Cross: We are back, and it's time for the main event
of the evening ("Crazy" by Seal starts up again
and the fans pop hardcore). Fans, next week
on this broadcast, 3 hours of Lords of the Ring..
we've got the 8 team WORLD TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT..
with the final match being a SPIN THE WHEEL match!
Plus, on New Years Day, they've got football...
we've got FOOTBRAWL! Hardcore battle royal...
wear your best football gear, bring your helmets,
your yard markers, whatever...it's gonna be
brutal, and the survivor walks out with the TV
title.
Lowe: And that was the match where Bill Curtis received
that traumatic head injury over a year ago...this
match will hurt you, and it can end careers.
Cross: ("The Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin starts and
the crowd starts to boo lustily) Ernie Grendel
in the ring now, and here comes the "Icebreaker"..
no blonds this time, but he does have "Bad" Brad
Watkins with him.
Stone: And they have to take consolation in the fact that
even if Torvald doesn't win the World title...which
he will...then Frozen Hell will be in that World
tag team tournament...and with Reikkersen being a
two time former World champion and Brad being a
former AWA World Tag Team champion..that's a hell
of a lot of experience.
Cross: And Fans, I was just told that we will see, in this
ring next week..SEBASTIAN SLOAN vs. THE SLAYER!!!
The Slayer currently being treated by paramedics, but
he's pretty much OK if a bit bruised, and he has
*demanded* a match against Sloan next week..and
we're gonna have it. ("Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden
starts and the fans go pretty much ape doodoo)
Plus we've got the Raw Assassin against Jeremy
Byron and a whole lot more....right now, we've
got Fuego heading for the ring, and he's looking as
intense as ever.
Lowe: I just hope he doesn't win the belt..the EWC
is shaping up to be a really good fed, and Fuego's
got a repuation as a fedkiller every time he gets
the title.
Cross: Fans, we're gonna go over everybody's Christmas
Nightmares and wishes...now, if Ernie wins this
match, his next three matches will be "Falls Count
Anywhere" matches...but if he's the one who is
pinned or submits, his next 3 matches will be
Pure Science match...for him, not for his opponent.
Stone: And since Ernie can't go five minutes in a match
without cheating, that would be three guaranteed
losses. I personally love Torvald's...if he wins,
then for the next six months, the World title will
be referred to as the EWC Torvald Reikkersen
Championship! Hah haaaah..
Lowe: But if he's pinned, the person pinning him can call
upon the Swedish Meatball to serve as either his
tag partner or his VALET...and I'd love to see that!!
Cross: Meanwhile Fuego's wish is for ..oh, get this...for
Chris Sim and Ernie Grendel to have a Wheel of Torture
match...if he loses, Fuego will face Sim in a best of
five series where Sim can pick the stips.
Lowe: Hey, but at least those matches would more than likely
be for Sim's North American championship. ("It's
Showtime" by David Lee Roth kicks in) And HERE COMES
SHOWTIME!
Stone: Oh, you mean he's actually going to grace us with his
presence?
(Showtime steps out, resplendent in his normal robes, and the crowd
gives him a warm welcome)
Cross: One of the pre-eminent wrestlers of our generation..
he's held World titles in three different federations.
And he's here to go for his next one tonight!!! Fans,
Roker's wish is a match with E-wrestling legend Barry
Bromowitz....and his nightmare involves telling his
wife Paris about a *really* ugly scar on his derriere
and how he got it.
Stone: I don't *EVEN* want to know.
Lowe: And the EWC has its senior referee, Gerald Riley,
out calling this match, and Riley's had a long history
of calling it right down the middle, there shouldn't
be any ref controversies tonight.
Stone: "Mr. EWC" Roker Showtime's involved...he's bound
to do something to equalize matters.
Cross: Referee going over the rules with all the participants
...this is No DQ's, no countouts, one fall to a finish.
You have to tag people in and out, only two men allowed
in the ring at one time. And Reikkersen waving off
Fuego, who looks ready to hook it...
Lowe: OH BABY!!! GRENDEL OFF FUEGO'S SHOULDERS AND HE
TACKLES REIKKERSEN OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!!!
*DING DING DING* (POP=WOP=A=LOO=BOP)
Cross: Fuego does not look happy, but is forced to deal
with it..as he and Showtime take their positions
in the corners...meanwhile Grendel landed on top
of Reikkersen on the outside and is laying fists
of fire!!!
Stone: And there's no DQ's here, so it's legal. Grendel
now up...SUPERKICK ON WATKINS!!! "Bad" Brad
on the concrete as Grendel picks Reikkersen
up...and whips him into the steel guardrail!!
Lowe: And Reikkersen dazed on the other side..FUEGO
WITH A TORNADO DDT TO THE CONCRETE OUT OF NOWHERE!!
Stone: Lowe, what is your problem? You sound like a 17
year old calling these matches.
Lowe: Hey, I may be the sexiest man in E-wrestling, but
I'm still a fan, and moments like that get me *SO*
psyched.
Cross: Reikkersen finally rolling into the ring, and he
doesn't know where he is..he's stumbling around
as Grendel climbs to the top rope...CORKSCREW
BODY BLOCK! And Reikkersen falls back to the
corner...and bounces off and falls RIGHT ONTO HIS
FACE!!!!
(Crowd pop, especially as Grendel does his hair mosh
bit)
Cross: And Ernie picks up Reikkersen...and makes the
tag to ROKER SHOWTIME!!!! *crowd pop* and
Roker with a forearm to the face...EUROPEAN
UPPERCUT that almost knocks Torvald out of
his boots! And Roker settles into a front chancory
that has Torvald howling in pain.
Stone: Ref, that's a choke!!! Get in there, ref.
Lowe: That is not a choke. Believe me, I know what
a choke from Showtime looks lik..uhh...feels like.
Cross: Reikkersen trying to reach the ropes..and does
so with a *little* help from Brad. Roker lets
go, and Reikkersen rolls out of the ring and
tries for a timeout.
Lowe: Unfortunately, he did it in the wrong corner...
springboard elbow from Grendel off the corner sends
Reikkersen to the ground!!!
Stone: And Roker is *of course* conveniently tying Riley
up by trying to get outside. I've figured it out..
it's not necessarily a conspiracy for Roker, it's
a conspiracy *against* Reikkersen.
Cross: Ernie heading over...REIKKERSEN low blows Ernie..
OUCH!!! "Icebreaker" on the concrete, and Reikkersen
is back in the ring and *immediately* tags Fuego!!!
Lowe: And that was a smart move by Reikkersen, I don't
know if he could have taken much more...and Fuego
is right on Showtime with nerve strikes and Thai-
style kicks....and Fuego doesn't *care* who he fights.
Cross: And Roker has always shown reticence to get into the
down and dirty brawling..
Stone: Oh bull...
Cross: Fuego has him back against the ropes....whips
Showtime to the ropes, Showtime ducks a roundhouse
kick, Showtime around with a THESZ PRESS!!!
ONE...TWO..and you need a lot more than that to
pin Fuego...ARMDRAG by Roker...and another...
and a THIRD that Roker turns into a figure four
armbar.
Lowe: And this is Roker's style...he's not very flashy
early on, especially against flashy opponents. He'll
wear you down slowly. I've gone 150+ minutes in the
ring with that man in only two matches, and those first
100 minutes were the roughest part of the match..
his stamnina is among the best in the sport, and he
can outlast 99% of active e-wrestlers.
Cross: There is such a disparity of styles in that ring..
Roker's mat-wrestling, Fuego's stiff strikes,
Ern's high flying, Reikkersen's technical expertise
and creative bending of the rules.....Fuego on his
feet now, strikes to Roker's midsection, off the other
ropes..BASEBALL SLIDE under Roker's leg, boot to the
gut. SETS FOR THE MUDSLIDE.
Lowe: Torvald in with the clothesline to break that up,
and back out just like that:
Stone: Smart move by Torvald...I may think Fuego's a freak,
but that Mudslide is definitely a match ender. And
Fuego staring right at Torvald....ROKER WITH
A BEHIND ROLLUP....ONE ...TWO....kickout! What
a sneaky move by Showtime.
Lowe: You can't let yourself get distracted in there
at all. You have three opponents, any one of them
can beat you.
Cross: And Fuego ducks a Rokrr clothesline and SHOVES him
back into Grendel's corner, and Grendel is in..
funny thing about this match, people never seem
to want to tag out.
Lowe: That's why the referee is much more liberal in a match
like this about what constitutes a tag....you can't
win a match standing on the apron.
Cross: Grendel starting out with a spinning kick, followed by
a series of headbutts...Fuego fighting back, and
they're trading headbutts center ring right now!
Stone: And monkey boy Grendel whipping Fuego ot the corner,
CHARGES..
Cross: FUEGO WITH the boots to the face...now Fuego on
the second rope and GRABS GRENDEL'S HAIR ON THE FLY!!
Lowe: And Grendel tasted mat on that one. Now Fuego
locks on a legscissors..and twists around..crooked
leg scissors, and that's going to put a LOT of
pressure on that neck! And at Grendel's size, he
doesn't have the neck muscles to withstand that
for long.
Cross: And Fuego really laying pressure on that neck...
wait a minute, Reikkersen slaps Fuego on the back,
and the referee calls that a tag was made!!!!
Now Reikkersen stomping away at an already
down Ernie Grendel!!! What an opportunist!
Stone: All wrestlers are. Reikkersen picks Grendel
up...DDT!
Lowe: And Fuego *heavily* protesting the tag, but not
much can be done about it right now. Reikkersen
is now peppering Grendel's legs and neck with stomps..
(Reikkersen stops for a second, goes "FURY OF THE NORSEMEN,
WHOOOO!" then picks up Grendel and whips him into a short
arm clothesline)
Cross: And Reikkersen looks well in control of things
sets Grendel up...snap suplex!!! And Reikkersen
kicking Grendel outside the ring...and right where
Watkins is.
Stone; And this is why Reikkersen has won two World titles..
he's as smart and crafty as it gets. Reikkersen now
talking over Riley about the fact he's let so much
cheating is going on..that's right, Torvald, give
him the what for!!!
Lowe: Meanwhile, Watkins with a hard kneelift onto Grendel..
there's gotta be something up with that kneepad...
Brad's strong, but he doesn't have *that* kind of
power. Brad now grabbing Ernie...tilt a whirl back
breaker.
Cross: This time the ref saw it, thanks to Showtime
pointing it out...and RILEY's ordering Watkins
to the back! *CROWD POP* Riley not brooking
any outside interference in this match.
Stone: Brad did his role, tho....Reikkersen now taking
control of Ernie...picks him up, gutwrench salto,
and Ernie is reeling.
Cross: Ern's body was not built to take a lot of ground
punishment like this..Reikkersen with a cover..
1....2...Fuego breaks the count, and the "Icebreaker"
using the ref distraction moment to lay a vicious
choke on Ernie Grendel.
Stone: Torvald really in control now...and he slaps a
sleeperhold on Ernie.
Lowe: Which conveniently slips into a chokehold, but
Reikkersen having the presence of mind to let
the choke go when the referee checks!!
Stone: And Ernie's going down and going down hard!!!
Torvald has him center ring!
Cross: This isn't looking good for Grendel....he's on
his knees, and the referee is checking for knockout
here..the arm drops once...twice...BUT NOT THE THIRD
TIME!!!!
*crowd pop*
Lowe: Ernie getting to his feet...Reikkersen trying to
cinch it in more..and look at those eyes...
THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS...JAWBREAKER BY
GRENDEL!!!!!!
*crowd pop*
Stone: Both men are down tho, I can guarantee you
Reikkersen is in better shape..they're stunned,
Reikkersen already getting to his feet..moves in..
GRENDEL BETWEEN THE LEGS! DAMNIT!!!
Cross: And the tag goes to Roker Showtime!!!!!! *CROWD POP*
Showtime with a boot to the gut, Furopean Uppercuts
backing Reikkersen to the corner!!! Sends Reikkersen
to the opposite corner...REIKKERSEN UP AND OUT!!!!
Lowe: Slick Ric would be proud of that flop...and GRENDEL
with a sacrifice clothesline to the outside on
Reikkersen!!!!
Stone: And Fuego out there now...DDT ON GRENDEL!?!?!?!??!
*crowd gasp*
Lowe: And Reikkersen is grabbed by Fuego..tossed in the
corner..and Fuego back on the apron and TAGS HIMSELF
IN!!! *BWAHAHAHAHAA* And now Fuego in and he tosses
Reikkersen back out!!! Oh, man, that's classic.
Cross: And Showtime and Fuego going at it in the center
ring..neither man giving an inch!
Stone: Meanwhile on the outside, Grendel's got Reikkersen
on the table..no good cam come of this...
Cross: WATKINS BACK OUT, and he's got a chair!!!! *BAM*
Right over the head of Grendel...and now Riley
outside trying to regain control, and WATKINS NAILS
THE REF!!!!
Lowe: It's breaking down out here....Fuego sends Showtime
to the turnbuckles...Roker with a boot to the face..
and now he sends Fuego to the ropes...BELLY TO BELLY!
*crowd pop*
Stone: And Roker covering but there's NO ONE TO COUNT!!!
This is so poetic it's not even funny.
Cross: Meanwhile on the outside, they've got Grendel in
a spike piledriver position....HERE COMES CURTIS
AND GILLETTE, and we've got a brawl out here!!!
Lowe: Roker now outside trying to get the ref awake...
FUEGO WITH THE PLANCHA DIVE, and Roker's head hits
the steel guardrail HARD!!!!!!
Stone: And Roker was knocked senseless by that bump...
wait a minute..there's some commotion in the crowd....
Cross: Fuego first setting Riley in the ring gently, and now
tossing Roker in..he grabs Roker by the hair....climbs
to the 2nd rope...springboard MUDSLIDE!!!!!! GOODNIGHT,
ROKER!!!!
Stome: That's CHRIS SIM!!!! SIM'S AT RINGSIDE!!! AND HE's
got a Canadian flag!!!...Fuego goes for the
cover but the ref is still out of it...BAM!!!!
Cross: Sim knocking Fuego on the head with that steel
flagpole...and AGAIN!!!!!! And now RIGHT IN
THE CROTCH!!! I don't care how tough you are, that's
gonna take anyone out...and Sim is pulling the
unconscious Showtime on top of the unconscious Fuego!
Lowe: Oh geez....it's still chaos on the outside, as
Frozen Hell and Team Cut and Shoot are still going
at it on the outside...
Cross: Riley finally getting a sense of things..and he sees
Showtime on top of Fuego...Sim is long gone...
one...two...three!! And Roker Showtime is the new
World heavyweight champion!!!
##########################################
#WINNER: Roker Showtime, by pinfall 18:49#
# NEW EWC WORLD CHAMPION #
##########################################
Lowe: Showtime is still out of it. Ref raises his hand
but it dropped instantly.
Stone: And once again poor officiating benefits Showtime.
It was *damn convenient* that Sim struck while Roker
was in the ring.....you have to wonder if Sim wasn't
paid off? Remember in the ECWF Sim was paid by
*someone* to take Grendel out of the LH title hunt.
Cross: I think this was more for Sim's benefit. As a result
of Fuego's being pinned, Sim now has a best of five
series against him..the first match of which will be
next week. And Roker *will* be getting his match
against Barry Bromowitz, that's gonna be a barnburner.
Lowe: I have to believe, knowing the kind of guy Roker is,
that he wouldn't have taken this win if he knew
how he got it.
Stone: Bullshit...Roker is an opportunistic bastard. Don't
give me that!
Cross: Fans, we've still got a brawl at ringside..we have to
go. Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and well see you next week!
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