Post by fifthhorseman on Feb 27, 2014 7:04:47 GMT -5
Joey Styles: Welcome to AWA Throwdown! I am your host and play-by-play man, Joey Styles, and we are live from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin! Thank you for inviting us into your homes, and let us repay the favor by presenting to you two solid hours of AWA wrestling action! We have six sensational matches scheduled on tonight’s card, highlighted by a main event showdown between AWA Television Champion, the Great Muta, and the challenger, Ricky Morton! But that’s not all! The quest for talent never ceases in the American Wrestling Association, and you will witness the debut of two-time IWGP Heavyweight champ Kazuchika Okada, and he faces a former ROH World title holder, Jamie Noble! And here to give you the rest of the card is color man extraordinaire, Josh Mathews.
Josh Mathews: Thank you Joey, and hello wrestling fans around the world. Here’s what else you’ll see tonight: after defeating Mark Jindrak just 24 hours ago, Scott Hall will now face his partner, Sean O’Haire, in singles competition. Tito Santana will battle “Mr. Wonderful”, Paul Orndorff. Badd Company takes on two solo stars from the Monarchy, Wade Barrett and Nigel McGuinness. And in our semi-main event, “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin will step into the ring with the man who took the new AWA Heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan to the limit, Big Van Vader!
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Paul Orndorff (w/Chris Masters) vs. Tito Santana: Two of the WWF’s most iconic alumni got the night started. Evenly matched in size, experience, and technical skill, the two battled for close to ten minutes in a show-stealing affair. Orndorff used his slight power advantage to ground Santana as often as possible, but the former IC champ would not stay down. He wrapped “Mr. Wonderful” up in a figure-four leglock, which prompted Masters to enter the ring and force the disqualification. After Santana escaped, Orndorff snapped at his partner for causing his loss. Masters responded by kicking at Orndorff’s weakened leg, then ducked behind him and trapped him in the Masterlock full-nelson. After several long seconds, he threw Orndorff to the mat in disgust.
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Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) vs. Kazuchika Okada: Noble owned the first few moments of the match, but after a single miscue – an attempted back bodydrop – the match belonged to Okada. He utilized just a fraction of the moves in his offensive arsenal to take Noble down, including a death valley neckbreaker, and he finished him off with his “Rainmaker” short-arm clothesline. All in all, a mind-blowing debut for Okada.
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Scott Hall vs. Sean O’Haire (w/JJ Dillon and Mark Jindrak): Hall entered the ring last, and laughed at Jindrak who fumed on the outside. When the bell rang, Hall and O’Haire stood toe to toe and exchanged punches before the Thriller took his foe down with a sudden standing dropkick. He kept the advantage, taking advantage of Hall’s fatigue from his battle the night before. O’Haire constantly taunted Hall, and when he figured he had the match in his pocket, he went to the top rope for his Seanton bomb. However, Hall got to his feet, turned O’Haire around, and connected with a second-rope Razor’s Edge for the victory. He was attacked by Jindrak before he could leave, but fought him off.
[60-second recap of Wednesday Night Warriors, with highlights from every match; most notably, Mike Awesome’s AWA debut against Rick Martel, the Magnum T.A./Ethan Carter III draw, and Bruiser Brody’s successful AWA Intercontinental title defense versus Drew McIntyre.]
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Badd Company (w/Kimberly Page) vs. Wade Barrett and Nigel McGuinness (w/Layla): After Badd Company insisted that it was their turn to get a title shot, the BlueBloods said that they would consider it… if Diamond and Tanaka were able to get past their associates in the Monarchy. It was a back-and-forth struggle; Barrett’s strength and McGuinness’s brawling were ably countered by the fluid continuity of the more experienced team. After a long and hard-fought struggle, the action spilled outside the ring where Kimberly and Layla argued as well, and it stayed there until the referee counted both teams out.
VS.
Michael Elgin vs. Big Van Vader (w/Gary Hart): Vader was in a foul mood, and tried to intimidate his shorter, smaller opponent from the get-go, but Elgin was fearless. He was willing to brawl with the much bigger Vader, and used his slight speed advantage to connect with spinning back fists and punches. However, when he tried to lift the mastodon into suplex position, Elgin tweaked his back, and Vader took control. Avalanche splashes, clubbing forearms, and backfists of his own. The Canadian powerhouse rallied briefly, but could not kick out of a second-rope “Vader Bomb” splash. Vader made it clear that he is still a force to be reckoned with.
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Ricky Morton vs. [C] the Great Muta (w/Gary Hart): The Rock and Roller took charge early, using armdrags, hiptosses, and dropkicks to weaken and fluster the normally unflappable TV champion, and he rolled outside the ring a couple of times to confer with his manager. Muta eventually took charge, and using kicks and chop to wear Morton down, then kept him down with a punishing claw. But Morton would not submit, and fought his way up. However, the rally was short-lived; following a space rolling elbow, Muta hit the moonsault for the clean victory to close the show.
Josh Mathews: Thank you Joey, and hello wrestling fans around the world. Here’s what else you’ll see tonight: after defeating Mark Jindrak just 24 hours ago, Scott Hall will now face his partner, Sean O’Haire, in singles competition. Tito Santana will battle “Mr. Wonderful”, Paul Orndorff. Badd Company takes on two solo stars from the Monarchy, Wade Barrett and Nigel McGuinness. And in our semi-main event, “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin will step into the ring with the man who took the new AWA Heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan to the limit, Big Van Vader!
VS.
Paul Orndorff (w/Chris Masters) vs. Tito Santana: Two of the WWF’s most iconic alumni got the night started. Evenly matched in size, experience, and technical skill, the two battled for close to ten minutes in a show-stealing affair. Orndorff used his slight power advantage to ground Santana as often as possible, but the former IC champ would not stay down. He wrapped “Mr. Wonderful” up in a figure-four leglock, which prompted Masters to enter the ring and force the disqualification. After Santana escaped, Orndorff snapped at his partner for causing his loss. Masters responded by kicking at Orndorff’s weakened leg, then ducked behind him and trapped him in the Masterlock full-nelson. After several long seconds, he threw Orndorff to the mat in disgust.
VS.
Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) vs. Kazuchika Okada: Noble owned the first few moments of the match, but after a single miscue – an attempted back bodydrop – the match belonged to Okada. He utilized just a fraction of the moves in his offensive arsenal to take Noble down, including a death valley neckbreaker, and he finished him off with his “Rainmaker” short-arm clothesline. All in all, a mind-blowing debut for Okada.
VS.
Scott Hall vs. Sean O’Haire (w/JJ Dillon and Mark Jindrak): Hall entered the ring last, and laughed at Jindrak who fumed on the outside. When the bell rang, Hall and O’Haire stood toe to toe and exchanged punches before the Thriller took his foe down with a sudden standing dropkick. He kept the advantage, taking advantage of Hall’s fatigue from his battle the night before. O’Haire constantly taunted Hall, and when he figured he had the match in his pocket, he went to the top rope for his Seanton bomb. However, Hall got to his feet, turned O’Haire around, and connected with a second-rope Razor’s Edge for the victory. He was attacked by Jindrak before he could leave, but fought him off.
[60-second recap of Wednesday Night Warriors, with highlights from every match; most notably, Mike Awesome’s AWA debut against Rick Martel, the Magnum T.A./Ethan Carter III draw, and Bruiser Brody’s successful AWA Intercontinental title defense versus Drew McIntyre.]
VS.
Badd Company (w/Kimberly Page) vs. Wade Barrett and Nigel McGuinness (w/Layla): After Badd Company insisted that it was their turn to get a title shot, the BlueBloods said that they would consider it… if Diamond and Tanaka were able to get past their associates in the Monarchy. It was a back-and-forth struggle; Barrett’s strength and McGuinness’s brawling were ably countered by the fluid continuity of the more experienced team. After a long and hard-fought struggle, the action spilled outside the ring where Kimberly and Layla argued as well, and it stayed there until the referee counted both teams out.
VS.
Michael Elgin vs. Big Van Vader (w/Gary Hart): Vader was in a foul mood, and tried to intimidate his shorter, smaller opponent from the get-go, but Elgin was fearless. He was willing to brawl with the much bigger Vader, and used his slight speed advantage to connect with spinning back fists and punches. However, when he tried to lift the mastodon into suplex position, Elgin tweaked his back, and Vader took control. Avalanche splashes, clubbing forearms, and backfists of his own. The Canadian powerhouse rallied briefly, but could not kick out of a second-rope “Vader Bomb” splash. Vader made it clear that he is still a force to be reckoned with.
VS.
Ricky Morton vs. [C] the Great Muta (w/Gary Hart): The Rock and Roller took charge early, using armdrags, hiptosses, and dropkicks to weaken and fluster the normally unflappable TV champion, and he rolled outside the ring a couple of times to confer with his manager. Muta eventually took charge, and using kicks and chop to wear Morton down, then kept him down with a punishing claw. But Morton would not submit, and fought his way up. However, the rally was short-lived; following a space rolling elbow, Muta hit the moonsault for the clean victory to close the show.