• ON THIS DAY IN WWE HISTORY (September 15, 2006) – WWE Friday Night SmackDown!
On this day in 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWE Friday Night SmackDown!’.
It was pre-taped at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWE No Mercy 2006’ PPV.
Here’s the match-card:
Gregory Helms vs. Matt Hardy
Mike Mizanin vs. Scotty Too Hotty
Ken Kennedy vs. Rey Mysterio
Big Vito vs. William Regal
Sylvester Terkay vs. Handsome Johnny
Bobby Lashley vs. Fit Finlay
• Old School WCW Jobber Of The Day: Sam Cody
• WWE Introducing New Championship
WWE recently announced the following:
NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion to be crowned in eight-man tournament
“The top Superstars in NXT UK will battle to write a new chapter in the brand’s history, but only one will be crowned the first-ever holder of the NXT UK Heritage Cup.
In the coming weeks, eight Superstars will compete in a tournament contested under British Rounds rules.
The field includes Flash Morgan Webster, Noam Dar, Alexander Wolfe, A-Kid, “The Bomber” Dave Mastiff, Trent Seven, Joseph Conners and a final wildcard entrant yet to be determined.
The British Rounds rules are as follows:
– All matches consist of six three-minute rounds.
– All matches are 2-out-of-3 Falls.
– Falls can won be won by pinfall, submission or count-out.
– Once a fall occurs, the round ends.
– The match ends once a wrestler has won two falls.
– In the event of a disqualification or knockout, the match instantly ends without the need for two falls.
– If all six rounds are completed, whomever is ahead on falls wins the match.
– There will be a 20-second break between each round.
Following the tournament, the NXT UK Heritage Cup will be defended as a championship under the same rules.
Don’t miss the first episode of NXT UK’s relaunch, this Thursday, Sept. 17, at 3 ET/8 BST on the award-winning WWE Network!”
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