Smackdown/ECW House Show - Verona, NY

[Widow's Peak]

Despite the lack of Hardy (not advertised), Edge (injured), Christian, Morrison and Punk (other tour), it was still a pretty fun show. And since it was held in the event room at Turning Stone Casino, I was able to leave with an extra $20 in my pocket.

Line up was identical to last nights in Manchester, NH:

Finlay d. Ezekiel Jackson: Finlay got your typical "first Superstar of the Night" pop.

Eve and Maria defeated Natalya and Layla: Eve had a bit of a botch here by tripping on the top rope. She won the match for her team with a running flip.

Eugene d. Ricky Ortiz : Kids loved Eugene, but the crowd got restless for this one.

Tommy Dreamer d. Sheamus : Sheamus is even paler in person. Good reaction for Tommy

Vladmir Kozlov d. Goldust

Chris Jericho/Big Show d. Cryme Tyme: By the time Jericho and Show finished with their promos, the crowd was ready for blood. This lead to a huge pop for Cryme Tyme. Probably the best match of the night.

Rey Mysterio d. Dolph Ziggler: Also very good. Rey, needless to say, was way over with the kiddies.

Biggest Pops:
1. Rey Mysterio
2. Cryme Time
3. Tommy Dreamer

Biggest Heel:
1. Jericho
2. Show
3. Kozlov
Honorable mention: The guy who stood up and showed his "Jeff Hardy Sucks" sign to the (predominatley child) audience. I got a chuckle out of that one.

Lots of Hardy merchandise was sold, so I get a feeling there were a lot of disappointed little ones when he wasn't here tonight. Other than that, there were a lot of Cena shirts and Rey masks in the audience.

The big news from this show is that they are running their first ever show at the Carrier Dome in December.

I'll post some pictures later if I can find some good ones.

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EUGENE IS BACK OFFICIALLY!??

SWEEEEET

[BK From WV]

I'm surprised they've never ran a show in the Carrier Dome before. Seems like they would've especially during the Attitude Era. I've never been to the Carrier Dome but I know it's a big building.

[Mac]

Jeff Hardy merch was in full effect at the show I went to as well. I even saw an older guys (40's) rocking the arm bands

[mrjl]

Aug 2, 2009 21:18:33 GMT -5 @tagteamspecialist said:

EUGENE IS BACK OFFICIALLY!??

SWEEEEET

I was hoping he'd go to Raw where he could pair up with Festus.

[Widow's Peak]

Aug 2, 2009 21:20:41 GMT -5 BK From WV said:

I'm surprised they've never ran a show in the Carrier Dome before. Seems like they would've especially during the Attitude Era. I've never been to the Carrier Dome but I know it's a big building.

They've tried to do events there for years and have always been shot down by school administration for not being "educational", which was a bit hypocritical since they've allowed everything from rock concerts to Stars on Ice to run there. I guess with the economy the way it is, they can't exactly afford to turn down revenue.

Its a very loud building, so it should be a fun show.

[blef]

Aug 2, 2009 21:22:47 GMT -5 mrjl said:

Aug 2, 2009 21:18:33 GMT -5 @tagteamspecialist said:

EUGENE IS BACK OFFICIALLY!??

SWEEEEET

I was hoping he'd go to Raw where he could pair up with Festus.

It's just a house show.

I mean, Steamboat worked the Cohasset SD/ECW show, and he's only appeared on Raw TV.

[marvelocity]

WWE event at the Carrier Dome?! I've waited for years for this, ever since I was a ticket taker at the Dome back in 1999. This would be awesome, WWE could do a PPV there, it holds upwards of 50,000 people for a football game, more should be able to attend a wrestling show since the field could be filled.