WWE Bragging Rights Results
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ECW Championship – Dark Match
Christian (c) vs. Paul Burchill
Christian defeated Paul Burchill to successfully defend his ECW Championship (Thanks to Justin Wallace for texting this result in).
Todd Grisham, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler are on commentary. Grisham noted that Jim Ross was ill and the announcers told Jim Ross to feel better.
Champion vs. Champion
WWE Intercontinental Champion John Morrison vs. WWE United States Champion The Miz.
Morrison dominated the opening minutes of the match. After that, it was back and forth. Miz went for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Morrison reversed it with a russian leg sweep. Morrison went for Starship pain, but Miz pushed him off of the top rope and got the clean pinfall.
Winner via pinfall: The Miz
They replayed Smackdown! match, where the SD! team was replaced.
Cody Rhodes was backstage saying it should be a clean sweep. R-Truth approached Rhodes and told him that there are still two matches go. Rhodes told him he was a second-rate competitor on a second-rate show. R-Truth told Rhodes that the only reason he had any success was because of his father. Big Show came in and said their actions will speak for themselves.
A Survivor Series promo with DX aired.
Smackdown Divas vs. Raw Divas
Team Smackdown (WWE Women's Champion Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix & Natalya) vs. Team Raw (WWE Divas Champion Melina, Gail Kim & Kelly Kelly)
The crowd was dead for this match, but the women worked hard. Kelly Kelly was playing Ricky Morton before making the hot tag to Melina. Melina cleaned house for a bit before Beth Phoenix hit her finisher on Melina to get the win.
Winners via pinfall: Team Smackdown (WWE Women's Champion Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix & Natalya)
Backstage, DX told Team RAW that they have to win. Jack Swagger interrupted saying they'll win since he's on the team. HBK said he better have respect or he'll replace him with the first person he sees (enter Hornswoggle). HBK quipped, "Maybe not", Hornswoggle gave the DX chop and left. The entire team did a RAW rally to end the segment.
WWE World Heavyweight Championship – Fatal Four Way
The Undertaker (c) vs. CM Punk vs. Batista vs. Rey Mysterio
Good match that kept a fast pace throughout. All four men traded the advantage early on. Each wrestler managed to get another in their finisher, only for the hold or pin to be broken up, the last one being with The Undertaker hitting the Last Ride on CM Punk, only for it to be broken up by Batista.
Right after, the Undertaker and Batista traded blows, with the crowd booing Batista and being solidly behind Taker.
Later in the match, Batista hit Taker with the Batista bomb and went for a cover, but Mysterio pushed Batista off and went for the cover himself. Batista then pushed Mysterio off. Batista and Mysterio had words before Batista shoved Mysterio out of the ring.
The finish of the match saw Batista toss Mysterio out of the ring onto CM Punk. Taker grabbed Batista by the throat and proceeded to give him the tombstone to get the clean pin.
Winner via pinfall and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: The Undertaker
After the match, Mysterio helped Batista to his feet and Josh Matthews came into the ring to interview them. Matthews asked Mysterio how it felt to be so close, and Mysterio said they tried their hardest and they were close. He embraced Batista, and then said they didn't win tonight but there will be another day.
Matthews asked Batista how he was feeling. Batista asked Mysterio if he thought they were close, then asked the crowd if they thought they were close. Batista said THEY weren't close, but HE was close. Batista said he was tired of being close, and tired of Mysterio stabbing him in the back. He then told Mysterio that he was going to rip his head off.
He then nailed Mysterio with a huge clothesline, and then kicked him out of the ring. Batista proceeded to lay a vicious beat on Mysterio outside of the ring, screaming "You were supposed to be my friend." He tossed Mysterio into the security guard rail and followed it with a kick to his head before walking off.
Raw vs. Smackdown Bragging Rights Tag Team Match
Team Raw (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, WWE Unified Tag Team Champion Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston & Mark Henry) vs. Team Smackdown (WWE Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho, Kane, Matt Hardy, R-Truth, Finlay and The Hart Dynasty)
DX got their own entrance, while the rest of Team RAW came out together afterward to the RAW entrance theme. Jericho and Kane got separate entrances, and then the rest of Team SD! came out to the SD! theme.
A RAW chant broke out in the crowd. Everyone is wearing T-shirts for their show except for DX, who had DX shirts on. Shawn Michaels did have the RAW shirt tied around his waist though.
Back and forth early on, with Smackdown with the early advantage. HBK was able to hit sweet chin music on Finlay at one point, but the Hart Dynasty made a blind tag and hit their finisher on Michaels for a two count.
Jericho tagged in and put Michaels in a sleeperhold. Michaels then played Ricky Morton for awhile (I know, I've already used that reference) for the different members of Team SD! before making the hot tag to Triple H. Triple H gave the Hart Dynasty and Finlay spine busters on top of each other until Kane broke it up and gave Triple H a chokeslam.
The finish saw everyone getting involved hitting their finishers. Kofi went to get on Big Show's shoulders to dive on a fallen Chris Jericho, but Show chokeslammed Kofi and knocked out Triple H (who was entering the ring) with his big punch. Jericho proceeded to cover Kingston for the win as Big Show walked to the back.
Winners via pinfall: Team Smackdown (WWE Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho, Kane, Matt Hardy, R-Truth, Finlay and The Hart Dynasty)
Backstage, Rhodes accused Kofi Kingston of losing the match for Team RAW and attacked him.
WWE Championship – Iron Man Match, Anything Goes
Randy Orton (c) vs. John Cena
A minute in and Orton has the chinlock of doom already locked in. At the 56:00 mark, Cena put Orton in the STF and Orton immediately tapped, in order to not get injured for the rest of the match. Fall 1: Cena via submission
At the 51 minute mark, Orton caught Cena coming off of the ropes for the five knuckle shuffle in an RKO to get the pin to even up the match. Fall 2: Orton via pinfall
At the 49 minute mark, Orton took the match outside of the ring and nailed Cena in the head with a monitor, but only got a two count. He put Cena back in the ring and hit Cena in the head with a microphone for another two count. Cena's head got busted open though. The referee stopped the clock to get Cena's head checked out, but Cena refused and the clock restarted.
Orton continued to beatdown Cena and went for another RKO, but Cena reversed it, hit the five knuckle shuffle and went for the Attitude Adjustment, which Orton half-way turned into an RKO and they both were out. Both men had an arm over the other, and the referee counted them both out with a double pinfall, so it's at 2-2. Fall 3 & 4: Cena and Orton via double pin.
Doctors came in to check on Cena, but Cena refused medical attention again. Cena was quickly able to get Orton to the top rope, and hit an attitude adjustment from the top rope and pinned Orton for the fifth fall at round the 40 minute mark. Fall 5: Cena via pinfall
During the 30-second rest interval, Ted Dibiase and Cody Rhodes hit the ring and attacked Cena, allowing Orton to pin Cena for the sixth fall at around the 39 minute mark. Fall 6: Orton via pinfall
Kofi Kingston ran in with a chair and chased Dibiase and Rhodes to the back, so it's back to one-on-one.
The match went towards the back, and Orton threw Cena threw the stage causing some pyrotechnics to go off. Orton pinned Cena to win the seventh fall. Fall 7: Randy Orton via pinfall
They are on par to tie, if not top, the 11 falls set in the Rock – Triple H iron man match from 2000.
Randy Orton placed John Cena on an area of the stage where the pyro goes off and pushed the pyro buttons, but Cena was out of the way. Cool way to get some rest time for both men. Orton then beat on Cena while heading back to the ring.
There's a lull in the match right now. The crowd is quiet as Orton has spent the latter part of 10 minutes punishing Cena. Out of nowhere, Cena small packaged Orton for a three count at around the 27 minute mark to get the eighth fall and tie it at 4 falls a piece. Fall 8: Cena via pinfall
Orton grabbed Cena on the apron and went outside the ring and hit a DDT on Cena from the apron onto the ringside floor. Orton pinned Cena for the ninth fall at around the 24:00 mark. Fall 9: Orton via pinfall
Cena was eventually able to recover and took the match to the stands. Cena punished Orton outside of the ring, and proceeded to throw Orton THROUGH a barricade. Cena grabbed the steel steps and placed them next to the announce table. Cena hit Orton in the head with another set of steel steps and then said, "I'm gonna finish him." He placed the steel steps on top of the other set of steel steps, so they are now level with the announce table. Cena then carried Orton and climbed to the announce to the top of the steel stairs and gave Orton an attitude adjustment through the announce table for the tenth fall at the 9:00 mark. Fall 10: Cena via pinfall
Cena immediately covered Orton after the 30-second rest period, but Orton was able to kick out after two. Cena then grabbed a table inside the ring. Cena went outside and carried Orton into the ring and placed him on the table. Cena went to the top rope and dove off, but Orton moved out of the way and Cena crashed through the table with 5:00 left.
Both men traded blows as they were getting back to their feet. The fans cheered Orton and booed Cena as they traded blows. Cena made a comeback and went for a shoulderblock, but Orton moved out of the way and Cena hit the referee, knocking him out. Orton hit Cena with an KO, and another referee hit the ring, but Orton only got a two count. Orton then shoved that referee to the ground.
Orton went for a punt, but Cena moved out of the way and got Orton in the STF. With :05 left, Orton tapped, giving Cena the eleventh fall and the win. Good match, but definitely not one of the best iron man matches we've seen. Winner and NEW WWE Champion: John Cena
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