Live report from Raw last night in Tucson, wrestler identities, Singapore
On Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 1:55 PM EST Joe Treanor of The Pro Wrestling Times Company sent this in: Just got back a bit ago from the RAW show down in Tucson. First off, I seen earlier reports saying the arena was labeled as sold-out but empty seats being available. I sure do wish I knew where they were because we were left seat less. Seems that we were sold tickets for a section and row that didn't even exist. We were moved closer but then moved over and over again, to a grand total of 4-times during the course of the show; eventually during the Randy Orton vs. Sgt. Slaughter match we told the event staff we would like a refund. Also, when entering the building security was asking those with signs if any of them made mention of Chris Benoit. I guess it kinda set the mood for the evening, even though RAW was pretty darn good.
Greg DeMarco (The Voice of RPW) sent this in: The two men that faced Cryme Tyme on RAW were announced as John Mason & Brandon Gatson. They are Johnny Dynamite and Brandon Nitro from Rising Phoenix Wrestling in Arizona and the Empire Wrestling Federation in California. Brandon Gatson is also the brother of Olympic gymnast Jason Gatson. You can find more information about Dynamite & Nitro at www.risingphoenixwrestling.com.
Jeffrey sent this additional report in from the Smackdown/ECW House Show on July 28 in Singapore: I'll try my best to recall all the matches and superstars who came.
Chris Masters vs Ric Flair
Masters tapped out to Flair's signature Figure-4 leg lock.
Deuce & Domino (C) vs The Major Brothers [WWE Tag Team Title match]
D&D retain the titles with a bit of distraction of the referee but the Majors gave a good match.
Michelle McCool vs Victoria [Diva's match]
Michelle McCool won.. and she is damn HAWT! Nothing much to say about this match..
Elijah Burke vs Stevie Richards
Quite a boring match with Burke talking too much (he even said that if the fans continue to boo him he will leave the match..lol..) throughout the match. Stevie wins but the fans still cheered for Burke as he was walking back to the curtains.
Finlay vs Kane
Kane won despite the little bastard's interferenece and got choke slam in the middle of the ring. THe fan was crazy over Kane (and so was I) and he did a funny act by wearing the little bastard's hat as he walked back. Too bad there wasn't any flames around the 4 corners of the ring or else it will be jus like what we see in the TV. Definitely one of my fave match in the event.
[20 minutes intermission and everyone rushed to the toilet, grab some drinks and smoke]
John Morrison (C) vs Tommy Dreamer [ECW World Heavyweight Title match]
Morrison retains the title. Highlight of the match was Tommy superplex Morrison from the to rope.
Chavo Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio
The long awaited rey finally return and this time he was as good as ever. The fans keep cheering 619 throughout the whole match. The 2 cruiserweights gave a fast paced match and when Rey finally connects with his 619 on Chavo the arena went chaos. Rey emerge as the winner.
The Great Khali (C) vs Batista [World Heavyweight Title match]
Khali is really a monster. When i saw Batista coming out i thought he was big but when Khali came out he was HUGE. He simply overpower Batista. It was a short match until Finlay came out and attack Batista and the referee called for the bell. Soon after Kane rushed out to the ring and attack Finlay. Winner is Batista as a result of a disqualification therefore Khali retains the title.
The Animal then took the mic and shouted at Khali and Finlay. Saying that Finlay caused him the WHC and he's gonna pay for it. Then he called Khali "The Great Chicken" and the fans start shouting "Chicken! Chicken! Chicken!". Then he challenge the both of them to a match right now and the ring announcer made it official by making the final match a tag team match.
The Great Khali/Finlay vs Kane/Batista
Finlay got beaten real bad by both Kane and Batista but when the Great Khali was in the ring he was still the dominator. The whole match was quite a chaotic one and the little bastard came out to interfere again but this time he got caught and was shove to Khali's stomach area when he was caught between the top and the second rope. Finally Batista gave Finaly a Batista bomb, cover with a 1 2 3 and the bell rang. Winners are Kane & Batista. Soon after Kane ran after the little bastard to the backstage leaving Batista in the ring with his "I Walk Alone" music repeating for at least 2 or 3 times as he paced back and forth in the ring for around 3 minutes, he got on the 2nd rope and start showing his muscles like he always does after every winning match.
Then he left the ring and shoke hands with the fans around the ring then he walk back to the curtains. Before he enter the curtain he bowed to the fans as a token of appreciation.
This is a short video I took with my handphone...not very clear though: click here
I enjoyed the show very much and I hope they will come back to Singapore very very soon. Big thanks to all the superstars who came to the Singapore Indoor Stadium.