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In loving memory
Captain Joseph Y. Greer
September 03, 1973 – September 20, 2003
In dedication
Captain Elijah C. Davis
“See you when you get home”
A huge explosion is seen and heard as the letters “G” and “W” collides into either side of the letter “Z”. “2K1” comes up underneath the letters of “GZW” crashing into them. The official GZW2K1 logo of the nuclear mushroom booms in red and black before the official motto “The Saga Continues” zooms in and out of the screen.
GroundZero Enterprises™ presents:
“Ground Zero” by The Diplomats hits the Coliseum’s sound system as the Zero-Tron switches from the Crimson banner to the visual history of the lineage of the GZW2K1 World Heavyweight Championship. Collected images of “The First” Paul Spartan, then known as Kage, carrying the Extreme Wrestling Order Heavyweight Championship belt through the halls of the EWO arena, to “The Enforcer” T-Rex holding up the EWO Heavyweight Championship belt after winning the untelevised first Contest of Champions, to Sho “Firefly” Murakame holding up the same EWO belt after a tainted win over T-Rex, and quickly to “Champion of the People” T-Rex putting the EWO belt over his shoulder after he successfully wins the belt from “The Fairplay Enforcer” Firefly for the second time cascade the Zero-Tron. The images change to “The Jade Dragon” Sincere smiling evilly with the newly changed GroundZero Wrestling 2K1 Heavyweight Championship title as he points to T-Rex standing in the middle of the ring on a Monday Manslaughter. That scene blends into “The Desert Storm” Magic hoisted onto the shoulders of the fan favorites in the middle of the ring after his triumphant GZW2K1 Heavyweight Championship victory over Sincere at the Heatwave pay-per-view. As quickly as the scene came about it is replaced with the massive “Wicked One” Deacon Kane holding the GZW2K1 Heavyweight title after already defeating Firefly and T-Rex in matches beforehand that night on a specially broadcast Monday Manslaughter.
The faces of past wrestlers flash across the Zero-Tron ranging from Ring of Honor Icon Jason “Fubu” Mackavelli, Ring of Honor Icon Eric “Complete Chaos” Montair, “Lil’ Devil” Hades, and “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville. It continues with the faces of Justin Sharp, “El Gambit” Santiago DeTouwce, Endangered Species, and Albert Wuchie. Large multi-colored letters of “G-Z-W” flash by rapidly before the scene continues on with the visual lineage of the company’s top title as “Smooth Operator” Billy Bond is decked out in his full tuxedo holding the GZW 2K1 Heavyweight Championship title into the air after cleanly beating Lord of the Coliseum 2002 Deacon Kane for the second time. The scene fades into the now famous “Upset” where we see Billy Bond holding up the arm of Zachary Sharp and handing him the GZW2K1 Heavyweight title. This changes to “Career Killer” Maxx Pain with the world recognized GZW2K1 World Heavyweight Championship belt around his waist as he walks backward up the rampway laughing at Zac Sharp who is still in a steel cage after dropping the title to Maxx. An explosion is shown and heard as “The Wrestling Franchise” James “Monarch” Corbin stands in the ring holding the United Japan Wrestling Super Heavyweight and Hong Kong Wrestling Federation World titles as the GZW2K1 World title is strapped around his waist after defeating Maxx at Contest of Champions III. Zac Sharp being handed the World Heavyweight title after defeating Maxx Pain and Monarch on a Sunday Storm is replayed. “The First” Paul Spartan, holding the World title, falling out of the door of the Highway To Hell cage at the Fallout: Destination Unknown pay-per-view brings the intro to a image of the GroundZero Wrestling 2K1 World Heavyweight Championship belt. Above the belt are the words “EARNED” and below it “NOT GIVEN”.
Replay from JUST ANOTHER NIGHT (LORD OF THE COLISEUM) 24 OCTOBER 2002
---GZW2K1 Television Championship Match: LLadder Match: “Wild Card” Eddie
Knoxville vs. “Anti Bullying Policy” Diamond---
(The cameras cut in
to show GZW announcers, Jerome Hammond and James Fitzpatrick sitting at the
ringside area ready to announce the rematch from Fallout: Zero Options between
Eddie Knoxville and the TV Champion, Diamond Sledge.)
Jerome: Through a streak of luck we landed a spot to announce the TV
Championship match at Fallout: Zero Options, and tonight we get the call to
announce the rematch between these two amazing athletes!
James: Knoxville was cheated at Fallout: Zero Options Hammy! Well tonight, its
no more playing games... Always bet on black!
Jerome: Touching James.... How long did you stay up last night coming up with
that?
James: 100% au natural!
Jerome: Sure....
(“Iron Man (This Means War Remix)” By Ozzy Osbourne and Busta Rhymes hits as the
fans stand to thier feet in loud boos as “Wildcard” Eddie Knoxville walks out
onto the ramp with his replica TV Championship over his shoulder. He raises it
in the air and then points to the real TV Championship suspended above the ring.
Knoxville sprints to the ring and climbs the turnbuckle and flicks a booger at
the fans in the front row!)
Jerome: This man is crude, rude and has a bad attitude...
James: Nice rhymes Hammy! But these fans deserve every booger that the TV Champ
flings at them!
Jerome: He hasn’t got the job done yet James...
(“Funky Cold Medina” By Tone Loc hits as the fans erupt for the Peacekeeper, TV
Champion, “Anti-Bullying Policy” Diamond Sledge! Diamond soaks it all up as he
points at Knoxville who is yawning in the ring. Diamond sprints to the ring and
the bell rings to start this match off!)
Jerome: And it begins!
(Diamond and Eddie lock up in the ring as Sledge takes it to Knoxville right
away with some hard shots to the left side of the jaw! Eddie backs into the
ropes and bounces off and takes Diamond down with a hard spear! Eddie on top
now, starts to drill hard, straight shots into the forehead of the TV Champion!
Eddie raises his hand mockingly to Diamond, but Sledge flips his leg up over
Eddie’s chest and flips him off! Both men get back to thier feet and stare at
eachother as the crowd cheers loudly for the opening action.)
Jerome: Right from the start these two are making thier points.
James: That our TV Champion is nothing more then a boogerman!
(Diamond and Eddie begins to circle the ring not taking thier eyes off eachother.
Eddie points at Diamond and runs his thumb over his neck as the fans boo loudly
at the self proclaimed TV Champion, while the true Champ just stares intently at
his opponent. Eddie charges at Diamond and hit him hard in the gut but Diamond
carries Eddie up and SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A HIGH ANGLE POWERBOMB!!!!)
Jerome: Dear god! Eddie Knoxville may of broke his neck in that exchange!
James: All done by “bully” Sledge!
(Diamond rolls out of the ring and retrieves a steel chair he tosses it into the
ring and climbs the top turnbuckle. Eddie still dazed begins to stir. He sees
the steel chair and immidiately grabs for it. Knoxville pops up with the steel
chair just in time for Diamond to execute a PERFECT missile dropkick. RIGHT TO
THE CHAIR! RIGHT INTO KNOXVILLE’S FACE!!!!)
James: Ouch... Boy, mighta knocked the boogers right out of poor Eddie...
(The fans chant “G-Z-W! G-Z-W!” loudly as Diamond is the first to his feet.
Eddie’s nose is busted open as the blood is pouring down over his mouth. Diamond
slides out of the ring and retrieves a ladder from underneath the ring as the
fans cheer for the “Anti-Bullying Policy”. Diamond slides the ladder into the
ring as Knoxville
whipes some of the blood from his nose with his forearm and grabs the ladder
that Sledge slid into the ring. Diamond turns to grab another steel chair and
turns and taps the chair on his head jokingly as Knoxville fakes a laugh.)
Jerome: These two can definately get into eachothers heads...
(Diamond slides into the ring as Knoxville attack shim with the ladder. “Wild
Card” drives the ladder into Diamond’s chest forcing the TV Champ back into a
corner. Eddie steps back and THROWS THE LADDER INOT DIAMONDS FACE!!! The fans
“oooooo” as Diamond hold shis face as Knoxville waists no time and grabs the
steel chair and unfolds it. He sets it up and back up and takes a ran stepping
ONTO the chair and flies through the air, ONLY TO BE TAKEN OUT BY THE LADDER
WIELDED BY DIAMOND SLEDGE!!!!)
Jerome: Dear god! Diamond Sledge just threw that ladder into the face of Eddie
Knoxville while Knoxville was flying through the air!!!
James: Would a TRUE TV Champion do such things Hammy?!
Jerome: It’s all in the rules James! Anything goes until someone climbs up that
ladder and retrieves that TV Title!
(Both men are down as the fans begin to chant “Diamond! Diamond!” to get behind
the loveable TV Champ. Diamond is the first to a knee as Knoxville is still out
from that ladder shot! Diamond is fully up and the fans explode as the
“Anti-Bullying Policy” grabs hold of the bloody ladder and sets it up in the
center of the ring as we get our first attempt for the title!!!)
Jerome: Diamond trying to end it now... And it could very well be after that
Ladder Shot!
James: Get up Eddie!
(Diamond begins to climb the ladder towards his Television Championship as the
fans cheer. Diamond get about halfway up when Eddie quickly snaps up knowing
whats going on, he charges for the ladder and pushes it over with Diamond on
it!!! Diamond falls straight out of the ring and to the floor below!!!)
Jerome: My god! Diamond Sledge could of broken bones with that exchange!
James: Hopefully...
(Eddie pulls the ladder up and positions it under the TV Title. He climbs up a
few steps as Diamond slowly peels himself up from outside the ring and slides in
and begins to climb the ladder from the other side...)
Jerome: Both men going for it here!!!
(Both men reach the top of the ladder with the TV Title just above thier heads.
Diamond reaches for it and Eddie slugs him on the side of the head. Eddie
reaches up and Diamond smashes Eddie much the same! Both men begin to exchange
blows with Eddie eventually winning out and Diamond stumbles a rung down the
ladder, Eddie reaches up for the prize BUT DIAMOND LEAPFROGS THE TOP OF THE
LADDER AND TAKES EDDIE AND HIMSELF DOWN TO THE MAT!!!!!)
Jerome: I can’t believe it! Diamond Sledge just leapfrogged the top of that
ladder and about beheaded Eddie Knoxville! Now both men are down once again!!!
This is amazing!
James: I have to give it to “Booger” Sledge, that was one hell of a move...
Stupid, but entertaining!
(The fans once again pick up thier “G-Z-W!” and “Diamond!” chants along with
many “Holy Shit!” chants that break out around ringside. Both Diamond and Eddie
are down and Eddie rubs the small of his back in pain as Diamond clutches his
right hand.)
Jerome: Both men are feeling the effects of that last maneuver!
(Diamond slowly peels himself up and kicks over the ladder and boots it out of
the ring.)
James: What’s this idiot doing?! He NEEDS that to win?!
Jerome: Diamond’s hand looks to injured to climb a ladder... So he’s getting rid
of it so Eddie can’t use it!
(Eddie slowly peels himself up from the mat. He holds his back in pain as he
slowly pulls himself up. He staggers up behind Diamond and dumps the TV Champ
over the top rope from behind. Eddie quickly wrenches back on his own back and
that seemingly stops the pain as he quickly slides out of the ring and begins to
stomp down on the TV Champ. After stomping away at Diamond’s ribcage, “Wild
Card” slowly peels the TV Champ up and whips him HARD into the ring steps!!!)
Jerome: Diamond Sledge’s shoulder could of popped right out of place!
(Eddie staggers but still finds it in himself to flip off the crowd to a loud
choruse of “Eddie Sucks!” chants. Knoxville brushes it off and walks over to
Diamond before once again lifting him up and tossing him over the guardrail and
right into the crowd!!!)
Jerome: This fight, as we should of geusses is now spilling out of the ringside
area!!!
(Eddie climbs up onto the ringbarrier AND FLIES THROUGH THE AIR WITH A CROSSBODY!!!
TAKING OUT DIAMOND HARD ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR!!!)
James: Ow Owwww!!!!
Jerome: Eddie Knoxville put his own body on the line that time as he took out
our TV Champ on the outside!
(Knoxville is the first to get up as the fans around him slap him on the back as
he makes his way toward the still down, Diamond Sledge. The fans chant “Fight!
Fight! Fight!” as Eddie sneers at them and spits towards a group of teenage
girls before whipping Diamond into the concrete steps climbing up the GZW
Coliseum!)
James: Poor Eddie out their with all those dirty, Altantan hicks!
Jerome: Oh, James. Be Quiet would you!
(Knoxville slams Diamond with a hard left swing. Followed quickly by a right jab
as the TV Champ is reeling back up the steps towards the second level of the GZW
Coliseum! The two reach the second level concession stand where the fans scream
as they turn from getting their popcorn only to see the men who were moments ago
fighting in the ring, brawling right in front of them!!!!)
Jerome: Cameras are staying right with this action folks, so we wont miss a
thing!
James: Thank god for the Zero-Tron!
(Eddie winds back and releases a hard right hand to the bridge of
Diamond’s
chin sending the TV champ back over the top of the counter of one concession
stand! Eddie pushes some crazed fans out of the way before jumping up onto the
counter ONLY TO GET A FACEFULL OF NACHO CHEESE FROM DIAMOND!!!! The fans in the
GZW Coliseum burst out laughing as Diamond pops back up wearing a dorky little
hat and paking a faucet hose! He sprays Eddie as “Wild Card” swears loudly to
show his anger!)
Jerome: HAHAHAHA!!!!! Diamond Sledge is literally cleaning Eddie Knoxville’s
clock!
James: How can you find this funny Hammy?
(Diamond drops the hat and the faucet and charges at Eddie and takes him out
with a hard double-leg takedown onto the cement floor!!! Diamond quickly picks
“Wild Card” up and tosses him into the cement wall! The TV Champ notices a pile
of steel pipes sitting near bye and grabs one and taps it in his palm as
Knoxville pannicks and takes off running in the opposite direction!!!!)
Jerome: Eddie Knoxville is booting it!!!
James: Can you blame him? “Bully” Sledge is planning to use that pipe on Eddie!
(Diamond gives chase as the cameras keep track of both men running through the
second level of the GZW Coliseum. Eddie reaches a flight of stairs and opens the
door and runs inside, he takes a fire extinguisher and jams it in the doors
stopping Diamond from getting through! Eddie flicks a booger at the window as
the crowd is laughing their heads off!!!)
James: Hehehe... Booger.... That’s rich!
(Diamond looks at the door and then smiles as he walks across the hall and
presses the button on AN ELEVATOR!!!! The crowd bursts out laughing loudly as
the doors open and Diamond steps in standing next to an old lady. He smiles to
her as he enters the elevator!!!)
Jerome: Diamond Sledge taking the smart way down!
James: This is rich, Hammy!
(The cameras switch to the backstage first level where Eddie Knoxville runs out
the stairs and looks for a way to get back to the ring.)
James: If Eddie can get back to the ring he can finally win his TV Championship!
(Eddie stops as the elevator doors open and out steps Diamond Sledge turning
just in time to block a right hand from Knoxville! Eddie connects with a left
though but before he can land another blow A PURSE SMASHES HIM IN THE SIDE OF
THE HEAD!!!!! The old lady that was riding in the elevator with Diamond smashes
Eddie with her purse and boots him in the shin!!!)
Old Lady: “That’ll teach ya, you booger flicking little bastard!”
(The crowd absolutely erupts at this as Diamond picks himself up and whips Eddie
out of the camera’s sight as the old lady gives herself a satisfied nod.)
James: Did you see that Hammy?! Tha told hag just attack Eddie Knoxville!!!
Jerome: This match has gone off the charts!
(The camera finally catches up to Eddie and Diamond who are now fighting within
the bowels of the GZW Coliseum. Eddie pushes Diamond backwards and then hits a
spear right into a pop machine! The pop machine smashes and pop cans begin to
spill out onto the floor. Eddie picks one can up opens it takes a sip and makes
a scrunched up face....)
Eddie: FLAT! Just like you!
(Eddie then smashes the can over Diamond’s skull as the arena bursts out in a
giant ‘oooo’ moan. Eddie backs up and gives a smirk as he continues his run back
to the ring the Television Championship!)
Jerome: Eddie Knoxville still manages to find a way to insult Diamond, even in
the middle of this brawl...
James: The signs of a true champion, Hammy!
(Eddie appears on the ramp as the crowd boos loudly. He turns though as Diamond
Sledge comes running through the curtains right behind him with his head busted
open from the pop can to the skull! The fans cheer as both men exchange blows on
the top of the ramp. Diamond whips Eddie hard into the Zero-Tron set as the fans
cheer...)
Jerome: Perhaps a replay of F: ZO?!
(Eddie stops short though and turns just as Diamond runs for the spear! Eddie
sidesteps and clotheslines the TV Champ down hard to the metal rampway! Eddie
walks to the side of the ramp and steps down as he pulls a HUGE ladder out from
underneath the ramp as the fans erupt at the sight of the giant ladder!)
James: That’s one big ladder, Hammy! Twenty feet at least!
(Eddie slides the giant ladder up onto the rampway ans sets it up slowly as
Diamond tries to stand to his feet after the hard clothesline from Knoxville!
Eddie finally gets the ladder set up and begins to climb!!!!)
Jerome: Where is Eddie Knoxville going?!
James: He’s going to flatten Diamond Sledge... From 30 feet up!
(Eddie gets about a quarter of the way up the huge ladder as the fans chant
“Fall! Fall! Fall!” loudly. Diamond gets to his feet and looks up the ladder at
his challenger. He gets a determined look on his face... AND BEGINS TO CLIMB
HIMSELF!!!)
Jerome: Diamond Sledge and Eddie Knoxville are climbing to damn near the top of
this building!
(Eddie and Diamond both get ever closer to the top as they are only mere feet
away from the top of the Zero-Tron now. Eddie reaches the top first and looks
down for Diamond, ONLY HE CANT SEE HIM!!! Eddie looks over to see that Diamond
has jumped from the Ladder to the Zero-Tron itself!!!! The fans chant “Diamond!
Diamond!” loudly as Knoxville looks a little worried but he himself jumps from
the ladder to the Zero-Tron!)
Jerome: Both men are incredibally high up now!!!!
James: Push him! Push him Eddie!
(Eddie and Diamond slowly make thier way to eachother, inching along the top of
the Zero-Tron before finally connecting blows! The fans pop loudly as Eddie
wobbles and looks like he may fall, but he regains his balance much to the
dismay of the GZW fans.)
James: These people want to see Eddie Knoxville fall?!
Jerome: You want to see Diamond fall!
James: That’s different....
(Eddie and Diamond both exchange blows and Diamond gets a knee to the gut as the
fans ‘oooo’ as the TV Champ almost falls from the top of the Zero-Tron!
Meanwhile the cameras show GZW crews setting up a giant blue pad closest to the
side the two men are fighting on. The fans cheer loudly as Diamond backs Eddie
up very close to the edge!)
Jerome: Eddie Knoxville is going to fall!!!
James: No He Cant! No He Cant!
(Eddie teeters and is close to falling but Diamond REACHES OUT AND STOPS EDDIE
FROM FALLING?!?!?! The fans give thier distaste of Diamond helping the booger
flinger! Eddie nods his head as if to say thank you to Diamond, but then KNEES
HIM IN THE GUT!!! The fans cheer as Eddie this time whips Diamond OVER THE EDGE
OF THE ZERO-TRON FLYING THROUGH THE AIR TO THE BLUE PAD BELOW!!!!!)
Jerome: DIAMOND SLEDGE HAS JUST FELL DAMN NEAR 50 FEET!!!!
James: Yay! Go Eddie!
(The arena erupts in “Holy Sh*t!” and “GZW!” chants as the GZW crews check on
Diamond who feel onto the blue pad which may not of helped much in this case!!!
Eddie smiles to himself on top of the Zero-Tron before beginning to climb down.
He then stops though and turns and points down at Diamond as the fans cheer
loudly!!!!)
Jerome: These fans sure want to see Eddie fly off that Zero-Tron....
(Eddie fakes jumping but stops and shakes his head at the capacity crowd as they
boo loudly as the self proclaimed TV Champ slides down the Zero-Tron to the ramp
below. He walks to the edge to see if Diamond is getting up and he isn’t. Eddie
gives a confident, victorious smirk before strutting down the rampway! Eddie
rolls into the ring and poses for the crowd which boo loudly at the actions of
“Wild Card”.)
James: Get that ladder Eddie!
(Eddie slowly rolls out of the ring and picks up the ladder Diamond kicked to
the outside near the start of the matchup. He slides it into the ring and sets
it up, he positions it under the TV Championship and climbs the first rung but
then stops suddenly as the fans erupt!!! Eddie turns around and sees Diamond
Sledge running down the rampway! Diamond slides into the ring and he and
Knoxville begin to slug it out once again!)
Jerome: This is not over yet!
(Eddie reaches back and pulls Diamond forward sending him into the ropes, he
tries to dropkick Diamond, but Sledge holds onto the ropes and Knoxville hits
nothing but air as the fans cheer. Edde gets up quickly though and ducks a
clothesline from Diamond. He tries to elbow Diamond before he can turn around
but Diamond ducks that attempt as well! Diamond lifts Eddie up and goes for a
Backdrop but Eddie slides out and boots Diamond in the stomache looking for a
powerbomb, he lifts Diamond up but the TV Champ slides out as well!!! Diamond
spins Eddie around and kicks him in the gut before nailing a Sledgement!!!!!
(Alabama Slam) Diamond collapes on the ropes from exhaustion as the fans pop
loudly for thier TV Champions efforts.)
Jerome: Both men are giving it thier all and its resulting in an amazing matchup
for the rest of us! James, are you watching this?
James: (Sarcastically) No, Hammy.
(Diamond slowly stand and the fans cheer as Diamond slowly begins to climb up
towards his TV Championship.)
Jerome: Ten steps and he should be there!!!!
(One step!!! Two Steps!!! Three Steps!!!)
James: Get up Eddie! Get up!
(Four Steps!!! Five Steps!!! Six Steps!!!)
James: Oh, no!!!!
(Seven Steps!!!)
(Eight Steps!!!)
Jerome: So close, but the exhaustion is starting to get to Diamond....
(Diamond goes to take his ninth step but Eddie begins to stir and thinking
quickly pushes the ladder over with his foot!!!!! Diamond falls and gets low
blowed right on the ring ropes!!!!)
Jerome: Diamond was so close!
James: To close, Hammy!
(Eddie and Diamond are both down as the GZW fans pop loudly for these two men
who are putting on one hell of a matchup. The referee checks on both men and the
fans chant for Diamond to get up....)
Jerome: Listen to these fans trying to get behind Diamond Sledge!
James: I wish they’d all shut up! This isn’t helping Eddie one bit!
(Eddie is the first to slowly peel himself up as the fans boo loudly, he sets
the ladder up quickly and begins to scale it once again.....)
James: Go!
(One Step!!! Two Steps!!! Three Steps!!! Four Steps!!!)
Jerome: Diamond is gettng up! He’s getting up!
(Diamond gets up and instead of going for Eddie he heads for the top turnbuckle
where he scales it and perches on the top as Eddie turns finally and shakes his
head ‘No’ at Diamond who merely nods ‘Yes’ before flying through the air and
connecting with a hard Spear!!!! The fans pop loudly as both men are down once
again!)
James: This may never end....
Jerome: Both men have gone the limit here tonight, and I very much doubt either
will be the same again!
James: True that!
(“Diamond! Diamond! Diamond!” spreads through the GZW Coliseum as the TV
Champion raises his hand from the mat in a show of respect and admiration! He
slowly peels himself up and begins to climb towards his GZW Television
Championship! But not to be outdone, “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville pulls himself
up on the toher side of the ladder and both men begin to climb!!!!)
Jerome: This is it!!!
(One Step!!!! Two Steps!!! Three Steps!!! Diamond stumbles and Eddie gets one
step up on him but Diamond pulls himself extra hard and skips a step to keep up
with his opponent!)
Crowd:
FOUR!!!
FIVE!!!
SIX!!!
SEVEN!!!
EIGHT!!!!!!!
NINE!!!!
Jerome: Both men are SOOO close!!!!
James: Reach up, Eddie! It’s there! Reach up!
(Eddie and Diamond both reach up for the GZW Television Championship and BOTH
grab ahold of one end of the title!!!! Eddie sees this and tries to swing at
Diamond to knock him off but instead.... KNOCKS THE LADDER OUT FROM UNDERNEATH
THEM BOTH!!!!!! Eddie and Diamond each hold onto the TV Title for dear life as
Eddie tries desperately to knock Diamond his hold on the TV Championship!)
Jerome: Who’s it going to be?!
(With a giant cheer from the crowd both men fall to the ground!!!! The camera
zooms in and sees that the title is gone.....)
Jerome: I can’t tell who won it?!
James: Eddie got it!
Jerome: No, I think Diamond got it!
(In the center of the ring both men lay on their backs while each still have one
hand gripping onto the Television Championship of GZW!!!! The referee is stunned
and calls for the bell ending this match but he doesn’t know who won the
title?!)
Jerome: I’d hate to be him in this case!!!
James: Ditto!
(The referee picks up the TV Championship as both Eddie and Diamond slowly peel
themselves from the mat. Both men look confused and both seem to try and take
the Title away from the ref but Referee Donald Fey holds strong and tells them
both to lower thier hands when both do he grabs both thier wrists.....)
Jerome: Who is it?!?!?!
(Referee Fey raise BOTH MENS HANDS!!!!!!)
Jerome: Holy..... Crap!
James: They both won?!?!?! What a rip off!!!!!
(The ring announcer climbs into the ring as both Diamond and Eddie looks puzzled
and confused. He grabs the microphone.)
Herbert Torres: The Winner of the Ladder Match for the Television Champion has
been declared a double win, or DRAW. Both men had ahold of the title belt when
they fell and as such BOTH “The Anti-Bullying Policy” Diamond Sledge AND “Wild
Card” Eddie Knoxville are the TV Champion!!!!
Jerome: They’re both the Television Champion?!
James: Oh my....
Jerome: This has been an unforgettable night.... And more unbelieveable action
is sure to follow!!! Good night, from...
James: James “Sexy Beast” Fitzpatrick
Jerome: And Jerome Hammon!
~~
The words “Live from the GZW2K1 Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia” scrolls across the bottom of the screen as the camera settles on the announce table where Patrick Nelson, Todd Crumb, and Joshua Samson are sitting.
Before the “Three Stooges” can deliver their normal banter and introduction to tonight’s show President Seth Richards, Vice-President Angel Profit-Williams, and Commissioner Devotion Profit walk from backstage as “Ground Zero” blares again this time introducing the three ruling heads of GroundZero Wrestling 2K1. The entire roster, staff, and road crew of the company follow the three. The attending crowd showers all three administrators with cheers appreciating the hard work each of them have done since stepping into their appointed duties. The three, with solemn expressions on their faces, make it to the ring, as the rest of the company waits at the top of the rampway. President Richards sits on the middle rope and holds up the top rope as first VP Angel gets in followed by her little sister Commissioner Devotion. Herbert Torres quickly passes Commissioner Devotion a microphone before he exits the ring.
Devotion:
Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, all you great fans of GZW2K1 watching at home as well as right here in the Coliseum welcome to a special Crimson. Tonight we celebrate the life of one of our most charismatic athletes, “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville. Last November Eddie Knoxville, a proud and accomplished pilot since he was sixteen years old, was in a tragic aircraft accident as he was flying his Cessna from Las Vegas, Nevada. Out of respect to the Knoxville family we will not divulge all the specifics concerning the accident but the wrestling industry has truly lost a special wrestler, person, and friend. We now ask everyone to please stand and join the GZW2K1 family as the bell tolls ten times for “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville.
The Zero-tron shows still photos of Knoxville during his time in GZW as the entire Coliseum stands to their feet.
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As the last toll sounds everyone releases a deafening cheer and applause. The camera focuses back on Commissioner Devotion in the center of the ring.
Devotion:
In honor of the man that built his GZW2K1 career around the one title that he cherished above all others GroundZero Wrestling 2K1 has decided to rename the Heavyweight Television Championship to the “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville Television Championship. Tonight will begin the “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville Television Championship Memorial Tournament that will span the course through Fallout: Return to Glory and culminate at the Crimson following the pay-per-view where the new W.C.E.K. Television Champion will be crowned. Here is the First Round of the tournament:
The Zero-Tron springs from the live action to the bracket of the W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial Tournament.
I.
Adam Cage versus “The Dark Angel” Seven
(Winner advances to Second Round to face loser of the Kaine/John Taylor match)
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“Buzzing” Electric Sharpe versus “Career Killer” Maxx Pain
(Winner advances to Second Round to face loser of the Joshua Cleaver/Jimmy Williams match)
II.
Edwin MacPhisto versus James Tanner
(Winner advances to Second Round to face loser of the Mychael Lord/Paul Phoenix match)
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Zero versus “Unbreakable Female” Tonya Glory
(Winner advances to Second Round to face loser of Pimp Bizkit/Nathaniel Davis match)
**card subject to change**
The Zero-tron switches back to showing Commissioner Devotion.
Devotion:
Also tonight, as witnessed at the top of the program, several of Eddie Knoxville’s matches will be replayed in their entirety to show this great wrestler’s skill and commitment to our craft. Everyone within GZW2K1 knows this is only but a little of what we can do to remember Eddie Knoxville. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his fans, friends, and family. Wherever you are, Wild Card, you will be sorely missed and loved for all time.
The show fades to a commercial as President Richards, VP Angel, and Commissioner Devotion exit the ring and the entire company walks backstage.
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“Adrenaline” by Gavin Rossdale – Zachary Sharp’s Theme
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---Entrances---
John Taylor quietly enters the GZW Coliseum through one of the back doors, avoiding contact with any of the paparazzi or fans waiting like wolves, dispersed unevenly throughout the grounds of the large building. Already decked out in his wrestling gear of a pair of plain black tights, plain black boots and kneepads, a red and black Corrupt Seed promotional work shirt buttoned up to his chest and cut at the elbows, the Lone Gunman makes his way down a long hallway, his trademark gym bag fixed rigidly over his left shoulder. Buzzing around him are various wrestlers, backstage personalities, officials and road agents. Notable faces include those of Cameron Peerless and Andrew Excelsior. His blank expression turns to one of disgust as the young interviewer known only as "Jeff" approaches him, microphone in hand. The ever enthusiastic youngster smiles at the reclusive veteran, before raising up the microphone and looking directly at the camera.
Jeff:
"John Taylor. Tonight you go one on one with "The Untouchable" Kaine. What are your thoughts on this upcoming match? Any strategies you wanna' share to the world, going in there with such a small opponent?"
Taylor looks Jeff up and down in a demeaning fashion. He takes a moment before reaching his lean, chiselled right arm out, motioning for Jeff to hold the microphone up to him. Jeff does just that, as The Lone Gunman's monotonous voice takes the centre of attention in the crowded hallway.
Taylor:
"…'Jeff'… I never 'share' anything. With anyone. And I'm certainly not one to lay all my cards out on the table before a match. Whatever strategies I'm going in with tonight are just that, mine. The only thing that I'm telling Kaine going into this thing is not to be stupid. If he wants me to humour him, that's fine. I'll go along with it. I know I can outwrestle him. He knows I can outwrestle him. His motto is "You Can't Beat What You Can't Touch". To that I have a simple response. You can't outwrestle the Lone Gunman. Do all the high-flying you want, knock yourself out for all I care. We both know that when it comes down to it, you're going to have to pin me in the middle of the ring. I'm no fool, you won't trick me into getting counted out or disqualified. You know that. You know that you can't beat me, that you won't beat me. Whatever effort you may make will be a mere formality. When you've flown to the rafters and back, you'll realise that you've just wasted your own time, that for all your efforts the Lone Gunman will be not be phased. I'll still be there, in the middle of the ring. Waiting to lock you in the Silencer, to add you to the heap of garbage already consisting of Seven and Adam Cage."
Jeff:
"Thanks, John. Have you anything to say on any of the other goings-on around the backstage area leading up to tonight?"
Taylor:
"I'm just going to assume that Big Country is able to keep his eye on the ball for tonight, that he's actually able to make it to the thus-far unscheduled, yet very hyped match up between he and I. As long as he stays focused tonight and proceeds past the supposed "New King", we should have quite a battle on our hands. Country's typical on the mic, though. He likes to avoid 'awkward' questions and statements. I'll be looking forward to seeing how he tries to avoid the ever-daunting possibility of a potential Silencer at any moment during our match…"
Taylor reaches out, shoving the microphone back towards the young interviewer. He walks off without saying another word as Jeff grins a satisfied grin. He shouts "Thanks" as loud as he can, but Taylor either doesn't hear it or ignores it.
~~
Replay from FALLOUT: ZERO DEFECTS 23 November 2002
---GZW2K1 Television Championship Match: ““Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville vs. “Anti
Bullying Policy” Diamond Sledge---
(“Funky Cold Madina”
By Tone Loc hits and the crowd rises to its feet at the Makuhari Event Hall as
one half of the two men who can lay claim to being GZW’s Television Champion
walk out onto the ramp to a thunderous ovation! “The Anti-bullying Policy”
Diamond Sledge walks down the ramp and slides into the ring and raises one hand
in the air and soaks up the cheers of his long time GZW fans.)
Jerome: Ladies and gentleman, me and my partner have called every big match
between Diamond and Eddie, and I’m glad to say we get to announce this one
tonight where it should end!
James: Diamond has had a good reign, but come on Hammy! It’s time to play the
“Wild Card”!
Jerome: That may be your opinion and your entitled to it..
(“Iron Man” (This Means War Mix) By Ozzy Osbourne and Busta Rhymes hits as the
fans cheers soon to to loud unmistakeable boos for “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville
who walks out onto the top of the ramp and immidiately sprints to the ring and
tackles Diamond down with a hard spear on the unsuspecting Diamond Sledge!)
James: Waste no time! Take no prisoners!
(The bell rings and Eddie quickly covers Diamond after the pre-match spear.)
1....
Jerome: It could be over right now!
2....
James: New TV Champion!!!!
3!!!!!!!!????
Jeorme: No! No! No!
(The fans pop loudly as Diamond lifts his shoulder off the mat prominantly,
leaving no question as to his kick out. Eddie beats the mat in frustration but
wastes no time and lifts his Co-TV Champ up and whips him into the ropes and
burries the knee into his stomache. Knoxville keeps hold of Diamond’s arm though
and whips him to the other side of the ring and burries the knee again into the
stomache of Diamond Sledge. Diamond sutmbles holding his stomache and Eddie
cockily kicks the legs out from under the “Anti-bullying Policy” and Diamond
falls to his side as the fans boo the “Wild Card”.)
Jerome: Eddie Knoxville showing no respect for Diamond Sledge! None at all!
James: Eddie Knoxville doesn’t respect booger men, Hammy!?!?!
(Eddie climbs up to the top turnbuckle and looks to drop the elbow on Diamond
but perhaps playing possum, Sledge shoots his left foot up and catches Knoxville
right under the jaw and the fans liked that! Diamond pulls himself up to his
feet but still holds his stomache, Eddie slowly gets up and turns right into a
clothesline but he quickly ducks and hooks up a waistlock on Diamond, but Sledge
elbows out of it and ducks a Knoxville clothesline attempt but hooks up a
shoulder toss and brings Eddie up and over much to the approval of the sold out
Japanese fans!)
James: Come on Eddie, pick that booger!
Jerome: How nice of you...
James: Come on Hammy, why is it you can’t see how big a booger Diamond is?
(Eddie feels the back of his back as he gets up but Diamond explodes with a huge
slothesline and scores big as he flattens Eddie to a huge cheer from the crowd.
Eddie doesn’t stay down though and is right back up into another clothesline
from Diamond! Eddie back up again and this time Diamond uses Eddie’s own
momentum against him and holds down the top rope as Knoxville goes up and over,
crashing to the floor below to a cheer from the fans ocne again.)
Jerome: I smell high risk from Diamond Sledge!
James: No that’s just Diamond himself, smelly little bugger!
(Eddie slowly picks himself up just in time to see DIAMOND LAUNCH HIMSELF OVER
THE TOP ROPE WITH A CROSSBODY ONLY TO HAVE KNOXVILLE CATCH HIM MID AIR AND FLING
HIM OVER HIS HEAD INTO THE FRONT ROW OF THE CROWD!!!)
Jerome: We had to of known this would spill from the ring...
James: Always seems to when we’re around...
(The fans chant “Holy Shit!” and “G-Z-W!” as Eddie gets some stem up and just as
Diamond stands up on the security barrier, Eddie jumps onto the ring apron and
connects from at least 5 feet away with a spinning heel kick that drops Diamond
to the ground!!!)
Jerome: What atheticism from Eddie Knoxville! By god that must of been near five
feet!!!
James: Always bet on black, Hammy!
(Diamond and Eddie are both down though as the fans chant for Diamond to get to
his feet, no such luck though as it is Eddie Knoxville first up and whips
Diamond back into the ring just avoiding the ten count from the referee.)
Jerome: Eddie definately doesn’t want a count out here...
James: That’s mean more time sharing the title with Sledge!
(Eddie is quick to cover Diamond...)
1....
2....
NO!
Jerome: Give credit to Diamond, he still managed to kick out!
(Eddie seems frustrated still as he pulls Diamond up ducks a weak attempt at a
clothesline and locks on a waistlock this time scoring with a snap suplex! Eddie
holds the waistlock and pullsDiamond up and hits him back with another snap
suplex! Eddie bridges for a pin...)
1....
2....
NO!
(Diamond much to his credit kicks Eddie’s foot out and the bridge is block.
Eddie scrambles to his feet and charges for Diamond only to have the
“Anti-Bullying Policy” lift him up with a backdrop! The crowd rallies behind
Sledge as he gathers steam and waits for Eddie to slowly get up.)
Jerome: Diamond may be going for Sledgment! (Alabama Slam)
(Eddie gets up and turns into a boot to the stomache adn the crowd erupt as
Diamond succesfully hits the Sledgement!!! (Alabama Slam) Diamond lays over
Eddie as the fans count along with the pin!)
1.....
2....
3!!!!!
(Eddie Knoxville shoots his arm up though and the ref waves his hands in the air
and points out the two count as Diamond rolls over and cannot believe the
kickout from “Wild Card”!)
Jerome: I can’t believe it?! That was like 2 and 9/10ths!!!
James: Oh boy, hate to admit it but that was to close...
(The fans try and rally behind Diamond but the co-TV Champ seems off his game
after that kick out and not focused enough on Eddie as Knoxville sneaks up
behind Diamond and rolls him up and HOLDS ONTO THE TIGHTS!!!!)
Jerome: He’s got the tights!!!
1.....
James: What?
2....
Jerome: He’s got the tights!
3!!!!????
James: WHAT?! How did that goody goody boogerman kick out?! Eddie had the
tights!?! Uh... erh...
Jerome: Exactly!
(Diamond has indeed kicked out and the stunned Knoxville sits down and places
his head in his hand and swears out loud. Funny enough, Diamond shouts over,
‘swearing isn’t nice.’ Eddie stands and shouts, ‘your so stupid!!!’. Diamond
looks hurt but blocks a right hand from Knoxville who tears into Diamond by
whipping him into the ropes and connecting with a HUGE flapjack that gets Sledge
some good air! Diamond lands on his feet though and turns Eddie around and
bounces him into the ropses and out with an irish whip only to have Eddie cralde
Diamond up, but Sledge keeps rolling and stands up and immidiately catapults
“Wild Card” into the turnbuckle! Diamond grabs a waistlock on Eddie but without
the ref looking Eddie gets his foot up with a low blow and drops Diamond!)
Jerome: Come on ref!
James: Now now, Hammy...
(The referee checks on Diamond and Eddie quickly goes to work on the ring
turnbuckle as he undoes the padding and tosses it to the floor on the outside
exposing the steel ring used to keep the ring ropes together! Eddie turns and
stomps on Diamond backing him up to the other side of the ring. Diamond tries to
climb up the corner but some hard shoulder thrusts from Eddie practically takes
Diamond out of the match as the “Anti-bullying Policy” looks spent. Eddie grabs
Diamonds head and sneers at him before running across the ring and slamming
Diamond’s head straight into the ring rope, ring!!! Diamond stumbles backwards
and Eddie grabs him by the hair again and slams his face into the cold steel
ring once more!!! Eddie pulls Diamond back and goes to plant the Regulator
members face into the exposed turnbuckle once more only to have Diamond block
this attempt and elbow Eddie back into the center of the ring....)
Jerome: Diamond mounting perhaps a final offense in an attempt to save his TV
Championship!
(Eddie reels and Diamond pushes Eddie back in what looks to be a weak attempt to
gain some relief but eddie charges again and Diamond quickly jumps up and plants
Eddie into the mat with...)
Jerome: The Ace of Spades!!! (Fameasser) Diamond Sledge used Eddie’s own
finisher manuever!
James: Not this way...
1....
2.....
NO!NO!NO!
James: YAY!
Jerome: Eddie Knoxville may be an annoying little twerp but give him credit for
kicking out of that, and it looks now that Diamond Sledge reign as a TV Champion
may be close to over... He took all he had left into that spurt of offence!
James: Indeed he did and now Eddie just has to get up and smash that little puke
with anything he can muster!
(Diamond slowly gets up and seems just as stunned as the rest of these fans that
Eddie Knoxville is still alive in this match. Diamond gets up and picks Eddie up
but Knoxville twists out of the small hold and locks on The Lockjaw!!!
(combination camel clutch/dragon sleeper) The crowd boos as Eddie holds the hold
and the whole time cusses Diamond out, calling him a pussy, a wimp, a loser, a
bastard, a booger!)
Jerome: Eddie Knoxville is literally swearing his way to an attempted victory!
James: No attempted about it Hammy!
(Diamond tries to break free but theres no giving out... and to the surprise of
each and every fan..... DIAMOND TAPS OUT!!!!)
James: Haha!!!
Jerome: I can not believe it.. Diamond tapped to The Lockjaw!
James: Believe it, Hammy! And believe that Eddie Knoxville is now the lone TV
Champion!!!
(“Iron Man” (This Means War Mix) By Ozzy Osbourne and Busta Rhymes hits and the
fans seem more stunned then booing as Eddie Knoxville is handed the GZW
Television Championship belt. Diamond holds his head in his hands as Eddie
sneers down on him Eddie turns and slides from the ring, but halfway out stops
and turns around Diamond gets up facing the crowd the other direction but turns
around right into a faceful of Television Title!!!)
Jerome: There’s no need of that... You’ve won... Get out of here you bully!
James: Eddie is just putting an exclamation point on his CLEAN victory!
(The fans boo loudly now though as Eddie puts his foot over Diamond and raises
his TV Championship above his head as the camera gets one last look of the
ecstatic new GZW Television Champ before going back to Jerome and James.)
Jerome: What a match... Diamond Sledge gave it his all but tonight Eddie
Knoxville was the victor!
James: Always was and always will be in my books!
Jerome: These two will fight another day, I can promise you that!
James: Yea, Yea....
Jerome: We’re out ladies and gentleman enjoy the rest of the show!
~~
---Backstage---
Backstage, Joshua "The Panther"
Cleaver struts into the communal locker room. Tailing behind is "Homeless" Jack.
Cleaver passes by various wrestlers, jobbers, their friends and families. He
reaches what appears to be his own locker, and opens it up. From behind he hears
a cold, monotonous voice in his ear.
"A petty beggar? You want to go around namedropping you ignorant son of a bitch?
Keep to yourself, son. You've got enough on your silver platter at the moment…"
The shot zooms out to reveal the voice to be that of John Taylor. Without
resorting to any physical contact, he just walks away and blends into the crowd.
~~
---GZW2K1 W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial Tournament: Bracket I: First Round Match: “The Dark Angel” Seven vs. Adam Cage---
Samson: Almost thirty minutes into the show and we are finally just getting to say something.
Crumb: Tonight is indeed a special night. I heard that we bought out three plus hours of television time to ensure that everything planned will be seen by our great viewers.
Nelson: Well everyone, now it's time for what promises to be a competitive match between Seven and Adam Cage in this first match in the first round of the W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial Tournament.
The Coliseum goes dark as the Zero-Tron begins to flicker. In the background, there is a tornado seen in the distance, as these words fade in a young girl whispers: “Fear is a phenomenon, Fear dwells within, Fear will come after us, And punish us for our sin. REPENT!!” Godsmack’s “Awake” hits the PA system. A figure is seen roaming in the dark, the video showing his outline, the figure spreads out its legs and raises its arms in the air beside it. The lights slowly come back in a shade of blue, showing Seven standing in the entranceway in a black trenchcoat with a hood, with his head hung low. Seven slowly looks up towards the ring, staring coldly and with no emotion. The Dark Angel begins to slowly walk down to the ring. As Seven makes it to the ring, he stands on the right side of the apron, slowly raising his arms up to the side. The coat slides off and drops to the floor as the ex-UWA World Heavyweight Champion enters into the ring.
Samson: Compliments to the Production Crew for Seven’s intro. He never had it that well in UWA.
“Downfall” by TrustCompany rips through the Coliseum as a barely been seen Adam Cage barrels down the rampway and slides under the bottom rope into the ring.
Crumb: Cage really looks focused tonight.
Samson: They must have run out of vodka down at the package store on the corner.
Seven and Cage look to each other from across the ring while Referee Jacob Justice signals for the bell. The two combatants meet with a collar bicep tie-up in the center of the ring and Cage somehow takes control pushing the seven-footer back into the corner. Ref Justice tells them to leave the corner so Cage hip tosses Seven back to the middle of the ring and chuckles. Seven lands on his back and jumps back to his feet. Seven charges Cage but Adam sidesteps him. Seven runs up the turnbuckles, leaps off slipping on the top rope. He doesn't get much height and clips Cage with an accidental back elbow.
Crumb: What was that?
Nelson: A well-orchestrated elbow.
Samson: Or a lucky screwup, Klutz.
Cage gets his feet and hits Seven before he can get to his feet with a diving back elbow. Cage jumps up again and hooks Seven for a swinging neckbreaker but Seven forces himself the other way catching Cage with in a sideslam. Seven lifts up Cage but Adam punches Seven in the gut a few times then works up to Seven’s face drilling him back to the ropes. He fires Seven off the ropes but Seven reverses the whip and Cage bounces off the ropes. He plants and jumps back at Seven for an elbow but Seven catches him and slams him down with a backdrop. Seven gets up and grabs a handful of Cage's hair lifting him up. He tucks him for a powerbomb and lifts him up, but Cage pops himself over Seven's head and slides down giving Seven a sunset flip for the pin.
1...
2…but Seven kicks out.
Both men get up and Seven rushes Cage with a clothesline but Cage ducks, jumps up and reaches back and hits a neckbreaker. Cage gets behind Seven who is almost to his feet when Cage lifts him up slightly for an atomic drop. Seven blocks and spins for a huge elbow but Cage ducks it and catches Seven with a Manhattan drop. Seven clutches his groin at the legal low blow and gets sent down with a solid clothesline. Cage lets his momentum carry him to the ropes where he jumps to the top turnbuckle. He motions for a diving elbow drop before leaping high in the air and slamming down across Seven's neck. He holds for a pin.
1...
2…Seven lifts his shoulder.
Nelson: Adam Cage almost had it there.
Samson: I wish he had. This match is a snore.
Crumb: Michael Irons!
Samson: Where?!
Nelson and Crumb laugh while in the ring Cage is back on the top rope. He signals for another elbow drop but Seven starts to get to his feet. Cage just shrugs and leaps for a hurricanrana landing square on Seven's shoulders but Seven guides him down onto the ropes, spins and powerbombs him down hard in the middle of the ring. Seven looks at Cage who hasn't moved, cracks his neck, and then drops down for the pin.
1...
2...
3…NO!
Cage barely lifts a shoulder and Seven's jaw drops with surprise, then firms up as he looks a little angry. He hoists Cage up and tosses him into the turnbuckle, lifts him to the top rope and positions him for a superplex. Cage pushes Seven away and jumps for a cross body but Seven catches him and turns it into a huge powerslam holding it for the pin.
1...
2...
3…No, Cage gets a shoulder up again.
Seven gets up again, sensing victory wraps both hands around Cage's throat. He lifts Cage to his feet then throws Cage into the air catching him for a powerbomb and planting him in the middle of the ring. Seven drops onto Cage for the pin.
1...
2...
Nelson: Three! Seven wins!
Samson: Dammit, I just lost 20 bucks!
Nelson and Crumb: What?
Samson: After that elbow drop I bet this fan behind us that Seven would lose, now he wins. Dammit!
---On the way to the ring---
Walking through the backstage halls on his way to the ring is “First Round Pick” Mychael Lord. Focused look on his face, the former HKWF World Heavyweight Champion pays no one any attention as he passes interns and fellow wrestlers alike. Like always knowing the camera’s peering eye is always watching Lord simply begins talking paying little attention to the viewing audience.
“If I hadn’t seen my opponent with my own eyes enter the Coliseum this evening I wouldn’t even think I had a match tonight. Paul Phoenix has done everything in his power to avoid placing his face on GZW airwaves. Perhaps his legal troubles haven’t disappeared? Perhaps he has lost his drive for the beloved sport? I refuse to think that the boisterous Berserker is perhaps scared to enter into a verbal contest with me. After reviewing his past tapes Phoenix would be the last person I would think would be at a loss for words for an opponent especially one of my caliber. It disappoints me that I have yet to face the superior wrestlers that GZW was suppose to have produced. The wrestlers that jumped at the chance to verbally spar with an opponent; to prove their mettle in a verbal game of joust. Perhaps I bided my time in HKWF too long and should have jumped ship when many of my HKWF brethren ‘invaded’ this company? Maybe then I could have gotten the competition that I so hungrily crave.”
As Lord continues down the hall he opens and closes his fingers of his taped hands several times.
“I just hope that Phoenix’s wrestling skills outweigh his mic skills for I have yet to be challenged on either accounts so far in GZW2K1. I suppose it wouldn’t be too premature of myself to look past Phoenix and onto the Third Round of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament and my possible opponent. Nathaniel Davis or Pimp Bizkit. The two men that are so heavily touted to be the next GZW World Heavyweight Champion that it is supposedly ridiculous for anyone else to be competing in the tournament. Well, news flash but one of these favorites has to step into the ring with Mychael Lord at the next Crimson before they think about even making it to Return to Glory to face either Kaine, Taylor, Williams, or Cleaver. I take nothing from no man especially ring vets like Davis or Pimp, but both of them need to know that whomever faces me come next week will be in a for long night.”
Lord gets to the curtains hyped and ready to do physical battle
“It’s Game Over, Phoenix.”
~~
---GZW2K1 World Heavyweight Championship Tournament: Bracket II: Second Round Match: “First Round Pick” Mychael Lord vs. “The Berserker” Paul Phoenix---
The arena falls silent as the thumping intro to Godsmack's "I Stand Alone" hits over the public announce system. The crowd begins to boo and hiss as "The Berserker" Paul Phoenix steps through the curtain and onto the ramp. The former UWA World Heavyweight Champion makes his way down, ignoring the catcalls of the packed out audience. One fan's sign reads "If I was a wrestler, I'd call myself Heihachi!” Phoenix slides under the bottom rope and begins to warm up; throwing some punches and kicks in the air.
Samson: I didn’t know that GZW has a work release program?!
Nelson: I think Paul Phoenix has been exonerated from whatever charges against him.
Crumb: Are you sure? I mean we
haven’t seen him doing any promos. Maybe he is still having legal troubles?
Phoenix's music fades out as "Game Over" by Lil' Flip resounds throughout
the Coliseum as former HKWF World Heavyweight Champion Mychael Lord emerges onto
the ramp, amid a display of flashing white pyrotechnics. He is greeted with a
mixed reaction; cheering for his impressive debut victory, booing from James
Tanner fans for eliminating him from the tournament, as well as some remaining
indifferent. Lord continues down the ramp, completely focused on his opponent.
He slowly climbs up onto the apron and enters the ring between the second and
third ropes.
Nelson: Though this hasn’t been a greatly hyped match up it should prove to be very exciting as these two intense men go head up.
Crumb: Paul Phoenix is so intense he’s almost scary.
Samson: Not too scary for Big Bubba
back at the Big House! Don’t drop the soap!!
The two men eye each other for a few moments, neither looking away. They close
in on each other and lock up in a collar and elbow tie-up. The more agile Lord
quickly takes advantage of the situation by ducking under Phoenix's large arms
and grappling at him from behind. Lord attempts a hammerlock, which Phoenix
reverses with an Irish whip. Lord comes back off the ropes but runs into a
nicely executed armbar takedown by Phoenix. Phoenix applies the pressure as Lord
tries to fight out of it. He counters with an armbar of his own, but the large
Phoenix escapes with a couple of stiff elbows to Lord. The two men get to their
feet and tie up once again. Phoenix hooks Lord in a double underhook, but Lord
counters with an inverted Tiger Suplex, driving the back of the Berserker's head
into the mat.
Crumb: Nice string of moves there.
Lord rolls into an early cover in a quick and fluid motion, but barely manages a
one count as Phoenix powers out and rolls to his feet. Lord quickly kicks
Phoenix in the gut and nails him with a snap suplex. Phoenix barely seems phased
as he gets up once again. Lord drives his forearm into Phoenix's temple, but
Phoenix knees Lord in the ribs and throws him across the ring with a
belly-to-belly suplex. Lord's body cracks against the canvas as Phoenix follows
him over and picks him up by the hair. Phoenix headbutts Lord and tosses him
backwards into the corner. He nails him with a couple of quick body shots,
followed by a heavy shoulder thrust. Lord falls forward out of the corner and
flat on his face. Phoenix grabs the former HKWF World Heavyweight Champ by the
ankle, lifts it up high, and drives it straight into the mat. He makes a quick
cover, but Lord kicks out quickly after two.
Samson: It’s going to take more than a UWA World Heavyweight Champion to beat a HKWF World Heavyweight Champion.
Crumb: Well neither one of them are the champions for the respective companies anymore.
Samson: As if I didn’t know that.
Phoenix grabs "The First Round Pick" by the hair again and brings him to his
feet. Wrapping his right hand around Lord's throat, he lifts the Gamebreaker up
in a military press. Before he can complete the manoeuvre, Lord rolls down
Phoenix's back and to his feet, nailing him with a German suplex complete with a
perfect bridge.
Nelson: Pinning predicament here for Lord.
One…
Samson: Back to cellblock D for Phoenix.
Two… Phoenix shoots his shoulders off the mat and takes a swing at Lord. The smaller Lord ducks and, both men on their knees, applies a half nelson. Phoenix tries to battle out of it. He stands up and falls backwards, crushing Mychael Lord's ribs. Phoenix makes a cover and hooks Lord's legs.
Nelson: Pinning predicament here for Phoenix.
ONE…
Samson: Don’t count on it lasting long.
TWO…
THR- Lord rolls out, nailing Phoenix with a stiff boot to the side of the head.
Crumb: Phoenix manages to almost beat Mychael Lord there.
Samson: Come on think about it. Lord has the same wrestling training as Monarch and we all know that Monarch was the first student of Michael Irons.
Both men get to their feet as Phoenix reaches out for a tie-up. Lord gets the advantage and whips Phoenix off the ropes. Lord gets into position in front of the turnbuckle, and catches Phoenix on the rebound with a drop toehold, dropping Phoenix's face onto the bottom turnbuckle. He picks Phoenix up and props him in the corner. Lord delivers a knife edge chop across Phoenix's chest, the sound echoing throughout the arena. He follows up with another one, and he props Phoenix sitting on the top turnbuckle. Lord climbs up to the top and hooks his opponent in a front facelock. Phoenix tries to battle out of it with a couple of punches, but Lord quickly takes the advantage with a HUGE tornado DDT from the top rope, spiking Phoenix's skull into the canvas.
Crumb: WHAT CAN PAUL PHOENIX BE THINKING AS MYCHAEL LORD HITS HIM WITH A TORNADO DDT?!
Samson: Probably, “I wonder if the prison library has any good wrestling books?”
The crowd suddenly erupts in cheers
as Lord continues the assault on the hated heel, Phoenix. Lord lays in some
boots, before flipping Phoenix onto his stomach and going for the Holy Altar
(Camel Clutch). The crowd continues to cheer and clap, a section near the front
row even beginning a "Mychael Lord" chant. The First Round Pick locks in the
submission manoeuvre in the centre of the ring, leaving Phoenix with nowhere to
go.
Crumb: I couldn’t imagine Paul Phoenix would tap out here. The man just has too
much pride and determination.
Nelson: Lord really has the Holy Altar cinched in. A lesser man would have passed out by now.
Samson: This carbon copy Monarch is seconds away from tapping out.
Lord clamps down on the pressure as the referee asks him does he give up.
Phoenix says no, as he desperately tries to reach the ropes or escape. He begins
to try to crawl, Lord still having the move locked in, towards a nearby rope.
When he is within inches of the rope, Lord pulls back and takes Phoenix back
into the centre of the ring. Phoenix begins to growl and wince in pain. He
reaches out one of his arms, trying to gain some momentum. He does the same with
his other arm, and begins to contract his muscles. Suddenly, he brings his fists
together and nails Lord on either side of the head, breaking the hold!
Crumb: WHAT CAN MYCHAEL LORD BE THINKI…
Samson: Shut up, tool.
Lord rolls away, holding his head, as Phoenix tries to get to his feet. He does,
just as Lord charges at him with a jumping leg lariat. Phoenix ducks and follows
through with an attempted German suplex. Lord counters by landing on his feet,
and attempts a similar suplex on Phoenix, who also lands on his feet! Phoenix
goes for another German Suplex, but Lord blocks it with his foot. Phoenix opts
for a full nelson slam instead, nailing Lord to the mat with a huge thud. Hands
on his knees, Phoenix waits for Lord to get back to his feet. As he does,
Phoenix lays in a big knee to the stomach, forcing Lord to hunch forward.
Phoenix hoists Lord upwards, obviously looking for his "Unforgiven"
(Outsider's Edge). He begins to fall forward to complete the maneuver, but Lord
flips backwards and lands on his feet, the two men face to face. Out of nowhere,
Lord delivers a beautifully executed Shining Wizard Knee Strike.
Samson: One more and it’s Game Over!
As he attempts the second Shining Wizard, Phoenix catches him. Forcefully, he
hoists him up as if for a powerslam, but throws him backwards with a powerful
Fallaway Slam! Phoenix quickly goes for the cover.
Crumb: Good counter by Phoenix.
Samson: (mockingly) Good counter by Phoenix.
ONE…
TWO…
THRE- Lord rolls out of the pinning predicament and to his feet.
Samson: Like I said it’ll take more than some ex-con to beat a world class wrestler like Lord.
Lord runs at Phoenix, but gets scooped up in a powerslam position again. Phoenix seems to attempt the fallaway slam again, but instead he hoists him onto his shoulders, locking in his signature submission move, The Berserker (Torture Rack).
Samson: Go ahead and say it, tool.
Crumb: WHAT CAN MYCHAEL LORD BE THINKING AS PAUL PHOENIX HAS HIM LOCKED IN THE BERSERKER?!
Lord throws in a few desperation
elbows to the head, trying to escape. He manages to free himself slightly, hooks
his legs around Phoenix's arm, and counters by rolling into a crucifix pin,
nailing Phoenix's shoulders to the mat in the centre of the ring!
ONE…
Crumb: It doesn’t look like Phoenix
will be able to break the rollup.
TWO…
Samson: Stick a fork in this one
because Phoenix is done.
THREE!!!
DING DING DING.
Nelson: Mychael Lord has defeated
Paul Phoenix and advances to the Semi-Finals of the World Heavyweight
Championship tournament to face either Pimp Bizkit or Nathaniel Davis! Paul
Phoenix now moves over to the W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial
Tournament to face either Edwin MacPhisto or James Tanner.
"Game Over" begins to play as the referee holds the victorious Mychael
Lord's hand up. Some of the crowd cheer, some boo, and some remain indifferent.
None of that seems to matter to Lord as he slowly climbs out of the ring. As he
does, Phoenix scrambles to his feet and seems very pissed off.
---Backstage with Jeff---
(Backstage we see Jeff standing next to “Buzzing” Electric Sharpe who’s wearing a “Monarch Sucks” T-Shirt only with Monarch crossed out, and Maxx Pain wrote on instead)
Jeff: “I Jeff GZW interviewer, I here backstage with “Buzzing” Electric Sharpe before his match with the “CareerKiller” Maxx Pain tonight. Sharpe I see you’re wearing a “Monarch Sucks” T-Shirt Sharpe…”
(Sharpe cuts off Jeff)
Sharpe: “No, no can’t you read it’s a “Maxx Pain sucks” T-Shirt, I’m not disagreeing the Monarch sucks, but that’s not the T-Shirt I’m wearing, I’m wearing a Maxx Pain sucks T-Shirt instead, another great T-Shirt a true statement on it.”
Jeff: “hmmm okay, so are you ready for the “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville Television title tournament?”
Sharpe: “Sure I am I’ve prepared for this, and tonight I face a man known as a “CareerKiller” because of what he did a few years ago. He doesn’t live up to his nickname anymore, he has been something big in the past, but now he’s in my way of me picking up the television title, the tournament I intend on winning.”
Jeff: “after your premature exit in the Heavyweight title tournament to Jimmy Williams what do you intend on doing differently this time?”
Sharpe: “Winning… and I lost my debut match, big deal he’s one that’s a likely for the final in that tournament, my time will come again to beat him, and gain the Heavyweight title I just have to wait my turn. Jimmy Williams knows all about that after being in the Extreme Division much like myself was in BCWF. The difference between us is that Jimmy ONLY has to live up to his brother Nathan Williams reputation, however I have an even tougher task of living up to the reputations of Pimp Bizkit and Union Jack both who came from the BCWF, and both have made huge waves here in the BCWF, I have that to live up to in time, so that’s much different to what he has to live up to. Jimmy has a family reputation to live up to I have an entire federations reputation to live up to, so who’s got the more pressure on them now?”
Jeff: “okay so you take on Maxx Pain in the first round of the tournament, last time I spoke to you, you where pretty confident of winning are you still?”
Sharpe: “Sure I’m confident I’ve only got to beat a man on a loosing streak, and progress to the next round in my quest for my first ever piece of GZW gold. I’m not only confident I can beat Maxx Pain, but I’m confident I can go the whole way in this one. The minor setback in the Heavyweight title tournament has only opened my eyes to gaining other prestigious titles, and why not start with the Television title? A title that many a great wrestler has worn, one that begins to make a name for yourself, a title that has been held by the likes of Dameon Fiery and Jason Mackavelli, a title that I can put my name on, and send the news worldwide that the next star from BCWF is being born. No Maxx Pain shall stand in my way.”
(Sharpe goes to leave the interview, and walks straight into Maxx Pain, Sharpe is the smaller of the two men, and doesn’t back down as Maxx stares down at him. Sharpe is however the first to speak)
Sharpe: “Save it for the match Maxx, when you can loose again and make it Zero and Three”
(Sharpe turns his back on Maxx Pain and leaves as the scene fades to black)
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Replay from Crimson 08 December 2002
---GZW2K1 Television Championship Match: RRyder vs. “Wild Card” Eddie
Knoxville---
Will: hewwo to aww,
and wewcome to this Tewevision titwe match-up between Ryder, and Eddie Knoxville
Dean: Yes, and with the BEST GZW commentator Deano Fisher the “Multi-talented
one” is how I iz known booya!
Will: yes um, okay Dean
Dean: anyways we finally have a respectable T.V champion and not CO champion in
Eddie Knoxville, about damn time he got rid of that booger!
Will: that not nice to Diamond, he nice bwoke, why do that? anyways he faces
Wyder, who awso earned his titwe shot at Zero Defects
Dean: he had a match?…. who did he face the American Fat Ass, or the Bilston
Brawler?
Will: no he defeated “Mooncat” Cewestia W’Yark, and “The Wenegade” David Miwwer
Dean: well it’s as good as fighting those two I mentioned
(suddenly “Forsaken” by Disturbed begins to blast away on the PA system, Ryder
makes his way to a somewhat mixed reaction from the crowd)
Will: here is the chawwenger in his normaw baggy bwue jeans WYDER!
Dean: I like his “Wife Beater” T-Shirt where do you get those?
(Ryder enters the ring, and gets into his “Shoot” stance, ready for Eddie
Knoxville, and “Iron Man” by Ozzy Osbourne & Busta Rhymes (this means war mix)
begins to play on the PA system, as he emerges from the backstage area, he is
booed from the crowd, even lauder, when he begins to flick boogers at them
Will: picking your nose is a howwibwe habbit kids don’t copy this man!
Dean: what do you mean he’s just having fun, as that cheesey song goes “Pick
your nose, and flick your crows, just to watch how far it goes!”
Will: that nasty!
(Eddie Knoxville enters hops up onto the ring apron, as he does Ryder charges at
him, as to attack Knoxville from behind, but clever Knoxville has anticipated
it, and hits a spear between the ropes, and hitting, a sunset flip into a cover)
ONE…..
Dean: this could be the quickest win ever?
Will: no it won’t be Wyder kicked out!
(Ryder is quickly up to his feet, and wings a flying fist towards, Knoxville,
again Eddie moves out of the way, ducking it, before kicking Ryder in the
mid-section, and then hitting Ryder with a knee lift to the face)
Dean: that’ll bust a nose or two!
Will: especiawwy with those vicious knees!
(Eddie picks up Ryder, and hits an atomic drop on the former member of the
brotherhood, who instantly clutches his testicles. Eddie mocks Ryder by prancing
around as if he had been hurt, but over exaggerates it, and the fans pop at the
cheap joke at Ryders expense)
Dean: I guess the fans DO have a sense of humour!
Will: But I don’t think Wyder was waughing too hard!
(Ryders is pissed off with Eddie mocking him,. And charges at him, Eddie
sidesteps out of the way, and Ryder own momentum sends him smashing into the
turnbuckle, as he bounces off Eddie hits a hard neckbreaker into a cover)
ONE……..
TWO……
Will: kickout just after two!
Dean: yeah, but Eddie is taking him to school here, Ryder hasn’t even executed a
single move yet!
(Eddie is up to his feet slowly followed by Ryder, Eddie goes to the ropes, and
hits a jumping shoulder block on Ryder, who falls back to the mat, Eddie gets to
his feet, and goes for another, but as he goes for it, Ryder catches him in mid
air with a spinning heel kick that knocks Eddie to the mat)
Dean: ouch!
Will: he may have wost a tooth!
(Ryder is up to his feet, quickly, as Eddie gets to his feet, he rocks him with
a series of punches to the head of Knoxville, Knoxville falls to a turnbuckle,
before he is sent hurtling across the ring into the far turnbuckle upon impact
he is turned upside down, Ryder goes for a baseball slide into Knoxvilles face,
but as he goes for it Eddie sits up, and Ryder slides connecting hard with the
steel ringpost)
Will: that aint pwetty
Dean: if it was unpretty to begin with it’ll be worse now!
(Eddie manages to release himself from the clutches of the ropes that have him
caught upside down. Eddie pulls Ryder out from the ringpost, and hits him with a
scoop slam into an instant leg drop)
ONE…….
TWO………
Will: No a wegdrop doesn’t keep Wyder down!
Dean: I need a ryde or die chick!
Will: what has that got to do with the match?
Dean: ummmmm… nothing I suppose!
(Eddie is back up on his feet, Eddie and picks him up for another DDT, but Ryder
counters with a reverse DDT into a cover)
ONE…..
TWO…..
Dean: No the champ kicks out
Will: nice counter from Wyder there!
(Ryder picks Eddie up this time, and whips him into the ropes, then WHAM Eddie
is taken down with a scissors kick, only for him to pick Eddie back up, and slam
him to the turnbuckle, where he executes a series of spears, before pulling
Eddie out, and nailing a tornado DDT on Knoxville into a cover)
ONE….
TWO…….
TH….
Will: No Eddie rowwed his shouwder up there but that was the cwosest caww so
far!
(Ryder picks Eddie up again, and whips him into the ropes, Eddie catches himself
on the ropes, Ryder charges only to be taken straight over the roes to the
floor, the ref yells at the Television Champion to keep it in the ring, of
course though Eddie pays NO attention, as he makes he makes his way to the apron
on the outside of the ring)
Will: does nobody these days wisten to authowity?
Dean: I thought Knoxville was above the law!
Will: nobodies above the waw
Dean: that’s why it was a joke Will!
(as Ryder gets up to his feet, Knoxville drives him with a closed fist between
the eyes of Ryder, he picks Ryder up onto his shoulder, and points at the steel
ringpost, much to the objection of the official Eddie charges full force at the
post, but Ryder slips out of the “Wild Card’s” clutches, and the television
champion collides into the steel post)
Dean: that’s like a train being de-railed!
Will: wook the champ is busted open!
(Sure enough Eddi has a gash on his forehead, and like a shark smelling blood
Ryder is up, delivering blow after blow to the open gash on the champs forehead)
Dean: some good tactics there from Ryder carefully picking his spot know!
Will: I guess it’s Eddie’s own fauwt though!
Dean: But I’m sure the “Wild Card” will come through at the end of the day here!
(the ref is yelling at Ryder know to get back into the ring, Ryder looks at the
ref, and then takes Knoxvilles head, and head tosses him into the steel steps)
Dean: disqualify him!
Will: the wef wouwd have evewy wight to do so, but Eddie was pwanning on wamming
Wyders head into the steew wing post!
Dean: two wrongs don’t make a right… let alone just one!
(Ryder picks up, Knoxville, and this time rolls him back into the ring, and
receives him verbal warning from the official of this television title match)
Dean: it will be a travesty if Ryder wins know, especially while he should have
been disqualified!
Will: makes me wonder if Eddie tried to get Disquawified on purpose that way he
wouwd keep the titwe
(Ryder stalks Knoxville, and as Eddie get to his feet, Ryder nails a
spinebuster, as he hits I he points to the turnbuckle to a pop from the crowd)
Will: I think Wyder is cawwing for a fwogspwash here!
(sure enough Ryder climbs to the top turnbuckle the fans are urging him on to
jump, he finally goes to do so, and he flys through the air like an Eagle, and
lands on the knees of the waiting Knoxville, who pushes Ryder off him to make a
cover)
ONE……..
Dean: and that’s why they call those moves high risk!
TWO……
Will: after a major move wike that missed, it’s over!
THREE…….
Will: can you bewieve it?
Dean: what?
Will: Wyder just kicked out dispite the pain that he must have in his stomach
wight now!
Dean: talk about bad tummay ache eh?
(Knoxville has his head in his hands and demands it WAS a THREE count, but the
official stands by what he has said, and Knoxville makes another cover
ONE….
TWO….
Will: kickout at two
(the Television champion seemed very pissed off, that he didn’t just win that on
that occasion, as he picks Ryder up, and sets him between his legs, and the
television champion hits a perfect sit down powerbomb into a cover)
ONE……
TWO……
THREE….
Will: my word! Wyder has just kicked out again
(Knoxville slams his fists on the canvas in frustration, that he hasn’t retained
his title yet, but he gets to his feet, and drags Ryder up with him, before
slaming him down with a hard scoop slam near a turnbuckle)
Will: what’s he up to know?
(Eddie stands on Ryder as makes his way past him, he jumps to the top rope,
spilts his legs into a split leg moonsault however this time it’s Ryders turn to
get his knees up into Eddies chest)
Dean: this really is a right knees up eh?
Will: (sarcastic) hahaha
(Ryder rolls over Knxville this time into a cover, and as the referee makes the
cover the fans chant along)
ONE…….
TWO…….
………
………
……..
Will: why’s the weferee stopped?
Dean: don’t tell me he’s wearing one of those masks that nobody would have
guessed is real!
Will: no wook cwoser, Eddies foot is on the wopes do you bewieve it?
Dean: NO I don’t I didn’t see it, but Eddie is a master of the game,and knows
his way about the ring!
Will: FULL credit to the official there, me, Dean, and ALL the fans missed it,
but he spotted he sure is on the ball
Dean: Who is this referee anyway?
Will: I don’t recognise them, maybe they’re a new referee?
Dean: for once a referee that isn’t blind!
(Ryder is obviously upset, and his face could tell more than just a thousand
words, he grabs Eddie, and begins to stamp on him ferociously, but Knoxville
manages to fight out of it, and then pokes Ryder to his eyes unseen by the
referee this time)
Will: you must take back what you just said about this wefewee not being bwind
Dean: why I didn’t see anything?
Will: was you a wefewee too?
(Knoxville whips Ryder into the ropes as he returns he manages to hook an arm,
and fling his other leg around to hook the opposite arm the weight weighs down
Ryder, and the ref executes a pin, as he does Knoxville makes the pin,
ONE……..
TWO……
……..
……
Will: Eddie’s gwabbed the wopes!
…….
……
Dean: THREE YEY!
DING DING DING
Dean: our winner by pinfall and STILL GZW television champion Eddie Knoxville!
Will: but he had to use the wopes to hewp him cheat!
Dean: it’s not HOW you do it, it’s just that you do it is what counts, and
that’s what Eddie Knoxville
Will: weww I hope you enjoyed that, I did, even if the referee was a tad bit
bias in my opinion!
Dean: why you think that?
Will: weww when Wyder made a pin, he noticed Eddie on the wopes, but he didn’t
notice Eddie on the wopes when he was making the cover.
Dean: what do you mean it was a clean victory!
Will: ye and I wive in never never wand!
Dean: really will you take me there Peter?
(The match segment of the show ends, as Eddie Knxville takes his title, and
flees up the rampway)
Will: something tewws me that these two might cwoss again soon!
~~
--- GZW2K1 W.C.E.K Television
Championship Memorial Tournament: Bracket I: First Round Match: “Buzzing”
Electric Sharpe vs. “Career
Killer” Maxx Pain---
Strapping Young Lad's "Force Fed" violently hits over the public announce system. The capacity crowd gets to their feet and merge together to form a chorus of blisteringly loud boos and hisses. Pimp Bizkit's sidekick "Buzzing" Electric Sharpe steps out onto the ramp and makes his way down the ramp. He seems to enjoy the various catcalls from the jeering audience, not hesitating to shout back at them. The obnoxious young upstart slides into the ring and ascends to the top rope. The booing for the newly established heel becomes overwhelming, but he just laughs it off.
Samson: Now here is a kid that has really made an impact in GZW. I predict BIG things in store for him.
Nelson: I’m sure hanging out with Pimp Bizkit and being his sidekick doesn’t hurt either?
Samson:
Don’t be mad because no one will hang out with you after the shows, Nelson.
Sharpe's music is abruptly interrupted by Bone Crusher's "Never Scared".
Former GZW2K1 World Heavyweight Champion Maxx Pain emerges from the back,
receiving his own fair share of heel heat. The big man strides cockily down to
the ring, but becomes aggravated when he sees a fan carrying a sign advertising
Maxx Pain endorsed "Maxxy Pads". Pain reaches out and snatches the sign. He
snaps it in two and throws it back into the crowd, attracting a considerable
amount of heat. He takes his time climbing up onto the apron, and begins to step
over the top rope.
Crumb: Maxx Pain is a clear favorite to win this tournament due to his having held the W.C.E.K Television title and unprecedented three times.
Samson: That was a well thought out observation tool.
Nelson: Of
course it was…he read it off my paper.
With Maxx having just one leg inside the ring, "Buzzing" Electric Sharpe charges
at him and dives forward with a cross body block. However, it doesn't phase Maxx
who climbs into the ring and nails Sharpe with a stiff right hand, knocking the
Englishman backwards. Rookie referee Ian Suttle calls for the bell and Maxx's
music cuts out.
Nelson: Maxx is determined to get back on the winning track after his unceremonious premature departure from the World Heavyweight Championship tourney.
Samson: The
big seven-footer shouldn’t be the least bit embarrassed as it isn’t everyday a
real life king like Joshua Cleaver upsets you.
Sharpe, a good foot shorter than Pain, grabs his opponent by the midsection,
attempting some sort of amateur-style takedown. Maxx has none of it, nailing
Sharpe with a hard elbow to the back of the head. Sharpe falls to the mat, but
gets right back up again. He goes to Irish whip Maxx, but Maxx counters and
sends Sharpe off the ropes. Maxx leans forward, looking for a back body drop,
but Sharpe anticipates it, and floors Maxx with a running martial arts style
kick to the side of the head (think Tajiri on speed), flooring the monster.
Sharpe takes the advantage and begins to choke Maxx. Referee Suttle shouts at
him to break it up, and he does after the count of four.
Crumb: WHAT CAN MAXX PAIN BE THINKING AS ELECTRIC SHARPE HAS TAKEN THE EARLY ADVANTAGE IN THIS MATCH?!
Still grounded, Sharpe grabs Maxx by the hair and doesn't let go. He uses Maxx's massive frame for leverage as he continues to pull the big man's hair. Maxx stands up and manages to toss the human leech that is Electric Sharpe away. Sharpe scrambles to his feet, but walks into a back elbow from Maxx. Maxx grabs the smaller man in a front facelock and slams him down with a stalling vertical suplex. Confident, Maxx applies a relaxed cover on Sharpe. He gets a two count, but Electric manages to escape by pulling at the long hair of Maxx Pain again.
Nelson: A lazy cover won’t work against Sharpe.
Samson: Speaking of “Sharps”, where in the hell is Zac Sharp? Wasn’t that snot nosed kid supposed to be making his grand homecoming two weeks ago on Crimson?
Crumb: I thought the same thing. I heard someone say that Zac has reconsidered coming back and decided to retire instead.
Samson: He might as well since he never accomplished anything major anyway.
Nelson: Uh guys we do have a match to be calling.
The two men separate as Sharpe uses the ropes to get to his feet. Sharpe shows no intimidation by squaring up to the 7'1 three-time TV Champ and attempting to shove him backwards! This has no effect on Maxx, who actually begins to laugh. Sharpe quickly takes advantage of the situation with a swift rake to the eye followed by an implant DDT! Sharpe rolls into the cover, hooking the massive leg of Maxx Pain.
ONE…
TWO…
TH- Maxx powers out of the predicament, tossing Sharpe away.
Crumb: Major power there by Maxx Pain.
Nelson: I think Maxx needs to start taking Sharpe as a serious challenger or he might wind up with another loss.
The former Pride member gets to his feet, as does Electric Sharpe. Sharpe charges at the big man, but Maxx has him well scouted, hoists him up in the air, and nails him with a thundering flapjack. Maxx throws in a few boots to Sharpe's fallen body before hoisting him up by the midsection. Maxx throws a hard right hand to the temple, momentarily stunning the wily newcomer. Maxx follows through with a powerful Irish Whip off the ropes, and meets Sharpe on the rebound with a Big Boot! The sick gunshot-like sound of Sharpe losing a few teeth resounds throughout the arena, as the youngster drops to the mat.
Samson:
Serious like that Nelson?
Maxx makes another cover, this time hooking the leg.
ONE…
TWO…
THRE! Again, Sharpe yanks at Pain's long brown hair, breaking up the pinning predicament. This time, however, he doesn't let go. He nails Maxx with a few cheap knee strikes to the mouth whilst still pulling at the big man's hair. Both men still grounded, Sharpe wraps his legs around Maxx's upper back, not letting go of his grip. Pain stands up, Sharpe still affixed to his back. Maxx tries to toss Sharpe away, but can't. He becomes irritated and begins to take a few swings behind his head, trying to hit Sharpe, whom Maxx cannot see. He doesn't succeed, but the referee forces Sharpe to let go of the hair. Reluctantly he does, just before the count of 5.
Crumb: Very innovative move there by Sharpe.
Samson: The
little guy’s like a human leech.
Maxx gets a sudden burst of strength, and from out of nowhere, drives Sharpe
down hard into the mat with a Reverse Death Valley Driver! Just as Maxx seems to
be gaining some momentum, the 'other' seven foot monster, "The Dark Angel" Seven
emerges from behind the curtain. Slowly but confidently, he approaches the ring,
his long black hair swaying from side to side as he walks. In the ring, Maxx
becomes distracted and begins to shout abuse out at "The Dark Angel". Seven
takes it in his stride and continues towards the ring. This causes Maxx to lose
his cool. The Career Killer climbs over the top rope and out of the ring,
ignoring the disapproval of Referee Ian Suttle. Ref Suttle begins to count Maxx
out.
Samson: What is that idiot doing?
ONE… He makes a beeline for Seven, continuing to shout abuse all the way.
Nelson: Seven and Maxx pain have been having a war of words since GZW has returned to operations.
TWO… Maxx rears back and nails Seven in the mouth with a huge uppercut.
Crumb: It’s almost like looking at identical twins fighting.
THREE… The Dark Angel returns the favour as the two begin to brawl.
The fans surrounding the ramp start to throw food at them, whilst continually catcalling and jeering.
FOUR…
Nelson: Sharpe is doing the smart thing and allowing Maxx to work himself out of the match and tournament due to a countout.
Samson: I told you I see great things in store for him.
In the ring, Electric Sharpe takes a breather, testing the ropes, throwing some kicks and punches in the air. Referee Suttle motions to the backstage area when a group of about ten referees and backstage officials emerge and try to separate the two. After the count of five, the group manage to separate the two seven footers, and they force Seven to the backstage area. Maxx shouts some more abuse before spitting in Seven's direction, and heading back to the ring. He slides under the bottom rope, and walks into an unexpected spear from Electric Sharpe. However, it has little effect on Maxx, who sets Sharpe up for the Career Ender. He drives Sharpe into the mat with a blistering thud.
Crumb: WHAT CAN ELECTRIC SHARPE BE THINKING AS MAXX PAIN DROPS HIM TO THE MAT WITH A CAREER ENDER?!
Nelson: Probably, “I gave it my all but all wasn’t good enough”.
Samson: Or “why is Seven coming back out here again?”
Crumb and Nelson: Huh?
Samson: Look on the rampway.
Seven once again emerges from the back and runs towards the ring. Referee Suttle shouts at him to return to the backstage, turning his back on Maxx and the fallen Electric Sharpe. Suddenly, Pimp Bizkit emerges from the crowd and hops over the guardrail, attracting the biggest heal heat of the night thus far. He slides into the ring, unbeknownst to either Ref Suttle, who's still busy with Seven, or Maxx Pain, who has yet to make the cover. From behind, Pimp nails Maxx with a Russian Leg Sweep. He follows through with another one in quick succession, and finishes off his Played-A-Live combo with a sick DDT! Quickly, he places the perhaps unconscious Electric Sharpe on top of Maxx, slides out of the ring and back into the crowd. Ref Suttle turns around and sees the predicament.
Nelson: What a travesty! Pimp just helped Sharpe!
Samson: You can’t blame Sharpe for having friends in high places.
ONE…
Crumb: Maxx Pain is totally out of it.
Samson: In more ways then one.
TWO…
THREE!!!
Nelson: Electric Sharpe advances to the second round of the W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial tournament with an upset win against Maxx Pain! Sharpe will continue on to face Seven in the next round.
Crumb: What
a disgusting display here tonight by Seven and Pimp Bizkit.
The bell sounds as "Force Fed" hits over the P.A. Neither competitor gets
up for a few moments, but Pimp emerges from the backstage area, an innocent look
on his face, and helps Sharpe to the back.
---The Franchises---
Backstage in the dressing room of the Entertainment Franchise, Nathaniel Davis is lacing up his black leather boots. The longtime GZW2K1 employee looks primed and ready for his upcoming main event match against Pimp Bizkit. As he finishes lacing one boot a loud knock is heard at the door.
Davis: It’s open.
The door pushes open and in walks “The Wrestling Franchise” James “Monarch” Corbin resplendent in blue jeans and a classic Bad Influence promotional shirt. The crowd lets out a few cheers as well as a “Monarch Sucks” chant begins.
Samson: I can’t believe that Monarch has sunk so low as to help Nathaniel Davis. Monarch just should have retired and be done with it.
Nelson: I’m just glad he’s not letting his super ego get to him and trying to horde in on the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament.
Crumb: The tourney is not over yet. He still has time.
Samson: Nice classic T-shirt he has on though.
Davis stands and the two franchise players glare each other down nose-to-nose.
Monarch: Sit your bloody ass down, Nathaniel, you have nothing to fear from me right now. I’m just here to make sure that you’re bloody ready to give it to that bastard Pimp Bizkit.
Davis sits back down and continues lacing his boot.
Davis: I’m as ready as I’ll ever be James. I want to know are you ready? You know that Pimp will definitely have Electric Sharpe at ringside with him and both of them will try to insure that Pimp gets the win.
Real Wrestling crosses his arms across his barreled chest as he sneers down at the CareerMaker.
Monarch: Don’t worry about that kack of wrestler Electric Sharpe or that bloody brat Pimp Bizkit. You just bloody go out there and show the staff…the bloody fans…all the f*cking boys in the back that Nathaniel bloody Davis IS going to headline Return to Glory one way or the bloody other. And don’t worry, Nathaniel, Monarch is going to bloody make sure of that.
Monarch sticks out his hand and Davis quickly hops up to shake it.
Nelson: Pimp Bizkit is going to be in for a war tonight.
Crumb: Who would have ever thought that these two wrestlers…these two icons…these two franchises would be together?
Samson: I think I’m going to be sick.
The cheers of the crowd can be heard as the scene fades.
~~
--- GZW2K1 World Heavyweight Championship Tournament: Bracket I: Second Round Match: “Untouchable” Kaine vs. “Lone Gunman” John Taylor---
Arnold: “Now this is
the kind of matches I like. I can’t wait to get this match started.”
Charles: “For once Arnold I agree with you completely. This should defiantly be
one hell of a match.”
Shannon: “Kaine is well skilled when it comes to the air where as Taylor prefers
to keep his opponent grounded. It will be interesting to see how these two
superstars handle each other.”
Arnold: “They’ll probably wrestle you dumb blonde.”
Charles: “Just one show can’t we all get along?”
Arnold: “Get along with Barbie over there? Good luck.”
Shannon: “I got your Barbie right here baldy.”
The arena falls silent as drab, conservative shades of gray and green flood the
arena. The sterile piano intro of U.N.K.L.E.'s "A Rabbit In Your Headlights"
begins as the lighting flickers along with the music. A tall, lean, yet
nondescript figure steps out from behind the curtain to a chorus of Boos and
hisses. Due to the lighting, only a silhouette can be seen, but he looks to be
carrying a gym bag over his shoulder. The lighting returns to normal and we can
see that it is John Taylor, "The Lone Gunman", "The Hitman of HKWF". He reaches
the ring and, calm and collected; he places his bag on the apron and rolls into
the ring. Grabbing his bag once more and tossing it into the corner, he stands
in the center of the ring, his face without any form of expression.
Arnold: “There’s the
winner right there. No doubt about it.”
Charles: “Arnold the match hasn’t even started yet.”
Arnold: “Doesn’t matter. Taylor is the man to beat in this tournament.”
The lights turn down once more as a rumbling can be heard throughout the arena.
As the rumbling gets louder a loud explosion goes off on the stage as "Feuer
Frei" by Rammstein begins to play. The crowd continues to boo as Kaine makes his
way down the long ramp towards the ring. He motions like he’s going to slap a
fan in the front row but smiles as he slides into the ring and eyes up his
opponent.
Arnold: “Never mind.
There is the man to beat. You can’t touch him man.”
Charles: “It’s going to be a long night.”
The ref calls for the bell as the two men circle each other trying to search for
an opening. Kaine stops and looks at Taylor once more before spitting in his
general direction and hitting him on the chest. Taylor wipes the spit off and
lunges for the legs of Kaine looking for a take down but Kaine side steps the
move causing Taylor to catch nothing but a face full of canvas.
Arnold: “Beautiful!
What a move.”
Taylor gets to his knees only to be dropkicked in the rear and knocked through
the ropes and out onto the floor. Kaine runs to the corner and climbs up it
quickly as he waits for Taylor to get to his feet. As Taylor slowly gets to his
feet he turns around only to be taken back down by an airborne Kaine who nails
him with a missile dropkick that knocks him up against the steel railing.
Charles: “Kaine is
on a roll here early. He’s pulling out all the stops.”
Arnold: “Speaking of pulling out. I hope you and James are using protection when
yall fool around.”
Shannon: “Why you son of a bitch.”
Charles: “Shannon please calm down and let’s finish the match.”
Kaine gets to his feet and places his shoulder in the midsection of Taylor. He
takes a step back and runs Taylor back into the steel causing him to groan in
pain. Kaine grabs the far arm of Taylor and whips him towards the ring but
quickly spins back around and whips him right back into the steel guardrail
causing him to slump to the ground holding his back. Kaine slides back into the
ring to break the count before sliding back outside and rolling Taylor in and
making the cover.
Charles: “It could
be over quickly.”
One
Two
Taylor pops up his
right shoulder at the last second breaking the count. Kaine pulls Taylor to his
feet and whips him into the far ropes. Kaine drops to his stomach allowing
Taylor to leap over and hit the near side ropes. On his return Kaine takes a
massive swing but Taylor ducks it and hits the far side ropes again. As Kaine
turns around Taylor slides between his legs hooking them on his way through
dropping Kaine to his face.
Shannon: “Nice move
there by Taylor.”
Taylor quickly grabs the right leg of Kaine and locks on the “Silencer” causing
him to scream in pain as he reaches for the ropes.
Charles: “John
Taylor has that move locked in. This should do it.”
Kaine screams out as he lunges forward and grabs onto the bottom rope forcing
The Gunman to release the hold. Kaine grabs his right leg close to his body as
Taylor reaches for it and pulls him to the center of the ring to where he stomps
on it several times before dropping a knee across the right knee of Kaine and
lifting it up in a weird position.
Shannon: “I don’t
think legs are supposed to bend that way.”
Arnold: “You would know all about bending wouldn’t you?”
Shannon: “I’m this close to breaking you in half.”
Charles: “Please wait till after the match is over you two.”
Kaine screams in pain as Taylor continues to pull the leg upwards applying more
and more pressure to that right leg. Kaine sits up and rakes the eyes of Taylor
causing the move to be broken before his leg is. He pulls himself across the
ring and into a corner where he pulls himself to his feet and tries to shake the
pain off. Taylor makes his way towards Kaine only to receive a kick to the
midsection that doubles him over. Kaine jumps up sits on the top turnbuckle and
hooks the head of Taylor. He lifts him straight up into a vertical suplex
position before leaping forward and driving the head of Taylor into the mat with
an inverted brain buster DDT.
Charles: “Holy sh*t
what a move.”
Arnold: “That’s my boy!”
Kaine drapes an arm over the chest of Taylor as the ref slides into position.
One
Two
Taylor drapes his
leg across the bottom rope breaking the count as Kaine rolls off to try and
collect himself. The two men slowly get to there feet but Kaine is the quicker
of the two knocking Taylor back down with a kick to the temple that floors the
former LH Champion. Kaine walks over to the far corner still favoring his right
leg and climbs up to the top. He leaps off looking for a leg drop but Taylor
rolls out of the way causing Kaine to crash and burn.
Charles: “That’s why
they call those maneuvers high risk.”
Arnold: “No sh*t Sherlock.”
Taylor gets to his feet slowly and grabs Kaine’s left arm and left leg and pulls
him to the middle of the ring. He looks to the crowd before going over to the
corner and climbing to the top.
Shannon: “Unfamiliar
territory here for Taylor.”
Taylor squats low and leaps forward driving his head into the chest and upper
body of Kaine. Taylor holds his head as he pulls Kaine to his feet and lifts him
up on his shoulders. He walks more to the center of the ring before dropping him
down with a rolling fireman’s carry. Taylor makes the cover as the ref slides
into position.
One
Two
Kaine pops his
shoulder up at the last moment to the disbelief of the Gunman. John Taylor pulls
Kaine to his feet only to receive a low blow that drops John to his knees. Kaine
runs and hits the ropes returning with a vicious closeline on the knelt Taylor
that almost folds him in half. Kaine makes the cover and hooks both legs as the
ref drops down for the count.
Arnold: “That should
do it.”
One
Two
Taylor somehow
manages to power out of the pin at the last second to the disbelief of Kaine.
Kaine gets in the face of the referee yelling at him that there was a three
count but the ref stands by his count and doesn’t back down. Taylor goes to
sneak up on Kaine but he quickly turns around and goes for a kick to the temple
but Taylor grabs the leg and flips him to the ground before locking on the
“Silencer” in the middle of the ring.
Shannon: “Taylor
just locked on that lethal finishing maneuver and there’s no place to go.”
Arnold: “Get out Kaine!”
Kaine screams in pain as he desperately tries to find some way to reach the
ropes or escape the move. Kaine drags himself across the ring and just as he’s
about to reach the ropes Taylor drags him back to the middle of the ring and
applies more pressure to the hold. Unable to take anymore pain Kaine begins to
slam his hand on the mat as the ref calls for the bell.
Arnold: “Kaine you
idiot!”
“A Rabbit In Your Headlights” by U.N.K.L.E. kicks back in as the ref raises the
hand of John Taylor signaling him as the winner. John rolls out of the ring and
makes his way slowly up the ramp holding his arms above his head as he
disappears into the back.
Charles: “What a
hell of a match. It was anybodies match.”
Arnold: “Stupid Kaine. Who taps out to a stupid move like the “Silencer?”
Shannon: “A lot of people have tapped out to that move Arnold. Maybe if you did
some research you would know that.”
Arnold: “The only research you do is figuring out how to sleep with as many guys
as possible even if there married.”
Shannon: “That’s it!”
Shannon leaps across the desk and wraps both her hands around the throat of
Arnold as Charles gets out of the way.
Charles: “I said it
once and I’ll say it again. It’s gonna be a long night. I hope yall enjoy the
rest of the show and we’ll cya in the main event.”
---Commercial---
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-Big Lazy Nevin Kash with beer bottles he can hold. He actually reeks of alcohol!
-Body 2 Shoddy. Push the button on his back to make his hair rise and his legs go crazy! It's CATERPILLAR time!
-X-Lax, the 4-5-6 Kid with arms, legs and head that come apart! Why? Because who doesn't want to tear apart X-Lax?!?
-Bulk Bogan Special Edition Figure when thhe Buckster actually had half a head of hair! Comes with special Led Eslie figure whose lips magnetically attach to Bulk’s ass!
~~
During the commercial break the lights dim as the capacity crowd falls completely silent. The wrestler known as Angelfire steps from behind the curtain, swinging his trademark white flag to no reaction whatsoever. The crowd is so quiet that the swaying and swishing of the flag can be heard perfectly. Angelfire slides into the ring, leaving the flag at the ring steps. He paces around the ring, taunting the crowd in an attempt to get any sort of reaction from them. He is unsuccessful, but the awkward silence is broken with a familiar tune…
"HE'S A SMOOOOOTTTTTTTHHHHH OPERAAAAAAATTTTOOOOOORRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!"
Nelson: This is unbelievable!
Crumb: WHAT CAN EVERYONE BE THINKING AS BILLY BOND MAKES HIS GZW RETURN?!
Samson: But during a commercial break?! We’re not even on the air.
The crowd literally erupts in cheers as Billy Bond's old entrance music blares throughout the arena, his video playing over the Zerotron. In a split second, the cheers turn into deafening laughter as Willie Haire jogs out onto the stage, complete with a rented tux. A spotlight follows the former GZW competitor as he sprints to the ring, his tongue sticking out. He shouts and roars maniacally as his shaggy red hair sways from side to side and he slaps hands with random fans. Herbert Torres introduces him as "Slick" Willie Haire.
Nelson, Crumb, and Samson: What the hell?!
The Irishman athletically jumps onto the ring apron, climbs into the ring and begins to undo his tie. He does so, and hangs it neatly over the turnbuckle. From behind comes Angelfire, nailing Slick Willie with some dodgy clubs to the lower back. Willie turns around and shoves Angelfire backwards. Willie looks as if he's about to cry. He rubs the small of his back with his large hands as the bell sounds and the match is officially underway. Angelfire runs forward at the 6'7½ former Tag Team Champion, but Willie counters with a huge, rough flapjack, dropping Angelfire face first to the mat. Willie picks up his fallen opponent and takes him into the middle of the ring. Willie hooks his much smaller opponent in a front facelock and hoists him into a vertical suplex position. He stalls, taking time to run his hairy fingers through his messy hair before nailing Angelfire with the suplex.
Crumb: Um…are we suppose to be commentating this match.
Samson: I refuse to commentate this match…one because it isn’t televised…two because it is Willie Haire. Besides I have to take a pee.
Nelson: This is our normal break periods during shows.
The crowd begins to chant loudly, varying between "WE WANT SMOOTH" and "BORRRRRRRING". At this, Willie looks upset. He looks down at Angelfire, who after two high impact moves, looks worn out. Willie grabs Angelfire by the throat, hoisting him up to his feet. Willie whips Angelfire off the ropes and catches him in a rough cross between the basic sleeper hold and the Million Dollar Dream, not unlike Smooth's Smooth Sleeper. Angelfire falls completely limp as local referee Fergus Kennedy checks to see if he's still conscious. At the 2 count, Haire bridges backwards, spiking Angelfire headfirst with a very smash-mouth interpretation of the German Suplex. Angelfire rolls out of the ring from the impact and hits the floor hard.
Nelson: It should be known that Willie Haire is a former GZW2K1 World Tag Team Champion along with his son Nazal.
Samson: The worst Tag Team Champions in GZW history as well.
Crumb: But Tag Team Champions nonetheless.
Haire sees the opportunity and sluggishly but determinedly makes his way to the corner, where he begins to slowly ascend the turnbuckle. He then, daringly for a near 300 pound, 6'8 man, begins to walk across the top rope, obviously in an attempt to emulate Billy Bond's "Ropewalk Elbowdrop". The large Irishman struggles to maintain his balance, slips up and drops cross-legged onto the top rope, before dropping to the concrete floor with a thud. Referee Kennedy begins to administer a ten count.
Crumb: That had to hurt.
Nelson: I agree.
1…
Willie lies on his side, holding his crotch in agony. Angelfire looks about dead.
Samson: Man, the hell with this I’m going to piss.
2…
Neither man has moved whatsoever.
Nothing at all happens until Ref Kennedy reaches 8. At this point, Angelfire grabs the pole of his flag, and uses it for leverage to hoist himself onto the steps. He crawls under the bottom rope just before the count of ten. The bell is called and Herbert Torres declares Angelfire the winner. The crowd remains silent as the big-hearted Willie slides into the ring after a much needed breather, lifts up the puny Angelfire and places him over his broad left shoulder. Haire climbs out of the ring and carries Angelfire backstage.
~~
(The scene opens up with a woman stood in the rain)
Woman: “Oh you’re not late… it’s my watch it’s fast”
(then it cuts to another woman)
“You look so sexy playing air guitar”
(then to another woman)
“How nice you noticed my breasts”
(and another woman)
“Oh no… if I wanted foreplay I’d of asked for it”
(and another woman still)
“It’s okay you’ll remember my birthday next year”
(and another woman speaking a foreign language, but with the subtitles it says “After sex I’m out like a light”)
(Another running down stairs)
“Do I mean nothing to you…. Well if you put it that way I forgive you”
(and still another woman)
“Of course you can have some money for a lapdance”
(… and another woman)
“That is so funny I collect comic books too”
(and another foreign speaking woman, with subtitles it says “I could watch football all day”)
(and another woman)
“Can I ask you a question?”
(the scene cuts to a man looking at “PIMPS DATING TIPS” in the GZW Hotwire magazine, then back to the last woman)
“Can my best friend join us?”
“PIMP’S DATING TIPS”
Every week in GZW2K1 HotWire magazine
~~
---Promises---
Stretching just
prior to his match is the former Pendragon Society member James “Desecrator”
Tanner. James leans forward to loosen up his leg and lower back as he suddenly
feels a soft hand rest on his back. He pulls his leg down from the spot it was
resting on and turns around only to come face to face with his beautiful wife
Nicole. The young lady smiles warmly as she kisses her new husband on the lips
which brings a smile to the superstars face.
James: “What was
that for Nicole?”
Nicole: “I just wanted to wish you good luck babe. You’ve been so busy getting
ready for your match this week that I barely saw you that much.”
James: “I know.”
James pauses momentarily before speaking once more.
James: “Tell ya
what. After the match you and I will go out to that really nice Italian
restraunt you like and I’ll rub your feet when we get home how’s that sound?”
Nicole: “Sounds good to me. And if you win your match I’ll have a surprise for
you as well.”
Nicole winks as she kisses her husband’s lips before turning and walking away
swaying her hips from side to side in a seductive way. James watches her walk
away before shaking his head to get himself focused on the upcoming match.
James: “Edwin your
silence doesn’t intimidate me. You better bring it to the ring because if you
don’t you’ll find yourself on the wrong side of the “Fifth Dimension.”
James continues to stretch as the scene fades to black.
~~
Replay from CRIMSON “HOSTILE INTENT” 29 MAY 2003
---GZW2K1 Television Championship Match: FFatal Four Way Cage Match: Ethan
“Loose” Kannon vs. Eddie “Wild Card” Knoxville vs. “Career Killer” Maxx Pain vs.
Shane “Ruff” Ryder---
Mrs. M:
“Hello and welcome back to GZW Crimson! I Mrs. Murakame, alongside ‘El Gambit
Santiago DeTouwce and ‘Jaguar’ Jackie Lee!”
Jackie:
“And what a match we’ve got coming up next! A Fatal Four Way CAGE match for the
Television Championship!”
El G:
“Mierda! That means one pinfall wins it all!”
Mrs. M:
“AND they can’t escape from the cage either, the only way to win is via
pinfall!”
El G:
“What about submission?”
Jackie:
“I believe they can win by submission as well!”
Mrs. M:
“Controversially, the GZW booking committee has stated that due to the dangerous
situation of four competitors locked in a cage, the referee will be on the
outside of the ring, and any counts must be made onto the cage wall!”
El G:
“It’s because they’ve assigned that idiota debilucha chica Patricia Albertson to
the match! She shouldn’t be a referee, she should be a cleaning lady!”
Jackie:
“I’d watch my mouth if I were you Santiago!”
Mrs. M:
“You a meanie! It like you living in the 50s!”
Jackie:
“The thing that Shane Ryder has to watch out for is that he doesn’t have to be
pinned to lose the title!”
‘Fight Music’ by D12 hits the PA.
Mrs. M:
“And here we go with first challenger!”
El G:
“The inevitable winner, Ethan ‘Loose’ Kannon!”
Ethan comes onto the zerotron to an impressive boo from the crowds.
El G:
“Mierda idiota fans! They don’t recognise Ethan Kannon’s superior submissionist
skills!”
Jackie:
“I appreciate submission talent, but Kannon is such a vile person with it!”
El G:
“When did you become the babyface, Lee?”
Jackie:
“I became the play by play guy when you and Mrs. M became ridiculously biased on
opposite sides of the spectrum!”
Mrs. M:
“I no biased! I just like the nice young men to win, and the meanies to lose!”
El G:
“I just realised my place in the greater scheme of things, that’s all!”
As Kannon enters through the door of the cage, and jeers at the fans, ‘Fight
Music’ is replaced by ‘Iron Man (This Means War Mix)’ by Ozzy Osbourne and Busta
Rhymes. Out comes the ex-TV Champion Eddie Knoxville.
Mrs. M:
“Here another meanie!”
Jackie Lee:
“A ‘meanie’ with the Regional title!”
El G:
“Eddie Knoxville es un bastardo, but he’s got no chance against Kannon!”
Eddie heads down to the ring, gesturing an oversized belt around his waist over
the one he already has. Patricia Albertson is inside the ring, encouraging
Kannon to stay in his corner. Knoxville gets in, and stands in his corner.
Jackie:
“Both of these two are waiting patiently for the match to start. A rarity in
this business these days.”
El G:
“Ethan Kannon is waiting for Maxx Pain to decimate; maybe Knoxville is too.”
Mrs. M:
“Maxx Pain is a meanie, but I can’t help thinking he going to be victimised in
this match after all that’s been going on on GZW television recently!”
‘Across the Nation’ by Union Underground kicks in just as Mrs. M says that, and
the crowd boo for the former-Regulator.
Jackie:
“Maxx Pain, one of GZW’s biggest men, is quite simply an awesome athlete.
However, he does himself no favours by swapping sides so often. I don’t think
anyone backstage likes or trusts the guy!”
El G:
“Talk about an idiota!”
Mrs. M:
“He a meanie!”
Maxx heads to the ring flipping off the more enthusiastic booers, and climbs
into the cage through the door. Immediately, Knoxville and Kannon charge in and
pound on him!
Mrs. M:
“Here we go!”
Jackie:
“Predictably volatile and illegal start here!”
Full Effect’ by Freeway, featuring Young Gunz and out runs the champion!
Mrs. M:
“Here come Shane Ryder… such a nice young man!”
Ryder wastes no time and gets into the ring and onto the top turnbuckle, as
Patricia Albertson escapes and locks the padlock on the cage.
DING DING DING!
Mrs. M:
“And match now officially underway!”
Jackie:
“Knoxville and Kannon are going at Maxx Pain like their life depends on it!”
El Gambit:
“But there’s only one winner… Ethan Kannon! What’s that idiota Ryder doing?”
Ryder leaps off the top turnbuckle and hits a double clothesline on Kannon and
Knoxville. The fans get behind Da Ruff One as he stands in the centre of the
ring with the others layed out.
El G:
“Celebrate now debilucho nino… you’ll be crying like a baby when Kannon takes
your title!”
Ryder pulls up Knoxville and goes into a collar and elbow tie up. He then locks
Knoxville in a headlock.
As Maxx gets up, Kannon catches him in a vicious clothesline that sends him to
the mat. Knoxville Irish whips Ryder, but Ryder holds onto his hand and sends
him crashing into the steel cage wall.
Mrs. M:
“Already they using cage!”
Jackie:
“Probably a good idea in a cage match!”
Mrs. M:
“Meanie!”
Kannon goes to rush at Ryder, but he ducks down and drops Kannon across the
ropes with a dropping legsweep. Ryder gets back up again and then heads for the
turnbuckle.
Mrs. M:
“Ryder a great champion! He defending title with vigour!”
El Gambit:
“All I see is a Mierda campeon who is gonna lose big time tonight!”
Ryder hops up to the second turnbuckle and then with a hop goes to the third.
Just as Kannon is coming to his feet, Ryder comes off the top turnbuckle with a
moonsault. He hits him with it and drives him backwards to the mat. Ryder goes
for the pin.
1…
Jackie:
“Hitting a moonsault like that could do it! Kannon wasn’t expecting that!”
El Gambit:
“Mierda! That won’t put away Kannon!”
2…
Maxx Pain, who’d been beating down Eddie in the corner, breaks up the count.
Ryder gets to his feet, and ducks as Maxx runs in for a clothesline. As Maxx
puts the breaks on, Ryder lashes out with a huge boot to the gut, and then
crowns it with a spinning back heel kick that plants itself right into Maxx’s
solar plexus. Maxx falls back to the ropes.
El Gambit:
“Those little kicks wouldn’t hurt an NX member, but to that debilucho Maxx Pain,
it’s gonna knock him out!”
Ryder heads to the opposite side of the ring and then comes right at Maxx as
he’s rocking on the ropes, and goes for a flying forearm… but Maxx ducks and
Ryder throws himself straight into the steel wall!
Mrs. M:
“Burnt bananas! What a mistake by Shane!”
Jackie:
“Sometimes you don’t have to do anything other than duck to really hurt a
wreckless opponent!”
El Gambit:
“Or a stupid opponent!”
Maxx lays the boots in on the hurt Ryder.
Meanwhile, Knoxville and Kannon are moving in on each other. They lock up collar
and elbow. Knoxville comes up in the upper hand and puts Kannon in a headlock
from the lockup. Kannon quickly pushes him off heading for the ropes. Knoxville
comes off the ropes, and looks to be going for another run by, but he’s caught
but a big boot to the midsection by Kannon. Kannon then hooks him up in a suplex
position.
El Gambit:
“Watch Ethan Kannon! He’s el hombre! He’s going for a Falcon!”
Mrs. M:
“It a lovely finisher, but maybe he going for it a bit early?!”
As Kannon pulls Knoxville over his head, Knoxville floats over and hits a
blatent low blow!
Mrs. M:
“I think that legal! This one can only be won by pinfall or submission!”
Jackie:
“Doesn’t stop Albertson from giving him a telling off from the outside!”
El Gambit:
“That’s disgraceful! How can such cheating be allowed!”
Mrs. M:
“Ha!”
Ryder has reversed a powerbomb attempt into a hurancanrana!
Jackie:
“What an impressive counter… Maxx Pain would have drilled him with that
powerbomb!”
Mrs. M:
“He going for turnbuckle!”
Ryder hops up to the top with a standing mount. He spins around and looks to be
about to go for a move towards Maxx prone on the ground, but something else
catches his eyes.
Mrs. M:
“What going through Ryder’s head! He should hit top rope finisher!”
Ryder has seen Knoxville laying in the boot on Kannon. Ryder changes tactic and
comes off the top rope with a Diving Flipping Neckbreaker off the top that drops
Kannon hard onto the canvas!
Mrs. M:
“Burnt bananas! Ruff Ryder’s Anthem!”
Jackie:
“You mean a Diving Flipping Neckbreaker?!”
El Gambit:
“Mierda! Kannon should have seen that telegraphed move coming!”
Ryder looks at the floored Kannon and Knoxville, and goes for Knoxville… but
Maxx is up and hits him with a clothesline to the back of the head.
Jackie:
“You have to be aware of all your opponents in a match like this! Any time you
don’t know where every opponent is, you risk losing the match to someone else’s
pin or getting blindsided!”
Mrs. M:
“And that was a horrid clothesline from Maxx Pain!”
Maxx picks up Ryder and drops him with a…
Mrs. M:
“Chaos Bomb!”
Maxx hooks the legs, and neither Knoxville or Kannon are moving!
1…
Mrs. M:
“From out of nowhere! Maxx Pain could win match!”
El Gambit:
“get up Ethan! Break the count!”
2…
Both Kannon and Knoxville are struggling to their feet, but it looks too late!
3? NO! Kickout!
Jackie:
“Shane Ryder showing his resilience!”
Mrs. M:
“He such a brave young man!”
El Gambit:
“He may not be a debilucho, but he’s still a tonto!”
Maxx can’t believe it, and goes to the cage wall to dispute the count with
Patricia Albertson.
Meanwhile, Knoxville is up, and Kannon is struggling to his feet. Knoxville goes
for a punch on Kannon, but Kannon blocks it and then slams him with a headbutt
that staggers him.
El Gambit:
“Ethan Kannon is so brutal! I love it!”
Kannon then grabs TT into a suplex setup. He reaches down and hooks the leg.
Mrs. M:
“Fisherman’s suplex coming up.”
Kannon goes to pull up, but somehow, Knoxville forces the motion to fall to the
side. Knoxville reaches in and turns it into a small package, but Kannon rolls
with it and it is he that has the small package!
Mrs. M:
“Impressive reversal to a reversal! He got him in tight small package!”
Patricia goes for the count, hitting the cage as stipulated
1…
Jackie:
“Sometimes the simplest of moves can do it!”
2…
El Gambit:
“Ethan Kannon is by far the greatest wrestler in there!”
Knoxville kicks out!
Mrs. M:
“That was close!”
Knoxville comes up first, and jabs Kannon in the eye. Kannon goes reeling.
El Gambit:
“Disqualification!”
Ryder is up, and he and Maxx begin to duke it out. Maxx scoops Ryder up and then
slams his forehead straight into the cage wall!
Mrs. M:
“Burnt bananas!”
Jackie:
“Maxx Pain is a vindictive man! He and Ryder hate each other, but bloody hell!”
Kannon turns round, but Knoxville is waiting for him. He comes up and grabs him
into a belly to belly suplex! Immediately, Knoxville pulls up, and into an Irish
whip. Knoxville smashes Kannon to the canvas when he grabs him on his return and
hoists him over into a spine buster slam. He goes for the pin.
1…
Mrs. M:
“What a spinebuster!”
Jackie:
“A veritable knockout of a move! Believe me, I’d know!”
2…
El Gambit:
“Es Mierda! I can’t believe it! Eddie Knoxville can’t defeat Ethan Kannon!”
Maxx crashes down on Knoxville to stop the count!
El Gambit:
“Excellente! A use for Maxx Pain!
Jackie:
“He’s left Ryder a mess on the floor! Look: he’s drawn blood!”
Sure enough, Ryder is on the floor clutching his forehead which is bleeding
quite heavily.
Knoxville comes up and goes to move on Maxx, but he gets scooped up into a
bodyslam. Maxx bounces off the ropes and then comes off with a leg drop across
Knoxville’s chest.
Mrs. M:
“Maxx’s with nice running legdrop!”
El Gambit:
“Mierda move!”
Maxx pulls Knoxville up, and looks to be setting him up for a suplex, but Kannon
grabs him from behind. Kannon looks to be going for a German suplex. Just as
Kannon goes to pull back, Maxx pushes Knoxville off and then reaches up.
Mrs. M:
“What Maxx Pain doing?”
El Gambit:
“Something stupido inevitably!”
Maxx reaches up and grabs Kannon into a ¾ nelson and then kicks backwards to
break his hold. Within the next few seconds, all Kannon sees is the mat rapidly
accelerate towards him as Maxx drops him with an Ace Crusher!
Jackie:
“When did Maxx Pain learn to do that?!”
Maxx looks to be going for the pin, but before he can get down, Knoxville grabs
him off to the side and then pulls him back into a back suplex. As soon as he’s
dropped Maxx down he reaches down and grabs both of his legs. Knoxville hooks up
Maxx’s legs and steps through, crossing his legs. He locks the move on and rolls
Maxx over.
Mrs. M:
“Troubleshooter! He got Maxx Pain in Tate Troublesome’s old finisher!”
Jackie:
“He’ll have to tap!”
Patricia calls through the cage to see if Maxx gives up. Maxx screams no!
Mrs. M:
“Wait… Ryder on top rope!”
Ryder comes off and nails the now rising Kannon with a top rope hurancanrana!
Kannon bounces halfway across the ring! The referee again asks Maxx if he gives
up, but he shakes his head no. Ryder charges in and boots Knoxville in the face
with a low dropkick that breaks the hold.
Jackie:
“A dropkick breaks the hold just in time! Maxx was in the centre of the ring and
would have had to tap out had it not been for Shane Ryder!”
Ryder hauls up Knoxville into a tombstone position…
Mrs. M:
“Shane going for Ruff Ride finisher!”
Knoxville wriggles, and somehow reverses the hold, flipping over, so that it he
that has the tombstone! He positions himself over Ethan Kannon!
Mrs. M:
“Oh no!”
Jackie:
“This will devastate both men!”
Knoxville tombstones Shane Ryder’s head onto Ethan Kannon’s head!!!!!!!! Both
men writhe in pain grasping their heads!
El G:
“Mierda! Even I’d think before doing that!”
Jackie:
“Bloody hell! He could have killed both of them!”
Mrs. M:
“Burnt bananas: two cases of concussion for Atlanta hospital!”
But Maxx Pain is up, and grabs Knoxville’s throat, and pulls him up high to drop
him down hand to the mat with a…
Mrs. M:
“Chaos bomb straight into a pin!”
1…
Jackie:
“Devastating double handed choke powerbomb!”
2…
El G:
“Get up Ethan!”
3?!
Knoxville somehow kicks out!
Mrs. M:
“Eddie Knoxville kick out!”
Jackie:
“Bloody hell!”
El G:
“Es a mierda move from a mierda wrestler!”
a springboard twisting fameasser/Rocker dropper. an “out of nowhere” finisher,
he uses without a setup.
Mrs. M:
“The Ace of Spades!”
Knoxville covers the big man and gets handful of tights!
1…
Jackie:
“That’ll do it!”
El G:
Mierda! Mierda! Mierda! Get up Ethan Kannon!”
2…
Kannon and Ryder are struggling to get up, but they’re not going to make it!
3!!!???
Did Maxx pain kick out? Patricia Albertson hit the cage three times and calls
for the bell.
DING DING DING!
Kannon and Ryder slump back down, disappointment, pain, and exhaustion taking
away any last breathe of hope they had!
Mrs. M:
“Did Maxx Pain kick out?”
Jackie:
“That was a controversial count! But it appears that Patricia has called for the
bell and Eddie Knoxville is the winner!”
El G:
“Mierda!”
Maxx is beside himself, and Knoxville quickly slips out of the now unlocked door
and grabs the title belt from Patricia.
Mrs. M:
“That confirm it over! Eddie Knoxville win TV title!”
Jackie:
“And he didn’t pin the champion to do it!”
El G:
“Mierda! Knoxville es un doble campeon! The first since me!”
Jackie:
“But Maxx Pain isn’t finished look!”
Mrs. M:
“You leave him alone! It not his fault!”
Maxx has picked up Ryder and is laying in the fists! He grabs his throat and
choke slams him hard to the canvas!
El G:
“Eddie Knoxville es un clever hombre: getting out before Maxx can lose it! Loose
Ethan Kannon is doing the same! I’ve taught him well!”
Ethan has rolled out of the cage door and away from the danger, but Ryder is
helpless to Maxx Pain’s onslaught! Maxx bounces Ryder’s head off the steel cage
as Patricia Albertson calls for him to stop!
Mrs. M:
“This no fair! Maxx Pain going to kill Ryder, and it wasn’t even him who got
controversial win!”
Knoxville has high tailed it with the title, and Kannon follows shortly after.
Meanwhile…
Maxx slams down Ryder with a Career Ender leaving him barely conscious. But the
big man isn’t finished. He goes to the cage door and yanks it… RIPPINGIT OFF THE
HINGES!
El G:
“Mierda!”
Jackie:
“Bloody hell! This doesn’t look good for Shane Ryder!”
Maxx Pain starts to beat Ryder with the door, and then drops it on the floor. He
hoists up Ryder again…
Mrs. M:
He going to hit Career Ender onto cage door!”
Jackie:
“Wait a second!”
Nathan Williams comes running from the back and enters through the now doorless
entrance to the cage. Maxx drops Ryder, and he and Nathan stare each other down.
Mrs. M:
“This a tense moment here! Two big men who face each other on next Wyldsyde!”
After a few tense seconds, Maxx retires and leaves the ring showing Nathan the
middle finger. Although obviously fuming, Nathan keeps his cool and checks on
the beaten Ryder as the show goes to a commercial.
~~
--- GZW2K1 W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial Tournament: Bracket II: First Round Match: Edwin MacPhisto vs. James Tanner---
Will: Will and Dean here for commentary on the Edwin MacPhisto versus James Tanner match-up
Dean: Yeah sure, we’re given the most boring match the GZW can throw at us, what an insult this match is to me as a commentator!
Will: what do you mean? We’re commentating for two young up and comers both who won on Travesty last week!
Dean: Yeah, but look who they where facing!
Will: and this is part of the GZW Television title tournament, it should be a great honor for us to apart of this tournament!
Dean: then why couldn’t they give us a decent match like the Sharpe one? Or the Seven one atleast they’re entertaining!
(“Tear it up” by Yung Wun, David Benner, Lil Flip & DMX begins to play on the PA system and James Tanner the man formerly known as “Desecrator” comes out to a face pop from the crowd)
Dean: What has he ever done to deserve this reaction?
Will: well he has defeated Union Jack in times gone by and has even held the Television title before too.
Dean: pffft, whatever!
(“Superstar II” by Saliva begins to play on the PA system and out comes Edwin MacPhisto to a somewhat silent reaction from the crowd)
Will: Edwin MacPhisto….
Dean: who?
Will: one of the new guys here in GZW, like Electric Sharpe is!
Dean: Difference is I know who Electric Sharpe is!
(Referee Lowe signals for the bell, and the match gets underway. MacPhisto charges at Tanner, but gets taken down with a hiptoss, but is undeterred as he gets to his feet, and charges again, only to be hit with a drop-toe hold, and Edwin MacPhisto quickly grabs the ropes)
Will: you can see the inexperience of Edwin here in the early going!
Dean: inexperienced? I’ve never heard of him!
(Tanner allows Edwin to his feet, the two then lockup and Edwin forces Tanner back to a turnbuckle before whipping Tanner into the opposite one, MacPhisto follows up with a splash… but misses, and Tanner rolls Edwin up in a schoolboy for the early pin… but referee Lowe only makes a one count.)
Will: Tanner seems to be getting the early advantage here!
(Tanner pulls Edwin up, but then whips him into the ropes, and goes for a clothesline, but Edwin ducks it, and comes off the far ropes, as James turns around Edwin hits a spinning heel kick, ceasing the advantage MacPhisto pulls Tanner up to his feet, and with a series of punches sends Tanner reeling to the turnbuckle, before whipping him across the ring into the far turnbuckle, Tanner hits the turnbuckle and Edwin hits a dropkick to the back of Tanners head to keep him in the corner)
Dean: you where saying Will?
(MacPhisto grabs Tanners head, and drives it down on his knee, Tanner holds his nose before being hit with a reverse DDT)
Will: well MacPhisto is now beginning to take some control now!
Dean: shhh with the commentators curse!
(MacPhisto gets to the top turnbuckle, and as Tanner gets to his feet jumps off, but gets nailed with a dropkick hitting him in mid-air)
Will: nice desperation move there by Tanner!
Dean: was nothin’ special!
(Tanner, slowly crawls over to make a cover, but only manages a two count)
Will: nope, not enough!
(Tanner the first up, pulls Edwin up, and puts a hearhug on MacPhisto, after a minute or so of wearing down Edwin he tosses Edwin over his head and Edwin goes over the top rope and hits the floor)
Will: I don’t think Tanner meant to throw Edwin over the top rope there!
Dean: bah, of course he did landing on the floor is much more effective he’s obviously not as stupid as he looks
(Tanner waits in the ring awaiting for Edwin to get to his feet, as he does Tanner goes for a baseball slide but misses, only to receive a kick to the mid-section from Edwin. MacPhisto gets behind Tanner and hits an atomic drop on Tanner)
Will: the referee has began a countout
Dean: might as well count them both out I can wake up then!
Will: having a nice dream?
Dean: more like a nightmare, I dreamt we had to commentate on this really boring’ match
Will: Edwin enters the ring!
Dean: AAAARRRGGGH it’s reality!
(as Edwin gets into the ring, and Tanner gets to his feet but as he does MacPhisto hits a suicide dive)
FANS: GZW, GZW, GZW!
Will: what a move by Edwin MacPhisto there! Still boring Dean?
Dean: Yes!
Will: referee Lowe has restarted his ten-count!
Dean: and that dumbass MacPhisto has cleaned himself out here!
(the referee reaches seven before Edwin makes his way back into the ring, at nine Tanner gets back into the ring. Edwin whips James into the ropes, and goes for scissor kick but Tanner ducks it, and coming off the other ropes hits a bulldog on MacPhisto, but stays down)
Will: the former UWA co-president with a nice bulldog, but he’s needing to take a moment to get his breath back!
Dean: how unfit!
Will: have you seen this match it’s fast paced that’s why!
(Both men get to their feet at the same time, but Tanner is the first to hit with a kick to the mid-section, and then getting behind MacPhisto and hits a German Suplex. Tanner looks down at MacPhisto, and climbs up to the top rope)
Dean: high risk here!
Will: he calls this “Bright nights” he’s going for a Swanton Bomb… but hang on a minute!
(Edwin is up to his feet, and runs up the turnbuckle, and hitting a belly to belly suplex on Tanner from the top rope (a la Kurt Angle))
Will: what a move there, Tanner was looking to finish off MacPhisto, but Edwin managed to hit a nice belly-to-belly suplex off the top rope
Dean: you mean the madness continues?
Will: sure does!
(Edwin is on his feet, and drags the man formerly known as “Desecrator” up to his feet, and sets him up for the…)
Will: “FASHION STATEMENT”
Dean: I thought that was a Tiger suplex!
Will: but MacPhisto calls it the fashion statement, and we have a cover”
1……
2…..
Will: so close for the 234 pound Australian there!
Dean: he’s from Austria?
Will: No Australia, Austria is in Europe!
Dean: hmmm confusing!
(MacPhisto begins to clap, and rallies the crowd, and as James Tanner gets to his feet, MacPhisto locks in a standing Dragon Sleeper)
Will: “Lights Out” one of MacPhistos’ finishers there, it’s all over for Tanner now!
(Tanner continues to hang on, as Edwin keeps hold of the move, but from the back Shannon comes running, but as she gets to the ring, and gets the attention of the referee she is restrained by other referees also. Edwin releases the hold, and waits as Shannon is taken backstage by the officials)
Dean: what was that all about?
Will: I think Shannon still really likes Tanner, she wanted to help him!
Dean: cheating little woman!
Will: But James is already married!
Dean: A player huh? I suddenly like James Tanner all of a sudden!)
(Tanner manages to get up to his feet, before MacPhisto turns around, and seems unaware as to what had just took place, anyhow Tanner kicks MacPhisto in the mid-section with a boot, and hits…)
Will: Fifth Dimension!
Dean: A powerbomb into a facbuster!... nice move!
(Tanner is still reeling from the previous submission move however, and is unable to take advantage, as he takes time to get his breath back!)
Dean: make the cover fool!
Will: Tanner is a little exhausted!
(eventually Tanner makes the cover)
ONE……
TWO….
THREE…..
Will: my god NO, Edwin managed to roll his shoulder up at the last second!
Dean: if Tanner had made the cover when he should have he’d of already won here!
(The two both get to their feet, and both begin to exchange punches, Edwin seems to get the better of Tanner, and James reels into the ropes. Edwin goes to whip Tanner into the ropes, but James reverses, and on cue jumps up to the top rope, and as Edwin returns he gets nailed with a springboard spear, into a cover)
Will: A springboard spear I don’t think I’ve seen that before!
ONE….
TWO….
THREE…..
(Tanner gets up to celebrate the win, but the referee says it was only a two count to the surprise of the crowd, and the instant replay shows that Edwin did indeed get his shoulder up at the last possible moment)
Will: I don’t believe this!
Dean: It must have been his instincts then… what else could explain kicking out after the beating he’s began to take?
(Tanner disagrees with the referee, but just as he’s about to carry on, MacPhisto rolls Tanner up in a schoolboy… ONE… TWO…)
Will: this is it!
…THREE…
Dean: NO, Tanner just got his shoulder up at the last possible milli-second!
Will: Edwin nearly took Tanner by surprise then!
(Both men get to their feet slowly, and Tanner goes to the ropes, and goes for a clothesline, as does MacPhisto and both men hit the mat simultaneously)
Will: this has been a really exciting match… just what we’ve come to expect from the GZW!
Dean: I disagree!
(both MacPhisto and James Tanner stay down leaving the referee with no choice but to start a ten count, the GZW fans start to rally behind both the men)
Will: I think the fans appreciate just what a great match these two are putting on for them here tonight!
THREE…. FOUR….
Dean: neither of them have moved, one of them has to move or else we end in a draw, and that can’t happen can it? We’re in a tournament there has to be a winner!
FIVE…. SIX…
(Both men begin to stir, and therefore stop the count, Tanner swings for Edwin, but misses and Edwin catches the arm, and hooks the other one and lifts and slams Tanner down hard on his back, and makes the cover)
Will: This could be all!
Dean: TWO…. THREE….
Will: No still we continue Tanner rolled his shoulder up again!
(The GZW crowd are surprised at the resilience of Tanner, and are showing their appreciation! MacPhisto seems unfazed though, and pulls Tanner up only to take him back down with a swift snapmare, and holds on for the submission hold)
Will: Edwin trying to ware down the already weary Tanner now
Dean: good tactics!
(Tanner starts to fight against the move, and gets to his knees, and the crowd begin to rally Tanner, he eventually gets to his feet, and escapes the grasp of Edwin after a few elbows to his mid-section and sends him into the ropes, only to be taken down again by Edwin with a shoulderblock)
Will: What’s MacPhisto going for now?
Dean: It’s…. it’s a figure four leg lock!
(MacPhisto applies the figure four-leg lock, Tanner is stuck in the middle of the ring with nowhere to go. Tanner screams out in pain as he tries to turn the submission hold. The fans are again behind the former GZW light-heavyweight champion, but it seems as though he can’t quite turn it, and then he suddenly swings his momentum over to the other side and manages to turn the hold)
Will: James Tanner did it there, he turned the figure four leglock!
Dean: yes, but Edwin is right near the ropes see, and the damage has already been done to Tanner now!
(MacPhisto is the quickest up to his feet, and stalks Tanner, who uses the ropes to aid him to get to his feet, as James turns MacPhisto locks Tanner up looking for a belly-to-belly suplex but Tanner headbutts Edwin causing him to release his grasp, and kicks him in the mid-section and hits…)
Will: A piledriver… Tanner just hit Edwin with a piledriver!
Dean: but look he’s unable to take advantage again!
(Tanner is favoring his leg from the figure-four leg lock, and doesn’t make the cover, instead he opts to climb the turnbuckle, which he does so very slowly and much to the approval of the crowd in attendance)
Will: what’s he doing?
Dean: He might have had the win already, but instead he opts to try and finish him off high-risk? Will it be the right decision!
Will: it will if it pays off for him!
(Tanner jumps off the top rope looking for a swanton bomb…)
Will: “Bright lights”
Dean: No Edwin moved a the last possible moment
(Tanner gets nothin’ but mat, but this time Edwin is unable to make the cover, as he’s still not come around)
Will: this is madness, how much can these two men take?
Dean: more than I thought!
(eventually Edwin comes around, but doesn’t make the cover on Tanner instead he picks him up and tosses him into the turnbuckle, and sits him up on the top rope, and climbs up to the very top rope himself)
Will: this is madness!
Dean: Yeah I love it!
(Tanner begins to fight back with a flurry of punches that almost knock Edwin off, but not quite, as Edwin quickly locks in a superplex, and both men comes off the top rope and hit the mat with an almighty thump, but both men manage to get an arm across the other, and the referee makes a double pin)
Will: a double pin? There has to be one winner right?
Dean: I believe so!
ONE….
TWO…..
THREE…..
(The referee looks somewhat confused but calls for the bell anyway)
Will: what’s going on?
Dean: I don’t know we can’t have both of these two men advance to the next round can we? That would mean a triple threat match in the next round wouldn’t it?
Will: I don’t know I don’t think this has ever happened in a tournament before…. Well Herbert Torres is here for the official word!
Herbert Torres: and your winner is….
(Torres pauses not for a moment not to get the crowd on edge, but because he doesn’t know himself what’s going on)
Dean: just call it dammit!
Will: Well what’s the official word?
Dean: I think we’re getting word from backstage here… infact yes we are getting word from backstage, I hear… umm hang on Torres has the microphone again!
Torres; due to this being a tournament match and thus only one man can advance to the next round, by order of staff backstage this match is to continue…
Will: the match continues…. Amazing!
(Both men are sat at opposite sides of the ring and are somewhat jaded, the referee calls for the bell and the match re-starts!)
Will: the match re-starts but both men look knackered!
Dean: well this has been an extraordinary match!
Will: you said it was going to be boring!
Dean: that’s why it’s extraordinary this match wasn’t to be this good!
(Both men shake hands before locking up. Edwin swiftly moves the lock-up into a headlock, but Tanner pushes Edwin into the ropes, and then locks on a sleeperhold)
Will: both me being exhausted already submission moves make sense!
Dean: sure do, and Edwin is a great submissionist!
Will: been doing you homework have you Dean?
(Edwin fights the hold, and hits a jawbreaker out of desperation causing Tanner to release the hold)
Will: nice counter by MacPhisto!
(MacPhisto clears the cobwebs, before continuing, and putting on a Boston Crab on Tanner in the centre of the ring)
Dean: another Submission hold by Edwin here!
Will: this could be it!
(Tanner holds on, and has the fans behind him again, as he tries to inch closer to the ropes, as he does Edwin surprisingly releases the hold!)
Dean: why he do that?
Will: I’m not sure!
(Edwin picks Tanner up onto his shoulder, and runs with him…)
Will: shoulder breaker!
(Edwin hits the shoulder breaker and goes for the cover…
ONE…..
TWO….
THREE…)
Dean: No Tanner got his foot up on the ropes!
Will: amazing match-up!
(MacPhisto sees it, and acknowledges the referees two count, he pulls up Tanner and hits a couple of European uppercuts, he goes for a third, but Tanner blocks it, twists MacPhistos arm, pulls him into him, and hits a DDT, and makes a cover…. ONE… TWO… THR…)
Will: No shoulder up by Edwin this time!
Dean: my god, neither of these two will stay down will they?
Will: they did, but then they both stayed down!
Dean: smartass!
(Tanner slowly gets to his feet, and pulls Edwin with him, he whips him into the far turnbuckle, and follows up with a clotheline, before whipping him to the opposite turnbuckle, that Edwin hits, and Tanner follows up with a big body splash, and MacPhisto falls to the mat)
Will: I think Tanners’ ready to finish this match off!
(Tanner sets Edwin up, as though he’s going for a powerbomb, and he signals to the crowd)
Will: I think he’s trying the Fifth Dimension again!
(Tanner lifts Edwin, but MacPhisto rolls down the back and hits a sunset flip into a cover… ONE… TWO…
Will: Edwin has it!
Dean: no Tanner just managed to kick out again!
Will: how on earth are these two going through this?
(Tanner is the first to his feet, but Edwin is soon following him, Tanner goes for a kick to the mid-section, but it’s caught by MacPhisto…
Will: Enziguri!
Dean: No he’s missed
(Tanner falls face first to the mat, and Edwin spies his opportunity for a submission move, and he sets Tanner up for a…
Will: a surfboard by MacPhisto!
Dean: another great submission hold
(Edwin locks in the surfboard, Tanner grimaces in pain, but the referee notices Edwins’ shoulders on the mat… ONE… TWO…THREE…)
Will: NO, not quite Edwin let go of the hold and rolled over just in time!
Dean: Nice move… can have disastrous effects though!
(Edwin still up on his feet pulls up Tanner and whips him into the nearest turnbuckle, Edwin takes a run-up and nails a spear in the corner, before going to the middle rope, and going for a series of mounted punches in the corner)
Will: TWO… THREE… FOUR
Dean: … FIVE… SIX…. SEVEN!
(before Edwin gets to eight though, Tanner moves out of the corner holding MacPhisto and slams him down on the canvas with a hard spinebuster, but is unable to once again take advantage, as he collapses in the middle of the ring for a moment)
Will: neither of these two men wants to go out of the television tournament in the first round of it!
Dean: and boy does it show… we’re having a great match, but where’s Shannon gone? … I wouldn’t mind seeing some more of her!
(The two of them are still on the floor and Referee Lowe has been left with no choice but to administer a ten count)
Will: James Tanner has been showing exactly why he is a former Television and Light-Heavyweight champion here tonight!
THREE… FOUR…. FIVE….
Dean: And this is just the Television tournament I really can’t wait for the Pimp Bizkit Versus Nathaniel Davis match!
SIX…. SEVEN…. EIGHT
(Both men are up on their feet again now, both men have their backs to each other, and turn to face each other simultaneously. The tow lock-up again in a challenge of Mercy (where the both grab hands). Edwin gets the advantage and has Tanner down on his knees, but as the fans respond so does Tanner, who is quick to do exactly the same to Edwin MacPhisto, who then also battles back to an even position where Tanner breaks the hold, and whips Edwin into the ropes, and hits him with a back elbow)
Will: these two have been quite evenly match tonight!
Dean: but a game of mercy? We don’t see that all that often do we?
(Tanner picks up MacPhisto, and places him upside down on the top ropes with his head near the floor. Tanner looks around and takes a run-up looking to hit a baseball slide into Edwins’ face, but as he does Edwin pulls his body up with the strength of his legs, and Tanner ends up going full force into the never regions, the crowd respond with a cringe)
Will: God damn that’s goin’ to hurt!
Dean: Ouch tell me man, Tanner made a big mistake there, and judging by how he hit that he’ll be pissing blood later!
Will: I’d rather not think about that… but this could be the big opening for MacPhisto, can he exploit this obvious advantage he has now?
(MacPhisto, finishes releasing his legs, and just pulls Tanner to the middle of the ring, and makes the cover ONE…
Will: I think MacPhisto figures he’s going to get this one over as quickly and as painlessly as he can now!
TWO… THREE….
Dean: No Tanner still refuses to stay down despite his obvious pain!
Will: You’ve got to hand it to Tanner, he’s not giving in easily, but is this match really worth all that pain that his ummm… goolies must be going through now!
Dean: haha… you said goolies!
(Edwin is up, and pulls Tanner up too, he hits a few European uppercuts, before slinging Tanner into the ropes, as Tanner returns MacPhisto gets Tanner onto his shoulders and hits a Samoan drop into a cover, ONE….. TWO….
Will: This time he has it!
Dean: No he doesn’t… Tanner got his shoulder up at the last possible milli-second!
Will: that was TWO and Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousandths!
(MacPhisto gets up to his feet, and pulls Tanner up to his, MacPhisto goes to the ropes, and charges at Tanner, but Tanner manages to counter with a tilt-a-whirl into a seated tombstone, and makes the cover… ONE…
Will: My god James Tanner just hit the move he calls “Dark Days”
TWO….
THREE….
Dean: he’s done it! James Tanner, has won this exciting match over Edwin MacPhisto and advances to the next round of the “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville Television title tournament to face either Mychael Lord or Paul Phoenix!
Will: but what a show of sportsmanship
(In the ring, James Tanner helps Edwin MacPhisto to his feet, and the two shake each others hands acknowledging each other that it was indeed a great match, and the fans roar in approval)
Will: but anyway, we’re off for now, we’ll see you all some other time!
Dean: yeah, maybe we’ll get a more high profile match next time!
---Off his chest---
Walking down the
long well lit hallway of the GZW Coliseum is the former IC Champion Jimmy
Williams. As Jimmy rounds a corner to head towards his dressing room he runs
into senior interviewer Weston Bentley almost knocking him to the ground. Jimmy
stops him from falling as Weston adjusts his suit and smiles up at the young
superstar.
Jimmy: “Sorry bout
that Wes, didn’t know you were there.”
Weston: “It’s ok Jimmy. Where you headed in such a hurry?”
Jimmy: “Headed to the ring to get some things off my chest.”
Weston: “Why not let me get them on tape? I haven’t done an interview in
awhile.”
Jimmy: “Ya sure man.”
Weston smiles as he prepares himself and calls over a nearby cameraman. Weston
grabs a mic and positions himself next to Jimmy as he begins to speak.
Weston: “I’m Weston
Bentley here tonight with Jimmy Williams. Jimmy you and Joshua Cleaver have been
having a massive war of words over the past few weeks even before the card was
even announced. Are you surprised at all by this attack from him?”
Jimmy: “Not really Weston. I figured that Joshua would get too big for his
britches after he beat Maxx. But come tonight I’ll bring him back to Earth and
prove to him once and for all that he belongs in the ring with people like Adam
Cage, Freak Mauler, Gangsta, and so many other wannabe wrestlers.”
Weston: “Well Joshua seems to be very confident that you’re not what your
cracked up to be.”
Jimmy: “When he has a career that he can put along side mine without it being so
one sided in my favor, then he can talk smack. But until then he can continue to
hang around bums.”
Weston: “What about John Taylor? He seems to have had it in for you since his
return to the squared circle.”
Jimmy: “John is of no concern to me right now. He needs to worry more about
Kaine then he does me. If he gets past Kaine and into the next round, then and
only then will I even humor his insults and questions.”
Weston: “Well Jimmy good luck tonight in the ring.”
Jimmy: “Thanks Wes. I’ll cya round.”
Weston gives the cut sign as Jimmy turns to walk off closing the scene.
~~
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“GZW2K1 Fallout: Return to Glory coming to Pay-Per-View this JULY!!”
~~
--- GZW2K1 World Heavyweight Championship Tournament: Bracket I: Second Round Match: Joshua “The Panther” Cleaver vs. “Real Deal” Jimmy Williams---
Nelson: We definitely have two contrasting styles in the ring for our next match folks.
The lights around the Coliseum fade out as the sound of a heart monitor kicks in around the Coliseum. Up on the giant Zero-Tron we can see the pulse of someone being displayed. Suddenly the pulse flat lines and a loud explosion occurs as “I Came to Bring the Pain” by Lil Flip and Ludacris hits the PA bringing the crowd to their feet with cheers. Jimmy Williams makes his way down the ramp and into the ring.
Crumb: That’s right, Joshua Cleaver brings a tool box filled to the top with several styles from stand up fighting with deadly kicks to merciless ground fighting techniques.
Samson: And it is here tonight where we will see T-Rex’s baby brother’s luck come to an end.
Nelson: And we have the “Real Deal” Jimmy Williams with the recklessness of a bar room “tough” and the mind of a…
Samson: …Of a Williams.
Crumb: I think we are all looking forward to a great matchup tonight.
Samson: I think you might be waiting a while.
Nelson: Fans, I will apologize for Samson. Let’s get to the match.
As Jimmy Williams is in the ring waiting on his opponent, “Here Comes The Pain“ fades out and the Coliseum turns blue as “They Ain’t Ready” by Jadakiss and Bubba Sparxxx hits over the P.A. Joshua Cleaver walks out onto the stage followed by Homeless Jack. Cleaver is wearing a king’s crown and wearing a trailing cape that Homeless Jack is carrying.
Nelson: This should be an interesting challenge for the newcomer. He’s undefeated but he’s never faced someone with the experience of Williams…or the fighting style.
Crumb: That’s right Nelson, this will be an interesting challenge.
The two begin upright, Jimmy weary of the unorthodox Cleaver. Going in for a quick collar-and-elbow tie up, Jimmy is met in the hamstring of the right leg by an even quicker kick from Cleaver. As he holds the back of that leg, Cleaver comes around and gets the other leg, almost exactly in the same spot.
Crumb: Two hard kicks to the common peronial!
Samson: The Karma Who?
Crumb: Common Per….on…ial. It’s a nerve that runs down the outside of your thigh.
Landing down on his knees, Cleaver begins to lay in kicks to the back of his spine viciously, placing each one in the same area as the last. He goes for one to the chest and gets it blocked by Jimmy, who connects with a closed fist to the gut, followed by another. Because he’s so close to the corner, he waits for the Panther to turn around before giving him a drop toehold into the bottom turnbuckle, giving him a whiplash effect.
Samson: Damn, that’s got to hurt. What did he hit there, “Dr. Crumb”?
Crumb: That would be his head, Samson.
Jimmy grabs a leg and drags him to the center of the ring where he drops and elbow to the inside of Cleaver’s right thigh. He quickly comes back to his feet and drops another in the same spot. He again springs to his feet and drops a third. As he contacts the leg, Cleaver counters and clutches the Real Deal with a modified leg scissors. Cleaver grabs the arm and shifts his legs up to Jimmy’s shoulder.
Crumb: He’s going for an armbar!
Samson: Hit him in the Karma Chameleon!
Crumb: Its Common….forget it.
Nelson: No matter what it’s called, this not where Jimmy Williams wants this match right now.
Jimmy shifts his body around just before Cleaver secures the armlock. Cleaver adjusts his legs back around the waist as the two face each other in a position known as the “guard”. Jimmy begins landing punches to the face and upper body of Cleaver. Joshua releases one leg and drives the heel deep into the chest of the former Extreme and Intercontinental Champion.
Crumb: Heel thrust to the solar plexus. That will take the wind out of his sails.
Samson: ZULU what?
Crumb: A bundle of nerves below the diaphragm that…
Nelson: It’s his sternum Samson, move on.
Jimmy crashes to the mat and holds his chest. Obviously fighting for air, he pushes himself up to his hand and knees. The self-proclaimed king makes his way to his feet and shakes his leg to assist the blood flow to the region. With a slight limp, he moves in on his downed adversary. Seeing him coming, Jimmy hooks a leg and drops him with a single leg takedown. Retaining his grip on the leg, he begins kicking away at Cleaver’s hamstring.
Samson: Can’t kick if you can’t stand.
After several kicks, Jimmy locks in a spinning toehold adding pressure to the injured leg. After several moments, Jimmy falls backward landing an elbow into the ribs of his opponent. Cleaver cringes in pain. Jimmy puts several more boots to the injured leg before helping his opponent up to his feet. He whips him into the corner and follows in as he leaps to the second rope where he delivers ten hard shots to the head of Cleaver. At the direction of Referee Donald Fey, he leaps down from the corner and drives a big forearm into Cleaver’s jaw. Shaking his head and attempting to keep his hands up to protect his face, Cleaver staggers out of the corner. Jimmy bounds off the far rope and plants Cleaver with a big running bulldog.
Samson: What would really be cool if John Taylor came out and squashed both Cleaver and Williams.
Crumb: Taylor’s too much of a professional for that.
Samson: You must not remember the same Taylor that worked in HKWF when we were there?!
Jimmy grabs Cleaver by the head and pulls him halfway up. He hooks Cleaver head between his knees and pulls his feet straight up and drops down with a big piledriver. Cleaver lays motionless as Homeless Jack putters around the outside looking for thrown food. Jimmy goes to the corner and climbs the turnbuckles to the top. Once there, he surveys the crowd and takes flight. He lands a big elbow into the ribs of his opponent. Cleaver rolls from the ring and to the floor, holding his ribs the entire time. He pulls himself up with the security rail as well as by Homeless Jack. Just as he looks to the ring, he sees Jimmy sprint across the ring and launch himself over the top rope with a perfectly executed suicide dive. Homeless Jack scatters as both Jimmy and Cleaver crash into the security rail. The crowd begins the chant “Holy Sh*t…Holy Sh*t”.
Crumb: You can say that again!
Crowd: “ Holy Sh*t…Holy Sh*t”.
Both men lay motionless. Ref Fey starts the count. Jimmy shakes out the cobwebs and rolls Cleaver back into the ring. Jimmy climbs to the apron. Holding the rope he flips forward into the ring attempting a modified guillotine leg drop. Cleaver rolls out of the way, narrowly escaping the force. Jimmy obviously experiencing the shock to the rear-end, grimaces in pain. Cleaver hobbles to his feet. He delivers a devastating kick to the back of the seated Jimmy. Before the air can even rush from his lungs, Jimmy feels the sting of a second kick and a third followed by a quick foot to the chest. The flurry ends as Cleaver pulls Jimmy up by the hair and begins a whirlwind of lefts and rights. Staggering back from the hurricane like force, Jimmy finds himself in the corner. As Jimmy puts his arm back on the rope to steady himself, “King” Joshua sees his opportunity. Lifting his foot high overhead, he drives and axekicks down onto the shoulder area of Jimmy.
Nelson: I think I heard something break fellas!
Samson: Let me guess Crumb, he hit him in the Chaka Kahn!
Crumb: No…he may have just broken his collarbone!
Jimmy clutches his left arm and stumbles along the ropes. Cleaver follows him to the near corner. In a last ditch move, Jimmy hits the ropes and springs forward with a big right hand to the face. Cleaver stumbles back as blood begins to trickle from his nose. Jimmy lands another big right hand. Cleaver again stumbles back, into the ropes this time. Jimmy hits the far rope. On the rebound he leaps into the air with a spinning heel kick that sends both competitors back to the outside area. Jimmy was able to soften his collision as he grabbed the rope with his good arm and landing on the ring apron. Still favoring his arm, he makes his way to the timekeeper’s table and shoves him aside. Jimmy picks up the folding chair and slides it into the ring. He then walks over and pulls up his opponent and pushes him into the ring with one arm.
Nelson: Something is definitely wrong with that arm, he can barely use it.
As he finally gets Cleaver into the ring, he gingerly rolls in. Jimmy walks over and opens the folded chair and places it in the center of the ring. He looks across the crowd and somehow manages a smile. He pulls the barely standing Cleaver near the chair.
Crumb: HE’S GOING FOR THE RETRIBUTION (Stalling brainbuster into an inverted tombstone piledriver)!
He tucks Cleaver’s head beneath his arm. Running on sheer adrenaline, somehow Cleaver grips Jimmy by the waist to block the piledriver. At the same time, he secures the injured arm and rolls to his side bringing Jimmy down with him. Cleaver twists Jimmy’s arm around in a method that places extra strain on the elbow and shoulder joint. He then rolls into an armlock.
Crumb: What can Jimmy Williams be thinking as Joshua Cleaver turns the tables and hooks in a Kimura deathlock!!??
Samson: Probably, “I’m glad that tool Crumb didn’t shout it like normally!”
Cleaver pulls back further and further. He pulls with such force his own face is red from the strain. Jimmy shouts in agony. Ref Fey drops down and asks for the submission. Jimmy refuses. Cleaver shouts as he again increases the force on the armlock. Again, Jimmy denies him the win. Cleaver takes a couple of deep breaths as if focusing all his energy. He thrusts his arm, chest and hips to achieve maximum force on the arm and shoulder. Both men scream. One to inflict pain, one in reflection of the pain. The excruciating grimace on Jimmy’s face tells the tale. Finally, after enduring more pain than most men would ever encounter in their lives Jimmy violently taps the mat. Ref Fey points to the timekeeper who quickly rings the bell. Cleaver releases the hold and lays flat on his back from exhaustion. Ref Fey motions for the medics before raising the winner’s arm.
Nelson: One hell of a showing by both men. Joshua Cleaver proved that he can run with the best in GZW and Jimmy Williams showed the world that he is one tough hombre since his neck injury seven months ago.
Samson: I am pretty sure it was all over when Cleaver kicked Williams in the Karma Sutra. Jimmy fought tough after that but you just can’t overcome that kind of pain.
Nelson: Well Joshua continues to the Semi-Finals of the World Heavyweight Tournament to face Mychael Lord and Jimmy will drop down to compete in the W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial Tournament against Electric Sharpe.
Replay from SUNDAY STORM 06 APRIL 2003
---GZW2K1 Television Championship Match: ““The Upstart” Richard Dean vs. “Wild
Card” Eddie Knoxville---
"Let the bodies hit
the floor, let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor, let the
bodies hit the...". With every time that sentence is whispered throughout the
arena, a quarter of the arena lights are shut off, before the first riff hits
the arena is completely black, it is silent "FLOOOOOR!" with that ear-deafening
scream, the entire arena lights up with white searchlights and fireworks. “The
Upstart” Richard Dean bolts down the ramp with arms outstretched, slapping the
hands of all the fans reaching for him. He jumps onto the ring apron while
holding onto the top rope, he rears back, and launches himself into the ring.
While waiting for his opponent, he sits on the top turnbuckle, smiling.
Crumbs: The fans sure do love Richard.
Samson: Yeah well, the fans are stupid.
Nelson: Richard Dean's going to have his hands quite full tonight, fans or no.
He’ll be taking on the GZW Television Champion Eddie Knoxville!
Samson: That says it all. He's dead meat.
“Iron Man (This Means War Remix)” by Ozzy Osbourne and Busta Rhymes explodes
over the house speakers as blue and white strobes illuminate the arena. After a
short pause, Knoxville steps from the curtain. With the Heavyweight TV title
around his waist, he stares out over the audience for a moment as to allow the
anticipation to build. He walks down toward the ring without acknowledging any
of the fans. He steps between the ropes as Upstart steps forward and Ref Sonny
Bright rings the bell.
Nelson: This'll be quite the styles clash. Dean is more methodical, a mat based
wrestler, whereas Knoxville is a high flyer and risk taker.
Samson: Knoxville has that kid hands down. Richard didn't even ever train, he
learned how to wrestle by playing on trampolines in his backyard. He can't keep
up with Knoxville on the mat. This'll be short and sad.
Richard and Knoxville lock up in an arm and collar. Knoxville presses and wins
the hold, forcing Richard back and then moving it into a side headlock. Richard
tries to fight out of it, but Knoxville isn't giving him any headroom. Richard
throws a few quick elbow jabs to Knoxville's side and as the Wild Card lets up
slightly, Richard counters and grabs a side headlock of his own, grinding it in
good. Knoxville tries to fight out of it, but Richard keeps it in, wrenching the
neck as best as his arms can. The fans start chanting "Upstart, Upstart,
Upstart" which makes a smile break out on his face.
Crumb: Richard's been keeping Knoxville in check pretty well so far. He might
have been working on honing his skills on the ground over his hiatus.
Samson: We'll see. This is just getting started.
Richard keeps the side headlock on for a few more seconds before launching
Knoxville into the ropes. As Knoxville comes back, Richard leapfrogs him and
Knoxville keeps going and hits the ropes and returns to Richard. This time
Richard takes him down to the mat with a quick head scissors takedown. Knoxville
rolls up to his feet and a second head scissors takedown is all he gets. Richard
goes for a pinfall. 1...2...and Thomas kicks out at two. Richard brings
Knoxville up to his feet but before he can do anything else, the TV Champ rakes
the challenger’s eyes to get the advantage back. He grabs Richard and tosses him
by the hair to the mat, which causes the Skyreach Centre to boo him loudly. He
just acknowledges this with a roll of the eyes.
Samson: Look at those technical skills on display by The Wild Card!!!!!
Nelson: Technical eh? All I saw was an eye poke and a cheap hair toss. In fact,
one could say that Richard has outwrestled Eddie Knoxville so far.
Samson: Yes, one COULD say that......if they were an idiot. Oh sorry, never
mind. I forgot who I'm on an announce team with.
Richard deftly makes it to his feet from the hair toss, only to be met with an
atomic drop that seems to hit in the wrong place. This is quickly followed by a
short arm clothesline for good measure. Ref Bright tries to argue with Knoxville
about cheapshots, but Eddie goes for the pinfall attempt. 1...2...and a kickout
at two! Knoxville whips Richard into the ropes and leans down as if to back drop
him on the return, but The Upstart grabs hold of the ropes to stop himself, then
causally steps forward and kicks Knoxville in the face which knocks him back a
little. Richard follows this up with a nice superkick that sends Knoxville to
the mat. Richard plays to the crowd and goes to the nearest turnbuckle.
Crumb: Richard going for the high risk here...if whatever he does doesn't hit,
he'll be in trouble.
Richard climbs to the top turnbuckle and waits for Knoxville to stand up.
Knoxville gets to his feet....missile dropkick!!!!!!!! Again Knoxville hits the
mat after the well placed missile dropkick, so Richard goes for the pinfall.
1...2...and a kickout! The fans chant his name again "Upstart, Upstart, Upstart"
as he stands up. As he turns to acknowledge them, Knoxville gets to his knees
and hits a low blow that Ref Bright did not see. Knoxville gets up and hits the
ropes behind Richard and follows up with a bulldog. Knoxville goes for the
cover. 1...2...kickout at two!!!!! Knoxville gets angry and covers again, this
time using the ropes for a little support.1...2...and Ref Bright catches it and
calls him on it. Ref Bright and Knoxville argue as Richard struggles up to his
feet.
Nelson: (Sarcastically) Good to see that Knoxville remembered the rules. I'd
hate to see him cheat to win this.
Samson: Your sarcasm is duly noted Nelson and it's not how you win, it's THAT
you win that matters.
Knoxville stops arguing with Ref Bright as he sees Richard gets up. Knoxville
goes to punch Richard but the Upstart blocks and hits Knoxville with a punch of
his own! Again Knoxville punches and again it's blocked and countered, this time
making Knoxville stumble back. Richard goes for another superkick, but Knoxville
grabs the foot and shakes his head no to taunt Richard. Knoxville keeps the foot
and lunges towards Richard, but Richard counters this by jumping up and kicking
Knoxville with his other foot in the back of the head with an enziguri!
Knoxville is taken to the mat. Richard picks up Knoxville and hits a double arm
DDT to make sure he stays down. He goes to the nearest turnbuckle.
Nelson: Richard Dean has got the ball back in his court, but I question again
him using a high risk move. It worked last time, but just one slip and Knoxville
will be all over him.
Samson: If only you were his manager.....cause he just made a fatal mistake!
Richard gets on the turnbuckle and goes for a splash on the prone Eddie
Knoxville but the TV Champ gets his knees up and sends Richard rolling off
clutching his midsection. Koxville follows him and grabs him from the front as
Richard holds his stomach in pain. Knoxville hits a nice belly-to-belly suplex.
Knoxville goes for the pinfall, this time putting pressure on Richard by using
his forearm to Richard's face. 1...2...and Richard kicks out at two! Knoxville
lifts Richard up and hefts him up and over for a massive pumphandle Michinoku
driver that shakes the whole ring! The fans boo Knoxville as gloats.
Samson: Told you it was a fatal mistake for Richard. That's the set up for the
ganso bomb (lifts his opponent up as if he were going for a powerbomb, but
instead drops to his knees, spiking them on the top of their head). It's all
academic from here boys.
Crumb: Richard was doing great until he went with the risks once too often.
Nelson: Although one could argue with Knoxville and his loose interpretation of
fair play.
Knoxville lifts Richard Dean up and pulls him towards the turnbuckle so he can
hit the ganso bomb. But Richard is fighting him on the way. Finally as Knoxville
is practically running to put as much strength as he can to pulling Richard,
Upstart drops to the mat and hits a drop toe hold on Knoxville that causes him
to hit the bottom turnbuckle face first! Richard follows this up with a dropkick
to the back of Knoxville's head, which again drives his face into the bottom
turnbuckle. Richard plays a little to the capacity crowd that is behind him the
whole way as he lifts Knoxville up from behind and hits a textbook belly to back
suplex! Knoxville is a little back from the corner now, so Richard motions that
he is going for a high flying maneuver.
Crumb: Dean going for it! Dean’s going for it!!!! The Upstart wins!!!! The
Upstart wins!!!!!
Samson: Don't count your Upstarts before they happen Crumb.
Richard gets on the first turnbuckle, then the second, facing the crowd with a
huge grin. As he gets to the top and steadies himself, Knoxville pops up and
runs over and in one swift motion grabs Richard around the midsection and German
suplexes him right off the top turnbuckle!!!!! Richard's head and body bounce a
couple times after impact. Eddie Knoxville collapses on top of Richard for the
pinfall attempt.
1...2...3!!
Crumb: Eddie Knoxville wins and retains his TV title!
The crowd shows their appreciation for Knoxville by booing the hell out of him
and then chanting "Uptart, Upstart, Upstart" and "Richard, Richard, Richard"
Nelson: Eddie Knoxville might have scored the win here, but I think Richard's
walking out of this stronger too. We saw a new Richard Dean out there.
Samson: Whatever...he's still the same loser he's always been to me.
As Knoxville retrieves his TV title a bustling occurs in the crowd. Knoxville
looks up just in time to be tackled from an airborne Shane “Ruff” Ryder. Ryder,
his arm not in a sling, proceeds to wail away on the prone Knoxville. Wild Card
manages to block a few punches and eventually pushes Ryder off. Ryder not
satisfied picks up the TV title and proceeds to brain Knoxville as he is getting
to his feet. Knoxville hits the padded floor head busted open. Ryder looks at
the blood on the TV title and then looks at Knoxville laid out.
Ryder: Paybacks a b*tch!! See you at Crimson, Eddie!!!
Ryder drops the TV title onto the back of Knoxville as he walks up the rampway.
Samson: So one should arrest Ryder for that awful attack.
Nelson: I’m going to act like I just didn’t hear that.
~~
---Partners in crime---
Sharpe: Hey Pimp, your match is coming up soon!
(Pimp just nods, remaining silent)
Sharpe: something bothering you
Pimp: No, I’m just psyching myself up for this match against Grandfather time the family man, Nathaniel Davis. What I would like to understand why he’s so obsessed with claiming the Heavyweight strap, when he has what he so called wants… a family. This Heavyweight strap is it more important than your family is to you, because it certainly seems that way, because to get past me Davis is HAS to be. I know your family won’t be happy to hear that your career if worth more to you than your life with them, and it obviously is. If you retired did they drive you that mad Davis that you had to come back, just to get away from in hope that someone like I the “Living Legend” will stop time for you in order for you to capture what you never pushed yourself to do. The reason the booking comitee never gave you the shot is because you never showed the desire to hold it did you? You never showed what holding the Heavyweight title would mean to you, but instead you let yourself fade into the mid-card scene instead of rising up and getting the title shot you wanted, and you know what, you decide after you retire when you look back at not being able to get that one thing you always secretly wanted, and you regret it, but it’s too late for you Davis, too much time has gone idly by, and any remote chance of you winning this title is slowly passing you by.”
“One could say you’ve got your so called enemy James Corbin with you, but are you going to be able to do what he did, and surpass his sell-by date and capture the title when he should have already been thinking about retiring. What really hurts me is that everyone can see that it’s your time to fade away and hand the torch you once held to someone else, someone younger, someone with the same hunger for it that you once had, but by staying they’re not given the chance. I suppose you could argue that if they’re good enough they’ll knock you off your stool anyway, and that’s what I’m going to do Davis, I’ll knock you down, because although we have both had great careers you are right we have only once before met, and we have both had feud against most of the GZW talent that has passed through, except we seemed to avoid each other. Well tonight you won’t be able to hide from me anymore, because for only the second time it’s the “Living Legend” Pimp Bizkit a “Human Miracle” against Nathaniel Davis, nothin’ more than a mid-carder, and it’ll be I Pimp Bizkit tonight that shows you Davis exactly why they called me the “Mid-Card Killer” an you the “CareerMaker”, because it fits perfectly I make my career even greater by advancing to the semi-final of this Heavyweight tournament, meanwhile you get played-a-live. How fitting does it seem that that’s going to be what happens?”
“Yet there is one other thing I have took note of and that’s you have a disciple in your corner you have a follower by the name of James Corbin, seeing as he could no longer make the top rung anymore, because he’s probably no longer sleeping with the boss, that he has to find his fame somewhere else, and he intends that to be by stopping, what’s going to become unstoppable, he’s going to try and screw me over in our match Nathaniel even if you just think he’s there to even the score, I know better, he’s there to screw the “Living Legend” out of his rightful semi-final place, but will his plan work? We’ll see wont we, we’ll see tonight.”
Sharpe: “I thought you wasn’t saying much?”
Pimp: “Shut it, and leave I want to get ready ALONE…
(Sharpe looks at Pimp, who begins to fasten up his boot lace, so Sharpe leaves as the scene fades to black)
~~
--- GZW2K1 W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial Tournament: Bracket II: First Round Match: Zero vs. “The Unbreakable Female” Tonya Glory---
The theme to “Rocky” blasts over the speakers and Tonya Glory steps out onto the ramp, to a mixture of boos and cheers from the crowd. She smirks and walks down the ramp shrugging them off. She walks down the ramp with a confident swagger, her lips curled into a smug grin. Glory rolls under the bottom rope and stands up in the center of the ring. She raises her arms, which only gets her more boos than cheers from the crowd. She simply smiles again, and throws her sunglasses into the crowd, as her music fades. She heads to her corner, and leans against the ropes, waiting for her opponent to make his way down.
Nelson: If there's anyone in this company that can truly call herself a wrestling diva, it's Tonya Glory.
Crumb: Well, just look at her resume. Former SWA Women’s Champion...a Trouble Trax trainer...a rising movie starlet...a restaurant owner...she’s more than a wrestler, she's a franchise.
“Before Dishonor” by Hatebreed plays across the Coliseum as the fans look to the entranceway for the giant known only as Zero. He strides down the ring, ignoring the fans completely, his mind set on one thing and one thing only: the match. He climbs onto the apron, and gets in the ring, with no fanfare, and no playing to the crowd. The bodyguard of Commissioner Devotion stands in his corner, and glares at his target, at Glory, and patiently waits for the match to start. Glory looks him over...and finds she has to look way, way up. The man dwarves her...but still...she smiles, confident as ever.
Crumb: Man, I don't know how you CAN'T be intimidated by Zero...just looking at him gives me the chills.
Nelson: Still...Glory seems pretty sure of herself.
Samson: Of course...when doesn't she?
The bell rings and Zero springs into action. He lunges forward, his massive stature shadowing Glory. He moves to grab her but Glory sidesteps him, knowing well enough not to be drawn into close combat with the monster of a man competing against her. Zero turns to face her, and again, moves in, and again Glory sidesteps. This time, with Zero turned away from her, Glory counterattacks, hitting a stiff kick to the knee, that causes the big man's leg to buckle, and he stumbles forward. Glory leaps up and dropkicks him in the back of the head, sending the big man forward towards the ropes, as Glory drops to the ground. He hits the ropes and stumbles back and Glory sweeps out with her leg, tripping him. Zero falls and Glory rolls out of the way, as not to be crushed by the much larger opponent. Glory rolls back onto her feet, and runs off the nearest set of ropes. Zero gets onto his hands and knees to hoist himself up, but Glory comes at him fast, diving with a low front dropkick, nailing him square in the face. Zero grunts in pain and rolls to one side. Glory stands, and smirks, motioning for him to get up and fight.
Samson: She's kind of cocky, ain’t she?
Crumb: She’s earned the right to be cocky! Have you followed this woman? Have you seen what she's accomplished? The women "wrestlers" in this business wish they were at her level.
Nelson: Sounds like someone’s becoming a fan.
Samson: Well...she's got a nice ass at least.
Nelson: Well, so far, Zero is playing right into Glory's hand. She's keeping on the defensive, waiting for Zero to make a mistake. And without his master calling the shots, and a whole lot of ring rust, it looks like Zero very well may be in over his head.
Zero looks up at Glory and growls, getting to his feet. Glory glares at him, again waiting for him to make the first move. Zero, without any real sense of control, charges her with a clothesline. But she sees it coming a mile away, and ducks under it, Zero keeps running, and as he hits the ropes, Glory bounces off the opposite ropes. They come at each other, and before Zero can do anything, Glory's in the air. She connects with a spinning wheel kick, and once again, Zero goes down. Glory's smile broadens as she once again motions for Zero to get up. The former HKWF wrestler lunges up to his feet, and with a mighty roar, he charges her one more time. Glory holds her ground...until the very last minute...she ducks and rolls out of his way. Zero's momentum carries him into the post. He collides into the corner, inciting a collective groan from the crowd...and as he stumbles back, stunned...Glory is on him. She grabs him by the head, and runs up the turnbuckle...taking him down with a variation of a Diamond Dust! Glory covers.
1...
2...and Zero shoves her off!
Glory rolls to her feet, as Zero shakes the cobwebs out of his head.
Nelson: And Tonya Glory scores the first near fall. So far, Zero has been completely outclassed by what the Media Department has dubbed the "Unbreakable Female".
Crumb: Yeah and Zero is no slouch. He's an unstoppable engine of destruction. Glory dominating him like this shows just how good she really is.
Samson: Yeah...but if Zero can even get one hit in...it could change everything!
Nelson: True enough. Zero is pure, brute power. One good shot from him could do more damage to Glory than she can handle. She has to be more careful. She's giving him way too many chances.
Zero starts to get up and Glory circles him, nailing a hard soccer kick to the ribs. Zero grunts, but keeps getting up. Glory moves behind him, and kicks him again, this time in the back of the head. Zero falls forward, flat on his face. Glory grins and backs away waiting once again. Zero snarls, and rolls onto his back. He starts to get up, this time facing Zero...who backs away. He gets to his feet and this time...hesitates.
Nelson: Looks like Zero is finally catching on.
Crumb: Glory's been toying with him!
Nelson: So far, Zero has kept trying the same strategy, and it keeps failing. Perhaps now, he'll try a different approach.
Glory waits for Zero to advance on her again and is surprised to see him stand his ground. She says a few words to him...trash-talk...but her emotionless opponent doesn't let it faze him. Glory backs away, not sure what to do next. Zero clenches his fists at his sides, and this time, he's the one waiting. Finally, Glory makes her move. She runs at Zero who swings at her with a clothesline. However, she ducks under the blow and as Zero spins around to face her...BAM! A roundhouse kick to the face! Her leg resting on Zero's shoulder, Zero leaps up into the air...
Nelson: She's going for the win!
Glory looks to complete a hurricanrana...but NO! Zero powerbombs her to the ground! The ring shakes as Glory is driven HARD into the mat!
Crumb: DAMN! Is she broken?
Nelson: That could be the turning point right there!
Samson: Damn...Glory's a tough broad, but...that's gotta hurt.
Zero, for the first time, smiles. He bends down and grabs Glory by the hair, dragging her up. Glory, just from that one move, is already woozy; her eyes glazed over and her knees weak. Zero whips her to the ropes, and she bounces off them, stumbling back towards him. He lifts her up into the air...over his head, in a military press. He spins around, showing her off to the crowd who cheer their approval. Glory starts to recover and starts to squirm out of his grasp...but it's too late. Zero slams her down, killing her second wind in an instant.
Nelson: Just like that, Zero has taken control. All Glory had to do was make one mistake...let Zero hit her once. With his power, he could end this very soon
Zero lifts her up again, and with ease lifts Zero up onto his shoulder. He backs up and then runs across the ring planting her down with a powerslam! Again, the ring shakes, and Glory's head bounces off the mat. Zero gets to his knees and looks down at her. Glory's barely moving...her eyes are closed...her back arched in pain. Zero gets on top of her and hooks a leg.
1...
2...
Samson: Looks like Tonya Glory's not cut out for the big time after all.
Before three Glory lifts a shoulder off the mat!
The response from the crowd is a mixture of astonishment and hatred, and Zero looks a little surprised. Glory tries to get up and Zero "helps" her by pulling her up by the hair. Zero lifts her up to his shoulder, and screams, running at the corner. He rams her into the post, as hard as he can. A groan of pain is all that escapes Glory's lips. She sinks down into the turnbuckle...and Zero rears back...and rams his shoulder into her stomach! ...And again! ...and again! ...and again! Glory gasps for air and nearly collapses held up only because her arms are slumped over the ropes. Zero steps back and bends forward. He charges again but this time Glory jumps over him, onto the top rope! Zero collides into the post and Glory struggles to keep her balance as the ring nearly moves across the floor from the impact. Before he can do anything else Glory wraps her arm around his neck, and leaps off the turnbuckle...delivering Rocket’s Red Glare (tornado DDT)! Zero's head is driven into the mat and Glory collapses to the ground.
Crumb: What a move! Marry me, Tonya!
Samson: Tool.
Glory gets on her hands and knees, and looks over at Zero...who's not moving. She rolls him onto his back and his eyes are closed. She flops onto him, lazily hooking his leg, as the Referee Patricia Albertson counts.
1…
Nelson: Zero is out cold!
2...
Crumb: Has she really done it?
Three! Glory wins!
Crumb: Ha! I told you so! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you your winner...the Unbreakable Female!
Nelson: Well, Zero put in a great showing for not having wrestled in nearly three years. But Tonya Glory's speed and instincts were enough to counter his power and now she moves onto the Second Round of the W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial Tournament to face either Pimp Bizkit or Nathaniel Davis.
Replay from FALLOUT: CIVIL WAR 06 AUGUST 2003
---GZW2K1 Television Champion Match: “Careeer Killer” Maxx Pain vs. “Wild Card”
Eddie Knoxville---
Mrs. Murakame:
“Hello everybody! Mrs. Murakame, Santiago DeTouwce and Jackie Lee here
commentating here at Fallout: Civil War. And what a match we’ve been assigned!
Maxx Pain takes on Eddie Knoxville for the Television Title! It’s meanie against
meanie for the gold!”
El G:
“Es a mierda match! Ethan Kannon should still be contesting for this title.”
Jackie Lee:
“It sure looks to be a great match between two bitter rivals!”
Never Scared by Bone Crusher blasts over the sound system to a chorus of boos.
Mrs. M:
“Here we go with TV title matchup!”
El G:
“And here’s the most patetico debilucho in GZW today! I hope Knoxville smashes
his head in!”
Maxx, looking extremely focuses, ignores the fans and heads straight to the
ring. His definite determination to win at all costs is reflected by his
ignorance of the crowd and glare to the zerotron.
Mrs. M:
“Well Maxx very focused!”
Jackie:
“That he is! You can see it in his eyes!”
El G:
“That debilucho might be focused, but he’s not going to win!”
Iron Man (This Means War remix) by Ozzy Osbourne and Busta Rhymes starts to
play. The crowd offer a slightly mixed reaction for the TV champ, Eddie
Knoxville, but it is mostly boos.
Jackie:
“Eddie says always bet on black, and I don’t think he’s wrong! He’s very settled
in his title reign!”
Mrs. M:
“He still a meanie.”
El G:
“He’s a mean bastardo, that’s for sure. He may not be in NX, but he’s one of
GZW’s top talents, and as such I want to see him beat that idiota Maxx!”
Knoxville walks to the ring sneering at the crowd. He even raises his hand to
one and laughs when they flinch! He gets in the ring as the ref holds back Maxx.
Jackie:
“Good refereeing there!”
El G:
“Maxx Pain es a no brain talentless debilucho… no wonder he wants to get an
unfair advantage!”
DING DING DING
Mrs. M:
“And match now officially underway!”
Maxx and Knoxville circle one another, and go for a collar and elbow tie up.
Headlock by Maxx followed by a punch to the forehead which makes Knoxville fall
to his knees. Quick legdrop to the back by Maxx, which sends Knoxville face
first to the mat.
Mrs. M:
“Early advantage to Maxx.”
Jackie:
“Overall advantage to Maxx ‘cos he outweighs Knoxville by 100 pounds and is
about a foot taller!”
El G:
“This is true, but he’s still a debilucho!”
Maxx pulls up Knoxville and hooks him up for a vertical suplex. Knoxville floats
over and grabs Maxxs legs sending him face first to the mats. Maxx rolls over
and sweeps away Knoxville’s legs. They both get up together and glare at each
other.
Mrs. M:
“This match an old, old rivalry, and you can such hatred for each other right
there! This may not be a pretty match!”
Knoxville goes for a collar and elbow, but gets a rake to the eyes. Maxx ignores
the ref’s admonishing, and bounces Knoxville off the ropes hitting a knee to the
gut that sends Knoxville flipping.
Mrs. M:
“Goodness gracious! That must have hurt!”
Jackie:
“Goodness gracious?! Surely that has copyright?”
Mrs. M:
“It difficult to no use it though! It just came out!”
El G:
“Mierda… you two have some mucho patetico conversations!”
Quickly pulling up the TV champ, Maxx sets him up in a DVD position, and goes
for a DVD. However, Knoxville goes with the momentum, grabs Maxxs head and drops
him with a high impact DDT counter!
Mrs. M:
“What a counter to a DVD! I never see anything like that before that before!”
El G:
“Es standard luce libre! But a bueno move, none the less!”
Knoxville hooks the leg!
1…
Jackie:
That’s unlikely to beat Maxx at this stage!”
2…
Mrs. M:
“That a two count! Could it be?”
3… NO!
El G:
“That was close! El Maxx Pain nearly got caught out there… the tonto!”
Knoxville pulls up Maxx and drops him with another DDT! He points to the top
rope, and runs to it. The crowd cheers wildly!
Mrs. M:
“Knoxville looking to finish this with top rope manoeuvre!”
Knoxville ascends the turnbuckle and goes for a moonsault, but Maxx rolls out
the way!
Jackie:
“High risk means just that: Eddie paid for that move!”
Mrs. M:
“If Knoxville had hit moonsault, it would be over!”
El G:
“But he didn’t and he’s left an opening for Maxx Pain. Es no matter though, as
he’ll not take advantage!”
Knoxville is in pain, and Maxx gets to his feet, and begins to lay in the boots.
He pulls up Knoxville and boots him in the gut. With a bounce off the ropes from
Maxx, Knoxville is back on the mats after receiving a swinging neckbreaker.
Mrs. M:
“Maxx take control!”
Maxx hits a vertical suplex and pulls him up in the suplex position again.
However, the second suplex is a falcon arrow (michenoku driver from a suplex
set-up).
Mrs. M:
“That no fair! That one of my Sho’s signature moves there! Where Maxx learn to
do that?”
Jackie:
“That doesn’t mean other people can use it, Mrs. M! It’s a very effective move!”
El G:
“Which is why es such a surprise to see Maxx Pain use it!”
Maxx leans onto Knoxville’s chest for a cover.
1…
Mrs. M:
“Not many people kick out of Falcon Arrow!”
2…
Jackie:
“Could this be it?!”
3… NO!
Jackie:
“Eddie Knoxville showing his resilience by kicking out of that Falcon Arrow!”
El G:
“Es good. I don’t think I could stand Maxx Pain with the TV title again… I’d
have to come out retirement to get it off him!”
Maxx is looking frustrated, and starts to berate the ref. Knoxville gets up, and
takes advantage, rolling up Maxx with a schoolboy!
1…
Jackie:
“A clever role reversal by Eddie Knoxville!”
El G:
“And Maxx Pain es so stupido that he’ll probably lose right here!”
2…
Kickout!
Mrs. M:
“You no beat Maxx with schoolboy!”
Maxx leaps up angered, but gets a dropkick for his troubles. Maxx is still
standing, so he gets another dropkick that staggers him into the corner. With a
couple of right hands, Knoxville lifts Maxx onto the top turnbuckle.
Jackie:
“What’s Knoxville doing?”
Mrs. M:
“He going to use top rope again! That so risky!”
Knoxville takes a couple of steps back and then runs at the ropes. He
springboards off the top rope onto Maxx’s shoulders and delivers a top rope snap
hurancanrana! Maxx bounces with the pure impact of the move!
Mrs. M:
“What a move by Eddie Knoxville!”
El G:
“Excellente Luce libre! Knoxville is el hombre!”
Knoxville smells blood, and with superhuman strength lifts up Maxxonto his
shoulders in a powerbomb position, and then lets him fall, he then drops him
immediately with a…
Mrs. M:
“Ganso Bomb! It over!”
Knoxville goes for the pin, and the ref jumps down for the count.
1…
Jackie:
“I like Eddie Knoxville: he calls a Ganzo Bomb a Ganzo Bomb!”
El G:
“And he’s about to put away Maxx Pain with it!”
2…
Mrs. M:
“Knoxville going to retain!”
3?
KICKOUT!
Mrs. M:
“He kick out of Ganzo Bomb! I no believe it!”
Jackie/ El G:
“Bloody hell!”/ “Mierda!”
Knoxville is the consummate professional and doesn’t bother to question the ref.
Instead, he pulls up Maxx and boots him in the cut. He gets a head scissors and
screams for the Ganzo Bomb again!
Mrs. M:
“If Eddie hit Ganzo Bomb again, Maxx definitely no get up!”
Eddie puts all his efforts into hoisting up Maxx, but Maxx hits him in the head
whilst sitting on his shoulders. Eddie loses his balance, and Maxx crashes down
RIGHT ON TOP OF HIS CHEST with his backside!
Mrs. M:
“Full weight of Maxx Pain literally sat onto Eddie Knoxville! He could have
broken breastbone!”
Maxx sits on Eddie’s chest for the pin with a sadistic, sadistic smile on his
face!
1…
Jackie:
“Bloody Hell! That was brutal, truly brutal!”
2…
El G:
“One mistake by Eddie Knoxville and he gets his chest caved in! Maxx showed NO
skill all match, and is now going to steal it!”
3?
NO!
Knoxville somehow reaches out and grabs the bottom rope!
Mrs. M:
“I no believe it! How can he move?”
Maxx is stunned as well! He gets up, and starts to stomp on Knoxville’s damaged
chest. He then pulls him up, and slams him down with a sidewalk slam: his elbow
right in the chest.
Jackie:
“Maxx taking advantage of Knoxville’s damaged chest. Sound tactics!”
Maxx pulls up Knoxville, but gets a thumb to the eye. Eddie attempts to Irish
whip Maxx into the turnbuckles, but Maxx reversed, sending him in the opposite
direction, right into the ref!
Mrs. M:
“Oh no! Chris Brownlow get sandwiched into corner!”
Brownlow hits the deck, out cold. Maxx spins Knoxville around but gets another
thumb to the eye. This time, he runs to the ropes and hits a springboard
twisting Fameasser/ Rocker dropper!
Mrs. M:
“The Ace of Spades, but there no ref!”
Knoxville covers Maxx, but to no avail. The crowd count to three.
Jackie:
“No doubt that Knoxville would have had the victory there, had the referee been
conscious!”
Eddie gets up, and clutches his chest before heading to the ref, but suddenly…
Mrs. M:
“It Shane Ryder!”
Ryder, having come through the crowd, is on the top rope with a steel chair.
Eddie is blissfully ignorant to him, and CLANG, Ryder jumps off the top and
creams the back of his head with the chair shot. Knoxville hits the deck like a
sack of potatoes! The crowd react with a huge “oooooooh!”
Jackie:
“What a blow! It totally knocked out the unsuspecting Eddie Knoxville!”
El G:
“Mierda! That bastardo Ryder should be banned for life for that! ‘A nice young
man’ I believe you called him Senora Murakame? Can you explain how that is
nice?”
Mrs. M:
“Um… he… no I can’t! He do a mean thing!”
Ryder discards the chair and covers Knoxville with Maxx’s arm. He then revives
the ref.
El G:
“That bastardo has screwed Eddie Knoxville!”
1…
Mrs. M:
“This a bad, bad way for a good match to finish! I not know what got into Shane
Ryder!”
El G:
“Shame Ryder more like!”
2…
Jackie:
“This is academic! Eddie Knoxville is out cold!”
3!!!
DING DING DING!
Mrs. M:
“Maxx Pain is new, and three time GZW Television Champion!”
El G:
“Es mierda! Es a sad day for GZW!”
Jackie:
“It’ll be even worse if you go through with your threat to come out of
retirement if Maxx wins!”
El G:
“Es a joke? Si?!”
Mrs. M:
“What Shane Ryder doing now?”
As the ref raises Maxx’s arm… CLANG! Ryder belts the new champ with the steel
chair and floors him. CLANG, CLANG, CLANG: he beats down on the fallen Dreamer
Stealer!
Jackie:
“Looks like the Maxx Pain/ Shane Ryder/ Eddie Knoxville rivalry is far from
over!”
Mrs. M:
“I no like Shane being a meanie! I thought he nice young man!”
El G:
“Well I like him a bit more now that he’s hit Maxx Pain!”
Shane heads up the ramp to a mixed reaction, leaving both Eddie Knoxville and
Maxx Pain unconscious in the ring. EMTs head down the aisle past him.
Mrs. M:
“I hope they both okay!”
El G:
“I hope Maxx Pain isn’t!”
Mrs. M:
“You such a meanie!”
Jackie:
“That’s about it from us: enjoy the rest of the show! Sayonara!”
El G:
“Adios!”
Mrs. M:
“Byeeeeeee!”
~~
---Commercial---
GroundZero Enterprises™ presents:
The Road to Aftermath 2K4 begins as the roster of GroundZero Wrestling 2K1© prepare for…
Fallout:
Only on Pay-Per-View
~~
---Main Event: GZW2K1 World Heavyweight Championship Tournament: Bracket II: Second Round Match: “Living Legend” Pimp Bizkit vs. “Entertainment Franchise” Nathaniel Davis---
A sudden burst of strobe lights up at the top of the ramp catches the crowds’ attention. “Superbeast” by Rob Zombie blasts over the PA system. Up on the Zero-Tron, the Japanese symbols for “MONARCH” appear, which slowly mold into the words “WRESTLING FRANCHISE”. Blue lights shine down from the rafters as white strobe lights go off next to the entranceway. James “Monarch” Corbin, dressed in a classic Bad Influence promotional shirt and denim jeans, emerges to a huge mixed reaction of boos and cheers. The Wrestling Franchise stands under his light show, looking from left to right slowly and taking in the crowd. Monarch stands still for another second before he makes his way slowly down the ramp. The fans boo but equally amongst the jeers can be heard enthusiastic cheers. The only man to every be crowned the CCW Triple Crown Champion looks over the crowd both cheering and booing him with all they can, his face blank and masking any emotion. Monarch makes his way to the ring, rolling under the bottom ropes and hopping on the nearest turnbuckle and holding his arms out in a crucifixion pose as flashbulbs go off over the whole Coliseum. After playing to the crowd for a few minutes Monarch steps back out the ring and heads for the announce table.
Arnold: “Welcome to
the desk Monarch. It’s a pleasure.”
Shannon: “Quit kissing his ass baldy.”
Monarch: “Don’t
bloody mind me. I’ll just be sitting here until Pimp or Sharpe do something
bloody underhanded.”
The arena goes pitch black, and the entrance is lit up by Lime green lights
leading down to the ring and "Imperium" by Machine Head begins to play. As the
song begins to kick in Pimps name flashes in time with the tune for a while and
as soon as the lyrics kick in there's a Flash, And Pimp appears at the top of
the ramp way with Electric Sharpe. Pimp slowly and cockily walks down the ramp,
sneering at the crowd, Pimp then enters the ring by going through the ropes, and
flexing his muscles to the crowd while Sharpe stands on the outside and crosses
his arms.
Arnold: “The man to beat is standing before us. Pimp is untouchable.”
Monarch: “He
wouldn’t be so bloody untouchable if I was in this tournament.”
“Bad to the Bone” by George Thorogood and the Destroyers kicks in as Nathaniel
Davis makes his way down the ramp towards the ring. He gives several fans a high
five before making his way around the outside of the ring looking at Pimp,
Sharpe, and then the seated Monarch. He slides into the ring and gets in his
corner and squats low locking his eyes on Pimp.
Charles: “Nathaniel
looks focused here tonight.”
Arnold: “Wouldn’t you be?”
Monarch: “Nathaniel
is going to have to bloody be. Although I know that Pimp is a bloody coward of a
wrestler he is a wrestler nonetheless.”
The bell sounds as the two men circle each other in the ring. Davis takes a
quick look at Sharpe to see where he’s at before locking up with Pimp. The two
men fight for the advantage but neither man can seem to get it. The two men
release the hold and circle each other again before locking up once more.
Nathaniel goes for a go behind but Pimp blocks it with a drop toe hold into a
modified STF. Davis claws at the mat and makes it to the ropes quickly forcing
the break.
Shannon: “Veteran
skills at work there by Davis.”
Arnold: “You must know he’s married as well huh?”
Charles: “Don’t start.”
Pimp steps back to the middle of the ring as Davis gets to his feet and makes
his way back to the center of the ring. The two men go for another tie up but
this time Pimp knees him in the midsection doubling him over and then drives his
elbow into the small of his back knocking him to the mat. Pimp rolls him over
and makes the cover hooking the leg.
One
Two
Davis rolls over
onto his stomach to break the pin. Pimp locks on a rear chin lock as Senior Ref
Richard Dark slides into position to check and see if it’s legal or not. After
finding out the hold is legal he goes to asking Davis if he wants to give up.
Davis scratches at the mat but refuses to give in as he begins to stretch and
reach for the ropes.
Charles: “Pimp has
him in the middle of the ring. There aren’t many places he can go.”
Pimp applies more pressure to the hold but somehow Davis shifts his lower body
in front of him and into a seated position before standing up with Pimp still
holding on to the hold. He lifts Pimp up high and drops him down hard with a
high impact back body drop. Pimp grabs onto the back of his head as he rolls to
the corner to recover.
Shannon: “Nice move
by Davis there to escape the hold.”
Davis slowly gets to his feet as does Pimp. Davis charges into the corner
nailing Pimp with a closeline that sends the two men over the top rope and out
onto the padded floor.
Charles: “Something tells me our table is fixing to be gone.”
Monarch: “Dangerous
bloody place to be right now for both Nathaniel and Pimp.”
Davis pulls Pimp to his feet and whips him hard into the steel guardrail sending
it back a few feet. Davis pulls Pimp up off the ground and lifts him high into
the air only to drop him across the steel throat first with a thud to the
delight of the crowd.
Arnold: “Davis showing a mean side. I like it.”
Monarch: “That’s
what most of you people think that Nathaniel doesn’t use underhanded ways but
trust me I bloody know…I’ve been in the ring with him on several occasions.”
Senior Ref Dark screams at Nathaniel to get the action back in the ring but he
ignores him as he grabs Pimp and whips him into the corner of the ring then
follows it up with a closeline that crushes Pimp’s skull into the post.
Arnold: “There no
longer near our table, but instead right in front of the Pig Latin table.”
Shannon: “Hey guys you might want to move!”
Davis goes to whip Pimp into the Pig Latin table but the move gets reversed
sending Davis into the table instead gut first.
Arnold: “Hey wait a
second. How did the Pig Latin guys get coffee and donuts? Damn it I want coffee
and donuts.”
Pimp grabs the monitors off the table and throws them on the ground before
grabbing the top of the table and ripping it off sending coffee and donuts
everywhere.
Arnold: “That’s not
fair! I wanted the coffee and donuts!”
Shannon: “Can it Arnold.”
Pimp smiles as he goes to powerbomb Davis through the table but he blocks it and
pulls his head out from between Pimp’s legs before leveling him with a follow
through closeline that sends Pimp to the floor hard.
Charles: “What a
move by Davis to avoid the table.”
Monarch: “Both men
what the bloody title that neither ever held so far in their careers. Only
bloody difference is that Pimp Bizkit has gotten far plenty of chances while
Nathaniel hasn’t gotten bloody any.”
Davis grabs Pimp and
rolls him into the ring before following him in and applying a figure four
leglock on Pimp causing him to scream in pain.
Charles: “This could
do it. Pimp doesn’t have anywhere to go.”
Monarch: “Right in the center of the ring. No bloody escape in sight.”
Arnold: “Stupid Pig
Latin guys getting coffee and donuts. They can’t even speak English for Christ’s
sake.”
Pimp flails his arms around as he tries to escape the hold but Davis applies
more pressure to the hold making it harder to escape. Finally out of desperation
Pimp leans forward and rakes the eyes of Davis forcing him to break the hold.
Pimp pulls himself out of the hold and struggles to get to his feet as Davis
grabs the ropes to pull himself up. He rubs his eyes trying to get eyesight back
but just as he does he watches as Pimp comes flying at him and knocking him to
the mat with a running enziguri. Pimp pulls Davis away from the ropes and makes
the cover hooking the leg.
One
Charles: “That could
do it.”
Two
Once again Davis
rolls over onto his stomach to break the count causing the crowd to cheer loudly
for there fan favorite. Pimp slowly gets to his feet and pulls Davis up with him
delivering a vicious knife edge chop that echoes throughout the entire arena.
Davis takes a step back as Pimp delivers another one that knocks Davis into the
nearby corner. Pimp takes a step back before stepping forward and hitting Davis
again with a vicious chop to the chest that leaves a bright red welt.
Arnold: “Damn Pig
Latin’s, always getting the good stuff.”
Shannon: “Let it go. It’s over and done with.”
Davis grabs his chest and leans forward as Pimp hooks his head and drops him to
the mat with a beautiful flowing DDT. He rolls Davis onto his back again and
hooks the leg.
One
Two
Davis grabs the
bottom rope breaking the three count to the dismay of Pimp Bizkit. Pimp pulls
Davis to the middle of the ring and makes another cover this time grapevining
the legs.
One
Two
Charles: “Once again
Davis kicks out at the last possible second.”
Arnold: “What do you think about this match so far Monarch?”
Monarch: “Wrestling
wise I think this is exactly what this bloody tournament should be
about…straight up bloody man versus man. I applaud both of this guys though they
could never hold a bloody candle to the Wrestling Franchise.”
Pimp begins to get frustrated as he pulls Davis to his feet and whips him into
the ropes. Davis hooks onto the ropes to stop himself as Pimp leaps up for a
dropkick but only finds air. Davis holds onto the ropes for a couple of moments
to catch his breath before walking towards Pimp only to get rolled up in a small
package.
One
Two
Monarch: “If
Nathaniel isn’t bloody careful all these nearly three counts will be a bloody
three count.”
Davis rolls out of
the small package as the crowd gets to their feet to cheer on Nathaniel. Pimp
gets to his feet slowly as does Davis and the two men step to each other
exchanging rights and lefts as the senior referee tries to break up the two men.
Davis quickly gets the upper hand with several consecutive rights that knock him
up against the ropes. He whips him across the ring and follows in after him
nailing him with a closeline that sends him down and out to the floor once
again.
Charles: “Pimp is
down on the outside.”
Shannon: “He’s really close to that Pig Latin table again.”
Arnold: “Damn foreigners. WHERE’S MY COFFEE AND DONUTS!!!”
Pimp slowly gets to his feet as he looks up to notice Davis come running towards
the ropes. He jumps up onto the top rope and leaps off towards Pimp looking to
nail “Cover Story.” Pimp ducks out of the way allowing Nathaniel Davis to go
sailing right into the Pig Latin table sending wood all over the place.
Charles: “Holy cow!
Davis just drove his own body threw that table.”
Shannon: “I think
he’s out.”
Arnold: “Stay down!”
Monarch: “Could be a
fatal mistake there by Nathaniel.”
Pimp goes over to the rubble and pulls up the limp body of Davis and rolls him
into the ring. He follows in after him and makes the cover hooking the leg.
One
Arnold: “Oh ya. My
man Pimp is moving on.”
Two
The crowd becomes
ecstatic as Nathaniel Davis kicks out at the last possible second. Pimp gets to
his feet and begins to get in the face of the senior referee. Senior Ref Dark
yells at Pimp that it was only a two count and for him to get back into the
match. Hearing nothing of it Pimp continues to argue with Senior Ref Dark that
it was a three count and that he should be the winner. Suddenly Davis springs to
life and sneaks up behind Pimp to roll him up and applying all his pressure to
the pin as Senior Ref Dark slides into position.
One
Two
Somehow someway Pimp
manages to escape the pinning combination to the dismay of the crowd and to
Nathaniel. The battered Davis pulls Pimp to his feet and kicks him in the
midsection. He lifts him up on his shoulder and brings him down hard with a
dominator.
Shannon: “Career Maker! That could do it.”
Monarch: “Many of
careers have been bloody made and ended by that move.”
Davis rolls Pimp over and lies across his body as Senior Ref Dark begins the
count.
One
Two
Once again Pimp
rolls the shoulder causing the match to continue on. Davis pulls Pimp to his
feet again and goes for what looks to be an urinage. Pimp is quick to block the
move and shift the hold so that he can deliver a perfect Russian leg sweep
followed by another and then finally ending it all with a vicious DDT.
Arnold: “Played-A-Live! Davis is done for now.”
Monarch: “You might actually be bloody correct, Anderson.”
One
Arnold: “Um, that’s Arnold, Monarch.”
Two
Monarch: “Bloody whatever.”
Just as Senior Ref Dark hits the mat for the third time Davis rolls the shoulder
as the crowd pops loudly. Pimp gets frustrated now as he goes to get in the face
of Senior Ref Dark. Suddenly Electric Sharpe comes sliding into the ring and
lays a couple of boots in on Davis as Pimp blocks the senior ref’s sight.
Monarch gets to his feet and goes to the corner closest to Sharpe who quickly
slides out of the ring upon seeing this and stands in the corner of Pimp.
Arnold: “I guess
Monarch got bored of sitting here. Shannon did you make a move on him?”
Shannon: “Buzz off
baldy.”
Pimp turns his attention back to Davis who quickly rolls him up into a small
package.
One
Two
Pimp powers out of
the pin and quickly gets into a mounting position as he pounds away on the face
of Davis as the crowd begins to boo him loudly. Pimp pulls Davis to his feet and
whips him across the ring into the turnbuckle. He charges in and levels him with
a closeline but it doesn’t seem to affect Davis as he fires out of the corner
with a closeline of his own that floors Pimp. Nathaniel begins to get fired up
as the crowd quickly gets behind him. Pimp gets to his feet only to be taken
down by a vicious right cross. He pops up again and is taken down by another
right cross. Davis steps back as Pimp gets to his feet again but this time nails
him with a beautiful superkick that knocks him to the mat hard.
Charles: “Sold out!”
Arnold: “For once we
agree.”
Davis makes the quick cover.
One
Two
Sharpe reaches in
and pulls Davis off of Pimp breaking the count. Monarch makes his way towards
Sharpe who quickly runs off in the opposite direction. Davis gets to his feet
upset with what just happened but doesn’t let it bother him to much as he pulls
Pimp to his feet. As Senior Ref Dark looks to the outside Pimp drives his arm
between Davis’ legs nailing him with a low blow that drops the “Entertainment
Franchise” to the mat. Pimp yells at the senior ref as he makes the cover and
hooks the leg.
One
Two
One more time Davis
gets out of the move as the crowd continues to get into the match.
Shannon: “Nathaniel
won’t stay down.”
Arnold: “Must be that Viagra he’s on.”
Pimp gets in the face once again as Sharpe slides into the ring wielding a chair
he picked up while being chased by Monarch. Davis slowly gets to his feet but as
Sharpe goes to nail him Monarch slips in behind him to rip the chair out of his
hands.
Shannon: “Monarch
just saved Nathaniel!”
Arnold: “Why do you go soft on me Monarch?”
Sharpe looks horrified as Monarch stands before him holding the chair. As Davis
turns around Monarch shoves Electric Sharpe out of the way and BRAINS Nathaniel
Davis with the steel chair busting him wide open. Sharpe and Monarch both slide
out of the ring as Pimp turns around to see the damage that has been done.
Monarch throws the chair on the ground as he makes his way up the ramp. Pimp
goes over to the unconscious Davis and applies a camel clutch as Senior Ref Dark
checks to see if he wishes to give up.
Charles: “The
Entertainment Center.” That’s Davis’ finishing move.
Senior Ref Dark
checks on the bloodied Davis who doesn’t respond giving Senior Ref Dark no
choice but to call for the bell.
Charles: “How
disgraceful.”
Arnold: “Pimp didn’t let me down. And Monarch showed his true side. Just like
McDonalds I’m lovin it!”
"Imperium" by Machine Head kicks in where it left off as Pimp and Sharpe
celebrate the victory.
Shannon: “I am
appalled at what just happened.”
Charles: “I’m at a loss for words.”
Arnold: “I love it! Can we see that chairshot one more time?”
Charles: “Well folks for Shannon and Arnold I’m Charles saying good night and
take care.”
Pimp and Sharpe continue to celebrate in the ring as the show fades to a video
montage of the late “Wild Card” Eddie Knoxville.
"THIS...
MEANS...
WAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR!!"
Images of the late "Wild Card" Eddie Knoxville in
action flash across the screen rapidly, memorable battles with Diamond Sledge,
Shane Ryder and Maxx Pain stick out most prominently.
"I work hard to take care
Of every one of my n*****
Feel the love and appreciation
From all of my n*****"
Eddie Knoxville and Wade "Steppenwolf" Donovan
unite to beat on Nathan "T-Rex" Williams at the third Contest Of Champions.
"When I think
Meditate
And contemplate for my soul
Watch the truth manifest
Once the story unfold"
Wild Card and Diamond Sledge from the ladder
simultaneously, either man clutching onto the Television Title belt as they both
land hard on the mat.
"Disloyal motherf*ckers
I'm-a banish you all
And celebrate all in your absence
Once I get rid of y'all"
Knoxville disgustedly removes a considerable amount
of raw meat from his duffel bag and suitcase.
"Sometimes I can't describe
The wicked sh*t I feel in my heart
Break my silence and
Sporadically tear you apart"
"Wild Card" ruthlessly applies the Hardcore Cross
Armbreaker to a bloody Shane Ryder.
"Strike with a serious vengeance
And before you die
Put you through the worst
And make you take a look in my eye"
Knoxville, in one swift and devastating move,
executes a German Suplex from the top rope on "The Upstart" Richard Dean.
"So you could witness the extreme
damage
Caused by betrayal
Make you sorry for the fact
That you attempted and failed"
"Wild Card" floors Maxx Pain with the Ace Of Spades
inside a steel cage, going on to pin Maxx and winning back the TV Title.
"Make you eternally suffer
You was one of my mens
Turn your back on me
And I'ma make sure you get it back
Times ten
(Stay true!)"
Knoxville repeatedly beats Shane Ryder with a
hockey stick in a No-DQ match.
"Now that's the one thing
I religiously pledge
If you ain't with me
I'ma throw you way over the edge"
Knoxville violently tosses an unconscious Shane
Ryder off the stage and through an equipment table.
"THIS MEANS WAR!!"
Knoxville and Andrew Excelsior run in on a Diamond
Sledge/Ethan Kannon match and proceed to destroy the defenceless Diamond.
"Take a look inside
You can run
And you can hide"
Knoxville delivers a sick springboard snap hurricanrana from the top
rope on Maxx Pain.
"If you cross my path
I'll make sure
You feel my wrath"
Knoxville knocks Ryder out cold with a set of brass knuckles.
"Give and you receive
Cherish every
Breath you breathe"
Ryder nails Knoxville from behind with a steel chair at Fallout: Civil
War, allowing Maxx Pain to make the cover and win back the Television Title.
"Scriptures
On the wall
Those who betray
All must fall"
Footage of Eddie holding up his Television Championship belt before a
title defence is shown. The colour gradually fades to greyscale, and the words
"EDDIE KNOXVILLE 1980-2004"
“Iron Man (This Means War remix)” by Ozzy Osbourne and Busta Rhymes ©
Perfectionist Typings © 2004
(Match no#5 and Replay match no#3)
Charlie Hoss Writings © 2004
(Video montage, dark match, and matches no#2 and #3)
Big Dogg Publishing © 2004
(Matches no#4 and #8)
A Dreamstealer Productions © 2004
(Replay matches no#1 and #2)
Infinite Dreamer Press © 2004
(Replay matches no#4 and #6)
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