As we return, we see The Iceman Jason
Calysto walking through the backstage area. He gets to a dressing room door and
knocks on it. When there is a response, he opens it and enters. Calysto walks
inside, and the crowd in the arena cheers rabidly when it sees Jaguar sitting
on a bench, taping his wrists.
Jaguar: Whoa, look who it is! What brings
you here?
Calysto: Just wanted to drop in and say hello, wish you good luck.
Jaguar: Well it’s not unappreciated.
Calysto: How’s being off the road treating you?
Jaguar: Well, it’s certainly better than being ON the road, that’s for sure.
Way easier on the body. But I still have some unfinished business here. I have
a tournament to win.
Calysto: I hear you man. Well, I should leave you to it. Go kick Failla’s ass
tonight. And just so you know, I’m pulling for you tonight, and if you win it,
I know we haven’t danced in that ring for a long, long time, but it’ll be my
honor to give you everything I’ve got in the semis next week.
Jaguar: Likewise. Thank you, brother.
Calysto: Don’t mention it. Just kick some ass.
The two shake hands, and Calysto exits, leaving Jaguar to focus for his
match.
The camera cuts away, and finds the commissioner, Helen Summers, walking
through the backstage area. She opens a door and enters it, finding “Da
Playboi” Romeo inside. Romeo is confused to see her, to say the least.
Romeo: What the hell do you want?
Helen: (smiling) Oh nothing. I was just walking around and decided to drop in,
see how you were doing. I know that was a tough loss to Showtime at Animosity.
Romeo: (curious) I’m doing fine. What is this all about?
Helen: Ok, fine, I’ll cut to the chase. As you know, Jaguar will be going up
against Anthony Failla a little later tonight in a Golden Ring quarterfinal
match. Now, as you can probably guess, Bryan Conroy does NOT want to see Jaguar
advance here. We want Jaguar out, and we want Failla moving on. Now, as a man
that has won the PWA Championship from Jaguar, and a man that teamed with
Jaguar for years, we were hoping that you could be of some assistance to us.
Romeo: So you want me to screw my former partner out of the last thing he wants
to do before he retires?
Helen: That’s correct.
Romeo: What’s in it for me?
Helen: (unbuttoning a few buttons of her blouse seductively) You’ll be well
compensated.
Romeo: I’m sorry, I’m gonna need you to be a little more specific there.
Helen: Romeo, to put it as bluntly as possible, if you screw Jaguar tonight, he
won’t be the only one getting screwed before this night is out. Think about it.
With that, the commissioner exits, and Romeo snickers to himself as we take
a commercial break.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we return,
“Arcarsenal” by At the Drive-In blares onto the speakers, and The Miracle Mike
Troha makes his way to the ring to a chorus of boos. Troha stretches himself
out on the ring ropes and awaits his opposition. Moments later, “Hey You” by
Simon Says cues and the fans begin cheering thunderously as Greg Tantalus makes
his way to the ring! Tantalus doesn’t waste much time getting into the ring and
going at it with Troha, prompting the bell to sound to start this match.
Troy: Alright, Golden Ring tournament
quarterfinal action is now in progress! Greg Tantalus against Mike Troha, with
the winner meeting Kerry Cox in the semifinals next week!
Hosemann: This should be a barnburner!
* GOLDEN RING TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINAL: THE MIRACLE MIKE TROHA VS. GREG
TANTALUS *
Referee: Matt Hansen
Troha and Tantalus engage in a heated slugfest to get the match started,
and Tantalus emerges with the early advantage in that, able to back Troha
against the ropes and whip him off them, nailing him down with a hard
spinebuster as he rebounds! Troha gets up again, but Tantalus charges at him
and downs him with a high knee!
Hosemann: He sure is,
Troha is slow to his
feet, and Tantalus charges at him, but Troha sidesteps him and trips him,
sending Tantalus’ face crashing into the buckles. Troha uses this opening to
pepper Tantalus with some hard stomps, but Troha seems to be more concerned
with taunting the capacity
Hosemann: This is never good!
Tantalus continues
brawling with Troha, and floors him with a hard spinebuster, before calling for
the Big O to a huge ovation from the crowd! However, before he can go for it,
he turns around to find a woman standing in the ring, staring him down. It is
his ex-girlfriend and constant nemesis, Michelle! Before Tantalus even realizes
what’s going on, Michelle rears back and blasts Tantalus with a vicious kick to
the nether region!
Hosemann: Well, it’s obviously not to make nice with Greg Tantalus!
Troha gets up and,
acknowledges Michelle, who brings a chair into the ring. Troha then lifts up
the prone Tantalus and nails him with Divine Intervention right onto the chair!
Michelle rolls it out of the ring and escapes herself as Troha covers and the
referee recovers… one, two, three!
Hosemann: And screwed by Michelle! For whatever reason, Michelle, who we
haven’t seen in about a year, is back, and she’s again attempting to settle the
score with her ex-boyfriend!
The fans boo loudly as
“Arcarsenal” blares over the speakers and Mike Troha is announced the winner.
Troha and Michelle shake hands in the ring and Michelle raises Troha’s hand
high as we take a commercial break.
* WINNER VIA PINFALL: THE MIRACLE MIKE TROHA *
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
Back from break, we see
Nick Cade in the bowels of the arena, looking nervous.
Cade: Folks, I’m here in the deepest,
darkest depths of this arena to get a word with Speed Demon, and I’m not having
the best of… oh, there he is! Speed Demon! You requested this interview time.
What is on your mind?
Demon: (staring blankly into the camera) I learned last week that no matter
what is done, the war between myself and the Army of the Damned will never come
to an end, as long as one of us is still standing. So, I have a proposition. I
want all three of you, one by one, month by month, to put your careers on the
line against mine. First, at Symphony of Destruction, I want you, Reaper. Then,
Loki, I come for you. And then, once they’re both gone, Bishop Cross, there
will be nowhere left to turn. Of course, if I should be beaten at any point, I
disappear, never to be heard from again. But face it, you three will never be
free of me, nor will I ever be free of you. I want all outside interference
banned, Reaper, and I want it to be a hardcore rules match. Winner stays, loser
disappears. Symphony of Destruction. I expect an answer next week.
Speed Demon then gets up and walks off screen as the camera shot fades.
The camera picks back up in the backstage area, where a pensive Romeo is seen
walking through the halls. Romeo appears to be headed for the ring when he
passes Bryan Conroy’s office, and hears some chatter. He stops beside the door
and listens in.
Helen: He’s such an idiot, Bryan! You should
have seen him practically drooling all over himself when I came onto him!
Conroy: So he’s in the bag?
Helen: Oh he’s totally in the bag. He’s smitten.
Conroy: Beautiful. So hey, after this is over, are you gonna…
Helen: HA! Let me ask you this,
Conroy: Nope. He lost.
Helen: That’s right. And I don’t screw losers.
The two share a laugh,
and the camera cuts back to grinning Romeo, shaking his head, outside the door,
as we take a commercial break.
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
Dredg’s “Ode To The Sun”
hits the speakers and we see a graphic appear on the screen that reads “PWA
Symphony of Destruction 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 Symphony of Destruction logo.
O’Brien: Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is Ron O’Brien and this is
the Symphony of Destruction report. Folks, we’re just 18 days away from
what promises to be one of the biggest pay-per-view spectaculars in the history
of the PWA, Symphony of Destruction, live from Citizens Bank Park in
Also in store for this spectacular pay-per-view will be a defense of the PWA
World Heavyweight Championship by Jackie Baccaro, as he defends against
two-time former champion Hollywood Mike Griffin!
Plus, the International Championship will be defended in triple threat action,
as Showtime Damon Savage puts the gold on the line against both James Biamonte
and Dexter P. Wellington!
That’s all for this week, folks. More to come next week! For the
Symphony of Destruction report, I’m Ron O’Brien, saying see you then!
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we return, “Shoot
Outs” by Jadakiss hits, and Anthony Failla makes his way to the ring to a
chorus of boos. Failla drowns out all crowd noise as he enters the ring,
stretches himself out on the ropes, and prepares for battle.
Hosemann: Well, he ought to. He has been given a very specific task to complete
by Bryan Conroy tonight, and he needs to go out there and complete it.
As Failla waits, “I’m On
It” by the Purple Ribbon All-Stars blares onto the speakers and the fans go
wild as Jaguar makes his way to the ring!
Hosemann: To say he’s the sentimental favorite tonight would be a MASSIVE
understatement!
Jaguar enters the ring
and gets nose-to-nose with Failla, prompting referee Tom Stevens to call for
the bell to start this match.
* GOLDEN RING TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINAL: JAGUAR VS. ANTHONY FAILLA *
Referee: Tom Stevens
As soon as the bell sounds, Jaguar and Failla begin slugging it out hard,
prompting the capacity crowd here in
Hosemann: Surprisingly enough, that’s exactly correct!
Jaguar tries to further
take advantage with repeated stomps, but Failla is able to get back to a
vertical base and down Jaguar hard with sheer force and brute strength. Jaguar
gets right back up, but when he does, Failla bounces off the ropes and nails
Jaguar with a quick, swift boot to the jaw, flooring him! Failla uses this to
press his advantage, taking the prone Jaguar and dropping him across the top
turnbuckle with snake eyes! Jaguar turns around, and it provides Failla with
the opening he needs to squeeze him hard with a violent bearhug!
Hosemann: He’s doing a pretty damn good job of it too!
Jaguar, however, refuses
to relent. He nails Failla with forearm to the head after forearm to the head
after forearm to the head, and ultimately, Failla breaks his grip! Failla
staggers forward, but when he turns back around, Jaguar takes him down with a
hard belly-to-belly suplex! Failla struggles back to his feet, but when he
does, Jaguar charges him and takes him down with a hard running forearm! Jaguar
then climbs to the top rope and nails the Suga Splash with punishing impact!
Jaguar hooks the leg… one, two, and Failla just narrowly kicks out! Jaguar,
undaunted, gets to his feet and signals for the Carrjack!
Hosemann: Oh no,
Conroy starts down the
aisle, and gets into the ring, going after Jaguar. However, Jaguar is there to
meet him head-on! Conroy shoves the referee down to the mat and orders him not
to call for a disqualification, which gives Jaguar the opening to nail Conroy
with a hard shot that sends him flying out of the ring! However, Jaguar turns
around and is swarmed by Legacy members Darrin Giles, Infernus, and the
Naturals! However, moments later, Jason Calysto darts down the aisle with a
chair and quickly clears it of the Legacy! Jaguar struggles back to his feet,
but he is immediately downed by Mike Troha, who comes down the aisle with
Michelle and cracks Jaguar in the skull with the chair! However, this brings
Greg Tantalus stampeding down the aisle, and Tantalus’ livid presence is enough
to send Troha and Michelle running for the hills! The brawls continue on the
outside until Jaguar and Failla begin to stir, at which point Romeo heads down
the aisle!
Hosemann: Your guess is as good as mine,
With the referee still
unconscious, Romeo enters the ring and picks up the steel chair lying inside
it. He looks at Jaguar, who is getting to his feet, and then looks at Failla,
who is also rising. When they are both up, he motions towards Jaguar, but then
cracks Failla hard into the skull with the chair, sending a wave of joy
throughout the crowd!
Jaguar wastes no time,
covering him as the official begins to stir. However, suddenly, Helen Summers
appears at the top of the ramp with a microphone!
Helen: That’s enough! Ring the bell! Ring
the damn bell!
The timekeeper obliges.
Helen: As commissioner of the PWA, I am also the head official of this company,
and what I just saw is a flagrant disqualification! I am overriding the
authority of the official here, and declaring the winner via disqualification
to be Anthony Failla!
Hosemann: This is total bullshit,
Helen: You know what that means, right Jaguar? Your ass is history! Everyone
say goodbye to Jaguar! He’s gone!
The fans boo vociferously
as Jaguar stands in the ring in stunned silence as the cameras fade to black.
Hosemann: This is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen happen in my entire
PWA career!
* WINNER VIA DISQUALIFICATION: ANTHONY
FAILLA *
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