Tuesday Night Dead Zone
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM,
September 14th, 2004
{The commercials end and we see the new GLWA logo appear at the bottom right hand corner of the screen, with LIVE under it. The black screen fades away to show President Cyris Raven sitting behind his desk}
RAVEN: Hello ladies and gentleman. For those who don't me, my name is Cyris Raven. I am the President of the Great Lakes Wrestling Alliance.
{Cyris shuffles around and folks his hands together on the desk}
RAVEN: Over the past couple weeks, we have watched Hurricane Charlie and Hurricane Frances wreak havoc in our dear nation. Florida has felt the most of the one-two punch, and soon are about to feel the biggest punch of Hurricane Ivan.
{President Raven grabs a stack of papers that are on his desk}
RAVEN: I've spent a lot of my free time time building the Great Lakes Wrestling Alliance to become popular. I even scheduled our first pay-per-view in The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. I figured we could catch the popularity of the Alliance, in our own region. But then the other day, I turned on the television and scene the destruction and devastation that Florida has gone through. It was then...that a little bit of patriotism ran through my blood.
{Raven takes off the top third of the papers}
RAVEN: Right here is the contract to hold the pay-per-view 'Guts, Gold & Glory' at The Palace of Auburn Hills. I talked with them a few days ago, told them my new idea...and they agreed to push the contract we had...to the December pay-per-view 'Violent Nights'. So this contract...is trash.
{Raven tosses the papers behind him. He then grabs the rest of the papers and holds them up}
RAVEN: As for this...these are papers stating three things. Number one, that ANYONE from the areas that were trashed by the three hurricanes, in the Florida area, are allowed into 'Guts, Gold & Glory' for free.
{You can hear the fans in the Mellon Arena, cheer}
RAVEN: Number two, that all the ticket proceeds, pay-per-view sells and merchandise sales...will go into the Great Lakes Wrestling Alliance's Rebuild America Fund. Which is a new charity I have set up to assist all those who lost their homes in these three Hurricanes.
{More cheers}
RAVEN: And I promise right now...that from all those proceeds, and any donations given at the door...I will personally MATCH it by the cent...from my own pocket.
{Louder cheers}
RAVEN: But I bet all of you are wondering what that third thing is, right?
{President Raven smiles}
RAVEN: Well then think about this...if someone has no car...and no house, how do they get to the event...let alone get in free?
{Raven slaps the desk and stands up}
RAVEN: Because on September twenty-eighth, 'Guts, Gold & Glory' will be held at THE SAINT PETE TIMES FORUM IN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA!!!
{Huge pop}
RAVEN: So all of you Floridians...take off those wind-ponchos, put away your buckets and get your ass on down to the Saint Pete Times Forum. Because on September twenty-eighth, you're going to see a little bit of heaven...
{President Raven smirks as he sits back down in his seat}
RAVEN: ...and a little bit of hell.
{Suddenly the picture of Raven disappears and the BJWC logo smashes into the left hand on the screen. Within a split second, the NWF logo smashes into the right hand of the screen}
V/O: There is always a need for a fighter....
{Scene fades to show Mark Adkins putting tape around his hand, sitting on a bench}
V/O: ...a true champion, who can stand tough.
{Kid Ego with the BJWC Midwest Championship around his waist, smiling at the camera}
V/O: A champion who won't back down...
{Joey Brannon is seen, punching a punching back in a gym}
V/O: ...who will stand up for what he believes in.
{Trek is seen smiling, with a 'LONG LIVE MR. ALOE' shirt on, standing in the middle of a train station}
V/O: The world needs someone who fill fight for them...
{Don Diego is seen, sitting in a hot tub with three half-naked women around him}
V/O: ...someone who will protect them from everything that is evil.
{Drew Carrig is shown, sitting in a chair...with no light around him except for moonlight}
V/O: What the world needs is a super hero...
{Super Stu smiles, baring the 'S' on his chest}
V/O: ...not one with super powers, but with super abilities.
{Ace Slaughter smirks as the camera, flexing his bicep}
V/O: The question is who's side are you on.
{The Red Dragon is down on one knee, head bent down. He slowly looks up at the camera}
V/O: Are you one of the world's physical saviors?
{Ronnie McNeil and The Ocean stand back to back, looking up into the sky}
V/O: Or are you part of the evil that bogs us all down?
{Jake Cage and Jason Stallion stand back to back, with Jackson Dane standing behind both of them}
V/O: Will our hero be female?
{Lightning can be seen shaking her head 'no'}
V/O: Or will our hero be male?
{Alezio 'The Great' runs his hands across the top of his mask}
V/O: Who can save us from the evil...
{Abbott Heartless is seen smiling an evil smile}
V/O: Is it you?
{Adam Young folds his arms across his chest}
V/O: You?
{Dmetri Wehrman is seen with the OWF Primetime Championship over his shoulder}
V/O: Or you?
{Acid stands there, crouching down like he is ready to lock up with someone}
V/O: The war is starting between good...
{Destructo Boy holds a two-by-four, with a big smile on his face}
V/O: ...and evil.
{Insomniac is shown, rocking on the floor}
V/O: You must choose a side. Because if everything that is precious, must be sacrificed to find out who...
{A wrestling ring is shown as the BJWC logo appears on the left}
V/O: ...is...
{The NWF logo appears on the right side of the mat}
V/O: ...better...
{Scene cuts to show the Great Lakes Wrestling Alliance logo above the entrance way. The camera then pans down to the ramp, where President Raven is standing}
RAVEN: ...then so be it.
{Fireworks explode around Raven as 'Till I Collapse' by Eminem blares over the speakers}
#Cause sometimes you feel tired,
you feel weak,
then you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up.
But you gotta search within you, find that inner strength
And just pull that shit out of you, and get that motivation not to give up
And not be a quitter no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and
collapse.
{The scene cuts to a picture of Red Dragon hitting Mark Adkins with a burning
chair}
#Till the roof comes off, till the
lights go out,
till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth
Till the smoke clears out and my high burns out,
I'ma rip this shit till my bones collapse.
{ Harry Wart hitting The Ocean
with the ??? Title}
# Till the roof comes off, till the lights go out, (Until the roof)
till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth (The roof comes off)
Till the smoke clears out and my high burns out, (Until my legs)
I'ma rip this shit till my bones collapse. (Give out from underneath me)
{Drew Carrig hitting the Impression on Lucas}
#I, I will not fall
I will stand tall
Feels Like no one, can, beat me
*CONDENSED RESULTS*
~NWF BRUTALITY TOURNEY~
Match One - Sweet Dreams Match
Insomniac vs. Nightmare
This match was a mediocre match with Insomniac controlling most of it. Insomniac pulled the ropes down, causing Nightmare to land hard on the outside. When he got up, Lightning, one of the new BJWC wrestlers ran down to the ring. She grabbed Nightmare and hit him with her finisher (Shock Treatment - Jackknife Powerbomb). She then proceeded to make her way into the back. Nightmare crawled back into the ring only to be hit with an RKO by Insomniac. Nightmare was completely knocked out.
WINNER: INSOMNIAC
Match Two - Four Boxes Match
Red Dragon vs. Ronnie McNeil
Ronnie really put on a show-stopping performance. Red Dragon did some high flying moves, but couldn't get anything going. Box one has a bag of tacks, box two had a Cyris Raven action figure, box three had a whoopee cushion and box four was empty. Ronnie managed to open every box with Red Dragon. Oddly enough, it was the empty box that did RD in. McNeil powerbombed Red Dragon through it, and Dragon grabbed for his back. Dragon left on a stretcher, almost in tears.
WINNER: RONNIE McNEIL
*RED DRAGON INJURED*
Match Three - Three Tables Match
Joey Brannon vs. Joey Numbers
Both men were tied at two tables a piece when The Cage Brothers came out and double-teamed Joey Numbers. After a literal beat down, the Cage Brothers left and left Numbers for dead. Brannon picked up Joey, pulled him to the top rope and hit him with a Whatever Driver through the third table. Brannon was declared the winner, but Joey Numbers had to be taken into the back by paramedics.
WINNER: Joey Brannon
*JOEY NUMBERS INJURED*
During the break, Mark Adkins attacks the injured Red Dragon in the back. Cyris Raven makes the Tag Match a Handicap Tag Title Match. Mark Adkins is banned from ringside.
Match Four - First Blood
Ace Slaughter vs. Super Stu
Horrible match as no man really got going. Abbott Heartless, BJWC, came down to the ring and slammed Ace Slaughter in the face, with a glass jar. Heartless then pulled a wrench from under the ring and slammed it into an un-expecting Super Stu. The ref seen Ace Slaughter bleeding and called it in favor of Stu, who was hiding his bloody cut from the ref.
WINNER: Super Stu
*NWF Tag Team Titles*
Handicap Tag Team Elimination Match
The Cage Brothers (Jake Cage/Jason
Stallion) vs. Nathan Slade
Earlier in the night, after Mark Adkins attacked Red Dragon...President Raven banned him from ringside. Which means, this had turned into a beating. Nathan Slade never got a chance in this match as Cage and Stallion double-teamed him, causing him to get slaughtered. The Cage Brothers pulled off the victory.
WINNER: The Cage Brothers *NEW GLWA TAG TEAM CHAMPS*
Regular Match
Don Diego vs. Kid
Ego vs. Drew Carrig
Jackson Dane came out early in the match and HIT THE SPOTLIGHT on Kid Ego, knocking him out of this match. Don Diego tried hard, but the new found talent of Carrig pulled it off. Carrig caught Diego with his back turned and hit Diego with a dropkick to the head. Diego bounced off the ropes and was quickly pinned by Drew Carrig.
WINNER: Drew Carrig
~NWF BRUTALITY TOURNEY~
Match Five - 15 Minute Dented
Chair Match
Ronnie McNeil vs. Super Stu
Ronnie McNeil talked President Raven into switching the matches around, placing Insomniac up against Joey Brannon. Ronnie's plan worked as he won the dented chair match ten to two. Stu barely even put up a fight in this match. Meanwhile, Ronnie McNeil is going to NeWA's LORD OF THE RINGS...to face the next matches winner for the NWF Brutality Title.
WINNER: Ronnie McNeil.
Match Six - Barbed Wire Ropes
Joey Brannon vs. Insomniac
Brannon controlled most of the match as Insomniac tried to stay away from him as much as possible. After Joey missed Insomniac with a dropkick, Insomniac hit TWO...count them...TWO RKO's on Joey Brannon. Insomniac pinned Brannon to foil McNeil's plans of avoiding his stalker. Both Insomniac and McNeil will face each other in a Modified Pure Hell Match V.2.0 at NeWA's Lord Of The Rings. Meanwhile, Brannon limped to the back...favoring his right knee after he jarred it on the failed dropkick.
WINNER: Insomniac
*JOEY BRANNON INJURED*
:: MAIN EVENT
::
Best-of-Five
Match
Match Three: Submission Only
Triple Six Trek (2-0) (WIN)
*INJURED* vs. The
Ocean (0-2)
*INJURED*
This match was written, but lost in the mail (Thanks again, Carrig). Trek and The Ocean had this match going down the wire...until Commish Wart came out of nowhere and slammed a chair into the skull of Triple Six Trek. The Ocean tried to retaliate, with a quite superkick, but Wart wrapped the chair around The Ocean's ankle. Trek used this to his advantage, after hitting The Instant Replay on Wart, he grabbed Ocean in an ankle lock. Ocean quickly tapped and Trek was awarded the title. But again, Wart came in and slammed the title into Trek's head. Wart stripped Trek of the title as he went out on a stretcher.
WINNER: Trek *NEW BJWC ??? CHAMP* *STRIPPED*
President Raven came out before Wart could leave. He took the title from Commish Wart and then fired him. Show ended as Raven walked into the back.