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Bigelow’s Raw Report 4/13/09
Monday Night Raw 4/13/09
2009 Roster Draft
Phillips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Announcers: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, Todd Grisham, Josh Matthews & Matt Striker
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Drama’s Smackdown Report 3/27/09
Drama’s Smackdown Report 3/27/09
Friday Night Smackdown!
March 27, 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Jim Ross and Tazz
OPENING ANIMATION
We get right down to business on Smackdown with a huge opening match. Read the rest of this entry
Drama’s Smackdown Report 3/13/09
Drama’s Smackdown Report 3/13/09
Friday Night Smackdown!
March 13, 2009
Uncasville, Connecticut
Jim Ross and Tazz
-We recap Monday night, when John Cena put himself into the World Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestlemania.
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Drama’s Smackdown Report 2/6/09
Drama’s Smackdown Report 2/6/09
Friday Night Smackdown!
February 6, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jim Ross and Tazz
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Drama’s Smackdown Report 1/30/09
Drama’s Smackdown Report 1/30/09
Friday Night Smackdown!
January 30, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jim Ross and Tazz
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Alec Settee’s Royal Rumble 2009 Report
Royal Rumble 2009, January 25, 2009, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
Announcers: The teams of Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler, Jim Ross & Tazz, Todd Grisham & Matt Striker, and Jim Ross & Jerry “The King” Lawler
So it’s time for our first PPV of the year, The Royal Rumble. It really didn’t look that interesting going in, but the Rumble rarely fails to deliver something good, so let’s see what we get here.
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Drama’s Smackdown Report 12/19/08
Friday Night Smackdown!
December 19, 2008
Baltimore, Maryland
Jim Ross and Tazz
We get a video recap of Armageddon, and the moment fans have been waiting years for…Jeff Hardy is the WWE Champion. We then go live to a painted Jeff Hardy popping up behind his WWE Title belt and smiling.
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Bigelow’s Raw Report 12/8/08
Monday Night Raw 12/8/08
2008 Slammy Awards
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, PA
Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler
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WWE United States Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Guerrero | Chris Benoit | 7/27/2003 | Vengeance[1] |
| Big Show | Eddie Guerrero | 10/19/2003 | No Mercy |
| John Cena | Big Show | 3/14/2004 | WrestleMania XX[2] |
| Booker T | Rob Van Dam | 7/29/2004 | Smackdown![3] |
| John Cena (2) | Booker T | 10/3/2004 | No Mercy |
| Carlito | John Cena | 10/7/2004 | Smackdown! |
| John Cena (3) | Carlito | 11/18/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Orlando Jordan | John Cena | 3/3/2005 | Smackdown! |
| Chris Benoit | Orlando Jordan | 8/21/2005 | SummerSlam |
| Booker T (2) | Chris Benoit | 10/21/2005 | Smackdown![4] |
| Booker T (3) | Chris Benoit | 1/13/2006 | Smackdown![5] |
| Chris Benoit (2) | Booker T | 2/19/2006 | No Way Out |
| JBL | Chris Benoit | 4/2/2006 | WrestleMania 22 |
| Bobby Lashley | JBL | 5/26/2006 | Smackdown! |
| Finlay | Bobby Lashley | 7/14/2006 | Smackdown! |
| Mr. Kennedy | Finlay | 9/1/2006 | Smackdown![6] |
| Chris Benoit (3) | Mr. Kennedy | 10/13/2006 | Smackdown! |
| MVP | Chris Benoit | 5/20/2007 | Judgment Day |
| Matt Hardy | MVP | 4/27/2008 | Backlash[7] |
| Shelton Benjamin | Matt Hardy | 7/20/2008 | Great American Bash[8] |
| MVP (2) | Shelton Benjamin | 3/20/2009 | Smackdown! |
| Kofi Kingston | MVP | 6/1/2009 | Raw |
| The Miz | Kofi Kingston | 10/5/2009 | Raw |
| Bret Hart | The Miz | 5/17/2010 | Raw[9] |
| R-Truth | The Miz | 5/24/2010 | Raw[10] |
| The Miz (2) | R-Truth | 6/14/2010 | Raw[11] |
| Daniel Bryan | The Miz | 9/19/2010 | Night of Champions |
| Sheamus | Daniel Bryan | 3/14/2011 | Raw |
| Kofi Kingston (2) | Sheamus | 5/1/2011 | Extreme Rules |
| Dolph Ziggler | Kofi Kingston | 6/19/2011 | Capitol Punishment |
Footnotes:
[1]: In an attempt to revive the U.S. title, this was the title tournament finals as the belt became exclusive to Smackdown.
[2]: On July 8, 2004, Cena was stripped of the belt after attacking Smackdown General Manager Kurt Angle.
[3]: This was an eight-man elimination match which also featured John Cena, Rene Dupree, Kenzo Suzuki, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns.
[4]: The title became vacant after a double-pinfall decision during a Booker/Benoit match on November 25, 2005. Therefore, a best-of-seven series between the two was started.
[5]: This was match #7 in the best-of-seven series, but since Booker was injured, Randy Orton subbed in his place and won the title for Booker T.
[6]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Bobby Lashley.
[7]: Matt Hardy was drafted to ECW on June 23, 2008, making the belt a part of the ECW brand.
[8]: Since Shelton Benjamin was a member of the Smackdown brand, the title returned to Smackdown.
[9]: Bret Hart vacated the WWE U.S. title when a week later, he became the General Manager of Raw.
[10]: This match served the purpose of filling the title vacancy.
[11]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included John Morrison and Zach Ryder.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
World Heavyweight Title History (WWE)
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple H | – | 9/2/2002 | Raw[1] |
| Shawn Michaels | Triple H | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series[2] |
| Triple H (2) | Shawn Michaels | 12/15/2002 | Armageddon |
| Goldberg | Triple H | 9/21/2003 | Unforgiven |
| Triple H (3) | Goldberg | 12/14/2003 | Armageddon[3] |
| Chris Benoit | Triple H | 3/14/2004 | WrestleMania XX[4] |
| Randy Orton | Chris Benoit | 8/15/2004 | SummerSlam |
| Triple H (4) | Randy Orton | 9/12/2004 | Unforgiven[5] |
| Triple H (5) | – | 1/9/2005 | New Year’s Revolution[6] |
| Batista | Triple H | 4/3/2005 | WrestleMania 21[7] |
| Kurt Angle | – | 1/10/2006 | Smackdown![8] |
| Rey Mysterio | Kurt Angle | 4/2/2006 | WrestleMania 22[9] |
| King Booker | Rey Mysterio | 7/23/2006 | Great American Bash |
| Batista (2) | King Booker | 11/26/2006 | Survivor Series |
| The Undertaker | Batista | 4/1/2007 | WrestleMania 23 |
| Edge | The Undertaker | 5/8/2007 | Smackdown![10] |
| The Great Khali | – | 7/17/2007 | Smackdown![11] |
| Batista (3) | The Great Khali | 9/16/2007 | Unforgiven[12] |
| Edge (2) | Batista | 12/16/2007 | Armageddon[13] |
| The Undertaker (2) | Edge | 3/30/2008 | WrestleMania XXIV[14] |
| Edge (3) | The Undertaker | 6/1/2008 | One Night Stand |
| CM Punk | Edge | 6/30/2008 | Raw[15][16] |
| Chris Jericho | Kane | 9/7/2008 | Unforgiven[17] |
| Batista (4) | Chris Jericho | 10/26/2008 | Cyber Sunday[18] |
| Chris Jericho (2) | Batista | 11/3/2008 | Raw |
| John Cena | Chris Jericho | 11/23/2008 | Survivor Series |
| Edge (4) | Rey Mysterio | 2/15/2009 | No Way Out[19] |
| John Cena (2) | Big Show | 4/5/2009 | WrestleMania XXV[20] |
| Edge (5) | John Cena | 4/29/2009 | Backlash |
| Jeff Hardy | Edge | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules |
| CM Punk (2) | Jeff Hardy | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules[21] |
| Jeff Hardy (2) | CM Punk | 7/26/2009 | Night of Champions |
| CM Punk (3) | Jeff Hardy | 8/23/2009 | SummerSlam |
| The Undertaker (3) | CM Punk | 10/4/2009 | Hell in a Cell |
| Chris Jericho (3) | The Undertaker | 2/21/2010 | Elimination Chamber[22] |
| Jack Swagger | Chris Jericho | 4/2/2010 | Smackdown! |
| Rey Mysterio (2) | Jack Swagger | 6/20/2010 | Fatal 4-Way[23] |
| Kane | Rey Mysterio | 7/18/2010 | Money in the Bank |
| Edge (6) | — | 12/19/2010 | TLC[24] |
| Dolph Ziggler | Edge | 2/18/2011 | Smackdown![25] |
| Edge (7) | Dolph Ziggler | 2/18/2011 | Smackdown![26] |
| Christian | Alberto Del Rio | 5/1/2011 | Extreme Rules[27] |
| Randy Orton (2) | Christian | 5/6/2011 | Smackdown! |
| Christian (2) | Randy Orton | 7/17/2011 | Money in the Bank |
Footnotes:
[1]: This title was awarded to Triple H by the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff.
[2]: This was the first-ever elimination chamber match which also included Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Chris Jericho, and Kane.
[3]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Kane.
[4]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Shawn Michaels.
[5]: The belt was vacated the week after on December 6, 2004, because of a controversial finish during a triple-threat match which included the World Champion Triple H, Chris Benoit and Edge.
[6]: This was an elimination chamber match which also included Batista, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Edge.
[7]: The title became exclusive to Smackdown on June 28, 2005, after Batista was drafted from Raw. He also had to vacate the title on January 13, 2006, because of an injury.
[8]: Angle won a 20-man battle royal to win the title.
[9]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Randy Orton.
[10]: Edge cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase after a Batista/Undertaker steel cage match. He then had to vacate the title because of a pectoral injury.
[11]: Khali won a 20-man battle royal to win the title.
[12]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Rey Mysterio.
[13]: This was a triple-threat match which also included The Undertaker.
[14]: On May 2, 2008, Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero stripped The Undertaker of the championship because she felt his new choke hold was too dangerous to the Smackdown wrestlers.
[15]: Punk cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase after Batista beat the crap out of Edge. As a result of CM Punk being a part of Raw, the World Title became exclusive to Raw again.
[16]: At Unforgiven, CM Punk suffered a concussion after a backstage beatdown at the hands of Randy Orton and could not compete later on in the night in the Championship Scramble match. While not the crowned champion at the time, Chris Jericho wrestled as his replacement.
[17]: According the Championship Scramble rules, the World Heavyweight title could change hands any time during the match with any one gaining a pinfall on any one else regardless of whether or not they are the current champion. This match included Chris Jericho, Kane, Batista, Rey Mysterio and JBL.
[18]: Steve Austin was chosen by the fans as the special referee in this match.
[19]: Just before the Raw Elimination Chamber match, Smackdown superstar Edge beat up Raw superstar Kofi Kingston and then locked himself inside the chamber to become part of the match. The other participants were World Champion John Cena, Mike Knox, Kane and Chris Jericho. After everyone else was eliminated, it came down to Edge pinning Rey Mysterio to win the title.
[20]: This was a triple-threat match which also included the World Heavyweight Champion Edge, although Big Show was the one pinned in the match.
[21]: As the 2009 winner of the ‘Money in the Bank’ match, CM Punk cashed in the title opportunity of his choice right after Jeff Hardy defeated Edge won the belt in a grueling ladder match.
[22]: Chris Jericho regained the World Heavyweight title in an Elimination Chamber match which also featured R-Truth, John Morrison, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. During the final part of the match, Shawn Michaels entered the elimination chamber and delivered Sweet Chin Music to the Undertaker, which allowed Chris Jericho to score the easy pinfall on the Dead Man.
[23]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included CM Punk and the Big Show.
[24]: This was a four man Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match which also featured Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio.
[25]: On a February 18 2011 episode of Smackdown, acting Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero awarded the World Heavyweight title to Dolph Ziggler after Edge used the Spear on him during a title match.
[26]: On the same episode, the REAL Smackdown GM Teddy Long made his return and in his first act as the returning GM, gave the belt back to Edge. However, Edge would soon retire and vacate the title on an April 15 2011 episode of Smackdown.
[27]: This match was set in place to fill the title vacancy.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
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