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Judgment Day 2009
Judgment Day 2009
May 17, 2009
Allstate Arena
Chicago, IL
Announcers: The teams of: Todd Grisham & Jim Ross, Josh Matthews & Matt Striker, and Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler
Here we are now into another stretch of bang, bang, bang shows only three weeks apart. I’m not really that excited going into this one as although it looks on paper to be a solid show, there’s also nothing that really stands out. I’m expecting the most out of Jericho/Mysterio since they’ve done good stuff together in the past, and Jericho will do all he can to make the story meaningful. Benjamin/Morrison also looks like a potential show stealer, but the rest looks more like “Been there, done that”. So let’s see what we get out of Judgment Day 2009. Read the rest of this entry
Drama’s Smackdown Report 5/8/09
Drama’s Smackdown Report 5/8/09
Friday Night Smackdown!
May 8, 2009
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jim Ross and Todd Grisham
-We go back to last week and Jeff Hardy’s win in the Fatal Four-Way #1 contenders match for Judgment Day. We skip the animation and go right to GM Teddy Long in the ring. Read the rest of this entry
Drama’s Smackdown Report 3/6/09
Drama’s Smackdown Report 3/6/09
Friday Night Smackdown!
March 6, 2009
Uncasville, Connecticut
Jim Ross and Tazz
We recap Raw, where John Cena won the match, but not the World Heavyweight Title from Edge, and Vickie Guerrero naming Big Show #1 contender.
OPENING ANIMATION
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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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Drama’s Smackdown Report 1/2/09
Drama’s Smackdown Report 1/2/09
Friday Night Smackdown!
January 2, 2009
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jim Ross and Tazz
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WWE: The History of the Intercontinental Championship – Disc Three
WWE: The History of the Intercontinental Championship – Disc Three
Released: 11/25/2008
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ECW Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Van Dam | – | 6/13/2006 | ECW[1] |
| Big Show | Rob Van Dam | 7/4/2006 | ECW |
| Bobby Lashley | Big Show | 12/3/2006 | December to Dismember[2] |
| Mr. McMahon | Bobby Lashley | 4/29/2007 | Backlash[3] |
| Bobby Lashley (2) |
Mr. McMahon | 6/3/2007 | One Night Stand[4] |
| John Morrison | CM Punk | 6/25/2007 | Vengeance[5] |
| CM Punk | John Morrison | 9/1/2007 | ECW |
| Chavo Guerrero | CM Punk | 1/22/2008 | ECW |
| Kane | Chavo Guerrero |
3/30/2008 | WrestleMania XXIV[6] |
| Mark Henry | Kane | 6/29/2008 | Night of Champions[7] |
| Matt Hardy | The Miz | 9/7/2008 | Unforgiven[8] |
| Jack Swagger | Matt Hardy | 1/13/2009 | ECW |
| Christian | Jack Swagger | 4/26/2009 | Backlash |
| Tommy Dreamer | Christian | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules[9] |
| Christian (2) | Tommy Dreamer | 7/26/2009 | Night of Champions |
Footnotes:
[1]: With the renewed ECW television show as WWE would have it be, the ECW title was revived and awarded to Rob Van Dam by Paul Heyman after winning the WWE championship.
[2]: This was an extreme elimination chamber match which also included Rob Van Dam, Test, Hardcore Holly and CM Punk.
[3]: This was a handicap match which put Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and Umaga up against ECW champion Bobby Lashley. McMahon got the pinfall and won the title.
[4]: The title became vacant once Lashley was drafted to Raw.
[5]: Chris Benoit was actually chosen to be Punk’s opponent instead of Johnny Nitro (John Morrison) as another top contender, but never arrived for the show. I think we all know why he didn’t show.
[6]: Even though this is the ECW title, it became exclusive to Raw once Kane was drafted on June 23, 2008.
[7]: This was a triple-threat match which also included the Big Show. Since Mark Henry was a part of the ECW brand, the belt once again returned to where it belonged on ECW.
[8]: According the Championship Scramble rules, the ECW 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. The match included Mark Henry, Finlay, Matt Hardy, Chavo Guerrero and The Miz.
[9]: Tommy Dreamer won the ECW world title in a triple-threat match which also included Jack Swagger.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
WWE Intercontinental Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Patterson | – | 9/1/1979 | Rio de Janeiro[1] |
| Ken Patera | Pat Patterson | 4/21/1980 | New York, NY |
| Pedro Morales | Ken Patera | 12/8/1980 | New York, NY |
| Don Muraco | Pedro Morales | 6/20/1981 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Pedro Morales (2) | Don Muraco | 11/23/1981 | New York, NY |
| Don Muraco (2) | Pedro Morales | 1/22/1983 | New York, NY |
| Tito Santana | Don Muraco | 2/11/1984 | Boston, MA |
| Greg Valentine | Tito Santana | 9/24/1984 | London, Ontario |
| Tito Santana (2) | Greg Valentine | 7/6/1985 | Baltimore, MD |
| Randy Savage | Tito Santana | 2/8/1986 | Boston, MA |
| Ricky Steamboat | Randy Savage | 3/29/1987 | WrestleMania III |
| Honky Tonk Man | Ricky Steamboat | 6/2/1987 | Superstars |
| Ultimate Warrior | Honky Tonk Man | 8/29/1988 | SummerSlam |
| Rick Rude | Ultimate Warrior | 4/2/1989 | WrestleMania V |
| Ultimate Warrior (2) | Rick Rude | 8/28/1989 | SummerSlam[2] |
| Mr. Perfect | Tito Santana | 4/23/1990 | Superstars[3] |
| Kerry Von Erich | Mr. Perfect | 8/27/1990 | SummerSlam |
| Mr. Perfect (2) | Kerry Von Erich | 11/19/1990 | Superstars |
| Bret Hart | Mr. Perfect | 8/26/1991 | SummerSlam |
| The Mountie | Bret Hart | 1/17/1992 | Springfield, MA |
| Roddy Piper | The Mountie | 1/19/1992 | Royal Rumble |
| Bret Hart (2) | Roddy Piper | 4/5/1992 | WrestleMania VIII |
| British Bulldog | Bret Hart | 8/29/1992 | SummerSlam |
| Shawn Michaels | British Bulldog | 10/27/1992 | SNME #31 |
| Marty Jannetty | Shawn Michaels | 5/17/1993 | Monday Night Raw |
| Shawn Michaels (2) | Marty Jannetty | 6/6/1993 | Albany, NY[4] |
| Razor Ramon | Rick Martel | 10/11/1993 | Monday Night Raw[5] |
| Diesel | Razor Ramon | 4/13/1994 | Superstars |
| Razor Ramon (2) | Diesel | 8/29/1994 | SummerSlam |
| Jeff Jarrett | Razor Ramon | 1/22/1995 | Royal Rumble |
| Jeff Jarrett (2) | Bob Holly | 4/26/1995 | Action Zone[6] |
| Razor Ramon (3) | Jeff Jarrett | 5/19/1995 | Montreal, Quebec |
| Jeff Jarrett (3) | Razor Ramon | 5/22/1995 | Trois-Riveres, Quebec |
| Shawn Michaels (3) | Jeff Jarrett | 7/23/1995 | IYH 2 |
| Dean Douglas | – | 10/22/1995 | IYH 4[7] |
| Razor Ramon (4) | Dean Douglas | 10/22/1995 | IYH 4 |
| Goldust | Razor Ramon | 1/21/1996 | Royal Rumble |
| Goldust (2) | Savio Vega | 4/1/1996 | Monday Night Raw[8] |
| Ahmed Johnson | Goldust | 6/23/1996 | King of the Ring[9] |
| Marc Mero | Faarooq | 9/23/1996 | Monday Night Raw[10] |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley | Marc Mero | 10/21/1996 | Monday Night Raw |
| Rocky Maivia | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 2/13/1997 | Thursday Raw Thursday |
| Owen Hart | Rocky Maivia | 4/28/1997 | Monday Night Raw |
| Steve Austin | Owen Hart | 8/3/1997 | SummerSlam[11] |
| Owen Hart (2) | Faarooq | 10/5/1997 | IYH: Badd Blood[12] |
| Steve Austin (2) | Owen Hart | 11/9/1997 | Survivor Series |
| The Rock (2) | Steve Austin | 12/8/1997 | Raw is War[13] |
| Triple H (2) | The Rock | 8/30/1998 | SummerSlam[14] |
| Ken Shamrock | X-Pac | 10/12/1998 | Raw is War[15] |
| Val Venis | Ken Shamrock | 2/14/1999 | St. Valentine’s Day Massacre[16] |
| Road Dogg | Val Venis | 3/15/1999 | Raw is War |
| Goldust (3) | Road Dogg | 3/29/1999 | Raw is War[17] |
| The Godfather | Goldust | 4/12/1999 | Raw is War |
| Jeff Jarrett (4) | The Godfather | 5/31/1999 | Raw is War |
| Edge | Jeff Jarrett | 7/24/1999 | Toronto, Ontario |
| Jeff Jarrett (5) | Edge | 7/25/1999 | Fully Loaded |
| D’Lo Brown | Jeff Jarrett | 7/26/1999 | Raw is War |
| Jeff Jarrett (6) | D’Lo Brown | 8/22/1999 | SummerSlam |
| Chyna | Jeff Jarrett | 10/17/1999 | No Mercy |
| Chris Jericho | Chyna | 12/12/1999 | Armageddon |
| Chris Jericho (2) | Chyna | 1/23/2000 | Royal Rumble[18] |
| Kurt Angle | Chris Jericho | 2/27/2000 | No Way Out |
| Chris Benoit | Kurt Angle | 4/2/2000 | WrestleMania 2000[19] |
| Chris Jericho (3) | Chris Benoit | 5/4/2000 | Raw is War |
| Chris Benoit (2) | Chris Jericho | 5/8/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Rikishi | Chris Benoit | 6/22/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Val Venis (2) | Rikishi | 7/6/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Chyna (2) | Val Venis | 8/27/2000 | SummerSlam[20] |
| Eddie Guerrero | Chyna | 9/3/2000 | Raw is War[21] |
| Billy Gunn | Eddie Guerrero | 11/23/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Chris Benoit (3) | Billy Gunn | 12/10/2000 | Armageddon |
| Chris Jericho (4) | Chris Benoit | 1/21/2001 | Royal Rumble |
| Triple H (3) | Chris Jericho | 4/5/2001 | Smackdown! |
| Jeff Hardy | Triple H | 4/12/2001 | Smackdown! |
| Triple H (4) | Jeff Hardy | 4/16/2001 | Raw is War |
| Kane | Triple H | 5/20/2001 | Judgment Day |
| Albert | Kane | 6/28/2001 | Smackdown! |
| Lance Storm | Albert | 7/23/2001 | Raw is War |
| Edge (2) | Lance Storm | 8/19/2001 | SummerSlam |
| Christian | Edge | 9/23/2001 | Unforgiven |
| Edge (3) | Christian | 10/21/2001 | No Mercy |
| Test | Edge | 11/5/2001 | Raw |
| Edge (4) | Test | 11/18/2001 | Survivor Series[22] |
| William Regal | Edge | 1/20/2002 | Atlanta, GA |
| Rob Van Dam | William Regal | 3/17/2002 | WrestleMania X8 |
| Eddie Guerrero (2) | Rob Van Dam | 4/21/2002 | Backlash |
| Rob Van Dam (2) | Eddie Guerrero | 5/27/2002 | Raw |
| Chris Benoit (4) | Rob Van Dam | 7/29/2002 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam (3) | Chris Benoit | 8/25/2002 | SummerSlam |
| Chris Jericho (5) | Rob Van Dam | 9/16/2002 | Raw |
| Kane (2) | Chris Jericho | 9/30/2002 | Raw |
| Triple H (5) | Kane | 10/20/2002 | No Mercy[23] |
| Christian (2) | – | 5/18/2003 | Judgment Day[24] |
| Booker T | Christian | 7/7/2003 | Raw |
| Christian (3) | Booker T | 8/10/2003 | Des Moines, IA |
| Rob Van Dam (4) | Christian | 9/29/2003 | Raw |
| Chris Jericho (6) | Rob Van Dam | 10/27/2003 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam (5) | Chris Jericho | 10/27/2003 | Raw |
| Randy Orton | Rob Van Dam | 12/14/2003 | Armageddon[25] |
| Edge (5) | Randy Orton | 7/11/2004 | Vengeance[26] |
| Chris Jericho (7) | Christian | 9/12/2004 | Unforgiven[27] |
| Shelton Benjamin | Chris Jericho | 10/19/2004 | Taboo Tuesday |
| Carlito | Shelton Benjamin | 6/21/2005 | Raw |
| Ric Flair | Carlito | 9/19/2005 | Unforgiven |
| Shelton Benjamin (2) | Ric Flair | 2/20/2006 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam (6) | Shelton Benjamin | 4/30/2006 | Backlash |
| Shelton Benjamin (3) | Rob Van Dam | 5/15/2006 | Raw[28] |
| Johnny Nitro | Shelton Benjamin | 6/25/2006 | Vengeance[29] |
| Jeff Hardy (2) | Johnny Nitro | 10/2/2006 | Raw |
| Johnny Nitro (2) | Jeff Hardy | 11/6/2006 | Raw |
| Jeff Hardy (3) | Johnny Nitro | 11/13/2006 | Raw |
| Umaga | Jeff Hardy | 2/19/2007 | Raw |
| Santino Marella | Umaga | 4/16/2007 | Raw |
| Umaga (2) | Santino Marella | 7/2/2007 | Raw |
| Jeff Hardy (4) | Umaga | 9/3/2007 | Raw |
| Chris Jericho (8) | Jeff Hardy | 3/10/2008 | Raw |
| Kofi Kingston | Chris Jericho | 6/29/2008 | Night of Champions |
| Santino Marella (2) | Kofi Kingston | 8/17/2008 | SummerSlam[30] |
| William Regal (2) | Santino Marella | 11/10/2008 | Raw |
| CM Punk | William Regal | 1/19/2009 | Raw |
| JBL | CM Punk | 3/9/2009 | Raw |
| Rey Mysterio | JBL | 4/5/2009 | WrestleMania XXV |
| Chris Jericho (9) | Rey Mysterio | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules |
| Rey Mysterio (2) | Chris Jericho | 6/28/2009 | The Bash |
| John Morrison (3) | Rey Mysterio | 9/4/2009 | Smackdown! |
| Drew McIntyre | John Morrison | 12/13/2009 | TLC |
| Kofi Kingston (2) | Drew McIntyre | 5/23/2010 | Over the Limit |
| Dolph Ziggler | Kofi Kingston | 8/6/2010 | Smackdown! |
| Kofi Kingston (3) | Dolph Ziggler | 1/7/2011 | Smackdown! |
| Wade Barrett | Kofi Kingston | 3/25/2011 | Smackdown! |
| Ezekiel Jackson | Wade Barrett | 6/19/2011 | Capitol Punishment |
Footnotes:
[1]: Pat Patterson wins a fictitious tournament to be crowned the first-ever WWF Intercontinental Champion. People say he beat Ted DiBiase, but who really knows.
[2]: When the Ultimate Warrior won the WWF title at WrestleMania 6 on April 1, 1990, the Intercontinental title became vacant.
[3]: This was a tournament final to fill the vacancy.
[4]: Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for not defending the belt within the last 30 days. The real reason though was that he tested positive for steroids and was suspended.
[5]: Ramon and Martel were the last two remaining in a 20-man battle royal. Therefore, they squared off in a match one week later to determine the new Intercontinental champion.
[6]: The belt was held up after a controversial finish. The rematch aired a week later on Action Zone.
[7]: After being attacked outside a Syracuse nightclub on October 14, 1995, Shawn Michaels had to lose the Intercontinental title by forfeit.
[8]: The title was held up after a previous match between these two ended in a no-contest. This was the rematch to determine a champion.
[9]: Ahmed Johnson was forced to vacate the title due to an injury.
[10]: This was a tournament final.
[11]: Austin had to vacate the title after taking the Owen Driver that broke his neck at SummerSlam on September 8, 1997.
[12]: This was a tournament final.
[13]: Austin forfeited the belt to Rock after refusing to defend the Intercontinental title at Mr. McMahon’s request.
[14]: Triple H had to vacate the belt after a leg injury.
[15]: This was a tournament final.
[16]: Billy Gunn was the special guest referee.
[17]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Chyna.
[18]: Due to a controversial double-pin situation, Chris Jericho and Chyna were considered co-champions for three weeks leading into the Royal Rumble where Jericho would secure the title by coming out the winner of a triple-threat match which also included Hardcore Holly.
[19]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Chris Jericho.
[20]: Chyna competed in a inter-gender tag match alongwith Eddie Guerrero to take on Intercontinental champion Val Venis and Trish Stratus. Chyna pinned Trish to win the belt.
[21]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Kurt Angle.
[22]: WCW U.S. champion Edge defeated the Intercontinental champion Test to unify the belts.
[23]: World champion Triple H beat the Intercontinental champion Kane to unify the belts.
[24]: Christian won a nine-man battle royal to win the newly revived Intercontinental title.
[25]: Mick Foley was the special guest referee.
[26]: On September 6, 2004, Edge had to relinguish the title due to injury.
[27]: This was a ladder match to determine a new champion.
[28]: This was a 3-on-2 Handicap Texas Tornado match on Raw featuring Benjamin, Chris Masters and Triple H against WWE Champion John Cena and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone to beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam.
[29]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Carlito.
[30]: Santino teamed up with Beth Phoenix to take on Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston and Womens champion Mickie James in a “Winner Takes All” match.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
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