Dark match: Vladimir Kozlov d. David Young with the Iron Curtain.
Dark match: Jimmy Uso (w/Jey Uso and Tamina) d. Tyson Kidd (w/David Hart Smith and Natalya Neidhart) with a spinning Samoan Drop.
Dark match: Natalya (w/David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd) d. Tamina (w/Jimmy and Jey Uso) with the Sharpshooter.
Live from the Don Haskins Center at the University of Texas at El Paso on the USA Network
We do ten-bell counts for Shawn Osbourne, Fabiano El Gitano, Sir Oliver Humperdink, Larry Sweeney, Chip Fairway, Stinky the Homeless Guy, Randy Savage, Adrian Steele, JT Lightning, Rod Steele, Bobby Fields, Tony Cozensa, Rafael Halperin, Donna Christanello, Little Tokyo, Johnny Barend, Dr. X-Treme, Killer Karl Kox and Bison Smith. R.I.P.
Scott and Mike welcome us to the show.
KABOOM!
The pyro goes off as the JWL World Heavyweight Champion KANE power walks down to the ring, scaring off announcer Lillian Garcia.
KANE: I AM THE JWL WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION AND I AM STILL UNDEFEATED IN SINGLES COMPETITION! I AM DEMANDING SOMEONE COME OUT AND AGREE TO CHALLENGE ME FOR THE TITLE TONIGHT AND I WILL NOT LEAVE THIS RING UNTIL SOMEONE DOES!
WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT? WHAT DOES EVERYBODY NEED? WHAT DOES EVERYBODY LOVE?
The crowd cheers as Breathe by the Prodigy plays and AL SNOW makes his way out.
AL SNOW: Kane, I have come out here to accept your challenge. I will see you in the main event.
The crowd pops, although they know Al has a considerable challenge ahead of him.
Kane accepts and makes the pyro go off again.
(We go back to last week when a masked man cost the World's Greatest Tag Team, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas, their match against the Royal Assassins, Randy Orton and Dave Batista, and later unmasked as Cody Rhodes.)
Opening match: Charlie Haas (w/Paul E. Dangerously and 911) vs. Cody Rhodes (w/"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes)
LG: The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
(Cody Rhodes' music plays)
Crowd boos.
LG: Introducing first, being led to the ring by "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and representing Dusty's Dream Team and making his JWL in-ring debut, from Marietta, GA, , CODY RHODES!
("Bodies" by Drowning Pool plays)
Crowd cheers.
LG: And his opponent, being led to the ring by Paul E. Dangerously and 911 and representing the Dangerous Alliance, from Edmond, OK, CHARLIE HAAS
911 checks both under the ring and around the first several rows near ringside to make sure no one is around who could interfere and cost Haas the match, much like how Randy Orton did on Episode 65 and Cody himself did on Episode 66. He reports to Paul E. that it looks clear.
LG: Ladies and gentlemen, JWL Commissioner Mick Foley has ordered that Dusty Rhodes, Paul E. Dangerously and 911 must leave the ring area for this match.
The managers give some last minute advice to their wrestlers before leaving.
Haas and Cody tie up and we get some excellent technical wrestling for the first few minutes, with each guy getting some 2-counts on the other. Scott and Mike talk about how the feud between the Dangerous Alliance and the Dream Team goes all the way back to Paul E. announcing that he was coming to the JWL back on Episode 34. Tenay wonders if we might see new additions to the DA, since they are currently outnumbered by the Dream Team. The match goes back and forth until Cody pulls out a big elbow to the head a la his father, which temporarily stuns Haas. Cody takes control and goes for the Cross Rhodes, but Haas is able to recover and tie up Cody in a small package for the pin at 7:30!
LG: Here is your winner, CHARLIE HAAS!
The crowd cheers. Paul E., 911 and Shelton Benjamin come out to celebrate. Dusty, the Nasty Boys and the One Man Gang come out and the DA and the Dream Team brawl to the back.
Scott and Mike talk about recent developments in the JWL and announce that our next match will see the debuts of two up-and-coming wrestlers, one is a second-generation competitor and the other is a third-generation competitor.
LG: The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
("Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig's music plays!)
LG: Introducing first, from Robbinsdale, MN, weighing in at 224 lbs., JOE HENNIG!
Crowd cheers.
("Sirius" by the Alan Parsons Project plays!)
LG: And his opponent, from Charlotte, NC, weighing in at 215 lbs., RICHIE STEAMBOAT!
Crowd cheers again.
Hennig and Steamboat take in the cheers of the crowd. Just before the bell rings to start the match, we hear some creepy, weird music that has not been heard on a wrestling show in quite some time.
(Doink the Clown's theme plays!)
To the crowd's shock, the original evil DOINK THE CLOWN comes out to the ring area with a big bag. The announcers and the wrestlers are utterly confused as to why Doink is here.
DOINK: First of all, the last thing any of these losers in the crowd want to see is two spoiled brats trying to make careers off of their famous last names. I singled out you two because, as I see it, you've got some payback coming. Before that happens, I want to give you an opportunity to shine on your own, as the first two victims, sorry visitors, to enter Doink the Clown's Traveling Wrestling Carnival Funhouse of Pain!
Doink enters the ring with his big bag. He pulls out something that looks like the entrance to a carnival funhouse and a couple of chairs. He invites Steamboat and Hennig to sit down. They do, and the chairs collapse! Doink runs around laughing at the prank. Steamboat and Hennig seem more annoyed than hurt though.
DOINK: You know, for pro wrestlers, you guys seem pretty skinny. Fortunately for you, I can help you put on some weight right here.
Doink reaches into his bag and pulls out…cream pies??
Doink takes the pies and, you guessed it, shoves them right in Steamboat's and Hennig's faces!
DOINK: You know what, that was messy. I think I have something that could help clean you two up right here in my bag.
You are probably expecting Doink to spray seltzer water in their faces. Sorry, not this time. Instead, Doink dishes out…chair shots!
Doink lays out both Steamboat and Hennig and runs around laughing as the crowd boos and chants Kill the Clown! Kill the Clown! Kill the Clown!
911 runs out to the cheers of the crowd! Doink collects his props and runs to the back and out of the building before the bodyguard can get his hands on him. Tenay mentions 911 defeating Doink in the Quarterfinals of the NWA World Heavyweight Title Tournament on August 27, 1994 at the ECW Arena which Shane Douglas won and then threw down the belt and named himself the ECW World Heavyweight Champion. The EMTs come out to help Steamboat and Hennig to the back.
(Commercials)
(We go back to the Hurricane-TAKA Michinoku match from last week and Kaientai Deluxe doing a post-match beat down and Shannon Moore making the save.)
"The Anarchist" Shannon Moore vs. Shoichi Funaki (w/TAKA Michinoku)
LG: The following cruiserweight contest is scheduled for one fall.
(Kaientai's music plays)
LG: Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by Kaientai Deluxe member Shoichi Funaki, from Tokyo, Japan, SHOICHI FUNAKI!
Mix of cheers and boos.
("Caught in a Mosh" by Anthrax plays)
Crowd cheers.
LG: And his opponent, from Cameron, NC, 'THE ANARCHIST' SHANNON MOORE!
Moore and Funaki lock up and we get an exciting match filled with the expected mix of technical and aerial offense. Both guys get two-counts on each other. TAKA interferes here and there, drawing heel heat. Funaki takes control and goes for the Tornado DDT, but Moore backdrops Funaki down to the mat. Moore sets up for the Halo (Whisper in the Wind), but TAKA trips up Moore. Funaki uses the ropes to get back to his feet. He then climbs up again and sets up for a superplex, but Moore is still in this. Moore headbutts Funaki back down to the mat and slowly gets to his feet. Moore goes for the Halo, but TAKA pulls Funaki out of the ring, drawing more heel heat. Moore decides to dive out onto both members of Kaientai Deluxe, but Funaki pushes TAKA into Moore's way, effectively sacrificing his partner. Funaki takes over, rolls Moore into the ring, and delivers the Tornado DDT for the pin at 8:30.
LG: Here is your winner, SHOICHI FUNAKI!
Crowd boos. Funaki soaks up the heat, collects TAKA and the heels celebrate on their way to the back. The Hurricane rolls out on his Hurricycle and helps Moore to the back.
(Commercials)
We come back to see HHH on the warpath, throwing things around and yelling about someone having mixed salt into his water bottle on last week's show. He is carrying around a sledgehammer and looks to be in no mood to wait for a confession. He thinks of attacking Kaientai Deluxe, but then he remembers his 1970s-1980s WWF wrestling tapes and how Japanese heels would throw salt into people's eyes, not mix it into their water. ;)
2 Cold Scorpio vs. "The All-American American" Jack Swagger
LG: The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
(Swagger's music plays)
LG: Introducing first, from Perry, OK, 'THE ALL-AMERICAN AMERICAN' JACK SWAGGER!
Crowd boos.
(Jungle Boogie plays)
LG: And his opponent, from Denver, CO, 2 COLD SCORPIO!
Crowd cheers. Scorpio dances a little on his way to the ring but gets serious once he enters.
Scorpio and Swagger have an excellent technical wrestling match with Scorpio working in some aerial stuff as well. Both guys get 2-counts on each other. During the match, Jerry Lawler, Dusty Rhodes and Khosrow Daivari all make their way out again as their scouting of Swagger continues. Swagger blocks a Scorpio top-rope legdrop attempt with a superplex. Swagger then executes the Red White and Blue Thunder Bomb for the pin at 8:00.
LG: Here is your winner, JACK SWAGGER!
Swagger poses to celebrate the win as the crowd boos. The managers all try to talk to him but he walks away.
(Kozlov promo)
(Video package covering the Redneck Wrecking Crew defeating the Faces of Fear for the JWL World Tag Team Titles at JWL Vengeance I and the Crew's run with the belts which was cut short by the death of Lance Cade.)
Meng (w/Jimmy Hart) vs. Trevor Murdoch (w/Khosrow Daivari)
LG: The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
(Daivari's music plays)
LG: Introducing first, being led to the ring by Khosrow Daivari and representing Daivari International, from Houston, TX, TREVOR MURDOCH!
Crowd boos.
(Meng's theme plays)
LG: And his opponent, being led to the ring by "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart, from the Kingdom of Tonga, he is one-half of the Faces of Fear, MENG!
Crowd cheers.
Meng and Murdoch lock up and a good, stiff brawl results. Neither guy backs down for the first few minutes. Meng takes control and begins to overpower Murdoch. Meng executes a powerslam and a legdrop for a 2 count. Meng chops away on Murdoch to a great reaction from the crowd. Murdoch looks like he wants out and starts arguing with Daivari, who orders him to get back into the match. Murdoch comes back with some lariats and slams of his own for a couple of 2 counts. Murdoch can not quite put Meng away, though. Daivari senses this and signals to the back for the Burmese Python. Daivari's monster mercenary makes his way down to the ring area. The Python attacks Hart, leading to the Barbarian running out to make the save for his manager. The Python discards Hart and goes toe-to-toe with the Barbarian. Referee Charles Robinson is distracted by this and Meng tries to call off his tag team partner with a kind of "I got this one, guys" hand signal. Barbarian and Python brawl to the back. Amidst the confusion, Murdoch has slipped a foreign object out of his boot and nailed Meng with it for the shock pin at 9:00!
LG: Here is your winner, TREVOR MURDOCH!
The crowd boos. Daivari and Murdoch celebrate the win while Barbarian manages to return and he and Hart help Meng to the back. Hart mumbles, "What are we doing wrong?"
(Kozlov promo)
(Commercials)
(We go back to the Dalton Brothers', Jesse and Festus, debut win from last week.)
The Dalton Brothers (Jesse and Festus) vs. Leo Kruger and CJ Parker
LG: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. In the ring at this time, first, from Johannesburg, South Africa, LEO KRUGER! And his tag team partner, from Joliet, IL, CJ PARKER!
Crowd claps politely for Kruger and Parker but without enthusiasm.
Crowd cheers.
LG: And their opponents, from Nashville, TN, JESSE AND FESTUS, THE DALTON BROTHERS!
The bell rings, and Festus goes crazy again! Festus overpowers Parker and Kruger, with both guys rolling out to the floor to regroup. Referee Nick Patrick tells them that one of them has to start the match. They do rock-paper-scissors and we start with Festus vs. Parker. Festus tosses Parker around to the cheers of the crowd. Even though Kruger and Parker had the advantage of seeing Festus last week, they still are unsure of what to do against him. Jesse begs for the tag and Festus brings in his high-flying younger brother. Jesse and Parker put on a solid wrestling match. Parker rakes the eyes and brings in Kruger, giving the heels the advantage. Jesse plays Ricky Morton for a time until Kruger misses a corner charge and Jesse rolls over to the corner to tag in Festus. Festus wipes out Kruger and Parker, finishing with Biscuits and Gravy (flapjack followed by a somersault senton) on Parker for the pin at 8:00. The bell rings and Festus returns to his peaceful self.
LG: Here are your winners, JESSE AND FESTUS, THE DALTON BROTHERS!
Crowd cheers.
(Chavo Guerrero Jr. video package)
"The Mexican Warrior" Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. "The Sicilian Shooter" Little Guido Maritato
LG: The following cruiserweight contest is scheduled for one fall."
("Stayin' Alive Remix" by N-Trance plays)
LG: Introducing first, from Nanuet, NY, 'THE SICILIAN SHOOTER' LITTLE GUIDO MARITATO!
Guido gets a pretty good reaction from the crowd.
("Chavo Ardiente" plays)
HUGE POP!
LG: And his opponent, from El Paso, TX, 'THE MEXICAN WARRIOR' CHAVO GUERRERO JR.!
The crowd is nuts for Chavito here, as one would expect.
Chavo and Guido have an excellent match filled with technical and aerial wrestling. Both guys get 2-counts on each other. After several minutes of back-and-forth action, Chavito takes control. He hits the Three Amigos, does the Eddie shimmy, and hits the Frog Splash for the pin to a great pop at 7:30.
LG: Here is your winner, 'THE MEXICAN WARRIOR' CHAVO GUERRERO JR.!
(We go back to Kane opening the show by issuing an open challenge and Al Snow answering it.)
Main Event: JWL World Heavyweight Champion Kane © vs. Al Snow (w/Head)
LG: The following contest is our main event. It is for the JWL World Heavyweight Championship and is scheduled for one fall.
WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT? WHAT DOES EVERYBODY NEED? WHAT DOES EVERYBODY LOVE?
("Breathe" by the Prodigy plays)
LG: Introducing first, the challenger. Coming to the ring with Head, from Lima, OH, AL SNOW!
The crowd cheers and Al has a very determined look on his face.
KABOOM!
Crowd boos.
LG: And his opponent, from Parts Unknown, he is the JWL World Heavyweight Champion, KANE!
Al has a brief discussion with Head and then puts it down in the corner.
They tie up and Kane easily overpowers Snow to start. Kane tosses Al around, with Al taking some great bumps. Al tries to counter with some technical wrestling, but it does not get him very far. Kane keeps pounding on Al, but Al continues to fight back. Al tries some brawling and high-flying in a desperate attempt to make some progress against Kane's power stuff with no luck. After a few more minutes of this, Kane delivers the flying 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.