World Wrestling Entertainment 2005: Re-write

Hello,

Hope you do well in this BTB.
Nothing much to comment about but everything looks good and with a neat lay out.

Big roster around that time, hope you do something with the roster. But I remember these were the days when the WWE was very high on the Brand Extension, so I think both brands have their own designated pay per views and championships.

You also should provide some sort of back story as well as maybe what time you are starting. Judging by the roster I say this is starting after SummerSlam 2005 coming into the fall of 2005 and the early 2006 stage, so I liked that time hope you do something good.

Good Luck with this, will be reading.

WWE Raw
October 10, 2005
Corpus Christi, TX
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and Jonathan Coachman

The Power is Back opening vignette plays as well as a montage of WWE Homecoming plays highlighting Triple H’s assault on Ric Flair, Edge banishing Matt Hardy from Raw, Eric Bischoff shutting lights on Smackdown and Stone Cold handing out stunners to all the McMahons.

Before any introduction from the announcing team, ‘I’m All Grown Up’ hits as Stephanie McMahon makes her way to the ring to a loud mixed reaction as she is not in a happy mood. The Billion Dollar Princess grabs a mic and says that WWE Homecoming was supposed to be a wonderful and glorious event, but isntwad it turned out to be the most tragic thing ever. She says the one time where her family was all the same page, Stone Cold ruined it by stunning her family. She says that her father will be coming her tonight and handing out repercussions to all those held accountable for Stone Cold’s actions. She says there will be hell to pay and that everyone in the WWE is on notice, and they better not cross the boss or the bitch. She leaves the ring as J.R. and Lawler mull over the words of Stephanie.

They shift gears and hype up the main event tonight---WWE Champion John Cena going one on one with former rival Carlito.

Commercial Break

‘Never Though My Life Could Be This Good’ hits as Kerwin White comes to the ring in his golf cart with his caddy Nick Nemeth as he gets some good heat. Kerwin grabs a mic and says he sees an awful a lot of “Mexicanos” here and hopes they all have their green card. He gets tremendous amount of heat as he says that all these illegal remind him of a certain guy named “Chavo”, but that’s all in the past. Suddenly, ‘Ain’t No Stopping Me’ hits as Shelton Benjamin comes out to a loud pop as he looks determined and focused.

Singles Match:
Kerwin White w/ Nick Nemeth vs. Shelton Benjamin

These two like their Unforgiven match had a very back and forth encounter. Shelton was a house of fire early on and really took it to Kerwin early on with great mat work. Shelton went for an early stinger splash but Kerwin’s caddy Nick Nemeth grabbed Benjamin’s foot leading to an early advantage. Kerwin took control for the next few mintues, and got a two near falls off a vertical suplex and sitout suplex. White went for a Frog Splash but Benjamin moved and started landed some shots. Benjamin hit his Dragon Whip Kick and measured for the T-Bone Suplex. Benjamin had Kerwinin position but Nemeth slid in the ring and blasted Benjamin with a golf club to the back of the head.

Winner by disqualification: Shelton Benjamin (6:33)

After the match, White and his caddy lay some shot on Benjamin, as JR cries foul. Kerwin grabs his polo sweater off the turnbuckle and begins to choke Benjamin with it as the crowd continues to boo them mercilessly. White and Nemeth stand over Benjamin laughing at their actions.

We cut back to ringside, and all three announcers talk about Triple H’s assault on Ric Flair at last week’s Homecoming, and proceed to show the video of the assault as it leads us into commercial break.

Commercial Break

We return and ‘Metallingus’ hits as Mr. Money In the Bank Edge and his girlfriend Lita hits the ring to a deafening amount of boos as Edge is all smiles. Edge grabs a mic, and says that Matt Hardy’s 15 minutes of fame came to a crashing halt last week . He says that we will not see Matt Hardy ever again on HIS show, the flagship Monday Night Raw. Fans continue boo as Edge cockily says that Hardy will probably be on that show they show on Friday Night with all the B-list talent. He says Smackdown and Matt Hardy are good fits for each other, overrated, boring and NO one cares about them. Edge and Lita continue laughing until ‘MacMilitant’ hits as fans and announcers are shocked at Smackdown General Manager Teddy Long’s appearance on Raw. Long struts down to the ring as Edge looks pissed at being interrupted. Edge asks Teddy what the hell he is doing on the A show, and that maybe he should be tending to those midgets he has over there. Edge says or he could tend to the Boogeyman, and the guy who repeats his name over and over and the C-divas that are all wannabe Litas. Edge said or is Teddy too busy being Palmer Cannon's bitch, that comment draws major heat from the crows. Teddy cuts Edge off and tells him to shut it up. Long says last week Eric Bischoff humiliated him by blacking out his match at Homecoming. Teddy says he also doesn’t appreciate Edge bashing his show when Smackdown is the land of opportunity. Long says he'd rather have Matt Hardy on Smackdown than Edge, and he even says with Edge can’t compete with Batista, Eddie Guerrero, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit or JBL! Edge looks irate, and then Long says what separates them from Edge is they’ve won the big one. Fan are cheering as Long is putting Edge in his place, Long goes to say more but he gets dropped with a hard spear from Edge. Edge has a deranged look in his face and picks up the defenseless General Manager and Lita promptly kicks him in the groin. Edge soaks in the enormous boos from the crowd, grabs the mic and says he’ll be stopping by Friday Night and checking out the competition. Edge and Lita share a very sensual kiss over the fallen General Manager as Coach applauds Edge’s actions.

Cameras cut backstage and Eric Bischoff is pacing back and forth. Kurt Angle, Carlito and Davari walk in with smirk on their faces. Angle says he’s glad Stephanie made this match because Carlito is going to soften up Cena tonight for him, so that at Angle can take the WWE title. Bischoff tells Angle he has bigger things to worry about, such as Mr. McMahon’s announcement tonight. Bischoff says he’ll cut Angle a deal, if Carlito can beat Cena by any method then Angle will get a title match next week on RAW. Angle, Carlito and Davari leave satisfied.

Commercial Break

‘Southern Pride’ hits as the World Tag Team Champions Trevor Murdoch and Lance Cade hit the ring and get some decent heat. ‘Big’ hits as The Big Show comes out to a good pop.

Singles Match:
The Big Show vs. World Tag Champion Trevor Murdoch w/World Tag Champion Lance Cade

The match started off with Murdoch trying to trade fists with Show but Show was able to power him into the corner and gave him some loud and vicious chops in the corner. Show simply overpowered the tough cowboy with some military press slams and sidewalk slams. Show though was constantly annoyed by Lance Cade’s distraction and Murdoch was able to chop block Show. Murdoch got some offense on and managed to get Show on the mat with a huge kick to the face for two. Murdoch set up for his top rope bulldog but Show caught him in mid-air and nailed him with a hard chokeslam for the three.

Winner: The Big Show (5:56)

Following the match, Show celebrates and plays to the crowd until Cade tries to ambush him from behind. Cade charges at him for a lariat but Show grabs him and promptly chokeslams him on top on his tag team partner. JR hypes that Show is standing tall over the tag team champions.

Cameras cut backstage to Triple H walking down the corridor in a suit, as he will be addressing his actions last week on his mentor and friend Ric Flair. Triple H though runs into Women’s Champion Trish Stratus who just glares at him and gives a hard slap in the face. Triple H smiles and says he took out the Intercontinental Champion last week and he’s not above taking out the Women’s Champion. JR calls him disgusting as we go to commercial break

Commercial Break

A return promo for Kane airs, he returns next week!

‘Time to Play the Game’ hits as the crowd erupts in jeers and boos as the The Game walk to the ring and has a very sinister look on his face. Triple H asks the crowd if they though what he did to Ric Flair was wrong, which draws a loud yes. He then asks if, they think Ric Flair still has it, and they say yes. Triple H said everyone’s opinion on Ric Flair are irrelevant, and only his opinions matter. He said it was no one’s damn business why he attacked Ric Flair. He said that the people cared about Ric Flair. He said he worshiped the ground he walked on. He said no one was a bigger mark for Flair than him. He said Ric Flair to him was the greatest wrestler in history. He said that’s why he was so excited to see him come to the WWE four years ago until he saw him. He said he was a shell of a man but that he let Flair sit at his right hand, bask in his light, and brought him back to life. He said Ric Flair appeared to be back again. He said than a month ago on his time off, he watched on TV as he let people spit in his face. He said that he knew he had been showing a blind eye to what was happening. He said two weeks later he climbed to the top rope and flew through the top rope. He said he watched him nail Carlito and watched Flair and the fans cheer. He said Flair cheered because he finally did one thing right. He said that same night, Flair stood in the ring and held the IC belt and everyone went crazy. He said Flair wallowed in his newfound mediocrity. Triple H said he cried to see what Flair had become. He likens Flair to Old Yeller and had to pull the trigger. He said it was over. No more limousine riding, jet flying, no more Nature Boy. He said he was going to be damned to see someone tarnish his memories of Ric Flair. Triple H says if anyone is going to end the memories of HIS Ric Flair, it’ll be him and no one can do a damn thing about. Triple H drops the mic and mocks the Ric Flair struts to a defeaning chrous of boos as the RAW commentary team is in stunned silence.

JR stumbles through his noticeable anger at Triple H and hypes up Women’s Championship on the line, Trish Stratus facing Victoria.

Commercial Break

‘Don't Mess With’ hits a Victoria comes out accompanied by Candice Michelle and TorrieWilson who has Chloe in hand. Coach calls them Vince’s Devils and that they are the three hottest ladies in the WWE today. ‘Time to Rock and Roll’ hits as Women’s Champion Trish Stratus comes out to a loud pop with her portege Ashley.

Women’s Championship:
Victoria w/ Candice and Torrie vs. Women's Champion Trish Stratus w/ Ashley

These two put on a pretty good match per usual as the match started with plenty of counters as they both know each other well in the ring. Victorie grabbed a slight advantage and was able to pound the champion into the mat and work her over for a few minutes. Trish fought back with the Whirlybird and gained some momentum. Candice and Torrie attempted to get involved but Ashley took them both out with a double clothesline. Victoria countered Trish’s Stratusfaction and went for Widow’s Peak but Trish slid out and nailed her with a sudden Chick Kick for the pinfall.

Winner and STILL Women's Champion: Trish Stratus (6:03)

After the match, Trish grabbed her belt and celebrated but the celebration as short lived as she gets absolutely ambushed by Wilson and Michelle. Ashley enters the ring and the two blondes fight off Vince’s Devils with a pair of dropkicks that get them to retreat up the aisle. Trish and Ashley hug it out and celebrate another successful title defense.

Backstage, Todd Grisham introduces his guest Shawn Michaels. As soon as Michaels pops into the screen the fans go crazy and cheer as Michaels soaks it up. Grisham mentions that Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle tied in the Ironmatch last week and that when Michaels suggested they do sudden death Angle declined. Michael says that Kurt Angle is an amazing competitor, but he’s not the Showstopper or the headliner. He says he will not rest until he find out who’s better him or Angle, and he’s posing the challenge for next week—Michaels vs. Angle. Michaels smiles and says he will not take no for an answer.

Commercial Break

A huge black limousine rolls into the arena and out comes and Mr. McMahon and he gets off his limo and look none too happy as JR hypes that he has something important announce tonight.

‘Masterpiece’ hits as the elaborate entrance of the Masterpiece Chris Masters hits as Coach hypes him up as RAW’s biggest secret. ‘Child’s Play’ hits as Eugene comes to the ring and exchanges some high fives with the fans in his usual gullible nature.

Single Match:
Chris Masters vs. Eugene

When the bell rang, Masters looks at Eugene and asked the ref “is this for real” but Eugene fired some shot early on Masters. Eugene had Masters reeling for a moment as he did his best Junkyard Dog headbutts and even hulked up. Though it came to a screech halt as Masters beheaded Eugene with a vicious clothesline and proceed to abuse him with slam after slam. Master then hit the Polish Hammer and followed it up with the Masterlock, and slung Eugene like a rag doll until the ref called for the bell.

Winner: Chris Masters (4:53)

Masters doesn’t relinquish the hold after and keep it on as officials beg him to stop. Masters’ grabs a mic and says there is no one in WWE that is crazy, daring or stupid enough to take on his Masterlock. Suddenly, the familiar car crash sound hits and the recognizable theme of Mick Foley hits as the arena goes in frenzy as Master looks in shock. Foley stays at the apron and says he’s glad to be here in Corpus Christi, and says there is no WWE superstar who is more crazy, foolish and daring than Mick Foley! He says he’s been thrown of cells, had ears ripped off and broken many bones. He says he will gladly accept Masters Masterlock Challenge next week as the fans cheer as Foley wishes Masters a nice day and leaves with the crowd chanting Foley much to Master’s anger.

Cameras cut backstage as John Cena is preparing for his match with Carlito, but he stops and his face turns into a scowl. Triple H enters the shot and pats Cena on the back and wishes him good luck and congratulates him on keeping "his" title warm. Cena says he doesn’t want Triple H’s anything, but he wouldn’t mind kicking his ass for Ric Flair. Triple H takes off his glasses and says the only reason he would acknowldge an amateur like Cena is the fact that he has something that belongs to him. Cena takes the title off his shoulder and raises it in HHH's face and says anytime and any place. Cena and Triple H staredown as we head to commercial.

Commercial Break

‘Cool’ hits as Carlito comes to some good heat as he is accompanied by Davari and Kurt Angle. JR explains that if Carlito wins by any method Kurt Angle will get a WWE Championship match next week on RAW. Coach calls it a genius plan. ‘Time is Now’ hits as WWE Champion John Cena marches out to a loud ovation as Kurt Angle has joined commentary.

Non-Title:
If Carlito win by any method, Kurt Angle receives a WWE Championship match next week
John Cena vs. Carlito

This match started of Cena using his strength early on to take control of the match. Carlito though kept sliding in and out of the ring at various points and tried to bait Cena into a countout, and Davari would continuously get on Cena’s nerves. Cena chased Carlito on the outside, and even an over Davari but Carlito nailed Cena with a hard baseball slide sending him crashing into the barricade.

Commercial Break

Carlito has Cena grounded in a sleeperhold as the crowd tries to will the camp back into the match. Cena elbows out of it and starts firing shot off and gaining momentum. Cena hits Carlito with the Throwback and motions for Five-Knuckle Shuffle but Davari trips Cena up. Carlito throws Cena out of the ring and tries to keep the ref distracted while Davari kicks Cena. Cena gets up and floors Davari with right hand but Angle emerges from the announce table gives him an Angle Slam on the outside! Cena somehow gets into the ring at 9 and Carlito continues to take control. Carlito sets up for the Cool Shot but Cena reverses and nails a spin-out powerbomb. Cena hits Five Knuckle Shuffle and nails the F-U. Cena covers but Angle grabs the refs leg and throws him outside the ring and Davari grabs a steel chair. Davari swings at Cena but Cena ducks and nails him with an F-U. Angle comes back into the ring and tries Angle Slam Cena but Shawn Michaels marches down the ring and lands shot on the Olympic Gold Medalist and clotheslines him over the top. The ref awakens and Cena is distracted by Michaels and Angle brawling to notice Carlito who rolls him and grabs tights and gets the surprise three count!

Winner: Carlito (11:03)

After the match, Carlito quickly leaves the ring and celebrates his victory at the top of the ramp as Angle escapes Michaels and goes up the ramp. Cena looks frustrated as Angle taunts him and shouts he’ll be the champion next week.

Suddenly, ‘No Chance’ blares over the PA system and Vince McMahon power struts past Angle and Carlito at the top of the ramp and strolls to the ring where Cena and Michaels are. Vince grabs a mic and says that last week his creation WWE Homecoming turned out to the worst night of his life. Stone Cold stunners his family for no damn reason at all. Vince then points at Cena and Michaels and says they didn’t do damn thing about it and then points at Carlito and Angle and says neither did they. He says there were about 60 superstars from both brands and neither of them lifted a damn finger and stopped the travesty. Fans begin chanting Stone Cold as Vince is getting more and more frustatred, and eventually yells at them to shut up. Vince says he blames collectively both RAW and Smackdown from John Cena and Batista down to Jim Ross and Michael Cole. He says he especially holds the two General Managers responsible and he’s got a solution that will make his whole family happy. He announces at Survivor Series it will be a Brand Warfare 5 on 5 elimination match to determine not only brand superiority but for survival in the WWE. McMahon explains that because the losing brands General Manager will be fired on the spot should their brand lose in the 5 on 5 match! Fans erupt in cheers as McMahon drops the mic but then get layed out with Sweet Chin Music from Shawn Michaels! Michaels and Cena celebrate over the laid out chairman as J.R. signs us off for RAW.

WWE 2005.

Internet Heat Results:
Tyson Tomko squashed local jobber.
V-Squared (Val Venis and Viscera) defeated Heart Throbs
Matt Striker defeated Tajiri via disqualification

Raw - October 10, 2005 review

Nice show trezd, loving the 2005 year, especially in the fall when things started going up I think.

I love the opening promo with Steph saying that Austin stunnered her entire family, builds up heat towards her as well as dan appreciation for Austin.

Kerwin White and Dolph Ziggler (oh Nick Nemeth sorry lol) attacking Benjamin afetr Chavo loses the match was the typical heel attack back then, builds White a major threat in the Intercontinental Championship title race, nice attack.

Edge and Lita trashing Matt Hardy as well as SmackDown in General was great,both shows were at their prime back then and it builds alot of heat in this Brand Supremacy storyline. I did not expect Long on Raw it was quite rare back then as well to see the opposing brands superstars on the other show, Edge and Lita trashing SmackDown's superstars, the Juniors division as well as Palmer Cannon and the Divas on SmackDown was great, Edge saying that all SmackDown C-divas are a carbon copy of Lita was great too
Also Edge and Lita attacking Long after was good, and it builds more hype torwards this Friday Night SmackDown!

Big Show standing tall over Cade and Murdoch was nice, Builds show as a guy who can outlast any type of numbers situation.

Masters getting a nice win, hopefully you push him.

Trish still retaining was good builds more heat torwards the Ladies in Pink and also hope you bring in Mickie James this storyline was actually good between Trish, Ashley and Mickie against Candice, Torrie and Victoria, kind of two diva groups going at it back then I enjoyed it back then.

Triple H finally revealing his true Cerebral Assassin self was good, him dissing Flair builds a potential match up as well.
Nice segment in deed. I enjoyed their fued as well.

Carlito winning was nice, builds more story torwards the WWE Championship race as well. Michaels, Angle, Carlito and Cena are all that could get the belt, lol Cena is champion so I can see a four way happening at Taboo Tuesday.

Vinnie Mac announcing a 5 on 5 Brand Warfare match was excellent, however it seems too early because Taboo Tuesday is the next event so I don't know. However the stipulation with the losing GM being fired is also intriguing.

Overall nice debut episode, and I kind of like it when somone does a BTB from the past but with their own little twist on it and the storylines that youa re doing are a mix of both what happened in real life as well as adapting your own adaption to it. Very nice.

I say if I had to stop my current BTB, I would do one from the past around the same era. I loved this time in the fall of 2005. Good job.

BTW are you doing Brand Exclusive pay per views?

RAW Review

-Pretty good first show well done!

-Good opening segment with Stephanie McMahon

-Good match between White and Benjamin....Good attack from White an Nemeth.

-Really liked the segment when Edge came out and started talking trash about Hardy. Good for Edge and Lita to build momentum going into SMACKDOWN by standing over Long at the end.

-No surprise that The Big Show won. Gives him good momentum by beating the tag champions.

-Very interesting fued with Triple H and Ric Flair. Good way to build up the heel character of Triple H. Looks like you have a good ida of were this feud will be heading over the next coming shows.'

- Carlito winning was good for Angle.....Good way to end the show with Vince eating a Sweet Chin Music. Builds up for Michaels and Cena.......

-Overall a good show really good work and well written....