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Lethal Lockdown Teams, Next Week’s iMPACT!, Styles Bloodied

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– The teams for Lethal Lockdown at next month’s pay-per-view will have four men each. As mentioned before, Jeff Jarrett has now been added to Team Hogan with Abyss. Sting is the only participant announced so far for Team Flair.

– AJ Styles busted his hand open pretty bad on last night’s iMPACT when he gave Jeff Jarrett a low blow. Jarrett was holding his guitar and AJ’s hand struck the end of the guitar, causing him to bleed.

– Next week’s iMPACT will start one hour earlier than usual and will air from 8pm until 10pm (EST). Announced for next Monday’s show:

  • Ladder match between Kurt Angle and Mr. Anderson. A key will hang above the ring and the first man to get the key will be able to use it to open the cage door at Lethal Lockdown.
  • The Pope vs. Desmond Wolfe
  • Appearance by Matt Morgan to talk about what he did to Hernandez last week.

VIDEO From After RAW: Triple H Does Sweet Chin Music

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After Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, there was a WrestleMania rematch dark match main event, with Chris Jericho putting the World Heavyweight title on the line against Edge.

Jerichohad his ribs taped up, and told the crowd to “stop whining and blubbering” about Shawn Michaels’ farewell. He then proceeded to complain about his injury.

The match itself was pretty short, with Jericho poking the referee in the eye for a DQ to retain his title.

After some stalling, Edge hit the spear and left. Once Jericho came to, he started complaining again which led to Triple H coming out.

The Game hit a pedigree, and then “tuned up the band,” hit sweet chin music and then pretended that he hurt his crotch, since he’s not used to kicking so high like that.

He did an HBK pose on the stage, and finally left. Jericho was then helped to the back.

Check out this fan video from after last night’s WWE RAW:

Nasty Boys Gone From TNA & Creed Confirms His Departure

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— The Nasty Boys — Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags — have reportedly been released from TNA Wrestling.

According to the webmaster of the official website of The Honky Tonk Man, Knobbs was involved in an incident at a TNA function where Spike TV executives were present. They were said to be very unhappy with his behavior, which resulted in both being let go. ProWrestling.net independently confirmed with their company sources that the duo has indeed been let go.

As of this post, their profiles have yet be removed from the company website, thus deeming their respective departures official.

— As reported earlier, Consequences Creed has been released from TNA. Shortly after news broke of his reported release, Creed confirmed his departure from the organization on his Twitter account, stating: “Thanks for the support! Yea it’s true no more TNA for me. So now it’s time to do work son! The only thing that can beat a Creed is a Drago!”

Nasty Boys Gone From TNA & Creed Confirms His Departure

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— The Nasty Boys — Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags — have reportedly been released from TNA Wrestling.

According to the webmaster of the official website of The Honky Tonk Man, Knobbs was involved in an incident at a TNA function where Spike TV executives were present. They were said to be very unhappy with his behavior, which resulted in both being let go. ProWrestling.net independently confirmed with their company sources that the duo has indeed been let go.

As of this post, their profiles have yet be removed from the company website, thus deeming their respective departures official.

— As reported earlier, Consequences Creed has been released from TNA. Shortly after news broke of his reported release, Creed confirmed his departure from the organization on his Twitter account, stating: “Thanks for the support! Yea it’s true no more TNA for me. So now it’s time to do work son! The only thing that can beat a Creed is a Drago!”

TNA iMPACT! Results For March 29, 2010

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Report by Tim Capture:

Below are full results from tonight’s taped edition of TNA Impact from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

TNA Impact

* Team 3D come out and talk about the poll on the official TNA website to determine the most popular tag team and how it was a tie between them and the Motor City Machine Guns. Team 3D challenge the Guns for the title shot for the tag titles they won at Destination X. The Motor City Machine Guns accept.

* The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Team 3D ends in no contest. Chris Sabin accidentally took out referee Slick Johnson. Earl Hebner came down to replace him and the match ended in a double pin with Devon pinning Sabin and Shelley winning Brother Ray.

* Jeff Jarrett is in Hulk Hogan’s office. Hogan is apologizing for Eric Bischoff. He and Eric make a good team but he does wrong things sometimes. Hogan was impressed by how he handled Eric so he’s giving him a shot at AJ Styles for #1 contendership. Jarrett leaves and Jay Lethal comes in to try and form the Mega Powers. They shook hands but it’s unclear what will come of it.

* Impact opening. Wolfpac and Bubba come out to start the show. Bubba is on the mic. He calls everybody pathetic sheep and marks who wouldn’t want to be him. He doesn’t need this job but he likes hanging with these types of guys. He says no disrespect but he’s better than Hemme and JB. He smack talks Eric Young and hands the mic to Nash. He says he and Young have become friends over the past year so he’d like him to come out so he can apologize man-to-man. Young is out. Nash says what he did was business and not personal. If there’s anybody to join the Band it’s him. He says the match isn’t happening tonight, RVD and Hardy aren’t in their league. He offers him to join. Young instead attacks everybody. They beat him down until Hardy and RVD make the save.

* Hardy gets on the mic and says he’s ready to do this match right now. He says in honor of Lockdown, the main event is in a steel cage. He’s now signing his theme song live.

* Dough Williams & Brian Kendrick vs. Shannon Moore & Kaz. Winner via spinning neckbreaker off the second rope from Moore to Kendrick, Shannon Moore & Kaz. After the match, Moore put an X on Kendrick’s forehead with makeup.

* Eric Bischoff backstage on the phone telling someone he’ll make it work and to have fun in New York. He calls over Miss Tessmacher to do some work. Lethal comes in to try and get him a 3rd member of the Mega Powers. He also has ideas for the show with guys like Iron Sheik, Junkyard Dog and others. Bischoff says to think big and come up with a main event. Lethal says he’ll come up with something great and leaves. Bischoff asks Miss Tessmacher to get him Beer Money.

* The Pope is in the ring. Pope has been dreaming of his Lockdown match his whole life with Flair and AJ trying to take him out. He says Flair’s time was 50 years ago. Pope wants AJ to head down to Cape Canaveral, to Kennedy Space Center and get a spacesuit because at Lockdown he’s taking him to the outer limits. When the smoke is cleared, Pope will be in the ring, the champion at Lockdown and the people will say the Pope, is, pimping. Chelsea comes to the ring. Pope asks what he can do for her. She says usually gets what she wants her whole life, but she’d like to be, how you say, a ho? He asks if she knows how to drive a stick? She says no but she’s a quick learner. She asks if that’s a gun in her pocket or he’s happy to see her? Desmond Wolfe tries to run in but Pope tosses him out and kisses Chelsea and leaves.

* Orlando Jordan is hanging over the ring attached to caution tape and is naked it seems. He’s going to rappel down. Jordan rappels down slowly to his music. He’s writhing around seductively and posting, crawling up the ramp. He has a set but no one can see it. Staffers put a curtain down in front of it before the audience could see what happened next.

* JB backstage with Tara. First blood match with Daffney tonight because she took something special of hers. Tonight she’ll learn pain. Daffney attacks her and the match has started as they fight to the ring. Winner via tool box to the head, Tara

* They’ve been doing free face paintings all day so they can turn off the lights when Hardy comes out and you can see all the glow in the dark face paint.

* Jeff Jarrett vs. AJ Styles in a non title match. If Jarrett wins he’s the #1 contender after Lockdown Chelsea wheeled Ric Flair out after AJ and Jarrett got in the ring. He’s watching from the ramp. Flair was thrown out for trying to get involved. Flair is back out ringside and the referee is distracted and eventually knocked out. Bischoff comes out with a guitar to hit Jarrett but Jarrett grabs it. AJ low blows Jarrett during this, hits the Styles Clash and wins the match as the ref comes to. AJ’s hand got cut open somehow and was bleeding heavily.

* JB backstage with Hardy, RVD and Young. Young says he did what he did because it was the right thing to do. Young is here for the right reasons and Nash is here for the wrong reasons. RVD agrees and says he’s got Young’s back. Hardy says guys like Nash try to hold them down while they climb the ladder to the top Lethal is backstage and stops Bischoff and says the main should be the model vs. Brutus Beefcake. Bischoff says there’s only one real main eventer here and it’s him. Eric says get to the ring so he can see who his opponent is. Winner via quick small package on Roode, Jay Lethal.

* Desmond Wolfe w/Chelsea vs. The Pope. Chelsea distracted Hebner so Wolfe could use a chained fist on Pope and get the win.

* They’re setting up the cage now. Thirty minutes later, Kurt Angle is out and in the cage. He says Anderson has been gunning for him since he came to TNA. He says he thinks he’s as good as Angle but he has no idea who he is. He’s an elite athlete who is in control, but with Anderson he lost control. Maybe it’s because of what he did with his warrior tags. What he does know is that at Lockdown it’s them in a cage with no control. It will end with his hands and face covered in Anderson’s blood. Anderson is out at the top of the ramp. He says this war needs to stop, they might kill each other. Week after week, he bloodies Angle, Angle bloodies him. He hits him with a chair, Angle hits him. He beats Angle, Angle beats him. TNA management says they’ll lose money if two of their top stars get hurt. Angle says this isn’t about management, it’s about kicking Anderson’s ass. Anderson says Bischoff sanctioned a match on next week’s Imact between Angle and Anderson in a ladder match. At the top will be a key to open the door of the cage at Lockdown. Anderson says the better man is supposed to win and Angle is a better father, son and role model. Overall Angle is a nice guy, but nice guys always finish last. Anderson says thank god he’s an asshole…..asshole.

* The fight started outside the ring. Everybody but Eric Young got in before Syxx Pac locked the cage. Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx Pac vs. Jeff Hardy, RVD and Eric Young. On the way to the ring, Angle gave Nash the Wolfpac sign. Nothing as the show ends.

WWE RAW Results (3/29): Hot Tub Time Machine Hosts

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– Tonight’s WWE RAW kicks off with Michael Cole welcoming us to the US Airways Center from Phoenix, Arizona. Lawler and Cole talks about WrestleMania. Tonight, Shawn Michaels will say goodbye to the WWE Universe.

– We go to the ring where the former WWE Champion Batista makes his way out. Batista comes out in street clothes and looks pissed as he walks to the ring. The crowd boo’s Batista as his music stops. Batista tries to talk but the heat from the crowd is deafening. Batista says everyone expects him to come out and throw a fit about losing the WWE Title but he’s not going to give the satisfaction. He says last night was a blip on the radar, a fluke. A “you tapped out” chant starts from the crowd.

Batista says he’s owed a rematch and no matter what happens, John Cena cannot beat him. John Cena’s music hits and out comes the WWE Champion to a monster pop from the fans.

There’s a bit of a mixed reaction when Cena gets in the ring. He says there’s some WrestleMania energy left in the air tonight. Cena jokes about beating Batista last night. A “Cena sucks” chant breaks out now. Cena mocks Batista for tapping out last night. Batista is getting pissed. Cena talks about the rematch and proposes that it happen tonight on RAW. The crowd loves this. Cena challenges Batista for tonight. Batista asks the fans if they would like to see that. Not tonight, he says. The crowd doesn’t like this. Batista punches Cena and they go at it. Batista rolls out of the ring and they stare each other down. From out of nowhere, Jack Swagger attacks John Cena from behind with the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Swagger takes a mic and declares that he’s cashing in right now. Swagger goes back in the ring but Cena almost gets him locked in the STF. Swagger rolls out of the ring and gets away from Cena’s STF as a referee is running in. Swagger starts saying no way, the match never started. And it didn’t. The bell never rang so it appears Swagger did not use his shot yet. Swagger heads to the back, talking trash to Cena.

– Cole and Lawler talk about Shawn Michaels losing to Undertaker last night. They lead us to a video package showing highlights from Shawn’s career. We come back and they plug Shawn’s farewell on RAW tonight. We go back to commercial.

– Back from the break and out come some WWE legends. Ted DiBiase Sr., Nick Bockwinkel, IRS, Pat Patterson and Arn Anderson make their way to the ring and stand around it. Roddy Piper’s music hits next and out he comes. He brings Sgt. Slaughter, Tony Garea and Ricky Steamboat with him. Jerry Lawler puts down his headset and heads around the ring as well. Justin Roberts brings out tonight’s RAW hosts – the two guys from Hot Tub Time Machine. They announce tonight’s main event as Jack Swagger and Batista vs. John Cena and a partner of his choosing. They also announce a Hot Tub match between them two and the WWE Divas. The reason for the Legends being around the ring is for this Legends Lumberjack match.

Legends Lumberjack Match: Christian vs. Ted DiBiase

Christian is introduced first as the WWE Legends applaud him from ringside. Christian gets a big pop from the crowd. Out next is his opponent, Ted DiBiase. Ted’s father The Million Dollar Man claps for him. We go to commercial as Ted enters the ring.

Back from the break and Ted is going at it with Christian. Christian ends up slapping Ted to the mat. More back and forth until Ted is thrown over to the floor. They throw Ted right back into the ring. Ted comes back with a big clothesline on Christian and a 2 count. Ted works Christian over in the corner now. Christian with a big right hand. He goes for the DDT off the top but Ted counters, throws him and hits a kick to the face. 2 count by Ted.

More back and forth and a 2 count by Christian. Christian hits a dropkick from the top and gets another 2 count. Ted pulls Christian’s legs out and goes for Dream Street. Christian counters it and ends up kicking Ted in the head. Christian with a forearm off the top. Christian goes for Killswitch but Ted counters and they both go to the floor. The Legends start fighting each other at ringside. This distracts Ted once he’s back in the ring. Christian hits the Killswitch for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: Christian

– After the match, Christian heads up the ramp celebrating with Garea, Piper, Steamboat and Slaughter. Ted Sr. gets in the ring to help Ted Jr. up. Ted bucks back and it kind of shocks his father. The crowd boo’s Ted Jr. as he heads out of the ring and up the ramp while his dad looks on from the ring.

– We go to another video package of HBK’s career.

– Triple H is shown heading to the ring as we go back to commercial.

– Back from commercial and the announcers lead us into a video showing highlights from WrestleMania 26 festivities this past week in Phoenix.

– We go backstage where the RAW hosts are in bath robes. Santino Marella walks by with a line. The hosts walk over to the hot tub where Rosa, The Bella Twins and Tiffany are sitting in it in bikinis. The winner of this gets a future Divas Title match. The hosts get in and start the “match”, sitting beside the Divas. They pull out champagne and say there aren’t any “losers” in this match. The Divas say there has to be a loser and they start sipping champagne. We go to the ring.

– Triple H’s music starts playing and he appears on the stage looking a bit sad. Triple H stays on the stage and gets ready to talk as the crowd settles down. He says this is kind of a surreal night and the end of an era. He says he never thought it would end this way for Shawn. Triple H talks about meeting Shawn years ago and says they took on the world. He goes on and has something to say in front of the whole world… out of nowhere comes Sheamus. He hits Triple H in the back with what looks like a pipe. Triple H is laid out on the ramp. Sheamus heads to the back as the crowd gives him some major heat. WWE officials come out and check on Triple H as we go to commercial.

Mickie James, Gail Kim, Eve, Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly vs. Vickie Guerrero, Alicia Fox, Maryse, Layla and Michelle McCool

Back from commercial and out come the face Divas for a WrestleMania rematch. Maryse’s music hits next and out comes her team. The bell rings and it’s Maryse starting off with Eve. Maryse taunts and poses to start the match. Eve comes from behind and rolls Maryse up for the pinfall and the win. That quick.

Winners: Mickie James, Eve, Kelly Kelly, Beth Phoenix and Gail Kim

– After the quick match, all the Divas get in the ring and start going at it. Typical Diva stuff. Team Mickie clears the ring and sends the heel Divas to the back.

– We get another video package with highlights from Shawn’s career. This time, the ladder match with Razor Ramon at WrestleMania 10. Cole and Lawler plug HBK’s farewell again as well as tonight’s main event with John Cena and a partner vs. Batista and Jack Swagger.

– We see Bret Hart heading to the ring to address the fans as we go back to commercial.

– Back from commercial and we get another Shawn Michaels. This time it’s the epic Iron Man match with Bret Hart where Shawn won the WWE Title.

– We go to the ring where WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart makes his way down. Bret congratulates Shawn Michaels on an incredible, epic career. Bret says nobody knows better than he does that Shawn Michaels was one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time. Bret wishes Shawn the very best in the future. Bret says he finally found the closure he was looking for and it was a great feeling to beat the hell out of Vince McMahon at WrestleMania. Bret says the whole entire Hart family beat Vince. Bret says he can feel his mom, dad, Owen and Bulldog looking down from Heaven sending love. An “Owen” chant breaks out. Bret shows that he’s wearing a t-shirt with himself and Owen on it. Bret thanks the fans and says these past few months have been great. The crowd pops as Bret waves to the fans. Music hits and out comes the WWE Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show and The Miz.

The Miz says Bret is actually proud of his win last night. Miz mocks Bret, calling him a hero. Miz says Bret is a thief. He says Bret coming back has robbed him of his time that he can’t get back. Miz says he’s sick of hearing about Bret. He says he’s the most glorified champion in WWE and if anybody deserves to talk about himself, it’s him. Miz says he won his very first WrestleMania match and he’s now 1-0… 17 wins away from tying Undertaker. Miz says he is awesome. Miz calls Bret overrated. Miz calls Bret’s entire family, including his dad, overrated. Miz calls Bret the most overrated there is, was and ever will be. Miz tells Bret to get out of his ring before his fist gives Bret’s face closure. Bret tells Miz to make him leave.

Big Show steps up and gets in Bret’s face. The familiar music hits and out comes The Hart Dynasty – Tyson Kidd, David Hart Smith and Natalya Neidhart. Big Show and The Miz exit the ring after the Harts come in. Bret takes the mic and asks them where they’re going. Bret tells them to come back in the ring so the Hart Dynasty can embarrass them like he did Vince last night. Miz and Show argue about it for a second before heading back to the ring. We go to commercial.

The Hart Dynasty vs. The Miz and Big Show

Back from the break and Smith hits a big standing suplex on Miz for a 2 count. They go back and forth until Miz gets clotheslined over to the floor. Tyson Kidd goes running and Smith throws him over the top onto Miz. Bret and Natalya watch from ringside. Tyson gets a 2 count on Miz. Miz runs around the ring, gets back in and tags in Show. Tyson tries to fight him off but Show throws him off. Show lifts Tyson by his neck and tosses him. Show with another big slam on Tyson. Miz is tagged in and he hits his corner clothesline for a 2 count on Kidd.

Tyson starts fighting Mizz off but gets rammed back in the corner. Big Show is tagged back in and puts the boot to Tyson’s neck in the corner. Show with a big chop on Kidd that sends him to the mat. Show applies a huge headlock to Tyson. Miz tags himself in and it surprises Big Show. Miz puts a lock on Kidd but Kidd slides out and tags in Smith. Smith with a big shoulder off the ropes and 2 clotheslines. Smith hits a big powerslam and gets pumped. Kidd comes in and they hit the double team Hart Attack on Miz. Tyson goes for the Sharpshooter and locks it on Miz. Show comes over and asks Miz if he’s going to listen to me now. Miz yells and Show pulls him out of the ring to safety. The crowd boo’s as the referee starts counting them out. Show and Miz head up the ramp with Show trying to talk some sense into Miz. The Harts win by count out.

Winners by count out: The Hart Dynasty

– After the match, Bret Hart gets in the ring and celebrates with The Hart Dynasty.

– We go to another video package of Shawn Michaels’ career, focusing on his time with DX. We get ready for another commercial.

– We go backstage where the Hot Tub match is still going on. Everyone is just relaxing in the hot tub with tonight’s hosts. The Divas are starting to look pissed. Tiffany says she’s creeped out and is leaving. Rosa leaves also. The Bellas are left with the hosts. The other guy from the Hot Tub movie appears on the TV screen. He says someone switched his plane tickets to keep him away from RAW, insinuating that the other hosts did it. He says The Bellas are the winners and can leave the hot tub. He says tonight’s hosts have new opponents for the Hot Tub match. Mark Henry appears in a speedo and hops in the tub in between tonight’s hosts. They try to leave but Henry tells them to stick around and tell him about Hollywood. Hornswoggle pops up from under the water with a snorkel mask on.

– We go back to Cole and Lawler, talking about Shawn Michaels. They replay the earlier segment where Triple H was attacked by Sheamus when speaking about Shawn. We go to the ring.

Jack Swagger and Batista vs. John Cena and Randy Orton

Out first comes Jack Swagger with his Money in the Bank briefcase. Swagger takes a mic and says he told everyone last week he was going to win Money in the Bank. Swagger says he was just toying around with John Cena earlier tonight because when he really cashes in, he is the odds-on favorite to walk away with the WWE Title. Swagger’s music hits again as we go to commercial.

Back from commercial and out comes Batista to the ring. His music stops and another “you tapped out” chant starts. Out next is the WWE Champion John Cena. Cena comes to the ring as we wait to see who his partner is. Cena takes a mic and says he needs everyone’s attention for a major announcement. Cena says he’s an old friend of Batista’s. Voices starts playing and out comes Randy Orton as Cena’s tag team partner.

Batista is pissed at Orton for tagging with Cena. Orton stares Batista and Swagger down as he enters the ring. The bell rings and it’s Cena starting things out with Swagger. They lock up and go to the corner. Cena throws him from corner to corner and hits a big suplex. Cena tags in Orton. Orton stares at Batista and starts stomping on Swagger. A “RKO” chant breaks out. Orton hits the mat and gets hype. Swagger sees this and rolls out of the ring to the floor as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Swagger is in control of Cena after a big clothesline from Batista during the commercial. Cena tries to fight out but Swagger hits a suplex for a 2 count. Swagger runs and hits the big splash from the corner for another 2 count. Batista comes in and stomps on Cena and goes to work on the neck. Batista with a kick to the face and a 2 count. Batista hits a big spinebuster and goes for the Batista Bomb. Cena counters that with a backdrop. Orton and Swagger are tagged in at the same time. Orton unloads on Swagger and hits a big powerslam. Orton with the back breaker on Swagger for a 2 count as Batista makes the save. Batista then spears Cena. Orton hits Batista with an RKO. And an RKO for Swagger. Orton pins Swagger for the win.

Winners: Randy Orton and John Cena

– After the match, Cena and Orton exchange a look. Cena grabs his belt and leaves the ring. Orton goes to the top rope and does his trademark pose for the fans to a nice pop.

– We go to another Shawn Michaels career video. This one focuses on his match against Undertaker at last year’s WrestleMania. We take another commercial.

– Back from commercial and out comes Shawn Michaels for his farewell to the WWE Universe. Before Shawn can speak, The Undertaker’s music hits and out he comes to the stage. Taker simply tips his hat to Shawn and walks back to the back. The crowd starts chanting HBK’s name. Then they start chanting “please don’t go.” HBK starts getting emotional.

Shawn says it’s going to be tough getting used to not being there every week now. A fan in the crowd is shown crying. A “thank you Shawn” chant breaks out. Shawn thanks the fans. He says for a long time, the fans and the ring was the only thing he had in his life. More fans are shown crying. Shawn says he wants to thank so many people but he’s afraid he will forget somebody. He says there’s this one guy he has to thank though, Triple H. Shawn says years ago, a lot of people didn’t like him but Triple H was always there for him. Shawn thanks Triple H for a real friendship they have shared. Shawn talks about the WWE crew members and announcers. He mentions Jim Ross which gets a big pop. Shawn thanks all of the WWE crew for always making him look better than he actually was. Shawn says there’s a crazy redhead kid named Adam in Stamford who makes the WWE video packages. Shawn thanks the guy for making him look like a Superstar. A “one more match” chant breaks out from the crowd.

HBK says a lot of people will be skeptical of him returning but he says he doesn’t want to go back on his word to the fans or his word to Undertaker. Some “Whoo” chants break out. Shawn says he wants to honor his word and do everything in his power to make sure he doesn’t wrestle another match. Another “thank you Shawn” chant breaks out. Shawn says he has one more guy to thank and that’s Bret Hart. Shawn puts over Bret and thanks him for understanding and believing that Shawn was changed and forever honor their friendship. Shawn thanks Bret for giving him that opportunity. Shawn brings up Vince McMahon next and the crowd boo’s.

Shawn says there’s no way he could ever work for anyone else after working for Vince McMahon. Shawn thanks Vince for everything and for keeping him on course, allowing him to be standing here today. Another chant breaks out for Shawn. Shawn says he has traveled the world and met many people. Shawn goes on and another “HBK” chant breaks out. Shawn thanks Jesus Christ for saving him. He tells his wife and kids that he’s coming home. Shawn says this is how they started and this is how it’s going to end… The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels has left the building, Shawn says. Shawn waves goodbye as they applaud him. Shawn walks up the ramp touching hands with the fans. Shawn stops at the top of the ramp and waves goodbye again before clapping. His music hits and Triple H comes out and hugs him. Triple H pulls out DX glowsticks and sets them on the stage in the shape of an X. RAW goes off the air with Shawn Michaels walking to the back one final time.- Tonight’s WWE RAW kicks off with Michael Cole welcoming us to the US Airways Center from Phoenix, Arizona. Lawler and Cole talks about WrestleMania. Tonight, Shawn Michaels will say goodbye to the WWE Universe.

– We go to the ring where the former WWE Champion Batista makes his way out. Batista comes out in street clothes and looks pissed as he walks to the ring. The crowd boo’s Batista as his music stops. Batista tries to talk but the heat from the crowd is deafening. Batista says everyone expects him to come out and throw a fit about losing the WWE Title but he’s not going to give the satisfaction. He says last night was a blip on the radar, a fluke. A “you tapped out” chant starts from the crowd.

Batista says he’s owed a rematch and no matter what happens, John Cena cannot beat him. John Cena’s music hits and out comes the WWE Champion to a monster pop from the fans.

There’s a bit of a mixed reaction when Cena gets in the ring. He says there’s some WrestleMania energy left in the air tonight. Cena jokes about beating Batista last night. A “Cena sucks” chant breaks out now. Cena mocks Batista for tapping out last night. Batista is getting pissed. Cena talks about the rematch and proposes that it happen tonight on RAW. The crowd loves this. Cena challenges Batista for tonight. Batista asks the fans if they would like to see that. Not tonight, he says. The crowd doesn’t like this. Batista punches Cena and they go at it. Batista rolls out of the ring and they stare each other down. From out of nowhere, Jack Swagger attacks John Cena from behind with the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Swagger takes a mic and declares that he’s cashing in right now. Swagger goes back in the ring but Cena almost gets him locked in the STF. Swagger rolls out of the ring and gets away from Cena’s STF as a referee is running in. Swagger starts saying no way, the match never started. And it didn’t. The bell never rang so it appears Swagger did not use his shot yet. Swagger heads to the back, talking trash to Cena.

– Cole and Lawler talk about Shawn Michaels losing to Undertaker last night. They lead us to a video package showing highlights from Shawn’s career. We come back and they plug Shawn’s farewell on RAW tonight. We go back to commercial.

– Back from the break and out come some WWE legends. Ted DiBiase Sr., Nick Bockwinkel, IRS, Pat Patterson and Arn Anderson make their way to the ring and stand around it. Roddy Piper’s music hits next and out he comes. He brings Sgt. Slaughter, Tony Garea and Ricky Steamboat with him. Jerry Lawler puts down his headset and heads around the ring as well. Justin Roberts brings out tonight’s RAW hosts – the two guys from Hot Tub Time Machine. They announce tonight’s main event as Jack Swagger and Batista vs. John Cena and a partner of his choosing. They also announce a Hot Tub match between them two and the WWE Divas. The reason for the Legends being around the ring is for this Legends Lumberjack match.

Legends Lumberjack Match: Christian vs. Ted DiBiase

Christian is introduced first as the WWE Legends applaud him from ringside. Christian gets a big pop from the crowd. Out next is his opponent, Ted DiBiase. Ted’s father The Million Dollar Man claps for him. We go to commercial as Ted enters the ring.

Back from the break and Ted is going at it with Christian. Christian ends up slapping Ted to the mat. More back and forth until Ted is thrown over to the floor. They throw Ted right back into the ring. Ted comes back with a big clothesline on Christian and a 2 count. Ted works Christian over in the corner now. Christian with a big right hand. He goes for the DDT off the top but Ted counters, throws him and hits a kick to the face. 2 count by Ted.

More back and forth and a 2 count by Christian. Christian hits a dropkick from the top and gets another 2 count. Ted pulls Christian’s legs out and goes for Dream Street. Christian counters it and ends up kicking Ted in the head. Christian with a forearm off the top. Christian goes for Killswitch but Ted counters and they both go to the floor. The Legends start fighting each other at ringside. This distracts Ted once he’s back in the ring. Christian hits the Killswitch for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: Christian

– After the match, Christian heads up the ramp celebrating with Garea, Piper, Steamboat and Slaughter. Ted Sr. gets in the ring to help Ted Jr. up. Ted bucks back and it kind of shocks his father. The crowd boo’s Ted Jr. as he heads out of the ring and up the ramp while his dad looks on from the ring.

– We go to another video package of HBK’s career.

– Triple H is shown heading to the ring as we go back to commercial.

– Back from commercial and the announcers lead us into a video showing highlights from WrestleMania 26 festivities this past week in Phoenix.

– We go backstage where the RAW hosts are in bath robes. Santino Marella walks by with a line. The hosts walk over to the hot tub where Rosa, The Bella Twins and Tiffany are sitting in it in bikinis. The winner of this gets a future Divas Title match. The hosts get in and start the “match”, sitting beside the Divas. They pull out champagne and say there aren’t any “losers” in this match. The Divas say there has to be a loser and they start sipping champagne. We go to the ring.

– Triple H’s music starts playing and he appears on the stage looking a bit sad. Triple H stays on the stage and gets ready to talk as the crowd settles down. He says this is kind of a surreal night and the end of an era. He says he never thought it would end this way for Shawn. Triple H talks about meeting Shawn years ago and says they took on the world. He goes on and has something to say in front of the whole world… out of nowhere comes Sheamus. He hits Triple H in the back with what looks like a pipe. Triple H is laid out on the ramp. Sheamus heads to the back as the crowd gives him some major heat. WWE officials come out and check on Triple H as we go to commercial.

Mickie James, Gail Kim, Eve, Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly vs. Vickie Guerrero, Alicia Fox, Maryse, Layla and Michelle McCool

Back from commercial and out come the face Divas for a WrestleMania rematch. Maryse’s music hits next and out comes her team. The bell rings and it’s Maryse starting off with Eve. Maryse taunts and poses to start the match. Eve comes from behind and rolls Maryse up for the pinfall and the win. That quick.

Winners: Mickie James, Eve, Kelly Kelly, Beth Phoenix and Gail Kim

– After the quick match, all the Divas get in the ring and start going at it. Typical Diva stuff. Team Mickie clears the ring and sends the heel Divas to the back.

– We get another video package with highlights from Shawn’s career. This time, the ladder match with Razor Ramon at WrestleMania 10. Cole and Lawler plug HBK’s farewell again as well as tonight’s main event with John Cena and a partner vs. Batista and Jack Swagger.

– We see Bret Hart heading to the ring to address the fans as we go back to commercial.

– Back from commercial and we get another Shawn Michaels. This time it’s the epic Iron Man match with Bret Hart where Shawn won the WWE Title.

– We go to the ring where WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart makes his way down. Bret congratulates Shawn Michaels on an incredible, epic career. Bret says nobody knows better than he does that Shawn Michaels was one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time. Bret wishes Shawn the very best in the future. Bret says he finally found the closure he was looking for and it was a great feeling to beat the hell out of Vince McMahon at WrestleMania. Bret says the whole entire Hart family beat Vince. Bret says he can feel his mom, dad, Owen and Bulldog looking down from Heaven sending love. An “Owen” chant breaks out. Bret shows that he’s wearing a t-shirt with himself and Owen on it. Bret thanks the fans and says these past few months have been great. The crowd pops as Bret waves to the fans. Music hits and out comes the WWE Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show and The Miz.

The Miz says Bret is actually proud of his win last night. Miz mocks Bret, calling him a hero. Miz says Bret is a thief. He says Bret coming back has robbed him of his time that he can’t get back. Miz says he’s sick of hearing about Bret. He says he’s the most glorified champion in WWE and if anybody deserves to talk about himself, it’s him. Miz says he won his very first WrestleMania match and he’s now 1-0… 17 wins away from tying Undertaker. Miz says he is awesome. Miz calls Bret overrated. Miz calls Bret’s entire family, including his dad, overrated. Miz calls Bret the most overrated there is, was and ever will be. Miz tells Bret to get out of his ring before his fist gives Bret’s face closure. Bret tells Miz to make him leave.

Big Show steps up and gets in Bret’s face. The familiar music hits and out comes The Hart Dynasty – Tyson Kidd, David Hart Smith and Natalya Neidhart. Big Show and The Miz exit the ring after the Harts come in. Bret takes the mic and asks them where they’re going. Bret tells them to come back in the ring so the Hart Dynasty can embarrass them like he did Vince last night. Miz and Show argue about it for a second before heading back to the ring. We go to commercial.

The Hart Dynasty vs. The Miz and Big Show

Back from the break and Smith hits a big standing suplex on Miz for a 2 count. They go back and forth until Miz gets clotheslined over to the floor. Tyson Kidd goes running and Smith throws him over the top onto Miz. Bret and Natalya watch from ringside. Tyson gets a 2 count on Miz. Miz runs around the ring, gets back in and tags in Show. Tyson tries to fight him off but Show throws him off. Show lifts Tyson by his neck and tosses him. Show with another big slam on Tyson. Miz is tagged in and he hits his corner clothesline for a 2 count on Kidd.

Tyson starts fighting Mizz off but gets rammed back in the corner. Big Show is tagged back in and puts the boot to Tyson’s neck in the corner. Show with a big chop on Kidd that sends him to the mat. Show applies a huge headlock to Tyson. Miz tags himself in and it surprises Big Show. Miz puts a lock on Kidd but Kidd slides out and tags in Smith. Smith with a big shoulder off the ropes and 2 clotheslines. Smith hits a big powerslam and gets pumped. Kidd comes in and they hit the double team Hart Attack on Miz. Tyson goes for the Sharpshooter and locks it on Miz. Show comes over and asks Miz if he’s going to listen to me now. Miz yells and Show pulls him out of the ring to safety. The crowd boo’s as the referee starts counting them out. Show and Miz head up the ramp with Show trying to talk some sense into Miz. The Harts win by count out.

Winners by count out: The Hart Dynasty

– After the match, Bret Hart gets in the ring and celebrates with The Hart Dynasty.

– We go to another video package of Shawn Michaels’ career, focusing on his time with DX. We get ready for another commercial.

– We go backstage where the Hot Tub match is still going on. Everyone is just relaxing in the hot tub with tonight’s hosts. The Divas are starting to look pissed. Tiffany says she’s creeped out and is leaving. Rosa leaves also. The Bellas are left with the hosts. The other guy from the Hot Tub movie appears on the TV screen. He says someone switched his plane tickets to keep him away from RAW, insinuating that the other hosts did it. He says The Bellas are the winners and can leave the hot tub. He says tonight’s hosts have new opponents for the Hot Tub match. Mark Henry appears in a speedo and hops in the tub in between tonight’s hosts. They try to leave but Henry tells them to stick around and tell him about Hollywood. Hornswoggle pops up from under the water with a snorkel mask on.

– We go back to Cole and Lawler, talking about Shawn Michaels. They replay the earlier segment where Triple H was attacked by Sheamus when speaking about Shawn. We go to the ring.

Jack Swagger and Batista vs. John Cena and Randy Orton

Out first comes Jack Swagger with his Money in the Bank briefcase. Swagger takes a mic and says he told everyone last week he was going to win Money in the Bank. Swagger says he was just toying around with John Cena earlier tonight because when he really cashes in, he is the odds-on favorite to walk away with the WWE Title. Swagger’s music hits again as we go to commercial.

Back from commercial and out comes Batista to the ring. His music stops and another “you tapped out” chant starts. Out next is the WWE Champion John Cena. Cena comes to the ring as we wait to see who his partner is. Cena takes a mic and says he needs everyone’s attention for a major announcement. Cena says he’s an old friend of Batista’s. Voices starts playing and out comes Randy Orton as Cena’s tag team partner.

Batista is pissed at Orton for tagging with Cena. Orton stares Batista and Swagger down as he enters the ring. The bell rings and it’s Cena starting things out with Swagger. They lock up and go to the corner. Cena throws him from corner to corner and hits a big suplex. Cena tags in Orton. Orton stares at Batista and starts stomping on Swagger. A “RKO” chant breaks out. Orton hits the mat and gets hype. Swagger sees this and rolls out of the ring to the floor as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Swagger is in control of Cena after a big clothesline from Batista during the commercial. Cena tries to fight out but Swagger hits a suplex for a 2 count. Swagger runs and hits the big splash from the corner for another 2 count. Batista comes in and stomps on Cena and goes to work on the neck. Batista with a kick to the face and a 2 count. Batista hits a big spinebuster and goes for the Batista Bomb. Cena counters that with a backdrop. Orton and Swagger are tagged in at the same time. Orton unloads on Swagger and hits a big powerslam. Orton with the back breaker on Swagger for a 2 count as Batista makes the save. Batista then spears Cena. Orton hits Batista with an RKO. And an RKO for Swagger. Orton pins Swagger for the win.

Winners: Randy Orton and John Cena

– After the match, Cena and Orton exchange a look. Cena grabs his belt and leaves the ring. Orton goes to the top rope and does his trademark pose for the fans to a nice pop.

– We go to another Shawn Michaels career video. This one focuses on his match against Undertaker at last year’s WrestleMania. We take another commercial.

– Back from commercial and out comes Shawn Michaels for his farewell to the WWE Universe. Before Shawn can speak, The Undertaker’s music hits and out he comes to the stage. Taker simply tips his hat to Shawn and walks back to the back. The crowd starts chanting HBK’s name. Then they start chanting “please don’t go.” HBK starts getting emotional.

Shawn says it’s going to be tough getting used to not being there every week now. A fan in the crowd is shown crying. A “thank you Shawn” chant breaks out. Shawn thanks the fans. He says for a long time, the fans and the ring was the only thing he had in his life. More fans are shown crying. Shawn says he wants to thank so many people but he’s afraid he will forget somebody. He says there’s this one guy he has to thank though, Triple H. Shawn says years ago, a lot of people didn’t like him but Triple H was always there for him. Shawn thanks Triple H for a real friendship they have shared. Shawn talks about the WWE crew members and announcers. He mentions Jim Ross which gets a big pop. Shawn thanks all of the WWE crew for always making him look better than he actually was. Shawn says there’s a crazy redhead kid named Adam in Stamford who makes the WWE video packages. Shawn thanks the guy for making him look like a Superstar. A “one more match” chant breaks out from the crowd.

HBK says a lot of people will be skeptical of him returning but he says he doesn’t want to go back on his word to the fans or his word to Undertaker. Some “Whoo” chants break out. Shawn says he wants to honor his word and do everything in his power to make sure he doesn’t wrestle another match. Another “thank you Shawn” chant breaks out. Shawn says he has one more guy to thank and that’s Bret Hart. Shawn puts over Bret and thanks him for understanding and believing that Shawn was changed and forever honor their friendship. Shawn thanks Bret for giving him that opportunity. Shawn brings up Vince McMahon next and the crowd boo’s.

Shawn says there’s no way he could ever work for anyone else after working for Vince McMahon. Shawn thanks Vince for everything and for keeping him on course, allowing him to be standing here today. Another chant breaks out for Shawn. Shawn says he has traveled the world and met many people. Shawn goes on and another “HBK” chant breaks out. Shawn thanks Jesus Christ for saving him. He tells his wife and kids that he’s coming home. Shawn says this is how they started and this is how it’s going to end… The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels has left the building, Shawn says. Shawn waves goodbye as they applaud him. Shawn walks up the ramp touching hands with the fans. Shawn stops at the top of the ramp and waves goodbye again before clapping. His music hits and Triple H comes out and hugs him. Triple H pulls out DX glowsticks and sets them on the stage in the shape of an X. RAW goes off the air with Shawn Michaels walking to the back one final time.

TNA X-Division Star Released, Mick Foley Retiring Soon

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– According to sources within TNA, Consequences Creed is gone from the company. His profile has been removed from the TNA website and Creed just posted the following on Twitter: “Thanks for the support! Yea it’s true no more TNA for me.”

– In his latest MySpace blog, TNA star Mick Foley says his days in the ring are coming to an end soon. “I will be turning 45 in just a few months, and I can definitely see the end of the wrestling road coming,” Foley said. “I’m really not sure when I’ll be back in TNA, or even if, or for how long, so I really want to be prepared for life after wrestling.”

Undertaker's Future, Linda McMahon At WrestleMania & More

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– Despite previous reports that the Undertaker would be taking time off after WrestleMania, WWE is promoting the Dead Man for the April 4th WWE SmackDown taping from the Allstate Center in Rosemont, IL.

– The retractable roof of the University of Phoenix stadium was opened and closed many times throughout the night last night at WrestleMania.

– Fans who attended WrestleMania and purchased their tickets from Ticketmaster sent received an email today asking them to write about their experience attending the event.

– One of the wrestlers not booked in a WrestleMania that did not participate in the pre-show battle royal was Smackdown star Ezekiel Jackson. According to PWInsider.com, Jackson was not in Phoenix in the days leading up to WrestleMania.

Undertaker’s Future, Linda McMahon At WrestleMania & More

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– Despite previous reports that the Undertaker would be taking time off after WrestleMania, WWE is promoting the Dead Man for the April 4th WWE SmackDown taping from the Allstate Center in Rosemont, IL.

– The retractable roof of the University of Phoenix stadium was opened and closed many times throughout the night last night at WrestleMania.

– Fans who attended WrestleMania and purchased their tickets from Ticketmaster sent received an email today asking them to write about their experience attending the event.

– One of the wrestlers not booked in a WrestleMania that did not participate in the pre-show battle royal was Smackdown star Ezekiel Jackson. According to PWInsider.com, Jackson was not in Phoenix in the days leading up to WrestleMania.

TNA To Debut Groundbreaking Gimmick Tonight (Spoiler)

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TNA Wrestling is receiving positive press via OutSports.com for featuring the first openly bisexual wrestler in a major U.S.-based pro wrestling promotion. The wrestler in question is Orlando Jordan, who resurfaces on tonight’s pre-taped episode of iMPACT!.

An article posted on the website notes “Orlando Jordan is the character – and truly is bisexual, not just portraying a gay (or bi) character, as has been the norm in pro wrestling’s past.”

The article then describes Jordan’s segment on the show, which sees him lowered into the ring from the arena’s rafters wrapped in yellow police tape. He then crawls up the ramp to sit on a couch between a male and female alongside a tri-colored bisexual pride flag.

Video Of Shawn Michaels' Backstage Retirement Celebration

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Shawn Michaels came up short against the Undertaker last night at WrestleMania XXVI and as a result, has been forced into retirement.

For those wondering, the angle is legitimate and Michaels days as an active performer are likely over. The word backstage at WrestleMania is that last night was Michaels’ final match (at least for a long time) and everybody was congratulating him on a great career and saying their goodbyes to him. The WWE Public Relations representative in the media section at WrestleMania was also telling reporters that the retirement is legitimate.

There has been talk of holding a retirement ceremony for Michaels on tonight’s RAW or in the near future. While the door is always open down the road for Michaels to wrestle “one more match,” he really is leaving WWE.

WWE.com has an exclusive video of Shawn Michaels being given a round of applause when he returned backstage, and being greeted by Ricky Steamboat, sharing an emotional moment with his wife, and joking around Bret Hart.

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Video Of Shawn Michaels’ Backstage Retirement Celebration

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Shawn Michaels came up short against the Undertaker last night at WrestleMania XXVI and as a result, has been forced into retirement.

For those wondering, the angle is legitimate and Michaels days as an active performer are likely over. The word backstage at WrestleMania is that last night was Michaels’ final match (at least for a long time) and everybody was congratulating him on a great career and saying their goodbyes to him. The WWE Public Relations representative in the media section at WrestleMania was also telling reporters that the retirement is legitimate.

There has been talk of holding a retirement ceremony for Michaels on tonight’s RAW or in the near future. While the door is always open down the road for Michaels to wrestle “one more match,” he really is leaving WWE.

WWE.com has an exclusive video of Shawn Michaels being given a round of applause when he returned backstage, and being greeted by Ricky Steamboat, sharing an emotional moment with his wife, and joking around Bret Hart.

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Bret Talks About Getting His Revenge, Production Error, More

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— In the following video, Bret Hart talks about getting his revenge at WrestleMania XXV. He says Vince McMahon was “excellently executed.”

— There was a production error during Rey Mysterio’s entrance last night at WrestleMania, though it was not shown on the pay-per-view broadcast. He was set to be shot into the air via trap door, but the entrance failed to work. He was forced to crawl out of the hole and on to the stage.

— The Arizona Republic has an article discussing what WrestleMania has meant to the cities of Phoenix and Glendale.

— Some people in San Francisco and the UK reported problems with WWE.com’s Wrestlemania XXVI feed.

Missing Talent From WrestleMania, Hall of Fame Divas, More

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— Two wrestlers were left off last night’s pre-show battle royal — Ezekiel Jackson and Curt Hawkins. Though Hawkins is still listed on the official SmackDown roster, he is considered a developmental wrestler nowadays. Reportedly, Hawkins asked to be to sent down to FCW last spring so he could repackage himself before returning to the main roster.

Other talent left off the big show altogether were Katie Lea, Rosa Mendes, Tiffany, Theodore Long, Abraham Washington, Tony Atlas, Jim Ross, Todd Grisham and Byron Saxton.

— The WWE website has posted photos of the Divas in their gowns at Saturday’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Among those featured are Alicia Fox, Beth Phoenix, Brie Bella, Gail Kim, Jillian, Katie Lea, Kelly Kelly, Layla, Maryse, Melina, Michelle McCool, Mickie James, Nikki Bella, Rosa Mendes, Tiffany and Vickie Guerrero.

— “Shawn Michaels” and “Thank You Shawn” were top trending topics on Twitter last night.

14 Cities Want WrestleMania, New WWE Movie Strategy

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– The Hollywood Reporter reports that WWE’s movie division (WWE Studios) will be shooting movies back-to-back as part of a new strategy to save on filming costs. The movies shot under this new plan are John Cena’s Legendary, Big Show’s Knucklehead and Randy Orton’s Big Red. WWE is planning to release 9 movies under this back-to-back shooting schedule. 2011 will see three WWE movies released in theaters. John Cena’s Legendary will get a limited two-week theatrical release in the US beginning in September. The DVD of the movie will be released two weeks later to take advantage of one single marketing campaign.

– With the incredible amount of money WrestleMania brings to its host city each year, Variety.com reports that a staggering 14 cities are vying to host WWE’s showcase event over the next 3 years. WrestleMania brought over $50 million to the local economies of Orlando and Houston in 2008 and 2009 and around 60% of the fans who attended those shows traveled from other states to be there. The article contains quotes from various city officials gushing about the significance of their cities hosting WrestleMania. According to Variety, Miami, Los Angeles, New York City, Detroit, Toronto, Tampa, Vancouver, New Orleans, St. Louis, Jacksonville, Orlando and Houston are now in the running to host WrestleMania 28, 29 and 30. As reported earlier, Atlanta will host WrestleMania XXVII on 4/3/11.

Triple H Talks About His WresetleMania Win Over Sheamus

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In an interview with WWE.com following WrestleMania XXVI, Triple H strongly endorsed his opponent Sheamus and hinted at a rematch with the Celtic Warrior.

Triple H said, “I tell you what, there’s nothing I like better than a good fight. I look forward to getting back in the ring with Sheamus.”

Hunter said Sheamus has that “it” factor to be a top star in the company and showed the world at WrestleMania that he deserves his spot as one of WWE’s top up and coming stars.

“A lot of things go on in this business; a lot of things are said to get to WrestleMania. On the way here, I said if Sheamus didn’t beat me, he would fall into a pit of obscurity. Not going to happen,” Hunter said. “He has something I haven’t seen in a long time in this business. He reminds me of the way I started when I got into this business.”

Click here to see video of the interview.

Celebrities & Some Familiar Faces Attend WrestleMania

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The following celebrities and wrestling personalities were in attendance at last night’s WrestleMania XXVI pay-per-view from Glendale, Arizona:

– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross attended last night’s WrestleMania PPV from a luxury box with friends and family, but did not go backstage.

– Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson was there with her fiance, NXT star David Otunga.

– Actors Freddie Prinze, Seth Green, Kieran Culkin and singer Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins were also there.

– Los Angeles Dodger Manny Ramirez was in the front row.

– Former TNA personality and booker Scott D’Amore was there paying tribute to Stu Hart.

– Former ECW World champion Jerry Lynn was backstage visiting.

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The following celebrities and wrestling personalities were in attendance at last night’s WrestleMania XXVI pay-per-view from Glendale, Arizona:

– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross attended last night’s WrestleMania PPV from a luxury box with friends and family, but did not go backstage.

– Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson was there with her fiance, NXT star David Otunga.

– Actors Freddie Prinze, Seth Green, Kieran Culkin and singer Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins were also there.

– Los Angeles Dodger Manny Ramirez was in the front row.

– Former TNA personality and booker Scott D’Amore was there paying tribute to Stu Hart.

– Former ECW World champion Jerry Lynn was backstage visiting.

(Partial Credit: PWInsider.com)

WrestleMania Breaks Live Gate & Attendence Records

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WWE issued the following press release touting the success of WrestleMania XXVI:

WrestleMania(R) XXVI Breaks Record

GLENDALE, Ariz., Mar 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — World Wrestling Entertainment(R) made history tonight at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ, as WrestleMania XXVI grossed $5.8 million, becoming the highest grossing and attended entertainment event ever held at the stadium. The previous record was a U2 concert on October 20, 2009 that attracted 50,775 fans and grossed $4.9 million. 72,219 fans from all 50 states and 26 countries attended the sold out event, outdrawing Super Bowl XLII (71,101 attendance) in the same building.

WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza was broadcast around the world on pay-per-view in more than 100 countries and 20 languages.

“WrestleMania XXVI was a tremendous success, and we thank the public and private sectors of Glendale and Phoenix for rolling out the red carpet to WWE(R) and our fans during WrestleMania Week,” said John P. Saboor, Senior Vice President of Special Events, World Wrestling Entertainment. “WrestleMania is an important rite of passage for WWE fans each year, bringing with them a tremendous economic impact to the community.”

WrestleMania XXVII will take place on Sunday, April 3, 2011 from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA. Ticket information will be announced later this year.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded company /quotes/comstock/13*!wwe/quotes/nls/wwe (WWE 17.60, +0.04, +0.23%) , is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly, PG content across all of its platforms including television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 500 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!wwe/quotes/nls/wwe (WWE 17.60, +0.04, +0.23%) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

WrestleMania Breaks Live Gate & Attendence Records

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WWE issued the following press release touting the success of WrestleMania XXVI:

WrestleMania(R) XXVI Breaks Record

GLENDALE, Ariz., Mar 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — World Wrestling Entertainment(R) made history tonight at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ, as WrestleMania XXVI grossed $5.8 million, becoming the highest grossing and attended entertainment event ever held at the stadium. The previous record was a U2 concert on October 20, 2009 that attracted 50,775 fans and grossed $4.9 million. 72,219 fans from all 50 states and 26 countries attended the sold out event, outdrawing Super Bowl XLII (71,101 attendance) in the same building.

WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza was broadcast around the world on pay-per-view in more than 100 countries and 20 languages.

“WrestleMania XXVI was a tremendous success, and we thank the public and private sectors of Glendale and Phoenix for rolling out the red carpet to WWE(R) and our fans during WrestleMania Week,” said John P. Saboor, Senior Vice President of Special Events, World Wrestling Entertainment. “WrestleMania is an important rite of passage for WWE fans each year, bringing with them a tremendous economic impact to the community.”

WrestleMania XXVII will take place on Sunday, April 3, 2011 from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA. Ticket information will be announced later this year.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded company /quotes/comstock/13*!wwe/quotes/nls/wwe (WWE 17.60, +0.04, +0.23%) , is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly, PG content across all of its platforms including television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 500 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!wwe/quotes/nls/wwe (WWE 17.60, +0.04, +0.23%) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

WrestleMania Attendence, Dark Match Live Notes, WM27

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– Yoshi Tatsu won the 26-man battle royal dark match prior to WrestleMania going live. Superstars competing in the match were Yoshi, Mark Henry, Cryme Tyme, Goldust, Santino Marella, Primo, Funaki, Jimmy Yang, Slam Master J, Chris Masters, Vladimir Kozlov, Finlay, William Regal, Luke Gallows, Carlito, Tyler Reks, Zach Ryder, Vance Archer, Mike Knox, Croft and Baretta, The Hart Dynasty, Hornswoggle and The Great Khali.

– The NXT rookies watched the battle royal from the stage.

– WWE opened the show with a Wrestlemania 25 music video.

-  The attendance for this year’s show in Glendale, AZ was announced as 72, 219.

– WrestleMania XXVII will take place on April 3, 2011 from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA.

WrestleMania XXVI Results: March 28, 2010

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WrestleMania XXVI PPV Report
March 28, 2010 from Glendale, Arizona

Fighter jets fly overhead as Justin Roberts introduces Fantasia to sing America the Beautiful.

We get a slick video package highlighting WrestleMania as a place where many superstars only get one shot at making history.  Lots of feuds of tonight are highlighted, specifically Sheamus/HHH, Taker/Michaels II, Vince/Bret, and both of the Championship matches.  Money in the Bank participants are also shown.  The package is amazing.

The pyro hits in a pretty amazing display, and the crowd, of course, is hot.  Michael Cole welcomes us properly to the 26th installment of WrestleMania taking place at the University of Phoenix stadium.  The opening contes will be the match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championships.  R-Truth is out first, rapping his way to the ring to a lot of love from the crowd.

Michael Cole just announced the Wrestlemania XXVI attendance as ‘over 70,000’

WWE Unified Tag Team Championship Match
Big Show and The Miz (c) vs. John Morrison and R-Truth

Matt Striker, Jerry the King Lawler, and Michael Cole are the announce team for tonight.  Big Show and Miz make their way to the ring, and this one is ready to begin.

Morrison and Miz will be starting things out for their teams.  Morrison is able to get a hammerlock, but Miz fights out of it and stomps at Morrison.  Miz turns his back, only to turn around into a dropkick.  Morrison slams Miz and tags out to Truth, who comes in with a top rope leg drop on Miz that’s good for a two count.  Truth does the splits to avoid a punch from Miz, and gets Miz with a back kick, but Miz tags out to Show.  Truth tries to hit Show with a cross body, but he’s caught and hit with a fall away slam instead.  Show pushes Morrison off the apron and chops Truth’s chest.  Show climbs the ropes, but Morrison hits a kick that knocks Show down.  Miz and Morrison are back in and Morrison is dominating Miz with a flap jack and a kick to the face.

Morrison tries for the starship pain but Show pulls him out of the ring. Miz tries for the SCF, but Morrison fights out. Show hits the knockout punch out of nowhere, tags in, and pins Morrison, getting the three count.

Winners and STILL WWE Unified Tag Team Champions: Big Show and Miz

Cole, Lawler and Striker run down some of the activites of WrestleMania week. John Cena on Jimmy Fallon is shown, footage of the art show, and some stuff from fan axxess is shown.

Legacy Triple Threat Match
Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Ted DiBiase

Ted Dibiase is the first man out to the ring, to a bit of heat, and Cole talks about his father’s induction into the WWE Hall of Fame last night.  Cody Rhodes is the next man out to the ring, also to a bit of heat from the crowd.

Randy Orton is the last man to the ring, to a big pop from the crowd. Dibiase and Rhodes are grouped together and talking to each other when Orton enters the match.  This match will be under triple threat rules where every man is in the ring at the same time.  The bell rings, and Cody and Ted begin to stalk Randy.

Orton is able to fight off both men, keeping Rhodes on the outside with a lariat over the top, and then stomping away at Dibiase.  Orton turns his attention to Rhodes and he eats a dropkick from Ted.  Rhodes and Dibiase pound away on Orton to the displeasure of the crowd.  Rhodes and Dibiase continue, stomping away methodically, before double teaming Orton.  Dibiase holds Orton while Rhodes pounds on him, then the two switch roles for a bit.

Orton hesitates but finally puns Cody Rhodes in the head with DiBiase out of the ring.  DiBiase sneaks up from behind him but Orton hits him with the RKO.  Orton gets the cover for the win.

Winner: Randy Orton

Vickie Guerrero just cut a heel promo with the members of the heel Divas.  She drew a tremendous amount of heat.

They did a comedy segment with Santino Marella and ‘Mean Gene’ Okerlund in a towel.  Injured Diva Melina appeared, making her return to WWE TV.

Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane vs. Christian vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. MVP vs. Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy vs. Evan Bourne vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston

The Money in the Bank ladder match is up next.  Kofi Kingston out followed by MVP, Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, Shelton Benjamin, Matt Hardy, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre,  Kane and Christian. They have ladders on the ramp.  Hardy drew a huge reaction. The Money in the Bank briefcase is hanging above the ring but the ladders remain outside the ring followed up and setup on the ramp.

The match starts with chaos with action going in and outside of the ring.  Kane had control but Drew McIntyre started beating him down.  McIntyre sets the first ladder up in the ring.  Hardy pushes it over with him on it.  Evan Bourne comes in as Hardy gives McIntyre Twist of Fate.

All the participants battle on the ladder.  Evan Bourne just touched the briefcase but Kane, Hardy and Swagger fight him off.  Kane tosses Bourne to the outside onto Shelton Benjamin.  Hardy and Swagger battle it out on top of the ladder.

Evan Bourne has his hands on the briefcase, but everyone else is there and things break down pretty quickly.  Kane tosses Bourne to the outside.  Kingston tosses a ladder into Swagger and Hardy who are on another ladder.  Christian throws a ladder into Hardy and Swagger who are trapped in the corner before monkey flipping Kingston into the ladder, sandwiching Swagger and Hardy.  Ziggler pulls Christian off the ladder with a big backstabber, and tries to climb himself, but he’s pulled off by MVP, who’s in turn pulled off by Kane.  Shelton and Kofi sandwich Kane with a ladder, and he and MVP and Shelton use a ladder to sandwich Kane in the corner,  Kofi runs up the ladder, but he’s powerbombed by Kane.

Benjamin is close to gaining the briefcase, but Swagger puts him down with a ladder, before slamming the ladder into several other participants.  Bourne comes out of nowhere with a double knees to Swagger and the ladder to take him out.  Swagger is in the middle of the ladder, and Hardy and Christian both use ladders to sandwish Swagger’s midsection.  Hardy and Christian climb the ladder, while Bourne climbs the side.  Swagger pulls the ladder out from under Hardy, and Bourne kicks Christian off the other ladder before hitting Air Bourne from off the ladder onto Christian.

Bourne tries for the briefcase, but Hardy is there and he throws Bourne off the top.  Hardy is almost able to grab the briefcase, but Swagger comes up from behind, and pushes him off the top of the ladder, on top of the ladder propped up in the ring.  Swagger also falls off onto another ladder propped against the ropes.  MVP and Shelton are up on the ladder now and Shelton sends MVP off.  MVP retaliates, trying to powerbomb Shelton, but Benjamin retaliates with a hurricarana to the outside.  Kane is outside with a ladder and he hits both MVP and Shelton.  Kane is in the ring and he tries to climb the ladder, but Ziggler is in, climbing over Kane.  Kane pushes over the ladder to knock Ziggler off before throwing the ladder at Ziggler, Ziggler ducks but eats a right hand.

Kane chokeslams Ziggler on the ladder before sandwiching him in between and slamming the ladder up and down on top of Ziggler.  Kane ends up ripping the ladder apart.  Kofi sends Kane to the outside, and uses both pieces of the ladder as stilts, trying to climb all the way to the top.  McIntyre is in, knocking one of the legs away, and pushing the other, with Kofi on it, into the ropes.  McIntyre grabs a ladder and climbs, but Matt Hardy is in on the other side.  Hardy and McIntyre fight at the top with McIntyre sending Hardy to the mat.  Hardy retaliates, pushing the ladder into the ropes where McIntyre crotches himself.

Hardy climbs the ladder and gets his hands on the brifcse, but Kane pushes another ladder, with Christian on it, into Hardy’s ladder.  Kane climbs the other side, opposite Hardy and Christian, and he tries for a double chokeslam, but Christian and Hardy fight him off, only to turn their attention to each other.  Hardy tries for a twist of fate, but Christian reverses with into a reverse DDT from the top of the ladder.  Christian climbs both ladders in the middle of the ring, but Swagger pulls one away.  Christian climbs the other ladder, but Swagger is up after him.  Both men fight at the top of the ladder, but Swagger uses the briefcase, slamming it into Christian’s face.  Swagger goes for the briefcase but he has trouble unhooking it.  After what seems like forever, Swagger gets the briefcase down, and he is Mr. Money in the Bank.

Winner: Jack Swagger

Swagger poses with his briefcase at the top of the ladder, smiling and laughing.

Cole, Lawler and Striker re-cap the Hall of Fame induction ceremony the took place last night.  We get a little bit of footage, that includes highlights of the inductions of Wendi Richter, Mad Dog Vachon, Stu Hart, Gorgeous George, and Antonio Inoki.  We get a little more footage of the inductions of Bob Uecker, which was extremely funny, and Ted Dibiase, which was extremely deserved.

Howard Finkel introduces the newest inductees to the WWE Hall of Fame. A good portion of the Hart family is out to represent Stu Hart. Wendi Richter, Mad Dog Vachon, Antonio Inoki, Bob Uecker, and Betty Wagner (representing Gorgeous George), as well as Ted Dibiase are announced. Fink announces them as the Hall of Fame class of 2010, and deservedly, they get a huge pop from the crowd.

Triple H vs. Sheamus

Video package airs airs recapping their feud.  Sheamus is the first man announced, and he makes his way to the ring to a decent amount of heat from this giant crowd. Triple H is out next, to a huge pop from the crowd.  We get an awesome view of Hunter from the ramp that includes a wide shot of the arena, and it just gives you a small idea of how huge this event is.

Based on entrances alone, I don’t know how anyone could think Sheamus has a chance, since Hunter got a freaking light show and tons of pyro, and a crazy in-ring video screen, while Sheamus didn’t even have a sparkler.

Sheamus and Hunter lock up, and Sheamus backs Hunter up into the corner, where he breaks with a shove.  He tells Hunter that he’s the future and he’s the Celtic Warrior.  Hunter puts Sheamus in the corner, but also doesn’t break clean, slapping Sheamus across the face.  Hunter hits a series of right hands and he tries for the pedigree early, but Sheamus is able to fight out of it.

Sheamus sends Hunter into the corner, but quickly eats a dropkick.  Hunter hits a suplex, and follows up with a knee, but a cover only yeilds a two count for Triple H.  Sheamus rolls to the outside, and Hunter follows, slamming his head into the barricade and sending him back into the ring.  Back in the ring, Hunter goes to work on Sheamus’ legs, locking in the figure four.  Sheamus is able to get to the ropes to break the hold and he rolls back to the outside.

Sheamus beats on Hunter in the corner, slamming his thigh into Hunter’s head before choking and stomping away at Hunter.  Sheamus poses for the crowd to a lot of heat.  Sheamus continues the beatdown in the corner on Hunter, being pulled away by the ref.  Sheamus and Hunter trade right hands, with Sheamus getting the upper hand with an axe handle to the head.  Sheamus tries for the cover but he only gets two.

Hunter is back up and out of the sleeper with a back body drop.  Sheamus charges Hunter in the corner but eats a couple of his boots for his trouble.  Hunter fights out of a slam and hits a DDT to change the momentum.  Hunter and Sheamus trade right hands in the center of the ring, and Hunter gets the upper hand.  Hunter hits the high knee and he’s back in this one.  Face buster from Hunter is good for a near fall.Hunter ducks a clothesline and tries for a pedigree but Sheamus counters.  Hunter hits a neckbreaker that’s good for a two count.

Hunter puts Sheamus on the top turnbuckle and he climbs up, hitting Sheamus.  Sheamus ducks out of it, and he tries for the razor’s edge but Hunter fights out.  Sheamus tries for his big kick, but Hunter fights out.  Pedigree attempt but Sheamus fights out again and he hits his huge kick.  Sheamus goes for the pin but Hunter kicks out.

Sheamus picks Hunter up off the mat, and he puts him up on his shoulder, but Hunter fights out and connects with a big spinebuster.  Hunter goes for the pin but Sheamus kicks out at two.

Sheamus tries to roll to the outside, but he only gets to the apron.  Hunter tries to pick him up, but Sheamus fights him off and connects with a big kick to Hunter’s temple.  Sheamus crawls back into the ring and he picks up Hunter.  Hunter is playing possum, and out of nowhere he hits the pedigree.  Hunter pins Sheamus and he gets the three count.

Winner: Triple H

They show a video package recapping the CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio feud.

CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio

CM Punk is the first man out to the ring, with Serena and Luke Gallows in tow, and of course, a mic in hand.  Punk still gets a decent reaction from the crowd, probably due to his stellar work.  Punk says there’s over 70 thousand weak minded individuals that are so hopped up on pills, they think Rey Mysterio is a super hero.  They think their super hero will make the monster go away, but Punk isn’t a monster, he’s a savior, and he can lead everyone to a better place.  He can lead by example because he chooses to be drug free, and he chooses to be better than everyone.  Mysterio doesn’t have a choice.  He will be forced to join the SES, and everyone will have to accept him.  One nation, under Punk, with integrity and sobriety for all.

Mysterio’s music hits, and Punk stares down the entrance ramp.  Mysterio is finally out, with some crazy contacts that look like cat eyes or something.  Mysterio also has a long ponytail hanging from his mask and he’s dressed in baby blue gear with some neon orange streaks. Apparently Mysterio’s attire is inspired by Avatar.

The bell rings and we’re ready to start this one.  Gallows and Sarita are stalking around the outside, it distracts Mysterio, and Punk is able to use that to catch Mysterio, sending him to the mat and stomping away on him.  Mysterio tries to come back and jumps to the top, but Punk sweeps his feet out from under him.  Punk distracts the ref and Serena chokes Mysterio.  Punk tries for a baseball slide, but Mysterio flips up, and Punk crotches himself on the ring post.  On the outside, Punk gets even by slamming Mysterio into the steel ring steps.

Back in the ring, Punk pounds away on Mysterio and he tries for a pin, but Mysterio kicks out at two.  Punk locks in a rear chin lock while the SES cheers on from ringside.  Mysterio is able to fight up to his feet and out of the hold where he catches Punk with a quick kick.  Mysterio tries for a headscissors, but Punk fights it off, only to eat a springboard seated senton from Mysterio.  Mysterio hits a kick to Punk’s face, but Punk is able to surprise Mysterio with a roll up for two.  Punk catches Mysterio with a giant kick to the side of the head, but a pin is only good for two.

Punk tries for a series of pins, but it ends with Mysterio flipping out and up onto the ropes, where he comes back with a crazy springboard DDT.  Mysterio tries for the pin, but he only gets two.  Mysterio kicks Punk into the ropes and tries for the 619, but Punk catches him.  Punk tries for the GTS, but Mysterio fights out.  Mysterio springboards off the ropes, but Punk catches him in GTS position.  Mysterio fights out again and kicks Punk in the head.  Mysterio goes to the top and tries for a frog splash, but he misses.  Punk tries for the cover but he only gets two.

Punk hits the high knee in the corner, but Mysterio fights out of the bulldog and sends Punk into the ropes.  Mysterio tries for the 619, but Serena and Gallows distract him.  Punk almost hits the 619, but Mysterio fights out, hits the 619, the springboard splash, and pins Punk.

Winner: Rey Mysterio

We get a video package recapping the 12+ year Bret Hart and Vince McMahon storyline.

No Holds Barred Street Fight: Bret Hart vs. Mr. McMahon

Vince McMahon is the second entrant in the match.  He enters wearing a short sleeved shirt, and he looks pretty damn good for his age.  Vince is also carrying a mic in his hand.  Vince says Bret is in his ring, at his greatest creation, WrestleMania.  Vince says Bret deserves a WrestleMania sized screwing.  Vince says he shelled out a lot of bucks and as a result, he bought himself a lot of lumberjacks, and one of them will be a guest referee.  Vince says to just remember that Bret screwed Bret, and Vince screwed Bret, and now Vince and Hart’s entire family screwed Bret.  The Hart Dynasty makes their way out, along with Hart’s family make their way to the ring with Vince.

The Hart family surrounds the rings, but this is pretty ridiculous since everyone but the Hart Dynasty is in their formal wear from earlier.  The women are all in heels and formal dresses, and most of the guys are wearing tuxes, I think only Bruce is wearing jeans.  Bruce is in the ring, and he takes off his shirt to reveal a referee shirt.

Bruce Hart doesn’t even take off his sunglasses.  Bret can’t believe that his whole family agreed to this.  He says there isn’t much he can do, what’s done is done.  He says there’s one thing he knows about the Hart family, they got paid up front and their money is already in the bank.  Hart says there’s one thing he learned from the Montreal screwjob, and that’s a good old fashioned double cross.  The Hart family is united.  Hart knew about this coming in, and tonight, at Vince’s greatest creation, it’ll be forever remembered as the night Bret screwed Vince.  Bruce and Bret hug, and Bruce starts the match, finally with his glasses off.

Vince begs off, but Hart hits him with a right.  Hart beats McMahon all around the ring, in the corner, stomping away at him.  Hart chokes McMahon with his foor in the corner.  Vince rols outside into the Hart Dynasty, who go to work with a couple of forearms.  Hart family members are in to join, and Natalya hits Vince with a big slap.  Kidd and DH Smith stomp away at Vince, and Kidd locks in a guillotine choke before hammering away on Vince.  DH Smith picks Vince up and Kidd climbs up to the apron.  DH Smith picks Vince up, and Kidd goes all the way to the top turnbuckle.  Kidd leaps off and hits a top rope Hart attack all the way to the floor, sending Vince McMahon crashing down.

The Harts roll Vince back into the ring, and Bret goes right to work on Vince’s leg.  Vince rolls back to the outside, and he tries to crawl under the ring to avoid things, but Kidd and Smith pull him out.  Vince has a crowbar in hand when he comes back out and the Hart’s scatter.  Everyone calls Vince a coward.  Vince rolls back into the ring and he tries to hit Bret with the crowbar, but Bret ducks it, and sends McMahon to the mat, where he continues to beat him down with big elbows.  Hart grabs the crowbar and he uses it to clobber McMahon, just wailing away on him.

Hart uses the crowbar to whack McMahon right in the throat, and the Hart family rallies Bret on from the outside, banging on the mat.  Hart grabs McMahon’s legs, and the crowd goes NUTS.  Hart goes for it, but decides against it, and goes for the crowbar again.  Hart whacks McMahon a couple more times before grabbing the legs again.  Hart kicks McMahon right in the crotch, and then does it again.

McMahon pleads with Bret, but all it gets him is a couple more kicks to the groin.  someone slides a chair into Bret, and he uses it to sit down.  Bruce comes over, and Bret actually calls a time out, just to catch his breath.  McMahon crawls up to his hands and knees, and Hart is up behind him.  Hart picks up the chair, and whacks McMahon across the back, then a second time.  The crowd chants for one more, and Bret obliges with another big chair shot.  Three more, then another, and another, and Bret is just working Vince over.  Three more, another, a thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth all on Vinces legs.  Another, and another, and another, jeez, this is crazy.  Another, and Vince is just moaning and panting.

Hart grabs the leg and everyone goes crazy.  Hart wraps up the legs and pulls McMahon over, successfully locking in the Sharpshooter, which is just a beautiful sight.  McMahon immediately taps, but Hart keeps it locked in just for a bit.

Winner: Bret Hart

After the match, all the Harts get in the ring to celebrate with Bret.

The live attendance is announced as 72,219.

We get a video package about the history between these two men, all the way back to when these two became the WWE Unified Tag Team Champs and Edge injured himself.  It also covers Edge’s surprise return at the Royal Rumble (a story broken here at WNW), and the past few weeks that have led up to this match, with Jericho winning the World Heavyweight Championship, and Edge cashing in his Royal Rumble title shot.

WWE World Heavyweight Title Match
Chris Jericho (c) vs. Edge

The World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Jericho, is out to the ring first with an impressive pyro display.  It’s great to watch such a talented wrestler like Jericho walk into WrestleMania with the WHC.

Edge is the next man to make his way out, to a huge pop from the crowd and an impressive pyro display of his own.  This match is set to begin, and Canada is extremely proud right now.

Edge and Jericho lock up and start out with some chain wrestling.  Jericho locks in a headlock, and when Edge fights out, he hits a shoulderblock.  Jericho ducks a couple of clotheslines, but Edge comes back with a big flying lariat.  Edge stomps on Jericho in the corner, but when the ref breaks it up, Jericho is able to mount a comeback, putting Edge in the corner and beating on him for a bit.  Edge comes back with a back body drop, and he tries for a spear, but Jericho sees it coming and he rolls out to the floor.  Edge follows, beats on Jericho for a bit and rolls him back into the ring.  On his way back into the ring, Jericho catches Edge with a slap, and a baseball slide to send him to the floor.

Edge rolls back into the ring, and Jericho grabs right for Edge’s legs, hitting a slingshot, slamming Edge’s neck into the bottom rope.  Jericho hits a back body drop, and he tries for a cover, but Edge kicks out at two.  Jericho locks in a modified rear chin lock, and tells the referee to ask him, but Edge refuses to give up.  Edge fights up to his feet, but Jericho slams him back down to the mat head first.  Jericho kicks and slaps away at Edge’s head.

Jericho sends Edge into the corner, but when he charges in, Edge moves and Jericho’s shoulder connects with the ring post.  Edge hits a big dropkick, and tries for a back body drop, but Jericho blocks it and hits a front suplex, sending Edge into the ropes.  Jericho tries for a springboard dropkick, but Edge dodges it, and sends JEricho crashing into the announce table.  Edge launches himself off the ring apron onto Jericho with a big diving clothesline.  Edge rolls Jericho into the ring and he tries to go to the top, but Jericho catches him and the fight on the turnbuckle.  Edge is able to come out on top when he hits a front suplex from the middle rope that’s good for a two count.

Edge ducks a big boot from Jericho and slides to the outside where he sweeps Jericho’s legs.  Edge hits a crossbody from the top, but Jericho rolls through into a pin attempt for a two count.  Jericho tries for the walls of Jericho, but Edge fights it off.  Both men get a quick near fall, but a kick to the head from Jericho puts Edge down.

Jericho tries for the codebreaker, but Edge counters, catches Jericho and slamming him into the corner.  Edge goes for the spear, but Jericho counters, jumping over and rolling Edge straight into the walls of Jericho!

Jericho takes control with a blow to the back of Edge’s head.  Jericho teases the spear, setting up for it.  Edge is back on his feet, but when Jericho goes for the spear, Edge gets his foot up for a big boot.  Edge psyches himself up, and gets the crowd going.  Edge tries for the spear, but Jericho counters with the codebreaker.

Jericho crawls over and pins Edge, but it’s only good for two, another pin, another two count.  Jericho argues with the ref for a bit, but then turns back to Edge.  Jericho kicks at the back of Edge’s leg, before just stomping on the ankle.  Edge avoids another kick and he gets back to his feet, but Jericho takes him right back down into the walls of Jericho.

Edge tries to crawl to the ropes, but Jericho pulls him right back into the middle of the ring and turns it into a single leg crab, focusing on Edge’s injured leg.  Edge is finally able to crawl to the ropes, and surprise Jericho with a roll up that’s good for a two count.  Edge clotheslines Jericho over the top rope and both men go out to the floor.  Jericho is back to his feet first and he grabs his title.  Edge slams Jericho’s head into the ring apron, and Edge ends up accidentally elbowing the ref.  Jericho hits Edge with the belt, and goes for the pin, but Edge kicks out!

Jericho hits the codebreaker, and he pins Edge.  The referee counts three, and this one is over.

Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Chris Jericho

After the match, Jericho goes after Edge’s leg again, but Edge fights him off and sends him into the announce table.  Edge takes apart the Spanish announce table, of course, and sets Jericho on it.  Edge climbs on the other announce table, and waits for Jericho to get to his feet, running from one table, to the other, and spearing Jericho off the table and through the ringside barricade.

They show highlights from the 26-man battle royal that took place before WrestleMania went on the air. Yoshi Tatsu won.

10 Diva Tag Match: Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, Mickie James, Gail Kim and Beth Phoenix vs. Vickie Guerrero, Maryse, Michelle McCool, Layla and Alicia Fox

Layla, Alicia Fox, Vickie Guerrero, Maryse, and Michelle McCool are out first. Eve Torres, Mickie James, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, and Beth Phoenix are the next team out to the ring, and this one should be a mess.  Hopefully it’s kept fairly short as there wasn’t even a video package, because there’s really no history to this match.

Gail Kim and Vickie are going to be starting things out.  Guerrero bumps Kim back, so Kim tags in Phoenix.  Vickie finds herself in the corner, where she eats a couple of shoulders.  Eve tags in and gives her a couple more shoulders.  Kim tags in and James tags in, followed by Kelly, and they all pretty much do the same thing, beating on Vickie.  Vickie is unfazed though, screaming at Kelly Kelly.  A big slap and step up leg drop takes down Vickie, but McCool is in with a Styles Clash.  Mickie comes in and hits her big DDT, layla comes in and hits a backbreaker, Kim comes in with a sole food.  Everyone is coming in now.  Phoenix hits a giant implant buster type move on Alicia, then turns her attention to Vickie.

Phoenix puts Guerrero in the tree of woe, but McCool comes in and clocks Phoenix out of nowhere.  McCool sets it up, and talks Vickie into doing a frog splash on Kelly Kelly.  Vickie does it, and connects, but has trouble pinning Kelly.  She’s finally able to do it, and she gets a pin, scoring the win for her team.

Winners: Vickie Guerrero, Alicia Fox, Michelle McCool, Layla and Maryse

WWE Championship Match
Batista (c) vs. John Cena

We get a video package detailing the events of the past few weeks, beginning at last month’s PPV, that led up to this match.

Batista is the first man out to the ring, and he gets what sounds to be a bit of a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Batista’s entrance, of course, includes lots of pyro, and himself entering in a lone spotlight.

Cena continues his tradition of overly impressive WrestleMania entrances with another doozie, not quite as impressive as his bajillion look-a-likes entrance though.  A group of soldiers, carrying rifles, go into a drill, spinning their rifles and doing all sorts of fancy stuff.  The soldiers form themselves into an aisle, and spin their rifles as another walks through them.  This happens a second, and third time.  Cena’s music hits, and the crowd goes nuts.  Cena walks down the aisle, with the air force honor guard air team spinning their rifles as he walks past.  Cena charges down to the ring and the crowd is still going wild.

Someone made an awesome ‘South Park’ referencing ‘Batista likes fish sticks’ poster.  Batista and Cena lock up, and Batista turns it into a headlock.  Cena sends Batista into the ropes, and Batista responds with a big shoulderblock.  Cena is back up, and he takes Batista off his feet with a headlock takeover.  Batista fights back up to his feet and pushes Cena into the corner, forcing the break.  Batista goes right for a punch, but Cena ducks it and goes to work with a couple of blows to the body.  Batista responds with a big blow to the back of Cena’s head before picking him up and slamming him in the corner.  Batista beats on Cena in the corner, slamming him with a big boot to the head.

Batista continues to work over Cena’s neck, clubbing away across Cena’s neck.  Batista tries for a suplex, but Cena blocks it and comes back with a suplex of his own.  Cena beats on Batista in the corner for a bit, and he hits a sort-of bull dog, but when he goes for the pin, he only gets two.  Cena tries for the AA, but Batista fights it off, countering with a big DDT.  Batista rolls right into the cover, but Cena kicks out at two.

Batista sits Cena up and hits a big kick to Cena’s face, but it’s only good for another near fall.  Batista locks in a rear naked choke with a body scissors, trying to wear Cena down.  Cena is able to fight up, with Batista on his back, and he forces Batista off his back, and tries to break Batista’s grip.  Cena fights out of it, but gets a knee to the back.  Cena and Batista exchange right hands, with Batista getting the upper hand with a neckbreaker.  Batista gets a near fall.  There’s a lot of boos for Cena surprisingly.  Batista locks in a front chancery.”

Cena is able to fight up to his feet, and suplexes Batista off of him to break the hold.  Batista charges Cena in the corner, but gets a big boot instead.  Cena hits a couple of big shoulder blocks, a side belly to back suplex, that gets a lot of heat, and he goes for the five knuckle shuffle, but he ends up eating a spinebuster from Batista instead.

Batista calls for the Batista bomb, but Cena surprises him with the STF.  Batista is able to make it into the ropes to break the hold.  Batista hits a big spear, and he goes for the cover, but Cena kicks out at two.

Batista puts Cena in the corner and buries his shoulder in Cena’s midsection before placing him on the top rope.  Batista goes for a superplex, but Cena fights it off, turning it into a test of strength.  Cena hits a couple of head butts, and punches Batista, sending him crashing to the mat.  Cena gets to his feet and jumps off, connecting with a top rope five knuckle shuffle.  Cena goes for the AA, but Batista grabs the top rope.  Cena pulls him back, but Batista counters into the Batista bomb.  Cover, but Cena kicks out at two and Batista is shocked.

Batista is up on his feet, and he picks Cena up, trying for another bomb, but Cena counters into an AA.  Batista counters, and Cena counters into the AA again.  Cena connects with a big AA, launching Batista, but when he goes for the cover, Batista kicks out at two!

Cena climbs up to the top turnbuckle, and he jumps off, right into a big spinebuster from Batista.  Batista picks him up and tries for the Batista bomb, but Cena rolls through and goes straight into the STF.  Batista tries for the ropes, but he’s eventually forced to tap.  The crowd, who’s been pretty hostile up to this point, cheers pretty loudly.

Winner and NEW WWE Champion: John Cena

After the match, Cena poses with the belt, with a big smile on his face.  They show big shots of the crowd, and I’m always just so amazed at how huge the whole event always looks.

We get a video package that’s just extremely well put together, and I’m just as excited for this match as I was to see it last year.

MAIN EVENT: Streak vs. Career: Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (No DQ or Count Out)

Shawn Michaels is out to the ring first, and he looks pumped up, and extremely excited for someone who could be entering the ring for his last match. The gong sounds, and the crowd goes wild.  There’s fire for the entrance, but so far it’s away from the entranceway, thankfully.  Taker is lifted up on a platform from the entrance ramp, with lighting from underneath.  It’s especially demonic.  Taker walks to the ring to a load of cheers, and the fire hits when he’s a good distance away.

Michaels does not look intimidated as Taker gets into the ring and disrobes.  Taker and Micheals stare each other down. Michaels drags his thumb across his throat and infuriates Taker.  Taker charges Michaels, but Michaels dodges and catches Taker with a couple of chops.  Taker comes right back, hanging Michaels up on the top turnbuckle, and splashing Micheals in the corner.  Taker goes for old school, but Micheals fights it off.  Taker goes up again and he’s able to walk to ropes and connect this time.  Taker goes right for the chokeslam, but Micheals fights out of it and kicks at Taker’s knee.  Taker fights back with a big right hand.  Taker slams Michaels head into the turnbuckle, and he tries for a tombstone, but Michaels fights out and goes to work on Taker’s arm.

Taker tries for a short arm clothesline, but Michaels ducks it, and counters with a not quite solid SCM.  Taker is a bit startled.  Michaels goes right back to work on Taker’s knee, stomping away at it in the corner.  Michaels hands Taker’s leg up on the ropes and just goes to work.  Taker fights him off and gets back to his feet, pounding on him in the corner, but HBK kicks right back at Taker’s knee.  Taker sends Michaels to the outside with a clothesline over the top ropes, and he teases a dive, but Michaels sees it coming and he comes back in with a shoulder to the knee.

Michaels tries for the figure four, but Taker fights it off and sends Michaels to the outside.  Taker hits the crazy leg drop on the apron.  Back in the ring, Michaels is right back up and he goes for the figure four, locking it in.

Michaels is wearing down the Undertaker, forcing him to put his shoulders to the mat every now and then.  Taker reverses the pressure, rolling himself and HBK over and forcing Michaels to break the hold.  Both men are back on their feet and they’re trading chops and punches.  Michaels kicks at Taker’s knee, and goes to work with chops, but Taker responds with big right hands.  Michaels ducks one and hits some more chops.  Michaels hits a flying forearm to Taker, and he kips up, but he walks right into a chokeslam.  Taker pins Michaels, but HBK kicks out at two.

Taker tries for a tombstone, but Michaels slithers out of it and locks in the ankle lock.  Taker crawls toward the rope, but Michaels pulls him back into the ring and grapevines the leg to add more pressure.  Taker again is worn down to where he’s forced to put his shoulders on the mat and force a pinning predicament.  Taker is able to use his free foot to kick at Michaels and break the hold.

A medic is down to check on Michaels, but Taker throws him away and tosses Michaels back in the ring for the pin.  Michaels kicks out at two! Taker kicks at Michaels and he goes for the Last Ride, kind of connecting, but Michaels gets the pin.  Taker kicks out at two.  Michaels climbs to the top rope, and he goes for his signature elbow drop, but Taker gets his knees up to block it.

Taker locks in Hell’s gate out of nowhere, but Michaels counters into a pinning predicament, forcing Taker to break the hold.  Taker hits Michaels with a big right, but Michaels responds with sweet chin music.  Michaels goes for the pin, but Taker kicks out at two.

Michaels tunes up the band again in the corner, but another attempt is blocked by Taker, but buries his boot in Michaels stomach and connects with a proper Last Ride.  Taker goes for the cover but Michaels kicks out!

Taker is back to his feet and he immediately tosses Michaels out to the floor.  Taker begins taking apart the announce table, pulling out the monitors.  Taker is pounding on his knee, trying to knock feeling back in.  Taker sets Michaels up for the Last Ride, but Michaels gets out of it and hits SCM, sending Taker on top of the announce table.  Michaels goes up to the top turnbuckle, and he launches himself off, with a big moonsault, crashing through Undertaker and the table!

Michaels crawls over toward Taker, and he rolls him back toward and into the ring.  Both men get back up to their feet, and Michaels connects with sweet chin music.  Michaels goes for the pin, but Taker kicks out at two!

Michaels goes for SCM again, but it’s blocked and Taker hits a chokeslam instead.  Taker picks Michaels up, and connects with a big tombstone.  Taker pins Michaels, but Michaels kicks out at two!

Taker pulls down the straps, and he almost jerks his thumbs across his throat, but he decides against it.  Michaels climbs up, and Taker tells him to stay down.  Michaels crawl up, using Taker to support himself.  Michaels drags his thumb across his own throat, and slaps Taker across the face.  Taker gets angry, and immediately connects with a tombstone.  Taker pins Michaels, and that’s all she wrote.

Winner and 18-0, streak intact: The Undertaker

After the match, Taker stumbles over to the ropes, and uses them to drag himself to his feet.  Taker poses in the center of the ring, while an 18-0 graphic comes up and fireworks go off.  Fireworks also go off around the top of the arena.  Taker starts to get out of the ring, but he stops.

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Steve Austin Says He "Absolutely" Has One Match Left In Him

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In an interview with the Ottawa Sun, WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin spoke about how WWE has changed since his days as an active superstar and said that he “absolutely” has one more match left in him.

“WWE has changed. It’s a different climate, more of a PG image. They’ve cleaned it up a bit. For me to go back, I have to watch my Ps and Qs. It’s another day and age. They’ve got young superstars to sell.”

When asked whether we’ve seen the last of Stone Cold in the ring, he gave a surprising answer that’s totally different from what Jim Ross has repeatedly stated in his blogs about Austin wrestling a final match.

“Do I have a match left in me? Absolutely. Do I want to do one more? I don’t know. I’m very content with leaving well enough alone. I don’t want to be 90% of what Stone Cold was.”

Steve Austin Says He “Absolutely” Has One Match Left In Him

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In an interview with the Ottawa Sun, WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin spoke about how WWE has changed since his days as an active superstar and said that he “absolutely” has one more match left in him.

“WWE has changed. It’s a different climate, more of a PG image. They’ve cleaned it up a bit. For me to go back, I have to watch my Ps and Qs. It’s another day and age. They’ve got young superstars to sell.”

When asked whether we’ve seen the last of Stone Cold in the ring, he gave a surprising answer that’s totally different from what Jim Ross has repeatedly stated in his blogs about Austin wrestling a final match.

“Do I have a match left in me? Absolutely. Do I want to do one more? I don’t know. I’m very content with leaving well enough alone. I don’t want to be 90% of what Stone Cold was.”

WWE Hall of Fame Videos Online & More Hall of Fame Notes

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— Among those in attendance at last night’s WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony were Bobby Heenan (sitting alongside “Mean” Gene Okerlund), Dan Spivey (a/k/a Waylon Mercy), Catalina White (girlfriend of Jack Swagger), Carlos Colón, Sr., Harley Race, Nick Bockwinkel, Jim Ross and musician Richie Kotzen (boyfriend of Brie Bella).

— You can view edited footage of WWE Hall of Fame inductees’ acceptance speeches at the following link. Among those not featured on USA were Stu Hart, Antonio Inoki, Wendi Richter and Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon.

— Last night’s WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be replayed next Saturday on Universal HD at 9:00 p.m. EST and midnight.

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