Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Attendance: 10,687
July 18, 2005
******CONDENSED VERSION OF RESULTS******
There was a later belltime than usual for this show to give everyone with tickets time to get into the arena. Because of this, there was no Uprising taping.
PRIMETIME HITS THE AIR WITH IT's OPENING MONTAGE VIDEO WHILE "RAP SUPERSTAR" PLAYS. NEW CLIPS OF MORDECAI, CHRIS MASTERS AND FRANKIE KAZARIAN HAVE BEEN MIXED IN.
RIGHT AS THE ARENA COMES INTO THE SHOT, "JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES" BY WATERPROOF BLONDE HITS AND CHRISTIAN COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION AS MICHAEL COLE AND JESSE VENTURA OPEN UP THE BROADCAST WITH THE TAG TEAM TITLES ON THE LINE.
TWF Tag Team Title Match Challengers: Edge and Christian vs. Strife and Bahamut This title tilt was easy to analyze from a viewers perspective: Strife and Bahamut were clicking on all cylinders and Edge and Christian weren't. Christian was able to get in a low blow on Bahamut behind referee Chris Kay's back but after tagging Edge in, he accidentally smashed him with a clothesline when Bahamut moved. Bahamut then lifted Christian out of the ring before hitting "What Legends are made of" on Edge. Strife tagged into the match and waited for Edge to get up, putting him back down with the "Wrong Destination" when he did to get the 1......2........3. Match Time: 6:35 BACKSTAGE AREA....... LUTHER REIGNS TELLS A STAGEHAND THAT HE HEARD CHRIS PLATOON HAD SOME SORT OF FAMILY EMERGENCY AND WON'T BE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. LUTHER SUGGESTS THAT THE REAL REASON HE ISN'T THERE IS BECAUSE HE's AFRAID OF HIM. BATISTA COMES UP AND GETS IN LUTHER's FACE, TELLING HIM EVERYONE's SICK OF HIM RUNNING HIS MOUTH. LUTHER TELLS HIM IF HE's SO SICK OF IT, TO SHUT HIM UP IN THE RING TONIGHT. BATISTA REPLIES "GLADLY". COMMERCIAL BREAK....... RETURN FROM BREAK..... A HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE IS SHOWN OF FRANKIE KAZARIAN AND SOME OF HIS MEMORABLE TWF MOMENTS. HIS VOICE COMES OVER THE PACKAGE AND SAYS "THE FUTURE IS NOW..... AND THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT". BACKSTAGE...... EDGE IS WITH SHANE McMAHON AND IS STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH NOT BEING THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER DESPITE HAVING BEATEN RANDY ORTON TONIGHT. SHANE TELLS HIM THAT HE KNEW THE RULES OF THE MATCH AT PAYBACK BUT TELLS HIM THAT REGARDLESS OF TONIGHT's UNIVERSAL TITLE MATCH OUTCOME, HE HAS COME UP WITH A "FAIR" RESOLUTION. Batista vs. Luther Reigns After starting the match on the offensive, pounding Batista with his rugged style, Reigns quickly found himself in trouble when Batista drilled him with a spinebuster before loading up his right arm and smashing him with a debilitating clothesline. Batista then gave the thumbs down signal and lifted Reigns up, depositing him into the mat with the "Batista Bomb" and the victory. Match Time: 4:30 BACKSTAGE...... PAUL LONDON IS TALKING WITH TAJIRI WHEN A MEMBER OF THE STAGE CREW HANDS HIM A FLIER. THE CAMERA GETS A CLOSE LOOK AT IT AND IS HAS THE 4 MEMBERS OF LA FAMILIA IN AN ARTISTIC DRAWING, INVITING HIM TO THEIR "PARTY" TO CELEBRATE SUPER CRAZY WINNING THE LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. LONDON ANGRILY TEARS THE FLIER TO PIECES. A NEW SCENE OPENS UP WITH A ROOM SURROUNDED BY LIT CANDLES. A MAN IN A WHITE ROBE IS SHOWN KNEELING INSIDE THE CIRCLE OF CANDLES.... IT IS MORDECAI. Mordecai: "The sinners of PrimeTime will soon be wishing that I never came over here. There are a lot of superstars that need to be dealt with and they will soon realize that my crusade has been reborn! I will not bring their souls to a higher power, I will now be out to satisfy myself. Sinners of PrimeTime...... this is your warning! Hear me...... fear me"! MORDECAI......... COMING SOON TO PRIMETIME. Muhammad Hassan w/ Tiger Ali Singh vs. Roderick Strong (invitee) Strong didn't do much to challenge Hassan as the Arab-American superstar brutally beat him down. Then, with a little interference from Tiger Ali Singh, grabbing his foot when he hit the ropes after a dropkick, Hassan hit his devastating reverse STO. He then rolled Strong over and slapped on the Camel Clutch, getting a quick submission. But to the serious boos from the crowd, Hassan kept the paralyzing hold on for at least another 30 seconds afterwards. Match Time: 3:39 AS THE FANS CONTINUED TO BOO, TIGER ALI SINGH ANNOUNCED THAT NEXT WEEK, MUHAMMAD HASSAN WOULD HAVE A SURPRISE FOR ROME. COMMERCIAL BREAK....... RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE.... ROB CONWAY AND TED DIBIASE FIND HEIDENREICH AND TRY TO PRY SOME INFO OUT OF HIM, ASKING IF THE RUMORS THAT ROAD WARRIOR ANIMAL IS BACK ARE TRUE. HEIDENREICH DOESN'T SAY A WORD IN RESPONSE AND THAT GIVES DIBIASE A LAUGH. SEAN O'HAIRE FINDS AXL IRVIN AND SAYS HE IS DISGUSTED WITH THE RESURGENCE OF RIC FLAIR, CLAIMING HE HAS A WAY TO TARNISH HIS LEGACY, ALL AXL HAS TO DO IS "TRUST HIM". "Money Man" Rob Conway w/ Ted Dibiase vs. Heidenreich These two had one heck of a war but it wss Conway who hit Heidenreich with everything in his arsenal but couldn't put him away. After sticking him into the mat with a big DDT, Conway still only got a 2 count. He hit the ropes but Heidenreich caught him with the scrapbuster slam and had an easy 3 count. But referee Brian Hebner couldn't make it because he was with Dibiase on the apron. This allowed Rhyno to come from out of the crowd and slam into Heidenreich with the "Gore". Conway then draped an arm over him as Hebner made the 3 count. Match Time: 13:26 AFTER THE MATCH, RHYNO CAME BACK INTO THE RING AND THE 2 ON 1 ASSAULT CONTINUED UNTIL "AHHHH WHAT A RUSH" WAS HEARD AND THE CROWD WENT NUTS AS ANIMAL CAME OUT, REMOVED HIS SHOULDER PADS AND ENTERED THE RING, SMASHING HEIDENREICH AND CONWAY WITH SOME STIFF CLOTHESLINES TO CLEAR THE RING BEFORE HELPING HIS OLD PARTNER HEIDENREICH UP. BACKSTAGE..... CAMERAS FIND CHAOS WOLF AND VLAD THE IMPALER HAVING A QUIET DISPUTE OVER HOW THEY LOST THEIR TAG TEAM MATCH LAST WEEK WHEN DYLAN JANSENS GETS IN BETWEEN THEM AND TELLS THEM TO FOCUS ON TONIGHT's 6 MAN MATCH INSTEAD. A CAMERA IN ANOTHER PART OF THE ARENA SHOWS SHANE McMAHON TALKING WITH STRIFE AND BAHAMUT BUT IT CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT IS BEING SAID. IT DOES SHOW THE TAG TEAM TITLE BELTS SITTING ON SHANE's DESK. 6 man tag team match Dylan Jansens, Chaos Wolf and Vlad the Impaler vs. Rene Dupree, Mike Cirianni and Aries w/ Dawn Marie The New Breed trio didn't look like themselves in this one, making many costly errors and allowing Dawn Marie to be a huge distraction. But Chaos Wolf got a hot tag from Vlad and came in, taking all 3 men on. He nailed Aries with a flying forearm before lifting Cirianni onto his shoulders as Jansens went to the top rope. But Dupree ran across the apron and knocked Jansens off before taking Vlad out as well. Aries came from behind Chaos with a chop block and Cirianni fell into the cover as referee Mike Enos made the 3 count. Match Time: 6:03 COMMERCIAL BREAK........ RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, "THE MASTERPIECE" CHRIS MASTERS, JUST TRADED TO PRIMETIME, IS INTRODUCING HIMSELF TO SABLE WHEN TAYLOR MADE COMES UP AND SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. BUT MASTERS GETS HIM THINKING WHEN HE SUGGESTS THAT HE JUST TOOK A PAGE OUT OF HIS BOOK. The shot shifts to another part of the backstage area as Christian is shown and the fans begin cheering as Jordan Rockwell comes up with the Hardcore title over his shoulder.
Christian: Oh look, it's the Hardcore champion, in the flesh".
Jordan Rockwell: "Let me ask you something. Can you shave with your eyes closed"?
Christian: "What the hell type of question is that? I think you've been hit in the head too many times".
Rockwell: "Answer the question, can you shave with your eyes closed"?
Christian: "Of course not, nobody can shave with their eyes closed"!
Rockwell: "Well you must be the first in history cause you damn sure are blind"!
Christian: "What the hell are you talking about"?
Rockwell: "Edge"!
Christian: "What about Edge"?
Rockwell: "Come on Christian! The guy stabbed me in the back over greed cause he wanted to be Universal champion and back at Payback he expected you to put your goals on hold for him. Now that it backfired, how long do you think it is before he turns his back on you, knowing that he blames you for the loss?
Christian is seemingly pondering what Rockwell is saying......
You and I have not always gotten along and especially as of late, but when I first came to the TWF you were one of the only guys that would pay me the time of day so consider this returning the favor. Now I am not saying you should come over to my side of the fence even though I know you dig it when the people cheer you. The only thing I'm saying is wise up before it's too late".
Rockwell turns and walks off leaving Christian considering the things he said to him as the shot shifts to another part of the arena where Edge is shown looking at a monitor and apparently watching and listening to the whole conversation. Next up is the Fashion Show and after a long speech in which he degrades the crowd and Oklahoma in general with an "inbreeders have no sense of style" comment, Rick Martel brings out his guest Sean O'Haire. O'Haire uses his time to talk about how he is sick of hearing about Ric "The Fossil" Flair. O'Haire calls the Nature Boy an embarassment to wrestling and he is going to use Axl Irvin to physically end his career. By this time, Flair comes out and gets in the Intercontinental champions face, telling him he was winning titles way back when he was deciding if he wanted to go through with the sex change or not. That comment drew the ire of O'Haire and he put Flair down with a martial arts chop to the neck. O'Haire then got on Flair and started pounding him with a flurry of right hands. But then Axl Irvin comes out and to the surprise of everyone, pulls O'Haire off and drills him with a right hand of his own. He then lifts him up and delivers the "Axl Cutter" on the set of the Fashion Show before helping Flair to his feet. RAMPAGE REWIND SHOWS TRISH STRATUS TELLING DESIRE AND TERRI THAT HER AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN WILL BE MARRIED AT ANARCHY RULZ BEFORE SHOWING TRAVIS WAKEMAN DEFEATING ADAM BOMN WITH A COUNTER TO THE GERMAN SUPLEX. JORDAN ROCKWELL COMES OUT TO WAIT FOR HIS FIRST OPPONENT IN THE HARDCORE OPEN. "BAM BAM" IS HEARD AND THE BEAST FROM THE EAST BAM BAM BIGELOW COMES OUT IN HIS FLAMING RING GEAR, POINTING AT ROCKWELL. Hardcore Open/TWF Hardcore Title Match Challenger: Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Jordan Rockwell Bigelow came out of his announced retirement for this match but said that if he couldn't defeat Rockwell, it would be his last. Rockwell took the fight to an out of shape Bigelow and after smashing him over the head with a steel chair, he added it to a pile of chairs and then delivered the Rock Smasher onto them to get the victory and retain his belt. COMMERCIAL BREAK....... RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE....... TWF Universal Title Match Challenger: Randy Orton vs. Shane Thompson After being slapped across the face, Orton was able to avoid a clothesline and pull Thompson down with a neckbreaker. He then shot him to the corner and followed in with a clothesline but turned to see Edge in the ring. Edge went for the spear but crashed into Thompson when Orton moved. Orton and Edge began trading shots when Batista came out to the aid of Orton and referee Mike Chioda called for the bell, throwing the match out. After the melee was over, "Here Comes the Money" hit and Shane McMahon came out with a huge announcement. At TWF MeltDown, there will be an Elimination Chamber match for the Universal title. It will feature Shane Thompson, Randy Orton, Edge, Batista, Christian and...... Jordan Rockwell! OFF AIR.......
