SUPER SERIES REPORT

Matt Morgan Vs Edge ( * * ¼ )
The show kicked off with this intriguing battle. Despite the fact we’ve been saying this for a long time now, Morgan is bubbling under nicely and seemingly has a future in the IWF. Edge, on the other hand, may have had all the chances at glory he is going to get. Which all meant that whilst this was a respectable opener, it had zero drama as not one fan really expected Edge to walk away with the victory, and indeed it proved so. Morgan took the pinfall.

Batista & Sean O Haire Vs Alias Storm & Haas ( * ¾ )
It seemed as if the fans were also expecting a rather predictable outcome to this one; after all O’Haire and Batista have crushed everyone in their path since winning the titles at MM, but Storm and Haas have obviously spent their time wisely since then as they took advantage of Batista’s dodgy knees to not only get themselves into the match, but to win it as well! Sadly the clash of styles once again did little for the match, but it wasn’t too bad.

Jay Reso Vs Chuck Palumbo ( * * )
Why? Why was this match on PPV? Who knows, but Reso took an easy win, which he was always going to get, and Palumbo ensured he got a few more pounds on this month’s pay cheque.

Annalise Roberts & Second City Saints Vs MNM ( * * ¾ )
This feud has been bubbling nicely since Melina defeated Annalise for the Womens title last month, courtesy of MNM’s interference. This was an entertaining match, which could have been even better if it had been allotted a bit more time. In the end MNM won when Joey Matthews pinned Colt Cabana after Johnny Nitro had smashed CC with the Womens Title belt.

Kurt Angle Vs The Undertaker Vs The Big Gee Vs Kane ( * * * )
The thought of this match didn’t exactly inspire thoughts of something wonderful before hand, but it was a stellar, hard-hitting bout which the crowd got well into. Fought under first pinfall wins rules, this did become a bit of a mess at times, but on the whole was a well constructed, tight and exciting battle. And it was a battle that Angle won when he pinned Kane, although it is worth pointing out that Kane was knocked down an Undertaker tombstone.

Rick Shaw Vs Acid ( * * ¼ )
The calm between the two “main events” this was nothing more than card-filler, which was a shame really because the match was progressing quite nicely until from out of nowhere Rick hit the Shaw-thing to get the pinfall and retain his World Cruiserweight title.

Team Dean Vs Team HBK (Super Series Elimination, * * * * ½ )
The story behind this was that the team Captains Dean & Shawn were allowed to hand-pick their four partners for this match, which led to some entertaining segments and promos on Warfare and Impact recently. It is also worth noting that Dean’s recent stint in hospital meant he didn’t do an awful lot in this match, which in some ways helped to add to the drama and atmosphere. Order of elimination was as follows; I) Matt Hardy (pinned by Randy Orton), II) JBL (pinned by HHH), III)Carlito (pinned by Xavier), IV & V) Chris Kanyon and Abyss were subject to a Double Disqualification, VI) Xavier (pinned by Randy Orton), VII) Triple H (pinned by Randy Orton); VIII) Randy Orton (pinned by Shawn Michaels). IX) Shawn Michaels (pinned by Dean Roberts, but only after Randy Orton returned to the ring and smacked HBK with the ring bell). WINNER, AND SOLE SURVIVOR – Dean Roberts.

The under card was a bit hit and miss on this occasion but the two main events saved the day. The triple crown title match was a lot smoother than some critics feared it would be, but the Super Series match was off the scale and was beautifully booked and was certainly one to remember.

Super Series 2005 Card

Super Series 2005
Sunday 14th August

WORLD TRIPLE CROWN TITLE:
Kurt Angle Vs Kane Vs The Undertaker Vs The Big Gee

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TRADITIONAL SUPER SERIES ENCOUNTER:

TEAM DEAN
Dean Roberts, Chris Kanyon, Randy Orton, Carlito & JBL

Vs

TEAM HBK
Shawn Michaels, Abyss, Xavier, Matt Hardy & Triple H

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WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES;
Sean O'Haire & Batista Vs Alias Storm & Haas

Matt Morgan Vs Edge

WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE:
Rick Shaw Vs Acid

Annalise Roberts & The Second City Saints
Vs
Melina & MNM

Jay Reso Vs "The Famous" Chuck Palumbo