PWA
SEGMENT 1:
INTRODUCTION:
The crowd settles in at the
Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where the Progressive Wrestling Alliance
is moments away from taking the stage for a house show. Finally, referee Tom Stevens heads into the
ring and ring announcer Scott Cornelius grabs a microphone. Finally, the lights go down and the show
begins.
SEGMENT 2: MATCH 1: SCYTHE VS. THE CHOCOLATE WONDER:
The show opens on a crowd-pleasing note, as the now more
familiar sounds of "With You" by
He roundhouse kicks the chair into Willie's face,
sending him sprawling out of the ring, as his client Wonder blindsides Scythe,
beginning the match. The Chocolate Wonder maintains a painfully lengthy
advantage, his opening ambushed swindle apparently finding success following
the opening bell. Here and there Scythe manages to counter with a throat
thrust or a drop toehold, narrowly escaping numerous pinfall attempts.
The big turnaround finally takes place when Wonder attempts a
huge swinging DDT, which Scythe counters into an equally massive
spinning sidewalk powerslam! He scales the top
rope in one fluid motion, pivots on one foot in a remarkable display of
balance, and hits the diving blade, covering in the same motion for the one,
two, yes three!
WINNER: SCYTHE VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 3: MATCH 2: KERRY COX VS. GI JEW:
A mere
several notes into “Don’t Tread on Me” by Metallica, and the mood of the fans
is thrust into repulsion. There is not a soul in the crowd that does not
despise the sight of G. I. Jew, regarding the PWA faithful with disgust and
apathy, shaking his head and smirking as he rolls into the ring. “War
Machine” by KISS follows shortly thereafter and the fans go berserk with
nostalgia as PWA’s true hardcore icon, the veteran
Kerry Cox, confidently strolls to the ring, acknowledging the appreciation of
the crowd. The opening bell gives way to early dominance by Cox, his
experience great enough to outweigh any other advantage G. I. Jew may have had
over him.
It seems that Cox does not make the same mistake most veterans do. He
does not underestimate Jew, making sure he scouts every attempted counter,
keeping him thoroughly in check. This grounding strategy appears to be
very sound, as Jew mounts little offense in the early goings of the
match. Eventually Cox, uncharacteristic of himself, goes up to the top
rope, apparently bored with the match, and Jew out of desperation violently
shoves the ref into the ropes, causing Cox to lose balance and become crotched
on the top turnbuckle. The ref hits the ropes hard and bounces down off
the canvas, rendering him unconscious. Jew meanwhile charges the
turnbuckle to capitalize on Cox’s vulnerability, but the crafty veteran springs
into action, catching Jew’s head into a Coxsucker DDT
right off the top turnbuckle into the middle of the mat! Cox attempts to
revive the ref before covering, and the crowd is roaring with frustration at
the circumstances. As the ref recovers, Jew hits a low blow from behind,
before shoving Cox into the ropes and hitting him with the gore upon his
return! The newly recovered ref, to the misfortune of the fans, counts
one, two…indeed, three!
WINNER: GI JEW VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 4: MATCH 3: THE DOUBLE D’S (DAREDEVYL AND DIABETES DUDE)
VS. RYAN KNAKAL AND RICK DELIGHT:
“Going
Back to Cali” by Notorious B. I. G. hits, and the
team of Rick Delight, and Ryan “The Boss” Knakal arrive to demonstrate to the
fans what tag team competition means in PWA, although they receive little
fanfare. “Now You’re a Man” follows up their
entrance, prompting the already controversial Diabetes Dude, and the in-ring
debut of his tag team partner DareDevyl, arriving
ringside collectively as The Double D’s. The match starts off with the
already familiarized Diabetes Dude circling the ring with The Boss. They
lock up and brief technical advantages are traded before Dude takes to the air
with a flying armdrag, prompting Knakal to roll off
of it and tag his partner Delight.
The fresh Delight takes charge, bombarding his insulin-deficient opponent with
his incomparable brawling skills. Delight and Knakal, who have spent much
more time teaming together than their opponents have, apply a time-honored
strategy of quick tags that keeps their team fresh, and Diabetes Dude on the
ropes. Following a desperation dropkick however, Dude crawls to his
corner and tags in DareDevyl, who proceeds to
devastate both of his opponents with a seemingly endless arsenal of power
moves. He catches the illegal man Knakal, who comes flying off the top
turnbuckle in a high crossbody, and tosses him out of
the ring, before turning around and catching a Delight sidekick, tagging
Diabetes Dude, sweeping out his other leg, and applying the booby
tassel. Dude covers as DareDevyl thwarts
the recovering Knakal on the apron, allowing the ref to count one, two, yes, an
impressive three for the Double D’s!
WINNERS: THE DOUBLE D’S VIA
PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 5: MATCH 4: SUPERSTAR SCOTT HOSEMANN VS. SPEED DEMON:
"Coma" by Guns 'N Roses hits the ears of the capacity
crowd, and it goes wild. Young breakout superstar Speed Demon what is by
far the strongest and most enthusiastic positive reaction thus far. He lives up to his name, tearing up the ramp on
the way to the ring, gratuitously absorbing the fanfare. A grim yet
powerful mixed feeling of both profound respect and distinct dislike sweeps
over the fans at the sound of "The Imperial March." A legend in
the nearly completed making, Superstar Scott Hosemann, cold faced, focused, yet
not intimidated in the least as he confidently strides towards the ring in the
company of his manager Jerry Georgatos. Georgatos is the target of a
significant amount of the negative reaction that meets the entrance in
general. Hosemann however, completely disregards the fans, climbing into
the ring, and getting right in his opponent's face, showing no fear or respect
whatsoever.
Even the most cunning veterans can make the typical mistake of underestimating
a much younger opponent. Demon responds with an open hand slap that knocks
Hosemann right off his feet. The crowd is immediately rises welling up
with excitement, gripped in suspense as to Hosemann's
immediate reaction: he rolls right off the momentum onto his feet and stares at
Speed Demon in shock, wiping a spot of blood from his mouth. Demon
beckons Hosemann and Hosemann rushes in with a swift and brutal knee to the gut
that Demon is unable to block. The fans are pacified as
Hosemann whips Demon into the ropes, and once again thrusts his knee
into Demon's gut, sending him flipping over onto his back violently. He
repeats this maneuver successfully, and Hosemann acts as if he is barely
breaking a sweat, Demon struggling to his feet.
Hosemann attempts to repeat the maneuver one more time but Demon flips right
over Hosemann's leg into a dazzling schoolboy, and
the ref responds with a quick one, two, no!
Hosemann rolls right off of it and catches the incoming Demon with a monstrous
spinebuster! He covers this time, and Demon launches Hosemann off at a
mere one count! Finally, the real Scott Hosemann arrives in the
ring. He pulls out all the stops and hits Demon with relentless move
after move, covering each time, but intentionally coming off of his opponent at
a one count to inflict further damage. Glimmers of hope for the emotions
of the crowd meet Demon's ill attempt at a counter, swinging at an incoming
Hosemann. Hosemann ducks under the clothesline attempt, hits the ropes,
and as Demon turns around he leaps onto him in an attempt at some sort of body
press. Hope becomes reality however, as Demon catches him in mid air,
rotates him, and positions him perfectly for the demonizer!
Struggling frantically however, Hosemann manages to slip behind Demon, and hit
the superstar stunner for the one, two, and the hard fought three!
Hosemann immediately rolls out of the ring following his victory, leaning on
Georgatos in exhaustion. He pauses at the foot of the ramp and turns,
looking on in stifled surprise at Speed Demon, who stands in the ring defeated,
yet undaunted.
WINNER: SCOTT HOSEMANN VIA
PINFALL AT
-- 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION --
SEGMENT 6:
MATCH 5: JAMES “THE BLIZZARD”
PALADINO VS. RENEGADE:
A mere several notes into
"Cowboys From Hell," and the fans are
already chanting the name of "Blizzard, Blizzard, Blizzard."
Smug and cocky towards his opponents, yet humble and appreciative towards his
fans, James Paladino wastes no time getting ready for
action in the ring. Waves of ghetto confusion course
through the opinions of the crowd as "Pimp Juice" hits, prompting the
arrival of the martial arts expert simply known as Renegade. He
does karate moves all the way down the ramp and into the ring, where the bell
rings, inviting Paladino to try and stop the endless
flurry of shadowboxed punches and kicks. Paladino
accepts the invitation, but is thwarted by a real, concrete uppercut kick to
the face, sending him reeling back towards the ropes. He returns, and
Renegade attempts a similar kick, but Paladino
baseball slides under it taking out the other leg! Paladino
rolls up the stumbling Renegade for a heart-stopping one, two, no!
Renegade reaches the rope with a free hand, and slams Paladino
with a hard elbow. He whips Paladino towards
the ropes, but yanks him backward in a short clothesline motion, but instead of
a clothesline he hits a very unique looking spin kick, which connects with Paladino's cranium loudly enough to prompt a resounding
gasp from the crowd. He poses, evidently having knocked Paladino unconscious, and covers, one, two…two and nine
tenths, kick out! Paladino miraculously
escapes, and a frustrated Renegade slowly waits for Paladino
to get one knee, before lacing into him with the kick of death finisher! Paladino rolls under the kick, springs to his feet, and
hits the blizzard kick! All hell breaking loose in the Hammerstein
Ballroom, Paladino covers for the one,
two…three! The Blizzard picks up a big victory, and the fans don't seem
to have a problem with that at all.
WINNER: JAMES PALADINO VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 7: MATCH 6: TRINITY VS. SPANISH FLY:
An amused yet welcoming reaction meets the classic
seventies funk of “Jungle Boogie” by Kool and the
Gang, as the enigmatic self-proclaimed luchador
specialist Spanish Fly makes his way to the ring, in the company of his equally
mysterious valet, Senorita Lolita. The fans settle in for what might very
well be a contest of non-stop high-flying wrestling sensationalism, until the
sounds of “Natural Born Killers” by Dr. Dre and Ice
Cube hit, causing the fans to repredict the style of
the match they are about to witness. Ignoring the fans completely, the
monster known as Trinity stalks to the ring, obviously only aware of the
presence of himself, and his opponent…Or his victim, as it probably appears
through his perspective, judging by the blank, cold, murderous look in his eyes
as he climbs into the ring.
The bell rings and the Spanish Fly charges with blinding speed and slides right
through Trinity’s legs, but without even blinking Trinity backpedals rapidly,
crushing the Fly into the corner. Trinity casually strolls towards the
center of the ring as the Fly slowly slides painfully down to the mat.
The moment Fly gets to his feet, Trinity pivots on one foot, and rushes in
again, but Fly immediately perches himself onto the top turnbuckle, and leaps
off in a sunset flip attempt, which Trinity counters by pulling Fly through his
legs (an amazing feat of leverage and strategy), lifting him over his head in
one fluid motion so dangerous and ominous-looking that it crushes the good
spirits of the fans. Trinity follows through with what he calls the
Almighty Sacrifice, and picks up the quick, yet powerful one, two…yes, of
course, three!
WINNER: TRINITY VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 8: MATCH 7: “THE ICEMAN” JASON CALYSTO VS. “THE HUMAN
HIGHLIGHT” JON DULBERG:
For many fans, the match that is
about to ensue consists of the man they came to see. "Walk" by Pantera hits, and the fans know they are in for a good
match, showing sufficient respect to "The Human Highlight" Jon
Dulberg, who approaches the ring in dramatic fashion, in the company of his
friend Anthony Desio. It is not he to whom
their anticipation belongs, however. "The End is the Beginning is
the End" by the Smashing Pumpkins floods the arena, and a riot ensues in
the Hammerstein Ballroom, as the man who many consider to be unquestionably the
best overall technical wrestler in PWA, Jason Calysto, makes his way to the
ring. His eyes show the confidence of any man who is about to do what he
does best. Dulberg, however, is not to be underestimated. Calysto
does not underestimate him and the fans do not underestimate him as the bell
rings, the crowd settling in to spectate with
intensity that might suggest that a chess match was taking place rather than a
wrestling match.
The bell rings and Dulberg raises his hand for a test of strength, and Calysto
obliges. A lengthy struggle ensues with no victor, until an explosion of
technical exchanges follows thereafter, revolving primarily around a series of
reversed hammerlocks, cradles, and bridge counters. Calysto decides to
truly open things up leveling Dulberg with a spinning heel kick coming off a
whip into the ropes. Calysto covers and only scores a two count.
Getting competitive, Calysto immediately covers again and Dulberg reverses it into
a roll up which gets a one count before Calysto reverses it into a roll up of
his one, also scoring a one count. They roll about the ring exchanging
breathtaking near falls, and Dulberg is finally about to gain his first true,
full advantage of the match, an apparent direct route to victory, when Calysto
comes out of nowhere with the icebreaker, and takes no chances with the
formidable Dulberg, tightly covering for the one, two, three.
WINNER: JASON CALYSTO VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 9: MATCH 8: MAIN EVENT:
GREG TANTALUS VS. JAGUAR:
The consistent, driving beats of “Lapdance” by N.E.R.D. have the Hammerstein Ballroom
jumping, and the competitor for whose entrance the theme signals causes even
more of a commotion as he arrives on the ramp, figuratively taking the roof off
the arena. Jaguar is no stranger to
The sound of the bell sets Tantalus off like an uncaged
bull, charging Jaguar with a full head of steam. Jaguar scouts it with a
quick clothesline but Tantalus ducks under it, returns, and attempts a flying
clothesline of his own which Jaguar ducks. Immediately upon ducking,
Jaguar hits the adjacent ropes as Tantalus hits the opposite, and both return
to each other in the center of the ring, making for a double clothesline, which
levels both men simultaneously, an amazing opening contact maneuver to start
the match off! Tantalus, having had more momentum, begins to recover
first, but Jaguar isn’t far behind, the fans rallying behind both men to get up
and begin another brilliant exchange. Tantalus leaps forward with a
desperation elbow but Jaguar catches it with a drop toehold! Tantalus
upon making contact with the canvas grabs the ropes to escape, but Jaguar holds
onto his foot and drags him off violently into the air, sending him plummeting
onto the middle of the mat!
Jaguar continues to maintain his grip on Tantalus’s legs, setting him up for a
slingshot of some sort, but Tantalus pushes himself off the mat, twists in mid
air, and rolls up Jaguar for a sudden one, two, and no! Jaguar kicks out
and begins a relentless assault of various technical maneuvers, all of which
Tantalus manages to counter, without doing damage to his opponent. The
crowd eats up this display of technical ability on the part of both men, but
Tantalus seems to be done entertaining the fans, as he catches a Jaguar flying
tackle in mid air with a dropkick to the gut! Immediately thereafter he
rushes towards the doubled over Jaguar, and sets him up for the falcon
arrow! The fans are going wild, and their excitement escalates as Jaguar
kicks furiously, slipping behind Tantalus and quickly applying the Carrjack, square in the middle of the ring! An
atmosphere of disbelief sweeps over the arena, at the apparent clean finality
of such an evenly matched contest, as Jaguar covers for the one,
two…three?! Yes, three! Tantalus immediately recovers following the
pin, and points at Jaguar, smiling, as if to say “damn, you got me!”
WINNER: JAGUAR VIA PINFALL AT
THE
AFTERMATH:
With “Lapdance”
blasting over the speakers, Romeo enters the ring to congratulate his
partner. As TFU exits to the backstage
area, Jaguar and Romeo play to the crowd, celebrating. Then, the Hot Boy$ theme, “We on Fire,”
explodes onto the speakers, taking the crowd home.
Sun. Aug. 11,
2002 – US Air Arena –
SEGMENT 1:
INTRODUCTION:
The crowd settles in at the US Air
Arena in
SEGMENT 2: MATCH 1: SCYTHE VS. RENEGADE:
It appears as if Renegade, the self-proclaimed martial arts
aficionado hailing from
The bell rings and the styles of the two competitors mesh perfectly, falling
into the same genre of wrestling arsenals. Renegade is on the attack from
the get-go, undaunted by Scythe's streak of success both with the fans, and the
ring. Renegade's initiative pays off, as he spends most of the early
goings of the match bouncing Scythe back and forth across the ring with a
series of jump kicks and sweep pinning combinations, which eventually warrant
two counts. The match ends when Renegade attempts a sunset flip, and
fails, allowing Scythe to counter with a spinning scissor leg drop of some sort
in mid air, directly into a pinning combination for the crowd-pleasing one,
two, three.
WINNER: SCYTHE VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 3: MATCH 2: SPANISH FLY AND JAMES “THE BLIZZARD” PALADINO
VS. RICK DELIGHT AND RYAN KNAKAL:
The awkward pair of the Spanish Fly
and James "The Blizzard" Paladino awkwardly
makes its way to the ring to the sounds of Paladino's
theme. The crowd can't deny the excitement that typically unfolds in the
ring when these two are competing in it, so it applauds generously. They
feel no compulsion however, to applaud their opponents, the devious Rick
Delight and Ryan "The Boss" Knakal. Delight and Knakal seem to
have no doubt in their ability to win the match as they approach the ring,
looking as smug as ever. Paladino begins the
match with Knakal, while Fly and Delight take their places on the apron.
Paladino basically outwrestles Knakal to the point at
which Knakal must tag in Delight. Delight's power eventually gets the
best of Paladino, prompting him to tag in his
partner, who is one of the few PWA superstars who are as fast as or faster than
The Blizzard himself. Fly lives up to his name, flipping an alarmed
Delight all over the ring with a series of moves that seem to generally defy
gravity, dazzling the capacity crowd. Match ends when a ref-restricted Paladino is powerless to prevent a double team maneuver on
the part of his opponents, delivered to the Spanish Fly.
The ref turns around just in time to make the cover, one, two…indeed,
three.
WINNERS: RICK DELIGHT AND
RYAN KNAKAL AT
SEGMENT 4: MATCH 3:
Boos resonate throughout the arena so intensely that the
vibrations are probably of strong enough frequency to attract a swarm of killer
bees, as Norm the Pizzaman lumbers to the ring, a
hint of malice in his eyes. His theme, "Black and White" by
Static-X, does not help the fans to his favor, either. Of course, Norm
does not care. "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen follows as
soon as Norm enters the ring, prompting Courageous Chad Hasty to reluctantly
approach the squared circle. Unlike Norm, Hasty isn't remotely aggressive
in…well, anything, and his appearance warrants a reaction of confusion from the
fans.
Hasty is barely in the ring before Norm attacks, thrust his knee repeatedly
into Hasty's gut. Norm's early advantage allows
him to dominate the better part of the match, and his ruthlessness is so
unbridled that the crowd finds it necessary to side with the underdogging Hasty. Finally, Norm decides to clinch
his first victory in PWA, and hits his extra cheese top rope bulldog finishing
maneuver. Hasty however, counters by launching his heavier opponent
forward. Norm lands, turns around, and receives a quick Hastyplex! Instead of covering however, Hasty hops
over the top rope in one fluid motion, completely disregarding the ref, and
subsequently the fans as he retreats back up the ramp to the backstage
area. The ref counts to ten and the bell rings in the favor of Norm's
count out victory.
WINNER: NORM THE PIZZAMAN VIA
COUNT-OUT AT
SEGMENT 5: MATCH 4: “THE ICEMAN” JASON CALYSTO VS. LOKI:
It is nothing remarkable, especially under the particular
circumstances of this match, that the sounds of "Testify" by Rage Against the Machine continue to elicit the crowd's deepest
contempt. Loki approaches the ring with a look on his face that suggests
he is superior to everyone else in the arena; that he knows something everyone
doesn't. The fans can only wonder if he knows, however, what he's up
against, as the wildest positive reaction and "The End is the Beginning is
the End" by the Smashing Pumpkins follow the man who is perhaps the most
celebrated technical wrestler in PWA, Jason Calysto, to the ring.
Loki raises his hand for a test of strength with Calysto, and Calysto looks
around at the crowd for approval before obliging. The larger Loki rather
quickly overpowers Calysto, nearly pressing his arms all the backward down to
the mat, causing the fans to gasp in surprise. They quickly rally behind
the struggling Calysto however, as he slowly, steadily begins to rise from the
mat and come back! Calysto stunningly manages to bring the match back to
where it started. Loki and Calysto continue to struggle, before Calysto
gains a slight advantage, pressing Loki backward! Immediately Loki
destroys the integrity of the contest by kneeing Calysto in the face.
Loki leaps forward with a tackle to capitalize on the reeling Calysto, whose
hand is firmly nursing the area around his left eyebrow. Calysto
immediately catches him with the crossface, but Loki
quickly struggles out, making a roller coaster out of the crowd's
emotions. Newcomer Loki holds his own for the remainder of the match with
one of the all-time greats, uncharacteristically leaving no room for his usual
arrogant and cocky antics in the ring. However, Calysto still seems as if
he knows exactly what he's doing at all times. Loki attempts the morning
star at one point, prompting the fans to gasp, but Calysto expectedly slips
behind Loki, before swiftly delivering a mafia kick that would've taken Loki's head off. Loki instead managed to duck the kick
and attempt a kick of his own, the atheist, before Calysto catches his foot,
spins him around, and deftly locks on the crossface
in one fluid motion. Loki taps moments after the move is completely
applied, and nothing can be taken away from either man.
WINNER: JASON CALYSTO VIA
SUBMISSION AT
-- 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION --
SEGMENT 6:
MATCH 5: TRINITY VS. THE
CHOCOLATE WONDER:
The crowd feels uncomfortable
continuously following the back-to-back entrances of the likes of Trinity, and
the Chocolate Wonder, who is of course in the company of his manager
Willie. Both competitors come off as extremely disturbing individuals,
but in different ways. Chocolate Wonder is disturbing in a confusing, yet
somewhat entertaining way. Trinity however causes an intangible feeling
of easiness so thick that it isn't at all easily discernible from pure
terror. Wonder enters first, and Wonder's impressive size is the only
factor preventing the fans from perceiving him as a lamb being led out to
slaughter.
Wonder wastes no time viciously assaulting his opponent before he can barely
get into the ring. Wonder's blows only seem to hold Trinity in place
between the ropes, not actually hurting him at all. Finally, Wonder gives
up on stationary tactics, hits the opposite ropes, and attempts to dropkick
Trinity back out of the ring with the momentum of his entire body.
However, by the time Wonder returns, Trinity is already waiting for him in the
middle of the ring with a devastating big boot. He picks up Wonder, whips him into the ropes, and Wonder reverses.
Willie attempts to trip Trinity on his way into the ropes, but Trinity's mass
and momentum is so much that Willie crashes backwards into the guardrail.
Trinity catches an incoming Wonder with the almighty sacrifice and the ref
counts one, two, three.
WINNER: TRINITY VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 7: MATCH 6: GI JEW AND SPEED DEMON VS. KERRY COX AND JON
DULBERG:
Speed Demon and G. I. Jew, two superstars
who have only the crowd's distaste for them in common, experience that distaste
first hand as they emerge from behind the curtain to Speed Demon's theme,
"Coma" by Guns N’ Roses. Their opponents however, separately
get to enjoy the adulation of the fans, as hardcore icon Kerry Cox makes his
usual entrance to "War Machine" by Kiss, shortly thereafter followed
by "The Human Highlight" Jon Dulberg who marches to the beat of
"Walk" by Pantera. Jew and Dulberg
begin the match and Dulberg's veteran prowess allows
him to take an immediate, but not dominant opening advantage.
By the time Jew tags in Speed Demon, which warrants a considerably incredible
pop from the fans, Dulberg is still rather fresh. The two competitors go
at it like never before, all of Demon's physical advantages perfectly
counterbalancing those of Dulberg. Both competitors acknowledge this
stalemate and tag back in their partners. Once again, Jew is the victim
of inexperience, suffering a variety of Cox's old tricks. Eventually Demon
and Dulberg feel the urge to collide again, and they do, plunging the match
into chaos as a frustrated Jew manages to clobber Cox over the top of the skull
with a chair, unbeknownst the ref. Demon and Dulberg, brawling into the
crowd, could care less as Jew scores the vengeful one, two…three over his most
recent adversary.
WINNERS: GI JEW AND SPEED DEMON VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 8: MATCH 7: TFU (MIKE
Nostalgia sweeps over each and
every PWA fan sitting in the arena, as two teams make their respective
entrances. First, the thus far dominant team of Diabetes Dude and DareDevyl, collectively known as the Double D's, come out
to "Now You're a Man" by DVDA, eliciting a mixed but nonetheless
strong reaction to the crowd; the Double D's, despite their questionable
integrity in the ring, have developed something of a cult following.
There is nothing cult, however, about the following of their opponents.
"Blister" by Simon Says explodes over the speakers and a
"TFU" chant immediately escalates to deafening volumes.
Of course, a "TFU" chant had been breaking out even when the Double
D's made their entrance, not to disrespect the Double D's, but to celebrate who
they once were… Regardless, Mike Griffin begins the match with DareDevyl, a man who has yet to show any sign of a weakness
in PWA competition.
WINNERS: TFU VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 9: MATCH 8: MAIN EVENT:
SUPERSTAR SCOTT HOSEMANN VS. JAGUAR:
The arena erupts into an almost
festive, party-like atmosphere as "Lap Dance" by N.E.R.D. hits,
prompting the PWA faithful to animatedly celebrate the arrival of one of its
most entertaining stalwarts, and also one of its most dangerous competitors,
Jaguar. Jaguar in the company of his Hot Boy$ teammate, Romeo, is one
half of tonight's main event. Some fans reasonably assume that Jaguar's
opponent however, is so formidable, that the accompaniment of his tag team
partner might actually be required. "The Imperial March"
lumbers over the speakers, allowing the entrance of the incomparable Superstar
Scott Hosemann. Alongside a very select few other PWA superstars,
Hosemann is a top pick as the first PWA world heavyweight champion. The
appearance of his manager Jerry Georgatos alongside of him affirms the
necessity of Romeo at ringside.
Once the actual match gets underway though, the presence of everyone outside
the ring, save the fans, becomes quickly insignificant. Jaguar and
Hosemann stupefy the capacity crowd with an explosive opening exchange of
technical reversals, and exquisite demonstrations of strength and
precision. It culminates with the first definite advantage of the match,
and the crowd is enthralled: Jaguar hits a tremendous
DDT square in the middle of the ring, so sharp and impactful
that the crowd gasps before cheering with appreciation. Jaguar makes no
hesitation to make a cover, and he quite reasonably gets a one, two…so close to
three but not quite! Hosemann quickly recovers from the maneuver by
countering a Jaguar leaping sidekick by ducking under and hitting a stiff neckbreaker. Hosemann immediately pins after this
move and gets a breathtaking near fall similar to that produced by Jaguar's
DDT.
Unfolding with exchange after exchange, each man trading advantages with
disturbing evenness, it seems as if it's anybody's game. Hosemann goes
for the stunner twice throughout these exchanges, and both times Jaguar thwarts
them, actually taking out Hosemann's manager Jerry
Georgatos (who leapt up onto the apron) on the second counter. Jaguar
hits the reverse death valley driver at some point,
and the ref finally counts one, two…Hosemann kicks out, and if it were almost
anybody else kicking out, it would've been a dramatic surprise. Georgatos
comes to, and attempts to catch Jaguar's head on the top rope, on a whip by
Hosemann, but Romeo is there to thwart him by reverse death valley driving him
right off the apron and through the announce table. This distracts both
wrestlers in the ring, but Jaguar's jubilance is ended by a sudden,
opportunistic superstar stunner. The ref covers, and the match has been
so intense, so back-and-forth, that there is some glimmer of hope that Jaguar
has enough adrenaline left in him to escape the one, two…no, three!
WINNER: SUPERSTAR SCOTT HOSEMANN VIA PINFALL AT
THE
AFTERMATH:
Hosemann wins the match, but his
celebration is short lived as Romeo avenges his partner's loss, clearing the
ring of Hosemann and raising Jaguar's hand high for a hard-fought contest. “We on Fire” then hits and the Hot Boy$
entertain the crowd as the show comes to a close.
SEGMENT 1:
INTRODUCTION:
The crowd settles in at the New
Haven Coliseum in
SEGMENT 2: MATCH 1: THE CHOCOLATE WONDER VS. SPANISH FLY:
The usual Latino party atmosphere envelopes the mood of the
crowd at the sounds of "Jungle Boogie" by Kool
and the Gang, prompting the arrival of the charismatic Spanish Fly, in the company of his valet Senorita Lolita.
Spanish Fly is grateful for the enthusiastically
positive reaction he receives this time around, although it may have something
to do with the identity of his opponent. With that, "Candy" by
Foxy Brown hits, and the bizarre Chocolate Wonder makes his way to the ring in
the company of his equally bizarre manager, Willie. It's safe to say that
the fans feel nothing less than disposal towards him.
The bell rings and Spanish Fly is bouncing about,
looking for an opening in the hidden defense of his stationary opponent.
Fly attacks, and Wonder is ready, ducking and allowing Fly to leapfrog over
him. Fly returns and takes a quick advantage with a flipping snap mare of
sorts, and for most of the remainder of the match proceeds to dazzle the crowd,
both managers, and especially his opponent with his arsenal of high-flying
maneuvers. Fly looks so momentous and threatening in his work that Willie
dare not interrupt, feeling as if it would be like sticking one's finger in a
motorized fan if he was to. So instead, he harasses Senorita Lolita,
which distracts Fly long enough for him to turn around into Chocolate Wonder's
sweetness, for the unjust one, two…yes, three.
WINNER: THE CHOCOLATE WONDER
VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 3: MATCH 2: RENEGADE VS.
A raucous positive reaction meets the tune of "Another
One Bites the Dust," as an increasingly confident Chad Hasty steps out
onto the ramp. He actually demonstrates visible admiration for the
reaction he receives, gradually acknowledging the fans, in an extremely
mild-mannered fashion. The boos that his
opponent, the Renegade, have had to become accustomed to, continue as he
approaches the ring to Nelly's "Pimp Juice." He attempts to
remain as indifferent as possible to the fans, but eventually resorts to
thrusting rejecting chops at them. When the bell rings a
"Hasty" chant immediately begins, which is immediately cut off.
Renegade finally manages to hit Hasty with his opening windmill kick and the
effects are devastating, silencing the crowd. Renegade immediately covers
and the fans gasp in shock at how quickly their hero here may have been
vanquished, one, two…no, Hasty kicks out at the last
second! Not taking any chances, Renegade immediately capitalizes and
begins a martial arts assault on his opponent. Hasty eventually counters,
pleasing his fans, but Renegade manages to repeatedly come back and regain the
advantage. Renegade attempts a flying scissors kick and Hasty catches his
leg in mid-air, before sucking it in for a huge fisherman's DDT! Renegade
seems out cold, which means it may finally be time for Hasty to KEEP his
advantage, but no! Hasty exits the ring, looking frustrated, procures a
chair, and bludgeons the fallen Renegade with it, causing the bell to ring for
the DQ! Disappointing his loyal cult following once again, Hasty leaves
the ring looking dejected.
WINNER: RENEGADE VIA
DISQUALIFICATION AT
SEGMENT 4: MATCH 3: THE MACHINE VS. ANTHONY DESIO:
The entrances do not matter, as the match that follows them is
barely as short. Anthony Desio's decision to
break away from his rather successful associate, "The Human
Highlight" Jon Dulberg, is severely questioned as The Machine follows him
to the ring. The bell rings and Desio knows
exactly what he's in for, immediately making the match a game of cat and
mouse. Machine chases Desio around the ring, Desio slides out of it, circles the ring, returns to the
ring, and baseball slides Machine in the face as he attempts to follow him back
inside. Machine reels back and the crowd gasps, as Machine quickly
recovers, leaps onto the apron, and then over the rope in two bounds. Desio, a little more confident having scored the first
offense, remains as Machine simply decimates him, before covering for the
obvious one, two…of course, three.
WINNER: THE MACHINE VIA
PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 5: MATCH 4: LOKI VS. SCYTHE:
A standing ovation, the first of the night thus far, meets the
man who is perhaps the most significant up-and-coming crowd favorite in PWA,
the modern day samurai Scythe, who makes his way to the ring to the sounds of
"With You" by
The bell has barely stopped resonating and Loki is freshly, brutally on the
attack, painfully and violently muscling Scythe into the corner, much to the
distaste of the crowd. Scythe reverses however, and begins to bombard
Loki into the same corner with a series of standing sidekicks, which culminates
in a leaping roundhouse that swipes across Loki's face like a windshield wiper. Scythe jumps
backward into a samurai pose that delights the crowd, leaving room for Loki to
fall flat on his face before him, in a dizzied stupor. Loki slowly makes
it to his hands and knees, and Scythe remains frozen in his position.
Loki gets to one knee and Scythe swiftly swoops in for a capitalizing attack,
but Loki catches his leg, before quickly standing up, roaring triumphantly as
he charges across the ring and tosses Scythe clear out of the ring by that one
leg, causing the crowd to gasp at the display of strength. Scythe hits
the barricade on the outside head first, and is knocked silly. Loki plays
to the crowd into the ring, mocking Scythe's samurai pose. The fans roar
in a frenzy of rage as, from the crowd, Trinity begins to lean over the
barricade and maul Scythe!
He rolls Scythe back in the ring and Loki immediately covers, the fans in a
riot of violation as the ref counts one, two…no! Scythe kicks out at the
last possible instant, springs to his feet, and begins to lace into Loki with a
series of chops! He has Loki on the ropes, and whips him towards the
opposite ropes but Loki reverses it, sending Scythe towards the apron, on which
a menacing Trinity is now standing! Scythe stops short, grabs Trinity's
head, and snaps it down on the top rope, sending him flying off the apron!
The fans are on their feet for this, but are immediately grounded again as he
turns around however and walks right into Loki's
morning star, for the one, two…three!
WINNER: LOKI VIA PINFALL AT
-- 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION --
SEGMENT 6:
MATCH 5: JAMES “THE BLIZZARD”
PALADINO VS. NORM THE PIZZAMAN:
It seems that there are enough boos
to accommodate the rest of the entire night, when Norm the Pizzaman
emerges from behind the curtain in the company of his manager Al, to the sounds
of "Black and White" by Static-X. His opponent receives an
extremely generous pop, getting ready for action to Pantera's
"Cowboys from Hell." James "The Blizzard" Paladino continues to demonstrate that he is fan friendly,
despite his aggressive arrogance in the ring. The bell rings, and Paladino seems to be in no hurry to take his usual quick
action, underestimating the large and husky Norm's agility.
However, Norm manages to splash Paladino into the
corner in one single bound from halfway across the ring. He turns around
and proceeds to flatten Paladino into the turnbuckles
using a gyrating butt-squash maneuver. Norm casually strolls out of the
corner as Paladino collapses, gasping for air.
As usual, Norm from here proceeds to pick apart his opponent, power-move by power-move.
Until Paladino mounts a comeback, prompting manager
Al to get involved. As usual, Al messes things up, holding Paladino against the ropes on the apron, allowing Norm to
attempt Paladino's own blizzard kick, which Paladino ducks, causing Norm to level Al in shock, before
turning around to receive the REAL Blizzard Kick, for the crowd-pleasing one,
two…three.
WINNER: JAMES PALADINO VIA
PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 7: MATCH 6: THE DOUBLE D’S (DAREDEVYL AND DIABETES DUDE)
VS. THE HOT BOY$ (JAGUAR AND ROMEO):
The Double D's have developed a
cult following among the PWA faithful, although most casual fans have trouble
cheering them due to their opponents, who are often the likes of greats like
TFU and the Hot Boy$. In this case, it's the Hot Boy$. They make
their way to the ring to "We On Fire" as
usual, and they receive the most extravagant positive crowd reaction of the
night thus far. With no personal animosity between either team, Diabetes
Dude begins the match against Romeo, with Jaguar and DareDevyl
taking their places on the apron.
Romeo takes the early advantage, luckily managing to ground Diabetes Dude with
a couple of power moves followed by tight mat holds. Dude begins to power
out of the hold, but Romeo counters this by immediately whipping Dude into the
ropes. Dude returns with a huge swinging neck breaker on Romeo, and
crawls over to his corner before Romeo can recover, tagging his partner DareDevyl. DareDevyl is
ready to go, and begins a brutal capitalization on Romeo that warrants a negative
reaction from the crowd. Romeo begins to rally back however, sliding
through DareDevyl's legs and performing various quick
roll-ups, all of which get close two counts.
Romeo attempts to set up DareDevyl for the reverse death valley driver, but DareDevyl
simply crushes him downward into bulldog. DareDevyl
whips Romeo into his corner, where he suddenly tags his partner Jaguar.
Jaguar is on fire, as his theme entails, leveling DareDevyl
with a flying clothesline, before catching the incoming Diabetes Dude with a
back body drop. He attempts to catch DareDevyl
with the reverse death valley driver that had been
previously attempted by Romeo. He gets him up, but DareDevyl's
weight causes Jaguar to lose balance, teeter off to the side, and inadvertently
drop DareDevyl right out of the ring!
Diabetes Dude comes up from behind Jaguar and attempts a back suplex, but Jaguar rolls backward behind him onto his feet,
and immediately tags Romeo, before setting up Dude for the Doomsday
Device! Romeo covers Dude as DareDevyl drags
Jaguar out of the ring by his legs and proceeds to pummel him into oblivion,
the ref back in the ring counting one, two…indeed, three! An amazing and
hard-fought victory for the Hot Boy$!
WINNERS: THE HOT BOY$ VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 8: MATCH 7: TFU (MIKE
Rick Delight and Ryan "The
Boss" Knakal come out and nobody cares. The only crowd reaction is
to their theme, "Going Back to
Knakal is fresh, rushing Tantalus, who catches him with a drop toehold.
Tantalus goes to work on Knakal, until Knakal manages to reverse a Tantalus
back body drop into his boss bomb, which in mid air Tantalus reverses into a
victory roll, which Knakal manages to kick out of at two. Tantalus whips
Knakal into the corner, tags
WINNERS: TFU VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 9: MATCH 8: MAIN EVENT:
SUPERSTAR SCOTT HOSEMANN, SPEED DEMON, AND GI JEW VS. JASON CALYSTO, JON
DULBERG, AND KERRY COX:
The successive entrances of one
half of tonight's main event play out in an escalating crescendo of negativity,
the boos of the crowd increasing in their intensity as G. I. Jew gets himself
to the ring to "Don't Tread on Me" by Metallica, followed by Speed
Demon coming out to "Coma" by Guns 'N Roses, and finally, Superstar
Scott Hosemann to "The Imperial March." The reaction to Hosemann's entrance in particular makes him seem iconic,
like a superstar indeed.
All three men wait in the ring for their opponents, for about a moment, until
"War Machine" hits, allowing hardcore icon Kerry Cox to arrive.
He stops at the bottom of the ramp, demonstrating his veteran
intelligence. Next is "The Human Highlight" Jon Dulberg,
entering to "Walk" by Pantera, the crowd
reaction increasingly positive. Finally, the sounds of the Smashing
Pumpkins accompany world title contender favorite Jason Calysto to join his
teammates at the bottom of the ramp. He receives the loudest pop of the
night.
The three look at each other, look up at their opponents, and rush the ring,
each attacking his rival in a chaotic melee, the likes of which leave the ref
powerless. The ref however, is the only soul in the whole arena not
approving of what is going on inside and around the ring. The fans are on
their feet rallying behind their favorites, and finally, their greatest wish
here is granted, as Calysto and Hosemann are left dizzying each other with
technical prowess in the middle of the ring, finally allowing the bell to ring
to officially start the match.
By the time everyone else involved with the match has taken their proper places
on the apron, Calysto and Hosemann are already rapidly approaching an
advantageous climax to their exchange, with Hosemann stunningly winning out
with a huge spinebuster. He covers for the one, two…yeah right. The
fans aren't even surprised slightly at Calysto's
escape. Hosemann attempts to quickly capitalize with a stunner out of
nowhere, but Calysto counters with a quick reverse DDT, before tagging in
Cox. Cox and Hosemann are no strangers to each other, and the crowd
acknowledges this by popping dramatically in response the violent brawl that
ensues between the two former associates. Cox attempts his Coxsucker DDT but it's reversed into a bridged northern
lights suplex, Hosemann clinching sharply for the
one, two…no! Cox bridges out of it!
Hosemann mid bridge tags in G. I. Jew, who whips Cox into the corner. Jew
charges Cox, but Cox stuffs him in the mouth with a huge boot, before tagging
in Dulberg. Dulberg gets in the ring and immediately sets Jew up for the
play of the day, but Speed Demon rushes in and hits Dulberg with his shadow of
the night double-armed DDT! The ref hustles Demon back out of the ring,
and Jew groggily covers Dulberg just in time for the ref to turn around, Demon
already celebrating the one, two…Dulberg kicks out, driving the fans absolutely
bananas with excitement!
Demon is now begging for the tag, and Jew obliges. Demon immediately
begins to brutalize Dulberg eliciting solid boos from the crowd. Demon
scoops up Dulberg for the demonizer but Dulberg slips
behind him and once again sets up for the play of the day!
This time however both Hosemann and Jew rush in to thwart him, prompting
Calysto and Cox to also enter the ring! In the confusion Dulberg tags in Calysto, and a chaotic melee much like the one that began
the match ensues again! Everyone is battling someone who is not his
rival, and the dust clears to find Speed Demon tapping to Calysto's
crossface in the middle of the ring! The ref
calls for the bell and the fans are ecstatic but the chaos continues long
thereafter.
WINNERS: JASON CALYSTO, JON DULBERG, AND KERRY COX VIA
SUBMISSION AT
THE
AFTERMATH:
The brawling continues, with
Calysto, Dulberg, and Cox eventually clearing the ring of their three
adversaries. The Smashing Pumpkins’ “The
End is the Beginning is the End” blasts over the speakers as the fans cheer
loudly, exiting the New Haven Coliseum happily, in favor of Jason Calysto, Jon
Dulberg, and Kerry Cox, tonight’s victors.
SEGMENT 1:
INTRODUCTION:
The crowd settles in at the
SEGMENT 2: MATCH 1: THE DOUBLE D’S VS. SPANISH FLY AND JAMES
PALADINO:
There is
actually a considerably strong pop for the arrival of The Double D’s, who are
probably the most successful fresh tag team in PWA thus far. They come
out to “Now You’re a Man” by DVDA as usual, and
acknowledge the approval of the fans as their opponents make their
entrances. The Spanish Fly emerges with his
valet and receives a decent reaction, waiting at the bottom of the ramp for his
partner, definitely not foolish enough to get in the ring with the wily team
alone. James “The Blizzard” Paladino is that
partner, and the success of his reaction almost equals that of his opponents.
Diabetes Dude starts off with Paladino and the
makings of a high-octane feud between the two continue from their PWA debut, in
which they squared off against each other in PWA’s
first-ever sanctioned match. Unlike in that first match however, Paladino gains the advantage here, until a defeated Dude
tags in DareDevyl. DareDevyl
proceeds to overwhelm Paladino with his power until
Spanish Fly is tagged in. Paladino
hopes that the faster Fly is enough to blind the hulking DareDevyl
with his speed, but the intelligent DareDevyl manages
to tag in the much faster Diabetes Dude and hit the Double D’s booby tassel
finisher for the one, two, three.
WINNERS: THE DOUBLE D’S VIA
PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 3: MATCH 2: GI JEW VS.
G. I.
Jew comes out to “Don’t Tread On Me” by Metallica, and
his entrance is standard. Jew appears. Crowd boos Jew within in an
inch of his life. Jew resents the crowd and accuses them of being
insolent among other less repeatable terms. The reaction that meets him
is inverted upon his opponent’s entrance, as Chad Hasty makes his way to the
ring to meet Jew, Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” playing him to the
ring. He is fresh off his first true victory ever, and his fan base,
which is growing beyond cult status, is hoping for another.
Hasty arrives in the ring and Jew’s immediate attack on him prompts the sound
of the bell. Jew is merciless, repeatedly leveling Hasty to the mat with
overhead axe handles. Hasty counters by snapping out of the flurry and
hitting a huge, crushing sidewalk slam in the middle of the ring, before
covering for a two count. The fans were hoping for a quick upset but Jew
is not so easily defeated. A series of rapid-fire technical exchanges
ensues, consisting of both competitors bouncing off the ropes frequently.
Out of nowhere, Jew catches Hasty with the gore coming off the ropes, and
covers. The crowd cannot believe the simplicity of the one, two, three…
WINNER: GI JEW VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 4: MATCH 3: JON DULBERG AND “THE FLYING TERRIER” STEVE
BEOVICH VS. RICK DELIGHT AND RYAN KNAKAL:
For the second
house show in a row, the deadbeat Rick Delight and his partner Ryan “The Boss”
Knakal come out to almost no reaction, save for a mournful sentiment from the
crowd, due to their theme, which is performed by the late great Notorious
BIG. “Walk” by Pantera hits shortly thereafter,
and cheers worthy of a true main eventer meet top
international title contender, “The Human Highlight” Jon Dulberg as he arrives
at the ring in the company of his partner, the debuting “Flying Terrier,” Steve
Beovich. Beovich and Dulberg exchange glances of acknowledgement, before
rushing the ring.
The bell rings immediately as Dulberg and Delight spill onto the outside,
leaving Beovich and Knakal in the ring. Beovich makes an incredibly
strong showing in his debut here, leaving the crowd breathless with constant
reminders of his legitimate NCAA amateur wrestling aspirations. Knakal is
so dizzied by Beovich’s techniques,
that he confusedly attempts to tag in Dulberg, who is his
opponent. Dulberg responds by tagging himself in, before tossing Knakal
into the opposite corner. Dulberg charges with a full head of steam and
Knakal ducks swiftly, causing Dulberg to make punishing impact with the
turnbuckle. Knakal tags in Delight, who proceeds to maul Dulberg, until
he is countered by Dulberg’s Play of the Day for the
quick out of nowhere one, two, three.
WINNERS: JON DULBERG AND
STEVE BEOVICH AT
SEGMENT 5: MATCH 4: THE MACHINE VS. TRINITY:
Two dark
shadows overwhelm the capacity crowd, one right after the other, as The
Machine, and Trinity make their respective entrances, surprising the fans with
a contest that seems the caliber of an only pay per view engagement. The
crowd does not know what to make of the arrival of either man, as both
intimidating to the point of fright, but they do know that Trinity is pure
evil. Naturally getting behind Machine in the early goings of the match
following the bell, the fans are shocked and appalled at the seemingly
invincible Machine’s ability to handle Trinity’s raw and uncontrollable
aggression.
Machine undoubtedly has the strength advantage, obliterating Trinity to the
delight of the crowd, every time the opportunity arises for him to counter with
a power move or some other sort of leverage maneuver. Maneuvers are
eventually thrown out the window however, as an apparently bloodthirsty crowd
erupts when the competition explodes into a brutal, violent brawl. The
battle spills out onto the outside and travels up the entrance ramp, where
Machine finally manages to bust open Trinity and dizzy him for the first
established advantage of the match.
At this point Trinity’s stable mate Loki rushes out to assault the Machine, but
his rival Scythe is right behind him, deterring him with an attempt at an inverse DDT! Loki however reverses it into the
morning star, drilling Scythe into the stage! Meanwhile, Machine and
Trinity continue to chaotically pummel each other through the crowd, and the
ref throws the match out the window, ringing the bell and calling for a no
contest.
WINNER: NO-CONTEST AT
-- 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION --
SEGMENT 6:
MATCH 5: RENEGADE AND CHOCOLATE
WONDER VS. NORM THE PIZZAMAN AND TRAIN:
Renegade and The Chocolate Wonder make separate,
equally derided entrances, dampening the mood of the crowd with their disturbing
and irritating presences. Chocolate Wonder is of course in the company of
his manager Willie, but the negative reaction they receive is nothing compared
to that of their opponents. “Black and White” by Static-X hits, prompting
the arrival of Norm the Pizzaman, who is in the
company of his manager Al as usual, and his partner, the mysterious debuting
Train. Train looks extremely formidable, making his partner look comical
and illegitimate in comparison. In fact, once the bell rings, the fans begin
to cheer Train.
Train starts off the match and manages to tear through every attack that comes
his way, countering with only the most devastating, unique, and innovative
power moves. He dominates Renegade mercilessly, until Renegade manages to
level him with a quick spinning heel kick off the ropes, after which he
desperately tags in Wonder. Wonder doesn’t fair much better against
Train, taking an early advantage, but eventually falling victim to Train’s
remarkable endurance and strength.
Wonder attempts the sweetness, but Train’s weight allows him to back roll over
it, and kick Wonder in the gut, before obliterating him with his jackknife powerbomb, which he calls The End of the Line. Train
is about to cover when Norm is leaning over the ropes, demanding a tag.
Train looks around at the crowd, which boos vehemently, but he simply shrugs
and tags in Norm. Norm drops a huge splash on Wonder, but Wonder moves
out of the way before rolling the stunned Norm into a quick small package for the
one two three! Train is infuriated and mule kicks Norm to the delight of
the crowd, as Wonder and Renegade begrudgingly exit, barely savoring their
victory.
WINNERS: RENEGADE AND
CHOCOLATE WONDER VIA PINFALL AT
SEGMENT 7: MATCH 6: SCYTHE VS. LOKI:
The modern samurai Scythe has been making his
bushido ancestors proud since his arrival in PWA, a sensation in every sense of
the word. Linkin Park’s “With You” takes him to
the ring, and the intense expression of support and approval demonstrated by
the capacity crowd does as well. His opponent is not so lucky when it
comes to fan base, but this is deserved, and he does not care either way.
The unarguably dangerous Loki menacingly marches down the ramp as “Testify” by
Rage Against the Machine blares over the arena
speakers. Once inside the ring, he advances Scythe.
Sensing an outbreak of violence, the ref calls for the bell immediately, just
as Loki and Scythe come to their first blows. It is an eternal fist fight
that culminates in Scythe getting the upper hand with a quick throat thrust, at
least temporarily. Loki counters with a devastating knee to the gut, and
proceeds to dominate the remainder of the match. Scythe is never to be
counted out though, his fans refuse to. Loki makes a fatal mistake by
attempting a superplex, which takes Scythe to the
air: a place he in which he is proficient. Scythe
counters with chops to the ribs, before shoving Loki off the turnbuckle, and
hitting the Diving Blade for the upset, crowd-pleasing one two three.
WINNER: SCYTHE AT
SEGMENT 8: MATCH 7: SPEED DEMON VS. KERRY COX:
Kerry Cox has walked down entrance ramps just like
the one he walks down before the capacity crowd tonight, for almost half his
life. But never has he received more positive reaction, more respect than
he does now, as PWA’s resident hardcore icon, as he
approaches the ring to the sounds of “War Machine” by KISS. His opponent,
the rookie sensation that everybody loves to hate, Speed Demon, does not live
up to his name, slowly stalking down the ramp to “A Violent Reaction” by
American Head Charge. The slowness of his step is clearly meant to
intimidate Cox, and not demonstrate reluctance.
Once the bell rings though, Cox is reminded exactly why his opponent is called
Speed Demon, as he sees his opponent in front of him, and then the ceiling of
the arena, without knowing what happened in between. Cox has been
everywhere, and seen it all however, and he doesn’t let Demon’s tricks wear him
down for even a moment. He stays on the defense, narrowly blocking and
ducking and reversing everything Demon attempts to hit him with, before finally
managing to counter with a kick to the gut, setting up to the Coxsucker DDT! But G. I. Jew comes out of nowhere,
trips Cox from outside the ring, and allows him to stumble into Demon’s demonizer for the one, two, three!
WINNER: SPEED DEMON AT
SEGMENT 9: MATCH 8: MAIN EVENT:
TFU AND SUPERSTAR SCOTT HOSEMANN VS. THE HOT BOY$ AND THE ICEMAN JASON
CALYSTO:
“The Imperial March” hits,
and the unique reaction of regretful respect elicited by the crowd can only
indicate the arrival of top world title contender Scott Hosemann, and his
manager Jerry Georgatos. He has about the best teammates a competitor
could ask for in six-man competition, as the incomparable TFU arrives to
“Blister.” Hosemann and TFU have very little, if any history, so their
ability to work together is a mystery. Jason Calysto is the first man out
from the opposing team, and the reaction that meets him is deafening. His
teammates, The Hot Boy$, also receive an unreasonably raucous reaction.
Hosemann and Calysto start off as the bell rings, and they proceed to baffle
the crowd with their mind-boggling display of technical abilities. The
fans didn’t know there were so many ways to counter a hammerlock, reverse it,
and then counter it again. The exchange heats up with a battle of
lightning quick hip tosses, the better of which comes out Calysto, prompting
Hosemann to begrudgingly tag in Mike Griffin.
Eventually Calysto manages to muscle
WINNERS: TFU AND SCOTT HOSEMANN VIA PINFALL AT
THE
AFTERMATH:
The combat continues until The Hot Boy$ and Calysto
manage to clear the ring of their opponents, slightly avenging their tainted
defeat, and sending the fans home happy.