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*MATCH #6* "THE ACE" TY KROSS/MR. WRESTLING IV (?) vs. THE CHILDREN OF APOCALYPSE
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>>*The lights go out as "When Worlds Collide" by Powerman 5000 begins to play.
The purple and yellow lights (a la HHH) begin to flash as Zach, Dan and Nick
Rierson walk out to the ramp. On the ramp they raise their arms above
their head and then proceed to make their way to the ring.*<<
We are back, folks, as we see the Children of Apocalypse on their way to the ring,
folks, what about that BLOCKBUSTER announcement for next weeks special Christmas
Eve show? Fuego vs. Monroe *ONE ON ONE*! Grendel vs. Sim, ONE ON ONE!!! And
both Ronnie Frown and Damien Omega have matches, one of which is LAST MAN STANDING
against one another!!!
Tara Jansen may have thought she was being cute by setting that up, and by putting
the spot that Ronnie Frown *EARNED* in the Gauntlet on the line in that second match,
but remember, Omega has to beat *BOTH* Stevie Mauritz *AND* Ronnie Frown on the same
night, and to this point, he HASN'T BEATEN EITHER MAN!!!!
Folks, you do NOT want to miss next weeks show - if you have family plans, TAPE IT,
but better still, roast those chesnuts, put out Santa's milk and cookies early, and
tune in to Ground Zero *LIVE* next week.
>>*"Who I Used to Be" by Clint Black plays over the speakers, and the crowd gives
a mixed reaction, but pops a little when they see...*<<
Ty Kross is out, now, and he's carrying Neil "Mr. Wrestling IV" Nerdlinger over his
shoulder!!! That little runt is kicking and screaming for all he's worth, but
Kross just sets him on the apron and tells him how it's going to be!!!
I don't know what "The Ace" is trying to prove here, we all know that Mr. Wrestling
IV isn't probably even in the STATE, much less anywhere near the arena.
Ty Kross is a double-tough man, and he wants this tag match to go off...and the COA
jump Kross from behind, as Mr. Wrestling Neil cowers in the corner!!! What a loser!!!
I'd call him the smarter of the two men the Rierson's are fighting tonight - I wouldn't
want to be on the business end of the CofA if I could help it!!!
*MATCH START*
Dan and Zach started off with some clubbing forearms on the back of Ty Kross, then whip
him to the ropes. Kross ducks a double clothesline by the Riersons, then rebounds into
a leaping twin clothesline of his own to floor both Riersons. That got a pop out of the
crowd as Ty grabbed Zach, whipped him to the ropes, and nailed a yakuza kick that sent
Zach sprawling out of the ring. Dan charges in and gets a *STIFF* bodyslam for his
troubles, as the match finally settled down to one on one for a bit.
Kross gets a snapmare on Dan, then jams a knee into his back, then throws his head
down to the mat and drops a knee on his face. Cover, but it only gets a one count.
Kross then locks on a headlock to catch his breath for a second. Dan eventually forces
both men to their feet, where Dan sends Kross into the ropes and shoulderblocks him
into the canvas. Dan comes off the ropes and jumps over Ty, but on the rebound, Ty
nails him with a belly-to-belly suplex, then gets up and falls backwards into the CofA's
corner, elbowing Zach right in the face. Kross pulls Dan up, hits a nice punch combo,
then pulls Dan in for a short-arm elbowsmash before nailing a *running* big boot on Zach
that sends him off of the ring apron.
And Ty Kross making the best of a bad situation here, as he's effectively
keeping Zach off balance on the outside while he's working over Dan inside.
Note that none of this involves Kross' tag team partner! I think Neil
Nerdlinger could clean house in there!!!
Kross now drops Dan with a double leg takedown, and he's got the foot
primed for the testicular field goal, but despite the fans' exhortations,
he settles for a spinning toehold.
WE WANT NEIL!!! WE WANT NEIL!!!! HE'S THE REAL!!! F - N DEAL!!!
Sit down, you're blocking their view!!!
Dan kicks Kross away, but when he gets up, Kross drives a knee into his stomach. As
Ty sets up for the legdriver DDT, Zach breaks it up with a top-rope dropkick! Kross
is the first up, but it bought the necessary time, as Dan fires a low blow (as referee
Gerald Riley ushered Zach out of the ring) onto Kross, and follows it up with a piledriver
to lay Kross out on the mat. Dan finally tags out to Zach, then hits a backbreaker
on Kross as Zach comes off with a top rope legdrop. Zach then lets out a flurry of kicks
to the face and body of Ty Kross before yelling at a fan to draw some boos.
Zach comes off the ropes and hits a forward flip legdrop for a 2 count. Zach then tags
Dan, then runs up the ropes to nail a tornado cravat bulldog, with Dan stepping in
from behind after Kross impacts to lock on a Boston crab. After 20 seconds, Kross
makes it to the ropes. Dan rolls him over and slingshots him up into the bottom rope,
driving the rope right into his trachea. Dan grabs Kross's legs and yanks him into
the center of the ring, the impact causing Kross to land on his back. Dan then tags
out to Zach, then lifts him for a vertical suplex setup before gourdbustering him
across Zach's knee.
Zach hits a tomikaze for another two count when Nick slides a chair into the ring. While
Riley has words with Nick, Zach sets the chair into position for a triple-jump moonsault,
which he nails in picture perfect fashion. Two and a half count. Zach tags Dan as he
sends Kross to the ropes - Dan nails a vertical uranage chokeslam (aka the Rock Bottom)
on the rebound on Kross. Dan drops a Falcon's Arrow and covers for a REAAAALY close 2
and 7/8ths count on a very beaten Kross. Dan tries for a vertical suplex again, but is
blocked, not once, but twice. Kross then executes a small package for a two count.
An upset Dan nails a face-first russian leg sweep, then tags Zach, who comes off
with "The End", aka the shooting star press...only to have Kross roll out of the way.
Both men writhe on the canvas for a bit, then Zach jumps onto the ropes for a springboard
huracanrana -- which Kross reverses into a powerbomb to a sizable pop!
And Ty Kross *NEEDS* to make a tag now, and I think he's going to...
WAIT A MINUTE, HIS PARTNER JUMPS OFF THE APRON!!!
Oh, like you couldn't see this coming!!! Nerdlinger had NO DESIRE
to help Kross in this one!!!
Ty Kross is beside himself right now as Nerdlinger is leaving the
ringside area. Meanwhile, Zach tags out to Dan, and Dan nails Kross
with a belly to back suplex, as this match is now *officially* a handicap
match, even though it's been that way the whole match.
And Nerdlinger gives Kross the one-fingered salute before he leaves -
glad we didn't get that on camera.
Dan with an overhead powerbomb onto the turnbuckles, and now he covers
Kross....one....two...OH MY GOD, HE KICKED OUT!!!!! Kross is still in
thi...NEIL NERDLINGER JUST GOT TOSSED OUT THE RAMPWAY!!!!
>>*CROWD POP*<<
AND HE'S BEING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WRESTLING IV!!!!!
What's this, another imposter?!?
I don't think so, John, I think this is the real deal....IV just DROPPED
NEIL ON THE STEEL RAMP - IVGONE CONCLUSION DDT!!!! In the ring, we've got
a doubleteam, as Zach tries to backdrop Kross into Dan...but KROSS DDT'S
ZACH INSTEAD!!! AND IV's HEADED FOR THE RING!!!
Wait a second, Nick Rierson cut him off, and now they're getting into
it on the outside, Nick outweighs IV by about 30-40 lbs.
He's hanging in there, tho. Meanwhile, Kross has some fistuses flying
in there, holding both men off...double noggin knocker!!!!! And Kross
just sent Zach flying over the top with a lariat!!! Kross has Dan
now set up for a suplex....NO!!! WEST TEXAS DRIVER!!!! KROSS GOT THE
WEST TEXAS DRIVER OFF!!! WE'VE GOT ONE.....WE'VE GOT TWO.......
and ZACH with the senton bomb!!!! He broke the pin!!!!
Meanwhile, Nick's got a steel chair on the outside, and he's about to paste IV
with it.
Not in this lifetime, LOW BLOW by IV....IVGONE CONCLUSION ON THE STEEL CHAIR!!!!
Meanwhile, in ring, the CofA has Kross up - FULL REDEMPTION!!!!! That's the *whump*
powerbomb/neckbreaker *whump* combo....*whump* and that's the match!!!!
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WINNERS: The C of A, by pinfall 9:56
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And the Rierson brothers pull out another impressive win.
In a two-on-one match. And IV just hit the ring with the chair, and the Riersons clear
out. They may have won this one, but this fight isn't over yet. IV and Nick are
already having words as Ty gets up..he GETS UP...from that horrendous beating.
Well, it's good he can take a pounding, cause that's what he's got to look forward
to in the EWC
When we come back, it's the first match of the Light Heavyweight Tournament - stay tuned!!!
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(Camera opens on Furia in the locker room, the hair coming out of the
back of his mask is now streaked blond, he is wearing his Feel the Fury
T-shirt and has a bottle of water in hand.)
[Furia]
"Well, Powers...it was fun while it lasted. No doubt, I can admit that
you were a formidable foe, but Furia came out the victor in what was, in
my book, a great match. You want to know why my hand was raised in
victory? I'll tell you. Because I put my heart and soul into every
match I wrestle. Moving on now, for the newly vacated Light-Heavyweight
Championship, a 4 man tournament has been created. I have no clue who my
mystery opponent is. I'll tell you one thing though...ese, whoever you
are, yo no preocupo con tigo. It doesn't matter, what you've done, if
you're a rookie like me, or a legend. I'll tell you why...because I live
and breathe this stuff. When I walk out there onto the entrance
ramp...and the crowd erupts in cheer...their energy runs through my
veins...feeds the fury...and from then on, there is nothing but the
intensity of the match. This title has eluded me before...and now it's
time that I prove to everyone, including myself, that Furia is no flash
in the pot overnight sensantion. So watch out ese...and Feel the Fury!"
(Furia poors the water over his head, flips his hair back and walks out
of the locker room...)
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Match #7: EWC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT MATCH
MILITAR de FURIA vs. ????????
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>>*"Staring at the Sun" by the Offspring blasts over the PA system as the fans pop hard*<<
Welcome back, folks, you're seeing the Elite Luchador, Militar de Furia, making
his way to the ring in the first match of our Iron Man tournament for the Light-Heavyweight
championship!
And we have no idea who his opponent is going to be -- just that it's someone that just
recently joined or rejoined the promotion. I'm personally hoping that it's PJ Wayne!
Hell, as long as it's not Fabio LaRosa pretending he's a cruiserweight, we'll be fine.
Furia stopping to greet a fan wearing the new Furia t-shirt -- "Feel the Fury" indeed!
Well, he got lucky against Mike Powers at Hardcore Homecoming, but that doesn't mean he
can convert that luck into wins.
We're about to meet his opponent...
>>* The lights go out...
...and the fans pop as "Heartbreaker" by Led Zeppelin comes over the speaker,
and "Apocalypse Unlimited" starts flashing on the big screen. *<<
It's Mr. Wrestling IV!!
AGAIN!?!!? But that trick never works!
IV is on his way out, although he doesn't have the Awesome Amanda by his side
as he has in the past.
Would a gorgeous woman stay with you if you were getting old and senile? What
am I saying? You couldn't get a dog to stay if you had a milk bone necklace!
Folks, the only person to have held the World LH title in more federations than
Wrestling IV, to my knowledge, is Bobby "The Cavalier" Windsor! IV is a former
EWC LH champion, and now he's back to reclaim that title! He's in the ring and
flashes the IV sign to the fans, and they're just eating it up!!
Uh, wasn't IV a bad guy the last time he was here!?!?
Many fans remember IV from his USeW stint, where he backed up hall of famer Derek
Machismo on several occasions, even training him somewhat. But he's here now,
and he's getting set to take on Furia - they shake hands, and off we go.
*MATCH START*
They start with dueling armdrag takedowns, as both IV and Furia each get one in.
After a quick nod of respect, they tie up again, with IV getting a legtrip on
Furia, then dropping a succession of five elbows in a row to the knee of Furia
before settling in on a kneelock, rocking back and forth to stretch the knee.
Furia kicks him away and kips up, they criss-cross on the ropes, and IV backdrops
Furia. Furia lands on his feet and nails a HARD cresent kick that backs IV up a bit.
IV charges in, Furia with an armdrag takedown into an armbar. He stays with it for
about 10 seconds, then gets up and hits a nice springboard armdrag that sends
IV flying across the ring.
Furia tries to hiptoss IV, but IV blocks. Furia tries for a backflip off of
IV's head, but when he lands, IV nails a VICIOUS tomahawk chop that leaves a
mark on Furia's chest and backs him to the ropes. IV then hits another loud
chop that causes Furia to backflip over the ropes. Furia lands on the apron, then
springboards up and rana's IV over the ropes to the floor to a huge pop from the
fans.
Furia gets up and irish whips IV into the guardrail (Or the guardwood, as this is
WWF-style barriers), and IV falls over into the fans. Furia then jumps onto the
apron and onto the ropes for a springboard moonsault into the FANS that nails
IV on the background. A "FU-RI-A" chant starts, as Furia tosses IV back over
the barrier. Furia waits for IV to get up, and then jumps off the barrier into
a huracanrana attempt, but IV slams him down into the concrete with a kinda-sorta
powerbomb, then hooks the legs and slingshots Furia over IV chest first into the
steel ringsteps. The *crash* got a few "oohs" from the crowd. Furia rolls off the
steps on the other side, IV walks over and tosses him back into the ring.
IV grabs Furia's leg and does the forward roll/hamstretch move once - twice -
three times. IV picks Furia up into a shinbreaker, then hooks the head and
hits the "Wrestleplex" fisherman's suplex. Two and a half count right there,
as Riker muses aloud why he would use a finisher that quickly. IV grabs Furia's
leg, hits a dragon screw, and tries to maneuver Furia's legs into an indian deathlock,
but Furia kicks away. IV tries again, but Furia small packages him for two.
IV gets up, whips Furia to the ropes, Furia ducks a chop attempt, IV tries a backdrop
on the rebound, but Furia stops in midair and converts it into a swinging DDT to
a big pop. 2 count. Furia then goes for his triple moonsault, hitting the bottom
buckle...hitting the middle buckle...but IV gets his legs up on the top buckle attempt.
IV gets up, and puts four fingers in the air as he grabs Furia...he sets up for the
"IVGone Conclusion" DDT, but Furia reverses into a inverted atomic drop. As IV
gets up, Furia runs up the ropes and jumps off the top into a victory roll for the
one.....two.....three.
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WINNER: Furia, by pinfall 6:30
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And a great win by Furia, although neither man has anything to be
ashamed of here.
Says you -- if I were IV I'd be going back to the IVFathers Rest Home! Letting
a first or second year scrub like Furia beat me!!!
Furia is a major talent, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him take the title
overall. Remember, you don't *have* to beat all three of your opponents, but it
certainly would help.
Still...there was something weird about this match...
When we return, the TV title is on the line...NEXT!!!!