Post by MadStepDad on Apr 16, 2011 19:51:14 GMT -5
1) Cut to the in-studio announce team for the evening:
Gordon Solie & Matt Striker
GORDON SOLIE: In the Gold Dust Trio Inc, each one of them brings a different angle to the table. Each one had a different philosophy. I didn't change my philosophy, certain things remained constant. You still had the basics of good vs. evil. You still had the situation of who was the best athlete. In some cases there was no contest, and those times I would say, "It's not a question of whether or not he'll beat this guy, it's a question of when."And that used to get some people a little warm but I said, "Hey, if you put a 280 lbs. superstar against a 220 lbs. kid they've never seen before, which way are you going to go with this?" The fact of the matter is, XPW future's has just got a whole lot murkier ever since the Black Army captured the title. How does Bruno Sammartino plan to respond?
XPW TV has officially been expanded to two hours! To celebrate this landmark occasion in XPW history, we will be presenting a plethora of main event matches! Tonight! For FREE!
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1a) BLACK ARMY REJOICE
** Video highlight reel of Bruno Sammartino's rise in XPW, starting with his Triple Threat match at "New Years Revolution" that birthed a blood feud. Running parallel alongside him, the Black Army grows in strength before exploding with the arrival of the "Apocalypse of 2012" Ezekiel Jackson. It all culminates in Sammartino's defeat at the hands of Jackson at "Fall Out". Thus, a new champion was crowned - a champion of darkness. Now with the addition of Skandor Akbar as the chief financier, the Black Army are portrayed as the dominant empire. Sammartino is the lone Spartacus with one last shot in the bow to topple them. **
Black Army get their massive rock star entrance to open the in-ring portion of our show tonight. Highlight of course remains the rising of XPW Champion Ezekiel Jackson from a ring of fire. "Prince of Darkness" Kevin Sullivan is on the mic, recapping his Army's rise and their goal to choke out fantasy wrestling forever. The Apocalypse of 2012 can't be stopped, it can't be contained. First XPW, then the world! Starting in the enima spot of the country, Pittsburgh PA. The Black Army is personally staging an invasion of the East Coast! This is their own version of the Territory Wars, with Ezekiel Jackson (2012) as the conquering champion. Fuck WWF, Fuck ROH. XPW is coming to town. And after the Black Army disposes of the Italian Strongman once and for all, they are going to pillage and rape his hometown into submission (sick nod towards Lizzy Borden who smiles demurely). Finally this draws out former XPW Champion Bruno Sammartino to a big ovation. He's let his hair grow out a bit and enters to Wiz Khalifa's "Black & Yellow" song. He answers Sullivan's boasts head on, and really gets the crowd behind him. The stipulation challenge is laid out and Kevin Sullivan promises to unleash the forces of Hell itself upon Sammartino - and Pittsburgh PA won't be the home of a title match, it will be a burial plot at "Night of Champions". Ultimately - with forces about to clash head on - new XPW Commissioner "The Real Deal" Damien Steele enters to break the tension. Dressed to the nines, he tosses his long blond rock star hair and declares the following stipulation match official: Sammartino vs Sullivan for the right to have the Black Army present or banned from ringside at "Night of Champions" - NOW (but only because the betting odds certainly favor a Sammartino victory). But if Sammartino loses tonight against Sullivan, he forfeits his title match completely at Night of Champions. A gamble Sammartino is willing to take!
** Commercial Break **
1b) BRUNO SAMMARTINO versus KEVIN SULLIVAN
("Title Shot" versus "Black Army banned from ringside at PPV")
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When we return the ring has been cleared and both stand ready for action in opposite corners. They each get their announcer introduction (finishing with Bruno to a big pop) and we're off. Feeling out process with Sammartino the bigger man able to muscle Sullivan about, but his squat body and leverage prevents take downs. Mat based match that has Bruno finally humble Sullivan after a few exchanges, resulting in Sullivan's violent tempter taking over. Stiff brawl erupts and Sullivan takes over after an illegal move. A few close calls for Sullivan, with his team outside the ring cheering him on. But at one point, Sullivan gets too cocky and gestures for Jackson to get up on the apron and literally rub the belt in Bruno's face. Instead, Sammartino hurls Sullivan into the champ, propelling the massive Ezekiel Jackson off the ring apron where he crashes into Damien Demento, and T-Bone suplexes Kevin Sullivan into the center of the ring. One brief hopeless attempt from Sullivan for a counter before Sammartino cinches in the over-the-shoulder backbreaker for the submission! Black Army banned from ringside at "Night of Champions"! First the home court advantage, now sole ownership of ringside! The odds have just risen in Sammartino's favor!
Winner: BRUNO SAMMARTINO
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** La Coka Nostra (formerly known as the "Full Blooded Italians") members Lil Guido, Tony Mamaluke and Big Sal E. Graziano roll into XPW Arena dressed for business. Big Sal also carries a big briefcase, like one you may conceal a large firearm (or large payoff). They are immediately spotted by on-the-scene correspondent MSD who arrives with camera crew in tow for a quick quote. When questioned by MSD why they chose Cryme Tyme as their victims at Fall Out, Lil Guido replied "cuz the bosses told us to send a message of who really runs the streets". But they're here tonight because the bosses have a message for XPW President Strangler Lewis, so outta the way jabroni! **
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2) EDDIE GILBERT versus MIL MASCARAS
(XPW TV Championship #1 Contenders Match)
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Graphics flash across the screen reminding the viewers of the ramifications of this match. Winner earns the right to challenge Rockstar KAOS for the strap. Eddie Gilbert enters first, stripped of all "Hot Stuff" tag lines and merchandise. He is simply the King of Wrestling as he prefers to be called. And he holds a serious grudge against ex-wife and Kaos' current handler, Missy Hyatt. His opponent tonight Mil Mascaras gets the complete superhero entrance, with Sky High (by Jigsaw) blasting in the background. Great match that showcases Gilbert's devious genius, and Mascaras' high-flying physical gifts. At one point, Gilbert distracts Mascaras by trying to rip his mask off - an absolutely disrespectful gesture to Lucha Libre culture - and Mascaras goes ballistic on him, necessitating a referee breakage when Gilbert gets entangled in the ropes. They tumble outside the ring where Mascaras continues the assault. But through deceit & trickery, Eddie Gilbert manages to beat the count back inside the ring! Gilbert steals the win, Mascaras is incredulous, and the crowd is incensed. Job well done for the perennial wrestling heel Eddie Gilbert! He has just guaranteed himself a title shot against the reigning TV Champion (whoever that may be after tonight) at the Night of Champions PPV!
Winner (and #1 Contender for the XPW TV Title): EDDIE GILBERT via countout
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** Vic Grimes and Cannibal Cartel promo
Cannibal Cartel continues its unrepentant crusade to raise hardcore wrestling to new and dangerous levels. With the addition of Sick Nick Mondo from the East Coast, they have grown only more potent. Together they snuffed the flame of ECW forever and look forward to expanding their empire onto the East Coast, starting at Night of Champions. Vic Grimes will crown himself King of Pennsylvania, King of Extreme and CEO of Hardcore once more. The Cannibal Cartel will continue their bloody rise to power. **
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3) WHITE TRASH WORLD II
Pondo is a greasy fuck who wears trucker hats and confederate T-shirts, who doesn't mind getting into bloody, violent brawls at the strip club his girlfriend (wife? friend? sister?) Jessica Darlin works at. And weapons will do, but Pondo prefers a long-ass hunting knife that looks like it can gut a moose in seconds. He likes to fondly carry it between his teeth and show off his nasty-ass forehead scars. Sick fuck. XPW beware.
MAD MAN PONDO with JESSICA DARLIN!!!
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** Backstage, Black Army crashes the set looking for Bruno. When they don't find him, Ezekiel Jackson goes on a rampage, tearing up the locker room, tossing TVs and smashing backstage staff. All the while Kevin Sullivan and his cronies laugh maniacally and promise all kinds of doom and despair for Bruno Sammartino at "Night of Champions **
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4) THE MESSIAH versus DOINK REBOURNE...
versus "SICK" NICK MONDO!!!
(Money-in-the-Bank Qualifying Match)
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Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also (Matthew 5:38). At first Messiah tried to resist the call. He showed up again in XPW to avenge the sins of the company's forefathers by extracting bloody vengeance from their fantasy wrestling brethren The Grand Wizard (and his chosen one The Sheik). After humiliating and humbling the braggart part-owner of XPW Remixed (see New Years Revolution), The Messiah was surprised to find somebody waiting for him in the wings. Somebody who had been seething in the empty darkness, waiting for the right time to strike. That man was the disturbed Matt Bourne aka DOINK the CLOWN!
O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you test those who are righteous,and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets. Let me see your vengeance against them, for I have committed my cause to you (Jeremiah 20:12). Their match at "Fall Out" defied explanation. It was one of the most brutal, intense matches in fantasy wrestling history. Each man battling to within a bloody inch of their own lives, before Doink Rebourne mentally snapped under the pressure of being unable to keep Messiah down, and he offered the Messiah his devout praise. But Messiah ended Bourne's false idol worship and drove him through a pane of glass with his elevated diamond cutter finisher, staining Bourne's blood upon all four stone Martyrs in the ring to officially end their PPV clash. Since then, Doink Rebourne has become a dangerous stalker of Messiah, believing he truly is indestructible and willing to do whatever it takes to meet his own end at the hands of the Messiah (and thus finally atone for all the sins that seemingly haunt Bourne's fragile psyche).
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good (Romans 12:19-21). Tonight they remain each others final obstacle to becoming XPW Champion. Winner of the match is officially entered into Money-in-the-Bank. Tension is palpable even before the first lock-up. Doink Rebourne clearly looks upon Messiah now with a deeply twisted reverence, bordering on sick obsession. His ability to withstand Doink's most ferocious offense at "Fall Out" has forever earned the killer clowns praise and devotion (as revealed in the unhinged, babbling promos Doink Rebourne has released since his loss at Fall Out). Now he must believes he must die at the hands of the Messiah and is willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish that. This match reflects that single minded determination as the two ferociously tear into each other. Towards the middle of the match, Vic Grimes makes his way to the ring and somehow gets his Cannibal Cartel brethren "Sick" Nick Mondo officially entered into the contest. With the element of surprise to his advantage (as well as Messiah and Doink already embroiled in their blood feud) Mondo earns instant offense. Solie and Striker question his sudden entrance, but the match has become a 3-way dance and quickly continues unabated. In the end Mondo catches Messiah with an Assault Driver off the top rope (after Messiah pitched Doink Rebourne off the top and through a table outside the ring) for the victory! The Cannibal Cartel has bribed their way into the Money-in-the-Bank match at Night of Champions!
Winner: "SICK" NICK MONDO
GORDON SOLIE: First of all you have to go back to the philosophy of the business, and the philosophy is totally different now. Young kids come up to me and some guys that aren't so young, and want to get in the business. And the first thing they tell me is, "Boy, you ought to see the gimmick I've got..." "Well, really? What have you got..?" "Well, I come out as this, and I want to come out and this kind of a robe on, and so on and so forth..." and they go all through this intricate detail about the gimmick. And then I ask them a simple question, "Yeah, but have you ever wrestled?" "Well, no..." "Did you ever wrestle in high school?" "Well, uh..." Then some of them come along, "Well, of course I did but that was all different..." And I always say, "Well, no the basics are the same...a take down is a take down, the only difference is going beyond 90 degrees and being able to grip your hand..." and so forth. "Well, yeah...but I tell you this gimmick will work..."
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** La Coka Nostra noisily making their way through the halls again, on their way to GDT Inc offices. But this time they are stopped by none other than Joe "Toots" Mondt - 1/3 of the Gold Dust Trio Inc managerial firm. They seem momentarily surprised at Mondt's ice-cold geniality and warm embrace as he graciously welcomes La Coka Nostra to XPW. Mister Mondt then says he a has a few messages himself and would like to meet with them in private to discuss the matter further. Mister Mondt ushers them into his office and closes the door on MSD and the camera men. **
Joe "Toots" Mondt
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XPW TV Title match
5) SABU versus ROCKSTAR KAOS © w/ Missy Hyatt
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Before the match can begin (but after challenger and champion have entered the ring), new #1 Contender Eddie Gilbert suddenly makes his way down to the ring to play guest color-commentator. As #1 Contender, he reasons, he has a right to scout his next potential opponent. Championship graphics flash on screen, along with height, weight and hometown. Sabu is an innovator, and Solie and Striker remind you how much he changed the game when he premiered. He continues to be one of the most dangerous men in the business and a perennial fantasy wrestling contender. KAOS on the other hand has received the hometown push. One of the few XPW originals, he has burst onto the scene with Missy Hyatt by his side and the XPW TV title around his waist - which, by the way, never leaves his side - even during a match. That's right, KAOS wears his XPW Championship belt constantly, never once removing it during any of his matches. It's one of his endearing qualities. Awesome, high-energy match that quickly starts out at a break-neck pace and never lets up. Bodies flying, spring boarding and crashing all around the ring - outside it - and through chairs and tables. After a thrilling exchange, Kaos catches Sabu with his top rope blockbuster (through a set of steel chairs) for the clean victory! KAOS retains! But as Missy Hyatt is skirting into the ring to celebrate with him, KAOS is blindsided by a vindictive Eddie Gilbert who pummels and stomps the young TV champion into the mat. With KAOS down, Gilbert threatens Missy Hyatt with the TV title belt before dropping it carelessly on KAOS' corpse. Gilbert is ready to take what he's owed at "Night of Champions".
Winner (and STILL XPW TV Champion): ROCKSTAR KAOS
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** Still waiting outside Mister Mondt's office, MSD and camera crew are rewarded with activity. La Coka Nostra (Guido, Mamaluke & Graziano) finally exit the office - sans briefcase. MSD begs for comment and gets this one line from the mouthpiece:
LIL GUIDO: I didn't even know what shoot fighting was, but when I went there, I had the amateur background to go with these guys. La Coka Nostra is here in XPW Remixed and da bosses alwayz get what dey want. We just got done a deal we couldn't refuse. **
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6) JACK SWAGGER versus TJ
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Jack Swagger enters in Oklahoma wrestling gear, accompanied by Nature Boy Buddy Rogers in his night life finery (thousand dollar suit, alligator shoes). The nondescript, ratty-haired "TJ" stands awaiting his execution in the ring (astute viewers may recognize him from the So Cal Jobbers Union loss a few weeks ago). Match is a showcase for Swagger's wrestling acumen, as he tosses the smaller TJ about with reckless abandon. Both he and Rogers outside the ring play to the crowd in between moves, drawing bile and jeers. Diamond Dynasty thoroughly outclasses young TJ and Swagger makes him tap in short order to the ankle lock. The message is clear - Jack Swagger is in championship form and is ready for former mentor Lou Thesz at "Night of Champions". Post match, Buddy Rogers is on the mic and challenges Thesz to up the ante by making their PPV match a Submission Only match. To emphasize that point further, Swagger once again snatches a prone TJ in the ankle lock until security and referees literally have to pry him off. Diamond Dynasty throw up the 3s as the "Diamonds From Sierre Leone" instrumental plays in the background.
Winner (by submission): JACK SWAGGER
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** Lou Thesz promo **
LOU THESZ: If any young person, like a young male, decides that he likes a sport and gets into it and all of a sudden to his own surprise discovers that he has an aptitude for it, and then with the coaches that he had, all of a sudden they find their niche in life. That's a very difficult thing to do but a wonderful thing because, if you could earn your livelihood doing the thing you enjoyed doing most then, how sweet it is. It doesn't get any better than that. And I had the good fortune of getting into that situation. And with people like Dan Severn, Ed "Strangler" Lewis and Masahiko Kimura, some of the biggies, people who really knew what they were doing out there, I just got hooked on the thing to the point that I just devoted my entire life to wrestling. That's all I did. I trained everyday, and a lot of the guys would go to the dances - I never learned to dance because I learned to wrestle. After training for four hours a day, I'd be so enervated that what I needed was food and rest, try to regenerate. Severn and the top wrestlers, you know, they were not easy task masters, they pushed you to the wall to test to see if you had the intestinal fortitude to be good. Anyway it all worked out and I enjoyed it so much that I admire the young people that are in the amateurs and doing well. Others, like Jack Swagger, sell their souls to the bright lights and short term glitz of Hollywood. Jack Swagger - we at the Shooters Club take your betrayal very seriously. Partnering with my mortal enemy Buddy Rogers is just the icing on the cake. Of course amateur wrestling is a wonderful thing. But here in the pros Swagger, we settle our differences in the ring. At "Night of Champions" I accept your submission challenge and promise on behalf of the Shooters Club I will make you squeal. Buddy Rogers you're a fraud, but when it comes to being a loud-mouthed, empty headed braggart, you know, his track record as a coach even surpasses the track record of the wrestlers...
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MAIN EVENT
ATSUSHI ONITA versus THE SHEIK (w/ The Grand Wizard)
(Hell Fire Death Match)
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Winner: THE SHEIK
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IN-STUDIO OUTRO
MATT STRIKER: After Fall Out, Kevin Sullivan made Ezekiel Jackson into a host for [his essence], manipulating further events. So anytime there's manipulation and ego in the same sentence, I'd think you were talking about 'The Prince of Darkness" Kevin Sullivan. A weakened Bruno Sammartino would be a perfect setting for The Black Army to prevail, but my power of faith will overcome...
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CREDITS
LIL GUIDO: SLAM! Wrestling (6/15/09)
LOU THESZ: TWC Online interview
GORDON SOLIE: Jeremy Hartley interview
MATT STRIKER: Marvel Comics interview