WWF Over The Edge - July 2002

TAKA Michinoku pinned Scotty Too Hotty after a rana in 0:15:35.
Rating: ** 1/2
(TAKA Michinoku retained the WWF Light-heavyweight Title.)

Sean O'Haire made Al Snow submit to a Gory Special in 0:26:55.
Rating: *** 1/4

Jeff Hardy pinned Perry Saturn with the Senton Bomb in 0:19:32.
Rating: *****
(Jeff Hardy retained the WWF European Title.)

Kanyon pinned Edge with the Flatliner in 0:24:42.
Rating: ** 3/4

No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Tajiri pinned Faarooq after a figure-four leglock in 0:14:30.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Tajiri won the WWF Hardcore Title.)

Bradshaw pinned Triple H with the Clothesline From Hell in 0:32:38.
Rating: **

Rob Van Dam pinned X-Pac with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:21:29.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Rob Van Dam retained the WWF Intercontinental Title.)

Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Lance Storm and Justin Credible when E. Guerrero pinned L. Storm after a power bomb in 0:23:15.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr. retained the WWF World Tag-Team Titles.)

Two-out-of-three-Falls Match:
Booker T beat Chris Benoit 2 falls to 1:
x Booker T beat Benoit via the Missle Dropkick in 0:08:37
x Benoit beat Booker T via the Crippler Crossface in 0:29:09
x Booker T beat Benoit via the Missle Dropkick in 0:32:47
Rating: *** 1/4

Kurt Angle made William Regal submit to an armbar submission in 0:28:46.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Kurt Angle retained the WWF World Heavyweight Title.)

Notes:

I brought back the Over The Edge PPV name as a tribute to the late great Owen Hart. This show will be an Owen Hart memorial show every year.
In the opening match, TAKA Michinoku retained his Light heavy title against Scotty 2 Hotty in an okay match. It got the crowd ready, at least.
Next, Al Snow fought Sean O'Haire. O'Haire once again proves he's ready for gold with another great match. He'll get his due soon.
And a match of the night out of NOWHERE. Perry Saturn and Jeff Hardy fought over the European title, with Jeff retaining, but it was a five star match no one was expecting. Maybe I should resume Perry's push to the top?
Kanyon and Edge helped elevate each other in a good match, but Kanyon won it.
Time to get the Hardcore title off of Faarooq. I gave it to Tajiri to try and get some quality Hardcore matches instead of garbage matches, and so that I can elevate Faarooq and Bradshaw to the Euro or IC title and have them feud over one of those.
Triple H begins his new job as talent elevator, as he begins a feud with Bradshaw. It was originally teased last year, but now it's a feud. Bradshaw beat HHH.
X-Pac got his shot at RVD, but he's not the man to take the title. RVD will be vieing for the World title soon enough.
The Impact Players once again don't make an impact, as Eddie & Chavo retain the tag titles again. I want them to seem frustrated and desperate before I give them the titles, because that'll help me work them as paranoid heels who will do anything to not lose the titles they worked so hard for.
Booker T and Chris Benoit start a full blown feud now, with Booker taking Benoit down this time.
And the tradition returns! All King of the Ring's from hench forth will recieve a title shot at the Over The Edge PPV, so Regal faces Angle in a rematch from Backlash. Angle beats Regal to retain.
After the World title match, Chris Jericho made a surprise return as he attacked Kurt Angle, and turned heel. On RAW the next night, he said that Angle never even called Jericho while he was in the hospital. So he wants to put Angle in the hospital to show him what it's like to not have your friends care. Because it's time to start elevating new World title talent.