SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006 * PHILLIPS ARENA * ATLANTA, GEORGIA

The FBI warning flashes onto the screen, before fading into a video, set to “Counterfeit Life” by Starsailor, that highlights the PWA Championship match between champion Jackie Baccaro and challenger Jason Calysto, along with the high stakes contest between PWA President Bryan Conroy and Jaguar, the House of Horrors nightmare between Briggs and Solomon and the return of TFU against Alpha Omega.  As the video package concludes, "Its Goin’ Down" by Yung Joc hits and we are taken inside the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, where we catch sight of an elaborate forest green set, featuring a long aisle connected at both ends by a giant steel beam in the shape of an arch, a giant Jumbotron extending down from the center and a Meltdown logo adorning each of the two sides. From there, an amazing pyrotechnics display ensues, with fireworks shooting from the stage and lighting up the home of The Atlanta Hawks and Thrashers! As the exhibition concludes and the fans go berserk, we are taken to our commentators, Victor Troy and Paul Ferrara!

Troy:  Welcome, everyone, to Meltdown! I’m Victor Troy, alongside Superstar Scott Hosemann, and here we are Scott. The shape of the PWA’s summer and Everlasting Epic V will be formed right here tonight!

Hosemann: It absolutely will! We’ve got Jason Calysto challenging Jackie Baccaro for the PWA Championship, and if he doesn’t win, he must retire due to a pre-match agreement with Bryan Conroy.

Troy: And speaking of the devil, he’s gotta go one-on-one for the first time against Jaguar, and if Jaguar doesn’t win, he’s got to retire as well!

Hosemann: Hopefully they get it done, but I’m really excited to see the return of TFU as they challenge for tag team gold, and how abut Keiko Ishida and Morgan Day settling the score in a ladder match?!

Troy: Combine that with a House of Horrors match, and a barbed wire steel cage match and this is going to be an immense evening! Let’s not wait another moment!

The action is set to get underway as "Still Ballin" by 2Pac and Trick Daddy bursts through the speakers. Boos rise from the crowd as former two-time International Champion James Biamonte is the first to enter the arena.

Troy: It was just four days ago on Frequency that James Biamonte lost the International Title to Renegade, thanks in part to the man that will team with him tonight, Mike Grieco.

Hosemann: That's true, Grieco did help cost Biamonte the belt, and we know they both despise each other, but Biamonte needs Grieco and Grieco needs Biamonte if either wants to regain that title.

As Biamonte enters the ring, "Da Repercussions" by 50 Cent hits and another former two-time champion, Mike Grieco, makes his way to the ring. Grieco doesn't get wrapped up in his favorable crowd reaction, instead keeping his eyes locked on Biamonte, who needs to be physically restrained by referee Matt Hansen once he sees his partner.

"Black" by Sevendust starts next, and Paul Dawkins comes through the curtain, alongside Liz Rush. Dawkins looks very determined on leaving with International gold once more as he steps into the ring and "Marriage of Figaro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart plays to an eruption of boos. Dexter P. Wellington walks out, alongside Winston, onto the long aisle and immediately catches Rush's eyes before she scoffs and takes a position behind her man.

Troy: Wellington has made me sick with the way he's been making passes at Liz Rush recently.

Hosemann: Well she has said that she only wants Paul, but Dex is a very wealthy guy too. We know ladies love money.

Troy: Well she loves Paul and he's gonna need to restrain himself as much as possible from clobbering Dex and perhaps costing them their chance at the title.

Wellington approaches the ring with caution, and as he does so, "Footprints" by Young Buck and 50 Cent begins to play, and the crowd explodes into cheers as Showtime Damon Savage makes his pyro-laden entrance. Savage looks fired up as he power walks to the squared circle, and the other four competitors make way for him as he hops up on the turnbuckles to pose for the crowd.

Troy: Showtime looks ready to go!

With the five challengers in the ring, 50 Cent's "Piggy Bank" hits, and a big ovation greets Renegade as the brand new International Champion begins his walk to the ring.

Hosemann: Renegade is walking into a very tough situation tonight.

Troy: That's right. He must team with Showtime in a triple threat tag team match first. The losing team will be eliminated and the winning teams will compete in a standard tag match. The team that wins that will then face off against one another, and the winner of that match will leave as the International Champion. Not a good situation for Renegade to be in.

* THREE-WAY TAG TEAM ELIMINATION BOUT: SHOWTIME DAMON SAVAGE & PWA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION RENEGADE VS. PAUL DAWKINS & DEXTER P. WELLINGTON VS. JAMES BIAMONTE & MIKE GRIECO *
Referee: Matt Hansen

The champion climbs into the ring and hands his belt from his waist to Hansen. He folds it and holds it high before calling for the bell to take on what will be a very tough task. Grieco remains in the ring to start the match opposite Wellington, and they both lock up in the middle of the ring. Wellington quickly applies a headlock, but Grieco uses his array of suplexes to down him with one of the belly-to-back variety. He covers quickly, but only reaches a one count.

Troy: Mike Grieco is a very interesting member of this group. He’s won the International Title twice and has the longest title reign ever. We know he wants it back, but he has said publicly that he would rather cost himself the title if it meant Biamonte not having it either.

Hosemann: If they win both of their matches, he can beat him for it to have the title himself.

Wellington gets up only for Grieco to club him in the back and shoot him to the ropes. Wellington bounces off as Grieco prepares for a back body drop, but the former Progressive Champion stuns him by driving his kneecap right into his face! Wellington then hits the ropes and puts Grieco down with a hard clothesline. Wellington’s momentum carries him into Renegade, who tags him.

The champion jumps into the ring and dizzies Grieco with some rights and lefts before whipping him to the ropes and flooring him with a back elbow to the face. Grieco gets up and Renegade scoop slams him back down. Grieco tries to shake it off, but is slow in getting back up. Renegade waits for him to rise, but Grieco sees him coming and levels him with a tremendous running forearm shot!

Troy: Big forearm for Grieco there!

Hosemann: He could use a tag, as could Renegade right now.

Both men make their ways to their corners slowly, but Renegade reaches first to bring in Showtime. Grieco crawls over to receive a hard tag from Biamonte, who rushes in to take on the man he defeated for his second International Title.

Savage greets Biamonte with a combo of right hands before attempting a big left hook, but Biamonte ducks underneath and kicks him hard in the midsection. Biamonte goes for broke by pulling Savage backwards for The Buzzkill, but Showtime manages to push him backwards. Biamonte stumbles back against the ropes, where Mike Grieco sticks a hard knee into his back! Biamonte staggers forward and Savage hooks him up before drilling him to the canvas with Its Showtime! Savage covers for one…two….three!

Troy: Grieco just hit Biamonte in the back, and now they’re both eliminated from this match!

Hosemann: Grieco just sacrificed his spot in this match to take Biamonte out of it! Oh man!

Troy: Well now its Showtime and Renegade against another unlikely duo, Dawkins and Wellington.

Dawkins climbs into the ring and immediately mows Showtime down with a clothesline. Savage pops back up and receives another before getting up and slumping back into a corner. Dawkins rushes over and grabs his arm to sling him to the opposite end for a Stinger Splash, but Showtime sidesteps it and drops Dawkins down with a big back suplex! He covers for 1---2---and Dawkins kicks out.

Looking to work Dawkins over, Showtime stretches his arm and backs up to bring in Renegade. Renegade measures Dawkins up before delivering a stiff kick into his arm. Liz Rush cringes as Renegade wraps Dawkins’ arm behind his back and then scoop slams the man who helped him taste PWA Tag Team Championship gold. Renegade covers now, but still Dawkins kicks out before three.

Hosemann: Renegade and Showtime are working well as a team right here.

Troy: And in Dawkins’ corner is a man who he despises.

Renegade looks out to the crowd and signals for The F-U, causing Rush to scream a warning to her man. Renegade ducks down to lift Dawkins, but he slips out and shoves him. Dawkins charges at him, but Renegade sidesteps him and he crashes into a corner.

Renegade runs up for a Stinger Splash, but doesn’t notice Showtime holding Dawkins in the corner. Dawkins breaks free and Renegade crashes into the turnbuckles, but also into Savage’s head! The champion stumbles backwards and Dawkins rolls him up for 1---2---3!

Hosemann: Dawkins pinned him!

Troy: What a major miscue that was! Renegade and Showtime banged heads, and now Renegade has lost the title to his former partner!

Hosemann: And he is livid Vic!

Renegade pounds the mat in frustration before exiting in a huge huff. He rips the top layer off the security wall surrounding the ring and Showtime tries to apologize as they exit.
* WINNERS: PAUL DAWKINS & DEXTER P. WELLINGTON *

* PWA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: PAUL DAWKINS VS. DEXTER P. WELLINGTON *
Referee: Matt Hansen
Back in the ring, Wellington runs in and gets all over Dawkins, pounding him with punches, kicks and stomps. He then applies a blatant chokehold which Hansen forces him to break by a count of five. Liz Rush screams for Dawkins to get up, but Wellington is in total control.

Wellington gets Dawkins up off the mat and hooks him up for a vertical suplex, but Dawkins blocks it and nails him with one of his own. Wellington gets up slowly and Dawkins bounces off the ropes and drops him down hard with a Scud Missile to the back of the head! Dawkins covers for one…two…and Wellington barely kicks out!

Dawkins gets him up quickly and batters him with three hard punches before whipping him into a corner. Dawkins backs up and charges for a Stinger Splash, but Wellington pulls Hansen in front of him and Dawkins crushes them both!

Troy: Dawkins just nailed them both and now Wellington and Hansen are down!

Hosemann: And he’s looking to end it, but the ref is down!

Dawkins signals for The M.O.A.B., but stops as Winston hops up on the ring apron with his usual glass of brandy in his hand. Rush hops up on the apron to stop him, and Winston grabs her by the hair! As they scuffle, Rush manages to remove the glass from his hand. Dawkins runs over to break it up, but Rush turns quickly and smashes the glass over his head! Dawkins turns around, holding his head, and Wellington rolls him into a small package! With the crowd booing, Hansen crawls over and counts 1----2----3!

Hosemann: We’ve got a new champion!

Troy: And Liz Rush actually helped him do it!

“Marriage of Figaro” replays and the crowd boos mercilessly as Wellington is awarded the International Title belt. To answer any potential questions, Rush climbs into the ring and jumps into the arms of the new champion, with Winston clapping happily the entire time.

Troy: I can’t believe this! Liz Rush has just screwed Paul Dawkins out of the International Championship!

Hosemann: She went where the money was Vic; I had a feeling!

Wellington holds the belt high as he, Rush, and Winston all exit gleefully and leave a distraught Dawkins behind, riddled amongst broken glass and dreams.
* WINNER VIA PINFALL AND NEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: DEXTER P. WELLINGTON *

The opening chords of Linkin Park's "With You" hits, and the crowd gives it up as Scythe and Billy Chan make their way out through the smoke-filled entrance for their first pay-per-view tag team match in years.

Troy: This match here is a very interesting one.

Hosemann: It is. We all saw Justice return to assist his friend GI Jew a few weeks ago, and Scythe was given the opportunity to have any partner of his choice, and he chose the man he won his only Tag Team Championship with, Billy Chan.

Troy: Both of these teams held CAW Tag Team gold. Scythe and Billy Chan beat Greg Puga and Nat Stanley, and GI Jew and Justice beat the legendary Hot Boy$ for the belts shortly thereafter.

As Scythe and Chan stretch out in the ring, Slipknot's "Opium of The People" booms out, and the crowd's boos accompany it as Justice and GI Jew make their way to the ring. The burly New Yorkers carry menacing looks on their faces as they slide into the ring to go right after their opponents.

* SCYTHE & BILLY CHAN VS. GI JEW & JUSTICE *
Referee: Jose Soares

Justice and Jew batter Scythe and Chan back into different corners. They then try to Irish whip them into each other, but the Asian Sensations hook arms to avoid the collision and use that momentum to barrel into their opponents with successive front dropkicks that send them tumbling through the ropes and onto the floor! Before GI Jew and Justice can rise, Scythe and Chan grab onto the top rope before pulling themselves over it to land on top of their opponents with planchas in stereo!

Troy: Scythe and Billy Chan look like they haven't missed a beat, and they are taking risks early!

Hosemann: They need to keep the pace quickened in order to have success in this match.

Jose Soares quickly restores order and calls for the bell as Chan rolls GI Jew into the ring and Justice and Scythe take their places on the ring apron. Chan doesn't allow GI Jew to reach a vertical base, and he batters him down in a corner to keep him grounded. With Jew defenseless, the lightweight Chan makes sure to make an impact as he grabs onto the top rope to propel himself up before jamming both feet into Jew's chest with a mushroom stomp on the way down!

Hosemann: What an innovative move that was!

Jew clutches his chest for a bit as Chan pulls him out of the corner for a cover, but Justice breaks it up at two. Chan instinctively goes after the big man, but doesn't touch him as Justice gives a daring stare. The distraction allows GI Jew to rise and make Chan crumple to the canvas with a big clothesline to the back of the head!

A tag to Justice follows, and the crowd groans and moans as the former Progressive Champion goes to work on Billy Chan. Holding a near ninety-pound weight advantage, Justice then holds Chan up on his shoulder before dropping him face-first across the top turnbuckle with snake eyes! Justice covers for one...two...and Chan kicks out. GI Jew outstretches his arm, allowing a tag from Justice.

Hosemann: This is a big problem for Billy Chan right now. GI Jew and Justice are making quick tags and keeping the fresh man in the ring in order to isolate the smaller guy.

Justice grabs Chan by the arm and holds it out, allowing GI Jew to enter the ring and deliver a punishing kick to the ribs. Chan drops down to one knee, and GI Jew hits the ropes to connect with a vile kick to the head to send him back down. Jew cockily spits in the direction of Scythe before dropping down on Chan for a cover. Soares makes a count for 1----2----and Chan gets a shoulder up still!

GI Jew shrugs it off and glares again at Scythe as he lifts a battered Chan off the mat. Chan uses the distraction to hit Jew in the gut. He then blocks a punch before springing to his feet and connecting with a spinning kick to the chin that puts him down flat! Both men are on the canvas and the crowd is screaming for Chan to make a tag!

Troy: This is Billy's chance!

Hosemann: He needs a tag in the worst way too!

Chan inches his way closer and closer to Scythe, who uses his lanky frame to stretch out as much as possible. Just when Chan gets within reach, Justice rumbles into the ring. Soares diverts his attention to the big man, just as Chan tags Scythe to a big pop! Scythe enters the ring on fire, and immediately goes after GI Jew, but Justice points out the illegal tag, and the crowd boos in disappointment as Soares orders him out of the ring!

Troy: Oh come on! He didn't see or hear that tag?!

Hosemann: Guess not, his back was turned and the crowd exploded once the tag was made. It's not legal, and that hurts Scythe and Chan tremendously.

As Scythe protests the call, Justice runs forward and connects with a cheap shot by planting his huge boot in his face! Scythe stumbles out of the ring and Justice escapes quickly to avoid Soares' reprimanding. Chan uses the ropes to pull himself up, but Scythe is no longer on the apron as he is instead writhing on the arena floor. Chan turns around and GI Jew immediately barges into him, dissecting his midsection with a thunderous Gore! Jew makes a cover and gets one...two...and three!

"Opium of The People" hits and GI Jew and Justice are announced as the winner. Shortly after the bell sounds, GI Jew points at Justice, and he immediately drops from the ring apron to grab the bell and hammer away from the timekeeper!

Troy: What are they doing?! They already won this match!

Hosemann: Looks like they wanna send a message now Vic.

Justice rolls back into the ring, and waits for Chan to get up before bashing him across the forehead with the ring bell!

Troy: He just nailed him with the bell! Get security out here to stop this!

Scythe rushes back into the ring, but runs right into Justice, who tosses the bell to GI Jew. Justice ties up Scythe, allowing GI Jew to run forward while holding the bell and drive it metal-first into Scythe's rib cage with a vicious Gore! Scythe bucks and writhes on the mat in anguish as Jew shakes off the blow and screams in his face.

Hosemann: He just used the ring bell in The Gore!

Troy: Where the hell is security?!

A swarm of PWA officials and arena security rush down to the ring, but Justice keeps them at bay as GI Jew grabs the hammer and places the bell across Billy Chan's head. Without wasting a second, the vile former Grand Slam Winner drives the hammer into the bell, making a sickening ring as the bell smashes against the head of a bloodied and motionless Billy Chan! Security then floods the ring from the other side, but the damage has been done as both Scythe and Billy Chan are left completely bloodied and victimized inside the squared circle.
* WINNERS VIA PINFALL: GI JEW & JUSTICE *

Troy: You know something Scott? I don't even know what to say. These sick, twisted displays of aggression have become commonplace here, especially after Conroy took over again.

Hosemann: Like his song says, that is sad but true. I think it's safe to say that both of these guys could be out of action indefinitely, if we ever even see them again.

Troy: And we have GI Jew and Justice to thank, even after they won the match. It's just disgusting! Nick Cade, take it from here.

The shot cuts backstage, where Nick Cade is standing by, waiting to talk to Paul Dawkins, who is sweating as he feverishly packs his bags.

Cade: Paul, I know it's been a rough night. You came so close to regaining the International Title, I'd just like a quick word --

Dawkins: (Cutting him off) No disrespect Nick. Now is not the time.

Dawkins grabs his bags and storms out of the building as the shot cuts out and heads to the interview area, where Scott Cornelius is with Lauren Tantalus.

Cornelius: What a terrible night this has been for Paul Dawkins, Scythe and Billy Chan, but Lauren, you are looking to put a positive spin on things when you head out in a few moments to attempt to win your unprecedented fourth PWA Women's Championship. Your thoughts?

Tantalus: You're right Scott, it has been an unfortunate night so far, and its a shame because all of those three are very nice guys, but now it's my time to get what I have wanted for so long. You mentioned the chance to be the first four-time champion in history, but it’s about so much more than that. Magnifica has tormented me for too, too long, and payback still might not be as big of a bitch as she is, but it will still be pretty damn sweet.

Tantalus then marches off the set, headed for the ring, which is where the cameras head next.

“Free” by VAST blares out and the fans give a big pop to Lauren Tantalus as she walks out through the curtain. The former PWA Women’s Champion looks both focused and excited as she walks to the ring to take on the woman who has tormented her for so long.

Troy: This is a big night for Lauren Tantalus. She has wanted to fight Magnifica for a very long time, and she knows she will really hurt her if she takes away the most important thing in her life.

Hosemann: And that’s the Women’s Championship. And if Lauren wins, she can become the first-ever four-time champion.

After Lauren enters the ring, “Cuz I Can” by Pink takes over and massive boos come for the arrival of the champion. Magnifica emerges in her hot pink and black attire, but gold is the most important color on her body, namely in the form of the Women’s Championship belt around her waist.

Troy: This has got to be the most hated woman in the history of this sport.

Hosemann: Without a doubt. Magnifica just has something in her that causes everyone around her, with few exceptions, to hate her. Lauren Tantalus is certainly no different, and I think the slugfest we’re gonna see will support that.

* PWA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: MAGNIFICA © VS. LAUREN TANTALUS *
Referee: Dan Martin

Tantalus waits on the near side of the ring as Magnifica tries to enter, but the champion will not step in until referee Dan Martin backs her off. Magnifica then enters the squared circle cockily, and Tantalus breaks away from Martin to pounce on her before the bell! Tantalus batters Magnifica with a series of rapid, clubbing blows, and the champion struggles to get our of her jacket and title belt. Magnifica finally gets both off, but that gives Lauren the perfect opening to charge and level her with a clothesline that sends her over the top rope and to the floor!

Troy: Lauren is all over Magnifica at the outset and this crowd loves it!

Tantalus hops from the ring and gets Magnifica up before delivering a stinging reverse knife-edge chop to the chest. She then tries to follow up with an Irish whip, but it gets reversed and Magnifica tosses her into the steel ring steps with intense force! Lauren winces in pain before crumbing down on the arena floor.

Hosemann: Lauren began hot, but that one big move just swung things in Magnifica’s favor.

The champion is booed heavily as she walks over to her opponent and slaps her clean across the face before rolling her into the ring. Magnifica enters through the middle and bottom ropes and then begins to unleash an assault on the challenger by stomping her mercilessly with her shiny black boots.

Martin backs her off for a bit, but Magnifica does not relent. She gets Tantalus up and drives her back into a corner, where she executes two stiff shoulder thrusts to the midsection before Irish whipping her hard into the opposing corner. Tantalus walks out and Magnifica boots her in the stomach before dropping her with a big DDT! Magnifica covers for one…two…and Tantalus kicks out.

Hosemann: Looks like Magnifica is focused in on that head of Lauren Tantalus Vic.

Troy: She knows that Lauren has had a history of concussions and head injuries throughout her career and she will exploit that any way possible.

Magnifica gets up and pulls the challenger up with her by the hair before hooking her into position for a suplex. The champion nails it beautifully and rises quickly to mount the middle turnbuckles for another attack. Magnifica jumps off, but Tantalus knows she’s coming and sticks up her foot, causing Magnifica to land chin-first against her boot!

Tantalus gets up and Magnifica follows, but it is now the challenger’s turn to go on the offensive. She drives Magnifica back into a corner and lights her up with two more stiff chops before whipping her to the opposite corner. Tantalus approaches and mounts the middle turnbuckles before banging her right fist ten times against her cranium as the crowd counts. Magnifica staggers out a bit, and Lauren hops on the turnbuckles again before jumping off and driving the champion’s head into the canvas with a bulldog headlock!

Troy: Bulldog from the middle rope! That could do it!

Hosemann: Cover her Lauren!

Tantalus covers and hooks a leg as Martin counts 1---2---and Magnifica narrowly kicks out! Martin confirms the close count for Lauren before she pulls Magnifica off of the canvas. After calling for her signature Tiger Driver, Lauren kicks Magnifica in the stomach and doubles her over. As she tries to hook her arms for the move, Magnifica springs up wildly and sends Tantalus flying backwards until the back of her head smacks the referee in the face! Both Magnifica and Lauren are down as all eyes focus on the aisle as Michelle makes her way towards the ring!

Troy: Michelle is coming down now! We haven’t seen her since Lauren gave her that concussion a few weeks back!

Hosemann: It looks like she wants to return the favor!

As both women try to get up in the ring, Michelle rips the Women’s Championship belt away from the timekeeper. Lauren approaches Magnifica, but stops as the champion drops back down to the mat. Tantalus turns around and Michelle blisters her in the head with the gold! Magnifica smiles as Michelle hops out of the ring and hides at the foot of the ring apron, much to the crowd’s displeasure.

Troy: Michelle has done just that, and it looks like Lauren is out cold!

Hosemann: I smell a serious setup Vic!

With Lauren already barely moving, Magnifica gets off the mat and lifts her up before grabbing her from behind and spiking her head into the mat with The Breakdown! She covers and Martin recovers in enough time to log the count of three. “Cuz I Can” replays and the boos continue to rain down as Magnifica is named the winner.

Troy: What else could we expect? Magnifica once again had the trump card, this time in the form of Michelle, to help her retain her title!

Hosemann: This Conroy regime seems to have all the answers Vic.

Troy: Unfortunately, you may be right.
* WINNER VIA PINFALL AND STILL WOMEN’S CHAMPION: MAGNIFICA *

The crowd buzzes with excitement as the arena house lights dim down and the steel cage lowers from the ceiling. "Edge of The Earth" by 30 Seconds to Mars hits and the crowd begins to jeer as Loki makes his way out onto the aisle. The fans that aren't booing Loki are still buzzing over what they are about to witness.

Troy: This next match is the next loser leaves PWA match, the second of Speed Demon's proposed three matches to eliminate the Army of the Damned.

Hosemann: But he doesn't want to do it in regular matches. Last month, he broke Reaper's neck and ended his career by plunging him 15 feet into the pitchers mound in the bullpen at Citizens Bank Park during the SOD. These guys are possessed, and the only way to keep them apart is for someone's career to be ended.

Troy: Well I'm sure Loki will stop at nothing to get rid of Speed Demon, in this PWA first barbed wire steel cage match. After what was done to Reaper, we know Bishop Cross doesn't want to get anywhere near him.

Hosemann: That's a big assumption. Even though he is banned from ringside tonight, I don't think there is any fear whatsoever in his heart.

Loki reaches the ringside area and walks fully around the cage before grabbing a chair from Lee Palmer and carrying it into the ring with him. Loki looks focused and ready for a war, and he knows he's going to get one as Mudvayne's "Determined" begins and Speed Demon marches out to a favorable reaction, and he also looks ready for battle as he approaches the barbed wire covered cage.

* CAREER-ENDING BARBED-WIRE STEEL CAGE MATCH: SPEED DEMON VS. LOKI *
Referee: Billy Vargas

Speed Demon sees Loki armed with the chair, but he quickly slides into the cage anyway. As the bell sounds, Loki swings the chair downward, but Demon rolls away and then pops up to his feet to kick the chair into Loki's face. Loki is staggered by the blow, but has the wherewithal to sidestep a charging Speed Demon, allowing him to run right into the side of the cage!

Loki gets Speed Demon off the canvas before putting him back down on it with a back suplex. He then heads into a corner and begins to climb up, but thinks twice as he sees the swirling razor wire wrapped around the cage. Loki turns around on the top rope to jump on his opponent, but Speed Demon props the chair straight up and Loki lands on it chest-first!

Troy: My goodness! Speed Demon has just jammed that chair right into Loki's chest!

Hosemann: And he wouldn't mind one single bit if that stopped his heart!

Demon gets to his feet and grabs Loki by his shoulder-length blond hair to get him off the mat. One Loki is up, Demon takes him to the wall of the cage and grinds his face against it, turning into Hamburger Helper as Loki's forehead is violently sliced open.

Demon leaves Loki to grab the chair which was still on the canvas. Prepared to inflict serious damage, Demon hits the ropes while holding the chair. Looking to drive it into the back of Loki's head, Speed Demon doesn't get the chance. Loki sees him coming and delivers an Atheist superkick that drives the chair backwards against Demon's head with a blow that is sure to draw blood!

Troy: How in the world did Loki pull that Atheist out that quickly?!

Hosemann: I've been in there with him, and what a lot of people don't know about Loki is that the guy has tremendous ring instincts. Speed Demon just found out the hard way. He's reaching into his tights for something now.

Troy: Wait, those are handcuffs! Loki's got handcuffs!

Hosemann: Two pairs of them too!

As Speed Demon's eyes roll all around his now bloody head, Loki places both sets of handcuffs down near a corner. He then grabs Speed Demon and bangs his head into the top turnbuckle before turning him around in the corner so he faces the center of the ring.

Hosemann: He's gonna try to cuff him in the corner!

Troy: We knew this one wouldn't be about pinfalls, but this is out of control!

Loki then grabs the handcuffs and heads towards Speed Demon, but Demon reacts quickly and kicks him right in the groin! In a match with no rules, Billy Vargas can do nothing about it, and Loki wishes he could as he falls to his knees. Speed Demon then picks Loki up and tosses him into the corner, and now he has the handcuffs. He grabs Loki's right arm and drapes it over the top rope to cuff his arm behind his back by locking the cuff over the middle rope. Demon does the same with the left arm, and then the crowd cheers as he turns his attention to the steel chair!

Troy: Oh no, he's not gonna do this! Speed Demon is eyeing that chair and Loki is handcuffed to the ropes!

Hosemann: This Speed Demon is a scarred man Troy! He has no remorse, he has no heart, and he has no soul. Loki is gonna find that out here!

Troy: As much as I despise Loki, Vargas can't let this happen!

Hosemann: There's no rules!

Speed Demon grabs the chair and waits for Loki to see him with it. Loki's blue eyes widen and he shakes his head, pleading for Speed Demon to free him and let bygones be bygones. Demon doesn't even let a grin slip out as he lifts the chair, rears back, and crushes it across Loki's skull with a thunderous thud! Loki's head drops and Demon lets out a maniacal scream before he picks it up and hits him again and then again and then again! Fearing for Loki's life, Billy Vargas steps in and grabs onto the chair before stopping the match! "Determined" hits again and the Atlanta crowd is shocked at the display of violence they have just witnessed.

Troy: Thank God for Billy Vargas calling this thing, because I have no doubt in my mind, Speed Demon would have killed Loki in that ring.

Hosemann: He would have, and now security is ready to escort Demon out of the ring, but Loki's career is over.

Troy: But just like with Reaper, the real story is that man's health. He took four sick, unprotected chair shots to the head Scott.

Hosemann: And in two months, Speed Demon has broken Reaper's neck, done who knows what to Loki, and he has splintered The Army of The Damned. Bishop Cross remains alone, and that can't sit well with him at all.
* WINNER: SPEED DEMON *

As Speed Demon exits victorious once again, we are taken to the interview area, where Traci Reed is with Greg Tantalus and Mike Griffin, collectively known as TFU.

Reed: Mike, Greg, it has been a long time coming. I'm excited, these fans are excited, and the world is excited to see you guys back together on pay-per-view. In just moments, you attempt to regain the PWA Tag Team Titles for the third time when your take on some men you know all about, Alpha Omega of The Legacy.

Griffin: Oh, I know everything about them. It's funny how Greg Price and Steve Beovich think they're bad news now, after all they have done in the last year is make my limo arrangements and make sure my coffee was stirred. When I needed the support of The Legacy, they turned their backs on me. Even my no-good brother. Well, that's when I confided in someone I knew I could trust, someone who actually is like a brother to me, and that's this man right here.

Tantalus: Exactly. I don't care who Alpha Omega has claimed to have beaten so long ago, but you're playing in a different league now boys. This is TFU. We were winning tag titles when Beovich was curtain jerking as a Flying Terrier or something, and when Price was simply jerking behind the curtain. We've been there, and done that. And now, we're about to do it again. Let's go Mike.

The shot cuts back out to the ring, where senior referee Tom Stevens is standing as TOOL’s “Vicarious” hits and, once the fans realize who the new music belongs to, they burst out with a roaring ovation as, for the first time in a long time, Mike Griffin and Greg Tantalus emerge from the curtain to march down to a pay-per-view ring!

Hosemann: And there they are! And they seem ready, with some brand new music, to launch forward into a new era! That is a symbol, Troy, that TFU does not intend to be a retread, a nostalgia act. They are ready for a new era, and it begins tonight!

Troy: They are undoubtedly one of the greatest tag teams of all time! TFU has won the PWA Tag Team Titles two times, and they can further their extensive resume with another title win tonight.

Hosemann: But they will have to go through Alpha Omega to do it, and we know Justin Schenck and the rest of The Legacy cannot be too far behind.

TFU enters the ring and poses on the turnbuckles as they wait on their opposition. They don’t have to wait long as “More Human Than Human” by White Zombie takes over. Justin Schenck leads The Alpha Greg Price and The Omega Steve Beovich out, and the trio is showered with boos, but they walk with determination as they look at two men they despise in the ring.

The Tag Team Champions take off their belts and hand them to their manager, who hands them off to the timekeeper as his team gets into the ring. Both teams are eager to start the match, and Beovich opts to begin for his team as Griffin chooses to oppose his former stable mate.

* PWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: ALPHA OMEGA © VS. TFU *
Referee: Tom Stevens

The bell sounds and both men lock up quickly. Beovich has a slight strength advantage, but Griffin has the edge in speed and uses it for a go-behind that he turns into a headlock. Griffin wrenches it in, even as Beovich presses against his head to break it. Griffin takes him down, but Beovich uses a head scissors to escape. Both men reach a vertical base, and Beovich slaps the four-time World Champion right across the cheek!

Troy: Think Griffin got that message?

Hosemann: Loud and clear, but Alpha Omega has felt like they have been in Griffin’s shadow for well over a year, and they have a point to prove tonight.

Griffin shakes it off and goes after The Omega, but he backpedals quickly and retreats to his corner for a tag. Greg Price enters the ring and locks up with Griffin, but gets taken down into a quick armdrag and armbar. Griffin drives his knee against Price’s head for a bit before letting up and taking him towards his corner, where Greg Tantalus tags himself in.

The five-time World Champion gives a sharp punch to the midsection before leveling him with a European uppercut. Price falls back into the ropes and Tantalus Irish whips him, but Price reverses and gets him in a sleeperhold on his return. Tantalus quickly reverses it and drops him with a back suplex. He covers, but only gets a two count.

Tantalus tries to get Price up, but the Alpha delivers an elbow to the midsection and follows it up with a rake of the eyes. Price barrels Tantalus back into his corner and tags out to Beovich, who comes in and batters him with a score of punches and kicks. Beovich then grabs him by the arm before hurling him with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex! The Omega covers and gets one…two…and a kickout.

Troy: The champions are working well right now.

Hosemann: They’re showing why they are the champs. They’re cutting the ring in half and keeping Tantalus either on the mat or in their corner.

Beovich scoop slams Tantalus to keep him down a bit as he mounts the middle turnbuckle. The Omega jumps up, but Tantalus crouches down and Beovich lands right on his knee, punishing himself with an inverted atomic drop! The champion falls to the mat, and Tantalus quickly tags in Griffin!

Griffin enters the ring and immediately knocks Price off the ring apron before turning his attention to Beovich and grabbing him around the waist. Wasting no time, the master of the German suplex delivers one, then two, and then three picture-perfect suplexes in succession before pointing up into the air for his moonsault. Griffin begins his climb, but stops as Legacy members Darrin Giles and Infernus dart down the aisle!

Hosemann: And here come the jackals!

Giles is cut off by Tantalus and Griffin knocks his brother off the ring apron, but its not long before former Legacy member Kris Anthony and Paul Epton hit the ring to take them out! Griffin turns around to find Price charging at him, so he drops down and low bridges the top rope to send him flying out of the ring! Tantalus slides back into the ring and looks at Griffin before they both lock eyes on a dizzied Beovich as he tries to stand up.

Troy: TFU is in the ring and Beovich is all alone! We know what’s coming next!

Hosemann: I smell new champs!

Tantalus scoops Beovich up and crouches as Griffin bounces off the ropes, and then the other side before hitting a jumping clothesline with tremendous impact! After The Hart Attack is complete, Griffin covers and gets 1----2----and 3! New Champions!

Troy: Yes! We’ve got new champs Scott!

Hosemann: It’s about time somebody struck a blow to this Conroy regime! TFU did it!
* WINNERS VIA PINFALL AND NEW PWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: TFU *

“Vicarious” hits and the crowd goes crazy as TFU is handed PWA championship gold for the third time. Tantalus and Griffin embrace happily and celebrate until Rob Zombie’s “Foxy Foxy” begins and Commissioner Helen Summers walks out to an ovation full of jeers, and with a microphone in hand.

Summers: Wait a minute, wait one minute! Shut up, all of you backyard country bumpkins! (Crowd boos) TFU, Griffin, Tantalus, I’m actually out here to do two things. First, I’d like to say congratulations. That’s right, congrats guys. You have done it. You are the brand new PWA Tag Team Champions. But I’m also out here to inform you of your first title defense. That’s right, your first title defense will be against Mike Troha and his partner Bodycount. And one more thing guys, that title defense…is right now!

Troy: What?!

“Inertiatic ESP” by The Mars Volta hits, and the crowd is irate as Michelle leads The Miracle Mike Troha and Bodycount down the aisle. Summers exits with a smirk as the duo charges into the ring. Stevens is forced to call for the bell, and the second tag team title match is underway.

* PWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: TFU © VS. THE MIRACLE MIKE TROHA & BODYCOUNT *
Referee: Tom Stevens

TFU tries to fight off their new opponents, but Bodycount drops them both with a double clothesline. He then lifts Tantalus up by his neck and destroys him with The Monster Chokeslam, while Troha simultaneously dumps Griffin on his dome with Divine Intervention! They cover each man at the same time and Stevens counts one…two…three, and calls for the bell.

Troy: What can I even say now?

Hosemann: I can’t even pretend to be surprised.

Troy: We saw Lauren Tantalus robbed earlier, now TFU is robbed even worse. What the hell can possibly happen for the rest of this night?!

Hosemann: I don’t know, but I can say I really don’t like Jaguar’s or Jason Calysto’s chances tonight, and they each have their careers on the line!

Troy: Dammit!
* WINNERS VIA PINFALL AND NEW PWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: MIKE TROHA & BODYCOUNT *

As they exit, the focus shifts to the Jumbotron, where a video package begins to play, highlighting the biggest moments of each of the last four Everlasting Epic events. The package shows The Hot Boy$ defeating TFU to win the first PWA Tag Team Championship, Hollywood Mike Griffin defeating Jason Calysto, Greg Tantalus pulling out victories over Vulture and Griffin, Jaguar defeating Romeo in a Hell In The Cell Match, Showtime Damon Savage knocking out Vladimir Vydrina, and other great moments. It concludes with the image of Jason Calysto beating Scott Hosemann to become the inaugural PWA Champion at the first Everlasting Epic, and shows the words “Everlasting Epic comes home: Madison Square Garden, August 12, 2006, only on Pay-Per-View.”

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