Wrestlr Results

Before some 70,000 stunned fans who were convinced that either John Cena or Triple H would walk away with the gold, Randy Orton proved tonight that reports of his demise as WWE Champion at WrestleMania XXIV were premature. The Triple Threat Match was a war where the tide shifted several times between Cena, Orton and Triple H. However, in the end, brains turned out to be the deciding factor over brawn. After watching The Game crush Cena with a Pedigree, Orton disposed of an unsuspecting Triple H with a punt to the skull and covered John Cena for the stunning three-count.

Now an astounding 16-0 at WrestleMania, Undertaker successfully reaped the soul of the Rated-R Superstar, and more importantly, cinched the highly coveted symbol of in-ring supremacy in the World Heavyweight Championship. After Edge kicked out of the Tombstone and the Last Ride, the Deadman managed to lay waste to Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder. But, two spears weren’t enough to put away The Phenom and suddenly, the Undertaker locked in his mysterious submission hold. The Rated-R Superstar could only fight so much before tapping out with his last few breaths.

As a tearful Ric Flair said farewell to the millions of fans he entertained for more than 35 years, Flair didn’t feel any agony in defeat to Shawn Michaels tonight at WrestleMania XXIV. After all, how fitting it is that the greatest wrestler of all time ends his career on The Grandest Stage of Them All. At first, HBK couldn’t bring himself to unleash Sweet Chin Music on the Nature Boy, and it nearly cost him the match. But he realized during his second and third opportunity that he had to pull the trigger. With tears in his eyes, Flair implored HBK. And with a whisper of “I’m sorry … I love you,” Michaels turned out the lights on the Hall of Famer’s legendary career.

At WrestleMania XXIV, Floyd Mayweather put his “money” where his mouth was, running his professional record to 40-0 with a shocking knockout of the 7-foot, 441-pound Big Show. Big Show dominated while “Money” tried to dodge the giant, while Mayweather’s entourage unsuccessfully tried to interfere. After a vicious chairshot, Mayweather slid on a pair of brass knuckles and slugged Big Show straight in the jaw. The WWE Superstar dropped and the counted to 10, as the WBC Welterweight Champion celebrated career knockout No. 26.

CM Punk fended off Chris Jericho on top of a 15-foot-high ladder to claim the Money in the Bank briefcase at WrestleMania XXIV. The victory over Jericho, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, John Morrison and Mr. Kennedy, gives Punk the opportunity to immediately challenge for any of WWE’s three major championships – anytime, anyplace. But what was more shocking than Punk’s victory was the return of MVP’s most persistent rival, Matt Hardy. Fully recovered from a ruptured appendix suffered late last year, Hardy rushed to ringside to thwart the United States Champion’s chance to claim the briefcase, knocking him down with a Twist of Fate off the ladder.

In a stunning battle for brand bragging rights between two of WWE’s most ferocious Superstars, Batista dropped Umaga with a devastating Batista Bomb before 70,000 screaming fans at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The Batista Bomb on Umaga stunned onlookers, who had never seen the Samoan monster manhandled like that in his two years in WWE. The Animal’s impressive victory gave bragging rights to SmackDown’s fans and Superstars, long annoyed by Raw’s flagship status within WWE.

Maria and Ashley looked as if they would be able to beat the odds. While Ashley propelled herself into Melina outside the ring, Maria had the champion pinned. However, thanks to Santino Marella’s interference and a fisherman’s suplex, “The Glamazon” Beth Pheonix was able to sneak out the win.  But the real show came after the bell. After Snoop Dogg delivered a much-deserved shot to Santino, Maria returned the favor with a kiss.

ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero didn’t have much time to prepare for his match against Kane, who earned an opportunity at the championship earlier in the evening by defeating 23 other Superstars in a hard-fought Battle Royal. After entering the ring, Guerrero was greeted by the fiery blaze of Kane’s pyro. But instead of making his usual entrance through hellfire and brimstone, the Big Red Machine appeared from under the ring and took the ECW Champion completely by surprise. Before Guerrero even had a chance to react to the 7-foot monster, he was hit with a thunderous chokeslam and pinned. Guerrero never saw it coming. In a matter of seconds, Kane was declared the winner, adding a new championship to his collection. 

The Citrus Bowl crowd of more than 70,000 fans buzzed with electricity and excitement as the Granddaddy of Them All kicked off – and pummeled, and hammered away at – with a Belfast Brawl, a match where anything and everything goes. And although Sunday’s worldwide audience seemed firmly behind Finlay and his returning son, Hornswoggle, it wasn’t enough to withstand a kendo stick Clothesline from Hell from JBL.

Triple Threat Match: Randy Orton def. John Cena and Triple H (Orton retains WWE Title)
The Undertaker def. World Heavyweight Champion Edge (New Champion)
Floyd “Money” Mayweather def. Big Show (Knockout)
Shawn Michaels def. Ric Flair (Career Threatening Match)
Kane wins 24-Man Battle Royal to face ECW Champion
JBL def. Finlay in a Belfast Brawl
CM Punk wins the Money in the Bank Ladder Match
SmackDown vs. Raw: Batista def. Umaga
Kane def. ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero (New Champion)
Beth Phoenix & Melina def. Ashley & Maria in the BunnyMania Lumberjack Match