RCW Livewire (July, Week 3).
The fans at the Staples Center in Los Angeles were chanting 'RCW' before the show even started. It could've been because of the last appearance of the WWE trio in RCW the night before, or that Paul Heyman was going to get his at the next PPV against hated enemy Ryan Walters, the reigning RCW World Heavyweight champion. Either way, Danny Jackpot rewarded them for their support with a great opening match. 'This Fire Burns' by Killswitch Engage played, signalling the arrival of the new Global Tag Team champions CM Punk & Carlito. Their opponents for the evening were the tandem of Grizzly & Slim, two fifths of the Xtreme Lions' Exchange.
Non-title match: CM Punk & Carlito vs. Grizzly & Slim.
The referee Charlie Packets called for the bell, Slim and Carlito began the match. Carlito began to throw his weight about as he quickly slapped Slim across the face. Slim quickly responded hitting Carlito with a couple of knifedge chops. Slim whipped Carlito into the ropes and launched Carlito into the air with a big back body drop. Slim took the advantage, taking Carlito down again, this time with a pair of Northern Lights suplexes. Slim scaled the ropes and went up top for a aerial move. CM Punk had other ideas though and he knocked Slim down. Slim stumbled to his corner and Grizzly makes the tag. Carlito whimpered across the ring and tagged in CM Punk. CM Punk and Grizzly squared off in the center of the ring. Grizzly went to strike CM Punk but CM Punk quickly ducked and delivered a German suplex. This rocked Grizzly, CM Punk quickly capitalized with a belly-to-belly suplex. CM Punk hooked the leg but only got a 2 count. CM Punk tried to pick Grizzly up but Grizzly overpowered him with his collossal size. Grizzly attacked CM Punk with punches and kicks to the face and body. Grizzly followed up with a thunderous powerbomb. Grizzly tied CM Punk up in a sharpshooter. CM Punk managed to get to the ropes and Grizzly reluctantly broke the hold. Grizzly dragged CM Punk up to his feet and whipped CM Punk into the turnbuckle. Grizzly positioned CM Punk onto the top turnbuckle. Grizzly was about to hit a top-rope S-3 but Carlito made the save by hitting Grizzly with a low blow. Slim scurried across the ring and launched himself at Carlito. Slim and Carlito began to fight on the outside. Back in the ring CM Punk pounced on Grizzly, hitting Welcome to Chicago. CM Punk moved into the Anaconda Vice for the submission victory, retaining the momentum from his tag title win the night before.
The winners are RCW Global Tag Team champions Carlito & CM Punk.
Suddenly, they were nailed from behind by a wrestler that had the XLX logo on his trunks. He powerbombed Carlito with force before moving onto Punk. The unknown picked up Punk in the shoulderbomb position and then flipped him over into a cutter. The fans were in awe of this man, whoever he was. Grizzly & Slim, joined by Nate, Fade & Mane. The unknown assailant then directed traffic for XLX. They hesitated for a second and then complied. Slim hit the Exploder on Punk. Grizzly followed that up with the Jungle Driver from the top rope. Mane drilled Carlito with a Jungle Drill before Fade hit the Fade To Black and Nate finished the job with the Wild Dynamite. Grizzly got the unknown wrestler a microphone. The fans booed.
'I'm sorry for intruding... wait, no, I'm not. My name is Kiba, the new leader of XLX. Last night, after they failed to capture the Tag Team championship, Nate gave me a call and told me that XLX needed an extra boost. Well, 'The Lionheart' has arrived to take control and bring something to XLX that is long overdue: gold. CM Punk & Carlito are not worthy of the titles they possess, so at the next PPV, XLX will relieve them of the belts!' Kiba announced. The XLX theme played and the stable left the ring while paramedics attended to the Tag Team Champions. CM Punk came to and brushed off the EMT beside him. Carlito did likewise and they left with their belts, refusing any medical help. The fans gave them a standing ovation for walking out on their own.
Backstage, Goldberg is seen beating up Austin Aries with malicious intent and a lead pipe. They have a match scheduled against one another on this card. We go to the first commercial break.
Goldberg vs. Austin Aries w/Cyrus.
Goldberg quickly took control of the match, attacking Aries from behind. Aries clutched his waist, his mid section clearly hurting. Goldberg stomped at Aries before he quickly dropped a series of elbows followed by a leg drop. Goldberg brought Aries to his feet. He instantly knocked him back down with a running clothesline. The referee signalled the emergency 'X' sign in the air, but Goldberg pushed the referee out of the away and continued to attack an injured Austin Aries. Austin's injury worsened and the referee had no option but to throw the contest out. Goldberg was declared the winner via stoppage. Goldberg stood over Aries and he began to taunt him. Goldberg left the ring and grabbed a steel chair. Goldberg positioned the chair in the center of the ring. He picked Aries up and delivered a brutal DDT onto the steel chair. Goldberg wasn't finished as he left the ring again and this time he brought a table into the ring. Goldberg positionsed the table in the corner of the ring before he picked up a bloodied Austin Aries and positioned him up against the table. Goldberg sprinted across the ring and delivered a devastating spear to Aries through the table.
The winner by stoppage is Goldberg.
Goldberg continued to attack Aries after the match and wouldn't stop for anything. His former ally Cyrus tried to reason with him, but Goldberg just scooped him up into the suplex position and executed a crushing Jackhammer. The same sick smile from the Tournament of Revolution after he had gunned down the Great Khali was back on his face... and the fans were surprisingly loving every minute of it.
Backstage, Danny Jackpot was on his cellphone when Kiba, the new leader of XLX, walked in.
'Don't even say it, Kiba. Yes, you may have laid claim to the XLX leadership, but it is my decision whether or not your team qualifies for the no.1 contendership of the tag titles. Now from where I'm standing, there's two other teams that stand in your path for the belts. Those two teams being the Bikebrakers and the Crazy Cats. Tonight, I'll give Nate & Fade a chance to win the contenders' spot against the Bikebrakers and the Crazy Cats in a triple threat ladder match... provided you keep the rest of your boys in the locker room where they belong. As for you however, you're going to make your in-ring debut tonight against the Irish Curse himself, SOS! Good luck... because you're gonna' need it!' Jackpot announced. Kiba gave the boss a dirty look after that last sentence and just walked out the door. Jackpot went back to his cellphone.
RCW Junior Heavyweight championship match: Champion Dan Wilson vs. Firefly.
The match kicked off with champion Dan Wilson taking it to Firefly in the corner with stiff kicks to the chest, followed by a Jumping Roundhouse kick to the jaw. With Firefly in the seated position, Wilson attempted a Bronco Buster, but Firefly rolled out of the way leaving Wilson to land in a very uncomfortable position. Firefly pulled Wilson from the corner, dropped an elbow across his chest and then hooked a leg to get an early two-count. Firefly lifted Wilson up and sat him on the top rope, and then knocked him back with a hard uppercut to the jaw. Firefly looked to be going for a super hurricanrana, but Wilson had it scouted and shoved Firefly from the top, sending him crashing to the canvas. 'The Shuffle' then landed the Wildcard across the throat of Firefly, but only got a two-count from it. He looked to finish things with the Grand Gamble, but Firefly twisted the champion around into an X-Formation Neckbreaker. Firefly looked to put things away with the Blitzkrieg Bop, but Wilson moved at the last minute. 'The Shuffle' then retained the Junior Heavyweight title with his finishing combo of the Wildcard and finally, the Grand Gamble submission hold.
The winner and STILL RCW Junior Heavyweight champion, 'The Shuffle' Dan Wilson.
Dan Wilson went to shake his challenger's hand before he was jumped from behind by Jake Taproot. He placed the champion on the top rope as Chris Sabin dealt with Firefly on the outside, hitting the Cradle Shock on the concrete. Taproot climbed the ropes, positioned himself behind Wilson, clutched the champion in a full nelson and executed the Rootcore. He held up Wilson's belt for all to see before dropping it on the limp body of 'The Shuffle'.
Kiba vs. 'The Irish Curse' Sheamus O'Shaunessy.
The two circled up, but Kiba looked a little hesitant at first. His fears were justified however when in the first two lock ups, he was bullied. Kiba used his speed to try and snag a quick roll up, but didn't even get a count. SOS bullied Kiba to the corner but Kiba hit him with a thumb to the eye and landed some forearms to SOS's face. SOS quickly tossed him off the ropes and locked him up with a suplex and dropped him on his back. The action spilled to the outside briefly where SOS continued to dominate. Back in the ring, SOS landed some shoulder thrusts in the corner before Kiba popped out out of nowhere and hit a drop kick to the leg. Kiba, went after the leg like a pitbull, before eventually going for an inverted figure four submission hold. SOS eventually was able to break the hold in the ropes. Kiba laid some more boots to SOS's leg before giving him a running face wash in the corner. Kiba followed it up with a second face wash and this time went for a cover but only got a two count. Kiba rolled SOS over and cinched in a half crab. SOS tried desperately to crawl to the ropes, and was eventually able to push Kiba off him and rolled him up for a two count. SOS went for a power slam, but Kiba booted him in the back of the leg to regain the advantage. Kiba came flying off the ropes, but SOS caught him and planted him with a spine buster, but looked like he injured his knee in doing so. Kiba kept putting the boots to SOS but he fought through the pain and hit some clotheslines and a body slam. Still favoring his knee, SOS went for a fireman's carry slam, but Kiba held him up with some elbows. SOS hit a fallaway slam and set up the Celtic Curse. Kiba shoved SOS off into the referee and hit a low blow and his swinging neck breaker but the referee couldn't make the cover. Finally the Ref came to and Kiba hit a DDT and got another 2 count on the cover. Kiba went for second rope double axe handle but got plastered with a lariat. SOS set up for the Celtic Curse and connected with it, but Kiba kicked out at 2. SOS tried again, but this time Kiba wiggled out of the hold. SOS held onto Kiba's head, but that didn't matter as Kiba used his strength to lift SOS up onto his shoulder from the bridge-out. Kiba sent SOS crashing down to the canvas with a powerbomb. Feeling very confident about himself, Kiba decided to polish SOS off with the twisting cutter he hit CM Punk with earlier. Sam Shadow nicknamed it the 'Pride Tornado'. Kiba hooked the leg and got the 1-2-3.
The winner is Kiba.
The RCW fans jumped to their feet as they heard the opening to Kurt Angle's music. The man himself walked down the ramp. Angle got on the microphone and said that ever since Saturday Night's Annihilation last month, he had been on a severe slump, but even though he had to take some part of the blame himself, he had also been cost a match or two, and that was why he was out in the ring. Last night, he had a chance at revenge against Bloodhound in a Last Man Standing match, but someone came in and helped Hound beat him, which he doesn't appreciate, so he's calling him out to face him right now. Redbark! Redbark didn't keep Angle waiting for long and was soon in the middle of the ring, staring Angle straight in the eyes. Redbark said that he was the longest reigning Junior Heavyweight Champion that Japan had ever seen, and so he could do anything he wanted, whenever he wanted. He said that he became a Champion by being the best, not crying about it to whoever will listen. Redbark then slapped Angle across the face and they began to brawl until several referees and security agents filled the ring to break them up. Redbark eventually left, leaving Angle furious enough to hit a security guard with the Angle Slam.
Danny Jackpot appeared on the big screen and announced three matches for the next pay-per-view, named The Ends Justify The Means. The first was CM Punk & Carlito defending their tag titles against two members of XLX. The second would see Dan Wilson defend the Junior Heavyweight championship against Jake Taproot. And finally, judged on his Tournament win last night, Max Jacobs would face Yoshihiro Magma and Star Dog in a 2-falls Triple Threat match with both the Openweight and UK titles on the line. The fans cheered that announcement.
Ryan Walters is seen walking through the backstage area with the RCW World title belt affixed to his waist as if it were a part of him. His match is up next.
Non-title match: 'The 911' Ryan Walters vs. Kurtis Raynes w/Kevin Thorn.
Raynes unusually extended his hand as a sign of respect, but when Ryan went to shake, Raynes slapped Walters across the face. Ryan then tackled Raynes and took him down to the mat and slapped him several times across the face before putting in some elbows too. Ryan pulled Raynes up to his feet and rammed his face into the turnbuckle before chopping him across his chest. Ryan pulled Raynes out from the corner and pulled him in, sending Raynes over with a Belly-to-Belly throw. Walters attempted the 911 Cop Killa, but Raynes landed on his feet and poked Ryan in the eye. Ryan staggered back into the corner where Raynes hit him with a high running knee, followed by a Bulldog. Raynes attempted the Dark Kiss but Ryan spun around Raynes and locked in the 911 Katihajime Sleeper. Raynes managed to roll through and send Walters through the ropes. Kevin Thorn tried to get a kick in, but Walters caught the boot and slammed it against the guardrail hard. Upon reentering the ring, Walters ducked a big boot and hit a knockout lariat. The crowd was pumped. Kevin Thorn hobbled into the ring for revenge, only to be dumped on his head in the 911 Cop Killa. That popped the fans big time. Walters placed Raynes on the top rope, spin-chopped him and then finished him off with the 911 Tornado Bomb for the 1-2-3.
The winner is RCW World Heavyweight champion Ryan Walters.
6-man tag team match: Yoshihiro Magma, Max Jacobs, Mutt Soldier Z vs. Star Dog, Edge & Christian Cage.
The match soon began with Mutt taking Christian down with an arm drag, but when he ran the ropes, Edge pulled him down by his hair, and then acted innocent for the fans, who didn't appreciate underhanded tactics such as that one. Edge & Christian soon took control of the match, isolating Magma in their corner as both Mutt and Jacobs were desperate to make the hot tag. Edge held Magma by his foot, but Magma used his free leg to flip through and catch Edge with an calf kick to the temple, allowing him to tag in Jacobs. Jacobs cleared the ring with clotheslines, then served as a springboard for Mutt to fly over the ropes onto the opponents. As the match broke down, all six men were in the ring and as Mutt attempted a missile dropkick from the top, Star Dog moved from his way and Mutt caught the referee. Jacobs went straight for a steel chair and dented it around the head of Edge. The referee revived slowly as Christian brought in his own chair, but it was kicked in his face courtesy of Yoshihiro Magma's Supernova Yakuza Kick. Mutt went suicidal with a 450 plancha over the top rope onto Star Dog on the outside. Jacobs turned Edge upside down with Lucifer's Hammer at the same time Magma executed the Burning Avalanche Brainbuster on Christian. Mutt Soldier Z climbed the top rope at the behest of Magma & Jacobs. He reciprocated with an expert 630 Moonsault that took out both of his targets. With help from Magma & Jacobs, Mutt pinned E&C 1-2-3.
The winners are Mutt Soldier Z, Max Jacobs & Yoshihiro Magma.
In the parking lot, Redbark went to leave, but he was ambushed by Kurt Angle. Referees, security agents and Danny Jackpot were quick to get out there.
'Angle! Get him back to the ring, we got a Revolution Rumble for the main event! Winner names his own prize! Come on!' Jackpot yelled. Angle was quick to comply.
Revolution Rumble: Winner Names the Prize.
Angle gets Bark in the ring and goes for the Angle Slam. It is reversed by Redbark in to a suplex. Redbark spits and gives a middle finger as the next man enters.
Butch Bingbong walks to the ring. He and Angle double team Redbark. Redbark is held by the masked combatant and Angle gives out some punches. After 3 Butch Bingbong tossed Redbark over.
Bloodhound enters. The two masked entrants attack the Gold Medalist but Angle soon hits them with a double dropkick. He hits Bloodhound with a clothesline that forces Bloodhound over the ropes.
Firefly enters. Firefly hardly got in before being pounced back out. Butch Bingbong throws Angle into the corner and starts showing off some power.
Chris Sabin enters. Butch Bingbong runs over and starts kicking. Angle lays in the corner bleeding. Sabin almost goes over but skins the cat back in.
DJ Diddy Dog enters. Butch Bingbong goes back to Angle. He kicks Angle hard in the ribs. Angle grabs his leg and uses it to propel Butch Bingbong over.
The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels enters. Sabin and DJ Diddy Dog go at it as Daniels tries to lift the Angle over the top rope.
Mechaclaw enters. He goes right to Daniels with a big forearm. Then he helps Angle back in. Mechaclaw turned to go back to the Fallen Angel. As soon as he moved DJ Diddy Dog dropkicked Angle who went over the top rope.
John Cena enters and gives a beating to Daniels. This leaves Sabin easy pickings for Mechaclaw to toss out.
Sign Dude Bingbong enters. Sign Dude looks at Mechaclaw who just grunts. Sign Dude charges Claw but is caught and tossed out.
Rat & Ozzy Bingbong enter Holding a sign that says 'We are not afraid!'. But that was meaningless when they took a look at Mechaclaw. Mechaclaw runs at them with arms out for a double clothesline, but the Bingbongs ducked sending Mechaclaw over them and out of the ring.
Randy Orton enters. The Bingbongs drop kick Cena and toss Daniels over. Randy Orton grabs Ozzy and threw him out of the squared circle.
Wildstaff Nightmare enters. Orton sends Rat to hell with the RKO. Cena gets up and locks up with Nightmare. Nightmare brings him down in an arm bar. All see a familiar face enter.
'Acid' Matt Hyson has returned. He is the last entry. He lifts Rat in a powerbomb over the top rope. That makes it 4. 'Acid' Matt Hyson, Wildstaff Nightmare, Randy Orton, and John Cena. Orton clotheslines Cena out. Nightmare runs right into a Spike DDT. He is pushed out as he grimaced in pain. Final 2. Out of nowhere, Mark Orton comes and blindsides 'Acid' Matt Hyson with a chair. Randy Orton tosses Hyson out.
The winner is Randy Orton.
The elder Orton got on the microphone and promised that on Thursday Night, 'the most dominant faction that ever graced the wrestling business would rise again!' The fans were left wondering what Orton was talking about.
RCW The Ends Justify The Means Card:
'The 911' Ryan Walters vs. Paul Heyman - RCW World title Feud-Ending Steel Cage match.
'The Shuffle' Dan Wilson vs. Jake Taproot - RCW Junior Heavyweight title match.
CM Punk & Carlito vs. XLX - RCW Global Tag Team title match.
Yoshihiro Magma vs. Max Jacobs vs. Star Dog - RCW Openweight title/UK title Two Falls Triple Threat match.
Champions:
RCW World Heavyweight title - 'The 911' Ryan Walters.
RCW Global Tag Team titles - CM Punk & Carlito.
RCW United Kingdom title - Yoshihiro Magma.
RCW Junior Heavyweight title - Dan Wilson.
RCW Openweight title - Yoshihiro Magma.