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NDW Week 6 - Ladder to Glory

Critic_of_the_DawnPosted on 04/09/04 at 23:27:21

Probably the biggest problem I noted after setting up the tournament qualifiers was that it scheduled Jamie Noble to defend his Tag Team Titles with O'Haire as well as take on The Undertaker in a Qualifying Match for the Torunament in a single evening.  I explained this away as best I could by having O'Haire accept the Tag Team Title challenge, which should sew some potential seeds for dissent among The Victors if/when I decide to break them up.

It occurs to me that I seem to do that a lot without following through much.  At the same time, though, I realize that Tag Teams are made up of two people who ultimately want what's best for their careers and can make mistakes.  Since most of these teams are fairly new creations, they don't have the experience to act as a well oiled machine just yet.  Dunno.  All I know is that I'll never be short of potential feuds the way things are working.

Anyway, here's Week 6.

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"Mr. Showtime" Chance Beckett vs. "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash

Kevin Nash goes for a forearm smash, but Chance Beckett blocks it.
Chance Beckett executes a series of slaps on Kevin Nash.
Chance Beckett takes Kevin Nash down with a snap mare.
Chance Beckett gets a camel clutch on Kevin Nash.
Kevin Nash grabs the ropes after holding out for 5 seconds.
Chance Beckett nails Kevin Nash with a lariat.
Chance Beckett goes for a snap mare, but Kevin Nash blocks it.
Kevin Nash runs into the ropes.
Kevin Nash takes Chance Beckett down with a lariat.
Kevin Nash catches Chance Beckett in a Canadian backbreaker.
Chance Beckett is struggling to reach the ropes.
Chance Beckett gets ahold of the ropes after 12 seconds.
Kevin Nash gives the sign for the Jackknife Power Bomb.
Kevin Nash executes the Jackknife Power Bomb on Chance Beckett.
Rudy Charles counts: One, two, three.
The chants for Kevin Nash are deafening.

The winner is Kevin Nash. Time of match: 0:09:22

Kevin Nash pinned Chance Beckett with the Jackknife Power Bomb in 0:09:22.
Rating: *** 1/2
[Jamie Noble interfered against Kevin Nash.]

Kevin Nash tore into Chance Beckett to start things off this week.  One Jacknife Power Bomb later, and Nash had established himself as a major contender in the Battle Royal next week.

Trent Acid vs. Chris Hero

Jimmy Korderas is out cold.
Trent Acid hits Chris Hero with a hiptoss.
Trent Acid takes Chris Hero down with a spinning DDT.
Trent Acid is being booed out of the building.
Trent Acid hits a backbreaker on Chris Hero.
Trent Acid hits Chris Hero with a screwdriver.
There is no referee to count.
Trent Acid gets back up.
Trent Acid nails Chris Hero with an inverted DDT.
The crowd is vociferously booing Trent Acid.
Trent Acid executes the Yakuza Kick on Chris Hero.
The crowd is vociferously booing Trent Acid.
Trent Acid goes for the pin.
Jimmy Korderas crawls back into the ring to count the pin.
Jimmy Korderas counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is vociferously booing Trent Acid.

The winner is Trent Acid. Time of match: 0:10:07


Trent Acid pinned Chris Hero with the Yakuza Kick in 0:10:07.
Rating: *** 1/2

Trent Acid picked up a victory over Chris Hero tonight in what will be Acid's final NDW match for the time being.  After the match, Hero offered his hand, and the two shook in a gesture of mutual respect.

Wasted Youth vs. The Briscoe Brothers

Insane Dragon executes an enzuigiri on Jay Briscoe.
Insane Dragon is getting a good reaction from the crowd.
Insane Dragon goes for a hiptoss, but Jay Briscoe counters it with a backslide.
Chad Patton counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Jay Briscoe hits Insane Dragon with a reverse neckbreaker.
A fan at ringside badmouths Jay Briscoe.
Jay Briscoe uses a headlock takedown on Insane Dragon.
Jay Briscoe hits Insane Dragon with a vertical suplex.
Jay Briscoe hits Insane Dragon with a fireman's carry.
Jay Briscoe hits a lariat on Insane Dragon.
Jay Briscoe takes Insane Dragon down with a dragon suplex.
Chad Patton counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Jay Briscoe goes for a fisherman buster, but Insane Dragon blocks it.
Insane Dragon uses a chop on Jay Briscoe.
Andrew Thomas is back on the job.
Andrew Thomas disqualifies Jay Briscoe.
Insane Dragon is getting a good reaction from the crowd.

Wasted Youth (Deranged and Insane Dragon) defeated
The Briscoe Bros. (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) when I. Dragon defeated
J. Briscoe by disqualification in 0:15:42.
Rating: ** 1/4

Wasted Youth picked up the victory here over the Briscoe Brothers, but it wasn't easy.  They highflying duo was thrown around by the Briscoes for the entire match, only to gain a DQ victory when Jay threw the referee out of the ring after a close count.

Prince Nana vs. "The Amazing" Red in a Heavyweight Title Qualifying Match

Prince Nana puts Red in a chokehold.
Earl Hebner warns Prince Nana to let go.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three, four.
Prince Nana whips Red into the ropes.
Prince Nana uses a butt-bump on Red.
Prince Nana uses an avalanche on Red.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
Prince Nana takes Red down with a belly-to-back suplex.
Prince Nana is going for the cover.
Earl Hebner counts: One, kickout.
Red springs to his feet.
Red uses a kick to the head on Prince Nana.
Red uses a high speed sunset flip on Prince Nana.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The chants for Red are deafening.

The winner is Red. Time of match: 0:07:17

[Heavyweight Title Tournament Qualifying Match]:
Red pinned Prince Nana after a high speed sunset flip in 0:07:17.
Rating: *** 1/4

Red wins!  In an upset victory, The Amazing Red managed to pin the much larger Prince Nana of the Royal Court with a high speed sunset flip.  Red had dominated much of the match with his superior speed, and eventually Nana was too worn down to kick out of the numerous pinfall attempts.  You can bet that Red will be training up for the tournament in two weeks, as he'll need every bit of skill he can get as the smallest man in the tournament.

Funaki vs. Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy takes Funaki down with a punch.
Matt Hardy hits Funaki.
The arena is exploding in a chorus of boos.
Matt Hardy chops Funaki.
The arena is exploding in a chorus of boos.
Matt Hardy hits Funaki.
The crowd is vociferously booing Matt Hardy.
Funaki hits Matt Hardy.
Funaki goes for a bulldog, but Matt Hardy blocks it.
Matt Hardy executes the Twist Of Fate on Funaki.
Matt Hardy is being booed out of the building.
Matt Hardy goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.

The winner is Matt Hardy. Time of match: 0:07:33

Matt Hardy pinned Funaki with the Twist Of Fate in 0:07:33.
Rating: ** 3/4

Matt Hardy pinned Funaki after a quick match.  Funaki was as solid as ever, but ultimately the Twist of Fate put him away as it has so many of Hardy's foes in the past.

America's Most Wanted vs. The Victors (C) for the Global Tag Team Titles

Chris Harris punches Jamie Noble.
Chris Harris chops Jamie Noble.
The crowd is starting to get behind Chris Harris.
Jamie Noble chops Chris Harris.
Jamie Noble is being booed out of the building.
Chris Harris punches Jamie Noble.
A small "Chris Harris" chant is being started.
Chris Harris tags James Storm.
James Storm lifts Jamie Noble up.
Chris Harris nails Jamie Noble with the Death Sentence and goes for the pin.
Jimmy Korderas counts: One, two, Sean O'Haire doesn't make it in time... three.
There are lots of chants for Chris Harris.

The winners are America's Most Wanted. Time of match: 0:16:34

America's Most Wanted (James Storm and Chris Harris) defeated
The Victors (Jamie Noble and Sean O'Haire) when C. Harris pinned Noble
after the Death Sentence in 0:16:34.
Rating: **
(America's Most Wanted won the Global Tag Team Titles.)

AMW wins!  AMW wins!  New Deal Wrestling has new Tag Team Champions.  Noble and O'Haire were able to dominate the early part of the match, but Chris Harris and James Storm came back and isolated Noble from his larger partner until they could hit the Death Sentence for the three count.

Noble is reportedly pretty badly battered and bruised, and considering his Contendership match is against The Undertaker, his chances don't look good.  Sean O'Haire looked a little annoyed at Noble for taking the defeat, but helped him to the back nonetheless.

Marcos vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler

Jerry Lawler whips Marcos into the ropes.
Marcos hits Jerry Lawler with a kick.
Marcos executes the Tilt-a-Whirl Inverted DDT on Jerry Lawler.
The crowd erupts.
Marcos goes for the pin.
Rudy Charles counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.

The winner is Marcos. Time of match: 0:14:43

Marcos pinned Jerry Lawler with the Tilt-a-Whirl Inverted DDT in 0:14:43.
Rating: ** 1/4

Another upset victory over The Royal Court!  Marcos proves once again that he has all the potential in the world by putting away seasoned veteran Jerry "The King" Lawler after a fairly long bout.  While it took quite some time for him to do it, the fact remains that Lawler fell after the third Tilt-a-Whirl Inverted DDT.

"The Dead Man" The Undertaker vs. Jamie Noble in a Heavyweight Title Tournament Qualifying Match

Rudy Charles counts:  4.
The Undertaker gets back into the ring.
Jamie Noble follows him back in.
The Undertaker is going for the pin.
Rudy Charles counts: One, two, in the ropes...
The Undertaker gives the sign for the Tombstone.
The Undertaker executes the Tombstone on Jamie Noble.
The Undertaker goes for the pin.
Rudy Charles counts: One, two, three.
The chants for The Undertaker are deafening.

The winner is The Undertaker. Time of match: 0:07:19

[Heavyweight Title Tournament Qualifying Match]:
The Undertaker pinned Jamie Noble with the Tombstone in 0:07:19.
Rating: *** 1/4
[Nidia interfered against The Undertaker.]

Nidia did her damndest to help her battered man to win a spot in the tournament, but it was simply not to be.  The Undertaker was simply too big and too powerful.  Even a chair to the head by Nidia wasn't enough, and Noble fell to the Tombstone in the middle of the ring.  Following the beating he had taken this evening, Noble had to be helped to the back by trainers and EMTs.

Chris "HAIL" Sabin vs. Xavier

Xavier goes for a Northern Lights suplex, but Chris Sabin counters it with
a swinging neckbreaker.
The chants for Chris Sabin are deafening.
Chris Sabin hits Xavier with a dropkick.
Chris Sabin whips Xavier into the ropes.
Xavier hits Chris Sabin with the Running Forearm Smash.
Mike Sparks counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Xavier executes the Kiss Your X Goodbye on Chris Sabin.
Xavier is eliciting a sizable round of boos.
Xavier goes for the pin.
Mike Sparks counts: One, two, three.
A fan at ringside badmouths Xavier.

The winner is Xavier. Time of match: 0:12:32

Xavier pinned Chris Sabin with the Kiss Your X Goodbye in 0:12:32.
Rating: *** 1/4

Fan favorite Chris Sabin was forced to Kiss His X Goodbye by the technically skilled ringwork of Xavier, who picked up the victory after a very close and competitive match.  As he stood over his fallen opponent, Xavier made an X with his arms and shouted to the crowd that he was going to win the Battle Royal next week, and that there was nothing any of them could do about it!

Edge vs. "Sir" Matt Sydal in a Ladder Match

Edge sets the ladder back up.
Edge is starting to climb the ladder, not realizing that Matt Sydal
is right behind him.
Matt Sydal hits Edge with a spinning leg lariat.
Matt Sydal goes for a standing shooting star press, but Edge gets his knees up.
Edge tries to climb the ladder.
Edge is on his way up.
Edge is half-way up.
Edge is almost on top of the ladder.
Edge is in grabbing distance.
Edge has retrieved the trophy.
The crowd erupts.

The winner is Edge. Time of match: 0:08:19

No-Countout-No-DQ-Ladder Match:
Edge defeated Matt Sydal in 0:08:26.
Rating: ***
[Prince Nana and Daizee Haze interfered against Edge.]

Despite the heavy interference of The Royal Court, Edge was able to pull out the victory by retrieving the trophy that was suspended above the ring.  Matt Sydal hit him with every move in his arsenal, including two Dragon Ranas, but Edge just wouldn't stay down for long enough for Sydal to recover the trophy.

After Edge's victory, The Royal Court hit the ring and began to beat on him.  Chris Sabin dashed out for the save, only to be similarly overcome.  The Amazing Red then emerged to even the sides, only to fall victim to a Twist of Fate as Matt Hardy ran in.  The Undertaker followed, and the rest of the locker room gradually began to spill out to the ring area as a brawl broke out and the show went off the air.

Card rating: ** 3/4


Match of the Evening: Trent Acid vs. Chris Hero

The Heavyweight Title Tournament is shaping up!  At present, it looks like this:

Chris Sabin
vs.
Matt Hardy

Jerry Lawler
vs.
Red

Matt Sydal
vs.
The Undertaker

Edge
vs.
TBA

That last slot will be filled in a Battle Royal next week aimed at giving the entire roster a fair chance at the title.  The lineup will include all of the following wrestlers: Xavier, Kevin Nash, Deranged, Insane Dragon, Prince Nana, Chance Beckett, Funaki, Marcos, Chris Hero, Chris Harris, James Storm, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Jamie Noble, and Sean O'Haire.  The winner will be the last man remaining in the ring.

Also next week, Matt Hardy and Matt Sydal will team up to take on Edge and Chris Sabin, and America's Most Wanted will be in action.

Don't miss it!

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Eric "Critic of the Dawn"
rgarrardPosted on 04/10/04 at 03:07:51

There should be a few opportunities for you to follow through on your potential tag team splits later in the rules :)  

And I really REALLY hope that Sean O'Haire wins the final spot in the battle royal as that would really make Noble mad since he was on the receiving end of not one but two beatings on this card.

Critic_of_the_DawnPosted on 04/10/04 at 04:12:11

Excellent.  I've got a line of teams about a mile long waiting in the line for divorce papers.

One of these days, I'm going to have to try making tag team partners get along.  What a novel concept!

As for O'Haire winning the Battle Royal... That would be interesting, yes.  But I'm not telling what happens.  You'll have to wait for Week 7 - to see what happens.  ;D

Got any picks for the ultimate winner of the tournament yet?

Eric "Critic of the Dawn"
TecmoNickPosted on 04/10/04 at 05:03:25

I really think an Edge/Lawler final is possible...