LionDen
07-24-2007, 05:45 AM
Here is the reason why on RAW you saw that Umaga will be taking on Jeff Hardy at SummerSlam next month.
During the last week, the deal with the Jackass guys has fallen apart. During the 'Great American Bash' PPV, the Jackass crew were suppose to annoy Umaga all night and then in the match with Jeff Hardy, cost Umaga the title which ofcourse would lead up to the match at SummerSlam (as i mentioned in my LIVE coverage as to the surprise Umaga won). Since the Chris benoit tragedy, Johnny Knoxville from the Jackass crew and the guy WWE wanted the most at SummerSlam. Knoxville had originally agreed to do a couple of TV shows and the SummerSlam PPV. Close sources have said that since the Benoit tragedy occured, Knoxville and his people had started to distance themselves from the WWE, initially starting from we will do a couple of TV shows and the PPV to just doing the PPV. The word is now, sometime last week Knoxville completely pulled out from doing the SummerSlam PPV and all appearances. When Knoxville and others from the crew cancelled, the WWE decided to pull the whole angle and move in a different direction.
Sources say, if the angle of Umaga vs the Jackass crew happened, the Jackass crew were going to be put over and win the match.
This is the reason why Hardy did not win at the Great American Bash as planned. They are now moving towards the Hardy vs Umaga match at SummerSlam.
LionDen
During the last week, the deal with the Jackass guys has fallen apart. During the 'Great American Bash' PPV, the Jackass crew were suppose to annoy Umaga all night and then in the match with Jeff Hardy, cost Umaga the title which ofcourse would lead up to the match at SummerSlam (as i mentioned in my LIVE coverage as to the surprise Umaga won). Since the Chris benoit tragedy, Johnny Knoxville from the Jackass crew and the guy WWE wanted the most at SummerSlam. Knoxville had originally agreed to do a couple of TV shows and the SummerSlam PPV. Close sources have said that since the Benoit tragedy occured, Knoxville and his people had started to distance themselves from the WWE, initially starting from we will do a couple of TV shows and the PPV to just doing the PPV. The word is now, sometime last week Knoxville completely pulled out from doing the SummerSlam PPV and all appearances. When Knoxville and others from the crew cancelled, the WWE decided to pull the whole angle and move in a different direction.
Sources say, if the angle of Umaga vs the Jackass crew happened, the Jackass crew were going to be put over and win the match.
This is the reason why Hardy did not win at the Great American Bash as planned. They are now moving towards the Hardy vs Umaga match at SummerSlam.
LionDen