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Post by MadStepDad on Oct 25, 2011 20:55:53 GMT -5
HALLOWEEN in HELL
Final Card** XPW Remixed Tag Team mayhem
** Boston Championship William Muldoon versus Dick Shikat © (Fair Fight)
** "Best of 7 Series" Lou Thesz & Drake Younger versus The Uso's (w/ Tamina) (Falls Count Anywhere Match)
** XTREME ELIMINATION CHAMBER
** XPW Television Championship The MESSIAH versus The MIZ ©
** XPW Remixed Championship (West Coast) "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers (1963) © versus Ezekiel Jackson (2012) versus Terry Funk (1997)
** XPW Remixed Championship (East Coast) Bruno Sammartino © versus "Vicious" Vic Grimes (Exploding Ring Match)Coming Halloween Night!!!
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Post by MadStepDad on Oct 25, 2011 20:56:05 GMT -5
XPW Remixed presents...
HALLOWEEN in HELLOfficially sponsored by... The unnamed location, hastily converted from a warehouse into a wrestling arena, has drawn legal attention. Broadcast open with Detroit police surrounding the building, and security being heightened. There won't be ANY riots here tonight. A WORD FROM THE COMPANY Ed Lewis & Toots MondtPart owners (and East Coast presidents) of XPW Remixed, Ed "Strangler" Lewis & Joseph "Toots" Mondt greet viewers with a solemn introduction. Due to the riots, activities and violent shenanigans of the previous events, security has been heightened in an effort to thwart any further criminal activity. As a result, tag team champions BLKOut and the outlaw Nick Gage will NOT be appearing at the broadcast tonight. We remind you, the safety of our in-arena viewer is of premium importance. And card is always subject to change. Enjoy the rest of the show!Cut to the ringside announce team for the evening: Gordon Solie & Matt Striker Cut to the arena - pyrotechnics display - screaming fans - loud concert music - and Solie & Striker welcome the viewer from the broadcast booth. They briefly preview the card, hype up the events of the Exploding Ring match and wonder if tonight's the night Buddy Rogers loses his version of the XPW Remixed championship!!!** CUT TO RING ** __________________________________________________________________________** You have so many relationships in this life Only one or two will last You go through all the pain and strife Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast ** Hanson ("MMMBop")NICK: To be honest with you, I don't even watch main stream wrestling. I think it's because, if I did, all I would do is complain about what I think is right or wrong, so I don't even waste my time. What I do watch is indy wrestling, because I love wrestling and not the corny story lines or 20 minute opening segments you see every week. MATT:: Unfortunately, it's tough not to be jaded once you've been in this business for a long time. I watch, when I find the time. Weirdly, I REALLY enjoy bad wrestling. It's SO entertaining. (GenMe poke fun at the current tag team stasis in the Territory Wars, before mocking XPW tag team champions BLKOut for not even being able to show up tonight, as a result of the heightened security)NICK: Mainstream tag team wrestling seemed to be coming back with TNA when we first signed with the company. If you remember, Beer Money and the Guns were tearing it up every week as well as us and the Guns. The WWE seems to not care about the tag team aspect of wrestling which I think is the best, most exciting thing in wrestling. There's no action like that, in any other type of match, in my opionion. XPW Remixed is where tag team wrestling is probably the hottest in the US. MATT:: It's a lost art. Back in the 70's and 80's, tag wrestling was the hot ticket and a lot of times, the main event. I too, prefer tag team wrestling because it's so fast and unique. No down time. Always action. I can only hope and try my best to contribute. ** CUT TO STATIC ON VIDEO WALL **
Montage of various photographs of XPW Remixed tag teams, with Phil Shatter's picture specifically marked..."Dragon Gate" = XPW RemixedThe intensely disturbed duo Sami Callihan and Jon Moxley (along with their tramp valet, the white trash Jessica Darlin) have appeared on the entrance ramp. Moxley on the mic reminds the world what his Switchblade Conspiracy did to the so-called "REAL" Kings of Wrestling (see XPW TV Episode #27 for Moxley & Callihan's crowbar attack to Phil Shatter's knee). They answer Generation ME's open challenge!But not so fast!!! J-J-J-Jam-Jam-J-J-JAM MASTER JAY-EEEEEE!!!!!Who'z that cutting it up on the DJ stage??? Blue lights flood the arena and it's none other than Rap-n-Wrestling Gods RUN-D.M.C!!! The crowd goes bonkers!!!"People coming, people going, people born to die Don't ask me, because I don't know why But it's like that, and that's the way it is!!!"On behalf of XPW Remixed and the entire East Coast, Run-D.M.C. proudly introduce... The Havana Pitbulls (2004)!!!Crowd pops for the debut, as the East Coast underground is familiar with the work of both Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero (the Havana Pitbulls). But now, Generation ME and the Switchblade Conspiracy have something common to gripe about, and both object to the new, crowd-pleasing addition. With chaos brewing, and rappers yelling off the stage at wrestlers in the ring, we finally get a little authority when XPW Remixed Commissioner "The Real Deal" Damien Steele makes his PPV entrance!!!3-WAY TAG TEAM MATCH NEXT! And that's the real deal!!!GENERATION ME versus SWITCHBLADE CONSPIRACY versus... HAVANA PITBULLS (Debut!!!) versus versus Before you know it, the ring has been cleared, referees and officials have scrambled into place, and we've got our opening match! GenME are the dazzling aerial specialists, Moxley & Callihan the grimy, miserable brawlers/submission wrestlers and the new team of Romero & Reyes (the Havana Pitbulls) are full of crisp strikes and shoot-style martial arts kicks. Every stiff shot elicits a sympathetic "ooooooo" from the crowd. Jessica Darlin, the mindless little country dumpling on the outside bounces and jiggles for her men, while Moxley & Callihan grimace and scowl with the best of them. But the tandem moves performed by GenME are eye-popping in their dexterity. Not one spare second of rest time, as even the Switchblade Conspiracy's space-age submission tactics are wildly defended by their opponents. Ricky Reyes (1/2 of the Havana Pitbulls) reminds you of Low-Ki, but with about 5 to 10 extra pounds of muscle. He and Rocky set records for the length of their championship reign in Original ROH. Everybody gets a chance to get their shine on the XPW Remixed PPV stage. In the end, it's the one team NOT on the card that makes the biggest impact. None other than the unbooked AUSTIN IDOL makes a surprise appearance to continue his quest to seduce Jessica Darlin. While the bronzed muscle man is on the arena floor posing and flexing for the obviously-flattered Darlin, the distraction proves too much for the Switchblade Con. When Jon Moxley sticks his head out between the ropes to bark at Idol, muthaphuckkin PHIL SHATTER shows up (still hobbled from his knee injury at the hands of the Conspiracy - see XPW TV Episode #27) from the crowd! Phil "Gunner" Shatter SMASHES his crutch over Moxley's head, breaking it upon impact! Meanwhile, the Havana Pitbulls have just caught Sami Callihan in their "Cuban Missile Crisis" finisher (backbreaker/diving knee combo) - which allows GenME to exploit the breakdown in the match and pin a wounded Jon Moxley with a 450 degree splash!!! GenME come out with another victory! Switchblade Con are forced to regroup (while a befuddled Jessica Darlin just can't stop smiling), the (REAL) Kings of Wrestling, Austin Idol & Phil "Gunner" Shatter get a moment in the PPV sun, and the Havana Pitbulls looked strong. Winners: GENERATION ME Post match, Switchblade Conspiracy whine, complain, throw tantrums and push Jessica Darlin around a little bit (building up the crowd heat). This puts the new XPW Remixed tag team of the Havana Pitbulls back in the drivers seat when they make the final babyface run in - dispose of Switchblade Con and their filthy valet once and for all - and clear the ring for Run-D.M.C to rock the hell out of it!!!!!Ladies and gentleman - LIVE one last time!!! Only @ "Halloween in Hell"!!! __________________________________________________________________________RUN-D.M.C!!!!RUN-D.M.C. concert The crowd pop is GINORMOUS when Run-D.M.C. concludes their set! But with emotion and elation at an all-time high, it’s time for the classic wrestling downpour. Enter the abrasive, cocky, preppy-pretty boy duo of Alex Riley & Jack Swagger to rain on our parade. The Diamond Dynasty! Alex Riley on the mic first to run-down the crowd, crow about their brilliant deception in having New Jack & Pogo the Clown arrested (see XPW TV Episode #27) and threaten the rappers, who just rocked the XPW Remixed stage like it’s Wrestlemania V all over again!ALEX RILEY: It’s amazing. I feel like I’ve done some great things with my life, and I had a pretty decent football career, but nothing compares to this. It’s going to be, “How far have I gone?” I’m going to go down to Native Dancer Court, and when I pull in to the jailhouse parking lot I'll remember what New Jack did, throwing and wrestling around with him. The Diamond Dynasty are the REAL Kings of Rock! These rappers don't deserve to spend a minute in OUR ring! Matter of fact, we got something to say about it right now...It’s going to be amazing to go back and remember when you’re 13 and then when you’re 30 and you’re in a pay-per-view getting your ass KING'd by the Diamond Dynasty!!!. Just then, we’re interrupted by a familiar bass line and screaming instrumental –“Natural Born Killaz” by Doctor Dre and Ice Cube! Enter NEW JACK & POGO the CLOWN!!! (?!?!?!?) What the f*** What are THESE two doing here??? By the look of surprise, shock and absolute HORROR on Riley & Swagger’s faces, you know they’re asking the same thing!!! They can barely back off and stutter, before the ravenous New Jack and his criminal tag-team partner Pogo the Clown have stormed the ring with their trash barell full of weapons! Oh my, we’ve got ourselves an unsanctioned STREET FIGHT! Riot gear-ready troops stand available!!! What’s gonna happen next??? Oh my, this is LIVE PPV!!!NEW JACK & POGO the CLOWN versus JACK SWAGGER & ALEX RILEY(Unsanctioned Street Fight) versus The blue lights over the Run-D.M.C. concert fade out as the houselights rise and the blood bath begins. New Jack and Pogo the Clown are on a tear, ripping the designer suits off Riley & Swagger thread by thread and pummeling them unmercifully with an assortment of weaponry! Ipads! PS3’s! Stop signs and guitar shots! Break out the cutlery! New Jack and Pogo take it to the Dynasty pretty boys, stabbing, slashing and gouging their foreheads! With the manic rap beat still bumping in the background, Swagger and Riley have spilled fresh blood all over their expensive dress shirts (what’s left of them, at least). They stagger around ringside, with the fans rocking, New Jack and Pogo pulverizing, and XPW Security and off-duty police officers standing idly by!!! Even when a bloody Alex Riley pleads and begs one officer to intercede, he’s brushed off right back into the fire! Pogo the Clown runs through a few squash spots with Swagger in the ring, while New Jack sets up the climatic spot – Balcony dive onto Alex Riley through a table!!! 1-2-3! New Jack and Pogo prevail, while the Diamond Dynasty cohorts are forced to wallow in their own blood, despair and wreckage!!! Winners: NEW JACK & POGO the CLOWN "OOOOWEEEE!!!! Put it in the air!!!!"Cutting through the chaos, music and weed smoke in the air is an unannounced guest on the entrance ramp - BIG SNOOP DOGG!!! He's puffing a blunt and the crowd pops when they recognize him! He has the mic real quick and let's you know - he got New Jack and Pogo out on bail!!! Now holla, cuz Big Snoop Dogg got one for ya one time!!! WHAT'S MY MUTHAPHUCKKIN NAME? *************************** "The light of the blue sky shining over the dead Shall gutter and fail turning all to red."** CUT ** __________________________________________________________________________Backstage interlude with MSD, standing by with Boston Champion Dick Shikat and his manager Jack Pfefer.DICK SHIKAT: I am happier tonight than I have ever been in my life and I want to get out of here as soon as possible and cable my wife, who is in Germany visiting relatives. I am grateful to the people of Philadelphia and to the commission of the State of Pennsylvania, for it was here that I was first recognized as of wrestling championship caliber, and it was here that I was given this opportunity of realizing my ambition. The title will not be nursed by me. I stand ready tonight if necessary to sign a contract to defend it against any man in the world nominated by either the public or the State Commissions, which are the voice of the public, as a worthy challenger. The championship will not be placed in moth balls. ** CUT TO RING ** BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
DICK SHIKAT versus WILLIAM MULDOON("Shoot the Fair One" Match) versus In the unheralded annals of ancient wrestling history, one name goes barely mentioned – DICK SHIKAT. He ran the mats during the era of Jim Londos and Strangler Lewis, and can claim two legitimate “world” wrestling records to his credit. But it is the way he won his second “world” title (aka “Boston Championship” in XPW Remixed lore) that earned him his infamy (and perhaps eternal scorn). A shoot on the unseasoned, figurehead champion Danno O’Mahoney led to the popular Irishman breaking two ribs and losing his Boston championship in an unscheduled finish to Shikat. Since that match (see XPW Remixed presents: “RETRIBUTION”) Dick Shikat has made a mockery of the Boston championship, alongside his manager and “Commission” board member Jack Pfefer. They’ve attempted to sell it, slang it, even mock “defend” it… anything to seemingly avoid confrontation with Olympia head coach “The Solid Man” William Muldoon. But it’s all been for naught, as Muldoon and his team have been on the fast track to success in XPW Remixed. William Muldoon won’t be denied, and tonight he finally gets his chance to inject some pride back into the Boston Championship. This is MORE than a regional or vanity title for Muldoon – it serves to validate his entire coaching tenure.
Match itself is golden era pure. This is Gotch/Hackenschmidt, Rogers/Thesz, Flair/Steamboat & Cena/Orton all rolled into one. Intense, physical and extremely taxing – for both the wrestlers and the fans, who respond voraciously to every move and counter. Shikat tries every dirty trick in the book, from keeping his hands extended on the jab and “accidentally” poking Muldoon in the eye, to crotch hits, rope grabs and expertly-placed elbows to the back of the head (when the ref isn’t looking). But Muldoon is relentless and will not wilt. Towards the end it becomes a battle of wills and finishers, with each man looking to lock in his speciality. For Shikat, his modified chicken wing has thus far proven inescapable – until tonight. In the matches thrilling finale of maneuvers, Muldoon spins the chicken wing into a modified bulldog that plants Shikat face-first in the center of the ring. Perfect position for the Anaconda Vice! This hold is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuo and Judo compression choke, where Muldoon wraps his arms around the head and one arm of the current Boston Wrestling champion, applying pressure until Shikat finally – and ultra dramatically – taps out in submission! William Muldoon has done it, and he did it clean in the center of the ring! Winner (and NEW Boston Champion): WILLIAM MULDOONThe new champion celebrates graciously in the ring, with a tear in his eye as the fans cheer his win. Muldoon is soon joined by the rest of his Olympia fight camp, who hoist their coach up on shoulders and ride out in a huge confetti-falling procession. The Olympia with their head coach (and NEW Boston champion) William Muldoon!!!** CUT ** __________________________________________________________________________Dueling backstage promos from the Shooters Club (Lou Thesz and Dan Severn as primary speakers) - and the Cali Cripplers, with B-Boy promising to ruin Thesz for good.** CUT TO RING ** "BEST of 7" Series
LOU THESZ & DRAKE YOUNGER versus USO's (w/ Tamina)(Falls Count Anywhere Match) versus with This is the ultimate culmination of everything in combat sports. From the days of Spartacus to John L Sullivan, from Frank Gotch all the way to Cain Velasquez (UFC Heavyweight champion). This “Best of 7” series between the Shooters Club and Cali Cripplers is epic-level. We start with the classically-trained shooter Ad Santel, with his pack of ravenous Samoans. But this isn’t a repeat of Lou Albano with a bunch of illiterate savages. The racism and ignorance associated with Samoan wrestlers that finds a home in bigoted, backwater small little Southern Territories gives way to a sleeker, more progressive image within XPW Remixed. The Uso’s are well-spoken and nicely-dressed, yet with a street-edge. They are like Harlem Heat meets the Meanstreet Posse. With their valet (and fellow Cali Cripplers trainee) Tamina by their side, they pack swagger for days. The traditional war dance that they perform upon their entrance (known as the “siva tau”) allows them to tap into their legacy for the sole purpose of hyping themselves up and intimidating their opponents. “Our ancestors used to do it before battle to show strength and power” Jey said of the tribal performance. “It’s the same thing going to battle in the ring. Once we hit the dance it’s like a mind switch. Now it’s on.” Recently popularized by rugby teams throughout the South Pacific, island war dances serve as both an act of intimidation and a call to battle. The chanting and stomping of the performance in the siva tau itself is actually bringing out a spirit of competition in The Usos. “I really feel it,” Jimmy said. “We’re using our bodies to get in the zone and go to war, man.”
Their opponents tonight in the 3rd match of our series – Shooters Club captain Lou Thesz and the “Psycho Shooter” Drake Younger. Tonight is a do-or-die match for the team, with them already facing a 0 – 2 deficit in the series. Going down 0 – 3 will be a death sentence for sure. All hope rests upon the shoulders of Thesz and Younger tonight, and they do not disappoint. After the rowdy “siva tau” entrance of the Usos’, Thesz & Younger were greeted like Rock stars by the rabid XPW Remixed audience! Match begins in the ring, tornado-tag style, but quickly spills outside and devolves into a brawl. Thesz holds his own in a streetfight through the crowd and into the concession area. Drake Younger in particular excels in this hardcore setting, using various makeshift weapons with extreme success. But Uso’ valet Tamina continues to be a persistent thorn-in-the-side to Thesz and Younger, especially when it becomes clear they won’t actually physically respond to her. A Tamina lowblow to Younger from behind actually turns the tide of the battle for a while, forcing Younger to play face-in-peril to the Uso’s beatdown. Lou Thesz meanwhile displays amazing creativity, mixing submission attempts with the various backdrops until you see stuff like a Texas Cloverleaf to Jey Uso while half-bent around a staircase railing. Or a knee bar through the rungs of a nearby ladder, holding the Uso in painful, unmoving tight quarters so fans can take turns pouring their beer on the screaming Uso’s face!!! Many people may not be aware, but Lou Thesz has wrestled as a “heel” plenty of times in his illustrious career. And in a place like XPW Remixed, with its “shades of gray” philosophy and history of anti-heroes – Lou Thesz’ meanstreak is very well received.
Finally in the end, after a building-wide battle, it ends – fittingly enough – in the center of the ring. Tamina has finally pissed Drake Younger off one too many times, and he stalks her threateningly with a blood-stained Kendo stick (as she pleads and begs off). But Cali Cripplers coach Ad Santel is creeping up on Younger from the rear! But Drake Younger spins around in time to catch him and CRACKS Santel over the head with the Kendo stick! He’s out! Drake Younger and Jimmy Uso briefly tangle, while Lou Thesz counters the other Uso into his crippling STF in the center of the ring!!! With the crowd screaming, Jey Uso has no choice but to tap or snap!!! The Shooters Club have done it!!!Winners (by submission): LOU THESZ & DRAKE YOUNGER*********************** "Seventh time the son of suns doth rise To send the knave to an eternity of cries."__________________________________________________________________________XTREME ELIMINATION CHAMBER
JUN KASAI vs ONITA vs MADMAN PONDO vs SABU vs OG SHEIK vs ABDULLAH the BUTCHER vs vs vs vs vs ** Video highlight packages of the Kasai/Onita feud then union (now feud again) – “The Commission”s attempt to usurp Death match wrestling (featuring Abdullah the Butcher) – Madman Pondo’s undead Confederate soldier transformation – and of course, the intense family blood feud between Sabu and OG Sheik stretching back to “A COLD DAY IN HELL”. Meanwhile, the demonic “Xtreme Elimination Chamber” is being constructed by ring crewmen. Each entrant (starting with MadMan Pondo) get their own personalized ring entrance, horrifying in its nature. It’s almost barbaric the way the men are packed into the pods like prison cells, awaiting their release like bloodthirsty inmates. Within each pod, a specialty weapon has been placed. Atushi Onita (now firmly a heel) and the still ever-popular Jun Kasai begin the match in ferocious fashion, the other 4 men locked in their pods. Onita wields his Kendo stick like a Japanese version of the Sandman, while Kasai entered the fray with twin light tube sabers (and his goggles of course). Entrant #3: ABDULLAH the BUTCHERThe madman from the Sudan waddles from his pod along with a trusty fork, that quickly gets worked along Kasai’s head and body. The obese Abdullah the Butcher combines with the unsavory Onita to work Jun Kasai half to death. JUN KASAI eliminated by Atsushi Onita (powerbomb on the steel floor)Entrant #4: MADMAN PONDOBy default, the homily, unwashed, grotesque Mad Man Pondo is suddenly thrust into the role of unlikely babyface! To surprising cheers, Pondo takes it to both Onita and Abdullah in tandem fashion – with an entertaining series of juking-jiving and jabbing, ala Dusty Rhodes or Road Dogg Jesse James. Finally he unleashes his big metal STOP SIGN to the skulls of Onita and Abdullah, drawing blood from the Butcher. Entrant #5: OG SHEIKThe terrifying OG Sheik finally makes his entrance, and it’s clear a plan has been made. A trap laid by a mad genius hellbent on death and destruction. No sooner has OG Sheik escaped his pod, when he’s over by the cage wall retrieving something being handed through the steel bars by the Sheik’s American manager THE GRAND WIZARD. It appears to be some kind of container of liquid. In truly horrifying fashion, the OG Sheik has a tense face-off with his nephew Sabu (still locked in his own pod) before splashing the liquid all over the walls of Sabu’s pod. It’s gasoline!!! OG Sheik retrieves his weapon-of-choice from his pod – a FLAMING TORCH!!!! With the crowd screaming, XPW security trying to get into the Chamber, and Sabu frantically and angrily pounding on the glass pod walls – OG SHEIK BLOWS A FIREBALL UPON SABU’s POD, setting it instantly ablaze! By God, Sabu is trapped inside! He’ll burn alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The flames lick higher into the sky, completely enveloping Sabu’s pod! The Grand Wizard claps and cackles maniacally outside the ring while OG Sheik looks on in transfixion like an arsonist enjoying his work. Just then – SMASH!!! Through the wall of flame and smoke, comes the smoldering body of Sabu! He’s hurled himself literally through the glass pod wall and enters the match with the glittering spectacle of a million glass shards behind him! HUGE cheers for his sudden and fiery entrance! OG Sheik drops the torch in shock, and Sabu is a house a’fire! Literally! With the still smoldering remains of Sabu’s pod being hit by fire extinguishers from outside the ring, a steaming mad Sabu goes right into action!!! ABDULLAH the BUTCHER is eliminated by Sabu (Arabian facebuster, steel chair-assisted, from the top of the flaming pod)Sabu continues to use his steel chair as a great equalizer. With clear 2nd to 3rd degree burns along his shoulders and arm, Sabu goes into a berserker-rage and KO’s his uncle before dueling (and winning) with Onita. ATSUSHI ONITA eliminated by Sabu (stiff, unprotected head shot with a steel chair)Now we enter the final segment of the match, with Sabu, Madman Pondo and OG Sheik going at it in a 3-way war. The three opponents combine for multiple spots, both tandem and solo – with each man being tortured and punished. MADMAN PONDO is eliminated by Sabu & OG Sheik (the three man grappled high atop a chamber ceiling, only to have Madman Pondo pitched off the top onto a web of barbed wire strands)With just OG Sheik and Sabu left, their blood feud continues unabated. By now Sabu is clearly showing the signs of his wounds, and has slowed considerably. This allows the seasoned monster vet OG Sheik to stalk and mutilate his nephew sadistically. Sabu is the face-in-peril and the crowd tries to rally and cheer him on. A few brief hope spots ensue, but in the end OG Sheik traps Sabu in the center of the cage in his Camel Clutch (with a steel pipe wedged against Sabu’s throat for extra leverage). Sabu is trapped in the deadly hold for an obscene amount of time, until he literally turns blue and passes out. XPW Security have to literally cut through the steel bolts on the Xtreme Elimination Chamber to enter the cage and pry OG Sheik off his nephew’s unmoving corpse. SABU is eliminated by OG Sheik (unresponsive after an elongated camel clutch hold, with steel pipe across the esophagus) The bloody OG Sheik storms around the ring, menacing security and EMTs with a burning torch, while The Grand Wizard cackles and rubs his hands together in evil anticipation. Sabu is FINISHED. Winner: OG SHEIK__________________________________________________________________________
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Post by MadStepDad on Oct 31, 2011 18:17:40 GMT -5
INTRODUCING THE MIDWEST CHAMPION"Orville Brown – Youthful Kansas cow puncher and bull dogger who has made the greatest bid for dethroning the current XPW Remixed champion of any wrestler in recent years. He is one of the few who ever held the champion to a draw, and is undefeated in 72 professional bouts. Only 24 years old, he has been wrestling professionally for four years. He stands six feet one inch and weighs 215 lbs". Segment starts with a pleasant in-ring introduction by MSD. Orville Brown is credited as being the MidWest wrestling champion, and boasting a record of 72-0. He gets a few softball questions lobbed to him by MSD, and the pleasant Orville Brown responds tactfully. Orville Brown is portrayed as a good handsome ex-cowboy and family man. Newspapers, with excellent coverage, are filled with photos of his pretty wife Grace and of his son, Richard, going to the gym with his father. They are also sitting ringside tonight for his debut tonight. But just as MSD is officially welcoming him to XPW Remixed… we are cut off by a familiar theme song. “Rock Star” by Cypress Hill…Enter ”ROCKSTAR” JOEY KAOS and his lovely valet MISSY HYATT (circa 1990)!!!The glamorous duo stand in colorful contrast to the stoic Orville Brown. The verbal fireworks are hilarious and tongue-in-cheek, as Kaos and Hyatt goad Brown into putting his undefeated streak and championship belt on the line TONIGHT!!! With the crowd roaring their approval, Orville Brown accepts! But he’s not even prepared, he has to borrow wrestling trunks and boots! Nonetheless, the gauntlet has been laid and Orville Brown must answer!!! MIDWESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
ORVILLE BROWN (1933) versus "ROCKSTAR" JOEY KAOS (2001) w/ Missy Hyatt versus Good, filler match with Brown surprising Kaos with his counters, but the Rockstar dazzling with his acrobatic moves. Missy Hyatt is delectable as always on the outside of the ring. They go through a few exchanges, when Kaos (cocky as ever) misjudges a Kaostrophe attempt from the top rope and hits bare mat. Orville Brown takes advantage and scoops Kaos up into a Chaos Theory rolling German for the pin!!! Postmatch, Kaos is dejected... but when Orville Brown offers the handshake of mutual respect, he accepts it with Missy and the crowds urging. Good sportsmanship. Winner (and STILL Midwest Champion): ORVILLE BROWNGood sportmanship VIOLATED!!! Suddenly, three men make the run-in through the crowd (past security who stand idly by) and assault Kaos and Brown!!! Oh my, it's the TRIPLE THREAT!!!
Douglas, Candido & Gilbert (with Sunny cheering them on) tear up the ring and set like Nexus 2010. They lay Orville Brown and Kaos OUT, while Missy Hyatt and Orville Brown's wife and child watch on in horror! Douglas finally has the mics and has to unleash a few "F" bombs to get the crowd to quiet down enough for him to rant. More conspiracy theories, glass ceilings, held back by the man... etc. They shoot on Orville Brown and call him part of the "old boys" network that ruined pro wrestling. The title Brown carries (the Midwest championship) isn't worth Shane Douglas' spit (a clever reference to Douglas throwing down the NWA title in '94). At one point, Shane Douglas actually gets right in the face of Brown's wife, as she cowers behind the barricade and the small child cries!!! Triple Threat is taking OVA!!! Cue the music and pose for the crowd!!!****************************** "The bodiless journey to time before Where happiness to hate makes land of lore".** CUT ** __________________________________________________________________________XPW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIPTHE MIZ versus THE MESSIAH versus Fun Fact: This is XPW Remixed's debut event in the state of Michigan, making it the 34th different state that has hosted a PPV event, as well as in 3 other countries (Canada, England and Puerto Rico).
Scott: Once again the booking team picked the right match up to show off. Two athletic risk takers going back and forth for a championship. The Miz has been red hot as TV Champ and management must be pleased since he’s been holding the title without any signs of someone taking him out. In the early moments I noticed that Messiah splashed The Miz in the corner, and Striker called it a “Stinger Splash.” That’s odd. I remember Sting was in Rav P's WWF at this point so maybe they were trying to butter him up to come up to XPW Remixed. Messiah hit a sweet superplex by hitting a single leap up to the top rope and hitting it. Messiah actually worked Miz over pretty well for most of this match. The Miz was in limbo during this time, but that would change soon after this. Clearly the bookers were looking for a great match instead of a typical face/heel match, and I guess at the time this was clearly a better matchup. We saw Miz/Messiah at "Liberty or Death" and it was a good match, but not to the level of this. Both guys eventually go move for move but it was Messiah who was really hitting the more impressive of the maneuvers including a springboard bulldog that hit perfectly. The Messiah hit the Godsmack but The Miz’s feet were under the ropes. The Miz then would duck an Enziguri and ratchet up a Boston crab, and I thought he’d get his win from "Liberty or Death" and Messiah would tap out. However, Messiah would go to the ropes and break the hold. The Miz during this point would start to show some of his old heel ways with facial expressions and sniping to the referee. Messiah would hit a sweet roll-up after reversing another Skull-Crushing Finale attempt to win the title. This was a super match that gets off to a hot start. Grade: 3.5Justin: Hot rematch from "Liberty or Death" as Messiah was looking to get back on the winning track by winning the XPW Remixed Television title. He gets a huge pop for his entrance but the crowd was pretty balanced throughout this one. The match opened with a nice blend of mat based wrestling from both men mixed in with some amped up athleticism from Messiah. The Miz would heel it up a bit as he took over and it was good to see him acting that way again. He also was a ball of energy throughout matching Messiah’s pace in this non-stop bout. The Messiah was aggressive on offense, even busting out a nice hurricanrana to the floor at one point. Messiah fought his way back and got a huge pop when he leapt to the top rope and sent The Miz flying to the mat with a superplex. These guys really had good chemistry as they flashed some fluid counters and battled back and forth, adding to the hot pace. Messiah scored two great near falls on a springboard bulldog and a Godsmack but The Miz stayed alive. Messiah would pick up the win in a good finish to cap off what was a tremendous match. It was a great showing by Messiah and another big win for him. The Miz hung right in there with him and things never slowed down. The commentary was good here too, with Solie and Striker putting both men over nicely. The Miz and Messiah get the crowd hot and fired up and they wouldn’t really quiet down for the rest of the night. Grade: 3.5 Winner (and NEW XPW Television Champion): THE MESSIAH!!!!__________________________________________________________________________** CUT BACKSTAGE ** Pre-match mic segments from each contender on the video wall. Ezekiel Jackson promises to unleash the Fury of the 2012 Apocalypse that will threaten mankind – Terry Funk rants and raves like a madman possessed – and the cocky, cauliflower-eared West Coast champion “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers vows to wine and dine the night away in victory! ** CUT TO RING ** XPW REMIXED CHAMPIONSHIP (West Coast)
"NATURE BOY" BUDDY ROGERS versus EZEKIEL JACKSON versus TERRY FUNK versus versus Epic-level PPV entrances for each man, climaxing in the always-extravagant procession for the “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers (beautiful woman, ostrich-feathered robes, glittering diamonds and expensive light/laser show with the instrumental to “Diamonds from Sierra Leone” bumping in the background). MMA-style ring introductions from MSD, and the referee reads off the rules of the bout to the competitors (traditional triple threat rules apply – first to a pinfall or submission wins). Finally, with great crowd anticipation, the bell tolls and we begin!!!
Everybody wants a piece of the champ, and right off the rip Buddy Rogers is a target. In huge, crowd-pleasing succession, both Ezekiel Jackson and Terry Funk take turns running through some of their most popular spots on the champ. Rogers is up, over, out, backdropped and chopped to all hell – all with the crowd cheering louder with every hit. But game time is over when it’s time to pin the champ, and there are still two men waiting to take that victory…
With Rogers rolling out of the match we enter Phase #2, the singular “Dream Match” between Terry Funk (1997) and Ezekiel Jackson (2012). Ratcheting up the drama and intensity from their first aborted encounter (see XPW TV Episode #27), Funk & Jackson go on an in-ring tear and bringing the crowd along with the ride. Funk absorbs inhuman amounts of punishing slams, making Big Zeke look like a world-beating Hercules in the process. But Funk won’t stay down, and his wild brawling style always pops the crowd. Buddy Rogers bides his time, before finding his opening and launching into offense. With Rogers in control this segues to the 3rd phase of the match, the 3-way collaborations. Funk/Jackson/Rogers combine for all the single and double-team spots, driving the crowd into a frenzy as the near-falls start becoming more prevalent. Enter Phase #4 – the end phase.
Everyone is down, so Rogers grabs the chair that Funk had been wielding, and uses it on Jackson! Then Rogers spike DDTs Funk on the same chair. Rogers tries to pin Big Zeke but gets two. So then he tries Funk, and gets two. Denied! Rogers cinches in his Figure-4 leglock on Funk, but as the Texan is flailing in pain, Big Zeke breaks up the hold. Powerbomb on Buddy Rogers gets two! But Funk pulls Big Zeke off with his spinning toe hold! Big Zeke fights back and tries to powerbomb him, too, but gets caught in the triangle choke again. This one looks really bad, however, but Big Zeke STILL powerbombs out of it! Rogers rushes in but Zeke catches him in a “Book of Ezekiel” attempt – only to have Rogers counter with a lowblow! Rogers walks into a steel chair shot from Funk! “Book of Ezekiel” slam from Jackson to Terry Funk on the steel chair! One last, gasping running knee from Buddy Rogers catches Big Zeke right in the small of the back – driving the big man through the ropes and out of the ring! Before he can reenter the ring, Rogers has swooped in like a vulture and stole the pin on Funk! With the job done, Rogers rolls out of the ring cradling his head and holding aloft his championship belt! Ezekiel Jackson is left to fume about the one that got away… Winner (and STILL XPW Remixed champion): “NATURE BOY” BUDDY ROGERS** CUT ** __________________________________________________________________________IAN ROTTEN SPEAKSIn March of 2011 Ian Rotten appeared via telephone on “And Then The Bell Rings” radio where he admitted to selling prescription drugs to a known drug addict, admitted to insurance fraud and neither confirmed nor denied a number of other allegations involving misuse of charity funds, taking liberties with inexperienced workers and hitting a woman he was purported to be having an affair with. After the show aired Rotten claimed that he was leaving the business for good and closing down the IWA Mid-South promotion that he had owned for years. Rotten even went so far as to list the ring, popcorn machine and other items associated with the IWA Mid-South for sale.
By May, Ian reunited with Axl Rotten for a brief run as “Bad Breed” and showed up in XPW Remixed as hired goons for The Sicilians (Young Lou Albano & Tony Atomare). See XPW TV Episode #13 for their debut. But it’s been Rotten’s association with the Cannibal Cartel (as their Midwest liaison) that has drawn the most attention. It can be argued that nobody in professional wrestling is as universally despised as Ian Rotten. So when he makes his official PPV appearance tonight at “Halloween in Hell” – flanked by the Headhunterz – with a shit-eating smirk on his face, he’s instantly (and vehemently) showered with boos, trash and beer. Ian Rotten takes the house mic in the center of the ring, to crow about their “victory” in the Cannibal Cartel/BLKOut war. With the increased police presence tonight, Nick Gage and BLKOut will NOT be appearing tonight – therefore Rotten and crew are left without opponents. Ergo, they win by forfeit. Fitting, considering the cowardly actions of the entire East Coast and the BLKOut crew… IAN ROTTEN: Yeah, it will be an opportunity for people to see what’s been increasingly a more violent feud each time it occurs. This is about the 3rd time in my career I’ve wind up feuding with Gage over something and each time it gets worse and worse. I don’t know if you can say it gets worse because the first time he almost died. But the violence level each time, we keep taking it up a notch and this time, its panes of glass. Taipei Death, and steel cage and you know every imaginable object to cut someone and shred someone that there is. (Ian mocks former Cartel members JC Bailey and Lil Chief, and especially brags about the damage they did to JC Bailey – see XPW TV Episode #26) Oh yeah.. He was squirting blood into the 3rd row. I mean he didn’t realize he was hurt so bad. I mean he was literally soaking like a 11, 12 year old kid with a white t-shirt on in blood. I mean every time his heart pumped it sprayed, the cut was just above the temple and it was just pouring. We’ve had some pretty bad incidents happen in our ten year running of things but the thing with JC Bailey ranks up there as far as nasty stuff. We’ve had Lil Chief lose half the side of his head from a Grandfather clock. Had a kid named Richard X get 3rd degree burns on his body from a flaming table. When he hit it, it looked like it exploded. But I mean, JC Bailey, I would say from just sheer blood loss was the worse, I mean it was just pouring out. Every time his heart made a beat it sprayed… (chuckles to himself)Cannibal Cartel reigns supreme!!! Nobody can stop the evil empire!!!Just then, we’re cut off by a familiar theme song… “Down with the Sickness” by Disturbed. ReIntroducing to XPW Remixed… JC BAILEY!!!To the stunned amazement of Rotten and the Headhunterz (but grateful elation from the fans), JC Bailey returns like an undead Zombie to XPW Remixed!!! He looks BAD, but an almost unholy fire for vengeance burns in his eyes. From the entrance ramp he addresses Ian Rotten on the mic; the first real promo from JC Bailey. ("ToD 9" = Halloween in Hell)Ian Rotten just laughs off Bailey’s ominous threats. Matter of fact, Ian Rotten practically forgot all about JC Bailey – just like most of these fans! But if JC Bailey needs a reminder of how bad it feels to cross the Cannibal Cartel, Rotten and his crew would be more than happy to outnumber the skinny JC Bailey and teach him again. But not so fast… with the Mists of Ravenloft rising up around him on the entrance ramp, JC Bailey did not come alone…
Enter LIL CHIEF - alongside a masked-marvel that looks strikingly familiar - and a 3rd figure bringing up the rear (almost obscured by the long black cloak he wears, but is that… Altar Boy garb beneath?) NOW Ian Rotten’s eyes widen in shock and fear! The memories of the torture he inflicted upon these boys comes flooding back into his mind, like when Dexter the serial killer shows his victims photographs of their evil deeds before he kills them! IAN ROTTEN (stuttering in fear): But I get hit in the head a lot and smoke a lot of weed!!!“The Holy One” speaks: The Cannibal Cartel will the feel the burn of a million scorned. Each lash upon their victims body will be redistributed tenfold!!! I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the LORD!!!” [Ezekiel 25:17]VENGEANCE!!! IAN ROTTEN & the HEADHUNTERZ
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JC BAILEY, CA$H MONEY & LIL CHIEF (w/ The Holy One)(Ravenloft Death Match) versus with With those words, the team of Bailey, Ca$h Money & Lil Chief CHARGE!!!! Crowd explodes as the forces collide in and around the ring, triggering a wild take-no-prisoners fist fight! JC Bailey streaks right toward Ian Rotten, tackling and pummeling his former tormentor! The mysterious masked sensation (who’s body and move-set look oddly familiar) lights up the scene with an assortment of daring, high-risk dives and tumbles while Lil Chief – the former jobber turned muscle of the team – tangles with the remaining Headhunter! Stiff strikes, shoot punches and finally a roaring elbow from Lil Chief drive the Headhunter right THROUGH a security barricade! The fight cannot be contained within the confines of the ring setting, and another near-riot ensues. Cups of beer are being tossed at riot gear-ready cops! JC Bailey, the kid called Ca$h Money and Lil Chief are just going BALLISTIC on their foes! Even when one of the Headhunterz actually catches Lil Chief in a desperation powerslam (putting Chief’s body through a wooden table) – the tormented cannot be denied! Lil Chief actually pops to his feet, no-selling the assault and breaking the Headhunterz morale PERMANENTLY. From this point on the Headhunterz have been driven mad in fear! Their face-painted faces cannot hide the absolute FEAR in their hearts! Failing their horror checks (Ravenloft reference), the Headhunterz just want to get the hell OUT. In the end, they wind up trying to FLEE the building through the crowd with a look of absolute HORROR etched upon their faces! Shades of Kamala’s reaction to the Undertaker (circa WWF 1992). But the audience won’t let them! The rowdy XPW Remixed audience acts like this is a lumberjack match for 10,000 and keep forcing the terrified Headhunterz back into the ringside area – where the assault continues! Beaten, bloodied and spooked beyond all reason (like animals in the midst of a natural disaster, or in the presence of ghosts) – the Headhunterz FINALLY tear through a security barricade and flee the building, leaving Ian Rotten all alone in the ring! From there, the results are simply academic. Ian Rotten is systematically beaten, tortured and mutilated by the enraged team of JC Bailey, Lil Chief and “Ca$h Money” with the crowd cheering and encouraging them further. Finally, when Ian Rotten has been reduced to a bloody, semi-conscious mess, the three men drag him to the feet of the thus-far unmoving “Holy One”. The Holy One performs a mock-blessing of Rotten before spiking him into the mat with an inverted crucifix bomb! A prone Rotten is held in place for a roaring elbow from Lil Chief! “Cash-Flo” from the masked wrestler! A finally – a “Bardstown Jam” top rope legdrop from JC Bailey ends Ian Rotten’s miserable existence once and for all!!!!! The Mists of Ravenloft continue to build and swirl, as the three wrestlers and their mysterious host (the “Holy One”) almost appear to vanish in the smog – still cheering and celebrating their victory. Ian Rotten is left unmoving in the middle of the ring. Winners: JC BAILEY, LIL CHIEF & CA$H MONEY Here lie the wicked and tormented...__________________________________________________________________________XPW REMIXED CHAMPIONSHIP (East Coast)
BRUNO SAMMARTINO versus "VICIOUS" VIC GRIMES(Exploding Ring Match) versus With the smoke, dust and debris cleared from the earlier encounter - we run a Quentin Tarentino-directed video recap of the entire Sammartino/Grimes feud, including their previous brutal altercations. By the time the arena houselights darken, and the "ladies and gentleman... THIS is your main event...!" announcement begins - the place is absolutely rabid, ready to explode. Vic Grimes enters first to MASSIVE heat, dwarfing anything you've seen in recent years. It's the opposite of CM Punk @ MitB 2011. He's got his black murder gloves, pizza cutter-necklace, KotDM championship belt and a disturbed, coke-fueled fire in his eyes. The crowd reaction is so overwhelmingly negative, there is several minutes in between entrances. By the time the dramatically-stretched out silence is cut off by "War Time" (Dayton Family) - the Detroit crowd pops HUGE. Enter XPW Remixed champion Bruno Sammartino. "BRUUUUNO! BRUUUUUNO" chants rock the building's foundation. This is going to be one hell of a match. A timer resides over the ring, like a giant scoreboard. 20 minutes till detonation, if anyone remains in the ring past that time - God bless their soul.
Good old-fashioned, hardcore slobberknocker. The kind of fight that stained the '70s with crimson and spread all the way to the glorious '90s. Both men are equally matched in size (even if Grimes is more gut than muscle), and can withstand tremendous amounts of punishment. They slam, suplex, punch and kick the hell out of each other with the crowd hanging on every move. They brawl around the ringside area, careening into the ring steps and taking out guard rails. Vic Grimes powerbombs Bruno through the announce table in one of the matches big spots! Grimes controls the match now, but when he gets Bruno back in the center of the ring he just can't keep him down for the count! Bruno won't quit! So Grimes goes to even deeper descents, becoming more vicious and inhumane with each passing kick-out by Bruno. The match intensity continues to ratchet up as the ticking time bomb winds down. In the matches big spot, Vic Grimes goes for his trademark burning table spot - but this time insists on pitching Sammartino from the top turnbuckle through the table, which is burning on the arena floor! But the righteous hand of karma strikes Grimes down, and he falls victim to a Samamrtino powerbomb reversal! Grimes is tossed from the top turnbuckle to the arena floor and through a burning table! The last - and perhaps most climatic - "HOLY S***" chant of the night! With all the typical drama of a pro wrestling match, the thoroughly exhausted Sammartino is forced to drag the smoldering carcass of Grimes back into the ring (all the while the clock is getting dangerously close to finishing). But like a monster from a horror movie, Grimes gets one last kickout! But Sammartino won't be denied, and with the fury and pride of an entire culture/generation/sport behind him - uncorks an over-the-shoulder backbreaker on Grimes! This time dropping down suddenly and violently to both knees, jolting Grimes' back over Sammartino's broad shoulder! 1!... 2!... 3!... Sammartino has downed the Cannibal Cartel capo!!!Winner (and STILL XPW Remixed champion): BRUNO SAMMARTINO Winded and wounded beyond the levels of a mortal man, Sammartino has just enough energy left to hold aloft his championship belt and absorb the raucous cheers of an audience starving for his victory. But Grimes isn't finished - and the sick, vindictive madman strikes Bruno from behind, instantly getting his heat back. In what quickly becomes a very uncomfortable moment, Vic Grimes literally hammers Bruno into the mat with repeated (and I mean, 16x in a row easy) steel chair shots. The crowd boos loudly while the countdown clock continues ticking! 90 seconds left! OMG, now Vic Grimes is tying Sammartino in the ropes! He's trapping the champion in the exploding ring! Vic Grimes has some evil things to say to Bruno's face while the champ is barely conscious. Grimes even has the audacity to SPIT in Bruno's face! Just then, a savior appears...The Holy One! Catching Grimes attention, he CASTS aside his robe in glorious revelation! Head back, arms held to the side like a crucifixion. There are multiple visible puncture wounds on the mans arms, and his veins run black! Grimes is astonished and stands transfixed, but when The Holy One casts his vision down upon Grimes and makes eye contact - Grimes becomes horrified! Is it...?
The Holy One launches himself at Grimes in a sacrificial bid! Referees and ring crew have scrambled to free Sammartino, and are helping to drag the champ backstage! Meanwhile "The Holy One" continues to unleash the fury of HELL upon Vic Grimes!!! 15 seconds! Vic Grimes is on his hands and knees, begging for mercy! He's trying to escape the ring but "The Holy One" won't let him! He pins Grimes down to the mat beneath a steel chair, and holds his arms aloft to the heavens! 3!!!... 2!!!!... Grimes is SCREAMING and pleading for his life! There is a look of serene rapture washing over the face of The Holy One, then... BOOM.***************************** "The Holy One will make his fortunes reverse Dooming all to live with the dreaded curse."Faygo Outro ** FADE OUT ** __________________________________________________________________________CREDITS:GENERATION ME: Bleacher Report Interview (8/20/11) DICK SHIKAT: Philadelphia Inquirer (August 24, 1929) SCOTT & JUSTIN: Backlash 2005 review USO’s – “Battle Ready” article on WWE.com (8/20/11) IAN ROTTEN: “In Your Head” radio interview (8/11/06)
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