The Dudleys used every heel trick in the book. Winners by pinfall: Rey Mysterio and Rob Van DamĪnalysis: *** Really good at times, but too slow early on. Van Dam to the top, Five Star Frog Splash to D-Von and that’s it at 15:19. Mysterio gets a double 619 on the Dudleys. They set up the 3D on Mysterio, but RVD enziguri kick on Bubba. D-Von set up on the top, Rey charges, RVD catapults him into the top rope hurricanrana for two as Bubba breaks it up. RVD kicks Bubba in the face, which leads to Mysterio doing a broncobuster. Bubba with a slam, Wassup Drop is blocked by Mysterio. Mysterio charges at Bubba, but gets backdropped out to the floor. Knocks D-Von down with a clothesline, hits the Rolling Thunder, but it’s broken up at two by Bubba. Whip into the corner, RVD gets a back elbow and springboard kick. Innovative, no? Mysterio hits a moonsault off the top for two. At one point Bubba had called him a piñata.

He goes for it again, Rey counters with something that sends Bubba down. Bubba sets up Rey on the turnbuckle upside down and chops him hard once. Into the ropes, Bubba gets a spinebuster for two. RVD argues, Dudleys beat the hell out of Mysterio. Bubba comes in just as Rey makes the tag, so the hot tag is stopped. They’re both down as ref Nick Patrick counts them. Into the ropes, Rey springboards off into an awesome bulldog. Phantom tag to D-Von, he pounds Rey down in the corner. Suplex by Bubba and a lot more talking follows. Tag to Bubba, he trash talks Mysterio and slaps him around a bit. Mysterio fights out, into the ropes, D’Von ducks something and hits a back elbow for two. Tag to D-Von, he gets a slam, then hits a legdrop for two.ĭ-Von slows Rey down with a chinlock. Mysterio kicks him off, springboard is caught by Bubba and he drops Rey throat first on the top rope. Into the ropes for the 619, D-Von grabs him. Into the ropes, Mysterio with a headscissors, then a dropkick. Mysterio hits a springboard crossbody for two. Bubba stomps away, RVD blocks something, misses a spinkick, then hits a sweep kick. Bubba tagged back in, tells the ref to look away and elbows RVD into the midsection. Bubba whips his head off of announcer table, then rolls him back in. RVD into the ropes, Bubba pulls down the ropes and RVD to the floor.

Bubba holds him, D-Von’s fist hits Bubba. Back in, D-Von with a knee to the gut, RVD comes back with punches and another spin heel kick. D-Von gets a back body drop, Bubba gets kicked. RVD comes back with a spin kick and a dropkick followed by a monkey flip. Bubba distracts the ref, D’Von comes in hits RVD from behind.

( Pre-match notes: Mysterio and RVD are the faces while the Dudleys were in heel mode. I don’t understand it, but it was probably something about how those stupid wrestlers are always breaking their furniture. Do I ever believe WWE attendance figures? Cole announced the crowd at 18,722 noting it was a sellout. The set had a bunch of crosses by the entrance area. The pyro went off in the Staples Center with Michael Cole and Tazz as the announcers as usual. The show starts with a video package highlighting the feuds going on, mostly Guerrero-Bradshaw, Booker-Undertaker and Dupree-Cena. Staples Center in Los Angeles, California

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