Post by fifthhorseman on Apr 9, 2017 22:55:51 GMT -5
UWF FRIDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT
EPISODE 21
EPISODE 21
Mauro Ranallo: Greetings, wrestling fans, and welcome to the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama! This is UWF Friday Night’s Main Event! I’m joined tonight in the broadcast booth by the UWF North American champion, Nick Bockwinkel. We have four great matches in store for you tonight: in Trios action, you’ll see the Authority take on the Motor City Timesplitters! Brutus Magnus goes one-on-one against Jake “the Snake” Roberts! Manny Fernandez battles Dalton Castle! And kicking off the show, a match we’ve all been waiting to see… CM Punk versus Tyson Kidd!
TYSON KIDD vs. CM PUNK:
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The two men shook hands before the match, displaying mutual respect – but each man was also eager to prove their mettle in this, their UWF singles debut. The first couple of minutes were very defensive, with neither man keen to make a mistake of over-aggression. But once they settled in, it was an athletic masterpiece. Kidd used is incredible quickness and Stampede-honed mat tactics, while Punk employed a hybrid MMA offense. He locked in the Anaconda Vice, but Kidd refused to give up, and in a dizzying sequence, bridged out of it, floated behind, and locked in a one-legged Boston Crab! The match continued past the 20-minute mark, until the “Second City Saint” hit a flash Go To Sleep on his opponent to eke out the win.
After the match, Punk took the microphone, and extolled the toughness of Kidd. “I told you guys that this man was the most underrated wrestler around. We could wrestle this match 100 more times, and we might go 50-50… and I say that secure in the notion that I’m the best in the world. I’ve never said I’m the biggest dog in the fight, but pound-for-pound, I’m the baddest. And I’m going to prove it by winning the Mid-South Junior Heavyweight title from the most dominant wrestler on the planet today, Danny Hodge. And then, I’m going to take the UWF World Heavyweight title, too. Weight class, schmeight class. The best junior heavyweights are right here, in the UWF. The best heavyweights are right here, in the UWF. Don’t you think it’s time we cross things over a bit?”
COMMERCIAL
Ranallo set up the next video package. Still pictures from the most recent Wrestlemania highlighting the sneak attack on Hulk Hogan by Terry Funk, transitioning into a 60-second video vignette featuring one of the newest signings made by UWF Commissioner Bill Watts: Ricky “the Dragon” Steamboat was on his way to the Universal Wrestling Federation.
As it ended, Manny Fernandez and his manager sauntered to the ring, and Ranallo relayed to the audience that his scheduled opponent, Dalton Castle, was unable to compete due to a training injury suffered earlier in the day. The “Raging Bull” grabbed the microphone from ring announcer Christy Hemme and dared a new foe – any man – to come out and meet him.
The challenge was met from an unlikely source.
MANNY FERNANDEZ (w/Gary Hart) vs. JACK GALLAGHER:
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Before he stepped in the ring, the “Gentleman” also borrowed the microphone and said, “I daresay Mr. Punk inspired me to look outside the confines of the Junior Heavyweight division.. but you’re so much bigger than me. Why, I barely stand a chance at all, unless we agree to throw the rulebook out the window, and make this a no-disqualification match?”
Fernandez could hardly believe his ears, and he eagerly approved of the stipulation. Before he could even react, Gallagher was all over him, and the battle was on. The Brit even used his umbrella, putting Fernandez in a rare defensive position for him, until he struck Gallagher right between the eyes with the cowbell on his bullrope. The big Texan followed up with heavy fists, and his foe was cut wide open… but he refused to stay down. “The Gentleman” threw Fernandez outside, and jumped from the turnbuckle with his “Mary Poppins” leap, crashing heavily on his opponent. But it ended a couple of minutes later when Fernandez caught Gallagher in a bullrope-aided Camel Clutch, and the referee stopped the bout. When he refused to break the hold, the official reversed the decision, and a few seconds later, the Junkyard Dog came down with his own chain to run the heel off.
Before Ranallo could throw it to a break, a backstage camera showed Perry Saturn writhing on the ground, surrounded by his Authority teammates Randy Orton and Sean O’Haire. They explained – in furious, certain terms – that Yoshihiro Tajiri blasted him in the face with mist, as a message for their absent stablemate, Kenny Omega.
COMMERCIAL
Kevin Kelly stood in the ring and cued up another video package from Wrestlemania, highlighting the insane action from the “Money in the Bank” match. After it was over, he introduced the winner of that match... the UWF’s own Jay Lethal. The crowd stood as he entered the ring, briefcase in hand. “I’ll make this short and sweet, because I know that UWF fans would rather see people wrestle in this ring than talk in it. First of all, Nick Bockwinkel… I haven’t forgotten about you. I see you up there. You’re hanging onto something that belongs to me, and as soon as the championship committee grants me a return match, it’s coming back home with me. Now, about this briefcase. I’ll be honest with you guys, that ladder match beat me up pretty bad. When the time is right, I’m gonna cash this in against Brock Lesnar, or whoever else is wearing the MUW World Heavyweight championship. And I can promise you this… Lay Lethal is going to be wearing a lot of gold in 2017.”
BRUTUS MAGNUS vs. JAKE ROBERTS:
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Magnus took charge early with a blend of technical and brawling skills, demonstrating what made him a former World champion in the not-so-distant past. But his cockiness got the best of him, and it gave “the Snake” time to recover. From there, Roberts wrestled like he had somewhere else to go; a series of jabs, a short-arm clothesline, and a DDT later, he was victorious. Roberts left the ring, but slowed his pace as he walked past the broadcast booth, and he and Bockwinkel argued for several moments before a squad of officials bolted through the curtain to keep them apart.
COMMERCIAL
After a 60-second recap of last week’s show, a pre-taped interview was shown with Kevin Kelly and the UWF World Trios champions, the Fabulous Freebirds. As usual, Michael Hayes carried the conversation, and he said that the mini-tournament to declare a top contender was a good idea in theory, but it “doesn't really matter in the end run. We’re the Freebirds, and you’re not. And as long as we have the spotlight, we’re puttin’ the rest of the MUW Network on notice – Terry ‘Bam Bamm’ Gordy, ‘Buddy Jack’ Roberts, and yours truly are entering – and winning – the Crockett Cup.”
THE AUTHORITY vs. the MOTOR CITY TIMESPLITTERS:
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Saturn was trying not to wipe his eyes and show weakness, but it was obvious that he was still feeling the effects of Tajiri’s mist; as the Timesplitters made their way to the ring, Ranallo announced that Saturn and Tajiri would be facing off on next week’s UWF Friday Night’s Main Event.
Despite the relative size disadvantage, the MCT used their unmatched quickness to stay even; however, the tide gradually turned thanks to O’Haire’s power. He trapped Sabin, and then the quick tags by the Authority wore him down. Bockwinkel keenly noted that the three had earned, between them, ten World tag-team titles, and it showed. But Sabin was able to escape their grasp and tag Kushida who proceeded to kick the hell out of all of his opponents. It eventually turned into the proverbial pier-sixer, and bodies were flying everywhere. The referee lost control, and the fans reaped the benefit of it.
Kushida applied his Hoverboard Lock on Saturn as the others brawled around them, but it was broken up by Orton before his ally could submit. The action continued, and as Sabin and Shelly hit stereo moonsaults on O’Haire and Saturn outside the ring, “the Viper” hit Kushida with his patented RKO to score the legal but slightly convoluted pinfall. They would face the winner of the Midnight Express / America’s Least Wanted match soon, and as the show closed, the Authority celebrated their victory on the ramp.