TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006 * ARENA COLISEO * MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
As we return from break, "Arcarsenal" by At the Drive-In blasts onto the
speakers, and the fans begin booing loudly as The Miracle Mike Troha begins
making his way to the ring, accompanied by Greg Tantalus' former lover and
manager, Michelle. Troha gets down the aisle and steps into the ring,
stretching himself out on the ropes and looking really focused as Michelle
positions herself on the outside and he awaits his opposition. Moments later,
"War Machine" by KISS blasts onto the speakers, and the Hardcore Icon
Kerry Cox emerges to a thunderous ovation from the capacity crowd! The fans
cheer wildly as Cox makes his way into the ring, and Cox doesn't wait a second,
immediately blasting Troha with hard right hands as the referee scrambles to
ring the bell!
Hosemann: And my man Kerry Cox is not wasting any time! Cox is going right
after Troha, and he wants this win badly, just two victories away from $500,000
of Bryan Conroy's money!
* GOLDEN RING TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL: KERRY COX VS. THE MIRACLE MIKE TROHA *
Referee: Billy Vargas
Cox backs Troha up with several
stiff right hands to the jaw, leaving enough space for Cox to whip Troha
against the ropes and nail him with an atomic drop as he returns! Troha
stumbles away, clutching his crotch, and Cox uses the opening to charge him and
strike him down with a thunderous drop clothesline! Cox wastes no time, and
immediately goes for a cover... one, two, and Troha escapes. Cox, however,
continues to pour on the pressure, nailing Troha with repeated stomps to the
midsection, not allowing the former PWA Champion to get back to his feet. Cox
then grabs Troha's legs and slingshots him into the
corner, sending Troha's head crashing into the top
turnbuckle! Troha's head bounces off the buckle, and
he falls back to the mat, leaving Cox open to signal for the figure-four leglock!
Hosemann:
Kerry looks to apply the maneuver, but as he does so, Michelle jumps onto the
apron, trying to distract the referee! However, Cox sees this and lunges at
Michelle, causing her to jump off the apron and back down to the arena floor,
trying to avoid any physicality! Michelle yells at Cox from the arena floor,
and he yells back, but takes his eyes off Troha, who lunges at him and clips
his right leg out from under him! The fans boo loudly as Troha takes advantage
in the bout, stomping away viciously and violently on Cox. Troha ties Cox in a
half crab and cinches it in tightly, looking for the submission victory.
Hosemann: He's probably in more than a fair amount of pain right now, but he's
close to the ropes, he can make it!
With the Mexican crowd cheering him on rabidly, Cox is able to pull himself a quarter of the way across the ring and reach the
ropes, forcing the hold to be broken! However, Troha opts not to release Cox
from the hold, instead testing the referee and locking it in even tighter,
trying to break Cox's back! However, when the official reaches a four count,
Troha finally breaks the hold and the fans boo him heartily. Troha then lets
loose with a series of hard stomps on Cox, stomping him into oblivion. The Miracle
gets under the crowd's skin, taunting them, as Cox struggles back to his feet,
and when Cox gets to a knee, Troha rears back and slaps him hard across the
face!
Hosemann: He doesn't want to just beat him,
Cox keeps struggling, trying to
get up, and Troha keeps smugly knocking him down. Troha finally lifts Cox
again, and prepares to lock on the Mental Miracle.
Hosemann: And that's why Troha continues to use it,
Troha grabs Cox in the cranium crunch he calls the Mental Miracle and squeezes
it on tightly, but Cox is able to slide his leg between Troha's
and counter the move into a tight small package! One, two, three!
Hosemann:
Way to go, Kerry! This is a triumphant moment,
The fans begin cheering
thunderously as "War Machine" blares over the speakers, but Troha is
not amused. Troha immediately gets up and clips Cox's leg out from under him,
and begins peppering him with hard, furious stomps! Michelle enters and begins
stomping him for good measure as well, but then Greg Tantalus charges out from
the back! The fans cheer wildly as Tantalus enters and begins mixing it up with
Troha, knocking him down! Tantalus then makes a charge at Michelle, which prompts the fans to cheer louder, but Anthony Failla
hits the ring and lays out Tantalus from behind! Troha, Failla, and Michelle
then put the boots to Cox and Tantalus, but the fans explode as Jason Calysto
storms down the aisle, chair in tow! The heels quickly dart out of the ring at
the sight of Calysto, and the fans cheer thunderously as "F*ckin in the Bushes" by Oasis blares over the speakers
and a chair-wielding Calysto dares them back into the ring!
Hosemann:
It should be a war tonight, folks! A true war!
Troy: You can say that again, Scott! Folks, we'll be right back!
* WINNER VIA PINFALL: KERRY COX *
-- COMMERCIAL
BREAK --
As we return
from commercial, we see the PWA commissioner Helen Summers walking through the
backstage area, a grin on her face. She enters a dressing room without
knocking, which turns out to be that of Romeo. Romeo is aggravated to see her,
but Summers enters the room, walks past him, and turns
around, prompting Romeo to turn around as well.
Romeo: Why the hell are you here?
Helen: Ok
Romeo: You really are a stupid bitch, aren’t you? Don’t you…
Suddenly, Romeo is
blasted down from behind by Anthony Failla, who charges in through the open
dressing room door! Failla beats on Romeo viciously with repeated punches to
the head and face, with some kicks thrown in by Helen Summers for good measure
as well! With Romeo down and out, Summers tells Failla
to pull Romeo’s head up so that she can say something. When Failla does this,
Helen rears back and slaps Romeo in the face!
Helen: Nobody disobeys me, Romeo! You
hear that?! Nobody! I am not to be resisted, or disagreed with in any way! You
should have chosen your battles Romeo, because you now exist in a living hell!
Now get this scum out of my building!
Failla grabs Romeo, stands him up, and walks him forcefully to the parking
lot, and heaves him out the door! The fans in the arena boo vociferously as we
go to commercial.
Hosemann: And just who is going to stop it,
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we return from break,
we see Hollywood Mike Griffin walking through the backstage area, when he is
stopped by Legacy stablemates Darrin Giles and his
brother Infernus.
Infernus: Hey Mike, how’s it going?
Infernus: It’s fine. Listen Mike, we’ve been looking for you because we’ve got
something to say.
Giles: Yeah, and it’s not something you’re going to
necessarily like hearing either, so please try to keep an open mind.
Infernus: We want you to reconsider challenging Jackie Baccaro for the PWA
Championship. Now, we know you really want this match and all, and you’ve been
waiting for a title opportunity for a long time, but this isn’t really the time
or the place.
Giles: He’s got a point. Justin has set us up pretty good with the new regime
of this place, and we’re afraid that something you do
at Symphony of Destruction will ruin the good thing we’ve got going.
Infernus: I know you’re really psyched about this match and all, but we’d
really appreciate it if you’d just reconsider and not go through with it. What
do you say?
Infernus and Giles are
left speechless as Hollywood Mike Griffin walks off. However, seconds later,
Hosemann: It certainly does appear that way, doesn’t it?
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we return, “Shoot
Outs” by Jadakiss blasts onto the speakers, and
Anthony Failla begins making his way to the ring to a response of thunderous
boos. Failla, who comes to the ring alone, steps into the squared circle, and
begins stretching himself out on the ropes as he awaits his opposition.
Moments later, “F*ckin in the Bushes” by Oasis hits
the speakers, and the fans go berserk for the arrival of The Iceman Jason
Calysto! Calysto storms down the aisle, and chooses to get a quick start on
things, immediately sliding into the ring and nailing Failla with repeated
stiff right hands to the face!
* GOLDEN RING TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL: THE
ICEMAN JASON CALYSTO VS. ANTHONY FAILLA *
Referee: Matt Hansen
Calysto pounds away on
Failla, staggering him and sending him reeling into the ropes. Calysto then
whips Failla against the ropes and nails him with a big back body drop as he
returns! Failla gets to his feet, and Calysto charges, clotheslining
him over the top and out! Failla tries to regroup himself on the outside, as
the fans cheer wildly!
Hosemann: That’s the Iceman for you!
Failla regroups and walks
back into the ring, but Calysto charges right at him and tries to take him down
with a mafia kick! However, Failla ducks under it, and able to blast Calysto
down with a furious spinebuster! Failla then unleashes an array of stomps on
Calysto, preventing him from getting back to a base. This gives Failla an
opening to lift Calysto up and heave him into the corner. Failla staggers
Calysto with repeated chops to the chest, before perching him on the top rope
and looking for a superplex to crush Calysto down!
However, when Failla goes up to get him, Calysto shoves him down off the top
and to the mat! Then, as Failla gets up, Calysto lets loose with the Bottom
Line, smashing Failla down! The fans cheer wildly at this, and as Failla gets
up again, Calysto crushing him down with a furious spinning heel kick! The fans
continue their rabid cheers, as Calysto signals for the Crossface!
Hosemann: Failla had better watch out!
Calysto gets ready to
slap on the move, but just as he ties Failla in the hold, Magnifica runs out
and distracts the referee! The referee then does not see Jackie Baccaro enter
the ring and smash Calysto in the back of the head with the PWA championship
belt! Baccaro then lifts Calysto up and drills him with the Baccaro Bomb!
Magnifica then leaps off the apron and Baccaro exits the ring as Failla lifts
Calysto up and drills him down with the Almighty Sacrifice! Failla covers… one,
two, three.
Hosemann: He has,
The fans boo loudly as
Failla issues his thanks to an applauding Baccaro and Magnifica, and “Shoot
Outs” blares throughout the arena as we head to break.
* WINNER VIA PINFALL: ANTHONY FAILLA *
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we return, we see the
PWA Champion Jackie Baccaro enter the office of PWA owner Bryan Conroy and
commissioner Helen Summers, with Magnifica. The company higher-ups are pleased
to see them.
Conroy: Welcome! Jackie, my man,
EXCELLENT job out there just now, I must say. Very, very well
done. Now, we have Anthony Failla in the finals against Kerry Cox next
week and, for some reason, I get the feeling everything is going to work out just
fine.
Baccaro: No problem. we did what we could do.
Magnifica: It’s our pleasure,
Conroy: Your kind words are much appreciated.
Helen: Yes, thank you.
Magnifica: By the way, Helen, I LOVE that outfit.
Helen: Do you? Thank you! I love it too.
Conroy: Ok, ok. We’ve got a little bit of business left to accomplish here. Jackie,
you know that you have a tag team match a little later on, right?
Baccaro: I do, and I’ve gotta say, Bryan, I’m not
totally pleased about it. I mean, I’ve got no problem beating on Greg Tantalus
and Scythe, but teaming with GI Jew? He and I have more than our share of bad
blood.
Conroy: I know. But Helen had a great idea, and I’ve set it up. We realized
that much of the bad blood you had with GI Jew was directly related to and
caused by Vulture. Now that Vulture is out of the picture, you two should be
able to put this behind you.
There is a knock at the
door.
Conroy: I’ve invited him here so that you
two can shake hands and agree on pounding the hell out of Scythe and Tantalus
here tonight.
Summers opens the door and GI Jew enters. Baccaro
and Jew engage in a heated staredown in the office,
but Baccaro breaks it by offering his hand. Jew continues to stare at him for
several moments before extending his own hand and shaking Baccaro’s.
Helen: See? That wasn’t so hard! Now
let’s all let bygones be bygones and take it out on Scythe and Tantalus.
Baccaro: I can move on and put it all in the past if you can.
Jew: Then let’s kick the snot out of Scythe and Tantalus tonight.
Baccaro: Sounds good to me.
Baccaro and Jew stand across from each other, each hesitant to trust the
other, but Conroy, Summers, and Magnifica seem pleased
at the development, and stand nodding and smiling 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!
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!
In a loser-leaves-PWA hardcore match, Speed Demon will meet former Lost Souls
tag team partner and current Army of the Damned soldier Reaper!
Plus, Magnifica will challenge the winner of next week’s Women’s Championship
bout between Keiko Ishida and Lauren Tantalus for the title!
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, “Things Done Changed” by Notorious BIG hits the speakers,
and the PWA World Heavyweight Champion Jackie Baccaro makes his way to the
ring, alongside his manager Magnifica, and his tag team partner for the night,
GI Jew. The two uneasy partners make their way to the ring, and Magnifica takes
her place on the outside of the ring. Baccaro and Jew share some words in the
ring, and “Be Just or Be Dead” by Daisuke Ishiwatari
hits the speakers, and the fans begin cheering as the Modern-Day Samurai Scythe
makes his way to the ring! Scythe pauses halfway down the ramp, and “Hey You”
by Simon Says blares onto the speakers, and the fans begin cheering
thunderously as Greg Tantalus begins making his way to the ring! Tantalus and
Scythe meet halfway, and immediately dart into the ring, getting things going!
Troy: Alright, here we go!
Hosemann: We’re kicking it off now!
* PWA CHAMPION JACKIE BACCARO & GI JEW VS. GREG TANTALUS &
SCYTHE *
Referee: Tom Stevens
Baccaro begins brawling with Tantalus, and Jew slugs it out with Scythe! Jew
and Scythe immediately take their battle to the outside of the ring, brawling
furiously! The referee struggles to gain control, but Jew and Scythe
immediately take their battle into the crowd and brawl away!
Hosemann: I think Jew and Scythe have battled their way out of here!
Baccaro and Tantalus
continue brawling in the ring, until The Miracle Mike Troha and Michelle storm
down the aisle and begin attacking Tantalus, as Magnifica enters and join in
the assault as well! The fans boo as a four-on-one assault ensues on the
three-time former PWA Champion! However, before the attack can get serious,
Hollywood Mike Griffin darts down the aisle with a chair in hand!
Hosemann:
Troy: I don’t know, Scott, but we’re out of time! See you next week for our
200th episode, live from
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