Again, sorry these are late, but I had to jog my memory.
No pre-show notes here, we couldn't find any wrestlers giving out autographs, and they just drove off after the show. A few Memphis guys were in the crowd on the camera side, including Derrick King (after his match), Tatt2, and Chris O'Neil. We also saw Vanity and Carnage Antwane after the show.
Dark Match: Shad Gaspard & Da Neighborhoodie def. Rob Conway & Charlie Haas.
I'm not sure if I heard it correctly, but I couldn't sworn Gaspard and Neighborhoodie were announced as The Gangsta Studs, or something to that affect. I surely hope they change that name before they hit TV. They look great and the crowd seem to be into them, but only a few of us Memphis fans recognized them from OVW (Gaspard also went by "Da Beast" in OVW).
Heat tapings:
Matt Striker defeated Dustin Starr: Striker came out and cut a promo about how he can't wait to see everyone back in class in September. He should do a little research about the town before cutting a promo, school starts in August in Memphis! If I hadn't known any better, I wouldn't have recognized Starr. He has dyed his hair, so there's a lot more blond in it now. Good showing by Starr, I hope this leads to something.
Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated Val Venis & Snitsky: Nice back and forth match with Venis & Snitsky in charge for most of the bout. Snitsky actually got a big reaction...this team is truly an odd couple.
The Spirit Squad (Kenny & Nicky) defeated unknown tag team: I know these guys were from Memphis, but I didn't recognize them and didn't catch their names.
Eugene & Jim Duggan defeated Charles Evans & Derrick King: Once again, another good showing by a Memphis wrestler. This was mostly a squash, but still get to see both an OVW guy and a Memphis guy getting a shot.
Not much to report on during the show itself, other than what was shown on TV. Normally during commercials or promos, the crowd gets to see it on the Titantron. We didn't get to see the Jeff Hardy promo, and I didn't know about it until I saw the tape later.
A small "Whoop that trick" chant tried to break out when Trish said it, and when she first got into the ring with Lita.
After Vince and Shane went back up the ramp at the end of the show, they did their Elvis poses again. Triple H was carried up the ramp, then turned again and gave a weak crotch chop before being carried to the back.
Post-taping Dark Match: WWE ChampionshipJohn Cena defeated WWE Champion Edge via DQ. Cena had Edge locked into the STFU, but the ref was down. As he was getting up, he saw Edge hit Cena with the title, and called for DQ. Cena gave both Edge and Lita the FU before leaving.
