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Posted: Apr 4th 2007 By: CMBurnham

3-26 WWE RAW

Jim Ross was announced as the final member of the 2007 WWE Hall of Fame class. He received a huge ovation.

The Great Kahli def. Ric Flair by DQ after Carlito interfered. Kahli chokeslammed Flair, then Carlito, then Kane's pyro went off and he ran Kahli off with his meathook.

3-29 NWA-TNA iMPACT

A conversation over lunch between Sting and Father James Mitchell was filmed by Paparazzi Productions. Mitchell suggested that Abyss didn't shoot his dad, his mom did. If Abyss doesn't do what Mitchell wants, he'll tell the police and she'll go to jail. He then left to go meet with NWA World Champion Christian Cage and told Sting to shove the self-righteous act up his ass and pick up the check.

Christian Cage, A. J. Styles & Scott Steiner came out to the ring. Cage officially announced Steiner as the 3rd member of Team Cage. Steiner told Cage not to forget about the title shot. Cage said that would come later, but now they're making things official. He then officially announced Abyss as the 4th member of the team. Abyss & Mitchell came down. Cage said it was a pleasure to do business with a righteous man. Team Cage is now complete. A. J. asked where the 5th person was. Cage introduced Tomko as the 5th member. Tomko didn't show. Cage tried again. This time, Tomko came out, but he didn't look happy. He said he had 2 things to say to Cage. Every promise Cage had made to Tomko had turned to a lie. Tonko plays second fiddle to no one. He said Cage owed him a title shot and he doesn't care who was promised one before him. Before he joins any team, he wants his title shot and he wants it tonight. Cage said he's a man of his word and Tomko will get his title shot, but not until after the Lockdown PPV. Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe & Rhino came out. Angle sid Cage is a liar and will never give Tomko a title shot. He offered Tomko a shot at Cage if he joins Team Angle. Cage tried to answer for Tomko, but Tomko told him to shut up. At this point, Jim Cornette came out and said he's tired of all the talking. They should settle this in the ring with wrestling. He orders 1 member of each team to be in a match later that night. The winner of the match gets Tomko on their team. If Tomko agrees to this, Cornette promises him a title shot. Tomko agreed over Cage's protests.

A. J. Styles, Christian Cage & Scott Steiner were arguing backstage. Cage said Tomko meant nothing before he was with Cage and he'll mean nothing now. He asked for a volunteer to face Kurt Angle this night. He can't do it himself because he can't risk being injured, as no tickets would sell with him out of the match. Steiner said his body sold tickets. A. J. said his hoodie sold tickets. Cage told Styles to take the hood down because it makes him look stupid. He called James Mitchell over. Mitchell said that Abyss will face Angle later tonight because all he's good for is doing other people's dirty work. And even if he doesn't want to, he has no choice because Abyss' mom was just a phone call away from going to jail.

all members of Team Angle & Team Cage came to the ring one at a time after Tomko turned on Angle and joined Team Cage. With a 5-on-3 advantage, they easily laid out the members of Team Angle.

3-31 WWE Hall of Fame Induction

Steve Austin came out to induct Jim Ross. He said he was happy to be there. He said Ross was the best announcer of all time in any business, be it baseball, college football, pro football or wrestling. No one has the ability to call a match and talk about Steve Austin like Jim Ross. A video retrospective of Ross' career was shown. Ross was then brought onstage. He thank everyone while a huge "J. R.!" chant went on. Ross joked that he was glad to hear his cousins made it from Oklahoma. He said he loved the business. A "Thank you, J. R!" chant began. He said his biggest break was in 1993 when he married his wife Jan. That was also the year he came to the WWE. It took 19 years for him to get there. He said he's had fun and is a fan of wrestling. He believes he's going into the WWE Hall fo Fame as the first non-performer fan. He said this night will forever be in his heart. Thanks the people for celebrating a wrestling fan going into the Hall of Fame.

William Shatner came out to induct Jerry Lawler into the WWE Hall of Fame. HE said it's a pleaure to be among so many people that he watched for years and commented on how big they all are. He mentioned that it was in 1995 in Houston, TX that he was in "The King's Court" with Jerry Lawler. A video retrospective of Lawler's career was shown. Lawler came out onstage. He said it was great to up there and he was excited about it all the time he was backstage. He came to the WWE in 1993. He acknowledged tha his feud with Bret Hart was what put him centre stage after his arrival. He said that he's probably best known for working with Jim Ross, who he says is the best there ever was. He then reminds everyone that it's Wrestlemania weekend and this year it's "The Battle of the Billionaires". He closes by saying that after tomorrow, if one of those men (Trump or McMahon) wants to scratch their hair, they're going to have to cut a hole in their pants to do it.

Dustin Runnels & Cody Rhodes came out to induct their father, Dusty Rhodes, into the Hall of Fame. Dustin said he wanted to be like his dad all his life. He finally realised he could never be that, so he is proud to stand next to his brother to induct his dad into the Hall of Fame. Cody put over his brother, saying the Attitude Era would never have been as successful without the envelope pushing antics of Goldust. Cody then said that Dusty was the greatest talker ever in the business. He didn't need a Pit, a Shop or a parlour, he just needed a microphone and he talked people into the building. He nearly caused a riot in Minneapolis talking about Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher. His words reminde people that the 4 Horsemen could be stood up against. When Dusty donned the polka dots, he reminded people that being common was uncommon. Cody finished by saying that if there was a Hall of Fame for fathers, Dusty would be in that one too. A video retrospective on Dusty was shown, and then he was introduced onstage. He said when you look at the business, you look at passion. He went through a litany of things that represented hard times like driving down the road to a city to earn $25 or people dying overseas in Iraq. He then said it was the wrestlers' duty to make people forget about their hard times for a few hours each night. He talked about looking back to the ring after his 3rd match with Billy Graham and not wanting it to be over. He mentioned his battles with the Sheik and Kevin Sullivan and said that Stephanie McMahon probably would have fired Sullivan on the spot for hitting him with the golden spike. He said his toughest opponent was Harley Race and that for 7 days in a row, he heard the ring announcer say, "This match is 1 fall or a 1 hour time limit" and he looked across the ring to see Ric Flair as his opponent. He said he thought he would cry so he brought a hanky, then pulled it out, revealing it to have the polka dot and colour scheme of his trunks from his WWF stint. He said if you're a young wrestler, you need to go buy a tape of Ricky Steamboat matches. He said passion was why he was still there. He said John Bradshaw Layfield was Dick Murdoch reincarnated. He complimented the divas and said he loves the industry. He then closed by saying that tonight, he truly has wined and dined with Kings and Queens.