February 14, 2005
Event Report for RAW
Announcers: Jerry Lawler and Al Snow
Reported by The Dames
Gail Kim and Steve Blackman vs The Runway.
Match Background: The Runway used to be a regular team, but have been inactive for a while. Whether this match will lead to a reformation as an active unit remains to be seen.
Late In The Match: Steve Blackman climbs to the top rope, ready to leap at Rico. Gail Kim bounces off the ropes for an elbow drop without seeing her partner, and crotches Blackman by accident. Steve Blackman can barely stand. Inverted Neckbreaker!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Steve Blackman looks unhappy at that defeat. Gail Kim walks over to say something...straight into a kick to the gut! Piledriver! Kim got planted. Blackman leaves the ring.
Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 64%
Edge and Christian are in the ring. Out from the back come The KLIQ II, and the two teams end up in the ring arguing. A hoarde of referees and officials hit the ring and intervene, keeping the two teams apart before they can wind up brawling.
Overall Rating: 82%
Demolition vs Wall Street Tycoons.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. Demolition are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion. Takaco Inoue will be the referee for this match.
Late In The Match: Smash hits a string of moves. Takaco Inoue comes over, but Smash brushes past her to continue the assault. Smash moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Decapitation Elbow. Takaco Inoue is calling for the bell...she is disqualifying Smash for touching an official referee! Smash attacks Inoue. Smash moves in for the kill. Decapitation Elbow!!! That shook the ring. Smash leaves Inoue on the mat.
Overall Rating: 57%
Crowd Reaction: 62%
Match Quality: 66%
Randy Orton is backstage, when Must See TV come out of nowhere and attack him. They destroy him and leave him down on the concrete floor, hurt.
Overall Rating: 78%
Chris Kanyon vs Scott Hall.
Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout. The winner will face Steven Richards on Heat for the Hardcore title.
During The Match: The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Death valley driver by Chris Kanyon! No one executes that move properly anymore. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out! Chair shot connects! Slam into the table by Chris Kanyon. Scott Hall moves in for the kill. Outsider's Edge! 1....2....3. Scott Hall is still in the ring celebrating. Chris Kanyon pushes the referee away. Chris Kanyon spins Hall around. Chris Kanyon hits the Flatliner!
Overall Rating: 68%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 75%
Shane McMahon has come out for his retirement speech. He brings out Stephanie McMahon at the end, and says that everything he stood for, he is now passing on to Steph. He leaves for the last time with Stephanie McMahon.
Overall Rating: 87%
Balls Mahoney and Eugene vs Rhyno and Val Venis.
Late In The Match: Rhyno climbs to the top rope, ready to leap at Eugene. Val Venis bounces off the ropes for an elbow drop without seeing his partner, and crotches Rhyno by accident. Rhyno can barely stand. Rock Bottom! 1....2....3. Val and Rhyno remain in the ring. They are arguing about that defeat. Val Venis walks off without saying anything, much to the disgust of Rhyno.
Overall Rating: 67%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 77%
Ric Flair is in the ring, and takes a microphone. He challenges Big Show to come out and face him. Big Show comes running out, but falls prey to a vicious chair shot from Scott Steiner, who had been hiding in the wings. Steiner continues the beating as Ric Flair walks down to get some shots in. Big Show got suckered in.
Overall Rating: 88%
The New Age Outlaws vs Brothers Of Destruction.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. The New Age Outlaws are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion. A-Train will be the referee for this match.
Late In The Match: Kane scores with a quick roll up. 1.2.3! A-Train made a lightning fast three count, Billy Gunn had no chance to kick out. Batista \ Mordecai come running down the aisle and into the ring! Bad Ass turns...and gets floored by a clothesline. Road Dogg walks into a vicious boot to the face. Batista \ Mordecai set him up, and nail the Super Bomb! Bad Ass is grabbed...and he gets hit with the Spike Piledriver as well! Batista \ Mordecai have done a number on them!
Overall Rating: 69%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 66%
Booker T is in the ring, carrying the World Heavyweight belt. Chris Jericho comes down and gets in the ring. After a few words, Jericho grabs the belt and waffles the champion with it, knocking him out. Chris Jericho poses above him, the belt in his hands.
Overall Rating: 97%
Lana Star vs Lita.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. Sakura Hirota will be the referee for this match. This match is for the WWE Women's title. Lita has been WWE Women's champion since 09 February 2005.
Late In The Match: Goldust comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Clothesline...but Lita ducks! Lana Star gets hit! Lita knocks Goldust out of the ring. Lana Star gets knocked to the ground by Lita, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Moonsault!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Lana and Goldust are beating the hell out of Lita! Jeff Hardy sprints down the aisle and slides into the ring! He goes toe-to-toe with Lana Star, exchanging punches, while Lita comes back, sending Goldust out of the ring with a clothesline. Jeff \ Lita have cleared the ring, driving off Lana and Goldust!
Overall Rating: 54%
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Match Quality: 55%
RAW Overall Rating: 72%
We got a 5.80 rating for 'RAW'!
The attendance level was 10042 people.
We made $401680 from ticket sales.
February 16, 2005
Event Report for HeAT
Announcers: Jonathan Coachman and Theodore Long
Reported by The Dames
Gail Kim vs Jazz vs Miss Jackie vs Sakura Hirota.
Match Background: This will be a four corners bout. The winner will become the #1 contender for the WWE Women's title.
Late In The Match: Miss Jackie punches away at Jazz. Miss Jackie moves in for the kill. Flipping Neckbreaker!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!
Overall Rating: 63%
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Match Quality: 59%
Randy Orton is in the ring, when Rob Van Dam walks out onto the stage. They argue, and the distraction RVD causes proves to be enough, as Orton doesn't notice Dreamer \ Victoria coming out of the crowd until they are already within striking distance. He gets beaten down as Rob Van Dam looks on from the stage.
Overall Rating: 81%
Chris Kanyon and Test vs Rico and Steve Blackman.
Late In The Match: Test climbs to the top rope, ready to leap at Blackman. Chris Kanyon bounces off the ropes for an elbow drop without seeing his partner, and crotches Test by accident. Test can barely stand. Here it comes - Pump Kick. 1....2...3, it's finished. Chris Kanyon looks furious at that defeat. Meanwhile, Test has gone to the outside and grabbed a chair. He slides in...and belts Kanyon with it! What a shot!
Overall Rating: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 82%
The KLIQ II are in the ring, when Edge and Christian come out of the crowd and attack. After a short brawl, Edge and Christian take control. Shawn Michaels gets tossed to the outside, and they concentrate on Triple H beating him down. They set up a table in the ring, and then put him through it with a devastating spike powerbomb. They drag HHH to the corner, then tie him upside down in the turnbuckles. Grabbing a chair each, Christian and Edge take turns in hammering away with chair shots. Finally, Shawn Michaels manages to get back in the ring, carrying a chair, and chase off Edge and Christian. However, the damage has been done, as Triple H is unconscious. Paramedics run down to help him.
Overall Rating: 79%
Scott Hall vs Steven Richards.
Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout. This match is for the WWE Hardcore title. Steven Richards has been WWE Hardcore champion since 09 February 2005.
During The Match: Hall gets slammed onto a trash can, squashing it. Hall hits Richards with a plastic dinosaur! Whip into an upright table by Richards. Steven Richards is in trouble. Here it comes - Outsider's Edge. 1....2...3, it's finished. Balls Mahoney comes running down the aisle with a chair, and gets into the ring! Balls hits Hall with a chair to the back! Scott Hall goes down to the canvas, hurt.
Winner and new WWE Hardcore Champion: Scott Hall
Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 70%
Match Quality: 74%
Ric Flair is in the ring, and doesn't notice Big Show come out of the crowd and into the ring. He attacks, leaving Flair down. Ric Flair is in trouble. Show Stopper! Big Show leaves, his message having been made.
Overall Rating: 88%
Goldust vs Jeff Hardy.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. Lana Star will be the referee for this match.
Late In The Match: Jeff Hardy gets taken over with a headlock. 1.2.3! His shoulders were down just for a second, and that was all Lana Star needed to make a super fast count! Lita comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Goldust is ready though, and strikes first! Goldust spins Lita around. Goldust hits the Curtain Call! Lita has been left down on the canvas. The attempted ambush has backfired.
Overall Rating: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 79%
We see Scott Steiner leaving the building.
Overall Rating: 85%
A-Train and Kane vs The New Age Outlaws.
Match Background: The New Age Outlaws are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion.
Late In The Match: Batista \ Mordecai come running down the aisle and into the ring! Bad Ass turns...and is dropped with a double DDT! Bad Ass in big trouble. Billy Gunn can barely stand. Here it comes - Tombstone. 1....2...3, it's finished. Batista \ Mordecai don't look like they've finished! They continue to beat down on The New Age Outlaws until a host of referees and officials run out to pull them off!
Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 77%
Chris Jericho is standing in the set for his personal interview segment. He announces that tonight's guest is Booker T, who comes out from the back. They try to do a straight interview, but the constant taunts from Jericho soon annoy Booker, and he attacks Chris Jericho! He lays Jericho out, but only after destroying most of of the set in the short brawl.
Overall Rating: 96%
Eugene vs Rhyno.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. Stephanie McMahon will be the referee for this match. The winner of this match will become the #1 contender for the WWE Intercontinental title.
Late In The Match: Rhyno can barely stand. Here it comes - Stone Cold Stunner. 1....2...3, it's finished. Rhyno gives a murderous look toward Eugene...and attacks! Eugene gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Rhyno picks him up...and launches him over the top rope to the outside. A small measure of revenge has been taken.
Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 77%
HeAT Overall Rating: 78%
We got a 6.11 rating for 'HeAT'!
The attendance level was 10029 people.
We made $401160 from ticket sales.