Post by fifthhorseman on Jun 8, 2019 14:59:47 GMT -5
MLW FRIDAY NIGHT HEAT
EPISODE 30
60-second video montage recapping the events of last week’s show, followed by title graphics and explosive pyro.
Joey Styles: “Hello wrestling fans, and welcome to Friday Night Heat! My name is Joey Styles, and I’m joined by two guest color hosts this week - one of the Heroes of the Republic himself, Rusev, and his lovely manager, Lana. We have four sensational matches for you this week, and the repercussions from MLW Heatwave are still being felt throughout the wrestling world. But let’s get you to the ring for a very special introduction from the legendary Howard Finkel!”
Finkel: “Ladies and gentlemen, from Toronto, Ontario, at a combined weight of 453 pounds… here are the new Major League Wrestling World Tag-Team champions… Edge and Christian!”
The two-time MLW champs entered the USF Sun Dome to a thunderous ovation. They had the crowd in the palms of their hands, describing their journey back to the top over the despicable Horsemen. They were confident, eager to show the world that they were the best team in wrestling, and if any two men in MLW wanted to step up and try to take their titles, they were ready for them.
The Canadians left, and paused at the broadcast desk for just a second to show the Russians their championship belts. Styles ran down the night’s card, and Finkel got back in the ring to introduce the next combatants.
MLW FLORIDA TAG-TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
AMERICAN ALPHA (c) vs. the DESTRUCTION CREW (w/Jim Cornette and Keith Lee):
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AMERICAN ALPHA (c) vs. the DESTRUCTION CREW (w/Jim Cornette and Keith Lee):
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Enos and Bloom were rugged territory veterans, and led by the “Louisville Slugger,” were eager to insure that American Alpha made exactly zero successful title defenses. But Gable and Jordan were just as determined to prove that their win in the Heatwave gauntlet match was no fluke. They took charge in the match’s final couple of minutes with their elite amateur skills, and laid Bloom out at 10:38 with Grand Amplitude. American Alpha bolted from the ring before Lee could get any shots at them, and they celebrated with the crowd.
COMMERCIAL
NICK ALDIS and ELI DRAKE vs. the HARDY BOYZ:
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As the two teams made their entrances, a highlight package from their previous match from Heatwave was shown. In the ring, the TNA alumni were rationalizing their loss, claiming that they were caught off-guard by the Hardyz. Drake and Aldis jumped their foes before the bell rang, using their superior strength to pound them down. They almost scored the flash pin, but the daredevil brothers eventually rallied back, and Jeff hit Drake with a Swanton Bomb at 11:49 for the win.
After the match, America’s Most Wanted walked down the ramp, congratulating the Hardy Boyz on their win as they entered the squared circle. Storm found a microphone, and he called out the Doom Protection Agency. He called them cowards for jumping them from behind at Heatwave, and sell-outs for taking Jim Cornette’s money to do so. From backstage, the DPA had heard enough, and they parted the curtain, followed by an army of MLW officials. They kept the four men apart long enough to go to
COMMERCIAL
The scene: JJ Dillon’s estate, a couple of days ago. He and the Horsemen were not in a good mood; MLW Heatwave was not kind to them. Perfectly Ravishing lost the World Tag-Team titles to Edge and Christian, and Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson were taken to the limit by the men they replaced in the Horsemen, the Revival. Neither team left the night with a win… and they were furious. Each man took his turn in front of the camera, insistent that they would regroup and take whatever they wanted in MLW.
MLW INTERCONTINENTAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
DAVE BATISTA (c, w/Sid Vicious) vs. BARRY WINDHAM:
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DAVE BATISTA (c, w/Sid Vicious) vs. BARRY WINDHAM:
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The champion and the challenger stood toe-to-toe, and eye-to-eye, in the center of the ring. Batista was coming off of a string title defense at Heatwave, while this was “the Widowmaker’s” first televised appearance since parting ways with Bray Wyatt. The match was fiercely competitive, and the number of two-counts were few and far between.
They were closing in on the 15-minute mark when, to the crowd’s frustration, the other member of Leviathan interjected himself into the match. Windham had just hit a huge flying lariat and was about to go for the pin when Vicious pulled the challenger to the outside by the ankle, and Irish-whipped him into the timekeper’s table. The referee called for the DQ, and “Psycho Sid” retrieved Windham and threw him back inside to the nonchalantly waiting “Animal”. They patiently stood up their foe for a double powerbomb, but they were interrupted by the unexpected return of Mike Rotundo, wielding a steel chair. The multi-time WWF tag champ chased Leviathan out of the ring, and checked on the grateful Texan as the show went to
COMMERCIAL
Styles: “Fans, before we get to our main event tonight, I want to let you know that the match has been signed for next week: America’s Most Wanted versus the DPA!”
A highlight package featuring the Hart Foundation – both the Hall of Fame tandem as well as the larger unit – was shown, setting up the MLW debut of Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart.
BADD COMPANY, YOSHIHIRO TAJIRI, and TAZZ (w/Oliver Humperdink) vs. the HART FOUNDATION, OWEN HART, and DAVEY BOY SMITH:
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The House of Humperdink strode down the ramp first, led by their fiery manager. As they waited, the electricity in the arena rose in intensity, until the iconic theme of the Hart Foundation blared over the speakers. “The Hitman” led the way for his team, and even with no championships on the line, the upcoming bout certainly had a big match intensity to it.
It was one fall to the finish, non-stop action from bell to bell. Every man featured in the match got his chance to shine, but it was the unmatchable power of Smith and Neidhart that gradually turned the tide for their team. Big slams, suplexes, and tackles by “the Anvil” and the “British Bulldog” took their toll, and as the match crossed the 12-minute mark, a quick tag between the Hart brothers brought Bret in. He took Diamond to the canvas, and as his teammates fended off the other three men across the ring, he locked in the Sharpshooter to finish things off at 12:21. As the Stampede legends celebrated in the ring, the Conglomerate, led by MLW World champion Ted DiBiase walked through the curtain to inspect the scene for themselves. The show faded to black with the two squads staring each other down.