Held In: Municipal Auditorium Music Hall
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Date: March 29, 2003
Attendence: 635
Last Week's TV Rating: 0.029
Taped for viewing from 12:00 am - 1:00.
Showdown begins with clips from last weeks show.
Billy Kidman wins the CWA Jr. Heavyweight Title in a 10-man Pinfall Battle Royal after forcing Kid Romeo to tap out to the figure-four leglock.
Tragic Comedy shows surprising cohesiveness as they handed a loss to overseas newcomers Hiroshi Hase and Shiro Koshinaka.
Buff Bagwell wins the CWA Midwest Title in an ugly match with Billy Gunn. A match where their competition was hampered by their own admiration of their physiques.
Booker T defeated Super Delfin in a classic match-up of speed versus brawling. Delfin held the early advantage but a Booker Missile Dropkick would advance him into the 2nd Round of the Heavyweight Tourney.
In the Main Event, Ultimo Dragon and Hayabusa put on a wrestling clinic - thrilling the fans for 15 solid minutes of action. Dragon was a surprising upset winner when he was able to lock on the Dragon Sleeper.
TAPED BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
CWA Reporter Todd Kennedy is able to catch The Rock coming into the Auditorium.
KENNEDY
- Rock, you are in the Main Event tonight in the first rou...Rock puts his hand up in front of Case's face.
ROCK
- First off Todd Kennedy, are you that impatient, that annoying, that arrogant, to think that you can bother The Rock as soon as he enters the building? Who in the blue hell do you think you are?Kennedy doesn't say anything
ROCK
- Well? The Rock is waiting for your answer.KENNEDY
- I just thought...ROCK
- IT DOESN'T...(pauses, looking at Moss then smirks)...matter what you think Moss. You want to know about The Rock? You want to know what the Rock thinks about the CWA? You want to know what I think about Shawn Michaels? Well you sit your candy-ass over there, don't say a word, and let The Rock handle this.Kennedy leaves off camera.
ROCK
- Shawn Michaels. The Heartbreak Kid. The Show Stopper. Out of wrestling for almost 5 years. Shawn Michaels, you have beaten many of wrestling greatest. You were the poster child for the WWF in all its glory. But you have never beaten The Rock. You can say what you want about all the training you have done - but the bottom line is this...you have yet to beat The Rock. And in the end when they look back at your storied career, they will see many great accomplishments, but they will NEVER see a victory over The Great One. (looks dead into the camera and in all seriousness) If you smell what The Rock is cooking.The Rock drops the mic and walks off camera.
The cameras go to the announcers booth as Kevin Moss welcomes us for the latest edition of Saturday Showdown as Mike Quackenbush heads down to the ring.
MOSS
- After our landmark first show last week the response was unbelievable. For myself all the way down to the wrestlers it was experience that we would never forget. Unfortunately, one wrestler was quite upset at the result of his match last week and has requested a rematch of sorts against the man that eliminated him.At this point, highlights are shown of Quackenbush and K-Kwik going at it from last week. The main focus is that during the three count, Quack's left foot appears to be underneath the bottom rope.
Back to action and Quack is in the ring with mic in hand.
QUACK
- Last week we had ourselves a little Battle Royal where pinfalls count as eliminations. Now if I recall the rules correctly, if you have your foot under the bottom rope, the three count should be stopped. Last week, that didn't happen. Now I am not going to come out here at whine and moan because I can take defeat like a man. All I want is for K-Kwik to come out here and have a little match to settle the situation."Get Rowdy" starts over the loudspeakers and K-Kwik comes down to the ring dressed in his wrestling attire along with a long black protective sleeve on his right forearm. He entered the ring and accepted the handshake offered by Quack. Quack seems concerened about the arm of Kwik, but Kwik assures him that everything is ok.
With that the bell rings to start the match.
Shiro Koshinaka v. "The Silencer" Carl Oulette
Carl Oulette pinned Shiro Koshinaka with the "Silencer" Senton. [7:04]
Rating: ** 1/2
Postmatch:
Oulette received a superb heel reaction as he argued with the fans after the match. Medical attendants assisted with a surprisingly overmatched Koshinaka.BACKSTAGE
Justin Credible is in his locker room lacing up his boots when a scantily clad Jasmine St. Claire enters.
ST. CLAIRE
- Hey, P.J. long time no see.CREDIBLE
- (glances up, then continues on his boots) Yep.ST. CLAIRE
- (irritated, steps up closer to him to make sure he notices the outfit) So whatcha you been up to?CREDIBLE
- (finishes with his boots then looks up at Jasmine) More than you can handle.Credible turns to grab his Singapore cane out of his locker just as Blue Boy flies into the room and drills him. The force sends Credible face first into the locker and he crumples to the floor. Boy then grabs the cane and nails Credible over the back relentlessly. The Cane eventually breaks and Boy drops into the ground.
BOY
- (with his arm around St. Claire) Maybe now you'll take an interest in things other than sticks.The action goes right back to the ring as introductions for the Television Title Match are beginning.
"Rockin'" Robert Gibson v. Jaime "By God" Knoble
Triangle Match for the vacant CWA Television Title:
Postmatch:
CWA Reporter Todd Kennedy catches Test as he is coming back from his attack.KENNEDY
- Test, what were you........(Test puts his hand in his face and shoves him to the ground)TEST
- You know something, the CWA is only 2 weeks old and I am already getting fed up with it. First off, I have to get in the ring with a has been and a never will be. I take it easy on them - I toy with them. Then as soon as some freak gets lucky and hits a move, the ref makes a fast three count to get me out of the way. This crap is getting old REAL fast - and if I have to start with two geritol drinking, old men like I did tonight, then so be it. The CWA needs some attitude - and there ain't nobody here that's man enough to do but me. Things will change - mark my words.Justin Credible v. The Blue Boy
Justin Credible defeated The Blue Boy by disqualification. [1:53]
TAPED BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
That's right people, The Heartbreak Kid is back in action. Now I hear the people say, "Shawn, why are you coming back?" and "HBK, aren't you risking being paralyzed?" I am sick and tired of answering this question for the last four years. I am sick of telling people I CAN'T wrestle anymore because I have two disks fused together? I am of tired of hearing people saying I COULD have been the greatest ever if I didn't get hurt. You think I wanted to quit? You think I enjoyed watching my career, MY LIFE, pass me by? Well I am here in Kansas City tonight - and I will face THE most electrifying man in sports entertainment today. Well Rock, Shawn Michaels is the most electrifying man EVER! And tonight, while the world my think I don't have a chance, I have one person who will always believe in me.
CWA World Heavyweight Tournament Round 1:
Cyd Killjoy v. Dustin Rhodes
CWA World Heavyweight Tournament Round 1:
CWA World Heavyweight Tournament Round 1:
The Rock v. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
CWA World Heavyweight Tournament Round 1:
Postmatch:
Chyna enters the ring and helps HBK to his feet as the show goes off the air...Signed matches for next week!