TCW: Total Control

[Zeel1]

Yeah, I do find the New Age Party Crashers amusing. Not "laugh out loud" funny, but to be honest, very few diary writers manage to get me to do that with any frequency (J Silver being the rare exception). So for the most, amused works for me. The only complaint I would mention about them (and only because you ask) is that it almost seems too overt. I've always looked at TCW as likely having slightly "smarkier" fans than the SWF. Fans who would look for slightly more subtle humor than the overt, outright SWF-type humor. Rather having them be falling down drunk, something like an occasional stumble confirmed by an empty bottle falling out of their pocket might work better... Though again, that's based on my "perception" of Tee-Cee-Dub faithful.

 

*Points to Tana and Fonzarelli.* Those two pretty much kill the whole "Sports Entertainment gimmicks wouldn't be accepted by the Total Audience" theory..

 

No, but really, I suppose I get what you're saying, but I guess I wanted to make sure it was exemplified as the comic relief, and thusly taking it over the top. And plus, from a writing stand point, it gives you more to work with when you don't worry about being subtle, y'know? Although I have to say, it doesn't look so over the top when I see it in my head..just something that's a bit sillier then what you'd regularly see in Tee-Cee-Dub. But meh. Glad you find them amusing, by the way.

 

I do like that you aren't simply abandoning all the dead weight in the promotion outright. Its so tempting to do in any given, especially with a bigger promotion where bringing in a more talented replacement is fairly easy. Considering the history of workers like the PP duo and Rhodes is important, I think. I rarely manage that kind of restraint when playing at TCW, I must admit.

 

Yeah, I mean, it's kinda easy to look at the PP guys as the Future Endeavor Club, but when you think back to the story of Painful Procedure, there's a damned lot of Total History to be found. I mean, their huge run of popularity in their first years together, (By the way, Rock Band - great stable idea) the rising of Jack Bruce, and his defection to SWF, which, obviously ended up working out well for him, Troy Tornado's rise to prominence, and his betrayal of them, which spawned his main event run. And I guess that tag title run, too. I believe Bruce won the International title during that time too, right? So yeah, there's a good bit there. They've definitely sealed themselves into the Total Lore..

 

So yeah, they kinda stay on the roster, on principal alone..

[Phantom Stranger]

Yeah, I mean, it's kinda easy to look at the PP guys as the Future Endeavor Club, but when you think back to the story of Painful Procedure, there's a damned lot of Total History to be found. I mean, their huge run of popularity in their first years together, (By the way, Rock Band - great stable idea) the rising of Jack Bruce, and his defection to SWF, which, obviously ended up working out well for him, Troy Tornado's rise to prominence, and his betrayal of them, which spawned his main event run. And I guess that tag title run, too. I believe Bruce won the International title during that time too, right? So yeah, there's a good bit there. They've definitely sealed themselves into the Total Lore..

 

So yeah, they kinda stay on the roster, on principal alone..

 

This is more or less my position, too. With the New Wave done, it was the Young Guns or PP for my first challengers - and with Troy using them for his face turn and making a title push, which got there was an easy choice.

 

I intend to make the New Wave, among others, much more important; on the other hand, PP are still comparatively over and have history to them. So they've a few jobs to do, and along the way they get to look strong and have a couple title shots. And if that means they improve a little, so much the better.

[Zeel1]

I intend to make the New Wave, among others, much more important; on the other hand, PP are still comparatively over and have history to them. So they've a few jobs to do, and along the way they get to look strong and have a couple title shots. And if that means they improve a little, so much the better.

 

I'm kinda hoping on that for PP and Rhodes both, frankly - hope their respective skills improve a little, so I'm not tempted in the future.. And, for PP, so I could eventually give them something of a push. 'Cause while firing them doesn't seem right, neither does jobbing them out every single show. I mean, they could stand to lose a little, but I want to keep it out of Val Venis territory..

[Phantom Stranger]

I'm kinda hoping on that for PP and Rhodes both, frankly - hope their respective skills improve a little, so I'm not tempted in the future.. And, for PP, so I could eventually give them something of a push. 'Cause while firing them doesn't seem right, neither does jobbing them out every single show. I mean, they could stand to lose a little, but I want to keep it out of Val Venis territory..

 

Shawn Doakes has a lot more of my expectations behind him than Kyle early on. Still, Kyle gets a chance to turn it around - you never know.

 

And yeah, over time I suspect PP will lose more than they win. But they're not going to lose to entirely new teams no one's heard of automatically, and they're not going to lose entirely reliably to existing teams.

[Bigpapa42]

*Points to Tana and Fonzarelli.* Those two pretty much kill the whole "Sports Entertainment gimmicks wouldn't be accepted by the Total Audience" theory..

 

No, but really, I suppose I get what you're saying, but I guess I wanted to make sure it was exemplified as the comic relief, and thusly taking it over the top. And plus, from a writing stand point, it gives you more to work with when you don't worry about being subtle, y'know? Although I have to say, it doesn't look so over the top when I see it in my head..just something that's a bit sillier then what you'd regularly see in Tee-Cee-Dub. But meh. Glad you find them amusing, by the way.

 

Its not that I don't think SE-type humor has a place in TCW. I just have this perception - again, this is me - that SWF-SE humor as being very direct, unsubtle, and often over-the-top. Much in the way that the current WWE product is so geared towards kids - you have to make the point of the joke blantantly obvious so that no one could possible miss it, whether its the 8 year old kid or a "less than brilliant" adult fan. "Disney humor" is another way I think of it, even if the subject matter isn't all that "Disney".

 

Its a matter of degrees. To use a recent example, SD recently had a "they were just making out in the closet" segment between Dolph Ziggler and Maria. The way I perceive SWF-SE humor, you have to make what went on in there blindingly, painfully obvious. Those involved have to come out looking dishelved, messy hair, smeared makeup, and ruffled clothes - no one viewing is going to miss the intended reason they were in that closet, then. Which, if memory serves, is much how the WWE presented it. Where as with slightly less overt type of humor I see TCW using, the same segment would be presented in much the same manner, but it would be unnecessary to have them come out looking dishelved to get the point across. The fans would understand what was going on in that closet.

 

The funny thing is that I rarely use that very overt type of humor for my version of the SWF, so perhaps it is just a personal preference... Anyway, just wanted to clarify. Hoping you don't mind a little "off topic" discussion in your diary...

[Zeel1]

The funny thing is that I rarely use that very overt type of humor for my version of the SWF, so perhaps it is just a personal preference... Anyway, just wanted to clarify. Hoping you don't mind a little "off topic" discussion in your diary...

 

 

Nah, don't mind it all. Just liking the replies right now, to be honest..

[Zeel1]

Anderson out?...Troy Tornado Update...MAW deal confirmed...New SWF Tag Champs off to a bad start?...Sammy Bach to face "Justice"?...

 

January 20th

Edward Morton

 

Hello again, wrestling fans, I'm Ed Morton, and boy, do we have a lot of news coming out of TCW today! Biggest things first - one half of the TCW Tag Team Champions, John Anderson, as the Total fans saw, was selling his ribs quite heavily last Total Wrestling - but some of my most trusted sources are telling me that injury is legit. Now, I know, this kinda thing is reported everytime an on-screen injury is presented, but it's a lot of sources saying the same thing. Now, his fans shouldn't panic, those same sources (atleast, the ones that specify) tell me it's a relatively light injury, some sort of Hernia, and he'll be out of action for about eight to ten weeks. No idea what will be of the Tag Titles. Keep an eye on that situation, should be interesting. It's been a very long-standing rumor that Joel Bryant wanted to boost that division. Continuing that boost while dealing with this injury seems like quite the challenge. Good luck, Bryant, and get well soon, Anderson.

 

They did always say Brent Hill was good enough to hold the tag belts by himself..

 

While we're on the subject of injuries, we have a short update on Troy Tornado's chronic shoulder pain injury. The aforementioned April return date still looks most likely, and that's what we're sticking with. From what people are telling me, Tornado's in high spirits, and the pain has worn down since the Rahn match at Psycho Circus. Apparently, he's very eager to return. He can't seem to stand being on the sidelines..

 

On a lighter note, we can confirm our earlier report about MAW becoming TCW's developmental company. TCW has announced the deal on their website in a short press release. We also have an update on the roster of workers they've sent down there. (Posted below) And wow, has that list grown in just a short two weeks..MAW shows should really be picking up now, they are getting a lot of bright young hopefuls from this deal.

 

On a somewhat less lighter note, Supreme fans will know of the Tag Title win of Big Smack Scott and Kurt Laramee. I know, I know. BSS with gold is what everyone was calling for. Except SWF fans, that is. A poll that was put up on SWF.com, asking if the two winning the tag belts is a good thing, the choices being "Yes", "No", and "I don't really care about that team". The third one was put there as a joke, of course. The current voting is, "11.19% Yes", "35.17% No", "54.74% I don't really care about that team". And this was on their forum, by the by, which is inhabited by both marks and smarks alike..perhaps this Pain Alliance tag title run wasn't the great idea that the SWF, for whatever reason, thought it would be?

 

Yet more Total rumors here, folks. I'm sure everyone watching Total Wrestling saw Sammy Bach announce that he was given the power to choose a PPV opponent for himself? He did indeed film four parts of that "on the street" interview. The fourth and final part is coming next Tuesday, on Total Wrestling, and in it he is expected to announce this "legend" that he will be facing. I've heard a lot of different names, from a lot of different sources, and none seem to agree on one particular wrestler. But, if some, in particular, would wind up true, Bach's Malice In Wonderland could be a true classic. And, it could also be against Liberty*. Yes, that's right, that's actually one name that one of my sources is seriously trying to get me to buy. Of course, I don't announce something as confirmed, until at least three of my sources tell me it is so. This is just one, hence the asterisk near Liberty's name. So take that with a grain of salt. But not too much. The lethal amount is alarmingly low..

 

That aside, that's the news for today. I'm Edward Morton, signing off. Oh, wait, almost forgot..here's that updated Development Roster I promised.

 

 

 

MAW Developmental Roster

 

Antonio

 

Arnold Westberry (Trainer)

 

Arthur T. Turtle

 

Ash Campell

 

Bulldozer Brandon Smith

 

Bradford Peverell

 

Casey Valentine

 

Chance Fortune

 

Charlie Thatcher

 

Davis Wayne Newton

 

Daniel Black Francis

 

El Leon

 

Erik Strong

 

Gesshin Nishihara (Trainer)

 

Hijo Del Relámpago

 

Jacob Jett

 

Kirk Jameson

 

Luke Cool

 

Luna Ligera

 

Luna Oscura

 

Mainstream Hernandez

 

Marc Speed

 

Mark Smart

 

Mario Heroic

 

Nicolas Lopez

 

Nomad

 

Roderick Remus

 

Stevie Stoat

 

SUKI

 

Swoop McCarthy

 

Taheiji Konoe

 

Tempest Appleby

 

Trance

 

Ultra Fly

 

Velocidad

 

Warren Technique

 

 

[ooc]I'd like to note, real quick, that Anderson's injury does not change my plans much. I'm sure people will doubt that before too long, but yeah..[/ooc]

[Phantom Stranger]

The move to get Tornado back into activity, even if only as an occasional commentator, etc, starts here!

[Bigpapa42]

You said that already, PS.

 

I usually start using TT in some type of on-screen role ASAP. Color commentator works. I often give him an interview show, and have him interview bigger names. This keeps his momentum solid and can increase his popularity a decent amount while he's off injured. Much more effective than just having him sit on the sidelines, I find.

[Zeel1]

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January 22nd

Gregory McKay

 

 

T! C! W! Ladies! Gentlemen! I'm Gregory McKay, your favorite web journalist, and I hate Mondays..because they're still a full 24 hours away from Total Wrestling! I just can't tell you wrestling fans just how excited I am, with Malice in Wonderland just six days away! But let's not get ahead of ourselves - because Total Wrestling is tomorrow, and we have a huge Main Event for you! The last few main events have been massive match-ups, and the streak will continue, as The TCW World Heavyweight Champion and TCW International Champion are teaming up! That's right! Tommy Cornell and Wolf Hawkins, mentor and protege`, verses Ricky Dale Johnson and the No.1 Contender to the TCW World Heavyweight Title, Tyson Baine! This match is huge, folks. Not only are Tommy Cornell and Wolf Hawkins, somewhat of a dream team, pairing off, but they will be going against the team that defeated the Tag Team Champions, just two weeks ago - albeit by DQ, thanks to Wolf Hawkins, which they will likely be looking to avenge this Tuesday! You know you'd never forgive yourself for missing a main event like this, folks!

 

 

And that isn't the only memorable tag match that's going to be on this show! For three weeks now, people have been clamoring for Eddie Peak and Joey Minnesota to face off against the Tag Team Specialists, and that match is going down this Total Wrestling! It's going be one intense match. But another interesting thing about it, is that it may not be the last time Peak and Minnesota pair up - there have been some signs that Peak and Minnesota may become a regular tandem, including an official team name that Minnesota announced a few days ago - they shall be wrestling this Tuesday, under the name of Danger and Violence! Which one's which, I couldn't tell you. But whether or not that means that they'll be a regular tag team, it certainly should mean they'll have no problems teaming with each other - which many find surprising, giving that Peak isn't exactly known for playing well with others -, and the Tag Team Specialists shouldn't think any differently..

 

 

We all heard, I'm sure, about Sammy Bach going up against Randall Hopkirk this week, something he's already stated he's unhappy with, as he wants actual All-Action contenders, and big name ones at that. From what I've heard, he doesn't beleive Randall Hopkirk to be either of those things. That match will be going down tomorrow night, and we'll also see part four of Sammy Bach's promo video, which he taped the night after Psycho Circus, on the streets of Minnesota. And, as everyone seems to be speculating, the opponent that the All-Action champ has picked for a title defense at Malice In Wonderland will be announced in said video. While both Sammy and Killer have kept from commenting on that matter, it's still the strongest rumor, and is believed by essentially everybody within the company. And they have been quite adamant over the fact that no one is to watch it before it is to air, including the people that will be airing it. There's definitely a secret in there, and if that secret is the person that Sammy Bach shall be facing at MiC, then one could only speculate as to who it could be. Unfortunately, they don't let us web journalists speculate. But you fans don't share that limitation, and I think this is a good time to start taking advantage of that.. (See below for more on this.)

 

 

Rick Law will also be in action on Tuesday, in the second installment of his Laying Down The Law challenge. He is 1-0 after it's debut, but both the fans and Law alike really seemed to expect a bit of a bigger challenge then Freddy Huggins. It's expected he'll get that, however. We know he'll get a new opponent, as by the LDTW's "You can only accept it once" ruling. Finding out the next opponent, is just yet another thing to look forward to this week! And as well as all this, we have a third big name tag team match tomorrow! Tag Team match aficionados should definitely dig this installment of Total Wrestling. In this match-up, we Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden, going up against American Buffalo and - get this - one-half of the TCW Tag Team Champions, Brent Hill! Why exactly Hill isn't teaming up with his Tag Champion partner tonight is unknown, and an odd happening. But why he agreed to this match isn't too hard to figure out, as Rocky Golden has indeed had his problems with The Syndicate - just two weeks ago he had Co-leader Tommy Cornell caught in The Rack! Tag team wrestling really does seem to be heating up in TCW, doesn't it, folks?

 

 

All this and more, tomorrow night, on TCW! Don't miss it, folks! Just..just, don't okay? I don't wanna tell you what will happen, it's too graphic. Just tune in, tomorrow night, on GNN Total Sports, 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, and everything'll be fine..

 

Total Wrestling Quick Preview:

 

Danger & Violence (Eddie Peak and Joey Minnesota) vs. The Tag Team Specialists (Joel Bryant and Robert Oxford)

 

Laying Down The Law Challenge: Rick Law vs. ???

 

Edd Stone w/Texas Pete vs. Aaron Andrews

 

Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden vs. American Buffalo and Brent Hill

 

TCW All-Action Champion, Sammy Bach vs. Randall Hopkirk (Non-Title)

 

Sam Keith vs. Clark Alexander

 

TCW World Heavyweight Champion, Tommy Cornell and TCW International Champion, Wolf Hawkins vs. Ricky Dale Johnson and Tyson Baine

 

 

Bonus Question: Sammy Bach may announce his Malice In Wonderland opponent tomorrow night. Who do you think it'll end up being?

 

 

[ooc]I'll try to get this show out by the fourth of August, but then I wished to get that last show out by last Wednesday, so don't hold your breath on that. And would anyone like to predict Bach's MiC opponent? I'd like to see who people think it is..[/ooc]

[Bigpapa42]

Danger & Violence (Eddie Peak and Joey Minnesota) vs. The Tag Team Specialists (Joel Bryant and Robert Oxford)

 

Laying Down The Law Challenge: Rick Law vs. ???

 

Edd Stone w/Texas Pete vs. Aaron Andrews

 

Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden vs. American Buffalo and Brent Hill

 

TCW All-Action Champion, Sammy Bach vs. Randall Hopkirk (Non-Title)

 

Sam Keith vs. Clark Alexander

 

TCW World Heavyweight Champion, Tommy Cornell and TCW International Champion, Wolf Hawkins vs. Ricky Dale Johnson and Tyson Baine

[Phantom Stranger]

Danger & Violence (Eddie Peak and Joey Minnesota) vs. The Tag Team Specialists (Joel Bryant and Robert Oxford)

 

Laying Down The Law Challenge: Rick Law vs. ???

 

Edd Stone w/Texas Pete vs. Aaron Andrews

 

Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden vs. American Buffalo and Brent Hill

 

TCW All-Action Champion, Sammy Bach vs. Randall Hopkirk (Non-Title)

 

Sam Keith vs. Clark Alexander

 

TCW World Heavyweight Champion, Tommy Cornell and TCW International Champion, Wolf Hawkins vs. Ricky Dale Johnson and Tyson Baine

 

 

Bonus Question: Sammy Bach may announce his Malice In Wonderland opponent tomorrow night. Who do you think it'll end up being?

I'm thinking some new arrival.

[Big Roguey]

Danger & Violence (Eddie Peak and Joey Minnesota) vs. The Tag Team Specialists (Joel Bryant and Robert Oxford)

Laying Down The Law Challenge: Rick Law vs. ???

 

Edd Stone w/Texas Pete vs. Aaron Andrews

 

Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden vs. American Buffalo and Brent Hill

 

TCW All-Action Champion, Sammy Bach vs. Randall Hopkirk (Non-Title)

 

Sam Keith vs. Clark Alexander

 

TCW World Heavyweight Champion, Tommy Cornell and TCW International Champion, Wolf Hawkins vs. Ricky Dale Johnson and Tyson Baine

 

 

Bonus Question: Sammy Bach may announce his Malice In Wonderland opponent tomorrow night. Who do you think it'll end up being? Teddy Powell

[Tigerkinney]

Total Wrestling Quick Preview:

 

Danger & Violence (Eddie Peak and Joey Minnesota) vs. The Tag Team Specialists (Joel Bryant and Robert Oxford)

 

Not sure if Peak and Minnesota will be a long term pairing as I've always viewed them as two singles performers but they are the sort of rising talent the TTS should be putting over.

 

Laying Down The Law Challenge: Rick Law vs. ???

 

A slightly less jobberific challenger than last time but Law's going to win this one again

 

Edd Stone w/Texas Pete vs. Aaron Andrews

 

One has a big hoss to intefere/be a general nuisance at ringside, the other one doesn't.

 

Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden vs. American Buffalo and Brent Hill

 

Have a feeling this is non title and that Hill is trying out Buffalo as a partner, so I'm going for the faces to edge it but wouldn't be surprised if it went the other way.

 

TCW All-Action Champion, Sammy Bach vs. Randall Hopkirk (Non-Title)

 

It's painfully obvious that Bach is going to win here...but i'm going to rank the Painful Procedure members.

 

1. Troy Tornado- Very good worker, potential main eventer, failing that a fixture in the mid-card.

 

2. BJ Shearer- Not the greatest worker in the world, but not that bad for big hoss, best working in Tags alongside a more talented partner who can 'carry' him.

 

3- Randall Hopkirk- In his prime may have been better of the two than Shearer, but is well past his sell by date should either retire or head off to USPW.

 

4- Ronnie V Pain- Useless waste of space.

 

Sam Keith vs. Clark Alexander

 

Straight forward win for old Sam.

 

TCW World Heavyweight Champion, Tommy Cornell and TCW International Champion, Wolf Hawkins vs. Ricky Dale Johnson and Tyson Baine

 

Coin flip as I think you're trying to build Baine as a challenger but I'll give the edge to the Syndicate.

[Hyde Hill]

Danger & Violence (Eddie Peak and Joey Minnesota) vs. The Tag Team Specialists (Joel Bryant and Robert Oxford)

 

Laying Down The Law Challenge: Rick Law vs. ???

 

Edd Stone w/Texas Pete vs. Aaron Andrews

 

Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden vs. American Buffalo and Brent Hill

 

TCW All-Action Champion, Sammy Bach vs. Randall Hopkirk (Non-Title)

 

Sam Keith vs. Clark Alexander

 

TCW World Heavyweight Champion, Tommy Cornell and TCW International Champion, Wolf Hawkins vs. Ricky Dale Johnson and Tyson Baine

 

 

Bonus Question: Sammy Bach may announce his Malice In Wonderland opponent tomorrow night. Who do you think it'll end up being? Acid

[Bigpapa42]

Bonus Question: Sammy Bach may announce his Malice In Wonderland opponent tomorrow night. Who do you think it'll end up being? Acid

 

Nice choice. I was racking my brain trying to think of someone, and that is a better option than anyone I came up with. Good call HH and I'm seconding that guess.

[Teh_Showtime]

Danger & Violence (Eddie Peak and Joey Minnesota) vs. The Tag Team Specialists (Joel Bryant and Robert Oxford)

 

Laying Down The Law Challenge: Rick Law vs. ???

 

Edd Stone w/Texas Pete vs. Aaron Andrews

 

Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden vs. American Buffalo and Brent Hill

 

TCW All-Action Champion, Sammy Bach vs. Randall Hopkirk (Non-Title)

 

Sam Keith vs. Clark Alexander

 

TCW World Heavyweight Champion, Tommy Cornell and TCW International Champion, Wolf Hawkins vs. Ricky Dale Johnson and Tyson Baine

 

 

Bonus Question: Sammy Bach may announce his Malice In Wonderland opponent tomorrow night. Who do you think it'll end up being?

 

A new signing

[Zeel1]

[ooc]Click on a worker's name when their matches are on, for the link to their theme song. The opening theme of the show is also linked to it's name.[/ooc]

 

 

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TCW Total WrestlingBrought to you LIVE, from the Missouri State Armory, and on GNN Total Sports!

 

 

Angry Chair by Alice In Chains, the opening theme of TCW Total Wrestling, hits, as highlights of the best moments of Total Wrestling's history race by the screen. It eventually all cracks and breaks, to show the crowd at the Missouri State Armory!! They're going wild with anticipation, as our announcers Jason Azaria and Kyle Rhodes hype up the show!

 

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Jason Azaria: Hello, yet again, wrestling fans! And welcome to yet another pulse pounding edition of Total Wrestling! As always, I'm Jason Azaria -

 

Kyle Rhodes: -I'm Kyle Rhodes-

 

Azaria: - and damn it, our main events keep getting better, and better, and better! We had an absolute classic last week, with Sam Keith narrowly being edged out by Ricky Dale Johnson - God, such a match! But we may just out-do it tonight, because we have "Southern Justice" Ricky Dale Johnson, the most popular man in TCW, and Tyson Baine, the No.1 Contender to the World Heavyweight Title, going head to head with two top members of The Syndicate - TCW International Champion, and the man who many point out as the future of the business, Wolf Hawkins, and the TCW World Heavyweight Champion, and the man who many point out as the present of the business, and the greatest of his generation, "Rough Justice" Tommy Cornell! Hmm..hey, Kyle, you ever notice that Tommy and Ricky Dale have similar nicknames?

 

Rhodes: Yes, I do, Jason..got any facts for me on that subject?

 

Azaria: Well, Kyle, here's something you may not know - Tommy Cornell started calling himself that during his first feud with Ricky Dale Johnson, back in 2002! Back then, RDJ had been calling himself Southern Justice, in the vain of his past as a Police Officer, and Tommy, while taunting, dubbed himself as many different variations of "Justice", before settling on "Rough", in reference to his already famous Rough Ride finisher!

 

Rhodes: Interesting..so the nickname was derived as a means of feuding with RDJ. That truly is the most personal on-going rivalry, in wrestling...well, aside from the Elementals vs. Optimus..

 

Azaria: What, are you kidding? I mean, yeah, that has been going on for about 30 years, give or take, but it's got nothing on RDJ/Cornell!

 

Rhodes: To each his own, Jason..in any case, our first match is coming up in a moment, to start us off.

 

Azaria: Indeed, Kyle, and we're starting off right, with a match many have been waiting a while for - Danger and Violence, which is the new team name of Joey Minnesota and Eddie Peak, taking on The Tag Team Specialists, Joel Bryant and Robert Oxford! This feud has gotten very heated, since it's start last November, and for quite a few weeks in a row, Bryant and Oxford had a crippling 2-on-1 advantage over Minnesota, but Peak has since evened those odds! This could very well be the first of many matches for Danger and Violence, so let's get it underway!

 

 

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Danger and Violence vs. The Tag Team Specialists

 

"Freak On A Leash" by KoRn, the theme of Eddie Peak, and the apparent collective theme of Danger And Violence hits, and the crowd pops big for Peak and Joey Minnesota, as they make their first entrance together. They both look intense, Peak of course outranking Joey in that factor, however. Not much playing to the crowd, who probably wouldn't notice it anyway, as they do their typical head bobbing along to the beat of the song, making themselves look like an incensed Mosh Pit. "Them Bones" by Alice In Chains, the theme of the Tag Team Specialists anywhere near the same reaction, as the crowd spews hatred towards the two veterans, as they walk down the ramp, trying to look as unintimated as possible..

 

The bell rings, and damn, is the crowd ready for this one! They've been calling for it on polls and message boards for a couple weeks now, as Jason Azaria points out. Peak and Oxford start us off, and he doesn't do much better then he did last week against Peak in the early going, although he is able to put up a little bit more of a fight, thanks to not having to come into this match injured. Peak takes the advantage and beats Oxford down for the first full minute, but the "47 Year Phenom" is able to put a stop to that with a well-timed Drop Toe Hold into the corner. Tag to Bryant, who gets put into a Back Suplex lift, before hitting their trademark assisted legdrop onto the back of Peak, bringing him from the turnbuckle to the ground. Bryant pounds on Peak for a moment, but not for too long - as Peak, in near frightening strength, fights back to his feet while taking blows. He catches a punch, and howls, before clotheslining Bryant down to the mat with authority. He keeps him onto the mat, viciously stomping and striking the veteran Head Booker, before violently whipping him into his own corner. Peak signals for Minnesota to get off of the apron, and he concedes so, as Peak dashes over to the corner, and slides Bryant into it horizontally, his shoulder's aligned with the turnbuckle post. The crowd eggs Peak on, as he dashes to the opposite corner, and they chant along as he yells "D! A! V! E!", but before he can hit the DaVc, (Danger and Violence crossbody) Oxford nails him in the back of the head with an Atomic Elbow, then strikes him in the back with his knee.

 

But this interference only serves to anger Eddie further, and he snap suplexes Oxford into the ring! He delivers a legdrop to Oxford, who proceeds to roll out to the floor. Peak then dashes back to the Tag Team Specialists corner, but when he goes for the DaVc, Bryant, who got a little extra recovery time then most that end up in the position get, is just able to slip out in the nick of time, and Eddie ends up flying abdomen-first into the steel turnbuckle! Minnesota tries to get back onto the apron to assist his partner, but he is intercepted by Oxford, who takes him down with a clothesline to the back of the head. Bryant pulls Peak slowly out of the turnbuckle, holding him up above the mat, before nailing him with an Implant DDT! Bryant look pretty confident in himself, as he pulled Peak's legs off the ropes, and went for the cover - 1, 2, - no! Peak kicks out! The crowd pops hugely, as the match is not yet over, and Bryant looks shocked! He takes a glance over to his partner on the outside, only to see him taken down by a Minnestota neckbreaker! Bryant turns to see getting to one knee, and pulls him up all the way, before whipping him to the TTS corner. Bryant dashes in with a clothesline attempt, but Peak is able to duck out of it, causing Bryant to drive his own arm into the corner. Peak gets to his corner, and tags in Minnesota!

 

After having waited the entirety of the match to get into it, Minnesota unloads on Bryant, hitting as many high impact moves in 30 seconds as some do in a full match, before eventually nailing him with the Empire Spiral! Minnesota pins him, and repays him for the tainted win two weeks earlier!

 

Danger and Violence win, via pinfall, after Joey Minnesota hit Robert Oxford with the Empire Spiral, at 12:41.

 

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Azaria: And Joey Minnesota gains a measure of revenge over Bryant, after the constant harassment's he's been getting since November!

 

Rhodes: Indeed, but I do wonder if this is the last time they'll meet.

 

Azaria: I don't know, Kyle. That was a pretty decisive victory. I think the Tag Team Specialists are pretty much beaten..

 

Rhodes: I agree, but that doesn't always spark the ending of a rivalry..

 

Azaria: You're right there, partner, and Bryant and Oxford have always been pretty vengeful..but for right now, let's move on to part 2 of the Laying Down The Law challenge!

 

Rhodes: Yes. Last week, the call was answered by the "Teen Idol" Freddy Huggins..not exactly what Law was looking for.

 

Azaria: That's true, Kyle. Let's see who answers the call this week, after the break..

 

 

***Commercial Break***

 

 

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In-Ring Segment

 

"Breath" by Nickelback blares, and the "Total Officer" Rick Law walks out, simple smile on his face. The crowd gives a heroes welcome to the old-school worker. He walks down to the ring, and into it - not a speck of flash to him, yet the audience - the same one that turned into a Mosh pit just moments ago for the maniacal Eddie Peak - simply adores him. Quite a broad fanbase. He stares out to the Total Faithful, then pulls out a microphone.

 

 

Rick Law: My, my, do I love Missouri!

 

 

Dimestore cheap pop.

 

 

Law: Y'know, despite the comparisons, I ain't Sam Strong. I don't sell tickets with my words - I sell 'em with a show. So let's get this here show started.

 

 

Law, a man of very few words, drops the mic, and awaits the next song to play over the PA...

 

 

...and this time it's "Before I Forget" by Slipknot, which accompanies Ronnie V. Pain down the ramp.

 

 

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The crowd seems to be okay with this, as he's a bit of a step up from Freddy Huggins. Still, not exactly a superstar here. Law seems just a tad apathetic, but makes sure to shrug that off once the bell rings..

 

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Ronnie V. Pain vs. Rick Law

 

Pain provides more of a challenge then Huggins did, but it's still not enough to really worry Law, nor does he do anything to make the fans feel otherwise. It's not that V.Pain is an unknown wrestler, or has been made to look all that weak in recent months, but he quite simply has no momentum going into this match-up. He hasn't gotten a televised victory since last June, and that was a tainted win over Chance Fortune. Awesome theme song or not, V. Pain is a Jobber To The Stars, currently, and Law barely breaks a sweat before taking the former Painful Procedure member down with the Long Arm Of The Law.

 

Rick Law wins, via pinfall, after a Long Arm Of The Law, at 5:44

 

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Rhodes: And another win for Rick Law.

 

Azaria: Yeah, but Kyle, I must say, so far Law's "challenge" has been anything but..

 

Rhodes: The challenges have yet to heat up, true. But I suspect it to get more and more interesting as it goes..

 

Azaria: I suppose, Kyle. We'll see if he gets a tougher challenge at Malice In Wonderland. For now, we've got a prepared message from one of our newest tag teams, the New Age Party Crashers!

 

 

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Backstage Segment

 

We cut backstage, to see the New Age Party Crashers, Edd Stone and Texas Pete, in a pretty messy locker room, clearly not that well taken care of. The smiling Stone, who's standing in front of the camera, is in ring gear, just moments away from a match. Texas Pete, in street clothes and a gray vintage "Party Crashers" shirt, released in the 70's, is staggering about in the background, slurring a few mutterings drunkenly.

 

Edd Stone: Hey, hey, hey, Party Peeps! All you fellow swingers are in luck, for you dudes and dudettes watching are currently in..le Casa de Stone! And, on top of that, you lucky folks in the presence of the one and o-..two and only, Party Crashers of the New Age!

 

Texas Pete: New Age..!

 

Pete steps closer to the camera as Edd turns to his partner, in time to see him hold his Jack Daniels bottle (More product placement~!) up for a drink..but he misses his mouth, and ends up spilling a bit on the Party Crashers shirt. He then starts to fall face first, but his loyal partner catches him, and pushes him against the wall to lean against. Stone swings his head back to the camera lens, and nearly the second he does, Pete falls down the wall, to the floor. Edd seems to ignore this, however, huge smile still on his face.

 

Stone: But yo, yo, we wouldn't take up ya'll's time here just to waste it! That ain't how the New Age -

 

Pete: - New Age..!

 

Stone: - Party Crashers work! We came to you tonight, not just 'cause I'mma 'bout to open up some Canuck Ass Whoop (® TCW 2008) all onto Aaron Andrews in a few New York minutes, but also because we - the NAPC - have found ourselves a manager! Ooh yeah! That's right, my loyal Stoners! After but two short weeks together, the New Age -

 

Pete: - New Age..!

 

Stone: - Party Crashers are already improving themselves! Damn right! So, without further adieu - I'd like to introduce you to the manager of the NAPC...

 

...Shane Sneer!

 

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The screen pans out to show the legendary manager, and former USPW Head Booker, Shane Sneer, who doesn't look quite as excited as Edd, to say the least.

 

Shane Sneer: You sure about this, Edd..? I mean, I'm still not completely convinced that I'm the right fit for you two..

 

Stone: Aw, please, Shaney baby! You must not be a judge, 'cause that's a lot of nonsense! C'mon, pal, you and the Stones are thicker then blood! Hell, you might be more of an honorary family member than Sean Frickin' McFly! You'll see, dude, you and the New Age -

 

Pete: -New Age..!

 

Stone: - Party Crashers, we're going to be a legendary pairing, yo!

 

Sneer: ..Yeah, me and the Stone family have been quite close for a while, now. I suppose I'll just see how it goes..

 

Stone: Aw, there you go, Sneer my dear! Now if you Party Peeps will be so kind as to follow me, I've got a dude who's always gonna be jerking the curtain, onto which, I'mma 'bout to lay down a hurtin' - woah!

 

The (well, let's say) eccentric young Stone walks off, with a swagger and a smile. Sneer watches him as he walks past, still not all that excited about this pairing. He turns to see Texas Pete standing up to him.

 

Pete: ...New Age!

 

Petes another gulp of his Jack Daniels bottle, and follows Stone, as Sneer looks on, nodding his head "no" as we go back to the announcer's table. Azaria and Rhodes add some comments as the NAPC theme starts...

 

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Rhodes: NAPC's new manager..Shane Sneer? I have to say, Jason, that seems like a real mis-match.

 

Azaria: Maybe at first glance, partner. But now, here's something you may not know..it was true what Edd said, Sneer's known the Stone family for generations, as in the 70's, in Dan Stone Sr's last nine years of active competition, he was managed by Shane Sneer, a lot of people know this, but what a lot of people don't know, is that Sneer also has some ties to the Party Crashers, because he also managed them in the 70's! Albeit for only two and a half months, and during their first year, in which they were..not so favored, or thought to be future stars. But, for a while, the original Party Crashers were made up of Rip Chord, Mayhem Midden and Shane Sneer!

 

Rhodes: Interesting..perhaps another good omen for this new tag team? Although, knowing Edd, getting the former manager of the Party Crashers was a complete coincidense.

 

Azaria: He does have a streak of dumb luck to him, doesn't he, Kyle? Well, let's see if it pays off in this match..

 

 

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Edd Stone vs.

 

"Little Smirk" by Theory Of A Deadman, the collective theme of the NAPC, and singles theme of Edd Stone, signals the arrival of the 24 Hour Party Animal. The rampway's pretty crowded as he makes his entrance, with both his partner Texas Pete and their new manager, Shane Sneer. Pete's trying to stay on his feet and Sneer quite frankly, just doesn't seem to be in his element here. Stone bounds down to ringside, his typical big energy seen as much as usual. He talks up pretty much everyone in the front row while doing so, and in the 10 seconds it takes for him to get down to the ring, he's able to flirt with just as many girls. Impressive. He jumps up onto the apron, and swings himself into the ring. "Light Grenades" by Incubus plays, and the crowd gives a bit of a golf clap response to the bright young Aaron Andrews. He goes down the ramp hurriedly, slapping the hands of a few fans on the way to the ring, before sliding into it.

 

Andrews hasn't had the best W/L record as of late, but he's got a better chance at winning here then he's had in weeks, and he tries his best to take advantage. Just like last week, he surprises many by taking the early advantage, putting Stone down to the mat for the first minute or so of the contest. He uses his vast arsenal to keep him down, mixing punches and kicks with an occasional headlock or leg lock. Andrews looks good for a moment, but foolishly gets impatient with just keeping him down, and eventually allows him to get to his feet. The all-arounder goes for a Springboard Dropkick, but the high-flying Edd counters that stunningly, by jumping as high as he can, and nailing him with a mid-air hurricarana. That garners what is easily the biggest pop of this match, but surprisingly, Andrews is able to kick out. That would be his shining moment in this match-up, however, as Stone is able to handle him pretty easily from here on out. Some "hope" spots occur later in the match, but Edd puts those thoughts to rest with some rather blatant cheating, before taking him out with the Party's Over seated face plant.

 

Edd Stone wins, via pinfall, after a Party's Over, at 5:47

 

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Backstage Segment

 

Cut TO THE BACK~! to see the pretty young Jasmine Saunders with a mic.

 

Jasmine Saunders: Total Wrestling Fans, I'd like to welcome you at this time, two of the biggest names in TCW, Ricky Dale Johnson and Tyson Baine!

 

The screen pans out to show RDJ standing beside Jasmine, and the No.1 Contender sitting on a bench behind the two, in what appears to be RDJ's locker room. You can hear the fans explode in the background.

 

Ricky Dale Johnson: Thank you, Jas.

 

Saunders: So, Ricky, Baine, you two are teaming up for the second time, in the main event tonight, against two of the greatest wrestlers of this generation, the TCW World Heavyweight Champion, Tommy Cornell, and the TCW International Champion, Wolf Hawkins. In your first pairing together, you two were succesfull enough - gaining a DQ win over the Tag Team Champion Machines..but it did seem that the No.1 Contender Tyson Baine had just a slight problem with being thought of as your partner, Ricky. Any updates on that situation?

 

RDJ: Well..how do I say this without it being insulting? Well, Tyson's never exactly been the friendliest guy around, Jas. But when you have a common enemy with him, there's not a better partner you could find. Isn't that right, Baine?

 

Tyson Baine: Baine has..no partners.

 

RDJ: Oh come on now, don't do that again, Tyson. We've talked about this..we're friends, right?

 

Baine: Baine has..no friends.

 

 

Ricky looks a bit annoyed, and sits next to Baine, trying to talk to him eye-to-oddly orange eye.

 

RDJ: Tyson, look. It was bad enough you were doing this before our match with The Machines, but now? Before Wolf Hawkins and Tommy Cornell? You need to drop this right now, if we're going to have a chance. I'm your partner, whether you like or not.

 

Baine pulls his head up, and looks him in the eye.

 

Baine: You have attacked Baine. You have bloodied Baine. You have gotten in the way of Baine's hunt for his World Heavyweight Championship. You are not the partner of Baine. You are not the friend of Baine.

 

 

RDJ: ..okay, so we've had our differances in the past. But that was nearly a year ago, Tyson. You have to let it g-

 

 

Baine stands up and interupts the Total Warrior.

 

Baine: Baine lets nothing go! Baine forgets nothing! Do not cost Baine this match, or Baine shall repay your past sins..

 

The two main eventers face off for a bit, and Baine slowly walks past Ricky Dale..

 

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Azaria: Some trouble in paradise for that pairing?

 

Rhodes: As Ricky Dale said, Tyson's not the friendliest man on the planet, but once the bell rung, Tyson seemed fine teaming up with Johnson two weeks ago.

 

Azaria: You've got a point, Kyle, that didn't come in to play much, or even at all, really, once the actual match started. Man, Tyson Baine, and Ricky Dale Johnson taking on Tommy Cornell and Wolf Hawkins! What a huge tag match that shall be! And speaking of huge tag matches, we've got another one coming up next!

 

Rhodes: You are indeed the master of the segue, Jason. And you're right, a huge tag match coming up, as American Buffalo teams with one half of the tag team champions, Brent Hill, and they shall be facing Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden.

 

Azaria: I'll take that as a compliment, Kyle..that much is coming up, right after the commercial break!

 

 

***Commercial Break***

 

 

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Koshiro Ino and Rocky Golden vs.

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"Calm Like A Bomb" by Rage Against The Machine, signals the entrance of Koshiro Ino, and my have the fans taken to him in a hurry. He runs down the ramp, and into the ring, giving a swift bow to the audiance, ever respectful. In contrast, when "Cult Of Personality" by In Loving Color blares, the honestly quite egotistical Rocky Golden comes out, with his arms spread out in the air, almost flamboyantly. He has a definate arrogant swagger to him, and yet the fans seem to love him. "Becoming The Bull" by Atreyu hits, and the fans boo accordingly, as American Buffalo comes out, with the ever vocal Floyd Goldworthy in tow. "War" by System Of A Down hits, and out comes Brent Hill, with his TCW World Tag Team Championship on his shoulder. Azaria ponders as to why he's teaming with Buffalo and not Anderson, as Hill enters the ring, accompied by a cascading of hatred. All four men look a bit akward before the match starts, as none of them have ever paired together before.

 

 

After the bell, we've got Ino and Hill starting us off, in what is a very interesting mix of styles, for sure. Hill does his best to use his technical prowess to keep Ino in check, but the Puro style is, if nothing else, an incredibly difficult one to contain, and that is shown, as Ino expertly gets out of all of Hill's attempted holds, and answers them with stiff strikes. A Spinning Heel Kick comes a minute in, and nearly gains Ino the upset, but Hill is able to kick out at 2. Ino pulls Hill to his feet, and eats a sudden Kneeling Jaw Breaker. Hill pulls Ino into a Boston Crab, and holds it in for about twenty seconds. Ino is able to fight out, but Hill clotheslines Ino down before he can use that as momentum. Hill pulls Ino over to the heel corner, and tags Buffalo in. Big shoulder block takes Ino down, he gets two off that. Buffalo with some generic big man moves, mixed in with an occassional stomp. Buffalo whips his rival into a neutral corner hard, making him whiplash back to the mat with sickening quickness. Buffalo gets a huge Side Slam, for 2, and then tags Hill in. Now against a not-so-fresh Ino, Hill is able to take him apart with expertly applied and deadly submission holds. Hill chains hold to hold to hold, before transitioning into a Sleeper Hold. After a few moments of struggling, the crowd begins clapping for Ino, willing him on to break the hold. Ino fights valiantly, and, after struggling to his feet, breaks the Dragon Sleeper with a Stunning Face Crusher! Hill snaps to the snap hard, as Ino rolls a few times to get to his corner, and he gets the hot tag to Golden!

 

 

The crowd pops huge, as Golden gets into the ring as fast he can manage. Hill gets to one knee, just in time to eat a low running boot, right in the mouth, taking him down. Golden shows some dominance for nearly a full minute, hitting all kinds of power moves onto the Machine. After planting Hill with a Military Press, Golden goes over to American Buffalo, and taunts "Hell's Horned Minion". Not being the brightest bulb in the knife drawer, Buffalo takes major offense to this, and starts to enter the ring. Referee Eugene Williams goes over to Buffalo, and struggles to keep him from the apron - luckily for Hill, distracting Williams, just as Golden gets the Tag Team Champion into The Rack. Hill begins shouting his submission, but the referee doesn't see it. Rocky drops Hill, and goes over to argue with the referee. He does for a moment, and Buffalo takes advantage of that, by nailing Golden with a hammering forearm. It's so stiff and unexpected, that Golden has to take a moment to recover, giving Brent Hill just enough time to crawl over to his corner, and tag Buffalo in. And the crowd actually pops a bit, as Buffalo and Golden face off, this apparantly being the match-up they wanted. Buffalo and Golden go back and forth with punches for a moment, before eventually trading impact moves. After just a full minute of Buffalo being in the match, he goes for The Stampede, only for Golden to slip behind him, and catch him with a sudden backslide - and Golden gets the flash pin victory!

 

 

Rocky Golden wins, via pinfall, after a backslide, at 9:52

 

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Rhodes: And a good win here, as Golden gets the better of American Buffalo.

 

Azaria: Yeah..and he looks quite proud of it.

 

Rhodes: Should he not be?

 

Azaria: Not saying he shouldn't be, but that wasn't the most decisive of victories..

 

Rhodes: Details, details..

 

 

***Commercial Break***

 

 

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We cut to the back, to see The Syndicate - Tommy Cornell, Sam Keith, Wolf Hawkins and John Anderson - backstage. Sam Keith's in ring gear, but everyone else is in suits - including Cornell and Hawkins, who appparantly don't think they need to take that long to prepare for a main event match. Co-leaders Cornell and Keith in mid-conversation.

 

 

Sam Keith: ..Look, I just think it's a little too early to be making this kinda decision. It just seems a bit rash, don't you think? Besides, he didn't look that bad out there, and he's still a-

 

Tommy Cornell: Okay, okay, I get it. You don't agree, I understand. We'll wait on this, until-

 

???: -Ahaha!

 

 

The two Syndicate leaders are interupted by Rocky Golden, who saunders in, still sweating from his pre-commercial match.

 

 

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Rocky Golden: Hello there, fat cats!

 

Wolf Hawkins: Hello to you too, you over-compensating little douchebag. You mind telling us what you want?

 

Golden: Compensating? What would Rocky Golden be compensating for? Everything about him is absolutely..Golden!

 

Hawkins: I've heard a few things otherwise..

 

Cornell: So, what do we owe the honor of being in your "Golden Presense"?

 

Golden: Well, your "Pride of Philly" friend taken a Golden Fall, for one..The Golden One wanting a shot at that guy- *Quick point to Cornell* -'s title for two.

 

Anderson: Hmph, right..well, first off, you took down Hill's widely over-rated partner - who should have been me, by the way - and you didn't even beat him that badly in the first place.

 

Cornell: And secondly, you know damn well I'm booked through January. Me and my protege` Hawkins here have a match coming up in less then an hour, and I'm fighting our resident demon, Tyson Baine this Sunday. Sorry to say, but you're going to have to wait in line for a shot at me.

 

Keith: Yeah..but if you're looking for a match at Malice In Wonderland, then I'm free.

 

Golden: Hmm! A present Hall of Immortals member taking on a future Hall of Immortals member? Sounds like a plan to Rocky! See you there!

 

 

Golden flicks his wrists towards Keith's general direction, then backs away, confident smirk going ear to ear. Keith scoffs at this, and then turns around to face his partner, Tommy Cornell.

 

 

Cornell: ..You do that to make up for what you did last week?

 

Keith: What I did last week? What, you mean lose?

 

Cornell: No..after that.

 

Keith: What do you mean, after that?

 

Cornell: Well I don't know, Keith. Tell me. What did happen after that last main event?

 

Keith: ..Look, Tommy. Me and Ricky Dale Johnson put on a classic last week. He earned my respect, and I gave it to him. We're supposed to be the respected stable, right? Well, to get respect, you have to show respect. It's been that way since I first debuted, and it will stay that way, long after the both of us retire. Do you have a problem with that..?

 

Cornell: ...Don't you have a match coming up next?

 

Keith: Pfft..you said that last week..

 

 

Keith slowly turns away from his partner, and walks off, towards the Crippler Position, as we cut back to the arena..

 

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Sam Keith vs. Clark Alexander

 

"Till I Collapse" by Eminem, does not garner the same riot-like reation from the Total Audiance that it did last week, though it still gets a pretty heavy heel response. "Heart Shaped Box" by Nirvana hits, and the classic theme is greeted with a pretty positive reaction, as it accompanies "The Proud Warrior" Clark Alexander down to ringside. The crowd have taken to his "honorable" shtick quite well. He's sporting a red bandana tonight.

 

Alexander fights hard, in an attempt at getting an early lead over the first man to ever continue active wrestling after being inducted into the Hall of Immortals. But Keith's legendary quickness - which is made even more impressive by the fact that they are retained in his mid-40's, is too much for that mission to be accomplished, and Sam Keith gains the advantage. He pounds on Alexander, and at the 2:00 mark, tries to end the match early, with a Neutron Plex. But Alexander is, impressively, able to flip out of that. From there, he hits a quick roll-up, earning a two count. Keith very narrowly avoided getting beaten with a Flash pin for the second week in a row. Alexander is able to keep some momentum going from this, however, and he surprisingly takes the advantage. He was only in the lead for about 50 seconds, but he made them all count, hitting as many high impact moves as possible.

 

But after Keith regained the momentum, by countering a suplex with a devastating Jackhammer, Clark was unable to take it back from then on, only being able to muster a few "hope" spots in the last few minutes of the contest. Eventually, Keith manages to get Alexander down, and into the Proton Lock, which eventually earns a submission. After winning the match, Keith helped the Proud Warrior to his feet, before giving a respectful nod to the Hawain Technician. He then leaves the ring, as the crowd gives a respectful applause to Alexander's efforts.

 

Sam Keith wins, via submission, after a Proton Lock, at 8:38

 

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Azaria: Keith again being respectful.

 

Rhodes: He's always been that way, Jason. I don't know why everyone thinks he's changed, just because he's joined a stable..

 

Azaria: I guess you've got a point, Kyle. In any case, we're moving right along from this - we've got our All-Action Champion, Sammy Bach, in action, coming up after the commercial break!

 

Rhodes: Indeed we do, Jason. And from what I've heard, we'll be seeing part 4 of his video immediately after that match is over.

 

Azaria: I've heard exactly the same, Kyle! So, that's Sammy Bach vs. Randall Hopkirk, and then the final part of Bach's interview on the streets of Minnesota, coming up, right after the break!

 

 

***Commercial Break***

 

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Sammy Bach vs. Randall Hopkirk

 

Sammy Bach's entrance begins, Capricorn by 30 Seconds To Mars blares over the PA. The silhouettes of Bach and his manager, Karen Killer can be seen behind a screen that was sneakily placed before the stage just after the lights went down. Once the intro to Capricorn ends, Bach kicks through the screen, and a sea of smoke comes out of it, which he and Killer break through. They walk down the ramp slowly, giving angry looks to the fans. The arena, during his entrance, has the atmosphere of drama and mystique, as what is essentially a laser show breaks through the other-wise pitch black arena air. Bach has on his "Prince of Evil" shirt, and the All-Action title is tied tightly around his waist. He jumps onto the apron, and flings himself over the top rope, into the ring. He undoes his title, and flings it over to the referee. He strips his shirt off of him, leaving him only in his ring gear. He looks even more intense then he has in recent weeks tonight. Nirvana's "In Bloom", the theme that was voted the "2005 Most Fitting New Entrance Song", hits, signaling the arrival of Randall Hopkirk. He gets a decent response from the Total Audiance.

 

Hopkirk put up more of a fight then most anticipated in this match, taking the early lead, which is a fact that surprised, and irrated, Sammy Bach to no end. Hopkirk uses mainly punches and kicks to keep the All-Action Champion at odds, but Bach takes the lead in this match when he counters an Idiot Charge in the corner with a drop toe hold, driving the former Painful Procedure member face-first into the second turnbuckle. A move similar to the one Oxford hit in the opening contest. Unlike Oxford, however, Bach is able to keep the momentum on his side for the majority of the matches remainder. An attempted Hopkirk comeback is swiftly silenced with a vicious Springboard Enziguri, hit at around the 7:00. Bach likely could've taken the win with it, but just like in his last few matches, he doesn't stop with just one big move. He takes the former Tag Team Champion apart, using him to showcase his aerial skills and athleticism, dialing up the flashiness for this one, before eventually taking him down with a Bach on your Back, for the second straight submission finish of the night.

 

Bach celebrates a bit with his title, and his lovely (especially for her age) manager, Karen Killer. But after just a few moments of "Capricorn", Bach calls for a mic, and tells them to cut his music.

 

Sammy Bach wins, via submission, after a Bach On Your Back

 

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In-Ring/Outside The Arena Segment

 

 

Sammy Bach: The time has come. The time has come, for the Revelation. The time has come for the announcement of the man I shall be defeating at Malice In Wonderland, to retain the soon-to-be coveted All-Action Championship...play the damned video!

 

 

Bach lowers the mic, and we cut to the Total Tron, to see the same scene we've seen the past three weeks - Sammy Bach, in a tattered leather jacket, on the streets of Minnesota. He looks ever-serene, as though he's in his own personal Nirvana, as he's held in the arms of the devious Karen Killer. He gazes at her as though he's oogling an angel. His expression turns to enragement, however, when he hears the cameraman give an "Ahem".

 

 

Bach: What?!

 

 

Cameraman: Uh..well, it's just, y'know, we've been here for a really long time tonight, and -

 

 

Bach, likely begrudgingly, gets out of Killer's grasp, and steps closer to the camera.

 

 

Bach: Oh, oh, we've been here too long, huh?! Huh?! Fine! Fine. We'll split the tape in to differant parts, show them all one at a time. I guess have to do that, don't we? Because, God forbid the Board Of Directors give the All-Action champion too much airtime! There is such a blatant amount of disrespect given to my title, and it makes me absolutely sick! Sick to my stomach! But you know what, that will change. That will all change. By the time the Prince Of Evil's run with this title is done, it will truly have the prestige that it so richly deserves.

 

 

He takes another drag of his cigerette, before putting it out and throwing it away. He leans into the shoulder of his valet, lingering and savoring it for a bit, before turning back to the camera.

 

 

Bach: The prestige the All-Action belt deserves..has yet to be attained by any of it's former champions. Chance Fortune couldn't do it. Aaron Andrews couldn't do it. Harry Allen couldn't do it. Freddy Huggins most certainly can't do it - if he could, then this belt would be in the main event of Malice In Wonderland by now. But where they all failed..I shall not. I shall show this title the respect it deserves, by giving it the kind of title defense it deserves. That's why, at Malice In Wonderland, I shall be defending this title against a man..that brought high flying wrestling to America's attention. A man who represents what I envision the All-Action Championship to be made for. A man who is a true high flying legend. At Malice In Wonderland, I shall be defending my All-Action Championship, against..

 

Bach takes one last look over to Killer, for a moment, to add to the suspense, before turning back to the camera..

 

Bach: ..Against Acid!

 

Bach smiles into the camera, and you can hear the crowd roar their approval, as we cut back to the ring. Bach and Killer are smiling there as well, and "Capricorn" hits again. Bach and Killer finish their celebration, and leave the ring, as we cut to the announcer's table..

 

 

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Azaria: Acid! Acid! Acid's going to be in TCW!

 

Rhodes: Wow! That's a prospect that has even me excited!

 

Azaria: No one can blame you, Rhodes! And that brings the total of DAVE alumnis to join TCW after it's downfall to six!

 

Rhodes: Indeed it does, Jason! No offense to DAVE, I have a lot of respect for that company, as does everyone. But it's loss is our gain..

 

Azaria: That's not really the right way to look at it, Kyle..but I can't really disagree! Sammy Bach, The New Wave, Joey Minnesota, Eddie Peak, and now Acid! The DAVE alumni have really given the Total Roster a breath of fresh air!

 

Rhodes: Indeed - some would say one that it really needed..

 

Azaria: Well, I'd argue against that partner - but I'm not really in the mood for it right now! Not only is Acid coming to TCW, but that Bach/Hopkirk match was the final undercard match of the night! You know what that means!

 

Rhodes: Yes, I do, Jason. Our main event is up next, right after next commercial br-..hmm?

 

Azaria: Hey, what's this?

 

 

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In-Ring Segment

 

"Them Bones" suddenly hits, interupting the announcer's, just moments after Bach passed through the Crippler Position. The audiance begins jeering, as the Tag Team Specialists make their way down the ramp. Oxford and Bryant do not look happy, likely due to the loss they took in the opener earlier tonight. They are still in ring gear, and Bryant is carring a microphone. They don't waste much time in making their way down to the ring, and entering it.

 

Joel Bryant: Shut the hell up, you disrespectful ingrates.

 

Pause for heat. It's been a long while since either of these two were particularly liked, but Joel Bryant's heat has really soared since his victory over Joey Minnesota, three weeks ago.

 

Bryant: Respect. That's what The Tag Team Specialists are all about. Respect. It's something that nobody around here seems to want to give us. Including the Board Of Directors. Because despite the fact that me and Oxford are two of the most decorated men on the roster, they have not given us a tag team title match since November of 2006! Throughout the entirety of 2007, we did get a single title shot! That, my friends, is blatant disrespect, and it's something that shall definately not be the case throughout this year. Me and Oxford are officially challenging for the Tag Team Championships. The Tag Team Specialists are challenging The Machines to a Title Match at Malice In Wonderland!

 

Bryant lowers the mic, as the crowd boos the prospect of a Heel/Heel PPV title match. The boos switch to pleasantly surprised cheers, however, when KoRn's "Freak On A Leash" blares, and Eddie Peak and Joey Minnesota walk out onto the stage.

 

 

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Like the TTS, they also are still in the same ring gear they wrestled in earlier. Minnesota has a microphone, and Peak..just kinda stands in the background, with a depraved smile.

 

Joey Minnesota: My God, give it a rest...seriously. I mean, come on! I know you guys have a lot of nerve, but this is too much. You two are actually going to come out here and challenge for the Tag Team Titles, like, an hour and a half after you lost to us? You can't be serious.

 

Bryant: Oh, we're deathly serious, Joey. We planned this long before you got that fluke win over us earlier. We've earned a shot at the Tag Team Titles, tenfold, over the years. We're long overdue for a shot, and we aren't leaving this ring until it gets booked.

 

 

Minnesota looks to be about to respond, when "Hammerhead" by The Offspring hits, and another surprised pop emits from the crowd, as The New Wave come marching out to the stage, next to "Danger and Violence". They are in street clothes, unlike the other two tag teams.

 

 

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Scout has a mic..

 

Scout: HOO-HAH!

 

Cheap pop..sort of.

 

Scout: Joey, Peak. You two are guys I've known for a long time, and I'm sorry if we overshadow you, but we had to come out here. Bryant, Oxford - we've been gunning for The Machine's tag team titles for a long time now, and every single time, their friends in The Syndicate have bailed them out. Until that stops, the only team that shall be getting shots against them should be The New Wave!

 

Minnesota: Woah, woah, hold up. Screwjob finishes or no screwjob finishes, you can't just hog up the Tag Title chase for months and months at a time. Hell, me and Eddie deserve a Tag Title match just as much as any tag team - if you think about it, we're the only active tag team to get a TV win this month!

 

Bryant: You see this? That's exactly why I don't like you, Minnesota. You and Peak have won one Tag Team match together, and suddenly, you're asking for a title match? Me and Robert Oxford have won literally hundreds of tag matches together! We've been teaming with each other for years, and you two have been aligned, for, what, two weeks? What makes you think you two deserve a Tag Title shot so early?

 

Minnesota: What makes you think you deserve to get one on PPV, immediately after a loss?

 

Scout: Hey, hey, hey! You know what, I can see where this is going, and I don't like it. Let's propose this - a Four Way Tag Team match. We all have our campaigns for getting a title match, and they all have merit. Let's all get one, so everyone can be happy..agreed?

 

Minnesota: Four way? The New Wave, The Tag Team Specialists, Danger and Violence, and The Machines? That sounds good to me. How about you two - or can you hear him from all the way down here?

 

Bryant: Oh, funny..neither of you teams deserve a shot, but if it's what we have to do to get our hands on gold again, then so be it! A Four Way Tag Team Match at Malice In Wonderland!

 

 

The crowd pops for all three's confirmation, and they seem to be awaiting The Machines to come out towards the end of the segment. That doesn't occur, however. "Them Bones" just hits again, as Bryant is the last to speak, and we fade to a commercial break..

 

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***Commercial Break***

 

 

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When we come back we see the entire Syndicate backstage, all of them in ring-gear, aside from John Anderson - Cornell and Hawkins having a match coming up, Keith and Hill having already wrestled. Cornell is in mid-arguement with The Machines.

 

 

Tommy Cornell: What do you mean, you won't accept it?! Damn it, if you reject this challenge, everyone's going to have a field day, ragging on us! How many times do I have to say this? The Syndicate will be the most respected stable in the world - we don't deny a challenge, no matter what! You are going to accept that match, they are going to make that match, and you're going to brutalize all three of those teams! You will retain your titles, and do it in a way that leaves no doubt in anyone's mind who the best tag team in TCW - and therefore the world - is! You'll be doing this, or so help me-

 

John Anderson: I'm hurt!

 

 

There is a pause. All of the other members of The Syndicate give a glance to the man formerly known as "Human Arsenal".

 

 

Brent Hill: Excuse me?

 

Sam Keith: Don't throw that kind of talk around to save yourself, John. Injuries are no laughing matter.

 

Anderson: No, I mean it! I hurt my ribs last week, during that match with Guide! The doctors haven't cleared me to wrestle..that's why Hill teamed with Buffalo tonight.

 

 

Everyone looks surprised, including Hill, who apparantly wasn't told of us either.

 

 

Wolf Hawkins: What the hell, man?! Why didn't you tell us that before?

 

Anderson: Well, I-

 

Cornell: Forget it! Forget it. We'll just..we'll just find a replacement. Uh..Wolf, you don't have a title defense at Malice In Wonderland, do you?

 

Hawkins: Not that I know of.

 

Cornell: Perfect, then you team with Hill this Sunday. Replace Anderson until he can wrestle again.

 

 

Hawkins looks quite excited after that statement. Whether the excitement is for having a PPV match, becoming a temporary double champion, or just having another chance at pleasing Cornell, however, is unknown.

 

 

Hawkins: That sounds great! I won't let you down, Tommy!

 

Cornell: Oh, I know you won't. And you won't let me down tonight, either. Tonight, you're going to show the world, that you're not just the future - you're the present! Let's do this..

 

 

Hawkins nods his approval, gleaming after receiving such praise from his "hero", Tommy Cornell. The two champions walk off-screen, as Keith and The Machines look on, all three equally pleased..

 

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Azaria: Wow! A four man Tag Team Title match at Malice In Wonderland! I don't know what The Board has to say about that exactly, but I don't think they'd pass up this kind of oppurtunity!

 

Rhodes: I have to agree, Jason. Malice In Wonderland is certainly looking like a great Pay-Per-View.

 

Azaria: It sure does, Kyle! Counting that match - Danger and Violence, The Tag Team Specialists, The New Wave and the team of Brent Hill and Wolf Hawkins in a Four Way Tag Match for the Tag Team Titles! And we've got Koshiro Ino taking on American Buffalo in a Tables match, of course we've got the Laying Down The Law challenge, Sammy Bach defending his All-Action Championship against none other then Acid, Syndicate co-leader Sam Keith going up against Syndicate rival Rocky Golden, and of course, the main event! Former TCW Champion, Tyson Baine, going up against the World Heavyweight Champion Tommy Cornell, with his title on the line! Damn what a show that shall be!

 

Rhodes: Yes, but let's not get ahead of ourselves, Jason.

 

Azaria: No, let's not! Because our Maaaaain Event, is just moments away! Tyson Baine and Ricky Dale Johnson vs. Tommy Cornell and Wolf Hawkins! Let's get this thing underway already!

 

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Ricky Dale Johnson and Tyson Baine vs. The Syndicate (Wolf Hawkins and Tommy Cornell)

 

"Livin' On Borrowed Time" by Puddle Of Mudd draws one hell of a reaction from the Total fans. God, do they love Ricky Dale Johnson! And the pop is further enhanced by the fact that they are very hot for this huge upcoming tag match! RDJ, as usual, has no flair to him, yet what little he does gets a mass of applause. He looks focused and determined, as he always does. The lights suddenly dim greatly, but don't go completely dark. The fans are on their feet, when fire erupts from the stage, going forward, as though pointing towards the ring. As they do, "Hold Out Your Hand" hits, and as the flames start to subside, out comes the demonic Tyson Baine. The fans lose it for Baine, as this is a definative dream team, and they would love nothing more then for the big man to become a 2-Time TCW World Heavyweight Champion this Sunday! He storms down the ramp, and slides into it. Just like last week, the tension between RDJ and Baine seems to all but dissapear when they step into the ring - although that may have to do with the fact that they hate The Syndicate far more then they hate each other. Ricky Dale paces the mat, in anticipation, as Baine hangs over the ropes, peering holes onto the stage.

 

The crowd erupts in the most hate-filled reaction heard so far this month, when Kid Rock's "F*ck Off", the collective - and rather violent - theme of The Syndicate, hits. Both of the two former World Champions have their eyes locked onto the outside of the Crippler Position. They stare on, as the International Champion, Wolf Hawkins eventually steps out of the entryway. He's decked out in his typical shades, and proudly brandishes his coveted belt. Tommy Cornell doesn't seem to be present, and just as the announcer's begin commenting on this, we see The TCW World Heavyweight Champion slip into the ring, behind his two rivals - and he's got a steal chair! The crowd frantically tries to warn their favorite wrestlers of Cornell's arrival, but it's too late - "Rough Justice" sends the steel chair deep into the spine of Ricky Dale Johnson. The only man still on the roster to have ever taken the title away from Tommy Cornell, goes down in pain on the mat.

 

Baine turns to Cornell with rage in his orange eyes. Cornell dashes over to Baine, trying for a chair shot, but Tyson uses his wingspan advantage to grab Tommy by the throat before he can get in Chair-length! The crowd's riot-like jeers turn to cheers in less than a heartbeat, as Baine holds Cornell up into the air with the choke! Cornell drops the chair behind him, so he can use both arms to pull on Baine's, trying to struggle free! But Baine decides to skip the expected chokeslam, and instead pulls him into powerbomb position! The crowd's cheers go up louder, as Baine takes Cornell up in an attempt to hit the Hades Bomb on him for the second time this month - but Cornell's protege` finally makes his way into the ring to make the save - nailing the Demonic One in the back of the head with his title belt! Baine goes to one knee, allowing Cornell to safely get off his shoulders. The crafty champion quickly grabs Baine by the hair, and uses it to bulldog him into the downed Steel Chair! Hawkins goes to stomp RDJ, as International Exchange Referee Sabanobu Koruba is frantically trying to get Cornell away from Baine, but is not very successful in doing so. Eventually, he just gives up, and rings the bell - just in time, as Cornell was moments away from delivering yet another chair shot. Not wanting a DQ loss, Cornell threw the belt away, and covered Baine, as Hawkins walked over to the apron. Koruba looked very unwilling to make the count, but begrudgingly went down, and counted 1..2..

 

..but not 3! Baine is able to kick out, despite all that punishment, and Cornell and Hawkins both looked shocked! Cornell pins again, only for another kickout, and one more try, leads to the same result! Cornell can not beleive his eyes, and the crowd pops again and again for each 2 count! But Cornell doesn't let Baine's near inhuman toughness deter him from his goal - which is injuring his Malice In Wonderland opponent, just five days before the event takes place! Cornell rains down stomps, and elbow drops, making very frequent covers, but Baine kicks out each time. He takes the no.1 Contender up by the hair, and drags him to the Syndicate's corner, to tag in Wolf Hawkins. Hawkin's offense in this match is in mass contrast to Cornell's - while he focused on keeping the dangerous Baine grounded with strikes, Hawkins focused on maximizing damage with deadly high flying manuevers, such as flying clotheslines, and Springboards Dropkicks - moves that he won a few matches with back in his All-Action days. A Slingshot Legdrop lead to a 2 count, and Hawkins tagged his mentor back in.

 

Baine is indefinately being isolated in the opening four or so minutes of this main event contest, and as Cornell begins locking submission holds onto him, Rhodes starts to figure out the gameplan of TCW's top singles champions. "Cornell has been inflicting brawling and submission maneuvers, and Hawkins has been giving nothing but high flying and luchadore style offense..perhaps they are attempting to rattle Baine with differant wrestling styles?" This indeed seems to be the case, as Cornell continues to ground Baine, and look for submissions, and freuqent covers. However, Azaria begins speculating that Baine has recovered from the earlier weapon shots, as the 2 counts slowly give way to 1 counts. Cornell, Hawkins and the fans all notice this, and the fans cheer more and more each time, trying to will Baine on to a come from behind victory. Cornell tries to keep the pressure on Baine, but he starts to fight back, from off the ground. At around the 5:00 mark, Cornell tags Hawkins in, who immediately jumps up to the top rope. He goes for a crossbody, but in a stunning spot, Baine jumps forward, and slams him down from the sky in one motion! The crowd pops huge, as Baine finally gets into the match, and puts down a great deal of punishment on Hawkins! At the 6:00 mark, after a full minute of domination, he plants the International Champion with a devastating Hades Bomb, and seems to have the win sealed, but Tommy Cornell dashes in to break up the pin. But before Tommy can even do that, Baine is off Hawkins, and he grabs Tommy by the throat - Chokeslam! Baine starts to cover Hawkins, but decides that he has yet to do enough damage! Baine hurls Hawkins over to his corner, and tags in RDJ, who has been waiting over six minutes to get into this contest!

 

While still selling his back injury, RDJ is all the same looking downright heroic in beating the young Hawkins down! Tommy Cornell's protege` takes quite a lot of punishment in this one, as at one point Ricky Dale nearly broke his back with a Superplex! From then on, Ricky Dale inflicted all sorts of high impact moves on Wolf, including Stun Gun Suplexes, DDT's, and at one point, even a Piledriver! Finally, Ricky Dale nails Hawkins with a Southern Justice, but he didn't even try for the pin! He took one look over at Tommy, then pulled Wolf up, and shoved him over to the heel corner. Tommy looks at Wolf for a bit - Jason noting that he doesn't seem all that concerned - before tagging himself in. And the crowd goes crazy, as Tommy slowly enters the ring, and faces his long-time biggest rival..and the crowd explodes as the two go back and forth with punches. They keep the punches going for a good bit, but RDJ eventually takes the advantage, and gets Cornell to the ropes. He bounces him off of them, and then proceeds to plant the champion with a Spinebuster! The end seems near, as Ricky Dale covers Cornell, but only gets a 2 count. It seems the earlier isolation is starting to backfire on The Syndicate, because Ricky Dale is still pretty fresh, as the match goes into the double digits. The World Heavyweight Champion can not say the same thing.

 

RDJ keeps the advantage for quite a few minutes, and at around the 12:30 mark, he hits his trademark Headhunter Lariat, bending Cornell nearly in half! The crowd pops, as RDJ follows up on this with his signature Uranage slam! The cheering continues, because that's typically a move used to setup for the Southern Justice! However, Cornell shows a sudden a spring of life, by escaping RDJ's finisher, and he ends up behind the former World Heavyweight Champion - putting him in prime position for the Guilt Trip! Ricky Dale gets locked in to "Rough Justice"'s signature submission hold - the same one that he passed out in at Psycho Circus, last month! Just like last time, he stays in for a while, and a full minute in, he's still trying to rally the fans, who are in turn trying to rally him into breaking the hold. He fights to get onto his stomach, still locked into the hold. He fights to one knee, and from there springs himself towards his corner. He's just fingertips away from Baine..RDJ doesn't break the hold, but he is able to tag the No.1 Contender into the match! Baine comes in, and assaults Cornell, before he can even break the hold!

 

Baine begins beating Cornell down into the ground with stomps, then pulls him to his feet! A quick kick to the stomach, and Baine pulls Cornell up for the Hades Bomb! But suddenly, in comes Wolf Hawkins, with the same Steel Chair that was used before the match - he rams it into Baine's stomach with all his might, causing the mighty wrestler to come crashing down! The fans are seething, and Koruba has no choice but to call for the bell! RDJ hurries into the ring, but receives a New Moon Rising for his troubles! Cornell gets to his feet, and grabs the Steel Chair up. He actually takes a moment to abmonish Wolf, seemingly unhappy at the DQ, but all the same he eyes Baine, with the chair in hand. The freakishly tough Baine gets back to his feet in just a few moments, and Cornell goes for a chair shot - but it all it takes is Baine's forearm to block the shot! The chair flings to the mat, as Cornell looks on, shocked! Baine picks the chair up, and intends to impale Tommy with it, but he leaves the ring at just the right time! So, Baine does the next best thing, and drives the Steel Chair right into the forehead of Hawkins! The crowd pops, as Cornell grabs his title, and puts it over his shoulder, as Baine holds the Steel Chair up, standing over the now bleeding Hawkins, "Hold Out Your Hand" by Nickelback blaring all the while!

 

Draw, via Double DQ, after Cornell hit Baine with the chair, and Baine hit Hawkins with the chair, at 16:56

 

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Rhodes: It seems Cornell and Hawkins came into this match trying to soften up Tyson Baine.

 

Azaria: If there's anyone that could use "softening up", it's definately Baine, partner, but my God, is this man monsterous! He took all that, and then just ignored a Steel Chair shot from the World Heavyweight Champion, then just about scrambled the brains of Wolf Hawkins!

 

Rhodes: Baine may very well be the most dangerous man in professional wrestling, Jason.

 

Azaria: "May very well be"? Can you think of someone worse, Kyle?!

 

Rhodes: Not off the top of my head, Jason.

 

Azaria: Same here, Kyle! Well folks, that's it - the last Total Wrestling before Malice In Wonderland 2008! Call your Pay-Per-View provider for info on prices, and be sure to order, and watch, this great event - live! Signing off, wrestling fans, I'm Jason Azaria -

 

Rhodes: - I'm Kyle Rhodes -

 

Azaria: And we will see you on Sunday!

 

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Neilson Rating: 3:29

[Zeel1]

- Alright, I got it out on my deadline this time. Wait, I said fifth, right? I might've said fourth..ah well.

 

- About the "New Age..!" thing..um, remember that segment with the MEM, just after their starting, were Booker T yelled "Respect..!"

everytime somebody said "respect"? Yeah, kinda like that..

 

- The first and last tag matches both came out longer then I thought they would be..the Opener being Main Event-sized was a complete accident. Sometimes you just get lost in the writing, y'know? Hope people don't mind..

[Bigpapa42]

Good work on the show, Zeel. Looking forward to where you go from here.

[Teh_Showtime]

excellent show and I really loved the 4 way tag match

 

I kinda figured that you had acid too. Him and Bach should put on a good match

 

MiW should be a must see PPV

[Hyde Hill]

I always bring in Acid to fued with Bach over the resurected Cruiserweight title which I put as midcard and they always have stellar matches. Nice show but ehm a bit long in the tooth maybe?

[Zeel1]

Good work on the show, Zeel. Looking forward to where you go from here.

 

Thanks, always nice hearing feedback from you.

 

excellent show and I really loved the 4 way tag match

 

I kinda figured that you had acid too. Him and Bach should put on a good match

 

MiW should be a must see PPV

 

Thanks, I wanted to present it as everyone having a legit case for a title shot, so it would make sense to book the Four Way.

 

Acid's one of those "immediate signing" types, that everyone tries to get at the start. He's a fine fit for what I see the All-Action Title division eventually becoming.

 

Glad you're excited for it. I think this diary'll be heating up at/after MiW. I have atleast three surprises lined up for it..maybe more, depending on how the predictions go..

 

I always bring in Acid to fued with Bach over the resurected Cruiserweight title which I put as midcard and they always have stellar matches. Nice show but ehm a bit long in the tooth maybe?

 

Long in the tooth? ...Is that your way of saying someone has buck teeth, or..?

 

I never really read any of the Diaries on here until the last month or so. Now I wished I had!

 

This diary is a great read and I love how you have Rhodes throwing out his facts. The interaction between him and Azaria alone make me want to read your shows. Keep up the good work!

 

Well their are defenately some great diaries here, no question. I wouldn't put mine in with them quite yet, but I definately appreciate that sentiment.

 

It's Azaria that does all the facts. Rhodes simply there to pick those facts apart..

 

 

It's painfully obvious that Bach is going to win here...but i'm going to rank the Painful Procedure members.

 

1. Troy Tornado- Very good worker, potential main eventer, failing that a fixture in the mid-card.

 

2. BJ Shearer- Not the greatest worker in the world, but not that bad for big hoss, best working in Tags alongside a more talented partner who can 'carry' him.

 

3- Randall Hopkirk- In his prime may have been better of the two than Shearer, but is well past his sell by date should either retire or head off to USPW.

 

4- Ronnie V Pain- Useless waste of space.

 

You forgot Jack Bruce..

 

I'd still rate Hopkirk over Shearer. He's a better Performer, and a better talker. It's a shame it took so long for him to get brought into the big leagues. If this were set in 1988, I bet he'd look like a pretty bright prospect..

[Zeel1]

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January 28th, 2008

Gregory McKay

 

The day has come, wrestling fans! The day of Malice In Wonderland 2008! My Lord, how powerful did Tyson Baine look last week? He looked dominant, he looked resialent, he looked..dare I say it - like a champion! Well, tonight, Baine has the chance to have more than just the appearance of a champion - tonight he has the chance to gain the title of a champion! Tyson Baine, Tommy Cornell, The TCW World Heavyweight Championship - the kind of match that could main event any arena, for any company! This match is absolutely huge - and, as Baine said a couple weeks ago, is a match that we are seeing for the first time ever! That's a little surprising, folks. Baine's been here since the very beggining of TCW, and has been a main eventer for just about all of that time, and Tommy Cornell was picked up just a few months after it's start. Yet, through all of these years, we have never seen a match between these two Total Icons! It should definately be a hell of a Main Event, on what should be a hell of a show! That's not all we have though, wrestling fans - not even close! We've got five other big time match-ups, including a Tables Match between Koshiro Ino and American Buffalo!

 

Here's a little recap of how the Tables match came to be - in the first Total Wrestling broadcast of the year, Koshiro Ino opened the show, against one of the biggest men in TCW - American Buffalo! While Ino is no small man himself, even he had to bend his head a bit, just to look into Buffalo's eyes! But he didn't let the size disadvantage deter him - he fought hard, and while it was no easy victory, he still walked away with a successful debut! But Buffalo, and his mangager Floyd Goldworthy, did not take kindly to being upset. Goldworthy found Ino backstage, and ended up calling for Buffalo to put him through a wooden bench! The week after, Ino returned the favor - quite literally, by dragging another bench, all the way down the ramp, and into the ring, to smash Buffalo through! The Board Of Directors knew a rematch should occur, and they wanted a match type that fit the former events. Obviously, a "bench match" didn't exactly fly with them, but a Tables Match is the next best thing, and it should be quite a match indeed!

 

The Tag Team Titles are on the line, and boy, for a minute there, Hill had to be sweating, on the last Total Wrestling of January! I mean, there he was, being yelled at by Tommy Cornell, who was essentially forcing him and Anderson to accept that Four Way Tag Title Match, and Anderson drops the bombshell that is the announcement of his injury! For a moment, it may very well have crossed his mind that he could be defending his title against those three high-level teams all by his lonesome! Fortunately for him, International Champion Wolf Hawkins was very eager to replace his fallen Machine friend! Whether that eagerness was to help Hill, or impress Tommy Cornell, is another matter..but even with Hawkins by his side, a title retaintion is not even close to being a garauntee - there are three differant teams challenging for the belt, all very dangerous teams, in their own respective ways. Walking out of this match with gold is not going be an easy feat for any tag team!

 

For weeks, we have seen messages from Sammy Bach and Karen Killer, regarding the prestige of the All-Action Championship. He doesn't think the belt is anywhere near as respected as it should be, and looks to change that. One of the solutions he's inacted is brutalizing opponents, opponents that many saw as worthy contenders to his title! (And also, Randall Hopkirk.) And another way of gaining respect for the title - and, let's be honest, himself - is by defending it against a high-caliber opponent! And that is a solution that Bach is definately going for, because tonight, LIVE on Pay-Per-View, he will be defending his gold, against none other then the iconic high flier - and a fellow DAVI aluminis - Acid! Acid will be making his debut for a company that has had an interest in signing him for years! DAVE loyalty - and then, Japan tours - have kept Acid from signing on the Total Dotted Line, but now that those are both done, Acid's more then happy with calling TCW his home! What an exciting contest this should be - and if Bach does retain his title, then I've have to think it's prestige would indeed be raised, in many people's minds! Can he accomplish that goal? We'll find that out pretty soon, won't we..?

 

As has been seen in recent weeks, Rick Law will indeed be "Laying Down The Law" later tonight, as the third installment of his weekly challenge will be shown tonight. Unfortunately, the last two challengers have been, as many people put it, busts - and not the kind of busts the Total Officer is used to having! ...Yeah, that was bad, sorry. It would be a shame if the same thing would occur tonight..but I don't think it will, myself. In fact, it won't - I can feel it! I have a sense for these things, y'know! And you know what else I sense? I sense that the best Rocky Golden match anyone has ever seen, will indeed occur tonight! "The Golden One" will be taking on the legendary Sam Keith tonight! And, as well as being a multiple, multiple time World Champion, and Hall of Immortals member, Keith is also a Co-Leader of The Syndicate - which is the main reason problems between Keith and Golden have arisen in the way that they have! This contest, as well as all of the others, shall indeed be heated, and I for one can not wait!

 

My, my, what a card! It may not have as many matches as some other Pay Per Views will have - a lone six - but those six are an elite six! What we lack in Qauntity will definately be made up for in Qaulity! I can't wait for this Pay Per View! It's gonna be worth every penny, and then some! Contact your provider, and order it now! ..Seriously! Now! Do it, damn you!

 

 

 

Malice In Wonderland 2008 Quick Preview

 

Laying Down The Law Challenge: Rick Law vs. ???

 

Sam Keith vs. Rocky Golden

 

Tables Match: Koshiro Ino vs. American Buffalo

 

TCW All-Action Championship: Sammy Bach © vs. Acid

 

TCW Tag Team Championships: Brent Hill and Wolf Hawkins (Filling in for an injured John Anderson) © vs. The Tag Team Specialists vs. The New Wave vs. Danger & Violence

 

TCW World Heavyweight Championship: Tommy Cornell © vs. Tyson Baine

 

 

Bonus Question: There are quite a few wrestlers in that Four Way Tag Title Match, and just one of them are going to be pinned/made to submit..of the eight, who do you think takes the fall?

[Bigpapa42]

Malice In Wonderland 2008 Quick Preview

 

Laying Down The Law Challenge: Rick Law vs. ???

Law could certainly lose his own challenge on PPV, but the ??? makes it iffy...

 

Sam Keith vs. Rocky Golden

Could see Keith being kept strong, could see the young guy getting a push. Gonna go with the latter.

 

Tables Match: Koshiro Ino vs. American Buffalo

War Ino!

 

TCW All-Action Championship: Sammy Bach © vs. Acid

 

TCW Tag Team Championships: Brent Hill and Wolf Hawkins (Filling in for an injured John Anderson) © vs. The Tag Team Specialists vs. The New Wave vs. Danger & Violence

What better time to have the tag belts move than when one tag team partner is out injured?

 

TCW World Heavyweight Championship: Tommy Cornell © vs. Tyson Baine

Someday, someone will end Tommy Cornell's reign... It will not be this day. It will not be this man.