedown Von Erich and her Beautiful People stablemates. Lacey joined up with Maryse and Madson Rayne. They announced prior to the match that Angelina Love would return next month to challenge Victoria, who injured her at Survival of the Sickest.
Six Woman Tag Team Match: Lacey Von Erich, Maryse, & Madison Rayne def. Lita, Trish Stratus, & Gail Kim (22:07) when Lacey forced Trish to submit
AFTERSTORY: And somehow still, The Beautiful People came out on top with Lacey gaining the victory over Trish. Lacey dropped Trish with the iron claw slamming her down and then forcing her into submission. The Beautiful People reigned supreme and continue to climb the ranks of the women's division.

PRESTORY: Spoiler 2000 debuted at Survival of the Sickest as a member of Team Jericho. Spoiler challenged Jericho's biggest rival of the past year, Jakob Furis, to a one on one match, following their encounter in a beat the clock match last month.
Spoiler 2000 def. Jakob Furis (15:09) after a lariat

PRESTORY: Yoshinari Ogawa and Bryan Danielson have been going back and forth. Starting at Survival of the Sickest when Danielson eliminated Ogawa in an elimination 8 man tag match. Ogawa challenged him to a match at Eve of Destruction where Ogawa shocked Danielson with a surprise rollup victory in less than five minutes. Danielson was irate following the match and demanded a rematch at Final Showdown. The wish was granted and Danielson redeemed himself with a victory over the former worlds heavyweight champ. Here at Royal Battle, it was time for round three.
Yoshinari Ogawa def. Bryan Danielson (9:39) after a jawbreaker into jackknife rollup
AFTERSTORY: Ogawa got one over on Danielson and breaks their 1-1 stalemate. Ogawa takes the lead in their series. No word yet on if Danielson will continue to seek retribution.

PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, the inevitable happened. Bob Sapp once again became FPR Octagon Champion. Lesnar won the title at Cyber Saturday but it didn't last long before Sapp won it back. Lesnar geared up for their rematch which was to take place at Royal Battle.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Brock Lesnar via 2nd Round KO (2:01) with the Beast Bomb (7:01) to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Sapp remains champion as he continues his latest reign. Last time he held it for three years and it will be interesting to see who challenges Sapp this time around.

PRESTORY: During Beat the Clock week, D-Generation X reformed to beat the tag team clock. They did so at the expense of the tag team of Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger. Swagger and Ziggler did not take their loss kindly and challenged DX to a rematch. Their rematch occurred during a weekly event earlier this month where DX were once again victorious. Swagger and Ziggler got closer and closer but still could not get the victory. They challenged DX to one more match at the Royal Battle.
D-Generation X def.Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler (23:21) when HHH pinned Swagger
AFTERSTORY: DX with yet another victory as they continue on looking for another shot at the tag team titles. Many teams lay claim to title shots and the tag team scene is definitely hot right now!

PRESTORY: Last month at Eve of Destruction, Bret Hart was unable to take the international title away from The Big Show. Bret had hoped to drive a final nail into the Faithful and take away their last remaining gold but it was not to be. Big Show had another successful defense over the Great Muta. As the Royal Battle approached, Foundation member, Kane challenged the Big Show for his international championship.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Kane (11:07) with the running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show continues his dominant ways as he takes on all challengers for the title. Kane was a challenge but Show managed to hang on once again. Who will challenge the Big Show next?

PRESTORY: As described earlier, Team 3D became tag team champions following winning the Guerrero Cup, defeating the Briscoes. 3D would go on to have a successful defense in the tough challenge of D-Generation X. The Briscoes would defeat Edge & Christian to earn their rematch at the tag team titles.
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Briscoes def. Team 3D (21:15) when Mark pinned Devon after a tornado DDT to become the NEW Champions!!
AFTERSTORY: The Briscoes have done it again! Just when you think they're down, they bounce right back. That was the story of 2009 and the Briscoes are primed to have another incredible year. The Briscoes get a huge win defeating Team 3D to win back the belts and it will be interesting to see who will get the next shot. 3D will obviously want a rematch, LAX have been waiting months for their rematch, Edge & Christian despite losing back to back matches never received their official rematch and D-Generation X has been climbing the ranks since losing to 3D.

PRESTORY: Being Royal Battle, the Worlds Heavyweight Championship was not on the line as the Royal Battle itself would take centerstage. FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan, was in the building however. Hogan was there and he was there to take on any challengers in a non-title matchup. Ted DiBiase, the million dollar man, who has been sort of the leader of the crusade against Hogan in the last several months stepped up to take on the Hulkster.
Non Title Match: Hulk Hogan def. Ted DiBiase (12:44) after a powerslam
AFTERSTORY: Hulkamania trumps another enemy. Hulk overcame the Million Dollar Man as he is looking towards WrestleMania V as the reigning champion.

PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Maria Menounos debuted as a member of her friend Candice Michelle's team. Menounos made an impressive debut but was eliminated by the Angel of Mercy, Claudia. Menounos became involved in a rivalry with fellow newcomer and member of the opposing team in Alissa Flash. Alissa defeated Maria at Eve of Destruction and at Final Showdown in a tag team match Menounos and Wendi Richter defeated Claudia and Alissa, when Menounos scored the surprising pinfall on Claudia. The former women's champion was in disbelief that she had been pinned. Soon after a singles match between the two was signed to take place at Royal Battle.
Claudia def. Maria Menounos (22:38) via submission
AFTERSTORY: And what a match it was! These two tore down the house with a classic encounter. Both gave it everything they had and it could have conceivably gone either way. They also survived each other's biggest maneuvers in the match. Maria came close with several near falls, Claudia connected the Kiss of Death mist into the face but Menounos was able to recover. A huge point of the match came when Menounos went high-risk and came off the top rope but Claudia was able to catch her in mid-air with her own version of her leader Mike Foxx's career killer submission. Miraculously, Menounos survived that but soon thereafter, Claudia gained the victory with a Texas cloverleaf. The match definitely impressed those in FPR Management, who have since named Claudia the number one contender to the women's championship once again. Claudia has held the title before and she seems to manage to stay in the title hunt all the time. Claudia's partner as of late, Alissa Flash, joined her in the ring in their celebration. It has since been confirmed that Maria Menounos will once again go one on one with Alissa Flash at Valentine's Massacre in a number one contender's match, the winner will look to challenge the champion at WrestleMania V!


PRESTORY: At Final Showdown, Frankie Kazarian did what few thought he could pull off. He defeated Jushin "Thunder" Liger to become the new FPR Junior Champion. Liger had dominated the junior division for most of 2009 and Kazarian came out of nowhere on Liger. Kazarian began his first title reign despite being with the company since the very early days in 2004. Liger couldn't believe what had happened and of course he immediately wanted his rematch. At Royal Battle, for the first time since losing the Junior Championship to Matt Palmer a year ago, Liger returned to his traditional red and white outfit rather than the black he wore throughout his last title reign.
Junior Championship Match: Frankie Kazarian def. Jushin Liger (13:42) via backslide to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Kazarian was able to cement his title reign to not be a fluke, he defeated Liger again. Both men put on a great performance, taking everything the other had. At the end, Kazarian looked to finish things off with the rarely seen Flux Capacitor, Liger tried to block it in mid move and was able to force Kazarian to adjust. Liger avoided the full impact but Kazarian quickly capitalized and rolled up Liger with a backslide for the win. Liger has entered the Super J Cup and plans to earn his next title shot, but in order to do so he'd have to overcome 31 others!

PRESTORY: Last month at Final Showdown, the year ended with a bang for the women's division. Gina Carano's long road to the title came to an end when she defeated "Best in the World", Candice Michelle, for the championship. Carano and Candice have a mutual respect for one another, as evidenced when Carano joined Team Candice at Survival of the Sickest and when the two shook hands following Carano's title victory at Final Showdown. As Royal Battle came around, Candice was ready for her rematch.
Women's Championship Match: Gina Carano def. Candice Michelle (13:08) via submission to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Gina Carano has defeated the Best in the World, twice! It was a definite shock to many to see Candice go down once again but as it stands, is Carano the one that Candice simply cannot overcome? Gina debuted in September and has remained undefeated in singles competition and is now the reigning champion. Carano's only techincal defeat at Survival of the Sickest in the 8 woman tag came at the hands of Claudia. And now, Carano's next defense will be against the Angel of Mercy, Claudia at Valentine's Massacre!

PRESTORY: The main event was of course the Royal Battle. 8 participants, 1 winner. The participants included: Mick Foley, who defeated Hulk Hogan in a non-title match back at Halloween Havoc, hoping to earn his title shot in the main event of WrestleMania. Randy Orton, who has been opposing Hogan for months now looking for revenge on his failed cash-in of Money in the Bank. Sid, who has the biggest history with Hogan as he injured Hogan last year, Hogan unmasked him as Colossus and Sid wanted another shot. Randy Savage, who is Hogan's partner and closest friend in FPR. Savage hoped to get the title shot he was never able to get from his previous money in the bank win. Kurt Angle, who had won the Royal Battle in 2007 but never won the championship. Angle has been vying for a shot at the title since the summer when he was seemingly rejuvenated and became embroiled in a long rivalry with Yoshinari Ogawa. CM Punk, who won the very first ever Royal Battle in 2006. Punk headlined WrestleMania I and hoped to repeat at WrestleMania V's main event. Bret Hart, who has his own history with Hogan as Hogan defeated Hart in the finals of last year's King of the Ring which of course led to Hogan becoming champion in August. And lastly, Ric Flair, who was the final entrant into the match. Flair ended 2009 on a roll and looked to carry that into 2010. Flair was hoping to get a match with Hogan at WrestleMania V which would no doubt be a classic. Eight men would enter the ring but only one would be able to come out the victor.
The Royal Battle: Mick Foley -vs- Randy Orton -vs- Randy Savage -vs- Sid -vs- Kurt Angle -vs- CM Punk -vs- Bret Hart -vs- Ric Flair
*Flair eliminated Savage (16:52)
*Hart eliminated Sid (19:23)
*Hart eliminated Angle (21:02)
*Hart eliminated Flair (24:15)
*Hart eliminated Orton (26:44)
*Hart eliminated Foley (27:45)
*Punk eliminated Hart (28:10)
AFTERSTORY: CM Punk has done it! For the second straight year, Bret Hart suffered the ultimate heartbreak in the Royal Battle. Bret once again did the majority of the eliminations and looked primed and ready to win the matchup but as he turned around following his final elimination, Punk hoisted him up and connected the Go to Sleep and that was all she wrote. Punk was definitely looked at as an underdog in this match but he managed to pull it off.The crowd seemed to be in shock as it looked for sure that the Hitman would finally pull it off but it was not to be. We can definitely say for sure that Bret will want revenge and it is very likely we will see a Hart vs Punk match in the near future. But what we also now know is that at WrestleMania V, we will see CM Punk against Hulk Hogan for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship!

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