Live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
Your hosts are Mike Tenay and Scott Hudson, filling in for the ailing Jim Ross.
We do ten-bell counts for Peter Goodman, Joe Nova, Kerry Brown, Captain Lou Albano, Ryuma Go, Adam Firestorm, Umaga, Steve Williams, Ed Chuman, Katsuhisa Shibata, Andre Baker, Jack Brisco, Angelo Poffo, Jerry Valiant, Corsica Joe, Sandy Scott, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tom Burton, Chris Kanyon, Gene Kiniski, Mr. Hito, Kinji Shibuya and Rusher Kimura. R.I.P.
KABOOM!
("Burned" plays)
The JWL World Heavyweight Champion Kane makes his way out to the ring to a chorus of boos.
KANE: I AM THE JWL WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION AND I DEMAND COMPETITION! I DO NOT CARE WHO I DEFEND MY TITLE AGAINST TONIGHT! I WILL NOT LEAVE THIS RING UNTIL SOMEONE WALKS OUT AND ACCEPTS MY CHALLENGE!
Dead silence, then after a minute or two we hear….
("Dangan" plays)
The crowd pops as the former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Masato Tanaka makes his way out, with Kaientai Deluxe member Shoichi Funaki in tow as translator. Through Funaki, Tanaka tells Kane that he accepts the challenge and will see Kane tonight in the main event. Kane says he will be happy to destroy Tanaka tonight. Kane makes the pyro go off to end the segment.
We go back to the last show and see Matt Hardy challenging Randy Orton following Orton defeating Balls Mahoney.
Opening match: Matt Hardy vs. "The Legend-Killer" Randy Orton (w/Jerry "The King" Lawler)
LG: The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
(Burn in the Light plays)
LG: Introducing first, being led to the ring by Jerry "The King" Lawler and representing the Royals, from St. Louis, MO, 'THE LEGEND-KILLER' RANDY ORTON!
Crowd boos.
(Live for the Moment plays)
Crowd cheers.
LG: And his opponent, being led to the ring by Paul E. Dangerously and representing the Dangerous Alliance, from Cameron, NC, MATT HARDY!
Lawler and Orton are surprised to see Hardy and Dangerously together.
The match starts, and we get some solid wrestling from both guys. The action goes back and forth for the first few minutes. Orton gets a dropkick and a powerslam for 2. Orton controls, drawing heel heat. He gets a couple of 2 counts. Lawler and Paul E. alternate between trash talking each other and shouting encouragement to their wrestlers. Matt comes back, drawing face pops for everything he does. Matt goes for the Twist of Fate, but Orton shoves Matt into the corner. Orton knees Matt in the corner and gets a neckbreaker for 2. Orton goes for the RKO but Matt blocks that with a knee to the gut of his own. Hudson suggests that they are at a stalemate, since they have successfully countered their respective finishers. Matt goes for a sunset flip, but Orton punches him down. Orton gets the RKO out of nowhere but he won't cover since he wants the running punt to the head, despite the King's objections. This turns out to be a mistake, since Matt recovers and avoids the big kick. Matt gets up and hits the Twist of Fate for the pin at 9:00.
LG: Here is your winner, MATT HARDY!
Matt climbs up on the turnbuckles and does the guns-up pose to celebrate with the fans. Lawler goes after Paul E. but Paul smashes him in the head with the phone!
Crowd cheers.
JESSE: Hey everybody. I'm Jesse and this is my big brother Festus. We're the Daltons and we're all excited about coming to the JWL. And that, THAT is the face of someone who is going to be a huge star.
The Dalton Brothers
Coming soon
Joey Styles is in the ring.
JOEY: Please welcome my guests at this time, JOHNNY NITRO AND MELINA PEREZ!
(Nitro and Perez' music hits and they get the whole red carpet paparazzi entrance.)
The heels enter the ring and Nitro takes the microphone.
Nitro: Man, it feels good to be home in Los Angeles again. I sure wish the A-List Couple had been able to debut here instead of whatever flyover country city we were in when we debuted. Well, I can say that our plans to take over the JWL are already in motion. For starters, we ran D-Lo Brown right out of the JWL. Yeah, he and Jackie beat us last time in the mixed-tag, but obviously he couldn't take the loss from Episode 60 so he packed it in and retired. Right now, I don't even see anyone stepping up to challenge us. So, I guess we will just walk out and go hit the clubs.
WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT? WHAT DOES EVERYBODY NEED? WHAT DOES EVERYBODY LOVE?
All of a sudden, Breathe by the Prodigy hits and out comes AL SNOW with Head and a microphone to the cheers of the crowd.
Al: First off, we object to your comments about our friend D-Lo Brown, a great talent and a man I helped train, especially because I was involved in training you as well. So, you can forget about walking out of here because I am stepping up to challenge you, right here right now.
Nitro accepts the challenge and we're underway.
Impromptu Match: Al Snow (w/Head) vs. Johnny Nitro (w/Melina Perez)
We get solid, exciting wrestling from both guys, getting the crowd into the match immediately. Although Nitro is a heel, the crowd cheers his work since they do appreciate good wrestling. They go back and forth for a few minutes, getting 2-counts on each other. Snow looks to Head for advice here and there. Snow tries to go for the Snow Plow (Northern Lights Bomb), but Melina trips Al up from outside the ring. Nitro capitalizes on this and finishes with Moonlight Drive for the pin at 8:00!
LG: Here is your winner, JOHNNY NITRO!
Nitro beats up on Al after the match is over until, to everyone's surprise, THE BLUE MEANIE runs out and makes the save! The crowd cheers for the Meanie and Al Snow. Meanie gets on the microphone and tells Nitro to find a partner because they want a tag match for next week! Nitro and Melina accept the challenge and the crowd cheers.
(Commercials)
Joey Styles is in the ring.
JOEY: Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to welcome back to JWL television the man who returned at JWL Vengeance, THE UNDERTAKER!
Taker does his usual dramatic entrance and takes the mic from Joey.
UT (speaking slowly): CREATURES (loud pop)…of…the night! I have returned to the dark side. Rhino, you were the first victim. Let what happened to him at Vengeance be a lesson to all who dare to cross the darkness or choose to walk down the wrong path. Remember that I am still the reaper of wayward souls. Khosrow Daivari, you have let your devotion to the Almighty Dollar blind you to the evils of the people with which you associate yourself. You said that the Burmese Python was given to you as a gift for all of the money you have invested in Myanmar. Well, I say that you have clearly sold your soul to the Devil for your success and spend every waking moment hoping he won't come to collect. You and your mercenaries will have to dance with the Reaper, since I am challenging the Burmese Python for next week. Daivari, the Python and the rest will all rest…in…peace! (Crowd pops.)
(Commercials)
Jacqueline vs. Victoria
LG: The following women's contest is scheduled for one fall.
("All The Things She Said" by TATU plays)
LG: Introducing first, from Los Angeles, CA, VICTORIA!
Crowd cheers the hometown heroine.
LG: And her opponent, from Dallas, TX, JACQUELINE!
Crowd cheers.
Handshake to start, and they tear into each other. A great match results, as the women work very well together. They both get 2-counts on each other. Jackie takes control and goes for the Tornado DDT, but Victoria blocks it. Victoria hits the Spider Web and follows with the Standing Moonsault. Victoria yells, "That's it!" and hits the Widow's Peak on Jackie for the pin at 9:00.
LG: Here is your winner, VICTORIA!
Victoria does the "belt" sign as Scott acknowledges that Commissioner Foley has not yet announced how the currently vacant JWL Women's Title will be filled.
JESSE: Hey everybody. I'm Jesse and this is my big brother Festus. We're the Daltons and we're all excited about coming to the JWL. And that, THAT is the face of someone who is going to be a huge star.
The Dalton Brothers
Coming soon
(We go back to Chavo Guerrero Jr.'s surprise debut last week and his impromptu win over The Hurricane.)
"The Mexican Warrior" Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Shannon Moore
LG: The following cruiserweight contest is scheduled for one fall.
("Caught in a Mosh" by Anthrax plays)
LG: Introducing first, from Cameron, NC, 'THE ANARCHIST' SHANNON MOORE!
Crowd cheers. Moore has a mohawk and is in Prince of Punk mode here.
("Chavo Ardiente" plays)
LG: And his opponent, from El Paso, TX, 'THE MEXICAN WARRIOR' CHAVO GUERRERO JR.!
Crowd cheers.
We get an excellent, exciting match with a mix of technical and aerial action. Both guys get 2-counts on each other. After several minutes of back-and-forth-action, Chavo takes control and finishes with the Tornado DDT and the frog splash for the pin at 8:00.
LG: Here is your winner, 'THE MEXICAN WARRIOR' CHAVO GUERRERO JR.!
Crowd cheers.
(Commercials)
Main Event, JWL World Heavyweight Title: "The Big Red Machine" Kane © vs. Masato Tanaka
LG: The following contest is our main event and is for the JWL World Heavyweight Championship.
(Dangan plays)
LG: Introducing first, the challenger. From Tokyo, Japan, MASATO TANAKA!
Crowd cheers though they know Tanaka is facing the largest opponent of his JWL career. However, they also know how tough Tanaka is.
KABOOM!
(Burned plays)
LG: And his opponent, from Parts Unknown, he is the JWL World Heavyweight Champion, 'THE BIG RED MACHINE' KANE!
Crowd boos.
Kane and Tanaka tear into each other. Kane controls the pace for a while, shocking the fans. Tanaka fights back and gets in a lot of good offense. However, he can not get Kane down. Kane takes over again, drawing heel heat. Finally, Kane gets the top rope clothesline, the chokeslam and the Tombstone for the pin at 10:00.
LG: Here is your winner, and still the JWL World Heavyweight Champion, KANE!
Kane makes the pyro go off in celebration.
Scott and Mike wrap up the show and thank everyone for watching.
End of show.