Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Attendance: 7,187
August 16, 2005
The Ford Center saw a great lineup come from PrimeTime as all the stars showed up, prepared for MeltDown just about 2 weeks away. Before the show, Randy Orton signed autographs at a video store down the road from the arena, adding to the experience for some lucky fans. Chavo Guerrero vs. Sakoda Sakoda battled the leader of La Familia, looking to get back the match he and Akio lost in the tag team tournament last week. But Chavo was able to come up with a clever counter to a sunset flip to get the win for himself. Tryout Match: Ken Anderson vs. Kaz Hayashi (invitee) Officials had their eyes fixed on this one, looking at the up and coming Ken Anderson who took it to Hayashi in impressive fashion. He used an overhead spinebuster after catching Hayashi going for a spinning jump kick to get the victory and all who saw agreed that Anderson has a good chance of becoming part of the TWF roster full time. "Money Man" Rob Conway w/ Ted Dibiase vs. Johnny Devine (invitee) Conway took on another guy the TWF has some interest in and Devine did his best to show his stuff, knowing scouts were watching. But after catching him with a powerslam, Conway locked in his version of the Million Dollar Dream and Devine was quickly out. CONWAY AND DIBIASE LEFT TO A LOT OF HECKLING FROM THE CROWD AS "MONEY, MONEY, MONEY" PLAYED AND THE SHOT FADED OUT.PRIMETIME GOES LIVE
AS PRIMETIME COMES ON THE AIR, THE MONTAGE VIDEO IS RUN AS "RAP SUPERSTAR" FILLS IN. MOMENTS LATER, THE FORD CENTER IS SHOWN, ROCKIN' WITH OVER SEVEN THOUSAND SCREAMING FANS. Michael Cole: "Hello fans and welcome to TWF PrimeTime where we come to you live from the Ford Center in Oklahoma City"! Jesse Ventura: "We are less than two weeks away from MeltDown Michael and that huge Elimination Chamber match, things are starting to intensify around here"! IN THE RING, SYCHOTIC IS WAITING FOR HIS OPPONENT AS "TEACH ME" BY GROOVENICS PLAYS. JUST THEN, A WAIT LIGHT SHINES DOWN FROM THE RAFTERS AND ENCOMPASSES SYCHOTIC BEFORE MORDECAI's MUSIC PLAYS AND HE COMES OUT, CARRYING HIS SYMBOLIC STAFF. Cole: "Oh my! It looks like we're gonna start things off with the pale rider partner"! Ventura: "Take a look at the face of Sychotic, he looks like he's seen a ghost"! Cole: "In talking with Sychotic earlier today, he was very anxious for this match after what Mordecai did to he and Paul London last week on Uprising, but now, I don't know how anxious he looks"! Ventura: "Well I can't blame him for being intimidated, this Mordecai looks close to unstoppable to me"! Sychotic vs. Mordecai The bell sounded and Mordecai removed his robe before looking to the heavens as he once used to. That process may've lasted longer than the actual match as Sychotic had no chance. After being turned inside out by a clothesline, Sychotic was shot to the ropes and kicked right in the face. Mordecai then pulled him up and delivered the Crucifix Powerbomb to get the easy victory. Match Time: 1:50 Ventura: "Are you kidding me?! This is already overwith"! Cole: "This Mordecai is, in a word, scary". MORDECAI LEFT THE RING, GRABBING HIS STAFF WHICH WAS POSITIONED IN A STAND AT THE END OF THE RAMP. Ventura: "You got that right, I can't imagine the list of superstars willing to get in his path is very long either". BACKSTAGE AREA...... CAMERAS GO TO THE BACK WHERE IDALIS STANDS WITH MORDECAI AND HEIDENREICH WHO IS ALSO WEARING FACEPAINT. Idalis: "Hey guys, the tag team title tournament continues tonight with two more matches. You guys have already advanced to the second round so...... JUST THEN, ALL 4 MEMBERS OF LA FAMILIA COME UP. Psychosis: "Hey gringos! Looks like we got you two next"! Animal: "Yeah, which is bad for you". Chavo Guerrero: "Hey homes, don't count your little pollos before they hatch. Besides, we don't sweat you two. Now you and what was his name, Hawk, maybe". HEIDENREICH GETS IN CHAVO's FACE BUT ANIMAL PUSHES HIM ASIDE AND DRILLS CHAVO WITH A RIGHT HAND. PSYCHOSIS AND ESSA RIOS JUMP IN AND THE BRAWL IS ON UNTIL SUPER CRAZY COMES IN WITH A TEQUILA BOTTLE AND BREAKS IT OVER ANIMAL's HEAD. Cole: "Good God.... what the hell was that for"?! THE SHOT FADES OUT AS PRIMETIME GOES TO COMMERCIAL. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "RED EYE" IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY AN AD FOR THE TWF MALL. RESULTS WILL BE CONDENSED FROM THIS POINT. RETURN FROM BREAK.... SHANE McMAHON's OFFICE..... WITH JORDAN ROCKWELL AND MARINER IN HIS OFFICE, SHANE TELLS ROCKWELL TO HOLD OFF ON THE HARDCORE OPEN TONIGHT IN ORDER TO CONCENTRATE ON THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER. HE THEN ANNOUNCES THAT NEXT WEEK, THE 6 SUPERSTARS WHO WILL COMPETE IN THE CHAMBER MATCH AT MELTDOWN WILL PARTICIPATE IN A "BEAT THE CLOCK CHALLENGE". KNOWING PAUL HEYMAN IS LURKING SOMEWHERE IN THE ARENA, MARINER OFFERS TO FACE ROCKWELL's ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED OPPONENT WHO HEYMAN HAS LINED UP AS "THE KING OF OLD SCHOOL" STEVE CORINO. BACK AT RINGSIDE, DANNY DORING AND ROADKILL, INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT WAIT IN THE RING AS A RING OF FIRE BUILDS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP AND GANGREL RISES FROM UNDERNEATH WITH SOMEONE NEXT TO HIM..... IT's JOHNNY SWINGER, THE MAN WHO HAS BEEN "MISSING" OF LATE. Tag Team Title Tournament 1st Round Danny Doring and Roadkill (invitees) vs. The Brood Doring and Roadkill got in some early offense but it was the mysterious new team, known as The Brood, who came out with the win. As the referee argued with Roadkill to get out of the ring, Johnny Swinger came in from his corner and combined with Gangrel to deliver a double Impaler DDT which led to the win. Match Time: 3:11 TWF RE-WIND 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". Rob Van Dam vs. Frankie Kazarian As many probably guessed it would be, this was the match of the night, a great match between 2 pure athletes. After being pelted by the stiff kicks of RVD, Kazarian was able to kick out after the Rolling Thunder and he got his knees up when RVD went for a cartwheel moonsault. Kazarian then looked to prove his statements from a week ago and after catching him with a stiff enziguri, it looked like he would. Kazarian came off the top rope with a flying leg lariat and many thought it was over but RVD got a shoulder off the mat at 2. Kazarian hooked him for the swinging fisherman suplex but RVD jabbed him in the ribs to break free and caught him with a spinning heel kick. Kazarian got hit with it good and RVD went to the top rope, coming off with the "5 Star Frogsplash" to get the 1......2......3. Match Time: 6:56 BACKSTAGE.... CHRISTIAN's DRESSING ROOM..... EDGE GETS IN CHRISTIAN's FACE, ACCUSING HIM OF BEING THE REASON HE LOST TO BATISTA LAST WEEK. BUT CHRISTIAN HAS HAD ENOUGH OF EDGE, TELLING HIM HE's MADE A DECISION AND HE's "AGAINST HIM". COMMERCIAL BREAK...... RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... ORLANDO JORDAN IS SHOWN BACKSTAGE, TALKING TO SOME FEMALES WHO WERE PROBABLY INVITED TO THE SHOW WHEN AXL IRVIN COMES UP. Axl Irvin: "Oh look, it's Orlando the follower Jordan. I can't believe I actually saw potential in you". Orlando Jordan: "Is that so"? Axl Irvin: "Since you take orders so well, take this one. Go to your new friend Sean O'Haire and tell him if he's got any balls, to face me at MeltDown for that Intercontinental title of his". AXL WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT GOES TO THE RING. "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters and Rene Dupree w/ Dawn Marie vs. Taylor Made and Chris Platoon w/ Sable The lovely Sable once again accompanied Taylor to the ring and watched he and Masters tear into one another to start the match. Later in the match, both men made hot tags to their partners and Platoon beat Dupree to the punch and rattled him with a spinebuster. With the Frenchmen on the verge of defeat, Dawn Marie got in Sable's face and a hairpull fight ensued. The distraction allowed Dupree to get in a low blow as Platoon set him up for the "Last Chance" for the second straight week and he rolled him up for the pin. Match Time: 7:10 BACKSTAGE.... SHANE THOMPSON IS SHOWN WITH SHANE McMAHON AND THOMPSON FEELS THAT BECAUSE HE IS THE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION, HE SHOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE BEAT THE CLOCK CHALLENGE AND ALLOWED TO ENTER THE CHAMBER LAST. McMAHON DISAGREES AND NAMES THOMPSON's OPPONENT IN THE BEAT THE CLOCK CHALLENGE NEXT WEEK..... ULTIMO DRAGON! BACK AT RINGSIDE, VLAD THE IMPALER AND CHAOS WOLF, HEAVY FAVORITES TO WIN THE TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT, AWAITED THEIR OPPONENTS. A JAPANESE TUNE CAME ON AND SONNY ONOO CAME OUT, FOLLOWED BY THE ORIENT EXPRESS. MANY FANS WERE SURPRISED TO SEE THE THREE BUT THE TWF DID HAVE A MINI-TOURNAMENT IN NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING FOR A SPOT IN THIS TOURNAMENT AND IT WAS WON BY THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Tag Team Title Tournament 1st Round Vlad the Impaler and Chaos Wolf vs. The Orient Express w/ Sonny Onoo Rumor had it that Sonny Onoo was trying to get back into wrestling and he did, managing Kato and Tanaka into this tournament. But as heavy underdogs, they took a beating for the first few minutes of the match. After catching Kato with a powerslam, Vlad made the tag to Chaos Wolf who grabbed Kato in a double chicken wing. But Kato freed himself as Vlad threw a clothesline and it smashed his own partner. After Tanaka dropkicked Vlad out of the ring, he superkicked Chaos Wolf right as Kato took it into a bridged german suplex and referee Chris Kay made the 3 count, leading to one of the biggest upsets in some time. Match Time: 5:09 BACKSTAGE.... RANDY ORTON AND BATISTA WISH EACH OTHER LUCK IN NEXT WEEK's BEAT THE CLOCK CHALLENGE. COMMERCIAL BREAK........ RETURN FROM BREAK... RINGSIDE..... AS MUHAMMAD HASSAN AND TIGER ALI SINGH MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE RING, IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT HASSAN WILL FACE ROME AT MELTDOWN. HASSAN BEGINS TO VERBALLY BASH THE UNITED STATES, CLAIMING THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ARE REALIZING THAT IT IS NOT THE LAND OF OPPURTUNITY, BUT THE "LAND OF CORRUPTION AND PREJUDICE". HE THEN CHALLENGES ROME TO COME OUT AND FACE HIM LIKE A MAN AND IT DOESN'T TAKE ROME LONG TO RESPOND. BUT AS HE IS WALKING DOWN THE RAMP, A WOMAN, IDENTIFIED AS HIS SISTER, COMES RUNNING OUT AND STOPS HIM, BEGGING HIM NOT TO HARM HASSAN. ROME IS BOTH CONFUSED AND ANGRY AND HASSAN LOVES IT. RAMPAGE REPLAY SHOWS DREW BLOOD AND HIS DOCTOR ATTACKING JOHN CENA AND STEALING HIS WORLD TITLE BELT FOLLOWED BY MONEY MIKE's OFFER TO CARNEY TO JOIN THE HORSEMEN ON THE MONEY PIT. Ric Flair w/ Axl Irvin vs. Orlando Jordan w/ Sean O'Haire Constant interference from O'Haire and his own athletic prowess allowed Orlando Jordan to dictate the pace of this match and really batter the Nature Boy. But as Jordan distracted referee Charles Robinson, O'Haire got in a cheap shot on Flair. That was the last straw for Axl as he ran around the ring and dropped O'Haire with a clothesline. In the ring, Flair used the disturbance to lowblow Jordan not once but twice. With Jordan down and in pain, he then locked in the Figure four leglock and Jordan had no choice, tapping out. Match Time: 7:32 AFTER THE MATCH, O'HAIRE GOT TO HIS FEET AND LOOKED AT THE MEN WITH A VERY EVIL LOOK IN HIS EYES. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... RETURN FROM BREAK..... RINGSIDE..... Hardcore Rules Mariner vs. Steve Corino w/ Jack Victory Mariner and Corino both showed they could take a beating as Corino was able to return to the ring after a piledriver on the floor and Mariner absorbed 4 chair shots to the head. He then ducked a fifth and hit the ropes. As Corino raised the chair up, Mariner dropkicked it right in his face and that led to the "H-Bomb" and Mariner picked up the win. Match Time: 5:24 Immediately after the match, Jack Victory came in with a kendo stick and belted Mariner across the back as Paul Heyman made his way out in his old ECW regalia. But Jordan Rockwell stormed out, blowing right past Heyman and into the ring where he put Victory down with a DDT and then hit Corino with the Rock Smasher. From there, Edge came into the ring and speared Mariner, only to be tackled by Rockwell. Randy Orton came out and joined in on the brawl, followed by Christian. Christian and Edge were actually pairing off against Rockwell and Orton until Batista hit the ring, nailing Edge with a clothesline and then backdropping Christian out of the ring. But showing no allegiance, Batista also lifted Rockwell up and drove him into the mat with a spinebuster. Shane Thompson came running out but he stopped short of the ring, just laughing at the other 5 men before raising his Universal title belt in the air as the show came to a close. OFF AIR........
