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LIW The Day After - 5/20/06

Critic of the DawnPosted on 04/27/05 at 03:09:43

Not really much to say about this card.  Everything went pretty well, and I'm too tired to go into more detail at the moment.  So... like... enjoy.

*****

Lance Storm & Kid Kash vs. Frankie Kazarian & A New Potential Partner

It's Mikal Adrian!  Frankie Kazarian's prospective new partner is The One Man Mafia!

Frankie Kazarian hits an electric chair drop on Lance Storm.
Frankie Kazarian runs into the ropes.
Lance Storm goes for an enzuigiri, but Frankie Kazarian ducks out of the way.
Frankie Kazarian goes for a flying forearm, but Lance Storm
ducks out of the way.
Lance Storm hits a thumb to the eye on Frankie Kazarian.
Lance Storm hits Frankie Kazarian with a DDT.
The crowd breaks into a "Impact Players!" chant.
Lance Storm whips Frankie Kazarian into the ropes.
Lance Storm nails Frankie Kazarian with an armdrag takedown.
Lance Storm whips Frankie Kazarian into the ropes.
Lance Storm hits an enzuigiri on Frankie Kazarian.
Lance Storm is being booed like there is no tomorrow.
Lance Storm executes a dropkick on Frankie Kazarian.
Lance Storm nails Frankie Kazarian with a clothesline.
Lance Storm is going for the pin.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, kickout.

Lance Storm goes for an armdrag takedown, but Frankie Kazarian blocks it.
Mikal Adrian enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Frankie Kazarian and Mikal Adrian whip Lance Storm into the ropes.
They hit Lance Storm with a double backdrop.
Kid Kash enters the ring and throws Mikal Adrian out of the ring.
Lance Storm and Kid Kash hit Frankie Kazarian with a double vertical suplex.
Kid Kash leaves the ring.
Lance Storm takes Frankie Kazarian down with a jawbreaker.
Lance Storm throws Frankie Kazarian out of the ring.
Lance Storm goes for a flying cross body press, but Frankie Kazarian
moves out of the way.
Lance Storm is out cold.
Frankie Kazarian throws Lance Storm back into the ring.
Frankie Kazarian goes for the Wave Of The Future, but Lance Storm
counters it with an elbowsmash.
Lance Storm tags out to Kid Kash.
Mikal Adrian enters the ring, but gets cut off.

Lance Storm executes an atomic drop on Frankie Kazarian.
Lance Storm nails Frankie Kazarian with a jumping side kick.
Lance Storm executes the Straightshooter on Frankie Kazarian.
Frankie Kazarian is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Frankie Kazarian is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Frankie Kazarian tries to fight the pain.
Frankie Kazarian is writhing in pain.
Timothy Greer tells Frankie Kazarian to respond or he'll stop the fight.
Frankie Kazarian nods.
Timothy Greer checks Frankie Kazarian's arm.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it stays up !
Frankie Kazarian fights his way out of the hold after 39 seconds.
Frankie Kazarian hits Lance Storm with a dropkick.
Frankie Kazarian uses an overhead belly-to-belly suplex on Lance Storm.
Frankie Kazarian has the crowd going wild.
Frankie Kazarian goes for an overhead belly-to-belly suplex, but Lance Storm
blocks it.

Mikal Adrian goes for a power bomb, but Lance Storm counters it with a rana.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, kickout.
Lance Storm goes for a handspring clothesline, but Mikal Adrian side-steps and
Lance Storm only hits air.
Frankie Kazarian enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Mikal Adrian and Frankie Kazarian whip Lance Storm into the ropes.
They attempt to hit Lance Storm with a double backdrop, but he counters
it with a double headsmash.
Lance Storm doesn't quite know what to do with the mixed reaction he's getting.
Frankie Kazarian leaves the ring.
Lance Storm whips Mikal Adrian into the ropes, but Mikal Adrian reverses it.
Lance Storm hits Mikal Adrian with a kick.
Lance Storm hits Mikal Adrian with a vertical suplex.
Lance Storm hits an enzuigiri on Mikal Adrian.
The crowd is wildly cheering Lance Storm with only a few scattered boos audible.
Lance Storm hits Mikal Adrian with an enzuigiri.
Mikal Adrian begs off.
Lance Storm goes for spinning headscissors, but Mikal Adrian throws him off.
Mikal Adrian tags out to Frankie Kazarian.
Frankie Kazarian goes for a kneelift, but Lance Storm counters it with
a legsweep.
Lance Storm executes the Straightshooter on Frankie Kazarian.
Frankie Kazarian is writhing in pain.
Frankie Kazarian submits after 12 seconds.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.

The winners are Lance Storm and Kid Kash. Time of match: 0:16:41

Lance Storm and Kid Kash defeated Frankie Kazarian and Mikal Adrian when
L. Storm made F. Kazarian submit to the Straightshooter in 0:16:41.
Rating: **** 1/4

Frankie Kazarian's potential new partner is... "The One Man Mafia" Mikal Adrian!  With a near 300 pounder on his side, one would think that Kazarian would be able to do well against a team ranked as low as Lance Storm and Kid Kash.  One would think wrong, apparently, as Adrian proved that while he is a fine power based wrestler, one thing he IS NOT is a proficient tag team worker.  Kazarian was isolated through most of the middle of the match, Adrian tagged in and cleaned house, then tagged back out to a still battered Kazarian, who was quickly trapped in the Straightshooter and forced to tap out!  It seems unlikely that Frankie Kazarian will be interested in teaming with Mikal Adrian again any time soon.

"The Monster" Edward Chastain vs. Don Juan

Don Juan works the crowd.
The crowd is going crazy.
Don Juan uses a jawbreaker on Edward Chastain.
Don Juan hits an inverted DDT on Edward Chastain.
Don Juan is going for the pin.
Alan Tso counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Don Juan hits the Ace Crusher on Edward Chastain.
Don Juan goes for the Cradle Piledriver, but he can't do it.
Edward Chastain goes for a bearhug, but Don Juan counters it with a facerake.
Don Juan chops Edward Chastain.
The chants for Don Juan are deafening.
Don Juan kicks Edward Chastain.
Don Juan hits Edward Chastain.
The crowd is behind Don Juan all the way.
Don Juan throws Edward Chastain into the turnbuckle.
Don Juan runs shoulder-first into the corner, but Edward Chastain lifts his
knee.

Don Juan hits a chop on Edward Chastain.
Don Juan takes Edward Chastain down with a chop.
Don Juan hits a hammerlock on Edward Chastain.
Don Juan whips Edward Chastain into the ropes.
Edward Chastain misses with a shoulderblock.
Edward Chastain misses with a clothesline.
Don Juan executes a kick to the midsection on Edward Chastain.
Don Juan goes for the Ace Crusher, but Edward Chastain blocks it.
Edward Chastain takes Don Juan down with a low blow.
Edward Chastain chops Don Juan.
Don Juan punches Edward Chastain.
The chants for Don Juan are deafening.
Don Juan goes for the Cradle Piledriver, but he can't do it.
Edward Chastain counters it with a backdrop.
Edward Chastain chops Don Juan.
Numerous fans are using Edward Chastain for target practice.
Don Juan punches Edward Chastain.
The crowd is behind Don Juan all the way.

Don Juan uses a kick to the midsection on Edward Chastain.
Don Juan runs into the ropes.
Edward Chastain and Don Juan get hit with a double clothesline.
Edward Chastain executes a clothesline on Don Juan.
Edward Chastain takes Don Juan down with a kneedrop.
Edward Chastain whips Don Juan into the ropes.
Edward Chastain hits Don Juan with an elbow.
Edward Chastain goes for a short lariat, but Don Juan blocks it.
Don Juan executes a jawbreaker on Edward Chastain.
The crowd is giving Don Juan a standing ovation.
Don Juan nails Edward Chastain with a lariat.
Don Juan whips Edward Chastain into the ropes.
Edward Chastain executes the Ground Zero Splash on Don Juan.
Alan Tso counts: One, two, kickout.
Edward Chastain whips Don Juan into the turnbuckle.
Edward Chastain executes a forearm to the back on Don Juan.
Edward Chastain hits Don Juan with a power bomb.
Alan Tso counts: One, two, shoulder up.

Edward Chastain uses a chop on Don Juan.
Edward Chastain hits Don Juan.
Don Juan kicks Edward Chastain.
The crowd breaks into a "Don Juan!  Don Juan!" chant.
Don Juan hits Edward Chastain.
Don Juan runs into the ropes.
Don Juan misses with a clothesline.
Edward Chastain hits Don Juan with a shoulderblock.
Edward Chastain hits Don Juan with a back suplex.
Edward Chastain throws Don Juan out of the ring.
Edward Chastain goes through the ropes.
Edward Chastain is being booed like there is no tomorrow.
Edward Chastain whips Don Juan into the guardrail.
Alan Tso counts:  1.
Edward Chastain throws Don Juan into the guardrail.
Alan Tso counts:  2.
Edward Chastain gets back into the ring.
Don Juan climbs back into the ring.
The bell rings. The time limit has expired.
Alan Tso lets the match continue.
Edward Chastain goes for a power bomb, but Don Juan counters it with a backdrop.
Don Juan runs into the ropes.
Don Juan hits Edward Chastain with a kick.
Don Juan runs into the ropes.
Don Juan hits Edward Chastain with an elbow.
Don Juan works the crowd.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
Don Juan goes for a dropkick, but Edward Chastain side-steps and Don Juan
only hits air.
Edward Chastain goes for a brain buster, but Don Juan counters it with
a Northern Lights suplex.
Alan Tso counts: One, two, three.
The crowd erupts.

The winner is Don Juan. Time of match: 0:20:35

Don Juan pinned Edward Chastain after a Northern Lights suplex in 0:20:35.
Rating: ** 1/4

Don Juan returned to the ring with fire in his eyes and the crowd squarely behind him.  Against him: "The Monster" Edward Chastain.  From the start, Don Juan tore into Chastain with a furor we haven't seen in quite some time, brawling around the ring and taking him down time after time.  When it came time to finish the job, however, Don Juan proved unable to get the big 500 pounder in position for the Cradle Piledriver, and as a result Chastain was able to power his way back into the match.  Neither man was willing to stay down, however, and they fought all the way to the final bell.  The referee decided to grant them a five minute extention, but Don Juan only needed a fraction of it, scoring with the Northern Lights suplex he's used a number of times to win important matches!  What a return for Don Juan!

Chris "HAIL!" Sabin vs. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson for the New York State Heavyweight Title

Chris Sabin whips Arn Anderson into the ropes, but Arn Anderson reverses it.
Arn Anderson misses with an elbow.
Arn Anderson executes the Spinebuster on Chris Sabin.
Ted Blandford counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Arn Anderson whips Chris Sabin into the ropes.
Arn Anderson takes Chris Sabin down with a lariat.
The crowd is behind Arn Anderson all the way.
Arn Anderson goes for a forearm smash, but Chris Sabin blocks it.
Chris Sabin punches Arn Anderson.
Chris Sabin is being booed out of the building.
Arn Anderson kicks Chris Sabin.
Arn Anderson hits Chris Sabin.
Chris Sabin chops Arn Anderson.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
Arn Anderson hits Chris Sabin.
The crowd is behind Arn Anderson all the way.
Arn Anderson punches Chris Sabin.
The chants for Arn Anderson are deafening.

Arn Anderson executes the Spinebuster on Chris Sabin.
Ted Blandford counts: One, two, kickout.
Arn Anderson hits Chris Sabin with a kneelift.
Arn Anderson hits Chris Sabin.
The crowd is giving Arn Anderson a standing ovation.
Arn Anderson hits Chris Sabin.
Arn Anderson hits a chop on Chris Sabin.
Arn Anderson goes for a bodyslam, but Chris Sabin counters it with an elbowsmash.
Chris Sabin goes for a Yakuza kick, but Arn Anderson blocks it.
Arn Anderson takes Chris Sabin down with a headlock takedown.
Arn Anderson goes for a back suplex, but Chris Sabin counters it with
a go-behind.
Chris Sabin goes for a German suplex, but Arn Anderson blocks it.
Arn Anderson runs into the ropes.
Chris Sabin hits Arn Anderson with a backdrop.
Arn Anderson falls out of the ring.

Arn Anderson inches his way towards the ropes after holding out for 8 seconds.
Chris Sabin gets an armbar submission on Arn Anderson.
Arn Anderson inches his way towards the ropes after being locked up for 8
seconds.
Chris Sabin punches Arn Anderson.
Chris Sabin is being booed out of the building.
Chris Sabin chops Arn Anderson.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
Chris Sabin chops Arn Anderson.
The crowd breaks into a "Hail Sabin!" chant.
Chris Sabin nails Arn Anderson with a fist to the midsection.
Chris Sabin goes for the Liger Bomb, but Arn Anderson blocks it.
Arn Anderson whips Chris Sabin into the ropes.
Arn Anderson executes the Spinebuster on Chris Sabin.
Ted Blandford counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Arn Anderson gets an abdominal stretch on Chris Sabin.
Chris Sabin makes it to the ropes after 13 seconds.
Arn Anderson whips Chris Sabin into the ropes, but Chris Sabin reverses it.
Chris Sabin hits a Japanese armdrag takedown on Arn Anderson.
Chris Sabin takes Arn Anderson down with a Japanese armdrag takedown.
Chris Sabin whips Arn Anderson into the ropes, but Arn Anderson reverses it.
Arn Anderson hits Chris Sabin with an elbow.
Arn Anderson uses a bodyslam on Chris Sabin.
Arn Anderson goes for a bodyslam, but Chris Sabin counters it with
a small package.
Ted Blandford counts: One, two, kickout.
Chris Sabin hits Arn Anderson.
The crowd breaks into a "Hail Sabin!" chant.
Chris Sabin hits Arn Anderson.
Numerous fans are using Chris Sabin for target practice.
Chris Sabin whips Arn Anderson into the ropes.
Chris Sabin nails Arn Anderson with spinning headscissors.
Chris Sabin goes for the Liger Bomb, but Arn Anderson counters it with
a small package.
Ted Blandford counts: One, two, shoulder up.

Arn Anderson misses with a clothesline.
Chris Sabin uses a chop on Arn Anderson.
Chris Sabin executes a rana on Arn Anderson.
Ted Blandford counts: One, kickout.
Chris Sabin executes the Future Shock on Arn Anderson.
Chris Sabin goes for the pin.
Ted Blandford counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Chris Sabin executes a bootscrape on Arn Anderson.
Chris Sabin takes Arn Anderson down with a fireman's carry to knee neckbreaker.
The arena is exploding in a chorus of boos.
Chris Sabin whips Arn Anderson into the ropes.
Arn Anderson misses with a clothesline.
Arn Anderson hits Chris Sabin with an elbow.
Arn Anderson goes for a faceslam, but Chris Sabin blocks it.
Chris Sabin goes for an armbar submission, but Arn Anderson blocks it.
Arn Anderson nails Chris Sabin with a lariat.
Arn Anderson executes a DDT on Chris Sabin.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Arn Anderson.
Arn Anderson executes the Spinebuster on Chris Sabin.
Ted Blandford counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Arn Anderson throws Chris Sabin out of the ring.
Ted Blandford counts: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

The winner is Arn Anderson. Time of match: 0:18:27

Arn Anderson defeated Chris Sabin by countout in 0:18:27.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Arn Anderson retained the New York State Heavyweight Title.)

Chris Sabin was granted a shot at Arn Anderson's New York State Heavyweight Title after he impressively put the final nail in the coffin of New Europe in the main event of Showdown in Buffalo.  Coming in to this match, however, he was obviously feeling overconfident.  Being the true veteran he is, Arn Anderson used that to his advantage, allowing Sabin to reverse a few simple holds to lull him into a false sense of security, then scoring with a quick Spinebuster out of nowhere that sent Sabin quickly rolling out of the ring, clutching his back.  Sabin fell for this twice before he could finally begin to turn things around with a stiff Future Shock, but it wasn't nearly enough, and after one final Spinebuster, Anderson tossed him out of the ring where he was counted out.

(MsChif is walking through the backstage area as if she owned the place,
scowling as if each person she met was responsible for her losing her spot in
LIW rather than her costing herself the spot.  As she turns a corner, Senior
Referee Ted Blandford is waiting for her.)

Ted Blandford: Ah!  MsChif!  I was looking for you.  You're familiar with the
stipulations of the match, correct?  If you can earn a victory here tonight,
you will be allowed to return to your managerial duties here in Long Island
Wrestling.  If you lose-

MsChif: Look.  I'm not going to lose!  I may work here as a manager, but I
assure you that I have kicked more asses than anyone else in the country!  I am
the best woman wrestler in history!  Just like I am the best manager in
history!  Tonight, I will BREAK whatever slut you found to stand in my way!  I
will not be denied!

Ted Blandford: That remains to be seen.  MsChif, I'd like to introduce you to
your opponent...

(MsChif turns and walks away.)

MsChif: I'll meet her in the ring.  Send her out as soon as she's ready to get
her skanky ass owned.

(A door behind Ted Blandford opens, and AJA KONG - regarded by many as the
Vader of Japanese Women's Wrestling - emerges.  The 240 pound beast stares off
after MsChif, then smiles.)

Aja Kong: This... will be fun.

(Fade out)

MsChif vs. Aja Kong in a Manager's Liscence Match

Where is Aja Kong?  And is that... oh no...

They lock up.
Erik Watts runs into the ropes.
MsChif hits Erik Watts with a kick.
MsChif hits Erik Watts with a forearm smash.
MsChif executes a forearm smash on Erik Watts.
MsChif takes Erik Watts down with a roundhouse right.
MsChif executes a series of stomps on Erik Watts.
MsChif is met with a mixture of cheers and boos.
MsChif executes a jawbreaker on Erik Watts.
MsChif hits Erik Watts with the Code Red.
Keith Bancroft counts: One, two, three.
A portion of the crowd is cheering MsChif.

The winner is MsChif. Time of match: 0:00:54

[Manager's Liscence Match]:
MsChif pinned Erik Watts after the Code Red in 0:00:54.
Rating: *
(Aja Kong no-showed.)

What the he-  Where is Aja Kong?  LIW spent a LOT of money to fly her in here to tear MsChif apart, and...  Oh no...  We're getting word that she's been attacked backstage and...  Oh geez...  ERIK WATTS is making his way to the ring in a dress!  Honestly!  What the hell!?!  And... Erik Watts lays down for her?  Gah!  What the hell is going on?

MsChif grabs a microphone and screams at the crowd as they boo wildly.

"I'd like to introduce my newest client!  Erik Watts!  Watts gets absolutely none of the respect he deserves in this industry!  He's a former New York State Heavyweight Champion, dammit!  But he doesn't even warrent a booking for tonight?  Well...  you may not want to see him, but *I* do!  I made him an offer he couldn't refuse!  Take out my opponent backstage then lay down for me, and I *WILL* bring him back to the top of the world of professional wrestling!  It's only a matter of time!  Erik Watts *WILL* be the future, whether any of you like it or not!"

Simon Diamond vs. Edge

They lock up.
Simon Diamond locks Edge in a chokehold.
Ted Blandford warns Simon Diamond to let go.
Ted Blandford counts: One, two, three, four.
Simon Diamond takes Edge down with a piledriver.
Numerous fans are using Simon Diamond for target practice.
Simon Diamond whips Edge into the ropes.
Edge hits Simon Diamond with a clothesline.
Ron Harris comes to ringside.
Edge whips Simon Diamond into the ropes.
Ron Harris pulls down the top rope.
Ted Blandford calls for the DQ.
Numerous fans are using Simon Diamond for target practice.

The winner is Simon Diamond. Time of match: 0:00:45

Simon Diamond defeated Edge by disqualification in 0:00:45.
Rating: *
[Ron Harris interfered against Simon Diamond.]

What the... why is Ron Harris here?  Apparently he wants a bit of a warm up for his match against Jonny Storm later tonight, because he easily pulls Simon Diamond out of the ring and lays him out with a HUGE Cobra Clutch Slam!  Cold Ron be trying to act to ensure that The Harris Twins get the next shot at the New York State Tag Team Titles instead of the International Thug Syndicate?  Maybe so.  One thing is certain, however: Simon Diamond looks pissed off.

Cactus Jack & Kevin Nash vs. Randy Orton & A partner

Frank Shamrock's music hits!  The leader of The Usurpers is here with Randy Orton!

They lock up.
Randy Orton executes a bodyslam on Cactus Jack.
Randy Orton sends Cactus Jack into the turnbuckle.
Randy Orton runs shoulder-first into the corner.
Randy Orton whips Cactus Jack into the ropes.
Randy Orton goes for the RKO, but Cactus Jack counters it with a backslide.
Steven Silvers counts: One, two, kickout.
Cactus Jack uses a swinging neckbreaker on Randy Orton.
The crowd is behind Cactus Jack all the way.
Cactus Jack hits Randy Orton with an eye gouge.
Cactus Jack hits Randy Orton.
The chants for Cactus Jack are deafening.
Randy Orton chops Cactus Jack.
Randy Orton further incites the crowd.
Cactus Jack punches Randy Orton.
The chants for Cactus Jack are deafening.
Cactus Jack chops Randy Orton.
Cactus Jack kicks Randy Orton.
The chants for Cactus Jack are deafening.
Cactus Jack whips Randy Orton into the ropes, but Randy Orton reverses it.
Cactus Jack hits Randy Orton with an elbow.
Cactus Jack shouts "BANG BANG!".
The crowd breaks into a "He's Hardcore" chant.
Cactus Jack runs into the ropes.
Cactus Jack uses a Cactus Clothesline on Randy Orton.
Cactus Jack whips Randy Orton into the ropes, but Randy Orton reverses it.
Cactus Jack nails Randy Orton with a clothesline.
Cactus Jack takes Randy Orton down with a stomp.
Cactus Jack is going for the pin.
Steven Silvers counts: One, two, kickout.
Cactus Jack catches Randy Orton in a sleeperhold.
Randy Orton is struggling to reach the ropes.
Randy Orton reaches the ropes after being locked up for 12 seconds.
Cactus Jack runs into the ropes.

Frank Shamrock chops Cactus Jack.
Frank Shamrock is being booed out of the building.
Frank Shamrock goes for a slap, but Cactus Jack blocks it.
Cactus Jack whips Frank Shamrock into the ropes.
Cactus Jack executes a Hotshot on Frank Shamrock.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
Cactus Jack whips Frank Shamrock into the ropes.
Frank Shamrock misses with an elbow.
Frank Shamrock hits Cactus Jack with a clothesline.
Frank Shamrock takes Cactus Jack down with a forearm smash.
Frank Shamrock goes for a kneelift, but Cactus Jack side-steps and
Frank Shamrock only hits air.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Cactus Jack.
Cactus Jack hits Frank Shamrock with a facerake.
Cactus Jack whips Frank Shamrock into the ropes.
Cactus Jack misses with a clothesline.
Cactus Jack executes the Double Arm DDT on Frank Shamrock.
Cactus Jack goes for the pin.
Steven Silvers counts: One, two, in the ropes...

Cactus Jack nails Randy Orton with a double underhook suplex.
Cactus Jack is going for the cover.
Steven Silvers counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Cactus Jack nails Randy Orton with a bodyslam.
Cactus Jack goes for a chokehold, but Randy Orton blocks it.
Randy Orton whips Cactus Jack into the ropes.
Cactus Jack misses with a clothesline.
Cactus Jack hits Randy Orton with an elbow.
Cactus Jack takes Randy Orton down with a jab.
Cactus Jack goes for an eye gouge, but Randy Orton blocks it.
Randy Orton goes for a chokehold, but Cactus Jack counters it with
a kick to the midsection.
Cactus Jack gives the sign for the Stump-Pulling Piledriver.
Cactus Jack uses a Stump-Pulling Piledriver on Randy Orton.
Cactus Jack slides out of the ring.
He returns with brass knuckles.
Cactus Jack executes the Double Arm DDT on Randy Orton.
Cactus Jack goes for the pin.
Steven Silvers counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Cactus Jack a standing ovation.

The winners are Cactus Jack and Kevin Nash. Time of match: 0:13:40

Cactus Jack and Kevin Nash defeated Randy Orton and Frank Shamrock when Jack
pinned R. Orton with the Double Arm DDT in 0:13:40.
Rating: *** 1/2

It's Frank Shamrock!  Randy Orton has SOMEHOW convinced the leader of the Usurpers to side with him against Cactus Jack and Kevin Nash!  This seems to have been an excellent choice, as Shamrock was easily able to take both of his opponents down and begin to tear them apart with submissions.  Randy Orton is an immense glory hog, however, and as soon as Shamrock began to get some momentum going, he tagged himself in and tried to take over the match.  Cactus Jack fired back with a series of forearm smashes that had him on the ropes, and one Double Arm DDT later and Orton was done!

Nash and Cactus Jack head off once again to celebrate, leaving a stunned and frustrated Randy Orton to slowly get to his feet.  Orton stares down the relatively fresh Frank Shamrock... who simply shakes his head, saying that if he tries ANYTHING, he's a dead man.  Like any bully, Orton quickly backs down.

Ernest "The Cat" Miller vs. Paul London for the DCW Lightweight Title

Ernest Miller hits Paul London with a bodyslam.
Ernest Miller goes for a spin kick, but Paul London ducks out of the way.
Paul London takes Ernest Miller down with a leg lariat.
The crowd is going crazy.
Ernest Miller begs off.
Paul London runs into the ropes.
Ernest Miller executes a legsweep on Paul London.
Ernest Miller whips Paul London into the ropes.
Ernest Miller hits Paul London with a shoulderblock.
Ernest Miller goes for a side suplex, but Paul London counters it with
spinning headscissors.
Paul London has the crowd going wild.
Paul London executes an Asai moonsault on Ernest Miller.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Paul London nails Ernest Miller with a moonsault.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, kickout.
Paul London goes for the Cosmic Cyclone, but Lamont shoves him off
the turnbuckle.
The crowd is really behind Paul London.
Ernest Miller throws Paul London out of the ring.
Paul London hangs on to the top rope for dear life.
Paul London slides back in under the bottom rope.
Paul London hits Ernest Miller with a hammerlock.
Ernest Miller begs off.
Paul London nails Ernest Miller with a dropsault.
Paul London is going for the cover.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, thr... shoulder up.
Paul London executes the Cosmic Cyclone on Ernest Miller.
Timothy Greer counts: One, kickout.
Ernest Miller begs off.
Paul London uses a dropsault on Ernest Miller.
Paul London is going for the pin.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Paul London takes Ernest Miller down with a hammerlock.
Paul London nails Ernest Miller with spinning headscissors.
Paul London works the crowd.
The crowd is really behind Paul London.

Paul London chops Ernest Miller.
Ernest Miller punches Paul London.
Numerous fans are using Ernest Miller for target practice.
Ernest Miller executes the Thrust Kick on Paul London.
Numerous fans are using Ernest Miller for target practice.
Ernest Miller goes for the pin.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, in the ropes...
Ernest Miller nails Paul London with an elbowsmash.
Ernest Miller goes for a snap suplex, but Paul London counters it with
a vertical suplex.
Paul London whips Ernest Miller into the ropes, but Ernest Miller reverses it.
Ernest Miller hits Paul London with an elbow.
Ernest Miller hits Paul London with a forearm smash.
Ernest Miller executes a knee to the back on Paul London.
Ernest Miller dances for the crowd.
Ernest Miller further incites the crowd.
Ernest Miller goes for a spin kick, but Paul London ducks out of the way.
Paul London nails Ernest Miller with a spinning heel kick.
Paul London executes the Cosmic Cyclone on Ernest Miller.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, kickout.
Paul London nails Ernest Miller with a flying senton.
Timothy Greer counts: One, kickout.
Paul London hits a vertical suplex on Ernest Miller.
Paul London goes for a slap, but Ernest Miller reverses it.
Ernest Miller goes for a bodyslam, but Paul London counters it with
an elbowsmash.
Paul London takes Ernest Miller down with a rana.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, thr... shoulder up.
Paul London throws Ernest Miller out of the ring.
Paul London goes outside.
Paul London runs Ernest Miller into the ringsteps.
Lamont comes from behind and distracts Paul London.
Ernest Miller goes for a bodyslam, but Paul London blocks it.
Timothy Greer counts:  1.

Ernest Miller executes an elbowsmash on Paul London.
Ernest Miller nails Paul London with a bodyslam.
Ernest Miller runs into the ropes.
Ernest Miller nails Paul London with an enzuilariato.
Ernest Miller goes for a bodyslam, but Paul London counters it with
an elbowsmash.
Paul London punches Ernest Miller.
The crowd is giving Paul London a standing ovation.
Paul London punches Ernest Miller.
Ernest Miller hits Paul London.
Ernest Miller chops Paul London.
The arena is exploding in a chorus of boos.
Ernest Miller hits Paul London.
Ernest Miller hits Paul London with a forearm smash.
Ernest Miller executes the Thrust Kick on Paul London.
The arena is exploding in a chorus of boos.
Ernest Miller goes for the pin.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, kickout.

Ernest Miller goes for a bodyslam, but Paul London blocks it.
Ernest Miller begs off.
Paul London hits a legsweep faceslam on Ernest Miller.
Paul London goes for a backbreaker, but Ernest Miller counters it with
a facerake.
Ernest Miller hits a chop on Paul London.
Ernest Miller executes a snap suplex on Paul London.
Ernest Miller executes a knee to the back on Paul London.
Ernest Miller is going for the pin.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, kickout.
Ernest Miller complains about a slow count.
Ernest Miller nails Paul London with a snap suplex.
Ernest Miller nails Paul London with a legsweep faceslam.
Ernest Miller locks Paul London in a short arm scissors.
Paul London is struggling to reach the ropes.
Paul London inches his way towards the ropes after holding out for 5 seconds.
Ernest Miller gets a leg hammerlock on Paul London.
Paul London gets ahold of the ropes after 5 seconds.
Ernest Miller goes for a Boston crab, but Paul London blocks it.
Paul London locks Ernest Miller in a side headlock.
Ernest Miller is inching his way towards the ropes.
Ernest Miller tries to escape the hold.
Ernest Miller reaches the ropes after being trapped for 34 seconds.
Ernest Miller begs off.
Paul London nails Ernest Miller with spinning headscissors.
Ernest Miller begs off.
Paul London executes the Cosmic Cyclone on Ernest Miller.
Timothy Greer counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Paul London a standing ovation.

The winner is Paul London. Time of match: 0:21:46

[DCW Lightweight Title Match]:
Paul London pinned Ernest Miller with the Cosmic Cyclone in 0:21:46.
Rating: ****
[Lamont interfered against Paul London.]

This match was sanctioned by DCW and featured Paul London defending the DCW Lightweight Title against none other than Ernest "The Cat" Miller.  As usual, the fans were solidly against Miller and totally behind London, and despite Miller's mediocre skills London pulled him to a very solid match, retaining his title in the process, much to the relief of fans everywhere who might just have committed seppuku if Ernest Miller won a major title.

(Don Harris can be seen backstage when the International Thug Syndicate bursts
into the room.  Simon Diamond, Justin Credible and Ricky Reyes look furious.
Too Cold Scorpio simply looks bored.)

Simon Diamond: You son of a bitch...  What the hell was that for?

Don Harris: What?

Simon Diamond: You attacked me during my match against Edge!  I was going to
end my losing streak cleanly, and you not only ruined it, you laid me out!

Don Harris: Uh... I think you guys are talking about Ron.  Because I've been
back here all night.  Sorry.

Justin Credible: That excuse isn't just the greatest, it isn't just the best,
it's Just Incredible!

Ricky Reyes: Um...

Justin Credible: Oh wait!  No it isn't!

Don Harris: Is there a point to all of this?

Simon Diamond: The point is... You are going down!  The Syndicate will crush
you, Ron!

Don Harris: I'm Don.

Simon Diamond: Whatever!  Reyes!  You're up next!  Take chrome dome here to the
cleaners!

(Fade out)

Ricky Reyes vs. "Heavy D" Don Harris

Don Harris chops Ricky Reyes.
Don Harris kicks Ricky Reyes.
Don Harris uses a roundhouse right on Ricky Reyes.
Don Harris goes for a forearm to the back, but Ricky Reyes side-steps and
Don Harris only hits air.
Ricky Reyes gives him a dropkick, but Don Harris doesn't even care.
Ricky Reyes gives him a fist to the midsection, but Don Harris only stares at
him.
Don Harris runs into the ropes.
Don Harris goes for the Big Boot, but Ricky Reyes counters it with
an inside cradle.
Martin Kester counts: One, kickout.
Ricky Reyes executes a forearm smash on Don Harris.
Ricky Reyes gives him a fist to the midsection, but Don Harris
doesn't even care.
Don Harris hits Ricky Reyes with a slap.
Don Harris runs into the ropes.
Don Harris hits Ricky Reyes with a clothesline.
Don Harris whips Ricky Reyes into the ropes, but Ricky Reyes reverses it.
Ricky Reyes executes a fist to the midsection on Don Harris.
Ricky Reyes catches Don Harris in a chokehold.
Martin Kester warns Ricky Reyes to let go.
Martin Kester counts: One, two, three, four.
Martin Kester counts: One, two, three.
Ricky Reyes chops Don Harris.
A wave of boos is going through the crowd.
Ricky Reyes punches Don Harris.
The crowd is booing Ricky Reyes.
Ricky Reyes gives him a kick to the back, but Don Harris doesn't even care.
Ricky Reyes gives him a kick to the head, but Don Harris doesn't budge.
Ricky Reyes catches Don Harris in an armbar submission.
Don Harris is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Don Harris gets ahold of the ropes after holding out for 12 seconds.
Ricky Reyes goes for the Avalanche Brain Buster, but he can't do it.
Don Harris counters it with a slidedown.

Ricky Reyes goes for a dropkick, but Don Harris side-steps and Ricky Reyes
only hits air.
Don Harris gets a chokehold on Ricky Reyes.
Martin Kester warns Don Harris to let go.
Martin Kester counts: One, two, three, four.
Don Harris nails Ricky Reyes with a headbutt.
Don Harris whips Ricky Reyes into the ropes.
Ricky Reyes misses with a clothesline.
Ricky Reyes hits Don Harris with a clothesline.
Ricky Reyes is going for the pin.
Martin Kester counts: One, two, in the ropes...
Ricky Reyes goes for the Avalanche Brain Buster, but he can't do it.
Don Harris counters it with a slidedown.
Don Harris takes Ricky Reyes down with an elbowsmash.
Don Harris whips Ricky Reyes into the ropes.
Don Harris hits Ricky Reyes with a backbreaker.
Don Harris is getting a good reaction from the crowd.

Ricky Reyes runs into the ropes.
Don Harris hits Ricky Reyes with an elbow.
Don Harris hits a fallaway slam on Ricky Reyes.
Don Harris goes for a forearm smash, but Ricky Reyes blocks it.
Ricky Reyes goes for the Avalanche Brain Buster, but he can't do it.
Don Harris counters it with a slidedown.
Don Harris goes for a belly-to-belly suplex, but Ricky Reyes counters it with
a low blow.
Ricky Reyes hits Don Harris with a forearm to the back.
Ricky Reyes takes Don Harris down with a spinning leg lariat.
A wave of boos is going through the crowd.
Ricky Reyes hits a bulldog on Don Harris.
Ricky Reyes nails Don Harris with an elbowsmash.
Ricky Reyes puts Don Harris in an ankle lock.
Don Harris tries to fight the pain.
Don Harris submits after 14 seconds.
A fan at ringside badmouths Ricky Reyes.

The winner is Ricky Reyes. Time of match: 0:19:16

Ricky Reyes made Don Harris submit to an ankle lock in 0:19:16.
Rating: **

Reyes is known as one of the Havana Pitbulls for a reason.  From the start of the match he charged the much larger Don Harris, and through the use of stiff kicks and submission holds he was able to keep Harris on the ropes.  Harris was quite simply too big for Reyes to hit the Avalanche Brain Buster on, but Reyes is a good enough submissions wrestler that he eventually forced Harris to tap out to an ankle lock.

El Mephisto & Sean Waltman vs. Snuka And Son

Jimmy Snuka and Solo Snuka whip El Mephisto into the ropes.
Jimmy Snuka and Solo Snuka hit El Mephisto with a double hiptoss.
Solo Snuka leaves the ring.
Jimmy Snuka takes El Mephisto down with a backbreaker.
Jimmy Snuka has the crowd going wild.
El Mephisto begs off.
Jimmy Snuka executes the Superfly Splash on El Mephisto.
Russell Durand counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Jimmy Snuka goes for a savate kick, but El Mephisto ducks out of the way.
El Mephisto gives him an elbowsmash, but Jimmy Snuka only stares at him.
El Mephisto gets a Fujiwara armbar on Jimmy Snuka.
Jimmy Snuka inches his way towards the ropes after 12 seconds.
El Mephisto goes for a forearm smash, but Jimmy Snuka blocks it.
Jimmy Snuka tags out to Solo Snuka.
Solo Snuka hits a gutwrench suplex on El Mephisto.
Russell Durand counts: One, two, kickout.
Solo Snuka takes El Mephisto down with a chop.

Jimmy Snuka uses a savate kick on Sean Waltman.
Jimmy Snuka works the crowd.
Jimmy Snuka has the crowd going wild.
Jimmy Snuka takes Sean Waltman down with a backbreaker.
Jimmy Snuka executes the Superfly Splash on Sean Waltman.
Russell Durand counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Jimmy Snuka goes for a flying headbutt, but Sean Waltman rolls out of the way.
Sean Waltman takes Jimmy Snuka down with a fist to the midsection.
Sean Waltman uses a legdrop on Jimmy Snuka.
El Mephisto enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
El Mephisto leaves the ring.
Sean Waltman whips Jimmy Snuka into the ropes, but Jimmy Snuka reverses it.
Sean Waltman hits Jimmy Snuka with a clothesline.
Jimmy Snuka falls out of the ring.
Sean Waltman rolls out under the bottom rope.
Sean Waltman knocks Jimmy Snuka into the ringsteps.
Sean Waltman does a crotch chop.
A wave of boos is going through the crowd.

Jimmy Snuka uses a hiptoss on Sean Waltman.
Jimmy Snuka hits Sean Waltman with a hiptoss.
Solo Snuka enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Solo Snuka leaves the ring.
Jimmy Snuka hits Sean Waltman with a headbutt.
Jimmy Snuka hits a bodyslam on Sean Waltman.
Jimmy Snuka executes a vertical suplex on Sean Waltman.
Jimmy Snuka hits a reverse neckbreaker on Sean Waltman.
The crowd breaks into a "Superfly! Superfly!" chant.
Jimmy Snuka goes for a vertical suplex, but Sean Waltman blocks it.
Sean Waltman hits Jimmy Snuka with a chop.
Sean Waltman hits a kneelift on Jimmy Snuka.
Sean Waltman tags out to El Mephisto.
Sean Waltman leaves the ring.
El Mephisto executes a slap on Jimmy Snuka.
El Mephisto goes for a Northern Lights suplex, but Jimmy Snuka blocks it.
Jimmy Snuka goes for a reverse neckbreaker, but El Mephisto blocks it.

Solo Snuka is struggling to reach the ropes.
Solo Snuka tries to escape the hold.
Solo Snuka makes it to the ropes after being locked up for 12 seconds.
El Mephisto goes for a flying dropkick, but Solo Snuka ducks out of the way.
Solo Snuka uses a headbutt on El Mephisto.
Solo Snuka executes a reverse neckbreaker on El Mephisto.
Solo Snuka goes for a splash, but El Mephisto rolls out of the way.
El Mephisto whips Solo Snuka into the ropes.
El Mephisto nails Solo Snuka with a spinning backbreaker.
El Mephisto is going for the cover.
Russell Durand counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
El Mephisto takes Solo Snuka down with a flying cross body press.
Russell Durand counts: One, two, Jimmy Snuka makes the save.
El Mephisto nails Solo Snuka with a back heel kick.
El Mephisto catches Solo Snuka in an abdominal stretch.
Solo Snuka is struggling to reach the ropes.
Solo Snuka is inching his way towards the ropes.
El Mephisto lets go after 14 seconds.
El Mephisto uses a bodyslam on Solo Snuka.
El Mephisto executes the Forward Rolling Prawn Hold on Solo Snuka.
Russell Durand counts: One, two, three.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.

The winners are El Mephisto and Sean Waltman. Time of match: 0:15:43

El Mephisto and Sean Waltman defeated Snuka And Son (Jimmy Snuka and Solo Snuka)
when Mephisto pinned Solo Snuka with the Forward Rolling Prawn Hold in 0:15:43.
Rating: *** 1/4

Snuka and Son suffered their first defeat here tonight against the new pairing of Sean Waltman and El Mephisto at the end of a hardfought battle.  Solo Snuka seemed to be the odd man out here, as everyone else in the match was far more experienced than he was, and this unfortunately allowed him to be isolated by El Mephisto and Sean Waltman, who worked together as if they had been tagging for years.  In the end, Mephisto's simple but effective Forward Rolling Prawn Hold proved to be enough to end the match.

"Y2J" Chris Jericho vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner in a Submission Match

Chris Jericho hits Scott Steiner with a flying dropkick.
The crowd erupts.
Chris Jericho runs into the ropes.
Scott Steiner hits Chris Jericho with a backdrop.
Scott Steiner goes for an inverted DDT, but Chris Jericho blocks it.
Chris Jericho whips Scott Steiner into the ropes.
Scott Steiner executes a clothesline on Chris Jericho.
Scott Steiner hits Chris Jericho with an elbowdrop.
Scott Steiner runs into the ropes.
Chris Jericho nails Scott Steiner with a facerake.
Chris Jericho uses a backbreaker on Scott Steiner.
Chris Jericho executes the Walls Of Jericho on Scott Steiner.
Scott Steiner is struggling to reach the ropes.
Scott Steiner summons one last burst of energy.
Alan Tso tells Scott Steiner to respond or he'll stop the fight.
Scott Steiner nods.
Scott Steiner is inching his way towards the ropes.
Scott Steiner is writhing in pain.
Alan Tso asks Scott Steiner if he should stop the fight.
Scott Steiner shakes his head.
Alan Tso checks Scott Steiner's arm.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it stays up !
Scott Steiner fights his way out of the hold after 44 seconds.
Scott Steiner hits a chop on Chris Jericho.
Scott Steiner goes for a bodyslam, but Chris Jericho counters it with a facerake.
Chris Jericho sends Scott Steiner into the turnbuckle.
Scott Steiner comes back and rocks Chris Jericho with a clothesline.
Scott Steiner goes for an overhead belly-to-belly suplex, but Chris Jericho
counters it with a facerake.
Chris Jericho runs into the ropes.
Scott Steiner hits an inverted atomic drop on Chris Jericho.
Scott Steiner goes for a fallaway slam, but Chris Jericho counters it with
a forearm smash.
Chris Jericho hits Scott Steiner with an inside cradle.
Chris Jericho hits a powerslam on Scott Steiner.
Chris Jericho executes a slap on Scott Steiner.
Chris Jericho runs into the ropes.
Scott Steiner hits Chris Jericho with a kick.
Scott Steiner goes for a fallaway slam, but Chris Jericho counters it with
a forearm smash.
Chris Jericho throws Scott Steiner out of the ring.
Chris Jericho goes through the ropes.
Chris Jericho goes for a kick to the head, but Scott Steiner blocks it.
Scott Steiner hits Chris Jericho with a vertical suplex.
Scott Steiner executes the Steiner Recliner on Chris Jericho
on the concrete floor.
Ringside is quickly filling up with debris.
Scott Steiner shoves Chris Jericho into the guardrail.
They're brawling inside the ring area.
Scott Steiner hits Chris Jericho with a forearm smash.
Scott Steiner runs Chris Jericho into the ringsteps.
Scott Steiner shoves Chris Jericho into the guardrail.
Scott Steiner nails Chris Jericho with a forearm to the back.
Scott Steiner shoves Chris Jericho into the guardrail.
Scott Steiner takes Chris Jericho down with a fallaway slam.
Scott Steiner knocks Chris Jericho into the ringsteps.
Scott Steiner uses an inverted atomic drop on Chris Jericho.
Scott Steiner whips Chris Jericho into the guardrail.
Scott Steiner executes a forearm smash on Chris Jericho.
Scott Steiner takes Chris Jericho down with a backdrop.
Scott Steiner throws Chris Jericho into the guardrail.
Scott Steiner throws Chris Jericho into the guardrail.
Scott Steiner hits Chris Jericho with an inverted DDT.
Scott Steiner runs Chris Jericho into the ringsteps.
Scott Steiner goes for the Steiner Recliner, but Chris Jericho blocks it.
Scott Steiner shoves Chris Jericho into the guardrail.
Scott Steiner nails Chris Jericho with a double underhook power bomb.
Scott Steiner throws Chris Jericho back into the ring.
Scott Steiner goes for a double underhook power bomb, but Chris Jericho
counters it with a backdrop.
Chris Jericho executes the Walls Of Jericho on Scott Steiner.
Scott Steiner is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Scott Steiner is writhing in pain.
Scott Steiner submits after 11 seconds.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.

The winner is Chris Jericho. Time of match: 0:18:25

Submission Match:
Chris Jericho made Scott Steiner submit to the Walls Of Jericho in 0:18:25.
Rating: *** 1/4

Chris Jericho and Scott Steiner both rely heavily on submission moves to make their offense count - in Steiner's case, it is through the application of brute force to destroy his foe's body.  For Chris Jericho, it is a more precise and focused attack on one part of his foe's body, generally the back and legs.  In this match, Jericho proved that precision wins out over brute force - at least today.  A convincing submission victory by Y2J over Scott Steiner definately helps to improve Jericho's standings, especially since Steiner just bested New York State Heavyweight Champion Arn Anderson at Showdown in Buffalo!

("Let's Dance" by Five hits, and Jonny Storm walks purposefully to the ring
with a microphone.  Instead of posing cockily in each of the four corners, he
simply waits for silence, then speaks.)

Jonny Storm: When I first came here to LIW, I came here with a plan.  I came
here with a dream.  In this dream, I would make a name for myself by destroying
Cactus Jack: something I have consistently done.  I would bring together
Europe's best and brightest along with the talent that will fill that role in
the future.  I did just that.  My group would be all but unstoppable as we
siezed the New York State Heavyweight Title.  And truly, nobody could stand
before the might that was New Europe!

(Jonny Storm becomes quiet for several seconds, then continues.)

Jonny Storm: Then something went wrong.  Things began to fall apart.  Alex
Wright was almost destroyed by Ron Harris.  I was defeated by a... by a CRIPPLE
in The Battle of Long Island.  Our plan to take the title to Europe fell apart,
and Wright was forced out of Long Island Wrestling!  I tried to muster the
strength of New Europe back to its previous level, I truly did... but my allies
were incompetent.  And ultimately New Europe fell.  It died.  When it did, my
hopes and dreams for the future died with it...  Or did they?  Growth requires
pain!  New Europe has fallen away, but The British Sensation remains!  I can
still Redeem the Dream!  And tonight I start things off... by destroying the
man who started New Europe's decline.  Ron Harris.  Violent R, nobody can stand
in my way!  I am a man with a mission, and I will stop at nothing to Redeem the
Dream!  So beware, Ron!  Because I will correct the failings of the past... and
you are just the beginning!

Your Main Event:
"Violent R" Ron Harris vs. "The British Sensation" Jonny Storm in a Table Match

Ron Harris goes for a roundhouse right, but Jonny Storm counters it with
an armbreaker.
Jonny Storm throws Ron Harris out of the ring.
Jonny Storm jumps onto him with a Twisting Plancha.
They're brawling inside the ring area.
Jonny Storm goes for a clothesline, but Ron Harris counters it with
a Gorilla Press.
Ron Harris has the crowd going wild.
Ron Harris clears the announcers' table.
Ron Harris uses a roundhouse right on Jonny Storm.
Ron Harris runs Jonny Storm into the ringpost.
Ron Harris sets up Jonny Storm on the announcers' table.
Ron Harris executes the Cobra Clutch Slam through the table.
The table didn't break.
Ron Harris shoves Jonny Storm into the guardrail.
Ron Harris goes for a back suplex, but Jonny Storm flips over.
Jonny Storm sets up Ron Harris on the announcers' table.

Jonny Storm runs into the ropes.
Jonny Storm hits Ron Harris with a shoulderblock.
Jonny Storm goes for a Buff blockbuster, but Ron Harris ducks out of the way.
Ron Harris chops Jonny Storm.
The crowd is going crazy.
Ron Harris kicks Jonny Storm.
The crowd breaks into a "Which One's Which" chant.
Jonny Storm punches Ron Harris.
Jonny Storm is being booed out of the building.
Ron Harris kicks Jonny Storm.
The crowd is behind Ron Harris all the way.
Ron Harris hits Jonny Storm.
The crowd is going crazy.
Ron Harris goes for a roundhouse right, but Jonny Storm blocks it.
Jonny Storm uses a faceslam on Ron Harris.
Jonny Storm goes for a faceslam, but Ron Harris blocks it.
Ron Harris hits a spinning side slam on Jonny Storm.
Ron Harris goes for a backbreaker, but Jonny Storm blocks it.
Jonny Storm executes a forearm to the back on Ron Harris.
Jonny Storm hits a side suplex on Ron Harris.
Jonny Storm nails Ron Harris with a T-Bone Suplex.
Jonny Storm is being booed like there is no tomorrow.
Jonny Storm executes the Super Rewind Huracanrana on Ron Harris.
Jonny Storm takes Ron Harris down with a spinebuster.
Jonny Storm further incites the crowd.
Jonny Storm whips Ron Harris into the ropes.
Jonny Storm hits Ron Harris with a shoulderblock.
Jonny Storm nails Ron Harris with a slap.
Jonny Storm executes a drop toe hold on Ron Harris.
Jonny Storm goes for a side suplex, but Ron Harris blocks it.
Ron Harris kicks Jonny Storm.
Jonny Storm punches Ron Harris.
Ron Harris punches Jonny Storm.
The crowd is really behind Ron Harris.

Ron Harris chops Jonny Storm.
The crowd is really behind Ron Harris.
Ron Harris nails Jonny Storm with a facerake.
Ron Harris runs into the ropes.
Jonny Storm hits Ron Harris with a kick to the head.
Jonny Storm hits a clothesline on Ron Harris.
Jonny Storm takes Ron Harris down with a roundhouse right.
Jonny Storm nails Ron Harris with a fist to the midsection.
Jonny Storm hits a fist to the midsection on Ron Harris.
Jonny Storm nails Ron Harris with a DDT.
Jonny Storm runs into the ropes.
Jonny Storm hits Ron Harris with a shoulderblock.
Jonny Storm takes Ron Harris down with a jawbreaker.
Jonny Storm catches Ron Harris in a side headlock.
Ron Harris grabs the ropes after 5 seconds.
Jonny Storm goes for a DDT, but Ron Harris counters it with a low blow.
Ron Harris whips Jonny Storm into the turnbuckle, but Jonny Storm reverses it.
Ron Harris comes back and rocks Jonny Storm with a clothesline.
Ron Harris goes for a facerake, but Jonny Storm blocks it.
Jonny Storm throws Ron Harris out of the ring.
Jonny Storm goes outside.
Jonny Storm sets up Ron Harris on the announcers' table.
Jonny Storm executes a flying senton through the table.
The table is broken in half.
Jonny Storm further incites the crowd.

The winner is Jonny Storm. Time of match: 0:16:49

Table Match:
Jonny Storm defeated Ron Harris by putting him through a table in 0:16:49.
Rating: ** 1/2

What a brutal battle!  Ron Harris and Jonny Storm almost immediately brawled to the outside, with Storm seemingly abandoning his usual high speed offense in favor of simply pounding away at his much larger foe.  Had it not been for the unexpected ferocity of the attack, Ron Harris would have had an easy time of things.  As it was, it took quite a few minutes of brawling around the ring with several close calls by both men before Storm settled down and played to his strengths.  After hitting a Super Rewind Huracanrana, Storm rolled Harris out of the ring and set him up on a table.  Ascending to the top turnbuckle, Storm sailed across the ring area and sent Harris through the table with a brutal Flying Senton!  Jonny Storm seems to have a new attitude here, and we'd be lying if we said it didn't worry us just a little.

Card rating: ** 3/4

Match of the Evening: Lance Storm & Kid Kash vs. Frankie Kazarian & Mikal Adrian

*****

Eric "Critic of the Dawn"
rey619Posted on 04/27/05 at 11:15:06

Nothing much have happened on this board in a couple of days.. and then all of a sudden both Hard Knox and LIW comes out? Awesome..

I'm not too familiar with Adryan.. neither is Kazarian, or so it seems. Nice to see Kash and Storm pull of a victory for once.

Wow.. Don Juan suplexed Chastain? Isn't Don Juan kinda small compared to Chastain? This must have been some feat of strength.

It seems that Double A can stay on top even against the 'Future'. As I never was to keen on Alex Wright's reign, here's to a long and glorious reign for Flair's right-hand man.

You brought in Aja Kong? Man.. when I ran a Women's fed a couple of years back, she was the stable leader for a group of Japanese women, and was pretty unstoppable. She even almost beat Ron Simmons. MsChif will probably be crushed.

What?? Watts in a dress?? Screwjob! Where is the show held at? This warrants a new bleak chapter in the history of wrestling. Did you book this match? Or did MsChif actually win? Watts not respected? Who would respect a man wearing a dress..

London carrying Miller to a 4-star match? Just shows how great London is. I still don't like Miller though, and would have preferred to have him squashed in under a minute as he usually is in another circuit here.

Glad to see Y2J pick up the win against Freakzilla... Jericho must be ripe for a title shot soon.. he can't be overlooked..

The Harris twins didn't succed tonight.. I wonder if it really was Don backstage.. who can really know such things?
Critic of the DawnPosted on 04/28/05 at 04:01:18

LIW Newsline - 5/28/06

The Day After is on the books, and people are already buzzing about what a stacked show it was.  After holding a pair of interpromotional shows with HKW, business has really picked up for both promotions as curious fans check out the competition while still watching their old favorites.  At the moment, we are less than a week from our next show which will be held on June 3 2006, and we have a major announcement about it!

Our next show is scheduled to be the largest in LIW history, but that is only fitting, as it will be hosted by the largest city in the country, New York City!  It's taken a year and a half for LIW to grow large enough to afford a show in the city, but we promise you won't be dissappointed by our first attempt!  Big Apple Brawl, as the show is now being called, will be held in the Mariott Ballroom in Brooklyn, and will feature virtually the entire LIW roster in action!  Whether you're a casual fan or a diehard fanatic, you won't want to miss this marathon mat masterpiece!

Long Island Wrestling came out looking very strong after our second interpromotional card against the School of Hard Knox.  Although both HKW and LIW won four matches, some of the most dramatic moments of the night occurred as a result of LIW's wins.  Jonny Storm snapped on his former friend and ally Alex Wright after destroying Zach Gowen, Frank Shamrock made Chuck Palumbo tap out with ease, and Don Harris sent a HUGE FU to HKW by laying down for his twin brother Ron as his final act under a HKW contract.  But even more remarkable, Randy Orton defeated Muhammed Hassan to become HKW's HEAD OF THE CLASS.  Orton is extremely proud of this accomplishment, but has made it clear that it was a personal victory rather than one done for LIW.  Orton's ego is more out of control than ever before!

Arn Anderson will be defending the New York State Heavyweight Title against Top Contender Too Cold Scorpio at Big Apple Brawl, and that can mean only one thing: it's time for a match to crown a new Top Contender!  Four deserving athletes will face off against each other in a Four Corners Match to determine who will hold this honor, and the winner will face the champion (whether it be Double A or Scorpio) soon.  The four contenders in this match will be Scott Steiner, who defeated Anderson in a non-title match last month; Ron Harris, who has consistently stood near the top of the card as one of LIW's best big men; Kevin Nash, who was one of the most successful professional wrestlers of the 1990s and a former world champion; and Frankie Kazarian, who caught the eye of the booking committee with his excellent tag team work alongside his retired partner Michael Shane.  Can Kazarian defy the odds, or are three giants too much for any man to overcome?  Find out on June 3!

The New York State Tag Team Titles will be on the line in Brooklyn.  The almost unstoppable team of Dangan will be facing Edge and Vampiro, who were selected as compromise top contenders after the booking committee went to a tie between The Harris Twins and the International Thug Syndicate.  While Edge and Vampiro don't have the record of either group, they do have an... interesting... dynamic, and are both very skilled wrestlers.  Can they scale the mountain and defeat the most dangerous thing to come out of Japan since Godzilla?  Or will Dangan be able to crush them as easily as they have crushed the rest of their competition?

Solo Snuka is reportedly dissappointed at suffering a tag team defeat at the hands of El Mephisto and Sean Waltman, but at the urging of his uncle he has decided to request a singles match.  This match has been accepted by none other than Lance Storm.  Storm and Snuka actually wrestle fairly similar styles, mixing a bit of high flying in with competent ground work.  In Storm's case, this ground work is mainly technical, while for Snuka it is mostly power based.  This should be an interesting match because of this similarity, and since both men are extremely solid workers, it should be very entertaining as well.

LIW Top Five:
Champion: "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson

1) Too Cold Scorpio - Too Cold Scorpio won the top contendership in a match against Octagon a month ago, and since then the International Thug Syndicate has done their best to keep him fresh, electing other members of the Syndicate to represent them in their matches so Scorpio can be totally ready when the time comes.  In recent weeks due to Simon Diamond's losing streak, Scorpio has looked very much like the most valuable and powerful member in the Syndicate, and some are beginning to wonder if that isn't why Simon Diamond is so desperate to get a solid win.

2) Frank Shamrock - Frank Shamrock continues to prove that he is one of the greatest submission wrestlers in the business by nearly dismantling both Cactus Jack and Kevin Nash single handedly before Randy Orton tagged himself in and lost the match for their team.  The sheer fact that Orton thought twice about going for the RKO on Shamrock speaks of how dangerous he is!

3) "Y2J" Chris Jericho - Chris Jericho continues his winning streak with a victory over Scott Steiner in a Submission Match.  Though it wasn't enough to earn him a spot in the Top Contender's Match yet, it DID put him on the board at the #3 spot in the Top Five.  If Jericho can pick up a few more victories, he will definately deserve a Top Contender's match.

4) "The Legend Killer" Randy Orton - Randy Orton has had an interesting month.  On one hand, he has lost in two tag team matches against Cactus Jack and Kevin Nash, but on the other he upended HKW's Muhammed Hassan in an interpromotional HEAD OF THE CLASS title match and has been strutting around with the title like some kind of proud frat boy with a hicky ever since.  If he weren't so involved with Cactus Jack, he would likely be competing in the Top Contender's Match at Big Apple Brawl.

5) "The British Sensation" Jonny Storm - Wow!  Talk about a turnaround.  Rather than moping around like... say... Vampiro, Jonny Storm has snapped since the end of New Europe.  A path of broken bodies lies in his wake, with Ron Harris, Zach Gowen and even his old friend Alex Wright each meeting some kind of twisted vengeance from Storm!  Who will be Storm's next victim?  And how long can this momentum last?

*****

Eric "Critic of the Dawn"
Critic of the DawnPosted on 04/30/05 at 01:54:19

LIW Newsline - 5/31/06

We are just days away from Big Apple Brawl, which will be held live in Brooklyn on June 3rd!  We are proud to announce that tickets have already sold out, and that there will be over 1,000 fans in attendence, plus representatives from the press and several Japanese promotions in search of new Gaijin talent.  With virtually the entire roster scheduled to compete, someone could end up getting their big break, and fans of just about anyone will go home happy.

"The British Sensation" Jonny Storm has made a major impact since the fall of New Europe, taking out the men who he feels led to the fall one by one in an attempt to Redeem the Dream.  Already Ron Harris, Zach Gowen and Alex Wright have paid the price.  Apparently Storm has set his sights on "The Monster" Edward Chastain as his next target!  The Usurpers didn't really begin to gain momentum until they added the cake-loving monster to their ranks, and Storm knows it.  Chastain provides the muscle that backs up the goals of Usurper leader Frank Shamrock, and if Jonny Storm can defeat him, he can make a major statement.  In doing so, he will be one step closer to his goal: to Redeem the Dream.

Usurper member Chris Sabin is dissappointed after losing to Arn Anderson at The Day After, but he is apparently not discouraged.  Instead, he has announced that he wishes to compete in an Usurper Invitational match.  This match will feature him taking on two wrestlers not currently under LIW contract in an exhibition match.  WWE has promised to send one of their most talented Cruiserweights to participate in the challenge.  As for the third wrestler - we have no idea who will fill the third slot.  Any match featuring Chris Sabin and one of WWE's finest is sure to be exciting, however.

Randy Orton is feeling extrordinarily confident since winning the HKW HEAD OF THE CLASS Title.  So confident, in fact, that he has actually challenged Cactus Jack to a Brooklyn Street Fight at Big Apple Brawl.  Streetfights are Cactus Jack's specialty, but Orton once defeated him in one back in Spring of 2004.  It's been over two years now since that momentous victory catapulted Orton's career into the stratosphere, and the old feud between these two men has re-ignited in Long Island Wrestling.  Can Orton somehow gain another Streetfight victory over Cactus Jack more than two years later?  Or will Cactus Jack give him the beating that the crowds so badly want to see?

Of course, in the main event of Big Apple Brawl, New York State Heavyweight Champion "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson will take on the International Thug Syndicate's own Too Cold Scorpio in a title match.  Anderson has got to be getting tired from his heavy schedule of title defenses, while Too Cold Scorpio has been resting and preparing for the last month!  Does Scorpio have an advantage?  Let's take a look:

The Challenger:
Too Cold Scorpio
5'10" 228 lbs
Signiture Move: 450 Splash

Too Cold Scorpio is one of the most innovative and influential pioneers of the modern North American High Flying style of wrestling still active today.  Ever since the early 1990s, Scorpio has been proving again and again that he is simply one of the best out there in his style.  Even though there are presently wrestlers who are faster than him and that can do more intricate moves, the fact that he was one of the first to really innovate in that direction gives him a level of experience not usually faced in High Fliers.  Scorpio is thus less likely to make many of the serious errors and take the extreme and unworthwhile risks that many younger wrestlers would.  This, along with his arsenal of high impact moves and the fact that he is well rested, makes Too Cold Scorpio a very credible threat to the New York State Heavyweight Title!

The Champion:
"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson
5'11" 243 lbs
Signiture Move: Spinebuster

Arn Anderson is becoming increasingly worn down as the entire LIW roster targets him - after all, he's not exactly a young many any longer.  What he is, however, is a skilled mat technician and a good brawler.  If Anderson hopes to gain a victory this time, however, he will have to surprise Scorpio with his speed and take him down quickly from the beginning.  If Anderson can get Scorpio on the mat early and keep him there, there isn't much that Scorpio can do to fight back.  If he can't, Scorpio will take advantage of the fact that Anderson is beat up and tired to try to stall him until his high flying can come into play effectively.  With that in mind, Anderson needs to stay on top of Scorpio, because even whipping him into the ropes to go for the Spinebuster could be disastrous.

Matches confirmed for Big Apple Brawl:
* Jonny Storm vs. Edward Chastain
* Chris Sabin vs. A WWE Cruiserweight vs. A mystery wrestling in an Usurper Challenge Match
* Scott Steiner vs. Ron Harris vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Kevin Nash in a Top Contender's Match
* Vampiro & Edge vs. Dangan for the New York State Tag Team Titles
* Cactus Jack vs. Randy Orton in a Brooklyn Streetfight
* Solo Snuka vs. Lance Storm
* Too Cold Scorpio vs. Arn Anderson for the New York State Heavyweight Title.

Also confirmed for Big Apple Brawl are "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, "Heavy D" Don Harris, Erik Watts w/ MsChif, Simon Diamond, "Y2J" Chris Jericho, "Master of the Eight Angles" Octagon, Ernest "The Cat" Miller, Johnny B. Badd, "Shining Light" Stevie Knight, the team of El Mephisto & Sean Waltman, Perry Saturn, the team of Paul London & Don Juan, Mikey Whipwreck, Aviv Maayan, Ricky Reyes and Frank Shamrock.

*****

Eric "Critic of the Dawn"
rey619Posted on 04/30/05 at 02:42:00

Here's for Rey Rey being the WWE Cruiserweight!!! Go Rey !!!