Greenville, South Carolina
Attendance: 9,757
July 16, 2004
South Carolina always produces hot crowds when the TWF is in town and this July night was no different. One fan was unfortunately arrested upon entering the building after getting physical with a member of the event staff but that seemed to be the only negative aspect of the whole evening as the crowd sat down nearly an hour before the show started and 30 minutes before it did, Uprising produced 3 quality matches. Essa Rios vs. The Dark Prince Everyone saw this as a terrible mismatch and gave Rios no chance. And for the first several minutes, it definitely seemed that that would be the case. But after escaping the "Vengeance" and ducking a follow up clothesline, Rios hit a rolling wheel kick that caught the Prince flush. He then went to the top rope and performed his moonsault, a move even the anti-Rios crowd appreciated and that got him the win. Chaos Wolf vs. Jake Diamond of SMW Coming off a disappointing loss to Hirohito last week, Chaos Wolf met up with former SMW brethren Jake Diamond. Diamond looked really good and nearly the stole the match with a bridge pin. But Wolf nailed a swinging DDT off an irish whip and then hit his impailer DDT which he refers to as the "Gates of Heaven". Rick Clark vs. "Fallen Angel" Chris Daniels These two matched up well against each other but after a hip toss slam, Daniels took control. But after ducking his head too soon off an irish whip, Clark hooked him up for the fisherman suplex. Daniels countered and went for a backslide but Clark lifted him up with a double arm onto his back. He turned that into a falling reverse powerbomb and rolled Daniels over for the pin, continuing the downward spiral for the Fallen Angel. AS A VERY ECSTATIC CLARK WALKED UP THE RAMP, CHRIS TIRPAK CAME OUT WITH A MICROPHONE AND TOLD EVERYBODY THAT WAR ON AMERICA WILL NOT BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE SOLDIERS FROM FORT BRAGG ARE STATIONED OUTSIDE TO MAKE SURE OF IT. THIS WAS NEWS THAT MORE THAN PLEASED THE AUDIENCE. MICHAEL COLE AND JESSE VENTURA WERE INTRODUCED NEXT TO VENTURA's OLD THEME MUSIC. PRIMETIME GOES LIVE AS THE MONTAGE FOR PRIMETIME IS RAN, "RAP SUPERSTAR" PLAYS AND THE HUGE CROWD AT THE BI-LO CENTER IS SHOWN, TOTING SIGNS AND WEARING T-SHIRTS TO SUPPORT THEIR FAVORITE STARS. IMMEDIATELY, "OVER MY HEAD" BY LIT TRACK PLAYS AND DYLAN JANSENS COMES OUT WEARING THE HARDCORE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST AS THE BLACK DRAGON APPEARS, BREATHING FIRE ON THE PRIMETRON. Michael Cole: "We are live at the Bi-Lo center in Greenville, South Carolina and what better way to start than with a Hardcore title match"?! Jesse Ventura: "You won't see the world of hardcore on Rampage Michael, this is something only we know how to do"! Cole: "This will be Dylan Jansens' first defense of the title and it will be against the former champion"! THE F.B.I.'s MUSIC PLAYS AND JOHNNY STAMBOLI BURSTS OUT ALONG WITH GUIDO MARITATO AND BOTH ARE GETTING THE CROWD RILED UP. Ventura: "I always thought Johnny Stamboli made a great Hardcore champion and tonight I believe that things are gonna change Michael"? Cole: "What do you mean by that"? Ventura: "I think Stamboli is gonna show Dylan Jansens that hardcore is not a belief and he's gonna inflict so much physical pain that we will see a title change"! Cole: "Well keep in mind that anything goes here and with that said, I think Jansens is in a tough spot with Guido out here"! TWF Hardcore Title Match Challenger..... Johnny Stamboli w/ Guido Maritato vs. Dylan Jansens PrimeTime started out with a bang, literally. As he has done in the past, Guido pulled out some weapons and tossed them into the ring. But when Stamboli went for a kendo stick, Jansens beat him to the punch, connecting with a sharp kick to the body followed by a spin kick to the jaw. Jansens then grabbed the aforementioned kendo stick and smacked Stamboli over the back with it. He then whipped him to the ropes and used the stick to clothesline him. That was followed by a standing moonsault and Jansens got a 1.....2......., but that was it from referee Mike Enos. Jansens pulled Stamboli in for a DDT but Stamboli countered with a backdrop. He then picked him up for a hard short clothesline. The bull then grabbed a table that was slid in by Guido and set it up but when he turned around, Jansens used a small package to get the 1......2......, and nearly the 3 but Stamboli was up. Jansens kicked him in the stomach and looked to suplex him on the table but Stamboli blocked it and countered with a suplex of his own. Stamboli then picked up a cookie sheet and pounded it over Jansens head and then delivered a torcher rack pancake. This got Stamboli a long 2 count and fans could see the title slipping from Jansens. But Stamboli miscalculated a clothesline after whipping the champ to the corner and DJ picked him up in the "Dragon's Bane". But Stamboli countered with a desperate rake of the eyes followed by a shuffle kick to the face. Stamboli then laid Jansens on the table and went to the top rope for the knockout blow. But suddenly, the masked "El Diablo" ran out from the back and took out Guido with a clothesline. Stamboli saw this and got off the turnbuckle, jumping to the floor. But before he could do anything, Diablo sprayed something in his face. Stamboli used to hands to try and flush his face but Diablo rolled him into the ring and Jansens delivered a t-bone suplex, right through the table. Jansens covered Stamboli, on top of the torn up wood and all and got the 3 count. Diablo just walked away and when Jansens saw him, he was not thrilled. Match Time: 7:50 Cole: "Dylan Jansens has won this match and retained his title but I wanna know what that guy is doing down here! Why did Axl Irvin help Jansens"?! Ventura: "Now I'm back to thinking it's not Axl Michael"! Cole: "I think that's been proven my friend and that's why this makes no sense"! Ventura: "We were about to see a new champion too". Cole: "Well I think DJ's about as upset as the F.B.I. right now"! Ventura: "What a way to start"! A PROMO GRAPHIC POPS UP ON THE SCREEN PICTURING THE TWF LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. Cole: "You got that right and still to come tonight, Raven has decided that there will be a single elimination tournament to crown a new Lightheavyweight champion and that gets underway tonight"! ANOTHER GRAPHIC COMES UP SHOWING BATISTA, RANDY ORTON, RIC FLAIR AND SABLE. Ventura: "And I can't wait for this! Randy Orton and Batista have some sort of special challenge lined up"! Cole: "They have promised that they will take on a legendary tag team right here tonight so don't go away"! COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "WHITE CHICKS" IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PROGRAMMING AD FOR "MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE". RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, "OOOH CHAVO" HITS AND CHAVO GUERRERO COMES OUT TAUNTING THE CROWD. HE HAS A BLACK BANDANA ON HIS HEAD. Cole: "Welcome back fans and we are ready to start this lightheavyweight tournament ordered by Raven but let's be honest Jesse, Ultimo Dragon got screwed"! Ventura: "He missed a mandatory title defense, I don't see how you can argue that"! TAJIRI's JAPANESE TUNE HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A DECENT RESPONSE. Cole: "Well let's talk about why he missed that title defense. He was reprehensibly attacked at TWF Payback by those scumbags Aries and Hirohito and for those of you who missed Uprising.... they will not be here tonight because there's some soldiers from Fort Bragg with a roadblock in front of the arena"! Ventura: "Thank God for that Michael but even there, I can't agree with you and I won't second guess our acting Enforcer's decisions"! Cole: "Well I'll have to give him one thing, he's set up an excellent first round matchup here"! Lightheavyweight Tournament First Round Chavo Guerrero vs. Tajiri On paper it looked like it could be the match of the night and it turned out to be. Each time the men locked up, Chavo complained that his hair was being pulled. After a third complaint, referee Brian Hebner went to question Tajiri and Chavo attacked him, putting the boots to him. After softening him up, Chavo used a suplex to just drop Tajiri on the top rope. Then, with a running start, he kicked Tajiri in the head, knocking him to the floor. Hebner pulled Chavo back so Tajiri could back into the ring but Tajiri was in a big hole early. When Tajiri got back in, Chavo peppered him with 2 european uppercuts. He then whipped him to the ropes and went for a dropkick but Tajiri used the top rope to stop his momentum and Chavo crashed hard on the mat. Tajiri then rolled Chavo up with a reverse bridge and nearly stole the match. Chavo got up and threw a clothesline but Tajiri ducked and kicked him multiple times in the lower body. He then whipped him to the ropes and hit his springboard back elbow to get the 1.......2......, but Chavo pushed him off. Tajiri had taken control of the match and he shot him to the corner but Chavo reversed his fortune with a foot to the face followed by a left armed clothesline. Chavo then locked in a version of his uncle Eddie's Lasso from El Paso but Tajiri was right by the ropes and grabbed them to break the hold. Chavo pulled him up and whipped him to the ropes but Tajiri ducked a clothesline and came to a complete stop before kicking Chavo so hard he may've knocked some teeth loose. But rather than covering him, he shot him to the ropes and put his head down too soon, allowing Chavo to deliver a brainbuster, hooking the leg for the 1......2......., but Tajiri was out. Chavo had seriously slowed him up though and he went for the "Gory Bomb" but Chavo countered with a reverse hip toss and then caught Chavo with the Buzzsaw Kick. He made the cover but Hebner stopped the count at 2 when he saw Chavo's foot on the bottom rope. Tajiri whipped Chavo to the corner and then locked in the Tarantula, a fan favorite. He used every second of Hebner's count and sized Chavo up for another Buzzsaw Kick but Chavo ducked this one, swiped Tajiri's legs out and quickly locked in an STF. Tajiri was immobolized and had to tap out. Match Time: 7:59 Cole: "And that's it. Chavo had to reach way into his arsenal to get the win but he has advanced to the next round"! Ventura: "And he did so in impressive fashion Michael! I believe Chavo Guerrero might be the favorite to win this thing"! Cole: "We will have another tournament match later tonight and give Tajiri some credit, he could just as easily be advancing"! BACKSTAGE AREA...... CAMERAS CATCH EDGE GETTING IN RAVEN's FACE. Raven: "I think you need to calm down". Edge: "Calm down?! This is b.s. the way you've been treatin' some of the boys around here! Rockwell, RVD, Ultimo, the list goes on and on Raven and I'm here to say that I'm not gonna stand for it"! Raven: "Ya know, that's all so noble of you Edge, but I suggest you worry about yourself and who you're messing with". RAVEN WALKS AWAY FROM AN IRATE EDGE. BACK AT RINGSIDE, SEAN O'HAIRE's MUSIC IS PLAYING AND HE IS IN THE RING IN HIS LONG BLACK TRENCH COAT WITH A MICROPHONE. Cole: "Who the hell does Raven think he is"? Ventura: "Let's hear what Sean O'Haire has to say Michael". Sean O'Haire: "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's likely that Travis Wakeman will never wrestle here in the TWF again. THE CROWD BOOS HYSTERICALLY. I know, I know, you people don't like it, but I love it! Ya see, I tried to tell Wakeman his time had passed, but he didn't wanna listen! So I took it upon myself to retire him! And now that he's history, we can work on changing the face of PrimeTime forever"! O'HAIRE DROPS THE MIC AND MARK JINDRAK's MUSIC HITS. HE COMES OUT TO A FAIR CHEER. Cole: "Well if that's true, I don't like the face of PrimeTime already"! Ventura: "I know Wakeman was in a heck of a lot of pain last week Michael so it may very well be true"! Cole: "Right now, Sean O'Haire is gonna face a man who was once his tag team partner"! Ventura: "Jindrak and O'Haire formed the Natural Born Thrillers in the dying days of WCW Michael but since they've gone their seperate ways, I think it's easy to see who's advanced their career further". Cole: "Well I'd just love to see Jindrak win this thing! Come on Mark"! Sean O'Haire vs. Mark Jindrak The bell sounded and the two men locked up. Jindrak drove O'Haire into the corner and referee Chris Kay got in between them, looking for a clean break. But O'Haire didn't give him one, smacking Jindrak with a hard right and then opening up on him with a knifedge chop. After a snap mare, O'Haire hit the ropes and kicked Jindrak right in the chest. He then scooped him up but Jindrak slipped away and shot him to the ropes. O'Haire came off with a flying hook kick but Jindrak ducked and it took out Kay. Jindrak then went to the apron and hit a beautiful slingshot flying clothesline. Jindrak then saw a broom which remained from the Hardcore match and he went and grabbed it, bringing it into the ring. When O'Haire got up, Jindrak broke the broom across his back and made the cover but Kay was still down. Jindrak went over and tried to help the ref up but O'Haire, superior in martial arts, picked the two pieces of the broomstick up and used them as kendo sticks, twirling them around and then smacking Jindrak right in the face with one when he turned around. After throwing the sticks out of the ring, O'Haire topped Jindrak and the crowd began to loudly boo as Kay recovered to make the 3 count. Match Time: 4:15 Cole: "This is a shame! Sean O'Haire will take this win like he won the Universal title but it's a damn shame Jess"! Ventura: "Hey, who brought the weapon in Michael? It's a case of someone's cheating backfiring and the ring crew not doing their job and getting that out of here in the first place"! O'HAIRE's MUSIC PLAYED AND HE LEFT TO A LOT OF HEAT AFTER HAVING HIS HAND RAISED. Cole: "Well if I'm that man, I sure hope that Travis Wakeman is done because if he isn't.... look out"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR McDONALD's IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR WACHOVIA SECURITIES. RETURN FROM BREAK.... CAMERAS SHOW JORDAN ROCKWELL WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY, IN THE DIRECTION OF RAVEN's OFFICE WHEN HE RUNS INTO SHANE THOMPSON AND LUTHER REIGNS. Shane Thompson: "God you're a hard person to find, you'd think you were a big star around here or something". Jordan Rockwell: "I got business to take care of, now get out of my way". Thompson: "And I have a match in about thirty seconds, but I wanted to let you know that at the Nation's Cup, Raven would like me to be recognized as the team captain for PrimeTime". Rockwell: "Oh is that so? So now you're the franchise, not me? (looking at Reigns) Got a problem big man"? Thompson: "Ya know Jordan, we're not looking to pick a fight, just to ensure that PrimeTime wins that cup". Rockwell: "Well we're not gonna do it with you calling the shots". Thompson: "Luther, can you remind me who won our match when I faced the so called franchise? C'mon, let's go". THOMPSON AND REIGNS WALK AWAY LAUGHING AS ROCKWELL TURNS AND GOES THE OTHER WAY. INSIDE THE ARENA, JON HEIDENREICH WAS SHOWN STANDING IN THE RING. Cole: "I wish someone would bring Shane Thompson back down to Earth"! Ventura: "Well it might happen tonight against this monster Michael"! "WAITING TO DIE" BY HED HITS AND SHANE THOMPSON APPEARS AND IS LOUDLY BOOED RIGHT AWAY. LUTHER FOLLOWS HIM, HOLDING THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE. Cole: "Jon Heidenreich has arguably been the most unbeatable superstar here on PrimeTime since he was traded here and Shane Thompson certainly is facing an uphill battle tonight"! Ventura: "But this is about proving a point Cole, Thompson wants to do what Nails hasn't in two tries and that is defeat Heidenreich"! Cole: "The Intercontinental title is not on the line here but think of what a win would do for Heidenreich"! Non-Title Match Jon Heidenreich vs. Intercontinental Champ Shane Thompson w/ Luther Reigns As the bell rang a little too eager Heidenreich swung with a clothesline but Thompson ducked and struck him with several kicks to the midsection before whipping him to the ropes and connecting with a flying heel kick. He then began to stomp at the knees of Heidenreich but the big man pushed him back. The pugnacious Thompson moved in and stomped his right knee 2 more times before hitting the ropes but Heidenreich smashed him with a big boot. He made the cover and got 1.....2......., but that was it. He then pulled him up and used his strength to his advantage, military pressing the IC champ and slamming him to the mat. Reigns got up on the apron but Heidenreich punched him to the floor. Thompson struck him with a spin kick to the jaw followed by a reverse mule kick after Heidenreich caught his foot. Thompson then went to the middle turnbuckle for a tornado DDT but Heidenreich got him and tossed him across the ring. Thompson landed on his feet and charged in but Heidenreich grabbed him for the scrapbuster pin only to have Thompson counter it into a DDT on the way down. Thompson waited for Heidenreich to get up and he hit the ropes, looking for a cross body block. But after Heidenreich caught him, he turned it into a fallaway slam. Heidenreich then signaled for his powerbomb and he lifted him up. But Thompson slipped off his shoulders and landed awkwardly on the apron. Heidenreich tried to pulled him back in but Thompson kicked him in the gut with a martial arts like strike. With referee Charles Robinson's view obstructed, Luther tripped Heidenreich up and Thompson shot himself into the ring. He landed in a pinning predicament and Luther held Heidenreich's feet down, preventing a kick out and that led to the 3 count. Match Time: 5:34 Cole: "For the second straight week, Luther Reigns has cost Jon Heidenreich a win"! Ventura: "Luther was provoked earlier though Michael, you can't deny that"! Cole: "All I can deny is that the Intercontinental champ was in a hell of a lot of trouble and he's lucky to get the victory here"! Ventura: "He's got something to say now Michael". Shane Thompson: "Nails.... I haven't seen you around here tonight, so I hope you're listening. Now that I took care of your problem, I want to face you, right here next week..... for this"! HE HOLDS UP THE BELT. Cole: "Next week? Jesse I'm not the biggest Nails fan but does Thompson know what he's doing here"?! Ventura: "He's a fighting champion Michael and to this point, no one has bested him! I like it"! THOMPSON LEFT HOLDING UP THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE AS "WAITING TO DIE" PLAYED AND LUTHER FOLLOWED. HEIDENREICH POUNDED THE MAT IN FRUSTRATION. RAMPAGE RECALL SHOWS THE CONTRACT SIGNING BETWEEN KURT ANGLE AND EDDIE GUERRERO GETTING INTERRUPTED AND THEN THE SUBSEQUENT MATCH BETWEEN HIGH OCTANE AND JUSTIN SANE BEING INTERRUPTED AS WELL WITH HIGH OCTANE WINNING. THAT LED TO STEPHANIE McMAHON MAKING A 6 MAN HELL IN A CELL MATCH FOR THE WORLD TITLE AT ANARCHY RULZ FEATURING HIGH OCTANE, JUSTIN SANE, BRADSHAW, NEMESIS, EDDIE GUERRERO AND KURT ANGLE. BACK TO PRIMETIME, IDALIS IS SHOWN IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA WITH RIC FLAIR. MANY OF THE FANS INSIDE THE ARENA "WOOOOOO", SHOWING THEIR RESPECT. Idalis: "Ric Flair, can I ask.... Ric Flair: "Listen, before you ask any questions, let me...... gosh you look good tonight. Anyway, do you know where we are tonight? We are in Greenville, South Carolina, one of my favorite places in the world! And wooooo, what better place for some history to be made! Because later tonight, Randy Orton and Batista are gonna face one of the greatest tag teams that ever got inside a wrestling ring sweetheart"! Idalis: "Any hint on who that team is"? Flair: "What, and ruin the surprise?! Heck no, you're gonna have to wait and find out like everyone else but after tonight, there will be no question who the greatest tag team in the TWF is"! Idalis: "And have you heard that Strife and Bahamut are signing autographs at Rob Van Dam's comic book store? They might not even see this ya know"? Flair: "Those punks aren't signing nothin'! It's just a b.s. excuse to not be here tonight and have to face my boys! But Strife and Bahamut, wherever you are, watch and learn boys"! FLAIR WALKS WAY VENTURA AND COLE ARE SHOWN AT THE BROADCAST POSITION. Cole: "Any idea who Flair is talking about Jess"? Ventura: "No, but I can't wait to find out". "EVOLUTION" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AND RIC FLAIR COMES OUT WITH RANDY ORTON AND BATISTA. SABLE ALSO FLANKS THEM. Cole: "It doesn't look like we're gonna have to wait to find out"! Ventura: "And what about this stuff about an autograph signing at a comic books store Cole"? Cole: "RVD owns his own comic book store in Lakewood, California, it's good P.R. if you ask me"! Ventura: "Yeah, if they're really there"! JUST THEN, THE OLD MIDNIGHT EXPRESS MUSIC HITS AND JIM CORNETTE COMES OUT WITH HIS TRADEMARK TENNIS RACKET FOLLOWED BY "BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY EATON AND "SWEET" STAN LANE. Cole: "Oh no way! It can't be"! Ventura: "It's the Midnight Express Cole! With Cornette and all"! Cole: "They weren't kidding! This truly is one of the great tag teams in wrestling history, but Jesse, how long has it been since they've competed"? Ventura: "It's been awhile but maybe they still have it"! Cole: "There's gotta be a huge difference in age and athleticism but this crowd loves it"! Randy Orton and Batista w/ Ric Flair and Sable vs. The Midnight Express w/ Jim Cornette Randy Orton started things off with Stan Lane and quickly, Orton took over after his dropkick. He then locked Lane in a reverse headlock and laid on the mat to add more pressure. Flair then grabbed Orton's foot for more leverage. But an alert referee Mike Chioda caught this and forced a break. Orton was then hip tossed by Lane who tagged in Eaton. Eaton ran Orton down with a clothesline before whipping him to the ropes and using a drop toehold into a side headlock. But Orton got up and countered with a falling back suplex before tagging in the manster Batista. Batista was too much for Eaton, pounding him mercilessly. After an Arn Anderson-like spinebuster, Batista tagged Orton back in and Orton went to the top rope. But with Chioda trying to keep Sable from getting involved, Cornette got on the apron and smacked Orton in the back with his racket. The crowd started cheering loudly but Flair came over and took Cornette out with a right hand. This got Eaton distracted and Orton positioned himself. When Eaton turned around, it was "RKO" time and it was all over. Match Time: 3:51 Cole: "Give an assist to Ric Flair and this one is in the history books"! Ventura: "That it is Michael and all it's gonna say is that Randy Orton and Batista beat one of the great teams ever"! Cole: "Oh no.... come on! There's no need for this"! FLAIR AND ORTON ATTACKED LANE AND THEN FED HIM TO BATISTA WHO DELIVERED THE "BATISTA BOMB". EATON, LANE AND CORNETTE WERE LEFT LAYING AS "EVOLUTION" PLAYED AND THE OTHER 4 LEFT FEELING GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES. Cole: "I hope that makes them proud! I hope that makes them feel good because all it does it make them look lower and lower to me"! Ventura: "But I'm pretty sure they don't care about your opinion Michael and Strife and Bahamut, if you two were watching, this is what you have to look forward to"! RAVEN's OFFICE..... THE DOOR OPENS TO RAVEN's DARK OFFICE AND HIS THEME MUSIC, "END OF EVERYTHING" BY STEREOMUD IS QUIETLY PLAYING. JORDAN ROCKWELL ENTERS AND RAVEN STANDS FROM HIS CHAIR. Rockwell: "What the hell did you have to tell me"? Raven: "I just wanted to make sure you're ready for your match tonight. I don't know if you noticed, but there's a steel cage hanging above that ring out there. That's because your match with Nick Dinsmore tonight.... is inside it"! RAVEN STARTS TO LAUGH. Rockwell: "Oh yeah, laugh all you want Raven, laugh it up. Because soon, the laughs gonna be on you". ROCKWELL LEAVES THE OFFICE BUT RAVEN CONTINUES TO SMILE AS THE SHOT FADES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE" IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PROMO FOR TWF ANARCHY RULZ. RETURN FROM BREAK..... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS ROB VAN DAM ENTERS RAVEN's OFFICE AND JAMIE NOBLE IS ALREADY IN THERE. Raven: "Ah, our Universal champ decides to show his face. Sorry Rob, I figured you'd be reading comic books or something". Rob Van Dam: "Ha ha ha, that was funny dude. That was a good one". Raven: "Well you might not find this quite as funny. Because before you defend your title against me, you're gonna have a warm up match. And that match is gonna be next week when you face Jamie Noble". NOBLE GETS A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE. RVD: "Whatever". RVD LEAVES THE ROOM AS THE SHOT GOES TO RINGSIDE WHERE AKIO IS IN THE RING. Cole: "Complete abuse of power! That is what we are getting with our acting Enforcer"! Ventura: "Well learn to live with it Michael cause he has the power to abuse"! Cole: "We're ready for more action in the lightheavyweight tournament and Akio is in the ring ready to go". PAUL LONDON's MUSIC HITS AND HE RUNS TO THE RING TO A GOOD POP. Ventura: "He's wasting energy Michael, why is this guy running out here"? Cole: "Paul London is more than likely ready to do it now so he figures why waste time"? Ventura: "I hope he loses just for that"! Cole: "Well if this match is anything like our first tournament match earlier, we're in for a treat"! TWF Lightheavyweight Title Tournament First Round Akio vs. Paul London The fans were treated to another great match inside the tournament as these two kept the action fast paced and more than exciting. Akio started with some quick kicks and a knifedge chops before sending London to the corner. But London avoided any contact and used the ropes for a springboard back kick. After a quick floatover suplex, London got a long 2 count. But Akio was up and when London charged in, he used a matrix before hook kicking him across the face. Akio then whipped him to the ropes and used a nice hurracanarana but London rolled out of the ring to regroup. Akio used this as an oppurtunity, flying through the ropes with a suicide dive to take him out. The fans were really into it by this point and both men got into the ring once referee Mike Enos reached a 7 count. Akio whipped him to the ropes and went for another hurracanrana but London caught him and countered with a sit out powerbomb to get the 1.......2......, but that was it. London then went into a dragon sleeper, trying to slow things down but Akio kicked him in the head and then used a flying headscissor. This led to Akio going to the top rope and he flew off but London took him out of the air with the dropsault and covered him for the 1.......2........., but Akio was up. London didn't get the pin, but the fans recognized the move with thunderous cheers. London then hit a running enziguri and went to the top rope, looking for the shooting star press. But Akio got his knees up right into his midsection and London rolled around in pain. After walking London to the corner, Akio grabbed him by the head and ran up the turnbuckle, flipping over him and landing a Ninja neckbreaker, a devastating move to get the 3 count. Match Time: 6:32 Cole: "That was an amazing move and with it.... Akio advances to the second round"! Ventura: "Amazing is right Michael and Akio deserves to advance after a win like that"! Cole: "Two terrific matches in the tournament tonight and we look forward for it to continue next week but up next Jesse, the Million Dollar challenge is on"! Ventura: "Here comes the cage"! THE CAGE STARTS TO LOWER AND THE CROWD CHEERS IT ON IT's WAY DOWN. TWF RE-WIND SHOWS JORDAN ROCKWELL GETTING THE WIN OVER ROB CONWAY LAST WEEK ON PRIMETIME. THE INFAMOUS LAUGH OF TED DIBIASE WAS HEARD AND HE CAME OUT ALONG WITH NICK DINSMORE, WHO HAD HIS TAG TEAM TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST, AND RHYNO AS "MONEY, MONEY, MONEY" PLAYED. Cole: "Will the crusade for a rematch with Rhyno end tonight for Jordan Rockwell"? Ventura: "I say it will Michael, he can't keep this up". Cole: "We can tell you that the other half of the tag team champions, Rob Conway is not here tonight after suffering several headaches after being dumped on his head last week". Ventura: "I don't think I can remember anyone hating someone as much as Dibiase hates Rockwell Michael and he's gonna do whatever it takes to make sure Rockwell and Rhyno never have another match"! "BACK IN BLACK" BY AC/DC BLARES AND JORDAN ROCKWELL POPS OUT TO THE LOUDEST OVATION ALL NIGHT. Cole: "With a ton of help from Raven, don't forget that part! But for Rockwell, that's all he's getting! This isn't for a title, this isn't for money, this is for a return match with his former tag team partner Rhyno"! Ventura: "The same Rhyno who beat him at Payback Michael"! Cole: "We're not gonna get into that! But I will say that Rockwell has the experience advantage here as this will be Dinsmore's first cage match"! Ventura: "Well I see two men in full support of Dinsmore outside that cage and I don't think that favors Rockwell in any way"! Million Dollar Challenge #2/Steel Cage Match Nick Dinsmore w/ Ted Dibiase and Rhyno vs. Jordan Rockwell As soon as the door was shut and locked, Dinsmore attacked Rockwell from behind with a double sledge. He then pounded him with some overhand rights before whipping him to the ropes and hitting a big clothesline. Rhyno then picked up a steel chair outside the ring and tossed it inside, something the referee's out there knew they couldn't stop. Dinsmore picked up the chair and raised it over his head but Rockwell kicked him in the gut and delivered a big DDT. Rockwell then picked up the chair himself but swung and missed, hitting the mat. Dinsmore then came from behind and kicked him way low before ramming him face first into the cage. With Rockwell down, Dinsmore made his first attempt to exit, but Rockwell got up and yanked him down by his foot. Rockwell hit him twice before bouncing off the far side of the ring and driving Dinsmore into the steel. Rockwell then began to climb up but Dinsmore was able to prevent him from leaving. In the next 2 minutes, Dinsmore had to make 4 more such saves. But Dinsmore was able to use the steel to do some damage, taking Rockwell by the hair and rubbing his face against it. After a falling backdrop, Dinsmore began to climb the cage but Rockwell climbed up with him and knocked him down to the mat. The crowd cheered and came to their feet when they saw Rockwell nearly out. But Rhyno climbed up the other side and the two began trading punches. Finally, Rhyno rammed him into the top of the cage and Rockwell fell all the way down, landing hard. Boos were heard all over the arena as Dinsmore looked to have it in the bag. He went to the top rope and as Rockwell got up, he dove at him but Rockwell caught him in mid air and swung him into the Scarlet Fever right onto the steel chair! Rockwell then went up the cage on the other side of the ring, away from the MDC and he dropped to the floor as the bell sounded. Match Time: 7:59 Ventura: "You've gotta be kidding me"! Cole: "Rockwell has beat the odds again! The challenge continues"! DIBIASE AND RHYNO WERE SHOWN GOING BALLISTIC AS ROCKWELL WALKED AWAY TO "BACK IN BLACK", LOOKING BACK ON THEM. Ventura: "This has got to stop! Rockwell's not supposed to be able to do this"! Cole: "We'll see you next week fans"! OFF AIR......
