The Ringside blog over on Mirror.co.uk has an interview up with WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk. Here are some of the highlights.

On his match with Jeff Hardy at Night of Champions:
"Absolutely, the match is in Philadelphia, which has always been a second home for me, I lived there and the hardcore fans in Philadelphia are always a pleasure to wrestle in front of. I think styles make fights and Jeff's high-flying and my more ground based submission style deal makes an exciting match, but on top of that there's also a burning personal issue between us, so it's definitely one to look out for."

On showing examples of his old ROH character in WWE recently:
"Well, with old is new and there's a billion people out there who have never seen the old CM Punk so it's exciting again. I'm the kinda guy who gets bored real easy so it's great to do something a little different to what I've been doing for the last three years. I'm definitely excited. The fans are bringing that out in me. It's not me who has changed, it's kind of the fans this time. They're cheering for Jeff Hardy. It's not offensive, it's just the way it is."

Who he wants to work with still in WWE:
"I think the two big ones that I would love to work with are Cena and Shawn Michaels, those are the dream matches absolutely. I hope Shawn Michaels comes back soon, I don't know when he's coming back but it would be awesome if he came back for SummerSlam. To round it out as four, I think I'd put HHH and the Undertaker up there as well."

If he was upset his first World Title run was cut short:
"Nah, man.. that's just the way it is, Jericho was hot at the time and it was just smart business."

To check out the full interview, click here.

“Yes, sir, we promised you a great main event…” The WWE video leads us into the show.

The show opens with a highlight video showcasing last week’s main event featuring Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio teaming up to take on Dolph Ziggler and Chris Jericho. CM Punk was ringside and Hardy threw Jericho toward his way – intentionally we do not know. CM Punk answered by throwing Jericho into Hardy, getting Hardy and Mysterio disqualified. Mysterio was then attacked by Ziggler and Jericho locked Hardy in the Walls of Jericho while CM Punk watched on and did nothing.

The Smackdown video plays and we’re brought into the arena with a great pyro display. Jim Ross and Todd Grisham welcome us to the show and announce our Main Event will be Champion versus Champion as Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio will take on World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk.

Jeff Hardy’s music and the Charismatic Enigma is making his way to the ring for a match. Hardy gets a tremendous reaction from the crowd. Hardy grabs a microphone and is amazed by the reception. Hardy says last week CM Punk said he would wind up as a statistic. Punk also said he despises the example he’s set for us, the WWE Universe. Hardy said he’ll despise it more when he becomes World Heavyweight Champion. Hardy says Punk comes out on his soapbox and preaches his Straightedge lifestyle, trying to shove it down everyone’s throats, and he’s sick of it. Hardy says after Night of Champions the preaching will be over because the WWE Universe will be living in the moment with him.

As for his opponent Chris Jericho is concerned, he’s probably more worried about finding a partner for this Sunday but tonight he should be more worried about him. Hardy says he hasn’t forgotten about what Jericho did to him last week. Tonight it’s time for Jericho’s walls to come tumbling down. Hardy then thanks Richmond, Virginia.

Chris Jericho’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring.

Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho

The match begins and they circle the ring. Hardy ducks a lock up attempt and takes Jericho down with a waist lock takeover. Hardy grounds and pounds Jericho until he desperately rolls out of the ring. Hardy follows and sends Jericho into the barricade. Hardy throws him into it again and throws him back in the ring. Hardy clubs Jericho and stomps him down in the corner. Jericho answers with a kick and a forearm. Jericho has a whip reversed on him and Hardy hits him with a back elbow. Jericho reverses a whip now into the corner but Hardy counters with a slingshot. Jericho catches him on his shoulders so Hardy hits him with a head-scissors takeover. Hardy clotheslines Jericho out of the ring.

Hardy goes for a slingshot baseball slide but Jericho catches his legs and pulls him out of the ring! Hardy lands with a sickening thump on his back! That’s a candidate for Bump of the Night! We’ll take a commercial here.

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We come back from the break to see Jericho drop Hardy with a neckbreaker. Jericho now locks him in a grounded arm trap chin lock. Jericho holds it in for a bit until Hardy gets up at the will of the fans. Hardy elbows out, goes into the ropes, ducks a clothesline, and drops Jericho with a cross-body block for a two count. Jericho gets up and drops Hardy with a step-up enzuigiri for a two count. Jericho doesn’t agree with the referee’s count but it stands.

Jericho stomps Hardy and drops him with a big right hand. Jericho taunts the crowd, saying that Hardy is “nothing.” Jericho steps on Hardy’s chest and kicks him a few times arrogantly. Hardy soon gets up and punches back. Hardy whips Jericho into the corner and charges but Jericho sidesteps him. Jericho goes to the second rope and comes off with a Bret “Hitman” Hart style elbow drop. Jericho covers and puts his feet on the ropes but the referee catches Jericho at the count of two. Jericho chokes Hardy on the second rope until the referee makes him get off. Jericho then catapults him neck first into the second rope in a guillotine. This gets Jericho a near fall. Jericho continues hammering away at Hardy. The crowd is willing him on but is getting nothing. Jericho gets a chin lock on but Hardy is able to fight up and elbow out. Jericho cuts him off with a kick to the midsection. Jericho goes into the ropes and Hardy finally takes him down with a flying neckbreaker drop.

Hardy comes back with a pair of running forearms. Jericho angrily goes into the ropes and Hardy hits him with an inverted atomic drop. Hardy hits the double leg drop to the midsection followed by a low dropkick to the face for a near fall. Hardy hits a beautiful sit-out inverted suplex and goes to the top rope. Hardy comes off with the Swanton Bomb but Jericho rolls out of the way! Jericho quickly goes into the ropes and hits the Lionsault for a near fall!

Jericho can’t believe it. Jericho attempts to lock Hardy in the Walls of Jericho but Hardy powers him off. Jericho tries it again but Hardy counters with an inside cradle for a near fall. Jericho blocks a kick so Hardy counters with his flipping mule kick. Jericho is sitting in the corner so Hardy goes for his slingshot dropkick but Jericho catches his legs and locks Hardy in the Walls of Jericho! Jericho has it locked on tight and Hardy is in pain until he finally reaches the ropes! Jericho stomps at Hardy and goes for the Walls of Jericho again. Hardy refuses to allow that to happen, hitting Jericho with punches, so Jericho catapults him into the corner but Hardy lands on the second rope and climbs up to hit a BEAUTIFUL Whisper in the Wind! Hardy covers for a near fall!

Hardy is getting the crowd into it and goes for a Twist of Fate but Jericho turns him and hits the Codebreaker! The force sends Hardy out of the ring, unbeknownst to Jericho, who looks around for Hardy looking to make the cover. This was some good comedy. Jericho goes outside but Hardy is knocked out. Jericho lifts the dead weight and puts him in the ring for a near fall!

Jericho is frustrated and begins kicking Hardy in the ribs. Jericho goes into the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Hardy counters with a Twist of Fate! Hardy takes his shirt off and goes to the top rope. Jericho gets up and sweeps out Hardy’s feet. Jericho goes for a superplex but Hardy punches and head-butts him off. Hardy hits a nice Swanton Bomb for the big win!! This was a fantastic match!!

Winner by Pinfall: Jeff Hardy
Match Rating: ***

Backstage Michelle McCool is getting make-up put on her. McCool gloats about herself and says she doesn’t think people understand how great she is. She’s the first ever Diva’s Champion and is the first Diva to hold both the Diva’s Championship and the Women’s Championship. McCool says that pretty much makes her the best WWE Diva in history. McCool says the make-up lady probably remembers the Fabulous Moolah, Sensational Sherri, Mae Young, Lita, Trish Stratus, and none of them compare to her.

Melina walks up and the make-up lady leaves. Melina tells her not to leave because McCool needs more work done. Melina tells her not to be mad and that she’s there to congratulate her on being the biggest phony in WWE history. Melina says she invoked her rematch clause and tells McCool at Night of Champions the WWE Women’s title will be back around her waist. Melina tells her to shine the title up because it’s coming home where it belongs. Melina says McCool needs more make-up and tosses a bunch of foundation all over her face. McCool spits some out. That must taste nasty. Melina says she also does hair and McCool simply walks away.

Still to come tonight is our Main Event. CM Punk takes on Rey Mysterio in a Champion vs. Champion match.

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Did you know that visitors spend more time on WWEUniverse.com than MySpace, Twitter, or Facebook? Whatever!

We get a shot of the arena from the outside. Richmond has a really nice stadium.

We now take a look at a video package of John Morrison. They show a bunch of great highlights, including a Shooting Star Press and a 450 Splash to the outside. How about the time he did that moonsault off the top rope with a ladder at WrestleMania 24? This guy is tremendous.

The Great Khali vs. Mike Knox

Mike Knox is returning to the ring after being away for about two months or so.

The match begins and they lock up. Khali quickly pushes Knox away into the ropes. Knox is a big guy but he looks small next to Khali. Knox gets himself pumped up and hits some kicks and punches. Khali quickly pushes him into the ropes and takes him down with a clothesline. Khali pushes Knox into the corner and kicks and back elbows him. Khali then smashes his chest with a huge chop.

All of a sudden Kane’s pyro explodes in a moment that even startled me. It was pretty hilarious seeing everyone in the arena jump. Meanwhile this match is still going on. Knox takes advantage of the distraction by clubbing and kicking Khali. Knox pounds Khali in the corner until the referee makes him back away. Knox hammers Khali down to one knee until Khali grabs him by the beard. Khali pushes him down and then takes him down with a back elbow. Khali then lays him out with a big boot and pumps up. Khali hits a clothesline and then a Brain Chop. Khali looks at Kane, who looks upset, and then drops Knox with the Punjabi Plunge for the win in this squash match.

Winner by Pinfall: The Great Khali
Match Rating: ½ *

Kane begins approaching the ring and Khali is ready for him. Kane gets on the apron and teases getting in the ring but he instead gets off the apron and walks to the back.

Tonight CM Punk will be issuing a challenge to the WWE Universe. What does he have to say?

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It’s time for another edition of Word Up. Today’s word is G-O-A-T, which is an acronym for the greatest of all time. I’m not from the Cryme Tyme Institution of Higher Hooducation so can any real thugs tell me if this is even a real term that is used or is it just made up? They now start plugging the G-O-A-Ts of tag team wrestling with the Allied Powers DVD. The Hart Dynasty walks up and asks if anyone in their family is on the DVD. All of a sudden Jesse interrupts. Jesse says he comes from where the Fabulous Freebirds come from – Badstreet, USA! Jesse’s father is Terry Gordy from the Freebirds. Jesse insults the Hart Dynasty by making fun of Canada and snowball fights. Natalya says they’ll see them in the ring tonight and Jesse better pray they don’t get their hands on him. Cryme Tyme concludes the segment and leave Jesse high and dry.

Dolph Ziggler is accompanied to the ring by Maria, his apparent girlfriend now. She has no taste in men apparently. Ziggler says we all know him as “Dolph Ziggler.” Ziggler says he wants to give us a heads up because he’s not big on introductions (that’s irony because he really is!) but after Sunday we’ll know him as “Dolph Ziggler, Intercontinental Champion.” He’ll be in action after the break.

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Dolph Ziggler vs. Finlay

They circle the ring before locking up. Finlay pushes Ziggler into the corner and gives a clean break. Ziggler gets a waist lock but Finlay quickly breaks the hold with an arm wrench and a takedown. Finlay covers for a no count. Ziggler gets up and they lock up again. Finlay gets a quick headlock so Ziggler whips him off and gets a nasty shoulder block for his efforts. Finlay sends Ziggler into corner and charges but Ziggler sidesteps him and Finlay flies shoulder first into the ring post.

Ziggler sends Finlay into the ring post again and Finlay falls to the outside. Ziggler throws Finlay’s shoulder against the ring apron and puts him back in the ring. Ziggler hammers away at the injured shoulder and locks on an arm bar. Finlay arm drags him off but is quickly clotheslined down for a one count. Ziggler kicks him in the shoulder a bit before Finlay slaps him in the face. Ziggler continues the assault before locking on a standing arm bar. Finlay punches out with some nasty punches until Ziggler kicks him in the midsection and drops him with a dropkick for a one count.

Ziggler hits a crossface and wraps Finlay’s arm around the top rope. Ziggler goes on the apron and Finlay hammers him with right hands and brings him in the ring the hard way. Finlay takes him down with a trifecta of clotheslines and hits a cannonball to the midsection for a two count. Finlay whips Ziggler to the corner and runs into a kick. Finlay rebounds with a shoulder thrust to the midsection. Finlay attempts a Celtic Cross but Ziggler holds on the ropes so Finlay shoots him to the apron, allowing Ziggler to nail him with a right hand. Ziggler tries to pull Finlay out of the ring but Finlay kicks him off into the announcer’s table, starting JR and Todd Grisham.

Finlay comes out and smashes his face off the table before clotheslining him down. Maria comes over to check on Ziggler. Finlay goes to get back in the ring but Ziggler pops up and hits his Jumping Russian Leg Sweep on the outside! That’s a nasty move to do on the outside of the ring! Ziggler gets back in the ring and takes the count-out!

Winner by Count-Out: Dolph Ziggler
Match Rating: * ¾

Maria is in the ring checking on Dolph Ziggler. They go up the ramp and she raises his hand. No word on if she’s a heel.

Backstage Chris Jericho, with his shoulder taped with ice, is talking with Kane. We don’t hear what they’re saying, though.

Coming up next CM Punk will issue a challenge to the WWE Universe.

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World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk makes his way to the ring to a not so warm reception. Punk says he’s come out here to challenge the WWE Universe to see things his way and to learn how to just say “no.” The people who cheer for Jeff Hardy are just slaves to the vices associated with his “living in the moment.” Punk says he feels bad for us, walking around almost blind, wearing our prescriptions proudly on our sleeves, like a badge of honor. Punk says the doctor told us to take one every four hours. Aside from himself there isn’t a person in the arena who hasn’t abused prescription medication or taken a recreational drug.

Punk says he knows its hard being straightedge and living that life. It’s tough being him but none of us realize how much more difficult it is living the life we all live. Punk says he’s positive no one takes into account the long term effects of alcohol on the liver. Punk says this is nothing to cheer that we drink because it’s fun. They pipe in fake cheers here. Punk says it’s not fun when it spirals and we drink to feel normal. Then there are the smokers. Punk says he doesn’t know what’s more disgusting – a smoker polluting his or her lungs with over 4,000 foreign chemicals, or having to listen to those smokers saying they can quit whenever they want to. Punk says he knows it’s tough to quit and it takes a strong person to do so, but it takes an even smarter person to not do it in the first place.

The crowd is chanting for Jeff Hardy. Punk says he doesn’t want to be the bearer of bad news but the facts are pretty slim that any of the people in the arena will get the monkey off their back. They’ll never be able to pry the cigarette from their lips, or find the self control to pour the drink from the glass, or the self respect to take the pill out of the mouth. Punk says it starts and can’t happen without learning to say “no” to temptation and that’s why he’s out here – to challenge us before it’s too late. Punk tells us to say no to our vices, temptations, and to control ourselves.

Jeff Hardy’s music hits and he makes his way out to the ring. Hardy gets in the ring and says Punk has a lot of nerve. Hardy says Punk thinks he’s so right but what he doesn’t know about people could fill a book. Hardy says he’s so stuck on himself it’s like he’s forgotten what it’s like to be human. Hardy says people make mistakes and those people can change. Punk says the people say they can change – and then stops, saying he’s not going to enable him. In fact, Punk doesn’t want to be in the same ring as him. Punk’s going to do what he always does, and what Hardy should have done a long time ago – he’s going to just say no. Punk leaves the ring as Hardy just looks on like he can’t believe this guy. Hardy shakes his head as we go to commercial.

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The Smack of the Week is Cryme Tyme and Eve defeating the Hart Dynasty.

Eve Torres vs. Natalya

Justin King, the rookie referee, is in control. They lock up and Eve quickly gets a headlock. Natalya tries to whip her off but Eve hangs on. Natalya takes her down by the hair. They lock up and Natalya powers her into the ropes. Natalya pushes her and Eve gets a headlock and a takeover on her. Natalya powers up and elbows out. Natalya sends her into the corner and charges into a knee. Eve comes off the second rope but Natalya catches her and hits a British Bulldog-type powerslam for a near fall.

Natalya grounds and pounds her before stepping on her. Natalya now locks on a beautiful Mexican surfboard stretch! Natalya almost gets pinned so she brings her down and jumps on Eve while still having the submission locked on. That was the greatest thing I’ve seen in a Diva’s match in some time. Natalya goes for a leg drop but Eve avoids it. Eve kicks her in the midsection and clotheslines her down. Eve hits a dropkick but has a whip into the ropes reversed on her. Natalya lowers her head and Eve kicks her in the face. Natalya then drops her with that spinning clothesline but Eve rolls to the ropes. Natalya picks her up by the hair and puts her on the top rope. Natalya goes for a super back suplex but Eve hammers her off. Eve hits a moonsault for the win. Natalya is too good to be jobbed out like that.

Winner by Pinfall: Eve Torres
Match Rating: * ½

Backstage the Great Khali and Ranjin Singh are talking. Chris Jericho walks up and says he is seriously considering Khali to be his partner. Khali speaks and Singh translates. Singh says Khali says it would be an honor of the highest esteem to be a champion of any kind, let alone one-half of the Unified Tag Team Champions. Only one small thing – he wouldn’t want his partner to be Chris Jericho.

R-Truth will be in action next.

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Still to come is our Champion vs. Champion Main Event.

Charlie Haas is already in the ring, ready to be fed to R-Truth.

Charlie Haas vs. R-Truth

Charles Robinson, my favorite referee, has this one. They circle the ring and R-Truth does a dance. Haas pushes him down hard. R-Truth gets up and hits a solid right hand, taking him down. Haas goes for a kick but R-Truth catches it. Haas goes for a clothesline but R-Truth splits under that and hits a jumping back heel kick for a near fall. Haas knees him in the midsection and sends him into the ropes. R-Truth slingshots over him and does a cartwheel, injuring his knee. Haas takes advantage with a kick to the kneecap.

Haas drags him to the corner and exits the ring, smashing R-Truth’s leg off the ring post. R-Truth kicks him away but can’t get anything going. Haas kicks him in the back of the knee and rolls up R-Truth’s pant leg. Haas targets the knee and stomps on it. R-Truth hobbles right into a right hand for a two count. Haas kicks him in the knee and locks on an inverted single leg crab. They pipe in fake audience claps and R-Truth gets to the ropes. Haas kicks him in the knee until R-Truth kicks him off. Haas walks right into a right hand to the midsection and some strikes that stun him.

R-Truth hits a back elbow and a back body drop. R-Truth sends Haas into the ropes and hits a hip toss for a two count. R-Truth asks the crowd “What’s up” and gets kicked in the knee. That’s what’s up. Haas brings him face first into the turnbuckle and blocks a kick. Haas then clubs him in the knee. Haas charges and R-Truth sidesteps him. Haas crashes chest first into the turnbuckle. R-Truth then hits the Scissors Kick and pins him for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: R-Truth
Match Rating: * ¼

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Did you know more males (2-65) watched Smackdown last Friday than ANY show on ANY network? Two year olds watch wrestling? Who am I to judge, though?

Jim Ross and Todd Grisham are in the ring to run down the Night of Champions card.

CM Punk makes his way to the ring. He’ll be in action next in a Champion vs. Champion match.

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Rey Mysterio comes out with a mask designed by a kid who won a contest. Mysterio gave him the mask at ringside. That was a touching moment.

Champion vs. Champion
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio

The match begins and they lock up. CM Punk quickly gets a hammerlock on and Mysterio hits a high snapmare to get out of it. They circle the ring and go for a test of strength but Punk kicks him down. Punk now locks on a beautiful leg lock. Mysterio kicks him in the face and gets out of it. Mysterio goes for a single leg crab but Punk pulls him down. Punk gets a front face lock on but Mysterio gets out and they do the test of strength. Punk goes for a back heel trip but Mysterio holds on, jumps onto Punk’s shoulders, and rolls him up for a one count. Punk gets a single leg for a quick one count as well. They tussle around before getting up and going face to face.

Both men push one another and trade kicks. Punk then throws Mysterio shoulder first into the ring post. Punk covers for a two count. Punk locks a headlock on now. Mysterio gets up, elbows him off, and sends him into the ropes, only to get a shoulder block. Punk goes into the ropes, over and under Mysterio, and cuts Mysterio off with a kick to the midsection. Punk hits a wrist lock and Mysterio gets to the ropes, back flips out, and punches Punk. Mysterio grabs the arm and climbs up the ropes for a super arm drag but Punk pushes him off the top rope to the outside! Mysterio’s arm hit the top rope so it could possibly be injured. Mysterio gets up and Punk baseball slides him down. It’s time for a break.

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We come back from the break to see Mysterio locked in an arm bar. Punk holds it in for a bit until Mysterio kicks him off. Mysterio goes into the ropes but Punk catches him and powers him to the corner. Punk covers for a near fall. Punk hits a snapmare and kicks him in the back before dropping a leg for a two count. Punk turns Mysterio onto his stomach and gets a hammerlock on. Mysterio gets up and elbows out. Mysterio goes into the ropes and Punk hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a near fall.

Punk locks on a grounded key lock. Punk holds it in for a bit until Mysterio punches him off. Punk and Mysterio trade kicks, with Punk coming out on top. Punk head-butts Mysterio down and stomps on his injured arm. Punk hits a short-arm shoulder block for a near fall. Punk locks the key lock back on. Mysterio fights up and punches out only to be cut off by a knee to the midsection. Punk now gets Mysterio up into a Gory Submission Stretch! That’s a great move and Punk has it locked on perfectly. Mysterio kicks out and arm drags him down. Punk charges into a drop toe hold into the corner.

Both men are down while Dolph Ziggler makes his way down to the ring for a closer look at his opponent. Mysterio and Punk trade more kicks with Mysterio coming out the better. Punk pushes Mysterio into the ropes but Mysterio ducks the clothesline and hits a springboard cross-body for a two count. Mysterio goes into the ropes but Punk catches him with a kick. Punk goes into the ropes and Mysterio drops him with a picture perfect dropkick for a two count. Mysterio wrenches the arm and kicks him in the midsection. A whip to the corner is reversed on Mysterio but Mysterio catches a charging Punk with a boot in the face. Mysterio hits a head-scissors into position for the 619. Mysterio goes for it but Punk back drops him to the apron.

Mysterio shoulders him in the midsection and hits his springboard senton. Ziggler is on the apron so Mysterio punches him off and turns right into a back heel kick from Punk, giving Punk a near fall! Punk goes for a suplex but Mysterio lands on his feet. Punk gets behind him and pushes him into the corner, hitting him with a high knee. Punk goes for the bulldog but Mysterio pushes him into position and goes for the 619 but Punk cuts him off with a head-butt to the midsection. Punk throws him out of the ring but Mysterio rolls through the impact.

Punk doesn’t realize Mysterio is on the apron until he turns and sees Mysterio coming off the top rope. Punk catches him in position for the GTS but Mysterio twists it into a wheelbarrow bulldog, putting Punk in position. Mysterio hits the 619 and the springboard body splash! Mysterio has a two and a half count when Dolph Ziggler attacks him, causing a disqualification!

Winner by Disqualification: Rey Mysterio
Match Rating: ** ½

Dolph Ziggler continues the assault and sends him into the ropes but Mysterio holds on. Ziggler charges into a drop toe hold, putting him in position. Mysterio goes for the 619 but Punk hits him from behind! Ziggler now waits for Mysterio to get up and hits his Jumping Russian Leg Sweep! Ziggler hits it again and now Jeff Hardy runs down, bumping Punk on the way, to make the save! Hardy forearms him down and throws him out of the ring! Hardy takes his shirt off and CM Punk runs in and drops him with the GTS! The crowd is booing Punk as the show ends!

Report by: Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com

According to a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there are said to be plans for Shawn Michaels to return to WWE at SummerSlam in a few weeks on August 23. He had initially talked about taking an extended amount of time off from WWE through 2009 and returning in 2010 to build to a new program for WrestleMania 26. Michaels has been taking time off from WWE since WrestleMania 25 in early April following his match with The Undertaker, who is expected to return to WWE in September unless plans change. Although plans and ideas can change between now and August, the plan right now is for Michaels to return at SummerSlam, while Triple H vs. John Cena has been scheduled as a possible match as well.

The opening video aired, followed by the pyro, and Josh Matthews and Matt Striker welcomed us to Superstars. They hyped Morrison/Kane as the main event.

Christian made his ring entrance. The announce team hyped the ECW title match at NOC. Regal was out next.

1. Christian defeated William Regal 11:32.
Collar and elbow tie up and Christian broke clean. Another tie led to a side headlock on Christian. Christian reversed and got whipped. The two men collided and Christian hit a snapmare and a knee to the back of the head. Christian spilled Regal to the floor but missed his plancha. Regal rolled him back in the ring and took control.

Christian fought out of a headlock but got whipped to the corner and clotheslined. Christian kicked out at two and hit Regal. He hopped to the second rope and hit a back elbow for two. He grabbed Regal in a front headlock and went to the top. Regal pushed Christian off and to the floor in a scary looking (but legit) spot. Christian got back in the ring and Regal continued his pounding. Christian tried to fight out, but Regal spilled him to the floor with a forearm. Christian recovered into the break.

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Back at 8:07, Regal had a full nelson locked in. A video showed Regal kicking Christian’s head against the post during the break. Christian hit a sunset flip, but Regal kneed his head for two. Regal went back to the full nelson. Christian again fought out and both men hit elbows on each other, sending Christian to the floor. Christian took control as he entered the ring and worked his offense. He hit a missile dropkick for two, but missed a diving headbut for a Regal near fall.

Christian ducked a punch and teased the Kill Switch. Regal reversed into a “reverse, T-bone, exploder suplex” according to Striker, for two. Christian hit a kick and then a springboard sunset flip for the win. Post match, Christian celebrated up the ramp.

The announce team hyped Bourne for next.

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2. Evan Bourne defeated Jamie Noble at 5:45
Bourne hit several quick dropkicks and strikes. He ran the ropes and Noble hit a clothesline to take control. Noble worked aggressive and locked in a front chin lock. Bourne escaped and hit a dropkick for two. He went to the apron and Noble sent him to the floor. HE rolled Bourne back in and covered for two. Noble locked in a Camel Clutch type move. Bourne fought out and hit a spinning heel kick for two.

Bourne hit several strikes followed by a flying head scissors. Bourne covered and Noble grabbed the ropes and went to the floor. Bourne jumped over the turnbuckle from the apron to hit a plancha on Noble. He rolled Noble in the ring and went to the top. Noble ran up the turnbuckle and hit a superplex for two. Bourne was on the apron and Noble was in the ring. They battled and Bourne hit a kick that knocked Noble down. He hit the AirBourne (shooting star press) for the win.

The announce team hyped the main event.

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Back from commercial, a Chris Jericho is awesome video played.

Ringside, Cole and Lawler introed the Raw Rebound.

Back ringside, Todd Grisham and Jim Ross were on commentary in what looked like a dark arena. They ran down the NOC card.

Kane made his ring entrance.

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Back from commercial, Cole hyped Shaq as the guest host of Raw this coming Monday.

3. John Morrison defeated Kane at 13:49 by disqualification.
Morrison applied a quick headlock. Kane pushed him off and won the shoulder tackle challenge. Morrison hit several kicks and strikes. He ducked a big boot and hit an elbow. He went for a hurricanranna, but Kane stopped him and spilled him to the floor. Morrison landed on his feet and slid back in, hitting more strikes. He clotheslined Kane to the floor, but Kane caught a diving attempt and drove Morrison’s back into the apron.

Back in the ring, Kane worked power. He hit a dropkick on a sitting Morrison for two and locked in a chin lock. Morrison stood up and got whipped to the corner. He elbowed a charging Kane and then hit his pommel horse kick. He ducked a clothesline and whirled it into a sunset flip. Kane picked him up for a two handed chokeslam, but Morrison reversed into a drop kick. He charged at Kane, but Kane tossed him over the top. Morrison recovered into the break.

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Back at 8:26, Kane had a rest hold locked in. A video showed a hard whip to the corner from Kane during the break. Kane broke the hold and worked strikes on Morrison for a near fall. He hit a high vertical suplex for two. Kane locked in a standing bear hug. Morrison fought out and charged at Kane. Kane lifted for a sidewalk slam, but Morrison twirled around to hit a DDT.

Morrison hit several low and high dropkicks for one. Morrison hit several blows, but Kane hit an uppercut and big boot for two. Kane whipped Morrison to the corner. Morrison slipped out and went to the top. He jumped off and Kane caught him for the chokeslam. Morrison backflipped out and hit the Chuck Kick for two. Kane reversed a whip into a sidewalk slam for two.

Kane went to the top, but Morrison hit a Pele kick to send Kane to the apron. He hit an elbow that sent Kane to the floor. Morrison did a slingshot over the top rope, but Kane threw a chair at him, causing the DQ. Kane rolled Morrison back in the ring and brought in a chair. Khali’s music hit and he and Mini-Me came to the ring. Morrison hit Kane with the chair and took off. Khali grabbed Kane’s feet and tried to pull him out of the ring. Kane escaped into the crowd. He and Khali stared off to end the show...

Report by Chris Shore and ProWrestling.net

Jim Ross has posted a new blog entry on his official web site. Below are the highlights:

On Night of Champions: “Speaking of the Night of Champions, the only night of the year as I have been told when EVERY WWE Title will be defended in one evening, is almost a complete sell out. Tickets are still available but they are limited and the box office tally is well over $850K which is stout. Great job Philly!”

On Jerry Brisco: “Spoke with Jerry Brisco Tuesday afternoon while "in hurry up and wait mode" in Richmond. Jerry's doctors are extremely happy with the HOF'er's progress and expect him to make a full recovery from heart surgery after a few months rest. Having three months off sounds pretty intriguing to me but having to have heart surgery to facilitate such hopefully isn't in my cards. Jerry's speech and strength are making a big comeback!”

On Shawn Michaels: “Shawn Michaels celebrates birthday # 44 Wednesday and our very best wishes go out to HBK. There is rampant speculation that Shawn will return to WWE in time to compete at Summerslam but I have yet to hear that confirmed. HBK returning at Summerslam would be my guess but I just can't be sure at this time. Michaels is still, arguably, the best in ring performer in the business today.”

On Austin’s tax lien: “Much has been made of the Steve Austin tax matter resulting from the sale of some property. Knowing Steve as well as I do, and we have not discussed this particular matter, I would assume that this is merely a clerical error and someone on the accounting or Realtor end dropped the ball. Austin is one of the most obsessed individuals I know regarding saving money and taking care of his business the right way. Austin "got it" when I used to preach to the wrestlers about saving their money, preparing for their future, getting professional financial planning and income tax help and not living beyond their means IE pay one's bills and don't buy too much bling. Trust me, Steve Austin won't have any issues taking care of this $22K matter that I suspect simply fell through the cracks. I can tell you from personal experience and from dealing with accountants that things like this have happened to many of us and more often than not, if one is diligent in this area, these matters are simply oversights. Austin shares my philosophy and that is to NEVER "mess" with Uncle Sam and the IRS.”

The ECW intro hits then we are welcomed to the show by Josh Mathews & Matt Striker as the fireworks go off. The Night of Champions is only 5 days away and our first match of the night will feature Yoshi Tatsu(who gets a decent face pop) and William Regal(who is booed)

Match Number 1 :Yoshi Tatsu vs. William Regal

Regal gets on the Mic and informs Yoshi he hates all foreigners. The crowd chant "you suck" as the lock up with Yoshi using the ropes ,flips and attempts a spinning heel kick as Regal hides in the ropes.

They lock up again and Regal gets the upper hand, irish whips Yoshi into the ropes and hits a clothesline. Regal knees Yoshi into the corner and starts to chop him. Regal is booed as locks in a full nelson lock which Yoshi gets out of only to run into a t bone suplex for a 2 count.

Regal goes back to a chin lock/back breaker hold as the crowd chant "you suck". Yoshi starts to fight out of it but gets a butterfly suplex for his effort. Regal goes back to the chin lock as the crowd fires up Yoshi who kicks Regal in the head to get out of the hold.

The two get to their feet and trade blows with Yoshi getting the upper hand, and kneeing Regal in the face before climb up top where he is cut off by Regal. Regal brings Yoshi back down to the matt before Yoshi kicks Regal in the head from out of nowhere for the Win!

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu

After the match Abraham Washington Show with Tommy Dreamer and Christian is plugged

*Commercial Break*

We are back from the break as Ezekiel Jackson makes his way to the ring.

Match Number 2 Ezekiel Jackson vs. Mike Williams

Mike runs at Jackson who gets his foot up and hits a Big Boot and Clothesline on poor Mike before hitting a standing Rock Bottom for the win.

Winner Ezekiel Jackson.

Post match, Kozlov walks out and stares down Jackson before picking up Mike and hitting his Iron Curtain before walking away.

The announce team then send us to a video package called "Ask The Divas". I kid you not, they should have kept this on wwe.com.

*Commercial Break*

We are back as Goldust steps into the ring for his match against Shelton Benjamin who gets a decent face pop

Match Number 3 Shelton Benjamin vs. Goldust

They lock up before Dust hits Shelton with the But To The Face before Irish whipping Shelton into the corner. Dust runs at Shelton who picks Goldust up and drops him on the ropes before hitting a neck break for a 2 count.

Shelton goes for a neck breaker choke hold before Dust fights out and hits a power slam. Dust then hits a atomic drop and clothline for a 2 count. Goldust gets fired up but walks straight into a back breaker. Shelton goes up top and attempts a moonsault which Dust by a punch to the throat blocks before going to rest on the ropes.

Shelton jumps over Goldust, dropping his neck across the ropes before running in the ring and hitting The Pay Dirt for the win.

Winner: Shelton Benjamin


*Commercial Break*

We are back on ECW, Sheamus cuts a promo backstage about how he is different to Finlay and how people will fear him.

The Night Of Champions card is read out


Backstage again, Gregory Helms is with Paul Burchill & Katie Lea. Paul mocks Helms about not being the Hurricane tonight before he hears a sound that turns out to be Goldust having a "tourettes attack". This segment ends with Goldust slapping Paul and walking off .

Tyler Reks makes his way down to the ring as we go to another advert.

*Commercial Break*

We are back with Tyler Reks as his opponent Paul Burchill comes down to the ring before a replay of the last segment is shown.


Match Number 4 Tyler Reks vs. Paul Burchill

Paul Irish whips Reks into the rope as we start the match as Reks hits the clothesline before going into the corner where Katie Lea grabs his leg which allows Paul to hit a clothesline and go into a chin lock.

Reks fights out of it and goes for a clothlines but Paul catches him and hits a Samoan drop before kicking Reks and kneeing him as he is on the matt. Paul goes back to the choke hold as Katie Lea looks on.

Reks starts to fight back and starts to slug it out and hits a clothlines to the stomach and a one man flap jack. He goes to the outside and hits a springboard Drop Kick. Reks waits in the corner as Paul charges at him but out of nowhere Reks does a schoolboy/small package to gain the win

Winner Tyler Reks

Post match, Burchill attacks Reks as he leaves the ring.

*Commercial Break*


We are back with Abraham Washington Show with Tommy Dreamer and Christian. Abraham set is now on the entrance ramp as he puts over his last show and to top that he will have two top guests. First out is Christian who gets a massive reaction from the crowd tonight. Next up is Tommy Dreamer who is dressed in a nice white suite.

Abraham tells Tommy and Christian to sit down and asks them how they are and apparently they are both great. Abraham takes digs at Tommy's weight before telling Christian he has a face for the radio. Christian fires back and tells Abraham his show is for Public Access.

Abraham asks Tommy what he brings to the Christian/Tommy partnership and Tommy says "The ECW Title" This starts a Christian/Tommy argument about how Christian lost the belt to which Christian blames Jack Swagger.

Abraham takes more shots at Tommy's weight and this causes Dreamer to snap and call Abraham "Lego head". Tommy starts to talk about the roots of ECW but is cut off by Christian asking Tommy if he will cry if he retains. Tommy stands up and says that was a slap in his face to which Christian says "No, this is a slap to your face" as Christian slaps Dreamer. They have a little fight before having a standoff as ECW goes off the air

Credit: Chris Kelly of www.wrestleview.com

Another match for this Sunday’s WWE Night of Champions PPV was announced during this week’s edition of WWE Raw. Kofi Kingston will defend the WWE United States Championship against MVP, Jack Swagger, Big Show, Carlito and The Miz. WWE Night of Champions 2009 will take place on Sunday from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Here is an updated card for the event:

 WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton (c) vs. John Cena vs. Triple H

World Heavyweight Championship Match
CM Punk (c) vs. Jeff Hardy

ECW Championship Match
Tommy Dreamer (c) vs. Christian

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

WWE United States Championship Match
Kofi Kingston (c) vs. MVP vs. Jack Swagger vs. Big Show vs. Carlito vs. The Miz

Unified Tag Team Championship Match
Chris Jericho (c) A Mystery Partner & vs. Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes

Divas Championship Match
Maryse (c) vs. Mickie James

World Wrestling Entertainment will be taping part of this week’s WWE Superstars as well as this week’s edition of WWE Raw tonight from the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. This week’s special guest hosts of Raw will be Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill of ZZ Top. John Cena & Triple H vs. Randy Orton & The Big Show is being advertised locally and will most likely be the dark match main event. Doors open at 7:15PM and bell time is scheduled for 8:15PM. Tickets still remain available for the event as of this writing.

Chris Jericho noted that a fan jumped in the ring while he was cutting a promo at the WWE Smackdown/ECW house show in Greenville, S.C. on Sunday. "A fan hit the ring during my promo before my match in Greenville," Jericho wrote. "Things didn't turn out well for him." To read Jericho's Twitter page, click here.