Friday, December 30th, 2004
Jacksonville
Jacksonville , Florida
SEGMENT 1:
INTRODUCTION:
The
FBI warning flashes onto the screen, before fading into a video, set to Lil Jon
and Ice Cube’s “Real Nigga Roll Call,” that highlights all of tonight’s
matches, focusing on the PWA Championship match between champion Solomon and
hometown hero Jaguar. After this, we are taken inside the Jacksonville Veterans
Memorial Arena in
Troy: And
speaking of monsters, the Alaskan Monster himself, the mighty Solomon, will put
his undefeated streak and the PWA Championship on the line against
Troy: The one
possible exception, however, is Romeo, Jaguar’s tag team partner, who feels
that he could defeat Solomon if given another opportunity.
Ferrara: We’ve also got other great matches
tonight, like Hollywood Mike Griffin against Greg Tantalus, Bishop Cross
against Scythe, Jason Calysto against Infernus in a submission match, plus much
more!
SEGMENT 2: MATCH 1:
PAUL DAWKINS VS. JACKIE BACCARO:
Referee:
Matt Hansen
As the fans sit in their seats, waiting anxiously
for the show to begin, “Nightfall” by Akrobatik his, and the fans are
momentarily confused. However, when
Jackie Baccaro emerges from behind the curtain, the Jacksonville Arena erupts
into a chorus of jeers. Smirking, Jackie
Baccaro begins the walk down the aisle, headed to the ring for his first
pay-per-view singles match since splitting with his longtime tag team
partner. Baccaro enters the ring and
stretches out on the ropes, awaiting his familiar opposition. Moments later, “Black” by Sevendust hits and
the fans cheer as Paul Dawkins wastes no time heading down to the ring. Dawkins gets right in there and immediately
begins slugging it out with his former partner as the bell sounds.
Troy: Alright, here we go!
Dawkins and Baccaro exchange
blows as the match begins, with Dawkins gaining the early advantage in the
battle. Dawkins uses this advantage to shove
Baccaro into the corner, where he pounds away on his with continued blows to
the face, pounding him down into the ground.
Baccaro, however, gets back up and quickly shoves Dawkins back, creating
space. With this space, Baccaro comes
out and blasts Dawkins down with a clothesline.
Dawkins begins to reel on the ground and Baccaro moves in, blasting his
former partner with several stiff kicks to the back. Dawkins gets to his feet, but Baccaro shoves
him into the corner and begins unloading with furious knife-edge chops. Dawkins reels, but soon regains his
composure, grabs Baccaro, tosses him into the corner, and begins unloading with
knife-edge chops of his own. Baccaro then
stumbles forward, but Dawkins hits him with a big belly-to-belly suplex, downing
him. Dawkins covers… one, two, and
Baccaro gets a shoulder up.
Ferrara: Yeah Troy, these are two pretty
evenly matched stars.
Dawkins tries to stay on the
offensive, but Baccaro makes a comeback, downing Dawkins with a big stiff
clothesline. Dawkins hits the mat with a
thud and Baccaro goes back to work.
Baccaro tries to keep Dawkins grounded, and does a good job of it,
pounding away on him with vicious knees and elbows, keeping his former tag team
partner at bay. Baccaro then, as Dawkins
rises, whips him hard into the corner before hitting him with multiple
shoulders to the midsection, sending Dawkins through intense pain. As Dawkins stumbles forward, Baccaro grabs
him in a hard bearhug, wrenching in tightly, trying to break Dawkins’ ribs.
As Baccaro keeps Dawkins locked
in the bearhug, the camera momentarily shifts to the audience, where Dexter P. Wellington
and his butler arrive on the scene, heading for a ringside seat. The butler places a velvet
towel on the seat so that Mr. Wellington can sit down and
Dawkins stays alive in the
bearhug, ultimately raking Baccaro’s eyes, forcing the hold to be broken. Dawkins regroups on one knee and the referee
checks on him, allowing Baccaro time to rip the top turnbuckle pad off. However, as soon as he does this, Dawkins
shoves him back into the corner and nails him with the running stinger splash,
leaving Baccaro dazed! As Baccaro
stumbles forward, Dawkins bends him over and nails him with the
Dawkins argues with the
official, allowing Baccaro time to regroup and get back to his feet. When Dawkins turns around and tries to grab
Baccaro for another
Smirking, Baccaro turns Dawkins
over and hooks the leg… one, two, three. The fans boo loudly as “Nightfall” hits the
speakers and Jackie Baccaro is announced the winner. Arrogantly, Baccaro slides out of the ring
and heads backstage, as Dawkins reels in the center of the ring, beaten.
WINNER VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 3: MATCH 2:
PWA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP:
KEIKO ISHIDA © VS. CAMIEKO:
Referee:
Tom Stevens
Moments later, after
the ring clears, “Hot Like Fire” by Aaliyah overtakes
the speakers and the fans cheer for the former women’s champion. Camieko, looking to be all business tonight,
comes down the aisle and stands in the ring, awaiting the champion. She doesn’t have to wait long, as “Samurai”
by Juno Reaction soon hits and the Jacksonville Arena is overcome with boos as
the PWA Women’s Champion Keiko Ishida begins to make her way to the ring. The ever-intimidating Ishida stalks her way
down to the ring, eventually getting in the face of the challenger Camieko as
the bell sounds.
Troy: This is going to be an intense
match, Paul.
Camieko starts the match off
hot, pounding away viciously on Keiko, staggering her back into the corner. She then whips Ishida all the way to the
opposite corner, following her in with a big clothesline! As Keiko staggers forward, Camieko hits her
with a nice suplex! Camieko then beckons
Ishida to her feet, and when the champion rises, she hits her with a spinning
forearm! Camieko looks for one more, but
this time, Ishida sidesteps her and Camieko hits the mat with a crash. Keiko then stands in position and, as soon as
Camieko turns around, Ishida nails her with a vicious running STO, Camieko’s
head smacking against the mat!
Effortlessly, Ishida covers… one, two, three.
The fans sit in stunned silence
as “Samurai” hits and Ishida exits to the back, victorious.
WINNER VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 4: BACKSTAGE:
The
camera shot cuts backstage to Scott Cornelius, who is standing by with The
Iceman Jason Calysto.
Cornelius: Jason, you are now moments away from
heading to the ring to face Infernus in a submission match that you challenged
him to and he accepted. What are you thinking right now?
Calysto: It was one year ago Scott. One year ago,
Calysto
abruptly walks off the set and Cornelius turns to watch him leave as he starts
his march to the ring.
SEGMENT 5: BACKSTAGE:
The
camera now cuts to another portion of the backstage area, where Traci Reed is
standing with Infernus and Walter Gindin.
Reed: Infernus, in just…
Infernus: Save it, toots. You see, this match is about one thing: humiliation.
I’m out here tonight to ruin Calysto’s quest to gain complete revenge
for what happened to him on December 30, 2003.
I’m out here tonight to make sure that Revival remains the one
pay-per-view where Jason Calysto simply cannot gain a victory. And apart from that, I’m here to do to Jason
Calysto exactly what happened to him last year at Revival: I’m going to beat him with his own finishing
move, right here at Revival. But this
time, he’s gonna tap out in front of the whole world. Now Walter, I’m gonna need a favor from you.
Gindin: What’s that?
Infernus: I need you to stay back here
tonight. Not only do I want to humiliate
Calysto, but I want him to not even have one excuse when I do. So, I need to do this alone.
Gindin: Whatever you say.
Infernus: Alright. The time has come. Jason Calysto, the only thing that you’re
going to revive tonight… is the feeling of being beaten by your own move. And you’re gonna feel it for a long, long
time. This is my night to make a name
for myself, to finally become a star.
And I don’t plan on letting myself down.
With that, Infernus
exits the scene, headed for the ring.
SEGMENT 6: MATCH 3:
SUBMISSION MATCH:
THE ICEMAN JASON CALYSTO VS. INFERNUS:
Referee:
Tom Stevens
The slow
beginnings of "Smash Sumthin" by Redman and Adam F. booms through the
speakers, bringing boos from the crowd as Infernus steps out onto the stage. He scoffs at the crowd before focusing completely
on the ring for what could be the biggest match of his career.
Troy: You know Paul, Infernus has been a Tag
Team Champion, a Progressive Champion and an International Champion, but I
think that this match right here could be his biggest one to date.
"F*ckin' In the
Bushes" by Oasis plays next, and an immense ovation greets The Iceman
Jason Calysto as he steps out onto the ramp. He walks down steadily, but
definitely with a purpose as he never takes his eyes off of Infernus. He climbs
into the ring and Infernus immediately goes after him, catching him with shots
in between the ropes and them forcing Calysto back into a corner.
Infernus tries to
take the advantage with a hard chop to the chest, but it only sets Calysto off
as he reverses their positioning and lights Infernus' chest up with stinging
chops of his own. He then shoots Infernus to the ropes and sends him high in
the air with a big back body drop.
Calysto goes after
Infernus on the ground, but Infernus manages to grab his light blue trunks and
pull him in fast, banging Calysto's head hard across the turnbuckles.
Infernus almost tries a rollup, but realizes the only way to win is via
submission, so he locks on a leg vice.
Troy: I don't think Calysto is going to tap out
here, but Infernus is off to a good start.
Infernus digs into
the hold, but Calysto manages to stand up in it and break it with a boot to the
face. He grabs Infernus in a tight front facelock, but Infernus finds a way to
stand up and score with a Northern Lights Suplex!
Infernus then heads
up to the middle rope, looking for The Ho Down DDT.
Calysto gets to his feet and Infernus jumps off, nailing The Ho Down with
tremendous impact! Calysto lands right on his head and Infernus might be able
to score a pinfall, but knowing he needs a submission,
he turns Calysto over onto his abdomen and locks on The Crossface!
Calysto tries to
prop himself up with his free arm, but Infernus wrenches back tightly. Calysto
props up and pushes off to roll out of the move, but Infernus holds on and
pulls back even harder! The crowd is cheering loudly for Calysto, but the
Iceman has nowhere to go! Calysto raises his hand up seemingly to tap out and
he slaps the mat, but its only to push himself into
another roll that ties him and Infernus up in the ropes, forcing Infernus to
break the hold!
Tom Stevens counts
all the way to four before Infernus finally breaks the hold, and the two share
words long enough for Calysto to pull himself up to his feet. Infernus turns
back to him, but The Iceman connects with a spinning heel kick from nowhere!
Troy: From the boot of The
Iceman, and that means this match is almost over!
Both men get to their
feet and wipe out the cobwebs slowly. Infernus runs at Calysto for a
clothesline, but The Iceman ducks it, hits the ropes and lays Infernus out with
a mafia kick to the chin! Calysto then pounds his chest and yells at Infernus,
pumping himself up and bringing the crowd back into the match.
Calysto perches
himself on the top rope and drags a finger side to side in a straight line,
signaling for The Bottom Line. Infernus gets up slowly and walks right into the
Calysto clothesline that sends him right back on the canvas! Calysto doesn't
let up one bit, picking Infernus up onto his shoulders and drilling him with
The Icebreaker!
Infernus
fights to get to his hands and knees, but that just makes it easier for Calysto to clamp on The Crossface!
He wrenches back and Infernus clearly has no alternative other than to tap out!
The bell sounds and "F*ckin In The Bushes"
replays as Lee Palmer announces Calysto as the winner.
Troy: After one year,
Jason Calysto has now defeated all three of the men that ruined what was meant
to be his last night in the PWA. He took out The Machine, he took out Tony
Annetta, and now Infernus has been beaten right there in the middle of the ring
here at Revival.
Calysto stands over
the fallen Infernus and rubs his hands together three times, signifying that he
is officially done with the task he set out to do so many months ago.
WINNER VIA SUBMISSION AT
SEGMENT 7: MATCH 4:
ROMEO VS. RENEGADE:
Referee:
Jose Soares
After the ring
clears, “Renegade” by Jay-Z and Eminem hits and the crowd erupts into jeers for
the recently-returned Renegade, who has a hefty challenge in front of him here
tonight. Renegade, looking as cocky and
confident as ever, strolls his way to the ring, perhaps underestimating exactly
what it is that he has to accomplish tonight.
As Renegade waits in the ring, “Hottest of the Hot” by B.G. hits and the
crowd pops huge for Romeo as three D-bombs drop and he makes his way to the
ring. Romeo wastes absolutely no time
hitting the ring, sliding right in and immediately going to work on Renegade as
the bell sounds.
Troy: You know Paul, I’m gonna have to
agree with you.
Romeo pounds Renegade into
oblivion, with Renegade largely unable to even get a move off. Romeo then tosses Renegade into the corner
and begins pummeling him with hard rights, until Renegade can barely get to his
feet. Finally, Renegade does make it to
his feet and begins throwing desperation kicks and punches in Romeo’s
direction, trying, fleetingly, to make something happen. It works, to a degree, as Romeo is a little
staggered when Renegade sets forth with a huge kick. However, Romeo ducks under it, grabs him, sets
him up for Dre Day, and nails it in the center of the ring with sickening
impact. Da Playboi doesn’t even go down
to make the cover, instead planting a boot on his chest as the referee counts…
one, two, three!
Ferrara: With the mood Romeo is in, did
you expect any less?
The fans cheer loudly as “Hottest
of the Hot” hits the speakers and Romeo exits the ring, feeling somewhat
accomplished.
WINNER VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 8: BACKSTAGE:
The
camera immediately shifts to the parking lot, where we see a crowd of officials
around Jonathan Brett, who is completely unconscious and bleeding from the side
of the head. As he is being tended to,
in the distance, we see a smirking Greg Tantalus with a tire iron. He is then approached by PWA Commissioner
Kerry Cox.
Cox: What the hell was
that?!
Tantalus: (smirking)
Equalizer. Listen, it’s
gonna be bad enough competing with
Cox: No… (smiling)
I’m gonna wish you luck tonight.
Tantalus smirks back
at Cox and walks off as we head back to the ring.
SEGMENT 9: MATCH 5:
PWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: TRIPLE THREAT BEDLAM MATCH:
DEAN NASH & DAMIEN FIELDS © VS. THE NATURALS VS. THE LOST SOULS:
Referee:
Matt Hansen
The crowd is ready
for tag team action once "A Violent Reaction" by American Head Charge
hits. With the crowd booing profusely, The Lost Souls emerge through the
curtain and look intensely focused on regaining the PWA Tag Team titles as they
get closer to the ring. Reaper and Speed Demon step inside the squared circle
and wait like caged animals as "All or Nothin" by Tom
Petty begins next. The boos stay constant, if not
louder as Justin Schenck brings The Naturals down to the ring. Also former
Tag Team Champions, Kris Anthony and Greg Price don't carry their normally smug
looks as they make their way to the ring ready to reclaim the gold. As those
four men wait in the ring, The Prodigy's "Spitfire" begins, making
the crowd cheer as Dynamite Dean Nash and Damien Fields step out. The Tag Team
Champions look ready for their first pay-per-view title defense and look to not
make it their last as they drop the belts on the ramp and burst right into the
ring!
The bell sounds and
Reaper quickly pounces on Fields as he slides into the ring, just as Demon does
the same to Nash. The Naturals stand back and watch until running up and
clubbing The Lost Souls from behind. they stomp Reaper
and Demon into the mat before doing the same to Nash and Fields. Looking for an
even bigger advantage, each hops out of the ring and flip up the ring apron to
find a weapon.
The Naturals come up
with a table from under the ring and look to slide it in, but all they receive
are two baseball slides courtesy of The Naturals that splits it right
back into their faces! The Lost Souls then step out to further their attack
with blows to the head, but all four are taken out by planchas in stereo by the
champions!
The referee knows
not to make a count and simply stands in the ring as all six men struggle to
get up. Once they do, all continue to tear into one another with punches and
kicks. Reaper knocks Greg Price down with a huge punch to the face and then
tries a clothesline, but he ducks and Reaper's arm connects with the iron
ringpost with full force! Fields begins to charge at the other Natural, but
Anthony quickly ducks down and sends him into the steel ring steps with a back
body drop!
The Naturals slide
into the ring, with Nash and Speed Demon close behind. Each begin
to trade blows with the former champions until knocking them down with
simultaneous dropkicks. Demon tells Nash to team up with him briefly and the
former Progressive Champion complies, but Demon quickly spins him around and
nails him with The Demonizer! Demon makes a quick cover for a count of two, but
he is pulled out by Fields before Vargas can count to three.
Those two trade
punches on the outside until the rookie whips Speed Demon violently into the
security wall around the ring. He slides back into the ring just as Reaper
slides the table in as well. They meet in the middle, with Fields giving Reaper
a big DDT. The crowd is fully behind Fields as he gets
off the mat, but he is sent down rapidly with a chairshot to the skull from
Greg Price!
Price gets into a
pin position for one...two..., but he is nailed from behind with a top rope
headbutt from Dean Nash that breaks up the pin! Nash rolls away, clutching his
head from the blow, but the crafty Kris Anthony sneaks on top of Fields for
another Naturals pin attempt. Billy Vargas counts one...two....thr-but Fields
gets a shoulder up!
Anthony is
shocked at the result and immediately gets up to signal for The Flatliner.
Fields gets up slowly and Anthony grabs him, but Fields reverses it and snaps
him down with a big Diamond Cutter! He rolls over into a cover, but gets
cracked in the back with a chair from Speed Demon!
Demon then turns to
take out Nash, but Nash executes a drop toe hold that lands Demon's face right
down on the chair. He gets up, but walks into a kick to the midsection from
Reaper, who then scoops him up and plants him with The Passed Judgment
Piledriver! Reaper makes a cover and Greg Price crawls over to break it up, but
he doesn't make it in time as Billy Vargas counts to three and calls for the
bell!
Ferrara: And for the
third time, The Lost Souls have become PWA Tag Team Champions!
"A Violent
Reaction" hits again and the crowd boos loudly as Demon and Reaper are
handed the belts. The opposing teams try to piece themselves back together as Demon
and Reaper simply exit the ring victorious.
WINNERS VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 10: JUMBOTRON:
A
video package airs, highlighting events that led us to tonight’s confrontation
between Scythe and Bishop Cross.
SEGMENT 11: MATCH 6:
BISHOP CROSS VS. SCYTHE:
Referee:
Matt Hansen
The camera returns
ringside, where “Phantom of the Opera overture” by Andrew Lloyd Weber hits and
the mysterious Bishop Cross makes his way to the ring
to a chorus of boos. The ever-intimidating
Cross makes his way to the ring amidst a bluish glow and fiery torches, making
many people in attendance uneasy. Cross
then stands in the ring, awaiting the arrival of his opposition. He doesn’t have to wait long, however, as
“With You” by
Scythe soaks in the response of
the crowd before heading into the ring and shedding his entrance attire. He then stands face to face with the man who
tried to end his career on November 9th, the mysterious figure from his past,
Bishop Cross. Cross
and Scythe stare intently at one another for some time before Cross asks for a
test of strength. As soon as
Scythe obliges, Cross pokes him in the eye, drawing the ire of the crowd. Cross uses the advantage, chopping Scythe
back into the corner, trying to gain a substantial advantage to build on here
in the early going. Cross pounds on
Scythe with hard chops, making it hard for the Modern-Day Samurai to see
straight. Scythe stumbles forward, and
Cross chops him down to the mat hard.
Ferrara: Yeah,
and I think he’ll keep it up the whole match.
Cross continues pounding away on
Scythe until the Modern-Day Samurai springs forward and begins taking the match
back into his hands. Scythe backs Cross
off with several stiff chops to the chest before taking him down numerous times
with deep armdrags. After four of them,
Cross gets up again, but is downed by a big Scythe dropkick! Cross gets up again, but Scythe clotheslines
him down to the mat hard!
Scythe charges in at a rising
Cross, looking for another clothesline, but Cross ducks under it and counters with
a hard reverse neckbreaker. Cross then
pounds away on the midsection of Scythe with vicious stomps, battering the
former PWA Champion into oblivion. With
each stomp, Cross is able to wear Scythe down further and further, increasing
his chances for success as the match wears on.
Cross then grabs Scythe and whips him hard into the corner. With Scythe reeling in the corner, Cross runs
at him and smashes him with a furious splash.
The Modern-Day Samurai stumbles out of the corner and Cross downs him
with a big chop to the chest. With
Scythe on the mat, Cross locks in a rear-naked choke, looking to put the former
champion away once and for all. Cross squeezes tightly in the hold, trying to make air escape the
lungs of the former PWA Champion, trying to make him pass out. However, the Samurai will not give in.
At long last, Scythe is able to
maneuver himself close enough to the ropes to reach out and grab them. The crowd cheers when Scythe grabs the ropes,
and Cross is displeased at the fact that he is forced to break the hold. After brief words with referee Matt Hansen, Bishop
Cross turns his attention back to the match, lifting Scythe up and whipping him
hard, shoulder-first into the steel barricade. Scythe winces in pain, but Cross continues to
pour on the intensity, hitting Scythe with a jumping armbreaker and wrenching
it in. Again, Scythe is put into a
position where he is on the verge of having to tap out, but he refuses to give
in. Scythe fights back
to a vertical base and, at length, punishes Cross with left-armed chops
to the chest, eventually breaking the hold.
Then, with Cross staggered, Scythe reaches out and nails the Flying
Dragon, in one fell swoop!
Scythe then crawls over to Cross
and makes a cover… one, two, and Cross kicks out! The fans gasp, feeling that the match should
have been over right there, but Scythe remains undaunted. Scythe continues pounding away on Cross,
looking to set him up for the Diving Blade, but Cross is able to fight back to
a vertical base and begin slugging it out with his foe. Scythe throws a big haymaker right hand at Cross,
but Cross ducks under it and swiftly nails Scythe with a variation of the widow’s
peak!
Cross goes for a cover, but at
two, Scythe is able to place his right boot on the bottom rope! The fans cheer at this, but Cross looks to
waste no time and finish him off immediately after this. He grabs Scythe by the legs, pulls him to the
center of the ring, and locks on the Grand Finale. With his variation of the sharpshooter wrenched
in, Cross reaches back with all his might, trying to get his opponent to tap
out. However, Scythe holds strong and,
ultimately, manages to thrust himself from the center of the ring to the ropes,
grabbing them and forcing Cross to break the hold!
Scythe gets to his feet and
Cross immediately looks to set him up again for the Crossfire. However, before this can happen, Scythe slips
out and nails him with another Flying Dragon!
The fans cheer as Scythe pulls Cross into position and scales the ropes,
perching himself on the top. Scythe then
leaps off, nailing Cross with the Diving Blade!
The Modern-Day Samurai hooks the leg… one, two, thr—and Cross kicks out!
Scythe is stunned at Cross’
ability to kick out of the move, but remains undaunted. He tries to lift Cross up, but Cross rolls
him up in a small package… one, two, and Scythe kicks out! Scythe gets up and tries to grab him for the
Flying Dragon, but Cross shoves him into the corner and charges. Scythe, however, leapfrogs over, spins
around, and rolls Cross up! One, two,
three!
The fans cheer loudly as “With You”
hits the speakers and Scythe is announced the winner of the match. Foregoing any celebration, Scythe rolls out
of the ring and heads to the back, victorious, as Cross seethes in the ring,
knowing that there will be another battle.
WINNER VIA PINFALL AT