Joplin, Missouri
Attendance: 3,041
January 22, 2005
Joplin wasn't the biggest crowd PrimeTime has played to, but arena officials managed to seat 24 more fans than the arena's seating capacity is listed at. Tickets sold out fast for this one and with good reason, it was the last show before the Royal Rumble.
A.J. Styles vs. Sakoda Styles is still looking to make his mark on PrimeTime and while no one will doubt his ability, he is struggling putting opponents away. He missed several oppurtunities to pin Sakoda and even though he lost due a Sakoda hooking his tights on a roll up, Styles was still very upset, seemingly with himself. Strife and Bahamut vs. The Shane Twins (invitees) For the second week in a row, officials took a look at the Shane Twins, this time against the tag team champs. But the Shane's weren't going to pull an upset like they did last time as Bah and the Locomotive pounded them, winning the match in under 4 minutes with Strife's "Wrong Destination". Non-Title Match Paul London vs. Intercontinental Champ Sean O'Haire Uprising had another champ in action but O'Haire was not focused on winning this match. After being taken off his game by fan favorite London, O'Haire deliberately got himself disqualified with a low blow and proceeded to beat the heck out of London with a steel chair until officials came out to finally stop his rage. O'HAIRE WAS ESCORTED AWAY FROM THE RING AS A MEDIC CHECKED ON PAUL LONDON. PRIMETIME GOES LIVE
AS PRIMETIME COMES ON THE AIR, THE MONTAGE VIDEO IS SEEN AS "RAP SUPERSTAR" PLAYS. THE ARENA COMES INTO VIEW AND FANS IN THE SHOW ME STATE ARE GOING WILD AS MICHAEL COLE AND JESSE VENTURA START THINGS OFF. "OOOH CHAVO" LEADS INTO THE MUSIC OF CHAVO GUERRERO AND HE COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION TO START THINGS OFF AS COLE SETS THE TABLE FOR THE LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH BY TALKING ABOUT CHAVO NOT GETTING A REMATCH UNTIL TONIGHT. TWF Lightheavyweight Title Match Challenger: Chavo Guerrero vs. Ultimo Dragon This was a terrific battle between two spectacular competitors. The fans were treated to a match that was worth the price of admission alone. Chavo and Ultimo knew each other well so neither man was able to use any trademark holds. Jesse Ventura commented that one mistake would be the deciding factor and after Ultimo was able to escape the "Gory Special", Chavo cleverly locked his arms and pulled him over with a backslide to get the 3 count and win back his title. Ultimo swore it was only a 2 count but referee Charles Robinson's decision was made. Match Time: 9:19 BACKSTAGE AREA...... CAMERAS PICK UP A TENSE CONVERSATION IN WHICH TED DIBIASE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF. NICK DINSMORE BETS HIS TAG TEAM PARTNER ROB CONWAY THAT HE WILL QUALIFY FOR THE ROYAL RUMBLE TONIGHT IN HIS FATAL 4 WAY MATCH BUT CONWAY WON'T. CONWAY ACCEPTS THE BET BUT DINSMORE TELLS HIM TO USE SOME OF DIBIASE's MONEY TO PAY. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, TRACI BROOKS AND AXL IRVIN ARE HATCHING A PLAN TO LURE EDGE OUTSIDE THE ARENA FOR A "SURPRISE" AND THEN TO ATTACK HIM AGAIN BUT EDGE IS SHOWN EAVESDROPPING. "Back in black" by AC/DC hits as a rather serious Jordan Rockwell makes his way out to a huge pop from the crowd. He stops and looks at one fan wearing an old New Breed t-shirt before sliding into the ring and getting the house mic.
Jordan Rockwell: "Ya know, normally I'd come out here and I'd be all happy and playing to you guys but the fact is for the first time, I just can't! I can not do it because for the first time in my life I'm not happy and that's because coming up at the Royal Rumble, I have to take a guy that was like family to me and cut him down.
THE FANS CHEER
And I know when it comes to business that's a good thing, because let's face the facts, grudge matches are great for ratings which means revenue and that in a nutshell is great for business. But from a personal standpoint, it stinks cause you see, about four years ago, this thing we have today called the New Breed was born and this wasn't a corporate thing, this was the brain child of two people, Sean O'haire and me!
Rockwell points to the fan with the t-shirt.
Rockwell: That shirt right there is part of history, the history that made me the man and the wrestler that I am today, cause throughout the time there was always one constant and that was Jordan Rockwell and Sean O'haire. Throughout every trying time I had, I always knew you would be there to have my back Sean. But then things changed didn't they sean? And that was because now you had the chance to get the one thing you always wanted and that was to be part of the inner circle, you weren't happy with the circle we made for ourselves and you wanted to ride me like a jockey into that circle cause that's when all of those son of a bitches that put me down wanted to jump on the band wagon because I was larger than life and they were in my shadow for once!
Fans begin chants of "Rockwell".
And that was when you sold me out and you sold me out cause you knew I would never sell my soul to those bastards, and I am damn proud to say that I'm here and most of them are gone selling groceries or down in the bush leagues and I'm damn proud to say that I've become who I am while they aren't jack anymore!
one fan screams out "I love you Jordan"!
I love you to. Now most want to know how Sean O'haire sold me out and the answer is simple, you chose to associate with the people that tried to do away with me and away with what we worked for. So at the Royal Rumble, it is not about the title, that is just a bonus, it's not business so you can take it personal! Cause in Columbus, we're gonna settle up once and for all"! Cole: "Surreal statements from Mr. Showtime". ROCKWELL GOES TO PUT THE MIC DOWN WHEN MUHAMMAD HASSAN's MUSIC HITS AND HE AND RICK CLARK COME OUT TO SOME UNBEARABLE HEAT. HASSAN TALKS ABOUT THE 8 MAN TAG TEAM MATCH SET FOR LATER TONIGHT AND TELLS HIM LIKE A TYPICAL AMERICAN, HE's READY TO START A WAR WITH SOMEONE OTHER THAN WHO HE SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT AND TONIGHT THAT's HIM, CLARK AND WAR ON AMERICA. CLARK MAKES MENTION OF THE FACT THAT WITH DYLAN JANSENS ALREADY IN ACTION TONIGHT, THEY NEED A 4TH PARTNER. THAT's WHEN KID GUNDAM APPEARS ON THE PRIMETRON AND ASKS TO TEAM WITH THE NEW BREED, A GESTURE ROCKWELL PROUDLY ACCEPTS. GUNDAM THEN PULLS A BEAT UP TIGER ALI SINGH INTO THE SHOT AND TELLS HASSAN THAT AFTER TONIGHT, HE WILL LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME. HASSAN AND CLARK ARE FURIOUS AS THE PRIMETRON SHUTS OFF. ROCKWELL THEN REMINDS THE BOTH OF THEM THAT THEY'RE ON HIS SHOW AND THEY CAN LEAVE NOW. MOMENTS LATER, SEAN O'HAIRE AND HEIDENREICH ARE SHOWN IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA, WATCHING ON A MONITOR. O'HAIRE SAYS THE ROYAL RUMBLE WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE NEW BREED. Fatal 4 Way/Royal Rumble Qualifying Match Max Ogden of SMW vs. Mike Austin vs. Rob Conway vs. Rey Mysterio In the first of 2 fatal four way matches that will decide the final spots for the Royal Rumble, SMW heavyweight champion Max Ogden was very impressive, showing he really wanted to get into the match. But after being taken out by Ric Flair who'd come to ringside, he became a non-factor. In the ring, Mysterio hit Conway with the 6-1-9 but Mike Austin caught an unsuspecting Rey with a DDT before rolling onto Conway and getting the 3 count. Match Time: 8:16 COLE MADE MENTION OF THE FACT THAT AUSTIN WILL NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THE ROYAL RUMBLE AFTER WINNING THE NEW YEAR's BATTLE ROYALE. BUT AUSTIN GETS THE MICROPHONE AND SAYS QUOTE "I KNOW YOU WERE WATCHING THAT STEVE, NOT SO BAD HUH? AND YOU SAID I COULDN'T DO THIS". AUSTIN THEN CHALLENGES THE TEXAS RATTLESNAKE TO SHOW HIS FACE AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE. BACKSTAGE AREA...... JASON TIGER OLIVER IS SHOWN ON THE PHONE AND HE TELLS WHOEVER IS ON THE OTHER END THAT HE "KNOWS WHAT HE HAS TO DO". COMMERCIAL BREAK....... RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... EDGE FINDS TRACI BROOKS AND TELLS HER HE'LL MEET HER OUTSIDE WHEN SHE ASKS. SHE SAYS SHE HAS A "SURPRISE" FOR HIM AND HE SAYS HE CAN'T WAIT. IN THE RING, JASON TIGER OLIVER CALLS OUT ESSA RIOS, DETERMINED TO AVENGE LAST WEEK's LOSS. IN FACT, HE GOES AS FAR AS TO SAY THAT IF HE CAN'T BEAT HIM, HE'LL QUIT THE TWF. RIOS COMES OUT TO ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE. Jason Tiger Oliver vs. Essa Rios Oliver acted like a man with everything to lose and he gave Rios a thorough beating. After a sideslam, he went for an elbow but Rios moved and tried to come back with a missile dropkick. But Oliver impressively just swatted him away and then gave fans their first look at the "Tiger Fang", a devastating move that put Rios down for the count of 3. Match Time: 9:15 BACKSTAGE...... RHYNO APPROACHES ROME, TRYING TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THE BENCHPRESS CONTEST A WEEK AGO. BUT ROME WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT AND JUST WALKS AWAY. IN THE RING, MUHAMMAD HASSAN SAYS THAT IF HE GETS HIS HANDS ON GUNDAM, HE's GONNA TREAT HIM LIKE THE AMERICAN SOLDIER, A FILTHY PIECE OF GARBAGE WHO's SOMEWHERE HE SHOULDN'T BE. 8 man tag team match Muhammad Hassan, Rick Clark and War on America w/ Tiger Ali Singh vs. Jordan Rockwell, Chris Tirpak, Chaos Wolf and Kid Gundam With all the intensity in this one, referee Brian Hebner had his hands full so referee Mike Enos came out to lend a hand. Kid Gundam took Hassan out of the picture, taking his fight with him into the crowd while in the ring, the New Breed made a tremendous trio who were all on the same page. After Rockwell put Hirohito down with the Rock Smasher and Chaos Wolf dropkicked Rick Clark out of the ring, Chris Tirpak delivered the "New Jersey Turnpike" to win the match and send the crowd into an excited frenzy. Match Time: 7:46 BACKSTAGE AREA...... STILL HYPED UP, JASON TIGER OLIVER IS SHOWN WALKING TO HIS DRESSING ROOM WHEN SEAN O'HAIRE COMES UP AND SAYS HE's EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY HE JUST HANDLED HIS FORMER ASSOCIATE, ESSA RIOS. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... ARENA PARKING LOT...... A MAN WHO RESEMBLES EDGE FROM BEHIND ENTERS THE PARKING LOT AND IS IMMEDIATELY JUMPED BY BOTH AXL IRVIN AND ORLANDO JORDAN. BUT AFTER HANDING OUT THE BEATING, AXL AND OJ QUICKLY REALIZE THE MAN IS NOT EDGE, BUT SOME SORT OF DECOY. Fatal 4 Way/Royal Rumble qualification match Nick Dinsmore vs. Luther Reigns vs. Rene Dupree vs. Mariner of SMW This match featured another rising superstar from SMW, Mariner, but Nick Dinsmore was the story. He competed like a man intent on winning and at times, took on all 3 men. Rob Conway and Ted Dibiase came to the ring acting as if they were there to support Dinsmore. But as he hit the ropes, Conway grabbed his foot, allowing Dupree to take him out of the ring. But Dupree walked into a heavy clothesline from Reigns who turned right into a small package by Mariner who got the 1..........2......, but that was it. Luther was slow to get up and Mariner hit the ropes, diving between his legs. But after coming off another set of ropes, Mariner was kicked right in the face by the Demon of the Desert and Luther qualified by pinning him. Match Time: 9:02 DURING A BREAK FROM THE ACTION, ROYAL RUMBLE PROMO GRAPHICS ARE SHOWN FEATURING THE CURRENT CARD. MICAHEL COLE INFORMS FANS OF THESE MATCHES, JUST SIGNED: MUHAMMAD HASSAN VS. KID GUNDAM. CHAVO GUERRERO DEFENDING THE LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST AKIO. AND SEAN O'HAIRE FACING JORDAN ROCKWELL WITH HIS INTERCONTINENTAL GOLD UP FOR GRABS. STAYING ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ROYAL RUMBLE, COLE AND VENTURA PLAY UP THE RETURN OF TRAVIS WAKEMAN WHICH LEADS INTO A BRILLIANT HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE DEDICATED TO THE TECHNICAL MAGICIAN, ACCOMPANIED BY THE SONG "LONELY ROAD", DONE BY KID ROCK. Tajiri vs. Sychotic (debut) Fans have been waiting anxiously for the debut of the Australian born dare devil Sychotic, who gave a new definition to the word risk taker here. Tajiri definitely wanted a slow paced match but Sychotic dazzled the crowd with his style and after taking an armbar into a DDT, he leaped onto Tajiri, who had rolled out of the ring, with a corkscrew suicide attack. He then brought himself into the ring with a dynamic springboard moonsault from the apron but Tajiri somehow got up. Tajiri then won a battle of knifedge chops and went for an irish whip. But Sychotic reversed it and threw a clothesline. Tajiri ducked but got smoked by a reverse front kick that forced a wad of saliva from his mat. Sychotic then hit a beautiful Red Star press and hooked the legs for a 3 count, an impressive debut to say the least. Match Time: 6:13 BACKSTAGE AREA...... THE MAN WHO WAS DRESSED AS EDGE FINDS AXL IRVIN AND ORLANDO JORDAN AND HE IS WITH 2 POLICE OFFICERS WHO PLACE THEM IN HANDCUFFS FOR ASSAULT. EDGE THEN COMES UP LAUGHING, SAYING HE'LL SEE AXL AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE. HE TELLS THEM THEY WON'T HAVE LONG TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH SOME OF THE MALE INMATES BECAUSE TRACI HAS THEIR BAIL. COMMERCIAL BREAK........ RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE...... IDALIS TRIES TO INTERVIEW CHARLIE HAAS ABOUT HIS CHANCES OF WINNING THE UNIVERSAL TITLE AT ROYAL RUMBLE BUT BEFORE HE CAN GO TOO IN DEPTH, BOTH HE AND IDALIS ARE SHOCKED TO SEE SHANE THOMPSON! AFTER GETTING IN HAAS' FACE FOR A MINUTE, THOMPSON JUST WALKS AWAY. IN THE RING, DYLAN JANSENS SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW WHO THE THIRD CHALLENGER IN THE DRAGON's LAIR CHALLENGE IS BUT HE QUICKLY GETS THE ANSWER AS "WAITING TO DIE" BY HED HITS AND SHANE THOMPSON COMES OUT, STILL NOT LOOKING 100%. THE FANS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY COME TO THEIR FEET. Non-Title/Dragon's Lair Challenge Round 3 Shane Thompson vs. Universal Champ Dylan Jansens Of the 3,000+ fans that were in the Memorial Hall, not one of them was sitting down. No one thought Thompson was in the condition to compete, but they were wrong as he brought everything he had. The match became an instant classic as the two men tried their hands at everything. First, Jansens got 3 near falls and Thompson answered with 3 of his own. But the complexion of the match changed when Jansens walked right into a savat kick after ducking a clothesline. Thompson had him all set up for the "Total Eclipse" but DJ countered with a backbody drop. The fans then went nuts as he locked him in the "Dragon's Bane". But Thompson refused to tap out and he was saved by the bell, literally. 15 minutes had expired in the match and Thompson could only happily grin as he walked up the ramp backwards, knowing that lasting 15 minutes earned him a shot at the Royal Rumble. Cole mentioned that the Universal title will now be on the line in a triple threat Dragon's Lair match at Royal Rumble and Ventura told Jansens to kiss the belt goodbye. BACKSTAGE...... JUST BEFORE PRIMETIME GOES OFF THE AIR, JASON TIGER OLIVER TELLS JORDAN ROCKWELL THAT CHAOS WOLF NEEDS HIM IMMEDIATELY, IT's AN EMERGENCY. ROCKWELL RUNS DOWN THE HALLWAY IN THE DIRECTION OF HIS LOCKER ROOM BUT IS BLINDSIDED BY SEAN O'HAIRE WHO HITS HIM WITH THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE BELT. O'HAIRE THEN GETS IN ROCKWELL's FACE AND TELLS HIM THAT AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE, HE's GONNA MAKE HIM PAY FOR STEALING HIS CREATION..... THE NEW BREED.
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