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Post by lindsay on Jan 16, 2009 15:52:01 GMT -5
Fri, Jan 16
WWE Raw/ECW Live Presented By 12 Rounds - Oshkosh, Wis. 7:30 p.m.
Will be interesting to see if they have him against Punk this weekend, given Monday's upcoming match.
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Post by huneychild on Jan 16, 2009 16:03:07 GMT -5
It will be interesting indeed.
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Post by lindsay on Jan 17, 2009 20:18:14 GMT -5
WWE Raw/ECW House Show Results (1/16/09) - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
William Regal def. CM Punk with the knee to the head to retain his Intercontinental Title.
Pasted from <http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/wwe-house-show-results/wwe-raw-ecw-house-show-results-1-16-09.php>
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William Regal (w/Layla) defeated CM Punk to retain the Intercontinental Title. Like Dreamer, I'm also not really sure why Punk is as over as he is, since he's constantly marketed to Cena and Batista fans who really have no real appreciation for technical wrestling. But, regardless, he got a gigantic pop when he came out, comprised of equal parts kids, teenage girls, and adult dudes who probably miss the days of Benoit and Angle. Not too many people have as varied of a fan base as Punk does. Regal was accompanied by Layla, who seemingly was wearing a gallon of perfume.
Regal also got a ton of heat for a guy that hasn't really did a whole lot of anything on tv since his prior suspension. Anyway, this match was for the IC Title, so you knew Regal was going to find some way out of it; I'm just thankful it wasn't in less than three minutes. This was easily the longest match of the night; I was so into it that I lost track of time, but I'd say it fell somewhere in the 10-15 minute mark. Anyway, you'd think that with this kind of talent this would be a good match, but I didn't expect it to be this great. For the first five or so minutes there was some excellent mat work that's been missing from WWE tv programming for longer than I can remember.
Creative submissions, reversals, and a really nice side-surfboard stretch from Punk. The next five or so minutes were more physical, with some amazingly hard hits, and a painful-to-watch release-pumphandle-suplex from Regal. The crowd generally didn't really seem to have a real appreciation for this stuff, but nobody was calling it boring, and there were definitely some people out there who were really into this match. With the assistance of Layla, Regal eventually weaseled out a victory ... excellent match; I don't really see how their official match, whenever it really does happen, will top this.
Pasted from <http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/WWEliveevents/article1004276.shtml>
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Post by Ashton on Jan 17, 2009 20:30:24 GMT -5
I read that earlier. I can't wait until Monday!
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Post by huneychild on Jan 17, 2009 21:25:44 GMT -5
I read it too. I will actually be able to watch it Monday.
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Post by Monster on Jan 18, 2009 18:24:57 GMT -5
why was he sniffing Layla? that just seems odd.
oh and i just got to watch the match on telemudo.lol i get to see it but i have to wait till Sunday thats when its on. bites
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