The Cyber Sunday Report (11/05/06)
Submitted by Chad Matthews on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 10:43 PM EST





Cyber Sunday (November 5, 2006)

Todd Grisham and Maria hosted the show from the top of the entrance ramp. Umaga made his way to the ring, and then they cut backstage to Kane, Benoit, and Sandman awaiting the poll results.


Match 1: Umaga (w/ Armando Alejandro Estrada) vs. Kane
-(CMV1 note- Kane won w/ 49% of the votes). Umaga tried to attack Kane from behind, but ate an elbow from the Big Red Monster instead. Kane backed Umaga into the corner and wailed on him with right hands and boots to the gut. He rammed Umaga’s head into another corner turnbuckle, but Umaga got fired up and came back with a headbutt. Kane tried to fight back quickly, but the two ended up trading blows. Umaga tried to gain momentum with a splash in the corner, but Kane got his elbow up. Kane tried to capitalize with a running boot, but Umaga caught him with a belly-to-belly suplex. Umaga followed a short flurry of Kane punches with a spinning wheel kick. The crowd was firmly behind Kane and they were able to will him back into the match. Kane scored with a big boot, but Umaga came right back with a Flatliner. He then backed Kane into the corner and gave him a few knife edge chops. Kane tried to fight back, but Umaga kept his momentum going with a rake of the eyes. The Samoan went to the second rope and connected on a diving headbutt, but Kane kicked out of the pin cover. Using basic offense, Umaga continued to dominate the Big Red Machine. He proceeded to try for and connect on his running rear (butt) smash in the corner. Kane rolled to the outside to try and recover. Umaga followed him out and tried for a Samoan Spike, but Kane moved out of the way and caused Umaga to strike the steel ring post. Kane gained momentum from there by pushing Umaga into the apron (back-first). Back in the ring, Kane mounted Umaga in the corner for 10 + punches. He followed with a headbutt and then splashed the Bulldozer in the corner with a running clothesline. Kane then connected on another one, but Umaga came back soon after with a Samoan Drop. AAE hopped up to the apron at that point and got out a victory cigar. Kane sat up and grabbed Umaga for a chokeslam, but Umaga countered out and tried for a running splash in the corner. The Big Red Machine was able to move out of the way, though, and catch Umaga with a back drop. Kane then headed to the top rope, but had to fend off Estrada. He eventually leapt off the top for a clothesline, but Umaga caught him with a partial Samoan Spike. The finish came when Umaga connected on a jumping Samoan Spike and got the win. Umaga defeated Kane at 8:40. (CMV1 rating- * ¾) (CMV1 note- it lacked the near falls that their better encounter from Unforgiven had, but it was still a solid big man match)

Backstage, Sharmell approached Big Show and told him it wasn’t that important to be champion of champions, but rather for them all to keep their respective titles. Show listened to her proposition, but told her it was every man for himself.


Match 2: Cryme Tyme vs. The Highlanders vs. Cade and Murdoch vs. Viscera and Charlie Haas
-(CMV1 note- Texas Tornado won w/ 50% of the vote). Haas and JTG ended up the only ones in the ring pretty quickly, but Shad and Viscera soon joined them. Meanwhile, Cade had control of Rory, while Robbie had better luck against Murdoch. In the ring, Haas got tossed over the top rope by JTG. Viscera tried for an elbow drop, but missed. Shad then placed JTG on his shoulders in reverse Alabama Slam position and whipped him down into a splash on Viscera. The Highlanders then came in the ring and did a series of double teams on Cade and Murdoch that sent the cowboys out of the ring. They followed them out with simultaneous planchas. Haas and JTG ended up back in the ring, alone, for a sequence, w/ Haas dominating at first. JTG came back with a running dropkick, but Haas got momentum back with a German suplex. Shad and Viscera then brawled in the center of the ring, w/ the Cryme Tyme member doing his best to knock the big man off his feet. Viscera eventually caught Shad with a Black Hole Slam. He tried to splash JTG in the corner, but missed and hit his own partner, Charlie Haas. Cade and Murdoch then took control of the match with Total Elimination on Robbie. Cryme Tyme stole the victory from Cade and Murdoch when they knocked them out of the ring and scored the pin on Robbie. Cryme Tyme won at 4:28. (CMV1 rating- *) (CMV1 note- it had enough action and double teams in its short duration to warrant a star, but nothing more than that). After the match, Cryme Tyme celebrated with JR and King, but then stole King’s laptop.

Backstage, HBK was pressing keys on a laptop, when Trips walked up and mocked him. Trips ran down the reasons why people shouldn’t choose the candidates for special guest ref in their match. HHH eventually convinced HBK to choose Bischoff, citing that Eric said DX didn’t know anything about being controversial. HBK superkicked a bunch of guys backstage trying to prove he was controversial. HHH thought it was funny.

Disciple, the band who wrote the Cyber Sunday theme, was in the house…


Match 3: Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Carlito
-(CMV1 note- Carlito won w/ 62 % of the votes). They shook hands before the match, as the crowd got behind Hardy. They locked up, w/ Carlito taking Hardy down w/ a snapmare. Hardy came back with an inside cradle for the first near fall, but Carlito caught him with a backslide soon after. Carlito kipped up uniquely, but Hardy grabbed a headlock. Hardy knocked him down with a shoulder tackle. An awkward sequence followed as Carlito tried to leapfrog Hardy, but it didn’t fly. Carlito recovered and dropkicked him in the knee. He continued to build momentum with a back elbow smash and a vertical suplex. Hardy came back with a dropkick to the gut and a clothesline. At that point, they looked a little rusty, but they picked it up when Hardy dodged a Carlito springboard moonsault and connected on a spinning mule kick that sent CCC out of the ring. Carlito tried to get back in the ring, but Hardy caught him with a baseball slide. Hardy then went out and tried to run the rail and come off with a diving clothesline, but Carlito connected on a mid-air dropkick. Back in the ring, Carlito regained complete control with a chinlock, but Hardy backed him into the corner to break the hold and mounted him for several punches. He tried to follow with a double stomp, but Carlito got his feet up and nailed Hardy in the gut. Looking to work on the mid-section, CCC settled on a reverse bear hug. Hardy regained his footing and awkwardly scored with his unique jawbreaker. He tried to follow with the Twist of Fate, but Carlito countered and pushed him into the turnbuckle. Carlito followed with a quick roll-up for a near fall before synching in the reverse bear hug again. Hardy eventually made it to the ropes, but Carlito didn’t let up. Carlito took Hardy down with a snapmare takeover and followed with a jumping leg drop for a near fall. He then locked on the reverse bear hug, yet again, as the crowd started a “boring” chant. Hardy came back and battled out of the move, but Carlito caught him with a stalling flapjack for another near fall. He followed with a backbreaker and then heelishly went back to a rest hold. Hardy got to his feet again, but another awkward sequence followed, as the champ scored with a DDT. Jeff made his comeback with a series of clotheslines and a running One and Only. He then hit a suplex into a facebuster for a near fall and went for the Swanton Bomb, but Carlito got his knees up and nearly put the match away. Hardy kicked out and Carlito connected on a springboard rolling Senton followed quickly by a Lionsault for a near fall. Carlito eventually tried for a springboard cross body, but Hardy countered and went for the Twist of Fate. Carlito countered and pushed Hardy into the corner, but Jeff leaped up to the top rope and came off with the Whisper of the Wind for another near fall. Jeff headed to the top rope again, but Carlito caught up to him. Carlito mocked the champion and went for a top rope hurricanrana, but Hardy countered and sent Carlito crashing face first into the mat. Still on the top rope, Hardy came off and connected with the Swanton Bomb for the win. Hardy retained the IC title at 13:29. (CMV1 rating- ** ½) (CMV1 note- They did some good stuff in this match, but the awkward sequences brought it down a little bit. Also, Carlito’s used those rest holds a little too liberally in the middle portion of the match)

A highlight video aired to hype the Rated-RKO vs. DX match…


Match 4: Degeneration X vs. Randy Orton and Edge
-(CMV1 note- Before the match, DX worked the crowd into a frenzy, trying to see which half of the crowd was the loudest. Eventually, they did their usual schtick. Eric Bischoff won the post of guest-ref w/ 60% of the votes). DX played paper-rock-scissors to see who went first. HBK lost and went up against Edge as we got under way. They locked up and Edge backed him into the corner. Edge scored with a hard right hand to the gut and followed with two more to HBK’s face. HBK came back with a series of knife edge chops and an eventual sunset flip (w/ a handful of trunks that exposed Edge’s ass). Edge tried to come back with a running splash in the corner, but HBK scored a near fall with a Briscoe-esque sunset flip. Michaels then tagged HHH, who scored with a running clothesline in the corner and a series of jabs in the center of the ring. Edge came back with a thumb to the eye and tagged Orton, who came in and took control for a short time, but soon fell victim to a running clothesline, a vertical suplex, and a running knee drop. HBK tagged in and continue DX’s roll. He did quick work and tagged HHH. Triple H fell victim to a blind tag and nice double team that saw Edge send Trips right into an Orton dropkick. Trips tried to make a quick comeback, but Edge scored with the formerly named Edge O’Matic for a near fall. Orton tagged back in and connected on a boot to the gut and series of clubbing blows in the corner. Edge tagged and taunted the crowd. Edge went to the second rope for a diving high risk, but Trips caught him with a kick to the gut and a DDT. Bischoff got to a 9-count before Trips got up and tagged HBK. Michaels scored with a diving forearm and an inverted atomic drop for both Orton and Edge. He then ascended to the top rope and hit a flying elbow drop on Edge. He tried to gear up for Sweet Chin Music, but Orton (behind the ref’s back) pulled HBK to the mat and crotched him on the ring post. Edge crawled over and scored a near fall, but it was a really slow count by Bischoff. Orton tagged in and scored a jumping knee drop, followed by two more knee drops and a near fall. Randy blasted HBK with several hard right hands, each of which knocked Michaels off his feet. Edge tagged in and gave Trips a DX crotch chop. Bischoff then got distracted, allowing Rated-RKO to give HBK an old-fashioned heel beat down. Edge scored with a nice dropkick and then synched in a front facelock. The crowd willed HBK to his feet, but Edge held onto the facelock to prevent HBK from tagging HHH. Michaels flipped Edge over him, but Edge held on and rolled him up with a sunset flip (w/ help from the tights). Edge followed with a running clothesline and tagged Orton. Randy hit a standing dropkick and synched in a rear chinlock. As JR mentioned that Orton/Edge were taking DX to tag team school, the Legend Killer had Michaels down and out on the mat via that chinlock. HBK eventually made it to his feet and fought out of the hold. The two then traded blows in the middle of the ring, but Orton kept momentum going for the heels with his unique backbreaker. Edge tagged in and set up in the corner for the spear. HBK slowly rose to his feet. Edge came running at him, but HBK moved out of the way and sent Edge spearing into Bischoff. HBK took advantage of Edge’s stunned gaze and scored with an enziguiri. Each man then tried to get to their respective corners. Orton and HHH tagged in, w/ Trips dominating and cleaning house to a marginal pop. He scored with a running high knee to Orton and a facebuster. Trips followed with a clothesline on Edge and spinebuster on Orton. He then set-up for the Pedigree on Orton, but Edge speared him. HBK got to his feet, so Edge tried to spear him, too. Michaels side-stepped him, though, and tossed him outside. HBK then followed with a plancha. Meanwhile, Randy Orton scored with the RKO on Triple H. A new ref eventually came to the ring to count the pin, but Trips kicked out! Orton poised himself for another RKO, but Trips countered and pushed him right into Sweet Chin Music! 1…2…No! Bischoff pulled the ref out of the ring and punched him. An unhappy HBK chased after him, but walked right into an Edge chair shot. Back in the ring, Edge tried to hit Trips with a chair, but the Game countered and tried to hit Edge with the Pedigree. Orton grabbed the chair before Trips could hit his finish and whacked him on the back with the foreign object. The finish came when Orton caught Trips with another RKO. Orton and Edge defeated DX at 18:13. (CMV1 rating- *** ½) (CMV1 note- good tag team match with a nice closing sequence that made you wonder who might come away the winner. Once Bischoff got involved, it should’ve been obvious, but with DX’s dominance in the last several months, you never knew it was 100% over until was actually over)

The Marine is still in theatres in case you forgot…

Backstage, Edge and Orton celebrated that they’d just given DX their first loss. Lita said she’d join them after she won the Women’s belt. Todd Grisham then caught up with them and asked them how they felt about getting a tainted win. Orton and Edge called the “tainted” notion nonsense, w/ Orton asking Trips who was laughing now and Edge saying that there was a new, Rated-RKO, era about to begin.


Match 5: Women’s Championship Tournament Final: Mickie James vs. Lita
-(CMV1 note- the SD, Raw, and ECW divas were all at ringside for this Diva Lumberjack match, which got 46% of the votes). W/ the ladies circling the ring, Lita quickly threw Mickie to the heel side. James fought her way out of the fray, came back in the ring, and threw Lita to the face side. Lita came back to the ring and they locked up, w/ Mickie grabbing a headlock. Lita took her down and grabbed a headlock of her own. Mickie came back with an armdrag and botched dropkick. Lita tried to fight back, but James taunted her to her knees. The face divas tried to pull Lita out of the ring. Lita eventually took control and threw Mickie to the mat. She dropped her knee into Mickie’s mid-section and then scored with a snap suplex. Torrie tried to get the crowd into it, but ended up mindlessly slapping her hand on the mat while no one, not even her fellow divas, got into the act with her. Meanwhile, Lita continued to dominate with simplistic offense. She choked Mickie on the bottom rope and then hit a tilt-a-whirl slam for a near fall. Lita proceeded to hop on Mickie’s back and grab a sleeper hold. She grape-vined Mickie’s mid-section for extra leverage and took her to the mat. Mickie countered the submission into a cross armbreaker. Lita made it to the ropes and stomped away at Mickie, but James eventually caught Lita’s foot and swept her legs out from under her. Mickie built up her momentum meter with a series of back elbow knock downs. James then tried to hurricanrana Lita to the outside, but ended up falling over first. Both ladies ended up on the outside after the awkward sequence and the Diva lumberjacks took advantage. The divas eventually tossed the finalists back in the ring. Mickie and Lita traded blows mid-ring until James hit a spinning back kick. Mickie botched a DDT attempt, allowing Lita to score an awkward near fall. Lita eventually connected on a spike DDT and won the match. Lita won the Women’s title at 8:08. (CMV1 rating- ½ *) (CMV1 note- I hate to be harsh, but three ugly sequences and a fairly slow overall pace. These two can do better)

Wrestlemania 23 tickets go on sale soon…

Backstage, Kenny called his Squad members a bunch of jokes. Johnny wanted to know who died and made him boss. Kenny got him to calm down, and turned his attention to Mikey. He got Mikey fired up and led a 1-2-3 “Champs to the end” cheer. Johnny hesitated to join in on the cheer, but eventually did so with a look of disdain directed toward Kenny.

Match 6: World Tag Team Champions The Spirit Squad vs. Ric Flair and Rowdy Roddy Piper
-(CMV1 note- Piper won the right to tag w/ Naitch with 46% of the votes). Piper looked very out of shape. Kenny and Mikey defended the titles. Dusty Rhodes and Sgt. Slaughter came to ringside to help Flair and Piper fight off the other Squad members. Kenny started off against Flair and knocked him down with a shoulder tackle. Flair came back with a hip toss and a headlock takedown. Kenny used a series of leapfrogs to set up a nice dropkick. Mikey tagged in and missed two elbow drops, allowing Flair to roll to his corner and tag the Hot Rod. Roddy came to fight and took down every member of the Squad with a right hand before catching Mikey with the sleeper hold. Kenny broke it up, allowing Mikey to back Piper into the heel corner and tag Kenny. Piper proceeded to get his face rubbed into the mat. Kenny taunted him in the process and then vaulted Mikey into a splash in the corner. Mikey tried for a neckbreaker, but Piper countered into a backslide. Kenny tagged in and connected on a second rope double axe handle before synching in a chinlock. Piper’s arm fell once…it fell twice…but it didn’t fall a third time, as the Rowdy one battled back and inched toward Flair’s corner. The Squad distracted the ref and allowed Kenny to rake the eyes. Mikey and Kenny made some quick tags to keep Piper’s tag chances at bay. Kenny slammed Piper and put Mikey up on his shoulders. Kenny, w/ Mikey on his shoulders, went to the second rope and leapt off trying to send Mikey into a unique splash. Unfortunately for them, Piper moved and eventually tagged Flair. The older-timers hit a series of old school double teams, including a double clothesline, a double back elbow, and a double vertical suplex. Flair then locked on the Figure Four on Mikey, but Kenny broke it up with a top rope leg drop. Kenny screamed for Mikey to make the cover. He did eventually go for the pin, but Flair rolled him up before he got the chance. Mikey kicked out, but Flair locked in the Figure Four. Kenny tried to intervene again, but Piper got to him first and kept him away long enough for Mikey to tap out. Flair and Piper won the World Tag titles at 6:56. (CMV1 rating- * ¾) (CMV1 note- as entertaining as it could’ve been given Flair and Piper’s limitations). After the match, the old-timers danced to “American Dream.”

Backstage, King Booker and Sharmell went into John Cena’s dressing room and said they had a problem…a giant problem. Book said that one of their titles might get taken over to the inferior ECW brand. He suggested they make a royal pact to take out the giant and then face each other. Cena agreed on one condition…that he get a night with the Queen. He looked at her and said “I want to be on you.” Book told Sharmell to leave and then said that he agreed to Cena’s terms. Cena called him sick and said he wanted to see if Book was stupid enough to agree. He walked out and addressed Sharmell, asking Booker if he had everything straight…that’s Sharmell, Hacksaw’s 2X4, a bottle of Yeager…Sharmell gasped, as Booker went crazy. Cena walked off laughing. Ron Simmons showed up and offered up a “DAMN!”

A hype video confirmed that at Survivor Series, it would be Raw vs. SD vs. ECW…

A highlight video aired to hype the Champion of Champions match…


Match 7: ECW World Champion Big Show vs. World Heavyweight Champion King Booker (w/ Sharmell) vs. WWE Champion John Cena
-(CMV1 note- Book’s World Heavyweight title was put on the line w/ 67% of the votes). Three referees stood in the center of the ring and held all three championships side by side. The three champions stared each other down. Book tried to make a deal w/ Cena. He begged and pleaded, but Cena knocked him to the mat. Book rolled out of the ring and left Cena and Show to duke it out. Show connected on a reverse elbow to get the first significant offense of the match. The ECW Champ tossed Cena around like a rag doll, as Book looked on from the steel steps. The crowd tried to get Cena back in the match, but Show clobbered him with a clothesline and a body slam. Booker made his way toward the ring, but didn’t get in. Show, meanwhile, slapped Cena in the corner with a hard chop on the chest. Cena tried to fight back, but Show continued to dominate him with powerful strikes. Show nailed him with a headbutt that sent the champ clear across the ring. He taunted Book, but it came back to haunt him. Show reached over the top rope to retrieve Cena off the apron, but Booker connected on an axe kick that sent Show’s neck snapping across the top rope. Book raced into the ring and pummeled Show with several right handed shots, but Show came back and used his power blows to keep the World Champ reeling. Cena tried to get back in the ring, but Show gave him a knee lift that sent him off the apron and back to the outside. Show then continued his dominance of King Booker, catching him with the Show Stopper. Cena came back in the ring as Show tried to make a cover, but ended up getting knocked back to the mat. Booker finally got in some continuous offense on the ECW monster with rapid knee lifts. Cena and Booker then combined to clothesline Big Show over the top rope. Booker quickly rolled up the champ for a near fall and took control. The King used a series of chops to set the champ up for a grapple move, but Cena countered and hit a Fisherman suplex. He tried to build momentum, but Show pulled down the top rope, sending the star of the Marine to the outside. Show grabbed the steel steps and tried to use them on the WWE Champion, but Cena used a drop toehold to send the ECW champion crashing face-first into the steel. Back in the ring, Booker caught Cena with the Book End for a close near fall, and then followed up with an arm wrench-hook kick combo. Cena tried to fight back, but Booker hotshotted Cena’s neck over the top rope and connected on a pressing kick for a near fall. The King followed with a sidewalk slam for another near fall. Cena fought back with a belly-to-belly suplex. Booker and Cena eventually had a quick, slightly awkward mid-ring sequence of counters that ended w/ Book wrestling Cena to the mat with a headlock. He switched it into a rear chinlock, but Cena powered out of it and hit the Prototype spinning back drop. The crowd was torn on Cena and Show was still down and out. Cena went to the top rope, but missed a splash. Booker took advantage of Cena’s botched high risk and set-up for the axe-kick. Cena countered the attempt and went for the FU, but the King countered and connected on a DDT. Booker tried to follow with a body slam, but Cena countered into a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Cena then latched on the STFU, but Booker got to the ropes. Book caught Cena with a thumb to the eye and tried for a crescent heel kick, but Cena ducked it and connected on a clothesline. The champ eventually caught Book with another Fisherman suplex. Booker came back with a back body drop and went to the top rope. Big Show was still down and out. Cena caught up with the King, meanwhile. Big Show finally made it back into the ring and placed Cena up on his shoulders. Booker connected on a top rope missile dropkick to Show’s mid-section, sending the ECW champ crashing down with Cena in the electric chair. Cena and Booker eventually tried to double suplex Big Show, but Show countered and suplexed the two of them. Show then caught fire and went wild on his fellow World Champions. He tossed each of them into the same corner and splashed them. He followed with a double clothesline and signaled the end. Big Show proceeded to chokeslam King Booker. Cena tried to get in some offense, but Show took him down with a spear. On the outside, Big Show slammed Cena’s face into the announce table. Cena fought back and slammed Show’s face into the table repeatedly. Show came back and tried to slam Cena threw the table, but Cena reversed and pushed Show into the steel ring post. Back to the ring he went, where he drilled Booker with his usual comeback routine of the diving shoulder tackle, spinning back drop, and Five Knuckle Shuffle. Before he could do the Shuffle, he kicked a chair into Big Show’s face. Sharmell then came into the ring as Cena geared up for the FU, but she received an FU for her troubles. Cena then locked on the STFU on Booker, while the ref tended to Sharmell. Book never tapped, but Kevin Federline showed up and drilled Cena with a title belt. Cena no-sold it and went to taunt K-Fed. Meanwhile, King Booker grabbed his title belt and laid in waiting. When Cena came back to finish off the Bookerman, the King surprised him with a title belt shot to the face. The finish came when Booker pinned Cena to retain the World Heavyweight Championship at 21:11. After the match, K-Fed came back to the ring and taunted the crowd w/ Cena’s “You Can’t See Me” gesture. (CMV1 rating- *** ¼) (CMV1 note- okay, I’ll quickly state that the match itself was at times sluggish, but overall it was well put together and executed. However, the ending to the PPV where K-Fed taunted the crowd for 2-minutes was stupid and ridiculous. K-Fed closes out a WWE PPV? Do they think that trailer trash is some sort of real celebrity with any kind of drawing power?)



Backstage Skits and Interviews (CMV1 rating- **) (CMV1 note- truth be told, I liked most every single one of the backstage segments, but ending the PPV with K-Fed celebrating has to lead to some point reductions somewhere…so here’s where it takes the hit)



0-1.5 stars = Demand a refund and don't take no for an answer. If it was this bad, they should pay you to watch the next two PPVs, at least. (Great American Bash 2005)
1.75-2.25 stars = A below average PPV that wasn't worth the money spent watching. (Great American Bash 2006)
2.5-2.75 stars = An average to above average event that was worth watching on that given night. (Wrestlemania 22, Summerslam 2006)
3.0-3.50 = A really good show that you'd buy on DVD and watch again (Unforgiven 2006, No Way Out 2006)
3.75-5.0 = You never thought a PPV could be this good...


Cyber Sunday’s Final Score = ** (CMV1 note- judging by my ratings scale, that means that Cyber Sunday was a below average PPV not worth the money spent watching it, and I’d have to agree with that rating. I was expecting more from this show, but the IC and Women’s title matches were both disappointing. The two matches worth watching for are DX-Orton/Edge and the Champion of Champions match, but the finish to the main-event w/ K-Fed left me wondering, “that’s the way they chose to end their fan interaction PPV?”)





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