TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2005 * REXALL PLACE * EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA

Back from commercial, "War Machine" by KISS hits and the fans begin cheering loudly as Commissioner Kerry Cox makes his way to the ring, a microphone in tow. Cox steps into the ring and begins to address the crowd.

Cox: Alright guys, I'm out here right now to make an announcement concering the Women's Championship at Everlasting Epic.

No sooner do those words leave his mouth than does "The Stone Monkey" by Kazu Matsui hit and Women's Champion Keiko Ishida and Walter Gindin make their way to ringside. Gindin grabs a microphone and the two enter the ring.

Gindin: Listen Cox, if you are going to make an announcement about our Women's Championship, we want to be present.

Cox: Fair enough. Now, I know you have the authority to determine who Keiko does and doesn't defend against unless someone is named a number one contender. Well, I have named a number one contender, and that woman will be challenging Keiko Ishida in Germany for the Women's Championship at Everlasting Epic IV.

Gindin: And who is that?

Cox: This woman!

With that, "B R Right" by Trina and Ludacris hits and the fans cheer loudly as Dee Licious makes her way down to the ring. Dee grabs a microphone from Cox and stares Keiko down.

Dee: Keiko, you've avoided me long enough! At Everlasting Epic, your winning streak will end and that title is coming back home!

The fans cheer loudly as "B R Right" cues again and the two women stare each other down as we take a commercial break.

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

A video package airs, set on the streets of London in black and white.  We see a woman walking down the desolated street, surely once crime ridden.  We see only a side view of the woman, far off, and can't make out many features.  She appears rather tall, about 5'8", and is wearing a long black coat.  She has long, black wavy hair.  As she continues to walk, there is narration.

Woman:  The cold emptiness on the street mirrors the cold emptiness in my heart.  Forever searching for a new challenge, forever hoping for fulfillment.  I can't find it here.  I haven't found it anywhere.  I take every opportunity, but nothing lasts.  Each day ends, but a new day always begins.  Will you be ready?  Will you be ready when the new day arrives?  I am the new day.  I am Morgan Day.

With that, Morgan walks off camera and a graphic appears on the screen.

"Morgan Day.  The New Day Arrives August 16th."

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

A video package airs, set in Moscow, Russia.  We see Vladimir Vydrina training like a madman, his trainer Jon Dulberg and wife Natasha barking orders and screaming words of encouragement.  The video, set to dramatic music, shows Vydrina training in a high-tech facility and performing feats of seemingly superhuman strength.  As the video concludes, a graphic appears on the screen:

"Vladimir Vydrina vs. Showtime Damon Savage

Moscow, Russia

Everlasting Epic IV

August 20, 2005"

The camera is settled in Commissioner Cox's office, where GI Jew and Renegade have entered.

Jew: Kerry, I know you saw what happened last week in the World Wrestling Classic. Both of us have had it with the Army of the Damned, and we want to take them out. Give us another match with them at Everlasting Epic.

Cox: I can't do it guys.

Renegade: Why not?

Cox: I couldn't in good conscience send you into that again. Not after what happened at Rockefeller Center.

Jew: So you won't give us the chance to get even?

Cox: I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying find yourselves a partner and I'll sign a six-man tag for Everlasting Epic.

Renegade: But who...

Jew: (cutting him off) Don't worry about it. Kerry, you want a partner, we'll get you a partner. C'mon Renegade, let's go. I've got an idea.

Renegade and GI Jew then exit as we take a break.

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Majestic music plays and we see a graphic appear on the screen that reads "PWA Everlasting Epic IV Report."  From there, a shot takes us to a backstage set and PWA reporter Ron O'Brien, who is standing in front of a backdrop featuring the Everlasting Epic IV logo.

O'Brien:  Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is Ron O'Brien and this is the Everlasting Epic IV report.  Well folks, this is the big one.  The PWA returns to pay-per-view Saturday, August 20th, with what is shaping up to be the biggest show in the history of the company!  It won't be emanating from one location, nor two or three.  This unbelievable pay-per-view will emanate from FOUR different COUNTRIES, all at once!  Several matches have already been announced, so let's break them down.

"Panic Attack" by Dream Theater plays and a graphic reading "Moscow, Russia" appears.

O'Brien:  From our first location, Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow, Russia, all four matches have been announced!

Our main event will be a long overdue 12-round boxing match pitting Vladimir Vydrina, who will have Jon Dulberg in his corner, against Showtime Damon Savage, who will have Evander Holyfield in his corner!

By virtue of their victory tonight, Paul Epton and John Wolfe will go to Russia to challenge Alpha Omega for the Tag Team Championship!

In a match for the International Championship signed this past weekend, Jackie Baccaro has exercised his rematch clause and will challenge Paul Dawkins for the strap!

And, in a contest signed just earlier this afternoon, James Biamonte squares off against Mike Grieco!

The music now changes to "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" by Kanye West and Jay-Z and the graphic changes to "Johannesburg, South Africa."

O'Brien:  Switching gears to The Dome in Johannesburgh, South Africa, two matches have been announced!

In the main event, ORA Champion Romeo will defend the gold against Jaguar!  Romeo has issued a challenge for this match to be put inside Hell in a Cell, but Jaguar has not yet responded.

Also, Solomon will finally go one-on-one with Briggs!

The music shifts to "Mein Teil" by Rammstein and the graphic changes to "Cologne, Germany."

O'Brien:  Next up is the Cologne Arena in Cologne, Germany, where all three matches have been made official!

In the main event, The Iceman Jason Calysto will go to battle with Scythe in what should be an absolute wrestling clinic!

The Progressive Championship will be decided in a Progressive Gauntlet, as Dexter P. Wellington defends his title against Darrin Giles, Victor Simon, Infernus, Dean Nash and Damien Fields!

And for the Women's Championship, Keiko Ishida will finally defend one-on-one against Dee Licious!

Now, the music changes to "Old School Hollywood" by System of a Down, and the graphic now reads "Rio de Janeiro, Brazil."

O'Brien:  And that brings us to our final stop, the brand-new Joal Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where two matches have been announced, but they are explosive.

In the main event, Greg Tantalus gets one more shot at former partner Hollywood Mike Griffin when he challenges him for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship!

And, in a match signed earlier tonight, the stakes can't get any higher as PWA owner Bryan Conroy and PWA commissioner Kerry Cox go one-on-one with the winner gaining full control of the company!

The music now stops and the original majestic music replays.

O'Brien:  All this and SO much more coming your way on August 20th.  It's Everlasting Epic IV, EXCLUSIVELY on pay-per-view!  That's all for this week, folks.  Be sure to check back next week when the remainder of the card is announced and we begin to announce some of the special celebrity guests that will be a part of the show!  For the Everlasting Epic IV report, I'm Ron O'Brien saying see you next week!

The crowd is primed and ready for the main event, and they are about to get it as Mannie Fresh's "Real Big" booms over the speakers and sends the crowd into a frenzy for the arrival of Jaguar. The Jumbotron shows several pro-Jaguar signs in the crowd before cutting back to catch his fiery pyro exploding behind him on the stage. The former PWA World Heavyweight Champion climbs into the ring and poses on the turnbuckles before asking for Lee Palmer's microphone, which the announcer graciously gives up.

Jaguar: Well, I was watching the show earlier just like all of you when I heard Romeo talking to Mike Griffin backstage, and I found something pretty funny when I saw it. I'm not Sherlock Holmes or Encyclopedia Brown, but I noticed that Romeo mentioned that he left a message on my house phone challenging me to a Hell in A Cell match at Everlasting Epic. That's fine and good, but its also a joke. What you folks might not know is that I haven't been home in Jacksonville since I left for New York City two weekends ago for the pay-per-view. In fact, I was in Philadelphia. You see, we have our annual Hall of Fame and Awards ceremony coming up soon in Philly, at Temple University, where I went to school. So who better to help sell out the building than yours truly? Romeo knew where I was, and the guy has had my cell phone number for years. You wanna challenge me to a Hell In A Cell, do it like a man Playboi. But if that’s what you want, consider it done. It has gone on too long, and this time, the result will be different. You've got your match!

Troy: Oh man! Its official, Jaguar and Romeo for The ORA Title in a Hell In A Cell match! 

Ferrara: The Hot Boy$ have battled before, but it gets no bigger than that!

"Arcarsenal" by At The Drive-In plays next, and another strong pop comes for the arrival of Mike Troha. The Miracle accepts the ovation and climbs into the ring to nod to Jaguar, who returns it as the lights do down and Lacuna Coil's "Heaven's A Lie" begins to a huge ovation. Greg Tantalus marches out from the back and cuts out his usual familiar posing on the ring apron, showing obvious anger over his treatment from Mike Griffin last week.

Troy: Tantalus looks fired up tonight.

Ferrara: He does as I'm sure all of these guys are, but what kind of team is this? Jaguar and Tantalus have never really seen eye-to-eye, and we know he and Troha have had several wars in the ring and are not fond of one another. It will be interesting to see how they co-exist.

Three D-Bombs explode upon impact with the ramp, and boos come from the fans as "I Want It" by B.G. takes over. Romeo arrives to a ton of heat, and irritates the crowd further by holding up his ORA Title belt in the air and walking down the ramp. He walks up the steps, but backs off a bit as Jaguar approaches him, before getting cut off by Tom Stevens. Tool's "Parabola" hits next, and another huge set of boos comes as Hollywood Mike Griffin and Jonathan Brett appear on top of the stage.

Troy: And look at the well-deserved ovation these two jerks are getting! Just like Romeo, who attacked Kerry Cox viciously last week, Mike Griffin jumped all over Greg Tantalus from behind and made him tap out to The Culmination.

Ferrara: It’s not like Greg isn't used to it though.

Griffin and Brett join Romeo outside the ring, and Hollywood removes his white robe before unstrapping the PWA Title and handing it to the timekeeper. All three enter by climbing up the ring steps, with Brett leading the way to start the match. Troha is antsy at the opportunity to face his Everlasting Epic opponent, but he gives way to Jaguar, who looks calm as he stares across at Brett.

* PWA CHAMPION HOLLYWOOD MIKE GRIFFIN, ORA CHAMPION ROMEO & JONATHAN BRETT VS. JAGUAR, MIKE TROHA & GREG TANTALUS *
Referee: Tom Stevens
The bell rings and they start with a lockup. Brett tries to overpwoer Jaguar, but Jaguar uses his quickness to take him down with a hiptoss. Brett gets up and Jaguar connects with two right hands before an Irish whip, but Brett reverses and downs him with a hard clothesline before quickly tagging Romeo.

Da Playboi enters to boos and unleashes a vile stomp to the head to keep Jaguar dizzied. Romeo delivers another stomp before lifting Jaguar up and slamming him down on his oft-injured back. Romeo then measures Jaguar up before dropping a knee down atop his cranium. Romeo covers for one...two...and Jaguar kicks out.

Romeo gets up and takes Jaguar with him to sling him into a corner. Romeo charges, but Jaguar gets a big boot up into his face before walking out and snapping his neck down with a reverse neckbreaker. Knowing a tag is wise, Jaguar gets to his corner and brings in a hungry Troha.

Troy: Here is Mike Troha, finally getting to face the man who injured him last year at Everlasting Epic!

With Romeo down, Troha grabs him by the leg and begins a furious assault on his left leg, kicking and stomping his quadriceps at the same spot that Romeo's actions injured one year ago on Troha. The crowd is loving it until Brett comes up from behind and nails Troha with a forearm. Romeo crawls over to his corner and makes a tag to Griffin, who enters to his normal jeers.

Griffin gets Troha up and smacks him in the chest with a hard chop before punching him in the face. Griffin whips Troha to the ropes and gets him in a sleeprhold, but Troha quickly reacts by falling and connecting with a jawbreaker! Troha is just inches away from a tag, and the crowd goes crazy as Tantalus makes one!

Troy: Here we go!

Tantalus enters and mounts Griffin to connect with a flurry of rights and lefts to his exposed face. Griffin is trapped and Stevens takes too long to get Tantalus off, so Brett runs back into the ring to break it up. Troha meets him with a right hand and Jaguar does the same to Romeo when he tries to stop it.

The two pairs battle out of the ring as Tantalus lifts Griffin up and slams him down. He turns Griffin's face to one side before jumping and stomping down terribly hard with a boot to the cheekbone. Griffin has no defense for Tantalus at this point, and The Smooth One looks to put Hollywood away quickly as he signals for The Big O.

Stevens exits the ring to stop the fighting outside as Tantalus backs up to the ropes and waits for Griffin to rise. The PWA Champion gets up and walks into a kick to the gut before being locked in a front facelock. Tantalus points upwards before lifting Griffin up. He allows the blood to rush to Griffin's brain, but out of nowhere, a woman runs down to the ring from the back and jumps up from the floor to connect with a low blow! Griffin falls to the mat hard, but Tantalus drops to his knees in agony as the cameras rush in to get a shot of the lady.

Troy: Who the hell is that?! That girl just hit Greg Tantalus below the belt!

Ferrara: I know exactly who that is! Its...MICHELLE!

Troy: Michelle?!?!?!?!

Ferrara: Yes! As in Greg's ex-girlfriend that we haven't seen in over a year!

The crowd boos passionately as Michelle breaks out into a wide grin on the arena floor. Griffin gets up and smiles at her in approval, before getting Tantalus up. With Greg Tantalus still clutching his groin, Griffin grabs him from behind and drops him on his head with a German Suplex! Griffin bridges the move and Stevens finds them in that position, so he slides in and makes a count for 1----2----3!

Troy: Dammit!

Ferrara: And Mike Griffin wins again!

Troy: With help from Michelle, of all people!

"Parabola" hits again as Griffin's team is announced as the victors. Hollywood quickly rolls out of the ring as the battles continue to rage on outside the ring. He joins Michelle on the ramp and embraces her to a rabid set of boos from the crowd. Tantalus rises slowly, drooling with anger as Griffin and Michelle's sick smiles carry us out.

* WINNERS VIA PINFALL: HOLLYWOOD MIKE GRIFFIN, ROMEO & JONATHAN BRETT *

-- END SHOW --

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3. F. Anthony Annetta d. Damien Fields with the Tommygun spinebuster. (Referee: Jason Church)

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