MGM Grand Arena - Promoter Steve Aylward
LAS VEGAS HOUSE CARD
(FADEIN: the FWF control center, where Jake Shades and Tony Ross sit SportsCenter style, with a stylish FWF logo behind them, each is dressed appropriately, with Tony in a suit, and Jake is his little more outlandish gear, as it appears as though the FWF head honchos have at least let him keep this job) TONY ROSS: Again, the FWF has proven itself as the best league in the world today.
JAKE SHADES: And yes, this was a great show, too bad the fans had to suck.
TONY ROSS: The FWF, right off of the heels of one of the biggest BattleGrounds in history, ran another HUGE house show, here in Las Vegas.
JAKE SHADES: All the stars were out, and a couple of them stuck their noses where they didn't belong.
(CUTTO: highlights of the match as the men speak over the top)
TONY ROSS: McCormick was out to prove himself in the early going as he had Conflict reeling with a series of punches and kicks.
JAKE SHADES: I guess the kid was out to prove that he really does belong here.
TONY ROSS: The same could be said for Conflict who has definitely struggled as of late. A win here would do wonders for him.
JAKE SHADES: It seems as though McCormick was relying on mat wrestling a little too much, maybe he should have a used a few more aerial maneuvers to avoid Conflict's mat skills.
TONY ROSS: Correct Jake, I hate to say, but as long as Conflict was able to keep it on the mat, the match was totally in his favor.
JAKE SHADES: And the end was never very far away.
TONY ROSS: After several minutes of McCormick trying and trying to beleaguer Conflict, Conflict had finally had enough. He hit McCormick with a resounding belly to back suplex, and was then able to slap on the Conflict's Crash for the easy submission.
JAKE SHADES: Well, maybe this kid is going to be able to show a little potential after all. He even graced us with a few of his comments.
(Fade into Conflict after his match. His singlet is off of both shoulders, and sweat is pouring down his face and body. He is puffing and his tan cheeks are flushed. He walks over to ringside and picks up a microphone. He begins to speak in between breaths.)
Conflict: G-O-L-E-M did you think I would forget you? You think I enjoyed being sent to the hospital for that short-term stint? Do you believe that being placed in a stretcher is (with a smirk and sarcastic speech) enjoyable and dandy?
(Takes a huff and begins to speak aggressively)
Conflict: Golem I want to fight you in the first match of its kind ever at FWF, a stretcher match. If you truly do enjoy sending to the hospital then take me on this challenge, do you have the guts? I have seen you place many people in the hospital, but when was the first time you had someone go after your head? Have the yearning to end your career or cripple and maim you? I believe that not only will I hurt you, but that I will take your place as being the FWF's enforcer. Come the next Battle Ground I will destroy you till you "Crash." But until then know this, you better watch your back, because if I can hurt you before then I wont wait till BattleGround.
(CUTTO: back at the studio)
TONY ROSS: Again, a big win for Conflict. Battleground was a show to remember for many reasons, one of those having to be the win for Nemesis.
JAKE SHADES: Again, another guy starting to show his potential.
TONY ROSS: But still, no rest for the weary, after finally winning his first title here in the FWF by winning the Extreme Ring, Nemesis had to fight again, against Nick Kurtel in a non-title match.
(CUTTO: Highlights of the ring action)
TONY ROSS: This match saw a little more outside interference, but this time, it didn't quite work out as planned.
JAKE SHADES: People just need to mind their own business!
TONY ROSS: Regardless fans, Kurtel was outmanned in this match, but he gave some fans some incredible high-flying moves, especially this nice hurricanrana.
JAKE SHADES: You know that term is outlawed down in Atlanta right now.
TONY ROSS: Whatever Jake, but Nemesis continued to use his ring experience and savvy to hold down Kurtel.
JAKE SHADES: But the little twerp would just not stay down, he just needs to know when to call it quits.
TONY ROSS: Kinda like you when Malec punked you out, right?
JAKE SHADES: Tony, I will kill you.
TONY ROSS: Fans, Nemesis took control, but still could not put Kurtel away. A variety of suplexes ensued, but somehow, the kid continued to kick out.
JAKE SHADES: He's like a friggin' rag doll.
TONY ROSS: It seems as though, out of almost mercy, JD Badluck made his way to ringside, to try to help Kurtel in any way he could. After referee Sal Putz got bumped, Badluck entered the ring. With Kurtel starting to take control of the match, Badluck accidentally hit BOTH MEN with a swinging chair shot. As Putz began to revive, he saw Kurtel with an arm over Badluck, but as his arm was dropping for the three count, the bell sounded, and this match was announced a draw!
JAKE SHADES: Damn screwjob endings.
(CUTTO: Back in the studio)
TONY ROSS: Still, fans, a very hard fought match between Nemesis and Nick Kurtel, neither man deserved to lose that match.
JAKE SHADES: They both suck if you ask me.
TONY ROSS: Well, I didn't ask you Jake.
JAKE SHADES: Whatever.
(CUTTO: The match, with commentators voiced over)
TONY ROSS: This match was ugly, folks.
JAKE SHADES: Hell, I've seen matches with Steve Lombardi in it more competitive.
TONY ROSS: There's really not a lot we can say about this match, let's just take a look at the highlights.
(CUTTO: The Candidates just completely overpowering the BYW Brigade, who do not get in any offense whatsoever, with the Candidates completely obliterating them with power maneuvers, finally putting them out of their misery with the Propaganda and a Beyond Reproach for the three count)
TONY ROSS: That was one of the ugliest matches we have ever seen in the FWF.
JAKE SHADES: I think I might be able to take out those chumps.
(CUTTO: Back to the studio)
TONY ROSS: Again, we cannot relay how big of a show BattleGround was. Besides the beauty of Jake being humiliated by Scott Malec.....
(Jake flashes Tony a stare)
TONY ROSS:...we also got to see a NEW FWF Frontier Champion as the Jobber defeated Maxwell Houz.
JAKE SHADES: With a little help from THE MAN Ziggy Jefferson. He is so damn Crescent Fresh it also makes me sick.
(CUTTO: Highlights of the match)
TONY ROSS: The crowd was definitely behind Jobber in this match, as everyone in the place despised Golem.
JAKE SHADES: I'm not sure what they don't like in this guy, he's one of the best out there.
TONY ROSS: Sure he is Jake, but Golem was merciless at the outset.
JAKE SHADES: Maybe it was about time for the man to actually become a champion!
TONY ROSS: But maybe not Jake, as Jobber began to fight back, hitting Golem with a variety of moves, landing several two counts, leading Golem to flee the ring.
JAKE SHADES: It would have been nice if he had been left alone.
TONY ROSS: But that wouldn't happen as the Jobber hit a beautiful crossbody plancha onto the outside of the ring, sending Golem into the guardrail after hitting the ground.
JAKE SHADES: Underhanded tactics by the Jobber, what can I say?
TONY ROSS: He's just doing what he needed to do Jake, this belt obviously means a lot to him as he was denied back in January against Kabe and Rabesque.
JAKE SHADES: I still didn't think it was going to last long.
TONY ROSS: Jobber was able to keep the advantage for a while, until Golem retook the advantage with a low blow. This, however, brought Conflict out from the back.
JAKE SHADES: Sticking his nose where it didn't belong.
TONY ROSS: With his singlet down and chair in hand, Conflict made his way down to ringside. Golem sent Jobber into the ropes, but Jobber reversed him into the ropes and into a swinging chair, held by Conflict.
JAKE SHADES: Cheap, cheap, cheap.
TONY ROSS: This allowed Jobber to hit the backyard Driver, and then go to the top for his beautiful 450 Splash, allowing for him to retain his belt.
TONY ROSS: After the match, Conflict continued to brutally attack Golem, it appears as though the feud between these two is really heating up.
JAKE SHADES: And Conflict is going to get his lunch handed to him.
(CUTTO Highlights)
TONY ROSS: JD was ready for Suicide King as he came to the ring, and dove in under the bottom rope. Badluck struck first sending the King to the outside of the ring. Badluck then went for it all, with a somersault plancha, SK caught it, and powerbombed Badluck on the cement floor.
JAKE SHADES: Badluck was going for too much too soon.
TONY ROSS: It was obvious that this stayed an Extreme match, even without the ring on the line, as these men pummeled each other with everything under the sun. They then fought back into the loading dock area.
JAKE SHADES: Maybe they'll both fall in.
TONY ROSS: Not quite. JD tried to spear SK on the top of a car, but found his head going through the window. Referee Willie Bennett then counted to 7, but Badluck made it back to his feet, and this last man standing match would continue.
JAKE SHADES: Unfortunately.
TONY ROSS: Suicide King eventually drug him back towards the ring, but along the way, SK picked up a little barbed wire, and then decides to set JD up above the FWF JumbroTron. SK knocked JD out with the wire, and used the time to set up a six TABLE PYRAMID, and then covered it with THUMB TACKS! He then slammed JD onto the top table, but it didn't break!
JAKE SHADES: And then...all hell broke loose.
TONY ROSS: SUICIDE KING PLANCHA'D ALL THE WAY DOWN! THAT SENT BOTH MEN THROUGH THE TABLES!
JAKE SHADES: No one was moving, we all hoped they were both dead.
TONY ROSS: As referee Willie Bennett approached the ten count, both men began moving around eight, Suicide King kicked Badluck back to the ground at 9, and made it to his feet, allowing him to win the match.
JAKE SHADES: Well, too bad he's not dead.
TONY ROSS: After the match, SK kept kicking at the exhausted Badluck until Nick Kurtel mysteriously come out and drove SK away.
JAKE SHADES: What the hell is Kurtel doing? He's the next one to get his faced kicked in!
TONY ROSS: Just returning the attempted favor of Badluck from earlier in the show. Up next, we have a big shot for Lars Magellan, as he got his first shot at the FWF National Title, against Black Sage.
JAKE SHADES: And as much as I hate to admit it, anybody that thought Lars had a chance in this match was a fool.
TONY ROSS: I'll give it up for Lars, this was one helluva match, let's see the highlights.
(CUTTO: Lars Magellan vs. Black Sage)
TONY ROSS: Magellan was ready at the start of the match, but Sage wasn't taking him lightly.
JAKE SHADES: That belt means more to Sage than anything, he's probably sell his first born child to hold on to it.
TONY ROSS: He still had his hands full, as Magellan come out with a plethora of suplexes, scoring a two and a half count in the opening minutes of the match.
JAKE SHADES: But again, as always, it wouldn't last for long.
TONY ROSS: This acted more as more of a wake up call than anything for Sage, as he went back on the attack, and the crowd soaked all of it up.
JAKE SHADES: Lars needs to know when to run away and regroup.
TONY ROSS: But instead he charged right at Sage, who blocked everything that Lars had to offer. Sage ducked a clothesline, and executed a beautiful lariat.
JAKE SHADES: Right then, Lars should have run away.
TONY ROSS: But he stuck around for more, and Sage hit a nice face plant, but still managed to get a 2 count. And then, the tide turned for a moment, as Lars out of nowhere hit a fisherman's suplex, but only managed a 2 count!
JAKE SHADES: That was his chance, and he didn't get the job done!
TONY ROSS: After that, Lars bounced off the rope and went for a crossbody, but Sage reversed it into the Scorn Death Drop, followed by the Black Plague for the victory!
JAKE SHADES: He just keeps on going.
(CUTTO: Back in the studio)
TONY ROSS: Black Sage retains his title in the first of our three title matches tonight. Up next, we have a Tag Team Title showdown between the FWF tag champions the Cat Pack, and the team of Ricky Kabe and Billy Matthews.
JAKE SHADES: How The Cat Pack can continuously get lucky is beyond me, they shouldn't have even got past The Candidates!
TONY ROSS: Well, they did Jake, and now they have Matthews and Kabe, let's get to the ring for the highlights.
(CUTTO: The tag title match)
TONY ROSS: At the onset of the match, Black Cat and Icekold were dressed normally, but Copycat had a red graduation cap to go with his normal red gown. He told Kabe and Matthews that that was something they would never wear.
JAKE SHADES: Yeah, I'm sure, those guys have like....infinite the intelligence of Copycat.
TONY ROSS: Well spoken Jake(laughs). Kabe started out with Black Cat, and the two went back and forth with a nice chain wrestling maneuver.
JAKE SHADES: Yeah, that's surprising coming from Black Cat.
TONY ROSS: Kabe made the tag into Matthews, he proceeded to hit a nice backbody drop on Black Cat as Black Cat got sent in. Tag into Copycat, who then proceeded to start to take Matthews apart.
JAKE SHADES: Until the better team got the advantage.
TONY ROSS: As Copycat got whipped in, Kabe pulled his leg out from under him, and Kabe and Matthews began showing excellent tag team continuity.
JAKE SHADES: Like I said, the better team always shines through.
TONY ROSS: Copycat became Ricky Morton-esque for awhile as Kabe and Matthews double teamed him in the corner, constantly goading in Black Cat and then pummeling Copycat when Willie Bennett returned him to his corner. Finally, after nearly five minutes of this, Kabe ducked his head to early, and Copycat hit a desperation DDT.
JAKE SHADES: That was his only chance, he simply got lucky.
TONY ROSS: Each team made a tag, and Black Cat took out both men. Brian Matthews then tried to interfere in the match, but was caught by Icekold. With Bennett trying to split those two apart, Copycat hit Matthews over the head with that graduation cap.
JAKE SHADES: Cheating, pure cheating.
TONY ROSS: Matthews was knocked cold, and Copycat covered, and Bennett ran over and counted the 1-2-3, allowing The Cat Pack to retain the titles.
JAKE SHADES: But Copycat had to cheat. After the match, Copycat pulled off the fabric to reveal it was made of solid steel!
TONY ROSS: They did what they had to do to win, but the Matthews Bros. and Kabe didn't take that lightly, as they proceeded to lay out all three men with steel chairs. Leaving the ring to incredible boos.
JAKE SHADES: Hey, they didn't get the belts, but they sure as hell got even(laughs).
(CUTTO: Back in the Control Center) TONY ROSS: Up next folks, we had one of the biggest matches in federation history take place right here at the house show. World Champion Anarky makes his first BIG title defense as he takes on former National Champion, Nevada Smith!
JAKE SHADES: I don't even know why Smith got this match. He lost in the semis. Jobber should get the title shot, not Smith!
TONY ROSS: Jobber already won a belt of his own, now Smith has his chance, let's get to the highlights and the controversial finish to this match.
(CUTTO: Highlights of the match, the crowd is very in to all of the action)
JAKE SHADES: I guess if I were a redneck in a cowboy hat, I might even call this a Slobberknocker.
TONY ROSS: Anarky gained the first advantage as he slid back into the ring, and caught Smith chasing him with a boot to the face. That was immediately followed by a quick swinging neckbreaker and an underhook suplex. Smith was dazed, but continued to withstand the punishment.
JAKE SHADES: That's why Anarky's the best in the business, he knows how to get the advantage.
TONY ROSS: Smith managed to come back though, blocking Anarky's punches, and throwing some of his own, followed by a shortarmed clothesline. This allowed Smith to get the advantage, and slow the pace down, as a reverse chinlock wore Anarky down for a bit.
JAKE SHADES: Rest hold city.
TONY ROSS: Anarky battled up, and with the referee not in position, Anarky executed a low blow to retake the advantage. He then strangled Smith with the bottom rope, with referee Stu Fields admonishing him the entire time.
JAKE SHADES: THAT'S the way to take them out.
TONY ROSS: Smith would remain undaunted, as the crowd roared on, Smith began to gain momentum, which was immediately silenced as Anarky hit a knee to the stomach as Smith charged off the ropes.
JAKE SHADES: That's why he was the World Champion coming in!
TONY ROSS: But would he be going out? Anarky then hit a tilt a whirl backbreaker, and out of nowhere called for the Equalizer. It proved to be just a little too early, as Smith slid off of Anarky, and pushed him into the turnbuckles, and then hit a belly to back suplex that made the ring shake!
JAKE SHADES: Desperate times call for desperate measures, and that little prick found one!
TONY ROSS: Nevada then went on the attack with a DDT! Smith then called for his own finisher, THE DEVIL'S DROP! Anarky countered, sent Smith into the ropes, but Smith ducked, and HIT THE DEVIL'S DROP, but somehow Anarky miraculously got his foot on the rope for a 2 count!
JAKE SHADES: That's the kind of smart thinking it takes to be the world champion!
TONY ROSS: Then, as Smith was calling for the Protraction, Talent Relations started to come towards the ring. Undaunted, Smith hit the move, and had Anarky beat!! Talent Relations however, beat the count, and began pummeling on Smith, causing Stu Fields to disqualify Anarky.
JAKE SHADES: Beautiful!
TONY ROSS: The garbage was being thrown everywhere in the ring as Talent Relations and Anarky continued to pound on Smith. That was until...
JAKE SHADES: NO!
TONY ROSS: FWF Commissioner Jean Rabesque made an appearance on the aisle, microphone in hand.
(CUTTO: Rabesque on the stage with a microphone)
RABESQUE: No boys, I don't think so. Sure, you're lucky to get out of here with your belt, but I'm giving you TWO SECONDS to get the hell off of him, or you all are fined and suspended, and Anarky you'll be stripped of your belt!!! This is not how things are going to be run here, and if it happens again, you all can search for new places of employment.
(CUTTO: Talent Relations and Anarky standing near the ropes, listening to Rabesque. Smith comes from behind and clotheslines Talent Relations out of the ring, Anarky gets sent out as well. Smith's music plays and he and Rabesque leave the arena together)
(CUTTO: Back at the studio)
TONY ROSS: Thus ended a great night of action here in Las Vegas.
JAKE SHADES: Too bad the ending sucked.
TONY ROSS: For Jake Shades, this is Tony Ross, saying good night!
(credits rolls, FADEOUT)