Post by Valdora on Jun 8, 2010 18:55:07 GMT
The World Wrestling Federation Presents
KING OF THE RING
2010
-The shows opens with a video package hyping up the event and its importance, the impact it will have on Summerslam and the future of the WWF to come.
-We fade in to the live jam packed crowd, panning them as Jim Ross speaks “Welcome ladies and Gentleman to the Igloo in Pittsburg Pennsylvania for the 2010 King of the ring. Who will be the king? Who will challenge the WWF and Intercontinental Champions at Summerslam? Who will be the champion who will face the winner, through hell or high water, come Summerslam? Most of those questions will be answered tonight if not all of them.”
We cut to the announce table.
“I am Jim Ross thanking you for letting us into your homes tonight and beside me are Jerry “The King” Lawler and the legendry Gorilla Monsoon. Gentleman we have arrived.”
“Indeed we have JR. We are here to find out who will win one of the best accolades a wrestler can receive and that is to be crowned King of the Ring. But on top of that the winner and runner up will receive even greater prizes come Summerslam in the form of title matches. The only question at the end will be who will get to face the World Wrestling Federation Champion and who will have to settle for the next in line?”
“Well I can tell you both are big prizes and the men are going to have to push themselves to the limit and win at least two matches tonight to get a big title match at Summerslam” King adds “we are on the road to Summerslam, the show second only to Wrestlemania and boy you can feel the heat. You know what happened the last time we came to this building for a King of the ring don’t you JR?”
“Well…yeah” JR retorts “luckily for Mick Foley he will not be competing in a Hell in the cell tonight. At any rate let’s take to the ring and Howard Finkle for our first Quarter Final match.”
King of the Ring Quarter Finals
Match #1: Hayabusa VS Jushin “Thunder” Liger
“Ladies and Gentleman” we cut to Finkle as he speaks in the centre of the ring “this match is set for one fall and is a quarter final match in the King of the Ring Tournament!”
-Hayabusa comes out first a pop from his growing following. Next is Liger to a massive standing ovation.
-“Wow!” Yells JR over commentary. “My oh my do they love this guy, this superhero Jushin Liger” adds Monsoon. “Yeah but look across the ring. There stands a guy with just as much mystery, just as much ability and just as good a wrestler, if not better then Jushin Liger” replies Lawler.
-The bell rings and the crowd are buzzing as the two circle the ring around each other, trying to feeling their way into combat. Both then stop and bow to each other to a warm applause from the respectful crowd.
-Both then like lighting launch for each other and lock up, jocking for position until finally Liger begins to get the upper hand and slowly lower the resistant Hayabusa towards the mat. “Liger obviously with the weight advantage, strength also” JR interjects as Hayabusa struggles, his head reaching the mat. Suddenly out of nowhere as he head touching the mat Hayabusa jumps up, hooking his legs until Liger’s shoulder and sending him over into the rope with a hurricanrana. The crowd reach on awe and cheers as King retorts “yeah but look at that JR. I think Hayabusa is the quicker and more flexible of the two. And I think speed will be all important. Remembered bigger guys get tired faster, the longer this match goes the longer it favors Hayabusa.” “And indeed the night may turn out better for smaller men if matches go long and hard” Monsoon adds as Liger shakes his head and stands, facing Hayabusa again.
-They look at each other for a moment until Liger nods and gives him a little applause of his own before holding his hands up singling he is ready to go again.
-They launch forward, locking up again, Liger this time goes to grab the head but Hayabusa pushes him back, keeping hold of the hands and dropping to his back, monkey flipping Liger towards the ropes. Liger rolls through straight back onto his feet just Hayabusa also stands and runs right in again. Hayabusa goes for a spinning hell kick but Liger ducks underneath and swings for the head with a closeline but Hayabusa ducks underneath that, running for the ropes rebounding and coming in. But Liger catches him, spinning him up and around for the capture tilt-a-whirl backbreaker but at the last seconds Hayabusa manages to pushing back over the shoulder, grabbing Liger’s head for a reverse DDT but Liger keeps on his feet and pushes him off, turning as Hayabusa jumps up for a dropkick and swats him out the air. The crowd erupts into applause for both men as they stand and stand each other off in a ready stance, each now breathing heavily.
-The men circle the ring before going in for each other again, locking up but Liger hooks the head, the arm and then sends Hayabusa over with a vertical suplex but as the last second Hayabusa stops in mid air, drops down, spins around Liger’s body and turns it into a tornado DDT! Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Liger manages to get back to his feet as Hayabusa comes in fast and heavy nailing several hard kicks to the chest that sends Liger back towards the ropes, running in for him but Liger is able to duck down and sends Hayabusa flying over the top rope to the floor.
-The crowd are now all standing as Hayabusa raises and turns outside near the aisle way, turning just as he sees Liger running the ring launching towards, Hayabusa brings his hands up, flinching but at the last second Liger puts on the breaks and forward stands into the ropes, bouncing off them and back onto his feet. He feinted it, the crowd react as he shrugs.
-Hayabusa however does not waste time, hitting the ring apron and grabbing Liger’s legs pulling him under the top rope and to the outside. Liger is there to meet him with a forearm to the head that sends him reeling back then runs for him, Hayabusa is able to side step it and nail Liger with a roundhouse kick to the chest, knocking him back and then quickly running for the ring apron, up into and spinning onto the tope rope vaulting off and down onto Liger on the floor with a moonsault. The crowd erupts in cheers and applause as both men lay out of it on the black mats and concrete ringside.
-Finally Hayabusa is the first to his feet, grabbing the rising Liger and throwing him into the ring, covering for 1…2…NO! Liger kicks out.
-Hayabusa picks Liger up off the mat but Jushin comes to life, nailing him in the gut and hitting a snap suplex. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Liger stands now in control and Irish whips him into the corner, hitting the opposite corner and running in but at last second Hayabusa moves sending Liger crashing into the corner him. He then throws Liger hard, dizzy into the centre of the ring and jumps from the mat to the top rope with ease, flying backwards off the tope rope turning into a cross body but Liger brings his arms up and catches him out the air nailing a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Cover for 1…2…NO! Hayabusa gets the shoulders up.
-Liger grabs Hayabusa by the head and nails him down with a hard palm strike. Hayabusa holds his chest and falls into the mat.
-Jushin raises him by the hair and goes for it again on the exposed chest when suddenly Hayabusa leap up onto Liger’s shoulders, down his back and… BANG! Standing sunset flip for 1…2…NO!
-Hayabusa shakes his head at that one but waits as Liger rises before heading to the side of the ring and again jumping up on the top rope, this time however Liger comes to life, running forward and pushes Hayabusa down flying hard into the crowd barrier chin first to a huge “oh!” from the crowd.
-Both men take time to recover, Hayabusa finally rising, holding his jaw on the outside as Liger takes to the far ropes, runs the ring and sails over the top rope with a senton down on Hayabusa, down onto the floor. The crowd is now going insane “these two are trying to kill each other” King yells “someone tell them the winner has at least another match ahead of him tonight!”
-Liger is the first to rises throwing Hayabusa back in and following him in, waiting for him to stand before nailing him with a hard palm strike, and another, another, now he backs him into the corner and hits two more hard palm strikes before hitting the opposite corner and running in nailing the front wheel kick perfectly.
-Liger then turns him over, hooks both legs, both arm and drops back locking the Mexican surfboard. Hayabusa shakes his head, not wanting to give up, crying out as Liger’s knees come up and dig into his back.
-Then suddenly he sees his opening and breaks it dropping down onto Liger hard, turning him over and locking him in the Mexican surfboard himself! The crowd reacts in awe and then begins screaming either way as Liger struggles in the holds, shaking his head at the referee before bam! He breaks it drops, grabs Hayabusa’s leg and goes for the figure four but Hayabusa is able to kick him off, stand, run for the rope and spinning board off the top rope with a cross body for 1…2..NO! Liger kicks out at the last second.
-Hayabusa then picks Liger up off the mat and slams him down into the mat with a sit down Tiger Bomb. 1…2…NO! Liger kicks out again.
-Hayabusa is now shaking his head as he picks Liger up off the mat, hooks the head, the arm then grabbing and bending the leg, lifting up and slamming Liger down to the mat with a fisherman buster. Cover for 1…2…NO! NO! NO! Liger kicks out again and the crowd erupts.
-Hayabusa shakes his head in disbelief, standing and then heads out onto the top rope, his home. He watches over his shoulder, turning his back as Liger slowly uses the rope to rise and then flies off with a moonsault…but no! Liger catches him out the air and drives him down with the tombstone piledriver. Cover for 1…2…NO!!!! Hayabusa just gets the shoulder up leaving Liger to fall back into the mat in fatigue and disbelief. The crowd now erupts in roars and clapping, stomping, willing these combatants back onto their feet.
-Liger is the first to stands but shaking as he may by Hayabusa rolls over and grabs himself the top rope pulling him up with it but from behind comes Liger, hooking in under the arm and stepping back, lifts him up and drives him down with CTB. Cover for 1….2….NO!!!!!!!!!NO! NO! The crowd erupts as one, blowing the roof off the arena as Liger can only stay laying out of it on top of Hayabusa, finally bringing his hands up and holding his head. Finally the crowd erupts in thunderous “Haya-busa! Haya-busa!” These chants are then met by “Liger! Liger! Liger!” chants and a loud dueling chant goes back and forth.
-Finally both men begin to stir, Liger stands and looked down as Hayabusa as he is now crawling towards him on the mat. Liger shakes his head in disbelief and respect before coming in to finish the job. As he reaches Hayabusa, he begins pulling himself up on Liger’s tights, Liger reaches down to pick him up by the head and then out of nowhere he comes to life jumping up, onto Liger and nailing a victory roll for 1…2…NO! Liger just kicks out, you can hear the breath escaping the arena.
-Both men get to their feet out of it as they begin slugging it back and forth with a backhand chops to the chest, back and forth the chops go, the crowd reacting to each, each of them now having taken a masked combatants side. Finally Hayabusa is able to grab Liger and hit a scoop slam before heading to the top rope.
-The crowd stands as one, roaring loudly as he rises up and flies off with the Phoenix 450 Splash. But at the last second Liger rolls out the way leaving him to the crash and burn in the centre of the ring. The crowd reacting with a loud “oh!” in shock as he does.
-Everyone is now standing, screaming for one man or the other, totally engrossed in the match some even erupting in chants of “this is awesome!” as both men rise.
-Finally Liger comes in, nailing a kick to the gut and hooking him, lifting Hayabusa up onto his shoulder and running forward, driving him down with the Liger Bomb for 1…2…3!
-The crowd erupts in a roar of cheer and thunderous applause, standing in their aisle as Liger drops back in victory, his music playing.
-“My God…just what can you say but my God” JR comments as we see him standing and shaking his head. “Yeah tell me about it. How the hell is Liger going to be able to have another match now, never mind two!” King exclaims.
-Despite this Liger rises up and gets his hand raised as the crowd applauds him.
-He then turns seeing Hayabusa getting to his feet and comes in, extending his hand. Hayabusa reaches up and accepts it, being pulled to his feet and then the two back off and bow to each other showing the ultimate Japanese respect.
-“Well both men deserve something for that match but Jushin Liger is your winner and has advanced to the Semi finals!” JR calls as we cut.
Match #2: Chris Jericho VS Booker T
-Booker T out first to a good reaction, Jericho second to big pop.
-As both men go to lock up JR comments “A bit of a classic WCW match here, both men making their names in the mid card of that organization around the same time. And here we go!”
-They come forward and lock up.
-Booker T grabs Jericho’s arm and twists it, going under and locking the wrist lock in.
-Jericho runs a circle around him before he is finally able to grab the ropes for a clean break.
-They lock up again, this time T grabs a headlock then goes behind, grabbing the arm and hooking in a hammer lock.
-Jericho is able to reverse that, going under and grabbing a hammer lock of his own.
-Booker T reverses that back into another hammer lock of him own but Jericho brings his elbow up and drives it into the face of Booker several, breaking it.
-He then hits the ropes and takes Booker down with a running shoulder tackle.
-He then hits the ropes again coming off toward Booker but this Time Booker is able to side step it and then hit the opposite ropes himself, Jericho is able to leapfrog over him and hit the far ropes again, but come running in meeting in the centre of the ring and Booker is able to level him with a reverse jumping kick to the head sending Jericho down.
-Jericho stands as Booker waits, back him into the corner and nails him with a shot before shooting him off with an Irish whip into the opposite corner and coming with a running closeline sandwiching Jericho hard.
-He then grabs Jericho’s arm, brining him out of the corner and turning his back to him, keeping his arm hooking and hits another reverse kick to the back of the head in signature style.
-Booker stands and goes to pick Jericho up but Jericho delivers an elbow to gut, standing.
-T kicks him in the gut and grabs the arm shooting him into the corner and following up by running in again but this time Jericho is able to get his foot up to stop him dead in his tracks.
-He then follows that up with a vertical suplex and then heads to the top rope, flying off as Booker stands with a missile dropkick.
-Jericho is out of breath as he stands and back Booker into the corner running up the ropes and nailing the dropkick in the corner, sending Booker down in the corner.
-Jericho backs off into the opposite corner and runs in going for the knee but at the last second Booker stands, grabs him coming in a drops him down with a spine buster. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-T picks Jericho up by the head and hooks the arm for the vertical suplex but Jericho puts on the breaks and reverses it, bringing Booker up and down gut first onto the top rope with a front suplex. He then runs up the corner and jumps off nailing a dropkick to Booker on the apron sending him flying to the mats below.
-Jericho stands, gesturing and waiting for Booker to come back into the ring before going in on the attack with forearm shots, but Booker gladly fires by bailing Jericho three times and backing him off into the ropes, Irish whipping him into the opposite ropes, bringing his leg up for the kick but Jericho holds onto the top rope, stopping him as Booker’s leg flies into only air.
-He then charges hard out of the corner with a closeline
-Then at once runs for the ropes, jumping up onto the second and moonsaulting off for the lion-sault but Booker is able to roll out of way, Jericho sees this and is able to land on his feet.
-Jericho comes in but Booker nails him in the gut and hits the far ropes, coming in for a bicycle kick, however Jericho moves out of the way as the foot comes down, goes behind, grabs the head and nails the codebreaker for 1…2…3!
-Y2J’s music plays as he gets his hand raised. Booker looks frustrated but nods and shakes Jericho’s hand before leaving.
-Jericho has a smile on his face as he heads into the Semi-Finals when bam! Out of nowhere comes Hazard who cracks him hard on the back with a steel chair.
-As the music dies all look on in confusion, the crowd boos as Hazard sneers down at Jericho and then lifts the chair high, bringing in down hard again, again. Finally after the forth he discards the chair and picks Jericho up, driving him down hard over his knee with a backbreaker.
-Hazard smiles with sadistic satisfaction for a moment, until Edge and Christian hit the ring, forcing him to flee. As then kneel down beside Jericho looking on, Hazard looks back with a broad smirk on his face.
Match #3: Edge VS the Pope
-The Pope is out first to a nice response, Edge out to a loud ovation.
-Both men eye each other up before locking up in the centre of the ring.
-Pope is able to bring his arm up and take Edge down with a hip toss. Edge shakes his head as he stands, slapping himself.
-“One has to wonder if Edge is truly in this match after what we just saw happen to his friends at the hands of Hazard” Monsoon comments as Edge stands.
-Edge comes in and is taken off with an arm drag from Pope how follows that up with a closeline which Edge ducks underneath and then hits the far ropes, coming in, looking for a spear but Pope just sidesteps it and back of as the crowd react. “Edge perhaps was looking to end it early there. Remember conditioning will be a huge factor tonight with the winner having to have had and won three matches in one night.”
-Dinero comes in again but this time Edge locks him in a side headlock.
-Dinero powers out and hit the ropes, but Edge ducks behind and takes him down with a flash back reverse face buster, hooking both legs for 1…2… No Pope rolls back up Edge, over Edge’s upper body and face onto his feet and then hook the head looking in a dragon sleeper to a nice round of applause. Edge however is able to power onto his feet and turn, breaking it.
-Dinero gets a kick to gut and then shoots Edge off the ropes but Edge turns around, kick’s pope in the gut and delivers a snap suplex for 2.
-Edge picks him up by the head and backs him into the corner, whaling away with several shots and then mounting him delivering hard right hands. Pope is able to bring his hand up on the 6th and push Edge back off of him.
-Edge stands and comes in again, ducking for a spear but Dinero side steps it, grabbing Edge and using the momentum to send him shoulder first into the corner.
-He follows that up by going behind Edge, rolling him up with a school boy for 1…2…NO!
-Leg drop from Dinero gets another 2.
-Dinero picks Edge up and backs him into the corner, turning him around so his back is to him, legs sitting on the ropes and nailing him with shots to the back before grabbing the head and snapping him down with a neck break from the ropes. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Dinero then heads to the second rope waiting for Edge to stands and then flying off and over for the over castle. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Dinero looks out of breath now as he picks Edge’s head off the mat and looks in the reverse chin lock as the crowd begin to clap.
-Finally Edge powers to his feet, brings his arm around back and drops Pope with a reverse back suplex.
-Edge now stands and hits the ropes going in as Dinero stands, but Pope drops down, Edge hits the ropes comings back in and goes for the closeline, Edge ducks underneath that, hits the ropes again, both come in again but this time Pope jumps up and goes for a dropkick but Edge is able to stop and swat Pope out of the air. Cover for 2.
-Edge stands, backing off into the corner and raises his hand up, signaling for the spear as the crowd buzz.
-As Pope turns and stands Edge flies out of corner but no! Dinero side steps that and sends Edge hard with all the momentum in the corner behind him, hitting the opposite corner and pulling the knee pads down, running in for DDE but Edge move out of the way, Dinero crashes and burns hard knees first into the corner and then turns and nailed with a spears for 1…2…3!
-Edge stands gleefully as his music plays and he is announced the winner when...out of nowhere comes the Steiner brothers, taking Edge down with elbows and fists and then double team stomping at him hard on the floor as the crowd boos the brothers loudly.
-Finally reinforcements arrive in the form of Christian and security but the Steiner’s hold up their hands and leave, the job done and the message sent as Christian can only look down at his brother and escort him to the back.
Match #4: Christian VS AJ Styles
-Christian is out first looking worried but is ready to go; AJ is out next to as great reaction from the crowd.
-Christian looks around the ring and in the crowd, a worried look on his face “and rightfully so” as Ross points out. The bell then ring and he slaps himself, ready to face the music.
-Both men go in for each other but AJ at once jump up nailing Christian with a hard dropkick to the chest.
-Christian raises himself up to one knee looking up at AJ and holding his chest. AJ meanwhile throws out his arm and get a loud roar in response. Christian shakes it off and stands.
-AJ runs in but Christian is able to side step him and take him down with a drop toe hold. Rolling through and going for a headlock but AJ stands and pushes him off.
-Christian at once brings his leg up for the kick but styles catches it, however Christian brings his other leg up and nails with an ensuguri.
-This time is AJ turn to look up at Christian taunts and gets a good crowd response with a smile.
-AJ runs in again, arm drag take down. Christian comes in, hip toss. AJ and comes in again, running in a jumping up onto Christian’s head, sending him flying with a hurricanrana.
-Christian however rolls back onto his feet and comes in again taking in the incoming AJ down with a headlock take down, AJ brings up his legs hooking Christian’s head and pushing it to the mat but Christian is able to stand and jump, hooking the legs for 1…2…NO!
-Both men stand and go at each other again, this time AJ runs for ropes, up onto the second and vaults off with a dropkick to Christian that sends him staggering back towards the ropes.
-He then comes charging in with a closeline but Christian ducks down and sends AJ flying over the top rope to the floor with a back body drop.
-AJ shakes it off after a moment, standing up onto the ring apron when incomes Christian, dropping back for a dropkick but AJ swats him away and down. Waiting for him to stand before vaulting up onto the top rope and down onto Christian, over his body with a sunset flip for 1…2...NO!
-AJ is now in control picking Christian up and taking him over with a snapmare, hitting the ropes for a dropkick but Christian stands and counters, grabbing his head and driving it down with a DDT. Cover for 2.
-Both men stand again, Christian grabbing the waist and going behind and hooking him, But AJ power out with a pelvic thrust and then move forward a but before back flipping back and nailing Christian with a straight kick to the head. That gets a cheer from the crowd.
-AJ stands grabbing Christian and takes him down with a closeline, hitting the ropes and coming in but Christian stands, leapfrogging over him coming in and hits the other side ropes. Both men meet in the centre of the ring and take each other down with double closelines.
-They lay there for a moment as the refs count, the crowd clap. Finally both men are once again on their feet and bam! Pele kick, but Christian grabs the leg, twisting AJ and then hooking behind, delivering a reverse fisherman suplex with a bridge for 1…2…NO!
-Christian stands, grabbing AJ by the head but he stands nailing Christian in the gut and then setting him up for the Styles clash. Christian however reverses it into a back body drop, but AJ stands on his feet, jumping over onto Christian, pinning him to the mat for 1…2..NO!
-Christian powers out of that and stands, grabbing AJ legs and dropping back, sending him flying towards the corner ring post but AJ is able to land with his feet on the second turnbuckle and jump off with a moonsault, going over Christian and turning in on the way down into a reverse DDT for 1…2…NO!
-AJ then heads to the top rope, obviously getting frustrated as he pulls him up and rises on the top rope, flying off with a diving closeline but Christian able grab him out of the air by the arms and turn him over for Killswitch but AJ pushes him off into the ropes, Christian turns around and comes in for the closeline which AJ ducks underneath off and jumps back for the Pele kick but Christian steps back just missing it and coming in nailing AJ in the back and then turning him over and hitting a snap DDT. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Christian now heads to the top rope, AJ however stands and running up the ropes to Christian at the top and sending him over with an arm drag from the top rope. AJ follows that up with two quick consecutive leg drops. Cover again for 2.
-AJ stands, picking Christian up but the Canadian fights back, hammering on his and then turning him over again for the Killswitch but as he drops AJ reverses that, hooking but arms and taking him down with a Tiger suplex.
-AJ stands, out of breath, and heads to the top rope again. This time flying out with a frog splash for 1…2…3!
-The crowd cheer in approval as AJ is announced the victor and gets his hands raises, holding himself in pain from the hard match. He quickly nods Christian’s way and leaves.
-As the music still plays and AJ is on the ramp Christian slowly pulls himself up just in time to see the Dynamite Kid and his slams him with a hard closeline, then heads to the top rope and hits a flying head but.
-Dynamite stands looking down in pride and discontent for Christian and as with the others simply leaves, the job done.
Interlude #1
-We cut too backstage and Gene Okerlund. “Ladies and Gentleman I am standing here at this time in the dressing suite of “The Company”!” The crowd boos heavily as the camera pans out of the group sitting and standing around him.
“Now first of all, I am sure that Miz and MVP you have to be unhappy with the fact you did not make it this far in the King of the Ring Tournament and as such won’t be competing tonight…”
He trails off as Miz cuts in and grabs the mic from his hand.
“Annoyed? Annoyed Gene? Really? Really? Gene I am flat out pissed off that I was screwed in my first round match! I protested the awful officiating by the referee but was overturned. Well you know what? Screw Dutton and screw you all! I am still the X Division champion and I will be for a long time to come. All that matters is that and the company” he flicks his hand at the camera and backs off. MVP holds up his hand at the camera, head lowered.
“My client has no comment” Sherri spoke for him.
“Indeed, well on to tonight. I see that Bryan Danielson isn’t here but he has a huge title defense…”
“The best wrestler alive is not here because he is training, he has better things to do than talk to a balding ego manic like your Okerlund!” Cornette pulls the mic towards him “he is training and getting ready to show Shawn Michaels the wrestling lesson of his life and proving the student has evolved and grown way beyond the mentor.”
Okerlund takes the mic back and turns, the camera now showing the background where a feral Samoa Joe is waking back and forth like a caged animal, only grunting and breathing hard.
“Well I see Samoa Joe is looking indeed ready for the next match. Joe, Joe! Can I get a comment before the next match begins…?”
“A comment!” Joe roars and walks with purpose toward the mic and Okerlund, grabbing him by the shirt collar and pulling him in as Gene cries out “I’ll give you a comment. Gabriel thinks he is so bad, so dominant. He tried to mess with my company well tonight I show him how pathetic he is when I put him down. When I’m done with that overgrown Goth he will be heading up to the angels!”
With that he pushes Gene off and storms out of the room. Sherri looks at Cornette in concern and follows.
Gabriel VS Samoa Joe
-Gabriel is out first making his usual dramatic entrance to a big pop. Joe storms out second, walking with tunnel vision to the ring with Sherri following.
-Joe has tunnel vision as he storms down the ramp and into the ring, Sherri staying on the outside as he slide into the ring and throws down his towel, at once going for Gabriel and tackling him down.
-The crowd reacts and the referee quickly calls for the bell as Joe hammers into Gabriel on the mat, Gabriel then is able to roll over and starts hammering on Joe.
-“I seems this may have been building in Samoa Joe a long time. Perhaps he is jealous of Gabriel, the intention he has been getting as a monster as of late” JR Comments.
“Perhaps he feels he has something to prove by beating him” Monsoon adds.
-Both men slowly get onto their feet, still trading furious back and forth blows, the ref trying to get in there an admonishing them for the close fists but cannot even get close.
-Joe then backs off after getting a go shot and runs forward, bringing up his leg and kicking Gabriel hard in the mouth, sending him flying back over the top rope to the floor.
-Joe follows that up by hitting the far ropes and jumping through then onto Gabriel with a shoulder tackle from the ring to the floor but at the last second Gabriel side steps it, grabbing Joe and sending him flying headfirst into the announce table, cracking it hard as the crowd stand and react with “oh!”s.
-Gabriel takes a moment before coming in again. However Joe is there to meet him and lifts him up, driving him down hard onto the announce table.
-Joe then scoops Gabriel up off the mat and throws him back into the ring.
-Joe wastes no time stomping away at Gabriel on the mat. So much so that the ref comes in to pull him off. Joe responds by bringing him elbow up and pushes the ref back hard to the mat.
-The ref stands, holding himself and comes in again. Now however Gabriel is back on his feet and charges forward with hard a closeline but at the last minute Joe ducks out of the way and Gabriel takes the ref’s head off with the running lariat.
-Gabriel stands, looking down at the ref but gets little time as Joe jumps him behind, knocking him out of the ring.
-Joe follows him out again, jumping up and driving his forearm into Gabriel’s back. Gabriel reels for a moment before turning and firing back with shots of his own.
-The two go back and forth, back and forth with furious shots to the head. Finally Joe is stumbled and Gabriel lifts him up in the power slam position, turning and driving him down hard, crashing through the announce table.
-Both men lay out of it on the floor for a few moments as the crowd scream and cheer around and above them. Finally Gabriel gets up and walks over to Finkle, throwing him aside and taking his steel folding chair, folding it up and turning back towards Joe.
-“Man we need help out here, this one has got out of hand!” JR yells as he tries to keep out of the way of the two angry monsters.
-Gabriel come sin as finally now Joe has started to crawl, using the crowd barrier to pull himself up but crumbling onto all fours on the table. Gabriel comes in, raises the chair as in the background we can see a hysterical Sherri. Gabriel ignores her bringing the chair down hard but at the last second Joe is able to lift once of the monitors up from the table wreckage, deflecting the blow and sending the chair back hard into Gabriel’s head.
-Gabriel stumbles back and lowers onto one knee from the blow. “Wow this guy is a monster!” King exclaims.
-Finally Joe stands and comes in, grabbing Gabriel by the head and neck and turning, sending him flying hard head first into the steel steps, sending the top half flying off.
-He quickly follows that up by placing Gabriel between his legs and hoisting him up, the crowd gasping at his ability to do this, and brings Gabriel down hard back first onto the steps with a powerbomb.
-“My God we knew this would be brutal, we knew this would be intense between this two monsters but this is utter Chaos and destruction” JR calls, still standing above the wreckage of their table. “It’s like Godzilla VS King Kong!” King yells.
-Joe now continues to work over Gabriel, stomping at him as now reinforcements of Refs and security arrive, surrounding Joe and trying to pull him off of Gabriel, trying to restore order.
-One of the referees’s then turns and tell the time keeper to ring the bell. The crowd boos heavily as Finkle confirms the match has been thrown out.
-Joe is now being backed off by a multitude of officials, Sherri beside him trying to calm him down. Opposite Gabriel has now risen to a seated position, another battalion of officials around him.
-Before anyone can react Gabriel jumps and runs forward, ramming everyone aside and heading for Joe. At the other end Joe pushes all away from him hard, even Sherri and charges as well!
-The two meet in the centre of the outside area by the announce tables and begin trading furious back of the forth blows again, Gabriel getting the upper hand and backing Joe around the ringside area, Joe however still firing back. Officials come in to try and pull them apart but are just throws aside one by one. Eventually in their rage the two turn and begin attacking the refs and security, punching at them and sending them flying. They then turns back to each other and continue their brawl as they head up the ramp.
-After several moments of back and forth brawling up the ramp they reach the top and Joe brings his leg up, kicking Gabriel in the head and backing him off.
-Gabriel reels for a moment but then shakes it off, ducks down and charges, catching Joe with a hard spear and sending them both flying off the stage out of site to the floor below.
-Both men are found out cold amongst lighting and stage equipment as multiple replays of the spear off the stage are shown. The crowd chanting “Holy shit!”
-Finally EMT’s arrive and both men are taken out, still unmoving, on stretchers. As Joe is loaded onto his Sherri follows in concern.
Interlude #2
-Gene Okerlund is now in the Interview area.
“Ladies and Gentleman coming up next is the Semi finals of this very important, very prestigious tournament where the ultimate chances for glory are on the line. And here with me know are the participants in the first of two Semi Finals matches. Jushin Liger and Chris Jericho!” The crowd roar in response, Liger is now dressed in his black and gold attire rather than his red and white from earlier in the night “gentleman it is time for you two to finally meet one on one. Also Chris I have to ask: Are you up this match, never mind two, after that vicious assault by Hazard earlier tonight?”
“Yeah it does seems that not only me but the entire CC are being targeted tonight doesn’t it?” he grimaces as he holds his back “well whether they are guns for hire or whether they are working together I don’t really care. I won’t let them ruin everything and stop me winning the WWF Title at Summerslam, but to do that I have to become King of the ring and nobody, and I mean nobody, is going to stop me fulfilling that promise to the Jericholoics. Now on to the business at hand, Jushin…Mr. Liger you know something Gene, it’s funny it has happened this way. You see when I was just a kid in the mid 90’s I was called in to Jushin here’s deck of the woods New Japan Pro Wrestling and I was given a white version of his suit and told to go out and be ‘Super Liger’ he arch evil nemesis. Well you know what happened Gene?”
“No…”
“I failed. I failed miserably and stunk up the place because I could not wrestle in his costume. And on that day Mr. Liger I gained the ultimate respect for you and what you do. You innovated the wrestling we all have become famous for bringing to the US and you did with the ultimate handicap. But respect aside Mr. Liger I am afraid I am going to have to beat you tonight. You see there can only be one King of the Ring who will get a WWF title match at Summerslam and its going to be me.”
With that both men look at each other as Okerlund says “well we are about to find out. That match is next.”
King of the Ring Semi Finals
Match #1 Jushin Liger VS Chris Jericho
-Both men come out with shortened entrances, both to loud ovations.
-They stand across from each other in opposite corners as the referee calls for the bell, Jericho favoring his back but straightening up and raising his arms, ready to go. They are then flooded with a thunderous dueling chant of “Let’s go Liger! Y2J! Let’s go Liger! Y2J!” Both men look out at the crowd in response then back at each other. Finally coming forward and locking up.
-“You have to wonder which man has the advantage here. Jushin obvious had the harder match to get here but as stated Jericho suffered a vicious attack after his match from Hazard. The first of many from seemingly random people to his Canadian Clique here tonight” Ross calls as the two struggle against each other.
-The two break and then circle each other, almost running before hooking up again and this time Jericho takes the advantage, throwing Liger down to the mat.
-Thunder gets straight back up and gets into a ready stance, the two staring each other down again as the dueling chant starts up again.
-Jushin comes in again and this time Jericho is able to grab him in a side head, locking it in tightly.
-Liger however is able to rise him up and back him into the ropes, shooting him off and running forward to meet Jericho, jumping up and rolling forward catching Jericho running in with the front spinning wheel kick. Liger stands and raises his arms out as the crowd react, mostly in a roar.
-Liger then hits the ropes again but this time Jericho catches him coming in with a dropkick, taking him down.
-Jericho stands, hitting the far ropes as Liger turns over on the mat. Jericho jumping over him and hitting the ropes on the other side. As he again Liger is stood and leapfrogs over him but Jericho slides threw under the bulldog, going behind and coming in on Liger, who just turns in time to be taken down as Jericho grabs both legs and trips him onto his back, going for a hold but Liger manages to kick him off, sending him flying across the ring.
-Liger stands and Jericho comes in again and is taken down with a deep arm drag, Jericho gets straight back in and comes in and get another arm drag. Jericho stands straight the way and comes in again and this time Liger fires him back with a dropkick finally taking Jericho down.
-Jericho regroups sliding out of the ring the floor near the ramp. Liger stands, seeing this and hits the far ropes, coming in as Jericho climbs the ring apron and slides, driving both feet into him with the baseball slide.
-The camera follows Jericho as he holds his chest from the move and then stands, turning around just in to see Liger who is now on the ring apron, running it and flying off with a diving senton onto Jericho on the floor.
-As both men lay on the mat out of it the crowd erupts in chants of “Liger! Liger! Liger!”
-Liger gets straight back up, going into the ring and wallowing in the chant as Jericho gets up on the outside.
-Liger politely waits for Jericho to get back in the ring and regroup before the two lock up again, this time hands to hand, each mans hands wrapped around their opponents. Jericho at once begins to Liger back, using all his strength to push Liger down onto the mat, his head touching it as he arches his back. Liger suddenly begins to raise up but Jericho quickly responds, throwing Liger down hard onto the mat, this time his back touching, keeping hold of the hands. But Liger brings his feet up, pushing off Jericho’s mid section to push him back and then kipping up onto his feet, at once jumping up onto Jericho’s shoulders and sending him flying over with a hurricanrana.
-Jericho tries to get right back on his feet but is holding his back in pain, the impact obviously having aggravated it allowing Liger to run forward and once again take his head off with the rolling kick.
-Jericho slowly now gets to his feet as Liger comes in again, raising his head up and then wailing on him with back hand chops to the chest, then grabbing his arm and backing him into the near ropes, shooting him off across the ring, but Jericho is able to put the brakes on the Irish whip Liger into the far ropes catching him coming in with a hurricanrana of his own.
-Jericho going for the cover and getting two.
-Jericho picks Liger up and places him between his legs, hoisting him up for a powerbomb but Liger is able to drop down behind from the powerbomb position down onto his feet, grabbing hold of Jericho’s arm going down and sending him over with an arm drag takedown.
-Jericho is holding his back but get right back up running in for Liger but Liger is able to leapfrog over him, waiting for Jericho to hit the ropes and then catches him coming in with a belly to belly suplex. Cover for 2.
-Jericho stands but is at once caught with the dropkick and sent to the outside. Liger hits the opposite ropes again coming in but Jericho sees this, holding his back as he runs out the way but Liger manages to see that and merely handsprings into the ropes, rebounding off back onto his feet and then raises his arms to the crowd who cheer and clap in response. Jericho taking a moment on the outside.
-Jericho, holding his back, then gets up onto the apron. Liger comes in, nailing him with a forearm and then hooking the arm, bringing him back over into the ring with a vertical suplex but Jericho is able to drop down onto his feet and comes in. Liger turns and goes for a closeline but Jericho ducks underneath it, rises and begins nailing with straight shin kicks to Liger’s gut, finish up with a spinning back kick to the head that leave Liger back into the ropes, the ropes holding him up.
-Jericho then grabs Liger in the vertical suplex and drives him forward and down onto the top rope. He then runs to the second turnbuckle, jumping off in his signature style and nailing a dropkick to Liger’s head on the ring apron sending him flying off to the floor.
-Liger rises up using the ring upon to do so on the outside. Jericho reaches at once, running for the ropes and jumping off the second rope again, but this time springboard moonsaulting over the top rope and down on Liger on the floor. The crowd stands as one and react. Now erupting in “Y2J! Y2J!” chants.
-Jericho stands, sliding back into the ring to take a breath as Liger lays out of the floor, the ref counting.
-Liger finally reaches the ring apron at the count of 7. But Jericho comes in throwing the ref aside. Liger however comes back, booting Jericho in the gut to sending him off, following up with a palm strike to the chest and then as Jericho reels jump up onto the top rope, back to Jericho. But Jericho manages to see this and comes in, hammering Liger in the back and then climbs onto the second ropes to join him. He then proceeds to go underneath and go for a back suplex but a he drops back Liger turns it in mid air and drives chest to chest down onto Jericho onto the mat below, covering for 1…2…NO! Jericho gets the shoulder up.
-Liger then decides he has had enough, crying out as he places Jericho between his legs, hoist him up and drives him down with the powerbomb. Covering for 1…2…NO! Jericho just gets the shoulder up.
-Liger shakes his head but determined picks Jericho up, going behind him for a German suplex but Jericho comes to life, reversing it and going behind himself in the waist lock, but Liger again reverses it again into his own, going to hook Jericho’s arms but Jericho drops down onto his back and brings him legs up hooking Liger and bringing him to the mat in a pin for 1…2…NO! The crowd explode, everyone standing as Liger kicks out again! But he does more than that sitting back onto Jericho and hooking his legs for 1…2…NO!
-Both men stand and comes for each other again, Jericho able to drop down behind and grab the head, running forward and driving Liger’s face down with the one handed bulldog.
-He the runs for the ropes, jumping off the second one and nailing the Lion Sault for 1…2…NO!!! Liger just kicks out.
-Jericho stands in disbelief as the crowd are going nuts. Cutting the air to signal the end and coming in, hooking both legs and turning Liger over for the Wall of Jericho but Liger reverses it, catching Jericho for 1…2…NO!
-Both men stand again, Jericho able to tackle Liger by the legs again and turn him over this time successfully locking in the walls of Jericho. The crowd are all standing, screaming for either the tap or the ropes. Liger is crying out shaking his head and crying “No!” at the referee. Finally after moments of struggle Liger is able to jump forward and grab the bottom rope. The spectators in attendance let out a collective gasp.
-Jericho drops down pleading with the ref for a moment and then turns just as Liger runs in, running up him and nails him with a shinning wizard. Cover for 1…2…NO! Jericho kicks out.
-Both men rise again, coming in for each other Jericho swings with closeline but Jushin ducks underneath, going behind grabbing Jericho and sending him crashing down with the CBT for 1…2…3!
-Jushin’s music plays, the crowd go insane as both men lay on the mat and Finkle announces Liger the winner.
-“Well I’ll be dammed. Jushin Liger has just defeated Chris Jericho a former World Champion. And he has earned himself a place in the final and that means no matter what he will have a title match at Summerslam. The question is: Will it be a Intercontinental championship match or a WWF Championship match? We are going to find out before the night is done” JR Calls as Liger gets his hand raised and celebrates.
-Slowly Jericho begins to rise, holding his back and face in pain as he does. Liger then moves in and extends his hand. Jericho takes it and two exchange a hand shake as the crowd cheer and clap in approval. Liger then makes his exit.
-As he is going up the ramp a figure appears at the top of it. The figure of Kurt Angle. Angle is stood there with folded arms, smiling broadly. He is then joined as Hazard, Dynamite Kid and the Steiner’s stand beside him, all looking down at Jericho. Y2J can only look on in confusion and anger as Angle points at him and says “very soon” before leaving.
Match #2 Edge VS AJ Styles
-Just before Edge makes his entrance we see him talking with Jericho backstage. We can clearly hear Y2J say “Just watch it. I’ll be watching if anything happens” before Edge begins walking to the ring for his match.
-Edge makes his way out first, looking behind him as he walks down the ramp but slaps himself to get his head in the game. AJ out next to the huge response again.
-Edge is still looking behind him towards the ramp as the bell rings but then slaps himself and steps forward to meet AJ in the centre of the ring. Both men are nose to nose as the referee gets between them, talking something but they aren’t listening.
-They then back off and begin circling each other around the ring. AJ ducking first to go for an attack and stopping as he sees Edge ready for it. Circling continues. Finally both men launch from a ready stance into a collar elbow tie up.
-AJ is pushing Edge back towards the until Edge is able to grab the waist of AJ, turning him around in a rear waist lock. Styles brings his hands down to try and break the fingers, moving his feet trying to break the waist lock and not allowing Edge to follow up, he then finally reverses it into an underhand arm lock on the rated R superstar. He continues going under, twisting and wrenching the arm. Finally bringing the other arm in to lock it in tighter.
-Suddenly however Edge drops down behind AJ, rolling him up for a quick 1 count. AJ jumps right back onto his from that and goes for the hold again but Edge backs off and the two stare each other down again.
-Edge comes in again now but AJ is able to tackle him down in an amateur style, rolling over the head and locking in the rear face lock.
-Edge is then able to reverse that taking AJ onto the floor and locking in a hammerlock on the mat, then turning that into a rear face lock of his own. AJ then reverses that in a hammerlock on the mat off his own. The referee gets in Edge’s face on the floor but get emphatic “no!”’s as Edge pulls the hold on tight.
-Edge is finally then able to reverse that into a headlock, raising AJ up and then grabbing the wrist for an overhand wristlock. AJ quickly rolls forward, back onto his feet and locks in a wrist lock himself. Edge reverses that again and then pushes his leg against the back of AJ’s knee joint, pushing him down onto the mat and then stepping over the wrist lock back into the original position.
-He lowers AJ down but AJ quickly kips up onto his feet locking in a wrist lock again. This time its Edge’s turn to roll forward over the arm but AJ catches him while still on the mat pushing him down and locking in a side head lock on the canvas.
-After a few moments in that hold Edge brings up his legs and hooks AJ with the head scissors taking his head down onto the mat.
-AJ is able to get to the ropes for the clean break. Both men stand and Edge runs in and gets taken down with a side headlock takedown followed by AJ locking in the headlock itself.
-Edge powers onto his feet and pushes with both hands, lifting AJ’s into the air and then tackling him into the ropes. The ref moves in and orders another clean break as the crowd clap.
-AJ goes for Edge again and Edge grabs him in a front face lock, taking him over but AJ powers out and both men have a stand off again.
-They then pick of the pace Edge running for AJ and AJ jumps up taking him down with the head scissors locking it in until Edge powers out. But AJ takes out his legs from under him and quickly jumps on him for the pin for 1…2...NO!
-Edge then grabs AJ with a roll up for 1…2…NO!
-Both men go for each other again and Styles gets the deep arm drag. Both men stand and run for each other again and Punk takes Styles down with the arm drag.
-Both men stand off again for a moment before launching forward, Edge bringing up his foot as he comes in and booting Style hard in the face.
-Styles responds to that, pushing Edge back into the corner and then hitting him with multiple forearm shots to the head, and chops to the chest, beating the hell out of him in the corner and then grabbing and arm and whipping him off the ropes, going for the spinning heel kick but Edge drops down underneath and hits the ropes as AJ spins around, using the momentum and booting AJ hard in the face.
-AJ holds his head but is straight back up and fire back with a Steamboat like back hand chop taking Edge down.
-Both men come for each other again and Edge nails AJ with a shot to head, AJ fires back with a kick to the legs, shot the head, kick to the legs. Both men firing back and forth furiously at each other. Edge then bring up his elbow and driving multiple elbows into the head of Styles.
-Styles back off for a moment then swings Edge ducks under that and grabs AJ’s hands, dropping back onto his back and then spinning threw, keeping hold of the arm as he spins then bringing up his leg and kicking hard into AJ’s arm.
-AJ holds the arm from the shot and moves into towards the ropes from behind Edge grabs him and rolls back rolling him up for 1…2..NO!
-Both men stands again, Edge hitting the ropes. AJ jumps up going for a dropkick but Edge keeps hold of the ropes and watches AJ fall hard in the centre of the ring.
-He then moves in and swings with a closeline but AJ ducks underneath that and waits for Edge to run in for him again and then catching him by both arms, hooking them and lifting him up in and drives him down across his knee with the double under hook backbreaker.
-Cover for 2.
-Styles stands, raising his arms for the returning cheers from the capacity crowd.
-He then turns back toward Edge who is rising in the ring and lifts his leg up, smashing hard into his side with a left kick. Then a kick to the right side. Right and left AJ drives the kicks. He then brings the leg up and delivers one final hard kick to the head.
-AJ then grabs Edge by the hair and lifts him up and drives him down with a scoop slam, then hitting the ropes and jumping up driving the big knee down hard over the head of Edge. Cover for 2.
- AJ quickly picks Edge off the mat but Edge fires back with elbow to the head and then hits the snap suplex for 2.
-Edge then heads to the top rope and flies off with a perfect diving cross body for another 2.
-He picks AJ up but AJ fires back with shots and shots Edge off into the ropes, catching him coming with the victory roll for 1..2..NO!
-AJ stands and takes Edge down again with the scoop slam then runs for the ropes, up onto them and spring boarding off them with the spring board 450 splash for 1…2…NO! Edge just kicks out.
-AJ is out of breath as he stands and hooks Edge ready to finish him off with the Styles clash. Edge however reverses it with aback body drop.
-AJ quickly stands and comes in again, being hooked in the Edgecution. But as he is spinning in the move AJ steps his feet down landing on them, breaking Edge’s hold and then nailing the Pele kick. Cover for 1…2…3!
-The fans erupt as AJ is announced the winner and gets his hand raised.
-Edge can only look on in disappointment but then begins nodding his head, moving in for the hand shake when from behind comes Kurt Angle, grabbing him and driving Edge down with the Angle Slam.
-AJ retreats away in confusion as Jericho hits the ring, forcing Angle to flee. But the Olympian has a broad smile, his job done .
Interlude #3
“Ladies and Gentleman” Okerlund speaks “HBK Shawn Michaels.”
The fans cheer loudly as HBK moves into fame and up to Okerlund and the microphone.
“Shawn we are moments away from you title match with your former pupil Bryan Danielson. What are your final thoughts?”
“Well first of all let me start by thanking a few people. And that would be you guys” he points at the camera and gets cheers “I went through a rough spell of egomanic disorder this past year or so and you people welcomed ol’ HBK back with open arms when I came to my senses. And in return my friends I am going to do everyone a favor by relieving you of Bryan Danielson as your World Wrestling Federation Champion. Bryan it’s like this: I taught you everything you know, but I didn’t teach you everything I know. Don’t get me wrong there were other like Steven Regal but at the end of the day…not to big headed or anything..I am the benchmark by which great wrestlers are measured. Now don’t get me wrong, I would love as any teacher would to see his student surpass him. Trouble is that no student has even come close. So Bryan you sold out for money, for cheap whores and for the bad crowd. It’s now my job to slap some sense into you and remind you why you came into my academy all those years ago. And was to be a great wrestler and like it or not I am going to beat that out of you and then humble you by taking your title. HBK is itching for his belt back and you my boy are just in the way.”
With that he walks off.
“Well it is show time. Back to ringside for this one” Okerlund says as we fade back to the arena.
KING OF THE RING
2010
-The shows opens with a video package hyping up the event and its importance, the impact it will have on Summerslam and the future of the WWF to come.
-We fade in to the live jam packed crowd, panning them as Jim Ross speaks “Welcome ladies and Gentleman to the Igloo in Pittsburg Pennsylvania for the 2010 King of the ring. Who will be the king? Who will challenge the WWF and Intercontinental Champions at Summerslam? Who will be the champion who will face the winner, through hell or high water, come Summerslam? Most of those questions will be answered tonight if not all of them.”
We cut to the announce table.
“I am Jim Ross thanking you for letting us into your homes tonight and beside me are Jerry “The King” Lawler and the legendry Gorilla Monsoon. Gentleman we have arrived.”
“Indeed we have JR. We are here to find out who will win one of the best accolades a wrestler can receive and that is to be crowned King of the Ring. But on top of that the winner and runner up will receive even greater prizes come Summerslam in the form of title matches. The only question at the end will be who will get to face the World Wrestling Federation Champion and who will have to settle for the next in line?”
“Well I can tell you both are big prizes and the men are going to have to push themselves to the limit and win at least two matches tonight to get a big title match at Summerslam” King adds “we are on the road to Summerslam, the show second only to Wrestlemania and boy you can feel the heat. You know what happened the last time we came to this building for a King of the ring don’t you JR?”
“Well…yeah” JR retorts “luckily for Mick Foley he will not be competing in a Hell in the cell tonight. At any rate let’s take to the ring and Howard Finkle for our first Quarter Final match.”
King of the Ring Quarter Finals
Match #1: Hayabusa VS Jushin “Thunder” Liger
“Ladies and Gentleman” we cut to Finkle as he speaks in the centre of the ring “this match is set for one fall and is a quarter final match in the King of the Ring Tournament!”
-Hayabusa comes out first a pop from his growing following. Next is Liger to a massive standing ovation.
-“Wow!” Yells JR over commentary. “My oh my do they love this guy, this superhero Jushin Liger” adds Monsoon. “Yeah but look across the ring. There stands a guy with just as much mystery, just as much ability and just as good a wrestler, if not better then Jushin Liger” replies Lawler.
-The bell rings and the crowd are buzzing as the two circle the ring around each other, trying to feeling their way into combat. Both then stop and bow to each other to a warm applause from the respectful crowd.
-Both then like lighting launch for each other and lock up, jocking for position until finally Liger begins to get the upper hand and slowly lower the resistant Hayabusa towards the mat. “Liger obviously with the weight advantage, strength also” JR interjects as Hayabusa struggles, his head reaching the mat. Suddenly out of nowhere as he head touching the mat Hayabusa jumps up, hooking his legs until Liger’s shoulder and sending him over into the rope with a hurricanrana. The crowd reach on awe and cheers as King retorts “yeah but look at that JR. I think Hayabusa is the quicker and more flexible of the two. And I think speed will be all important. Remembered bigger guys get tired faster, the longer this match goes the longer it favors Hayabusa.” “And indeed the night may turn out better for smaller men if matches go long and hard” Monsoon adds as Liger shakes his head and stands, facing Hayabusa again.
-They look at each other for a moment until Liger nods and gives him a little applause of his own before holding his hands up singling he is ready to go again.
-They launch forward, locking up again, Liger this time goes to grab the head but Hayabusa pushes him back, keeping hold of the hands and dropping to his back, monkey flipping Liger towards the ropes. Liger rolls through straight back onto his feet just Hayabusa also stands and runs right in again. Hayabusa goes for a spinning hell kick but Liger ducks underneath and swings for the head with a closeline but Hayabusa ducks underneath that, running for the ropes rebounding and coming in. But Liger catches him, spinning him up and around for the capture tilt-a-whirl backbreaker but at the last seconds Hayabusa manages to pushing back over the shoulder, grabbing Liger’s head for a reverse DDT but Liger keeps on his feet and pushes him off, turning as Hayabusa jumps up for a dropkick and swats him out the air. The crowd erupts into applause for both men as they stand and stand each other off in a ready stance, each now breathing heavily.
-The men circle the ring before going in for each other again, locking up but Liger hooks the head, the arm and then sends Hayabusa over with a vertical suplex but as the last second Hayabusa stops in mid air, drops down, spins around Liger’s body and turns it into a tornado DDT! Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Liger manages to get back to his feet as Hayabusa comes in fast and heavy nailing several hard kicks to the chest that sends Liger back towards the ropes, running in for him but Liger is able to duck down and sends Hayabusa flying over the top rope to the floor.
-The crowd are now all standing as Hayabusa raises and turns outside near the aisle way, turning just as he sees Liger running the ring launching towards, Hayabusa brings his hands up, flinching but at the last second Liger puts on the breaks and forward stands into the ropes, bouncing off them and back onto his feet. He feinted it, the crowd react as he shrugs.
-Hayabusa however does not waste time, hitting the ring apron and grabbing Liger’s legs pulling him under the top rope and to the outside. Liger is there to meet him with a forearm to the head that sends him reeling back then runs for him, Hayabusa is able to side step it and nail Liger with a roundhouse kick to the chest, knocking him back and then quickly running for the ring apron, up into and spinning onto the tope rope vaulting off and down onto Liger on the floor with a moonsault. The crowd erupts in cheers and applause as both men lay out of it on the black mats and concrete ringside.
-Finally Hayabusa is the first to his feet, grabbing the rising Liger and throwing him into the ring, covering for 1…2…NO! Liger kicks out.
-Hayabusa picks Liger up off the mat but Jushin comes to life, nailing him in the gut and hitting a snap suplex. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Liger stands now in control and Irish whips him into the corner, hitting the opposite corner and running in but at last second Hayabusa moves sending Liger crashing into the corner him. He then throws Liger hard, dizzy into the centre of the ring and jumps from the mat to the top rope with ease, flying backwards off the tope rope turning into a cross body but Liger brings his arms up and catches him out the air nailing a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Cover for 1…2…NO! Hayabusa gets the shoulders up.
-Liger grabs Hayabusa by the head and nails him down with a hard palm strike. Hayabusa holds his chest and falls into the mat.
-Jushin raises him by the hair and goes for it again on the exposed chest when suddenly Hayabusa leap up onto Liger’s shoulders, down his back and… BANG! Standing sunset flip for 1…2…NO!
-Hayabusa shakes his head at that one but waits as Liger rises before heading to the side of the ring and again jumping up on the top rope, this time however Liger comes to life, running forward and pushes Hayabusa down flying hard into the crowd barrier chin first to a huge “oh!” from the crowd.
-Both men take time to recover, Hayabusa finally rising, holding his jaw on the outside as Liger takes to the far ropes, runs the ring and sails over the top rope with a senton down on Hayabusa, down onto the floor. The crowd is now going insane “these two are trying to kill each other” King yells “someone tell them the winner has at least another match ahead of him tonight!”
-Liger is the first to rises throwing Hayabusa back in and following him in, waiting for him to stand before nailing him with a hard palm strike, and another, another, now he backs him into the corner and hits two more hard palm strikes before hitting the opposite corner and running in nailing the front wheel kick perfectly.
-Liger then turns him over, hooks both legs, both arm and drops back locking the Mexican surfboard. Hayabusa shakes his head, not wanting to give up, crying out as Liger’s knees come up and dig into his back.
-Then suddenly he sees his opening and breaks it dropping down onto Liger hard, turning him over and locking him in the Mexican surfboard himself! The crowd reacts in awe and then begins screaming either way as Liger struggles in the holds, shaking his head at the referee before bam! He breaks it drops, grabs Hayabusa’s leg and goes for the figure four but Hayabusa is able to kick him off, stand, run for the rope and spinning board off the top rope with a cross body for 1…2..NO! Liger kicks out at the last second.
-Hayabusa then picks Liger up off the mat and slams him down into the mat with a sit down Tiger Bomb. 1…2…NO! Liger kicks out again.
-Hayabusa is now shaking his head as he picks Liger up off the mat, hooks the head, the arm then grabbing and bending the leg, lifting up and slamming Liger down to the mat with a fisherman buster. Cover for 1…2…NO! NO! NO! Liger kicks out again and the crowd erupts.
-Hayabusa shakes his head in disbelief, standing and then heads out onto the top rope, his home. He watches over his shoulder, turning his back as Liger slowly uses the rope to rise and then flies off with a moonsault…but no! Liger catches him out the air and drives him down with the tombstone piledriver. Cover for 1…2…NO!!!! Hayabusa just gets the shoulder up leaving Liger to fall back into the mat in fatigue and disbelief. The crowd now erupts in roars and clapping, stomping, willing these combatants back onto their feet.
-Liger is the first to stands but shaking as he may by Hayabusa rolls over and grabs himself the top rope pulling him up with it but from behind comes Liger, hooking in under the arm and stepping back, lifts him up and drives him down with CTB. Cover for 1….2….NO!!!!!!!!!NO! NO! The crowd erupts as one, blowing the roof off the arena as Liger can only stay laying out of it on top of Hayabusa, finally bringing his hands up and holding his head. Finally the crowd erupts in thunderous “Haya-busa! Haya-busa!” These chants are then met by “Liger! Liger! Liger!” chants and a loud dueling chant goes back and forth.
-Finally both men begin to stir, Liger stands and looked down as Hayabusa as he is now crawling towards him on the mat. Liger shakes his head in disbelief and respect before coming in to finish the job. As he reaches Hayabusa, he begins pulling himself up on Liger’s tights, Liger reaches down to pick him up by the head and then out of nowhere he comes to life jumping up, onto Liger and nailing a victory roll for 1…2…NO! Liger just kicks out, you can hear the breath escaping the arena.
-Both men get to their feet out of it as they begin slugging it back and forth with a backhand chops to the chest, back and forth the chops go, the crowd reacting to each, each of them now having taken a masked combatants side. Finally Hayabusa is able to grab Liger and hit a scoop slam before heading to the top rope.
-The crowd stands as one, roaring loudly as he rises up and flies off with the Phoenix 450 Splash. But at the last second Liger rolls out the way leaving him to the crash and burn in the centre of the ring. The crowd reacting with a loud “oh!” in shock as he does.
-Everyone is now standing, screaming for one man or the other, totally engrossed in the match some even erupting in chants of “this is awesome!” as both men rise.
-Finally Liger comes in, nailing a kick to the gut and hooking him, lifting Hayabusa up onto his shoulder and running forward, driving him down with the Liger Bomb for 1…2…3!
-The crowd erupts in a roar of cheer and thunderous applause, standing in their aisle as Liger drops back in victory, his music playing.
-“My God…just what can you say but my God” JR comments as we see him standing and shaking his head. “Yeah tell me about it. How the hell is Liger going to be able to have another match now, never mind two!” King exclaims.
-Despite this Liger rises up and gets his hand raised as the crowd applauds him.
-He then turns seeing Hayabusa getting to his feet and comes in, extending his hand. Hayabusa reaches up and accepts it, being pulled to his feet and then the two back off and bow to each other showing the ultimate Japanese respect.
-“Well both men deserve something for that match but Jushin Liger is your winner and has advanced to the Semi finals!” JR calls as we cut.
Match #2: Chris Jericho VS Booker T
-Booker T out first to a good reaction, Jericho second to big pop.
-As both men go to lock up JR comments “A bit of a classic WCW match here, both men making their names in the mid card of that organization around the same time. And here we go!”
-They come forward and lock up.
-Booker T grabs Jericho’s arm and twists it, going under and locking the wrist lock in.
-Jericho runs a circle around him before he is finally able to grab the ropes for a clean break.
-They lock up again, this time T grabs a headlock then goes behind, grabbing the arm and hooking in a hammer lock.
-Jericho is able to reverse that, going under and grabbing a hammer lock of his own.
-Booker T reverses that back into another hammer lock of him own but Jericho brings his elbow up and drives it into the face of Booker several, breaking it.
-He then hits the ropes and takes Booker down with a running shoulder tackle.
-He then hits the ropes again coming off toward Booker but this Time Booker is able to side step it and then hit the opposite ropes himself, Jericho is able to leapfrog over him and hit the far ropes again, but come running in meeting in the centre of the ring and Booker is able to level him with a reverse jumping kick to the head sending Jericho down.
-Jericho stands as Booker waits, back him into the corner and nails him with a shot before shooting him off with an Irish whip into the opposite corner and coming with a running closeline sandwiching Jericho hard.
-He then grabs Jericho’s arm, brining him out of the corner and turning his back to him, keeping his arm hooking and hits another reverse kick to the back of the head in signature style.
-Booker stands and goes to pick Jericho up but Jericho delivers an elbow to gut, standing.
-T kicks him in the gut and grabs the arm shooting him into the corner and following up by running in again but this time Jericho is able to get his foot up to stop him dead in his tracks.
-He then follows that up with a vertical suplex and then heads to the top rope, flying off as Booker stands with a missile dropkick.
-Jericho is out of breath as he stands and back Booker into the corner running up the ropes and nailing the dropkick in the corner, sending Booker down in the corner.
-Jericho backs off into the opposite corner and runs in going for the knee but at the last second Booker stands, grabs him coming in a drops him down with a spine buster. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-T picks Jericho up by the head and hooks the arm for the vertical suplex but Jericho puts on the breaks and reverses it, bringing Booker up and down gut first onto the top rope with a front suplex. He then runs up the corner and jumps off nailing a dropkick to Booker on the apron sending him flying to the mats below.
-Jericho stands, gesturing and waiting for Booker to come back into the ring before going in on the attack with forearm shots, but Booker gladly fires by bailing Jericho three times and backing him off into the ropes, Irish whipping him into the opposite ropes, bringing his leg up for the kick but Jericho holds onto the top rope, stopping him as Booker’s leg flies into only air.
-He then charges hard out of the corner with a closeline
-Then at once runs for the ropes, jumping up onto the second and moonsaulting off for the lion-sault but Booker is able to roll out of way, Jericho sees this and is able to land on his feet.
-Jericho comes in but Booker nails him in the gut and hits the far ropes, coming in for a bicycle kick, however Jericho moves out of the way as the foot comes down, goes behind, grabs the head and nails the codebreaker for 1…2…3!
-Y2J’s music plays as he gets his hand raised. Booker looks frustrated but nods and shakes Jericho’s hand before leaving.
-Jericho has a smile on his face as he heads into the Semi-Finals when bam! Out of nowhere comes Hazard who cracks him hard on the back with a steel chair.
-As the music dies all look on in confusion, the crowd boos as Hazard sneers down at Jericho and then lifts the chair high, bringing in down hard again, again. Finally after the forth he discards the chair and picks Jericho up, driving him down hard over his knee with a backbreaker.
-Hazard smiles with sadistic satisfaction for a moment, until Edge and Christian hit the ring, forcing him to flee. As then kneel down beside Jericho looking on, Hazard looks back with a broad smirk on his face.
Match #3: Edge VS the Pope
-The Pope is out first to a nice response, Edge out to a loud ovation.
-Both men eye each other up before locking up in the centre of the ring.
-Pope is able to bring his arm up and take Edge down with a hip toss. Edge shakes his head as he stands, slapping himself.
-“One has to wonder if Edge is truly in this match after what we just saw happen to his friends at the hands of Hazard” Monsoon comments as Edge stands.
-Edge comes in and is taken off with an arm drag from Pope how follows that up with a closeline which Edge ducks underneath and then hits the far ropes, coming in, looking for a spear but Pope just sidesteps it and back of as the crowd react. “Edge perhaps was looking to end it early there. Remember conditioning will be a huge factor tonight with the winner having to have had and won three matches in one night.”
-Dinero comes in again but this time Edge locks him in a side headlock.
-Dinero powers out and hit the ropes, but Edge ducks behind and takes him down with a flash back reverse face buster, hooking both legs for 1…2… No Pope rolls back up Edge, over Edge’s upper body and face onto his feet and then hook the head looking in a dragon sleeper to a nice round of applause. Edge however is able to power onto his feet and turn, breaking it.
-Dinero gets a kick to gut and then shoots Edge off the ropes but Edge turns around, kick’s pope in the gut and delivers a snap suplex for 2.
-Edge picks him up by the head and backs him into the corner, whaling away with several shots and then mounting him delivering hard right hands. Pope is able to bring his hand up on the 6th and push Edge back off of him.
-Edge stands and comes in again, ducking for a spear but Dinero side steps it, grabbing Edge and using the momentum to send him shoulder first into the corner.
-He follows that up by going behind Edge, rolling him up with a school boy for 1…2…NO!
-Leg drop from Dinero gets another 2.
-Dinero picks Edge up and backs him into the corner, turning him around so his back is to him, legs sitting on the ropes and nailing him with shots to the back before grabbing the head and snapping him down with a neck break from the ropes. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Dinero then heads to the second rope waiting for Edge to stands and then flying off and over for the over castle. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Dinero looks out of breath now as he picks Edge’s head off the mat and looks in the reverse chin lock as the crowd begin to clap.
-Finally Edge powers to his feet, brings his arm around back and drops Pope with a reverse back suplex.
-Edge now stands and hits the ropes going in as Dinero stands, but Pope drops down, Edge hits the ropes comings back in and goes for the closeline, Edge ducks underneath that, hits the ropes again, both come in again but this time Pope jumps up and goes for a dropkick but Edge is able to stop and swat Pope out of the air. Cover for 2.
-Edge stands, backing off into the corner and raises his hand up, signaling for the spear as the crowd buzz.
-As Pope turns and stands Edge flies out of corner but no! Dinero side steps that and sends Edge hard with all the momentum in the corner behind him, hitting the opposite corner and pulling the knee pads down, running in for DDE but Edge move out of the way, Dinero crashes and burns hard knees first into the corner and then turns and nailed with a spears for 1…2…3!
-Edge stands gleefully as his music plays and he is announced the winner when...out of nowhere comes the Steiner brothers, taking Edge down with elbows and fists and then double team stomping at him hard on the floor as the crowd boos the brothers loudly.
-Finally reinforcements arrive in the form of Christian and security but the Steiner’s hold up their hands and leave, the job done and the message sent as Christian can only look down at his brother and escort him to the back.
Match #4: Christian VS AJ Styles
-Christian is out first looking worried but is ready to go; AJ is out next to as great reaction from the crowd.
-Christian looks around the ring and in the crowd, a worried look on his face “and rightfully so” as Ross points out. The bell then ring and he slaps himself, ready to face the music.
-Both men go in for each other but AJ at once jump up nailing Christian with a hard dropkick to the chest.
-Christian raises himself up to one knee looking up at AJ and holding his chest. AJ meanwhile throws out his arm and get a loud roar in response. Christian shakes it off and stands.
-AJ runs in but Christian is able to side step him and take him down with a drop toe hold. Rolling through and going for a headlock but AJ stands and pushes him off.
-Christian at once brings his leg up for the kick but styles catches it, however Christian brings his other leg up and nails with an ensuguri.
-This time is AJ turn to look up at Christian taunts and gets a good crowd response with a smile.
-AJ runs in again, arm drag take down. Christian comes in, hip toss. AJ and comes in again, running in a jumping up onto Christian’s head, sending him flying with a hurricanrana.
-Christian however rolls back onto his feet and comes in again taking in the incoming AJ down with a headlock take down, AJ brings up his legs hooking Christian’s head and pushing it to the mat but Christian is able to stand and jump, hooking the legs for 1…2…NO!
-Both men stand and go at each other again, this time AJ runs for ropes, up onto the second and vaults off with a dropkick to Christian that sends him staggering back towards the ropes.
-He then comes charging in with a closeline but Christian ducks down and sends AJ flying over the top rope to the floor with a back body drop.
-AJ shakes it off after a moment, standing up onto the ring apron when incomes Christian, dropping back for a dropkick but AJ swats him away and down. Waiting for him to stand before vaulting up onto the top rope and down onto Christian, over his body with a sunset flip for 1…2...NO!
-AJ is now in control picking Christian up and taking him over with a snapmare, hitting the ropes for a dropkick but Christian stands and counters, grabbing his head and driving it down with a DDT. Cover for 2.
-Both men stand again, Christian grabbing the waist and going behind and hooking him, But AJ power out with a pelvic thrust and then move forward a but before back flipping back and nailing Christian with a straight kick to the head. That gets a cheer from the crowd.
-AJ stands grabbing Christian and takes him down with a closeline, hitting the ropes and coming in but Christian stands, leapfrogging over him coming in and hits the other side ropes. Both men meet in the centre of the ring and take each other down with double closelines.
-They lay there for a moment as the refs count, the crowd clap. Finally both men are once again on their feet and bam! Pele kick, but Christian grabs the leg, twisting AJ and then hooking behind, delivering a reverse fisherman suplex with a bridge for 1…2…NO!
-Christian stands, grabbing AJ by the head but he stands nailing Christian in the gut and then setting him up for the Styles clash. Christian however reverses it into a back body drop, but AJ stands on his feet, jumping over onto Christian, pinning him to the mat for 1…2..NO!
-Christian powers out of that and stands, grabbing AJ legs and dropping back, sending him flying towards the corner ring post but AJ is able to land with his feet on the second turnbuckle and jump off with a moonsault, going over Christian and turning in on the way down into a reverse DDT for 1…2…NO!
-AJ then heads to the top rope, obviously getting frustrated as he pulls him up and rises on the top rope, flying off with a diving closeline but Christian able grab him out of the air by the arms and turn him over for Killswitch but AJ pushes him off into the ropes, Christian turns around and comes in for the closeline which AJ ducks underneath off and jumps back for the Pele kick but Christian steps back just missing it and coming in nailing AJ in the back and then turning him over and hitting a snap DDT. Cover for 1…2…NO!
-Christian now heads to the top rope, AJ however stands and running up the ropes to Christian at the top and sending him over with an arm drag from the top rope. AJ follows that up with two quick consecutive leg drops. Cover again for 2.
-AJ stands, picking Christian up but the Canadian fights back, hammering on his and then turning him over again for the Killswitch but as he drops AJ reverses that, hooking but arms and taking him down with a Tiger suplex.
-AJ stands, out of breath, and heads to the top rope again. This time flying out with a frog splash for 1…2…3!
-The crowd cheer in approval as AJ is announced the victor and gets his hands raises, holding himself in pain from the hard match. He quickly nods Christian’s way and leaves.
-As the music still plays and AJ is on the ramp Christian slowly pulls himself up just in time to see the Dynamite Kid and his slams him with a hard closeline, then heads to the top rope and hits a flying head but.
-Dynamite stands looking down in pride and discontent for Christian and as with the others simply leaves, the job done.
Interlude #1
-We cut too backstage and Gene Okerlund. “Ladies and Gentleman I am standing here at this time in the dressing suite of “The Company”!” The crowd boos heavily as the camera pans out of the group sitting and standing around him.
“Now first of all, I am sure that Miz and MVP you have to be unhappy with the fact you did not make it this far in the King of the Ring Tournament and as such won’t be competing tonight…”
He trails off as Miz cuts in and grabs the mic from his hand.
“Annoyed? Annoyed Gene? Really? Really? Gene I am flat out pissed off that I was screwed in my first round match! I protested the awful officiating by the referee but was overturned. Well you know what? Screw Dutton and screw you all! I am still the X Division champion and I will be for a long time to come. All that matters is that and the company” he flicks his hand at the camera and backs off. MVP holds up his hand at the camera, head lowered.
“My client has no comment” Sherri spoke for him.
“Indeed, well on to tonight. I see that Bryan Danielson isn’t here but he has a huge title defense…”
“The best wrestler alive is not here because he is training, he has better things to do than talk to a balding ego manic like your Okerlund!” Cornette pulls the mic towards him “he is training and getting ready to show Shawn Michaels the wrestling lesson of his life and proving the student has evolved and grown way beyond the mentor.”
Okerlund takes the mic back and turns, the camera now showing the background where a feral Samoa Joe is waking back and forth like a caged animal, only grunting and breathing hard.
“Well I see Samoa Joe is looking indeed ready for the next match. Joe, Joe! Can I get a comment before the next match begins…?”
“A comment!” Joe roars and walks with purpose toward the mic and Okerlund, grabbing him by the shirt collar and pulling him in as Gene cries out “I’ll give you a comment. Gabriel thinks he is so bad, so dominant. He tried to mess with my company well tonight I show him how pathetic he is when I put him down. When I’m done with that overgrown Goth he will be heading up to the angels!”
With that he pushes Gene off and storms out of the room. Sherri looks at Cornette in concern and follows.
Gabriel VS Samoa Joe
-Gabriel is out first making his usual dramatic entrance to a big pop. Joe storms out second, walking with tunnel vision to the ring with Sherri following.
-Joe has tunnel vision as he storms down the ramp and into the ring, Sherri staying on the outside as he slide into the ring and throws down his towel, at once going for Gabriel and tackling him down.
-The crowd reacts and the referee quickly calls for the bell as Joe hammers into Gabriel on the mat, Gabriel then is able to roll over and starts hammering on Joe.
-“I seems this may have been building in Samoa Joe a long time. Perhaps he is jealous of Gabriel, the intention he has been getting as a monster as of late” JR Comments.
“Perhaps he feels he has something to prove by beating him” Monsoon adds.
-Both men slowly get onto their feet, still trading furious back and forth blows, the ref trying to get in there an admonishing them for the close fists but cannot even get close.
-Joe then backs off after getting a go shot and runs forward, bringing up his leg and kicking Gabriel hard in the mouth, sending him flying back over the top rope to the floor.
-Joe follows that up by hitting the far ropes and jumping through then onto Gabriel with a shoulder tackle from the ring to the floor but at the last second Gabriel side steps it, grabbing Joe and sending him flying headfirst into the announce table, cracking it hard as the crowd stand and react with “oh!”s.
-Gabriel takes a moment before coming in again. However Joe is there to meet him and lifts him up, driving him down hard onto the announce table.
-Joe then scoops Gabriel up off the mat and throws him back into the ring.
-Joe wastes no time stomping away at Gabriel on the mat. So much so that the ref comes in to pull him off. Joe responds by bringing him elbow up and pushes the ref back hard to the mat.
-The ref stands, holding himself and comes in again. Now however Gabriel is back on his feet and charges forward with hard a closeline but at the last minute Joe ducks out of the way and Gabriel takes the ref’s head off with the running lariat.
-Gabriel stands, looking down at the ref but gets little time as Joe jumps him behind, knocking him out of the ring.
-Joe follows him out again, jumping up and driving his forearm into Gabriel’s back. Gabriel reels for a moment before turning and firing back with shots of his own.
-The two go back and forth, back and forth with furious shots to the head. Finally Joe is stumbled and Gabriel lifts him up in the power slam position, turning and driving him down hard, crashing through the announce table.
-Both men lay out of it on the floor for a few moments as the crowd scream and cheer around and above them. Finally Gabriel gets up and walks over to Finkle, throwing him aside and taking his steel folding chair, folding it up and turning back towards Joe.
-“Man we need help out here, this one has got out of hand!” JR yells as he tries to keep out of the way of the two angry monsters.
-Gabriel come sin as finally now Joe has started to crawl, using the crowd barrier to pull himself up but crumbling onto all fours on the table. Gabriel comes in, raises the chair as in the background we can see a hysterical Sherri. Gabriel ignores her bringing the chair down hard but at the last second Joe is able to lift once of the monitors up from the table wreckage, deflecting the blow and sending the chair back hard into Gabriel’s head.
-Gabriel stumbles back and lowers onto one knee from the blow. “Wow this guy is a monster!” King exclaims.
-Finally Joe stands and comes in, grabbing Gabriel by the head and neck and turning, sending him flying hard head first into the steel steps, sending the top half flying off.
-He quickly follows that up by placing Gabriel between his legs and hoisting him up, the crowd gasping at his ability to do this, and brings Gabriel down hard back first onto the steps with a powerbomb.
-“My God we knew this would be brutal, we knew this would be intense between this two monsters but this is utter Chaos and destruction” JR calls, still standing above the wreckage of their table. “It’s like Godzilla VS King Kong!” King yells.
-Joe now continues to work over Gabriel, stomping at him as now reinforcements of Refs and security arrive, surrounding Joe and trying to pull him off of Gabriel, trying to restore order.
-One of the referees’s then turns and tell the time keeper to ring the bell. The crowd boos heavily as Finkle confirms the match has been thrown out.
-Joe is now being backed off by a multitude of officials, Sherri beside him trying to calm him down. Opposite Gabriel has now risen to a seated position, another battalion of officials around him.
-Before anyone can react Gabriel jumps and runs forward, ramming everyone aside and heading for Joe. At the other end Joe pushes all away from him hard, even Sherri and charges as well!
-The two meet in the centre of the outside area by the announce tables and begin trading furious back of the forth blows again, Gabriel getting the upper hand and backing Joe around the ringside area, Joe however still firing back. Officials come in to try and pull them apart but are just throws aside one by one. Eventually in their rage the two turn and begin attacking the refs and security, punching at them and sending them flying. They then turns back to each other and continue their brawl as they head up the ramp.
-After several moments of back and forth brawling up the ramp they reach the top and Joe brings his leg up, kicking Gabriel in the head and backing him off.
-Gabriel reels for a moment but then shakes it off, ducks down and charges, catching Joe with a hard spear and sending them both flying off the stage out of site to the floor below.
-Both men are found out cold amongst lighting and stage equipment as multiple replays of the spear off the stage are shown. The crowd chanting “Holy shit!”
-Finally EMT’s arrive and both men are taken out, still unmoving, on stretchers. As Joe is loaded onto his Sherri follows in concern.
Interlude #2
-Gene Okerlund is now in the Interview area.
“Ladies and Gentleman coming up next is the Semi finals of this very important, very prestigious tournament where the ultimate chances for glory are on the line. And here with me know are the participants in the first of two Semi Finals matches. Jushin Liger and Chris Jericho!” The crowd roar in response, Liger is now dressed in his black and gold attire rather than his red and white from earlier in the night “gentleman it is time for you two to finally meet one on one. Also Chris I have to ask: Are you up this match, never mind two, after that vicious assault by Hazard earlier tonight?”
“Yeah it does seems that not only me but the entire CC are being targeted tonight doesn’t it?” he grimaces as he holds his back “well whether they are guns for hire or whether they are working together I don’t really care. I won’t let them ruin everything and stop me winning the WWF Title at Summerslam, but to do that I have to become King of the ring and nobody, and I mean nobody, is going to stop me fulfilling that promise to the Jericholoics. Now on to the business at hand, Jushin…Mr. Liger you know something Gene, it’s funny it has happened this way. You see when I was just a kid in the mid 90’s I was called in to Jushin here’s deck of the woods New Japan Pro Wrestling and I was given a white version of his suit and told to go out and be ‘Super Liger’ he arch evil nemesis. Well you know what happened Gene?”
“No…”
“I failed. I failed miserably and stunk up the place because I could not wrestle in his costume. And on that day Mr. Liger I gained the ultimate respect for you and what you do. You innovated the wrestling we all have become famous for bringing to the US and you did with the ultimate handicap. But respect aside Mr. Liger I am afraid I am going to have to beat you tonight. You see there can only be one King of the Ring who will get a WWF title match at Summerslam and its going to be me.”
With that both men look at each other as Okerlund says “well we are about to find out. That match is next.”
King of the Ring Semi Finals
Match #1 Jushin Liger VS Chris Jericho
-Both men come out with shortened entrances, both to loud ovations.
-They stand across from each other in opposite corners as the referee calls for the bell, Jericho favoring his back but straightening up and raising his arms, ready to go. They are then flooded with a thunderous dueling chant of “Let’s go Liger! Y2J! Let’s go Liger! Y2J!” Both men look out at the crowd in response then back at each other. Finally coming forward and locking up.
-“You have to wonder which man has the advantage here. Jushin obvious had the harder match to get here but as stated Jericho suffered a vicious attack after his match from Hazard. The first of many from seemingly random people to his Canadian Clique here tonight” Ross calls as the two struggle against each other.
-The two break and then circle each other, almost running before hooking up again and this time Jericho takes the advantage, throwing Liger down to the mat.
-Thunder gets straight back up and gets into a ready stance, the two staring each other down again as the dueling chant starts up again.
-Jushin comes in again and this time Jericho is able to grab him in a side head, locking it in tightly.
-Liger however is able to rise him up and back him into the ropes, shooting him off and running forward to meet Jericho, jumping up and rolling forward catching Jericho running in with the front spinning wheel kick. Liger stands and raises his arms out as the crowd react, mostly in a roar.
-Liger then hits the ropes again but this time Jericho catches him coming in with a dropkick, taking him down.
-Jericho stands, hitting the far ropes as Liger turns over on the mat. Jericho jumping over him and hitting the ropes on the other side. As he again Liger is stood and leapfrogs over him but Jericho slides threw under the bulldog, going behind and coming in on Liger, who just turns in time to be taken down as Jericho grabs both legs and trips him onto his back, going for a hold but Liger manages to kick him off, sending him flying across the ring.
-Liger stands and Jericho comes in again and is taken down with a deep arm drag, Jericho gets straight back in and comes in and get another arm drag. Jericho stands straight the way and comes in again and this time Liger fires him back with a dropkick finally taking Jericho down.
-Jericho regroups sliding out of the ring the floor near the ramp. Liger stands, seeing this and hits the far ropes, coming in as Jericho climbs the ring apron and slides, driving both feet into him with the baseball slide.
-The camera follows Jericho as he holds his chest from the move and then stands, turning around just in to see Liger who is now on the ring apron, running it and flying off with a diving senton onto Jericho on the floor.
-As both men lay on the mat out of it the crowd erupts in chants of “Liger! Liger! Liger!”
-Liger gets straight back up, going into the ring and wallowing in the chant as Jericho gets up on the outside.
-Liger politely waits for Jericho to get back in the ring and regroup before the two lock up again, this time hands to hand, each mans hands wrapped around their opponents. Jericho at once begins to Liger back, using all his strength to push Liger down onto the mat, his head touching it as he arches his back. Liger suddenly begins to raise up but Jericho quickly responds, throwing Liger down hard onto the mat, this time his back touching, keeping hold of the hands. But Liger brings his feet up, pushing off Jericho’s mid section to push him back and then kipping up onto his feet, at once jumping up onto Jericho’s shoulders and sending him flying over with a hurricanrana.
-Jericho tries to get right back on his feet but is holding his back in pain, the impact obviously having aggravated it allowing Liger to run forward and once again take his head off with the rolling kick.
-Jericho slowly now gets to his feet as Liger comes in again, raising his head up and then wailing on him with back hand chops to the chest, then grabbing his arm and backing him into the near ropes, shooting him off across the ring, but Jericho is able to put the brakes on the Irish whip Liger into the far ropes catching him coming in with a hurricanrana of his own.
-Jericho going for the cover and getting two.
-Jericho picks Liger up and places him between his legs, hoisting him up for a powerbomb but Liger is able to drop down behind from the powerbomb position down onto his feet, grabbing hold of Jericho’s arm going down and sending him over with an arm drag takedown.
-Jericho is holding his back but get right back up running in for Liger but Liger is able to leapfrog over him, waiting for Jericho to hit the ropes and then catches him coming in with a belly to belly suplex. Cover for 2.
-Jericho stands but is at once caught with the dropkick and sent to the outside. Liger hits the opposite ropes again coming in but Jericho sees this, holding his back as he runs out the way but Liger manages to see that and merely handsprings into the ropes, rebounding off back onto his feet and then raises his arms to the crowd who cheer and clap in response. Jericho taking a moment on the outside.
-Jericho, holding his back, then gets up onto the apron. Liger comes in, nailing him with a forearm and then hooking the arm, bringing him back over into the ring with a vertical suplex but Jericho is able to drop down onto his feet and comes in. Liger turns and goes for a closeline but Jericho ducks underneath it, rises and begins nailing with straight shin kicks to Liger’s gut, finish up with a spinning back kick to the head that leave Liger back into the ropes, the ropes holding him up.
-Jericho then grabs Liger in the vertical suplex and drives him forward and down onto the top rope. He then runs to the second turnbuckle, jumping off in his signature style and nailing a dropkick to Liger’s head on the ring apron sending him flying off to the floor.
-Liger rises up using the ring upon to do so on the outside. Jericho reaches at once, running for the ropes and jumping off the second rope again, but this time springboard moonsaulting over the top rope and down on Liger on the floor. The crowd stands as one and react. Now erupting in “Y2J! Y2J!” chants.
-Jericho stands, sliding back into the ring to take a breath as Liger lays out of the floor, the ref counting.
-Liger finally reaches the ring apron at the count of 7. But Jericho comes in throwing the ref aside. Liger however comes back, booting Jericho in the gut to sending him off, following up with a palm strike to the chest and then as Jericho reels jump up onto the top rope, back to Jericho. But Jericho manages to see this and comes in, hammering Liger in the back and then climbs onto the second ropes to join him. He then proceeds to go underneath and go for a back suplex but a he drops back Liger turns it in mid air and drives chest to chest down onto Jericho onto the mat below, covering for 1…2…NO! Jericho gets the shoulder up.
-Liger then decides he has had enough, crying out as he places Jericho between his legs, hoist him up and drives him down with the powerbomb. Covering for 1…2…NO! Jericho just gets the shoulder up.
-Liger shakes his head but determined picks Jericho up, going behind him for a German suplex but Jericho comes to life, reversing it and going behind himself in the waist lock, but Liger again reverses it again into his own, going to hook Jericho’s arms but Jericho drops down onto his back and brings him legs up hooking Liger and bringing him to the mat in a pin for 1…2…NO! The crowd explode, everyone standing as Liger kicks out again! But he does more than that sitting back onto Jericho and hooking his legs for 1…2…NO!
-Both men stand and comes for each other again, Jericho able to drop down behind and grab the head, running forward and driving Liger’s face down with the one handed bulldog.
-He the runs for the ropes, jumping off the second one and nailing the Lion Sault for 1…2…NO!!! Liger just kicks out.
-Jericho stands in disbelief as the crowd are going nuts. Cutting the air to signal the end and coming in, hooking both legs and turning Liger over for the Wall of Jericho but Liger reverses it, catching Jericho for 1…2…NO!
-Both men stand again, Jericho able to tackle Liger by the legs again and turn him over this time successfully locking in the walls of Jericho. The crowd are all standing, screaming for either the tap or the ropes. Liger is crying out shaking his head and crying “No!” at the referee. Finally after moments of struggle Liger is able to jump forward and grab the bottom rope. The spectators in attendance let out a collective gasp.
-Jericho drops down pleading with the ref for a moment and then turns just as Liger runs in, running up him and nails him with a shinning wizard. Cover for 1…2…NO! Jericho kicks out.
-Both men rise again, coming in for each other Jericho swings with closeline but Jushin ducks underneath, going behind grabbing Jericho and sending him crashing down with the CBT for 1…2…3!
-Jushin’s music plays, the crowd go insane as both men lay on the mat and Finkle announces Liger the winner.
-“Well I’ll be dammed. Jushin Liger has just defeated Chris Jericho a former World Champion. And he has earned himself a place in the final and that means no matter what he will have a title match at Summerslam. The question is: Will it be a Intercontinental championship match or a WWF Championship match? We are going to find out before the night is done” JR Calls as Liger gets his hand raised and celebrates.
-Slowly Jericho begins to rise, holding his back and face in pain as he does. Liger then moves in and extends his hand. Jericho takes it and two exchange a hand shake as the crowd cheer and clap in approval. Liger then makes his exit.
-As he is going up the ramp a figure appears at the top of it. The figure of Kurt Angle. Angle is stood there with folded arms, smiling broadly. He is then joined as Hazard, Dynamite Kid and the Steiner’s stand beside him, all looking down at Jericho. Y2J can only look on in confusion and anger as Angle points at him and says “very soon” before leaving.
Match #2 Edge VS AJ Styles
-Just before Edge makes his entrance we see him talking with Jericho backstage. We can clearly hear Y2J say “Just watch it. I’ll be watching if anything happens” before Edge begins walking to the ring for his match.
-Edge makes his way out first, looking behind him as he walks down the ramp but slaps himself to get his head in the game. AJ out next to the huge response again.
-Edge is still looking behind him towards the ramp as the bell rings but then slaps himself and steps forward to meet AJ in the centre of the ring. Both men are nose to nose as the referee gets between them, talking something but they aren’t listening.
-They then back off and begin circling each other around the ring. AJ ducking first to go for an attack and stopping as he sees Edge ready for it. Circling continues. Finally both men launch from a ready stance into a collar elbow tie up.
-AJ is pushing Edge back towards the until Edge is able to grab the waist of AJ, turning him around in a rear waist lock. Styles brings his hands down to try and break the fingers, moving his feet trying to break the waist lock and not allowing Edge to follow up, he then finally reverses it into an underhand arm lock on the rated R superstar. He continues going under, twisting and wrenching the arm. Finally bringing the other arm in to lock it in tighter.
-Suddenly however Edge drops down behind AJ, rolling him up for a quick 1 count. AJ jumps right back onto his from that and goes for the hold again but Edge backs off and the two stare each other down again.
-Edge comes in again now but AJ is able to tackle him down in an amateur style, rolling over the head and locking in the rear face lock.
-Edge is then able to reverse that taking AJ onto the floor and locking in a hammerlock on the mat, then turning that into a rear face lock of his own. AJ then reverses that in a hammerlock on the mat off his own. The referee gets in Edge’s face on the floor but get emphatic “no!”’s as Edge pulls the hold on tight.
-Edge is finally then able to reverse that into a headlock, raising AJ up and then grabbing the wrist for an overhand wristlock. AJ quickly rolls forward, back onto his feet and locks in a wrist lock himself. Edge reverses that again and then pushes his leg against the back of AJ’s knee joint, pushing him down onto the mat and then stepping over the wrist lock back into the original position.
-He lowers AJ down but AJ quickly kips up onto his feet locking in a wrist lock again. This time its Edge’s turn to roll forward over the arm but AJ catches him while still on the mat pushing him down and locking in a side head lock on the canvas.
-After a few moments in that hold Edge brings up his legs and hooks AJ with the head scissors taking his head down onto the mat.
-AJ is able to get to the ropes for the clean break. Both men stand and Edge runs in and gets taken down with a side headlock takedown followed by AJ locking in the headlock itself.
-Edge powers onto his feet and pushes with both hands, lifting AJ’s into the air and then tackling him into the ropes. The ref moves in and orders another clean break as the crowd clap.
-AJ goes for Edge again and Edge grabs him in a front face lock, taking him over but AJ powers out and both men have a stand off again.
-They then pick of the pace Edge running for AJ and AJ jumps up taking him down with the head scissors locking it in until Edge powers out. But AJ takes out his legs from under him and quickly jumps on him for the pin for 1…2...NO!
-Edge then grabs AJ with a roll up for 1…2…NO!
-Both men go for each other again and Styles gets the deep arm drag. Both men stand and run for each other again and Punk takes Styles down with the arm drag.
-Both men stand off again for a moment before launching forward, Edge bringing up his foot as he comes in and booting Style hard in the face.
-Styles responds to that, pushing Edge back into the corner and then hitting him with multiple forearm shots to the head, and chops to the chest, beating the hell out of him in the corner and then grabbing and arm and whipping him off the ropes, going for the spinning heel kick but Edge drops down underneath and hits the ropes as AJ spins around, using the momentum and booting AJ hard in the face.
-AJ holds his head but is straight back up and fire back with a Steamboat like back hand chop taking Edge down.
-Both men come for each other again and Edge nails AJ with a shot to head, AJ fires back with a kick to the legs, shot the head, kick to the legs. Both men firing back and forth furiously at each other. Edge then bring up his elbow and driving multiple elbows into the head of Styles.
-Styles back off for a moment then swings Edge ducks under that and grabs AJ’s hands, dropping back onto his back and then spinning threw, keeping hold of the arm as he spins then bringing up his leg and kicking hard into AJ’s arm.
-AJ holds the arm from the shot and moves into towards the ropes from behind Edge grabs him and rolls back rolling him up for 1…2..NO!
-Both men stands again, Edge hitting the ropes. AJ jumps up going for a dropkick but Edge keeps hold of the ropes and watches AJ fall hard in the centre of the ring.
-He then moves in and swings with a closeline but AJ ducks underneath that and waits for Edge to run in for him again and then catching him by both arms, hooking them and lifting him up in and drives him down across his knee with the double under hook backbreaker.
-Cover for 2.
-Styles stands, raising his arms for the returning cheers from the capacity crowd.
-He then turns back toward Edge who is rising in the ring and lifts his leg up, smashing hard into his side with a left kick. Then a kick to the right side. Right and left AJ drives the kicks. He then brings the leg up and delivers one final hard kick to the head.
-AJ then grabs Edge by the hair and lifts him up and drives him down with a scoop slam, then hitting the ropes and jumping up driving the big knee down hard over the head of Edge. Cover for 2.
- AJ quickly picks Edge off the mat but Edge fires back with elbow to the head and then hits the snap suplex for 2.
-Edge then heads to the top rope and flies off with a perfect diving cross body for another 2.
-He picks AJ up but AJ fires back with shots and shots Edge off into the ropes, catching him coming with the victory roll for 1..2..NO!
-AJ stands and takes Edge down again with the scoop slam then runs for the ropes, up onto them and spring boarding off them with the spring board 450 splash for 1…2…NO! Edge just kicks out.
-AJ is out of breath as he stands and hooks Edge ready to finish him off with the Styles clash. Edge however reverses it with aback body drop.
-AJ quickly stands and comes in again, being hooked in the Edgecution. But as he is spinning in the move AJ steps his feet down landing on them, breaking Edge’s hold and then nailing the Pele kick. Cover for 1…2…3!
-The fans erupt as AJ is announced the winner and gets his hand raised.
-Edge can only look on in disappointment but then begins nodding his head, moving in for the hand shake when from behind comes Kurt Angle, grabbing him and driving Edge down with the Angle Slam.
-AJ retreats away in confusion as Jericho hits the ring, forcing Angle to flee. But the Olympian has a broad smile, his job done .
Interlude #3
“Ladies and Gentleman” Okerlund speaks “HBK Shawn Michaels.”
The fans cheer loudly as HBK moves into fame and up to Okerlund and the microphone.
“Shawn we are moments away from you title match with your former pupil Bryan Danielson. What are your final thoughts?”
“Well first of all let me start by thanking a few people. And that would be you guys” he points at the camera and gets cheers “I went through a rough spell of egomanic disorder this past year or so and you people welcomed ol’ HBK back with open arms when I came to my senses. And in return my friends I am going to do everyone a favor by relieving you of Bryan Danielson as your World Wrestling Federation Champion. Bryan it’s like this: I taught you everything you know, but I didn’t teach you everything I know. Don’t get me wrong there were other like Steven Regal but at the end of the day…not to big headed or anything..I am the benchmark by which great wrestlers are measured. Now don’t get me wrong, I would love as any teacher would to see his student surpass him. Trouble is that no student has even come close. So Bryan you sold out for money, for cheap whores and for the bad crowd. It’s now my job to slap some sense into you and remind you why you came into my academy all those years ago. And was to be a great wrestler and like it or not I am going to beat that out of you and then humble you by taking your title. HBK is itching for his belt back and you my boy are just in the way.”
With that he walks off.
“Well it is show time. Back to ringside for this one” Okerlund says as we fade back to the arena.