Live from the Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
You know the drill.
Opening match: Diamond Dallas Page and Christian (w/Jerry "The King" Lawler) vs. Maven and Garrison Cade
LG: "The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. In the ring at this time, first, from Chantily, VA, weighing in at 220 lbs., MAVEN! And his partner, from Omaha, NE, weighing in at 261 lbs., GARRISON CADE!"
("Self-High Five" plays)
LG: "And their opponents, being led to the ring by Jerry 'The King' Lawler and representing the Royals, first, from Atlanta, GA, weighing in at 253 lbs., DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE! And his partner, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at 215 lbs., CHRISTIAN!"
Crowd boos the Royals loudly.
The Royals win a squash, with DDP pinning Cade with the Diamond Cutter at 2:35.
LG: "Here are your winners, DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE AND CHRISTIAN!"
We look at the brackets for the first round of the JWL World Tag Team Title Tournament.
("*" means winning team)
The Hardy Boyz
The New Age Outlaws*
Tommy Dreamer and the Sandman*
The Dudley Boys
Ron Simmons and D-Lo Brown
Diamond Dallas Page and Christian
The Faces of Fear
The Outsiders
Big Van Vader and Bam Bam Bigelow*
T&A
Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri
Kurt Angle and Christopher Nowinski*
Ric Flair and Arn Anderson
Raven and Stevie Richards*
Gangrel and Perry Saturn
Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner
JWL World Tag Team Tournament, Round One
Gangrel and Perry Saturn (w/Luna Vachon) vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner and Jeff Jarrett (w/Midajah)
LG: "The following is a first round match in the JWL World Tag Team Title Tournament and is scheduled for one fall."
(Steiner's music plays)
LG: "Introducing first, being accompanied by his favorite freak Midajah and representing the Franchise Foundation, from Bay City, MI, weighing in at 270 lbs., 'BIG POPPA PUMP' SCOTT STEINER! And his partner, from Hendersonville, TN, weighing in at 234 lbs., JEFF JARRETT!"
Crowd boos.
("Blood" plays)
"And their opponents, being led to the ring by Luna Vachon and representing the Misfits, first, from the Other Side of Darkness, weighing in at 240 lbs., GANGREL! And his partner, from Boston, MA, weighing in at 234 lbs., PERRY SATURN!"
Crowd cheers.
Saturn and Jarrett start, and Saturn takes control with suplexes and submission holds. Saturn gets some 2-counts. Jarrett fights back and takes control. Jarrett tags in Steiner, who dominates Saturn. Saturn fights back and hits some impressive suplexes on Steiner. Steiner fights back and throws Saturn around, putting him in the face-in-peril role. Gangrel starts up a "SATURN! SATURN!" chant that the crowd picks up on as well. Midajah distracts referee Chad Patton, allowing Jarrett the chance to cheat, as the Foundation members double-team Saturn. Luna decides she's seen enough, and spears Midajah and beats her down. Luna drops a garbage can on Midajah, rendering her a non-factor. Luna tells Patton to pay attention to the match. He does in time to see Saturn escape the double-team and make the HOT tag to Gangrel, who comes in to a HUGE pop. Gangrel cleans house on Jarrett and Steiner, finishing with the Impaler DDT on Steiner for the pin to advance in the tournament at 8:30.
LG: "Here are your winners, advancing in the JWL World Tag Team Title Tournament, GANGREL AND PERRY SATURN!"
(Commercials)
We go to Dusty's ranch, where he is standing with the first two members of his Dream Team, the Nasty Boys.
DUSTY: "J DUBBA L! Last time, Ah brought out da Nasty Boys as the first members of mah Dream Team. Ah looked long and hard to find someone who Ah thought wuz worthy of joining the team and Ah found him. Please welcome (dramatic pause) CRUSH!"
(Crush walks onto the scene.)
CRUSH: "With the guidance of Dusty Rhodes, the Dream Team will CRUSH the competition!"
Back to the ring.
Jacqueline vs. Thug
LG: "The following women's contest is scheduled for one fall."
("Born to be Wild" plays)
LG: "Introducing first, being accompanied by Harley's Angels members Charlie Davidson and EZ Rider, from Reynolds, GA, THUG!"
Crowd boos.
("Black Cat" by Janet Jackson plays)
LG: "And her opponent, representing American Badass Inc., from Dallas, TX, JACQUELINE!"
Crowd cheers.
JR tells us that Jacqueline specifically requested this match because she wants revenge from their previous encounter on Episode 13 and to prove that she can beat a much larger opponent as a preparation for fighting Chyna at JWL Wrestlemania I.
Jacqueline just tears into Thug, pounding on her from one end of the ring to the other. Charlie and EZ get involved, of course, but Revolution members Caged Heat, Loca and Delta Lotta Pain, run out and brawl with the bikers. All four women fight to the back. Thug comes back and takes over with power stuff, but she can't put Jackie away. Jacqueline comes back and is just relentless. Jackie hits a POWERSLAM and finishes with the Tornado DDT for the pin at 7:00.
LG: "Here is your winner, JACQUELINE!"
Jackie gets no time to celebrate, however, as Chyna blindsides her and leaves her laying. Jackie gets up and she and Chyna fight to the back.
"Perfect Strangers" by Deep Purple plays, bringing out the Franchise Foundation ("The Franchise" Shane Douglas, Steiner, Jarrett, Justin Credible, Kane and Francine, with Midajah receiving medical attention.)
SHANE: "Cut the damn music! First order of business, Jarrett and Steiner, this is the second title that has escaped the Foundation's grasp. You guys disgust me. But that's not why we're out here. That stupid Satan-worshipping clown Kevin Sullivan is going around saying that the Dungeon of Doom has two big monsters, the Yeti and the Giant, and that the Foundation has only one, Kane. Well, that ends tonight. It took some effort to convince everyone that this was the right move, but I know it's going to be worth it. I give you, the newest member of the Franchise Foundation. Hit his music!"
("Snapped" plays!)
JR, Mike Tenay and everyone else are saying, "Oh no, they wouldn't, they couldn't, not him."
But they did and it is...
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SID!
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SID!
Sid enters the ring and takes the mic.
SID: "LISTEN UP, DUNGEON OF DOOM! YOU HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM ON YOUR HANDS THAN YOU COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED! I AM THE MASTER AND THE RULER OF THE WORLD! KANE AND I ARE CHALLENGING YOU TWO, THE GIANT AND THE YETI, TO A MATCH AT WRESTLEMANIA!"
The DOD music hits, and the Giant and the Yeti come out and attack Sid and Kane, with no one backing off at all. Security and officials restore order, and "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan accepts the challenge on behalf of the Giant and the Yeti.
(Commercials)
Back to the ring.
Tori vs. Beckie the Farmer's Daughter
LG: "The following women's contest is scheduled for one fall."
("Come Out and Play" hits, as Tori climbs over the guardrail.)
LG: "Introducing first, representing Raven's Nest, from Portland, OR, TORI!"
Crowd boos.
("American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers plays)
LG: "And her opponent, representing the Revolution, from Hog Hollow, NE, BECKIE THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER!"
JR explains that Tori requested this match since she lost to Beckie at the first JWL show.
Tori tears into Beckie and just dominates the match. Beckie gets in some good moves, but for the most part it's all Tori. Tori wins with the superplex at 7:00.
LG: "Here is your winner, TORI!"
We look at the brackets for the first round of the JWL World Tag Team Title Tournament.
("*" means winning team)
The Hardy Boyz
The New Age Outlaws*
Tommy Dreamer and the Sandman*
The Dudley Boys
Ron Simmons and D-Lo Brown
Diamond Dallas Page and Christian
The Faces of Fear
The Outsiders
Big Van Vader and Bam Bam Bigelow*
T&A
Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri
Kurt Angle and Christopher Nowinski*
Ric Flair and Arn Anderson
Raven and Stevie Richards*
Gangrel and Perry Saturn*
Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner
JWL World Tag Team Title Tournament, Round One
Main Event: The Faces of Fear (w/"The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan) vs. The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash)
LG: "The following is our main event. It is a first round match in the JWL World Tag Team Title Tournament and is scheduled for one fall."
(The standard NWO music plays)
LG: "Introducing first, representing the Clique, at a total combined weight of 616 lbs., from Minneapolis, MN, SCOTT HALL and from Detroit, MI, KEVIN NASH, THE OUTSIDERS!"
Crowd boos.
(The Faces of Fear's music plays)
LG: "And their opponents, being led to the ring by 'The Taskmaster' Kevin Sullivan and representing the Dungeon of Doom, at a total combined weight of 575 lbs., from the Kingdom of Tonga, MENG and THE BARBARIAN, THE FACES OF FEAR!"
Crowd cheers.
JR goes into all the tag team accomplishments off all four competitors. The Outsiders held the WCW World Tag Team Titles four times together, and Hall also held it once with the Giant, and Nash also held it once with Sting and once with DDP as the Insiders. Scott Hall held the AWA World Tag Team Titles with Curt Hennig. As Diesel, Nash held the WWE World Tag Team Titles with Shawn Michaels. As a member of the Powers of Pain, Barbarian co-held the NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Titles with Ivan Koloff and the Warlord and was one-half of the last-ever WCW United States Tag Team Champions with Dick Slater in 1992. As King Tonga, Meng held the WWC North American Tag Team Titles twice with Gran Apollo, the WWC World Tag Team Titles once with Hercules Ayala, and the International (Montreal) Tag Team Titles once with Richard Charland. As Tama Tonga, he held the NWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Titles once with Siva Afi. As Haku, he held the WWE World Tag Team Title with Andre the Giant [RIP] as the Colossal Connection.
The FOF and the Outsiders have a stiff, intense match, mainly due to the FOF and to Hall actually being somewhat motivated. After going back and forth for several minutes, the FOF take control and destroy the Outsiders. Barbarian pins Hall with the Kick of Fear and a big piledriver for the pin to advance at 10:00.
LG: "Here are your winners, advancing in the JWL World Tag Team Title Tournament, THE FACES OF FEAR!"
Crowd cheers.
End of show.