The Gangstanators vs Cobra and David Taylor
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The Gangstanators showed why they may just be the best tag team in
the WWA by destroying the team of David Taylor and Cobra, the team
that Ace Darling and Devon Storm said should be getting the tag title shots.
Afterwards The Gangstanators promised that they would get their
revenge on The Untouchables and Ace Darling and Devon Storm.
The Gangstanators defeated Cobra and David Taylor when New Jack pinned
D. Taylor with the Diving Chair in 0:01:40.
Rating: DUD
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Robert Thompson vs D-Lo Brown
WWA TELEVISION TITLE MATCH
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We then had a preview of Winterfest tonight as Robert Thompson
fought it out with D-Lo Brown. D-Lo didn't look to be on his game
tonight, however, as Robert pretty much dominated.
Robert Thompson continued to impress with a clean victory over D-Lo
Brown. Afterwards Owen Hart ran out and was going to get some revenge
for his loss a week ago and he did get a little bit, but Jyushin Lyger
ran out and entered the ring which sent Owen running. Lyger helped
Thompson to his feet, but as soon as Thompson got to his feet Robert
blasted Lyger with a kick to the stomach and dropped him with the
Double Arm DDT. Thompson then left to a mixed reaction while some
referees ran out to see if Lyger was okay. It looks like Robert
doesn't want any help from anybody.
Robert Thompson pinned D-Lo Brown with the Double Arm DDT in 0:16:43.
Rating: **
(Robert Thompson retained the WWA Television Title.)
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Chris Benoit vs Billy Kidman
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The next match had Chris Benoit and Billy Kidman doing battle.
Truthfully, I think this might have been the match of the year
already. Alot of 2 and 3/4 counts. However, it was about the 32 minute
mark that marked the finish for Kidman. Dean Malenko came out and
distracted the referee allowing The Giant to enter the ring. Kidman
had just nailed Benoit with his Shooting Star Press and didn't see
him coming. The Giant turned Kidman around and grabbed him by the
neck and plowed him into the mat with the Choke Slam. The Giant then
exited the ring. Benoit woke up a short while later and saw an
unconcsious Kidman. Benoit didn't waste any time in quickly hooking
the Crippler Crossface on and the ref rang the bell giving Benoit the
win.
After the match Benoit saw Malenko and The Giant at ringside and
asked them what the hell happened. The Giant just smiled as did
Malenko. They then entered the ring and started laying the boots to
Kidman. Benoit just looked on from the outside in a pissed off
fashion. Finally he had enough and re-entered the ring and pushed
Malenko and The Giant away from Kidman. He then helped Kidman to his
feet and helped him to the back while Malenko and The Giant walked
behind trying to talk to Benoit.
Chris Benoit made Billy Kidman submit to the Crippler Crossface in
0:32:20.
Rating: *****
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The Untouchables vs The Mexican Jumping Beans
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The Untouchables with a rather easy win over The Mexican Jumping
Beans. Afterwards The Gangstanators ran out with a trashcan full of
weapons and started to lay the beating onto Corino and Steve Strong.
That is until Devon Storm and Ace Darling ran out with their own
weapons, chairs, and attacked Kronus and New Jack. This gave Strong
and Corino enough time to get back up, but instead of entering the
battle they simply laughed and left. Meanwhile New Jack and Kronus
battled back and eventually clotheslined both Devon and Ace over the
top. They then celebrated to their music while Storm and Darling
walked off.
The Untouchables defeated The Mexican Jumping Beans when Corino pinned
Guzman with the Dragon Suplex in 0:22:43.
Rating: 3/4*
After the ring was cleared Commissioner Josh Cooper walked out with a
mic. He announced that he was happy that New Jack and Kronus were
getting some revenge on Ace Darling and Devon Storm. He also hoped
that The Untouchables would beat the crap out of Storm and Darling.
He promised he would get revenge on Darling and Storm for their
attack and he would do whatever it takes.
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Luck of the Draw (G!L!W!)
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The next match was a Luck of the Draw match. Poor Head Hunter #2!
First he is supposed to face Destruction later on in the night and
then he was announced as the first competitor in the Luck of the Draw
match. Not only that, but he was going to have to face THE GIANT! HH#2
tried his best and even hit his moonsault, but The Giant kicked out in
2 with alot of power and sent HH#2 flying. HH#2 eventually ended up on
the wrong end of a Choke Slam and was pinned.
[Luck of the Draw]:
The Giant pinned Head Hunter #2 with the Choke Slam in 0:18:49.
Rating: *
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Head Hunter #2 vs Destruction (w/Jackyl)
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HH#2 was laid out in the ring and The Giant simply left, looking
forward to his main event match later on tonight. HIT DESTRUCTION'S
MUSIC! Destruction stalked to the ring with The Jackyl right behind
him. Destruction entered the ring and basically killed HH#2. HH#1 even
tried to make the save later on in the massacre, but as he entered the
ring he was caught by Destruction and sent back to the outside with
Pure Destruction. Needless to say, this put HH#1 out for the rest of
the match. Destruction went right back to work on HH#2 before
mercifully putting him away after nailing him with a wicked chair shot
while The Jackyl was distracting the referee. Destruction then left
the ring with The Jackyl while the ref tried to revive both Head
Hunters.
Destruction pinned Head Hunter #2 after hitting him with a foreign
object in 0:12:19.
Rating: * 1/4
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Too Cold Scorpio and Frank Shamrock vs
The Giant and Dean Malenko
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The next match was The Giant and Dean Malenko going up against Frank
Shamrock and Too Cold Scorpio. The match was much shorter than expected
and The Giant dominated most of it. It later ended up with The Giant
and Scorpio brawling outside of the ring while Shamrock and Malenko
were inside. Malenko went for his Texas Cloverleaf after nailing a leg
lariat, but it was reversed into the Ankle Lock Submission. This sent
Chris Benoit out! Chris Benoit simply entered the ring and knocked the
referee out with a headbutt. Benoit then went to the outside, grabbed
a chair, and re-entered the ring. He set it down and then left
ringside, leaving the chair in the middle of the ring. Malenko saw
this and tried to crawl over to get it, but the Ankle Lock was still
hooked on tight. Frank looked to see where Malenko was trying to get
too and saw the chair. Once he saw this he let go of the
Ankle Lock. Both men got to their feet and walked over to where the
chair was. Both tried to grab ahold, but it was like a tug of war.
Meanwhile The Giant and Scorpio were now going around the entire
arena. Frank tried another move which cost him, a lariat, which
Malenko ducked and blasted Shamrock with a dropkick to the knee as he
turned around. Shamrock was down and Malenko wasted no time in
grabbing the chair and smashing it across the back of Frank's head.
Malenko then dragged him into the middle of the ring and hooked on a
figure four. The ref started to wake up and rolled over to where
Shamrock was. Scorpio saw what happened in the ring and tried to get
back to the ring, but was held back by The Giant. The ref dropped
Shamrock's arm 3 times and had to ring the bell giving Malenko and The
Giant the win. The question is now, why did Benoit not help Malenko by
simply smashing Shamrock with the chair? Why did he just drop it?
Hopefully we will find out either Saturday, the PPV, or next Monday.
The Giant and Dean Malenko defeated Too Cold Scorpio and Frank
Shamrock when D. Malenko made Frank Shamrock submit to a figure-four
leglock in 0:06:41.
Rating: *