Back from break, we see Renegade, Paul Dawkins, and
his girlfriend Liz Rush conversing in the backstage area.
Dawkins: So what’s the next step? Rematch?
Renegade: You know, I was thinking the same thing. But then I thought some more
about it. We just finished the longest tag team title reign in the history of
this company, and in two months, this company will be history. Do we want to
spend these last two months chasing tag gold again, or do we want to go after
singles gold?
Dawkins: What are you driving at?
Renegade: I don’t know about you, Paul, but I want to be International Champion
again before all is said and done. I know I have what it takes to get the job
done, and I know you do too, and I think it would really be a much more
challenging endeavor, not to mention a better use of our time, to go after
International gold from hereon out.
Dawkins: You might have a point there.
Just then, Dexter P. Wellington enters the room, laughing, alongside his
butler Winston.
Renegade: What the hell’s your problem,
Liz: Why don’t you mind your own business?
Wellington: I’ll mind my own business, beautiful, when you leave your loser of
a boyfriend for a real man like me. Until then, Liz, you can wish you were with
me, and you two can wish you were me.
With that
-- COMMERCIAL
BREAK --
As we return, “Shoot Outs” by Jadakiss
blasts onto the speakers, and Anthony Failla makes his way to the ring to a
thunderous array of jeers. The camera pans to the ring, where Tony Annetta and
Damien Fields are already standing, ready for this next contest. Failla enters
the ring, and the bell sounds, as Fields and Annetta let loose with a double
dropkick on Failla that dazes him, and prompts the fans to cheer loudly!
Troy: Alright, here we go! The careers of Annetta and Fields are on the line
here, and they aren’t wasting any time!
Hosemann: They don’t have any time to waste,
*
HANDICAPPED MATCH: ANTHONY FAILLA VS. TONY ANNETTA & DAMIEN FIELDS *
Referee: Jose Soares
With Failla staggered, Annetta and Fields try to
take the advantage right from the get-go, pounding away on him with repeated
fists that stagger him and put him on wobbly legs! Annetta and Fields then
combine to whip Failla against the ropes, but as Failla bounces back, he
crushes Annetta and Fields down both with a furious clothesline! Fields is the
first to his feet, and Failla nails him with a crushing running big boot that
sends Fields flying through the ropes and to the outside! Then, Annetta gets
up, and Failla immediately destroys him with the Almighty Sacrifice! Fields
slowly gets back into the ring, and Failla nails him with the Almighty
Sacrifice as well! Failla piles Fields on top of Annetta and covers them both…
one, two, three.
Hosemann: These two have now essentially given their career to get Jaguar that
title shot at Everlasting Epic. Now let’s just hope their sacrifice doesn’t
prove to be in vain at Meltdown, when Jaguar defends that title opportunity
against Bryan Conroy.
The fans boo
vociferously as “Shoot Outs” blares over the speakers, and Anthony Failla
celebrates his devastating victory as we take another commercial break.
* WINNER VIA PINFALL: ANTHONY FAILLA *
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we
return, “Hear Me” by Darkseed explodes onto the
speakers, and the fans begin cheering thunderously as Solomon makes his way to
the ring! The Alaskan Monster intently makes his way to ringside with a
microphone as the fans continue to cheer. Solomon finally enters the ring and
begins to speak.
Solomon: Briggs, I’ve done a lot of thinking about the situation we have,
and about the fact that we simply cannot peacefully coexist. I accept that now.
I accept the fact that I also cannot peacefully coexist with your scumbag
former manager, and likewise my former manager, Walter Gindin. Now, I know we
have been given clearance to battle once again on July 1 at Meltdown, and I
plan to beat you within an inch of your life, Briggs, and Gindin, if I get my
hands on you, I’d love to do the same to you. But I think we’ve come to realize
that we can’t simply have a normal match. Oh no. And I have been racking my
brain for some time now to figure out exactly what type of match would best
serve us, something that would make it extremely likely that the loser of the
bout simply would not make it to Everlasting Epic, and the winner could claim
supreme dominance over the other. And then it hit me. In October 2004, on the
very night I defeated Scythe for my first PWA Championship, when Anthony Failla
and Mike Grieco had enough of feuding, and even a barbed wire match wasn’t
enough to declare a true winner, they did something that put Grieco out of
action for several months, and finally provided a definitive end to the feud. The match? House of Horrors. Briggs, that is my vision for Meltdown on July 1. Solomon
vs. Briggs in a House of Horrors match, winner survives, loser is likely too
injured to ever show their face in the PWA again, with just six weeks to go. We
need a definitive end to this feud, and quite frankly, I don’t want to wait
until Everlasting Epic. So, what do you say?
Moments later, “Trust” by Sevendust blares onto the speakers, and Briggs
appears at the top of the ramp, alongside his manager Walter Gindin. Briggs has
a microphone in hand, and begins speaking.
Briggs: I’m going to stay up here right now because, quite frankly, there’s
no point in you and I engaging in another reckless
brawl. To answer your challenge, Solomon, the answer is yes. I will meet you at
Meltdown in a House of Horrors match, and finally, Solomon, finally, we will
know once and for all just who the better man really is.
Briggs and Solomon then engage in a heated staredown
as the fans cheer loudly at the announcement.
Hosemann: It sure is! The most dangerous match in wrestling history is
returning, and it’s returning at Meltdown!
-- COMMERCIAL
BREAK --
As we return from break, “Hey You” by Simon Says
blasts onto the speakers, and the fans begin cheering thunderously as Greg
Tantalus makes his way to the ring! Tantalus enters the ring and settles in,
ready for the challenge that awaits him, as he is to face off against two very
dangerous opponents that are out for his head. Moments later, “Inertiatic ESP” by The Mars Volta hits the speakers, and
the fans begin booing thunderously as The Miracle Mike Troha and Bodycount make
their way to the ring. The two waste no time going on
the offensive, immediately attacking Tantalus, prompting the bell to sound.
* HANDICAPPED MATCH: GREG TANTALUS VS.
THE MIRACLE MIKE TROHA & BODYCOUNT *
Referee: Matt Hansen
Tantalus has no chance to even defend himself, and Troha and Bodycount
begin unloading on him viciously, looking to do a massive amount of damage.
They knock Tantalus down hard, and then lift him up, whipping him ferociously
into the corner. Tantalus staggers forward, and Bodycount grabs him by the
throat and immediately destroys him with the Monster Chokeslam!
At Troha’s urging, Bodycount lifts Tantalus up again,
and nails him with another Monster Chokeslam with
thunderous impact! Then, Bodycount lifts a limp Tantalus up, and Troha destroys
him with Divine Intervention! Troha covers… one, two, three.
Hosemann: It is,
With Tantalus already completely destroyed and
beaten, Troha and Bodycount continue to stomp away on him, and prepare to
destroy him for good. After an array of vicious stomps, Troha lifts Tantalus up
again, and tosses him to Bodycount, who prepares to deliver a third menacing Monster
Chokeslam. However, suddenly, Hollywood Mike Griffin
charges the ring with a steel chair!
Hosemann: What the hell is he doing here?!
* WINNERS VIA PINFALL: THE MIRACLE MIKE
TROHA & BODYCOUNT *
-- COMMERCIAL
BREAK --
Back from break, we are
directed to the Jumbotron, where a video airs. We see Kerry Cox wandering
cautiously through
Cox: Ok, I’m here. I’m at the statue. I know you knew I was coming. I know
you’re here. I don’t want to play games. I know you love to play games, but
this is no game. We need you back, Vulture, for whatever it’s worth. We need
you.
Cox turns around quickly and is startled when he realizes that Vulture,
clad in all black, black shades, and a long black overcoat, is seated with his
back against the back of the statue.
Cox: Why the hell do you have to do that?
Vulture: I do what I want. You’re here, on my turf, so you play my rules. Now
Kerry, I understand your plight, I really do. But I’m not your savior this
time. Look around you. All you see, and Morgan Day. That’s all I have left. I
have nothing to give. I know you’d love to see me come roaring back into the
PWA and gain the ultimate revenge on Jackie Baccaro for everything he has done
to me, and for the role he has subsequently played in the ultimate demise of
the PWA. I’d love to be able to do it. But let’s be honest here. I’m hardly in
peak physical condition right now. My peak wrestling weight was right around
230 pounds, and I’m now hovering at about 240, 245, so I’d have a lot of work to
do, just to get my weight down. And still, Baccaro is bigger than me, faster
than me, stronger than me, younger than me. We’re talking about a 40-year-old
man here trying to beat a 26-year-old at the top of his game. And that’s to not
even mention the neck. Kerry, I have a surgically repaired neck, one that’s
never been tested in the ring. I retired to avoid precisely this situation.
Several months ago, I wanted to pursue a comeback, and Morgan wisely talked me
out of it. But now, it’s a lot tougher, because there’s an actual cause worth
fighting for. But I just don’t know if I can do it, physically. I don’t want to
get everyone’s hopes up and then fail. So I’m going to have to say no.
Cox: No? Is that really Vulture down there, because the Vulture I know would
never back down from a fight. The Vulture I know would
never turn his back on a cause he believed in because he was afraid to fail.
The Vulture I know would fight the good fight, win, lose, or draw.
Vulture: Kerry, the Vulture you know could end up in a wheelchair with one
wrong fall. For all intents and purposes, the Vulture you know is dead. Maybe I
just don’t believe hard enough in your cause. Maybe I am afraid to fail. But
whatever it is, I just can’t do it. Like Morgan told you last week, I’m just
looking forward to the end, so that Morgan can come back home, and we can
simply enjoy our lives together. Let me ask you something, Kerry. What exactly
are you hoping to gain here?
Cox: I don’t know. A small sense of redemption, I guess.
Vulture: And how do you expect to achieve this when you know that, in the end,
the company is going to dissolve and they will have won anyway? Maybe you
should give it up, too, Kerry. Just ride out these last two months and go home,
the Hall of Famer that you are. It’s not the ending
any of us had in mind, but life isn’t all sunshine and happy endings, is it? In
a perfect world, I’d be able to come back, kick Baccaro’s
ass, you’d kick Conroy’s ass, and we’d all ride off into the sunset happily
ever after. But it doesn’t happen that way. I don’t even know that you could
have gotten me a match with Baccaro anyway. We’re talking about the PWA
Champion here, a man slated to face Jason Calysto at Meltdown, and Jaguar at
Everlasting Epic. Where would I fit in? A non-title match somewhere in there,
I’m sure, if it’s even a match at all. Kerry, I don’t know, I appreciate you
thinking so highly of me, and making the attempt, but I’m not the guy. If you
want someone to take out Baccaro, go talk to the two more than capable legends who
are slated to face him, not this broken down has-been.
Cox: I really can’t get used to hearing you talk like this. Don’t you remember
who you are?
Vulture: Who I was, Kerry. Who I was. That’s not me
anymore. I’m sorry.
Cox: Listen, I’ll accept that, and I’ll leave, but I’ll leave you with this.
These people, the fans, they still love you, they still chant your name, and
they still want you back. When you were screwed out of your retirement match
two years ago, I know there was a part of you that was left clamoring for one more great match. And I don’t know that you’d get it with
Baccaro, I really don’t, in all honesty. I don’t have any executive power
anymore, as you know. Hell, forget about a great match, you’re right, I don’t
even know that Baccaro would even agree to face you. But I do know that Baccaro
and Magnifica both love to death the fact that you’re gone and never coming
back. I do know that your girlfriend Morgan Day becomes an even bigger target
with you not there to stand by her side. And I do know that, for whatever
reason, these people who are about to have this great company stolen from them,
deserve to see Vulture, at least one last time. So I know there are a million
reasons why you shouldn’t come back, why you shouldn’t ever show your face
again, but believe me, there are just as many reasons to do it. Yes, I know
about your neck, but think about this. Five, ten years from now, when your
window for a comeback has long since passed, and with PWA long dead, are you
still going to be ok with the decision to sit idly by while the PWA originals
fought to the death to end this company with our heads held high, with even a
shadow of a thought that maybe, just maybe, you could have made a positive
contribution and ended your career on the high note it’s always deserved? Will
you be able to live with that? Think about that, Vulture, and then tell me what
you say.
Vulture: (long pause) I’m sorry, Kerry.
Vulture then gets up and walks off as we take our final commercial break.
-- COMMERCIAL
BREAK --
Back from break, a table is set up in the ring with
two chairs, beside a podium. Nick Cade is standing behind the podium and begins
speaking.
Cade: Alright ladies and gentlemen, it is now time for the contract signing
for the PWA Championship match between Jackie Baccaro and his challenger Jason
Calysto for July 1 at Meltdown in
With that, “F*ckin in the
Bushes” by Oasis explodes onto the speakers, and the fans begin cheering
thunderously as Jason Calysto makes his way to the ring! Calysto enters the
ring and has a seat on one side of the table.
Cade: And his Meltdown opponent, he is the reigning
PWA World Heavyweight Champion, being accompanied by the Women’s Champion
Magnifica, from Los Angeles, California, I give you Jackie Baccaro!
The fans begin booing raucously as “Things Done Changed” by Notorious BIG
blares onto the speakers, and the champion Jackie Baccaro makes his way to the
ring, accompanied by Magnifica. The two enter the ring, and Baccaro demands
that another chair be placed on his side of the table for Magnifica. The
timekeeper obliges, and everyone is seated in the ring.
Cade: Alright gentlemen, I am going to give both of you the contract to
sign, and then you will each have an opportunity to say something. Jackie,
since you are the champion, you may go first.
The contract is placed before Baccaro, and he signs it intently, staring
down Calysto as he does. He then grabs a microphone and begins speaking.
Baccaro: Before I get to you, Calysto, I want to
just address something we just saw. Vulture, you just made the smartest
decision of your life by deciding never to come back. I’ve beaten your ass
once, and if you did ever come back, I’d beat you so badly that your slut
Morgan Day wouldn’t even recognize you. Now that that’s out of the way,
Calysto, I don’t have much to say to you. We’ve traded this belt back and forth
in the past, but we’re never doing it again. I am the PWA Champion, and I am
going to remain the PWA Champion until this company goes under. So I wish you
luck, but believe me, all the luck in the world won’t help you get past me at
Meltdown.
The fans boo, and all eyes are turned to Calysto. Calysto promptly signs
the contract, never taking his eyes off Baccaro. Then, he grabs a microphone.
Calysto: You know, Baccaro, I don’t think a more smug,
arrogant champion has ever existed, but that’s besides the point. The bottom
line is that you are the champion, and I am the challenger. You know,
everything that you’ve done over the past few months, it’s been done to give
you an edge. Well, now it’s time for me to get my edge.
With that, Calysto flips over the table and spears Baccaro to the mat! The
fans cheer thunderously as Calysto pounds on Baccaro and officials storm the
ring to separate them!
Hosemann: Calysto has just gained his edge,
-- END SHOW --
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