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SEGMENT
8: MATCH 3: THE NATURALS VS. PAUL DAWKINS & RENEGADE:
Referee: Billy Vargas
Lee
Palmer steps into the ring, ready to introduce the combatants in the next
contest as "Renegade" by Eminem and Jay-Z begins.
Palmer: The following tag team contest is scheduled for
one fall, and the winning team will be declared the number one contenders for
the PWA Tag Team Championship! Introducing first, from
The
fans cheer as Renegade walks down the ramp and climbs into the ring, but their
cheers grow in volume once "Black" by Sevendust follows.
Palmer: And his tag team partner, from South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, weighing 244 pounds, Paullllll Dawkins!
Dawkins
arrives to another great set of cheers and he high-fives his tag partner before
posing on the turnbuckles.
Ferrara: And speaking of Dawkins, I heard from our producers a minute ago that due to what happened last week in The Garden, Kerry Cox has overruled the one-on-one match between Mike Grieco and Jon Dulberg by adding Paul Dawkins to the mix for a Triple Threat match for the International Championship at Salvation.
As
Dawkins and Renegade wait in the ring, Tom Petty's "All Or Nothin"
starts playing, allowing the crowd to start booing.
Palmer: And their opponents, being led to the ring by Justin Schenck and representing The Legacy, at a total combined weight of 400 pounds, the team of Kris Anthony and Greg Price, The Naturals!
The
former tag team champions waste no time in getting to the ring and Anthony
rolls inside to get things underway. The bell rings as Renegade stands
across the ring from the man he defeated in the middle of the ring last week.
Both men circle the ring talking trash to one another before Anthony delivers a
stiff kick to the midsection.
Anthony
hits Renegade with an overhand right and then a chop to the chest before going
to knock him down with another fist, but Renegade blocks it and comes back with
a flurry of his own by nailing three chops to the chest and downing Anthony
with a spinning kick to the jaw.
Renegade
lifts Anthony up and wrenches his arm before backing towards his corner to tag
Dawkins. Dawkins steps into the ring and immediately kicks Anthony in the rib
cage before wrenching his arm again. This time Anthony blatantly rakes Dawkins
across the eyes and darts to his corner to bring Price in.
Greg
Price runs into the ring, but Dawkins quickly sends him down with a clothesline.
Price gets up and walks into a big scoop slam before Dawkins bounces off the
cables and connects with a knee drop to the chest. Dawkins covers for
one....two....but Anthony kicks out!
Dawkins
hits the ropes again, but Schenck tugs at his boot to trip him up. Dawkins
doesn't fall, but he does grab Schenck at ringside. Before he can assault him,
Price attacks from behind with a knee to the back and an inverted DDT!
Troy: Somebody needs to get rid of Justin, I say it week in and week out.
Price
goes up to the top rope and looks for an elbow drop, but Dawkins rolls out of
the way and he crashes into the canvas! Dawkins rolls to his corner and brings
Renegade back in, as Price does the same with Anthony. Both men rush back into
the ring and trade blows that see Renegade establish a clear advantage.
Price
and Dawkins get up at the same time, but Price cannot react quickly enough as
Dawkins charges and hits him with a clothesline that sends them both over the
top rope to the arena floor. Back in the ring, Anthony scoops Renegade up for a
bodyslam, but Renegade floats out of it and spins Anthony around before hoisting
him onto his shoulders and drilling him with The FU Slam!
Renegade
makes a cover, but Vargas' attention is diverted by Schenck hopping mad on the
ring apron. Before Renegade can react to what is going on, Darrin Giles blazes
a trail down the ramp and smashes Renegade in the back of the head with his
Progressive Championship belt!
Renegade
limply rolls off the cover as Giles pulls Anthony atop his rival. Giles rushes
out of the ring as Schenck jumps down. The crowd boos in disgust as Vargas
counts 1----2---3!
Ferrara: That's why they're The Legacy; these guys just know how to win matches, no matter what it takes.
"All Or Nothin" replays and Schenck leads The Legacy in celebration as Dawkins tends to Renegade before the commercial break.
WINNERS
VIA PINFALL AT
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK #6 --
SEGMENT
9: RINGSIDE:
As we return from commercial, “Nightfall” by
Akrobatik hits, and the crowd responds with raucous jeers as Jackie Baccaro
makes his way to the ring, flanked by five-time CAW, one-time FSW, and two-time
PWA World Heavyweight Champion Vulture, who shockingly made his return to the
PWA one week ago. The two are sharply-dressed,
wearing Armani suits and expensive sunglasses and hit the ring to a large
amount of boos. Baccaro and Vulture seem
to revel in the reaction as Vulture grabs a microphone and the two enter the
ring. Baccaro applauds his new manager
as Vulture raises the microphone to his face and prepares to speak to a PWA
crowd for the first time since August.
Vulture: Now is that any way to
welcome me back? (crowd boos louder) Well really, I don’t know what it is that
you people want from me. I suppose you
want “answers,” huh. You want to know
why this is all happening, why I’m standing here with the greatest physical
specimen the PWA has ever seen, Jackie Baccaro, why we took out GI Jew last
week… well, I don’t have to tell you anything.
But, of course, loving the spotlight as you all know I do, I just can’t
resist letting you all in on it anyway.
It’s been six long months since I’ve last been seen here, since I was
forced into retirement against my will.
There is a long list of people who will pay for what happened to me at
Everlasting Epic III, mark my words, but you have to start somewhere. And that somewhere is last May. Animosity.
I entered the building PWA Champion, I left on a stretcher, unable to
move, temporarily paralyzed from the neck down.
How did this happen? I’ll tell
you how. GI Jew dropped me on my head,
compacting my spinal column and breaking my neck. In case you all were wondering, I had already
broken my neck once before, in September of 2003. But everything had been going just fine with
my comeback until GI Jew decides to deliver the sloppiest Magnum Driver I have
ever seen, not only to beat me for the title, but to try end my career, and to
try to render me a cripple for the rest of my life. But you know what? I gave him the benefit of the doubt. And I did it primarily for Jaguar, because GI
Jew is his boy, and I respected Jag enough to let it go. Besides, I thought I could come back from
it. And I did, I beat Mike Tortorici at
Symphony of Destruction, putting him out to pasture, but then it gave out
again, and as you all saw, I wrestled my retirement match at Everlasting
Epic. Now I know what all of you are
thinking. You’re all thinking about what
happened at Everlasting Epic, and wondering if that’s on my mind. Oh believe me. I haven’t forgotten what happened. And believe me, if your last name is Tantalus,
you WILL be hearing from me sooner or later.
But I thought it’d be best to start at the beginning. And that beginning is GI Jew. When you’ve sat at home doing nothing for six
months, with everyone having abandoned you, you stop caring about stepping on
people’s toes. You know why I don’t give
a damn what Jaguar thinks anymore?
Because where was he while I was getting neck surgery, while I was
sitting at home bored out of my mind, trying to recover, just itching for the
day I was strong enough to come out here and get my payback? Your guess is as good as mine. All of a sudden, the guy forgot my phone
number. And you know who has NEVER
called me, not ONCE, to issue an apology for what happened? You guessed it. GI Jew.
So the gloves are off now.
Everyone’s gonna pay for what happened, one by one. And it starts with GI Jew. But of course, my career in this ring is
over. I couldn’t personally get my
revenge on him, even if I wanted to. What
I needed was someone that could do it for me.
Someone younger, stronger, faster than I ever was. Someone who is going to rule this business
some day. Someone like the man I brought
into the wrestling business myself, someone like Jackie Baccaro. Make no mistake about it, ladies and
gentlemen. This man is destined for
greatness. He was already destined for
greatness. But with a PWA Hall of Famer
in his corner, the sky is absolutely the limit.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the man himself, the young lion, the
cream of the crop, the man of the hour… I give you Jackie Baccaro.
Vulture hands the mic to Baccaro as the crowd continues booing.
Baccaro: Fine, all you idiots can boo
your asses off. You never appreciated
me. I carried Paul Dawkins for a year,
and this is the thanks I get? Do you
honestly think Dawkins could even THINK of contending for the International
title if I weren’t there to bring him out of the doldrums? The last I checked, coming out to “Air Force
Ones” and calling yourself the Chocolate Wonder doesn’t get you championships
and title shots. But, apparently riding
my back does. But this isn’t about
Dawkins. This is all about you, GI
Jew. I told you last week that my beef
with you wasn’t personal. But you know
what? I’ve rethought that a bit. It IS personal. This man right here is the man responsible
for me being in the place I am today. We
all know that. Hell, I delivered his
induction speech when he went into the Hall of Fame in August. And you, you tried to kill him. You know what you are, GI Jew? You’re a failure. You can’t beat Solomon in 200 chances, but
you can re-break a man’s neck and claim to be a champion. You act like such a loose cannon, but in
reality, you’re nothing more than a punk-ass BITCH who can’t lace either of our
boots. You know what…
Suddenly, “Opium of the People” by Slipknot explodes onto the speakers and
the fans follow suit, bursting with cheers for GI Jew, who begins methodically
powerwalking down the ramp, an angry scowl on his face, bursting with
anger. Vulture retreats into the
background and Baccaro prepares to meet him head-on. Jew and Baccaro exchange blows, but Jew
quickly gets the better of him, flooring Baccaro with a huge right hand! Jew then turns his attention to Vulture and
charges at him as Vulture attempts to flee!
However, Jew catches him by the shirt and begins screaming in his face
and shaking him like a ragdoll! As he
shoves Vulture into the corner, Vulture clutches his neck and falls to the mat
in pain! Jew, not caring at all, begins
stomping him, before Baccaro screams out and rushes in, shoving Jew out of the
way, screaming “What the f*ck is wrong with you?! His f*ckin neck!”
The audience is silent and rises to their feet as officials and EMTs come
pouring out of the back to tend to Vulture.
He is immediately placed in a collar as no less than 12 officials
struggle to hold Jew back, who could care less that Vulture’s neck may be
broken again. Meanwhile, Baccaro exits
the ring, grabs a steel chair, returns inside, and wallops Jew from behind in
the back of the skull, knocking him out cold!
Immediately after Jew goes down, Vulture rips off the collar and stands
up, laughing!
Vulture joins Baccaro in stomping the unconscious
Jew into oblivion before Vulture directs Baccaro to lift him up. Vulture then grabs the chair and, for the
second straight week, clobbers Jew directly in the skull to the bane of the
audience. As the fans boo raucously,
Vulture raises Baccaro’s hand and “Nightfall” hits as we go to commercial.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK #7 --
SEGMENT 10:
MATCH 4: SOLOMON VS. THE OMEGA
STEVE BEOVICH:
Referee: Jose Soares
A
nice ovation is heard once White Zombie's "More Human Than Human"
plays over the PA system for the arrival of Steve Beovich. The Omega looks
ready for action as he makes his way to the ring.
Troy: I spoke with Steve Beovich earlier on, and he told me he's got a lot to prove tonight. He lost pretty badly to Vladimir Vydrina a few weeks ago, and he said he's looking to bounce back in a big way tonight in The Meadowlands.
As
Beovich prepares in the ring, two swirls of icy blue pyro shoot up as
Darkseed's "Hear Me" booms throughout the building. With Walter
Gindin leading the way, the monstrous Solomon power walks his way to the ring.
Beovich
backs up, and as Solomon nears the ring, he jumps over the top rope for a
plancha. Beovich connects with it, but lands right into the waiting arms of
Solomon, who only lets Beovich fall after plowing him back-first into the
ringpost!
Solomon
picks Beovich up and rolls him into the ring, allowing Jose Soares to
officially start the match. Solomon climbs inside and picks Beovich off the mat
before tossing him into a corner. He then tosses him into the opposite corner,
and Beovich walks right into a huge boot to the face!
Gindin
yells for Solomon to finish Beovich off, and Solomon takes his suggestion by
hoisting The Omega up and rocketing him down to the mat face-first with The
Deep Freeze! Solomon makes a cover and Soares makes a simple and academic count
to three.
Before
Solomon can leave the ring, Jason Calysto runs down and meets him in it. The
Iceman stings him with three hard chops to the chest, and Solomon swings a
big punch of his own. Calysto uses his quickness to duck under it and blast
Solomon with a spinning heel kick that sends him tumbling backwards out of the
ring!
The
crowd roars as Solomon struggles to gain his bearings outside of the ring.
Calysto grabs a microphone from Lee Palmer and begins to speak.
Calysto: Apparently, you didn't seem to understand what I said last week. Now that I have your attention and you were the one who was blindsided, I'm going to ask you again. This is your big chance Solomon, prove to me that you can do what you said you would. Take this Hall Of Famer out of the game, and do it like a man at Salvation! What’s it gonna be?!
Solomon
shoves Gindin away and shakes his head in approval, bringing an explosion of
cheers from the crowd.
Calysto: Good, I'll see you in
Oasis'
"F*ckin In The Bushes" plays as the camera shot cuts away.
WINNER VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT
11: JUMBOTRON:
A Perfect Circle’s
"Passive" hits the speakers and we see a graphic appear on the screen
that reads "PWA Salvation Report." From there, the shot takes
us to a backstage set and PWA reporter Ron O'Brien, who is standing in front of
a backdrop featuring the Salvation logo.
O'Brien: Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is Ron O'Brien and this is
the Salvation report. The Progressive Wrestling
In the main event, Jaguar will defend the PWA World Heavyweight Championship
against his former tag team partner and best friend Romeo!
For the newly-christened ORA-recognized World Heavyweight Championship, Anthony
Failla will make his first defense of the gold against the winner of next
week’s bout between Hollywood Mike Griffin and Greg Tantalus!
In a triple threat match for the International Championship, Jon Dulberg
defends against both Mike Grieco and Paul Dawkins!
In a 10-round boxing exhibition, “The Angel of Death” Vladimir Vydrina collides
with Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield!
In one final battle to end it all, Scythe faces off with Bishop Cross… but
folks, added today… the match will have a special guest referee! Who could it be?!
As seen moments ago, Solomon has accepted the challenge to meet the Iceman
Jason Calysto one-on-one!
In another bout signed tonight, GI Jew will face off against Jackie Baccaro!
Also signed tonight, The Naturals, newly-crowned number one contenders to the
Tag Team Championship, will challenge The Lost Souls for the straps!
In a match signed this afternoon, Darrin Giles will defend the Progressive
Championship against Renegade!
Plus, Dexter P. Wellington battles Justice in a match where the loser’s
contract must be terminated!
All this and more coming your way Saturday, March 13 from
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK #8 --
SEGMENT
12: MATCH 5: PWA WORLD CHAMPION JAGUAR AND GREG TANTALUS
VS. ORA WORLD CHAMPION ANTHONY FAILLA, ROMEO AND
Referee: Matt Hansen
The
crowd is ready for main event action, and they are about to get it once
"Real Big" by Mannie Fresh begins to play and Jaguar's image comes
across the Jumbotron. Within moments, the PWA Champion steps through the
curtain and the roof nearly blows off the Continental Airlines Arena!
Jaguar's
fiery pyro continues to burn atop the stage as he climbs into the ring and
holds his title belt high for the crowd to see. Once the music and fire ends,
Lacuna Coil's "Heaven's A Lie" begins, and another strong pop comes
for Smooth Greg Tantalus as he makes his way down to the ring.
Tantalus
and Jaguar meet in the ring and discuss last-minute strategy as
"Shootouts" by Jadakiss and Styles P hits. The fans boo
raucously, but that cannot take the smile away from Anthony Failla, who sports
his new O.R.A. Championship belt proudly around his waist. Failla walks down
the ramp and up the ring steps before climbing inside and holding his belt up
as Jaguar does the same from his corner. "Parabola" by Tool plays
next, and the boos continue as Hollywood Mike Griffin is led to the ring by
Jonathan Brett and Ari Greenstein.
Lauren
Tantalus is conspicuous by her absence again, but she looks to be the farthest
thing from
Jaguar
blows past Tantalus towards the ramp, but he is cut off in the ring by Failla.
The
ring clears, leaving Failla taking a beating to Jaguar as their partners get on
the ring apron. Failla gets Jaguar off the mat and blasts him with a heavy right
hand. He then throws him hard into a corner and charges at him, connecting with
a massive clothesline! Jaguar falls to the mat and Failla covers him for a two
count before making a tag to Romeo.
Romeo
steps into the ring slowly before lifting Jaguar up off the mat. He taunts
Jaguar for a second before nailing him with a forearm shot right across the
face! Jaguar falls hard and Romeo goes on a tear, stomping him down before
applying a blatant chokehold. Matt Hansen breaks it up, but Romeo shoves him
aside to continue his attack. He lifts Jaguar up, but Jaguar shocks him with a
quick jawbreaker!
Jaguar
gets near his corner, but Romeo grabs him by the leg. Jaguar kicks him off with
his other boot and brings Tantalus in to a wild ovation! Tantalus downs Romeo
with a clothesline before knocking Griffin and Failla from the ring apron. He
turns back around, but catches a massive spinebuster, courtesy of Da Playboi!
Romeo
tags out to an angry Griffin, who kicks Tantalus in the head before smacking
him around on the mat. Griffin yanks Tantalus off the mat and spins him with a
hard punch to the face, but Tantalus comes back with one of his own. Griffin
nails another, but Tantalus rebuts with a hard right hand. Tantalus nails two
more, but Griffin ducks under his third attempt and executes a go-behind before
connecting with his signature consecutive German Suplexes!
Ferrara: And once again, Mike Griffin is taking it to Greg Tantalus!
Griffin
tags out to Failla, who gets Tantalus off the mat and blasts him with a
piledriver. Failla covers for one....two....and Jaguar breaks it up before the
count of three. Romeo and Griffin take exception and charge at him, but the PWA
Champion takes them down with a double clothesline!
Hansen
stands by as Jaguar then knocks Failla down with three right hands, but once he
turns to go after Romeo, the ORA Champion hits him from behind with a low blow!
Failla tags Griffin on the ring apron before tossing Jaguar out over the top
rope to the floor. Romeo gets back to his feet, and with Jaguar taken out by
Failla, Tantalus is left alone with Griffin and Romeo. Griffin is the legal
man, but Romeo takes his own course of action by kicking Tantalus in the gut
and drilling him with the Dre Day Powerbomb!
Romeo
then exits the ring to assist Failla in the beatdown of Jaguar, but Griffin
drags Tantalus to a corner before heading up to the top rope and nailing a
picture-perfect diving moonsault!
Ferrara: Lo and behold, Mike Griffin has defeated Greg Tantalus YET AGAIN!
Troy: Yeah, in a handicap match with Failla and Romeo!
"Parabola"
hits again and
WINNERS
VIA PINFALL AT
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