This was another great match between Mickie and Victoria. These two have excellent chemistry.
There was nothing spectacular about this match; it was just good all around.
This was for the Women's Championship Title.
Some of the highlights that come to mind is Victoria doing a baseball slide to Mickie when she is trying to get back into the ring. This was pulled off flawlessly by both participants. I recall JR saying "Victoria with a baseball slide there caught Mickie in the chest or maybe the face." and The King says "Oh I hope it was her fa... actually neither one would be good."
Another highlight is Victoria grabbing Mickie's hair and tossing her across the ring. It's not the distance that's amazing; it's the spin. she kind of looked like a boomerang, only she didn't come back.
Another great highlight was when Victoria rolled out of the ring, and stood on the outside bitching at the ref that he needs to tell Mickie to watch the hair. As she is getting back in the ring , Mickie grabs her by the hair and pulls her half way into the ring so that she is laying on the top rope. She then proceeds to spank Victoria's butt a total of four times (and yes I did count those as strikes.)
Then in a move that looked really painful, Mickie attempted a reverse spin kick, but Victoria grabbed the foot and yanked it, forcing Mickie to do a painful looking split. I tell ya, Mickie is as flexible as they come.
And for the second time, I seen Victoria kick Mickie in the abs and then get her foot caught on Mickie's skirt. Maybe Mickie should stop wearing skirts... Nah! Gotta see Mickie in a skirt.
Anyhow, the score went like this (click here for an explanation of my point system)
Time= aproximately 3.18 minutes, Winner= Mickie, by pinfall after delivering a spinkick to the head.
Mickie
Striking: 12
Tosses: 4
Locks: 0
Aerials: 0
Kickouts: 1
Victoria
Striking: 5
Tosses: 8
Locks: 1
Aerials: 0
Kickouts: 2
Totals
Mickie: 20
Victoria: 25
Most of the striking wasn't done with fists and feet, but with clotheslines and drop kicks. The match was not weak by any stretch of the imagination; there was plenty of classic wrestling action!
Notice I said the time was approximate? That's because my VCR just broke and sometimes it will start playing normal speed but then slow down to 1/4rth speed for a second or so. It will do this about 3 times every few minutes. My stop watch said 3.22 but I figured 4 of those seconds were added because of the slow-mo delay. So, I may be off by a few seconds, but that's all.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Raw, Tag Match, 01/08/07
Ok, forgive me my fellow Mickie Maniacs, I’ve gotten myself back logged by nearly a month, so this particular match I don’t remember very well. Though I was able to tape it and mark the points.
This match occurs right after Mickie and Victoria’s title battle on New Years Revolution.
This is a tag match: Mickie & Maria versus Victoria & Melina.
If Maria had been replaced by Daizee Haze, this would have been my women’s wrestling dream match. Mickie, Victoria, and Melina, all in the same ring -and their performance didn’t let me down!
There were a couple of rough spots in Maria’s performance, but not enough to take away from the match. I’ll give her credit, she was able to hang with the three most talented women in the WWE.
I don’t recall any moment that could be considered a highlight, but I do recall one move that sticks out in my mind: Melina kicking Maria. But this wasn’t an ordinary kick. Melina had Maria in the corner, and she kicked backward with one foot while bending forward, which made her foot bring it’s self up to where her head was, slamming into Maria’s face.
The kick looked weak as far as the perception of impact, but the move itself was rather innovative and took some nice flexibility on Melina’s part. Melina: an often over looked wrestler that never ceases to impress me.
Well, I had a bit of a problem trying to calculate the score of a tag match. There was one moment nearing the end where Mickie runs across the apron, jumps off and lands on Victoria in a Lou Thez press fashion, and began throwing some punches. The camera then moved away from them, so I couldn’t see how many punches she got in. I seen one punch, and as the camera was moving away I am pretty sure I seen another punch, and it’s fair to assume she probably got in 2 to 4 more punches, but I can’t call what I don’t see.
Anyhow, the score goes as follows: (click here for an explanation of my point system)
Time= 3.00 minutes, winner= Melina: pinfall on Maria.
Mickie
Striking: 8
Tosses: 4
Locks: 1
Aerials: 1
Kickouts: 0
Maria
Striking: 2
Tosses: 0
Locks: 0
Aerials: 0
Kickouts: 0
Victoria
Striking: 4
Tosses: 1
Locks: 1
Aerials: 0
Kickouts: 0
Melina
Striking: 8
Tosses: 3
Locks: 1
Aerials: 1
Kickouts: 1
Totals
Mickie: 23
Maria: 2
Victoria: 9
Melina: 21
Melina’s aerial was a modified version of her running face buster. I think it is called The Makeover. This modified version she delivered for the knock out on Maria incorporated running across the second rope corner in a matrix style circular wall kickoff. If someone actually knows what the hell that’s called, or has a better term for it, let me know. Anyhow I counted that as an aerial because she used an elevated platform to elevate her into the move. But I have to admit it was a pretty tough decision as to whether or not to count that as an aerial.
This match occurs right after Mickie and Victoria’s title battle on New Years Revolution.
This is a tag match: Mickie & Maria versus Victoria & Melina.
If Maria had been replaced by Daizee Haze, this would have been my women’s wrestling dream match. Mickie, Victoria, and Melina, all in the same ring -and their performance didn’t let me down!
There were a couple of rough spots in Maria’s performance, but not enough to take away from the match. I’ll give her credit, she was able to hang with the three most talented women in the WWE.
I don’t recall any moment that could be considered a highlight, but I do recall one move that sticks out in my mind: Melina kicking Maria. But this wasn’t an ordinary kick. Melina had Maria in the corner, and she kicked backward with one foot while bending forward, which made her foot bring it’s self up to where her head was, slamming into Maria’s face.
The kick looked weak as far as the perception of impact, but the move itself was rather innovative and took some nice flexibility on Melina’s part. Melina: an often over looked wrestler that never ceases to impress me.
Well, I had a bit of a problem trying to calculate the score of a tag match. There was one moment nearing the end where Mickie runs across the apron, jumps off and lands on Victoria in a Lou Thez press fashion, and began throwing some punches. The camera then moved away from them, so I couldn’t see how many punches she got in. I seen one punch, and as the camera was moving away I am pretty sure I seen another punch, and it’s fair to assume she probably got in 2 to 4 more punches, but I can’t call what I don’t see.
Anyhow, the score goes as follows: (click here for an explanation of my point system)
Time= 3.00 minutes, winner= Melina: pinfall on Maria.
Mickie
Striking: 8
Tosses: 4
Locks: 1
Aerials: 1
Kickouts: 0
Maria
Striking: 2
Tosses: 0
Locks: 0
Aerials: 0
Kickouts: 0
Victoria
Striking: 4
Tosses: 1
Locks: 1
Aerials: 0
Kickouts: 0
Melina
Striking: 8
Tosses: 3
Locks: 1
Aerials: 1
Kickouts: 1
Totals
Mickie: 23
Maria: 2
Victoria: 9
Melina: 21
Melina’s aerial was a modified version of her running face buster. I think it is called The Makeover. This modified version she delivered for the knock out on Maria incorporated running across the second rope corner in a matrix style circular wall kickoff. If someone actually knows what the hell that’s called, or has a better term for it, let me know. Anyhow I counted that as an aerial because she used an elevated platform to elevate her into the move. But I have to admit it was a pretty tough decision as to whether or not to count that as an aerial.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Mickie vs. Victoria, on New Year’s Revolution, For the Women’s Title, 01/07/2007
The last time these two fought Victoria got a clean win over Mickie. After making a check list on a clipboard marking off the divas she had destroyed, she added a check next to Mickie James as she lay there unconscious from a devastating Widows Peak. She then writes “Women’s Championship” on the check list. Will this be the night Victoria makes good on that promise?
This match was fantastic! Even better than their last match on Raw (12\11\06). This match came complete with good ring psychology, plenty of reversals, suspense, dynamite displays of athleticism, and of course, our girl, Mickie James, retaining the title after scoring a clean pin fall.
Below is how I scored the match. (Click here for an explanation of my point system).
Mickie
Striking: 25
Tosses: 9
Locks: 2
Aerials: 0
Kick outs: 1
Victoria
Striking: 10
Tosses: 7
Locks: 6
Aerials: 1
Kick outs: 4
Final Score:
Mickie: 49
Victoria: 46
Mickie wins by pin fall after reversing a move into her DDT finisher in 6.29 minutes.
Near the end of the match Melina comes to the rescue of Victoria. Victoria has promised Melina a title shot if she wins the belt from Mickie James. And so Melina comes to ringside after Victoria has been knocked to the outside. Mickie meats her outside, ducks a punch, and delivers one of her own, then rear kicks Victoria in the gut as she was trying to jump her from behind.
Mickie gets Victoria back in the ring and goes for her finisher, but Melina grabs her foot and tugs on her. Mickie turns around and tries to kick her foot through the ropes to hit Melina, but Melina has backed off while Victoria sneaks up behind her, gives a couple of strikes and then sets her up for The Widows Peak.
On the outside Candice and Maria attack Melina. Just as Victoria is about to hit The Widows Peak, Mickie reverses it into a Sunset Rollup and nearly gets a pin on Victoria.
After Victoria kicks out she scoops Mickie up into what appears to be either a Power Slam or a Tilta-Whirl Side Slam, but Mickie reverses it into her signature DDT and scores the pin fall.
Perhaps the greatest move of the match was Victoria grabbing Mickie by the hair and tossing her across the ring so hard that Mickie did a 540 spin (one and half spins). It is possible it may have been as much as a 600 spin (one and two thirds). JR made the statement that Mickie looked like a sexy Frisbee.
This match was fantastic! Even better than their last match on Raw (12\11\06). This match came complete with good ring psychology, plenty of reversals, suspense, dynamite displays of athleticism, and of course, our girl, Mickie James, retaining the title after scoring a clean pin fall.
Below is how I scored the match. (Click here for an explanation of my point system).
Mickie
Striking: 25
Tosses: 9
Locks: 2
Aerials: 0
Kick outs: 1
Victoria
Striking: 10
Tosses: 7
Locks: 6
Aerials: 1
Kick outs: 4
Final Score:
Mickie: 49
Victoria: 46
Mickie wins by pin fall after reversing a move into her DDT finisher in 6.29 minutes.
Near the end of the match Melina comes to the rescue of Victoria. Victoria has promised Melina a title shot if she wins the belt from Mickie James. And so Melina comes to ringside after Victoria has been knocked to the outside. Mickie meats her outside, ducks a punch, and delivers one of her own, then rear kicks Victoria in the gut as she was trying to jump her from behind.
Mickie gets Victoria back in the ring and goes for her finisher, but Melina grabs her foot and tugs on her. Mickie turns around and tries to kick her foot through the ropes to hit Melina, but Melina has backed off while Victoria sneaks up behind her, gives a couple of strikes and then sets her up for The Widows Peak.
On the outside Candice and Maria attack Melina. Just as Victoria is about to hit The Widows Peak, Mickie reverses it into a Sunset Rollup and nearly gets a pin on Victoria.
After Victoria kicks out she scoops Mickie up into what appears to be either a Power Slam or a Tilta-Whirl Side Slam, but Mickie reverses it into her signature DDT and scores the pin fall.
Perhaps the greatest move of the match was Victoria grabbing Mickie by the hair and tossing her across the ring so hard that Mickie did a 540 spin (one and half spins). It is possible it may have been as much as a 600 spin (one and two thirds). JR made the statement that Mickie looked like a sexy Frisbee.
Mickie vs. Victoria, on Raw, non-title, 12\11\06
After spending the past 3 weeks destroying divas, Victoria has a list of Divas she has checked off; next on that list is Mickie James. Tonight we will finally see if Victoria can add Mickie to her list of Victims.
This was an excellent match in my opinion. I’ve been waiting for a match like this so that Mickie may show off her skills to the world. The match was four minutes and twenty five seconds long (4:25).
Below is the score. Click here for an understanding of my point system. I should mention that at least three of Victoria’s Toss points were acquired by reversing Mickie’s Irish Whip. Since it was Victoria that was able to finish the momentum, I gave the point to her; and not to Mickie.
Victoria wins by pin fall after executing her finisher (The Widows Peak) in 4.25 minutes.
Mickie
Striking: 10
Tosses: 6
Locks: 0
Aerials: 1
Kick outs: 2
Victoria
Striking: 9
Tosses: 12
Locks: 1
Aerials: 1
Kick outs: 4
Final Score
Mickie: 26
Victoria: 40
Though it would appear that Victoria nearly doubled the amount of moves as Mickie when you look at the 26 to 40 score, it could have been 32 to 34 had I counted the Irish Whips as Mickie’s moves. Or the score would have been 32 to 40 had I given them both points for the reversed Irish Whips.
Victoria came out ahead in points and in the ring. I think Victoria actually did some better wrestling than Mickie. Victoria was the aggressor and had the upper hand through most of the match. But make no mistake, this was not a squash match at all. This was a classic match.
Some highlights of the match were:
Victoria doing a Superplex to Mickie in under the first minute of the match (I gave an aerial point to both of them for the move).
Victoria’s attempt at a Tilta-whirl side slam being reversed by Mickie into a leg to head scissors take down (almost a Hurricanranna).
After defeating Mickie, Victoria grabs her clipboard, checks off Mickie’s name, and then writes “Women’s Championship” as next on the list.
This was an excellent match in my opinion. I’ve been waiting for a match like this so that Mickie may show off her skills to the world. The match was four minutes and twenty five seconds long (4:25).
Below is the score. Click here for an understanding of my point system. I should mention that at least three of Victoria’s Toss points were acquired by reversing Mickie’s Irish Whip. Since it was Victoria that was able to finish the momentum, I gave the point to her; and not to Mickie.
Victoria wins by pin fall after executing her finisher (The Widows Peak) in 4.25 minutes.
Mickie
Striking: 10
Tosses: 6
Locks: 0
Aerials: 1
Kick outs: 2
Victoria
Striking: 9
Tosses: 12
Locks: 1
Aerials: 1
Kick outs: 4
Final Score
Mickie: 26
Victoria: 40
Though it would appear that Victoria nearly doubled the amount of moves as Mickie when you look at the 26 to 40 score, it could have been 32 to 34 had I counted the Irish Whips as Mickie’s moves. Or the score would have been 32 to 40 had I given them both points for the reversed Irish Whips.
Victoria came out ahead in points and in the ring. I think Victoria actually did some better wrestling than Mickie. Victoria was the aggressor and had the upper hand through most of the match. But make no mistake, this was not a squash match at all. This was a classic match.
Some highlights of the match were:
Victoria doing a Superplex to Mickie in under the first minute of the match (I gave an aerial point to both of them for the move).
Victoria’s attempt at a Tilta-whirl side slam being reversed by Mickie into a leg to head scissors take down (almost a Hurricanranna).
After defeating Mickie, Victoria grabs her clipboard, checks off Mickie’s name, and then writes “Women’s Championship” as next on the list.