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* 2003-04 AWARDS *
Esther Boyer Theater @
Temple University’s Liacouras Center

Philadelphia, PA

Friday, August 20, 2004



Introduction

The PWA logo flashes onto the screen before showing a montage set to “Stinkfist” by TOOL of several PWA superstars and highlights that span the course of the past year. That follows up with highlights from the careers of Mike Tortorici, Vulture and Jason Calysto and after it wraps up, we are taken inside the Liacouras Center’s Esther Boyer Theater, where the cameras span the crowd of PWA superstars and fans before it takes us to our hosts, Nick Cade and Rick Madsen.

 

Cade: Hello everyone and welcome to the second annual PWA Awards Ceremony and first annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony! I’m Nick Cade, alongside Rick Madsen, and Rick, this certainly has the makings of a special evening tonight here in Philadelphia.

 

Madsen: This past week here in Philly has been incredible and this night here at Temple University will only add to that.

 

Cade: Tonight, we will see many PWA superstars honored for their achievements throughout the past year and throughout their careers, but one thing is for sure and that is that this will be a night to be remembered.

 

Madsen: Everlasting Epic 3 is going to deliver huge tomorrow night, but let’s get this show on the road Nick!

 

Cade: Alright, here to kick things off and present the 2003-2004 PWA Woman of the Year, a man who knows a lot about the ladies, North Philly give it up for “Da Playboi”, Romeo!

 

Segment 1 - Woman of the Year

B.G.’s “Hottest of The Hot” plays over the sound system and a big round of applause greets Romeo as he climbs up the steps and approaches the podium.

 

Romeo: This show is about 3 minutes old and already we on fire here in Philly tonight! (Crowd cheers) Nick Cade couldn’t have put it any better than he did. Who better than yours truly to present this year’s Woman of The Year award? I know all there is to know about women and I can definitely say that these five are all deserving of this award. However, only one can win, so let’s get to the nominees.

 

Jade - Aligned herself with Walter Gindin to capture two PWA Women's Championships, defeating Lauren Tantalus at a house show in the Philippines and Dee Licious on Frequency in Paris, France to tie Allison Kelly for the most Women's Titles won, with three.

 

Dee Licious - Won two PWA Women's Championships, defeating Allison Kelly at Everlasting Epic 2 in New Orleans and Jade in Thailand. Also managed Mike Grieco to a PWA International Championship win at Requiem.

 

Camieko - Returned to PWA action in February as the NYCW Women's Champion to nearly become PWA Women's Champion on several occasions.

 

Lauren Tantalus - Won two PWA Women's Championships in her rookie year, defeating Allison Kelly at Fallen Souls in Greensboro, NC and Jade at the Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas. Also carried an impressive undefeated streak from her debut until her first loss in October at Hellbent.

 

Traci Reed - Only female broadcaster/reporter in the PWA delivered several fresh scoops throughout Overdrive, Frequency and Pay-Per-View events.

 

Romeo: And the winner is…..Lauren Tantalus!

 

“Free” by VAST begins and a big ovation ensues for Tantalus, who steps up to the podium and embraces Romeo as he hands her the first PWA award of her career.

 

Tantalus: Thank you.  Thank you all. So here I am, only a year into my stay in the PWA, and I hold the Woman of the Year award. Of course I’m not the least bit surprised. To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself, and I’ve known from day one that I’ve had the stuff to be the best wrestler the women’s division has ever seen.  Now, there have been some circumstances over the past few weeks that leave my future in question, so if this is the last chance I get, I want to thank you all for everything.  I couldn’t have gotten to this point without all of you.  But, with that said, Camieko, bring it on tomorrow night.  I’ll be ready.

 

Segment 2 -Rookie of the Year

As “Free” goes down, White Zombie’s “More Human Than Human” hits and The Omega Steve Beovich comes up to the stage.

 

Beovich: It was just one year ago that I was standing in San Antonio, Texas and I was honored by becoming the first-ever PWA Rookie of The Year. In one year from now, I’ll be back as the PWA Champion, but for now, it is time to grant someone the same honor that was bestowed upon me, The Omega, just one year ago. The nominees for Rookie of The Year are as follows:

 

The Naturals  Greg Price and Kris Anthony each claimed the NYCW Television Championship before Price won the NYCW Heavyweight Championship. After departing NYCW, they capped off their rookie years by winning the PWA Tag Team Championship in Rockefeller Center from Paul Dawkins and Jackie Baccaro.

 

Lauren Tantalus - Won two PWA Women's Championships in her rookie year, defeating Allison Kelly at Fallen Souls in Greensboro, NC and Jade at the Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas. Also carried an impressive undefeated streak from her debut until her first loss in October at Hellbent.

 

Jackie Baccaro – Became the NYCW Television Champion and then defeated Briggs to become the only man to hold that title and the NYCW Heavyweight Championship simultaneously. He then went to the PWA to team with Paul Dawkins and defeat Infernus and Jonathan Brett at Salvation in Tokyo, Japan to win the PWA Tag Team Championship. Also advanced into the Elite 8 Round of the Golden Tournament by defeating Hollywood Mike Griffin.

 

Dynamite Dean Nash – Debuted in the PWA in the winter and notched a huge upset victory over TFU’s Reaper. Also defeated PWA Progressive Champion Showtime Damon Savage in a non-title matchup to earn a title shot at the Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas.

 

Briggs – Began his rookie year by upending Ryan Knakal for the NYCW Heavyweight Title. Then debuted in the PWA on April 13 as Justin Schenck’s enforcer, brining a powerful and dominating presence to the group.

 

Beovich: And the Rookie of The Year….is Jackie Bacarrooooo!

 

“Black” by Sevendust hits and a big round of applause greets Baccaro as he stands up and starts for the stage. Halfway, he stops and goes back to his seat, summoning his tag team partner Paul Dawkins to come up with him. Beovich hands the award to Baccaro and shakes hands with both before Baccaro begins to speak.

 

Baccaro: Oh man. First up, I’d like to thank Bryan Conroy for giving me the opportunity to come here and wrestle in the PWA. He saw my work in NYCW and felt I was ready, and I can’t thank him enough for the opportunity. Vulture (crowd cheers)….I’ll get to you later tonight, I promise that. But most importantly, I must thank the man next to me, Paul Dawkins. He’s made my game just as good as I’ve made his and it is for that reason that we will become the two-time tag team champions tomorrow night. You can take that to the bank Naturals. Thank you all!

 

“Black” replays as we head backstage to Scott Cornelius.

 

Segment 3 – Backstage

Cornelius: I’m backstage with The Omega Steve Beovich, and Steve, your speech was certainly interesting, but I must ask you, where is your tag team partner Jon Dulberg this evening?

 

Beovich: Good question. As you know, we’ve got a match against Scott Hosemann and Briggs tomorrow night and as important as that is to me, it’s even more important to Jon. Remember that these guys took him out of the game a few months ago and throughout his surgery and his rehab, all he’s spoken about is how he wants payback on them. He has been waiting for tomorrow night ever since the spring and he is here in Philly, but he’s a few blocks away at Edberg-Olsen Hall doing some last minute leg training with the Owls Football trainers. He’s waited for this match for months and he is serious about extracting some revenge at The Linc.

 

Cornelius: He must be. Thank you and good luck tomorrow night.

 

Beovich: Thanks Scotty.


-COMMERCIAL BREAK # 1-

 

Segment 4 - Most Improved Wrestler of the Year

Madsen: Can you believe that? Dulberg is missing this event to train?!

 

Cade: Well he had knee surgery just a few months ago and he remembers how painful rehab was. I wouldn’t want to be Hosemann or Briggs or especially Justin Schenck tomorrow night.

 

We head back to the stage as Sepultura’s “Refuse/Resist” hits. A big ovation meets GI Jew as he marches from the back and to the podium, ordering the crowd to be seated.

 

Jew: Since everyone involved in my match for the PWA Championship tomorrow has talked on and on and on about it, I guess I’m expected to run my mouth too. But I’m not Solomon or Scythe. I don’t need to talk about the ass I’m gonna kick. I simply do it. And tomorrow night, I’m coming back to take what is rightfully mine, my PWA World Heavyweight Championship! (Crowd cheers as camera cuts to a close-up of a stoic Scythe) Now, onto the nominees for The Most Improved Wrestler of The Year.

 

Scythe – Won his second PWA International Championship by defeating Steve Beovich in a Ladder Match at Everlasting Epic 2 in New Orleans, Louisiana and claimed his first PWA World Heavyweight Championship by eliminating 6 men to win the Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas.

 

Romeo – Won his unprecedented fourth PWA Tag Team Championship and eighth tag title overall by defeating S.I.N. and the Lost Souls at Everlasting Epic 2 and won his first PWA International Championship at Forsaken in Miami, Florida by upending Infernus. Also went into the Elite 8 Round of the Golden Ring Tournament by defeating Mike Troha.

 

Showtime Damon Savage – Lost to Evander Holyfield in their second exhibition boxing match at Revival, but bounced back to defeat Justice for the PWA Progressive Championship at Animosity in Boston, Mass.

 

Mike Grieco – Defeated Anthony Failla in the first barbed wire match in PWA history at Hellbent in Toronto, Ontario and chased the International Championship for months before finally capturing it, his first-ever championship, at Requiem over Romeo in a ladder match.

 

Paul Dawkins – Went from talented mid-card performer to one-half of the most dominant tag team champions in recent history by teaming with Jackie Baccaro and winning the PWA Tag Team Championship from Infernus and Jonathan Brett at Salvation in Tokyo, Japan.

 

Jew: Well what do you know? It’s the guy who’s ass I get to kick first after regaining my title, Mike Grieco.

 

50 Cent’s “Da Repercussions” hits and Dee Licious screams with excitement as she quickly walks up to the stage to grab the award. Grieco follows suit and holds it high along with his International Championship belt as he begins to speak.

 

Grieco: Besides my lady, I thank one person. Me, myself and I! I took this International Title belt over 4 months ago and next week, I’m gonna put this award to even more use when I beat GI Jew, Scythe, or even Solomon, yes you Solomon, to become the new World Champion on Frequency. I’m out.

 

Segment 5 - Most Hated Wrestler of The Year

Cade: Can you believe that Grieco went through his speech and made absolutely no mention of Anthony Failla, who he’ll face tomorrow night for his title?

 

Madsen: There has to be a reason for that. Grieco must be so excited about winning a World Title shot this Tuesday, that he is overlooking the man who has given him immense trouble throughout the entire summer.

 

Cade: He is outright scared of Anthony Failla and with him trying to simply block out the fact that he must face him tomorrow night, I’m expecting to see a new champion.

 

The shot shifts back to the podium, where Traci Reed is standing.

 

Reed: While all of our fans worldwide love to cheer their favorite wrestlers, what good would it be if they didn’t have someone to hate? Many people say that the bad guys make the best wrestlers in the industry, and this group can certainly back up that claim. Here are the nominees for the Most Hated Wrestler of The Year:

 

Mike Troha

 

Greg Tantalus

 

Mike Griffin

 

The Machine

 

Solomon

 

Reed: And the winner is…The Machine!

 

“H-K” by Fear Factory hits and The Machine walks up to the stage to nothing but a negative reaction from his fellow superstars and fans.

 

Machine: So everybody hates The Machine? That’s fine, because tomorrow night, I’m really going to give the world a reason to hate me. I am going to beat Jason Calysto into oblivion and retire him for good!

 

“H-K” hits again as The Machine storms off the stage, seemingly unable to wait for his confrontation with “The Iceman” tomorrow night.

 

Segment 6 – Backstage

Cornelius: I’m backstage with Walter Gindin, and Walter, you look very upset. May I ask why?

 

Gindin: Well I thought my main man Solomon would take the last award, but that’s alright because he’s gonna win the big one tonight and the even bigger one tomorrow night at The Linc. But to answer your question, this place just upsets me. Philadelphia is just an upsetting place. The last time I was here, that idiot GI Jew beat me up while I was dressed as a mascot who only wanted to entertain the kids. But that’s alright too because all of my bad Philadelphia fortune is going to turn around tomorrow night. I’m going to win my tag team match and Solomon is going to win the World Title and all will be right with the world.

 

Cornelius: I hope that works out for you, good luck. Now let’s head back to the stage.

 

Segment 7 - Comeback of The Year

As we return to the stage, KISS’ “War Machine” fades out and the PWA Commissioner Kerry Cox speaks.

 

Cox: A few people might regard my PWA Comeback last year as something sensational. I went head-to-head with Scott Hosemann and Mike Griffin in some of the greatest matches of my career. However, we have more superstars on this roster who have made far more impressive comebacks than yours truly. Here are the nominees for Comeback of The Year.

 

Scythe  - After recovering from a broken arm suffered at the hands of Jonathan Brett in December, he returned in April to assist Team PWA in their win over TFU at Requiem. Has gone undefeated on pay-per-view events in 2004, defeating Jonathan Brett at Animosity, winning his first PWA World Heavyweight Championship after eliminating six men and lasting over 55 minutes in winning the Symphony of Destruction, and defending his championship against Hollywood Mike Griffin at Meltdown in Montreal, Quebec.

 

Rudy Montenora – Returned to the ring after a 14-month hiatus at Everlasting Epic 2 in New Orleans, Louisiana and nearly captured the PWA World Heavyweight Championship and International Championship on several occasions.

 

Vulture - Recovered from extensive neck surgery in September to win the PWA Tag Team Championship with Jaguar over TFU at Revival in East Rutherford, New Jersey on his first night back in action. He also claimed his second PWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Mike Griffin, Jaguar, Mike Troha, Mike Tortorici, and Greg Tantalus inside the Elimination Chamber at Salvation in Tokyo, Japan. Also competed for Team PWA at Requiem in Baltimore, Maryland and defeated Mike Tortorici in his final match at The Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas.

 

Jonathan Brett – Came back from a devastating ankle injury

 

Anthony Failla – Returned from career threatening shoulder surgery in May of 2004 on Frequency to target International Champion Mike Grieco. Nearly defeated Grieco in Houston, Texas at the Symphony of Destruction and made it to the Elite 8 round of the Golden Ring Tournament in July.

 

Cox: And the winner is….hard to argue this choice. Vulture!

 

“Falling From The Sky” by VAST plays and a big ovation greets Vulture as he steps onto the stage and shakes hands with Cox to accept his second award of the evening.

Vulture:  Thank you.  I’m gonna keep this short, since I’ll be back up here for the Hall of Fame inductions later tonight, but I want to thank everyone for supporting me in the Comeback of the Year.  Earlier tonight, I won the award for Moment of the Year, for when I tossed Magnifica right the hell out of a PWA building and the company for good last summer.  Now, that moment felt great, and it felt great to win that award, but this award means a bit more to me.  It’s a culmination of eight months’ worth of hard work, and I’m not gonna let this comeback end in vein.  Tomorrow night, Greg Tantalus will be the cap off of the Comeback of the Year, and I will leave this city with my hand raised.  You can bank on it.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK # 2-

 

Segment 8 - Tag Team of The Year

 

Cade: I’m just itching to see Vulture take on Greg Tantalus tomorrow night at Everlasting Epic.

 

Madsen: It will be Vulture’s final match of his illustrious career, but Greg Tantalus is the best spoiler in this business and you know he’ll be out to ruin it all for Vulture tomorrow night.

 

Cade: Well let’s get up to the podium, where The Naturals are waiting.

 

Price: You know something Kris, its almost like the PWA is looking into the future with us up here for the Tag Team of the Year award.

 

Anthony: Well this year, we are presenting the award to whichever low-class team manages to win it. That’s only because we didn’t arrive until the year was almost over, but next year, we are guaranteed to take the award.

 

Price: Naturally. We are the top team in the game right now and we have the belts to prove it, but let’s go ahead and give this thing out because I need to rest up before destroying Paul Dawkins and Jackie Baccaro AGAIN tomorrow night.

 

Anthony: The nominees:

 

Paul Dawkins/Jackie Baccaro – Makeshift tag team soared to PWA Tag Team Championship at Salvation by beating Infernus and Jonathan Brett in Tokyo, Japan. They followed by successfully defending the titles against several teams, including Da Banditz, Scott Hosemann and Briggs, The Naturals and The Hot Boy$.

 

Hot Boy$ - Won their unprecedented and still unmatched fourth PWA Tag Team Championship at Everlasting Epic 2 in New Orleans by defeating S.I.N. and The Lost Souls in the first ever 3-team Gates of Hell Match.

 

TFU – After a lengthy split, Mike Griffin and Greg Tantalus reformed their unit to win the PWA Tag Team Championship for the second time by defeating the Lost Souls and Hot Boy$ in a triple threat match at Fallen Souls in Greensboro, NC.

 

Jon Dulberg/Steve Beovich – Reformed their late-2002 team to capture the PWA Tag Team Championship for the first time at Hellbent in Toronto, Ontario by beating Ryan and Jeff Knakal.

 

Infernus/Brett – With Speed Demon as a replacement for the injured Jaguar, Infernus and Brett defeated Demon and Vulture on Frequency in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to win the gold.

 

Price: And the winners are….Dawkins and Baccaro?!

 

Cade: Oh man!

 

Madsen: Dawkins and Baccaro won and The Naturals have to present them with the award!

 

“Black” hits again and the former Tag Team Champions eagerly rush to the stage and get face-to-face with The Naturals, who they will meet tomorrow night! A standoff ensues until Price and Anthony slowly back away and the crowd boos as they walk off the stage.

 

Dawkins: This one’s for Philly right here! (Crowd cheers) I wish we could do a longer speech, but Naturals, thanks for this award. You’ll feel even worse tomorrow when we take our belts back.

 

Segment 9 – Backstage

 

Cornelius: I’m backstage with the Progressive Champion, Showtime Damon Savage and “Not That” Rodney King. Showtime, you executed what some feel was a brilliant plan earlier this week when you attacked Dean Nash and James Biamonte, knowing you will face them in defending your title in a ladder match tomorrow evening. What are your thoughts about that?

 

Savage: Of course it was brilliant, you see neither of them is here tonight. I’m sure they’ll be ready to go tomorrow night, but it won’t matter. I didn’t win my nomination tonight, but I’m guaranteeing one thing and that is Showtime is coming with this belt and he’s also leaving with it. Got it?

 

Cornelius: Got it.

 

Savage: Good.

 

Segment 10 – Match of The Year

 

Thursday’s “Understanding In A Car Crash” hits and a standing ovation greets PWA Owner Bryan Conroy as he makes his way to the podium.

 

Conroy: This has been one of the greatest nights in the history of the PWA and we have all of you great people to thank for that, so give yourself a round of applause Philly! (Crowd cheers) The hospitality here has been awesome and we truly thank you for that. Everlasting Epic 3 is tomorrow night and I’m sure some of the matches there will be in this category next year, but now let’s get to the nominees for Match of The Year.

 

Jaguar/Calysto for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship on Frequency at Rockefeller Center

 

Griffin/Calysto for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship at Everlasting Epic 2

 

Hot Boy$ vs. Solomon and GI Jew in TLC for the PWA Tag Team Championship at Walking Wounded

 

Jaguar/GI Jew Hell In A Cell at Hellbent

 

Griffin/Cox for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship at Hellbent

 

Calysto/Machine Career vs. Career at Revival

 

Elimination Chamber for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship at Salvation

 

8 vs.8 TFU vs. PWA Double Steel Cage at Requiem

 

GI Jew vs. Vulture for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship at Animosity

 

Symphony of Destruction for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship won by Scythe

 

Conroy: And the winning match is….(opens envelope) whoa. Alright, to the two men that won this award, do not come up on stage. You need to stay as far apart from each other as possible, until tomorrow night. Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Jason Calysto and The Machine!

 

Calysto and Machine stand up and glare at each other from opposite ends of the room, trading verbal shots as we had back to our commentators.

 

Segment 11 - Most Popular Wrestler of the Year

Madsen: Talk about Vulture and Tantalus? That is a fight I want to see. Calysto-Machine II.

 

Cade: The street fight variety this time. It’s going to be a crazy match. Both careers are guaranteed to be affected by it and I can’t even begin to make a call on that one. Now let’s get back to the podium for our next award.

 

The presenter for the next award remains a mystery until “Parabola” by TOOL begins and Hollywood Mike Griffin approaches the podium. His boos barely die down as he begins to talk.

 

Griffin: If you all only knew how little this award means to me. It was just last year when I was voted the Most Popular Wrestler of The Year, and I quickly realized that it’s meaningless. You people never really cared about me, so the whole thing was a sham. I’ve beaten all five of these nominees and I’m gonna beat one again in 24 hours, but that’s beside the point. Here are the nominees.

 

Scythe

 

Jaguar

 

Vulture


Romeo

 

GI Jew

 

Griffin: Jaguar, I hope you win. We can do it right now. (Camera closes in on a smirking Jaguar) And your winner is…Scythe.

 

Linkin Park’s “With You” begins and a huge ovation welcomes the current PWA World Heavyweight Champion to the podium for the second time tonight. Scythe extends his hand to Griffin, who simply turns away and walks off stage.

 

Scythe: What a bitter guy he is. I hope you kick his ass Jag. But anyway, to all the fans, thank you, thank you, thank you. This has been such an up and down year for me, but it is because of you guys that we are extending the summer of Scythe into the year of Scythe. I missed too much time due to injury to be considered for the Wrestler of The Year award, but my win tomorrow night and my retaining of this title will definitely put me off to a great start. Thank you and I’ll see you all tomorrow night.

 

“With You” plays again as Scythe makes his way backstage and we head to a commercial break.

 

Cade: Can’t argue with Scythe in that category.

 

Madsen: Oh he’s definitely a fan favorite, and he’ll be the crowd favorite tomorrow, but he’s got one helluva mountain to climb as well.

 

Cade: Sure does. We’ve got one award left folks and we’ll be right back to announce The Wrestler of The Year.

 

-COMMERCIAL BREAK # 3-


Segment 12 - Wrestler of The Year

Cade: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 2002-2003 PWA Wrestler of The Year, Jaguar!

 

“I Got That Fire” by Juvenile and Manny Fresh begins and another huge pop brings Jaguar to the stage. He motions for the crowd to sit down as his music stops playing.

 

Jaguar: Mike Griffin, you didn’t want me to win that last one because I woulda whupped your ass right here on this stage. You’ve got no shot in this one, so I’ll see you tomorrow night chump. Now, to the biggest award of the evening. I won this award last year and I can’t begin to tell you what it means to be The Wrestler of The Year. It’s the pinnacle of our sport, the top of the mountain. Its what Hall Of Famers like Vulture, Jason Calysto and Mike Tortorici are made of. I’ve got plenty more to say, but I’ll be back up here in a little bit, but now onto the nominees:

 

Vulture - Recovered from extensive neck surgery in September to win the PWA Tag Team Championship with Jaguar over TFU at Revival in East Rutherford, New Jersey on his first night back in action. He also claimed his second PWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Mike Griffin, Jaguar, Mike Troha, Mike Tortorici, and Greg Tantalus inside the Elimination Chamber at Salvation in Tokyo, Japan. Also competed for Team PWA at Requiem in Baltimore, Maryland and defeated Mike Tortorici in his final match at The Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas.

 

Mike Tortorici - In his final year of in-ring competition, Tortorici defeated Mike Griffin for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship on Frequency in Montreal, Quebec. He strung together the longest title reign in PWA history before losing the title to Mike Troha at Forsaken in Miami, Florida. He won the first ever Lethal Lottery at Temptation in Las Vegas, Nevada and fought valiantly in a losing effort to Vulture in his final match at The Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas.

 

Mike Griffin – Won his first PWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Jason Calysto at Everlasting Epic 2 in New Orleans, Louisiana and had the second-longest reign in history with wins over Vulture, Kerry Cox, The Machine, Jaguar and Greg Tantalus before losing the title to Mike Tortorici on Frequency in Montreal, Quebec in October. Reformed TFU in November with Tantalus to capture his third PWA Tag Team Championship at Fallen Souls in Greensboro, NC. After filming a movie in April of 2004, “Hollywood” returned to the ring in June at the Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas, lasting over 50 minutes in the ring in a losing effort to Scythe.

 

SolomonOverwhelmingly defeated every superstar he faced since starting his career in June of 2003 at the Symphony of Destruction, including Vulture, Jaguar, Kerry Cox, Romeo, Rudy Montenora, Speed Demon, and GI Jew several times without a single loss via pinfall or submission. Retired Loki from active competition in dominating fashion in the winter of 2003 and made it to the Elite 8 round of the Golden Ring Tournament before losing to GI Jew via disqualification.

 

GI Jew - Won his first PWA Tag Team Championship and completed the first-ever Grand Slam in PWA history by winning a TLC match against The Hot Boy$ at Walking Wounded in Phoenix, Arizona. He soon turned on his partner Jaguar and amazed fans in a memorable Hell In A Cell match against him at Hellbent in Toronto, Ontario. After coming up short in several wars against former partner Solomon, Jew went on a tear, defeating both Greg Tantalus and Mike Griffin inside a steel cage to secure a win for Team PWA over TFU at Requiem. He then defeated Vulture for his second PWA World Heavyweight Championship at Animosity in Boston, Mass. After being injured and stripped of the title, Jew returned in June to win the Golden Ring Tournament by defeating Jaguar in the finals and earning a PWA Championship match at Everlasting Epic 3.

 

Jaguar: Well, even though he is the only one nominated who didn’t win the World Championship, you can only beat who you face, so the 2003-2004 Wrestler of The Year…is Solomon!

 

Madsen: Oh God.

 

Cade: Solomon has done it!

 

Madsen: I can’t be too happy for him; the guy put me through a table last year.

 

Darkseed’s “Hear Me” booms through the speakers as Solomon and an ecstatic Walter Gindin step to the podium to accept the award. Boos flood the air as Gindin raises his arms in victory and his client begins to speak.

 

Solomon: Can’t say I didn’t deserve this, so I thank no one but myself. But tomorrow night, I complete my ultimate goal. I will defeat both Scythe and GI Jew to finally become the Heavyweight Champion of The World, and boys, there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it.

 

Solomon stares a hole through Scythe as “Hear Me” replays for his exit from the stage.

 

Cade: Well fans, Solomon is now our reigning Wrestler of The Year. Will he reign as PWA Champion tomorrow night?

 

Madsen: After how he beat Scythe this week, it’s hard to bet against him.

 

Cade: This concludes the first half of our broadcast. We’ll be right back for the first-ever Progressive Entertainment Hall of Fame inductions!

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-NON-TELEVISED AWARDS-

 

Inspirational Wrestler of The Year

Vulture – Recovered from extensive neck surgery in September to win the PWA Tag Team Championship with Jaguar over TFU at Revival in East Rutherford, New Jersey on his first night back in action. He also claimed his second PWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Mike Griffin, Jaguar, Mike Troha, Mike Tortorici, and Greg Tantalus inside the Elimination Chamber at Salvation in Tokyo, Japan. Also competed for Team PWA at Requiem in Baltimore, Maryland and defeated Mike Tortorici in his final match at The Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas.

 

Scythe – After recovering from a broken arm suffered at the hands of Jonathan Brett in December, he returned in April to assist Team PWA in their win over TFU at Requiem. Has gone undefeated on pay-per-view events in 2004, defeating Jonathan Brett at Animosity, winning his first PWA World Heavyweight Championship after eliminating six men and lasting over 55 minutes in winning the Symphony of Destruction, and defending his championship against Hollywood Mike Griffin at Meltdown in Montreal, Quebec.

 

GI Jew – Won his first PWA Tag Team Championship and completed the first-ever Grand Slam in PWA history by winning a TLC match against The Hot Boy$ at Walking Wounded in Phoenix, Arizona. He soon turned on his partner Jaguar and amazed fans in a memorable Hell In A Cell match against him at Hellbent in Toronto, Ontario. After coming up short in several wars against former partner Solomon, Jew went on a tear, defeating both Greg Tantalus and Mike Griffin inside a steel cage to secure a win for Team PWA over TFU at Requiem. He then defeated Vulture for his second PWA World Heavyweight Championship at Animosity in Boston, Mass. After being injured and stripped of the title, Jew returned in June to win the Golden Ring Tournament by defeating Jaguar in the finals and earning a PWA Championship match at Everlasting Epic 3.

 

Kerry Cox – Put his career on the line and then defeated Scott Hosemann at Walking Wounded in Phoenix, Arizona to earn a PWA World Heavyweight Championship match at Hellbent against Mike Griffin. He then put up a tremendous effort in defeat and remained gracious as he retired from in-ring competition in Toronto, Ontario. After becoming Co-Commissioner of the PWA, he returned to the ring to defeat Jerry Georgatos in the shortest pay-per-view match in history. He also competed for Team PWA in a steel cage match at Requiem in Baltimore, Maryland.

 

Mike Tortorici – In his final year of in-ring competition, Tortorici defeated Mike Griffin for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship on Frequency in Montreal, Quebec. He strung together the longest title reign in PWA history before losing the title to Mike Troha at Forsaken in Miami, Florida. He won the first ever Lethal Lottery at Temptation in Las Vegas, Nevada and fought valiantly in a losing effort to Vulture in his final match at The Symphony of Destruction in Houston, Texas.

Winner - Scythe

 

Feud of The Year

Calysto/Machine

 

TFU/PWA

 

Cox/Hosemann

 

Romeo/Grieco

 

Solomon/GI Jew

Winner – Calysto/Machine

 

PPV of the Year

Hellbent

 

Revival

 

Everlasting Epic 2

 

Walking Wounded

 

Salvation

Winner – Everlasting Epic 2

 

Moment of The Year

Scythe/Mike Tortorici celebration after Scythe won the World Heavyweight Championship at the Symphony of Destruction

 

Kerry Cox's retirement after loss to Mike Griffin Hellbent

 

Return of Vulture to win PWA Tag Team Titles with Jaguar at Revival

 

Vulture tossing Magnifica from the PWA on Frequency

 

GI Jew winning the pinfall for Team PWA inside the double steel cage at Requiem

 

Scott Hosemann turning on Kerry Cox on Frequency in Rockefeller Center

 

Standing Ovation for Jason Calysto after career-ending loss at Revival

 

GI Jew/Jaguar winning PWA Tag Team Titles in TLC at Walking Wounded

 

GI Jew attacking Walter Gindin as Hooter on Frequency at Temple University

 

Jason Calysto and Clint Eastwood at Everlasting Epic 2

Winner - Vulture tossing Magnifica from the PWA on Frequency

 

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