Hello fans and
welcome back to another installment of HCW’s Phoenix Heat. We have some great action on the card for you
today. Also, our roving reporter the
Wicked Prophet sits down for a 1:1 with the most annoying man in HCW: Apollo Gyze.
The show kicks off
with pyro and things are ready to go. GM
Master Bull comes out first to a pop form the crowd. Bull says that Scooter J returns to the ring
tonight (for one night only as he was traded to Tacoma) after being beat down
by Hardcore Hensen and Nix Anderson at the last PPV. We also have our first Ladies Elimination
Chamber qualifying match with Kimberly Kiccsass taking on Madame Jade. Bull says that he is confident we will also
see at least one match signed for the PPV House of Horrors that will be taking
place right here in Phoenix on Halloween.
Bull also says that he has gotten permission to use AC/DC’s
“Thunderstruck” as the show’s lead anthem.
The fans pop huge. Bull, before
leaving, lets us know that next weeks’ shows will be delayed by a few days due
to events in both Tacoma and Phoenix occupying the normal broadcast days. Shows will revert back to their normal time
slots on the 14th.
Pyro goes off
again and our show is ready to go. The fans begin to boo when Terra Ryzing makes
his way out to the ring first. He flips
them off and threatens to hit a few. He
begins yelling obscenities at the fans but the change in the music leads to a
pop as Leiton Snake makes his way out.
He rushes down to the ring and slides under the bottom rope. He climbs one corner and gets the crowd
psyched. Terra attacks him starting this
one off and surprisingly for 8 minutes, Terra went toe to toe with Leiton but
it all changed after the Snake connected with a diving somersault
neckbreaker. The fans were astonished
and popped accordingly. Leiton then
owned the remainder of the match bringing to a merciful end 4 minutes later
after connecting with the Curb Stomp.
Leiton gets the pin but his celebration is cut short when Niven Snake
rushes out there and hits Leiton in the head with a steel chair busting him
open. The refs and other backstage
assistants rushed out there to prevent further damage. Master Bull came out and said that he had it
with the two of them and that at the PPV, Leiton and Niven will meet in the
ring for a “First Blood” match. The
person so bleeds the first is going to be out of HCW. Niven throws the chair down and smirks and
leaves. Leiton makes it to his feet and
he’s wearing a crimson mask. Hopefully
his head will be healed before the PPV.
(12 min for the match; 5 for the aftermath)
Backstage, a
random drawing is done to determine who will fight for the Ladies title tonight
and the Duchess’ name is drawn. The
Duchess gives Raquel a look and she motions she’s taking the title tonight.
We head back to
the ring for our next match. Music hits
and out comes Scooter J. The fans give
him a pop as he heads to the ring but he never makes it as Hardcore Hensen and Nix
Anderson rush out to attack him. The
beatdown doesn’t last long as TNT makes his way out with a steel chair and
chases the dastardly duo off. Scooter J
gets on the mic and issues a challenge to Nix and Hensen for a match at the
PPV. They accept almost
immediately. I guess we have our next
match set. Since this match isn’t
happening, we will get another match to fill the card in its place.
The Wicked Prophet
is backstage and he says that tonight, he is sitting down with the one and only
Apollo Gyze to talk his suspension and more.
That will take place in the second half of the show.
It looks like we
got our replacement match. First, ‘the
Elitist’ Reid Rothchild makes his way out with his manager the Ambassador and
the two head down to the ring. Next,
Sonic Blade makes his way out and the fans pop for him. Sonic knows better than to turn his back on
Reid so once in the ring, he never takes his eyes off his opponent. Reid, with the Ambassador’s help, controlled
the first few minutes of the match but after Sonic took the Ambassador out of
commission, Reid floundered. Sonic took
advantage of that and owned the match.
Reid began a bit of a comeback after hitting the Michaels Superkick and
then went to the top rope. He launched
going for something (not sure what) but Sonic rolled out of the way and Reid
landed flat on his back. Sonic picked
him up and hit an Atomic Drop. He
immediately went for the pin cradling the leg and got the 1-2-3. Sonic Blade gets the win. He celebrates briefly in the ring before
leaving. Reid and the Ambassador
regrouped and headed to the back. (10
min)
Backstage, the
Wicked Prophet runs into J C Dykes and the Unknown Assassin. Prophet asks UA what it’s like getting beat
down by a vampire bot. UA grabs Prophet
by his jacket but Dykes gets him to release.
Dykes warns Prophet to stick to keeping his nose out of their
business. Dykes then tells Dr. Red Fang
that the Unknown Assassin is challenging him to a Dog Collar match at the
PPV. Dykes says that UA will send Fang
back to the pound. They walk off. Prophet straightens his jacket, lets out a
harrumph and continues walking.
We head back to
the ring for our next match. First, ‘Top
Gun’ Justin Winger comes out and the fans pop for him. Justin is carrying his belt representing 1/3
of the 6 Man Tag Team champs. He gets
into the ring, climbs the turnbuckle and elicits a pop from the crowd. Next, the lights go dim and there is an eerie
blue light filling the room. Wilber
Townsend begins to make his way out and he’s carrying a lantern. He slowly makes his way down to the ring and
then climbs in. As he does, the lights
slowly come back up. Wilber is one for
mind games but we’ll see if he gets under Winger’s skin. Winger goes for a flying dropkick but Wilber
reverses it and hits a shortarm clothesline.
Wilber follows it up with mounted elbow smashes but Winger fights back
with a flying headscissors. Winger hits
a steamroller and Wilber goes down. The
fans pop. Winger goes for a knee smash
but Wilber nullifies it. Wilber locks in
a rear chin lock and Winger hits a knee to the back. Winger then jumps to the corner and lauches
hitting a flying dropkick. This time he
hooks the leg and gets the 1-2-3. Top
Gun gets the win. The fans pop as Justin
gets his arm raised and then he leaves to avoid Wilber trying to attack
him. Wilber eventually leaves. (6 min)
Backstage, the
Steel Curtain say that they are going back into 6 man tag team action but they
are no allowed to team up with Biceps Bannerman anymore due to a stipulation
from earlier in the year. Buzz
introduces their teammate for this match – Tommy Lightning. Tommy tells the Steel Curtain that as long as
Apollo keeps his beak out of the match, it should be fine. Starbuck leans over and says “Word”.
We head back to
the ring for the next match. First, the
Huber Clan (Butch, Junior and Ferb Huber) make their way out to the ring. The fans mostly boo them. Next, the Steel Curtain and Tommy Lightning
come out to a huge pop from the crowd. The
match begins almost immediately and the Hubers actually held their own for the
entire match. Fortunately, there was no
interference from Apollo and true to his word, Tommy and the Curtain stayed
mostly in control. At the 11 minute
mark, Tommy gets tagged in and he locks Ferb up with an abdominal stretch. He doesn’t go for the submission but
immediately turns it into a pin and gets the shocking win. Tommy Lightning and the Steel Curtain get the
win much to the delight of the fans. The
fan favorites leave the ring and are eventually followed out by the losing
team. (11 min)
Backstage, Madame
Jade says that the Elimination Chamber is a hellacious structure and has no
plans on joining. She will be sure that
it is Kimberly who will be representing.
Also backstage,
the Duchess says that even though in 4 weeks she’ll be moving on to greener
pastures, she says she’ll be doing it as the HCW Ladies Champion. Raquel has had her time in the limelight and
now, once again, it’s her turn.
Lastly, we meet up
with the Ladies Champion Ravishing Raquel.
Raquel says that some wrestlers shine and then are forgotten and there
are those who make such an impact that they become immortal. Raquel says that she has been a pioneer in the
woman’s division since she debuted.
Tonight, her reign continues as the Duchess watches and reminisces.
We head to the
ring for our Elimination Chamber qualifier:
Madame Jade vs Kimberly Kiccsass.
Kimberly comes out first and gets more boos than cheers. Next, Madame Jade comes out and the fans pop
for her. Just as she was psyching up the
crowd, Kimberly attacked her and really took control. She would stop every couple of minutes to
yell at Jade “Do you want it or not?” but Kimberly was just at the top of her
game tonight. Jade managed to hit the
Jade Breaker but Kimberly made it to the ropes.
Kimberly battled back and managed to connect with a top rope
legdrop. She then locked in a back
mounted rear chin lock and rolled it into a pin securing the 1-2-3. Kimberly wins the match but that means that
Madame Jade is going to the Chamber. She
looked really concerned as she headed to the back. (15 min)
We head to the
back where the Wicked Prophet is sitting.
We cut over to him.
WP: Ladies and gentlemen, the Wicked Prophet here
preaching the word that is the truth.
Tonight, I get one on one with the one and only Apollo Gyze.”
Apollo comes in
and sits down.
WP: Welcome Apollo.
AG: Glad to be here.
WP: I have a reputation of getting right to the
heart of the matter so I’ll ask what I’m sure is on everyone’s minds…what the
hell was up with the suspension?
AG: You know, Master Bull is on a power
trip. I’ve said it before, I’m the
hottest property in HCW and after sticking me in a match with some chump
nugget, he has the gall to suspend me…for what…speaking my mind? You know, if Bull had the guts to step in the
ring with me, I’d kick his ass but he won’t.
He’ll hide behind the desk and that’s fine. He can stay there. Who I really want to talk about is the chump
nugget Tommy Lightning.
WP: I hoped you would. Now, this is the meat and potatoes. What is up with that guy?
AG: This nugget thinks he can hold a candle to me
but he is weak and cowardly. Instead of
wrestling for titles, I’m relegated to this chump. And you know what..
WP: Say it
AG: Apollo Gyze don’t apologize.
WP: Apollo, you are right in your thoughts and
you should continue to do what you do best.
AG: Thanks Prophet. Keep on preaching the good word.
WP: Thank you Apollo. And thank you HCW for tuning in. Back to action in the ring.
It’s time for our
main event. First, the Duchess makes her
way out first and she is booed with a smattering of cheers. Once in the ring, the music changes and out
comes the Ladies Champion Ravishing Raquel with her manager the
Ambassador. She too mostly receives boos
but there is a small group that cheers her on.
She gets into the ring and holds her title high and proud. She then walks over and holds it in the
Duchess’ face. The Duchess makes a grab
for it but Raquel yanks it away. She
walks over to the ropes and once again holds the title up before handing it
over to the ref. For the first 7 minutes
of the match, the Duchess took the fight to the champ but after the Ambassador
got involved tripping the Duchess at the ropes, Raquel went for a pin putting her
feet on the ropes but the ref caught her and stopped the count. Raquel hits the Simply Ravishing and then
tries to follow it up with a hammer smash to the back but the Duchess reverses
it and hits a foot stomp. She then locks
in the All Hail her Majesty but Raquel makes it to the ropes to break the
hold. Raquel hits a Lou Thesz press and
goes for a pin but only gets a two count.
The Duchess hits another foot stomp and a hair pull and toss. Raquel locks in the Ravishing Armbar but the
Duchess executes a roll up and grabs a handful of tights trying for a pin but
the ref refuses to count. Raquel locks
in another armbar but the Duchess eye rakes her to break the hold. Just then, Scarlett Phoenix comes out to a
pop from the crowd and the Duchess stops to yell at her from the ring. She doesn’t see Raquel sneak up from behind
and grab her leg dropping her to the mat.
She locked in an ankle lock but then in a twist, turned it into a
pin. She had just enough leverage to get
the 3 count. Ravishing Raquel gets the
win and is successful in her title defense.
The champ grabs her belt and leaves.
The show comes to an end with the Duchess and Scarlett Phoenix staring
at each other to end the show.
Thanks for reading. As a reminder, next week’s issues will be
delayed a few days but will be back on schedule the week after.
Stay Tuned.
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