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NDW Week 21 - Cease Fire!

Critic_of_the_DawnPosted on 04/24/04 at 21:02:26

WarGames was a mixed bag in my view.  On one hand, the build to the main event was very strong, and therefore I had a great time seeing how things turned out.  But, on the other hand, the entire undercard was a little bit on the weak side because virtually all of my big names were in the main event.  The undercard felt weak, and that made me slightly less than thrilled with the card as a whole.  Still, the show must go on.

*****

Tony Mamaluke vs. Doug Basham in a 20 Minute Ironman Match

Doug Basham takes Tony Mamaluke down with a vertical suplex.
Doug Basham whips Tony Mamaluke into the turnbuckle, but Tony Mamaluke
reverses it.
Tony Mamaluke runs shoulder-first into the corner.
Tony Mamaluke whips Doug Basham into the ropes, but Doug Basham reverses it.
Doug Basham misses with a clothesline.
Doug Basham hits Tony Mamaluke with a clothesline.
Doug Basham goes for a thumb to the eye, but Tony Mamaluke blocks it.
Tony Mamaluke goes for a double arm DDT, but Doug Basham blocks it.
Doug Basham goes for a clothesline, but Tony Mamaluke counters it with
a Fujiwara armbar.
Doug Basham breaks the hold after 5 seconds.
Doug Basham puts Tony Mamaluke in a wristlock.
Tony Mamaluke inches his way towards the ropes after holding out for 5 seconds.
Doug Basham goes for a headsmash into the turnbuckle, but Tony Mamaluke
blocks it.
Tony Mamaluke hits Doug Basham with a backdrop driver.
Mike Chioda counts: One, two, three.
Tony Mamaluke is getting a good reaction from the crowd.

Tony Mamaluke punches Doug Basham.
Tony Mamaluke punches Doug Basham.
Tony Mamaluke is getting a good reaction from the crowd.
Tony Mamaluke runs into the ropes.
Doug Basham hits Tony Mamaluke with a shoulderblock.
Doug Basham puts Tony Mamaluke in a front facelock.
Tony Mamaluke grabs the ropes after 5 seconds.
Doug Basham uses a Russian legsweep on Tony Mamaluke.
There are lots of chants for Doug Basham.
Doug Basham covers Tony Mamaluke.
Charles Robinson counts: One, kickout.
Doug Basham hits Tony Mamaluke with a stomp.
Doug Basham whips Tony Mamaluke into the ropes.
Doug Basham hits Tony Mamaluke with a kick.
Doug Basham takes Tony Mamaluke down with a flying legdrop.
Charles Robinson counts: One, two, kickout.
Doug Basham executes the Leg Lariat on Tony Mamaluke.
The crowd is really behind Doug Basham.
Mike Chioda counts: One, two, three.

Tony Mamaluke executes a leg lariat on Doug Basham.
Tony Mamaluke whips Doug Basham into the ropes.
Doug Basham hits Tony Mamaluke with a clothesline.
Doug Basham hits a stomp on Tony Mamaluke.
Doug Basham nails Tony Mamaluke with an elbowdrop.
Doug Basham puts Tony Mamaluke in a wristlock.
Tony Mamaluke gets ahold of the ropes after being trapped for 16 seconds.
Doug Basham hits Tony Mamaluke with a clothesline.
Doug Basham uses a Russian legsweep on Tony Mamaluke.
Doug Basham executes a Russian legsweep on Tony Mamaluke.
Doug Basham hits a headsmash into the turnbuckle on Tony Mamaluke.
Doug Basham goes for a vertical suplex, but Tony Mamaluke blocks it.
Tony Mamaluke takes Doug Basham down with a back suplex.
Tony Mamaluke hits a leg lariat on Doug Basham.
Tony Mamaluke is going for the cover.
Charles Robinson counts: One, two, kickout.
Tony Mamaluke locks Doug Basham in a single-leg takedown into a leglock.
The bell rings. The time limit has expired.

Iron Man Match:
Tony Mamaluke drew Doug Basham:
        x Mamaluke beat Doug Basham via a backdrop driver in 0:10:08
        x Doug Basham beat Mamaluke via the Leg Lariat in 0:16:22
        x time limit expired (Mamaluke and Doug Basham) in 0:20:00
Rating: **

Though Mamaluke isn't under contract to NDW, after his match at WarGames against Doug Basham, he requested one more match, a chance to show what he could do when he was actually ready to wrestle.  And he got one as Basham and Mamaluke fought to a draw with one fall apiece in a 20 minute Ironman match.  This was an excellent fight which really got the crowd going for tonight's show.

The Victors vs. America's Most Wanted

Sean O'Haire kicks James Storm.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
Sean O'Haire executes a superkick on James Storm.
Sean O'Haire is going for the cover.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Sean O'Haire tags out to Jamie Noble.
Jamie Noble and Sean O'Haire whip James Storm into the ropes.
They hit James Storm with a double elbowsmash.
Jamie Noble and Sean O'Haire hit James Storm with a double stomp.
Jamie Noble and Sean O'Haire whip James Storm into the ropes.
They hit James Storm with a double backdrop.
Sean O'Haire leaves the ring.
Jamie Noble executes a snap mare on James Storm.
Jamie Noble is going for the pin.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, kickout.
Jamie Noble tags Sean O'Haire.
Jamie Noble nails James Storm with a drop toe hold.
Sean O'Haire executes Superkick and goes for the pin.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
Danny Davis counts: One, shoulder up.
Sean O'Haire goes for a knee to the face, but James Storm blocks it.
James Storm takes Sean O'Haire down with a vertical suplex.
James Storm whips Sean O'Haire into the ropes.
Sean O'Haire hits James Storm with a kick.
Sean O'Haire tags out to Jamie Noble.
Jamie Noble hits James Storm with an elbowsmash.
Jamie Noble covers James Storm.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, three.
James Storm complains about a fast count.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.

The winners are The Victors. Time of match: 0:10:07

The Victors (Jamie Noble and Sean O'Haire) defeated
America's Most Wanted (James Storm and Chris Harris) when Noble pinned
James Storm after an elbowsmash in 0:10:07.
Rating: ** 1/2

The audience demanded to see another match between AMW and The Victors, and NDW was only too happy to oblige.  These two expert teams took each other to the limits once again, but again Noble and O'Haire came out on top as they isolated James Storm and eventually put him away after he had kicked out of their finisher - a drop toehold by Jamie Noble into a Superkick by O'Haire!

"The Dead Man" The Undertaker vs. Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy kicks The Undertaker.
The crowd is vociferously booing Matt Hardy.
Matt Hardy uses a headsmash into the turnbuckle on The Undertaker.
Matt Hardy executes a punch on The Undertaker.
Matt Hardy goes for a headsmash into the turnbuckle, but The Undertaker
blocks it.
The Undertaker whips Matt Hardy into the ropes.
Matt Hardy hits The Undertaker with a clothesline.
The Undertaker falls out of the ring.
Matt Hardy goes for a baseball slide, but The Undertaker moves out of the way.
Matt Hardy is out cold.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for The Undertaker.
The Undertaker climbs back into the ring.
Matt Hardy is counted out.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.

The winner is The Undertaker. Time of match: 0:09:11

The Undertaker defeated Matt Hardy by countout in 0:09:11.
Rating: **

The Undertaker goes over Matt Hardy after Hardy knocked himself out during a seemingly routine Baseball slide to the outside.  The Undertaker dodged the attack, and Hardy fell out of the ring and hit his head on the stairs.  'Taker climbed back into the ring, and Hardy was counted out despite Lita's best attempts to revive Matt.

Funaki vs. Xavier

Chance Beckett hits Xavier with a flying somersault splash.
Xavier is being booed like there is no tomorrow.
Danny Davis is back on the job: two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine,
ten.
The crowd is going crazy.

The winner is Funaki. Time of match: 0:09:30

Funaki defeated Xavier by countout in 0:09:30.
Rating: ***
[Chance Beckett interfered against Xavier.]

Apparently Chance Beckett hasn't taken his recent snubbings at the hands of Xavier very well, as he interfered heavily against his friend, eventually allowing Funaki to pick up a victory over him when he hit a high flying move on the outside, knocking Xavier silly as the crowd went crazy.

Wasted Youth vs. The Royal Court (Chris Sabin & Prince Nana)

Insane Dragon works the crowd.
The crowd is really behind Insane Dragon.
Jerry Lawler ambushes Insane Dragon from behind.
Andrew Thomas calls for the DQ.
The crowd is really behind Insane Dragon.

The winners are Wasted Youth. Time of match: 0:03:13

Wasted Youth (Deranged and Insane Dragon) defeated
The Royal Court (Chris Sabin and Prince Nana) when I. Dragon defeated Sabin by
disqualification in 0:03:13.
Rating: ** 1/4
[Jerry Lawler interfered against Insane Dragon.]

Wasted Youth worked excellently together against The Royal Court, and it seemed likely that they would eventually wear down their larger foes when Jerry "The King" Lawler ambushed Insane Dragon from behind and choked him out with his sling.  The match was immediately awarded to Wasted Youth via disqualification, and Deranged saved his friend with a timely plancha onto The Royal Court, allowing Wasted Youth to escape a greater beatdown.

"The Amazing" Red vs. "Mr. Showtime" Chance Beckett

Red hits the Red Star Press on Chance Beckett.
Red hits the Red Star Press on Chance Beckett.
Red is going for the cover.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.

The winner is Red. Time of match: 0:06:55

Red pinned Chance Beckett after the Red Star Press in 0:06:55.
Rating: *** 3/4

The Amazing Red takes it to Chance Beckett, giving "Mr. Showtime" no respect for his earlier action against Xavier, even though it did favor his friend Funaki.  Business is business for Red, apparently.  Red picked up the win quite abruptly after being dominated for the entire match when he hit back to back Red Star Presses on Beckett.  Ouch!

(Kevin Nash's music hits, and the big man walks slowly to the ring with a
pronounced limp.  The crowd boos him loudly, but he holds up a hand.)

Kevin Nash: Hold on...  There's plenty of time for that.  This is serious.
Last week during the WarGames match, I re-aggravated my old quad injury.  The
Doctors tell me it isn't serious... yet... but that if I keep wrestling like
this, I'll have permanant damage before the end of the month.  So, after a lot
of thought and soul searching... I've decided that I have no choice but to
retire while I still have the ability to walk.  

(The crowd breaks into a song which a certain Royal Court member might think
was written about him.)

Kevin Nash: ...Yeah, I guess I sort of deserve that.  Before I go, I want to
thank everybody in the back.  It's been a pleasure working with all of you.
Especially you, Undertaker.  We might not have seen eye to eye, but I respect
you like nothing else.  So... thank you everyone.  Thanks for the opportunity
to entertain you, thanks for the opportunity to compete here... Just... thank
you for everything.

(Kevin Nash ambles out of the ring for the last time and pauses at the ring
entrance, looking back to the crowd one last time.  He holds up his arms, the
crowd pops one last time... and he steps through the curtain.)

Marcos pinned Jay Briscoe with the Tilt-a-Whirl Inverted DDT in 0:00:58.
Rating: **

Marcos came out on top with a quick Tilt-A-Whirl Inverted DDT out of nowhere on Jay Briscoe in this rematch from last week.

(Insane Dragon and Deranged are sitting together in the locker room packing up
their things for the evening.)

Insane Dragon: Hey, Deranged.  Before we go.  I just wanted to say thank you.
For not giving up on me when I was being a jackass, and for being there for
me when The Royal Court tried to get me.  The way I behaved, I don't deserve
friends as good as you.

Deranged: Don't worry about it, Dragon.  I knew you'd come around eventually,
and with all we've been through... this was nothing.  Water under the bridge,
man.  Now... about the Tag Team Titles...

Mark Briscoe vs. Edge

Mark Briscoe goes for a forearm smash, but Edge blocks it.
Jay Briscoe throws Mark Briscoe a frying pan, but Edge intercepts it.
Edge hits Mark Briscoe with it and goes for the pin.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, three.
The crowd breaks into a "Edgeucate Him" chant.

The winner is Edge. Time of match: 0:13:43

Edge pinned Mark Briscoe after hitting him with a frying pan in 0:13:43.
Rating: * 1/2
[Jay Briscoe interfered against Edge.]

Edge took out Mark Briscoe after interference by Jay backfired.  Jay tried to pass a frying pan to Mark, but Edge intercepted it and brained Mark with it to pick up an easy pinfall victory.

(Jamie Noble, Sean O'Haire, and Nidia are all backstage together celebrating
their victory with beer.)

Jamie Noble: That's three straight times we beat AMW, boy!  We are the kings
of the tag team division again.  Hell... that gives me an idea...

(Noble takes a drink of beer, then climbs onto a steel chair and stretches out
his arms while staring into the distance.)

Jamie Noble: Lookit me, Nidia!  I'm King of the World!  Like that DiCaprio boy!

(Nidia giggles while Sean O'Haire rolls his eyes.)

Sean O'Haire: That's all well and good, Noble, but there are other teams, good
teams, that we still have to face.  Wasted Youth, for one.  Hero and Marcos for
another.  Funaki and Red...  We've got quite a few teams to prepare for, and-

(Jamie Noble cuts him off with another cry.)

Jamie Noble: I'm King of the World!  That's right!  But I ain't tellin' ya'll
nothin' you ain't already know!

Sean O'Haire: That's my line, kid.  And I think you've had enough...

Chris Hero issues an open challenge for the Global Heavyweight Title

And... It's Mark Briscoe!  Briscoe is going for the gold!

Chris Hero hits a superplex on Mark Briscoe.
Chris Hero punches Mark Briscoe.
Mark Briscoe hits Chris Hero.
The crowd is booing Mark Briscoe.
Mark Briscoe punches Chris Hero.
A wave of boos is going through the crowd.
Mark Briscoe nails Chris Hero with a clothesline.
Mark Briscoe goes for a bodyslam, but Chris Hero blocks it.
Chris Hero gives the sign for the Hero's Welcome.
Chris Hero executes the Hero's Welcome on Mark Briscoe.
Chris Hero goes for the pin.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Chris Hero a standing ovation.

The winner is Chris Hero. Time of match: 0:08:18

Chris Hero pinned Mark Briscoe with the Hero's Welcome in 0:08:18.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Chris Hero retained the Global Heavyweight Title.)

After his victory in WarGames last week, it was decided that Chris Hero would not have to defend his Global Heavyweight Title after all.  That didn't stop him from coming out and issuing an open challenge to anyone who wanted a shot, however.  His challenge was answered after just a few moments by a very groggy looking Mark Briscoe, who was quickly overcome by Chris Hero, but not before he got some decent offense of his own in.  Hero finally picked up the victory with the Hero's Welcome to a loud ovation from the crowd.

Card rating: ** 1/4

Match observations:

Match of the Evening: Chance Beckett vs. Red

Another card is on the books, and another show is on the horizons.

Next week will see The Victors defending their Tag Team Titles against The Royal Court's Prince Nana and Chris Sabin.  Neither of these teams is much liked by the fans, but both are widely respected, so it should be a hell of a match.

Also next week, America's Most Wanted will team up against Xavier and Chance Beckett, The Future.  After Beckett's attack on Xavier this week and their competitive nature in recent weeks, can both members of The Future coexist?  If not, this will be one heck of a short match.

All this, plus Jerry "The King" Lawler will be returning from his injury!  Tune in to see what happens!

*****

Eric "Critic of the Dawn"
rgarrardPosted on 04/25/04 at 06:56:45

Lawler's ambush was classic heel there.  And the Chance Beckett vs Xavier angle is a very interesting one.

But best of all... Jamie "By God" Noble had me laughing when he stole O'Haire's catchphrase!
Critic_of_the_DawnPosted on 04/25/04 at 07:47:02

Of course, it could be said that Lawler himself is very much the classic heel.  I've got nothing but good things to say about how well he's been doing in his role as one of my circuit's top heels.  Obviously he isn't great in the ring, but with The Royal Court at his side, he doesn't have to be.  And he's back from his elbow injury next week.  Good thing.  The show has missed him.

Beckett and Xavier could be quite interesting, yes.  You might be surprised by what happens in next week's tag team match...

As for Noble stealing O'Haire's catchphrase...  I had a lot of fun writing that one.  Noble is a great talker and capable of being a really funny guy, so the short scene with him drunk and goofing off (much to his more serious partner's chagrin) more or less wrote itself.

Doug Basham in NDW is really more the result of my randomness policy (I select all of the wrestlers I hire randomly through the m key in a seperate circuit so I can filter out guys I definately *don't* want but still preserve unpredictability) than of any concrete plans I've got for him at this point, but as he's a solid young talent, I feel like he fits in pretty well with the majority of the NDW roster.

Eric "Critic of the Dawn"