was the main event.
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D-Lo Brown vs Billy Kidman
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D-Lo Brown and Billy Kidman went at it first. Before the match started
Kidman got on the mic and told everybody that he would get some
revenge on Benoit. Looks like Benoit has made more enemies than he can
handle. D-Lo and Kidman really didn't have enough time to have a great
match that we all know they could have. The reason being D-Lo throwing
Kidman to the outside and then distracting the referee while Benoit
nailed Kidman with a gruesome German Suplex onto the concrete. Benoit
threw Kidman back into the ring and left. This gave D-Lo the perfect
oppurtunity to climb the turnbuckles and fly off with the Low Down to
score the pinfall. Kidman's revenge may not of come off so well.
D-Lo Brown pinned Billy Kidman with the Low Down in 0:02:06.
Rating: 1/4*
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Brian Christopher vs Bob Holly
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Brian Christopher made his WWA debut here tonight by defeating Bob
Holly with ease. Christopher may be a future champion. Something I
should note is that Scott Taylor was in the crowd watching him.
Brian Christopher pinned Bob Holly with the Tennessee Jam in 0:06:24.
Rating: 1/2*
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The Untouchables vs The Gangstanators
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The Gangstanators went up against The Untouchables in the next match.
New Jack and Kronus ran out, after the Untouchables entrance, with
their trashcan of weapons and the match was on. New Jack and Steve
Strong immediately went to the outside and over the guardrail. They
started brawling throughout the crowd while Kronus and Corino put on a
great match in the ring. Back in the crowd New Jack used several
different weapons on Strong and even put Strong through a table with a
piledriver. Kronus meanwhile was dominating Corino in the ring with
his high-flying manuevers. Kronus ended up picking Corino up and
dropping him with a running powerslam. Kronus climped to the top...450
SPLASH!!
1...
2...
NO!!!
Corino kicked out at the last second!!! New Jack, meanwhile, left a
bloody Steve Strong behind as he came back to the ring. Kronus dropped
Corino with a superkick. New Jack grabbed a chair and climbed to the
top...DIVING CHAIR!!!
1...
2...
3!!!
BIG WIN FOR THE GANGSTANATORS! New Jack and Kronus celebrated in the
ring by climbing up on opposite turnbuckles and letting the cheers
sink in. It looks like we may have found our new #1 contenders.
The Gangstanators defeated The Untouchables when New Jack pinned
Corino with the Diving Chair in 0:14:29.
Rating: * 1/4
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Darren Drozdov vs David Taylor
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In the next match we saw Drozdov debut against David Taylor. Many
people were surprised by Taylor's offense in which he completely
dominated Droz. He kept Droz on the mat with assorted power moves and
his submission style wrestling. Taylor eventually put Droz away with a
bulldog. Taylor walked away from the ring laughing while Droz,
groggily, got back up to his feet. Droz went over and grabbed a mic
and asked how the hell that happened and demanded a rematch on
Saturday Night Heat.
David Taylor pinned Darren Drozdov after a bulldog in 0:17:14.
Rating: * 3/4
Before we could start the next match Ace Darling and Devon Storm made
their way down to the ring. They got on the mic and proclaimed that no
matter what Cooper did he wouldn't be able to get the tag titles off
of them. This brought Commissioner Cooper out who said that he would
find a way and that at Free For All he is going to sign Ace Darling
and Devon Storm vs The Gangstanators in a Falls Count Anywhere match.
Ace Darling and Devon Storm weren't overly happy when they heard this
and exited the ring chasing after Commissioner Cooper.
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The Gladiator vs Robert Thompson
WWA UNIVERSAL TITLE ON THE LINE
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Our next match was something amazing. The Universal Champion and the
TV Champion went at it with only the Universal Title on the line.
Thompson had the advantage as he didn't have as tough a schedule as
The Gladiator did last night. Thompson and The Gladiator put on one of
the best matches I have seen in awhile, but Thompson kept the
advantage throughout most of the match. The Gladiator did make a small
comeback when he leveled Thompson with a short lariat out of nowhere.
He ended up whipping Robert into the ropes, but put his head down a
couple seconds too early and was caught in the Double Arm DDT.
1...
2...
KICKOUT!
The Gladiator kicked out of Robert Thompson's Double Arm DDT!!! The
crowd was going apeshit as Robert was in disbelief. Robert quickly
picked The Gladiator back up and went for it again, but The Gladiator
picked him up and dropped him with a bodydrop. As soon as Robert got
back up he was put back down on the mat with a boot to the face.
Robert was obviously stunned by the sudden offense delivered by The
Gladiator and when he was picked up and dropped with the Awesome Bomb
I don't think he knew where he was. 3 seconds later and The Gladiator
had defended his title for the first time.
The Gladiator pinned Robert Thompson with the Awesome Bomb in 0:11:30.
Rating: *** 1/2
(The Gladiator retained the WWA Universal Title.)
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Jyushin Lyger vs Owen Hart
#1 Contenders for the TV Title Match
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Next up was going to be Owen Hart versus Jyushin Lyger to determine
who was the #1 contender to Robert Thompson's TV Championship. Jyushin
Lyger came down first and as luck would have it he ran right into The
Gladiator. The Gladiator seemed to remember what happened last night
and promptly hit him with a kick to the stomach and then picked him up
and dropped him with an Awesome Bomb on the concrete! Lyger was out
cold and The Gladiator left with that pissed off look in his eye. Owen
Hart came out and quickly capitalized on the damage his stable mate
had delivered. He threw Lyger into the ring and did several manuevers
before hooking on the Sharpshooter. Lyger had no choice but to give up
and Owen Hart is now the #1 contender.
Number-One-Contenders-Match:
Owen Hart made Jyushin Lyger submit to the Sharpshooter in 0:03:24.
Rating: ***
Robert Thompson came out right after the decision and dropped Owen
with the Double Arm DDT and then spat on Lyger before leaving. I guess
Robert was just trying to soften Owen up before his match with him
whenever that may be. Plus we know that Lyger and Robert have had some
problems in the past.
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Luck of the Draw (G!L!W!)
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The next match a Luck of the Draw battle which pitted Steve Strong
against Pablo Marquez. Steve Strong with a easy win, but Pablo showed
some impressive offense. I wonder if we will ever get a GOOD Luck of
the Draw match?
Steve Strong pinned Pablo Marquez with the Elbowdrop from the 2nd rope
in 0:19:11.
Rating: * 1/4
Before the next match could get underway it was announced that due to
Lyger being screwed out of a match here tonight that he would co-hold
the #1 contendership to the TV Title. I wonder who will get the match
now?
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Chris Benoit vs The Giant vs Frank Shamrock
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We were getting ready to have our main event when Dean Malenko came
down and took the mic from the ring announcer's hand. He had some
words to say and everybody listened. "Chris Benoit, you little
bastard! You and I have been best friends for 8 years and this is how
you repay me? We have been through Japan, ECW, WCW, and indy
promotions all around the world and now you just stab me in the back?
I don't think so! Truthfully I have no clue as to what you are up too.
You attack The Giant when you were suppose to be tag team partners and
then you help me defend my title later on in the night. So what's the
deal, Chris?"
With this out came Chris Benoit who had a mic of his own. "Dean, you
and I have been like brothers. We both know eachother inside and out,
or at least I thought we did. That is until The Giant came into the
picture. He has screwed up our friendship and you and I both know it.
It's pretty simple, either The Giant goes or I go."
Before Dean could give a response Frank Shamrock ran out from the
crowd and ambushed both Malenko and The Giant and the match was on.
Chris Benoit quickly ran down to the ring while Malenko scampered
away. Benoit, Shamrock, and The Giant put on one hell of a matchup.
The Giant seemed to be just a little bit too slow for most of the
match and it brought down the quality a bit. However, we saw who
Malenko's allegiance was with by the end of the match when Benoit came
off the ropes and Malenko blasted him in the back of the head with a
chair. Benoit staggered forward and Shamrock took him down with a
legsweep. A quick cover and Benoit was out of it. The Giant and Dean
Malenko then left while Shamrock just looked down upon Benoit. He
finally delivered one last kick to Benoit and left.
Triangle Match:
Frank Shamrock defeated The Giant and Chris Benoit when Frank Shamrock
pinned Chris Benoit after a legsweep in 0:39:30.