Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 14, 511
December 17, 2004
Fans in Las Vegas were ready for the Holiday season and they were celebrating by catching the stars of TWF PrimeTime! 2 big matchups showcased Uprising to begin the event. Kid Gundam vs. Guido Maritato Kid Gundam was well on his way to another victory after a savat kick but he became distracted when Rick Clark showed up on the top of the entrance way and Guido came up from behind with a schoolboy, getting plenty of leverage to assist in the 3 count and a big upset. Rob Van Dam vs. Charlie Haas Uprising got PrimeTime ready with a terrific matchup between 2 pure athletes. Haas and RVD have had many battles in the past and this was as good as most of them. But after ducking a clothesline, RVD blanked Haas with a spin kick and then went to the top rope, hitting the "5 Star Fragsplash" to win the match. PRIMETIME GOES LIVE
THE SCREEN OPENS IN A WINTERY SETTING AND SNOW BLOWING EVERYWHERE. A LARGE SNOWFLAKE COMES TOWARDS THE SCREEN, INSIDE IS THE GLOWING ORANGE PRIMETIME LOGO. THE MONTAGE VIDEO FOR PRIMETIME KICKS UP AND "RAP SUPERSTAR" BEGINS TO PLAY. THE THOMAS AND MACK CENTER COMES INTO THE SHOT, LOADED WITH SCREAMING TWF FANS. IMMEDIATELY, BATISTA's MUSIC HITS AND THE MONSTER FROM THE NATION's CAPITOL COMES OWN SHOWING HIS INCREDIBLE PHYSIQUE. BATISTA IS GREETED BY A MIXED RESPONSE AS MICHAEL COLE AND JESSE VENTURA OPEN THINGS UP. Batista vs. Tajiri Batista experienced more than a handful of problems with the smaller yet quicker Japansese Buzzsaw. Tajiri aggravated him with his style, even getting in the green mist which the referee didn't see. But Batista fought through the bad eyesight and after ducking the Buzzsaw Kick, he drove Tajiri into the mat with a wreckless spinebuster and hooked the leg for the win. Match Time: 9:50 AFTER THE MATCH, BATISTA GOT ON THE MIC AND SCREAMED FOR SABLE TO COME OUT AND TELL HIM IF THERE IS ANY TRUTH TO THE "RUMORS". SABLE NEVER CAME OUT AND NO ONE SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT BATISTA WAS REFERRING TO. COLE AND VENTURA THEN PREVIEWED TONIGHT's DOUBLE MAIN EVENT: JORDAN ROCKWELL VS. LUTHER REIGNS IN A STREET FIGHT AND DYLAN JANSENS DEFENDING THE UNIVERSAL TITLE IN A REMATCH FROM KING OF THE RING AGAINST RHYNO. COMMERCIAL BREAK....... RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE.... SHANE THOMPSON TELLS JASON TIGER OLIVER GOOD JOB FOR HIS WORK LAST WEEK AND ASKS HIM FOR HIS HELP AGAIN TONIGHT. HE ASSURES HIM IT WILL "MAKE HIM A STAR FASTER" AND REFERS TO WHAT HE's DONE FOR LUTHER REIGNS. OLIVER AGREES AND THOMPSON PULLS HIM ASIDE TO GIVE HIM THE NEW PLAN. COLE ANNOUNCES THAT THE MAIN EVENT FOR WAR IN THE WINTER HAS BEEN SIGNED AND IT WILL BE A TAG TEAM HELL IN A CELL MATCH: DYLAN JANSENS AND JORDAN ROCKWELL VS. RHYNO AND SHANE THOMPSON. THEY ALSO ANNOUNCE THAT AT WAR IN THE WINTER, THE 4 MEN INVOLVED IN THE NEXT MATCH WILL BE OPPONENTS IN A FATAL FOUR WAY FOR THE LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. Rey Mysterio and Ultimo Dragon vs. Chavo Guerrero and A.J. Styles There was action abound in this match and the crowd loved it as 4 of the greatest pure performers in the TWF went at it. But the ending came abruptly. As Chavo and the Dragon went at it on the floor, Rey missed with his Drop the Dime legdrop and Styles gave us our first look at the "Styles Clash" since coming to PrimeTime, rolling Mysterio over and getting the 3 count. Match Time: 4:15 AFTER THE MATCH, STYLES WENT AND GRABBED THE LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AND LOOKED AT IT WITH GLEAM BEFORE CHAVO CAME OVER AND PULLED IT AWAY FROM HIM, INCREASING THE TENSION BETWEEN THE TWO. BACKSTAGE..... CHAOS WOLF ASKS CHRIS TIRPAK WHERE HE WENT LAST WEEK, REMINDING HIM THAT AFTER HIS MATCH WITH SHANE THOMPSON, RHYNO CAME OUT AND GORED HIM. TIRPAK SAYS HE GOT HIS NOTE TELLING HIM TO GO TO THE HOTEL ROOM. WHEN WOLF SAYS HE DIDN'T WRITE SUCH A NOTE, BOTH MEN SMELL A RAT. Rome vs. Paul London London used his lightning quickness and a hit and run style to throw Rome off his game. But when Rome avoided a move from the top rope, London landed on his feet but Rome trampled him with a stiff clothesline. He followed that up with the "Ragnoreck Powerbomb" and covered him for a convincing 3 count. But Rome then demanded that the referee pound the mat two more times for a count of 5. Some fans booed but others were just in awe of this newcomer. BACKSTAGE...... JASON OLIVER FINDS NAILS AND TELLS HIM THAT HE SAW CHAOS WOLF TRYING TO BREAK INTO HIS DRESSING ROOM. OLIVER ALSO SAYS THAT WOLF AND TIRPAK ARE TRYING TO STEAL HIS HARDCORE TITLE BELT. NAILS PUSHES OLIVER OUT OF THE WAY AND WALKS ON. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE..... IDALIS INTERVIEWS MUHAMMAD HASSAN WHO IS WITH RICK CLARK AND TIGER ALI SINGH. HASSAN THANKS CLARK FOR "MAKING THE RIGHT MOVE". CLARK TELLS FANS THAT HE WISHES HE NEVER JOINED THE MILITARY BECAUSE OF ALL THE FRIENDS HE LOST AND HE GOT NO APOLOGIES. FURTHERMORE, HE SAYS THE WAR IN IRAQ IS SERVING NO PURPOSE AND THAT AMERICA IS AN "UNGUIDED COUNTRY WITH A DOOMED FUTURE". HE SAYS HE WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT AMERICA AND WOULD SPIT IN THE FACE OF A TROOP IF GIVEN THE CHANCE. PERHAPS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT IN TWF HISTORY. COLE NOTES THAT DUE TO A DEEPLY BRUISED THIGH SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF WAR ON AMERICA, BAHAMUT WON'T BE ABLE TO COMPETE TONIGHT AND THAT SHANE McMAHON HAS INSTEAD ADDED THE TRIPLE THREAT TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH TO THE CARD FOR WAR IN THE WINTER. JESSE VENTURA THEN INTRODUCES A VIDEO SENT IN BY SLAUGHTERHOUSE GENERAL MANAGER JESSE STEELE....... MOST RECENT EDITION OF TWF SLAUGHTERHOUSE....... Joey Styles: "Oh man"!
Joel Gertner: "Cage is coming back out here"!
The fans began cheering as a bruised up Devon Cage came running down the aisle and he jumped the gaurd rail onto David Flair.
Cage pounded on Flair with rights as his family looked on in fear. Cage tossed him over the gaurd rail and picked him up and launched him into the steel post which busted him open. He then took the house mic and looked into the camera.
Devon Cage: "Ric Flair!!!! How do you like me now"!?
Cage drops the mic and leaves as EMT's come out to check on David Flair. RIC FLAIR IS INTRODUCED AND HE AND MIKE AUSTIN COME OUT. AUSTIN MAKES THE COMMENT THAT TO THE CAMERA THAT DEVON CAGE WILL PAY FOR THAT. Ric Flair w/ Mike Austin vs. Randy Orton This was actually a tremendous encounter. The aging Flair took it to Orton, showing flashes of what many consider to be the greatest of all time. After a poke of the eye, Flair slapped the chest of Orton with his trademark knifedge chops. But Orton fought back with some solid right hands and after an amazing dropkick, he went for the "RKO" but Flair pushed him to the ropes and hit another knifedge. Flair then took Orton down with a wicked chop block and locked in the Figure 4. But with the crowd behind him, Orton refused to tap out and rolled the move into a sharpshooter of his own. In the center of the ring, Flair had to tap out. Match Time: 6:35 MIKE AUSTIN PULLED FLAIR OUT OF THE RING AND HELPED HIM UP THE RAMP AS ORTON GRABBED THE MIC. ORTON TOLD BATISTA THAT EVERY BIT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED RUMORS ARE TRUE AND THAT HE HAS THE TAPE TO PROVE IT. HE WARNED SABLE TO EITHER COME CLEAN WITH BATISTA OR HE'LL SHOW THE TAPE. BACKSTAGE....... CHAOS WOLF IS SHOWN BY CAMERAS AFTER BEING ATTACKED. JOHNNY STAMBOLI TELLS CHRIS TIRPAK THAT HE SAW NAILS DO IT. TIRPAK LEAVES THE SCENE IN A HURRY. AFTER A LONG HIATUS, THE FASHION SHOW WITH RICK MARTEL RETURNS WITH THE SAME SET THAT LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTY PARLOR. MARTEL KNOCKS THE FANS FOR BEING UNATTRACTIVE BEFORE CALLING OUT HIS GUEST WHO HE REFERS TO AS A "SEX SYMBOL" BUT HE ISN'T SURE WHY..... EDGE. MARTEL ASKS EDGE ABOUT HIS NEXT OPPONENT FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE BUT THEY ARE INTERRUPTED BY AXL IRVIN WHO APPEARS WITH ORLANDO JORDAN ON THE PRIMETRON. AXL TELLS EDGE HE MADE A MISTAKE WITH HIS COMMENT LAST WEEK AND SOON HE'LL REGRET IT. BUT AS SOON AS THE PRIMETRON FADES OUT, EDGE IS WALLOPED FROM BEHIND BY HEIDENREICH WHO IS JOINED BY SEAN O'HAIRE. MARTEL SEEMS TO BE LIKING THE ATTACK AND FINALLY, AGENTS COME OUT TO GET HEIDENREICH AND O'HAIRE AWAY AS EDGE IS HURT. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... RETURN FROM BREAK...... RINGSIDE..... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, LUTHER REIGNS IS IN THE RING AND HE WANTS TO KNOW WHERE HIS CROWN AND SEPTOR ARE BECAUSE AFTER ALL, HE DID BEAT THE KING OF THE RING LAST WEEK. BUT JORDAN ROCKWELL COMES OUT WITH TAPED FISTS AND SLIDES INTO THE RING AND THE FIGHT IS ON. Street Fight Jordan Rockwell vs. Luther Reigns Rockwell was determined to avenge last week's loss but Luther was up to the task, taking a ton of punishment and being able to dish it out. But off an irish whip, Luther dropped his head too soon and Rockwell DDT'ed him right on a trash can lid. He then grabbed a steel chair and wrapped it around Luther's head, covering him for the 1.......2.........3. Match Time: 5:49 BACKSTAGE..... CHRIS TIRPAK CAN'T SEEM TO TRACK DOWN NAILS BUT LEAVES A WARNING THAT HE'LL BE COMING FOR HIM. HE THEN TELLS IDALIS THAT MORE IMPORTANT BUSINESS HAS COME UP. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... RETURN FROM BREAK..... RIGHT AFTER RING INTRODUCTIONS, CHRIS TIRPAK AND CHAOS WOLF COME OVER THE PRIMETRON. THEY ARE WITH A BOUND AND GAGGED SHANE THOMPSON. TIRPAK TELLS RHYNO AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T CHEAT TONIGHT, THOMPSON WON'T GO FOR A RIDE. TWF Universal Title Match Challenger: Rhyno vs. Dylan Jansens This match quickly went to the floor with both combatants using everything as a weapon. After an elbow in the midsection, Rhyno rammed DJ face first into the broadcast position before whipping him hard into the steel ring steps. In the ring, the manbeast had gained control. But through it all, DJ tried to fight back, reminding everyone he was still in it. It looked like he caught a break when he hit a jumping enziguri but when he went for a cross body block after bouncing off the ropes, Rhyno fell forward with a powerslam. After a hard spinebuster, Rhyno went for the cover but DJ kicked out at 2 3/4. Moments later, Rhyno was primed and ready for the "Gore". But just like at King of the Ring, Jansens saw it coming, this time using a leapfrog to escape. When Rhyno turned around, he caught a kick in the midsection followed by the "Awakening". There was no getting up from it and Jansens got the pinfall to retain the title. Match Time: 4:27 AS "OVER MY HEAD" PLAYED, DJ BACKTRACKED UP THE RAMP, HOLDING THE TITLE HIGH IN THE AIR AS A FURIOUS RHYNO LOOKED ON. OFF AIR........
