THE JACKRABBIT vs. TALON: Singles match: GWO Blaze Of Glory 2002: 11/8/02
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from Parts Unknown, weighing in at 318lbs, Talon.
'Conflict' by Disturbed blares across the arena. A complete black out, then to each turnbuckle a spotlight goes into the centre of the ring. On the last is Talon, arms out-stretched to his sides, with a lead pipe (3ft) in left hand. He jumps of turnbuckle, then chucks it to side.
EFKTN: His opponent, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, weighing in at 265lbs, the Jackrabbit.
The arena lights dim, and an hysterical laugh floods the arena, and "Out Of My Head" by 'Puddle Of Mudd' begins to play, as smoke fills the entrance-ramp and blue strobe lights scan the arena. Onto the ramp, steps The Jackrabbit. He is wearing one of his trademark "Jackrabbit" T-Shirts, and his plaid, wrestling shorts, with black elbow pads and boots. The Jackrabbit begins to walk down the ramp as the music picks up, and he then runs and slides into the ring as blue strobe lights scan the arena. He climbs the nearest turnbuckle, and laughs aloud to himself, as the fans cheer him. Jackrabbit then jumps back down, and paces the ring.
The 2 old friends circle the ring exchanging glances of hostility, both clear in their own minds that the friendship that they shared for so many years is no more. Both men slowly raise a hand, and they lock fingers, ready to test each other in a battle of strength. They then both slowly begin to raise their other hands, but as they are doing so, Talon uses his to sucker-punch Jackrabbit right in the face. Talon then grabs Jackrabbit by the wrist and looks to Irish whip him against the ropes, but as he tries this, Jackrabbit is able to reverse it and it is Talon who rebounds against the ropes, and as he bounces back towards Jackrabbit, Jackrabbit is able to bring a big boot to bear on his face. Jackrabbit then grabs the arm of Talon, and nails him with an arm ringer, pulling tightly to exert the maximum pressure possible. The face of Talon can be seen to grimace, and this is made worse as Jackrabbit then nails a second arm ringer on the same arm. Talon�s arm is twisted around as far as it will physically go, and, keeping it like this, Jackrabbit brings Talon up onto his shoulder before sending him slamming down with a Samoan drop. Jackrabbit then goes for a cover. 1.., 2.., Talon kicks out.
Garry Henderson: I decided that I�m gonna stop wasting my energy on a guy who laughs so much.
Paul Neville: What energy do you use on the Jackrabbit?
Garry Henderson: Saying his name. 10 letters every time I want to refer to him is a helluva lot. I�m gonna abbreviate it.
Paul Neville: To what?
Garry Henderson: JR.
As Talon is climbing up to his feet, Jackrabbit applies a front face lock hold to him. He keeps the hold locked in, even though Talon is struggling against it for all he is worth, and he nails Talon with a series of quick sharp right hands to the face, and the crowd counting with him as he does so, all the way to 9, before Jackrabbit swings his fist back, and nails Talon with an even larger tenth punch. By this stage however, Talon has finally managed to break free of the face lock, by pushing JackRabbit off of him and into the ropes. This isn�t enough to wrestle the advantage in the match away from Jackrabbit however, as Jackrabbit comes bouncing back at Talon with a knee smash to the ribs. This sends Taloin staggering back into the corner of the ring, and Jackrabbit follows up on him, before he nails him with a series of shoulder barges into the turnbuckles. Jackrabbit then sends Talon flying across the ring with an Irish whip into the opposite corner, before he charges across after him, and nails him with a turnbuckle splash. Jackrabbit then allows Talon to step forward out of the corner, before he takes him down with an armdrag, and then applies an armbar submission hold.., Talon is in pain.., he�s inching towards the ropes.., he�s about to tap.., he reaches the bottom rope and the hold is broken.
Garry Henderson: JR putting on a great performance here.
Paul Neville: Yeah. Some might even call it a slobberknocker.
Jackrabbit drags Talon back up to a kneeling position, before nailing him with a kick to the face that sends him right back down to the mat. Jackrabbit then rebounds against the ropes, coming back to nail Talon with an elbowdrop, before he allows Talon to get back up, this time allowing him all the way to his feet. Jackrabbit then rebounds against the ropes, before he comes back and looks to nail Talon with a tornado DDT. Talon however, is able to perform roll at this point, and this causes Jackrabbit to go flying across the ring. Both men make their way back to their feet, and advance to each other in the centre of the ring. Jackrabbit throws a punch, but Talon is able to block it. He throws a second point, but once again, it is blocked by Talon. Jackrabbit tries a third time, but again it is to no avail. Talon then goes on the offensive himself, peppering Jackrabbit with punches, that force Jackrabbit to give up ground and retreat towards the ropes. Jackrabbit�s back is touching the ropes, but still Talon�s bombardment of punches doesn�t cease, and he is able to produce one massive punch that send Jackrabbit flying over the top rope. As Jackrabbit goes over the top rope, the TV footage shows it in very slow motion, interspersed with footage of Jay falling from a great height many years ago, bringing home the chilling reality of why this match is taking place.
Garry Henderson: Paul, I�m making a citizen�s arrest.
Paul Neville: Why?
Garry Henderson: Because you�re about to shoot JR.
Paul Neville: What the hell do you think this is? Dallas?
The footage returns to normal speed as Jackrabbit crashes into the padding outside the ring. Talon climbs the turnbuckles, and he raises his arms, signalling for the DEATH FROM ABOVE, but before he can perform this move, Jackrabbit has been able to get back up to his feet. Talon instead, launches himself off of the top and takes Jackrabbit down once more with a flying clothesline from the top. Talon then brutally drags Jackrabbit to his feet, and throws him, shoulder first, into the ringpost. Talon then rolls Jackrabbit back into the ring, before he rolls in himself after him. Talon then nails the Jackrabbit with a series of stomps, before he adopts a kneeling position, and applies a blatant chokehold to the Jackrabbit. The referee orders Talon to break this, and he gives him a 5 count to do so. Talon complies with this count right on 5, and then immediately re-applies the hold. Once more, he is given a 5 count, and breaks the hold right in the nick of time. Talon then awaits Jackrabbit getting back to his feet, before he takes him down to the mat with a Soviet suplex and covers him. 1.., 2.., Jackrabbit kicks out.
Paul Neville: Talon has been able to establish his dominance on this match up.
Garry Henderson: JR just needs his barbeque sauce. It�s exactly the same principle as Popeye and spinach.
Talon then brings Jackrabbit back up to his feet and he nails him with a stinging knife edge chop right across the chest, leaving a large red mark on the Jackrabbit. This just serves to make the Jackrabbit angry however, and he nails Talon with a series of 4 knife edge chop of his own. Jackrabbit then throws Talon into the corner of the ring, and he charges at him, nailing him with a spear that presses him into the turnbuckles. Jackrabbit then heads over to the corner himself, and he climbs up to the second turnbuckle. He is about to nail Talon with a series of head shots, when Talon grabs his legs and steps forward, setting him up in an ideal position for a powerbomb. Jackrabbit however, is able to fight his way out of this by nailing Talon with a bell clap, causing Talon to drop him and stagger about the ring. Talon staggers right to the awaiting Jackrabbit, who nails him with a spinebuster. Jackrabbit then nails Talon with an underhook seated powerbomb, before he goes for a cover. 1.., 2.., Talon is able to kick out.
Garry Henderson: I think Jackrabbit is the first person lucky to enough to debut in the second to last match of a PPV.
Paul Neville: He may be lucky in that respect, but it�s hardly good fortune to have to debut against Talon, is it?
Jackrabbit brings Talon up to his feet, and he nails him with a couple of right hand punches to the face, which drive Talon back to the ropes, before he Irish whips him against the ropes at the far side of the ring. As Talon rebounds, Jackrabbit looks to nail him with an armdrag takedown. Talon however is able to block this. Jackrabbit tries it a second time, but once again it is blocked, and then Talon takes Jackrabbit down with an armdrag of his own. Talon takes a few seconds breather to recover from the punishment that jackrabbit has handed to him so far, and this allows Jackrabbit the time he needs to get back to his feet. He advances towards Talon, but Talon is ready for him, and Jackrabbit walks into a devastating right hand. Talon then hooks Jackrabbit up, before he nails him with a double underhook suplex. Talon then rebounds against the ropes and nails Jackrabbit with a legdrop, before dragging him back to his feet, and lifting him above his head with a Gorilla press. Talon then drops Jackrabbit down to the mat disdainfully, before climbing the turnbuckles, and, once again, signalling for the DEATH FROM ABOVE. This time, Talon nails it, and he makes a cover. 1.., 2.., 3.
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, here is your winner, Talon!
Paul Neville: Talon walking away with the win here. I guess that the Jackrabbit doesn�t always get the Last Laugh.
Garry Henderson: Don�t speak too soon....
As Talon is walking away from the ring, battered and bruised, but victorious, Jackrabbit comes chasing up the entrance ramp after him and takes him down with a bulldog that smashes the head of Talon into the harsh steel. Jackrabbit then grabs Talon and drags him back into the ring, where he begins beating him down. Jackrabbit nails Talon with the STANDING JOKE and he follows this with the LAST LAUGH. After this onslaught, Talon is unconscious in the centre of the ring, but this does not stop the Jackrabbit who grabs Talon�s lead pipe, and smashes Talon over the head with it so hard that the pipe snaps in 2 pieces. Jackrabbit throws these 2 pieces down onto Talon�s body.
Paul Neville: Wow. A total beatdown there.
Garry Henderson: Jackrabbit sure doesn�t like to lose.
Paul Neville: I think there�s a little more to it than that.
The Jackrabbit laughs hysterically as �Out Of My Head� by �Puddle Of Mudd� hits the PA system. The Jackrabbit climbs up onto the turnbuckle, and put up his fingers doing his unique taunt into the crowd. Suddenly, Talon sits up! Unknown to The Jackrabbit, Talon gets up to his feet and rips open his shirt, tearing it off! Talon picks up the two pieces if lead piping, and he looks like something has finally snapped inside of him! Suddenly, across the Goldentron the word �TALON� appears. The Jackrabbit notices it, confused, and then the �ON� fall of the end of the name and is replaced by �ANACAO� spelling out the name �TALANACAO.� The Jackrabbit looks confused and horrified; when suddenly behind him he is attacked by the two broken pieces of lead piping, as the figure that once was Talon beats sadistically on The Jackrabbit with his weapons. The Jackrabbit falls down from the turnbuckle, and the figure that once was Talon now beats madly at his body with the weapons. He lifts The Jackrabbit up, and gives him a unique type of underhook Powerbomb before screaming crazily, and fleeing the arena!
Garry Henderson: Haha! Talon has finally snapped!
Paul Neville: I don�t think that is Talon anymore. I think that is Talanacao!
Garry Henderson: Either way, what�s the difference?
Paul Neville: I think we�ll come to find out in due course.
THE JACKRABBIT vs. TALANACAO: Singles re-match: GWO Monday Murder: 19/8/02
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall. introducing first, from parts unknown, weighing in at 280lbs, Talanacao.
Air Raid sirens go off, as 'Conflict' by 'Disturbed' echoes around the arena. The arena lights dim, and two spotlights focus on Talanacao, following him as he charges into the ring, eying all around him viciously.
EFKTN: His opponent, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, weighing in at 263lbs, The Jackrabbit.
The arena lights dim, and an hysterical laugh floods the arena, and "Out Of My Head" by 'Puddle Of Mudd' begins to play, as smoke fills the entrance-ramp and blue strobe lights scan the arena. Onto the ramp, steps The Jackrabbit. He is wearing one of his trademark "Jackrabbit" T-Shirts, and his plaid, wrestling shorts, with black elbow pads and boots. The Jackrabbit begins to walk down the ramp as the music picks up, and he then runs and slides into the ring as blue strobe lights scan the arena. He climbs the nearest turnbuckle, and laughs out loud to himself, as the fans cheer him. Jackrabbit then jumps back down, and paces the ring.
The Jackrabbit�s pacing is cut short as Talanacao nails him with a hard right hand to the face that sends him scurrying backwards across the ring. Talanacao follows the Jackrabbit into a corner, where he begins peppering him with hard right and left hand blows to the upper body. Following this, Talanacao swings back, and he delivers another, even bigger blow to the head of Jackrabbit, which sends him all the way over the top and to the outside. On the outside, Talanacao grabs the head of Jackrabbit, and he walks along the side of the commentary table, repeatedly smashing Jackrabbit�s head against it. Following a warning from the referee, Talanacao brings Jackrabbit back into the ring, and he Irish whips him against the ropes, nailing him with a dropkick as he rebounds, before he goes for a cover. 1.., 2.., Jackrabbit kicks out.
Talanacao grabs the hair of Jackrabbit and drags him back up to his feet, before he nails him with another Irish whip against the ropes. As Jackrabbit rebounds, he nails Talanacao with a shoulder block, but is unable to move his adversary. Talanacao then grabs Jackrabbit and sends him crashing to the canvas with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Talanacao then heads over to Jackrabbit and looks to bring him back up to his feet, but Jackrabbit is waiting for him and nails him with a right hand punch to the gut, and a second, causing Talanacao to back off a couple of steps. Jackrabbit then rebounds against the ropes, coming back to nail Talanacao with a flying forearm smash to the face, before taking him down with a springboard dropkick. Jackrabbit then rebounds against the ropes, and, as Talanacao is getting to his feet, Jackrabbit takes him down with a twisting neckbreaker before going for a cover. 1.., 2.., Kickout by Talanacao.
Paul Neville: It appeared that Jackrabbit had it won there.
Garry Henderson: Well things aren�t always as they seem, as the hedgehog discovered after climbing onto the scrubbing brush.
Jackrabbit brings Talanacao back to his feet and he nails him with a flurry of punches to the head, amongst which, unseen to the referee, is a thumb to the eye. Talanacao clutches his eye in pain, and this affords Jackrabbit the opportunity to knock him off balance with an uppercut, before nailing him with a vicious superkick to the face, which sends him reeling back to the ropes and causes him to sprawl over the top one. Jackrabbit follows up on this offence and grabs the legs of Talanacao, causing him to be just gripping the ropes in his hands. Jackrabbit then tugs Talanacao away from the ropes, causing him to come slamming down back first in the centre of the ring. Jackrabbit then brings Talanacao up to his feet, and lifts him up over his head, looking for a whiplash, but Talanacao has the strength to pull Jackrabbit�s legs from under him and attempt a roll up. 1.., 2.., Jackrabbit kicks out.
Both men get quickly back up to their feet and they engage in an exchange of punches in the centre of the ring. Jackrabbit is quick to regain his supremacy in the match and he nails Talanacao with a few hard right hand, before he Irish whips him into the corner and charges after him, crushing him against the turnbuckles with a big clothesline. The Jackrabbit then lifts Talanacao and nails him with the STANDING JOKE before going for a cover. 1.., 2.., Talanacao kicks out. Jackrabbit nails Talanacao with a couple more stomps, before Irish whipping him against the ropes and nailing him with a knee to the chest as he rebounds, before sending him back to the mat with a facebuster. Jackrabbit then brings Talanacao back to his feet, before he gets the LAST LAUGH and covers Talanacao. 1.., 2.., 3.
EFKTN: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, the Jackrabbit.
Paul Neville: Jackrabbit victorious this time around.
Garry Henderson: Leaving these 2 men even at 1 each. You think we�ll see a decider?
Paul Neville: Well, you can�t leave something like this tied. Can you?
THE JACKRABBIT vs. DRACO: Gauntet Finals match: GWO The Gauntlet: 23/9/02
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall and is the opening bout in the Gauntlet tournament. Introducing first, the man who drew number 1.
The arena lights dim, and an hysterical laugh floods the arena, and �Out Of My Head� by Puddle Of Mudd begins to play, as smoke fills the entrance-ramp and blue strobe lights scan the arena.
EFKTN: He hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and weighs in at 263lbs.
Onto the ramp, steps The Jackrabbit. He is wearing one of his trademark "Jackrabbit" T-Shirts, and his plaid, wrestling shorts, with black elbow pads and boots. The Jackrabbit begins to walk down the ramp as the music picks up, and he then runs and slides into the ring as blue strobe lights scan the arena. He climbs the nearest turnbuckle, and laughs outloud to himself, as the fans cheer him. Jackrabbit then jumps back down, and paces the ring.
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, The Jackrabbit.
The Jackrabbit gets a massive ovation from the crowd.
EFKTN: His opponent, the man who drew number 2 in the Gauntlet tournament.
The lights begin to dim in the arena leaving the audience in a sea of darkness. Suddenly without warning the stage explodes with fire as "My Friend Of Misery" by Metallica hits the airwaves.
EFKTN: He hails from Whitesboro, New York, and weighs in at 210lbs.
As the wall of flames die down Draco appears in his leather trench coat. Also he is dawning his leather pants and his black shirt and on the back of the shirt written in big bold letters is the words THE HELLACIOUS ONE. Draco then walks through the flames and makes his way to the ring. He slides into the ring and stands in the centre and points at the stage and dark blue pyro goes off from the stage all the way around the ring. He then stands in the centre of the ring awaiting his opponent.
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the lightweight champion of the Golden Wrestling Organisation, Draco!
Draco receives cheers from the crowd. A few jeers are mingled in but it is a mainly positive response.
Jackrabbit begins the bout off by offering Draco a handshake. Draco accepts, but as eh is extending his hand to meet that of the Jackrabbit, Jackrabbit retracts his hand and pulls out his tongue at Draco. Jackrabbit then begins at laughing following this, but the laughter is soon ended as Draco meets him with a vicious right hand to the face. This surprises Jackrabbit somewhat. The next 2 shots come of a less a surprise to Jackrabbit, yet he is still unable to do anything to prevent them and is forced back into the corner of the ring as a result. Draco then Irish whips Jackrabbit across the ring into the opposite corner, before he charges after him and nails him with a handspring elbow which crushes him against the turnbuckles. Draco then allows Jackrabbit to stagger forward out of the corner before taking him down to the mat with an armdrag takedown. Draco keeps hold of the arm of Jackrabbit, placing his elbow on the canvas, and dropping a knee into it. Draco then nails the elbow with a stomp, before he brings Jackrabbit up to his feet and punishes him with a hammerlock suplex. Draco then tries a cover. 1.., 2.., Jackrabbit is able to kick out with ease.
Paul Neville: A good start there by Draco.
Garry Henderson: Yes, and the damage that has been inflicted upon the elbow of Jackrabbit could prove to be a liability later in the match.
Paul Neville: You�re actually analysing wrestling? This isn�t like you.
Garry Henderson: Well, I figured I ought to put my Harvard diploma in Wrestling commentary to good use.
Paul Neville: You�ve never been to Harvard.
Garry Henderson: How dare you question my academic virtues.
Draco brings Jackrabbit once more to his feet, and he nails him with an uppercut, before Irish whipping him against the ropes. As Jackrabbit rebounds, Draco sends him flying through the air with a back body drop, however, Jackrabbit has the agility to land on his feet. Draco turns around to face him, but as he does so, he is met with a boot to the midsection. Jackrabbit then plants Draco into the canvas with a gut-wrench suplex. Jackrabbit then rebounds against the ropes and nails Draco with an elbowdrop to the heart. He repeats this on the next set of the ropes, and then the third and the fourth. Jackrabbit then allows Draco to get up to his feet before he performs one of his favourite moves, the Slap-Happy, on him. This entails slapping Draco twice in the face before raising his arms and wiggling both index fingers, and then finishing off the sequence by flooring Draco with a massive right hand slap. Jackrabbit then signals to the crowd that it is time for the STANDING JOKE, and he puts Draco into a pumphandle position from behind, and then lifts him up onto his shoulder. Before Jackrabbit can drop him however, Draco has the agility to swing down, and as he does so, he is able to roll Jackrabbit up. 1.., 2.., Jackrabbit kicks out.
Paul Neville: A good counter there by Draco.
Garry Henderson: Yeah. If Jackrabbit had hit the Standing Joke then this one would have been over.
Paul Neville: Garry. This is disturbing. The new Garry just doesn�t feel right, can we go back to the old one?
Garry Henderson: Okay. You smell of poo. Is that better?
Paul Neville: Much better, thankyou.
Both men jump back up to their feet and stare each other down in the centre of the ring before they engage in a collar and elbow tie up, testing which of the 2 is the strongest. The advantage in this goes to the Jackrabbit, and he is able to drive Draco down to a kneeling position, before he releases the tie up, only for Draco to nail him with a quick shot to the guts. Draco takes advantage of the opportunity that he has created for himself, rebounding against the ropes, and nailing Jackrabbit with a flying shoulder block that sends him staggering, before taking him down to the mat with a flying clothesline. Draco then climbs up to the top turnbuckle and he comes diving off, looking for the HELLACIOUS, but Jackrabbit is able to get his knees up, countering Draco�s version of the 5-star frog splash. Jackrabbit then climbs slowly to his feet, before he allows Draco to get back up and locks his hands around the waist of Draco, and takes him down to the canvas with a German suplex, and then a second suplex, and a third. Jackrabbit still keep his hands locked around the waist of Draco and he stands back to his feet, before squeezing him in a reverse bearhug.., Draco has a pained look on his face.., he seems to be fading.., Draco uses the back of his heel to deliver a low blow to Jackrabbit forcing him to break the hold.
Garry Henderson: Why is Jackrabbit in pain?
Paul Neville: Umm..... Isn�t it obvious?
Garry Henderson: With anyone else it would be, but with that high pitched laugh he has, I�d be very surprised if he had anything there to hurt.
With Jackrabbit doubled over in pain, the advantage in the match up goes back to Draco, and he charges at the corner of the ring, using it as a springboard to take Jackrabbit down with a bulldog. Draco then hits jackrabbit with a couple of stomps to the chest, before he allows Jackrabbit to climb back to his feet and he hoists himself back up to the top turnbuckle, before he dives off at Jackrabbit looking to nail him with a flying crossbody block. Jackrabbit, however, is able to catch Draco in mid-air, and, after holding him in the air for a couple of seconds, Jackrabbit nails him with a backbreaker. Jackrabbit keeps hold of Draco in his arms, and he falls backwards with him, taking him down to the mat with a fallaway slam. Jackrabbit then rebounds against the ropes, coming back to nail Draco with a vicious knee to the throat. Jackrabbit then brings Draco back to his feet once again, and he Irish whips him against the ropes, meeting him with a big boot as he rebounds, which directs Draco into the corner of the ring. Jackrabbit then charges after him and nails him with a turnbuckle splash, before he catches Draco as he staggers out of the corner and nails him with a powerslam. Jackrabbit then goes for a cover. 1.., 2.., Draco kicks out.
Paul Neville: Jackrabbit quickly back on top in this match.
Garry Henderson: Too quickly if you ask me. Any real man would still be in agony from that kick to the balls.
Jackrabbit brings Draco back up half way to his feet and nails him with a kick to the chest, and then a second. He then rebounds against the ropes, and comes back to nail Draco with a dropkick to the head. This sends Draco staggering back to the ropes. Jackrabbit charges at him, but Draco is able to lower his head and send Jackrabbit over the top rope and flying to the outside. Draco then uses the top rope as a springboard to nail Jackrabbit with a moonsault right to the outside. Draco then climbs back to his feet, and he brings Jackrabbit up too by the hair, before he throws him at the ringsteps, causing him to clatter into them head first, and a wound to open up on his head. Draco then lifts Jackrabbit up onto his shoulder, and he charges the ringpost, causing Jackrabbit to smash into it, head first. Draco then rolls Jackrabbit into the ring, before he climb up to the apron, and he uses the top rope to perform a front flip into the ring, which lands in a perfect legdrop across the neck of Jackrabbit. Draco then feels that the end is here, and he climbs to the top turnbuckle and performs a perfect 5 star frogsplash on Draco, or, as he calls it, THE HELLACIOUS. Draco then makes a cover on Jackrabbit. 1.., 2.., 3. NO! Jackrabbit gets a shoulder up at the last possible second.
Paul Neville: Wow. I have never seen anyone kick out of the Hellacious before.
Garry Henderson: I still haven�t. I was too busy concentrating on this Rubiks cube.
Paul Neville: A Rubiks cube?
Garry Henderson: Hey. There�s nothing wrong with Rubiks cubes.
Draco is infuriated that Jackrabbit has been able to kick out of his trademark move, and he gets up despairingly, unsure of what it will take to put his unorthodox opponent away. As Jackrabbit slowly begins making his way back to his feet, Draco nails him with a hard right foot volley to the face, before he allows Jackrabbit to get back to his feet fully, and then Irish whips him into the corner of the ring. Draco then charges in after him and nails him with a spear against the turnbuckles. This causes Jackrabbit to slide down into a seated position, and Draco charges at him, looking to nail him with a Bronco buster, but Jackrabbit is able to slide out of the way, and Draco gets tangled amongst the turnbuckles. Jackrabbit then climbs back to his feet, and he takes Draco down with a neckbreaker, before nailing him with a stomp right to the face. Jackrabbit then climbs up to the top turnbuckle and, mocking his former friend and now fierce rival, Talanacao, he spreads his arms and comes flying down with a diving headbutt. Jackrabbit then brings Draco up to his feet and he nails him with the LAST LAUGH before going for a cover. 1.., 2.., 3.
EFKTN:Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, the Jackrabbit.
Paul Neville: Jackrabbit emerging triumphant there.
Garry Henderson: I know. I saw it. I watched the match too.
THE JACKRABBIT vs. SGT. LUKE KINDER: Gauntlet Finals match: GWO The Gauntlet: 23/9/02
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce to you the next opponent for the Jackrabbit, he is the man who drew number 3 in the Gauntlet.
The US National anthem begins to play.
EFKTN: He is from Fort Knox, Tennessee, and he weighs in at 275lbs.
Sgt. Kinder walks down to the ring in full army fatigues, waving a US flag.
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, Sgt. Luke Kinder.
Kinder gets a reasonable response from the crowd, but not as strong as he would get from a typical American crowd.
Kinder slides into the ring under the bottom rope, only to be met by the boot of Jackrabbit who nails him with a series of 3 stomps. These however, are unable to prevent Kinder from making his way to a standing position. Jackrabbit grabs Kinder by the arm, and he looks to Irish whip him against the ropes, but Kinder is able to reverse it. Jackrabbit is able to re-reverse it however, and it is Kinder that bounces against the ropes. As he rebounds, Jackrabbit looks to nail him with a clothesline, but Kinder is able to duck under it, and he rebounds against the far side of the ring, before he comes back to nail Jackrabbit with a Lou Thesz press. Kinder then opens up on the head of Jackrabbit with a series of hard right hand punches, but Jackrabbit is able to struggle against it and roll the sergeant over, nailing him with a few punches of his own, and then dragging him up to his feet and nailing him with an elbow to the face. Jackrabbit then dives at Kinder, and takes him down to the mat with a clothesline, before he applies the sharpshooter submission hold to him.., Kinder is in pain.., he�s inching towards the ropes.., he�s about to tap.., he reaches the bottom rope and the hold is broken.
Paul Neville: I thought that Kinder might have had the early advantage, coming in fresh.
Garry Henderson: But he�s also coming in cold. Jackrabbit is fully warmed up following his bout with Draco. Later in the match, Kinder�s freshness should tell.
Jackrabbit breaks the hold and allows Kinder to make his way back up to his feet, before he plants him with a right hand straight between the eyes of Kinder. Jackrabbit then hurls Kinder into the corner of the ring, before he charges in after him, and looks to nail him with a turnbuckle splash, but Kinder is able to bring his boot up and he plants it into the face of Jackrabbit. Kinder then hoists himself up to the second turnbuckle, from where he dives off and nails Jackrabbit with a double axhandle smash to the back of the head. Jackrabbit staggers forwards disorientated, and, as he staggers back, Kinder catches him and nails him with a belly to back suplex. Kinder drags Jackrabbit off of the floor and to his feet, where he nails him with a right and a left, before rebounding against the ropes, and coming back to take Jackrabbit down with a tornado DDT. Jackrabbit looks dazed and disorientated on the mat, as Kinder nails him with a couple of stomps to the knees. Kinder then rolls jackrabbit onto his front, and he drags Jackrabbit up by the knee before he slams it down into the canvas. He then does this a second time and a third. Kinder then looks to further damage the knee of Jackrabbit, by applying a kneelock submission hold to it.., Jackrabbit is in pain.., he�s inching towards the ropes.., he�s about to tap.., he reaches the bottom rope and Kinder is forced to break the hold.
Paul Neville: We�ve seen a lot of submission wrestling so far in this match.
Garry Henderson: That isn�t what I expect from the hardcore champion. Hit him with chairs God dammit.
Kinder breaks the hold, but he then grabs Jackrabbit by the leg and drags him back into the centre of the ring and looks to re-apply the hold to him. His efforts to achieve this, are, however, met by a kick to the face with the other foot of the Jackrabbit, and this presents Jackrabbit with enough time to get back up to his feet. By the time he has done this, however, Kinder has regained his footing, and he kicks the already damaged knee of Jackrabbit, causing him to almost lose his balance. Kinder then nails the knee with a second kick, and Jackrabbit staggers yet more. Kinder then Irish whips Jackrabbit against the ropes and he looks to take him down with a back body drop as he rebounds, but he ducks his head too early, giving away his attentions, and allowing Jackrabbit to counter with a swift kick to the face, before taking Kinder down with an underhook seated powerbomb. As he stands back up, Jackrabbit�s knee buckles under him, and he has to pull himself across the mat to the ropes, where he climb up to a standing position, and falls into a cover over Kinder. 1.., 2.., Kinder gets a shoulder up.
Paul Neville: Jackrabbit�s knee is in serious trouble.
Garry Henderson: But he is carrying on the fight regardless. I admire that
Paul Neville: You admire Jackrabbit�s bravery?
Garry Henderson: No. I admire his stupidity.
Jackrabbit looks to drag Kinder back to a standing position, but Kinder is able to nail him with a punch to the weakened knee, causing Jackrabbit to stagger backwards. Kinder then whips Jackrabbit into the corner of the ring, and he charges in after him, crushing him against the turnbuckles with a powerful clothesline. This causes Jackrabbit to fall forwards to the canvas. Kinder slides out of the ring, underneath the bottom rope, and he takes the leg of Jackrabbit, pulling it partially outside of the ring, and he slams the knee against the ringpost, and he does this a second time. he is about to do it a third, but he is warned by the referee that if he does, he will be disqualified, so instead, he rolls back into the ring, and he places the leg of Jackrabbit on the middle rope, before he charges at it and nails it with a buttdrop. Kinder then leaves the knee propped on the second rope, as he climbs up to the top turnbuckle, and he dives off, nailing the knee with a flying legdrop. Kinder then brings the knee down and he nails it with a couple of stomp, before he applies a surfboard submission hold to the Jackrabbit.., Jackrabbit is pain.., he�s inching towards the ropes.., he�s about to tap.., he�s able to arch his back, causing Kinder�s shoulders to touch the mat. 1.., 2.., Kinder kicks out, but in doing so, he is forced to break the hold.
Garry Henderson: An excellent wrestling match here between 2 of the GWO�s hottest young talents.
Paul Neville: You don�t normally say things like that.
Garry Henderson: I know. I was just trying to predict what you were about to say.
Both men make their way back to their feet, albeit, in the case of Jackrabbit, in a very weakened state. Kinder looks to take advantage of the weak knee by nailing it with a kick, but somehow, Jackrabbit is able to counter this with a legsweep to Kinder. Needing a moment or 2 to recover from his injuries, Jackrabbit takes a time out for a moment or 2, adopting a seated position on the top turnbuckle. When Kinder gets back up, he head over to the corner himself, and climbs to the second turnbuckle. He is looking for a superplex, however, this is unsuccessful as Jackrabbit has the strength to push Kinder back down into the centre of the ring. Jackrabbit then comes flying off the top to nail Kinder with an elbowdrop across his chest. Both men are down, and the referee begins a count on them, however, this count has only reached 2 by the time Jackrabbit has returned to his feet. Jackrabbit heads over to where Kinder is laying and he opens up on him with a series of stomps, before dragging him back up to his feet. Jackrabbit then whips Kinder into the corner of the ring and he charges in after him, crushing him against the turnbuckles with a splash. Jackrabbit then allows Kinder to stagger out of the corner and lifts him up in the air with a Gorilla press, before allowing to come crashing down to the canvas. Jackrabbit then tries a cover on Kinder. 1.., 2.., Kinder is able to get a shoulder up.
Paul Neville: An excellent wrestling match here between 2 of the GWO�s hottest young talents.
Garry Henderson: See. I told you that you were going to say that.
Jackrabbit brings Kinder back up to his feet and nails him with a couple of punches to the face. Kinder looks to retaliate with a punch of his own, but Jackrabbit is able to block this, and he nails Kinder with another shot of his own, this time harder. Kinder is forced to give ground here, and Jackrabbit backs him into the ropes, where he leans Kinder over the top rope and pounds away at the chest of Kinder, with the crowd chanting �Whooo� on every chop. Jackrabbit performs 6 of these, before he Irish whips Kinder cross the ring. Jackrabbit expects Kinder to rebound, but this doesn�t happen, as Kinder is able to grab the ropes at the far side of the ring and use them to halt his momentum. Jackrabbit charges across the ring at Kinder, but Kinder uses the ropes for leverage to swing a boot up into the face of the onrushing Jackrabbit. Kinder then charges at Jackrabbit and takes him down to the mat with a bulldog, before rebounding against the ropes and coming back to drop an elbow right into the back of the Jackrabbit. Kinder then drags Jackrabbit to his feet and takes him over to the corner, where he places him on the top corner and gives him a HONORABLE DISCHARGE. Kinder then makes the cover. 1.., 2.., Kick out!!!!
Paul Neville: Unbelievable. Jackrabbit has kicked out of the Hellacious and the Honorable Discharge in the same night.
Garry Henderson: He�s certainly building himself a reputation as a hard man to beat.
The sergeant brings Jackrabbit back to his feet, and marches him to the corner of the ring, where he opens up on his midsection with a flurry of jabs. Kinder then charges across the ring with Jackrabbit, before throwing him, injured knee first into the turnbuckles. Kinder then charges into the corner after the crumpled shell of the Jackrabbit, and he nails him with a knee smash to the face. Kinder picks Jackrabbit out of the corner and he applies a sleeperhold to him. The face of the Jackrabbit can be seen to drop gradually, until eventually, it looks like there is no life at all left in him. The referee checks his arm. It falls. The referee checks it again. It falls. A third time. It falls. Jackrabbit shoots the arm back up just before the fall is complete, and he charges backwards, crushing Kinder into the corner and forcing him to break the hold. Kinder is able to keep the momentum in the match however, as he charges at Jackrabbit and downs him with a clothesline. Kinder then once more lifts Jackrabbit up top, and delivers him another HONORABLE DISCHARGE. This time, instead of covering him, he instantly lifts Jackrabbit up top again and delivers a second HONORABLE DISCHARGE before he makes the cover. 1.., 2.., 3.
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, here is your winner, Sgt. Luke Kinder.
Paul Neville: And we have a winner.
Garry Henderson: Really? What gave it away? The bell ringing, or the ghost of Tim announcing that Kinder won.
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest is a treasure trail match that is for the GWO commonwealth championship. It is unscripted. Introducing first, the challenger, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, weighing in at 263lbs, �The Unorthodox One�, The Jackrabbit.
The arena lights dim, and an hysterical laugh floods the arena, and "Out Of My Head" by 'Puddle Of Mudd' begins to play, as smoke fills the entrance-ramp and blue strobe lights scan the arena. Onto the ramp, steps The Jackrabbit. He is wearing one of his trademark "Jackrabbit" T-Shirts, and his plaid, wrestling shorts, with black elbow pads and boots. The Jackrabbit begins to walk down the ramp as the music picks up, and he then runs and slides into the ring as blue strobe lights scan the arena. He climbs the nearest turnbuckle, and laughs aloud to himself, as the fans cheer him. Jackrabbit then jumps back down, and paces the ring.
EFKTN: His opponent, the GWO Commonwealth champion, from Baltimore, Maryland, weighing in at255lbs, Silvio Syn.
As the crowd is buzzing and the atmosphere is in anticipation of the next GWO superstar, the lights dim. The crowd starts grow increasingly silent. The tension builds as the darkness engulfs the arena, two lights flash, one blue and one silver. The silence is quickly diminished as "Where I'm From" by Jay Z, starts on the arena PA system, the lights flash over the ring, over the crowd and over the announce table, and come to a stop on Silvio Syn, as he makes his way to the ring, water bottle in hand. He stares down at the bottle takes a sip and throws it into the crowd as he climbs into the squared circle.
With Syn and Jackrabbit both in the ring, we hear a shrill echoey female voice reads a message to them both.
I SPY, WITH MY LITTLE EYE
SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH�.. �GT�.
Garry Henderson: �GT�? What could that be?
Paul Neville: I am not sure, but it seems as though both men have an idea.
Jackrabbit and Silvio Syn both charge towards the edge of the ring. Jackrabbit is the first to reach it, and he looks to slide out of the ring, however, as he is doing so, Syn grabs him by the legs and pulls him back inside. Syn then nails Jackrabbit with a couple of stomps to the torso, before he climbs over the top rope, and he begins walking up the entrance ramp. His journey is halted however, as jackrabbit charges at him, and nails him with a football tackle, which sends him staggering into the security railing. Syn retaliates with a punch to the gut, however, Jackrabbit has momentum and he nails Syn with a few shots to the head. Jackrabbit then begins running up the entranceway himself, with Silvio Syn in hot pursuit. Jackrabbit reaches the top of the entrance ramp as Syn catches him, and Syn backs him into the wall, and nails him with a couple of hard chops. Syn then begins climbing the ladder that is leading up to the scaffolds, and he is about a third of the way up this ladder, when Jackrabbit grabs his foot and pulls him off of it, sending him down to the floor. Jackrabbit then scurries up the ladder himself. With Syn in pursuit, and, as they both reach the top, they begin brawling, right in front of the Golden-Tron. They are suddenly stopped, as they see some words appear on it.
Paul Neville: I see, �GT� is Golden Tron.
Garry Henderson: Mmmmm. Very clever.
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY TELEPHONE BACKSTAGE IN THE JANITOR�S STOCK ROOM. IN 4 MINUTES TIME, THAT TELEPHONE WILL RING.
Paul Neville: So it will be a battle with time to get to the phone and answer it.
Garry Henderson: And a battle with each other to see which one of them answers it first.
Silvio Syn allows Jackrabbit a head start in the race to the phone. A head start downwards at least, as he shoves him off of the top of the Tron and down to the steel below. Syn then sets himself up to jump off and come crashing down on jackrabbit below, but he thinks better of it, and instead uses the ladder, and then he goes scuttling off into the insides of the arena. Meanwhile, Jackrabbit slowly gets back up to his feet and begins walking through the backstage part of the arena. He sees Syn waiting patiently by the specified phone, and he charges at him, causing Syn to smash head first into the phone and send the handset flying. Both men quickly grab it and replace it. Syn battles back at Jackrabbit, nailing him with a couple of hard boots to the midsection, before he then throws him at a wall, and then grabs the head of the Unorthodox one and place it in the mop bucket. Jackrabbit then gets back up to his feet, and throws all of the dirty water in the bucket at Silvio Syn. The fighting between the 2 of them is stopped as the phone begins to ring. Both reach for the handset, and they grab it together, with neither allowing the other one to get it to their ear, and so both of them miss the message.
Garry Henderson:They missed the clue!!! What happens now?
Paul Neville: I have no idea.
We can hear Jackrabbit saying �Look what you done now�, before he nails Syn with a couple of hard punches to the gut, and then throws him viciously into a wall. Jackrabbit then drags Syn out of the Janitor�s store room, and marches him through the backstage are, before he grabs a broom that is leaning against the wall of one of the corridors ands he smashes it against Syn�s heading, causing the handle of the broom to split in 2. Jackrabbit then makes his way back out of the backstage area, and emerges through the entrance ramp. He is followed by Silvio Syn who is in hot pursuit of him. They reach the ringside area and, as they do, Syn charges at Jackrabbit, however, Jackrabbit sees it coming, and he is able to nail Syn with a flapjack which causes the commonwealth champion to come crashing face first onto the ringsteps. Jackrabbit then grabs a steel chair from one of the ringside officials, and he charges at Syn, looking to smash it into his head, however, Syn is ready and brings a boot up, causing the chair to instead smash into the face of Jackrabbit. Syn then grabs the chair and he brings it crashing once more on Jackrabbit�s head, before he heads over to Paul Neville.
Silvio Syn: Paul, you right the clues for this thing don�t you/
Paul Neville: Yeah, that�s right.
Silvio Syn: Tell me where the goddamn belt is.
Paul Neville: I�m sorry, but I can�t do that.
Silvio Syn: Damn you Paul.
Syn grabs Neville by the neck, and drags him up to his feet. As he does this, Neville�s hat falls off , and underneath it, we see an envelope with the GWO logo on it. Syn opens it, and it reveals another clue.
Garry Henderson: Hahahahaha. That was well funny man.
THE RING
THE CLUE
Garry Henderson: What is that supposed to be?
Paul Neville (whispering): Don�t tell anybody, but it is supposed to be �The clue is under the ring�.
Syn solves this fairly easily, and he heads towards the ring apron, looking to get the next clue found quickly. He is cut off on route however, as Jackrabbit charges at him and nails him with a hard kick to the ribs, that sends him staggering across the ringside area. He then grabs Syn by the head slams it against the security railing over and over again, before he tosses Syn into the ring and rolls in after him. Jackrabbit then brings Syn up to a standing position and whips him against the ropes, before nailing him with a sidewalk slams as he rebounds. Jackrabbit then drags Syn back up to a standing position, only to be met with a hard punch to the mid-section as he does so. Syn continues his fight back, nailing Jackrabbit with a couple of hard punches to the face, before he whips him against the ropes and meets him with a big boot to the face as he rebounds. This sends Jackrabbit down to the canvas hard, and Syn slides down to the outside, and he grabs the legs of Jackrabbit, one each side of the ringpost, and he yanks him outside, causing massive pain to the groinal area. Syn then lifts up the apron and he sees another envelope with the GWO logo on it.
Paul Neville: I don�t think the expression �breeding like rabbits� will be used about this one after that.
Garry Henderson: Probably for the best.
IF YOU THINK THIS TRAIL HAS PUT YOU THROUGH HELL
THEN YOU OUGHT TO FIGHT TO THE BELL
Paul Neville: Fight to the bell?
Garry Henderson: Do you think that is meant literally?
Paul Neville: It wouldn�t surprise me.
Silvio Syn instantly heads around to where the ring bell is situated, and lifts it, revealing another of the envelopes underneath it. He is about to open it, when he receives a tap on the shoulder. He swings around, only to be met with a hard right hand to the face from Jackrabbit. Jackrabbit then nails Syn with several more punches in quick succession, causing him to drop the envelope. Jackrabbit then scoops Syn up onto his shoulder and he charges at the ringpost, slamming Syn into it head first. He then drops Syn onto the floor and goes under the ring, sliding out a table, Which he sets up on the outside of the ring. Jackrabbit, then brings Syn up and he lies him on the table, before re-entering the ring under the bottom rope and climbing up to the top turnbuckle. He then comes flying off of the turnbuckle, and looks to nail a big splash straight through Syn and the table, however, Syn is able to roll aside, and Jackrabbit goes crashing through the table himself. Both men are now feeling the pain, but it is Syn who is first to stir, and using the steps, he drags himself back to his feet, and, as Jackrabbit is still out cold, Syn is able to grab the envelope and read it.
Paul Neville: Man, this is one hell of a brutal match.
Garry Henderson: yeah, but the endurance that was pivotal in Syn winning the Gauntlet is beginning to show.
LIFE AND DEATH
DESTRUCTION ENDS REALITY
Paul Neville: What the hell is that?
Garry Henderson: Acronym!!! It�s an acronym.
Paul Neville: Well done Garry, you�ve solved one.
The camera pans upwards, and we see the Commonwealth title belt hanging above the ring. Syn goes under the ring, and he finds a ladder, which he pulls out and he slides into the ring. He sets up the ladder underneath the commonwealth title belt, and he begins to slowly climb it. He is almost at the top, when Jackrabbit has managed to re-enter and he heads over to the ladder, grabbing Syn by the tights and dragging him down from the ladder. Jackrabbit then nails Syn with a series of hard punches to the face, driving him back into the corner, before he hits him with a series of shoulders to the gut. He then nails him with the slap-happy, which is two slaps, followed by raising his arms and wiggling his index fingers before finishing off the combo with a strong slap. He then brings Syn into the centre of the ring and nails him with the LAST LAUGH before sliding out of the ring, and heading under it, grabbing a length of rope. Jackrabbit slides back into the ring, and he ties Syn to one of the turnbuckles, before he climbs the ladder and unhooks the commonwealth title belt, holding it above his head with both hands.
EFKTN: Ladies and Gentlemen, your winner, and NEW GWO commonwealth champion, the Jackrabbit.
Paul Neville: Jackrabbit managed to do it and capture the commonwealth title belt.
Garry Henderson: You mean retain it.
Paul Neville: No, I mean capture it.... Syn was the champion coming into the match, not Jackrabbit.
Garry Henderson: you�ve evidently never seen any of Jackrbbit�s promos.
Paul Neville: I�ve seen them, I�m just saying that he is mistaken.
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