WWE RAW Results (05/12/08) Jim Ross welcomes us to the Joe Louis Arena as we go into the show with the lights out in the arena. The lights come back on and William Regal is in the ring...
Due, to bad weather, Steve Corino, Sterling James Keenan and a lot of others couldn't make it.
Tammy Sytch was canceled a few days prior, when her and Absolute Intense Wrestling couldn't agree on a plane ticket. Her ticket was far more than her actual booking fee, so it wasn't worth it to bring her in at this time.
Pedro Deluca and Chandler Biggins came out and announced due to the weather and a lot of noshows because of it, the first AIW show of 2008 will be The Gauntlet For The Gold 3. Tonight was a normal card called "The Nightmare Before X-Mas"
The Homeless Handicap Connection (Greg Irons & Hobo Joe) lost to Eric Ryan & TJ Dynamite
"K-Fed" beat Luis Diamante
Tyler Black w/Shane Hollister called out the code breaker calling him "Chris Jericho Lite", Johnny Gargano came out as the mystery guy and said he was gone for 16 months and came back to win the Intense Title. They set up a match between Gargano and Hollister later.
The Switchblade Saints beat Potato & Rebis
The Switchblade Saints challenged Alpha Beta Duke. Nick Belushi came out minus Super Oprah leading to his one-time-only partner "The Fake Patriot". The Switchblades were DQ'ed when they attacked Nick with a chair.
Tyrone Evans beat Kano in a special Strong Style Exhibition Match
"M-Dogg 20" Matt Cross returned to AIW in almost a year to beat "The King Of Cleveland" Dios Salvador and "The Prodigy" Jon Kronica
Johnny Gargano beat Shane Hollister
Tyler Black beat Josh Prohibition to retain The Intense Title
Black Xmas Death Match: Thrillbilly beat "The Passion" John Thorne due to a powerbomb into glass ornaments. At the start of this match, there was a full scale riot with fans throwing chairs and the locker room clearing. The scene was insane, but kudos to the locker room for quickly getting it under control.
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