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NWA: West Coast Crush 7/22/05

JustinPosted on 08/12/05 at 14:17:00

Card Information:
Held in: SAN JOSE ARENA
Location: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
Date/Time: July 22/05 at 7:30pm
Matches/Interviews booked: 11
Arena Capacity: 10000
Attendance: 9069
Ticket Buy Rate: 90.69%
TV ratings: 2.6%
Approximate Viewers: 12000

Ted DiBiase comes to the ring as the show opens.
TD: As I said this past Sunday, tonight will be the last time NWA: West Coast will appear on the marquee. That's because the National Wrestling Alliance has withdrawn their support due to our not conforming to their demands. But, by no means are we shutting our doors. Soon, we will be back with a new look, a new name, new titles & a whole new direction. We will not be confined to just the West Coast of the United States, but, now we are going global. Tonight, we tie up a few loose ends & close the door on this chapter of our history. And very soon we will dominate as never before. (laughs)

Steve Lewington pinned Elix Skipper with the Flying Dropkick in 0:04:09.
Rating: ** 1/2

Mark Johnson is back stage with The Revolution (Randy Orton, Matt Morgan, & Doug Basham).
MJ: Guys, this past Sunday wasn't the exactly the shining moment in your careers. I mean , Doug Basham & Matt Morgan you came up short in your respective title matches. (Morgan starts to go after Johnson but Orton stops him)
RO: You really want someone to beat the hell out of you don't you? Well, if you're so happy to point out a few losses, why don't you tell everyone about how I beat DDP with his own move. The move that will now & forever be known as the RKO. Another legend taken out by the only real "Legend Killer" in the business. Tonight, The Revolution helps NWA: West Coast close it's doors, & we will be there when the new banner raises to take control of this company. But, first things first, last Sunday, Shane Douglas dared to say he deserved "Legendary status". Well, by just saying those words he's made himself a target for Randy Orton. Tonight, if he has the guts, he can come to the ring & face me.  (Kurt Angle walks up)
KA: Hold on there Randy. I've got some unfinished business with Douglas myself. That belt he has belongs to me. So if anyone's going to face him tonight, it's gonna be me. (Doug Basham steps to the front)
DB: Hey, I was the one that beat you Sunday. So if anything you should go back to the bottom of the list.
RO: Hey, hey easy. How about this Kurt? Tonight, we go after Douglas together. You & I team up against him & any partner he can find. That way, you get your hands on him & I get another legend added to my list.
KA: That sounds perfect. I'll see you later in the ring. (Angle walks off one way & The Revolution walks off the other)

The Revolution (Doug Basham and Matt Morgan) defeated Dustin Rhodes and Lance Hoyt when M. Morgan pinned L. Hoyt with the F-5 in  0:15:50.
Rating: ** 3/4

Shane Douglas is backstage with Mark Johnson.
MJ: Shane, last Sunday you managed to hold onto the Western States Title one more time in a big Triple Threat Match.
SD: The only thing that tarnishes that win is the fact that the NWA is pulling out of here. But, I'm not here to talk about the past. I'm here to talk about tonight. Kurt Angle says we have unfinished business. As far as I'm concerned Kurt. our business concluded Sunday when Doug Basham pinned your ass. But if you want a fight tonight, I'll be more than happy to take you down again. As for Randy Orton, if some punk kid thinks he can knock off "The Franchise", he's got another thing coming. I don't lay down for anyone. I didn't do it for Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Tazz, or Kurt Angle, and I d**n sure won't do it for you. I don't care what you want to call yourself. "Legend Killer", "Young Lion", "New Blood", whatever, you haven't beat "The Franchise" yet, and until you do: it's all just words. And as for me getting a partner tonight, I'll be on the phone from here on out until I find one. And even if I don't, I'll come out there & show you what kind of man I am when I take you on 2 on 1.

Kid Kash pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. with the Money Maker in 0:12:11.
Rating: ****

Backstage: Billy Gunn walks into Ted DiBiase's office.
BG: Hey Ted, I know you saw my performance last Sunday. And After I survived that 4 man elimination match, there can be no doubt in your mind that I belong here.
TD: Well Billy, I have to say, I was impressed on Sunday. But, you just lost what little respect I had for you by barging into my office. Didn't anyone ever teach you to knock? (Gunn looks shocked) As for you belonging here, I'll give you one chance to prove it tonight. You're gonna have a match & if you win, you got yourself a job.
BG: Oh it's in the bag. Who am I gonna face? Edge? Haas? Benoit?
TD: No, you're going up against a man that gave the performance of a lifetime Sunday. A man that showed he will do anything to win. Up next, you're going to face KANE! (laughs)

Kane pinned Billy Gunn with the Choke Slam in 0:11:50.
Rating: ***

Michael Shane is backstage talking to Frankie Kazarian when Matt Striker walks up.
Striker: (to Shane) You're still here? I would've thought security could've done a better job to keep you out.
Shane: That's real funny coming from a teacher that caught lying & lost his job. Maybe you'd like to try & throw me out. (Kazarian jumps in)
Kazarian: Guys, guys, cool it! What is it with you 2? You're like a couple of kids.
Shane: He started it.!
Striker: Did not!
Kazarian: Alright! Enough already. This is not cool. Either you 2 learn to get along or I will make my choice about which one gets to hang out with me. Now Michael, you got a match next so you better go get ready. (Shane leaves) And Matt, try to relax, he's on our side. (The 2 walk off together.)

Charlie Haas defeated Michael Shane by disqualification in 0:11:21.
Rating: *** 1/2

Mark Johnson is backstage with Edge & Raven.
MJ: Raven last Sunday, CM Punk enlisted the help of Perry Saturn to attack you after your Cross match...
R: Anguish, fear, and sorrow, are emotions we all feel, but never more strongly than in our adolescence. When just having an acne-rabid skin, can mean a lifetime of loneliness. One's acceptance by others, is a barometer of one's popularity. If one is different, a misfit, maybe unattractive, unathletic, one is in for a lifetime of cruelty and suffering, that will traumatize permanently. You see scars are souvenirs you never loose. The past is never far. You can try to repress it. You can try to hold it back. You can try to deny it. But it will still continue to grow... stronger, and stronger. Like a malignant cancer, that can't be satiated. Each of us manifests our pain in different manners. Whether it's three in the morning in bed... tears in one's eye. Whether it's a need to destroy everything beautiful, or just simply shutting one's self off from society. My father never gave me what I needed, so I understand what it's like to do without. They should understand this. They should give what's needed. I can see this. I can feel their pain. Why can't they understand? So CM Punk wants to try & bring back Saturn, a former member of my Flock. A disobedient one at that. Well to counteract his betrayal I have recruited for one night only the man that is far and wide the most loyal member of The Flock that has ever lived. Tonight, welcome home; Steven Richards. Quote the Raven, "Nevermore."

Edge, Raven and Steven Richards defeated CM Punk, Perry Saturn and Sean O'Haire when Raven pinned O'Haire with the Raven Effect in 0:30:25.
Rating: *** 1/4

Juventud Guerrera comes to the ring.
JG: Finally "The Juice" has come back to San Jose. And tonight "The Juice" is issuing an open challenge to any man that thinks he's got what it takes to bring me down. So let's turn up "The Juice" & see what shakes loose!
A loud guitar riff plays as a man in a hooded vest steps out on the runway. He throws back his head, knocking back the hood, and he throws his arms out to the side with his hands extended. The fans see his face as the ring announcer lets those who can't see know just who is here.
RA: Ladies and gentlemen, the opponent for Juventud Guerrera, from Gainesville, Georgia; weighing 215 pounds: "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES!

AJ Styles pinned Juventud Guerrera with the Styles Clash in 0:08:06.
Rating: ****

Frankie Kazarian & Matt Striker are backstage on their way to the ring.
FK: Okay, so you're sure you're alright now?
MS: Yeah, I'm sorry for the way I acted earlier. It's just that there's something fishy about that Shane.
FK: Well, don't worry about him. I told you he's on our side. I trust him, & so should you.
MS: Alright, if you say we can trust him, I'll let it go at that. Let's just concentrate on beating AMW next.
FK: That's the spirit. And after we beat them & keep our titles, it's out on the town for a night of partying.
MS: Sounds good to me.
They head to the ring as Michael Shane is shown in the background with a smile on his face.

Frankie Kazarian and Matt Striker defeated America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) when Striker defeated C. Harris by disqualification in 0:16:48.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Frankie Kazarian and Matt Striker retained the Western States Tag Team Title.)
[Michael Shane interfered against James Storm.]
[Michael Shane interfered against Matt Striker.]

Finish of the match:
Just as Chris Harris goes for the Catatonic, Michael Shane enters the ring with a chair. Shane swings at Harris, but, "The Wildcat" ducks & Shane connects with Striker instead. The chairshot knocks Striker out cold & it was right in front of the referee. When he sees it, he dq's AMW on the spot & awards the match to Striker & Kazarian. Shane has a look of shock on his face as he scurries from the ring as Kazarian checks on his fallen partner.

Chris Benoit made Abyss submit to the Crippler Crossface in 0:19:35.
Rating: *** 1/4

Randy Orton & Kurt Angle are introduced for the main event & are waiting in the ring for the introduction of Shane Douglas and his partner. Shane's music plays & he comes out with a microphone. He walks to the ring but doesn't enter.
SD: You 2 made the d**n challenge for a tag team match against me & any partner I can find. Well, you 2 are about to have that challenge not only met, but, shoved down your d**n throats. I found a partner. A partner worthy of sharing the ring with "The Franchise". A partner that just might the franchise player of future. (He points to the entranceway) You wanted it, you got it!
Trumpets blare as a bass beat fills the arena. The crowd erupts when a man dressed in a ball cap, t-shirt, & baggy shorts steps out onto the runway. He throws his hands up as the ring announcer lets the crowd know "THE CHAMP IS HERE!"
RA: Ladies & gentlemen his partner from West Newbury, Mass. weighing 245 pounds: JOHN CENA!

Shane Douglas and John Cena defeated Kurt Angle and Randy Orton when Douglas pinned K. Angle with the Franchiser in 0:09:47.
Rating: ** 3/4

Card rating: *** 1/4
JustinPosted on 08/12/05 at 20:22:03

This was the last edition of NWA: West Coast Crush, and we ended it with a bang.

Billy Gunn won't being joining us when we relaunch, but, the real question is with the surprise appearances of John Cena & AJ Styles tonight, just who else is going to be a part of the new roster?

The new date of our relaunch has been pushed back from July 29 to Sunday, August 14. And since we are going global and hoping to make a huge impact on that date, we have decided to rename the company Impact Championship Wrestling.. And we want to make alot of noise about our new weekly television program, it will be called ICW Thunder.

Join us on August 14th to celebrate our new beginnning.