"Ladies and Gentleman it is now time for the World War Match. The rules are simple, two men will start the bout and every two minutes thereafter, another will enter the ring. The only way to be eliminated is you must go over the top rope to the floor. The last man standing will face Alberto Del Rio for the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champions at Starrcade IV. And now the man whom drew number one.
[Play Out Chono.]
"And now the man whom drew number two."
[Play Out Kidman.]
The bell sounded and the match was on, Kidman moving around the ring as if he were a heavyweight boxer, sticking and moving as he moved to Chono, making a face at him and went for a punch, Chono would block and started hitting hard hay makers, tossing him to the ropes and dropped him with a backbody drop then a clothesline out of the ring. Kidman was gone as Chono actually cracked a smile, Kidman hitting the canvas pointing out that he cheated, the refs starting to push him to the back while Chono would stretch along the ropes taking a one minute 15 second break until the clocked ticked down.
[Play Out DiBiase]
Enter Ted DiBiase whom came with Kidman as both of them slid into the ring and Chono clotheslined both of them, Kidman getting hoisted out of the ring again as DiBiase was blasted in the face with the Yakuza Kick up and over the ring. Chono now had another one minute 45 second break now, moving to the corner and sat against the turnbuckle as Kidman and DiBiase complained that he cheated, spilling into the ring and charged in as Chono would lowbridge the rope, both of them going up and over again, the refs pushing them out as Chono again would take a break.
[Play Out Jarrett]
Jeff Jarrett made his way down to the ring, Kidman and DiBiase walking with him as Chono watched the threesome hit the apron. Jarrett would grin as all three of them entered, Kidman rushing in and was hiptossed down, DiBiase getting kicked down as Jarrett swung with the guitar and missed, Chono getting a hold of it and blasted it over Jarrett's head. Chono lined up his shot, looking to clothesline him out when Kidman and DiBiase caught him with a double team kneelift then a version of a rock bottom, rolling out of the ring as Jarrett recovered, shaking his head and caught Chono with a clothesline, moving him to the corner and would slug over his head until Chono blocked and started to fight back, tossing Jarrett to the ropes and caught him with a backbody drop.
[Play out Koji]
Kojima came on down and Chono quickly turned his attention but Koji caught him with a rising knee to the jaw, stunning him as Jarrett caught a punch then Koji finished him with a spinkick. Jarrett and Koji looked at each other, teaming up for a while as they would drop elbows and stomp on him, Koji grabbing the arm and would wrench on it, kicking to his chest and ribs then would blast him with a spinkick, Jarrett coming off the rope with an elbow over the throat as they went to toss him out but Chono held on, fighting them off with elbows, catching both of them with clotheslines then knee lifts in the stomach, tackling Koji to the corner.
[Play Out Rhodes]
Tattooed and ready for a fight, Dustin Rhodes made his way down to the ring, taking his time as Chono dropped Koji with a suplex, giving him a look. Dustin would slowly walk over to him, talking trash as push lead to shove they would lock up. Dustin dropped him with a toe hold, going for an STF but Chono fought out, dropping him with a hiptoss then a dropkick, Jarrett grabbing him from behind in a full nelson as Dustin charged. Chono ducking as Jarrett took the clothesline, turning around and was blasted with a bicycle kick. Chono moved over as Koji caught him with a stiff elbow, knocking him to the corner and set him on top, climbing up and dropped him with a Super Hurricanrana, rising up and cut his throat with his thumb, dropping him with the Kojicutter.
[Play Out Kaz]
Kazarian slid into the ring, picking his spot as he blasted Jarrett with a running dropsault, knocking him to the corner and went on a flurry on him with kicks and punches, tossing him with a monkey flip then with a spinning headscissor. He locked up with Koji whom tossed him with a Tomoe throw to the corner, rushing in with a cartwheel spinkick blasting Kaz over the side of the head. Koji took to the ropes, leaping and caught Rhodes with a cross body then charged in with a seated senton to Chono whom caught him and powerbombed him to the mat.
He shook his head a bit but Jarrett grabbed him from behind with a german suplex whom ran up to Kaz and kicked him hard in the ribs, dropping knees over the back of his head yelling out where the dammed Hurricane was.
[Play Out Taka]
Taka charged in, ducking a clothesline from Jarrett and blasted him with the Flashkick, Jarrett going up...but not out, holding onto the rope and rolled back inside as Taka went after Dustin, kicking him to the ropes and tossed him but Dustin irish whipped him, picking him up for a backbody drop but Taka landed on his feet, ducking a punch and dropped him with a belly to belly suplex. He rose up getting caught from behind by Koji but he rolled free, ducking a kick and caught him with a dropkick to the back of the head right into Chono whom dropped him with a spinebuster. Then they locked eyes. US Champion, Cruiserweight Champion, moving to the center of the ring.
Oh it was going to happen alright as they went to lock up but Jarrett and Dustin grabbed them from behind but Taka and Chono fought out, battling them to the corner as they tossed Dustin and Jarrett right into each other then followed up with slams, Koji catching Chono from behind with a clip to the knee.
[Play Out Owen]
The Black Hart sliding inside and went right for Taka, tossing him to the ropes and caught him with a spinkick, a dropkick then a frankenstiener. Owen looked around and hit Jarrett over the head with a spinning neckbreaker, turning his attention to Kaz whom just now recovered, clotheslining him out of the ring but he held on. Owen grabbed him by the head as Kaz would headbutt then dove over the rope with a shoulder block. Kaz was on fire as he hit Owen with alternating knees to the head, running to the rope when Dustin picked him up in a gorilla press and tossed him as Owen, both of them fell over, Dustin then clotheslining them both down to the canvas.
He would start to trample on Owen while Jarrett got a hold of Kaz, locking him in a neck vice yelling at him that he wanted the Hurricane or he'd rip his head off.
[Play Out Gotoh]
Oh great the hits just keep on coming as Gotoh entered the ring, immediately joining Koji in the corner as they would stomp and kick at Chono, raising him up and set him on top, dropping him with a double team superplex. They pulled him up, each taking shots at him before Gotoh dropped him with a rib breaker, Gotoh locking him in a butterfly lock while Koji stomped at him. Taka was being worked on by Dustin whom was chopping to his chest, hitting a bionic elbow then tossed him from the corner with a hiptoss, grabbing Owen next and blasted him with a Bionic Elbow, tossing him to the ropes but was blasted with a cross body, Owen coming alive as Jarrett caught him from behind and dropped him with The Stroke, almost spitting at him as he pulled him up and dropped him over his neck on the rope, again yelling out for the Hurricane.
[Play Out Tiger]
Tiger Mask IV slid inside as Jarrett went right for him but was taking Tiger Strikes to the head and face and body, tossed to the ropes and slammed down with a tiltawhirl piledriver. Mask rose and blocked a kick from Kaz whom countered with an ensiguri but Mask ducked, dropping him with a Tigerback suplex, Dustin coming after him but he was kicked in the stomach and slammed with a Tigerspin, locking in the headlock. Dustin rose and pushed him off, missing the elbow as Mask shot off the rope with a crossbody, Dustin holding on and bodyslammed him into the buckle, placing him in the tree of woe position and started stomping on him, moving out of the was as Gotoh and Koji tossed Chono right into Mask, dropping him with a double team back suplex, trying to toss him out but still no luck, Chono holding on and fighting them off with back elbows, starting to punch back until Koji clipped the knee again and they stomped him down.
[Play Out Busa]
Hayabusa slowly made his way to the ring, Gotoh and Koji looking at him, for a few months they had been checking him out and held Chono up for him, Busa lining up his shot and blasted Gotoh in the jaw. Chono broke free and clotheslined Koji as Busa tossed Gotoh to the rope and dropped him with a release belly to belly then a dropkick sending up and over, but Gotoh held on. Busa turned his attention to Jarrett, locking up as Jeff pushed him back, Busa countering right back with a flying forearm then a kick. Jarrett caught the leg as Busa flipped back then dropkicked the knee catching him with a climb up knee right to the face. Turning his attention to Taka now as they would lock up, Busa tossing him to the ropes and missed the chop, Taka climbing onto his back and spiked him with an inverted DDT, rising up as Owen caught him right in the mouth with his wheel kick, rising as Kaz caught him with a dropsault to the face, Owen almost exiting the ring but he held on, rolling inside.
[Play Out Morrison]
Lucky 13 as John Morrison hit the ring, the hometown hero back home as he entered a ball of fire. Jarrett went after him as Nitro ducked and caught him with a neck breaker. Morrison locking up with Dustin and tossed him to the ropes, catching him with a falling spin kick, grabbing him in a falling backbreaker, pulling him up and dropped him with a suplex. Morrison rose up, backbody dropping Kaz out of the ring but he held on, springboarding back in as Morrison caught him with a dropkick. Jarrett went after him as Morrison dropkicked the knee as he and Busa kicked Jarrett alternatly in the chest before Morrison blasted him with a running knee. Both of them would look at each other having a huge fued all year long but then turned their attention to Gotoh and Koji whom rose up, Chono pulling himself from the corner and tackled Dustin down.
[Play Out Stevie Ray]
Big Bad Stevie hit the ring, his first target was Tiger Mask, picking him up and came down with a spinebuster. He sprang up, catching Owen and press slammed him down. Stevie then fought Jarrett, picking him up and suplexed him down. He rose and went eye to eye with Chono as both of them would slug at each other, Stevie winning with a knee to the gut, picking him up for a powerbomb and came down hard. Kaz tackled him or at least tried to, Stevie picking him up and just tossed him out of the ring, Kaz hanging on for dear life and rolled back inside, Stevie then double clotheslining Gotoh and Koji, Taka coming in with the flash kick but he caught it and took his head off with a clothesline. Morrison came off the rope with a flying chuck and caught him in the face, Busa, hoisting him up on his shoulders as Owen dove off the rope with a shoulder block. All three of them tackled him, trying to push him out of the ring as he would start to fight them off.
Stevie pushed them back, clotheslining Morrison over the rope as he held on, skinning the cat back inside as Chono was getting beaten by Gotoh and Koji, Gotoh pulling his staff in the ring as they started to choke him out.
[Play Out Muta]
Oh shit, Great Muta started to make his way down to the ring, Koji rolling out and met him at the ramp, both of them slugging it out until Muta made his way to the ring, bashing Koji into the stairs then tossed him inside, entering the ring and started a flurry on him, Chono starting to fight back, clotheslining Gotoh out of the ring as Koji went up and over. Chono and Muta turned, nodding to each other as they went after Big Stevie, locking him in a full nelson as Chono would punch at him, Muta tossing him to the rope as they dropped him with a double back bodydrop, knowing he was a threat in the ring.
[Play out Booker]
Oh boy here comes Booker T whom flew to the ring, Chono and Muta now against Harlem Heat in this match as they would exchange blows back and forth, Harlem Heat dropping them with stereo book ends to show their ring dominance while on the other side Kaz was being beaten on by Jarrett whom would working to his ribs, yelling where the hell Hurricane was, hitting him with a hard upper cut.
Hayabusa and Morrison were going at it as Morrison was tossed to the ropes, running under a leapfrog and was caught with a capture tomoe throw, Busa tackling him to the corner as Morrison caught him and dumped him over, Busa hanging on and caught him with a kick to the head, climbing the rope and came down with a senton, rising up and got his head knocked off by Dustin.
He went to remove the mask as Tiger Mask caught him from behind, Dustin hitting to his ribs and tossed him over the ropes, Mask hanging on as Taka came in, Dustin moving out of the way as Tiger was hit with the Flashkick, Dustin then dumping Taka over the ropes to the floor. Dustin went back to Hayabusa, starting to grab at the mask, wanting it off his face.
[Play Out Cody]
Dustin sprang up as Cody made his return, slowly making his way into the ring as he and Dustin locked eyes, Cody striking first with a hard punch to the face then a fisitcuffs bout between the two of them. Dustin fought back with a headbutt then hard uppercuts, charging in as Cody ducked and caught him with a disaster kick then a clothesline as both of them went up and over out of the ring. It didn't end there as Cody and Dustin would continue to punch and beat at each other up the ramp, officials trying to seperate them.
Back to the ring as Stevie picked Chono up, Booker on the top rope looking for the Harlem Heatsinker but Muta quickly climbed up, hitting a superplex making sure to crash down on Stevie, Chono rolling out of the way as they both rose up and clotheslined Harlem Heat out of the ring.
Owen was tangling with Hayabusa, having him in a headlock as Busa pushed him off, leapfrogging but Owen stopped and caught him with a bodyslam, coming off the rope and dropkicked the knee out from him, lining up his shot and pushed Busa to the ropes, trying to push him out.
[Play Out Ultimo Dragon]
Ultimo Dragon spilled into the scene, rolling inside as Jarrett would try his luck, Dragon dropping him with his kicks of fire. Owen tried his luck as Dragon would blast him down with hard kicks down. Morrison locked up with him, Dragon tossing him with a tomoe throw then caught him with a roundhouse. Busa caught him from behind, going for a german but Dragon landed on his feet, kicking him right in the chest then locked in an arm wrench, kicking to the ribs chest then face.
He turned sharply and went face to face to Muta. They would lock up, Dragon pushing him back as Muta came in with a chop, dragon with a chop, Muta with a chop, Dragon with a chop, Muta pulled away and would spit red mist in the air as Dragon responded by spitting his signature blue mist in the air. They would lock up again, Muta tossing him to the corner and connected with the cartwheel back elbow but Dragon held on, tossing him with a release german suplex. Chono came in with a Yakuzakick as Dragon side spun stepped aside, dropping him with a dragonback suplex.
He rose up completely in control as Morrison locked up with him, Dragon tossing him again with a tomoe throw, Morrison flying over the rope but held on barely, swinging his body back inside, keeping his distance from Dragon.
[Play Out Daniels]
No one liked this guy as Daniels slowly made his way into the ring, taking off his vest and tossed it right at Kaz, blasted him right in the face with a thrust kick. He would grin pulling him up and dropped him with a piledriver, rising up slowly as he and Jarrett tossed him to the ropes but Kaz caught them with a double dropsault as both of them stumbled. Kaz would charge but Daniels moved aside as Jarrett would low bridge, Kaz rolling over the rope but held on.
Jarrett tried to punch him off but Kaz caught him with a kick to the face, Daniels almost catching him with a thrust kick but Kaz rolled under the ropes back into the ring as Kaz and Morrison caught Daniels right in the face with stereo superkicks. Daniels was gone as Kaz and Morrison shook hands but were both dropped by Jarrett hitting two big clotheslines, Morrison going over the rope and held on, trying to get back in when Daniels grabbed his foot. Morrison kicked him off as Jarrett tossed Kaz into Morrison whom fell off, landing on the barricade. He would catch his balance and leapt onto the steps, rolling back into the ring.
[Play Out Punk]
CM Punk made his appearance, looking like hell from his match with Arn but he slid inside, running fast and blasted Hayabusa with a running knee to the corner and dropped him with a bulldog. He would duck a kick from Dragon and caught him with a roundhouse then a clothesline, taking a hard kick to the back by Muta, blocking the next one and caught him with an inside guri. Punk rose right into the clutches of Chono whom rose him up and came down hard with a suplex, ramming him into the corner but Punk started to fight back, back and forth they would punch. Bad idea as Chono won the exchange, tossing him to the ropes, missing the elbow as Punk came off the rope with a flying neck breaker.
Punk rose up bumping into Morrison. They would stare at each other then the Starrcade Banner and would start to mix it up. Punk with a kick, Morrison with a knee, dropping him with a backbreaker then pulled him back up trying for a suplex but Punk got behind him, dropping him with a backsuplex. He came off the rope but Morrison caught him with a standing inverted kick to the face then a dropkick, coming off the rope as Punk caught him with a backbody drop, rising up as Hayabusa caught Punk with a spinning headscissor as he tackled Morrison, both of them going up and over, hanging onto the rope for dear life.
Busa went to get them out as Punk and Morrison were able to kick high enough and kick him n the head, both of them springboarding off the rope with dropkicks to knock him down as Punk and Morrison rose but were taken down by Chono and Muta whom were still alive.
[Play Out Sin Cara]
Sin Cara stormed inside, not having a target in mind but Dragon locked eyes with him, both of them looking to the Starrcade Banner, both of them fighting each other as they went at it with kicks back and forth. Dragon, Cara, Dragon, Cara, Dragon, Cara each kick just getting louder and louder as they would then start to kick at the others legs back and forth until they pulled away, rubbing their shins.
They would lock up as Cara tossed him with a tomoe throw but Dragon rolled and would hit a springboard back elbow, Cara catching him with a german suplex as Dragon landed on his feet, coming off the rope with a spinning headscissor, Cara stumbling to the corner, leaping off with a cross body and landed on Dragon, rolling off as they would stand still. They would lock up again, Dragon locking in the arm as Cara would do some areobatics, countering it as Dragon fell back and smashed him into the corner, placing him on top and climbed up, coming down with an inverted super hurricanrana.
On the other side Jarrett was choking Chono, yelling at him to give up already as Muta was being worked on by Hayabusa in the corner, dumping him over but Muta held on, fighting his way back inside.
[Play Out Mercury]
Oh the jeers couldn't get any louder as Mercury hit the ring and tackled Morrison down, punching away at him and dragged him to the floor, ramming him into the barricade then the steel stairs, Melina coming out handing him a chair as Mercury bashed him over the head. Morrison was bleeding over the head now as Mercury pulled the protective padding off the floor and slammed Morrison down with a powerbomb. Melina screamed at him, climbing on top of him and started to scratch at his eyes as Mercury tossed him into the ring and rolled inside, calling him up as he rushed in and clotheslined Morrison up, over, but NOT to the floor. He held on as Melina quickly ran to the other side, pulling at his leg as Morrison just kicked her off, doing a split and pulled the rope down as Mercury went up and over, Morrison rolling back into the ring.
Melina screamed and got a hold of the chair, actually entering the ring, taking a swing as Morrison rolled out of the way, Melina accidentally hitting Chono over the back as he turned around. She dropped the chair and held her hands up, Chono going after her as she fled the ring, Chono yelling at her as he turned around, Jarrett getting a hold of it and blasted him over the head. He wasn't done as he would nail Punk, the Sin Cara, Hayabusa, blasted Owen in the ribs then tossed him out of the ring, Owen hanging on but Jarrett blasted him right on the hands as Owen fell. Jarrett yelled out blasted Muta over the back then hit Kaz extra hard, opening the chair and sat down upon him, yelling at him saying where the hell Hurricane was, he was going to send him to hell and back.
[Play Out Hurricane]
Finally the Emerald Knight returned as Jarrett held the chair ready for a fight as Hurricane on a zip line came down to the ring from behind Jarrett, kicking him in the back as Jarrett stumbled and went up and over to the floor. The crowd popped like Satan was eliminated as Hurricane stood proud in the center of the ring like a true super hero. Jarrett going wide eyed and re entered the ring, charging in as Hurricane would duck, Kaz runing and leaping off Hurricane like a trampoline and blasted him in the face with a diving knee.
Jarrett staggered as Hurricane and Kaz would eliminate Jarrett once again whom rose up, refs dragging him to the back as Hurricane gave Kaz a thumbs up as they broke away, Hayabusa coming alive as he nailed Hurricane in the face with a kick then dropped him with a climb up ensiguri, Morrison catching him from behind but then Punk caught Morrison, Busa leaping and kicked off the rope dropping both of them back.
[Play Out Savage]
Oooh yeah tossing his hat in the crowd was Randy Savage whom ducked a chop from Busa, jab jab jabbing away then bodyslammed him down. Blocking a kick from Ultimo then clotheslined him down. Savage came off the rope and dropped an elbow then pulled him up, dropping him with an inverted atomic drop then hit a suplex. Savage rose the fingers up as he and Punk then locked eyes.
Savage would point at him as Punk slapped it away as they would lock up. Punk struck with his knees, tossing Savage to the ropes and took a shoulder block, Savage coming off the rope again as Punk would drop down, catching him with a hiptoss. Savage rose up as Punk came in with a kick but Savage caught it and swept the other leg, kicking the back of the knee then slammed it down, watching him rise and pulled him down with a headlock takedown then a picture perfect dropkick, Punk slamming into the buckle and fell on his rear.
Savage rose his finger up as Chono turned him around going for a punch, Savage would block and punched him. Chono would punch back, then Savage, Chono, Savage, Chono, Savage, Chono, Savage, Chono, Savage, Chono, Savage, Chono, back and forth they would punch at each other as Savage ducked and would jab away, ducking another punch and hit him with an elbow, then another, and another, hitting him to the corner and would punch over his head ten times, leaping off with a double axe over Muta's head, tossing him into Chono as he clotheslined both of them down.
He then moved over to Morrison, grabbinghim by the hair and slammed him into the buckle, placing him on top right in the tree of woe position and would stomp on him.
[Play Out Tanahashi]
Oh the big guns were coming out as Tanahashi made his way into the ring already knowing whom he wanted as he found Chono, blasting him with a running elbow, hitting in the corner and would just bash and bash and bash him over the head over and over again. He tossed Chono hard to the rope and dropped him with a Rydeen Buster, cutting his throat with his thumb, mounting him and started to punch at him.
Hurricane was stuck in the corner with Muta whom was kicking hard to his ribs, placing him on top but Hurricane headbutted him down, leaping with a crossbody block and nailed it, rising up and saw Hayabusa, giving him a thumbs up as he kicked him in the face. He was all business tonight as he went back after Morrison whom staggered up, fighting him off the best he could while Punk tangled up with Kazarian, Dragon trying to push Cara out of the ring whom was latching like an octopus.
[Play Out Vader]
Things got serious real fast as the big man made his way in the ring, Hayabusa was the first to test him getting a headbutt. Tanahashi came in with a shoulderblock getting clotheslined for his efforts. Muta came off the rope with a cross body but Vader caught him and slammed him down. Punk and Morrison tried a double clothesline, no effect as Vader dropped them both with a double suplex. Kazarian was tossed to him as Vader picked him up, pressing him up and down and just tossed him right upon Sin Cara, Ultimo Dragon starting to kick at him but Vader pushed him back then dropped him with a hiptoss as Savage latched on with a sleeper but rammed hard into the turnbuckle. Chono went after him, punching at him but Vader blocked giving him one hard haymaker sending him to the mat.
Vader would turn as The Hurricane then went to lift him.....he went to lift him....he went to lift him and no avail as Vader hit over his back, pounding away and rose him up, pumping him up and down and slammed him down, dropping him with a bigsplash, climbing up and landed on him with a Vaderbomb.
[Play Out Sid]
Oh shit, Big Sid Vicious slowly made his way to the ring, he and Vader locked eyes and would start to slug it out, Vader winning the exchange and tossed Sid to the ropes but Sid caught him right in the jaw with a flying shoulder, kicking him right in the stomach and went for a powerbomb but Vader fought free with a tackle, punching to his ribs and head, coming in for a splash but Sid blasted him over the head, coming off the top rope with a DDT.
Sid rose up, grabbing Morrison by the head and rose him up, throwing him to the ropes and blasted him with a big boot. He pulled Punk up by the hair, headbutting him down, moving to Muta and dropped him with a chokeslam. He hit his chest in a rage, grabbing Sin Cara and rose him up, tossing him right into Kaz as they fell hard upon the canvas, Hayabusa and Dragon kicking at him as he caught their feet, slamming them hard upon the canvas and dropped them with clotheslines.
He would turn around as Chono blasted him with a right hand, then another, and another, coming off the rope but Sid picked him up and dropped him with a release press slam, yelling out that he was the ruler of the *beeping* world.
[Play Out Misawa]
Whoa this was going to be big as Sid and Misawa locked eyes, locking up as Sid pushed him back. Misawa came off the rope with a shoulder block, then another win as Sid refused to move, Misawa coming off the rope again and front clipped the knee. That dropped him as he would drop Sid with a big time release german suplex, clotheslining him out of the ring but Sid held on, Misawa trying to dump him over when Tanahashi hit Misawa over the back of the head, stunning him and would continue to strike at him, coming off the rope and nailed him with a flying elbow, Sid re entering the ring and would re lock up with Vader.
Hayabusa re met with Morrison, trying to toss him out of the ring but he fought back with a back elbow, leaping for flying Chuck but missed and blasted Punk on accident, Hayabusa dropping him with a whirling DDT, locking him in a side headlock to keep him grounded as Vader and Sid started to punch at each other once again, Vader actually removing his gloves and started to punch back, Sid winning with a gouge to the eye, kicking him in the stomach and dropped the big man with a powerbomb.
*Record here*
[Play Out Flair]
Nature Boy Ric Flair got one hell of a number at 29, entering the ring and saw a beaten down Punk, chopblocking the back of the knee and rolled to the floor, dragging Punk's legs to the post and would lock in a figure four. Punk would yell out in pain, Flair just yelling at him saying he was going to break his friggin' leg if he had to, the ref trying to break it up but Flair refused to let go.
Back in the ring, Sin Cara came off the rope and caught Dragon with a cross body, rising up and kicked to the back of his head, knocking him down and kept on the offense, Savage coming to and was sucker punched by Tanahashi whom beat him in the corner, ramming his knee into his face, turning around and caught Chono and Muta with a double running neckbreaker.
Flair had let go of Punk's legs finally, slamming both knees into the post as he pulled away. Flair would grin, entering the ring and would drop elbows over Punk's knees, trying for a figure four as Punk pushed him off right into the clutches of Morrison whom went for a C4, Flair blocked and hit him with a low blow, grinning down at him.
[Play Out Bret]
Number 30 was Bret Hart, spilling into the ring as he and Flair would nearly tackle each other, punching at each other as War Games was still fresh in their minds. They pulled away, Bret catching him with an inverted atomic drop then a bodyslam, climbing the middle rope and came down with an elbow over the head, catching him with a clothesline as Flair went up but not over, hanging on, Bret trying to get him out as Sid pulled him off, hitting him hard over the head then tossed him to the buckle, Bret snapping off as he was set on top, Sid climbing up but Bret elbowed him off and came off with a falling clothesline.
He would avoid an advance from Vader as Misawa caught him right into a powerslam, the ring literally shaking on that one as Bret went after Flair but Punk got a hold of him. Bret pulling him off as Punk pushed him saying he wanted a piece of him, Bret pushing Punk as Punk then slapped him out of instinct.
Bret fired back with hard haymaker shots, tossing Punk to the ropes but he fired right back with a leg lariat, knocking him down as Savage locked Punk in a sleeper to break that momentum while on the other side Vader was punching the hell out of Chono, hitting him with stiff shots while his tag partner Muta was upside down on the apron trying to fight his way back in from Tanahashi. Morrison as well was having troubles as Kaz was trying to push him out, Morrison having his legs wrapped around the ropes, hanging on for dear life as Flair came to life, finding Bret and blasted him with a low blow, going for the figure four.
[Play Out Steamboat]
The Return, finally as Ricky made his way into the ring, he and Flair just burst right into it with chops back and forth, Ricky winning the exchange with a hard double chop, tossing Flair to the buckle as he would hit it in typical Flair fashion, running along the apron and hit the top rope as Steamboat tossed him off. Flair would beg off but bumped into Bret as he and Steamboat would punch Flair back and forth until he just swung at the air and did the Flair flop. Steamboat and Bret then turned and faced each other. They went eye to eye, looking to the Starrcade Banner then to each other. Oh it was on, it was deffinately on as they took a step back ready to lock up when Tanahashi hit Bret from behind as Vader blasted Ricky from behind, both of them just pounding away on them.
The crowd jeered at that one not getting to see a Starrcade Preview as Vader came down with a big splash on Ricky, rising up but was then blinded with the green mist from Muta whom caught him with a shinging wizard, Vader still on his feet as Chono blasted him with a Yakuza kick right into Misawa whom picked him up and came down hard with the Emerald Flowsion.
All three of them went after Vader, trying to toss him over the ropes, getting him almost over but he used his weight and pushed back, fighting them off one by one, still having a lot of power left.
Morrison was tossed to the ropes and caught right in the jaw by Hayabusa whom nailed a dropkick, Morrison stumbling as he was hit with another dropkick over the ropes but held on again. Busa waited and kicked him hard in the ribs, Morrison losing his balace as one foot touched the floor but the other balanced on the apron doing a perfect split. He would use his hands to pull himself to the stairs, having to crawl back onto the apron and rolled back inside for safety on that one.
[Play Out Perfect.]
Mr. Perfect with towel in hand ran down to the ring, being extra cautious here as Sid came at him, missing a big boot and crotched the rope, Perfect kicking right to the leg, trying to push him out but Sid was a bit too strong, hitting him with a back elbow and came in, Perfect dropping him with a toe hold and locked him in a headlock keeping him grounded.
Morrison and Hayabusa were at it once again, this time Morrison catching him with a knee to the ribs then went for a powerbomb but Busa countered with a hurricanrana, Morrison vaulting over the rope and held on, swinging his legs to keep up as he got upon the apron, Busa hitting a dropkick as Morrison fell over, his foot hooking in the rope. He would dangle some as Busa went to unhook him when Dragon caught him from behind, dropping him with a shinbreaker then a flurry of kicks, dropping him down.
Kaz was still alive in this one, crawling back inside after Savage nearly eliminated him, catching him with a knee to the jaw and hit the top rope, coming down with an axe handle, coming in with a dropsault but Savage caught the legs and would sling shot him across the ring, Kaz rolling up and was dropped down with a clothesline.
Tanahashi got a hold of Chono again, dropping him down with a brainbuster and rose up, blasting him with a running forearm as Chono went up and over but held on, Tanahashi coming in but Chono fought back, hitting him in the ribs and moved to the top rope, coming down with a shoulder block as Muta went up and over, holding on tightly as Misawa nearly had him out of the ring, pushing a bit harder.
[Play Out
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Oooh Shit here comes the entrant from WWF, Jushin Thunder Liger as he removed his cape and spilled into the ring, ducking a chop from Dragon and caught him with a springboard dropkick. Kaz charged in after him but Liger caught him with a tiltawhirl back breaker. Liger turned around going face to face with Hayabusa. Ooh you could cut this with a knife as they would nod and would start fighting, Busa swinging with a kick as Liger ducked and tossed him to the ropes, tossing him with a backbody drop, Busa landing on his feet and rolled under a punch, climbing on top of his shoulders but Liger quickly countered that right into a LigerBomb.
He charged in and was hit with a droptoe hold into the rope, Busa grabbing him from behind but Liger countered with a roll through then a rolling Ligerkick to the corner, tossing him with a monkey flip, rising up and went face to face with Muta.
These two men went right to the center of the ring and did not waste any time, Muta winning the exchange with a kick to the ribs then a kick to the corner, catching him with the cartwheel back elbow then a bulldog, Muta then setting up and shot the poison mist but Liger ducked catching him with a wheelkick right across the skull.
He rose as Sin Cara grabbed him by the arm, twisting it and wrenched on it, running along the rope and did a corkscrew armdrag, tossing Liger and charged in as Liger would back bodydrop him to the outside, Cara able to hold on, skinning the cat back inside as Liger caught him with a hard running shouda, knocking him down as Liger turned right into a hard forearm smash by Tanahashi whom would beat upon his back, raising him up and dropped him with a brainbuster.
He called him up, charging in but Liger dumped him over the rope, Tanahashi holding on and caught Liger right in the jaw with an uppercut, leapfrogging over the rope and blasted him with a knee right to the face.
[Play Out Benoit]
Chris Benoit entered the match looking ready for a battle, he didn't have a target in mind but he got one in Vader whom just beat Misawa down, blocking a punch and would chop chop chop away at him, their storied history of wrestling three matches still rang in the minds of everyone as Benoit dropped Vader with a leglace takedown, going for a sharpshooter and by god was able to apply it.
The crowd went nuts as Benoit held onto it, Kaz actually joining him and was able to lock in an inverted buffalo sleeper keeping the big man down as Sid came to life, taking down by Savage and Bret with one powerful double clothesline, blocking a strike from Steamboat and rose him up but Punk and Morrison kicked him in the ribs, dropping him down. The three of them would work on Sid, trying to toss him out as a team while Hayabusa dropkicked Savage out of the ring, Randy hanging on by one palm and was able to get back inside, jabbing away at him and hit each other with double clotheslines.
Liger was placed on the top rope as Tanahashi came down with a powerful super snap suplex as Dragon and Muta met each other again in the ring, exchanging kicks back and forth, Cara finding one hell of an opponent in Mr. Perfect, tossing him to the buckle and caught him with a deja vu headscissor, almost getting him eliminated but Perfect held on while Flair and Bret exchanged fists back and forth, Chono slowly pulling himself up, shaking his head a bit as he looked down the ramp.
[Play Out Final Entrant.]
Oh good fucking God! Kane, the big red devil Kane drew the final slot number as he made his way slowly down to the ring and sadly, Chono was the first one he saw, the entire ring actually breaking away and stood somewhat together knowing Kane at this number was the biggest threat in the entire match.
Chono would lead the charge as all 20 remaining men went after Kane, trying to beat him down and get him out of that ring, not taking any chances with this one but Kane exploded up, starting to fight back punching everyone away, he was a one man wrecking crew as he caught Chono and dropped him with a chokeslam. He caught Sid and just pushed him to the ropes, blasting him with a big boot and eliminated him. Savage leapt on his back as Kane reached back, grabbing him by the hair and just flung him over the ropes right to the floor. Sin Cara came in with a hard kick as Kane caught it then caught him around the throat, picking him up and chokeslammed him to the outside upon Savage and Sid.
Chris Benoit grabbed him by the leg as Bret hit him from behind, both of them trying to bring him down as Kane kicked Benoit off, tossing Bret with a hiptoss then a big boot, grabbing Benoit in a gorilla press and just tossed him right into Kazaraian as both men went up and over to the floor.
Kane whipped his head back as he grabbed Perfect by the throat, tossing him to the corner then grabbed Ultimo Dragon, tossing him in the corner and splashed both of them, Kane grabbing then both and blasted them with nogging knockers, clotheslining Dragon out then blasted Perfect with a big boot eliminating him. Vader went right up to him, punching him over the head, hitting to his ribs but Kane blocked the fist and slammed it right upon the turnbuckle, kicking him in the ribs and rose him up for the Last Ride and powerbombed him right to the floor right upon Sid, Savage and Cara.
Kane whipped his head back as Misawa went right after him, Kane grabbing him by the throat but Misawa kicked right to the knee then the ribs, hitting over his back and slowly starting to wear the big man down, splashing him in the corner and rose him up for the Emerald Flowsion but Kane powered out of it, picking Misawa up by the throat with both hands and tossed him right into a rising Steamboat and Bret, Misawa stumbling up as he was clotheslined up and over to the floor.
Tanahashi hit him from behind, actually getting a hold of a steel chair and blasted him over and over again, swinging hard as Kane literally grabbed the chair, ripped it out of his hand and smashed it over his head, Tanahashi stumbling as Kane just threw the chair over his head then booted him up and over.
Kane was ring dominate, tossing his hair back as behind him....was The Hurricane. He was calling upon his Hurripowers, Kane slowly turning around as Hurricane caught him with the Hurrikick but Kane caught it. Hurricane trying to pull his foot away as Kane caught him with a clothesline that caused him to flip on his stomach. Kane reached down, grabbing him by the hair and tossed him out of the ring, Hurricane hanging on, raising a finger up and leapt off, Kane catching him by the throat and just chokeslammed him down, pulling him up and just tossed him out of the ring.
Kane turned around right into a flying chuck, causing him to stumble as Punk picked him up, blasting him with a GTS, Kane still on his feet as Steamboat flew off the rope, blasting him with the flying chop, Kane dropping to a knee as Chono and Muta blasted him with the blackout as Liger and Hayabusa jumped with stereo moonsaults splashing upon him to keep him down.
Flair would direct traffic saying to get him the hell out of here as they pulled him up, moving him to the ropes but Kane came to life, starting to punch at anything that moved once again, bodies just flying all over the place, Muta coming in but Kane grabbed him by the throat, red mist shooting in the air as Kane tossed him literally with one hand out of the ring, Muta holding on but Kane had tossed Chono right into him, Muta was gone and Chono was risen up and slammed with a sidewalk slam.
Kane rose up as Liger went after him, hitting to his head and came off the rope, ducking a fist and caught him with a Liger rolling kick, watching him stumble as Hayabusa picked him up, dropping him with the Falcon Arrow, rising up to catch his breath as Kane sat up. Oh this was bad as he pulled him up, Kane grabbing him by the throat but Liger kicked at his knee, both of them just pounding on him, bringing him to the ropes trying to push him over but Kane pushed both of them back and nailed them with clotheslines, Flair coming in for a low blow, causing him to stumble a bit as Flair would start chopping at him, pushing him to the corner and came in, Kane booting him right in the face.
He pulled away as Steamboat would chop at him then kicked at him, going for the DragonDDT but Kane dumped him over the rope, Ricky holding on as Kane got a hold of Bret by the throat and just tossed him over the rope right into Steamboat as both men were gone. Kane was just on fire as he moved over, grabbing both Punk and Morrison whom kicked him in the ribs, hitting the ropes and leapt with flying shoulder tackles, Kane starting to stumble back as he was hit with a Nitroblast, Punk catching him with a running knee in the corner then the bulldog, lining up his shot but Flair hit him with a low blow from behind.
Punk held himself as Kane grabbed Punk, picking him up and tossed him to the buckle, catching him with a boot over the face. Flair went after Kane, leaping upon his back with a sleeper as Kane just flipped him over, Flair holding his hands up as Kane came in. Flair would poke at the good eye, chopblocking at the knee dropping Kane down, coming off the rope when Punk picked him up and blasted Flair with the GTS and clotheslined him out of the ring.
Flair would curse and swear, kicking the barricade in a rage almost re entering but Punk kicked him away, probably should have been paying attention as Kane rose up, grabbing him by the throat and chokeslammed him down. He whipped his head back as he went after Chono, punching to his head right in the corner...until Chono started punching back.
Chono would start a flurry back until Kane started to punch at him back, moving Chono back to the corner. He came in with a haymaker but Chono blocked and would start to punch back, fighting out of the corner until both of them were starting to slug away at each other.
Chono, Kane, Chono, Kane, Chono, Kane, Chono, Chono, Chono, Chono was winning the exchange starting to hit Kane to the ropes, tossing him but Kane irish whipped him, ducking for a backbody drop but Chono fired a Yakuza Kick right to the skull.
Kane was rocked, staggering against the rope as Chono charged but got dumped over the rope and held on. Kane turned but was blasted with a flying chuck from Morrison, a GTS from Punk and double SuperKicks from Busa and Liger as Chono came in with a flying shoulder block, finally dropping the big man down.
Chono yelled out to get him out of the ring, picking him up as they started to move him to the ropes until Kane just erupted, bodies flying all over the place as Kane grabbed Morrison, hip tossing him over the ropes but he held on tightly, skinning the cat and hooked Kane's head trying to pull him out but Kane pulled Morrison up into the ring and powerslammed him upon the canvas.
Liger kicked him in the ribs, trying to pick him up but Kane picked him up and just tossed him across the ring, Hayabusa dropkicking the knee then did it again, trying for a DDT but Kane dumped him over, Busa hanging on, catching Kane with a kick the face, rolling into the ring as Chono charged in and blasted him with a clothesline as Kane went up....and over to the floor.
Chono eliminated Kane, that was the statement sent to the world as he would pant hard, the crowd giving a mixed reaction, Busa kicking Chono to the ribs and moved him to the corner, punching over his head until Chono dumped him over, Busa hanging on and connected with a headbutt, springboard into the ring with a spinning wheel kick, rolling to his feet as Punk picked him up and slammed him with an electric chair then a dropkick, blasting him with a running knee then down with the bulldog, actually catching Morrison as well with a dropkick on the way down.
He waited for one of them to rise, hitting Busa over the back and slammed him with a suplex, turning right into a kick from Liger as Punk would kick back, Liger catching him with a spinkick to the face then blasted him with a rolling Ligerkick in the corner.
Liger set him up on top, looking for a superplex as Punk would blast him with elbows, Hayabusa getting under Liger and placed him upon his shoulders..but Chono got under Hayabusa and placed him on his shoulders, oh this was bad as Punk was still locked with Liger and all three of them were dropped down by Chono.
Punk was the most vocal yelling out 'oow' rising up right into a knee into the ribs as Chono picked him up and slammed him down with the ChonoTrigger, Morrison hooking him from behind but was blasted with a mulekick, rushing in and clotheslined Liger and Busa out of the ring but they held on, Chono slugging both of them over the head until they fought back, both of them pushing him back as Morrison and Punk hit him from behind, Liger and Busa pulling the rope and Chono went up and over.
It took four of them, but Chono was gone from the bout as we were down to the final four. Morrison and Punk would lock up while Busa and Liger would renew their rivalry, Busa tossing him to the rope and caught him with a rydeen buster then followed up with a Falcon Arrow but Liger slid out, dropkicking him from behind, Busa catching the rope and caught Liger with a springboard DDT, spinning to his feet as he was picked up by Punk whom blasted him with a GTS then a clothesline out of the ring.
Down to three as Punk turning, avoiding the Nitroblast as he picked Morrison up on his shoulders, Morrison rolled behind, trying for a german but Punk fought out with a back elbow, turning around as Morrison caught him with a pelekick, stunning him and went for the Moonlight Drive, Punk pushing him off as Morrison came off the rope with a flying chuck, blasting Liger since Punk had ducked, catching Morrison with a kick to the head then a backsuplex.
He watched him rise up as Punk kicked right to his chest, Morisson held on and blasted him with kick to the back of the head, charging in with a clothesline but Punk ducked and dumped him over, Morrison hanging on as Punk caught him with a dropkick as Morrison held on. Punk then went for a sweep to the leg as Morrison leapt over back into the ring, Punk getting clotheslined over to the floor by Liger...and we were down to two.
Oh man, it was super card 3 all over again as Liger and Morrison locked eyes. The crowd would start to rumble as they slowly started to circle the ring, locking up as Morrison dropped him with a hiptoss, then a headlock takedown, Liger scissoring out then caught Morrison with a hurricanrana.
They locked up again as Liger leapt and caught him with a headscissor takedown, Morrison sliding out and caught Liger with a dropkick, trying for another but Liger caught the legs and would slingshot him into the buckle, Morrison held on like a cat, leaping with a moonsault but Liger rolled out of the way, Morrison landing on his feet and caught Liger with an inverted spinkick, quickly hitting the rope and leapt with Starship Pain and missed.
Morrison held his ribs as Liger caught him with a crossbody, rising him up for a powerbomb but Morrison flipped back, Liger smacking into the buckle as Morrison dropped him with a backbreaker, quickly pulling him up and went to finish with a neckbreaker but Liger dumped him over the rope, Morrison holding on.
He would skin the cat back inside but Liger caught the legs and pushed him back over, Morrison now hanging on by one hand, sliding his legs upon the apron as Liger did a baseballslide, Morrison falling over, hands first on the floor with his legs on the apron.
He would crawl a bit with a spin onto the steps, making it back to the apron, blocking a strike and would springboard into the ring, Liger catching him with a Ligerbomb. He would raise his hand up, coming in as Morrison caught him with a rope guillotine then snapped him with a DDT, watching him rise up and clotheslined him over but Liger hooked his legs around his head and pulled him out with him.
Both of them held onto the rope, kicking at each other until they both rolled into the ring, locking up as Morrison hit him with a knee and tossed him with a tomoe throw, Liger rolling and came off the rope surprising him with a spinkick, then some hard punches and chops to the chest, moving him to the corner, climbing up and tossed him with a monkey flip, Morrison landing on his feet and caught Liger with a spinning neckbreaker, hitting his chest and moved to the corner, starting to stomp his foot down in a rythem, charging in for the Nitroblast but in mid motion would spin his body catching him with the other foot on the side of the head.
Morrison waited and clotheslined Liger up but Liger hooked his legs over his head, holding onto the rope and was trying to pull him out. Morrison lost his grip as Liger pulled him, both of them on the apron trying to knock the other off, Morrison coming with a kick as Liger ducked and slid into the ring, catching Morrison with a dropkick as he would spin, nearly losing his grip and held on with one hand.
Liger hitting the top rope and came off with a dropkick, Morrison taking it full force and hit the apron, able to just barely roll inside. Liger picked him up, trying for a piledriver but he was rammed into the corner, Morrison coming in for a punch but he was counter punched, Liger catching him with a double boot to the face then leapt for a tornado DDT, Morrison countering by pushing him off, ducking a clothesline and blasted him with a pelekick kick, Liger stumbling as Morrison clotheslined up and over...Liger held on.
Morrison took to the rope and leapt with a Flying Chuck and connected, Liger falling but held on by one hand, Morrison trying to push him off but Liger caught him with a right hand then a headbutt, climbing the top rope quickly and leapt with a senton, splashing down upon Morrison, making a signal that it was over for him, picking Morrison up from behind and came down with the Crash Thunder Buster but Morrison wrapped the legs and rolled forward, tossing Liger up.....and over to the floor.
"Ladies and Gentlemen here is your winner and going to Starrcade IV...John Morrison."
A year of pure hell and torture, a match classic at SuperCard III, redemption was knocking at his door as he pointed to the Starrcade Banner, in his own hometown he was able to score the big win here tonight as Liger looked on with a nod, you had to give credit where credit was due on this one. Morrison going batshit crazy in the ring celebrating with his hand in the air yelling out that it was the year of the Rockstar as The Final Pay Per View of 2012 -- World War, Would Fade...To Black.