Greensboro Coliseum – 2000-2009 Results
2000
WWF @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – April 23, 2000
The Godfather defeated Viscera with a roll up
Test & Albert defeated the Headbangers
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly pinned Hardcore Holly; Perry Saturn did a run-in and tried to win the title
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Dean Malenko by reversing Malenko’s flying bodypress
Bradshaw pinned the Road Dogg with the Clothesline from Hell
The Rock & Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit & WWF World Champion Triple H when Rock pinned Benoit with the Rock Bottom
Terri defeated the Kat in an arm wrestling match
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Kurt Angle after Chyna interfered and gave Angle a low blow and a DDT
Rikishi defeated the Big Show via disqualification when Show pushed the referee and used a chair
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and the Dudley Boyz; Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Matt with the 3D; Edge pinned Bubba Ray with the spear
WWF @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – August 28, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
Joey Abs pinned Just Joe
Jakked:
Too Cool defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz via disqualification
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
X-Pac pinned Essa Rios
The Road Dogg pinned Gangrel
Raw is War:
Chris Jericho & the Acolytes defeated Chris Benoit, Test, & Albert at 5:24
WWF IC Champion Chyna pinned Val Venis at 5:18
Rikishi fought Steven Richards to a no contest
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Tazz at 2:38
WWF Women’s Champion Lita pinned Jackie at 3:33
Triple H defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification at 3:30
Perry Saturn & Terri defeated Al Snow & the Kat at 4:22
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Kane at 8:09
2001
WWF @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – February 3, 2001 (8,570)
X-Pac pinned Val Venis with a roll up
K-Kwick pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Raven to win the title
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion K-Kwick to win the title
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to win the title after a masked woman interfered
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory defeated Molly Holly; after the bout, Crash Holly made the save against Ivory and Steven Richards
Billy Gunn defeated Albert
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Chris Benoit
Steve Blackman defeated the Big Bossman
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon when Bubba Ray pinned Buchanon
The Big Show pinned Hardcore Holly with the Final Cut
The Rock, the Undertaker, & Kane defeated Rikishi, Haku, & Triple H when the Rock pinned Triple H with the Rock Bottom
Sunday Night Heat – included a segment in which Al Snow, who was co-hosting Heat, challenged Christian to a European title shot during an interview segment in the arena:
Raven, Lance Storm, & Justin Credible defeated Albert, Scotty 2 Hotty, & Spike Dudley
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Paul Heyman on commentary; included WWF Commissioner Mick Foley at WWF NY in which he said Vince McMahon ordered him to be there, instead of in Greensboro, and that Mick thought his job was a joke as long as he was taking orders from Vince; Mick finished by saying he would be in Charlotte the following night and had some choice words for McMahon:
WWF European Champion Christian pinned Al Snow with the Unprettier at 6:31 after kicking the challenger in the face as he came back into the ring; Snow came to the ring to the Tough Enough theme song
William Regal pinned Tajiri with a reversal into a double underhook powerbomb at 2:58; early in the match, Regal sustained a very bloody nose; after the bout, Regal hit the move a second time; moments later, Regal left ringside and Torrie came out to check on Tajiri, with Regal returning to the ring and hitting the powerbomb on Torrie
WCW US Champion Edge pinned WWF IC Champion Test in a unification match at 11:20 by reversing Test’s attempt at a full nelson slam into a forward roll up (Edge: A Decade of Decadence)
WCW Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy in a unification steel cage match at 15:46 when Bubba Ray pinned Jeff after Jeff failed a Swanton from the top of the cage onto D-Von, crashing through a table set up in the ring; Matt had already escaped the cage by going over the top and Jeff had the opportunity to do the same but wanted to hit the Swanton instead; after the bout, Matt, Lita, and several officials helped Jeff out of the cage and onto a stretcher (Allied Powers, The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time)
Test (sub. for Scotty 2 Hotty) won a 22-man battle royal at 7:39 by last eliminating Billy Gunn with the boot to the face as Gunn ran off the ropes attempting the Fameasser; other participants included: Albert, Bradshaw, Farooq, Perry Saturn, Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, Sho Funaki, Crash Holly, Spike Dudley, Test, Shawn Stasiak, Diamond Dallas Page, Raven, Steven Richards, the Hurricane, Lance Storm, Tommy Dreamer, Justin Credible, Billy Kidman, Hugh Morrus, Chavo Guerrero Jr., & Tazz; Order of elimination: Stasiak by the Acolytes 2 seconds before the bout officially began; Hurricane by Bradshaw via the Clothesline from Hell after Farooq caught Hurricane coming off the top and dropped him across the top rope at 1:42; Saturn by Albert via a press slam at 1:59; Farooq by Test at 2:05; DDP by Palumbo via a clothesline from behind at 2:27; Palumbo by Storm via a superkick at 2:35; Credible by Morrus & Chavo at 2:52; Funaki by Morrus & Chavo at 2:58; Raven by Morrus at 3:06; Morrus by Albert via a double choke throw at 3:27; Chavo by Gunn via a press slam to the floor, onto Morrus, at 3:40; Dreamer & Crash by Tazz as Dreamer attempted to eliminate Crash at 3:54; Spike by Storm via an enzuiguri at 4:06; Richards by Bradshaw moments after hitting the Clothesline from Hell at 4:37; Tazz by Gunn when Tazz began calling out Paul Heyman at the commentary table at 4:51; after the elimination, Tazz started to go for Heyman but Heyman hid behind Jim Ross; Albert by Test & Kidman at 5:18; Kidman by Bradshaw after catching him attepting a crossbody and hitting a fall away slam at 5:39; Bradshaw & Storm by Test as Storm was on the ring apron, avoiding elimination from Bradshaw, at 7:25; the Alliance members came to the ring to Drowning Pool’s “Let the Bodies Hit the Floor” while the WWF wrestlers came out to “Control” by Puddle of Mudd; Tazz came out about 30 seconds into the match to no music; Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hugh Morrus showed up at around the 2:45 mark; Test was not scheduled to compete in the match but took over Scotty 2 Hotty’s spot after attacking Scotty backstage; due to pre-match stipulations, Test was granted a year of immunity in which he could not be fired or suspended regardless of what team emerged victorious in the main event
Trish Stratus defeated Lita, Jackie, Ivory, Molly Holly, and Jazz (mystery participant) to win the vacant WWF Women?s at 4:23 by pinning Ivory with the bulldog (Jazz’ surprise debut)
Team WWF – WCW World Champion the Rock, Chris Jericho, the Big Show, Kane, & the Undertaker defeated Team Alliance – WWF World Champion Steve Austin, Shane McMahon, Kurt Angle, Booker T, & WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam in an elimination match at 44:51; Shane pinned the Big Show at 12:42 with an elbow drop off the top after Show suffered the Angle Slam, the scissors kick, and the five star frogsplash; Jericho pinned Shane at 14:31 with the Lionsault after Shane suffered a chokeslam from Kane and the tombstone from the Undertaker; RVD pinned Kane at 18:20 with a kick off the top rope; Angle pinned the Undertaker at 20:03 after Austin hit the Stunner on the Undertaker; Rock pinned Booker T with a roll up at 22:33 after sending Booker into RVD on the apron; Jericho pinned RVD with the Break Down at 24:51 after lifting his knees to block a split-legged moonsault; Rock defeated Angle via submission with the Sharpshooter at 31:53; Austin pinned Jericho at 34:32 with a roll over; after the fall, Jericho hit the Break Down on the Rock and remained ringside until the Undertaker returned to berate him for his actions and sent him backstage; Rock pinned Austin with the Rock Bottom after Angle returned ringside and hit Austin with the WWF world title belt before leaving with the belt; due to pre-match stipulations, the Alliance was forced to disband and all championships that were decided earlier in the night were reverted to WWF titles; all Alliance members aside from title-holders and Test were forced out of the company, only to return in the coming weeks; had the WWF team lost, the WWF would have disbanded
2002
WWE @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – July 29, 2002
Crash Holly & Danny DeNucci defeated Shawn Stasiak & Sean O’Haire when Holly pinned Stasiak with a roll up
Sunday Night Heat:
Matt Hardy pinned Steven Richards with the Twist of Fate off the top
Shelton Benjamin pinned Justin Credible with a spin wheel kick
Johnny Stamboli pinned Spike Dudley with a modified Rock Bottom
Goldust pinned William Regal with a roll up; after the match, Regal knocked Goldust out with brass knuckles
Raw:
Booker T pinned Eddie Guerrero with the scissors kick after Guerrero was dropped head-first onto an unprotected turnbuckle
Bubba Ray Dudley & Trish Stratus defeated the Big Show (sub. for William Regal) & WWE Women’s Champion Molly Holly when Trish pinned Molly following the Doomsday Device; after the match, Bubba saved Trish from an attempted chokeslam through a table by the Big Show
Jeff Hardy pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after a Swanton off the top of a ladder
Johnny Stamboli pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Jeff Hardy to win the title after a spinebuster
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Johnny Stamboli to win the title after Bradshaw hit the Clothesline from Hell on the champion, only to be sent out of the ring by Dreamer after a cane shot
Chris Benoit pinned WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam to win the title when RVD seperated Benoit’s hands to break the Crippler Crossface, turned it into a roll up, and Benoit reversed it into his own roll up to score the win with his feet on the ropes
The Undertaker pinned Christopher Nowinski with the powerbomb in an impromptu match; after the match, Lance Storm, Christian, and Test attacked Taker – with Storm and Christian hitting two Con-Chair-Twos
WWE World Champion the Rock pinned Ric Flair in a non-title match with the Rock Bottom; after the match, Chris Jericho made a surprise appearance by interrupting Flair’s important announcement, rumored to be his retirement speech, and hit Flair in the face with a steel chair (The Epic Journey of Dwayne The Rock Johnson)
2003
WWE @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – May 20, 2003
Murray Harper & Horseshu defeated Damien DeNucci & David Flair
Velocity:
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Carly Colon with the Tiger Bomb
Rikishi pinned Phil Brown with the Bonzai Drop
Bill DeMott defeated Brad Hunter
Sho Funaki pinned Kanyon with a roll up and using the tights for leverage
Rhyno defeated Albert via count-out after using the Gore to send Albert to the floor
Smackdown!:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin via disqualification at 15:33 when Guerrero hit the referee with a chair, as Tajiri was about to be pinned by Benjamin, and tossed the chair to Haas; when the referee saw Haas with the chair he disqualified the challengers
John Cena pinned Spanky with the FU
Chris Benoit defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore & Crash Holly) at 8:08 by reversing an attempt at the Twist of Fate and applying the Crippler Crossface after Rey Mysterio Jr., who had been doing commentary for the bout, prevented Moore and Crash from interfering; after the bout, Hardy issued a challenge to Mysterio to immediately face both Moore and Crash in a handicap match and if he were to win he would earn a title shot for the cruiserweight championship
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Shannon Moore & Crash Holly in an impromptu match to earn a cruiserweight title shot, despite suffering an apparent groin injury late in the contest; Mysterio pinned Moore with a hurricanrana into a roll up at 3:31; Mysterio pinned Crash with a hurricanrana into a roll up at 3:45; after the bout, Matt Hardy laid out both Moore and Crash as Mysterio was helped from ringside by officials
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated Johnny Stamboli (w/ Nunzio & Chuck Palumbo) via disqualification in a non-title match when the FBI interfered at 4:12; after the bout, the Undertaker made his return and helped in fighting off the FBI
Sean O’Haire (w/ Roddy Piper) defeated Mr. America (w/ Zach Gowen) via count-out at 7:06 when Vince McMahon came ringside and had Gowen arrested for his actions at Judgment Day as well as being at ringside without a pass; due to prematch stipulations, Mr. America would have to undergo a lie detector test the following week to see if he truely was Hulk Hogan; had Hogan won, Piper would have been fired from the WWE
2005
WWE @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – August 23, 2005 (5,000)
Sylvian Grenier defeated an unknown
Velocity – 8/27/05:
Simon Dean pinned Russell Simpson with the Simonizer at 4:02
Doug Basham pinned Caprice Coleman with a flying leg lariat at 2:13
Vito (w/ WWE Cruiserweight Champion Nunzio) defeated Brad Taylor with the None of Your Business at 2:28
Scotty 2 Hotty defeated William Regal via disqualification at 7:23 when someone ran into the ring and assisted Regal in double teaming Scotty (the TV debut of Paul Burchill)
Smackdown! – included the debut of Palmer Canon, representing ‘The Network’; featured Booker T & Sharmell as guests of the Peep Show in which the Mexicools attacked Christian until Booker made the save after Sharmell was knocked down:
Randy Orton (w/ Bob Orton Jr.) pinned Hardcore Holly with the RKO at 10:30
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion John Heidenreich (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Road Warrior Animal) defeated Joey Mercury (w/ Johnny Nitro, Melina, & Jillian Hall) via disqualification at 2:48 after Mercury hit Heidenreich in the knee with a steel chair
Psychosis & Super Crazy defeated Christian & Booker T (w/ Sharmell) at 5:38 when Psychosis pinned Booker following a double back suplex; late in the contest, Christian walked out on his partner
Christy Hemme won a lingerie contest over Stacy Keibler in a lingerie contest; the match was not televised but did air on WWE.com (Divas Do New York)
Ken Kennedy pinned Sho Funaki at 3:00 with the Green Bay Plunge
World Heavyweight Champion Batista, WWE US Champion Chris Benoit, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated John Bradshaw Layfield, Orlando Jordan, & Eddie Guerrero when Batista pinned Jordan with the sit-down powerbomb
2006
WWE @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – February 13, 2006 (8,000)
Val Venis defeated Danny Basham
Heat:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kane defeated Johnny Parisi (Parisi’s last TV appearance for over a year)
Tyson Tomko & Gene Snitsky defeated Chris Hamrick & an unknown
Goldust defeated Trevor Murdoch
Viscera defeated Rob Conway
Raw – 2/16 – featured Vince McMahon airing a series of clips showcasing moments in Shawn Michaels’ career, including the “Lost My Smile” promo from 2/13/97, Michaels & Triple H showing footage of the “Curtain Call” during the 10/6/97 Raw, and the Michaels / McMahon confrontation from the 12/26/05 Raw in which Michaels told McMahon to “Move on” from the Montreal Incident; included an in-ring retirement ceremony for Michaels conducted by McMahon in which McMahon said he was going to put together a tribute video for Michaels and fly his family down but Michaels deserved more; he then brought out the Spirit Squad to give a cheer in Michaels’ honor; moments later, Michaels refused to sign the retirement papers, saying he loved the job too much to walk away from it; Michaels then tore up the paperwork, with Vince then slapping him in the face and leaving the ring; as Michaels prepared to fight McMahon, Vince took the mic and said that by not signing the papers Michaels opened the floodgates to his own personal hell; featured the announcement that Bret Hart would be inducted into the 2006 WWE Hall of Fame on April 1; included a backstage segment in which Jack, Trish Stratus’ boyfriend, found Mickie James in Trish’s dressing room wearing a wig to look like the women’s champion; moments later, Mickie took off the wig and began screaming for help claiming Jack was hurting her and security took him away; after the commercial break, Mickie told Trish her side of the story to convince her that she had been victimized; featured footage of Stacy Keibler perfoming on “Dancing with the Stars” and earning a perfect score on that week’s episode:
Road to WrestleMania Semi-Finals: Triple H fought WWE Raw Tag Team Champion the Big Show to a double count-out at 13:33 when Show grabbed Triple H by the throat and pulled him off the ring apron as both men began fighting on the floor; after the bout, the two continued to brawl at ringside until a bloody Show speared Triple H through the retaining barrier as Triple H attempted to hit Show with a steel chair; moments later, Vince McMahon announced backstage that both men would meet the winner of the RVD / Masters match the following week in a triple threat match
Shelton Benjamin (w/ Momma Benjamin) pinned Eugene with the Exploder suplex at 1:30; due to pre-match stipulations, Benjamin earned an IC title shot for the following week; after the bout, Benjamin cut a promo in the ring saying no one would be calling him “momma’s boy” after his match with Ric Flair the following week because they would be calling him champion instead
Ashley pinned Torrie Wilson (w/ Candice Michelle) at 1:22 with a roll up after a botched crucifix attempt; prior to the bout, a clip of Candice Michelle appearing on “The Tonight Show” was shown; after the bout, Candice grabbed the mic and consoled Torrie by telling her and the audience she would be on the cover of the 3/10 Playboy magazine, said it will be the hottest cover ever, and then stripped down to her bra & panties before leaving the ring with Torrie
Road to WrestleMania Semi-Finals: Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Masters with the Five Star Frog Splash at 5:04 after kicking Masters in the face and knocking him off the top
WWE World Champion John Cena pinned Edge at 19:45 by catching the challenger coming off the top and hitting the FU; Lita was in the challenger’s corner early on but was ejected by guest referee Mick Foley at the 10-minute mark when he caught her trying to untie a turnbuckle pad; she returned late in the contest to help Edge use the title belt as a weapon; after the match, Lita and Edge assaulted Foley
WWE (Raw) @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – December 30, 2006
Cryme Tyme defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas
Vladimir Koslov defeated Val Venis
Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated Robbie & Rory McAllister
WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James defeated Victoria
WWE IC Champion Jeff Hardy defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool and Johnny Nitro in a ladder match
Jim Duggan defeated Viscera
Shawn Michaels, Triple H, & Ric Flair defeated Kenny Dykstra, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Randy Orton & Edge
WWE World Champion John Cena defeated Umaga via disqualification
2007
WWE @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – December 29, 2007
Brian Kendrick defeated Nick Nemeth
Heat:
Snitksy defeated Super Crazy
DH Smith defeated David Owens
Drew McIntyre defeated Charlie Haas; during the bout, Haas debuted a luchador wrestling mask which was taken off by McIntyre after the bout
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Hardcore Holly defeated Trevor Murdoch
Raw – 12/31/07 – featured an opening vignette in which WWE World Champion Randy Orton was announced the top Raw superstar of the year; included an in-ring promo by Orton in which he bragged about his accomplishments over the year and said he would be even more dominant in 2008 and would begin and end the year as champion; moments later, WWE IC Champion Jeff Hardy interrupted and said the one thing Orton didn’t have was momentum; Orton then attempted the RKO only for Hardy to reverse it into the Twist of Fate; featured a video package highlighting Ric Flair’s career and recent quest to avoid defeat or face retirement; included the announcement next week’s Raw would include ‘Raw Roulette’ special stipulations; featured a backstage segment with Matt & Jeff Hardy in which Matt said he hoped to be back in the ring by the Royal Rumble and – if Jeff won the title – asked for a title shot (Matt’s first appearance in 6 weeks); included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Triple H regarding his match later in the night against Flair; moments later, Vince McMahon and William Regal appeared with the two announcing to Triple H that if he lost his match with Flair then he would not be part of the Royal Rumble match; featured a backstage ‘Happy New Year’ message from Big Dick Johnson, Ron Simmons, and Jillian Hall in which Simmons stopped the two from dancing and singing, respectively, to say “Damn;” included a backstage segment with McMahon and Regal in which McMahon told Regal he would be facing Hornswoggle later in the night and that Finlay was overseas; featured highlights from the previous week’s ‘Tribute to the Troops’ to the tune of Staind’s ‘So Far Away’ and Graham Colton’s ‘Best Days;’ included a backstage segment where Flair – wearing a DX t-shirt – received encouragement from WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes until McMahon appeared and told Flair he would be losing later in the night; featured an in-ring promo by John Bradshaw Layfield – accompanied by several fireworks – regarding his return to Raw; moments later, Chris Jericho interrupted, with the two brawling around ringside until Barry Windham, Tony Garea, Sgt. Slaughter, Mike Rotunda and referees pulled them apart; after the commercial break, JBL yelled at Garea and the other officials backstage for allowing his $500 shirt to be torn (JBL’s return to the Raw brand after a 5-year absence); included an ad for ‘Raw’s Greatest Hits: The Music’ and ‘The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary’ DVD; featured a backstage segment with Triple H and Flair as they discussed their match later in the night, with Triple H certain he would win and Flair telling Triple H he was his best friend and wanted the best out of him:
Ken Kennedy pinned Shawn Michaels at 14:32 with a modified Flatliner after avoiding the superkick; at one point during the match, Michaels used the Crippler Crossface
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Umaga pinned Jim Duggan with the thumb strike to the throat at 1:20; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Duggan winning the first Royal Rumble in 1988; late in the match, Duggan bled from the mouth following the back splash in the corner
WWE Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Melina and Mickie James at 4:19 by pinning Melina with the cradle suplex after Mickie hit the DDT on Melina but was thrown to the floor by the champion
Hornswoggle fought William Regal (w/ Vince McMahon) to a no contest at around the 4-minute mark when – after McMahon repeatedly demanded Regal punch Hornswoggle with his pair of brass knuckles and Regal refused – Hornswoggle left the ring as McMahon berated Regal in the ring and sent him away
WWE IC Champion Jeff Hardy fought Santino Marella (w/ Maria & Carlito Caribbean Cool) to a no contest in a non-title match at around the 2-minute mark when WWE World Champion Randy Orton appeared on the big screen after attacking Matt Hardy backstage, then kicking Matt in the face before Jeff ran backstage to check on his brother
Ric Flair defeated Triple H via disqualification at 13:10 when – as Triple H attempted to cover Flair after hitting the Pedigree and further injuring his bad knees – William Regal appeared and punched Flair with his brass knuckles before leaving ringside; pre-match stipulations stated if Flair lost then he would be forced to retire and if Triple H lost he would not be involved in the 30-man Royal Rumble match; after the bout, Triple H helped Flair to his feet and the two men hugged as the broadcast ended
Dark match after the taping: Chris Jericho & WWE IC Champion Jeff Hardy defeated WWE World Champion Randy Orton & John Bradshaw Layfield when Hardy pinned Orton with the Twist of Fate and Swanton
2008
WWE @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – April 22, 2008
Sho Funaki defeated an unknown; after the bout, Chuck Palumbo came out and challenged Funaki to a match
Chuck Palumbo defeated Sho Funaki
ECW – featured clips of the pre-taped comments from Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama, and Sen. John McCain which aired on Raw; included a backstage segment with Kofi Kingston and Shelton Benjamin regarding their match later in the show and Kingston’s undefeated streak; featured footage of the recent European tour stops in Belfast, Nottingham, Austria, Linz, Lisbon, La Caruna, Granada, and Manchester; included a closing segment of The Cutting Edge with guest ECW World Champion Kane in which Edge made mention of Kane’s history in the WWE alongside World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker, their shared history with Lita, and Kane injuring Edge the previous year and forcing him to forfeit the World Heavyweight Title; Edge, alongside Zach Ryder and Curt Hawkins, thanked Kane for the injury because it led to him falling in love with Vickie Guerrero and finding a new family, alongside Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Bam Neely; after Edge said his family would retake their titles at Backlash, Kane said he would lay out Chavo and Bam, Taker would do the same to Edge, Ryder, & Hawkins, and they would both take good care of Vickie; moments later, Kane was beaten down by Hawkins, Ryder, Guerrero, Edge, and Neeley; as the other men held Kane down, Chavo repeatedly hit Kane over the knee with a steel chair before leaving the ring:
Tommy Dreamer & Kelly Kelly defeated Mike Knox & Layla at 2:09 when Kelly pinned Layla with a Rocker Dropper; after the match, Knox dropped Dreamer with a corkscrew DDT
Jimmy Wang Yang (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion John Morrison (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin) at 2:59 with a moonsault off the top after avoiding Morrison’s corkscrew splash off the top; Mizanin provided guest commentary for the match
Kofi Kingston pinned Shelton Benjamin at 3:56 with the spin kick to the face
Mark Henry pinned Nunzio with the powerslam at 1:21; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen mentioned an uninterrupted replay fo the show would air the following day at 4 p.m. on wwe.com
Smackdown! – featured an opening in-ring segment with Vickie Guerrero, Teddy Long, World Heavyweight Champion Edge, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Bam Neely, Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder during which Vickie announced that the Batista vs. World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker match later in the show would now be a No DQ contest; Edge then said regardless of who walks out with the title later in the show, he would take it at Backlash and Chavo would take the ECW World Title as well; moments later, CM Punk interrupted and talked about how he could cash in his Money in the Bank title shot whenever and wherever he wanted, then said he was thinking about perhaps cashing it in against Batista or Taker, both of which could beat Edge; after Edge and Punk traded words, Vickie made a match between the two for later in the show; included an ad for “Twist of Fate: The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story;” featured a video package highlighting the Big Show vs. Great Khali feud; featured Michael Cole conducting an in-ring interview with Matt Hardy regarding his return to the WWE and US title match with MVP at Backlash, with MVP eventually coming out, sending Cole out of the ring, and confronting Hardy, claiming he was jealous and was riding his coat tails; after Hardy refused MVP’s offer to forget about the match, move on, and be friends, MVP took off his title belt, held it in the air, then kicked Hardy’s bad leg and hit him in the face with the title belt; included footage of from the WrestleMania Reading Challenge, in which 30,000 teens participated, with 10 students recognized during WrestleMania weekend, with comments from Punk and appearances from WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin and Matt Striker; featured a video package highlighting the men Taker has injured with his leg choke; included Batista speaking backstage with Vickie in which he said he appreciated the title shot with Taker but knew exactly what she was up to Shannon Moore (w/ Jimmy Wang Yang) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion John Morrison) at 4:35 with a backslide after avoiding the Reality Check; Morrison provided guest commentary for the match
Natalya Neidhart (w/ Victoria) defeated Cherry (w/ Michelle McCool) via submission with the Sharpshooter at 4:24; prior to the match, it was announced WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James, Maria, Kelly Kelly, Cherry, Ashley, & Michelle would face Beth Phoenix, Melina, Victoria, Jillian Hall, Layla, & Natalya at Backlash (Natalya’s TV in-ring debut)
Edge pinned CM Punk at 16:19 with the spear after Punk became distracted on the floor by Zach Ryder, moments after Punk hit the Go To Sleep which knocked Edge to the floor
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Marty Garner with the reverse DDT at 1:35
World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker pinned Batista in a No DQ match with the tombstone at 13:23 after Shawn Michaels came out of the crowd and hit the superkick on the challenger as Batista had Taker set up for the sit-down powerbomb
WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – December 27, 2008 (7,500)
The Great Khali defeated Ryan Braddock
WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R Truth and Hurricane Helms
Maryse & Natalya Neidhart defeated Nikki & Brie Bella
Kizarny defeated MVP
Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov in a streetfight
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson
WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy defeated Edge
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show in a steel cage match
2009
WWE (Smackdown! & ECW) @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – December 26, 2009
Rosa Mendes served as hostess for the show
The Hurricane defeated Zack Ryder
Tyson Kidd & David Hart Smith defeated Slam Master J & Jimmy Wang Yang
R-Truth defeated Dolph Ziggler
Mickie James, Maria, & Savannah defeated WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix, & Layla
Kane defeated Mike Knox
Matt Hardy defeated CM Punk
ECW World Champion Christian defeated Ezekiel Jackson; after the match, Vladimir Kozlov made the save for the champion
WWE IC Champion Drew McIntyre defeated John Morrison
World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker pinned Batista with the tombstone