Sun Dome

Yakima, Washington

Attendance: 8,212

August 8, 2005

AS PRIMETIME COMES ON THE AIR, A REPLAY IS SHOWN FROM THE LAST SHOW OF VLAD THE IMPALER DEFEATING SHANE THOMPSON, SETTING OFF A HUGE CELEBRATION FROM THE CROWD.

THE MONTAGE FOR PRIMETIME RUNS AS "RAP SUPERSTAR" PLAYS WITH IT BEFORE THE ARENA COMES INTO VIEW AND CHRIS MASTERS' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS AS TWO MEN FOLLOW HIM, HOLDING UP A MIRROR.

Michael Cole: "Welcome to TWF PrimeTime and fans, the footage you just saw could repeat itself tonight as Vlad the Impaler gets another crack at Shane Thompson, this time for the Universal title"!

Jesse Ventura: "The complexion of the Elimination Chamber could be totally changed tonight"!

Cole: "We're starting things off with The Masterpiece and this kid is what he says he is so far Jesse".

Ventura: "Have you ever seen a sculpture by someone like Michaelangelo? Well, even he couldn't put together something like The Masterpiece".

TAJIRI's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A DECENT CHEER.

Cole: "Tajiri will provide the opposition tonight but if he has any hopes of winning, he will have to stay far away from the deadly Masterlock".

Ventura: "Let me put this to you bluntly Michael, Tajiri has no chance here".

"The Masterpiece" Chris Masters vs. Tajiri

The bell sounded and Tajiri became very elusive, baiting Masters into lunging at him before kicking both of his legs. Masters began to have the same problem he had in Tokyo in the match with Tiger Mask as Tajiri kicked him repeatedly before sending him to the ropes before hitting his backspring elbow. A standing moonsault got Tajiri a 2 count and many were surprised to see him taking it to Masters this way. Masters began to slowly break Tajiri down after catching him running in with a heavy side backbreaker. Masters then dropped 2 big elbows across his chest before shooting him to the corner. But when he charged in, Tajiri moved out of the way and then locked in the Tarantula. Referee Charles Robinson gave him a 5 count to break it and Tajiri did at 4. Tajiri then hit the Buzzsaw Kick and made the cover but Masters kicked out at 2. Tajiri was very surprised to see him get up but went for a spinning roundhouse, only to have Masters duck and then lock in the Masterlock. Tajiri quickly submitted, putting an end to a long opening match.

Match Time: 13:00

Cole: "Boy, I thought we had an upset on our hands"!

Ventura: "But we didn't, the Masterlock has brought a quick end to this thing"!

AS MASTERS' MUSIC PLAYED, HE ORDERED THE TWO MEN TO BRING THE FULL SIZE MIRROR INTO THE RING AND HE BEGAN POSING IN FRONT OF IT.

Ventura: "Look at this world class athlete Cole, he could win that Mr. Olympia thing they have every year"!

Cole: "There's no doubting his physical appearance, the guy is chiseled".

JUST THEN, THE FANS BEGIN TO CHEER AND MASTERS THINKS THEY ARE INTO HIS POSING. BUT SOMEONE TIPS OVER HIS MIRROR AND IT's TAYLOR MADE! MASTERS IS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE HIM AND TAYLOR THEN TEES OFF, NAILING HIM WITH RIGHT HANDS.

Cole: "Look at this.... Taylor Made was behind that mirror"!

Ventura: "Come on Masters"!

FINALLY, OFFICIALS CAME OUT FROM THE BACK TO PULL APART THE BRAWLING MEN.

Cole: "I knew we hadn't seen the last of these two and Taylor Made has quickly reminded Masters of that"!

COMMERCIAL BREAK......

A COMMERCIAL FOR DIET CHERRY VANILLA DR. PEPPER IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "DUKES OF HAZZARD" STARRING JESSICA SIMPSON.

RETURN FROM BREAK.... DRESSING ROOM....

PRIMETIME RETURNS TO SHOW BATISTA IN HIS DRESSING ROOM PREPARING FOR HIS LATER MATCH WHEN RANDY ORTON COMES IN.

Randy Orton: "What's up Dave"?

Batista: "Not much".

Orton: "Look man, I know you got Edge tonight and I just wanted to let you know our deal still stands. If I have to, I'll be out there tonight".

Batista: "Cool, I appreciate it".

Orton: "But I just had to say something else and I'm sure you'll agree because we both want the same thing. So come the Elimination Chamber, our deal man..... it's not gonna work".

Batista: "Look, you want the Universal title, so do I. If it comes down to you and me in the chamber..... let the best man win".

Orton: "My thoughts exactly".

BACK AT RINGSIDE, RENE DUPREE's MUSIC IS PLAYING AND HE IS SHOWN IN THE RING WITH DAWN MARIE WHO IS REMOVING HIS ROBE.

Cole: "Batista set to take on Edge later tonight and that match will certainly have huge implications on the Elimination Chamber match at MeltDown Jesse".

"FIREFLY" BY BREAKING BENJAMIN HITS AND CHRIS PLATOON COMES OUT TO A DECENT RESPONSE.

Ventura: "It sure will and I can't wait for that later on".

Cole: "Well here comes the undefeated Chris Platoon set to take on Rene Dupree and I gotta say, I've been very impressed with Platoon so far".

Ventura: "Two of PrimeTime's young stars are in that ring Michael, this is what the future of the TWF looks like".

Rene Dupree w/ Dawn Marie vs. Chris Platoon

The bell sounded and the two men locked up. Platoon quickly went into a standing waist lock but Dupree caught him with a back elbow followed by a couple overhand rights. He then whipped him to the ropes but Platoon ducked a clothesline and connected with a flying Harley Race knee. Dupree got to his feet but Platoon was on him with some straight jabs before shooting him to the corner. But Dupree got a foot to his face followed by a heavy clothesline. Platoon tried to get back up but Dupree put him right back down with a DDT. As Dawn clapped, he went into his "French Tickler" dance but he found out Platoon is one tough man to keep down, turning right into a big spinebuster. Platoon then yelled to hype the crowd and he set Dupree up for the "Last Chance". But Dawn grabbed both of Rene's feet, preventing him from being lifted up. Platoon reached between the ring ropes and grabbed Dawn by the hair. Referee Mike Enos tried to get him off and as he did, Dupree lowblowed Platoon. From there, he locked in a cobra clutch before turning it into a lifting slam and he covered Platoon for the 1......2.......3.

Match Time: 6:46

Ventura: "He got him"!

Cole: "Yeah, and give a big assist to Dawn Marie! Chris Platoon has lost his first match in the TWF but not without some controversy"!

PLATOON ANGRILY LOOKED ON AS DAWN RAISED THE HAND OF DUPREE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE AISLE.

THE BACK OF A MAN IS SHOWN SITTING IN A RECLINER IN FRONT OF A SNOWY TV SET. THE MAN LOOKS TO HAVE A PAIR OF BLACK, BULL-LIKE HORNS ON HIS HEAD.

Audio Voiceover: "Soon, the nightmares that you all have will begin to become a reality. Once the lights go out, and you can't see your own hand in the dark, you all have the same fear. Is someone else in the room?

A VERY MANIACAL LAUGH IS HEARD.

He's coming.... he's coming for you".

RIGHT AS THE MAN IN THE RECLINER STARTS TO TURN AROUND, THE SHOT CUTS OUT.

THE BOOGEYMAN..... IS COMING FOR YOU!

BACKSTAGE.....

IDALIS IS SHOWN IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA WITH ROB VAN DAM.

Idalis: "Rob, last week on PrimeTime, we saw you defeat one of the participants in the Elimination Chamber match at......

JUST THEN, FRANKIE KAZARIAN COMES UP.

Frankie Kazarian: "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Why would you want to interview this guy? What are you gonna say Rob, that your win was cool? I'm so tired of hearing about guys like you, guys that are yesterday's news. I'm not sure if you're aware of it, but they call me the future. Soon, you and guys like you are gonna realize that my future looks good..... and your future has passed".

KAZARIAN WALKS AWAY BUT RVD JUST BLOWS HIM OFF.

RVD: "Whatever".

"OOOH CHAVO" IS HEARD AND IT LEADS INTO THE NEW MUSIC OF LA FAMILIA AS CHAVO GUERRERO COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT.

Cole: "Ya know, I really don't like the attitude of Frankie Kazarian, whose he to say whose futures have passed"!

Ventura: "Who knows Michael, maybe he'll come tell you that one of these nights".

ROME's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP.

Cole: "Well you talk about an angry man, Rome is in one foul mood after what happened last week".

Ventura: "I can't say I blame him. Muhammad Hassan had the nerve to go to the house of his sister and bad mouth America".

Cole: "And from what I've been told, Rome is not planning to let that go unpunished but tonight, he's gotta worry about Chavo Guerrero".

Rome vs. Chavo Guerrero

As if Rome wasn't mad enough already, Chavo started the match by shoving him. Rome answered with a clothesline that knocked Chavo for a loop. That led to a succession of suplexes from Rome who was absolutely dominating Chavo until Muhammad Hassan and Tiger Ali Singh appeared on the PrimeTron, this time from the home of his mother and father! Hassan told them if America was the land of oppurtunity, they wouldn't be living in the conditions they were living in after all their hard work. Like he did with his sister, he tried to convince them to leave the states. Hassan ended his speech by turning to the screen and telling Rome he should've never turned his back on his people. Meanwhile, Chavo came from behind with a schoolboy to steal the match. But Rome wasn't even concerned, all he could do was look at the faces of Hassan and Singh as Chavo quickly left with the upset win.

Match Time: 5:27

Cole: "My God.... how can this guy keep doing this"?!

Ventura: "All I know is somewhere, someday, Hassan is going to have hell to pay"!

Cole: "Look at the face of Rome. Imagine all the emotions that are running through his mind right now".

COMMERCIAL BREAK.........

A COMMERCIAL FOR TACO BELL IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR PURINA DOG CHOW.

A NEW SHOT OPENS AS THE CAMERA IS TRAVELING THROUGH A DARK ALLEY FILLED WITH TRASH CANS. A BLACK CAT JUMPS OUT OF ONE OF THE TRASH CANS AS A LIGHTPOST IS SPOTTED SEVERAL FEET AHEAD. THE CAMERA ZOOMS IN ON A POSTER THAT HAS BEEN TAPED UP TO THE POST. IT SHOWS THE NAME AND FACE OF JOHNNY SWINGER WITH BIG BOLD LETTERS THAT SAY "MISSING".

BACKSTAGE.....

EDGE IS SHOWN WALKING BACKSTAGE WHEN CHRISTIAN CUTS HIM OFF.

Christian: "Oh, finally decided to show up huh? How about returning my calls about why the hell you cost me my match last week huh?! Ya know Edge, for once in your life, you need to think about someone besides yourself"!EDGE FINALLY STOPS WALKING WITH THAT COMMENT AND REMOVES HIS SHADES.

Edge: "Ya know what Christian, you need to make a simple decision. And that is you are either with me or against me. Either way, I'm walking out of MeltDown as the Universal champion. Now you can either share in that with me, or you can stay the hell away from me! The choice is yours".

Tag Team Title Tournament 1st Round

The New Road Warriors vs. Rhyno and "Money Man" Rob Conway w/ Ted Dibiase

Rhyno and Conway combined to slow down Heidenreich for much of this match, preventing him from making the tag on several occasions. But after tagging in Rhyno, Conway shot him to the ropes and Heidenreich exploded with a flying double clothesline, taking out both men. He then made the tag to Animal who came in like a house of fire. After catching Conway with a powerslam, he sent Rhyno to the corner and followed in with a stiff clothesline before lifting both his thumbs up. He then got the big manbeast onto his shoulders after making the tag to Heidenreich who went to the top rope and flew off to complete the "DoomsDay Device" and then covered him for the victory.

Match Time: 8:57

Cole: "Boy that brings back some memories Jesse, what a team this is"!

Ventura: "If they perform like that every night, they could win this whole tournament Michael"!

"AH WHAT A RUSH" WAS HEARD AND THE OLD ROAD WARRIORS' MUSIC PLAYED AS HEIDENREICH AND ANIMAL CELEBRATED ON OPPOSITE CORNERS AS THE FANS LOUDLY APPLAUDED.

Cole: "Heidenreich an Animal have advanced to the second round"!

BACKSTAGE.......

IDALIS IS SHOWN IN THE BACK WITH A NEW FACE WHO IS WEARING CAMOFLAUGE SHORTS.

Idalis: "I am here at this time with the man who will challenge Jordan Rockwell tonight in the Hardcore Open and he is the newest superstar on PrimeTime. Mariner, what do you think your chances are tonight"?

Mariner: "Ya know Idalis, I've just waited so long and worked so hard to get where I am right now. Jordan Rockwell is a guy I've looked up to for years and win or lose, I'll take what I can get. All I can say is that it will be one of the most memorable debuts in PrimeTime history".

BACK IN THE RING, SEAN O'HAIRE HAS COME OUT AND GOTTEN THE HOUSE MIC.

Sean O'Haire: "I'm gonna try hard to say this with a straight face.

O'HAIRE BURSTS INTO LAUGHTER.

Last week, I tricked that old man Ric Flair into believing his wife had actually been rushed to the hospital"!

Cole: "Yeah that's just a riot"!

O'Haire: "Ya know, maybe Flair will just stay home and finally realize that eighty is too old to be a wrestler! But in all honesty Ric, I hope your wife gets well soon"!

O'HAIRE BEGINS LAUGHING AGAIN.

Cole: "This is ridiculous, what is wrong with this guy"?

Ventura: "Oh my gosh, look at this"!

JUST THEN, RIC FLAIR's SON DAVID APPEARED AFTER JUMPING OVER THE GUARD RAIL. SECURITY WAS DOING ALL THEY COULD TO GET HIM BACK.

Cole:" That's.... that's Ric Flair's son David"!

O'Haire: "What the hell do you want? Go ahead guys, let him go".

SECURITY LETS GO OF DAVID AND HE ENTERS THE RING. O'HAIRE SWINGS WITH A CLOTHESLINE BUT DAVID DUCKS AND TAKES O'HAIRE DOWN BY HIS LEGS AND IS ALL OVER HIM.

Cole: "Look at this....... David Flair is all over the Intercontinental champ"!

OUT FROM THE BACK CAME ORLANDO JORDAN AND HE PULLED FLAIR OFF, SMASHING HIM WITH A CLOTHESLINE. THAT ALLOWED O'HAIRE TO GET UP AND DELIVER THE "WIDOWMAKER" TO HIM.

Cole: "What the hell is Orlando Jordan doing"?!

Ventura: "He's getting that punk kid out of there, that's what! What business does David Flair have in a TWF ring"?!

Cole: "Sean O'Haire is on a rampage! Don't tell me he's got Orlando under his influence now too"!

THE SHOT FADED OUT WITH O'HAIRE AND JORDAN STANDING OVER FLAIR AS "COME ON" BY WATERPROOF BLONDE PLAYED LOUDLY.

COMMERCIAL BREAK......

A COMMERCIAL FOR VERIZON WIRELESS IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR MADDEN 2006 BY EA SPORTS.

RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE......

AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, "METALINGUS" BY ALTERBRIDGE IS PLAYING AND EDGE IS IN THE RING, YELLING AT THE CROWD.

Cole: "Welcome back to PrimeTime fans as we get set for one of tonight's big matchups between two men who will be involved in the Elimination Chamber match at MeltDown"!

JUST THEN, BATISTA's MUSIC HITS AND THE CROWD ERUPTS AS HE COMES OUT.

Ventura: "Just imagine the momentum that the winner of this match will gain heading into that match Michael, it'll be huge"!

Cole: "And still to come tonight, Vlad the Impaler will challenge Shane Thompson for the Universal title and if Vlad can duplicate what he did last week, it'll be him entering that match as the champion, not Thompson"!

Batista vs. Edge

The match was back and forth with both men getting in some of their signature moves. Batista looked to have knocked Edge clean out with a clothesline but he could only get a 2 count. When he went for the "Batista Bomb", Edge countered into a spike DDT before yelling for him to get up and running through him with the spear. He made the cover but Batista was able to get his left shoulder up just in time. A frustrated yet still focused Edge pulled him in for the "Edge-a-cution" but Batista countered with a backbody drop. Christian came down the aisle with a steel chair but Randy Orton followed and spun him around, kicking him in the gut before grabbing the chair from him. But when Christian ducked a swing of the chair, he was able to push Orton into the ring steps. He then picked up the chair himself as referee Chris Kay was paying attention to Orton who crashed hard. Christian swung the chair but Batista pulled Edge right into it's path and the impact met with Edge's skull! Batista then lifted him up and delivered the Batista Bomb for the 3 count.

Match Time: 5:18

Cole: "Well intentionally or not, Christian has returned the favor from last week"!

Ventura: "Come on, it was not on purpose! That chair was clearly meant for Batista"!

BATISTA's MUSIC PLAYED AS CHRISTIAN BACKED AWAY WITH A PANICKED LOOK ON HIS FACE.

Cole: "Yeah, let's see if Edge sees it that way"!

Ventura: "Hold on Cole, I'm being told we've got something going on in the back".

CAMERAS RACE TO THE BACKSTAGE AREA TO FIND A SCENE IN WHICH CHAOS WOLF IS DOWN, HIS FACE COVERED IN BLOOD. EMTs ARE TRYING TO HELP HIM UP AND THERE ARE SEVERAL AGENTS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

"WITH A THOUSAND WORDS TO SAY BUT ONE" BY DARKEST HOUR PLAYS AND MARINER JUMPS OUT FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN, FULL OF CONFIDENCE.

Cole: "For those of you who have never heard of Mariner, get ready"!

Ventura: "I've seen a lot of this kid down in Smoky Mountain Wrestling and I believe he will become a huge name here on PrimeTime".

"BACK IN BLACK" BY AC/DC HITS AND JORDAN ROCKWELL COMES DOWN THE RAMP WITH THE HARDCORE TITLE OVER HIS SHOULDER.

Cole: "Well his future starts tonight and what an oppurtunity he;s got in front of him, a chance to face one of the all time greats here in the TWF"!

BEFORE ROCKWELL COULD ENTER THE RING, MARINER ATTACKED HIM WITH A BASEBALL SLIDE.

Ventura: "He's not wasting any time, look at this"!

Hardcore Open/TWF Hardcore Title Match

Challenger: Mariner vs. Jordan Rockwell

Rockwell quickly had his hands full as Mariner took him and whipped him into the gaurdrail surrounding the crowd before ramming him face first into the ring steps. Rockwell rolled back into the ring but Mariner was all over him, pulling a kendo stick out from under the ring and beating him across the back with it. Rockwell got to his feet and trapped the stick under his arm before using his free arm to snap it in half. He then backhanded Mariner and shot him to the corner but Mariner moved out of his way and he posted his left shoulder. After hitting a reverse tornado DDT, Mariner went to the top rope and flew off with a rounding splash. The fans couldn't believe what they were seeing as he made the cover to get 1.........2........., but Rockwell was up. Mariner knew he had Rockwell in trouble so he grabbed a steel chair from outside the ring and came back in, smashing the champ over the head with it. Mariner made another cover and got about as close to a 3 count as you can get. With Rockwell dazed, he went to the top rope again but Rockwell had the resiliency to recover and he pushed his feet, forcing him to rack himself on the top turnbuckle. From there, Rockwell brought him off with an amazing DDT, right onto the aforementioned chair. Mariner went limp for a minute as Rockwell rolled him over and got the 1........2.........3.

Match Time: 6:46

Cole: "Wow! That's the only way I can describe that match"!

Ventura: "Even Rockwell can't believe it.... look"!

ROCKWELL GRABBED HIS BELT BUT WENT RIGHT TO MARINER, CHECKING ON HIM BEFORE ENCOURAGING THE CROWD TO APPLAUD HIS EFFORTS.

Cole: "Mariner said he was gonna have a memorable debut and I think he did just that"!

JUST THEN, THE OLD ECW THEME MUSIC CAME ON.

Ventura: "What the hell"?

TO THE SHOCK AND EXCITEMENT OF THE CROWD, PAUL HEYMAN APPEARED TO A HUGE ROAR.

Cole: "Oh my God.... what is he doing here"?!

Paul Heyman: "Pardon me Mr. Rockwell, but with this whole Hardcore Open thing going on, I just had to get involved!

THE CROWD CHEERS AGAIN AS ROCKWELL AND MARINER LOOK ON.

So plan on seeing a lot of me in your near future because I plan to take this Hardcore Open of yours..... to the extreme"!

THE OLD ECW THEME PLAYS AGAIN AND CHANTS OF "ECW" RING THROUGH THE SUN DOME.

Cole: "Can you believe this"?

Ventura: "No I can't but I think the Hardcore Open just took a much different turn and any time you've got that guy involved.... anything can happen Michael"!

THE SHOT FADES OUT ON A SMILING HEYMAN.

COMMERCIAL BREAK......

A FOX PROGRAMMING AD IS SHOWN PREVIEWING THE NFL ON FOX.

RETURN FROM BREAK... RINGSIDE....

AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, "TNT" BY AC/DC HITS AND VLAD THE IMPALER COMES OUT TO A BIG CHEER.

Cole: "Will lightning strike twice?! Last time we were live for PrimeTime, this man defeated the Universal champion in under five minutes! If he does it again tonight, that belt is his"!

Ventura: "That's a big if though Michael".

"READY TO DIE" BY HED COMES ON AND SHANE THOMPSON SLOWLY MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING, SURROUNDED BY HECKLING FANS WITH THE UNIVERSAL TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST.

Cole: "This man has held that title for quite some time now and he has defeated everyone who has gotten in his way but is there a man who has been more in his head than Vlad"?

Ventura: "Well let's get down to the pure facts, Vlad the Impaler did defeat him. But this is a different match on a different night. It will be twice as hard this time".

Cole: "Vlad's last Universal title match took place at the 2004 Royal Rumble. He's waited quite some time for this chance"!

TWF Universal Title Match

Challenger: Vlad the Impaler vs. Shane Thompson

The bell sounded and the match was underway. Mike Chioda got the job of referee and he quickly saw Thompson fall into the same hole he did last time, succumbing to the much stronger Vlad. Vlad whipped him to the ropes and Thompson was able to duck a clothesline and catch him with a whip kick to get back into it. But Vlad reversed an irish whip and sent him to the corner. Thompson tried to sling over him as he charged in but Vlad caught him in mid air and drove him into the mat with a running powerslam which led to a 2 count. This was the first of six long 2 counts for Vlad. But after ramming Thompson's face into the top turnbuckle pad 10 times as the crowd counted along, Chioda pulled him away. Meanwhile, Thompson used the break to remove the pad. Vlad moved in and kept on him, delivering a double underhook suplex. But moments after getting a near fall off a tilt-a-whirl driver, Vlad sent Thompson to the corner and ran chest first into the exposed steel when he moved. Vlad then turned into a kick to the gut and out of nowhere, Thompson connected with the "Total Eclipse" and he covered him for the win.

Match Time: 8:51

Ventura: "Just like I said, different match, different night"!

Cole: "Well the way I look at it, and I know I'd get most everyone to agree, Thompson is lucky to be leaving with his title tonight"!

"WAITING TO DIE" PLAYED AS THOMPSON WALKED UP THE RAMP WITH HIS BELT.

Ventura: "Now he can put this guy in his rear view mirror and concentrate on the chamber"!

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