FPR The Great American Bash 2010
July 31, 2010
Theme Song: Creed - "Overcome"
Check out the FPR Great American Bash 2010 Highlight Video HERE!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/34/
PRESTORY: For the last two years an eight woman battle royal has been featured at the Great American Bash. In 2008, Angelina Love debuted and won the match in impressive fashion. Last year, Angelina made lightning strike twice against even heavier competition. This year eight women would again enter the battle, so in the build-up we took a look at all eight competitors.
Angelina Love: Angelina has won both previous Great American Bash battle royals and has entered a third one to continue that streak. Angelina has had her recent problems with Victoria, a rivalry that led to a short-term partnership that seemingly has led back to the initial rivalry with the roles somewhat reversed. Angelina hoped to come out with her third GAB victory and lead to a potential future title shot.
Athena: Athena entered the battle royal in hopes of making a name for herself. She has been impressive in all her outings in FPR thus far and she entered the match looking for the biggest win of her career.
Claudia: The Angel of Mercy is a former women's champion and recently lost a number one contenders match against Jessica James. Claudia entered the battle royal looking to once again move towards the women's championship that she once held.
Jamilia Craft: Jamilia Craft would be making her FPR debut here in this match. Craft has a huge opportunity to have the most impressive of debuts. Craft hopes to have the same luck that Angelina Love did when she debuted two years ago.
Lacey Von Erich: Some call it luck, some say it's skill. Regardless, Lacey Von Erich has managed to almost always come up with impressive wins. She went undefeated for four months until finally being defeated by "Best in the World" Candice Michelle at WrestleMania. Lacey bounced back and defeated Candice and Hamada in a 3 way two months ago, now she looked for the ultimate in impressive victories.
Maria Menounos: Most recently, Menounos was the number one contender involved in a several month long feud with then-champion, Alissa Flash. Menounos entered the battle royal looking to reclaim her spot near the top of the rankings.
Michelle McCool: Michelle McCool was involved in the GAB battle royal two years ago and came up short. McCool has stuck around in FPR but has been unable to find her niche. Here, she looked to finally make that impact and shoot straight to the top of the division.
Victoria: Upon hearing of Angelina Love's entry into the battle, Victoria claimed the last spot. After her team with Angelina Love seemingly imploded a few months ago, they went one on one last month where Victoria came out with the victory. At the Great American Bash, they would meet again this time in the battle royal.
8 Woman Battle Royal: Lacey Von Erich def. Athena, Michelle McCool, Victoria, Maria Menounos, Claudia, Jamilia Craft, & Angelina Love (24:49)
*Craft pinned Athena (17:06) with a victory roll
*Craft pinned McCool (17:50) with a victory roll
*Angelina pinned Victoria (18:03) after a collision
*Claudia pinned Menounos (20:01) with a german suplex
*Craft pinned Claudia (24:05) with a victory roll
*Lacey pinned Craft (24:36) after Angelina used a snap suplex
*Lacey pinned Angelina (24:49) with a small package
AFTERSTORY: Once again, Lacey Von Erich has done the impossible! Nobody figured Lacey would actually be able to pull out the win but she has done it. Lacey bided her time and snuck in near the end for what many could once again see has luck in the case of the right place, right time. Jamilia Craft was extremely impressive in her debut with the first two eliminations. A pivotal point in the match saw a huge collision take place with Angelina landing on top of Victoria to eliminate her primary rival. Claudia eliminated Menounos and Craft picked up a huge pinfall on the former women's champion. In the end, Lacey, who had been sneaking around the ring for the match's majority, watched Craft and Angelina battle it out. Angelina hit Craft with a devastating snap suplex, Lacey ran in and placed her foot on Craft for the elimination and then as Angelina recovered, Victoria returned to ringside. Lacey was quick to capitalize on the distraction and rolled up Angelina for the shocking victory. Angelina had come so close to pulling off an incredible three straight years but her dream was sabotaged. Lacey Von Erich's unbelievable streak of major victories continues as she picks up potentially the biggest of her career thus far. Angelina was in disbelief knowing she just about had the match won. Her rivalry with Victoria looks to continue as Lacey will be celebrating her victory for some time.
PRESTORY: Last month, Rey Mysterio defeated AJ Styles in a number one contenders match to win a Junior title match against Brian Pillman at Bloodlines. Pillman defeated Mysterio to retain and as the match concluded, Styles attacked Mysterio from behind and beat him down. Mysterio challenged Styles to a rematch to take place at the Great American Bash, which Styles accepted, looking to prove Mysterio's last win was a fluke.
AJ Styles def. Rey Mysterio (12:46) with the Styles Clash
AFTERSTORY: AJ was dominant and was definitely out with something to prove. Styles gains a big win here over Mysterio that could catapult him to become the next number one contender to the Junior title.
PRESTORY: In the Summer Spectacular tag team tournament earlier this month, Kevin Douglas debuted alongside JT Lamotta forming a new tag team. In the first round, they were defeated by the Dark Circle. The Dark Circle went on to the semi finals but Lamotta & Douglas wanted a rematch and that's what they got at the Great American Bash!
The Dark Circle def. Kevin Douglas & JT Lamotta (18:24) when Apoc pinned Lamotta after the End of Days
AFTERSTORY: A good showing by both teams but in the end result remained the same. Apocalypse & Tim Storm are on a bit of a hot streak as of late.
PRESTORY: On the Summer Sizzler tour leading up to the Great American Bash, a mini-series of three Octagon matches were held to determine a #1 contender to Bob Sapp's title. Mirko CroCop defeated both Fedor Emelianenko and former Octagon champ, Brock Lesnar to earn a shot at the title.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Mirko CroCop via 1st Round KO (3:44) with a german suplex to RETAIN the championship
PRESTORY: Spoiler 2000 had an impressive showing in the Road 2 GAB tournament, advancing into the third round before he was ultimately stopped by Takeshi Morishima. Morishima went on to lose in the semi-finals and Spoiler wanted a rematch to avenge his loss against the man that stopped him from winning the tournament.
Spoiler 2000 def. Takeshi Morishima (15:36) via submission with the claw
AFTERSTORY: A hard fought battle that was very back and forth saw Spoiler manage to pull out the win. Both men gave it everything they had but in the end Spoiler made Morishima bleed and submit to the claw hold. After the match, Bison Smith arrived and attacked Spoiler! Smith, who dominated last month's battle royal and was equally impressive in the Road 2 GAB tournament, seems to be taking out his frustrations at his loss on Spoiler. That or he's forming some sort of alliance with Morishima. Nonetheless, Spoiler will be wanting to get Bison in the ring, a potential claw vs claw match looks to be in the future!
PRESTORY: Jiggle-O James Johnson & Julian Caesaro did good in the Summer Spectacular tournament but lost to the eventual winners. Their showing earned them a spot on the card so they were paired with Jakob Furis in a six man tag. A team was formed to oppose them in Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and The Miz!
6 Man Tag Team Match: Jiggle-O James Johnson, Julian Caesaro, & Jakob Furis def. Dashing Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, & The Miz (26:45) when Furis pinned Cody after a neckbreaker
PRESTORY: Round three of the Summer Spectacular saw The Hardyz defeat Simply Irresistible in a match that went thirty minutes! It was a classic tag team battle that the Hardyz won to advance on to the eventual finals. Evans & Palmer were dominant prior to that match, so of course they wanted another shot at the Hardyz.
Robert Evans & Matt Palmer def. The Hardyz (19:52) when Palmer pinned Matt with a high cross body
AFTERSTORY: This time, they won the rematch! The two teams are now 1-1 when it comes to facing each other and this match was equally as fast paced and exciting as their first encounter.
PRESTORY: Brian Pillman has been dominating the Junior division since winning the title at WrestleMania, defeating everyone who came at him. After his win over Rey Mysterio last month, in the weeks that followed, Evan Bourne sent out a challenge to the champion. Pillman accepted and Bourne looked to become champion for the first time!
Junior Championship Match: Brian Pillman def. Evan Bourne (12:50) with a high cross body to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Pillman retains again but this was his toughest match to date. Bourne came at him with everything he had and garnered more near-falls than we can count. It looked for sure like Bourne would win the title but Pillman managed to pull off the win and retain his title. At this point, many are wondering who will be able to take the title from Pillman. Rumors are circulating that Jushin Liger may be returning to the junior division soon..perhaps he will be the next challenger?
PRESTORY: One of the most impressive teams in the Summer Spectacular tournament was Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger. The team that ended DX at WrestleMania seemed to be trying to put it all together since then and it seemed like they finally had in the tournament. Ziggler & Swagger gained two major victories over Lex Luger & Sting and The Outsiders before being defeated by the eventual winners of the tournament, Team 3D. However, Ziggler & Swagger's victories were enough that they decided their next move would be to challenge the tag team that many consider the best in FPR, former 8 time tag team champions, The Briscoes!
Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger def. The Briscoes (13:50) when Swagger CRITICAL'd Jay with the Gutwrench Powerbomb
AFTERSTORY: Ziggler & Swagger continue to top their previous victories! And to say The Briscoes have been in a slump since losing the tag team titles would be an understatement. Ziggler and Swagger defeated arguably the best team in FPR and not only that, they did so in relatively quick and dominant fashion with a CRITICAL finish. Ziggler & Swagger definitely have to be in consideration for a tag team title shot.
PRESTORY: Ever since Mick Foley invited all comers to take him on for the hardcore deathmatch title, he's been under fire all the time. First he managed to overcome Tiger Jeet Singh, then was quickly attacked by Mr. Pogo. Foley got the best of Pogo and defeated him too. This month, Abdullah the Butcher has stepped up to challenge Foley in the deathmatch ring!
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Abdullah the Butcher def. Mick Foley (9:27) with the running elbow drop to become the NEW champion!
AFTERSTORY: Foley must have finally had too much. Abdullah battered him with weapons until he dropped the elbow to finally end Foley's great title reign. Foley took on everyone but now Abdullah will have to do the same.
PRESTORY: In the Road 2 GAB tournament, Ric Flair seemed hellbent on winning the tournament to get a title shot against Hogan. He defeated both Kurt Angle and Yoshinari Ogawa in the tournament but eventually lost in the semi-finals. Angle accused Flair of cheating and he wanted a rematch. Ogawa, who was choked out by Flair, wanted another shot as well as last year he was the tournament winner. Angle welcomed the addition to a three way as he still had it in for Ogawa, who beat him in the Road 2 GAB Finals last year.
Triple Threat Match: Kurt Angle def. Ric Flair & Yoshinari Ogawa (18:23) when he forced Ogawa to submit to repeated knee strikes
AFTERSTORY: Angle was an absolute monster in the match here and took it to both Ogawa and Flair. In the end, Angle had both men down and it was up to him to decide which one he was going to finish off. He chose Ogawa, opting for the revenge from last year rather than Flair from this year. Angle looked dominant and is undoubtedly very pleased with his victory.
PRESTORY: Stone Cold Steve Austin and Chris Jericho's rivalry began at the end of last year and has only escalated since. Ever since Austin won the King of the Ring tournament, Jericho has been doing whatever he could to take him down. Jericho challenged him to a match back in May which he lost, falling prey to the Stunner. Jericho was out of action after that, so he sent Spoiler 2000 to take down Stone Cold, but he too was defeated. Jericho wouldn't give up though and was continuing to do whatever it took to stop Stone Cold. Earlier this month, Jericho officially made the challenge to put his career on the line against Stone Cold, with Austin putting up his KOTR title shot for next month on the line. Austin accepted and the match was made. Austin's Shot vs Jericho's career!
Title Shot vs Career: Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho (10:42) via Stunner CRITICAL
AFTERSTORY: Chris Jericho's career has ended at the hands of a Stone Cold CRITICAL! Jericho gave it absolutely everything he had, locking in the Walls of Jericho multiple times including outside the ring, launching Austin from the top rope, using a steel chair, but it just wasn't enough. Austin's been unstoppable since winning KOTR and now he has it set in stone for certain that he will be challenging Hulk Hogan for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship next month at Final Burns in what will be a rematch of last year's Cyber Saturday main event! Last time, the fans voted for it and this time Austin's fought for it. Jericho received an ovation for his efforts and we have to wonder if we'll ever see Chris Jericho in FPR again.
PRESTORY: Three months ago at Redemption, Madison Rayne & Maryse scored what many considered an upset victory over Angelina Love & Victoria. It was indeed a huge win for them and they met in a rematch two weeks later. The Beautiful People proved it was no fluke and defeated Love & Victoria again in a match twice as long as their first. Since then, The Beautiful People have considered themselves FPR's greatest women's tag team. At Bloodlines, they were challenged by a strong tag team of Ayako Hamada and "Best in the World" Candice Michelle. Candice & Hamada beat Madison & Maryse albeit in controversial fashion as Maryse seemingly broke up the pin as the 3 count was counted. The match was awarded to Candice and Hamada, which of course sparked complaints from The Beautiful People. A rematch challenge was quickly accepted and they were set for the Great American Bash!
Madison Rayne & Maryse def. Candice Michelle & Hamada (32:21) when Maryse pinned Candice after the French Kiss DDT
AFTERSTORY: Shockingly enough, The Beautiful People reign supreme! A very great match saw action inside and outside the ring. Madison and Maryse were always there when one of them was pinned, constantly making the save. Hamada and Candice delivered several big moves but The Beautiful People managed to time everything just right. Maryse nailed Candice with the French Kiss right as Hamada lifted Madison in the air with a spiral powerbomb and Maryse scored the pinfall. Madison and Maryse have been riding high after their win as this coupled with Lacey's huge win earlier in the night made the Bash a great night for them. Maryse & Madison have been calling themselves the unofficial women's tag team champions of FPR after defeating Hamada & Candice.
PRESTORY: At WrestleMania, Bill Goldberg won the showcase battle royal by pinning Mike Foxx. After that, The Faithful went after Goldberg but that has since changed to Goldberg going after the Faithful! After 'Mania, they took Goldberg out and Foxx took his spot in the King of the Ring tournament. Goldberg returned at Redemption and tore through Foxx. Last month he destroyed Hardcore Holly and later that night speared The Big Show to make his intentions known that he was coming for Show next - and his international championship as well!
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Goldberg (15:32) with the running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show's dominance might not be able to be stopped! Goldberg definitely gave him a run for his money though. Goldberg came close on numerous occasions to taking the title but Big Show managed to put a stop to Goldberg's run through the Faithful.
PRESTORY: The Latin American XChange's latest reign as tag team champions has been more dominant than ever. In May, they became the first reigning champions to win the entire Real World Tag League and they defended the belts successfully against The Briscoes in that same night! With 3 wins that night, they took a month off that they earned by winning the league. Meanwhile the Summer Spectacular tournament took place to determine who would get the next shot at LAX. Team 3D won the tournament and looked to become tag champions once again!
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Latin American XChange def. Team 3D (17:38) when Homicide pinned Devon with a sitout DVD to RETAIN the championships!
AFTERSTORY: LAX's dominance continued and their month off must have only helped them and not hindered their performance at all. 3D may have won the tournament but they don't win the titles here.
PRESTORY: Last month, The Great Muta cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Hulk Hogan, moments after Hogan won a grueling Last Man Standing match against CM Punk. Hogan managed to go another fifteen minutes and overcome Muta's attempt. Hulkamania ran wild and there was no doubt that Muta was furious that he lost his chance. Muta went backstage and trashed his locker room until being somewhat calmed down by The Great Kabuki, Gary Hart, and FPR officials. At the beginning of the month, the fifth annual Road 2 GAB tournament took place and Muta entered it hoping to win the tournament so that he could get another shot at Hogan. Muta went all the way, just as he set out to do and made it to the finals of the tournament. However it was there in the finals that he met John Cena one on one. Cena defeated Muta and won the Road 2 GAB Tournament! Cena, a former FPR Worlds Champion, had a chance to once again become champion but as soon as he begun celebrating his tournament victory, Muta ambushed him from behind with a steel chair. Muta assaulted Cena , bloodied him and beat him down, leaving him laying in a pool of his own blood. Cena was stretchered out that night and when he recovered, he only wanted one thing and that was Muta in the ring. Cena agreed to waive his title shot that he won in the tournament to get to Muta! So the match was set for the Great American Bash in a street fight, no rules, there must be a winner!
Street Fight: John Cena def. The Great Muta (13:14) with a sitout back suplex
AFTERSTORY: Cena managed to get his ultimate revenge but it was not without a fight! These two went at it with pure hatred as Muta reopened the previous cuts on Cena's head. Cena fought back valiantly and dropped Muta with the Attitude Adjustment with blood dripping from his head as he found his way to victory! Cena has overcome The Great Muta and now perhaps he will refocus on the world championship again.
PRESTORY: Jessica James has had a very impressive road to the top and a quick one at that. Jessica got the best of Claudia in their feud that began several months ago, ultimately defeating her in a 2/3 falls match to become #1 contender. Last month at Bloodlines, Jessica surprised everyone when she won the women's title from Alissa Flash. Alissa was certainly caught off guard by Jessica's challenge and tonight was her rematch.
Women's Championship Match: Alissa Flash def. Jessica James (9:53) after a russian leg sweep to become the NEW Champion!
AFTERSTORY: Alissa takes back the belt from Jessica in a hard fought battle. Jessica surprised everyone last month when she won the belt and Alissa made sure her reign was a short one. Jessica will surely be looking for another shot though as this feud progresses over the women's championship.
PRESTORY: All year, CM Punk has been after Hulk Hogan and the worlds heavyweight championship. After Punk won the Royal Battle in January, he re-formed Generation sXe with Austin Aries and Shawn Michaels as they secured that Punk won the championship at WrestleMania from Hogan. Along the way, they made several enemies, most notably Bret Hart, who Aries helped Punk defeat at Valentine's Massacre and Triple H, who was betrayed when DX was forced to disband only for Michaels to rejoin Punk and Aries later that night. Hogan, Bret, and Triple H would join together to defeat Generation sXe in a six man tag at Breakout following Punk's win at Mania. That six man victory ensured that Hogan would receive his rematch at Redemption in May. Hogan won back the title there and Punk's rematch took place in a Last Man Standing bout last month at Bloodlines. Hogan was once again victorious but Punk and his group were not going to go down lightly or without a major fight. The challenge was made for War Games to take place at the Great American Bash! Hogan, Hart, and Triple H aligned with Bret's longtime ally, Samoa Joe to complete their team while Punk hired a masked man to team up with Generation sXe.
(MAIN EVENT) War Games Match: CM Punk, Austin Aries, Shawn Michaels, & Masked Man def. Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Triple H, & Samoa Joe (24:07) when Michaels forced Bret to submit!
AFTERSTORY: It was truly a war inside the steel cage and admist all the chaos, Generation sXe managed to sneak out the victory! A very brutal battle until the very end which saw Michaels lock Bret in a steel cage assisted figure four leglock which forced the surrender and gained the victory. The fighting continued after the match as Generation sXe took full control and eventually stood tall in the ring. Punk began celebrating to a chorus of boos. Aries was dripping blood since early on in the match after being slammed into the steel. As they continued the beatdown, glass shattered and Stone Cold Steve Austin arrived! Punk quickly bailed from the ring and Shawn was behind him. Austin entered the cage there after and caught a hold of the masked man, delivering the Stone Cold Stunner! Aries was trapped in the ring and began scaling the cage but Austin caught a hold of him and pulled him down to deliver another Stunner! Stone Cold stood tall in the ring making sure nobody forgets that next month he's got the title shot. As Hogan began to recover, he and Austin made brief eye contact, acknowledging one another as the show came to a close.
©FPR Great American Bash 2010. Comments, questions, feedback of all sorts if appreciated as always! FPR's next PPV event will be Final Burns 2010 headlined by Hogan/Austin II for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship! Final Burns is currently scheduled to take place on August 21. Stay tuned!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
FPR RETURNS TO VIDEO!
*FPR RETURNS TO VIDEO!*
It's a couple months late but better than never! FPR Redemption has finally hit video!
Check it out here!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/33/
With the way things are going, FPR should return to it's normal schedule of releasing highlight videos starting with The Great American Bash which takes place July 31!
It's a couple months late but better than never! FPR Redemption has finally hit video!
Check it out here!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/33/
With the way things are going, FPR should return to it's normal schedule of releasing highlight videos starting with The Great American Bash which takes place July 31!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
FPR Bloodlines Results - 6/19/10
FPR Bloodlines 2010
June 19, 2010
Theme Song: AFI - "Medicate"
PRESTORY: An open invitation battle royal was signed for Bloodlines. Jushin Liger had been frustrated at his inability to climb the ranks in the heavyweight division so he entered to prove a point. Bison Smith looked to recapture his former dominance. Several other stars hope to make a name for themselves in Drew McIntyre and The Miz. Go Shiozaki and Bryan Danielson felt they needed a big win. And the last two spots were taken by Rob Van Dam and Eddie Edwards, who upon hearing of the others' intentions both wanted in to get a piece of each other once more.
8 Man Battle Royal: Bison Smith def. Jushin Liger, Drew McIntyre, The Miz, Go Shiozaki, Bryan Danielson, Rob Van Dam, & Eddie Edwards (24:08)
*Bison CRITICAL'd Liger (6:43)
*Miz forced McIntyre to submit (12:29)
*Danielson pinned Miz with a dragon suplex (14:13)
*Danielson pinned Shiozaki with a victory roll (16:52)
*Bison pinned Danielson after the Clawslam (22:23)
*Bison forced RVD to submit to the claw (23:36)
*Bison pinned Edwards after the Clawslam (24:08)
AFTERSTORY: Complete destruction by Bison Smith! In the end, RVD and Edwards let their own rivalry take center stage and it may have cost them as Bison was sure to capitalize on both men to secure the victory. Bison looks to move back up the ladder while RVD/Edwards continue their heated battle.
PRESTORY: With the second annual Summer Spectacular tag team tournament coming up in a few weeks, a tag team gauntlet match was signed as sort of a preview to the tournament. The tag gauntlet is the first of it's kind and featured five teams competing to determine the best!
Tag Team Gauntlet Match: Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes were victorious (101:07) / (1:41:07)
Andy Dalton & The Brian Kendrick def. Jiggle-O James Johnson & Julian Caesaro (27:27) when Kendrick pinned Caesaro with a magistral rollup
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes def. Andy Dalton & The Brian Kendrick (25:05) when Windham forced Kendrick to submit to the claw
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes def. Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler (21:52) when Windham forced Ziggler to submit to the claw
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes def. Matt Palmer & Robert Evans (27:23) when Dustin pinned Palmer after the Lonestar State of Mind
AFTERSTORY: A huge showing by Windham & Rhodes! Not only did they finally overcome Dalton & Kendrick for the first time in their series of bouts, they also defeated two more teams to complete the gauntlet and become the winners. Windham & Rhodes have gained huge momentum going into the upcoming tournament where the winners will face tag team champions, LAX, at The Great American Bash!
PRESTORY: A couple weeks ago at a live event, Kane and Raven met one on one. A match stemming from a three way bout at WrestleMania that Raven won. Raven defeated Kane two weeks ago and because of that Kane demanded a rematch!
Kane def. Raven (9:01) after the Tombstone
AFTERSTORY: Kane got his win back in dominant fashion, bringout the Tombstone for a decisive victory!
PRESTORY: Last month at Redemption, Victoria and Angelina Love teamed up for the first time in a two on two tag team match to take on The Beautiful People members, Maryse and Madison Rayne. That match ended when Angelina took Maryse up to the top rope, but Maryse surprised her with a counter, delivering an impressive sudden sunset flip that caught Angelina and likely Victoria as well by surprise. Maryse used the move to pin Angelina's shoulders to the mat while Victoria failed to enter the ring for the save, not expecting the loss. Angelina was irate following the match and stormed off to the back quickly. Two weeks ago, the two teams met in a rematch. This time the match went twice the length of the original encounter, passing the 30 minute mark. The ending to the rematch saw Victoria take Maryse up top and again Maryse pulled off a sunset flip, and once again secured the pinfall! Angelina and Victoria argued after the match and tension was rising between the two as they suffered their second consecutive loss. Madison and Maryse went on to proclaim to be the greatest womens' tag team around while Angelina and Victoria decided they would meet each other in the ring one on one like they had in the past. Angelina and Victoria both blamed the other for their losses and would take out their frustrations in the ring.
Victoria def. Angelina Love (11:23) after the Widow's Peak
AFTERSTORY: Victoria got the victory again as she did in their last singles encounter. Angelina fell victim to the Widow's Peak. Afterwards, Victoria tossed Angelina from the ring and walked off to the back. It remains to be seen if the last word has been spoken in this rivalry.
PRESTORY: Bob Sapp and Mark Henry have been feuding over the Octagon Championship for months now. Henry pulled off the upset when he won the title from Sapp at WrestleMania but Sapp inevitably regained it last month at Redemption. Here at Bloodlines, would now be Henry's rematch!
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Mark Henry via 1st Round KO (4:50) after the Beast Bomb to RETAIN the championship
AFTERSTORY: Sapp goes 2 for 3 in the fights against Henry and looks to be back on top of the division once again.
PRESTORY: Chris Jericho has been irate ever since Stone Cold Steve Austin won the King of the Ring tournament. Last month Jericho promised to defeat Austin and came very close to doing so. Jericho dominated the match but was caught with the Stunner out of nowhere that CRITICAL'd him. Jericho has been out of action since, and because of that he sent Spoiler 2000 to take on Austin at Bloodlines, hoping to put him out of action.
Steve Austin def. Spoiler 2000 (13:21) with the thesz press
AFTERSTORY: Austin is victorious again as his huge streak continues! Spoiler came close but it wasn't enough. After the match had ended, Jericho removed his neckbrace and attacked Austin from behind. Jericho has since hinted that he will be challenging Austin to another match next month at the Great American Bash.
PRESTORY: Ever since WrestleMania, the Faithful has tried to take down Goldberg. They believed that Goldberg stole the showcase battle royal win from Mike Foxx. Last month, Goldberg defeated Foxx to prove it was no fluke and this month, Hardcore Holly stepped up to challenge him.
Bill Goldberg def. Hardcore Holly (11:16) via submission with a half boston crab
AFTERSTORY: Goldberg took down Holly, forcing him to tap out. Goldberg posed the question following the match, Who's Next?
PRESTORY: With tag team champions, LAX off celebrating their Real World Tag League win, the top two contenders in the tag team division were set to go one on one. The Briscoes who have been feuding with LAX for nearly a year and the Doom Thug Empire who made it all the way to the finals of the Tag League last month.
Doom Thug Empire def. The Briscoes (10:41) when Chance CRITICAL'd Jay
AFTERSTORY: The Doom Thugs pick up another huge victory! They are on the biggest role of their careers and have gained major momentum heading into the upcoming tag team tournament where a #1 contender will officially be crowned. The Briscoes suffered a major loss here and could be in a slump heading into the aforementioned tournament which they won last year.
PRESTORY: Brian Pillman has been seemingly unstoppable since winning the FPR Junior Championship from Frankie Kazarian at WrestleMania. Prior to that, Pillman tore through the competition and won the Super J Cup tournament. Earlier this month, Rey Mysterio defeated AJ Styles at an FPR weekly Show to determine the #1 contender. Mysterio received his shot at Bloodlines.
Junior Championship Match: Brian Pillman def. Rey Mysterio (14:31) with a backslide to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Pillman managed to hang on to the title again, albeit through a very competitive battle with Mysterio. After the match was over, AJ Styles attacked Mysterio from behind, obviously unhappy with his loss two weeks ago. AJ pummeled Rey and beat him down until being forced off by officials. Pillman walked away with the gold, having to wonder who will be his next challenger.
PRESTORY: As documented before, Madison Rayne and Maryse of The Beautiful People have boasted about their recent victories over Angelina Love & Victoria, calling themselves the greatest women's tag team of all time. Both those wins were indeed very impressive with Maryse using a sunset flip on first Angelina and then Victoria in their two encounters. After their last win, they proclaimed that they wanted a bigger challenge and that call was answered by the forces of Candice Michelle & Ayako Hamada joining together!
Candice Michelle & Ayako Hamada def. Madison Rayne & Maryse (24:35) when Hamada pinned Madison with a magistral rollup
AFTERSTORY: Candice & Hamada defeated The Beautiful People! But it did have it's share of controversy as Maryse entered the ring and seemingly delivered a kick to break up the pin attempt but the fall was still counted. Madison & Maryse were clearly set off by the loss and refused to accept it. They yelled at the referee and anyone who would listen that they were cheated and were not truly defeated!
PRESTORY: The Big Show has been as dominant as ever since winning the International Championship last October from Mark Henry. Last month, Big Show had no decided #1 contender, so he hand-picked his opponent and defeated Maven to retain the title. After that match, Jakob Furis came to ringside and let his intentions be known that he would be challenging Show for the championship at Bloodlines!
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Jakob Furis (7:05) after a lariat to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Furis put up a fight but Big Show was just too much and was able to end the match quickly and decisively. Show retains his title again and as he raised up the gold following his win, he turned around and was met by a spear from Bill Goldberg! It looks like if Goldberg has decided just who is 'next' !
PRESTORY: The feud between Generation sXe and Hogan, Bret, & Triple H has been growing each month. Aries gained two victories over Bret Hart. Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels last month after the end of DX at WrestleMania while Hogan and Punk have traded the Worlds Heavyweight Championship back and forth. Two weeks ago, Triple H defeated Austin Aries in a classic TV main event. For Bloodlines, Bret & The Game teamed up to take on Michaels & Aries
Bret Hart & Triple H def. Shawn Michaels & Austin Aries (25:28) when Bret forced Michaels to submit to the Sharpshooter
AFTERSTORY: A big victory for Bret & HHH and a big loss for Generation sXe! Bret took immense satisfaction in the victory as he forced Shawn to submit to the sharpshooter!
PRESTORY: A couple months ago, Mick Foley invited anyone and everyone to try and take the FPR Hardcore Deathmatch title from him. Last month, Tiger Jeet Singh accepted and took Foley to the limit in the deathmatch but Foley won the hard fought battle. As soon as it ended though, Mr. Pogo arrived and assaulted Foley with weapons. Pogo would be the next to challenge Foley for his belt.
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Mr. Pogo (13:30) after a tackle to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Foley survived Pogo and this time he was able to escape the ring quickly. Foley continues his lengthy run as champion as he awaits who will step into the hardcore deathmatch next.
PRESTORY: Last month, Jessica James defeated Claudia at Redemption, avenging her previous WrestleMania loss to the Angel of Mercy. That win made them 1-1 and a few weeks ago, Jessica and Claudia signed to meet in a 2/3 falls match to determine the new #1 contender to the FPR Women's Championship held by Alissa Flash. Jessica pulled off the major win when she defeated the former women's champion and gained contendership. Afterwards she had a staredown with the champion as she had just defeated Alissa's often-times partner, Claudia.
Women's Championship Match: Jessica James def. Alissa Flash (14:37) after a spin kick to become the NEW Champion!!
AFTERSTORY: New champion! Jessica has pulled off the biggest win of her FPR career by shocking Alissa Flash and taking the championship for the very first time! Alissa's reign has been unexpectedly cut short and there's no doubt she will be demanding a rematch. The crowd in attendance gave a huge ovation for the new champion as Jessica has continued to impress everyone in FPR.
PRESTORY: CM Punk and his stable have been rivaling Hulk Hogan for months now. Starting when CM Punk won the Royal Battle and escalating when Punk won the World Championship from Hogan at WrestleMania, with the help of Austin Aries & Shawn Michaels. The following month, Hogan would team up with Bret Hart & Triple H for a six man tag team victory at Breakout and at Redemption, Hogan got just that, Redemption. Hogan pinned Punk and won back the gold. Punk promised it wouldn't happen twice when he challenged Hogan to a rematch at Bloodlines, this time in a Last Man Standing match!
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Last Man Standing Match: Hulk Hogan def. CM Punk (14:27) to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Hogan triumphs over Punk! Hogan retained the gold in a hard fought competitive battle but in the end Punk was down and out for the 10 count. Hogan grabbed the gold and began his traditional celebration but before he could enjoy the moment, the Great Muta's theme music hit! Muta came to the ring ready to cash in his money in the bank title shot right after Hogan had finished a last man standing match!..
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Hulk Hogan def. The Great Muta (15:58) after a running knee to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Hulkamania is running wild! Muta thought he had the perfect setup to take the title but Hogan overcame the odds just as he did last year when Randy Orton attempted to cash in on him. Hogan celebrated around the arena as he is still the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship as we head into the month of July and The Great American Bash!
©FPR Bloodlines 2010. Comments, Questions, Feedback of all kinds are accepted and appreciated as always! FPR's next PPV event will be The Great American Bash. FPR's next live events will be the two night tour featuring the Road 2 GAB & Summer Spectacular tournaments to determine the #1 contenders for the Worlds Heavyweight and Tag Team Titles!
June 19, 2010
Theme Song: AFI - "Medicate"
PRESTORY: An open invitation battle royal was signed for Bloodlines. Jushin Liger had been frustrated at his inability to climb the ranks in the heavyweight division so he entered to prove a point. Bison Smith looked to recapture his former dominance. Several other stars hope to make a name for themselves in Drew McIntyre and The Miz. Go Shiozaki and Bryan Danielson felt they needed a big win. And the last two spots were taken by Rob Van Dam and Eddie Edwards, who upon hearing of the others' intentions both wanted in to get a piece of each other once more.
8 Man Battle Royal: Bison Smith def. Jushin Liger, Drew McIntyre, The Miz, Go Shiozaki, Bryan Danielson, Rob Van Dam, & Eddie Edwards (24:08)
*Bison CRITICAL'd Liger (6:43)
*Miz forced McIntyre to submit (12:29)
*Danielson pinned Miz with a dragon suplex (14:13)
*Danielson pinned Shiozaki with a victory roll (16:52)
*Bison pinned Danielson after the Clawslam (22:23)
*Bison forced RVD to submit to the claw (23:36)
*Bison pinned Edwards after the Clawslam (24:08)
AFTERSTORY: Complete destruction by Bison Smith! In the end, RVD and Edwards let their own rivalry take center stage and it may have cost them as Bison was sure to capitalize on both men to secure the victory. Bison looks to move back up the ladder while RVD/Edwards continue their heated battle.
PRESTORY: With the second annual Summer Spectacular tag team tournament coming up in a few weeks, a tag team gauntlet match was signed as sort of a preview to the tournament. The tag gauntlet is the first of it's kind and featured five teams competing to determine the best!
Tag Team Gauntlet Match: Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes were victorious (101:07) / (1:41:07)
Andy Dalton & The Brian Kendrick def. Jiggle-O James Johnson & Julian Caesaro (27:27) when Kendrick pinned Caesaro with a magistral rollup
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes def. Andy Dalton & The Brian Kendrick (25:05) when Windham forced Kendrick to submit to the claw
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes def. Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler (21:52) when Windham forced Ziggler to submit to the claw
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes def. Matt Palmer & Robert Evans (27:23) when Dustin pinned Palmer after the Lonestar State of Mind
AFTERSTORY: A huge showing by Windham & Rhodes! Not only did they finally overcome Dalton & Kendrick for the first time in their series of bouts, they also defeated two more teams to complete the gauntlet and become the winners. Windham & Rhodes have gained huge momentum going into the upcoming tournament where the winners will face tag team champions, LAX, at The Great American Bash!
PRESTORY: A couple weeks ago at a live event, Kane and Raven met one on one. A match stemming from a three way bout at WrestleMania that Raven won. Raven defeated Kane two weeks ago and because of that Kane demanded a rematch!
Kane def. Raven (9:01) after the Tombstone
AFTERSTORY: Kane got his win back in dominant fashion, bringout the Tombstone for a decisive victory!
PRESTORY: Last month at Redemption, Victoria and Angelina Love teamed up for the first time in a two on two tag team match to take on The Beautiful People members, Maryse and Madison Rayne. That match ended when Angelina took Maryse up to the top rope, but Maryse surprised her with a counter, delivering an impressive sudden sunset flip that caught Angelina and likely Victoria as well by surprise. Maryse used the move to pin Angelina's shoulders to the mat while Victoria failed to enter the ring for the save, not expecting the loss. Angelina was irate following the match and stormed off to the back quickly. Two weeks ago, the two teams met in a rematch. This time the match went twice the length of the original encounter, passing the 30 minute mark. The ending to the rematch saw Victoria take Maryse up top and again Maryse pulled off a sunset flip, and once again secured the pinfall! Angelina and Victoria argued after the match and tension was rising between the two as they suffered their second consecutive loss. Madison and Maryse went on to proclaim to be the greatest womens' tag team around while Angelina and Victoria decided they would meet each other in the ring one on one like they had in the past. Angelina and Victoria both blamed the other for their losses and would take out their frustrations in the ring.
Victoria def. Angelina Love (11:23) after the Widow's Peak
AFTERSTORY: Victoria got the victory again as she did in their last singles encounter. Angelina fell victim to the Widow's Peak. Afterwards, Victoria tossed Angelina from the ring and walked off to the back. It remains to be seen if the last word has been spoken in this rivalry.
PRESTORY: Bob Sapp and Mark Henry have been feuding over the Octagon Championship for months now. Henry pulled off the upset when he won the title from Sapp at WrestleMania but Sapp inevitably regained it last month at Redemption. Here at Bloodlines, would now be Henry's rematch!
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Mark Henry via 1st Round KO (4:50) after the Beast Bomb to RETAIN the championship
AFTERSTORY: Sapp goes 2 for 3 in the fights against Henry and looks to be back on top of the division once again.
PRESTORY: Chris Jericho has been irate ever since Stone Cold Steve Austin won the King of the Ring tournament. Last month Jericho promised to defeat Austin and came very close to doing so. Jericho dominated the match but was caught with the Stunner out of nowhere that CRITICAL'd him. Jericho has been out of action since, and because of that he sent Spoiler 2000 to take on Austin at Bloodlines, hoping to put him out of action.
Steve Austin def. Spoiler 2000 (13:21) with the thesz press
AFTERSTORY: Austin is victorious again as his huge streak continues! Spoiler came close but it wasn't enough. After the match had ended, Jericho removed his neckbrace and attacked Austin from behind. Jericho has since hinted that he will be challenging Austin to another match next month at the Great American Bash.
PRESTORY: Ever since WrestleMania, the Faithful has tried to take down Goldberg. They believed that Goldberg stole the showcase battle royal win from Mike Foxx. Last month, Goldberg defeated Foxx to prove it was no fluke and this month, Hardcore Holly stepped up to challenge him.
Bill Goldberg def. Hardcore Holly (11:16) via submission with a half boston crab
AFTERSTORY: Goldberg took down Holly, forcing him to tap out. Goldberg posed the question following the match, Who's Next?
PRESTORY: With tag team champions, LAX off celebrating their Real World Tag League win, the top two contenders in the tag team division were set to go one on one. The Briscoes who have been feuding with LAX for nearly a year and the Doom Thug Empire who made it all the way to the finals of the Tag League last month.
Doom Thug Empire def. The Briscoes (10:41) when Chance CRITICAL'd Jay
AFTERSTORY: The Doom Thugs pick up another huge victory! They are on the biggest role of their careers and have gained major momentum heading into the upcoming tag team tournament where a #1 contender will officially be crowned. The Briscoes suffered a major loss here and could be in a slump heading into the aforementioned tournament which they won last year.
PRESTORY: Brian Pillman has been seemingly unstoppable since winning the FPR Junior Championship from Frankie Kazarian at WrestleMania. Prior to that, Pillman tore through the competition and won the Super J Cup tournament. Earlier this month, Rey Mysterio defeated AJ Styles at an FPR weekly Show to determine the #1 contender. Mysterio received his shot at Bloodlines.
Junior Championship Match: Brian Pillman def. Rey Mysterio (14:31) with a backslide to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Pillman managed to hang on to the title again, albeit through a very competitive battle with Mysterio. After the match was over, AJ Styles attacked Mysterio from behind, obviously unhappy with his loss two weeks ago. AJ pummeled Rey and beat him down until being forced off by officials. Pillman walked away with the gold, having to wonder who will be his next challenger.
PRESTORY: As documented before, Madison Rayne and Maryse of The Beautiful People have boasted about their recent victories over Angelina Love & Victoria, calling themselves the greatest women's tag team of all time. Both those wins were indeed very impressive with Maryse using a sunset flip on first Angelina and then Victoria in their two encounters. After their last win, they proclaimed that they wanted a bigger challenge and that call was answered by the forces of Candice Michelle & Ayako Hamada joining together!
Candice Michelle & Ayako Hamada def. Madison Rayne & Maryse (24:35) when Hamada pinned Madison with a magistral rollup
AFTERSTORY: Candice & Hamada defeated The Beautiful People! But it did have it's share of controversy as Maryse entered the ring and seemingly delivered a kick to break up the pin attempt but the fall was still counted. Madison & Maryse were clearly set off by the loss and refused to accept it. They yelled at the referee and anyone who would listen that they were cheated and were not truly defeated!
PRESTORY: The Big Show has been as dominant as ever since winning the International Championship last October from Mark Henry. Last month, Big Show had no decided #1 contender, so he hand-picked his opponent and defeated Maven to retain the title. After that match, Jakob Furis came to ringside and let his intentions be known that he would be challenging Show for the championship at Bloodlines!
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Jakob Furis (7:05) after a lariat to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Furis put up a fight but Big Show was just too much and was able to end the match quickly and decisively. Show retains his title again and as he raised up the gold following his win, he turned around and was met by a spear from Bill Goldberg! It looks like if Goldberg has decided just who is 'next' !
PRESTORY: The feud between Generation sXe and Hogan, Bret, & Triple H has been growing each month. Aries gained two victories over Bret Hart. Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels last month after the end of DX at WrestleMania while Hogan and Punk have traded the Worlds Heavyweight Championship back and forth. Two weeks ago, Triple H defeated Austin Aries in a classic TV main event. For Bloodlines, Bret & The Game teamed up to take on Michaels & Aries
Bret Hart & Triple H def. Shawn Michaels & Austin Aries (25:28) when Bret forced Michaels to submit to the Sharpshooter
AFTERSTORY: A big victory for Bret & HHH and a big loss for Generation sXe! Bret took immense satisfaction in the victory as he forced Shawn to submit to the sharpshooter!
PRESTORY: A couple months ago, Mick Foley invited anyone and everyone to try and take the FPR Hardcore Deathmatch title from him. Last month, Tiger Jeet Singh accepted and took Foley to the limit in the deathmatch but Foley won the hard fought battle. As soon as it ended though, Mr. Pogo arrived and assaulted Foley with weapons. Pogo would be the next to challenge Foley for his belt.
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Mr. Pogo (13:30) after a tackle to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Foley survived Pogo and this time he was able to escape the ring quickly. Foley continues his lengthy run as champion as he awaits who will step into the hardcore deathmatch next.
PRESTORY: Last month, Jessica James defeated Claudia at Redemption, avenging her previous WrestleMania loss to the Angel of Mercy. That win made them 1-1 and a few weeks ago, Jessica and Claudia signed to meet in a 2/3 falls match to determine the new #1 contender to the FPR Women's Championship held by Alissa Flash. Jessica pulled off the major win when she defeated the former women's champion and gained contendership. Afterwards she had a staredown with the champion as she had just defeated Alissa's often-times partner, Claudia.
Women's Championship Match: Jessica James def. Alissa Flash (14:37) after a spin kick to become the NEW Champion!!
AFTERSTORY: New champion! Jessica has pulled off the biggest win of her FPR career by shocking Alissa Flash and taking the championship for the very first time! Alissa's reign has been unexpectedly cut short and there's no doubt she will be demanding a rematch. The crowd in attendance gave a huge ovation for the new champion as Jessica has continued to impress everyone in FPR.
PRESTORY: CM Punk and his stable have been rivaling Hulk Hogan for months now. Starting when CM Punk won the Royal Battle and escalating when Punk won the World Championship from Hogan at WrestleMania, with the help of Austin Aries & Shawn Michaels. The following month, Hogan would team up with Bret Hart & Triple H for a six man tag team victory at Breakout and at Redemption, Hogan got just that, Redemption. Hogan pinned Punk and won back the gold. Punk promised it wouldn't happen twice when he challenged Hogan to a rematch at Bloodlines, this time in a Last Man Standing match!
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Last Man Standing Match: Hulk Hogan def. CM Punk (14:27) to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Hogan triumphs over Punk! Hogan retained the gold in a hard fought competitive battle but in the end Punk was down and out for the 10 count. Hogan grabbed the gold and began his traditional celebration but before he could enjoy the moment, the Great Muta's theme music hit! Muta came to the ring ready to cash in his money in the bank title shot right after Hogan had finished a last man standing match!..
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Hulk Hogan def. The Great Muta (15:58) after a running knee to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Hulkamania is running wild! Muta thought he had the perfect setup to take the title but Hogan overcame the odds just as he did last year when Randy Orton attempted to cash in on him. Hogan celebrated around the arena as he is still the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship as we head into the month of July and The Great American Bash!
©FPR Bloodlines 2010. Comments, Questions, Feedback of all kinds are accepted and appreciated as always! FPR's next PPV event will be The Great American Bash. FPR's next live events will be the two night tour featuring the Road 2 GAB & Summer Spectacular tournaments to determine the #1 contenders for the Worlds Heavyweight and Tag Team Titles!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
FPR Redemption Results (5/22/10)
FPR Redemption 2010
May 22, 2010
Theme Song: Jack Off Jill - Fear of Dying
(Side Note: I was able to find my gamebridge disc and these matches were recorded though I still no longer have Nero VIsion to put highlight videos together, if I do buy it again or somehow retrieve it, a video may be put together at a later date but I did not feel that it's possibility should hold up the results as it may not happen any time soon. So, I figured it would be best to just release the results and keep everyone up to date.)
PRESTORY: Last month, Rob Van Dam won an 8 man battle royal to secure the final spot in the King of the Ring tournament. RVD pinned Eddie Edwards to win that battle. Edwards was furious at the loss and that he lost his shot at KOTR. Edwards returned the following week and cost Van Dam his first round match against Sting. RVD and Edwards would then meet in a tag team match where the Nightmare Express defeated the American Wolves. Edwards challenged RVD to a one on one match at Redemption and the bout was on!
Rob Van Dam def. Eddie Edwards (18:09) with a backslide
AFTERSTORY: A great match that made for one hell of an opener as RVD continues to get the best of Edwards. Both men were applauded for their performance on this night.
PRESTORY: The Beautiful People's business over the last several months has been well-documented. Last month at Breakout was the first official time that Angelina Love opposed her former stablemates in an eight woman tag team match. This month, Madison and Maryse challenged Angelina to team up with Victoria for a tag team match because they wanted revenge on Angelina for leaving them behind. Angelina and Victoria accepted the challenge which would be the first time they had teamed together in a regular tag team match.
Madison Rayne & Maryse def. Angelina Love & Victoria (15:31) when Maryse pinned Angelina with a sunset flip
AFTERSTORY: The Beautiful People did as they promised, they came out victorious! Angelina looked to finish off Maryse, but she countered with a very impressive sunset flip from the top rope. Angelina was certainly caught by surprise and it appeared that Victoria was as well as she did not enter the ring to make the save. Angelina was visibly frustrated following the loss and was quick to leave ringside.
PRESTORY: The Big Show has dominated the scene since winning the International Championship. Big Show retained over The Undertaker at WrestleMania and since then has not had a number one contender. Without a contender and ready to defend, Big Show decided that he would hand-pick an opponent to challenge him for the FPR International title!
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Maven (7:50) via submission with the Colossal Clutch to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show made quick work of his selected opponent in Maven. Maven gave a good effort but it wasn't enough to topple the Giant. Following the match, Jakob Furis came out from the back and made his intentions known: he is challenging The Big Show to a match for the International title next month at his signature show, FPR Bloodlines!
PRESTORY: Jiggle-O James Johnson & Julian Caesaro and Robert Evans & Matt Palmer have been two teams that have been at each other's throats over the past few months. Things only escalated in the Real World Tag League when both teams received the exact same score from their amount of victories. A challenge was made to settle their score against one another in a tag team match at Redemption!
Jiggle-O James Johnson & Julian Caesaro def. Robert Evans & Matt Palmer (19:01) when Johnson pinned Palmer with a tiger driver
AFTERSTORY: A big victory for Caesaro & Jiggle-O who may have proven to be the better team with their win over their longtime rivals!
PRESTORY: Two months ago at WrestleMania, Jessica James and Claudia met one on one. Jessica is looking to move further and further in the womens' division in FPR while Claudia has been intent on not letting that happen at her expense. Claudia defeated Jessica in a competitive battle at WrestleMania but Jessica was not going to give up easy. Jessica trained harder and challenged Claudia to a rematch to take place at Redemption! Claudia accepted in hopes of assuring that Jessica does not climb the ladder any further than she has.
Jessica James def. Claudia (19:55) after a spin kick
AFTERSTORY: Jessica gained the big victory and pinned the former women's champion! A definite classic match as both women went back and forth, that could have easily gone either way. Jessica managed to pick up the victory and it is likely that they will meet in the ring again sometime in the near future.
PRESTORY: Throughout the month, the 4th annual Real World Tag League took place. Four blocks of 16 separated 64 teams to determine who would come out the best. The Block A winners were the reigning FPR Tag Team Champions, The Latin American XChange. LAX came out on top among the top 5 which included The Funks, Jericho and Spoiler, Naked Man & Dino, and former tag champions Team 3D. LAX scored a total of 26, only suffering two losses in the entire league thus far. LAX would face the winners of Block B, the Powers of Pain! The Powers of Pain emerged out of nowhere, overcoming Block B's top 5 which consisted of the Freebirds, The Von Erichs, Undertaker & Kane, and the Miracle Violence Connection. They scored a total of 24 and would meet the tag team champions here in the semi-finals where the winners would go on to the finals!
Real World Tag League Semi-Finals: Latin American XChange def. The Powers of Pain (17:54) when Homicide pinned Barbarian with a rolling prawn hold
AFTERSTORY: LAX were once again successful and would now have to wrestle two more times, the RWTL finals as well as their scheduled tag team title defense. LAX would hope to become the first ever reigning tag team champions to win the Real World Tag League.
PRESTORY: Following last month, Candice Michelle and Hamada both felt they were in position to be the best. Both women respected one another and agreed to face off in a one on one match. Lacey Von Erich heard the match was being made and she was still looking for revenge on Candice for causing her very first defeat at WrestleMania. Lacey got herself into the match to make it a triple threat match. Candice has been long known as the Best in the World, Hamada has been improving since day one and Lacey Von Erich believes that she is the best there is. Now all three would meet in the ring!
Triple Threat Match: Lacey Von Erich def. Hamada & Candice Michelle (19:53)
*Hamada pinned Candice (19:03) with the Hamada Driver
*Lacey pinned Hamada (19:53)
AFTERSTORY: And Lacey steals the victory! Hamada pinned Candice with her patented Hamada Driver and before she could regain composure, Lacey attacked from behind, not allowing Hamada to fully get back to her feet and made the pinfall. Lacey celebrated as if she had just become champion while Hamada was in disbelief, as was Candice on the outside. Lacey, despite how she may get things done, continues to be a force in the division.
PRESTORY: Continuing the Real World Tag League, Block C was won by Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli. Hero and Claudio came out on top in a star-studded block over top 5 teams that included the Road Warriors, Sting & Luger, as well as multi-time champions The Midnight Express and The Briscoes, who would receive a tag title shot later on. Hero and Claudio definitely made a bold statement with their Block C win with a total of 24 points. Block D was perhaps the most unpredictable as the underdogs of the league, The Doom Thug Empire, shocked everyone by winning the block with 26 points, tying LAX for the most. The Doom Thugs gained the #1 spot over both Giant & Super Strong Machine as well as the Outsiders. Nobody expected them to make it this far but they made it to the semi finals and were on to face Hero & Castagnoli!
Real World Tag League Semi-Finals: The Doom Thug Empire def. Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli (22:41) when Chance pinned Claudio with a styles clash
AFTERSTORY: In what would almost have to be considered a major upset, The Doom Thug Empire has come out more dominant than ever before in FPR! They seemed determined to get a shot at the tag team titles as they were now on to the finals. But there they would face the Latin American XChange, a team they have never been able to defeat!
PRESTORY: In February, Brian Pillman defeated Yoshi Tatsu to win the Super J Cup tournament. The victory made Pillman the number one contender and he would go on to win the FPR Junior Championship from Frankie Kazarian at WrestleMania. Pillman has held onto the title thus far and a couple of weeks ago, Yoshi Tatsu defeated Kazarian, AJ Styles, and Kofi Kingston in a fatal four way to become the #1 contender and have a rematch with Pillman from the J Cup finals!
Junior Championship Match: Brian Pillman def. Yoshi Tatsu (13:08) with a backslide to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Pillman retains and continues enjoying his great reign thus far. Who will step up next to challenge for the junior championship!
PRESTORY: In WrestleMania's showcase battle royal, Bill Goldberg pinned Mike Foxx to win it. Foxx was irate that his road to victory was brought to a halt. Goldberg looked to make it his return to the top and entered the King of the Ring tournament. Foxx, however, got wind of Goldberg's plan to enter and attacked him, taking him out of the tournament. Foxx ended up taking Goldberg's spot. Goldberg announce he would return at Redemption and wanted Foxx in the ring one on one!
Bill Goldberg def. Mike Foxx (16:53) with the Jackhammer
AFTERSTORY: A great back and forth battle saw Goldberg gain his revenge and put Foxx down with the Jackhammer. Foxx was helped to the back afterwards as Goldberg looks to continue his path of destruction.
PRESTORY: After Mick Foley came out on top in his heated rivalry with Randy Orton, he waited for his next challenge. At an FPR live event, Foley said he was going to take on any and all comers. He said he was putting the hardcore title on the line anytime against anyone. His challenge was answered by Tiger Jeet Singh who promised that he was more hardcore than Foley and would take his title. Foley accepted and the match was on!
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Tiger Jeet Singh (19:43) after a tackle to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Tiger Jeet definitely took Foley to the limit and by the end of it, both men were covered in blood. Tiger Jeet nearly succeeded several times in choking out Foley. As Foley got to his feet, he was attacked from behind by Mr. Pogo! Pogo beatdown Foley until being forced off as it appears Foley's open invitation is being taken very seriously as new challengers continue to arise for the hardcore deathmatch championship.
PRESTORY: Last month, Stone Cold Steve Austin won the 2010 King of the Ring tournament. Austin's biggest rival as of late has been Chris Jericho. Jericho swears that had he faced Austin the KOTR, Austin wouldn't have won. Jericho challenged Austin so that he could prove to the world he should be King of the Ring.
Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho (14:22) via Stunner CRITICAL
AFTERSTORY: Jericho looked dominant in this match as he controlled the majority of the match but in the end Stone Cold caught him out of nowhere with the Stunner that ended the match effectively. Jericho has since begun accusing Austin of cheating to defeat him. The way it looks, Jericho isn't going to stop until he overcomes Stone Cold, no matter how he has to go about doing it.
PRESTORY: The Real World Tag League finals was set earlier and it turned out to be a match that has taken place many times included two WrestleManias. The Latin American XChange against the Doom Thug Empire. Both teams had equal scores in their blocks and made it to the finals. LAX look to become the first ever team to win the league while being the tag team champions, while the Doom Thug Empire hoped to defeat the team they have never been able to beat!
Real World Tag League Finals: The Latin American XChange def. The Doom Thug Empire (19:17) when Homicide choked out D-Money
AFTERSTORY: LAX did it, they outlasted 63 other tag teams and became the first ever reigning champions to win the League. LAX stake their claim as the best while they had to quickly prepare for a title defense against the Briscoes, being billed as the last chance final showdown between the two teams who have had a year's worth of rivalry and hatred.
PRESTORY: Mark Henry shocked the world when he won the Octagon championship from Bob Sapp at WrestleMania. Henry thought for sure that he had put an end to Sapp for good but Sapp announced he would return for his rematch at Redemption!
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Mark Henry via 2nd Round KO (2:14) with a german suplex (7:14) to become the NEW Champion
AFTERSTORY: Sapp does it again, as his story always goes. When he loses, it's almost certain he will regain his belt in time. Sapp returns to his throne as king of the octagon in hard-fought battle.
PRESTORY: At WrestleMania, The Great Muta came out of the field of 8 with the Money in the Bank briefcase. He won the match with a devastating Moonsault from the side of the cage onto Jushin Liger. Liger looked to prove himself in a different way among the heavyweight ranks by entering the King of the Ring. Liger impressed many and made it to the semi-finals before falling to the eventual winner. Liger challenged Muta to a match for Redemption and Muta accepted. Muta promised to continue his path to the top and take out Liger in the process.
The Great Muta def. Jushin Liger (13:07) after a piledriver
AFTERSTORY: Muta finished off Liger with a piledriver and looked to continue his attack after the match but was forced off. Muta's mean streak continues as he defeats Liger.
PRESTORY: The feud between LAX and The Briscoes has been on and off for the past year. The last several months they continued to trade the belts back and forth again and again. It was believed that this was to be their final bout, however if the Briscoes were to win, LAX would have a guaranteed shot from winning the Real World Tag League. If LAX were to win, they would have the following month off from title defenses.
World Tag Team Championships Match: Latin American XChange(c) def. The Briscoes (19:35) when Homicide pinned Jay with a sitout DVD to RETAIN the championships!
AFTERSTORY: And the night ends for LAX with a clean sweep! LAX won three matches in one night, proving they may indeed be the greatest tag team in FPR. The Briscoes may be out of the title picture for now and it's unknown who will challenge LAX next as they will have time off from their defenses to enjoy with their tag team titles as well as their Tag League trophy.
PRESTORY: At WrestleMania, Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger defeated D-Generation X on their third and final attempt. The stipulation to that match was that the losing team would be forced to disband. In that match, Swagger pinned Michaels at a point in the match where everyone expected HBK to kickout. Triple H was in disbelief as DX had come to an end. Later that night, Michaels would return and interfere in the CM Punk vs Hulk Hogan match on Punk's behalf. Michaels revealed he had re-aligned with his former stablemates, CM Punk and Austin Aries. Michaels helped Punk win the World Title just like they had attempted to do at the very first WrestleMania. The following month at Breakout. Generation sXe challenged Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart to find a partner for a six man tag. Hogan and Hart caught them by surprise when they revealed their partner to be Triple H! HHH was obviously furious at Michaels' decisions and actions. That match ended with Hogan's leg drop on Aries and now it was time for Triple H & Shawn to meet one on one!
Triple H def. Shawn Michaels (10:21) after a knee to face drop
AFTERSTORY: Triple H got a huge measure of the Redemption he wanted here! HHH pinned Michaels in a relatively short match to put Generation sXe at 0-1 for the night.
PRESTORY: In February, Bret Hart pinned CM Punk in the main event of Valentine's Massacre on the Road to Wrestlemania. Following the match, Aries attacked Bret and Punk showed his true colors by aligning with him. Aries and Punk beat down Bret which led to a one on one match at WrestleMania between Aries and Hart. Aries picked up the win there but Bret wasn't happy at all with the loss. They met next in the six man tag at Breakout and aftewards, Bret challenged Aries to meet him in a submission match at Redemption!
Submissions Match: Austin Aries def. Bret Hart (22:05) via submission with the Rings of Saturn
AFTERSTORY: A great back and forth battle, Aries just wouldn't quit. Aries forced Bret to pass out finally and put Generation sXe at 2-2. A huge win for Aries as he continues to prove Punk right when he said he had saved Aries and brought him back to his old dominant ways.
PRESTORY: The feud between Alissa Flash & Maria Menounos has been a long, well-documented one. Things escalated last month at Breakout when Alissa became the new women's champion with a shocking, controversial, three way victory over Gina Carano and Menounos. Following the victory, Carano opted to take some time off, leaving Menounos as the number one contender to her biggest rival's title. Alissa's first defense was set for Redemption against Maria, as she hoped to vanquish her rival while Menounos title aspiriations grew stronger!
Women's Championship Match: Alissa Flash def. Maria Menounos (16:21) after an elbow to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Another classic back and forth matchup between these two but in the end Alissa proves dominant and reigns supreme. Alissa is having a very impressive year as it didn't take her long from her debut to become champion. Menounos will remain in the picture but for now it looks like Alissa may be accepting a new challenge in June, though who exactly remains uncertain at this point.
PRESTORY: CM Punk won the Royal Battle in 2010 to guarantee a worlds heavyweight title shot at champion, Hulk Hogan, come WrestleMania. At Mania, Punk pulled off the unthinkable, putting an end to the 8 month reign of Hulkamania. But it was not without help, as mentioned above, Punk's title win was aided by both Austin Aries and Shawn Michaels. Generation sXe had reformed and appeared stronger than ever, especially with Punk as champion. However the trio were trumped at Breakout by their rivals in Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, and Triple H. The six-man win ensured that Hogan was more than deserving of his rematch at Redemption! On the road to Redemption, CM Punk went 1 on 1 with Randy Savage and pulled off a very impressive win, this time single-handedly in a near 20 minute match. Punk wanted to use that match to send a message to Hogan and Hogan heard it loud and clear. The rematch would finally take place at Redemption!
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Hulk Hogan def. CM Punk (8:43) after a piledriver to become the NEW Champion!!!!
AFTERSTORY: Redemption received! Hulk Hogan battered Punk from pillar to post and put him down to once again regain the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship! This time, Punk tried to go at it alone but Hogan trumped him in the end. Hulkamania runs wild again as Hulk Hogan is Worlds Heavyweight Champion once more! Hogan finished the night with his traditional celebration and posedown around the ring as he once again wore the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Title
©FPR Redemption 2010. Comments, questions, feedback of all sorts is appreciated as always! FPR's next PPV event will be Bloodlines tentatively scheduled for June 19, 2010, stay tuned as Bloodlines promises to be a big one!
May 22, 2010
Theme Song: Jack Off Jill - Fear of Dying
(Side Note: I was able to find my gamebridge disc and these matches were recorded though I still no longer have Nero VIsion to put highlight videos together, if I do buy it again or somehow retrieve it, a video may be put together at a later date but I did not feel that it's possibility should hold up the results as it may not happen any time soon. So, I figured it would be best to just release the results and keep everyone up to date.)
PRESTORY: Last month, Rob Van Dam won an 8 man battle royal to secure the final spot in the King of the Ring tournament. RVD pinned Eddie Edwards to win that battle. Edwards was furious at the loss and that he lost his shot at KOTR. Edwards returned the following week and cost Van Dam his first round match against Sting. RVD and Edwards would then meet in a tag team match where the Nightmare Express defeated the American Wolves. Edwards challenged RVD to a one on one match at Redemption and the bout was on!
Rob Van Dam def. Eddie Edwards (18:09) with a backslide
AFTERSTORY: A great match that made for one hell of an opener as RVD continues to get the best of Edwards. Both men were applauded for their performance on this night.
PRESTORY: The Beautiful People's business over the last several months has been well-documented. Last month at Breakout was the first official time that Angelina Love opposed her former stablemates in an eight woman tag team match. This month, Madison and Maryse challenged Angelina to team up with Victoria for a tag team match because they wanted revenge on Angelina for leaving them behind. Angelina and Victoria accepted the challenge which would be the first time they had teamed together in a regular tag team match.
Madison Rayne & Maryse def. Angelina Love & Victoria (15:31) when Maryse pinned Angelina with a sunset flip
AFTERSTORY: The Beautiful People did as they promised, they came out victorious! Angelina looked to finish off Maryse, but she countered with a very impressive sunset flip from the top rope. Angelina was certainly caught by surprise and it appeared that Victoria was as well as she did not enter the ring to make the save. Angelina was visibly frustrated following the loss and was quick to leave ringside.
PRESTORY: The Big Show has dominated the scene since winning the International Championship. Big Show retained over The Undertaker at WrestleMania and since then has not had a number one contender. Without a contender and ready to defend, Big Show decided that he would hand-pick an opponent to challenge him for the FPR International title!
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Maven (7:50) via submission with the Colossal Clutch to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show made quick work of his selected opponent in Maven. Maven gave a good effort but it wasn't enough to topple the Giant. Following the match, Jakob Furis came out from the back and made his intentions known: he is challenging The Big Show to a match for the International title next month at his signature show, FPR Bloodlines!
PRESTORY: Jiggle-O James Johnson & Julian Caesaro and Robert Evans & Matt Palmer have been two teams that have been at each other's throats over the past few months. Things only escalated in the Real World Tag League when both teams received the exact same score from their amount of victories. A challenge was made to settle their score against one another in a tag team match at Redemption!
Jiggle-O James Johnson & Julian Caesaro def. Robert Evans & Matt Palmer (19:01) when Johnson pinned Palmer with a tiger driver
AFTERSTORY: A big victory for Caesaro & Jiggle-O who may have proven to be the better team with their win over their longtime rivals!
PRESTORY: Two months ago at WrestleMania, Jessica James and Claudia met one on one. Jessica is looking to move further and further in the womens' division in FPR while Claudia has been intent on not letting that happen at her expense. Claudia defeated Jessica in a competitive battle at WrestleMania but Jessica was not going to give up easy. Jessica trained harder and challenged Claudia to a rematch to take place at Redemption! Claudia accepted in hopes of assuring that Jessica does not climb the ladder any further than she has.
Jessica James def. Claudia (19:55) after a spin kick
AFTERSTORY: Jessica gained the big victory and pinned the former women's champion! A definite classic match as both women went back and forth, that could have easily gone either way. Jessica managed to pick up the victory and it is likely that they will meet in the ring again sometime in the near future.
PRESTORY: Throughout the month, the 4th annual Real World Tag League took place. Four blocks of 16 separated 64 teams to determine who would come out the best. The Block A winners were the reigning FPR Tag Team Champions, The Latin American XChange. LAX came out on top among the top 5 which included The Funks, Jericho and Spoiler, Naked Man & Dino, and former tag champions Team 3D. LAX scored a total of 26, only suffering two losses in the entire league thus far. LAX would face the winners of Block B, the Powers of Pain! The Powers of Pain emerged out of nowhere, overcoming Block B's top 5 which consisted of the Freebirds, The Von Erichs, Undertaker & Kane, and the Miracle Violence Connection. They scored a total of 24 and would meet the tag team champions here in the semi-finals where the winners would go on to the finals!
Real World Tag League Semi-Finals: Latin American XChange def. The Powers of Pain (17:54) when Homicide pinned Barbarian with a rolling prawn hold
AFTERSTORY: LAX were once again successful and would now have to wrestle two more times, the RWTL finals as well as their scheduled tag team title defense. LAX would hope to become the first ever reigning tag team champions to win the Real World Tag League.
PRESTORY: Following last month, Candice Michelle and Hamada both felt they were in position to be the best. Both women respected one another and agreed to face off in a one on one match. Lacey Von Erich heard the match was being made and she was still looking for revenge on Candice for causing her very first defeat at WrestleMania. Lacey got herself into the match to make it a triple threat match. Candice has been long known as the Best in the World, Hamada has been improving since day one and Lacey Von Erich believes that she is the best there is. Now all three would meet in the ring!
Triple Threat Match: Lacey Von Erich def. Hamada & Candice Michelle (19:53)
*Hamada pinned Candice (19:03) with the Hamada Driver
*Lacey pinned Hamada (19:53)
AFTERSTORY: And Lacey steals the victory! Hamada pinned Candice with her patented Hamada Driver and before she could regain composure, Lacey attacked from behind, not allowing Hamada to fully get back to her feet and made the pinfall. Lacey celebrated as if she had just become champion while Hamada was in disbelief, as was Candice on the outside. Lacey, despite how she may get things done, continues to be a force in the division.
PRESTORY: Continuing the Real World Tag League, Block C was won by Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli. Hero and Claudio came out on top in a star-studded block over top 5 teams that included the Road Warriors, Sting & Luger, as well as multi-time champions The Midnight Express and The Briscoes, who would receive a tag title shot later on. Hero and Claudio definitely made a bold statement with their Block C win with a total of 24 points. Block D was perhaps the most unpredictable as the underdogs of the league, The Doom Thug Empire, shocked everyone by winning the block with 26 points, tying LAX for the most. The Doom Thugs gained the #1 spot over both Giant & Super Strong Machine as well as the Outsiders. Nobody expected them to make it this far but they made it to the semi finals and were on to face Hero & Castagnoli!
Real World Tag League Semi-Finals: The Doom Thug Empire def. Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli (22:41) when Chance pinned Claudio with a styles clash
AFTERSTORY: In what would almost have to be considered a major upset, The Doom Thug Empire has come out more dominant than ever before in FPR! They seemed determined to get a shot at the tag team titles as they were now on to the finals. But there they would face the Latin American XChange, a team they have never been able to defeat!
PRESTORY: In February, Brian Pillman defeated Yoshi Tatsu to win the Super J Cup tournament. The victory made Pillman the number one contender and he would go on to win the FPR Junior Championship from Frankie Kazarian at WrestleMania. Pillman has held onto the title thus far and a couple of weeks ago, Yoshi Tatsu defeated Kazarian, AJ Styles, and Kofi Kingston in a fatal four way to become the #1 contender and have a rematch with Pillman from the J Cup finals!
Junior Championship Match: Brian Pillman def. Yoshi Tatsu (13:08) with a backslide to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Pillman retains and continues enjoying his great reign thus far. Who will step up next to challenge for the junior championship!
PRESTORY: In WrestleMania's showcase battle royal, Bill Goldberg pinned Mike Foxx to win it. Foxx was irate that his road to victory was brought to a halt. Goldberg looked to make it his return to the top and entered the King of the Ring tournament. Foxx, however, got wind of Goldberg's plan to enter and attacked him, taking him out of the tournament. Foxx ended up taking Goldberg's spot. Goldberg announce he would return at Redemption and wanted Foxx in the ring one on one!
Bill Goldberg def. Mike Foxx (16:53) with the Jackhammer
AFTERSTORY: A great back and forth battle saw Goldberg gain his revenge and put Foxx down with the Jackhammer. Foxx was helped to the back afterwards as Goldberg looks to continue his path of destruction.
PRESTORY: After Mick Foley came out on top in his heated rivalry with Randy Orton, he waited for his next challenge. At an FPR live event, Foley said he was going to take on any and all comers. He said he was putting the hardcore title on the line anytime against anyone. His challenge was answered by Tiger Jeet Singh who promised that he was more hardcore than Foley and would take his title. Foley accepted and the match was on!
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Tiger Jeet Singh (19:43) after a tackle to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Tiger Jeet definitely took Foley to the limit and by the end of it, both men were covered in blood. Tiger Jeet nearly succeeded several times in choking out Foley. As Foley got to his feet, he was attacked from behind by Mr. Pogo! Pogo beatdown Foley until being forced off as it appears Foley's open invitation is being taken very seriously as new challengers continue to arise for the hardcore deathmatch championship.
PRESTORY: Last month, Stone Cold Steve Austin won the 2010 King of the Ring tournament. Austin's biggest rival as of late has been Chris Jericho. Jericho swears that had he faced Austin the KOTR, Austin wouldn't have won. Jericho challenged Austin so that he could prove to the world he should be King of the Ring.
Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho (14:22) via Stunner CRITICAL
AFTERSTORY: Jericho looked dominant in this match as he controlled the majority of the match but in the end Stone Cold caught him out of nowhere with the Stunner that ended the match effectively. Jericho has since begun accusing Austin of cheating to defeat him. The way it looks, Jericho isn't going to stop until he overcomes Stone Cold, no matter how he has to go about doing it.
PRESTORY: The Real World Tag League finals was set earlier and it turned out to be a match that has taken place many times included two WrestleManias. The Latin American XChange against the Doom Thug Empire. Both teams had equal scores in their blocks and made it to the finals. LAX look to become the first ever team to win the league while being the tag team champions, while the Doom Thug Empire hoped to defeat the team they have never been able to beat!
Real World Tag League Finals: The Latin American XChange def. The Doom Thug Empire (19:17) when Homicide choked out D-Money
AFTERSTORY: LAX did it, they outlasted 63 other tag teams and became the first ever reigning champions to win the League. LAX stake their claim as the best while they had to quickly prepare for a title defense against the Briscoes, being billed as the last chance final showdown between the two teams who have had a year's worth of rivalry and hatred.
PRESTORY: Mark Henry shocked the world when he won the Octagon championship from Bob Sapp at WrestleMania. Henry thought for sure that he had put an end to Sapp for good but Sapp announced he would return for his rematch at Redemption!
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Mark Henry via 2nd Round KO (2:14) with a german suplex (7:14) to become the NEW Champion
AFTERSTORY: Sapp does it again, as his story always goes. When he loses, it's almost certain he will regain his belt in time. Sapp returns to his throne as king of the octagon in hard-fought battle.
PRESTORY: At WrestleMania, The Great Muta came out of the field of 8 with the Money in the Bank briefcase. He won the match with a devastating Moonsault from the side of the cage onto Jushin Liger. Liger looked to prove himself in a different way among the heavyweight ranks by entering the King of the Ring. Liger impressed many and made it to the semi-finals before falling to the eventual winner. Liger challenged Muta to a match for Redemption and Muta accepted. Muta promised to continue his path to the top and take out Liger in the process.
The Great Muta def. Jushin Liger (13:07) after a piledriver
AFTERSTORY: Muta finished off Liger with a piledriver and looked to continue his attack after the match but was forced off. Muta's mean streak continues as he defeats Liger.
PRESTORY: The feud between LAX and The Briscoes has been on and off for the past year. The last several months they continued to trade the belts back and forth again and again. It was believed that this was to be their final bout, however if the Briscoes were to win, LAX would have a guaranteed shot from winning the Real World Tag League. If LAX were to win, they would have the following month off from title defenses.
World Tag Team Championships Match: Latin American XChange(c) def. The Briscoes (19:35) when Homicide pinned Jay with a sitout DVD to RETAIN the championships!
AFTERSTORY: And the night ends for LAX with a clean sweep! LAX won three matches in one night, proving they may indeed be the greatest tag team in FPR. The Briscoes may be out of the title picture for now and it's unknown who will challenge LAX next as they will have time off from their defenses to enjoy with their tag team titles as well as their Tag League trophy.
PRESTORY: At WrestleMania, Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger defeated D-Generation X on their third and final attempt. The stipulation to that match was that the losing team would be forced to disband. In that match, Swagger pinned Michaels at a point in the match where everyone expected HBK to kickout. Triple H was in disbelief as DX had come to an end. Later that night, Michaels would return and interfere in the CM Punk vs Hulk Hogan match on Punk's behalf. Michaels revealed he had re-aligned with his former stablemates, CM Punk and Austin Aries. Michaels helped Punk win the World Title just like they had attempted to do at the very first WrestleMania. The following month at Breakout. Generation sXe challenged Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart to find a partner for a six man tag. Hogan and Hart caught them by surprise when they revealed their partner to be Triple H! HHH was obviously furious at Michaels' decisions and actions. That match ended with Hogan's leg drop on Aries and now it was time for Triple H & Shawn to meet one on one!
Triple H def. Shawn Michaels (10:21) after a knee to face drop
AFTERSTORY: Triple H got a huge measure of the Redemption he wanted here! HHH pinned Michaels in a relatively short match to put Generation sXe at 0-1 for the night.
PRESTORY: In February, Bret Hart pinned CM Punk in the main event of Valentine's Massacre on the Road to Wrestlemania. Following the match, Aries attacked Bret and Punk showed his true colors by aligning with him. Aries and Punk beat down Bret which led to a one on one match at WrestleMania between Aries and Hart. Aries picked up the win there but Bret wasn't happy at all with the loss. They met next in the six man tag at Breakout and aftewards, Bret challenged Aries to meet him in a submission match at Redemption!
Submissions Match: Austin Aries def. Bret Hart (22:05) via submission with the Rings of Saturn
AFTERSTORY: A great back and forth battle, Aries just wouldn't quit. Aries forced Bret to pass out finally and put Generation sXe at 2-2. A huge win for Aries as he continues to prove Punk right when he said he had saved Aries and brought him back to his old dominant ways.
PRESTORY: The feud between Alissa Flash & Maria Menounos has been a long, well-documented one. Things escalated last month at Breakout when Alissa became the new women's champion with a shocking, controversial, three way victory over Gina Carano and Menounos. Following the victory, Carano opted to take some time off, leaving Menounos as the number one contender to her biggest rival's title. Alissa's first defense was set for Redemption against Maria, as she hoped to vanquish her rival while Menounos title aspiriations grew stronger!
Women's Championship Match: Alissa Flash def. Maria Menounos (16:21) after an elbow to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Another classic back and forth matchup between these two but in the end Alissa proves dominant and reigns supreme. Alissa is having a very impressive year as it didn't take her long from her debut to become champion. Menounos will remain in the picture but for now it looks like Alissa may be accepting a new challenge in June, though who exactly remains uncertain at this point.
PRESTORY: CM Punk won the Royal Battle in 2010 to guarantee a worlds heavyweight title shot at champion, Hulk Hogan, come WrestleMania. At Mania, Punk pulled off the unthinkable, putting an end to the 8 month reign of Hulkamania. But it was not without help, as mentioned above, Punk's title win was aided by both Austin Aries and Shawn Michaels. Generation sXe had reformed and appeared stronger than ever, especially with Punk as champion. However the trio were trumped at Breakout by their rivals in Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, and Triple H. The six-man win ensured that Hogan was more than deserving of his rematch at Redemption! On the road to Redemption, CM Punk went 1 on 1 with Randy Savage and pulled off a very impressive win, this time single-handedly in a near 20 minute match. Punk wanted to use that match to send a message to Hogan and Hogan heard it loud and clear. The rematch would finally take place at Redemption!
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Hulk Hogan def. CM Punk (8:43) after a piledriver to become the NEW Champion!!!!
AFTERSTORY: Redemption received! Hulk Hogan battered Punk from pillar to post and put him down to once again regain the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship! This time, Punk tried to go at it alone but Hogan trumped him in the end. Hulkamania runs wild again as Hulk Hogan is Worlds Heavyweight Champion once more! Hogan finished the night with his traditional celebration and posedown around the ring as he once again wore the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Title
©FPR Redemption 2010. Comments, questions, feedback of all sorts is appreciated as always! FPR's next PPV event will be Bloodlines tentatively scheduled for June 19, 2010, stay tuned as Bloodlines promises to be a big one!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
FPR WrestleMania V Results - 3/27/10
FPR WrestleMania V
March 27, 2010
Theme Song: Frameshift - "Blade"
(Apologies again to video fans that there's no more vids, this one would've been great! I tried to deliver the best in background stories/histories to make up for it : P)
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PRESTORY: Back in February during the Super J Cup 2010, Julian Caesaro defeated Robert Evans in the second round with an impressive CRITICAL victory using his finishing maneuver, Avalon's Gift. Evans did not take the loss lightly as Caesaro moved on to the third round. Evans would return during Caesaro's third round match against Jiggle-O James Johnson. Evans shoved Caesaro from the top rope as he was looking to finish the match. Johnson would then win the match, not knowing what had taken place. Upon realizing that Evans had interfered, Johnson offered to team up with Caesaro to take on Evans and whomever he would choose as a tag team partner. Evans wound up having former FPR junior champion, Matt Palmer, as his partner. It was a surprise to many to see Palmer change his ways and align with Evans. Robert went on to label their duo, Simply Irresistible. They would go on to pick up a victory over Johnson & Caesaro. Both men wanted a rematch after suffering defeat and challenged for a rematch. Evans & Palmer said to find partners and meet them in an eight man tag team match. Palmer & Evans aligned with popular long-time tandem, Andy Dalton & The Brian Kendrick. Johnson & Caesaro responded by joining up with two men that know Dalton & Kendrick very well and have had their share of wars against them. That team being, Hiroshi Hase & Akira Nogami. And so the stage was set for the eight man tag team opener of FPR WrestleMania V!
Eight Man Tag Team Match: Jiggle-O James Johnson, Julian Caesaro, Hiroshi Hase, & Akira Nogami def. Robert Evans, Matt Palmer, Andy Dalton, & The Brian Kendrick (22:18) when Caesaro pinned Palmer with a victory roll
AFTERSTORY: An exciting action-packed opener for WrestleMania! Julian Caesaro secured the winning pinfall on Matt Palmer to avenge the previous loss and get a measure of payback. All eight looked great in the matchup and will definitely be ones to watch as we continue the year.
PRESTORY: Last month at Valentine's Massacre, Samoa Joe challenged The Big Show for the International Championship. Joe vowed to take the title from Big Show and promised that he would head into WrestleMania to give the international title the showcase that he felt it deserved for the grandest stage of them all. Joe was unsuccessful in his bid for the championship as Big Show overcame the challenge. However Joe still wanted to have a showcase match at WrestleMania so he went to scout talent for a potential challenger. Joe decided upon Gran Hamada and issued a challenge. Hamada accepted the challenge to deliver a classic Mania matchup with Samoa Joe!
Gran Hamada def. Samoa Joe (9:50) with a sunset flip
AFTERSTORY: It was a great match with a surprising finish and relatively short. Joe hit Hamada with a powerbomb but he was able to flip Joe over as he attempted to hold on for a pin and counter into a pinfall of his own for the win. Joe was caught by surprise and couldn't believe he lost like that. After the match had concluded, both men shook hands to applause from the crowd.
PRESTORY: Team 3D vs The Road Warriors is a tag team dream match. The two teams met in the finals of last year's Guerrero Cup tag team tournament where 3D were successful. 3D won the tournament and would go on to become FPR world tag team champions that night. The tag team titles are something that have eluded The Road Warriors since the belts' inception. Now that 3D are no longer the champions, The Road Warriors wanted a rematch to avenge their loss and hopefully gain a future tag team title shot.
Team 3D def. The Road Warriors (23:09) when Devon pinned Hawk after the 3D
AFTERSTORY: Team 3D keep the Road Warriors even further away from a future tag team title shot. It was a competitive battle with a very exciting finish. Hawk was hit with 3D and Animal was unable to make the save. 3D gained their second victory over the Road Warriors to prove that maybe they are indeed the better team..
PRESTORY: For the past several months and especially throughout the road to WrestleMania, Claudia & Alissa Flash have been after Maria Menounos and aiming to take her out. During an in-ring altercation during the road to WrestleMania tour, Alissa and Claudia looked to attack Menounos in the ring after a back and forth interview in the ring. They began their beatdown but Jessica James was quick to run down and make the save. Jessica managed to knock both from the ring and save Menounos from the attack. A tag team match was set up which took place later in the tour. Jessica and Claudia started a rivalry in all of this and were set to face each other one on one at WrestleMania V
Claudia def. Jessica James (11:07) via submission with a dragon sleeper
AFTERSTORY: It was an impressive performance from both women but Claudia used her experience to gain the victory. Jessica came close and will definitely move up in the women's division. Both women will be ones to watch for sure.
http://i40.tinypic.com/2lm5s21.jpg - Claudia's suicide dive onto Jessica
PRESTORY: The fallout from the Hogan & Warrior vs Ted & Ted Jr. tag team match from Valentine's Massacre. Nothing was quite settled there as the interference of the masked man is what allowed DiBiase Jr. to score the pinfall on Hogan. Warrior wasn't happy with the way things went down that night and wanted to teach Ted Jr. a lesson. Sid and Savage were involved in the barbed-wire tag with Orton and Foley that night where Sid pinned Savage. Savage wanted revenge outside of the barbed wire environment and so they split into two teams formed from their Survival of the Sickest teams. Warrior & Savage against Ted Jr. & Sid!
Randy Savage & The Ultimate Warrior def. Ted DiBiase Jr. & Sid (21:12) when Savage pinned Sid with the flying elbow drop
AFTERSTORY: Savage and Warrior both got huge revenge here, they came in with a huge determination and fire and took it to their opponents like never before. Savage and Warrior were on fire throughout the match. Sid and Ted tried to cut them off and build a comeback near the end but Savage
connecting the flying elbow on Sid for the victory. It was a major victory for both Savage & Warrior.
http://i43.tinypic.com/33p97is.jpg - Warrior press slams Sid!
PRESTORY: On the Road to WrestleMania, the qualifiers for Money in the Bank took place. Among the qualifiers, Sting overcame Bison Smith in what many consider an upset based on the win/loss of their series last year. Sting considered it a huge win and has since said that it was the win that makes him sure he will come out of MITB the victor. Bison was in disbelief that he had lost the match, thinking for sure that he was destined to win the money in the bank match. Bison has since stated that he will prove to the world he's still a force to be reckoned with by issuing an open challenge at WrestleMania. The challenge was quickly accepted by the returning "Bootylicious" Junior Fatu! Fatu and Bison go one on one at WrestleMania V!
Junior Fatu def. Bison Smith (12:16) after the Rikishi Driver
AFTERSTORY: What a return for Junior Fatu! Bison Smith was irate after his loss, throwing things at ringside, not taking the loss lightly at all. The once dominant Bison Smith has fallen to a sudden losing streak it seems!
http://i39.tinypic.com/2ep54dl.jpg - Bootylicious Rikishi Driver
PRESTORY: The showcase battle royal is usually an annual stage for anyone to enter that is looking to make a statement. It can feature anyone from top names to newcomers. This year it has quite a mix of names. It will feature the FPR debuts of Sheamus and Drew McIntyre. The return of former FPR World Champion, Bill Goldberg. Goldberg looks to return and start from the beginning, taking down whoever steps in his way. Another return in Aaron Eagle who has been out of action for nearly a year now. Kofi Kingston joins the fray as well as former hardcore deathmatch champion, Abyss. Maven who lost hist money in the bank qualifier, quickly jumped at the chance to get into the match. Mike Foxx, who has felt that the Faithful has been crumbling as of late and when he lost his qualifier to MITB he felt he had no choice but to enter this match in hopes to redeem himself and bring the Faithful back to the top. It's random and it's wild, eight men enter the showcase!
Showcase Battle Royal: Bill Goldberg def. Abyss, Kofi Kingston, Aaron Eagle, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Maven, & Mike Foxx (23:05)
*Kingston eliminated Abyss (9:56) with a victory roll
*Foxx eliminated Kingston (15:49) after a collision with Maven
*Maven eliminated Eagle (17:04) via submission with a chinlock
*Maven eliminated McIntyre (17:43) via submission with a chinlock
*Maven eliminated Sheamus (18:49) with a rolling prawn hold
*Foxx eliminated Maven (20:04) via submission with a chinlock
*Goldberg eliminated Foxx (23:05) with the Jackhammer
AFTERSTORY: Goldberg is back and back with a vengeance! Maven looked very impressive and Mike Foxx came extremely close to getting the win and starting his road back to the top. All eight men looked impressive including the two debuting superstars in Sheamus and Drew McIntyre. Maven managed to eliminate three opponents before falling to Foxx. Aaron Eagle also made an impressive return after being out of action for a long time. Goldberg seemingly returned to form like he was when he was world champion six years ago. Goldberg pinned Foxx to gain the huge victory and major momentum heading into the events that follow WrestleMania.
http://i44.tinypic.com/nlzlhe.jpg - Bleeding, Goldberg finishes off Foxx
PRESTORY: Edge & Christian burst back on to the tag team scene after being voted in by the fans to receieve a tag team title shot at Cyber Saturday. They won the belts from the Briscoes but would quickly drop them back a week later at Halloween Havoc. The Briscoes would join together with the Hardyz at Survival of the Sickest where the Hardyz definitely got into it with Edge & Christian. Edge & Christian would meet again in the beat the clock series as both teams were vying for a title shot. Now with both teams tentatively out of the title picture, they would get to face each other and given the stage to shine at WrestleMania V!
Edge & Christian def. The Hardyz (36:53) when Edge pinned Jeff
AFTERSTORY: These two definitely had a match worthy of stealing the show! Two top contending teams went at it like never before here with a very long classic. Both teams could've taken it at any moment but in the end Edge pinned Jeff to gain the win. This win definitely will further them into tag team title contention in hopes of a tag title rematch.
PRESTORY: Amazing Red and Low Ki met in the Super J Cup and put on two of the most impressive performances of the tournament. Red pulled out the victory in what many considered an upset win. Red and Ki were in the middle of signing for a rematch at WrestleMania when from the other side of the bracket, Davey Richards & JT Lamotta wanted in. They all agreed to have a four way match take place but Bryan Danielson, who did not compete in the J Cup, told the four combatants that he could beat them all, despite losing his money in the bank qualifier to Yoshinari Ogawa. Danielson entered the match and it became known as a 5 way challenge. 5 Men, but the first pinfall would gain the victory.
[b ]5 Way Challenge Match: Low Ki def. Amazing Red, JT Lamotta, Davey Richards, & Bryan Danielson (13:40) when Ki CRITICAL'd Danielson with the Ki Krusher [/b]
AFTERSTORY: An action packed challenge match where only the first pinfall would gain the victory. In the end Low Ki managed to nail the Ki Krusher on Danielson to secure the win. Red, Lamotta, and Richards, were unhappy with the outcome while Low Ki moves on in the Junior division, Danielson's condtion is unknown at this point but he is not expected to miss very much time. Ki was able to avenge the Super J Cup loss he suffered to Amazing Red by defeating five competitors here!
PRESTORY: Ayako Hamada made her FPR debut in December of last year as part of the beat the clock challenge. Her opponent that night was Shinobu Kandori. Hamada took Kandori to the absolute limit and while neither were able to beat the clock, an impression was definitely made. Hamada wanted a rematch in order to show that she could beat Kandori. The rematch took place at Final Showdown and was another back and forth, very competitive battle, that saw Kandori sneak away with the victory after taking Hamada down with a surprise snap armbar. Kandori has been aiming to make herself number one since returning to FPR in September and has been quite impressive in doing so with the exception of a loss to Gina Carano at Cyber Saturday. Hamada wanted one more shot at Kandori to which Kandori declined the opportunity to step into the ring again at Royal Battle. A month later at February's Valentine's Massacre, an eight woman tag team match was signed. Shinobu Kandori joined up with Aja Kong, Alektra Blue, and Michelle McCool to battle Jessica James' team consisting of herself, Sarita, and Athena. And when Jessica needed a fourth partner, Hamada jumped at the opportunity upon hearing that Kandori would be on the opposite side of the ring. As the match began, it became obvious that Kandori was avoiding Hamada, tagging out when she tagged in and always managing to be out of the ring when Hamada stepped in. After 25 minutes of battle as Kandori was looking for the finish on Jessica, she made the tag to Hamada. Hamada finally got her hands on Kandori and eventually planted her with the Hamada Driver for the very sweet revengeful victory. Hamada had avenged her previous defeat and left with her head held high. Kandori however was in disbelief and did not accept the loss lightly at all. Kandori demanded they meet one on one, one more time at WrestleMania V to prove who truly is the better woman.
Ayako Hamada def. Shinobu Kandori (10:40) via CRITICAL after the Hamada Driver
AFTERSTORY: The ultimate statement has been made by Hamada! A great back and forth contest saw Hamada finally prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that she can beat Kandori decisively. Hamada left Kandori laying with a brutal Hamada Driver to secure the win.
PRESTORY: After losing his money in the bank qualifier to King Umaga, Kane went crazy and began throwing things at ringside and looking to destroy. Officials tried to stop him but they were unable to do so as Kane knocked several of them down. John Cena, who lost his qualifier earlier that night, tried to calm Kane down and let him know that he knows how it feels but Kane would not hear any of it. Kane tried to attack Cena but Cena fought back and they began a brawl. Later in the tour they had an in-ring confrontation where Kane said it wasn't right that he headlined last year's WrestleMania IV and now he had not yet had a match. Cena said he would fight him when suddenly Raven interupted the two. Raven had not been seen in several months at that point and he agreed with Kane. He said he had been on every WrestleMania card and wouldn't let the show happen without him. Cena reminded the two that he also headlined at WrestleMania III pointing out Raven as the only one of the three that never headlined Mania. Raven, Cena, and Kane got into it and a three way battle was signed to take place at WrestleMania!
Triple Threat Match: Raven def. John Cena & Kane (13:08)
*Raven eliminated Kane (11:10) via CRITICAL after the Evenflow DDT
*Raven eliminated Cena (13:08) after the Evenflow DDT
AFTERSTORY: Raven shocked them all! Raven snuck into this match by intervening in the inital confrontation between Kane and Cena. Most figured they'd team up to get rid of Raven, but he pulled it off eliminating both men! Raven has been in the hardcore division for the past several years but we can't forget that he is, as he made note of, a former worlds heavyweight champion. Defeating two other former world champions is a sure fire way to make your way back onto the title picture.
PRESTORY: The feud between Chris Jericho and Jakob Furis goes back to over a year ago. Furis won a battle royal that Jericho swears to this day was his to win. This led to a match between the two at WrestleMania IV. Jericho was victorious there but the two would feud for the next several months, ultimately concluding somewhat at Cyber Saturday when Jericho defeated Furis in a bloody barbed wire match. From there Jericho challenged Stone Cold Steve Austin, unhappy that Austin was voted into a title match over him. Austin quickly defeated him to which Jericho claimed still being hurt from the barbed wire match that took place a week prior. At Survival of the Sickest, Jericho led a team against Stone Cold's. Jericho brought Spoiler 2000 in to FPR as his hired gun in the match. Austin had wisely aligned with Jericho's enemy in Jakob Furis. Austin's team won that night but Spoiler and Furis developed a rivalry of their own. Furis & Spoiler as well as Jericho & Austin next met in separate beat the clock challenges. Neither match saw a victor and Furis & Spoiler's rivalry spilled into the next several PPVs. Spoiler won the first matchup but Furis got his revenge and won the second one. For WrestleMania, Spoiler teams up with the man who brought him in, Chris Jericho to take on their mutual enemies in Jakob Furis & Stone Cold Steve Austin! It is sure to be one hell of a tag team match!
Jakob Furis & Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho & Spoiler 2000 (22:39) when Furis forced Spoiler to submit to the Christo
AFTERSTORY: Furis caught Spoiler by surprise by busting out the very rarely seen Christo submission maneuver! It was an exciting tag team match that saw both teams come close to winning and show some good teamwork. Furis and Spoiler had been 1-1 in singles competition and this tag team victory will give Furis the edge in their feud. Furis and Spoiler are both in talks of entering next month's King of the Ring tournament as well as Jericho and Austin who may be entering as well.
PRESTORY: Everytime Bob Sapp has lost the Octagon Championship, he's won it right back. The reign before his current lasted three years before finally coming to an end. Another impressive dominant title reign was that of Mark Henry who held the international title for over a year. Henry's title reign parallelled that of Sapp, being that they ended on the same night. Sapp, however, was able to regain the Octagon Title which Henry did not do with the international belt. During the two monstrous title reigns, fans talked about a potential clash between the two beasts as a dream match of sorts. Since regaining the Octagon championship at Eve of Destruction, Sapp has continued his dominant ways, destroying the likes of Brock Lesnar and Scott Steiner. At Valentine's Massacre, Sapp defeated Ken Shamrock to once again retain the belt. Following the match, an interview was conducted with Mark Henry who was seated ringisde in the crowd. Henry announced that he was coming for Sapp and his Octagon championship, making his intentions known and clear. Once Sapp got wind of the challenge, he gladly accepted and the match was set for WrestleMania V. The Beast vs the World's Strongest Man one on one in the Octagon!
Octagon Championship Match: Mark Henry def. Bob Sapp via 2nd Round KO (2:01) after a two punch combo (7:01) to become the NEW Champion!!!!
AFTERSTORY: NEW CHAMPION! In what has to be considered a shocker and a major upset, Mark Henry defeats Bob Sapp in the Octagon! Bob Sapp's latest reign didn't last nearly as long as would be expected as the World's Strongest Man has cut it short. Henry made the challenge last month and walked in determined to come out on top. The dream match has finally taken place and Henry has overcome the Beast! What a victory for the World's Strongest Man!
http://i43.tinypic.com/fu8kl4.jpg - New Champ!
PRESTORY: The Beautiful People have been stirring up trouble ever since they formed completely in late October of last year. Maryse & Angelina Love joined together after working as a cohesive unit as Cyber Saturday. They soon brought in Madison Rayne to join them, making her debut in FPR. Velvet Sky appeared for Survival of the Sickest, which was also the night that Lacey Von Erich debuted as their latest member. It was also on that night in November where Victoria injured Angelina Love with a deadly Widow's Peak. Angelina was CRITICALed and put out of action for months. Maryse & Madison continued to be a thorn in the side of several women including Trish Stratus, Lita, and Gail Kim. The Beautiful People announced at the Royal Battle that Angelina Love would make her return at Valentine's Massacre to challenge the woman that put her out, Victoria. As Valentine's Massacre rolled around, Angelina made her return and faced Victoria. The two put on a classic match that went over twenty minutes as both gave everything they had. Angelina gave it her all including an impressive diving cross body from the top rope to the floor that had everyone on their feet. This time it took two Widow's Peaks to put Angelina down for the count. Victoria got the victory but she knew that she had been taken to the limit. Following the match, Victoria offered her hand to Angelina, perhaps showing she had found respect after their highly competitive battle. Both women received applause from the crowd following their performance. Angelina got to her feet seeming unsure of Victoria's handshake offer. However before Angelina could respond, Victoria was attacked from behind by Madison, and Lacey. Angelina backed into the corner as the rest of the Beautiful People beatdown Victoria. Angelina quietly left the ring seeming not to want to be involved. Victoria was eventually saved by her former partner and former rival, Candice Michelle. Victoria would later challenge The Beautiful People, any one of them, to face her at WrestleMania. Their response was coming up with the concept of the Beautiful Gauntlet, Victoria going against the members of the Beautiful People one by one with the exception of Lacey, who is involved in her own match later on. Victoria looked at it as a chance to take them all out, so she gladly accepted.
Beautiful Gauntlet: The Beautiful People def. Victoria (34:55)
Victoria def. Velvet Sky (12:27) via CRITICAL with the Widow's Peak
Madison Rayne def. Victoria (22:38) after a jumping facebuster
AFTERSTORY: Victoria was able to handle Velvet Sky and take her out completely with the deadly Widow's Peak. Madison Rayne was up next and took Victoria to the absolute limit. Victoria looked to finish Madison with the Widow's Peak but Maryse, who was to be the next opponent, distracted Victoria and Madison was quick to capitalize for the win. Afterwards, Maryse got into the ring anyways and began to attack the fallen Victoria. Maryse and Madison beat down Victoria as Angelina came down the aisle and into the ring. It seemed as if Angelina was going to join the attack but instead she forced the Beautiful People off of Victoria and helped her to her feet. Maryse and Madison left unhappily as Angelina raised Victoria's arm in the air.
PRESTORY: Late last year, Triple H & Shawn Michaels reformed D-Generation X and entered the beat the clock challenge. DX would win the challenge by defeating the tag team of Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger in the quickest time. Swagger & Ziggler were furious at the loss but DX would go on to recieve a tag team title shot against then-champions, Team 3D at Final Showdown. 3D managed to defeat DX in a very close match. DX decided to wait for a future rematch with 3D while they continued defending the tag titles. At Royal Battle, DX accepted the challenge to a rematch from Ziggler & Swagger, who wanted to prove themselves worthy against DX. DX defeated them once again and on that same show 3D lost the tag team titles back to the Briscoes. DX took that opportunity to then challenge 3D to a rematch to show the world that they could indeed beat them. The match took place at Valentine's Massacre and DX avenged their previous loss with a decisive victory over Team 3D. Following the match, Ziggler & Swagger came out to the stage and said they wanted DX one more time in the ring. Except this time they wanted a stipulation added, that the losing team would have to disband. Ziggler & Swagger saw it as a chance to completely eradicate D-Generation X and DX in return saw it as a chance to rid themselves for good of a team that had been targetting them for months. The challenge was accepted and the match was set for WrestleMania V!
Losing Team Must Disband: Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger def. D-Generation X (14:11) when Swagger pinned Michaels with the gutwrench powerbomb
AFTERSTORY: Ziggler & Swagger finally did it, they beat DX. Not only that but they ended DX in a shockingly quicker than expected match. The crowd were stunned as Swagger pinned Michaels and got the team their biggest win ever. Ziggler and Swagger celebrated like never before, parading around the ring and bragging to everyone around. They promised that they would do it and they did. Their third try and for Ziggler & Swagger, the third time was the charm. They left as the crowd applauded DX who remained in the ring. Shawn & HHH hugged as they exited the ring to a still shocked crowd.
PRESTORY: For the first time in WrestleMania history, Frankie Kazarian would not compete in the opening contest. Kazarian opened WrestleMania I with a victory over Ricky Marvin, II and II he was on the winning team in multi-man tag matches and last year he suffered his first defeat in a triple threat match against Evan Bourne and Matt Palmer. This year things were different and Frankie Kazarian is FPR Junior Champion. Kazarian won the title to begin his first ever reign at Final Showdown and has been enjoying success so far in 2010. Kazarian squashed all doubts when he successfully retained against former champion, Jushin Liger, at Royal Battle. Last month at Valentine's Massacre, Kazarian issued an open challenge to any junior that was not involved in the super J cup. That challenge was answered by 2 Cold Scorpio, who Kazarian would go on to soundly defeat rather quickly and catching everyone by surprise. Kazarian has shown to be a true champion since winning the title. Meanwhile, throughout February, the 2010 Super J Cup was ongoing. The winner of the tournament would be Brian Pillman. Pillman defeated two former FPR Junior Champions in the first two rounds in AJ Styles and Matt Palmer. Pillman would go on to defeat the very impressive, Amazing Red and in the semi-finals he defeated his often-times tag team partner and the most recent kingpin of the junior division, Jushin Liger, to solidify the statement he was making in this tournament. The finals took place at Valentine's Massacre where Pillman was able to overcome Yoshi Tatsu to become the #1 contender to the title. Pillman will challenge Frankie Kazarian at WrestleMania V in hopes of gaining his first title reign in FPR!
Junior Championship Match: Brian Pillman def. Frankie Kazarian (18:31) after a DDT to become the NEW Champion!
AFTERSTORY: Flyin' Brian has pulled it off! His first junior championship reign begins on the grandest stage of them all. It was definitely one hell of a back and forth battle that either man could've won at any moment. Kazarian will surely be wanting his rematch sooner rather than later.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Lacey Von Erich made her debut at the conclusion of the Beautiful People vs Stratusfaction matchup, delivering a Clawslam to Gail Kim and putting her out of action. Since then, Lacey has proven dominant..or lucky. Regardless, she has managed to remain undefeated for several months with some huge victories. First she defeated Trish Stratus in a bloody brawl at Eve of Destruction, albeit with the usage of brass knuckles, it was a huge upset. Next, at Final Showdown, Gail Kim made her return from injury but perhaps returned too soon as Lacey capitalized on Gail's previously injured neck and was able to defeat her as well. Lacey got the win over the former womens' champion was yet another huge upset as Lacey's streak continued. At the Royal Battle, Lacey, Maryse, & Madison teamed up to defeat the team of Lita, Gail, & Trish when Lacey forced Trish into submission using the iron claw. Lacey capitalized at the right moment and once again she picked up the win. Lacey has had quite the streak, an undefeated streak which perhaps could be considered a streak of luck as well. Last month at Valentine's Massacre, following the Beautiful People beatdown of Victoria, Victoria managed to retaliate enough to challenge them to an impromptu handicap match. The match ended when Lacey, once again, scored the fall with a small package on Victoria. Lacey had celebrated like she had just won the championship even though it was a handicap match. Victoria didn't take kindly to that and tried to attack Lacey for it but Madison was quick to attempt another beatdown only this time Victoria was saved by her former partner and former enemy, "Best in the World" Candice Michelle. Candice forced The Beautiful People to bail from the ring and had a staredown from the ring to the entry way with Lacey. Candice later issued a challenge to wrestle Von Erich one on one at WrestleMania V, seeing as Candice is, atleast for now, out of the title picture, she wanted a match and she wanted Lacey in the ring to put an end to her bragging. Lacey agreed to the match and will step into the ring with the four time women's champion that many consider the greatest women's champion in FPR history. Will Lacey remain undefeated or will the Best in the World prove why she is exactly that? It's the Best vs the Streak at WrestleMania V!
"Best in the World" Candice Michelle def. "Undefeated" Lacey Von Erich (15:28) after a reverse DDT
AFTERSTORY: The streak is over! Candice has once again proven why she is indeed considered the Best in the World. Candice's huge victory has ended Lacey's lucky streak and it may only be a matter of time before Candice is back in the title hunt. However Lacey isn't happy with her loss to Candice and may not let it slide easily. Their could be a future rematch between the two down the line.
http://i44.tinypic.com/25jk0hg.jpg - Vintage Candice!
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday 2009, The Big Show defeated Mark Henry for the international championship. Show ended Henry's year and a half reign with the title and would go on to begin his own dominant reign. Show retained against Henry at Halloween Havoc and went on to successfully defend against stars such as Bret Hart, The Great Muta, Kane, and most recently Samoa Joe. Following Big Show's successful defense against Joe, the lights went out in the arena and the voice of the Undertaker was heard! Taker stated "You. Me. WrestleMania!" and very clearly made his statement that he was challenging the Big Show.Show had defended his belt against all members of the Foundation except for Taker. The Foundation defeated the Faithful at Survival of the Sickest and the Faithful has seemingly started to fall apart since. Big Show's championship is their last remaining clutch of gold. It is interesting to note that Taker vs Big Show will be a rematch from last year as the two met at WrestleMania 4 which saw Big Show get the victory. Now this year, the rematch and the stakes have been raised. This time, the FPR International Championship is on the line!
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. The Undertaker (13:36) after a lariat to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show does it again! Show defeats Taker two years in a row at Mania and this time he also keeps hold of his international championship. Show has now gone through all four members of The Foundation with successful title defenses. Can anyone stop the Giant?
PRESTORY: Every year the Money in the Bank match takes place at WrestleMania. Eight men enter the steel cage and only one can score the pinfall and walk away with a shot at the worlds heavyweight title whenever they choose. Of the four winners of WrestleMania's past, only one has gone on to use it to win the Worlds Heavyweight title. Last year, Randy Orton won the shot and cashed in as soon as Hulk Hogan won the title but he was unable to win the belt and Hogan overcame the odds. This year eight men enter and for the first time in WrestleMania history, Randy Orton will not be involved. This year's entries are as followed. Ric Flair, who defeated Miike Foxx to qualify. Flair is a legend that without a doubt holds a threat to any world champion. Yoshinari Ogawa defeated longtime rival, Bryan Danielson to qualify. Ogawa is a former worlds heavyweight champion and has proven to have the ability to surprise absolutely anyone with his ways of winning. King Umaga defeated Kane to qualify and he is very well-known as one of the most dominant stars in FPR history. Sting finally defeated Bison Smith to qualify. Sting felt his victory over Bison shows that he is meant to win money in the bank. Jushin Liger bounced back with a MITB qualifier victory over the first ever money in the bank winner, Hiroshi Tanahashi. Liger hopes to use MITB as a stepping stone to challenge for the Worlds Heavyweight title for the very first time. Great Muta qualified with a victory over Maven in quite the competitive matchup. AJ Styles qualified with a win over John Cena, surprising many as AJ seems primed and ready to do whatever it takes to win. And lastly, Kurt Angle enters Money in the Bank following an impressive victory over Go Shiozaki. Angle is always a major player in FPR and this night will be no different. Eight men with one shot, who will walk out of WrestleMania V with the money in the bank briefcase!?
Money in the Bank Match: The Great Muta def. Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, AJ Styles, Jushin Liger, King Umaga, Yoshinari Ogawa, & Sting (8:22) via CRITICAL after the Moonsault on Liger
AFTERSTORY: Out of nowhere, Muta comes off the side of the cage with an incredible Moonsault that flattened Jushin Liger on the mat! A short and wild brawl inside the steel cage as all eight men fought for a title shot whenever they choose to use it. Nobody saw Muta coming as he took the win. Liger may have got his first taste of the world title picture as he stepped out of the Junior division to focus on a possible world title shot but Muta claims it instead.
http://i44.tinypic.com/15foi7a.jpg - Money in the Bank
PRESTORY A year ago at the 2009 Royal Battle, Bret Hart eliminated just about everyone until the final two when he fell to the eventual winner, King Umaga. Fast forward to 2010, Bret entered the battle again and put on another stellar performance. And in a moment so similar to the year before, Bret eliminated opponent after opponent like a house of fire until the final two. CM Punk quickly capitalized and eliminated Bret to win the Royal Battle. Bret was in disbelief that it had happened to him once again and he challenged CM Punk to face him so that he could prove that he could beat Punk and deserved to headline WrestleMania. Bret vs Punk was signed as the main event of Valentine's Massacre. One on one, Hart defeated Punk via pinfall. Bret proved his point and was very satisfied with the main event victory. Afterwards, Bret offered his hand to Punk but a masked man suddenly assaulted Hart from behind. Punk confronted the masked man and pulled him off Hart, before suddenly turning and kicking Bret over. Punk turned and embraced the masked man as he unmasked and revealed himself to be Austin Aries! Aries and Punk had seemingly reformed Generation sXe together, reuniting for the first time in nearly 4 years. Aries & Punk went into the very first WrestleMania together which Punk headlined. And now that Punk was headlining for the second time, he had gone back to his former partner in Austin Aries. Punk & Aries celebrated on that night and in the weeks that followed, Aries claimed that Punk had saved him. Aries talked about how when Generation sXe ran FPR, he was the man in the junior division, known as one of the most dominant junior champions of all time but in recent years,he had fallen to his lowest points. Aries says now that he has aligned with Punk once again, things will look up for him. Bret was furious ever since Valentine's Massacre and he issued the challenge to Aries to face him at WrestleMania. Hart did not like the way that Aries ambushed him from behind. Aries accepted, promising that Bret would be the first victim of the 'new' Austin Aries. It will definitely be a match to see and one that everyone is looking forward to. Aries and the Hitman one on one!
Austin Aries def. Bret Hart (16:06) after a steam roller
AFTERSTORY: CM Punk may have been right, the Austin Aries of old does indeed seem to be back in full force. Aries gains a huge victory over the Hitman here. Aries claims that he is now on the path of victory since rejoining Punk and it's hard to argue with his success here. Bret beat Punk back at Valentine's Massacre but it looks like Aries will do whatever it takes to help Punk. Generation sXe plans to be more dominant than they ever reached in 2006.
PRESTORY: The feud between the Briscoes and the Latin American Xchange goes back a long, long ways. It can be dated back a full year. At the end of 2008, The Briscoes ended the year long reign of Big Show & Hardcore Holly and started a new era for the tag team division. Before long, The Briscoes would lose the belts to the Latin American Xchange in February 09. However at WrestleMania IV, the Briscoes would win the titles back. The two teams would trade the titles back and forth for several months including tornado tag matches, street fights, and even stepping into the steel cage to settle their differences. That cage match took place at the Ultimate Encounter 09 in what would be the final chapter of the feud or so we thought. The Briscoes won the belts back there and would go on to Cyber Saturday where the fans voted Edge & Christian into the tag title scene. The Briscoes would become involved in a rivalry with them, leaving LAX without a rematch for the tag titles. In December, the Guerrero Cup took place and gave a stage for all the teams to fight for a shot at the titles. Team 3D came out victorious and would get involved with the Briscoes and win the belts. The Briscoes won the belts back yet again at Royal Battle from Team 3D. That same night, LAX defeated Edge & Christian to become the #1 contenders and the stage was set for Valentine's Massacre for the feud to finally continue. The two teams stepped in the ring again and LAX won the belts back from the Briscoes. Last year, The Briscoes were the tag team of the year and became known for always bouncing back just when you thought they were out. The Briscoes signed for their rematch to take place at WrestleMania V and with the history the two teams have, a regular tag match wouldn't be enough so it was decided that they would fight for the titles in a double elimination tag team match where both members of the team would have to be pinned or submitted in order to win the match.
World Tag Team Championship Double Elimination Match: The Briscoes def. The Latin American XChange (23:37) to become the NEW tag team champions 2-0
*The Briscoes pinned Homicide with a double cross body combination (21:01)
*Mark pinned Hernandez after a double dropkick (23:37)
AFTERSTORY: The story continues! Every time you think The Briscoes are down, they bounce right back to the top. The Briscoes defeated LAX decisively with extremely impressive tag teamwork, pinning both Homicide and Hernandez without either Briscoe being pinned. The Briscoes, once again FPR World Tag Team Champions! There are plenty of challengers in wait and it will be interesting to watch the tag team division as we go forward.
PRESTORY: When Mick Foley won the hardcore deathmatch championship, it seemed to revitalize Foley's career and breathe new life into him. Foley came into Halloween Havoc and challenged the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan, to a non title steel cage match. Hogan was definitely caught off guard but he is not one to back down from a challenge and he accepted. Foley won the match that night but before anything could come of it, both Foley and Hogan were ambushed by the Million Dollar Corporation. Orton, Sid, and DiBiase beat down both men in the cage and bloodied them as they made a challenge to Hogan for Survival of the Sickest. When it came time for the main event of Survival of the SIckest, Hogan was a partner short and was headed to the ring for a 4 on 3 match until he ran into Mick Foley, who had already competed earlier in the night. Foley joined the team, telling Hogan that he would owe him one. As the match got underway, Orton was able to CRITICAL Foley en route to victory. That was something that Foley would not soon forget. Foley would continue to defend his hardcore deathmatch championship in the month that followed but when the Royal Battle came around, Foley entered knowing he would be able to get his hands on Orton once again. Foley and Orton were at each other's throats the entire match. Near the end, Bret Hart managed to eliminate them both within the same timeframe as they were both preoccupied with the distraction of one another. Foley and Orton, after being eliminated, continued fighting and brawled out of the ring and all the way to the back. Following the Royal Battle, Foley challenged Orton to step into his ring, a tag team match at Valentine's Massacre. Orton and Sid teamed up to challenge Foley and Randy Savage in a barbed wire ropes match. Savage is someone who has huge history with Orton and Sid as well. Sid pinned Savage in that match while Orton and Foley just kept on going with one another. They fought until they were forced apart by security and FPR officials. Orton shouted that he would take Foley's belt as they were held apart. Foley has since stated he wanted nothing more than to have Orton one on one in his ring, surrounded by landmines, with boards in each corner of the ring having lighttubes attached to them. Weapons filling the ring. Orton challenges Foley for the hardcore deathmatch championship in a heated bout at WrestleMania V!
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Randy Orton (9:55) after the piledriver to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: These two were out to absolutely destroy each other. Foley took Orton into his playground and used every weapon in sight to beat him down. Foley managed to retain his championship through this grueling rivalry with Orton. Foley remains the king of hardcore, for now.
http://i44.tinypic.com/sl3cz9.jpg - Foley smashes Orton
PRESTORY: In September, Gina Carano made her FPR Debut in the Queen's Cup tournament. Carano would go on to win the tournament in very impressive fashion. From there she became involved in a feud with Shinobu Kandori. Carano came out the victor and remained undefeated. In November, Carano joined Candice Michelle's team for Survival of the Sickest. That match featured the debuts of both Alissa Flash and Maria Menounos. Alissa as a member of Mickie James team and Maria on Candice's team. Both were extremely impressive in their showings in the match. Alissa Flash quickly formed an alliance with Claudia in the match, one that would take them to victory in that match. Menounos was brought into FPR by her close friend, Candice Michelle. Alissa and Menounos would meet again in the Beat the Clock series where Alissa was once again victorious. She set the time but the time would be beaten by Gina Carano. Carano defeated Claudia to beat the clock and earn a shot at Candice Michelle's women's championship. At Final Showdown, Carano continued her unbeaten streak and forced Candice into submission to win the women's title. Carano and Candice respect one another and remained friends following their match. That same night, Maria Menounos tagged with Wendi Richter to defeat Alissa Flash & Claudia when Menounos scored the pinfall on Claudia. It was a huge win and Maria's first since debuting. Claudia was irate and demanded she face Maria in the ring one on one. Carano gave Candice her rematch at the Royal Battle. Meanwhile, Claudia and Maria met in the ring as well at the Royal Battle. Carano retained her belt against Candice while Claudia against Menounos was a match that nearly stole the show. They went over twenty minutes in a classic match where both women showed everything they had. Menounos threw caution to the wind with a diving missile dropkick that was countered by Claudia who caught her by the legs and applied her own version of her mentor Mike Foxx's career killer submission. Claudia won the match and was named number one contender for her extremely impressive performance. But speaking of extremely impressive performances, Maria's did not go unnoticed. Claudia would get her shot at Valentine's Massacre while it was announced that Maria Menounos would get in the ring again with Alissa Flash, to determine the #1 contender for WrestleMania V! Carano defeated Claudia to retain the belt. Menounos and Alissa had one hell of a match that ended with a shock as Maria upset Alissa! Alissa threw Menounos around from pillar to post for the majority of the match but slowly as time went on, Menounos mounted the comeback. She surprised Alissa with a quick backslide to get the win in an eighteen minute classic and become the number one contender to the FPR women's championship! This was not something that Alissa nor Claudia were going to let slide easily. Maria had a huge celebration that night but as the Road to WrestleMania got underway, Alissa & Claudia were doing everything they can to try and sabotage Maria's number one contendership. Eventually looking to ambush her in the ring until she was saved by Jessica James. Alissa dared Maria to take part in a tag team match where if Alissa & Claudia were victorious then Alissa would be added to the title match at WrestleMania. The challenge was accepted and Alissa & Claudia did get the victory. They got what they wanted most and that was Alissa Flash being added to the womens' championship showdown at WrestleMania V! The match would now be a triple threat contest where Gina Carano will defend against both Maria Menounos and Alissa Flash in what is sure to be an exciting, unpredictable match where any of the three could walk out as champion. Carano vs Flash vs Menounos - WrestleMania V!
Women's Championship Triple Threat Match: Gina Carano def.Maria Menounos & Alissa Flash to RETAIN the championship!
*Menounos pinned Alissa (13:39) after an elbow
*Carano forced Menounos to submit to a rear naked choke (17:23)
AFTERSTORY: Carano just barely overcame the odds here. Menounos and Alissa were extremely impressive and their bid for the championship and some have pointed out, had this been a first pin wins match then we'd have a new champion. Alissa has accused her opponents of doulbe teaming her and is calling for a rematch already. Carano continues to be a fighting champion and also has remained undefeated. Menounos and Alissa will defintely stay in the title picture as both want a rematch and we could see this very triple threat take place again.
PRESTORY: In August of 2009, Hulk Hogan became worlds heavyweight champion for the first time in nearly 4 years when he defeated Yoshinari Ogawa. Hogan would be challenged immediately by Randy Orton cashing in his Money in the Bank. Hogan overcame the odds and retained his title in his first defense. Hogan would go on to put an end to a longtime rivalry in a highly anticipated heavily talked about 'Mask vs Title' matchup that headlined the Ultimate Encounter. Hogan came out the winner against it all and proved to the world that this reign would be his best one yet. At Cyber Saturday, the fans voted in Stone Cold Steve Austin to face Hogan and again, Hogan prevailed in a grueling last man standing match. Hogan's rivalries with Orton, Sid, Ted DiBiase, they all escalated in the coming months but Hogan held on to his belt. He overcame challenges at the end of the year from both Ted DiBiase Jr. and Mike Foxx. Then as 2010 began it was Royal Battle time. Eight men entered for a shot at Hogan's belt. It came down to two, CM Punk and Bret Hart. Punk won the match for the second time in history and he was set as the number one contender to Hogan's belt for WrestleMania V. Initially, Punk stated that he was honored to be able to face Hogan for the belt and headline WrestleMania for a second time. Along the way was Valentine's Massacre where Bret Hart challenged Punk to a one on one match. Meanwhile Hogan teamed up with the Ultimate Warrior to hope to put a final nail in the coffin of the Million Dollar Corporation. During the tag team match, Hogan was whipped to the ropes only to be nailed from behind by a steel chair shot from a masked man on the outside. the Million Dollar Man had the referee distracted while this took place and his son quickly jumped on Hogan to capitalize and score the pinfall victory. It was a mysterious happening as the masked man disappeared as quickly as he arrived. Later that night, Bret Hart defeated CM Punk in the main event. Following the match, the masked man appeared again, this time attacking Bret. Punk confronted the masked man but soon revealed he was aligned with him. The man revealed to be Austin Aries and the reformation of Generation sXe as mentioned earlier. It became clear that Punk had sent Aries to do what he did to Hogan and then later attacked Bret for defeating Punk. Punk has since claimed to have saved Aries and has changed his tune regarding his match with Hulk Hogan for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship. Before he stated he was honored to face him for the title but now Punk says he looks forward to putting an end to Hulkamania. Hulk has a huge desire to get back at Punk for what he has started and has promised that Hulkamania will run wild all over Punk. There's no doubt that Aries will be backing Punk in hopes that they will capture the FPR title for the first time for Punk. Hulk is determined to not allow Punk to take the title while Punk is equally as poised to, as he says, "save" FPR. Hulkamania vs Generation sXe - WrestleMania V! Who will come out as worlds heavyweight champion!? Will Punk end the reign of Hulkamania and begin the Straightedge era or will Hulkamania run wild all over Punk, Aries, and whomever else may get involved? WrestleMania V - March 28, 2010, the showdown, its' all on the line now!
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk def. Hulk Hogan (16:36) with a rollup to become the NEW Champion!!!
http://i39.tinypic.com/mwr702.jpg - Leg Drop!
http://i40.tinypic.com/209hggo.jpg - GTS
AFTERSTORY: The reign of Hulkamania has ended! CM Punk has finally accomplished what he never could do before, win the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship! The shocking conclusion saw Austin Aries run down to the ring and jump onto the apron as Hogan looked to finish off Punk, distracted the referee. Only this time, a masked man identical to last month slid into the ring and nailed Hogan with a superkick! Punk immediately capitalized and rolled up Hogan for the 1 2 3 and the championship victory. The crowd was shocked that Punk pulled off the biggest win of his career and won the championship. Aries joined Punk in the ring for his celebration and brought him the worlds heavyweight title. Punk paraded around in the ring as the masked man slid back into the ring. Punk and Aries turned to face him..as he unmasked to reveal Shawn Michaels!! Shockingly, Michaels has officially completed the old trio from 2006, Generation sXe in almost similar fashion! Punk and Aries were the original two members who later recruited Michaels. And now, Shawn has rejoined his former partners...right at the conclusion of DX! They were unable to gain the gold last time but now in 2010, the straight edge era has begun!
©FPR WrestleMania V. Comments, questions, feedback of all kinds are accepted and appreciated as always. FPR's next PPV event will be FPR Breakout 2010 featuring the King of the Ring tournament!
March 27, 2010
Theme Song: Frameshift - "Blade"
(Apologies again to video fans that there's no more vids, this one would've been great! I tried to deliver the best in background stories/histories to make up for it : P)
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PRESTORY: Back in February during the Super J Cup 2010, Julian Caesaro defeated Robert Evans in the second round with an impressive CRITICAL victory using his finishing maneuver, Avalon's Gift. Evans did not take the loss lightly as Caesaro moved on to the third round. Evans would return during Caesaro's third round match against Jiggle-O James Johnson. Evans shoved Caesaro from the top rope as he was looking to finish the match. Johnson would then win the match, not knowing what had taken place. Upon realizing that Evans had interfered, Johnson offered to team up with Caesaro to take on Evans and whomever he would choose as a tag team partner. Evans wound up having former FPR junior champion, Matt Palmer, as his partner. It was a surprise to many to see Palmer change his ways and align with Evans. Robert went on to label their duo, Simply Irresistible. They would go on to pick up a victory over Johnson & Caesaro. Both men wanted a rematch after suffering defeat and challenged for a rematch. Evans & Palmer said to find partners and meet them in an eight man tag team match. Palmer & Evans aligned with popular long-time tandem, Andy Dalton & The Brian Kendrick. Johnson & Caesaro responded by joining up with two men that know Dalton & Kendrick very well and have had their share of wars against them. That team being, Hiroshi Hase & Akira Nogami. And so the stage was set for the eight man tag team opener of FPR WrestleMania V!
Eight Man Tag Team Match: Jiggle-O James Johnson, Julian Caesaro, Hiroshi Hase, & Akira Nogami def. Robert Evans, Matt Palmer, Andy Dalton, & The Brian Kendrick (22:18) when Caesaro pinned Palmer with a victory roll
AFTERSTORY: An exciting action-packed opener for WrestleMania! Julian Caesaro secured the winning pinfall on Matt Palmer to avenge the previous loss and get a measure of payback. All eight looked great in the matchup and will definitely be ones to watch as we continue the year.
PRESTORY: Last month at Valentine's Massacre, Samoa Joe challenged The Big Show for the International Championship. Joe vowed to take the title from Big Show and promised that he would head into WrestleMania to give the international title the showcase that he felt it deserved for the grandest stage of them all. Joe was unsuccessful in his bid for the championship as Big Show overcame the challenge. However Joe still wanted to have a showcase match at WrestleMania so he went to scout talent for a potential challenger. Joe decided upon Gran Hamada and issued a challenge. Hamada accepted the challenge to deliver a classic Mania matchup with Samoa Joe!
Gran Hamada def. Samoa Joe (9:50) with a sunset flip
AFTERSTORY: It was a great match with a surprising finish and relatively short. Joe hit Hamada with a powerbomb but he was able to flip Joe over as he attempted to hold on for a pin and counter into a pinfall of his own for the win. Joe was caught by surprise and couldn't believe he lost like that. After the match had concluded, both men shook hands to applause from the crowd.
PRESTORY: Team 3D vs The Road Warriors is a tag team dream match. The two teams met in the finals of last year's Guerrero Cup tag team tournament where 3D were successful. 3D won the tournament and would go on to become FPR world tag team champions that night. The tag team titles are something that have eluded The Road Warriors since the belts' inception. Now that 3D are no longer the champions, The Road Warriors wanted a rematch to avenge their loss and hopefully gain a future tag team title shot.
Team 3D def. The Road Warriors (23:09) when Devon pinned Hawk after the 3D
AFTERSTORY: Team 3D keep the Road Warriors even further away from a future tag team title shot. It was a competitive battle with a very exciting finish. Hawk was hit with 3D and Animal was unable to make the save. 3D gained their second victory over the Road Warriors to prove that maybe they are indeed the better team..
PRESTORY: For the past several months and especially throughout the road to WrestleMania, Claudia & Alissa Flash have been after Maria Menounos and aiming to take her out. During an in-ring altercation during the road to WrestleMania tour, Alissa and Claudia looked to attack Menounos in the ring after a back and forth interview in the ring. They began their beatdown but Jessica James was quick to run down and make the save. Jessica managed to knock both from the ring and save Menounos from the attack. A tag team match was set up which took place later in the tour. Jessica and Claudia started a rivalry in all of this and were set to face each other one on one at WrestleMania V
Claudia def. Jessica James (11:07) via submission with a dragon sleeper
AFTERSTORY: It was an impressive performance from both women but Claudia used her experience to gain the victory. Jessica came close and will definitely move up in the women's division. Both women will be ones to watch for sure.
http://i40.tinypic.com/2lm5s21.jpg - Claudia's suicide dive onto Jessica
PRESTORY: The fallout from the Hogan & Warrior vs Ted & Ted Jr. tag team match from Valentine's Massacre. Nothing was quite settled there as the interference of the masked man is what allowed DiBiase Jr. to score the pinfall on Hogan. Warrior wasn't happy with the way things went down that night and wanted to teach Ted Jr. a lesson. Sid and Savage were involved in the barbed-wire tag with Orton and Foley that night where Sid pinned Savage. Savage wanted revenge outside of the barbed wire environment and so they split into two teams formed from their Survival of the Sickest teams. Warrior & Savage against Ted Jr. & Sid!
Randy Savage & The Ultimate Warrior def. Ted DiBiase Jr. & Sid (21:12) when Savage pinned Sid with the flying elbow drop
AFTERSTORY: Savage and Warrior both got huge revenge here, they came in with a huge determination and fire and took it to their opponents like never before. Savage and Warrior were on fire throughout the match. Sid and Ted tried to cut them off and build a comeback near the end but Savage
connecting the flying elbow on Sid for the victory. It was a major victory for both Savage & Warrior.
http://i43.tinypic.com/33p97is.jpg - Warrior press slams Sid!
PRESTORY: On the Road to WrestleMania, the qualifiers for Money in the Bank took place. Among the qualifiers, Sting overcame Bison Smith in what many consider an upset based on the win/loss of their series last year. Sting considered it a huge win and has since said that it was the win that makes him sure he will come out of MITB the victor. Bison was in disbelief that he had lost the match, thinking for sure that he was destined to win the money in the bank match. Bison has since stated that he will prove to the world he's still a force to be reckoned with by issuing an open challenge at WrestleMania. The challenge was quickly accepted by the returning "Bootylicious" Junior Fatu! Fatu and Bison go one on one at WrestleMania V!
Junior Fatu def. Bison Smith (12:16) after the Rikishi Driver
AFTERSTORY: What a return for Junior Fatu! Bison Smith was irate after his loss, throwing things at ringside, not taking the loss lightly at all. The once dominant Bison Smith has fallen to a sudden losing streak it seems!
http://i39.tinypic.com/2ep54dl.jpg - Bootylicious Rikishi Driver
PRESTORY: The showcase battle royal is usually an annual stage for anyone to enter that is looking to make a statement. It can feature anyone from top names to newcomers. This year it has quite a mix of names. It will feature the FPR debuts of Sheamus and Drew McIntyre. The return of former FPR World Champion, Bill Goldberg. Goldberg looks to return and start from the beginning, taking down whoever steps in his way. Another return in Aaron Eagle who has been out of action for nearly a year now. Kofi Kingston joins the fray as well as former hardcore deathmatch champion, Abyss. Maven who lost hist money in the bank qualifier, quickly jumped at the chance to get into the match. Mike Foxx, who has felt that the Faithful has been crumbling as of late and when he lost his qualifier to MITB he felt he had no choice but to enter this match in hopes to redeem himself and bring the Faithful back to the top. It's random and it's wild, eight men enter the showcase!
Showcase Battle Royal: Bill Goldberg def. Abyss, Kofi Kingston, Aaron Eagle, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Maven, & Mike Foxx (23:05)
*Kingston eliminated Abyss (9:56) with a victory roll
*Foxx eliminated Kingston (15:49) after a collision with Maven
*Maven eliminated Eagle (17:04) via submission with a chinlock
*Maven eliminated McIntyre (17:43) via submission with a chinlock
*Maven eliminated Sheamus (18:49) with a rolling prawn hold
*Foxx eliminated Maven (20:04) via submission with a chinlock
*Goldberg eliminated Foxx (23:05) with the Jackhammer
AFTERSTORY: Goldberg is back and back with a vengeance! Maven looked very impressive and Mike Foxx came extremely close to getting the win and starting his road back to the top. All eight men looked impressive including the two debuting superstars in Sheamus and Drew McIntyre. Maven managed to eliminate three opponents before falling to Foxx. Aaron Eagle also made an impressive return after being out of action for a long time. Goldberg seemingly returned to form like he was when he was world champion six years ago. Goldberg pinned Foxx to gain the huge victory and major momentum heading into the events that follow WrestleMania.
http://i44.tinypic.com/nlzlhe.jpg - Bleeding, Goldberg finishes off Foxx
PRESTORY: Edge & Christian burst back on to the tag team scene after being voted in by the fans to receieve a tag team title shot at Cyber Saturday. They won the belts from the Briscoes but would quickly drop them back a week later at Halloween Havoc. The Briscoes would join together with the Hardyz at Survival of the Sickest where the Hardyz definitely got into it with Edge & Christian. Edge & Christian would meet again in the beat the clock series as both teams were vying for a title shot. Now with both teams tentatively out of the title picture, they would get to face each other and given the stage to shine at WrestleMania V!
Edge & Christian def. The Hardyz (36:53) when Edge pinned Jeff
AFTERSTORY: These two definitely had a match worthy of stealing the show! Two top contending teams went at it like never before here with a very long classic. Both teams could've taken it at any moment but in the end Edge pinned Jeff to gain the win. This win definitely will further them into tag team title contention in hopes of a tag title rematch.
PRESTORY: Amazing Red and Low Ki met in the Super J Cup and put on two of the most impressive performances of the tournament. Red pulled out the victory in what many considered an upset win. Red and Ki were in the middle of signing for a rematch at WrestleMania when from the other side of the bracket, Davey Richards & JT Lamotta wanted in. They all agreed to have a four way match take place but Bryan Danielson, who did not compete in the J Cup, told the four combatants that he could beat them all, despite losing his money in the bank qualifier to Yoshinari Ogawa. Danielson entered the match and it became known as a 5 way challenge. 5 Men, but the first pinfall would gain the victory.
[b ]5 Way Challenge Match: Low Ki def. Amazing Red, JT Lamotta, Davey Richards, & Bryan Danielson (13:40) when Ki CRITICAL'd Danielson with the Ki Krusher [/b]
AFTERSTORY: An action packed challenge match where only the first pinfall would gain the victory. In the end Low Ki managed to nail the Ki Krusher on Danielson to secure the win. Red, Lamotta, and Richards, were unhappy with the outcome while Low Ki moves on in the Junior division, Danielson's condtion is unknown at this point but he is not expected to miss very much time. Ki was able to avenge the Super J Cup loss he suffered to Amazing Red by defeating five competitors here!
PRESTORY: Ayako Hamada made her FPR debut in December of last year as part of the beat the clock challenge. Her opponent that night was Shinobu Kandori. Hamada took Kandori to the absolute limit and while neither were able to beat the clock, an impression was definitely made. Hamada wanted a rematch in order to show that she could beat Kandori. The rematch took place at Final Showdown and was another back and forth, very competitive battle, that saw Kandori sneak away with the victory after taking Hamada down with a surprise snap armbar. Kandori has been aiming to make herself number one since returning to FPR in September and has been quite impressive in doing so with the exception of a loss to Gina Carano at Cyber Saturday. Hamada wanted one more shot at Kandori to which Kandori declined the opportunity to step into the ring again at Royal Battle. A month later at February's Valentine's Massacre, an eight woman tag team match was signed. Shinobu Kandori joined up with Aja Kong, Alektra Blue, and Michelle McCool to battle Jessica James' team consisting of herself, Sarita, and Athena. And when Jessica needed a fourth partner, Hamada jumped at the opportunity upon hearing that Kandori would be on the opposite side of the ring. As the match began, it became obvious that Kandori was avoiding Hamada, tagging out when she tagged in and always managing to be out of the ring when Hamada stepped in. After 25 minutes of battle as Kandori was looking for the finish on Jessica, she made the tag to Hamada. Hamada finally got her hands on Kandori and eventually planted her with the Hamada Driver for the very sweet revengeful victory. Hamada had avenged her previous defeat and left with her head held high. Kandori however was in disbelief and did not accept the loss lightly at all. Kandori demanded they meet one on one, one more time at WrestleMania V to prove who truly is the better woman.
Ayako Hamada def. Shinobu Kandori (10:40) via CRITICAL after the Hamada Driver
AFTERSTORY: The ultimate statement has been made by Hamada! A great back and forth contest saw Hamada finally prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that she can beat Kandori decisively. Hamada left Kandori laying with a brutal Hamada Driver to secure the win.
PRESTORY: After losing his money in the bank qualifier to King Umaga, Kane went crazy and began throwing things at ringside and looking to destroy. Officials tried to stop him but they were unable to do so as Kane knocked several of them down. John Cena, who lost his qualifier earlier that night, tried to calm Kane down and let him know that he knows how it feels but Kane would not hear any of it. Kane tried to attack Cena but Cena fought back and they began a brawl. Later in the tour they had an in-ring confrontation where Kane said it wasn't right that he headlined last year's WrestleMania IV and now he had not yet had a match. Cena said he would fight him when suddenly Raven interupted the two. Raven had not been seen in several months at that point and he agreed with Kane. He said he had been on every WrestleMania card and wouldn't let the show happen without him. Cena reminded the two that he also headlined at WrestleMania III pointing out Raven as the only one of the three that never headlined Mania. Raven, Cena, and Kane got into it and a three way battle was signed to take place at WrestleMania!
Triple Threat Match: Raven def. John Cena & Kane (13:08)
*Raven eliminated Kane (11:10) via CRITICAL after the Evenflow DDT
*Raven eliminated Cena (13:08) after the Evenflow DDT
AFTERSTORY: Raven shocked them all! Raven snuck into this match by intervening in the inital confrontation between Kane and Cena. Most figured they'd team up to get rid of Raven, but he pulled it off eliminating both men! Raven has been in the hardcore division for the past several years but we can't forget that he is, as he made note of, a former worlds heavyweight champion. Defeating two other former world champions is a sure fire way to make your way back onto the title picture.
PRESTORY: The feud between Chris Jericho and Jakob Furis goes back to over a year ago. Furis won a battle royal that Jericho swears to this day was his to win. This led to a match between the two at WrestleMania IV. Jericho was victorious there but the two would feud for the next several months, ultimately concluding somewhat at Cyber Saturday when Jericho defeated Furis in a bloody barbed wire match. From there Jericho challenged Stone Cold Steve Austin, unhappy that Austin was voted into a title match over him. Austin quickly defeated him to which Jericho claimed still being hurt from the barbed wire match that took place a week prior. At Survival of the Sickest, Jericho led a team against Stone Cold's. Jericho brought Spoiler 2000 in to FPR as his hired gun in the match. Austin had wisely aligned with Jericho's enemy in Jakob Furis. Austin's team won that night but Spoiler and Furis developed a rivalry of their own. Furis & Spoiler as well as Jericho & Austin next met in separate beat the clock challenges. Neither match saw a victor and Furis & Spoiler's rivalry spilled into the next several PPVs. Spoiler won the first matchup but Furis got his revenge and won the second one. For WrestleMania, Spoiler teams up with the man who brought him in, Chris Jericho to take on their mutual enemies in Jakob Furis & Stone Cold Steve Austin! It is sure to be one hell of a tag team match!
Jakob Furis & Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho & Spoiler 2000 (22:39) when Furis forced Spoiler to submit to the Christo
AFTERSTORY: Furis caught Spoiler by surprise by busting out the very rarely seen Christo submission maneuver! It was an exciting tag team match that saw both teams come close to winning and show some good teamwork. Furis and Spoiler had been 1-1 in singles competition and this tag team victory will give Furis the edge in their feud. Furis and Spoiler are both in talks of entering next month's King of the Ring tournament as well as Jericho and Austin who may be entering as well.
PRESTORY: Everytime Bob Sapp has lost the Octagon Championship, he's won it right back. The reign before his current lasted three years before finally coming to an end. Another impressive dominant title reign was that of Mark Henry who held the international title for over a year. Henry's title reign parallelled that of Sapp, being that they ended on the same night. Sapp, however, was able to regain the Octagon Title which Henry did not do with the international belt. During the two monstrous title reigns, fans talked about a potential clash between the two beasts as a dream match of sorts. Since regaining the Octagon championship at Eve of Destruction, Sapp has continued his dominant ways, destroying the likes of Brock Lesnar and Scott Steiner. At Valentine's Massacre, Sapp defeated Ken Shamrock to once again retain the belt. Following the match, an interview was conducted with Mark Henry who was seated ringisde in the crowd. Henry announced that he was coming for Sapp and his Octagon championship, making his intentions known and clear. Once Sapp got wind of the challenge, he gladly accepted and the match was set for WrestleMania V. The Beast vs the World's Strongest Man one on one in the Octagon!
Octagon Championship Match: Mark Henry def. Bob Sapp via 2nd Round KO (2:01) after a two punch combo (7:01) to become the NEW Champion!!!!
AFTERSTORY: NEW CHAMPION! In what has to be considered a shocker and a major upset, Mark Henry defeats Bob Sapp in the Octagon! Bob Sapp's latest reign didn't last nearly as long as would be expected as the World's Strongest Man has cut it short. Henry made the challenge last month and walked in determined to come out on top. The dream match has finally taken place and Henry has overcome the Beast! What a victory for the World's Strongest Man!
http://i43.tinypic.com/fu8kl4.jpg - New Champ!
PRESTORY: The Beautiful People have been stirring up trouble ever since they formed completely in late October of last year. Maryse & Angelina Love joined together after working as a cohesive unit as Cyber Saturday. They soon brought in Madison Rayne to join them, making her debut in FPR. Velvet Sky appeared for Survival of the Sickest, which was also the night that Lacey Von Erich debuted as their latest member. It was also on that night in November where Victoria injured Angelina Love with a deadly Widow's Peak. Angelina was CRITICALed and put out of action for months. Maryse & Madison continued to be a thorn in the side of several women including Trish Stratus, Lita, and Gail Kim. The Beautiful People announced at the Royal Battle that Angelina Love would make her return at Valentine's Massacre to challenge the woman that put her out, Victoria. As Valentine's Massacre rolled around, Angelina made her return and faced Victoria. The two put on a classic match that went over twenty minutes as both gave everything they had. Angelina gave it her all including an impressive diving cross body from the top rope to the floor that had everyone on their feet. This time it took two Widow's Peaks to put Angelina down for the count. Victoria got the victory but she knew that she had been taken to the limit. Following the match, Victoria offered her hand to Angelina, perhaps showing she had found respect after their highly competitive battle. Both women received applause from the crowd following their performance. Angelina got to her feet seeming unsure of Victoria's handshake offer. However before Angelina could respond, Victoria was attacked from behind by Madison, and Lacey. Angelina backed into the corner as the rest of the Beautiful People beatdown Victoria. Angelina quietly left the ring seeming not to want to be involved. Victoria was eventually saved by her former partner and former rival, Candice Michelle. Victoria would later challenge The Beautiful People, any one of them, to face her at WrestleMania. Their response was coming up with the concept of the Beautiful Gauntlet, Victoria going against the members of the Beautiful People one by one with the exception of Lacey, who is involved in her own match later on. Victoria looked at it as a chance to take them all out, so she gladly accepted.
Beautiful Gauntlet: The Beautiful People def. Victoria (34:55)
Victoria def. Velvet Sky (12:27) via CRITICAL with the Widow's Peak
Madison Rayne def. Victoria (22:38) after a jumping facebuster
AFTERSTORY: Victoria was able to handle Velvet Sky and take her out completely with the deadly Widow's Peak. Madison Rayne was up next and took Victoria to the absolute limit. Victoria looked to finish Madison with the Widow's Peak but Maryse, who was to be the next opponent, distracted Victoria and Madison was quick to capitalize for the win. Afterwards, Maryse got into the ring anyways and began to attack the fallen Victoria. Maryse and Madison beat down Victoria as Angelina came down the aisle and into the ring. It seemed as if Angelina was going to join the attack but instead she forced the Beautiful People off of Victoria and helped her to her feet. Maryse and Madison left unhappily as Angelina raised Victoria's arm in the air.
PRESTORY: Late last year, Triple H & Shawn Michaels reformed D-Generation X and entered the beat the clock challenge. DX would win the challenge by defeating the tag team of Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger in the quickest time. Swagger & Ziggler were furious at the loss but DX would go on to recieve a tag team title shot against then-champions, Team 3D at Final Showdown. 3D managed to defeat DX in a very close match. DX decided to wait for a future rematch with 3D while they continued defending the tag titles. At Royal Battle, DX accepted the challenge to a rematch from Ziggler & Swagger, who wanted to prove themselves worthy against DX. DX defeated them once again and on that same show 3D lost the tag team titles back to the Briscoes. DX took that opportunity to then challenge 3D to a rematch to show the world that they could indeed beat them. The match took place at Valentine's Massacre and DX avenged their previous loss with a decisive victory over Team 3D. Following the match, Ziggler & Swagger came out to the stage and said they wanted DX one more time in the ring. Except this time they wanted a stipulation added, that the losing team would have to disband. Ziggler & Swagger saw it as a chance to completely eradicate D-Generation X and DX in return saw it as a chance to rid themselves for good of a team that had been targetting them for months. The challenge was accepted and the match was set for WrestleMania V!
Losing Team Must Disband: Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger def. D-Generation X (14:11) when Swagger pinned Michaels with the gutwrench powerbomb
AFTERSTORY: Ziggler & Swagger finally did it, they beat DX. Not only that but they ended DX in a shockingly quicker than expected match. The crowd were stunned as Swagger pinned Michaels and got the team their biggest win ever. Ziggler and Swagger celebrated like never before, parading around the ring and bragging to everyone around. They promised that they would do it and they did. Their third try and for Ziggler & Swagger, the third time was the charm. They left as the crowd applauded DX who remained in the ring. Shawn & HHH hugged as they exited the ring to a still shocked crowd.
PRESTORY: For the first time in WrestleMania history, Frankie Kazarian would not compete in the opening contest. Kazarian opened WrestleMania I with a victory over Ricky Marvin, II and II he was on the winning team in multi-man tag matches and last year he suffered his first defeat in a triple threat match against Evan Bourne and Matt Palmer. This year things were different and Frankie Kazarian is FPR Junior Champion. Kazarian won the title to begin his first ever reign at Final Showdown and has been enjoying success so far in 2010. Kazarian squashed all doubts when he successfully retained against former champion, Jushin Liger, at Royal Battle. Last month at Valentine's Massacre, Kazarian issued an open challenge to any junior that was not involved in the super J cup. That challenge was answered by 2 Cold Scorpio, who Kazarian would go on to soundly defeat rather quickly and catching everyone by surprise. Kazarian has shown to be a true champion since winning the title. Meanwhile, throughout February, the 2010 Super J Cup was ongoing. The winner of the tournament would be Brian Pillman. Pillman defeated two former FPR Junior Champions in the first two rounds in AJ Styles and Matt Palmer. Pillman would go on to defeat the very impressive, Amazing Red and in the semi-finals he defeated his often-times tag team partner and the most recent kingpin of the junior division, Jushin Liger, to solidify the statement he was making in this tournament. The finals took place at Valentine's Massacre where Pillman was able to overcome Yoshi Tatsu to become the #1 contender to the title. Pillman will challenge Frankie Kazarian at WrestleMania V in hopes of gaining his first title reign in FPR!
Junior Championship Match: Brian Pillman def. Frankie Kazarian (18:31) after a DDT to become the NEW Champion!
AFTERSTORY: Flyin' Brian has pulled it off! His first junior championship reign begins on the grandest stage of them all. It was definitely one hell of a back and forth battle that either man could've won at any moment. Kazarian will surely be wanting his rematch sooner rather than later.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Lacey Von Erich made her debut at the conclusion of the Beautiful People vs Stratusfaction matchup, delivering a Clawslam to Gail Kim and putting her out of action. Since then, Lacey has proven dominant..or lucky. Regardless, she has managed to remain undefeated for several months with some huge victories. First she defeated Trish Stratus in a bloody brawl at Eve of Destruction, albeit with the usage of brass knuckles, it was a huge upset. Next, at Final Showdown, Gail Kim made her return from injury but perhaps returned too soon as Lacey capitalized on Gail's previously injured neck and was able to defeat her as well. Lacey got the win over the former womens' champion was yet another huge upset as Lacey's streak continued. At the Royal Battle, Lacey, Maryse, & Madison teamed up to defeat the team of Lita, Gail, & Trish when Lacey forced Trish into submission using the iron claw. Lacey capitalized at the right moment and once again she picked up the win. Lacey has had quite the streak, an undefeated streak which perhaps could be considered a streak of luck as well. Last month at Valentine's Massacre, following the Beautiful People beatdown of Victoria, Victoria managed to retaliate enough to challenge them to an impromptu handicap match. The match ended when Lacey, once again, scored the fall with a small package on Victoria. Lacey had celebrated like she had just won the championship even though it was a handicap match. Victoria didn't take kindly to that and tried to attack Lacey for it but Madison was quick to attempt another beatdown only this time Victoria was saved by her former partner and former enemy, "Best in the World" Candice Michelle. Candice forced The Beautiful People to bail from the ring and had a staredown from the ring to the entry way with Lacey. Candice later issued a challenge to wrestle Von Erich one on one at WrestleMania V, seeing as Candice is, atleast for now, out of the title picture, she wanted a match and she wanted Lacey in the ring to put an end to her bragging. Lacey agreed to the match and will step into the ring with the four time women's champion that many consider the greatest women's champion in FPR history. Will Lacey remain undefeated or will the Best in the World prove why she is exactly that? It's the Best vs the Streak at WrestleMania V!
"Best in the World" Candice Michelle def. "Undefeated" Lacey Von Erich (15:28) after a reverse DDT
AFTERSTORY: The streak is over! Candice has once again proven why she is indeed considered the Best in the World. Candice's huge victory has ended Lacey's lucky streak and it may only be a matter of time before Candice is back in the title hunt. However Lacey isn't happy with her loss to Candice and may not let it slide easily. Their could be a future rematch between the two down the line.
http://i44.tinypic.com/25jk0hg.jpg - Vintage Candice!
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday 2009, The Big Show defeated Mark Henry for the international championship. Show ended Henry's year and a half reign with the title and would go on to begin his own dominant reign. Show retained against Henry at Halloween Havoc and went on to successfully defend against stars such as Bret Hart, The Great Muta, Kane, and most recently Samoa Joe. Following Big Show's successful defense against Joe, the lights went out in the arena and the voice of the Undertaker was heard! Taker stated "You. Me. WrestleMania!" and very clearly made his statement that he was challenging the Big Show.Show had defended his belt against all members of the Foundation except for Taker. The Foundation defeated the Faithful at Survival of the Sickest and the Faithful has seemingly started to fall apart since. Big Show's championship is their last remaining clutch of gold. It is interesting to note that Taker vs Big Show will be a rematch from last year as the two met at WrestleMania 4 which saw Big Show get the victory. Now this year, the rematch and the stakes have been raised. This time, the FPR International Championship is on the line!
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. The Undertaker (13:36) after a lariat to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show does it again! Show defeats Taker two years in a row at Mania and this time he also keeps hold of his international championship. Show has now gone through all four members of The Foundation with successful title defenses. Can anyone stop the Giant?
PRESTORY: Every year the Money in the Bank match takes place at WrestleMania. Eight men enter the steel cage and only one can score the pinfall and walk away with a shot at the worlds heavyweight title whenever they choose. Of the four winners of WrestleMania's past, only one has gone on to use it to win the Worlds Heavyweight title. Last year, Randy Orton won the shot and cashed in as soon as Hulk Hogan won the title but he was unable to win the belt and Hogan overcame the odds. This year eight men enter and for the first time in WrestleMania history, Randy Orton will not be involved. This year's entries are as followed. Ric Flair, who defeated Miike Foxx to qualify. Flair is a legend that without a doubt holds a threat to any world champion. Yoshinari Ogawa defeated longtime rival, Bryan Danielson to qualify. Ogawa is a former worlds heavyweight champion and has proven to have the ability to surprise absolutely anyone with his ways of winning. King Umaga defeated Kane to qualify and he is very well-known as one of the most dominant stars in FPR history. Sting finally defeated Bison Smith to qualify. Sting felt his victory over Bison shows that he is meant to win money in the bank. Jushin Liger bounced back with a MITB qualifier victory over the first ever money in the bank winner, Hiroshi Tanahashi. Liger hopes to use MITB as a stepping stone to challenge for the Worlds Heavyweight title for the very first time. Great Muta qualified with a victory over Maven in quite the competitive matchup. AJ Styles qualified with a win over John Cena, surprising many as AJ seems primed and ready to do whatever it takes to win. And lastly, Kurt Angle enters Money in the Bank following an impressive victory over Go Shiozaki. Angle is always a major player in FPR and this night will be no different. Eight men with one shot, who will walk out of WrestleMania V with the money in the bank briefcase!?
Money in the Bank Match: The Great Muta def. Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, AJ Styles, Jushin Liger, King Umaga, Yoshinari Ogawa, & Sting (8:22) via CRITICAL after the Moonsault on Liger
AFTERSTORY: Out of nowhere, Muta comes off the side of the cage with an incredible Moonsault that flattened Jushin Liger on the mat! A short and wild brawl inside the steel cage as all eight men fought for a title shot whenever they choose to use it. Nobody saw Muta coming as he took the win. Liger may have got his first taste of the world title picture as he stepped out of the Junior division to focus on a possible world title shot but Muta claims it instead.
http://i44.tinypic.com/15foi7a.jpg - Money in the Bank
PRESTORY A year ago at the 2009 Royal Battle, Bret Hart eliminated just about everyone until the final two when he fell to the eventual winner, King Umaga. Fast forward to 2010, Bret entered the battle again and put on another stellar performance. And in a moment so similar to the year before, Bret eliminated opponent after opponent like a house of fire until the final two. CM Punk quickly capitalized and eliminated Bret to win the Royal Battle. Bret was in disbelief that it had happened to him once again and he challenged CM Punk to face him so that he could prove that he could beat Punk and deserved to headline WrestleMania. Bret vs Punk was signed as the main event of Valentine's Massacre. One on one, Hart defeated Punk via pinfall. Bret proved his point and was very satisfied with the main event victory. Afterwards, Bret offered his hand to Punk but a masked man suddenly assaulted Hart from behind. Punk confronted the masked man and pulled him off Hart, before suddenly turning and kicking Bret over. Punk turned and embraced the masked man as he unmasked and revealed himself to be Austin Aries! Aries and Punk had seemingly reformed Generation sXe together, reuniting for the first time in nearly 4 years. Aries & Punk went into the very first WrestleMania together which Punk headlined. And now that Punk was headlining for the second time, he had gone back to his former partner in Austin Aries. Punk & Aries celebrated on that night and in the weeks that followed, Aries claimed that Punk had saved him. Aries talked about how when Generation sXe ran FPR, he was the man in the junior division, known as one of the most dominant junior champions of all time but in recent years,he had fallen to his lowest points. Aries says now that he has aligned with Punk once again, things will look up for him. Bret was furious ever since Valentine's Massacre and he issued the challenge to Aries to face him at WrestleMania. Hart did not like the way that Aries ambushed him from behind. Aries accepted, promising that Bret would be the first victim of the 'new' Austin Aries. It will definitely be a match to see and one that everyone is looking forward to. Aries and the Hitman one on one!
Austin Aries def. Bret Hart (16:06) after a steam roller
AFTERSTORY: CM Punk may have been right, the Austin Aries of old does indeed seem to be back in full force. Aries gains a huge victory over the Hitman here. Aries claims that he is now on the path of victory since rejoining Punk and it's hard to argue with his success here. Bret beat Punk back at Valentine's Massacre but it looks like Aries will do whatever it takes to help Punk. Generation sXe plans to be more dominant than they ever reached in 2006.
PRESTORY: The feud between the Briscoes and the Latin American Xchange goes back a long, long ways. It can be dated back a full year. At the end of 2008, The Briscoes ended the year long reign of Big Show & Hardcore Holly and started a new era for the tag team division. Before long, The Briscoes would lose the belts to the Latin American Xchange in February 09. However at WrestleMania IV, the Briscoes would win the titles back. The two teams would trade the titles back and forth for several months including tornado tag matches, street fights, and even stepping into the steel cage to settle their differences. That cage match took place at the Ultimate Encounter 09 in what would be the final chapter of the feud or so we thought. The Briscoes won the belts back there and would go on to Cyber Saturday where the fans voted Edge & Christian into the tag title scene. The Briscoes would become involved in a rivalry with them, leaving LAX without a rematch for the tag titles. In December, the Guerrero Cup took place and gave a stage for all the teams to fight for a shot at the titles. Team 3D came out victorious and would get involved with the Briscoes and win the belts. The Briscoes won the belts back yet again at Royal Battle from Team 3D. That same night, LAX defeated Edge & Christian to become the #1 contenders and the stage was set for Valentine's Massacre for the feud to finally continue. The two teams stepped in the ring again and LAX won the belts back from the Briscoes. Last year, The Briscoes were the tag team of the year and became known for always bouncing back just when you thought they were out. The Briscoes signed for their rematch to take place at WrestleMania V and with the history the two teams have, a regular tag match wouldn't be enough so it was decided that they would fight for the titles in a double elimination tag team match where both members of the team would have to be pinned or submitted in order to win the match.
World Tag Team Championship Double Elimination Match: The Briscoes def. The Latin American XChange (23:37) to become the NEW tag team champions 2-0
*The Briscoes pinned Homicide with a double cross body combination (21:01)
*Mark pinned Hernandez after a double dropkick (23:37)
AFTERSTORY: The story continues! Every time you think The Briscoes are down, they bounce right back to the top. The Briscoes defeated LAX decisively with extremely impressive tag teamwork, pinning both Homicide and Hernandez without either Briscoe being pinned. The Briscoes, once again FPR World Tag Team Champions! There are plenty of challengers in wait and it will be interesting to watch the tag team division as we go forward.
PRESTORY: When Mick Foley won the hardcore deathmatch championship, it seemed to revitalize Foley's career and breathe new life into him. Foley came into Halloween Havoc and challenged the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan, to a non title steel cage match. Hogan was definitely caught off guard but he is not one to back down from a challenge and he accepted. Foley won the match that night but before anything could come of it, both Foley and Hogan were ambushed by the Million Dollar Corporation. Orton, Sid, and DiBiase beat down both men in the cage and bloodied them as they made a challenge to Hogan for Survival of the Sickest. When it came time for the main event of Survival of the SIckest, Hogan was a partner short and was headed to the ring for a 4 on 3 match until he ran into Mick Foley, who had already competed earlier in the night. Foley joined the team, telling Hogan that he would owe him one. As the match got underway, Orton was able to CRITICAL Foley en route to victory. That was something that Foley would not soon forget. Foley would continue to defend his hardcore deathmatch championship in the month that followed but when the Royal Battle came around, Foley entered knowing he would be able to get his hands on Orton once again. Foley and Orton were at each other's throats the entire match. Near the end, Bret Hart managed to eliminate them both within the same timeframe as they were both preoccupied with the distraction of one another. Foley and Orton, after being eliminated, continued fighting and brawled out of the ring and all the way to the back. Following the Royal Battle, Foley challenged Orton to step into his ring, a tag team match at Valentine's Massacre. Orton and Sid teamed up to challenge Foley and Randy Savage in a barbed wire ropes match. Savage is someone who has huge history with Orton and Sid as well. Sid pinned Savage in that match while Orton and Foley just kept on going with one another. They fought until they were forced apart by security and FPR officials. Orton shouted that he would take Foley's belt as they were held apart. Foley has since stated he wanted nothing more than to have Orton one on one in his ring, surrounded by landmines, with boards in each corner of the ring having lighttubes attached to them. Weapons filling the ring. Orton challenges Foley for the hardcore deathmatch championship in a heated bout at WrestleMania V!
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Randy Orton (9:55) after the piledriver to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: These two were out to absolutely destroy each other. Foley took Orton into his playground and used every weapon in sight to beat him down. Foley managed to retain his championship through this grueling rivalry with Orton. Foley remains the king of hardcore, for now.
http://i44.tinypic.com/sl3cz9.jpg - Foley smashes Orton
PRESTORY: In September, Gina Carano made her FPR Debut in the Queen's Cup tournament. Carano would go on to win the tournament in very impressive fashion. From there she became involved in a feud with Shinobu Kandori. Carano came out the victor and remained undefeated. In November, Carano joined Candice Michelle's team for Survival of the Sickest. That match featured the debuts of both Alissa Flash and Maria Menounos. Alissa as a member of Mickie James team and Maria on Candice's team. Both were extremely impressive in their showings in the match. Alissa Flash quickly formed an alliance with Claudia in the match, one that would take them to victory in that match. Menounos was brought into FPR by her close friend, Candice Michelle. Alissa and Menounos would meet again in the Beat the Clock series where Alissa was once again victorious. She set the time but the time would be beaten by Gina Carano. Carano defeated Claudia to beat the clock and earn a shot at Candice Michelle's women's championship. At Final Showdown, Carano continued her unbeaten streak and forced Candice into submission to win the women's title. Carano and Candice respect one another and remained friends following their match. That same night, Maria Menounos tagged with Wendi Richter to defeat Alissa Flash & Claudia when Menounos scored the pinfall on Claudia. It was a huge win and Maria's first since debuting. Claudia was irate and demanded she face Maria in the ring one on one. Carano gave Candice her rematch at the Royal Battle. Meanwhile, Claudia and Maria met in the ring as well at the Royal Battle. Carano retained her belt against Candice while Claudia against Menounos was a match that nearly stole the show. They went over twenty minutes in a classic match where both women showed everything they had. Menounos threw caution to the wind with a diving missile dropkick that was countered by Claudia who caught her by the legs and applied her own version of her mentor Mike Foxx's career killer submission. Claudia won the match and was named number one contender for her extremely impressive performance. But speaking of extremely impressive performances, Maria's did not go unnoticed. Claudia would get her shot at Valentine's Massacre while it was announced that Maria Menounos would get in the ring again with Alissa Flash, to determine the #1 contender for WrestleMania V! Carano defeated Claudia to retain the belt. Menounos and Alissa had one hell of a match that ended with a shock as Maria upset Alissa! Alissa threw Menounos around from pillar to post for the majority of the match but slowly as time went on, Menounos mounted the comeback. She surprised Alissa with a quick backslide to get the win in an eighteen minute classic and become the number one contender to the FPR women's championship! This was not something that Alissa nor Claudia were going to let slide easily. Maria had a huge celebration that night but as the Road to WrestleMania got underway, Alissa & Claudia were doing everything they can to try and sabotage Maria's number one contendership. Eventually looking to ambush her in the ring until she was saved by Jessica James. Alissa dared Maria to take part in a tag team match where if Alissa & Claudia were victorious then Alissa would be added to the title match at WrestleMania. The challenge was accepted and Alissa & Claudia did get the victory. They got what they wanted most and that was Alissa Flash being added to the womens' championship showdown at WrestleMania V! The match would now be a triple threat contest where Gina Carano will defend against both Maria Menounos and Alissa Flash in what is sure to be an exciting, unpredictable match where any of the three could walk out as champion. Carano vs Flash vs Menounos - WrestleMania V!
Women's Championship Triple Threat Match: Gina Carano def.Maria Menounos & Alissa Flash to RETAIN the championship!
*Menounos pinned Alissa (13:39) after an elbow
*Carano forced Menounos to submit to a rear naked choke (17:23)
AFTERSTORY: Carano just barely overcame the odds here. Menounos and Alissa were extremely impressive and their bid for the championship and some have pointed out, had this been a first pin wins match then we'd have a new champion. Alissa has accused her opponents of doulbe teaming her and is calling for a rematch already. Carano continues to be a fighting champion and also has remained undefeated. Menounos and Alissa will defintely stay in the title picture as both want a rematch and we could see this very triple threat take place again.
PRESTORY: In August of 2009, Hulk Hogan became worlds heavyweight champion for the first time in nearly 4 years when he defeated Yoshinari Ogawa. Hogan would be challenged immediately by Randy Orton cashing in his Money in the Bank. Hogan overcame the odds and retained his title in his first defense. Hogan would go on to put an end to a longtime rivalry in a highly anticipated heavily talked about 'Mask vs Title' matchup that headlined the Ultimate Encounter. Hogan came out the winner against it all and proved to the world that this reign would be his best one yet. At Cyber Saturday, the fans voted in Stone Cold Steve Austin to face Hogan and again, Hogan prevailed in a grueling last man standing match. Hogan's rivalries with Orton, Sid, Ted DiBiase, they all escalated in the coming months but Hogan held on to his belt. He overcame challenges at the end of the year from both Ted DiBiase Jr. and Mike Foxx. Then as 2010 began it was Royal Battle time. Eight men entered for a shot at Hogan's belt. It came down to two, CM Punk and Bret Hart. Punk won the match for the second time in history and he was set as the number one contender to Hogan's belt for WrestleMania V. Initially, Punk stated that he was honored to be able to face Hogan for the belt and headline WrestleMania for a second time. Along the way was Valentine's Massacre where Bret Hart challenged Punk to a one on one match. Meanwhile Hogan teamed up with the Ultimate Warrior to hope to put a final nail in the coffin of the Million Dollar Corporation. During the tag team match, Hogan was whipped to the ropes only to be nailed from behind by a steel chair shot from a masked man on the outside. the Million Dollar Man had the referee distracted while this took place and his son quickly jumped on Hogan to capitalize and score the pinfall victory. It was a mysterious happening as the masked man disappeared as quickly as he arrived. Later that night, Bret Hart defeated CM Punk in the main event. Following the match, the masked man appeared again, this time attacking Bret. Punk confronted the masked man but soon revealed he was aligned with him. The man revealed to be Austin Aries and the reformation of Generation sXe as mentioned earlier. It became clear that Punk had sent Aries to do what he did to Hogan and then later attacked Bret for defeating Punk. Punk has since claimed to have saved Aries and has changed his tune regarding his match with Hulk Hogan for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship. Before he stated he was honored to face him for the title but now Punk says he looks forward to putting an end to Hulkamania. Hulk has a huge desire to get back at Punk for what he has started and has promised that Hulkamania will run wild all over Punk. There's no doubt that Aries will be backing Punk in hopes that they will capture the FPR title for the first time for Punk. Hulk is determined to not allow Punk to take the title while Punk is equally as poised to, as he says, "save" FPR. Hulkamania vs Generation sXe - WrestleMania V! Who will come out as worlds heavyweight champion!? Will Punk end the reign of Hulkamania and begin the Straightedge era or will Hulkamania run wild all over Punk, Aries, and whomever else may get involved? WrestleMania V - March 28, 2010, the showdown, its' all on the line now!
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk def. Hulk Hogan (16:36) with a rollup to become the NEW Champion!!!
http://i39.tinypic.com/mwr702.jpg - Leg Drop!
http://i40.tinypic.com/209hggo.jpg - GTS
AFTERSTORY: The reign of Hulkamania has ended! CM Punk has finally accomplished what he never could do before, win the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship! The shocking conclusion saw Austin Aries run down to the ring and jump onto the apron as Hogan looked to finish off Punk, distracted the referee. Only this time, a masked man identical to last month slid into the ring and nailed Hogan with a superkick! Punk immediately capitalized and rolled up Hogan for the 1 2 3 and the championship victory. The crowd was shocked that Punk pulled off the biggest win of his career and won the championship. Aries joined Punk in the ring for his celebration and brought him the worlds heavyweight title. Punk paraded around in the ring as the masked man slid back into the ring. Punk and Aries turned to face him..as he unmasked to reveal Shawn Michaels!! Shockingly, Michaels has officially completed the old trio from 2006, Generation sXe in almost similar fashion! Punk and Aries were the original two members who later recruited Michaels. And now, Shawn has rejoined his former partners...right at the conclusion of DX! They were unable to gain the gold last time but now in 2010, the straight edge era has begun!
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