Live from the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
You know the drill.
Opening Tag Team Match: The Nasty Boys (w/"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes) vs. Rodney Leinhardt and Pete Gasparino
LG: "The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. In the ring at this time, from Greenwich, CT, at a total combined weight of 506 lbs., RODNEY LEINHARDT AND PETE GASPARINO!"
("Nasty Boys Stomp" from WrestleMania: The Album plays)
LG: "And their opponents, being led to the ring by 'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes and representing Dusty's Dream Team, from Allentown, PA, weighing in at a total combined weight of 615 lbs., JERRY SAGS AND BRYAN KNOBBS, THE NASTY BOYS!"
Crowd boos.
Quick, ugly squash as the Nasties just pummel the jobbers relentlessly and finish with the Pitstop Elbow (powerslam/top rope elbow drop combo) with Sags pinning Gasparino in 2:35.
LG: "Here are your winners, THE NASTY BOYS!"
The Nasties continue the beating, and their Dream Team stablemates Crush and the One Man Gang run out and join them. Finally, refs and officials are able to clear them out of the ring. Both Leinhardt and Gasparino do stretcher jobs, though no one cares. Dusty's Dream Team gets booed as they leave the ring area.
Handicap Match: The Giant (w/"The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan) vs. Shawn Stasiak and Mike Sanders
LG: "The following handicap contest is scheduled for one fall. In the ring at this time, first, from Oakville, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at 242 lbs., SHAWN STASIAK! And his partner, from Atlanta, GA, weighing in at 230 lbs., MIKE SANDERS!"
(The Dungeon of Doom's music plays)
Crowd cheers.
LG: "And their opponent, being led to the ring by 'The Taskmaster' Kevin Sullivan and representing the Dungeon of Doom, from Parts Unknown, weighing in at 450 lbs., THE GIANT!"
Giant is motivated tonight, and squashes both guys with big chokeslams in a mere 55 seconds.
LG: "Here is your winner, THE GIANT!"
Post-match, Sid and Kane attack, Yeti makes the save, and the four monsters fight to the back.
(Tori video package)
(Caliente video package)
Tori vs. Caliente
LG: "The following women's contest is scheduled for one fall."
("Come Out and Play" hits as Tori climbs over the guardrail and enters the ring.)
LG: "Introducing first, representing Raven's Nest, from Portland, OR, TORI!"
Crowd boos.
("Living La Vida Loca" plays)
Crowd cheers.
LG: "And her opponent, representing the Revolution, from Los Angeles, CA, CALIENTE!"
Tori and Caliente have a solid, well-paced, well-worked match. JR makes sure to plug Tori's match against Molly Holly for the JWL Women's Title at WrestleMania. Tori takes control and finishes with the superplex at 6:30.
LG: "Here is your winner, TORI!"
(Commercials)
(Bret "The Hitman" Hart video package)
Bret "The Hitman" Hart (w/Mr. Bob Backlund) vs. Tom Marquez
LG: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall. In the ring at this time, from Philadelphia, PA, weighing in at 240 lbs., TOM MARQUEZ!"
("Hitman" plays)
Crowd boos.
LG: "And his opponent, being led to the ring by Mr. Bob Backlund and representing High Standards, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, weighing in at 235 lbs., BRET 'THE HITMAN' HART!"
Bret tears into Marquez and finishes with the Sharpshooter for the tapout at 2:30.
LG: "Here is your winner, BRET 'THE HITMAN' HART!"
(Kamala video package)
Kamala the Ugandan Giant (w/"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart) vs. Justin Credible
LG: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall."
("Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" by Prong plays)
Crowd boos.
LG: "Introducing first, representing the Franchise Foundation, from Ozone Park, NY, weighing in at 225 lbs., JUSTIN CREDIBLE!"
(Kamala's music plays)
Crowd cheers.
LG: "And his opponent, being led to the ring by 'The Mouth of the South' Jimmy Hart and representing the Dungeon of Doom, from Uganda, weighing in at 425 lbs., KAMALA THE UGANDAN GIANT!"
Kamala splatters Justin and finishes with the big splash in a whopping 30 seconds.
LG: "Here is your winner, KAMALA!"
(Commercials)
(Video package covering the feud between the Four Horsemen and Stratusfaction Inc.)
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair (w/"The Horny Little She-Devil" Terri Runnels) vs. Kanyon (w/Trish Stratus)
LG: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall."
("Time to Rock N Roll" plays)
LG: "Introducing first, being led to the ring by Trish Stratus and representing Stratusfaction Inc., from Atlanta, GA, weighing in at 245 lbs., KANYON!"
Crowd boos.
("Also Sprach Zarathustra" plays)
Crowd cheers.
LG: "And his opponennt, being led to the ring by 'The Horny Little She-Devil' Terri Runnels and representing the Four Horsemen, from Charlotte, NC, weighing in at 243 lbs., 'THE NATURE BOY' RIC FLAIR!"
Crowd cheers, whoos, and many are holding up the four fingers.
JR mentions that this is a rematch from Episode 7, and how Flair won that match by DQ due to Shane Douglas' interference.
Flair and Kanyon have an exciting, stiff, well-worked match. Flair uses all the tricks that earned him the label "The Dirtiest Player in the Game," to the crowd's delight. Flair destroys Kanyon's knee and finishes with the figure-four for the tapout at 7:30.
LG: "Here is your winner, 'THE NATURE BOY' RIC FLAIR!"
We look at the brackets for the second round of the JWL World Tag Team Title Tournament.
("*" means winning team)
The New Age Outlaws vs. Dreamer/Sandman
The Faces of Fear vs. DDP/Christian
Vader/Bigelow vs. Angle/Nowinski*
Gangrel/Saturn* vs. Raven/Richards
Main Event, JWL World Tag Team Title Tournament: "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer and "The Hardcore Icon" The Sandman (w/Beulah McGillicutty) vs. The New Age Outlaws
("Oh You Didn't Know" plays)
ROAD DOGG: "YOU DAMN RIGHT! THAT'S RIGHT IT'S ME, IT'S ME, IT'S THAT D-O-DOUBLE-G, ROLLING ONCE AGAIN WITH MR. A-DOUBLE-S, MR. A-DOUBLE-CROOKED LETTER!"
The NAO enter the ring.
ROAD DOGG: "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, The Clique proudly brings to you its (soon-to-be) JWL Tag Team Champions of the WORRRRRLDDD! The Road Dogg Jesse Jammes! The Badass Billy Gunn! THE NEW AGE OUTLAWS!"
("Enter Sandman" plays)
LG: "And their opponents, being led to the ring by Beulah McGillicutty and representing The Hardcore Alliance, first from Yonkers, NY, weighing in at 245 lbs., 'The Innovator of Violence' TOMMY DREAMER! And his partner, from Philadelphia, PA, weighing in at 244 lbs., he is The Hardcore Icon, this is THE SANDMAN!"
The Hardcores and the Outlaws have an exciting, fast-paced, intense match. To everyone's shock, the Outlaws get the win with a spike piledriver on Dreamer at 7:30.
LG: "Here are your winners, advancing to the semifinals at WrestleMania, THE NEW AGE OUTLAWS!"