Donnie B was in the ring talking about his accolades and touched on a subject that was near and dear to everyone’s heart. “I have done something that I never expected to happen. I became the HWF World Heavyweight Champion. I didn’t do it by hook or crook as the Negronomicon did. I went out and beat the best in the world – Christian. I never expected to retain the title but as fate ran its course, I went a whole month without losing the title. I joked around that I now had as long of a title reign as Rugged Ronnie Garvin. I went on to beat Christian at Wrestlemania and retain my title. Now, I had one more win than Garvin. I also went up against probably the greatest wrestler to hold the CSWA World title – Booker T. I defeated him too (at least that’s what the record books show). Of course, I did not win against Samoa Joe but then again, he is the Undisputed Champion. Next, I took on probably one of the best up and comers in the business – AJ Styles. I walked away from that one too with the title in tact. Now, I have 2 wins…2 more that Ronnie. Now, it’s about being serious. How can someone like Ronnie Garvin claim to be this great champion (he did beat Ric Flair though) but then, 30 days later, after a nice vacation, he lost that belt back to Flair. He didn’t even have one successful defense. How can he claim this? I, a lowly wrestler, have 2 defenses and he had none. So, with all this in mind, I want to call out Ronnie. I know you’re in the back visiting so I’m asking you to come down now.”
After about 30 seconds, Ronnie Garvin made his way down to ringside. He looked about the same as he did in the 80’s…flat top haircut and looks like his neck disappeared. Donnie B gave him a second mic. “Ronnie, you heard me talking about you for the past few weeks, first joking and then becoming serious. I want to know how you think you can call yourself a real champion when you never had a successful title defense.” Ronnie started up “First of all, I beat one of the greatest wrestlers to ever lace up a pair of boots – Ric Flair. After I delivered the ass-beating to him, he was just no match for the ‘Hands of Stone’ and he lost. Yes, I was sent on ‘vacation’ as you call it but I was training and working out so when I came back, I’d hand Flair another beatdown.” Donnie B interrupted “But we see how all that went for you. You immediately lost the title. You said you were the best and you failed in that claim.” “I beat Flair! You beat two guys that together have less experience than the Nature Boy did.” “Ronnie,” DB continued “I’m not discounting the fact that you were a world champion. I’m discounting the fact that even as you claimed it, you were NOT a defending World Champion.” “I BEAT FLAIR” Garvin threw out there, yet again. “I tell you what. I want to challenge you to a match. But the only thing I want to come from this is that if you LOSE – notice I said IF and not WHEN – I’m not saying I can even beat you – I want you to acknowledge that you were a world champion but not a defending champion. That’s all. We can do this at the PPV if you’d like.” Garvin replied “I don’t owe you anything. I don’t owe anyone anything. So no, I won’t wrestle you at your PPV. What I will do is, I believe you have a show coming up in North Carolina, my home town. You want a fight, it will be there, in front of all my fans. But you will have to do something in order for this to happen.” Donnie B added “First of all, I’m not going to dress up like your alter-ego ‘Miss Atlanta Lively’. I’m not going that route. All I want is a simple statement.” “Fine. If I defeat you, you will never say another derogatory thing about me – EVER. Hell, you even have to become a fan of mine and ACKNOWLEDGE it in front of the World – say at your PPV. I’ll do what you ask if you do what I ask. What do you say?” “I agree. But know this, you will have to have a warm up match – against a man who, to a point, worships you. You will have to fight the Negronomicon. But there is a catch, Negronomicon, you can’t just lay down. You must put up a fight. In fact, to make it worth your while, I will let you out of the remainder of your agreement IF you win by pinfall or submission. No more payback, no more forced jobs. Second, just to make sure this all stays fair, 2 more of your (Garvin) fans will be required to be at ringside – MW3 and the Super Warrior. Guys, guess what? No backstabbing here. No siding with your ‘hero’. If either one of you cause disruption in the match, you lose your careers. Simple as that.”
About a week later, the Negronomicon had his match with Ronnie Garvin. Here we thought that the Negronomicon was going to do another job but we were so wrong. As soon as the bell rang, N tossed Garvin out of the ring. He didn’t even pay attention as he was yelling at the fans. Garvin went and got himself counted out. By the time N knew what was going on, it was too late. He won the match but since it was not by pin or submission, he’s still locked into the terms of his contract. His hopes bashed, he left the ring with a mixture of anger and disappointment.
Garvin then called down Donnie B for their match. Donnie B got to the ring and then called out MW3 and the Super Warrior just to keep things ‘fair’.
The bell rang and Donnie B’s match with Rugged Ronnie Garvin began. Donnie B started off by tossing Garvin out of the ring but RG was back in at 6. DB followed it up with a Guerrero stomp. DB then hits Garvin with a chair but Garvin turns around and delivers the Hands of Stone. DB rolled out of the ring but was back in with time to spare. DB connects with a flying dropkick and RG hits a forearm to the chest. Donnie B connects with a DDT and goes for the cover but Garvin kicks out at 2. DB hits another DDT but Garvin locks in a nasty headlock. An eyerake from DB is met with another headlock. Garvin then hits a backdrop. DB with a dropkick and Garvin with the headlock. DB hits a dropkick and goes for the pin but Garvin kicks out at 1. DB hits the Guerrero stomp (he is mimicking the Garvin stomp now) and goes for a pin but only gets a 2 count. DB hits another dropkick, goes for the pin but Garvin reaches the ropes at 1. Garvin hits a hip toss, DB hits a neckbreaker, goes for the pin but only a 2 count. Garvin battles back with an Eagle Split. DB hits a eye rake, Garvin locks in a Boston Crab but DB makes it to the ropes. Garvin hits another back drop to add more pain to DB’s back. Garvin picks up Donnie B and goes for the Hands of Stone but Donnie B ducks it, nails a DDT right in the middle of the ring and the ref counts 1….2……3. Donnie B is the winner of the match. MW3 and Super Warrior remained at ringside but were never needed. Donnie B got a mic and told Garvin what he needed to do. Garvin took the mic. “As per the agreement I made with Donnie B, since I lost, I get to acknowledge that I was a World Champion BUT not a defending one. There, are you happy?” Donnie B went up to him and tried to shake his hand but Garvin lashed out with a Hands of Stone shot that put the HWF World Champion to bed. MW3 and the Super Warrior looked on in amazement but didn’t do anything. Garvin looked at them and gave them a smile and a wave. I think this made the year of both MW3 and the Super Warrior.
The PPV results will be the next post.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Wrestling Newsletter Year 5 (2010) 4.4
Hello fans. As we build up for the “Over the Edge” PPV, we had some matches take place to see if anyone would be moving up or down in the rankings.
First, over in the CSWA (note, these events took place over different days):
The first match was MW3 challenging John Cena for his spot for the US title. MW3 put up a good fight and took the champ 19 minutes in a good ol-fashioned brawl, but in the end was no match for the 5 knuckle shuffle and the 3 count. John Cena retains his spot.
Next, John Morrison challenged Mr. Kennedy for his shot at the TV title. This one was really short. Morrison held his own until, at the 3 minute mark, got tossed out of the ring. Kennedy followed him out and ran his head into a ringpost. Kennedy rolled back in and beat the 10 count and retained his spot. I would not be surprised to see Morrison want some revenge.
Matt Hardy was next to challenge the Super Warrior for his spot in line for the US title. This was another short match that saw the Super Warrior retain his spot after Matt Hardy got counted out (after Jeff Hardy caused a distraction).
The Kraken challenged Jeff Hardy for his title spot. Jeff Hardy retained his spot after connecting with a swanton bomb and getting the 1-2-3.
HHH challenges Shelton Benjamin for his tv title spot. This was probably the most lopsided match. Benjamin didn’t want to fight but was told by William Regal that he must accept the challenge. Benjamin then asked that if the sledgehammer came into play in this match that HHH would be disqualified and not get the spot. Regal agreed. HHH didn’t care for this stipulation so he purposefully pulled the sledgehammer out early. He went to hit Shelton with it but Shelton reversed it and hit a shoulder to the gut. HHH then hit Shelton with the sledgehammer after Shelton hit a T-Bone Suplex. The ref didn’t see it but Shelton kicked out. HHH hit a kneedrop and spit water in Shelton’s face. HHH then tossed Shelton out of the ring and hit him with the sledgehammer again. HHH rolled back in and Shelton got counted out. As soon as the bell rang, Regal appeared on the screen and told HHH that if he used the sledgehammer, he would be DQ’d. Regal told the ref to announce Shelton as the winner of the match via DQ. Shelton retains his spot. HHH was pissed.
RVD challenges Jeff Jarrett for his world title shot. This was another long match that saw Jarrett own the challenger. At the 19 minute mark, somehow RVD hit a Van Daminator and basically fell on Jarrett. The ref made the count and RVD got the win and the title shot.
Chris Jericho challenges MVP for his US title spot. MVP was on fire and took it to Jericho. At the 5 minute mark though, Randy Orton appeared at the top of the ramp. Confused, Jericho missed a spot and MVP took advantage hitting a Ballin’ Elbow smash and got the win. He retains his spot.
MW3 challenges Mike Knox for his shot for the TV title. Knox retains his spot after landing a nasty elbow drop on the sternum of MW3.
MW3 then issued a challenge to the Cruiserweight Champion Mr. Kennedy for his spot at the TV title. In 24 minutes, MW3 gets the win with a dragonscrew. MW3 takes over Kennedy’s spot. Immediately, HHH came out and challenged MW3. HHH gets the win in 19 minutes.
Kane challenges Ted Dibiasi for his world title spot. In a short match, Kane moves up the rankings after hitting a clothesline from the top rope.
Over in the HWF (again, these matches took place over different days):
Samoa Joe challenges Undertaker for his world title shot. This was a rematch that saw Undertaker demand that if he retains his spot against Joe that he gets a rematch for the IC title. Joe agreed. The Undertaker owned Joe and got a merciful win after hitting the Last Ride. Undertaker gets a shot somewhere down the line at the IC title.
CM Punk challenges Ric Flair for his NA title shot. Punk owned Flair. Ric had no idea what he’d gotten himself into. The end came when Super Warrior came down and distracted Flair. Flair was irate that someone would interfere in his match. This gave Punk time to lock in the Anaconda Vice and got Flair to tap out. CM Punk gets Flair’s title shot. After the match, Super Warrior got in the ring and nailed Flair with 2 Super Powerbombs.
Batista challenges Devon Dudley for his NA title shot. This was by far the shortest match that saw, in 2 minutes, Devon get counted out giving the title shot to the Animal.
Carlito challenges Santino for his IC title spot. Carlito was whipping Santino’s ass but Santino got lucky when Carlito didn’t make it back in the ring before a 10 count. Santino retains his spot.
Fit Finley challenges Stevie Richards for his x-division title spot. If Richards loses, he is gone. This one went the full 30 minutes. Richards had gotten knocked out by the shillelagh. The ref counted to 10 just as the bell rang so there was some confusion as to if the match was a draw or if Finley got the win. Regal came out and said they would have a second match and since Richards had so much riding on this, it was turned into a steel cage match.
Richards really tried but was just no match for Finley. Finley locked in the celtic cross at the 2 minute mark and Stevie tapped. He did, however manage to stop Finley from leaving the ring. He took 8 minutes to try to pin the crazy Finley but not even the Stevie kick helped. At the 10 minute mark, Finley made it out of the ring and got the win AND ended the career of Stevie Richards. Everyone moves up and there are 2 vacancies for the X-division title now.
AJ challenges Cody Rhodes for his NA title spot. This was the shortest match of the night. Cody got counted out just after 30 seconds. AJ takes over his spot. CM Punk comes out and challenges AJ for his spot. AJ defeats Punk with a spin kick at the 15 minute mark.
Kurt Angle challenges the Big Show for his World title spot. Kurt moves up after Big Show got counted out.
Bubba challenges Chris Masters for his IC spot. Masters’ retains his spot after a beautiful belly to back suplex in the middle of the ring.
Jeff Hardy & the Kraken challenge Matt Hardy and John Morrison for their spot. Morrison gets the pin over the Kraken in 28 minutes. They retain their spot.
Randy Orton challenges Sting for the IC title shot. If Randy loses or is co/dq, he will not be eligible to try for a title again until May. Randy loses via countout in 11 ½ minutes. He then grabs a mic and demands to be traded to the CSWA. William Regal ponders it and then states that after the PPV, Orton may have a new home…but he must first defeat someone (TBD) in order to get his wish. That match will happen at the ppv.
The final match was the Undertaker vs. Donnie B in a non-title match up. In 3 short minutes, Donnie B taps out to the triangle choke.
Regal came out and made another match for the PPV: Donnie B vs the Undertaker for the World Title. Undertaker was going to be taking on Ric Flair with Flair’s career in the balance but due to their ongoing feud, Flair will be going up against the Super Warrior.
The PPV should be up next so stay tuned.
First, over in the CSWA (note, these events took place over different days):
The first match was MW3 challenging John Cena for his spot for the US title. MW3 put up a good fight and took the champ 19 minutes in a good ol-fashioned brawl, but in the end was no match for the 5 knuckle shuffle and the 3 count. John Cena retains his spot.
Next, John Morrison challenged Mr. Kennedy for his shot at the TV title. This one was really short. Morrison held his own until, at the 3 minute mark, got tossed out of the ring. Kennedy followed him out and ran his head into a ringpost. Kennedy rolled back in and beat the 10 count and retained his spot. I would not be surprised to see Morrison want some revenge.
Matt Hardy was next to challenge the Super Warrior for his spot in line for the US title. This was another short match that saw the Super Warrior retain his spot after Matt Hardy got counted out (after Jeff Hardy caused a distraction).
The Kraken challenged Jeff Hardy for his title spot. Jeff Hardy retained his spot after connecting with a swanton bomb and getting the 1-2-3.
HHH challenges Shelton Benjamin for his tv title spot. This was probably the most lopsided match. Benjamin didn’t want to fight but was told by William Regal that he must accept the challenge. Benjamin then asked that if the sledgehammer came into play in this match that HHH would be disqualified and not get the spot. Regal agreed. HHH didn’t care for this stipulation so he purposefully pulled the sledgehammer out early. He went to hit Shelton with it but Shelton reversed it and hit a shoulder to the gut. HHH then hit Shelton with the sledgehammer after Shelton hit a T-Bone Suplex. The ref didn’t see it but Shelton kicked out. HHH hit a kneedrop and spit water in Shelton’s face. HHH then tossed Shelton out of the ring and hit him with the sledgehammer again. HHH rolled back in and Shelton got counted out. As soon as the bell rang, Regal appeared on the screen and told HHH that if he used the sledgehammer, he would be DQ’d. Regal told the ref to announce Shelton as the winner of the match via DQ. Shelton retains his spot. HHH was pissed.
RVD challenges Jeff Jarrett for his world title shot. This was another long match that saw Jarrett own the challenger. At the 19 minute mark, somehow RVD hit a Van Daminator and basically fell on Jarrett. The ref made the count and RVD got the win and the title shot.
Chris Jericho challenges MVP for his US title spot. MVP was on fire and took it to Jericho. At the 5 minute mark though, Randy Orton appeared at the top of the ramp. Confused, Jericho missed a spot and MVP took advantage hitting a Ballin’ Elbow smash and got the win. He retains his spot.
MW3 challenges Mike Knox for his shot for the TV title. Knox retains his spot after landing a nasty elbow drop on the sternum of MW3.
MW3 then issued a challenge to the Cruiserweight Champion Mr. Kennedy for his spot at the TV title. In 24 minutes, MW3 gets the win with a dragonscrew. MW3 takes over Kennedy’s spot. Immediately, HHH came out and challenged MW3. HHH gets the win in 19 minutes.
Kane challenges Ted Dibiasi for his world title spot. In a short match, Kane moves up the rankings after hitting a clothesline from the top rope.
Over in the HWF (again, these matches took place over different days):
Samoa Joe challenges Undertaker for his world title shot. This was a rematch that saw Undertaker demand that if he retains his spot against Joe that he gets a rematch for the IC title. Joe agreed. The Undertaker owned Joe and got a merciful win after hitting the Last Ride. Undertaker gets a shot somewhere down the line at the IC title.
CM Punk challenges Ric Flair for his NA title shot. Punk owned Flair. Ric had no idea what he’d gotten himself into. The end came when Super Warrior came down and distracted Flair. Flair was irate that someone would interfere in his match. This gave Punk time to lock in the Anaconda Vice and got Flair to tap out. CM Punk gets Flair’s title shot. After the match, Super Warrior got in the ring and nailed Flair with 2 Super Powerbombs.
Batista challenges Devon Dudley for his NA title shot. This was by far the shortest match that saw, in 2 minutes, Devon get counted out giving the title shot to the Animal.
Carlito challenges Santino for his IC title spot. Carlito was whipping Santino’s ass but Santino got lucky when Carlito didn’t make it back in the ring before a 10 count. Santino retains his spot.
Fit Finley challenges Stevie Richards for his x-division title spot. If Richards loses, he is gone. This one went the full 30 minutes. Richards had gotten knocked out by the shillelagh. The ref counted to 10 just as the bell rang so there was some confusion as to if the match was a draw or if Finley got the win. Regal came out and said they would have a second match and since Richards had so much riding on this, it was turned into a steel cage match.
Richards really tried but was just no match for Finley. Finley locked in the celtic cross at the 2 minute mark and Stevie tapped. He did, however manage to stop Finley from leaving the ring. He took 8 minutes to try to pin the crazy Finley but not even the Stevie kick helped. At the 10 minute mark, Finley made it out of the ring and got the win AND ended the career of Stevie Richards. Everyone moves up and there are 2 vacancies for the X-division title now.
AJ challenges Cody Rhodes for his NA title spot. This was the shortest match of the night. Cody got counted out just after 30 seconds. AJ takes over his spot. CM Punk comes out and challenges AJ for his spot. AJ defeats Punk with a spin kick at the 15 minute mark.
Kurt Angle challenges the Big Show for his World title spot. Kurt moves up after Big Show got counted out.
Bubba challenges Chris Masters for his IC spot. Masters’ retains his spot after a beautiful belly to back suplex in the middle of the ring.
Jeff Hardy & the Kraken challenge Matt Hardy and John Morrison for their spot. Morrison gets the pin over the Kraken in 28 minutes. They retain their spot.
Randy Orton challenges Sting for the IC title shot. If Randy loses or is co/dq, he will not be eligible to try for a title again until May. Randy loses via countout in 11 ½ minutes. He then grabs a mic and demands to be traded to the CSWA. William Regal ponders it and then states that after the PPV, Orton may have a new home…but he must first defeat someone (TBD) in order to get his wish. That match will happen at the ppv.
The final match was the Undertaker vs. Donnie B in a non-title match up. In 3 short minutes, Donnie B taps out to the triangle choke.
Regal came out and made another match for the PPV: Donnie B vs the Undertaker for the World Title. Undertaker was going to be taking on Ric Flair with Flair’s career in the balance but due to their ongoing feud, Flair will be going up against the Super Warrior.
The PPV should be up next so stay tuned.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Wrestling Newsletter Year 5 (2010) 4.3
Hello fans. In this issue, we will recap the house shows from the CSWA event in Humble and the HWF show in Tempe.
The card looked like this:
Mr. Kennedy vs. The Super Warrior for the Cruiserweight title. If SW loses, he no longer gets a shot at that belt while Kennedy holds it OR a shot at any title that Kennedy is in line for.
John Cena will defend the TV title against MW3.
Edge will defend his US title against Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio will defend the World title against RVD.
In the first match, Kennedy came out first and taunted the Warrior. Kennedy went on about how he was going to put the Super Warrior out for good. The music hit and out came the Super Warrior. It’s funny that we have not seen him look this serious in a very long time. He got in the ring and went nose to nose with Kennedy. The ring announcer introduced both men and said that in order for Kennedy to win the stipulation, he needed to either pin or make the Super Warrior tap out. Kennedy asked “then why not just make this a no dq-count out”? SW nodded and then bell rang.
Kennedy started off with a Russian leg sweep. He then tossed SW out of the ring for a 7 count. SW got back in and hit a power punch. Kennedy hits a side slam and SW hits a Super Powerslam. Kennedy rolls out of the ring but eventually gets back in. Kennedy takes advantage of a distracted SW when Ric Flair made an appearance at the top of the stage and hit another leg sweep. SW locks in a cobra clutch but Kennedy hits the mic check for a 2 count. Kennedy hits a side slam and SW tosses him out of the ring. Flair comes down and gives Kennedy some advice. SW starts to have words with Flair and Kennedy hits the Green Bay Plunge for a 2 count. Kennedy hits a second GBP but SW kicks out at 2. SW hits a Full nelson slam but Kennedy tosses him out of the ring. Ken distracts the ref and Flair hits a low blow. SW rolls back in but surprises Kennedy with a super flapjack. SW goes to toss Kennedy out of the ring but Mr. K reverses it and hits a mic check. Flair gets up on the ring which prevents the pin attempt from being counted. Kennedy throws up his hands wondering what Flair was doing. Flair begins to apologize profusely. A cobra clutch from SW is met with another GBP and a 2 count. SW hits another Super flapjack. KK hits a side slam backbreaker but SW hits a Super Powerbomb for a 2 count. KK hits the legsweep again but SW hits a Super Powerslam but only gets a 2 count. Kennedy tries for an inverted superplex but SW nullifies it. Flair jumps up and throws some powder in the eyes of the SW. Blinded, he runs right into another Green Bay Plunge from Kennedy who makes the cover and gets the 1…2….3. Kennedy is declared the winner and he leaves with his title.
Flair then jumps in and tries to attack the SW but Warrior is really pissed now. Flair tries to hit some chops but SW shrugs it off. SW nails a super powerslam on Flair who then rolls out of the ring. Flair then challenges SW for a match at the PPV and states that if he cannot put SW out, he will retire. SW accepts.
The next match had John Cena defend the TV title against MW3. Hogan has been hounding MW3 ever since the match was made for the “Over the Edge” PPV. MW3 came out first followed by the champ. Cena starts off with a knuckle jam. Before MW3 gets in his first offensive move, Hogan comes down to ringside. Cena then hits 2 more knuckle jams. A side suplex from Cena is met by an insuguri from MW3. Cena hits another knuckle jam but only makes a 1 count after thinking Hogan was going to interfere. Yet another knuckle jam from Cena and MW3 is NOT looking good. Cena goes to stomp MW3 in the gut but it is reverse and MW3 stops to offer friendship but kicks John in the groin. A knuckle jam from the champ is met with a dragonscrew from the challenger. Cena stops to rap with the crowd and MW3 nails a swinging neckbreaker. A knuckle jam and a pin attempt is thwarted by Hogan trying to get involved but is being stopped by the ref. Cena hits a side suplex and follows it up with a five knuckle shuffle. He covers MW3 but MW3 kicks out at 2. John tries to rap with the crowd again but gets hit by an insuguri. John then hits the F-U and goes for the cover but MW3 kicks out at 2. Cena is shocked and even moreso when he tastes the leather from a superkick. Both men are down. Cena tries to rap again but gets tossed out of the ring but is back in at 4. After some more thwarted pin attempts, John nails the F-U in the middle of the ring, makes the cover and gets the 1…..2……3. John Cena retains the TV title.
After the match, Hogan sneaks up on MW3 and hits a clothesline from behind. He then nails a leg drop on the fallen hero and stands over him in victory before being directed out of the ring.
Edge was up next defending the US title against Chris Jericho. Edge begins the match with a headlock. Jericho applies the Walls of Jericho but Edge reverses it and slaps on another headlock. Edge hits a yank hair flip but Chris goes to the ropes and connects with a lionsault. He makes the cover but Edge kicks out at 2. Chris nails some chops to the chest but gets clotheslined out of the ring. He is back in at 3. Edge with a bodyslam and Chris with a forearm smash. Chris locks in the Walls of Jericho but Edge powers out and hits a DDT. Both men are down. Edge is up first and nails some dropkicks. Chris hits a lionsault and goes for the pin. The ref counts 1…2…kickout. Chris is astonished. Edge is then tossed out of the ring but is back in at 4. Chris absorbs some rapid dropkicks from the champ. Edge with more dropkicks and Chris with chops. Edge hits a bodyslam and then is tossed out of the ring. He is back in at 7. Chris hits more chops to the chest and Edge hits a DDT out of nowhere but makes a quick cover only to have Chris kick out at 2. Edge is tossed out again and is back in at 4. Chris hits chops to the chest and is clotheslined out of the ring. He’s back in at 8. Chris hits another lionsault off the ropes but Edge is up and nails a DDT. Both men are down again. Edge nails a huge bodyslam and then with his feet on the ropes, gets the 1.2.3. Edge retains the US title and leaves quickly as Chris whines in the ring.
The final match of the CSWA card is the World Champ Rey Mysterio defending the title against newcomer RVD. Rob was no match for the high flying Mysterio. Rey kept the challenger baffled by all the high flying spots. Rey hit the 6-1-9 and followed it up with a hurricanrana. RVD must have had too much to smoke as he couldn’t mount much of an offense. Rey hit another 6-1-9 at the 11 minute mark and was declared the winner and STILL the World champion.
Jericho cried enough to William Regal so Regal said he could get another title shot but it would be the last in line for it.
The HWF card looked like this.
Donnie B vs. AJ Styles with both of their championships on the line. The winner gets both belts (if pin or sub only).
The Undertaker defends the IC title against Samoa Joe
Kurt Angle defends the North American title against Batista
CM Punk and Sting defend the Tag Team titles against the Dudleys.
Over to the HWF news, it was announced that there was a special guest host for the night – two in fact. They were none other than the Great Kabuki and the Great Muta. They announced that a special wrestler was coming out of retirement and wanted a match with that “dirty-ol’ dog” Negronomicon. That would be Superstar Billy Graham.
The first match was Graham taking on the Negronomicon. Superstar asked for this match early on since he needed to get to bed early as he needed his beauty rest. Superstar begins with an extended thumb chokehold. N just takes it. SBG hits a kick to the midsection but N hits a arm whip of doom. SBG hits a forearm smash that all but knocked N out (he flopped around a bit like Eddie Gilbert used to do back in the day). Graham is tossed out of the ring but is back in and hits a bodyslam and goes for the pin but N kicks out at 2. N gets catapulted across the ring but comes back to hit a hurricanrana. Superstar hits a karate chop to the chest and goes for a pin but N kicks out. Superstar gets tossed out of the ring again but is back in right away and nails the bodyslam. He goes for the cover but N kicks out again. SBG goes to catapult N across the ring but it is reversed and N hits a thrust kick. I think he broke SBG’s hip. No, wait, he’s ok. SBG goes for a forearm smash but N gets out of the way. SBG hits an elbow smash to windpipe but N hits a snap suplex and goes for the cover but only gets a 2 count. SBG hits another bodyslam, goes for the pin but doesn’t get it. SBG hits a snapmare and goes for a pin but N kicks out at 1. SBG hits the extended thumb chokehold and goes for a pin but still can’t put the “dirty ol’ dog” down. SBG hits a karate chop to the chest, goes for the pin but it is thwarted. SBG then catapults N across the ring and he actually lands throat across the ropes. He falls back and SBG makes the cover for the 1..2…3. SBG wins the match. N leaves the ring cursing that he will get his revenge…soon.
Tag team champs Punk and Sting are out next to defend their tag team titles against the Dudleys. This match ended up going 21 minutes with the challengers beating the tar out of the champs. At the 21 minute mark, with Sting incapacitated, Punk got nailed by the 3D but rolled out of the ring. Punk ended up getting counted out so Punk and Sting retain the tag titles. Bubba and Devon were not happy and swore they’d get another shot.
Regal then came out to announce that due to his constant interference, Ric Flair will be moved over to the CSWA and would only move back to the HWF once his feud with the Super Warrior was done or Flair was forced into retirement.
Kurt Angle was up next defending the North American title against Batista. This match went 18 minutes with both men hitting their specialty moves early on but neither getting the pin. Batista started to battle back in the end but frustration crept up on him after he hit two back to back Enforcer Spinebusters but he couldn’t keep Angle down. Out of nowhere, Angle hits the Angle Slam and with a pull of the tights, gets the 1-2-3. Angle retains the belt. Batista was not happy and stared down at Angle as he left the ring with his title.
The Undertaker was up next and called out the fat, overweight blob (and Undisputed Heavyweight Champion) Samoa Joe. Joe came out and looked pretty lean. He motioned that he was taking Undertaker’s title tonight. This was the shortest match of the night so far. Joe started off like a freight train and ran down the champ. He hit a throat choke and a muscle buster but Taker kicked out. Joe got tossed out of the ring but as soon as he got back in, he tossed the Undertaker out. Joe locks in the rear naked choke and turns it into a pin attempt but Taker kicks out. Joe then hits a running clothesline that almost took the Undertaker’s head off. He covered Taker, put his feet on the ropes and as the ref counted 1…….2……..3, Joe was declared the winner of the match and the NEW Intercontinental Champion. Joe left the ring with both of his belts and said he’d be coming after the world title next.
The final match of the night is Donnie B defending the World title and AJ Styles defending the X-division title with the winner taking both. This was now officially the shortest match of the night at 4 minutes. Donnie B got in one offensive move. AJ beat the holy hell out of him. AJ went for the Styles Clash which Donnie B reversed and tried to hit a DDT but it was nullified. AJ then hit a Styles Clash, went for the pin but DB kicked out. Donnie B hits Styles with a chair but then gets tossed out of the ring. He is back in at 6. Donnie B then tosses AJ out of the ring and brawls briefly with AJ. AJ then makes the mistake of tossing Donnie B back in first (just as the ref counted to 10) and AJ ends up getting counted out. Donnie B retains the World title but does not win the X-division title since it was not via pin or submission.
That’s all for now. Stay tuned.
The card looked like this:
Mr. Kennedy vs. The Super Warrior for the Cruiserweight title. If SW loses, he no longer gets a shot at that belt while Kennedy holds it OR a shot at any title that Kennedy is in line for.
John Cena will defend the TV title against MW3.
Edge will defend his US title against Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio will defend the World title against RVD.
In the first match, Kennedy came out first and taunted the Warrior. Kennedy went on about how he was going to put the Super Warrior out for good. The music hit and out came the Super Warrior. It’s funny that we have not seen him look this serious in a very long time. He got in the ring and went nose to nose with Kennedy. The ring announcer introduced both men and said that in order for Kennedy to win the stipulation, he needed to either pin or make the Super Warrior tap out. Kennedy asked “then why not just make this a no dq-count out”? SW nodded and then bell rang.
Kennedy started off with a Russian leg sweep. He then tossed SW out of the ring for a 7 count. SW got back in and hit a power punch. Kennedy hits a side slam and SW hits a Super Powerslam. Kennedy rolls out of the ring but eventually gets back in. Kennedy takes advantage of a distracted SW when Ric Flair made an appearance at the top of the stage and hit another leg sweep. SW locks in a cobra clutch but Kennedy hits the mic check for a 2 count. Kennedy hits a side slam and SW tosses him out of the ring. Flair comes down and gives Kennedy some advice. SW starts to have words with Flair and Kennedy hits the Green Bay Plunge for a 2 count. Kennedy hits a second GBP but SW kicks out at 2. SW hits a Full nelson slam but Kennedy tosses him out of the ring. Ken distracts the ref and Flair hits a low blow. SW rolls back in but surprises Kennedy with a super flapjack. SW goes to toss Kennedy out of the ring but Mr. K reverses it and hits a mic check. Flair gets up on the ring which prevents the pin attempt from being counted. Kennedy throws up his hands wondering what Flair was doing. Flair begins to apologize profusely. A cobra clutch from SW is met with another GBP and a 2 count. SW hits another Super flapjack. KK hits a side slam backbreaker but SW hits a Super Powerbomb for a 2 count. KK hits the legsweep again but SW hits a Super Powerslam but only gets a 2 count. Kennedy tries for an inverted superplex but SW nullifies it. Flair jumps up and throws some powder in the eyes of the SW. Blinded, he runs right into another Green Bay Plunge from Kennedy who makes the cover and gets the 1…2….3. Kennedy is declared the winner and he leaves with his title.
Flair then jumps in and tries to attack the SW but Warrior is really pissed now. Flair tries to hit some chops but SW shrugs it off. SW nails a super powerslam on Flair who then rolls out of the ring. Flair then challenges SW for a match at the PPV and states that if he cannot put SW out, he will retire. SW accepts.
The next match had John Cena defend the TV title against MW3. Hogan has been hounding MW3 ever since the match was made for the “Over the Edge” PPV. MW3 came out first followed by the champ. Cena starts off with a knuckle jam. Before MW3 gets in his first offensive move, Hogan comes down to ringside. Cena then hits 2 more knuckle jams. A side suplex from Cena is met by an insuguri from MW3. Cena hits another knuckle jam but only makes a 1 count after thinking Hogan was going to interfere. Yet another knuckle jam from Cena and MW3 is NOT looking good. Cena goes to stomp MW3 in the gut but it is reverse and MW3 stops to offer friendship but kicks John in the groin. A knuckle jam from the champ is met with a dragonscrew from the challenger. Cena stops to rap with the crowd and MW3 nails a swinging neckbreaker. A knuckle jam and a pin attempt is thwarted by Hogan trying to get involved but is being stopped by the ref. Cena hits a side suplex and follows it up with a five knuckle shuffle. He covers MW3 but MW3 kicks out at 2. John tries to rap with the crowd again but gets hit by an insuguri. John then hits the F-U and goes for the cover but MW3 kicks out at 2. Cena is shocked and even moreso when he tastes the leather from a superkick. Both men are down. Cena tries to rap again but gets tossed out of the ring but is back in at 4. After some more thwarted pin attempts, John nails the F-U in the middle of the ring, makes the cover and gets the 1…..2……3. John Cena retains the TV title.
After the match, Hogan sneaks up on MW3 and hits a clothesline from behind. He then nails a leg drop on the fallen hero and stands over him in victory before being directed out of the ring.
Edge was up next defending the US title against Chris Jericho. Edge begins the match with a headlock. Jericho applies the Walls of Jericho but Edge reverses it and slaps on another headlock. Edge hits a yank hair flip but Chris goes to the ropes and connects with a lionsault. He makes the cover but Edge kicks out at 2. Chris nails some chops to the chest but gets clotheslined out of the ring. He is back in at 3. Edge with a bodyslam and Chris with a forearm smash. Chris locks in the Walls of Jericho but Edge powers out and hits a DDT. Both men are down. Edge is up first and nails some dropkicks. Chris hits a lionsault and goes for the pin. The ref counts 1…2…kickout. Chris is astonished. Edge is then tossed out of the ring but is back in at 4. Chris absorbs some rapid dropkicks from the champ. Edge with more dropkicks and Chris with chops. Edge hits a bodyslam and then is tossed out of the ring. He is back in at 7. Chris hits more chops to the chest and Edge hits a DDT out of nowhere but makes a quick cover only to have Chris kick out at 2. Edge is tossed out again and is back in at 4. Chris hits chops to the chest and is clotheslined out of the ring. He’s back in at 8. Chris hits another lionsault off the ropes but Edge is up and nails a DDT. Both men are down again. Edge nails a huge bodyslam and then with his feet on the ropes, gets the 1.2.3. Edge retains the US title and leaves quickly as Chris whines in the ring.
The final match of the CSWA card is the World Champ Rey Mysterio defending the title against newcomer RVD. Rob was no match for the high flying Mysterio. Rey kept the challenger baffled by all the high flying spots. Rey hit the 6-1-9 and followed it up with a hurricanrana. RVD must have had too much to smoke as he couldn’t mount much of an offense. Rey hit another 6-1-9 at the 11 minute mark and was declared the winner and STILL the World champion.
Jericho cried enough to William Regal so Regal said he could get another title shot but it would be the last in line for it.
The HWF card looked like this.
Donnie B vs. AJ Styles with both of their championships on the line. The winner gets both belts (if pin or sub only).
The Undertaker defends the IC title against Samoa Joe
Kurt Angle defends the North American title against Batista
CM Punk and Sting defend the Tag Team titles against the Dudleys.
Over to the HWF news, it was announced that there was a special guest host for the night – two in fact. They were none other than the Great Kabuki and the Great Muta. They announced that a special wrestler was coming out of retirement and wanted a match with that “dirty-ol’ dog” Negronomicon. That would be Superstar Billy Graham.
The first match was Graham taking on the Negronomicon. Superstar asked for this match early on since he needed to get to bed early as he needed his beauty rest. Superstar begins with an extended thumb chokehold. N just takes it. SBG hits a kick to the midsection but N hits a arm whip of doom. SBG hits a forearm smash that all but knocked N out (he flopped around a bit like Eddie Gilbert used to do back in the day). Graham is tossed out of the ring but is back in and hits a bodyslam and goes for the pin but N kicks out at 2. N gets catapulted across the ring but comes back to hit a hurricanrana. Superstar hits a karate chop to the chest and goes for a pin but N kicks out. Superstar gets tossed out of the ring again but is back in right away and nails the bodyslam. He goes for the cover but N kicks out again. SBG goes to catapult N across the ring but it is reversed and N hits a thrust kick. I think he broke SBG’s hip. No, wait, he’s ok. SBG goes for a forearm smash but N gets out of the way. SBG hits an elbow smash to windpipe but N hits a snap suplex and goes for the cover but only gets a 2 count. SBG hits another bodyslam, goes for the pin but doesn’t get it. SBG hits a snapmare and goes for a pin but N kicks out at 1. SBG hits the extended thumb chokehold and goes for a pin but still can’t put the “dirty ol’ dog” down. SBG hits a karate chop to the chest, goes for the pin but it is thwarted. SBG then catapults N across the ring and he actually lands throat across the ropes. He falls back and SBG makes the cover for the 1..2…3. SBG wins the match. N leaves the ring cursing that he will get his revenge…soon.
Tag team champs Punk and Sting are out next to defend their tag team titles against the Dudleys. This match ended up going 21 minutes with the challengers beating the tar out of the champs. At the 21 minute mark, with Sting incapacitated, Punk got nailed by the 3D but rolled out of the ring. Punk ended up getting counted out so Punk and Sting retain the tag titles. Bubba and Devon were not happy and swore they’d get another shot.
Regal then came out to announce that due to his constant interference, Ric Flair will be moved over to the CSWA and would only move back to the HWF once his feud with the Super Warrior was done or Flair was forced into retirement.
Kurt Angle was up next defending the North American title against Batista. This match went 18 minutes with both men hitting their specialty moves early on but neither getting the pin. Batista started to battle back in the end but frustration crept up on him after he hit two back to back Enforcer Spinebusters but he couldn’t keep Angle down. Out of nowhere, Angle hits the Angle Slam and with a pull of the tights, gets the 1-2-3. Angle retains the belt. Batista was not happy and stared down at Angle as he left the ring with his title.
The Undertaker was up next and called out the fat, overweight blob (and Undisputed Heavyweight Champion) Samoa Joe. Joe came out and looked pretty lean. He motioned that he was taking Undertaker’s title tonight. This was the shortest match of the night so far. Joe started off like a freight train and ran down the champ. He hit a throat choke and a muscle buster but Taker kicked out. Joe got tossed out of the ring but as soon as he got back in, he tossed the Undertaker out. Joe locks in the rear naked choke and turns it into a pin attempt but Taker kicks out. Joe then hits a running clothesline that almost took the Undertaker’s head off. He covered Taker, put his feet on the ropes and as the ref counted 1…….2……..3, Joe was declared the winner of the match and the NEW Intercontinental Champion. Joe left the ring with both of his belts and said he’d be coming after the world title next.
The final match of the night is Donnie B defending the World title and AJ Styles defending the X-division title with the winner taking both. This was now officially the shortest match of the night at 4 minutes. Donnie B got in one offensive move. AJ beat the holy hell out of him. AJ went for the Styles Clash which Donnie B reversed and tried to hit a DDT but it was nullified. AJ then hit a Styles Clash, went for the pin but DB kicked out. Donnie B hits Styles with a chair but then gets tossed out of the ring. He is back in at 6. Donnie B then tosses AJ out of the ring and brawls briefly with AJ. AJ then makes the mistake of tossing Donnie B back in first (just as the ref counted to 10) and AJ ends up getting counted out. Donnie B retains the World title but does not win the X-division title since it was not via pin or submission.
That’s all for now. Stay tuned.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Wrestling Newsletter Year 5 (2010) 4.2
Hello fans. Welcome back to the wrestling newsletter. We have more information to report so let’s get down to business.
MW3 and the Super Warrior were successful in defeating the team of Hogan and Flair. They had agreed to remain partners only when going after the World tag team titles. SW was now the #1 contender for the Cruiserweight title. MW3 then issued a challenge to the #1 contender for the TV title – Hulk “TNA” Hogan. Hogan must still have been trashed from Wrestlemania as MW3 threw Hogan out of the ring at 30 seconds and it appeared Hogan threw out his hip or something. MW3 then ran Hogan into the ringpost and rolled back in. The ref counted to 10 and gave the match and the title shot to MW3.
Edge and Jeff Jarrett then had a match to see who will fill the #10 slot for the World title. In 13 minutes and after hitting Edge with a guitar over his head, Jeff gets the win. After the match, Edge hit Jarrett with a spear and left him lying in the ring.
We were just informed that a CSWA house show was going to take place in Humble, TX next week. This is the card that is being advertised:
Mr. Kennedy vs. The Super Warrior for the Cruiserweight title. If SW loses, he no longer gets a shot at that belt while Kennedy holds it OR a shot at any title that Kennedy is in line for.
John Cena will defend the TV title against MW3.
Edge will defend his US title against Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio will defend the World title against RVD.
We also just received an interview from the Super Warrior to post:
Hear Me Warriors! The time has finally come! It is time to FINALLY rid this business of the cancers known as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair! Even the sweetest of fruits spoil with age and your time has long passed. I will admit that you two were great in your day but now you just hold the new generation down and prevent them from reaching their true potential. The Super Warrior and MW3 will stand for this no longer! The twilight of your careers approaches as does the dawn of a new age of professional wrestling! As for you Mr. Kennedy, I mentioned the last time I addressed you that I accepted this 4th and final challenge. There will be no excuses. I do not plan to leave without the gold so you had best bring your “A” game.”
We also have our first match confirmed for the Over The Edge PPV in Chicago. Hulk “TNA” Hogan has agreed to put his career on the line against MW3. If MW3 wins, Hogan is gone for good.
Over in the HWF, AJ Styles challenged Devon Dudley for his spot in the World title hunt. In 7 minutes, AJ gets the win with a Style’s Clash. AJ is now the #1 contender for the World title and Donnie B is the #1 contender for the X-Division title. It has been decided by William Regal that the winner of the match (if by pin or submission) will win both Championships.
Ric Flair challenged Abyss for his spot in the IC title hunt. It was a long battle that ended in a time limit draw. Abyss keeps his spot.
An HFW house show to be held in Tempe, AZ will now be headlined by
Donnie B vs. AJ Styles with both of their championships on the line. The winner gets both belts (if pin or sub).
The Undertaker defends the IC title against Samoa Joe
Kurt Angle defends the North American title against Batista
CM Punk and Sting defend the Tag Team titles against the Dudleys.
More to follow.
MW3 and the Super Warrior were successful in defeating the team of Hogan and Flair. They had agreed to remain partners only when going after the World tag team titles. SW was now the #1 contender for the Cruiserweight title. MW3 then issued a challenge to the #1 contender for the TV title – Hulk “TNA” Hogan. Hogan must still have been trashed from Wrestlemania as MW3 threw Hogan out of the ring at 30 seconds and it appeared Hogan threw out his hip or something. MW3 then ran Hogan into the ringpost and rolled back in. The ref counted to 10 and gave the match and the title shot to MW3.
Edge and Jeff Jarrett then had a match to see who will fill the #10 slot for the World title. In 13 minutes and after hitting Edge with a guitar over his head, Jeff gets the win. After the match, Edge hit Jarrett with a spear and left him lying in the ring.
We were just informed that a CSWA house show was going to take place in Humble, TX next week. This is the card that is being advertised:
Mr. Kennedy vs. The Super Warrior for the Cruiserweight title. If SW loses, he no longer gets a shot at that belt while Kennedy holds it OR a shot at any title that Kennedy is in line for.
John Cena will defend the TV title against MW3.
Edge will defend his US title against Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio will defend the World title against RVD.
We also just received an interview from the Super Warrior to post:
We also have our first match confirmed for the Over The Edge PPV in Chicago. Hulk “TNA” Hogan has agreed to put his career on the line against MW3. If MW3 wins, Hogan is gone for good.
Over in the HWF, AJ Styles challenged Devon Dudley for his spot in the World title hunt. In 7 minutes, AJ gets the win with a Style’s Clash. AJ is now the #1 contender for the World title and Donnie B is the #1 contender for the X-Division title. It has been decided by William Regal that the winner of the match (if by pin or submission) will win both Championships.
Ric Flair challenged Abyss for his spot in the IC title hunt. It was a long battle that ended in a time limit draw. Abyss keeps his spot.
An HFW house show to be held in Tempe, AZ will now be headlined by
Donnie B vs. AJ Styles with both of their championships on the line. The winner gets both belts (if pin or sub).
The Undertaker defends the IC title against Samoa Joe
Kurt Angle defends the North American title against Batista
CM Punk and Sting defend the Tag Team titles against the Dudleys.
More to follow.
Wrestling Newsletter Year 5 (2010) 4.1– Post-Wrestlemania fallout and other news
Hello fans. We start of this letter with the sad news that former wrestler Chris Kanyon has passed away. While details are still unknown at this time, we’d like to extend our condolences to his friends and family.
The show following Wrestlemania was jam packed with a sold out crowd. The card started off with The Bruiser, Mick Foley, Shawn Michaels, Mohammed Hassan and Bobby Lashley all in the ring. Hassan thanked the crowd for allowing him to return but he felt he didn’t have the passion some of the other greats had and made the decision to retire. He thanked Kennedy for allowing his last match to be a “last-ditch effort” to win a belt but it just wasn’t meant to be. He then handed the mic to the Bruiser and left the ring. The Bruiser stated that not winning the battle royal seemed meant to be and that he enjoyed his run even though a lot of it was spent on the bench. He thanked the fans for supporting him and handed the mic to Mick Foley as he left the ring. Foley started off by saying that his match with the Undertaker wasn’t really for his career. Foley told management he was in some serious need for time off and was basically told that he had to be off for at least a month and could return at any time. He told the fans this was not the last time they’d see him in the ring. “You’ll know when I’m done”. He signed off with the “bang bang” and handed the mic to Bobby Lashley. Bobby started off by saying his wrestling career was the greatest thing that has ever happened to him professionally. He went on to say that he may be saying goodbye to wrestling but was saying hello to MMA. That’s right. Bobby will be making the move to mixed martial arts and said that he would make a huge impact once he gets himself established. “Watch for me. I don’t think a heavyweight title is out of my reach.” He got a huge ovation from the fans and then handed the mic to Shawn.
“You know, I’ve been in this business for a very long time. You may remember me starting out as some skinny, snot-nosed kid up in Minnesota. I started to learn the business (the hard way in some cases) and as I got better, my future opened up for me. At that time, I was teaming with my good friend Marty Janetty. Marty and I won tag team championships and then moved to the biggest game in town – The WWE (was the WWF back then). We held our own with some of the big dogs in the sport and persevered. When it came time for me to move on, Marty and I split and my singles career took off. I was at the top of my game throughout my tenure in the WWE but then when the HWF and CSWA came into play, this is where I feel I really skyrocketed. I’ve had some great feuds over the past years. I know I’m going to miss some of you but please, don’t be offended. I would like to personally thank MW3, the Undertaker, HHH, Randy Orton, The Rock, Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, Edge, Hulk Hogan, JBL, Chris Daniels, Batista, and even the Negronomicon. I’ve won multiple championships both in singles as well as tag team. I’ve had some feuds that were real doozies. In fact, my home-slice HHH and I have had so many ‘I Quit’ and ‘Loser leave town’ matches I’ve lost count. I’ve wrestled backstabbers (Evolution) to a mask vs. valet match with MW3. I do also seem to recall a few years ago taking on the Negronomicon on a few occasions. Come to think of it, if I had just finished him off back then, we wouldn’t have had the crap we had to go through last year. Live and learn.
As I prepare to leave now, I take with me, my legacy…my history….and I leave you with some fantastic memories. I was offered a similar situation as Mick Foley but I felt that it really is time for me to take a well deserved break. I look forward to watching all of the guys in the back perform to their hearts’ content. I will you all the luck in the world.
Finally, I’d like to thank Donnie B. Without him, the HWF would never have been created and we all would never have had a place to showcase our talents. Thank you.”
At this point, Randy Orton’s music hits. Orton swaggers down to the ring and takes a mic of his own. “Really Shawn? Really? Tell me, are you gonna pull the same crap that you did in your WWE days? Fake an injury, take time off? How about ‘Losing your smile’…I really liked that one. Oh, and we can’t forget all those ‘guys in the back’ that you refused to put over? What about them? I’m here to tell you good riddance. We don’t need you here. You’re the past…I’m the future. Since you are no longer welcome here, I’d suggest you head home now, tuck your tail between your legs and get the hell out of my ring.”
Shawn, with his head lowered in disgrace went to leave the ring but he moved very slowly as Randy continued his rant. “Now that we got that crap out of the way, I am hereby challenging that no good coward Donnie B to come out here and give me a match for MY world title.” Donnie B came out and asked Orton if he remembered being told that he would never get another title shot. “All I need is one. Come on, let me have it.” As if on queue, Michaels snuck back in the ring and nailed Orton with Sweet Chin Music. Orton was out cold. Donnie B came to the ring, shook Shawn’s hand and signaled for the bell. The bell rang and Donnie B picked up Orton, connected with a Brainbuster and covered Randy for the 1-2-3. Donnie B left the ring and went to the back with Shawn. Orton eventually recovered and stomped his way towards the back.
We were then introduced to the Host wrestler for the evening, the HWF IC Champion, the Undertaker. Undertaker came out to address the crowd and told them that he felt that the Negronomicon was finished in this sport. He beat him from pillar to post and then left him lying in a heap in the middle of the ring. Tonight though, Negronomicon was going to have to compete again. This time, the host was not going to be the one who challenged the Negronomicon but one who made up the match. “Tonight, Negronomicon goes one on one with none other than Bruno Sammartino. And guess what, that match is happening now.”
Bruno made his way to the ring. Negronomicon came to the ramp but didn’t head down. He complained about having been through hell and back and there was no way he was wrestling tonight. As he got up to leave, he ran right smack into the Undertaker. Undertaker grabbed him by the back of the neck and dragged him down to the ring. He then threw him in and signaled for the bell.
Bruno started off with a huge hiproll. Negronomicon answered with a thrust kick. Bruno then locks in his specialty, the Bearhug. Negronomicon was still very sore from his match the previous night that it didn’t take long for him to tap out. Bruno wins the match and leaves Negronomicon lying in a heap in the middle of the ring.
It was also announced since CSWA lost more wrestlers to retirement at Wrestlemania, then RVD would then be signed to the CSWA.
RVD came down and said that he was going to make an impact and that would start now. He said that HHH was currently the #1 contender for the World title and he wanted him in the ring. HHH came down for their impromptu match. This started off strong with RVD going for a Van Terminator and HHH reversing it but RVD reversed it again and took down HHH with a spinning heel kick. RVD then went for a frog splash with HHH reversed again, tried for spitting some water but RVD reversed that and tried to toss HHH out of the ring but that was nullified. Lots of quick action in just 2 minutes. HHH managed to hit 3 pedigrees but RVD kicked out of each and everyone of them. At the 21 minute marker, RVD nailed a Van Daminator and rolled HHH to the middle of the ring where he made the cover for the 1…2….3. RVD had defeated HHH and is now the #1 contender for the World title held by Rey Mysterio.
More to come.
The show following Wrestlemania was jam packed with a sold out crowd. The card started off with The Bruiser, Mick Foley, Shawn Michaels, Mohammed Hassan and Bobby Lashley all in the ring. Hassan thanked the crowd for allowing him to return but he felt he didn’t have the passion some of the other greats had and made the decision to retire. He thanked Kennedy for allowing his last match to be a “last-ditch effort” to win a belt but it just wasn’t meant to be. He then handed the mic to the Bruiser and left the ring. The Bruiser stated that not winning the battle royal seemed meant to be and that he enjoyed his run even though a lot of it was spent on the bench. He thanked the fans for supporting him and handed the mic to Mick Foley as he left the ring. Foley started off by saying that his match with the Undertaker wasn’t really for his career. Foley told management he was in some serious need for time off and was basically told that he had to be off for at least a month and could return at any time. He told the fans this was not the last time they’d see him in the ring. “You’ll know when I’m done”. He signed off with the “bang bang” and handed the mic to Bobby Lashley. Bobby started off by saying his wrestling career was the greatest thing that has ever happened to him professionally. He went on to say that he may be saying goodbye to wrestling but was saying hello to MMA. That’s right. Bobby will be making the move to mixed martial arts and said that he would make a huge impact once he gets himself established. “Watch for me. I don’t think a heavyweight title is out of my reach.” He got a huge ovation from the fans and then handed the mic to Shawn.
“You know, I’ve been in this business for a very long time. You may remember me starting out as some skinny, snot-nosed kid up in Minnesota. I started to learn the business (the hard way in some cases) and as I got better, my future opened up for me. At that time, I was teaming with my good friend Marty Janetty. Marty and I won tag team championships and then moved to the biggest game in town – The WWE (was the WWF back then). We held our own with some of the big dogs in the sport and persevered. When it came time for me to move on, Marty and I split and my singles career took off. I was at the top of my game throughout my tenure in the WWE but then when the HWF and CSWA came into play, this is where I feel I really skyrocketed. I’ve had some great feuds over the past years. I know I’m going to miss some of you but please, don’t be offended. I would like to personally thank MW3, the Undertaker, HHH, Randy Orton, The Rock, Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, Edge, Hulk Hogan, JBL, Chris Daniels, Batista, and even the Negronomicon. I’ve won multiple championships both in singles as well as tag team. I’ve had some feuds that were real doozies. In fact, my home-slice HHH and I have had so many ‘I Quit’ and ‘Loser leave town’ matches I’ve lost count. I’ve wrestled backstabbers (Evolution) to a mask vs. valet match with MW3. I do also seem to recall a few years ago taking on the Negronomicon on a few occasions. Come to think of it, if I had just finished him off back then, we wouldn’t have had the crap we had to go through last year. Live and learn.
As I prepare to leave now, I take with me, my legacy…my history….and I leave you with some fantastic memories. I was offered a similar situation as Mick Foley but I felt that it really is time for me to take a well deserved break. I look forward to watching all of the guys in the back perform to their hearts’ content. I will you all the luck in the world.
Finally, I’d like to thank Donnie B. Without him, the HWF would never have been created and we all would never have had a place to showcase our talents. Thank you.”
At this point, Randy Orton’s music hits. Orton swaggers down to the ring and takes a mic of his own. “Really Shawn? Really? Tell me, are you gonna pull the same crap that you did in your WWE days? Fake an injury, take time off? How about ‘Losing your smile’…I really liked that one. Oh, and we can’t forget all those ‘guys in the back’ that you refused to put over? What about them? I’m here to tell you good riddance. We don’t need you here. You’re the past…I’m the future. Since you are no longer welcome here, I’d suggest you head home now, tuck your tail between your legs and get the hell out of my ring.”
Shawn, with his head lowered in disgrace went to leave the ring but he moved very slowly as Randy continued his rant. “Now that we got that crap out of the way, I am hereby challenging that no good coward Donnie B to come out here and give me a match for MY world title.” Donnie B came out and asked Orton if he remembered being told that he would never get another title shot. “All I need is one. Come on, let me have it.” As if on queue, Michaels snuck back in the ring and nailed Orton with Sweet Chin Music. Orton was out cold. Donnie B came to the ring, shook Shawn’s hand and signaled for the bell. The bell rang and Donnie B picked up Orton, connected with a Brainbuster and covered Randy for the 1-2-3. Donnie B left the ring and went to the back with Shawn. Orton eventually recovered and stomped his way towards the back.
We were then introduced to the Host wrestler for the evening, the HWF IC Champion, the Undertaker. Undertaker came out to address the crowd and told them that he felt that the Negronomicon was finished in this sport. He beat him from pillar to post and then left him lying in a heap in the middle of the ring. Tonight though, Negronomicon was going to have to compete again. This time, the host was not going to be the one who challenged the Negronomicon but one who made up the match. “Tonight, Negronomicon goes one on one with none other than Bruno Sammartino. And guess what, that match is happening now.”
Bruno made his way to the ring. Negronomicon came to the ramp but didn’t head down. He complained about having been through hell and back and there was no way he was wrestling tonight. As he got up to leave, he ran right smack into the Undertaker. Undertaker grabbed him by the back of the neck and dragged him down to the ring. He then threw him in and signaled for the bell.
Bruno started off with a huge hiproll. Negronomicon answered with a thrust kick. Bruno then locks in his specialty, the Bearhug. Negronomicon was still very sore from his match the previous night that it didn’t take long for him to tap out. Bruno wins the match and leaves Negronomicon lying in a heap in the middle of the ring.
It was also announced since CSWA lost more wrestlers to retirement at Wrestlemania, then RVD would then be signed to the CSWA.
RVD came down and said that he was going to make an impact and that would start now. He said that HHH was currently the #1 contender for the World title and he wanted him in the ring. HHH came down for their impromptu match. This started off strong with RVD going for a Van Terminator and HHH reversing it but RVD reversed it again and took down HHH with a spinning heel kick. RVD then went for a frog splash with HHH reversed again, tried for spitting some water but RVD reversed that and tried to toss HHH out of the ring but that was nullified. Lots of quick action in just 2 minutes. HHH managed to hit 3 pedigrees but RVD kicked out of each and everyone of them. At the 21 minute marker, RVD nailed a Van Daminator and rolled HHH to the middle of the ring where he made the cover for the 1…2….3. RVD had defeated HHH and is now the #1 contender for the World title held by Rey Mysterio.
More to come.
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