----The United Wrestling League presented their first PPV online tonight with Bill Dundee/Michael St John doing commentary. It did not go completely perfect, but aside from some audio problems, the show didn’t have major glitches. After reading this and you would like to buy it and watch it, then go to www.unitedwrestling.com and slap down $11.95.
----“Blindfold” Battle Royal: Bull Buchanan, Stan Lee, “Nature Boy” Kevin White, Chris Badstreet, Yaki, Derrick King, Viper, Idol, Jack Lord, Johnny Slaughter, Bulldog Raines, Orion Bishop. Bulldog Raines comes out with Slaughter/ Bull Buchanan left in the ring. Raines told Bull that Slaughter was cheating. Bull pulled the mask off a bit and then thru Slaughter out of the ring. Jack Lord comes out and tries to attack Bull and Bulldog. Babys sent them packing. [*]
Ultimate Wrestler Tournament
---- Yakki beat RRO Wrestler of the Year 2007 Derrick King. Yaki missed a flying press from the top rope for DK to start the heat. DK tried for a DDT and Yakki held on to the ropes and Yakki pinned him. DK then DDT him after the match and counted him out in Spanish. [*1/2]
----Chris Badstreet vs Viper. No psychology in this bout. I was not sure who was the baby or heel. Dundee kept saying this was a good match, but it was not. I like Badstreet. He used a submission hold to win. Should have given the hold a finisher name. [*]
----“Nature Boy” Kevin White with Jack Lord vs John Buchanan. Dundee mentions that White has a victory over Jerry Lawler in Memphis, TN. White starts heat with a poke in the eye. Buchanan had a comeback, but Lord tripped him as White used the ropes to pin him. Both guys looked good, but not very long match. [*1/2]
---- RRO Best Damn Performer of The Year 2007 Stan Lee beat Aaron Idol with a running Shooting Star press in a quick bout. [*]
----Bulldog Raines vs Orion Bishop. Good psychology. Bishop did a belly to belly on Bulldog. I like Orion. Some awkward stuff from Raines. Both guys are big. They are good solid workers. Bishop pinned Bulldog with Raines’ feet on the rope. Best bout of the night so far. Bulldog chokes the ref [**]
----Jack Lord vs Damon Taz. Taz was wearing a shirt that said, “Chubby and dangersous”LOL Taz was over here. Lord started heat with eye rake. John Buchanan tripped him – Taz used the “fat man stomp” to the face to pin Lord. [*]
----Yaki vs Chris Badstreet. Derrick King comes out to say that Yaki should not be in the ring, because DK had pinned him. Yaki hits DK and Badstreet starts heat on Yaki. Badstreet took him to the mat and worked his arm. DK chokes Yaki outside the ring to help Badstreet in the heat. Yaki for a top rope press, but DK tripped him and Yaki took a good bump. Badstreet then put the submission on him for the win. Badstreet was doing the Liddell celebration pose. [*1/2]
----After the match DK gets on the mic to tell Yaki that he is a loser. DK then announces himself as winner of the match again.
---- Stan Lee vs Kevin White with Jack Lord. Lee came out of a leg hold with a hold to hold counter that I don’t know what to call. Taz comes out to be in Lee’s corner. Not much heat with White sending Lee into the turnbuckle. White ran and Lee did the splits and White went into the turnbuckle. Lee hit the running Shooting Star press for the win. These guys should have had more time. They could have had a good match. Lee got a big pop for the win. [*1/2]
--- Taz vs Orion Bishop. Bishop starts heat with DDT. Bishop keep going for big moves but missing. No psychology. Dundee was not even doing commentary here and you could barely hear St. John. Taz goes off camera and I assume someone hit him with a chair, because they did not show it. Bishop wins by COR. Shitty finish with no psychology. [*]
----Bull Buchanan vs Slaughter with Jack Lord. I am confused here. Buchanan won the battle royal to advance to the finals?? I thought?? But, he has to wrestle Slaughter, but Slaughter has not wrestled anyone?? So how did Slaughter advance?? Michael St. John comes in very loud and clear during this bout. You can’t hear Dundee at first and he comes in later on. Bull dominates almost all the bout. St. Johns says that Bull looks like he is not “enhanced”. LOL Bull looked good here. Slaughter started heat by hitting a neckbrecker. Bull came out of heat and hit a backwards closeline out of the corner that looked nasty. Bull beat him with a chokeslam. Good match. [**1/2] After the match, Kevin White jumped in. Lord/Slaughter/White stuff piledrove on the concrete. Bulldog Raines made save. It looks like an injury angle here. Bull will probably not return.
----Stan Lee beats Chris Badstreet. They do good mat work and hold for hold. Then all of sudden they start fighting and the match was stopped. The match was restarted and they said if someone would be DQ for punching. Badstreet starts heat. Very weird stuff. Looked like a shoot. Badstreet tires to put the “Bodybreaker” [submission finisher named now], but Lee gets out of it. Trading chops outside the ring. Lee comeback with babyface fire, but cut off as Badstreet goes for armlock submission. Backstreet misses legdrop from top rope. Double down. Lee comeback with Lee using a full nelson cradle into a side slam. Lee misses running Shooting Star press. Backstreet goes for submission, but Lee rolls him up for the win. Good match. Big pop from the crowd. [***]
----Orion Bishop vs Bull Buchanan. They are putting over the fact that Bull is hurt – his shoulder. Ronnie West stops match as Bull injured. Bull is stretchered out – looked legit.
Finals of Ultimate Wrestler Tournament
----Stan Lee beat Orion Bishop. Good spots to open match. Bishop hit Lee with slingshot’ed Lee throat first on top rope. Bishop put him in a sharpshooter, but Lee got to the ropes. Ref bump. Bishop hit a nasty spear!! Bishop has chain and Bulldog Raines comes out to grab chain. Ref gets up, but Lee kicks out. Cuts him off with DDT off the ropes. Lee hits running standing moonsault for the win and Ultimate Wrestler Tournament. Lee is given a gold medal as the winner. Bulldog Raines grabs the medal and hits Lee with leaving him lying. [**1/2]
NOTES
----Larry Goodman reported 400 to 500 in building…Screen was a little small watching it on the computer… Michael St John’s mic I do not think it was working – you could hear him over Bill Dundee’s mic…You could pause it, so you could go to the bathroom or whatever…Full screen on the computer looked like you were watching a third generation video tape…Badstreet is billed as an “Ultimate Fighter”…Dundee confused the hell out me one time talking about Aaron Idol. He said, “I wonder if he is Austin’s son” [Austin Idol right??] and then he says, “Stunning” Steve?? [Steve Austin??] WTF?? LOL Maybe he thought Michael St John said his name was Idol Austin. I am not sure??...Music was distorted and did not sound good…Why can’t workers just get original names Damon “Taz?? Why use Taz??...They need a ringside camera…At some point it sounded like Dundee was grunting. LOL…They need lots of work on the audio. Overall not a great card, but a fun show to watch. They established a feud for Bull and really put over Lee. Lee will also now feud with Raines and DK can also feud with Yaki. Congrats to Lee the much needed push!!
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