Match Results for 6/23 to 6/28

RAW 6/23/08

• Triple H defeated Mark Henry (Rey Mysterio was drafted to Raw)
• Finlay & Hornswoggle defeated Santino & Carlito (Jeff Hardy was drafted to Smackdown)
• Holly & Rhodes defeated Chavo & Bam Neely (CM Punk was drafted to RAW)
• Morrison & The Miz defeated The Hardy Boys (Matt Hardy was drafted to ECW)
• Mickie James & Melina and the team of Victoria & Natalya were in a tag team match that ended as a double disqualification (Jim Ross was drafted to SmackDown and Michael Cole was drafted to Raw)
• John Cena defeated Edge (Batista was drafted to Raw)
• MVP defeated Tommy Dreamer (Umaga was drafted to SmackDown)
• JBL defeated Kofi Kingston (Kane was drafted to Raw)
• Edge won a Tri-Branded 15-Man Battle Royal (Triple H and Mr. Kennedy were drafted to SmackDown)
  

ECW 6/24/08

• Matt Hardy & CM Punk defeated Morrison & The Miz
• Kofi Kingston defeated Shelton Benjamin (Extreme Rules Match)
• Mike Knox defeated Evan Bourne
• Mark Henry defeated Kane
  

TNA impact! 6/26/08

• A.J. Styles defeated Consequences Creed
• Christian Cage defeated Brother Ray (DQ)
• Awesome Kong defeated Danielle ($25,000 Challenge)
• Ultimo Guerrero & Ray Bucanero defeated Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino (World X-Cup)
• Moose defeated ODB (Knockout Bimbo Brawl)
• Booker T defeated Kevin Nash ( No DQ Match)
  

Smackdown 6/27/08

• Kane & Big Show defeated Mark Henry & MVP
• Finlay & Hornswaggle defeated Hawkins & Ryder
• Edge defeated Matt Hardy
• Natalya, Victoria, & Maryse defeated Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, & Cherry
• Vladimir Kozlov defeated Domino
• Batista vs. Umaga (No Contest)
  

OVW 6/28/08

• Igotta Brewski defeated Ranger Milton
• The Insurgency defeated The Mobile Homers
• Tank Toland defeated Lumpy Magoo
• The Men Of Iron defeated Dirty Money & Scott Cardinal
• JD Michaels defeated Adam Revolver (OVW TV Championship)
• Vaughn Lilas & Apoc vs. Los Locos (No Contest)
• Anthony Bravado defeated Nick Dinsmore (OVW Championship)

ECW recap , Supplemental Draft, & a Superstar returns!

First off I want to say that it was a very cheesy way to end McMahon's Million Dollar Giveaway. Didn't Vince learn anything from his fake death storyline? I guess not! I would have thought the giveaway would last through the summer. I guess it was too much of a hit on his pocketbook. Anyway moving on.....

ECW welcomed their one and only new wrestler from the original draft on RAW, Matt Hardy, by placing him in a tag match with CM Punk as his partner. Against the WWE Tag Team Champions Miz & Morrison. It was a good even match at first, Miz & Morrison looked about ready to score a pin when an unexpected Hornswaggle appeared distracting Miz long enough for Hardy to hit the Twist of Fate on Morrison.

Newcomer Evan Bourne (AKA Matt Sydel) is looking really good in the ring! Even though he lost this week against Mike Knox. Last week he performed the most perfect Shooting Star I have seen in a long time. With high fliers like this getting called up maybe Vince should think about re-instating the cruiserweight title. However on the flip side of this rivalry Mike Knox has improved so much over the past year. The bulk he has added just makes him look meaner. I would like to see him get a little bit of a push this year.

Kofi Kingston and Shelton Benjamin have had some classic battles the past few weeks, and it seems to have come to a head this past Tuesday when they faced in a Extreme Rules match. Somehow I just knew he would land that kick of his eventually. This match was fairly nice and is worth watching if it gets posted on WWE.com.

Last but certainly not least we had Kane & Mark Henry go head to head in a non title match. Henry surprised a lot of people when he pinned the ECW champion. I myself was not surprised. The officials have been wanting to give Henry a title run for a long time. It would not surprise me if they added him to the match this Sunday at Night Of Champions.

Before I finish up this blog post here are some tidbits I just found out.

17 more superstars get traded during a supplemental draft.

Now the full lists look a little like this.........

RAW gets

• Batista



• Ray Mysterio



• Kane



• Cm Punk



• Michael Cole



• Jamie Noble



• Deuce



• Chuck Polumbo



• Matt Striker



• Layla



• Kofi Kingston
  

Smackdown gets

• Triple H



• Jeff Hardy



• Umaga



• Mr. Kennedy



• Jim Ross



• Trevor Murdoch



• Big Daddy V



• DH Smith



• Brian Kendrick



• Maria



• Shelton Benjamin



• Carlito
  

ECW gets

• Matt Hardy



• Mark Henry



• Hornswaggle



• Super Crazy



• Finlay
  

In other news Ron "The Truth" Killings will be making his television debut next month.

What A Draft!!!!!!

I was really surprised by some of the changes that have taken place at this years draft. If one show ended up the big winner that would have to be RAW. Smackdown didn't do to shabby , but very little change happened to ECW. I was really hoping ECW would be able to get a bigger roster. Instead thay lost 2 major superstars and gained only 1. Here is a list of the draftees.


Going to RAW we have.......

• Rey Mysterio
• CM Punk
• Michael Cole
• Batista
• Kane
  

Going to Smackdown ........

• Jeff Hardy
• Jim Ross
• Umaga
• Mr. Kennedy
• Triple H
  

Going to ECW ......

• Matt Hardy
  

If we take a closer look at the results RAW is getting 4 major superstars that can be thrown straight into the title picture. All former Heavyweight champions. CM Punk, (a former ECW champion , a huge fan base, a huge merchandise seller, and not to mention the current Money in the Bank holder), is perfect for WWE championship contention, and with his huge popularity it would not be a mistake to give him the title for a couple of months. Rey Mysterio, (a former World champion) , I am sure will be right in with the big boys again when he gets back from injury. Although I have a feeling he will be tossed into another rivalry with JBL after his return. Batista , ( former World champion, and current #1 contender) could possible bring the World title to RAW, but I highly doubt it. Could easily be thrown into the title mix. Kane (former WWE champion, and current ECW champion) now this was a shocker! Kane will always be a top contender for any title. Possibly could bring the ECW title to Raw with him. With out a doubt RAW ended up with a bigger chunk of the draft, and the possibility have all 3 heavyweight belts being on RAW.

Smackdown did pretty good also. Triple H , (Current WWE champion) is the franchise of all the WWE.(Now that the Undertaker is gone), He could possibly bring the WWE belt back to Smackdown with him. I am sure Edge is shaking in his boots over this one. Jeff Hardy (former IC Champion) could easily be thrown in the title picture. Mr. Kennedy (former US champion) also could be. Umaga (former IC champion) again could be too but more than likely make a run a fall short again.

You can put in the record books that I said this! ECW GOT SCREWED AGAIN! Don't get me wrong Matt Hardy is a huge addition to the ECW roster, but he is all thay got. Plus they lost CM Punk and Kane. I know ECW is not considered one of the major shows, but it could be. It needs a bigger roster, another hour, and maybe another title. It's almost like WWE isn't even trying to keep it around. I am sure Matt Hardy will be in the title picture because he is the biggest name on the roster now! I really don't mean to downgrade his ability, but the whole situation is not fair to ECW and not fair to Matt. The WWE has 80 something wrestlers under contract down in Florida. What is stopping them from calling a few more up to fill out the roster a little? You are already paying them. Maybe I don't know what I am talking about. I am not and probably never will be on the WWE committee, but it just makes more since to me to try and make ECW successful.

One last thing. Michael Cole and Jim Ross have switched places. Although I love to see Ross and Foley working together it is sad to see him leaving RAW.

Vince McMahon was not lying when he said it was time to shake things up, the world of the WWE has been shaken up a lot, and it will be interesting to see how everything settles.

Match Results for 6/16/08 to 6/21/08

RAW 6/16/08

• John Cena defeated Umaga (Street Fight)
• Jeff Hardy defeated Carlito
• Holly & Rhodes defeated Cryme Tyme
• Paul & Katie Lea Burchill defeated Mr. Kennedy & Mickie James
• Triple H vs. Chris Jericho (No Contest)
  

ECW 6/17/08

• Hornswaggle defeated Armando Estrada
• Evan Bourne defeated Matt Striker
• Kofi Kingston defeated Mike Knox
• CM Punk defeated John Morrison
  

TNA impact 6/19/08

• Booker T defeated BG James
• Motor City Machine Guns defeated Tyson Dux & Davari
• Awesome Kong defeated ?
• Kaz defeated Alex Kozloc
• Jacqueline defeated Salinas
• AJ Styles & Christian Cage defeated Team 3D
  

Smackdown 6/20/08

• Matt Hardy defeated Bam Neely
• Michelle McCool defeated Layla
• Vladimir Kozlov defeated Jamie Noble
• Kane defeated MVP
• The Great Kahli defeated Charles Robinson
• Jesse & Festus defeated Deuce & Domino
• Finlay defeated The Miz
• Chavo defeated Batista
  

OVW 6/21/08

• Rudy Switchblade defeated Supergloves
• Apoc & Vaughn Lilas defeated Josh Lowry & Darriel Kelly
• Nick Dinsmore defeated James Thomas
• The Insurgency defeated Lumpy Magoo & Robbie Everest
• JD Michaels defeated Ted McNailer (TV Championship)
• Scott Cardinal defeated Shiloh
• The Men Of Iron defeated The War Party (Tag Team Championship)

Ten Bell Salute!!!! Penny Banner

Penny Banner

One of the most decorated women in the history of professional wrestling. Her accolades have included being the first recipient of the CAC's Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award, being inducted into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in New York and she will be the first woman inducted to the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo in 2008.

Banner dated Elvis Presley from 1956 to late 1958. She was married to Johnny Weaver for 35 years before divorcing him in 1994. She had one child, a daughter named Wendi. You may remember Johnny Weaver's Ten Bell earlier this year. I know they had been divorced for some time, but it is just odd how married people die so close together sometimes. My heart goes out to Wendi losing both parents in such a short time.

Ten Bell Salute!!! Judy Grable

Nellya Burres

A.K.A. Judy Grable "Barefoot Contessa"

At the very young age of 13 she entered the world of professional wrestling! Grable started wrestling in 1938. She wrestled in women's independent promotions which were early promotions of women. She won the AWW Women's Championship on May 14, 1947 which was her first and early success as a professional wrestler. Judy Grable was very beautiful and this attracted people. In 1956, a tournament was held to determine the new NWA World Women's Champion. She showed a wonderful performance and advanced to the final round of the tournament on September 18, 1956 when she lost to long-time rival The Fabulous Moolah, which made Moolah the first-ever NWA World Women's Champion.

Ten Bell Salute!!!! Ron Slinker

Ron Slinker

Died March 28, 2008 of a liver disorder.
He was a real life martial arts expert and used this as his in ring gimmick.

Slinker's liver problems were attributed to a lifetime of alcohol addiction. His son said he always tried to turn his life around, but just couldn't find the right path. David Jr. also noted that his father never brought his troubles home with him.

After he joined the Marines when he was just 17 years old, Slinker eventually earned a college degree from the University of Tampa and was a Tampa police officer for 10 years. He also appeared in the 1981 film Mr. No Legs, a kung-fu/action flick.

He held the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight championship and the NWA Florida Tag Team championship with Sgt. Rock in 1990. He also teamed with Kendall Windham, Ed Leslie (Brutus Beefcake) and Ron Bass. With Bass, the duo faced Andre the Giant and Dusty Rhodes at the NWA Mid-South Superdome Extravaganza on December 25, 1978, during a tournament to fill the vacant NWA United States Tag Team titles. Slinker and Bass lost.

Following his retirement during the early 1990s and after a run as Caribbean Junior Heavyweight champ, Slinker would manage Bass and Robert Fuller before becoming a promoter in Florida. It was there that Slinker met Rob Szatkowski and suggested he change his ring name to Rob Van Dam.

Slinker was also the stepfather of wrestler Dennis Knight, who worked as Mideon, Phineas I. Godwinn and Tex Slazenger. As well, Slinker was one of The Rock's original trainers when the Hollywood star was known as Flex Kavana in the USWA.

A second-degree black belt in judo and a sixth-degree black belt in Yoskukai (a Japanese style of contact fighting), Slinker also taught martial arts lessons to the public and to his family.