Post by fifthhorseman on Feb 4, 2017 17:39:40 GMT -5
UWF FRIDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT
EPISODE 14
EPISODE 14
Tony Schiavone: We are live from the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, and this is UWF Friday Night’s Main Event! Tonight, you’ll see “Dr. Death,” Steve Williams, take on Perry Saturn of the Authority! We also have two title matches in store: the Fabulous Freebirds defend the UWF World Trios titles against America’s Least Wanted. And we also have a rematch, right, Mike?
Mike Tenay: That’s right, Tony – Roderick Strong has invoked his rematch clause, and he will battle the new Mid-South Junior Heavyweight champion, Danny Hodge – and that will be a two-out-of-three falls match! In fact, that match is about to start right now, so let’s get to the ring!
MID-SOUTH JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
DANNY HODGE (c) vs. RODERICK STRONG:
DANNY HODGE (c) vs. RODERICK STRONG:
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During the ring introductions, Kenny Omega decided that the commentary needed more sizzle, so he joined Schaivone and Tenay at their table.
The two grapplers shook hands to start the match, showing the respect earned in their bout last week. It was chain wrestling at its finest for the first five minutes straight, with barely a second of rest. The crowd stood, applauding the work, and they locked up again. After exchanging a series of standing go-behinds, Hodge locked his opponent’s hands and hit a vicious – but clean – straightjacket suplex, and surprised everybody with the quick pin to take the first fall.
The referee separated the two, and the timekeeper began a 30-second count before the second fall… and 30 seconds was all it took for Strong to snap. Using the referee as cover when the bell rang, the ROH long-timer leveled Hodge with a “sick kick”, then rolled outside for a chair. Ignoring the official, he came in and bashed Hodge repeatedly, and he was disqualified immediately. The match was over, and Strong shouted at his fallen foe as he left the ring, chair still in hand. “I hope he doesn’t think that that keeps him at the front of the line for my championship,” Omega said.
COMMERCIAL
Schiavone: Well, fans, we certainly weren’t expecting that. In fact, we had assumed, given the history and abilities of both men, that their match may go the full 60 minutes allotted for it! However, the booking committee is working backstage to get us a match to fill this gap, so to speak, and –
Tenay: Looks like it’s taken care of, partner. That’s the former UWF North American champion, Jack Swagger, heading down the ramp – we have a match to call.
Swagger saluted the crowd and did some stretching while he waited for his opponent. He didn’t have long to wait, though, as Gary Hart strode through the curtain first, followed by his new client… a massive newcomer to the UWF…
BAM BAM BIGELOW (w/Gary Hart) vs. JACK SWAGGER:
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This was a battle of two agile big men. Swagger was a powerful foe, but Bigelow threw him away with every lock-up attempt. Undeterred, the “All-American American” charged in, but Bigelow dropped him with a clothesline. The “Beast from the East” stayed on the offensive, flooring Swagger with, fists, headbutts, and even a perfect dropkick. But Swagger didn’t stay down, and briefly rallied with punches of his own, but when he went for a belly-to-belly suplex, the behemoth gave him another headbutt between the eyes. Bigelow reversed the suplex into his finisher, the “Greetings from Asbury Park” reverse piledriver, and won it in about seven minutes.
After the match, Kevin Kelly spoke with Hart, who called Demolition “nothing but a bunch of hypocrites for bringing me in to manage them, then they skulk away like cowards. Well, Gary Hart manages men, and as you can see, he manages beasts, too.”
As the two walked, Schiavone introduced a video package from a house show in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Another newcomer, Barry Windham, defeated the WWE’s Larry Zbyszko for the Western States Heritage championship in a ladder match. After the clip, however, Tenay pointed out that – as of right now – the UWF Championship Committee had not officially sanctioned that title into the UWF.
COMMERCIAL
An interview taped earlier in the night was played, featuring North American champion Jay Lethal. Kevin Kelly congratulated him for his strong showing in the Royal Rumble, where he lasted for over 30 minutes before being eliminated by its co-winner, Roman Reigns. Lethal thanked him and said he “just wanted to make the UWF fans proud… but that title shot against Brock Lesnar would have been sweet, too.” Before he could say anything else, Nick Bockwinkel interrupted the two, wondering where his interview time was, given that he lasted 30 minutes as well. Before it got physical, Jake Roberts walked in, and told the AWA stalwart that he owed “the Snake” a match... and with a stare that could melt an iceberg, he left, leaving all three men silent.
PERRY SATURN (w/Sean O’Haire) vs. STEVE WILLIAMS:
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“The Devil’s Advocate” accompanied the Authority’s enforcer, Saturn, to the ring. Williams followed, eager to get his hands on any member of the faction; he saw Saturn as a stepping stone towards his ultimate goal, Triple H. Like the match before, these were two strong bulls eager to fight. “Dr. Death” took the early advantage with throws and slams, pressing his opponent over the head several times before tossing him to the mat. A couple of minutes later, the referee tired of O’Haire’s interference, and sent him to the back – and Saturn took charge for the next few minutes. But Williams rallied, and hit his foe with a “Doctor Bomb” for the win.
The celebration was short-lived, though, as O’Haire returned to help Saturn beat Williams down for about 30 seconds. They were chased off by the Newer Age Outlaws, who helped “Dr. Death” to his feet. Kelly entered the ring to talk to them, and the “Road Dogg” said, “We told everybody that we weren’t in league with those punks in the Authority, and that beating they laid on us a few weeks back – we haven’t forgotten, boys. We want you, anytime, anyplace. Now it’s your turn to watch your backs.”
COMMERCIAL
A 60-second recap of last week’s broadcast was shown, after which Schiavone and Tenay spoke about the (unaired) attack on a still-recovering Christy Hemme by the debuting Dudley Boyz. Schiavone reminded the audience that the Dudleyz were under suspension, and were warned that any attack on any non-wrestling personnel in the UWF would result in immediate termination.
UWF WORLD TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
AMERICA’S LEAST WANTED vs. THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS (c):
AMERICA’S LEAST WANTED vs. THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS (c):
vs.
The challengers entered the ring first, as confident as the three tag-team specialists had ever been. But before the Freebirds strode down the ramp, the broadcasters were joined by the leader of Hot Stuff International, Eddie Gilbert, and Missy Hyatt. Gilbert could not understand why ALW was getting this title match ahead of the Midnight Express, not after the way their match at Mid-South Mayhem went down.
The match began with Harris and Hayes, and neither man got a meaningful advantage over the other. Roberts and Jannetty followed, and then Gordy and Neidhart – and after a full cycle of tags, it would have been scored a draw. Eventually, though, ALW isolated “Buddy Jack”, fluidly tagging in and out but unable to score the pin. Unable to watch the (legal) beating his partner was taking, Gordy charged in and broke up yet another pin attempt, allowing Roberts to get to his corner. Hayes finally got in and threw punches at everybody. It was chaos, and after a couple of minutes of trading big moves, Hayes scored a brutal DDT on Jannetty, giving the champs the hard-fought win after 15 exciting minutes.
As the champions departed, Gilbert yelled them from the announcing area before turning his attention back to America’s Least Wanted, and he challenged them to “one final match” at the next UWF pay-per-view, Superblast. “Hot Stuff” and Hyatt marched off as the camera faded on the beaten trio in the ring.