A
video package airs, highlighting events that took place three nights ago on
pay-per-view at Symphony of Destruction, where Jackie Baccaro defeated
Hollywood Mike Griffin to retain the PWA Championship, and Jaguar overcame all
the odds, including a 2-on-1 disadvantage against Bryan Conroy and Anthony
Failla at the end, to win the Symphony of Destruction match, and extend his
career by at least one match, earning himself a berth in the main event of
Everlasting Epic V on August 12, where he will vie for the chance to be the
last PWA World Heavyweight Champion. From there, “By_Myslf”
by
Hosemann: Absolutely Troy, and we are just three days removed from the Symphony
of Destruction, which was sure to change the perspective of the final days of
this company for a lot of folks!
Hosemann: Maybe not, but I’m sure he’s happy about Jackie Baccaro retaining the
PWA title against Mike Griffin.
Troy: So, as of right now, our main event for Everlasting Epic will see Jaguar
challenging Jackie Baccaro for the PWA championship, though I can’t imagine
Bryan Conroy simply accepting defeat and moving on. However, we are moving on
past Symphony of Destruction, and onto tonight’s show, which should be
tremendous!
Hosemann: Definitely, Troy, and for our first appearance here in the hometown
of Morgan Day, who is scheduled to be here tonight I might add, we have three
championship matches scheduled!
Hosemann: Those two are certainly no strangers to one another, as they feuded
extensively in CAW years back, so I’m sure we’ll see, at the very least, a
heated match there.
Troy: We have so much more to bring you tonight, folks, and I personally cannot
wait for…
With that,
“Sad But True” by Metallica
blares onto the speakers, and the fans begin booing raucously as Bryan Conroy
makes his way to the ring, accompanied by PWA commissioner Helen Summers, to a
tremendous chorus of deafening boos. The
Conroy: Well thank you all for that warm,
welcoming reception. (crowd boos loudly) Now, I know
you all want to hear me talk about how angry and furious I am that Jaguar was
somehow able to slip through the cracks and win the Symphony of Destruction,
throwing a minor monkey wrench into my plans to destroy and humiliate PWA and
it all it stands for in its dying days, and end the company on a bad note, and
on a whimper, at Everlasting Epic. I will talk about it, but I have something to
announce first. It was alluded to Saturday night at the Symphony of
Destruction, but I’m going to make it official right now. I, Bryan Conroy, no
longer own the Progressive Wrestling
Conroy
does so, and the fans boo even louder.
Helen: First off, before we get to
Jaguar, Mr. Conroy wanted me to inform all of you that, after his actions last
week, despite the fact that Anthony Failla was victorious in the Golden Ring
tournament, Romeo, for his interference and attempt to help Kerry Cox win, has
joined his fellow former Hot Boy Jaguar on permanent suspension. Now Jaguar, we
don’t know how in the hell you’ve managed to pull this off, but we do know that
you shouldn’t have even been in this match in the first place. So, with that
said, Tony Annetta, Damien Fields, you two are hereby ordered to be here on
Frequency next week to answer for your actions. Failure to appear before us
will result in fines and immediate termination. But that’s all I’m going to say
about those two. Jaguar, right now, you are sitting at home in
Summers
hands the mic back to Conroy amidst the boos.
Conroy: Now, Jaguar might have won the
match, but we will…
Suddenly, “F*ckin in the Bushes” by Oasis thumps
onto the speakers, and the fans begin cheering thunderously as The Iceman Jason
Calysto makes his way to the ring! Wearing street clothes, Calysto, already
carrying a microphone, enters the ring, standing right in front of Conroy and Summers. None of the three flinch.
Calysto: You know Bryan, you and I go
back a long, long way, but I have never known you to be as screwed up and
vindictive as you have become over the past two years. But I’m not even going
to get into all that, because I’ve realized by now that you’re not going to
change. Maybe running this company got to you and made you snap a little
because you couldn’t handle the pressure, but that’s beside the point. The
bottom line here is that you eliminated me from the Symphony of Destruction the
other night in less than fair circumstances, and now, I’m here to ask you for a
shot at Jackie Baccaro’s PWA Championship.
Conroy looks at Calysto seriously for a moment, before
breaking into laughter.
Conroy: Let me get this straight. You
want me to give you a shot at the title because I eliminated you on Saturday
night under less than fair circumstances? Did you not get the memo that says
there are NO RULES in the Symphony of Destruction, Calysto?
Calysto: There may not be any rules, but there’s always been a sort of unspoken
code of ethics in this match that says you don’t use weapons in a Symphony of
Destruction match.
Conroy: Well guess what, Calysto? I did, and there’s not a damn thing you can
do about it. You lost that match, and consequently, you lost your opportunity
to once again wear the PWA Championship belt. Sorry.
Calysto: You know Bryan, I came out here to do things democratically tonight,
but I anticipated that you simply might not be prepared to do this
democratically. But then I remembered something, a chip that works greatly in
my favor in such negotiations. Do you remember when I lost the title to Jackie
Baccaro back in April at Requiem?|
Conroy: Do I remember? Why, that was a fantastic night!
Calysto: Good. Now, if you recall, after that match was complete, I never
received a rematch for the title against Baccaro, even though contractually, a
rematch is my mandatory right. So,
Conroy: Jason, Jason, Jason. Now there’s no need to get all testy here. We are
adults after all. You see, you think you have a great bargaining chip in your
rematch clause, but you don’t, because with the company this close to
liquidation, you can bet that my crack legal team would find a way around the
stipulation if they had to. I want to help you out here, but if it came to it,
you’d have no case against me, and you’d know it. But, past that, I know
something these people don’t know, and something that you yourself don’t know I
know. You see, I was going through some documents during the completion of the
sale, and I came across a folder for Kerry Cox. So of course, I had to open it.
There were a bunch of random, ho hum things in there,
but there was one in particular that really caught my eye. Do you know what it
was, Jay? You should. It was a resignation letter, written by you. You
expressed your intent to retire following Everlasting Epic this year, in a
letter dated February 2006. So, now that it’s out in the open, Calysto, why not
retire a little bit early? Why the change in heart?
Calysto: You know
The fans
cheer wildly at this statement, and Conroy merely smirks, before continuing to
speak.
Conroy: Oh do you? Well then, perhaps
something can be arranged. Perhaps it can. You see, I like the idea of you
retiring a whole lot more than I like the idea of you being PWA Champion. It
really just doesn’t fly with the plans I have for this company moving forward
into Everlasting Epic. However, just as I am going to have for Jaguar next
week, I am willing to give you a proposition right here. I will give you a shot
at Jackie Baccaro and the PWA World Heavyweight Championship on Saturday night,
July 1, at Meltdown, but I will give it to you on one and one condition alone.
If you lose to Baccaro, if you fail to win the championship on that night, your
retirement will occur one month early. You can have your match at Meltdown,
Calysto, but only under the condition that, should you lose, your time here in
the PWA is finished.
Calysto: (after a pause) You know Bryan, it means a whole hell of a lot to me
to compete on the final show that the PWA is ever going to run, Everlasting
Epic, but it might mean even more to me to have the chance to go into that show
as champion, into the main event. And given the fact that you seem otherwise
content to keep the belt around Baccaro’s waist, this
might be the best shot we have to restore some order to the main event. So you
know what, Bryan? I’ll lay it all on the line. If I lose this match at
Meltdown, I will walk away from the PWA right then and there. But so help me
God, Bryan, I am coming for the PWA Championship, and I am not leaving
Conroy: Oh you’ll be leaving
Conroy and
Calysto then remain in the ring, locked in a heated staredown,
as Helen Summers looks on nervously and the fans cheer thunderously!
Hosemann: Unbelievable, Troy! We’re only three days removed from Symphony of
Destruction, and already there are fireworks! This is unreal!
Troy: Alright ladies and gentlemen, Conroy and Calysto are staring each other
down, heatedly, neither man wanting to make a move, but we have to take our
first commercial break of the evening! Calysto challenging Baccaro for the PWA
title has been signed for July 1 at Meltdown, and folks, we’ll be right back!
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
Back from
break, “Charlie Big Potato” by Skunk Anansie blasts
onto the speakers, and the fans begin wildly loudly as John Wolfe makes his way
to the ring!
Hosemann: Fans all throughout the
Wolfe
awaits his opposition in the ring, and several moments later, he gets it.
“Dance of the Warrior” cues and the Progressive Champion Soaring Phoenix makes
his way to the ring to a mixed reaction, though one that has increasingly more
boos than it did last week.
* PWA PROGRESSIVE CHAMPIONSHIP: SOARING
Referee: Jose Soares
The bell
sounds and Wolfe and
Troy: These two have started things off a
bit tentatively here, showing one another some respect, but at the same time,
have made their presence felt a bit.
Hosemann: They have, Troy, and this is exactly how I expected this match to
start off.
Hosemann: You had better believe that these two aren’t finished!
Officials
come out from the back to separate the two as the match is officially thrown
out. They have moderate success in doing so as we take a break.
* WINNER: DOUBLE COUNT-OUT; STILL PROGRESSIVE CHAMPION: SOARING PHOENIX *
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we
return from break, “Control” by Earshot hits the speakers, and Justin Schenck
leads Legacy members The Omega Steve Beovich, Infernus, and Darrin Giles to the
ring to a chorus of boos. Schenck grabs a microphone, and the four enter the
ring.
Schenck: First things first, The Naturals
are backstage preparing for their shot at the Tag Team Championship tonight,
and I’d like you all to know that I WILL come through on my guarantee to bring
the titles to the Legacy by the end of tonight. The titles will be changing
hands tonight, and that’s all I have to say about that. But the main reason
we’re out here tonight is to address the situation with the leader of this
group, Hollywood Mike Griffin. A few things have happened over the past several
weeks that need to be sorted out now that his bid to become PWA Champion is
over, so I’d like him to come out here right now.
Moments later, “Parabola” by Tool hits the speakers, and a largely positive
reaction meets Hollywood Mike Griffin as he makes his way to the ring.
Griffin: What is it, Justin?
Schenck: Well, you know, during your bid for the championship, things got a bit
fouled up between us, and I just wanted to clear the air. Things don’t have to
be bad between us. What’s done is done now, and we can move on and go back to
normal.
The fans
cheer wildly at this announcement, and Schenck stands livid in the ring, at
first too enraged to speak! However, finally, he does.
Schenck: Oh REALLY?! I’m FIRED?!
With that,
Schenck: You can’t fire me! NOBODY fires
me! I’m Justin Schenck, dammit! I run the Legacy! I
fire people, people don’t fire me!
The shouting continues until Greg Tantalus,
The
beating continues, until Jason Calysto and former PWA owner Kerry Cox dart down
the aisle with chairs, looking to make the save! The plan works, as Troha,
Bodycount, and Michelle run off, joining the Legacy on the outside as the fans
cheer wildly! Moments later, however, Bryan Conroy appears at the top of the
ramp, microphone in tow.
Conroy: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold it right
there! Calysto, Cox, you want to interfere in this business? Well then I have
an idea. Tonight, we’re going to see an eight-man tag team match. But since the
Legacy is already in tag team action later, we’re going to assign members of
the Legacy to be outside enforcers tonight. And Justin Schenck, you will serve
as special guest referee. Now what is this match? Well, you will see Mike
Griffin, Greg Tantalus, Jason Calysto, and Kerry Cox team up to meet Mike
Troha, Bodycount, and two favorites of mine and my regime, Golden Ring winner
Anthony Failla, and the PWA Champion Jackie Baccaro! That is all.
With that, “Sad But True” hits and Conroy exits,
as a staredown ensues ringside between faces and
heels, and the fans buzz loudly.
Hosemann: Absolutely,
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
Back
from break, “Everytime We Touch” by Cascada blares onto the speakers, and the fans begin
cheering loudly as Dee Licious makes her way to the ring.
Troy: These two women are no strangers to
each other, as we mentioned earlier. Their feud has been on the backburner for
several years, but there’s nothing like a championship bout to kickstart it again.
Hosemann: That’s true,
* PWA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: MAGNIFICA © VS. DEE
LICIOUS *
Referee: Dan Martin
The bell
sounds and the two lock up in the ring, ready for battle.
Hosemann: And believe me, Troy, Magnifica is loving
every minute of it!
Magnifica
lifts
Hosemann: It’s true,
* WINNER VIA PINFALL AND STILL WOMEN’S CHAMPION:
MAGNIFICA *
Hosemann: And she’s going right after Magnifica, just
like she did Saturday night at Symphony of Destruction!
Morgan
storms into the ring and immediately spears Magnifica to the mat, wailing on
her with furious rights and lefts! However, Magnifica is able to free herself
and dart up the ramp! Morgan follows hotly, with the crowd cheering her on thunderously,
as we take a commercial break!
Troy: Morgan Day is back, and back with a vengeance!
Hosemann: And her hometown fans are showing their
appreciation for her right now, as she tries to chase down Magnifica!
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we
return, we are shown footage from events that took place during the commercial
break. We see a livid Morgan Day charging through the curtain leading to the
backstage area, still in hot pursuit of Magnifica. Before Morgan can get to
Magnifica, however, she is stopped by a familiar face, Keiko Ishida. The two
lethal ladies stare each other down for several moments before either of them
says a word.
Keiko: Morgan, all I can say when it
comes to Magnifica is that I know how you feel. She is a bitch that needs to be
stopped, and I am sure that one, or both, of us will carry out this endeavor in
due time. However, that is not why I came looking for you tonight. I came
looking for you tonight because there is something that I absolutely must know.
In all the matches we have had against one another, I have never scored a clean
pinfall victory over you. Now, some of those
meetings, you simply cleanly pinned me. But in others, some of them I won, but
by questionable means. The question of whether or not I could actually cleanly
defeat you has haunted me for some time now, in fact ever since Magnifica cost
you the title against me just one month ago. So Morgan, I am here tonight to
issue a challenge for one more match, right here, next week on Frequency. Now,
we kind of have common ground at the moment, since we both hate Magnifica, but
this match isn’t about our feud, it’s just about me needing to know if my whole
reign here was a sham, or if either of us can really beat the other on any
given night, and I’ve just had some bad breaks. So Morgan, the challenge for
next week is handed down. What do you say?
Morgan: Well first of all, Keiko, I know you know that we’ll never be close
friends, after all the beatings we’ve handed one another, but I can appreciate
where you’re coming from on needing to know. And in the opposite situation, I’m
sure I’d be here asking the same thing of you. So, while my primary objective
is gaining revenge on Magnifica and reclaiming the Women’s Championship, I know
yours is too, but perhaps we need to have this one more match, just to answer
some unanswered questions. So Keiko, in response to your challenge, I accept.
See you next week.
With that, Morgan Day exits, and Keiko is left smiling, pleased, as she
does so. The camera then shifts back to ringside, where “Trust” by Sevendust
blares onto the speakers, and the fans begin booing loudly.
Hosemann: He’s Briggs,
Walter
Gindin leads Briggs to the ring, and the two enter the ring, with Gindin
holding a microphone.
Gindin: Ladies and gentlemen, I present
to you the man that, for the second straight year, has eliminated Solomon from
the Symphony of Destruction. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Briggs!
The fans boo loudly, and Gindin hands the mic off
to Briggs.
Briggs: I hate to say I told you so, but,
well, I told you so. Last year, I told you all that I would eliminate Solomon
from the Symphony of Destruction. This year, I told you all that I would do it
again, and lo and behold, I have done it again. Solomon, this past Saturday, I bitched you out worse than anyone’s ever been bitched out
before, and you need to…
Suddenly, “Hear Me” by Darkseed blares onto the
speakers, and the fans begin cheering thunderously as Solomon makes his way to
the ring! Solomon doesn’t even pretend he’s coming out to talk, as he slides
right into the ring and immediately begins brawling with Briggs! The two
behemoths brawl hard and furiously in the ring, and Gindin slides out of it,
not wanting any part of it! As they continue brawling, with neither man
establishing an advantage, officials are forced to storm the ring to separate
them yet again!
Hosemann: Something is going to have to be done about this eventually,
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
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