Post by fifthhorseman on Feb 23, 2021 22:58:45 GMT -5
CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM FLORIDA
EPISODE 46
I put this one together pretty quickly - I want to get to CWF Winterslam soon.
A 60-second video montage showcasing some of the greatest stars that competed in the classic CWF, as well as FCW and NXT, opens the telecast, ending with a still shot of Scott Hall and Triple H trading punches from the top of a steel ladder.
Legendary announcer Lance Russell welcomed the audience and ran through the matches on tonight's card, and reminded the fans that Winterslam was coming up in just a few days.
ANTONIO CESARO (w/Chris Hero and Nigel McGuinness) vs. KOFI KINGSTON (w/Xavier Woods):
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Kingston and Cesaro were very familiar foes, and also two of the most athletic wrestlers on the CWF roster, so it was an outstanding way to start the night. It was constant motion and very evenly matched, and Kofi's speed kept him just ahead of the “Swiss Superman's” powerful strikes. But eventually Cesaro caught him – literally, catching his opponent as he was trying to deliver his Trouble in Paradise kick – and he flipped him into the Neutralizer for the win.
After the 15-minute battle, Woods dove in to check on his friend, but as you might expect, he was swarmed by the Kings of Wrestling. The three men put the boots to him, and Kingston, until the referee finally convinced them to leave.
COMMERCIAL
A cameraman was backstage with the New Day, who were furious about their loss and subsequent beatdown. Undeterred, Kingston said, “I'm going to Bobby Heenan's office and demanding a match – with all three of you – at Winterslam! This can't wait! The three of you chumps against me, Xavier, and... well, I guess we're gonna have to find somebody! But we will!”
BRAD ARMSTRONG and the NEW AGE OUTLAWS vs. NeXT EVOLUTION:
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Though the Outlaws really wanted to get their hands on Triple H, they would settle for taking on his NE colleagues. And early on, they dominated the match, primarily due to Gunn's strength advantage. However, Balor reversed the momentum for his side and the heels took over, keeping the “Road Dogg” in their corner for a long time. Hot tag, six-man brawl, bodies flying everywhere... and “the Prince” won it for his team after hitting Armstrong with 1916.
COMMERCIAL
As NeXT Evolution made their way to their locker room, they passed by Austin Theory, who kept his head down and mumbled congratulations. PAC and Balor ignored him, but Regal nodded as if to say thanks, and the Brit continued into their room without a glance back.
MONTY BROWN (w/Larry Cameron and Sir Oliver Humperdink) vs. DORY FUNK, Jr. (w/Terry Funk):
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Given that the Stronghold was challenging the Funk brothers for the Florida Tag-Team titles in just a f ew days... this was a mistake. The first few minutes were a stalemate, with Funk's science negating Brown's power. However, on the outside, Cameron (and Humperdink) and Terry Funk were jawing back and forth, and inevitably, they started fighting outside. The other two men joined them, and all four battled up the ramp and backstage.
A VTR aired, and Jon Moxley was in a fighting mood. He seemed positively ecstatic about his upcoming match with Raven. “No rules, no time limit, no one to keep me from pounding the ever-loving hell out of you... I was born for stuff like this. I was created for matches like this! And you, my deluded little friend, are going to find out that simply naming it after yourself don't make you the best at it. That's me. I am.”
COMMERCIAL
A 60-second recap from Championship Wrestling from Hollywood was played for the crowd.
The BAD STREET BOYS vs. SEAN O'HAIRE and HADE VANSEN (w/Raven):
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Nice and squashy. The BSB expected a wrestling match, but the Flock just wanted to fight, and O'Haire was just too big and powerful to stop. It went three minutes, bell to bell, and after his minions picked Matthews and York up, Raven laid them both out with DDTs. Then he summoned Okerlund to the ring, and he cut a promo on Jon Moxley. Lengthy and eloquent, the former ECW champion told Moxley that he should retire before Winterslam, or else the Raven's Rules match would take years off his career – and his life.
COMMERCIAL
CWF TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
BRIAN BLAIR vs. LEX LUGER (w/Sir Oliver Humperdink):
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In a rare act of generosity, Heenan gave Blair the weekly shot at the TV title, to make up for the ten-second no-contest he had with Raven the week before. Conversely, maybe he just figured he was giving the “Total Package” an easy opponent.
The one-time Killer Bee was a far better pure wrestler, and he frustrated the champion for a couple of minutes with his quickness. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for Luger to get his hands on Blair, and he bulldozed him with his explosive power. He effortlessly picked him up and locked in the Torture Rack, and Blair gave up seconds later to give the champion the quick victory.
The ring cleared, and as Blair limped across the stage, he was viciously attacked by Paul Orndorff. There was no reason for it, other than that “Mr. Wonderful” was a sadistic bully. He crushed Blair with a piledriver, and he looked into the camera and counted to ten. “That's for you, Christian! You're never getting up!”
COMMERCIAL
A VTR played, a pre-taped, split-screen interview with the combatants in the Winterslam main event: Triple H, and the Florida Heavyweight champ, Jack Brisco. “Mean Gene” asked all the questions befitting a match and the stars participating in it, and the two professionals each cut intense, purposeful promos, each man confident of their abilities, each man confident they'd beat the other.
Heenan came out to join Russell, and announced that he had indeed signed one last match for the upcoming pay-per-view, and it would pit the New Day (and someone else) against the Kings of Wrestling. But until then, he was eager to see “a couple of behemoths kick the crap out of each other – and all to impress me!”
NON-TITLE MATCH
DREW McINTYRE (c) vs. DAN SPIVEY:
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DREW McINTYRE (c) vs. DAN SPIVEY:
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Both men were in their physical primes, and despite the Scotsman's daunting size, he still had to look up at the massive Spivey. The ref saw what happened in the Brown/Funk match earlier, so he sent McIntyre's Winterslam challenger, Mike Awesome, back to the locker room before he even got to the end of the ramp.
This was the proverbial slobberknocker. They laid in heavy blows, fists and forearms and shoulder-tackles that landed with painful force. McIntyre didn't exactly enjoy it, but he was getting what he wanted: a hard-hitting fight that would prep him for Awesome. But Spivey also had a goal in mind – softening up the champion. Thus, he constantly punched and kicked McIntyre in the ropes, right up to the five-count.
They went about ten minutes, and McIntyre fired up and ended it with a Claymore kick. As soon as the bell rang, Awesome walked down to check on his partner. The wo Winterslam opponents went nose-to-nose on the floor, with the Southern Heavyweight champion holding the belt, and they were separated by CWF officials as the show ended.