FPR WrestleMania V
March 27, 2010
Theme Song: Frameshift - "Blade"
(Apologies again to video fans that there's no more vids, this one would've been great! I tried to deliver the best in background stories/histories to make up for it : P)
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PRESTORY: Back in February during the Super J Cup 2010, Julian Caesaro defeated Robert Evans in the second round with an impressive CRITICAL victory using his finishing maneuver, Avalon's Gift. Evans did not take the loss lightly as Caesaro moved on to the third round. Evans would return during Caesaro's third round match against Jiggle-O James Johnson. Evans shoved Caesaro from the top rope as he was looking to finish the match. Johnson would then win the match, not knowing what had taken place. Upon realizing that Evans had interfered, Johnson offered to team up with Caesaro to take on Evans and whomever he would choose as a tag team partner. Evans wound up having former FPR junior champion, Matt Palmer, as his partner. It was a surprise to many to see Palmer change his ways and align with Evans. Robert went on to label their duo, Simply Irresistible. They would go on to pick up a victory over Johnson & Caesaro. Both men wanted a rematch after suffering defeat and challenged for a rematch. Evans & Palmer said to find partners and meet them in an eight man tag team match. Palmer & Evans aligned with popular long-time tandem, Andy Dalton & The Brian Kendrick. Johnson & Caesaro responded by joining up with two men that know Dalton & Kendrick very well and have had their share of wars against them. That team being, Hiroshi Hase & Akira Nogami. And so the stage was set for the eight man tag team opener of FPR WrestleMania V!
Eight Man Tag Team Match: Jiggle-O James Johnson, Julian Caesaro, Hiroshi Hase, & Akira Nogami def. Robert Evans, Matt Palmer, Andy Dalton, & The Brian Kendrick (22:18) when Caesaro pinned Palmer with a victory roll
AFTERSTORY: An exciting action-packed opener for WrestleMania! Julian Caesaro secured the winning pinfall on Matt Palmer to avenge the previous loss and get a measure of payback. All eight looked great in the matchup and will definitely be ones to watch as we continue the year.
PRESTORY: Last month at Valentine's Massacre, Samoa Joe challenged The Big Show for the International Championship. Joe vowed to take the title from Big Show and promised that he would head into WrestleMania to give the international title the showcase that he felt it deserved for the grandest stage of them all. Joe was unsuccessful in his bid for the championship as Big Show overcame the challenge. However Joe still wanted to have a showcase match at WrestleMania so he went to scout talent for a potential challenger. Joe decided upon Gran Hamada and issued a challenge. Hamada accepted the challenge to deliver a classic Mania matchup with Samoa Joe!
Gran Hamada def. Samoa Joe (9:50) with a sunset flip
AFTERSTORY: It was a great match with a surprising finish and relatively short. Joe hit Hamada with a powerbomb but he was able to flip Joe over as he attempted to hold on for a pin and counter into a pinfall of his own for the win. Joe was caught by surprise and couldn't believe he lost like that. After the match had concluded, both men shook hands to applause from the crowd.
PRESTORY: Team 3D vs The Road Warriors is a tag team dream match. The two teams met in the finals of last year's Guerrero Cup tag team tournament where 3D were successful. 3D won the tournament and would go on to become FPR world tag team champions that night. The tag team titles are something that have eluded The Road Warriors since the belts' inception. Now that 3D are no longer the champions, The Road Warriors wanted a rematch to avenge their loss and hopefully gain a future tag team title shot.
Team 3D def. The Road Warriors (23:09) when Devon pinned Hawk after the 3D
AFTERSTORY: Team 3D keep the Road Warriors even further away from a future tag team title shot. It was a competitive battle with a very exciting finish. Hawk was hit with 3D and Animal was unable to make the save. 3D gained their second victory over the Road Warriors to prove that maybe they are indeed the better team..
PRESTORY: For the past several months and especially throughout the road to WrestleMania, Claudia & Alissa Flash have been after Maria Menounos and aiming to take her out. During an in-ring altercation during the road to WrestleMania tour, Alissa and Claudia looked to attack Menounos in the ring after a back and forth interview in the ring. They began their beatdown but Jessica James was quick to run down and make the save. Jessica managed to knock both from the ring and save Menounos from the attack. A tag team match was set up which took place later in the tour. Jessica and Claudia started a rivalry in all of this and were set to face each other one on one at WrestleMania V
Claudia def. Jessica James (11:07) via submission with a dragon sleeper
AFTERSTORY: It was an impressive performance from both women but Claudia used her experience to gain the victory. Jessica came close and will definitely move up in the women's division. Both women will be ones to watch for sure.
http://i40.tinypic.com/2lm5s21.jpg - Claudia's suicide dive onto Jessica
PRESTORY: The fallout from the Hogan & Warrior vs Ted & Ted Jr. tag team match from Valentine's Massacre. Nothing was quite settled there as the interference of the masked man is what allowed DiBiase Jr. to score the pinfall on Hogan. Warrior wasn't happy with the way things went down that night and wanted to teach Ted Jr. a lesson. Sid and Savage were involved in the barbed-wire tag with Orton and Foley that night where Sid pinned Savage. Savage wanted revenge outside of the barbed wire environment and so they split into two teams formed from their Survival of the Sickest teams. Warrior & Savage against Ted Jr. & Sid!
Randy Savage & The Ultimate Warrior def. Ted DiBiase Jr. & Sid (21:12) when Savage pinned Sid with the flying elbow drop
AFTERSTORY: Savage and Warrior both got huge revenge here, they came in with a huge determination and fire and took it to their opponents like never before. Savage and Warrior were on fire throughout the match. Sid and Ted tried to cut them off and build a comeback near the end but Savage
connecting the flying elbow on Sid for the victory. It was a major victory for both Savage & Warrior.
http://i43.tinypic.com/33p97is.jpg - Warrior press slams Sid!
PRESTORY: On the Road to WrestleMania, the qualifiers for Money in the Bank took place. Among the qualifiers, Sting overcame Bison Smith in what many consider an upset based on the win/loss of their series last year. Sting considered it a huge win and has since said that it was the win that makes him sure he will come out of MITB the victor. Bison was in disbelief that he had lost the match, thinking for sure that he was destined to win the money in the bank match. Bison has since stated that he will prove to the world he's still a force to be reckoned with by issuing an open challenge at WrestleMania. The challenge was quickly accepted by the returning "Bootylicious" Junior Fatu! Fatu and Bison go one on one at WrestleMania V!
Junior Fatu def. Bison Smith (12:16) after the Rikishi Driver
AFTERSTORY: What a return for Junior Fatu! Bison Smith was irate after his loss, throwing things at ringside, not taking the loss lightly at all. The once dominant Bison Smith has fallen to a sudden losing streak it seems!
http://i39.tinypic.com/2ep54dl.jpg - Bootylicious Rikishi Driver
PRESTORY: The showcase battle royal is usually an annual stage for anyone to enter that is looking to make a statement. It can feature anyone from top names to newcomers. This year it has quite a mix of names. It will feature the FPR debuts of Sheamus and Drew McIntyre. The return of former FPR World Champion, Bill Goldberg. Goldberg looks to return and start from the beginning, taking down whoever steps in his way. Another return in Aaron Eagle who has been out of action for nearly a year now. Kofi Kingston joins the fray as well as former hardcore deathmatch champion, Abyss. Maven who lost hist money in the bank qualifier, quickly jumped at the chance to get into the match. Mike Foxx, who has felt that the Faithful has been crumbling as of late and when he lost his qualifier to MITB he felt he had no choice but to enter this match in hopes to redeem himself and bring the Faithful back to the top. It's random and it's wild, eight men enter the showcase!
Showcase Battle Royal: Bill Goldberg def. Abyss, Kofi Kingston, Aaron Eagle, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Maven, & Mike Foxx (23:05)
*Kingston eliminated Abyss (9:56) with a victory roll
*Foxx eliminated Kingston (15:49) after a collision with Maven
*Maven eliminated Eagle (17:04) via submission with a chinlock
*Maven eliminated McIntyre (17:43) via submission with a chinlock
*Maven eliminated Sheamus (18:49) with a rolling prawn hold
*Foxx eliminated Maven (20:04) via submission with a chinlock
*Goldberg eliminated Foxx (23:05) with the Jackhammer
AFTERSTORY: Goldberg is back and back with a vengeance! Maven looked very impressive and Mike Foxx came extremely close to getting the win and starting his road back to the top. All eight men looked impressive including the two debuting superstars in Sheamus and Drew McIntyre. Maven managed to eliminate three opponents before falling to Foxx. Aaron Eagle also made an impressive return after being out of action for a long time. Goldberg seemingly returned to form like he was when he was world champion six years ago. Goldberg pinned Foxx to gain the huge victory and major momentum heading into the events that follow WrestleMania.
http://i44.tinypic.com/nlzlhe.jpg - Bleeding, Goldberg finishes off Foxx
PRESTORY: Edge & Christian burst back on to the tag team scene after being voted in by the fans to receieve a tag team title shot at Cyber Saturday. They won the belts from the Briscoes but would quickly drop them back a week later at Halloween Havoc. The Briscoes would join together with the Hardyz at Survival of the Sickest where the Hardyz definitely got into it with Edge & Christian. Edge & Christian would meet again in the beat the clock series as both teams were vying for a title shot. Now with both teams tentatively out of the title picture, they would get to face each other and given the stage to shine at WrestleMania V!
Edge & Christian def. The Hardyz (36:53) when Edge pinned Jeff
AFTERSTORY: These two definitely had a match worthy of stealing the show! Two top contending teams went at it like never before here with a very long classic. Both teams could've taken it at any moment but in the end Edge pinned Jeff to gain the win. This win definitely will further them into tag team title contention in hopes of a tag title rematch.
PRESTORY: Amazing Red and Low Ki met in the Super J Cup and put on two of the most impressive performances of the tournament. Red pulled out the victory in what many considered an upset win. Red and Ki were in the middle of signing for a rematch at WrestleMania when from the other side of the bracket, Davey Richards & JT Lamotta wanted in. They all agreed to have a four way match take place but Bryan Danielson, who did not compete in the J Cup, told the four combatants that he could beat them all, despite losing his money in the bank qualifier to Yoshinari Ogawa. Danielson entered the match and it became known as a 5 way challenge. 5 Men, but the first pinfall would gain the victory.
[b ]5 Way Challenge Match: Low Ki def. Amazing Red, JT Lamotta, Davey Richards, & Bryan Danielson (13:40) when Ki CRITICAL'd Danielson with the Ki Krusher [/b]
AFTERSTORY: An action packed challenge match where only the first pinfall would gain the victory. In the end Low Ki managed to nail the Ki Krusher on Danielson to secure the win. Red, Lamotta, and Richards, were unhappy with the outcome while Low Ki moves on in the Junior division, Danielson's condtion is unknown at this point but he is not expected to miss very much time. Ki was able to avenge the Super J Cup loss he suffered to Amazing Red by defeating five competitors here!
PRESTORY: Ayako Hamada made her FPR debut in December of last year as part of the beat the clock challenge. Her opponent that night was Shinobu Kandori. Hamada took Kandori to the absolute limit and while neither were able to beat the clock, an impression was definitely made. Hamada wanted a rematch in order to show that she could beat Kandori. The rematch took place at Final Showdown and was another back and forth, very competitive battle, that saw Kandori sneak away with the victory after taking Hamada down with a surprise snap armbar. Kandori has been aiming to make herself number one since returning to FPR in September and has been quite impressive in doing so with the exception of a loss to Gina Carano at Cyber Saturday. Hamada wanted one more shot at Kandori to which Kandori declined the opportunity to step into the ring again at Royal Battle. A month later at February's Valentine's Massacre, an eight woman tag team match was signed. Shinobu Kandori joined up with Aja Kong, Alektra Blue, and Michelle McCool to battle Jessica James' team consisting of herself, Sarita, and Athena. And when Jessica needed a fourth partner, Hamada jumped at the opportunity upon hearing that Kandori would be on the opposite side of the ring. As the match began, it became obvious that Kandori was avoiding Hamada, tagging out when she tagged in and always managing to be out of the ring when Hamada stepped in. After 25 minutes of battle as Kandori was looking for the finish on Jessica, she made the tag to Hamada. Hamada finally got her hands on Kandori and eventually planted her with the Hamada Driver for the very sweet revengeful victory. Hamada had avenged her previous defeat and left with her head held high. Kandori however was in disbelief and did not accept the loss lightly at all. Kandori demanded they meet one on one, one more time at WrestleMania V to prove who truly is the better woman.
Ayako Hamada def. Shinobu Kandori (10:40) via CRITICAL after the Hamada Driver
AFTERSTORY: The ultimate statement has been made by Hamada! A great back and forth contest saw Hamada finally prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that she can beat Kandori decisively. Hamada left Kandori laying with a brutal Hamada Driver to secure the win.
PRESTORY: After losing his money in the bank qualifier to King Umaga, Kane went crazy and began throwing things at ringside and looking to destroy. Officials tried to stop him but they were unable to do so as Kane knocked several of them down. John Cena, who lost his qualifier earlier that night, tried to calm Kane down and let him know that he knows how it feels but Kane would not hear any of it. Kane tried to attack Cena but Cena fought back and they began a brawl. Later in the tour they had an in-ring confrontation where Kane said it wasn't right that he headlined last year's WrestleMania IV and now he had not yet had a match. Cena said he would fight him when suddenly Raven interupted the two. Raven had not been seen in several months at that point and he agreed with Kane. He said he had been on every WrestleMania card and wouldn't let the show happen without him. Cena reminded the two that he also headlined at WrestleMania III pointing out Raven as the only one of the three that never headlined Mania. Raven, Cena, and Kane got into it and a three way battle was signed to take place at WrestleMania!
Triple Threat Match: Raven def. John Cena & Kane (13:08)
*Raven eliminated Kane (11:10) via CRITICAL after the Evenflow DDT
*Raven eliminated Cena (13:08) after the Evenflow DDT
AFTERSTORY: Raven shocked them all! Raven snuck into this match by intervening in the inital confrontation between Kane and Cena. Most figured they'd team up to get rid of Raven, but he pulled it off eliminating both men! Raven has been in the hardcore division for the past several years but we can't forget that he is, as he made note of, a former worlds heavyweight champion. Defeating two other former world champions is a sure fire way to make your way back onto the title picture.
PRESTORY: The feud between Chris Jericho and Jakob Furis goes back to over a year ago. Furis won a battle royal that Jericho swears to this day was his to win. This led to a match between the two at WrestleMania IV. Jericho was victorious there but the two would feud for the next several months, ultimately concluding somewhat at Cyber Saturday when Jericho defeated Furis in a bloody barbed wire match. From there Jericho challenged Stone Cold Steve Austin, unhappy that Austin was voted into a title match over him. Austin quickly defeated him to which Jericho claimed still being hurt from the barbed wire match that took place a week prior. At Survival of the Sickest, Jericho led a team against Stone Cold's. Jericho brought Spoiler 2000 in to FPR as his hired gun in the match. Austin had wisely aligned with Jericho's enemy in Jakob Furis. Austin's team won that night but Spoiler and Furis developed a rivalry of their own. Furis & Spoiler as well as Jericho & Austin next met in separate beat the clock challenges. Neither match saw a victor and Furis & Spoiler's rivalry spilled into the next several PPVs. Spoiler won the first matchup but Furis got his revenge and won the second one. For WrestleMania, Spoiler teams up with the man who brought him in, Chris Jericho to take on their mutual enemies in Jakob Furis & Stone Cold Steve Austin! It is sure to be one hell of a tag team match!
Jakob Furis & Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho & Spoiler 2000 (22:39) when Furis forced Spoiler to submit to the Christo
AFTERSTORY: Furis caught Spoiler by surprise by busting out the very rarely seen Christo submission maneuver! It was an exciting tag team match that saw both teams come close to winning and show some good teamwork. Furis and Spoiler had been 1-1 in singles competition and this tag team victory will give Furis the edge in their feud. Furis and Spoiler are both in talks of entering next month's King of the Ring tournament as well as Jericho and Austin who may be entering as well.
PRESTORY: Everytime Bob Sapp has lost the Octagon Championship, he's won it right back. The reign before his current lasted three years before finally coming to an end. Another impressive dominant title reign was that of Mark Henry who held the international title for over a year. Henry's title reign parallelled that of Sapp, being that they ended on the same night. Sapp, however, was able to regain the Octagon Title which Henry did not do with the international belt. During the two monstrous title reigns, fans talked about a potential clash between the two beasts as a dream match of sorts. Since regaining the Octagon championship at Eve of Destruction, Sapp has continued his dominant ways, destroying the likes of Brock Lesnar and Scott Steiner. At Valentine's Massacre, Sapp defeated Ken Shamrock to once again retain the belt. Following the match, an interview was conducted with Mark Henry who was seated ringisde in the crowd. Henry announced that he was coming for Sapp and his Octagon championship, making his intentions known and clear. Once Sapp got wind of the challenge, he gladly accepted and the match was set for WrestleMania V. The Beast vs the World's Strongest Man one on one in the Octagon!
Octagon Championship Match: Mark Henry def. Bob Sapp via 2nd Round KO (2:01) after a two punch combo (7:01) to become the NEW Champion!!!!
AFTERSTORY: NEW CHAMPION! In what has to be considered a shocker and a major upset, Mark Henry defeats Bob Sapp in the Octagon! Bob Sapp's latest reign didn't last nearly as long as would be expected as the World's Strongest Man has cut it short. Henry made the challenge last month and walked in determined to come out on top. The dream match has finally taken place and Henry has overcome the Beast! What a victory for the World's Strongest Man!
http://i43.tinypic.com/fu8kl4.jpg - New Champ!
PRESTORY: The Beautiful People have been stirring up trouble ever since they formed completely in late October of last year. Maryse & Angelina Love joined together after working as a cohesive unit as Cyber Saturday. They soon brought in Madison Rayne to join them, making her debut in FPR. Velvet Sky appeared for Survival of the Sickest, which was also the night that Lacey Von Erich debuted as their latest member. It was also on that night in November where Victoria injured Angelina Love with a deadly Widow's Peak. Angelina was CRITICALed and put out of action for months. Maryse & Madison continued to be a thorn in the side of several women including Trish Stratus, Lita, and Gail Kim. The Beautiful People announced at the Royal Battle that Angelina Love would make her return at Valentine's Massacre to challenge the woman that put her out, Victoria. As Valentine's Massacre rolled around, Angelina made her return and faced Victoria. The two put on a classic match that went over twenty minutes as both gave everything they had. Angelina gave it her all including an impressive diving cross body from the top rope to the floor that had everyone on their feet. This time it took two Widow's Peaks to put Angelina down for the count. Victoria got the victory but she knew that she had been taken to the limit. Following the match, Victoria offered her hand to Angelina, perhaps showing she had found respect after their highly competitive battle. Both women received applause from the crowd following their performance. Angelina got to her feet seeming unsure of Victoria's handshake offer. However before Angelina could respond, Victoria was attacked from behind by Madison, and Lacey. Angelina backed into the corner as the rest of the Beautiful People beatdown Victoria. Angelina quietly left the ring seeming not to want to be involved. Victoria was eventually saved by her former partner and former rival, Candice Michelle. Victoria would later challenge The Beautiful People, any one of them, to face her at WrestleMania. Their response was coming up with the concept of the Beautiful Gauntlet, Victoria going against the members of the Beautiful People one by one with the exception of Lacey, who is involved in her own match later on. Victoria looked at it as a chance to take them all out, so she gladly accepted.
Beautiful Gauntlet: The Beautiful People def. Victoria (34:55)
Victoria def. Velvet Sky (12:27) via CRITICAL with the Widow's Peak
Madison Rayne def. Victoria (22:38) after a jumping facebuster
AFTERSTORY: Victoria was able to handle Velvet Sky and take her out completely with the deadly Widow's Peak. Madison Rayne was up next and took Victoria to the absolute limit. Victoria looked to finish Madison with the Widow's Peak but Maryse, who was to be the next opponent, distracted Victoria and Madison was quick to capitalize for the win. Afterwards, Maryse got into the ring anyways and began to attack the fallen Victoria. Maryse and Madison beat down Victoria as Angelina came down the aisle and into the ring. It seemed as if Angelina was going to join the attack but instead she forced the Beautiful People off of Victoria and helped her to her feet. Maryse and Madison left unhappily as Angelina raised Victoria's arm in the air.
PRESTORY: Late last year, Triple H & Shawn Michaels reformed D-Generation X and entered the beat the clock challenge. DX would win the challenge by defeating the tag team of Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger in the quickest time. Swagger & Ziggler were furious at the loss but DX would go on to recieve a tag team title shot against then-champions, Team 3D at Final Showdown. 3D managed to defeat DX in a very close match. DX decided to wait for a future rematch with 3D while they continued defending the tag titles. At Royal Battle, DX accepted the challenge to a rematch from Ziggler & Swagger, who wanted to prove themselves worthy against DX. DX defeated them once again and on that same show 3D lost the tag team titles back to the Briscoes. DX took that opportunity to then challenge 3D to a rematch to show the world that they could indeed beat them. The match took place at Valentine's Massacre and DX avenged their previous loss with a decisive victory over Team 3D. Following the match, Ziggler & Swagger came out to the stage and said they wanted DX one more time in the ring. Except this time they wanted a stipulation added, that the losing team would have to disband. Ziggler & Swagger saw it as a chance to completely eradicate D-Generation X and DX in return saw it as a chance to rid themselves for good of a team that had been targetting them for months. The challenge was accepted and the match was set for WrestleMania V!
Losing Team Must Disband: Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger def. D-Generation X (14:11) when Swagger pinned Michaels with the gutwrench powerbomb
AFTERSTORY: Ziggler & Swagger finally did it, they beat DX. Not only that but they ended DX in a shockingly quicker than expected match. The crowd were stunned as Swagger pinned Michaels and got the team their biggest win ever. Ziggler and Swagger celebrated like never before, parading around the ring and bragging to everyone around. They promised that they would do it and they did. Their third try and for Ziggler & Swagger, the third time was the charm. They left as the crowd applauded DX who remained in the ring. Shawn & HHH hugged as they exited the ring to a still shocked crowd.
PRESTORY: For the first time in WrestleMania history, Frankie Kazarian would not compete in the opening contest. Kazarian opened WrestleMania I with a victory over Ricky Marvin, II and II he was on the winning team in multi-man tag matches and last year he suffered his first defeat in a triple threat match against Evan Bourne and Matt Palmer. This year things were different and Frankie Kazarian is FPR Junior Champion. Kazarian won the title to begin his first ever reign at Final Showdown and has been enjoying success so far in 2010. Kazarian squashed all doubts when he successfully retained against former champion, Jushin Liger, at Royal Battle. Last month at Valentine's Massacre, Kazarian issued an open challenge to any junior that was not involved in the super J cup. That challenge was answered by 2 Cold Scorpio, who Kazarian would go on to soundly defeat rather quickly and catching everyone by surprise. Kazarian has shown to be a true champion since winning the title. Meanwhile, throughout February, the 2010 Super J Cup was ongoing. The winner of the tournament would be Brian Pillman. Pillman defeated two former FPR Junior Champions in the first two rounds in AJ Styles and Matt Palmer. Pillman would go on to defeat the very impressive, Amazing Red and in the semi-finals he defeated his often-times tag team partner and the most recent kingpin of the junior division, Jushin Liger, to solidify the statement he was making in this tournament. The finals took place at Valentine's Massacre where Pillman was able to overcome Yoshi Tatsu to become the #1 contender to the title. Pillman will challenge Frankie Kazarian at WrestleMania V in hopes of gaining his first title reign in FPR!
Junior Championship Match: Brian Pillman def. Frankie Kazarian (18:31) after a DDT to become the NEW Champion!
AFTERSTORY: Flyin' Brian has pulled it off! His first junior championship reign begins on the grandest stage of them all. It was definitely one hell of a back and forth battle that either man could've won at any moment. Kazarian will surely be wanting his rematch sooner rather than later.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Lacey Von Erich made her debut at the conclusion of the Beautiful People vs Stratusfaction matchup, delivering a Clawslam to Gail Kim and putting her out of action. Since then, Lacey has proven dominant..or lucky. Regardless, she has managed to remain undefeated for several months with some huge victories. First she defeated Trish Stratus in a bloody brawl at Eve of Destruction, albeit with the usage of brass knuckles, it was a huge upset. Next, at Final Showdown, Gail Kim made her return from injury but perhaps returned too soon as Lacey capitalized on Gail's previously injured neck and was able to defeat her as well. Lacey got the win over the former womens' champion was yet another huge upset as Lacey's streak continued. At the Royal Battle, Lacey, Maryse, & Madison teamed up to defeat the team of Lita, Gail, & Trish when Lacey forced Trish into submission using the iron claw. Lacey capitalized at the right moment and once again she picked up the win. Lacey has had quite the streak, an undefeated streak which perhaps could be considered a streak of luck as well. Last month at Valentine's Massacre, following the Beautiful People beatdown of Victoria, Victoria managed to retaliate enough to challenge them to an impromptu handicap match. The match ended when Lacey, once again, scored the fall with a small package on Victoria. Lacey had celebrated like she had just won the championship even though it was a handicap match. Victoria didn't take kindly to that and tried to attack Lacey for it but Madison was quick to attempt another beatdown only this time Victoria was saved by her former partner and former enemy, "Best in the World" Candice Michelle. Candice forced The Beautiful People to bail from the ring and had a staredown from the ring to the entry way with Lacey. Candice later issued a challenge to wrestle Von Erich one on one at WrestleMania V, seeing as Candice is, atleast for now, out of the title picture, she wanted a match and she wanted Lacey in the ring to put an end to her bragging. Lacey agreed to the match and will step into the ring with the four time women's champion that many consider the greatest women's champion in FPR history. Will Lacey remain undefeated or will the Best in the World prove why she is exactly that? It's the Best vs the Streak at WrestleMania V!
"Best in the World" Candice Michelle def. "Undefeated" Lacey Von Erich (15:28) after a reverse DDT
AFTERSTORY: The streak is over! Candice has once again proven why she is indeed considered the Best in the World. Candice's huge victory has ended Lacey's lucky streak and it may only be a matter of time before Candice is back in the title hunt. However Lacey isn't happy with her loss to Candice and may not let it slide easily. Their could be a future rematch between the two down the line.
http://i44.tinypic.com/25jk0hg.jpg - Vintage Candice!
PRESTORY: At Cyber Saturday 2009, The Big Show defeated Mark Henry for the international championship. Show ended Henry's year and a half reign with the title and would go on to begin his own dominant reign. Show retained against Henry at Halloween Havoc and went on to successfully defend against stars such as Bret Hart, The Great Muta, Kane, and most recently Samoa Joe. Following Big Show's successful defense against Joe, the lights went out in the arena and the voice of the Undertaker was heard! Taker stated "You. Me. WrestleMania!" and very clearly made his statement that he was challenging the Big Show.Show had defended his belt against all members of the Foundation except for Taker. The Foundation defeated the Faithful at Survival of the Sickest and the Faithful has seemingly started to fall apart since. Big Show's championship is their last remaining clutch of gold. It is interesting to note that Taker vs Big Show will be a rematch from last year as the two met at WrestleMania 4 which saw Big Show get the victory. Now this year, the rematch and the stakes have been raised. This time, the FPR International Championship is on the line!
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. The Undertaker (13:36) after a lariat to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show does it again! Show defeats Taker two years in a row at Mania and this time he also keeps hold of his international championship. Show has now gone through all four members of The Foundation with successful title defenses. Can anyone stop the Giant?
PRESTORY: Every year the Money in the Bank match takes place at WrestleMania. Eight men enter the steel cage and only one can score the pinfall and walk away with a shot at the worlds heavyweight title whenever they choose. Of the four winners of WrestleMania's past, only one has gone on to use it to win the Worlds Heavyweight title. Last year, Randy Orton won the shot and cashed in as soon as Hulk Hogan won the title but he was unable to win the belt and Hogan overcame the odds. This year eight men enter and for the first time in WrestleMania history, Randy Orton will not be involved. This year's entries are as followed. Ric Flair, who defeated Miike Foxx to qualify. Flair is a legend that without a doubt holds a threat to any world champion. Yoshinari Ogawa defeated longtime rival, Bryan Danielson to qualify. Ogawa is a former worlds heavyweight champion and has proven to have the ability to surprise absolutely anyone with his ways of winning. King Umaga defeated Kane to qualify and he is very well-known as one of the most dominant stars in FPR history. Sting finally defeated Bison Smith to qualify. Sting felt his victory over Bison shows that he is meant to win money in the bank. Jushin Liger bounced back with a MITB qualifier victory over the first ever money in the bank winner, Hiroshi Tanahashi. Liger hopes to use MITB as a stepping stone to challenge for the Worlds Heavyweight title for the very first time. Great Muta qualified with a victory over Maven in quite the competitive matchup. AJ Styles qualified with a win over John Cena, surprising many as AJ seems primed and ready to do whatever it takes to win. And lastly, Kurt Angle enters Money in the Bank following an impressive victory over Go Shiozaki. Angle is always a major player in FPR and this night will be no different. Eight men with one shot, who will walk out of WrestleMania V with the money in the bank briefcase!?
Money in the Bank Match: The Great Muta def. Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, AJ Styles, Jushin Liger, King Umaga, Yoshinari Ogawa, & Sting (8:22) via CRITICAL after the Moonsault on Liger
AFTERSTORY: Out of nowhere, Muta comes off the side of the cage with an incredible Moonsault that flattened Jushin Liger on the mat! A short and wild brawl inside the steel cage as all eight men fought for a title shot whenever they choose to use it. Nobody saw Muta coming as he took the win. Liger may have got his first taste of the world title picture as he stepped out of the Junior division to focus on a possible world title shot but Muta claims it instead.
http://i44.tinypic.com/15foi7a.jpg - Money in the Bank
PRESTORY A year ago at the 2009 Royal Battle, Bret Hart eliminated just about everyone until the final two when he fell to the eventual winner, King Umaga. Fast forward to 2010, Bret entered the battle again and put on another stellar performance. And in a moment so similar to the year before, Bret eliminated opponent after opponent like a house of fire until the final two. CM Punk quickly capitalized and eliminated Bret to win the Royal Battle. Bret was in disbelief that it had happened to him once again and he challenged CM Punk to face him so that he could prove that he could beat Punk and deserved to headline WrestleMania. Bret vs Punk was signed as the main event of Valentine's Massacre. One on one, Hart defeated Punk via pinfall. Bret proved his point and was very satisfied with the main event victory. Afterwards, Bret offered his hand to Punk but a masked man suddenly assaulted Hart from behind. Punk confronted the masked man and pulled him off Hart, before suddenly turning and kicking Bret over. Punk turned and embraced the masked man as he unmasked and revealed himself to be Austin Aries! Aries and Punk had seemingly reformed Generation sXe together, reuniting for the first time in nearly 4 years. Aries & Punk went into the very first WrestleMania together which Punk headlined. And now that Punk was headlining for the second time, he had gone back to his former partner in Austin Aries. Punk & Aries celebrated on that night and in the weeks that followed, Aries claimed that Punk had saved him. Aries talked about how when Generation sXe ran FPR, he was the man in the junior division, known as one of the most dominant junior champions of all time but in recent years,he had fallen to his lowest points. Aries says now that he has aligned with Punk once again, things will look up for him. Bret was furious ever since Valentine's Massacre and he issued the challenge to Aries to face him at WrestleMania. Hart did not like the way that Aries ambushed him from behind. Aries accepted, promising that Bret would be the first victim of the 'new' Austin Aries. It will definitely be a match to see and one that everyone is looking forward to. Aries and the Hitman one on one!
Austin Aries def. Bret Hart (16:06) after a steam roller
AFTERSTORY: CM Punk may have been right, the Austin Aries of old does indeed seem to be back in full force. Aries gains a huge victory over the Hitman here. Aries claims that he is now on the path of victory since rejoining Punk and it's hard to argue with his success here. Bret beat Punk back at Valentine's Massacre but it looks like Aries will do whatever it takes to help Punk. Generation sXe plans to be more dominant than they ever reached in 2006.
PRESTORY: The feud between the Briscoes and the Latin American Xchange goes back a long, long ways. It can be dated back a full year. At the end of 2008, The Briscoes ended the year long reign of Big Show & Hardcore Holly and started a new era for the tag team division. Before long, The Briscoes would lose the belts to the Latin American Xchange in February 09. However at WrestleMania IV, the Briscoes would win the titles back. The two teams would trade the titles back and forth for several months including tornado tag matches, street fights, and even stepping into the steel cage to settle their differences. That cage match took place at the Ultimate Encounter 09 in what would be the final chapter of the feud or so we thought. The Briscoes won the belts back there and would go on to Cyber Saturday where the fans voted Edge & Christian into the tag title scene. The Briscoes would become involved in a rivalry with them, leaving LAX without a rematch for the tag titles. In December, the Guerrero Cup took place and gave a stage for all the teams to fight for a shot at the titles. Team 3D came out victorious and would get involved with the Briscoes and win the belts. The Briscoes won the belts back yet again at Royal Battle from Team 3D. That same night, LAX defeated Edge & Christian to become the #1 contenders and the stage was set for Valentine's Massacre for the feud to finally continue. The two teams stepped in the ring again and LAX won the belts back from the Briscoes. Last year, The Briscoes were the tag team of the year and became known for always bouncing back just when you thought they were out. The Briscoes signed for their rematch to take place at WrestleMania V and with the history the two teams have, a regular tag match wouldn't be enough so it was decided that they would fight for the titles in a double elimination tag team match where both members of the team would have to be pinned or submitted in order to win the match.
World Tag Team Championship Double Elimination Match: The Briscoes def. The Latin American XChange (23:37) to become the NEW tag team champions 2-0
*The Briscoes pinned Homicide with a double cross body combination (21:01)
*Mark pinned Hernandez after a double dropkick (23:37)
AFTERSTORY: The story continues! Every time you think The Briscoes are down, they bounce right back to the top. The Briscoes defeated LAX decisively with extremely impressive tag teamwork, pinning both Homicide and Hernandez without either Briscoe being pinned. The Briscoes, once again FPR World Tag Team Champions! There are plenty of challengers in wait and it will be interesting to watch the tag team division as we go forward.
PRESTORY: When Mick Foley won the hardcore deathmatch championship, it seemed to revitalize Foley's career and breathe new life into him. Foley came into Halloween Havoc and challenged the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan, to a non title steel cage match. Hogan was definitely caught off guard but he is not one to back down from a challenge and he accepted. Foley won the match that night but before anything could come of it, both Foley and Hogan were ambushed by the Million Dollar Corporation. Orton, Sid, and DiBiase beat down both men in the cage and bloodied them as they made a challenge to Hogan for Survival of the Sickest. When it came time for the main event of Survival of the SIckest, Hogan was a partner short and was headed to the ring for a 4 on 3 match until he ran into Mick Foley, who had already competed earlier in the night. Foley joined the team, telling Hogan that he would owe him one. As the match got underway, Orton was able to CRITICAL Foley en route to victory. That was something that Foley would not soon forget. Foley would continue to defend his hardcore deathmatch championship in the month that followed but when the Royal Battle came around, Foley entered knowing he would be able to get his hands on Orton once again. Foley and Orton were at each other's throats the entire match. Near the end, Bret Hart managed to eliminate them both within the same timeframe as they were both preoccupied with the distraction of one another. Foley and Orton, after being eliminated, continued fighting and brawled out of the ring and all the way to the back. Following the Royal Battle, Foley challenged Orton to step into his ring, a tag team match at Valentine's Massacre. Orton and Sid teamed up to challenge Foley and Randy Savage in a barbed wire ropes match. Savage is someone who has huge history with Orton and Sid as well. Sid pinned Savage in that match while Orton and Foley just kept on going with one another. They fought until they were forced apart by security and FPR officials. Orton shouted that he would take Foley's belt as they were held apart. Foley has since stated he wanted nothing more than to have Orton one on one in his ring, surrounded by landmines, with boards in each corner of the ring having lighttubes attached to them. Weapons filling the ring. Orton challenges Foley for the hardcore deathmatch championship in a heated bout at WrestleMania V!
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Mick Foley def. Randy Orton (9:55) after the piledriver to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: These two were out to absolutely destroy each other. Foley took Orton into his playground and used every weapon in sight to beat him down. Foley managed to retain his championship through this grueling rivalry with Orton. Foley remains the king of hardcore, for now.
http://i44.tinypic.com/sl3cz9.jpg - Foley smashes Orton
PRESTORY: In September, Gina Carano made her FPR Debut in the Queen's Cup tournament. Carano would go on to win the tournament in very impressive fashion. From there she became involved in a feud with Shinobu Kandori. Carano came out the victor and remained undefeated. In November, Carano joined Candice Michelle's team for Survival of the Sickest. That match featured the debuts of both Alissa Flash and Maria Menounos. Alissa as a member of Mickie James team and Maria on Candice's team. Both were extremely impressive in their showings in the match. Alissa Flash quickly formed an alliance with Claudia in the match, one that would take them to victory in that match. Menounos was brought into FPR by her close friend, Candice Michelle. Alissa and Menounos would meet again in the Beat the Clock series where Alissa was once again victorious. She set the time but the time would be beaten by Gina Carano. Carano defeated Claudia to beat the clock and earn a shot at Candice Michelle's women's championship. At Final Showdown, Carano continued her unbeaten streak and forced Candice into submission to win the women's title. Carano and Candice respect one another and remained friends following their match. That same night, Maria Menounos tagged with Wendi Richter to defeat Alissa Flash & Claudia when Menounos scored the pinfall on Claudia. It was a huge win and Maria's first since debuting. Claudia was irate and demanded she face Maria in the ring one on one. Carano gave Candice her rematch at the Royal Battle. Meanwhile, Claudia and Maria met in the ring as well at the Royal Battle. Carano retained her belt against Candice while Claudia against Menounos was a match that nearly stole the show. They went over twenty minutes in a classic match where both women showed everything they had. Menounos threw caution to the wind with a diving missile dropkick that was countered by Claudia who caught her by the legs and applied her own version of her mentor Mike Foxx's career killer submission. Claudia won the match and was named number one contender for her extremely impressive performance. But speaking of extremely impressive performances, Maria's did not go unnoticed. Claudia would get her shot at Valentine's Massacre while it was announced that Maria Menounos would get in the ring again with Alissa Flash, to determine the #1 contender for WrestleMania V! Carano defeated Claudia to retain the belt. Menounos and Alissa had one hell of a match that ended with a shock as Maria upset Alissa! Alissa threw Menounos around from pillar to post for the majority of the match but slowly as time went on, Menounos mounted the comeback. She surprised Alissa with a quick backslide to get the win in an eighteen minute classic and become the number one contender to the FPR women's championship! This was not something that Alissa nor Claudia were going to let slide easily. Maria had a huge celebration that night but as the Road to WrestleMania got underway, Alissa & Claudia were doing everything they can to try and sabotage Maria's number one contendership. Eventually looking to ambush her in the ring until she was saved by Jessica James. Alissa dared Maria to take part in a tag team match where if Alissa & Claudia were victorious then Alissa would be added to the title match at WrestleMania. The challenge was accepted and Alissa & Claudia did get the victory. They got what they wanted most and that was Alissa Flash being added to the womens' championship showdown at WrestleMania V! The match would now be a triple threat contest where Gina Carano will defend against both Maria Menounos and Alissa Flash in what is sure to be an exciting, unpredictable match where any of the three could walk out as champion. Carano vs Flash vs Menounos - WrestleMania V!
Women's Championship Triple Threat Match: Gina Carano def.Maria Menounos & Alissa Flash to RETAIN the championship!
*Menounos pinned Alissa (13:39) after an elbow
*Carano forced Menounos to submit to a rear naked choke (17:23)
AFTERSTORY: Carano just barely overcame the odds here. Menounos and Alissa were extremely impressive and their bid for the championship and some have pointed out, had this been a first pin wins match then we'd have a new champion. Alissa has accused her opponents of doulbe teaming her and is calling for a rematch already. Carano continues to be a fighting champion and also has remained undefeated. Menounos and Alissa will defintely stay in the title picture as both want a rematch and we could see this very triple threat take place again.
PRESTORY: In August of 2009, Hulk Hogan became worlds heavyweight champion for the first time in nearly 4 years when he defeated Yoshinari Ogawa. Hogan would be challenged immediately by Randy Orton cashing in his Money in the Bank. Hogan overcame the odds and retained his title in his first defense. Hogan would go on to put an end to a longtime rivalry in a highly anticipated heavily talked about 'Mask vs Title' matchup that headlined the Ultimate Encounter. Hogan came out the winner against it all and proved to the world that this reign would be his best one yet. At Cyber Saturday, the fans voted in Stone Cold Steve Austin to face Hogan and again, Hogan prevailed in a grueling last man standing match. Hogan's rivalries with Orton, Sid, Ted DiBiase, they all escalated in the coming months but Hogan held on to his belt. He overcame challenges at the end of the year from both Ted DiBiase Jr. and Mike Foxx. Then as 2010 began it was Royal Battle time. Eight men entered for a shot at Hogan's belt. It came down to two, CM Punk and Bret Hart. Punk won the match for the second time in history and he was set as the number one contender to Hogan's belt for WrestleMania V. Initially, Punk stated that he was honored to be able to face Hogan for the belt and headline WrestleMania for a second time. Along the way was Valentine's Massacre where Bret Hart challenged Punk to a one on one match. Meanwhile Hogan teamed up with the Ultimate Warrior to hope to put a final nail in the coffin of the Million Dollar Corporation. During the tag team match, Hogan was whipped to the ropes only to be nailed from behind by a steel chair shot from a masked man on the outside. the Million Dollar Man had the referee distracted while this took place and his son quickly jumped on Hogan to capitalize and score the pinfall victory. It was a mysterious happening as the masked man disappeared as quickly as he arrived. Later that night, Bret Hart defeated CM Punk in the main event. Following the match, the masked man appeared again, this time attacking Bret. Punk confronted the masked man but soon revealed he was aligned with him. The man revealed to be Austin Aries and the reformation of Generation sXe as mentioned earlier. It became clear that Punk had sent Aries to do what he did to Hogan and then later attacked Bret for defeating Punk. Punk has since claimed to have saved Aries and has changed his tune regarding his match with Hulk Hogan for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship. Before he stated he was honored to face him for the title but now Punk says he looks forward to putting an end to Hulkamania. Hulk has a huge desire to get back at Punk for what he has started and has promised that Hulkamania will run wild all over Punk. There's no doubt that Aries will be backing Punk in hopes that they will capture the FPR title for the first time for Punk. Hulk is determined to not allow Punk to take the title while Punk is equally as poised to, as he says, "save" FPR. Hulkamania vs Generation sXe - WrestleMania V! Who will come out as worlds heavyweight champion!? Will Punk end the reign of Hulkamania and begin the Straightedge era or will Hulkamania run wild all over Punk, Aries, and whomever else may get involved? WrestleMania V - March 28, 2010, the showdown, its' all on the line now!
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk def. Hulk Hogan (16:36) with a rollup to become the NEW Champion!!!
http://i39.tinypic.com/mwr702.jpg - Leg Drop!
http://i40.tinypic.com/209hggo.jpg - GTS
AFTERSTORY: The reign of Hulkamania has ended! CM Punk has finally accomplished what he never could do before, win the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship! The shocking conclusion saw Austin Aries run down to the ring and jump onto the apron as Hogan looked to finish off Punk, distracted the referee. Only this time, a masked man identical to last month slid into the ring and nailed Hogan with a superkick! Punk immediately capitalized and rolled up Hogan for the 1 2 3 and the championship victory. The crowd was shocked that Punk pulled off the biggest win of his career and won the championship. Aries joined Punk in the ring for his celebration and brought him the worlds heavyweight title. Punk paraded around in the ring as the masked man slid back into the ring. Punk and Aries turned to face him..as he unmasked to reveal Shawn Michaels!! Shockingly, Michaels has officially completed the old trio from 2006, Generation sXe in almost similar fashion! Punk and Aries were the original two members who later recruited Michaels. And now, Shawn has rejoined his former partners...right at the conclusion of DX! They were unable to gain the gold last time but now in 2010, the straight edge era has begun!
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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!
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PRESTORY: Next month the 4th annual Super J Cup begins. Eight of the participants were placed in an eight-man tag as somewhat of a preview to the upcoming tournament that will crown the #1 contender for the Junior Championship at WrestleMania. The finals will take place at next month's Valentine's Massacre
Eight Man Tag Team Super J Cup Preview Match: Juventud, Dragon Kid, Ultimo Dragon, & Low Ki def. Rey Mysterio, JT Lamotta, AJ Styles, & Amazing Red (28:04) when Ki pinned Styles with a double underhook suplex hold
AFTERSTORY: All eight looked impressive and Low Ki gains huge momentum by scoring the winning pinfall.
PRESTORY: Last month at Final Showdown, Evan Bourne won a fatal four way over Matt Palmer, JT Lamotta, and Rey Mysterio. Bourne pinned Palmer in the match to gain the victory. Those two have had a competitive rivalry as well as formed a tag team based on mutual respect over the past year. Palmer challenged Bourne to a one on one match to kick off the new year for FPR.
Evan Bourne def. Matt Palmer (11:31) with a hurricarana
AFTERSTORY: Exciting, fast-paced action at it's finest. Bourne picks up the big win as both men look forward to heading into the Super J Cup.
PRESTORY: Last year, The Briscoes and LAX had the tag team division's feud of the year. It finally came to some sort of a culmination when the Briscoes won back the belts at the Ultimate Encounter in September. Naturally, LAX would've gotten a rematch but the next PPV was Cyber Saturday where the fans voted the challengers to all championships. The fans voted in Edge & Christian who would go on to win the belts from the Briscoes. LAX never got their rematch and one week later, the Briscoes did. The Briscoes won back the gold and were champions heading into Survival of the Sickest. LAX and E&C joined forces for an eight man tag to take on the Briscoes & Hardyz where LAX shined when Hernandez eliminated all of the opposing team. At this point, LAX and Edge & Christian both laid claims to tag title rematches but the Guerrero Cup was to begin where 32 teams had a chance to earn a shot. LAX and E&C were both unsuccessful in the tournament as Team 3D came out on top with a victory over the Road Warriors. 3D would win the belts from the Briscoes at Eve of Destruction and in the week that followed, Beat the Clock took center stage to name the number one contenders to each title. This time it was D-Generation X reforming to beat the clock and earn the shot. DX were unsuccessful in their title bid and 3D retained. In a weekly event earlier this month, The Briscoes defeated Edge & Christian to earn a rematch with Team 3D. LAX felt jipped and challenged Edge & Christian to a match at Royal Battle.
Latin American XChange def. Edge & Christian (18:32) when Hernandez forced Christian to submit
AFTERSTORY: The tag title scene is definitely a hot one and LAX continue their pathway to earn another shot at the belts.
PRESTORY: Lacey Von Erich has been surprisingly unstoppable since her debut in November. She injured Gail Kim, went on to gain a pinfall victory (using brass knuckles) over Trish Stratus and then defeated Gail Kim upon her return. Trish and Gail tagged up with Lita in hopes to takedown Von Erich and her Beautiful People stablemates. Lacey joined up with Maryse and Madson Rayne. They announced prior to the match that Angelina Love would return next month to challenge Victoria, who injured her at Survival of the Sickest.
Six Woman Tag Team Match: Lacey Von Erich, Maryse, & Madison Rayne def. Lita, Trish Stratus, & Gail Kim (22:07) when Lacey forced Trish to submit
AFTERSTORY: And somehow still, The Beautiful People came out on top with Lacey gaining the victory over Trish. Lacey dropped Trish with the iron claw slamming her down and then forcing her into submission. The Beautiful People reigned supreme and continue to climb the ranks of the women's division.
PRESTORY: Spoiler 2000 debuted at Survival of the Sickest as a member of Team Jericho. Spoiler challenged Jericho's biggest rival of the past year, Jakob Furis, to a one on one match, following their encounter in a beat the clock match last month.
Spoiler 2000 def. Jakob Furis (15:09) after a lariat
PRESTORY: Yoshinari Ogawa and Bryan Danielson have been going back and forth. Starting at Survival of the Sickest when Danielson eliminated Ogawa in an elimination 8 man tag match. Ogawa challenged him to a match at Eve of Destruction where Ogawa shocked Danielson with a surprise rollup victory in less than five minutes. Danielson was irate following the match and demanded a rematch at Final Showdown. The wish was granted and Danielson redeemed himself with a victory over the former worlds heavyweight champ. Here at Royal Battle, it was time for round three.
Yoshinari Ogawa def. Bryan Danielson (9:39) after a jawbreaker into jackknife rollup
AFTERSTORY: Ogawa got one over on Danielson and breaks their 1-1 stalemate. Ogawa takes the lead in their series. No word yet on if Danielson will continue to seek retribution.
PRESTORY: At Eve of Destruction, the inevitable happened. Bob Sapp once again became FPR Octagon Champion. Lesnar won the title at Cyber Saturday but it didn't last long before Sapp won it back. Lesnar geared up for their rematch which was to take place at Royal Battle.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Brock Lesnar via 2nd Round KO (2:01) with the Beast Bomb (7:01) to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Sapp remains champion as he continues his latest reign. Last time he held it for three years and it will be interesting to see who challenges Sapp this time around.
PRESTORY: During Beat the Clock week, D-Generation X reformed to beat the tag team clock. They did so at the expense of the tag team of Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger. Swagger and Ziggler did not take their loss kindly and challenged DX to a rematch. Their rematch occurred during a weekly event earlier this month where DX were once again victorious. Swagger and Ziggler got closer and closer but still could not get the victory. They challenged DX to one more match at the Royal Battle.
D-Generation X def.Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler (23:21) when HHH pinned Swagger
AFTERSTORY: DX with yet another victory as they continue on looking for another shot at the tag team titles. Many teams lay claim to title shots and the tag team scene is definitely hot right now!
PRESTORY: Last month at Eve of Destruction, Bret Hart was unable to take the international title away from The Big Show. Bret had hoped to drive a final nail into the Faithful and take away their last remaining gold but it was not to be. Big Show had another successful defense over the Great Muta. As the Royal Battle approached, Foundation member, Kane challenged the Big Show for his international championship.
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Kane (11:07) with the running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show continues his dominant ways as he takes on all challengers for the title. Kane was a challenge but Show managed to hang on once again. Who will challenge the Big Show next?
PRESTORY: As described earlier, Team 3D became tag team champions following winning the Guerrero Cup, defeating the Briscoes. 3D would go on to have a successful defense in the tough challenge of D-Generation X. The Briscoes would defeat Edge & Christian to earn their rematch at the tag team titles.
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Briscoes def. Team 3D (21:15) when Mark pinned Devon after a tornado DDT to become the NEW Champions!!
AFTERSTORY: The Briscoes have done it again! Just when you think they're down, they bounce right back. That was the story of 2009 and the Briscoes are primed to have another incredible year. The Briscoes get a huge win defeating Team 3D to win back the belts and it will be interesting to see who will get the next shot. 3D will obviously want a rematch, LAX have been waiting months for their rematch, Edge & Christian despite losing back to back matches never received their official rematch and D-Generation X has been climbing the ranks since losing to 3D.
PRESTORY: Being Royal Battle, the Worlds Heavyweight Championship was not on the line as the Royal Battle itself would take centerstage. FPR Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan, was in the building however. Hogan was there and he was there to take on any challengers in a non-title matchup. Ted DiBiase, the million dollar man, who has been sort of the leader of the crusade against Hogan in the last several months stepped up to take on the Hulkster.
Non Title Match: Hulk Hogan def. Ted DiBiase (12:44) after a powerslam
AFTERSTORY: Hulkamania trumps another enemy. Hulk overcame the Million Dollar Man as he is looking towards WrestleMania V as the reigning champion.
PRESTORY: At Survival of the Sickest, Maria Menounos debuted as a member of her friend Candice Michelle's team. Menounos made an impressive debut but was eliminated by the Angel of Mercy, Claudia. Menounos became involved in a rivalry with fellow newcomer and member of the opposing team in Alissa Flash. Alissa defeated Maria at Eve of Destruction and at Final Showdown in a tag team match Menounos and Wendi Richter defeated Claudia and Alissa, when Menounos scored the surprising pinfall on Claudia. The former women's champion was in disbelief that she had been pinned. Soon after a singles match between the two was signed to take place at Royal Battle.
Claudia def. Maria Menounos (22:38) via submission
AFTERSTORY: And what a match it was! These two tore down the house with a classic encounter. Both gave it everything they had and it could have conceivably gone either way. They also survived each other's biggest maneuvers in the match. Maria came close with several near falls, Claudia connected the Kiss of Death mist into the face but Menounos was able to recover. A huge point of the match came when Menounos went high-risk and came off the top rope but Claudia was able to catch her in mid-air with her own version of her leader Mike Foxx's career killer submission. Miraculously, Menounos survived that but soon thereafter, Claudia gained the victory with a Texas cloverleaf. The match definitely impressed those in FPR Management, who have since named Claudia the number one contender to the women's championship once again. Claudia has held the title before and she seems to manage to stay in the title hunt all the time. Claudia's partner as of late, Alissa Flash, joined her in the ring in their celebration. It has since been confirmed that Maria Menounos will once again go one on one with Alissa Flash at Valentine's Massacre in a number one contender's match, the winner will look to challenge the champion at WrestleMania V!
PRESTORY: At Final Showdown, Frankie Kazarian did what few thought he could pull off. He defeated Jushin "Thunder" Liger to become the new FPR Junior Champion. Liger had dominated the junior division for most of 2009 and Kazarian came out of nowhere on Liger. Kazarian began his first title reign despite being with the company since the very early days in 2004. Liger couldn't believe what had happened and of course he immediately wanted his rematch. At Royal Battle, for the first time since losing the Junior Championship to Matt Palmer a year ago, Liger returned to his traditional red and white outfit rather than the black he wore throughout his last title reign.
Junior Championship Match: Frankie Kazarian def. Jushin Liger (13:42) via backslide to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Kazarian was able to cement his title reign to not be a fluke, he defeated Liger again. Both men put on a great performance, taking everything the other had. At the end, Kazarian looked to finish things off with the rarely seen Flux Capacitor, Liger tried to block it in mid move and was able to force Kazarian to adjust. Liger avoided the full impact but Kazarian quickly capitalized and rolled up Liger with a backslide for the win. Liger has entered the Super J Cup and plans to earn his next title shot, but in order to do so he'd have to overcome 31 others!
PRESTORY: Last month at Final Showdown, the year ended with a bang for the women's division. Gina Carano's long road to the title came to an end when she defeated "Best in the World", Candice Michelle, for the championship. Carano and Candice have a mutual respect for one another, as evidenced when Carano joined Team Candice at Survival of the Sickest and when the two shook hands following Carano's title victory at Final Showdown. As Royal Battle came around, Candice was ready for her rematch.
Women's Championship Match: Gina Carano def. Candice Michelle (13:08) via submission to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Gina Carano has defeated the Best in the World, twice! It was a definite shock to many to see Candice go down once again but as it stands, is Carano the one that Candice simply cannot overcome? Gina debuted in September and has remained undefeated in singles competition and is now the reigning champion. Carano's only techincal defeat at Survival of the Sickest in the 8 woman tag came at the hands of Claudia. And now, Carano's next defense will be against the Angel of Mercy, Claudia at Valentine's Massacre!
PRESTORY: The main event was of course the Royal Battle. 8 participants, 1 winner. The participants included: Mick Foley, who defeated Hulk Hogan in a non-title match back at Halloween Havoc, hoping to earn his title shot in the main event of WrestleMania. Randy Orton, who has been opposing Hogan for months now looking for revenge on his failed cash-in of Money in the Bank. Sid, who has the biggest history with Hogan as he injured Hogan last year, Hogan unmasked him as Colossus and Sid wanted another shot. Randy Savage, who is Hogan's partner and closest friend in FPR. Savage hoped to get the title shot he was never able to get from his previous money in the bank win. Kurt Angle, who had won the Royal Battle in 2007 but never won the championship. Angle has been vying for a shot at the title since the summer when he was seemingly rejuvenated and became embroiled in a long rivalry with Yoshinari Ogawa. CM Punk, who won the very first ever Royal Battle in 2006. Punk headlined WrestleMania I and hoped to repeat at WrestleMania V's main event. Bret Hart, who has his own history with Hogan as Hogan defeated Hart in the finals of last year's King of the Ring which of course led to Hogan becoming champion in August. And lastly, Ric Flair, who was the final entrant into the match. Flair ended 2009 on a roll and looked to carry that into 2010. Flair was hoping to get a match with Hogan at WrestleMania V which would no doubt be a classic. Eight men would enter the ring but only one would be able to come out the victor.
The Royal Battle: Mick Foley -vs- Randy Orton -vs- Randy Savage -vs- Sid -vs- Kurt Angle -vs- CM Punk -vs- Bret Hart -vs- Ric Flair
*Flair eliminated Savage (16:52)
*Hart eliminated Sid (19:23)
*Hart eliminated Angle (21:02)
*Hart eliminated Flair (24:15)
*Hart eliminated Orton (26:44)
*Hart eliminated Foley (27:45)
*Punk eliminated Hart (28:10)
AFTERSTORY: CM Punk has done it! For the second straight year, Bret Hart suffered the ultimate heartbreak in the Royal Battle. Bret once again did the majority of the eliminations and looked primed and ready to win the matchup but as he turned around following his final elimination, Punk hoisted him up and connected the Go to Sleep and that was all she wrote. Punk was definitely looked at as an underdog in this match but he managed to pull it off.The crowd seemed to be in shock as it looked for sure that the Hitman would finally pull it off but it was not to be. We can definitely say for sure that Bret will want revenge and it is very likely we will see a Hart vs Punk match in the near future. But what we also now know is that at WrestleMania V, we will see CM Punk against Hulk Hogan for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship!
©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
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!
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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
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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!
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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.
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