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RPW - Year 2 - Week 2

Shaun SindelmanPosted on 08/20/04 at 06:28:29

Year 2 - Week 2

Card Information:
Held in: SKYDOME
Location: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
Date/Time: Jan 16/05 at 8:00pm
Matches/Interviews booked: 16
A Sold Out Arena.
TV ratings: 3.1%
Approximently Viewers: 9.3 million

We continued our second year run and gave our Canadian fans a chance to see the stars of the RPW live in person as we arrived in Toronto for what was going
to be a top notch card. The place was packed to the rafters and the viewers at home were surely tuned in on both the CBC and American stations.

We started off the night with Travis Cade and Tony Antony coming out to the ring with the RPW World tag titles around their waists. Travis Cade talked about how he thought his run in RPW was over but then life
throws you a curveball and you have to make do with it. He went on to say that he hopes that he can continue to stay in RPW and wear the tag title gold around his waist. He then said he was glad to know that he won them with an old friend, Tony Antony.

[SEMI FINAL ROUND - WORLD TAG TITLE DEFENSE]: Managers Banned From Ringside:
The Paladins (Tony Antony and Travis Cade) defeated
Real Xtreme (James Robinson and Lance Williams) when Cade made Robinson submit to the CavalCade 2.0 in 0:07:54.
Rating: *** 3/4
(The Paladins retained the World Tag Titles.)

And Travis Cade extends his stay in RPW a little bit longer as he was able to make the former RPW World tag champs, Real Xtreme tap out. Cade and Antony
move on to the Finals of this incredible tag team tournament. We also saw Shane Douglas at ringside watching this important World Tag title match.

Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Mexico's Most Wanted (Damien 666 and Halloween) defeated Hell's Army (Jack Ripper and Lark Fenriz) when Damien 666 pinned Ripper after a flying headbutt in 0:10:45.
Rating: *** 1/2

This was a rematch from the tag tournament and MMW got their revenge with a win over Hell's Army.

Tommy Dreamer pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. after a swinging neckbreaker in 0:08:14.
Rating: *** 1/2
[Frank Knight interfered against Tommy Dreamer.]

Dreamer is on some sort of new run as he hands Chavo yet another pinfall in two weeks. But what about the presence of Frank Knight at ringside trying to cost Dreamer the match? Will we see Dreamer vs Knight in the near future?

Maxis Cendres pinned Kevin J. Ridge with the Maximum Overdrive in 0:11:00.
Rating: *** 3/4

[REMATCH]: No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Akira Taue and Jun Izumida defeated Raven and Sabu when A. Taue pinned Raven after a bodyslam in 0:16:33.
Rating: ** 1/2

[SEMI FINAL ROUND]:
Lee Awesome and Lee Handsome defeated Lance Storm and Rob Van Dam when Total Lee pinned RVD after an elbowdrop from the second turnbuckle in 0:15:39.
Rating: *** 1/4

Afternoon Delight definitely have changed their outlook on life in the last few weeks. A mean streak has developed in them and it showed as they tore Lance
Storm and RVD apart to move into the finals of the tag tournament.

[WORLD TITLE DEFENSE]:
Werewolf Gregorson pinned Travis LaGrange with the The Silver Bullet in 0:05:39.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Werewolf Gregorson retained the World Title.)

Gregorson retains his title in a match that seems all too familiar to us by now.

No-Countout-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Frankie Kazarian and Michael Shane defeated AJ Styles and D'Lo Brown when Michael Shane defeated AJ via pinfall in 0:13:17.
Rating: ** 3/4
[Alex Shelley interfered against Frankie Kazarian.]
[Alex Shelley interfered against AJ Styles.]

Alex Shelley made an appearance during the match. Obviously he's very anxious to get guys like Kazarian, Shane and Styles in the X Division scene.

Interview:
Alex Shelley challenged any 3 guys to prove themselves as potential X Division wrestlers

The challenge was answered by Jack Evans, Trent Acid, and Justin Kell

[X DIVISION SHOWCASE]: 4 Way Dance:
Alex Shelley defeated Jack Evans when Alex Shelley
pinned Jack Evans after a a double reverse cradle at 27:12:00

Alex Shelley proved he was the top guy in the X Division Showcase match. Can he continue to be the top guy next week when we begin our Round Robin for the vacant X Division title?

[WINNER GETS A TAG TITLE SHOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE]: No-Countout-No-DQ-Number-One-Contenders-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Gangsta Heaven (Gotti and Hoffa) defeated Cumshot Feminists (Dom Donovan and Chuck) when Gotti pinned Donovan after a German suplex in 0:04:09.
Rating: * 1/4

Gangsta Heaven earned themself a title shot in the very near future but who will the champions be? Let's go to the finals of the tag tournament and see
if Cade & Antony will walk away with the titles in hand or if it will go back to former tag champs, Afternoon Delight.

[FINALS]: Managers Banned From Ringside with Special Referee Shane Douglas:
The Paladins (Tony Antony and Travis Cade) defeated Lee Awesome and Lee Handsome when Cade made Handsome submit with the CavalCade 2.0 in 0:13:08.
Rating: *** 3/4

The champs retain their titles. This has to be Travis Cade's year and we are only 2 weeks in.

Cade and Antony helped Afternoon Delight to their feet and wanted to shake their hands in a show of good sportsmanship. Lee Handsome and Lee Awesome stood
there and shook their hands....ONLY TO PULL THEM INTO belly to belly suplexes...IN STEREO!

Obviously Afternoon Delight were very upset with their loss and showed it in the worst manner possible.

Special referee Shane Douglas got in the face of AD and told them that actions like that will not be condoned in RPW as long as he is calling the shots. They tried to attack him as well but that didn't get them anywhere as he was able to take them both down with belly to belly suplexes of his own as we went off the air.

Card rating: *** 1/4

Match observations:
Next week we will see the following matches:

*Shane Douglas will face one member of Afternoon Delight but which one will it be???

* Gangsta Heaven will get their shot at the tag titles.

* The beginning round of the X Division Round Robin

and much much more.
Shaun SindelmanPosted on 08/23/04 at 04:28:41

The RPW Board would like to issue an update regarding some signings to the X Division and the groupings for the Round Robin to determine the 1st RPW X Division Champion.

Group A
1 Alex Shelley
2 Kazarian
3 Jerry Lynn
4 Chris Daniels

Group B
1 Justin Kell
2 Michael Shane
3 Mike Bisignano
4 Despair

Group C
1 Jack Evans
2 Trent Acid
3 Psicopa
4 Kid Kash

Group D
1 AJ Styles
2 Chris Sabin
3 Shark Boy
4 RVD

First person in each group to get 3 wins will move to the finals where there will be a 4 way match to determine the champ.

Our next event will have 4 way matches for each Group and the order of the elimination will determine what the next set of pairings will be.