Post by Road Warrior Shark on Sept 6, 2023 12:41:21 GMT -5
Texas Forever
From Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Friday, August 25, 2023
Promoter: Conrad Thompson
Executive Director: Bruce Prichard
Broadcast Announce Team: Jack Buck & Renee Paquette
Backstage Interviewer: Kayla Braxton
Ring Announcer: Marc Lowrance
Marc Lowrance is introducing the first match as the show starts.
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Juventud Guerrera
Not much more than an extended squash. Claudio dominates, cutting off Juvi’s lone hope spot with a vicious European Uppercut as Guerrera came off the top turnbuckle. A Gotch Piledriver finishes it off.
Your Winner, via Pinfall [4:21] Claudio Castagnoli!
After the match Moxley and Yuta enter the ring to add insult to injury for Juvi. Mox tries to make him bleed, Yuta and Claudio argue with their partner about it. Juvi escapes and scurries away.
Prichard and Conrad are in the back with Kayla Braxton. They announce the World Class Tag Team Tournament.
• There will be 17 teams entered in the tournament.
• The current UWA Tag Team Champions - either FTR or the Brothers of Destruction - will receive a bye into the Championship Finals currently scheduled for Black Friday on November 24th.
• The other sixteen teams will participate in Round One.
• Round One will be a standard single elimination round. It will be split, with four matches at Lone Star live on Sept 15 in Abilene, Texas and four matches at Friday Night Lights in Odessa on Sept 29th.
• Round Two will be a “Second Chance” round, held in its entirety on Oct 13th when Lone Star Live comes to El Paso.
• The four winners advance towards the World Class Tag Team Titles.
• The four losing teams from this round will go into a separate four team bracket, where the winner will emerge as the new Texas Tag Team Champions.
• The brackets continue with Round three, featuring two matches from each bracket at Badlands Battleground on Oct 27th in Albuquerque New Mexico.
• The World Class Tag Team Semi-Final and Texas Tag Team Finals will be at Lone Star Live from the Events Center in Fort Cavazos, Tx (formerly Fort Hood) on November 11th.
• And of course, the tournament concludes at Black Friday in San Antonio, where FTR will face off against the surviving team from the tournament.
Jack and Renee discuss the tournament until Marc starts to announce the next match.
Ever Rise - Angelo Parker & Matt Menard vs Los Lotharios - Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo
Tight little match. Humberto plays Ricky Morton early on, and Garza cleans house. Parker cuts him off with a low blow and Menard catches him in a backslide for the pinfall.
Your Winners, via Pinfall [7:34] Ever Rise!
Cut to a video recap of Keith Lee and Tomohiro Ishii from Texas Heat and Lone Star Live. Their rematch is next!
"Limitless" Keith Lee vs "Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii
Both men go hard from the get-go. Tons of stiff chops and clotheslines for everyone. Ishii gets Lee up for a brain buster and gets a near fall. Lee connects with a pounce for another false finish. Lee leapfrogs Ishii connects with a belly to belly on the rebound and then the Big Bang Catastrophe for the win after 15 hard hitting minutes.
Your Winner, via Pinfall [15:09] Keith Lee!
Lee celebrates and offers a handshake to the Stone Pitbull. Ishii feigns acceptance, then headbutts Lee, knocking him to the mat. Ishii leaves to a chorus of boos
Lucha Brothers - Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix vs. Houston Heat - Stevie Ray & Booker T
As the action gets underway, Jack talks about the contrast in styles in the ring. The Lucha Bros keep the pace up and use their aerial skills, while Booker and Stevie Ray do their best to ground and slow down their opponents. Stevie Ray hits a DVD, Booker goes for the Houston Hangover, but Fenix saves his brother. A four way brawl breaks out, and sadly, once a couple of chairs and guardrails are introduced, we cannot get things back under control.
Official Decision [13:25] Double Disqualification.
Renee and Jack hope to get a true finish from these two teams at some point, hopefully during the tag team title tournament.
A Video recap of the lead up to the Mustafa Ali/ Bronson Reed is shown. The Western States Title is on the line next. Pac comes down to ringside to sit with the announce team.
Mustafa Ali ( C ) vs Bronson Reed – Western States Heavyweight Championship Match.
Fast open between these two. You'd expect a typical David vs Goliath matchup, but Bigelow has the agility and speed to move with Ali. Reed counters Mustafa with a dropkick to send Ali across the ring. Bronson with a big cross body, and Ali rolls through for a quick 2 count. He comes back with a nice Tornado DDT and tries for a superkick. Reed catches him in a Black Hole Slam for 2.
Pac sits silently and does not engage with Jack or Renee while at the desk. He doesn’t even flinch when Reed tosses Ali to the floor and he lands at Pac’s feet, jut glaring menacingly at Ali.
Collar and Elbow in the center of the ring now. Bronson with a headlock. Ali shoots him off Reed LEAPFROGS Ali to the crowds amazement, then comes back to lariat Mustafa's head nearly clean off his shoulders. Reed with a Michinoku Driver and he goes up top. Tsunami, NO ONE IS HOME! Ali somersaults in and connects with a DDT, then scrambles up top for the 054 and 1...2...3.
Your Winner, via Pinfall [8:44] and STILL Western States Heavyweight Champion, Mustafa Ali!
Ali celebrates, then points at Pac, who stands up from his seat. Ali calls for a microphone and challenges Pac, saying he’s defended his title now two shows in a row now, while Pac has just sat on the sidelines. Pac just smirks at him, shoulders his Southwest Title, and walks away.
FTR - Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler ( C ) vs Brothers of Destruction – Kane & The Undertaker - UWA Tag Team Title match
Kane doesn’t pop the ring posts pre match, and Renee points out that is a bad omen for FTR tonight. Dax and Cash try to work smart, tagging in and out quickly, keeping Taker cornered and away from his brother. They work his knee, chop blocking, spinning toe hold-ing, and sharp-shooting him at every turn, doing their best to keep him off his feet.
Kane finally tags in and cleans house. Diving Clothesline, running powerslam, Kane is in control. Cash eats a chokeslam but rolls under the ropes before Kane can cover him. Taker comes back in and they double goozle Dax. He kicks Taker’s kneecap, loosening the grip. Kane snatches him for a tombstone, Cash pulls on Dax's legs from behind to reverse the position. Dax delivers the tombstone, only for Taker to drag him to the floor for a serving of soupbones. The fight on the outside, Cash and Kane on the inside.
Cash tries a sunset flip, but Kane sits out and then leaps for a jumping legdrop. Cash avoids it, as Dax sends Taker into the steps. Dax slides in the ring in time for a Shatter Machine on Kane 1..2..3
Your Winners, via Pinfall [18:21] and STILL UWA Tag Team Champions, FTR!
Kayla is backstage with Mustafa Ali. He reiterates his challenge to Pac to defend his title. Bruce Prichard steps in and says both men have title matches set for Friday Night Lights on Sept 29th. Ali says he will see everyone in Abilene on the 15th for another Open Challenge!
Conrad joins the announce desk for the Main Event.
"Yellow Rose" David Von Erich vs Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs Scorpio Sky vs "Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada – Texas Heavyweight Title Fatal Four Way Match
Fatal four-way rules apply, one fall to a finish, no disqualifications, rope breaks, or count outs. David goes right at Rollins at the bell, hurling him over the ropes before kicking Sky in the face. Okada and Von Erich go to work after that, and we see some one-on-one wrestling for a bit. Seth makes his presence felt with a jumping knee to Okada, busting his nose wide open early on. David with the Claw on Sky, who kicks the Texan's knees and hits a spin kick. Rollins with a Ripcord knee to David, Followed by Okada with the Rainmaker. He covers, and Rollins pulls him off before the referee gets down for one.
More and more action at a breakneck pace. David slows people down here and there, but never long enough to gain any headway.
Eventually, we get a flurry of near falls. Sky pulls Seth in for the TKO. Okada flies in with an elbow from up above and covers Sky for 2. Von Erich hits Seth with a middle rope piledriver for 2, Sky hits David with a running knee for 2. Okada sets up the Rainmaker. Seth superkicks him nearly out of his boots for 2. David and Sky tussle on the floor as Okada and Seth exchange chops in the middle of the ring.
As we cross the half hour threshold, David catches Rollins and Okada with a double clothesline over the ropes. He turns around into a Leaping enziguri and a TKO from Scorpio sky. 1….2….3!
Your Winner, via Pinfall [33:32] and NEW Texas Heavyweight Champion, Scorpio Sky!
Sky collapses against the ropes as his hand gets held up. David insists he was up before 3, but the replay backs up the referee’s call. Seth and Okada are finger pointing on the floor, blaming each other for not breaking the pinfall up. Conrad takes the house Mic and thanks the fans for coming to Texas Forever.