A
video package airs on the Jumbotron, highlighting events that took place last
week, with the signing of the Seven Deadly Sins match for Forsaken, along with
the signing of a SDS qualifying match between Scythe and GI Jew, to be held
tonight. As the package concludes, “By_Myslf” by
Hosemann: We sure do, Troy, and we are just 11 days away from Forsaken, live on
pay-per-view, where the PWA Championship will be decided in the electric Seven
Deadly Sins match!
Hosemann: Absolutely,
Troy: That’s right, folks! You won’t believe this! Check this out!
A video
airs on the Jumbotron, with a graphic reading, “earlier this evening.” We are
in the backstage area, where we see Vulture watching a tape in his dressing
room. He is seen looking at the television fondly, as he watches Hellbent 2002,
the classic event at which he defeated Jason Calysto to win his first PWA
Championship. He is watching the end of the match, and we begin to watch along
with him:
Rejuvenated, the crowd begins chanting
for Calysto once more, but the Iceman does not move from the ground.
Vulture, just as fatigued, begins climbing one of the two ladders, seemingly
headed for his makeshift bridge. At this moment, the Iceman springs back
to life and begins climbing the other ladder! The two are headed for a
collision course on the bridge! The two make it to the top of the ladders
and then both step out onto the table that is serving as a bridge between the
two ladders. Unstable and dangerous as it is, Calysto and Vulture have no
fear and meet in the center, extending right hands that nearly knock each of them
off the perch! Calysto hits the more staggering of the blows, leaving
Vulture open for another attempt at the Icebreaker! Calysto lifts Vulture
off the table, but Vulture quickly slips out, spins Calysto around and T-Bone
suplexes him twenty feet to the ground! Calysto hits the mat with a
sickening thud and Vulture, standing twenty feet above him, contemplating what
might be his final move, gets an idea. With every ounce of strength in
his body, Vulture stands straight up and dives down onto Calysto with a
mind-boggling frog splash, the likes of which not seen for Vulture since his
earlier CAW days! Vulture connects square with Calysto and knocks both
himself and the Iceman out in the process! Vulture, however, is on top of
Calysto and the official counts! One, two, three!
Troy: Oh my God, there it is! After all that! What an ending!
Cerrone: Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new PWA World Champion!
DeBonis: I don't know that either of these men will ever be the same
after a war like that!
Vulture has a huge smile on his face as the video
concludes, and the camera pans up behind him, where we can see the PWA Champion
Jackie Baccaro standing, also with a smile on his face.
Baccaro: Felt like reminiscing a little, huh?
Vulture: Eh, maybe a little. But I’m glad you’re here. The real reason I was
watching that footage is you. Did you see that ladder there, the stuff Calysto
and I were doing?
Baccaro: Absolutely. I watched that match in awe on television when it
happened.
Vulture: Well, I want you to study the tape some more. That’s the kind of
tenacity you’re going to need to show in the Seven Deadly Sins match at
Forsaken. You see, that’s the problem with winning the championship at Revival.
You have the damn SDS to deal with.
Baccaro: Well then why didn’t we hold the rematch until right after the Seven Deadly
Sins match?
Vulture: Simple. Why wait another month when the surefire opportunity was right
there for the taking? Plus, I couldn’t see any way that you WOULDN’T have been
in the match to begin with, meaning you wouldn’t have been fresh. It just wasn’t
a good fit. And also, if we hadn’t been trailblazers at Revival, how could the
boys in
Baccaro: That’s true. We definitely had the Edge on them.
Vulture: We’re
trendsetters, Giacomo. That’s what progression is all about. Anyway, I want you
to watch this match very closely, and pay close attention to the ladder portion
of it. The key to being a champion is knowing every scenario before it happens.
Being a great champion starts with preparation. If you’re going to retain the
title at Forsaken, you’re going to have to win a ladder match to do it.
Baccaro: I know. That’s the one thing that worries me.
Vulture: I know. That’s why I booked you in a match tonight. A ladder match.
Baccaro: You WHAT?!
Vulture: You heard me. Against Jaguar.
Baccaro: WHAT?!?!
Vulture: Yeah. Don’t act so shocked. He beat you at Revival, and you need to
jump back on the horse.
Baccaro: Is the title on the line?!
Vulture: Not that it matters, but no. Regardless, we’re looking towards the
Seven Deadly Sins. It only matters who the champion is AFTER that match. But
no, tonight’s ladder match will have a briefcase hanging above the ring. And in
that briefcase is the rematch clause in your contract. So, if you lose, Jaguar
will have a guaranteed title shot when he wants it, and you will not have the
right to a rematch.
Baccaro: Why would you do that?!
Vulture: Just trust me, Giacomo. You have to learn some way. Better now than at
Forsaken. Watch your tape. I’ll be back in a bit.
Vulture
then walks away as Baccaro is left alone with the video tape. The fans cheer
loudly in the arena as we take our first commercial break.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
Back from
break, “Simon Says” by Drain STH is playing over the speakers and the fans are
cheering as Victor Simon stands in the ring. Moments later, “Dance of the
Warrior” hits and the mysterious Navajo Native American shaman Soaring Phoenix
makes his way to the ring, to a mixed reaction.
Troy: Alright, here comes Soaring
Phoenix, a man who was mighty impressive in his debut just last week against
Paul Epton.
Hosemann: He sure was,
Troy: This should be a good challenge for him though, up against former
Progressive Champion Victor Simon.
* SOARING
Referee: Jason Church
The bell
sounds, and Phoenix stands in place, watching Simon, who looks to be a bit
taken aback by the Native American’s intimidating look, circle around the ring.
Finally, Simon locks up with
Hosemann: Simon will be feeling that for weeks!
The fans
pop for the move, and after he hits it, John Wolfe walks out from behind the
curtain and stands on the ramp, observing.
Hosemann: I’m impressed, Troy, but John Wolfe sure doesn’t appear to be!
Wolfe
stares
* WINNER VIA PINFALL: SOARING
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Back from
break, “Dead Promises” by The Rasmus explodes onto the speakers, and the fans
begin cheering overwhelmingly loud for the PWA Women’s Champion Morgan Day.
Hosemann:
Troy: And now, she’s out here to address these people for the first time since
winning the belt!
Morgan
grabs a microphone and steps into the ring.
Morgan: Well, I did it! (fans cheer
thunderously) I went out there at Revival and did EXACTLY what I said I was
going to do. I said I was going to end Keiko Ishida’s reign, that I was going
to finish what was started years ago and prove my supremacy, and I did exactly
that. But people, I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one
of you for all the support you’ve given me over the past few months. I know
this was an uphill battle I was fighting, and I know it looked bleak at times,
but you people stood by me through everything, and I sincerely thank each and
every one of my fans, from the bottom of my heart! And I promise you, I will
defend this title with as much fervor and as much passion and determination as
I won it with! But, there is one more person I’d like to thank. One person who,
through…
Suddenly, Morgan is cut off as “The Stone Monkey” by Kazu Matsui blasts
onto the speakers. The fans boo raucously as the former Women’s Champion Keiko
Ishida emerges alongside her manager Walter Gindin with a stern and furious
look on her face. Ishida, carrying a microphone, walks down the aisle, and steps
into the ring, right in Morgan’s face.
Keiko: The first thing I have to say to
you is… congratulations. But, that’s where the flattery ends. Morgan Day, at
Revival, you were the better fighter, I’ll give you that. But this isn’t over.
Oh no. This is FAR from over. I have worked too long and too hard for you to
just beat me and move on and expect me to just disappear. Morgan Day, my
contract contains a rematch clause, and I fully intend to exercise it. When,
you ask? January 21 at Forsaken. You and me, one on one, the title on the line.
Morgan: You’ve just made my night, Keiko. It will truly to an honor to mop up
the mat with your face one more time.
With that, Keiko rears back and slaps Morgan across the face! In response,
Morgan tackles Keiko to the mat and they begin brawling!
Hosemann: The two greatest female wrestlers in the world are brawling here, and
we need to separate them! They don’t want to wait until Forsaken!
Referees
come to the ring and pry the two apart, effectively separating them. “Dead
Promises” then blares over the speakers as the two lethal ladies stare each
other down ardently and the camera cuts away.
A video package airs on the Jumbotron, showing us the events that led to the
International Championship match at Forsaken between champion, James Biamonte,
with Jade, and challenger, Showtime Damon Savage. The intense package hypes
their championship rematch upcoming at the January 21 pay-per-view and we take
a commercial break.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
Returning
from commercial, Daisuke Ishiwatari's “Be Just or Be Dead” hits and the fans
begin booing loudly as The Modern-Day Samurai Scythe begins his march to the
ring. Scythe is noticeably disgusted by the fans’ reaction, and makes sure he
lets them know this en route to the ring. Scythe eventually hits the ring and
sheds his ceremonial entrance attire, ready for combat. Moments later, “Opium
of the People” by Slipknot blares over the speakers, and GI Jew emerges to a
thunderous ovation! Wasting absolutely no time, Jew storms down to the ring,
immediately sliding inside and taking the fight to Scythe!
Troy: Alright, here we go!
Hosemann: The brawl for the final Seven Deadly Sins spot is on!
* GI JEW VS. SCYTHE *
Referee: Matt Hansen
The bell sounds with Jew peppering Scythe with repeated rights and lefts,
but Scythe quickly gets himself back into the battle, nailing Jew with stiff
blows of his own. Scythe is able to overpower Jew, creating distance and then
punishing him with stinging knife-edge chops. With Jew dazed, Scythe takes him
down with a deep armdrag, and dropkicks him to the mat when he rises. Scythe
looks to the crowd for support, but he is booed.
Hosemann: This has to be frustrating for
Scythe. In his mind, he is fighting for a just cause, but the people just won’t
see the light.
Scythe
drops an elbow on Jew before locking him in an armbar, cinching in tightly and
trying to take some of that upper body power away from the former Grand Slam
winner. After enduring some intense pain in the hold, however, the fans rally
behind GI Jew, who powers his way to his feet, and out of the hold! However,
before Jew can generate any offense from the exchange, Scythe explodes with a
furious clothesline, downing him hard! Scythe then whips Jew into the buckle
and follows him in with a big tackle, crunching Jew’s ribs. As Jew stumbles
forward, Scythe takes him down with a huge release overhead belly-to-belly
suplex that downs Jew with ferocious impact!
Hosemann: I think you’re right,
Scythe
senses the same thing, and immediately goes for the cover. One, two, and Jew is
just able to get the shoulder up! The fans cheer, but Scythe realizes that Jew
has been knocked silly, and is thus an easy target. Scythe lifts Jew up and
whips him into the corner, perching him on the top rope and nailing him with a
thunderous superplex! Scythe covers… one, two, and Jew kicks out! Undaunted,
Scythe climbs up to the top rope and, when Jew rises, leaps off with a flying
cross body! Scythe hits it and hooks the leg… one, two, and Jew kicks out! Now,
Scythe rises, and signals for the Flying Dragon!
Hosemann: If he hits this now, it’ll surely be over,
Scythe
grabs Jew for the move and lifts him, but Jew slips out and crashes right into
referee Matt Hansen, knocking him down! Jew is stunned off the impact, and
Scythe grabs him for another Flying Dragon! However, this time, with the
referee out, Jew nails Scythe with a hard and fast low blow, downing him! Jew
then sets up for the Gore, and as Scythe rises, Jew nails it with thunderous
impact! The fans go ballistic, but suddenly, Bishop Cross storms down the aisle
and blasts Jew in the skull with a wrench! From there, Cross lifts Jew up and
destroys him with the Crossfire! A silence falls over the crowd as Cross drags
the broken Scythe onto Jew as Hansen stirs. At length, he counts… one, two,
three.
Hosemann: And he has helped Scythe again! How can Scythe continue to claim he doesn’t
want the help when it keeps happening in this capacity?
Troy: I don’t know, Scott, but what I do know is that Scythe is the eighth man
in the Seven Deadly Sins match, and GI Jew is definitively out, thanks to
Bishop Cross!
The fans
boo loudly as “Be Just or Be Dead” overtakes the speakers. Jew lies unconscious
in the ring, and a smiling Cross stares back at Scythe, who is struggling to
his feet. Scythe glares back at the indignant Cross with a look of hatred as we
take another commercial break.
* WINNER VIA PINFALL: SCYTHE *
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