Long Island, New York
Attendance: 11,742
September 25, 2009
Nassua Coliseum housed what would be a huge Rampage on the road to MeltDown. The show got started with Uprising and the crowd was buzzing, especially considering that a steel cage ominously hung above the ring. Duke "Diamond Spider" Axe and CJ Lethal vs. Flip Kendrick and Bandido, Jr. (invitees) Axe and Lethal, Rampage's two newest stars, both asked for an oppurtunity to prove themselves on the last Rampage. Rowdy Roddy Piper decided to pair them up as a team and it was an odd team they made. Two strikingly different personalities, who clearly didn't want to be a team, seemed ripe for an upset as Kendrick and Bandido took it to them. Kendrick caught Axe with a missile dropkick off the top rope and covered him for a long 2 count before Lethal came in to make the save. But when Bandido moved out of the way, Lethal dropped a legdrop on his own partner. Bandido and Kendrick then used a double dropkick to take Lethal over the top rope and to the floor. But in the ring, Axe got up and smashed Kendrick in the back of the head as Lethal got to his feet and dragged Bandido under the bottom rope and to the floor. From there, he grabbed him and threw him head over heels into the front row of the crowd! Lethal got up on the apron and asked for the tag and Axe responded, slapping his hand. Lethal then came in and delivered a huge powerbomb to Kendrick before covering him for the win. There was clearly a lot of tension between Lethal and Axe, but they had both picked up their first TWF victory. Bill Cutting vs. Mo Sexton (invitee) Back in the TWF, Bill Cutting has told TWF.com he plans to make the most of all his oppurtunities. His first opponent would be a skilled ring veteran in Mo Sexton, but Cutting, who clearly exhibited no ring rust, broke him down with a ground and pound attack. After working on the lower back of Sexton for nearly 5 minutes, Cutting pulled him up, looking for a suplex, but Sexton blocked and fought him off. After a big clothesline, Sexton got Cutting up and shot him to the corner, charging in. But when Cutting moved he posted his right shoulder very hard and Cutting responded with a big backdrop suplex. That led to Cutting turning Sexton over with the STF and Sexton had no choice but to tap out. Rosa Mendes vs. Gina Carano Before this match got started, Rosa Mendes got on the house microphone and stated that she would beat Carano worse than Cyborg Santos did. Carano, now focused on her TWF career, came out to shut Rosa up. And that she did. After displaying some superb kickboxing skills that Mendes had no answer for, Carano delivered a variation of a falcon arrow suplex and she had Rosa defeated, but Rosa was able to get her foot on the bottom rope at the last second to prevent the 3 count. Gina pulled her up but Rosa used her hand to rake her eyes and she then put her down with a wicked DDT. That got Rosa a 2 count of her own. Sensing victory, Rosa pulled Gina up and whipped her into the ropes. But she missed badly with a clothesline attempt and Carano came back with a discus punch, KO'ing Rosa which led to an easy 1........2...................3. "Bullet for my Valentine" loudly played in the Nassau Coliseum as the crowd serenaded Gina Carano with a massive cheer. As she headed to the backstage area slapping hands with as many fans as she could, the stage crew got things ready for Rampage to go live. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE
WHEN RAMPAGE TAKES THE AIR, FOOTAGE FROM THE LAST SHOW IS REPLAYED OF HOW JASON OLIVER DEFEATED MONEY MIKE TO WIN THE MARCH TO MELTDOWN AND BECOME #1 CONTENDER FOR THE WORLD TITLE. THE INTERFERENCE BY MONICA THAT SEEMED TO INADVERTENTLY COST MIKE THE MATCH WAS SHOWN AGAIN IN SLOW MOTION AND IT CLEARLY DEPICTED IT AS MORE THAN JUST AN "ACCIDENT". "TO BE LOVED" THEN PLAYED INTO THE OPENING MONTAGE VIDEO BEFORE THE ARENA CAME INTO THE SHOT, BLAZING WITH THE OPENING PYRO SHOW. Jim Ross: "Welcome to another live edition of TWF Rampage as we have landed in the Nassau Coliseum here in Long Island and I gotta say, King, I'm really starting to get that MeltDown fever lately"! Jerry Lawler: "We're closing in on that huge event, J.R. and tonight we're gonna have all the news leading into it along with some of the best action you will find anywhere in the world"! "I SPIT IN THE FACE OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE COOL" LEADS INTO CARLITO AND PRIMO's MUSIC AND THE COLON BROTHERS MAKE THEIR WAY OUT TO A GOOD CHEER FROM THE CROWD. J.R.: "We're gonna start with tag team action here but if you look above the ring, a steel cage hangs above and that is where J.J. Ramplin and Elijah Burke will go to war tonight"! Lawler: "I can't wait for that one, but I am very interested to see the team that Carlito and Primo are facing tonight....... it's a new generation of the Hart family"! A VARIATION OF BRET "HITMAN" HART's OLD ENTRANCE MUSIC IS PLAYED AND THE TEAM OF TYSON KIDD AND HARRY SMITH COMES OUT FROM THE BACK AND THEY RECEIVE MOSTLY BOOS, BUT THERE ARE SPORADIC CHEERS THAT CAN BE HEARD. J.R.: "There is no doubt that the name Hart is synonomous with this business and here you have the son of the late Davey Boy Smith as well as the final graduate of the infamous Hart Dungeon in Calgary". Lawler: "We all know I haven't had the best relationship over the years with the Hart family, but I know as well as anyone that this young tandem could be as good as any we've seen here in the TWF". Carlito and Primo vs. The Hart Dynasty The bell sounded to start the match and after discussing some strategy with Smith, Tyson Kidd stepped into the ring opposite Primo. The two locked up and it was Kidd who came up with a deep arm drag. Primo got up and shook it off before locking up with him again. Kidd tried to go to the same move but this time, Primo blocked it and then whipped him to the ropes before delivering a textbook dropkick. After a quick elbow drop, Primo got Kidd into a seated position and locked in a reverse chin lock. Kidd tried to get free, but Primo had it in good. After wearing Kidd down in the hold, Primo worked his way to the corner and made the tag to his brother, Carlito. Carlito came in and hit 3 quick kicks to the midsection of Kidd before delivering a snap suplex. Carlito rolled over into a cover but Kidd got a shoulder up at 2. Carlito took control of Kidd in a standing side headlock before making his way back over to his corner where he slapped the hand of Primo. Primo went straight up to the top rope before coming off with a double axe handle. Primo then ran the ropes but Harry Smith got a knee up into his back. Kidd then sprung into the air and took him out with a flying back elbow before making the tag to Smith. From here, the match totally turned around. After dropping Primo with a clothesline, Smith ran over and took out an unsuspecting Carlito. Referee Chad Patton had some words with Smith while Kidd used the distraction to choke Primo with the tag rope. With Primo propped up in the corner, Smith charged in and delivered a hard clothesline. That led to him lifting Primo up onto his shoulder and driving him into the mat with the running Bulldog powerslam and that led to the 3 count and the win for the Hart Dynasty. Match Time: 5:50 J.R.: "And a big win for the Hart Dynasty..... a very successful way............ Lawler: "Big win?! How about a huge win?! Can you imagine how proud Stu Hart would be if he were here"? J.R.: "Well I doubt he'd be proud of the underhanded tactics but................. RANDY ORTON IS SHOWN THE OFFICE OF ROWDY RODDY PIPER. ...... wait a minute". Rowdy Roddy Piper: "Okay, so what you want me to do is put you and Jason Oliver on opposite tag teams tonight and you each select your own partner"? Randy Orton: "That's exactly what I'm asking for". Piper: "Okay..... you go find a partner and I'll pass the message along to Oliver. We've got ourselves a main event"! PIPER WALKS AWAY AND ORTON GRINS AS THE SHOT FADES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK.......... RETURN FROM BREAK...... RINGSIDE..... WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS, TREVOR MURDOCH IS IN THE RING WITH HIS USUAL SCOWL ON HIS FACE. "ON YOUR KNEES" COMES ON AND JACK SWAGGER MAKES HIS WAY OUT TO SOME VERY BOISTEROUS BOOS. J.R.: "Welcome back live to Raw and if you're just joining us, we have a huge night coming as we head closer to MeltDown and right now, we've got the All American American Jack Swagger set to take on the Waxahachie, Texas native, Trevor Murdoch". Lawler: "And we know that Swagger will take on Matt Cruz at MeltDown in the TWF's version of the Red River shootout. What do ya think, J.R., is Murdoch a Longhorns fan"? J.R.: "Ya know, I tried to ask him that before the show tonight but Trevor's not much of a conversationalist". Jack Swagger vs. Trevor Murdoch Right as Swagger got into the ring, it was Murdoch that got the jump on him, delivering a big kneelift. Murdoch then began to drive right hand after right hand into the jaw of the former Oklahoma Sooner. But when he tried to get Swagger up for a backdrop suplex, Swagger punched his way out of it before kicking Murdoch right in the face. Murdoch stumbled into the ring ropes before bouncing back, right into a heavy clothesline. Swagger began to do a set of 10 push-ups which drew plenty of boos from the crowd. Swagger then went for a big elbow drop but Murdoch was able to roll out of the way. After dropping Swagger with a nasty DDT, Murdoch went to the outside of the ring and to the top turnbuckle. He flew off looking for a bulldog but Swagger felt it coming and moved aside. Murdoch landed hard and very awkwardly before Swagger moved in and picked him up for his powerbomb that he is now simply calling the "Swagger Bomb" and that led to the victory. Match Time: 5:18 J.R.: "What a powerbomb from Swagger and I'll tell ya, if he hits that at MeltDown, it'll be curtains for Matt Cruz"! Lawler: "Well Matt Cruz will have something in store for Swagger too, I'm sure...... why don't you just admit it, J.R., you want to see Swagger win that match for Oklahoma..... don't ya"?! J.R.: "Well I don't know if I'd go that far, I mean........ JUST THEN, A VOICE IS HEARD OVER THE LOUDSPEAKERS. Voice: "Hey Jack......over here"! SWAGGER FRANTICALLY TURNS, LOOKING IN ALL DIRECTIONS BEFORE SPOTTING MATT CRUZ IN THE CROWD. CRUZ IS SURROUNDED BY A GROUP OF GUYS. Lawler: "Wait a minute.... Cruz is in the crowd"! Matt Cruz: "Hey, Jack. I just thought I'd come and say hi tonight along with some of my close friends. You recognize these guys, don't ya? SWAGGER GIVES CRUZ A WIERD LOOK. Oh, ya don't? Well these are my very special guests tonight...... the BYU football team! Ya know, the ones who took out Sam Bradford in the first game this year and exposed the Oklahoma football team for the fraud that they are"? J.R.: "Hey now........ ONE OF THE BYU FOOTBALL PLAYERS GRABS THE MICROPHONE FROM CRUZ. Football Player: "And at MeltDown, Jack, short fo Jackass, right? At MeltDown, Matt Cruz is gonna beat you the same way we won that game against the Sooners...... with ease"! SWAGGER IS CLEARLY IRRITATED AND HE MAKES HIS WAY OVER TO THE BARRICADE, LEAPING OVER IT. CRUZ COMES AFTER HIM AND THE TWO MEN BEGIN TO TRADE PUNCHES, BRAWLING THROUGH THE CROWD. Lawler: "They're fighting through the Nassau Coliseum, J.R."! THE BYU FOOTBALL TEAM LOOKS ON AS CRUZ AND SWAGGER BRAWL IN THE CROWD, THROUGH SOME DOORS. J.R.: "Who knows where that fight is going, but I don't know how much I liked Matt Cruz's guests tonight". Lawler: "Oh come on, J.R., be a good sport". J.R.: "One thing is for sure, that match at MeltDown is gonna be as hard hitting as any Texas-OU football game in recent memory"! BACKSTAGE AREA........ MONEY MIKE IS SHOWN IN A DRESSING ROOM OPENING DOORS TO A CABINET IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING. Money Mike: (to himself) "Where the heck is he"? JUST THEN, THE DOOR TO THE ROOM OPENS AND THE BOOGEYMAN COMES IN. Money Mike: "Oh, there you are. Look, Boogey..... I just wanted to say that you've come a long way here and I'm proud of ya......... MONEY MIKE STARTS TO WALK AWAY AND BOOGEYMAN DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. MONEY MIKE TURNS BACK. Money Mike: "And hey, if nothing else, at least you and I had that day in Miami". MIKE STARTS LAUGHING BEFORE LEAVING THE ROOM. BOOGEYMAN THEN GOES INTO HIS FAMILIAR LAUGH AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING. THE STEEL CAGE IS BEING LOWERED AROUND THE RING AND THE CROWD IS CHEERING AS IT SLOWLY COMES DOWN. J.R.: "Well we know what's coming up next, King. Fifteen feet of unforgiving steel and two former ECW members are about to get inside and go toe to toe". Lawler: "So far, J.J. Ramplin has been able to get the best of Elijah Burke but Burke is the one who asked for this match..... he wanted one more crack at The Ram". ELIJAH BURKE's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO PLENTY OF BOOS. J.R.: "Elijah Burke has been telling anyone who will listen that it was J.J. Ramplin who was the main reason ECW crumpled. Now you can believe what you want, but I know J.J. and I know he was behind that unit whether it was the right place for him or not". Lawler: "Well I've had a few conversations with Elijah Burke and he feels he hasn't been able to properly showcase his physical abilities here in the TWF and he honestly and truly believes he is a future TWF World champion". "WANTED MAN" BY REV THEORY STRIKES UP AND J.J. RAMPLIN STEPS OUT FROM THE BACK TO A HUGE RESPONSE. J.R.: "Well he'll get his chance here to take a big step in that direction if he can pick up a win over this man.... one of the more successful TWF superstars of the last few years". Lawler: "And to my knowledge, neither of these men have been inside a steel cage in their TWF careers". Steel Cage Match Elijah Burke vs. J.J. "The Ram" Ramplin Surrounded by steel, these two men went right after it, trading shots in the center of the ring. Burke was able to bring the tradeoff of punches to a halt with a finger to the eye before grabbing The Ram by the back of the head and launching him into the mesh cage wall. From there, Burke used both hands to rub Ramplin's face against the cage, only stopping to pull him into position for a wicked DDT. With Ramplin down, Burke yelled for the referee outside the ring to open the cage door. But hearing this, Ramplin was able to get up and grab the left foot of Burke before he could exit. With his free leg, Burke threw an enziguri but Ramplin ducked the attempt and was able to get two hands around the waist of Burke. Burke stood up, only to be german suplexed by The Ram. Ramplin then picked up Burke and tossed him into the cage with authority. With Burke caught between the cage wall and the ring ropes, Ramplin violently slammed the back of his head into the fence multiple times. He then tried to make his way out by climbing the cage, but as he got about halfway up, Burke shook the cobwebs and grabbed Ramplin, yanking him down. As Ramplin landed on his feet, Burke rocked him with 3 hard right hooks before dropping him with a left jab. Burke then picked Ramplin up and whipped him to the corner, following in with his double knees to the chest, the move known as the Elijah Express. Ramplin crumpled to the mat in pain as Burke saw hiw oppurtunity to climb out. He began to go up the cage wall as Ramplin seemed to be responding only because of the cheers from the crowd. Ramplin got to his feet and tried to race up the cage to get to Burke before he got out. Showing tremendous determination, Ramplin got to the top of the cage with Burke and as they straddled it, they traded right hands. Burke was able to grab Ramplin in a front facelock, trying to choke him out. But the incredible desire of The Ram would not be deterred. He was able to punch his way free before grabbing Burke in a front facelock of his own and showing great strength, pulling Burke back over the other side of the cage before just tossing him down to the mat. Burke landed on his feet but seemed to roll an ankle at the same time and he went to the mat in a great deal of pain. Meanwhile, Ramplin climbed over the cage and dropped to the floor to get the win. Match Time: 8:11 J.R.: "That's it...... Ramplin has escaped and won the match"! Lawler: "And Elijah Burke may've broken an ankle at the end of the match..... that didn't look good at all". "WANTED MAN" PLAYED AGAIN AS J.J. RAMPLIN LEFT TO SOME BIG CHEERS WHILE BURKE HELD HIS AILING FOOT IN THE RING. J.R.: "Another big win here for The Ram on Rampage and ya don't wanna go away folks, because still to come, Randy Orton and a partner of his choosing take on Jason Oliver and his partner"! COMMERCIAL BREAK............... RETURN FROM BREAK..... PIPER's OFFICE...... RAMPAGE RETURNS TO SHOW DUKE AXE AND CJ LETHAL, TWO OF RAMPAGE's NEWEST SUPERSTARS, IN THE OFFICE OF ROWDY RODDY PIPER. CJ Lethal: "So what we want to know is why you put us together in a tag team match on Uprising tonight". Rowdy Roddy Piper: "You two said you wanted an oppurtunity, right"? Duke Axe: "We didn't ask to be put together in a team...... look at this guy..... I didn't apply for tag team wrestling". LETHAL MOVES OVER AND GETS RIGHT IN AXE's FACE. Piper: "Whoa, settle down boys and listen to what I have planned tonight. See, I wanted to see what the two of you had to offer before I added you to tonight's Stars of the Future battle royal". CJ Lethal: "I'm listenin'". Piper: "I figured you would be. See, I have decided to take the two of you along with eight other young lions here on Rampage and put you in a battle royal..... tonight. The winner..... well the winner receives a guaranteed shot at the King of Cable title. Good luck......... THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING WHERE THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM IS PLAYING. ROB STORM IS IN THE RING HOLDING A MICROPHONE AND HE HAS AN AGITATED LOOK ON HIS FACE. Lawler: "Did you hear that, J.R.?! A stars of the future battle royal.... tonight"! J.R.: "Adding to an already jam packed night of action, that should be very interesting". Rob Storm: "Once again, I get here tonight and find out that this show....... that the man in charge here..... has nothing for me. I am growing very sick of this and this will be my last warning. I have a family to feed and it's not being fed by me sitting in the back every week! Piper....... what do I have to do to get through to you?! As I stated last time.... I am not the only one who feels this way. This...... this will be my final warning". STORM SETS THE MICROPHONE DOWN IN THE RING AND SLOWLY LEAVES AS THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS AGAIN. Lawler: "Wow, what do you make of all of that"? J.R.: "I don't like it..... I don't like it at all. You earn your keep in this business by proving it in the ring, not by making idle threats like that". Lawler: "But that's just it, he's not getting a chance to prove anything in the ring". J.R.: "Well maybe there's a reason for that! Maybe he should look himself in the mirror"! BACKSTAGE AREA........ IN THE BACK, JASON OLIVER IS SHOWN TALKING TO BOTH CODY RHODES AND TED DIBIASE WHEN MONEY MIKE COMES UP. OLIVER TURNS AROUND AND HE AND MIKE ARE STARING A HOLE THROUGH ONE ANOTHER. Jason Oliver: "Heh.... did you come to congratulate me or what"? Money Mike: "This time, but this time only. One of these days we'll go at it again and we will see a different result. MONEY MIKE STARTS TO WALK AWAY. Oh, Ted..... Cody...... if he ever starts to tell you about how good he is........ I hope you both know the truth about how he got his start". MIKE WALKS OUT OF THE SHOT AND OLIVER JUST SHAKES HIS HEAD. IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA, COURTNEY TAYLOR IS FOLLOWING CHRIS TIRPAK. Courtney Taylor: "Chris.... Chris.... can I get a minute please? TIRPAK TURNS TO SEE HER AND STOPS. I know you're on your way to the ring to face Mr. Kennedy, but I have to ask, there are a lot of voices in the back speculating that you may be jealous of Axl Irvin. Any truth to that"? Chris Tirpak: "You're new here, right"? Courtney Taylor: "Uh.... yeah". Chris Tirpak: "Okay, just so you know, I've been here going on nine years now my achievements here in TWF speak for themself. What the hell do I have to be jealous of"? TIRPAK WALKS OFF, HEADING TOWARD THE "GORILLA POSITION". "MISTERRRRRR KENNEDYYYYYYYY" IS HEARD AND KENNEDY COMES OUT TO A BIG POP FROM THE CROWD. J.R.: "Mr. Kennedy will take on Edge at MeltDown in a match I am really looking forward to". Lawler: "You know that wherever he is, Edge has a close eye on this one". "TNT" BY AC/DC HITS AND CHRIS TIRPAK COMES OUT FROM THE BACK INSTEAD OF THE CROWD BUT INSTEAD OF CARRYING A KENDO STICK, HE HAS THE WRESTLEMANIA JACKPOT BRIEFCASE IN HIS HAND! J.R.: "Look at this...... Tirpak's got the briefcase"! Lawler: "Where is Axl Irvin?! How did Tirpak get the case"?! J.R.: "You feel any irony here, King? When Tirpak won the WrestleMania Jackpot, it was Mr. Kennedy that he attempted to cash in on". Lawler: "And attempted was all he did because Kennedy defeated him! Tirpak is looking for some redemption here, J.R."! Mr. Kennedy vs. Chris Tirpak As Tirpak got into the ring, he held the briefcase up for Kennedy to get a good look. Kennedy just shook his head but Tirpak rushed him, getting in a kick to the midsection. After a clubbing forearm to the back, Tirpak took Kennedy and threw him shoulder first into the steel ring post. A cover netted Tirpak a long one count before Kennedy pushed him off. Tirpak stayed on him with boots to the head and chest before getting him up ad shooting him to the ropes. But Kennedy ducked a clothesline and drilled Tirpak with a forearm smash to the face that knocked him into the ropes. After an inverted atomic drop, Kennedy hit the ropes and grabbed the back of Tirpak's head, ramming it into his extended knee. After a big swinging neckbreaker, Kennedy tried to get Tirpak onto his shoulders but Tirpak drove an elbow into his face before driving him into the mat with an impaler DDT, a move Kennedy will likely have to be ready for at MeltDown. Tirpak rolled him over and made the cover for the 1.............2................, but Kennedy kicked out. Just then, an irate Axl Irvin made his way down to the ring and grabbed his briefcase. Tirpak saw this and actually tried to stop him which allowed Kennedy to come from behind with a schoolboy rollup to get the 1............2.................3! Match Time: 5:33 J.R.: "Chris Tirpak's obsession with that briefcase has cost him a match he had a good chance to win"! Lawler: "I still want to know how he got it in the first place! Axl needs to keep that under lock and key"! J.R.: "Wait a minute..... there's Edge"! AS ALL OF THIS WAS TRANSPIRING, EDGE CAME THROUGH THE CROWD AND INTO THE RING. HE WAS WAITING FOR KENNEDY TO TURN AROUND AND WHEN HE DID, HE CHARGED HIM WITH THE SPEAR. BUT KENNEDY SHOWED GREAT REACTION TIME, SIDESTEPPING THE ATTACK BEFORE DROPPING EDGE WITH THE "MIC CHECK". KENNEDY THEN GOT DOWN IN EDGE's FACE, BERATING HIM "STONE COLD" STYLE AS HIS MUSIC PLAYED AND THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEER. Lawler: "It backfired! Mic Check for Edge"! J.R.: "Mr. Kennedy just upped the ante for MeltDown! Oh what a match that's gonna be"! COMMERCIAL BREAK................ RETURN FROM BREAK..... RINGSIDE...... WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS FROM BREAK, THE RING IS FILLING UP WITH SUPERSTARS WHILE "I AM PERFECTION" IS PLAYING AND DOLPH ZIGGLER IS ON HIS WAY TO THE RING. J.R.: "Welcome back live to TWF Rampage here on the USA network as we prepare for Rowdy Roddy Piper's Stars of the Future battle royal. From what I understand, King, ten men will go at it here for a chance at the King of Cable title". Lawler: "And some of these guys haven't been here long at all! They could get their big break right off the bat"! "IN THE SHADOWS" BY THE RASMUS COMES ON AND JADEN CORE IS THE LAST MAN OUT. J.R.: "Guys like Ezekiel Jackson and Sheamus should be some heavy hitters in this brawl, but here comes the mysterious Jaden Core who we may not know much about, but I'm sure he'd love a crack at the King of Cable title"! Lawler: "Oh look out..... the fight is on already"! RIGHT AS JADEN CORE ENTERED THE RING, HE WAS ATTACKED BY DOLPH ZIGGLER AND THE BELL SOUNDED TO START THE MATCH WITH 4 REFEREES AT RINGSIDE. "Stars of the Future" Battle Royal With a future King of Cable title match up for grabs, the likes of Ezekiel Jackson, Sheamus, Troy Gafgen, Duke Axe, CJ Lethal, Zack Ryder, Mike Knox and Yoshi Tatsu joined the brawling Jaden Core and Dolph Ziggler and the eliminations came quick. After fighting Ziggler off, Jaden Core made Duke Axe the first elimination when he avoided him charging in by lowbridging the top rope. But his tag team partner earlier in the night, CJ Lethal soon joined him, being dumped over the top rope by Gafgen. Lethal and Axe argued outside the ring before being pulled apart by referees. Zack Ryder came flying off the top rope but was caught in mid air by Mike Knox who threw him out of the ring. But that allowed Ziggler to dropkick Knox in the back, knocking him out of the match as well. Knox slapped the ring apron in anger with both hands before Ezekiel Jackson began to assert his force. After tossing Yoshi Tatsu across the ring, Jackson smashed Ziggler with a clothesline and then got Core up in a gorilla press position. He was about to throw him out of the ring but Core was able to get free and fall to the mat. Gafgen came over and tried to get the massive Jackson out of the ring but Jackson clubbed him across the back and flung him over his head to the floor! Sheamus was able to win an exchange with Ziggler to get him out of the ring before fans became enthralled in a battle between Jaden Core and Yoshi Tatsu. After connecting with a reverse flying forearm, Tatsu set up for his big roundhouse kick but Core ducked and smoked him with a superkick that knocked him into the ropes. Core then ran over and clotheslined the young Japanese sensation out of the ring. We were down to Sheamus, Jaden Core and Ezekiel Jackson. Jackson and Sheamus surrounded the masked man and as he kept his eyes on Jackson, Sheamus smashed Core from behind. He then held Core's arms behind his back, waiting for Jackson to barrel into him. But Core escaped and the charging Jackson blasted Sheamus with a clothesline, knocking him out of the ring. Meanwhile, Core had ran over and climbed up to the top rope. He flew off but Jackson snatched him out of the air and got him up in a powerbomb position, running at the ropes. But Core countered into a headscissor, using Jackson's own momentum against him to get him over the top rope and out of the ring! Match Time: 7:28 J.R.: "Can you believe that?! Jaden Core has gotten the three hundred plus pound Ezekiel Jackson out of here"! "IN THE SHADOWS" HITS AGAIN AND JADEN CORE SOAKS IN THE POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM THE CROWD. Lawler: "And in the process he wins a future King of Cable title shot! I'll tell ya, J.R., this Jaden Core may be mysterious, but he sure has something special"! BACKSTAGE...... IN THE BACK, CAMERAS SHOW JASON OLIVER AND TED DIBIASE IN THEIR DRESSING ROOM. Ted Dibiase: "Are you sure...... you sure you want me as your partner tonight"? Jason Oliver: "Yeah, I already talked to Cody about it. And no matter who Orton picks..... they're not gonna be able to beat us". OLIVER AND DIBIASE LAUGH AND THEN SLAP HANDS AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO RINGSIDE. IN THE RING, ROWDY RODDY PIPER IS STANDING IN FRONT OF A WOODEN TABLE AND TWO CHAIRS. Rowdy Roddy Piper: "Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, we will see a match for the King of Cable title at MeltDown between Richard Ramsley and Sebastian Cain! THE CROWD POPS LOUDLY Not only that, but it will be a ladder match! THE CHEERS GROW EVEN LOUDER Tonight, we are going to make that match official with the contract signing so without any further adieu, I give you the reigning TWF King of Cable champion.......... Sebastian Cain"! "BLACK" BY SEVENDUST COMES ON AND SEBASTIAN CAIN COMES OUT HOLDING THE KING OF CABLE TITLE BELT HIGH IN HIS RIGHT HAND TO A MASSIVE CHEER. J.R.: "Well it's gonna happen folks and it's sure to be a war. There will be a ladder and there will be a lot of hatred, but Richard Ramsley and Sebastian Cain will be willing to tear each other limb from limb for the King of Cable title". PIPER SETS A CLIPBOARD CONTAINING THE CONTRACT ON THE TABLE. Piper: "And now, the challenger, Richard Ramsley"! BOOS FILL THE NASSAU COLISEUM AS "HEY MAN, NICE SHOT" BY FILTER STARTS UP BUT RAMSLEY IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN. Lawler: "Where the heck is he? Look out Cain, you better have eyes in the back of your head..... he could be anywhere"! J.R.: "Oh no..... what is this about"? SUDDENLY, RAMSLEY APPEARS FROM THE BACK, PUSHING A WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR. HE HAS A MICROPHONE IN HAND. CAIN BECOMES INCENSED BUT PIPER DOES HIS BEST TO HOLD HIM BACK. Richard Ramsley: "What's the matter, Sebastian? You didn't think I'd be above doing this, did you? You remember this young lady, I'm sure. It was you who you decided to cripple because of the fact you were drinking and driving! Yes........ this is her"! Lawler: "Oh my God". J.R.: "I don't even know what to say". Ramsley: "Take a good look at that contract, Cain, my name is already signed on it. I've already said all I'm going to say before the event, but she......... she has a message for you". THE WOMAN IS HANDED THE MICROPHONE. Woman: "You ruined my life and now...... I can't wait to see him ruin yours". RAMSLEY TURNS THE WHEELCHAIR AROUND AND PUSHES IT BACK UP THE RAMP. CAIN IS PALE AND SPEECHLESS IN THE RING AS ALL HE CAN DO IS WATCH. THE CROWD HAS BEEN BRUNG TO A STUNNED SILENCE. J.R.: "We'll be right back". COMMERCIAL BREAK............ RETURN FROM BREAK....... RINGSIDE...... Non-Title Match Aniya Sky vs. Women's Champion: Monica w/ Eddie Saint James Kelly, the current #1 contender for the Women's title was at ringside for this one, getting a good look at the champion. The athletic Aniya Sky gave Monica fits in the early going, hitting a springboard back elbow followed by a nice bulldog. She then shot Monica to the corner and followed in but the champion got out of the way and snapped Sky to the mat by her hair. After stomping on Sky several times, Monica pulled her up and slapped her right across the face. She then pushed her into the corner and began to get very physical, pushing Sky's head to the side. But Sky got up in the corner and was able to wrap her legs around the head and neck of Monica. Monica struggled for a few moments but was able to shake free before kicking her in the abdomen and spiking her into the mat with a DDT. Monica rolled Sky over and covered her for the win. Match Time: 5:28 Immediately after the match, Monica pointed at Kelly and Eddie Saint James promptly went and grabbed her, throwing her into the ring. J.R.: "What the hell is this?! Get your hands off of her"! Monica pulled Kelly up and drove her into the mat with the DDT as well. Lawler: "Well that's one way to send a message to the competition". JUST THEN, MONEY MIKE CAME OUT FROM THE BACK WITH A MICROPHONE, CLAPPING HIS HANDS. Money Mike: "Congratulations, guys. So tell me, Eddie, is this really what you're going to be doing with yourself? Helping your woman take out other women? Wow, I'm impressed. Look, I've went back and watched the replays a thousand times...... you two are responsible for me not main eventing MeltDown and having another shot at the TWF World title. Currently, Monica, you are the TWF's Women's champion. And Saint, you are one half of Rampage's Tag Team champions. Guess what the two of you would have without me? Ya know, the guy you want nothing to do with. So I've decided to give the two of you your wish. We'll see how much success you're able to achieve without me. We'll see how the TWF functions without me! I'm done......... and I'm not coming back until there's something in it for ME"! MONEY MIKE THROWS THE MICROPHONE ASIDE AS A CHANT OF "NAH NAH NAH NAH, NAH NAH NAH NAH, HEY, HEY, HEY, GOODBYE" PICKS UP. Lawler: "What? He can't leave! That's Money Mike"! J.R.: "It looks like he just did, King, and as far as I'm concerned..... good riddance"! Lawler: "This is..... this is unbelievable"! J.R.: "Well, it does give us a chance to talk about TWF's Main Event which will have a pay-per-view feel to it". Lawler: "Well we know Money Mike's not gonna be there". J.R.: "Here are the matches that have been signed for Main Event". PROMO GRAPHICS ARE SHOWN AS EACH MATCH IS ANNOUNCED. Axl Irvin vs. Chris Tirpak Women's Title: Monica defends against Kelly Nails vs. Blade TWF Tag Team Titles: Austin Pyromania and Taylor Made challenge The United Nations Sylvester Terkay vs. Vladimir Kozlov Dolph Ziggler vs. Jaden Core Lawler: "And we will have all the latest news leading up to MeltDown"! "FLY FROM THE INSIDE" BY SHINEDOWN COMES ON AND JASON OLIVER COMES OUT ALONGSIDE FELLOW GENEXT MEMBER, TED DIBIASE. J.R.: "Well here we go, it's time for our tag team main event and this should be a great lead-in to MeltDown". Lawler: "A very confident look in the eyes of Jason Oliver, will MeltDown finally be the night he gets to the top of the TWF"? J.R.: "It very well could, King, he's been nearly unbeatable for quite some time now". "VOICES" BY REV THEORY STARTS UP AND RANDY ORTON COMES OUT TO NOTHING BUT BOOS WITH THE TWF WORLD TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. HE IS FOLLOWED OUT MOMENTS LATER BY............. CODY RHODES! Lawler: "Oh my gosh..... look at this! Randy Orton has one upped GeNext"! J.R.: "Folks I can't believe it, but it seems that Randy Orton's partner for this match is gonna be none other than Cody Rhodes"! OLIVER AND DIBIASE SEEM VERY UPSET AS ORTON AND RHODES APPROACH THE RING. Lawler: "Well this one is gonna be more than interesting". Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes vs. Jason Oliver and Ted Dibiase As the bell sounded, Rhodes and Dibiase appeared as though they were gonna start the match but Rhodes tagged in Orton. Orton got in and locked up with Dibiase and it was Orton who took him into a standing side headlock. Dibiase was able to back him to the ropes before sending him to the opposite side where Oliver met him with a knee to the back. That allowed Dibiase to get in a clothesline and for the next few minutes, Dibiase and Oliver made frequent tags while battering the World champion. After a snap mare, Dibiase landed a running kick to the head and Orton was in a lot of trouble. He got Orton up for "Dream Street" but Orton felt it coming and got free of the hold. Dibiase smashed him over the back with a forearm two times before making the tag to Oliver. Oliver came in and dropped Orton with a chop block. He then grabbed the legs of Orton, turning him over with the Sharpshooter. Plenty of the fans were begging for Orton to tap out but the champion showed a lot of resolve, getting himself to the bottom rope to break the hold. As Orton tried to recover, Oliver went to the middle turnbuckle and flew off with a double axe handle but Orton recovered to dropkick him right out of the air. As the crowd sat on the edge of their seats, Orton crawled over to his corner to make the tag to Rhodes but Rhodes refused to accept the tag! Orton was beside himself and yelled for Rhodes to tag him but meanwhile, Oliver had positioned himself behind the champ. He then spun Orton around and hit the "Claymore" before pouncing on him with the cover and referee Jim Korderas slapped the mat 3 times to give the win to Oliver and Dibiase! Match Time: 6:11 Lawler: "Wow, this night is just getting stranger and stranger by the minute"! J.R.: "I don't know what to make of this, but the only thing I can think is that GeNext had this in mind all along and they're the ones who have pulled one over on Orton"! "FLY FROM THE INSIDE" PLAYED AGAIN AS GENEXT LEFT AS A TRIO, ARMS RAISED. IN THE RING, A FALLEN ORTON COULD ONLY LOOK ON IN DISMAU. Lawler: "I think you're right, J.R."! J.R.: "What kind of advantage does this give Jason Oliver heading into MeltDown"?! OFF AIR...........***PLEASE VISIT THE TWF FORUM AND REVIEW MY SHOW!