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DWF 07/01/08

91Posted on 12/15/05 at 22:29:53

Matt Hardy seems to be making enemies left, right and centre right now, and
denying Dynamite Kid the chance to be world champion last Friday will not have
done him any favours...

Steve Corino (c) vs Bobby Eaton (television title)

Steve Corino was victorious again last week against John Cena, and with Brad
Armstrong dropping his Intercontinental title as well, he is outright the
longest reigning champion in the DWF, and he used this fact to highlight his
opinion that it is the Television title that is the most prestigious in the
DWF, as he's proven his superiority over all other champions and he's the
only one bringing honour to his belt.

Whilst it may be debatable that he's the only one, he has certainly done a
superb job with the belt, but faced with the man he beat for the belt all those
months ago, Bobby Eaton, one might have wondered if his time was due. Eaton
gave Corino probably his hardest tests yet, and looked to have it won when,
unlike Wrestlefest, he managed to connect with the Alabama Jam, having already
avoided two attempts at the Old School Expulsion - more and more wrestlers are
having that move well scouted.

Unluckily for Eaton, Corino put his foot on the ropes even before the cover
was made. The ref didn't make a count and by the time Eaton realised what was
going on and had dragged Corino to the centre of the ring, Corino garnered
enough strength to kick out. Eaton didn't risk a second trip up top and was
trying to wear down Corino enough, all the while not giving Corino a chance to
hit the Expulsion - the champ was going to have to improvise.

Eaton was clearly on top of things, and was beginning to put the final touches
on things when he had Corino slumped down on the second rope. As Eaton lept
on top, delivering more punishment, Corino thoughts quick and grabbed hold of
a leg, refusing to let go even with Eaton trying to hit his way out. Corino
stood up and jerked Eaton, by the leg, right in front of him. Eaton staggered
in just the right position and Corino delivered the Expulsion, and one more
time he had scored the win. Eaton gave a tough a title defense for Corino has
he's had to have since winning the title though, and much credit should go to
both men. **** 1/4

Hayabusa vs Terry Gordy

Hayabusa and Terry Gordy went at it in the latest chapter of the Busa/Tajiri
vs Miracle Violence Connection feud that has developed in recent weeks. Once
again, both sets of tag partners were at ringside, and this time it was the
turn of the Japanese duo to score the decisive win. With Tajiri and Williams
fighting it out on the outside, the ref found himself having to keep order both
in and out of the ring. Tajiri took the chance to partially hit the green mist
on Gordy who only caught half of it. That was certainly enough to leave him
in enough pain for Busa to green mist him as well, and Gordy was easy pickings
for a Hayabusa pin. **** 1/4

Essa Rios & Masato Tanaka vs Pretty Perfect

One team celebrating Clash of the Champions are Pretty Perfect. With the tag
team titles changing hands, they are once again eligible for a shot at the
belts. Matt Hardy warned them however that unlike last time, they wouldn't be
receiving shot after shot until he had to prevent them from getting them
again, and that they would have to earn them. That said, he offered them one
guarenteed shot to be taken when they chose, provided they gave some notice.

No word on when they plan to take the shot, but they got the chance to show
their stuff today against the combination of Masato Tanaka and Essa Rios.
Truth be told the makeshift team was never going to really worry Pretty
Perfect despite Tanaka putting up a brave fight that kept things competitive.
Hennig finished things off with the Perfect Plex on Rios, and so begins the
wait until Pretty Perfect are once again challenging for the tag team titles. ****

Dynamite vs Gene Snitsky

Dynamite Kid has very just reason to be angry with Matt Hardy right now after
Hardy overturned the result of the world title match at Clash. One really
has to wonder at the bias of Hardy where he'd overturn Dynamite Kid winning
the world title due to outside interference but not do the same when Alex
Wright won the world title in similar circumstances.

Dynamite must have been thinking along the same lines when he stormed into
Matt Hardys office and threatened him, causing Snitsky and Heidenreich to step
forward to ensure Dynamite didn't lay a finger on him. Hardy didn't seem
impressed and set up a match between Dynamite and Gene Snitsky for tonight.

Dynamite went in as the obvious favourite and despite a few scary moments, a
trip by Heidenreich and some impressive power displays by Snitsky, Dynamite
wasn't TOO unduly troubled, outdoing his larger foe, and following a stiff
lariat, he finished him off with the Swandive. Hardy and his crew didn't seem
too surprised by the result, but Hardy told him there and then that the
match had merely been a feeler, and if Dynamite Kid didn't shape up and show
the commissioner some respect, things could be made very difficult for him. *** 1/4

La Parka (c) vs Super Calo (cruiserweight title)

La Parka now stands proud as the new Cruiserweight champion, having upset
Hector Guerrero last week at Clash of the Champions. His first title defense
came today against Super Calo, really more of a warm-up opponent for what will
be to follow. Still, La Parka remains a cult favourite, frustrating Calo with
his refusal to take the match seriously with his strutting and dancing. Calo
was out of sync and La Parka didn't take long to finish with the same move that
won him the title, the Asai Moonsault Bodyblock. But bigger and better
challengers await, with the likes of Juventud Guerrera, Low Ki, Los Guerreros
and Rey Mysterio all waiting. And don't forget, Kid Kash is still awaiting his
guarenteed title shot...

Rob Van Dam vs Rodney

Rob Van Dam was in action today, despite receiving several nasty chairshots
from Brian Pillman last Friday. Rob seemed to have recovered adequately, despite
some obvious bruising and fortuitously, only had Rodney as his opposition.
Rodney managed to dodge a charge from RVD into the corner at one point and got
a few kicks in, and that amounted his entire offence. Even Pete Gas on the
outside took a few licks from Van Dam, who wasted little time in putting away
Rodney.

RVD will, of course, have other concerns on his mind, most notably the
condition of his friends, the new tag team champions Edge and Christian. As it
happens, they're very bruised and battered following a gruelling title match
and the post-match assault, but will be back in action in a couple of weeks,
most likely at Revenge is Sweet for their first title defense.

But what of Psychoanalysis, the now former champions? Brian Pillman finally
snapped last Friday, and clearly severed the relationship between him and Sean
O'Haire in one moment of lunacy. O'Haire had already picked up a few injuries
in the preceeding match and will be out for a short time anyway, and there's
been no word on his thoughts on the developments. Pillman hasn't even been
allowed to give his thoughts, as he has been suspended until Revenge is Sweet,
at which point he has been given a forum on the Kings Court to explain
himself. * 3/4

The Syndicate vs Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon & Juventud Guerrera

Clash of the Champions provided picks from the fans that were sometimes
expected and sometimes unexpected. Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon had expected to
receive the tag title shot against Psychoanalysis and were embarassed to be
seen celebrating that when they misheard the voting result. Juventud Guerrera
was just as shocked when it was revealed he wouldn't be challenging for the
Cruiserweight title. Furnas and LaFon were demanding a recount from Matt Hardy
at the same time Juventud Guerrera came in to demand an investigation into the
voting that he claimed had been rigged.

Matt Hardys decision - if they could do something for him, he may do something
for them. The Syndicate have been thorns in Matt Hardys side lately, and Matt
decided another three-on-two handicap match would be just the way to put The
Syndicate down (even though that didn't work last time). Things went similarly
again with The Syndicate treating it like any other tag match and the numbers
not working too badly in their favour, but this time it was mostly through
Juventud saving himself for most of the match.

When he did come in, right after a tired Ken Shamrock had tagged out to the
fresh Lance Storm, things didn't go too well. Storm immediately took control
and did a number on Juvi. Quickly, Furnas and LaFon spilled back in and the
ref lost control trying to keep tabs on everyone. Shamrock tried as best as
he could to help out, but was well worn down. Lance meanwhile did well but
going for a rana on Juventud, he was hit from behind, whilst perched on
Guerreras shoulders, by Phil LaFon, who then powerbombed him right off to the
mat. With the ref no longer sure who was legal, he counted the ensuing pin,
and Furnas & LaFon may have just earned themselves another crack at the tag
team titles. *** 1/2

Don Muraco (c) vs Kurt Angle (world heavyweight title)

The man who got involved in that world title fight at Clash, Rhyno, was
making his first appearance for several weeks after having a number done on
him by Don Muraco. Rhyno had a few words to say regarding all this, reminding
us that Muraco had promised to pay Rhyno for taking out his competition and
figured beating him up would be easier than paying. But now he was back in the
fold, he'd take his payment anyway he could, even if it wasn't monetary.

One person who certainly had a newfound respect for this approach was Raven,
who of course has raged war on Don Muraco for some time now. Approaching
Rhyno backstage, he praised Rhynos deeds as the greater good but stated work
was still needed in order to rid the DWF of Muraco, whom Raven claimed was a
great imbalance to the company as champion. That said, the way Rhyno put Muraco
down last night with the Gore, even if a table did assist him, was impressive
enough to garner Ravens respect.

Regardless of what Raven might think of him, Don Muraco has made an outstanding
champion, but he was in much more unfamiliar territory today as he went up
against Kurt Angle. Angle of course won last nights triple threat match to win
this shot at Muraco, and was certainly up for it. With the two of them
comprising two of the most hated men in the DWF, the crowd was certainly split
for this one - maybe some appreciated Angles pro-Americanism, maybe some liked
the force of Muracos conviction, but it was hard to see who was the fan
favourite in this.

And Angles style worked well against Muraco. Muraco has faced a lot of top
opposition since becoming the champion, but nobody with the pure wrestling
skills as Angle, and the challenger was often on top of things, grappling
Muraco down at every turn with holds used to ground the champion. Still,
Muraco isn't champion for no reason and held on strongly and sure enough the
tide would turn back in his favour, but one factor still remained.

With Muraco on top, it seemed like the finish was just a matter of time, but
as he had Angle reeling, Rhyno came in for the second night running and lined
up the Gore. Muraco had no desire to feel it for a second night in a row and
managed to sidestep the move. Rhyno caught the ropes instead and went sprawling
from the ring. Muraco was naturally not pleased at this obvious distraction
and let Rhyno know with a few words, but perhaps he should have been watching
Angle, who grabbed Muraco by the foot and hooked the ankle lock on.

Muraco suddenly, for the second time in his title reign (the first being last
Friday), looked in genuine trouble of losing his title. Muraco though showed
his power advantage over Angle by kicking him away, and grabbing Angle as he
came back in, nailing him with the Tombstone piledriver for the victory.

Muraco, at the advice of Jeff Hardy, didn't hang around afterwards to see what
Rhyno would pull next, but suffice to say Muraco has yet another rival for his
title, which doubtless he didn't want. As things stand, with the next PPV,
Revenge is Sweet, a mere three weeks away, there are several people who'll be
looking at a title shot - Dynamite Kid following last nights controversy,
Raven who is perhaps Muracos biggest nemesis right now, Rhyno, Kurt Angle
again, the list goes on. ****

One of the more controversial turns at Clash surrounded the Intercontinental
title. Brad Armstrong, "The Rock" as he believes himself to be, had been
champion for well over seven months but facing surprise challenger Alex Wright,
it all fell apart after the interference from Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and
newcomer Rockabilly - that is, he's a newcomer if Matt Hardy actually approved
his getting a contract.

One thing that was certainly left unresolved from last Friday - Alex Wright
hadn't actually gotten his hands on the belt yet, having made a quick exit
following the match. Flanked by Ulf Herman, Wright demanded the former champ
graciously return the belt to him. Evidently he didn't know Armstrong too well.
Out came Brad, who told Wright if he wanted to actually get the belt back, he'd
have to beat him for it, else get "the smackdown layethed on your candy ass".

Armstrong wasn't even afraid of approaching Wright in the ring, even with the
massive Herman standing right there. Perhaps though he should have been more
concerned with what was behind him, as he ended up being jumped against by the
Helmsley-Rockabilly combination, giving Wright the chance to snatch the belt
away in the confusion and make a very sharp escape. Brad concentrated more on
ridding the ring of Helmsley and Rockabilly and did so relatively well despite
the numbers disadvantage, but everyone was left still standing and still up
for more.

Backstage later on, Helmsley confirmed that if Armstrong was going to take his
offer of respect and throw it back in his face by attacking his new tag team
partner, they'd have to force some respect out of "the low life commoner".
Rockabilly meanwhile suspected jealousy on Armstrongs part, claiming his
Shufflebilly was more electrifying than the Peoples Elbow. Fat chance.

As far as when Rockabilly will debut, the word is "soon", perhaps as early as
Revenge is Sweet. God help us all...

Finally John Cena was seen paying The Young Lions to investigate a matter
involving Larry Zbyszko, one that could show all his claims and boasts to be
false. What this matter could be though is yet to be seen. No doubt it's
something "unnecessarily evil" to embarass Larry yet again.
ZedjaPosted on 12/20/05 at 16:14:04

I have a hard time figuring out who actually won the matches. Other than that things seems to be pretty interesting.
91Posted on 12/20/05 at 20:19:16

Now that I think about it, you make a fair point, particularly when a match has two paragraphs of build up, another two covering the match and one more for any aftermath - it might be worth my pasting the basic results ("Barry Horowitz pinned Kane with a clothesline in 0:00:08, Kane suffered a sprained pinky and will be out for 1,000 cards, rating: **** 1/2") at the end for quick reference.
Snabbit888Posted on 12/21/05 at 03:34:41

Steve Corino keeps freaking winning.  I have no problems with that.

GREEN MIST! Yay!  I wish Hayabusa hadn't hurt himself IRL.

Guaranteed title shot for Pretty Perfect.  Interesting.  No doubt they were winning this match.  And what has happened to poor Masato Tanaka?

This show needs more and more Snitsky + Heidenreich.  They do rule the school, they do.  But yeah, Dynamite is a machine right now, and no chance he was losing this.

La Parka rules.  DWF has so many cool cult heroes.

RVD wins.  Next.

Ooh... very interestd to hear what Pillman has to say at Revenge is Sweet, though it seems revenge will be sweeter for O'Haire.

The Syndicate sure got reamed there.  Damn you, ref!  Pay attention!  I like all involved ehre, so no complaints from me.

Great main event, and the fact that there's now a group forming with the sole purpose of dethroning Muraco makes his dominant reign seem to be a little more in peril, which is good.  Solid show yet again.