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GWA Ground Zero - 10/01/2005

AzraelPosted on 06/27/07 at 05:01:33

Fireworks explode as tonight's Ground Zero begins! Last week, Tully Blanchard gave Kurt Angle a title befitting the new status of this company, the GWA World Title. However, its first pay-per-view defense will be in a specialty match. And that match will involve six people. Two men will start out and then each four minutes, another man will enter the match. Participants will be able to be eliminated by pinfall or submission. The Anarchist Doug Williams will be the fifth man entering this match. Kurt Angle will be the last. The first four? That will be decided in this Royal Rumble tonight. The final four men in the match tonight will be the first four men in the Gauntlet, with the winner being the fourth man and so on down. Before we get to the match, however, there are some quick pre-taped promos to go through.

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Jake Roberts: Everybody wants to change the world as a kid. Nobody grows up to say, "I wanna be middle management," or, "My life's goal is to be a janitor." No, everyone wants their lives to matter. Along the way, though, everyone makes concessions. It's inevitable. You're not smart enough to be an astronaut. You have stupid fingers and can't play the guitar. It happens. And then one day, you find yourself middle-aged and realize that you're only good at maybe one worthless thing. And for me, that thing is causing pain. So I've taken these two like-minded men, Halloween and Damien 666. I've taught them the true way to execute the DDT. I've given them the focus and the targets to make our goals reality. And tonight furthers that. There will be 29 other men to mutilate, 29 other men to torment, and no one will ever forget the damage that is done tonight. Trust me...

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Chavo Guerrero Jr.: Last week, the wrestling world wrote me off. I was an afterthought in the triple threat match for the vacant T.V. Title. I was just someone to get in the way of Lance Storm and Rhyno. But in the end, I was the man who won. I bet people don't think I'm a threat tonight either. But I'll prove everybody wrong again.

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Steve Corino: It's beautiful when a plan comes together, isn't it? Chris Jericho thought he was in control, but in reality, he was hanging onto the Dynasty by a thread. Christian, Styles and Rhyno didn't respect you Jericho. How could they? You always thought of wrestling as the first step of your entertainment career. You did not give this sport the respect that it deserves. And it showed in your matches. Every big match you had here Jericho, you lost, whether it was to the Rock or to Taz or to Christopher Daniels or whoever. But that's the old Dynasty Jericho. Because now it's being led by the King of Old School Steve Corino and it's going to be better than ever. And it all starts tonight. All four of us are in this Rumble, and you'd better believe that we're going to be taking everybody else out. Sooner or later, the World Title will be coming home to the Dynasty. And when that happens, everyone will refer to me...as God.

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Christopher Daniels: Recently, I've had a few setbacks in my wrestling career. I jettisoned the dead weight that was Triple X, but it's not as though this has shown dividends. Elix Skipper managed to wrestle the match of his life at Fallout and pinned me on a lucky rollup. I'll admit it. But I'll also say it's not going to happen again. Now that I don't have to worry about carrying two dead weights along with me or bringing truth to the huddled, pathetic masses, I have a renewed focus. I've allowed myself to be diverted for too long with these petty squabbles. And with this Royal Rumble, I have my opportunity to shoot straight to the top of the GWA. And believe me, I'll take full advantage of it.

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(The camera cuts to the ring and we're about to start the Royal Rumble. "Tell Me Why" by Paul Van Dyk plays as Deranged comes down the aisle, taunting the fans as he does. He steps through the ropes and bounces off the ropes a couple times before flexing his biceps. "Raining Blood" by Slayer then plays and Deranged immediately spins to face the entryway in horror. Rhyno runs out to the entryway and raises his arms in the air, then darts down the aisle and slides under the bottom rope.)

[31-Man Royal Rumble]

Deranged backs off, but Rhyno charges him and smacks him in the back repeatedly with a series of forearms to the back. Deranged tries to get up, but Rhyno hits him in the chest with a knee to knock him backward. He rolls backward and Rhyno charges again. He hits a double-axhandle to the back, but Deranged hits him with a low blow to double him over. Deranged gingerly gets up and runs into the ropes, but Rhyno lifts him up and brings him down with a spinebuster! Deranged is out, but the buzzer sounds and Jerry Lynn runs down the aisle. He slides under the ropes and goes straight at Rhyno, trading punches back and forth. Rhyno gets the best of the exchange and knocks Lynn into the ropes. He whips him across the ring and drops him with a lariat. Lynn pops up and Rhyno whips him into the corner. He follows in, but Lynn brings a foot up, staggering Rhyno back. Lynn shuffles to the middle turnbuckle and jumps off, bringing Rhyno down with a flying bulldog. He jumps on top of Rhyno and punches him repeatedly while Deranged gets to his feet and stomps on Rhyno as well. The buzzer sounds and Christian runs down the aisle, entering the ring. He hits Lynn from behind with a double-axhandle, then pops Deranged in the face with a forearm. Deranged goes down in a heap and Christian starts to choke away at him. Rhyno gets to his feet and pulls Lynn up by his hair, hitting him with a headbutt. Lynn goes down to one knee and Rhyno pops him back up with a right hand, then clotheslines him over the top rope and to the floor (#1).

The buzzer sounds and Joel Maximo runs down the aisle, then slides under the bottom rope. Rhyno jumps on him and hits him with a double-axhandle to the back. Christian stomps on Deranged repeatedly, then brings him to his feet and smashes his face into the turnbuckle. Rhyno grabs Joel by the hair and hits him repeatedly with knee strikes until Joel slumps to the mat. Christian whips Deranged into the ropes and knocks him down with a back elbow. Deranged gets up woozily, but Christian tosses him over the top rope and to the floor (#2). Meanwhile, Rhyno drags  Joel to his feet and whips him hard into the corner. Joel staggers back out and Rhyno just runs over him with the Gore! From there, it's a simple matter for him to scoop Joel up and dump him over the top (#3). Christian and Rhyno nod at each other as they wait for the next man to enter the rumble.

"Swamp Thing" then plays as the crowd erupts and Taz walks down the aisle and into the ring. Rhyno stands hunched over daring Taz to fight him, while Christian stands behind him. Taz rolls under the bottom rope and Rhyno sets on him with a series of stomps. Taz manages to get to his feet and knocks Rhyno back with a couple right hands, then knocks Christian down with a forearm. Rhyno runs back over and knocks Taz down with a lariat, then starts choking him. Taz manages to fight free and gasps for air, but Rhyno keeps on him with more stomps to the head. Christian eggs on Rhyno as he keeps hitting Taz, but Taz is able to grab Rhyno's foot and trip him. Rhyno falls down and Taz gets on top of him, punching away. Christian starts to attack Taz from behind, but the buzzer sounds and Ricky Reyes runs down the aisle, sliding in the ring and immediately attacks Christian. He lays into Christian with a string of forearms, then whips him across the ring and knocks him down with a lariat. Rhyno and Taz continue rolling around punching each other as Reyes stalks Christian. Christian, however, grabs Reyes by the waist and slings him into the turnbuckle. Reyes staggers back and Christian takes him down with a chopblock, sending Reyes down in a heap. Christian grabs Reyes's leg and drops an elbow on iit, then wrenches it. Rhyno and Taz both get to their feet and Rhyno makes a wild swing, but Taz ducks under. He grabs him and lifts for a German suplex, but Rhyno blocks it and hits elbows to the head to break Taz's grasp. Taz tries to shake off the pain, but Rhyno punches him in the face then whips him into the ropes, taking him down with a powerslam. Rhyno gets to his feet and sets up in the corner for the Gore. He waits for Taz to get up as the buzzer sounds. Tony Mamaluke runs down the aisle and enters the ring. Rhyno tries to hit Mamaluke with the Gore, but Mamaluke jumps out of the way. Christian brings Reyes to his feet and hits him with a European uppercut to send him into the corner. He follows with a couple punches, but Reyes throws him into the corner and lays into him with chops. Christian tries to get away, but Reyes grabs him by the head and pulls him toward the center of the ring, jumping to hit him with a kneelift. Christian goes down in a heap, but Mamaluke attacks Reyes from behind. He runs Reyes into the ropes and rolls back into a cradle, then quickly locks in a grapevine.

Rhyno moves back over to Taz, but Taz has recovered and punches him in the face. Rhyno staggers back and Taz knocks him down with a lariat. The buzzer sounds, bringing Quiet Storm into the match. Storm runs in and hits Christian in the face with a forearm. Christian rocks back, but then kicks Storm in the midsection and drives him to the mat with a faceslam. Reyes kicks his way free of Mamaluke's grapevine, then slowly gets to his feet. He hits Mamaluke with chops whenever he tries to get close, but Christian sneaks up behind him and hits a low blow! Reyes keels over and Christian lifts him up, eventually getting him over the top rope and to the floor (#4). Mamaluke starts to catch his breath, but Christian quickly smacks him in the face. Mamaluke staggers back, but Storm comes up from behind Christian and takes him down wtih a back suplex. Taz brings Rhyno up to his feet, but Rhyno quickly hits Taz in the stomach with a kneesmash, then throws him into the corner. The buzzer sounds and CIMA walks out to the entryway. Storm immediately looks at CIMA, who's getting on the apron. Storm charges at CIMA, who stops him with a forearm. Storm staggers back and CIMA enters the ring. He throws Storm into the corner and blasts him with a palm blow, sending Storm flying up into the air and crashing hard on the mat. CIMA runs over to Mamaluke and knocks him down with a palm blow, then drops Christian with a superkick. Mamaluke gets to his feet, and CIMA grabs him and throws him over the top (#5). Rhyno continues smashing away at Taz with elbowsmashes and eventually Taz slumps in the corner. Rhyno backs away and readies himself for another charge, but CIMA surprises him with a dropkick, sending Rhyno through the middle ropes to the floor. Storm attacks CIMA from behind, but misses a lariat and CIMA staggers him with a sitdown facebuster. He gets up and readies for a superkick, but Taz spins him around and throws him backward with a head-and-arm suplex that sends CIMA over the top (#6)! Rhyno rolls under the bottom rope as Taz waits for him. However, Christian bumrushes him from behind to knock Taz to the mat.

The buzzer sounds again and Joey Matthews runs down the aisle and enters the ring. Christian stomps away at Taz while Storm and Matthews both attack Rhyno. They clobber Rhyno with four forearms to the back, but Rhyno stays on one knee and takes the punishment. Christian brings Taz to his feet and tries to move him into position for an inverted DDT, but Taz goes behind him and takes him down with a German suplex. Rhyno hits Matthews in the stomach with a forearm and pushes him to the mat. Storm wails away with some forearms and he tries to finish it with the Roaring Elbow, but Rhyno blocks it and knocks him down with a roundhouse right. Taz and Christian both get up slowly and Christian rakes Taz in the eyes. The buzzer sounds and Matt Hardy walks down the aisle. Christian hits Taz with a forearm to the back and grabs him for a DDT. Taz blocks the attempt by holding onto the top rope. Christian tries to hit him with a kneelift, but Taz lifts him up and over his head with a Northern Lights suplex to take him out of the ring (#7)! Taz slumps to the mat as Storm and Matthews try to lift Rhyno over the top rope. Rhyno manages to fight them off and knocks Storm down with a headbutt. Hardy moves over to Taz and starts to stomp away at his prone body. Taz manages to get to his feet and slugs Hardy back to push him into the ropes. He tries to lift Hardy over the top, but Hardy hits him with a forearm to the back to block it. The buzzer sounds and Chavo Guerrero Jr., the T.V. champion comes to the ring. He steps through the ropes and Rhyno immediately bumrushes him with a running forearm smash to send Chavo spiraling to the corner. Rhyno forces him into the corner and hits a series of kneedrops as Chavo tries to fight back. Storm works over Matthews in the corner while Taz chokes Hardy on the top rope. Rhyno backs away to go for the Gore and Chavo pulls himself up using the ropes. Rhyno charges at Chavo, but Chavo drops down, pulling down the top rope as he does so. Rhyno hits the ropes at full steam and falls over the top (#8.)! Chavo staggers forward and Matthews runs over him with a lariat. He brings Chavo up and punches him repeatedly in the head, but Storm crashes into Matthews from behind to send him sliding away. Taz keeps hitting Hardy with punches, but Hardy manages to duck under one and hit Taz with the Side Effect! Taz rolls on his stomach as Hardy gets up to catch a breather in the corner. The buzzer sounds as El Generico runs down the aisle and hops over the top rope. He yells "Ole!" and then runs at Hardy, throwing a Yakuza kick, but Hardy manages to get out of the way.

Generico remains crotched on the turnbuckle and Hardy shakes the top rope until Generico flops back into the ring. Storm tries to lift Matthews over the top, but Matthews holds onto the top and hangs on for dear life. Chavo comes up from behind to hit Storm in the back and snap mares him to the mat. He puts a knee in Storm's back and wrenches him in a headlock. Matthews shakes off his grogginess, but Hardy runs up and hits him with a flying forearm in the corner. He kicks Matthews in the midsection repeatedly while Taz brings Generico to his feet and pops him in the face with an elbow. Generico drops to a knee and tries to fight back, but Taz puts him on the mat with a gutwrench suplex. The buzzer sounds and Tajiri walks down the aisle, then rolls under the bottom rope. Chavo brings Storm up to his feet and hits him with forearms until he's in the ropes. Chavo lifts Storm up and tries to toss him over the top rope, but Storm manages to fight him off. However, Hardy comes in and clotheslines Storm over the top and to the floor (#9). Hardy hits Chavo in the stomach with a knee and then clubs him with a forearm as Tajiri hits Taz in the chest with a chop. Taz respons with a forearm, but Tajiri hits a series of kicks to stagger Taz and knocks him down with a dropkick. Matthews is leaning in the corner, catching his breath, and Generico struggles to his feet. Generico weakly points up and yells "Ole!", then charges at Matthews, who backdrops him over the top (#10). Taz gets to his feet as Tajiri keeps up the pressure. Tajiri tries to hit him with a thrust kick to the head, but Taz catches it and throws him backward with a leg capture suplex. Hardy tries to hit Chavo with the Twist of Fate, but Chavo pushes him off mid-move and Hardy goes over the top rope. However, he lands on the apron and rolls back in the ring. The buzzer sounds as the Cruiserweight champion, the Amazing Red, runs down the aisle and hops over the top rope. Matthews comes at him but takes a spinning leg lariat to the face. Hardy gets to his feet, but Red meets him with a flying forearm and then whips him into the ropes, knocking him down with a dropkick. Chavo runs at Red, but Red sweeps him and then hits the Red Star Press! Red gets up quickly, but Taz comes up from behind and tosses him over the top rope! Red skins the cat and comes back in, taking Taz down with spinning headscissors in the process.

Taz scrambles to his feet and Red runs at him, striking him with kicks to the stomach. He then jumps in the air and scores with an enzuigiri to make Taz slump to the mat. Tajiri brings Matthews to his feet and whips him into the ropes, nailing him with a handspring elbow. He brings Matthews to his feet, but Matthews quickly hits him in the stomach and quickly drops him with a DDT. Matthews shakes off the strikes, but Chavo smacks into him from behind with a double-axhandle. He clubs him so more and tries to lift him with a back suplex, but Matthews flips out of it. Matthews then grabs Chavo and hits a German suplex. Hardy brings Tajiri to his feet, meanwhile, and hits him with a European uppercut to send him into the corner. Red stomps on Taz's head, but Taz grabs his foot and sweeps him, then gets on top and pounds him with a series of crossfaces. The buzzer sounds and Jose Maximo sprints down the aisle, sliding in the ring and pulling Taz off of Red. Jose frantically hits Taz with punches from both hands, but Taz manages to stop him eventually with a headbutt. However, this gives Red time to hit him with a dropkick from behind. Hardy hits Tajiri with an elbow in the corner, then brings him out of the corner with a suplex. Matthews puts Chavo on the turnbuckle and then hits him with a dropkick which sends Chavo over the top and almost to the floor. Matthews tries to push Chavo off the apron to eliminate him, but Chavo keeps hanging on. Jose and Red bring Taz to his feet and whip him into the ropes, but Taz comes back with a double clothesline. Red pops up quickly and tries to hit Taz with a spin kick. Taz catches his leg and throws him down with a spinning back suplex. Jose gets to his feet and Taz grabs him, throwing him overhead with an overhead suplex. The buzzer sounds and Damien 666 runs down the aisle and enters the ring. He immediately goes after Hardy and hits him in the back of the head with a forearm. He throws Hardy to the side and hits Matthews, who's still trying to eliminate Chavo, from behind with a knee to the skull. He pulls Matthews back up and drops him with a DDT, leaving him motionless. Tajiri charges at Damien, but Damien throws him over the top with a backdrop. Tajiri lands on the apron and fights off Damien's attempts to hit him. He strikes Damien with a kick to the head which makes him stagger back. Damien, however, spits in Tajiri's face to distract him, and runs into the ropes, getting a full head of steam to send Tajiri flying to the floor, where he lands on top of the guardrail and hits the floor awkwardly (#11). Chavo rolls back in the ring and moves to attack Hardy as Damien scoops Matthews up and tosses him over as well (#12).

Meanwhile, Taz has Red against the ropes and hits him with clubbing forearms to the chest. Red tries to get away, but Taz pops him with a forearm to the face to stun him. Jose charges at Taz from behind, but Taz sees him and moves out of the way, making Jose collide with Red. Jose staggers back and Taz grabs him, then tosses him over the top (#13). He tries to throw Red out as well, but Red wraps himself around the top rope and falls back into the ring. Chavo brings Hardy to his feet and headbutts him, but Damien cheapshots him from behind. He stomps away as the buzzer sounds and Kanyon walks down the aisle. He's walking slowly as he doesn't want to get into the ring with Damien and Taz inside. Taz brings Red to his feet and tries to bring him down with a belly-to-belly suplex, but Red fights his way out with elbows. He then strikes him in the head and hits a backfist, then goes for a spinning enzuigiri, which Taz ducks. Kanyon finally gets in the ring and drops a knee on Hardy's head. Chavo is in the corner, where Damien is choking him. Chavo punches him in the stomach until Damien lets go and shuffles to the middle rope. He jumps off and knocks Damien down with a European uppercut from the second turnbuckle, then tries to catch his breath. However, Kanyon springs over and tries to throw him over the top rope. Chavo manages to fight him off and punches Kanyon in the face, forcing him to stagger back and bump into Taz. Kanyon spins around quickly and tries to run away, but ends up running into Damien. Kanyon freaks out again and runs, allowing Chavo to backdrop him over the top and to the floor (#14). The buzzer then sounds as AJ Styles walks down the aisle and enters the ring. Taz and Damien start to trade punches as Styles knocks Red to the ground with a lariat. Chavo and Hardy get up slowly, allowing Hardy to grab Chavo and bring him down with the Side Effect. Hardy sits on the turnbuckle and jumps off, scoring a hit with a legdrop. He stoops over to pick Chavo up, but Red runs into the ropes and brings Hardy down with the Code Red! Hardy rolls through and pops up to his feet, but his eyes are glazed over. Red quickly gets up and dropkicks Hardy, knocking him over the top rope (#15). Damien and Taz choke each other in the corner, but Styles runs in and hits both of them with a running dropkick to send them slumping to the mat. Red tries to throw Chavo over the top, but Chavo manages to keep him off. Styles hits Taz from behind with a forearm and tries to grab him from behind, but Taz moves behind him and goes for a German suplex. Styles blocks it and Damien comes in with a lariat, which Styles ducks and Taz doesn't.

Red stuns Chavo with a kick to the head and runs into the ropes. He runs at Chavo, but Chavo quickly pops up to hit him with a lariat. Red goes down hard and Chavo quickly brings him up, dropping him with a brain buster! Red bounces to a seated position and then falls on the mat. The buzzer sounds and Ken Shamrock comes to the ring. He steps through the ropes and immediately throws Styles into the center of the ring. Styles manages to get to his feet, but Shamrock kicks him hard in the stomach, then blasts him with a forearm. Styles retreats into the ropes, where Shamrock meets him and whips him. Styles reverses it and hits a perfect dropkick to send Shamrock to the mat. Chavo scoops Red up and tries to throw him over the top, but Red kicks his way out and slides down Chavo's back. Chavo turns around and tries to attack Red, but Red brings him down with a spinning leg lariat. Damien puts Taz on the bottom rope and chokes him as Taz tries to get away. Shamrock gets to his feet, but Styles kicks him in the stomach and hits him with a forearm. Shamrock staggers him with a headbutt and takes him to the mat with an ipponzei. Damien puts a knee in Taz's back as he's choking him, but Shamrock comes up from behind and lifts him up, throwing him over the top (#16). The buzzer sounds and Lance Storm runs to the ring. He gets on the apron and then springboards in, hitting Styles with a dropkick! Styles goes flying backward as Storm quickly gets up and jumps on top of him, hitting him with punches while Styles covers up. Shamrock goes after Chavo, taking him to the mat with a single-leg takedown. He turns him over and goes for the Ankle Lock, but Chavo manages to get out of the hold and rolls away. Taz gets up slowly, trying to catch his breath, but Red runs up to him and drops him with an enzuigiri. Storm gets up and tries to put Styles in the Straight Shooter, but Styles kicks him off. Storm gets up quickly, but Styles kips up and brings him down with a Frankensteiner! The buzzer sounds and Spanky struts his way to the ring. He steps through the ropes and brawls with Chavo. Red stomps on Taz, who's slow in getting to his feet. Red tries to kick Taz again, but Taz catches the leg and snaps him down with a dragon whip. Red rolls around, holding his leg, allowing Taz to catch a breather. Styles runs over and jumps on Red with a somersault splash.

Storm gets to his feet and runs at Styles, but Shamrock cuts him off by tackling him. He pounds away at Storm with a series of forearms to the head while Storm is completely helpless. Chavo tries to slam Spanky to the mat, but Spanky slides down his back and knocks him down with a leg lariat. He gets up and puffs his chest, but Taz comes from behind and throws him backward with a release German suplex. Taz brings Chavo to his feet and rocks him with a headbutt. He attacks some more, but Chavo stops him with a poke to the eye. He follows with a European uppercut and pushes Taz into the ropes. The buzzer sounds and Steve Corino makes his way to the ring. He steps through the ropes and joins Styles in choking Red. Meanwhile, Taz piefaces Chavo to try to move him away, but Chavo still has his leg and tries to lift him over. However, Spanky runs over and lifts Chavo's legs up, making him fall over the top rope (#17)! Taz falls to the mat and Spanky immediately starts stomping away at him. Meanwhile, Shamrock gets off of Storm and hits Styles from behind with a forearm. Corino brings Red to his feet, but Red responds with some  punches followed by a spin kick to knock him down. Red jumps onto the middle rope and comes back with a moonsault, but Corino gets his knees up. Corino gets up slowly, but Storm tackles him from behind and puts him in a headlock, punching the entire time. Shamrock hits Styles with a knee to the stomach and whips him into the ropes, but Styles ducks under the clothesline attmept when he comes back. Styles stops himself and then knocks Shamrock down with the Pele kick. Taz gets to one knee, but Spanky kicks him hard in the face. Spanky then grabs him for the Sliced Bread #2, but Taz slips out and drops him with a chicken wing suplex, making Spanky land on his head! Taz brings Spanky to his feet and throws him over the top (#18.) as the buzzer sounds. Rocky Romero runs to the ring and slides under the bottom rope.

Romero goes after Red, bringing him to his feet and smacks him in the head with a knee. He lifts Red's arm and then kicks him in the head repeatedly with quick kicks. Styles brings Shamrock up and puts him in position for the Styles Clash, but Shamrock backdrops his way out of it. He staggers forward, but Taz runs over him with a lariat. Storm gets Corino in the corner and pounds away at him with a series of punches, but Corino rakes him in the eyes to stop him. Storm shakes it off and swings wildly at Corino, who ducks out of the way and moves toward the center of the ring. Storm quickly recovers and throws a superkick, but Corino catches it and spins him around, destroying Storm with a lariat. Romero brings Red to his feet and kicks him hard in the chest, then whips him into the ropes. He jumps in the air for a high knee, but Red holds onto the ropes to avoid it. Red then runs at Romero and snaps him down with a Frankensteiner. The buzzer sounds and Ricky Marvin runs down the aisle and hops over the top rope. Storm remains laid out on the mat and Corino brings him to his feet. He tries to punch him, but Storm manages to block it and hit Corino back. Corino tries again, but Storm again blocks and responds with a punch to knock Corino back. However, Corino hits Storm with a superkick that takes him over the top rope (#19). Marvin immediately takes Corino down with an armdrag to send him sliding away. Styles charges at Marvin, who brings him down with a Japanese armdrag. Romero gets to his feet, but Red meets him with some slaps and a backfist followed by a spinning enzuigiri to send Romero down in a heap. Red gets to his feet, but Marvin grabs his hand and jumps to the top rope, but Red yanks him down so he hits the mat hard. Red waits for Marvin to get to his feet, but Corino hits him from behind with a low blow. He then pulls Red back and hits him with the Old School Expulsion to lay him out. He then scoops Red up and dumps him over the top (#20). Marvin slowly gets to his feet, but Styles is there to meet him with a flying forearm.

Taz has Shamrock by the ropes and is trying to lift him over the top. Shamrock hits Taz with knees to the ribs to get him to lose his grip. Both men fall into the ring and Romero takes a few steps and hits Shamrock with a basement dropkick. Romero brings Taz to his feet and throws him in the corner, hitting him with a series of chops. The buzzer sounds and Christopher Daniels makes his way to the ring. He steps through the ropes as Styles has Marvin against the ropes. He hits him with a couple forearms and then hits him with a discus clothesline to take him over the top and to the floor (#21). Daniels enters the ring and Styles charges at him, only to be taken down by an STO. Daniels goes for the Koji Clutch, but Corino stomps on him until he stops trying and releases the hold. Shamrock runs up from behind and tackles Corino by his ankles. He goes for the Ankle Lock, but Styles kicks him in the face to stop it. Taz takes some more chops from Romero and then hits him with a couple hard forearms to the head. He grabs Romero and spins around, throwing him down with a belly-to-belly suplex. Corino brings Shamrock to his feet and whips him into the ropes. He lowers his head for a backdrop, but Shamrock kicks him in the face to send him to the mat. Taz brings Romero to his feet and grabs him for a head-and-arm suplex, but Romero hits a knee to the gut to get out of it. He then follows it up with a high knee strike to send Taz to the canvas. Romero walks over and kicks Daniels in the back. The buzzer sounds and the Rock runs down the aisle. He slides under the bottom rope and Styles charges at him only to be knocked down with a right hand. The Rock goes over to Corino and punches him repeatedly, then whips him into the ropes and knocks him down with a lariat. Styles gets to his feet and crashes into the Rock from behind. Taz slowly gets to his feet and Shamrock hits him with a forearm to rock him into the ropes. He whips him into the ropes and hits a spinning heel kick to take Taz down. Romero grabs Daniels in a headlock and drags him over to the ropes, grating his face on the top rope. Daniels responds by hitting him with a few punches to the midsection. Romero brings Daniels out, but Daniels lifts him up and drops him with the Blue Thunder Bomb!

Daniels lays in the middle of the ring recovering from Romero's attacks. Styles and Corino bring the Rock to his feet and slam him to the mat. Corino holds Rock's legs as Styles bounces off the ropes and drops a leg on him. The buzzer sounds and Ultimo Dragon comes down to the ring. He hops over the top rope and brings Daniels to his feet. He whips Daniels into the ropes and takes him down with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Corino puts the Rock in a Boston crab as Styles walks over to Romero and brings him up. He whips him into the ropes and tries to hit him with a spin kick, but Romero ducks out of the way. Styles quickly tries to hit Romero with a lariat, but Romero jumps up and rolls him into the Romero Special #2! Styles flails around as Corino has to let go of his hold to hit Romero with a kneedrop to break the hold. He stomps on Romero some more, but the Rock gets up and runs over him with a lariat. He whips Styles into the ropes and throws him across the ring with a Beele throw. Dragon brings Daniels up, but Daniels quickly hits him with an STO to stun him. Shamrock goes over to Styles and tries to put him in a triangle choke, but Styles fights him off. Styles manages to squirm free and kicks Shamrock hard in the back. The buzzer sounds and Halloween runs down to the ring. Taz moves up to meet him, but Halloween hits him with a kick to the head to stagger him. Styles then comes up from behind and lifts Taz up for a back suplex, then turns it into a flapjack. Daniels stands in the corner to get away from the fighting, but Romero runs at him and hits a lariat in the corner. He brings Daniels out and hits him with a couple kneestrikes to the head. The Rock and Corino try to lift each other over the top rope, but neither is having much success. Halloween and Shamrock trade forearms until Halloween rakes Shamrock in the eyes and clubs him in the back. Halloween tries to bring Shamrock down with a DDT, but Shamrock holds onto the top rope to block it. Romero comes up from behind and kicks Halloween in the back, breaking Halloween's concentration long enough for Shamrock to backdrop him over the top and to the floor (#22).

Shamrock takes a second to recover and Romero pops him in the face with a kneelift. Daniels brings Dragon to his feet and punches him in the corner. He whips him across the ring and follows him in, but Dragon enters into a handstand when he hits the corner. Daniels hits the corner and backs out, allowing Dragon to dropkick him in the face. Daniels rolls back as the buzzer sounds and the final entrant in the battle royal, Elix Skipper, runs down to the ring. Skipper slides under the bottom rope and immediately hits Daniels with punches. Daniels takes some time getting to his feet, but responds and they brawl in the middle of the ring. Romero works over Shamrock with a series of kicks to the head while he's on the mat, but Styles runs over and clotheslines him over the top rope, sending him to the floor (#23). Skipper whips Daniels into the ropes, but Daniels reverses it. He lowers his head, but Skipper grabs him by the head and drops him face-first to the mat. Styles kicks Shamrock in the head again and whips him into the ropes, powerslamming him as he comes back. Taz starts to get to his feet, but Dragon comes over and kicks him in the chest, starting the rest of the kick combo. Once it's done, Taz falls to the mat and Dragon tries to put him in the Dragon Sleeper, but Taz fights him to prevent it. He hits him with a series of forearms, leading Dragon to hit him with a soccer kick. Skipper brings Daniels to his feet, but Daniels staggers him with a jawbreaker and takes him down with a leg lariat. He brings Skipper to his feet and tries to bring him down with an STO, but Skipper counters with an elbowsmash and a spin kick. The Rock whips Corino into the ropes and lifts him for a spinebuster, but Corino rakes him in the eyes as he lifts him. Corino lands on his feet and scores with a DDT to lay the Rock out. He starts to pick the Rock up, but the Rock responds with a right hand out of nowhere to knock him down. Skipper brings Daniels up and whips him into the ropes. Daniels ducks under a spin kick on the first time back and a back elbow attempt on the second. He comes back and jumps at Skipper with a high cross body. Skipper catches him, but can't hold him and staggers back, hitting the ropes. When he does, he falls over the top rope, taking Daniels with him (#24, 25).

Meanwhile, Shamrock struggles to get to his feet, but Styles is there hitting him with an axhandle to the back. Styles tries to lift Shamrock up for the Styles Clash, but Shamrock counters with a double-leg takedown. He tries to turn Styles over for the Ankle Lock, but Styles manages to roll free. Shamrock tries to attack Styles, but Styles boots him in the crotch, sending him down quickly. Styles gets to his feet and attacks the Rock from behind. He smacks the Rock with some forearms, but the Rock turns around and hits him with a string of punches ending with the spit punch to send him flying. Corino comes up from behind and tries to pull the Rock back into the Old School Expulsion, but the Rock spins around and rocks him with punches to force him backward, then clotheslines him over the top rope and to the floor (#26)! Corino lands on his feet and backs into the guardrail, then yells at the Rock, who taunts him from inside the ring. Corino spits at the Rock, but the Rock laughs at him, allowing Styles to come up from behind him and hit him with a dropkick, sending the Rock teetering over the top. Corino then reaches up and grabs him, pulling him down to the floor (#27).

So the four men who will be in the gauntlet match are Taz, AJ Styles, Ken Shamrock and Ultimo Dragon. Now, they'll be fighting to find out the order in which they'll enter the match. Taz clubs Styles from behind with a forearm and forces him against the ropes while Dragon stomps on Shamrock. Shamrock slowly gets to his feet, but Dragon keeps up the pressure with a back suplex. Taz whips Styles into the ropes, but Styles comes back with a spinning leg lariat. Dragon brings Shamrock to his feet and pushes him into the corner, kicking him in the thigh repeatedly. He follows with a thrust kick to the chest, but Shamrock catches his leg and sweeps the other leg, causing both men to fall to the mat. Shamrock uses his free arm to hit Dragon with a series of forearms. Styles, meanwhile, slams Taz to the mat and then goes to the apron, coming back in with a slingshot splash. He brings Taz to his feet and tries to push him over the top rope, but Taz blocks it and fights him off. Styles hits a kick to the back of the head to stagger Taz and tries to eliminate him again, but to no result. Shamrock brings Dragon to his feet and hits him with knees to the stomach and tries to toss him over, but Dragon holds onto the top rope to prevent it. Shamrock brings Dragon back down to the mat and whips him into the ropes as Styles whips Taz across the ring. Taz, however, reverses his whip, leaving Styles and Dragon to run full-speed into each other! The two men stagger back and Shamrock hiptosses Dragon over the top rope and to the floor (#28.). Styles goes to one knee and tries to shake off the pain, but Taz grabs him by the back of the head and runs to the ropes, tossing him over and sending him to the floor as well (#29)! This makes Ultimo Dragon and AJ Styles the first two men in the gauntlet match.

Taz and Shamrock each turn around and stare each other down. They walk to the center of the ring and trade forearms. Taz starts to get advantage, but Shamrock takes Taz down with an ipponzei and dives to the mat, grinding into Taz's face with his forearm. Shamrock drives a couple knees into Taz's ribs before bringing him to his feet. He tries to lift Taz for a takeover suplex, but Taz breaks free and grabs Shamrock, bringing him down with a belly-to-belly suplex. Both men get up slowly and Shamrock makes a wild swing at Taz, which he dodges. Taz tries to lock in the Tazmission, but Shamrock prevents him from wrapping his legs around him and breaks the hold with a back suplex. He rolls Taz over and tries to lock in the Ankle Lock, but Taz manages to squirm out of the way. He gets to his feet and Shamrock rushes him with a running forearm to send him against the ropes. Shamrock whips Taz into the ropes and goes for a Frankensteiner, but Taz holds onto the ropes to avoid it. Shamrock lands hard and Taz waits for him to get up. Shamrock stumbles as he stands and Taz darts in, throwing Shamrock with the T-Bone Tazplex. Taz then brings Shamrock to his feet and tries to throw him over the top, but Shamrock holds onto the top rope. Shamrock fights his way back to a standing position, pulling on the top rope, which also makes Taz fly backward. He tries to gain his bearings as Taz gets up. Taz then charges, trying to clothesline Shamrock over the top rope, but Shamrock counters with a backdrop, taking him out of the ring and winning the match (#30).

31-Man Battle Royal:
Ken Shamrock won a 31-man Royal Rumble:
        x Deranged and Rhyno started out.
        x Jerry Lynn entered at 0:02:00
        x Christian entered at 0:04:00
        x Rhyno threw out Lynn after a clothesline in 0:05:04
        x Joel Maximo entered at 0:06:00
        x Christian threw out Deranged after a back elbow in 0:07:14
        x Rhyno threw out Joel after the Gore in 0:07:48
        x Taz entered at 0:08:00
        x Ricky Reyes entered at 0:10:00
        x Tony Mamaluke entered at 0:12:00
        x Quiet Storm entered at 0:14:00
        x Christian threw out Reyes in 0:14:56
        x CIMA entered at 0:16:00
        x CIMA threw out Mamaluke in 0:16:31
        x Taz threw out CIMA after a head-and-arm suplex in 0:17:44
        x Joey Matthews entered at 0:18:00
        x Matt Hardy entered at 0:20:00
        x Taz threw out Christian after a Northern Lights suplex in 0:20:18
        x Chavo Guerrero Jr. entered at 0:22:00
        x Chavo Jr. threw out Rhyno in 0:23:19
        x El Generico entered at 0:24:00
        x Tajiri entered at 0:26:00
        x Hardy threw out Quiet Storm in 0:26:20
        x Matthews threw out Generico in 0:27:29
        x The Amazing Red entered at 0:28:00
        x Jose Maximo entered at 0:30:00
        x Damien 666 entered at 0:32:00
        x Damien threw out Tajiri in 0:32:51
        x Damien threw out Matthews in 0:33:04
        x Taz threw out Jose in 0:33:39
        x Kanyon entered at 0:34:00
        x Chavo Jr. threw out Kanyon in 0:35:55
        x AJ Styles entered at 0:36:00
        x Red threw out Hardy after a dropkick in 0:36:43
        x Ken Shamrock entered at 0:38:00
        x Shamrock threw out Damien in 0:39:45
        x Lance Storm entered at 0:40:00
        x Spanky entered at 0:42:00
        x Steve Corino entered at 0:44:00
        x Spanky threw out Chavo Jr. in 0:44:19
        x Taz threw out Spanky in 0:45:59
        x Rocky Romero entered at 0:46:00
        x Ricky Marvin entered at 0:48:00
        x S. Corino threw out L. Storm after a superkick in 0:48:10
        x S. Corino threw out Red after the Old School Expulsion in 0:49:34
        x Christopher Daniels entered at 0:50:00
        x Styles threw out R. Marvin after a discus clothesline in 0:50:02
        x Rocky Maivia entered at 0:52:00
        x Ultimo Dragon entered at 0:54:00
        x Halloween entered at 0:56:00
        x Shamrock threw out Halloween in 0:57:24
        x Elix Skipper entered at 0:58:00
        x Styles threw out Romero in 0:58:25
        x C. Daniels threw out Skipper after a high cross body in 1:02:37
        x C. Daniels fell out in 1:02:38
        x Maivia threw out S. Corino in 1:04:11
        x Styles threw out Maivia after a dropkick in 1:04:26
        x Shamrock threw out U. Dragon after a hiptoss in 1:08:31
        x Taz threw out Styles in 1:08:35
        x Shamrock threw out Taz in 1:14:19
Rating: **** 1/4

So Ken Shamrock is going to be the fourth entrant into the Gauntlet match at November Lost! Ultimo Dragon and AJ Styles will enter first, then Taz four minutes later, then Shamrock four minutes later, then Doug Williams four minutes after that, and finally, the GWA World Champion, Kurt Angle. Shamrock leans against the corner with his arms in the air as Taz stays on the ground with his fists over his eyes. Taz took everybody's best shot for over an hour, but couldn't pull out the victory. Shamrock walks toward the center of the ring and screams as the camera fades.
rebelins313Posted on 06/28/07 at 06:29:02

Very good write-up and I like the little mock-up promos by the few guys up top.  Keep up the good work.   ;D