Anniversary Armageddon
Date: 01/26/2002
Bell Time: 7:30
The show started with The Girls from Hooters accompanying Spazman Simmons
to the ring. Simmons started ripping on the fans then put the Hooters
Girls over to nice pop then told them to leave his ring. Then Scotty
Bender, "The Voice of NMW, " came out to thank Hooters and the fans for
supporting NMW and helping them become a part of BIG TV on Time Warner
Cable. Then Bender talked about Terry Lemmer, Big Cat Lemmer's father,
who passed away a few months ago and dedicated the show in his honor.
Then all the wrestlers and referees came out for a ten-bell salute to the
memory of Terry Lemmer. Everyone left the ringside area, except for Big
Cat who stayed in the ring to a standing ovation from the fans until a
masked man came out from the crowd and hit Lemmer in the knee with a ball
bat. The attack continued until Jason Atlas and "Gigolo" Johnny Walker
came out to make the save. They helped Lemmer to the back as Lemmer was
seriously injured.
Match 1: Demetrius (w/"Handsome" Randall Burton) defeated Orpheus,
Crusher, I.B. Green, and D.A. Thunder in a "Hardcore Hell" elimination
match by pinning Orpheus at 6:50. Orpheus (formerly Chris "The Razor"
Blade) came out as Demetrius's new tag team partner and are now known as
The Soultakers. They were the last two left with Orpheus "laying down"
for Demetrius and giving him the victory. Demetrius is now the #1
contender for Ian Decay's Rochester Streetfight Title.
Match 2: "Devastating" Kevin Dunn (w/Miss Michelle) defeated Marcos
Martini (w/Marty "The Party" Vain) and Shockwave (w/Kenny Casanova and
J.C. Money) at 8:56 to become the new NMW Cruiserweight Champion. Before
the match, Vain called out Mean Marcos as "Hung like a zucchini, Marcos
Martini," as the newest member of The Frat Pack. Then Money came out and
said that while he was training for the match, he slipped on a Hooters
chicken wing and fell on his head and couldn't defend his title. He
called out Shockwave as his replacement. Good match that saw Shockwave
rollup Martini with a bridge and Dunn went underneath for the double pin.
Since Dunn was the man on top of Marcos, referee Adam Bloodstone awarded
Dunn the match and the title. Money argued the decision and demanded his
title back, slapping Dunn in the face. Dunn responded with a kick and
then delivered his finisher, The Burning Hammer.
Match 3. Jason Atlas defeated Hellcat at 11:03 to become the new NMW
Heavyweight Champion. Similar match to their first encounter at September
2 Remember. Atlas delivered his Atlas Slam and had Hellcat pinned, but
Chip Stetson pulled out referee Luis "White Shoes" Johnson before the
3-count and attacked him. Stetson then grabbed the title and went for
Atlas, but Atlas moved and Stetson nailed Hellcat instead. An Atlas
clothesline sent Stetson to the outside and Johnson came back in to count
the pin. After the match, Stetson berated Hellcat, saying he was sick and
tired of him dropping the ball and that a decision had to be made. He
called out the other New York Crew members, The Outcast Killers (Oman
Tortuga and Diablo Santiago) and told them they had to choose between him
or Hellcat. The Killers stood next to Hellcat, seemingly making their
decision. Then out of nowhere, The Killers attacked Hellcat and Stetson
joined in as well until Atlas came back out to make the save. Atlas tried
to help Hellcat up, but Hellcat refused and left the ring on his own.
Match 4: Hate Machine (HC Loc and Sledge) defeated Eric Everlast and
"White Lion" Jim Tanner (w/Kenny Casanova) when Loc pinned Tanner after
delivering their finisher, "The Downward Spiral," at 10:53. Good showing
by Hate Machine in their NMW debut.
Match 5: Big Cat Lemmer defeated Chip Stetson with his finisher, The Cat
Nap, at 9:53 to become the new NMW TV Champion. Before the match, Stetson
said because of being attacked earlier in the night, Lemmer was going to
be a no-show and told referee Adam Bloodstone to count him out. But
Lemmer came out to much to the surprise of the champion. Hard-fought
match that at one point saw Stetson cross-bodyblocked Lemmer to the
outside through a table. Both men were very slow in getting up, and as it
looked the others referees were helping Lemmer to the back, Lemmer got
his second wind and speared Stetson on the outside. After the match,
Lemmer got a huge BCL chant and a standing ovation from the fans.
Match 6: Sabre defeated "Mr. Spotlight" Jeff Starr (w/Kenny Casanova) at
5:38. Sabre dominated most of this match. Starr eventually fought back
and hit some big moves, but Sabre came back and after hitting Casanova
who was on the ring apron, finished Starr off with his Sabretooth Tiger
Bomb finisher for the victory.
Match 7: "Gigolo" Johnny Walker and Hellcat defeated The Outcast Killers
when Walker pinned Santiago at 9:16 to become the new NMW Tag Team
Champions. Match started off as a handicap match with Walker by himself,
but midway through the match Hellcat came back out and stood in Walker's
corner much to the surprise of the champions. The end came when Hellcat
giving Tortuga The Hellraiser, Santiago giving Hellcat the sidewalk slam,
and Walker hitting Santiago with The Tongue-Twister for the pin. After
the match, Walker and Hellcat threw down the belts and stared each other
down. It looked like the two would come to blows, but they shook hands
and held the belts up celebrating their victory to a good pop from the
fans. It now looks like Hellcat has left the ranks of the New York Crew
and is now a member of the Gentlemen's Club.
Todd Brantley
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