Post by fifthhorseman on Jan 29, 2017 1:10:29 GMT -5
UWF FRIDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT
EPISODE 13
EPISODE 13
A 60-second video opened the show, detailing the formation of the newest, and most dangerous, incarnation of the Authority.
Tony Schiavone: Hello, wrestling fans – this is UWF Friday Night’s Main Event! We are live from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, and for the next 90 minutes, you and this crowd will see the greatest wrestling action on the planet! In our main event, the UWF World Heavyweight champion, Bret Hart, will be in action! He has accepted the challenge of the Authority, and he will meet Triple H and Kenny Omega in a tag-team match! But that’s far from all, as we also have a title defense as well!
Mike Tenay: That’s right, Tony - Mid-South Junior Heavyweight champion Roderick Strong takes on the number one contender for that title, Danny Hodge. War Machine is in Trios competition, battling one of the most decorated teams in history – the Dudley Boyz! And last but certainly not least, Brutus Magnus goes one-on-one with “the American Dream”, Dusty Rhodes. No more talking, let’s get to the ring!
MID-SOUTH JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
DANNY HODGE vs. RODERICK STRONG (c):
DANNY HODGE vs. RODERICK STRONG (c):
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This turned out to be an old-school classic that the hardcore Calgarians ate up with a spoon. The two men shook hands at the beginning of the match, and exchanged a flurry of armdrags, dropkicks, and shoulder-tackles, neither man getting any advantage. It settled into a pure wrestling match, and Strong kept up with the NCAA champ, trying to turn it into a striking game. However, Hodge anticipated that, and put his boxing skills to good use, keeping Strong to the outside.
And so it went for close to 25 minutes. Strong attacked Hodge’s back whenever he could, and his opponent did the same. They were both physically battered, but had the stamina to go as long as it took. In the closing moments, Hodge went for a back-suplex, but the champion somersaulted through and lifted Hodge for his “Strong Breaker”. Suddenly, the challenger slipped off his foe’s back, and hit a straightjacket German suplex for the win, narrowly getting his own shoulder off the match at two.
After the match, Hodge extended his hand to the former champion, who, after a tense moment of contemplation, shook it once and left the ring.
COMMERCIAL
Before the next match began, Schaivone and Tenay reviewed the UWF side of the MUW Expansion Draft, focusing on the wrestlers that left the territory: Dean Malenko, who never could capture the Junior Heavyweight title; Lance Storm, whose contract was officially terminated (his loss to Drew Galloway helping that process along); and former UWF World Trios champions Demolition, who, after being refused a rematch against the Freebirds, apparently got on Commissioner Watts’ bad side, so he traded their contracts to the WWE.
BRUTUS MAGNUS vs. DUSTY RHODES:
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This was Rhodes’ first televised match since his bloody loss to Manny Fernandez at Mid-South Mayhem, and he looked determined to make up for that defeat. The cocky Brit tried to attack him as soon as the bell rang, but the son of a plumber nimbly sidestepped his charge and laid in a series of jabs. His opponent was staggered, and before he could recover, Rhodes hit him with an elbow-smash right between the eyes, drawing blood and putting Magnus to the mat. He bounced off the ropes and connected with a big bionic elbow, earning the winner’s purse in less than two minutes.
Rhodes stared into the camera and declared that he was back in the saddle, and heading straight to the top of the UWF ladder.
After the ring was cleared, Kevin Kelly introduced the UWF World Heavyweight champion, Bret Hart, to a standing hometown ovation. But before Hart could even get to the ring, Triple H and Kenny Omega of the Authority appeared through the curtains and made their way halfway down the ramp. They dared “the Hitman” to make his appearance, and officials jogged down to order them away. Several seconds later, the champion finally came into view, and the crowd got even louder. Hart and the “Cerebral Assassin” shouted at each other, and as the villains began to force their way up the ramp, the hometown hero’s unknown tag-team partner parted the curtains… a man who knew Hart very well… his brother-in-law, Jim “the Anvil” Neidhart. Even more officials came out to keep the combatants apart, and it took almost three chaotic minutes to restore order.
COMMERCIAL
A pre-taped interview was shown, with Kelly speaking to Jake Roberts. A clip of last week’s match was shown, wherein “the Snake” lost his UWF debut by countout after Nick Bockwinkel’s distraction. Roberts assured his interviewer, and everyone watching, that that would be the last time he let Bockwinkel manipulate the outcome of a Jake Roberts match. “When I inevitably get my hands on him, he’ll quickly realize that he shouldn’t have made an enemy out of me.”
THE DUDLEY BOYZ vs. WAR MACHINE:
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War Machine entered the ring first, eager to fight. Bubba Ray and D-Von were next – noticeably absent a third partner. When the referee asked them what was going on, Ray took the microphone from ring announcer Christy Hemme and said, “We’re the Dudley Boyz! We don’t need anyone else to beat these assholes – just ring the damn bell.” After a pause, he continued. “Look, let’s do this with some real stakes, OK? Make it a handicap match – us two against those three. If they’re so great, they should have nothing to worry about, right? But me and D-Von, we just don’t want to beat them. We want their spot. What do you say – loser leaves the UWF. Do you have the balls for it?”
The crowd was exhorting War Machine to accept – they were hesitant, but they had no choice after being called out. The bell rang, and they jumped the Dudleyz before the ref could take control. The early advantage was theirs, and after the official cleared the ring, Hanson continued to put the boots to D-Von. But he eventually escaped, and made the got tag to his ‘brother’. All hell broke loose, and after Elgin and Rowe took each other out with missed clotheslines, the Dudleyz hit 3D on Hanson for the win
As the trio left in shame, Hemme entered the ring to interview the victorious newcomers. She asked them what was next, to which D-Von replied, “Next? What do you think? What the hell kind of question is that?”
And without a second’s hesitation, the Dudleyz 3Ded Christy Hemme.
The sold-out Saddledome crowd was shocked, silent, and the ECW legends left, middle fingers raised, caring little about the fans, only about the first impression they just made.
COMMERCIAL
A still-shaken Schiavone and Tenay told the television audience what had just happened, but said that the UWF would not be replaying the vicious and unprovoked attack. They then went to a prepared video package focusing on the wrestlers the UWF signed during the MUW Expansion Draft: the despised Dudley Boyz; the best big man in the business, Bam Bam Bigelow; one of the greatest teams of all-time, the British Bulldogs; second-generation grappler Barry Windham; and the man who acquired in a shocking transaction with BCCW – the anti-establishment CM Punk.
KENNY OMEGA AND TRIPLE H vs. THE HART FOUNDATION:
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The two men representing the Authority strode down the ramp, arrogance emanating from every pore. They were alone; Commissioner Watts banned the other three members of the group from ringside. A few long moments later, the familiar guitar whine of “the Hitman blasted through the loudspeakers, and the crowd went insane when the reformed Hart Foundation paced to the ring, with the champion wearing the UWF World Heavyweight championship over his shoulder.
Kevin Kelly made the big match introductions, and to no one’s surprise, Hart and Triple H started out, nose to nose in the middle. Punches were traded, moves were exchanged, with the champ taking control after the initial flurry. He tagged in Neidhart, and for the next couple of minutes, it was as if they had never split up. “The Game” finally escaped their grasp, but they took over on Omega as well.
The tide turned at the ten-minute mark when Neidhart missed a shoulder-tackle in the corner. “The Cleaner” stomped on him, then tagged in his stronger partner. Now it was the Authority that controlled the tempo, and “the Anvil” was at their mercy. They attacked him with power and speed, but he refused to stay down. After an agonizingly long beating, Neidhart dodged Omega’s 450 splash and tagged Hart in.
He hit all of his signature moves on both of his foes, and then all four men were in the ring. Triple H doubled over Hart with a kick to the stomach, setting him up for the Pedigree – but a millisecond before he could hit it, the “Excellence of Execution” found the strength to back-bodydrop him over the top rope. Not missing a beat, Neidhart held Omega in a bearhug, and the champion bounded off the ropes and hit him with their patented “Hart Attack” clothesline. Bret made the pin and got the three-count, just before Triple H could break it up.
Their hands were raised in victory, but it didn’t stop “the Game” from attacking them from behind – and as he hit them while they were down, Randy Orton, Perry Saturn, and Sean O’Haire sprinted to the ring to join in the attack. But before any meaningful damage could be done, Neidhart’s partners Chris Harris and Marty Jannetty ran down to fend them off, immediately followed by Dusty Rhodes and Steve Williams. A short but furious ensued, and the show ended with the Authority retreating behind the curtains as Hart and his allies stared them down.