February 21, 2005
Event Report for RAW
Announcers: Jerry Lawler and Al Snow
Reported by The Dames
Balls Mahoney vs Scott Hall.
Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout. This match is for the WWE Hardcore title. Scott Hall has been WWE Hardcore champion since 16 February 2005.
During The Match: Balls eats a trash can, but not the contents in it, obviously. Frying pan shot by Balls. Scott Hall hits a double axehandle off the table onto Balls. Scott Hall is in trouble. Here it comes - Nutcracker Suite. 1....2...3, it's finished. Steven Richards comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Steven Richards spins Balls around. Steven Richards hits the Stevie T! Balls Mahoney has been left down on the canvas.
Winner and new WWE Hardcore Champion: Balls Mahoney
Overall Rating: 70%
Crowd Reaction: 69%
Match Quality: 72%
Stephanie McMahon is backstage, and announces that tonight we will see T and T and The Sexy Beasts fight in a tag team match.
Overall Rating: 90%
Lita vs Miss Jackie.
Match Background: This match is for the WWE Women's title. Lita has been WWE Women's champion since 09 February 2005.
Late In The Match: Miss Jackie moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Flipping Neckbreaker. 1....2...3, it's finished. Lita offers a handshake to Jackie...and she accepts it!
Winner and new WWE Women's Champion: Miss Jackie
Overall Rating: 68%
Crowd Reaction: 73%
Match Quality: 57%
The KLIQ II are backstage. They was building up the feud with Edge and Christian. I respect you, Booker Man.
Overall Rating: 91%
Christian vs Shawn Michaels.
Match Background: Edge and Christian and The KLIQ II have been feuding recently.
Late In The Match: Christian can barely stand. Sweet Chin Music! Edge quickly comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Shawn Michaels turns around. Edge spins Michaels around. Edge hits the Edgecution! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Edge! Edge and Christian are beating down on Shawn Michaels! The music of Triple H hits, and he comes running down the aisle into the ring. Christian and Edge bail out of the ring, leaving Shawn Michaels down in the ring. Triple H may have saved Shawn Michaels from a brutal beating.
Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 85%
Lana Star and Takaco Inoue are both in the ring in robes, ready for a bikini contest. Lana goes first, and poses for the crowd. Inoue goes next, and struts around the ring. The judge listens to the crowd reaction and then declares Lana Star the winner. She celebrates while Takaco Inoue stands in the corner looking furious.
Overall Rating: 60%
Eugene vs Rob Van Dam.
Match Background: This match is for the WWE Intercontinental title. Rob Van Dam has been WWE Intercontinental champion since 31 January 2005.
Late In The Match: Randy Orton comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Rob Van Dam turns around. Randy Orton spins RVD around. Randy Orton hits the RKO! Orton leaves the ring, the damage done! The ref gets into position, administers the three count, and it's over. Eugene pins RVD. Eugene \ Orton are beating down on Rob Van Dam! The music of Tommy Dreamer hits, and he comes running down the aisle into the ring. Eugene and Orton bail out of the ring, leaving Rob Van Dam down in the ring. Tommy Dreamer may have saved Rob Van Dam from a brutal beating.
Winner and new WWE Intercontinental Champion: Eugene
Overall Rating: 74%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 71%
The 4 members of The Ministry Of Darkness are backstage. They got on THE STICK~! and spent the interview putting themselves over.
Overall Rating: 80%
The New Age Outlaws vs Ric Flair and Scott Steiner.
Match Background: The New Age Outlaws are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion.
Late In The Match: Billy Gunn charges, Flair moves, and the referee is knocked silly! Billy Gunn floors Flair, then signals for the Fame-Ass-Er. Meanwhile, Ric Flair has something in his hands. Bad Ass comes over...and has to move quickly to duck a brass knuckles punch! The knuckles get knocked to the ground in the struggle, and Billy Gunn manages to grab them. Ric Flair gets hit with his own weapon, and is knocked out. The referee wakes up to see the pinfall: 1....2....3! It's over. Another referee comes running down the aisle, and points out to the first official that Billy Gunn used an illegal weapon. The referee reverses the decision! Billy Gunn has been disqualified! Big Show comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Big Show spins Steiner around. Big Show hits the Show Stopper! Scott Steiner has been left down on the canvas.
Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 86%
Match Quality: 78%
Stephanie McMahon comes to the ring. She announces that for the upcoming special guest referee match, the referee will be none other than Chris Jericho! Out from the back comes Jericho, wearing a referee shirt, who plays to the crowd from the entrance way.
Overall Rating: 91%
T and T vs The Sexy Beasts.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. T and T 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. Rhyno and Val are teaming up as The Sexy Beasts for the first time tonight. Chris Jericho will be the referee for this match. Booker T is the reigning World Heavyweight champion, and has been since 31 January 2005.
Late In The Match: Booker looks to have the advantage. Chris Jericho comes over. Chris Jericho has Booker T down on the canvas. Lion Sault!!! Chris Jericho pulls Rhyno on top. 1...2...3! Booker T attacks Jericho. Chris Jericho is in trouble. Scissors Kick!!! That shook the ring. Booker T leaves Jericho on the mat.
Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Match Quality: 75%
RAW Overall Rating: 79%
We got a 5.80 rating for 'RAW'!
The attendance level was 10032 people.
We made $401280 from ticket sales.
February 23, 2005
Event Report for HeAT
Announcers: Jonathan Coachman and Theodore Long
Reported by The Dames
Balls Mahoney vs Steven Richards.
Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout. This match is for the WWE Hardcore title. Balls Mahoney has been WWE Hardcore champion since 21 February 2005.
During The Match: Balls Mahoney uses a big bag of popcorn to floor Richards. I wonder if butter adds impact. Balls Mahoney hooks up a suplex, but Richards flips out and lands on his feet, and quickly grabs the tights to score with a school boy pin! 1...2..3! The referee somehow missed the blatant cheating! Steven Richards goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory
Winner and new WWE Hardcore Champion: Steven Richards
Overall Rating: 69%
Crowd Reaction: 60%
Match Quality: 78%
The KLIQ II are walking backstage when they get ambushed from behind by Edge and Christian, who beat them down with chairs. After a short attack, Michaels and HHH have been left down and hurt on the concrete floor.
Overall Rating: 81%
Lana Star and Stephanie McMahon are caught backstage, where they are having a heated argument. It only lasts a few moments before they both storm off in opposite directions.
Overall Rating: 76%
Jesse James vs Kane.
Late In The Match: The referee tries to separate the two grapplers...and gets knocked over and trampled on as they brawl! That's enough, the referee calls for the bell - double DQ! The fight has started up again! Jesse James attacks Kane, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting.
Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 83%
Randy Orton is in the ring, and he calls out Rob Van Dam. RVD appears, and eventually accepts a challenge to a match between the two.
Overall Rating: 79%
Randy Orton vs Rob Van Dam.
Match Background: This is a continuation of the Orton vs RVD feud. Neither has managed to get an in-ring victory in this feud.
Late In The Match: Tommy Dreamer comes running down the aisle with a chair! RVD goes to irish whip Randy Orton into the ropes. Dreamer hits Orton with a chair to the back! Rob Van Dam floors Randy Orton...and climbs the turnbuckles. Split Legged Moonsault!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. RVD and Dreamer beat away on Randy Orton, leaving him spread-eagled on the canvas.
Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 73%
Big Show is in the ring. Scott Steiner comes out, and challenges him to a match tonight. The challenge is accepted.
Overall Rating: 77%
Big Show vs Scott Steiner.
Match Background: Show and Steiner have been feuding recently. Steiner has yet to get an in-ring victory in this feud.
Late In The Match: Scott Steiner ducks a Show clothesline and does a quick roll up. Steiner has a handful of tights! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! Scott Steiner slides out of the ring to the floor, then turns and leaves through the crowd. He's happy to have the win, and evidently isn't going to hang around for Show to get some payback.
Overall Rating: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 94%
Match Quality: 82%
Rhyno \ Chris Jericho are in the ring. Out onto the stage comes Eugene, and he challenges them to a match against him and his mystery partner. They accept. He announces his mystery partner, who is Booker T. Out comes Booker, and the two teams stare each other down.
Overall Rating: 84%
Lana Star and Stephanie McMahon are both in the ring in robes, ready for a bikini contest. Lana goes first, and poses for the crowd. Steph goes next, and struts around the ring. The judge listens to the crowd reaction and then declares Lana Star the winner. She celebrates while Stephanie McMahon stands in the corner looking furious.
Overall Rating: 86%
Booker T and Eugene vs The Sexy Beasts.
Match Background: Jericho and Rhyno are teaming up as The Sexy Beasts for the first time tonight. This is a continuation of the Booker vs Jericho feud. Neither has managed to get an in-ring victory in this feud. Booker T is the reigning World Heavyweight champion, and has been since 31 January 2005. Eugene is the reigning WWE Intercontinental champion, and has been since 21 February 2005.
Late In The Match: Edge and Christian come running down the aisle with chairs! Jericho whips Booker T into the ropes. Edge jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between Edge, Booker, and the chair! Booker T falls to the canvas. Booker T gets knocked to the ground by Jericho. Lion Sault!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Edge and Christian are still in the ring. They signal for the Stackerplex! Their music hits, and out come The KLIQ II to make the save! They march down aisle. Edge and Christian want no part of them, and quickly leave through the crowd. The KLIQ II stopped Edge and Christian from continuing their assault.
Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 71%
HeAT Overall Rating: 78%
We got a 5.62 rating for 'HeAT'!
The attendance level was 10029 people.
We made $401160 from ticket sales.