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³ titleú[ WWE Wrestlemania 22
³ genreú[ Wrestling
³ rel. dateú[ 05.21.06 formatú[ XviD
³ air dateú[ 04.02.06 sourceú[ Retail DVD
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³ WWE WrestleMania 22 Preview ³
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³ WWE Championship ³
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³ Champion John Cena Vs Triple H ³
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³ Since prior to the Royal Rumble, Triple H has targeted WM 22 in ³
³ Chicago as the time and place for the “King of Kings” to regain ³
³ his throne. To get there, the 10-time world champion had to battle ³
³ through the Road to WrestleMania Tournament, last dispatching of ³
³ Rob Van Dam and Big Show in the Triple Threat finals. ³
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³ In doing so, The Game accomplished the first of his goals: ³
³ securing a main event, WWE Championship Match at WrestleMania. ³
³ Next, the Cerebral Assassin will have to devise a way to defeat ³
³ resilient champion John Cena. ³
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³ While Triple H settled scores with the likes of Ric Flair and ³
³ Big Show, John Cena battled against all odds — week after week — ³
³ for almost a year to hold onto his gold. That run was finally ³
³ stopped by Edge’s well-timed “money in the bank,” but Cena bounced ³
³ back with more intensity and desire than ever and immediately ³
³ recaptured the WWE Championship. ³
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³ Both Triple H and John Cena were put to the test on the March 6 ³
³ edition of RAW. They both participated in WrestleMania Rewind ³
³ Matches in which they faced former WrestleMania opponents. HHH ³
³ faced Kane, and thanks to some interference from Carlito and ³
³ Chris Masters, The Game was able to pick up a victory. ³
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³ Cena had the daunting task of taking on his WrestleMania twenty ³
³ opponent, Big Show. Cena managed to overcome the big size ³
³ differential and even hoisted the mammoth Big Show up for a ³
³ thunderous FU. The maneuver even impressed Triple H who was ³
³ watching from outside the ring. ³
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³ One week later they made their WrestleMania match official during ³
³ a contract signing on RAW. The two got into a war of words, but ³
³ before a physical confrontation could escalate Big Show & Kane came ³
³ to the ring as well as Carlito and Masters. Cena had his back ³
³ turned to Triple H amidst the chaos, and The Game picked up a ³
³ sledgehammer that he had hidden underneath the table in the ring. ³
³ Cena turned around before Triple H could take a swing, but the ³
³ intensity was so thick you could cut it with a knife. ³
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³ Later that night, Cena & Triple H were on opposite sides in a 6 man ³
³ tag team match. The Chump teamed up with World Tag Team Champions ³
³ Kane & Big Show to take on Triple H, Carlito & Chris Masters. After ³
³ some heated action, Carlito and Masters nailed Kane and Big Show ³
³ with steel chairs, causing a disqualification. Then, from out of ³
³ nowhere, Randy Orton stormed the ring and hit Cena with an RKO. ³
³ Orton's former mentor, Triple H, looked upset at first, but then ³
³ an evil smile crept across his face. ³
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³ Orton's attack was an effort to get an upperhand heading into ³
³ Saturday Night's Main Event on March 18 on NBC. ³
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³ After what happened on RAW, it was only fitting that the Handicap ³
³ Tag Team Match came down to Orton and Cena. The Chump had things ³
³ going his way, but Triple H broke up a pin attempt and Pedigreed ³
³ his partner and WrestleMania opponent. He put Orton on top for the ³
³ pin, but Rey Mysterio pulled him off, not wanting to win in such a ³
³ fashion. Triple H Pedigreed Rey, but then Kurt Angle clotheselined ³
³ The Game out of the ring. Orton came back and RKO'd Angle, but Cena ³
³ was able to counter another RKO & picked up the win with a roll up. ³
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³ That Monday on RAW, Cena & Triple H found themselves on opposite ³
³ sides of a tag team match. However, Cena was quickly disqualified ³
³ for using a closed fist, giving HHH & Shane McMahon the victory ³
³ over Cena & Shawn Michaels. The match was then made into a Handicap ³
³ Match, but no decision was rendered after Cena returned to help HBK ³
³ fend off Shane & The Game. An irate Mr. McMahon then announced that ³
³ Cena would face the WWE Chairman himself on March 27. ³
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³ On the final RAW before WrestleMania, Triple H took on Michaels. ³
³ when it looked like HBK was ready to secure the victory, Mr.McMahon ³
³ interfered. Michaels fought him off, but walked right into Pedigree ³
³ from Triple H. The Game & the WWE Chairman then assaulted Michaels ³
³ until John Cena made the save, prompting Mr. McMahon to announce ³
³ that HBK and The Game would be at ringside for his match with Cena ³
³ later that night. ³
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³ HBK and Triple H were handcuffed to the ropes for that match, which ³
³ ended when Mr. McMahon kicked Cena low, drawing a DQ. McMahon & The ³
³ Game then assaulted both Cena & Michaels; Triple H smashed Cena in ³
³ the head with a sledgehammer, and the Chairman nailed HBK with a ³
³ chair as he was still handcuffed. McMahon & Triple H then posed in ³
³ the ring, standing over their bloodied WrestleMania opponents. ³
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³ What will happen at WrestleMania 22? Will the “King of Kings” come ³
³ through on his bold declaration and be crowned an 11-time world ³
³ champion, or will The Chump once again rise to the occasion on the ³
³ biggest stage of them all? ³
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³ World Heavyweight Champion ³
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³ Champion Kurt Angle Vs Rey Mysterio Vs Randy Orton ³
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³ At WrestleMania 22, the World Heavyweight Championship will be ³
³ decided in a Triple Threat Match. ³
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³ At the Royal Rumble, Rey Mysterio last eliminated Randy Orton to ³
³ win the Royal Rumble Match, earning a championship match in the ³
³ main event at WrestleMania. Rey dedicated the victory to Eddie ³
³ Guerrero, and this dedication would ultimately lead to him losing ³
³ his opportunity. ³
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³ Randy Orton made some disparaging comments about Guerrero, but it ³
³ was all a ploy. The Legend Killer wanted Rey’s main event slot all ³
³ along, and challenged Mysterio to a match for the opportunity. ³
³ Because of Orton’s slander of Guerrero, Rey accepted. However, at ³
³ No Way Out, a handful of ropes helped Orton defeat Mysterio, ³
³ claiming the prize Rey had won in the Royal Rumble Match. ³
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³ The following Friday night, Rey apologized to everyone for letting ³
³ them down by losing the opportunity. However, General Manager ³
³ Theodore Long interrupted his speech; he told Rey that while he ³
³ couldn’t take Orton out of the main event, he could add to it, and ³
³ announced that the main event of WrestleMania 22 would be a Triple ³
³ Threat Match, with both the Legend Killer and Mysterio challenging ³
³ the World Heavyweight Champion. ³
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³ As for the final slot in the match, it will be Kurt Angle. Kurt ³
³ Angle faced Undertaker in a No Way Out rematch on the March 3 ³
³ edition of SmackDown. After missing a moonsault, Undertaker was ³
³ able to connect with a Tombstone and it looked like the Deadman ³
³ would be the new World Heavyweight Champion. But Mark Henry stormed ³
³ the ring and broke up the pin. The interference gave Undertaker the ³
³ win, but Angle retained the gold since the Championship cannot ³
³ change hands via diqualification. ³
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³ One week later, Mysterio and Angle, despite facing each other at ³
³ WrestleMania, teamed up to take on Orton and Henry in a blockbuster ³
³ tag team match. Angle and Mysterio seemed to work well together as ³
³ a team, but things broke down as the match wore on. The World's ³
³ Strongest Man savagely attacked the referee, and all hell broke ³
³ loose. Henry appeared poised to splash Rey through a table, but ³
³ Angle made the save. Orton then attacked the World Heavyweight ³
³ Champion and laid him down on the table. The Legend Killer then ³
³ directed Mark Henry to come off the middle rope, splashing Angle ³
³ through the table. ³
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³ But before these three Superstars can even get to WrestleMania, ³
³ they will be forced to team up with each other to take on WWE ³
³ Champion John Cena and Triple H in a RAW WrestleMania main event Vs ³
³ SmackDown main event match at Saturday Night's Main Event. They had ³
³ a bit of a warmup on Friday Night SmackDown on March 17, and were ³
³ able to defeat MNM & Mark Henry. However, Orton never tagged into ³
³ the match, instead waiting until Mysterio nailed Joey Mercury with ³
³ a 619 to get involved. At that point, the Legend Killer tagged in, ³
³ tossed Rey to the floor, and made the pinfall on Mercury. ³
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³ With so much bad blood and emotion among the three Superstars, it ³
³ was no surprise that they couldn't coexist as a team at Saturday ³
³ Night's Main Event. The RAW side couldn't get along either. HHH ³
³ nailed John Cena with a Pedigree & Orton went for the pin. Mysterio ³
³ didn't want to win that way, so he pulled the Legend Killer off ³
³ Cena. Triple H Pedigreed Mysterio as a result, but Angle knocked ³
³ The Game out of the ring. Orton came back & hit Angle with an RKO, ³
³ but Cena was able to roll up the Legend Killer for the win. ³
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³ On the following Friday Night SmackDown, Orton cost both of his ³
³ opponents their matches. First, he gave Mysterio an RKO, allowing ³
³ Finaly to pick up a victory. (Watch video) Later in the night, he ³
³ attempted to interfere in Angle's match with Mark Henry; Mysterio ³
³ tried to stop him but accidentally hit Angle with a West Coast Pop, ³
³ allowing Henry to get the pin. Angle & Mysterio argued after the ³
³ match, and the World Heavyweight Champion ended up on the receiving ³
³ end of a 619. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ But after the last stop on the Road to WrestleMania, the Wrestling ³
³ Machine looked unstoppable. Angle went one on one with Rey Mysterio ³
³ in the SmackDown main event. Randy Orton had been barred from the ³
³ arena to insure a fair match with no interference. Mysterio looked ³
³ like he had things going his way and went for the 619, but Angle ³
³ was able to catch him in mid-maneuver and turned it into an ankle ³
³ lock. Mysterio tapped out and the Wrestling Machine was victorious. ³
³ After Angle left the ring, Orton entered and nailed Mysterio with ³
³ an RKO. A sly grin crept across Angle's face, but Orton told him to ³
³ stop smiling because at WrestleMania he would suffer the same fate. ³
³ The Olympic Gold Medalist stormed the ring, but Orton stopped him ³
³ in his tracks. The Legend Killer went for an RKO, but Angle reversed³
³ it into an Angle Slam. He then trapped him in the ankle lock, and ³
³ even though it wasn't a real match, Orton tapped out. ³
³ Could this be a sign of things to come at WrestleMania 22? ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Who will emerge from Chicago as the World Heavyweight Champion? Can ³
³ Orton fulfill his proclaimed destiny and regain the gold? Can Rey ³
³ take home the gold in memory of his beloved friend? Or will the ³
³ Olympic Gold Medalist stay golden through April 2? ³
³ ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ ³
³ No Holds Barred ³
³ ³
³ Mr. McMahon Vs. Shawn Michaels ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Since the night after Christmas, Mr. McMahon has made it his ³
³ mission to make Shawn Michaels’ life a living hell. At WM 22 ³
³ HBK will get a chance to get some retribution when he meets the ³
³ WWE Chairman one on one. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the Dec. 26, 2005 edition of RAW, HBK told Mr. McMahon to get ³
³ over the Montreal Incident; Shawn’s comments irked the WWE chairman ³
³ who told HBK that if he didn’t watch his step, he’d get screwed ³
³ worse than Bret Hart ever did. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Over the next few weeks, Mr. McMahon did everything he could to ³
³ throw HBK off his game, including banning Sweet Chin Music during ³
³ one match. However, the biggest blow came at the Royal Rumble, ³
³ when Shane McMahon made a surprise appearance and eliminated HBK ³
³ from the Royal Rumble Match. Shane struck again the next night ³
³ on RAW, attacking HBK with a chair as he jawed with his father. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ In subsequent weeks, Mr. McMahon continued to toy with Shawn, ³
³ taking him out of the Road to WrestleMania Tournament & announcing ³
³ a mandatory Shawn Michaels Retirement Party, where HBK would be ³
³ forced to walk away from WWE forever. Instead of signing his ³
³ retirement papers, though, HBK ripped them up and threw them in ³
³ McMahon’s face. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ The next week, Mr. McMahon made Michaels take on four members of ³
³ the Spirit Squad in a Handicap Match. After the Spirit Squad got ³
³ disqualified, HBK’s former partner Marty Jannetty made a ³
³ surprising return to help Shawn fend off a 5-on-1 attack. ³
³ Mr. McMahon announced later that night that he would offer ³
³ Jannetty a full-time WWE contract, but Marty would have to kiss ³
³ his ass to get it. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the Feb. 27 edition of RAW, the WWE Chairman offered Marty the ³
³ contract. When Marty wouldn’t kiss his ass, he called out Chris ³
³ Masters, telling Jannetty that he would get the contract if he ³
³ could escape the Master Lock. As the Masterpiece had the hold ³
³ locked on, Mr. McMahon made him bring Marty down to kiss his ass. ³
³ HBK interrupted, hitting Masters with Sweet Chin Music and stalking ³
³ the WWE Chairman, whose pants were still around his ankles. Before ³
³ he got to him, however, Shane McMahon attacked HBK from behind & ³
³ laid him out with a chairshot. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ As Mr.McMahon berated an unconscious HBK, he announced that Michaels³
³ would take on Shane in a Street Fight at SNME. After Shane made the ³
³ defenseless HBK kiss his father’s ass, Mr. McMahon then said he ³
³ would kick Shawn’s ass at WrestleMania as well. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ The following week, HBK tried to attack the McMahons during a ³
³ speech. Instead, Mr. McMahon announced that HBK would meet Shane ³
³ that night on RAW. (Watch video) Prior to the match, Stephanie ³
³ McMahon set up HBK, slipping something in his drink that caused ³
³ him to become ill. This made him easy prey for Shane, who easily ³
³ pinned Michaels. To add insult to injury, Mr. McMahon then made ³
³ and won a match against HBK immediately afterward. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the March 13 edition of RAW, Mr. McMahon made Michaels take a ³
³ public urination test as a result of the previous week. Things went ³
³ bad, and HBK ended up throwing his cup of urine onto the McMahons. ³
³ Mr. McMahon put HBK in a Steel Cage Match against the Spirit Squad ³
³ as punishment, and Shane interfered to make sure the Spirit Squad ³
³ got the victory. After the match, Shane grabbed a garbage can and ³
³ drove it into the already bloodied HBK's head, courtesy of a ³
³ coast-to-coast Van Terminator. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Before Shawn could even get to WrestleMania, he had to face Shane ³
³ at SNME in a Street Fight. In a breath-taking, death-defying ³
³ maneuver, HBK suplexed Shane off a ladder in the ring to the ³
³ outside through a pair of tables. The Showstopper looked poised ³
³ to pick up a victory after some Sweet Chin Music, but Mr. McMahon ³
³ intervened and saved his son. Following a low blow, Shane lokced ³
³ in a Sharpshooter, and Mr. McMahon immediately called for the bell ³
³ in a moment all-too-similar to the Montreal incident in 1997. It ³
³ was then that Mr. McMahon screwed Bret "Hit Man" Hart and it was ³
³ now that he screwed HBK. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Two nights later on RAW, Mr. McMahon made the WrestleMania match a ³
³ No Holda Barred Match, and announced that the main event of RAW ³
³ would be HBK & John Cena against Triple H & Shane. Cena was quickly ³
³ disqualified for using a closed fist, and Mr. McMahon threw him out ³
³ of the match, announcing a new match instead: HBK vs. Shane & The ³
³ Game in a Handicap Match. HBK fought valiantly, but just as it ³
³ looked like he would succumb to the Pedigree, Cena returned to help ³
³ HBK and the match was declared a no-contest. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the final RAW before WrestleMania, HBK took on Triple H. when it ³
³ looked like HBK was ready to secure the victory, Mr. McMahon ³
³ interfered. Michaels fought him off, but walked right into a ³
³ Pedigree from Triple H. The Game & the WWE Chairman then assaulted ³
³ Michaels until John Cena made the save, prompting Mr. McMahon to ³
³ announce that HBK and The Game would be at ringside for his match ³
³ with Cena later that night. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ HBK and Triple H were handcuffed to the ropes for that match, which ³
³ ended when Mr. McMahon kicked Cena low, drawing a DQ. McMahon & ³
³ The Game then assaulted both Cena & Michaels, with the Chairman ³
³ nailing HBK with a chair as he was still handcuffed. McMahon & ³
³ Triple H then posed in the ring, standing over their bloodied ³
³ WrestleMania opponents. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Will Michaels have enough gas left in the tank to finally get the ³
³ best of the McMahons, or will the WWE Chairman triumph on April 2? ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ ³
³ Casket Match ³
³ ³
³ Undertaker Vs Mark Henry ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ The Deadman’s WrestleMania streak is well-documented. The most ³
³ successful Superstar in WrestleMania history is an astounding ³
³ 13-0 on the grandest stage of them all. But that can all change ³
³ at WrestleMania 22. Year after year, Superstar after Superstar ³
³ tries to bring the amazing streak to an end, but this could ³
³ finally be the year as the World’s Strongest Man takes on ³
³ Undertaker in a Casket Match. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ At first glance, it might appear that Undertaker has an enormous ³
³ advantage heading into the Super Bowl of professional wrestling. ³
³ He is undefeated after all, and this is one of his signature ³
³ matches. It’s as if he has the home field advantage. But he’s ³
³ not facing any ordinary opponent. He’s facing the human wrecking ³
³ machine, Mark Henry. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Henry burst back onto the scene in December, attacking then-World ³
³ Heavyweight Champion Batista. Within weeks he had brutalized the ³
³ Champion so badly, he knocked him out of commission with a triceps ³
³ injury. He then came within inches of defeating Kurt Angle for ³
³ the World Heavyweight Championship. The Wrestling Machine needed ³
³ a steel chair and exposed turnbuckle to fend off the World’s ³
³ Strongest Man. After such an impressive showing, Henry felt he ³
³ deserved a rematch. But that match went to Undertaker instead. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Undertaker and Angle went on to have a classic encounter at NWO. ³
³ Undertaker seemed to have the World Heavyweight Champion down and ³
³ out in a triangle choke, but Angle was able to reverse it into a ³
³ pinning combination for the pin. While the Deadman & the Wrestling ³
³ Machine were putting on a wrestling clinic, though, Mark Henry’s ³
³ anger and frustration continued to build. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ So, when Undertaker received a rematch two weeks later on Friday ³
³ Night SmackDown, it was no surprise that all of Henry’s emotion ³
³ finally erupted. Angle missed a moonsault, so Undertaker went in ³
³ for the kill and hit the Tombstone. Before the referee could make ³
³ a three-count, however, the World’s Strongest Man stormed the ring ³
³ and attacked the Phenom. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Henry had cost Undertaker the World Heavyweight Championship, but ³
³ he wasn’t done with the Deadman yet. He continued assaulting him ³
³ outside the ring and set him up on the announce table. Henry then ³
³ climbed up on the Spanish announce table, but it looked like he was ³
³ having second thoughts. He backed away from the edge of the table, ³
³ but it turned out that it was just to get a running start. With a ³
³ head of steam, Henry leapt off the Spanish announce table onto ³
³ Undertaker and through the SmackDown announce table. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ One week later, Henry opened up SmackDown, exclaiming that he ³
³ refuses to be forgotten. He called out Kurt Angle, wanting an ³
³ opportunity at the World Heavyweight Championship. Angle, never ³
³ one to back down from a challenge, came to the ring. Within ³
³ moments, Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio joined the fray, and General ³
³ Manager Theodore Long threw them all in a tag team match later in ³
³ the show. Henry showed his dominance once again…and his temper. ³
³ As the match wore on, Henry grew frustrated and took it out on ³
³ senior official Nick Patrick, flattening him with a thunderous ³
³ avalanche. Daivari brought a table into the ring and Henry looked ³
³ ready to squash Mysterio. Angle made the save, but then Orton ³
³ caught him from behind and put the champ on the table. Henry knew ³
³ what to do next and leapt off the middle rope, crashing down on ³
³ Angle and threw the table. But almost immediately after Henry’s ³
³ impressive splash, the lights went out and the gong sounded. Fog ³
³ began to fill the arena and Undertaker’s ominous voice rang ³
³ throughout. He simply stated, “You. Me. WrestleMania Casket ³
³ Match.” Most men would tremble at fear at the thought of facing ³
³ the Deadman in such a match, let alone at WrestleMania, but not ³
³ Mark Henry. The World’s Strongest Man seemed ready for the ³
³ challenge, and was not afraid of the Phenom. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Henry didn't want to wair until WrestleMania to confront the ³
³ Deadman, though. So, at Saturday Night's Main Event, the World's ³
³ Strongest Man called out Undertaker. But always be careful what ³
³ you ask for. The Phenom responded, and his druids brought a casket ³
³ to the ring. Undertaker threw Henry into the ring steps and kicked ³
³ him into the crowd. He continued to send a message when he ³
³ delivered a thunderous Tombstone to Daivari on top of the casket. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the last stop on the Road to WrestleMania, Mark Henry reiterated ³
³ that he is not afraid of the Deadman. He held a mock funeral and ³
³ ran down the list of past WrestleMania victims who had fallen at ³
³ the hands of Undertaker including the likes of Jake "The Snake" ³
³ Roberts, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Big Show and Kane. Henry said that ³
³ he's not like them. He was the one that took out Batista, he pinned ³
³ the World Heavyweight Champion and he said he will end Undertakers ³
³ undefeated WrestleMania streak. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Can Mark Henry bring Undertaker’s unprecedented WrestleMania ³
³ winning streak to an end? Or will the Deadman make it an ³
³ unbelievable 14-0? ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ ³
³ Money in the Bank Ladder Match ³
³ ³
³ RVD Vs Shelton Benjamin Vs Ric Flair ³
³ ³
³ Vs Fit Finlay Vs Bobby Lashley Vs Matt Hardy ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Last year at WrestleMania 21, Edge defeated five other RAW ³
³ Superstars to win the first-ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match, ³
³ earning a contract to face the WWE Champion anytime in the next ³
³ year. This year, Money in the Bank returns to WrestleMania, and ³
³ another Superstar will walk out of Chicago on April 2 with a ³
³ guaranteed championship opportunity. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the Feb. 20 edition of RAW, Carlito announced during his match ³
³ that he had an idea for WrestleMania that was “Money in the Bank.” ³
³ The next week, Carlito announced that he pitched the idea to ³
³ Mr. McMahon, who approved it and sanctioned another Money in the ³
³ Bank Ladder Match for WrestleMania 22. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the Feb. 27 RAW, 3 qualifying matches were held to determine who ³
³ would go on to WrestleMania, but no one knew who their opponent ³
³ would be until the match began. In the first qualifier, RVD ³
³ defeated Trevor Murdoch with the Five-Star Frog Splash. In the 2nd ³
³ match, Intercontinental Champion and 2005 Money in the Bank ³
³ participant Shelton Benjamin qualified when he pinned Chavo ³
³ Guerrero after Randy Orton nailed Chavo with an RKO. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Carlito then came out for the final qualifier of the night, and ³
³ “Nature Boy” Ric Flair was announced as his opponent. Late in the ³
³ match, Carlito appeared to have the berth secured when he went to ³
³ ringside looking for an apple. As he climbed back inside the ring ³
³ and prepared to spit in Flair’s face, the Nature Boy kicked ³
³ Carlito, forcing him to choke on the apple. Flair then rolled ³
³ Carlito up, and with the help of the ropes, pinned him to become ³
³ the third entrant into the match. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On WWE.com Unlimited during the March 6 RAW, SmackDown General ³
³ Manager Theodore Long interrupted an interview with Rob Van Dam ³
³ to make a shocking announcement. Long said that the Money in the ³
³ Bank Match will be an inter-promotional one, and he set the ³
³ qualifying matches to begin on the March 10 edition of Friday Night ³
³ SmackDown. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Since then, RVD, Flair & benjamin have been at each others throats. ³
³ On the March 13 RAW, Flair inadvertently cost RVD a match with ³
³ Benjamin for the Intercontinental Championship. The next week, all ³
³ three men were involved in a Triple Threat Match for the gold; in ³
³ an unusual finish, Benjamin retained the gold when he pinned Flair ³
³ while the Nature Boy had RVD in the Figure-Four Leg Lock. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the final RAW before WrestleMania, Flair came to the ring to ³
³ talk about his plans to win the match. Shelton Benjamin interrupted ³
³ and a brawl broke out between the two. RVD made the save for Flair, ³
³ nailing the Intercontinental Champion with Rolling Thunder on a ³
³ ladder. RVD then reminded both of them that it would be every man ³
³ for himself at WM, prompting Flair to nail RVD with a ladder. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the SmackDown side of things, qualifying has been just as crazy. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ SmackDown's first qualifier matched the rough and tough Finlay ³
³ against impressive newcomer Lashley. The previous week, the two ³
³ Superstars had a match, but a winner was never determined. Instead, ³
³ Lashley and Finlay swung chairs at each other causing a double-dq. ³
³ With so much riding on the match, it was no surprise when it broke ³
³ down as well. In fact, the match never even started. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Before Lashley could get into the ring, he and Finlay clashed head ³
³ on. Officials and security swarmed and tried to separate them again ³
³ but the two brawled all the way out to the parking lot. Finlay ³
³ bashed Lashley with a steel pipe, but Lashley came back and bashed ³
³ Finlay’s head into a car eight times. With Finlay laying on top of ³
³ the car, Lashley attempted to do the unthinkable. The hard-hitting, ³
³ soft-spoken monster began pushing the car over. Security tried to ³
³ stop him, but Lashley would not be denied. Showing superhuman ³
³ strength, Lashley was able to tip the car completely over. Before ³
³ he did so, though, Finlay was fortunate enough to roll off the car, ³
³ otherwise he would have been crushed. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ The following week, the two met again, this time in a Lumberjack ³
³ Match. Thanks to his trusty shillelagh, Finlay was able to defeat ³
³ Lashley to become the fourth qualifier. Also that night, Matt Hardy ³
³ became the fifth qualifier, defeating Road Warrior Animal by dq ³
³ after the referee found brass knuckles on Animal and reversed his ³
³ original decision. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ The final qualifier was determined on the March 24 edition of ³
³ Friday Night SmackDown, as 20 men entered a Last Chance Battle ³
³ Royal for the final spot. It came down to Lashley and MNM as the ³
³ final three, and after the WWE Tag Team Champions botched a ³
³ double-team, Lashley picked up Mercury in a gorilla press. He ³
³ tossed Mercury into Nitro, sending both men tumbling over the top ³
³ rope to give Lashley the victory and the final spot. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Who will follow in Edge’s footsteps and become Mr. Money in the ³
³ Bank at WrestleMania 22? ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ ³
³ Hardcore Match ³
³ ³
³ Edge Vs Mick Foley ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ In his WWE career, Edge has been involved in some of the most ³
³ memorable WrestleMania matches, and has won them all. At WM 22 ³
³ he hopes to continue that trend when he steps into Mick Foley’s ³
³ domain, taking on the Hardcore Legend in a Hardcore Match. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the Feb. 16 edition of RAW, Foley was the referee for Edge’s ³
³ WWE Championship Match against John Cena. After the Rated R ³
³ Superstar was defeated, he blamed the Hardcore Legend for the ³
³ loss, spearing him in the middle of the ring. The next week, ³
³ after defeating “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan on RAW, Edge issued a WM ³
³ challenge to Foley, saying he would go to Foley’s home to get an ³
³ answer if he didn’t show up the next week. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the Feb. 27 RAW, Foley declined Edge’s challenge of a ³
³ traditional match, instead offering a Hardcore Match on April 2. ³
³ Foley then rushed the ring with a barbed-wire baseball bat, ³
³ sending Edge & Lita scurrying from the ring. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ The following week, as Edge was prepared to spear Maria, Foley ran ³
³ in to brawl with the Rated R Superstar. Edge was able to come out ³
³ on top, spearing Foley and delivering a one-man Conchairto. As ³
³ Foley lay beaten in the ring, Edge then announced that he accepted ³
³ Foley’s Hardcore challenge. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the March 13 RAW, Edge mocked Mick Foley with a series of movie ³
³ style trailers. Edge also announced that his talk show, “The ³
³ Cutting Edge,” would return at Saturday Night’s Main Event with ³
³ special guest Mick Foley. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Before Edge brought Foley out for the Cutting Edge, the Rated R ³
³ Superstar belittled his WrestleMania opponent, basically saying ³
³ that he has become a shell of his former self. But the Hardcore ³
³ Legend responded in typical hardcore fashion. Edge tried to fend ³
³ off Foley with a flaming table, but Foley stormed right through & ³
³ tried to use a bag of thumb tacks. Edge was able to turn the tables ³
³ though, & bulldogged the Hardcore Legend face-first into the tacks. ³
³ Foley, however, actually seemed to enjoy being in the tacks. The ³
³ Hardcore Legend seemed rejuvenated and chased Edge up the ramp. ³
³ Foley exacted a measure of revenge from the previous week when he ³
³ bashed Edge's skull with a con-chair-to of his own. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ The following Monday on RAW, Foley announced that the old Hardcore ³
³ Legend was back. Lita came out to try to persuade him to give Edge ³
³ clemency, but Foley instead instructed her to slap him. Edge then ³
³ tried to attack Foley from behind, but Mick put Lita in the ³
³ Mandible Claw to keep him at bay. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the final RAW before WrestleMania, Foley came out to apologize ³
³ for hurting Lita. He brought Edge a gift, which turned out to be a ³
³ baseball bat. Foley told Edge to use it at WrestleMania so that he ³
³ would have a fighting chance; instead, Edge tried to use it right ³
³ away, but the Hardcore Legend produced a barbed-wire baseball bat ³
³ of his own to keep Edge & Lita at bay. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Last year at WrestleMania 21, Edge became Mr. Money in the Bank. ³
³ Can he come out on top at WrestleMania once again, or will Foley ³
³ prove that he’s still the only Hardcore Legend in WWE? ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ ³
³ United States Championship ³
³ ³
³ Champion Chris Benoit Vs. John Bradshaw Layfield ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ Chris Benoit and JBL are two of the toughest Superstars in WWE ³
³ history. The Rabid Wolverine has shown time & time again that he ³
³ has ruthless aggression, and JBL has proven that he can trade ³
³ blows with the best of them. Add Benoit’s United States ³
³ Championship to the equation and you have all the makings of a ³
³ brutal brawl. And that was before things became personal. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ On the Feb. 24 edition of SmackDown, Chris Benoit teamed up with ³
³ Lashley and Rey Mysterio to take on JBL, Lashley and Randy Orton. ³
³ Benoit and JBL ended up on the outside of the ring, and the Rabid ³
³ Wolverine went in for the kill. He sandwiched JBLs hand in between ³
³ the ring steps and the ring post. Then he backed up, gathered a ³
³ head of steam and smashed the steps into JBL’s hand, crushing it ³
³ against the post. To make sure he had done enough damage, Benoit ³
³ geared up and slammed the steps once again as JBL screamed out in ³
³ pain. Not only did Benoit’s team end up picking up the win, but ³
³ JBL landed on the operating table due to a broken hand. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ JBL sent a message to Benoit on the March 17 edition of FNS, ³
³ however. After Benoit made Jordan tap out to the Sharpshooter, JBL ³
³ left the announce table and got in the ring, nailing Benoit with ³
³ a beer cooler. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ JBL had his hands full with Stone Cold Steve Austin at Saturday ³
³ Night's Main Event in a Beer Drinking Contest. The Wrestling God ³
³ tried to cheat his way to a win by spilling his beer instead of ³
³ drinking it, but the Texas Rattlesnake caught him in the act. JBL ³
³ tossed a beer at Stone Cold & tried to retreat, but Benoit ran out ³
³ and threw the media maven back into the ring for a Stunner. ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ The following week on Friday Night SmackDown, JBL said that he ³
³ would go out and face Benoit, but he wasn't cleared with his broken ³
³ hand. Instead, he recruited William Regal to face the Rabid ³
³ Wolverine. Things didn't work out in JBL's favor, however, as the ³
³ United States Champion made Regal tap out to the Crippler Crossface.³
³ ³
³ ³
³ JBL has vowed to beat Chris Benoit on the grandest stage of them ³
³ all. Can JBL get some revenge on the Rabid Wolverine and win his ³
³ first United States Championship as a result? ³
³ ³
³ ³
³ ³
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³ ³
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³ World Tag Team Championship ³
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³ Champions Big Show & Kane Vs Chris Masters & Carlito