Melina makes her way out first, the red carpet being rolled out for her and Johnny Nitro & Joey Mercury, the WWE Tag Team Champions on Smackdown. Tazz puts over Melina’s entrance and it’s hard to disagree. We see MNM “abducting” Trish Stratus the previous week on Raw. That’s enough for Trish Stratus to agree to the match, shockingly enough. Trish has her own backup as her superfan Mickie James is going to be in the Champion’s corner.
Joey Styles and Tazz are on commentary for this match.
TRISH STRATUS © VS.
MELINA
(WWE Women’s
Championship)
WWE Survivor Series 2005 (27th November 2005)
Trish Stratus starts the match with a Lou Thesz press. Melina is able to bail to the floor, regrouping with the rest of MNM but Trish hits a crossbody from the top rope onto the trio.
Nitro and Mercury try to get their hands on Trish and there’s an awkward moment as she slowly gets in the ring. Melina takes her time getting in and is sent face-first into the mat before stepping through the ropes. With Trish Stratus using the challenger’s hair like a handle. Trish with a kick to the midsection and a handstand whirly-bird headscissors (thankyou Joey Styles!) before backing Melina into the corner with forearms. Melina reverses an irish whip but runs into a mule kick from Trish. Melina shakes it off and hits Trish in the kidney area with forearms. Mercury mocks Trish from ringside as Melina stretches her back across the middle rope. Melina then does it near Mickie, but uses the rope to assist with a headscissors as Joey Mercury is on the apron keeping the referee away. Trish is choked in the corner with Melina’s boot. Melina utilises most of the 5 count and Trish is able to switch positions after catching her breath, choking Melina in the corner for 3. Melina cuts her off with a rake to the eyes. Melina goes to ringside for a catfight with Mickie James, creating a pretty decent ECW callback for what they could do. MNM are in the ring and have Trish Stratus up for the Snapshot, but the referee catches them and ejects them to the back! Joey Mercury dropped Trish pretty thoughtlessly there.
Melina is back in the ring and notices what’s happened. She spears Trish down and connects with forearms. A clothesline knocks Trish down again and Melina puts Trish in a surfboard, pulling back on her arms. Melina uses a handful of hair and moves the placement of her foot for more pressure but has to release the hold so she sends Trish's face into the mat. Trish is able to boot Melina in the face from the mat and fights to her feet, Melina fights out of the Stratusfaction and hits a facebuster on Trish for a nearfall. Melina screams and I hate that part of her gimmick. Trish bends back to avoid a clothesline (don’t hate that…) and it’s countered with a double sledge Melina covers again for 2, hooking both legs. Trish Stratus fights to her feet with more forearm shots and sends Melina across the ring into the turnbuckles, but she runs into a back elbow. Melina climbs to the middle rope but a handstand headscissors brings her back down to earth. Trish Stratus hits a spinebuster and covers but Melina kicks out! Melina ducks the Chick Kick but is caught with the follow-up front kick. Melina counters the Stratusfaction again, dumping Trish on the apron and stunning her with a forearm. Melina charges but Mickie pulls Trish out of the way.
Trish Stratus catches Melina with a kick to the chest and climbs to the top rope. Trish Stratus gets close to Melina with a diving bulldog and covers for the win.
WINNER: TRISH STRATUS
The finish sucked but the match itself wasn’t terrible. Melina
was still new and it showed but Trish was able to carry her, and MNM being sent
to the back halfway through was a solid move even if it made the result even
more obvious. [*½] 2.75/10
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