NYCW

HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
NEW YORK, NY
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2003

* RINGSIDE:
The opening credits roll and we are taken inside the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where Jerry Georgatos is standing inside the ring for the first ever New York Championship Wrestling television taping. Georgatos announces that he has been named the Commissioner of NYCW and promises the fans a great night. He runs down the card for the evening, before Pantera’s “Walk” hits and he is interrupted by “The Human Highlight” Jon Dulberg. Dulberg and Georgatos get into a confrontation over which of them should get to open the show. Before long, Darkseed’s “Cold Under Water” hits and the 6’9” 293 pound Barrow, Alaska native Solomon stalks to the ring, leaving the crowd in awe. Solomon stares Dulberg down, and Georgatos introduces Dulberg to the man that he claims will be the future of wrestling. Dulberg -- slightly concerned with the massiveness of this individual -- and Solomon stare each other down as the camera cuts to commercial

* MATCH 1: DAMIEN FIELDS VS. BIG VERNON GOODWIN:
Back from commercial, the action begins. This first match pits the explosiveness and speed of the sadistic heel Fields, against the sheer girth and fun-loving power of Big Vernon from the Dirty South. The big 300-pounder tries to put Fields away early, but Damien proves that stamina and endurance is in fact a big deal, and puts Goodwin down for the count with his variation of the Diamond Cutter, which the fans do not like.
WINNER: DAMIEN FIELDS (6:34)

* MATCH 2: DYNAMITE DEAN NASH VS. DEION YOUNG VS. DAMON SAVAGE VS. ROLAND HOLCOMB:
The first high-stakes match in NYCW history, this four-way elimination match has a lucrative prize attached to it: the winner will travel to Atlantic City, New Jersey this Saturday to take on Steve Beovich in a dark match at the PWA’s Temptation pay-per-view. The fans immediately take to the charismatic Nash from Hollywood, Florida, along with fellow Floridian Deion Young, who is no midget at 6’6” 302. Damon Savage, though at a size disadvantage in this one, is booed either because of his cockiness on the way to the ring, or the fact that his Wu-Tang entrance music is just naturally heel. Holcomb, a dangerous psychopath from Waco, Texas, easily garners the most heat of the night thus far. Deion Young is the first eliminated, falling victim to a swinging DDT from Holcomb. Then, Dean Nash surprises Holcomb with a butterfly suplex to gain a three count. Nash and Savage then battle furiously for the right to wrestle dark at PWA Temptation, but Damon Savage falls victim to Dean’s dynamite dragon attack, and comes up on the short end of the stick. Dynamite Dean Nash will head to Atlantic City to face Steve Beovich prior to the start of PWA Temptation.
WINNER: DYNAMITE DEAN NASH (9:18)

* MATCH 3: WOMEN’S INVITATIONAL BATTLE ROYAL: TINA HOOVER VS. DANA CHAPMAN VS. LIZ RUSH VS. ALLISON KELLY VS. JENNY OTTATI VS. LI MEI:
In the second consecutive pinfall elimination bout, the fans prepare to be introduced to a new crop of female superstars. While the females receive similar reactions on the way to the ring, Tina Hoover, Liz Rush, and Allison Kelly develop boos as the match goes on, with the other three being cheered. Li Mei is the first eliminated, pinned with a diving reverse DDT from Kelly. Jenny Ottati then makes her presence felt, pinning the impressive Tina Hoover with a big moonsault. Liz Rush then forces Dana Chapman to tap with a cobra clutch, bringing us down to three. Liz Rush and Allison Kelly double team the explosive Jenny Ottati, but Ottati bursts out and nails Rush with the Maivia hurricane, a move she calls Cali Dreamin, which is enough for the three, leaving us with Ottati and Kelly. The two rookies battle it out hard, but in the end, Allison Kelly picks up the extremely impressive victory, pinning Jenny Ottati with her variation of the eye of the hurricane.
WINNER: ALLISON KELLY (8:11)

* BACKSTAGE:
After the match, Allison Kelly is interviewed by official NYCW backstage reporter Josh McGuire. Allison tells the fans that what just happened is only the beginning. She will tear through NYCW, beating any woman that is stupid enough to get in the ring with her. She singles out Jenny Ottati, offering her a rematch whenever she wants, as long as she realizes that she can’t win. The fans boo, and we head back to the ring.

* MATCH 4: ANDREW LIVINGSTON VS. THE BLIZZARD:
The Blizzard comes to the ring, the first recognizable superstar to compete tonight. At 5’11” 190, Blizzard is disturbed to learn that his opponent is 6’7” 305-pound prodigy Andrew Livingston. He has good reason to be disturbed to, as the bell rings and Livingston proceeds to tear him to itty-bitty pieces. A gutwrench powerbomb officially leads to the pinfall, but some might say this was over before it started.
WINNER: ANDREW LIVINGSTON (3:52)

* BACKSTAGE:
In the locker room, Commissioner Jerry Georgatos introduces Macon, Georgia’s Charles Walker to Calhoun, Georgia’s Jermaine Harris. He informs the two that they will team tonight against the Minnesota duo of Bobby Burris and Alex Mason, who have been teaming on the independent circuit for quite some time as The Old School. Georgatos leaves the two, and they get to talking. Before long, the two click, and Walker comments that they will have to be bandits to steal this win from an established team like the Old School. Harris laughs, but comments that they will get the job done.

* MATCH 5: KILAUEA VS. FRANK BRIGGS:
When the big Hawaiian Kilauea hits the ring dancing to “Here Comes the Hotstepper,” the NYCW fans know they have found their fun-loving fan favorite. However, when the 6’6” 328-pound Frank Briggs emerges, straight from Calgary… Alberta, Canada, the fans are fearsome of what a big man trained in Wrestling Central might bring to the table. They find that answer out the hard way, as Briggs easily demolishes the big Hawaiian, putting him away with an impressive Gorilla Press Slam, followed by a Sharpshooter, showing off his Calgarian roots.
WINNER: FRANK BRIGGS (6:04)

* BACKSTAGE:
Jerry Georgatos is backstage in his office, when a massive individual, about 6’6” 337, enters. This man is Salida, Colorado’s D-Gunz, one of NYCW’s can’t-miss prospects. D-Gunz demands to know why he wasn’t booked for tonight’s show, and Georgatos blows him off, explaining that he is very busy. D-Gunz doesn’t take this well and thrusts Georgatos up against the wall. Before any harm can be done to Georgatos, the monster Solomon appears from seemingly nowhere, and engages in an intense staredown with D-Gunz. The two behemoths continue to play the intimidation game as we head to commercial.

* MATCH 6: MARTIN BLACKBURN (w/ jillian clay) VS. ROB GRAVES:
The fans immediately decide that they do not like Blackburn and Clay, the couple from Greenwich, Connecticut that comes to the ring to Beethoven. Rob Graves, the big man from elsewhere in Connecticut, gets a warm response, and seems to deserve it early in the match. However, interference by Jillian Clay leads to Blackburn rolling Graves up and stealing the victory to the chagrin of the fans.
WINNER: MARTIN BLACKBURN (9:17)

* MATCH 7: THE TYRANT VS. RYAN VALENTINE:
In another battle of big men, 6’5” 310-pound Tyrant takes on 6’3” 292-pound Ryan Valentine. In this match, the more talented big man gets the victory, as The Tyrant impresses every single fan in the arena. While Valentine gets the crowd going and shows signs of promise, the Tyrant dominates this match, polishing Valentine off with an impressive full nelson slam.
WINNER: THE TYRANT (5:15)

* MATCH 8: CHARLES WALKER AND JERMAINE HARRIS VS. THE OLD SCHOOL (BOBBY BURRIS AND ALEX MASON):
The Old School lives up to their name here, embarrassing the makeshift team of Walker and Harris with an array of amateur wrestling takedowns. The fans are turned off by the cockiness of the Old School and immediately take to the heart and drive of Walker and Harris. Finally, just when it appears that Burris and Mason have the match won, Harris pulls a small package out of absolutely nowhere and pins Mason, sending the fans into a frenzy and producing the biggest pop of the night! The commentators exclaim that the two truly were bandits tonight, just as they said they must be earlier in the evening. Walker and Harris celebrate ardently and Burris and Mason are furious.
WINNERS: CHARLES WALKER AND JERMAINE HARRIS (7:27)

* MATCH 9: “THE HUMAN HIGHLIGHT” JON DULBERG VS. ANTHONY “BK” DESIO:
Polishing off a lengthy PWA rivalry, Jon Dulberg, easily the most popular superstar in the company, takes on his former friend Desio. Desio wrestles the best match of his entire life in this one, coming extremely close on several occasions to finally pinning Dulberg. Desio hits a huge jumping DDT that produced a heart-stopping two and three-quarters count. In the end, Desio attempts to hit the Play of the Day and defeat Dulberg with his own finisher, but Dulberg slips out and hits the Play of the Day himself, pinning Desio for the crowd-pleasing one, two, three! As Dulberg celebrates in the ring, he is blindsided and attacked out of nowhere by the gargantuan Solomon! A hush falls over the crowd as Solomon begins picking the fatigued Dulberg apart, destroying him with the variation of the F-5 that he calls Deep Freeze. Solomon then lifts Dulberg for a second, but D-Gunz storms to the ring and begins pounding away on the big man. The fans cheer wildly, and D-Gunz clotheslines Solomon over the top rope and checks on Dulberg. Solomon then backpedals up the ramp, staring at D-Gunz as the big man stares right back at him, and we fade to black.
WINNER: JON DULBERG (11:38)