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Abrasive Obelisk
May 2, 2013

I joined th
ROVPACK IN THE HOOUUUUSE!
:vince:
he still knows...
Speaking of time: Team WWF, I'm sorry, but I've been too busy to work on any shows or even show up in the doc or IRC. I'll be taking a sabbatical for now, but hopefully I'll be back.

Good luck.

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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

triplexpac posted:

It's a lot easier to write an hour-long show, I think it's the sweet spot for a game like this.

Eh, I think 90-120 minutes is the sweet spot if you have multiple people contributing like we do.

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Happyman
Jul 20, 2011

Say, do you take your mask off when you go to the bathroom?
Since WCW only has one match left on the writeup, the next set of shows will run 24 hours from now.
That's Nitro, Raw, and Hardcore TV. ECW Barb Wire City and WWF In Your House 16 will run a couple days after that.

EDIT: Is anyone on the booking teams European besides me and RKOrton? I'm thinking about starting to run shows in the early morning, so I catch you guys around midnight instead of during the day when most of you are busy.

Happyman fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Nov 18, 2014

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Sanguinia
Jan 1, 2012

~Everybody wants to be a cat~
~Because a cat's the only cat~
~Who knows where its at~
 I regret we have no poster this time due to my dumb tantrum related delay to the writeup... but you ever notice how that old Slamboree graphic looks JUST like a Diamond?



WCW_PPV_JNKY posted:


Holy crap, I ordered Slamboree '97 (like I do every PPV) and it was incredible!

***

From the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania we hear Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay and Jesse "The Body," Ventura welcome us to Slamboree '97! The main topic of the night in the announcer's booth is the Flawless Diamonds. Ventura discusses the tactics used by Dallas Page and Raven to manipulate Kid Rock and Eddy Guerrero, and Kevin Nash and Steven Regal's efforts to weaken Randy Savage, saying the Diamond's plan to capture three titles is certain to succeed. However, Tenay counters by reminding us that tonight Curt Hennig has put himself in the crosshairs of the Total Package Lex Luger, and if the Horsemen can humiliate Hennig by taking back the AWA title, the Diamonds may die then and there!

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Meng vs Rick Steiner kicks off Slambore with hard-hitting action! They spare the niceties and lay right into each other the moment the bell rings. Grappling does The Dog-Faced Gremlin no good with Meng knocking him silly with elbow strikes each time he attempts to grab hold, so Steiner changes gear and meets Meng blow-for-blow with some striking offense of his own! They brawl intensely for several minutes, both inside and outside the ring. But then Steiner made a crucial mistake and attempts not one, not two, but a stupidly stubborn THREE headbutts! Meng's big bad Samoan skull lets him no-sell, and every shot left Steiner staggered, clutching his head in pain.

Heenan orders the Merciless One to keep the pressure on, but when Meng gets within arm's reach Steiner recovers just long enough to lock him arms and toss out a belly-to-belly suplex! No small feat on a guy with Meng's size. Both were laid out after the move but Steiner was the first to get himself up. He barks to fire up the crowd and stalks Meng, looking for the Steiner Driver and the win! Meng gets to his feet... Steiner pounces, grabbing the leg and shoulder to heft Meng up... but it was ruse! Meng was playing possum after the suplex and counters the grapple by whipping his hand around and locking in the Tongan Death Grip! Steiner fights relentlessly, pounding Meng's head and shoulder trying to get him to release the hold, kicking his legs and abdomen, but Meng refuses to release his grip. Steiner falls to his knees... he is forced onto his back... and his shoulders are pinned! 1...2...3! Meng is victorious, and Bobby Heenan jumps for joy! Good action and almost unreal to see a Heenan client win clean, but Meng was getting gassed at the end

***

Next up, Raven vs Eddy Guerrero for the Television Championship! Raven enters as normal and hunkers down in the corner to wait for the champ, but Eddy doesn't come out despite his music playing. Raven seems confused UNTIL EDDY RUSHES THE RING FROM THE CROWD AND STARTS CAVING IN HIS FACE! Latino Heat takes much more than a pound of flesh for all the pain his opponent inflicted on his family, and Raven is forced to quickly roll out of the ring for a breather. The announcers wonder if Raven's plan backfired as Eddy screeches at him to get back in the ring and fight. Raven obliges by climbing onto the apron... and pulling out a surprise slingshot shoulder tackle! Not expecting the high-spot out of the normally methodical Raven, Eddy takes a big hit.

Eddy rolls over to Raven and grabs him, looking like he's trying to wring Raven's neck, but the Diamond counters with a rollup that earns him a 2. They finally get back to their feet and Eddy pulls out every big move he can think of to try and punish Raven into unconsciousness, forcing Raven to counter with his own arsenal of power moves: Exploder suplex is met by Russian legsweep, powerbomb with dropkick, Three Amigos with a Piledriver! The series is interspersed with a few cover attempts, but both men seem more interested in laying out their next attack than trying to sneak in a pin. It's a war of sheer endurance, with each wrestler waiting for the other to run out of gas first, but each man refusing to stay down despite the damage being inflicted.

After a few more exchanges both men seem dead on their feet, but Raven finds one last ounce of energy and grabs Eddy to set up the Evenflow! BUT EDDY COUNTERS! He throws Raven into the ropes, puts him into Powerbomb position... but instead flips him over his back into the Gory Special! And then instead of trying to submit Raven, he simply drops him face-first onto the mat, landing the Gory Bomb! Eddy considers going for the cover... but decides Raven hasn't taken enough punishment! He slowly, sloooooowly climbs the turnbuckle, and cameras flash as he launches into the Frog Splash... BUT RAVEN GETS HIS KNEES UP! Eddy is totally disabled by the pain and the exhaustion from the spot-fest, and Raven rolls over and hooks both legs! ONE! TWO! THREE! Raven is your new Television Champion!

***

We cut to a backstage segment with the Flawless Diamonds (Hennig, DDP, Hall, Nash) speaking to the camera. Hennig tells the audience that Raven's victory was inevitable. "The first step toward our victory is complete. Nash and Page will both accomplish their missions at well. Tonight, our victories will be... Flawless." Page's music starts, and he heads for the ring.

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Diamond Dallas Page vs Kid Rock for the United States Championship! DDP actually offers a handshake to start off. Kid keeps his distance, so Page instead holds his hands up for a test of strength. Rock looks out at the crowd in disbelief, but Page eggs him on in a friendly fashion. Being the face, Kid agrees to lock up... only to receive a kick in the gut. DDP throws Kid into a headlock and drags him around the ring, slapping Kid's face as he goes, and Kid goes crazy and powers out! The Champ throws fists and kicks left and right to force Page into the corner, then winds up a big roundhouse... and DDP ducks and goes for a Diamond Cutter! Kid escapes the set-up and stumbles all the way back to the far corner in terror.

DDP struts up over with a big grin on his face, but as soon as the American Badass steps back up to fight Page spits a wad of a gum into his face! Rock snaps again and charges, but he's "Flawlessly" scouted and DDP picks him up for a big back suplex! Page puts the boots to the champ then drags Kid back to his feet, AGAIN setting up the Diamond Cutter! Kid counters by whipping Page into the ropes, but he is caught on the rebound and put into a 3/4th Nelson. Kid counters with a jawbreaker to free himself! Both men hit the mat... but Kid Rock kips up! He grabs Page... who was playing possum and rolls Kid into a small package! 1... 2...Kick out!

Kid scrambles to his feet to nails DDP with a snap drop kick! With some momentum at last, he throws a stunned DDP into the corner and lands the Bronco Buster! He backs up for another Bronco ONLY TO EAT PAGE'S BOOT RIGHT IN THE CROTCH! Ventura says there's no DQ if you low-blow yourself! Page climbs the turnbuckles as Kid slowly stands on unsteady legs... and Dallas hits a spectacular Flying Diamond Cutter! DDP hooks the leg! 1... 2... 3! DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE IS YOUR NEW UNITED STATES CHAMPION!

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Backstage, Luger is watching DDP mug to the crowd with the US title on a monitor, and seems very upset, but Flair tells him to calm down. "You can't let yourself fixate! The Diamonds may have won those battles, but tonight you're gonna win the whole war! When Hennig goes down, Raven and Page won't be Flawless Diamonds working toward taking over the company, they'll just be two jerks who happen to be holding title belts. They certainly won't be the last, and without Hennig to protect them they won't be holding them long! SO! Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and get yourself ready! Because tonight, THE TOTAL PACKAGE RIDES OUT FOR THE HORSEMEN! AND WHEN YOU WIN MY FRIEND, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A HERO'S WELCOME WAITING FOR YOU!" Lex nods and shakes Ric's hand.

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Next up, Hulk Hogan vs The Giant! The Giant's enters after Hogan, and they're immediately nose-to-nose, exchanging heated words before Hogan gives the World's Largest Athlete a shove. He shoves Hogan back in retaliation, knocking the Hulkster's rear end over like a tea kettle. The ref rings the bell and Giant motions to fight, but Hogan stays down in the corner and the moment Giant approaches, he pulls the ref in the way! The ref makes the big man to back off, and during the commotion Hogan sneaks in an eye poke on uses the opening to take control. Hogan knocks The Giant around the ring with clubbing blows and wears the big guy down. Growing confident, The Immortal indulges in a bit of hotdogging as he batters Giant, but when Hogan directs his attention to an unruly fan and shouts, "YER LOOKING AT THE BIGGEST ARMS IN HOLLYWOOD, JACK!" Giant finds his opening. Hogan releases his hold in order to gesture at his debate partner, and when he turns back he finds Giant looming over him... and Hogan eats a brain chop! More chops and chest slaps leave Hogan selling like death, and they're followed by a seven-foot vertical suplex! Giant covers, 1... 2... kick out!

The Giant drags Hogan to his feet and continues to dominate, then throws Hogan into the corner and plays to the crowd by winding up for his WMD punch! He winds up and... Hogan explodes out of the corner and points right in Giant's face! "YOU!" Giant is startled into not punching, and instead hits another chop, but Hogan is in full Hulk Up and ignores the blows. He knocks Giant back to the center of the ring, then irish whips the big man and sets up for the Big Boot! Giant comes off the ropes, the boot comes up to meet him BUT GIANT CATCHES THE FOOT JUST IN TIME! Giant throws Hogan's foot down and goes for his own irish whip, then winds up once again for the WMD... But before he can hit Hogan comes flying off the ropes at mach speed and hits THE AXE BOMBER! Hogan's infamous Japanese finisher catches Giant totally off guard, and puts him on the ground. Hogan follows, covers, and gets the 3 count to win!

Hogan struts around the ring, pointing to his 'Hulkamaniacs,' and listening into the crowd only to hear even more thunderous boos than before. The Hulkster is oblivious and only seems to hear adulation. Hogan grabs a mic from the ringcrew and takes a few more moments to soak up the noise before saying "I TOLD YOU! I TOLD EVERYONE! Ohhh how the might have fallen! Nobody can defeat the Hulkster, jack! Even the biggest men have fallen to the biggest pythons in WCW, brother! I proved to all the Hulkamaniacs, once and for all, that Hulkamania is still running wild! And it will NEVER die! So, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, BROTHER! Hulk Hogan! Is! UNBEATABLE!" Hogan goes for a pose but then- "OBBBBBBJECCCCCTIOOOOOOONNNNN! *SKROOOOOONK*"

THE ULTIMATE LAWYER APPEARS ON THE STAGE! He stares down Hogan and then breaks into a sprint towards the ring! Hogan gets into a fighting stance... but rolls out the moment J. Brian Warrior hits the mat. Warrior picks up the mic left in the ring as Hogan flees up the ramp, pointing and screaming at Warrior. "HOOOOOOOOOOOAK KOGAAAAAAAAAAAN!" He pauses to let the crowd cheer for that one "Lady Justice may be blind, but she is not deaf! HOAK KOGAN, YOU TELL LEGENDS OF HULKAMAAAAAAAAANIAAAAAA, BUT THEY ARE LIEEEEEEEES! You! Have perjured yourself before the cosmos, AND ALL THE PATHWAYS OF THE WARRIORS WITHIN THEM! *SKROOOONK* Now... the court... of the Ultimate Lawyer... is once again in session! AND YOU, HOAK KOGAN! YOU... will face the oath! And expose your falsehood!"

"YOU KNOW THE TRUTH, HOOOOOOOOAK KOOOOOOGAN! IN ALL THE UNIVERSE, ONLY I HAVE DEFEATED YOU! ONLY THE POWER OF J. BRIAN WARRIOR HAS WEATHERED THE STORM! And now, only that WARRIOR... Can serve as Judge! JURY! *SKROOOOOOOOONK* AND EXECUTIONEEEEEEEEEEEEER! Climb into the witness stand... Hoak! Kogan! AND TRAVEL ONCE AGAIN... TO PARTS UNKNOOOOOOOWN!" The Ultimate Lawyer throws down the mic and stares down the rapidly retreating Hogan.

***

Rey Misterio vs Ciclope, Mask vs Mask! The match starts off with Ciclope in control, using his mat skills to keep Misterio grounded and off balance. The All-Seeing Eye occasionally tears at Misterio’s mask, not wanting to wait for the outcome of the match to reveal his face, but each time he does Beulah McGillicuty points his action out to the ref, and the threat of disqualification forces him back to his mat-work. However, the discussion with the ref buys Misterio a second to turn the tide and hit Ciclope with a big dropkick! The Man of Mystery follows up with several quick attacks, until Ciclope is thrown out of the ring by a spinning headscissors takedown! The moment Ciclope’s feet hit the ground, Misterio rebounds off the opposite rope and flies through the ropes for a suicide dive!

However, his chin caught the edge of the barricade, and both men are laid out at the base of the ramp as the referee begins the 10-count. The luchadors get to their feet and dive back into the ring just as the ref counts... 9! Ciclope got in a split second before Rey and uses the lead to renew his attack, kicking Misterio into the corner and boot-choking him... but Misterio is able to fight back and land an enzuigiri. Rey pulls himself up by the ropes and shows that amazing vertical leap by hitting Ciclope right in the face with another dropkick. Sensing victory, Rey signals the crowd, jumps onto the apron... and springboards himself off the ropes going for the West Coast Pop! But Ciclope predicts the move and reverses into a powerbomb! He rolls Misterio onto his stomach and tries to cinch in the La Calabaza... but Misterio rolls through, hops off the second rope and hits Ciclope with a springboard headscissors, and INCREDIBLY continues through in one fluid motion back out onto the apron, springboards off the third rope, and sunset flips over Ciclope to land the Misterio Express! Ciclope is helpless and Misterio gets the pin!

With Ciclope out, Rey takes his mask in both hands and reveals - Ciclope is Dean Malenko! Malenko grabs at his face like his skin has just been peeled off and runs to the back, humiliated. Rey and the audience have a nice cathartic laugh at Dean's expense... which allows Madusa to bum-rush the ring! She attacks Misterio from behind and lays into him, then pulls him up into the Twisted Sister! Three... six... nine... twelve.... FIFTEEN rotations later she throws him out of the ring through the second rope! Beulah helps him to the back, but why has Flawless Diamond Miceli targeted the Man of Mystery?

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Lex Luger vs Curt Hennig for the AWA Championship! The challenger enters the arena first, along with fellow Horseman Ric Flair. Flair is talking strategy the whole way down and in the ring, but cuts off when Curt Hennig appears, hoisting his AWA title and shadowed by Scott Hall. The match begins slowly with a few lock-ups, neither man risking any major offense. Hennig snaps Luger into a hammerlock and slaps his head to add insult to injury, clearly finding Luger's grappling wanting. This infuriates Luger, who powers out of Hennig’s grasp and lays in a few big right hands. Hennig is backed into the corner and Luger hits several shoulder blocks to the torso, then whips the Flawless Diamond into the ropes... but Hennig sneaks in a knee-lift before Luger can attack!

Luger stumbles, and Hennig attack his vertical base with a chopblock to the knees. He throws a smug glance towards Flair before continuing to attack Luger's legs, twisting and stomping the knees to rob the Total Package of his power. Once he feels he's done enough, Hennig backs off into the corner and waits for Luger to stand on his own before delivering a dropkick to the shins! The leg attack continues with a legbar, and Luger crawls to the ropes to force a break and pull himself back up. Once Luger is back up on two feet, Hennig tries to toss him into the turnbuckle but Luger reverses and puts Hennig into the corner, then nails him with a splash and a second whip all the way to the opposite corner! Luger breaks into a run and sets up his forearm for the Luger Bullet... but Hennig rolls out of the way and Luger crashes! Hennig rolls him up, 1! 2! KICK OUT!

Clearly frustrated, Hennig forces Luger back into the corner and mounts the ropes to hit a few punches, but Luger grabs his legs and carries him to the center of the ring before hitting an inverted atomic drop! Hennig is stunned and The Total Package capitalizes in a big way with a dead lift into the Torture Rack! Hennig screams in agony despite Luger's damaged legs looking wobbly, and Hall looks ready to get involved but Flair clocks him in the chin! Hennig lifts his hands to tap... but Luger’s legs give out! Both men crash to the mat! Luger is unable to stand despite his best efforts, and Hennig is able to get vertical first, kicking Luger right in the side of the head before pulling him up... and hitting a Flawless Hennigplex! 1, 2, 3! Hennig pins Luger, defending the AWA Heavyweight Title! These two have great chemistry and the action and heat were off the charts, but there was a lack of psychology. Shocking for Luger, I know.

***

Backstage, Public Enemy sneaks up to the J+J+J dressing room. Johnny Grunge says there's no way they're taking a chance on tonight's outcome. Rocco agrees... and then shoves something into the door lock and breaks it off, jamming the door shut! They run off and Brian James comes around the corner. After a few moments of comedic frustration on their part, it becomes clear that James Winchester is trapped inside... and their match is next! Brian is unwilling to give up on a shot at the contendership, and informs Winchester that he'll have to wrestle with Maritato instead. Winchester is not enthused but can't stop Brian from leaving without him

The Thrillseekers vs J+J (Brian James and James Maritato). The #1 Contendership for the Tag Team Championship will be contested in a NO DISQUALIFICATION match! The Thrillseekers hit the ring carrying a table with them, and J+J follow, looking nervous without Winchester but ready to prove why they were Tag Team Champions last year. The announce team reminds us that under No DQ the illegal man does not need to leave the ring within a five-count, but tags still matter as only the Legal Man may be pinned or submitted for the win.

Brian James and Lance Storm face off, throwing one another through a variety of holds. Storm puts on a showcase of his technician's repertoire, systematically targeting every one of Brian's joints, but James is able to use surprising strength and his size advantage to knock Storm out of an armbar and start beating him. Brian attempts a backdrop, but Storm lands on his feet and retreats to his corner. Christian tags in and hits James with a slingshot flying crossbody! He then goes in for a big clothesline, but Brian scouts it and snatches Christian's arm, giving a little shimmy before delivering a big arm drag and locking in a standing sleeper.

Brian drags Christian over to his corner, where he and Maritato work over the lone Thrillseeker. They hit several double team moves to wear Christian down further, then start stomping a mudhole in him knowing the ref won't stop them. Not to be outdone, Storm takes advantage of the no disqualification stipulation by entering the ring and crashing into J+J with a double clothesline! The Thrillseekers team up, knocking J+J around the ring then sending them over the top rope! Christian turns around, checks an imaginary watch and shouts "TABLE TIIIIIME!"

Storm slides out of the ring and grabs the table, but is attacked from behind by Maritato! Meanwhile, Brian re-enters the ring and slugs it out with Christian. In response Storm pulls out a superkick to take Maritato out while Christian knocks James onto the apron with a lariat, then steps through the ropes and locks up with the James leader. Brian knows what's happening and fights to keep from being turned over... but Christian finally gets him face down, and leaps off the apron for a jumping Showstopper all the way to the floor! Brian James goes face first through the table, and Storm pulls Christian from the wreckage. After rolling James back inside, Christian collapses into a pin for the 1-2-3. The Thrillseekers are your NEW NUMBER 1 CONTENDERS FOR THE TAG TEAM TITLES!That table bump Brian James took was sick, really popped the crowd. Good work from him!

***

We get a video package to set up Anderson vs Benoit. It recaps the rise and fall of the New Horsemen, showing highlights from Arn's title run, and Benoit's skill and loyalty in War Games and against Ric Flair... then the schism - Arn creeps on Woman and forms the Megabusters, Benoit's change of attitude and attempts to warn Arn about Hogan, Arn's attack that left Benoit unconscious, Benoit forcing Arn to tap at Spring Stampede, and the many brawls and threats which lead to tonight's big blowoff!

This is the one I was waiting for! Chris Benoit vs Arn Anderson! The Crippler and Double A start this grudge match with a tense staredown... which quickly becomes trash talk, then shoving, then rapid punches to the face! There is no elegance or grace as they simply try to tear each other limb from limb. Arn gains the edge when he feints and instead delivers a knee to the stomach, and follows up with knife-edge chops and a double axe-handle to the back putting Benoit on the ground. He moves to lock in a sleeper.... BUT BENOIT REVERSES INTO THE CROSSFACE! Arn is in the middle of the ring and is forced to exert massive energy dragging himself to the ropes to break the hold. Benoit releases and collapses to the ground, clearly still hurt from the dust-up, but Arn is slow to recover from the early finishing move.

Benoit is on his feet first and it's suplex time! The Rabid Wolverine starts with a Northern Lights, and immediately rolls over for a pin hoping Arn is still weak... but Anderson kicks out at one. Chris picks Arn up, goes behind and locks his hands, looking for the Triple German, but Arn has this move well-scouted and uses pure power to crush Benoit into the corner the second he feels the arms around his stomach. Double A takes back control of the match targeting Chris' knee and upper-thigh with some agonizing strikes and wrenching holds. Ventura praises Arn's brilliance by reminding us of Flair's match with Benoit, where targeting the knee both made it impossible to properly clamp down, nullifying the Crippler Crossface, AND makes Benoit vulnerable to the Figure Four! Benoit uses a kick to the throat to get Anderson off him, but shows clear damage to the left leg. Still, the Crippler refuses to let it hold him back and gets right back on Anderson, aiming strikes for Arn's arm joint and throwing in some armbars and shoulder-breakers. Tenay quickly realizes that this is turn-about : Benoit it trying to take away one of Arn's arms so he can't use the Spinebuster! The two fighters continue their respective attacks, Benoit's leg suffering a spinning toehold and a chop block while Arn's shoulder is the victim of multiple knee drops and hammerlocks.

After a few more minutes of methodical attack and a couple of flashy suplex sequences, both are nearing the point of exhaustion: Benoit limps noticeably while Arn cradles his injured arm close to his body and only punches with the other. Arn takes the first chance for a victory, and shoulder tackles Benoit with his bad shoulder! The impact leaves Arn clenching his teech in agony, but he manages to stay standing and goes for Benoit's leg, wrapping them into the Figure Four! Benoit screams as his bad leg looks to be yanked right out of it's socket by Anderson... but just as Arn did he endures the pain of his weak spot and flips Arn over, forcing the break after a few seconds of reversed pressure. Both competitors seems spent and the ref starts the 10-count... but Benoit leaps to his feet with a primal roar! The Crippler's limp makes it clear he cannot use the Crossface, let alone the Flying Headbutt... so he goes for Arn's legs, trying something entirely new! Benoit wraps the legs around in a manner similar to the Scorpion Death Lock.... but when he flips Arn over he's facing forward! With the new facing, all the hold's pressure comes from his arm strength and he only needs his one good leg to maintain the proper leverage, while the angle makes it virtually impossible the move toward the ropes, making the inverted version of Sting's hold the perfect weapon! Tenay says that maybe we should call this one the Wolverine Death Lock. Anderson has nowhere to go, he gropes blindly for the ropes... and finally taps out clean! Chris Benoit has decisively beaten his mentor!

***

Team X-Treme (Sabu and Rob Van Dam) vs The Nation of Domination (Aaron Muhammad and Nelson X). Both teams were clearly on-edge as this match kicked off, the weeks of brutal street-fighting and general bad blood clearly not forgotten as Sabu and Nelson started off. Nelson was vicious, trying to nail the Death-Defying Man from minute one with the hardest hitting impact moves he could muster: Scoop slams, neckbreakers and suplexes set up a series of nasty knee-drops. Nelson seem to think he's already won and taunts the crowd... but he's sorely underestimated how tough a Barb Wire City veteran really is and Sabu recovers in seconds! He attacks from behind, slamming Nelson's head into ringpost again and again, then turning him around to deliver his Air Sabu flying kick (sans Chair). He drags Nelson away from the ropes and delivers a moonsault, then immediately goes for the Arabian Clutch!

Muhammad does not take kindly to the possibility of his partner being submitted and makes the save with serious style by hitting his corkscrew axe kick! The ref chases him out but the damage is done, and Nelson starts crawling toward the tag before Sabu even starts moving. However, the Nation member's progress is slow, and RVD does everything he can to get the crowd to fire up and energize Sabu. He actually resorts to an ECW chant of all things (I'm guessing someone got in hot water for that one) and that gets enough people going for Sabu to get to his knees and hustle over to tag in Mr. Monday Night! Nelson reaches out... and RVD grabs his arm and pulls him back! Muhammad is furious and comes in anyway, and the two young stars show off some seriously educated feet as they trade a LOT of kicks. A typical kickboxing match doesn't have as many kicks as these two pull out! But in the end it's Van Dam who comes out ahead, landing a big roundhouse and following up with a chairless Van-Terminator that knocks Muhammad out of the ring. With his teammate down Nelson is helpless, still not recovered from Sabu's beat down, and RVD sticks the Five Star Frog Splash to pick up the win!

***

Another video package sets up tonight's Main Event! The footage recounts the finish of the Elimination Chamber match when Randy Savage became champ by beating Kevin Nash, Nash being named #1 Contender by Hennig's manipulations, Nash's alliance with Steven Regal, Hawk telling Savage he can be the one to stop the Diamonds, and finally Regal saying the time of Macho Madness is over.

The Main Event has arrived! "Macho Man" Randy Savage (with Road Warrior Hawk) vs Flawless Diamond Steel Kevin Nash (with King Steven Regal)! Nash enters first flanked by Regal, putting on their best stalwart intimidation acts. Second, as is proper for the champ, comes Savage with Big Gold around his waist and Hawk by his side. He hoists the belt on the turnbuckle and gives it a kiss, letting everyone know that IT'S GOIN' NOOOOOWHEEEEREEE! before handing it to the ref.

The four men stand in the ring in their respective corners. Savage keeps his eyes locked on Nash for nearly a full minute, letting the tension build. Then he turns to give a final few words to Hawk AND NASH BOLTS AND CRASHES IN THE CHAMP AT FULL SPEED THE SECOND HE LOOKS AWAY! Hawk stumbles out of the ring and the bell rings as Nash brings it to Savage, crushing him with kicks to the midsection until the referee calls for a break. Nash backs off but is right back onto Savage the moment the ref steps back, not letting the champ breath. Big Sexy knocks Macho around with big forearms that leave the champ back on the mat after every blow, then drags Macho away from the ropes and continues with boots to the torso.

Savage tries to make his way back to his feet and manages to shove Nash at the ropes, but Nash takes advantage, bouncing off the ropes and smashing Savage in the face with a big boot while he is on his knees! Big sexy makes the cover but Savage is able to get a shoulder up at 2. Frustrated, Nash scoops Savage up and hits sidewalk slam followed by another pin attempt, and another kick out at 2. Both men get back to their feet, Savage using the ropes for leverage after the beating he took. Nash sprints towards the champ, looking to knock him down again with a big lariat but Savage pulls the rope down at the last minute and sends the Diamond crashing out of the ring for his first offense of the match! Nash takes a pretty big hit against the apron and hits the ground clutching his back. Savage slides out of the ring shoulder tackles Nash into the ring, then whips him into the steel barricade! Savage lands punch after punch, until the referee nears the 10 count and Savage rolls in the break it. Nash follows but is met with a standing elbow drop from Savage. Macho works Nash's midsection, but a lucky shot to the solar plexus allows Nash to recover his footing... but this proves a deadly error when Macho hits him in the gut with a running knee strike!

Nash rolls back out of the ring and regroups with Regal... and Savage climbs the top turnbuckle! A flying double axe handle lays out both men, and Hawk dashes over coaches Savage back to the ring before another near 10-count finishes. Macho continues to assault Nash and positions him for a piledriver, but Nash is able to power out and backdrop Savage, followed by an elbow drop. Nash then signals his victory is here and picks up Macho for the Jackknife! BUT SAVAGE COUNTERS punching Nash in the head until the big man falls and the champ landson two feet! Savage kicks right into Nash’s gut, sets him up for the Piledriver again… and IT CONNECTS! Nash is laid out and Macho climbs the turnbuckle! He points to the sky… and soars over the ring to land the Flying Elbow! Savage covers... 1! 2!... 3! The Macho Man retains the WCW Heavyweight Championship! This match was amazing but there was too much no-selling and it hurt the flow

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In terms of in-ring action, this may have overall been the best WCW Pay Per View of all time. Even the piss-break undercard matches had great action and a little heat. A couple of matches were almost 5-star affairs... but it fell just short of true greatness thanks to some key mis-steps. I can only justify giving this show a B. So close to surpassing Hog Wild '96, yet so far...

Sanguinia fucked around with this message at 09:02 on Nov 18, 2014

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Happyman
Jul 20, 2011

Say, do you take your mask off when you go to the bathroom?
Shows start running in an hour!

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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

 that was a pretty great ppv guys

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Happyman
Jul 20, 2011

Say, do you take your mask off when you go to the bathroom?
WWF, there are incidents.

Resolved.

Happyman fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Nov 19, 2014

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Der-Wreck
Feb 13, 2006
Friday nights are for Wapner!

IcePhoenix posted:

that was a pretty great ppv guys

thanks! It was my first show back and it was a lot of fun to write. Ya gotta give it to the writer's room for building up some good storylines.

Der-Wreck fucked around with this message at 02:39 on Nov 19, 2014

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Happyman
Jul 20, 2011

Say, do you take your mask off when you go to the bathroom?
Shows have been run. Remember, according to the new rule they must be posted before the 27th, or they will be posted by me as they are.

ECW's and WWF's pay-per-views run Friday night US time, Saturday morning Europe time.

Happyman fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Nov 19, 2014

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I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

JudgeReinhold Usenet Report posted:

Before the show, Jericho came out to join the commentary booth in Piper's place.

To start out Raw, the Trailblazers come out to cut a promo. Taz begins.
"Now, last week, we inducted a new man into the Trailblazers. Osamu Nishimura proved that he didn't move across an ocean just to come up short, and Ahmed Johnson showed that he doesn't have the guts to know when he's lost a fair fight! We don't need someone like Ahmed Johnson in our group! A guy who'll do that doesn't have the moral fiber to stand with his teammates when the chips are down! I just wanna say, Ahmed, you dirty low down motherf-"
The arena goes dark. The lights come back up again to show Brian Lee, Kurt Angle, and the Pitbulls in the ring, surrounding the Trailblazers. They just destroy them. As Brian Lee Last Ride Powerbombs Taz onto his fallen compatriots, Ted DiBiase enters the arena, cackling.

"YES, TAZ! IT WAS I WHO BROUGHT THESE MEN TO THE WWF! BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A PRICE, BUT THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN NEVER FORGIVES A SLIGHT! YOU DID WORSE THAN BETRAY ME, TAZ! YOU EMBARASSED ME! SO LIKE ANY GOOD BUSINESSMAN, I'M GOING TO REPAY YOU WITH INTEREST AT IN YOUR HOUSE 16! THE MOST RUTHLESS MEN IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING WILL DESTROY YOUR LITTLE BAND OF MISCREANTS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN A 4 ON 4 HARDCORE ELIMINATION MATCH! BEAT THEM IF YOU CAN! SURVIVE...

IF THEY LET YOU! AAAAHAHAHAHAHAAA!"

Edge and Harts cut a promo on Power Trip, challenging them to a 3-on-3 match at IYH 16.

Edge vs Hakushi, Edge wins with the Pedigree. This was really good, but the crowd hadn't really warmed up yet.

Ahmed/Nishimura confrontation. Nishimura says he won fair and square, and will back up the Trailblazers in the match no matter who tries to stop him. Ahmed just stares him down.

HHH comes out, and offers an open challenge to anyone who thinks they can face his girlfriend, Joanna. URSUS comes out, and is quickly beaten down by Joanna. Kal Kirby does the same, promising to avenge URSUS, only to be beaten down even faster.

Mark Henry beat Jerry Lynn in a squash match. Hard to think that guy was the IC champion. I'm not actually sure what Henry's counter is up to now, but I think someone'll tally it up eventually.

Another Graveyard Promo: "This sunday, the earth will split, and an Immortal will walk the earth..."

Taker again gives an open invitation for a tag team partner. ""Who among you will take up my challenge, and walk... with a Deadman?"

"HE'S A MAN, SUCH A MAAAAAN"

"You said you needed a tag team partner?" Dave Taylor comes out and accepts Taker's open invitation

Undertaker and Dave Taylor vs Fatu and Samu, Taylor pins Samu after a Snake Eyes/corner flying European Uppercut combo.

Vince tells HHH and Joanna that he's giving her a shot. Kal Kirby busts in demanding a match with Joanna on Sunday. She laughs, and tells him that he's not man enough to take her. Vince agrees, and books a match for Heat: Joanna vs. URSUS and Kirby. Kirby starts laughing, but Joanna only smirks.

Box Office Bossman/Mankind, Mankind wins when Warrior prevents Goldust from interfering

After the match, Bossman and Goldust put the boots to Warrior before Tom Prichard runs them off and helps up Warrior. They shake hands and stand tall to end the segment.

HHH vs Tatanka, HHH wins with the Spear.

After the above, HHH and Joanna hit a Con-Chair-to to Tatanka.

Fucktrain cuts a promo. "Y'know, they say all men are crated equal, but you look at me, and you look at The Ultimate Warrior, and you can see that that statement just ain't true. You look at this sexy fuckin' body, you see the peak of human perfection, you see a well-oiled gently caress machine that runs all day and pumps all night! But you look at Warrior, you see a flabby old piece of poo poo wearin' makeup and tryin' to act all hard like he's Henry the Fifth and every fuckin' match he's in is St. Crispian's Day! Well, he ain't all that! And I know he's been duckin' me since Wrestlemania! When I came out lookin' for him, I had to settle for that fucker in the mask and his doctor buddy! So when you're down to go behind, and do the bump and grind, Fucktrain's gonna be waiting!"

Fucktrain squashed Tracy Smothers.

Pillman and Austin come out for a match and accept the Harts' challenge. Austin: "Hunter would be here too, but he and his girlfriend are... celebrating her signing, if you get me."

Goldust and Vader vs Pillman and Austin vs Bret and Owen ends when Austin is dragging Owen into Pillman's corner, and instead of tagging Austin out, Pillman tags Owen. Austin and Pillman become the legal men, and Austin quickly covers Pillman for the 3 as the other 2 teams are confused. The crowd was on fire, and it elevated the match. This was definitely the Match of the Night!

HBK and Jericho promo about how they're going to kick the asses of Mankind and Liger, and prove which of them is really the best wrestler in the company.

HBK vs Warrior, HBK wins after Jericho gets up from commentary and Codebreaks Warrior on the outside while HBK is arguing with the ref. After the match, they still seem to be gloating at each other, but they're less antagonistic towards each other than they were.

This was a B show, and I'm excited for the PPV.

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Happyman
Jul 20, 2011

Say, do you take your mask off when you go to the bathroom?
Beating Jerry Lynn was Henry's 34th straight win.

Happyman fucked around with this message at 10:19 on Nov 19, 2014

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I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Happyman posted:

Beating Jerry Lynn was Henry's 34th straight win.

Thank you.

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Der-Wreck
Feb 13, 2006
Friday nights are for Wapner!

 What the heck was up with that main event? So The Power Trip wins... but also loses?

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Happyman
Jul 20, 2011

Say, do you take your mask off when you go to the bathroom?

Der-Wreck posted:

What the heck was up with that main event? So The Power Trip wins... but also loses?

They won using the most illegal move in wrestling history.

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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Der-Wreck posted:

What the heck was up with that main event? So The Power Trip wins... but also loses?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrzwg8_raw-is-war-6-08-98-the-outlaws-vs-l-o-d-vs-d-o-a_sport

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Der-Wreck
Feb 13, 2006
Friday nights are for Wapner!

IcePhoenix posted:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrzwg8_raw-is-war-6-08-98-the-outlaws-vs-l-o-d-vs-d-o-a_sport

... well played.

Hey, as long as Pillman was holding onto the tag rope, he was the legal man in the ring.

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Happyman
Jul 20, 2011

Say, do you take your mask off when you go to the bathroom?
ECW and WWF, come to your IRCs in seven hours.

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Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

Emergency confection port.

 If someone can post again when ECW is about to run so I can hop in IRC from my phone that would be great.

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Blooming Brilliant
Jul 12, 2010

 :frogsiren:ECW Team, really want to nail some things out, ASSEMBLE!:frogsiren:

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Happyman
Jul 20, 2011

Say, do you take your mask off when you go to the bathroom?
I'm going to start booking the PPVs. Everyone, get in here.
Done

Happyman fucked around with this message at 08:15 on Nov 22, 2014

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Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

Emergency confection port.

 I, for one, hope our working agreement brought WWF the edge they wanted for their Tri-State PPV.

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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

 How's Nitro coming, WCW?

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Senerio
Oct 19, 2009

Roëmænce is ælive!

Luigi Thirty posted:

I, for one, hope our working agreement brought WWF the edge they wanted for their Tri-State PPV.

You'll find out THIS SUNDAY* as WWF goes Extreme at Madison Square Garden.

*This sunday may mean a bit later, we just lost one of our top-contributing writers.

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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Senerio posted:

You'll find out THIS SUNDAY* as WWF goes Extreme at Madison Square Garden.

*This sunday may mean a bit later, we just lost one of our top-contributing writers.

There are three shows that need to get posted before yours anyway, although Hardcore TV has been ready to post for two or three days now.

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Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

Emergency confection port.

 I think it's Nitro, Hardcore TV, Barb Wire City, then In Your House.

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Senerio
Oct 19, 2009

Roëmænce is ælive!
Yeah I know. I'm just thanking the thread for their patience with the show in advance.

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Dreamsicle
Oct 16, 2013

 So, is there a general TEW thread? I'm pretty bad and I don't want to hijack this thread to ask questions as I keep playing.

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Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

Emergency confection port.

Dreamsicle posted:

So, is there a general TEW thread? I'm pretty bad and I don't want to hijack this thread to ask questions as I keep playing.

You can try the games thread, they just talk about card games all day anyway.

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Basic Chunnel
Sep 21, 2010

Jesus! Jesus Christ! Say his name! Jesus! Jesus! Come down now!

 Yeah there are people round the games thread that are pretty deep into TEW

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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Luigi Thirty posted:

You can try the games thread, they just talk about card games all day anyway.

It's mostly been about how bad 2k15 is for the last couple weeks, actually. I think a lot of people got burnt out on the card game.

How long until WCW gets skipped? Tomorrow?

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Skunkrocker
Jan 14, 2012

Your favorite furry wrestler.
Hey, WCW lost most of it's loving team, and a bunch of us have real life poo poo going on that prevent us from jumping in all the time, okay? How about you get off our loving backs?

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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Skunkrocker posted:

Hey, WCW lost most of it's loving team, and a bunch of us have real life poo poo going on that prevent us from jumping in all the time, okay? How about you get off our loving backs?

Happyman posted:

After Slamboree's up, I'm going to bring back JR's old rule that if a TV show isn't posted a week after it runs, I will post it as it is. You'll get more leeway for PPVs though.
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Sanguinia
Jan 1, 2012

~Everybody wants to be a cat~
~Because a cat's the only cat~
~Who knows where its at~
 Sorry for the delay and cutting it close to the deadline. I meant to finish this Saturday but I was feeling pretty sick. Then yesterday I had a guest over and he was late so the evening I set aside to finish got derailed. Also I got sucked into Survivor Series after resolving not to watch it because WWE decided to make it good. Bastards



StingerSplash77 posted:


Nitro was the fallout show from the spectacular Slamboree, and it was wicked! Is 'wicked,' still in? Whatever.

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Nitro opens with the Flawless Diamonds' victory lap. Curt Hennig accompanied by the Outsiders cuts a promo. He says that last night, the Flawless Diamonds took over: "Raven and DDP both walked out with titles, and I walked out over Lex Luger's broken shell and the Four Horsemen's broken legacy." He admits, however, that he underestimated Savage. He is somewhat disappointed in Nash, but no empire ever took over a new land without the occasional setback. "But regardless, the Flawless Diamonds do not intend to allow a single piece of gold escape our control. And as all great powers in history have done, if we cannot overcome an obstacle, we find a way around it. Therefore, with Commisioner Rude's consent, we have decided the next Number One Contender for the WCW Championship will not be Scott Hall or Curt Hennig. Instead, as a personal gift from myself in recognition his friendship and allegiance during our recent battles, Randy Savage's next opponent will be... King Steven Regal!"

Regal comes out and thanks Hennig for his gracious offering. "We knew from the start that helping the Diamonds was the correct path. Unlike most of the peasants in the back, they have the wisdom to see through the petty morals and meaningless "codes," of Professional Wrestling and tell right from wrong. While King Regal is and forever shall be WCW's rightful ruler, the Flawless Diamonds are stalwart allies and have our best interests at heart. We shall consider it a privilege to finally capture the crown while carrying their banner. United with them, there is nothing your King cannot do. Randy Savage, your end is nigh!"

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Our opening bout is Raven vs Heavy Metal for the Television Title! Raven explodes out of the gate the moment the match begins, showcasing the same ferociousness displayed against Eddy Guerrero. He hits a series of snap jabs followed by a discus clotheslines that knocks Heavy Metal to the mat, then goes for an early pin but only gets the 2. He drags Heavy Metal up and whips his opponent into the turnbuckle, follows up with a running forearm and drags metal down with a bulldog! Again this only earns 2. Heavy Metal finally fights back, throwing a couple of kicks to the midsection and punches to stun the champion, then goes for a Belly-to-Belly suplex... but Raven reverses and hits one of his own! Raven does not underestimate Metal's toughness again and puts him under his arm to hit the Evenflow DDT, securing the pinfall.

After the match, Raven invites Madusa to the ring. He tells everyone that last night's match between Rey Misterio and Ciclope changed the future of Cruiserweight Division... but not because of anything the Luchadors did. "Madusa sent an historic message. See, despite the fact that Madusa has already wrestled against male competitors as part of the Flock, some assumed that she was only in our organization for show, the token woman. But just like myself, DDP, the Outsiders, and Mister Hennig, Madusa intends to conquer WCW as an equal part of the Flawless Diamonds."

"To fulfill her ambition, Madusa needs a title belt. If WCW had a women's division she would be happy to conquer that in our name, but it doesn't. What it does have, is a division who's qualifications don't take into account race, creed or gender: only weight class. Madusa will take Alex Wright's Cruiserweight Championship! And to that end, Rick Rude has put her in a match with Rey Misterio, for the #1 Contendership, TONIGHT!"

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In the Horsemen locker room, Lex Luger is furious about what happened at Slamboree, and ashamed he lost to Hennig. Flair tells him that he fought hard and shouldn't be embarrassed since Hennig is a tough opponent. "For now, we need to refocus our efforts. If Hennig is too strong to take out directly, all that means is we need a new plan." Sting says that he's working on such a plan, but for now the Horsemen have a match to wrestle. Luger reluctantly agrees.

The Four Horsemen (Flair, Luger and Sting) vs J+J+J (Brian James, James Winchester and James Maritato). The James Gang clearly have a chip on their shoulder after being screwed last night, and Winchester in particular has plenty to prove. He taunts the Horsemen that he'll take on any of them, and Flair obliges. The Nature Boy uses his veteran instincts and grappling skill to avoid Winchester's early attempts at power offense, turning would-be suplexes into hammerlocks and snapmares, but when he changes up to striking offense by going for the crowd-pleasing knife-edge chops Winchester fights back with hard jabs and a nasty uppercut that sets Flair up for a German Suplex! Winchester tags out to Maritato, and the Cruiserweight James shows off some flying maneuvers to keep the pressure on Flair, but the Horseman leader comes back with a very rare drop-kick and knocks Maritato out of the air and gives him the space needed to tag in Luger!

The Total Package takes out all his frustration on Maritato, slapping him around the ring with pure physical strength and landing a brutal backbreaker. He sets up the Luger Bullet... and it connects! He goes for the pin, 1...2... Winchester saves the match! The ref starts the five count as Luger and Winchester duke it out, and Winchester willingly breaks off... but Luger chases him out of the ring to continue the fight! Maritato slowly recovers as Flair and Sting try to get Luger back on track, but the littlest James makes the tag to Brian James, who Suicide Dives out onto Luger! The Jameses roll him into the ring, and Brian covers, 1...2...Luger powers out! Running on pure Adrenaline, Luger spears Brian James and tags out to Sting! Sting explodes off the hot tag and destroys Brian with two monster suplexes, and then nails the Scorpion Death Drop! 1...2...3! The Horsemen Win!

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Shinya Hashimoto enters after the commercial, and calls out Mortis. The Green Devil comes out with James Mitchell at his side... and One Man Gang for backup! Hashi says his words are not for Mortis... but the man hiding within! "I know who you really are, Mortis. You must remember your true face! We shared good times wrestling in Japan, traveling to all the prefectures and burning bright under the lights of the Tokyo Dome! I am your friend Mortis, and I'm not the only one who wants to save you! You must remember!"

Mitchell just laughs at the heartfelt speech, and says that Hashi's words are meaningless. Mortis is no man, he is the specter of death, and has no friends, only victims. "And you, Hashimoto-san, are going to be the next victim... right now!" Gang and Mortis rush the ring... but Road Warrior Hawk counter-attacks from behind! Hashi and Hawk stand side-by-side and together they drive the heels off!

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Rey Misterio (w/ Beulah McGillicuty) vs Madusa (w/ Raven), Number One Contender's Match! As with most of Madusa's matches, this one starts with Rey unsure of what he should do since he is reluctant to attack her. He consults with his manager... and Beulah says he should kick her skinny rear end! Misterio shrugs and strikes first with a Savate Kick right to her stomach! Madusa actually nods approvingly, and they lock up! The match is an even contest, as Rey's high-momentum style allows him to fly around her and land some major hits, but Madusa's focus on moves with major stopping power like high kicks and suplexes take a lot out of Rey every time they connect!

Rey finds an advantage when he hits his tiger feint kick, and quickly leaps onto the turnbuckle looking for a high risk moonsault... but Madusa recovers more quickly then anticipated and drags him off the turnbuckle and onto her shoulders! She fires up the Twisted Sister... but Rey grabs the ropes to block! Then he uses his leverage to change his position and grab Madusa's head between his legs and spin around to land a corkscrew hurricanrana! The ref checks to see Madusa can continue after the big move, and Rey jumps out onto the apron and signals for the West Coast Pop... but Raven slaps his back with a steel chair. The hit leaves Rey helpless and the ref saw nothing! Beulah fearlessly gets in Raven's face about his interference, but Madusa wastes no time and vertical suplexes Rey back into the ring, then dragging him into position to hit the Black Wing... and it connects complete with a flawless bridge. 1...2...3, Madusa steals the win!

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It's Dusty's Round Up! The American Dream interviews J. Brian Warrior, The Ultimate Lawyer, who is well dressed, has his hair in a tight ponytail and is surprisingly normal other than his facepaint. "Now, Warrior, babeh, last time the American Dream saw yeh on the Round Up, y'all was tearing the place apaht! Hell, I still haven replaced the cow ya done broke up! Now, you come back onto the show, yer acting like y'all's in a job intaview... and yer dressed the part too, daddeh!" Warrior lets out a small chuckle before responding, "The Warrior's Path should not always be traversed in a full-on sprint, Mr. Rodes. There's always a calm before the storm of Destrucity. After all, the behaviour of The Ultimate Lawyer wouldn't be well received in a court of law, would it? I have taken certain measurements in order to calm the wild spirit within." Dusty nods contemplatively, "A slug o' whiskey always keeps the American Dream at bay, babeh!" Warrior shares a small laugh with Dusty before moving on.

"Now, Mr. Rhodes, while I have this forum at my disposal there's something I must address: Hulk Hogan. Mr. Hogan has been making strong claims of immortality and 'running wild.' But the cosmic courts see Mr. Hogan's statements as wildly inaccurate and misleading..." Warrior opens his briefcase and pulls out a small stack of papers before reaching for his reading glasses. He begins to read the papers. "So, Mr. Hogan, as a servant of the law to the cosmos and to the true path of the Warrior, I, J. Brian Warrior, am hereby filing suit... and... ordering YOU TO... CEASE AND DESIST...!" Warrior begins shaking, veins popping his neck the more he reads, "... Hoooooooak Kooooooogan... Your claims of IMMORTALITY have run beyond the realms of truth ... and Hoak Kogan! THE PEOPLE... THE PEOPLE *SKROOOOOOOOOOOOONK*" He rips off his tie, undoes his hair and knocks over his chair, totally losing himself. "THE PEOPLE HAVE RETAINED THE LEGAL SERVICES OF PARK, PARK, MESIAS, AND WARRIOR! WE SHALL TAKE YOU UNTO THE COURTS OF THE STARS, HOAK KOGAN! AND I, JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BRIAAAAAN WARRIORRRRRRRR *SKRRRROOOOOONK* ATTORNEY... AT LAAAAAAAAAAAW! WILL DEFEND THE PEOPLE AGAINST YOUR LIES!! HOOOOOOOOOOOAK KOOOOOOGAAAAAN! I WILL FORCE HULKAMANIA TO CEASE AND DESIST! I HAVE ISSUED SUMMONS TO PARTS UNKNOWN, AND YOU MUST MEET YOUR JUDGMENT! HOOOOOOAKKKK KOOOOOOGAN! *SKRRRRROOOOOOONK* YOU SOUL SHALL BE BALANCED ON THE SCALES OF LADY JUSTICE! AND YOUR LIES WILL BE PUNISHED!" Warrior storms off, briefcase in hand, and actually managed to leave the set in one piece. The camera pans back to Dusty who lets out a sigh of relief.

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Booker T vs VK Wallstreet (w/ Kanyon). Wallstreet fought hard in this match, it was a real showcase of his signature spots. Several big suplexes, the abdominal stretch with the ropes, the running back elbow, he even pulled out the legendary Airplane Spin from the 80s. But despite everything, he was simply outclassed by Booker T. The young hotshot from Harlem absorbed every bit of punishment Wallstreet could dish out and gave it back ten fold, fighting back with his signature kicks and uptempo maneuvers. Still, Wallstreet refused to give in, and after buying himself some time with a belly-to-back suplex went up top looking for the Write-Off! Booker slowly dragged himself off the mat and Wallstreet jumped... and Booker dodged! Wallstreet landed on his feet ONLY TO EAT THE SCISSOR KICK! Cover, 1...2... KICK OUT!

Booker is shocked the CEO survived his finisher, but he keeps his head in the game and picks Wallstreet up and plants him again with the Book End! Booker moves to cover... but thinks better of it and climbs the top rope himself! HARLEM HANGOVER! This time Booker hooks the leg, 1...2...3! Booker T wins!

After the match, Wallstreet seems stunned for a moment, then calls Kanyon into the Ring... and thanks him for his services. Wallstreet announces that despite his acquisition of Bobby Eaton's company and his lucky win over Benoit, he continues to face defeat after defeat... and so he's decided he can't hack it in WCW! "So since I can't have the World Title, I guess I'll just have to settle for retiring to my private island and enjoying my huge fortune with my two little boys. As for Wallstreet Industries... I leave it in the capable hands of it's new CEO, "Champagne" Chris Kanyon!"

When he finishes, they shake hands... only to be interrupted by Barry Windham and Kevin Sullivan! Sullivan leads a little boy around seven years old with long greasy hair, who gives a thumbs up to the audience, and Windham is carrying a slightly older and more heavyset boy wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a fancy little wicker hat, clearly ready for his island vacation. The Lone Wolf hands Wallstreet a little retirement present: a yacht Captain's hat! They share a warm hug, and then Wallstreet gives Sullivan a handshake and a smile, and both men raise Wallstreet's arms! After Barry and Sullivan leave, Wallstreet introduces his two boys, Windham and Taylor, and has them wave to the crowd, then offers the audience his parting words: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a privilege to take your money! Now if you'll excuse me, my boys and I have places to go. And by the way, DON'T FORGET TO PAY YOUR... ah, forget it."

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The Outsiders vs The American Males (Bagwell and Riggs). It's a non-title match for the Tag Champions, but the Males don't intend to go quietly in their first big match in some time. Bagwell goes toe-to-toe with Kevin Nash, pushing hard to keep the big man from getting out of the blocks with shoulder blocks and gut punches, and finally a nice double underhook suplex. Bagwell keeps it up with a falling knee, then drags Nash back up by his hair and Irish whips him to set up a clothesline... and eats a Big Boot for his trouble! Nash shakes off the damage and starts dismantling Bagwell, dropping him with neckbreakers and gutbusters and then walking on his chest and stomping his spine.

Nash tags in Hall... who sizes up the fallen Bagwell and decides he's rather fight Riggs. He grabs Bagwell into a headlock and takes him over to the enemy corner, and gestures for Scotty to make the tag! Riggs seems confused but complies... and immediately gets his eyes raked. Hall drags him into the ring and slaps him around, nailing a fallaway slam and a nasty cutter. Riggs tries to fight back, countering an Irish whip into a spear, but his resistance only irritates Hall who responds with a DDT, then sets up the Outsider's Edge... and the move connects. 1, 2, 3, Outsiders win.

Hall and Nash cut a promo on their contenders, the Thrillseekers, after their win. "You people should be grateful that the Outsiders are holding these belts. It really shows just how pathetic the tag division is when the best they've got to take us on are a couple of vanilla midgets. And CANADIAN vanilla midgets at that." Nash laughs and adds, "If I wanted to beat up and humiliate Canadian Vanilla Midgets for title belts, I could have just stayed Up North!"

Their fun time is interrupted when The Thrillseekers AND Public Enemy come out and surround the ring! Lance, Christian, Rocco and Johnny each climb up one of the four turnbuckles and look down on the Tag Champs like hawks ready to strike. The Outsiders go back-to-back and stare down as the two teams hop down into the ring... and the second they see an opening Hall and Nash flee, comically overblowing their dismissive gestures as they retreat with Tag Titles in hand. Lance and Christian looked like stars out there!

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Chris Benoit vs Wrath (w/ James Mitchel)! The Rage Beast is set to take on the Rabid Wolverine, and Mitchel is carefully coaching him right up to the moment the bell rings. Wrath attacks viciously from the start, locking up aggressively and hitting a gutwrench suplex! He keeps up the pressure with a diving fist drop, then pulls Benoit's leg into a stump puller! And not just any leg, but the same leg Arn worked into near uselessness the previous night! Benoit fights through the pain and pulls Wrath's legs out from under him, rolling them both forward and into a rollup! 1...2...Kick Out!

Benoit attacks with knife edge chops and Irish whips into a nice Power Slam, but Wrath continues to attack his weak leg. The sheer pain of the damaged leg soon leaves Benoit vulnerable and Wrath picks him up for his pumphandle slam finisher, The Meltdown... but Benoit counters, sliding down his back and nailing a full nelson slam! Wrath is vulnerable, but with his hurt leg the Crossface is useless... forcing Benoit to once again resort to his new hold, the Wolverine Death Lock! Wrath struggles not to tap, reaching for the ropes... and out of nowhere THE GREAT MUTA RUNS IN! Muta pulls the ref out of the ring and destroys the official! Benoit is stunned while Wrath takes the opportunity to roll out of the ring. Once the ref is unconscious, Muta climbs into the ring and locks his eyes on Benoit! Security arrives and surrounds Muta, but Mitchel's Demon simple sets to work beating down as many as he can get his hands on. The bell is rung and the ring announcer reports a No Contest.

Benoit elects to fall back as a small army of security tries to contain Muta without getting close enough for him to touch them. Shockingly, Muta gestures for his master to hand him a microphone!

Security gets out of the Sinister Minister's way so he can deliver the mic, and when he has it Muta screams two words: "WILD PEGASUS!" Benoit stops dead in his tracks and turns back. The two wrestlers lock eyes, and Muta screams again "WILD PEGASUS! WILD PREGASUS! WILD PEGASUS!" Mitchell tries to get Muta to calm down and slowly leads him to the back, keeping him as far from Benoit as possible. The announcers wonder what that was all about.

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Hulk Hogan vs Bobby Eaton! After commercial, Hulk Hogan storms into the arena clearly pissed. Instead of the usual theatrics, he stomps his way to the ring, huffing and puffing the whole way. The commentary team discuss the challenge the Ultimate Lawyer issued earlier tonight. Bobby Eaton is already in the ring and set for action, and looks ready to put up a fight, but as soon as Hogan enters he unloads! Hogan is like a tiger on its prey, not giving Bobby a single moment to catch his breath as he lands punches, axehandles, kicks, and finally a big power slam! Hogan stomps Eaton a few times, then leaves him to motion for a microphone.

Mid-match, The Hulkster actually starts cutting a promo, ranting into the hard camera. “SO, The all-mighty Warrior thinks he can beat HULKAMANIA?! IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN, BROTHER! Hulkmania is IMMORTAL! I don't care if he's beat me before, the past doesn't matter! All that matters is the future, and jack it's a future painted Yellow and Red! The Ultimate Lawyer is just a painted face punk, and my fists are going to leave that painted face broken!” Hogan's rant allows Eaton to recover, and he dropkicks Hogan right into the ropes... but Hogan flies back with a running Big Boot! He follows up with the Immortal Leg Drop! Hogan gets an easy 1-2-3, and makes quick exit from the ring, still agitated and screaming about the Ultimate Lawyer the whole way back up the ramp.

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Backstage, Simmons and Teddy Long discuss last night's humiliation at Team X-treme's hands. The Nation can't let this go unchecked. "This Nation is going to rise, and our tree of liberty is going to be fed with the blood of Team X-treme. Aaron and Nelson need to be punished for their failure, but once that's done we will unite... and crush the Machine once and for all."

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Bobby Heenan and Meng are in the ring to warm up before the Main Event! Heenan talks poo poo about Rick Steiner for losing to Meng. "Now that he's out of the way for good, The Merciless Meng can focus on what matters! At our next Pay Per View, The Great American Bash, The World Heavyweight Championship will either be in the hands of Randy Savage, or Steven Regal! One of those men is Meng's opponent tonight, and the other is Meng's tag-team partner. So no matter who walks out with the belt, Meng is going to know everything he needs to know to defeat them after this match. Once he knows how to beat them, all Meng needs is a title shot, and the gold is as good as ours!"

Heenan is interrupted by the WCW Champion, Randy Savage, and his partner for tonight Rick Steiner! Savage "Bobby Heenan, there's nobody who knows better what it takes to fight for your life against the Heenan Family than The Macho Man, yeah. You and me, we go way back, yeah, we got history. And I've been sharing some of that history with Rick Steiner. I teach the lessons of the past, and in turn he teaches me the lessons of the presents, you dig it? He's told me what you've done to him Bobby Heenan. And I know that if I lost to the Heenan Family, all I'd ever want is one last shot to take you down!" Heenan scoffs and says he has no reason to give Steiner another shot, and besides Meng has more important concerns, like Savage's title. "Then I guess I need to make you an offer you can't refuse - you let Rick Steiner face Meng one more time, and as WCW Champion I will guarantee that Rick Rude will name the winner #1 Contender for the World Title, whether I still have the belt or not!" Heenan can't pass the chance up and accepts! The crowd were mental for this promo, amazing segment!

Randy Savage and Rick Steiner vs Meng and King Steven Regal! Steiner and Regal start the match off, and Regal proves a challenge for the Dog-Face Gremlin as he forces him into a contest of chain wrestling. Steiner, while no slouch in that area, is clearly no match for Regal and loses several exchanges, allowing Regal to attack the left shoulder from every angle, telegraphing a future Regal Stretch. Steiner finally fights back with a pump-handle suplex and a running splash, but his reactions are slowed as he nurses the hurt shoulder. Regal continues his attack with an arm drag and locks Steiner into a full nelson, but Rick counters with a sitdown jawbreaker! Regal shakes the blow off and goes for Steiner's legs, trying to set up the Stretch, but the Gremlin kicks him back into the corner, and by the time Regal recovers he runs strait into a Steiner Line! Rick goes for the cover, 1...2... kick out! Bobby Heenan climbs up on the apron and starts berating Steiner, drawing his attention from the hurt Regal... and the King takes his chance to tag in Meng!

Meng takes Steiner from behind and body slams him, then begins an absolute scorched earth campaign of power moves that leave Steiner barely conscious. Suplex after suplex, slam after slam take their toll, and soon Heenan is ordering his client to put him away with the Tongan Death Grip. Meng stalks Steiner... and receives another monster Steiner Line instead! Rick collapses, but crawls desperately to his own corner. Macho Man stretches out his arm... Meng reaches for Rick's leg... and is too slow to grab it! The Champ enters the match like an avalanche, rolling over Meng with falling elbows and knees and then dragging the behemoth up and nailing him with a vertical suplex! Savage follows up by running the ropes and hitting Meng with a drive-by double-axehandle, then rebounding and nailing a knee lift that puts the Merciless One on the mat! Macho climbs the turnbuckle, points to the sky... and finds Bobby Heenan's hands locked around his ankle! He tries to shake the Weasel off, but it's too late, Meng recovers and locks in the Tongan Death Grip! Meng forces the Macho Man to mat, the life drains from Savages eyes, his arms and legs slow... and his shoulders hit the canvas. 1...2...3! Meng has pinned the champion thanks to Heenan's interference.

After the match Regal pounces on a hurt Savage and beats him brutally while Meng keeps Steiner at bay! Security eventually comes down and breaks up the brawl, and the show closes on Savage bleeding from Regal's punches. Regal stands tall in the ring and flashes his bloody knuckles to the crowd as Ventura shouts that between Meng and Regal, there is no doubt that we will be seeing a new World Champion, and Savage's clock is running out!

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This was an awesome show, it set up a bunch of stuff for the next PPV. Can't wait to see where it goes! But the crowd was a little weak during the main event. Maybe because they blew themselves out on the promo between Heenan and Savage. I'd give the show a B-
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Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

Emergency confection port.

 No problem, we're still working on our PPV write-up anyway. Here's ECW TV.



NewJack420 posted:

Just got home from another ECW taping and I've got the whole show report for you. Flew out to South Carolina for this one cause I heard it was going to be a great show.

When I got to my seat, there were a set of scales in the ring, Paul E., and a couple of officials who were talking to each other. There were some photographers at ringside, too. Someone handed Paul a microphone, the lights dimmed, and the show started.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first ever official weigh-in in ECW history, sanctioned by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission! Next week, at Barb Wire City, Kurt Angle and Ken Shamrock are going to fight not for a title, but for honor. In just two days, it will be determined in front of everyone who is the best fighter in the world. There are no pinfalls. There is only submission to the superior athlete. And you're only gonna be able to see that happen on pay-per-view!"

"Now! First, I'd like to introduce the competitor known as the World's Most Dangerous Man: Ken Shamrock!" Shamrock came down to the ring to a positive reaction, accompanied by Jimmy Hart. Jimmy's airbrushed jacket was replaced by an airbrushed cornerman vest. Shamrock was wearing red trunks and socks. Jimmy was blabbing on his megaphone the whole time, "Here he is! The greatest fighter ever! A champion around the world! He's gonna kill Angle!" Shamrock took his place next to one of the scales.

Paul E. said bemusedly, "And... the Olympic Hero, Kurt Angle." Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Angle had replaced his American flag singlet with American flag trunks, showing off his massive upper body. He slowly and intimidatingly walked down toward the ring. Angle got up in Shamrock's face, jawing with him before the weigh-in even began! The photographers at ringside were snapping pictures like crazy.

The officials quickly got between the two men while Paul E. pleaded them to stop. "Guys! You know the stipulation in the contracts you signed to make this incredible, once-in-a-lifetime interpromotional dream fight happen -- there is to be no contact between you two before the fight! You touch each other, it's a $50,000 fine per incident!" Begrudgingly, they weighed in in turn. Angle came in at 240, the more spry Shamrock was announced at 210. They had a long and tense stare-down, but no contact with Paul E. watching their every move.

"You better get your tickets now, because what happens at the Hammerstein Ballroom in just two days is going to be remembered for years."

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First match of the show. Shigeki Sato came out first with Jimmy Hart still in his cornerman outfit. He was up against the massive Andrew Martin, who everyone around me absolutely hated. They were giving him the 'steeeeeeeeeroids' chant as soon as he came out! Ever seen the Pitbulls, guys? Martin had a foot and a hundred pounds on Sato.

Thankfully the match was short enough that it didn't completely kill them from the start. Any bit of offense Sato got the crowd went nuts for. Sato was getting in plenty of offense, but a big boot put him down on the ground. Martin then hit Sato with a pumphandle suplex and went to the top rope for a diving elbow drop. Sato used his speed to roll out of the way and had him in the crossface before he knew what hit him! Martin struggled to get to the rope, but had to tap out before he got there and the crowd started singing 'Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye' at him. You almost feel sorry for the guy. Looks like Andrew Martin once again failed the test of the ECW crowd. This match blew.

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"Jimmy Hart ran around at ringside pointing at Shigeki Sato and singing his praises on his megaphone. He hopped into the ring. The place was small enough that he didn't need the microphone if he had the megaphone. "Now, I don't want my other charge to be left out. Shamrock's got a high-profile match against Kurt Angle, but what about Shigeki Sato? I think he's proven he deserves to be showcased just like Shamrock, man! Paul E. Dangerously, you gotta correct this injustice!"

"Injustice?" Paul E. walked out to the top of the ramp. "Do you think that you are entitled to a match at Barb Wire City just because you're... Jimmy Hart, the Mouth of the South? Jimmy Hart, the legendary manager? Jimmy Hart, the voice for the... voiceless?" He motioned to Sato, who was scowling at Paul E. in the ring.

"We'll wrestle anyone you want us to wrestle. Sato can go up with the best, 'cause he's the best. And he ain't voiceless, either." He held the megaphone out to Sato, who spoke in a thick Japanese accent... "I! Wrestle! All!"

"In fact, Mr. Hart, I do have some good news for you." Paul E. pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket and unfolded it. "You are going to get your match. Not just a match, but an interpromotional match, because at Barb Wire City you're going to face one of your countrymen, MEN's Teioh of Japan's own Michinoku Pro Wrestling!" Jimmy Hart was satisfied, all he wanted was a match."

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We're in the blackness with the sound of someone messing with a camcorder. Head is thrust into the camera and the lights come on. It was backstage somewhere, with Al Snow cradling Head. "She calls to me." Al Snow mumbled something at Head. "She has chosen her next victim. Tommy Dreamer, you will fall before us, just like the Sandman did. You have no chance of survival. She knows all your secrets, she knows all your weaknesses, Tommy, and when you're laying on the mat a bloody mess and screaming for me to end it, you will find no such mercy. Only the Snow Plow."

"What does everybody want? Money? Fame? Glory? There's only one thing that I need, Tommy Dreamer." He laughed and stared deeply into the eyes of the thing he was holding. "I need... Head."

Tommy Dreamer was watching this on a monitor in his dressing room with the Sandman. "I gotta stop him, Sandman. This guy is insane, he's gonna kill someone and I'm not gonna let him. I'll give him everything I've got. Even if it costs me my career, I'll make drat sure it costs him his."

An unusually subdued Sandman handed Tommy a can of beer... and his signature cane. "You kick his loving rear end for me, all right?"

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Next up was Ken Shamrock (without Jimmy Hart) against Brian Lawler. Shamrock got a good reaction from the crowd while Lawler got some Jerry's Kid chants when he came out but it was in good fun unlike with Martin.

Lawler caught Shamrock off guard from the start with a standing dropkick but Shamrock quickly took control of the match, giving an exhibition on catch wrestling. Shamrock was putting Lawler in all kinds of holds that I can't even name, working on his legs.

After Lawler got to the ropes to break up a leg lock for the third time, Shamrock was getting a little frustrated. Shamrock backed up and charged at Lawler to try to set him down for good with a discus elbow... but Lawler leaped at him and used his momentum for a thunderous sunset flip powerbomb! 1, 2, Shamrock kicked out! Lawler's ankle was hurting pretty bad from that attempt, though.

Ken was done playing with him now. As soon as Lawler weakly stood up, Shamrock grabbed his legs for a takedown and picked the ankle to go for the victory with an ankle lock of his own! Lawler tried to make it to the ropes again but he couldn't, and he tapped out giving Ken Shamrock the victory. Fun match. I'd like to see more of Jerry's kid if he can do matches like that.

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The bell rang and Shamrock was celebrating his victory in the ring over Brian Lawler. But wait, what's this up on the Gordontron? It was Kurt Angle in the Legion of Violence's dressing room! Jimmy Hart was face-down on the ground with his megaphone in a million pieces! Oh my God! And Angle had Shigeki Sato in the Ankle Lock, cranking it hard! Sato was tapping furiously to nobody... then he passed out! Angle dropped him into a heap on the floor.

"Hey, Ken Shamrock! You know I'm a stickler for the rules and... those contracts we signed didn't say anything about these two losers, did they? It's true, oh is it drat true! See you at Barb Wire City!" Angle laughed as he ran out of the dressing room toward the back door of the arena and a waiting car. Shamrock bolted up the ramp to help his fallen comrades.

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"Well, well, well..." Joel Gertner was out in the middle of the ring, still wearing that purple neck brace from when Angle kicked his rear end a few weeks ago. "Paul E. told me something that's gonna make you spasm... just like your sister when I give her an orgasm... 'cause I am the quintessential studmuffin, Joel... 'ECW Ambassador to Charlotte... where I'm making your wife a harlot...' Gertner. In two days you're gonna be in hardcore heaven, 'cause New Jack and Brian Lee are gonna use whatever you bring as a weapon! Now let the main event begin, before I start to talk again!"

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It was time for the main event! The unlikely pairing of Shane Douglas and my boy New Jack against Terry Funk and Brian Lee. Douglas was helping New Jack carry an extra large trash can of weapons to the ring, oh hell yes. New Jack fished Brian Lee's TV title belt out of the trash can and held it up, then threw it back in the trash where Lee belongs. Terry Funk came out next, but Lee wasn't with him. Everyone was looking around... and on top of the Eagle's Nest, gotta be 15 feet up in the air, holding his hand up, that's the Bulldozer! Shane yelled on the mic, "Hey Bulldozer, if you want some, get your rear end down here and take it like a man!" New Jack was setting up a table at ringside.

With Shane and Funk in the ring, the bell rang and Funk blindsided Shane while New Jack was over in the corner dumping out his weapons on the table. It was a ruse! New Jack jumped into the ring and tackled Funk to the ground. Shane was on his knees and New Jack and Funk were struggling on the ground while Brian Lee made his way down from the Eagle's Nest back to the ring. Shane got up just in time to eat a spinebuster from the Bulldozer, but Funk was the legal man so he couldn't pin the Franchise.

Shane Douglas then tagged in New Jack, who started beating the Funker with a steel chair he pulled out of nowhere. Funk was getting wobbly, but when New Jack reared back for the kill, he plowed New Jack with a forearm right to the face. New Jack dropped the chair and Funk gave him a DDT. He went for the pin, but New Jack kicked out at 2.

Terry Funk, worn out from the chair shots, tagged in Brian Lee who knocked New Jack down before he could reach Shane Douglas in the corner! He tried to get New Jack up over his back for the rack, but New Jack flailed and punched and kicked him and got down. While this was happening, Shane was throwing some of New Jack's weapons into the ring, a chair, a stop sign, even a fire extinguisher. New Jack caught the fire extinguisher and sprayed it at Brian Lee, blinding him! He wandered toward Shane in the corner thinking it was Terry Funk and got beaten down at the turnbuckle in the process.

Douglas got tagged in while New Jack held Lee in the corner. Shane backed up away from the corner to go for a running splash, but Terry Funk had enough and came in, executing a drop toe hold to set up the spinning toe hold! The ref was telling the Funker to get out of the ring but he didn't care! New Jack got away from Lee by hitting him with a stop sign and broke up the spinning toe hold. New Jack had enough of the Funker! He picked up Terry Funk and threw him over the top rope, dumping him onto the concrete! They started brawling out by the guardrail.

Lee was still stunned from the weapon shots and the fire extinguisher and in a rare booking misstep, Douglas rolled him up for a quick pin. The crowd hated this ending almost as much as they hated Andrew Martin! I guess we'll have to buy the PPV if we want a real finish to these rivalries.

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The bell ringing off the rollup didn't stop them from continuing to go at it, though! Brian Lee was tied up with Shane Douglas and they were pounding each other into dirt while Funk and New Jack were hitting each other with poo poo over by the guardrail again, turning into a big bloody mess. New Jack flung Terry Funk into the guardrail and he went up and over into a mass of chairs! New Jack hopped over it but Funk tossed a chair at him, knocking him to the ground. They started beating the poo poo out of each other with chairs and other poo poo out in the first row.

Once they got out into the crowd, eventually some of the bigger guys came out from the back just to make sure they'd _make_ it to Barb Wire City, pulling them apart and dragging them backstage one by one. There were no real winners of the whole thing, everyone was beat to poo poo.

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Other than the opener and the ending to the main event, this was a pretty good show. The highlight was definitely the weigh-in at the beginning which was gold as usual from Paul E. and Kurt Angle. I give this show an E-(C)-DUB. Don't forget to check back on Sunday for my write-up of ECW Barb Wire City!
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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

ECW Barb Wire City - May 25, 1997 at the Hammerstein Ballroom!*

TEXAS DEATH MATCH - TITLE VS. ECW CAREER: The Franchise Shane Douglas takes on the Hardcore Icon Terry Funk in the ultimate test of wills! If Funk loses, he must retire from ECW forever! If Douglas loses, the ECW World Heavyweight Title's legacy goes with Funk!

SANCTIONED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION: The Ultimate Fighter Ken Shamrock (23-5-2, 0 Gold Medals) vs the Olympic Hero Kurt Angle (0-0-0, 1 Gold Medal) in a no-pinfalls fight that must have a finish!

INSANE VS. EXTREME: The Monster Al Snow takes on the Heart of Hardcore Tommy Dreamer!

ONE BULLDOZER, TWO PSYCHOPATHS: New Jack vs. Brian Lee in a match where YOU bring the weapons!

THE EASTERN SUN: WWF's Shigeki Sato vs. M-Pro's MEN's Teioh in an international exhibition!

No Minors - No Exceptions!

*card subject to change

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I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Blog posted:

Yes, yes, it's In Your House time again, and I'm here to give you the DiBiase odds-BETTER THAN VEGAS!-on this weekend's festivities. We've got a night of tag team action!


Heat: URSUS and Kal Kirby vs Joanna Loren: HHH's new beau is powerful enough to take on any man, but a superhero and a bear might prove a bit of a challenge.

2 to 1 Joanna's favor

Vader and the British Bulldog vs Mark Henry and Stan Hansen: That loser Cornette couldn't manage his way out of a wet paper bag, but those clods from Texas still don't stand a chance!

3 to 1 Vader and Bulldog's favor

Undertaker and Dave Taylor vs. Kane and Tajiri: Paul Bearer's mysterious new clients will prove hearty opponents for the odd couple of Taylor and Taker.

3 to 2 Kane and Tajiri's favor

No DQ Tag title match: LoV vs Dudleyz: Shamrock and Sato may know their way around a submission hold, but the Dudleyz know hardcore, and a No DQ match will spell disaster for the Legion Of Violence.

5 to 1 in the Dudleyz' favor

Trailblazers vs. MonECW Inc. w/DiBiase, No DQ Elimination: With me in their corner, the most ruthless men in pro wrestling can't possibly lose!

10 to 0 in MonECW's favor

Goldust and Bossman vs Warrior and Tom Prichard: The WWF Champion and his network representative will prove good as gold against the WARRIOR!

10 to 1 Goldust and Bossman's favor

Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels vs. Jushin "Thunder" Liger and Mankind: Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels are the most talented men in the WWF, but the real question is which of them will strike the killing blow?

9 to 1 Jericho anc Michaels' favor

3MPT vs Owen, Bret, and Edge: THERE'S NO QUESTION! THE POWER TRIP SHALL REIGN SUPREME!

15 to 1 in 3MPT's favor

As well, I'm hearing there may be a mystery WWF/ECW interpromotional contest!

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I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Shotgun Saturday Night posted:

Longer Version of that hype video from Monday, talking about immortals and the ground cracking open.

Ken Shamrock/Bubba Dudley, Ken goes over

Pretape: Jimmy Hart and Dirty Dutch verbal debate about the No DQ match for the tag titles at the PPV

Shigeki Sato/D-Von, D-Von goes over

Ted DiBiase promo, talking about a new client of his. He's young, and already wrestling at a level beyond his age. He is the future of wrestling, he is a prodigy, and he is simply...

ON AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT LEVEL!

Mark Henry defeated Chi Chi Cruz in his 34th victory

Ahmed Johnson pretape, ranting about Osamu

Kerrang! vs Dark Carnival, Holly pins Vampiro

Fucktrain rants about Ultimate Warrior, but the majority is censored

Ahmed squashed Tracy Smothers.
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Sanguinia
Jan 1, 2012

~Everybody wants to be a cat~
~Because a cat's the only cat~
~Who knows where its at~

quote:


Spoilers from WCW Worldwide!

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Eric Bischoff starts the show, tells the audience they're going to be seeing a lot of new faces around Worldwide as he's scoured the globe for the best competition!"

I guess what that means is that Bischoff found some nobodies to put WCW talent over. Rey Misterio w/ Beulah Vs. Some Random Jobber. Misterio wins with the Misterio Express

A video showed a recap of Ultimate Lawyer's confrontation with Hogan at Slamboree

Alex Wright cut a promo talking smack about Madusa, "Diamond or not, woman or not, if you're a Cruiserweight you're just a victim to me."

Alex Wright Vs. Rob Van Dam. Wright wins with the Jaeger Breaker but Van Dam takes him to the brink in an open match.

After the match, Nation of Domination beat up Van Dam. Sabu and Scorpio make the save, their rivalry clearly isn't done yet!

Psicosis defeats Another Random Jobber. Psicosis wins with the Flying Leg Drop.

It's Wallstreet Enterprises! VK cuts a promo, says that good as a nice goodbye feels, greed bis better, and there's nothing more greedy than soaking up applause with one last encore!

Wallstreet Enterprises Vs. Hashimoto and Glacier. Hashimoto pins Wallstreet with the Kusanagi.

***

Pretty good show, hopefully Bischoff's jobber brigade will make the midcard look like bigger stars.
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Happyman
Jul 20, 2011

Say, do you take your mask off when you go to the bathroom?
Welcome to Prograps Unlimited, Issue 45!

- Ratings Update: Slamboree pulled in 263,000 PPV buys. Nitro beat their own highest TV rating with 3.70 (+0.4) while Raw stayed at 3.32 (+0.0).

- Former Atlanta Falcons lineman Bill Goldberg has graduated from the WCW Power Plant. He was recommended to the company by Sting and Lex Luger last year due to his strength and agility. Goldberg has reported to GCW to improve his in-ring work, but the company is seeing big potential in him.

- On another note, former WCW Tag Team Champion Scotty Riggs's contract is ending and he has not been offered a renewal. We can only speculate if this means a renewed push for his partner Marcus Bagwell or if Bagwell will continue jobbing as a singles wrestler.

- Sources say that WWF's Stone Cold Steve Austin is less than happy about ECW's Blue Man Power Trip parody stable, specifically them mocking Brian Pillman's drug suspension last month. However, most people backstage seem to have liked the gimmick overall.

- We can confirm from many dark match reports that ECW is going to debut new signings Sean Morley and Jenna Jameson as a duo. Expect to see either Morley, Jameson or both make an appearance at Hardcore Rising.

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Check back for the biggest news of the Monday Night War and more!

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~Everybody wants to be a cat~
~Because a cat's the only cat~
~Who knows where its at~
 :siren: Team WCW if you have time this evening I'd like us to gather since I'm sure nobody will be available tomorrow :siren:

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