* 2005-06 AWARDS *
The Theater at
The PWA logo appears on the screen before going into a tremendous
montage featuring the superstars of the Progressive Wrestling Alliance during
the biggest and best moments throughout the past year. With Muse’s “City of
“Marriage of Figaro” by Mozart begins, and a chorus of boos rises
from the crowd as Dexter P. Wellington approaches the podium at the middle of
the stage. With blonde bombshell Liz Rush on his arm and butler Winston pulling
up the rear, the reigning International Champion takes his belt off his
shoulder and places it next to the microphone so he can speak.
Soaring
John Wolfe (singles wrestler)
Morgan Day
Paul Epton (singles wrestler)
Superstar Scott Hosemann (commentator)
“Dead Promises” by The Rasmus begins,
and a big ovation comes as Day rises from her seat. She kisses Vulture, who is
seated next to her, before walking up the stage in a beautiful gown to accept
her award.
Day: Thank you. This is impressive. When I
first heard that I was up for this award, I thought of last year when Keiko
Ishida was nominated, and figured that it’d be nice to be the first woman to
win it. And now I’m standing up here and I can tell you, it feels pretty damn
good to be the first woman to win the Rookie of the Year award. (Crowd
applauds) It’s been a tremendous year and it will culminate with me regaining
the Women’s Championship tomorrow night, but I’d like to thank Vulture for
always being by my side through thick and thin. And where would I be without
the fans? Guys, I can’t thank you enough! Thank you!
“Dead Promises” replays as Morgan exits stage left, and once her
music ends, “With You” by
Scythe: During the history of this great
organization, many men and women have put on incredibly inspirational
performances. We have seen some moments that have almost made us look
superhuman. Just two years ago, my reign as PWA Champion earned me this prestigious
award, and it will be bestowed upon another great superstar here this evening.
Now, the nominees:
Vulture
Jaguar
Morgan Day
Speed Demon
Kris Anthony
Scythe: And the winner is…Jaguar!
“I’m On It (Kryptonite)” by the Big Boi-led
Purple Ribbon All-Stars hits and the crowd cheers loudly as Jaguar rises from
his seat and approaches the stage. He embraces his good friend Scythe, who
backs away so he can speak.
Jaguar: Thank you all guys, I really
appreciate it. I don’t wanna take up too much time on
this show because we got a ton of deserving guys that have earned this time.
I’ll talk later on tonight, but thank you all.
“I’m On It” replays as the number one contender to the PWA
Championship exits the stage, and that is the image we see as we head to our first
commercial break.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we return from the break, “Hear Me” by Darkseed
hits and cheers come as The Alaskan Monster Solomon approaches the podium.
Solomon: Ever since I arrived in the PWA, I
have been known as the Alaskan Monster, the dominant force in this industry.
But climbing between those ropes four times a week, you know exactly how tough
the competition is. Every week, it gets harder and harder to do what we do,
because the men and women on this roster are the best in the world at what they
do. And tonight, I’m out here to present the award for the Most Improved
Wrestler of the Year. Here are the nominees.
Dexter P. Wellington
James Biamonte
John Wolfe
Showtime Damon Savage
Jackie Baccaro
Solomon: You’re gonna love this
The “Walk With Me” of “Footprints” by
Young Buck and 50 Cent hits, and the crowd cheers massively as Showtime Damon
Savage jumps up from his seat, pumps his fist and then jumps up to the stage. Savage
graciously accepts the award from Solomon and shakes his hand before
approaching the podium.
Savage: That’s right baby! It is Showtime
indeed in here tonight! Man, I just wanna thank the
fans for everything. When I was out hurt last year, it was each and every one
of you fans was there to support me each and every step of the way. And ever
since I came back to action in my hometown out in
“Footprints” replays as the cameras cut into the crowd, where
Traci Reed is next to a seated Mike Grieco.
Reed: Mike, you won the Most Improved award
two years ago, but tomorrow night, you will find yourself in familiar, yet
unfamiliar territory. You will be competing in your hometown for the
International Title, but you will do so inside the Elimination Chamber. What
are your thoughts?
Grieco: It’s gonna be tough. Showtime just
said he was gonna win it, but its not gonna be as easy as he’s making it sound.
He’s got me and four other guys just as hungry as he is to leave with that
title. The difference is, nobody in the match is as
big, as strong, or as tough as I am. They can’t hold up to the Chamber like I
can, and they’ll find that out tomorrow night.
Reed: Thanks Mike, let’s head back up to
the stage.
We cut back to a wide angle as “Inertiatic
ESP” by The Mars Volta plays for the arrival of The Miracle Mike Troha and
Bodycount. The reigning Tag Team Champions look surprisingly dapper in their
tuxedoes as they begin their speech.
Troha: The award we are about to present is
a very prestigious one. The Most Hated Performer of the Year award goes to the
man or woman that is usually the smartest and best at what they do in this
business. Face the facts people, you idiots hate us so much that you pay top
dollar to see us get our asses kicked. And what do you get? You get the company
you love going down the tubes tomorrow night! (Boos) Whatever, let’s see the
nominees.
Jackie Baccaro
Magnifica
Helen Summers
Bishop Cross
Troha: And the
winner, oh who else could it be? Ladies and gentlemen, the man who has made
this all possible, my favorite cousin, Bryan Conroy!
“Sad But True” by Metallica
hits and the crowd boos dramatically as Conroy walks out from the left curtain
and onto center stage. The PWA President embraces his younger kinfolk and
shakes hands with Bodycount before attempting to speak, but the rabid
Ferrara: This is New York City Vic, this
crowd is all over Conroy and dammit, I love it!
Conroy: If you morons would let me talk—
Conroy is immediately cut short by more rabid and merciless chants,
and he doesn’t even bother finishing his speech. The boss just marches off the
stage irate and the crowd cheers incredibly loudly as he does so!
We are taken to a backstage area, where Scott Cornelius is
standing next to the man known as The Hardcore Icon.
Cornelius: Kerry, no matter where you were
in this building, you couldn’t avoid the reaction this capacity crowd delivered
to Bryan Conroy just moments ago. I know you had to love that.
Cox: How could I not, Scott? This great
organization is going to close its doors tomorrow night and for what? All
because Conroy couldn’t take the loss handed down to him by me that stated he’d
be forced out last year. He’s come back like an evil ex-wife or mother-in-law
that’s set out to ruin everything, and unfortunately, he’s going to succeed to
a big degree.
Cornelius: You can’t change that, but you
can change what happens tomorrow night when you and Scott Hosemann team up
against him and Rudy Montenora at Everlasting Epic.
Cox: Yeah, and we’re excited about it.
Scott is gonna present an award tonight and he is fully pumped up and ready to
roll tomorrow night. We can’t change the direction of the company, but we can,
and will give Conroy and Rudy the worst ass kicking of their lives. They’ve got
to be idiots to think they can walk into
Cornelius: I wish you guys the absolute
best of luck. Let’s head back to center stage.
Returning the center stage, the crowd is a bit hushed and a little
winded until “Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J hits to an actually
sizeable ovation. Within moments, The Theater is shocked as “Not That” Rodney
King walks out onto the stage!
King marches out onto center stage and the camera catches a shot
of Showtime Damon Savage, who can only place his hands on his hips and shake
his head as he stands to view his former mentor.
King: Well, it certainly feels good to be
back here in
Vulture
Walter Gindin
Justin Schenck
Magnifica
Michelle
King: Okay, the winner is…Magnifica!
“Cuz I Can” by Pink hits, bringing
massive boos from the crowd as Magnifica sashays through the aisle and onto the
stage. King greets her on the podium as she quickly grabs her award from him,
but King doesn’t relinquish his grip.
Magnifica: What are you doing, you idiot?!
King: I forgot to let you know, you’re not
alone.
Magnifica: What are you talking about?!
King: We have a tie. That’s right baby
girl, there’s another winner for this award. Vulture, come on down!
“Falling From The Sky” by VAST takes over
to a booming pop from the crowd, and Vulture rises from his seat hesitantly
before proudly walking up the steps and towards center stage. The camera
catches Jackie Baccaro in the crowd, fuming as security surrounds his area to
keep him seated. Magnifica throws her hands up in the air and just walks off
the stage in a huff as Vulture shakes King’s hand and accepts the hardware.
Vulture: It’s good you walked off the stage
Magnifica, because you don’t deserve a fraction of this award. (Crowd cheers)
You know, some people might blame me because Jackie Baccaro is the man who had
the most dominating, yet sickening year out of any PWA superstar in the
company. When I took this kid, I saw the raw talent he had, and it was up to me
to do the right thing and mold that clay into the gritty, animalistic athlete
that was ruthless on his way to massive fame and fortune. That was all me. But what’s not me is the pathetic excuse of a man he has become.
And it’s because of that piece of garbage that just walked off the stage.
Jackie, I’m not up on the stage to bash you. We all know the story. You let
that tramp get in your head, and because of that, you’re gonna get my size 14
boot all up in your ass tomorrow night. (Crowd cheers) But this award isn’t for
what she did; it’s for my hard work. It’s for bailing you out all the time, it’s
for me getting up out of bed at four in the morning to get your ass in the gym
by six, it’s for me getting you in the big matches and the big paychecks. And
since you didn’t appreciate it, kid, you’re in for the longest night of your
career tomorrow night.
“Falling From The Sky” blasts through the
PA system again as Vulture walks off the stage to another chorus of cheers.
Ferrara: Of all
the matches tomorrow night, that might be the one I’m anticipating the most.
Vulture and Jackie Baccaro, student versus teacher, one on one!
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
We return to The Theater with Lauren Tantalus at the podium and
“Free” by VAST thumping through the speakers. Her music dies down shortly, and she
begins to speak.
Tantalus: As a
former winner, I know that being named the PWA Woman of The Year is the most
prestigious honor a female competitor can gain in this business. There are so
many tremendous women on the roster, but only one can win the award and it’s
time to see the nominees for it.
Keiko Ishida
Magnifica
Dee Licious
Helen Summers
Morgan Day
Tantalus: And the winner is….Morgan Day!
“Dead Promises” hits again, and Magnifica, who was already rising
to accept, must sit back down in shock as Day rises from her seat to run back
up to the stage for her second award of the evening. She greets Tantalus, who
hands the award over and backs away as the final Woman of The Year begins to
speak.
Day: Alright guys, you heard me at this
event one year ago, and what did I say? I promised that I would win this award
this year and here I am! (Crowd cheers) Guys, I can’t say anymore than what I
did earlier, it’s truly an honor to be amongst you tonight to win this award as
well as the Rookie of The Year. I noticed that
Magnifica was getting up when I was named, and I’ll leave you with this. You
stole that Women’s Championship from a great champion in Keiko Ishida, and for
doing shame to that title, and everyone else with your miserable presence, I’m
not only going to drop you on your bloody head tomorrow night to take that belt
back, I’m going to make you scream like a little bitch and hand it back to me!
“Dead Promises” replays and Day holds the award above her head
before exiting the stage. As she does, we cut to Scott Cornelius, who is next
to Magnifica for her instant reaction.
Cornelius: Magnifica, it has been an up and
down evening for you thus far. You did win Co-Manager of The
Year, but lost to Morgan Day –
Magnifica: (Cutting him off) Shut up! Just
shut up! That stupid English muffin thinks she can go up there and run my good
name through the mud just because she wins some cheap awards? I’ve been the
dominant female in this business for far too long for this tramp to come in and
steal my thunder! If she wants my title, she can try to come get it, but all
she’ll get is this belt implanted in her skull!
Cornelius: (Backing away slowly) Back to
you guys.
With all eyes on the stage, “Falling from the Sky” hits again and
another strong pop comes as Vulture walks back to a familiar area. The camera
shows Jackie Baccaro holding Magnifica’s hand as both
sit in extreme frustration, watching the man they hate in front of them.
Vulture: I’m glad I was chosen to announce
the winners for this award, because after twenty-plus years of being in this
business, I have seen thousands of great matches. This year, we have ten outstanding
candidates, and here they are.
Jaguar vs. Romeo, ORA Championship Hell In A Cell Match – Everlasting Epic IV
Jason Calysto vs. Scythe – Everlasting Epic
IV
Greg Tantalus vs.
Morgan Day vs. Keiko Ishida – Women’s
Championship – Revival
Seven Deadly Sins Match – PWA Championship
– Forsaken
Showtime Damon Savage vs. Dexter P.
Wellington – International Championship Ladder Match – Salvation
Jason Calysto vs. Jackie Baccaro – PWA
Championship Tournament Final – Salvation
Greg Tantalus vs. Jaguar – Ironman Match – Requiem
The Symphony of Destruction – Symphony of
Destruction
Solomon vs. Briggs – House of Horrors Match
– Meltdown
Vulture: And the winners are…Greg Tantalus
and Jaguar!
“Hey You” by Simon Says hits and the crowd comes to their feet,
roaring with approval as both soon-to-be Hall of Famers
approach the stage from opposite ends and meet at the middle. Vulture raises
both of their arms before the music stops.
Tantalus: Like Jaguar said earlier, we’re
both gonna be up here later tonight, but I just wanna
say that I’m glad we had the Match Of The Year and even more glad that I won
it. You gave me a helluva fight that night, Jag.
Jaguar: I didn’t win the match, but I won
this award two straight years now, so I guess I did something right. Thanks
again y’all!
As “Hey You” replays, we are taken back to the announce position.
Troy: And we’re gonna see some other future
Hall of Fame members as well with the next few awards that will be given out. Let’s
find out which was the best tag team of the year right now.
As we cut back to the stage, the remix of “We On
Fire” brings out a thunderous ovation as The Hot Boy$ emerge from the back.
Romeo and Jaguar walk out onto the podium with the crowd still chanting as they
try to speak.
Jaguar: It’s been a crazy night already cuz.
Romeo: Don’t you think these people are
tired of seeing you yet?
Jaguar: I hope not man. Don’t want anybody
looking like Magnifica in here.
Romeo: (Laughs) Yeah man, did you see that
shot of her earlier?
Jaguar: Sure did. Your face was sick, girl.
No lie, when you didn’t win, your face was real sick. Morgan Day is gonna whup your ass tomorrow night, but
let me get back on track. I might be going into the Hall of Fame tonight solo,
but if there’s anything we know, it’s tag team
wrestling.
Romeo: No question. When it comes down to
it, no team has put it down like you and I, The Hot
Boy$. But it’s not about us tonight, there are five
other teams out there that put it down this year too. Let’s peep
the nominees.
Alpha Omega
TFU
Paul Dawkins and Renegade
Mike Troha and Bodycount
The Army of The
Damned
Jaguar: And the winner…alright. Give it up
for my boys, Paul Dawkins and Renegade!
Sevendust’s “Black” begins, and the
crowd applauds, but both men look apprehensive as they rise from their seats to
approach the stage.
Ferrara: These guys had the best year out
of any tag team, and they’ve certainly come a long way from where they started,
but neither looks too excited about winning a major award.
Dawkins shakes hands with both Hot Boy$ as Renegade just
approaches the podium to grab his hardware. Dawkins merely stays in the
background.
Renegade: It’s so cute how the leader of
the team has his hands on the award, but you idiots play his music. Anyway,
this has been a long time coming and it does feel good to finally get
recognized for being on top for so long. I never thought this could happen when
I was carrying around The Chocolate Wonder.
Dawkins: (Pushes him aside) Carrying me
around huh? This award is great, but the only carrying you’re gonna know is
when you get carried out of the Elimination Chamber tomorrow night!
“Black” plays again as the former best friends have a heated stare
down that takes us into our next break.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we return, “Superstar II” by Saliva is booming through the
speakers and the fans are cheering as Superstar Scott Hosemann takes the stage.
Hosemann: Thank you. It has been such a
great night and even though this company will end tomorrow, I’ve got a great
feeling about not only the way this is ending, but what could be in the future
for some of the bright, young stars we have in the building tonight. Give it up
for these guys. (Crowd cheers) Alright, well I’m out here to announce the Most
Popular Performer of the Year, chosen by you fans, so let’s take a look at the
nominees.
Jason Calysto
Greg Tantalus
Showtime Damon Savage
Jaguar
Kerry Cox
Hosemann: And we’ve got another tie folks!
You’re gonna love this one. Give it up for the two men that will fight for the
right to be the final PWA Champion tomorrow night, Jaguar and The Iceman Jason Calysto!
“F*ckin In The
Bushes” by Oasis begins, and the two combatants just shake their heads and
smile as they walk up onto the stage and meet at the podium.
Troy: The fans couldn’t
have chosen a better pair of guys, both are absolutely beloved men.
Calysto removes the World Heavyweight Championship belt from his
shoulder and places it down on the podium before staring a hole through Jaguar.
The Hot Boy does the same to the champion before extending his hand. Calysto
shakes it without delay and both approach the podium to speak as the music
stops.
Calysto: Well it’s about time, people. I
always knew I was your favorite wrestler and now the proof is in the pudding.
(Crowd cheers) Seriously, I couldn’t be up here with a better guy. In my
opinion, Jaguar is the most popular wrestler of all time and like I’ve said
before, it’s a true honor to be making the final PWA Title defense in history
against him. Thank you all!
Jaguar: (As the crowd cheers) Wow, I didn’t
think I’d be up here so much tonight. This has been great. Hopefully one of us
will be up again for the next award, but I don’t want ya’ll getting tired of my
voice, so thanks again!
“I’m On It” hits again as both men walk down from the stage and
the shot cuts over to Traci Reed, who is with Soaring Phoenix.
Reed: Okay Soaring
Reed: We’ll see if that happens. Take it
away guys.
“Parabola” by Tool explodes through the speakers and rabid cheers
come for the arrival of Mike Griffin! The former Impulse walks up to the podium
and motions for the crowd to be seated as he begins to talk.
Solomon
Jackie Baccaro
Greg Tantalus
Jason Calysto
Jaguar
The drumming of “Things Done Changed” by the late, great Notorious
B.I.G. begins and so do the jeers as Jackie Baccaro finally rises from his
seat. Magnifica follows him closely, and the sharply dressed former World
Champion approaches the podium to accept as
Baccaro: Well it’s about damn time! You
people can sit there and boo me, but who has done what I have done? Huh?! Three
World Titles this year, former Rookie of The Year, Tag
Team of The Year, Most Improved and now Wrestler of the Year! Nobody has done
what I have and I’m tired of the disrespect! Look at this woman, your Women’s
Champion and the most dominant female in the history of this business! She is
also tired of the disrespect! All we’re hearing is how we’re gonna get beat by
rickety old Vulture and that wench Morgan Day, and we’ve had enough! We already
know what Magnifica is gonna do to Morgan Day, she’s gonna shove those awards
up her ass! But Vulture, you’re in for it bro. You cost me my title and then
ran down my manhood, and for that, you will pay dearly. I guarantee it. We’re
getting the hell outta here, we’ll see you two
tomorrow night!
“Things Done Changed” plays again as Baccaro takes Magnifica by
the hand and they both storm up the aisle and out of the Theater as the crowd
cheers their act of exit and we head to another commercial break.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
NON-TELEVISED AWARDS:
Feud of the Year
Jason Calysto vs. Romeo
Morgan Day vs. Keiko Ishida
Scythe vs. GI Jew
Solomon vs. Walter Gindin
Winner:
Pay-Per-View of the Year
Everlasting Epic IV
Revival
Requiem
Symphony of Destruction
Meltdown
Winner:
Everlasting Epic IV