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 Promotional poster featuringBobby Lashley | |||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown! ECW | ||
| Date | June 3, 2007 | ||
| City | Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| Venue | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| Attendance | 7,000[1] | ||
| Buy rate | 188,000[2] | ||
| Tagline | Extreme Rules | ||
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The 2007One Night Stand (marketed asOne Night Stand: Extreme Rules) was the third annualOne Night Standprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced byWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion'sRaw,SmackDown!, andECWbrand divisions. The event took place on June 3, 2007, at theJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena inJacksonville, Florida. While the previous two years' events were held primarily as reunion shows forExtreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) alumni, the 2007 event was promoted as a WWE event with wrestlers from all three brands participating as followingWrestleMania 23, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued.
The main match on the Raw brand wasJohn Cena versusThe Great Khali in aPinfalls Count Anywhere match for theWWE Championship. Cena won the match and retained the WWE Championship afterpinning Khali following anFU off acrane onto the arena floor. The featured match on the SmackDown! brand wasEdge versusBatista in aSteel Cage match for theWorld Heavyweight Championship, which Edge won after escaping the cage.
The primary match on the ECW brand wasVince McMahon versusBobby Lashley in aStreet Fight for theECW World Championship, which Lashley won by pinfall after performing aspear. The featured matches on theundercard includedRob Van Dam versusRandy Orton in aStretcher match and aLadder match for theWorld Tag Team Championship betweenThe Hardys (Matt andJeff) andThe World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin andCharlie Haas).
One Night Stand was an annualpay-per-view (PPV) produced every June byWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) since 2005. The event was originally produced as a reunion show for wrestlers from the formerExtreme Championship Wrestling promotion and featured hardcore-based matches, before WWE established a thirdbrand dubbedECW in 2006. While the first two years' events were promoted as a reunion show for Extreme Championship Wrestling and included the "ECW" initials affixed to the event's name, the 2007 event was promoted as a WWE event and featured wrestlers from the promotion'sRaw,SmackDown!, and ECW brands. The third One Night Stand was scheduled to be held on June 3, 2007, at theJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena inJacksonville, Florida. Although no longer promoted as a reunion show, it still continued the theme of featuring hardcore-based matches.[3]
The mainfeud heading into the event on the Raw brand was betweenWWE ChampionJohn Cena andThe Great Khali. This was a rematch of their encounter atJudgment Day, the pay-per-view two weeks before One Night Stand. At the event, Cena defeated Khali by forcing him to submit to theSTFU.[4] When Khali submitted to the STFU, however, his feet were underneath the bottom rope, meaning Cena should have broken the submission hold.[5] RefereeMike Chioda was focusing on Khali's arm and did not see Khali's feet underneath the bottom rope. The following night onRaw, believing he should not have lost the match, Khali challenged Cena to aFalls Count Anywhere match. After Cena's acceptance, KhaliChokeslammed Cena.[6] Heading into One Night Stand, Khali Chokebombed Cena again to win a non-title match against Cena on the June 2 episode ofSaturday Night's Main Event XXXIV.[7]
The predominant feud on the SmackDown! brand heading into the pay-per-view was betweenEdge andBatista, with the two battling over theWorld Heavyweight Championship. The two fought each other at Judgment Day for the title, and Edge won the bout with aschool boy pin.[8] On the May 25 episode ofSmackDown!,General managerTheodore Long announced that Edge would defend the World Heavyweight Championship in aSteel Cage match at One Night Stand. Batista won afatal four-way match againstFinlay,Kane, andMark Henry to face Edge at the pay-per-view.[9] Batista was a guest on Edge'stalk showThe Cutting Edge on the June 1 episode ofSmackDown!. Towards the end of the segment, Batistapunched Edge and sent him to the floor.[10] The following night, onSaturday Night's Main Event XXXIV, Batista andChris Benoit defeated Edge andMontel Vontavious Porter (MVP) in atag team match. During the match, Edge walked out, leaving MVP on his own against Batista and Benoit. Benoit gained the pinfall after performing aflying headbutt on MVP.[7]
The other primary feud featured on the One Night Stand card consisted of both Raw and ECW superstars. ECW'sBobby Lashley battled Raw'sVince McMahon for theECW World Championship. Lashley facedTeam McMahon (ECW World Champion Vince McMahon,Shane, andUmaga) in a 3-on-1tag teamHandicap match at Judgment Day, with the ECW World Championship on the line. Lashley won the match, pinning Shane after aDominator powerslam. After the match, however, Vince declared that Lashley had not won the title and that he was still the ECW World Champion, as he had not been pinned.[11][12] In the match, Lashley could have won the title, but not a member of Team McMahon. The following night, on the May 21 episode ofRaw, Lashley was put into agauntlet match by Vince McMahon, with the stipulation that if he won all four of the matches in the gauntlet, he would face Vince at One Night Stand. Lashley won all four matches, defeatingChris Masters,Viscera, Umaga, and Shane McMahon in succession. As a result, Lashley gained a title shot at One Night Stand in aStreet Fight.[13] On the May 28 episode, Lashley teamed with WWE Champion John Cena to take on Umaga, Shane McMahon and The Great Khali in a Handicap match. Shane won the match, pinning Lashley after anelbow drop.[14] Vince was scheduled to face Lashley in anarm wrestling contest on the June 2 episode ofSaturday Night's Main Event XXXIV. Moments before the contest began, however, VincebookedMark Henry as Lashley's opponent instead. During the contest, Vince attacked Lashley, hitting him with asteel chair.[7]
| Role: | Name: |
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| Englishcommentators | Jim Ross(Raw) |
| Jerry Lawler(Raw) | |
| Michael Cole(SmackDown!) | |
| John "Bradshaw" Layfield(SmackDown!) | |
| Joey Styles(ECW) | |
| Tazz(ECW) | |
| Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
| Hugo Savinovich | |
| Interviewers | Todd Grisham |
| Maria Kanellis | |
| Ring announcers | Justin Roberts(Raw/ECW) |
| Tony Chimel(SmackDown!) | |
| Referees | Charles Robinson |
| Mike Chioda | |
| Mike Posey | |
| John Cone | |
| Mickie Henson | |
| Marty Elias | |
| Scott Armstrong | |
| Jim Korderas |
Before the event went live on pay-per-view,Santino Marella defeatedChris Masters in adark match.[1][15]
The first match that aired was astretcher match betweenRandy Orton andRob Van Dam. The match went back and forth before Van Dam attempted to perform aSomersault Plancha onto Orton, but Orton moved out of the way. Orton put Van Dam on the stretcher and tried to wheel him across the finishing line. Van Dam, however, managed to kick Orton in the head and put him onto the stretcher. Van Dam wheeled the stretcher over the line for the win. After the match, Orton attacked Van Dam, executing anElevated DDT off thebarricade onto the arena floor. Van Dam was then carried out of the arena on the stretcher.[3][16]
The next match wasCM Punk and TheECW Originals (Tommy Dreamer andThe Sandman) against theNew Breed (Elijah Burke,Matt Striker, andMarcus Cor Von) in atables match. Towards the end, Cor Von looked toAlpha Bomb Punk through a table, but Sandman hit Cor Von with aSingapore cane. With Burke on the table, Punksuplexed Striker off the top rope and through the table and Burke to win.[3][17]
The third match wasThe Hardys (Matt Hardy andJeff Hardy) againstThe World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin andCharlie Haas) in aladder match for theWorld Tag Team Championship. The Hardys had the advantage for most of the match, but as Jeff was climbing the ladder to try and grab the belts, Benjaminbotched aspringboard attempt. Benjamin kicked the ladder from underneath Jeff, however, to gain control. The Hardys regained the advantage by pushing the ladder as The World's Greatest Tag Team were climbing it, causing Benjamin to fall to the floor. JeffSwanton bombed Haas as Matt climbed the ladder to get the belts and win.[3][18]
Next on thecard wasMark Henry versusKane in alumberjack match with 12 lumberjacks at ringside;Chris Benoit,Val Venis, Santino Marella,Balls Mahoney,Stevie Richards,The Miz,Kevin Thorn, Chris Masters,Johnny Nitro,Chavo Guerrero,Kenny Dykstra, andCarlito. Kanechokeslamed Henry towards the end of the contest and attempted topin Henry. Chavo Guerrero and Kenny Dykstra interfered, however, and attacked Kane. Kane fought back and chokeslammed Dykstra, but Henry locked Kane in abear hug. The referee stopped the contest after Kane (kayfabe) passed out.[3][19]
The next match wasVince McMahon (accompanied byShane McMahon andUmaga) againstBobby Lashley in aStreet Fight for theECW World Championship. Shane and Umaga interfered in the match, helping Vince gain the advantage. Shane performed aflying elbow drop, sending Lashley through the announce table at ringside. Back inside the ring, as Umaga was holding atrash can in front of Lashley's face in the corner, Shane attempted to execute theCoast-to-Coast dropkick; however, Lashley moved away, and Shane dropkicked the trash can into Umaga's face.Team McMahon kept the upper hand, as Umaga performed aSamoan Drop onto Lashley, which was followed by aspear from Vince. Lashley, however, gained the upper hand by hitting Vince several times with asteel chair. Lashley performed a spear on Shane and followed with a spear to Vince before pinning Vince to gain the victory and become the new ECW World Champion.[3][20]
APudding match was next, asCandice Michelle facedWWE Women's ChampionMelina (in a non-title match). Candice forced Melina to submit by holding her head under the pudding.[3][21]
The next match wasEdge againstBatista in a Steel Cage match for theWorld Heavyweight Championship, which could be won by pinfall, submission, or escaping the cage. During the first few minutes of the contest, Edge attempted to escape the cage many times but Batista stopped him and gained the advantage after asuplex to Edge off the top rope. Edge gained the upper hand late in the contest, performing aspear to Batista, but didn't get the pinfall. Batista regained the advantage and attempted theBatista Bomb, but Edge reversed the move. Edge climbed over the top of the cage while Batista crawled towards the door. Edge's feet hit the arena floor first, and he was declared the winner and retained his title.[3][22]
The main event was a Falls Count Anywhere match for theWWE Championship, asJohn Cena defended againstThe Great Khali. Khali had control for most of the contest, performing aspin kick and aleg drop onto Cena. The contest went into the crowd, as Khali hit Cena with atelevision monitor. Cena gained the advantage, swinging theboom camera by thecrew set into Khali. Cena attempted to perform theFU, but Khali blocked it with his elbow. Khali regained the upper hand,scoop slamming Cena onto acrane. Cena fought back while on the crane and performed an FU to Khali off the crane onto the arena floor. Cena got the pinfall and the victory.[3][23]
A storyline involving Vince McMahon's "death" began the following night onRaw. He appeared traumatized from losing the ECW World Championship, acting strangely as a result.[24] This behavior continued in McMahon's appearances on all brands and culminated in a segment on the June 11 episode ofRaw with McMahon entering a limousine moments before it exploded.[25] On the June 25 episode, Vince McMahon revealed that his death was part of a storyline, and that Chris Benoit and his family werelegitimately dead. The show, originally scheduled to be a three-hour special dedicated to McMahon's "death", was dedicated to Benoit and highlighted matches throughout his career.
TheWWE Draft also took place onRaw and resulted in The Great Khali being drafted to SmackDown!, thus ending his feud with John Cena. Bobby Lashley was drafted to Raw and was forced to relinquish his ECW World Championship.[26] Lashley, along withKing Booker,Randy Orton, andMick Foley, entered a feud with John Cena. On the June 18 episode ofRaw, all men began cuttingpromos on how they deserved to be the number one contender to the WWE Championship, and the title match was scheduled forVengeance: Night of Champions.[27]
On the June 8 episode ofSmackDown!, Vince McMahon announced that Edge would be defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista in aLast Chance match at Vengeance: Night of Champions.[28][29] On the June 22 episode ofSmackDown!, Batista andRic Flair defeated Edge and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP).[30] Midway through the match, Flair and MVP brawled outside the ring, leaving Edge on his own against Batista. Batista gained the pinfall after hitting Edge with aBatista Bomb.[30]
As part of the WWE Draft, Chris Benoit was drafted from SmackDown! to ECW.[26] In his debut on the ECW brand, Benoit teamed up with CM Punk in atag team match againstElijah Burke andMarcus Cor Von, in which Benoit and Punk won.[31] On the June 19 episode ofECW, two qualifying matches were held in which they would determine the opponents for Vengeance for the vacant ECW World Championship.[32] The first qualifying match saw Benoit defeat Elijah Burke by submission and thus for advancing to the Vengeance finals. That same night, CM Punk went on to defeat Marcus Cor Von to advanced to the finals.[32] At Vengeance, Benoit was replaced by Johnny Nitro, after he withdrew from the match for "personal reasons".[33] Nitro defeated Punk to win the ECW World Championship.[33]
This was the final One Night Stand to air in 4:3 format until January 2008 when it went tohigh definition.[34]