A
video package airs, highlighting events that took place last week, with
Hollywood Mike Griffin rushing down to the ring to make a save for Greg
Tantalus, Jason Calysto, Romeo, and Kerry Cox, in a match against Jackie
Baccaro, Anthony Failla, and mystery partner Rudy Montenora, who revealed
himself as Bryan Conroy’s second Meltdown lumberjack, when The Miracle Mike
Troha and Bodycount interjected themselves to further an assault, helping the
fan favorites clear the ring, and raise speculation of a possible TFU reunion.
From there, “By_Myslf” by
Hosemann: It sure is the home of Jaguar,
Troy: I can’t believe that Bryan Conroy would deny Jaguar the opportunity to
say goodbye to his hometown crowd on live television, but then again, I can
believe it. This is Conroy we’re talking about.
Hosemann: Speaking of Conroy and Jaguar, their sets of lumberjacks for this
Saturday’s matchup at Meltdown, where the winner will
challenge for the PWA Championship at Everlasting Epic V on August 12, will go
at it here tonight. Anthony Failla will team up with Rudy Montenora to meet the
duo of Romeo and Kerry Cox.
Troy: That should be a big one, but not quite as big as our main event, which
will see the PWA Champion Jackie Baccaro team with the Women’s Champion
Magnifica to meet The Iceman Jason Calysto and Lauren Tantalus!
Hosemann: We’ll see previews of two big Meltdown matches there, but how about
this Meltdown preview, as Renegade challenges James Biamonte for the
International Championship!
Troy: The title will be defended at Meltdown in a
bizarre triple threat tag team match, which will be covered in more detail in
the Meltdown report later, but this should be an interesting gauge.
Hosemann: And don’t forget, the Swan Song returns
tonight, as Henry Swanson will host his classic interview segment with
Progressive Champion Soaring
The fans
begin cheering loudly as “With You” by
* SCYTHE VS. JUSTICE *
Referee: Jason Church
Justice pounds away on Scythe in the early going, but Scythe quickly makes
a rebound! After not being able to establish any sort of initial advantage on
the Modern-Day Samurai, Justice is tossed against the ropes, and taken down
with a huge back body drop! Scythe then takes him down with big, deep armdrags, before flooring him with a monstrous dropkick!
Then, suddenly, Scythe is attacked from behind by GI Jew, prompting the bell to
sound, ending this match!
Scythe: I’d like to introduce you all to
the man who will be my tag team partner this Saturday night at Meltdown against
you two, Jew and Justice. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you my main man from
CAW, my former CAW tag team championship partner, I give you Billy Chan!
The fans cheer at this announcement and Scythe and Chan pound fists as
“With You” replays and Jew and Justice express their frustration!
Hosemann: This is unbelievable! What a match that is going to be!
* WINNER VIA
DISQUALIFICATION: SCYTHE *
-- COMMERCIAL
BREAK --
As we
return from break, the camera takes us backstage, where we see Hollywood Mike
Griffin putting his boots on in preparation for his confrontation with the
Legacy a little later tonight, where he will have to officially name his tag
team partner for this Saturday at Meltdown to challenge Alpha Omega for the PWA
Tag Team Championship. Moments later, the door opens and Greg Tantalus enters,
carrying a box, prompting the
Tantalus: Are you trying to talk me out of being your partner?
Tantalus: Well, I appreciate that, Griffin, but when I called you up and again
told you I’d be your partner last week, and you accepted, from there on out, I
needed no opportunity to back out of this. But you know what this is, right? We
both need something here. Listen, you and I, we’ve been the best of friends,
but we’ve also been the worst of enemies. But our wars have been classic. I’m
sure you remember Everlasting Epic last year.
Tantalus: Yeah, yeah. Well listen, you have a problem
with the Legacy. I have a problem with Michelle, and because of that, I have
problems with Mike Troha and Bodycount. So I scratch your back, you scratch
mine. Alone, they would be battles that would be nearly impossible to win. But
together, I think we’ve got a great chance to win both our battles and ride off
into the PWA sunset with everyone knowing that we were quite simply the
greatest tag team of all time.
Griffin: You’ve got a great point there, Greg.
Tantalus: That’s why I have this box. Open it, before you lace those boots of
yours.
The camera
pans down, and we can see trunks and boots with the
TFU logo emblazoned on them.
Tantalus: Mike, it’s time for TFU to ride
again.
The camera shifts to the Jumbotron, where a video airs, set in a dark,
empty arena, where a barbed wire steel cage has been set up. The video is black
and white, and grainy, and features a voiceover from Speed Demon, who is
sitting in the ring, atop the top turnbuckle.
Demon: Loki, this Saturday, you will
reach your final resting place. It was more than one year ago that you and the
rest of the Army of the Damned tried to end my career, and ruined everything I
had with the one woman I ever loved. I vowed that night that I would never
forgive you, and that I would be vindicated, no matter what the cost. At
Meltdown, Loki, I grow one step closer. You and I will step into this, this den
of torture and suffering, and only one of us will make it out of here with our
careers. Loki, you’re just a mere bump in the road to me fulfilling my destiny.
I need you out of the way so that you, Bishop Cross, have no one to hide behind
when I come after you. And take heed, Cross. It is coming, as soon as Loki is
gone. At Meltdown, I will do whatever it takes to rid the PWA of you, Loki, and
I will stop at NOTHING to get it done. They say if you embrace the darkness too
long, it will consume you. I’m already there, Loki, and your arrival, Loki,
came the second you agreed to this bout, and signed your career away to a man
who wants nothing more than to leave you broken, never to be seen again. Loki, welcome to darkness… enjoy.
The video then fades out with a promotional image hyping the barbed wire
steel cage match between Speed Demon and Loki to take place this Saturday night
at Meltdown, and we take a commercial break.
-- COMMERCIAL
BREAK --
Back from
commercial, “Control” by Earshot is playing over the speakers, and Darrin Giles
of the Legacy is standing in the ring, alongside Legacy partner Infernus.
Moments later, “Stockholm Syndrome” by Muse hits, and the fans begin cheering
loudly as British sensation Paul Epton makes his way to the ring! Epton stands
inside the ring, ready for combat, as the referee signals for the bell.
* DARRIN GILES VS. PAUL EPTON *
Referee: Billy Vargas
Giles and Epton prepare to lock up, but Infernus continues to stand in the
ring. Referee Vargas asks him to leave the ring, but Infernus opts to stand in
the corner. Giles tries to get Epton to turn his back to lock up, but Epton
remains wary. Epton asks for the microphone.
Epton: What in the bloody hell do you think you’re doing in the ring, you
bugger? Get out of the ring until you’re good enough to get a match on this
show, chum.
Epton then turns around and looks at Giles, ready to lock up, as the fans
cheer, but Infernus predictably takes offense to those comments. Infernus
attacks Epton from behind, and Vargas is forced to
immediately call for the bell, before Epton and Giles even lock up! Now, Giles
and Infernus are double-teaming Epton brutally, and the fans boo loudly, until
Kris Anthony suddenly darts down the aisle and into the ring! Anthony knocks
down both Giles and Infernus with punches, then
clotheslines the rising Giles out of the ring, before doing the same to
Infernus! The fans cheer wildly as Giles and Infernus regroup on the outside,
and Anthony helps the unsuspecting Epton to his feet! Epton and Anthony invite
Giles and Infernus to come back into the ring to finish this, but the Legacy
members instead decide to flee!
Troy: They don’t want any part of a fair fight,
Hosemann: No they don’t,
*
WINNER: NO CONTEST *
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we
return, we see the familiar Swan Song set in place in the middle of the ring,
and “
Swanson: Well let me tell you, it feels
GOOD to be back in the PWA! I mean, not as good as it felt the day my
mail-order bride arrived from
With that,
“Charlie Big Potato” by Skunk Anansie hits the
speakers, and John Wolfe makes his way to the ring to a loud ovation! Wolfe
eyes down Swanson as he enters the ring, before walking to the opposite side of
the set.
Swanson: And
now, let’s bring out the reigning PWA Progressive Champion, Soaring
The crowd
begins booing mostly as “Dance of the Warrior” hits the speakers and Soaring
Phoenix makes his way to the ring.
Swanson: Alright, now that we have both
of you out here, it’s time for me to do my job. I was asked by our lovely
commissioner Helen Summers to work out a resolution here between you two, so
that you either agree to put your beef aside, or agree to tear each other limb
from limb. Either way, I want to start by informing you both that no one wants
to see you two pretend to be friends, and do this whole respect thing you’ve
been doing. Quite frankly, it’s really boring. This is the Progressive
Wrestling
Wolfe: Well
Swanson: Oh really? Well Wolfe, I think you’re getting away from the issue at hand.
Soaring
Wolfe: If you recall, Swanson, I asked Helen Summers for a title opportunity
last week, and she refused to grant it.
Swanson: Well what would you both do if I told you I had a contract in my
pocket, already signed by Helen Summers, for a Progressive Championship bout
right here next week on Frequency? Would you sign it?
Wolfe: In a heartbeat.
Swanson: Well then, here it is. Let’s get to it.
Swanson
pulls out the contract and sets it down. He hands
Swanson: Alright, and there we have it!
Next week, Soaring Phoenix and John Wolfe will again battle for the Progressive
Championship, and if either of you had read the contract without blindly
signing it, you would have seen that this match will be contested under
Progressive Rules! Now, for those of you too young to remember what this means,
that means Soaring Phoenix, as champion, will get to choose his own stipulation
for the title bout next week, and is only obligated to let everyone, Wolfe
included, know what that stipulation is at the top of the show next week. So,
any questions
Swanson: Any questions Wolfe? Let me know, because I’ve got my pillow out back.
Wolfe: What the hell is your problem, Swanson?
Swanson: Oh, nothing Wolfe. It’s just that I generally don’t like having boring
jack offs like you on my award-winning show.
Suddenly,
Wolfe grabs Swanson by the throat and chokeslams him
to the mat viciously, as the fans cheer loudly!
Wolfe: How’s THAT for boring?!
The fans cheer, but as soon as Wolfe turns around,
The fans
continue to boo heartily as “Dance of the Warrior” hits and
Hosemann: That should be explosive,
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
As we
return from break, we see a comprehensive video package air on the Jumbotron,
highlighting the many achievements of the career of Jaguar. The
Conroy: Alright, stop the video! Stop the video!
The fans boo Conroy mercilessly.
Hosemann: Because he’s an asshole!
Conroy: I am sick of this damn mushy Jaguar remembrance video! All of you can
sit down and shut up, because you’ll see Jaguar wrestle in an exclusive
arena-only dark match after the show, later tonight. Now, I made a promise to
Jaguar that we’d air this video tonight in exchange for him not appearing on
camera, but I don’t care. I think you’d all agree that my physical health comes
first in this instance, because I was seriously this close to vomiting. The
bottom line of the video is that Jaguar was once a great wrestler, but it won’t
matter anymore, because on Saturday, I’m going to defeat him, and take the
Everlasting Epic world title shot to do what I please with it. Now, onto our next match, which I have decided to remain ringside
for. So, bring out my lumberjacks!
With that,
the fans boo even louder, as “Shoot Outs” by Jadakiss
hits the speakers, and Anthony Failla and Rudy Montenora make their way to the
ring for tag team action. Conroy leads his two lumberjacks to the ring as the
fans continue to boo raucously. Conroy positions himself on the outside of the
ring, and Failla and Montenora enter it, awaiting their opposition. Then,
moments later, “War Machine” by KISS hits the speakers, and the fans begin
cheering loudly as Kerry Cox emerges! Cox enters, pausing at the foot of the
ramp, rather than enter the ring handicapped. Moments later, his partner
arrives, and arrives in a big way, as “And Then What” by Young Jeezy hits the speakers, and Romeo gets awarded with a huge
ovation from the Jacksonville crowd! Romeo joins Cox, and the two enter the ring
together, immediately going at it with Montenora and Failla, prompting the bell
to sound!
Troy: Alright, here we go!
Hosemann: This should be a war!
* ANTHONY FAILLA & RUDY MONTENORA VS.
KERRY COX & ROMEO *
Referee: Jose Soares
The four men brawl viciously to start the match, and when the dust finally
settles in the ring, it is Kerry Cox and Anthony Failla who are duking it out in the ring, a rematch from the finals of the
Golden Ring tournament. Cox has the initial advantage in the slugfest, but Failla
promptly takes over, overpowering Cox with big right hands, keeping him off
base. With Cox staggered, Failla grabs him and mashes him down with a vicious
sidewalk slam! Cox grimaces in pain on the mat, and Failla takes advantage,
nailing him with vicious boots to the midsection. The fans boo, and this only
fuels Failla further, as he lifts Cox up and whips him violently into the
corner, so hard that Cox’s back smacks against the turnbuckle and Cox falls
down flat on his face!
Hosemann: Failla isn’t playing around here,
Failla
effortlessly lifts Cox back to a vertical base, and then whips him hard into
the heel corner. With Cox defenseless, Failla rushes in and nails Cox with a
hard splash, before tagging Rudy Montenora into the bout, which elicits a great
deal of boos. Montenora comes in, looking to pick up the scraps, clotheslining an already dazed Cox to the mat hard. After
laying out several hard stomps, Montenora decides to get cute, and tries to put
Cox in his own figure-four leglock submission.
Montenora looks to apply the move, but Cox reaches up and ties him into a small
package! One, two, and Montenora just barely escapes!
Hosemann: He was a split second away from being pinned! I think Bryan Conroy
nearly had a heart attack!
Montenora
gets right up, and charges at Cox, but Cox takes him down with a quick drop
toehold! From there, Cox attempts to return the favor to Montenora, going for
his own figure-four leglock, but Montenora kicks his
way out of it, staggering Cox backward. Montenora then gets up and floors Cox
with a hard elbow, sending the Hardcore Icon down in a heap. Montenora taunts
the crowd briefly, which boos him loudly, and he then lifts Cox up and whips
him hard into the corner. With Cox staggered in the corner, Montenora unloads
with a series of hard, punishing knife-edge chops to the chest, reverberating
throughout the arena. Montenora then places Cox on the top rope, and destroys
him down with a ferocious superplex! Montenora
covers… one, two, and Cox just barely escapes! Montenora gets back to a
vertical base and lifts Cox up, before slapping him hard in the face! Montenora
then grabs Cox by the hair and starts shouting in his face, looking to humiliate
him, but Cox unloads on Montenora with a vicious low blow that the referee
doesn’t quite see! Then, with Montenora doubled over, Cox gets up and downs him
with a thunderous bulldog! Cox sees this as his opening, and begins crawling
towards the ropes!
Troy: Alright Scott, Cox needs to make
the tag to Romeo right here!
Hosemann: He sure does! This is as good an opportunity as any he’s going to
have to get Romeo into this match!
Montenora senses this, and immediately makes it to his corner when he
regains his bearings, tagging in Failla. Failla then rushes at Cox, but right
before he can get to him, Cox makes the tag to Romeo, which elicits a huge roar
of cheers from the capacity crowd in
Hosemann: What an ovation Jaguar is receiving from his hometown fans!
Conroy is
furious, and his fury only grows as Jaguar charges down the aisle, right into
the ring! Conroy swings the chair at him, but Jaguar ducks under it, boots him
in the stomach, rips the chair away from him, and cracks Conroy with the chair,
knocking him through the ropes and to the outside! Rudy Montenora charges at
Jaguar, but Jaguar sees him coming, and tattoos Montenora in the skull with the
chair, staggering him! Cox then charges and clotheslines Montenora over the top
and out of the ring! Jaguar then nails Failla with the chair, staggering him a
bit. From there, Romeo signals up, and the fans go nuts! Romeo places Failla on
his shoulders, and calls for Jaguar to go to the top! Jaguar obliges, and leaps
off, nailing Failla with the Heatwave to a thunderous
ovation! Conroy comes to on the outside, and menaces in a fury as Jaguar grabs
the microphone!
Jaguar: What up
With that,
“I’m On It” explodes back onto the speakers, and the fans continue to go
haywire! Jaguar beckons Conroy back into the ring, as the president of the PWA
glares at him menacingly from the outside.
Hosemann: It sure was! One that I will never forget! But now, Jaguar must
finish the job! Jaguar, in a lumberjack match, must defeat Bryan Conroy,
one-on-one, this Saturday at Meltdown! It will be a daunting task,
Troy: You can’t, Scott! You just can’t! Folks, we’ll be right back!
* WINNERS VIA DISQUALIFICATION: ROMEO AND KERRY COX
*
-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --
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