Post by fifthhorseman on Mar 1, 2014 5:14:42 GMT -5
Joey Styles: This is AWA Throwdown, live from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada! I am the play-by-play voice of the American Wrestling Association, Joey Styles. We have six fantastic matches scheduled on the card, including an AWA Television championship title defense, featuring the resurgent Jamie Noble versus, arguably, the most dominant champion in the AWA, the Great Muta! The AWA Tag-Team champions, Steve Williams and Terry Gordy – also known as the Miracle Violence Connection – will also be in action, taking on AWA Intercontinental champ Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen in a non-title affair!
But we have four more matches on the docket tonight, and the man that will tell you all about them is the best color man in professional wrestling today. The one, the only, Josh Mathews. Take it away, Josh!
Josh Mathews: Thank you, Joey! One half of Beer Money, Robert Roode, tackles Diamond Dallas Page! The “Rainmaker”, Kazuchika Okada goes one-on-one with Adrian Neville! Fresh off a two-week suspension for crashing the WWE’s Royal Rumble, Scott Hall gets “rewarded” with a match against the ever-dangerous Mike Awesome! And finally, the Monarchy’s Wade Barrett challenges the newest member of the AWA, Barry Windham!
Joey Styles: It looks like Christy Hemme is getting in the ring to start the night off right – fans, get ready! It’s AWA Throwdown!
VS.
Adrian Neville vs. Kazuchika Okada: The match was fought at a quick pace; both men could have fought for an hour, if needed, and displayed dazzling quickness. However, Okada’s 30-pound weight advantage helped him gradually neutralize the British aerialist. He used devastating suplexes and kicks to hurt Neville’s midsection and back, and despite a long rally by the Englander, Okada finally finished him off cleanly with his signature short-arm lariat.
VS.
Diamond Dallas Page (w/Kimberly) vs. Robert Roode (w/JJ Dillon and James Storm): The former World champions went at it in a closely-fought and surprisingly physical match, one that eventually drew blood below the left eye of the debuting DDP. After a lengthy feeling-out process, Roode took the upper hand and used every trick in his arsenal – legal or otherwise - to weaken Page. However, DDP would not stay down, and punched his way back to his feet and took over on offense. The advantage was short-lived, though, as Storm tripped him up on the outside. Seeing this from the backstage monitors, Badd Company made their way to the top of the ramp, challenging “the Cowboy”. Page used that briefest moment of confusion to hit the “Diamond Cutter” on Roode, snatching the win and leaving the ring before Storm could break the count.
VS.
Mike Awesome (w/Gary Hart) vs. Scott Hall: A slobberknocker, as someone else might say, but sprinkled with several aerial and technical maneuvers thrown in for effect as well. Identical in height and weight, they threw each other around the ring at will. Hall tried to slow the pace – perhaps it was a conditioning issue, having not wrestled in two weeks – and went to work on Awesome’s left arm. In response, the former ECW title holder used spears, splashes, and even top-rope tackles to try to hurt Hall. Finally, in an act of frustration, Awesome threw Hall outside the ring and power-bombed him through the timekeeper’s table, resulting in a disqualification.
[60-second recap of AWA Wednesday Night Warriors, with highlights from every match; most notably, the debut of the World’s Greatest Tag Team, Nigel Mcguinness’s treacherous victory over Rick Martel, and William Regal’s singles contest versus Ricky Morton.]
VS.
The Great Muta [C](w/Gary Hart) vs. Jamie Noble (w/Nidia): After surviving his contract match earlier in the month, Noble was brimming with confidence – as was the champion. Muta started out in control, but every time he attempted a high-impact move, Noble evaded it. The contest was fought at a much slower pace than anticipated, primarily because the West Virginian countered everything. Hart exhorted his client to push the pace, and Muta did, finally breaking through Noble’s defense. After working him over with nerve holds and kicks, Muta hit the moonsault… but only got the two-count, as the 15-minute time limit elapsed.
VS.
Wade Barrett (w/Layla) vs. Barry Windham: Barrett entered the ring first, took the microphone from Hemme, and smugly declared that the Monarchy was beginning their quest to capture all of the AWA gold, and that this match was merely a tune-up. Windham hit the ring last, and the two men tied up immediately. Unfortunately for Barrett, it was indeed a tune-up match – for the Texan. After a few short minutes, Windham nailed the Englander with a top-rope superplex and rollover for the dominating victory.
VS.
The Miracle Violence Connection [C] vs. Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen: While all four men could have wrestled in a relatively technical style, the Throwdown main event was anything but. This match was fought under normal rules, so the hard-hitting brawling was kept, for the most part, inside the ring. There was obvious respect, but it didn’t stop either team from doing everything they could to win. Williams and Gordy controlled the action early on, isolating Brody from Hansen, but “the Lariat” eventually got the tag, and cleared house. Then it was his team’s turn to pound on Gordy, but the tag champ refused to fold. The match gradually turned into a four-man brawl, and just as the referee was ready to call it a no-contest, Mike Awesome and Big Van Vader rushed down the ramp and started fighting everybody! The ref bailed, giving up a losing battle trying to separate just under 2,000 pounds of angry wrestler. While the six men continued to fight, Scott Hall half-jogged, half-limped to the ring and tackled Awesome. As the cameras started to fade to black, the HoRsemen charged the ring as well, with Joey Style’s frantic cries cut off mid-sentence.
But we have four more matches on the docket tonight, and the man that will tell you all about them is the best color man in professional wrestling today. The one, the only, Josh Mathews. Take it away, Josh!
Josh Mathews: Thank you, Joey! One half of Beer Money, Robert Roode, tackles Diamond Dallas Page! The “Rainmaker”, Kazuchika Okada goes one-on-one with Adrian Neville! Fresh off a two-week suspension for crashing the WWE’s Royal Rumble, Scott Hall gets “rewarded” with a match against the ever-dangerous Mike Awesome! And finally, the Monarchy’s Wade Barrett challenges the newest member of the AWA, Barry Windham!
Joey Styles: It looks like Christy Hemme is getting in the ring to start the night off right – fans, get ready! It’s AWA Throwdown!
VS.
Adrian Neville vs. Kazuchika Okada: The match was fought at a quick pace; both men could have fought for an hour, if needed, and displayed dazzling quickness. However, Okada’s 30-pound weight advantage helped him gradually neutralize the British aerialist. He used devastating suplexes and kicks to hurt Neville’s midsection and back, and despite a long rally by the Englander, Okada finally finished him off cleanly with his signature short-arm lariat.
VS.
Diamond Dallas Page (w/Kimberly) vs. Robert Roode (w/JJ Dillon and James Storm): The former World champions went at it in a closely-fought and surprisingly physical match, one that eventually drew blood below the left eye of the debuting DDP. After a lengthy feeling-out process, Roode took the upper hand and used every trick in his arsenal – legal or otherwise - to weaken Page. However, DDP would not stay down, and punched his way back to his feet and took over on offense. The advantage was short-lived, though, as Storm tripped him up on the outside. Seeing this from the backstage monitors, Badd Company made their way to the top of the ramp, challenging “the Cowboy”. Page used that briefest moment of confusion to hit the “Diamond Cutter” on Roode, snatching the win and leaving the ring before Storm could break the count.
VS.
Mike Awesome (w/Gary Hart) vs. Scott Hall: A slobberknocker, as someone else might say, but sprinkled with several aerial and technical maneuvers thrown in for effect as well. Identical in height and weight, they threw each other around the ring at will. Hall tried to slow the pace – perhaps it was a conditioning issue, having not wrestled in two weeks – and went to work on Awesome’s left arm. In response, the former ECW title holder used spears, splashes, and even top-rope tackles to try to hurt Hall. Finally, in an act of frustration, Awesome threw Hall outside the ring and power-bombed him through the timekeeper’s table, resulting in a disqualification.
[60-second recap of AWA Wednesday Night Warriors, with highlights from every match; most notably, the debut of the World’s Greatest Tag Team, Nigel Mcguinness’s treacherous victory over Rick Martel, and William Regal’s singles contest versus Ricky Morton.]
VS.
The Great Muta [C](w/Gary Hart) vs. Jamie Noble (w/Nidia): After surviving his contract match earlier in the month, Noble was brimming with confidence – as was the champion. Muta started out in control, but every time he attempted a high-impact move, Noble evaded it. The contest was fought at a much slower pace than anticipated, primarily because the West Virginian countered everything. Hart exhorted his client to push the pace, and Muta did, finally breaking through Noble’s defense. After working him over with nerve holds and kicks, Muta hit the moonsault… but only got the two-count, as the 15-minute time limit elapsed.
VS.
Wade Barrett (w/Layla) vs. Barry Windham: Barrett entered the ring first, took the microphone from Hemme, and smugly declared that the Monarchy was beginning their quest to capture all of the AWA gold, and that this match was merely a tune-up. Windham hit the ring last, and the two men tied up immediately. Unfortunately for Barrett, it was indeed a tune-up match – for the Texan. After a few short minutes, Windham nailed the Englander with a top-rope superplex and rollover for the dominating victory.
VS.
The Miracle Violence Connection [C] vs. Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen: While all four men could have wrestled in a relatively technical style, the Throwdown main event was anything but. This match was fought under normal rules, so the hard-hitting brawling was kept, for the most part, inside the ring. There was obvious respect, but it didn’t stop either team from doing everything they could to win. Williams and Gordy controlled the action early on, isolating Brody from Hansen, but “the Lariat” eventually got the tag, and cleared house. Then it was his team’s turn to pound on Gordy, but the tag champ refused to fold. The match gradually turned into a four-man brawl, and just as the referee was ready to call it a no-contest, Mike Awesome and Big Van Vader rushed down the ramp and started fighting everybody! The ref bailed, giving up a losing battle trying to separate just under 2,000 pounds of angry wrestler. While the six men continued to fight, Scott Hall half-jogged, half-limped to the ring and tackled Awesome. As the cameras started to fade to black, the HoRsemen charged the ring as well, with Joey Style’s frantic cries cut off mid-sentence.