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Tony "T.L. Hopper" Anthony  (46 Minutes)



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The Origin of T.L. Hopper, What Killed Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Heat With Tully Blanchard, Vince Russo's "Smart Mouth," The Argument That Let Him Know Where He and Russo Stood With Each Other, The Two Sides of Jim Cornette, When Cornette's Good and When He's Bad, Harsh Words For Bill Watts, High Praise For Bill Watts, Being a Genuine "Son of a Plumber," The "WWE Style," Wikipedia Errors, Zipper Boots, The Origin of The "Tony Anthony" Name, Rookies With Flashy Britches, Tom Prichard, The Rock, Roddy Piper, The Godwinns, Stone Cold, The Rock-n-Roll Express, and More

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Brian Blair   (47 Minutes)

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The Iron Sheik Smoking Crack On An Airplane, The Clumsiness of Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff, The Night Sheik Slapped Him, Pat Patterson's Crush On Him, Firsthand Story of Brutus Beefcake's Parasailing Accident, Pulling Brutus Out Of The Water, Where The Initial "B" Came From, Advice For Linda McMahon's Senate Run, The Political Opponent Who Put Strings On Brian's LJN Action Figure, Jerry Lawler Riding In a Car With No Driver, The Rib That Saw Brian Moon a Restaurant Full of People, Coverage of Brian's Recent Legal Situation, Living With Jesse Ventura, Vince McMahon Sr.'s Loyalty To The NWA, Turning Down Howard Stern, Dusty Rhodes, Bill Watts, Eddie Graham, The Brisco Brothers, and More 
 

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Welcome to tonight's Real Time coverage for WWE's Bragging Rights pay per view. I am your host RDLee and I am looking forward to the big 7 on 7 match between team Raw and team Smackdown mostly. I also can only hope to see some sort of interaction between DX and The Hart Dynasty now that they involved in the main event on team Smackdown. Let's get going with tonight's potential brand altering show!

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Tonight our announcers are Michael Cole, Jerry "The King" Lawler and Todd Grisham. JR is still ill from his latest bout with Bell's Palsy.

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The Miz v.s. John Morrison

We started with a video package recapping their rivalry which revolved around both men trying to call each other the "Marty Jannetty" of their former tag team. Morrison is now the IC champ while The Miz has became the US champ so neither man can really lay claim to being better until the end of this match tonight. Both men's respective brands teams are in the locker room watching this match on the monitor. The Miz began stalling early on to score some major heat with the crowd. Morrison controlled early in the match and hit some of his lightning quick offense. The Miz eventually took control after John missed a move off the top rope. They went back and forth until Miz went for a Skull Crushing Finale to which Morrison reversed and hit a kick to Miz's skull (ironic huh?) Morrison went up to the top rope to try and hit Starship Pain but The Miz jumped up and knocked him off the top rope and stole the clean pinfall over the Intercontinental champ!

Winner: The United States Champion - The Miz (Raw)

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Backstage with Cody Rhodes talking to the trainer, R-Truth walks up to Cody to talk smack to him. Truth tells him that his team will be winning tonight. Cody responds by running him down and telling him that he is a second rate competitor on a second rate show. R-Truth responds by telling Cody that he is lucky to be on Raw thanks to his daddy and that "The Truth Hurts"... The Big Show walked up and told Truth to go back to his team and let them know that team Raw will let their actions speak louder than their words tonight.

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Michelle McCool, Natalya and Beth Pheonix (Smackdown) v.s. Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly and Melina (Raw)

McCool came out to the ring further stealing A.J. Styles gimmick beyond his Style's Clash finisher, this time sporting a jacket with a hood that looked more like a dress hybrid. Beth Pheonix started the match by overpowering Gail Kim with high impact moves. McCool tagged herself in to do a little damage and tagged out to Natalya. Gail took control and got a close 2 count before tagging in Kelly Kelly who did some impressive moves before getting taken to the Smackdown corner and mugged by the other members. Kelly took a major beating by all 3 members of Smackdown before ultimately hitting a quick reversal and make the hot tag to Melina who cleaned house until all members of both teams came in the ring and took each other out. In the confusion Beth Pheonix planted Melina with the Glam Slam to pick up the win for Team Smackdown.

Winners: Michelle McCool, Natayla and Beth Pheonix (Smackdown)

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We saw team Raw in their locker room with DX telling their team that they need to win to get respect as individuals. Triple H ran down why his team is considered a joke such as Henry having a baby hand with Mae Young, Big Show for having Vince McMahon's head up his ass and Kofi for sporting a fake accent. They did the "Are You Ready" deal to fire up the team.

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Fatal Four Way for the World Heavyweight Championship - The Undertaker (Champion) v.s. C.M. Punk v.s. Batista v.s. Rey Mysterio

Batista is the first man out and he did his "Churning Butter on the ramp" routine to the delight of his 100 fans in attendence. Rey came out next and whispered his dirty little secrets in the faces of his young fans on his way to the ring. Punk was next and checked his watch as if he, like me, was seeing if it was almost time for this show to end. Undertaker came out last and I actually had time to go grocery shopping and get an H1N1 swine flu shot before he got to the ring. Now in this type of match there is only a 25% chance of walking out the winner. The Undertaker is the current champ and he does NOT have to be pinned to lose the belt tonight. Nice sequence occured when Rey Mysterio jumped off the top onto Undertaker in a hurricanrana position to which Taker reversed and threw Rey in the air for the Last Ride but before he could drop Rey with it, Batista charged and hit Taker with a Spear. Taker fell on to the ropes and Rey hit the 619 and Batista caught Taker with a Spinebuster for a 2 counts. A few moments later when Punk was beating on Undertaker, Punk ran in for his trademark knee in the corner to which Taker countered it into the Last Ride for a near fall which Batista broke up. Undertaker then hit Batista with a Chokeslam with Punk broke up the count on. Punk was tossed out and Batista hit the Batista Bomb on Undertaker and then Mysterio broke up the count. Batista was PISSED at Rey and tossed him out of the ring only to walk into a second Chokeslam by Taker. Undertaker signaled for a THIRD Chokeslam and Batista countered out and they hit a double clothesline. Punk snuck in and tried to cover both men only to get 2 counts. Rey jumped back into Batista arms and he threw Rey out onto Punk and turned around into a Undertaker Tombstone. 1, 2, 3... and Undertaker is STILL the World Heavyweight Champion! What a match this was, I would venture to claim it is currently match of the night so far.

Winner and STILL the World Heavyweight Champion - The Undertaker

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Josh Matthews jumped in the ring to talk to Rey Mysterio and Batista about the match. Rey played it off where he was disappointed but hopeful they would have another chance one day. Batista took the mic and turned heel on Rey for being a reason he lost. He said he was tired of Rey for stabbing him in the back. Batista crushed Mysterio with a killer clothesline after telling him to his face that he was gonna rip his head off. Batista continued the assualt outside the ring and Rey kept asking him to please stop while he was getting attacked. Batista yelled that he was supposed to be his friend and threw him into the barrier and hit a running punt like kick to his head as the the crowd booed Batista. Good match and nice heel turn that we saw coming a mile away.

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Team Smackdown v.s. Team Raw

Raw's team consists of Co-captian's DX, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, The Big Show and Cody Rhodes while Smackdown's team was changed this past Friday and now consists of Co-captain's Chris Jericho and Kane with Finlay, R-Truth, Matt Hardy and The Hart Dynasty. Sadly DX wore their own DX t-shirts instead of the rest of the guys wearing Raw's red shirt and Smackdown wearing their Blue shirts. I hate DX now, I wish X-Pac, China and the New Age Outlaws would come back to make them matter again...Anyways, both teams tagged in and out to try and gain the advantage. Of course my worst nightmare occured during the match when Triple H no sold the Hart Dynasty when they tried double teaming him. The action broke down and all the members came in the ring and took each other out with their signature moves. The Big Show proved to be a traitor to Team Raw just as Kofi Kingston was about to get the win on Jericho by Chokeslamming him off the top rope. Triple H was in shock and Big Show hit him with a right hand to put him down as Jericho covered Kingston for the win for Team Smackdown. They were given a trophy and celebrated in the ring for a few minutes. Overall a fast paced match with too much to keep up with. Saw the swerve coming when everyone except Big Show was dumped out of the ring.

Winners: Team Smackdown

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WWE Championship Iron Man Match - Randy Orton (Champ) v.s. John Cena

Oh man, this BETTER be the LAST match these two have for at least a year if not longer. This is a No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere, 60 Minute Iron Man match where whoever has the most pinfalls and submissions at the end of the time limit will be the champion and in John Cena's case if he doesn't win he will be gone from Monday Night Raw. In a bit of foreshadowing of who WWE believes to be the top dog, Randy Orton, the CHAMPION comes out first. I always thought that the champion should come out last although it's not the biggest of deals, just the traditionalist in me. Vintage Michael Cole tells us that this is the 6th Iron Man match in WWE history which is a nice little nugget of knowledge in my opinion. They started the match off by using headlocks and such to try and feel each other out. Cena actually caught Orton in the STFU early on at the 4 minute mark and Orton immediately tapped out to give Cena a point. Orton tapped so quickly so it would force Cena to let go of the hold in order not to be too damaged this early on.

John Cena wins one point by submission after applying the STFU.  Current score = Cena - 1, Orton - 0.

Orton quickly recovers and goes on the attack wearing Cena down with punches, stomps and chin locks. Cena recovered and went to hit his "Five Knuckle Shuffle" but as he was brushing off his shoulder Randy popped up and struck with an RKO out of nowhere to even up the score at the 10 minute mark.

Randy Orton wins one point by pinfall after hitting the RKO. Current score = Cena - 1, Orton - 1.

Orton took Cena to the outside and hit his head on the steel steps, pinfalls count anywhere. Orton took a monitor off the announcers table and struck Cena with it for a 2 count on the floor. Orton grabbed a microphone and went to start talking on it for trash talking but instead hit Cena on the head with it for another 2 count. Out of the blue Cena got a second wind and took Orton to the outside and chased him around hitting a flurry of punches. Orton regained the upper hand and draped Cena's head across the steel steps and stomped it for a 2 count. Back in the ring Orton signaled for another RKO but this time Cena countered and exploded into what Cole called "Vintage Cena" where he hit his 5 Knuckle Shuffle this time followed by a Attitude Adjustment to which Orton sorta countered into an RKO while feeling the impact from Cena's move but both men had their hands on each others chests and the ref gave them both a pinfall win at the 18 minute mark of the match.

Randy Orton and John Cena both win one point after a double pin. Current score = Cena - 2, Orton - 2.

The doctors came in to check on Cena who refused the medical assistance during the 30 second break. Soon as the doctors left the ring Orton charged to Cena who moved out of the way and collected his energy. Cena draped Orton on his shoulders, climbed the middle rope and FUed Orton off the top to even the score at the 21 minute mark.

John Cena wins one point by pinfall after hitting a top rope Attitude Adjustment. Current score - Cena - 3, Orton -2.

Legacy came in and beat down Cena during the rest period hitting Cena with Dibiase's finisher "Dream Street" and put Orton's arm on Cena when the time expired. Orton got the 3 count and stole one.

Randy Orton wins one point after Dibiase hit Dream Street for Orton on Cena. Current score = Cena -3, Orton 3.

Luckily Kofi Kingston charged the ring holding a chair to run off Legacy for John just as the next rest period expired. Cena recovered and dragged Randy to the outside where they began brawling up the ramp. Orton gained control when they got by the stage and rammed Cena into the steel structures around the crowd. Orton threw Cena into the set and it exploded when his head hit the lighting. Orton picked up another pinfall due to the impact at the 26 minute mark.

Randy Orton wins one point by pinfall after throwing Cena into the PPV set. Current score - Cena - 3, Orton - 4.

During the rest period Orton started pushing buttons on the stages control panel and discovered he could use the stage fireworks. Orton hit Cena with a chair and dragged him to the fireworks spot on the stage. He went over to the fireworks panel and hit the button which didn't respond so he pressed all the buttons causing the stage to explode but not where Cena was laying. As they hit the 30 minute mark Orton was pissed that Cena was out of the way so he began beating him down and they made their way back to the ringside area where Orton threw him into the steel steps once more. Orton continued to beat down Cena and buy himself some time since he was in the lead. Cena grabs an inside cradle for a suprise 3 count.

John Cena wins one point by pinfall with an inside cradle. Current score = Cena - 4, Orton - 4.

After the rest period Orton smashes Cena and drags his head to the ropes and hopes outside the ring and hits a DDT to the floor on Cena for a easy pinfall.

Randy Orton wins one point by pinfall after hitting a DDT to the floor. Current score = Cena - 4, Orton -5.

After this rest period they begin fighting on the outside again, but this time in the crowd. they have 16 minutes left in the match and Orton is still winning but only by one point. I pray that this doesn't end in a tie and they have ANOTHER match next month on PPV. They make their way back to the ringside area and strangely enough neither man looks too tired. Cena throws Orton into the ringside table... literally... Cena then grabs the steel steps while Orton is recovering and set's them up next to the other announcers table that is still standing. Cena hit Orton with the steps when he stood up and then set them back down into position. Cena picks Orton up and carries him in the FU position over to the steps and hits a HUGE Attitude Adjustment onto the second table to get a 3 count to tie it up again!

John Cena wins one point by pinfall after hitting a Attitude Adjustment thru the spanish announce table. Current score = Cena - 5, Orton - 5.

Cena rushes to try and get another 3 counts out of that move after the rest period expires but Orton kicked out. We are tied 5 to 5 with 8 minutes left to go. Cena grabs a table from under the ring and sets it up inside the ring. Cena goes out to the floor and grabs Orton and literally carries him dead weight into the ring at the 6 minute mark. Cena picks him up and lays him across the table and goes up to the top rope. He jumps off for a diving leg drop and Orton moves out of the way allowing Cena to crash thru the table. Both men are laying in the ring nearly out of it with 5 minutes left. They slowly make their way to their knees and begin a punching trade off as they make their way to their feet still trading shots. The crowd is really into this. 3 minutes to go... Cena gets the better of the punch off and throws him into the ropes and goes for a diving shoulder block only to accidently hit the ref. Orton takes advantage and hits a RKO as another ref hits the ring. Cena kicks out of the RKO with 2 minutes left. Orton is pissed and lays out the other ref. Orton starts convulsing and goes for the Punt kick to which Cena counters into the STFU with 1 minute to go.... 30 seconds... 20 seconds.... 10 seconds, Orton is hanging on... but taps out at 3 seconds to go giving Cena the final point!

The final score = John Cena - 6,  Randy Orton - 5.

Winner and NEW WWE Champion - John Cena

With this win John Cena will be staying on Raw!  All in all this was a good PPV. I wish more could have happened in the 7 on 7 match but it was fun. I also hope this is the LAST Cena/Orton match we will see for a long time. Good night everyone!