Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 14,378
July 30, 2006
THE THEME MUSIC FOR UPRISING PLAYS AND TODD GRISHAM IS SHOWN IN ONE OF THE PEPSI CENTER SKYBOXES. Todd Grisham: "Hello everybody and welcome to Uprising as we are live here at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado and we are ready for TWF history to be made as tonight, Anarchy Rulz, the first ever fan interactive pay-per-view takes place. Now we only have about fifteen minutes before we have to switch things over to the pay-per-view channel so let's run down exactly what you will see tonight. First off, Carlito will take on his former bodyguard Mark Henry but will it be in an apple pie eating contest, a loser must wear a dress match, or a hair versus hair match? That's all up to you guys to decide. By the way, these polls will be open until the time that particular match starts so make sure you get those votes in. In other action, the Hardy Boyz will try to end their problems with the Spirit Squad in either a five on two handicap match, two out of 3 falls or the very popular TLC match! Also, Max Ogden will be in action and you get to pick his opponent! Your choices are Sylvain Grenier, Jake Roberts or his former manager Jimmy Hart. I know which one I'd like to see. Jason Oliver will defend the King of Cable title against Rey Mysterio who if you remember right, he defeated on the last edition of Rampage. But tonight, it will either be inside a steel cage, a ladder match or a match where the only way to win is by submission. Money Mike has challenged a former TWF superstar to a match and if that man can beat him, not only do they get a three year contract to come back and resume their TWF career, but they get the one hundred thousand dollars in cold hard cash that Mike has been offering as bait to the Starman! Rampage will take on SlaughterHouse in tag team action as Shelton Benjamin and a partner of your choosing take on Kurt Angle and a partner who is voted on as well. Five unique choices for each show there. And finally, Travis Wakeman will defend the World title against the superstar who you feels most deserves it. Will it be Matt Cruz? Or how about Umaga? Will you put Money Mike in his second match of the night? The power is in your hands folks, so get those votes in. A GRAPHIC POPS UP WITH THE UPRISING LOGO AND SHOWS FINALLY STANDING NEXT TO A SHADOWY FIGURE. And when we come back, we will reveal one of the men who has been eliminated from the poll in facing Money Mike and instead, he'll be in action on Uprising against the man who loves to fight, Finlay"! COMMERCIAL BREAK........ A COMMERCIAL FOR SNICKERS CRUNCHER IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FINAL, HARD SELL PROMO FOR ANARCHY RULZ. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE...... MY NAME IS FINLAY, AND I LOVE TO FIGHT IS HEARD AND FINLAY COMES OUT TO PLENTY OF BOOS FROM THE DENVER CROWD, CARRYING HIS SHILLELAGH. Jim Ross: "We welcome you to the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado where we are live for Anarchy Rulz and here comes Finlay"! Jerry Lawler: "This is a very unique night J.R., the fans have the oppurtunity to vote for everything! I wish they could've voted for my broadcast partner"! J.R.: "And who do you think they're gonna vote for, Michael Cole"? JUST THEN, A FAMILIAR THEME SONG HITS AND THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS AS THE GODFATHER COMES OUT, DANCING WITH 4 WOMEN. Lawler: "Oh my gosh J.R., remember this guy"?! J.R.: "How could you forget the Godfather"? Lawler: "And he's got some of Denver's finest with him! He must've made a stop off at Colfax"! J.R.: "The Godfather was in the poll to face Money Mike later on tonight but he has been pulled from that in order to battle Finlay here and that's sure a welcome back, huh"? Finlay vs. The Godfather The Godfather was very over with the crowd as he got his shot against the brawler from Belfast. Godfather looked a little rusty and a touch out of shape as Finlay aggressively took the fight to him. But after reversing an irish whip to the corner, Godfather slammed into him with the Ho Train as the "hos" looked on and clapped. Godfather then got him up for the "Pimp Drop" but Finlay slid off his shoulders and pulled him to the mat with a chicken wing. With no way to get out, The Godfather tapped out. Match Time: 7:13 J.R.: "A very impressive hold their by Finlay, getting the three hundred plus pound Godfather to give it up". Lawler: "I still wouldn't mind being the Godfather! He lost, but look what he's leaving with"! J.R.: "Well fans, remember to get those votes in and switch it over to the pay-per-view channel now! It's time for Anarchy Rulz"! THE LEGAL DISCLAIMER CONTAINING THE COPYRIGHT INFO IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY THE TWF ENTERTAINMENT LOGO. INSIDE A DARK ROOM, A PAIR OF HANDS IS SHOWN, FURIOUSLY TYPING ON A KEYBOARD. Audio Voiceover: "What would you do if you had the power...... the power to change fate? MAX OGDEN IS SHOWN ACROSS FROM SYLVAIN GRENIER, JIMMY HART AND JAKE ROBERTS. What if there was an upstart business, looking for that breakthrough moment, and their future rested in your hands? KURT ANGLE AND JESSE STEELE ARE SHOWN ALONGSIDE THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE LOGO. And...... what if you had the champion of the World...... in the palm of your hand? TRAVIS WAKEMAN IS SHOWN SURROUNDED BY THE FACES OF HIS 10 POSSIBLE OPPONENTS, ALMOST IN A HOLLYWOOD SQUARES SHOT. THE HANDS STOP TYPING AND THE COMPUTER SCREEN IS SHOWN WITH THE WORDS "YOU HAVE MADE YOUR VOTE". What would you do"? THE LIGHTS TURN OFF AND A BLANK SCREEN WITH A HUGE RED QUESTION MARK IS SHOWN. "And now, TWF Entertainment along with Snickers Cruncher present........
PYRO EXPLODES OFF THE SET INSIDE PEPSI CENTER AND THE CROWD IS SHOWN GOING WILD. THE SET HAS A COMPUTER MONITOR ACTING AS THE TWF TRON AND THE STAGE HAS THE DESIGN OF A KEYBOARD. Jim Ross: "Nearly fifteen thousand fans have packed the Pepsi Center in Denver for what will be TWF history on pay-per-view, King"! Lawler: "That's right J.R., the fans of the TWF have had the oppurtunity to vote for something in every one of tonight's matches and their choices could change the future of Rampage"! "I SPIT IN THE FACE OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE COOL" IS HEARD AND CARLITO COMES OUT TO HIS MUSIC AND A BIG REACTION, TOSSING AN APPLE. J.R.: "Moments ago, both Carlito and Mark Henry found out that sixty percent of the fans have decided that this will be a hair versus hair match and it's hard to believe, but one of these guys is gonna lose their locks tonight"! Lawler: "Can you imagine Carlito losing this match?! They'd need a weedeater to get all that hair off"! "SOMEBODY's GONNA GET IT" BY THREE SIX MAFIA PLAYS AND MARK HENRY STEPS OUT TO NOTHING BUT BOOS. J.R.: "It would be a devastating blow to Carlito but let's also talk about the fact that Mark Hnery returned to the TWF as the bodyguard of Carlito but as we all know, that relationship quickly soured"! Lawler: "It soured because Mark Henry is the world's strongest man, he doesn't need to be riding the coat tails of someone like Carlito.... he wants to be in the TWF World title hunt! And let's not forget that since his return, Mark Henry has yet to taste defeat"! J.R.: "And that includes a win over former World champion High Octane so you know Carlito will have to have his A game tonight". Hair vs. Hair- 60% of vote Carlito vs. Mark Henry Carlito humorously started the match asking for a test of strength. Henry locked hands with him and Carlito quickly kicked him in the midsection. But Henry hardly felt it and drilled him with a stiff clothesline. He then hoisted Carlito up over his head in a gorilla press and slammed him to the mat. Henry bounced off the ropes and went for a big splash but Carlito rolled out of the way. Carlito then hit the ropes and took out Henry with a low dropkick. He made the cover but Henry pressed him off with ease after a count of 1. Henry got up and lunged at Carlito but Carlito ducked and threw several kicks at both of Henry's legs. Henry was able to palm the face of Carlito and push him to the match but when he charged at him, Carlito used a drop toehold followed by another low dropkick. Carlito then went to one of the corners and removed the top turnbuckle pad, something referee Scott Martin didn't even see as he was looking at Henry. From there, he went to the top rope and flew off with a missile dropkick, drilling Henry and knocking him to the mat. Carlito scrambled to make the cover but Henry was up at 2. Carlito knew he needed to keep Henry on the mat but after bouncing off the ropes, Carlito was caught by Henry who took him by his neck and shoulder and just launched him across the ring. He then ran through him with a clubbing clothesline attack. Henry pulled Carlito up and pushed him to the corner before making a shaving motion across his own head and telling the crowd "His hair's gonna be gone"! Henry then slammed into Carlito with a splash. Carlito plummeted to the mat but Henry wasted a lot of time in following up. He finally picked him up but Carlito got in a thumb to the eye before dropkicking him in the right kneecap. Henry went down in pain as Carlito went to the corner and jumped onto the top rope, looking for a springboard moonsault. But showing his freakish strength, Henry caught him and drove him into the mat with a falling Dominator type move. Henry pulled Carlito up and whipped him to the corner, the same one that had the exposed turnbuckle and Carlito moved out of the way of a stampeding Henry. He then jumped on his back, driving his face into the exposed bolt before falling back with his backcracker. The fans were jumping in their seats in the first few rows as Carlito topped him to get the 1......2.......3. Match Time: 8:53 J.R.: "He got him! Carlito has defeated the monster Henry"! CARLITO SAT UP WITH A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE AND HENRY WAS STILL DOWN. Lawler: "Oh no..... you know what this means"?! A PAIR OF ELECTRIC CLIPPERS WERE BROUGHT TO THE RING BY REFEREE JIM KORDERIS WHO HANDED THEM TO CARLITO. WITH HIS FACE GLEAMING, CARLITO GOT READY TO CUT HENRY's HAIR. J.R.: "Oh boy folks, get your cameras ready"! WITH THAT, CARLITO BEGAN TO SHAVE HENRY's HEAD, TAKING ALMOST ALL HIS HEAD OFF. HENRY STARTED TO SHAKE THE COBWEBS AS CARLITO GRABBED THE APPLE HE BROUGHT TO THE RING. Lawler: "Look at this...... Henry is not gonna be happy"! JUST THEN, CARLITO WENT UP AND SPIT CHUNKS OF THE APPLE RIGHT IN HENRY's FACE, DRAWING SEVERAL LAUGHS AND A ROARING POP FROM THE CROWD BEFORE HE HURRIEDLY LEFT THE RING AS HIS MUSIC PLAYED. J.R. (laughing): "Oh I'm aure you're right King, Henry has been humiliated! This is a night he is sure to never forget"! Lawler: "Yeah, it's all fun and games right now, but wait until Henry gets his hands on Carlito again! We'll see who's cool then"! BACKSTAGE AREA....... KRISTAL IS STANDING BY WITH JIMMY HART. Kristal: "Jimmy Hart, Max Ogden's match is coming up next and as of a few minutes ago, you were the favorite to have to face him tonight". Jimmy Hart: "Are you people out of your minds?! Do you really want to see what Max Ogden will do to me in that ring?! Please, please, I beg of you people, stop voting for me, I'm a manager, not a wrestler"! JUST THEN, JAKE ROBERTS COMES UP WITH HIS SNAKE IN HAND, FORCING HART TO JUMP BACK. Jake Roberts: "Ya know Jimmy, there's a saying that goes, never bite the hand that feeds you. Well Ogden did just that. Now I've known you for a long, long time, right? I'm sure you've got something in your bag of tricks to teach him a lesson tonight". HART TAKES OFF HIS GLASSES AND STARES AT ROBERTS BEFORE WALKING AWAY. ROBERTS LET's OUT A DISTURBING LAUGH. IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA, MONEY MIKE IS SHOWN WITH JASON OLIVER AND HE HANDS HIM A LARGE BROWN BAG. Money Mike: "There it is, all one hundred thousand of it. Just make sure you get it out to me after my match tonight. I've got something to say to the Starman". MIKE WALKS AWAY AS OLIVER JUST LOOKS ON, SMILING. "WANNA KNOW" BY OBIE TRICE HITS AND OUT COMES MAX OGDEN TO A REACTION THAT GETS MORE POSITIVE EVERY TIME HE COMES OUT. J.R.: "So it appears as though Money Mike will be attempting to get the Starman out here tonight but you and I both have known Jimmy Hart for a number of years King and if he has won this poll to face Max Ogden, we both know he has no chance". Lawler: "Well Jimmy said it himself, he's a manager, not a wrestler and anyone out there who voted for him should be ashamed of themselves". J.R.: "Well let's get the results here. THE TWF TRON SHOWS THE RESULTS AND SHOWS JIMMY HART AS THE WINNER OF THE POLL. Uh oh, it is gonna be Jimmy Hart"! OGDEN HAS A HUGE GRIN ON HIS FACE AS THE HART FAMILY's THEME MUSIC HITS AND JIMMY HART COMES OUT, CHASTISING FANS FOR VOTING FOR HIM THROUGH HIS MEGAPHONE. Lawler: "Wait a minute, there goes Ogden"! NOT WANTING TO WAIT FOR JIMMY HART TO GET TO THE RING, OGDEN LEFT THE RING AND CAUGHT HART, GRABBING HIM BY THE HAIR BEFORE TAKING THE MEGAPHONE OUT OF HIS HAND AND TOSSING IT TO THE TOP OF THE STAGE. OGDEN THEN WALKED HART DOWN THE RAMP AND ROLLED HIM INTO THE RING. ONCE IN HIMSELF, THE BELL SOUNDED TO START THE MATCH. Max Ogden vs. "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart- 50% of the vote Hart was in the ring and he got up and tried to run from Ogden. Ogden backed him into a corner and Hart tried to go through his legs but it didn't work. Ogden picked him up and lifted him up in what looked like an attempt at a powerbomb. But Hart was able to rake Ogden's eyes to get away. Hart then jumped through the ropes to the floor and tried to run. After taking a lap around the ring, he couldn't locate Ogden. Hart got back into the ring looking for him and Ogden emerged from under the ring, behind Hart. For some reason, Hart had a smile on his face, thinking Ogden had left. But he found out he hadn't when he turned right into a stiff clothesline. Ogden then got down in a mounted position and hammered away at Hart, not letting up at all on his punches. After whipping him to the ropes, Ogden locked in a sleeper hold which quickly became a rear naked choke. Referee Jose Mendez got down to check if it was a choke or not but Hart was already out. Ogden got up and yelled something into the crowd which made them cheer loudly. He then picked Hart up and set him up for the "Memory Maker", drilling him with it. Ogden rolled Hart over as Mendez issued the 3 count to cap a dominant win. Match Time: 4:19 Lawler: "Well I hope he's proud of himself! He just beat a manager"! J.R.: "Wait a minute, here comes Grenier"! SYLVAIN GRENIER CAME RUNNING DOWN THE RAMP BUT HE WAS FOLLOWED BY JAKE THE SNAKE WHO CAUGHT HIM BEFORE HE COULD GET INTO THE RING. AFTER BLOCKING A RIGHT HAND, ROBERTS DRILLED SYLVAIN WITH A JAB BEFORE CATCHING HIM WITH THE SHORT ARM CLOTHESLINE. THE CROWD WENT NUTS WHEN ROBERTS TWIRLED HIS FINGER, SIGNALING THE DDT WAS NEXT. AFTER PICKING SYLVAIN UP, HE HIT THE DDT ON THE FLOOR OUTSIDE THE RING. ROBERTS THEN SLID UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE AND GOT IN THE FACE OF OGDEN. Lawler: "What's gonna happen here J.R."? J.R.: "We understand that Jake Roberts was a very close second to face Ogden in this match and it looks like we may get it too"! AFTER A TENSE MOMENT, ROBERTS OFFERED HIS HAND AND OGDEN SHOOK IT BEFORE JAKE RAISED HIS ARM IN VICTORY. THE CROWD CLAPPED AND CHEERED AS "WANNA KNOW" BY OBIE TRICE PLAYED. J.R.: "It looks like these two have buried the hatchet! What a total victory for Ogden when you add in the fact that he beat the hell out of his one time manager"! Lawler: "You call it a total victory, I call it disgraceful"! u>BACKSTAGE..... DRESSING ROOM...... THE SPIRIT SQUAD IS SHOWN IN THEIR DRESSING ROOM GETTING READY WHEN ASHLEY K. COMES IN. Ashley K.: "Okay guys, I just checked the polls and just like we expected, it's gonna be a TLC match against the Hardy Boyz tonight. Now, all these people here in Denver and everyone watching at home thinks this is their match, they've already got us beat. But we know better than that". Mitch: "Get your spirit fingers ready guys". THE SPIRIT SQUAD STARTS DOING SPIRIT FINGERS. Mikey: "Now let's bring it in, on the count of three". Spirit Squad together: "One, two, three, Spirit Squad...... wooo"! THE HARDY BOYZ ARE SHOWN IN THEIR DRESSING ROOM, GETTING READY FOR THEIR MATCH. Matt Hardy: "You ready for this man.... it's TLC". Jeff Hardy: "Matt, you remember who you're talking to? This isn't Johnny Jeter or any of those other guys you had when you were doing that whole Mattitude thing. It's me, Jeff Hardy, ready for anything". Matt: "Good, just checkin'. Now let's go out there and put Team Xtreme back on the map". TRAVIS WAKEMAN's DRESSING ROOM...... TRAVIS WAKEMAN IS SHOWN IN A WHITE TANK TOP AND BLACK WARM UP PANTS, BEATING UP A PUNCHING BAG WHEN MELINA COMES IN. Melina: "I remember now". Travis Wakeman: "You remember what"? Melina: "I remember what I wanted to tell you. The other night on Rampage, some guy called the Latino Playboy came up to me and said he was challenging you to a match soon and that........ WAKEMAN STOPS PUNCHING THE BAG. Wakeman: "Look, I could care less about him right now. I have to defend the World title tonight and I don't even know who my opponent is. See what you can do to help me with that. MELINA STRADDLES A BENCH BEHIND WAKEMAN AND PUTS HER HAND ON HIS BACK. And not that"! SURPRISED, MELINA JUMPS UP OFF THE BENCH AND LEAVES THE ROOM AS WAKEMAN GOES BACK TO HITTING THE BAG. CHEERS IN THE CROWD RISE TO A FEVERISH PITCH AS THE CAMERA PANS OVER THE RING SHOWING TABLES, LADDERS AND CHAIRS SET UP IN VARIOUS SPOTS. THOSE CHEERS TURN TO BOOS AS THE SPIRIT SQUAD's MUSIC HITS AND THE ENTIRE GROUP, COMPLETE WITH ASHLEY K. COMES OUT IN THEIR CHEERING ROUTINE. J.R.: "Well are you ready for Tables, Ladders and chairs?! We had seven polls in which the fans could vote on King and this one was the biggest landslide"! Lawler: "In the history of the TWF, we have only seen a few of these matches and there's a reason why! They are career shortening as you would say, J.R."! J.R.: "You got that right and although we don't know which two members of the Spirit Squad will be in action here, I'd have to imagine it's the two who drew the shortest straws"! THE FANS COME TO THEIR FEET AS THE HARDY BOYZ' MUSIC HITS AND THEY COME OUT, LOOKING VERY DETERMINED AT THE TASK AT HAND. Lawler: "And then you got these guys who just live for matches like this"! J.R.: "They sure do King, the brothers from North Carolina comprised one of the most exciting teams in TWF history and now that they have reunited here on Rampage, fans wasted no time in wanting to see what the Hardy's do best"! MATT AND JEFF ENTER THE RING AS THE SPIRIT SQUAD HUDDLES UP OUTSIDE, TALKING STRATEGY. J.R.: "Pinfall or submission will be the only way to win this match and it looks like we're gonna get Kenny for sure and no one else seems to want to volunteer for this"! Lawler: "Well don't make Ashley do it"! J.R.: "Oh look out"! AS THE SPIRIT SQUAD TALKED OVER WHO WOULD BE IN THE MATCH, JOHNNY JETER CAME FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RING AND NAILED MATT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. KENNY AND NICKY THEN ATTACKED JEFF, DOUBLE TEAMING HIM AS THE BELL SOUNDED. TLC Match- 84% of vote The Spirit Squad: Kenny and Nicky w/ Mikey, Mitch, Johnny Jeter and Ashley K. vs. The Hardy Boyz Matt was shaking off the effects of the cheap shot as Kenny and Nicky held Jeff down with kicks to his upper body in the corner. Matt got up though and spun Kenny around, drilling him with some stiff right hands. Jeff then got up while Nicky was holding his left foot and turned it into a reverse mule kick. Matt set up a table in the corner and tried to whip Nicky into it but Mikey got up on the apron and moved the table out of the way just in time. Mitch then tossed Kenny a steel chair and he caught it but before he could use it, Jeff kicked him in the stomach and shot him into the corner where he was stacked up with Nicky. Matt then got down on all fours and Jeff ran and jumped off his back, completing the Poetry in Motion. Jeff then took out Mitch with a baseball slide before going outside the ring and looking under the apron. While he was down, Ashley jumped on his shoulders but Jeff flipped her off and she landed hard on the floor. Jeff then began to drag a large ladder out from under the ring but Jeter drilled him with a running kick to the side of the head. With Jeff down, Kenny and Nicky began to work Matt over in the ring. After a double hip toss, Nicky picked Matt up for a northern lights suplex, ready to show some of the wrestling background he earned at Kent State University. But Matt countered with a knee to the midsection before pushing Nicky right into Kenny. Matt then hit the ropes and knocked both men down with a flying clothesline that brought the crowd back into the match. Matt then pulled down one of the tables from a corner and set it up in the ring. Jeff got up and went to the top turnbuckle, flying off with a front missile dropkick on both Kenny and Nicky. Jeff covered Nicky but could only get a 2 count. Matt pulled Kenny up and called for the "Twist of Fate" but Kenny held the top rope in order to block it. Jeff came from behind and kicked Kenny's arm off the rope but Mitch and Mikey together tripped Matt up and yanked him under the bottom rope and to the floor. Mitch then held up a steel chair and Johnny flew at it with a roundhouse martial arts kick, driving it into the face of Matt! In the ring, Jeff was fighting for his life but the numbers game was catching up to him. After fending off Nicky and Kenny, Ashley got into the ring, behind referee Jack Doan's back and ki cked Jeff from behind, right in the groin. Outside the ring, Mitch and Mikey set up a table as Jeter slid the ladder which Jeff started to get out earlier, into the ring. Nicky smashed Jeff with a clothesline as he was feeling the effects of the low blow and then tossed him over the top rope. As Mikey, Mitch and Johnny got Jeff on the table outside the ring, Kenny and Nicky set up the ladder inside. As the 3 Squad members on the floor held Jeff down to the table, Kenny began to climb what looked like a 20 foot tall painter's ladder. Once at the top, Kenny looked down and he himself even looked a little intimidated. But what followed was one of the craziest spots in TWF history as he came flying off the ladder, crashing through Jeff and the table! An incredible "Holy Shit" chant started and rang through the Pepsi Center as Mikey and Mitch rolled Jeff into the awaiting Nicky who covered him and hooked the leg for the 1........2..........3. Match Time: 12:28 J.R.: "Oh my God! I don't even know how to describe what we just witnessed King"! Lawler: "Look at Kenny, he's in an incredible amount of pain"! THE SPIRIT SQUAD's MUSIC HIT AND THEY ALL HELPED KENNY UP BEFORE CELEBRATING THEIR HUGE VICTORY AS THE CROWD LOOKED ON IN STUNNED SILENCE. J.R.: "Well it was an option to have a handicap match tonight, but it wasn't voted for! So you tell me why in the hell the Hardy's just had to deal with six people in this match"! Lawler: "Oh make all the excuses you want J.R., the fact is, the Hardy Boyz just got beat in their own match by a bunch of cheerleaders"! BACKSTAGE AREA....... CAMERAS SHOW TODD GRISHAM OUTSIDE MICK FOLEY's OFFICE WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER OF RAMPAGE HIMSELF. Todd Grisham: "Mick, it seems as though the voting for SlaughterHouse's tag team partner for Kurt Angle is still too close to call, but you decided to include a mystery selection for Rampage fans to choose and it appears that whoever this man is, he will team up with Shelton Benjamin tonight. So, can you let the fans in on who it is"? Mick Foley: "Ya know Todd, you make a pretty sorry Sherlock Holmes. Now, although there is a serious push for me to use former TWF superstar The Boogie Woogie Man, but the fact is Todd..... it's a mystery! No I'm not gonna reveal who it is, the fans will learn his identity soon enough". BACK AT RINGSIDE, A STEEL CAGE HAS BEEN LOWERED AND IS SITTING AROUND THE RING. Lawler: "Who the heck is the mystery guy J.R."? J.R.: "That remains to be seen, but one thing that's not a mystery anymore is what type of match Rey Mysterio will face Jason Oliver in for the King of Cable title! The fans have spoken and it will be inside a steel cage"! THE FANS POP LOUDLY AS "BOOYAKA 619" HITS AND REY MYSTERIO POPS UP FROM UNDER THE RAMP AND COMES TO THE RING IN AN ORANGE AND BLUE OUTFIT, DRAWING EVEN LOUDER CHEERS FROM THE PRO DENVER BRONCO CROWD. Lawler: "We said it last week on Rampage that the only way Mysterio would have a chance to become champion tonight would be in a ladder match and that night he was defeated by Oliver too by the way"! THE HORSEMEN THEME HITS AND JASON OLIVER COMES OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS WITH THE KING OF CABLE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. J.R.: "Over the last several months, Jason Oliver has been as good as any superstar in the TWF as he's been virtually unbeatable and Rey knows that all too well as he's already tasted defeat twice"! Lawler: "And tonight, Oliver goes for the hat trick"! J.R.: "Fifteen feet of pure, unforgiving steel. You can win by escape over the top or out of the cage door only and there goes the bell, referee Chad Patton has been assigned this contest". TWF King of Cable Title/Steel Cage Match- 45% of vote Challenger: Rey Mysterio vs. Jason Oliver The two men circled each other, looking for a spot to attack. Oliver lunged at Rey but Rey avoided him and went to his legs and body with kicks. After a dropkick right on his left kneecap, Rey tried to make a quick escape. But as he stood on the top ring rope looking to use it to vault himself over the cage, Oliver bounced it up and down and let go, catapulting Rey across the ring and he landed hard on the mat. Oliver the took over, drilling Rey with a kick to the face as he sat up. Oliver the grabbed him by the back of the head and threw him face first into the steel cage. Oliver began to make a move to exit the cage but saw Rey moving and went back at him. After driving the point of his knee right into the shin of Rey, the challenger screamed and was almost begging in pain. Oliver then yanked at the same left leg multiple times before locking in a figure four leglock. Rey was in all kinds of trouble and was encouraging the fans to bring him back into the match. They tried, but Oliver broke the hold and picked Rey up for a nice shinbreaker. Oliver stomped on the left knee several times before again driving his knee into Rey's. In the center of the ring, Rey found himself in the figure four once again. After about a minute in the hold, Rey tapped out, but it didn't cost him the match. Oliver seemed to be almost toying with him as he let go of the hold and began to make his way out of the cage. But Rey got up and hobbled over to him, grabbing his foot. He couldn't pull him off but Oliver used his foot to kick him away before flying off the side of the cage with an axe handle. Rey moved out of the way and hit the ropes for a nice front dropkick. He then grabbed Oliver around the head and used the cage wall to hit a nice tornado bulldog. The fans could see the opening and cheered Rey on as he tried to climb out. But as he was climbing, his bad leg seemed to give out on him and Oliver yanked him down with authority. Rey grabbed at his leg but Oliver just blasted him with a clothesline. Oliver then took him and slid him on the mat and he went under the bottom rope and head first into the cage. Oliver thought he had it and yelled at referee Jack Doan, who was outside the ring, to open the cage door. He did and Oluver began to make his way out. But Rey got up and ran at him, dropkicking him in the back. Oliver came dangerously close to going out the door with the force of the kick but Rey pulled him back, only to catch a back elbow to the face. Oliver then hit a trifecta of suplexes, reminiscent of Rey's old friend Eddie Guerrero. Oliver yelled "That's it" and decided to climb out over the cage wall. He got to the top but Rey, bad leg and all hopped up to the top turnbuckle and then leapt to the top of the cage. Both men were straddling the cage at the top, trading right hands. Oliver was able to knock Rey so he was actually in a laying position on the top of the cage. But Rey swung his legs and locked them around the neck of Oliver. Oliver tried to fight it but Rey grabbed the bars at the top of the cage and whipped Oliver over his head in a hurricanrana motion! All the while, Rey held on and Oliver landed awkwardly on his head and neck on the mat, at least 15 feet below! The fans were going wild as Rey threw himself over the cage and crawled down a bit before just falling to the arena floor to hear the bell ring. Match Time: 11:09 J.R.: "He did it! Rey has done it and in dramatic fashion"! Lawler: "I can't believe it J.R., Rey Mysterio has ended the title reign of Jason Oliver"! THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERED AND CLAPPED FOR REY AS HE WAS HANDED THE BELT WHILE "BOOYAKA 619" AGAIN PLAYED. J.R.: "You can call it an upset, but it was all Rey's heart! He just doesn't know the meaning of the word quit and he just kept coming and coming until he got it done"! Lawler: "Well I'll give the devil his due, he won the match but if you ask me, as great a champion as Oliver was, he deserves a rematch"! BACKSTAGE..... DRESSING ROOM....... INSIDE A DRESSING ROOM, SLAUGHTERHOUSE GENERAL MANAGER JESSE STEELE IS SHOWN WITH CHRIS BENOIT AND KURT ANGLE. Jesse Steele: "Okay Chris, you have won the vote. You barely had more votes than me and don't get me wrong, I would've loved to go out there, but I'm glad it's the two of you tonight. Why? Because you are two of the best that SlaughterHouse has to offer and tonight, this isn't about Rampage, or Anarchy Rulz, this is about us. This is about all the disrespect we have gotten over the years. How long have we been looked at as a joke? It's time for SlaughterHouse to be taken seriously..... and it all starts tonight..... with you two. No got out there and make all the men and women of SlaughterHouse, along with myself..... proud". Kurt Angle: "Yeah"! ANGLE AND BENOIT LEAVE THE ROOM ON THEIR WAY TO THE RING AS STEELE CRACKS A SMILE. IN A HALLWAY IN THE ARENA, MONEY MIKE IS SHOWN AS STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES UP. Stephanie McMahon: "I just checked the poll results, it's still too close to call on who you're gonna face tonight". Money Mike: "Who cares? Who cares which one of those stiffs I get to beat up on tonight. They were nothing their first time around with this company, why would tonight be any different? Look Steph, I don't care about my match tonight, I know the Starman is here.... I can feel it and tonight..... we're gonna get some answers". A seriously loud commotion is heard in the crowd as the camera pans over to show of all people, Jordan Rockwell walking through the sea of people to a huge ovation with popcorn and a drink. He is quickly met by security but he shows them something that causes them to back off as Kristal comes out and makes her way to Rockwell. J.R.: "What is this"? Lawler: "What the hell is he doing here? This isn't a cheap PrimeTime event"!
Kristal: "Excuse me, Jordan Rockwell, I wanted to ask you, what are you, a PrimeTime wrestler doing here at a Rampage event"?
Jordan Rockwell: "Well Kristal, I heard through the grapevine that this pay-per-view was going to be one to see so I decided why not, so......
Rockwell pulls something out of his pocket.......
I went and called Vince McMahon since I do have him on speed dial and he sent me this here ticket for a front row seat to enjoy this show and after all, I am his wife's favorite wrestler so what else would he do? And Kristal, look at this great card although I see that my old friend Travis Wakeman looks like he'll be defending his title against High Octane and that is thanks to all of the fans.... my fans"!
THE FANS CHEER
Kristal: "Are you trying to imply something about this match"?
Rockwell: "Well come on, I see Joe Corey was nominated for this and how ironic is it that he tried to be involved in something like this when the fans pick the winner, especially after Corey tried to mess with me.... the people's champ!
THE FANS CHEER AGAIN
Ya see, it's real simple. I got to Joe Corey and I did it without even laying a hand on him because all of my wonderfull fans did the work for me by simply making it impossible for him to get a World title shot! Hey Corey......... ROCKWELL POINTS INTO THE CAMERA AND LAUGHS AS KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS AND THE USUAL "YOU SUCK" CHANTS. Lawler: "What a cocky, arrogant, jerk that guy is". J.R.: "Well he does make a good point and now, he's enjoying Anarchy Rulz with the rest of us and it's time for this big tag team match"! MOST OF THE FANS CHEER AS "WHATEVER" BY OUR LADY PEACE HITS AND CHRIS BENOIT COMES OUT. Lawler: "Well I was hoping that Jesse Steele got voted into this match, I wanna see him get slapped around". J.R.: "He told Angle and Benoit that it's all about respect for SlaughterHouse and I gotta tell ya King, if I'm putting together a tag team, it's hard to find one better than the one you're looking at here". "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME NOW" IS HEARD AND SHELTON BENJAMIN COMES OUT, LOOKING VERY READY TO GO AS THE FANS LOUDLY CHEER. Lawler: "Well at least Benoit and Angle know who their partner is..... do you think Shelton knows who this guy is"?! J.R.: "I don't kno King, we're all gonna know his identity in a matter of seconds"! Lilian Garcia: "And his tag team partner.......... A NEW THEME SONG HITS AND A BIG BEARDED MAN WITH HIS HAIR IN A PONYTAIL STEPS OUT. From Big Bear, California..... weighing in at two hundred and ninety pounds....... Sylvester Terkay"! Lawler: "Sylvester Terkay"?! J.R.: "Take a look at the look on the face of Angle, he knows who this guy is! Sylvester "The Predator" Terkay, a man who held a 71-1 win-loss record in his amatuer career and the only man who ever beat him...... Kurt Angle"! Lawler: "Take a look at this guy J.R., SlaughterHouse doesn't stand a chance"! J.R.: "Mick Foley went for the jugular here and with Terkay, he may be able to get it and sever that vein of SlaughterHouse"! SlaughterHouse vs. Rampage Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit- 35% of vote vs. Shelton Benjamin and Sylvester Terkay- 68% of vote Once the bell sounded, fans realized that the match featured 4 of the best technical wrestlers the world has to offer. Benjamin started the match with Angle and the two went into a feeling each other out process. Benjamin tried to tie him up but Angle worked his way into a go behind before using a Greco Roman style takedown. Angle then rolled Benjamin into a pin and got a 2 count. Benjamin was able to get back to a vertical base and he whipped Angle over his hip to the mat. Angle countered with a headscissor to snap the hold and both men got to their feet. After staring across the ring at Benjamin, Angle made the tag to the Rabid Wolverine who came in to a big cheer. He and Benjamin locked up and Benoit pushed him to the corner. Seeing the knifedge coming, Benjamin ducked but Benoit came at him with a running forearm, knocking him to the mat. Seeing an opening, Benoit fell to the mat, trying to lock in the Crossface but Benjamin fought it and was somehow able to cradle Benoit into a cover, getting a 2 count. Benoit got up and fired back with the knifedge chop, slapping the chest of Shelton 3 times. He then hit the ropes and Shelton leapfrogged him. He then went for a monkey flip but Benoit stopped his momentum and grabbed Shelton's feet, locking in the Sharpshooter. But the second he turned it over, Terkay came into the ring, drilling Benoit with a clothesline. He then yelled for Benjamin to get over to the corner and tag and Benjamin was able to. Measuring Benoit, Terkay took him down with a double leg before just pummelling him with rights and lefts to the head and body. Benoit tried to get up but Terkay caught him with a knee to the head. Terkay challenged Angle to get into the ring but he wouldn't allow Benoit to tag. For nearly 7 minutes, Terkay just took it to Benoit and he finished that off with a belly to belly suplex. He made the cover but Angle was in to break up the count at 2. Terkay grabbed at the right arm and shoulder of Benoit, looking for a submission hold. But Benoit was able to kick up and knock Terkay right in the face. That created the opening Benoit needed as he tagged in Angle. Angle hit the ring and ran at Terkay but Terkay speared him to the mat with a ton of force. He then tagged in Benjamin who went to the top rope and flew off with a clothesline takedown. He covered Angle and got 1.........2........., but Angle was up. Moments later, Benjamin missed with a superkick and Angle hit the Angle Slam. But he was very slow in making the cover and Benjamin was able to kick out at 2. Angle went for the Ankle Lock but Benjamin rolled over and used his foot to push him to the corner. Benoit slapped the shoulder of Angle to tag himself into the match. Meanwhile, words were exchanged between Angle and Terkay and they were brawling on the floor. In the ring, Benoit missed with a backhand off an irish whip and after throwing a kick which Benoit caught, Benjamin took him out with the Dragon Whip kick. He then went to the apron and looked to use the ring ropes to launch himself into the ring. Benjamin came flying off the top ring rope but Benoit sidestepped him and caught his left arm, falling to the mat with it. Many of the fans came to their feet to see the Crossface was locked in. Benjamin fought and scratched along the mat but after all the fighting, there was just nowhere to go and Benoit pulled back on the hold with all he had, getting Benjamin to give it up. Match Time: 13:15 J.R.: "The Crossface is just too much for Shelton Benjamin to take and that's it, SlaughterHouse wins"! Lawler: "I can't believe it J.R., and we thought Jesse Steele was annoying before! Imagine him now"?! "WHATEVER" PLAYED AGAIN AND BENOIT AND ANGLE LEFT WITH THEIR ARMS RAISED AND A GOOD PORTION OF THE CROWD WAS ACTUALLY CHEERING FOR THEM. J.R.: "Well they won the bragging rights and give them credit for doing so! That was a tough, hard fought match"! BENJAMIN GOT TO HIS FEET BUT HAD TERKAY IN HIS FACE AND WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, TERKAY JUST DROPPED BENJAMIN WITH A REVERSE DISCUS PUNCH, CAUSING THE CROWD TO BOO IN UNISON. Lawler: "Oh did you see that"?! J.R.: "What the hell was that for?! That shows you what kind of guy this Sylvester Terkay is..... it wasn't all Shelton's fault"! TERKAY WALKED UP THE RAMP TO A LOT OF HEAT AS BENJAMIN LOOKED ON, HOLDING HIS JAW. BACKSTAGE....... TRAVIS WAKEMAN IS SHOWN BACKSTAGE WHEN HE TURNS A CORNER AND STANDING AGAINST THE WALL IS JOE COREY. Joe Corey: "Hey Wakeman........ WAKEMAN TURNS TO SEE HIM You got lucky". Travis Wakeman: "How do you figure"? Corey: "Because I was supposed to win that poll tonight and face you for the World title. But that's fine, once I defeat Rockwell at MeltDown, this company will no longer be able to ignore the fact that I am the top superstar it has. Now, you can go prepare for your match against whichever second rate superstar these people voted for and me...... I have something else to take care of". COREY WALKS AWAY AND WAKEMAN JUST LOOKS ON. J.R.: "Well I don't know what the hell Corey means by that but fans, there are still a few moments to vote for the former TWF superstar you want to see come out here and take a crack at Money Mike with a chance to reclaim his job in the TWF"! Lawler: "And some of these choices are just absurd J.R.! Remember Ahmed Walker? What about Akio or the former two time TWF World champion Val Venis"?! J.R.: "It could be any of those and..... wait a minute, what's this"?! JUST THEN, PAUL HEYMAN SHOWED UP IN THE STANDS AND BEGAN WALKING DOWN THE STEPS, ALL THE WAY TO WHERE ROCKWELL WAS SITTING. Lawler: "I think I know what he's here for". ROCKWELL STOOD UP OUT OF HIS SEAT AND HE AND HEYMAN EXCHANGED WORDS BUT FROM BEHIND, JOE COREY NAILED ROCKWELL, KNOCKING HIM INTO THE LAPS OF A FEW FANS. J.R.: "Oh look out! What a shot by Corey, from behind I might add"! ROCKWELL GOT UP AND FIRED BACK, DRILLING COREY WITH A RIGHT HAND. THE TWO BEGAN TRADING SHOTS UNTIL SECURITY CAME OUT AND REMOVED THE THREE MEN AS THE ANXIOUS CROWD LOOKED ON. Lawler: "Why don't they just let them go, let them settle this"?! J.R.: "Well there will be a time and a place for that and with Rockwell sitting ringside at a Rampage pay-per-view event, you knew it was bound to happen". THE HORSEMEN THEME HITS AND THE CROWD LOUDLY BOOS AS MONEY MIKE COMES OUT WITH STEPHANIE McMAHON. MIKE GENERATES EVEN MORE HEAT FOR HIMSELF AS HE IS WEARING A PITTSBURGH STEELERS #36 JERSEY OF JEROME BETTIS, THE SAME TEAM THAT KNOCKED THE BRONCOS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS LAST NFL SEASON. J.R.: "Boy this guy sure knows how to make friends, huh"? Lawler (laughing): "I'm getting a kick out of it, I just hope I can contain the laughter if someone like the Boogie Woogie Man has been voted to come out here". Money Mike: "Okay, who's it gonna be? I don't care which one of the idiots on that poll won, I'm gonna make an example out of him and Starman..... you better be watchin' this"! J.R.: "Well who's it gonna be"? A FAMILAIR SONG, ONE DONE BY THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS CHOIR IS HEARD AND OUT STEPS A FAMILIAR FACE TO TWF FANS. Lawler: "Hey... it's...... J.R.: "It's Sam Wilde! Wow, how long has it been since we've seen this guy King"?! Lawler: "It's been awhile J.R., the only thing I remember this guy for is the fact that....... J.R.: "Let's not get into that right now, let's talk about the fact that should he defeat Money Mike, he becomes one hundred thousand dollars richer and gets a full three year contract to come back to the TWF"! AS WILDE ENTERS THE RING, MIKE IS JUST SMILING, ALMOST IN LAUGHTER. Lawler: "Yeah, and all he has to do is beat a man who went ten months without a loss, a man who won the TWF World title and a man who is with the lovely Stephanie McMahon.... ain't gonna happen"! Money Mike w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Sam Wilde- 47% of vote The bell sounded to start the match and Wilde got in a ready position. Mike acted as if he was going to tie up with him, but instead just slapped him across the face. Wilde then ran into a big kneelift and Mike rocked him with a series of right hands. After a vertical suplex, Mike shouted, "Are you sure this is the guy you wanted"? to which the fans vehemently booed. Mike stayed on Wilde with right hands and a couple Kevin Nash-like back elbows in the corner. Yet to get in one offensive move, Wilde was felled by a running kick to the face. Mike made the cover but after a 2 count, he very arrogantly pulled Wilde up. It was clear that Mike was just out to embarrass Wilde at this point and off an irish whip, he put him down with a back elbow. Wilde got up and Mike was behind him, clotheslining him in the back of the head. Wilde looked like he didn't know what hit him and Mike could've gotten the 3 count but again pulled him up after 2. Mike then hoisted Wilde to the top turnbuckle and climbed up, looking to hit a superplex. But Wilde was able to counter with a couple shots to the ribs, pushing Mike to the mat. Mike landed on his feet but was taken out by a missile dropkick that brought the fans back in it. Wilde looked to follow up but Mike reversed an irish whip, only to catch a stiff kick to the chest when he dropped his head to soon. Mike swung with a clothesline but Wilde caught him under his shoulder and hit a reverse jawbreaker move that put Mike down. Wilde saw the opening he needed and it looked like he was ready for his old submission move, the "Call of the Wilde". But Mike was able to escape and just kick Wilde right in the jaw. He then got up and put him down with a nasty spinebuster. Mike was ready to end the match and Stephanie was ready for him to do it. Wilde got up and walked right into his clutches, falling victim to the "Money Pit". Mike covered Wilde and hooked the leg for the 1.......2.......3. Match Time: 7:13 J.R.: "And that does it". Lawler: "Stick a fork in Sam Wilde and with any good luck, that's the last we'll ever see of him"! THE HORSEMEN THEME PLAYED AGAIN AND STEPHANIE CAME INTO THE RING, RAISNG MIKE's ARM AS HE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A MICROPHONE. J.R.: "Heck of an effort by Wilde but the leader of the Horsemen was just too much"! Money Mike: "Cut the music! Starman, I know you're here tonight.... I know you're here because I know you're not stupid enough to pass up one hundred thousand dollars! Oliver.... get that money out here"! JASON OLIVER EMERGES FROM THE BACK, CARRYING A BROWN SACK. J.R.: "Well there is the former King of Cable Jason Oliver and he has the money with him". Lawler: "Now, is the Starman gonna come out and take it or not"? Money Mike: "Starman.... this has gone on long enough! The offer is still on the table..... one hundred thousand dollars and a spot in the most prestigious group in all of wrestling.... the Horsemen! I know you want that, I mean, who wouldn't? So come on, come out here and let's get this over with. Let's start a....... Jason Oliver: "Mike.... Mike, it doesn't matter". Money Mike: "What doesn't matter"? Oliver: "The Starman doesn't want your money". Money Mike: "How the hell would you know that"? THE SECOND MIKE UTTERS THOSE WORDS, OLIVER RARES BACK AND PUNCHES HIM IN THE FACE, KNOCKING HIM TO THE MAT. STEPHANIE LOOKS ON IN SJOCK AS OLIVER LEAVES THE RING AND MIKE IS INSIDE, HOLDING HIS JAW. Lawler: "What the..... what the hell did he do that for"?! J.R.: "I don't know King"! J.R.: "It's Jason Oliver! The Starman is Jason Oliver! Oh my God..... what does this do to the Horsemen"?! MIKE AND STEPHANIE ARE SHOWN SEETHING IN THE RING AS OLIVER DROPS THE MASK ON THE RAMP AND WALKS AWAY. Lawler: "I don't know what to say here J.R., no one saw this coming". J.R.: "You're right King, this came completely out of left field and you gotta wonder, why did Oliver do this? Why did he mastermind this Starman thing"?! BACKSTAGE....... TODD GRISHAM IS SHOWN STANDING WITH HIGH OCTANE. Grisham: "Damion West, it has been confirmed that you have won the poll and will face Travis Wakeman for the World title tonight and by a sizeable margin. It was at WrestleMania seven when Wakeman defeated you to become World champion, what is gonna be different about tonight"? High Octane: "Look Todd, I never got a rematch for the World title. Even though I beat Drew Blood twice and hung the first loss on Money Mike.... no rematch for me. Well tonight, I get that rematch. Wakeman, no one gave me a chance against you at WrestleMania and I'm sure no one is giving me a chance tonight either. But that's the positon I thrive in... playing spoiler.... doing the unexpected. And knowing that fans all around the world voted for me to be in this match.... that's all the motivation I need". JUST THEN, MATT CRUZ, TATANKA, JOHN CENA AND ROB VAN DAM COME UP AND WISH WEST GOOD LUCK AS HE SHAKES HANDS WITH ALL OF THEM. "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" BY DISTURBED PLAYS AND OCTANE MAKES HIS WAY DOWN THE HALL, TOWARDS THE RING. J.R.: "We are ready for our title match King, our main event but this crowd is still buzzing over what they just saw"! Lawler: "Well Jason Oliver dropped the bombshell of all time on Money Mike and no one knew anything about it! That was like the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima or the wife bringing up the "D" word when you think everything is going great"! J.R.: "Something you know all too well". HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT FROM THE BACK AND GETS A VERY STRONG RESPONSE FROM THE CROWD. Lawler: "So let me see if I have my numbers right, it says here that in a poll which contained the likes of John Cena, Rob Van Dam and others, High Octane got over half the votes"?! J.R.: "He did indeed King and I can only think it's due to the fact that this is a rematch they have all wanted to see"! AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE, "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES OUT AND RAISES THE WORLD TITLE UP IN HIS RIGHT ARM TO A HUGE CHEER. FOLLOWING BEHIND HIM IS MELINA. Lawler: "And here comes the champ, a man who many feel is the best champ the TWF has ever seen"! J.R.: "Well he's got the oppurtunity to further solidify that stance tonight but I'm guessing that this match, regardless of the result, will be a little different than WrestleMania"! Lawler: "If memory serves me correctly, the match didn't even go ten minutes and Wakeman made High Octane submit"! Lilian Garcia: "Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the TWF World title! THE CROWD CHEERS Introducing first, he is the challenger, he weighs in tonight at two hundred and eighteen pounds, from Sayville, New York...... High Octane Damion West! OCTANE RAISES HIS ARMS AS THE CROWD AGAIN CHEERS And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Melina..... he is the TWF World champion and he is from Greeley, Colorado..... he weighed in tonight at two hundred and fifty five pounds..... the TWF champion...... Travis Wakeman"! WAKEMAN LOOKS ACROSS THE RING AT OCTANE AS THE CROWD GIVES HIM A MAJOR POP. J.R.: "Some call him the technical magician, others just call him the best. One fall to a finish here folks and this is gonna be good". TWF World Title Match Challenger: "High Octane" Damion West- 55% of vote vs. Travis Wakeman w/ Melina Referee Jim Korderas asked for the bell and the fight was on. West studied Wakeman intently as the champion moved in and West quickly used a drop toehold to take him down. He tried to follow up with a side headlock but Wakeman worked his way out of it and twisted the arms of West before dropping him with a clothesline. Wakeman went into a dragon sleeper but West was able to counter with a shin kick to the forehead before hitting the ropes for a flying wheel kick. West went for the cover and was able to get a 2 count but Wakeman was up. The two men locked up again and this time, Wakeman was able to use a go behind into a nice takedown, riding West to the mat. He then grabbed West's left arm, trying to lock in the fujiwara armbar and he had it, but an alert High Octane grabbed the ring rope to earn a break. In this match, which was the best of the night by far, West seemed to have an answer for everything Wakeman threw at him. After catching a charging High Octane with a belly to belly throw, Wakeman picked him up and put him down with a Samoan drop. He made the cover for the 1.....2......, but West was up. Off an irish whip, Octane was able to counter with a sunset flip that nearly stole the match. Wakeman got up and threw a wild clothesline which was ducked and Octane then tagged him with the "Head on Collision". The crowd couldn't believe it as West made the cover for the 1......2........., but Wakeman's right shoulder shot off the mat at the last possible second. Looking surprised, Octane went to the top rope and flew off with a corkscrew attack but missed everything. Wakeman intended to make him pay for it and after an inverted atomic drop, he hit the ropes, and crushed him with a cactus clothesline. Fluent with every motion, Wakeman began to pick West apart. After driving him into the mat with a reverse version of the old Eye of the Hurricane, he called for the "Royal Flush". But West saw it coming and slid off his shoulders, only to have Wakeman turn and trip him up. Holding his legs, Wakeman wanted the Sharpshooter. But like a snake, West slipped free and kicked Wakeman right in the face. A tradeoff of right hands ensued and Wakeman began to get the best of him. He when for a clothesline but Octane ducked and then put his forearms up to block a backhand and with one solid motion, he blasted Wakeman with the superkick again out of nowhere and fell into a pin. Wakeman's foot was clearly on the bottom rope but Korderas never saw it and he issued the 3 count! Match Time: 14:12 Lawler: "No way.... he didn't get him did he"?! J.R.: "King, I don't think the ref saw his foot on the rope, I think we have a new World champion"! MELINA SCREAMED AND YELLED AT KORDERAS BUT HE MADE IT CLEAR HE WASN'T CHANGING HIS DECISION, WHICH HE TOLD LILIAN GARCIA. Lilian Garcia: "Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this match....... and new TWF World champion..... High Octane"! Lawler: "No way! Look J.R., I'm no fan of Wakeman, but he just got robbed of the title"! J.R.: "It's hard to disagree with you King but the referee's decision is final and without taking anything else away from High Octane, let's congratulate him on once again becoming World champ"! WAKEMAN ARGUED WITH MELINA AND WAS VERY DISTRAUGHT AS HIGH OCTANE LEFT WITH THE BELT RAISED IN BOTH HANDS ABOVE HIS HEAD. FANS DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHETHER TO BOO OR CHEER THE DECISION AS THE SOT FADED OUT...........
