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Friday, June 27, 2008 - HOUSTON, TX
source: WWE.com - The WWE Universe got a Night of Champions preview when ECW Champion Kane & Big Show faced Mark Henry & Montel Vontavious Porter in tag team action. The three giants involved are all set to fight for the ECW Title in a Triple Threat Match at the pay-per-view, but it’s not hard to tell they are chomping at the bit.
MVP worked on Kane's legs with a series of well aimed kicks then sent the Giant stumbling with a resounding kick to the head. Kane managed to toss off a near pin and get to his feet before giving a red hot tag in to The Big Show, who demonstrated his strength by lifting MVP up over his head. MVP quickly tagged in Mark Henry who locked up with Big Show and then Kane.
Just when it looked like Henry was in control of the Big Red Machine and the tag match, MVP tagged himself back in, but when Kane battled back, MVP tried to skip out, shouting at his tag partner before heading up the ramp to get in there and get the job done. Henry jumped down off the apron, retrieved MVP and tossed him back into the ring where Kane got the job done with a chokeslam and the winning pin.
Kane watches as Big Show steps into the ring, signaling that he has his eye on the Big Red Machine and Mark Henry motions wearing the coveted ECW Championship belt around his waist. Kane will certainly have his hands full at Night of Champions as he battles to keep his Title, but will the other mastodons work together to eliminate the displaced Champion then clash claim the ECW Title as their own? Will the Title end up back around an ECW waist? Will SmackDown! own three Championship Titles, or will it stay firmly in place on RAW's Kane? Be sure to find out this Sunday at the Night of Champions on Pay-per-view.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
KANE & BIG SHOW vs MVP & MARK HENRY
Thursday, June 26, 2008
TANGLED TITLES
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
source: WWE.com, Aubrey Sitterson - In the wake of the WWE Draft, four championships have been displaced. With all of them being defended Sunday night, where will these titles end up after Night of Champions?
What will be the state of the ECW Championship held by Kane, who was drafted over to RAW on Monday? Although ECW gained the services of United States Champion Matt Hardy, the Land of the Extreme is now left with no World Champion of their own, and only a one-in-three chance to win it back at Night of Champions.
On Sunday, the Big Red Machine will defend the title in a Triple Threat Match against Big Show and Mark Henry. While the World's Largest Athlete remains on SmackDown!, the World's Strongest Man was pulled to ECW in Wednesday's Supplemental Draft, and is that brand's chance to bring the title back to the Land of the Extreme. But, if Kane retains his Title, RAW will be the new home of the ECW Championship Title; or, if Triple H, Edge and Big Show have an extremely good Night of Champions, SmackDown! General Manager Vickie Guerrero could conceivably find her brand the home of all three World Championships, with both RAW and ECW left out in the cold.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
KANE TAKES SECOND SLAM
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - HOUSTON, TX
source: WWE.com - Five days prior to Night of Champions and one day after being pulled away from the Land of the Extreme in the stunning 2008 WWE Draft, ECW Champion Kane squared off a in a non-title match against The World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry.
To the surprise of all, Henry pinned the ECW Champion in the middle of the ring while The Big Show watched from the announce table at ringside. The monumental win brings credibility to Henry's recent claims that he belongs in championship competition with the likes of the Big Red Machine and the World’s Largest Athlete, Big Show.
Afterwards, ECW General Manager Theodore Long announced the ECW Championship will now be contested in a Triple Threat Match between Kane, Big Show and Mark Henry at Night of Champions.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT 2008 DRAFT
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Monday, June 23, 2008 - SAN ANTONIO, TX
source: WWE.com - Just days before Night of Champions, seismic shifts took place across the WWE rosters, with ECW Champion Kane drafted to RAW, while SmackDown! gained WWE Champion 3H, giving that brand two World Championships. RAW, SmackDown! and ECW earned random draft picks competing in inter-brand bouts and 9 SuperStars changed home brands.
With five Superstars drafted to the brand throughout the night, RAW came away from the draft with a lot of new talent in their roster. First Rey Mysterio was drafted from SmackDown!, then John Cena defeated Edge to bring Batista back to Monday nights. Next, Mr. Money in the Bank 2008, CM Punk was drafted from ECW to RAW.
JBL defeated ECW’s Kofi Kingston to earn Raw another draft pick. When the random lottery machine ran, it was ECW Champion Kane who joined RAW along with his coveted title, though he will still defend it against Big Show at Night of Champions.
RAW lost Jeff Hardy, Umaga, and Mr. Kennedy along with Triple H. Jim Ross will also have a new home, having been drafted from Monday Night RAW to Friday Night SmackDown! Michael Cole will now sit in JR's seat on RAW.
United States Champion Matt Hardy was drafted from SmackDown! to ECW. read more on the draft.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
KANE vs MVP, Non-Title Match
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Friday, June 20, 2008 - SAN JOSE, CA
source: WWE.com - It would seem SmackDown! GM Vickie Guerrero has a mighty reach - evidenced by her ability to book Kane, the current ECW Champion, against MVP, a wrestler on her own roster with whom she is most displeased. Vickie sought to put MVP in his place after he used his VIP Lounge spot to voice his grievances regarding her, his perceived misuse on SmackDown!, and his desire to go anywhere where his talents would be recognized and utilized.
The Big Red Machine quickly deflated MVP's hot air in a match that had the playa bouncing all over the ring. Porter saw an out when Kane clotheslined him over the top rope and the ref began to slow ten-count. After teasing a return to the ring, MVP took the count out, turning his back on Kane and the ring.
Almost immediately, Mark Henry stormed to the ring to get revenge for the double chokeslam Kane and the Big Show laid on him earlier in the week on ECW. The World's Strongest Man hit the World's Strongest Slam on the ECW Champion, leaving him lying in the ring.
