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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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| + | Extreme Rules featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines which were played out on IWE's primary television programs. Wrestlers portrayed [[Heel|villains]] or [[Face|heroes]] as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. | ||
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| + | [[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]] was originally scheduled to defend his [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]] in a ladder match. However, Edge announced that he is forced to retire on the April 11th episode of ''Raw'' due to being diagnosed with [[cervical spinal stenosis]] stemming from his neck injury. Edge vacated the World Heavyweight Championship on the April 15th episode of ''Smackdown'' and the match was scrapped. It was later announced the winner of a 20-man [[Battle Royal Match|battle royal]] would face Alberto in the ladder match; Edge's best friend in both the storyline and real life, [[Khristian]], won the right to face Del Rio for the title. In the interim, Del Rio was drafted to Raw in the [[IWE Draft (2011)|2011 IWE Draft]]. | ||
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| + | On the April 11th edition of Monday Night Raw there was a 5-man gauntlet match which would decide the number one contender to face [[Joe Smith|The Miz]] for the [[IWE Championship]]. This match featured [[Dustin Simpson]], [[Kevin McAlmond]], [[Joe Linderman]], [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] and [[Nick Kessler]]. The last two men in the final round were Dustin Simpson and B-Truth. After an interference from The Miz and [[Brian Riley|Alex Riley]] the match was resulted in a double disqualification, which would then lead to the anonymous Raw general manager stating that both Dustin Simpson and B-Truth would compete for the IWE Championship against The Miz in a Triple Threat match. On the April 18 edition of ''Raw'', Joe Linderman challenged B-Truth for Truth's spot in the match and won the opportunity, but Truth turned [[Heel|heel]] and attacked Linderman after the match. Later in the night, it was revealed that the match would be contested inside a steel cage. | ||
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| + | An ongoing feud involves ''Raw'' commentators [[Michael Cole]] and [[Jerry Lawler]]. At [[IWE WrestleMania 27|WrestleMania XXVII]], Lawler made Cole submit to the ankle lock, but the anonymous Raw General Manager reversed special guest referee [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson]]'s decision, thus making Cole the winner via disqualification. On the April 11 episode of ''Raw'', Lawler defeated Cole's trainer, [[Charlie Wilson]], allowing him to announce that he would team up with his former broadcast partner, [[Jim Ross]], to face Cole and Wilson at Extreme Rules. Two weeks later, the Raw General Manager declared that the teams would face each other in a [[Strap Mtch|Country Whipping match]]. | ||
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| + | Another feud from the SmackDown brand is between [[Victoria Lehr|Victoria]] and [[Amanda Johnson]], formerly known together as [[LehrSon]]. Dissension between the two divas started on the April 8 edition of ''SmackDown'' when Amanda refused to tag Victoria in a tag team match against [[Chandra Denney]] and [[Kelly Kelly]]. Also, tension grew since they failed to get back the [[IWE Divas Championship]] several times and lost a six person tag-team match in [[IWE WrestleMania 27|WrestleMania XXVII]] against [[Trish Stratus|Bailey Dalton]], [[Joe Linderman]], and [[Nicole Polizzi|Snooki]] from [[Jersey Shore (TV Series)|Jersey Shore]]. The following two weeks, the two attended couple's therapy sessions, but the latter session ended with Amanda attacking Victoria, solidifying their break up. During the [[IWE Draft (2011)|2011 IWE Draft]], after Victoria lost her match against [[Nicole Bergman|Nicole]], she attacked Amanda for distracting her. On the April 29 edition of ''SmackDown'', after fighting to a double count-out in their match, Victoria and Amanda agreed to have a No Count-out, No Disqualification match at Extreme Rules with the loser leaving IWE. | ||
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| + | Another feud between Raw and SmackDown is [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Scott Wright]] and [[Mark Semmler]]. At WrestleMania XXVII, Mark Semmler defeated Scott Wright by using Wright's knee brace, then the following Cross Rhodes. On the April 22 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Semmler and Wright would have a rematch; however, Wright defeated Semmler. After the match, Semmler attacked Wright from behind, performed a Cross Rhodes on a concrete floor, and puts a paper bag on Wright. It was announced that Wrighto would face Semmler in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Extreme Rules. At the [[IWE Draft (2012)|2011 IWE Draft]], Wright would be drafted from SmackDown to Raw. | ||
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| + | Two matches were added to the card during the event. SmackDown General Manager [[Theodore Long]] added a bonus match between [[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]] and [[Jose Serrano]] for the [[IWE United States Championship]]. Also a [[Lumberjack Match|Lumberjack match]] featuring the [[IWE Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champions]], [[Marc Beltran|Big Show]] and [[Glenn McALmond|Kane]] against [[The Corre]] ([[Daniel Gonzalez]] and [[Russell Dalton]]) was added. | ||
==Event== | ==Event== | ||
Revision as of 09:07, 1 February 2012
| Extreme Rules (2011) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Dustin Simpson | ||
| Tagline(s) | IWE goes Extreme | |
| Theme song(s) | "Justice" by Rev Theory | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | May 1, 2011 | |
| Attendance | 10,000 | |
| Venue | St. Pete Times Forum | |
| City | Tampa, Florida | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| WrestleMania XXVII | Extreme Rules (2011) | Over the Limit (2011) |
| IWE Extreme Rules chronology | ||
| Extreme Rules (2010) | Extreme Rules (2011) | Extreme Rules (2012) |
Extreme Rules was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by IWE, which took place on May 1, 2011 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. It was the third Extreme Rules event.
The event received 209,000 pay-per-view buys, up slightly from last year's event of 182,000.
Contents |
Background
See also: Professional wrestling Extreme Rules featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines which were played out on IWE's primary television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Edge was originally scheduled to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio in a ladder match. However, Edge announced that he is forced to retire on the April 11th episode of Raw due to being diagnosed with cervical spinal stenosis stemming from his neck injury. Edge vacated the World Heavyweight Championship on the April 15th episode of Smackdown and the match was scrapped. It was later announced the winner of a 20-man battle royal would face Alberto in the ladder match; Edge's best friend in both the storyline and real life, Khristian, won the right to face Del Rio for the title. In the interim, Del Rio was drafted to Raw in the 2011 IWE Draft.
On the April 11th edition of Monday Night Raw there was a 5-man gauntlet match which would decide the number one contender to face The Miz for the IWE Championship. This match featured Dustin Simpson, Kevin McAlmond, Joe Linderman, B-Truth and Nick Kessler. The last two men in the final round were Dustin Simpson and B-Truth. After an interference from The Miz and Alex Riley the match was resulted in a double disqualification, which would then lead to the anonymous Raw general manager stating that both Dustin Simpson and B-Truth would compete for the IWE Championship against The Miz in a Triple Threat match. On the April 18 edition of Raw, Joe Linderman challenged B-Truth for Truth's spot in the match and won the opportunity, but Truth turned heel and attacked Linderman after the match. Later in the night, it was revealed that the match would be contested inside a steel cage.
An ongoing feud involves Raw commentators Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler. At WrestleMania XXVII, Lawler made Cole submit to the ankle lock, but the anonymous Raw General Manager reversed special guest referee Stone Cold Steve Johnson's decision, thus making Cole the winner via disqualification. On the April 11 episode of Raw, Lawler defeated Cole's trainer, Charlie Wilson, allowing him to announce that he would team up with his former broadcast partner, Jim Ross, to face Cole and Wilson at Extreme Rules. Two weeks later, the Raw General Manager declared that the teams would face each other in a Country Whipping match.
Another feud from the SmackDown brand is between Victoria and Amanda Johnson, formerly known together as LehrSon. Dissension between the two divas started on the April 8 edition of SmackDown when Amanda refused to tag Victoria in a tag team match against Chandra Denney and Kelly Kelly. Also, tension grew since they failed to get back the IWE Divas Championship several times and lost a six person tag-team match in WrestleMania XXVII against Bailey Dalton, Joe Linderman, and Snooki from Jersey Shore. The following two weeks, the two attended couple's therapy sessions, but the latter session ended with Amanda attacking Victoria, solidifying their break up. During the 2011 IWE Draft, after Victoria lost her match against Nicole, she attacked Amanda for distracting her. On the April 29 edition of SmackDown, after fighting to a double count-out in their match, Victoria and Amanda agreed to have a No Count-out, No Disqualification match at Extreme Rules with the loser leaving IWE.
Another feud between Raw and SmackDown is Scott Wright and Mark Semmler. At WrestleMania XXVII, Mark Semmler defeated Scott Wright by using Wright's knee brace, then the following Cross Rhodes. On the April 22 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Semmler and Wright would have a rematch; however, Wright defeated Semmler. After the match, Semmler attacked Wright from behind, performed a Cross Rhodes on a concrete floor, and puts a paper bag on Wright. It was announced that Wrighto would face Semmler in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Extreme Rules. At the 2011 IWE Draft, Wright would be drafted from SmackDown to Raw.
Two matches were added to the card during the event. SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long added a bonus match between Sheamus and Jose Serrano for the IWE United States Championship. Also a Lumberjack match featuring the IWE Tag Team Champions, Big Show and Kane against The Corre (Daniel Gonzalez and Russell Dalton) was added.
Event
Pre-show
Preliminary matches
Main event matches
Reception
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
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| Dark | Sin Kara defeated Tyson Booth | Singles match |
| 1 | Kevin McAlmond defeated Justin Eldridge | Last Man Standing match |
| 21 | Jose Serrano defeated Garrett (c) | Tables match for the IWE United States Championship |
| 3 | Michael Cole and Charlie Wilson defeated Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler | Tag Team Country Whipping match |
| 4 | Scott Wright defeated Mark Semmler | Falls Count Anywhere match |
| 5** | Victoria defeated Amanda Johnson | Extreme Rules match, Loser Leaves IWE match |
| 6 | Khristian defeated Justin Marlen (with Ricardo Rodriguez and Aaron Jewels) | Ladder match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship |
| 7*** | Big Marc and Kane (c) defeated The Corre (Daniel Gonzalez and Russell Dalton) | Lumberjack match for the IWE Tag Team Championship |
| 8 | Dustin Simpson defeated Joe Smith (c) and Joe Linderman | Triple Threat Steel Cage match for the IWE Championship |
- 1 SmackDown General Manager, Theodore Long added this as a bonus match during the pay-per view.
- (**) Kharma made her IWE debut by attacking Amanda Johnson after the match.
- (***) Lumberjacks involved were the other members of The Corre (Jeremiah Garcia and Devin Keller), Justin Hensen, Bradlee Wohl, Ryan Gleason, Andrew Wolf, Justin Black, David, Park McKinnon, Jake Wilson, David Heart Aldrich, and the NXT Redemption Rookies.
