Thursday, February 18, 2016

HWF/CSWA Wrestling Newsletter 2016 – #447 – Fallout from the PPV



Hello fans and welcome back to our newsletter.  As expected, the King of the Ring exceeded all PPV buy numbers as well as being sold out.  GM Max McGillicutty knows he has his work cut out for him as we begin our road to Wrestlemania.

Max comes out to start off the show and as is typical, thanks the fans for attending/buying the PPV.  He goes on to say that the title (or crown as it were) would be defended yearly at an event such as King of the Ring.  The winner will hold the crown for an entire year and is guaranteed one shot at any title he wants at any PPV.  This means that King CJ can pick and choose a title he wants to fight for (except the Undisputed title unless he is already the World Champion) at any of the next 12 PPV’s.  Knowing the Hashtag as we do, it is doubtful he will wait that long.

The first of our matches kick off with the Attitude Connection (Abyss & Adam Rose) heading to the ring for their match.  Their opponents, the Steel Curtain (Buzz & Starbuck Steel) make their way out too to a huge pop.  Their match begins with Starbuck taking on Abyss.  The two fought like cats & dogs and Adam Rose tagged himself in.  Buzz also makes it in and annihilates Rose.  Rose makes the desperate tag back to Abyss who seems pretty peeved at Rose.  Rose then tells Abyss that he has to take a break and goes to sit at commentary.  In the meantime, Starbuck is tagged in and after hitting an uppercut, he sends Abyss to the outside.  Abyss just stares at Rose at commentary and he’s not even paying attention.  Abyss walks away from the ring.  Finally Rose looks up to see his partner gone but it’s too late.  Abyss & Rose are counted out and the Steel Curtain win this one.  Rose storms to the back yelling for his partner.  (15 min)

In the back, Brie Bella says tonight, she gets a shot at the Diva’s title held by Ravishing Raquel.  Raquel thinks she’s “all that” and says after tonight, Raquel will be like her husband Reid…a non-Champion.

We go back to the ring for our next match which is for the US title.  Seth Rollins of the Shield makes his way to the ring.  He is then followed by champion Phat Sol.  Phat is ambushed on his way to the ring by Dr. Red Fang.  Fang dropped Phat with a Vampire Lunge.  He is in no shape for his match right now but he has very little choice.  Max comes out and says to give Phat a fair shake, he makes this a 30 minute best of 3 falls match.  Rollins easily owned the match as Phat could barely remain on his feet.  Rollins scores the first fall after taking out Phat’s leg with a running single leg dropkick. (7 min).  The match continues and sees Rollins continue his domination but after getting too cocky, he missed a curb stomp attempt and Phat hits him with the ‘Phat Phat’ (Brainbuster) and makes the cover for the 1-2-3. (11 min).  We now are down to one fall each with only 12 min left in the match.  Rollins turned up the intensity again but Phat hung in there just long enough to make it that final 12 min.  The bell rings signaling this one has reached the time limit and is a draw.  Rollins is pissed off and Phat takes his title and immediately leaves.  (12 min for final fall; 30 min draw)

The Triple Crown Champion Bray Wyatt is in the back talking to Desperado member and Hardcore Champion the Stache.  Bray tells the Stache the reason the Desperados lost as they were not a cohesive team.  Bray questions if the Stache is really living up to his potential.  Bray tells Stache to be mindful of those around him and not to be a glory hound.  Stache says he will apologize to his teammates.

Next up is for the Diva’s title with the champion Ravishing Raquel taking on one half of the Bella Twins Brie.  Brie’s sisters Nikki and Taylor make their way out to cheer on their sister.  This doesn’t sit well with the champ and she is immediately thrown off her game.  At one point in the match, the ref took a bump and Nikki pulled her sister out of the ring and took her place.  Nikki beat down on the champ until Brie was fresh enough to make it back in.  Just as the ref was recovering, Brie sneaks back in and nails the champ with a sitout facebuster.  Brie hooks the leg (and the tights) and the ref counted 1-2-3.  Brie Bella just defeated Ravishing Raquel to become the NEW DIVA’s CHAMPION.  Brie celebrated with Nikki and Taylor as Raquel made her way to the back.   (21 min)

In the back, A-Team members Alberto Del Rio and Adrian Neville are talking about US title rankings.  Neville says that Del Rio should give him his spot because it’s the right thing to do.  Alberto says hell no.  Neville then challenges Alberto for his spot.  The challenge is out.  Alberto has to accept.  Antonio Cesaro walks in and is wondering just what in the hell is going on.

Daniel Bryan makes his way out to the ring.  Bryan says that he’s frustrated at sitting on the sidelines not being used.  Daniel then throws out a challenge to Bray Wyatt for the CSWA World Title.  Bray comes out says he owes Daniel nothing.  Bryan offers to put his career on the line.  Wyatt comments that he alone is responsible for putting out Sting, Brock Lesnar and the Undertaker and asks Daniel if he really wants to be in that club.  Daniel starts a “YES!” chant and Bray says he’s happy to oblige.  Bray says though that he controls the when and where and it may not be tonight.  Daniel will get his shot; he may have to wait for it though.

Clarkus Kentus is in the back and knocks on a dressing room door.  The door swings open in violent fashion.  “You dare disturb Dr. Red Fang Clarkus Kentus?!?! I should clothesline you out of your shoes!”  Clarkus stands his ground.  “Dr. Red Fang, you are a bully and a coward.  Someone should reprimand you.”  Fang snarls “Are you forgetting how much pain I'm capable of delivering Kentus? I recommend you lower your voice.”  Clarkus, not one to be deterred, responded “I am not afraid of you.”  Fang leans in and says “back home in Transylvania (or was it Romania?) we didn't let people like you yell at us. Watch your back.”  Clarkus asks if that was a threat and Fang slams the door in his face.  Clarkus seems to have narrowly escaped an attack there.

We head back to the ring just as Adrian Neville has made his way out.  He is then followed by Alberto Del Rio with Antonio Cesaro in tow asking him not to do this.  Del Rio says that he must answer the challenge.  Del Rio manhandled Neville throwing him all around the ring all the while Cesaro watched from commentary.  Finally when Alberto thought the lesson he was here to teach was received, he dropped Neville with a release german suplex.  Alberto made the cover and got the win.  After the match, Alberto extended his hand to Adrian and they shook.  Cesaro blew a sigh of relief and the A-Team left together.  (19 min)

Max makes his way out and once again thanks the fans for coming out but we hear a commotion in the back.  The curtains part and Bray Wyatt is dragging Daniel Bryan to the ring.  Bryan is trying to fight off Bray but the Triple Crown champion shrugs it off.  Wyatt tells the ref to ring the bell.  This was nothing short of a massacre.  Bray announced this would be a ‘boot camp’ rules match and proceeded to beat Daniel all over and around the ring using everything he could find.  Daniel would try to battle back but after getting ambushed in a guerrilla attack, he did his best just to stand on his own two feet.  Bray went for a stomp with military boot but Daniel reversed it and attempted a regal suplex but that was reversed and Bray bashed him with a German helmet.  Bray finally made the cover and got the 1-2-3.  Bray Wyatt is victorious and retains his title.  He leaves as Bryan struggles to his feet.  The fans chant “Thank You Daniel” (clap, clap, clapclapclap) over and over as an emotional Daniel Bryan made the long trek up the ramp and saluted the fans for the last time.


What an emotional ending to our show.  Be sure to stay tuned for more action.

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