IWA: International Wrestling Association
Chapter 21: BLOCKBUSTER week 4 June
BLOCKBUSTER started off the night with the opening pyro after a video recall of Systems Overdrive, especially the IWA World Heavyweight Championship match between challenger Triple and IWA World Heavyweight Champion John Morrison where Morrison received help in the form of Monty Brown and retained his championship. The fans screamed their lungs out after the pyro and Teddy hart came out to start of the night with the Tournament of a New Frontier First Round Matches. His opponent came out and it was Christian Cage as he came down to the ring to his theme Take Over Remix played.
Tournament of a New Frontier First Round Match:
Christian Cage vs. Teddy Hart
Cage and Teddy circled the ring first and they got in a lock up with Cage getting the upper hand by turning it into a side headlock. Teddy tried to get out of it by throwing him to the ropes but Cage held on tightly. He then put Teddy in a hammer lock but the Canadian High Flyer countered by doing his own hammer lock on him. Cage got out of it with an elbow to the face and did an arm drag on his opponent. Teddy also did an arm drag on Cage after he got up and then whipped him to the ropes for a successful hip toss. Teddy hit a couple of clotheslines and whipped Cage to the corner. He charged but Cage attempted to throw him out with a back drop to the outside while Teddy landed on the apron on his feet. He stunned Cage with a forearm to the face then hit a hurricanrana from the top rope. He quickly went for the pin but got a 1 and a half count. Teddy got up on the top rope again as he connected with a corkscrew elbow drop. He then went for a double underhook but Cage reversed it with a short arm clothesline. He then puts him in a suplex position then drove knees to his midsection before doing a suplex. Cage whips his opponent to the ropes and lands a running clothesline on Teddy. After executing an inverted facelock neckbreaker, he followed it up with a falling reverse DDT. Cage went for a pin but got a 2 count for the second pinfall attempt of the match. He would whip teddy to the ropes but he countered it by doing the same move and both of them got knocked down after they both received a clothesline from each other. They got up eventually at the referee's count of 8 and traded fists to the face as Cage got the upper hand and whipped Teddy to the ropes then connected with a strong clothesline. He then put in more forearms to the face then whipped him to the corner and charged but Teddy saw this and got out of the way as he went for the Dungeon Bomb but was countered with an implant DDT. After getting in a few punches, Cage whips Teddy to the ropes and then performs a backdrop. Cage then lifts Teddy in a fireman's carry position then dropped him to one knee for a gutbuster. He then picked up Teddy but got a jawbreaker as a counter and he whipped Cage to the ropes but he received a spear from the Instant Classic. Cage measured Teddy with the Unprettier and his opponent got all of it. He climbed the top rope and went for the frog splash but Teddy got his knees up as he landed on him. Teddy then executed a double underhook flip Piledriver on Cage and followed it up with a standing version of the Hart Attack 2.0 and went for a pin but got a 2 count. Teddy then went for the Whirling Cutter but Cage landed on his feet and rolled him up for the 3 count.
Roberts: "The winner of the match and has advanced to the next round, Christian Cage!"
Cage rolled out of the ring as he was one step closer for an IWA World Heavyweight Championship match after pinning Teddy to the mat as his adversary was as surprised he got beaten and eliminated out of the tournament. A happier man was walking around the locker room and that was John Morrison because he retained his championship against rival Triple H. After a recap of the title match, Morrison came out more cocky and arrogant, if that was ever possible, as his slow motion intro on the stage commenced. He got in the ring and took a microphone then said something.
Morrison: "It really feels good to be the IWA World Heavyweight Champion. And I wouldn't have done it with Triple H because he is easily distracted just like what you saw earlier and my thanks to this man."
Smooth played and Monty Brown, who got Tombstoned by Undertaker and helped Morrison retain the title against Triple H. He entered the ring and the two shook hands and stood in the ring as cohorts.
Morrison: "Without me as champion, this world would become a tasteless planet. Monty Brown has proven that he is worthy of being with the best and the best is only me. Nobody can call me anything else but the best because I am still the IWA World Heavyweight Champion!"
Then, Booyaka 619 has heard through the speakers as The Biggest Little Man came down to the ring and got a microphone to have a chat with the A-List Elitist.
Rey: "Hold up champ. You say you're the best in the business but you haven't faced me yet. If you want to be the best, then put your title on the line against the Ultimate Underdog."
Again, someone else interrupted but it was Elijah Burke and he made his way to the ring to state his problem and something very important.
Burke: "I know I don't have anything to do with here but I am now claiming my chance to vie for the IWA World Heavyweight Championship! If there's a problem with that then there will be four knuckles upside your head when I'm done."
Morrison: "Well, I accept your challenge Elijah but this gnome here thinks he deserves it more. How about you and Monty here show how people above the mortal border handle with the undeserving."
Before the beatdown actually commenced, Triple H then came out to his theme and entered the ring to face his rival.
Triple H: "I just have two words for you Morrison. Rematch now. I don't care if it's a handicap match with your bodyguard or enforcer here but I want that title around my waist."
The five were staring down each other and waited for one to make a move which proved unnecessary as the GM of BLOCKBUSTER emerged on the stage to make an announcement.
Smith: "Now, don't count your eggs before they hatch. I have a solution to this conundrum we have here and it will be the Elimination Chase to Projekt Mayhem. We will have a Fatal Fourway Match tonight and whoever get's pinned will be eliminated and next week will have a Triple Threat match with the remaining competitors and so on. It will be Elijah Burke versus Rey Mysterio versus Monty Brown versus Triple H!"
With the announcement made, the superstars in the ring were a little glad they will have a title match but Morrison was unhappy that he will have to defend his newly retained championship to anyone who wins the Chase.
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The Fad by Chevelle played and a pair of new superstars to IWA came down to the ring known as Warwick Zero, the smaller one of the team, and his brother Titus Zero, who was bigger and had a scowl on his face. The two were known collectively as The Zeroes and they made their way to the ring. The International Tag Team Champions, who failed to pick up a win at Systems Overdrive, made their way to the ring while being cheered on by their fans.
Non-Title Match:
International Tag Team Champions Cryme Tyme vs. The Zeroes
Warwick and JTG, both the little men of their team, started of the match with a lock up at the center of the ring that ended with Warwick turning into a waistlock then took JTG down. He quickly floated over to a front facelock but JTG managed to get out of it with a hammerlock when he got up. Warwick immediately landed a back elbow to the face and a kick to the gut as he whipped JTG to the ropes and got in a clothesline. Warwick then picked up JTG and tried to tag his brother but JTG fought out of it with punches which earned him an eye poke by Warwick. He tagged in Titus and he just stomped viciously on him after getting in then dropped a massive elbow. Titus whipped JTG to an open corner hardly then did it again across the ring as he followed it up with a devastating clothesline. He lifted JTG to his feet and did a suplex followed a by a suplex slam. He went for a pin but JTG kicked out at 2. He then tried to tag his partner but Titus got hold of his leg which got JTG to perform an enzuigiri on him. He tagged in Shad and he took down the big man of the opposing team with a clothesline and brought in Warwick hardly. He whipped Warwick to the ropes and did a tilt-a-whirl slam then did another clothesline on Titus. Shad measured Warwick with a running Big Boot but he evaded it and he nailed him with a spinning heel kick. He quickly rolled out of the ring as his brother landed a leg drop on Shad and went for a pin but got a 2 count. Titus dragged Shad to their corner and tagged in Warwick as they whipped Shad then hit a double back elbow followed by a double falling headbutt to the midsection. Warwick hit a jumping knee drop on Shad's head and went for the cover but got a 2 count. He then picked up Shad and went for an Irish Whip but he reversed it and whipped Warwick to the ropes and caught him in mid-air for a scoop slam. The two tagged in their respective partners and JTG evaded haymakers to get in punches of his own. He bounced off the ropes and ducked under a clothesline from the big man as he connected with a dropkick. He does it again and clotheslines Warwick out of the ring. Shad then performed his running big boot on Titus that knocked him down. The two then landed their Inverted leg slam/splash combo on him. Shad then hoisted up Titus on his shoulders and they went for the G9 but Titus escaped and caused JTG and Shad to bump onto each other. Warwick came in with the Zero Maker (Springboard Bulldog) on Shad and Titus raked the eyes of JTG then delivered the Titan Breaker (Torture Rack Neckbreaker) on him. Titus pinned one half of the International Tag Team Champions for a successful tag team debut.
Roberts: "The winners of the match, Warwick and Titus Zero, The Zeroes!"
The new duo of BLOKBUSTER came out on top over the International Tag Team Champions as Warwick and Titus left the ring to celebrate while Cryme Tyme suffered another loss in one week. The cameras came to the announce table where Michael Cole, Joey Styles and Jonathan Coachman sit at ringside.
Joey: "Cryme Tyme just staggered right in front of the finish line and ended up beat again in just 6 days."
Coach: "Thanks for pointing that out genius."
Cole: "Let's put that match aside. We have a grand night with the Elimination Chase to Projekt Mayhem for our main event and the Tournament of a New Frontier happening with Christian Cage taking the first spot in the semi-finals."
Coach: "We have more to come as three more First Round matches will come and the competitors will face each other at random."
Joey: "Now is that time with Kenny Dykstra going against either Kevin Thorn, Matt Sydal, Benedict Rockwell, King Booker or Batista."
Kenny Dykstra came down to the ring with the crowd giving him a mixed reaction. He then entered the ring and climbed the second rope as he waited for his opponent.
His randomly picked opponent was Matt Sydal and the crowd blew up into excitement as Sydal made his way to the ring for the second First Round match.
Tournament of a New Frontier First Round Match:
Matt Sydal vs. Kenny Dykstra
Sydal and Kenny started out with a lock up as Kenny turned it into a waistlock that got Sydal to forcibly back him up the corner to break it. Sydal then hit two back elbows to the face of Kenny and then whipped him to the corner across the ring. He charged and went for a monkey flip but Kenny countered by catching him and caused him to land face first on the top turnbuckle. Kenny dropped a knee on the back of the head of Sydal and a kick to the chest when he sat up. He tried to get on a vertical base but Kenny just did a football kick right on his midsection. He then went for a pin but got a 1 count on Sydal. The former male cheerleader then picked up Sydal and did a short arm clothesline and repeated this for three times. Kenny lifted him up and slammed him to the mat with a suplex and hooked the leg for a pin but got a 1 and a half count only. He then whipped Sydal to the ropes and went for a backdrop but got himself a kick to the chest for setting up too early and connected with the Slice Drop. He hit a clothesline on Kenny and did a kick to the midsection followed by a bridging fisherman's suplex that got him a 2 count. Sydal then puts Kenny on the top rope and prepares for the Cyclorama but Kenny raked his eyes and pushed his opponent down to the mat. Kenny then tried to stand on the top rope but Sydal took out his legs that caused him to land on the turnbuckle on his groin. The superstar from St. Louis, Missouri executed the Cyclorama and went for a pinfall attempt but got a 2 count again. He bounced off the ropes and nailed him with a leg lariat. Sydal added more damage as he did a picture perfect moonsault on Kenny. After hooking the leg, he got a 2 count on Kenny. He got up near the ropes and Sydal clotheslined him out of the ring. Sydal followed him and slammed his head on the announce table but received a back elbow to the gut and whipped Sydal to the steel steps. He broke the ref's count out count and went back to Sydal. Kenny then backed him up to the apron hardly. After rolling him in the ring, he went for a pin but got a 2 count. He whipped Sydal to the ropes but he stopped after getting to the ropes and Kenny charged which Sydal stopped with a double boot that got him on the apron. He then tried to do a springboard but Kenny dropkicked him that got him to land face first on the mat. Kenny did a standing whiplash on Sydal and went to the top rope for the finishing touch. He took too much time in taunting that Sydal managed to roll out of the way of the Kenny Legdrop. Sydal eventually finished the match with the Here It Is Driver and hooked the leg for the 3 count.
Roberts: "The winner of the match and has advanced to the next round, Matt Sydal!"
Sydal got his arm raised and acknowledged his fans in the crowd by climbing the second rope. The brackets were shown at the titantron with Sydal and Cage in the semi-finals and four blank brackets for two more matches.
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Next Big Thing blared through the speakers and Brock Lesnar came to the stage with an angry look in his face. He should be angry after losing to Jeff Hardy with the United States Championship on the line. Lesnar activated his pyro on the apron and entered the ring for his match.
Man in a Box played and Tommy Dreamer came out with a hellacious ovation. The Innovator of Violence made his way to the ring and would not like it with Lesnar in that mood.
Tommy Dreamer vs. Brock Lesnar
Lesnar didn't wait for the ring bell to start the match as he clobbered Dreamer from behind. He hoisted him up and drove him to his knee with a ribbreaker and did another one then did a scoop powerslam. Waiting for Dreamer to stand and when he did, Lesnar performed an overhead belly to belly suplex on him. Lesnar didn't go for the cover but instead wanted to punish Dreamer more as he picked him up and was whipped to the corner then got in a knee lift to the gut. He does another and then prepared for a powerbomb but Dreamer fought back with punches to the gut and a backdrop. Dreamer ducked under a clothesline and hit a neckbreaker then dropped an elbow on his chest. He bounced off the ropes after Lesnar got up and connected with a Thesz press followed by punches to the head. Then, Dreamer scooped Lesnar up but let him land on his feet as he connected with an inverted DDT. The end was near as Dreamer measured the Next Big Thing and went for the Dreamer DDT but Lesnar reversed it into a German Suplex. Lesnar finished the match with the F-5 and hooked the leg for the win.
Roberts: "The winner of the match, Brock Lesnar!"
Lesnar just stood there with his arm raised and had ignored the jeers he was hearing. He decided that he wasn't over yet as he picked up Dreamer and applied the Brock Lock on him and the referee told him to break the hold but didn't listen as he continued to apply pressure. Lesnar eventually broke the hold later and the referee checked if Dreamer is okay. Backstage, Josh Matthews was with John Morrison and Monty Brown for an interview.
Matthews: "Standing by with me is the IWA World Heavyweight Champion John Morrison with Monty Brown and guys, what do you think about Jayden Smith's decision on how to crown a new No.1 Contender?"
Morrison: "I find it hard to believe that he could be out to get me, the Shaman of Sexy, dethroned. I am the greatest champion in this brand, company and the world, that's why I have this. Triple H wasn't able to do that for 3 months and every time we encountered each other, I would emerge victorious. I don't really expect him to come up on top but if he would then it will be another title defense that will end up with the Guru of Greatness winning."
Brown: "That's why I'm in the match. I'll make sure that Triple H won't be going near that championship ever again."
The two left the interview with the fans booing them. Now back to the ring, Jimmy Wang Yang was already inside it and waited for his opponent. The crowd booed the superstar who came out and it was Matt Striker along with the Dominating Force Big Daddy V.
Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Matt Striker w/ Big Daddy V
The two superstars got in a lock up and Yang turned it into a side headlock then Striker backs him to the ropes and throws Yang across the ring. Striker earned himself a shoulder block from Yang and before he can go to the ropes, Striker grabbed his ankle to trip him. Striker then floated over and put Yang in a front facelock. Yang forced Striker up to a vertical base and reversed the facelock into a hammerlock but got him a back elbow to the face. Striker then pushed Yang to the corner and started pummeling him with kicks to the midsection and punches to the face. The referee told him to stop but once he separates him Big V comes into play by choking out the Redneck. Big V comes down from the apron and Striker whips Yang to the corner across the ring then charges but got a boot to the face and earned himself a hurricanrana out of the ring. Yang then signals to the crowd as he climbed the top rope for a top rope crossbody out to Striker. He yells a "YE-HAW!" to the crowd that got them going and rolled in Striker to the ring. After getting in the ring, Yang then whips Striker to the corner and charged as he connected with a monkey flip. He went for a pin but got a 2 count. Yang went for a suplex on Striker which was blocked but Yang didn't give up and lifted the former school teacher but he landed on his feet and slammed Yang with a neckbreaker. He followed it up with a DDT and went for a pin but got a 2 count. Striker picked up Yang and whipped him across the ring to the ropes then gave him a back elbow. After a scoop slam, Striker bounced off the ropes and landed an elbow drop on Yang, keeping him grounded since taking the driver's seat. He then picked him up and lifted him up for a sidewalk slam backbreaker then went for a pin but got a 2 count. He was getting frustrated and prepared to finish the match with the Happy Monkey Submission but Yang fought back and slipped behind him then hit a jumping enzuigiri. Yang took him down with a clothesline and a legsweep as Big V tried to distract the referee but received a baseball slide to the chest. He continued his rise of momentum with a jumping spinning leg lariat on "Your Teacher". Yang whipped Striker to the corner and leveled him with a spinning heel kick with a handful of ropes to let him land on the apron. He wrapped it up with the Yang Time on Striker that earned him the 3 count.
Roberts: "The winner of the match, Jimmy Wang Yang!"
Yang's celebration was cut short when Big V came in a squashed him with a clothesline. Big V threw Yang to the corner and delivered a running corner splash onto him. He finished the assault with the Ghetto Drop. His theme played as Striker and Big V exited the ring when the show went to a commercial break.
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AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels made their way to the ring after the commercial break to AJ's theme I Am with the crowd cheering on. Their opponents were the Pit Bulls, Kid Kash and Jamie Noble, and the duo made their way to the ring.
AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels vs. The Pit Bulls
Daniels and Noble started the match with a lock up and Noble drove his knee on his opponent's gut. He whipped him to the corner and started pummeling him with hard kicks to the torso. Noble dragged him back to the center of the ring then did a quick legdrop for a count of 1. He then whipped Daniels to the ropes and went for a hiptoss but was countered and tried a clothesline which was ducked under by Noble then tripped him. After tagging in Kash, the two stomped on Daniels as Styles tried to come and help his partner but was only stopped by the referee. The two continued their stomping fest on Daniels and the referee saw this so he broke it up. Kash then hit a back suplex on Daniels and went for a pin but got a 2 count instead. He lifted him up and drove his knee to the midsection for a backbreaker and did it one more time. Kash whipped Daniels to the ropes but hung on and that got Kash to charge which earned him a boot to the face. Daniels charged but was nailed with a dropkick straight to the face. Noble was tagged in and the two did a double flapjack after they whipped Daniels to the ropes. Daniels was getting a beating as he got a kick to the midsection and Noble went for a swinging neckbreaker but he reversed it into a short arm clothesline. He also caught him in a STO then tagged in his partner who was waiting on the apron since the start of the match. He then nailed Noble with a clothesline and backdropped a charging Kash. He lifted Noble and did the Cliffhanger on him. Daniels clotheslined Noble out of the ring then Styles bounced off the ropes for the Shooting Styles Press onto Kash and Noble at the outside. He managed to roll in Noble and went for a pin but got a 2 count. He went for the Rack Bomb but Noble raked his eyes and did a backbreaker. He followed it up with a leg lariat after bouncing off the ropes. Daniels came in and hit a monkey flip that got Noble to land face first. Kash emerged from the outside and connected with the Money Roll on Daniels. He then tried to finish off Styles with the Dead Level but he countered it with the Stylin' DDT after springboarding. Styles tried to whip Kash to the ropes but got a rake of the eyes and attempted a hurricanrana which was reversed with the Styles Clash. Daniels executed the Angel Wings on Noble and both he and AJ climbed the top rope. Daniels performed the Best Moonsault Ever followed by Styles' frog splash on Noble then covered him for the victory.
Roberts: "The winners of the match, AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels!"
The two were hellaciously being cheered by their fans sitting in the crowd as they climbed the ramp to head to the back. King Booker was having a talk with his queen about the Tournament and strategized on how he would win if it was any of the superstars he hasn't faced before.
Benedict Rockwell, who was one of the lumberjacks in the last qualifying match between Batista and the Undertaker, was a little sore from being in the wrong end of a Chokeslam. He was in his wrestling attire and made his way to the ring after his theme played. After entering the ring, his theme halted and the next was Kevin Thorn. Rockwell gave out an irritated sigh that his undefeated streak maybe in jeopardy with the Fanged Fiend as his Tournament opponent.
Tournament of a New Frontier First Round Match:
Benedict Rockwell vs. Kevin Thorn
Thorn tried to get a hold of Rockwell but was evading him and landing punches to the gut to slow him down. Rockwell then went for a right to the face; Thorn blocked it and threw his opponent to the corner where he choked him out using his boot. The ref told him to stop choking Rockwell or he will disqualify him. He did eventually stop and whipped his opponent to the ropes then took him down with a shoulder block. Thorn bounced off the ropes and Rockwell leapfrogged over him then did an arm drag on his adversary. Rockwell then worked on the arm with an arm twist and pulled hardly for a knee lift to the gut of Thorn. He does it two more times followed by another arm twist. He tried to whip Thorn to the corner but he reverses and Rockwell was whipped to the other corner. Thorn then tried to squash him in the corner but he got out of the way just in time and Rockwell hit an inverted facelock backbreaker followed by a neckbreaker. He went for a pin but got a 2 count. He got in a few punches to the head tried a kick but was caught by Thorn and pulled in for a clothesline. Thorn then pummeled on his back with forearms and whipped him to the ropes that ended up with a flapjack. He bounced off the ropes and connected with a huge legdrop on the neck of Rockwell then went for a pin but got a 2 count. Thorn tortured his opponent with a gut wrench, focusing on his back and trying to bend him like a pretzel and eventually dropped to his knees for a backbreaker drop. He did a nonchalant pin on Rockwell but he got a shoulder up at 2. He then whipped him to the ropes and went for a clothesline but he ducked under it and stunned him with a flying forearm strike to the face. Rockwell then landed a few fists to the noggin of the Follower of Vampirism and bounced off the ropes but got a big boot to the face. Thorn tried to finish it off with the Crucifix Powerbomb but Rockwell escaped the move and nailed him with a spinning crescent kick. He hit a clothesline and dodged a clothesline from Thorn and executes a float over DDT. He does a kick to the midsection and was followed by a legdrop bulldog. He went for a pin but got a 2 count. The Los Angeles, California native then bounced off the ropes but was caught with a sitout spinebuster. He then throws Rockwell to the ropes and went for a tilt-a-whirl but was countered into a Russian Legsweep with great athleticism. Rockwell climbed the top rope and went for a crossbody but was caught in mid-air and was thrown to the mat with a fallaway slam. He then hangs Rockwell on the top rope for the original Sin but he fights his way out of it and turned it into a tornado DDT. Rockwell attempted the Music Nation Anthem but Thorn got out of it by raking his eyes and tried to whip him to the ropes which were countered into The Highlight. He then capitalized and delivered the Music Nation Anthem on Thorn to advance to the next round.
Roberts: "The winner of the match and has advanced to the next round, Benedict Rockwell!"
Rockwell gestured to his fans after climbing the second rope for his win. The brackets showed the 3 men who have advanced to the semi-finals and the last two men who are going battle it out for the last spot were King Booker and Batista. Now backstage, Batista was with Josh Matthews for an interview.
Matthews: "Batista, now that you know who you are going to face later on tonight, what do you think of the ones who have advanced to the semi-finals?"
Batista: "Well, I think they all deserve their spot because they earned it. On the other hand, there is the IWA World Heavyweight Champion John Morrison. Since he became champion, he did a great deal of cheating to retain it. The only question is if he will retain it again at the next PPV."
The Animal then left to prepare for his match with the Ruler of the BLOCKBUSTER Kingdom. On the mean time, the next match was ready to go as The Highlanders got to the ring with their Scottish entrance. The World's Greatest Tag Team then came out to the stage and made their way to the ring for the tag team match.
The Highlanders vs. The World's Greatest Tag Team
Haas and Robbie started out and had a collar-elbow-tie-up and ended with Robbie turning it into a hammerlock then a side headlock. Haas found a way out of it by tripping Robbie and putting him in a front facelock and landed blows to the head. When they both got up on their feet, Haas then whips Robbie to the ropes and got a shoulder block from one half of the Scottish duo. Robbie bounces off the ropes and Haas went for a hip toss but got the bad end of a clothesline. He then put in fists to his head and took him down with a headbutt. Rory was tagged in after a slap from his cousin and the two did a double back suplex. Rory went for a pin but got a 1 and a half count on Haas. Rory did a suplex on Haas and hooked the leg but got a 2 count instead. Rory whipped his opponent to an open corner and charged but got nothing as Haas got out of the way and connected with a double underhook suplex after a kick to the midsection. Haas tagged in Benjamin and the two did a double fisherman's suplex on Rory and caught a charging Robbie with a spinebuster. Benjamin whipped Rory to the ropes and tried to leapfrog but was caught and he performed a powerslam. Rory then prepped up his opponent for an inverted slingshot suplex but he landed on his feet and nailed him with a roundhouse kick. Benjamin began beating his opponent with continuous punches straight to the head. Robbie tried to help his partner with a double axe handle to the chest and one to Haas as well. He went for a suplex but Benjamin again landed on his feet and connected with a neckbreaker. Haas then executed the Haastile Takeover on Robbie as Benjamin went for a superkick but was countered by Rory. He didn't realize the momentum of his throw was used to rebound but saw it and ducked and the kick instead hit Haas on the face. Rory used his cousin as a battering ram on Benjamin and the two delivered the Scot Drop on him. Rory went for the pin but was broken by Haas as he pulled Rory out of the ring. He did an exploder suplex on him on the floor and Benjamin floored Robbie with the T-Bone Suplex. Haas rolled in Rory and the two did their double team now known as the World's Greatest Tag Team Move (Leapfrog Stungun) and was finished with Benjamin's Paydirt then went for the pin.
Roberts: "The winner of the match, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas, the World's Greatest Tag Team!"
Haas and Benjamin stood over the ring carnage after their match with Rory grimacing in pain as for Robbie; he was holding his back after that suplex on the floor. The two e3xited the ring as the show went to a commercial break.
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Last Sunday, a superstar demolition derby has stepped in the spotlight.
A No Holds Barred battle between a rookie and a monster,
The young Rhodes then flew for a crossbody but was caught and the Samoan Bulldozer did a swinging sidewalk slam on the steel steps. Umaga then attempted the Samoan Spike but his opponent ducked under it and Rhodes kicked him in the groin for a low blow. Rhodes then rocked Umaga's head with a knee lift and bounced off the ropes but was hit with a savate kick. The kick caused Rhodes to sit in the corner and Umaga quickly capitalized with the Samoan Wrecking Ball. Finally, Umaga picked up his opponent and delivered the Samoan Spike and got the pinfall.
Xtreme Rules heightened,
Larson set up another ladder beside the other and climbed it. He was centimeters away from the remaining briefcase as Matt climbed the ladder next to him. Matt stopped him from reaching it just in time with a forearm to the back and a straight right hand to the face. He went for the Twist of Fate on the ladder but Larson got out of it by kicking the ladder away from him thus letting Matt fall to the mat. Larson had both of his hands on the briefcase and MVP knocked off the ladder he was standing on but kept hold of the briefcase. MVP didn't see Larson dangling more than 10 feet from the ring and that may have cost him as Larson finally unhooked the last briefcase and fell down to the mat.
Two brands collide for supremacy
Shad eventually got up and picked Devon up on his shoulders as they connected with the G9. JTG went for the pin but Ray pulled the referee out of the ring to interrupt the count. Ray entered the ring and hit a German suplex on JTG, who thought they had won the match. He measured him as he stirred and got up later which earned him a Ray Cutter. The referee saw a pin in progress as he got in the ring and counted but ended up as a 2 count as Shad broke it up. Devon then delivered the Devon DDT on Shad from behind and the two caught Shad with the 3D after he got up. JTG was up and Ray saw this as he went for a clothesline but it instead hit Devon when JTG dodged it. JTG then went for a sunset flip but Ray reversed into his own pin attempt and got the 3 count.
Championships retained,
He entered the ring and charged Michaels with the title but he evaded it and leveled Kennedy with Sweet Chin Music. He went for the pin but the ref was knocked out. The referee began to crawl to the pin and counted but Kennedy kicked out at 2. Michaels was in disbelief and got up while Kennedy was resting on the second rope. HBK tried to get Kennedy off where he was but was nailed with the Intercontinental Championship on the head which was unseen by the referee. Kennedy quickly went for the cover and got the 3 count.
Lesnar then did a double underhook but before he can continue Jeff rammed his shoulder to Lesnar's gut. Jeff jumped over him and slammed Lesnar to the mat with a sit out powerbomb. Jeff now measured Lesnar and went for the Twist of Fate but got hoisted up Lesnar's shoulders and delivered the F-5. Lesnar taunted the fans and his opponent telling them that he is the next United States Champion. He took too long as he tried a pin but Jeff turned it into a small package and surprisingly got the 3 count.
Brown was still at ringside and was angry that Triple H got a shoulder up. He then pulled the referee from where he was and reentered the ring then picked up Triple H but he didn't expect him to fight back as he delivered a Pedigree to him. Morrison came from behind with the steel chair on the back and on the head. Morrison connected with the Moonlight Drive on the same chair and he got rid of the evidence as he hooked the leg for the cover but no referee was there while a new referee came in and made the 3 count.
And at a new champion emerged out of the car wreck,
The challenger went for a cover but got a 2 count as Edge kicked out. He then readied Edge for the FU but he racked his eyes and he got out of that situation as he bounced off the ropes and delivered the Spear. He then covered his challenger but Cena suddenly kicked out at 2 with the fans cheering the resistance of Cena to losing. Edge argued with the referee that he should have won by now if it wasn't for the ref's slow counting. When he turned around Cena hoisted him up and slammed him down with the FU. Cena then locked in the STFU and Edge was again at the center of the ring with pressure around his neck. After more than 30 seconds in the hold, Edge had no choice but to tap out or risk a broken neck.
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-End of Promo-
At the end of the commercial, King Booker's royal theme played and the King himself went out with Queen Sharmell. Batista followed with his theme I Walk Alone and the crowd screamed for the Animal.
Tournament of a New Frontier First Round Match:
Batista vs. King Booker w/ Queen Sharmell
Batista and Booker knew each other so well that Booker knew that he should strike before Batista knows what's coming. Booker kept the pounding hard and quick and whipped Batista to the ropes but got a shoulder block. Batista then went to the ropes and took down Booker again with a shoulder block. He then whipped Booker to the corner and started to land fists to the cranium of the royal ruler. Batista used his foot to choke Booker and Sharmell tried to tell the referee to stop it. Batista stopped eventually and did two shoulder thrusts to the gut. He tried to whip Booker to the corner across the ring but was hip tossed instead. Booker bounced off the ropes and dropped a knee to Batista's head. He then twisted Batista's left arm and followed it up with a hook kick straight to the face. He went for a pin but got a 2 count. Booker decided to pick up Batista and suplexed him off his feet. After Batista got on his feet, he did a chop and punch combo until Batista was backed to the ropes and he whipped him to the ropes and went for a clothesline but got a back elbow on Batista. He told Batista to kiss his royal foot which got him booed and taken down on his back and the Animal pummeled the King of the World. He even clotheslined him over the top rope and near Queen Sharmell. Batista exited the ring and Queen Sharmell tried to slap him but was blocked and simply pushed away. He then slammed Booker's head on the ring apron and the security barricade almost endlessly until the ref's count out count of 7. He broke the count and continued working on Booker by slamming him to the barricade. Batista then attempted to Batista Bomb him on the floor but he raked his eyes and threw him to the steel ring post. Booker did that again and rolled him in the ring for a pin but got a 2 count. He then whipped Batista to the corner and charged but got a back elbow from him and went for a clothesline which was evaded by the Ruler of the BLOCKBUSTER Kingdom and connected with a spinning crescent kick. He then hooked the leg but only received a 2 count from the referee. Booker then hit a sidewalk slam and climbed the top rope then flew for the Houston Hangover but Batista dodged it jus in time. Batista handed Booker some punches and whipped him to the ropes that eventually got Booker knocked out with a running clothesline. He then slammed him to the corner and did three shoulder thrusts repeatedly. Batista whipped Booker to the corner across the ring but was reversed into another hook kick to the face that he ducked under then picked him up for a running front powerslam. He went for a pin but got a 2 count. He climbed the top rope but Queen Sharmell distracted him for a right amount of time as Booker recovered and did a superplex. He tried to cover him but only got a 2 count again. He was thrown to the ropes but managed to get in a spinning heel kick to the face. He tried the Scissors Kick but Batista countered with a clothesline which was turned into the Book End. He went for a pin but was another split second away from a three count. Booker climbed the second rope and went for a double axe handle but was caught in mid-air with a Spinebuster. Batista took the match to the end with a high impact Batista Bomb and has advanced to the next round.
Roberts: "The winner of the match and has advanced to the next round, Batista!"
Batista's theme sounded throughout the arena as King Booker winced in pain after the move that eliminated him from the tournament. Queen Sharmell then checked on his husband if he is okay. Backstage, we see Triple H preparing for the fatal fourway Elimination Chase and looks to have another title match with John Morrison. Speaking of John Morrison, he walks out to the stage to his theme without Brown in his side for a one on one match. His opponent was Jeff Hardy, who successfully defended his title against Brock Lesnar last Sunday.
Non-Title Match:
United States Champion Jeff Hardy vs. IWA World Heavyweight Champion John Morrison
The two champions had a lock up at the center of the ring with Jeff backing up Morrison to the corner. Jeff broke the lock up with a clean break but Morrison didn't like it clean as he slapped Jeff across the face. He took this opportunity to throw punches at Jeff and whipped him to the ropes but was knocked down by a shoulder block. Jeff bounced off the ropes and Morrison went for a hip toss but was countered into an arm drag. Morrison got up in the corner and Jeff jumped on him for a monkey flip which Morrison landed face first. Jeff smashed Morrison's head on the turnbuckle and tried to whip him to the corner across the ring but he reversed it and turned it into a neckbreaker slam. He then followed it with a backbreaker and a DDT on the United States Champion. Morrison went for a pin but got a 1 and a half count. Morrison then repeatedly punches Jeff on the face and lands a forearm to the gut while he was at it. He then tried to whip Jeff to the ropes but found himself bouncing off the ropes and in a tilt-a-whirl which he reversed for a Russian Legsweep. He then does his signature Breakdance Legdrop on Jeff's neck and goes for a pin but got 2 count. Morrison then went to pick up Jeff but received a sitout jawbreaker and a clothesline. He climbed the top rope but Morrison saw this and dropkicked him off of it. Morrison taunted his downed opponent, who was trying to get up on the apron and eventually got on it, and when he faced Jeff, the Charismatic Enigma then tried to suplex him to the floor. Morrison escaped it and did a sunset flip and powerbombed Jeff to the floor. The crowd winced at the impact of the move and the two men were exhausted as they tried to get back to the ring. Morrison managed to get in the ring but was to be only pulled out again by Jeff and the two fought on the apron. Jeff went for his Twist of Fate but Morrison countered it and hit a neckbreaker on the apron. Once Jeff was sitting up, Morrison did a vault dive to the ring and turned it into a baseball slide dropkick. The arrogant IWA World Heavyweight Champion just waited for Jeff to climb back in the ring and eventually got in at the count of 9. Morrison then went his Moonlight Drive but was countered into a spinning sleeper slam. He then connects with a leg feed spinning mule kick on The Shaman of Sexy, with Morrison backed to the corner in a sitting position, and Jeff ran to the corner for a rope aided dropkick. The Rainbow Haired Warrior then executes a sitout inverted suplex slam that prompts him to climb the top rope. When he reached the top rope, Morrison stopped him going for the Swanton Bomb by taking out his legs. He then goes on top and went for a top rope hurricanrana but Jeff hangs on the top rope with Morrison crashing and burning. The younger sibling of the Hardy family then attempts the Swanton Bomb but Morrison rolled out of the way. When Jeff got up, Morrison hit a kick followed buy a hard hitting Capoeira Kick to the head. He went for a pin but got a 2 count. Morrison for his corkscrew moonsault from the top rope but hit nothing but canvas as Jeff dodged it and when Morrison got up, he received a Whisper of the Wind from Jeff. He hooked the leg but was close for a 3 count which got him the three count. Jeff then went for the Twist of Fate which Morrison got out of and poked his eyes then performed his springboard enzuigiri. He proceeded to get out of the ring and get the United States Championship, intending to use it but the ref took it away before he could. Jeff took this opportunity for his Twist of Fate but got a low blow from Morrison while the ref wasn't looking and delivered the Moonlight Drive for the win.
Roberts: "The winner of the match, the IWA World Heavyweight Champion, John Morrison!"
Morrison then exited the ring as the referee in the ring helped Jeff Hardy up and to the back after that match. The A-List Elitist then sat in the announce table, with a towel handed to him, as he will be a spectator for his future opponent.
Don't Waste My Time played and Elijah Burke came out being booed by the crowd. He expected to be the only one challenging Morrison after interrupting Mysterio but that wasn't the case. He entered the ring and gestured that he will be the next challenger.
Booyaka 619 was heard and Rey Mysterio made his way to the ring. Mysterio got loud cheers from his faithful fans at ringside and gave one of them his mask, with him wearing another one inside it, and entered the ring.
Smooth played and Monty Brown got on the stage only to be booed by the fans. Morrison could no longer be the IWA World Heavyweight Champion without his help last Sunday. Brown, with no intention on challenging for the IWA World Title, wondered why he was put in this position while Morrison clapped on at ringside.
The Game blared through the speakers and the fans went wild when Triple H was on the stage then continued with his entrance. Morrison despised this man not only because he used his sledgehammer on him after their match on Redemption but he only wants to be the champion. Triple H finished his entrance later, looking on Morrison and Brown.
Elimination Chase to Projekt Mayhem Match:
Triple H vs. Elijah Burke vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Monty Brown
Sides were chosen in this fight with Triple H and Rey Mysterio going to help each other while Brown and Burke siding with each other. Burke and Mysterio charged for each other as for Triple H tried to chase down Brown outside of the ring then Brown took advantage of Triple H entering the ring and stomped on him. Burke easily threw Mysterio out of the ring after attempting a springboard and landed on the floor harshly. Burke and Brown worked on Triple H with continuous stomps to the midsection while he was cornered and Burke told him keep pounding on him. Brown then did a running knee to Triple H and taunted him but Burke rolled him up with tights only for a 2 count. The two argued for a short period of time and Morrison stood up and told them to concentrate on eliminating Triple H. The two then whipped him to the ropes and went for a double back elbow but Triple H ducked under it and took both of them out with a clothesline and Mysterio came back in with a springboard dropkick on Triple H. He whipped Burke to the corner but he instead was in the corner and Burke charged which Rey expected and put up two of his boots to stop him in tracks. Mysterio then turned a tilt a whirl side slam into an inverted DDT on Burke. He bounced off the ropes and was caught by Brown with a powerslam. Brown hit the Circle of Life on Mysterio as Triple H handed him his fists to the face of the Alpha Male. Triple H whipped Brown to the ropes but he was the one who bounced off of it as Brown countered it. He went for a backdrop but set up too early as he got a knee facebuster from The Game and followed by a clothesline which Brown evaded and connect with an exploder suplex. He then went for a pin but Burke pulled him out of Triple H on the second count. Burke and Brown stared down each other and traded fists a short time later with Brown gaining the upper hand. He whipped Burke to the ropes and caught him in a belly to belly suplex. Brown picked up Burke and dumped him over the top rope and Morrison told him to finish off Mysterio. He then measured Mysterio with the Alpha Bomb but Triple H interrupted it and did a back suplex. Mysterio then bounced off the ropes and did a headscissor arm drag on Triple H while he again bounced off the ropes but Burke tripped him and pulled him out of the ring forcefully and caused him to hit the barricade. He entered the ring and hit a STO on Brown followed by a dropkick to Triple H. With Triple H in the corner, he charged and went for a Stinger Splash but Triple moved out of the way then clotheslined him out of the ring. All the was left was he and Brown and when he tried to pick him up, he poked him in the eyes and suplexed him. He went for a pin but got a 2 count. Brown then connected with a gutwrench suplex on Triple H and mocked his DX sign. He then proceeded to execute a Russian Legsweep and he floated over for an arm bar, trying to make him tap. Triple H was on the verge of being eliminated via submission but Mysterio entered the ring with a springboard legdrop on Brown. He went for a pin but Brown kicked out at 2. Triple H and Mysterio did the Catapult-Rana on Brown and set up the 619. Burke entered the ring and hit the Elijah Experience on Triple H from behind. He whipped Mysterio to the ropes and went for a sidewalk slam but was countered into a headscissors takedown to the ropes where Brown was. He bounced off the ropes again and performed the 619 on Burke while Brown got out of the way. He then followed it up with the West Coast Pop on Burke and went for a pin but Brown kicked him on the side of the head. Brown finished him off with the Alpha Slam and tried the Pounce on Triple H but he hang on to the ropes and put his back elbow up when Brown charged. He threw him over the top rope onto Morrison and delivered the Pedigree on burke for the win.
Roberts: "The winner of the match, Triple H! As a result, Elijah Burke is now eliminated from the Chase to Projekt Mayhem."
Triple H climbed the top rope and gestured to the fans and he pointed to Morrison, telling him he will get another chance at him. Next week will feature him, Monty Brown and Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat Match to continue the Chase. Brown and Morrison got up and warmed Triple H of the repercussions if he messed with him again as the show ended.
Champions: (BLOCKBUSTER)
IWA World Heavyweight Champion: John Morrison
United States Champion: Jeff Hardy
International Tag Team Champions: Cryme Tyme
New Frontier Champion: (To Be Decided)
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