Original Airdate: Friday, February 10th, 2006
Columbus Civic Center
Columbus, Georgia
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United States Championship #1 Contender Fatal 4-Way Match
Matt Hardy vs. JBL vs. Orlando Jordan vs. Chris Benoit
Booker T and Sharmell come out just before the bell rings to check things out at the announce booth. JBL and Jordan team up on Benoit. JBL clothesline Hardy over the ropes and throws him into the steps. Benoit fights back and then he and Hardy team up to throw JBL into the steps. Jordan comes from behind and throws Hardy into the ring post and then throws Benoit back into the ring. All four men are down heading into the commercial break. JBL comes in and starts cleaning house. He even hits a second rope elbow drop on Benoit. JBL and Jordan hit a double suplex on both Benoit and Hardy. Jordan holds Hardy up and JBL hits the Clothesline From Hell. JBL lets Jordan pin him and JBL kicks him in the head. JBL goes for a pin, but Benoit comes in and breaks it up. Benoit hits the Three Amigos on JBL and then hits the three German suplexes on Jordan. He then hits the top rope headbutt on Jordan and gets a nearfall. JBL tries to make nice with Jordan, but he dumps JBL out of the ring. Hardy hits the Side Effect on Jordan and goes for it on Benoit, but it is countered into the Crippler Crossface and Hardy taps. That match just did not click for me. I was expecting a really good match here and was really let down.
Match Rating: **
Booker and Sharmell are steaming backstage and in walks Teddy Long. Teddy says that the title match will take place at No Way Out and if he can't wrestle, he will forfeit the United States Championship.
JBL is interviewed backstage and he's mad since he didn't get beat tonight and says that he can beat anyone in the locker room. In walks Lashley and he challenges him to a match at No Way Out. Jillian Hall accepts the challenge for JBL.
Matt Hardy is recovering from his match and MNM walks by and makes fun of him. Melina sends Nitro and Mercury to the ring, while she stays behind. Melina tries to recruit him and tells him that if he scratches her back, she'll scratch his.
Mark Henry and Daivari are now interviewed by Josh Matthews. Henry is mad that they gave his title shot at No Way Out to Undertaker. He's going to take Taker out tonight just like he did to Batista.
MNM is out and they issue an open challenge to get their 15 minutes of fame. It's none other than those "carefree daredevils" London and Kendrick, who unfortunately come out to no reaction.
MNM vs. Paul London & Brian Kendrick
These are two teams that I can get behind. It's sad that there was no one else even close to these two. Sorry if that upsets any Gymini fans. Nitro lands on his feet out of a monkey flip by Kendrick, but then gets hit with a flying headscissors. London comes in and hits a nice dropkick, but then gets clotheslined to the back of the head. In comes Mercury, but he gets hit by a mule kick and a dropsault. They hit a double arm drag and then London launches Kendrick into a double dropkick on both members of MNM. London hits a dive over the top rope. Back in the ring, Kendrick hits a top rope crossbody for a 2 count. Kendrick is in trouble after a backbreaker. He makes a tag, but the referee didn't see it, allowing MNM to hit a Snapshot for the victory. That was a really nice tag match.
Match Rating: ***
They show highlights of the shows they ran over in Japan.
Randy Orton is backstage and he wants to comment about the things he said about Eddie Guerrero. They show the clip from last week and when they come back, he is no longer there. His music hits and out comes Orton in Eddie's low rider. He is going to beat Rey Mysterio at No Way Out and go on to win the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. He then says that Eddie Guerrero was no saint and he holds up Eddie's book. He is about to read a quote from the book and out comes Rey to attack him.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match
Gregory Helms vs. Nunzio
They announce that Kid Kash will get a match against the winner of this one since he wasn't pinned at Royal Rumble. Kash is on the entrance ramp distracting Helms. Helms hits an F5-like maneuver and it sends Nunzio on the top rope. Helms hits a top rope crossbody and it looked like Nunzio was trying to roll through. Instead, Helms stands up and tries to pin him with one foot on his chest. Nunzio is able to hit a neckbreaker and a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. He then hits a swinging neckbreaker for a 2 count. Helms hits a Go To Sleep and then the Shining Wizard and that is all. That was neither guy's best work.
Match Rating: *
Kristal is with Palmer Cannon. RATINGS. He is excited about the return of the Juniors and they all run in. Then in walks Mr. Kennedy who jokes around with the roster. In walks the pirate, Paul Burchill. Cannon and Kennedy just stand in awe.
Pequeno Violencia & Octagoncito vs. Mascarita Sagrada & Tsuki
I still can't get over how terrible the Junior Division logo is. Violencia has a huge height advantage. He misses in the corner and falls on the back of his head. Tsuki hits a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. He then throws Octagoncito into Violencia and he hits a hurricanrana. Octagoncito hits a backbreaker and then out comes Finlay. Finlay comes out and attacks Octagoncito with a big boot and then his shillelagh. He then goes after Tsuki and yanks him off the barricade and throws him back in the ring. He then hits the Celtic Cross on him. Finlay gets on the mic and says that he doesn't care who you are, because he comes here to fight. The match was just a set up to help get Finlay over.
Match Rating: 1/2*
They run down the No Way Out card and then we cut to Booker and Sharmell walking to their car. They open the trunk and inside are thousands of worms.
Mark Henry vs. Undertaker
Taker is selling early on for Henry's offense. Henry tries to splash him on the ropes, but Taker moves out of the way and he slid through the ropes to the floor. He lands on his feet and isn't happy as we head into commercial break. When we come back, they are on the outside and Taker throws Henry into the steps. Taker hits a leg drop to Henry hanging over the apron. Taker hits Old School and follows it up with a running knee in the corner. It doesn't last long, as Henry is once again back on offense and wearing Taker down. Taker tries for a chokeslam, but it's blocked. He runs off the ropes and explodes for a clothesline. This time Taker hits the chokeslam and Daivari signals to the back. Out comes MNM and Daviari joins them. He gives Daivari a chokeslam and then goes for a double chokeslam, but Henry hits Taker from behind. Out comes Kurt Angle to make the slam and he hits German suplexes them all. He runs into Henry and is knocked out. Taker comes in and hits Henry with a boot to knock him out of the ring. Taker grabs the title and tosses it to Angle and then out comes Teddy Long. Next week it will be Mark Henry and MNM against Undertaker and Kurt Angle. As far as these two guys go, this was pretty entertaining despite the ending.
Match Rating: **
This wasn't as strong of an episode as they have been producing, but still was by no means bad. The card for No Way Out is still very strong, but this kind of felt like a filler episode.
Overall Rating: 59%
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