MAY 22, 2005 – MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota;
QUICK & DIRTY RESULTS:
Nunzio defeated Akio -Sunday Night Heat-;
MNM (Mercury & Nitro) defeated Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas;
Carlito Cool w/Matt Morgan defeated The Big Show;
Paul London defeated Chavo Guerrero -WWE Cruiserweight title-;
Booker T defeated Kurt Angle in a major grudge match;
Orlando Jordan defeated John Heidenreich -WWE United States Title-;
Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero by DQ -Grudge Match-;
John Cena defeated John Bradshaw Layfield -WWE Title I Quit Match-;
SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT: Kurt Angle & Mark Jindrak spoke about Jindrak getting beat up by Booker T because of Angle’s fetish..
HEAT MATCH
Nunzio defeated Akio:
WWE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
MNM (Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro w/Melina Perez) defeated Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas to retain the WWE Tag Team titles: MNM hit the Snap Shot finisher on Charlie Haas and pinned him to retain their tag team titles..
GRUDGE MATCH
Carlito Caribbean Cool w/Matt Morgan defeated The Big Show: The referee got knocked down so Matt Morgan high kicked Big Show and hit him with — an F5!!! Referee Brian Hebner woke up and Carlito Caribbean Cool got the pin to win the match!
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT
Booker T & Sharmell: Sharmell got a package from Kurt Angle that included ligerie and handcuffs. Booker T claimed that he was going to take out Kurt Angle BEFORE their match..
WWE CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
Paul London defeated Chavo Guerrero: Paul London pinned Chavo Guerrero after a 450 splash to retain his Cruiserweight title!
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT: Booker T continued to search for Kurt Angle. Booker T bumped into a unknown and asked “Where’s Angle” to which he responded “I don’t know”. The extra used in this segment was Quinson Valentino, an independant star from Canada..
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT
Kurt Angle & Sharmell: Kurt Angle snuck into Booker T’s dressing room and layed on top of Sharmell on the couch. Angle heard his music playing for his match and said he had to go wrestle his match..
GRUDGE MATCH
Booker T defeated Kurt Angle: Kurt Angle got his ass kicked most of the match and was bloodied on the mouth and forehead. Booker T reversed the AngleSlam into a pinfall to win the match! Angle recovered and laid out Booker T after the match — and tried to hand-cuff Sharmell to the ropes. Booker T ended up handcuffing Angle to the ropes so Sharmell could kick Angle between the legs!
WWE UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH
Orlando Jordan defeated John Heidenreich: John Heidenreich came out and pulled a friend (little girl) out of the crowd and recited a poem by Heidenreich. Orlando Jordan won with a DDT and retained his United States title (which is worthless right now)..
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Josh Mathews & John Bradshaw Layfield: John Bradshaw Layfield cut a confident promo about his “I Quit” match with John Cena later tonight. JBL said Cena can fall back on acting or music or politics (noting Minnesota will elect ANYBODY!)..
GRUDGE MATCH
Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero by DQ: Rey Mysterio went for a springboard move but Eddie Guerrero whacked him with a steel chair causing the DQ! Chavo Guerrero also came out and watched Eddie deliver five chairshots to Mysterio!
WWE TITLE “I QUIT” MATCH
John Cena defeated John Bradshaw Layfield: John Cena was cut on the forehead really badly and blood poured out all over him and the floor. The fight ended up onto one of JBL’s limos and they took bumps on it and bleed all over it. Both men were bloodied, with Cena sporting the perverbial crimson mask by the end of the match. JBL got busted open after having his head driven through a television screen! Cena threatened to hit JBL with a huge exhaust pipe and he quit before getting smashed. Cena hit him with it anyway, sending JBL through the special Judgment Day glass wall.