The All-Purpose European Tour Thread

[Steveweiser]

Results from Liverpool...

Lillian Garcia opened the show by singing God Save the
Queen. She certainly looks great in the flesh.

1. Brian Kendrick d Paul Burchill.
Burchill received plenty of heat for insulting
Liverpool on the Mic before the match. A good back and
forth match with Kendrick getting the pin.

2. Maria & Mickie James d Beth Phoenix & Katie-Lea
Burchill.
Crowd very much into this one. Lillian gave me a
sympathetic look when she saw my "Here 2 C Ashley"
banner. obviously cos she knew ashley wasn't there!
Decent match with Mickie pinning Katie after a DDT.

3. Santino Marella d The Canadian Bulldog DH Smith
Great heat for Santino... he had plenty of not so nice
things to say about Liverpool. DH Smith was very
impressive in the flesh I thought.

4. CM Punk d Carlito
The crowd loved this. Punk nailed Carlito with the
GTS.

5. Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes d Trevor Murdoch &
Lance Cade
It seemed like Lance Cade lost a tooth after a stiff
shot from Cody. No surprise with the result... the
crowd loved seeing Hardcore and even broke into a "we
want Molly" chant.

6. Kane d Chavo
I've never been a Chavo fan but I was really impressed
seeing him up close. He dominated this match but
eventually lost with a chokeslam. Kane never would
have been dominated like this 10 years ago.

7. Randy Orton d William Regal
Not the most exciting of matches but Randy got alot of
heat for his criticism of the UK, and for slating all
of his past opponents.

8. Triple H & Chris Jericho d Umaga & Snitsky
Match of the night, crowd went wild for Y2J & HHH.
Someone spat on Snitsky when he was leaving the ring
which was a great shame.

All in all, great to be up close in the front row of a
live event for the first time. Got some great photos
and got a high five from a few of the superstars.

Biggest pops
1. Triple H
2. Chris Jericho
3. Kane
4. CM Punk

Biggest heat
1. Randy Orton
2. Snitsky
3. Santino
4. Carlito

[SassovsHart]

A little more detailed recap of the Liverpool show from Pwinsider:

Hey guys, just got back from the Echo Arena in Liverpool. I'd give more details on the matches but the sound of kids screaming really screws around with your memory! With that said, apologies if anything is missing.

Brian Kendrick d. Paul Burchill
Pretty entertaining match, everyone was really into it as it was the first match and the kids went nuts for Kendrick's backflip. Burchill was pretty good on the mic - he got some good cheap heel heat by mocking the Liverpool accent which was just hilarious. Kendrick won with Sliced Bread #2.

Maria & Micke James d. Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea Burchill
Val Venis was the special guest referee, he actually got quite a pop when he came out too. Typical women's tag team match really with the heels dominating Maria. Mickie James with a Tornado DDT to pick up the win.

"Canadian Bulldog" D.H. Smith d. Santino Marella
Santino is gold on the microphone! He told us about the 4 special people who came from Liverpool, who had a huge impact on music...he said he loves The Monkees! He also started talking about how a monkey sat on his uncle's shoulder once and did it's business down his back. GIVE THIS MAN MORE TIME ON RAW! D.H. Smith came down and told Santino that nobody wanted to listen to him talk (speak for yourself dude) and shoved him to start the match. Actually cannot remember the finish to this match but D.H. Smith went over.

CM Punk d. Carlito
Punk was pretty damn over with the crowd as was Carlito. Pretty standard match for these two but still entertaining, CM Punk gets the win with the GTS.

Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes d. The Redneck Wrecking Crew (Cade & Murdoch) to retain the World Tag Team titles.
I missed the beginning of this and didn't think too much of it, the crowd was noticeably quiet for this match (in comparison with other matches). Holly gets the Alabama Slam on Murdoch to get the win. Afterwards Cade & Murdoch argue in the ring, Murdoch leaves the ring and leaves Lance Cade alone to receive a "Who Are Ya?" chant (usually done in "soccer" at a big name player who screws up).

INTERMISSION

Kane d. Chavo Guerrero to retain the ECW title.
Kane was super-over with the crowd after the break. Chavo spent much of the beginning of the match outside of the ring. At the first sign of a lock up Kane teased a chokeslam. Chavo spent most of the match working on Kane's legs which Kane did a great job of selling. Watching Chavo trying to suplex Kane was pretty funny, kind of like back when The Hurricane tried chokeslamming everyone at the beginning of his run but never could. Kane gets the win with a Chokeslam.

Randy Orton comes out and cuts a promo about how he loves that nobody expects him to win, how he thrives off of it and it makes him a better wrestler and that nobody in the locker room can defeat him; the only reason he came was to show the people what a true champion looks like. William Regal comes out and says that as GM of Raw it's his job to make sure the people get the best show possible which leads us into the next match.

Randy Orton d. William Regal to retain the WWE title.
Very good wrestling match, a lot of mat wrestling and holds. The crowd was about 80/20 for Regal. He came close with the Regal stretch but Orton picks up the win with an RKO out of nowhere.

After the match Regal got a microphone and said "You know, I've been in this business for 25years now...maybe one day I'll actually win one!" He thanked us for coming out to see Raw.

MAIN EVENT
HHH & Chris Jericho d. Snitsky & Umaga
HHH & Jericho did the old DX "rock paper scissors" to decide who started. HHH locked up with Snitsky before backing off and grabbing a microphone and telling Snitsky to "Brush your teeth!" - this became the biggest chant of the night throughout the match. He also begged for freshmints or something, anything. Jericho hops out of the ring and gets a stick of gum from a fan. HHH offers it to Snitsky who proceeds to slap it away into the crowd. In what has to be the funniest moment all night, Umaga went hunting for the stick of gum, proceeded to tear off the wrapper and start chewing it which got a huge laugh from everyone! He went on to check his breath with Snitsky who said it was fine, Snitsky checked his breath and it damn near knocked Umaga off of the ring apron! Finish comes with Jericho getting the Codebreaker on Umaga and then Snitsky, before HHH gives a Pedigree to Snitsky to win the match.

My first experience of WWE and I was impressed - the merchandise was overpriced (seriously, £15 for a freaking program!?) but overall it was a great night out.

BIGGEST POPS
HHH
Chris Jericho
William Regal
Kane
CM Punk

BIGGEST HEAT
Snitsky (seriously, the "Brush Your Teeth" thing went on for the whole match)
Randy Orton
Chavo Guerrero
Santino
Paul Burchill (when he was ripping into Liverpool)

[Steveweiser]

If you thought WrestleMania looked awesome outdoors, check out the Valencia house show...

www.wwe.com/worldwide/08europeantour/valencia2008/

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...wow. That looks really, really cool.

[Above Average]

I figured this would fit here, but am I the only one who has purchased tickets for the Survivor Series tour in November this year? 3rd bloody row! Damn right... considering I stood outside for 2 hours waiting for tickets to go on sale, I think I deserve it! Haha.

[Steveweiser]

I think the Belfast show is the only one that went on sale today, the rest of the dates go on sale in two weeks time.

[Steveweiser]

Last night's SmackDown/ECW results from Torrevieja...

Kofi Kingston b. Kenny Dykstra
John Morrison/The Miz b. Jimmy Wang Yang/Shannon Moore to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships
Jamie Noble b. Mike Knox
Michelle McCool b. Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly and Victoria in a Bikini Contest
Shelton Benjamin b. Tommy Dreamer
Finlay b. The Great Khali
Mark Henry b. Matt Hardy
The Big Show b. Curt Hawkins/Zach Ryder in a handicap match
The Undertaker/Batista b. Edge/MVP

[OMAR DAYS]

I'm going to the Smackdown/ECW taping on Tuesday at the O2. I'll finally get to see the Brothers of Destruction Live which will be awesome.

[Steveweiser]

Results from Cardiff tonight...

Paul Burchill b. Val Venis
CM Punk b. Santino Marella
Carlito b. Brian Kendrick
Snitsky b. DH Smith
WORLD TAG TITLES: Cody Rhodes/Hardcore Holly b. Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch
WOMEN'S TITLE: Beth Phoenix b. Mickie James
ECW TITLE: Kane b. Chavo Guerrero
Chris Jericho/Triple H b. Randy Orton/Umaga

[Secret Clown]

It's like a mini Mania



WWE should really run more outside shows

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Apr 12, 2008 18:49:58 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Results from Cardiff tonight...

Paul Burchill b. Val Venis
CM Punk b. Santino Marella
Carlito b. Brian Kendrick
Snitsky b. DH Smith
WORLD TAG TITLES: Cody Rhodes/Hardcore Holly b. Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch
WOMEN'S TITLE: Beth Phoenix b. Mickie James
ECW TITLE: Kane b. Chavo Guerrero
Chris Jericho/Triple H b. Randy Orton/Umaga

I was at this show. Probably one of the worst I've been to, the undercard was terrible (apart from Punk/Santino).

Jericho was great though, pointing out that Orton had hardly any signs for him and Y2J had a huge one in the front row.

[Steveweiser]

You going to the SmackDown/ECW show on Monday?

[Bret Hart Rules]

Apr 13, 2008 5:19:00 GMT -5 @am90 said:

Apr 12, 2008 18:49:58 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Results from Cardiff tonight...

Paul Burchill b. Val Venis
CM Punk b. Santino Marella
Carlito b. Brian Kendrick
Snitsky b. DH Smith
WORLD TAG TITLES: Cody Rhodes/Hardcore Holly b. Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch
WOMEN'S TITLE: Beth Phoenix b. Mickie James
ECW TITLE: Kane b. Chavo Guerrero
Chris Jericho/Triple H b. Randy Orton/Umaga

I was at this show. Probably one of the worst I've been to, the undercard was terrible (apart from Punk/Santino).

Jericho was great though, pointing out that Orton had hardly any signs for him and Y2J had a huge one in the front row.

Building on from that I put a post up not knowing about this one so I'll copy and paste it here:

I was at the show in Cardiff, Wales last night and thought I'd share the results and stuff with everyone.

Lillian introduced Regal to the ring first and he did a bit of Welsh bashing but as I'm English it doesn't matter. Sets up Kane Vs. Chavo, Mickie James Vs. Beth Phoenix and "Umanga"/Orton Vs. HHH/Jericho as the main event.

Paul Birchill beat Val Venis with a poor looking curb stomp. I was hoping for the C-4 myself. Crowd was really behind Val for some reason.

CM Punk beat Santino with the Go To Sleep. Pretty decent overall with the crowd way behind Punk. Santino's selling is great stuff as after the match he acts all dazed from the GTS and keeps raising his arm like he won then forgets which way the locker room is.

Carlito beat Brian Kendrick with the Backstabber. Crowd was on Carlito a bit but it was one of the quieter matches of the evening.

Snitsky beat D.H. Smith in about 30 seconds with the pump handle powerslam. Smith got a decent pop but I guess his burial is continuing.

Cody Rhodes and Bob Holly beat Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch when Holly hit a weak Alabama slam on Murdoch. Crowd really likes Rhodes/Holly though I'm indifferent to all of them although I was hoping for Cade to do that nice powerbomb he does.

Small intermission and then out comes Maria to throw t-shirts to the crowd. Mickie comes out and helps and they tease Mickie removing Maria's shirt but Beth Phoenix's music stops that. Beth hit Maria with the title in the ailse.

Beth beat Mickie with a weak looking suplex move that I don't think she got right. So-so womens match but you know the title isn't going anywhere on a UK house show.

Kane beat Chavo in a match that lasted about 5 million times longer than their WrestleMania match. Ending was Chavo hits the (very bad looking) frog splash but Kane catches his throat and sits up to deliver a weak looking Chokeslam. Whats up with all the weakness? Crowd was digging Kane big time and Chavo played the heel pretty good. The match was stall o mania at the start but got better over time.

Main event time and Jericho and HHH recieved huge reactions. Jericho claimed that Orton ripped up a big Jericho sign in the crowd cause he was jealous as the only Orton sign in the crowd was "1 page big" and featured a picture of Orton looking like "a gay underwear model".

HHH/Jericho beat Orton/Umaga when Jericho hit the Codebreaker on Umaga which let Orton clothesline Jericho which let HHH pedigree Orton. Pretty decent pedigree too to finally end the weak finish marathon. Show ends at just before 10pm which is kinda annoying as it started at 7:30pm. However it was a good night out and the crowd were good for most of it so can't complain.

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Apr 13, 2008 5:25:11 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

You going to the SmackDown/ECW show on Monday?

Yeah, I will be. I think it'll be much better than the Raw show as they have more of an undercard on SmackDown.

I need to sort out my camera though, the pictures I took sucked. Except the one of Murdoch funky dancing.

[Steveweiser]

Pre-show notes from Nottingham...

*Triple H, CM Punk and Beth Phoenix went to the gym together (there goes your rumours about HHH holding Punk down), when they got back, they had trouble getting back into their hotel.
*A fan had to help Paul Burchill back to the hotel after he went to the shops.
*Some bloke tried chatting up Katie Lea, and she wasn't having any of it.
*Chris Jericho's book signing got a massive turnout, and he was seen heading back to the hotel afterwards.
*Also seen around Nottingham - Cody Rhodes, Hardcore Holly, Umaga, Arn Anderson, Ricky Steamboat, Brian Kendrick, Santino Marella, Maria, DH Smith and Carlito.

Credit: Gerweck.net

[Steveweiser]

Nottingham results...

DH Smith b. Carlito
Paul Burchill b. Val Venis
Santino Marella b. Brian Kendrick
WORLD TAG TITLES: Cody Rhodes/Hardcore Holly b. Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch
ECW TITLE: Kane b. Chavo Guerrero
WOMEN'S TITLE: Beth Phoenix b. Mickie James
JBL b. William Regal
CM Punk/Chris Jericho b. Snitsky/Umaga
WWE TITLE: Triple H b. Randy Orton via DQ

[greeby]

From the signing in Geneva. Someone care to tell Matt that he's a decade behind

[Steveweiser]

Guess people in Austria will be confused - unless they got RAW last night as well.

[Steveweiser]

Results from Linz, Austria...

Paul London b. Santino Marella
Women's Champion Mickie James & Maria b. Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea Burchill
Paul Burchill b. DH Smith
Snitsky b. Val Venis
Brian Kendrick b. Carlito
World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Hardcore Holly b. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho b. Umaga
WWE Champion Randy Orton b. Triple H and JBL

[greeby]

From the Geneva house show, Batista does the People's Elbow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ErmlRN0dU