The Hardcore Wrestling Federation Monday Night Manliness Live from University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia
Last night, Steve Austin successfully defended his HWF World Title
by defeating Rob Van Dam. Tonight, The Rattlesnake will shed some light
on the strange circumstances surrounding his title win. Raven came back,
destroyed Mikey Whipwreck and joined the cWo. Mikey retained his title
via countout, but is too injured to defend the belt, so Matt Johnson has
ordered an 8 man tournament to fill the vacant belt. Johnson has also stated
that there will be a restructuring within the cWo to make it better than
ever. Also, The Outsiders will defend the tag titles against the #1 contenders,
The Pump Masters. The champs will have Trish Stratus in their corner as
they take on the challengers. Cactus Jack will take on Tajirri in a steel
cage match to determine who will gain entry into the cWo. Ric Flair will
put his newly won T.V. title up against the former champ, Shawn Michaels.
Last night, Matt Hardy won a ladder match to put his brother, Jeff out
of the HWF, but after the match, the two reconciled. Johnson has granted
Matt a match tonight against Sabu and if Matt wins, Jeff is back in the
HWF. Also, Johnson has promised a surprise for Bret Hart in retaliation
for putting him in the Sharpshooter two weeks ago.
Top 13 HWF Rankings Top Tag Teams 1.World Champion-Steve Austin
1.Champions-The Outsiders 2.U.S. Champion-Vacant
2. The Pump Masters 3.T.V. Champion-Ric Flair
3. The Dudley Boyz 4.Rob Van Dam
4. Jeff Jarrett and Shane Douglas 5.Triple H
5.Taz and Mike Awesome 6. Vader
6.Cactus Jack and Tajirri 7. Goldberg 8.Cactus Jack 9.Justin Credible 10.Matt Hardy 11.Tajirri 12.Sabu 13.Chris Jericho
injuries-The Dudleys will have to take off at least 3 weeks due to
injuries sustained in their table match with the Outsiders at the pay-per
view
The Super Groups of the HWF
The Charlottesville World Order-Matt Johnson, Erik "The Even
Badder Guy" Bushey, Bob "The Razor Studd" Weber, Raven, Sabu, Rob Van Dam,The
Big Red Regulator, Neil "The Old School Avenger" Little The Outsiders 2000-Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels, Hunter Hearst
Helsmley, Scott Hall, Vincent, Trish Stratus The Horsemen-Ric Flair, Taz, Mike Awesome, Stevie Richards,
Chyna The Triple Threat-Jeff Jarrett, Sid Vicious, and Shane Douglas
interview-HWF Champion Steve Austin
Austin came to the ring and took a microphone. "Lots of people want
to know why I faked that neck injury last night. They're asking me, 'Steve,
did you have to do it to get the job done against Rob Van Dam?' To that
I say, Oh hell no. I just wanted to prove that I'm smarter than that slimy
bastard, Matt Johnson will ever be. You see, he looks at me and sees a
beer swilling, bald-headed, redneck from South Texas and says to himself,
in his little whiny snake's voice, 'He can't be that smart. Me and my little
cWo will run circles around him.' Last night, I showed him that I can beat
anybody he throws against me and that I can outsmart his little ass at
the same time. Another question that seems to be burning everybody's mind
is, was Chris Jericho in on it? To that I say, Oh hell yeah. It just goes
to show you that D.T.A. Don't trust anybody. So, Johnson, you throw anybody
you want to up against me and I'll open up a can of whoop ass on them,
and that's the bottom line because..." Before Austin could finish, Chris
Jericho's millenium clock came on and his music hit. Y2J came down to ringside
and took a mic. "Austin, I helped you out last night, but I sure as hell
didn't do it for free. You see, I knew that if I stayed in the cWo, I would
only be a pawn in Matt Johnson's games and that I could never control my
own destiny. So, I helped you out last night against Rob Van Dam. I never
liked him much anyway. Here's my price, you put that HWF title up against
me tonight in exchange for me helping you last night. I'll sweeten the
deal by throwing in, free of charge might I add, a Y2J beating that you
will never, ehhhhhver forget again." Austin replied, "Hell son, we ain't
got to wait until later tonight, let's do it right now jackass." Before
the two could come to blows, Matt Johnson made his way to ringside. Johnson
addressed both wrestlers. "Before you two dumbasses beat the hell out of
each other, I want to tell you this. While I can't stop this match from
taking place because the champion does have certain rights and priviledges
as far as picking his challengers, I want you to know that whoever wins
this match will have to face the newest member of the cWo, Raven at the
next HWF pay-per view in 4 weeks, entitled, Beatdowns, Punkings and Asskickings
II. So, whoever wins tonight better just get his affairs in order and notify
his next of kin because Raven is going to..." Johnson was cut of by a Jericho
spring-board dropkick to the face. Y2J threw Johnson into the ring and
as the cWo leader struggled to his feet, he was met by a Stone Cold Stunner
from the champ. Austin and Jericho stared each other down, before going
back to the locker room. Bret the Hitman Hart was shown in his locker room getting ready
for his surprise. As he went to go out the door, Vader shoved the door
into the Hitman's face. Vader rammed Hart's face into the locker repeatedly,
opening him up. The Mastadon slammed Bret onto the concrete floor and stomped
him mercilessly. He picked up the former cWo member for a powerbomb, but
was stopped by a steel chair across the back by Goldberg. Goldberg went
to help Bret up, but he was nailed by a chair by Triple H, whom he had
brutalized at the pay-per view. Helmsley spat on Goldberg and left him
laying in the locker room.
Tag-Team Title Match
vs.
champions-The Outsiders with Trish Stratus
The Pump Masters The challengers came out first and Poppa Pump took the microphone.
"Last night, The Pump Masters showed the world that nobody tells us what
to do and what happens to people who try and order us around. Matt Johnson
tried to book us in some meaningless tag-team match against Jeff Jarrett
and Shane Douglas, so we booked our own match, a lead-pipe locker room
match. Jarrett and Douglas, nothing personal against you two, it was just
the wrong place and the wrong time. As for you Outsiders, you have something
that belongs to us and that's our belts. Tonight, we are going to take
back our property and Nash, if your little blond bimbo, gets in the way,
I'll take her little peroxide head, put it in between the largest arms
in the world and pop it like a pimple. After we win our belts back, me
and Gusberg are going to get some hoochies and take them out in my new
Hummer, the Pump Mobile. Then they will get to know the sexual nirvana
that is being with Scott Steiner, holla if you hear me." Hall and Nash
came out with their new valet, Trish Stratus. Trish went over and got in
the face of Big Poppa Pump. Steiner, who will never be known as a champion
of women's rights, grabbed Trish by her hair and looked like he was going
to make good on his threat to pop her head, but Nash caught him with a
big boot to the face. Hall went after Gusberg, who ducked his clothesline
and kneed him in the back. Gusberg followed up with a backbreaker and placed
Hall in a torture rack. Before Hall could give up, Nash raked Gusberg in
the eyes. Big Sexy went for a powerbomb, but Steiner clubbed him across
the back with a tag-team belt. Steiner used a butterfly-powerbomb to drop
Nash, then he went after Hall, who hit him low. Hall went to the middle-rope
and as Steiner got to his feet, nailed him with a beautiful flying bulldog.
Da Bad Guy covered Hall for the pin, but could only get a two-count. He
put Steiner in postion for the Outsider's Edge, but was backdropped out
of the ring. As Hall fell to the concrete, he hit his head on the safety
guardrail and was knocked out. Trish went over to try and revive him. Back
in the ring, The Pump Masters went for their double-spear, but Nash leapfrogged
them. Trish tripped Steiner up as he came off the ropes and Big Sexy chokeslammed
Gusberg to the mat. He went for the pin, but Steiner pulled him off of
Gusberg. Big Poppa Pump grabbed Nash and belly-to-belly suplexed him to
the mat. He slapped on the Steiner Recliner and it looked like Nash was
going to tap out, when the ManlyTron came on, showing Jeff Jarrett and
the Franchise in the parking lot with lead pipes and standing on top of
Steiner's Pump Mobile. Jarrett had a mic and he spoke to to a bewildered
Steiner. "Hey, Steroid Slapnuts. You want to think twice before you mess
with the Chosen One and the Franchise. Since you two jacked-up slap-asses
want to play with pipes, fine, we'll play with pipes." With that, Jarrett
and the Franchise started smashing up the Pump Mobile with the lead pipes.
The Franchise then yelled, "Hey Trish, you little ungrateful bitch. You
want to leave us for two losers like the Outsiders? Well, that's okay with
us. The Franchise and the Chosen One don't need your skank ass anyway.
We brought you to the HWF, we made you, and guess what honey, we'll franchise
your sweet little ass and those two jabronies as well." Jarrett took out
a hunting knife and slashed the Pump Mobile's tires and shouted, "Now all
four of you slapnuts can choke on that." Steiner was livid and took off
down the aisle with a steel chair in hand, leaving a confused Gusberg standing
in the ring. As Gusberg turned around, he was met by a slap in the face
from Trish Stratus. Gusberg grabbed her by the hair, but hesitated to hit
her. Trish took the opportunity to kick him in the groin. A revived Hall
came in the ring and rocked him with an Outsider's Edge. Hall made the
pin to retain the titles for the Outsiders. winners-The Outsiders
vs.
Matt "The Serial Thriller" Hardy
Sabu Matt Hardy demanded this match after reconciling with his brother,
Jeff ,whom he ran out of the HWF last night. So, Matt Johnson forced him
to take on Sabu and if Matt wins, Jeff is back in the HWF. If Jeff interferes
on Matt's, then they will both be out of the HWF. The Serial Thriller started
out fast by nailing Sabu with a corkscrew moonsault as the cWo madman came
down the aisle. Matt pounded Sabu with rights and lefts and rammed Sabu's
face into the steel guardrail. Matt went for a suplex on the floor, but
Sabu reversed it and Matt tasted the concrete. The madman from India set
Jeff up on the guardrail and preformed his infamous Air Sabu leap on him.
Sabu threw the Serial Thriller over the guardrail and got into the ring.
He set up a chair next to the ropes, got a running start and leaped into
the crowd at Matt. Hardy held up a steel chair in defense and Sabu went
head first into it. Matt pounded on Sabu with the chair and slammed him
on the concrete. He rolled Sabu into the ring and covered him but could
only get a two count. Jeff Hardy made his way to ringside to cheer on his
brother. Matt went for the Twist of Fate, but Sabu pushed him into the
referee. Sabu superkicked Matt in the face and nailed his Triple Jump Moonsault.
Sabu covered Matt, but there was no referee to make the pin. Jeff got a
steel folding chair and snuck into the ring. He waited for both men to
get to their feet. Jeff went to hit Sabu, but Matt yelled, "What the hell
are you doing? You'll get us both kicked out!" Jeff spun around and whacked
his brother with the chair, busting him wide open. He gave the chair to
Sabu who nailed the Serial Thriller with an Arabian Facebuster. Jeff revived
the referee who counted the pin. What was Jeff thinking? He had just cost
himself a spot in the HWF! Or so we thought. Jeff ripped off his purple
Hardy Boyz shirt to reveal the black and white of the cWo. He reached into
this back pocket and pulled out a new HWF contract with Matt Johnson's
signature on it. Jeff took out a pin and dipped it in his brother's blood
and signed his name on the contract. Jeff left the ring with Sabu and went
back to the cWo locker room. winner-Sabu
Cage Match vs. 3
Cactus Jack
Tajiri Whoever escapes the cage first wins the match and entry into the
prestigious cWo. Cactus Jack had these comments backstage. "Tajiri, I know
that I brought you here to the HWF and that we're friends outside of the
ring, but I've got to beat you to within an inch of your life. You see,
tonight, I'm not just battling to gain a place of honor within the most
prestigious group in the wrestling world. No, I'm battling for the one
thing that Cactus Jack has never had...acceptance. No matter how many tables
I went through, no matter how many cages I hurled myself off, no matter
how many chairshots I took, you people still cheered the flavor of the
week. The good looking super hero or the flashy move of the week. The Rock,
Goldberg, Triple H, and those two idiotic abortions of moves, the People's
Elbow and the Worm. Well, Mrs. Foley's baby boy is tired of pandering to
the unwashed masses of fans who chant, "We want puppies" when two men are
giving their blood and sweat to entertain them. I'm tired of pandering
to the interent peons who think a match is good only if it includes 18
Canadian Pretty Boys and 20,000 chops. I've finally found my chance at
salvation in the form of the C'Ville World Order. And Tajiri, if you think
that I will let you stand in the way of my salvation and a reunion with
my good friend Raven, who has finally seen the light, well, to borrow a
phrase from Roddy Piper, you're 13 different kinds of wrong. You think
a few stiff kicks to the head is going to stop me? Many have tried, but
none have been able to spoil the rugged, matinee-idol good looks that I
posses. You think that you're going to put me in some fancy submission
holds? Well, I got news for you, I don't know how to get out of a damn
one of them, but nothing is going to stop me tonight because I've got fire
in the belly and more than enough testicular fortitude to make up for my
lack of technical mat wrestling proficiency and my fine cardiovascular
fitness will more than compensate for my having only one ear. So let's
have a good clean scientific match and have a Nice Day!" Cactus entered
the cage first and waited on the Japanese Buzzsaw. When Tajiri tried to
enter the cage, Foley slammed the door him. Tajiri again tried to enter the cage and again, Foley slammed
the door on him. Foley went to slam the door on Tajiri a third time, but
was met by a spew of Red Mist to the face. Tajiri finally entered the cage,
the ref shut the door and the bell rang. Tajiri grabbed Foley by
his hair and rammed him into the cage repeatedly. He slammed Cactus to
the mat and went to the top-rope for a 450 splash, but Jack rolled out
of the way and Tajiri crashed to the mat. Foley went to scramble out the
door, but Tajiri grabbed his foot. Jack kicked at Tajiri repeatedly, but
the Japanese Buzzsaw would not let go. He pulled Cactus back into
the ring and clamped on a figure-four leglock that had Mrs. Foley's baby
boy screaming in pain. Tajiri set Cactus up in the corner in the Tree of
Woe, then nailed him in the face with a baseball slide. He went to set
Cactus up for his brainbuster, but Jack was too heavy. He tried to pick
Cactus up again, but Cactus raked Tajiri's eyes and ddt'ed him. Jack hoisted
Tajiri up in a suplex position, but instead of dropping him to the mat,
he smashed Tajiri's back repeatedly against the steel cage. Jack then left
Tajiri hanging from the top of the cage and limped towards the door. Tajiri
freed himself and caught Jack right before he made it out the door. He
clamped a dragon-sleeper on Cactus. Tajiri held the move on Jack until
Foley went limp. Tajiri went to go out the door, but Raven came through
the crowd and entered the cage. Raven evenflowed Tajiri. Cactus Jack got
up and crawled out the door to win the match and entry into the cWo. Raven
presented Cactus Jack with a cWo shirt after the match. winner-Cactus Jack
Backstage Interview with Raven
Raven was interviewed in the cWo locker room after Cactus Jack's match.
"Love and hate, trust and fate, these are the ties that bind us. The reason
behind my actions last night at the pay-per view was that after I defeated
Matt Johnson at Summer Massacre, I felt empty inside. After the smoke cleared
inside the steel cage and I emerged victorious. I had no reason to go on
fighting here in the HWF. Ever since I came to the HWF, my dream was to
rid it of Matt Johnson's controlling influence and by leaving him bloodied
and battered inside that cage, I achieved that aim. After the match, instead
of joy, I felt nothing. That's one of the reasons Vader was able to put
me in the hospital for four weeks. I had no goal, no drive. I had become
complacent and content to listen to the cheers of the masses. You people
made the mistake of thinking that I battled Johnson and his cWo for you
when I was doing it for myself. And as I lay in that hospital bed, with
my broken ribs, Matt Johnson contacted me and helped me to realize the
main reason I was sitting in a hospital bed instead of in the ring wreaking
havoc and that reason was the fans. Instead of going after the HWF title,
I let the fans goad me into sidetracking that goal and getting involved
in petty personal vendettas against Johnson and Cactus Jack, who really
had my best interests at heart. I didn't want to hear what he was saying
at first, but Matt Johnson has motivated me to once again become the HWF
champion. When I was in ECW, I was the champion there for almost two years
because I would do anything to myself and to my opponents to win. While
it is true that I was the champion here in the HWF, my reigns were short
because I catered to the whims of the fans. Matt Johnson has offered me
a chance at redemption, a chance to regain my former glory. The chance
to reclaim my HWF title that Steve Austin has been walking around with
for the last few months. So, Austin, Jericho, whichever one of you walks
out with the title tonight, don't get too comfortable with the belt because
at the pay-per view you will come face to face with your destiny and that
is to meet me in the ring, feel the Evenflow and feel your shoulders on
the mat for the 1-2-3. Quote the Raven, 'Nevermore'." After that, Raven
left the cWo locker room, while the other members stayed behind.
T.V. Title Match vs.
champion-Ric Flair
Shawn Michaels Since Flair never pinned Michaels last night for the belt, HBK was
granted an immediate rematch. Both men came down without their respective
factions and started trash-talking each other. Flair started out by dishing
out some of his patented chops to Michaels and backing him into the corner
with some rights and lefts. He went to irish-whip the Boy Toy into the
other corner, but Michaels reversed it and Flair went over the turnbuckle
and to the floor. As he got to his feet, HBK vaulted over the top-rope
and nailed the Nature Boy with a plancha. Shawn tried to ram Flair's head
into the ringpost, but was hit by a fist to the gut and Flair sent him
into the post, shoulder-first. Flair took Michaels and rammed him into
the ring-steps shoulder first and rolled him back into the ring. The Nature
Boy drove his knee repeatedly into HBK's shoulder joint. Flair went to
the top-rope and scored with a knee-drop to HBK's injured shoulder. He
went for the pin but could only get a two count. Flair had Michaels set-up
on the top-rope for a superplex, when Justin Credible made his way to ringside.
When Flair turned his head to look at Justin, Michaels punched him in the
face and shoved him off the top-rope. Michaels Outsider stablemate, Triple
H, came down and got in Justin's face. They quickly started brawling and
officials came down to break them up. In the confusion, Horseman member,
Mike Awesome came through the crowd and hit HBK, who was still perched
on the top-rope, in the back with a steel chair. Michaels collapsed to
the mat and Flair hooked his tights for the win. winner-Ric Flair
HWF World Heavyweight Title vs.
champion-Steve Austin
Chris Jericho Jericho came out first and waited on Austin in the ring. The Rattlesnake
made sure he didn't have to wait long as the champ hit the ring running
and started trading punches with Y2J. Austin got the better of the exchange
and threw Jericho into the ropes. Y2J ducked an elbow by Austin, but was
rocked by a Thesz Press from Austin and the champ punched him to the canvas.
Stone Cold threw Jericho into the turnbuckle and stomped him down to the
mat. Austin gave Y2J the double bird and landed a big stomp to his face.
Jericho got to his feet slowly and Austin came charging at him. Y2J ducked
and Austin went flying into the turnbuckle, face-first. Jericho rocked
Austin with some chops in the corner, threw him into the ropes and caught
him with a spinning heel kick. Jericho went for the Walls of Jericho, but
couldn't turn the champ over, so he settled for slingshotting Austin into
the turnbuckle. As Austin staggered out of the corner, Jericho sprang off
the ropes and drove Austin's head to the mat with a bulldog. Austin barely
kicked out of the pinning attempt. Austin rolled under the bottom rope
and tried to shake the cobwebs out on the ring apron. Seeing this, Jericho
tried to spring off the middle rope and hit Austin with a dropkick, but
Stone Cold moved and Y2J ate canvas. Austin went to the top-rope and drove
his elbow into Jericho's sternum. While this was going on, we saw in the
cWo locker room that Matt Johnson and the rest of the cWo, minus Raven,
were watching the match on a t.v. monitor. "Let's go and get some of this
boys," Johnson said. "I said that I couldn't stop this match from taking
place, but I never said that I couldn't stop it from having a conclusion."
With that Johnson went to open the door of the locker room, but couldn't
get it open. We then saw that it was again barricaded shut. Someone had
driven a fork lift in front of the cWo locker room yet again. Back in the
ring, Jericho fought his way out of an attempted stunner attempt, and shoved
Austin into the ropes. He nailed the champ with a flying forearm and flattened
him with his Lionsault. Austin managed to get his shoulder up before the
3 count. Jericho went to the top-rope and tried to hit Austin with a double-axehandle
but was caught with a boot to the midsection and a Stone Cold Stunner.
Austin was too tired to make the cover and both men lay on the mat. Raven
made his way to ringside and circled the ring. Austin recovered before
Jericho and got to his feet, while Raven got on the ring apron. Austin
noticed Raven on the ring apron and went over to him. Jericho saw his opportunity
and dropkicked Austin in the back, sending him into Raven. Y2J grabbed
Austin and small packaged him for the 3 count to become the new champion.
Was it all a cWo plan to get the belt back into the cWo? Raven quickly
answered that question when he got into the ring and evenflowed both Jericho
and the ex-champion. The show went off the air with Raven standing over
both men. winner and new HWF Champion-Chris Jericho
U.S. Title Tournament Brackets
1.Rob Van Dam 4.Matt Hardy
2.Shawn Michaels 3.Justin Credible
1.Goldberg 4.Bret Hart
2.Triple H 3.Jeff Hardy
Next Week's Preview Shawn Michaels vs. Justin Credible The Pump Masters vs. Shane Douglas/Jeff Jarrett Raven vs. Steve Austin Goldberg vs. Bret Hart Cactus Jack vs. Chris Jericho for the HWF World Title Matt Johnson has vowed to find out who has been screwing with the
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