Update on Jeff's WWE Contract, Beth& Jeff's Twitter

Update on Hardy's WWE Contract, Beth& Jeff's Twitter

The word making the rounds at last night's WWE Night of Champions PPV was that new WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy has agreed to stay on with the company through SummerSlam reports PWInsider. While nothing has been officially confirmed, Hardy is still being advertised for the event and remained in a new promo that aired on the PPV last night.

For your Twitter fans out there, it should be noted that Jeff Hardy's name was the #1 "Tending Topic" following last night's Night of Champions PPV.

source: wrestleview
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Speaking of Twitter, Jeff and his girlfriend Beth has updated their twitter accounts. To view Jeff's tweets, go to JeffHardyBrand while Beth's is BethBrittBrand. Beth also uploaded a photo of Jeff at the hotel in her TwitPic, without the belt as Jeff Hardy's name was still being put on it.

kudos to www.jeff-hardy.org for this update

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Jeff Hardy vs CM Punk WWE Heavyweight Championship Match
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Jeff Hardy Wins, Now New WWE Heavyweight Champion

Jeff Hardy Wins, Now New WWE Heavyweight Champion

WWE Night of Champions PPV Results - 7/26/09
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Commentators: Michael Cole & Jerry "The King" Lawler, Jim Ross & Todd Grisham and Josh Mathews & Matt Striker
Report by: Adam Martin of WrestleView.com

PPV Main Event
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
CM Punk (c) vs. Jeff Hardy

They did ring introductions for the challenger Jeff Hardy and champion CM Punk.

The bell rings and here we go. Crowd in Philadelphia starts a loud "HARDY" chant. CM Punk with a big kick to the leg of Jeff Hardy. Punk throws more kicks and another big one catches Hardy. Punk yells out, "What do you got? Seriously, what are you going to do to me?" Punk gets a headlock on Hardy, takes his back and toys with him as he pushes Hardy away and taunts towards Hardy's direction. Lock up and Punk gets another headlock on Hardy. Punk with a shoulder block takedown on Hardy. Punk gets Hardy up on his shoulders, but Hardy breaks out of it, hits the ropes and drops Punk with two big clotheslines. Hardy with shoulder charges to Punk in the corner. Hardy sends Punk to the corner with a big irish whip. Punk then comes back grounding Hardy and going back to a headlock. Hardy breaks free, hits the ropes, Punk falls down and Hardy goes flying over Punk, through the ropes and to the outside crashing and burning. Punk hits the ropes, goes for a suicide dive, Hardy moves and Punk crashes into the ring barricade. Hardy rolls Punk back in the ring, cover and Punk kicks out after two. Hardy with a neckbreaker on Punk, goes up top, but Punk rolls out of the ring. Hardy turns himself towards Punk, jumps, but Punk moves and Hardy drops head first off the top of the ring barricade.

Punk rolls back in and yells at the referee to start the count. The referee starts the count. The referee gets to 9 when Hardy rolls back in. Punk jumps on him right away with a cover and Hardy powers out after one. Punk with some big knees and kicks to the back of Hardy. Punk with a cover and Hardy again powers out after one. Punk sends Hardy into the corner and Hardy bounces off. Punk sits on Hardy hooking the leg and Hardy kicks out after two. Another cover and Hardy again kicks out after two. Punk sits on the back of Hardy and applies a surfboard submission. Hardy counters out into a pinfall over the chest of Punk. Punk quickly kicks out and then kicks Hardy right in the ribs. Punk with more shots to the ribs of Hardy in the corner. Punk lifts Hardy up to the top turnbuckle and hits a few rights. Punk climbs up, hooking Hardy's arm over his head, Hardy gets in a few shots and jumps off the corner with Punk hitting a front suplex facebuster on Punk! Punk and Hardy exchange shots. Hardy gets the better of Punk with right hands and then a big takedown. Clotheslines by Hardy on Punk, atomic drop and leg drop to the groin on Punk with a dropkick to the face. Hardy with a cover and Punk kicks out after two. Hardy sends Punk into the corner, looks to attempt a Whisper in the Wind, but Punk trips Hardy up and Hardy crashes down in the corner area.

Punk with a running knee to the face of Hardy in the corner. Hardy counters a bulldog attempt and connects with the Whisper in the Wind from the corner. Cover by Hardy and Punk kicks out after two. Hardy plants Punk down on the mat near the corner. Hardy is up top, jumps, attempts a Swanton Bomb and Punk moves out of the way. Punk hooks the arms of Hardy, picks him up and hits a huge backbreaker. Punk then applies a Dragon Sleeper on Hardy. Hardy pushes himself towards the ropes and gets them to break the submission. A frustrated Punk gets to his feet and backs up staring down Hardy. Punk calls for Hardy to get to his feet as Punk slaps her knees and elbows. Punk with kicks to the body of Hardy along with some slaps. Punk misses a back fist and Hardy drops Punk with a Twist of Fate. Hardy goes up top, jumps and connects with the Swanton Bomb. However, as Hardy came down Punk got his knees up. Punk covers Hardy and gets a close two count. Punk rolls out of the ring and stands up on the ring apron falling into the ropes near the corner. Punk springboards up, but Hardy catches him with a kick to the gut. Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate, but Punk counters and gets Hardy up for the GTS. Cover by Punk and Hardy kicks out after two. Another cover and Hardy kicks out. A third cover by Punk and Hardy again kicks out. Punk can't believe it and is frustrated.

Punk rolls out of the ring and grabs the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Punk puts the belt over his shoulder and starts walking away. Punk heads up the ramp as Hardy sees this and chases him down. Punk knocks Hardy down, tosses him back in the ring and hits Punk with many right hand strikes. Hardy starts beating down on Punk in the corner. The referee breaks it up and Hardy comes back with a Twist of Fate. Hardy goes up top, connects with the Swanton Bomb and gets the pinfall.

Winner & NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Jeff Hardy

After the match, Jeff Hardy is handed the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and he holds it up high. Hardy gets up on the corner celebrating his win holding up the title. Highlights of the match are shown leading to the finish. Back live, we see Hardy still celebrating his win as we see a shot of CM Punk trying to recover on the outside near the WWE announce tables. The PPV goes off the air with Hardy throwing part of his attire and elbow pads to the crowd below.

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Jeff Hardy Gets Revenge on Chris Jericho

Jeff Hardy Gets Revenge on Chris Jericho

WWE Smackdown
July 24, 2009
Richmond, VA
Report by: Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com

The show opens with a highlight video showcasing last week’s main event featuring Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio teaming up to take on Dolph Ziggler and Chris Jericho. CM Punk was ringside and Hardy threw Jericho toward his way – intentionally we do not know. CM Punk answered by throwing Jericho into Hardy, getting Hardy and Mysterio disqualified. Mysterio was then attacked by Ziggler and Jericho locked Hardy in the Walls of Jericho while CM Punk watched on and did nothing.

The Smackdown video plays and we’re brought into the arena with a great pyro display. Jim Ross and Todd Grisham welcome us to the show and announce our Main Event will be Champion versus Champion as Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio will take on World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk.

Jeff Hardy’s music and the Charismatic Enigma is making his way to the ring for a match. Hardy gets a tremendous reaction from the crowd. Hardy grabs a microphone and is amazed by the reception. Hardy says last week CM Punk said he would wind up as a statistic. Punk also said he despises the example he’s set for us, the WWE Universe. Hardy said he’ll despise it more when he becomes World Heavyweight Champion. Hardy says Punk comes out on his soapbox and preaches his Straightedge lifestyle, trying to shove it down everyone’s throats, and he’s sick of it. Hardy says after Night of Champions the preaching will be over because the WWE Universe will be living in the moment with him.

As for his opponent Chris Jericho is concerned, he’s probably more worried about finding a partner for this Sunday but tonight he should be more worried about him. Hardy says he hasn’t forgotten about what Jericho did to him last week. Tonight it’s time for Jericho’s walls to come tumbling down. Hardy then thanks Richmond, Virginia.

Chris Jericho’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring.

Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho

The match begins and they circle the ring. Hardy ducks a lock up attempt and takes Jericho down with a waist lock takeover. Hardy grounds and pounds Jericho until he desperately rolls out of the ring. Hardy follows and sends Jericho into the barricade. Hardy throws him into it again and throws him back in the ring. Hardy clubs Jericho and stomps him down in the corner. Jericho answers with a kick and a forearm. Jericho has a whip reversed on him and Hardy hits him with a back elbow. Jericho reverses a whip now into the corner but Hardy counters with a slingshot. Jericho catches him on his shoulders so Hardy hits him with a head-scissors takeover. Hardy clotheslines Jericho out of the ring.

Hardy goes for a slingshot baseball slide but Jericho catches his legs and pulls him out of the ring! Hardy lands with a sickening thump on his back! That’s a candidate for Bump of the Night! We’ll take a commercial here.

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see Jericho drop Hardy with a neckbreaker. Jericho now locks him in a grounded arm trap chin lock. Jericho holds it in for a bit until Hardy gets up at the will of the fans. Hardy elbows out, goes into the ropes, ducks a clothesline, and drops Jericho with a cross-body block for a two count. Jericho gets up and drops Hardy with a step-up enzuigiri for a two count. Jericho doesn’t agree with the referee’s count but it stands.

Jericho stomps Hardy and drops him with a big right hand. Jericho taunts the crowd, saying that Hardy is “nothing.” Jericho steps on Hardy’s chest and kicks him a few times arrogantly. Hardy soon gets up and punches back. Hardy whips Jericho into the corner and charges but Jericho sidesteps him. Jericho goes to the second rope and comes off with a Bret “Hitman” Hart style elbow drop. Jericho covers and puts his feet on the ropes but the referee catches Jericho at the count of two. Jericho chokes Hardy on the second rope until the referee makes him get off. Jericho then catapults him neck first into the second rope in a guillotine. This gets Jericho a near fall. Jericho continues hammering away at Hardy. The crowd is willing him on but is getting nothing. Jericho gets a chin lock on but Hardy is able to fight up and elbow out. Jericho cuts him off with a kick to the midsection. Jericho goes into the ropes and Hardy finally takes him down with a flying neckbreaker drop.

Hardy comes back with a pair of running forearms. Jericho angrily goes into the ropes and Hardy hits him with an inverted atomic drop. Hardy hits the double leg drop to the midsection followed by a low dropkick to the face for a near fall. Hardy hits a beautiful sit-out inverted suplex and goes to the top rope. Hardy comes off with the Swanton Bomb but Jericho rolls out of the way! Jericho quickly goes into the ropes and hits the Lionsault for a near fall!

Jericho can’t believe it. Jericho attempts to lock Hardy in the Walls of Jericho but Hardy powers him off. Jericho tries it again but Hardy counters with an inside cradle for a near fall. Jericho blocks a kick so Hardy counters with his flipping mule kick. Jericho is sitting in the corner so Hardy goes for his slingshot dropkick but Jericho catches his legs and locks Hardy in the Walls of Jericho! Jericho has it locked on tight and Hardy is in pain until he finally reaches the ropes! Jericho stomps at Hardy and goes for the Walls of Jericho again. Hardy refuses to allow that to happen, hitting Jericho with punches, so Jericho catapults him into the corner but Hardy lands on the second rope and climbs up to hit a BEAUTIFUL Whisper in the Wind! Hardy covers for a near fall!

Hardy is getting the crowd into it and goes for a Twist of Fate but Jericho turns him and hits the Codebreaker! The force sends Hardy out of the ring, unbeknownst to Jericho, who looks around for Hardy looking to make the cover. This was some good comedy. Jericho goes outside but Hardy is knocked out. Jericho lifts the dead weight and puts him in the ring for a near fall!

Jericho is frustrated and begins kicking Hardy in the ribs. Jericho goes into the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Hardy counters with a Twist of Fate! Hardy takes his shirt off and goes to the top rope. Jericho gets up and sweeps out Hardy’s feet. Jericho goes for a superplex but Hardy punches and head-butts him off. Hardy hits a nice Swanton Bomb for the big win!! This was a fantastic match!!

Winner by Pinfall: Jeff Hardy

read the complete Smackdown Results here

Latest News on Jeff Hardy's Contract

Latest News on Jeff Hardy's Contract

While no one in the company has alerted anyone internally about this, the belief in WWE is that Jeff Hardy's departure is imminent as his contract with the company is up at the end of the month and is not booked on any house show events at the end of the month reports The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Those close to Hardy believe he will end up working the SummerSlam PPV on August 23 as his final show with the company even though his contract would expire a few weeks earlier. While no one in WWE is outright happy that Hardy is leaving at a time when things on Smackdown are lacking on the babyface side, he is getting praise for willingly putting CM Punk over at house show events every night and working hard and putting forth quality main events on his way out.

source: wrestleview.com

Jeff Hardy's Name Added to UK Tour Lineup

Jeff Hardy's Name Added to UK Tour Lineup

WWE added Jeff Hardy's name to the list of wrestlers on the UK Tour earlier today. Hardy's name was absent from the list of wrestlers on tour for the past couple of weeks, but lately he was added behind Undertaker and CM Punk. Edge was removed from the list which indicates this is an updated version of the list. Its possible Hardy signed a long-term contract or short-term extension.

Source: ProWrestling.net

Hardy / Mysterio Wins Via DQ on Friday Night Smackdown

Hardy / Mysterio Wins Via DQ on Friday Night Smackdown

WWE Smackdown
July 17, 2009
Miami, FL
Report by: Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com

The Smackdown video plays and we’re brought into the arena with a great pyro display. Jim Ross and Todd Grisham welcome us to the show and announce our Main Event will be Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio taking on Chris Jericho and Dolph Ziggler. Also we’ll have an exclusive interview with Edge.

Jeff Hardy’s music hits and the crowd come to their feet cheering. It’s a shame he’s leaving soon because he is super over. Hardy gets in the ring and grabs a microphone. Hardy says last week CM Punk came on this show and made a shocking revelation. We now see footage of CM Punk from last week telling Hardy that he’s had zero strikes, zero suspensions, and zero trips to rehab. Punk then tells Hardy his chances of beating him at Night of Champions is also zero.

Hardy says CM Punk doesn’t get it. Hardy says Punk brings up Hardy’s mistakes like he’s trying to hide behind something. Hardy says he wants to straighten something out – everyone makes mistakes. He’s made mistakes and has been suspended twice. Hardy says he hasn’t failed a test in over a year and he has never been to rehab – he’s always healed himself. At Night of Champions he will beat CM Punk.

CM Punk’s music hits and the World Heavyweight Champion makes his way to the ring. It looks like his eye has finally healed. Punk gets in the ring and apologizes, saying he’s a little taken back right now. Punk asks if this is what it has come to – people cheering because he hasn’t failed a drug test in a year. Punk says this is not an accomplishment and the fans are chanting to him that he sucks. Punk says maybe it’s an accomplishment to him that he hasn’t failed a drug test in 365 days. Punk says he should start writing his Hall of Fame speech now.

Hardy says he hopes Punk came out for something else because he’s tired of hearing the same thing week after week. Punk says it’s the same thing week after week because Hardy doesn’t listen and never has. Punk reminds Hardy that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Punk asks if Hardy remembers that from school and then says probably not because he was a screw-up then, too. Punk asks how many tests he failed and classes he skipped. Punk asks how many times he was expelled. Hardy asks if Punk is trying to be his guidance councilor. Punk says maybe Hardy should wish he was because he would have set him straight. Hardy would never have drank, smoked, or been on the path he is on now. Punk tells Hardy to look at himself and realize he’s a joke. Hardy comes out and brags that he’s been suspended twice before bragging that he’s never been to rehab. Punk asks Hardy who he thinks he is.

Hardy says he’s the next World Heavyweight Champion. Punk says Hardy is a dreamer and that a guy like him could never beat him. Punk says he’s straight-edge. Alcohol has never touched his lips. Punk has never smoked and he doesn’t do drugs. Punk says a year from now he’ll still be champion while Hardy will fall back into the same vicious cycle. Hardy will lose to him and he’ll fall back into his vices. Punk repeats that over and over. Hardy says he guesses he’s not as perfect as Punk. Punk says maybe he should be perfect because there’s a sea of kids wearing Jeff Hardy t-shirts and that scares him because Hardy is his hero. That means there are millions of kids out there that are just going to see their hero become just a statistic.

Hardy has had enough and pushes Punk right out of the ring by the face. Punk gets up angrily and says he’s going to be the bigger man because he has a match next. However nothing is going to stop him from tearing Hardy apart at Night of Champions. Punk then goes to sit by Justin Roberts as the crowd chants for Hardy.

Main Event Match

Chris Jericho & Dolph Ziggler vs. Jeff Hardy & Rey Mysterio

The match begins and it’ll be Hardy taking on Jericho. They circle the ring before locking up. Jericho quickly gets a headlock and Hardy just as quickly whips him off. Jericho shoulder blocks him down and talks trash. Jericho goes into the ropes, over and under Hardy, and is taken down by a dropkick. Hardy gets Jericho in the corner and stomps him there for a bit. Hardy whips Jericho into the corner and hits his slingshot corner dropkick. Hardy gets a two count for that. Hardy punches Jericho the corner and has a whip to the opposite reversed on him. Hardy attempts to slingshot over Jericho but Jericho catches him and puts him on the apron. Jericho then hits a springboard dropkick, sending Hardy to the outside, as we go to commercial.

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see Ziggler kicking Hardy in the ribs while Jericho holds him. This gets Ziggler a near fall. Ziggler stands over Hardy and punches him a few times. Ziggler then hits a big elbow drop for a near fall. Ziggler locks a headlock on now and really wrenches it on, using all his body weight. Hardy fights up but Ziggler controls him. Ziggler keeps him down until Hardy fights up but Ziggler quickly slams him down. Ziggler makes the tag to Jericho.

Jericho punches Hardy a few times before picking him up and slapping him. Hardy pushes and kicks Jericho but Jericho quickly fights back with a kick and punch. Jericho sends Hardy into the ropes and clotheslines him down. Jericho hits a fist drop for a near fall. Jericho goes for a body slam but Hardy slides off, goes into the ropes, and hits a twisting clothesline. Hardy then makes the desperation tag to Rey Mysterio.

Mysterio springboards off the top rope with a seated senton to Jericho. Mysterio goes into the ropes, ducks a clothesline, and hits a springboard cross-body block for a near fall. Mysterio kicks Jericho in the corner but has a whip to the opposite corner reversed on him. Jericho charges into Mysterio’s boot and Mysterio comes off the second rope with a flying hurricanrana! Mysterio then forearms Ziggler off the apron. Mysterio turns into a kick from Jericho and Jericho goes for a sunset flip but Mysterio rolls through and kicks Jericho in the head for a near fall. Mysterio punches Jericho and Jericho punches back, stunning Mysterio. Jericho sends Mysterio into the ropes and Mysterio counters with a hurricanrana, putting Jericho in position for the 619! Ziggler makes a blind tag to Jericho and gets off the apron while Mysterio hits the move! Mysterio goes to springboard to the top rope but Ziggler, the legal man, pulls him off the apron and into the barricade!

Ziggler bounces Mysterio’s head off the apron and puts him back in the ring. Ziggler covers for a near fall. Ziggler locks a headlock on and uses all his body weight for support. Ziggler is looking really good. Mysterio powers up at the will of the fans and elbows out. Ziggler cuts him off with a knee and sends him into the corner hard sternum first. Ziggler gets a near fall for that. Ziggler sends him to the corner again sternum first and charges into a back elbow. Mysterio then springboards off the first rope and hits a head-scissors, driving Ziggler shoulder first into the ring post. The crowd is molten, shaking the cameras as they stomp! Both men make the tags!

Hardy clotheslines Jericho down twice, hits an inverted atomic drop, and leg drops his midsection. Hardy kicks him in the face and covers for a near fall. Jericho counters a whip to the corner and goes for a face buster but Hardy ducks that and hits Whisper in the Wind for a near fall! This crowd is on fire. Hardy goes for a hurricanrana but Jericho counters into a Wall of Jericho attempt. Hardy powers him off and hits the Twist of Fate! Hardy goes to the top rope and hits the Swanton Bomb! This crowd is going nuts as he covers and it’s broken up by Dolph Ziggler!

Mysterio runs in and dropkicks Ziggler down. Hardy follows Jericho to the outside and Hardy throws Jericho into CM Punk! CM Punk is angry and he throws Chris Jericho into Jeff Hardy, sending Jeff Hardy face first into the ring steps! Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio are disqualified!

Winners by Disqualification: Chris Jericho & Dolph Ziggler

Rey Mysterio gets in CM Punk’s face and Dolph Ziggler blindsides him with a baseball slide. Ziggler then hits his finisher, a Jumping Russian Leg Sweep, on the outside! That’s a nasty bump! CM Punk looks on as Chris Jericho throws Jeff Hardy in the ring and hits the Codebreaker! CM Punk looks on and does nothing as Jericho locks Hardy in the Walls of Jericho! CM Punk simply walks away as Hardy is tapping in the ring. Hardy lays broken in the ring as the show ends.

read the full Smackdown result here

Hardy's deal up in three weeks

Hardy's deal up in three weeks

Jeff Hardy is expected to be done full-time with WWE in three weeks unless something drastic changes as his contract will be up reports The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. While there is a possibility that he could be staying until SummerSlam, WWE's John Laurinaitis has already put August shows together without Hardy included. Hardy has stated himself in the last few weeks that he has yet to sign a new deal with the company, while sources have stated for the last few months that he has had interest in taking some time off from the hectic WWE full-time schedule.

source: wrestleview.com

Jeff Hardy & Smackdown/ECW in Manila

Jeff Hardy & Smackdown/ECW in Manila

Here are some photos and also fan uploaded videos of the recent WWE house show held at Manila, Philippines.

Latest on Jeff Hardy's WWE Status

Latest on Jeff Hardy's WWE Status

As reported on last weekend, Jeff Hardy has not signed a new deal with WWE and the feeling internally is that he will be taking some extended time off. Hardy's contract with WWE is set to expire in the next few weeks and there are reports that WWE is efforting to get him to stay through SummerSlam.

Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com

Hardy's Defeat Against Kane Caused by CM Punk

Hardy's Defeat Against Kane Caused by CM Punk

WWE Smackdown
July 10, 2009
Bakersfield, CA
Report by: Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com

The Smackdown video plays and we’re brought into the arena with a great pyro display. Jim Ross and Todd Grisham welcome us to the show. Our Main Event tonight will be Rey Mysterio defending the Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho, who is invoking his rematch clause.

Jeff Hardy makes his way to the ring with a giant eye patch over his right eye. Hardy gets in the ring and grabs a microphone. Hardy says last week in the middle of a tag team match with CM Punk, tragedy struck. We now catch the recap of what happened on the last edition of Smackdown. They were facing Edge and Jericho. Hardy was in there for a while and went for the tag numerous times but CM Punk was distracted by his injured eye and missed the tag. Hardy eventually fights them off and forces Punk to make the tag. Punk does a good job fighting them off but eventually needs to make a tag but all of a sudden Hardy’s eye is injured and he can’t make the tag. Edge Spears CM Punk and takes the win.

Hardy claims he didn’t know what happened except his eye was on fire. Hardy says after the match CM Punk didn’t take the time to find him and see if he’s ok. Hardy says it’s almost as if Punk believes Hardy is making the injury up. Unlike CM Punk Hardy does not make up injuries, kick referees in the back, or forfeit matches. Hardy says to believe what he says (he removes the patch, showing a healthy eye) that his eye injury is just as serious as Punk’s.

Kane’s music hits and he’ll be going one on one with Jeff Hardy.

Jeff Hardy vs. Kane

The match begins and Hardy claps to get the crowd into it. Hardy quickly tries to stun Kane with some punches but he just pushes him away. Hardy ducks a clothesline and punches Kane some more but Kane simply pushes him away again. Kane charges into Hardy’s boots and angrily charges again but Hardy pulls the top rope down and Kane flies over. Hardy hits a slingshot baseball slide before taking him down with a nice plancha. Hardy clubs Kane some more before being pushed away.

Kane gets back in the ring and Hardy follows. Kane picks him up for a slam but Hardy slides off his shoulder and hits a clothesline but it doesn’t budge Kane. Hardy goes into the ropes and right into an uppercut from Kane for a near fall. Kane hits a punch and a kick before ominously walking around. Hardy then snaps up and goes for the Twist of Fate but Kane pushes him into the ropes and hits a kick to the midsection. Kane then hits a front suplex onto the top rope, hanging Hardy up there. Kane then big boots him off the rope and we’ll take a commercial right here.

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see Hardy on the second rope with Kane choking him. Kane releases the hold and hits a snapmare. Kane goes into the ropes and hits a nice low dropkick to the face for a near fall. Kane locks a grounded waist lock on now. Hardy fights up and elbows out. Hardy hits a sit-out jawbreaker and a dropkick to the knee, taking Kane down. Hardy hits a low dropkick to the face for a near fall of his own. Hardy hits a double leg drop to the midsection but this only gets him a one count.

Hardy hits some punches and goes for a whip but Kane twists him. Kane gets Hardy on his shoulders and hits a nice gut buster. Kane pins him for a near fall. Kane throws Hardy under the bottom turnbuckle spine first into the ring post. Kane then hits a baseball slide on Hardy right into that ring post again! This will get Kane a near fall. That was a nasty exchange. Kane bounces Hardy off the top turnbuckle and strikes him a few times in the corner before Hardy collapses. Kane gets Hardy up and hits a backbreaker for a near fall. Kane now locks on a body scissors, the first time I think I’ve ever seen him do that. JR fills us in that in the early 1900s, wrestlers would train to use the body scissors on bags of wheat. Thank god for JR.

Hardy punches Kane in the knee and gets out of that. Hardy hits his flipping mule kick but that doesn’t take Kane down. Hardy goes into the ropes but Kane simply takes him down with a sidewalk slam for a near fall. Kane climbs to the top rope and Hardy cuts him off. Hardy climbs up there too and attempts a superplex but Kane pushes him off. Kane goes for his clothesline but Hardy crotches him up there. Hardy hits his slingshot dropkick and gets Kane on his knees. Hardy hits a DDT for a near fall. Kane is up in the corner so Hardy charges him and Kane back body drops him to the apron. Hardy comes off the top rope and Kane grabs him by the throat. Kane goes for a Chokeslam but Hardy lands on his feet and runs up the corner for a nasty Whisper in the Wind, which gets him a close near fall.

Hardy drops Kane with a Twist of Fate and takes his shirt off. Hardy goes up top and all of a sudden CM Punk’s music hits. CM Punk makes his way out to the stage squinting and all of a sudden Kane grabs Hardy by the throat and he Chokeslams him off the top rope for the win!

Winner by Pinfall: Kane

Read the full Smackdown result here

Jeff Hardy on His Current WWE Status

Jeff Hardy was interviewed on Spain's Four Network to promote the WWE shows over there in September. He confirmed that he hasn't signed a contract extension and when asked if he would, he said: "I don't know... I am 31-years-old now, and I don't like making plans for the future. I can wrestle until I am 40, but I don't want to make plans, I don't like thinking about what could happen between now and the next five years." On his health after a recent string of brutal matches, he said: "My shoulder is fine, but his finger still hurts. I am a lucky guy, I have good bones, it helps that the injuries are not serious." He said his best friends in the locker room were Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho, and said if he could wrestle anyone he wants at Wrestlemania it would be Shawn Michaels. "He [Michaels] has inspired me a lot throughout the years and has proven to be one of the best wrestlers there is; for his technique, style, things he does. I take my hat off to him. He is the one who inspires me."

source: gerweck.net

CM Punk Still "Pain in the Eye" for Jeff Hardy

WWE Smackdown
July 3, 2009
Fresno, CA
Report by: Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com

start of show

CM Punk makes his way to the ring to a not so friendly reaction. Punk gets in the ring with a microphone. Punk says everyone is talking about the big controversy stemming from the Bash and, to be honest, he’s getting a little sick and tired of that. Punk says he’s sick and tired of people saying he purposely struck an official to take a cheap way out and retain his title by disqualification. Punk says he’s come out here to show us step by step what really happened. First, the allegation that Jeff Hardy won the World Heavyweight Championship but was somehow robbed.

We see the part of the match where Jeff Hardy hit the Swanton Bomb and gets the cover but Punk clearly had his foot under the rope, out of bounds. Punk says the referee is only human and saw he made a mistake. Punk says where he comes from, the rules still mean something. The funny thing in all of this is that he was the one who was almost robbed. If the referee didn’t see his foot then he wouldn’t be champion. Things would get worse as he suffered an eye injury.

We now see the part of the match where Jeff Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate but Punk twists out of it and gets him in position for the GTS. Hardy elbows out and in the process somehow injures CM Punk’s eye. Punk holds his eye and then kicks the referee in the back, causing the disqualification. Punk says clear as day it’s pretty obvious he couldn’t see. His vision was obstructed as his eye was damaged. Punk says he thought he was swinging at Jeff but hit the referee instead accidentally. Punk says he prides himself on being a competitor and is a man of honor. Punk says he’s never taken the cheap way out nor has he ever taken a shortcut inside or outside the ring. Hardy had every reason for being frustrated; they were having a classic championship match, he thought he was on his way to becoming champion, but nothing, and he means nothing, excuses what he did to him next.

They now show the end of the match where Hardy confronted Punk about kicking the referee on purpose before snapping and destroying CM Punk with punches. Punk just rolls around and holds his eye while Hardy is pulled away. Back in live action Punk is shaking his head. Punk says Jeff Hardy has no idea who he is as a person. If he did he would know that he has principles and integrity – he never has and never will take a shortcut. What Hardy did to him was obviously deliberate. Now, as Punk understands, Hardy is going around telling anyone who will listen that he wants a rematch from Punk. Punk says that’s fine by him but he wants something from Jeff Hardy – an apology. The crowd boos.

General Manager Theodore R. Long’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring smiling. He’s happy for a guy who is on probation. Long says he’s going to get right to the point. Long says he doesn’t know if he took the cheap way out, and Punk goes to interrupt him, and says not to cut him off. Long says Punk was right – he and Jeff were having a classic match so he won’t let it end like that. At Night of Champions he will face Jeff Hardy once again for the World Heavyweight Championship!

Punk says that’s “super” but what he needs Long to do is get Hardy out here and apologize. Long says he doesn’t have to do anything. Mr. McMahon was happy with the way he shook things up at the Bash and he made it clear to him to keep it going. Mr. McMahon wants controversy to shake things up so tonight the new Unified Tag Team Champions will take on the team of Jeff Hardy and CM Punk!

Jeff Hardy’s music hits and he comes out to a great reception. Hardy gets in the ring and gets in Punk’s face. Hardy says he doesn’t want to hear Punk’s excuses anymore. Punk knew Hardy had him beat at the Bash and he knew exactly what he was doing when he kicked the referee. Hardy asks if being straight edge means being a liar. Whether Punk knows it or not he can see right through him. Punk says unless the next words out of his mouth are “I am sorry” he can shut up because he doesn’t care about what he has to say. Hardy says he’ll apologize for beating the holy hell out of him at Night of Champions and he pushes Punk! Punk pushes back and Teddy Long separates the two!

Punk says it’s cool but tonight they need to be on the same page or Jericho and Edge will tear them apart. They’re already at a disadvantage due to his eye injury and the crowd boos. Punk says he had to forfeit a match on Superstars, something he didn’t want to do. Punk says he’s not forfeiting anything tonight but if he can give Hardy a piece of advice, because he knows that Hardy wants to punch him in the face, his piece of advice is something Hardy should have done a long time ago – “Just say no!” Punk leaves the ring as we ponder what he really meant by “Just say no.”

Edge & Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy & CM Punk

It’ll be CM Punk starting out against Edge. They circle the ring before locking up. Edge wrenches the arm and drops CM Punk to a knee. Edge wrenches it again before CM Punk rolls out, slaps the hand, and dropkicks Edge. CM Punk wrenches the arm and tags in Jeff Hardy. Hardy comes off the second rope with a forearm to the shoulder. Hardy punches and kicks Edge in the corner before sending him sternum first into the opposite corner. Hardy covers but Edge quickly gets a foot on the rope. Hardy bounces Edge’s head off the turnbuckle, wrenches his arm, and tags in CM Punk.

Punk comes off the top rope with a club to the arm. Punk wrenches the arm before kicking Edge in the chest twice. Punk then takes Edge down with an arm bar. Edge fights up and forearms Punk before making the tag to Jericho. Jericho runs into an arm drag takedown. Punk wrenches the arm and body slams Jericho down. It looks like Jericho jammed his knee a bit on that. Punk makes the tag to Jeff Hardy, who hits a leg drop on Jericho off the second rope, for a two count. Jericho hits Hardy with some punches and kicks while talking trash, of course. Jericho has a whip reversed on him but Hardy lowers his head and Jericho kicks him in the face. Jericho goes back into the ropes and Hardy hits him with an inverted atomic drop followed by a double leg drop to the midsection. Hardy wrenches the arm and tags in CM Punk.

Punk kicks Jericho’s arm before wrenching and hitting a snapmare for a one count. Punk gets an arm bar on before Jericho pushes him to the ropes. Jericho gets a headlock on and tags in Edge. Edge kicks Punk in the ribs and Jericho punches Punk before leaving the ring. Edge head-butts Punk but has a whip reversed on him and Punk hits a back heel kick. Punk tags in Hardy and sends Edge to the corner. They then hit Poetry in Motion, which also catches Jericho, who came over to help. Hardy and Punk look at each other as we go to commercial.

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We come back from the break to see Jeff Hardy and Edge squaring off. Hardy walks right into a kick in the midsection and Edge punches him a few times. Edge punches Hardy before whipping him into the corner but Hardy slingshots over him and hits an arm drag followed by an arm bar. On the apron CM Punk is holding his eye. Hardy wrenches Edge’s arm and goes for a tag but Punk refuses, claiming his eye is hurting. Hardy hits Edge down for a one count. Hardy hits a nice suplex before getting a nice jackknife pin for a two count. Hardy punches Edge to the corner and whips him to the opposite. Hardy backs up and charges but Edge moves and tags in Chris Jericho.

Jericho comes in and hits a low dropkick before talking some trash. Jericho drops a pair of elbows before punching him. Jericho yells at Punk and causes a referee distraction. Jericho throws Hardy out of the ring and distracts the referee while Edge punches him into the barricade on the outside. Jericho goes outside and retrieves Hardy, throwing him back in the ring. Jericho cuts Hardy off before he makes the tag but he wouldn’t have made it as Punk is concentrating on his eye. Jericho taunts the crowd before locking on a chicken wing submission. Hardy fights up and punches out. Jericho reverses a whip to the corner so Hardy attempts to slingshot over but Jericho catches him and throws him over the top rope. Jericho taunts the crowd again as the referee begins counting Hardy out. Punk is attentive now and willing Hardy on. Jericho goes outside to get Hardy but Hardy runs in and attempts to tag in CM Punk but Punk’s eye is hurting again!

Hardy punches away at Jericho and has a whip reversed on him to the corner but Hardy counters with Whisper in the Wind! Both men are down and Jericho makes the tag first. Edge cuts Hardy off and goes for the Edgecution but Hardy counters into the Twist of Fate and forcibly tags in CM Punk! Punk comes in and hits a high knee into a bulldog for a two count. Punk goes for the GTS but Edge counters into the Edge-O-Matic and appears to have raked the eye on the way down. This gets Edge a two count. Edge taunts the crowd and drops a knee into Punk’s ribs. Edge forearms Punk and kicks him down in the corner before being admonished by the referee. Jericho chokes Punk as the referee is distracted. Edge now tags in Jericho.

Jericho comes in and hits a kick to the ribs. Jericho then pokes CM Punk in his good eye before being admonished. Jericho talks some trash before getting punched by Punk. Punk and Jericho have a bit of a misstep as they whip into the corner but the pros make the save with a double clothesline. Both men are down and crawling to make the tag. Just as Punk goes to tag in Hardy, Hardy feigns an eye injury! Jericho rolls Punk up for a near fall. Jericho then attempts to lock on the Wall of Jericho but Punk kicks him away. Punk gets Jericho on his shoulders but loses his footing and Edge tags in. Punk hits the GTS on Jericho but turns right into a Spear from Edge! The Unified Tag Team Champions get the win!

Winners by Pinfall: Edge & Chris Jericho

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