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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2004

WACHOVIA CENTER

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA



SEGMENT 8:  MATCH 4:  DYNAMITE DEAN NASH VS. JAMES BIAMONTE:
Referee:  Matt Hansen

"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" by Snoop Dogg and 2Pac hits and the crowd immediately begins to boo as James Biamonte steps out through the curtain. He climbs into the ring and "A Certain Shade of Green" by Incubus takes over and Dynamite Dean Nash also enters, this time to a chorus of cheers. However, neither reaction is as strong as the boos that come as fireworks shoot up and "Footprints" by Young Buck and 50 Cent begins to play and Showtime Damon Savage makes his entrance. "Not That" Rodney King leads The Progressive Champion to the ring, and instead of his usual robed attire, he sports a referee's shirt and hops into the ring.

 

Troy: I wonder what kind of referee Showtime is going to make tonight.

 

Ferrara: I'm not sure, but he'll be the way Showtime always is - exciting.

 

Savage has words with both men and nods to each before calling for the bell as they lock up. Nash gains the upper hand, but Biamonte blatantly reaches back and pulls him by the hair before taking him down to the canvas. Savage simply shrugs at this and put his hands on his knees as he watches the action.

 

Nash gets Biamonte into a head scissors and Biamonte escapes it, but he lands into a Nash rollup for a slow count of one. Nash quickly gets into Savage's face for it, but that allows Biamonte to creep up from behind and roll him up for another slow one......two.....and easy kickout by Nash.

 

Troy: I wonder what is with these slow counts from Showtime.

 

Ferrara: He's never reffed a match before, it's gonna take him some getting used to.

 

Biamonte and Nash both get into the official's face and Showtime simply stands firm and quiet. Ignoring the law, both men simply tear into each other with vicious blows to the head. Savage leans back in a corner and watches with a smirk on his face as Nash pounds away on the head of the former Progressive Champion Biamonte.

 

Biamonte turns the tide and begins to come back on Nash, blocking a right hand and scoring with a JB Cutter. He goes for a pin and Savage counts one..................two.............and Nash kicks out again.

 

Biamonte loses it at this point, screaming loudly in Showtime's face until he's met with a kick to the groin! Before he can fall, Showtime catches him aand plants him with Its Showtime! Nash gets up to his feet and Showtime delivers the same neckbreaker to him!

 

Troy: What the hell did he do that for?!

 

Ferrara: I don't know, but he's about to do a number on these guys!

 

King tosses a steel chair into the ring and Showtime goes to work, hammering both men until they cant even think about moving. The champion then calls for the microphone, which King happily delivers.

 

Savage: The result of this match is the same thing that you will see at Everlasting Epic. With Showtime against these two chumps, it's definitely no contest!

 

"Footprints" replays and Savage exits the ring, leaving both men laying to a huge chors of boos.

 

Ferrara: What a brilliant idea! Showtime took advantage of the situation and now has a distinct advantage over not one, but both of his Everlasting Epic opponents!

 

Troy: What a lowlife move!

 

Ferrara: Correction, what a smart move.

WINNER AT 8:01:  NO CONTEST


-- COMMERCIAL BREAK #6 --
 

SEGMENT 9:  RINGSIDE:
We return from the break to find Tool's "Parabola" hitting the speakers and Holllywood Mike Griffin making his entrance into the arena. Thunderous boos drown out his fireworks as they explode behind him, and even more follow as he climbs into the ring and grabs a microphone.

 

Griffin: You know, I'm not surprised to be booed in a city of losers like Philadelphia. (Crowd boos) Oh, you can't argue that point. This city is the worst group of losers this country has seen. Come on, you've got The Eagles here, you have The Phillies across the street and The Flyers and Sixers play right here in this building, and what do they have in common? They all lose every single year. But you know what? I don't blame them for their losing tendencies, because all they are is a reflection of each and every one of you. That's right, its you people that are the problem. You cheer losers like The Flyers, The Eagles, The Phillies, The Sixers, The St. Joe's Hawks, and the biggest Philadelphia loser of them all, Jaguar! (Crowd cheers) Oh you cheer him because he went to school right up the road at Temple, but he is like each and every one of you, a loser. He'll be a loser on Friday night when I win this year's Wrestler of the Year award, which he defamed last year. But he also proved he is a loser that can only win when he resorts to cheating like he did with that bimbo stripper last week in Atlantic City!

 

"I Got That Fire" by Juvenile and Manny Fresh immediately hits the speakers, followed by a burst of fireworks as Jaguar steps out onto the stage. Sporting his custom Temple Owls baseball jersey and hat with a pair of black shorts, the former PWA World Heavyweight Champion begins to speak.

 

Jaguar: Griffin, you can talk about me any way you want, but don't dare bring my girl Dutchess into this. Me and Vulture didn't cheat at all, she just took an opportunity to get up on the apron and give you something you have never seen before, and that is a glorious pair of boobies. (Crowd cheers) I was doing you a favor kid. Don't lie, it was the most thrilling moment of your life.

 

Griffin: No, it was a shameful attempt to stop me from kicking your ass, that's what it was!

 

Jaguar: Kicking my ass?! You know something Mike, I'm glad you said that. I heard you say that I'm a loser who only cheats to win. It's interesting that you said that, because you and I have met very many times, all with similar outcomes. So what I did with the help of our production department was to put together a little video archive for you. This is the 106th episode of Frequency, but let's take it all the way back to episode one. Do you remember the main event of that Mike? Yeah, it was me and you in the tournament to become the first PWA Champion. Let's roll the footage and see what happened.

 

The focus shifts to the Jumbotron, where the clip from the inaugural episode of Frequency on August, 6, 2002 begins to roll.

 

Griffin pauses, and covers his face in misery, having tainted his perfect match with Jaguar.  Jaguar capitalizes on this sudden grip of emotion, and hits the distracted Griffin with the Carrjack! 

Troy:  The Carrjack!  The Carrjack!  That’s gotta be it!

Cerrone:  Griffin must be finished!  The only thing is… the official is down!

The crowd is completely overwhelmed by the drama of the situation, roaring with both frustration and excitement, as Jaguar covers futilely in the absence of the ref!  He quickly gets off of Griffin, and attempts to revive the ref, but as the ref groggily comes to, Tantalus is waiting for Jaguar with a quick falcon arrow!  Romeo is still down and out in the wreckage of the announcer's table, unable to thwart Tantalus's treachery!  The fans boo Tantalus out of the building as he drapes the unconscious Griffin over Jaguar, allowing the dazed ref to slowly count one, two…yes, three! 

Troy:  And that does it!  Mike Griffin defeats Jaguar, but you’ve gotta believe that Jaguar had this match won!

Jaguar: Tsk, tsk, tsk. From the first episode of this show, you were cheating to get a win over me Mike. But there's certainly more, let's cut to September of the same year, you and I for the CAW/FSW Championship, right here in this building. Roll it.

 

Another clip from the September 3, 2002 edition of Frequency begins to roll.

 

Griffin struggles in mid air, wildly kicking to reverse the momentum of the position, and he does, landing right behind Jaguar and locking on his katahajime submission!  Jaguar desperately backs Griffin into a corner, loosening his grip, and allowing enough room for him to finally hit the Carrjack, although its dangerously close to the ropes!  

Troy:  Oh my God!  Oh my God!  The Carrjack!

 

Cerrone:  As long as Griffin doesn’t get to the ropes, this match is history!

 

Calysto:  Now THIS is excitement! 


The crowd never knows however, whether or not Griffin would have rope broken a subsequent cover, as Tantalus plasters Jaguar in the back of the head out of nowhere with a steel chair, leaving both competitors in the match in a state of unconsciousness.  Romeo however, is in a state of complete rage and shock on the outside.  The fans boo the situation, more so than Tantalus, clean out of the building, as the ref calls for the DQ, the second bell sounding the end of what could have been a perfect contest.

 

Troy:  What the hell?!?  What the hell?!?

 

Cerrone:  This match is ruined!

 

Calysto:  (sarcastically) That’s a shame.

Jaguar: Starting to notice a pattern here Mike? Both of these wins have come via you having tons of help to get the job done. But that's not all Mike, they have also come in the tag team variety. Let's fast forward to November's Fallen Souls.

 

The clip from the November 15, 2003 pay-per-view event begins to roll.

 

Troy:  The Heatwave!  Here we go!

Ferrara:  This is gonna do it!

Romeo hoists Griffin on his shoulders as Jaguar mounts the top rope, diving off it and smashing The Impulse off his perch on Romeo and crashing down hard onto the mat!  Jaguar covers, hooking the leg... but Tom Stevens is still out!

Troy:  The crowd is counting the pin, but there is no referee to do the same!

Ferrara:  They can count to a hundred for all I care, there is no ref!

Suddenly, Romeo turns around and is smacked in the face with the International Championship belt!  Noticing Romeo go down, Jaguar gets up and before he knows what hit him, he finds himself the victim of a monstrous chokeslam!  The Greensboro crowd is in shock as the Hot Boy$ are laid out in the ring, new International Champion Infernus and Jonathan Brett standing above them!

Troy:  What the hell is the meaning of this?!

Ferrara:  It can't be, can it?!

Troy:  I think it just might!

For good measure, Brett picks up the chair left in the ring by Griffin and Infernus stands up first Romeo, then Jaguar, and Brett levels both with huge chair shots!  Then, Brett drops the chair and the two retreat to the outside of the ring, where the Lost Souls are beginning to recover.  Brett lifts up Reaper in gorilla press slam position and launches him over the barricade and into the crowd!  Then, Infernus takes Speed Demon and drops him throat-first onto the steel barrier!

Troy:  This is a damned assassination!

In the ring, Mike Griffin stumbles to his feet and Greg Tantalus rolls back inside.  The two look at each other and notice referee Tom Stevens finally coming back to life.  Tantalus lifts Jaguar up as Griffin bounces off the ropes and the two complete the Hart Attack with deadly precision for the first time in over thirteen months!  Griffin hooks the leg as Stevens slowly counts... one, two, three!

Troy:  Goddammit no!  TFU has stolen the damn Tag Team titles!

Back to live action, the crowd boos loudly as Jaguar shakes his head.

 

Jaguar: You see Mike? You're a hypocrite! The proof is extensive. You cannot beat me in a fair fight and you know it. That's why you cost me my shot to win The Golden Ring Tournament. You lost your match against Scythe and couldn't bear to see me win yet another accolade in this business, so you ran down there and cost me my title shot. Mike Griffin, you have been jealous of me since the day this company started. You can't stand the fact that these people love me and hate you for being the little prick that you are. You can't stand the fact that I was The Wrestler of the Year and you weren't. What happened last week was all in good fun. But I'm letting you know right now that come this weekend, the fun and games will be over. I'm going to meet you across the street at The Linc and I'm going to make you wish you never returned from Hollywood, boy. Greg won't be there to rescue you this time. He's got enough to deal with against Vulture. But at Everlasting Epic, you won't have anywhere to run or anywhere to hide. I am going to pay you back for all the times you've cheated me and all the times you got away with it. I am going to beat your ass like you stole something, and there isn't a damn thing you'll be able to do about it!

 

Griffin: You know what Jag? We don't have to wait. You want me? Let's go!

 

Jaguar: Well, I've already beaten you all over this building once. No reason to not do it again.

 

Jaguar puts the microphone down and the crowd chills with anticipation as he makes his way down to the ring!

 

Ferrara: Here we go Troy! They aren't gonna wait until Everlasting Epic!

 

Jaguar climbs into the ring and immediately goes blow-for-blow with Griffin. Hollywood is easily overmatched and succumbs as Jaguar brings him down to the mat and begins to pound away on his head with overhand rights. Jaguar continues his assault until "Smooth" Greg Tantalus rushes down the ramp with a steel chair in hand and cracks him right across the back with it!

 

TFU then turns the tides on Jaguar, stomping him viciously until Tantalus scoops him up into position for The Hart Attack. Griffin hits the ropes twice and delivers the move with tremendous impact, but they stop in their tracks as VAST's "Falling From The Sky" begins and Vulture blows down the ramp and into the ring!

 

Troy: Here comes Vulture!

 

Tantalus tries to swing the chair at Vulture, but he ducks it and clotheslines Griffin right over the top rope to the arena floor! Reacting quickly, Tantalus drops the chair and hits Vulture from behind, right below his head into the base of the back of his neck! Vulture goes down in a heap and Tantalus breaks into a smile before grabbing the steel chair!

 

Tantalus grabs Vulture by the head and puts it in between the chair's seat and its back, before backing up to the turnbuckles. The crowd is booing raucously as he climbs up to the middle turnbuckle and cackles at Vulture's helplessness on the mat.

 

Troy: He's gonna try to break his neck!

 

Ferrara: Come on Greg, this is too far here!

 

Tantalus is ready to jump when Women's Champion Lauren Tantalus slides into the ring and jumps right in front of her big brother! Greg yells for her to move, but she refuses to do so. Lauren pleads for him to stop and come down and Greg cackles loudly as he slowly comes down from his perch. He says something inaudibly to his sister and makes his exit up the ramp with Griffin as The Tea Party's "Temptation" plays them out.

 

Troy: This damn Greg Tantalus must be stopped! He tried to break Vulture's neck out here!

 

Ferrara: I can't even explain what we have just witnessed out here.

 

Troy: It’s disgusting! We'll be right back folks.



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK #7 --
 


SEGMENT 10:  BACKSTAGE:
Back from commercial, we see Vulture and Lauren Tantalus standing in a dressing room, recovering from what just took place.

Lauren:  Are you ok?

Vulture:  Yeah, I’m fine.  Close call out there, but we got out alright.

Lauren:  I just hope you can do the same on Saturday.

Vulture:  Honestly, so do I.  I’m fighting this match on Saturday simply because, as a man, I have to.  But you know as well as I do that I’m in absolutely no shape for it.

Lauren:  I just hope you don’t kill yourself out there.

Vulture:  Trust me, I wont.

Lauren:  Good.  We’ve got our whole lives ahead of us here.  Don’t do something you’ll regret in this match.  There’s no shame in losing.  Just make sure you can walk out of this match.

Vulture:  Well I’m not in this to lose.  I fully intend on winning.  But since you mentioned our lives, there’s something I wanted to talk to you about.

Lauren:  Yeah?

Vulture:  Yeah.  You know, once I retire, and I get my surgery, I’m gonna be completely off the road.  We’re not gonna be able to see each other very much anymore. 

Lauren:  Well, I’ll fly home on my days off.  We can see each other then.

Vulture:  It’s gonna be real difficult Lauren.  We’ve spent practically every day together the past few months.

Lauren:  Except those few weeks where you just vanished on me.

Vulture:  C’mon now, that’s not fair.  I was faced with no alternative besides retirement or risking paralysis.  It wasn’t an easy time.  But what I’m talking about here is the rest of our lives.  I know your career is only a couple years old, but I’ve made enough money in my 21 years in the business to support us both comfortably for the rest of our lives.  You don’t have to do this anymore.

Lauren:  You want me to retire?

Vulture:  I want you to come home with me so we can live out our lives like normal people, free from this madness.

Lauren:  But I’m the Women’s Champion, Mike.  I can’t just give up the belt and retire on a whim.

Vulture:  No, no, of course.  Ride out your title reign.  But when you lose, I’m just asking you to give some serious thought to retiring and coming home with me.  We could start our lives, get married, start a family.

Lauren is speechless, and Vulture notices this, so he keeps talking.

Vulture:  Listen, you don’t have to give me an answer now.  This is just something I want you to give some serious thought to.  It could be the start of something absolutely beautiful.

Lauren:  What if I thought about it and decided that I couldn’t retire just yet?

Vulture:  Well, I wouldn’t hold it against you, but I really don’t know if we’d be able to last doing the long-distance thing.  I really don’t.  It’d be excruciatingly hard.  And I couldn’t travel with you either.  It’d be too hard for me to do all that and know that I can’t step into the ring and do it too.  I’m not retiring on my own will here.  I have no other choice.

Lauren:  I know.

Vulture:  So you’ll give it some thought?

Lauren:  I definitely will.

Vulture:  (smiling) Cool.  I love you.

Lauren:  I love you too.

The two then hug and share a tender kiss as the camera fades.

SEGMENT 11:  JUMBOTRON:

The Dreaming’s “Beautiful” hits the speakers and we see a graphic appear on the screen that reads “PWA Everlasting Epic III Report.”  From there, the shot takes us to a backstage set and PWA reporter Ron O’Brien, who is standing in front of a backdrop featuring the EE3 logo.

O’Brien:  Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is Ron O’Brien and this is the Everlasting Epic report.  On Saturday night, August 21st, the PWA’s third-annual spectacular, Everlasting Epic, will come to you live from the beautiful Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!  The gorgeous one-year-old outdoor facility will play host to the PWA summer spectacular, which is sure to be the show of a lifetime.  As is always the case with Everlasting Epic, there are sure to be some surprised and special features in store.  Last year, we rocked the Superdome in New Orleans, and this year, Everlasting Epic III is sold out, as 70 thousand people will rock Philadelphia!  So far, several matches have been announced for the show, and they are as follows:

In a triple threat match for the PWA Championship, the Modern-Day Samurai Scythe will defend against both GI Jew and the Alaskan monster Solomon!

In what will be his farewell match, Vulture will collide with Smooth Greg Tantalus!

Retired legend The Iceman Jason Calysto returns to meet The Machine in a Philadelphia street fight!  If Calysto wins, Machine must leave the PWA, and Calysto would be allowed to return to full-time action!

Mike Grieco will put the International Championship on the line against the dangerous Anthony Failla!

Paul Dawkins and Jackie Baccaro get their chance at vindication when they challenge the Naturals in a rematch for the Tag Team Championship!

In a gauntlet match, Solomon will meet Bryan Conroy and Kerry Cox, just hours before his shot at the title!

In a heated grudge match, Jaguar will go head-to-head with Hollywood Mike Griffin!

 Jonathan Brett will battle Rudy Montenora!

 Showtime Damon Savage will defend the Progressive Championship against Dynamite Dean Nash and James Biamonte in a thrilling triangle ladder match!

Da Playboi Romeo will meet The Miracle Mike Troha!

 Speed Demon & Justice will battle Tony Annetta, Infernus, and Walter Gindin in a 2-on-3 handicapped match!

 Jon Dulberg returns to action, teaming with The Omega Steve Beovich to face off against Superstar Scott Hosemann & Briggs!

 Lauren Tantalus will defend the Women’s Championship against Camieko!


And, in a match announced earlier tonight, Reaper will go one-on-one with newcomer Damien Fields!

That’s all for this week, folks.  For the Everlasting Epic report, I’m Ron O’Brien, saying see you Saturday night in Philadelphia!



 -- COMMERCIAL BREAK #8 --



SEGMENT 12:  MATCH 5:  SOLOMON & INFERNUS VS. PWA CHAMPION SCYTHE & GI JEW:
 Referee:  Tom Stevens

The main event is all set to take place as Lee Palmer enters the ring.

 

Palmer: The following tag team contest is our main event and it is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Queens, New York, weighing 234 pounds, G...I....Jewwww!

 

Sepultura's "Refuse/Resist" blasts over the speakers and the crowd comes alive as GI Jew rides his motorcycle down the ramp to the ring. He climbs inside and poses for all sides of the building, which cheer him heavily the entire way.

 

Troy: This Philly crowd loves GI Jew tonight!

 

Ferrara: Philly is a smash-mouth kinda town and GI Jew is a smash-mouth kinda guy for sure.

 

As he waits in the ring, Linkin Park's "With You" begins and the crowd's cheers grow even louder as Palmer barely speaks over them.

 

Palmer: And his partner, from Simi Valley, California, weighing 254 pounds, he is the PWA Heavyweight Champion of the World, the modern-day samurai, he....is.....Scyyyyyythe!

 

Scythe comes out to a riotus ovation, which is only furthered as he poses in front of his two huge flaming fire cannons. Scythe climbs in the ring and sheds his ring gear before mounting the turnbuckles. His music stops and he stares quietly at GI Jew, who stares back as Darkseed's "Hear Me" breaks the tension.

 

Palmer: And their opponents, being accompanied to the ring by Walter Gindin, at a total combined weight of 495 pounds, the team of Infernus and The Alaskan Monster, Sollll-omonnnn!

 

Gindin leads Solomon and Infernus to the ring through a huge wave of jeers, but both men look intensely focused on the task at hand. Scythe hands his belt to Tom Stevens without taking his eyes off The Alaskan Monster, who also does the same.

 

The bell sounds as Infernus opts to start things off with GI Jew. They lock up and Infernus gets a quick go-behind in, but GI Jew quickly sends him down with a back elbow that lands right on the bridge of his nose. Infernus holds his face, but Jew presses the advantage by whipping him to the ropes and sending him up and then down with a big back body drop. Already near his corner, Infernus tries to regroup by tagging in Solomon.

 

Troy: And now we have Solomon and GI Jew. Words cannot express the hatred these two men have for one another Paul.

 

Ferrara: That's why they are both up for the Feud of the Year award this Friday night. Both are also in the running to become the Wrestler of the Year as well.

 

Jew and Solomon immediately tear into one another with fierce punches, and Jew gets the upper hand. He whips Solomon to the ropes, but the whip is reversed and Jew is leveled with a big boot to the face! Solomon hits the rops and jumps up to deliver a huge legdrop right across the sternum of GI Jew!

 

Solomon attempts a pin, but only gets a quick count of two. He clamps down a side headlock, but Jew gets to his feet and uses a big surge of power to floor him with a suplex. Jew quickly lunges to his corner and tags in Scythe to a big ovation as Infernus slaps Solomon on the back.

 

The longtime rivals meet each other with hard chops to the chest, allowing Scythe to easily take the advantage. He shoots Infernus into the ropes and immediately takes him down with a big double hand chop to the chest. Solomon tries to attack from behind, but GI Jew cuts him off with a flying clothesline.

 

Solomon struggles in getting up and Jew wastes no time in readying himself to deliver The Gore. He rushes forward, but Solomon sidesteps him and Jew nails Scythe right in the midsection with a big Gore!

 

Ferrara: He just hit the Gore on Scythe! 

 

Troy: That couldn't have been intentional!

 

Ferrara: Who cares? He still hit him with it and Scythe is down!

 

Jew reacts in a shock, but he is quickly dropkicked to the outside by Infernus after he tags Solomon. Both men begin to go to work on GI Jew, assaulting him viciously against the ring post and ring steps while GIndin keeps Stevens' attention diverted. Scythe gets to his feet slowly, and Infernus tries to hit him from the top rope, but the champion turns around in time to block a double axe handle and take him down with a quick Flying Dragon!

 

Scythe takes too long in attempting a cover and instead begins to climb up to the top rope. Solomon tosses GI Jew over the security wall as Scythe soars off the top and connects with a big flying body press! He holds the move into a cover, but Stevens refuses to count!

 

Troy: He's not counting!

 

Ferrara: Solomon is the legal man Troy!

 

Scythe gets up to question the referee, but Solomon slides into the ring and nails him from behind! Scythe bounces off the ropes and Solomon quickly hoists him onto his shoulders before delivering a Deep Freeze! He covers the champion and Stevens counts one....two...three!

 

Ferrara: It's over! Solomon just pinned Scythe! You are in shock Troy!

 

"Hear Me" booms over the speakers again and Gindin goes crazy as Solomon stands over the lifeless champion with his arms raised high into the air. He talks some trash to Scythe, who is in no shape to hear what is being said.

 

Troy: Just four days before Everlasting Epic, Solomon has just pinned our world champion!

 

Ferrara: That's it, I'm making the call right now Troy. By the end of this week, Solomon will reign as our new World Heavyweight Champion!

 

Troy: He very well could. We'll see you all this Friday night at the awards and Hall of Fame ceremony, right here in Philly!

WINNERS VIA PINFALL AT 17:11:  SOLOMON & INFERNUS


 

 

-- END SHOW --

 



DARK MATCHES:

1.  Darrin Giles d. Victor Simon at 6:14 with a top rope big splash.  (Referee: Jason Church)

2.  Dana Chapman d. Erica at
4:21 with a tornado DDT.  (Referee: Dan Martin)

 

3.  Paul Dawkins & Jackie Baccaro d. Bobby Burris & Alex Mason at 5:58.  Baccaro pinned Burris after a running forearm.  (Referee: Billy Vargas)

 

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