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Post by JoshiQ on Jun 28, 2010 9:36:34 GMT -5
12.2.1:
- Good win for Sting. He needed that.
- Whoa, didn't expect that turn on Tarver. I'm guessing after all of this gets sorted out he ends up on jobber duty.
- Good to see Bad Bromance get the win here and the title shot. Looks like they will be your future champs.
- I always hate it when TNM gives me the finish as a side-step.
- Sawyer sure has dropped off a bit since his feud with Sting.
- Whoa! Definitely didn't expect Nakamura to win the strap here. Storm's reign sure was short. And I figured it would be Harris to take the strap.
- Glad to see the Hard Liners didn't lose another one by pinfall.
- Eh, don't like Harris eating the pin here. He should be winning his singles matches for a few weeks.
- Man, Roberts sure has been kind of a let down since his injury. Poor guy.
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Post by JoshiQ on Jun 28, 2010 9:40:33 GMT -5
Predictions:
Jackson over Romero Sensei over Akbar Sheffield over Tarver, hopefully Williams over Sawyer in a bloodbath Sting and Roberts over the Hard Liners...I guess...tough one to call. Bad Bromance take the straps Nakamura over Roode Harris over Storm Regal over DiBiase...I don't think Ted has been built up to the point where he is the man to take the title off of Regal.
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 28, 2010 9:46:36 GMT -5
You do realize that was Roberts' only singles loss, right? Just saying.
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Post by JoshiQ on Jun 28, 2010 9:52:39 GMT -5
Yeah, but he hasn't exactly been setting the world on fire either. You have to realize that with your history of booking one can only expect that Jake Roberts is going to come in, play crazy mind games, and defeat and destroy everybody in his path.
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 28, 2010 11:00:07 GMT -5
PRO WRESTLING IMMORTAL Fighting Spirit 13.2.1
The show opened with Anthony Jackson headed to the ring to take on Romero Contreras! The new, aggressive Jackson went right after Romero, trying to put him away fast! Romero fired back, and kept the spear scouted! Jackson couldn't say the same about the Border Jump, and Romero blasted him with a huge one!
Jackson got scooped up and ate the Kool-Aid Krunch for the win!
Romero Contreras pinned Anthony Jackson with the Kool-Aid Krunch in 0:08:44. Rating: ***
Romero offered a "WHOO!" then said it's about time to get serious!
Friday led Skandor Akbar and Kamala to the ring, taking on Sensei Bolo and The Greatest American Bolo! Sad when The Greatest American Bolo is the most in-shape wrestler in the match.
Kamala dominated both Bolos, and Akbar made it a point to tag in while Sensei was in the ring. They beat on Sensei quite a bit, but at one point Akbar held Sensei so Kamala could kick him, but he ducked! As Kamala kicked Akbar, Sensei tagged The Greatest American Bolo, who went on the attack! He caught Akbar with the American Revolution for the pin!
Sensei Bolo and The Greatest American Bolo defeated Kamala and General Skandor Akbar when Bolo pinned Gen. Akbar with the American Revolution in 0:14:53. Rating: -** 1/2
The Bolos stood tall!
Skip Sheffield hit the ring, getting booed...while Michael Tarver came out to a very mixed reaction.
Sheffield was like an animal, tearing into Tarver! Tarver got some token offense in, but the bout ended when Sheffield refused to listen to the referee as he strangled Tarver out in the ropes!
Michael Tarver defeated Skip Sheffield by disqualification in 0:02:09. Rating: 3/4*
Sheffield worked Tarver over for a bit longer before pulling back and walking away!
"Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer came to the ring next...taking on "Dr. Death" Steve Williams!
This one was insane from the get-go, and the two men quickly made their way into the crowd! Doc smashed Sawyer with chairs, but Mad Dog kept his head about him! The two men fought to the merchandise table, where Sawyer powerslammed Doc through the table! Doc kicked out and the two men fought their way back toward the ring, where Sawyer wrapped the chain around Doc's throat, then applied a full nelson!! Steve Williams tried to fight it...but the combination of the chain and the full nelson was too much, and Doc gave up!
No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match: Buzz Sawyer made Steve Williams submit to a full nelson in 0:11:07. Rating: *** 3/4
Sawyer pulled his chains free and raised his arms over the collapsed body of Steve Williams!
The Hard Liners, clearly happy with what has just transpired, head to the ring! Fatal Encounter make their way out, and Jake and Sting lay into Murdoch and Slater!
Sting and Roberts are not the fighters that Murdoch and Slater are, but Sting's faster and stronger, while Jake may be the most cerebral member of the PWI roster! It was an interesting contrast, and The Hard Liners used their team work to maintain the upper hand! However, things broke down into a crazy brawl and Sting dumped Slater to the floor while Jake spiked Murdoch with the DDT!
Fatal Encounter (Jake Roberts and Sting) defeated The Hard Liners (Dick Murdoch and Dick Slater) when J. Roberts pinned Murdoch with the DDT in 0:12:59. Rating: ** 3/4
Sting and Jake Roberts made a very strong case for their presence in the tag division!
Bad Bromance nearly caused a riot as they came to the ring, challenging for the Tag Team Titles!
Chris Adams and Terry Taylor, coming off of a stinging loss, came to the ring to defend the belts!
Slater and Ryder looked very cocky, and rightfully so! They dominated Chris Adams and Terry Taylor, and tried for another quick win...but Adams and Taylor did not want history to repeat itself! Late in the match, Taylor made a blind tag on Adams that they didn't see, and Bad Bromance hit their finisher on Adams...but Taylor threw Slater out of the ring and nailed Ryder with the Five Arm to get the pin!
Chris Adams and Terry Taylor defeated Bad Bromance (Zack Ryder and Heath Slater) when Taylor pinned Z. Ryder with the Five Arm in 0:11:08. Rating: ** 3/4 (Chris Adams and Terry Taylor retained the PWI Tag Team Titles.)
Ryder and Slater were in shock at Taylor and Adams trouncing them! The crowd, on the other hand, were pleased!
Robert Roode came to the ring to challenge Shinsuke Namakura for the Fighting Spirit title! Roode was all over Nakamura, while the champ fought a little more cautiously instead. Roode hit the Payoff, but Nakamura was too close to the ropes! Roode watched for the Shining Triangle, but Nakamura hit a sitout powerbomb that rattled Roode's cage! The Boma Ye finished Roode off center ring!
Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Robert Roode with the Boma Ye in 0:13:45. Rating: *** 1/4 (Shinsuke Nakamura retained the PWI Fighting Spirit Title.)
The fans buzzed during intermission for one huge grudge match and a big title match!
James Storm and Chris Harris starting fighting in the aisle, eager to be rid of one another!
They fought into the ring where Harris mostly dominated Storm! Storm was not having a good couple of weeks, what with dropping the belt and all! Storm staggered to the floor and Harris dove at him from the apron, but landed very badly!! The referee started counting and Harris managed to pull himself into the ring, but couldn't stand! Storm was counted out!
Chris Harris defeated James Storm by countout in 0:04:46. Chris Harris suffered a broken fibula. He will be out for approximately 12 cards. Rating: *** 1/4
Harris was very clearly hurt, and had to be helped from the ring. He got a little revenge, but Storm got the last laugh.
Ted DiBiase came to the ring to challenge William Regal!
The two men went straight to the mat, with DiBiase proving he can wrestle almost on par with Regal! When Regal got frustrated and tried to brawl with DiBiase, Ted went toe to toe! DiBiase went after the leg of Regal, both to set up the Figure Four and weaken the Knee Trembler!
However, Regal had one more dirty trick up his sleeve, and he clocked DiBiase with the Power of the Punch!
William Regal pinned Ted DiBiase with his special move in 0:11:56. Rating: **** 1/4 (William Regal retained the PWI Heavyweight Title.)
Regal's vow that no one would ever beat him in a title match continues!
Card rating: ***
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 28, 2010 11:02:12 GMT -5
Yeah, but he hasn't exactly been setting the world on fire either. You have to realize that with your history of booking one can only expect that Jake Roberts is going to come in, play crazy mind games, and defeat and destroy everybody in his path. Well, I book with a lot more patience here than I tended to in WCW-SF...=)
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Post by ultramagnus on Jun 28, 2010 17:44:56 GMT -5
Great stuff! I was surprised that Harris won, but it was a costly one. So much for his participation in Cycle 3. I wonder if we'll see someone new to come in a challenge Regal?
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 28, 2010 18:00:23 GMT -5
Yeah, Harris-Storm was not the epic I had hoped...and then Harris goes and makes sure a rematch isn't happening anytime soon.
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Post by Crpls on Jun 28, 2010 19:33:26 GMT -5
Maybe he can come back as Braden Walker and have better luck!
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Post by JoshiQ on Jun 28, 2010 19:48:12 GMT -5
- Romero or Jackson could have gone over here. Both need to climb the ladder as they are both definitely enjoyable characters.
- Glad to see Bolo get the win there.
- Sheffield is definitely the guy to push between him and Tarver. I'd really like to see him take on a more extreme role in protecting Regal.
- Didn't see Sawyer going over Williams there, but I like the way you have booked him. Glad to see he didn't quit twice in a couple of months.
- Sting and Roberts would be good to feud with Bad Bromance to give them some credibility. It could even be over the Tag Titles since they are probably going to win the....
- Oh. Nevermind. I really thought Bad Bromance was going over here.
- I really like Roode being right in the hunt for the Fighting Spirit Title. Hopefully he stays in the running.
- That really sucks the big one. Harris-Storm was definitely my favorite feud going in to this card and expected it to be built even more over the next 13 cards. Hopefully he makes some sort of awesome comeback when he is fully healed. Dammit.
- Well, Regal going over was the right result. And Harris challenging Regal would have been a fun ride for this cycle. I guess I"ll have to wait and see if you bring somebody else in.
Good stuff.
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 28, 2010 20:22:00 GMT -5
Way to spoil my future plans, Carp.
- Yeah, the Chris Harris injury coming right off of a kayfabe layoff SUCKED. Storyline wise, I think that means Harris needs to stay the Hell away from Storm...=P
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 28, 2010 21:02:58 GMT -5
PRO WRESTLING IMMORTAL Strength in Numbers 1.3.1
The crowd was buzzing after last week's hot show, and no one knew quite what to expect. The first shock came when Dick Slater and Buzz Sawyer came to the ring, announced as "The Regal Empire"! This was new!
Steve Williams and Ted DiBiase came to the ring to do battle, Doc eager for some retribution!
Doc and DiBiase were smarting from some rough losses, while Slater and Sawyer did not have the strongest tag team cohesion. Doc and DiBiase had the upperhand through most of the match...but dirty tricks by Sawyer and Slater gave them the upperhand! Finally, when Sawyer and Williams fought on the floor, Sawyer gave him a piledriver on the floor! He rolled Doc back in the ring and got the pin!
The Regal Empire (Buzz Sawyer and Dick Slater) defeated Steve Williams and Ted DiBiase when Sawyer defeated S. Williams via pinfall in 0:07:39. Rating: ** 3/4
After the match, Sawyer and Slater attacked Ted DiBiase! They rolled Doc to the floor...but Skip Sheffield and William Regal came to the ring! Sheffield demanded that HE be the one to finish Doc off!
Regal watches on, smiling, as Slater and Sawyer hold DiBiase up and make him watch Sheffield pummel Dr. Death! Sheffield gives Doc a piledriver on the floor! Then he gives him his third one!
Finally, Sting and Jake Roberts hit the ring, but they quickly get overtaken four on two! DiBiase tries to fight up, but he's in no position to! Romero Contreras hits the ring!! He wipes out Sawyer and Sheffield!! Slater and Regal skin out!! Romero tells Regal that he wants him, in the ring, TONIGHT!!!
Michael Tarver makes his way to the ring, unsure of what to expect...when The Dark Journey brings The Missing Link to the ring!
Tarver assaulted The Missing Link, but Link barely seemed to feel it! The crowd was pretty excited as Link fought back...but then the match just kinda kept on going. It went back and forth, then back and forth...then people went to get nachos. Missing Link finally crushed Tarver with the Flying Headbutt!
The Missing Link pinned Michael Tarver with the Flying Headbutt in 0:16:04. Rating: * 3/4
The Young Stallions came out next...when Paul Roma got the mic. He said he had a very special challenge to make. Jim Powers seemed confused...until Roma announced that his challenge...was against Powers! Then he hit Powers with the microphone!
The bell rang and Roma dominated Powers, pinning him with a flying splash!
Paul Roma pinned Jim Powers after a flying splash in 0:01:52. Rating: DUD
A huge man hit the ring, and joined Roma in beating on Powers! Then, General Skandor Akbar came to the ring! As the big man put Powers in a backbreaker, Skandor Akbar announced that Paul Roma and the big man, Hercules, were his new tag team: Power'n'Glory! They, along with Kamala, were three of the pieces his new Devastation Incorporated! Then he announced the final member of Devastation Incorporated: "The Shooter" Dean Malenko!
Malenko came to the ring and shook hands with Hercules and Roma, who headed to the back, while Malenko's opponent Brad Armstrong sprinted to the ring!
Armstrong got a few licks in, but Malenko mostly dismantled him with a clinical precision! Akbar watched on, smiling, as Malenko tore Armstrong down and clamped on the Texas Cloverleaf for the win!
Dean Malenko made Brad Armstrong submit to the Texas Cloverleaf in 0:05:30. Rating: ** 1/4
The fans, growing weary of Akbar at this point, got to watch as he and Friday brought Kamala to the ring! Kamala was here to challenge Shinsuke Nakamura for the Fighting Spirit title!
Kamala shanghaied Nakamura and just beat him to the mat, but Nakamura arguably embodies Fighting Spirit, and he proved that with his resilience! Every time he fought back, though, Friday or Akbar was waiting to trip him up or get involved in some other way!
Just as things were looking bad with the constant three on one, Nakamura dodged Air Africa then nailed Kamala with the Boma Ye, setting up the pinfall!
Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Kamala with the Boma Ye in 0:12:33. Rating: 1/4* (Shinsuke Nakamura retained the PWI Fighting Spirit Title.) [Friday and General Skandor Akbar interfered against Shinsuke Nakamura.]
Nakamura took a bit too long to celebrate, when Robert Roode and James Storm came to the ring for their match! They caught Nakamura in the aisle and asked him if he had any friends around since Harris was on the shelf. Nakamura looked nervous...when Roode and Storm's opponents, Jake Roberts and Sting, came out behind them!
Sting and Roberts fought with Roode and Storm in the aisles and then into the ring! Once the match got going, it was very intense! Though Storm and Roode are new to the tag ranks, they clearly have a lot of chemistry together...perhaps more than Sting and Jake!
A near fall came when Roberts set Roode up for the DDT, but Storm hit the Last Call...but Sting broke it up! A few minutes later, it was Sting locking Storm in the Scorpion Deathlock...and made him submit!
Fatal Encounter (Jake Roberts and Sting) defeated Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) when Sting made J. Storm submit to the Scorpion Deathlock in 0:15:40. Rating: **** 3/4
At intermission, it was announced that Terry Taylor and Chris Adams would face Bad Bromance in a non-title match next week, Power'n'Glory would be in tag team action for the first time, James Storm would face Shinsuke Nakamura in a non-title match and the mysterious Boogeyman would debut against Brad Armstrong!
The Conquistadors headed to the ring...to face Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes! The rough Texans took to kicking butt...and perhaps took a bit longer than they needed! Windham put one of the masked men away with the Superplex in a one sided match!
Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes defeated Conquistador #1 and Conquistador #2 when B. Windham pinned Conquistador #1 with the Superplex in 0:07:11. Rating: -** 1/2
William Regal came to the ring for this non-title match...taking on Romero Contreras!
Early on, Regal went for his knucks, but Romero saw it coming and told him he's snap his arm off! Regal reconsidered! Regal knew better than to brawl, so when he went to the mat, he was stunned that Romero countered with some mat wrestling! It wasn't so much that he was as good as Regal, just that it came out of nowhere!
Romero took over with some big power offense, but Regal took over by going to the eyes! He pulled out his knucks and went for the Power of the Punch...but Romero ducked and hit the Kool-Aid Krunch!! He pinned Regal center ring!
Romero Contreras pinned William Regal with the Kool-Aid Krunch in 0:06:40. Rating: ** 3/4
Sheffield shanghaied Romero!! Sawyer and Slater joined him!! Regal got up and told them to spike him on the floor! Sting and Jake Roberts ran to the ring and got in the middle of it!! Romero fought back too! Ted DiBiase ran out of the back, murder in his eyes, and chased Sheffield out of the ring and to the back!
Regal, Sawyer and Slater got sent scattering moments later!
Card rating: * 1/4
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 28, 2010 21:09:19 GMT -5
- Whoa! Definitely didn't expect Nakamura to win the strap here. Storm's reign sure was short. And I figured it would be Harris to take the strap. Btw...the actual plan was for Nakamura to win the title in the tournament...but then Storm really started taking off.
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Post by BeerGeek on Jun 29, 2010 9:03:33 GMT -5
3.1.1: - I'm liking this Contreras guy. A guy that wants matches to be shorter but can go the distance. Interesting. - Poor Bolo. Is it wrong that Bolo sounds like a brand of dog food? - I like the fact that Regal is going after JYD. The thought of a match between the two, not so much. - Kamala!!! Good decision to add him to the roster. You can't go wrong with Air Kamala. I'm still trying to get into the fed, but you are doing a good job so far. I'm thinking the first supercard will help me with that. Bolo IS a dog food...but it's also a tie(INSERT DANIEL BRYAN JOKE HERE)
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 29, 2010 10:17:14 GMT -5
PRO WRESTLING IMMORTAL Strength in Numbers 2.3.1
The show began with a hot open as James Storm came to the ring! Fighting Spirit Champion Shinsuke Nakamura was up next in a non-title bout!
Just as the match seemed to really get going, Robert Roode came to the ring!! This distracted Nakamura as he reached over the top rope to take a shot at Roode...then turned around into the Last Call for the pin!
James Storm pinned Shinsuke Nakamura with the Last Call in 0:02:46. Rating: *** [Robert Roode interfered against Shinsuke Nakamura.]
Roode and Storm were pleased at themselves for their screwing over of Nakamura!
Dick Slater came to the ring for the next bout...and the crowd erupted for Jake "The Snake" Roberts!
Snake and Roberts unloaded on each other, with Jake getting the slight upper hand! Slater went to the floor and cut Jake off outside the ring, then went for the Piledriver in the ring...but he failed and got backdropped back to the floor! Snake and Slater went at it, with Roberts nailing him with a huge clothesline and barely making it back into the ring in time to avoid a countout!
Jake Roberts defeated Dick Slater by countout in 0:04:18. Rating: ** (Michael Tarver no-showed.)
Roberts got the win, just not how he might have liked!
Skandor Akbar led Paul Roma and Hercules to the ring to take on the masked Crusaders! Power'n'Glory dominated The Crusaders, with Roma putting one of the Crusaders away with a flying bodypress.
Power'n'Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma) defeated Crusader #1 and Crusader #2 when Roma pinned Crusader #1 after a flying bodypress in 0:02:34. Rating: -*
The crowd was kind of creeped out as The Boogeyman came to the ring! The individual wore a featureless white mask with fake hair and black coveralls. Brad Armstrong seemed cautious as he entered the ring.
The Boogeyman methodically worked over Armstrong, savagely fighting him back every time Armstrong fired up! Armstrong did get a nearfall out of an inside cradle, but then The Boogeyman caught him with a Hotshot out of nowhere for the win!
The Boogeyman pinned Brad Armstrong with the Hotshot in 0:07:42. Rating: *** 1/4
Skandor Akbar brought the crown jewel of Devastation Incorporated, Dean Malenko, to the ring! Sensei Bolo led The Greatest American Bolo to the ring to face him!
Bolo was clearly out of his depth here. Malenko went for the pin a couple of times, but Sensei got involved...but it was like having a four foot hole in your boat and bailing it out with a cup.
When Kamala, Friday and Power'n'Glory came to the ring, things looked really bad. Not that Malenko really needed it, but Hercules smashed Bolo with a chair, setting him up for a submission from Malenko.
Dean Malenko made The Greatest American Bolo submit to a chinlock deathlock submission in 0:05:43. Rating: *** [Sensei Bolo interfered against Dean Malenko.] [Hercules interfered against The Greatest American Bolo.]
Devastation Incorporated entered the ring and began to circle Bolo...when Dark Journey came out of the back, directing traffic! The Missing Link stomped out of the back and charged the ring! He took Devastation Inc. by surprise, but that only lasted for a moment...then Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes followed!! Akbar called the troops off!
Link was already out there, then, for the next match...as he faced off with Skip Sheffield!
This was a pure power battle and Sheffield dominated the opening moments...but Link's hard head gave him a unique advantage! However, Sheffield caught him with a low blow and rolled him up!
Skip Sheffield pinned The Missing Link after a low blow in 0:03:28. Rating: * 3/4
Sheffield stood triumphant...until Ted DiBiase hit the ring with a chair! He smashed Sheffield with it! Sheffield fell to the ground, then scurried under the ropes!! He ran away from DiBiase, who looked like he might kill Sheffield!
It was announced that next week, Sting would take on The Boogeyman, Shinsuke Nakamura would battle Michael Tarver, The Missing Link would face Dean Malenko, The Greatest American Bolo would lock up with Buzz Sawyer, Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes would meet Power'n'Glory and Ted DiBiase and Skip Sheffield would go one-on-one!
Bad Bromance were up next, taking on Chris Adams and Terry Taylor in a non-title match!
Bad Bromance jumped Adams and Taylor as they came out of the back! They worked over Adams' leg, while just generally neutralizing Taylor!
They threw Adams into the ring and worked him over, then Slater locked on the figure four! Adams passed out from the pain!
Bad Bromance (Heath Slater and Zack Ryder) defeated Chris Adams and Terry Taylor when H. Slater defeated Adams when Adams passed out in a figure-four leglock in 0:01:39. Rating: **
The crowd violently booed Bad Bromance for the cowardly attack!
Romero Contreras came to the ring to a nice pop, then William Regal made his way out with the belt around his waist! Regal said, very plainly, that no one - not even Romero - will ever take the title off of him!
Romero controlled the opening moments, but he missed a corner charge and Regal began brutalizing him. As much as Regal worked him over, however, he could not get him to go all the way off his feet! However, Romero was in the perfect position for the Knee Trembler so Regal took the shot...but Romero sprang up and tackled him to the mat!
Romero scooped Regal up for the Kool-Aid Krunch...but Regal scurried free and to the floor! Then he grabbed the title belt and walked away!!
Romero Contreras defeated William Regal by countout in 0:07:45. Rating: ** (William Regal retained the PWI Heavyweight Title.)
As Regal got to the entryway, Kitty announced that next week Bad Bromance would get a Tag Team Title shot...but Romero would get a rematch with Regal!
Card rating: **
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Post by ultramagnus on Jun 29, 2010 22:55:20 GMT -5
Hopefully next week's match will allow a title change on a count out or disqualification!
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 30, 2010 0:36:43 GMT -5
PRO WRESTLING IMMORTAL Strength in Numbers 3.3.1
The show began with the mysterious Boogeyman coming to the ring! The crowd got fired up as Sting made his way out!
Boogeyman seemed to be uncomfortable in his mask, and Sting beat the crap out of him! Sting came off the ropes with a flying bodypress for the win!
Sting pinned The Boogeyman after a flying cross body press in 0:05:14. Rating: **
Some people seemed to question what Michael Tarver was doing challenging for a title..but here he was. Shinsuke Nakamura came to the ring with a purpose!
Nakamura ducked a Tarver swing and hit the Shining Triangle! Tarver fought it for a few seconds...then tapped!
Shinsuke Nakamura made Michael Tarver submit to the Shining Triangle in 0:00:28. Rating: * (Shinsuke Nakamura retained the PWI Fighting Spirit Title.)
The crowd erupted for the triumphant Nakamura! Skip Sheffield came to the ring and mocked Tarver...when Ted DiBiase ran out! Sheffield bailed! Tarver and DiBiase got into a shoving match, so DiBiase slugged him!
Skandor Akbar led Dean Malenko to the ring! The Dark Journey brought out The Missing Link, and she ordered him to crush Malenko!
Link went full-on wildman on Malenko, hammering him with brute attacks! Malenko grounded Link and worked the back and legs, trying to keep Link from utilizing his hard head! Link fought back, pummeling Malenko, but the attacks were clearly having an effect!
Surprisingly, neither Akbar nor Dark Journey interfered, and Malenko's conditioning kept him a step ahead of link! Ultimately, it was a gutwrench suplex that put Link down!
Dean Malenko pinned The Missing Link after a gutwrench suplex in 0:15:31. Rating: ***
IMMEDIATELY Malenko began pounding Link, and Hercules, Paul Roma and Kamala ran out! However, The Greatest American Bolo, Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham hit the ring and a full scale brawl erupted!! Akbar calls his men out of the ring and Malenko, Roma and Hercules bail...then Dustin and Windham send Kamala out after them!
The crowd was still buzzing over that when Bad Bromance hit the ring! Chris Adams and Terry Taylor came out and once more, these two teams went at it!
Taylor and Adams absolutely controlled the pace of the match, to the frustration of Slater and Ryder! Ryder and Slater kept going to the floor, getting annoyed with Taylor and Adams and their control!
They finally took over when Ryder blind tagged Slater and took Adams by surprise, but after a beating from Bad Bromance, Adams ducked a Rough Ryder and blasted him with an enzuigir! He tagged in Taylor as Slater tagged in, and Taylor cleaned house, popping Slater with the Five Arm for the pin!!
Chris Adams and Terry Taylor defeated Bad Bromance (Heath Slater and Zack Ryder) when Taylor pinned H. Slater after the Five Arm in 0:20:50. Rating: ***** (Chris Adams and Terry Taylor retained the PWI Tag Team Titles.)
Buzz Sawyer stalked to the ring, taking on The Greatest American Bolo!
Sawyer brutally beat Bolo, but he kept rallying back with surprise kicks and elbows. Sensei kept Bolo from losing too quickly...but Devastation Incorporated came to the ring!! Kamala threatened Sensei so Bolo went to save him, and got brutally attacked! Roma pulled Kamala back and Sawyer retrieved Bolo, then hit a powerbomb for the pin!
Buzz Sawyer pinned The Greatest American Bolo after a powerbomb in 0:09:36. Rating: ** 1/4 [Sensei Bolo interfered against Buzz Sawyer.] [Kamala interfered against The Greatest American Bolo.]
Skip Sheffield was up next...and the crowd went crazy for Ted DiBiase!
DiBiase and Sheffield went right at each other, with Sheffield being surprised by the brutality of DiBiase's attack! DiBiase chopblocked Sheffield, and started working his leg over! Sheffield used his power to fight back, but when he put too much weight on his leg, he collapsed...so DiBiase went right back after the leg again!
DiBiase continued his attack until Sheffield could no longer stand!! When Sheffield could not stand up straight, DiBiase sneered and locked on the Figure Four! Sheffield was in agony and submitted!
Ted DiBiase made Skip Sheffield submit to the Figure Four Leglock in 0:09:09. Rating: **** 1/4
Sheffield rolled slowly out of the ring and the referee tried to walk him to the entrance...when DiBiase charged him and took Sheffield's leg out again! He stomped the knee until the referee pulled him off!
At intermission, Kitty announced something HUGE: The Greatest Bolo, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes and The Missing Link would take on Devastation Incorporated in Pro Wrestling Immortal's very first War Games match! Terry Taylor and Chris Adams will defend the Tag Team titles in a four way bout with Bad Bromance, Fatal Encounter and the team of Buzz Sawyer and Dick Slater! Ted DiBiase meets Michael Tarver and Skip Sheffield in a Triple Threat match...and Shinsuke Nakamura defends the Fighting Spirit title against his rival, Robert Roode!
Akbar brought Power'n'Glory out to face Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes!
This was a great brawl, with Rhodes and Windham all over the power duo! However, Rhodes took a bad spill to the floor and Windham got double teamed...and Hercules got him in his Horizontal Backbreaker for the win!
Power'n'Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma) defeated Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes when Hercules made B. Windham submit to the Horizontal Backbreaker in 0:08:10. Rating: ***
That bodes ill for Bolo, Link and The Texans!
Romero Contreras came to the ring to challenge for the Heavyweight title...and William Regal came out, looking focused! Before the match could start, Ted DiBiase walked out with a lead pipe!
Dibiase announced that Skip Sheffield was just taken out in an ambulance after the severe damage done to Sheffield's leg! Then he announced that what some people don't realize about him is that he has more money than any one man on the PWI roster...and that Dick Slater and Buzz Sawyer were scumbags who could be easily bought! Regal simmered as DiBiase revealed that Sawyer and Slater had a price and DiBiase met it! They packed their bags and left the arena a few minutes ago!! Regal swore at DiBiase, but DiBiase said that Regal had a MUCH bigger problem to deal with!! Regal turned...and Romero hammered him!!
Romero dominated Regal, who tried to leave the ring and get counted out...but DiBiase was waiting in the aisle and something on his face told Regal that even winning by DQ wouldn't be worth trying to deal with an armed DiBiase! That gave Romero time to throw him back in the ring!
Regal cut Romero off as he came back in the ring, but Romero fired up on him!! Regal slipped out out the knucks and went for the Power of the Punch...but Romero caught Regal's hand in mid punch!! Then he squeezed and brought Regal to his knees!!! Romero scooped Regal up over his shoulder and hit the Kool-Aid Krunch!!! The crowd chanted along with the referee as Romero scored the "One-Two-Three!"
Romero Contreras pinned William Regal with the Kool-Aid Krunch in 0:08:39. Rating: **** 1/4 (Romero Contreras won the PWI Heavyweight Title.)
The crowd went NUTS as Romero raised the title high!!!
Card rating: *** 1/2
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 30, 2010 0:55:15 GMT -5
Hopefully next week's match will allow a title change on a count out or disqualification! Not exactly...but something else was in the cards...=)
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 30, 2010 0:55:56 GMT -5
Btw...
F*** YOU FOR QUITTING ON ME, WILLIAM REGAL!!! BURN IN HELL!!!!
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Post by JoshiQ on Jun 30, 2010 9:29:18 GMT -5
1.3.1:
- Williams and DiBiase appear to be getting written out.
- Would have been nice to see a quick squash for the Missing Link...interesting signing though.
- I love Power and Glory. Great idea. They were one of my favorite teams for some odd reason during their short run.
- Dean Malenko? Considering he was my WWA World Champ for about 5-6 months I give this signing a solid thumbs up.
- Maybe a Nakamura/Malenko feud could be set up for the next cycle. I'd imagine they would have some good matches together.
- Whoa! Fatal Encounter and Beer Money really brought it. Nice rating! This probably was a hard match to book in keeping both teams strong.
- Love, love, LOVE Windham and Rhodes. Conquistadors are kind of bleh. Did a lot of people quit on you last cycle or something? A lot of newcomers here.
- Huge win for Romero. I like him being brought up to Regal's level for this cycle and hopefully they both get the headline spot for the end of this cycle.
- So maybe just Williams quit on you and DiBiase is still around?
Good stuff.
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Post by JoshiQ on Jun 30, 2010 9:37:53 GMT -5
2.3.1:
- Didn't expect Nakamura to lose there, at least not that quickly. Hmm...so I guess Nakamura will be taking Harris' spot until he's back.
- Sheesh, Tarver really wants to get fired it would seem.
- Crusaders? Conquistadors? Same team?
- Did umm....well...did the Boogeyman just have a 3 star match? Wowza. Good to see Armstrong in to job to some of the current PWI roster. This must not be the same Boogeyman though.
- For some reason I was thinking the Missing Link had to be a heel. Guess not. Rhodes and Windham teaming with Bolo and the Link seems a tad bit odd, but I'm sure you'll make it work.
- Nice singles win for Sheffield. Kind of a little surprised Link took a pinfall loss this soon, maybe I'm thinking of somebody else. Wikipedia, here I come!
- Tough loss for Taylor and Adams. But Bad Bromance needs those titles.
- Sweet! So Romero really has Regal's number. I see a title change in the future.
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Post by JoshiQ on Jun 30, 2010 9:48:17 GMT -5
3.3.1: - Boogeyman loses too. I guess I was putting too much into the Link and Boogeyman getting big pushes coming in. - Tarver really needs to just go away at this point. He's useless. - Good win for Malenko. I like that you are actually pushing him. For some reason I didn't picture him as a guy you'd like or want to use. - OH COME ON! GIVE BROMANCE THE TITLES!!! - Five stars. Sheesh. I bet Slater is happy. - I just noticed something...did Jackson and Saturn quit? - Good for Sawyer finally coming out on top in singles. - Nice! Pissed off DiBiase is really growing on me. - WARGAMES~~~~~! - I love both teams so just seeing Power and Glory facing Rhodes and Windham was good to me. - ROMERO WINS! ROMERO WINS! ROMERO WINS! YES!!! WHOO!!!! Great stuff, and I like the underdog Romero winning the strap.
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Post by JoshiQ on Jun 30, 2010 9:50:24 GMT -5
Regal quit? NO!!!!!!!! You did a great job in having DiBiase pay off Slater and Sawyer and also put Sheffield down before the match. Maybe DiBiase could demand a match now with Romero since he almost handed the title to him. Did Murdoch quit too? Did half of your roster quit after that last cycle?
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 30, 2010 11:47:18 GMT -5
1.3.1: - Williams and DiBiase appear to be getting written out. - Would have been nice to see a quick squash for the Missing Link...interesting signing though. - I love Power and Glory. Great idea. They were one of my favorite teams for some odd reason during their short run. - Dean Malenko? Considering he was my WWA World Champ for about 5-6 months I give this signing a solid thumbs up. - Maybe a Nakamura/Malenko feud could be set up for the next cycle. I'd imagine they would have some good matches together. - Whoa! Fatal Encounter and Beer Money really brought it. Nice rating! This probably was a hard match to book in keeping both teams strong. - Love, love, LOVE Windham and Rhodes. Conquistadors are kind of bleh. Did a lot of people quit on you last cycle or something? A lot of newcomers here. - Huge win for Romero. I like him being brought up to Regal's level for this cycle and hopefully they both get the headline spot for the end of this cycle. - So maybe just Williams quit on you and DiBiase is still around? Good stuff. - Yeah, I lost around seven or eight guys, all told. - Conquistadors were just "fake hired" to pad some win-loss records...=P - Powers quit and everyone hates Roma anyway, sooooo... - Malenko's one of the few guys that was a workrate darling of the internet that I also liked. - And yeah, Doc didn't renew his contract, but DiBiase did.
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Post by tommybrownell on Jun 30, 2010 11:49:10 GMT -5
2.3.1: - Didn't expect Nakamura to lose there, at least not that quickly. Hmm...so I guess Nakamura will be taking Harris' spot until he's back. - Sheesh, Tarver really wants to get fired it would seem. - Crusaders? Conquistadors? Same team? - Did umm....well...did the Boogeyman just have a 3 star match? Wowza. Good to see Armstrong in to job to some of the current PWI roster. This must not be the same Boogeyman though. - For some reason I was thinking the Missing Link had to be a heel. Guess not. Rhodes and Windham teaming with Bolo and the Link seems a tad bit odd, but I'm sure you'll make it work. - Nice singles win for Sheffield. Kind of a little surprised Link took a pinfall loss this soon, maybe I'm thinking of somebody else. Wikipedia, here I come! - Tough loss for Taylor and Adams. But Bad Bromance needs those titles. - Sweet! So Romero really has Regal's number. I see a title change in the future. - Missing Link was often a heel, but in Mid-South (where I was most exposed to him) he was a face. - Good call on Conquistadors/Crusaders...=) - Note the description of the Boogeyman...mask and coveralls, not fur, facepaint and worms...=)
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