OK, I've finally decided to try another EWR diary. I have chosen to start the game at October 2007, mainly because it's the first update after Chris Benoit, who I don't want to worry about in this game. I have my own style, and will look to do some things that wouldn't really happen in WWE: re-build the tag division(s), rebuild the cruiserweight division, and make the ECW "brand" the indy arm of WWE, something totally separate from Raw & Smackdown. Soon, ECW will be TV only, not appearing on PPV at all.
Oh, and I'm ignoring the insipid "Who is Mr. McMahon's illegitimate child?" angle.
CURRENT CHAMPIONS:
WWE: John Cena
WORLD: Batista
ECW: CM Punk
IC: Jeff Hardy
US: MVP
WORLD TAG: Cade & Murdoch
WWE TAG: Matt Hardy & MVP
WOMENS: Candice Michelle
CRUISERWEIGHT: inactive
RAW GM: William Regal
SMACKDOWN GM: Teddy Long (w/Assistant Vickie Guerrero)
ECW GM: Armando Estrada
I will be using the real WWE TV & PPV schedule, as having actual towns to book for will aid me. Since I am doing so, No Mercy will end my first week, and without any time to build up feuds of my own, I will be using most of the actual PPV card, with a couple of acceptions (hopefully John Cena will not get injured on Raw in this alternate WWE, so No Mercy will go off without a hitch).
Raw 10/1/07:
-From Cleveland, OH.
-RAW GM William Regal announces that in preparation for their WWE Championship Last Man Standing Match at No Mercy, he is allowing John Cena and Randy Orton to pick each other's opponents for tonight.
-Match 1: Intercontinental Championship: Jeff Hardy [c] def. Mr. Kennedy
-Hardy pins Kennedy with the Swanton to win a back-and-forth match. After the bell, Kennedy lays Hardy out with the Mic Check. (*1/2)
-HHH cut a promo on Umaga. HHH says Umaga may be big and bad, but HHH is bigger and badder, and so he will win their Street Fight at No Mercy.
-Match 2: Cody Rhodes (w/Hardcore Holly) def. Daivari
-Rhodes wins a quick match with a DDT. Holly gives him a pat on the back afterward. (1/4*)
-Match 3: WWE Champion John Cena def. King Booker
-Cena wins clean with the FU. After the match, Randy Orton sneaks in and lays Cena out with an RKO. (**1/4)
-Match 4: Beth Phoenix & Melina def. WWE Women's Champion Candice Michelle & Mickie James
-Beth pins Candice clean with the Glam Slam, after dominating the match. Crowd was dead after the last match. (-*)
-Santino Marella sees Beth Phoenix backstage and hits on her, wishing her luck in her Women's title match at No Mercy. Beth slaps him on the ass as he walks away.
-Match 5: World Tag Team Championship: London & Kendrick def. Cade & Murdoch [c] by DQ
-London had Cade pinned, but Murdoch nailed him with one of the title belts to draw the DQ. (**1/2)
-A No Mercy hype video airs, focusing on Cena VS Orton.
-Match 6: Triple H def. Randy Orton by DQ
-HHH had the momentum in a long-ish main event when Umaga came out from the back and attacked him, drawing the DQ. HHH fights back, but Orton blind-sides HHH, allowing Umaga to take HHH out with the Samoan Spike. (**3/4)
-As Randy Orton walks back up the entrance ramp, John Cena lays him out with a belt shot and an FU. Cena poses with the belt as the show closes.
-Quality Rating: 72 % TV Rating: 6.89
-Post-Show Notes: You can tell this is an alternate WWE Universe, as I got an e-mail about using Randy Orton too much. MVP wants to wrestle Ric Flair.
ECW 10/2/07:
-From Dayton, OH
-ECW GM Armando Estrada announces that as a preview of the CM Punk/Big Daddy V ECW title match at No Mercy, both men will be in action tonight.
-The Miz bitches about having to wrestle Balls Mahoney.
-Match 1: Balls Mahoney def. The Miz by count out
-Miz took a walk when Balls started to gain momentum. (3/4*)
-Match 2: Big Daddy V def. Tommy Dreamer
-V won a quick squash, finishing Dreamer with a Big Fat Elbow. (3/4*)
-CM Punk cut a promo on his ECW title defense against Big Daddy V at No Mercy.
-Match 3: ECW Champion CM Punk def. John Morrison
-Punk wins a long main event clean with the GTS. (**) Big Daddy V lays Punk out after the match.
-Quality Rating: 71% TV Rating: 3.19
SMACKDOWN (taped 10/2/07, airs 10/5/07)
-From Dayton, OH
-Batista opened the show with an interview about his World title defense against The Great Khali in a Cage Match at No Mercy (no Punjabi Prison in EWR). Khali and Runjin Singh interrupt, and let Batista know that Khali is going to destroy Batista's mentor Ric Flair in their match tonight.
-Match 1: Finlay def. Chuck Palumbo
-Finlay wins after a shot with a shillaleigh and the Celtic Cross. Finlay adds another Celtic Cross, a message for his No Mercy opponent, Rey Mysterio. (**1/2)
-As Matt Hardy warms up for his match, MVP enters the locker room to tell Matt that he has his back.
-Match 2: Deuce N' Domino def. The Majors Brothers
-Deuce pins Brett clean after Crack 'Em In The Mouth. (1/2*)
-MVP is walking backstage, and he bumps into Deuce and Domino. The three exchange words, and MVP ends up getting beaten down.
-Match 3: WWE Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy def. Kenny Dykstra
-Matt wins a semi-competitive match with the Twist of Fate. (**1/4)
-Deuce and Domino rush the ring and attack Matt Hardy.
-Match 4: Victoria def. Michelle McCool
-Victoria wins clean with the Widow's Peak. I need some Divas that can wrestle. (-*)
-Match 5: Rey Mysterio def. Gregory Helms
-Helms put up a good fight, but Mysterio wins clean with the 619 and West Coast Pop. Finlay lays Rey out after the match. (***3/4)
-Ric Flair says he's done it all and seen it all, and he's not afraid of The Great Khali.
-Match 6: The Great Khali def. Ric Flair
-Flair tries all of his dirty tricks, but fell victim to the Khali Vice Grip. Batista rushes out to save Flair from a beatdown, but ends up feeling the Vice Grip himself. (1/2*)
Quality Rating: 71% TV Rating: 6.89
-Post Show Notes: I overused Matt Hardy, Deuce, and Domino.
NO MERCY 10/7/07:
-From Chicago, IL
-Match 1: Mr. Kennedy, and World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch def. Intercontinental Champions Jeff Hardy, Paul London, & Brian Kendrick
-Kennedy ended a series where everyone hit their finishers by killing Kendrick with the Mic Check. (**)
-Match 2: Rey Mysterio def. Finlay
-Mysterio wins clean by countering the Celtic Cross with a rollup. (***1/2)
-Match 3: ECW Championship: CM Punk [c] def. Big Daddy V
-V tried to use an exposed turnbuckle, but ended up getting mashed into it. Punk covered the KO'd V for the win. Punk went into his hometown crowd to celebrate. No selling from Big Daddy V. Shocking. (1/2*)
-Match 4: WWE Women's Championship: Beth Phoenix def. Candice Michelle [c] to win the title
-Beth wins clean with the Glam Slam. I REALLY need some divas who can wrestle. (-**)
-Match 5: WWE Tag Team Championship: Matt Hardy & MVP [c] def. Deuce & Domino
-Matt hit Domino with the Twist of Fate. MVP tagged himself in, and hit the Playmaker for the win. (*3/4)
-Match 6: Triple H def. Umaga in a Street Fight
-HHH wins after a sledgehammer to the head, followed by the Pedigree. (***)
-Match 7: World Heavyweight Championship: Batista [c] def. The Great Khali in a Cage Match
-Batista pinned Khali after a spinebuster. Khali didn't sell anything. I for one am stunned. (-*)
-Match 8: WWE Championship: John Cena [c] def. Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing Match
-Cena wins after hitting an F-U off the ring apron, through the ECW announce table. Orton catches Cena with an RKO after the match, and tells him that it's not over. (***1/2)
Quality Rating: 76% Buy Rate: 1.63
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