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.
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