Attendance: 5,266 seats filled and 5,000 more standing! A complete sell out!
Main Event
The End Of The War
No Countouts, No Disqualifications, Falls Count Anywhere, there MUST be a winner!
Leif Edling Vs. Hyde Van Clair
Another saga in the horrible war between these two men. Edling limped to the ring due to the previous attack on him by Van Clair and the Phantom Zone, and before he even could reach the ring Van Clair and the Phantom Zone ran from behind and beat him down. They drug him into the ring and the Phantom Lord tried to set him on fire! IPW Security ran out from the back led by new IPW President Nolan Gerencser!
Gerencser: Van Clair, you and your little henchmen will not be allowed to cheat Edling out of this match! They are banned from ringside, and if any member of the Phantom Zone interferes in this match again tonight, all of you WILL BE FIRED!
Hyde Van Clair gets on the mic.
Van Clair: Fuck you American trash! Who the hell do you think you are coming all the way from the USA and telling me what to do in my land?! The Zone OWNS Europe trash! But have it your way, I'll take Edling on one on one, everyone knows I could beat him anyway!
Gerencser: I will make sure of that, I am making myself special referee in this match!
The fans cheer as security forces all members of the Phantom Zone to the back! Nolan Gerencser puts on a referee shirt and starts the match, even though Edling is still down.
Van Clair went right to work on Edling's leg, and soon the action went out of the ring. The fighting was all over the Royal Albert Hall, and soon both men were bleeding severly. The match was full of several near falls, but Van Clair was in control most of the time. That is until Edling hit him with a baseball bat! The fans began to rally behind Leif as he took it to Hyde. Back in the ring Edling executed the German Spike on Van Clair, but he is not giving up!
The Phantom Lord runs out from the back! He is screaming at Gerencser! Nolan runs over to take care of the Phantom Lord, meanwhile in the ring a hooded figure emerges from under the ring with the Phantom Lord's Staff! He cracks Edling over the head with it, again, and again, and again! The staff finally breaks and the hooded man throws Van Clair on top of Edling and rolls back under the ring. Nolan gets back in the ring and sees Van Clair on top of Edling and counts 1...2...3!
Hyde Van Clair pinned Leif Edling in 25:34.
Match Rating: *****
The Phantom Zone rush the ring and pick up Van Clair, who is holding a hand up in victory. Nolan Gerencser is looking at the downed Edling, unconscious and barely breathing. He grabs the mic.
Gerencser: How the hell did this happen? I want to see a replay of this match before I truly call you the winner Van Clair! I've seen too many American matches to know you couldn't have magically came back to win that match!
The Phantom Lord and Gerencser begin arguing...
The hooded man enters the ring behind Gerencser, and hits him with a piece of the broken staff! The Zone begin beating on both Edling and Gerencser! The Phantom Lord grabs a microphone...
The Phantom Lord: HAHAHAHAHA! I TOLD YOU ALL THE ZONE WOULD WIN THE WAR! LEIF EDLING IS DEAD! NOLAN GERENCSER IS DEAD! I RUN THIS FEDERATION NOW! MY FIRST DUTY AS PRESIDENT IS TO WELCOME BACK ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME, IPW'S OWN PRODIGAL SON!
The hooded man takes the mask off, and it is Adam Riggs! He laughs and continues to beat on Leif Edling. All the fans are throwing trash all over the ring, and no one is coming out to help Edling and Gerencser. Ralf Blazer brings two tables into the ring while Adam Riggs gets on the microphone.
Riggs: What's up you Eurotrash English wankers?! It's been a long while since I stepped foot in this federation due to all the trash working here, so the Phantom Lord called me up and said that we need to do a little summer cleaning! Look at Leif Edling now, I really do think he is dead, just like the last time I kicked his sorry ass! Hahahaha! And this little pussy Gerencser, he ain't the president of shit, the Phantom Lord is president of this sorry IPW! Stick it up your asses British bitches!
Ralf Blazer sets one table up and puts Edling and Gerencser on it, then puts another table on top of it. The Phantom Lord sets them on fire! Adam Riggs, Hyde Van Clair, Fear, and The Spellbinder each climb a turnbuckle and jump off onto the flaming table!
The Phantom Lord: The IPW will die with both of these fools! Hahahahaha!
The Phantom Zone and Adam Riggs escape into the crowd while paramedics rush the ring. The show ends with Leif Edling and Nolan Gerencser, bloody and unconscious, being loaded onto stretchers.
Rob Van Dam pinned Steve DiSalvio after the Van Daminator in 35:13.
(Rob Van Dam retains the WWA World Title)
Match Rating: *****
Van Dam looked tired, but pulled off an impressive win in a truly classic match.
Chris Worrall defeated Jack Voight by disqualification in 23:12.
(Chris Worrall retained the WWA European Title)
Match Rating: ***
Voight snapped during the match and hit Worrall with the ring bell. Voight then piledrove him off the top turnbuckle to the floor. Worrall was stretchered out.
The Blood Brothers beat Blitzkrieg and Candlemass when LeMonie pinned Skull in 29:07.
(The Blood Brothers retained the WWA World Tag Team Titles.)
Match Rating: **
Candlemass did not show up for the match until Fear interfered at the end of the match and lit Skull on fire. He and the Spellbinder then beat down both teams after the match until security restrained them.
Alan Epperson pinned Jerry Chesnut in 36:17 after a double powerbomb.
Match Rating: ****
A crazy match that took place all over London. It eventually ended on the top of a double decker bus. Alan threw Chesnut over the top of the bus after the match, and then claimed he should now get some respect in the IPW.
Ralf Blazer made the Mangler submit to an armbar in 11:12.
(Ralf Blazer retained the IPW Hardcore Championship.)
Match Rating: **
Albert Jenson beat Steven West by DQ in 17:55.
Match Rating: ***1/2
Steven West, continuing the streak of wrestlers flipping out tonight, snapped in this match. His Wolfsbane partner Bruno Ravel came out to try and stop the match between the two former best friends. He told West that he and Jenson had become friends, and he hopes West would mend his friendship with Jenson also so they could all form a group. West DDT'd both men! They got up quickly though, and then began their attack on West, but from behind Daniel Ferrari clobbered both men with a crowbar. Daniel and Steven then brutalized them with chairs as the fans booed him.
West: Shut your damn mouths! This fool Ravel betrayed me just like that other piece of garbage Jenson! These two fag boys deserve each other! I have found myself a real allie in Daniel Ferrari! Fuck these two, and fuck Wolfsbane!
Special 99 defeated Rave Inc. when M. Duncan pinned Jia Writs after a frog splash in 19:34.
Match Rating: **1/2
Markus Weirkeith pinned Daniel Ferrari after a moonsault in 20:01.
(Markus Weirkeith won the IPW Television Title)
Daniel Ferrari was not himself tonight. After losing a very close match, he offered his hand to Markus Weirkeith whom was celebrating his win with the crowd. Markus shook his hand, but then Ferrari punched him in the face! Weirkeith's nose began to bleed, and he could not stop Daniel from destroying the TV title! Ferrari then laughed as he walked from the ring while the crowd booed him.
Match Rating: *****
Phillip J Edmond made Rich Cavanaugh submit to the Royal Arm Lock in 13:24.
Match Rating: **
We cut to the back, where Leif Edling is being BEATEN down by all members of the Phantom Zone! Hyde Van Clair is hitting Edling's right leg with a steel chair repeated times before Frans Joule and Special 99 run and help Edling, but he is still a bloody mess!
Frans Joule beat Carlswell Denault by ref's decision in 34 seconds!
Match Rating: none
Frans Joule MAULED Denault! He is definitely back in his top form.
Jock Picard pinned Mikey Whipwreck after the Flying Elbowdrop in 10:34.
(Jock Picard won the IPW Lightweight title.)
Match Rating: ***3/4