March 21, 2005
Event Report for RAW
Announcers: Jerry Lawler and Al Snow
Reported by The Dames
Decimation vs Shattered Dreams.
Match Background: Ax and Kurrgan are teaming up as Decimation for the first time tonight. The winning team will go on to Heat to compete in a 4-Team Elimination match for the World Tag Team Championship.
Late In The Match: Tag between Goldust and Rico. Takaco Inoue has climbed up onto the apron! Rico turns...and falls for the distraction! Ax runs at Rico from behind...but misses! Ax collides with Takaco Inoue! Rico moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Inverted Neckbreaker. 1....2...3, it's finished. Decimation are looking like they have more on their mind...and they attack Takaco Inoue! After a flurry of blows, Inoue is left down and out in the ring.
Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 61%
Match Quality: 70%
A limo pulls up outside, and out steps the new World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Jericho. He looks around, then heads for the locker rooms.
Overall Rating: 93%
The Soul Savers vs The New Age Outlaws.
Match Background: The New Age Outlaws are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion. The winning team will go on to Heat to compete in a 4-Team Elimination match for the World Tag Team Championship.
Late In The Match: Bad Ass holds Mordecai in place. Jesse James charges...but Mordecai ducks, and Road Dogg ends up flooring Bad Ass! Mordecai moves in for the kill. Sinner Shot!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Billy Gunn looks unhappy at that defeat. Gunn starts to call James dead weight as a partner. Jesse James walks over to say something... straight into a kick to the gut! Gunn then hits James with the microphone! He then proceeds to bring in a steel chair and positions James in a Piledriver on top of it! Road Dogg got planted. Bad Ass leaves the ring to a sea of boos. James is then carried out by EMTs.
Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 77%
Ric Flair is backstage with Scott Steiner. Ric Flair continued the feud between Steiner and Big Show by talking trash. The buyrates are going to go through the roof!
Overall Rating: 93%
Chris Kanyon and Christopher Nowinski vs Christian and Val Venis.
Match Background: The winning team will go on to Heat to compete in a 4-Team
Elimination match for the World Tag Team Championship.
Late In The Match: Christian floors Nowinski near the ropes and makes the pin. Christian is using the ropes for leverage! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! Kanyon and Nowinski remain in the ring. They are arguing about that defeat. Chris Kanyon walks off without saying anything, much to the disgust of Nowinski.
Overall Rating: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 79%
Vince McMahon is backstage, and announces that tonight we will see Kane, Randy Orton, and Rob Van Dam compete in a triangle match. In addition, he says there will be a press conference held this Sunday, March 27, where a Draft Lottery will take place between RAW and SmackDown!
Overall Rating: 97%
Rhyno vs Test.
Match Background: Rhyno and Test are currently feuding. Neither has managed to get an in-ring victory in this feud.
Late In The Match: Test hits the Test Drive out of nowhere! 1....2....3!!! Major upset! Test is still in the ring celebrating. Rhyno pushes the referee away. Rhyno waits for Test to turn around. Rhyno hits the Gore!
Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Match Quality: 89%
Scott Steiner is in the ring. Big Show comes out, and challenges him to a match on Heat. The challenge is accepted.
Overall Rating: 77%
The KLIQ II vs The Nightmares.
Match Background: This match is for the World Tag Team titles. The KLIQ II have been World Tag Team champions since 20 March 2005.
Late In The Match: Steven Richards is in big trouble...Sweet Chin Music/Pedigree!! 1....2....3! Dreamer \ Victoria come running down the aisle with chairs! They slide in, but The KLIQ II are ready, and disarm them quickly! Dreamer \ Victoria leave the ring, their attempt at an ambush foiled.
Overall Rating: 75%
Crowd Reaction: 78%
Match Quality: 71%
Chris Jericho is in the ring, and he has a short celebration ceremony after his recent success, proclaiming that RAW IS JERICHO!!!
Overall Rating: 89%
Kane vs Randy Orton vs Rob Van Dam.
Match Background: This will be an elimination bout. This is a continuation of the Orton vs RVD feud. So far, Orton hasn't managed to get a pin or submission over RVD since the feud started. This match is for the WWE Intercontinental title. Kane has been WWE Intercontinental champion since 16 March 2005.
During The Match: RVD \ Orton whip Kane into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Springboard dropkick from Rob Van Dam. Nicely done. The ref gets into position, administers the three count, and it's over. Rob Van Dam pins Kane. Tommy Dreamer comes running down the aisle with a chair! RVD whips Randy Orton into the ropes. Dreamer jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between Dreamer, Orton, and the chair! Randy Orton staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over!
Winner and new WWE Intercontinental Champion: Rob Van Dam
Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 81%
Match Quality: 73%
RAW Overall Rating: 82%
We got a 5.68 rating for 'RAW'!
The attendance level was 10050 people.
We made $402000 from ticket sales.
March 23, 2005
Event Report for HeAT
Announcers: Jonathan Coachman and Theodore Long
Reported by The Dames
Balls Mahoney vs Sakura Hirota.
Match Background: This will be a hardcore bout. This match is for the WWE Hardcore title. Sakura Hirota has been WWE Hardcore champion since 16 March 2005.
Late In The Match: Hirota hits a face jam on Balls Mahoney onto a chair! Hirota eats a trash can, but not the contents in it, obviously. Hirota throws a ladder onto Balls Mahoney. Balls Mahoney moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Nutcracker Suite. 1....2...3, it's finished. Sakura Hirota goes nuts, screaming and yelling at everyone within earshot.
Winner and new WWE Hardcore Champion: Balls Mahoney
Overall Rating: 60%
Crowd Reaction: 59%
Match Quality: 62%
Jesse James is backstage. He was out there to hype a match against Billy Gunn. Good way to get the fans interested in what is coming up.
Overall Rating: 84%
Eugene vs Steve Blackman.
Late In The Match: Eugene slides out and grabs a chair! Blackman goes to climb out of the ring...and takes a chair to the head! The referee has no hesitation in calling for the bell! Disqualification. Eugene is pounding the canvas with punches, shouting about how unfair everything is.
Overall Rating: 75%
Crowd Reaction: 71%
Match Quality: 79%
A video is played, hyping The KLIQ, featuring Shawn Michaels in particular.
Overall Rating: 80%
A-Train vs Scott Hall.
Late In The Match: A-Train is in trouble. Here it comes - Outsider's Edge. 1....2...3, it's finished. Scott Hall is still in the ring celebrating. A-Train pushes the referee away. A-Train spins Hall around. A-Train hits the Derailer!
Overall Rating: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 73%
Match Quality: 91%
The Sexy Beasts are all backstage in their locker room, hanging out.
Overall Rating: 90%
The Soul Savers vs Christian and Val Venis vs Shattered Dreams vs The KLIQ II.
Match Background: This will be an elimination bout. This match is for the World Tag Team titles. The KLIQ II have been World Tag Team champions since 20 March 2005.
During The Match: Triple H scores with a big spinebuster. Cover gets three for Triple H, Goldust got pinned. Christian \ Val whip Mordecai into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. ONE...TWO...THREE. Val defeats Mordecai. Christian can barely stand. Here it comes - Sweet Chin Music. 1....2...3, it's finished.
Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 71%
Ric Flair is backstage with his client Scott Steiner. Flair says that he has a plan, and begins to explain what it is. The scene fades out before he reveals what the plan actually is.
Overall Rating: 94%
Big Show vs Scott Steiner.
Match Background: Show and Steiner have been feuding for quite some time now.
Late In The Match: Show bounces off the ropes in preparation for a big move......only for Ric Flair at ringside to trip him up! The referee immediately calls for the disqualification! Scott Steiner and Ric Flair try to beat down Big Show, but end up getting run out of the ring by a furious Big Show. They leave quickly before they end up taking any more punishment.
Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 92%
Match Quality: 80%
The 5 members of Must See TV are backstage. They got on the mic and told Randy Orton to watch out...or else.
Overall Rating: 86%
The Sexy Beasts vs Randy Orton and Test.
Match Background: The Sexy Beasts 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 Test have been feuding recently. So far, Rhyno hasn't managed to get a pin or submission over Test since the feud started. Chris Jericho is the reigning World Heavyweight champion, and has been since 20 March 2005.
Late In The Match: Test \ Orton whip Rhyno into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Rob Van Dam comes running down the aisle with a chair! Jericho goes to irish whip Randy Orton into the ropes. RVD hits Orton with a chair to the back! Randy Orton gets knocked to the ground by Jericho. Lion Sault!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Orton \ Test are left down and out in the ring thanks to the attack of Jericho, Rhyno and RVD.
Overall Rating: 81%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 76%
HEAT Overall Rating: 79%
We got a 6.04 rating for 'HEAT'!
The attendance level was 10031 people.
We made $401240 from ticket sales.