A Force In The Mid-Atlantic [iDOMINATION 2010]

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">MAYHEM</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan – Sunday, Week Four, April 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After a series of fireworks blasted on the wrecked car ridden stage of the pay-per-view, the show kicked off with ‘The Viper’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Randy Orton</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Orlando Jordan</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> going one-on-one. Orton looked to score a victory in his first match since the Hell in a Cell back at Spring Stampede, but Orlando Jordan wanted to prove that he could hang with the top-dogs. Jordan started to prove that he could hang with the top-dogs in the first few minutes of the match as he did not allow Randy Orton to get any offense in. A big-time running powerslam almost secured the victory for the Floridian, but ‘The Viper’ kicked out at two. Orton popped back up and finally got some offense in and took Jordan for the ride with a back body drop. A series of stomps kept Orlando grounded but when he was stalked to his feet for the RKO, he shoved Orton away and knocked ‘The Viper’ down for the count with the Johnson Shuffle. After the jabs Jordan made the cover and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Charles Robinson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> counted two It became clear that Orton was being taken to the limit and after a few more exchanges, Orlando called for the Black Ice. He grabbed Orton from behind, but Orton caught him with an elbow to the face. Jordan staggered back and charged at the former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, only to get caught with an almost out of nowhere RKO which gave Orton the three count. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Backstage, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Lizzy</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> introduced viewers and the fans to the pay-per-view as she prepared to interview the RFP Heavyweight Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Kurt, after what happened on Thunder with you losing to Mr. Anderson by pinfall in the tag team match…has that damaged your confidence heading into the match?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> quizzed Lizzy as Angle reaffirmed that he had not lost confidence and he would put </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> away once again, just like he had done previously at Superbrawl and during the Bunkhouse Brawl Battle Royal at Bunkhouse Stampede. Lizzy stopped Angle during his tirade against Anderson and reminded him that he did not put away Anderson at Bunkhouse Stampede – he cheated. Angle gave a long angry stare at the interviewer and told her to run along before he breaks her ankle. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> For the third time, another handheld camera produced video aired. Much like the videos that preceded it, the video featured a young woman. This time the woman is at a local school putting her children inside a pick-up truck. The director of the camera uttered the words </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“We’ll be together soon…”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> whilst frantically laughing. The footage fades out back to the arena as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Tenay</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> can be heard shouting </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“This is just sick! Somebody has to stop these videos airing! And who is that woman anyway? What does this director want?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The six man tag team contest between </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chris Jericho</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Roderick Strong</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Richie Steamboat</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and their opponents </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">The Empire</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was the second match of the pay-per-view. Every Empire member was checked by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Chioda</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to see if they had brass knuckles on them, but none of them had anything on them. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Steven Regal</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> tangled with the NWA World Heavyweight Champion in the first portion of the match and the Englishman set a methodical pace. Going after the right arm like he did on Wednesday night, Regal once again used hammerlock focused attacks such as the back suplex and an armbreaker. Jericho fended off the assault on the right arm and knocked down the leader of the Empire with a flying forearm smash. Richie Steamboat and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Drew McIntyre</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> wrestled for the second portion of the match as the Scotsman could not keep up with ‘The Dragon’. The speed of Steamboat kept McIntyre on his toes at all times and at one point, McIntyre thought he had caught Steamboat, only to be thrown across the ring by a hurricanrana. Steamboat decided to climb to the top rope, but McIntyre quickly followed in pursuit and managed to hit a superplex from the top. This lead to both men making an attempt to tag out and they did to </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Paul Burchill</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Roderick Strong</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The two heavy-hitters traded chops, kicks and punches until Burchill went downstairs with a DDT. The move did not score the academic three, but it weakened Strong. The big man climbed to the top rope and surprised everyone in the crowd with his athleticism. He leapt off with a moonsault, which connected on Strong but once again, he could not secure the victory for his team.</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Steven wanted a piece of Strong and tagged in. He slowly picked away at Strong and eventually slapped on the Regal Stretch, which was broken up by Chris Jericho. Strong began to use the crowd’s support for him to stage a comeback but as he went for his big boot, Regal ducked and Strong struck Mike Chioda with such force that he tumbled to the outside. ‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ turned around and managed to hit a sidewalk slam backbreaker on the oncoming Regal. At this point, everybody got involved in the match. Bodies were soon scattered around the ring and it was the members of The Empire that stood tall. Regal left the ring and kicked over the steel steps to reveal a pair of brass knuckles as he applied them to his left hand and rolled inside the ring. He waited for ‘Y2J’ to get to his feet, but the sudden appearance of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Johnny Lust</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> put a spanner into the works. The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion rolled inside the ring and cleaned house. He hit Regal with the Genesis Kick, which allowed Strong to pick up from where he left off and he connected with the Death by Roderick. Lust left the ring and tossed Chioda back inside the ring as he counted the pinfall and awarded the victory top Jericho, Strong and Steamboat. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Johnny Lust rolled back inside the ring and immediately raised Roderick Strong’s hand in victory. Strong seemed overjoyed to score the victory for his team and pin his adversary. The NWA World Heavyweight Champion and Richie Steamboat soon join Roderick Strong in celebration as they all raise their hands in the sky together whilst replays of how they scored the victory are shown. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brent Albright</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bobby Lashley</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> collided in the squared-circle once again as Albright from the get-go was relentless with his offense. ‘The Shooter’ overpowered Lashley and took him down to the ground and gave one’s all to lock in the Crowbar. Lashley fended him off and ‘The Boss’ began to string a series of power moves together. One scoop slam after another followed by a pumphandle slam, but it would not put Albright away. ‘The Shooter’ retained control of the match and hit a massive exploder suplex. Bobby rolled to the outside and Albright was in pursuit of him. He hurled ‘The Boss’ into the turnbuckle posts several times and took the action back inside. The left arm of Lashley had become weakened and Albright took advantage of the weakened arm as he locked in the Crowbar. Lashley squirmed and screamed in pain, but managed to refrain from being submitted. Lashley managed to roll Albright up into a school-boy like move and from there used his immense strength to lift him skywards and drop him to the canvas. Seconds later, a groggy Albright received the Dominator and Lashley picked up the pinfall. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The two former friends battled it out once again live on pay-per-view as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Elijah Burke</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> met </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Montel Vontavious Porter</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in what promised to be a back and forth affair; and that is what it was. Even from the start, MVP and ‘The Silver-Tongued Pugilist’ fought tooth-and-nail to one-up eachother. ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ started the match off strong after he planted Burke face first into the canvas with a bulldog. An early attempt at the Ballin’ Elbow missed as Burke rolled out of the way and the RFP Heavyweight Champion sent Porter to the corner with an uppercut. Burke teed off on MVP with a series of strikes and was surprised when Montel came out of the corner swinging. At this point in time, the crowd witnessed the two engaging in a slugfest and Porter came out on top, driving his knee into the mid-section of Burke. Burke crouched down onto one knee and MVP used the other knee to launch off and hit a variation of the Playa’s Boot. It did not quite get the three which lead to both men once again continuing to fight back and forth. Burke pulled MVP’s face into his knee with the facebreaker and set him up for his own Ballin’ Elbow. Burke went for it, but was interrupted whilst he imitated the theatrics and MVP surprisingly popped back up; he went for the Play of the Day but Burke held on and slammed him down to the mat. Seconds later, the ‘Silver-Tongued Pugilist’ sent MVP crashing into the corner and followed up with the Elijah Express and scored the pinfall. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Josh Matthews</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> interviewed </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Michaels</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Diamond Dallas Page</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> on the subject of their handicap match which was next. Josh made a query based on why both ‘The Diamond Kid’ and DDP were so against facing </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Low Ki</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in a handicap match and at that moment, Matt seized the microphone. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Did you not hear what I said two weeks ago? I fear for DDP’s health. That’s why. And y’know, I don’t want DDP to be injured by Low Ki – I’d rather take the assault myself. But we gotta do what we gotta do and we plan on beating Low Ki!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> DDP took the microphone and told Low Ki that like the Diamond Cutter, he won’t see him or ‘The Diamond Kid’ coming. On that note, both men left the interview area to make their entrance for the match. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With the numbers game against him, Low Ki was seeking revenge on Diamond Dallas Page for what happened on Thunder a few weeks ago. Ki had to go through Matt Michaels though as ‘The Diamond Kid’ refused to let his manager step in the ring with the martial artist. Like their previous encounters, the two adversaries engaged in fast-paced, adrenaline-fuelled battle. Back and forth the two went as each man looked for that vital move that would turn the tide. Michaels rocked the ‘World Warrior’ early with a flying forearm smash, but the former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion responded with a double-footed dropkick, aimed directly at the chest of Michaels. The force of the dropkick sent Michaels flying into a nearby corner and from there, Ki went towards DDP on the apron. He threw him inside the ring which lead to a chase between the two. DDP ran around the ringside area with Ki on his tail, but it was truly setting Ki up as bait as he rolled inside the ring and got blindsided by Michaels who took advantage and hit a suplex. The elementary slam had so much force on it that it shook the ring violently. Michaels climbed to the top rope with the hope that he would hit the Picture Perfect Elbow, but Low Ki made the interception and used the second rope as a springboard to nail him with a roundhouse kick. This knocked Michaels to the apron and as he pulled himself up, Ki charged at him, but Michaels pulled down the top rope which sent him down to ringside. Michaels made his way to his manager who insisted that he would take the match from there, and he tagged himself in. Ki was sluggish to get back in the ring and when he did, DDP pounced on him. The former four-time RFP Heavyweight Champion put boots in his opponent and then set up for the Diamond Cutter. ‘The World Warrior’ shoved him away right into Michaels, which caused him to fly off the apron and DDP staggered into a roundhouse kick. From there, the martial artist climbed to the top rope and caved in his opponents chest with a brutal Warrior’s Way to gain the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the bell had rung, DDP was still evidently in pain and Low Ki was clearly not finished. He dragged DDP to the corner of the ring once again and climbed to the top rope. And once again, he leapt off with the Warrior’s Way. This time, Diamond Dallas Page rolled around on the canvas and screamed in agony. Ki pulled himself up and signalled for another one as he scaled the ropes and flew off with a Warrior’s Way. The damage had been done and he placed his foot on the neck of the manager of the ‘Diamond Kid’. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Next time…Don’t get yourself involved in my business!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> he shouted before he released his foot and headed backstage, head held high in victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With minutes to go until his title defence in a ladder match, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Idol Stevens</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stood next to Lizzy with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Sylvain Grenier</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Idol Stevens, the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, I have to ask you on your opinions—“</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> St. Laurent cut Lizzy off and told her in her strong French accent </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Idol does not need opinions on this…He already knows what is going to happen you silly chienne! He is going to climb up the ladder, after beating Matt Cappotelli down and pull the title down – it is that simple!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Stevens said that his girlfriend had summed it up perfectly, and he would add a little more to what she had said. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Cappotelli. Ever since I won this title from you, you’ve been itching to get it back. And to have our match take place…in a ladder match…just proves how stupid you truly are. I am going to beat your carcass with the ladder, hit you with a Idolizer, pull you up the ladder and throw you off before getting my title and going to party at the nightclub down the road with Sylvain and my girl!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> On that note, the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion left the vicinity and made his entrance for the match… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Cappotelli</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was ready and willing to participate in the dangerous ladder match as he awaited the arrival of Idol Stevens. Once ‘The Idol’ stepped out on stage, Cappotelli raced up the stage and started taking it to the defending champion. As Gabrielle St. Laurent watched on, Sylvain Grenier made a desperate attempt to help his friend, but instead was thrown into one of the many wrecked cars on the junkyard like stage. The match made its way down to the ringside area where Cappotelli picked up one of the many widely available ladders and struck Idol full-force in the face. He tossed the ladder into the ring and rolled in before setting it up in the dead-centre of the squared-circle. He started to climb up but was stopped by Stevens who yanked him down and drove his knee into Cappotelli’s gut. ‘The Idol’ locked him a front facelock and pulled back, hitting a suplex. He rolled over and pulled him up, hitting another suplex which was followed by a third suplex – completing the Ménage á Trois. ‘The Idol’ picked up the ladder that was placed inside the ring by Cappotelli and placed it on his body. Stevens went with the risk associated with the match and climbed the turnbuckles and plummeted down on the fallen Cappotelli with a senton, which landed on the ladder and crushed his opponent down below. Another ladder was placed in the ring, but this time by Gabrielle and she encouraged her boyfriend to climb and retrieve his title, and he agreed. When Idol reached the last rung on the ladder, he reached up and literally had his fingertips on the belt – however, Matt Cappotelli started to climb from underneath and took him by the legs. The former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion powerbombed Stevens from the top of the ladder and onto the canvas. </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the match went on, more ladders came into play. Cappotelli grabbed a ladder and used it to reinforce a cross body from the second rope, which smashed into Idol. ‘The Idol’ retaliated and drove Cappotelli face first into a ladder with a flapjack and from there placed him on the top rope. He placed one of the many ladders inside the ring on the turnbuckle post and swivelled it to strike Cappotelli in the face; the force of it sent him into the tree of woe and caused him to have a bloody nose. Idol took advantage of the tree of woe situation and placed one of the ladders on the face of Cappotelli and performed a sliding dropkick, which slammed the ladder into the already battered face of Matt. Stevens once again tried to retrieve his title, but was once again interrupted – this time by Cappotelli placing a ladder against the ladder Idol was climbing and using it to run up and clothesline Stevens from the top. Both men plummeted down onto the canvas as Matt was soon the first to be up. As he climbed the rus of the ladder, Gabrielle St. Laurent entered the ring and tried to tilt the ladder over. She was successful, but Matt landed on his feet. He became intent in making her pay and he did just that as he took her andtried to hit her with the Walk of Fame, he dropped her as Sylvain entered the ring – but he would get the Walk of Fame instead. The challenger for the NWA United States Heavyweight title dropped down to the outside and decided that he would pull out an even bigger ladder. And soon enough, the twenty foot ladder was being used to try and take down the title. But the slowness of the exhausted Cappotelli had given Idol some time to get his own twenty foot ladder and set it up right next to his.</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Idol ascended up the adjacent ladder and the two had soon reached the top. Blows were traded and the fans soon became concerned in who would fall from the top. Stevens made the move to try and hit his Idolizer, but his adversary battled out of the move and delivered a headbutt – something that nobody had seen from him before. Idol nearly dropped from the top as Gabrielle St. Laurent took off her heels and climbed on the opposite side of Idol’s ladder. She reached halfway before the former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion kicked the ladder over, which sent her barrelling to the outside. Idol pushed his foot on the top rope to regain balance on his ladder but seconds later, he was trapped in position for the Walk of Fame. He tried his best to fight it off but Cappotelli proved too strong and leapt off the top of the ladder. Both men slammed into the canvas and were laid out from the impact. With the whole squared-circle scattered with bodies, referee Charles Robinson looked on with concern. Cappotelli slowly rose to his feet and made his way up the ladder. Idol picked himself up and went after Cappotelli, he neared his rival but by the time he reached the top rung, it was too late – Cappotelli had already taken down the NWA United States Heavyweight title. Stevens fell off the ladder from exhaustion and that left Cappotelli to lift the title and celebrate his victory. Cappotelli dropped off the ladder and paraded around the ring with his newly-won title, but a hooded figure entered the ring from the crowd and lined him up. Cappotelli turned around and the hooded man sprinted at the new NWA United States Heavyweight Champion and broke him in half with a spear…The hooded figure kneeled beside the sprawled out body of the United States Heavyweight Champion and turned his focus to Idol Stevens who could barely stand. He gave ‘The Idol’ the same treatment before he tore off his hood…The fans could not believe their eyes; they cheered loudly at who made an appearance…It was Detroit’s own hero: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rhino</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">! </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/r/rhyno/28.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After Matt Cappotelli’s emphatic victory, the ring was cleared and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ric Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> took centre stage. After a short explanation to the whereabouts of his son </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">David Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> explained the situation which concerned the NWA World Heavyweight title. Flair told the fans inside the Palace at Auburn Hills that a new number one contender had been chosen and he would reveal himself in a few minutes, however, he asked for Chris Jericho to step out. The NWA World Heavyweight Champion, fresh off a victory in the six man tag team match, made his way down in street clothes. When he stepped inside the ring, Jericho received a massive round of applause as Flair asked him if he was ready to see the new number one contender.Jericho nodded and the two men waited…Steven Regal stepped through the curtain to a chorus of abuse from the fans as entered the ring. Regal already had a microphone in his hand and made it clear that he was not the number one contender; he came out to get even with Jericho. Regal, dressed in a suit, threw down his waist coat and the microphone and asked Jericho to bring the fight to him and Jericho was more than willing to do so. As he shoved the title into Ric, Steven already started the fight. The two men brawled inside the ring, but came to a stop when the lights went off… </div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/O89rglQo4kg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="brock lesnar theme"></iframe></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">…</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> It was </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brock Lesnar</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">! The formerly undefeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion walked down the ramp as Regal and Jericho looked on. The man once dubbed ‘The Next Big Thing’ leaped into the ring and stared at both Jericho and Regal. The Englishman slowly backed away, but was pushed into Lesnar by Jericho as the monster lifted him on his shoulders and threw him to the canvas with a devastating Verdict. Lesnar got back up and came face to face with the NWA World Heavyweight Champion as the two soon came nose-to-nose. Jericho gave a ****y smirk and backed away as he extended his hand. Lesnar stared at the open hand for a minute and then finally accepted the handshake…But pulled Jericho in and hit the Verdict on him too! Brock stood on his feet and snatched the title from Ric Flair and lifted it in the air before throwing it to the ground and making his exit. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The cameras focused on both Mr. Anderson and Kurt Angle in a double-feature screen as they both made their final preparations for the main event. At the same time, both Ric Flair and Mike Tenay discussed what a victory meant to both men and the consequences of suffering a loss, but the two men were silenced by the entrance of Kurt Angle. The RFP Heavyweight Champion walked down to the ring to his usual fanfare of fireworks in the colours of the American flag and when he entered the ring, he held the title up in the air and waited for Mr. Anderson. The challenger made his entrance and stopped on stage for the microphone to come down from the ceiling. To the shock of the crowd, Anderson did not say a word. He pushed the microphone aside and ran down the ramp and jumpstarted the match… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Anderson brought the fight to Angle and lit him up with rights, lefts and knife edge chops which sent Angle into retreat up the ramp. Anderson followed and took him by the head and sent him flying into one of the destroyed cars on the stage. Anderson continued to take the ‘Olympic Hero’ for a tour around the stage and eventually threw him back inside the ring. The first cover of the match was made and Angle got the shoulder up. The RFP Heavyweight Champion struggled to get started and this allowed the loudmouth to remain in control of him and the match. The first attempt at a Mic Check was made but Angle saw a chance to get in the driver’s seat and started to pound away at his opponent to try and force him to release his grip. Anderson released his grip and staggered into the ropes. He walked right into a belly to belly suplex as Angle started to toss him around the ring. One belly to belly suplex after another, Anderson allowed himself to be thrown from one side of the ring to the other and Angle eventually switched it up. Going back to his amateur wrestling background, Angle took Anderson to the ground and began to control him from there. Restholds were applied and even attempted to lock on the Angle Lock early; it did not work. Anderson shoved him away and got back to his feet. Angle attempted another takedown but Anderson side-stepped it and took advantage of a vulnerable Angle as he rolled him into a school-boy. The pinfall attempt got a two and Angle pounded the mat in frustration due to him making himself so easy to pin. ‘The Olympic Hero’ tried going for another one and this time Anderson leapfrogged him, which caused Angle to follow through and bounce off the ropes. Angle’s momentum was used against him and he was sent high in the sky with a back body drop.</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The two men traded blows and moves until the battle had been taken to the top rope. The loudmouth fought hard for a Green Bay Plunge as Angle tried his best to prevent such a move from hitting. Angle kicked Anderson off the top turnbuckle and made an attempt to hit his patented moonsault. When Angle leaped off however, the loudmouth rolled out of the way which allowed the defending champion to crash and burn. Taking advantage of this, Anderson made the cover but only got a two-count. In fury Anderson grabbed Charles Robinson by his referee shirt and shouted at him to count faster. ‘The Olympic Hero’ seized the opportunity and shoved Anderson into Robinson which knocked him down. Anderson turned around and the Olympic gold medallist belted him in-between the legs before hitting the Angle Slam. With no referee to count the cover, Angle exited the ring and picked up a steel chair. Once he got himself inside the ring, the RFP Heavyweight Champion was hell bent on hitting Anderson with it. The loudmouth stirred and when he got to his feet, Angle swung for the fences and caught him with a brutal chairshot which left a dent in the seat. The number one contender collapsed onto the canvas and blood began to stream from his forehead. Angle threw down the chair and locked in the Angle Lock which left Anderson in a state of pain. Anderson’s will to win stopped him from tapping out and it allowed him to endure all of this pain. He crawled across the ring, but realised with no referee, Angle would not break the hold. So he did the next best thing. He crawled to the outside with Angle still latched onto his ankle. He broke free and dropped down onto the ring mats on the outside.</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Both men battled on the outside and it became apparent that Anderson’s blood loss was taking a big toll on him. His offense had become sloppy, but nonetheless he was still in the match. With Robinson still out, Anderson decided to bend the rules and he picked up the steel steps. He charged at Angle and knocked him down with a brutal shot, which busted the Olympic gold medallist open. The claret covered men made their way to the announce table as Angle tried to Angle Slam Anderson through it. Anderson valiantly battled out of it and dragged Angle onto the announcers table where the two continued their war. The loudmouth set up for the Mic Check, but the announcer’s table collapsed before it could hit which left both men laid out in the rubble right by Mike Tenay and Ric Flair’s feet. Anderson used Ric Flair to pull himself up and made his way to the Spanish announcers table, ripping it apart. That was until a fan hopped the barrier and started to assault him. The fan beat Anderson down and eventually hoisted him up and powerbombed him through the announcer’s table. Security rushed down and escorted the fan off the arena premises whilst an incredibly blood Angle picked a totally wrecked Anderson up and hurled him inside the ring. Charles Robinson regained consciousness and saw Angle laid on top of his nemesis and he started the count. He nearly got to three but Anderson put his shoulder up, signifying that the match would continue. Both men had lost a substantial amount of blood and it was starting to show. Once Angle and Anderson reached their feet, they stumbled about but Angle sent Anderson down onto his backside with one right hand…</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The defending champion signalled for the end and made his way up the turnbuckles for one more attempt at a moonsault. He took his time but his time wasting cost him as Anderson somehow managed to meet him at the top rope. The two men were at the same place they were earlier in the match and this time, Anderson was successful in placing Angle on his shoulders. He leapt off and the two slammed violently into the canvas with an almighty thud. Anderson rolled off Angle and could not make the cover and Angle was lifeless. Robinson had no choice but to administer a ten-count and wait for either man to get to their feet. Robinson reached the count of seven and Anderson started to move. Blood dripped off his face and he crawled to the ropes. By the count of nine he was tried desperately to steady himself, but instead he dropped back down to the canvas and when Robinson counted the ten – it was over. With the crowd confused, Robinson spoke to ring announcer </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Tony Chimel</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">…</div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Ladies and gentlemen, I have been informed that both men were not able to get up after the count of ten and therefore this match is declared a draw due to stoppage…And Kurt Angle RETAINS his RFP Heavyweight title!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The crowd loudly booed the result as Robinson grabbed the title belt and placed it over the lifeless body of Kurt Angle and soon EMT’s rushed down to ringside to check on the condition of both men. The pay-per-view went off air with both men being strapped into stretchers and pulled up the ramp and backstage to a waiting ambulance. The question raised at the end of the show was if both men could take eachother further past the limit, but that question would be left unanswered for this specific moment. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Pay-Per-View Buyrate: 3.79 (+</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">0.02</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> From Last Pay-Per-View)</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> My first A* show...HUZAH <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/TheClotheslineLogo.png?t=1300541108</span><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>The Clothesline! | Issue No. 3 | May 2010 </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Contents</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 1. News Around The World</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 2. Results</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 3. Power 5</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">News Around The World</span></strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/lesnar2(1).jpg</span><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Brock Lesnar: Number One Contender To The NWA World Heavyweight Title</em></div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ric Flair Promotions held the best event thus far in 2010’s wrestling year as they held ‘Mayhem’ live from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan. Stacked from top to bottom with excellent matches, a few debuts were made. NWA Motor City’s Rhino debuted in the promotion delivering Gore’s to both new NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Matt Cappotelli and Idol Stevens after their war of a ladder match. Also, a ‘plant’ attacked Mr. Anderson during his RFP Heavyweight title clash with champion Kurt Angle. The ‘plant’ powerbombed Anderson through the Spanish announce table, it is believed that this ‘plant’ will be revealed on the next episode of Thunder. But the major story to come out of Mayhem was not the matches; in fact it was the announcement that concerned the next challenger to the NWA World Heavyweight title. Brock Lesnar, the former undefeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion will be the one to take on Chris Jericho in his next title defence which is aimed for either No Mercy or Bash at the Beach, nonetheless, Lesnar will be making an appearance on those two pay-per-views. Nonetheless, expect Lesnar to be all over Ric Flair Promotions’ television for the coming weeks.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Keeping with the theme of Ric Flair Promotions, it seems that the promotion has been once again looking for more talent. There are debuts to be expected over the coming weeks. The promotion is going as far as ‘revamping’ the Power Hour television show so that the new talents (and talents who are not that over) have a chance at wrestling. This of course gives a chance for these lower card workers to gain momentum and participate in feuds to advance characters and such. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> World Class Championship Wrestling held their ‘WCCW On PPV: Uncensored’ which was main evented by NWA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho taking on ‘The Rock’ Rocky Johnson in a WCCW Heavyweight title match. Jericho was a mystery opponent set up by Dusty Rhodes as Rhodes made it clear that there was no number one contender. Both men put on an excellent performance and despite losing, Jericho walked out to a standing ovation. This has started Jericho’s work in promotion for his NWA World Heavyweight title clash with Brock Lesnar and has potentially hinted a future encounter with ‘The Rock’. Also on the card, Brock Lesnar brutalized Cody Rhodes in a No DQ match following help from Cody’s brother Dustin. Dustin struck Cody with a steel chair which allowed Lesnar to deliver the Verdict onto him on a steel chair. Post-match, Lesnar continued the decimation of Rhodes with several chair shots and then a Verdict into the turnbuckle post. In other action, Steve Austin defeated Lance Cade, Matt Sydal defeated Shadow, Chris Harris retained his WCCW Texas Heritage title and the Brew Crew retained their WCCW Tag Team titles.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Titan Wrestling Entertainment drew one of the biggest crowds in it’s history for ‘In Your House: Backlash’. 65,303 people packed the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri and they all enjoyed a fantastic show. In the headliner, Nero once again retained his TWE Heavyweight title, this time against Jean Paul Levesque. JPL tried cheating with the use of the sledgehammer, but did not succeed when it was ripped from his grip by The Great Wight. Thanks to Wight’s actions, JPL walked straight into a Twist of Fate and Nero retained the title. Speaking of Great Wight, he lost to Chris Mordetzky in the semi-main event due to submission. Wight succumbed to the Wonderlock which he fought off numerous times. René Duprée retained his TWE East Coast title against John Hennigan and The Great Singh defeated Ezekiel Jackson in a surprisingly alright match.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Titan Wrestling Entertainment signed a few wrestlers. Trent Acid—the former Backseat Boy—joined the wrestling company on a written deal, which means he will not be appearing in other promotions. Acid, a multi-time CZP Light Heavyweight Champion, has already debuted on the roster (skipping developmental training to wrestle the ‘right’ way in NWA: New York) and is involved in a program with ‘Natural’ Nic Nemeth. Though this is a great singing, there is a problem that has been raised. Acid is a known drug addict, whether he’ll kick his habits and not get found out by TWE’s wellness policy remains to be seen. Another signing made was Davey Richards. The wrestler who wrestled for NJPW and Windy City Wrestling made the shock signing last month and has been given a strong push by the company. With strong wins over Kizarny and a brilliant performance against John Hennigan, it seems TWE has grand plans for Richards. Finally, Apolo (who is a huge name in Puerto Rico) signed with the promotion in an attempt to draw in more of a Latino audience to TWE’s programming.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://images.wikia.com/prowrestling/images/3/37/Hiroshi-Tanahashi.jpg</span><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Hiroshi Tanahashi: The Japanese Pretty-Boy Comes To The US</em></div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In one of the biggest shocks of the year (by far), Hiroshi Tanahashi has confirmed that he will be touring the United States. Yes, that is the first part. The second part of the news is that it’ll be for CHIKARA. The Lucha Libre-like comedy promotion in the Tri-State area have secured an exclusive touring contract with Tanahashi. Although this contract is ‘exclusive’, Tanahashi will still wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling, but has made it his main priority to wrestle in the US. There have been several speculations on what would come of this. One, Tanahashi might just gain the interest of the ‘big three’ in the US who might want to try and crack the Japanese wrestling market (both WCCW and TWE have pay-per-view deals in the country) or Tanahashi’s appearances might lead to more interest in CHIKARA. But we’ll have to see once Tanahashi’s tour is over.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Eastern Championship Wrestling finally pulled the trigger on the long-awaited Samoa Joe versus CM Punk encounter, and it did not disappoint. ECW Mind Games saw one of the best matches in the company’s history as both men took eachother to the limit. In a match which featured no weapons whatsoever (apart from a steel chair), Punk managed to score the victory with a Pepsi Plunge after about half-an-hour of top-notch action.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Finally, Rob Black is back in the wrestling business. After being ousted from his position at Project X (former NWA: Los Angeles) after a rough divorce from his wife Lizzy Borden (who would then go on to date John Cena), Black has not shown his face anywhere until now. The former pornography director has set up Los Angeles Xtreme which will be a hardcore promotion and have the similar credentials of Project X. More on this as we get it…</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">Results</span></strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>WCCW On PPV: Uncensored</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 5.04 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Zorke d. Adam Pearce (C+), Derrick Neikirk d. Brett DiBiase (E+), Chris Rambo d. Taylor Rotunda (E+), Paul London d. Jesse White (C-), Chris Harris d. Ryan Wilson to retain the WCCW Texas Heritage title (C-), Matt Sydal d. Shadow (C.), Tex-Mex All Stars d. Demolition Men (B-), Bob Holly d. Michael Tarver (C.), The Brew Crew d. The New Freebirds to retain the WCCW Tag Team titles (C+), Steve Austin d. Lance Cade (B+), Brock Lesnar d. Cody Rhodes (B+) and Rocky Johnson d. Chris Jericho to retain the WCCW Heavyweight title (B+)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>TWE In Your House: Backlash</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B, 6.54 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Miz d. Cliff Compton (C-), The Brooklyn Boyz d. Joey Curtis and The Grappler (D-), Scotty BOOM BOOM d. The Highlander (D+), Davey Richards d. Kizarny (D), The Con-Man d. Kris Logan (D), Angelina Williams d. Jessica Dalton (E), Nic Nemeth d. Trent Acid (C.), Matt Morgan and Fertig d. The Brood (C.), The Great Singh d. Ezekiel Jackson (C-), René Duprée d. John Hennigan to retain the TWE East Coast title (B), Chris Mordetzky d. The Great Wight (B) and Nero d. Jean Paul Levesque to retain the TWE Heavyweight title (B+)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>RFP Mayhem</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – A*, 3.79 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Randy Orton d. Orlando Jordan (A), Richie Steamboat, Chris Jericho and Roderick Strong d. The Empire (B+), Bobby Lashley d. Brent Albright (B-), Elijah Burke d. MVP (B), Low Ki d. Matt Michaels and Diamond Dallas Page (B+), Matt Cappotelli d. Idol Stevens to win the NWA United States Heavyweight title (B+), Kurt Angle and Mr. Anderson battled to a double stoppage (A)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>CS Back By Demand</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – A, 1.49 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Sheamus O’Shaunessy d. Tyson Dux to retain the NWA British Commonwealth title (C-), Legends of the Fall (Chris Kanyon and Joe E. Legend) d. Xtremo and Scotty Mac (C+), Gail Kim d. Rain (D), Claudio Castagnoli d. Anthony Carelli (C+), Chavo Guerrero and Carly Colon d. The Islanders (B), Greg Pawluk d. Derek Wylde (B-), Doug Williams d. Teddy Hart (B-), Nattie Neidhart d. Nicole Matthews to retain the NWA Canadian Womens title (D+), The Calgary Bulldogs d. Wade Barrett and Darren Burridge to retain the NWA World Tag Team titles (C.), Yoshihiro Tajiri went to a double count-out with Andrew Martin (B-), Lance Storm d. Nigel McGuinness (B-) and Sexton Hardcastle d. Chris Benoit to retain the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title (A)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Memphis Wrestling!: April</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B-, 0.24 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Jay Lethal d. Kid Kash to retain the Memphis Junior Heavyweight title (C+), Johnny Riggs d. Todd Sexton (D), Austin Aries d. Scotty Taylor (C+), Brian Lawler and Kofi Kingston d. Shock And Awe to win the NWA Southern Tag Team titles (B-), Charlie Haas d. Scotty Riggs (C-), Ron Killings d. EZ Money (C+), Doug Basham d. Josh Daniels (C.), Jamie Noble d. Dan Hollie (C-), Christopher Daniels d. Robert Roode (B), Jeff Jarrett and Rob Van Dam went to a time limit draw with Matt Hardy and Oleg Prudius (B) and Christian Cage d. Booker T to retain the NWA Southern Heavyweight title (B-)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ECW Mind Games</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 1.91 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Alex Shelley d. Mark Briscoe (B), BJ Whitmer and Kevin Steen d. Bobby Fish and Joe Doering (D+), The Sandman d. Eddie Edwards (D+), Nick Dinsmore and The Gallows d. Delirious and El Generico (C.), Jimmy Jacobs d. Mark Briscoe (C.), Scorpio and Ruckus d. PJ Polaco and Tyler Black to retain the ECW Tag Team titles (C+), Homicide d. Jimmy Yang to retain the ECW Television title (B), Tommy Dreamer d. Baldo The Destroyer (C.), Abyss d. Chris Sabin (B) and CM Punk d. Samoa Joe to retain the ECW Heavyweight title (A).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Imperio De Lucha Azteca Terria</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B, 1.04 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Charly Manson d. Matt Striker (C.), Alan Stone d. Chris Stone (C.), Asombrar Rojo d. Ricky Marvin (C-), José Maximo d. Joel Maximo (D+), La Luchagora d. Sexy Star (D-), Super Crazy d. Mephisto (B-), Místico d. Héctor Garza to retain the ILA Lucha Libre title (B-), Chessman d. Marco Corelone (C-), Cibernético went to a double DQ with Averno (C.), Rey Mysterio Jr., Steele and Juventud Guerrera d. El Mesias, Shocker and Kenzo Suzuki (B-) and A.J. Styles and Psicosis d. La Parka and Dr. Wagner Jr (B+)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Project X Seek and Destroy</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B-, 0.35 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Rise Against The Machie d. Babi Slymm and B-Boy (C.), Brandon Cutler d. Kenny Omega (D+), Mercedes Martinez d. Brittany Force (D+), Joey Ryan d. Josh Prohibition (C.), Kenny Doane d. Supreme to retain the Project X Television title (D-), Matt Cross d. Jack Evans (C+), Bubba Ray Dudley d. PAC (B-), John Cena d. Chris Hero (B), Julio Fantastico d. Shane Helms (C+) and D-Von Dudley d. Ron Killings to retain the Project X Heavyweight title (B-)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">Power 5</span></strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>1. Brock Lesnar – World Class Championship Wrestling</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The monster of World Class Championship Wrestling has had a very good month. With bodies laid out from his path of destruction, Lesnar entered an incredible performance against Cody Rhodes which Rhodes managed to get some decent offence in. The former NWA World Heavyweight Champion looks to take the title back as he is set to start a series of Chris Jericho. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>2. Rocky Johnson – </strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FFD700;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>WCCW Heavyweight Champion</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> – World Class Championship Wrestling</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With a victory over the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, the WCCW Heavyweight Champion has earned the #2 spot on the Power 5. Johnson and Jericho tore the house down and Johnson pulled out the victory after the MOST ELECTRIFYING move in all of professional wrestling, the People’s Elbow. The WCCW Heavyweight Champion has cut the best promos of the month and even went on a long rant against Dustin Rhodes which was excellent.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>3. Chris Jericho – </strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FFD700;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>NWA World Heavyweight Champion</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> – Ric Flair Promotions</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Jericho has had a very interesting month. He joined Richie Steamboat, Roderick Strong and Johnny Lust in the fight against The Empire stable and has entered stellar performances against Paul Burchill and in the six man tag team match at Mayhem. He screeches over the line at #3 and looks forward to a series with Brock Lesnar.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>4. CM Punk – </strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FFD700;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ECW Heavyweight Champion</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> – Eastern Championship Wrestling</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The ‘Straight-Edge Saviour’ of ECW nearly caused a riot in Philadelphia earlier in the month after he cut a promo which berated the fans behaviour and their well-documented drinking habits. Aside from that, a wicked match with Samoa Joe (which is our match of the month) saw both men take eachother to the limit and Punk got the win after a Pepsi Plunge.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>5. Hiroshi Tanahashi – New Japan Pro Wrestling</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The Japanese pretty-boy who is heading to CHIKARA for a tour of the US has been putting on great performances in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Performances against Yuji Nagata, Masahiro Chono, Shinya Hashimoto and his tag team with Kensuke Sasaki have all been highlights of the NJPW Unscripted Tour. May his tour of the US go well.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match of the Month:</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Samoa Joe versus CM Punk (ECW Mind Games – A)</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Worst Match of the Month:</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kenny Doane versus Supreme (Project X Seek and Destroy – D-)</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thank you for reading this issue of The Clothesline, please join us at the same time next month for more wrestling news!</div></div></blockquote>

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/rfpthunder_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">THUNDER</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania – Wednesday, Week One, May 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“We have completed Mayhem! And now we move on to the road to No Mercy which starts off our path to the greatest spectacle of them all – the Great American Bash! Welcome to Thunder! LIIIIIIIVE from University Park in Pennsylvania!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> screamed </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Tenay</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as the post-Mayhem episode of Thunder started off with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The RFP Heavyweight Champion made his way down to the ring as highlights of his epic battle with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> at Mayhem played. ‘The Olympic Hero’ was in the ring once the highlights had finished and as soon as he uttered his first word, the crowd in his homestate were all over him. Chants of ‘Angle sucks!’ filled the arena as Angle told the RFP faithful why he was out in the ring. Angle played footage of Mr. Anderson getting powerbombed through the announcer’s table at Mayhem and Angle made it clear that the man who did it – was doing it under Angle’s command. He soon called the man out by name and out stepped </div><a href="http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/18400000/Jack-Swagger-jack-swagger-18486283-397-386.jpg" rel="external nofollow"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/18400000/Jack-Swagger-jack-swagger-18486283-397-386.jpg" rel="external nofollow"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jake Swagger</span></strong></a></div><a href="http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/18400000/Jack-Swagger-jack-swagger-18486283-397-386.jpg" rel="external nofollow"></a><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Once Swagger entered the squared-circle, Angle commented on him and said that Swagger was kind of like him. A great athlete and a success at amateur wrestling; he went as far as saying that Swagger could be a future NWA World Heavyweight Champion. The Olympic gold medallist stopped praising Swagger and let Jake talk for a while. Jake explained that it was a privilege to be associated with someone like Angle, and he looked forward to helping Angle in return for the success that Kurt would bring him. But Mr. Anderson had something to say about that. The loudmouth barged into the two’s discussion and expressed his feelings. He said that Angle got ‘lucky’ once again and that he wanted one more shot at the title. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Ken, Ken, Ken! You *******! Always thinking about yourself! How about you shut up, turn around and go backstage and let someone else have a shot!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Angle barked. It came as a surprise that Anderson confirmed that he was indeed an ******* and he would continue. Anderson directed his attention to Jake Swagger and made the reminder that he had not forgotten about him. The ‘*******’ challenged Jake and Angle to a tag team match which they accepted, but there was one condition – Anderson would have a ‘mystery partner’. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After a short advertisement which advertised the tickets for the Great American Bash still being on sale, the handheld camera stalker had returned. Once again, his identity was concealed with the voice changer and once again he stalked a certain woman. The woman this week could be seen washing her pickup truck. Dressed in jean shorts and a bikini top, the woman washed the truck without a care in the world. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“I hope this gets your attention…Hahaha!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> muttered the stalker as the video shut off. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Roderick Strong</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Johnny Lust</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in his corner, NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Richie Steamboat</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> took on </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Steven Regal</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> who had the rest of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">The Empire</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in his corner. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Drew McIntyre</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Paul Burchill</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> involved themselves in a little skirmish against Lust and Strong, which resulted in all four men being sent backstage. This of course left Regal and Steamboat to wrestle eachother and it was the much lighter Steamboat who took charge of the match. Using the same arm drags and chops that made his father—</div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ricky Steamboat</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">—a champion, Richie soon went for the crossbody, but Regal moved and he crashed and burned. It became apparent that the mistimed crossbody was the downfall of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion as the Englishman hit the Regal Cutter and then contorted his body in different directions with the Regal Stretch for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Mike Tenay had left his announce table position and made his way to a section of the crowd. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> “We have a very special guest in attendance tonight.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> he said as he soon found his ‘special guest’. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bryan Danielson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> who had signed with Ric Flair Promotions last month was sitting in the crowd and the former Memphis Junior Heavyweight Champion was asked about his motives for sitting in the crowd. ‘The American Dragon’ happened to be ‘checking out the competition’, which Tenay asked the question: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Will we see you in the ring anytime soon?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and Danielson simply replied: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“We’ll see.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Idol Stevens</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> were located in the interview area as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Josh Matthews</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> prepared to grill both Stevens and Laurent about the events of Mayhem. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Idol, how do you feel about what happened at Mayhem, and do you think you can regain your title tonight in the rematch?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> questioned Matthews, but Idol looked directly at the interviewer and shoved him aside. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Cappotelli…You’ve taken the one important thing that matters to me. And that was my NWA United States Heavyweight title. Not only that, but you also pushed my darling Gabrielle off a ladder to the floor. My girlfriend nearly broke something – but you know what, that doesn’t matter. What does matter is Rhino. Rhino, if you want to fight a man – you do not go after him when he’s weak, you wait for when’s he’s strong. ‘The Idol’ is not going to let you take advantage of me again, ya hear?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Stevens left the interview area as he pulled St. Laurent by her hand off the scene. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ‘The Man Beast’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rhino</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> made his official debut as he charged down to the ring to take on </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jerrelle Clark</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The multi-time NWA Motor City Heavyweight Champion beat ‘Mr. 630’ in impressive fashion. Using his smash-mouth style, Rhino bulldozed through Clark and finished him off with the Gore. After his victory, the crowd booed the powerhouse who responded with another Gore to Clark. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">D+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bobby Lashley</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> arrived at the arena in a rental car. Once he got out, he towed his suitcase along and exited the car park, only to be blindsided by mystery figure with a lead pipe. Soon enough, the camera focused on the face of the figure and it was </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Randy Orton</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> “If this is how I have to take back my spot at the top of the company…I’ll do it!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> shouted Orton as he continued: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“People will be spared and I will gain my spot back!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> he shouted once again as he directed another shot with the lead pipe to the chest of Lashley. ‘The Viper’ dropped the pipe and headed off as he left Lashley writhing in pain. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The boxer </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Creed</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> made his way down to the ring with a match against ‘The Diamond Kid’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Michaels</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Diamond Dallas Page</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> (who had heavily taped ribs after the assault he had inflicted on him at Mayhem) in his corner. Creed danced around Michaels and dazzled the fans with his brutal punch combinations, to which Michaels could not even compete. Michaels somehow got some offense in after the opening barrage and dropped Creed with a DDT for a two. ‘The Diamond Kid’ lifted Creed up for a suplex for another two. The boxer responded and once again continued to string series of punches together, and even floored Michaels with a brutal right hook. Creed started to toss Michaels around with a series of headscissors after that and called for the Creed-DT. He climbed to the top rope and jumped off, only to meet a dropkick to the midsection. Seconds later, Michaels tuned up the band and kicked Creed’s teeth down his throat with the Superkick. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After a short promotion for the ‘brand new, revamped’ Power Hour, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was prepared to be interviewed by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Lizzy</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> “Mr. Anderson, I have to ask for your thoughts about what happened at Mayhem.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Immediately, Anderson went on about how he was screwed out of the title and the crowd agreed with everything that was said. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Angle tried his absolute BEST to stop me. He tried his absolute BEST to stop this *******. But instead, he fell short. Not even his ‘friend’ could stop me! In fact, I think the match should not of been stopped, but don’t worry Lizzy…Next time, I’ll rid the parasite that is Angle and we’ll have a champion that we can be proud of…MIIIIISTEEEEEEER ANDEEEEEERSON!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Anderson walked off-screen as Lizzy returned the action back to the ring. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In the rematch from the ladder match at Mayhem, Idol Stevens and NWA United States Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Cappotelli</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> went at it again. With Gabrielle St. Laurent in his corner, Idol seemingly had the advantage over his opponent. Laurent would climb up on the apron now-and-again to prevent her boyfriend getting pinned. The United States Champion nearly scored with the Walk of Fame early, but St. Laurent’s interference put a stop to that and allowed ‘The Idol’ to counter with a roll-up. The match was taken to the top rope where Idol pushed hard for a superplex, which Cappotelli was not going to give in to. It took several shots to send Idol flying off the top rope, but he popped back up and managed to hit a super hurricanrana from the top rope. The move got a two count and this resulted in Stevens trying for his series of suplexes, the Ménage á Trois. On the second suplex, Cappotelli hooked the inside leg and prevented himself from being lifted. Instead, he lifted Idol and hit his own version of the Ménage á Trois before he blew a kiss towards Gabrielle St. Laurent who clearly was not impressed. The ferocious speed of the match continued and eventually the United States Heavyweight Champion fought hard to lock in the full nelson for his Walk of Fame, but out of nowhere, Rhino entered the ring and GORED both men. From there, the ‘Man Beast’ picked up the body of Idol Stevens and placed him between his legs and pulled back. He jumped and planted him, head first into the canvas with a Rhino Driver and stood up to loud boos. Rhino turned his attention to Matt Cappotelli—who despite not taking the full-force of the Gore—was still hurt from it. He stood and was once again the recipient of the Gore, which flipped him inside out. The show went to a commercial with Rhino stood tall in the ring full of destruction as the referee called the match a ‘no contest’. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the commercial break, the NWA World Heavyweight Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chris Jericho</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> marched down to the ring with the usual fanfare of fireworks and cheers from the crowd. What Jericho had came out to address was his upcoming encounter with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brock Lesnar</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Jericho talked about the disrespect that Lesnar showed at Mayhem, in which he delivered the Verdict to Jericho whilst he was vulnerable. Jericho was clearly unhappy about it and demanded that next week Lesnar show up to discuss the terms to their match and when he wanted it. In fact, Jericho coined the term ‘any place, any time, anywhere’ as he dropped the microphone and left the ring. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The main event had arrived as the ‘Olympic Hero’ Kurt Angle and Jake Swagger awaited Mr. Anderson’s choice of partner. Anderson stepped out and grabbed his microphone from the ceiling of the arena. At that moment, he introduced himself and then his partner…</div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“And my partner…LOOOOOW KI!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Low Ki</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> tore through the curtain and made his way down the ramp to start the tag team match. The encounter started with Angle taking on Anderson, but the two did not last long as Angle tagged out to Swagger and wanted to see what he could do. The young Swagger overpowered the newly-nicknamed ‘*******’ and backed him into a corner, where he could use a few shoulder thrusts. Jake wrestled Anderson to the canvas after that and started to perform some amateur wrestling grapples, to wear him out. With the RFP Heavyweight Champion cheering him on, Swagger excelled and eventually trapped Anderson in a bearhug with his massive arms. Somehow, someway, Mr. Anderson managed to escape and make the tag to the martial artist who fired off some rapid-fire kicks, which sent Swagger into his teams corner. It was there Ki set up for the Tidal Crush, which hit and then floored him with a roundhouse kick. It seemed like the former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion was going to go for the Warrior’s Way as he got himself perched up on the top rope, but Swagger rolled out of the way before he could jump and made the tag to Angle. ‘The Olympic Hero’ showed his aggressive side as he pounded away at Ki and after he knocked Anderson off the apron, Angle attempted an Angle Slam – but Ki dropped down behind and shoved him into Swagger, which knocked him off the apron. The Olympic gold medallist back pedalled into a roll-up by Ki who scored the three count and earned the victory for his team. A frustrated Angle immediately rolled to the outside and took his title, with Jake Swagger following behind. This left Low Ki and Mr. Anderson in the ring to celebrate their victory as Thunder went off air. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Television Rating: 8.17 (+</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">0.53</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> From Last Episode)</strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions: Power Hour</strong></span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>Taped Wednesday, Week One, May 2010</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Frankie Kazarian</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> d. </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Sylvain Grenier</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> (C.), </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Austin Creed</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> and </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>B. Diddy Bagwell</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> d. </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Technical Perfection</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> (C.), </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Rocky Romero</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> d. </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Jerrelle Clark</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> (C.) and </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Drew McIntyre</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> d. </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Nooie Lee</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> (C-).</span></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ...Word of warning, Power Hour will now be written up instead of short-form results. This'll allow for more character development and will create new feuds on a lower-level.</p>

[KingJoel]

<p>...</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/rfpthunder_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">THUNDER</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Oklahoma State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Wednesday, Week Two, May 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Welcome to Thunder, LIVE on the CW Network! And what a show we have for you tonight folks! A number one contender’s battle royal to see who face Kurt Angle at No Mercy! And Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho, will meet for the first time since Mayhem!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> screamed </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Tenay</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as the opening fireworks were set off. Almost after the fireworks had ceased, RFP Heavyweight Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> came out with his new associate </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jake Swagger</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> behind. When Kurt got in the ring and grabbed a microphone. Angle played a video from last week which featured the tag team match but the video focused specifically on the finish of the match – which was </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Low Ki</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> rolling Angle up into a pinfall which gained the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“I was made to look like a fool – and I’m not happy about that,”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> claimed Angle as he continued </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“So, Low Ki…Get out here so you can apologise!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Right on cue, Ki came out and walked down the aisle to cheers from the RFP faithful. The martial artist hopped inside the ring and once he had gotten a microphone, he asked Angle why should he apologise. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Why should you apologise? I’ll tell you why, you embarrassed an Olympic gold medallist – you embarrassed a fighting champion with your cheap roll-up! And now I want you to apologise for tarnishing my reputation!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> demanded Angle, but Ki just smiled. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Kurt, Kurt, I’ll apologise…Once I win the battle royal tonight and head to No Mercy and then beat your sorry gold medal ass from pillar to post to gain what is mine – the RFP Heavyweight title.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ki dropped the microphone and left the ring as Angle was left shocked. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Two competitors in the battle royal later on in the night faced off in the opening contest of the night as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Roderick Strong</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">The Empire</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">’s </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Paul Burchill</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> went one-on-one. Burchill used his athleticism to keep the ‘Messiah of the Backbreaker’ at bay and his fast and furious assault lead to Burchill planting Strong on the canvas with a massive Saito suplex. Strong retaliated with his trademark big boot and quickly scooped the stunned ‘Ripper’ and hit a pendulum backbreaker. This was the first of many backbreakers as Strong had set out to destroy the back of Burchill. In quick succession Strong delivered a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, a Canadian backbreaker and a double underhook backbreaker. It was time for the Death by Roderick but Burchill battled out of it and hit a sidewalk slam onto the canvas. ‘The Ripper’ took to the top rope and jumped off with a moonsault attempt, but got nothing but knees when he landed. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Steven Regal</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ran down in an attempt to stop Strong from making the pinfall, but got knocked off the apron as Strong aimed another big boot at the face of Paul and hit the Death by Roderick for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A furious Kurt Angle stormed into the interview area for an interview with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Lizzy</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> “Kurt, Kurt! I have to get your opinion on tonight’s battle royal!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> she asked as Angle just gave a blank stare. She retracted her question and instead asked another one: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Erm, Mr. Anderson has vowed to win the battle royal as well as Low Ki, what are your opinions about that?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As an angry Angle was about to answer, the screen is taken over by another handheld camera film by the stalker that has plagued a woman for weeks. The stalker this week watched the woman play with her children. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Reveal yourself.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was all he said – over and over again. The video shut off and once again, Mike Tenay and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ric Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> were left to wonder who the stalker could be and who could he be telling to ‘reveal’ themselves. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ‘The War Machine’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rhino</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> charged down to the ring to take on </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Nooie Lee</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in his second match in Ric Flair Promotions. Lee jumped on Rhino as he entered the ring, but his pre-match strike could not wear down Rhino as the monster shoved him away and nailed him with a Gore straight afterwards, putting him away almost immediately. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Just as Rhino had his hand raised by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Chioda</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, the NWA United Sates Heavyweight Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Cappotelli</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> slid into the ring with a steel chair. Rhino turned around and to the delight of the crowd was smashed in the cranium with a steel chair shot. ‘The War Machine’ did not fall after one shot, so it took Cappotelli another steel chair shot to put him down onto the canvas. Cappotelli held the steel chair in the air before he exited the ring and headed backstage. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the commercial break, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Michaels</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stood by with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Josh Matthews</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Diamond Dallas Page</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in the background of the two. Josh asked Matt on his thoughts for the battle royal and ‘The Diamond Kid’ called the match his ‘opportunity’ to rise to the top. And Diamond Dallas Page called it Michaels’ ‘big break’. Josh then mentioned that Low Ki was in the match to which Michaels responded with a laugh. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Ki can’t hold a candle to me…I’m the better man – and tonight will prove that.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> he responded and he walked off to make final preparations for the match. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brent Albright</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> tangled with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Frankie Kazarian</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in the penultimate match of the night. Albright targeted the arm of Kazarian in the early going with kicks and punches, all the shots damaged the left arm of Kazarian and rendered it useless. ‘The Future’ managed to get back in the game however as he took out an oncoming Albright with a wicked spin kick. After that, he took to the skies and dropped the leg across the throat with the springboard legdrop – which scored a two. Albright returned fire and with a exploder suplex, he tossed Frankie over the top rope. Frankie crashed and burned whilst Brent waited around for the count-out. Frankie climbed to the top rope without Albright noticing and when he did, it was too late, Kazarian leaped off with a missile dropkick. The two continued to go back and forth until Kazarian countered a Crowbar attempt and hit the Wave of the Future for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The battle royal was just minutes away as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Idol Stevens</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> made his way out first with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> on his arm and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Sylvain Grenier</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in tow. As the trio reached ringside, Idol caught the attention of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bryan Danielson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> who had attended the event to ‘check out the talent’ – as he stated last week in an interview with Mike Tenay. Stevens taunted Danielson which caused the ‘American Dragon’ to stand up from his seat. The two came nose to nose over the crowd barricade and Stevens said something to Bryan, which caused him to shove Stevens. Danielson hopped the barricade afterwards and started to fire off punches at Stevens. Sylvain tried to get in on the action, but the supermodel got knocked on his ass from a right hand by Danielson. Before Bryan could go back to work on Stevens, security guards and road agents rushed the area and restrained Danielson. All the ‘American Dragon’ could do was give in to the security and he was taken backstage and out of sight, which allowed Idol to recuperate from the little assault that had occurred and enter the ring for the battle royal. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C +</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The over-the-top-rope battle royal to see who would be number one contender to the RFP Heavyweight title commenced once the RFP Heavyweight Champion’s associate Jake Swaggaer had gotten inside the ring and once Angle had taken a seat to do guest commentary on the match. The first elimination came fast as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chad Collyer</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was sent over the top rope by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bobby Lashley</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> who immediately took charge. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Randy Orton</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> made an attempt at stopping Lashley, but instead met a vicious clothesline. From there, Lashley continued to work on Orton, with the memory of being hit with a lead pipe last week on Thunder. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B. Diddy Bagwell</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, boxer </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Creed</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Drew McIntyre</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> were all eliminated and narrowed the amount of participants inside the ring to sixteen. The fifth elimination came in the form of Roderick Strong who was double-teamed by the Empire members Steven Regal and the man he had beaten earlier in the evening, Paul Burchill. Sixth elimination was </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Johnny Lust</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> who had fallen victim to the double-team of Burchill and Regal followed by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Orlando Jordan</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> who was sent out by Orton. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Montel Vontavious Porter</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Elijah Burke</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> engaged in a battle on the apron after numerous attempts of trying to eliminate each other; in the end however, both men were knocked off by Low Ki who was targeted by Matt Michaels straight after. With twelve men still with a chance to goto No Mercy, the speed had picked up. Bobby Lashley and Randy Orton were soon once again going back and forth whilst </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> began to dispose of Steven Regal and Paul Burchill which took the number down to nine.</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Rhino stormed the ring and immediately went after Idol Stevens and Matt Cappotelli. ‘The War Machine’ delivered Gores to the both of them before he dumped them out himself and decided to continue the assault on Cappotelli as he drove him through the announcer’s table with an almighty slam. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Richie Steamboat</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> fought off numerous attempts to eliminate him and managed to his a top rope crossbody onto Mr. Anderson, Low Ki, Matt Michaels and Randy Orton. Meanwhile, Bobby Lashley and Jake Swagger decided to engage in battle which ended with ‘The Viper’ slyly tossing Lashley over the top rope from behind. Kurt Angle got up from his position at the announcers table and helped his associate Swagger toss Mr. Anderson over the top rope, which took the numbers down to five. Steamboat fell victim to an RKO, which violently shook the ring and Orton took the lead for most eliminations after he hurled him to the outside. With the final four being Randy Orton, Matt Michaels, Low Ki and Jake Swagger – the crowd got behind the martial artist. Soon enough, Mr. Anderson pulled Jake Swagger over the top rope and brawled with him up the ramp straight afterwards whilst Randy Orton and Matt Michaels decided to double-team Ki in an attempt to eliminate him. After they tossed him over the ropes, they tried eliminating eachother on the other side of the ring, unaware that Ki’s feet had touched the floor. The martial artist ‘skinned the cat’ to get back inside the ring and hurled both Orton and Michaels over the top rope to win the match and solidify his place in the RFP Heavyweight title match at No Mercy. Kurt Angle watched from the announcer’s table as he expressed his anger at the win and evene went as far as saying </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“I hope he doesn’t try to embarrass me at No Mercy – I’ll break his freakin’ ankle if he does that.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as the show went to it’s final commercial of the night, with the image of Low Ki as he celebrated his hard-earned victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chris Jericho</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stepped through the curtain to thunderous applause as he walked down to the ring with a microphone in hand and the NWA World Heavyweight title fixed on his shoulder. Jericho stepped inside the ring and let the applause soak in. ‘The Ayatollah of Rock ‘N’ Rolla’ discussed what happened at No Mercy between him and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brock Lesnar</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as he called Lesnar’s Verdict to him ‘cowardly’. Jericho continued and he said last week, he asked Lesnar to come to the ring and announce where he would want his title shot. At that moment, the former undefeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion stepped through the curtain to a mixed reaction as he made his way down the aisle. He jumped onto the ring apron as fireworks exploded out of the turnbuckles. Once he stepped inside the ring, Jericho made it perfectly clear that Lesnar did not scare him. Brock had etched an arrogant smile on his face as he listened to everything that Jericho had to say about No Mercy. Lesnar snatched the microphone from Jericho and announced that he did not come to Thunder to listen to Jericho rant about things, instead, he came to announce when he wanted his title shot and he wanted it at No Mercy which would be held live in his home state of Minnesota. Jericho accepted Lesnar’s proposal and this time round, it was Lesnar that offered the handshake – but Jericho just stared at the hand and left the ring as he did not want to fall victim to the Verdict once again. The show went off the air with Lesnar looking at Jericho as Jericho backed up the ramp… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Television Rating: 8.79 (+</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">0.62</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>)</strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/powerhower_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">POWER HOUR</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Oklahoma State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Taped Wednesday, Week Two, May 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The new and improved Power Hour opened with a singles contest between </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Frankie Kazarian</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chad Collyer</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Technical Perfection</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> member started the match off with a series of restholds which grounded Kazarian. Kazarian fed off the crowd and broke out of a grounded sleeper hold before he sent Collyer across the ring and caught him with a spinning kick. Collyer started the series of near falls with a northern lights suplex which scored a two. ‘The Future’ rolled him up for a two and Collyer rolled Kazarian up in return. The finish came when Collyer attempted a bridging dragon suplex, but Kazarian performed the standing switch and lifted him up from behind to hit the Back to the Future. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Backstage, the </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">American Horrors</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> were shown as they prepared for an NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team title shot. The duo of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Phill Shatter</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mikal Adryan</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> paced back and forth talking to each other about the match before Power Hour went to a commercial. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">D+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The supermodel </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Sylvain Grenier</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was accompanied by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as he took on the boxer </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Creed</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Straight after the bell, Creed began to rock Grenier with a series of right and left jabs, but before he could get more momentum, Grenier delivered a knee to his mid-section which sent Creed down to one knee. The supermodel sent Creed to the ropes and launched him into the air with a flapjack for a two count. Seconds after that, Creed’s ribs were driven into his knee with a rib breaker for another two. Gabrielle St. Laurent cheered on her boyfriend’s partner as he called for the 3 Seconds of Fame. Grenier lifted Creed up for the vertical suplex but Creed slipped down behind and once again started to punch away at Grenier. After a multiple-revolution headscissors, Creed climbed up to the top rope where St. Laurent tried her best to prevent him from hitting the Creed-DT. Austin kicked her off the apron to the delight of the Oklahomans and leapt off with the Creed-DT for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Once the bell had rung, Creed celebrated his hard earned victory, but that did not last long as Grenier recovered from the Creed-DT and nailed Sylvain from behind with the double axe handle. Creed stumbled into the ropes and came right back into the 3 Seconds of Fame, which drove him down to the canvas with excessive force. The supermodel picked up his white sleeveless coat and exited the ring as Power Hour went to a commercial for No Mercy… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">E+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">---------------------------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Honest Eyes” by Black Tide</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ---------------------------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In the main event of the night, the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles were on the line as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Johnny Lust</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Richie Steamboat</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> (accompanied by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Shantelle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">) faced the powerhouses of the American Horrors. Mikal Adryan proceeded to throw Steamboat around like a ragdoll in the opening minutes of the match. But after Steamboat managed to toss him over the top rope, Adryan soon struggled against ‘The Dragon’. Steamboat dived onto him with a wicked plancha and after that took him back inside the ring where a series of chops and arm drags wore him down. Johnny Lust got the tag and prepared to help Steamboat with the double suplex but instead, both men were suplexed by Adryan who then got the tag to Phill Shatter. Shatter immediately targeted Lust and stomped a mudhole in him before he pulled him up and slammed him down to the canvas with a powerbomb for a two. Shatter and Adryan teamed up to hit a sidewalk slam and diving elbow drop combination, but it was not to be as Steamboat broke up the pin. The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion staged a comeback and Lust eventually caught Shatter with the Genesis Kick for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Once the bell had rug, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">The Havana Pitbulls</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> charged down to the ring to assault the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rocky Romero</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ricárdo Reyes</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> jumped the champions and started to beat them down with stomps and kicks. Seconds later, they grabbed Richie Steamboat and executed their Cuban Missile Crisis tag team move as the show went off air with the Cubans stood over the fallen champions. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">D</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Television Rating: 0.64 (+</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">0.05</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>)</strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Live From:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/O_A0ybW5LmU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Honest Eyes by Black Tide | Interscope"></iframe></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘Y2J’ CHRIS JERICHO© versus BROCK LESNAR</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE© versus ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI</span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote>

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/rfpthunder_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">THUNDER</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island – Wednesday, Week Three, May 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“With a few days to go until No Mercy, we bring you Thunder! And tonight, a huge six man tag team match, Steven Regal has a surprise and I have just heard, David Flair will be announcing matches for No Mercy throughout the night!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> an excited </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Tenay</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> yelled as the final Thunder before No Mercy opened with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Cappotelli</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> facing </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chad Collyer</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in a non-title match. The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion managed to neutralise Collyer’s superior technical ability with various high-flying moves. Collyer did manage to ground his opponent, but not for long as Cappotelli kicked him away as he attempted the Texas Cloverleaf. Seconds later, Cappotelli planted Collyer face-first into the canvas with a Walk of Fame for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Once the bell had rung, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Idol Stevens</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> accompanied by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ran down to the ring. Stevens slid in and the fight was on with his nemesis Cappotelli. The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion struggled to fight off ‘The Idol’, but the two stopped fighting once ‘The War Machine’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rhino</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> charged down to the ring. Once he slid in, both men tried to get the jump on him. The monster shoved them away and started to take it to both men. Cappotelli was clotheslined over the top rope whilst Stevens was sent to the corner. Rhino called for the Gore but Gabrielle St. Laurent got in the way which prevented Rhino from getting a running start immediately. St. Laurent pleaded that Rhino spare Stevens, but instead he charged at her. The former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion managed to push Gabrielle out of the way and take the Gore himself, which slammed him viciously into the canvas. The show went to commercial with Rhino heading to the back whilst Mike Tenay made the announcement that Rhino, Idol Stevens and Matt Cappotelli would face each other at No Mercy with the NWA United States Heavyweight title on the line. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stood backstage with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Josh Matthews</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in the interview area. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Mr. Anderson, since you lost the battle royal to determine the number one contender to the RFP Heavyweight title last week, what will you do now?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> asked Matthews as Anderson faced the interviewer and took the microphone for himself. Anderson focused his attention on </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jake Swagger</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – his opponent for tonight. After he referred to him as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">’s lackey, Anderson told the fans inside the Dunkin’ Donuts Center that he was out for one thing and that was to get his rematch with Kurt Angle. He left the interview area as the camera’s returned to the ring… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ‘The Viper’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Randy Orton</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Frankie Kazarian</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> met for the first time ever as the two locked horns in the squared-circle. Orton immediately went for the RKO but Frankie shoved him away and clocked him with a dropkick. Orton jumped straight up and met another one and another one before Kazarian went for the cover for a one. Orton was slow to start but took control of the match which lead to a brutal knee to the gut of ‘The Future’ which lead to a Lou Thesz Press. ‘The Viper’ hammered away at the former Calgary Stampede roster member as he was helpless to defend himself. Shortly after that, Orton followed up with a series of stomps aimed at different parts of the body and he made the pinfall cover for a two. The two men continued to go back and forth until the battle witnessed a strong momentum change as Kazarian caught an oncoming Orton with a spin kick, which left Orton groggy. Kazarian quickly hit the Wave of the Future which would’ve gained him the pinfall victory, but referee </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Chioda</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was distracted by the arrival of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brent Albright</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. ‘The Shooter’ climbed on the apron and got in the face of Chioda and Kazarian shoved Chioda out of the way to knock Albright off the apron. As Albright tumbled down to the ringside area, Kazarian turned around and walked straight into an RKO which gave Orton the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Orton’s celebration was short-lived as ‘The Boss’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bobby Lashley</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> appeared on stage. The powerhouse, who had been attacked by Orton two weeks ago with a lead pipe stared down at him from the stage. Lashley took a microphone out of his jeans pocket and addressed Orton. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“You think, just for one minute that you’re on the route back to the top – just because you attacked me?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Orton made a ‘bring it’ gesture with his right hand as he continued to lock eyes with Lashley. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“…That’s where you’re wrong Orton. We’ve all had enough of your antics. And at No Mercy – I’ll take the venom, out of ‘The Viper’.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Lashley dropped the microphone on stage and headed back to the backstage area as Orton remained in the ring. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The stalker appeared once again and once again, the woman that he had been stalking appeared on his handheld camera. This week, the woman had finished shopping at a local Wal-Mart supermarket. As she pulled the shopping trolley out to the car park, the stalker uttered the words: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Soon…Soon, it’ll come together…”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as the video faded out with the maniacal laugh. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Mr. Anderson and Jake Swagger faced eachother after the commercial break as Kurt Angle’s apprentice used his weight advantage to hold Anderson down with several amateur wrestling techniques. Every time Anderson got to his feet, he was wrestled to the ground by Swagger. The Oklahoman rolled around with the ‘*******’ on the apron and eventually lifted him up onto his feet. It was there that Anderson performed a standing switch and hit a German suplex on the young wrestler. Anderson quickly jumped on Swagger and pounded away at his face, Swagger shoved him away and got to his feet as he ran towards Anderson – the loudmouth sidestepped the oncoming Swagger. The Oklahoman careered through the middle rope and to the outside, as a result, Jake showed frustration and refused to return to the ring, instead, he opted to get counted out. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Swagger snatched a microphone from the timekeeper’s table and expressed his frustration with what happened. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“I-I-I wasn’t ready Anderson!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> he yelled in annoyance. It had seemed that Swagger had swallowed a bitter pill after the mistimed charge, and he was not willing to calm down about what happened. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> “You damn well know I wasn’t ready!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> he continued to yell. Swagger’s continuation of venting his anger lead to him laying down a challenge for No Mercy. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Anderson – me, you, No Mercy. Then I’ll show you who’s the better man with techniques that I learned from the great Kurt Angle!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Anderson gladly accepted the challenge as he could be heard saying </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“As long as it leads me to Kurt – you’re on.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A video aired which was set in a luxurious room. In the room, there were several books from several established authors. Additionally, there were a lot of high-class furniture inside the room. Suddenly, the camera panned out to see </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Steven Regal</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> sat inside a chair, reading a book. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Hello there, I did not see you.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> he claimed. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“I am Steven Regal and I would like to formally invite you all to come and see royalty at No Mercy. I will not tell you who it is, but you will all see someone represents what it is to be English.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> He slammed the book and continued. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“So this Sunday, please, join us for No Mercy and come and show your support and respect for the royalty that shall be there!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Regal stared into the camera as the video faded out and when the camera’s returned to the announcer’s table, Mike Tenay and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ric Flair</span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">[/b]</div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> demanded to know who could William Regal be talking about. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The main event six man tag team match had arrived as Kurt Angle lead the team of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Elijah Burke</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Michaels</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to take on the </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Low Ki</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> lead team of NWA World Heavyweight Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chris Jericho</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Montel Vontavious Porter</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The former friends-turned-adversaries took charge of the match in the early going as MVP and Elijah Burke fought tooth-and-nail in the opening phase of the match. The two man collided in the middle of the ring with a double clothesline before they made the tag to Low Ki and Matt Michaels. The ‘World Warrior’ lit up ‘The Diamond Kid’ with a series of stiff knife-edge chops only for Michaels to return the favour and back Ki into a corner. Michaels’ team took turns in chopping away at Ki before Michaels became the legal man once again and set Ki up for the Superkick. The number one contender to the RFP Heavyweight title blocked the move and floored Michaels with a brutal roundhouse and then dived to make the tag to Jericho. By the time the NWA World Heavyweight Champion had stepped inside the ring, Michaels made the tag to the RFP Heavyweight Champion. The two Heavyweight Champions competed against eachother and the fast-paced fight that the two engaged in drew the crowd in. At one point, Jericho set up for his 2012 knee facebreaker, but Angle moved which caused Jericho to hit the canvas back first and that lead to an Angle Lock. At another, Angle went for his trademark moonsault, but Jericho got the knees up. </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ‘Y2J’ slammed down on Angle with a Lionsault for a two-count and at that point, he made the tag to Low Ki. Once Ki stepped inside the ring, all hell broke loose. With all six men inside the ring, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Charles Robinson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> had a hard time with dealing with all of the men. Eventually MVP, Elijah Burke, Chris Jericho and Matt Michaels took the action to the outside whilst Ki and Angle were left. The Olympic gold medallist grabbed moved out of the way from a Warrior’s Way and twisted the ankle of Ki up with the Angle Lock. The ‘World Warrior’ screamed out in agony as Angle cranked up the pressure, which caused the ankle to be in great pain. The martial artist was on the verge of tapping out, but instead managed to get Kurt Angle into a roll-up for a two. Meanwhile on the outside, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brock Lesnar</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> emerged from the crowd. With Robinson unaware of what was going on, Lesnar struck Jericho from behind and hoisted him up on his shoulders. He sent him crashing through the announcer’s table with the Verdict as he then high-tailed it through the crowd, damage done. On the other side of ringside, both MVP and Elijah Burke had ended up on stage and out of desperation, MVP nailed the Play of the Day which left both men laid out. Back inside the ring, Angle and Ki traded shots and Angle went for the Angle Slam, however, much like two weeks ago, Ki countered with a roll-up. Though unlike last time, Angle rolled through into a roll-up of his own. This lead to a sequence which fascinated the crowd. Back and forth the two rolled as they made an attempt to gain the pinfall. Ki eventually rolled out and kicked Angle in the face which lead to the Warrior’s Way which gave his team the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“What will happen when Angle and Ki meet up this Sunday? And here’s another question – can Chris Jericho defeat the monster that is Brock Lesnar at No Mercy? Find out this Sunday, live on pay-per-view!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> shouted Mike Tenay as Thunder went off air. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Television Rating: 8.79 (No Increase From Last Episode)</strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/powerhower_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">POWER HOUR</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island – Taped Wednesday, Week Three, May 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The Power Hour kicked off with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Sylvain Grenier</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as he made his way down to the ring accompanied by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The supermodel entered the ring and was handed the microphone by ring announcer </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Tony Chimel</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Sylvain was showered with boos once he began to speak and the subject of his promo was </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Creed</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Sylvain claimed he was ‘robbed’ of a victory by the boxer and demanded that the two face off at No Mercy… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">D</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Grenier took on and defeated </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jerrelle Clark</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in impressive fashion. Clark used his athletic ability to keep the supermodel on his toes, but after a mistimed diving splash, it went downhill from there. Grenier drove Clark down to the canvas with a 3 Seconds of Fame for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">The Havana Pitbulls</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Technical Perfection</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> went head-to-head in a match that would determine the number one contender to the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Richie Steamboat</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Johnny Lust</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> watched from the announcer’s table as both teams gave it their all. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ricárdo Reyes</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was constantly double-teamed by both </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Stryker</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chad Collyer</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> but rallied back to make the tag to </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rocky Romero</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. ‘Azucar’ fought off both Stryker and Collyer and in quick fashion, the Pitbulls took control of the match and eventually gained the victory after a Cuban Missile Crisis. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the bell rang, Steamboat and Lust left their positions at the announcer’s table and entered the ring to confront their attackers from last weeks episode of Power Hour. Both of the tag team champions extended their hands for a sign of respect, but their handshakes were rejected by the Cubans who just left the ring. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Drew McIntyre</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> took on </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B. Diddy Bagwell</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in the semi-final of the night. Bagwell kept McIntyre on his toes with right and left hands which were followed by a series of suplexes and eventually the Manhattan suplex. Bagwell attempted a Buff Blockbuster, but the young Scotsman moved out of the way and caused Bagwell to meet nothing but canvas. It did not take long for McIntyre to take advantage of the missed move as he put Bagwell away with the Future Shock DDT. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The main event of the night saw </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Creed</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> try to surpass </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brent Albright</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. With two totally different styles, the match provided interesting viewing for the fans in attendance. The boxer—as always—came out swinging as he wildly swung for the fences with right and left jabs. Creed went for a multiple-revolution headscissors, but ‘The Shooter’ drove him face-first into the mat with a facebuster as a counter. From that point onward, Albright wore down Creed with an abdominal stretch, but the boxer fed off the crowd to get out of the hold and he rocked his opponent with a series of jabs before performing the splits and walloping him with a haymaker. The move dropped ‘The Shooter’ down to the canvas and Creed signalled for the Creed-DT, but Gabrielle St. Laurent ran down the ramp to distract the referee. As Creed made his way to the corner, Sylvain Grenier popped out of the crowd and crushed a steel chair over his head, which caused him to fall back. Albright saw the opening and made the cover and as the referee turned around, he counted the pinfall to give Albright the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5561971/480/Awesomeness/NoMercy.png?v0</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>They Will All Show No Mercy!</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">NO MERCY</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, May 2010</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Live From:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Official Theme Song:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/O_A0ybW5LmU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Honest Eyes by Black Tide | Interscope"></iframe></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘Y2J’ CHRIS JERICHO© versus BROCK LESNAR</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE© versus ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>GRUDGE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Boss’ BOBBY LASHLEY versus ‘The Viper’ RANDY ORTON</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> MR. ANDERSON versus JAKE SWAGGER</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – TRIANGLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> MATT CAPPOTELLI© versus IDOL STEVENS versus ‘The War Machine’ RHINO</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NWA MID-ATLANTIC TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> JOHNNY LUST and RICHIE STEAMBOAT© versus THE HAVANA PITBULLS</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> AUSTIN CREED versus SYLVAIN GRENIER</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>A ROYAL EVENT</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Steven Regal Has Promised That ‘Royalty’ Will Attend No Mercy</span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Predictions Are Welcome</p>

[Chuck]

<p>Brock </p><p>

Low ki</p><p>

Lashley</p><p>

Anderson</p><p>

Cappotelli</p><p>

Pitbulls</p><p>

Creed</p><p> </p><p>

Love this. Flirted with doing one with this mod for a while</p>

[sebsplex]

<p>Still reading and enjoying, although I've got a fair bit of catching up to do as I've fallen behind on a few diaries lately.</p><p> </p><p>

Nice job with Y2J finally taking the belt from Orton and I liked the fact you used the pass-out submission finish at Spring Stampede, to my best recollection it's no used all that often to put over the durability of a heel as opposed to a face.</p><p> </p><p>

Nice to see the Havana Pitbulls inbound too.</p>

[KingJoel]

Thank you guys for the prediction and the feedback

 

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Ric Flair Promtoions –

NO MERCY

Live From: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota – Sunday, Week Three, May 2010

 

After a series of fireworks blasted all over the stage and the moving blade like objects on stage began to sway from side-to-side (like Backlash 2001 and 2002) and the sounds of “Honest Eyes” filled the air, No Mercy kicked off with

Austin Creed

and

Sylvain Grenier

(accompanied by

Gabrielle St. Laurent

). It was all Sylvain Grenier in the first few minutes as the supermodel found away to defend himself from the relentless punching assault from Creed. Grenier dropped the boxer onto the canvas with a drop toe hold and drove the elbow into the spine with a massive elbow drop for a two count. Grenier kept on the boxer but the tables were turned when he went for the 3 Seconds of Fame as Creed turned it into an inside cradle for a near fall. Once the two got to a vertical base, Creed rocked the supermodel with punches that most certainly damaged his million-dollar looks. It was not long until Creed dropped his rival with the MontiFisto combination. Seconds later, he hit the Creed-DT for the victory.

[

C-

]

 

Once the ring had been cleared,

Steven Regal

stepped through the curtain to vociferous jeers from the crowd, who all burst out in

“USA! USA! USA!”

chants. Regal did not pay attention to the fans and instead decided to smile and wave as if this was a great moment for him. Regal stepped inside the ring and grabbed a microphone where he addressed the crowd…

“Hello, Saint Paul, Minnesota.”

he said. He got straight to the point of that there would be ‘royalty’ at the pay-per-view and did not waste any time in the introduction of the royalty.

Paul Burchill

and

Drew McIntyre

led a small old lady down to the ring, dressed in a white dress and she wore a crown on her head.

“Ladies and Gentlemen…Please rise…For the Queen!”

Regal shouted with joy as he stepped outside the ring and kissed the old woman’s hand before he lead her to the skybox, where they planned to stay for the rest of the evening.

[

C

]

 

Lizzy

stood by with the challenger to the RFP Heavyweight title,

Low Ki

. The martial artist seemed determined and focused as Lizzy asked him if he was ready for his golden opportunity. Ki claimed that he let one opportunity slip at Spring Stampede and he did not plan on having another one slip. After that, Lizzy told Ki about

Matt Michaels

who was in the building – despite him not being scheduled for a match.

“If he crosses my path…There will be trouble.”

was Ki’s response to the news as he got up and left the interview area.

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Ric Flair Promotions Presents…

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The Instant Classic

THE

GREAT

AMERICAN

BASH

LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010

Live From:

Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington

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The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team title match was up next as

Richie Steamboat

and

Johnny Lust

(accompanied by

Shantelle

) defended the titles against the

Havana Pitbulls

.

Ricárdo Reyes

elected to go first for the Cuban team as he waved the flag of Cuba around on the outside before he jumped in. He faced off against Richie Steamboat as the two tore it up within the first few minutes of the match. For the first time in his career, Steamboat was matched in terms of speed, and the fact he had not encountered anyone as fast as him was a major disadvantage. Reyes dictated the pace and threw Steamboat around the ring with a series of arm drags, something that Richie did to his opponents. Richie got some offence in eventually, with a dropkick to the face of Reyes which caused him to tumble to the outside. ‘The Dragon’ was about to dive on the opposition, but Reyes moved away from the spot that he had dropped to immediately. Steamboat made the tag to his partner once Reyes tagged out to

Rocky Romero

. Romero, much like his partner before him, dictated the pace and used his superior speed to isolate Lust from his partner. Numerous pinfalls followed, but a massive vertical suplex from the top rope did the most damage out of all Romero’s moves. He tagged in Reyes and set up for the Cuban Missile Crisis, but the attempt went awry as Lust escaped and pushed Romero off the top rope. He made the tag to Richie Steamboat who entered the ring and brought it to the challengers. A brief scare happened as he missed the diving crossbody on Reyes, but nonetheless, he fought back and took the victory with a springboard variation of the crossbody.

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After a brief shot of the ‘Queen’ enjoying the action provided by Ric Flair Promotions in a skybox provided for her, the lights turned out in the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A motorcycle revved loudly as the lights turned on again, to see a man in a long black trenchcoat on a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

 

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The crowd gave a standing ovation for the ‘American Badass’,

Mark Callous

as he rode down to the ring on his bike.

Mike Tenay

and

Ric Flair

were just as surprised as the crowd as they started to discuss Callous’ agenda for being at No Mercy. The ‘American Badass’ parked his motorcycle near the announcer’s table and entered the ring before he propelled his arms in the air on each side of the squared-circle. He eventually started to talk about why he was here.

“…You all may of seen those videos that have aired on Ric Flair Promotions television with the stalker. The stalker, stepped into MY yard and has tormented my wife.”

he announced. Callous went on to demand that the stalker make an appearance so he could ‘kick his ass and take him for a ride’, but the stalker did not show up. Instead, another video aired. This time, with the stalker inside Callous’ house; this time, it was not his wife that was being filmed. Instead, it was the stalker himself. Shrouded in darkness, the stalker began to speak with his digitally altered voice.

“…Mr. Callous, how nice of you to join me. After these few weeks, I thought you’d catch on to what has been happening with your lovely wife.”

Mark leaned over the ropes as he stared in awe at what was happening.

“Now, you made the brave choice to come to Ric Flair Promotions and I can reveal, it is somebody on the roster that is stalking your wife. Now let’s not talk about that. In fact, Mark, do you know where I am?”

asked the stalker as the handheld camera began to pan out.

“This, this is you and your wife’s bedroom. Yes Mark, I’m all the way inside your house in Texas or as you’d like to say: in your yard. And what a nice yard it is.”

At that specific moment, the ‘American Badass’ stomped around the ring in fury as the stalker continued.

“Seeing as I can access your house, that means I can go and confront your wife – you’re just lucky that she was out shopping. How did I know that? Because I was here earlier Mark. Now Callous, if you are going to find the stalker, you’re best bet is to…go through the whole Ric Flair Promotions roster. Search for answers. Search for clues. Because you’re going to need them to find me.”

The video faded out with the maniacal laugh of the stalker as Mark Callous stood still in the ring. He looked up at the big screen once again and then left the ring. He hopped on his motorcycle and headed up the ramp and backstage – out of sight.

[

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Ric Flair Promotions Presents…

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The Instant Classic

THE

GREAT

AMERICAN

BASH

LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010

Live From:

Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington

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Bobby Lashley

looked for payback as he took on the man that assaulted him several weeks ago, ‘The Viper’

Randy Orton

. After

Charles Robinson

called for the bell, both men locked up in the middle of the ring. Lashley advanced to the headlock position and was pushed into the ropes. Lashley rebounded back and knocked Orton down with the force of a runaway train with a shoulder block and made the first cover of the match. He scored a two count and Orton was clearly caught off-guard. ‘The Viper’ struggled to pick himself up, but raked the eyes in an attempt to buy himself time to recuperate. He slid to the outside, but ‘The Boss’ followed him and took him for a ride into the crowd barricade. Orton returned fire and hurled an oncoming Lashley into the turnbuckle post and threw him inside the ring. Orton began to work over the shoulder of Lashley once he re-entered the ring. After several stomps aimed at the right shoulder, Orton tore away at it with a modified armbar. ‘The Boss’ had enough strength to power out of it, but Orton went back to the shoulder and applied another armbar. This time, Lashley had nowhere to go and struggled to battle out of it. It became apparent that Orton’s focused attack was working, but Lashley showed superhuman strength when he managed to lift Orton with his one arm and slam him down to the canvas. The near two-hundred and eight freight train dropped Orton with a series of powerful scoop slams and back body drops before he hurled ‘The Viper’ overhead with a belly to belly suplex. He made the cover and got a very close two. Orton reached deep down inside of himself to make a comeback and scored with his signature backbreaker. It was after that, he began to stalk Lashley to his feet. Ready and poised for the RKO, once Lashley stood, Orton launched himself at him, but instead Lashley threw him down and called for the Spear. He charged at Orton, but ‘The Viper’ leaped out of harms way which allowed ‘The Boss’ to crash into the turnbuckle post. He staggered out of the corner and straight into an RKO as Orton picked up the victory.

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Orton slid out of the ring and tore open the ring apron in search for something after the timekeeper rang the bell. He peered over the ring apron and had a sinister smile on his face as he tossed a lead pipe inside the ring; he made his intentions clear, he was going to assault Lashley again. He grabbed hold of the lead pipe once he re-entered the ring and as Lashley got onto his knees, Orton swung. But in an act of sudden movement, Lashley blocked the shot and ripped the lead pipe from Orton’s hands. He stared into the eyes of ‘The Viper’ and stood. Orton tried to escape, only to be pulled back and slammed down hard onto the canvas with a Dominator. ‘The Boss’ stood tall to the fans enjoyment and left the ring, head held high.

[

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]

 

The camera’s focused on Steven Regal, Paul Burchill and Drew McIntyre as they all sat with the ‘Queen’, all four clearly enjoying the show from the skybox – much to the crowd’s disproval. Suddenly, a figure appeared behind Regal and tapped him on the back as the Englishman believed it was a vendor. This ‘vendor’ kept on tapping him on the back before he turned around and received a right hand. It was

Roderick Strong

. ‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ started to throw wild punches at McIntyre and Burchill before he tossed Regal into the window of the skybox. Strong looked directly at the ‘Queen’…

“Nice to meet you, your royal highness.”

he said as he then picked her up against her will and carried her off, out of sight. The crowd cheered for Strong’s actions as

The Empire

recovered from the beating they had received to find their ‘Queen’ gone.

[

C

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Mr. Anderson

and

Jake Swagger

met each other for the second time in a week, in a rematch from their match at Thunder. The loudmouth prevented Swagger’s early attempts to wrestle him down to the ground and fired right and left hands that would leave Swagger groggy. The self-proclaimed ‘*******’, grabbed

Kurt Angle

’s protégé by his head and took him for a tour around the squared-circle. He smashed his head against the top turnbuckles along his way around the ring, but Swagger returned the favour and sent Anderson careering into the top turnbuckle with excessive force. Anderson bounced back into a belly-to-back sideslam as Swagger began to wear him down with various amateur wrestling techniques. At one point, Jake tried his best to squeeze the life out of his opponent with a grounded bearhug, but Anderson reached the ropes. Swagger performed an action similar to his mentor Kurt Angle as he pulled down the straps on his singlet that was coloured in the colours of the American flag and he slapped on the ankle lock. Anderson rolled through immediately and started to mount a comeback. He scooped Swagger up on his shoulders and hit the rolling fireman’s carry slam for a close-fall. Swagger drove his Anderson down to the canvas seconds later with a belly-to-belly suplex for a two. Both men continued to go back and forth until Swagger hit his gutwrench powerbomb named the ‘All-American Powerbomb’. Anderson got the shoulder up at two and Swagger called for another one. And then almost out of nowhere, the loudmouth planted his opponent with a Mic Check for the hard-fought victory.

[

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]

 

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Ric Flair Promotions Presents…

The Biggest Party Of The Summer

BASH AT THE BEACH

LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010

Live From:

Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida

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Once a commercial for the next pay-per-view ‘Bash at the Beach’ aired,

Montel Vontavious Porter

—who had not been scheduled for a match on the pay-per-view—made a surprise appearance for the RFP faithful. ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ entered the ring and grabbed a microphone as he then asked the crowd if they were enjoying the night thus far. The crowd replied with loud cheers as Porter smiled.

“Well, your nights are about to get better…”

claimed MVP as he once again smiled.

“Elijah Burke. A person I used to call a friend. In fact my best friend. That was until, he valued gold more than friendship. Over the past few months, we’ve been back and forth and tonight, I’m making you an offer – we will put an end to this!”

Burke emphasised the ‘this!’ on the end of the sentence as he showed that he was determined to dust-off

Elijah Burke

.

“And you know how we’re going to put an end to this? Right, n—“

MVP was cut off by Burke’s entrance theme as the ‘Silver-Tongued Pugilist’ stepped out in street clothes, wearing sunglasses. The ****y Floridian bowled down to the ring and entered the ring. Already having his own microphone, Burke started an exchange with MVP. In fact, the both of them went off-topic.

“Y’know what Elijah? Playas Inc, would not be here, right now in this ring, like this – if you weren’t so selfish!”

shouted Porter as Burke once smirked.

“You know what MVP – I never cared for you, you weren’t my friend. In fact, I never even considered you to be nothing but a lackey for me. You helped me win the RFP Heavyweight title and retain it on several occasions…I manipulated you. I USED you. And guess what? We’re not going to finish this tonight, because I’ve got a better proposition. How about me and you, go one-on-one, mano-e-mano at Bash at the Beach.”

MVP nodded in agreement as Elijah continued:

“Let’s go against eachother, in a…I Quit match!”

Once again, MVP nodded in approval as he agreed to Elijah’s proposition. Burke extended his hand as MVP shook it, but leaped up and caught his former friend with the Play of the Day. He got up and grabbed his microphone before saying:

“See you next month.”

as he left.

[

B+

]

 

The NWA United States Heavyweight title was on the line next as the ‘War Machine’

Rhino

and

Idol Stevens

(accompanied by Gabrielle St. Laurent) both looked to take the title off

Matt Cappotelli

. In the opening minutes of the match, ‘The Idol’ and the ‘War Machine’ formed an alliance as they both double-teamed Cappotelli. Amongst the moves used were the double suplex, double clothesline and even a double big boot. Both men hurled the defending United States Heavyweight Champion over the top rope and engaged in their own battle. Stevens looked for revenge against Rhino after what happened on Thunder when he nearly delivered a Gore to his girlfriend. Though the offence of Stevens was relentless, it could not stop the monster from Detroit. Rhino shoved him into the ropes and viciously brought him down to the canvas with a Double A Spinebuster for a two count. Cappotelli slowly crept back into the ring and rolled up Rhino but only got a two as he kicked out. Once Rhino was aware that Matt was back inside the ring, he grabbed him and tossed him into a corner where he fired off rounds of punches. As Cappotelli was being punched away at, Idol Stevens was handed a steel chair by his girlfriend. He looked to take advantage of the no disqualifications rule of triangle matches and he went after Rhino with a chairshot. The ‘War Machine’ foresaw the attack and GORED Stevens out of his boots. Rhino got straight up and called for a Gore on Cappotelli but the United States Heavyweight Champion leapfrogged the wrestler from Detroit, which caused him to crash to the outside. The former United States Heavyweight Champion pulled himself up using the ropes and was very groggy and Matt Cappotelli sent him back down to the canvas with the match-winning Walk of Fame.

[

B

]

 

Before the RFP Heavyweight title match, Roderick Strong was seen in the car park, with the ‘Queen’. He suddenly dropped her into the boot of a waiting car and trapped her inside before the car drove off. Back in the arena, after Low Ki and the RFP Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle had made their entrances – the semi-main event was underway. The martial artist offered a handshake to Angle, but was blown off by the ‘Olympic Hero’ who wanted to lock up. Both men did and Angle tripped Ki and started to assert his dominance over the challenger to the title. The use of his amateur wrestling background helped Angle to wear down Ki and the ‘World Warrior’ struggled to break out of a grounded sleeper hold. He eventually did and placed the ball in his court by taking Angle down. Ki applied a series of restholds to get his momentum back slowly, but the number one contender would be forced to stand by Angle and the two fought back and forth in a short striking war. Ki managed to get the upper-hand with his educated feet as he swiped Angle across the face with a roundhouse kick which caused him to go down to one knee, the number one contender followed up with a brutal kick to his face and made the cover – in hopes that history would repeat itself. The martial artist kept on his opponent. As soon as Angle closed the distance, Ki kicked him away. Kurt blocked a roundhouse kick and punched away at the number one contender before he tossed him across the ring with a belly-to-belly suplex. Angle threw him across the ring once he had gotten up yet again, with a belly-to-belly suplex.

 

Slowly, but surely, Angle took the initiative and made an Angle Slam attempt; his opponent however, was not going down that easy. Low Ki rolled out of the move and twisted Angle around. He irish whipped him into the southwest corner and cartwheeled across the squared-circle to hit a Tidal Crush. The Olympic gold medallist dropped down onto the canvas and Ki made the cover, though he only received a two from Charles Robinson. Both men got to a vertical base and the martial artist was the first to strike, with an open palm strike, which left Angle befuddled. As he stumbled from side to side, Ki struck him with palm strikes. He charged towards the ropes and bounced back but Angle ducked and applied a waistlock as he started to string together a series of German suplexes. One, two, three, four, five, they continued to hit. Angle eventually had enough strength to hurl Ki over the top rope and to the outside with a tenth German suplex before he collapsed down to the canvas. The defending RFP Heavyweight Champion made his way onto the apron where he ran across it and leapt off with a clothesline, taking down the martial artist with great force. From there, the two battled to the announcer’s table where Angle hurled Ki into Mike Tenay, thus knocking Tenay off his chair.

 

Once their skirmish on the outside had finished, they returned to the ring where the battle continued. The two eventually traded pinfalls, much like they did on Thunder. The pinfalls alternated from Ki to Angle as the sequence continued, but like on Thunder, Ki rolled out and kicked Angle straight in the face. The martial artist climbed up to the top rope in preparation for the Warrior’s Way, however the ‘Olympic Hero’ popped back up and went like lightning to Ki’s position. The fists flew, but it would be Angle who would come out the better as he was able to toss his opponent from the top with a massive belly-to-belly suplex. It didn’t take long for Angle to stand and at that moment, the straps came down. He approached Ki as he stood up and went for another Angle Slam, but Ki countered and twisted him around. After a kick to the mid-section, he hoisted Angle in the sky and brought him down with a Ki Krusher. He jumped on Angle for the cover, but the Olympic gold medallist got the shoulder up to the surprise of the crowd, who were right behind Ki. Once again, the ‘World Warrior’ journeyed to the top rope after dragging Angle’s seemingly lifeless body. He climbed up to the top rope and done something the crowd had not expected. He jumped off the top rope with a phoenix splash, which missed as Angle rolled out of the way. As expected, Angle took advantage of Ki’s misfortune and slapped on the Angle Lock. Ki grabbed onto the ropes, but was pulled back which resulted in him trying to roll Angle up – but that failed too as Angle rolled through the victory roll and still had his ankle trapped. Low Ki’s final attempt at breaking the hold worked as he kicked Angle away, he got back on his feet and attempted a clothesline. Angle ducked and hit the Angle Slam for the hard-fought victory.

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A

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The bell rang out loudly as the crowd booed Angle’s victory. Jake Swagger ran down to greet his mentor and as soon as Angle’s feet touched the ringside mats, he hugged him. The ‘Olympic Hero’ held his RFP Heavyweight title high in the sky as he walked up the aisle and backstage. Meanwhile, inside the ring, Ki used the ropes to help him stand which resulted in the fans giving him a standing ovation. Ki raised his arm in the air as a response, but

Matt Michaels

snuck inside the ring. The ‘Diamond Kid’ started to tune up the band as Ki seemed to be looking down the barrel of the gun. He turned around and Michaels made his move, in an attempt to knock Ki’s block off with a Superkick – but Ki dodged and shoved Michaels. The two soon engaged in an intense staredown as numerous road agents poured out to ringside and stepped inside the ring to prevent anything from happening. Nothing did as they were successful in breaking the action up; both men exchanged a few words before they were lead backstage.

[

B+

]

 

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Ric Flair Promotions Presents…

The Biggest Party Of The Summer

BASH AT THE BEACH

LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010

Live From:

Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida

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After a short hype video, it had come down to the NWA World Heavyweight title match. Out first was the NWA World Heavyweight Champion

Chris Jericho

who stepped out after the usual countdown and fireworks display. ‘Y2J’ advanced down the aisle and into the ring where he awaited the arrival of his opponent. As soon as

Brock Lesnar

’s theme hit, his homestate crowd booed loudly – which came as a surprise to the announcers. On his way down to the ring, Lesnar was hyped up by Mike Tenay on his way down to the ring.

“The former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, had over two-hundred and fifty victories in a row since he stepped on the scene. He remained undefeated until Starrcade last year when he was beaten by Steve Austin. And now, he makes his way down to the ring to claim back his title. Can he do it?”

questioned Tenay just as Lesnar leapt onto the ring apron which caused fireworks to explode out of the turnbuckle posts. Jericho, who had been assaulted by Lesnar on Thunder was clearly frustrated about the situation and had clearly seen what had happened to those who stepped inside the ring with the man they used to call the ‘Next Big Thing’. Jericho jumped Lesnar on the apron, which knocked him off and it was the start of the match…

[

A

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The monster of World Class championship Wrestling tumbled to the outside as Jericho quickly went on the offensive. He punched away at a downed Lesnar and made an attempt at tossing him into the steel steps, however, Lesnar prevented that and tossed Jericho back-first into the steel steps which caused them to fall out of place. Brock used his superior strength to manhandle Jericho, even going as far as slamming him back first into the turnbuckle post. He entered the ring and exited again to disrupt the ten count which was being administered by

Mike Chioda

. He lifted Jericho up onto his shoulders and performed the unthinkable, Lesnar delivered the Verdict straight into the ring post. The NWA World Heavyweight Champion’s left leg collided with the turnbuckle post and as a result, he rolled around in pain on the outside of the ring. The former undefeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion picked Jericho up and placed him inside of the ring and entered himself and instantaneously dropped onto Jericho and made the cover. The crowd were astounded when Jericho had enough power to kick out of the hold and of course, this made Lesnar very angry as he began the process of wearing Jericho down. The first few minutes showed Lesnar’s dominance over ‘Y2J’, and made it clear that Brock was not to be underestimated in anyway. Lesnar pulled Jericho up by his arms and locked him into a bearhug, in an attempt to squeeze the life out of the NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

 

The ‘Ayatollah Of Rock ‘N’ Rolla’ attempted to break the hold but Lesnar tightened the grip of it with his tree-trunk like arms which crushed Jericho even more. It came to a point where Jericho passed out and Mike Chioda made sure that he was not totally out of the match; he of course was not and he managed to get out of the hold with a thumb to the eye to the delight of the crowd. Lesnar backpedalled into the ropes and Jericho hopped around the ring, feeling the effects of the Verdict into the turnbuckle post. Nonetheless, he made an attempt at getting back into the match as he fired off punches at Lesnar. Brock teetered over the top rope but managed to regain his balance and straightaway he delivered a kick to the knee, which sent Jericho back down. A single leg crab was applied by Lesnar on the left leg which seemed injured, but Jericho, with the will of a champion did not tap out. Instead he clawed his way across the ring and hung onto the bottom rope for dear life. His grip was so tight, Brock failed at every attempt to drag his body into the middle of the ring. Both men got back to a vertical base and Jericho started to find his rhythm. Lesnar powerfully whipped him into the ropes and Jericho came back with a flying forearm but afterwards limped as a result of being forced to run across the ring. Jericho knocked Lesnar down once more and hit the ropes for the Lionsault and made his first cover of the match. Lesnar used all of his power to propel Jericho into the air and that sent him crashing down onto the canvas.

 

At that moment, Lesnar performed a kip-up onto his feet and started to assault Jericho with reckless abandon. He pulled him up and tossed him into the corner and from there, he swung for the fences. The NWA World Heavyweight Champion endured the beating and came out the corner swinging himself, only to be brought down with a belly-to-belly suplex. Once again, Lesnar pulled Jericho up once again and this time he flung him across the ring with a fallaway slam. He made the cover but Jericho got the shoulder up, to Lesnar’s frustration. He allowed ‘Y2J’ to stand and he tried to tackle Jericho to the ground, but instead met a kick to the mid-section. A front headlock was applied and Jericho made the attempt to hit the DDT but instead was picked up by Lesnar and was driven into the corner where multiple shoulder thrusts followed. He staggered out of the corner into a Verdict attempt, but he instead slipped down and caught Lesnar with the 2012 and made the cover – getting a two count. After being bridled for a majority of the match, Jericho saw a light at the end of the tunnel. Despite the injured left leg, Jericho mounted a massive comeback against the formerly undefeated monster of World Class Championship Wrestling. Punches flew from the NWA World Heavyweight Champion and he eventually swiped the legs from underneath Lesnar and locked in the Liontamer…

 

Lesnar squirmed and struggled to get out of the submission, at one point, he even considered tapping out. But the former NWA World Heavyweight Champion used his strength to turn out of the hold and he kicked Jericho away. Jericho came back though, but this lead to him being trapped in the Brock Lock. Lesnar contorted the left leg of Jericho as he was trapped in the middle of the ring. But Jericho overcame the struggle and managed to break out of the hold. Lesnar from there placed the NWA World Heavyweight Champion between his legs and tried to pull back for the powerbomb – Jericho would not go and tossed him over the top rope onto the apron with a back body drop. The former NWA World Heavyweight Champion held on and as a result, Jericho made him the victim of yet another 2012 – which sent him crashing down beside the announcer’s table. With the action taken to the outside, Jericho limped towards Lesnar and made the attempt to drag him back inside the ring, but instead Lesnar picked Jericho up onto his shoulders and delivered the Verdict right through the announcer’s table. The announcer’s table flew apart as Mike Tenay and Ric Flair expressed their concern for Jericho as Lesnar tried to get himself together. At the count of seven, he attempted to drag Jericho inside the ring. By the count of nine, Lesnar rolled himself in the ring but before he could pull Jericho in with him – Chioda counted to ten, thus giving Lesnar the victory and the decision resulted in Jericho retaining his NWA World Heavyweight title; a decision that Lesnar greatly opposed and ended up giving the Verdict to Mike Chioda for his ‘poor decision’ as the pay-per-view went off air.

[

A*

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Overall Rating:

B+

Pay-Per-View Buyrate: 4.09 (+

0.30

From Last Pay-Per-View)

Attendance: 20,554 (Sell Out Crowd)

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/rfpthunder_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">THUNDER</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Comcast Center, Everett, Washington – Wednesday, Week Four, May 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thunder opened with the image of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Frankie Kazarian</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stood in </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">David Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">’s office. The cameras joined the two in the middle of a argument whrre Kazarian can be heard shouting </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“There’s nothing in it for us Flair! Nothing!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flair soon agrees to whatever Kazarian has requested him to do and asked Frankie to exit his office. The cameras turned to the arena as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Tenay</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> introduced viewers from the show and with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ric Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, they recapped No Mercy with the use of photo stills and they encouraged the viewers to buy the event on DVD and Blu-Ray when it comes out. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The RFP Heavyweight Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> came out in a blaze of glory after what happened at No Mercy as recaps of his match with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Low Ki</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> are shown. Accompanied by his protégé </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jake Swagger</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, Angle did not take long to boast about his victory. Amongst his plethora of claims, Angle claimed that he beat Ki with ease and did not break a sweat (which was not true of course). Angle flat-out denied claims that he was pushed to the limit, but during his long speech in which all he did was hype himself up, he was cut off by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Montel Vontavious Porter</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to the delight of the crowd. It was not long until MVP told Angle to shut his mouth which enraged the Olympic gold medallist. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“I don’t need to take this from you! I’m an Olympic gold medallist! I won this medal with a broken freakin’ neck! I’ve beaten everybody in my path that has wanted a shot at the RFP Heavyweight title – and I’ll most certainly beat you buddy!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> MVP smiled. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> “You haven’t beaten me cleanly…You know what, if you’re willing to put your money where your mouth is – how about you put that title on the line, against me, against the BALLIN’ SUPERSTAR!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Angle muttered the words ‘you’re on’ before MVP continued: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“But Kurt…Let’s make this interesting; everyone will be barred from ringside. That’s right, no interferences whatsoever – which means you’ll have no one to help you.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> MVP dropped the microphone and slid out the ring as Thunder went to commercial. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Biggest Party Of The Summer</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> When Thunder returned, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rocky Romero</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Richie Steamboat</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> went against each other. Romero—coming off a loss in the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team title match—took it to Steamboat in the opening minutes but succumbed to his arm drags. Richie applied a sleeper hold after he had finished his arm drags, but ‘Azucar’ broke it up with a jawbreaker and drove his knee right into the face of Steamboat knocking him down for a two. ‘The Dragon’ scrambled to make a comeback at that point and did after he countered a superplex with a tornado DDT off the top rope. That of course lead to the set-up to the diving crossbody. He leapt off the top rope and got caught by Romero’s dropkick in mid-air and quickly seized the opportunity given to him to slap on the Diablo Armbar. Steamboat tried to fight off the pain, but could not and submitted giving Romero the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Mike Tenay and Ric Flair decided to take a look back at No Mercy but put their main focus was on the main event between </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brock Lesnar</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chris Jericho</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. They started with the footage of Lesnar and Jericho as they fought on the outside which lead to a Verdict into the ring post for Jericho and damaged his left leg and left him at a disadvantage for the rest of the match. The two showed footage of the mid-point in the match where Jericho began to make a comeback, but became locked in the Brock Lock. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“The amount of pain the NWA World Heavyweight Champion was in…That played against him, but he somehow did not submit.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> said Tenay as the ending of the match is shown with Lesnar with Jericho on his shoulders as he prepared to hit another Verdict – this time through the announcer’s table as it flew apart. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Jericho was lucky to get the count-out, but news has just come in that Brock Lesnar will be back on Thunder – next week!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A clearly angered </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Steven Regal</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> marched down to the ring as he waved the Union Jack which lead to the crowd booing him. Regal grabbed a microphone and talked about what happened at No Mercy with the ‘Queen’. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“She is quite alright, yet still traumatised – that is all your fault Roderick, for the brutal thuggish kidnapping of our Queen—what the bloody hell?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Regal was cut off by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B. Diddy Bagwell</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as he made his way down to the ring with the usual fanfare of fireworks. When he stepped in the squared-circle, the former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion was beaten from pillar to post by the Englishman. Angry was not enough to describe Steven Regal as he continued the relentless assault on B. Diddy. Bagwell managed to get a small amount of offence in but was knocked onto the canvas with the Regal Cutter which gave Steven the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a rematch from, Mayhem, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Randy Orton</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">—who came off a win against </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bobby Lashley</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">—took on </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Orlando Jordan</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and much like their first encounter, Orlando took Orton to the limit. In a short brawl on the outside, Jordan sent ‘The Viper’ careering into the crowd with a back body drop. When the action returned to the ring, Jordan drove Orton down head first into the canvas with a DDT. Orton struggled to fight back and when he did, it was in the form of tossing O.J. over the top rope – but he held on and got onto the apron. ‘The Viper’ seized his chance and delivered a kick to his mid-section and dragged him so that he hung off the middle-rope. The DDT connected and Orton set up for his RKO. Jordan stirred and saw it coming and thus moved out of the way. He lifted Orton up once he had recovered from the miss and drilled him with a running powerslam for a two. Both men continued their high-octane match but Orton managed to score with an RKO to win the match. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Orton did not take long to initiate a beat down on Orlando Jordan. He stomped away at his fallen body and then went to the outside to shove the timekeeper off his steel chair. Orton threw the chair inside the ring and had bad intentions but his bad intentions came to a screeching halt when Bobby Lashley made his way down to the ring. ‘The Boss’ entered the squared-circle as Orton had gotten on the apron and at that time, Lashley reached for the steel chair and intended to use it on his adversary. He ran at Orton and swung, but ‘The Viper’ dropped down and high-tailed it through the crowd leaving Lashley to look on as Thunder came to a commercial break. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> When Thunder had come back on the air, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Stryker</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chad Collyer</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> were talking in the car park. Both men had just arrived and discussed their aspirations of becoming NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions again. Without any warning whatsoever, a figure attacked them both from behind. Soon enough, it is revealed to be </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mark Callous</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as the ‘American Badass’ hurled Stryker into a Range Rover and clotheslined an oncoming Chad Collyer. He mounted Collyer and began to fire away at his face before he started to ask questions about his wife. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Who is the stalker?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> he shouted as Collyer—clearly on the verge of passing out—told Callous that he did not know. The ‘American Badass’ stood up and exited the area as he left </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Technical Perfection</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> laid out. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brent Albright</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> had a chance at taking gold home in the first title match of the night as he was against </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Cappotelli</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in a match for the NWA United States Heavyweight title. ‘The Shooter’ methodically targeted the right arm of Cappotelli with well-placed strikes but Cappotelli got even with well-placed strikes of his own. One of the key points of the match occurred in the opening minutes as Albright hurled Cappotelli into the ring post shoulder first. The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion was slammed onto the canvas with an exploder suplex before he would attempt to fight off a Crowbar by Albright, which he did. Seconds later, Albright would be knocked down with a dropkick as Cappotelli climbed to the top rope in hope of hitting the moonsault – but ‘The Shooter’ popped up and snatched Cappotelli’s legs from underneath him which sent him crashing down to the canvas with excessive force. It was not long until Albright slapped on the Crowbar in an attempt of forcing a submission, but out came </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rhino</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as the ‘War Machine’ charged down to the ring. He entered and started to put boots into both the champion and the challenger which left </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Charles Robinson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> no choice but to rule the match a no contest. Rhino left a path of destruction in his wake and after he Gored both men, he left. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Idol Stevens</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stood in the ring together as Idol already had a microphone in his hands. Stevens gave his reaction to what happened before the commercial break and said that he was sick of Rhino running around like he owned the place. Stevens then turned his focus to Matt Cappotelli and said that both men were not finished with each other and he was going to take his NWA United States Heavyweight title but before he could continue, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bryan Danielson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> appeared from the backstage area, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“What the hell are you doing here? I thought they banned you from coming to RFP events…Hey, hey, stop!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> shouted Stevens as Bryan progressed to the squared-circle and instantaneously, Stevens threw off his suit jacket and loosened his tie and Danielson slid inside the ring. The ‘American Dragon’ still had not forgotten about what happened several weeks ago when Stevens caused an altercation between the both of them. Stevens and Danielson swung for the fences as St. Laurent watched her boyfriend get dropped with a clothesline. An irate Danielson began to deliver kicks to the downed Stevens and eventually—to the delight of the crowd—applied his Cattle Mutilation submission, which caused Stevens to scream in pain. Security stormed the ring and split up the submission hold and escorted Danielson out of the arena. The cameras focused on Stevens getting checked on by his girlfriend as a commercial for Bash at the Beach aired. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Biggest Party Of The Summer</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The RFP Heavyweight title match arrived as Kurt Angle was set to defend against Montel Vontavious Porter. Both men locked-up in the beginning of the match as Porter took Angle down to the canvas with a headlock takeover, Angle of course broke out of the hold and the two got back to a vertical base. Once again they locked up but Angle got the better of Porter and locked in a headlock. The men traded restholds for the first few minutes but then traded shots when they stood up. Angle caught Porter with a shoulder block and MVP was quick to return the favour with a shoulder block of his own. It did not take long for Angle to start throwing MVP around the squared-circle with a series of suplexes, but that did not wear down the ‘Ballin’ Superstar’ – in some way, it only made him stronger. He returned the favour with his own belly-to-belly suplex and then Jake Swagger appeared on stage, only to be held back by a bunch of referees to comply with the stipulations that MVP had made. Kurt Angle at this point had made a comeback and with Swagger still causing trouble, Angle shouted at him to move, but it only distracted him. When his protégé moved back backstage, Angle turned around and right into a Play of the Day, which floored the ‘Olympic Hero’. MVP made the cover, but Angle kicked out at two.</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A commercial break interrupted the match at the midway point and when the show returned, Angle was back in control as he picked apart the ankle of MVP. The straps came down and he stalked MVP to his feet and made the Angle Slam attempt, but MVP rolled off and collided with referee </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Chioda</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, thus knocking him down. Within the few seconds of Chioda hitting the canvas, MVP dropped Angle in the middle of the ring and hit his signature Ballin’ Elbow. He made the cover but </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Elijah Burke</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> appeared from the crowd and entered the ring, unbeknownst to MVP. A well-placed stomp to the small of the back broke up the pinfall and the ‘Silver-Tongued Pugilist’ picked up MVP and hurled him into the corner before he hit the Elijah Express. Porter dropped to the canvas and Elijah placed Angle over him and as soon as Chioda had awoken, he counted the three and gave Angle the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> When the bell rang, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ran down to the ring. Angle stood with his hand raised by Chioda, but Anderson struck him from behind and started to brawl with the ‘Olympic Hero’. Elijah Burke attacked Anderson from behind and helped Angle in the beatdown of the loudmouth, only for the both of them to stop upon Low Ki’s arrival. The ‘World Warrior’ ran down to the ring and took it to both men. Kicks came from Ki as he knocked Angle down with a vicious roundhouse kick. Moments later, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Michaels</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was in the ring as he and Ki exchanged blows, meanwhile on the outside Angle and Anderson battled whilst MVP and Burke also fought eachother as Thunder came off the air. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Television Rating: 8.15 (-</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">0.64</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> From Last Episode)</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Attendance: 10,000 (Sell Out Crowd)</strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/powerhower_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">POWER HOUR</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Live From: Comcast Center, Everett, Washington – Wednesday, Week Four, May 2010 </div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The Power Hour started with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Sylvain Grenier</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in the ring as the supermodel felt he had to ‘vent’ about what happened between him and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Creed</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> at No Mercy. Grenier who was consoled by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> inside the ring, said that he was so devastated by Austin’s win, he decided to ‘eat a whole tub of ice cream’ and damage his ‘million-dollar looks’. Sylvain came off as a crybaby, which annoyed the crowd, but nonetheless, he finished on the note that his redemption would be later on in the night. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">D</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In the first match of the show, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jake Swagger</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> dominated </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jerelle Clark</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The protégé of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> did not even allow Clark to enter the ring before the match began as he stopped him halfway up the ramp and completely wrecked the ringside area. It was not long until he hit the All-American Powerbomb and covered Clark for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A recap of No Mercy is shown… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Orlando Jordan</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> easily defeated a local jobber to get back to his winning ways. From start to finish, Jordan was on the jobber and dropped him on the canvas with a running powerslam. After he displayed some of his other moves, O.J. put the jobber away with a Black Ice for the win. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The main event of the night saw Austin Creed team with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B. Diddy Bagwell</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to take on the team of Sylvain Grenier and the Scotsman </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Drew McIntyre</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Bagwell was isolated in the first few minutes of the match by McIntyre and Grenier as the worked as a cohesive unit with various double-team moves. McIntyre let Bagwell slip though and paid the price as he was thrown to the outside, which gave Bagwell a chance to tag out to Creed and Creed came in and straight out again with the over-the-top-rope plancha. McIntyre was thrown in the ring and rocked with a series of punches as Austin danced around the ring, but the Scotsman managed to catch the cruiserweight boxer and drive him to the canvas with a double-arm suplex. A Scot Drop attempt went awry and Austin capitalised by running to the ropes and he came back with a multiple-revolution headscissors. He got the tag to B. Diddy and Sylvain tagged himself in, but could not withstand the offence of Bagwell and became the victim of the Buff Blockbuster, which gave Bagwell and Creed the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ...</p>

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/TheClotheslineLogo.png?t=1300541108</span><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>The Clothesline! | Issue No. 4 | June 2010 </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Contents</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 1. News Around The World</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 2. Results</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 3. Power 5</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">News Around The World</span></strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://www.wrestlingsuperstars.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Big-Show-after-winning-a-Match.jpg</span><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Great Wight: New King of the Ring</em></div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Titan Wrestling Entertainment crowned a new King of the Ring as The Great Wight became the tournament winner at TWE’s annual King of the Ring pay-per-view. It was his first KotR win after he came up short last year against Batista and this year. The pay-per-view itself was very entertaining, in the first round we saw Wight beat Jean Paul Levesque via disqualification when JPL decided to hit Wight with a sledgehammer, Batista bested the Brooklyn Boyz’s Big Shad, Joey Malibu defeated the Samoan Sonny Siaki and John Hennigan put on an athletic performance against Scotty BOOM BOOM. The four-hundred and eighty-five pounder managed to defeat the man who beat him to win the tournament last year in the match of the night. In a phenomenal spot, Batista managed to lift Wight during a ten-punch in the corner and hit the Batista Bomb, but he would later be crushed by a massive Chokeslam from the Great Wight which lead him to the finals. John Hennigan defeated Joey Malibu in Hennigan’s SECOND athletic encounter of the night and in an interesting spot, he managed to balance himself on the crowd barricade and walk across the whole length of it to leap off and hit a hurricanrana on Malibu. In the finals, Hennigan’s momentum came to a screeching halt as his best attempts at beating the giant did not work and the Great Wight took him down from the top turnbuckle with an earth-shattering Chokeslam. All-in-all, the pay-per-view drew great numbers (a whopping 6.69 pay-per-view rating). </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Continuing the theme of Titan Wrestling Entertainment, the New England-based company signed Sergeant Slaughter to a contract. Slaughter, who was a massive star back in the 80’s for the AWA and later a midcard standout for World Class Championship Wrestling, had been doing extensive work for the all-female wrestling company GLAM! but he did not hesitate to do a road agent job for TWE. Also, Bam Bam Neely was called up to the main roster from NWA: New York. Neely, real name Justin LaRouche, has a fantastic look and is 6’7”. However, he may become another one of the big wrestlers lost in the shuffle in the company, which would be a shame because he has been one of the standouts in NWA: New York.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/kenny_spazz_7/Wrestling%20News%20Pics/DustyRhodes4_30.jpg</span><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Dusty Rhodes: With Monday Night Ignition Pulled, What Can He Do?</em></div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> World Class Championship Wrestling have been dealt a massive blow as Monday Night Ignition was pulled from ESPN on the last week of May. The show—which had been broadcasted for over fifteen years—had some great moments which ranged from Dustin Rhodes choking out his own father with a bullrope, the debut of Rocky ‘The Rock’ Johnson in late 2008 and Steve Austin’s epic brawl with Kurt Angle prior to their NWA World Heavyweight title match at Halloween Havoc in 2002. Despite the setback of no main television show (iNTENSITY still airs), World Class Championship Wrestling held the annual Battle at the Alamo as Rocky Johnson defended his title successfully yet again against Mr. Texas (known as Hotstuff Hernandez on the independent circuit). Johnson was given a run for his money by the heavyweight wrestler as he found himself the victim of the Megabomb and a suicide dive from the near three-hundred pounder. He managed to put him away after a low blow and a Rock Bottom. Elsewhere on the card, Dustin Rhodes defeated the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Matt Sydal following a bulldog in what was a good match and El Hijo del Santo forced Kip Winchester to submit to the La de a Caballo.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Adam Pearce extended is contract with the Texan company despite offers from both Titan Wrestling Entertainment, Ric Flair Promotions and Memphis Championship Wrestling. It is said that Pearce is ‘extremely happy’ with his contract and he hopes that it’ll lead him to more success. And to be honest, it should as Pearce is one of the hottest heels the company has right now. Al Snow signed on with WCCW to become a road agent. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Onto Ric Flair Promotions as they held No Mercy several weeks ago. The main event saw Brock Lesnar defeat Chris Jericho via countout in what was called our match of the month. An excellent affair which saw both men perform at their best (and Jericho put on a clinic, despite being tossed into the ring post with the Verdict and having his left leg rendered useless). In the end, Lesnar failed to pull Jericho into the ring in time for the ring-out count. Mike Chioda received a beating for his decision and to be honest, we do not exactly </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>blame</em></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Lesnar. Elsewhere on the card, Kurt Angle once again defended his RFP Heavyweight title successfully against Low Ki and he did not cheat to win, which must have been a first for this title reign. And Mr. Anderson bested young up-and-comer Jake Swagger in a grudge match. Promotion for Ric Flair Promotion’s annual spectacular ‘Great American Bash’ began on the show and it is being referred to as the ‘Instant Classic’, looking at the way things are going, it may be an instant classic. RFP.com reported a few more matches have been added to the Bash at the Beach card (after the final Thunder of May). Aside from the I Quit match that had been announced at No Mercy between MVP and Elijah Burke, Randy Orton and Bobby Lashley are set to collide again and also Steven Regal will face Roderick Strong, in retaliation for what happened to the ‘Queen’ at No Mercy (fun fact, the ‘Queen’ was actually played by Rebecca Knox).</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ric Flair Promotions made fast moves in May. Austin Aries, the homegrown Memphis Championship Wrestling star signed with the promotion after his contract came up for renewal. It is said that MCW could not afford to pay the amount he was asking (which has still not been revealed), whilst Ric Flair was willing to. That reason and the fact that iMPACT was dropped from the network it was airing on lead to Aries’ signing with RFP. Kenny Doane also signed a contract. Doane, who could be a key member of the roster if re-trained right, reported down to NWA: North Carolina to learn additional skills.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Calgary Stampede hosted the pay-per-view ‘In Times of War’ to a crowd of 49,530. The event which was headlined by Sexton Hardcastle’s successful defence of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title also saw Nigel McGuinness suffer defeat at the hands of Chavo Guerrero, Jr and the Calgary Bulldogs retain the NWA Canadian Tag Team and NWA World Tag Team titles against Wade Barrett and Darren Burridge. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Mr. Águila came up short in his NWA World Junior Heavyweight title match against Matt Sydal. Águila—who won the opportunity to face Sydal via his win of the Reyes Del Aire tournament—battled Sydal a week ago live on Asalto de Televisión in an athletic encounter. He was not able to kick out of Sydal’s Shooting Sydal Press and was pinned.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Last month, we reported that CHIKARA signed Hiroshi Tanahashi to tour with them and we can report that thus far, Tanahashi has been a huge draw to their shows. The Japanese wrestler has participated in a series of six-man tag team matches and came up short in the annual King of Trios. Speaking of CHIKARA, a television show to show content from their tours called ‘Megastars’ is set to debut later this month, so I urge you to watch that.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Finally, Bill Goldberg spoke to Sports Illustrated in an excellent interview. The wrestler-turned-mixed martial arts analyst spoke openly about his ring career which painted him as a massive future star. However, a career ending concussion sealed Goldberg’s fate. In the interview, he speaks candidly about his Post Concussion Syndrome and his love for mixed martial arts; he even goes as far as saying why wrestling promotion XFC failed and his picks for the upcoming UFC card. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">Results</span></strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>WCCW: Battle At The Alamo</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 6.77 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Taylor Rotunda and Heath Slater d. Shadow and Salem (D), Windham Rotunda and Pat Buck d. Too Kruel (D-), Bob Holly d. Chris Rambo (C-), Demolition Men d. Jesse White and Brett DiBiase (D), Ryan Reeves d. Chase Stevens (D), The Brew Crew d. The New Freebirds to retain the WCCW Tag Team titles (C+), Paul London d. Zorke (C.), Adam Pearce d. JD Maverick (C+), Chris Harris d. Brad Attitude (C+), El Hijo del Santo d. Kip Winchester (B), Dustin Rhodes d. Matt Sydal (B) and Rocky Johnson d. Mr. Texas to retain the WCCW Heavyweight title (B+).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>TWE: King of the Ring</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 6.69 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Great Wight d. Jean Paul Levesque (B), Batista d. Big Shad (C+), Joey Malibu d. Sonny Siaki (C.), John Hennigan d. Scotty BOOM BOOM (B-), Great Wight d. Batista (B+), John Hennigan d. Joey Malibu (B), Great Wight d. John Hennigan to win the TWE King of the Ring Tournament (B).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>RFP: No Mercy</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 4.09 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Austin Creed d. Sylvain Grenier (C.), Richie Steamboat and Johnny Lust d. The Havana Pitbulls to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles (B), Randy Orton d. Bobby Lashley (B), Mr. Anderson d. Jake Swagger (B+), Matt Cappotelli d. Idol Stevens and Rhino to retain the NWA United States Heavyweight title (B), Kurt Angle d. Low Ki to retain the RFP Heavyweight title (A) and Brock Lesnar d. Chris Jericho by count-out (A*).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Calgary Stampede: In Times of War</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 1.65 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Greg Pawluk d. Xtremo (B-), Chance Beckett d. Scotty Mac (E), Rain d. Gail Kim (D), The Islanders d. The Legends of the Fall (B-), Ted DiBiase, Jr d. Anthony Carelli (C.), Yoshihiro Tajiri d. Doug Williams (B), Sheamus O’Shaunessy d. Carlos Colón, Jr to retain the NWA British Commonwealth title, Nattie Neidhart d. Portia Perez to retain the NWA Canadian Women’s title (D+), The Calgary Bulldogs d. Wade Barrett and Darren Burridge to retain the NWA World and NWA Canadian Tag Team titles (C.), Lance Storm d. Andrew Martin (B-), Chavo Guerrero, Jr d. Nigel McGuinness (B) and Sexton Hardcastle d. Chris Benoit to retain the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title (A).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>MCW: Memphis Misery</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B, 0.24 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Jeff Jarrett d. Rob Van Dam (B-), Kofi Kingston d. Oleg Prudius (C.), Scotty Taylor d. Jason Riggs (D), Johnny Riggs d. Todd Sexton (D), Shock and Awe d. The Nashville Stars (C.), Robert Roode d. Josh Daniels (C.), EZ Money d. Jamie Noble (C-), Charlie Haas d. Kid Kash (C+), Jay Lethal d. Ron Killings to retain the Memphis Junior Heavyweight title (B-), Booker T d. Matt Hardy (B) and Christian Cage d. Brian Lawler to retain the NWA Southern Heavyweight title (B+).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Project X: Devil May Care</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B-, 0.45 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Josh Prohibition d. Dustin Cutler (D+), Babi Slymm d. Kenny Omega (D), Mercedes Martinez d. Melissa Anderson (C.), Scorpio Sky d. Matt Cross (C.), Disco Machine d. Jack Evans (B-), Julio Fantastico d. Supreme (D), Pac d. Bubba Ray Dudley (C+), John Cena d. B-Boy (B-), Kenny Doane d. Joey Ryan to retain the Project X Television title (C-), Shane Helms d. Chris Hero (B) and D-Von Dudley d. Ron Killings to retain the Project X Heavyweight title (B-).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ECW: Hardcore Heaven</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B, 2.09 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Sandman d. Bobby Fish (D-), Kevin Steen d. BJ Whitmer (C+), Homicide d. Tyler Black to retain the ECW Television title (B-), Dinsmore and The Gallows d. Joe Doering and Eddie Edwards (C-), Jimmy Yang d. PJ Polaco (B-), Baldo The Destroyer d. Jay Briscoe (C+), Ruckus and 2 Cold Scorpio d. El Generico and Delirious to retain the ECW Tag Team titles, Abyss d. Mark Briscoe (C+), CM Punk d. Matt Sydal to retain the ECW Heavyweight title (A) and Murder City Machine Guns d. Samoa Joe and Tommy Dreamer (B).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ILA: Cinqo de Mayo 2010</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B, 1.05 PPV Rating</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Charly Manson d. Ricky Marvin (C-), Shocker d. Alan Stone (C.), Sexy Star and La Luchagora d. Princessa Sujei and Princessa Blanca (D+), Dos Caras, Jr d. Marco Corleone (C+), Chessman d. Chris Stone (C.), Super Crazy d. Mephisto (B-), Kenzo Suzuki d. Matt Striker (C-), Místico d. Héctor Garza to retain the ILA Lucha Libre title (B-), Steele d. Averno (C.), El Mesias d. Rey Misterio, Jr (B-), Psicosis and Cibernético d, Dr. Wagner, Jr and La Parka (B) and AJ Styles d. El Hijo del Lizmark to retain the ILA Heavyweight title (B).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>AWA: WrestleRock</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – C+</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Andy Douglas d. Chase del Monte (E+), John Walters d. Rasche Brown (D+), Takeshi Morishima d. Keith Walker (D+), Ron Conway d. Mike Taylor (D+), Long Island Loudmouths d. Team MackTion to retain the AWA World Tag Team titles (D), Sean Waltman and Steve Corino d. Nigel McGuinness and Danny Doring (B-) and Jerry Lynn d. Tomko to retain the AWA World Heavyweight title (B-).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">Power 5</span></strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>1. Brock Lesnar – World Class Championship Wrestling</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight title screeches into first place after another month that he has dominated. Mr. Texas, Chris Jericho, El Hijo del Santo and many more fell to Lesnar in excellent matches. After his match with Jericho went to a count-out, he is bound to get a rematch sometime down the line – but when?</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>2. Chris Jericho – </strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FFD700;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>NWA World Heavyweight Champion</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> – Ric Flair Promotions</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The NWA World Heavyweight Champion loses out to Brock Lesnar for the top spot, but has had a great month. The six man tag team match on Thunder and his bout with Brock Lesnar at No Mercy all reconfirmed that he deserved to be NWA World Heavyweight Champion – but for how long can he hold the title?</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>3. Sabu – </strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FFD700;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>NWA: Motor City Heavyweight Champion</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> – NWA: Motor City</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ‘The Suicidal, Genocidal, Homicidal Maniac’ makes his first entrance into the Power 5 and with good reason. He has managed a total of five defences of his NWA: Motor City Heavyweight title. And all of the matches he defended it in have been entertaining, especially his encounter with Long Island Loudmouth member Zack Ryder at ‘I Wanna Rock’. Can Sabu re-enter this spot next month?</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>4. CM Punk – </strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FFD700;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ECW Heavyweight Champion</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> – Eastern Championship Wrestling</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The ‘Straight-Edge Saviour of ECW’ enters the Power 5 at number four yet again and this time thanks to his performance against Matt Sydal and before that, his excellent riot-causing promos on Hardcore TV. We want more of this man to appear in other NWA affiliated companies and we would love for him to get a NWA World Heavyweight title shot once Jericho’s program with Lesnar is finished.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>5. Kurt Angle </strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FFD700;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>RFP Heavyweight Champion</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> – Ric Flair Promotions</strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The man who likes to call himself the ‘Wrestling Machine’ battled alongside his protégé Jake Swagger to put on a great performance against Low Ki and Mr. Anderson and his participation in the six man tag match two weeks after that have helped him get into the fifth spot in the Power 5. His match with Low Ki was an excellent showcase of the two wrestlers that was not hindered by a cheating finish.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match of the Month:</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Brock Lesnar versus Chris Jericho (RFP No Mercy – A*)</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Worst Match of the Month:</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The In-Crowd versus Alexis Laree and Ashley (TWE Mania – E+)</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thank you for reading this edition of ‘The Clothesline!’ please join us next month for more wrestling news and action!</div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>The Biggest Party Of The Summer</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Live From:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>I QUIT MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER versus ‘The Silver-Tongued Pugilist’ ELIJAH BURKE</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NO MERCY REMATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Viper’ RANDY ORTON versus ‘The Boss’ BOBBY LASHLEY</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ RODERICK STRONG versus STEVEN REGAL</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Card Not Finalized, Subjected To Change</span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ...</p>

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/rfpthunder_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">THUNDER</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California – Wednesday, Week One, June 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thunder opened with the usual introduction by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Tenay</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as he gave a run down of what was to happen in the show; the main focus however, was inside the ring. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">David Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was standing in the ring with a podium (which had a black bag placed on top of it) beside him and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Frankie Kazarian</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> also standing beside him. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Last week, something was brought to my attention.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Frankie could be seen with a smile on his face as Flair continued: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“What was brought to my attention was that the wrestlers of the high-risk, high-flying, fast-paced style. I can put myself to blame for the negligence shown by RFP on these wrestlers. And to compensate for that, we are going to start something that will put the spotlight on these wrestlers…”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> At that moment, Frankie Kazarian ripped the black bag off the podium to reveal a title belt. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> “This, is the X-Division Championship. Tonight, you will all see the birth of the X-Division. What is the X-Division? The X-Division is a division based around the high-risk, high-flying, fast-paced styles that some of the wrestlers in the company share. And the most important thing about it – it’s not about weight limits, it’s about no limits!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> At that point, the crowd cheered for the announcement of the new division – but Flair hadn’t finished. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Now, how are we going to crown the champion? Easily. We are going to have a eight-man tournament, which will end with the match that will crown the champion. But not eight men from this company will compete. Right now, I am issuing a challenge to ANY WRESTLER around the world to come here—to Ric Flair Promotions—and enter themselves in the tournament! And to those who are going to enter themselves in the tournament; we’ll see you next week for the first round!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Frankie Kazarian exited the ring as Flair directed his attention to the RFP Heavyweight Champion; whom he asked to step out…</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> did step out and once he entered the ring, Flair immediately got straight to the case. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Last week Angle, you once again retained your title. But like many other occasions, you had achieved it through cheating.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Angle stared intently at Flair as he continued. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> “Now, you’ve screwed over many men to retain your title. And what you’ve done Angle, is tarnish the RFP Heavyweight title. Let me list the men you have screwed over: Mr. Anderson, Low Ki, Montel Vontavious Porter, the list goes on. So at Bash at the Beach, I have decided Angle – you will pay for your sins. At Bash at the Beach, you will team with Elijah Burke and Matt Michaels to take on the team of Mr. Anderson, Low Ki and Montel Vontavious Porter…”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Angle shrugged as if it was nothing, but he had not let Flair finish… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“But your RFP Heavyweight title – will be on the line!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Angle started to shout at Flair as the RFP commissioner turned his back on the ‘Olympic Hero’, which was a mistake as Angle—blinded by fury—lifted him up from behind with the Angle Slam. Angle threw off his suit jacket and locked in the Angle Lock on the commissioner as he contorted the ankle in different directions which caused Flair to scream out loud. He tapped out furiously as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ric Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> had left his position at the announcer’s table to try and convince Angle to let go of the Angle Lock – he refused. Soon enough, road agents and security rushed down to the ring and pulled Angle off the commissioner as he was encouraged to leave, which he did. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rhino</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> took on </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B. Diddy Bagwell</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in the first contest of the night, and Rhino did not play around. The ‘War Machine’ pounded away at B. Diddy continuously and drove him into the turnbuckle pad face first before he wrapped up the match with the Gore. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Once the bell rang, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brent Albright</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> sprinted down to the ring and immediately engaged in a brawl with Rhino. Albright—who had been attacked by Rhino during his shot at the NWA United States title—was relentless and pushed Rhino into a corner as he hit a series of shoulder thrusts. ‘The Shooter’ dragged the stunned Rhino out of the corner and drove him to the canvas with a exploder suplex. Albright exited the ring as Rhino slowly approached his feet, surprised at the assault that Brent had performed on him and kept his eyes on ‘The Shooter’ as he backed up the ramp. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Biggest Party Of The Summer</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Drew McIntyre</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> went against </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Roderick Strong</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Steven Regal</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stressed the importance of McIntyre’s victory via microphone, but was interrupted by Strong as he went down to the ring. The Scotsman flying the flag for </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">The Empire</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, tried his best to put Strong down before his encounter with Regal at Bash at the Beach. McIntyre wore down his opponent with a series of restholds, but Strong came back unexpectedly and which lead to a vicious clothesline which turned McIntyre inside out. Strong irish whipped Drew into the corner following the clothesline and the impact of hitting the corner caused McIntyre to slump in the corner. After one huge knee to the head, Strong lifted McIntyre and attempted to hit his signature big boot – McIntyre ducked and the momentum switch was in progress. The Scotsman drove Strong down to the canvas with a suplex and then a knee drop before he attempted the pinfall. Strong valiantly kicked out and staged a comeback and eventually hit the Death by Roderick for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Idol Stevens</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Johnny Lust</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> clashed with each other as the two former partners did not hold anything back. The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion kept on Stevens throughout the duration of the match as he scored several close pinfalls. Stevens also scored close pinfalls. The pace of the match slowed once </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> came to her boyfriend’s aid and distracted Lust, which allowed Stevens to strike from behind with a reverse DDT. This of course lead to a massive catfight between St. Laurent and Lust’s girlfriend </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Shantelle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, back inside the ring, Stevens attempted a Idolizer, but ‘The Idol’ was sent to the ropes and when he came back, he flew into the air thanks to a flapjack. Lust had intentions of hitting the Genesis Kick, but </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ricky Reyes</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> got up on the apron which distracted Lust long enough for him to become the victim of the Idolizer neckbreaker, giving Idol Stevens the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The ring was cleared once Johnny Lust had been helped to the back by his girlfriend, which left Stevens and St. Laurent to celebrate their victory – to the ire of the crowd. But much like last week, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bryan Danielson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> appeared which prompted Idol to grab a microphone. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“No! No, security! Get him! I don’t want to be assaulted again!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> yelled Stevens as Danielson approached the ring. Bryan snatched the microphone from him and said: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“I’ve signed a contract – I’m officially a RFP wrestler.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> At that moment, Idol tried to escape, but Danielson pulled him back and started to pound away at him. After he took Idol down to the canvas, he applied the Cattle Mutilation on the former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion. Danielson released the hold and left the ring with the crowd cheering him on as an official member of the RFP roster. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the commercial break, a video aired of the ‘American Badass’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mark Callous</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as he wandered around in the backstage area on the lookout for the stalker that has stalked his wife in recent weeks. Callous stops at the locker room and kicks the door open as the camera follows him. Inside is </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Creed</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jerrelle Clark</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Nooie Lee</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as he immediately began to assault the three of them. Relentless in his assault, Callous demanded answers and after he hurled the boxer into a brick wall – he found out that none of them were the stalker. Callous left the scene and continued his search… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bobby Lashley</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> took on </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Paul Burchill</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as ‘The Ripper’ tried to dust-off ‘The Boss’. The two heavyweights slugged it out in the opening minutes of the match with Burchill winning the exchange. ‘The Ripper’ backed Lashley into a corner where he fired off some chops. He threw Lashley down to the canvas and climbed to the top rope before he leapt off with a top-rope knee drop for a two. Bobby got himself going despite the slow start and took control of the match. After he dropped The Empire member with a spinebuster, Lashley quickly lifted him up and hit the Dominator for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Well done…well done…”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was all that could be heard over the sound system as Lashley had gotten up to celebrate his win. Out stepped </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Randy Orton</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> with a microphone as he applauded. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“You really done well there, for a minute – we all thought you were going to lose to a second-rate wrestler.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ‘The Viper’ made an attempt to get Lashley angry by telling ‘The Boss’ that at Bash at the Beach, it would be Orton victorious once again – but Lashley got a microphone of his own and engaged in an argument wit ‘The Viper’. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Why do we have to wait until next week to do this?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> asked Lashley as he demanded that Orton come face-to-face with him, but Orton backed down and asked him to wait for Bash at the Beach… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Biggest Party Of The Summer</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The main event saw </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Montel Vontavious Porter</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> pitted against </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jake Swagger</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Elijah Burke</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The first leg of the match saw Anderson and Swagger have a rematch from their battle at No Mercy. Swagger once again applied his amateur wrestling background to wear down Anderson, but Anderson struck back only to be worn down again by Swagger. Swagger tagged out to Burke who pounded on Anderson with a series of punches before he tagged Swagger in again. Kurt Angle’s protégé directed a kick to the ribs of Anderson and set up for the All-American Powerbomb, but Anderson battled out of it and made the tag to MVP who jumped in and started taking down both of his opponents. The ‘Ballin’ Superstar’ went as far as busting out the Playmaker on Jake Swagger for a two. Burke tagged himself in so he could force MVP to say ‘I Quit’ as he could not do it at Bash at the Beach due to it being cancelled and both of them being placed in a RFP Heavyweight title match. The ‘Silver-Tongued Pugilist’ hurled abuse at MVP as he prepared to hit him with the Outer Limitz Elbow. Elijah sprinted to the corner and performed the turnbuckle handstand, but on his way down, he landed on the knees of MVP who took advantage of the situation and dragged him to the middle of the ring. He called for the Ballin’ Elbow as he paraded around the ring and in the process he knocked Jake on his back as he tried to prevent it. Once the Ballin’ Elbow hit, he tagged out to Anderson who climbed to the top rope and came down on Elijah with the Kenton Bomb for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The time had finally arrived – as announced last week, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brock Lesnar</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> would be making an appearance and that he did. Lesnar entered the Long Beach Arena with a clipboard in his hand to thunderous jeers and it became even worse when he hopped onto the apron and the fireworks were triggered. Lesnar already had a microphone prepared. His target of course was </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chris Jericho</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> who had not been cleared to return to RFP due to his left leg injury. Lesnar said that he should of walked out NWA World Heavyweight Champion and because of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Chioda</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, he could not. Lesnar held the clipboard that he carried down to the ring high in the sky and announced that on the clipboard was a letter from the National Wrestling Alliance’s board of directors. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“This letter states that I am entitled to a rematch! However, there is a contract that must be signed and at Bash at the Beach, Jericho, you will come down to the ring in the middle of the beach in Panama City and you will sign the contract and we will face off at a date of your choosing.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Lesnar laughed as he continued by saying that if Jericho did not show up at Bash at the Beach, he would track him down and make him sign it. The show goes off air with Lesnar still laughing about the possibility of him and Jericho going one-on-one once again. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Television Rating: 8.06 (-</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">0.09</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> From Last Episode)</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Attendance: 13,500 (Sell Out Crowd)</strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/powerhower_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">POWER HOUR</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Live From: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California – Wednesday, Week One, June 2010 </div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> This edition of Power Hour opened with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Phill Shatter</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B. Diddy Bagwell</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> going one-on-one. The size advantage allowed Shatter to dominate Bagwell, but the veteran fought off early attempts of Shatter hitting his fireman’s carry facebuster. After being irish whipped into a corner, Bagwell was set up for a corner splash, but he exploded out of the corner and took out Shatter with a clothesline. A Manhattan Suplex followed as B. Diddy went for the pinfall but Shatter kicked out. Bagwell climbed up to the top rope in hopes of landing the Buff Blockbuster but Shatter charged at him and placed him on his shoulders. He planted him face-first on the canvas with the fireman’s carry facebuster to give him the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">D+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Another video aired of the ‘American Badass’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mark Callous</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> on the hunt for the stalker that has plagued his wife. This time, Callous lurked around the corridors of the Long Beach Arena and immediately found </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Sylvain Grenier</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Grenier began to run, but Callous caught up with him and started to administer pain. He tossed Grenier into a wall head-first which caused the Canadian to fall to the concrete floor. Blood dripped down the face of Grenier as Callous placed his foot on Sylvain’s neck and demanded to know if he was the stalker. Sylvain managed to have enough energy to utter the word </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“No.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> before he passed out. Callous released his foot from his neck and continued the hunt… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Biggest Party Of The Summer</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Technical Perfection</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">2 Fast, 2 Furious</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> went against each other in hopes if moving up in the tag team rankings. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Stryker</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chad Collyer</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> isolated </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jerrelle Clark</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> from </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Nooie Lee</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in the opening minutes – the action benefitted them as they were able to pick apart ‘Mr. 630’. But when Clark escaped and got the tag to Lee, Technical Perfection’s plan started to fall apart as Stryker was eventually pinned after Clark and Lee’s diving splash/diving leg drop combination. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Backstage, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">David Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> is seen recuperating from the assault of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> when </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Cappotelli</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> burst through his office door. Cappotelli asked what Flair wanted and Flair explained that he had placed him in a match at Bash at the Beach. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Against who?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> asked Cappotelli as Flair replied: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“No one…You’re refereeing a match between Rhino and Brent Albright – number one contenders match. Winner gets a shot at your NWA United States Heavyweight title at Great American Bash…”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Cappotelli nodded in understanding and left the office. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Biggest Party Of The Summer</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A video aired which hyped next week’s Thunder and described it as the ‘final stop before Bash at the Beach’. Matches announced included </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Cappotelli</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> versus </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Michaels</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> versus </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The main event saw </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ricky Reyes</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> take on </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Johnny Lust</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as Lust looked for revenge after what happened on Thunder. Reyes was aggressive from bell-to-bell as he pulled Lust to the outside and hurled him into the turnbuckle post, shoulder first. Back inside the ring, Reyes utilized kicks to keep the distance between the two and nearly knocked Lust out with a savate kick. Lust turned the tables after he countered a rolling kimura lock and locked in a Boston crab. The two continued to fight tooth-and-nail until Lust was able to put away his opponent with the Genesis Kick. The show went off air with Lust celebrating his victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>The Biggest Party Of The Summer</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Live From:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE©, ‘The Silver-Tongued Pugilist’ ELIJAH BURKE and ‘The Diamond Kid’ MATT MICHAELS versus ‘The *******’ MR. ANDERSON, ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI and ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>The Winner Of The Pinfall Wins The RFP Heavyweight Title</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NO MERCY REMATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Viper’ RANDY ORTON versus ‘The Boss’ BOBBY LASHLEY</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>#1 CONTENDER’S MATCH – WINNER GETS NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE SHOT AT GREAT AMERICAN BASH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The War Machine’ RHINO versus ‘The Shooter’ BRENT ALBRIGHT</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>SPECIAL REFEREE:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> MATT CAPPOTELLI</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ RODERICK STRONG versus STEVEN REGAL</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – CONTRACT SIGNING</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Brock Lesnar And Chris Jericho Will Be In Attendance For A Contract Signing Which Concerns A Future NWA World Heavyweight Title Match</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Card Not Finalized, Subjected To Change</span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ...</p>

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/rfpthunder_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">THUNDER</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York – Wednesday, Week One, June 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The final Thunder before Bash at the Beach kicked off with RFP Heavyweight Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and NWA United States Heavyweight Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Cappotelli</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> going one-on-one in a champion versus champion match. Cappotelli was grounded within the first few seconds and worn down by Angle’s amateur wrestling, but Matt broke out of a grounded sleeper and started to throw punches at Angle which sent him backwards into the ropes. Chops were fired from the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion as Angle struggled to make a comeback, but eventually retaliated with chops of his own. Angle soon hit his first belly-to-belly suplex of the night as Matt fell victim to several more during the course of the match. The Olympic gold medallist tried to hit the Angle Slam, but Matt blocked the move and sent Kurt into the corner. Kurt rebounded off the turnbuckle into Cappotelli’s full nelson as he set up for the Walk of Fame, but Angle managed to escape. The match eventually ended up with Cappotelli on the top rope as he got into position for the moonsault, but when he leapt off, Angle immediately got up and climbed to the top rope once Matt crashed to the canvas and leapt off with his own moonsault for the two. From that point onward, Cappotelli struggled to gather the momentum needed to stage a comeback and fell to the Angle Slam, which gave Kurt Angle the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the brilliant opener, backstage </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was in the middle of preparation for his match which would main event this episode of Thunder. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Low Ki</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> entered the locker room and Anderson immediately stood up. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“What do you want?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> questioned Anderson as Ki extended his hand, and wished Anderson ‘good luck’ for tonight and Bash at the Beach. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Why are you wishing me—of all people—good luck for Bash at the Beach?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> asked Anderson as Ki’s response was: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Because that title is mine.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> before he walked out of the locker room. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The ‘American Badass’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mark Callous</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> rode down to the ring on his Harley Davidson motorcycle once the commercial break had finished. Callous stopped on the aisle and went into the ring where he snatched a microphone from </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Tony Chimel</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Callous immediately threatened to attack everyone backstage unless the stalker finally revealed himself. During Callous’ angry tirade, the stalker had another video in store for Callous. This time, the stalker was nowhere near Callous’ house or wife. Instead, he claimed to be in a room located in the Blue Cross Arena. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“I am in the locker room – come and get me.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> said the stalker and instantaneously, Callous went backstage to find him. Mark literally kicked the door down to find nobody in the locker room and a tape recorder on one of the steel chairs. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“You think I was going to reveal myself that easily Callous? We do this my way. And by my way, I mean at Bash at the Beach. You come down to Panama City Beach, and I will reveal myself for you to see.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The ‘American Badass’ lifted up the tape recorder and smashed it against the wall as he left the area, frustrated that he could not find the stalker. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The first round of the X-Division title tournament kicked off with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Creed</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as the boxer waited for his opponent. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Teddy Hart</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was announced as his partner as the member of the Hart Family charged down to the ring and began the match. Both men gave a taste of what the X-Division was all about as the two traded arm drags and engaged in a series of near falls. The wrestler who represented Calgary Stampede was whipped into the corner, but scaled the turnbuckles and moonsaulted off onto the boxer. Eventually, Creed bounced back and started to throw right and left hooks, which knocked Hart down several times. Hart ducked a right hook which might of knocked him out and scooped Creed up and drove him down onto the canvas with a Hart Rate powerbomb (belly-to-back suplex dropped into a sitout powerbomb) for a two. The match was taken to the top rope where Creed attempted to superplex Hart off the top rope, but was shoved down onto the canvas and hit with the Hart Attack which gave Hart the victory, as a result, Hart advanced to the semi-finals at Bash at the Beach. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Lizzy</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stood next to </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Elijah Burke</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as she prepared for an interview with the ‘Silver-Tongued Pugilist’. Lizzy was about to ask a question, but Burke silenced her by waving his hand in her face. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Sunday…I may not get the I Quit match me and MVP agreed on. But this is much better. This is the OPPORTUNITY that Elijah Burke needed to get his title back. This was the opportunity that THE POPE needed, to get his title back. And y’know what? I can beat down MVP so I can take my title back, so Kurt Angle – you better watch your back, because it’s me who will be walking out the champion – this Sunday.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Burke walked off whilst Lizzy rephrased Burke’s emphasis on ‘The Pope’ with confusion. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The next X-Division title tournament match was next as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chad Collyer</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> anxiously awaited the arrival of his opponent who would be revealed to be </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Carlos Colón, Jr</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The son of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Carlos Colón</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> made his way down to the ring as Collyer immediately jumped the gun and fiercely attacked Carlos. Colón shoved him away and pounced onto Collyer where from there he pounded away at his face with punches. Collyer sent Carlos to the ropes, but the ‘Cool Caribbean’ performed a handspring and bounced off the ropes as he came back and caught Collyer in his face with an elbow. Throughout the duration of the match, Collyer attempted to lock in his deadly Texas Cloverleaf and did when he caught a kick from Colón and ripped his legs from underneath him. Colón struggled greatly to make his way to the bottom rope and once he did, he latched on for dear life. Collyer let go of the hold and dragged Colón to the middle of the ring where he was pulled into a small package, which gave his opponent the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The penultimate match of the opening round was between former Memphis Championship Wrestling wrestler </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Aries</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and Imperio De Lucha Azteca luchadore </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Super Crazy</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The crowd were split when they chanted and for good reason, both men were very good wrestlers. The match was quickly taken to the outside as Super Crazy leapt onto Aries with a wicked moonsault plancha. The two used the equipment at ringside for innovative moves such as Crazy’s hurricanrana after he used the announcer’s table to leap from and Aries leaping over the barrier to hit Crazy with a clothesline. The action was just as fast and furious when it was taken back inside the ring. But in the end, Austin Aries managed to nail Crazy with a brainbuster to take the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Josh Matthews</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was in the interview area next, stood next to </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Michaels</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> who had </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Diamond Dallas Page</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> pacing back and forth in the background. ‘The Diamond Kid’ was asked whether he was concerned for what would happen at Bash at the Beach since he would be more than likely to collide with his nemesis Low Ki during the RFP Heavyweight title match. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Am I worried? No. You know why? It’s another chance to kick his teeth down his throat again! Low Ki, you think that I’ve forgotten about our past; I haven’t. And at Bash at the Beach, I will let you know who the man is…”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Matthews turned Matt’s focus onto tonight when he asked Michaels on his thoughts about Mr. Anderson. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“It’s about time somebody shut that loudmouth up – and it’ll be me that does the job!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Michaels shouted as he and DDP headed off-camera. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The fourth and final X-Division title tournament match saw </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Fraknie Kazarian</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> take on the Englishman </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Doug Williams</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Williams employed a heavy mat-based style to keep Kazarian grounded and due to his superior technical ability, he was able to wear down ‘The Future’. Kazarian popped back onto his feet and started to throw Williams across the ring with various arm drags and ended the sequence with a dropkick for a two. Williams responded to the dropkick with a tornado DDT, which was followed by a diving knee drop for a two. Williams made the call for the Chaos Theory, but after the backwards roll with Kazarian, ‘The Future’ performed a victory roll which gave him the victory, and the result had made him the only Ric Flair Promotions wrestler to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The camera’s moved backstage after another commercial to see </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brent Albright</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rhino</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> going toe-to-toe in the car park. Rhino hurled Albright into an SUV and started to throw punches at his slumped body, but Albright shoved him away and propelled himself towards the ‘War Machine’ and knocked him into a sedan, adjacent from the SUV. The two men continued to slug it out until security pulled the both of them apart whilst the question is being raised on which man will be going to the Great American Bash… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the altercation had finished, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Idol Stevens</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was stood in front of the camera with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> standing beside him. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“You know what? I’m sick of all of this. I’m sick of being treated like crap in this company! And how did this all start? Because of Bryan Danielson’s assaults. Nobody did anything about it. He wasn’t charged with anything. So now it’s up to me. Danielson, for your debut match, you will face ME. You will face the man that you should IDOLISE. You face the IDOL himself – IDOL STEVENS! And at Bash at the Beach, I will make you pay for all the pain that you have caused me and Gabrielle!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The short but sweet challenge by Steven was laid out as he walked off… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The team of </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Randy Orton</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and Elijah Burke defeated </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bobby Lashley</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Montel Vontavious Porter</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in a very short tag team match. In the first leg of the contest, ‘The Viper’ battled ‘The Boss’ but they quickly tagged out and took their battle around ringside whilst MVP and Burke locked up. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Chioda</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> meanwhile tried to persuade Lashley and Orton to break up their brawl, but behind his back, Elijah Burke had slipped on a pair of brass knuckles and decked MVP before he covered him. When Chioda turned around, he saw the ‘Silver-Tongued Pugilist’ with the leg hooked and counted to three. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The main event of the night had arrived as Mr. Anderson and Matt Michaels locked up in the middle of the ring. Michaels gained the advantage and locked in a headlock but was thrown to the ropes by Anderson and knocked down with a shoulder block. Michaels got straight back up and got knocked down with another one and got straight up after that one. The third time, he managed to lock in a sleeper hold on Anderson which brought him to a seated position. The sleeper caught the loudmouth by surprise and allowed ‘The Diamond Kid’ to slowly recuperate. The self-procclaimed ‘*******’ managed to stand and break the sleeper hold with a jawbreaker, which caused Michaels to stagger backwards. From there, the two fought tooth-and-nail until Anderson scored a near-fall with a DDT. Michaels hit a suplex and called for the Picture Perfect Elbow seconds later, but the appearance of Low Ki caused a distraction. But out from the crowd came the ‘Olympic Hero’ Kurt Angle as Ki and Angle entered the ring at the same time as Angle targeted Anderson and Ki targeted Michaels. Soon enough, Elijah Burke and a very fatigued MVP joined the action as a brawl between the two teams for Bash at the Beach took over the Blue Cross Arena. The show went off-air with everyone still in a massive fight… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Television Rating: 8.09 (+</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">0.03</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> From Last Episode)</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Attendance: 11,215 (Sell Out Crowd)</strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/powerhower_logo.jpg</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">POWER HOUR</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Taped From: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York – Wednesday, Week Two, June 2010 </div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Drew McIntyre</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> defeated </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jerelle Clark</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in extremely quick fashion as the Scotsman blasted him with a Scot Drop within four minutes. Before that, Clark kept on McIntyre with his extremely quick offence however, that was not enough to keep McIntyre down as that lead to the finish. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">D+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> There were several announcements made which concerned Bash at the Beach. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Tenay</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> from the announcer’s table told the fans watching the broadcast of Power Hour that the Six-Man Tag Team Match for the RFP Heavyweight title had been turned into a ‘Texas Tornado’ Six-Man Tag Team Match, which meant that despite the aspect of tagging being still available, anybody could score a pinfall thus making it harder for </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to retain his RFP Heavyweight title. Along with that announcement, Tenay announced that there would be a four team contest which would see NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Johnny Lust</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Richie Steamboat</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> defend their titles against the </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Havana Pitbulls</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Technical Perfection</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">The Empire</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Finally the matches for the semi-final of the X-Division title tournament were announced. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Aries</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> would collide with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Teddy Hart</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Carlos Colón, Jr</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> would do the same with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Frankie Kazarian</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rocky Romero</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> managed to outlast </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#4169E1;"><strong>Chad Collyer</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion Richie Steamboat in a three-way dance. The three men who represented their respective teams, tore down the Blue Cross Arena with a brilliant combination of athleticism and fast-paced wrestling. Three-man spots included a triple sleeper hold and Steamboat’s amazing double suplex on bother Collyer and Romero. Romero managed to get the victory with a diving knee strike on Collyer, to give himself momentum heading into the tag team title match at Bash at the Beach. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A video aired to promote Bash at the Beach. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In the main event of this edition of Power Hour, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Orlando Jordan</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Sylvain Grenier</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> went head-to-head as the supermodel looked to use </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to aid him to victory. Grenier—who had stitches due to </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mark Callous</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">’ vicious assault—dominated Jordan in the early going, but soon succumbed to the running powerslam and a series of big moves by Jordan. In the end, Jordan shoved Grenier into St. Laurent which knocked her off the apron and drilled the supermodel with a Black Ice for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>The Biggest Party Of The Summer</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Live From:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Panama Beach, Bay County, Florida</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – SIX-MAN TEXAS TORNADO TAG TEAM MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE©, ‘The Silver-Tongued Pugilist’ ELIJAH BURKE and ‘The Diamond Kid’ MATT MICHAELS versus ‘The *******’ MR. ANDERSON, ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI and ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>The Winner Of The Pinfall Wins The RFP Heavyweight Title</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NO MERCY REMATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Viper’ RANDY ORTON versus ‘The Boss’ BOBBY LASHLEY</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>GRUDGE MATCH – BRYAN DANIELSON’S DEBUT</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Idol’ IDOL STEVENS versus ‘The American Dragon’ BRYAN DANIELSON</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>#1 CONTENDER’S MATCH – WINNER GETS NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE SHOT AT GREAT AMERICAN BASH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The War Machine’ RHINO versus ‘The Shooter’ BRENT ALBRIGHT</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>SPECIAL REFEREE:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> MATT CAPPOTELLI</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NWA MID-ATLANTIC TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH – FOUR-WAY DANCE</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Dragon’ RICHIE STEAMBOAT and JOHNNY LUST© versus THE HAVANA PITBULLS versus TECHNICAL PERFECTION versus THE EMPIRE</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ RODERICK STRONG versus STEVEN REGAL</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>X-DIVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT – SEMI-FINAL</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Cool Caribbean’ CARLOS COLÓN, JR versus ‘The Future’ FRANKIE KAZARIAN</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>X-DIVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT – SEMI-FINAL</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> AUSTIN ARIES versus TEDDY HART</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – CONTRACT SIGNING</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Brock Lesnar And Chris Jericho Will Be In Attendance For A Contract Signing Which Concerns A Future NWA World Heavyweight Title Match</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>THE STALKER TO BE REVEALED!</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The Man Who Has Plagued Mark Callous’ Wife Will Be Revealed Live At Bash At The Beach! Who Could It Be?</span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ...</p>

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:right;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promtoions – </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">BASH AT THE BEACH</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live From: Panama City Beach, Panama City, Florida – Sunday, Week Two, June 2010</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the fireworks exploded on the beach-themed stage, Bash at the Beach kicked off with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Randy Orton</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bobby Lashley</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as they went head-to-head for the second time. At the start of the match, Orton was easily overpowered by ‘The Boss’ as he found himself backed into a corner where Lashley fiercely pounded away at his face. Orton managed to perform a double leg takedown and lock in a leg lock before he slapped on a chinlock. Bobby struggled once Orton cranked up the pressure, however, he was able to break out of the hold and gain some momentum after several clotheslines to Orton. Lashley’s strength allowed him to dump Orton to the outside with a press slam, but when he followed n pursuit, Orton hurled him knees-first into the steel steps. At that moment, ‘The Viper’ had the advantage and he began to work over the knees of Lashley, going as far as applying the figure four leglock on the ring post. The struggle was too much for Lashley and Orton eventually locked him in another figure four, but in the middle of the ring. The powerhouse used all of his strength to turn Orton over to his stomach which negated the effect of the figure four and forced Orton to release the hold. When both men got to their feet, ‘The Boss’ planted Randy with a spinebuster that scored a two. It came to the time for Lashley to finish the match and he dragged Orton to his feet and attempted to set him up for the Dominator, but Orton slipped behind and clipped him by the leg. To ensure that he would not get up, Orton started to stomp away at both of Lashley’s legs and then dragged him into the middle of the ring. He stalked him to his feet and tried for the RKO, but Lashley blocked and managed to pull Orton up onto his shoulders for the Dominator. This time however, he collapsed onto one knee and dropped Orton. It had seemed like Lashley had started to feel the pain in his knees and Randy took advantage of that as he caught Bobby with a surprise RKO once he had returned to his feet for the three-count. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The cameras went to the backstage area where </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Kurt Angle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Jake Swagger</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> were stood next to </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Lizzy</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> for an interview. The young interviewer asked Angle whether he felt confident that he would retain his RFP Heavyweight title. Angle did not answer and instead took the belt off his shoulder and stared into the gold. Lizzy repeated the question and Angle just ignored her and continued to stare into the gold. Swagger could be heard telling Angle </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“We got this – don’t worry.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> before Angle and him walked away from the interview area. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Four teams clashed for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles in the second match of the pay-per-view. The defending champions </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Richie Steamboat</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Johnny Lust</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> (accompanied by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Shantelle</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">) tried to keep their titles against the </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Havana Pitbulls</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> (</div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rocky Romero</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ricárdo Reyes</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">), </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Technical Perfection</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> (</div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chad Collyer</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Stryker</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">) and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">The Empire</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> (represented by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Paul Burchill</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Drew McIntyre</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">). The contest started with ‘The Dragon’ and the Scotsman going against eachother, but the match soon broke down and became a tag team contest full of big moves. ‘The Dragon’ had his moment though as when all seven other men were on the outside, he dived off the top rope with a cross body and took them all out. The fans witnessed another moment in the match that defined the contest itself as Rocky Romero and Chad Collyer battled on the top rope. Drew McIntyre and Paul Burchill came from underneath and attempted to superplex the both of them, but Johnny Lust came from underneath and pulled all four men down with the Tower of Doom-like move which sent all men down to the canvas with a crash. The match came to an end when Richie Steamboat climbed to the top rope with intentions of hitting the cross body on Rocky Romero, but Reyes hopped on the apron and nailed him with one of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles whilst Romero distracted the referee. This allowed Romero to run up the turnbuckles and take ‘The Dragon’ down with a Diablo Armbar from the top rope which gained him the submission victory and the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The semi-finals of the X-Division title tournament had arrived and the first match of the semi-finals was </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Austin Aries</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">’ encounter with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Teddy Hart</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The two, in typical junior heavyweight fashion, traded arm drags for the first minute of the match and Hart came out on top of the exchange when he ended the sequence by hitting Aries with a knee to his mid-section. Hart displayed a variety of spectacular moves such as a belly-to-back suplex that was flipped into a bulldog, a springboard moonsault and a powerbomb that was transitioned into a double-knee backbreaker. Aries found himself in position for Hart’s Hart Attack, but managed to get the knees up just in time as Hart leapt off. The crowd on the Panama Beach enjoyed every minute of the match as Aries staged a comeback and lifted Hart onto his shoulders to hit a death valley driver. The move got a two and Aries pulled Hart to his feet, but Hart rocked him with several punches and rolled him up with a school boy. Aries kicked out at two and when both men got to their feet, Austin kicked him in the stomach and hit the Brainbuster for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The ring had cleared and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mark Callous</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> rode down to the ring on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The fans on Panama Beach cheered wildly for the ‘American Badass’ as he parked his bike opposite the announcer’s table and got off. Callous entered the ring with a microphone and once his music had been cut off, he spoke: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“You know what you have to do – get ya’ ass out here!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The stalker emerged on the screen but had not revealed himself. He was shrouded in darkness. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“You wanted me – and now you’re going to get me.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> th stalker told Callous as the lights on Panama Beach all shut off. When they came back on, a figure wearing a balaclava had arrived in the ring and stood behind Callous. The stalker pulled out a steel pipe from his jeans pocket and clocked Callous in the back of the head with it. The stalker soon reached for the balaclava and slowly took it off of his head. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Oh my—oh my god! RANDY ORTON IS THE STALKER!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> screamed </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Tenay</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> from the announcer’s table as the RFP faithful booed Orton. ‘The Viper’ threw down the balaclava and positioned himself so that he could stalk Callous to his feet. The ‘American Badass’ slowly but surely crawled to his feet and when he turned around, he was brought back down to the ring mat with an RKO. Orton after the RKO circled around the ring with his arms spread wide. Once he exited, Mike Tenay questioned the motives for Orton’s actions over the past few months and all </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Ric Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> could do was express his disgust for Orton’s actions. Officials and road agents came down to the ring to check on Callous who was seemingly out cold. Questions continued to be raised on what Callous would do in retaliation for the stalkers revealing, but until then, he had to watch Orton back up the ramp – head held high with the thought of him being victorious. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the revelation of the stalker, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Idol Stevens</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Gabrielle St. Laurent</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stood side-by-side as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Josh Matthews</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> prepared to interview them. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Idol, I have to ask you, what are your thoughts about tonight?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Idol stared into the eyes of Matthews and replied: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> “How do I feel? How do I feel? Josh, how would YOU feel if someone assaulted you live on television several times?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Josh struggled to come up with a reply as Idol continued: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“You would feel PISSED OFF like me, wouldn’t you? And you know what, that’s exactly the way to describe the way I feel – PISSED OFF! Bryan Danielson, you come in here thinking that you can attack me—“</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Josh managed to get a word in by saying </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“But in all fairness, you started all of this.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and suffered the consequences as an angry (or rather pissed off) Stevens grabbed Josh by the collar and pinned him against the wall. He threatened to punch Josh’s ‘lights out’, but St. Laurent intervened and calmed her boyfriend down as the two left the interview area. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A*</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In the second and final semi-final match of the X-Division title tournament, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Carlos Colón, Jr</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> faced </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Frankie Kazarian</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. It had been said that this was the first time either men had met and they spent a majority of the opening minutes feeling each other out. Carlos applied a headlock and was thrown to the ropes, only to come back to a Japanese-style arm drag. Colón retaliated big time as he got up and lifted Kazarian skywards before dropping him on his knee with the gut buster. Colón from then onwards started to work over the mid-section. He stretched and contorted it with various holds, all in preparation to his Backstabber. Kazarian countered an abdominal stretch attempt and began to exchange blows with Carlos. Neither man backed down and it would be Carlos forced down to one knee after an open-palm strike from Kazarian. Carlos received an enziguri yet managed to kick out a two. Kazarian shortly after fell victim to a springboard back elbow, and much like Carlos earlier, kicked out at two. Kazarian managed to finally put the match away with his Fade to Black, which was a counter to Colón’s powerbomb attempt. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> An NWA United States Heavyweight title shot at the Great American Bash was at stake as </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brent Albright</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> collided with the ‘War Machine’ </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Rhino</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> with the Unites States Heavyweight Champion </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Cappotelli</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> as the special guest referee. The match started early in the aisle as Rhino stormed up and met Albright which caused the two to brawl all over the stage. When Rhino hurled Brent inside the ring, the match officially begun. The strength of the ‘War Machine’ was seemingly matched by Brent Albright as he was able to negate moves that would normally throw around other individuals, such as a shoulder block and Rhino’s ultra-powerful irish whip. This of course, was a source of frustration for Rhino. His frustration would cost him however as ‘The Shooter’ capitalised as he nailed him with a series of tie-up knee strikes, which were proceeded by a massive exploder suplex. The battle was soon being waged on the outside as Rhino managed to lift Brent onto his shoulders and slam him into the crowd barricade. Both men re-entered the ring and Rhino made the first pinfall of the contest after he caught Brent with a clothesline. Cappotelli counted the pinfall and got to two as Brent kicked out. This lead to Rhino accusing Cappotelli of counting slow; he threatened him and that lead to Cappotelli slowly backing away from the ‘War Machine’. During this altercation, Albright rose to his feet and ambushed Rhino from behind with a double axe handle. Albright decided that it was time to slap on the Crowbar and he did so with ease, but Rhino had enough strength to shuffle to the bottom rope. Albright regained control of the match with a massive belly to belly suplex. Albright hung Rhino on the middle rope and hit the 6-1-Knee (swinging knee lift) which sent Rhino on his back. Albright made the cover, but Rhino kicked out at two and this lead to the accusation of Cappotelli counting slow. During this argument between the United States Heavyweight Champion and Albright, Rhino got to his feet and delivered a Gore which took both him and Albright through the middle rope and to the outside. It was not long until both were up and brawling again, but Cappotelli counted them both out which lead to a draw. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Both Rhino and Albright continued to brawl on the outside, but stopped when it was announced that the match was declared a draw. The ‘War Machine’ and ‘The Shooter’ stared at each other for a brief second and entered the ring where they targeted the special guest referee Matt Cappotelli. They backed the United States Heavyweight Champion into a corner and stomped a mudhole in him. Albright lifted him up by his neck and tossed him into harms way as Rhino charged at him and caught him with a Gore. The vicious move carried Cappotelli half way across the ring as Rhino stood over his victim, but when he turned around, he walked right into a right hand from Albright. Both men engaged in a slugfest, but when Albright attempted an exploder suplex, Rhino nailed him with a kick in the groin and hit a Gore. Rhino exited the ring as he left two ‘victims’ laid out in pain. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Steven Regal</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> marched out waving the Union Jack to the disgust of the Panama Beach crowd as the Floridians treated the Englishman with hostility. Regal entered the ring with a microphone in hand but before he could even say a word, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Roderick Strong</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> sprinted down the aisle and entered the ring. He performed a takedown on Regal and started to throw punches, but Regal kicked him off and quickly applied his catch wrestling skills to ground Strong. Regal tied Strong in knots and placed him in excruciating pain with an armlock, but when Strong attempted to stage a comeback, Regal slammed him down to the ground and returned to his catch wrestling. Strong broke out of another armlock and applied a headlock before he took Regal to the ground and attempted to choke him out. Regal got out of the hold and the two traded chops. Regal’s chest soon reddened from Roderick’s fast and furious knife edge chops, but the Englishman switched it up with use of the uppercuts which lead to the Regal-Plex. Strong kicked out of a pinfall at two and struck back with a series of backbreakers. Living up to his name ‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’, Strong continuously hit backbreakers, but it didn’t keep Regal down as the Englishman once again applied his catch wrestling skills and was able to synch in the Regal Stretch. Strong flailed wildly as Regal continued to choke him out. Strong reached for the bottom rope, but initially could not reach it, but he reached for it once more and grabbed onto it. Referee </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Charles Robinson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> forced a break and Regal lifted Strong up, but Roderick surprised his adversary and placed him on his shoulders. He threw him onto his knees with the Death by Roderick for the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A short video aired which hyped the next segment which was the contract signing for the NWA World Heavyweight title match. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Brock Lesnar</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> made his way down to the ring which had black carpet and a table placed in the middle of it with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">David Flair</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> stood next to that very table. Lesnar leaped onto the apron and as soon as fireworks exploded from the turnbuckles and he flipped off the crowd who proceeded to boo him. Lesnar entered the ring and explained what was going to happen. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Chris Jericho will come down here and sign the contract and he will pick a date for me to get my rematch!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> shouted Lesnar as he then called </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Chris Jericho</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> out. The World Class Championship Wrestling star waited patiently, but Jericho did not come out. Once again, Lesnar called Jericho out – but the NWA World Heavyweight Champion did not come out. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Alright, you’re starting to piss me off! GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Lesnar’s anger grew even more as once again he took to the microphone, but was interrupted by the countdown of Jericho’s entrance. Pyro engulfed the beach-like stage as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion stood with his back turned and arms outstretched once the fireworks had finished. Jericho twisted himself around and the crowd gave deafening cheers for the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. On his way down to the squared circle, Jericho kept his eyes locked on Brock Lesnar – he did not take them off for a second. He entered the squared circle and engaged in a staredown with the much larger WCCW star, but David Flair split the two of them up. Flair directed their attention to the table as Lesnar went and signed the contract. But before Jericho could do anything, he reconfirmed the conditions that he had if he signed. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“I can choose where the match takes place?”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Brock nodded in response. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“But in order for me to sign this contract; I want something else from you. I want to choose the match.”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Brock said that Jericho could and Jericho went ahead and signed the contract. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Brock. You will face me, Y2J, the Ayatollah of Rock ‘N’ Rolla, the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, the KING of the WORLD in a – Last Man Standing match, at the Great American Bash – next month!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Lesnar did not freak out, but instead extended his hand towards Jericho, but Jericho watched his opponent for the Great American Bash and slapped his hand and left… </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Bryan Danielson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">’s debut match had arrived as Idol Stevens looked to get some ‘payback’ in the form of beating Danielson down. The ‘American Dragon’ started his debut match strongly as he immediately took Stevens down and got to the task of wearing him down with a variety of restholds. Stevens turned the tables on Danielson and managed to get himself in the driving seat with a headlock. The two eventually transitioned into a series of quick pinfalls before they came to a stalemate. At this point, Gabrielle St. Laurent cheered wildly for her boyfriend whilst Stevens stared at Danielson. Idol delivered a kick to the mid-section of his opponent and started to go for the trio of suplexes also known as the Ménage á Trois. After the second snap suplex, Danielson hooked the inside leg and managed to hit his own snap suplex, followed by a second and then a third. Danielson hooked the leg but ‘The Idol’ kicked straight out. Stevens was clearly outmatched on several occasions during the match and ended up retreating to the outside but he was not even safe there as the ‘American Dragon’ leaped over the top rope and took him down with a plancha. Both men re-entered the squared circle as Danielson lifted Stevens up and clocked him with an uppercut. He lifted the former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion on his shoulders but St. Laurent hopped on the apron and distracted referee </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mike Chioda</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Whilst Chioda dealt with St. Laurent, Idol slipped down beside Danielson and nailed him with a low blow and rolled him up. Chioda turned around and saw the pinfall and dived in for the count; he got to two before Danielson managed to convert the roll-up into an omoplata crossface named the LeBell Lock. Idol struggled out of the hold and managed to get the match to a vertical base and he dropped Danielson onto his back with a massive sideslam. Stevens decided that it was time to finish the match and climbed to the top rope; he waited for Danielson to reach his feet and leapt off but met a huge kick to the mid-section. </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Both men sprawled out on the canvas as Chioda stared at them. Danielson was the first up and Idol got up with the help of the ring ropes. He walked straight into a forearm smash which sent the former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion reeling; he twisted him around and nailed him with a dragon suplex and kept the hold in order to get a pinfall, but St. Laurent once again got involved and distracted Chioda. Mike started to shout at her but Danielson shoved him aside and pulled her inside the ring by her hair and to the delight of the crowd, he signalled for the Cattle Mutilation – his other, very dangerous submission. The ‘American Dragon’ had both of her arms, but a well-placed kick to the head by Idol allowed him to pull Danielson to the middle of the ring and hit the Idolizer which gained him the victory. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">-----------------------------------------</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live From:</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> -----------------------------------------</div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ‘The Biggest Party of the Summer’ was coming to a close and was going out with a big bang because the Texas Tornado Six Man Tag Team match had arrived. Kurt Angle teamed with </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Elijah Burke</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Matt Michaels</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> (accompanied by </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Diamond Dallas Page</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to face </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Mr. Anderson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Low Ki</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Montel Vontavious Porter</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in a match he had a 17% chance of retaining his title in as whoever scored the winning pinfall or submission got the win. As the match stated, all men would be in the ring at one time, and Angle held his hopes of winning in the hands of his team. The match began with all six men brawling around the ring. Numerous pinfall attempts were made by all, but all were broken up as the six men involved wanted the title. Angle and Anderson exited the ring and went toe-to-toe in the crowd as the two former friends MVP and Burke took their battle to the announcer’s table where they attempted to put each other through it. Back inside the ring, the only place where the pinfall or submission could happen, Low Ki and Matt Michaels traded blows and holds. Michaels tried for the Superkick early, but Ki ducked and came from behind to lock in the Tail of the Dragon. He ripped away at the neck of Michaels, but Elijah Burke saw his partner in trouble and broke up the hold. The newly nicknamed ‘Pope’ and the ‘Diamond Kid’ under orders from DDP double-teamed Low Ki as DDP said it would make them both, one step further to winning the RFP Heavyweight title. After a double suplex, both men scrambled for the pinfall, but realised that they could not both pin Low Ki. This lead to a shoving match which Kurt Angle—who had seemingly defeated Mr. Anderson on the outside—broke up. They turned their focus to Low Ki and together, stomped on him. Angle hit a back suplex on the martial artist, whilst Burke sent him to the ropes and attempted to back body drop him – the move didn’t go too well as Ki launched himself off Burke’s back and nailed both Angle and Michaels with a vicious kick. </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ki managed to fight off all three men from there and MVP soon joined the fray. He and Ki double teamed Elijah Burke before MVP called for the Ballin’ Elbow on Angle. The ‘Ballin’ Superstar’ hopped around the ring, but was interrupted by Matt Michaels who dived halfway across the ring with a massive flying forearm smash. He kipped up and started to take on Low Ki once again and got the better of the ‘World Warrior’ as he slammed him down to the canvas with a fisherman DDT. He attempted the cover, but Ki kicked out at two. Anderson slid back inside the ring when Michaels climbed to the top rope in hopes of hitting the Picture Perfect Elbow, but was pushed off the top rope and to the outside by the loudmouth. The self-proclaimed ‘*******’, drilled his adversary Kurt Angle with a snap DDT but scored a two as Low Ki ripped him off the ‘Olympic Hero’. Anderson’s team started to argue with eachother and soon, the shoving started. Elijah and Angle took the opportunity to ambush all three and this lead to Angle hitting an Angle Slam on Mr. Anderson. He did not go for the pinfall as Angle insisted that he and Elijah work together in an attempt to rid their opponents from the ring. Their teamwork worked well, but Angle ‘accidentally’ clotheslined Burke over the top rope when Ki was the initial target for the move. The martial artist took advantage of the situation and tried to hit a roundhouse kick, but instead was caught and locked in the Angle Lock. The ‘World Warrior’ had enough strength to roll through and hurl Angle into the corner which was followed by the Tidal Crush and Ki went for the pinfall and got a two.</div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The match continued but as it continued, both teams became wary of each other. At one point, Michaels (who had re-entered the ring) nearly struck the RFP Heavyweight Champion with a Superkick, but stopped himself in his tracks as the Olympic gold medallist stared into his eyes. At another point in the match, Anderson pulled MVP off Elijah Burke once he had hit the Ballin’ Elbow, which prevented the victory from being gained. Eventually, Matt Michaels took it upon himself to be the first person to turn on his team. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“Do it now! Screw them!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> shouted Diamond Dallas Page as Michaels floored his teammates with Superkicks. This of course started a trend of in-team brawling, but it would be Anderson’s team who got themselves together and took control of the match. The match was soon going through it’s final moments as the ring had been cleared and Anderson had nailed Diamond Dallas Page with a Mic Check after he prevented Anderson hitting the same move on Matt Michaels. He once again set the move up on Michaels, but Michaels shoved him into </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Charles Robinson</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;">, which knocked the referee out of the ring. Anderson however was able to get back into position for the move, but it was interrupted – by a chair wielding Jake Swagger. Kurt Angle’s protégé entered the ring and was thrown to the outside but at the same time, Angle entered the ring and picked up the steel chair that Swagger had dropped and whacked Anderson with it. However, Angle didn’t stop there. He walloped both Michaels and Elijah Burke with it once Burke entered the ring. And then finally MVP and Low Ki. With bodies laid out inside the ring, Angle cracked the chair over Anderson’s skull once he attempted to stand and rained down chairshots on the loudmouth before he hooked the leg. Robinson regained consciousness and counted to three as the fans in the Panama Beach exploded with jeers for the RFP Heavyweight Champion who had retained his title in a near-impossible situation. </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Angle rolled out of the ring to meet Jake Swagger who helped the exhausted Kurt Angle up the aisle. But the two were met by an angry David Flair. Flair had a microphone in hand and made an announcement: </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>“You think you’re getting away with screwing people over to retain your title Angle? Not this time. Because you will be punished…At the Great American Bash – you will meet these five men again. However, they won’t be your teammates. In fact, they’ll all be your opponents. Why? Because I’m booking you all tickets to hell – at the Great American Bash, you will all be fighting inside the devil’s playground…the ELIMINATION CHAMBER!”</em></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Angle had a horrified expression on his face as he started to throw a fit but he would be ambushed from behind by one Mr. Anderson and dragged back inside the ring where all of Anderson’s team remained and Angle would be the victim of a Mic Check, a Ballin’ Elbow and a Warrior’s Way as the pay-per-view went off-air. </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>[</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>]</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Pay-Per-View Rating: 3.74 (-</strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">0.35</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> From Last Pay-Per-View)</strong></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Attendance: 15,000 (Sell Out Crowd)</strong></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Live From:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Official Theme Songs:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mLa0-sQg1YM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Deftones - Minerva [Official Music Video]"></iframe></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWHH1Updhig" rel="external nofollow"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">“I Made It” by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne, Jay Sean and Birdman</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/HCh_Ms0lMEc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Since October - The Show"></iframe></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>LAST MAN STANDING – NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘Y2J’ CHRIS JERICHO© versus BROCK LESNAR</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>ELIMINATION CHAMBER – RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE© versus ‘The *******’ MR. ANDERSON versus ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI versus ‘The Diamond Kid’ versus ‘The Pope’ ELIJAH BURKE versus ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>X-DIVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Future’ FRANKIE KAZARIAN versus AUSTIN ARIES</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Card Not Finalized, Subjected To Change</span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ...</p>

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/rfpthunder_logo.jpg</span></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions – </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">Thunder</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>Official Results – Wednesday, Week Three, June 2010 – Panama City Beach, FL</em></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> With several weeks to go until the ‘Instant Classic’ that was the Great American Bash, Thunder emanated live from the sunshine state of Florida, on the shores of Panama City Beach – just days after the Bash at the Beach event held at the same venue. David Flair opened the show in the middle of the ring. The commissioner of Ric Flair Promotions explained that as a result of announcing the Elimination Chamber at the Great American Bash, he had been forced to step down from his position of commissioner. The reaction from the fans was that of disappointment as Flair announced that he would ‘step down’ from his position at the Great American Bash. Flair’s announcement was ruined by the Ric Flair Promotions Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle, who walked down the ramp accompanied by Jake Swagger. Angle was quick to poke fun of the soon-to-be-fired commissioner and said he deserved to be ‘fired’ from his job. ‘The Olympic Hero’ said he had lobbied for Flair to leave and it was about time that the board of directors listened to his complaints. Angle was joined by Swagger in laughing at Flair, but the son of the ‘Nature Boy’ did not let it faze him – in fact, Flair decided that Angle would face NWA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho in the main event of the episode.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> When it came down to it, both champions fought tooth-and-nail to prove who the better man was. Jericho (who was on the long road to preparing for his encounter with Brock Lesnar at the Great American Bash), had still not fully-recovered from being given the Verdict into the ring post and as a result, it was easy for Angle to set up amateur wrestling style takedowns and beat him down. But that didn’t mean Jericho could not fight, in fact, the NWA World Heavyweight Champion turned the tables on the Olympic gold medallist and struck him with an enziguri before he applied the Liontamer. At that point in the match, the whole contest broke down. Jake Swagger entered the ring and struck Jericho in the back of the head with the RFP Heavyweight title, which signified the disqualification. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> It had not finished there though, Mr. Anderson ran out and started to defend Jericho by taking on both Angle and Swagger, but he would be joined by Elijah Burke who would seemingly help Angle – but after what happened at Bash at the Beach, ‘The Pope’ started on Angle. Montel Vontavious Porter popped inside the ring along with Matt Michaels and Low Ki as a full-fledged war went on. Security tried to prevent anything dangerous from happening, but when a special someone arrived, they rushed up the ramp. Brock Lesnar entered the scene, which caused security to rush up the ramp in an attempt to stop him, but ‘The Terminator’ (as he was described by Ric Flair at the commentary table) tore through them and went to ringside where he would drag Chris Jericho out and hurl him into the ring post. The show went off-air with the chaos still going on and nobody to stop it…</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The show opened with Brent Albright emerging victorious over Orlando Jordan in a hard-fought contest. Both men gave it their all, but it would be Albright who would gain the victory after a Crowbar which nearly snapped Jordan’s arm in two. After the decision, the ‘War Machine’ Rhino charged down to the ring as he looked to once again assault ‘The Shooter’. The two engaged in a short scuffle before being broken up by the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion coming out. Matt Cappotelli told the two that after the decision of what happened at Bash at the Beach, he made the choice of giving them both an NWA United States Heavyweight title shot in a triangle match. The announcement came as a surprise to Albright and Rhino, but nonetheless, it had given them a chance to beat Cappotelli senseless.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Elsewhere on the show, Elijah Burke was seen inside of a ministry somewhere as ‘The Pope’ sat inside a confessional and allowed several people to ‘confess’ to their deeds. Funnily enough, all of these men shared the same names of the competitors in the Elimination Chamber. First came ‘Kurt’ who confessed that he was nothing but a filthy cheater who could not win without cheating. Then came ‘Ken’ who admitted he was an obnoxious ‘*******’ to everyone and he was sorry. Third person was ‘Ki’, who had a high-pitched voice and claimed that he put on the deep voice just to make himself sound intimidating. ‘Matt’ came into the confessional and confessed that he was ‘knocking boots’ with a friend called Dallas. As if that wasn’t enough, the final person to come in was ‘Montel’ who said that he was not a good enough friend to his former friend ‘Elijah’ and said he had chances to say sorry, but didn’t take them. At the end of it all, Burke announced that all of their sins had been forgiven.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Speaking of another ‘Montel’, Montel Vontavious Porter scored a victory over Chad Collyer in a one-on-one contest which was all MVP. The ‘Ballin’ Superstar’ put Collyer down for the count with a Play of the Day before he dropped the Ballin’ Elbow. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The two finalists in the X-Division title tournament teamed up together to take on two participants who had been eliminated from the contest. Frankie Kazarian and Austin Aries teamed together to take on Carlos Colón, Jr and Doug Williams in a great match. Williams applied his technical skill early on in the match but his plans fell apart when he attempted the Chaos Theory which was countered by Kazarian into a northern lights suplex. Colón shared similar success as his Backstabber attempt was nullified when Aries squashed him in the corner. The contest came to an end as Aries planted Colón with a Brainbuster. After the contest, Aries and Kazarian exchanged words which concerned their X-Division title match at the Great American Bash. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Idol Stevens came on a collision course with Bryan Danielson during his match with Roderick Strong. Idol had seemingly had the upper-hand on the ‘Messiah of the Backbreaker’, but Danielson quickly tripped Idol up when referee Charles Robinson was distracted by Gabrielle St. Laurent which allowed Strong to hit Idol with a Death by Roderick. Danielson backed up the ramp, with revenge still in his mind. After that though, Roderick Strong and the Florida crowd witnessed a video which involved Steven Regal. Regal appeared in a room full of books, seated and reading ‘The Guardian’ newspaper, which he shoved down onto the table beside him. Regal announced that due to the way he had been treated by the fans at Bash at the Beach, he would be holding a ‘British Appreciation’ event on next weeks Thunder. Strong thought what everybody else thought, what the hell did Regal mean by ‘British Appreciation Event’, he would have to wait until next week to find out. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Finally, a video aired hyping the arrival of a wrestler named ‘Justice’. Nobody knew what it was about, but it was said that he would be delivering ‘justice’ to those who have not yet received it. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><em>Quick Results</em></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><ul><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Chris Jericho</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Kurt Angle</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by disqualification </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Montel Vontavious Porter</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Chad Collyer</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Roderick Strong</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Idol Stevens</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall following interference from Bryan Danielson </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Austin Aries</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> and </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Frankie Kazarian</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Carlos Colón, Jr</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> and </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Doug Williams</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B- </span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Brent Albright</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Orlando Jordan</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by submission </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong> Television Rating: </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">7.93</span></strong></span></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions – </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">POWER HOUR</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>Official Results – Taped Wednesday, Week Three, June 2010 – Panama City Beach, FL</em></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><ul><li><br /><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Jake Swagger</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Nooie Lee</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">. Swagger dominated Lee from bell-to-bell and finished off the young high-flier with a All-American Bomb. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Austin Aries</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated a local jobber by pinfall after a Brainbuster. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Johnny Lust</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Phill Shatter</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">. The former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion collided with the heavyweight Phill Shatter in a good contest which saw Shatter dominate early on but he later fell victim to a Genesis Kick, which gave Lust the win. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Rhino</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Orlando Jordan</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">. The ‘War Machine’ had seemed to have met his match as Orlando Jordan avoided all attempts at a Gore and capitalised with quick strikes and moves. But Jordan was caught by Rhino when he went in for a clothesline. The Gore turned him inside out and gave Rhino the win. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div></li></ul><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Live From:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Official Theme Songs:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mLa0-sQg1YM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Deftones - Minerva [Official Music Video]"></iframe></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWHH1Updhig" rel="external nofollow"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">“I Made It” by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne, Jay Sean and Birdman</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/HCh_Ms0lMEc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Since October - The Show"></iframe></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>LAST MAN STANDING – NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘Y2J’ CHRIS JERICHO© versus BROCK LESNAR</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>ELIMINATION CHAMBER – RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE© versus ‘The *******’ MR. ANDERSON versus ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI versus ‘The Diamond Kid’ MATT MICHAELS versus ‘The Pope’ ELIJAH BURKE versus ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>X-DIVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Future’ FRANKIE KAZARIAN versus AUSTIN ARIES</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – TRIANGLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> MATT CAPPOTELLI© versus ‘The War Machine’ RHINO versus ‘The Shooter’ BRENT ALBRIGHT</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Card Not Finalized, Subjected To Change</span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ...</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/rfpthunder_logo.jpg</span></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions – </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">THUNDER</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>Official Results – Wednesday, Week Four, June 2010 – Hampton Coliseum, VI</em></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Randy Orton showed his face for the first time since he revealed that he was the stalker of Mark Callous’ wife when Thunder came to the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia. Orton was subjected to a hostile reception from the crowd who booed him loudly, but Orton was not concerned about that. ‘The Viper’ justified his sick, sadistic actions for why he stalked Mark Callous’ wife. He claimed that it was an act to catch the ‘attention’ of Callous, which it did. Orton talked about legends that he had beaten. Names that ranged from ‘The Icon’ Sting to former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Steve Austin, Orton wanted to add another ‘legend’ to his list and that would be Mark Callous. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Despite his actions being justified, that did not prevent Orton from facing Bobby Lashley inside the fifteen foot high steel cage. Orton, like on their two previous encounters, was easily overpowered in the opening moments of the match. ‘The Boss’ was quick to introduce Orton into the mesh of the steel cage as he tossed him face first into the steel cage wall. From side-to-side Orton went as his head collided with the steel cage walls continuously. He somehow was not busted open, but he had sustained a large amount of damage. A thumb to the eye of Lashley lead to Orton taking his turn at dominating the match but he would soon find himself in trouble when Bobby intercepted his ascent up the cage and viciously slammed him down onto the canvas. The two advasaries would continue to tear into each other until they both took a tumble from the top rope. At that point, Lashley made his way towards the door and Orton stopped that from happening as he slammed the cage door on the cranium of ‘The Boss’. ‘The Viper’ climbed up the cage and when he reached the top, he was surprised by the appearance of Mark Callous.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Callous rode down on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and distracted Orton long enough for Lashley to crawl out the cage door and gain the victory. The ‘American Badass’ stared at Orton as Orton climbed back down into the ring and made an attempt to lock himself in the cage, but the cage was raised and Callous stormed the ring. Punches flew from the ‘American Badass’ as Orton was too stunned to fight back. He eventually rolled out of the ring and attempted to hightail it through the crowd, but Callous was in pursuit. Eventually, the two raced to the car park where Orton entered an SUV and sped off into the night as Callous stared into the distance as the show came to an end.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The semi-main event of the night saw RFP Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle team with ‘The Diamond Kid’ Matt Michaels, in an attempt to defeat the team of Chris Jericho and Low Ki. Earlier in the night, in the locker room, Michaels told Angle that he did not trust him and Diamond Dallas Page also expressed the same feelings – but Angle confirmed that he would not do anything to hinder their performance. The tag team match itself was fast and furious. Both teams gave it their all and during the match, Chris Jericho ducked a Superkick from Michaels and nailed him with his own version of it. The match approached the ending and Brock Lesnar made an appearance, which lead to Jericho leaving his partner and fighting with his opponent for the Great American Bash. Inside the ring, Low Ki fell victim to an Angle Slam and then a Picture Perfect Elbow, which gave Angle and Michaels the victory. However, after the result, Michaels floored the Olympic gold medallist with a Superkick.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Steven Regal and the rest of The Empire held a ‘British Appreciation Event’. Paul Burchill and Drew McIntyre aided Regal in the act of educating the fans in British history. The whole point of Regal’s ‘event’ was to teach the fans to respect him for being British, but the whole thing took a drastic turn when Regal pulled the flag of the United States of America out of a box. Regal hoisted the flag in the air and told the fans that he was going to burn it because it would truly teach Americans to treat all British people with respect. Thankfully, before the act could be done, Roderick Strong rushed out but he was beaten down by all three British men. Out came Austin Creed who attempted to stop the whole act from being performed but he – like Strong – was beaten down by everyone. It had seemed like they were truly going to burn the flag, but hope came in the form of Kurt Angle’s protégé. Jake Swagger entered the ring and started to fight all three members of The Empire, but once he had cleared the ring of Regal, McIntyre and Burchill, he was assaulted from behind by Doug Williams – who had competed in the X-Division title tournament. Outnumbered, all three Americans were beaten down as Regal laid the US flag on their fallen bodies instead of burning it. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The ‘American Dragon’ Bryan Danielson had his second match of his RFP career as he successfully took on and defeated Matt Stryker in impressive fashion. Danielson matched Stryker in technical skill and applied the Cattle Mutilation to gain the victory, but afterwards, the ‘American Dragon’ had a few choice words for Idol Stevens – the man who defeated him by nefarious means at Bash at the Beach. Danielson challenged Idol to a match at the Great American Bash and claimed that he would pick up the victory at the ‘biggest event of Ric Flair Promotions’ history’. Stevens came out with Sylvain Grenier and Gabrielle St. Laurent and gladly accepted the challenge, he claimed that he would ‘embarrass’ Danielson once again live in front of the world. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Two of the Elimination Chamber participants at the Great American Bash came face-to-face on Thunder as Mr. Anderson challenged Elijah Burke to a match. The loudmouth had objected to how he had been portrayed in Elijah’s confessional promo on the last episode of Thunder. ‘The Pope’ and ‘The *******’ brawled throughout the duration of the match, with Montel Vontavious Porter commentating on their every action with Mike Tenay and Ric Flair. Anderson gained the victory when Porter distracted Elijah, which allowed the loudmouth to nail ‘The Pope’ with a Mic Check. After the match, Anderson got in the face of MVP and told the ‘Ballin’ Superstar’ that he did not need him to win matches. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions: Richie Steamboat and Johnny Lust, claimed number one contendership to the same titles that they held. The duo defeated 2 Fast, 2 Furious and the American Horrors to win the right to face the champions the Havana Pitbulls. The match was chaos from the start but Steamboat managed to nail Phill Shatter with the flying cross body to gain the victory for his team.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Finally, another video that promoted the forthcoming arrival of a wrestler named ‘Justice’ aired once again. This time however, it claimed that he would be arriving on next week’s edition of Thunder. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><em>Quick Results</em></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><ul><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Bobby Lashley</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Randy Orton</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> in a steel cage match. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Kurt Angle</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> and </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Matt Michaels</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Low Ki</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> and </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Chris Jericho</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Mr. Anderson</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Elijah Burke</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> following a distraction from Montel Vontavious Porter. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Richie Steamboat</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> and </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Johnny Lust</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>2 Fast, 2 Furious</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> and </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>American Horrors</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> in a number one contenders match. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Bryan Danielson</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Matt Stryker</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by submission. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong> Television Rating: </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">7.82</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong> Attendance: 9,777 (Sell-Out Crowd)</strong></span></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions – </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">POWER HOUR</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>Official Results – Wednesday, Week Four, June 2010 – Hampton Coliseum, VI</em></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><ul><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Mikal Adryan</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated a local jobber. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">D+</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Elijah Burke</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Jerrelle Clark</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">. The young high-flier managed to outpace ‘The Pope’ but did not manage to put him away. After a mistimed 630 splash, Burke was allowed to capitalise and hit the Elijah Express seconds later. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Chad Collyer</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>B. Diddy Bagwell</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">. ‘Buff Daddy’ showed that he could hang with the best of them as he kept on Collyer from the bell. He hit big move after big move, but after being shoved from the top rope, he struggled to keep in the match. Collyer managed to work over the legs and then slapped on the Texas Cloverleaf to score the victory. </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><p></p></li></ul></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions Presents…</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span>http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5637211/480/Awesomeness/WWE-The-Great-American-Bash.png?v0</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>The Instant Classic</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">THE </span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">GREAT</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> AMERICAN </span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BASH</span></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Live From:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Official Theme Songs:</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mLa0-sQg1YM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Deftones - Minerva [Official Music Video]"></iframe></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWHH1Updhig" rel="external nofollow"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">“I Made It” by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne, Jay Sean and Birdman</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/HCh_Ms0lMEc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Since October - The Show"></iframe></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>LAST MAN STANDING – NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘Y2J’ CHRIS JERICHO© versus BROCK LESNAR</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>ELIMINATION CHAMBER – RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE© versus ‘The *******’ MR. ANDERSON versus ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI versus ‘The Diamond Kid’ MATT MICHAELS versus ‘The Pope’ ELIJAH BURKE versus ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>X-DIVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> ‘The Future’ FRANKIE KAZARIAN versus AUSTIN ARIES</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – TRIANGLE MATCH</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> MATT CAPPOTELLI© versus ‘The War Machine’ RHINO versus ‘The Shooter’ BRENT ALBRIGHT</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Card Not Finalized, Subjected To Change</span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ...</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/TheClotheslineLogo.png?t=1300541108</span><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>The Clothesline! | Issue No. 5 | July 2010 </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Contents</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 1. News Around The World</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 2. Results</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 3. Power 5</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">News Around The World</span></strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://promolastevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/The-Total-Package-Lex-Luger.png</span><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Lex Luger: Passed Away This Past Thursday</em></div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> We start this issue of ‘The Clothesline’ with sad news. Larry Pfhol, better known as his ring name Lex Luger, passed away before ‘The Clothesline’ went to press. It is said to be a drug related death, which is sadly unsurprising. Luger was a heavy steroid user in the early moments of his career and later in his career (namely during his last stint in Ric Flair Promotions in 2007) he got hooked on painkillers and was a borderline alcoholic. It is said Luger mixed a deadly ****tail of somas and alcohol, which lead to his death this past Thursday. However, drug abuse had not tainted Luger’s career as he was a great performer. He wrestled for Ric Flair Promotions mainly and had very good matches with the likes of Sting, Buff Bagwell and Diamond Dallas Page. But the former bodybuilder’s career took a turn for the worst as the aforementioned painkiller abuse sent his career into a downward spiral in 2000. He would not return to Ric Flair Promotions until seven years later, where he had a brief stint and won the NWA United States Heavyweight title in what was considered a ‘feel good’ moment in the company. Luger has left behind a legacy and will be missed by wrestling fans worldwide.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As a result of his death, there have been questions raised on steroid and drug use in wrestling today. Several sources indicate that many wrestlers do use illegal painkillers, steroids and do both soft and hard drugs, but several companies have already battled the problem with their wellness policies (namely World Class Championship Wrestling, Titan Wrestling Entertainment and Ric Flair Promotions). However, the media are using Luger’s death as a way to negatively portray the business and despite the fact that there have been several wrestlers on news channels to come to the defence of the wrestling business, the media still portray the business negatively and have provided a one-sided look into Luger’s death. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Despite last months set back, World Class Championship Wrestling managed to deliver a great pay-per-view as they held the Super Summer Bash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The main story heading out of the pay-per-view was the main event as the Tex-Mex All Stars (El Hijo del Santo and Mr. Texas) defeated the seemingly unstoppable team of Brock Lesnar and the ‘American Badass’ Mark Callous. It was all Lesnar and Callous until Chris Jericho showed up and clocked Lesnar with a steel chair shot which allowed Mr. Texas to nail him with the awesome Megabomb and take the victory. Elsewhere on the card, Rocky Johnson managed to retain his WCCW Heavyweight title against Cody Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes dusted off Matt Sydal for the second pay-per-view in a row. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Titan Wrestling Entertainment meanwhile held ‘In Your House: Over the Edge’ which featured a main event of Batista teaming with Shawn Michaels to take on Glenn Goodnight and Mr. Wonderful. Batista managed to gain the victory after a massive spinebuster to Goodnight, but after the match, Goodnight delivered a chokeslam to Mr. Wonderful, Batista and Shawn Michaels after the match had finished. In the co-main event, Nero made another defence of his TWE Heavyweight title by defeating Jean Paul Levesque. The match was damaged by the multiple referee bumps and JPL’s constant cheating. The team known as ‘Nextwave’ (which consists of Kevin Thorn and John Hennigan) defeated Nic Nemeth and the Great Singh to retain their TWE Tag Team titles.</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ric Flair Promotions held the best pay-per-view of the month with the Bash at the Beach event live from Panama City Beach. The main event was between the team of Kurt Angle, Matt Michaels and Elijah Burke and Mr. Anderson, Low Ki and Montel Vontavious Porter. The catch to this match was that it was a Texas Tornado match and Kurt Angle’s RFP Heavyweight title was on the line. In a match filled with twists and turns, Angle managed to retain his title after he battered the living daylights out of EVERYONE (partners included) with a steel chair whilst the referee was out. On his way to the back however, Angle was told by David Flair that he would be competing in an Elimination Chamber against the same men that he had just beaten with a chair with his title on the line at the Great American Bash. That was before he was dragged back into the ring and beaten up by Anderson, Low Ki and Porter. Also on the card, Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho made it official that the two would be facing off at the Great American Bash in a Last Man Standing match. Lesnar’s new ‘nickname’ bestowed on him by Ric Flair had been announced during the segment as he claimed that Lesnar was the ‘Terminator’. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Also at Bash at the Beach, the stalker of the ‘American Badass’ Mark Callous’ wife was revealed and it was Randy Orton as ‘The Viper’ revealed himself during an intense angle in the show. He came down and attacked Callous with a steel pipe and then revealed himself after pulling off a balaclava. Word is that Ric Flair Promotions are planning for the two to meet at the Great American Bash in some capacity. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://www.wrestlingvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Randy_Orton91.jpg</span><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Randy Orton: The Stalker of Mark Callous’ Wife</em></div></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Calgary Stampede held ‘Xtravaganza’ which was an epic event headlined by Sexton Hardcastle defeating Chavo Guerrero, Jr to retain his NWA Canadian Heavyweight title. Hardcastle – who continues his long reign as NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion – stole the victory when he rolled up Chavo after a long exchange between the two. Elsewhere on the card, Nigel McGuinness defeated Chris Benoit in a rip-roaring match which finished when McGuinness nearly snapped Benoit’s head off with a massive lariat. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Matt Sydal finally lost the NWA Junior Heavyweight title to Chris Sabin after an epic reign. Sydal, who had defended his title on numerous occasions against all-comers, was beaten by the Murder City Machine Guns member after being hit with the Cradle Shock. The title change occurred at a ECW Hardcore TV taping. Sabin made the first defence of the title at ECW One Night Stand against PJ Polaco. Speaking of ECW, CM Punk turned face in a great angle. He came to the aid of Tommy Dreamer, who was being mercifully beaten up at the hands of the monster Abyss. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Continuing the theme of official NWA titles, as you have heard, Chris Jericho will be defending his NWA World Heavyweight title against Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match at Ric Flair Promotions’ Great American Bash spectacular, live in Seattle, Washington. This is the second of their series of matches, the first was won by Lesnar via countout. Whilst Jericho was ‘written off’ television for the past few weeks, he was actually taking part in a tour with Imperio De Lucha Azteca where we lost to Místico and in a six man tag team match. Though he did make a defence of the NWA World Heavyweight title against the ‘Phenomenal’ AJ Styles, in what was a—pardon the pun—phenomenal match. </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">Results</span></strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>WCCW: Super Summer Bash</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B-, 7.11 PPV Buyrate</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Titus O’Neill d. Dakota Darsow (E), Heath Slater d. Derrick Neikirk (E+), Taylor Rotunda d. The Super Destroyer (E), Too Kruel d. Jesse White and Windham Rotunda (D-), Demolition Men d. The New Freebirds (D+), Shadow d. Bison Smith (C-), Alex Shelley d. Brett DiBiase (C.), Paul London d. Zorke (C+), The Brew Crew d. Chris Harris and Bob Holly to retain the WCCW Tag Team titles (B-), Dustin Rhodes d. Matt Sydal (B-), Rocky Johnson, Jr d. Cody Rhodes to retain the WCCW Heavyweight title (B-) and Tex-Mex All Stars d. Mark Callous and Brock Lesnar (B)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>TWE In Your House: Over The Edge</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 6.86 PPV Buyrate</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Apolo and The Miz d. Kris Logan and The Grappler (D), Great Wight d. Trent Acid (C+), Cliff Compton d. The Highlander (E), Alex Riley and Bam Bam Neely d. Joey Curtis and Kizarny (E), Miss Jackie d. Talia Sky (E-), Chuck Palumbo d. Scotty BOOM BOOM (C.), René Duprée d. Matt Morgan to retain the TWE East Coast title (C.), The Brooklyn Boyz d. The Brood (D+), Davey Richards and Sonny Siaki d. The Burning Fury (Ezekiel Jackson and Stevie Richards) (D+), Nextwave d. Nic Nemeth and The Great Singh to retain the TWE Tag Team titles, Nero d. Jean Paul Levesque to retain the TWE Heavyweight title (B-) and Batista and Shawn Michaels d. Chris Mordetzky and Glenn Goodnight (A)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>RFP: Bash at the Beach</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 3.74 PPV Buyrate</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Randy Orton d. Bobby Lashley (B), Havana Pitbulls d. Technical Perfection, Richie Steamboat & Johnny Lust and The Empire to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles (B-), Austin Aries d. Teddy Hart (B), Frankie Kazarian d. Carlos Colón, Jr (B-), Rhino drew with Brent Albright (C+), Roderick Strong d. Steven Regal (B), Idol Stevens d. Bryan Danielson (B) and Kurt Angle, Elijah Burke and Matt Michaels d. Mr. Anderson, Low Ki and Montel Vontavious Porter (A)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>CS: Xtravaganza</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 1.71 PPV Buyrate</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Nikki Roxx and Rain d. Angela Fong and Belle Lovitz (D-), Joe E. Legend d. Claudio Castagnoli (C+), KIMO d. Ted DiBiase, Jr (C.), Sheamus O’Shaunessy d. Greg Pawluk to retain the NWA British Commonwealth title (B), Andrew Martin d. Lance Storm (B-), Nattie Neidhart d. Portia Perez to retain the NWA Canadian Women’s title (D+), The Calgary Bulldogs d. Wade Barrett and Darren Burridge to retain the NWA Canadian Tag Team titles (C.), Nigel McGuinness d. Chris Benoit (A) and Sexton Hardcastle d. Chavo Guerrero, Jr to retain the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title (B)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>MCW: Memphis Wrestling!: Uncaged</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B, 0.28 PPV Buyrate</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Jeff Jarrett d. Rob Van Dam (B), Robert Roode d. Jamie Noble (B-), Jay Lethal d. Orange Cassidy to retain the Memphis Junior Heavyweight title (C.), Josh Daniels and Scott Taylor d. The Riggs Brothers (D+), Ron Killings d. Todd Sexton (C+), Oleg Prudius d. Charlie Haas (B-), The Nashville Stars d. All Money is Legal (C+), Brian Lawler and Kofi Kingston d. Shock And Awe to retain the NWA Southern Tag Team titles (B-), Christopher Daniels d. Matt Hardy (A) and Christian Cage d. Booker T (B).</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Project X: Between Dark and Dawn</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – C, 0.36 PPV Buyrate</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Jack Evans d. Karl Anderson (C-), Kenny Omega d. Dustin Cutler (D), B-Boy d. Brandon Cutler (C+), Josh Prohibition d. Supreme (D), Melissa Anderson d. Vanessa Kraven ©, PAC d. Scorpio Sky (B-), Chris Hero d. Matt Cross (B), Disco Machine d. Babi Slymm (B-), Julio Fantastico d. Kenny Doane to win the Project X Television title (C-), Shane Helms d. Joey Ryan (C+) and D-Von Dudley d. Bubba Ray Dudley to retain the Project X Heavyweight title (C.)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ECW: One Night Stand</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 2.31 PPV Buyrate</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Tyler Black d. Bobby Fish (D), Nick Dinsmore and The Gallows d. Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman (C+), Kevin Steen d. Joe Doering (B-), Mark Briscoe d. Jimmy Yang (B-), Jay Briscoe d. Jimmy Jacobs (B-), Homicide d. BJ Whitmer to retain the ECW Television title (B), Chris Sabin d. PJ Polaco to retain the NWA Junior Heavyweight title (B-), 2 Cold Scorpio and Ruckus d. El Generico and Delirious to retain the ECW Tag Team titles (B-), Samoa Joe d. Baldo the Destroyer (B) and CM Punk d. Abyss to retain the ECW Heavyweight title (A)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ILA: El Clásico Verano 2010</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – B+, 1.0 PPV Buyrate</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Jose Maximo, Mephisto and Chris Stone d. Chessman, Juventud Guerrera and Averno (C.), Shocker d. Alan Stone (C-), Ricky Marvin d. Joel Maximo (C-), Marco Corleone, Matt Striker and Steele d. Chris Jericho, Hijo del Lizmark and Super Crazy to retain the ILA Trios title (C+), Héctor Garza d. Dos Caras, Jr (D), Místico d. Cibernético to retain the ILA Lucha Libre title (B-), Rey Misterio, Jr and Charly Manson d. El Mesias and Kenzo Suzuki (B-) and Psicosis and AJ Styles d. La Parka and Dr. Wagner, Jr (B+)</em></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">Power 5</span></strong></div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>1. Brock Lesnar (WCCW)</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – The newly-nicknamed ‘Terminator’ has been on a run lately. His domination of opponents on Intensity and his excellent tag team match at the Super Summer Bash earlier this month have earned him the top spot.</div><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>2. Místico (ILA)</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – The current ILA Lucha Libre champion has had a fantastic month. A huge win came in the form of defeating the NWA World Heavyweight Champion by count-out in a fantastic affair. He also made several successful defences of the ILA Lucha Libre title, his latest was against Cibernético.</div><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>3. CM Punk (ECW)</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – A shocking face turn occurred on an episode of ECW Hardcore TV earlier in the month as Punk saved Tommy Dreamer from a beating. Punk was able to overthrow the monster Abyss in an excellent match which featured weapons, blood and other chaotic customs of Eastern Championship Wrestling.</div><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>4. Shawn Michaels (TWE)</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – ‘The Showstopper’, ‘The Heartbreak Kid’, ‘Mr. Clash of the Titans’, whatever you want to call him, Shawn Michaels is slowly rising through the ranks once again, coming off injury that occurred earlier last year. Michaels made an impression in his first match back as he Superkicked his way to victory in a tag team match where he teamed with Batista against Glenn Goodnight and Chris Mordetzky.</div><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>5. Kurt Angle (RFP)</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – Ric Flair Promotions’ super-heel and RFP Heavyweight Champion had a riveting month. Matches with the likes of Montel Vontavious Porter, Matt Cappotelli, Chris Jericho and his match at RFP Bash at the Beach were all a treat as Angle performed greatly in those matches.</div></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match of the Month:</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Christopher Daniels versus Matt Hardy (Memphis Championship Wrestling: Memphis Wrestling!: Uncaged – A)</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Worst Match of the Month:</strong></div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Miss Jackie versus Talia Sky (Titan Wrestling Entertainment: In Your House: Over The Edge – E-)</div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thank you for reading this edition of ‘The Clothesline’, please join us next month for another edition full of wrestling news and results!</div></div></blockquote>

[KingJoel]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p><span>http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/rfpthunder_logo.jpg</span></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions – </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">THUNDER</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>Official Results – Wednesday, Week One, July 2010 – DC Armoury, DC</em></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Mr. Anderson had an incredibly busy night when Thunder rolled into the nation’s capital of Washington, D.C. The loudmouth started off the show as he talked about what happened on last week’s edition of Thunder when Montel Vontavious Porter helped him gain the victory over Elijah Burke. Anderson claimed that he did not need the help from MVP and said that his interference ‘hindered’ his momentum heading into the devil’s playground that is the Elimination Chamber. This claim lead to the ‘Ballin’ Superstar’ entering the ring as the two exchanged words about Anderson’s attitude toward MVP after he ‘saved his ass’. The self-proclaimed ‘*******’ found a solution to the issue between them – a match.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The main event pitted Anderson against MVP and the crowd were split for both sides. During the opening exchange, two sides of the RFP faithful duelled in ‘MVP!’ and ‘Anderson!’ chants. The action was hard-hitting from the start as both men took a tumble to the outside after the ‘Ballin’ Superstar’ clotheslined Anderson over the top rope and took himself over too. The loudmouth took advantage of the situation and managed to use his surroundings to punish the Miami native. It wasn’t long until MVP fired back as he threw Anderson into the steel steps. The match got back inside the ring and Porter worked over the leg of Mr. Anderson, but the tables turned as Anderson hotshotted an oncoming ‘Ballin’ Superstar’ which caused him to bounce off the top rope.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The two continued to go back and forth, but that eventually lead to an exchange on the top rope. Anderson was able to grab MVP and try for the Green Bay Plunge, but before he could do so, RFP Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle entered the ring. This caused Anderson to drop MVP and take it to the Olympic gold medallist and of course, Angle got tossed to the outside by the loudmouth. But MVP came from out of nowhere and planted the loudmouth with the Play of the Day for the victory. After the bell had rung, all six men that were to be involved with the Elimination Chamber assembled in the ring. Nothing happened, but the tension between them was at a all-time high.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The arrival of </span></div><a href="http://www.wrestling101.com/home/wp-content/gallery/general/tna-crimson.jpg" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://www.wrestling101.com/home/wp-content/gallery/general/tna-crimson.jpg" rel="external nofollow"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Justice</span></a></div><a href="http://www.wrestling101.com/home/wp-content/gallery/general/tna-crimson.jpg" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> took several members of the crowd by surprise as he appeared during a three-way brawl between Rhino, Brent Albright and Matt Cappotelli. The three men, who would battle for the NWA United States Heavyweight title clashed after Rhino had defeated Albright in a singles match. Amongst all their brawling, Justice appeared from the backstage area and entered the ring. Immediately, he took out Albright and Rhino with vicious clotheslines, and dropped ‘The Shooter’ with a move called the ‘Mercy Kill’ which was a lifting sitout spinebuster slam. Justice left Matt Cappotelli as the only man that stood in the ring which left the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion confused. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Mike Tenay sat down with Randy Orton in an interview that was performed several days ago at Orton’s home in St. Louis, Missouri. Tenay had so many questions to ask ‘The Viper’, but the one question he focused on was Orton’s motive for the stalking of the ‘American Badass’ Mark Callous’ wife. Though Orton explained his motives on last weeks Thunder, Tenay wanted him to delve deeper into the issue. Orton started off by saying that he had ‘killed’ many legends and that it was simply a return to his roots and he wanted to make a statement by stalking Callous’ wife – he had intentions of facing the ‘American Badass’. He told Tenay that it was all ‘mind games’ and that he had lured Callous into a trap. But he made it clear that he wanted to face Mark Callous at the Great American Bash and he wanted to end his career and prove that he still had the ‘legend killer’ instinct. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> After the ‘British Appreciation’ event held on last weeks Thunder, the fans saw Paul Burchill take on Jake Swagger in a one-on-one contest. Kurt Angle’s protégé flew the flag for the United States of America and for the first time in his career was supported by the crowd. Despite Burchill’s best attempts at defeating the youngster, he was overpowered and later fell victim to the All-American Powerbomb. After the match, the Empire and Doug Williams stormed the ring and started to beat down on Swagger but Roderick Strong and Austin Creed came out to help their fellow American but in turn, they were outnumbered until a fourth man joined their cause to battle the disrespectful British men. ‘The Boss’ Bobby Lashley came from the crowd and cleaned house. Burchill, Steven Regal and Drew McIntyre were sent packing and Doug Williams received a Dominator from ‘The Boss’. With the sides evened, the crowd were left wondering what would happen next.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Low Ki defeated Elijah Burke in the first match of the night. It should be said that Matt Michaels and Diamond Dallas Page were seen watching the match from the stage and it provided a distraction for both Ki and Burke. It had seemed like both DDP and Michaels were watching their opponents. In the end, Ki managed to surprise Burke with a sunset flip and score the victory, which gained him some momentum heading into the Great American Bash, two weeks away.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> With their X-Division title tournament final several weeks away, Austin Aries and Frankie Kazarian both met in the middle of the ring for an exchange of words. Aries claimed that he was ‘superior’ to Kazarian in several ways and planned on becoming RFP’s first X-Division Champion. Kazarian—in response—told Aries that he would not let an opportunity to rise up in the ranks of RFP go past him just like that and promised that he would give it 100 percent when the two meet at the Great American Bash. Both men shook hands and wished each other luck but Aries drew Kazarian in and forced a staredown between the two which showed that there was tension between the two. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Bryan Danielson defeated Idol Stevens’ supermodel friend Sylvain Grenier in quick fashion. Despite Danielson being thrown into the ring post before the match had begun and the presence of Gabrielle St. Laurent, the ‘American Dragon’ was able to force Grenier to submit to the LeBell lock after he countered a clothesline. Danielson held on to his modified crossface even after the match had finished, just to send a message to ‘The Idol’ and his girlfriend Gabrielle St. Laurent.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Johnny Lust defeated Rocky Romero in a one-on-one contest. The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion had trouble against Lust in the early going but slowly made a come back. However, he was taken out of the sky with a Genesis Kick from Lust when he attempted a flying knee and was pinned afterwards. After the match, it had been announced that Lust and his partner Richie Steamboat would have a chance to get back their titles at the Great American Bash as the two would face the Havana Pitbulls in the Pitbulls’ first title defence.</span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> A ten-bell salute was held in honour of Lex Luger, who passed away last Thursday. Luger, who had been a star in the early-days of Ric Flair Promotions was also honoured in a small video package along with thoughts from the wrestlers on the RFP roster. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Finally, it was announced that Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho would come face-to-face on next weeks edition of Thunder as the two would be interviewed by Mike Tenay. </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><em>Quick Results</em></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><ul><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Montel Vontavious Porter</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Mr. Anderson</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B+</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Rhino</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Brent Albright</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Bryan Danielson</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Sylvain Grenier</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by submission </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Johnny Lust</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Rocky Romero</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Jake Swagger</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Paul Burchill</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Low Ki</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Elijah Burke</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">A</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Overall Rating: </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">B</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong> Television Rating: </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">8.51</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong> Attendance: 10,000 (Sell-Out Crowd)</strong></span></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="30557" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ric Flair Promotions – </strong></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">POWER HOUR</span></strong></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em>Official Results – Wednesday, Week One, July 2010 – DC Armoury, DC</em></span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div><ul><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Technical Perfection</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>2 Fast, 2 Furious</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by submission </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Ricárdo Reyes</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated a local jobber by pinfall </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C+</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div><br /></li><li><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Orlando Jordan</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> defeated </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Drew McIntyre</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by pinfall </span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>(</strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#4169E1;">C-</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>)</strong></span></span></div></li></ul><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">[/b]</span></div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> If you're reading, it'd be great to actually get at least ONE nomination for the DOTM.</p>

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Ric Flair Promotions –

THUNDER

Official Results – Wednesday, Week Two, July 2010 – Rimrock Auto Arena, MO

 

With one week to go until the Great American Bash, Thunder was a scene of chaos this past Wednesday. The show opened with the RFP Heavyweight Champion in the ring as Kurt Angle demanded that David Flair cancel the Elimination Chamber, to no prevail as Angle was met by Low Ki. The ‘World Warrior’ came face to face with the Olympic gold medallist and the two argued. David Flair eventually did come out and talked about his 'standing down' from the position as a result of the Elimination Chamber being made. He said he would not request for the match to be cancelled, however he requested that the two men settled their differences in the ring later on in the night.

 

Ki and Angle met in the main event. With Ki coming off a loss to Angle at No Mercy, Ki had a chance to avenge that very loss and began the match beating the ‘Olympic Hero’ from pillar to post. The furious speed that Ki kicked and punched Angle allowed the ‘World Warrior’ to keep in control of the match for the first few minutes, but Angle applied the amateur wrestling background that gained him a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games and took down Ki. From there, it was all Angle. He wore down Ki with various restholds and rolled him around the ring. Eventually, the RFP Heavyweight Champion began to throw around his one of many opponents for the Great American Bash with a series of belly-to-belly suplexes.

 

The ‘Wrestling Machine’ set up for the Angle Slam but Ki battled out of it and managed to score some near falls as a result of a bunch of roll-ups. Angle’s frustration began to set in and after he blocked a Ki Krusher, he went for the ankle but was instead kicked away into the referee Charles Robinson. Seconds later, Jake Swagger entered the ring on his mentor’s behalf and was soon ejected with a massive roundhouse kick from Ki. And after that bit of interference, lots more came. The ring became populated with all other members of the Elimination Chamber. Mr. Anderson, MVP, Elijah Burke and Matt Michaels (who were involved in a tag team match earlier in the night) brawled amongst themselves and eventually left the ring to battle at ringside. At that point, Angle and Ki were up along with Charles Robinson and Angle went for the Angle Slam, but Ki countered with a roll-up and scored the victory. The night eventually ended with all six men brawling whilst security tried to break it up.

 

Elsewhere on the show, ‘Y2J’ Chris Jericho and Brock Lesnar came face-to-face once again, this time for a sit-down interview with the ‘Professor’ Mike Tenay. The interview was kickstarted by a war of words between the two, but when Tenay intervened, the questions were asked. During the course of the interview, Tenay asked interesting questions. One of them was Lesnar’s thoughts on Jericho to which the ‘Terminator’ responded by saying that Jericho was nothing but an obstacle to him getting back his NWA World Heavyweight title. Lesnar promised to break the will of Jericho and then ‘destroy’ Jericho. Another question asked was directed towards Jericho as it pertained to Jericho’s thoughts on the stipulation he had chosen. The NWA World Heavyweight Champion claimed he wanted to make Brock suffer for what had happened over the past few months and he promised to knock him down for the ten-count. This lead to Lesnar standing out of his chair and inviting Jericho to fight and Jericho did just that, the NWA World Heavyweight Champion leapt out of his chair and tossed it at the formerly unstoppable monster and then pounced on him. Despite this, Lesnar managed to overpower Jericho and hit the Verdict before leaving the NWA World Heavyweight Champion laid out in the ring.

 

A case of ‘home invasion’ occurred as cameras followed Randy Orton through his home in St. Louis, Missouri for most of the night. Orton was surprised by a knock at the door and when the ‘Viper’ opened the door, the ‘American Badass’ Mark Callous burst through and started to beat Orton up. Callous was relentless in his assault as he tossed Orton into his furniture and even hurled him into Orton’s 52-inch widescreen HD television. He was not finished there, Callous took a stroll through the home of ‘The Viper’ and found his wife before he dragged her to where Orton laid and threatened to hurt her unless Orton gave Callous a match at the Great American Bash. Orton soon complied and it was official – Callous versus Orton, at the Great American Bash.

 

Montel Vontavious Porter and Mr. Anderson teamed together to take on Elijah Burke and Matt Michaels in the semi-main event of the night. Despite Porter and Anderson’s dislike for each other, they managed to work together as a team. But their teamwork came to a halt when MVP accidentally struck the loudmouth with a right hand. The right hand was intended for Elijah Burke but ‘The Pope’ ducked the punch. Despite this, the team managed to continue together but in the end, Matt Michaels scored with a Superkick on Porter and gained the victory for his team.

 

The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Matt Cappotelli demanded answers from new wrestler Justice, which concerned last weeks debut of the wrestler. Cappotelli was the only man left standing in the ring as Justice assaulted both Rhino and Brent Albright. Justice appeared in the ring and told Cappotelli that he did not want to have anything to do with him and advised the United States Heavyweight Champion to stay out of his way whilst he delivered ‘justice’ to both Rhino and Brent Albright. But the dropping of those names brought the two men out as an enraged Rhino demanded that Justice be a part of the NWA United States Heavyweight title match. David Flair walked out and confirmed that he would make the match, but he would also turn it into a ‘Bunkhouse Brawl’ match where weapon-use was encouraged. This seemed to light a fire in Rhino’s eyes as the ‘War Machine’ said he looked forward to wreaking havoc inside the ring against all three men. Albright and Cappotelli shared the same opinions whilst Justice left the ring and exited through the crowd.

 

Idol Stevens met Austin Aries in the ring for a one-on-one contest that thrilled the RFP faithful. The X-Division title tournament finalist managed to surprise Stevens and dominate him during several parts of the match. But after an altercation with Stevens’ girlfriend Gabrielle St. Laurent and an accidental distraction from Frankie Kazarian who intended to tell Austin to turn around, Aries was hit with the Idolizer which gave Stevens the victory. Instantly after his hand was raised, Stevens was chased off by the ‘American Dragon’ Bryan Danielson whilst Frankie Kazarian tried to explain to Austin Aries what happened, but his opponent for the Great American Bash and friend was not having any of it and left Kazarian on his own inside the ring.

 

A match was announced for the Great American Bash which would pit Roderick Strong, Bobby Lashley, Jake Swagger and Austin Creed against The Empire and temporary member Doug Williams. The match came about after a tag team match. Steven Regal and Drew McIntyre successfully defeated Bobby Lashley and Roderick Strong after Regal struck Strong with a pair of brass knuckles. After the match had finished; Regal, McIntyre, Paul Burchill and Doug Williams beat Lashley and Strong down and then Austin Creed. Jake Swagger ran out but backed up the ramp after he saw what was waiting for him inside the ring. Steven Regal threw down the challenge to the four men as it would be the United Kingdom against the United States in an eight-man tag team match.

 

Finally, Richie Steamboat and Ricárdo (now referred to as Ricky) Reyes went against each other in an attempt for both men to gain momentum heading into the Great American Bash. The fiercely contested match ended when Reyes forced Steamboat to submit with a rolling kimura lock.

 

Quick Results

• Low Ki
  defeated
  Kurt Angle
  by pinfall
  (
  A
  )
  
  
• Matt Michaels
  and
  Elijah Burke
  defeated
  Mr. Anderson
  and
  Montel Vontavious Porter
  by pinfall
  (
  B
  )
  
  
• Idol Stevens
  defeated
  Austin Aries
  by pinfall
  (
  A
  )
  
  
• Ricky Reyes
  defeated
  Richie Steamboat
  by submission
  (
  C
  )
  
  
• The Empire
  defeated
  Bobby Lashley
  and
  Roderick Strong
  by pinfall
  (
  B+
  )
  
  

 

Overall Rating:

B

Television Rating:

8.04

Attendance: 12,000 (Sell-Out Crowd)

 

Ric Flair Promotions –

POWER HOUR

Official Results – Wednesday, Week Two, July 2010 – Rimrock Auto Arena, MO

• Austin Creed
  d.
  Sylvain Grenier
  
  
• Orlando Jordan
  d.
  Phill Shatter
  
  
• Frankie Kazarian
  d.
  Jerrelle Clark

 

Ric Flair Promotions Presents…

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The Instant Classic

THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH

LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010

Live From: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington

Official Theme Songs:

“I Made It” by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne, Jay Sean and Birdman

 

LAST MAN STANDING – NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

‘Y2J’ CHRIS JERICHO© versus BROCK LESNAR

 

ELIMINATION CHAMBER – RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE© versus ‘The *******’ MR. ANDERSON versus ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI versus ‘The Diamond Kid’ MATT MICHAELS versus ‘The Pope’ ELIJAH BURKE versus ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER

 

GRUDGE MATCH

‘The Viper’ RANDY ORTON versus ‘The American Badass’ MARK CALLOUS

 

DANIELSON VS. STEVENS II

‘The American Dragon’ BRYAN DANIELSON versus ‘The Idol’ IDOL STEVENS

 

X-DIVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL

‘The Future’ FRANKIE KAZARIAN versus AUSTIN ARIES

 

NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – BUNKHOUSE BRAWL

MATT CAPPOTELLI© versus ‘The War Machine’ RHINO versus ‘The Shooter’ BRENT ALBRIGHT versus JUSTICE

 

UNITED STATES versus UNITED KINGDOM – EIGHT MAN TAG TEAM MATCH

‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ RODERICK STRONG, ‘The Boss’ BOBBY LASHLEY, AUSTIN CREED and JAKE SWAGGER versus STEVEN REGAL, DREW MCINTYRE, PAUL BURCHILL and DOUG WILLIAMS

 

NWA MID-ATLANTIC TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

THE HAVANA PITBULLS© versus RICHIE STEAMBOAT and JOHNNY LUST

 

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Ric Flair Promotions –

THUNDER

Official Results – Wednesday, Week Three, July 2010 – Target Center, MN

 

Brock Lesnar gained a front-row ticket to Thunder when it emanated from the Target Center in his homestate of Minnesota and the challenger to the NWA World Heavyweight title on Sunday was there to ‘scout’ Chris Jericho. Jericho, came out before his match and addressed Lesnar as he said he still felt the effects of last week when Lesnar delivered the Verdict to him and he had not forgotten about it. When it came down to it, Chris Jericho faced Chad Collyer. The battle of two technicians started with Collyer in control of the match. The former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion outwrestled Jericho and managed to apply a leglock on the left leg of Jericho, the same left leg that was punished by Brock Lesnar at No Mercy.

 

Eventually, Jericho managed to turn the tables and almost secured a victory after a Lionsault. A long exchange between him and Collyer ensued which ended with Collyer’s face meeting Jericho’s knees for the 2012 which gave Jericho the three-count. But once the bell had rung, Brock Lesnar hopped the barrier and entered the ring. He clotheslined Jericho to the outside and then attempted to give him the Verdict into the turnbuckle post but Jericho slipped down behind and shoved him into the turnbuckle post instead. The NWA World Heavyweight Champion picked up a steel chair from the crowd and cracked Lesnar over the head several times, but the monster would not fall. Instead, Lesnar kicked the chair in the face of Jericho and sent him flying over the barricade. Before Lesnar could continue his assault, he was prevented from continuing by security.

 

He pushed them aside and went to finish the job but was met with a massive chair shot from Jericho which sent the ‘Terminator’ staggering back. Jericho hopped onto the barricade and leapt onto Lesnar and pounded away at his opponents face, but security broke up the brawl. The question remained; could Jericho keep Lesnar down long enough to gain the victory? At the Great American Bash, we will know the answer.

 

In the main event of the night, the RFP Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle teamed with Elijah Burke and Matt Michaels to face the team of Mr. Anderson, Low Ki and MVP. With the Elimination Chamber just days away, the two teams could not trust each other – much like at Bash at the Beach. Throughout the night, cameras followed the teams and captured their every argument. An interesting point brought up by Elijah Burke during one of the segments was whether Kurt Angle would stab them in the back much like he did at Bash at the Beach, just to give himself an advantage heading into the Great American Bash. Angle denied he would do such thing. With the other team, the animosity between MVP and Mr. Anderson which carried on from a few weeks ago had to be broken up by the ‘World Warrior’ Low Ki as the two almost fought each other in the locker room.

 

When the match was in progress, both teams experienced moments of people tagging themselves in and other ‘selfish’ actions, despite this however, both teams worked as a cohesive unit, but in the end it was Mr. Anderson who picked up the victory for his team after he struck Matt Michaels with a massive Mic Check. After the match had finished, the six men all stood inside the ring and stared at eachother as the show went off air. With all men looking to get their hands on the RFP Heavyweight title, who will walk out champion at the end of what promises to be a hellacious match?

 

Randy Orton warmed up for his match against the ‘American Badass’ Mark Callous as he took on and successfully defeated Nooie Lee in quick fashion. Orton—who had clearly been affected by the ‘home invasion’ performed by Callous on last weeks episode of Thunder—took out all of his frustrations on Lee and after he hit the RKO and picked up the victory, he lined Lee up for the dreaded punt kick. But before such a thing could happen, Callous rode down on his motorcycle to prevent it and that scared Orton off. Callous made it clear via microphone that he was coming for Orton at the Great American Bash where there would be no place to hide for the ‘Viper’.

 

Justice and Matt Cappotelli teamed together to face the team of Rhino and Brent Albright as the four competitors for the Bunkhouse Brawl for the United States Heavyweight title tore it up. Throughout the match, Justice refused to tag Matt Cappotelli in – despite taking a lot of punishment from Rhino and Albright. At one point, Justice got some leeway and managed to catch Albright with a massive big boot but he refused to tag in to Cappotelli. When Cappotelli tagged himself in after Justice had been whipped into the corner, Justice was not at all pleased and turned Cappotelli around and hit him with the Mercy Kill sit-out spinebuster. The man who had set out to deliver some justice to Rhino and Albright left his partner to suffer and eventually the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion was pinned after a Gore from the ‘War Machine’. Afterwards, Justice and Cappotelli met up backstage and Cappotelli demanded to know why Justice done what he done. Justice told him that he was delivering punishment to both Rhino and Albright and did not need to be disturbed. Justice explained that by tagging himself in, Cappotelli interrupted the process and he advised Cappotelli to avoid such a thing from happening again at the Great American Bash and let him do what he has to do to Rhino and Albright.

 

Austin Aries and Frankie Kazarian were on opposite sides before their match at the Great American Bash where the new X-Division Champion would be crowned. Frankie was unwillingly placed with Idol Stevens and expressed his discontent with the decision throughout the match. Aries meanwhile teamed with Bryan Danielson. The match was fast-paced and was an example of the action that would be provided at the Great American Bash. In the end, Austin Aries wrapped up the match in a thrilling pinning sequence with Kazarian as both their partners had started to brawl on the outside. Afterwards, the two men once again showed respect for each other and wished each other luck for their match at the Great American Bash. The same could not be said for Idol and Danielson as Idol managed to lure the ‘American Dragon’ on to the top of the announcers table where he hit an Idolizer.

 

Elsewhere on the show, the team that would represent the United States of America in the huge eight-man tag team match for the Great American Bash, questioned Jake Swagger’s loyalty to the team after his reluctance to enter the ring and help them out last week. Kurt Angle’s protégé said he did not want to get himself hurt for his team’s stupid mistake. This of course lead to tension between them, but that would be quashed after Bobby Lashley’s match with Steven Regal. During the match, the leader of the Empire worked over the knees of Lashley and eventually caused him to buckle after a chop block. Lashley managed to fight back and score a victory due to Swagger distracting Regal, which allowed ‘The Boss’ to recover quickly and hit a Dominator. Afterwards, all members of the team that would represent the good ol’ U-S-of-A assembled in the ring and then accepted Swagger as part of the team.

 

Quick Results

• Mr. Anderson
  ,
  Montel Vontavious Porter
  and
  Low Ki
  defeated
  Kurt Angle
  ,
  Matt Michaels
  and
  Elijah Burke
  by pinfall
  (
  A
  )
  
  
• Rhino
  and
  Brent Albright
  defeated
  Justice
  and
  Matt Cappotelli
  by pinfall
  (
  C+
  )
  
  
• Bryan Danielson
  and
  Austin Aries
  defeated
  Idol Stevens
  and
  Frankie Kazarian
  by pinfall
  (
  B
  )
  
  
• Randy Orton
  defeated
  Nooie Lee
  by pinfall
  (
  B-
  )
  
  
• Bobby Lashley
  defeated
  Steven Regal
  by pinfall
  (
  B+
  )
  
  
• Chris Jericho
  defeated
  Chad Collyer
  by pinfall
  (
  B+
  )

 

Overall Rating:

A

Television Rating:

13.72

Attendance: 9,500 (Sell-Out Crowd)

 

Ric Flair Promotions –

POWER HOUR

Official Results – Wednesday, Week Three, July 2010 – Target Center, MN

• Jake Swagger
  d. Local jobber
  
  
• Austin Aries
  d.
  Chad Collyer
  
  
• Kurt Angle
  d.
  Orlando Jordan

 

A preview for the Great American Bash will be posted next along with a prediction contest.

[KingJoel]

Ric Flair Promotions Presents…

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THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH

Official Preview

 

NWA World Heavyweight Title Match – Last Man Standing Match

CHRIS JERICHO© versus BROCK LESNAR

 

The battle of the best wrestler in the world today and the most unstoppable wrestler in the world today continues to the instant classic that is the Great American Bash. Back at our Mayhem pay-per-view in April, it was announced that the former undefeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Brock Lesnar, would be the next number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight title. The man that they called the ‘Next Big Thing’ made an example of Steven Regal with the Verdict and then done the same to Jericho when he pulled him in from a handshake; the result being of course, Lesnar standing tall inside the ring with Ric Flair who looked on in complete shock. With a match scheduled for No Mercy, in the lead up to No Mercy, Lesnar assaulted Jericho on numerous occasions…

 

When it came down to No Mercy, Lesnar showed his superiority over the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. The much bigger, much stronger Lesnar overpowered Jericho on several occasions and even delivered a Verdict right into the ring post which injured the left leg of Jericho. But in the end, Lesnar won via count-out. In accordance to the rules of the National Wrestling Alliance, the title could not change hands via count-out. And because of this, Lesnar held referee Mike Chioda responsible for the decision and that lead to a contract signing for the second match where Jericho was allowed to pick the match type and where the match was going to be held.

 

At Bash at the Beach, Jericho decided that he would face Lesnar at the Great American Bash in a Last Man Standing match. The rules are simple, you have to beat your opponent senseless and keep them down long enough so they cannot beat the ten count. No disqualifications or count-outs whatsoever, which means that the two men could go all over the ringside are and all over Safeco Field. In the lead up to this encounter, the two men brawled constantly with each other. When Mike Tenay interviewed the both of them, they brawled, but before that, Jericho managed to cost Lesnar a victory at the Super Summer Bash pay-per-view by hitting Lesnar with a steel chair which lead to Mr. Texas blasting him with the Megabomb. But it all comes down to this. Who will emerge victorious?

 

RFP Heavyweight Title Match – Elimination Chamber Match

KURT ANGLE© versus MR. ANDERSON versus LOW KI versus MATT MICHAELS versus ELIJAH BURKE versus MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER

 

The ‘Olympic Hero’ Kurt Angle is one of the most successful heavyweight champions in wrestling history. But how he achieved that honour has been the subject of criticism as in recent months, Angle has screwed over the likes of Matt Michaels, Low Ki and Mr. Anderson. But the incident at Bash at the Beach was the straw that broke the camel’s back. After Angle had battered everybody with a steel chair and picked up the victory in the Texas Tornado Six-Man Tag Team match where his RFP Heavyweight title was on the line, the Olympic gold medallist was approached by David Flair on his way to the back and Flair announced that he would meet the five men once again – but inside the devil’s playground, inside satan’s prison, inside the Elimination Chamber.

 

David Flair was pressured into cancelling the match by the RFP board of directors and Kurt Angle himself, but stuck by his decision to punish Angle for his wrong-doings and as a result, Flair was told to step down from his position. But the fact still remained that these six men were all going to war inside the Elimination Chamber. Over the next few weeks, these six men strived for momentum and gained victories over each other and others to achieve that victory. At the end of this weeks Thunder, Mike Tenay announced that anyone could come out on top of this match.

 

But when each of the six men enters the unrelenting, cruel, menacing, dangersome structure, who will walk out the victor? And will the price that they pay be worth it? All that everyone knows is that this could be the end for Kurt Angle’s RFP Heavyweight title reign. But the ‘Wrestling Machine’ will not go down without a fight.

 

Grudge Match

RANDY ORTON versus MARK CALLOUS

 

All the way back in April, a series of videos that were filmed by a handheld camera aired and the videos showed a young woman doing day-to-day activities. It was soon established that the person who had the handheld camera and was filming this woman’s actions was a stalker. The videos continued to air and at No Mercy, it was revealed that the stalker was stalking Mark Callous’ wife. The ‘American Badass’ who had ruled the roost in World Class Championship Wrestling for almost two decades revealed that it was his wife and it lead to a game of cat and mouse. Callous started to beat up members of the Ric Flair Promotions roster in an attempt to find the stalker. The stalker had ‘revealed’ himself but it was a false lead as it lead Callous to the locker room, but Callous found a tape player which replayed the words of the stalker – he would reveal himself at Bash at the Beach.

 

Bash at the Beach arrived and Callous looked for answers and he got them. After the power in the arena turned out, the ‘American Badass’ was knocked down by a vicious steel pipe shot. At that moment, the stalker took off a balaclava that he was wearing and revealed himself to be ‘The Viper’ Randy Orton. In a sit-down interview with Mike Tenay, Orton revealed his motives for his actions. He had intentions of facing the ‘American Badass’ and he wanted to return to his roots as a ‘legend killer’. He seemed to have lured Callous into a trap, but he made Callous angrier.

 

Callous performed a home invasion on Orton’s home in St. Louis, Missouri and forced the former NWA World Heavyweight Champion to make a match for the Great American Bash between the two. And on Thunder this past week Callous chased Orton out of the arena. Mark made sure that Orton had made a mistake in ‘luring’ him into a trap and he looks to make Orton pay for his devious actions at the Great American Bash. But will Orton be able to return to his legend killing past and kill off the legend that is the ‘American Badass’?

 

Other Matches

 

Danielson versus Stevens II

BRYAN DANIELSON versus IDOL STEVENS

 

These two men met for the first time at Bash at the Beach as a result of numerous confrontations. In what could be considered one of the best back and forth matches of the year, Idol Stevens managed to pick up the victory against Danielson following interference from his girlfriend Gabrielle St. Laurent. When Danielson laid down the challenge for their rematch at the Great American Bash, Stevens accepted and promised to embarrass Danielson in front of the world. Will he be able to do it in front of a sold-out crowd inside the Safeco Field and the rest of the world? We’ll find out at the Great American Bash.

 

X-Division Title Tournament Final

FRANKIE KAZARIAN versus AUSTIN ARIES

 

In early June, David Flair announced the introduction of a new title. The X-Division title was a title that revolved around the ‘X-Division’, a division created for the high-risk, fast-paced styles of wrestlers on the roster. But in order for it’s first champion to be crowned, Flair announced a tournament and threw down a challenge to competitors around the world. One of those competitors was Austin Aries who breezed past Imperio De Lucha Azteca’s Super Crazy in the quarter-finals and then Calgary Stampede’s Teddy Hart. Frankie Kazarian managed to beat Doug Williams and then Carlos Colón, Jr in the semi-finals to advance to the finals. These two men have shown respect for each other over the past few weeks, but will all that be thrown out the window when a chance to become the first-ever X-Division Champion is presented to them both? Find out at the Great American Bash.

 

NWA United States Heavyweight Title Match – Bunkhouse Brawl

MATT CAPPOTELLI© versus RHINO versus BRENT ALBRIGHT versus JUSTICE

 

Originally scheduled as a triangle match due to a double count-out at Bash at the Beach during a match between Brent Albright and Rhino, refereed by Matt Cappotelli, an interesting turn of events has turned this match into a Bunkhouse Brawl match, a match where weapon use is encouraged and the winner is determined by pinfall or submission. Justice became involved in the match when he made his debut, attacking both Brent Albright and Rhino and administering his brand of ‘justice’ to him both. When Rhino demanded that Justice be added to the match, David Flair agreed but turned the match into a Bunkhouse Brawl. During a tag team match this past week on Thunder, Justice did not make any alliances with the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion when he attacked him for tagging himself in. The reason for it being that Cappotelli interrupted Justice whilst he was punishing Brent Albright and Rhino. Justice warned Cappotelli to stay out of his way at the Great American Bash. Will Cappotelli heed Justice’s warning? And who will emerge victorious in what promises to be a chaotic brawl between these four men? Find out at the Great American Bash.

 

United States versus United Kingdom – Eight Man Tag Team Match

RODERICK STRONG, BOBBY LASHLEY, AUSTIN CREED and JAKE SWAGGER versus STEVEN REGAL, DREW MCINTYRE, PAUL BURCHILL and DOUG WILLIAMS

 

The most interesting match on the card, this all stemmed from Roderick Strong’s feud with Steven Regal. Regal announced that due to his treatment of the fans at Bash at the Beach, he would hold a ‘British Appreciation Event’ where Regal threatened to burn the American flag. Before the act could be done, Roderick Strong and Austin Creed ran out to prevent it from happening, but they were both beaten down by the Brits. Kurt Angle’s protégé Jake Swagger surprisingly ran out and came to the aid of Creed and Strong, only to be attacked by Doug Williams who had been made a temporary member of the Empire. The Americans soon grew in numbers when Bobby Lashley joined their cause. But after this weeks events and the questioning of Jake Swagger’s loyalty, can the Americans work together to beat their adversaries from across the pond?

 

NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title Match

THE HAVANA PITBULLS© versus RICHIE STEAMBOAT and JOHNNY LUST

 

Richie Steamboat and Johnny Lust lost their NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles to the Havana Pitbulls in a Four-Way Dance match back at Bash at the Beach and have been on a journey to regain the title. After winning a number one contender’s match several weeks ago, the duo have racked up wins against the Havana Pitbulls in singles competition. Can they rack up a win at the Great American Bash and take back their titles? Find out at the Great American Bash!

 

Prediction Contest

The winner with the most correct predictions will get the opportunity to tell me to hire a wrestler from the free agent pool and send them straight into development, as long as they do not have a written contract with another employer.

 

Ric Flair Promotions Presents…

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The Instant Classic

THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH

LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010

Live From: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington

Official Theme Songs:

“I Made It” by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne, Jay Sean and Birdman

 

LAST MAN STANDING – NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

‘Y2J’ CHRIS JERICHO© versus BROCK LESNAR

 

ELIMINATION CHAMBER – RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE© versus ‘The *******’ MR. ANDERSON versus ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI versus ‘The Diamond Kid’ MATT MICHAELS versus ‘The Pope’ ELIJAH BURKE versus ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER

 

GRUDGE MATCH

‘The Viper’ RANDY ORTON versus ‘The American Badass’ MARK CALLOUS

 

DANIELSON VS. STEVENS II

‘The American Dragon’ BRYAN DANIELSON versus ‘The Idol’ IDOL STEVENS

 

X-DIVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL

‘The Future’ FRANKIE KAZARIAN versus AUSTIN ARIES

 

NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – BUNKHOUSE BRAWL

MATT CAPPOTELLI© versus ‘The War Machine’ RHINO versus ‘The Shooter’ BRENT ALBRIGHT versus JUSTICE

 

UNITED STATES versus UNITED KINGDOM – EIGHT MAN TAG TEAM MATCH

‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ RODERICK STRONG, ‘The Boss’ BOBBY LASHLEY, AUSTIN CREED and JAKE SWAGGER versus STEVEN REGAL, DREW MCINTYRE, PAUL BURCHILL and DOUG WILLIAMS

 

NWA MID-ATLANTIC TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

THE HAVANA PITBULLS© versus RICHIE STEAMBOAT and JOHNNY LUST

 

Bonus Questions:

1. What Match Will Start The Show Off?

2. Who Will Be The First Man Eliminated From The Elimination Chamber?

3. Who Will Enter Last Into The Elimination Chamber?

 

Predictions Are Welcome

[Bigpapa42]

Finally got caught up on this one, as I've been meaning to for quite some time. I love how different it is. I also quite enjoy how much work you've put into fleshing out the rest of the iDom world for us. Keep up the great work.

[KingJoel]

Finally got caught up on this one, as I've been meaning to for quite some time. I love how different it is. I also quite enjoy how much work you've put into fleshing out the rest of the iDom world for us. Keep up the great work.

 

Thank you so much for the feedback. Nice to see a writing legend such as yourself enjoying my work

[KingJoel]

I am now half way through the pay-per-view and the match I have just finished is full of action. I should be finished with it sometime next week if I'm lucky, but until then, predictions are still welcome

[Bigpapa42]

I thought I actually predicted already, but apparently I was wrong.

 

LAST MAN STANDING – NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

‘Y2J’ CHRIS JERICHO© versus BROCK LESNAR

 

ELIMINATION CHAMBER – RFP HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

‘The Olympic Hero’ KURT ANGLE© versus ‘The *******’ MR. ANDERSON versus ‘The World Warrior’ LOW KI versus ‘The Diamond Kid’ MATT MICHAELS versus ‘The Pope’ ELIJAH BURKE versus ‘The Ballin’ Superstar’ MONTEL VONTAVIOUS PORTER

 

GRUDGE MATCH

‘The Viper’ RANDY ORTON versus ‘The American Badass’ MARK CALLOUS

 

DANIELSON VS. STEVENS II

‘The American Dragon’ BRYAN DANIELSON versus ‘The Idol’ IDOL STEVENS

 

X-DIVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL

‘The Future’ FRANKIE KAZARIAN versus AUSTIN ARIES

 

NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH – BUNKHOUSE BRAWL

MATT CAPPOTELLI© versus ‘The War Machine’ RHINO versus ‘The Shooter’ BRENT ALBRIGHT versus JUSTICE

 

UNITED STATES versus UNITED KINGDOM – EIGHT MAN TAG TEAM MATCH

‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ RODERICK STRONG, ‘The Boss’ BOBBY LASHLEY, AUSTIN CREED and JAKE SWAGGER versus STEVEN REGAL, DREW MCINTYRE, PAUL BURCHILL and DOUG WILLIAMS

 

NWA MID-ATLANTIC TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

THE HAVANA PITBULLS© versus RICHIE STEAMBOAT and JOHNNY LUST

[KingJoel]

Ric Flair Promotions Presents…

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THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH

Live From: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington

LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, Week Three, July 2010

 

The show opens with the national anthem performed by legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin. After the performance finishes, a series of fighter jets pass over the Safeco Field, blowing red, white and blue dust into the sky. From there, the scene fades out into a video for tonight’s pay-per-view. The video highlights all the events that have lead to tonight; Angle’s constant cheating to retain the title, Randy Orton’s stalking of Mark Callous’ wife, Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho’s constant confrontations, the X-Division title tournament and many others. The video soon finishes with an image of the Elimination Chamber and the eerie words of the voice-over man who states: “Six men will enter this steel prison, one man will leave victorious.” At that point, the video fades out and straight back into Safeco Field where “Minerva” by the Deftones – one of three official theme tunes for the Great American Bash. The cameras focus on the stage as five massive stars act as the screen for the stage whilst forty-five much smaller stars act as a mini-tron and in the background, one massive screen. Fireworks explode from the stage-flooring and start to trigger a trail all the way down to the ring. Once the fireworks reach the ring, the steel tarpaulin structure that held the Elimination Chamber in place spurted out more fireworks and soon enough, we were introduced to the commentary team of Mike Tenay and Josh Mathews.

 

Mike Tenay: “It is referred to as the ‘Instant Classic’ and tonight, we will deliver everything that we have – welcome to the spectacle, that is the Great American Bash, LIVE in the sold out Safeco Field! I’m Mike Tenay and sitting right next to me is not my partner Ric Flair, but another man – Josh Mathews!”

 

Josh Mathews: “Thank you Professor, I’m glad to be sitting here inside the beautiful Safeco Field instead of in the interview area in the back, and boy am I excited!”

 

Mike Tenay: “You should be! We have a Last Man Standing match, an Elimination Chamber match, an epic contest between Randy Orton and Mark Callous, a Bunkhouse Brawl match and so much more tonight!”

 

Josh Matthews: “But lets take a look at what is to come tonight Tenay. First of all, let’s take a look at the Last Man Standing match. Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho go one-on-one for the NWA World Heavyweight title!”

 

Mike Tenay: “The biggest match in the HISTORY of the National Wrestling Alliance! Chris Jericho, a man that was beaten brutally by Brock Lesnar at No Mercy, looks to avenge that loss but the question is Josh, can he keep the man that Ric Flair calls ‘The Terminator’ down for the ten-count?”

 

Josh Mathews: “An interesting match-up there, but as is the Elimination Chamber. Six men enter in hopes of becoming the RFP Heavyweight Champion. But in order to do that, they must survive the structure that is nicknamed ‘Satan’s Prison’, ‘The Devil’s Playground’!”

 

Mike Tenay: “Kurt Angle will have a hell of a test ahead of him tonight. And the fact that they are all sealed in, prevents any chances of Angle’s lackey—I mean protégé—Jake Swagger from running in. David Flair announced that all six men have been booked tickets to hell, and that is not far from the truth! Also tonight, Randy Orton versus Mark Callous, for the first time ever!”

 

Josh Matthews: “Callous’ wife has been plagued by a stalker that was revealed to be Randy Orton and after an invasion of Orton’s home, the ‘Viper’ told Callous that he would have a match on this night. And in just a few hours, these two men will go toe-to-toe in what promises to be a great brawl!”

 

Mike Tenay: “But Josh, right now, I think it’s time for our opening contest of the night, the NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles are on the line! Havana Pitbulls versus Richie Steamboat and Johnny Lust!”

 

The lights on the stage start to flash and an instrumental version of DMX’s “What’s My Name?” hits the arena and the crowd boo loudly. At that moment, the Havana Pitbulls step out. Both men wearing gold and black tights walk down the long ramp waving the Cuban flag to the disgust of the fans in the Safeco Field. Ricky Reyes stops halfway down the ramp and gets into an argument with a fan whilst Rocky enters the ring and climbs to the top rope, waving the flag from side to side before taking off his NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team title and hoisting it in the air.

 

Mike Tenay: “And here are the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions. The pride of Havana, Cuba – the Havana Pitbulls! These two men hold victories over Lust and Steamboat in singles competition, but their opposing duo also hold victories over them which makes this whole match that much more interesting.

 

Josh Mathews: “I agree Professor. But tonight, it’s the night that matters. The team that comes out on top here will be leaving with the gold. But it is hard to pick a winner Mike.”

 

Mike Tenay: “No doubt about it Josh. And we’re in for an exciting display of tag team wrestling!”

 

Ricky soon enters the ring and the two prepare for their opponents. Johnny Lust and Richie Steamboat enter the stage with Shantelle and the crowd cheer wildly for the former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions as they walk down the stage and slap the hands of the fans. Steamboat rolls into the ring and takes off his long coat to reveal his wrestling attire, white tights with a dragon emblazoned on each leg. Lust enters the ring in the same colour tights but much shorter and ‘LUST’ written in pink on the back.

 

Mike Tenay: “And here are the former tag team champions. Richie Steamboat and Johnny Lust the titles back last month at Bash at the Beach in controversial fashion.”

 

Josh Mathews: “Controversial fashion indeed. Lust and Steamboat had to earn the opportunity to get their titles back and they are going to try their best to exact revenge on the Havana Pitbulls.”

 

Referee for the match Charles Robinson holds both NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles up in the air and goes through the rules with both teams before calling for the bell…

 

NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title Match

THE HAVANA PITBULLS©

versus

RICHIE STEAMBOAT

and

JOHNNY LUST

 

Johnny Lust looks directly across the ring at Ricky Reyes while his partner Richie Steamboat and girlfriend give him words of encouragement. The two legal men walk across the ring to the middle as the sell-out Safeco Field crowd get on the side of Lust. The former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion locks up with Reyes and the two move around the ring from side-to-side until Lust applies a headlock, locking in the hold tightly. The match progresses slowly with Lust tightening the headlock, the opponent however manages to lift him upwards as if he’s going for a back suplex. The ‘Havana Pitbull’ does not get the move though due to the ‘Ladies’ Man’ rolling out behind him to quickly roll him up in an attempt for a quick pinfall. Reyes rolls right through and is back up standing. The crowd give a round of applause for the small sequence as both men once again lock-up, this time the Cuban gets the advantage over his opponent and applies a headlock, turning the move into a headlock takeover. Johnny pulls Reyes back almost immediately to wrap his legs around his opponent’s neck, which leads to the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion kicking out and both men getting to their feet as a result of the stalemate. Once again, both men lock-up and this time however, Reyes breaks out of it and delivers a kick to the mid-section of Johnny and picks him up and slams him down with a body slam. The move itself affects Johnny greatly and due to the force of the elementary slam, it stuns him for a brief moment, but he manages to stand. Both men once again stare at each other from separate sides of the ring but tag out to their partners…

 

Richie Steamboat and Rocky Romero leap into the ring and quickly progress to the middle where they lock up. Steamboat takes the arm and whips his opponent across the ring with an arm drag. Romero pops right up and gets caught with another arm drag, sending him sliding outside of the ring. The other half of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions takes a walk around ringside to rethink his strategy while Richie makes it clear that he wants to take back the title after what happened last month at ‘Bash at the Beach’. Romero takes his time in getting back inside the ring, hopping on the apron and trying to set the pace for the match. He stands there and psyches himself up, but sees an oncoming ‘Dragon’ and jumps down from the apron and back down to the ringside area. The RFP faithful boo loudly. Romero finally rolls inside the ring and locks up with Steamboat. Much like their partners before them, the two men go around the ring from side-to-side until one man gains the advantage and that man is Romero. ‘Azucar’ sends one half of the challenging team to the ropes but on Richie’s rebound gets caught with a massive crossbody! Richie keeps on the fallen body of Rocky and manages to get a quick two after ‘Azucar’ kicks out. Picking up from where he left off, Steamboat lifts Romero to his feet and lights him up with an open-palm chop, the force of the strike sends Romero staggering backwards into the ropes where Steamboat follows up with yet another.

 

The Cuban starts to fight back with chops of his own which send Steamboat staggering to the opposite side of the ring and against the ropes. He aims a kick to the mid-section of Steamboat and applies a front facelock, binding his arms together to cut-off the oxygen flow to the brain and that causes the son of the original ‘Dragon’ flail wildly. But it is not for long.

Romero throws Richie’s arm over his shoulder and pulls back, lifting the former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion skywards. Romero brings Richie right down on the top rope, stomach first!

The ‘Dragon’ hangs on the top rope while ‘Azucar’ taunts the crowd, which causes them to jeer him. The member of the Havana Pitbulls turns his focus back onto Steamboat and starts to deliver a series of punches in an attempt to get him to fall to the outside, Richie’s grip of the top rope begins to loosen and he somehow manages to regain his position on the apron. Rocky seeks another option to push his opponent of the apron and charges towards the ropes. He propels himself towards Richie but the ‘Dragon’ moves to the side which sends Romero crashing to the outside!

Within seconds, the challenger ascends to the top turnbuckle and waits for Romero to stand on ringside. Using the crowd barricade, the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion pulls himself up and is extremely groggy. Steamboat jumps off with a massive flip senton, knocking Romero down!

 

The crowd give a standing ovation to Richie Steamboat as he rolls Rocky inside the ring and gets in himself, diving on Romero for the cover and only getting a two. The ‘Dragon’ brings himself to his feet and lets out a roar, to the approval of the crowd and points towards the top turnbuckle but as he turns his back, Romero comes from behind with a double axe handle and drags him towards the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion’s corner. He tags out to Ricky Reyes. Romero pushes down on the former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion and allows Reyes to get some cheap shots in before being ushered to the apron by referee Mike Chioda. The Cuban corners Steamboat straight afterwards and begins to pound away at him viciously with rights and lefts but Chioda intervenes to remind Reyes that he could be disqualified if he continues, at the same time however, Romero starts to choke Steamboat and the RFP faithful boo in disapproval. Once Chioda turns back, ‘Azucar’ releases the choke. Once he is released from the choke, a worn out Steamboat staggers out of the corner and right into a jumping spin kick! Reyes makes the cover…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THR-JOHNNY LUST BREAKS UP THE PINFALL!

 

Shantelle looks on as Johnny Lust is backed into his corner by Mike Chioda, which allows the Havana Pitbulls to enter the ring and hit a double suplex on Steamboat. Straight afterwards, Reyes makes the pinfall and Chioda turns around to count it, for yet another two. The ‘Havana Pitbull’ pulls Richie Steamboat to a vertical base and drags him to his team corner where Rocky Romero tags himself in. Reyes grabs a hold of the ‘Dragon’s’ arms and allows Romero to chop away at his chest. Reyes releases the grip and goes back to the apron while Rocky continues his vicious assault on the former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion. Chops, kicks and punches keep coming from Romero to which Steamboat fails to respond. He does eventually though with a stiff knife edge chop, which causes the crowd to shout out

“Yay!”

Rocky responds with a big right and the crowd yells out

“Boo!”

The two continue to trade blows until Steamboat gains the advantage and starts to rock Rocky by stringing together a series of strikes.

In the course of time, the ‘Dragon’ picks up speed and jumps onto the middle rope, springboarding off and catching Romero with an arm drag!

Romero rolls half-way across the ring and uses the ropes to get to his feet; Richie lets out another roar to some approval from the crowd and runs directly at Romero, but the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion hurls him upwards and causes him to land neck first on the top rope, snapping his head back. Steamboat rolls onto the canvas and sluggishly gets to his feet. He places his hand on his neck in pain and ‘Azucar’ grabs him…

EXPLODER SUPLEX!

Steamboat lands onto his back hard and Romero makes the pinfall attempt…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

STEAMBOAT KICKS OUT!

 

Romero stares at Mike Chioda in complete disbelief and questions the referee’s decision. Instead of wasting time, Rocky return his attention to his opponent and once again grabs him. This time however, he applies a guillotine choke, wrapping his right arm around the throat of Steamboat and his legs around the body to ensure that the ‘Dragon’ could not move anywhere. Richie’s arms flail wildly, but soon stop in movement as Mike Chioda positions himself to see whether the ‘Dragon’ has passed out or not. He grabs a hold of his left arm and lifts it for the first time, no signs of consciousness is shown. Chioda lifts Steamboat’s arm for a second time and much like the first, there is no response. The ‘Ladies’ Man’ stars to encourage his partner to regain consciousness and starts to methodically clap, to which the crowd claps along. The referee moves in to lift the arm of Richie once again, for the third time. It is about to drop, but the ‘Dragon’ clenches his fist and starts to move. With Rocky Romero still latched onto his throat, Steamboat manages to stand and he charges to the corner and crushes him, forcing Romero to release the guillotine choke. Both men hit the canvas and start to crawl to their partners. ‘Azucar’ reaches Ricky Reyes first and tags in the ‘Havana Pitbull’, who enters and grabs Richie by his right foot, but Richie manages to use his left leg to stand…

ENZIGURI!

Reyes releases Steamboat’s foot and collapses to the canvas as Steamboat finally tags in Johnny Lust!

 

Shantelle lets out a scream of joy as her boyfriend steps inside the squared circle and instantaneously takes down Rocky Romero with a brutal clothesline. Lust quickly establishes himself as a one man army and takes the fight to both of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions, but the numbers game becomes to much in the blink of an eye as both of the Havana Pitbulls grab a hold of Lust and send him to the ropes.

Lust bounces off the ropes and leaps into the air, taking both Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero down with a double clothesline!

On impact, Rocky rolls to ringside whilst Reyes sits up and places his hands against his face, clearly proving that he had gotten caught in the face by the clothesline. Johnny kicks him down onto his back and points towards the ropes, sprinting towards them and leaping onto the middle rope…

SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT!

The former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion hooks the leg…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

WE HAVE NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS?

 

THRE-NO! ROMERO BREAKS UP THE PINFALL!

 

‘Azucar’ leapt into the ring just in the nick of time, but gets sent back to the outside courtesy of a dropkick from Richie Steamboat. Steamboat and Lust regroup in the middle of the ring and wait for Reyes to reach his feet.

The Cuban uses the ropes to pull himself to his feet and turns around to get a double kick to the mid-section from both men, afterwards, Steamboat and Lust take several steps back and lunge in…DOUBLE SUPERKICK!

Ricky is sent rolling across the ring due to the force of the move and Johnny makes another cover and at the same time, Richie Steamboat leaves the squared-circle to deal with Rocky Romero…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

REYES KICKS OUT!

 

Shantelle is left shocked at Reyes kicking out, but on the other side of the outside, Rocky Romero drops Richie Steamboat chest first onto the crowd barricade and enters the ring, unbeknownst to Johnny Lust. Lust stalks Ricky Reyes to his feet and when Reyes gets to a vertical base, he looks to go for his finisher but Rocky Romero ambushes Lust from behind. Rocky pounds away at Lust viciously but the ‘Ladies’ Man’ fights back and shoves him to the ropes…

GENESIS KICK—NO!

The 540° kick misses and Lust turns around into a savate kick from Reyes! The ‘Havana Pitbull’ shouts at his partner to get to the top rope and he scoops Lust from behind and drops him with a backbreaker and straightaway Romero leaps from the top…

KNEE DROP! CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS HITS!

Johnny flips off the knee of Reyes and Ricky makes the cover…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THREE!

 

The Havana Pitbulls def. Johnny Lust & Richie Steamboat at 9:01 to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championships

 

The instrumental to DMX’s ‘What’s My Name’ rings through the airwaves as the crowd cannot help but applaud the hard effort put in by both teams. Mike Chioda grabs the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles from the timekeeper and hands them both to the Havana Pitbulls before raising their arms in victory. Reyes places his arm around the shoulder of an exhausted Rocky Romero as the two exit the ring and walk up the ramp together. Meanwhile, inside the ring, Shantelle checks on her boyfriend to see if he is alright and is soon joined by Richie Steamboat who wonders the same thing.

 

Mike Tenay: “That ladies and gentlemen is Exhibit A in how to make an ‘Instant Classic’! Both teams gave it their all, but in the end, it was the Havana Pitbulls with that knee drop/backbreaker combination who picked up the victory!”

 

Josh Mathews: “I have to say, that was a great match and both Lust and Steamboat proved that they were worthy challengers.”

 

The Havana Pitbulls continue up the long ramp as cameras soon turn to the interview area, to see Lizzy standing by in a long red dress, adding more to the important occasion that is the Great American Bash. The camera pans out to see Lizzy standing right next to the team that would be representing the United Kingdom. Steven Regal stood in front of Paul Burchill, Drew McIntyre and temporary Empire member: Doug Williams.

 

Lizzy: “Hi! I hope you are all enjoying the pay-per-view so far! But right now, I am standing next to Steven Regal! Regal, I have to ask you, what are your thoughts about this upcoming eight man tag team match?”

 

Regal snatches the microphone from Lizzy’s palms…

 

Steven Regal: “What do I think? What do I think? This atrociously could have been avoided! All of this could have been avoided if you Americans learned to respect your superiors! And superiors being, the people of Great Britain. Over the past few months, I have not let the moronic chants of ‘U-S-A!’ get the better of me and neither have my associates. But tonight, after we win. After we score a victory for Queen Elizabeth back in England and the rest of Great Britain, you will all rise and salute the union jack!”

 

Regal shoves the microphone into Lizzy’s chest before he and his associates walk away from the interview area…

 

Mike Tenay: “Respect our superiors? Regal nearly burned the American flag! How can we respect anyone who comes from another country and burns our flag?”

 

Josh Mathews: “I do not know, but what I do know is it is time for the eight-man tag team match…”

 

The lights dim inside the Safeco Field and Austin Creed’s theme starts up. A spotlight appears on the stage as Austin Creed steps into it and shadowboxes. The fists fly furiously as the young boxer continues down the rampway, throwing wild right and left jabs while swaying from left to right. Creed leaps into the ring with his stars and stripes ring attire and throws off his jacket before continuing his shadowboxing. “Hell Will Be Calling Your Names” blasts through the Safeco Field once Creed’s theme fades out and ‘The Boss’ Bobby Lashley steps onto the stage. A chant of “Laaaashley!” breaks out as the former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion extends his arms and becomes shrouded in fireworks. He steps forward to become visible and walks down the rampway. On his way down, he slaps the fans hands and enters the ring to stand beside Austin Creed. ‘The Messiah of the Backbreaker’ makes his way out in front of the crowd next as he receives a positive reaction. Strong—who has history with three of his four opponents—looks determined and walks down the long rampway and slides inside the ring. His theme fades out and suddenly…

 

“CHECK ONE-TWO…AWWWW YEAH!”

 

Mike Tenay: “And here comes the member of Team USA that nobody trusts after what happened last week. The things that he said may have just alienated him from the team.”

 

Josh Mathews: “Sure he made sure that the team were on the same page later on that night, but the damage had already been done.

 

The crowd groan as Age of the Machine’s “Get on Your Knees” pollutes the airwaves. Through the smoke, Jake Swagger can be seen pounding his chest before letting out a huge scream. He walks down the ramp before reaching halfway and going down into a set of push-ups. After each push-up, a set of fireworks go off in the colours of the American flag and on the fifth and final push up, Swagger jumps up onto his feet and throws off his jacket, revealing his American-coloured attire. Swagger enters the ring and is stared at by all members of his team who still remember what Swagger had said about them on Wednesday night. Swagger’s theme ends and Steven Regal’s theme comes on, immediately causing the crowd to chant “U-S-A!” over and over again. The four representatives for the United Kingdom assemble themselves on the stage, each one of them carrying the union jack.

 

Mike Tenay: “And here are the opposition. The men who feel ‘disrespected’ by our nation and want to make us all rise for the union jack.”

 

Steven leads the group down the rampway, holding his flag still with the others still waving them. The four men place their flags down at ringside and get into position as Drew McIntyre steps inside the ring. Meanwhile, Austin Creed elects to be the first man inside the ring for his team. Referee Charles Robinson calls for the bell and the eight-man tag team match is underway…

 

United States versus United Kingdom – Eight Man Tag Team Match

RODERICK STRONG

,

BOBBY LASHLEY

,

AUSTIN CREED

and

JAKE SWAGGER

versus

STEVEN REGAL

,

DREW MCINTYRE

,

PAUL BURCHILL

and

DOUG WILLIAMS

 

The Scotsman sizes himself up against the boxer and shoves Creed, sending the boxer backwards. Creed brushes his shoulder off and turns his attention back to McIntyre before shoving him back. McIntyre shoves Creed back and the two continue to push each other until Creed starts the match off with a series of jabs. The boxer chases McIntyre around the ring, swinging his fists wildly and catching the man from Ayr, Scotland several times on the jaw. Drew slides to the outside in an attempt to escape the man with the ‘golden fists’ but he is followed – leading to a chase around ringside. The young Scotsman hops over the steel steps and slides into the ring, waiting for Austin Creed, and when Creed enters the ring, McIntyre pounces on him. The clubbing blows to the small of the back send ‘Consequences’ onto all fours. McIntyre drags Austin by his arm to Team UK’s corner where he tags out to Paul Burchill. The heavyweight enters the ring and drives his boot into the back of Creed before making the first pinfall attempt of the match, receiving a one due to the boxer managing to get the shoulder up. The former NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion throws his opponent halfway across the ring and points directly at ‘The Boss’ Bobby Lashley, inviting the powerhouse into the ring. Creed tags out to Lashley. ‘The Boss’ enters the ring and immediately engages in a staredown with Burchill in the middle of the ring. After a few moments of staring down each other, the two heavyweights sprint across opposite sides of the ring and back again, charging into each other with a massive shoulder block. Neither of them moves an inch; they stare intently at each other and once again run to the ropes and once again they come to a stalemate with the shoulder blocks.

 

After coming to a stalemate twice, Burchill challenges Lashley to a test of strength, holding his right hand up in the air. The powerhouse accepts the invite and both men clutch hands. Neither man gains the advantage until Lashley suddenly overpowers Burchill, crushing his hands with great strength and causing the ‘Predator’ to turn red in pain. Burchill breaks away and makes the tag to Doug Williams, who is reluctant to get inside the ring with Lashley and points towards Jake Swagger.

“I want him!”

shouts Williams, making it clear that he wants to wrestler Swagger. Lashley tags out to Kurt Angle’s protégé allowing both men meet in the middle of the ring. They lock up, the Englishman manages to apply a headlock but Swagger tackles him to the ground and applies a grounded waistlock on him, keeping him down. Robinson checks if Williams’ shoulders are down and they are not. The American attempts to roll Doug around the ring in an attempt to wear him down, but Doug fights him off and takes the initiative with a sleeper hold; the Americans start to cheer their partner on, in hopes that he would break out of the hold and start a comeback and when he does, he’s sent back to square one. Williams grabs a hold of his right arm and places his left foot on the lower part of Swagger’s leg to get him down onto one knee. At this part in time, Swagger is struggling greatly against Williams. Jake is able to stand following a long period on his one knee and he shoves Williams away.

Relentless in his attack, the ‘Anarchist’ goes back on the assault and walks right into a massive belly-to-belly suplex!

 

Back-first lands the Englishman. He gets onto one knee and favours the back slightly, but he goes back into Swagger’s line of fire. The ‘All-American American’ ducks in underneath the arm of Williams and hits a German suplex! Paul Burchill steps inside the ring in an attempt to help out the fellow representative for the United Kingdom – Swagger foresees his entrance inside the ring and knocks him down with a massive big boot; on the apron, Steven Regal encourages Drew McIntyre to enter the ring and the Scotsman hops in and runs right into Swagger’s right hand. With a massive amount of bodies lying in the ring from his assault, Swagger tags out to Roderick Strong and Doug Williams crawls across the length of the ring to tag out to the leader of the Empire – Steven Regal. The brawler from Blackpool wipes his feet on the apron and slowly steps inside the ring and Strong rushes in, blindsiding him with a knee to the side of Regal’s body. The strike temporarily stuns Regal and the ‘Messiah of the Backbreaker’ drags him halfway across the ring, lifting him up and slamming him down with a pendulum backbreaker! He makes the cover shortly after…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

MCINTYRE BREAKS UP THE PINFALL!

 

A double axe handle to the back causes Strong to release the pinfall. Both he and Regal reach their feet seconds later and it is Regal who strikes first, delivering an uppercut to Strong which sends the young wrestler reeling. Regal grabs his adversary by the neck, rolling him onto the canvas with a snapmare. He takes time to wave to the 54,000 strong inside the Safeco Field and jogs to the ropes, bouncing off to gain some momentum. The Englishman leaps into the air once he nears Strong and drives his knee across the neck before covering the ‘Messiah of the Backbreaker’. Strong gets the shoulder up at two and Regal immediately crosses his opponent’s legs, pulling back on them along with Strong’s two arms to execute the bow-and-arrow stretch. The American representative grimaces in pain but Regal does not care, instead he cranks up the pressure on the hold which causes Strong to scream in agony. Realising that he is not going to submit his opponent, Regal lets go of the hold. He lifts Strong up by his neck and locks in an abdominal stretch, dragging Strong to the corner of the United Kingdom representatives. Whilst Charles Robinson leans over to check on the condition of Strong, he neglects to see Regal freeing his left arm for Paul Burchill to pull, thus effectively tightening the hold. Once again, realising that he is not going to submit his opponent, Regal lets go of the hold and holds Roderick in the corner and tags out to Burchill.

 

Burchill aims a kick to the mid-section of Strong and pulls him out of the corner, sending him to the ropes with an Irish whip. He ducks down but Strong holds onto the ropes and walks towards the hunched over Paul, throwing a kick to his face which brings the Englishman back up immediately. The Tampa, Florida native pulls Burchill in-between his legs and pulls back and then he throws him down…

POWERBOMB INTO A BACKBREAKER!

The crowd gasp Burchill lands on both of Strong’s knees, which lead to a pinfall attempt. The ‘Predator’ is able to kick out at two and immediately gets up to a vertical base. Strong throws a backhand chop to the chest of Burchill, triggering a

“Woooo!”

from the entire crowd. He throws another few, reddening the chest of the Empire member. Strong looks to strike Burchill with another one and this time, the Englishman ducks, picking up Strong in the process and driving him down to the canvas with a back suplex. Team United Kingdom all jubilantly cheer as Burchill starts to climb to the top turnbuckle. Everyone is confused at what he is going to do and for the viewers at home; Mike Tenay explains that Burchill can fly.

The ‘Predator’ takes several seconds to steady himself and leaps off…MOONSAULT—STRONG MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!

Burchill meets the canvas and Strong takes advantage of the situation, tagging out to Austin Creed!

 

The boxer starts to ready himself and once Burchill gets to his feet, he goes on the offensive. Combos of right and left jabs, rocking the Englishman. After he hammers Burchill with a devastating right jab, Creed dashes to the ropes, bouncing off and performing a forward roll…

CLOTHESLINE!

Burchill lands on the canvas while Creed does not stop, in fact, he moves towards the same top turnbuckle that Burchill leapt off a mere few minutes ago.

In one leap, Creed is on the top rope and is perched high, watching the ring. Once he steadies himself, he leaps off…DIVING FIST DROP!

The right fist lands directly on the cranium of Paul and the boxer leaps up, tagging in Jake Swagger who pounds on his chest and makes a run towards the same corner that Creed had just leapt off.

The ‘All-American American’ places both of his hands on the ropes and elevates himself skyward…BODY SPLASH ONTO BURCHILL!

It is not long before Swagger hooks the leg, and Charles Robinson dives in for the cover…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THREE!

 

NO!

DOUG WILLIAMS DIVES IN FOR THE SAVE!

 

Williams is quickly ushered back into his corner as Swagger rolls over onto his back, wincing in pain after having the ‘Anarchist’ leap on him. The ‘Predator’ meanwhile begins to start showing signs of life after being a victim to a barrage of attacks. He holds onto the middle rope to stand himself up and Swagger follows, the two collide in the middle of the ring with some sluggish offence. Swagger throws right hands and at the same time, Burchill returns the favour with a series of forearms. The two continue to go at it until Burchill catches Swagger cleanly on the cheek and makes the tag to the Scotsman, Drew McIntyre. McIntyre clutches onto Swagger’s neck and applies a double underhook, calling for his Scot Drop DDT, but Swagger fights it off. Swagger holds onto the waist of Drew and pulls back…

ALL AMERICAN BOMB—NO, MCINTYRE SLIDES OUT!

The self-proclaimed ‘Scottish Nightmare’ spins Swagger around…

SCOT DROP!

Jake’s head bounces off the ring mat as McIntyre turns him over for the cover…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THR-

SWAGGER KICKS OUT!

 

The United Kingdom representative shows an expression of complete disbelief, running his hands through his hair and getting to his feet. He stares directly at Swagger whilst backing up. Stomping his feet, he tags out to Doug Williams who accesses the ring. Williams stalks the American from behind and binds his arms around his waist. A ****y grin comes across the face of Williams as pushes Swagger into the ropes.

The ‘All-American American’ bounces off them and staggers backwards into a backwards roll with Williams. The ‘Anarchist’ once again binds his arms around the waist of Swagger, looking to complete the Chaos Theory…BUT SWAGGER PERFORMS THE STANDING SWITCH…GERMAN SUPLEX!

Doug folds up like an accordion whilst Swagger gets the tag to Bobby Lashley, who charges in; across the ring, the illegal men for Team UK charge in themselves, in an attempt to take on Lashley. The powerhouse swats all of the opposing team like they were flies with a series of clotheslines. Those clotheslines are replaced by body slams as Lashley continues to dominate all of the British men. He extends his arms once all the men are down and picks up Doug Williams by his tights, lifting him up onto his shoulders…

DOMINATOR—NO, REGAL CLIPS THE KNEE!

The Brits scatter as Williams drops down beside the ‘Boss’, who favours the knee immediately. The ‘Anarchist’ has enough power to pick himself up and tag in Steven Regal, but at the same time, Lashley tags in Strong who sprints towards the Englishman…

RUNNING BIG BOOT TO THE FACE!

Regal collides with the sole of the foot and drops to the canvas as Strong hooks the leg…

 

ONE!

 

PAUL BURCHILL BREAKS UP THE PINFALL!

 

All hell begins to break loose as all members of the teams enter the ring and starts to brawl with each other. On one side of the ring, both Creed and Swagger try to fend off the assault from Paul Burchill and Drew McIntyre, whilst on the other Doug Williams is in control of Lashley. Amongst all this mayhem, Steven Regal stuffs his hands into his knee-pad and places his brass-knuckles onto his left hand. Charles Robinson has his back turned to the legal men as he tries to regain control of the match.

Regal and Strong get to a vertical base. Strong is on wobbly legs after Burchill broke up the pinfall, but he manages to control himself and makes his way towards Regal. Regal immediately turns around and attempts to swipe Strong with a brass-knuckles-assisted left hand, but Strong sways out of the way of the strike, which causes Steven to lunge forward. Strong turns the Blackpool brawler around and picks him up on his shoulders, performing a full 360° spin for all of the fans in Safeco Field to see and he hurls him forward…DEATH BY RODERICK!

The Empire leader bounces off Strong’s knees as the Floridian turns him over and hooks the leg. Charles Robinson turns around to see Strong with the leg hooked…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THREE!

Roderick Strong, Bobby Lashley, Austin Creed and Jake Swagger def. Steven Regal, Drew McIntyre, Paul Burchill and Doug Williams at 13:45 by pinfall

 

Safeco Field explodes with joy once the bell is rung as Roderick Strong goes to a seated position, holding both of his hands behind his head in exhaustion. Jake Swagger, Bobby Lashley and Austin Creed soon join him inside the ring to celebrate their successful victory at the ‘Instant Classic’. Charles Robinson calls them all to the middle of the ring where he raises their arms in victory, but up the ramp, the British retreat. Regal is furious and begins to berate his team members, who all hang their heads in complete shame.

 

Mike Tenay: “They did it! They sent those disrespectful Brits back home without a victory! And you know the best part about that Josh? We don’t have to rise for the union jack!”

 

Josh Mathews: “Professor, you have to agree though, there were moments where we thought that moment was coming. The Scot Drop DDT was one of those moments. But the result is Team United States, after a hard-fought war.”

 

Mike Tenay: “This is a truly great moment for Roderick Strong though. The man was the one to pick up the victory, which will do wonders for his career here in Ric Flair Promotions.”

 

The cameras leave the ring and go backstage to the locker room of one of the six competitors for the Elimination Chamber. Kurt Angle is sitting on a wooden bench, towel around his neck and in his wrestling attire with the straps down. In an attempt to psyche himself up, the ‘Olympic Hero’ starts to pound his head and soon stands, throwing off the towel and shouting to himself: “You can do this!” He sits back down on the wooden bench and the camera pans out to see the RFP Heavyweight title right beside him. The Heavyweight Champion reaches for the belt and shines it with his right forearm. Angle stares into the gold and then shakes his head as the cameras goes to the announcer’s table…

 

Mike Tenay: “And there you saw, one-sixth of the competitors inside the Elimination Chamber, which will be later on tonight! And there might be a chance Josh, that we could be seeing a NEW RFP Heavyweight Champion.”

 

Josh Mathews: “No doubt about it Professor. Six men enter and only one leaves the winner. But that winner will have to go through hell, that winner will have to strive to survive in order to get his hands on the belt. And striving to survive, will not be easy…”

 

Mike Tenay: “…The match has never been easy. The Chamber has a reputation for changing people’s lives. It has a reputation for destroying those who enter it. And when these six men are locked inside of it, it is just them and the referee. No interference from anybody; that was the reason why David Flair made that match, and it’s the only way to make Kurt Angle’s latest title defence fair. The ‘Olympic Hero’ has done nothing but cheat his way to victory over these past few months. But that’s still to come folks and I can't wait because that chamber hanging all the way up there will be lowered onto the ring, right here in Seattle. But up next, we have an encounter that could quite possibly establish these two men who are going head-to-head next!”

 

Josh Mathews: “The first-ever X-Division Champion will be crowned. Frankie Kazarian and Austin Aries – two men who have earned the right to attempt to become the first X-Division Champion, will finally collide.”

 

Mike Tenay: “Let’s not forget about the respect for each other these men have shown over the past few weeks. But in order for one of them to become champion, they are going to have to put that respect behind them and wrestle each other!”

 

Josh Mathews: “Are you ready Mike? Because we are about to be taken on a ride by these two exciting wrestlers!”

 

Austin Aries’ theme strikes Safeco Field as the crowd stand up and applaud the first finalist to come out on stage. Aries steps through the curtain, out onto the stage area. Wearing short tights with an ‘A’ emblazoned on each side coloured in yellow, Aries walks down the long rampway and has fans pat him on the back. The former Memphis Championship Wrestling wrestler reaches ringside and raises both his arms in the air before leaping into the ring and doing the same once he reaches the southwest corner of the ring. Referee Mike Chioda checks Aries attire for any foreign objects. He allows Austin to proceed and Aries runs back and forth across the ring, waiting for his opponent…

 

Mike Tenay: “When you look at Austin Aries, Josh, do you see a man who has a bright future ahead of him?”

 

Josh Mathews: “I see a future Heavyweight Champion in that man; he has a long way to go before any of that can be fulfilled though and this may be his first step towards fulfilling that destiny of becoming a Heavyweight Champion.”

 

The lights start to flicker as Frankie Kazarian makes his way out on stage in a black and green attire. The ‘Future’ jumps up and down on stage, preparing himself for the match that is just a few moments away. He quickly sprints down the length of the rampway and slides into the ring, keeping his eyes locked on Aries. He hops up and takes off his sleeveless jacket, throwing it into the crowd. Kazarian stands in the northeast corner of the ring – opposite from his opponent. Mike Chioda soon brings them in after he has received the X-Division title and he holds it up in the air. Chioda hands the title back to the timekeeper and signals for the bell. Both men stare directly at each other and Aries extends his hand, to which Kazarian accepts the handshake. They soon begin to circle the ring as the match begins…

 

X-Division Title Tournament Final

FRANKIE KAZARIAN

versus

AUSTIN ARIES

 

The two finalists keep in each other’s sites, continuing to circle around the ring. Both earned the right to have this chance at the ‘Instant Classic’ and neither of them looks like they are going to let the opportunity slip. Eventually, they lock up and immediately reach a stalemate due to their similar strength. Neither man is able to come out on top, the amount of effort they put in is shown by their stance – one leg forward, bent and the other straightened out and trying to push. Aries is able to reel Kazarian in, locking him in a headlock but Kazarian does not stay in that position for long, lifting Aries skywards and attempting a back suplex. ‘A Double’ flips out of the move and kicks Frankie’s legs from underneath him, hitting a splash straight afterwards. The pinfall attempt is made but Kazarian kicks out. The ‘K-A-Z’ pops back up onto his feet; Aries meanwhile is much slower, but does the same. He has his arm grabbed by Frankie and is then thrown across the length of the ring with an arm drag. Similar to Frankie earlier, Austin pops back up quickly; he grabs his opponents arm and hurls him across the ring with an arm drag. The two men continue to trade arm drags until Frankie performs a kick to the legs which sends Aries flat on his back. The second pinfall attempt follows but Kazarian barely gets a one and both men get to a vertical base, realising they have reached an impasse. The crowd give a brief round of applause for the wrestlers as they once again begin to circle the squared-circle. Aries and Kazarian slap hands before assailing once again. Locking up in a Greco-roman knuckle lock, Aries is able to overpower Kazarian and force him into a bridge.

 

‘A Double’ proceeds to hop onto the bridged Kazarian in an attempt to break his bridge but it fails as Kazarian is able to find some power within him to place his opponent in the same position. The former Memphis mainstay is able to regain balance however and both men are once again standing, but Aries trips his opponent and takes control of the match. A chinlock is applied by the wrestler from Milwaukee – Kazarian has trouble fighting out of the hold and is unfettered in getting himself upright. Aries brings him back down however, continuing to dictate the pace of the match. Once again, Frankie stands onto his feet and this time he starts to elbow his way out of the chinlock. Aries loses his grip and is taken down onto the canvas with an arm drag which is transitioned into an armbar. In an attempt to avoid being submitted, Aries quickly shifts himself into a seated position while the ‘Future’ continues to rip away at the right arm. A minute goes by with Austin still trying his best to escape the armbar; he positions himself to a vertical base and is able to throw Kazarian overhead with a snapmare. He watches his opponent roll to his feet and rushes in too soon. He is thrown to the outside as a result and inside the ring, Kazarian gets himself running back and forth between the ropes.

‘A Double’ nears his feet on the outside, not realising that his Californian opponent is picking up speed, by the time he does realise, it is too late, Kazarian dives over the top rope…FRONT FLIP TOPÉ!

 

The RFP faithful reach their feet and frantically cheer just as both men sprawl across the protective mats at ringside. Chioda is forced to count the ring-out count and reaches the count of six before Kazarian rolls Aries inside the ring and then himself to make the pinfall attempt. His opponent gets the shoulder up at two to his disappointment. He does not go on the offensive immediately after though, instead he plays to the crowd then waits for his opponent to get up. Frankie approaches a kneeling Austin Aries, but is quickly taken down and rolled up into a bridge pinfall. The ‘Future’ gets the shoulder up just in the nick of time to allow the match to continue.

At this point in time, Aries realises that the ball is in his court; he draws his opponent to his feet and comes from behind to lift Kazarian upwards, dropping him down shin-first onto his knee and then pulling back for a back suplex!

The suplex plants the Californian in the middle of the ring and instantaneously, Aries sets up for the Powerdrive Elbow. Looking to the north and south side of the crowd, ‘A Double’ extends his arms to both sides and twists. The force of the twist allows him to drive his elbow directly into the sternum of Kazarian. He hooks the leg seconds later and Chioda slides in for the count…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

KAZARIAN KICKS OUT!

 

The Powerdrive Elbow is not enough to put the ‘Future’ away and crown Austin Aries the inaugural X-Division Champion. The aftermath of the two-count leaves Aries disappointed. The veteran looks up at Mike Chioda, asking him to count faster. The Milwaukeean makes his way to the top turnbuckle within seconds of telling Chioda to count faster. No one knows what he has in mind but Frankie makes sure that they’ll never know as he quickly prevents anything from happening, crotching Aries on the top rope by sweeping his legs from underneath him. Frankie starts to ascend to the top rope, punching Aries on his way up to ensure that he is stunned. The ‘Future’ reaches the top rope but is shocked when Aries starts to punch away at his stomach. ‘A Double’ stands up on the middle rope and locks Kazarian in a front facelock, despite the difference in height. He pulls back, elevating Kazarian skywards. He tries to take a step forward to execute his Brainbuster from the top rope, but Frankie grabs onto the top rope to prevent such a thing from happening. In the course of time, he is able to drop down onto the apron, away from danger. Austin leaps down from the middle rope, right away engaging in a fist-fight with the man he has mutual respect for. The exchange rages on until Kazarian lowers himself and delivers a shoulder thrust to Aries, causing him to arch over. The ‘K-A-Z’ leaps over the top rope and Aries with a sunset flip, but Aries sits down on Kazarian to prevent being pinned, instead, he pins him…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

KAZARIAN COUNTERS INTO HIS OWN PINFALL!

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

ARIES MANAGES TO LEAN FORWARD INTO HIS OWN PINFALL!

 

ONE!

 

KAZARIAN ONCE AGAIN COUNTERS INTO HIS OWN PINFALL!

 

ON-

ARIES FLIPS KAZARIAN INTO A PINFALL ATTEMPT!

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

KAZARIAN KICKS OUT!

 

The sequence ends as Kazarian rolls to his feet, feeling the effects of the pinning sequence. Aries takes advantage, kicking and punching away at his opponent. Frankie staggers back due to the blistering offence that Aries provides and eventually manages to strike back – punches fly from the Californian but his momentum comes to a screeching halt, a massive kick to the mid-section drops him down to one knee. ‘A Double’ locks him in a front facelock and yanks his tights to lift Frankie in the air and slams him down onto the squared circle with a suplex. The force of the move shakes the ring violently and instantly, Aries rolls over his opponent for the pinfall. He only gets a one count because Kazarian gets the shoulder up. Picking up from where he left off, Aries continues to go on the offence. In quick succession he manages to hit a suplex and a DDT before sending Kazarian all the way across the ring and back again with an Irish whip. The ‘Future’ leaps over his opponent and tries to pull him down for the sunset flip and succeeds. Aries rolls through though and gets to a standing position…

DROPKICK TO THE FACE

The head of Frankie snaps back and Aries doesn’t bother diving in for the cover, instead he drags the body of Kazarian to the corner of the ring and begins to ascend to the top turnbuckle. Once he reaches, he stand atop of the turnbuckle staring down at his opponent, a man that he respects. But within a heartbeat, he jumps…

450° SPLASH!

 

 

KAZARIAN GETS THE KNEES UP!

 

Austin crashes and burns on the knees of Kazarian and the forceful impact of the landing cause Aries to flip onto his back. He holds onto his ribs and screams out in complete agony.

Despite this, the Milwaukeean manages to get himself up, as does Frankie. Kazarian turns around and Aries sprints towards him, only to walk into a massive spin kick!

The move floors the ‘Star’ and allows Kazarian to go in for the pinfall, but he neglects to do so. Instead, he leaps onto the nearby second rope and springboards off…

SPRINGBOARD LEG DROP!

The leg drops across the throat and as a result, Austin has a fit on the canvas. Kazarian goes for the cover and scores a near-fall. The RFP faithful clap in approval of the match and a short

“This is awesome!”

chant breaks out. Kazarian remains in control as he lifts Aries to his feet. Grabbing him by the head, the ‘Future’ runs towards the western set of ropes and hurls Austin over the top rope – Aries hangs on and gets himself onto the apron. Frankie ricochets off the ropes. ‘A Double’ quickly manages to prevent whatever move Kazarian was going for by delivering a quick shoulder thrust. From there, he drags his opponent onto the apron and lifts him up as if he were going for a suplex.

The ‘Future’ drops down and turns Aries around, striking him with a quick forearm smash to which Aries replies by scooping him up on his shoulders. Despite the barrage of elbows in an attempt to get down from his position, Kazarian is unable to break free and his opponent steps forward…DEATH VALLEY DRIVER ONTO THE APRON!

 

Aries leaps off the apron, whirling Kazarian onto the apron in the process.

“Ooooh!”

scream the crowd while the ‘Future’ is left looking up at the sky. Austin staggers forward onto the crowd barricade, leaning on it and showing how much of a toll the match has taken on him. He makes his way back inside the ring and watches Frankie roll off the apron and to the outside.

Still dazed, the Californian stands up onto his feet, looking around for Austin. Kazarian is a state of confusion, not realising that is Aries running back and forth inside the ring, by the time Kazarian realises, it is too late…SUICIDE DIVE!

Aries dives through the middle rope, colliding with Kazarian and sending him directly into the crowd barricade! All of Safeco Field shout

“Ooooh!”

in unison. Austin Aries rolls Kazarian into the ring and hops up onto the apron; latching onto the top rope.

An arrogant smile etches across his face and he leaps over…SLINGSHOT CORKSCREW SPLASH!

The cover is unavoidable, Mike Chioda slides in to count it…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

KAZARIAN KICKS OUT!

 

The crowd gasp in shock, Aries at the same time goes onto all-fours and starts to pound the mat;

“Come on!”

he screams out of frustration, at the same time getting himself upright. Once Kazarian does stand up onto his feet, he walks right into the hands of Aries, pulling him into a front facelock.

The brainbuster is imminent once Aries pulls back, but Kazarian slips down behind…WAVE OF THE FUTURE!

The ‘Future’ drives his opponent down onto the canvas, forcefully shaking the ring. Despite the win just being several seconds away, he cannot capitalise. All the damage he has received during the duration of the match catches up with him and by the time he makes the cover, Aries kicks out at one. Both men reach a vertical base within a minute, both very groggy, stumbling from side-to-side. Duelling chants of

“Au-stin Ar-ies!”

and

“Ka-za-rian!”

boom through Safeco Field as the electric atmosphere wills the two men to continue. The banging of the crowd’s feet replace the duelling chants and Aries gets the first bit of offense, nailing Kazarian with a right hand. The Californian responds with a left. The two continue to endure the combo of right-left-right-left until the ‘Future’ overwhelms Kazarian, nailing him with a palm strike; nearly knocking his teeth down his throat. Taking advantage, Kazarian whips Austin across the ring – Austin counters, instead sending Kazarian into the ropes. Kazarian bounces back. Aries begins to spin…

DISCUS ELBOW SMASH – NO!

Frankie evades the dangerous strike with a forward roll, getting to his feet and twisting Aries around.

Kazarian places his head between the opposition’s legs, lifting him. With Aries’ stomach to his back, the ‘Future’ holds onto the legs of Aries and leaps up…FADE TO BLACK! DROPPING ARIES ON HIS HEAD!

Once more, the crowd shout

“Ooooh!”

at the same time, the ‘K-A-Z’ leans forward to ensure that he gets the pinfall as Mike Chioda gets himself in position…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

WE HAVE A NEW X-DIVISION CHAMPION!

 

THR-

ARIES KICKS OUT! ARIES KICKS OUT! ARIES KICKS OUT!

 

The match persists. Kazarian runs his hands through his long, black hair while staring at Mike Chioda. The crowd are all thinking the same thing as the ‘Future’:

“How did he kick out?”

The question remains unanswered. Aries begins to crawl onto his feet, using the ropes to aid him and Kazarian delivers a double axe handle before slapping on a dragon sleeper. He hauls ‘A Double’ into the middle of the ring and extends his arm into the air, signalling for another Wave of the Future. This time however, it does not hit. Aries has enough power to turn himself around and starts to punch away with uppercuts to the mid-section. A massive northern lights suplex follows as the momentum shifts once again, in the favour of Austin Aries. The desire to become the first X-Division Champion is visible in the eyes of Austin Aries once he stands over the body of Kazarian, flipping him over onto his stomach. He grimaces in pain, holding onto his ribs, feeling the effects from the 450° Splash earlier. Aries sets up for something; grabbing onto the head of Kazarian and locking him in a grounded facelock. Soon, the knees begin to connect with the head. The ruthless strikes knock the ‘Future’ put for a few seconds and ‘A Double’ rolls over to lock in the

HORNS OF ARIES!

The bridging arm-triangle choke stretches the body of Kazarian as he attempts to shuffle forward into the ropes, preventing himself from tapping. The long journey to the ropes is stopped by Aries cranking up the pressure, but only momentarily. Kazarian continues the crawl and now only has to reach out, but the pain is too much.

He reaches out…But his arm drops…Austin continues to crank up the pressure…Frankie reaches out once again, weakened…BUT HE GRABS ONTO THE MIDDLE ROPE!

 

The hold is released and Austin attempts to drag him back into the middle of the ring to slap it on once again but this time, Frankie fights him off, getting towards his feet and sending him into the corner. The former Calgary Stampede competitor charges across the ring, nailing Aries with a clothesline. The force of the strike causes Austin to slump down in the corner, but he is picked up and placed on the top turnbuckle seconds later as Kazarian calls for the finish. Slowly and steadily, Kazarian climbs up the turnbuckles, forcing his opponent to stand on the top. Both men stand on the top turnbuckle but neither one wants to fall victim to either of their moves, resulting in a brief battle for control.

The ‘Future’ wins the battle and attempts to go for his Flux Capacitor but Aries delivers a crushing blow to the mid-section, forcing his opponent to lose his balance, falling back into a tree of woe. Aries doesn’t waste time in capitalising in the opportunity provided to him as he plummets down onto Kazarian…ELBOW DROP TO THE STERNUM!

The body of Kazarian snaps back, the crowd start to chant

“This is awesome!”

once again and Aries seems to be the one who has control of the match. He lifts Kazarian back onto the top turnbuckle, this time in a seated position. Hopping over the top rope and climbing up to the top turnbuckle via the apron, ‘A Double’ knowingly smiles to assure that he has the match in the bag.

He gets onto the top turnbuckle and locks Kazarian in a front facelock, but he is surprised by the ‘Future’ as he starts to fight back. Once again, a battle ensues on the top rope, but Aries is able to fight off Kazarian and pull him upwards. The crowd stare in complete awe at Aries managing to hold the move, but it is not for long…AVALANCHE BRAINBUSTER!

The body of Kazarian sprawls across the ring canvas and Aries jumps on him and hooks the leg…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THREE!

WE HAVE A NEW X-DIVISION CHAMPION!

Austin Aries def. Frankie ‘The Future’ Kazarian to WIN the X-Division Championship at 15:33

 

The bell rings. The 54,000 strong in attendance get towards their feet and show their appreciation for not only Austin Aries but Frankie Kazarian as well. The ‘K-A-Z’ remains still on the canvas for a while, looking up at the sky, possibly trying to remember how he ended up there. Meanwhile, ‘A Double’ still cannot believe that he has been declared the winner. He gets on his knees and places both of his hands on the ring canvas, pounding it in complete joy. Mike Chioda receives the X-Division title and gives it to Aries who then stares into the plate of the belt. He holds it up against his face, kissing it before having his arm raised by Chioda.

 

Mike Tenay: “After a hard-fought battle, Austin Aries is Ric Flair Promotions first-ever X-Division Champion! And he has tears in his eyes, look at him!”

 

Aries does indeed have tears in his eyes. He is overjoyed and once again kisses the X-Division title, realising that a hard-fought journey to gain the title is over. Frankie Kazarian finally begins to stand. The ‘Future’ uses the ropes to hold himself up and makes his way over to his opponent, extending his hand, offering a handshake. Aries immediately accepts the handshake; holding the belt underneath his arm. Kazarian turns around, looking to exit the ring but Aries taps him on the back.

 

Josh Mathews: “Wait a minute, what’s he doing here?”

 

Kazarian turns around…AUSTIN ARIES SMASHES THE X-DIVISION TITLE IN THE FACE OF KAZARIAN! Frankie hits the canvas with authority. Aries firmly places the X-Division title on his shoulder and leans over the body of the ‘K-A-Z’. “This was my moment!” he yells at Kazarian, delivering a kick to his back. Aries soon takes the title belt off of his shoulder and requests that Mike Chioda straps it onto his waist. Reluctant at first, Chioda does not want to but Aries threatens to strike him which results in Chioda complying to what has been asked of him. The belt is around the waist of Austin as he takes a bow before once again kicking the body of Frankie Kazarian and sliding out of the ring. He backs up the rampway, radiating the jeers from the crowd who only a few minutes ago were cheering him. Aries continues to bow on his way up the stage until he goes behind the curtain. Back inside the squared-circle, Kazarian is helped onto his feet by Mike Chioda as a standing ovation is given to him.

 

Mike Tenay: “What the hell was that all about?”

 

Josh Mathews: “I don’t know, but Austin Aries may of just made himself a hated figure to these fans.”

 

Mike Tenay: “A great match, ruined by the actions of the winner afterwards. That was disgusting.”

 

Josh Mathews: “I know what you mean Mike and, it has to be said that I never expected such a thing to happen. What did he mean by ‘This was my moment’? All Kazarian wanted to do was shake his hand.”

 

Mike Tenay: “I…I don’t know.”

 

The cameras fade out, into a commercial for the Carolina Clash, which is to be held in a month’s time. After the commercial, Lizzy is once again backstage in the interview area. This time, with Justice.

 

Lizzy: “Lizzy here, once again and my guest at this time: Justice. Now Justice, you have been put into a Bunkhouse Brawl tonight – at the ‘Instant Classic’ – with the NWA United States Heavyweight title on the line. And—“

 

Justice: “Let’s just get one thing straight Lizzy, I’m not here for the gold.”

 

Lizzy: “Wait, what?”

 

Justice: “That’s right, I’m not here for the gold. And you know why?”

 

Lizzy: “I don’t know…‘cause you’re crazy?”

 

Justice: “Because I have unfinished business with both Brent Albright and Rhino. I don’t care about the title, if I win it, I win it, but my main focus – my main objective – is Albright and Rhino. You two may of escaped last time, but this time, I will give you what’s coming to you—“

 

Lizzy: “What about Matt Cappotelli, the defending champion?”

 

Justice: “He should’ve learned by now to stay out of my way.”

 

Lizzy: “Anything else?”

 

Justice: “A man once said: ‘the place of justice is a hallowed place’, and you know where my place of justice is? Inside the ring.”

 

Justice walks out of sight as Lizzy returns the action to the ring which has been set up for the Bunkhouse Brawl match. Steel trash cans were tied to the four ring posts. Each one having a wide assortment of weapons ranging from kendo sticks to baseball bats and 2x4’s. The lights begin to flicker inside the Safeco Field and Rhino’s theme starts up. The ‘War Machine’ charges down the whole length of the ramp, making his way to the trash can on the northeast side of the ring. Using all of his power, Rhino tears the trash can from the wire holding it in place. The ‘Man Beast’ holds the trash can above his head and hurls it into the ring before rolling in himself. He scatters the weapons across the ring and waits for the arrival of one of his opponents. Brent Albright comes out next. Decked out in jeans and a Brent Albright t-shirt, the ‘Shooter’ makes his way down to the ring, staying on the outside to avoid a premature fight with Rhino. The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion runs down the whole length of the ramp in street clothes, dropping his title along the way and sliding inside the ring, immediately going after Rhino by backing him into a corner. Brent Albright joins the foray, clocking Cappotelli from behind but they all stop for a brief moment to stare at the stage.

 

Josh Mathews: “They’ve all frozen…But why?”

 

Mike Tenay: “There’s Justice!”

 

The lights turn fired red and Justice walks out to a mixed reaction. The 6’6’ fighter slowly walks down to the ring. As he walks down, he points directly at both Brent Albright and Rhino, ignoring Matt Cappotelli. When he slides in, all three men attempt to jump him and referee Charles Robinson calls for the bell…

 

NWA United States Heavyweight Title Match – Bunkhouse Brawl

MATT CAPPOTELLI©

versus

RHINO

versus

BRENT ALBRIGHT

versus

JUSTICE

 

The bell rings, all three men continue to stomp away at the body of Justice. The 6’6’ wrestlers struggles to get to his feet while the blows become more intense, sending him down to the canvas. Rhino breaks away from the two men that helped him take down Justice; he reaches for one of the weapons from the trash can that he threw inside the ring several minutes ago. He picks up a broom, waiting for one of the two men to turn around. Albright does first and gets cracked over the head with a massive shot from the broom. He stumbles around and the ‘War Machine’ sets up for another shot but Cappotelli quickly intercepts – driving his boot into the mid-section. Rhino drops the broom on the canvas and staggers into the corner. Cappotelli follows, continuing to drive his boot into his opponent’s mid-section at a fast pace. Every shot delivered cause Rhino to grunt but he is saved by Brent Albright who blindsides Matt with a clubbing blow to the back. On the other side of the ring, Justice begins to stir. Using the ropes to aid him, he stands onto his feet and spreads his arms out, roaring. The crowd respond by roaring back as the self-proclaimed ‘Deliverer of Justice’ snaps Albright’s head back with a massive right hand. The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion tries to put Justice’s momentum on hold early and pays the price; a massive forearm to his face sends him flying back and Justice continues his reign of dominance. ‘No Mercy’ begins to separate the weapons on the canvas, using his foot to separate them, but finds nothing. He points towards the trash can in the northwest corner, walking over and placing his whole arm inside of it…

 

…And he pulls out a baseball bat. Gripping onto the handle of the bat, Justice seeks his first victim. Within seconds, Rhino stumbles out of the corner that he had been cornered in…

JUSTICE SWINGS AND CATCHES RHINO IN THE FACE!

The ‘Man Beast’ crumples to the mat with his hands over his face. He rolls around on the ring canvas before rolling outside of the ring with a possible broken nose. Matt Cappotelli seems like the next victim and he gets himself to his feet, extremely groggy from the forearm smash. He turns around, seeing Justice trying to swing for the fences and ducks the baseball bat shot, following through…

SPRINGBOARD PLANCHA TO RHINO ON THE OUTSIDE!

The Detroit native collapses onto the canvas with the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion on top of him, leaving just the ‘Shooter’ and ‘No Mercy’ inside the ring. Justice once again prepares himself to swing the baseball bat. Every time Albright makes progress in standing, the vigilante gets closer. Albright finally gets up, turning around and Justice swings the baseball bat like he’s Barry Bonds…

AND MISSES!

Albright is able to evade the attempt, side-stepping Justice’s shot.

The ‘Shooter’ spins his opponent around, delivering a vicious series of punches before grabbing Justice…EXPLODER SUPLEX!

The power of the suplex sends the vigilante crashing down onto the weapons inside the ring. Albright jumps onto Justice in a pinfall attempt…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

KICKOUT!

 

‘No Mercy’ valiantly kicks out leaving Albright visibly disappointed. Elsewhere in the match, the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion is climbing onto the crowd barricade. He is able to steady himself thanks to a fan in the front row. The ‘War Machine’ meanwhile is just about able to get himself upright following the beating he received at the hands of Justice.

Matt Cappotelli starts to run across the top of the crowd barricade, swaying from side to side while doing it. He leaps off, expecting to take Rhino down, but the ‘Man Beast’ grabs him and sprints across the ringside floor, driving Cappotelli back first into the northeast turnbuckle post!

Matt falls to his knees as Rhino just rests himself on the apron. Back inside the ring, Brent Albright and Justice continue their battle. Albright grabs the head of the vigilante locking him into a position similar to the clinch position in mixed martial arts. The ‘Shooter’ fires off a series of knees, each aimed at the head. Each time a knee connects, the crowd shout

“Oh!”

aloud. Albright begins to throw the knees at a breakneck pace, catching Justice in the face twice as hard in the process, the crowd’s chanting speeds up along with it soon filling Safeco Field with the chant. Brent delivers one more knee, sending his opponent into the corner but does not manage to keep in control of the match, Justice explodes out of the corner and knocks him down with a clothesline that has the power of an eighteen-wheeler. Back on the outside, Rhino roots around underneath the ring. The crowd suddenly bursts out into a

“We want tables!”

chant and Rhino fulfils their demands, pulling out a table. Before he can drag it out fully, Justice drops down to the outside and immediately starts to brawl with him.

 

Fists fly between the two and Rhino eventually wins the exchange. An uppercut to the stomach winds ‘No Mercy’, sending him down onto one knee. The ‘War Machine’ boots him down onto the ringside mats. He grabs the table that he had pulled out and turns it over. He opens the legs of the table, turns it over and places the body of Matt Cappotelli on top of it. Rhino hops up on the apron, pulling his hair back behind his head and looking at the laid out United States Heavyweight Champion. Brent Albright strikes Rhino in the back of the head with a kendo stick. The sound of the bamboo connecting with the cranium echoes throughout Safeco Field. The ‘Shooter’ swings again, this time at the knee. Like the last time, the sound of bamboo connecting rings out through Safeco field.

He throws the kendo stick down onto the canvas and tries to grapple with Rhino, to no avail. The ‘Man Beast’ starts to fight back, eventually gaining control of Albright. He locks him in a front facelock from the apron and he pulls him by his jeans in the air…SUPLEX FROM THE APRON, THROUGH THE TABLE!

The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion was able to roll out of the way before Albright went through the table. A brief

“Holy ****!”

chant breaks out as Rhino jumps down beside the wreckage that had been caused by him. He looks directly at Brent Albright and turns his attention to Cappotelli who is on all-fours.

 

Pulling him up by his jeans, Rhino sends him into the barricade. From there a series of punches fly. The ‘Man Beast’ proceeds to throw punches at the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, only to have Justice hit Rhino with a steel chair in the back. Rhino attempts to walk off the pain, making his way towards the announcer’s tables, but Justice once again hits him with it, this time causing him to fall over. The vigilante makes the pinfall attempt on the ‘Man Beat’, utilizing the ‘falls count anywhere’ stipulation of the Bunkhouse Brawl match. Charles Robinson slides out of the ring and starts to count the pinfall, reaching two before Cappotelli jumps onto him with an elbow drop, breaking up the pinfall. ‘No Mercy’ rolls off the body of Rhino to get thrown in the ring by the United States Heavyweight Champion. Matt tears open the ring apron, looking underneath and pulling out a twenty-foot ladder. He throws it inside the already weapon-cluttered ring and rolls himself in. The vigilante pulls himself up and gets rocked with a knife edge chop from the former TWE Tough Enough winner. The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion begins to fire off more in quick succession, reddening the chest of Justice. ‘No Mercy’ retaliates, striking Cappotelli with a series of forearms. Justice lifts the defending champion up. In an attempt to hit the Mercy Kill, he tries to spin Matt into a reverse STO but Cappotelli lands on his feet. A kick to the mid-section brings Justice to one knee and taking advantage of the situation, Cappotelli locks him in a front facelock and drives him down to the canvas with a DDT. He makes a cover shortly after…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

RHINO BREAKS UP THE PINFALL!

 

The Detroit native rips Cappotelli off Justice, picking up a 2X4 in the process. Rhino brings down the 2X4 on the back of the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, causing him to roll around on the canvas in pain. Rhino pulls Cappotelli up by his jeans—like he did earlier—whipping him to the ropes. The defending champion comes off the ropes, running right into a massive Arn Anderson style spinebuster. The ‘War Machine’ quickly makes the pinfall but does not get the three. An expression of disappointment comes across his face and he looks up at Charles Robinson, demanding that he counts faster. He gets up and makes his way towards the twenty-foot ladder. Brent Albright emerges from the wreckage on the outside, sliding inside the ring and dropping Rhino with a clothesline. Justice walks into one and Cappotelli does shortly after. The three men continue to get in the way of Albright allowing him to continue throwing clotheslines but those clotheslines turn into a series of suplexes, throwing everyone around the squared circle. One by one, the opposition falls.

Albright stops throwing the suplexes and gets a hold of Matt Cappotelli’s arm, dragging him down to the canvas to lock in the Crowbar!

The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion is trapped and no one is there to break up the submission, giving him one option to escape: reach the ropes. He tries to reach the ropes but realises that he has to crawl in order to grab them. Matt Cappotelli feels his title slipping away from him each time Albright wrenches back and desperately attempts to crawl across the ring with the ‘Shooter’ latched on his arm.

He stops momentarily, the algetic hold causes him to scream but he continues…Slowly but surely, he claws his way to the ropes, but makes another stop to once again scream…He’s nearly there…HE REACHES THE ROPES!

With his free left arm, Cappotelli holds onto the bottom rope for dear life but realises that there are no disqualifications – Albright can hang on for however long he wants to.

 

Matt releases his grip on the bottom rope and is able to flip Albright into a pinfall – it does not work. Brent manages to roll himself back into the Crowbar, locking it in tighter, dead centre in the ring. The Safeco Field crowd begin to clap their hands in support of the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, but it does not make a difference, Albright just tightens the hold. Instead, Rhino kicks Albright in the face to break it up. The ‘Man Beast’ drops down to the outside, looking underneath the ring for more weapons. He pulls out yet another table and slides it inside the ring. He also pulls out a stop sign. Justice stalks Rhino from behind but gets clocked with the stop sign. Rhino pulls Justice towards the rampway, placing him in-between his legs. He pulls back; lifting Justice in the air but the vigilante manages to counter, throwing the ‘War Machine’ head-over-heels onto the hard, cold steel. Inside the ring, Brent Albright takes off his t-shirt and throws it into the crowd. At the same time, Matt Cappotelli gets onto all-fours. Albright unfastens his belt and takes it off. He holds it into the air and then positions himself…

THWACK!

The leather meets the skin of Matt Cappotelli for the first time, the result of the whip leaves a massive welt on the back of Matt. But that is not all; Albright continues to smack the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion with the belt. A large amount of welts rise on the back of Cappotelli but Albright is not finished.

The ‘Shooter’ drapes the top half of Cappotelli’s body over the middle rope. He dashes to the opposite set of ropes and rebounds back. Using the ropes, Albright swings himself…6-1-KNEE CONNECTS!

The TWE Tough Enough winner performs a backwards roll from the ropes due to the power of the swinging knee. Albright does not go for the cover, instead he leaves the ring and attempts to disconnect the steel steps…

 

When the cameras return to the ringside area, Rhino and Justice are continuing to go at it. The ‘Man Beast’ levels the vigilante with a right hand before taking him by the head.

Grabbing ‘No Mercy’ by the head, Rhino takes him for a tour around ringside and hurls directly into the trash can tied to the ringpost!

Justice collides with the steel with such crippling force that the trash can rips off the turnbuckle post, spilling weapons all over the floor as a result. Rhino scans the sprawled out body of Justice on the ringside mats, neglecting what is happening behind him…

Brent Albright manages to disconnect the top half of the steel steps successfully. A loud clatter happens but Rhino still does not turn around. Albright—taking advantage of the situation—sprints around ringside and has Rhino in his sights…STEEL STEPS TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!

The ‘War Machine’ tumbles across the ringside mats and Albright throws the steel steps down onto the floor, taunting both of his opponents afterwards. Inside the ring, Matt Cappotelli manages to set up the twenty foot ladder that he had brought into the match earlier. Setting it up near the ropes, the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion begins the long journey to the top. One rung at a time, he eventually reaches the top. On the outside, his three challengers assemble themselves.

In a flash, Cappotelli leaps off the ladder…MOONSAULT FROM THE TWENTY-FOOT LADDER ONTO ALL THREE MEN!

 

Like bowling pins, all of the men fall down. The crowd break out into a

“Holy ****!”

chant that takes over the airwaves. The 54,000 continue the chant and Cappotelli stands up in what looks like a car wreck on the Interstate 95. He slumps over the crowd barricade in obvious pain. The crowd pat him on the back as encouragement for him to carry on. He turns his focus onto ‘No Mercy’ dragging him to his feet and beginning to drag him up the rampway. Justice has a sudden surge of energy, breaking out of Cappotelli’s hold with elbows then begins to tee off on the United States Heavyweight Champion. Right, left, right, left is how the punches are thrown by the tattooed vigilante, each punch causing Cappotelli to stumble up the ramp. The two reach the top of the stage with everyone wondering what is going to happen. Cappotelli is able to fight back and sends Justice into one of the stars that combine to make the mini-tron. The defending champion makes his way down the ramp, reaching into the crowd to pick up a steel chair.

Cappotelli walks up the whole length of the ramp once again, reaching the location of Justice who is face-down on the steel. Matt sets up the steel chair, Justice nears his feet. The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion locks his arms in the full nelson from behind. Justice tries to fight it off and fails. The former TWE Tough Enough winner sweeps the leg of Justice…WALK OF FAME ONTO THE SEAT OF THE STEEL CHAIR!

Justice busts his face off the seat – leaving a massive dent in the seat. Referee Charles Robinson runs up the whole length of the ramp with Brent Albright in hot pursuit. Robinson slides across the steel floor of the stage to count the pinfall…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

ALRBIGHT DIVES TO BREAK UP THE COVER!

 

The ‘Shooter’ is stops Cappotelli from winning by diving onto him while he had Justice in a pinning predicament. Matt is able to stand up and is locked in a half-nelson by Albright. He gives all that he has to break out of it and fails.

In one swift motion, Albright is able to throw Cappotelli overhead…HALF-NELSON SUPLEX!

The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion slams into the steel flooring of the stage; folding up like an accordion. Rhino joins the situation but does not attack Albright. Instead, the two stare directly at each other for a moment. The two slowly turn towards Justice who stands up onto his feet. With blood dripping from his forehead, Justice uses the mini-tron to keep himself up, but the newly-formed team attack, pouncing on him and punching away at his body. Justice is able to shove them both away. He explodes from his position, knocking both down with multiple clotheslines. Rhino charges towards him in attempt for a Gore but Justice sends him crashing into the mini-tron back first! The ‘War Machine’ collapses onto the floor while Albright desperately tries to put Justice away.

Albright dashes towards Justice. He strikes Justice with a shoulder block, sending the vigilante to the edge of the stage. He teeters for a brief second but regains his balance. The ‘Shooter’ dashes towards him once again but Justice grabs him…JUSTICE THROWS ALBRIGHT OFF THE STAGE!

Brent somersaults off the stage into darkness, the crowd chant

“Holy ****!”

and Rhino begins to line up Justice. The ‘War Machine’ sprints towards him…

JUSTICE BOMB!

The vigilante drives Rhino back first onto the steel and makes the cover…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THR-

RHINO KICKS OUT!

 

The crowd cannot believe what they are seeing. The shock of not scoring the victory shows on Justice’s face and Matt Cappotelli hauls himself towards the vigilante, kicking him in the face and bringing him back down the stage. Cappotelli rolls his opponent into the ring and then takes time to catch his breath. He points in the direction of the table Rhino pulled out earlier and walks over towards it. At an unhurried pace, Cappotelli eventually reaches the table; flipping it over, extending the legs and flipping it over again. He slides inside the ring to be met by a shot from the trash can that contained all of the weapons before being torn off by Rhino. Justice continues to batter the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion. He sends Matt to the ropes and lifts him up for the Justice Bomb…

Rhino gets himself inside the ring and eyes up the vigilante, not caring whether he has the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion in the air. He charges in…GORE TO JUSTICE!

Justice drops Matt Cappotelli as a result of the Gore. Rhino kicks him to the outside, leaving him alone with Matt Cappotelli. The ‘War Machine’ crouches down in the southwest corner of the ring and holds onto the middle rope adjacent from him with his right hand. Rhino starts to shout

“GET YOUR ASS UP!”

at Cappotelli and he stares intently at the next victim of the Gore. The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion stands and the ‘War Machine’ makes his move…

GORE—NO! MATT CAPPOTELLI DIVES OUT OF THE WAY!

Rhino stops himself from colliding with the ring post by holding onto the middle turnbuckle. He turns around and Cappotelli wallops him with an enziguri.

 

The NWA United States Heavyweight Champion stares at the ladder he brought into the ring and begins to move it to the side of the ring where the table has been set up. The former TWE Tough Enough winner kicks Rhino’s body onto the table on the outside and climbs up the ladder. Unbeknownst to him, Rhino moves off the table and onto the apron. By the time the defending champion realises, it’s too late; Rhino is below him on the ladder. The ‘Man Beast’ pulls him down from the ladder and onto the apron, engaging in an exchange with the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion. He comes out of the exchange on top and drags Cappotelli in between his legs. The ‘War Machine’ lifts Cappotelli upside down and looks towards the table adjacent from them.

He keeps staring at the table on the outside and then leaps off the apron…RHINO DRIVER OFF THE ARPON THROUGH THE TABLE!

Another

“Holy ****!”

chant breaks out while both Rhino and Matt Cappotelli lay in the rubble of the table. Rhino places his arm over the body of Cappotelli…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THREE! RHINO IS THE NEW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!

Rhino def. Matt Cappotelli, Justice and Brent Albright to WIN the NWA United States Heavyweight title at 17:01

 

The bell rings and the “Holy ****!” chant continues to ring throughout Safeco Field. Charles Robinson gives Rhino the NWA United States Heavyweight title and the ‘War Machine’ clutches it to his chest. He stands up to his feet and holds the belt in the air, pounding his chest at the same time. He begins to back up the ramp with paramedics race past him with a stretcher. Robinson kneels beside Matt Cappotelli, still out cold from the hellacious Rhino Driver from the apron to the floor.

 

Mike Tenay: “What a great brawl, but, this is sad…”

 

The paramedics reach the ringside area with the stretcher, pulling it adjacent from the now former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion. One of the paramedics begins to check on the condition of Cappotelli, asking him if he could move or not. Cappotelli does not respond, instead, grunts in agony. A neck brace is placed on the neck of Cappotelli before he is lifted onto the stretcher. He is rolled up the ramp while lying still on the stretcher. Replays are shown from the match with extra focus on Justice throwing Brent Albright off the stage and Rhino’s sick Rhino Driver from the apron to the table on the outside.

 

Josh Mathews: “I-I-I can’t believe it.”

 

Mike Tenay: “Neither can I, what Rhino did was animalistic – though he the Bunkhouse Brawl encourages everyone to pull out all the stops to get the victory and Rhino did just that. But at what cost?”

 

Cappotelli is wheeled through the curtain, out of sight. Back in the vicinity of ringside, Justice finally stands. A look of frustration is on his face and he kicks over a set of steel steps. The crowd still show appreciation for him as he walks up the rampway, though there is still no sign of Brent Albright after he was thrown from the stage. As soon as Justice disappears the camera cuts to another video promoting the next pay-per-view: the Carolina Clash. After that video finishes, Lizzy is shown backstage standing beside Idol Stevens, Gabrielle St. Laurent and Sylvain Grenier.

 

Lizzy: “Hi! It’s Lizzy here once again with—“

 

Idol Stevens raises his hand in the face of Lizzy…

 

Idol Stevens: “Move aside!”

 

Lizzy hands him the microphone and does what he says, stepping off camera.

 

Idol Stevens: “We are here, live, in Seattle, Washington. A city that does not deserve to have me wrestling for them! A city that does not even have a single decent coffee shop! Tonight, ‘The Idol’ is about to make this night special – for all of you.”

 

Stevens smiles…

 

Idol Stevens: “I’m about to make this night special for all of you because tonight I will make Bryan Danielson suffer – for a second time. Unless you are all blind or do not know how to count numbers, I hold one victory over what you all call the ‘Greatest Wrestler on Earth’…”

 

The crowd inside Safeco Field boo…

 

Idol Stevens: “If I gain another victory over the most overrated wrestler of our time, I will have two victories over him. And you know what? When I pin him tonight, I will become the ‘Greatest Wrestler on Earth’ today…Because I’m better than him. Because I’m much better looking than him. And because I am certainly more of an IDOL to all of you – than him!”

 

Stevens laughs and leaves the scene with St. Laurent and Grenier following behind.

 

Josh Mathews: “Idol Stevens may be the ****iest man in Ric Flair Promotions, but let’s be honest here – he does have a point. He holds one victory over Bryan Danielson.”

 

Mike Tenay: “But that’s due to the fact that Gabrielle St. Laurent interfered on HIS behalf. He used St. Laurent to get locked in Danielson’s dreaded Cattle Mutilation and he took advantage of that! However, tonight, I don’t think St. Laurent will get herself involved because Danielson showed that he would be willing to make her suffer in order to win.”

 

“The Ultimate Countdown” starts to play from the sound system as smoke fills the stage. Bryan Danielson walks through the mist in a jacket coloured in the colours of the American flag. The Seattle crowd gives a warm welcome to the homestate hero (Danielson comes from Aberdeen, Washington) as he smiles – clearly excited about his upcoming match. Danielson points his right arm into the air, triggering an explosion of confetti coloured in red, white and blue. The confetti blows all over the stage and Danielson walks down the long ramp to the ring. Slapping the hands of the fans and at one point taking a sign off a fan that said ‘Idol Stevens > Bryan Danielson’ and ripping it up into pieces. The ‘American Dragon’ throws off his jacket and leaps onto the apron, once again pointing his right arm into the air. He enters the ring and warms himself up for his second encounter with Idol Stevens.

 

Mike Tenay: “And there he is, the former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion. A multi-time Memphis Junior Heavyweight Champion. And in some fans eyes, he holds the accolade of being the ‘best wrestler on the planet’. Tonight, he has a tough test ahead of him in Idol Stevens…”

 

Josh Mathews: “It looks like he’s going to have to deal with not only Idol, but Sylvain Grenier AND Gabrielle St. Laurent too.”

 

The lights turn out in Safeco Field with the only source of light coming from camera flashes in the crowd. A spotlight emerges on the top of the stage and a bunch of paparazzi assemble themselves on stage. Idol Stevens music hits Safeco Field. Two lines of models walk out; all of them have blonde and are wearing black dresses. The paparazzi begin to take pictures of them as they pass and all of them stop at ringside, walking around the west and east side of the ring. Soon, they surround the ring. Fireworks go off back on the stage and Idol Stevens emerges through the curtain with Gabrielle St. Laurent on his arm and Sylvain Grenier following behind. The paparazzi’s cameras flash as the pair pose, each one of the poses has Idol Stevens’ trademark ****y grin in them. He continues down the ramp with St. Laurent on his arm, reaching the ring and hopping onto the apron. He directs a ****y grin to Danielson, who seems unimpressed by the charade. Stevens steps inside the ring, throwing off his black jacket and tossing his sunglasses at Danielson. The ‘American Dragon’ gets hit by them and as soon as they rebound off his chest, he crumples the sunglasses with his foot. Mike Chioda calls for the ring bell once Danielson throws off his jacket…

 

Danielson versus Stevens II

BRYAN DANIELSON

versus

IDOL STEVENS

 

The fans cheer hard for Danielson to the point of chanting

“Let’s go Bryan!”

and clapping to a certain rhythm at the same time. Danielson stops circling around the ring to point his arm in the air, playing to the crowd. The action causes the crowd to buzz with even more excitement. The Washington native continues to walk around the ring before locking up with ‘The Idol’. As soon as Idol Stevens gets the upper-hand with a headlock, the crowd bursts out into a full-blown

“Idol sucks!”

chant. Stevens tightens the headlock, bringing the ‘American Dragon’ down onto one knee and soon down onto the canvas in a seated position. The hold tightens even more while the face of Bryan reddens due to the lack of oxygen and the pressure being applied to the hold. The former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion lets go of the headlock. The normal colour comes back to Danielson’s face but an expression of pain comes across his face as Idol places his knee against the spine and yanks back on both of his arms. The hold strains the arms of Idol Stevens’ adversary, causing him to yelp in pain. But Idol releases the hold and stands to his feet, forcing Danielson to lie down on the canvas. He directs a stomp towards his opponent’s left arm and steadily goes backwards into the ropes, coming off of them to drive his elbow in the sternum. Once again, chants of

“Idol sucks!”

come from the Seattle crowd but Idol blows them off by shouting:

“I can’t hear you!”

, before aiming yet another stomp to the left arm of Danielson and giving yet another ****y smile to the crowd. Once again, the crowd disapprove of Idol’s ****iness but the man hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada does not care and shows it by delivering a barrage of stomps to Danielson.

 

The ‘American Dragon’ holds onto his arm after the stomps and is put back into a seated position. This time, Idol moves over to his opponent and wraps his opponent’s left arm into a variation of the armbar. The hold does not last long as Danielson unexpectedly stands up. Stevens struggles to keep the homestate hero down and pays the price by being thrown over with a snapmare. Once Stevens is flipped onto the canvas, he sits up and tries to get to his feet, only to have Danielson aim a sharp kick to his spine. The sound of the kick triggers a groan from the crowd while on the outside; Gabrielle St. Laurent covers her face – not wanting to see the viciousness of Danielson’s offense. The kicks continue, each one triggering a groan from the crowd. The former Memphis Junior Heavyweight Champion stops for a brief second. He looks directly at the crowd and asks for silence which the crowd provide him with.

The ‘American Dragon’ gets himself in position, taking advantage of a still groggy Stevens. Danielson moves in with a kick straight to the head!

The foot bounces off Idol’s head and as a result, a sickening sound echoes through Safeco Field and Danielson throws Stevens onto the canvas, hooking the leg for the pinfall…

 

ONE!

 

T-STEVENS GETS THE SHOULDER UP!

 

It seems Danielson has a lot more work to do in order to pick up the victory. The ‘American Dragon’ gets to a vertical base with Stevens and attempts to send him to the ropes. Stevens executes a counter, instead whipping his nemesis to the ropes. The power behind the Irish whip sends Danielson tumbling over the top rope to the floor, giving ‘The Idol’ some time to recover after being a victim to a series of kicks. The Nevadan slides out of the ring only to meet resistance from a very alert ‘American Dragon’ who knees him in the gut. On the opposite side of ringside, Gabrielle St. Laurent interferes for the first time in the match; attracting the attention of Mike Chioda. Chioda asks the French-Canadian to step off the apron but she has other ideas, flat-out refusing to do so. Back on the other side of ringside, Stevens has the upper hand over Danielson and hurls him into the ring post – left shoulder first. The homestate hero hits the floor hard.

Stevens is not finished however as he pushes a fan off their seat and picks up their steel chair. His supermodel associate—Sylvain Grenier—races around ringside to get Danielson to his feet. ‘The Idol’ comes around with the steel chair and swings it with bad intentions, slamming it into Bryan’s left arm!

Yet again, Danielson hits the floor and Stevens gets rids of the evidence by throwing it into the crowd. St. Laurent comes down from the apron to continue to cheer her man on. ‘The Idol’ throws the ‘American Dragon’ inside the ring and quickly attempts to cover him…

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

KICKOUT!

 

It does not take long for the wrestler from Las Vegas to stand onto his feet and work over the left arm of his opponent. He forces Danielson to stand-up on his feet and applies a hammerlock, pushing the left arm against his back. Due to the excessive pain, the ‘American Dragon’ gets down onto one knee but he twists out of the hold and turns Stevens around. The ‘Best Wrestler in the World’ employs the use of stiff kicks to extend the distance between him and the opposition. Each kick to the chest sends Stevens staggering backwards but he moves out of the way of a kick and drives Danielson down onto the canvas with a reverse DDT. The move is not enough to keep the ‘American Dragon’ down though as he gets the shoulder up. ‘The Idol’ runs his hands through his long slicked back hair and watches Danielson approach his feet. A kick to the mid-section causes Danielson to hunch over, making it easier for Idol to reel him into a front facelock. He places Danielson’s right arm over his shoulder, looking for a suplex. He does not get it; Bryan hooks the legs and performs a standing switch. He wraps his hands around the Nevadan’s waist and tries desperately to lift him up for a German suplex, however Stevens spins out and quickly gets Danielson in position for another suplex. He pulls back to execute a snap suplex, slamming the ‘American Dragon’ in the centre of the ring. He rolls over, pulling Danielson to his feet for a second snap suplex. He successfully manages to slam his opponent down once again. ‘The Idol’ looks to complete the Ménage á Trois, pulling Danielson to his feet once again.

The former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion surprises his opponent, turning the tables and locking in a waist lock, immediately throwing him up in the air with a German suplex!

 

Danielson keeps his arms around the waist of Idol dragging him up to his feet for another one and he is able to get it. He repeats the process of hitting a German suplex – one after the other, seemingly taking a page out of Kurt Angle’s book. On his fifth German suplex, the crowd decide to count along.

“Five!”

they shout as the chant bellows through Safeco Field. Stevens attempts to fight off the sixth suplex but his attempts a futile, allowing Danielson to hit his sixth German suplex.

“Six!”

,

“Seven!

,

“Eight!”

,

“Nine!”

, the Germans continue but Danielson loses his grip on the tenth attempt and Stevens tries to take advantage.

He lunges in for a clothesline…The ‘American Dragon’ ducks in underneath Idol and takes him by the waist…GERMAN SUPLEX!

“Ten!”

shout the crowd cheerfully once Stevens hits the canvas. At ringside, Gabrielle St. Laurent cannot believe the punishment her boyfriend is taking and shows encouragement by shouting:

“Allons donc! Vous êtes mieux que lui!”

which translated into English means:

“Come on! You’re better than him!”

Bryan does not bother making the cover. Instead he looks around Safeco Field ahead of pointing to the southwest turnbuckle. He begins to ascend up to the top turnbuckle; Sylvain Grenier hops up onto the apron and tries to prevent Danielson from doing whatever he is going to do. The supermodel throws himself onto his right leg to stop him from standing on the top rope. The ‘American Dragon’ is able to kick him off of the apron but Sylvain’s distraction provided Idol enough time to recover. ‘The Idol’ dashes towards Danielson, scaling the top rope and attempting a superplex.

He tries to take Danielson down with him but Stevens is not able to due to Bryan holding onto the ropes. Using the situation to his benefit, Danielson lifts Stevens skywards and throws him off the top turnbuckle!

 

‘The Idol’ splashes onto nothing but the ring mat and rolls over onto his back. The ‘American Dragon’ is free to stand on the top rope and he leaps off…

DIVING HEADBUTT—NO—IDOL ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY!

With a similar landing to Stevens seconds ago, Danielson rolls over onto his back to look up at the ceiling of Safeco Field. Within seconds, Stevens nears his feet. Using the ropes to steady himself, Idol looks at the fallen ‘American Dragon’ and gives a ****y smile. After locking his left arm in an arm wringer (in the process, nearly tearing the arm from the socket), he goes after the left arm again – taking him down and wrapping his legs around it, yanking back with a crucifix armbar. Mike Chioda asks the former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion whether he quits or not. Bryan refuses to submit and tries to shuffle towards the western set of ropes. Each time he shuffles closer, he stops due to Idol cranking up the pressure. He is eventually able to grab onto the middle rope, forcing a release from the submission but Idol attempts to lock it back in. He tries to drag Bryan back to the middle of the ring, only to get a kick in the face from the ‘American Dragon’ who hops back on his feet. He begins to favour the left arm but it does not slow him down one bit. He begins to chop away at Idol’s chest and Idol retaliates with a right hand. Danielson walks falteringly into the middle of the ring where Idol follows up with another right hand. Finding all the strength deep down in him, the ‘American Dragon’ comes back with a left hand triggering a

“Yay!”

from the audience. Idol gives him a right hand which triggers a

“Boo!”

from the crowd. The two continue to punch each other while the crowd continue to show their support for Danielson.

 

“Yay!”

,

“Boo!”

,

“Yay!”

,

“Boo!”

,

“Yay!”

,

“Yay!”

,

“Yay!”

. Danielson wins the exchange causing Idol to backpedal into the ropes.

Idol quickly gets himself off the ropes and runs towards Danielson, sending him to the adjacent set of ropes. Danielson bounces off and dashes towards Idol as he lies down on the canvas prompting Danielson to leap over him. Bryan rebounds off the other set of ropes while Idol launches himself into the air for the leapfrog…DANIELSON CATCHES HIM! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!

The ring shakes violently and Danielson rolls to his feet, once again looking around Safeco Field. He pulls Idol towards his feet, latching onto his right arm while doing so. ‘The Idol’ tries and fights his way out of Danielson’s LeBell Lock, but he is taken down onto the canvas and is trapped. The ‘American Dragon’ has a tough time slapping on the lock fully and at the same time, Danielson locks his hands around the face of Idol…

LEBELL LOCK! IT’S LOCKED IN!

Stevens screams in pain, realising that he has been trapped but cannot do anything about it do to the excruciating pain. The ‘American Dragon’ tilts back and forth, applying more pressure to the submission. The electric crowd try to persuade Idol to tap out by screaming

“Tap! Tap!”

to the top of their lungs as Idol raises his right arm in the air. Mike Chioda moves in to see if he is going to submit but his attention is diverted to Gabrielle St. Laurent.

 

The beautiful girlfriend of Idol Stevens is successful in catching the attention of the referee and refuses to get herself down from the apron. Inside the ring meanwhile, Idol Stevens is on the verge of tapping out, but his supermodel friend comes to the rescue.

Sylvain Grenier slides inside the ring and delivers a well-placed kick to Danielson which is enough for him to break up the hold. Grenier pulls Danielson up by his tights and attempts to hit his 3 Seconds of Fame but Danielson counters the suplex attempt and throws Sylvain to the outside. Idol Stevens comes from behind, ambushing Danielson with a double axe handle. Seconds later, he tries to hit the Idolizer neckbreaker. Danielson spins out of the hold and sends Idol towards Chioda…IDOL KNOCKS CHIODA INTO ST. LAURENT! ST. LAURENT GOES FLYING OFF THE APRON AND INTO THE BARRICADE!

The RFP faithful cheer wildly and Idol turns around – getting locked right into a LeBell Lock! In the middle of the ring, Idol has nowhere to go and furiously taps out but Mike Chioda does not see it. In fact, Mike Chioda is peering over the top rope, looking at Gabrielle St. Laurent on the floor. Danielson gets up and taps on the shoulder, reminding him he has a job to do. But when the ‘American Dragon’ turns around, Stevens whacks him with a clothesline, sending him down onto the canvas with excessive force.

 

‘The Idol’ looks over the top rope to see his girlfriend out cold on the mat and then realises that Sylvain is seemingly out of the match too. Realising that he has no form of backup, the Nevadan works quickly in an attempt to put Danielson away. The ‘American Dragon’ reaches his feet after being hit with the clothesline and he walks right into a kick from Idol. Stevens tries to once again hit the Idolizer but Danielson spins out and clocks his opponent with a European uppercut. The move sends Idol into the corner where Danielson places him on the top turnbuckle so that his back is facing the opposite corner. The former NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion climbs up to the top rope and grapples with Stevens.

He lifts him in the air and falls back…SUPER BACK SUPLEX!

The two men crash land onto the canvas with such crippling force. Idol favours his back upon landing while Danielson (who landed on the top half of his neck) pounds the canvas to try and stop the pain. The ‘American Dragon’ clenches his fist and gets to his feet. He grimaces but waits for Idol to get to his feet. ‘The Idol’ does so and foresees a double-underhook suplex attempt, instead throwing Danielson overhead. He quickly stalks the former Memphis Junior Heavyweight Champion to his feet and once again attempts the Idolizer.

Danielson, like many times before spins out, but this time he goes behind Idol and locks his arms as if he is going for a tiger suplex. He trips Idol onto the canvas and flips over…CATTLE MUTILATION!

Danielson tears away at both of Idol’s arms with the innovative hold. The crowd once again start to rally behind Bryan and attempt to encourage Idol to tap out with

“Tap! Tap!”

chants. Mike Chioda asks Idol several times whether he taps out or not, but the Nevadan does not answer. It isn’t long before Danielson finally cranks up the pressure which leads to Idol tapping out!

‘American Dragon’ Bryan Danielson def. Idol Stevens at 13:10 by pinfall

 

Danielson keeps the hold on for several more seconds before dropping Idol’s arms at the urging of Mike Chioda. The ‘American Dragon’ sits up; thrusting his arm skywards and bringing it back down again at the same time, the realisation that he has forced Stevens to submit sets in. Mike Chioda helps him to his feet to raise his hand in victory. The Seattle crowd give the ‘American Dragon’ a standing ovation and an overjoyed Danielson once again falls to his knees before exiting the ring and backing up the ramp. Idol Stevens meanwhile, stands to his feet and looks at the referee, shoving him away. “This sucks!” he shouts as he drops down to ringside to check on his girlfriend, still on the floor from the collision with Mike Chioda.

 

Mike Tenay: “Danielson has done it! He beat Idol, fair and square unlike Idol did last month – and what a great match it was.”

 

Josh Mathews: “I certainly agree, let’s take a look back at some of the moments…”

 

A video plays of Danielson on the offensive with kicks in the opening moments of the match…

 

Mike Tenay: “Danielson’s short kicks were what aided him in the opening minutes of the match. The viciousness, the brutality, the power displayed in the kicks managed to keep Idol at bay.”

 

The replay transitions to Idol’s brutal chairshot to Danielson’s left arm, which would leave him at a disadvantage.

 

Josh Mathews: “Dirty trick by Idol Stevens and it played to his advantage for a while. As much as I hated the act, it was smart.”

 

Once again the replay transitions, this time into the image of Mike Chioda colliding with Gabrielle St. Laurent on the apron which knocks her off …

 

Mike Tenay: “Turning point in the match at that moment. Gabrielle St. Laurent being inadvertently taken out of the equation followed by Sylvain Grenier being tossed to the outside.”

 

Finally, the final moments of the match is shown with Danielson wrestling Idol to the ground for the Cattle Mutilation.

 

Josh Mathews: “And there’s the winning move. Great technique by Danielson as he manages to force Stevens into submission and put an end to what was a great match. Bryan really over came the odds Professor.”

 

Mike Tenay: “He did indeed! And you have to give credit to Idol, despite his dirty tactics, he managed to take Danielson to the limit.”

 

Stevens, Gabrielle and Sylvain all head up the long rampway, with ‘The Idol’ throwing insults at fans as he passes by them. He soon stops right beside a young kid who continues to shout: “You tapped out!” at him. Idol turns towards the young kid and is about to say something but Grenier pulls him away and the trio continue up the ramp, soon going out of sight. The camera leaves the arena to go into what seems like a makeshift gym. Inside of the makeshift gym, Low Ki is seen kicking and punching away at a punching bag. The ferocious speed of Ki’s strikes cause the bag to sway back and forth, dust flying into the air each time. The cameras leave Ki to continue preparing for the Elimination Chamber match to go into one of the locker rooms in the backstage area of Safeco Field. Matt Michaels is seen sat on a bench, with Diamond Dallas Page in front of him. The cameras join the two in mid-discussion…

 

Diamond Dallas Page: “…You have to keep yourself alert at all times, you got that?”

 

Michaels stares at Page and nods in response…

 

Diamond Dallas Page: “You also have to put your body on the line. You’re going to have to sacrifice yourself out there. Use your surroundings, fly off the pods, do anything that you can to get the job done. And if you do ALL of that, you will walk out with the gold around your waist. And that’s not a bad thing, that’s a good thing!”

 

Once more, Michaels nods in understanding and stands up, coming face-to-face with his manager…

 

Matt Michaels: “I just want to let you know…Without you, I wouldn’t be here…Let’s do this.”

 

The cameras exit from the backstage area and to the announcer's table…

 

End of Part One

 

OOC: Part two will be up within the next day or so. I would like to thank you all for taking the time to read this. It may not be great writing to some, but I think it turned out okay. Once again, thank you