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FPR Valentine's Massacre 2010 RESULTS!
FPR Valentine's Massacre
February 20, 2010
Theme Song: Paramore -" Ignorance"
Major Update on FPR: Following FPR Valentine's Massacre, some huge technical difficulties took place in the FPR office that included loss of data. Due to the computer crash, we lost the footage of Valentine's Massacre. As a result of this, we have lost the proper programming to continue releasing highlight videos from the FPR events. Therefore the way things stand right now, future shows will be released as results only. FPR will continue despite the unfortunate loss of video recording. Valentine's Massacre's results are below and I've done my best to retype this entire recap over again. Some of the matches may be out of order but I was able to recall atleast most of the match lengths. Enjoy!.
PRESTORY: An eight woman tag team match was signed to take place at Valentine's Massacre. Jessica James and Shinobu Kandori were chosen to captain each team. Kandori's team consisted of Aja Kong, her Survival of the Sickest teammate Alektra Blue, and Michelle McCool to round out the team. Jessica James joined her fellow Survival of the Sickest teammates in Sarita and Athena and her team was joined by Hamada to finish it out. Hamada debuted in December taking Shinobu Kandori to the limit in a beat the clock match. Kandori defeated her in the rematch that took place at Final Showdown. Hamada wanted a rematch but Kandori wanted nothing else to do with Hamada, so as a result, Hamada joined the team in order to get her hands on Kandori once again.
8 Woman Tag Team Match: Jessica James, Sarita, Athena, & Hamada def. Aja Kong, Shinobu Kandori, Alektra Blue, & Michelle McCool (29:19) when Hamada pinned Kandori with the Hamada Driver
AFTERSTORY: Shinobu Kandori spent the majority of the match away from Hamada but in the final minutes they finally tagged in at the same times. Hamada finished off Kandori to get the victory, which couldn't have been sweeter for her. All women involved were very impressive as we head on in the Road to WrestleMania V!
PRESTORY: Over the last few weeks, the Super J Cup 2010 has taken place. In the J Cup, Julian Caesaro made waves with an impressive CRITICAL victory over Robert Evans in the second round. Evans, though, was none too happy with the outcome. Evans returned and cost Caesaro his third round match against Jiggle-O James Johnson by shoving him off the top rope. Following the match, Johnson found out what had took place and joined up with Caesaro to challenge Evans to a tag team match with whomever he would choose as his partner.
Robert Evans & Matt Palmer def. Julian Caesaro & Jiggle-O James Johnson when Evans pinned Johnson
AFTERSTORY: To the surprise of many, Robert Evans chose former FPR Junior Champion, Matt Palmer, as his partner. It appears as Evans has turned Palmer to his side and they made for an impressive team nonetheless. Evans dubbed them Simply Irresistable as he gloated about their victory. Needless to say, Johnson and Julian weren't pleased with defeat and this feud may not be quite over yet.
PRESTORY: Bob Sapp began yet another Octagon Championship reign at Eve of Destruction and has already resumed defeating all challengers. With no set number one contender, Ken Shamrock stepped into the Octagon to challenge the Beast!
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Ken Shamrock via 2nd Round KO to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Shamrock put up a good fight but Sapp continued his dominant ways. Sapp brings the Octagon Championship into WrestleMania V and we were ready to ask the question, who is going to challenge him for the big event. However, following the Octagon Title match, a ringside interview was conducted with former international champion, Mark Henry! Henry made his intentions known that he would like to step into the Octagon against reigning champion, Bob Sapp. The most dominant international champion versus the most dominant octagon champion!
PRESTORY: Back in November at Survival of the Sickest, Victoria injured Angelina Love with a brutal Widow's Peak. Angelina had been kept out of action and last month prior to their six woman tag team match, The Beautiful People announceddthat Angelina would make her return at Valentine's Massacre to challenge Victoria in a one on one match. The Beautiful People went on to win that six woman tag over Lita, Trish, and Gail. Now it was Angelina's turn to step into the ring. Love was returning with revenge on her mind and hoping for a Beautiful People victory.
Victoria def. Angelina Love (23:21) after the Widow's Peak
AFTERSTORY: Many people didn't think Angelina had a big chance of beating the former seven time women's champion, but what a match it turned out to be! Angelina showed great determination and fire as she went all out in her quest for victory. Victoria gave her best and then some as the two women had quite the battle. A highlight was when Angelina threw caution to the wind and delivered and incredible high cross body from the top rope to the outside! Angelina managed to survive a Widow's Peak but a second one spelt the end for Angelina and Victoria gained the hard-earned victory. The crowd gave an ovation to both competitors as the match came to a conclusion. After the match ended, Victoria offered her hand to Angelina as she was getting to her feet. But before Angelina could respond, Victoria was ambushed from behind by Lacey Von Erich and Madison Rayne! The Beautiful People duo continued the beatdown as Angelina quietly backed out of the ring and made her exit. Victoria managed to regain her composure and strike back on both Madison and Lacey and escaped the ring to grab the mic. Victoria said if they wanted a piece of her, they could have it because she'd love to beat up Madison and be the first one to pin Lacey. So an impromptu handicap match began which led to...
Handicap Match: Madison Rayne & Lacey Von Erich def. Victoria (14:03) when Lacey pinned Victoria with a small package
AFTERSTORY: Victoria came very close to victory considering it was a two on one handicap match but the numbers game came into play. Victoria lifted Madison for the Widow's Peak but was unaware that Lacey had made the blind tag. Lacey entered the ring and rolled up Victoria for the win. Afterwards, Lacey and Madison celebrated as if they had just won the championship. Victoria didn't take kindly to the gloating and grabbed Lacey by the hair. Madison was quick to attack from behind though, leveling Victoria with the ugly stick. The Beautiful People resumed their beatdown yet again until suddenly Candice Michelle came running to the ring and chased off Madison and Lacey! Candice helped up her former tag team partner and former rival, Victoria as the Beautiful People backed up around ringside. Candice remained in the ring and stared down Lacey as Victoria got back up to her feet. In an update, we have since learned that Candice Michelle has challenged Lacey Von Erich to a matchup at WrestleMania! The Best in the World takes on the Undefeated. Can Candice end Lacey's lucky streak or will Lacey add Candice to the list of opponents she's pinned which includes Trish Stratus, Gail Kim, and now Victoria? It'll definitely be a match to look forward to.
PRESTORY: In December, D-Generation X reunited and entered the tag team beat the clock series. DX would end up winning in the shortest amount of time with a victory over Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler. They got their tag team title shot against then-champions Team 3D at Final Showdown but came up unsuccessful in a very close, competitive match. DX wanted a rematch and as 3D went on to lose the belts back to the Briscoes, DX would get their match at Valentine's Massacre.
D-Generation X def. Team 3D (36:16) when Triple H forced Ray to submit
AFTERSTORY: The match unexpectedly became one of the best of the night! DX managed to avenge their previous loss to 3D in a hard-fought battle of two great tag teams. After the match, Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger came out to the stage with a mic. Ziggler and Swagger weren't happy with their last several losses to DX and promised that they could beat them. Ziggler and Swagger challenged DX to a tag team match in which the losing team would be forced to disband! DX accepted the match agreeing to smash them one more time but Ziggler and Swagger vow to come out on top this time.
PRESTORY: With the Super J Cup ongoing to end on this night, Frankie Kazarian didn't have a championship defense. Kazarian made an open challenge to anyone who was not involved in the Super J Cup. His call was answered by 2 Cold Scorpio! Scorpio was scheduled to copmete in the Super J Cup but was unable to make it due to scheduling conflicts. Scorpio hoped to more than make up for it by taking on the champion himself in a non title match!
Non-Title Match: Frankie Kazarian def. 2 Cold Scorpio (8:16) with a small package
AFTERSTORY: Kazarian pulled off the non title victory and did so decisively. Scorpio had things going his way but Kazarian caught him in a surprise small package for the quick victory. Nobody expected the finish coming and it was quite a shock that Kazarian got the 3 so soon. Frankie heads into WrestleMania as the champion to face the winner of the Super J Cup!
PRESTORY: Spoiler 2000 debuted at Survival of the Sickest as a bodyguard to Chris Jericho. In their SOTS match, Spoiler got into it heavily with Jericho's longtime rival, Jakob Furis. They met in the beat the clock series with neither man beating the clock. Last month they wrestled one on one with Spoiler gaining the big victory. Furis wanted a rematch and he got that at Valentine's Massacre.
Jakob Furis def. Spoiler 2000 (16:00) after a chop to the head
AFTERSTORY: Furis avenged his loss from last month! Spoiler looked to finish off Furis as he did last month but Jakob came in with a strategy this time and countered Spoiler, catching him off-guard with a chop to the head. Another great match from these two as this has been a very intriguing rivalry to watch.
PRESTORY: With Hulk Hogan not having a championship defense for the night, Hogan teamed up with the Ultimate Warrior to battle Ted DiBiase & Ted DiBiase Jr, hoping to put the final nail in their saga with the Million Dollar Corporation. Hogan hoped to finish them off on his road to WrestleMania V where he will meet CM Punk in the ring.
Ted DiBiase & Ted DiBiase Jr. def. Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior (21:12) when DiBiase Jr. pinned Hogan
AFTERSTORY: Hogan and Warrior had everything going their way, that was until DiBiase Jr. whipped Hogan to the ropes and a masked man from the outside nailed Hogan from behind with a steel chair! The referee was preoccupied with the million dollar man on the apron and DiBiase Jr was quick to capitalize on what he just saw and jumped on Hogan with a thesz press to pin Hogan for the second time in his short career! The masked man disappeared as quickly as he came and this was certainly a roadblock in Hogan's road to WrestleMania.
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday, The Big Show ended the over a year long International title reign of Mark Henry. Show has been very dominant ever since with successful defenses over Henry, Bret Hart, The Great Muta, and last month, Kane. Show had defeated Foundation members, Bret and Kane, and this month, Samoa Joe stepped up to challenge Show. Joe promised to take the international title from Show and give the belt a proper showcase at WrestleMania V.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Samoa Joe (12:01) with a running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Joe put up a fight but Show was able to hang on to his championship belt. As Big Show got back to his feet and raised up his title belt, the lights went out and the Undertaker's music began! Taker's voice was heard, "Big Show.....you.......me.......WrestleMania!" So it looks like we will get a rematch from last year's WrestleMania between Big Show and the Undertaker, only this time the stakes are raised higher with the international title on the line! As the lights returned, Show looked around frantically and quickly exited the ring.
PRESTORY: The rivalry between Mick Foley and Randy Orton has been brewing for some time now. Back in November at Survival of the Sickest, the main event included Orton taking out Foley first with an RKO that left him CRITICAL'd. Foley wanted revenge and he and Orton were involved in several altercations thereafter. Things turned up a notch when both men entered the Royal Battle, they brawled all around the entire match until both men were eliminated roughly around the same time. They then brawled out of the ring and all the way up the ramp to the backstage area. Foley challenged Orton and Sid to step into the barbed-wire ring as Foley teamed up with Randy Savage, who is no stranger to Sid and Orton. Savage's feud with Orton has been more than well-documented and Sid has been right there with Orton the whole time.
Barbed-Wire Ropes Match: Randy Orton & Sid def. Mick Foley & Randy Savage (11:13) when Sid pinned Savage
AFTERSTORY: Sid got the pinfall on Savage as Foley and Orton continued their own war and had to be separated by officials after the match. Orton has made his intentions clear that he wants Foley's belt and he will get the opportunity at WrestleMania! Orton vs Foley has been signed for the hardcore deathmatch championship!
PRESTORY: The Super J Cup 2010 was another incredible tournament with fantastic action from everyone involved. The road to the finals was an impressive one from both men involved, those being Brian Pillman and Yoshi Tatsu. On Pillman's side, he first defeated two former junior champions in AJ Styles and Matt Palmer. Pillman then defeated Amazing Red (who was very impressive in his own right, especially his second round victory over Low Ki). And in the semi-finals, Pillman defeated his often-times tag team partner and former kingpin of the junior division, Jushin Liger. Pillman ended Liger's plan of entering the J Cup to get one last shot at Kazarian as it was not to be. On the other side of the brackets, Yoshi Tatsu defeated last year's J Cup winner, Psicosis. Former junior champion, Ricky Marvin and a semi-finals victory over Jiggle-O James Johnson. Tatsu who is still a relative newcomer to FPR made a huge impression here and Pillman looked to acquire his first junior championship shot.
Super J Cup Finals: Brian Pillman def. Yoshi Tatsu (14:11) with a victory roll
AFTERSTORY: Pillman did it! Both men looked great here but it was Pillman catching Tatsu with the surprise victory roll to win the tournament and get the championship shot. Both men shook hands after the bout and Pillman will now head to WrestleMania V where he will challenge reigning champion, Frankie Kazarian
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Alissa Flash & Maria Menounos made their respective debuts on opposing teams. Menounos joined her close friend, Candice Michelle's team and Alissa was a part of Team Mickie James where she quickly formed a strong alliance with Claudia. Both women had impressive debuts and they met against each other in a singles match at Eve of Destruction where Alissa was victorious. Their next encounter saw Alissa win in a beat the clock challenge but her time was eventually beat. At Final Showdown, Maria teamed up with Wendi Richter to defeat Claudia and Alissa when Menounos scored a huge pinfall in that match on former women's champion, Claudia. Claudia was irate and demanded a match with Menounos, a match that took place last month at Royal Battle. It turned out to be one of the best matches of the night as both women gave it their all that night and nearly stole the show. At the end of the match, Menounos attemped a top rope missile dropkick but was caught into submission by Claudia for the win. The extremely impressive victory garnered Claudia number one contender status but Maria's performance would not go unnoticed. It was soon announced that Menounos would go one on one with Alissa Flash to determine the number one contender to the womens' championship, facing whomever would win the match between Claudia and reigning champion, Gina Carano, presumably at WrestleMania V!
#1 Contender's Match: Maria Menounos def. Alissa Flash (18:27) with a backslide
AFTERSTORY: Maria did it! Maria upset Alissa Flash! An unbelievable feat in an incredible match with a great story. Alissa dominated the match, tossing Maria from pillar to post around the ring and slamming her with several of her trademark moves but Menounos would not quit. She kept coming, she kept kicking out and kept delivering more in her comeback attempts. Maria started to get several near falls and Alissa knew she was potentially in danger. Alissa looked to finish things off but Maria got behind with a backslide and shocked the world! Maria Menounos finally defeated Alissa Flash! Her celebration in the ring was soon joined by her close friends, Candice Michelle and Wendi Richter, among others as they relished in the moment. Maria celebrated around the ring, slapping hands with fans as Alissa remained distraught in disbelief in the ring. Maria Menounos has become #1 contender, she's going to WrestleMania, but there's no doubt that Alissa Flash and Claudia are going to do everything they can to stay in the title picture.
PRESTORY: Last month, The Briscoes once again became tag team champions, winning the titles back from Team 3D. What also took place last month was the Latin American XChange defeating Edge & Christian to become contenders and LAX wanted the rematch that they never got from the last time they lost the tag team titles in September. At the Ultimate Encounter, The Briscoes had won the belts back from LAX but then came Cyber Saturday and the fans voted in Edge & Christian (who would win the belts), leaving LAX out of their rematch. LAX never went away though and they wanted the belts back. Now the time has come and the tag team feud of 09 had returned
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Latin American XChange def. The Briscoes to become the NEW Champions!
AFTERSTORY: LAX did it again, they proved why their rematch was well-deserved and in the process they may have re-ignited the classic rivalry with the Briscoes. A feud that has never been settled completely and may not ever be. The Briscoes will get their rematch at WrestleMania giving us a second rematch from WrestleMania IV for the tag team championships! The two teams have already faced in tag matches, tornado matches, and a steel cage. At WrestleMania V, they will face off in a double elimination match where both members of the team will have to be pinned in order to win the match!
PRESTORY: Gina Carano has remained undefeated in singles competition since debuting in September and winning the 32 woman Queen's Cup tournament. The only woman with any sort of victory is the Angel of Mercy, Claudia, who scored a fall over her, albeit controversially, in a Survival of the Sickest match. As referenced above, a phenomenal match and victory over Maria Menounos gained Claudia the number one contender status to face Carano for the championship on this night! With the winner heading on as champion to WrestleMania V.
Women's Championship Match: Gina Carano def. Claudia (10:03) via submission to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Claudia gave a valiant effort but just wasn't able to put away the dominant unstoppable champion, Carano. Nobody's figured out a strategy quite yet and Claudia became the next victim. Carano forced her into submission and holds on to the belt as she heads into WrestleMania V!
PRESTORY: Last year, Bret Hart eliminated almost everyone in the Royal Battle before falling in the very end to the eventual winner, King Umaga. This year, Bret entered again with WrestleMania aspirations. Bret once again eliminated 6 of his opponents and came to the final two. He pinned Foley, he pinned Orton and as he turned around he was hoisted up onto the shoulders by CM Punk as Punk delivered the Go To Sleep and won the 2010 Royal Battle. Punk became the first person in history to win the Royal Battle twice as he won the first ever (and will also become the first man to headline Mania twice). Bret was lost in disappointment once again. Bret challenged Punk to a one on one match later on as he vowed that he could beat Punk one on one and that Punks' win was pure luck. Punk accepted the challenge, gladly taking on Bret in a battle of mutual respect with both men out to prove to be the better man.
Bret Hart def. CM Punk (12:24) after a piledriver
AFTERSTORY: Bret won the match and proved his point! He defeated Punk as he set out to do and got atleast a little bit of victory back after what happened last month. Punk couldn't believe it after he was pinned. Bret celebrated as Punk got back to his feet. Hart turned around and was suddenly attacked from behind - by the masked man from earlier tonight! The masked man nailed him with a steel chair and beat down Bret in the ring as Punk got back to his feet looking shocked. Punk went over and pulled the masked man off of Bret and shoved him. Punk turned back to Hart and checked on him. Punk turned back to the masked man yelling and arguing with him. Bret got to his hands and knees when Punk suddenly kicked Bret in the ribs! Punk turned around and hugged the masked man. The masked man removed his mask and revealed himself to be Austin Aries!!! Punk and Aries raised their arms in the air as it appeared that the original two members of Generation sXe were back together for the first time since 2006!! A shocking conclusion to Valentine's Massacre that has left even more suspense and intrigue along the Road to WrestleMania!
©FPR Valentine's Massacre 2010. Comments, questions, requests, suggestions, feedback of all kinds is appreciated as always. Hope all the fans of FPR enjoy the show results despite being unable to put together a video package. FPR is on the road to WrestleMania V, several matches are made with the main event being Hulk Hogan defending the Worlds Heavyweight Championship defending against the newly-turned villain, CM Punk! It will be an exciting road to watch the buildup to Hogan vs Punk as well the other great matches that are announced and to be announced! Stay tuned, FPR's next PPV event is indeed WrestleMania V tentatively scheduled to take place on March 27, 2010!
February 20, 2010
Theme Song: Paramore -" Ignorance"
Major Update on FPR: Following FPR Valentine's Massacre, some huge technical difficulties took place in the FPR office that included loss of data. Due to the computer crash, we lost the footage of Valentine's Massacre. As a result of this, we have lost the proper programming to continue releasing highlight videos from the FPR events. Therefore the way things stand right now, future shows will be released as results only. FPR will continue despite the unfortunate loss of video recording. Valentine's Massacre's results are below and I've done my best to retype this entire recap over again. Some of the matches may be out of order but I was able to recall atleast most of the match lengths. Enjoy!.
PRESTORY: An eight woman tag team match was signed to take place at Valentine's Massacre. Jessica James and Shinobu Kandori were chosen to captain each team. Kandori's team consisted of Aja Kong, her Survival of the Sickest teammate Alektra Blue, and Michelle McCool to round out the team. Jessica James joined her fellow Survival of the Sickest teammates in Sarita and Athena and her team was joined by Hamada to finish it out. Hamada debuted in December taking Shinobu Kandori to the limit in a beat the clock match. Kandori defeated her in the rematch that took place at Final Showdown. Hamada wanted a rematch but Kandori wanted nothing else to do with Hamada, so as a result, Hamada joined the team in order to get her hands on Kandori once again.
8 Woman Tag Team Match: Jessica James, Sarita, Athena, & Hamada def. Aja Kong, Shinobu Kandori, Alektra Blue, & Michelle McCool (29:19) when Hamada pinned Kandori with the Hamada Driver
AFTERSTORY: Shinobu Kandori spent the majority of the match away from Hamada but in the final minutes they finally tagged in at the same times. Hamada finished off Kandori to get the victory, which couldn't have been sweeter for her. All women involved were very impressive as we head on in the Road to WrestleMania V!
PRESTORY: Over the last few weeks, the Super J Cup 2010 has taken place. In the J Cup, Julian Caesaro made waves with an impressive CRITICAL victory over Robert Evans in the second round. Evans, though, was none too happy with the outcome. Evans returned and cost Caesaro his third round match against Jiggle-O James Johnson by shoving him off the top rope. Following the match, Johnson found out what had took place and joined up with Caesaro to challenge Evans to a tag team match with whomever he would choose as his partner.
Robert Evans & Matt Palmer def. Julian Caesaro & Jiggle-O James Johnson when Evans pinned Johnson
AFTERSTORY: To the surprise of many, Robert Evans chose former FPR Junior Champion, Matt Palmer, as his partner. It appears as Evans has turned Palmer to his side and they made for an impressive team nonetheless. Evans dubbed them Simply Irresistable as he gloated about their victory. Needless to say, Johnson and Julian weren't pleased with defeat and this feud may not be quite over yet.
PRESTORY: Bob Sapp began yet another Octagon Championship reign at Eve of Destruction and has already resumed defeating all challengers. With no set number one contender, Ken Shamrock stepped into the Octagon to challenge the Beast!
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Ken Shamrock via 2nd Round KO to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Shamrock put up a good fight but Sapp continued his dominant ways. Sapp brings the Octagon Championship into WrestleMania V and we were ready to ask the question, who is going to challenge him for the big event. However, following the Octagon Title match, a ringside interview was conducted with former international champion, Mark Henry! Henry made his intentions known that he would like to step into the Octagon against reigning champion, Bob Sapp. The most dominant international champion versus the most dominant octagon champion!
PRESTORY: Back in November at Survival of the Sickest, Victoria injured Angelina Love with a brutal Widow's Peak. Angelina had been kept out of action and last month prior to their six woman tag team match, The Beautiful People announceddthat Angelina would make her return at Valentine's Massacre to challenge Victoria in a one on one match. The Beautiful People went on to win that six woman tag over Lita, Trish, and Gail. Now it was Angelina's turn to step into the ring. Love was returning with revenge on her mind and hoping for a Beautiful People victory.
Victoria def. Angelina Love (23:21) after the Widow's Peak
AFTERSTORY: Many people didn't think Angelina had a big chance of beating the former seven time women's champion, but what a match it turned out to be! Angelina showed great determination and fire as she went all out in her quest for victory. Victoria gave her best and then some as the two women had quite the battle. A highlight was when Angelina threw caution to the wind and delivered and incredible high cross body from the top rope to the outside! Angelina managed to survive a Widow's Peak but a second one spelt the end for Angelina and Victoria gained the hard-earned victory. The crowd gave an ovation to both competitors as the match came to a conclusion. After the match ended, Victoria offered her hand to Angelina as she was getting to her feet. But before Angelina could respond, Victoria was ambushed from behind by Lacey Von Erich and Madison Rayne! The Beautiful People duo continued the beatdown as Angelina quietly backed out of the ring and made her exit. Victoria managed to regain her composure and strike back on both Madison and Lacey and escaped the ring to grab the mic. Victoria said if they wanted a piece of her, they could have it because she'd love to beat up Madison and be the first one to pin Lacey. So an impromptu handicap match began which led to...
Handicap Match: Madison Rayne & Lacey Von Erich def. Victoria (14:03) when Lacey pinned Victoria with a small package
AFTERSTORY: Victoria came very close to victory considering it was a two on one handicap match but the numbers game came into play. Victoria lifted Madison for the Widow's Peak but was unaware that Lacey had made the blind tag. Lacey entered the ring and rolled up Victoria for the win. Afterwards, Lacey and Madison celebrated as if they had just won the championship. Victoria didn't take kindly to the gloating and grabbed Lacey by the hair. Madison was quick to attack from behind though, leveling Victoria with the ugly stick. The Beautiful People resumed their beatdown yet again until suddenly Candice Michelle came running to the ring and chased off Madison and Lacey! Candice helped up her former tag team partner and former rival, Victoria as the Beautiful People backed up around ringside. Candice remained in the ring and stared down Lacey as Victoria got back up to her feet. In an update, we have since learned that Candice Michelle has challenged Lacey Von Erich to a matchup at WrestleMania! The Best in the World takes on the Undefeated. Can Candice end Lacey's lucky streak or will Lacey add Candice to the list of opponents she's pinned which includes Trish Stratus, Gail Kim, and now Victoria? It'll definitely be a match to look forward to.
PRESTORY: In December, D-Generation X reunited and entered the tag team beat the clock series. DX would end up winning in the shortest amount of time with a victory over Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler. They got their tag team title shot against then-champions Team 3D at Final Showdown but came up unsuccessful in a very close, competitive match. DX wanted a rematch and as 3D went on to lose the belts back to the Briscoes, DX would get their match at Valentine's Massacre.
D-Generation X def. Team 3D (36:16) when Triple H forced Ray to submit
AFTERSTORY: The match unexpectedly became one of the best of the night! DX managed to avenge their previous loss to 3D in a hard-fought battle of two great tag teams. After the match, Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger came out to the stage with a mic. Ziggler and Swagger weren't happy with their last several losses to DX and promised that they could beat them. Ziggler and Swagger challenged DX to a tag team match in which the losing team would be forced to disband! DX accepted the match agreeing to smash them one more time but Ziggler and Swagger vow to come out on top this time.
PRESTORY: With the Super J Cup ongoing to end on this night, Frankie Kazarian didn't have a championship defense. Kazarian made an open challenge to anyone who was not involved in the Super J Cup. His call was answered by 2 Cold Scorpio! Scorpio was scheduled to copmete in the Super J Cup but was unable to make it due to scheduling conflicts. Scorpio hoped to more than make up for it by taking on the champion himself in a non title match!
Non-Title Match: Frankie Kazarian def. 2 Cold Scorpio (8:16) with a small package
AFTERSTORY: Kazarian pulled off the non title victory and did so decisively. Scorpio had things going his way but Kazarian caught him in a surprise small package for the quick victory. Nobody expected the finish coming and it was quite a shock that Kazarian got the 3 so soon. Frankie heads into WrestleMania as the champion to face the winner of the Super J Cup!
PRESTORY: Spoiler 2000 debuted at Survival of the Sickest as a bodyguard to Chris Jericho. In their SOTS match, Spoiler got into it heavily with Jericho's longtime rival, Jakob Furis. They met in the beat the clock series with neither man beating the clock. Last month they wrestled one on one with Spoiler gaining the big victory. Furis wanted a rematch and he got that at Valentine's Massacre.
Jakob Furis def. Spoiler 2000 (16:00) after a chop to the head
AFTERSTORY: Furis avenged his loss from last month! Spoiler looked to finish off Furis as he did last month but Jakob came in with a strategy this time and countered Spoiler, catching him off-guard with a chop to the head. Another great match from these two as this has been a very intriguing rivalry to watch.
PRESTORY: With Hulk Hogan not having a championship defense for the night, Hogan teamed up with the Ultimate Warrior to battle Ted DiBiase & Ted DiBiase Jr, hoping to put the final nail in their saga with the Million Dollar Corporation. Hogan hoped to finish them off on his road to WrestleMania V where he will meet CM Punk in the ring.
Ted DiBiase & Ted DiBiase Jr. def. Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior (21:12) when DiBiase Jr. pinned Hogan
AFTERSTORY: Hogan and Warrior had everything going their way, that was until DiBiase Jr. whipped Hogan to the ropes and a masked man from the outside nailed Hogan from behind with a steel chair! The referee was preoccupied with the million dollar man on the apron and DiBiase Jr was quick to capitalize on what he just saw and jumped on Hogan with a thesz press to pin Hogan for the second time in his short career! The masked man disappeared as quickly as he came and this was certainly a roadblock in Hogan's road to WrestleMania.
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday, The Big Show ended the over a year long International title reign of Mark Henry. Show has been very dominant ever since with successful defenses over Henry, Bret Hart, The Great Muta, and last month, Kane. Show had defeated Foundation members, Bret and Kane, and this month, Samoa Joe stepped up to challenge Show. Joe promised to take the international title from Show and give the belt a proper showcase at WrestleMania V.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Samoa Joe (12:01) with a running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Joe put up a fight but Show was able to hang on to his championship belt. As Big Show got back to his feet and raised up his title belt, the lights went out and the Undertaker's music began! Taker's voice was heard, "Big Show.....you.......me.......WrestleMania!" So it looks like we will get a rematch from last year's WrestleMania between Big Show and the Undertaker, only this time the stakes are raised higher with the international title on the line! As the lights returned, Show looked around frantically and quickly exited the ring.
PRESTORY: The rivalry between Mick Foley and Randy Orton has been brewing for some time now. Back in November at Survival of the Sickest, the main event included Orton taking out Foley first with an RKO that left him CRITICAL'd. Foley wanted revenge and he and Orton were involved in several altercations thereafter. Things turned up a notch when both men entered the Royal Battle, they brawled all around the entire match until both men were eliminated roughly around the same time. They then brawled out of the ring and all the way up the ramp to the backstage area. Foley challenged Orton and Sid to step into the barbed-wire ring as Foley teamed up with Randy Savage, who is no stranger to Sid and Orton. Savage's feud with Orton has been more than well-documented and Sid has been right there with Orton the whole time.
Barbed-Wire Ropes Match: Randy Orton & Sid def. Mick Foley & Randy Savage (11:13) when Sid pinned Savage
AFTERSTORY: Sid got the pinfall on Savage as Foley and Orton continued their own war and had to be separated by officials after the match. Orton has made his intentions clear that he wants Foley's belt and he will get the opportunity at WrestleMania! Orton vs Foley has been signed for the hardcore deathmatch championship!
PRESTORY: The Super J Cup 2010 was another incredible tournament with fantastic action from everyone involved. The road to the finals was an impressive one from both men involved, those being Brian Pillman and Yoshi Tatsu. On Pillman's side, he first defeated two former junior champions in AJ Styles and Matt Palmer. Pillman then defeated Amazing Red (who was very impressive in his own right, especially his second round victory over Low Ki). And in the semi-finals, Pillman defeated his often-times tag team partner and former kingpin of the junior division, Jushin Liger. Pillman ended Liger's plan of entering the J Cup to get one last shot at Kazarian as it was not to be. On the other side of the brackets, Yoshi Tatsu defeated last year's J Cup winner, Psicosis. Former junior champion, Ricky Marvin and a semi-finals victory over Jiggle-O James Johnson. Tatsu who is still a relative newcomer to FPR made a huge impression here and Pillman looked to acquire his first junior championship shot.
Super J Cup Finals: Brian Pillman def. Yoshi Tatsu (14:11) with a victory roll
AFTERSTORY: Pillman did it! Both men looked great here but it was Pillman catching Tatsu with the surprise victory roll to win the tournament and get the championship shot. Both men shook hands after the bout and Pillman will now head to WrestleMania V where he will challenge reigning champion, Frankie Kazarian
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Alissa Flash & Maria Menounos made their respective debuts on opposing teams. Menounos joined her close friend, Candice Michelle's team and Alissa was a part of Team Mickie James where she quickly formed a strong alliance with Claudia. Both women had impressive debuts and they met against each other in a singles match at Eve of Destruction where Alissa was victorious. Their next encounter saw Alissa win in a beat the clock challenge but her time was eventually beat. At Final Showdown, Maria teamed up with Wendi Richter to defeat Claudia and Alissa when Menounos scored a huge pinfall in that match on former women's champion, Claudia. Claudia was irate and demanded a match with Menounos, a match that took place last month at Royal Battle. It turned out to be one of the best matches of the night as both women gave it their all that night and nearly stole the show. At the end of the match, Menounos attemped a top rope missile dropkick but was caught into submission by Claudia for the win. The extremely impressive victory garnered Claudia number one contender status but Maria's performance would not go unnoticed. It was soon announced that Menounos would go one on one with Alissa Flash to determine the number one contender to the womens' championship, facing whomever would win the match between Claudia and reigning champion, Gina Carano, presumably at WrestleMania V!
#1 Contender's Match: Maria Menounos def. Alissa Flash (18:27) with a backslide
AFTERSTORY: Maria did it! Maria upset Alissa Flash! An unbelievable feat in an incredible match with a great story. Alissa dominated the match, tossing Maria from pillar to post around the ring and slamming her with several of her trademark moves but Menounos would not quit. She kept coming, she kept kicking out and kept delivering more in her comeback attempts. Maria started to get several near falls and Alissa knew she was potentially in danger. Alissa looked to finish things off but Maria got behind with a backslide and shocked the world! Maria Menounos finally defeated Alissa Flash! Her celebration in the ring was soon joined by her close friends, Candice Michelle and Wendi Richter, among others as they relished in the moment. Maria celebrated around the ring, slapping hands with fans as Alissa remained distraught in disbelief in the ring. Maria Menounos has become #1 contender, she's going to WrestleMania, but there's no doubt that Alissa Flash and Claudia are going to do everything they can to stay in the title picture.
PRESTORY: Last month, The Briscoes once again became tag team champions, winning the titles back from Team 3D. What also took place last month was the Latin American XChange defeating Edge & Christian to become contenders and LAX wanted the rematch that they never got from the last time they lost the tag team titles in September. At the Ultimate Encounter, The Briscoes had won the belts back from LAX but then came Cyber Saturday and the fans voted in Edge & Christian (who would win the belts), leaving LAX out of their rematch. LAX never went away though and they wanted the belts back. Now the time has come and the tag team feud of 09 had returned
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Latin American XChange def. The Briscoes to become the NEW Champions!
AFTERSTORY: LAX did it again, they proved why their rematch was well-deserved and in the process they may have re-ignited the classic rivalry with the Briscoes. A feud that has never been settled completely and may not ever be. The Briscoes will get their rematch at WrestleMania giving us a second rematch from WrestleMania IV for the tag team championships! The two teams have already faced in tag matches, tornado matches, and a steel cage. At WrestleMania V, they will face off in a double elimination match where both members of the team will have to be pinned in order to win the match!
PRESTORY: Gina Carano has remained undefeated in singles competition since debuting in September and winning the 32 woman Queen's Cup tournament. The only woman with any sort of victory is the Angel of Mercy, Claudia, who scored a fall over her, albeit controversially, in a Survival of the Sickest match. As referenced above, a phenomenal match and victory over Maria Menounos gained Claudia the number one contender status to face Carano for the championship on this night! With the winner heading on as champion to WrestleMania V.
Women's Championship Match: Gina Carano def. Claudia (10:03) via submission to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Claudia gave a valiant effort but just wasn't able to put away the dominant unstoppable champion, Carano. Nobody's figured out a strategy quite yet and Claudia became the next victim. Carano forced her into submission and holds on to the belt as she heads into WrestleMania V!
PRESTORY: Last year, Bret Hart eliminated almost everyone in the Royal Battle before falling in the very end to the eventual winner, King Umaga. This year, Bret entered again with WrestleMania aspirations. Bret once again eliminated 6 of his opponents and came to the final two. He pinned Foley, he pinned Orton and as he turned around he was hoisted up onto the shoulders by CM Punk as Punk delivered the Go To Sleep and won the 2010 Royal Battle. Punk became the first person in history to win the Royal Battle twice as he won the first ever (and will also become the first man to headline Mania twice). Bret was lost in disappointment once again. Bret challenged Punk to a one on one match later on as he vowed that he could beat Punk one on one and that Punks' win was pure luck. Punk accepted the challenge, gladly taking on Bret in a battle of mutual respect with both men out to prove to be the better man.
Bret Hart def. CM Punk (12:24) after a piledriver
AFTERSTORY: Bret won the match and proved his point! He defeated Punk as he set out to do and got atleast a little bit of victory back after what happened last month. Punk couldn't believe it after he was pinned. Bret celebrated as Punk got back to his feet. Hart turned around and was suddenly attacked from behind - by the masked man from earlier tonight! The masked man nailed him with a steel chair and beat down Bret in the ring as Punk got back to his feet looking shocked. Punk went over and pulled the masked man off of Bret and shoved him. Punk turned back to Hart and checked on him. Punk turned back to the masked man yelling and arguing with him. Bret got to his hands and knees when Punk suddenly kicked Bret in the ribs! Punk turned around and hugged the masked man. The masked man removed his mask and revealed himself to be Austin Aries!!! Punk and Aries raised their arms in the air as it appeared that the original two members of Generation sXe were back together for the first time since 2006!! A shocking conclusion to Valentine's Massacre that has left even more suspense and intrigue along the Road to WrestleMania!
©FPR Valentine's Massacre 2010. Comments, questions, requests, suggestions, feedback of all kinds is appreciated as always. Hope all the fans of FPR enjoy the show results despite being unable to put together a video package. FPR is on the road to WrestleMania V, several matches are made with the main event being Hulk Hogan defending the Worlds Heavyweight Championship defending against the newly-turned villain, CM Punk! It will be an exciting road to watch the buildup to Hogan vs Punk as well the other great matches that are announced and to be announced! Stay tuned, FPR's next PPV event is indeed WrestleMania V tentatively scheduled to take place on March 27, 2010!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
FPR Royal Battle 2010 results
FPR Royal Battle 2010
January 24, 2010
Theme Song: Three Days Grace - "Break"
Check out the FPR Royal Battle 2010 Highlight Video HERE!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/32/
PRESTORY: Next month the 4th annual Super J Cup begins. Eight of the participants were placed in an eight-man tag as somewhat of a preview to the upcoming tournament that will crown the #1 contender for the Junior Championship at WrestleMania. The finals will take place at next month's Valentine's Massacre
Eight Man Tag Team Super J Cup Preview Match: Juventud, Dragon Kid, Ultimo Dragon, & Low Ki def. Rey Mysterio, JT Lamotta, AJ Styles, & Amazing Red (28:04) when Ki pinned Styles with a double underhook suplex hold
AFTERSTORY: All eight looked impressive and Low Ki gains huge momentum by scoring the winning pinfall.
PRESTORY: Last month at Final Showdown, Evan Bourne won a fatal four way over Matt Palmer, JT Lamotta, and Rey Mysterio. Bourne pinned Palmer in the match to gain the victory. Those two have had a competitive rivalry as well as formed a tag team based on mutual respect over the past year. Palmer challenged Bourne to a one on one match to kick off the new year for FPR.
Evan Bourne def. Matt Palmer (11:31) with a hurricarana
AFTERSTORY: Exciting, fast-paced action at it's finest. Bourne picks up the big win as both men look forward to heading into the Super J Cup.
PRESTORY: Last year, The Briscoes and LAX had the tag team division's feud of the year. It finally came to some sort of a culmination when the Briscoes won back the belts at the Ultimate Encounter in September. Naturally, LAX would've gotten a rematch but the next PPV was Cyber Saturday where the fans voted the challengers to all championships. The fans voted in Edge & Christian who would go on to win the belts from the Briscoes. LAX never got their rematch and one week later, the Briscoes did. The Briscoes won back the gold and were champions heading into Survival of the Sickest. LAX and E&C joined forces for an eight man tag to take on the Briscoes & Hardyz where LAX shined when Hernandez eliminated all of the opposing team. At this point, LAX and Edge & Christian both laid claims to tag title rematches but the Guerrero Cup was to begin where 32 teams had a chance to earn a shot. LAX and E&C were both unsuccessful in the tournament as Team 3D came out on top with a victory over the Road Warriors. 3D would win the belts from the Briscoes at Eve of Destruction and in the week that followed, Beat the Clock took center stage to name the number one contenders to each title. This time it was D-Generation X reforming to beat the clock and earn the shot. DX were unsuccessful in their title bid and 3D retained. In a weekly event earlier this month, The Briscoes defeated Edge & Christian to earn a rematch with Team 3D. LAX felt jipped and challenged Edge & Christian to a match at Royal Battle.
Latin American XChange def. Edge & Christian (18:32) when Hernandez forced Christian to submit
AFTERSTORY: The tag title scene is definitely a hot one and LAX continue their pathway to earn another shot at the belts.
PRESTORY: Lacey Von Erich has been surprisingly unstoppable since her debut in November. She injured Gail Kim, went on to gain a pinfall victory (using brass knuckles) over Trish Stratus and then defeated Gail Kim upon her return. Trish and Gail tagged up with Lita in hopes to takedown Von Erich and her Beautiful People stablemates. Lacey joined up with Maryse and Madson Rayne. They announced prior to the match that Angelina Love would return next month to challenge Victoria, who injured her at Survival of the Sickest.
Six Woman Tag Team Match: Lacey Von Erich, Maryse, & Madison Rayne def. Lita, Trish Stratus, & Gail Kim (22:07) when Lacey forced Trish to submit
AFTERSTORY: And somehow still, The Beautiful People came out on top with Lacey gaining the victory over Trish. Lacey dropped Trish with the iron claw slamming her down and then forcing her into submission. The Beautiful People reigned supreme and continue to climb the ranks of the women's division.
PRESTORY: Spoiler 2000 debuted at Survival of the Sickest as a member of Team Jericho. Spoiler challenged Jericho's biggest rival of the past year, Jakob Furis, to a one on one match, following their encounter in a beat the clock match last month.
Spoiler 2000 def. Jakob Furis (15:09) after a lariat
PRESTORY: Yoshinari Ogawa and Bryan Danielson have been going back and forth. Starting at Survival of the Sickest when Danielson eliminated Ogawa in an elimination 8 man tag match. Ogawa challenged him to a match at Eve of Destruction where Ogawa shocked Danielson with a surprise rollup victory in less than five minutes. Danielson was irate following the match and demanded a rematch at Final Showdown. The wish was granted and Danielson redeemed himself with a victory over the former worlds heavyweight champ. Here at Royal Battle, it was time for round three.
Yoshinari Ogawa def. Bryan Danielson (9:39) after a jawbreaker into jackknife rollup
AFTERSTORY: Ogawa got one over on Danielson and breaks their 1-1 stalemate. Ogawa takes the lead in their series. No word yet on if Danielson will continue to seek retribution.
PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, the inevitable happened. Bob Sapp once again became FPR Octagon Champion. Lesnar won the title at Cyber Saturday but it didn't last long before Sapp won it back. Lesnar geared up for their rematch which was to take place at Royal Battle.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Brock Lesnar via 2nd Round KO (2:01) with the Beast Bomb (7:01) to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Sapp remains champion as he continues his latest reign. Last time he held it for three years and it will be interesting to see who challenges Sapp this time around.
PRESTORY: During Beat the Clock week, D-Generation X reformed to beat the tag team clock. They did so at the expense of the tag team of Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger. Swagger and Ziggler did not take their loss kindly and challenged DX to a rematch. Their rematch occurred during a weekly event earlier this month where DX were once again victorious. Swagger and Ziggler got closer and closer but still could not get the victory. They challenged DX to one more match at the Royal Battle.
D-Generation X def.Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler (23:21) when HHH pinned Swagger
AFTERSTORY: DX with yet another victory as they continue on looking for another shot at the tag team titles. Many teams lay claim to title shots and the tag team scene is definitely hot right now!
PRESTORY: Last month at Eve of Destruction, Bret Hart was unable to take the international title away from The Big Show. Bret had hoped to drive a final nail into the Faithful and take away their last remaining gold but it was not to be. Big Show had another successful defense over the Great Muta. As the Royal Battle approached, Foundation member, Kane challenged the Big Show for his international championship.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Kane (11:07) with the running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show continues his dominant ways as he takes on all challengers for the title. Kane was a challenge but Show managed to hang on once again. Who will challenge the Big Show next?
PRESTORY: As described earlier, Team 3D became tag team champions following winning the Guerrero Cup, defeating the Briscoes. 3D would go on to have a successful defense in the tough challenge of D-Generation X. The Briscoes would defeat Edge & Christian to earn their rematch at the tag team titles.
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Briscoes def. Team 3D (21:15) when Mark pinned Devon after a tornado DDT to become the NEW Champions!!
AFTERSTORY: The Briscoes have done it again! Just when you think they're down, they bounce right back. That was the story of 2009 and the Briscoes are primed to have another incredible year. The Briscoes get a huge win defeating Team 3D to win back the belts and it will be interesting to see who will get the next shot. 3D will obviously want a rematch, LAX have been waiting months for their rematch, Edge & Christian despite losing back to back matches never received their official rematch and D-Generation X has been climbing the ranks since losing to 3D.
PRESTORY: Being Royal Battle, the Worlds Heavyweight Championship was not on the line as the Royal Battle itself would take centerstage. FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan, was in the building however. Hogan was there and he was there to take on any challengers in a non-title matchup. Ted DiBiase, the million dollar man, who has been sort of the leader of the crusade against Hogan in the last several months stepped up to take on the Hulkster.
Non Title Match: Hulk Hogan def. Ted DiBiase (12:44) after a powerslam
AFTERSTORY: Hulkamania trumps another enemy. Hulk overcame the Million Dollar Man as he is looking towards WrestleMania V as the reigning champion.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Maria Menounos debuted as a member of her friend Candice Michelle's team. Menounos made an impressive debut but was eliminated by the Angel of Mercy, Claudia. Menounos became involved in a rivalry with fellow newcomer and member of the opposing team in Alissa Flash. Alissa defeated Maria at Eve of Destruction and at Final Showdown in a tag team match Menounos and Wendi Richter defeated Claudia and Alissa, when Menounos scored the surprising pinfall on Claudia. The former women's champion was in disbelief that she had been pinned. Soon after a singles match between the two was signed to take place at Royal Battle.
Claudia def. Maria Menounos (22:38) via submission
AFTERSTORY: And what a match it was! These two tore down the house with a classic encounter. Both gave it everything they had and it could have conceivably gone either way. They also survived each other's biggest maneuvers in the match. Maria came close with several near falls, Claudia connected the Kiss of Death mist into the face but Menounos was able to recover. A huge point of the match came when Menounos went high-risk and came off the top rope but Claudia was able to catch her in mid-air with her own version of her leader Mike Foxx's career killer submission. Miraculously, Menounos survived that but soon thereafter, Claudia gained the victory with a Texas cloverleaf. The match definitely impressed those in FPR Management, who have since named Claudia the number one contender to the women's championship once again. Claudia has held the title before and she seems to manage to stay in the title hunt all the time. Claudia's partner as of late, Alissa Flash, joined her in the ring in their celebration. It has since been confirmed that Maria Menounos will once again go one on one with Alissa Flash at Valentine's Massacre in a number one contender's match, the winner will look to challenge the champion at WrestleMania V!
PRESTORY: At Final Showdown, Frankie Kazarian did what few thought he could pull off. He defeated Jushin "Thunder" Liger to become the new FPR Junior Champion. Liger had dominated the junior division for most of 2009 and Kazarian came out of nowhere on Liger. Kazarian began his first title reign despite being with the company since the very early days in 2004. Liger couldn't believe what had happened and of course he immediately wanted his rematch. At Royal Battle, for the first time since losing the Junior Championship to Matt Palmer a year ago, Liger returned to his traditional red and white outfit rather than the black he wore throughout his last title reign.
Junior Championship Match: Frankie Kazarian def. Jushin Liger (13:42) via backslide to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Kazarian was able to cement his title reign to not be a fluke, he defeated Liger again. Both men put on a great performance, taking everything the other had. At the end, Kazarian looked to finish things off with the rarely seen Flux Capacitor, Liger tried to block it in mid move and was able to force Kazarian to adjust. Liger avoided the full impact but Kazarian quickly capitalized and rolled up Liger with a backslide for the win. Liger has entered the Super J Cup and plans to earn his next title shot, but in order to do so he'd have to overcome 31 others!
PRESTORY: Last month at Final Showdown, the year ended with a bang for the women's division. Gina Carano's long road to the title came to an end when she defeated "Best in the World", Candice Michelle, for the championship. Carano and Candice have a mutual respect for one another, as evidenced when Carano joined Team Candice at Survival of the Sickest and when the two shook hands following Carano's title victory at Final Showdown. As Royal Battle came around, Candice was ready for her rematch.
Women's Championship Match: Gina Carano def. Candice Michelle (13:08) via submission to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Gina Carano has defeated the Best in the World, twice! It was a definite shock to many to see Candice go down once again but as it stands, is Carano the one that Candice simply cannot overcome? Gina debuted in September and has remained undefeated in singles competition and is now the reigning champion. Carano's only techincal defeat at Survival of the Sickest in the 8 woman tag came at the hands of Claudia. And now, Carano's next defense will be against the Angel of Mercy, Claudia at Valentine's Massacre!
PRESTORY: The main event was of course the Royal Battle. 8 participants, 1 winner. The participants included: Mick Foley, who defeated Hulk Hogan in a non-title match back at Halloween Havoc, hoping to earn his title shot in the main event of WrestleMania. Randy Orton, who has been opposing Hogan for months now looking for revenge on his failed cash-in of Money in the Bank. Sid, who has the biggest history with Hogan as he injured Hogan last year, Hogan unmasked him as Colossus and Sid wanted another shot. Randy Savage, who is Hogan's partner and closest friend in FPR. Savage hoped to get the title shot he was never able to get from his previous money in the bank win. Kurt Angle, who had won the Royal Battle in 2007 but never won the championship. Angle has been vying for a shot at the title since the summer when he was seemingly rejuvenated and became embroiled in a long rivalry with Yoshinari Ogawa. CM Punk, who won the very first ever Royal Battle in 2006. Punk headlined WrestleMania I and hoped to repeat at WrestleMania V's main event. Bret Hart, who has his own history with Hogan as Hogan defeated Hart in the finals of last year's King of the Ring which of course led to Hogan becoming champion in August. And lastly, Ric Flair, who was the final entrant into the match. Flair ended 2009 on a roll and looked to carry that into 2010. Flair was hoping to get a match with Hogan at WrestleMania V which would no doubt be a classic. Eight men would enter the ring but only one would be able to come out the victor.
The Royal Battle: Mick Foley -vs- Randy Orton -vs- Randy Savage -vs- Sid -vs- Kurt Angle -vs- CM Punk -vs- Bret Hart -vs- Ric Flair
*Flair eliminated Savage (16:52)
*Hart eliminated Sid (19:23)
*Hart eliminated Angle (21:02)
*Hart eliminated Flair (24:15)
*Hart eliminated Orton (26:44)
*Hart eliminated Foley (27:45)
*Punk eliminated Hart (28:10)
AFTERSTORY: CM Punk has done it! For the second straight year, Bret Hart suffered the ultimate heartbreak in the Royal Battle. Bret once again did the majority of the eliminations and looked primed and ready to win the matchup but as he turned around following his final elimination, Punk hoisted him up and connected the Go to Sleep and that was all she wrote. Punk was definitely looked at as an underdog in this match but he managed to pull it off.The crowd seemed to be in shock as it looked for sure that the Hitman would finally pull it off but it was not to be. We can definitely say for sure that Bret will want revenge and it is very likely we will see a Hart vs Punk match in the near future. But what we also now know is that at WrestleMania V, we will see CM Punk against Hulk Hogan for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship!
©FPR. Comments, questions, requests, and feedback of all sorts are accepted and appreciated here as always! FPR's next PPV event will be Valentine's Massacre, tentatively scheduled for February 20, 2010, The Road to WrestleMania V continues!
January 24, 2010
Theme Song: Three Days Grace - "Break"
Check out the FPR Royal Battle 2010 Highlight Video HERE!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/32/
PRESTORY: Next month the 4th annual Super J Cup begins. Eight of the participants were placed in an eight-man tag as somewhat of a preview to the upcoming tournament that will crown the #1 contender for the Junior Championship at WrestleMania. The finals will take place at next month's Valentine's Massacre
Eight Man Tag Team Super J Cup Preview Match: Juventud, Dragon Kid, Ultimo Dragon, & Low Ki def. Rey Mysterio, JT Lamotta, AJ Styles, & Amazing Red (28:04) when Ki pinned Styles with a double underhook suplex hold
AFTERSTORY: All eight looked impressive and Low Ki gains huge momentum by scoring the winning pinfall.
PRESTORY: Last month at Final Showdown, Evan Bourne won a fatal four way over Matt Palmer, JT Lamotta, and Rey Mysterio. Bourne pinned Palmer in the match to gain the victory. Those two have had a competitive rivalry as well as formed a tag team based on mutual respect over the past year. Palmer challenged Bourne to a one on one match to kick off the new year for FPR.
Evan Bourne def. Matt Palmer (11:31) with a hurricarana
AFTERSTORY: Exciting, fast-paced action at it's finest. Bourne picks up the big win as both men look forward to heading into the Super J Cup.
PRESTORY: Last year, The Briscoes and LAX had the tag team division's feud of the year. It finally came to some sort of a culmination when the Briscoes won back the belts at the Ultimate Encounter in September. Naturally, LAX would've gotten a rematch but the next PPV was Cyber Saturday where the fans voted the challengers to all championships. The fans voted in Edge & Christian who would go on to win the belts from the Briscoes. LAX never got their rematch and one week later, the Briscoes did. The Briscoes won back the gold and were champions heading into Survival of the Sickest. LAX and E&C joined forces for an eight man tag to take on the Briscoes & Hardyz where LAX shined when Hernandez eliminated all of the opposing team. At this point, LAX and Edge & Christian both laid claims to tag title rematches but the Guerrero Cup was to begin where 32 teams had a chance to earn a shot. LAX and E&C were both unsuccessful in the tournament as Team 3D came out on top with a victory over the Road Warriors. 3D would win the belts from the Briscoes at Eve of Destruction and in the week that followed, Beat the Clock took center stage to name the number one contenders to each title. This time it was D-Generation X reforming to beat the clock and earn the shot. DX were unsuccessful in their title bid and 3D retained. In a weekly event earlier this month, The Briscoes defeated Edge & Christian to earn a rematch with Team 3D. LAX felt jipped and challenged Edge & Christian to a match at Royal Battle.
Latin American XChange def. Edge & Christian (18:32) when Hernandez forced Christian to submit
AFTERSTORY: The tag title scene is definitely a hot one and LAX continue their pathway to earn another shot at the belts.
PRESTORY: Lacey Von Erich has been surprisingly unstoppable since her debut in November. She injured Gail Kim, went on to gain a pinfall victory (using brass knuckles) over Trish Stratus and then defeated Gail Kim upon her return. Trish and Gail tagged up with Lita in hopes to takedown Von Erich and her Beautiful People stablemates. Lacey joined up with Maryse and Madson Rayne. They announced prior to the match that Angelina Love would return next month to challenge Victoria, who injured her at Survival of the Sickest.
Six Woman Tag Team Match: Lacey Von Erich, Maryse, & Madison Rayne def. Lita, Trish Stratus, & Gail Kim (22:07) when Lacey forced Trish to submit
AFTERSTORY: And somehow still, The Beautiful People came out on top with Lacey gaining the victory over Trish. Lacey dropped Trish with the iron claw slamming her down and then forcing her into submission. The Beautiful People reigned supreme and continue to climb the ranks of the women's division.
PRESTORY: Spoiler 2000 debuted at Survival of the Sickest as a member of Team Jericho. Spoiler challenged Jericho's biggest rival of the past year, Jakob Furis, to a one on one match, following their encounter in a beat the clock match last month.
Spoiler 2000 def. Jakob Furis (15:09) after a lariat
PRESTORY: Yoshinari Ogawa and Bryan Danielson have been going back and forth. Starting at Survival of the Sickest when Danielson eliminated Ogawa in an elimination 8 man tag match. Ogawa challenged him to a match at Eve of Destruction where Ogawa shocked Danielson with a surprise rollup victory in less than five minutes. Danielson was irate following the match and demanded a rematch at Final Showdown. The wish was granted and Danielson redeemed himself with a victory over the former worlds heavyweight champ. Here at Royal Battle, it was time for round three.
Yoshinari Ogawa def. Bryan Danielson (9:39) after a jawbreaker into jackknife rollup
AFTERSTORY: Ogawa got one over on Danielson and breaks their 1-1 stalemate. Ogawa takes the lead in their series. No word yet on if Danielson will continue to seek retribution.
PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, the inevitable happened. Bob Sapp once again became FPR Octagon Champion. Lesnar won the title at Cyber Saturday but it didn't last long before Sapp won it back. Lesnar geared up for their rematch which was to take place at Royal Battle.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Brock Lesnar via 2nd Round KO (2:01) with the Beast Bomb (7:01) to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Sapp remains champion as he continues his latest reign. Last time he held it for three years and it will be interesting to see who challenges Sapp this time around.
PRESTORY: During Beat the Clock week, D-Generation X reformed to beat the tag team clock. They did so at the expense of the tag team of Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger. Swagger and Ziggler did not take their loss kindly and challenged DX to a rematch. Their rematch occurred during a weekly event earlier this month where DX were once again victorious. Swagger and Ziggler got closer and closer but still could not get the victory. They challenged DX to one more match at the Royal Battle.
D-Generation X def.Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler (23:21) when HHH pinned Swagger
AFTERSTORY: DX with yet another victory as they continue on looking for another shot at the tag team titles. Many teams lay claim to title shots and the tag team scene is definitely hot right now!
PRESTORY: Last month at Eve of Destruction, Bret Hart was unable to take the international title away from The Big Show. Bret had hoped to drive a final nail into the Faithful and take away their last remaining gold but it was not to be. Big Show had another successful defense over the Great Muta. As the Royal Battle approached, Foundation member, Kane challenged the Big Show for his international championship.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Kane (11:07) with the running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show continues his dominant ways as he takes on all challengers for the title. Kane was a challenge but Show managed to hang on once again. Who will challenge the Big Show next?
PRESTORY: As described earlier, Team 3D became tag team champions following winning the Guerrero Cup, defeating the Briscoes. 3D would go on to have a successful defense in the tough challenge of D-Generation X. The Briscoes would defeat Edge & Christian to earn their rematch at the tag team titles.
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Briscoes def. Team 3D (21:15) when Mark pinned Devon after a tornado DDT to become the NEW Champions!!
AFTERSTORY: The Briscoes have done it again! Just when you think they're down, they bounce right back. That was the story of 2009 and the Briscoes are primed to have another incredible year. The Briscoes get a huge win defeating Team 3D to win back the belts and it will be interesting to see who will get the next shot. 3D will obviously want a rematch, LAX have been waiting months for their rematch, Edge & Christian despite losing back to back matches never received their official rematch and D-Generation X has been climbing the ranks since losing to 3D.
PRESTORY: Being Royal Battle, the Worlds Heavyweight Championship was not on the line as the Royal Battle itself would take centerstage. FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan, was in the building however. Hogan was there and he was there to take on any challengers in a non-title matchup. Ted DiBiase, the million dollar man, who has been sort of the leader of the crusade against Hogan in the last several months stepped up to take on the Hulkster.
Non Title Match: Hulk Hogan def. Ted DiBiase (12:44) after a powerslam
AFTERSTORY: Hulkamania trumps another enemy. Hulk overcame the Million Dollar Man as he is looking towards WrestleMania V as the reigning champion.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Maria Menounos debuted as a member of her friend Candice Michelle's team. Menounos made an impressive debut but was eliminated by the Angel of Mercy, Claudia. Menounos became involved in a rivalry with fellow newcomer and member of the opposing team in Alissa Flash. Alissa defeated Maria at Eve of Destruction and at Final Showdown in a tag team match Menounos and Wendi Richter defeated Claudia and Alissa, when Menounos scored the surprising pinfall on Claudia. The former women's champion was in disbelief that she had been pinned. Soon after a singles match between the two was signed to take place at Royal Battle.
Claudia def. Maria Menounos (22:38) via submission
AFTERSTORY: And what a match it was! These two tore down the house with a classic encounter. Both gave it everything they had and it could have conceivably gone either way. They also survived each other's biggest maneuvers in the match. Maria came close with several near falls, Claudia connected the Kiss of Death mist into the face but Menounos was able to recover. A huge point of the match came when Menounos went high-risk and came off the top rope but Claudia was able to catch her in mid-air with her own version of her leader Mike Foxx's career killer submission. Miraculously, Menounos survived that but soon thereafter, Claudia gained the victory with a Texas cloverleaf. The match definitely impressed those in FPR Management, who have since named Claudia the number one contender to the women's championship once again. Claudia has held the title before and she seems to manage to stay in the title hunt all the time. Claudia's partner as of late, Alissa Flash, joined her in the ring in their celebration. It has since been confirmed that Maria Menounos will once again go one on one with Alissa Flash at Valentine's Massacre in a number one contender's match, the winner will look to challenge the champion at WrestleMania V!
PRESTORY: At Final Showdown, Frankie Kazarian did what few thought he could pull off. He defeated Jushin "Thunder" Liger to become the new FPR Junior Champion. Liger had dominated the junior division for most of 2009 and Kazarian came out of nowhere on Liger. Kazarian began his first title reign despite being with the company since the very early days in 2004. Liger couldn't believe what had happened and of course he immediately wanted his rematch. At Royal Battle, for the first time since losing the Junior Championship to Matt Palmer a year ago, Liger returned to his traditional red and white outfit rather than the black he wore throughout his last title reign.
Junior Championship Match: Frankie Kazarian def. Jushin Liger (13:42) via backslide to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Kazarian was able to cement his title reign to not be a fluke, he defeated Liger again. Both men put on a great performance, taking everything the other had. At the end, Kazarian looked to finish things off with the rarely seen Flux Capacitor, Liger tried to block it in mid move and was able to force Kazarian to adjust. Liger avoided the full impact but Kazarian quickly capitalized and rolled up Liger with a backslide for the win. Liger has entered the Super J Cup and plans to earn his next title shot, but in order to do so he'd have to overcome 31 others!
PRESTORY: Last month at Final Showdown, the year ended with a bang for the women's division. Gina Carano's long road to the title came to an end when she defeated "Best in the World", Candice Michelle, for the championship. Carano and Candice have a mutual respect for one another, as evidenced when Carano joined Team Candice at Survival of the Sickest and when the two shook hands following Carano's title victory at Final Showdown. As Royal Battle came around, Candice was ready for her rematch.
Women's Championship Match: Gina Carano def. Candice Michelle (13:08) via submission to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Gina Carano has defeated the Best in the World, twice! It was a definite shock to many to see Candice go down once again but as it stands, is Carano the one that Candice simply cannot overcome? Gina debuted in September and has remained undefeated in singles competition and is now the reigning champion. Carano's only techincal defeat at Survival of the Sickest in the 8 woman tag came at the hands of Claudia. And now, Carano's next defense will be against the Angel of Mercy, Claudia at Valentine's Massacre!
PRESTORY: The main event was of course the Royal Battle. 8 participants, 1 winner. The participants included: Mick Foley, who defeated Hulk Hogan in a non-title match back at Halloween Havoc, hoping to earn his title shot in the main event of WrestleMania. Randy Orton, who has been opposing Hogan for months now looking for revenge on his failed cash-in of Money in the Bank. Sid, who has the biggest history with Hogan as he injured Hogan last year, Hogan unmasked him as Colossus and Sid wanted another shot. Randy Savage, who is Hogan's partner and closest friend in FPR. Savage hoped to get the title shot he was never able to get from his previous money in the bank win. Kurt Angle, who had won the Royal Battle in 2007 but never won the championship. Angle has been vying for a shot at the title since the summer when he was seemingly rejuvenated and became embroiled in a long rivalry with Yoshinari Ogawa. CM Punk, who won the very first ever Royal Battle in 2006. Punk headlined WrestleMania I and hoped to repeat at WrestleMania V's main event. Bret Hart, who has his own history with Hogan as Hogan defeated Hart in the finals of last year's King of the Ring which of course led to Hogan becoming champion in August. And lastly, Ric Flair, who was the final entrant into the match. Flair ended 2009 on a roll and looked to carry that into 2010. Flair was hoping to get a match with Hogan at WrestleMania V which would no doubt be a classic. Eight men would enter the ring but only one would be able to come out the victor.
The Royal Battle: Mick Foley -vs- Randy Orton -vs- Randy Savage -vs- Sid -vs- Kurt Angle -vs- CM Punk -vs- Bret Hart -vs- Ric Flair
*Flair eliminated Savage (16:52)
*Hart eliminated Sid (19:23)
*Hart eliminated Angle (21:02)
*Hart eliminated Flair (24:15)
*Hart eliminated Orton (26:44)
*Hart eliminated Foley (27:45)
*Punk eliminated Hart (28:10)
AFTERSTORY: CM Punk has done it! For the second straight year, Bret Hart suffered the ultimate heartbreak in the Royal Battle. Bret once again did the majority of the eliminations and looked primed and ready to win the matchup but as he turned around following his final elimination, Punk hoisted him up and connected the Go to Sleep and that was all she wrote. Punk was definitely looked at as an underdog in this match but he managed to pull it off.The crowd seemed to be in shock as it looked for sure that the Hitman would finally pull it off but it was not to be. We can definitely say for sure that Bret will want revenge and it is very likely we will see a Hart vs Punk match in the near future. But what we also now know is that at WrestleMania V, we will see CM Punk against Hulk Hogan for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship!
©FPR. Comments, questions, requests, and feedback of all sorts are accepted and appreciated here as always! FPR's next PPV event will be Valentine's Massacre, tentatively scheduled for February 20, 2010, The Road to WrestleMania V continues!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
FPR Eve of Destruction Results + Final Showdown Results + End of Year Awards!
FPR Eve of Destruction
December 24, 2009
Theme Song: Story of the Year -Take Me Back
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PRESTORY: Throughout December, the 5th annual Guerrero Cup tag team tournament took place. The two teams that made it to the finals were the Road Warriors and former tag team champions, Team 3D. The Road Warriors had their most impressive showing in a very long time while 3D skyrocketed back into the tag team scene after a long absence. 3D's biggest win in the tournament thus far had been over the Hardyz in the semi finals. The Hardyz had been looking to get into the tag title picture but it was not to be. On the other side, The Road Warriors overcame last year's tournament winners, Beer Money Inc. in a great battle that both teams put great effort into.
Guerrero Cup Finals: Team 3D def. The Road Warriors (30:36) when Devon pinned Animal
AFTERSTORY: Team 3D win their tournament and get a shot at the tag team titles. It was a big win over the legendary Road Warriors and Team 3D would go on to face the tag team champions, the Briscoes later on in the night
PRESTORY: Bryan Danielson eliminated Yoshinari Ogawa in the elimination 8 man tag at Survival of the Sickest. Danielson along with the rest of Team Angle would go on to win the match. Ogawa wanted a one on one match with Danielson to prove that he could beat him when there was nobody else in the match. Danielson, feeling confident, gladly accepted the challenge.
Yoshinari Ogawa def. Bryan Danielson (4:34) via victory roll
AFTERSTORY: Ogawa beat Danielson and not only that, he did so in record time! Ogawa caught Danielson with a quick rollup and gained the three count in under five minutes. As would be expected, Danielson was livid about his loss. Danielson didn't waste anytime in making a challenge for Final Showdown should neither man win one of the beat the clock challenges.
PRESTORY: Survival of the Sickest saw the feud between Lita, Victoria, Gail Kim, and Trish against The Beautiful People continue in a big way. They defeated the Beautiful People but after the match, Lacey Von Erich debuted and injured Gail Kim. Madison Rayne and Maryse challenged Lita and Victoria to a tag team match after Trish had challenged Von Erich to fight in Gail's place.
Lita & Victoria def. Madison Rayne & Maryse (13:33) when Lita pinned Maryse with a victory roll
AFTERSTORY: Another big win over the Beautiful People in a great matchup. Lita caught Maryse out of nowhere with a victory roll to get the win for her team.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Jushin Liger's team had a clean sweep against their opposition. JT Lamotta was the last man eliminated in that match and with no official number one contender, he was granted a shot at Liger's junior championship.
Junior Championship Match: Jushin Liger def. JT Lamotta (11:13) after a brainbuster to RETAIN the championship!
PRESTORY: Last month at Survival of the Sickest, we saw two debuts of Alissa Flash and Maria Menounos on opposite teams. Alissa debuted as a part of Team Mickie James and quickly formed an impressive partnership with fellow team member, Claudia. Maria Menounos came in to FPR as a close friend of team captain, Candice Michelle. Both were impressive in their debuts and as a result of their in ring altercations, they were booked to face each other one on one.
Alissa Flash def. Maria Menounos (11:35) after a discus lariat
AFTERSTORY: Alissa picked up the big win here in another good matchup as she climbs the ranks of the women's division as the division continues to become stronger and stronger. Both women were again impressive here and would surely meet in the ring again.
PRESTORY: Last month at Survival of the Sickest, The Foundation finally defeated the Faithful. Though the Faithful had finally been defeated, Faithful member The Big Show still held the International Championship. Bret Hart wanted to put the final nail in the Faithful and challenged Show to a title match to try and take the title away from the Faithful and into the Foundation.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Bret Hart (12:42) when Show choked out Bret to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Bret was unsuccessful in his title aspiration as Big Show was able to defeat him and keep hold of the gold. Show continues to look dominant in his one on one bouts since ending the year + reign of Mark Henry. Who can stop The Big Show?
PRESTORY: As noted above, last month saw the debut of Lacey Von Erich. Lacey entered the ring following the Stratusfaction vs Beautiful People elimination tag match and delivered a brutal Clawslam to Gail Kim, putting her out of action. Trish Stratus, the team captain, challenged Von Erich to face her one on one at Eve of Destruction.
Lacey Von Erich def. Trish Stratus (19:15) after a punch with brass knuckles
AFTERSTORY: This match turned out to be a brawl all over the place with definite hatred. Lacey surprised pretty much everyone in going toe to toe with Trish. Trish ended up busting open Lacey on the outside. Trish was able to survive Lacey's deadly Clawslam, but Lacey also took Stratusfaction. In the end, Lacey used a pair of brass knuckles and delivered a vicious punch to Trish's head which knocked her out for the three count. It was definitely a major win for Von Erich and some points in The Beautiful People's favor. A win that definitely pleased all the members of TBP.
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday, Brock Lesnar shocked the world when he ended the three year reign of Bob Sapp as Octagon Champion. Lesnar became champion and he didn't feel like Sapp deserved an immediate rematch. They met again in a non-title fight which Sapp won to prove his worth. At Survival of the Sickest, they led opposite teams against each other in a match where the stipulation agreement was that if Sapp's team won he'd get his rematch but if Team Lesnar won then Lesnar could continue his reign without giving Sapp a rematch. Sapp's team won the match and ensured his rematch would take place here at Eve of Destruction.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Brock Lesnar via 2nd Round KO (1:28) after a short arm clothesline (6:28) to become the NEW Champion
AFTERSTORY: Bob Sapp has become Octagon Champion once again. The most dominant champion of all time has begun yet another reign and looks primed to dominate the division once again. Who will be able to stop The Beast this time around and will he rule for another three years?
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday, Mick Foley was voted into the Hardcore Deathmatch championship match and won the title from Raven. Foley's win seemed to revitalize his career and give him a new start here in FPR while he defeated Raven, who has been the kingpin of the hardcore division for years. Foley won the championship and told Raven to earn his rematch in the Chamber of Horrors. While Foley went on to make a statement at Halloween Havoc, when he defeated FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Mick Foley in a non-title cage match. Raven went on to win the Chamber of Horrors to guarentee his rematch while Foley hasn't let anyone forgot he beat the champ. At Survival of the Sickest, Foley led his team over Raven's and now the stage was set for their rematch.
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Raven (8:55) after a piledriver on a lighttube to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Foley defeated Raven and cemented his status as the new top dog in the Hardcore Division. Raven's definitely not happy with Foley having the gold but for now he's going to have to live with it. Foley's been all over the map since winning the title, involving himself in the world title scene as well, and we'll have to wait and see where this all goes next!
PRESTORY: Earlier in the night, Team 3D defeated The Road Warriors to win the Guerrero Cup and earn their shot at the tag team titles held by the Briscoes.
World Tag Team Championship Match: Team 3D def. The Briscoes (15:45) when Ray pinned Jay after the Bubba Bomb to become the NEW Champions!
AFTERSTORY: Team 3D are officially back. It has been years since 3D have held the tag team gold much like The Briscoes at the end of 2008. 3D end the Briscoes reign and become champions once again. The Briscoes have had one hell of a year in 2009 but it seems like they won't end the year as champions. It will be interesting to see the direction the tag team title scene takes as Team 3D are now the champions.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Team Mickie defeated Team Candice. The win came largely due to Claudia garnering the last three eliminations. Claudia lastly eliminated Gina Carano to win the match for her team. Her impressive performance, which included eliminating the champion herself, made her the number one contender once again to Candice Michelle's championship belt.
Women's Championship Match: "Best in the World" Candice Michelle def. "Angel of Mercy" Claudia (8:11) after a russian legsweep to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Candice was able to retain her title and have another great showing. Candice and Claudia have had a very heated rivalry and one of the top feuds of the year and Candice picked up one more victory over Claudia to retain the belt over her longtime enemy.
PRESTORY: At Halloween Havoc, following the Hulk Hogan-Mick Foley steel cage match, the two were ambushed by Randy Orton and Sid, who were brought to the ring by the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase. DiBiase proclaimed that at Survival of the Sickest his Million Dollar Team would go against Hogan's team. In the weeks to come Hogan formed his team to consist of Randy Savage and the Ultimate Warrior, later forcing a last minute replacement addition to his team of Mick Foley. DiBiase's team consisted of himself, Orton, Sid and his son Ted DiBiase Jr. In the end it was DiBiase Jr. eliminating Hogan and Savage to get the win for his team. The win, which was huge for DiBiase Jr.'s debut, skyrocketed him into Fire Pro R like no one before him. Orton and Sid were a bit miffed that Ted Jr. was getting the shot over them but they accepted it because of the victory he did earn.
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Hulk Hogan def. Ted DiBiase Jr. (8:47) via CRITICAL after the Leg Drop to RETAIN the championship!!!
AFTERSTORY: DiBiase Jr. may have picked up two big pins at Survival of the Sickest but taking on Hulk Hogan must have been too much, too soon, for the brash newcomer. Hogan gained quick revenge for Survival of the Sickest, cementing his victory with a CRITICAL on Ted Jr. Hulkamania ran wild and the entire Million Dollar corporation were none too pleased.
(In the days that followed Eve of Destruction, beat the clock challenges were held to determine the challengers for each championship at Final Showdown)
FPR Final Showdown 2009
December 31, 2009
Theme Song :Story of the Year - Take Me Back
Check out the Eve of Destruction + Final Showdown highlight video HERE!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/31/
PRESTORY: The Beat the Clock challenge to name the number one contender for the women's championship saw the FPR debut of Hamada. Hamada debuted against Shinobu Kandori and was extremely impressive. Hamada was able to pin Kandori but it was seconds after the time set had passed. Kandori was not going to forget that as she had recently been trying to reassure her dominance in the division. Kandori challenged Hamada to a rematch to take place at Final Showdown.
Shinobu Kandori def. Hamada (9:21) via side armbar CRITICAL
AFTERSTORY: Kandori certainly evened the score here and did damage to Hamada's arm. But it was not without a fight. Hamada gave it her all and was moments away from victory when Kandori got her in the armbar for the victory. We surely haven't seen the last.
The Miracle Violence Connection def. Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow (12:37) when Gordy CRITICAL'd Vader
AFTERSTORY: A classic tag team match relived and the Miracle Violence Connection picked up a huge victory!
PRESTORY: A match was setup to determine a future contender for Jushin Liger's junior championship. It featured four of the top contenders to the title in a fatal four way where the first pinfall to occur would get the victory.
Fatal 4 Way Match: Evan Bourne def. JT Lamotta, Rey Mysterio, & Matt Palmer (14:03) when he pinned Palmer with a northern lights suplex
AFTERSTORY: Bourne gained a huge victory as he pinned Palmer just as Mysterio had almost pinned Lamotta. Bourne will get another shot at the champinoship in the near future!
PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, Ogawa caught Danielson in the rollup that got him the win in under 5 minutes. Danielson challenged him to a rematch and as neither man beat the clock, Danielson got his rematch and it took place at Final Showdown
Bryan Danielson def. Yoshinari Ogawa (13:50) with a fisherman's suplex
AFTERSTORY: Danielson avenged his previous loss to Ogawa here and what a battle it was. Ogawa came close again but Danielson delivered move after move refusing to give Ogawa an edge. In the end Danielson hit a series of suplex variations to finally hold Ogawa down for the three count.
PRESTORY: In the International beat the clock, The Great Muta defeated Desmond Wolfe to beat the clock in the last match in the set. Muta would advance to Final Showdown for an international title shot against The Big Show.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. The Great Muta (11:52) after a running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship
PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, Alissa Flash defeated Maria Menounos. The two met again in Beat the Clock where Alissa beat Maria to beat the then-clock by a second. The time would later be beaten though and Alissa would not get the title shot. Alissa tagged up with Claudia, as they were a very formidable duo at Survival of the Sickest and accepted a challenge sent by Maria Menounos who wanted another shot at Alissa. Menounos tagged up with fellow Team Candice member, Wendi Richter.
Maria Menounos & Wendi Richter def. Claudia & Alissa Flash (29:46) when Menounos pinned Claudia with a small package
AFTERSTORY: A great match and Maria Menounos got the victory this time and finally got one over on Alissa Flash. Richter and Maria made quite the team themselves against the Alissa/Claudia team that has proven to work very well together. Menounos scored a huge pinfall victory with a small package out of nowhere on the former women's champion in Claudia. Needless to say, Alissa and Claudia were both irate after the match. This feud has definitely been a heated one!
PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, Bob Sapp once again became Octagon Champion. Brock Lesnar was unable to get his rematch as he did not beat the clock. It was Scott Steiner that beat the clock when he beat Bobby Lashley in the Octagon. Steiner would go on to fight Sapp in Sapp's first defense of his new reign.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Scott Steiner via 2nd Round KO (0:20) after the Beast Bomb (5:20)
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Lacey Von Erich debuted and put Gail Kim out of action. At Eve of Destruction, Lacey had her first match scoring an upset victory over Trish Stratus. After Eve of Destruction it was announced that Gail Kim would make her return to challenge Von Erich to a match at Final Showdown!
Lacey Von Erich def. Gail Kim (14:38) after the Clawslam
AFTERSTORY: Lacey managed to pull off the victory again. Perhaps, Gail returned from injury a bit too soon. The Beautiful People joined Lacey in the ring and looked to inflict further damage on Gail but Trish, Lita, and Victoria ran to the ring to make the save. It led to a standoff between the two groups but the Beautiful People left with this victory from Lacey who remains undefeated!
PRESTORY: Frankie Kazarian won the beat the clock challenge to face Jushin Liger for the Junior Championship. On most occasions throughout the year Kazarian was on the same side as Liger, the two had not met one on one in the ring since Liger defeated him at Final Burns 2008. Kazarian though had earned another shot at the title by winning his match in the quickest time.
Junior Championship Match: Frankie Kazarian def. Jushin Liger (15:15) after the Wave of the Future to become the NEW Champion!!!!
AFTERSTORY: Kazarian did it! Kazarian upset Liger in what has to be considered a major upset. Liger was almost reaching a full year as champion and was heading into 2010 with confidence. Liger dominated a majority of the bout but the action spilled outside where Kazarian took the advantage. Upon heading back into the ring, Frankie surprised Liger with the Wave of the Future and gained the huge pinfall victory. There's no doubt Liger will be getting a rematch, likely at Royal Battle, as we are once again in the months leading up to WrestleMania V and that means the 2010 Super J Cup is only a month away.
PRESTORY: Kevin Nash won the Hardcore Division's beat the clock in dominating fashion. Nash would go on to get his shot at Mick Foley in the hardcore deathmatch environment with the title on the line.
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Kevin Nash (17:35) after a piledriver to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: A bloody war it was and many thought Nash would have the title won but in the end, Foley pulled it off again. Foley has definitely had a hell of a run these past few months and he heads into 2010 with a lot of steam. He is the hardcore deathmatch champion and sources say he will be entering his name in the Royal Battle as soon as the chance arises. The Royal Battle of course will see the winner receive a Worlds Heavyweight Title shot at WrestleMania V.
PRESTORY: Shawn Michaels and Triple H teamed up to reform their D-Generation X tag team for the beat the clock challenge and ended up winning the whole thing. The two have not teamed in FPR before but they're doing so turned out very well for them. They would then be the ones to get the very first shot at newly crowned tag team champions, Team 3D.
World Tag Team Championship Match: Team 3D def. D-Generation X (29:08) when Devon pinned Michaels after Saving Grace to RETAIN the championships
AFTERSTORY: Team 3D managed to keep hold of their belts for now. It was definitely a tough competitive battle that saw DX on the verge of winning several times. Team 3D head into the new year as champions but they'll definitely have some competition ahead of them. DX want another shot, The Briscoes still have their rematch upcoming and on the same boat, Edge & Christian have not yet received their rematch from losing the belts back at Halloween Havoc! The tag team scene is certainly a wild one.
PRESTORY: In September 2009, Gina Carano made her FPR Debut in the first annual Queen's Cup. Carano took the women's division by storm and ended up winning the tournament, looking extremely impressive in doing so, capping it off with a win in the finals over Awesome Kong. Following the tournament, Carano became embroiled in a rivalry with Shinobu Kandori, who was not impressed by Carano. The two would meet in a K1 Rules match at Cyber Saturday. Carano won the match and remained undefeated. At Survival of the Sickest, Candice Michelle brought Carano onto her team as the hired gun of sorts for her team. Their team was unsuccessful with Carano being the last eliminated by Claudia. She remained however undefeated in singles competition. Carano got her revenge in Beat the Clock when she beat Claudia to set the time. Carano won the challenge and would go on to challenge the FPR Women's champion, the Best in the World, Candice Michelle.
Women's Championship Match: "Queen of FPR" Gina Carano def. "Best in the World" Candice Michelle (16:07) via submission to become the NEW Champion!!!!
AFTERSTORY: Gina Carano has become FPR Women's Champion! Carano and Candice put on one hell of a match, as expected. Carano had plenty of momentum coming in undefeated but Candice is known as one of the greatest FPR Women's champions of all time. Carano managed to defeat Candice and claim the women's championship for the first time. After the match Candice and Carano shook hands in a show of respect from both as they will surely meet in the ring again and probably soon at that.
PRESTORY: The hatred between the Foundation and Faithful is one that will likely never end. The two faction leaders met in the Beat the Clock challenge and Mike Foxx defeated Bret Hart to beat the clock. Foxx earned himself a world title shot and proclaimed that his forthcoming victory would be the rebirth of the Faithful as he challenged Hulk Hogan.
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Hulk Hogan def. Mike Foxx (11:05) after the Leg Drop to RETAIN the championship!!
AFTERSTORY: Hogan defeats Foxx and remains World Champion! Hulk Hogan has had his best career year in a long, long time, in 2009. From winning King of the Ring to becoming Worlds Heavyweight Champion for the first time in four years. Hogan's reign has been quite the ride so far as Hulkamania has ran wild through Fire Pro once again. As we look forward to FPR in 2010, we are sure to see some more bright things!
©FPR Eve of Destruction/FPR Final Showdown 2009 - The final shows of 2009! Comments, questions, requests, feedback of all sorts are appreciated as always. FPR's next PPV broadcast will be the 2010 Royal Battle as the Road to WrestleMania V begins!
Also don't forget to check out the 2009 FPR YEAR END AWARDS:
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: HULK HOGAN Hogan suffered an injury in January 2009 but bounced back with a return at WrestleMania IV in March. Hogan won the King of the Ring tournament in April and held onto his momentum through the summer. Hogan won the Worlds Heavyweight Championship in August at Final Burns when he defeated Yoshinari Ogawa. Immediately after the match, Randy Orton cashed in his money in the bank title shot but Hogan was able to trump him too! Following that, Hogan resumed his feud with the man that injured him in January, the masked giant Colossus. Hogan/Colossus' feud reached new heights and on September 9, 2009 they signed the contract to meet in the ring raising the stakes higher than ever before when Hogan put his championship belt on the line against the mask of Colossus. They met at the Ultimate Encounter and Hogan was once again victorious, this time winning the mask of Colossus and forcing him to unmask which revealed Sid! (Sid had quit FPR in November 2008 after failing to win the World Title from Bruiser Brody). Hogan continued his reign on to Cyber Saturday where you the fans voted Stone Cold Steve Austin in to face him in a Last Man Standing Match. Hogan again defied the odds and defeated the rattlesnake in a grueling 17 minute match. Hogan then headlined Halloween Havoc in a non-title steel cage match against Hardcore Deathmatch Champion, Mick Foley. Foley was victorious and a post-match assault from Orton and Sid led to the main event of Survival of the Sickest where the Million Dollar Team (Orton, Sid, DiBiase, and DiBiase Jr.) defeated Hogan's Hulkamaniacs team which consisted of himself, Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, and a last minute replacement partner in Mick Foley who promised Hogan he would owe him one for his services. In the SOTS matchup, Ted DiBiase Jr (who was making his debut) was the one that pinned Hogan and Savage in the end to win it for his team. This earned Ted a shot at Hogan's championship which was held at Eve of Destruction. Hogan took on the newcomer and showed him he was in for too much, too soon, CRITICALing him with a deadly leg drop! The days that followed Eve of Destruction featured Beat the Clock challenges to determine Hogan's challenger for the final show of the year, Final Showdown. Mike Foxx was the man who beat the clock with a victory over his arch-nemesis, Bret Hart (2008 wrestler of the year). Foxx got his shot at Final Showdown but Hogan was once again able to overcome and retain his gold. Hulkamania has ran wild all over 2009!!
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR: THE BRISCOES No tag team came close to having the year that the Briscoes had. Every time you thought they were out, they bounced right back. And in the most impressive of ways too. At Final Showdown 2008, The Briscoes ended 2008 and started 2009 with the biggest bang possible, they ended the one year long title reign of The Big Show & Hardcore Holly - shocking absolutely everyone. The Briscoes reign was short-lived however as they would lose the belts to LAX at Valentine's Massacre in February. However the Briscoes wouldn't give up there as they won the titles right back the following month at WrestleMania IV. Following that, LAX won a contenders match to earn their next rematch in which they defeated the Briscoes again this time in a Texas Tornado tag team match. Around this time, the Real World Tag League took place which prevented the Briscoes from getting a rematch at Bloodlines. LAX held onto the belts (over Big Show & Holly at that) and the Briscoes were pressed to find another way to the tag team titles. Soon, FPR Management announced the first ever FPR Summer Spectacular tag team tournament to coincide with the Road 2 GAB singles tournament. The Briscoes entered and through some massive competition and despite all the odds, they came out the winners in a 32 team tournament to prove undoubtedly that they deserved the tag team title shot no questions asked. They had proven themselves on that night unlike any team before them. The Briscoes would go on to regain the titles at the Great American Bash in the most spectacular finish of the year (more on that later). The Briscoes-LAX feud would not end there as LAX won the belts back at Final Burns only for the Briscoes to gain them back immediately at the Ultimate Encounter. With that win, The Briscoes felt in the clear of LAX as they knew the fans would be picking their next opponents at Cyber Saturday. However, they didn't know quite who to expect. The fans voted in Edge & Christian, who came in and shocked the Briscoes into defeat. The Briscoes however as they always did, bounced right back and won the belts back the following week at Halloween Havoc. The Briscoes would hold onto the gold as the reigning champions during the Guerrero Cup tag team tournament to crown #1 contenders. The tournament was won by Team 3D who would go on to defeat the Briscoes to end their last championship reign of 2009. The Briscoes are sure to start 2010 remaining in the title picture.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR: CANDICE MICHELLE For the second year in a row, Candice Michelle is the FPR woman of the year. Candice ended 2008 with losing her championship and in 2009 she began alongside Gail Kim feuding with Maryse and Claudia. Candice and Claudia have had a very long running feud and as 2009 progressed, their rivalry grew hotter. Candice being aligned with Bret Hart and the Foundation while Claudia came into FPR under Mike Foxx and is a member of his Faithful. Candice and Claudia met in a super grudge match at WrestleMania in which Candice was the victor. Meanwhile Tiger Dream had been womens' champion since Final Showdown 08 and carried it into 09 with a heck of a reign. Candice's win over Claudia at Mania made her the number one contender to the title. However on the road to getting there, Tiger Dream was upset by Maryse in Mexico City. With Maryse as the new champion, Candice challenged her at Redemption and went on to win the gold once again. Following the match, Candice's never-ending rival, Claudia, attacked once again, furthering the feud with the Foundation and the Faithful. At Bloodlines, they met in a mixed tag match where Foxx and Claudia defeated Candice and Hart, which led to Claudia being named #1 contender. Their match was signed for the Great American Bash on a night where the Foundation and Faithful would meet in War Games. As they prepared to wrestle, Candice asked for the steel cage to be lowered early and she wanted Claudia in the cage. Candice's rage may have got the best of her as Claudia finally became women's champion at the Great American Bash. At Final Burns they would meet again, this time in a 2/3 falls match where Candice regained the gold in 2 straight falls. As September began so did the first annual FPR Queen's Cup which got the women's division hotter than ever. At the Ultimate Encounter, Candice once again defeated Claudia decisively to put a temporary end to their rivalry. Candice went on to Cyber Saturday where the fans voted in her opponent. The fans vote ended up a tie between Awesome Kong and Trish Stratus which led FPR management to declare a three way for the belt. The odds were stacked against the champion big time but she did it again, Candice retained over Kong and Trish in a triple threat encounter. Also at Cyber Saturday, Mickie James became #1 contender winning the fulfill your fantasy battle royal. Mickie would receive her shot at Halloween Havoc where Candice was able to beat her as well. Candice offered a handshake after the match to Mickie which was accepted. Mickie then turned and violently attacked Candice, challenging her to meet her in the ring again for an 8 woman tag at Survival of the Sickest. Mickie's team defeated Candice's team largely in part to the final three eliminations from Claudia. Claudia's dominance in that match made the Angel of Mercy once again the number one contender to her biggest rival's belt. At Eve of Destruction, Candice defeated Claudia one more time as Candice continued to prove why she earned the moniker of Best in the World in 2008. Gina Carano beat the clock and would get her long awaited title shot at Final Showdown. Carano won the Queen's Cup and now she would get her shot. In a classic matchup, Carano got the victory over Candice and became women's champion for the first time. After the match the two friends shook hands in a great moment. It was a great 2009 for the Best in the World and Candice looks forward to big things in 2010.
FEUD OF THE YEAR: THE FAITHFUL VS THE FOUNDATION It began in 2008 with the Faithful (Mike Foxx, King Umaga, The Big Show, & Hardcore Holly) against The Foundation (Bret Hart, Samoa Joe, Kane, & The Undertaker). It really kicked into high gear at Survival of the Sickest 2008 when the Faithful defeated the Foundation and looked to take over FPR. From there Foxx and Umaga severely injured Samoa Joe at Day of Destruction 08. Kane gained a big one for the Foundation when he won the worlds heavyweight championship at Final Showdown and as 2009 began King Umaga won the Royal Battle for the Faithful and for the right to face Kane at WrestleMania IV. On that same show, Kane retained his belt over Faithful leader, Mike Foxx. At Valentine's Massacre, one of the biggest matches was held when Foundation leader, Bret Hart, put his career on the line against King Umaga and his WrestleMania title shot. (Umaga vs Bret was the 2008 feud of the year as well as 2008 match of the year). Umaga would win that match and afterwards when it looked as though Umaga and Foxx would do further damage to Bret, Samoa Joe made his shocking return to chase them off. Joe challenged Foxx to a last man standing match at Mania where if Foxx won, Joe would join the Faithful but if Joe won, Bret would be re-instated. Joe would go on to win the match and bring Bret back into the mix. Kane and Umaga would trade the title back and forth, Bret and Foxx met several times to resume their rivalry included a lumberjack match and a mixed tag match. All to culminate in the two factions meeting once again in the main event of the Great American Bash inside of War Games. As well as the two factions' leading ladies meeting in a cage as well when Claudia defeated Candice. They met in War Games where the Faithful was once again victorious after Foxx shot a fireball into the face of the Undertaker to give them the win and put Taker out of action for months. King Umaga then injured Foundation friend, Franco D'Angelo at Final Burns as the Faithful felt on top of the world again. At Cyber Saturday, the fans voted one person from each group to step into the ring and the way it turned out, King Umaga defeated Samoa Joe. At Survival of the Sickest, the two teams agreed to meet in one last 8 man tag against each other. The match featured the return of the Undertaker and this time the Foundation got the victory finally. That match was an ending of sorts, but the hatred between the two groups is one that will never die and one that will rise again each and everytime two members go at it in the ring.
MATCH OF THE YEAR: THE BRISCOES VS. MITSUHARU MISAWA & KENTA KOBASHI - SUMMER SPECTACULAR FINALS - 7/5/09 This match had absolutely everyone on the edge of their seats. The constant thoughts of will or can the Briscoes do this, could they pull it off and get a tag title rematch in the biggest way possible. They had already gone through so much in the tournament at this point. Misawa and Kobashi were dominant and in this match they gave the Briscoes everything they had but the teamwork never slowed down. They were always getting back up, breaking up pins, whatever it took, the Briscoes would not quit. After 26 minutes of non-stop exciting action from pillar to post, Jay was able to pin Kobashi and the crowd erupted like never before. It was an incredible match to end an absolutely awesome tag team tournament!
CRUISERWEIGHT OF THE YEAR: JUSHIN LIGER Was there ever really any doubt? Nobody in the junior division had the year Liger had. Liger started the year as champion and suffered a shocking upset when he lost his title to Matt Palmer. Liger quickly regained it a month later at Valentine's Massacre and would steamroll the competition that followed which included Super J Cup winner, Psicosis, at Wrestlemania, the returning Austin Aries who once ruled the division, the fans vote of Evan Bourne, and seemingly everyone else that came his way. Liger held the title for almost a full year that is until the final night of 2009 when he shockingly lost the championship to Frankie Kazarian! Regardless, Liger's sheer dominance gave him this award without a doubt.
FINISH OF THE YEAR: THE BRISCOES DOUBLE FINISH ON LAX - GREAT AMERICAN BASH - 7/26/09 It was a great match in its own right but the finish is one that will never ever be forgotten in FPR history. The finish of the match witnessed both Briscoes hitting their respective finishers on LAX simultaneously which led to the pinfall. Mark hitting the Cutthroat Driver on Homicide and Jay hitting the J-Driller on Hernandez. Double impact if we ever saw. The crowd exploded at the sight and it was the perfect finish to the match. It stands out in the Great American Bash 2009 highlight video.
December 24, 2009
Theme Song: Story of the Year -Take Me Back
Check out the Eve of Destruction + Final Showdown highlight video HERE!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/31/
PRESTORY: Throughout December, the 5th annual Guerrero Cup tag team tournament took place. The two teams that made it to the finals were the Road Warriors and former tag team champions, Team 3D. The Road Warriors had their most impressive showing in a very long time while 3D skyrocketed back into the tag team scene after a long absence. 3D's biggest win in the tournament thus far had been over the Hardyz in the semi finals. The Hardyz had been looking to get into the tag title picture but it was not to be. On the other side, The Road Warriors overcame last year's tournament winners, Beer Money Inc. in a great battle that both teams put great effort into.
Guerrero Cup Finals: Team 3D def. The Road Warriors (30:36) when Devon pinned Animal
AFTERSTORY: Team 3D win their tournament and get a shot at the tag team titles. It was a big win over the legendary Road Warriors and Team 3D would go on to face the tag team champions, the Briscoes later on in the night
PRESTORY: Bryan Danielson eliminated Yoshinari Ogawa in the elimination 8 man tag at Survival of the Sickest. Danielson along with the rest of Team Angle would go on to win the match. Ogawa wanted a one on one match with Danielson to prove that he could beat him when there was nobody else in the match. Danielson, feeling confident, gladly accepted the challenge.
Yoshinari Ogawa def. Bryan Danielson (4:34) via victory roll
AFTERSTORY: Ogawa beat Danielson and not only that, he did so in record time! Ogawa caught Danielson with a quick rollup and gained the three count in under five minutes. As would be expected, Danielson was livid about his loss. Danielson didn't waste anytime in making a challenge for Final Showdown should neither man win one of the beat the clock challenges.
PRESTORY: Survival of the Sickest saw the feud between Lita, Victoria, Gail Kim, and Trish against The Beautiful People continue in a big way. They defeated the Beautiful People but after the match, Lacey Von Erich debuted and injured Gail Kim. Madison Rayne and Maryse challenged Lita and Victoria to a tag team match after Trish had challenged Von Erich to fight in Gail's place.
Lita & Victoria def. Madison Rayne & Maryse (13:33) when Lita pinned Maryse with a victory roll
AFTERSTORY: Another big win over the Beautiful People in a great matchup. Lita caught Maryse out of nowhere with a victory roll to get the win for her team.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Jushin Liger's team had a clean sweep against their opposition. JT Lamotta was the last man eliminated in that match and with no official number one contender, he was granted a shot at Liger's junior championship.
Junior Championship Match: Jushin Liger def. JT Lamotta (11:13) after a brainbuster to RETAIN the championship!
PRESTORY: Last month at Survival of the Sickest, we saw two debuts of Alissa Flash and Maria Menounos on opposite teams. Alissa debuted as a part of Team Mickie James and quickly formed an impressive partnership with fellow team member, Claudia. Maria Menounos came in to FPR as a close friend of team captain, Candice Michelle. Both were impressive in their debuts and as a result of their in ring altercations, they were booked to face each other one on one.
Alissa Flash def. Maria Menounos (11:35) after a discus lariat
AFTERSTORY: Alissa picked up the big win here in another good matchup as she climbs the ranks of the women's division as the division continues to become stronger and stronger. Both women were again impressive here and would surely meet in the ring again.
PRESTORY: Last month at Survival of the Sickest, The Foundation finally defeated the Faithful. Though the Faithful had finally been defeated, Faithful member The Big Show still held the International Championship. Bret Hart wanted to put the final nail in the Faithful and challenged Show to a title match to try and take the title away from the Faithful and into the Foundation.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Bret Hart (12:42) when Show choked out Bret to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Bret was unsuccessful in his title aspiration as Big Show was able to defeat him and keep hold of the gold. Show continues to look dominant in his one on one bouts since ending the year + reign of Mark Henry. Who can stop The Big Show?
PRESTORY: As noted above, last month saw the debut of Lacey Von Erich. Lacey entered the ring following the Stratusfaction vs Beautiful People elimination tag match and delivered a brutal Clawslam to Gail Kim, putting her out of action. Trish Stratus, the team captain, challenged Von Erich to face her one on one at Eve of Destruction.
Lacey Von Erich def. Trish Stratus (19:15) after a punch with brass knuckles
AFTERSTORY: This match turned out to be a brawl all over the place with definite hatred. Lacey surprised pretty much everyone in going toe to toe with Trish. Trish ended up busting open Lacey on the outside. Trish was able to survive Lacey's deadly Clawslam, but Lacey also took Stratusfaction. In the end, Lacey used a pair of brass knuckles and delivered a vicious punch to Trish's head which knocked her out for the three count. It was definitely a major win for Von Erich and some points in The Beautiful People's favor. A win that definitely pleased all the members of TBP.
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday, Brock Lesnar shocked the world when he ended the three year reign of Bob Sapp as Octagon Champion. Lesnar became champion and he didn't feel like Sapp deserved an immediate rematch. They met again in a non-title fight which Sapp won to prove his worth. At Survival of the Sickest, they led opposite teams against each other in a match where the stipulation agreement was that if Sapp's team won he'd get his rematch but if Team Lesnar won then Lesnar could continue his reign without giving Sapp a rematch. Sapp's team won the match and ensured his rematch would take place here at Eve of Destruction.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Brock Lesnar via 2nd Round KO (1:28) after a short arm clothesline (6:28) to become the NEW Champion
AFTERSTORY: Bob Sapp has become Octagon Champion once again. The most dominant champion of all time has begun yet another reign and looks primed to dominate the division once again. Who will be able to stop The Beast this time around and will he rule for another three years?
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday, Mick Foley was voted into the Hardcore Deathmatch championship match and won the title from Raven. Foley's win seemed to revitalize his career and give him a new start here in FPR while he defeated Raven, who has been the kingpin of the hardcore division for years. Foley won the championship and told Raven to earn his rematch in the Chamber of Horrors. While Foley went on to make a statement at Halloween Havoc, when he defeated FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Mick Foley in a non-title cage match. Raven went on to win the Chamber of Horrors to guarentee his rematch while Foley hasn't let anyone forgot he beat the champ. At Survival of the Sickest, Foley led his team over Raven's and now the stage was set for their rematch.
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Raven (8:55) after a piledriver on a lighttube to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Foley defeated Raven and cemented his status as the new top dog in the Hardcore Division. Raven's definitely not happy with Foley having the gold but for now he's going to have to live with it. Foley's been all over the map since winning the title, involving himself in the world title scene as well, and we'll have to wait and see where this all goes next!
PRESTORY: Earlier in the night, Team 3D defeated The Road Warriors to win the Guerrero Cup and earn their shot at the tag team titles held by the Briscoes.
World Tag Team Championship Match: Team 3D def. The Briscoes (15:45) when Ray pinned Jay after the Bubba Bomb to become the NEW Champions!
AFTERSTORY: Team 3D are officially back. It has been years since 3D have held the tag team gold much like The Briscoes at the end of 2008. 3D end the Briscoes reign and become champions once again. The Briscoes have had one hell of a year in 2009 but it seems like they won't end the year as champions. It will be interesting to see the direction the tag team title scene takes as Team 3D are now the champions.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Team Mickie defeated Team Candice. The win came largely due to Claudia garnering the last three eliminations. Claudia lastly eliminated Gina Carano to win the match for her team. Her impressive performance, which included eliminating the champion herself, made her the number one contender once again to Candice Michelle's championship belt.
Women's Championship Match: "Best in the World" Candice Michelle def. "Angel of Mercy" Claudia (8:11) after a russian legsweep to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Candice was able to retain her title and have another great showing. Candice and Claudia have had a very heated rivalry and one of the top feuds of the year and Candice picked up one more victory over Claudia to retain the belt over her longtime enemy.
PRESTORY: At Halloween Havoc, following the Hulk Hogan-Mick Foley steel cage match, the two were ambushed by Randy Orton and Sid, who were brought to the ring by the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase. DiBiase proclaimed that at Survival of the Sickest his Million Dollar Team would go against Hogan's team. In the weeks to come Hogan formed his team to consist of Randy Savage and the Ultimate Warrior, later forcing a last minute replacement addition to his team of Mick Foley. DiBiase's team consisted of himself, Orton, Sid and his son Ted DiBiase Jr. In the end it was DiBiase Jr. eliminating Hogan and Savage to get the win for his team. The win, which was huge for DiBiase Jr.'s debut, skyrocketed him into Fire Pro R like no one before him. Orton and Sid were a bit miffed that Ted Jr. was getting the shot over them but they accepted it because of the victory he did earn.
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Hulk Hogan def. Ted DiBiase Jr. (8:47) via CRITICAL after the Leg Drop to RETAIN the championship!!!
AFTERSTORY: DiBiase Jr. may have picked up two big pins at Survival of the Sickest but taking on Hulk Hogan must have been too much, too soon, for the brash newcomer. Hogan gained quick revenge for Survival of the Sickest, cementing his victory with a CRITICAL on Ted Jr. Hulkamania ran wild and the entire Million Dollar corporation were none too pleased.
(In the days that followed Eve of Destruction, beat the clock challenges were held to determine the challengers for each championship at Final Showdown)
FPR Final Showdown 2009
December 31, 2009
Theme Song :Story of the Year - Take Me Back
Check out the Eve of Destruction + Final Showdown highlight video HERE!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/31/
PRESTORY: The Beat the Clock challenge to name the number one contender for the women's championship saw the FPR debut of Hamada. Hamada debuted against Shinobu Kandori and was extremely impressive. Hamada was able to pin Kandori but it was seconds after the time set had passed. Kandori was not going to forget that as she had recently been trying to reassure her dominance in the division. Kandori challenged Hamada to a rematch to take place at Final Showdown.
Shinobu Kandori def. Hamada (9:21) via side armbar CRITICAL
AFTERSTORY: Kandori certainly evened the score here and did damage to Hamada's arm. But it was not without a fight. Hamada gave it her all and was moments away from victory when Kandori got her in the armbar for the victory. We surely haven't seen the last.
The Miracle Violence Connection def. Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow (12:37) when Gordy CRITICAL'd Vader
AFTERSTORY: A classic tag team match relived and the Miracle Violence Connection picked up a huge victory!
PRESTORY: A match was setup to determine a future contender for Jushin Liger's junior championship. It featured four of the top contenders to the title in a fatal four way where the first pinfall to occur would get the victory.
Fatal 4 Way Match: Evan Bourne def. JT Lamotta, Rey Mysterio, & Matt Palmer (14:03) when he pinned Palmer with a northern lights suplex
AFTERSTORY: Bourne gained a huge victory as he pinned Palmer just as Mysterio had almost pinned Lamotta. Bourne will get another shot at the champinoship in the near future!
PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, Ogawa caught Danielson in the rollup that got him the win in under 5 minutes. Danielson challenged him to a rematch and as neither man beat the clock, Danielson got his rematch and it took place at Final Showdown
Bryan Danielson def. Yoshinari Ogawa (13:50) with a fisherman's suplex
AFTERSTORY: Danielson avenged his previous loss to Ogawa here and what a battle it was. Ogawa came close again but Danielson delivered move after move refusing to give Ogawa an edge. In the end Danielson hit a series of suplex variations to finally hold Ogawa down for the three count.
PRESTORY: In the International beat the clock, The Great Muta defeated Desmond Wolfe to beat the clock in the last match in the set. Muta would advance to Final Showdown for an international title shot against The Big Show.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. The Great Muta (11:52) after a running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship
PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, Alissa Flash defeated Maria Menounos. The two met again in Beat the Clock where Alissa beat Maria to beat the then-clock by a second. The time would later be beaten though and Alissa would not get the title shot. Alissa tagged up with Claudia, as they were a very formidable duo at Survival of the Sickest and accepted a challenge sent by Maria Menounos who wanted another shot at Alissa. Menounos tagged up with fellow Team Candice member, Wendi Richter.
Maria Menounos & Wendi Richter def. Claudia & Alissa Flash (29:46) when Menounos pinned Claudia with a small package
AFTERSTORY: A great match and Maria Menounos got the victory this time and finally got one over on Alissa Flash. Richter and Maria made quite the team themselves against the Alissa/Claudia team that has proven to work very well together. Menounos scored a huge pinfall victory with a small package out of nowhere on the former women's champion in Claudia. Needless to say, Alissa and Claudia were both irate after the match. This feud has definitely been a heated one!
PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, Bob Sapp once again became Octagon Champion. Brock Lesnar was unable to get his rematch as he did not beat the clock. It was Scott Steiner that beat the clock when he beat Bobby Lashley in the Octagon. Steiner would go on to fight Sapp in Sapp's first defense of his new reign.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Scott Steiner via 2nd Round KO (0:20) after the Beast Bomb (5:20)
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Lacey Von Erich debuted and put Gail Kim out of action. At Eve of Destruction, Lacey had her first match scoring an upset victory over Trish Stratus. After Eve of Destruction it was announced that Gail Kim would make her return to challenge Von Erich to a match at Final Showdown!
Lacey Von Erich def. Gail Kim (14:38) after the Clawslam
AFTERSTORY: Lacey managed to pull off the victory again. Perhaps, Gail returned from injury a bit too soon. The Beautiful People joined Lacey in the ring and looked to inflict further damage on Gail but Trish, Lita, and Victoria ran to the ring to make the save. It led to a standoff between the two groups but the Beautiful People left with this victory from Lacey who remains undefeated!
PRESTORY: Frankie Kazarian won the beat the clock challenge to face Jushin Liger for the Junior Championship. On most occasions throughout the year Kazarian was on the same side as Liger, the two had not met one on one in the ring since Liger defeated him at Final Burns 2008. Kazarian though had earned another shot at the title by winning his match in the quickest time.
Junior Championship Match: Frankie Kazarian def. Jushin Liger (15:15) after the Wave of the Future to become the NEW Champion!!!!
AFTERSTORY: Kazarian did it! Kazarian upset Liger in what has to be considered a major upset. Liger was almost reaching a full year as champion and was heading into 2010 with confidence. Liger dominated a majority of the bout but the action spilled outside where Kazarian took the advantage. Upon heading back into the ring, Frankie surprised Liger with the Wave of the Future and gained the huge pinfall victory. There's no doubt Liger will be getting a rematch, likely at Royal Battle, as we are once again in the months leading up to WrestleMania V and that means the 2010 Super J Cup is only a month away.
PRESTORY: Kevin Nash won the Hardcore Division's beat the clock in dominating fashion. Nash would go on to get his shot at Mick Foley in the hardcore deathmatch environment with the title on the line.
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Kevin Nash (17:35) after a piledriver to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: A bloody war it was and many thought Nash would have the title won but in the end, Foley pulled it off again. Foley has definitely had a hell of a run these past few months and he heads into 2010 with a lot of steam. He is the hardcore deathmatch champion and sources say he will be entering his name in the Royal Battle as soon as the chance arises. The Royal Battle of course will see the winner receive a Worlds Heavyweight Title shot at WrestleMania V.
PRESTORY: Shawn Michaels and Triple H teamed up to reform their D-Generation X tag team for the beat the clock challenge and ended up winning the whole thing. The two have not teamed in FPR before but they're doing so turned out very well for them. They would then be the ones to get the very first shot at newly crowned tag team champions, Team 3D.
World Tag Team Championship Match: Team 3D def. D-Generation X (29:08) when Devon pinned Michaels after Saving Grace to RETAIN the championships
AFTERSTORY: Team 3D managed to keep hold of their belts for now. It was definitely a tough competitive battle that saw DX on the verge of winning several times. Team 3D head into the new year as champions but they'll definitely have some competition ahead of them. DX want another shot, The Briscoes still have their rematch upcoming and on the same boat, Edge & Christian have not yet received their rematch from losing the belts back at Halloween Havoc! The tag team scene is certainly a wild one.
PRESTORY: In September 2009, Gina Carano made her FPR Debut in the first annual Queen's Cup. Carano took the women's division by storm and ended up winning the tournament, looking extremely impressive in doing so, capping it off with a win in the finals over Awesome Kong. Following the tournament, Carano became embroiled in a rivalry with Shinobu Kandori, who was not impressed by Carano. The two would meet in a K1 Rules match at Cyber Saturday. Carano won the match and remained undefeated. At Survival of the Sickest, Candice Michelle brought Carano onto her team as the hired gun of sorts for her team. Their team was unsuccessful with Carano being the last eliminated by Claudia. She remained however undefeated in singles competition. Carano got her revenge in Beat the Clock when she beat Claudia to set the time. Carano won the challenge and would go on to challenge the FPR Women's champion, the Best in the World, Candice Michelle.
Women's Championship Match: "Queen of FPR" Gina Carano def. "Best in the World" Candice Michelle (16:07) via submission to become the NEW Champion!!!!
AFTERSTORY: Gina Carano has become FPR Women's Champion! Carano and Candice put on one hell of a match, as expected. Carano had plenty of momentum coming in undefeated but Candice is known as one of the greatest FPR Women's champions of all time. Carano managed to defeat Candice and claim the women's championship for the first time. After the match Candice and Carano shook hands in a show of respect from both as they will surely meet in the ring again and probably soon at that.
PRESTORY: The hatred between the Foundation and Faithful is one that will likely never end. The two faction leaders met in the Beat the Clock challenge and Mike Foxx defeated Bret Hart to beat the clock. Foxx earned himself a world title shot and proclaimed that his forthcoming victory would be the rebirth of the Faithful as he challenged Hulk Hogan.
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Hulk Hogan def. Mike Foxx (11:05) after the Leg Drop to RETAIN the championship!!
AFTERSTORY: Hogan defeats Foxx and remains World Champion! Hulk Hogan has had his best career year in a long, long time, in 2009. From winning King of the Ring to becoming Worlds Heavyweight Champion for the first time in four years. Hogan's reign has been quite the ride so far as Hulkamania has ran wild through Fire Pro once again. As we look forward to FPR in 2010, we are sure to see some more bright things!
©FPR Eve of Destruction/FPR Final Showdown 2009 - The final shows of 2009! Comments, questions, requests, feedback of all sorts are appreciated as always. FPR's next PPV broadcast will be the 2010 Royal Battle as the Road to WrestleMania V begins!
Also don't forget to check out the 2009 FPR YEAR END AWARDS:
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: HULK HOGAN Hogan suffered an injury in January 2009 but bounced back with a return at WrestleMania IV in March. Hogan won the King of the Ring tournament in April and held onto his momentum through the summer. Hogan won the Worlds Heavyweight Championship in August at Final Burns when he defeated Yoshinari Ogawa. Immediately after the match, Randy Orton cashed in his money in the bank title shot but Hogan was able to trump him too! Following that, Hogan resumed his feud with the man that injured him in January, the masked giant Colossus. Hogan/Colossus' feud reached new heights and on September 9, 2009 they signed the contract to meet in the ring raising the stakes higher than ever before when Hogan put his championship belt on the line against the mask of Colossus. They met at the Ultimate Encounter and Hogan was once again victorious, this time winning the mask of Colossus and forcing him to unmask which revealed Sid! (Sid had quit FPR in November 2008 after failing to win the World Title from Bruiser Brody). Hogan continued his reign on to Cyber Saturday where you the fans voted Stone Cold Steve Austin in to face him in a Last Man Standing Match. Hogan again defied the odds and defeated the rattlesnake in a grueling 17 minute match. Hogan then headlined Halloween Havoc in a non-title steel cage match against Hardcore Deathmatch Champion, Mick Foley. Foley was victorious and a post-match assault from Orton and Sid led to the main event of Survival of the Sickest where the Million Dollar Team (Orton, Sid, DiBiase, and DiBiase Jr.) defeated Hogan's Hulkamaniacs team which consisted of himself, Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, and a last minute replacement partner in Mick Foley who promised Hogan he would owe him one for his services. In the SOTS matchup, Ted DiBiase Jr (who was making his debut) was the one that pinned Hogan and Savage in the end to win it for his team. This earned Ted a shot at Hogan's championship which was held at Eve of Destruction. Hogan took on the newcomer and showed him he was in for too much, too soon, CRITICALing him with a deadly leg drop! The days that followed Eve of Destruction featured Beat the Clock challenges to determine Hogan's challenger for the final show of the year, Final Showdown. Mike Foxx was the man who beat the clock with a victory over his arch-nemesis, Bret Hart (2008 wrestler of the year). Foxx got his shot at Final Showdown but Hogan was once again able to overcome and retain his gold. Hulkamania has ran wild all over 2009!!
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR: THE BRISCOES No tag team came close to having the year that the Briscoes had. Every time you thought they were out, they bounced right back. And in the most impressive of ways too. At Final Showdown 2008, The Briscoes ended 2008 and started 2009 with the biggest bang possible, they ended the one year long title reign of The Big Show & Hardcore Holly - shocking absolutely everyone. The Briscoes reign was short-lived however as they would lose the belts to LAX at Valentine's Massacre in February. However the Briscoes wouldn't give up there as they won the titles right back the following month at WrestleMania IV. Following that, LAX won a contenders match to earn their next rematch in which they defeated the Briscoes again this time in a Texas Tornado tag team match. Around this time, the Real World Tag League took place which prevented the Briscoes from getting a rematch at Bloodlines. LAX held onto the belts (over Big Show & Holly at that) and the Briscoes were pressed to find another way to the tag team titles. Soon, FPR Management announced the first ever FPR Summer Spectacular tag team tournament to coincide with the Road 2 GAB singles tournament. The Briscoes entered and through some massive competition and despite all the odds, they came out the winners in a 32 team tournament to prove undoubtedly that they deserved the tag team title shot no questions asked. They had proven themselves on that night unlike any team before them. The Briscoes would go on to regain the titles at the Great American Bash in the most spectacular finish of the year (more on that later). The Briscoes-LAX feud would not end there as LAX won the belts back at Final Burns only for the Briscoes to gain them back immediately at the Ultimate Encounter. With that win, The Briscoes felt in the clear of LAX as they knew the fans would be picking their next opponents at Cyber Saturday. However, they didn't know quite who to expect. The fans voted in Edge & Christian, who came in and shocked the Briscoes into defeat. The Briscoes however as they always did, bounced right back and won the belts back the following week at Halloween Havoc. The Briscoes would hold onto the gold as the reigning champions during the Guerrero Cup tag team tournament to crown #1 contenders. The tournament was won by Team 3D who would go on to defeat the Briscoes to end their last championship reign of 2009. The Briscoes are sure to start 2010 remaining in the title picture.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR: CANDICE MICHELLE For the second year in a row, Candice Michelle is the FPR woman of the year. Candice ended 2008 with losing her championship and in 2009 she began alongside Gail Kim feuding with Maryse and Claudia. Candice and Claudia have had a very long running feud and as 2009 progressed, their rivalry grew hotter. Candice being aligned with Bret Hart and the Foundation while Claudia came into FPR under Mike Foxx and is a member of his Faithful. Candice and Claudia met in a super grudge match at WrestleMania in which Candice was the victor. Meanwhile Tiger Dream had been womens' champion since Final Showdown 08 and carried it into 09 with a heck of a reign. Candice's win over Claudia at Mania made her the number one contender to the title. However on the road to getting there, Tiger Dream was upset by Maryse in Mexico City. With Maryse as the new champion, Candice challenged her at Redemption and went on to win the gold once again. Following the match, Candice's never-ending rival, Claudia, attacked once again, furthering the feud with the Foundation and the Faithful. At Bloodlines, they met in a mixed tag match where Foxx and Claudia defeated Candice and Hart, which led to Claudia being named #1 contender. Their match was signed for the Great American Bash on a night where the Foundation and Faithful would meet in War Games. As they prepared to wrestle, Candice asked for the steel cage to be lowered early and she wanted Claudia in the cage. Candice's rage may have got the best of her as Claudia finally became women's champion at the Great American Bash. At Final Burns they would meet again, this time in a 2/3 falls match where Candice regained the gold in 2 straight falls. As September began so did the first annual FPR Queen's Cup which got the women's division hotter than ever. At the Ultimate Encounter, Candice once again defeated Claudia decisively to put a temporary end to their rivalry. Candice went on to Cyber Saturday where the fans voted in her opponent. The fans vote ended up a tie between Awesome Kong and Trish Stratus which led FPR management to declare a three way for the belt. The odds were stacked against the champion big time but she did it again, Candice retained over Kong and Trish in a triple threat encounter. Also at Cyber Saturday, Mickie James became #1 contender winning the fulfill your fantasy battle royal. Mickie would receive her shot at Halloween Havoc where Candice was able to beat her as well. Candice offered a handshake after the match to Mickie which was accepted. Mickie then turned and violently attacked Candice, challenging her to meet her in the ring again for an 8 woman tag at Survival of the Sickest. Mickie's team defeated Candice's team largely in part to the final three eliminations from Claudia. Claudia's dominance in that match made the Angel of Mercy once again the number one contender to her biggest rival's belt. At Eve of Destruction, Candice defeated Claudia one more time as Candice continued to prove why she earned the moniker of Best in the World in 2008. Gina Carano beat the clock and would get her long awaited title shot at Final Showdown. Carano won the Queen's Cup and now she would get her shot. In a classic matchup, Carano got the victory over Candice and became women's champion for the first time. After the match the two friends shook hands in a great moment. It was a great 2009 for the Best in the World and Candice looks forward to big things in 2010.
FEUD OF THE YEAR: THE FAITHFUL VS THE FOUNDATION It began in 2008 with the Faithful (Mike Foxx, King Umaga, The Big Show, & Hardcore Holly) against The Foundation (Bret Hart, Samoa Joe, Kane, & The Undertaker). It really kicked into high gear at Survival of the Sickest 2008 when the Faithful defeated the Foundation and looked to take over FPR. From there Foxx and Umaga severely injured Samoa Joe at Day of Destruction 08. Kane gained a big one for the Foundation when he won the worlds heavyweight championship at Final Showdown and as 2009 began King Umaga won the Royal Battle for the Faithful and for the right to face Kane at WrestleMania IV. On that same show, Kane retained his belt over Faithful leader, Mike Foxx. At Valentine's Massacre, one of the biggest matches was held when Foundation leader, Bret Hart, put his career on the line against King Umaga and his WrestleMania title shot. (Umaga vs Bret was the 2008 feud of the year as well as 2008 match of the year). Umaga would win that match and afterwards when it looked as though Umaga and Foxx would do further damage to Bret, Samoa Joe made his shocking return to chase them off. Joe challenged Foxx to a last man standing match at Mania where if Foxx won, Joe would join the Faithful but if Joe won, Bret would be re-instated. Joe would go on to win the match and bring Bret back into the mix. Kane and Umaga would trade the title back and forth, Bret and Foxx met several times to resume their rivalry included a lumberjack match and a mixed tag match. All to culminate in the two factions meeting once again in the main event of the Great American Bash inside of War Games. As well as the two factions' leading ladies meeting in a cage as well when Claudia defeated Candice. They met in War Games where the Faithful was once again victorious after Foxx shot a fireball into the face of the Undertaker to give them the win and put Taker out of action for months. King Umaga then injured Foundation friend, Franco D'Angelo at Final Burns as the Faithful felt on top of the world again. At Cyber Saturday, the fans voted one person from each group to step into the ring and the way it turned out, King Umaga defeated Samoa Joe. At Survival of the Sickest, the two teams agreed to meet in one last 8 man tag against each other. The match featured the return of the Undertaker and this time the Foundation got the victory finally. That match was an ending of sorts, but the hatred between the two groups is one that will never die and one that will rise again each and everytime two members go at it in the ring.
MATCH OF THE YEAR: THE BRISCOES VS. MITSUHARU MISAWA & KENTA KOBASHI - SUMMER SPECTACULAR FINALS - 7/5/09 This match had absolutely everyone on the edge of their seats. The constant thoughts of will or can the Briscoes do this, could they pull it off and get a tag title rematch in the biggest way possible. They had already gone through so much in the tournament at this point. Misawa and Kobashi were dominant and in this match they gave the Briscoes everything they had but the teamwork never slowed down. They were always getting back up, breaking up pins, whatever it took, the Briscoes would not quit. After 26 minutes of non-stop exciting action from pillar to post, Jay was able to pin Kobashi and the crowd erupted like never before. It was an incredible match to end an absolutely awesome tag team tournament!
CRUISERWEIGHT OF THE YEAR: JUSHIN LIGER Was there ever really any doubt? Nobody in the junior division had the year Liger had. Liger started the year as champion and suffered a shocking upset when he lost his title to Matt Palmer. Liger quickly regained it a month later at Valentine's Massacre and would steamroll the competition that followed which included Super J Cup winner, Psicosis, at Wrestlemania, the returning Austin Aries who once ruled the division, the fans vote of Evan Bourne, and seemingly everyone else that came his way. Liger held the title for almost a full year that is until the final night of 2009 when he shockingly lost the championship to Frankie Kazarian! Regardless, Liger's sheer dominance gave him this award without a doubt.
FINISH OF THE YEAR: THE BRISCOES DOUBLE FINISH ON LAX - GREAT AMERICAN BASH - 7/26/09 It was a great match in its own right but the finish is one that will never ever be forgotten in FPR history. The finish of the match witnessed both Briscoes hitting their respective finishers on LAX simultaneously which led to the pinfall. Mark hitting the Cutthroat Driver on Homicide and Jay hitting the J-Driller on Hernandez. Double impact if we ever saw. The crowd exploded at the sight and it was the perfect finish to the match. It stands out in the Great American Bash 2009 highlight video.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
FPR Survival of the Sickest 2009 Results (11/22)
FPR Survival of the Sickest 2009
November 21, 2009
Theme Songs: Disturbed - "Indestructible" & Shinedown - "Sound of Madness"
Check out the Survival of the Sickest highlight Video HERE!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/30/
PRESTORY: The traditional opener of Survival of the Sickest, a wildcard 8 man tag with competitors chosen at random.
Survival Match: Zack Ryder, Chris Masters, Robert Evans, & Shannon Moore -vs- AJ Styles, Naked Man, Kofi Kingston, & Shad Gaspard ended in a TIME LIMIT DRAW! (60:00)
*Shad eliminated Moore (40:41) after a punch
*Shad eliminated Ryder (49:46) after a collision
*The Time Limit Expired (60:00)
AFTERSTORY: Shockingly enough, the match ended in Survival of the Sickest's first ever time limit draw! A rematch is being considered for the next time FPR is on PPV with Eve of Destruction.
PRESTORY: Similar to the wildcard opener, except a tag team version.
Survival Match: The Fantastics & The Rock 'n' Roll Express def. The Doom Thug Empire & The Dark Circle (41:37)
*Chance eliminated Gibson (24:20) with the Playaplex
*Fulton eliminated Apoc (26:09)
*D-Money eliminated Fulton (27:17) with a small package
*Rogers eliminated D-Money (35:25)
*Rogers eliminated Chance (36:16)
*Rogers eliminated Storm (41:37)
Survivors: Tommy Rogers, Ricky Morton
Survival Match: Jerry Lynn, Davey Richards, & Team 3D def. Rob Van Dam, Petey Williams, Brent Albright, & Roderick Strong (46:56)
*Strong eliminated Ray (37:41) via submission
*Lynn eliminated Strong (41:11) after the Cradle Piledriver
*Lynn eliminated Petey (41:13) via submission
*Lynn eliminated RVD (46:17) after the Cradle Piledriver
*Lynn eliminated Albright (46:56) with a powerbomb
Survivors: Jerry Lynn, Davey Richards, Brother Devon
PRESTORY: A junior showcase Survival match. There was an originally a different plan for the team of Kazarian/MCMG/Pillman but something within the negotiations fell through and Brian Pillman (who was originally scheduled to team with Jushin Liger later on) stepped up to be apart of the team. Their opposition would feature the debut of FPR newcomer, Julian Caesaro and the top three contenders to Liger's junior championship in Ultimo Dragon, Amazing Red, and Austin Aries!
Survival Match: Brian Pillman, Frankie Kazarian, & The Motor City Machine Guns def. Ultimo Dragon, Amazing Red, Austin Aries, & Julian Caesaro (40:17)
*Shelley eliminated Caesaro (25:20) after a suplex
*Shelley eliminated Ultimo (26:45) via submission
*Red eliminated Shelley (33:17) with the Infrared
*Pillman eliminated Red (36:22) via submission
*Aries eliminated Pillman (37:16) via submission
*Kazarian eliminated Aries (40:17) after the Wave of the Future on a board
Survivors: Frankie Kazarian, Chris Sabin
AFTERSTORY: It turned out to be quite the showcase! Alex Shelley was on on fire with the first eliminations until Amazing Red stopped his momentum. Julian Caesaro looked very impressive in his debut match. Aries tried to win it all for his team in the end but Kazarian took him down for the victory. A very good match that showcased some of the top contenders in the junior division.
PRESTORY: The upcoming match was sort of an open challenge, made by team captain Shinobu Kandori. Kandori formed a team in order to make a statement and prove to the world that she is still very much around in FPR despite her loss to Gina Carano at Cyber Saturday. Kandori chose to bring back Bull Nakano (who was injured by Gina Carano in the Queen's Cup) and Beth Phoenix to build her team. And lastly Alektra Blue came out and said she would like nothing more than to join the team. With Alektra Blue and three of the strongest females on the roster alongside her, they were a force to be reckoned with for sure. Their opponents that stepped up for the challenge consisted of Kelly Kelly leading three debuting women in Eve Torres, Brie Bella, and Nikki Bella. A clash of styles indeed that would certainly make for an entertaining match!
Survival Match: Brute Force (Shinobu Kandori, Bull Nakano, Beth Phoenix & Alektra Blue) def. The Divas (Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, & The Bella Twins) (53:29)
*Nakano eliminated Nikki (31:30) after an inverted neckbreaker
*Nakano eliminated Kelly (34:20) with a powerbomb
*Nakano eliminated Eve (51:50) via submission
*Nakano eliminated Brie (53:29) via submission
Survivors: Shinobu Kandori, Bull Nakano, Beth Phoenix, Alektra Blue
AFTERSTORY: It ended up a clean sweep with sheer dominance displayed by Bull Nakano most especially. One thing very notable was the grit and determination of Eve Torres. Eve took big move after big move from Bull but continued to kick out until she was eventually forced into submission. A lot of things are for sure after this one. Bull Nakano is BACK. Shinobu Kandori is still very alive with a lot to offer. Eve Torres definitely made a name for herself on this night despite being on the losing side. The winning team managed to have their entire team survive and they celebrated accordingly. As they stood tall with Alektra talking trash to the final fallen foes.
PRESTORY: Back in July at the Summer Spectacular tag team tournament, The Great Muta and Great Kabuki defeated Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard in a match that caused arguments and problems between Anderson and Blanchard. A rematch a month later at Final Burns witnessed the same result. The heat between Anderson and Blanchard only escalated as they could not get on the terms to tag up again for awhile. At Halloween Havoc, the other half of the Four Horsemen, Rick Rude and Michael Kostka tagged up against Muta and Kabuki but were still unable to defeat them. For Survival of the Sickest, Muta and Kabuki assembled a team which would feature the first time that The Great Muta and Vampiro would team up together in some form in three years since it was not a traditional tag team match. Tully stated prior to the match that if the Horsemen didn't come out victorious, he wasn't sure if the Horsemen would continue to exist..
Survival Match: The Dark Carnival (Great Muta, Great Kabuki, Vampiro, & Kiyoshi) def. The Four Horsemen (Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Rick Rude, & Michael Kostka (43:35)
*Muta eliminated Tully (26:10) after a piledriver
*Muta eliminated Anderson (39:16) via submission
*Rude eliminated Muta (40:13) via rollup
*Kabuki eliminated Rude (41:05) after Vampiro used a running powerbomb
*Kabuki eliminated Kostka (43:35) via submission
Survivors: Great Kabuki, Vampiro, Kiyoshi
AFTERSTORY: The Dark Carnival pulled it off! As Tully Blanchard was the first man eliminated from his team, he went up the ramp and watched the duration of the match from the stage. As The Horsemen went on to lose, Tully threw his hands up and walked to the back. The Dark Carnival in its fullest form was a success. The Horsemen on the other hand has its future in question.
PRESTORY: In the FPR Queen's Cup, Jessica James had put up a great fight against Awesome Kong but was unable to attain victory. Kong would go onto the finals where she lost to eventual winner, Gina Carano. At Halloween Havoc, Jessica James gained a huge victory against Aja Kong. Aja was irate and aligned with Awesome to assemble a team for Survival of the Sickest. Their team was formed as the Kongtourage with Sojourner Bolt and Jazz joining them. It would be the debut of Sojo and a return of sorts for the former multiple time womens champion, Jazz. Jessica formed her team with former mult-time champion, Tiger Dream along with Athena and Sarita.
Survival Match: The Kongtourage (Aja Kong, Awesome Kong, Sojo Bolt, & Jazz) def. Team Jessica (Jessica James, Tiger Dream, Sarita, & Athena) (33:03)
*Aja eliminated Sarita (18:05) via CRITICAL
*Awesome eliminated Tiger (27:16)
*Awesome eliminated Jessica (29:02)
*Awesome eliminated Athena (33:03) after the Uraken Fist
Survivors: Aja Kong, Awesome Kong, Sojo Bolt, Jazz
AFTERSTORY: Much like the previous womens' match, it was a dominant display by the Kongtourage. Aja knocked out Sarita early on while Awesome eliminated the rest of the opposition. It was however a good effort put up by Team Jessica. Another great match that showed the strength of FPR's women's division. This feud won't end here though as Jessica James is relentless in proving herself as one of the top women in the promotion.
PRESTORY: Brock Lesnar shocked the world at Cyber Saturday when he defeated Bob Sapp to become Octagon Champion, ending Sapp's 3 year reign as champion. Lesnar has been reluctant on giving Sapp a title rematch as he isn't willing to see Sapp hold the title for that long again. Lesnar wanted Sapp to earn his rematch and he did just that defeating Lesnar in a non-title fight at Halloween Havoc. Lesnar challenged Sapp to an 8 man elimination tag match for Survival of the Sickest with both men assembling teams of four. Lesnar promised that if Sapp's team got the win, he would get a title rematch at Eve of Destruction. Lesnar's team was fairly easy to come together as his partner and friend, Aaron Eagle was on his side as well as Ken Shamrock, who was on Brock's team last year as well. Lesnar's last choice took him some time to choose but he went with Fedor Emelianenko who he figured would be a strong support on his team. Sapp, on the other hand, has ruled the Octagon for three years and didn't make many friends along the way. One friend he did make though was Kurt Angle. Sapp was Angle's hired gun last year at SOTS and this year, Sapp asked Angle to help him assemble his team. Gary Goodridge was the only member to step up and choose to be on Sapp's team. Angle stayed true to his word and hooked up Sapp with Giant Silva and Aleksandr Karelin to finish out his team.
Survival Match: The Beasts (Bob Sapp, Gary Goodridge, Giant Silva, & Aleksandr Karelin) def. Team Lesnar (Brock Lesnar, Aaron Eagle, Ken Shamrock & Fedor Emelianenko (25:53)
*Goodridge eliminated Shamrock (17:57) via submission
*Goodridge eliminated Lesnar (19:20) via CRITICAL
*Fedor eliminated Goodridge (21:24) via submission
*Karelin eliminated Fedor (25:00) via submission
*Karelin eliminated Eagle (25:53) via CRITICAL
Survivors: Bob Sapp, Giant Silva, Aleksandr Karelin
AFTERSTORY: Team Sapp got the victory. There were lots of knockouts and lots of submissions along the way and it didn't last long, as one would expect. Fedor was the only member of Team Lesnar to get an elimination over Gary Goodridge but the rest was all Team Sapp. With the victory, Bob Sapp will challenge Lesnar for the Octagon Championship once again at FPR Eve of Destruction in December.
[b] PRESTORY: Last month at Cyber Saturday, Mick Foley defeated Raven to become FPR Hardcore Deathmatch championship. A victory that has seemingly revitalized Mick Foley. Foley kicked off Halloween Havoc saying that he was going to make it his night, his show, and issued a non-title challenge to FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan to take him on in a steel cage match. As Halloween Havoc got started, Raven became the victor in the Chamber of Horrors to crown a number one contender for the Hardcore Deathmatch championship, thus ensuring his rematch with Foley. Meanwhile, Foley would go on to defeat Hogan in the main event. A victory that cannot be forgotten despite what took place following the match with the unexpected assault by Orton and Sid. Raven, being the reigning #1 contender to Foley's title, made sure to make the challenge for them to step in the ring in an elimination match for Survival of the Sickest. Foley agreed and both men assembled their teams. Raven already had his team assembled in The Flock while Foley would choose his partners carefully. Foley's team consisted of Abyss, Matt Morgan, and Abdulah the Butcher. In a pre-match promo, Foley named his team "Mick's Maniacs", perhaps a direct message, another mind game, to get under the skin of Hulk Hogan. Foley was sure to mention that he should be the number one contender after pinning Hogan in the ring. Raven's agenda was to weaken Foley for their title match that will take place at Eve of Destruction.
Survival Match: Mick's Maniacs (Mick Foley, Abyss, Matt Morgan, & Abdullah the Butcher) def. Raven's Flock (Raven, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Awesome, & Daniels) (48:29)
*Abdullah eliminated Sullivan (16:47) with the running elbow drop
*Abdullah eliminated Raven (21:08) after a throat thrust
*Awesome eliminated Abdullah (21:46) with the Awesome Bomb
*Abyss eliminated Awesome (47:07) with Shock Treatment
*Abyss eliminated Daniels (48:29) with Shock Treatment
Survivors: Mick Foley, Abyss, Matt Morgan
AFTERSTORY: Mick Foley's run of success continued here as his team went on to victory. Mike Awesome was able to eliminate Abdullah, but what followed that was more or less a 25 minute beatdown on Awesome done by the remaining members of Mick's Maniacs.
PRESTORY: Jushin Liger formed a team for Survival of the Sickest and challenged any contenders to team up against his team. Liger joined forces with popular duo, Andy Dalton and The Brian Kendrick, and brought along El Samurai to replace the previously-chosen Brian Pillman. The opponents lined up as the man who received the most votes in the junior battle royal at Cyber Saturday, Rey Mysterio as well as the man who faced Liger at that same show, Evan Bourne. They teamed up with JT Lamotta and former junior champion, Matt Palmer in what was sure to be an exciting bout!
Survival Match: CTU (Jushin Liger, Andy Dalton, The Brian Kendrick, & El Samurai) def. Rey Mysterio, Evan Bourne, Matt Palmer, & JT Lamotta (35:12)
*Samurai eliminated Mysterio (24:23) with a victory roll
*Samurai eliminated Bourne (31:25) via submission
*Samurai eliminated Palmer (33:59) with a victory roll
*Samurai eliminated Lamotta (35:12) with a magistral
Survivors: Jushin Liger, Andy Dalton, The Brian Kendrick, El Samurai
AFTERSTORY: Liger's team destroyed the opponent as Liger goes on as the dominant junior champion without much competition at the moment. El Samurai was clearly a wise last minute choice by Liger. Liger awaits his next opponent eagerly, while Samurai feels proud of his work here and Dalton & Kendrick look on to the future where the Guerrero Cup 09 begins soon!
PRESTORY: Bison Smith has been feuding with Sting and Lex Luger since the second half of the summer and the history their is well-known. At Cyber Saturday, the fans voted in Sting to face Bison Smith. Bison defeated Sting which enraged Ric Flair who came in 2nd place in the voting. Flair vowed to defeat Bison which he would go on to do at Halloween Havoc. Flair joined up with Sting and Lex Luger and recruited Barry Windham for their team to face Bison at Survival of the Sickest. Bison assembled a deadly team of himsefl, Akitoshi Saito, Takeshi Morishima, and Vader.
Survival Match: Ric Flair, Sting, Lex Luger, & Barry Windham def. Bison Smith, Akitoshi Saito, Vader & Takeshi Morishima (30:20)
*Vader CRITICAL'd Windham (18:01) (Windham was not legal thus not eliminated)
*Sting eliminated Vader (21:38) after a running bulldog
*Sting eliminated Bison (26:33) via submission
*Sting eliminated Saito (29:57) via submission
*Sting eliminated Morishima (30:20) with a running big splash
Survivors: Ric Flair, Sting, Lex Luger, Barry Windham
AFTERSTORY: Shockingly enough, they pulled it off! And Sting got all the eliminations himself! Definitely redeeming his losses to Bison as Sting took charge like never before. Aside from Vader looking dominant early on, Bison's team never gained much of an advantage here. Sting was very satisfied with their victory as was his teammates. Flair is riding high after now two victories over Smith. While Windham suffered a potential injury early on, he seemed to be alright by the match's end.
PRESTORY: In the Fulfill your Fantasy battle royal at Cyber Saturday, there was an impressive showing among Angelina Love and Maryse as well as others such as Gail Kim and Trish Stratus. Maryse and Angelina have been boasting for awhile and at Halloween Havoc a tag match was signed in which Maryse and Love defeated Trish and Gail. This, of course, only led to further bragging from the duo. Trish demanded they face at Survival of the Sickest in an elimination match. Trish and Gail found backup in Lita and Victoria. While Angelina and Maryse recruited Angelina's close friends Velvet Sky and the debuting Madison Rayne.
Survival Match: Stratusfaction (Trish Stratus, Gail Kim, Lita, & Victoria) def. The Beautiful People (Angelina Love, Maryse, Velvet Sky, & Madison Rayne) (30:59) [
*Victoria CRITICAL'd Angelina (13:30) (Angelina was not legal thus not eliminated)
*Lita eliminated Maryse (26:13) with a victory roll
*Angelina is announced eliminated (26:30)
*Gail eliminated Velvet (29:50) with a hurricarana
*Gail eliminated Madison (30:59) with a hurricarana
Survivors: Trish Stratus, Gail Kim, Lita, Victoria
AFTERSTORY: Trish's challenge was definitely worth it for her and her team! They finally put the Beautiful People down for the count and eliminated the entire team without losing one member of their own. Madison Rayne did have an impressive debut being the final member of the Beautiful People to be eliminated. After the match, The Beautiful People tried to regroup on the outside after their defeat while Team Stratusfaction celebrated in the ring. As they began to exit the ring, however, Lacey Von Erich slid in from behind and grabbed Gail Kim before she could get out and delivered a claw slam! Lacey bailed as Trish, Lita, and Victoria turned around to realize what took place and returned to the ring. Lacey aligned with the Beautiful People and helped them to the back as she stared down those in the ring, who tended to the fallen Gail.
PRESTORY: Kurt Angle and Yoshinari Ogawa have been embroiled in a bitter rivalry since July when Ogawa defeated Angle to win the Road 2 GAB. Ogawa went on to become Worlds Heavyweight Champion while Angle longed for a rematch, which he got as soon as Ogawa dropped the belt. Ogawa beat Angle again which prompted a rematch at Cyber Saturday. The fans voted the match be a submissions match and that is what it became. Angle got the decisive and rather quick victory in that match that played much to his strengths. Last time around at Halloween Havoc, Angle teamed up with Kevin Nash to defeat Ogawa and the Great Khali, techincally making them at 2-2 in matches. Angle and Ogawa agreed to captain teams for Survival of the Sickest to further their rivalry..
Survival Match: Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, & Bryan Danielson) def. Team Ogawa (Yoshinari Ogawa, The Great Khali, Go Shiozaki, & CM Punk) (42:06)
*Nash eliminated Shiozaki (10:50) via CRITICAL
*Danielson eliminated Ogawa (21:44) via submission
*Danielson eliminated Khali (22:22) with a backdrop hold
*Punk eliminated Danielson (27:03) with a german suplex
*Angle eliminated Punk (42:06) after the Angle Slam
Survivors: Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner
AFTERSTORY: Angle certainly led his team to victory here as he made sure it was him that secured the final pinfall. Angle walked away from this match with his head held high as he felt he was now 3-2 over Ogawa and broke the even score they had before. Ogawa still lays claim to the fact that Angle has not beaten him in a 1 on 1 singles match with no stipulations. But, Kurt seems not to care as he feels victorious and pleased.
PRESTORY: Chris Jericho defeated Jakob Furis in a bloody brawl at Cyber Saturday, after which Jericho claimed he would go on to become number one in FPR. Jericho challenged Stone Cold Steve Austin who had just come off a loss to World Champion, Hulk Hogan, to a match at Halloween Havoc. They met in the ring and Austin scored a quick victory. Jericho immediately claimed he wasn't fully prepared as he was only a week removed from his barbed-wire match with Furis. Though it was Jericho that made the challenge. Jericho said he would take the month to heal up and assemble a team to take on Stone Cold again. Jericho brought together Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger and found a mysterious masked final partner in Spoiler 2000, who would make his debut. Austin filled his team with competitive rivals, The Rock and Shawn Michaels and of course Jericho's bitter rival, Jakob Furis.
Survival Match: Team Stone Cold (Steve Austin, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, & Jakob Furis) def. Team Y2J (Chris Jericho, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, & Spoiler 2000 (36:16)
*Austin eliminated Swagger (31:04) via submission
*Jericho CRITICAL'd Michaels (34:40) (Michaels was not legal thus not eliminated)
*Austin eliminated Jericho (35:42) via submission
*Austin eliminated Ziggler (36:00) via submission
*Austin eliminated Spoiler (36:16) via submission
Survivors: Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Jakob Furis, Shawn Michaels
AFTERSTORY: Jericho came in confident but Austin eliminated Jack Swagger for the match's first elimination. Jericho tried to show up Austin by targetting Shawn Michaels back and looking to take him out. This seem to light a fire inside of Austin who proceeded to go Stone Cold crazy and eliminate Jericho and his team one after the other. Jericho retreated to the back with his team, stunned in disbelief at what just took place in the short amount of time that it did. Austin celebrated in the ring with his team.
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday, you, the fans, voted Edge and Christian to get a tag team title shot against the Briscoes. They got the shot and went on to win the tag team titles! The Briscoes proceeded to bounce back as they have done all year long and won the championships back the following week at Halloween Havoc. The rivalry led to Survival of the Sickest where the two teams would go at in an elimination match. Edge and Christian joined up with the Briscoes' longtime rivals, LAX while The Briscoes did the same - and teamed up with the Hardyz!
Survival Match: Edge, Christian, Homicide, & Hernandez def. Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Jeff Hardy, & Matt Hardy (42:40)
*Hernandez eliminated Jeff (25:10) via submission
*Hernandez eliminated Jay (30:23) via submission
*Hernandez eliminated Mark (35:06) via submission
*Hernandez eliminated Matt (42:40) via submission
Survivors: Edge, Christian, Homicide, Hernandez
AFTERSTORY: What a showing by Hernandez! Hernandez eliminated The Briscoes and the Hardyz making a definitive statement for himself and his team. The match definitely was sort of a preview for the upcoming Guerrero Cup V which takes place in the coming weeks as it will involve all the top tag teams in FPR. Edge and Christian certainly want a rematch but it will be the winners of the Guerrero Cup that receive the next shot at The Briscoes come Eve of Destruction.
PRESTORY: The history of the Foundation vs the Faithful is well-documented so there's no need to explain the whole rivalry again. The feud has been going on for over a year now and it was in fact a year ago this PPV, that the two factions met in the main event of Survival of the Sickest 2008. The Faithful won the match then and the feud continued on to this year's Great American Bash, where the Faithful were once again victorious inside of War Games, where they took out the Undertaker with a fireball to the face. The feud didn't end there though as at Cyber Saturday the fans voted one member of each side to face one on one. That match ended up being King Umaga defeating Samoa Joe. A week later at Halloween Havoc, the Faithful gained even more momentum when Mike Foxx defeated Bret Hart and Umaga defeated Kane. However, following the Umaga/Kane match, the lights went out and the gong was heard symbolizing that the return of the Undertaker was imminent. Undertaker would return for Survival of the Sickest to rejoin the Foundation in their battle against the Faithful one more time.
Survival Match: The Foundation (Bret Hart, Samoa Joe, Kane, & The Undertaker) def. The Faithful (Mike Foxx, King Umaga, Big Show, & Hardcore Holly) (44:23)
*Joe eliminated Foxx (25:48) via submission
*Umaga eliminated Joe (28:58) after the Island Driver
*Bret eliminated Umaga (41:56) via submission
*Bret eliminated Holly (43:42) after a piledriver
*Show eliminated Bret (43:59) via submission
*Kane eliminated Show (44:23) after the chokeslam
Survivors: Kane & The Undertaker
AFTERSTORY: The Foundation finally did it! They defeated The Faithful, 4 on 4! It was competitive, a hard fought battle, and very much back and forth but in the end the Foundation was victorious. The Undertaker made his triumphant return to help them succeed as he and his brother, Kane were the last men standing. Joe managed to eliminate Foxx first, shockingly enough and then Umaga took out Joe. Bret Hart got a very satisfying elimination when he locked his longtime rival, Umaga, in the sharpshooter. It was a huge win for the Foundation as they look to put a definitive end to the feud atleast temporarily.
PRESTORY: Last month at Halloween Havoc, "Best in the World" Candice Michelle successfully defended her championship against #1 contender, Mickie James. Following the match, Candice showed respect to Mickie and offered a handshake, Mickie accepted however proceeded to lay out Candice. Mickie's attack left the champion on the mat as Mickie raised the title belt. Mickie would later make the challenge for two teams to face at Survival of the Sickest. Candice told FPR Management, she had no idea why Mickie did what she did but she would teach her a lesson at Survival of the Sickest. Mickie formed her team, first selecting Candice's long time rival, the Angel of Mercy and former champion, Claudia. Mickie would then choose Katie Lea and the debuting Alissa Flash to complete her team. Candice made her choices as well in the weeks leading up to the event as she chose her close friend, Wendi Richter as well as another close personal friend of hers that she would bringing into FPR, Maria Menounos! Candice had promised then that she would complete her team in a big way and that she did! Candice got the Queen of FPR, Gina Carano, to join her on her team! The match was one of the most highly anticipated of the show and also its semi main event!
Survival Match: Team Mickie (Mickie James, Claudia, Alissa Flash, & Katie Lea) def. The Best in the World (Candice Michelle, Maria Menounos, Wendi Richter, & Gina Carano) (41:52)
*Carano eliminated Katie (10:57) via CRITICAL
*Mickie eliminated Wendi (29:45) via submission
*Candice eliminated Mickie (34:03) via submission
*Claudia eliminated Candice (34:49) via submission
*Claudia eliminated Menounos (41:21) via submission
*Claudia eliminated Carano (41:52) via submission
Survivors: Claudia & Alissa Flash
AFTERSTORY: Mickie's team managed to pull off the absolutely huge victory here with two members remaining the survivors. Carano got things off to a hot start knocking out Katie Lea. But Mickie answered forcing Wendi Richter to submit. Candice managed to eliminate her rival, Mickie, as she promised to do but the Angel of Mercy struck and Claudia, along with Alissa Flash, proved to be a successful combination and eliminated the rest of Team Candice. Alissa and Claudia did prove to be quite the formidable duo. A very strong debut showing for both Menounos and Flash. Claudia eliminating Candice proved for sure that their rivalry will be one that will always linger. Claudia got a very big boost of momentum when she in the end eliminated Gina Carano - the very first fall Carano has taken since debuting in FPR. Though it did look as though Carano was in the ropes, apparently it wasn't viewed that way. There will be discussion about who will receive the next shot at Candice for Eve of Destruction.
PRESTORY: Following the conclusion of the Hogan/Foley cage match, Randy Orton and Sid hit the ring and attacked. They attacked Foley but their primary focus was on FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan. Back in August when Hogan won the belt, Randy Orton immediately cashed in his money in the bank title shot but Hogan was able to overcome the odds and defeat him. The following month, Hogan defeated and unmasked Colossus which turned out to be Sid. Orton and Sid assaulted Hogan in the cage and Ted DiBiase followed behind them into the ring. Ted shouted at Hogan that at Survival of the Sickest, he would face his Million Dollar Team which consisted of himself, Orton, Sid and a partner to be named. That partner ended up being chosen by Ted as his own son, Ted DiBiase Jr. Orton and Sid were reluctant at first but the Million Dollar Man assured them that this was the right choice. A pre-match promo here finally revealed Hogan's team..well most of Hogan's team. Hogan stood in the back alongside "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior. Hogan would go on to let it be known that his planned fourth partner was discovered by the Million Dollar Team and was attacked and put out of action. Hogan said they were going to continue 4 on 3 because the powers of Hulkamania, Macho Madness, and the Ultimate Warrior would not be stopped. Hulk put his championship over his shoulder and led his team out of the promo area and down the hall leading to the entrance way. But he stopped as he came across Mick Foley. Foley walked up to Hogan and told him he heard that he needed a fourth partner. Foley said he would join Hulk's team but he would owe him one. Hulk didn't want to agree but felt he didn't have much choice.
Survival Match: The Million Dollar Team (Randy Orton, Sid, Ted DiBiase, & Ted DiBiase Jr.) def. The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, & Mick Foley (35:28)
*Orton eliminated Foley (14:34) via CRITICAL
*DiBiase eliminated Warrior (29:17) via submission
*Hogan eliminated DiBiase (30:16) via CRITICAL
*Hogan eliminated Orton (33:09) via submission
*DiBiase Jr. eliminated Hogan (34:10) after a knee crusher
*DiBiase Jr. eliminated Savage (35:28) after Dreamstreet
Survivors: Sid & Ted DiBiase Jr.
AFTERSTORY: The Million Dollar Team are the victors and the man that scored the last two eliminations was the man least expected to do so, the debuting Ted DiBiase Jr.! Foley may have been reckless coming in after already wrestling earlier and was dropped early by Orton with an unexpected RKO. The Million Dollar Man scored a elimination for his team forcing the Warrior to submit to the Million Dollar Dream. Hogan had seen enough by that point and Hulked up big time and eliminated Ted and Orton. DiBiase Jr. was then on the attack as he and Sid were the survivors from their team. DiBiase Jr did indeed score a pinfall victory, albeit in an elimination eight man tag, over the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion in his very first match. The claim to the contendership is a vast one as Foley along with virtually all the members of the Million Dollar Team feel the right. Though no one has had an update on Foley's condition after taking a vicious RKO. But at the end of the night, The Million Dollar Team stood tall!
Comments, questions, requests, concerns and feedback of all sorts appreciated as always! FPR's next PPV event will be Eve of Destruction 2009. The 5th annual Guerrero Cup tag team tournament will take place over the course of the month. Stay tuned to FPR!
November 21, 2009
Theme Songs: Disturbed - "Indestructible" & Shinedown - "Sound of Madness"
Check out the Survival of the Sickest highlight Video HERE!
http://www.viddler.com/explore/tigerXgroge/videos/30/
PRESTORY: The traditional opener of Survival of the Sickest, a wildcard 8 man tag with competitors chosen at random.
Survival Match: Zack Ryder, Chris Masters, Robert Evans, & Shannon Moore -vs- AJ Styles, Naked Man, Kofi Kingston, & Shad Gaspard ended in a TIME LIMIT DRAW! (60:00)
*Shad eliminated Moore (40:41) after a punch
*Shad eliminated Ryder (49:46) after a collision
*The Time Limit Expired (60:00)
AFTERSTORY: Shockingly enough, the match ended in Survival of the Sickest's first ever time limit draw! A rematch is being considered for the next time FPR is on PPV with Eve of Destruction.
PRESTORY: Similar to the wildcard opener, except a tag team version.
Survival Match: The Fantastics & The Rock 'n' Roll Express def. The Doom Thug Empire & The Dark Circle (41:37)
*Chance eliminated Gibson (24:20) with the Playaplex
*Fulton eliminated Apoc (26:09)
*D-Money eliminated Fulton (27:17) with a small package
*Rogers eliminated D-Money (35:25)
*Rogers eliminated Chance (36:16)
*Rogers eliminated Storm (41:37)
Survivors: Tommy Rogers, Ricky Morton
Survival Match: Jerry Lynn, Davey Richards, & Team 3D def. Rob Van Dam, Petey Williams, Brent Albright, & Roderick Strong (46:56)
*Strong eliminated Ray (37:41) via submission
*Lynn eliminated Strong (41:11) after the Cradle Piledriver
*Lynn eliminated Petey (41:13) via submission
*Lynn eliminated RVD (46:17) after the Cradle Piledriver
*Lynn eliminated Albright (46:56) with a powerbomb
Survivors: Jerry Lynn, Davey Richards, Brother Devon
PRESTORY: A junior showcase Survival match. There was an originally a different plan for the team of Kazarian/MCMG/Pillman but something within the negotiations fell through and Brian Pillman (who was originally scheduled to team with Jushin Liger later on) stepped up to be apart of the team. Their opposition would feature the debut of FPR newcomer, Julian Caesaro and the top three contenders to Liger's junior championship in Ultimo Dragon, Amazing Red, and Austin Aries!
Survival Match: Brian Pillman, Frankie Kazarian, & The Motor City Machine Guns def. Ultimo Dragon, Amazing Red, Austin Aries, & Julian Caesaro (40:17)
*Shelley eliminated Caesaro (25:20) after a suplex
*Shelley eliminated Ultimo (26:45) via submission
*Red eliminated Shelley (33:17) with the Infrared
*Pillman eliminated Red (36:22) via submission
*Aries eliminated Pillman (37:16) via submission
*Kazarian eliminated Aries (40:17) after the Wave of the Future on a board
Survivors: Frankie Kazarian, Chris Sabin
AFTERSTORY: It turned out to be quite the showcase! Alex Shelley was on on fire with the first eliminations until Amazing Red stopped his momentum. Julian Caesaro looked very impressive in his debut match. Aries tried to win it all for his team in the end but Kazarian took him down for the victory. A very good match that showcased some of the top contenders in the junior division.
PRESTORY: The upcoming match was sort of an open challenge, made by team captain Shinobu Kandori. Kandori formed a team in order to make a statement and prove to the world that she is still very much around in FPR despite her loss to Gina Carano at Cyber Saturday. Kandori chose to bring back Bull Nakano (who was injured by Gina Carano in the Queen's Cup) and Beth Phoenix to build her team. And lastly Alektra Blue came out and said she would like nothing more than to join the team. With Alektra Blue and three of the strongest females on the roster alongside her, they were a force to be reckoned with for sure. Their opponents that stepped up for the challenge consisted of Kelly Kelly leading three debuting women in Eve Torres, Brie Bella, and Nikki Bella. A clash of styles indeed that would certainly make for an entertaining match!
Survival Match: Brute Force (Shinobu Kandori, Bull Nakano, Beth Phoenix & Alektra Blue) def. The Divas (Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, & The Bella Twins) (53:29)
*Nakano eliminated Nikki (31:30) after an inverted neckbreaker
*Nakano eliminated Kelly (34:20) with a powerbomb
*Nakano eliminated Eve (51:50) via submission
*Nakano eliminated Brie (53:29) via submission
Survivors: Shinobu Kandori, Bull Nakano, Beth Phoenix, Alektra Blue
AFTERSTORY: It ended up a clean sweep with sheer dominance displayed by Bull Nakano most especially. One thing very notable was the grit and determination of Eve Torres. Eve took big move after big move from Bull but continued to kick out until she was eventually forced into submission. A lot of things are for sure after this one. Bull Nakano is BACK. Shinobu Kandori is still very alive with a lot to offer. Eve Torres definitely made a name for herself on this night despite being on the losing side. The winning team managed to have their entire team survive and they celebrated accordingly. As they stood tall with Alektra talking trash to the final fallen foes.
PRESTORY: Back in July at the Summer Spectacular tag team tournament, The Great Muta and Great Kabuki defeated Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard in a match that caused arguments and problems between Anderson and Blanchard. A rematch a month later at Final Burns witnessed the same result. The heat between Anderson and Blanchard only escalated as they could not get on the terms to tag up again for awhile. At Halloween Havoc, the other half of the Four Horsemen, Rick Rude and Michael Kostka tagged up against Muta and Kabuki but were still unable to defeat them. For Survival of the Sickest, Muta and Kabuki assembled a team which would feature the first time that The Great Muta and Vampiro would team up together in some form in three years since it was not a traditional tag team match. Tully stated prior to the match that if the Horsemen didn't come out victorious, he wasn't sure if the Horsemen would continue to exist..
Survival Match: The Dark Carnival (Great Muta, Great Kabuki, Vampiro, & Kiyoshi) def. The Four Horsemen (Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Rick Rude, & Michael Kostka (43:35)
*Muta eliminated Tully (26:10) after a piledriver
*Muta eliminated Anderson (39:16) via submission
*Rude eliminated Muta (40:13) via rollup
*Kabuki eliminated Rude (41:05) after Vampiro used a running powerbomb
*Kabuki eliminated Kostka (43:35) via submission
Survivors: Great Kabuki, Vampiro, Kiyoshi
AFTERSTORY: The Dark Carnival pulled it off! As Tully Blanchard was the first man eliminated from his team, he went up the ramp and watched the duration of the match from the stage. As The Horsemen went on to lose, Tully threw his hands up and walked to the back. The Dark Carnival in its fullest form was a success. The Horsemen on the other hand has its future in question.
PRESTORY: In the FPR Queen's Cup, Jessica James had put up a great fight against Awesome Kong but was unable to attain victory. Kong would go onto the finals where she lost to eventual winner, Gina Carano. At Halloween Havoc, Jessica James gained a huge victory against Aja Kong. Aja was irate and aligned with Awesome to assemble a team for Survival of the Sickest. Their team was formed as the Kongtourage with Sojourner Bolt and Jazz joining them. It would be the debut of Sojo and a return of sorts for the former multiple time womens champion, Jazz. Jessica formed her team with former mult-time champion, Tiger Dream along with Athena and Sarita.
Survival Match: The Kongtourage (Aja Kong, Awesome Kong, Sojo Bolt, & Jazz) def. Team Jessica (Jessica James, Tiger Dream, Sarita, & Athena) (33:03)
*Aja eliminated Sarita (18:05) via CRITICAL
*Awesome eliminated Tiger (27:16)
*Awesome eliminated Jessica (29:02)
*Awesome eliminated Athena (33:03) after the Uraken Fist
Survivors: Aja Kong, Awesome Kong, Sojo Bolt, Jazz
AFTERSTORY: Much like the previous womens' match, it was a dominant display by the Kongtourage. Aja knocked out Sarita early on while Awesome eliminated the rest of the opposition. It was however a good effort put up by Team Jessica. Another great match that showed the strength of FPR's women's division. This feud won't end here though as Jessica James is relentless in proving herself as one of the top women in the promotion.
PRESTORY: Brock Lesnar shocked the world at Cyber Saturday when he defeated Bob Sapp to become Octagon Champion, ending Sapp's 3 year reign as champion. Lesnar has been reluctant on giving Sapp a title rematch as he isn't willing to see Sapp hold the title for that long again. Lesnar wanted Sapp to earn his rematch and he did just that defeating Lesnar in a non-title fight at Halloween Havoc. Lesnar challenged Sapp to an 8 man elimination tag match for Survival of the Sickest with both men assembling teams of four. Lesnar promised that if Sapp's team got the win, he would get a title rematch at Eve of Destruction. Lesnar's team was fairly easy to come together as his partner and friend, Aaron Eagle was on his side as well as Ken Shamrock, who was on Brock's team last year as well. Lesnar's last choice took him some time to choose but he went with Fedor Emelianenko who he figured would be a strong support on his team. Sapp, on the other hand, has ruled the Octagon for three years and didn't make many friends along the way. One friend he did make though was Kurt Angle. Sapp was Angle's hired gun last year at SOTS and this year, Sapp asked Angle to help him assemble his team. Gary Goodridge was the only member to step up and choose to be on Sapp's team. Angle stayed true to his word and hooked up Sapp with Giant Silva and Aleksandr Karelin to finish out his team.
Survival Match: The Beasts (Bob Sapp, Gary Goodridge, Giant Silva, & Aleksandr Karelin) def. Team Lesnar (Brock Lesnar, Aaron Eagle, Ken Shamrock & Fedor Emelianenko (25:53)
*Goodridge eliminated Shamrock (17:57) via submission
*Goodridge eliminated Lesnar (19:20) via CRITICAL
*Fedor eliminated Goodridge (21:24) via submission
*Karelin eliminated Fedor (25:00) via submission
*Karelin eliminated Eagle (25:53) via CRITICAL
Survivors: Bob Sapp, Giant Silva, Aleksandr Karelin
AFTERSTORY: Team Sapp got the victory. There were lots of knockouts and lots of submissions along the way and it didn't last long, as one would expect. Fedor was the only member of Team Lesnar to get an elimination over Gary Goodridge but the rest was all Team Sapp. With the victory, Bob Sapp will challenge Lesnar for the Octagon Championship once again at FPR Eve of Destruction in December.
[b] PRESTORY: Last month at Cyber Saturday, Mick Foley defeated Raven to become FPR Hardcore Deathmatch championship. A victory that has seemingly revitalized Mick Foley. Foley kicked off Halloween Havoc saying that he was going to make it his night, his show, and issued a non-title challenge to FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan to take him on in a steel cage match. As Halloween Havoc got started, Raven became the victor in the Chamber of Horrors to crown a number one contender for the Hardcore Deathmatch championship, thus ensuring his rematch with Foley. Meanwhile, Foley would go on to defeat Hogan in the main event. A victory that cannot be forgotten despite what took place following the match with the unexpected assault by Orton and Sid. Raven, being the reigning #1 contender to Foley's title, made sure to make the challenge for them to step in the ring in an elimination match for Survival of the Sickest. Foley agreed and both men assembled their teams. Raven already had his team assembled in The Flock while Foley would choose his partners carefully. Foley's team consisted of Abyss, Matt Morgan, and Abdulah the Butcher. In a pre-match promo, Foley named his team "Mick's Maniacs", perhaps a direct message, another mind game, to get under the skin of Hulk Hogan. Foley was sure to mention that he should be the number one contender after pinning Hogan in the ring. Raven's agenda was to weaken Foley for their title match that will take place at Eve of Destruction.
Survival Match: Mick's Maniacs (Mick Foley, Abyss, Matt Morgan, & Abdullah the Butcher) def. Raven's Flock (Raven, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Awesome, & Daniels) (48:29)
*Abdullah eliminated Sullivan (16:47) with the running elbow drop
*Abdullah eliminated Raven (21:08) after a throat thrust
*Awesome eliminated Abdullah (21:46) with the Awesome Bomb
*Abyss eliminated Awesome (47:07) with Shock Treatment
*Abyss eliminated Daniels (48:29) with Shock Treatment
Survivors: Mick Foley, Abyss, Matt Morgan
AFTERSTORY: Mick Foley's run of success continued here as his team went on to victory. Mike Awesome was able to eliminate Abdullah, but what followed that was more or less a 25 minute beatdown on Awesome done by the remaining members of Mick's Maniacs.
PRESTORY: Jushin Liger formed a team for Survival of the Sickest and challenged any contenders to team up against his team. Liger joined forces with popular duo, Andy Dalton and The Brian Kendrick, and brought along El Samurai to replace the previously-chosen Brian Pillman. The opponents lined up as the man who received the most votes in the junior battle royal at Cyber Saturday, Rey Mysterio as well as the man who faced Liger at that same show, Evan Bourne. They teamed up with JT Lamotta and former junior champion, Matt Palmer in what was sure to be an exciting bout!
Survival Match: CTU (Jushin Liger, Andy Dalton, The Brian Kendrick, & El Samurai) def. Rey Mysterio, Evan Bourne, Matt Palmer, & JT Lamotta (35:12)
*Samurai eliminated Mysterio (24:23) with a victory roll
*Samurai eliminated Bourne (31:25) via submission
*Samurai eliminated Palmer (33:59) with a victory roll
*Samurai eliminated Lamotta (35:12) with a magistral
Survivors: Jushin Liger, Andy Dalton, The Brian Kendrick, El Samurai
AFTERSTORY: Liger's team destroyed the opponent as Liger goes on as the dominant junior champion without much competition at the moment. El Samurai was clearly a wise last minute choice by Liger. Liger awaits his next opponent eagerly, while Samurai feels proud of his work here and Dalton & Kendrick look on to the future where the Guerrero Cup 09 begins soon!
PRESTORY: Bison Smith has been feuding with Sting and Lex Luger since the second half of the summer and the history their is well-known. At Cyber Saturday, the fans voted in Sting to face Bison Smith. Bison defeated Sting which enraged Ric Flair who came in 2nd place in the voting. Flair vowed to defeat Bison which he would go on to do at Halloween Havoc. Flair joined up with Sting and Lex Luger and recruited Barry Windham for their team to face Bison at Survival of the Sickest. Bison assembled a deadly team of himsefl, Akitoshi Saito, Takeshi Morishima, and Vader.
Survival Match: Ric Flair, Sting, Lex Luger, & Barry Windham def. Bison Smith, Akitoshi Saito, Vader & Takeshi Morishima (30:20)
*Vader CRITICAL'd Windham (18:01) (Windham was not legal thus not eliminated)
*Sting eliminated Vader (21:38) after a running bulldog
*Sting eliminated Bison (26:33) via submission
*Sting eliminated Saito (29:57) via submission
*Sting eliminated Morishima (30:20) with a running big splash
Survivors: Ric Flair, Sting, Lex Luger, Barry Windham
AFTERSTORY: Shockingly enough, they pulled it off! And Sting got all the eliminations himself! Definitely redeeming his losses to Bison as Sting took charge like never before. Aside from Vader looking dominant early on, Bison's team never gained much of an advantage here. Sting was very satisfied with their victory as was his teammates. Flair is riding high after now two victories over Smith. While Windham suffered a potential injury early on, he seemed to be alright by the match's end.
PRESTORY: In the Fulfill your Fantasy battle royal at Cyber Saturday, there was an impressive showing among Angelina Love and Maryse as well as others such as Gail Kim and Trish Stratus. Maryse and Angelina have been boasting for awhile and at Halloween Havoc a tag match was signed in which Maryse and Love defeated Trish and Gail. This, of course, only led to further bragging from the duo. Trish demanded they face at Survival of the Sickest in an elimination match. Trish and Gail found backup in Lita and Victoria. While Angelina and Maryse recruited Angelina's close friends Velvet Sky and the debuting Madison Rayne.
Survival Match: Stratusfaction (Trish Stratus, Gail Kim, Lita, & Victoria) def. The Beautiful People (Angelina Love, Maryse, Velvet Sky, & Madison Rayne) (30:59) [
*Victoria CRITICAL'd Angelina (13:30) (Angelina was not legal thus not eliminated)
*Lita eliminated Maryse (26:13) with a victory roll
*Angelina is announced eliminated (26:30)
*Gail eliminated Velvet (29:50) with a hurricarana
*Gail eliminated Madison (30:59) with a hurricarana
Survivors: Trish Stratus, Gail Kim, Lita, Victoria
AFTERSTORY: Trish's challenge was definitely worth it for her and her team! They finally put the Beautiful People down for the count and eliminated the entire team without losing one member of their own. Madison Rayne did have an impressive debut being the final member of the Beautiful People to be eliminated. After the match, The Beautiful People tried to regroup on the outside after their defeat while Team Stratusfaction celebrated in the ring. As they began to exit the ring, however, Lacey Von Erich slid in from behind and grabbed Gail Kim before she could get out and delivered a claw slam! Lacey bailed as Trish, Lita, and Victoria turned around to realize what took place and returned to the ring. Lacey aligned with the Beautiful People and helped them to the back as she stared down those in the ring, who tended to the fallen Gail.
PRESTORY: Kurt Angle and Yoshinari Ogawa have been embroiled in a bitter rivalry since July when Ogawa defeated Angle to win the Road 2 GAB. Ogawa went on to become Worlds Heavyweight Champion while Angle longed for a rematch, which he got as soon as Ogawa dropped the belt. Ogawa beat Angle again which prompted a rematch at Cyber Saturday. The fans voted the match be a submissions match and that is what it became. Angle got the decisive and rather quick victory in that match that played much to his strengths. Last time around at Halloween Havoc, Angle teamed up with Kevin Nash to defeat Ogawa and the Great Khali, techincally making them at 2-2 in matches. Angle and Ogawa agreed to captain teams for Survival of the Sickest to further their rivalry..
Survival Match: Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, & Bryan Danielson) def. Team Ogawa (Yoshinari Ogawa, The Great Khali, Go Shiozaki, & CM Punk) (42:06)
*Nash eliminated Shiozaki (10:50) via CRITICAL
*Danielson eliminated Ogawa (21:44) via submission
*Danielson eliminated Khali (22:22) with a backdrop hold
*Punk eliminated Danielson (27:03) with a german suplex
*Angle eliminated Punk (42:06) after the Angle Slam
Survivors: Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner
AFTERSTORY: Angle certainly led his team to victory here as he made sure it was him that secured the final pinfall. Angle walked away from this match with his head held high as he felt he was now 3-2 over Ogawa and broke the even score they had before. Ogawa still lays claim to the fact that Angle has not beaten him in a 1 on 1 singles match with no stipulations. But, Kurt seems not to care as he feels victorious and pleased.
PRESTORY: Chris Jericho defeated Jakob Furis in a bloody brawl at Cyber Saturday, after which Jericho claimed he would go on to become number one in FPR. Jericho challenged Stone Cold Steve Austin who had just come off a loss to World Champion, Hulk Hogan, to a match at Halloween Havoc. They met in the ring and Austin scored a quick victory. Jericho immediately claimed he wasn't fully prepared as he was only a week removed from his barbed-wire match with Furis. Though it was Jericho that made the challenge. Jericho said he would take the month to heal up and assemble a team to take on Stone Cold again. Jericho brought together Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger and found a mysterious masked final partner in Spoiler 2000, who would make his debut. Austin filled his team with competitive rivals, The Rock and Shawn Michaels and of course Jericho's bitter rival, Jakob Furis.
Survival Match: Team Stone Cold (Steve Austin, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, & Jakob Furis) def. Team Y2J (Chris Jericho, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, & Spoiler 2000 (36:16)
*Austin eliminated Swagger (31:04) via submission
*Jericho CRITICAL'd Michaels (34:40) (Michaels was not legal thus not eliminated)
*Austin eliminated Jericho (35:42) via submission
*Austin eliminated Ziggler (36:00) via submission
*Austin eliminated Spoiler (36:16) via submission
Survivors: Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Jakob Furis, Shawn Michaels
AFTERSTORY: Jericho came in confident but Austin eliminated Jack Swagger for the match's first elimination. Jericho tried to show up Austin by targetting Shawn Michaels back and looking to take him out. This seem to light a fire inside of Austin who proceeded to go Stone Cold crazy and eliminate Jericho and his team one after the other. Jericho retreated to the back with his team, stunned in disbelief at what just took place in the short amount of time that it did. Austin celebrated in the ring with his team.
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday, you, the fans, voted Edge and Christian to get a tag team title shot against the Briscoes. They got the shot and went on to win the tag team titles! The Briscoes proceeded to bounce back as they have done all year long and won the championships back the following week at Halloween Havoc. The rivalry led to Survival of the Sickest where the two teams would go at in an elimination match. Edge and Christian joined up with the Briscoes' longtime rivals, LAX while The Briscoes did the same - and teamed up with the Hardyz!
Survival Match: Edge, Christian, Homicide, & Hernandez def. Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Jeff Hardy, & Matt Hardy (42:40)
*Hernandez eliminated Jeff (25:10) via submission
*Hernandez eliminated Jay (30:23) via submission
*Hernandez eliminated Mark (35:06) via submission
*Hernandez eliminated Matt (42:40) via submission
Survivors: Edge, Christian, Homicide, Hernandez
AFTERSTORY: What a showing by Hernandez! Hernandez eliminated The Briscoes and the Hardyz making a definitive statement for himself and his team. The match definitely was sort of a preview for the upcoming Guerrero Cup V which takes place in the coming weeks as it will involve all the top tag teams in FPR. Edge and Christian certainly want a rematch but it will be the winners of the Guerrero Cup that receive the next shot at The Briscoes come Eve of Destruction.
PRESTORY: The history of the Foundation vs the Faithful is well-documented so there's no need to explain the whole rivalry again. The feud has been going on for over a year now and it was in fact a year ago this PPV, that the two factions met in the main event of Survival of the Sickest 2008. The Faithful won the match then and the feud continued on to this year's Great American Bash, where the Faithful were once again victorious inside of War Games, where they took out the Undertaker with a fireball to the face. The feud didn't end there though as at Cyber Saturday the fans voted one member of each side to face one on one. That match ended up being King Umaga defeating Samoa Joe. A week later at Halloween Havoc, the Faithful gained even more momentum when Mike Foxx defeated Bret Hart and Umaga defeated Kane. However, following the Umaga/Kane match, the lights went out and the gong was heard symbolizing that the return of the Undertaker was imminent. Undertaker would return for Survival of the Sickest to rejoin the Foundation in their battle against the Faithful one more time.
Survival Match: The Foundation (Bret Hart, Samoa Joe, Kane, & The Undertaker) def. The Faithful (Mike Foxx, King Umaga, Big Show, & Hardcore Holly) (44:23)
*Joe eliminated Foxx (25:48) via submission
*Umaga eliminated Joe (28:58) after the Island Driver
*Bret eliminated Umaga (41:56) via submission
*Bret eliminated Holly (43:42) after a piledriver
*Show eliminated Bret (43:59) via submission
*Kane eliminated Show (44:23) after the chokeslam
Survivors: Kane & The Undertaker
AFTERSTORY: The Foundation finally did it! They defeated The Faithful, 4 on 4! It was competitive, a hard fought battle, and very much back and forth but in the end the Foundation was victorious. The Undertaker made his triumphant return to help them succeed as he and his brother, Kane were the last men standing. Joe managed to eliminate Foxx first, shockingly enough and then Umaga took out Joe. Bret Hart got a very satisfying elimination when he locked his longtime rival, Umaga, in the sharpshooter. It was a huge win for the Foundation as they look to put a definitive end to the feud atleast temporarily.
PRESTORY: Last month at Halloween Havoc, "Best in the World" Candice Michelle successfully defended her championship against #1 contender, Mickie James. Following the match, Candice showed respect to Mickie and offered a handshake, Mickie accepted however proceeded to lay out Candice. Mickie's attack left the champion on the mat as Mickie raised the title belt. Mickie would later make the challenge for two teams to face at Survival of the Sickest. Candice told FPR Management, she had no idea why Mickie did what she did but she would teach her a lesson at Survival of the Sickest. Mickie formed her team, first selecting Candice's long time rival, the Angel of Mercy and former champion, Claudia. Mickie would then choose Katie Lea and the debuting Alissa Flash to complete her team. Candice made her choices as well in the weeks leading up to the event as she chose her close friend, Wendi Richter as well as another close personal friend of hers that she would bringing into FPR, Maria Menounos! Candice had promised then that she would complete her team in a big way and that she did! Candice got the Queen of FPR, Gina Carano, to join her on her team! The match was one of the most highly anticipated of the show and also its semi main event!
Survival Match: Team Mickie (Mickie James, Claudia, Alissa Flash, & Katie Lea) def. The Best in the World (Candice Michelle, Maria Menounos, Wendi Richter, & Gina Carano) (41:52)
*Carano eliminated Katie (10:57) via CRITICAL
*Mickie eliminated Wendi (29:45) via submission
*Candice eliminated Mickie (34:03) via submission
*Claudia eliminated Candice (34:49) via submission
*Claudia eliminated Menounos (41:21) via submission
*Claudia eliminated Carano (41:52) via submission
Survivors: Claudia & Alissa Flash
AFTERSTORY: Mickie's team managed to pull off the absolutely huge victory here with two members remaining the survivors. Carano got things off to a hot start knocking out Katie Lea. But Mickie answered forcing Wendi Richter to submit. Candice managed to eliminate her rival, Mickie, as she promised to do but the Angel of Mercy struck and Claudia, along with Alissa Flash, proved to be a successful combination and eliminated the rest of Team Candice. Alissa and Claudia did prove to be quite the formidable duo. A very strong debut showing for both Menounos and Flash. Claudia eliminating Candice proved for sure that their rivalry will be one that will always linger. Claudia got a very big boost of momentum when she in the end eliminated Gina Carano - the very first fall Carano has taken since debuting in FPR. Though it did look as though Carano was in the ropes, apparently it wasn't viewed that way. There will be discussion about who will receive the next shot at Candice for Eve of Destruction.
PRESTORY: Following the conclusion of the Hogan/Foley cage match, Randy Orton and Sid hit the ring and attacked. They attacked Foley but their primary focus was on FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan. Back in August when Hogan won the belt, Randy Orton immediately cashed in his money in the bank title shot but Hogan was able to overcome the odds and defeat him. The following month, Hogan defeated and unmasked Colossus which turned out to be Sid. Orton and Sid assaulted Hogan in the cage and Ted DiBiase followed behind them into the ring. Ted shouted at Hogan that at Survival of the Sickest, he would face his Million Dollar Team which consisted of himself, Orton, Sid and a partner to be named. That partner ended up being chosen by Ted as his own son, Ted DiBiase Jr. Orton and Sid were reluctant at first but the Million Dollar Man assured them that this was the right choice. A pre-match promo here finally revealed Hogan's team..well most of Hogan's team. Hogan stood in the back alongside "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior. Hogan would go on to let it be known that his planned fourth partner was discovered by the Million Dollar Team and was attacked and put out of action. Hogan said they were going to continue 4 on 3 because the powers of Hulkamania, Macho Madness, and the Ultimate Warrior would not be stopped. Hulk put his championship over his shoulder and led his team out of the promo area and down the hall leading to the entrance way. But he stopped as he came across Mick Foley. Foley walked up to Hogan and told him he heard that he needed a fourth partner. Foley said he would join Hulk's team but he would owe him one. Hulk didn't want to agree but felt he didn't have much choice.
Survival Match: The Million Dollar Team (Randy Orton, Sid, Ted DiBiase, & Ted DiBiase Jr.) def. The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, & Mick Foley (35:28)
*Orton eliminated Foley (14:34) via CRITICAL
*DiBiase eliminated Warrior (29:17) via submission
*Hogan eliminated DiBiase (30:16) via CRITICAL
*Hogan eliminated Orton (33:09) via submission
*DiBiase Jr. eliminated Hogan (34:10) after a knee crusher
*DiBiase Jr. eliminated Savage (35:28) after Dreamstreet
Survivors: Sid & Ted DiBiase Jr.
AFTERSTORY: The Million Dollar Team are the victors and the man that scored the last two eliminations was the man least expected to do so, the debuting Ted DiBiase Jr.! Foley may have been reckless coming in after already wrestling earlier and was dropped early by Orton with an unexpected RKO. The Million Dollar Man scored a elimination for his team forcing the Warrior to submit to the Million Dollar Dream. Hogan had seen enough by that point and Hulked up big time and eliminated Ted and Orton. DiBiase Jr. was then on the attack as he and Sid were the survivors from their team. DiBiase Jr did indeed score a pinfall victory, albeit in an elimination eight man tag, over the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion in his very first match. The claim to the contendership is a vast one as Foley along with virtually all the members of the Million Dollar Team feel the right. Though no one has had an update on Foley's condition after taking a vicious RKO. But at the end of the night, The Million Dollar Team stood tall!
Comments, questions, requests, concerns and feedback of all sorts appreciated as always! FPR's next PPV event will be Eve of Destruction 2009. The 5th annual Guerrero Cup tag team tournament will take place over the course of the month. Stay tuned to FPR!
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