WWE Judgment Day - May 21, 2006

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WWE Judgment Day - May 21, 2006 By AARON MYKYTA, MOP Squad Sports NWA/TNA Editor May 22, 2006 - 1:39:00 PM	Email this article Printer friendly page
Judgment Day started up with a video package highlighting the big matches of the night (the Undertaker vs. the Great Khali, the King of the Ring finals, and the World Heavyweight Championship match). The pyros went off in the U.S. Airway Center in Pheonix, Arizona as Michael Cole and Tazz welcomed us to the show. Hugo Savinovich and Carlos Carbrera welcomed the Spanish viewers to the show before MNM came down to their ring to start the match. Brian Kendrick and Paul London ran down to the ring wearing odd masks to start the WWE Tag Team Championship match. WWE Tag Team Championship Normal Tag Team Match MNM (c) vs. Brian Kendrick & Paul London London and Johnny Nitro started the match up as they grappled up in the center of the ring. Nitro powered London to the corner, but the referee forced him to give a clean break. He shoved London, but London shoved him back. They grappled up again, but this time Nitro hit a bodyslam onto London. Joey Mercury came into the ring and they mocked the challengers before leaving the ring. London applied a side-headlock, followed by a armbar takedown. He tagged in Kendrick, who went off the top turnbuckle and hit a diving double sledge. He tagged in London, who did the same move as Kendrick. He tagged Kendrick back in and he went for the pin, but Nitro kicked out. Nitro was able to get the tag to Mercury, but he came into a hip toss by Kendrick. Kendrick went for the pin, but Mercury kicked out. Mercury bounced off the ropes and missed a big boot, which allowed Kendrick to hit an armbar takedown. He tagged in London as they double-teamed Mercury with a double-shoulder block and double-elbow drop. Mercury and Nitro left the ring to regroup, but London vaulted his partner out of the ring onto their opponent. Kendrick brought Mercury into the ring and London attempted a diving cross-body, but Mercury dodged the move. Nitro came into the ring and they hit a double-gutbuster onto London. They distracted the referee as Melina choked London with a headscissors. Mercury went for the pin, but London kicked out. He whipped London off the ropes and they both hit shoulder blocks onto each other. London got the tag to Kendrick as Mercury got the tag to Nitro. Nitro was able to choke Kendrick on the top rope, followed by Mercury picking him up. They hit the snapshot onto Kendrick and Nitro went for the pin, but London made the save. The referee got London out of the ring and Nitro went for the pin again, but Kendrick kicked out on his own. Nitro attempted a suplex, but Kendrick reversed that into a small package. Mercury distracted the referee, so the pin wasn't counted. Nitro tagged in Mercury, who hit a vertical suplex. He went for the pin, but Kendrick kicked out. He attempted the pin two more times, but too no avail. He tossed Mercury out of the ring and London inadvertantly distracted the referee, and that allowed Melina to stomp on Kendrick. Nitro tossed him back into the ring and Mercury locked in a modified STF, but Kendrick fought out of it. He tagged in Nitro, who went for the pin, but Kendrick kicked out. Mercury held his foot up and Nitro sent Kendrick's head into his partner's boot. He tagged in Mercury, who locked in a rear-naked choke. Kendrick got back to his feet and elbowed out of the hold and was able to send Mercury's head into the turnbuckle. He took down Nitro and finally got the tag to London. London cleaned house and took down both Mercury and Nitro. He ran at Mercury in the corner, but Mercury got his boot up. They attempted to double-team him, but London hit a clothesline, taking them both down. He hit a roll-up onto Mercury, but Mercury kicked out. He put Nitro on the apron and hit a dropsault, sending him off the apron. London landed on Mercury and went for the pin, but Melina came into the ring and screamed at the referee. Mercury was able to roll-up London and Nitro held onto his boot, but London was still able to kick out. Nitro came back into the ring, but Kendrick took him out of it. He vaulted himself out of the ring, but Nitro dodged the move. Nitro stepped onto the apron and held London, but when Mercury attempted a cheap shot, London ducked and Mercury punched his partner off the apron. London came from behind and hit a roll-up bridge onto Mercury for the victory and the championships! Winners by pinfall and the new WWE Tag Team Champions: Brian Kendrick & Paul London After the match, Melina came into the ring and yelled at Mercury. She told him that it was all his fault and gave him a sharp slap. He grabbed the wrist of Melina, but Nitro slammed him down to the mat and unleashed a fury of right hands. Mercury reversed the position and hammered away at Nitro with right hands. Melina hit a spinning kick to the head of Mercury before they both started choking their former partner. They left the ring, but Mercury came from behind and continued the fight. Theodore R. Long and several referees came down to the ring to attempt to break up the fight. Long was pushed to the ground as they continued to fight. Mercury finally made his way up the entrance ramp as Nitro and Melina looked on. Michael Cole and Tazz remind us of the King of the Ring finals tonight as Booker T and Bobby Lashley fight for that prestigious title. We see a video from 1993 when Bret Hart defeated Big Boss Man (I think that's who it was) to win the first-ever King of the Ring tournament. Chris Benoit made his way down to the ring for the next match-up. Finlay came down to the ring with his shillelagh as we saw some footage of SmackDown! three weeks ago when Finlay defeated Benoit to advance into the King of the Ring tournament (he was later eliminated by Bobby Lashley). Singles Match Chris Benoit vs. Finlay They grappled up and Finlay powered Benoit to the corner. The referee forced Finlay to give a clean break, and he did. They grappled up again and this time Benoit powered Finlay to the corner. Finlay and Benoit kept the grapple locked up as they forced each other out of the ring. They finally broke the hold and made their way back into the ring. They had a stare down before Benoit quickly took Finlay down and went for the sharpshooter. He couldn't get the move locked in and Finlay reversed it. Benoit reversed Finlay's move and locked in a side-headlock. Finlay got back to his feet, but Benoit hit a side-headlock takedown. Finlay reversed that into a pin, but Benoit kicked out at one and kept the hold locked in. Finlay attempted the pin again, but Benoit kicked out and broke the hold. Finlay backed away to the corner and told the referee that he got something in his eye. He used the referee as a shield before hitting a forearm to the face of Benoit. He hit a european-uppercut, but Benoit came back with a knife-edge chop. Finlay retaliated by locking in a rear-naked choke. Benoit got back to his feet, but Finlay hit a snapmere takedown and went for the pin, but Benoit kicked out. Benoit got back to his feet and started fighting back with a series of sharp knees to the chest of Finlay. He hit a backbreaker and locked in the rear-naked choke. Benoit ditched the move and hit a crucifix pin, but Finlay got his boots on the ropes. Finlay thumbed Benoit in the eye, followed by a vicious clothesline. He went for a pin, but Benoit kicked out. He kneed Benoit in the shoulder area before going for the pin again, but Benoit kicked out. Finlay locked in the criss-cross choke, but Benoit got back to his feet and hit an arm-whip. He bounced off the ropes and went for the running elbow drop, but Finlay rolled out of the way. Benoit dodged a clothesline and hit his three german suplexes. Benoit went to the top turnbuckle and went for the diving headbutt, but Finlay rolled out of the way at the last second. Benoit got a kick by Finlay and went for the sharpshooter again, but Finlay powered him out. Finlay rolled out of the ring and grabbed a steel chair, but when he was able to enter the ring, Benoit hit a baseball slide, sending the chair right into the chest and wrist of Finlay. Benoit tossed him back into the ring and went to the top turnbuckle. He successfully hit the diving headbutt and went for the pin, but Finlay kicked out at two. Finlay got back to a vertical base and hit a clothesline to the back of Benoit's head. He went for the pin, but Benoit got the bottom rope with his hand. He left the ring and hammered away at the throat of Benoit. He came back into the ring and hit a sharp european-uppercut. He stomped on the chest of Benoit, followed by a butt-press. He went for the pin, but Benoit kicked out. He hit an elbow drop and locked in a hammerlock submission hold. He brought Benoit back to his feet and clubbed at the back of his head. Benoit attempted to fight back with right hands, but Finlay slammed him down to the mat and drove his knee into the chest of Benoit several times. He placed Benoit in the corner and hit a running shoulder block. He hit another vicious clothesline and went for the pin, but Benoit kicked out. He locked in a submission hold, but Benoit got back to his feet and hit two german suplexes. Finlay battled out of the third attempt and hit several headbutts, but Benoit nailed him with an enziguri. Finlay rolled out of the ring and grabbed his shillelagh, but when he attempted to smash Benoit's head in with it, Benoit ducked and hit a german suplex onto the thin mat. Benoit rolled back into the ring, but when Finlay stepped onto the apron, Benoit hit a series of knees to the midsection and suplexed him into the ring. He kept the hold locked in and hit the Three Amigos. He stepped onto the apron, but Finlay got back to his feet and pushed him off the apron. Benoit's head viciously hit the steel barricade as Finlay left the ring. He drove Benoit kidney-first into the barricade before sending him back into the ring. Finlay shoved Benoit shoulder-first into the steel post. He went for another clothesline, but Benoit caught Finlay's arm and locked in the Crippler Crossface and Finlay quickly tapped out! Winner by submission: Chris Benoit We see a video of the new WrestleMania 22 DVD, which is available next Tuesday. The camera went to Jillian Hall, who was tying up her boots. We are shown some footage of SmackDown! last month when Jillian and Melina fought in the make-up room. Jillian made her way down to the ring for the next match. Melina and Johnny Nitro came down to the ring, but the referee quickly kicked Nitro out of the arena. Singles Match Jillian Hall vs. Melina Jillian quickly hit a series of right hands before jumping onto her. She hammered away at Melina's head with several right hands taking her out of the ring. She vaulted herself out of the ring and sent Melina's head into the steel barricade. Melina was able to push Jillian away and tossed her into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Melina choked Jillian on the bottom rope. She hit a snapmere takedown before locking a rear-naked choke with the bodyscissors locked in. Jillian reversed that into a pin, but Melina quickly kicked out. With both women back to their feet, Melina bounced off the ropes and hit a spinning sideslam. She went for the pin, but Jillian kicked out. Melina went to the top turnbuckle and launched off of it, but Jillian got her knees up. Jillian sat on the top turnbuckle, but when Melina ran at her, Jillian rolled her up for the pin. Melina's hands were on the bottom rope, but the referee still coutned the victory! Winner by pinfall: Jillian Hall Melina screamed at the referee for not counting the rope-break, but the referee ignored her. Jillian went backstage as Kristal confronted Melina. She asked her why Melina was losing so much tonight, but Melina replied by calling her a bitch. They started brawling as the referee broke them up. John "Bradshaw" Layfield is backstage and told the audience that Rey Mysterio fought Mark Henry, the Great Khali, and Kane, but lost every match. He turned his attention to Chavo Guerrero. Guerrero told him that he is here to support his friend, Mysterio. JBL reminded him of his victory over Eddie Guerrero in 2004, but Chavo replied by telling him that he has to stop living in the past and live for tonight. He did Eddie's "Viva La Raza" chant before the camera went to the next match. Gregory Helms made his way down to the ring for his championship defense. Super Crazy came down to the ring to start the match. Cruiserweight Championship Singles Match Gregory Helms (c) vs. Super Crazy Super Crazy quickly went for the cover, but Helms kicked out. He attempted two more pins, but Helms kicked out at both. He was able to take Helms out of the ring and dived over the referee out of the ring onto Helms. He tossed Helms back into the ring and went for the ten mounted punches, but Helms picked him up and hung him on the top rope. He hit the running neckbreaker and the pin, but Super Crazy kicked out. He hit another neckbreaker and the pin again, but Super Crazy kicked out. He locked in a rear-naked choke, but Super Crazy got back to his feet and elbowed out of the hold. Helms didn't stop the offensive though and nailed him with a clothesline from behind. He locked in anothe rear-naked choke, but Super Crazy got back to his feet and elbowed out of hold. He bounced off the ropes, but Helms locked in a sleeper-hold. Super Crazy quickly reversed that into a roll-up, but Helms kicked out. He went to the top turnbuckle and jumped off of it and caught the boot that Super Crazy lifted up. He went for an elbow drop, but Super Crazy dodged it. He hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker onto Helms, followed by a standing dropkick. He hit the standing moonsault and went to the top turnbuckle. He hit a missile dropkick and went back to the top turnbuckle. He missed a diving moonsault, but was also able to dodge the Shining Wizard by Helms. He hit a spinning heel kick to the head of Helms, but Helms came back with a neckbreaker. He hit a roll-up, but Super Crazy kicked out. He ran at Super Crazy at the corner and hit a clothesline. He went to the second turnbuckle and hit a bulldog. He rolled up Super Crazy and put his hands on the ropes for extra leverage and the victory! Winner by pinfall and still the Cruiserweight Champion: Gregory Helms Melina and Johnny Nitro stormed into the office of Theodore R. Long and yelled at him about their predicament. Long told them that he wasn't planning on doing anything about it. Melina slapped him, but Long told her that she was fired! Nitro yelled at him, but Long fired him too! We are shown another video from past King of the Ring tournaments, and this time it was 2000 when Kurt Angle won the tournament. Mark Henry came down to the ring and tore apart everything on the announcer's table. He grabbed a microphone and entered the ring. He told the audience that he hurts people. Batista got hurt, and where is he? Gone! He knew Kurt Angle wasn't 100%, so tonight it will be all over. Henry tossed the microphone out of the ring as Angle's music started up. Angle came down to the ring to start the match. Singles Match Mark Henry vs. Kurt Angle Angle attacked Henry from behind and hammered away at his back. He kicked Henry several times in the chest before going to the second turnbuckle. He hit a missile dropkick, followed by locking in a rear-naked choke. Henry lifted him up, but Angle flipped over and went for the sunset flip, but Henry didn't fall back. Henry attempted to splash onto the chest of Angle, but Angle moved out of the way. Angle and Henry took the fight out of the ring and Angle attempted to german suplex Henry through the announcer's table, but Henry wouldn't budge. Back in the ring, Angle attempted to clothesline Henry, but Henry didn't move and Angle fell to the mat. Henry hit several falling double sledges before kicking him in his injured ribs. He stepped on the ribs of Angle and locked in a Camel Clutch-style move. Angle started getting back to his feet and he fought out of the move with several elbows. He bounced off the ropes and attempted a cross-body, but Henry caught him. He was about to hit the World Strongest Slam, but Angle reversed that into a DDT. They both got back to their feet and exchanged right hands. Angle dodged a right hand and hit a german suplex. He hit the Angle Slam onto Henry and went for the pin, but Henry kicked out. He bounced off the ropes, but Henry exploded with a clothesline. Henry hit a powerslam onto Angle and the pin, but Angle kicked out. He picked Angle up for the World's Strongest Slam, but Angle reversed that into the ankle lock. Henry was able to roll out of the hold and send Angle out of the ring. He placed Angle on the cleared announcer's table and climbed onto the Spanish announce table. Angle rolled off the table, so Henry climbed off of his table. He picked Angle up and drove him back-first into the steel post. He came into the ring, but when the referee counted to ten, Angle was still out of the ring. Winner by count-out: Mark Henry He celebrated his victory, but quickly left the ring to attack Angle. Angle fought back with several right hands. He grabbed a steel chair and unleashed a fury of smashes over the leg and back of Henry. He locked in the ankle lock, but several referees and agents broke them up. Angle broke free and dodged a clothesline by Henry. He hit the Angle Slam onto Henry, sending him onto the announcer's table. He grabbed the chair and smashed it over the head of Henry, sending him crashing through the table. He walked up the ramp and yelled at Henry, telling him that nobody can stop Angle. Booker T and Sharmell were in their locker room as Sharmell told her husband that tonight he will become the King of the Ring. He will become the greatest king the world has ever seen. Better than King Arthur and Martin Luther King! They kissed as Booker T once again called him King Booker. We see a video package of the history of the King of the Ring and all of its previous kings. It went through the highlights of this year's King of the Ring tournament. Booker T and Sharmell made their way down to the ring for the King of the Ring finals (he admired the cape at the top of the entrance ramp on his way down). Bobby Lashley came down to the ring to start the match. King of the Ring Tournament (Final Round) Singles Match Booker T (/w Sharmell) vs. Bobby Lashley Lashley shoved Booker T to the mat right at the opening bell. They grappled up and Lashley powered Booker T to the corner, but the referee forced him to give a clean break. Booker T powered Lashley to the corner. Lashley blocked a right hand and unleashed a fury of right hands of his own. He placed Booker T into the corner and hit a huge clothesline. He hit the fisherman suplex, but Booker T kicked out. He hit another clotheline and the pin, but Booker T kicked out. Lashley locked in the fujiwara armbar, but Booker T elbowed out of the hold. Lashley slammed Booker T stomach-first to the mat, but Booker T fought back with several knife-edge chops at the corner. Lashley was able to power him into a corner. He charged at him, but Booker T moved out of the way and Lashley ran shoulder-first into the steel post. He bashed Lashley's head into the steel steps before entering the ring. Lashley crawled back into the ring, but Booker T stomped on him when he entered. He locked in an armbar before kicking him in the stomach. He bounced off the ropes and went for the scissors kick, but Lashley clotheslined him in mid-air. He hit several more clotheslines, followed by an inverted atomic drop. He hit another clothesline and signaled for the Dominator, but he was distracted by Sharmell, which allowed Booker T to hit a spin kick. Lashley kept his advantage by hitting a belly-to-belly suplex. He went for the spear, but Sharmell held onto his boot. This didn't stop Lashley as he hit the running powerslam to Booker T. He went for the pin, but Booker T kicked out. Booker T was successfully able to hit the scissors kick and the pin, but Lashley kicked out. Lashley got back to his feet and nailed Booker T with the spear, but Finlay stormed the ring and nailed Lashley with his shillelagh (while Sharmell distracted the referee). Booker T hit the scissors kick and the pin for the victory! Winner by pinfall and the 2006 King of the Ring: Booker T Booker T and Sharmell celebrated up the apron. Booker T sat down on the throne, but Lashley charged up the ramp and speared him through it. He went backstage as Booker T screamed in pain (Sharmell screamed more, though). We are a shown a video package of the Great Khali and the Undertaker match. Khali made his way down to the ring with Daivari for the next match-up. The Undertaker slowly made his way down to the ring to start the match. Singles Match Great Khali (/w Daivari) vs. Undertaker The Undertaker quickly dodged a right hand and quickly hit several of his own. Khali, with just one arm, was able to toss the Undertaker out of the ring. The Undertaker slowly made his way back into the ring. He dodged another right hand by Khali and attempted to irish whip him, but Khali sent him out of the ring again. The Undertaker came back into the ring and hit the armbar. He attempted the old school Undertaker move, but Khali pulled him off the ropes. Khali smashed the Undertaker's head into the top turnbuckle. He hit a right hand, taking the Undertaker out of the ring. He stalked the Undertaker around the ring and clubbed him in the back. He tossed the Undertaker back-first into the apron, but the Undertaker started fighting back with several kicks. This didn't faze Khali as he sent him into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Khali hit his open hand punch. He went for the pin, but the Undertaker kicked out. They exchanged right hands, but the Undertaker won the battle. He hit an armbar and hit the old school Undertaker move. They exchanged right hands again, followed by several clotheslines, but Khali didn't fall off his feet. He hit a flying forearm this time and Khali got hung up on the top ropes. He hit several right hands on the defenseless Khali. He inverted his attention to the interfering Daivari, but then got distracted by the referee. This allowed Daivari to untangle Khali from the ropes. He hit a big boot, followed by his open hand punch. He kicked the Undertaker in the head and went for the pin and the Undertaker couldn't kick out. Winner by pinfall: Great Khali We are shown a video package of the John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Rey Mysterio saga during the past couple of weeks. JBL made his way down to the ring for tonight's main event. Rey Mysterio came down to the ring for his title defense. World Heavyweight Championship Singles Match John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs. Rey Mysterio (c) JBL clubbed away at the back of Mysterio, but Mysterio quickly hit a drop toe-hold and went for the 619, but JBL rolled outof the ring. He attempted to enter the ring, but Mysterio hit a baseball slide, sending him back out. He jumped off the apron and hit a seated senton. He went back into the ring and waited for JBL and low-blowed him. He hit a standing dropkick, sending him out of the ring. He left the ring, but JBL whipped him into the steel steps. Back in the ring, JBL hit the Three Amigos. He tossed Mysterio out of the ring and berated his wife, who is watching in the front row. He hit the fallaway slam on Mysterio on the thin mat. Back in the ring, he hit a vicious clothesline onto the bleeding Mysterio. He locked in the sleeper-hold (while hammering away the open wound of Mysterio). He went for the pin, but Mysterio kicked out. He placed Mysterio backwards on the top turnbuckle. He climbed the turnbuckle and attempted a back superplex, but Mysterio elbowed him off. He hit a diving moonsault onto the standing JBL and the pin, but JBL kicked out. He placed JBL in the corner and charged at him, but JBL lifted his boot right between the legs of Mysterio. He picked Mysterio up and went for a powerbomb, but Mysterio fought off of it and placed JBL between the second rope. He hit the 619 and when he went for the seated senton, JBL placed the referee in Mysterio's way. He hit his powerbomb and called for another referee. A referee ran down to the ring and counted the pin, but Mysterio kicked out. He angrily clotheslined the referee, but this allowed Mysterio to hit a drop toe-hold, the 619, and the five-star frog splash onto JBL for the victory! Winner by pinfall and still the World Heavyweight Champion: Rey Mysterio Chavo Guerrero came down to the ring and celebrated with Mysterio over his victory. Mysterio kissed his belt and pointed to the heavens with his championship as Judgment Day went off the air! Copyright 2007 - MOP Squad Sports Top of Page