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[GCW] Deadly Draw - 4/17/05
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 01/29/06 at 09:23:58 High Voltage Match Winner moves on to Deadly Draw Justin Credible (w/ The Colonel) vs. "The Italian Stallion Before we got to the big pay-per-view itself, we had a little business to take care of as there was one more spot open in the Deadly Draw match. A match was made between Justin Credible and Chuck Palumbo, the winner moving on to fill that spot. This was certainly a goofy contest. Palumbo is trying to show a more serious side, but he took a step back when he had various interactions with the Colonel throughout this contest. Though the Palumbo/Colonel exchanges were somewhat amusing, Credible wasn't laughing as he yelled at the Colonel for not doing his job. When Credible was content with the amount of scolding he gave his manager, he turned around right into the Jungle Kick and Palumbo was the winner! Chuck Palumbo will now be in the Deadly Draw match. Chuck Palumbo pinned Justin Credible with the Jungle Kick in 0:08:58. Rating: *** 1/4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Road to Super Cade II starts now as GCW proudly presents Deadly Draw, live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas! Big matches up and down this card, including four title matches! The World Heavyweight Title is up for grabs as Kurt Angle defends against the unstable Eddie Guerrero! "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown defends the North American Title against Eric Angle, CM Punk puts the Television Title up for grabs against Rey Mysterio Jr., and 8-month champion Paul London defends the Cruiserweight gold against Frankie "The Future" Kazarian! And who could forget the big one, 30 men all fighting for the chance to wrestle the World Heavyweight champion at Super Cade, it's Deadly Draw! But first, we had a huge grudge match pitting "Y2J" Chris Jericho against Randy Orton! Match #1 "Y2J" Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton The pay-per-view opened up in huge fashion with a match that could easily main event any show with former World Heavyweight champion "Y2J" Chris Jericho taking on Randy Orton. This was going to be an interesting contest to watch because both men were to be a part of the Deadly Draw match. Would Jericho and Orton exert all of their energy to win this match? It was obvious that Jericho was willing to as he had a score to settle with Orton. Orton wanted to take it easy, but he soon learned that he wasn't going to have that option. Jericho was living in the moment and going all out against Orton, and Orton for much of this match was trying desperately to slow Y2J down. I have to give Orton credit because he was on the receiving end of an ass kicking here but he refused to stay down for the count. Despite Orton's tenacity, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before Jericho put him down. That is, until Y2J inadvertently plastered referee JD Sanders with a flying forearm. Jericho was undaunted on his attack though, taking Orton down with a springboard dropkick. Jericho turned Orton over and had him in the Walls of Jericho, but it didn't last long as someone ran out of the crowd and nailed Jericho with a cast! It was Orton's dad, BOB ORTON JR.! What the hell was he doing here? Randy Orton slowly crawled over to Jericho as a drowsy Sanders counted one, two, thr... NO! Jericho kicked out! Randy Orton was in shock, but after he hit the R.K.O., Y2J was unable to recover and Orton picked up a victory (albeit a highly tainted one). Randy Orton pinned Chris Jericho with the R.K.O. in 0:10:06. Rating: *** 1/2 Orton and his dad celebrated this huge victory, leaving Jericho knocked loopy. Both men took a lot of damage in this one, so it was going to be interesting to see how they fared in Deadly Draw. They both better hope they get a late number. THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION IS FOCUSED AND READY Kurt Angle had the floor backstage for a promo. Angle was in rare form tonight, looking like he could snap at any moment. Angle said, "One week ago, this match tonight with Eddie Guerrero was just that, a match. A title defense. But then you crossed the line, Eddie. Making me, the World Heavyweight champion an Olympic gold medalist, the greatest wrestler in the world today, lose to a rookie! I do *NOT* lose to rookies, Guerrero, under any circumstances!" From there, Angle let us know that the rookie in question, Ken Doane, would get his. "And Eddie, I wouldn't worry about walking out of San Antonio the World Heavyweight champion. I'd be more worried about walking out of here at all!" Match #2 Cruiserweight Title Match Paul London (c) vs. Frankie "The Future" Kazarian Paul London has had an impressive run as the Cruiserweight champion, but there's perhaps no one hotter in the cruiserweight division these days than his opponent, Frankie Kazarian. Kazarian claims to be the future of this business, and winning the Cruiserweight Title tonight would certainly help him on his way to that pinnacle. Kazarian had told London that he had a surprise for him tonight, but in the opening couple of minutes, we saw no sign of it but rather some great chain wrestling between these two highly skilled competitors. Kazarian's surprise wouldn't take long to materialize though as he didn't want to take any risks. After an exchange on the floor that included a somersault plancha to the floor on Kazarian, London tossed the Future back in the ring. While the referee checked on Kazarian to make sure he could still compete, London climbed to the top rope looking to hit the London Calling. Instead, RED ran out from the crowd and behind the ref's back, tripped London up causing him to be crotched on the top turnbuckle! Where in the world did Red come from? Kazarian took advantage of this, climbed to the top with London, and brought him down with the amazing Flux Capacitor. London was out of it, and we had a brand-new Cruiserweight champion! Frankie Kazarian pinned Paul London with the Flux Capacitor in 0:04:09. Rating: *** 1/4 (Frankie Kazarian won the GCW Cruiserweight Title.) London's eight month reign as Cruiserweight champion is over thanks to Red. It has been some time since we've seen Red, and based on the handshake and hug they shared after the match, it looks like he has aligned himself with Frankie Kazarian. Our first title match had a title change. Are there more to come? BOOKER T IS ASSAULTED IN THE BACK After the last match, we cut to the back when we are informed that there is a commotion. A camera is dispatched tot he backstage area in time to see Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin beating the tar out of Booker T! Haas had a chair and brought it down repeatedly on Booker's back as Benjamin stomped away at Booker's head. Finally, the GCW Official Brigade arrived on the scene and escorted the World Tag Team champions away, but the damage had been done. We learned that due to the attack, Booker T would be unable to compete in tonight's Deadly Draw match, making this the second year in a row that an injury has forced him out of the opportunity to go to Super Cade II to wrestle for the World Heavyweight Title. SHANIQUA HAS A SINISTER WARNING FOR JBL John Bradshaw Layfield is in his locker room with limo driver Lamont, the only man he has kept under contract since firing everyone from the Cabinet. After a moment, Shaniqua entered and she didn't look happy. "Look, JBL, I'm going to give you a chance to reconsider your position here. I know things haven't been going as smoothly as you would have liked with Abyss, but I can get the job done. Give me one more chance!" JBL was having none of it though, telling Shaniqua she was still fired (after a long string of insults first). "Have it your way, " Shaniqua rebutted, "but hell hath no fury like a BITCH scorned." Shaniqua slammed her riding crop against a locker, causing Lamont to almost wet himself, before exiting. Match #3 North American Title Match "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown (c) vs. Eric Angle We already had one title change tonight, but would we have two as Eric Angle tried to end the North American Title reign of "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown. Angle has had opportunities in the past, but he's never had a better chance to win it than he did right now. Unlike his brother Kurt, Eric Angle didn't try to outwrestle Brown because he saw what kind of equalizer the Alpha Male's power is. Instead, he took the fight right to the champion, which honestly took him off guard. Brown fought back though, hitting a nice powerslam and a Gorilla press. Brown set up the challenger for the Pounce, but Angle moved and Brown connected with the turnbuckle instead. Stumbling out, he walked right into the Angle Slam. Angle thought he had this one in the bag as he went for the cover, but somehow the Alpha Male got his shoulder up at 2.9. Angle couldn't believe it and shoved referee Antonio Santangelo into the corner, complaining that it should have been three. Angle wasted too much time complaining so when he went to the top rope and went for an Anglesault, Brown was able to roll out of the way. Eric Angle completely knocked the wind out of himself, so when Brown flattened him with a mammoth power bomb, he was unable to get enough oxygen to kick out, and for the first time in a singles match, Eric Angle's shoulders were pinned to the canvas! Monty Brown pinned Eric Angle after a power bomb in 0:07:43. Rating: ** 3/4 (Monty Brown retained the GCW North American Title.) Although this match didn't go the way that Eric Angle would have liked, he could still make this a good night as he was entered in Deadly Draw. It looked bleak for awhile like the title was slipping away, but as he has so many times before, Monty Brown found a way to get it done. Now can he find a way to get it done in the Deadly Draw later? CHRIS JERICHO GIVES KEN DOANE HIS SEAL OF APPROVAL Ken Doane is seen backstage, holding his number that he drew earlier for Deadly Draw. He looks a bit overwhelmed and out of place as the 19-year old walks around. He is met by CHRIS JERICHO, who shakes his hand and welcomes him to GCW. It is important to note that Y2J had a large bandage on his head after Bob Orton Jr. clocked him with a cast earlier tonight. Jericho brought light to the fact that Doane looked over his head, telling him he needs to relax and to enjoy this. "You're in the big time now, man! What you did to Kurt Angle last Monday? That was awesome. You pinned the World Heavyweight champion in your FIRST match. It doesn't get any cooler than that. So stop looking so damn scared. Loosen up, have some fun, and enjoy the ride. Good luck out there." Jericho left, but Doane did look at ease a lot more than he did before. Match #4 Television Title Match The Prophecy banned from ringside CM Punk (c) vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. CM Punk hasn't lost a match since revealing himself as the leader of the Prophecy a few months back, but he has had a lot of help from his minions to do so. Commissioner Tommy Dreamer didn't want a repeat of last month's Television Title defense, so he officially banned any member of the Prophecy from accompanying Punk to the ring, including Daffney. Punk didn't throw a fit when Dreamer declared this stipulation, which was a little unsettling to say the least. Mysterio has been one of the prime targets of the Prophecy's aggressions for months now, so this match was about more than winning the Television Title. This match was the most we have seen out of Punk. Knowing that the Prophecy wouldn't be there to help him, he turned it up a notch, not being at all bothered by his safety net being removed. Mysterio kept himself alive though by using his high-flying moves that nobody in GCW does better than him. Punk showed great heart by kicking out of the Drop of the Dime, and Mysterio wasn't the same after that. He made an uncharacteristic mistake by going for the same move again, but Punk got out of the way this time. Punk soon followed with a flying cross body press and with the aid of the tights, Punk retained the Television Title in a great match. CM Punk pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. after a flying cross body press in 0:09:08. Rating: **** 1/4 (CM Punk retained the GCW Television Title.) Punk didn't have the Prophecy to help him, but he proved he could still get it done alone. This had to be a message to Commissioner Dreamer. This wouldn't be the last we saw of either of these men as they were both entered in Deadly Draw. Mysterio was disappointed he didn't win the title, but he got a tremendous round of applause for his efforts. BROCK LESNAR AND RANDY ORTON HAVE A CONFRONTATION Brock Lesnar was getting himself stretched out and ready for tonight's Deadly Draw match when Randy Orton, along with his father Bob Orton Jr., confronted him. "So you come back from injury and think you're going to march through Deadly Draw and go on to Super Cade to take the World Heavyweight Title. Well think again, Lesnar. You're old news. Global Championship Wrestling is my turf now. GCW belongs to the Legend, Randy Orton. Get used to it Brock, because at the end of the night, when all is said and done, it's going to be my hand raised, not yours." Lesnar stared at Orton for a minute before he smiled a cocky smile and laughed to himself a bit. "You think this is funny, Brock? Do I look like I'm telling jokes here? Do I look like I'm laughing?" Orton got ballsy and slapped Lesnar, which was a huge mistake. Lesnar's smile disappeared and was replaced with intense rage, but Orton saw this in time and he and his father took off running before Lesnar could get a hold of them. What in the world does Orton think he is doing? Brock Lesnar is the last person in the world I want to piss off. Match #5 World Heavyweight Title Match Kurt Angle (c) vs. "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero We had one more title match to go, and it was the big one as Kurt Angle put his gold on the line against "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero. Angle himself said this match didn't start over a personal grudge, but it has turned that way after Guerrero caused Angle to lose a non-title match to newcomer Ken Doane in what Angle is calling the "most embarrassing loss of his career." Angle has vowed revenge on Eddie tonight. Guerrero knew exactly what he was doing when he cost Angle the match against Doane. He's done his research and he knows that the best way to get Angle off his game is to frustrate him, to get him angry because when he's angry that's when he gets over aggressive and when he's over aggressive, that's when he makes mistakes. For the opening few minutes, Eddie's strategy was working perfectly. Guerrero was one step ahead of Angle at every turn, and you could see Angle's frustration level growing exponentially with every move. Guerrero was having a good time and the fans were very receptive of him, but his good mood soured when Angle finally was able to catch him with a German suplex. After Angle got on the offensive, his meanstreak kicked into overdrive. Much of Angle's scientific knowledge went out the window as he turned this into a streetfight. Angle opened up a cut on Guerrero's head after slamming him into the ringpost, and when he saw the blood, he attacked Eddie like he was a shark and Latino Heat was a meal. The beating was becoming so intense that on several occasions, it looked as if referee Jimmy Appleseed was near calling for the bell, but each time Guerrero responded that he didn't want the match to end. You had to admire Guerrero's heart, but he couldn't hold on much longer, and the offense he was getting in had to be classified as "desperation." He needed that big move to get him back in the match, and it came when he hit a superplex after crotching Angle on the top rope. Both men took until an eight count to get back up where Eddie struck first with right hands. Angle swung with a wild right hand, but Eddie ducked, cinched him up and hit the Three Amigos suplexes. The crowd was sensing a new champion as Guerrero yelled out "I FEEL FROGGY!" Guerrero started toward the corner, but when he caught eye of THE WORLD'S GREATEST TAG TEAM coming to ringside, he changed his plan, jumping on both Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin with a plancha! Kurt Angle grabbed a hold of the referee in the ring, trying to pull himself up more than anything. But this did take Appleseed's attention, so he completely missed a strange man jump out of the crowd and throw powder into Eddie's eyes as he climbed back in the ring! Upon closer inspection, we saw that the man who attacked Eddie was dressed as BLACK TIGER! We saw Guerrero get tormented by Black Tiger last year and it turned out to be Eric Angle. Regardless, Guerrero was blinded and when Angle hit a sunset flip, he was too disoriented to kick out. Kurt Angle pinned Eddie Guerrero after a sunset flip in 0:19:53. Rating: **** 1/2 (Kurt Angle retained the GCW World Heavyweight Title.) Kurt Angle was the World Heavyweight champion still, and he looked as surprised as everyone else about the way in which it went down. Angle isn't known for being picky though, and surely he would take the win. Officials helped the blinded Eddie Guerrero to the back. This was an outstanding match and it's a shame it had to end the way it did. Match #6 MAIN EVENT Winner receives World Heavyweight Title shot at Super Cade II 30-man Deadly Draw Our main event was upon us, and this one would shape the direction of Global Championship Wrestling for months to come as the winner of Deadly Draw gets a guaranteed spot in the main event at Super Cade II for the World Heavyweight Title. In a match like this, the two biggest factors are endurance and being lucky, hoping that you get a late number. Nobody has a longer night ahead of them if they want to win that #1 and #2. The fans were excited to get this match underway, but instead they were treated to the #1 competitor being "The Italian Stallion" Chuck Palumbo. #2 was a bit more interesting though as it was Randy Orton, who was of course successful in our opening bout of the evening against Chris Jericho with the help of his father and his father's cast. This would come back to bite him though as not more than five seconds after the bell rang, JERICHO was in the ring wailing away on Orton! Bob Orton Jr. soon ran down to help his son, but when he got on the apron, Jericho cut him off with a springboard dropkick. Orton hit Jericho from behind, knocking him to his knees, but Y2J turned around and nailed Orton with a low blow! Jericho hit a DDT and was shortly after escorted to the back. Orton staggered to his feet and yelled at Jericho, but in doing so, Chuck Palumbo sneaked up behind him and dumped him over the top! Palumbo had eliminated Orton! The crowd exploded as Orton through a fit all the way to the back. In probably the only time we will ever see it, Chuck Palumbo stood tall in the ring as Petey Williams and Jeff Hardy entered at #3 and #4 respectively. Hardy's new attitude has done him good, as he became the man in control of this match, backdropping Petey Williams to the floor to eliminate him quickly and then shortly after hitting a nice standing moonsault on Palumbo, sending the Italian Stallion to the locker room. Soon after #5 was announced, and it was SEAN O'HAIRE. This was going to be interesting as both men as both men are members of the Prophecy, and although they teased going at it, they sat in wait for #6, the North American champion Monty Brown! This wasn't looking good for the Alpha Male as not only did he already have a match tonight, but he was in a blatant 2-on-1 situation. Brown was amped up though and came out swinging and hit Jeff Hardy with such a vicious slap that it sent him flying right over the top rope! That's one way to even the odds. The crowd was going nuts as we were down to the two hosses exchanging clubbing blows until O'Haire cut brown off with a kick to the midsection. O'Haire hit the ropes and swung wildly with a lariat that would have decapitated Brown, but the NA champion ducked and smashed O'Haire with a back elbow that hit with such force that it sent O'Haire out of the match as well! Brown was on fire as he had singlehandedly went through 2/3 of the Prophecy. Danny Basham came it at #7, and he didn't look like he was going to do much better as he was immediately drilled with a clothesline. Danny Basham was desperately trying to survive, and we would know in a minute why that was as #8 was his partner, Doug Basham! Brown saw Doug coming and went to attack, but the sly Doug Basham hit a thumb to the eye which will slow down anyone no matter how big they are. The Bashams double teamed Brown for the next minute or so, almost getting him over the top, but they stopped dead in their tracks when #9 was buzzed out and it was ABYSS! Even if the Bashams are no longer affiliated with John Bradshaw Layfield, there is certainly no love lost here as Abyss started beating the ever-living crap out of both of the former World Tag Team champions. Doug and Danny were trying everything they could think of to slow the monster down, but Abyss was far too revved up to be stopped here. How the Bashams were able to avoid being eliminated I'll never know. Low-Ki joined the fray at #10, and Abyss' partner The Hurricane at #11 and Goldust at #12. Managers are supposed to be banned from ringside during these matches, but that didn't stop Shaniqua from making her presence known. Shaniqua tripped up The Hurricane as he hit the ropes, which didn't make Abyss happy in the least as he went to the ropes and grabbed Shaniqua by the hair. The fans were dying to see Abyss rip Shaniqua limb from limb, but he left himself wide open and was dumped over the top by the Basham Brothers. Shaniqua caused one of the favorites to win this match to see an early exit. Shaniqua ran away in quick fashion as Abyss was on the verge of losing it. The Hurricane tried to avenge his partner's elimination, but he was too aggressive as he charged. Danny Basham sidestepped the Man In Green and sent him out as well. The Bashams were quite proud of themselves for getting rid of both Abyss and The Hurricane, but they were resting on their laurels too much as Low-Ki and Goldust jumped them from behind, and Ki quickly eliminated Doug Basham! Matt Hardy entered the ring at #13, just in time to see Goldust duck a flying clothesline attempt from Danny Basham. Danny's momentum was too great as he got caught up on the top rope and propelled to the outside and out of the match. The ring now consisted of Monty Brown, Low-Ki, Goldust, and Matt Hardy. The ring continued to fill up as Charlie Haas was in at #14, Chris Jericho at #15, and Rey Mysterio Jr. at #16. Upon seeing Haas, Goldust went right after him, firing him up with punch after punch, and even nailing the Golden Globes kick in the corner. The ring was a bit crowded now, so Brown did a little house cleaning by dumping Haas to the floor, making his stay in this match a short one. Moments later, Eric Angle joined at #17 and went right after the Alpha Male, the man who beat him earlier in the night to retain the North American Title. Brown was showing tremendous stamina as in addition to the match earlier, he had been in this one for 22 minutes and was still going strong, taking the fight right back to Angle as "Primetime" Elix Skipper came in at #18. Eric Angle's night was about to get worse before it got any better as Brown caught him with a huge Gorilla press and looked to drop him to the floor. Fortunately (and I use the word loosely) Angle was merely crotched on the top rope, but that was only delaying the inevitable as he was officially eliminated from the match when Rey Mysterio Jr. dropkicked him and sent him tumbling to the floor. Not much later Elix Skipper's streak of frustration continued as Jericho made sure that he wouldn't be going to Super Cade in the main event. After that, tag teams continued to be well represented as Rob Conway of Star Quality and Shelton Benjamin of the World Tag Team champion World's Greatest Tag Team came in at #19 and #20. Goldust, much like he did with Charlie Haas earlier, snapped and went after Benjamin, but Benjamin was prepared as he came wielding brass knuckles and knocked Goldust out with one hard punch. To say Goldust was easy pickings after that would be a vast understatement as Benjamin calmly and easily dumped him to the floor. Benjamin was still wielding the knux as was made evident when he knocked Matt Hardy loopy with a hard punch, but when he went after Monty Brown, he made a mistake as Brown caught his arm, twisted it, and took the weapon away from him tossing it to the floor. Benjamin was then bounced around the ring like a pinball by hard punches and strikes from Brown, Low-Ki, Chris Jericho, Rob Conway, and Rey Mysterio Jr. During this, Kid Kash was announced as the #21 entrant, but he wisely waited on the outside until the beating of Shelton Benjamin had commended and Jericho had tossed him out of the match. Matt Morgan would enter at #22, making him the 8th man currently in the ring and being a perfect example of how dangerous these late numbers can be. With Morgan's size, he's a threat to win this kind of match anyway, but now he's entering in the last third, not to mention his tag team partner, Rob Conway, was in the ring as well. Star Quality asserted themselves as a contingent to deal with as they took control of the ring. John Bradshaw Layfield drew a great number as well as fellow big man came in at #23. JBL was able to slow down Star Quality's momentum when he was able to nail the Stock Market Crash on Conway. Morgan went after JBL, but the veteran baited him into an ill-advised big boot attempt which got the big man hung up on the top rope and an easy elimination for JBL. Newcomer Ken Doane entered at #24, and he was jacked up to say the least. Could the rookie pull another huge upset like he did last Monday and win Deadly Draw? He got a great start to it by getting the better of Kid Kash and sending him out of the ring with a huge clothesline. Not long after that, a once again clear thinking Matt Hardy ducked under the Stock Market Crash attempt by JBL, and when JBL tried to rebound, Hardy ducked and sent him to the floor. The rapid fire eliminations continued as Doane had Mysterio up in a power bomb position and ran toward the ropes, but the quick thinking Mysterio turned it into a rana that propelled the rookie to the floor and just as quick as he came in, he was out. With six men left to enter the match, we still had Monty Brown (38 minutes), Low-Ki (30 minutes), Matt Hardy, Rey Mysterio Jr., Rob Conway, and Chris Jericho remaining in the ring. The ticker counted down for #25, and the roof almost blew off the Alamodome when it was BROCK LESNAR. Although nobody in the ring has a specific beef with him, everyone immediately targeted the Monster From Minnesota as they knew that with such a low number, Lesnar had a great chance of winning this match. All six men ganged up on Lesnar, but he fought his way out of it. Hardy got leveled with a lariat. Conway got cracked with an elbow. Low-Ki was sent for the ride with a release belly-to-belly suplex. Jericho got a power bomb for his troubles. Mysterio took a powerslam. The crowd was going nuts as the only two men left standing were Lesnar and Brown, and they wanted to see these two behemoths duke it out. Lesnar and Brown exchanged punches, neither man wanting to budge. During this, Teddy Hart came out as the #26 entry, but right when he got in the ring, Monty Brown turned and destroyed him with the Pounce! Lesnar and Brown went back to brawling, but because he wasn't as fresh as Lesnar, the Alpha Male couldn't keep up and was taken to the mat. Lesnar saw Jericho pulling himself up on the ropes, charged over and sent the former World champion outside with a clothesline. Jericho had an impressive night, lasting over 20 minutes, but it wasn't meant to be. Y2J not winning wasn't the only thing he had to worry about, as RANDY ORTON was back out. Orton was there to avenge the attack Jericho made on him earlier, and he did so by planting Y2J with the R.K.O. on the concrete floor! The medical staff was out in a heartbeat to check on Jericho who was out cold after that devastating move. Meanwhile in the ring, Lesnar used his power to stop Mysterio's momentum on a spinning headscissors attempt, threw him up on his shoulders, and F-5'ed the masked man right out of the ring. Lesnar's dominance in the ring continued as CM Punk came in at #27, but things were about to get really good when last year's winner, Chris Benoit, entered at #28! Benoit and Lesnar had some epic battles last year when the Crippler was the World Heavyweight champion, so Benoit was not about to be intimidated by Lesnar, going right after him with hard chops. The rest of the ring started to pair off, leaving Benoit and Lesnar to go at it up until our #29 entrant, Paul London, made his entrance. We learned that Commissioner Tommy Dreamer made London the man to replace Booker T. London may not have been Cruiserweight champion anymore, but he was in a fantastic position to win Deadly Draw with such a late number. Another elimination was made as Teddy Hart was sent outside by Rob Conway. Hart never really had a chance to get going in this match after being Pounced by Monty Brown. Hart's punishment wasn't over yet though as someone ran out from the back and threw him into the ringsteps. It was LANCE STORM, who was just cleared to return to the ring this week! If you'll remember, Storm tore his rotator cuff last September and was put on the shelf for even longer when Dawn Marie turned on him and had Team Canada attack the injury. Storm was back, and he had revenge on his mind as he busted Hart wide open before the GCW Official Brigade came down to break it up. After this commotion, it was time for the man who drew #30, and it was revealed to be the Manbeast, Rhyno. All 30 men had entered now, and we were in the home stretch to see who would be in the main event at Super Cade II! Left in the ring was Rhyno, Paul London, Rob Conway, Brock Lesnar, Low-Ki, Monty Brown, Matt Hardy, Chris Benoit, and CM Punk. It was interesting that in the final nine, two of them were current singles champions with Brown being North American champion and Punk being Television champion. With so many in the ring, Rhyno was at the greatest advantage having the dream draw, but he completely let it go to waste. He matched up with Brown, which was a smart move on paper as Brown had been in the longest. However, a Gore attempt on Brown missed and instead he hit London. Rhyno wasn't upset that he crushed London, but he was upset when Brown took advantage and threw Rhyno out. Rhyno had completely wasted the dream draw, but he can take a little comfort in the fact that thanks to his Gore, London was the next man to be eliminated thanks to CM Punk. Brown had been in the match for over 50 minutes now, and it was beginning to look like he could get the job done, especially after he made the next elimination by tossing CM Punk to the outside. What Brown didn't count on was Punk's inability to be a good loser and take his elimination in stride. Instead, Punk got Brown's attention and threw a FIREBALL in his face! Brown was writhing in pain, clutching at his face which potentially was badly burned. Though it may not have been under the circumstances he wanted, you couldn't blame Chris Benoit for taking advantage and hitting the Alpha Male with a back elbow which sent the big man over the top. Brown lasted in the match for a ridiculous 54 minutes, 53 seconds, but his health was the only concern of ours as the medical staff came down to treat him. On the other side of the ring, Rob Conway was eliminated after a vicious spin kick by Low-Ki, who was now the man who had been in the match the longest. We were down to the final four: Low-Ki, Matt Hardy, Brock Lesnar, and Chris Benoit. One of these men would become the number-one-contender, and they all took a moment to size each other up, each taking a corner. After this pause, the fight was back on with Benoit matching up with Low-Ki and Lesnar going after Hardy. Hardy fought back as best he could, but he had been in the match for over 40 minutes himself and was quickly dispatched to the floor by the Monster From Minnesota. Lesnar saw Benoit and Low-Ki locked up against the ropes with Ki trying to get Benoit over the top. He tried to capitalize on the situation by sneaking up behind them and dumping them both to the floor, but Benoit was able to hold on as Low-Ki crashed to the floor and out of the match. Low-Ki received a great round of applause as he lasted an impressive 49 minutes in almost pulling this one off. It was nitty gritty time! Who would face the World champion at Super Cade? would it be Brock Lesnar or last year's Deadly Draw winner, Chris Benoit? They started by exchanging blows before Lesnar stopped Benoit short with a knee to the midsection. Lesnar scooped Benoit up for the F-5, but Benoit dropped behind and grabbed a rear waistlock and hit the trifecta of German suplexes. Benoit made the throat slash motion which meant just one thing - the swandive headbutt. Benoit went up top, but Lesnar had the wherewithal to roll out of the way. It looked like Benoit was done for when Lesnar once again picked him up for the F-5, but the Rabid Wolverine once again found a way to counter it, this time into the Crippler Crossface! Lesnar was screaming in pain as Benoit pulled back on Lesnar's huge neck, trying to take the energy out of him. Lesnar is a genetic freak though, and he managed to power back to his feet with Benoit still hanging on his back. Lesnar hoisted onto his shoulders, and in one fluid motion he F-5'ed the Crippler right over the top rope and out of the match, giving him the victory! 30-Man Deadly Draw: Brock Lesnar won a 30-man Deadly Draw: x C. Palumbo and R. Orton started out. x C. Palumbo threw out R. Orton in 0:01:21 x Petey Williams entered at 0:02:00 x Jeff Hardy entered at 0:04:00 x J. Hardy threw out P. Williams in 0:05:09 x J. Hardy threw out C. Palumbo after a standing moonsault in 0:05:54 x Sean O'Haire entered at 0:06:00 x Monty Brown entered at 0:08:00 x M. Brown threw out J. Hardy after a slap in 0:08:17 x M. Brown threw out O'Haire after a back elbow in 0:08:59 x Danny Basham entered at 0:10:00 x Doug Basham entered at 0:12:00 x Abyss entered at 0:14:00 x Low-Ki entered at 0:16:00 x The Hurricane entered at 0:18:00 x Goldust entered at 0:20:00 x Doug Basham and Danny Basham threw out Abyss in 0:21:20 x Danny Basham threw out Hurricane in 0:21:42 x Low-Ki threw out Doug Basham in 0:21:54 x Matt Hardy entered at 0:22:00 x Goldust threw out Danny Basham after a duck-down move in 0:22:27 x Charlie Haas entered at 0:24:00 x Chris Jericho entered at 0:26:00 x Rey Mysterio Jr. entered at 0:28:00 x M. Brown threw out C. Haas in 0:29:58 x Eric Angle entered at 0:30:00 x Elix Skipper entered at 0:32:00 x Mysterio Jr. threw out E. Angle in 0:32:24 x Jericho threw out Skipper in 0:33:53 x Rob Conway entered at 0:34:00 x Shelton Benjamin entered at 0:36:00 x S. Benjamin threw out Goldust in 0:37:03 x Kid Kash entered at 0:38:00 x Jericho threw out S. Benjamin in 0:39:25 x Matt Morgan entered at 0:40:00 x John Bradshaw Layfield entered at 0:42:00 x JBL threw out M. Morgan in 0:43:52 x Ken Doane entered at 0:44:00 x K. Doane threw out Kash in 0:44:30 x M. Hardy threw out JBL in 0:44:58 x Mysterio Jr. threw out K. Doane after a rana in 0:45:24 x Brock Lesnar entered at 0:46:00 x Teddy Hart entered at 0:48:00 x Lesnar threw out Jericho in 0:49:07 x Lesnar threw out Mysterio Jr. in 0:50:00 x CM Punk entered at 0:50:00 x Chris Benoit entered at 0:52:00 x Paul London entered at 0:54:00 x Conway threw out Teddy Hart in 0:54:35 x Rhyno entered at 0:56:00 x M. Brown threw out Rhyno in 0:58:37 x Punk threw out London after a power bomb in 0:59:53 x M. Brown threw out Punk in 1:01:29 x Benoit threw out M. Brown after a back elbow in 1:02:53 x Low-Ki threw out Conway after a roundhouse kick in 1:03:03 x Lesnar threw out M. Hardy in 1:04:36 x Lesnar threw out Low-Ki in 1:05:06 x Lesnar threw out Benoit in 1:07:04 Rating: **** Brock Lesnar had done it! His mission to get a shot at Kurt Angle and the World Heavyweight Title hit a major speed bump when he was injured back in January, but it was right back on course as Lesnar has won Deadly Draw and will go on to Super Cade! This is the last thing that Kurt Angle could have wanted to see, but if he can hold he World Title until then, he will have no escape from the Monster From Minnesota! What a night, and what a Deadly Draw! Goodnight everybody! |
| Trance | Posted on 01/30/06 at 14:53:21 Great card: Whoo Hoo! Brock Lesner wins Deadly Draw and something tells me Kurt Angle's days as Chamion are drawing to a very rapid close. I told you CM Punk would defend the title, even without The Prophecy being at ringside As predicted, Randy Orton beat Chris Jericho New Crusierweight Champion: Great match and even though the outcome was not what I predicted, I think Frankie will be a great champ I was kinda surprised that Eric Angle was not able to dispose of Monty Brown. I still see great things for Angle and see him with some championship gold, in the future Kurt Angle once again hangs on to the World Title but with Brock Lesner looming on the horizon, he better enjoy it, while he can. Once again, a great card! |
| Anubis | Posted on 01/31/06 at 00:15:39 Kazarian is awesome, liked that match. For the big one, though, it would have been nice to see Low-Ki take it; I think they'd mesh a bit better. This all actually kinda reminds me of my old e-fed, given how the card reads. Whew, those were the days. I doubt I'd have enough endurance to write up that much wrestling these days, so cool that you can tolerate it. Also glad Monty didn't beat Eric Angle with the Pounce, that would have been lame. I do wonder one big thing though. I notice that, in TNM and in TEW and in the real thing, "pulling the tights" seems to give an edge and is considered cheating. I have wondered for YEARS why pulling the tights is pushed like that. I mean, I never been in that kind of situation, but it has never struck me as a tactic that would have any effect on whether or not someone gets the pin. In my dynasty, I get pulling the tights just about every time I book a match to end by cheating, and quite frakly, it has begun to annoy me, LOL. Anyway, just was wondering (in general, this isn't about your circuit specifically, that CM Punk match just kinda triggered the thought in my mind just now) what's the deal with it in wrestling and these games. Anyway, makes me wonder, have you by chance ever run an e-fed? You seem like the type to have done so. |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 01/31/06 at 04:18:24 I was in a few e-feds, but never seriously ran one. And why would Low-Ki winning the Draw be good? :) |
| Anubis | Posted on 01/31/06 at 12:52:41 Well, from what I've read, he seems to be a pretty intense and awesomely talented wrestler. I hear he has a background in martial arts and a really stiff striking game along with being above-average all-around. Of course I can't say that from personal experience, as I've never watched him, but that's going by things I've heard. It's why I use him so much in mine, actually. I wish I could see a match to see for myself, but I have no idea where to find such things without paying an arm and a leg. |
| rey619 | Posted on 01/31/06 at 14:21:12 You can probably get hold of older RoH DVDs for 10 bucks... dunno how much your arm and legs are worth though.. And if you are of an immoral inclination.. there are always torrents.. |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 01/31/06 at 15:18:34On 01/31/06 at 12:52:41, Anubis wrote:Well, from what I've read, he seems to be a pretty intense and awesomely talented wrestler. I hear he has a background in martial arts and a really stiff striking game along with being above-average all-around.Yes, but if you read any GCW, you'd know Low-Ki isn't a main eventer here. :) |
| rebelins313 | Posted on 02/01/06 at 05:40:17 Great card, I enjoyed Lesnar winning and it should be fun to see him take on Angle. About Low-Ki, he's a fun guy to watch but some of the time his offense seems so contrived to spot-work. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing guys get kicked in the face as much as the next person but his storytelling in the ring isn't what I'd call "great". Then again I haven't seen much of his latest work, which I hear is superb. |
| Anubis | Posted on 02/01/06 at 07:31:28 Well, I am new to the reading. I think this is only the first or second card I've seen. There are ROH torrents? Where do you find them? We're living kinda paycheck to paycheck at the moment. I tried looking at the supergirls wrestling stuff, and they cost like $10 PER MATCH. I was like THAT'S NUTS. Just to sample it, of course. I wonder when and if ROH will get a real TV deal, because I'd probably be interested in watching if it's anything like TNA (or better; the jobber matches get annoying on a one-hour program). |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 02/01/06 at 08:14:40On 02/01/06 at 07:31:28, Anubis wrote:Well, I am new to the reading. I think this is only the first or second card I've seen.I don't think ROH particularly wants a TV deal right now, as chances are they'd hav to pay to get the deal, and they're doing financially well right now with their DVDs/live gates money. Adding TV wouldn't be cost-effective at the moment. |
| Vertigo | Posted on 02/01/06 at 14:02:15 It seemed like I was waiting forever for this card to be posted. It was a fantastic card from top to bottom and I really loved how you presented the Rumble. I think you got Lesnar & Monty Brown over real well. GCW has been an inspiration to me as of late. I haven't ran a TNM circuit in awhile and when I get ready to start a new one I always try to read what's going on on the forum. GCW uses a lot of current WWE talent and you make it work. It's hard to read/write about guys we see every week otherwise but you make it interesting. My new fed uses a good amount of current WWE talent including some top guys. As for Low Ki, I've never been a fan. Someone mentioned his storytelling in the ring and I totally agree that it's practically non existent. I haven't seen much since the beginning of ROH, but he definatly turned me off then. When I watch him wrestle it's like he's only in the ring to get himself over. |
| rey619 | Posted on 02/01/06 at 17:58:54 I say he managed to help Lethal get even more over.. the guy actually survived a flying double footstomp with a chair on his belly... |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 02/01/06 at 20:47:33 I'm not huge on Low-Ki, but he's a decent enough character and easy to write. Unless something miraculous pops up in my head, I don't anticipate him being a major player in GCW, but stranger things have happened. |