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Umaga stopped the momentum with a Samoan Drop. Kane fought back with a boot to the face followed by many punches. The Usos do that move in WWE these days as a tribute to him since Umaga was their uncle. Umaga nailed his running hip attack in the corner. Umaga took control in the ring with a headbutt. Umaga gave Kane a Flatliner on the floor. Umaga hit a spin kick, Kane sat up and was on the offense. Estrada was the right kind of heel manager for him too.
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Umaga’s manager Armando Alejandro Estrada did a pre-match promo saying Umaga is the only monster in WWE, not Kane.Īnalysis: I was a huge fan of the Umaga character and the way he debuted in the company. Umaga made his entrance with JR saying that this is Umaga’s PPV debut and he’s undefeated.
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She told them to watch her match as well as Edge’s match later.Īnalysis: In the first 25 minutes of this show, we are reminded of how the women showed a lot more skin in this era before the company went PG in 2008. The Women’s Champion Lita, along with her cleavage, showed up to say Jeff is a screw up and that Matt will never be a champion. Jeff Hardy was greeted by his brother Matt Hardy, who told Jeff he was proud. The story was that if Cena lost his title match then he would move to Smackdown. They showed Smackdown GM Teddy Long in a skybox. It seems like they went longer to fill time more than anything. If they were to cut five minutes it would have been a better match. It made the psychology seem a bit off in that sense. They told a decent story with Nitro working on the left leg of Hardy for much of the match, but it’s not like Nitro had submissions moves that he used in matches. Hardy had a lot of the crowd support, but he was still returning from being away after three years. Nitro covered for the pinfall win after 17:36 of action.Īfter the match, JR delivered this line: “I’m sure she’s spent ample time on her back.” Classy! Haha.Īnalysis: *** A solid opening match to put over the heel champion with Melina factoring into the finish, which was no surprise. The ref was looking at Nitro, so Melina hit Hardy in the head with her boot. Nitro off the top rope and Hardy hit a Powerbomb to put him down. Hardy kicked Nitro away as Melina was on the rope, so Nitro inadvertently bumped into Melina. Nitro grounded Hardy again with a leg bar until Hardy was able to roll to the ropes. Hardy nailed a Swanton Bomb off the top rope, he was slow to cover and Nitro got his foot on the ropes. When Nitro went for a top rope attack, Hardy held onto the ropes and Nitro went crashing down. Hardy went up top and hit his Whisper in the Wind spinning crossbody block to take down Nitro for two. Nitro up top, he went for a corkscrew moonsault and Hardy moved. When Hardy tried a comeback, Nitro clipped the back of his leg. Nitro rammed Hardy’s left leg into his own leg. Lawler speaking about Melina: “You’ve got to love a girl that’s a screamer.” Nitro worked on the left knee on Hardy some more. Nitro slammed Hardy’s left knee into the mat.
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Hardy was on the top rope, so Nitro dropkicked him and took control. She’s hot, but some of her acting was bad. Hardy did his run the rails move leading to a clothesline on the floor. Nitro bailed to the floor, so Hardy nailed a baseball slide dropkick. Nitro took control briefly, but then Jeff nailed a dropkick and the ten punches in the corner. Lots of stalling in the first few minutes. When Nitro got some offense, Melina did her shrieking to piss off the fans. Hardy grounded Nitro with some armdrags as they started off at a slow pace. Jeff HardyĪbout 30 seconds into the match, the announcers talked about Melina’s cleavage. Intercontinental Championship: Johnny Nitro (w/Melina) vs. JR called it a “previously undiscussed three-year absence from WWE,” which is a weird way of saying it. Hardy had just come back to WWE after three years away. Nitro (later named John Morrison) was the heel champion with Melina looking great like usual and Jeff Hardy received a big ovation. It begins with the IC Title with Johnny Nitro defending the gold against Jeff Hardy. The Raw announce team of Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler are ringside for the show. It’s Edge defending the WWE Title in a TLC match against John Cena and Vince & Shane McMahon along with Big Show against Shawn Michaels & Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match. The show began with a video package highlighting the key feuds going into the show. This is also a rare show where there’s a TLC match on the same card as a Hell in a Cell match.