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SCHOOL OF HARD KNOX - JULY 16 2005

Shaun SindelmanPosted on 03/01/05 at 04:31:24

SCHOOL OF HARD KNOX - SUMMER MELTDOWN
DATE: JULY 16 2005
LOCATION: AMAZURA BALLROOM - JAMAICA, QUEENS, NY

Tonight is quite a night. Chris Benoit will have his first defense of the HEAD OF THE CLASS title as well as a tryout match between two new potential signees.

First up - Van Wild faces Spikyjim.

They lock up.
** Real Xtreme come to ringside.
Van Wild takes Spikyjim down with a flying bulldog.
Van Wild goes for a power bomb, but Spikyjim counters it with a small package.
Mike Sparks counts: One...kickout.
Spikyjim takes Van Wild down with cradle piledriver.
Van Wild springs to his feet.
Van Wild whips Spikyjim into the ropes, but Spikyjim reverses it.
Spikyjim nails Van Wild with a dropkick.
** Chris Sabin comes to ringside.
** Chris Sabin throws Van Wild a frying pan, but Spikyjim intercepts it.
Spikyjim hits Van Wild with it and goes for the pin.
Mike Sparks counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Spikyjim executes a cradle piledriver on Van Wild.
Spikyjim whips Van Wild into the ropes, but Van Wild reverses it.
Van Wild executes a jumping DDT on Spikyjim.
Van Wild goes for a spear, but Spikyjim side-steps and Van Wild only hits air.
Spikyjim goes for a DDT, but Van Wild blocks it.
Van Wild hits Spikyjim with a knee to the midsection.
Van Wild punches Spikyjim.
Van Wild kicks Spikyjim.
The crowd is behind Van Wild all the way.
Spikyjim punches Van Wild.
Van Wild kicks Spikyjim.
Van Wild punches Spikyjim.
Spikyjim hits Van Wild.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
Spikyjim goes for a sunset flip power bomb, but Van Wild blocks it.
Van Wild hits Spikyjim with a vertical suplex.
Van Wild places Spikyjim on the turnbuckle.
Van Wild hits Spikyjim with a superplex.
Van Wild runs into the ropes.
** James Robinson hits Van Wild in the back with a chair.
Spikyjim places Van Wild on the turnbuckle.
Spikyjim executes the The Living End on Van Wild.
The crowd is giving Spikyjim a standing ovation.
Spikyjim goes for the pin.
Mike Sparks counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Spikyjim takes Van Wild down with a baseball slide.
Spikyjim goes for cradle piledriver, but Van Wild blocks it.
Van Wild goes for a dropkick, but Spikyjim side-steps and Van Wild only hits air.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Spikyjim.
Spikyjim leaves the ring.
He returns with a chair.
Spikyjim nails Van Wild with a baseball slide with the chair.
Spikyjim uses a dropkick on Van Wild.
Spikyjim goes for a spear, but Van Wild counters it with a kneelift.
Van Wild uses a power bomb on Spikyjim.
Mike Sparks counts: One, two, kickout.
Van Wild goes for a Samoan Drop, but Spikyjim counters it with an elbowsmash.
Spikyjim nails Van Wild with a springboard somersault dropkick.
Spikyjim climbs to the top turnbuckle, but Van Wild nails him in the stomach.
Spikyjim falls onto the top turnbuckle.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Van Wild.
Van Wild hits a superplex on Spikyjim.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Van Wild.
Van Wild is going for the cover.
Mike Sparks counts: One, two, kickout.
Van Wild takes Spikyjim down with a spinebuster slam.
Mike Sparks counts: One, two...
James Robinson pulls referee Mike Sparks out of the ring.
Mike Sparks is out cold.
Van Wild uses a tilt-a-whirl powerslam on Spikyjim.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Van Wild.
Van Wild uses a running power bomb on Spikyjim.
There is no referee to count.
Van Wild takes Spikyjim down with a flying elbowdrop.
There is no referee to count.
Van Wild gets back up.
Van Wild gets a surfboard on Spikyjim.
There is no referee there to ask Spikyjim.
Spikyjim tries to escape the hold.
Spikyjim tries to fight the pain.
Spikyjim summons one last burst of energy.
Van Wild lets go after 35 seconds.
Van Wild places Spikyjim on the turnbuckle.
Van Wild nails Spikyjim with a superplex.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
Van Wild chops Spikyjim.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Van Wild.
Van Wild kicks Spikyjim.
Spikyjim catches Van Wild with The Blue Mist.
The crowd is behind Spikyjim all the way.
Spikyjim gives the sign for the The Living End.
Spikyjim places Van Wild on the turnbuckle.
Spikyjim executes the The Living End on Van Wild.
The chants for Spikyjim are deafening.
Spikyjim goes for the pin.
** Chris Sabin enters the ring and breaks the pin with a flying elbowdrop.
The crowd is behind Spikyjim all the way.
Chris Sabin puts Van Wild on top of Spikyjim.
** James Robinson enters the ring and breaks the pin with an elbowdrop.
James Robinson puts Spikyjim on top of Van Wild.
Mike Sparks crawls back into the ring.
Mike Sparks is sporting a dazed look but is back on the job.
Mike Sparks counts: One, two, in the ropes...
Mike Sparks removes the chair from the ring.
Spikyjim uses a facebite on Van Wild.
Spikyjim hits Van Wild with an arm bite.
Spikyjim goes for a backbreaker, but Van Wild blocks it.
Van Wild executes the Wild Ride on Spikyjim.
Van Wild goes for the pin.
Mike Sparks counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Van Wild a standing ovation.
Van Wild pinned Spikyjim with the Wild Ride in 0:06:36.
Rating: ****
[Chris Sabin interfered against Spikyjim.]
[James Robinson interfered against Van Wild.]

Our first match of the night and we were immediately joined at ringside by Real Xtreme. Their presence was definitely felt as Van Wild kept getting distracted by them as well as James and Lance sticking their nose in the action on several occasions. Unfortunately, they were not able to successfully rob Van Wild of a win.

After the match, Real Xtreme continued to brawl against Van Wild all the way to the back. Spikyjim got up off the mat and got on the microphone and called out the Head of the Class, Chris Benoit.

Benoit is never one to step down from a challenge and came out to get in Spiky's face. They began to fight but Spiky had already been through a 6 and a half minute match and could not hold up against Benoit's fresh offense.

Also noted was Chris Sabin coming down to interefere - the strange thing was that Sabin now had blue hair JUST LIKE Spikyjim.

Next up - Rhyno & BJ Whitmer team up with Scott Starring vs Chuck Palumbo & Johnny Ace & a mystery partner.

We awaited the announcement of the mystery partner and then we heard "You're looking at the real deal now" and the crowd knew it had to be...

D LO BROWN!!!


Johnny Ace nails Scott Starring with a back suplex.
Chuck Palumbo enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Johnny Ace and Chuck Palumbo whip Scott Starring into the ropes.
They hit Scott Starring with a double kick to the midsection.
Chuck Palumbo leaves the ring.
Johnny Ace sends Scott Starring into the turnbuckle.
Johnny Ace locks Scott Starring in an abdominal stretch.
Scott Starring gets ahold of the ropes after holding out for 5 seconds.
Johnny Ace executes the Implant DDT on Scott Starring.
Andrew Thomas counts: One, two, three.
Johnny Ace has the crowd going wild.
Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Ace and D'Lo Brown defeated Rhyno, BJ Whitmer and Scott Starring when Ace pinned Starring with the Implant DDT in 0:10:19.
Rating: *** 1/4


Johnny Ace called a favor from his days working for WWE and was able to acquire the services of D'Lo Brown as the 3rd member of his team.

After the match, D'Lo got on the mic and talked about how you are witnessing a formation of the three supreme stars in the business today. And from now on, you can refer to them as "Team Supreme".

Coming up - Steve Rizonno will teach Shannon Moore a lesson.

Steve Rizzono goes for a DDT, but Shannon Moore counters it with a backdrop.
Shannon Moore covers Steve Rizzono.
Tim White counts: One, two, kickout.
Shannon Moore takes Steve Rizzono down with a kick to the midsection.
Shannon Moore executes an elbowsmash on Steve Rizzono.
Shannon Moore runs into the ropes.
Steve Rizzono hits Shannon Moore with a bodyslam.
Steve Rizzono runs into the ropes.
Shannon Moore goes for a kick to the midsection, but Steve Rizzono catches it.
Steve Rizzono hits a series of punches on Shannon Moore.
The chants for Steve Rizzono are deafening.
Steve Rizzono hits a clothesline on Shannon Moore.
Steve Rizzono executes a power bomb on Shannon Moore.
Tim White counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Steve Rizzono executes series of chops on Shannon Moore.
The chants for Steve Rizzono are deafening.
Steve Rizzono executes the Corporate Takeover on Shannon Moore.
The crowd is giving Steve Rizzono a standing ovation.
Steve Rizzono goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
Steve Rizzono pinned Shannon Moore with the Corporate Takeover in 0:07:19.
Rating: ** 3/4


Rizzono was not too happy that Shannon Moore rode his coat tails last month and acted as if he was the one who got the victory when it was ALL Rizzono. Thus, Rizzono challenged Moore to a match and was able to shut him up for good with a victory.

Despair defeated local talent Joey Bag `o' Doughnuts

Chris Sabin rushed the ring afterwards and Despair told him if he wanted to get it on they can do it right now since his last match ended so quickly.

** The man with the cowboy hat comes to ringside.
Chris Sabin whips Despair into the ropes, but Despair reverses it.
Despair and Chris Sabin get hit with a double clothesline.
Despair whips Chris Sabin into the ropes, but Chris Sabin reverses it.
Despair hits Chris Sabin with a clothesline.
Despair gives the sign for the Despair Driver.
Despair executes the Despair Driver on Chris Sabin.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
Despair pinned Chris Sabin with the Despair Driver in 0:11:30.
Rating: *** 1/4

Chris Sabin was distracted in the closing moment of the match by the man in the cowboy hat being right at ringside.

After the match, Sabin was left in the middle of the ring and got up to see Despair walking away with Mr. Cowboy Hat. Furious at the loss, he challenged Mr. Cowboy Hat
to a match later in the night.

This would be Chris Sabin's second match of the night and it may not go over very well for him.

Next up - Dean Maleno faces Buff-E in a towel match with their respective tag partners as their cornermen.

Dean Malenko goes for a back suplex, but Buff-E turns in mid-air and lands on him.
Buff-E runs into the ropes.
Buff-E uses a clothesline on Dean Malenko.
Buff-E uses a forearm to the back on Dean Malenko.
Buff-E goes for a headbutt to the groin, but Dean Malenko rolls aside.
Dean Malenko nails Buff-E with a hiptoss.
Dean Malenko executes a single-leg takedown on Buff-E.
Dean Malenko puts Buff-E in a full nelson.
Buff-E tries to escape the hold.
Dean Malenko lets go after 13 seconds.
Dean Malenko runs into the ropes.
Dean Malenko hits Buff-E with a shoulderblock.
Dean Malenko executes the Texas Cloverleaf on Buff-E.
Buff-E is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Buff-E is struggling to reach the ropes.
Buff-E tries to escape the hold.
Buff-E is writhing in pain.
Mase throws in the towel after 26 seconds.
The crowd is going crazy.
Towel Match:
Dean Malenko (w/Perry Saturn) defeated Buff-E (w/Mase) with the Texas Cloverleaf in 0:19:29.
Rating: ***


In yet another match that was certainly up the alley of Malenko, he was able to secure a win over the Christopher St. Connection.

Next - Shane Douglas and Terry Funk face off in what we hope will be an end to this vicious feud that has gone on between these men for many months and in many promotions.

Shane Douglas goes to the outside.
He retrieves a table.
Shane Douglas hits Terry Funk with the table.
James Beard throws the table over the top rope.
Shane Douglas runs into the ropes.
Terry Funk goes for a punch, but Shane Douglas blocks it.
Shane Douglas kicks Terry Funk.
The crowd erupts.
Terry Funk punches Shane Douglas.
The crowd erupts.
Terry Funk kicks Shane Douglas.
The crowd is giving Terry Funk a standing ovation.
Terry Funk runs into the ropes.
Terry Funk hits Shane Douglas with a clothesline.
** Johnny Ace throws Shane Douglas the ring bell, but Terry Funk intercepts it.
Terry Funk hits Shane Douglas with it and goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, kickout.
Terry Funk throws Shane Douglas into the turnbuckle, but Shane Douglas reverses it.
Shane Douglas hits a dropkick on Terry Funk.
Shane Douglas executes a swinging neckbreaker on Terry Funk.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Shane Douglas.
Shane Douglas uses a bodyslam on Terry Funk.
Shane Douglas is going for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Shane Douglas goes for a flying axhandle, but Terry Funk counters it with a punch.
Terry Funk hits a punch on Shane Douglas.
** Johnny Ace throws Shane Douglas a road sign, but Terry Funk intercepts it.
Terry Funk hits Shane Douglas with it and goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
The crowd erupts.
Terry Funk pinned Shane Douglas after hitting him with a road sign in 0:19:07.
Rating: ****
[Johnny Ace interfered against Terry Funk.]


Terry Funk was able to hold his own against both Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace. Funk continued to use that road sign to bash over Douglas until Douglas was a bloody mess and Funk was hauled off to the backstage area by security.

This has definitely not settled anything and we may have to take drastic precautions to keep these two from killing each other.

Coming up next - two men will face off with a 6 month contract going to the winner.

First up....from NOAH in Japan...TAMON HONDA

Next....the single legged wonder...ZACH GOWEN


Zach Gowen nails Tamon Honda with a dropkick.
Tamon Honda inadvertedly knocks down Andrew Thomas.
Zach Gowen uses a flying cross body press on Tamon Honda.
There is no referee to count.
Zach Gowen climbs to the top turnbuckle, but Tamon Honda nails him in the stomach.
Zach Gowen falls onto the top turnbuckle.
Tamon Honda is getting a good reaction from the crowd.
Zach Gowen falls back into the ring.
Tamon Honda locks Zach Gowen in an achilles tendon hold.
There is no referee there to ask Zach Gowen.
Zach Gowen tries to escape the hold.
Zach Gowen is struggling to reach the ropes.
Andrew Thomas is back on the job.
Zach Gowen tries to fight the pain.
Zach Gowen grabs the ropes after holding out for 45 seconds.
Tamon Honda hits a series of headbutts on Zach Gowen.
Tamon Honda goes for a headbutt, but Zach Gowen blocks it.
Zach Gowen executes a kneelift on Tamon Honda.
Zach Gowen runs into the ropes.
Tamon Honda goes for an abdominal stretch, but Zach Gowen reverses it.
Tamon Honda reaches the ropes after 5 seconds.
Zach Gowen hits Tamon Honda with a series of forearm smashes.
Zach Gowen whips Tamon Honda into the ropes, but Tamon Honda reverses it.
Zach Gowen hits Tamon Honda with a shoulderblock.
Zach Gowen uses a swinging neckbreaker on Tamon Honda.
Zach Gowen gives the sign for the One Legged Moonsault.
Zach Gowen executes the One Legged Moonsault on Tamon Honda.
Andrew Thomas counts: One, two, three.
Zach Gowen has the crowd going wild.
[TRYOUT MATCH]:
Zach Gowen pinned Tamon Honda with the One Legged Moonsault in 0:03:43.
Rating: **


In a tryout match where the winner would get a 6 month contract, we saw Tamon Honda from NOAH and Zach Gowen, formerly of WWE face off.

Honda was not prepared to face a one legged wrestler and that worked in Zach's favor as he got a quick win in close to 4 minutes.

Gowen will be given a 6 month contract and we wish him lots of luck in HARD KNOX and the same luck to Honda as he returns back to Japan.

Next - America's Most Wanted faces Johnny Stamboli and Kevin Ridge

They're brawling inside the ring area.
Johnny Stamboli nails Chris Harris with a kneelift.
Johnny Stamboli goes for the Fuhgetaboutit, but Chris Harris blocks it.
Kevin J. Ridge comes over to make it two-on-one.
Kevin J. Ridge goes for a kick to the head, but Chris Harris blocks it.
James Storm goes for a rolling reverse cradle, but Kevin J. Ridge reverses it.
Kevin J. Ridge hits James Storm with a backdrop driver.
Kevin J. Ridge executes an enzuigiri on James Storm.
Johnny Stamboli comes over to make it two-on-one.
Johnny Stamboli uses a dropkick on James Storm.
Kevin J. Ridge goes for an enzuigiri, but James Storm ducks out of the way.
James Storm throws Kevin J. Ridge back into the ring.
Kevin J. Ridge begs off.
James Storm executes the 8 Second Ride on Kevin J. Ridge.
James Storm goes for the pin.
Mike Chioda counts: One, two, Johnny Stamboli doesn't make it in time... three.
The crowd is cheering on James Storm.
America's Most Wanted (James Storm and Chris Harris) defeated Kevin J. Ridge and Johnny Stamboli when J. Storm pinned KJR with the 8 Second Ride in 0:18:04.
Rating: *** 3/4


Nothing more to say than that Stamboli left Ridge hanging in the end as he was a victim of the 8 Second Ridge and a pin by James Storm.

Coming up - Steve Austin teams up with Mohammed Yone to face Real Xtreme.

Steve Austin runs into the ropes.
Steve Austin goes for a clothesline but James Robinson pulls James Beard in the way !
James Robinson hits Steve Austin with a powerslam.
There is no referee to count.
James Robinson gets back up.
James Robinson executes a fallaway slam on Steve Austin.
** Van Wild grabs a television camera, but James Robinson snatches it from him.
James Beard is sporting a dazed look but is back on the job.
James Robinson hits Steve Austin with the camera and goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, KICKOUT.
Steve Austin uses a back elbow on James Robinson.
Steve Austin tags out to Mohammed Yone.
Mohammed Yone gets a single-leg Boston Crab on James Robinson.
James Robinson manages to grab the ropes after being locked up for 5 seconds.
Mohammed Yone goes for a bodyslam, but James Robinson counters it with an elbowsmash.
Lance Williams enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Steve Austin enters the ring, but gets cut off.
James Robinson and Lance Williams whip Mohammed Yone into the ropes.
They attempt to hit Mohammed Yone with a double kick to the midsection, but he counters it with a double clothesline.
Lance Williams leaves the ring.
Mohammed Yone runs into the ropes.
James Robinson hits Mohammed Yone with an elbow.
James Robinson gives the sign for the Manhattan Bridge.
Lance Williams enters the ring.
Lance Williams nails Mohammed Yone with a dropkick from the second rope.
James Robinson executes the Manhattan Bridge and goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
Real Xtreme (James Robinson and Lance Williams) defeated Steve Austin and Mohammed Yone when Robinson pinned M. Yone after a German suplex in 0:17:45.
Rating: *** 1/4
[Van Wild interfered against James Robinson.]

Van Wild tried to ruin Real Xtreme's match but Real Xtreme was able to work through the interference.

Real Xtreme laughed at Wild as they headed towards the back.

After the match, Mohammed Yone looked over at Austin and i'm sure he was wondering why Austin did not break the pin when he was in the German Suplex by James Robinson. Austin left the ring and Yone was left standing in the ring alone.

Next up - Chris Sabin will face Mr. Cowboy Hat man and we hope to find out a bit more about him in the process.

They're brawling on the first floor level.
Chris Sabin hits Cowboy Hat with a dropkick.
Chris Sabin covers Cowboy Hat.
Nick Patrick counts: One, two, thr... shoulder up.
Chris Sabin knocks down Nick Patrick.
Nick Patrick is out cold.
Chris Sabin uses a backbreaker on Cowboy Hat.
Chris Sabin has the crowd going wild.
** Spikyjim attacks Chris Sabin from behind.
Cowboy Hat goes for a vertical suplex, but Chris Sabin blocks it.
Chris Sabin hits Cowboy Hat with a Yakuza kick.
Chris Sabin goes for a dropkick, but Cowboy Hat side-steps and Chris Sabin falls to the floor.
Cowboy Hat heads to the floor.
Cowboy Hat is going for the cover.
Nick Patrick shakes off the pain.
Nick Patrick counts: One, two, three.
Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Mr. Cowboy Hat pinned Chris Sabin after a missed dropkick by Sabin in 0:12:50.
Rating: ****
[Despair and Spikyjim interfered against Chris Sabin.]


Chris Sabin had already wrestled earlier this evening but his obsessive nature forced him into another match. This time it was against Mr. Cowboy Hat who we've seen at ringside during Sabin's previous matches and also earlier this evening when Sabin and Despair wrestled.

Sabin could have won the match but took a terrible spill in the closing moment and Mr. Cowboy Hat was able to secure a pinfall victory over an unconscious Sabin.

Mr. Cowboy Hat was joined in the ring after the match and we found out his name is TRAVIS LAGRANGE. We also know he is associated with Spikyjim and Despair in a group by the name of THE SUICIDE KINGS.

With LaGrange hanging with Spiky and Despair, Chris Sabin is certainly outnumbered. But who will be crazy enough to side with someone as obsessed as Chris Sabin in this battle?

Next up - our main event - Chris Benoit defends his HEAD OF THE CLASS title for the first time.

His opponent?

RAVEN!!!

They're brawling inside the ring area.
Chris Benoit works the crowd.
The crowd is behind Chris Benoit all the way.
Chris Benoit throws Raven into the guardrail.
** Tommy Dreamer ambushes Chris Benoit from behind.
Jack Doan ejects Tommy Dreamer from ringside.
Raven hits a powerslam on Chris Benoit.
Raven clears the announcers' table.
Raven shoves Chris Benoit into the guardrail.
Raven uses a back suplex on Chris Benoit.
Raven sets up Chris Benoit on the announcers' table.
Raven executes a piledriver through the table.
The table is broken in half.
The crowd erupts.
Chris Benoit nails Raven with a forearm to the back.
Chris Benoit knocks Raven into the ringsteps.
Chris Benoit shoves Raven into the guardrail.
Chris Benoit nails Raven with an armbar takedown.
Chris Benoit throws Raven back into the ring.
Chris Benoit covers Raven.
Jack Doan crawls over to count the pin.
Jack Doan counts: One, shoulder up.
Chris Benoit gives the sign for the Crippler Crossface.
Chris Benoit executes the Crippler Crossface on Raven.
Raven is struggling to reach the ropes.
Raven is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Raven tries to fight the pain.
Raven submits after 19 seconds.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Chris Benoit.
[For HEAD OF THE CLASS]:
Chris Benoit made Raven submit to the Crippler Crossface in 0:15:29.
Rating: ****
(Chris Benoit retained the HEAD OF THE CLASS.)
[Tommy Dreamer interfered against Chris Benoit.]


After about 15 and a half minutes and a serious piledriver through the announcer's table, Benoti was still able to come out on top and he remains HEAD OF THE CLASS.

After the match, Juventud Guerrera came down to the ring and challenged Benoit to a match. Juvy feels he should be the next challenger since he was the last person eliminated from the 4 way match last month.

Benoit - the ever defending champion that he is - accepted Juvy's challenge and promised to put the title on the line against him NEXT MONTH.

Card rating: *** 1/2

Next Month's Lineup is unavailable at this time due to contract negotiations being held.
Shaun SindelmanPosted on 03/01/05 at 04:49:24

**CONTRACT NEGOTIATION REPORT & NEXT MONTH'S LINEUP**


HARD KNOX had it's mid year review and here are the results:

- BJ Whitmer has re-signed and was given a 1 year contract.

- Buff-E has been resigned for another 6 months. Unfortunately, Mase has chosen to leave HARD KNOX after next month but wishes his "partner" lots of luck here.

- Chris Harris & James Storm have both renewed for another 6 months.

- Chris Sabin originally did not renew his contract but then he returned back to the offices an hour later and demanded to resign. Hard Knox has faith in what Sabin is capable of doing and has given him a SURPRISINGLY high 1 year contract.

- Dean Malenko has given his notice and was quoted in saying "I've proven myself to those that I needed to in the last couple of months and NOW my time has come to move
on". His partner, Perry Saturn will still be with us for at least another 2 months. Malenko will be leaving after next month's event.

- Mohammed Yone has been given another 6 months to his contract.

- Rhyno was also given a 1 year contract based on his ability to perform well in the ring with BJ Whitmer.

- As a result of his win tonight, Zach Gowen was given a 6 month deal with HARD KNOX.

- Chris Hamrick chose not to renew and some say it had to do with his fear of meeting up with Steve Austin anytime soon.

- Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Ace were both given 1 year contracts due to their great records thus far.

- Despair & Spikyjim also got 1 year contracts and said that they plan to spend those next 12 months keeping Chris Sabin VERY busy.

- James Robinson did not renew while his partner, Lance Williams has. Williams was given a 6 month deal and is no stranger to  performing in singles action. We wish
Robinson lots of luck wherever he ends up.

- Johnny Stamboli got a 6 month deal as did Steve Rizzono.

More contracts will be up for negotiation in the months to come but for now, everybody seems happy.

Next month we will have a 1 night tournament involving 8 tag teams to determine the first HEAVY HITTERS of HARD KNOX.

* First round action will see the following contests:

- The Flock (Raven & Tommy Dreamer) faces BJ Whitmer & Rhyno

- Steve Austin & Mohammed Yone have settled their differences from their tag match in July and will team up again to face a visiting tag team from Mexico.

- Van Wild & Scott Starring will do battle against Lance Williams and a mystery partner. James Robinson will be in Lance's corner to cheer his friend on.

- Despair & Spikyjim will face Chris Sabin and a brave ZACH GOWEN.

The winner of these four matches will meet in the semi finals and then the winner of those two matches will meet in the finals.

* Also in action:

-  Chris Benoit will defend the HEAD OF THE CLASS title against Juventud Guerrera

and

- Two men who are visiting HARD KNOX for the night will be in the ring.

That's it - see ya next month.
americamamushiPosted on 03/01/05 at 06:45:10

Good start to the show, I like the keeping of Sabin in there.  SpikyJim calls out Benoit?  Maybe he's starting to be like Sabin and not think before he takes action.  Oh, and Sabin dyes his hair like SpikyJim?  Interesting, very interesting. :)

D'Lo gets off to a good start.  Palumbo, Ace & Brown impressive in beating Rhyno & BJ.  Starring seemed to be the weak link.  I wonder if Rhyno & BJ will take exception to that.  They should make an interesting stable, although at first glance it seems to me like Brown might get lost in the fold.  Brown will have to work not to be overshadowed, especially by Ace.

And Shannon Moore is back to his old losing ways.  Some things never change ;)

Dispair defeats a bag of donuts and still has enough energy to put the hurt on Sabin, although with help from Mr. Cowboy McHat's presence at ringside.  Maybe Sabin will be able to get some revenge later tonight, but for some reason I doubt it.

CsC just doesn't know when to quit do they.  Once again getting their asses handed to them.  Will they never learn? :)

Johnny Ace helping Douglas?  Either Shane is in good with Team Supreme or he just wanted at the Funker for some reason.  One thing is for sure, Douglas took a LOT of punishment.

Boo.  I was rootin' for Tamon Honda.  I'm just not a fan of Gowan at all.

Good win for AMW

Not surprised that Austin & Ynoe didn't work out too well as a team.  Not to mention that Real XTreme is used to wrestling tag matches.  Austin/Yone match next month?  That could have some potential maybe.

WOW!  Big win for Sabin!  Revenge indeed.  Wait, confused.  Results say Sabin won, but the PBP says Cowboy hat won.  I'll assume cowboy hat won, since you write of it in the post match.  Oh well. ;)

And tonight's Hard Knox theme... INTERFERENCE! ;D  Being a title match for Raven, Dreamer had to interfere and try and help his man.  It's good that Benoit kept the title though, and in a good match too.
Shaun SindelmanPosted on 03/01/05 at 15:15:19

On 03/01/05 at 06:45:10, americamamushi wrote:
Good start to the show, I like the keeping of Sabin in there.  SpikyJim calls out Benoit?  Maybe he's starting to be like Sabin and not think before he takes action.  Oh, and Sabin dyes his hair like SpikyJim?  Interesting, very interesting. :)
Spikyjim had a legitimate reason for calling Benoit out (he DID make it to the 4 way match the previous month) and it's Spiky's nature to not care whether he just wrestled 50 minutes or 5 - he'll still be up for a challenge.

D'Lo gets off to a good start.  Palumbo, Ace & Brown impressive in beating Rhyno & BJ.  Starring seemed to be the weak link.  I wonder if Rhyno & BJ will take exception to that.  They should make an interesting stable, although at first glance it seems to me like Brown might get lost in the fold.  Brown will have to work not to be overshadowed, especially by Ace.
Yea Starring is definitely better with Van Wild but VW was busy and Starring prefers tag action over singles. As for D'Lo, i can see him shining just as much as Ace and Palumbo.

And Shannon Moore is back to his old losing ways.  Some things never change ;)
yep!

Dispair defeats a bag of donuts and still has enough energy to put the hurt on Sabin, although with help from Mr. Cowboy McHat's presence at ringside.  Maybe Sabin will be able to get some revenge later tonight, but for some reason I doubt it.
I'm sure Despair did not need Cowboy Hat's help but as you saw, Cowboy Hat had his own agenda.

CsC just doesn't know when to quit do they.  Once again getting their asses handed to them.  Will they never learn? :)
They just pissed off the wrong person I guess. Unfortunately we'll never know how CSC could do in tag action since they have split due to the contract negotiations.

Johnny Ace helping Douglas?  Either Shane is in good with Team Supreme or he just wanted at the Funker for some reason.  One thing is for sure, Douglas took a LOT of punishment.
Maybe that tag match last month was more for those two than just a one night reunion. =) Yep - Shane is fuming over the post match antics of the crazed man from Amarillo, TX and a fuming Shane is NEVER good.

Not surprised that Austin & Ynoe didn't work out too well as a team.  Not to mention that Real XTreme is used to wrestling tag matches.  Austin/Yone match next month?  That could have some potential maybe.
HEY! no reading head to see that Austin & Yone end up facing off.

WOW!  Big win for Sabin!  Revenge indeed.  Wait, confused.  Results say Sabin won, but the PBP says Cowboy hat won.  I'll assume cowboy hat won, since you write of it in the post match.  Oh well. ;)
Yea - weird that TNM generated that result. Cowboy Hat did indeed win as you saw in the PBP.


And tonight's Hard Knox theme... INTERFERENCE! ;D  Being a title match for Raven, Dreamer had to interfere and try and help his man.  It's good that Benoit kept the title though, and in a good match too.
Yea that title match was definitely a hot one. We'll have to see what becomes of THE FLOCK in the months to come.
americamamushiPosted on 03/01/05 at 18:13:49

Just because I'm a curious little monkey, could you post who had the highest heat ratings? :)
Shaun SindelmanPosted on 03/03/05 at 03:18:47

On 03/01/05 at 18:13:49, americamamushi wrote:Just because I'm a curious little monkey, could you post who had the highest heat ratings? :)
Chris Benoit - 9
Raven - 9
Chris Harris - 8
Van Wild - 8
Juventud Guerrera - 8
Shane Douglas - 8
Spikyjim - 8
Tommy Dreamer - 8