January 13, 2005
Event Report for SmackDown!
Announcers: Joey Styles and Jerry Lawler
Reported by The Dames
The 8 members of The Establishment are backstage. Their target was Eddie Guerrero, who they talked an insurmountable amount of garbage to.
Overall Rating 99%
Eric Bischoff is backstage, and announces that tonight we will see AJ Styles and Eddie Guerrero fight one on one.
Overall Rating 87%
John Cena vs Maven and Hardcore.
Match Background: This will be a 2 on 1 handicap bout. John Cena is the reigning WWE United States champion, and has been since 10 October 2004.
Late In The Match: Johnny Stamboli comes running down the aisle with a chair! Hardcore whips John Cena into the ropes. The Bull jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between The Bull, Cena, and the chair! John Cena staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over!
Overall Rating 69%
Crowd reaction 71%
Match Quality 66%
John Cena is in the ring. Johnny Stamboli comes out, and challenges him to a match at Royal Rumble. The challenge is accepted.
Overall Rating 82%
Paul Heyman is backstage with The SAT. Paul Heyman was out there to rip into World's Greatest Tag Team.
Overall Rating 84%
Tajiri vs Jose Maximo.
Match Background: Tajiri has been feuding with AJ Styles recently, who is a stable mate of Jose in The Establishment.
Late In The Match: AJ Styles comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Tajiri turns around. AJ Styles spins Tajiri around. AJ Styles hits the Styles Clash! Styles leaves the ring, the damage done! Cover gets three for Jose Maximo, Tajiri got pinned. AJ Styles pushes the referee aside, then continues to assault Tajiri! Right hands rain down on Tajiri, pounding him into the canvas. Satisfied with his work, AJ Styles turns and leaves the ring, the damage done.
Overall Rating 79%
Crowd reaction 77%
Match Quality 81%
Chavo and Noble vs World's Greatest Tag Team.
Late In The Match: The SAT come running down the aisle and into the ring! Haas turns...and is dropped with a double DDT! Haas in big trouble. Chavo Guerrero moves in for the kill. Gory Bomb! 1....2....3. The SAT signal for the Spanish Fly! From the crowd come Justice League II, and they look ready for action! They slide in and start brawling with The SAT! It only lasts a few moments before The SAT bail out of the ring and head for the backstage area, looking furious. Justice League II remain in the ring, having gotten the upper hand this time.
Overall Rating 88%
Crowd reaction 83%
Match Quality 94%
Kurt Angle is backstage. I'm actually looking forward to this and you should too! He was out there to tell Eddie Guerrero that he was going to discombobulate him. Great, now I've got to look that word up. Time to sit back and watch
Overall Rating 100%
Chris Benoit and Nunzio vs Kurt Angle and Burchill.
Match Background: Kurt Angle is the reigning WWE Heavyweight champion, and has been since 30 December 2004.
Late In The Match: Nunzio gets knocked to the ground by Angle. Angle Lock!!! Nunzio taps out!
Overall Rating 78%
Crowd reaction 74%
Match Quality 82%
Eddie Guerrero is backstage. He got on THE STICK~! and talked trash about Kurt Angle, continuing their feud. To the death, I say!
Overall Rating 86%
AJ Styles vs Eddie Guerrero.
Match Background: Eddie has been feuding with Kurt Angle recently, who is a stable mate of Styles in The Establishment. AJ Styles is the reigning WWE Cruiserweight champion, and has been since 25 December 2004.
Late In The Match: Kurt Angle comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Clothesline...but Eddie ducks! AJ Styles gets hit! Eddie Guerrero knocks Angle out of the ring. Eddie Guerrero floors AJ Styles...and climbs the turnbuckles. Frog Splash!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Eddie Guerrero goes on the rampage, firing off stiff shots to both AJ Styles and Kurt Angle, who take the hint and swiftly leave the ring for their own safety.
Overall Rating 81%
Crowd reaction 77%
Match Quality 86%
Overall Rating 84%
We got a 6.16 rating for 'SmackDown!'!
The attendance level was 10036 people.
We made $401440 from ticket sales.
January 15, 2005
Event Report for Velocity!
Announcers: Michael Cole and DDP
Reported by The Dames
Ultimo Dragon, Funaki, and Scotty 2 Hotty vs The Dudley Boyz.
Late In The Match: Funaki is in trouble. Here it comes - Bubba Bomb. 1....2...3, it's finished.
Overall Rating 76%
Crowd reaction 73%
Match Quality 80%
A video is played, hyping the Eddie Guerrero vs Kurt Angle feud.
Overall Rating 92%
Kid Kash vs Paul London.
Late In The Match: Paul London has Kid Kash down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Through the air, London Calling! 1....2....3.
Overall Rating 85%
Crowd reaction 77%
Match Quality 93%
World's Greatest Tag Team are backstage. They talked trash about The SAT, continuing their feud. Now, THIS was a good, solid way of hyping it up.
Overall Rating 77%
Matt Hardy vs AJ Styles.
Match Background: This match is for the WWE Cruiserweight title. AJ Styles has been WWE Cruiserweight champion since 25 December 2004.
Late In The Match: Matt Hardy slugs AJ Styles, sending him down into the corner. While M.Hardy fires up the crowd, Styles is removing the turnbuckle pad! Matt Hardy comes over...but Styles grabs him by the tights and uses the leverage to slingshot Matt Hardy face first into the exposed steel turnbuckle! AJ Styles rolls up the stunned Matt Hardy, and even puts his feet on the second rope to add insult to injury! 1....2...3! What a display of cheating from AJ Styles.
Winner and still WWE Cruiserweight champion: AJ Styles
Overall Rating 83%
Crowd reaction 78%
Match Quality 88%
Torrie Wilson is backstage with Tajiri. Torrie Wilson continued the feud between Tajiri and AJ Styles by talking trash. The buyrates are going to go through the roof!
Overall Rating 81%
Chavo and Noble vs Justice League II.
Match Background: Hurricane and Nova are teaming up as Justice League II for the first time tonight.
Late In The Match: Chavo Guerrero gets whipped into the corner. Nova charges in, but into a pair of raised boots. Chavo uses a roll up, with feet on the second rope! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!!
Overall Rating 84%
Crowd reaction 78%
Match Quality 90%
Eddie Guerrero is backstage. He continued their rivalry by getting on THE STICK~! and ripping into Kurt Angle. I'm happy that they're giving the feud enough time to develop.
Overall Rating 86%
Sonny Siaki vs Eddie Guerrero.
Late In The Match: Sonny Siaki gets knocked to the ground by Eddie, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, Frog Splash! 1....2....3.
Overall Rating 82%
Crowd reaction 77%
Match Quality 87%
Kurt Angle is backstage. I'm actually looking forward to this and you should too! He was laying a verbal Smackdown on Eddie Guerrero.
Overall Rating 100%
John Cena vs Kurt Angle.
Match Background: Kurt Angle is the reigning WWE Heavyweight champion, and has been since 30 December 2004. John Cena is the reigning WWE United States champion, and has been since 10 October 2004.
Late In The Match: Johnny Stamboli comes running down the aisle with a chair! Angle whips John Cena into the ropes. The Bull jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between The Bull, Cena, and the chair! John Cena staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over! Kurt Angle smiles and walks over and shakes hands with Johnny Stamboli, thanking him for interfering and helping win this match.
Overall Rating 76%
Crowd reaction 82%
Match Quality 63%
Overall Rating 81%
We got a 5.68 rating for 'Velocity'!
The attendance level was 10001 people.
We made $400040 from ticket sales.