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DWF Badd Blood - 24/02/08

91Posted on 08/09/06 at 20:15:12

I should note that this was the point where I took my little leave of absence and thus I probably forgot the point of what was supposed to happen in some of my interviews and finishes and what have you (I had one note in my notepad file of an interview I was supposed to have and after spending ten minutes racking my brains as to what it was supposed to be, I eventually had to scrap it). So if anything seems disjointed, and by that I mean more-so than normal, you know why.

Prediction results by the way...

Snabbit: 7/10
Azrael: 5/10
Mamushi: 4/10

Sadly Snabbit keeps up his traditional PPV victory. Hopefully the next offering will slow him up a little... In the meantime though, here's Badd Blood
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The show opens up with Matt Hardy and his crew making their entrance for the
big six man tag. Matt continues to ride the wave of egotism as some more
banners portraying him in his Che Guevara pose drop down and hang from the
rafters, blocking the view of several people for the rest of the show. Hardy
leads the way with Snitsky and Heidenreich looking menacing behind him. And
Hardy unfortunately grabs a mic to kick us off.

Hardy: "As commissioner of the greatest wrestling cult organisation in the
world, I feel justified in assuming that I'm the first thing everyone wanted to
see tonight. And as commissioner, I know I have always strived, and succeeded,
to bring you the highest quality of excellence in professional wrestling today
and what better way to showcase that excellence than the true cult of
personality himself, me - Matt Hardy.

As far as my opponents go tonight go, Lance Storm, Ken Shamrock, you two have
been a thorn in my side for too long and as far as I'm concerned, you too will
never get another shot at the tag team titles. Dynamite Kid, you've tried to
mess with me as well, but I beat you already and tonight, with my guys at my
side, you three are going down."

Hardy is duly interrupted by the Syndicates music hitting up as the opponents
make their way out.


Dynamite Kid & The Syndicate vs Matt Hardy, Gene Snitsky & Heidenreich

The nights opening contest was a hotly contested six man tag team encounter.
Matt Hardy was quite happy to lead the troops from the apron for the best part,
only coming in when it suited him. After all, he had his 'Cult of Personality'
image to maintain. Lance Storm was the chosen whipping boy for the bodyguards
of Snitsky and Heidenreich then and they double teamed him over in the
corner for the best part, thus allowing Matt to get his shots in as necessary.

Naturally Storm came back and caught Heidenreich with a springboard dropkick
to turn things around and both men made tags, with Dynamite coming in.
Dynamite was a house on fire and exploded with a series of lariats - indeed
lariats on all three men as they spilled in and it was quickly the veritable
pier six brawl. Most spilled to the outside while Snitsky hooked up Dynamite
for Matt to take a shot. Matt missed it and Ken Shamrock came in to dispose of
him. Shamrock hit his belly to belly suplex on Snitsky and Dynamite went up
top for the Swandive Headbutt which he connected with for the victory.

The Syndicate (Lance Storm and Ken Shamrock) and Dynamite Kid defeated
Gene Snitsky & Heidenreich (Gene Snitsky and Heidenreich) and Matt Hardy when
Dynamite Kid pinned Snitsky with the Swandive Headbutt in 0:09:38.
Rating: *** 1/4

As Dynamite and the Syndicate celebrate the win, we go backstage to Michael
Cole with Pitbull #2.

Cole: "Pitbull #2, your chances of leaving here tonight with the
Intercontinental tag team titles have got to be at a minimum right now, being
that you're the only man left on your team following the injury to your fellow
Pitbull a month ago when you won the belts."

Pitbull #2: "Yeah, you'd like to think that, and so would La Resistance. But
the Pitbulls, we spit in the face of all adversity, and it doesn't matter how
foolhardy the odds might be, we'll still go out there and risk it all. Which is
why I won't be going out there alone..."

Cole: "What are you saying?"

At this point, the other Pitbull walks on, his injured leg heavily taped and
strapped, obviously in some pain but here nonetheless.

Pitbull #1: "And even with my leg injured, we're still ten times the team those
frog eating French freaks are, and we will regain the Intercontinental tag
team titles here tonight."

Cole: "The Pitbulls back as a unit here, now let's go to... ugh, Sean Mooney."

Mooney: "Hi everyone, and welcome to a special interview that is right now
also being broadcast live in a special webfeed of the hottest new wrestling
show on the scene, DWF Lead Storyteller."

Wright: "Frau Mooney, was is das, was is this crap you talk about? We are here
to talk about another glorious day in my reign as the Intercontinental
champion of the world."

Alex Wright stand confidently, belt in hand, with the massive Ulf Herman by
his side.

Wright: "And my latest challenger, Herr Cena, hahaha, he does not meet the
standards that I set. I am the greatest Intercontinental champion there's been
and I proudly represent my country over this supposed evil of his. I spit on
this evil, his evil, es ist lacherlich, es ist grotesk. Cena, this is all
about me and I laugh in your face and at your chances of taking this gold
from me."

Wright cackles as he walks off with Herman following as we return to the ring
for the Intercontinental title match. John Cena enters first to a good
reception and Wright follows. He doesn't make it very far down the aisle though
before Cena begins addressing him on a mic he's just grabbed.

Cena: "Hey Alex, quick question... was that your Mercedes in the parking lot
I saw earlier?"

Wrights eyes widen and we can hear him asking about his car.

Cena: "Yeah, I have to apologise for that, I think I might have backed up into
it when I arrived here."

Wright looks angrier as he begins to pace towards the ring.

Cena: "But don't worry Wright, you wouldn't have gotten very far anyway, I
noticed that SOMEBODY had slashed your tyres, and now I've forgotten my
insurance details so you'll have to repair the damage to your bumper and
your tyres and your suspension yourself."

Wright: "My suspension?!?"

Cena: "Did I say suspension? Oh well, I hope this doesn't put you off before
your big match with me, ya moron."

Wright is incensed at the apparent damage to the car and charges to the ring
as we get underway.


Alex Wright (c) vs "Unnecessarily Evil" John Cena (intercontinental title)

Alex Wright had a big title defense against John Cena today and with Cenas
pre-match 'evilness', Wright was certainly fired up. A little TOO fired up as
it happened as Cena was ready for him when he charged and took over early on.
It wasn't until the two went down in the corner and Wright was able to jam his
whip into Cena to take control. Wright used his methodical offence to work the
back of Cenas neck in preperation for the Schadenfreude. Meanwhile on the
outside, the ever present figure of Ulf Herman kept a watchful eye on
proceedings.

Cena was undettered by his earlier problems and held in there before beginning
to make his comeback good. Beating Wright back into the corner, the champion
was clearly on the backfoot and when the ref called for a break, Wright
grabbed his customary whip and looked to do another number on Cena. This time
the ref wasn't missing this one and snatched the offending weapon away from
Wright. Wright protested while the ref disposed of the item, but all this
allowed Herman to jump onto the apron and deliver a chokeslam to Cena that
knocked him out of his boots. Wright followed up with the Schadenfreude and had
scored another title defense, albeit dubiously.

Alex Wright pinned John Cena with the Schadenfreude in 0:14:04.
Rating: ***
(Alex Wright retained the Intercontinental Title.)

We go backstage to Michael Cole with Brian Pillman.

Cole: "Brian Pillman, coming up shortly, your clash with Rob Van Dam."

Pillman: "Van Dam, he was there. He was there when Sean... when Sean and I had
that incident, and Van Dam was there, it's his fault this all happened. I had
to erase Sean, I was forced to make a kneejerk reaction and take Sean out, and
Van Dam, he lay there and let it all happen. He was responsible, just like
all those present were responsible, I had to do it. Don't you think it's been
eating me alive Cole? Don't you? I found myself hitting him, I found myself
striking Sean down. It had to be done, I did it for him. And I'll do it again,
and it'll all be for him because he's the one person I trust. But Van Dam
wrecked everything..."

Cole: "How?"

Pillman: "...I blasted Sean in the head, not because I wanted to, not because
I knew I had to, but because I still had to, for Sean. And I turn around, and
I see him, Van Dam, looking at me, laughing, I could feel it, he was laughing
at me, and laughing at Sean. It's all about Van Dam and what he's guilty of.
And when I'm done sentencing him, I'll move on to the next person who's guilty,
and the next person, and the next after that. I will avenge what I did to Sean
and reap the necessary justice upon Van Dam and his ilk, because Sean - this
ring is ours, this ring is ours, this ring is ours."


Jeff Hardy (c) vs Kid Kash (cruiserweight title)

Jeff Hardy defended his cruiserweight title today against the number one
challenger Kid Kash who has been waiting some time for his shot against the
champion. And it was Kash who looked the stronger for the most part,
overpowering and outpacing Hardy. Hardys brief restbites were mostly through
cunning, luck or cheating. Kash however looked superior and was unlucky not
to connect with the Money Maker at the first attempt.

Hardy did what he could to keep Kash on the backfoot but it didn't last as
Kash came back again and Hardy tried to run out his escape. Kash caught him
in the aisleway and dragged him back, dropping him on the barricade before
delivering an asai moonsault onto the floor. Hardy was in trouble and as Kash
rolled him back in, Don Muraco made his way out. Kash hit the Money Maker at
the second attempt but barely got a one count as Don Muraco came in to break
things up for a very cheap DQ finish.

Kid Kash defeated Jeff Hardy by disqualification in 0:11:05.
Rating: *** 3/4
(Jeff Hardy retained the Cruiserweight Title.)

We go backstage to Sean Mooney with Helmsley and Rockabilly.

Mooney: "Hi DWF fans, I'm roving reporter Sean Mooney with an exclusive
interview with the man who will tonight face The Rock, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley."

Helmsley: "Shut up little man, you don't have the class to talk to men of
honour like me and Rockabilly. We're he very definition of high class and
values, whereas men like Brad Armstrong... he can call himself The Rock but
he's as low as they get, he's at the bottom of the barrel. Rockabilly did me
proud last month and tonight, I'm going to finish the job on that common piece
of trash, Brad Armstrong."

Helmsley and Rockabilly walk off as we switch to Michael Cole who has caught
up with Don Muraco and Jeff Hardy.

Cole: "Don Muraco, what was the meaning of what just happened out there?"

Muraco: "Simple Michael Cole, I'm protecting my interests. As my manager, Jeff
neeeds to be at the very top of his game and there's no way we're going to sit
back and let a punk like Kid Kash take away his title. Just like there's no
way that that punk Rhyno has any chance of taking my gold tonight."

Cole: "Well now you mention it, tonight a big meeting with Rhyno - you've been
champion for several months now, you're looking unstoppable as champion."

Muraco: "That may be the only smart thing you've ever said Cole, I am
unstoppable, and someone like Rhyno doesn't even have the chance to get close
to my level."

Cole: "But what about the Gore, it's knocked you down before, what if it knocks
you out tonight?"

Muraco: "That move NEVER knocked me down, he used a table to assist him, and he
won't ever get a second chance at it. If he even gets the opportunity to try
the move, which he probably won't, I guarentee he'll just bounce right off me
like everyone else who's ever tried to take me down. Rhyno, you're playing in
another mans league here, do what you can while you have the chance and get
the hell out of town before I put you out of wrestling for good."

Jeff: "And to celebrate the occassion, I have a special haiku.

Rhyno shall be beat
Muraco victorious
My eyes sparkle - FIRE!"

Muraco and Cole glance nervously at one another.

Cole: "Well I guess this wraps it up here, let's get back to ringside."


Rob Van Dam vs Brian Pillman

Perhaps the part of the show that had most people on tenterhooks was the
appearance of Brian Pillman as he took on Rob Van Dam. Even RVD didn't know
what quite to expect in this one. In Pillmans one match since his suspension
was lifted, he obliterated one of the DWFS best, Lance Storm. RVD managed to
put up more of a fight, and fight certainly was the word as this barely stayed
in the ring at all with Pillmans approach taking it to the outside by default.

And Pillman certainly dominated things, and seemed to be focusing much of his
attention on the face of RVD, perhaps setting up for the DDT but more likely
to do as much damage that could be constituted as 'sick' as possible. Indeed
RVD was screaming at times the way Pillman ripped into him either with his
bare hands or with whatever he could find at ringside. Not that RVD wasn't in
this one at all, hitting a couple of highflying moves, including his patented
spin kick off the apron. When the ref got knocked down, you may as well have
carved RVDs grave on this one as Pillman dragged him to the outside and hit
the DDT on the floor, and then again after removing the padding. As if that
wasn't enough, he threw him back in and with the assistance of a steel chair,
hit a THIRD DDT which Pillman finally decided would be enough for a fairly
academic three count.

Brian Pillman pinned Rob Van Dam with the DDT in 0:16:25.
Rating: *** 1/2

Pillman is the victor, but unsurprisingly, this doesn't end here as he picks up
the chair he has just used and brings it right down across the back of the head
of the fallen RVD. Pillmans face contorts into a sick smile before he staggers
off to the back.

Meanwhile, Michael Cole is with Raven.

Cole: "Raven, tonight you're here in action against Billy Kidman and a lot of
bad blood is still felt between you and him following Wrestlefest last year,
will this long standing rivalry end here tonight?"

Raven: "It's ironic that Kidman should find himself facing me at the exact same
time he's at his lowest ebb and suffering a lack of confidence and abject
misery. Shame. And it's doubly ironic that his very partner finds himself at
the top of his game, wearing gold around his waist and going as far as to
defeat even me. Can lightning strike twice Michael Cole?"

Cole: "Ummm, I don't know..."

Raven: "Unlikely, on this night at least, he doesn't have the momentum, he
doesn't have the motivation, he doesn't have what it takes to beat me right
now. What happened at Wrestlefest is the past, what I have in store for the
future is truly defining. Kidman defeat Raven? Quoth the Raven... nevermore."

We switch to Coach who is standing by with Rhyno.

Coach: "Hi everybody, I'm the Co..."

Rhyno: "Shut the hell up Coach, get on with what you've got to ask."

Coach: "Fine, you big meanie. What the Coach wants to know is do you have a
hope in hell of defeating Don Muraco tonight?"

Rhyno: "Did you not see the devastation of the Gore? I've left Muraco flat on
his back on more than one occassion now. This is no longer about money, this is
about retribution, pride and the DWF heavyweight title."

At this point Kurt Angle walks on and goes nose to nose with Rhyno.

Angle: "I'd wish you good luck Rhyno, but at least Muraco is an American... sort
of. But you're, what, Norwegian?"

Rhyno: "Hey, I'm an American just like you, but that's where the similarities
end Angle."

Angle: "You're damn right. You know what, I've got an announcement to make, I
want to throw my hat into next months 30 man, over the top rope Royal Rumble.
If you win the title Rhyno, I'd be tempted to challenge you right away, but I
can't think of anything more fitting and deserving than me throwing 29 pieces
of Americana-wannabe garbage over the top, just like I did two years ago, and
going on to Wrestlefest to win the title."

Rhyno: "IF you win the Royal Rumble."

Angle: "Hey, you better hope I win the Rumble - that way you get to drag out
your crummy little title reign for a couple more months."

Rhyno: "You wanna bet?"

Angle: "Challenging me now are we?"

The two press up closer to one another, before some officials come in and
seperate them.

Angle: "I'll be seeing you out there Rhyno."

As Angle leaves a seething Rhyno, we go to a pre-recorded message from Andrew
Martin in front of the white screen.

Martin: "Hi everyone, I'm Andrew Martin. Last year I was in an Elimination
Chamber match when my leg was horrifically crushed in a gory accident and had
to be amputated backstage. Goodness knows how I was able to limp back out and
eliminate everyone single handidly before making a full recovery later that
week.

You might not be so lucky, so remember, don't be a bozo and don't be a clown,
please do NOT try this at home."

The "Don't try this at home" message shimmers on the screen before we return
to the ring.


Edge & Christian (c) vs Pretty Perfect (tag team titles)

The tag team title match pitted Pretty Perfect finally getting their long
awaited shot against the current champions Edge and Christian. The champs did
have one noteworthy advantage in that their last PPV meeting, last years
International Incident, ended in a victory for them. They started off strong
here too but the match soon swung back and forth with both teams currying
favour at one point or another.

With Pretty Perfect utilising their advantage in the technical wrestling
stakes, Edge and Christian worked in their speed superiorty nicely and were
controlling things near the end with a series of quick tags. When Edge ducked
an Owen Hart spinning heel kick, he was able to retaliate with a spear that
took the wind out of Owen. Curt Hennig quickly broke up the cover and all four
men were inside just like that. During the ensuing brawl there may have been
a tag or two, but both the cameras and the referee had long since lost sight of
who was supposed to be legal. Either way, Christian seemed to be the one in the
centre of the ring with Owen Hart whilst Edge and Hennig grappled in the
corner.

Christian delivered the Unprettier but the ref was too busy trying to get Edge
out. Hennig took the chance and came off the top with a flying kneedrop to the
back of Christians head. Hennig then picked up Christians limp body and hit
the Perfect Plex. With the ref back, once he rolled Owen out of there, was
able to count the three and once again, Pretty Perfect wear the belts that
crowns them as the greatest tag team in the world today.

Pretty Perfect (Owen Hart and Curt Hennig) defeated
Edge & Christian (Edge and Christian) when C. Hennig pinned Christian with the
Perfect Plex in 0:13:15.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Pretty Perfect won the Tag Team Titles.)

We go backstage to Coach who is with Larry Zbyszko.

Coach: "Hi everybody, I'm here with the greatest wrestler in the whole wide
world, Larry Zbysyskro. Larry, how you do you plan on beating that no good
jerk Bruno Sammartino?"

Larry: "Plan? I don't need a plan, I just need to turn up and I'll beat that
old fossil just like I did back in 1980. I am the ONLY living legend around
today and I've beaten every major star in the DWF at one time or another. And
Coach, you saw how I slapped his punk kid around last Monday night?"

Coach: "Hahahaha, that was great Larry."

Larry: "And I'm going to slap old Bruno around too, like you'd slap an old
piece of trout around right before you sat down and ate it with a glass of
Chardonnay. You may have been the mentor once, but I beat your ass once
before and it's gonna happen again."

We switch to see Billy Kidman lacing up in his locker whilst Steve Corino, in
his street clothes and TV title over shoulder, sits back.

Kidman: "You know, I was thinking, maybe how I won over RVD on Monday wasn't
such a bad thing."

Corino: "Now you do? I had to walk six miles back to the hotel after you
drove off. I wouldn't have minded, but Sean Mooney saw me and gave me a lift
for the last two."

Kidman: "Hey, I said I was sorry about that. I did do a great job kicking
RVDs ass, right?"

Corino: "Well, yeah, you did a great job Billy."

Kidman: "And we've helped each other out before, right?"

Corino: "Yeah, we've done that plenty."

Kidman: "You've got your belt."

Corino: "I certainly do."

Kidman: "And I... I'll have mine in due course."

Corino: "I'm sure you will."

Kidman: "So you know what I'm trying to say then?"

Corino: "Not a clue."

Kidman: "You think I can beat Raven, right?"

Corino: "Sure. I mean, I'm only the television champion. The greatest
television champion there's ever been, yes, but a mere television champion
none the less. And I BEAT Raven."

Kidman: "Yes. Yes you did. And if you can beat him, I can certainly beat him."

Corino: "I wouldn't put too strong a point on it."

Kidman: "Who am I kidding. If you can beat him, I'm BOUND to beat that guy."

Kidman, with that little more zest than he had a minute ago, bounds out of
the locker room leaving Corino to shake his head as we switch to Matt Hardys
office.

Hardy: "Those CHEATS, those goddamn CHEATS, they knew they couldn't beat us
fair so they had to cheat."

Heidenreich: "I feel cheated too."

Snitsky: "I want to destroy them."

Heidenreich: "Hey Gene."

Snitsky: "What is it John?"

Heidenreich: "I like to destroy caskets."

Snitsky: "Hey John."

Heidenreich: "What is it Gene?"

Snitsky: "I like to destroy BABIES!"

Hardy: "Christ you two, we've got to..."

The conversation is interrupted by John Cena.

Hardy: "What the hell do you want?"

Cena: "I want a word."

Hardy: "Don't you know? The DWF is now a Matt-tatorship, you don't just barge
into MY office and tell me when you want a word."

Cena: "So I suppose you're going to allow that kind of crap that we saw
earlier to happen then."

Hardy: "Damn right I am. As a matter of fact, tomorrow night, little more of
the same Cena. I need someone to vent my anger on, you'll do nicely."

Cena: "Fine. I need someone to vent my... ways on. You'll do nicely too."

Cena leaves, slamming the door behind him.

Hardy: "Who the hell does that jerk think he is?"

Heidenreich: "Can I use my laser vision to ANNIHLATE him?"

Snitsky: "Hey John."

Heidenreich: "What is it Gene?"

Hardy: "Oh for the love of..."

With that, we return to the ring.


"The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino vs Larry Zbyszko

One of the big ones saw Bruno Sammartino step into the ring for the second of
his two contracted matches against old rival Larry Zbyszko. Larry was expecting
an easy ride against his old opponent but whilst you can't teach an old dog
new tricks, he doesn't forget many either and Bruno surprised his former pupil
by easily matching him in the wrestling stakes. Larry was taken aback that it
wasn't going to be all plain sailing and at times seemed hard pressed to keep
up with things.

Still, youth was on his side so stamina wise he was never in too much bother
and when Sammartino went for his patented backbreaker, he was a little slow in
executing, allowing Larry to wriggle free. Larry then tried for the
shoulderbreaker but Bruno himself slid out and landed behind Larry. Bruno
shoved Larry into the corner and charged in but Larry managed to get out of
the way and after Bruno caught the turnbuckle, Larry picked up Bruno and
planted him with the shoulderbreaker and this time he got the three.

Larry Zbyszko pinned Bruno Sammartino with the Shoulderbreaker in 0:10:11.
Rating: *** 1/2

We go backstage to Sean Mooney who is standing by with Brad Armstrong.

Mooney: "Hi loyal DWF fans, I'm Sean Mooney and this interview is being shown
EXCLUSIVELY on DWF Knifey Spooney. I'm standing here with one of the superist
duperist superstars in the DWF today, Brad Armstrong."

Brad: "First of all it's The Rock and second of all, you're lucky you don't
get the taste slapped right out of your mouth for such a stupid introduction."

Mooney: "Well none the less tonight you face Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, this
following a recent humiliation at the hands of Rockabilly."

Brad: "Let The Rock tell you this jabroni - you need to know your role and shut
your mouth before the Rock shuts it for you. Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, The Rock
has had enough of the games that you and your little retarded monkey Rockabilly
have been playing. The Rock is sick and damn tired of you pair of roody poo
candy asses and tonight, The Rock is going to lay the smackdown on you two
jabronis. The Rock will then hit THE most electrifying move in sports
entertainment today, the Peoples Elbow, and The Rock will stand victorious
once again, if you smell what The Rock is cooking."

Mooney: "We understand that there's some commotion going on elsewhere, we'll
try and get exclusive pictures now for you on DWF Knifey Spooney."

Brad: "Shut your mouth jabroni."

We switch to Michael Cole standing by a group of officials who are tending to
an obviously hurt Pitbull #1

Cole: "Guys, it seems that Pitbull #1 has been attacked, his injured leg seems
to have been a focal point of the attack. Pitbull #2, what seems to have
happened."

Pitbull #2: "Those damn La Resistance bastards did this, he's hurt bad and when
a Pitbull is hurt, you KNOW it's bad."

At this point La Resistance wander on.

Dupree: "Hey Pitbreath losers, I guess you both won't make it after all."

Grenier: "Right. How are you going to beat two of us now you dumb fools. But
of course, you have got, oh, twenty minutes or so."

Dupree: "HA! Not a chance."

The two laugh French-like and run away.

Dupree/Grenier: "USA! USA! USA! USA!"

Pitbull #2 screws his face up furiously and goes back to his fallen partner
as we return to the ring.


"The Rock" Brad Armstrong vs Hunter Hearst-Helmsley

Brad Armstrong began his quest for revenge today against Hunter Hearst-Helmsley
but with the pesky Rockabilly at ringside, nothing was guarenteed. Still,
Brad dominated the early stages and it was only when Rockabilly tried a trip
from the outside that "The Rock" got sidetracked. Leaving the ring, Brad gave
chase but caught back inside by Helmsley who was waiting for him. Helmsley had
control for all of a couple of of minutes until Brad came back and charged in
with a lariat. Helmsley swung around vainly trying to get back in it but all
was lost. The Rock Bottom and Peoples Elbow followed and Armstrong had himself
the win.

Brad Armstrong pinned Hunter Hearst-Helmsley with the Peoples Elbow in 0:05:46.
Rating: ****

As Brad gets his hand raised, he locks eyes with Rockabilly at ringside. A look
of fear shoots across Rockabillys face and he makes a very sharp exit, with
Brad then following just as quickly.

We go backstage to see La Resistance walking.

Dupree: "This is going to be the easiest title match ever. Soon, we will be
champions again Sylvain."

Grenier: "This is so great, but you've got your American flag, where is mine?"

Dupree: "I don't know, you had it a.... oh, there it is, in that closet."

Grenier: "How did it get in there? I'll just go and get - I'll catch you up."

Dupree carries on while Grenier goes into the closest to retrieve his flag.
At this point, Pitbull #2 casually wanders over and shuts the door, locking it
behind him. Smirking at this, he too makes his way towards the ring for the
match.

La Resistances music hits and Rene Dupree enters, it's only when he's halfway
down the aisle that he realises he's alone. Looking around all confused, he
doesn't know what to make of the situation. Worse still, the Pitbulls music
hits and Pitbull #2 enters to block off any possible escape and now the sides
are well and truly even.


Pitbull #2 (c) vs Rene Dupree (intercontinental tag team titles)

The Intercontinental tag team title match was down to one on one between
Pitbull #2 and Rene Dupree. With things even, there was no contest with the
Pitbull throwing his French counterpart around the ring like a rag doll. It
didn't look like things would last very long, especially after the Pitbull
pressed Dupree up and dropped him to the outside.

But as the ref reprimanded him, Sylvain Grenier ran out, having apparently
escaped the cupboard and rolled Dupree under the ring before lying
motionless, pretending to be Dupree. The Pitbull picked Grenier up and threw
him inside before getting surprised with a small package from the fresh man
for the count of three and we have new IC tag team champions.

Rene Dupree defeated Pitbull #2 via pinfall in 0:03:11.
Rating: ***
(La Resistance won the Intercontinental Tag Team Titles.)

At the bell, Rene Dupree re-enters the ring and the two begin to stomp down on
the fallen Pitbull. At the first sign he may be about to get up, the two
French felons make a hasty exit, not forgetting to grab their cheaply won belts
on the way out, celebrating with them to the back.

We go to Michael Cole.

Cole: "Well, Owen Hart, Curt Hennig, you said you would reclaim the tag team
titles and sure enough you are now two time champions."

Hennig: "We set out to do what few have done before us, but tonight we have
become the two time tag team champions of the world and we did it PERFECTLY!"

Hart: "That's right. And Edge and Christian, unlucky, you really came into
this thinking you had a chance against us. You may be a great team but you're
not the perfect team and you were never like us and that is the perfect tag
team champions. We beat your asses and I bet you won't want another piece of us
any time soon."

Hennig: "And for the record, we will defend these titles against anyone who
thinks they have what it takes, but don't hold your breath, because like Edge
and Christian, you just won't be..."

Hennig/Hart: "PERFECT!"

Raven vs Billy Kidman

In a rematch of last years Wrestlefest main event, Raven and Billy Kidman
squared off. Kidman with so much to prove to himself and Raven looking for
some retribution following the defeat last year and the loss of a title he
hasn't since recovered. Kidman was certainly up for it and came out flying at
the outset but in doing so wore himself down and Raven, playing it far cooler
having let Kidman come at him, was now able to pick and choose him moments.

Raven was in control and Kidman never seemed quite on his game in this one.
He tried his best on several occassions but Raven always seemed one step ahead.
Cue the chicanery as Kidman pulled out a pair of brass knucks that he nailed
Raven with. That only got two and though Kidman had the advantage again, it
didn't matter to him as he was too busy getting frustrated. Such failure to
take opportunity of these moments cost him as Raven was soon back in it. Steve
Corino eventually wandered down, with a look that suggested he'd rather be
somewhere else. Kidman was meanwhile trying a comeback but not too successfully.
Finally Raven began the big onslaught and then came at Kidman. Kidman swung
and missed as Raven ducked under and ran past, with Raven then blasting Corino
who had gotten onto the apron but was now too busy jawjacking with fans.
Kidman came over but Raven was ready for him and caught him with the Evenflow.
1-2-3 and it was all over.

Raven pinned Billy Kidman with the Evenflow in 0:14:33.
Rating: ****

At the outset, Raven picks up a mic.

Raven: "Another day, another victim, and next month, I'll ensure there'll be
a further 29. The Royal Rumble, you can consider me in."

Raven drops the mic and heads back following this announcement as we go
backstage to Don Muraco standing in front of a mirror.

Muraco: "Rhyno, he stands no chance. No chance at all."

Jeff Hardy slides on, cruiserweight belt in tow.

Hardy: "And I wrote some haiku to express this."

"Gore versus Tombstone
Uneven - Muraco shall win
My hair like wildfire."

Muraco: "Yeah, thanks Jeff. We'll just stick to the plan out there, OK."

Hardy: "Gotcha. Let's go knock him dead big man."

Muraco and Hardy head off as we return to the ring.

The main event is up next, so Michael Buffer is in the ring. Before he can say
anything though, we are unfortunately interrupted by the less than welcome
appearance of Paul Roma and the Mean Street Posse.

Roma: "I am sick of this. I DEMAND respect. Everytime I demand respect and
throw out my EEEEEEVIL challenge, some idiot comes out and gets it all wrong
and ruins everything for us. So I'm going to set another open challenge. And
until someone answers it properly, we're going to start lighting these
candelabras."

The Posse look to get to work on lighting their candelabras although seem to
have problems with their lighters.

Buffer: "Lllllllllllladies and gentlemen, Paul Roma has issued his pussy
challenge, let us find out if anyone answers."

Roma: "Wait, what the hell did you call it?"

Just as Rodney gets his lighter working, the challenge is answered by an irate
looking Sean O'Haire. O'Haire charges to the ring and the match is on.


Sean O'Haire vs Paul Roma

Paul Romas challenge was answered then by Sean O'Haire and it was a no contest
really. O'Haire wasted no time in wiping out Roma. Rodney and Gas tried their
luck but Gas was sent flying out and Rodney followed suit, being thrown on top
of Gas. O'Haire then went up and hit a flying clothesline on Roma to end things
in a little over a minute.

Sean O'Haire pinned Paul Roma after a flying clothesline in 0:01:07.
Rating: * 1/4

As O'Haire stands victorious, he grabs a mic.

O'Haire: "BRIAN! Brian, I hope you're watching and listening, because I'm
coming for you."

O'Haire throws the mic down and heads to the back as we go to the parking lot
to see a dejected Billy Kidman throwing his gear into the back of his car.

Corino: "Billy, it was just one match, we all lose sometimes."

Kidman: "Sometimes Steve? Sometimes? Seems to be a reccurring habit around here
lately. Oh, you beat Raven no problem, fair and square. But I can't get close."

Corino: "OK, sure, I beat Raven, I kicked his ass, left him a bloody mess, made
myself look like a superstar in the process, but don't let that put you down.
So he won this one, you beat him before, I'm sure you could do it again under
the right circumstances."

Kidman: "You know what Steve, you work out those circumstances, let me know
when you've thought of them."

Kidman hops into his car and slams the door behind him before driving off and
out of the building in a hurry, leaving Steve Corino... hopefully with his own
ride this time. With that, we head back to the ring for our main event.


Don Muraco (c) vs Rhyno (world heavyweight title)

The burning question going into tonights main event was whether or not Muraco
would be able to kick out of the Gore should Rhyno hit him with it as he
already has on two previous occassions in recent weeks. The extra dimension
was the presence of Kurt Angle at ringside on commentary. Angle made no bones
about it, he wants a title shot and he intends to earn it by becoming the first
man ever to win the Royal Rumble twice. Lord knows he mentioned it enough
during the match.

Muraco, as you would expect, started off stronger as the world champion. Rhyno
was no pushover in this one though and more than held his own on several
occassions. Jeff Hardy tried to interject himself when the action spilled to
the outside but backed down when Rhyno made a move and Hardy wisely stayed
well back for most of the duration. Finally Muraco slowed things down into his
favour by working a bearhug back in the ring and trying to weaken the ribs of
Rhyno.

Rhyno eventually managed to fight his way out but the damage was done and
Muraco was now firmly in control. Overpowering the challenger, things were
looking good and any doubts about whether he would be able to lift up Rhyno in
the Tombstone were dismissed as quickly as they should be when he decided to
hoist him up. Rhyno managed to slither out however and began mounting a
comeback by attacking Muraco with a series of rights. Muraco quickly bailed to
the outside and Rhyno followed suite.

Rhyno began to give chase and Muraco led him round the back of the announce
table. Rhyno inadvertantly managed to knock Angle on the way round, causing his
headset to fall clean off. Angle was steaming and left the announce table.
Meanwhile Rhyno had caught up with Muraco and thrown him back into the ring.
Angle confronted Rhyno, only for Rhyno to grab him in a bearhug and quickly
ram him into the ringpost.

Back in, Rhyno was beginning to take control and was clearly wearing down
Muraco with his own strength and power abilities. Jeff Hardy finally tried to
jump in again and Rhyno was ready for him, nailing him with a devastating
clothesline which sent him onto the apron. The ref left to tend with him while
Muraco stumbled into the corner. Rhyno lined up on the other side and waited
for the right moment to hit the Gore. Angle however crawled up and grabbed
Rhyno by the ankle. Rhyno went to shake him off but Muraco charged in and
avalanched Rhyno in the corner. Rhyno was now the man who was dazed and Muraco
took advantage, scooping him up and hitting the Tombstone. The ref turned round
and made the count and once again, Muraco has made a successful title defense.

This one had proven much harder than usual for Muraco, as have most of his
recent challenges, showing just how much tougher it's getting for him with the
huge bullseye, but Muraco still keeps retaining and he's running out of
challengers. As for Kurt Angle, there'll be hell to pay...

Don Muraco pinned Rhyno with the Tombstone in 0:16:21.
Rating: *** 1/4
(Don Muraco retained the Heavyweight Title.)
americamamushiPosted on 08/09/06 at 23:02:49

Didn't too to well did I :)  At least Azrael got half.

I was hopin' they'd be a Hardy Haiku in there somewhere :)  Show just isn't complete with out one

Pillman takes the win and in violent form at that.  

Personally, this was the match I was waiting all night for.  Larry vs. Bruno.  For some reason I just really dig the feud.

YES!  Another haiku! *marks out*

Haha... the Paul Roma Pussy Challenge... actually... that sounds like a bad porno...

Excellent main event and Hardy was right.  His haiku's tell the future! OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo!
Snabbit888Posted on 08/09/06 at 23:41:14

It's not sad that I won again.  It just means we think 70% alike.

Opening match went pretty much as expected.  The faces have to win that contest, because Hardy's Cult of Personality character is far more effective when he's pissed off.

I thought Pitbull #2 would get a different partner.  Will be interesting to see how Pitbull #1 fairs with his hurt leg.

Cena is so unnecessary evil.  Destroying Alex Wright's highly expensive vehicle.

But Alex Wright retains the title.  Ulf has proven to be a useful commodity for Wright.  Cena seems to be the big name who never wins the big one anymore.

That was a really creepy promo from Pillman.  I don't even know if he knows what the hell he's talking about anymore.

Dammit Muraco.  Stay out of the Cruiserweight Title match, you big smelly.  Kash better get a good rematch out of this.  I honestly can't stand Jeff Hardy as Cruiserweight champion.  Maybe that's what you're going for though.

LOL... Jeff Hardy has won a place back into my heart because his eyes sparkle FIRE.

Pillman is a sick sick bastard.  RVD is a former World champion and he just beat the holy hell out of him.  If Pillman ever gets his chance, he might be the guy sick enough to beat Muraco.

The Rhyno/Angle stuff was very well written, and even if Rhyno doesn't win the title, which he won't, I expect a huge feud with these two that could be a lot of fun to watch.

Pretty Perfect wins!  They're one of my favorite teams in DWF and they're back where they should be on top of the mountain.  Now you gotta let me know what city this was in so I can update the title histories (I'm THAT nerdy).  Or even better, send me an updated title history, or suffer!

Poor Kidman.  He was a World champion not that long ago and now he has to trick himself into thinking he has a chance against Raven, which he doesn't.

LASER VISION!  Did Hardy make himself yet another enemy in John Cena?  Yikes.  I usually hate the heel owner/commish/GM angles, but you at least keep it fresh.

Did not see Larry Z beating Bruno, especially cleanly.

DWF Knifey Spooney!  I still think "Pancake Intensity" is my favorite, but never the less.  Hehe, Brad Armstrong rules.  'Nuff said.

I didn't think Pitbull #1 was going to wrestle tonight.  Now I'm confused with what is going to happen for the IC title match?  New partner for Pitbull #2?  Turned into a singles match?

Well obviously The Rock was squashing HHH.  Next.

New IC tag champs too! I thought you were going to swerve us by having Pitbull #2 retain somehow, but with Pitbull #1's injury, I guess the titles had to be taken off them eventually.

Raven beats Kidman, and you know Kidman's confidence is going to be even more crushed following this setback.  And I like how you're pushing the Rumble already with the entrances of Angle and Raven.

There is something highly entertaining about hearing Michael Buffer call Roma's shenanigans a "pussy challenge."  And O'Haire is back with a bang.  I picture Pillman/O'Haire in a gimmick match at Wrestlefest.

Looking forward to the eventual match between Kidman/Corino.  I'm guessing Kidman will be the one to take the TV Title from Corino.

A well-booked main event.  Muraco was obviously retaining, but the struggle he faced and Angle's interjections made it a very fun read.  Angle/Rhyno should proof to be an awesome feud, methinks.
91Posted on 08/09/06 at 23:49:19

"Haha... the Paul Roma Pussy Challenge... actually... that sounds like a bad porno..."

Right, that name's sticking now. ;D

"I honestly can't stand Jeff Hardy as Cruiserweight champion. Maybe that's what you're going for though."

Pretty much. Not that YOU personally can't stand him, but everyone in general.

"Now you gotta let me know what city this was in so I can update the title histories (I'm THAT nerdy). Or even better, send me an updated title history, or suffer!"

Mainly because I couldn't be bothered any more, I rarely designate a card to a particular city unless there's some relevance (IE having it in someones hometown). I can send you an updated title history, but do you have Open Office? When I had to switch computers, I wasn't willing to fork out money for another edition of Microsoft Office.
Snabbit888Posted on 08/09/06 at 23:54:04

I don't even have Microsoft Word on this computer.  I write all my GCW stuff on WordPad, which is heinous.
91Posted on 08/09/06 at 23:55:05

Wordpad? Hmmm, I could probably work something with that. Give me a day or two.

For the record, I use the in built notepad function so I'm no better.
AzraelPosted on 08/10/06 at 05:14:07

Only half right, eh? Let's see how this went down.

Good opener with Dynamite Kid winning. I would have thought that Snitsky and Heidenreich's superpwers would have served them well here, but maybe they're just hiding them so that the whole world will not be devastated.

So Pitbull #1's coming back? Guess who'll be Ricky Morton. Plus the opening to Wright/Cena was excellent. Cena's just so...evil.

Surprised Cena lost, even with Ulf Hermann at ringside. But Wright and Hermann can hold onto the IC belt for a while.

Good promo from Pillman, as far as crazy promos are. He's really convinced himself that RVD's to blame, and that always makes for good heels.

Boo at Don Muraco. I'm looking forward to seeing who takes the belt of Jeff Hardy and his terrible haikus, but I imagine that's the point.

I remember when I used to wonder why the WWF changed Triple H's gimmick in a week from blueblood to DX member, but this promo makes me remember why. He just wasn't believable as a threat.  And considering he's about to face Brad Armstrong as the Rock, that's saying something.

Good promo from Muraco. It makes sense why he saved Hardy, but on the other hand, he has freed Jeff to write more terrible poetry. He may be regretting this decision.

I was actually expecting RVD to win, so Pillman would get even crazier, but apparently, Pillman is vicious enough now. He completely destroyed RVD with DDTs and probably took him out for a while.

Good promo from Raven too. Sounds exactly like something he would say.

LOL at Coach calling Rhyno a big meanie. Good staredown between Angle and Rhyno too, even though it's a little counterproductive this close to the main event. Good to see that Test has managed to parlay his wrestling career into a lucrative business making advisory messages.

Pretty Perfect wins the belts in a very good match. I'd expected Edge and Christian to retain, but I certainly have no complaints about this.

Zbyszko's such an ass in this fed. Which is pretty much how he normally is. Hopefully Bruno will knock him around.

Corino's significantly better than Kidman and the seeds keep getting planted for the split. I think Corino would make a good face with only a relatively minor character change. Kidman's marching off to get killed though, so they may not feud after all.

Cena's going to piss off Hardy? Who can out unnecessarily evil the other? This will be like Ali-Frazier.

Boooooo Zbyszko. But hopefully, this means more feud and more comeuppance.

A quality Rock Armstrong promo. DWF Knifey Spooney though? And those darn rapscallion American-acting Frenchmen! Pitbull #2's back to having to find a partner.

Armstrong/Triple H got four stars? Wow. But the obvious man won, even though Triple H had Shufflebilly on his side.

Oh ho. Pitbull #2 evens things up...and then gets beat in three minutes. A debacle to be sure.

Pretty Perfect gloat...perfectly.

Raven gets the win even though Corino tried something. Kidman's going to have to figure things out.

What have I done to deserve all this terrible terrible poetry? What could be worse?

...oh. Paul Roma. Sean O'Haire comes back though! And he destroys Roma, putting the ball back in Pillman's court. Looking forward to seeing that match.

Kidman's such a jerk. You do not make the King of Old School Steve Corino walk. He needs to be chauffered.

Good main event. Rhyno put up more of a fight than anyone I've seen against Muraco, but the ending wasn't in doubt. Surprising that Angle had to help though. Definitely interested in seeing who wins the Royal Rumble.