January 17, 2004
Event Report for RAW
Announcers: Jim Ross and Ted DiBiase
Reported by The Dames
Chris Kanyon vs Jeff Hardy.
Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout. This match is for the WWE Hardcore title. Chris Kanyon has been WWE Hardcore champion since 10 January 2005.
Late In The Match: Chris Kanyon misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee accidentally! Spear! J.Hardy is down! Cover, but there's no one to count for Chris Kanyon! Lita has climbed up onto the apron! Kanyon turns...and falls for the distraction! Jeff Hardy attacks Kanyon from behind! Chris Kanyon gets knocked to the ground by J.Hardy, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, Swanton Bomb! 1....2....3. Jeff Hardy shakes hands with Lita, showing that their plan worked perfectly.
Winner and new WWE Hardcore Champion: Jeff Hardy
Overall Rating: 74%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 75%
Edge and Christian are backstage. They were laying a verbal beating on Booker T and RVD. I hope they go somewhere with that.
Overall Rating: 74%
Booker T and RVD are backstage. They talked trash about Edge and Christian, continuing their feud. Now, THIS was a good, solid way of hyping it up.
Overall Rating: 82%
Randy Orton vs Rhyno.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. Tommy Dreamer will be the referee for this match.
The winner will become the #1 Contender for the WWE Intercontinental title.
The Match: Rhyno slams Randy Orton. Rhyno misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Back suplex on Rhyno. Randy Orton misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee accidentally! Orton hits a great swinging DDT on Rhyno. Orton then hits a pair of HARD clotheslines and a BAAACK Bodydrop! ULTIMATE HOUSE...EN...FUEGO~! Cover, but there's no one to count for Randy Orton! Rhyno powers out of a headlock. Randy Orton charges into the corner, but EATS BOOT and staggers backward. Rhyno hits a bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. High Angle DDT by Rhyno just SPIKES Randy Orton down! Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Orton powers out of a headlock. Big piledriver on Rhyno. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Rhyno avoids a Randy Orton avalanche by getting out of the damn way! Rhyno moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Gore. 1....2...3, it's finished. Randy Orton extends his hand to Rhyno...and it is accepted! They shake!
My Opinion: I can be generous sometimes. Well, depends on your definition of generous. **1/4.
Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 76%
Vince McMahon is backstage, and announces that at the next show we will see Booker T and RVD and Edge and Christian fight in a tag team match.
Overall Rating: 77%
Eugene vs The Undertaker.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. Big Show will be the referee for this match. This match is for the WWE Intercontinental title. The Undertaker has been WWE Intercontinental champion since 29 December 2004.
Late In The Match: The Undertaker hits Eugene with a flurry of punches. The Undertaker moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Tombstone Piledriver. Big Show has called for the bell, Undertaker is celebrating...until the ring announcer says that he has been disqualified for using a closed fist punch during the earlier flurry! Big Show has screwed The Undertaker over! The Undertaker attacks Show. The Undertaker moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Tombstone Piledriver. The Undertaker leaves Show on the mat.
Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Match Quality: 76%
Shawn Michaels is backstage. He got on THE STICK~! and spent the interview putting himself over.
Overall Rating: 91%
Chris Jericho is backstage. He got on THE STICK~! and spent the interview putting himself over.
Overall Rating: 95%
Chris Jericho vs Scott Steiner vs Shawn Michaels.
Match Background: This will be a triangle bout. The winner will become the #1 contender for the World Heavyweight title.
Late In The Match: Ric Flair is at ringside! HBK wastes valuable time by yelling at Flair! Scott Steiner takes advantage of the distraction and nails HBK from behind! Scott Steiner has Shawn Michaels down on the canvas. Shawn Michaels gets locked in the Steiner Recliner! Submission victory!
Overall Rating: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 66%
A video is played, hyping the Kane vs Triple H feud.
Overall Rating: 86%
Kane vs Triple H.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. Stephanie McMahon will be the referee for this match. Kane and HHH have been feuding for quite some time now. HHH has yet to get an in-ring victory in this feud. This match is for the World Heavyweight title. Kane has been World Heavyweight champion since 22 December 2004.
Late In The Match: Kane can barely stand. Here it comes - Pedigree. 1....2...3, it's finished. Triple H climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory
Winner and new World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H
Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 88%
Match Quality: 75%
RAW Overall Rating: 81%
We got a 5.74 rating for 'RAW'!
The attendance level was 10050 people.
We made $402000 from ticket sales.
January 19, 2005
Event Report for HeAT
Announcers: Jonathan Coachman and Theodore Long
Reported by The Dames
Triple H is in the ring, having a ceremony celebrating his recent success. Scott Steiner comes out of the crowd and attacks. He throws HHH off the platform he was on. Triple H is in trouble. Novocaine! Scott Steiner leaves having won this battle.
Overall Rating: 89%
Jeff Hardy vs John Bradshaw Layfield.
Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout. This match is for the WWE Hardcore title. Jeff Hardy has been WWE Hardcore champion since 17 January 2005.
During The Match: J.Hardy eats a trash can, but not the contents in it, obviously. Christopher Nowinski comes running down the aisle with a chair! JBL and Jeff Hardy continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Christopher Nowinski slides in and blasts Jeff Hardy with a chair to the head! Nowinski climbs out of the ring, the damage done! Jeff Hardy can barely stand. Here it comes - Clothesline From Hell. 1....2...3, it's finished. JBL and Nowinski put the boots to Jeff Hardy, stomping away on him.
Winner and new WWE Hardcore Champion: John Bradshaw Layfield
Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 79%
Eugene vs Randy Orton.
Match Background: The winner of this match will become the #1 Contender for the WWE Intercontinental title.
Late In The Match: Kane just slid into the ring out of nowhere! Kane has a chair, and drops Eugene and Orton with devastating blows, causing the referee to call for the bell. This match has been ruled a no contest! We have a three-way stand off in the ring, as Eugene, Randy Orton and Kane look at each other. They all charge forward, and a three-way brawl erupts in the ring! This is chaos! After a few minutes of fast and furious action, a motley crew of referees and stagehands hit the ring to break it up.
Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 84%
Stephanie McMahon is backstage, and announces that at the next show we will see Eugene, Kane, and Randy Orton compete in a triangle match.
Overall Rating: 77%
Rhyno vs The Undertaker.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. Tommy Dreamer will be the referee for this match. This match is for the WWE Intercontinental title. The Undertaker has been WWE Intercontinental champion since 29 December 2004.
Late In The Match: The Undertaker moves in for the kill. Last Ride!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Big Show comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! The Undertaker is ready though, and strikes first! The Undertaker spins Show around. The Undertaker hits the Tombstone Piledriver! Big Show has been left down on the canvas. The attempted ambush has backfired.
Overall Rating: 81%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 80%
Shawn Michaels is backstage. I've got a feeling this one is going to be good. He wanted to rip into Chris Jericho. Not literally, of course. That would just be nasty. Instead, this was a good way to build up to an eventual match.
Overall Rating: 82%
Chris Jericho is backstage. I've got a feeling this one is going to be good. He was laying a verbal Smackdown on Shawn Michaels.
Overall Rating: 96%
Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels.
Match Background: The winner of this match will become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight title.
Late In The Match: Chris Jericho can barely stand. Sweet Chin Music! 1....2....3. Shawn Michaels offers a handshake to Jericho...and he accepts it! No! Chris Jericho levels HBK with a cheap shot right hand! Chris Jericho floors HBK. Chris Jericho signals - Lion Sault! Shawn Michaels has been floored after the match.
Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 63%
A video is played, hyping the Booker T and RVD vs Edge and Christian feud.
Overall Rating: 81%
Booker T and RVD vs Edge and Christian.
Match Background: This will be a ladder bout. Edge and Christian are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion. Booker T and RVD and Edge and Christian have been feuding for quite some time now. This match is for the World Tag Team titles. Edge and Christian have been World Tag Team champions since 13 December 2004.
During The Match: Whip into the ladder by Booker. Edge slams Booker T down and motions to the crowd. Edge and Christian whip Booker into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Ladder shot by Christian. Christian gets sent flying to the outside. Meanwhile, Edge is climbing the ladder! Booker T and RVD see it...and climb up as well! Edge gets grabbed....double superplex off the ladder! Booker T and RVD set the ladder back up, and climb up to claim up for the win! Booker T and RVD go into the crowd, where they celebrate their win.
Winners and new World Tag Team Champions: Booker T & Rob Van Dam
Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 92%
Match Quality: 79%
Scott Steiner vs Triple H.
Match Background: This match is for the World Heavyweight title. Triple H has been World Heavyweight champion since 17 January 2005.
Late In The Match: Ric Flair is at ringside! HHH wastes valuable time by yelling at Flair! Scott Steiner takes advantage of the distraction and nails HHH from behind! Triple H is in trouble. Here it comes - Novocaine. 1....2...3, it's finished. Scott Steiner smiles and walks over and shakes hands with Ric Flair, thanking him for interfering and helping win this match.
Winner and new World Heavyweight Champion: Scott Steiner
Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 74%
HeAT Overall Rating: 81%
We got a 6.11 rating for 'HeAT'!
The attendance level was 10048 people.
We made $401920 from ticket sales.