Post by DM on Feb 4, 2013 0:12:04 GMT
Starrcade IV
Held In Madison Square Garden
Theme : Make Us Insane (Powerman 5000)
TagLine : Pride, Passion, Dreams and Desire.
Dark Matches
Kane def. Christopher Daniels
Randy Savage def. Tully Blanchard
Hayabusa def. Sin Cara
"The celebration continues as we are live from New York City, welcome to the Pinnacle, Welcome to the Passion, Welcome to the Night of Epics, Welcome to Starrcade IV. Hello everyone I'm Gorilla Monsoon, along with me tonight as always, Jesse Ventura."
"If you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere. This is unproven ground here for the NWA, we're making a big splash and taking over with the Great Eight Tonight."
"Indeed the Great Eight, 5 Title Defenses, 2 Grudge Matches, A Dream Match for the ages, Jess, this is by far the best card we have ever put together."
"I stand behind what I said, tonight is going to be the night to prove yourself to the world, the Four Main Events alone sell the show, I already have my beer ready for this one."
"We've stalled long enough, right now lets take you down to ringside for our opening contest."
"Ladies and Gentlemen Welcome to Starrcade IV, this opening contest scheduled for one fall will have a fifteen minute time limit. Introducing first, from Austin Texas, weighing in at 243 lbs, Dustin Rhodes. And his opponent, from Marietta Georgia, weighing in at 215 lbs, Cody Rhodes."
The bell sounded as the two brothers stood in the ring, Dustin looked ready for a right more than a wrestling match as Cody charged in, locking up as Dustin pushed him back. They locked up again as Dustin broke out of it and locked him in a side headlock, tossing him to the ropes and dropped him with a shoulder block.
Cody rose up and locked up again, Dustin literally pulling him by the arms and flung him through the ropes to the floor. Dustin just stood there, pulling the rope down and called him back into the ring as Cody slid in, starting to mix it up with punches, Dustin winning with an uppercut then an atomic drop, dropping Cody with a go behind clothesline.
He would stomp on him and dropped a few elbows, pulling him up from the apron and ran hard to slam him into the post, Cody blocking and bashed Dustin into the buckle, climbing the top rope and dropped Dustin with a dropkick. He caught him with a sideheadlock but Dustin pushed him off, missing the clothesline as Cody swung around and blasted him with a DDT, kicking him to the outside and came off the rope, catching him with a baseball slide.
Cody would slug over his head, ramming him into the apron then the barricade then tossed him into the ring, coming in as Dustin caught him with a cheap shot to the ribs. He would smash him with a kneelift then a backsuplex, moving to the top rope and blasted him with a shoulder block, mounting him and started to punch at his head.
Cody had to forcefully push him off, rising up and ducked the clothesline catching him with a neckbreaker, quickly rising up and clotheslined him over the ropes to the apron. Cody then went to suplex him inside but Dustin countered with a knee to the ribs, picking him up for a suplex but then dropped him rib first over the ropes forcing Cody to stumble to the floor.
Dustin the pulled the protective padding off the floor and pulled Cody up, looking for a piledriver but Cody blocked with a backbody drop. He smacked hard onto the concrete as Cody tossed him back inside then dropped him with a bulldog, locking in a headlock.
Cody held it tightly as Dustin rose slowly and pushed him to the corner, Cody running up the buckle and flipped behind Dustin, catching him with an uppercut then a dropkick to the buckle. Cody would hit over his head, climbing the middle rope and bashed him ten times, tossing him to the other buckle and charged in, taking a boot to the face. Dustin charged in as Cody caught him with a hiptoss then a dropkick but Dustin caught the legs, quickly locking in a boston crab.
Cody slammed the mat in anger, slowly moving towards the ropes until Dustin pulled him away and slammed both knees into the mat. He rolled away but Dustin grabbing the legs, stomping hard to the ribs before Cody pushed him away.
He staggered up holding his knees as Dustin would clip at the knee, quickly locking in a figure four. He would yell at him to tap and give up as Cody shook his head no, the pain in his knees turning up the pressure as Dustin would let go, sliding to the floor and pulled Cody's legs to the post, looking to smash the knees into them but Cody pulled back, Dustin smashing right into the post.
Cody quickly moved to the top rope and came down with a double ax over the skull, tossing him to the stairs but Dustin irish whipped him as Cody flew over with a crash. Dustin moved over and slammed him into the announce table, getting a hold of a monitor and looked to bash it over the back of his head but missed, Cody grabbing the other one and blasted Dustin over the skull with it.
The ref let that one go as Cody tossed him into the ring, kicking him in the ribs and beat over his back, Dustin retreating to the corner as Cody hit to his head, Dustin blocking as the ref seperated them. Cody moved him aside but Dustin blasted him with a back elbow then clocked him in the head with a running double ax, coming down with an elbow and missed.
Cody caught him with an armdrag then a drop toe hold, catching him with a cross body, rolling to his feet and would jab at him, coming in with a haymaker as Dustin would block, catching him with pepper jabs then a bionic elbow followed up with a side back suplex. He dragged him up as Cody fought back with hard shots to the ribs, coming off the rope with a flying elbow over the skull.
Cody went for the leg but Dustin kicked him off, catching him on the rebound with a powerslam, moving to the top rope and waited, coming down with a double ax that brought Cody to his knees as Dustin blasted him with a running boot to the face. Dustin pulled him up and dropped him with a short arm clothesline, shaking his head no as he caught him with another short arm clothesline, stiffer than the last one as he pulled him up for a third one, missing as Cody quickly climbed up for a victory roll but he was tossed off, Cody somehow catching him on the way down with a cutter.
Dustin retreated to the outside as Cody would rise up, using the ropes as leverage and leapt over with a cross body but Dustin caught him and bodyslammed him on the exposed concrete. He shook his head and tossed him into the ring, kicking hard to his ribs and back forcing him to the corner and placed him on top, coming off with a superplex.
Cody arched his back in agony as Dustin was ready to put him away, grabbing him and came down with a Flatliner DDT but lost his grip, smacking the canvas as Cody quickly hit the jackknife pin for two. He rose fast and ducked a clothesline advance, catching Dustin from behind for CrossRhodes but it was blocked getting blasted in the ribs. Dustin took to the ropes as Cody would leapfrog, sharply turning around and caught him with a hiptoss, charging in but was backbody dropped over.
Cody hit the apron and was pushed off right into the barricade. He dragged himself up as Dustin hit him with knees to the ribs before tossing him inside, grabbing him from behind and went for CrossRhodes himself but Cody caught him with a kick to the head, stunning him as he caught him with an ensiguri, moving to the rope and leapt with a moonsault but missed, Dustin taking his head off with a clothesline lariat, knowing he had it now as he pulled him up for a piledriver.
Cody would backdrop him over, needing a second but Dustin was faster on the draw, catching him with a stiff punch to the head and tossed him to the ropes but Cody countered with the Disaster Kick. Dustin dropped to a knee as Cody went for it again but he was caught in a Fireman's Carry, Dustin then spinning him in the air and dropped him with an F5 Cutter that he called The Lonestar, covering, for the victory.
"Here is your winner by pinfall, Dustin, Rhodes."
Wow, talk about letting the air out of the crowd on that one as Dustin defeated his brother, not even raising his hand or celebrating, just looking down at him like it was supposed to happen this way as he rolled out of the ring heading up the ramp, Cody holding his neck as he looked on in distain, mouthing that this wasn't over as we prepared for the next contest.
"Ladies and Gentlemen the following contest scheduled for one all will be for the NWA Tag Team Championships. Introducting first, at the total combined weight of 455 lbs, Tyson Kidd, David Hart Smith, the Hart Dynasty. And their opponents, from Cameron NC, at the total combined weight of 461 lbs, Matt, Jeff, the Hardy Boys."
Both teams entered the ring, the Hardy's wearing dark face paint that looked almost as if they were devils while Dynasty wore the classic pink and black, Kidd and Jeff started the bout off moving around the ring.
They would lock up with Jeff scoring an armdrag locking the arm, Kidd having to fight back to his feet as Jeff tossed him off, catching him with a shoulder block then a bodyslam. Kidd rose in surprise as they locked up, Jeff striking to his ribs then his back, alternating strikes as he tossed him to the corner, chopping to his chest and tagged in Matt as both of them would chop at him.
They both rammed him into the buckle a few times, finishing him off with a double team suplex, Matt latching on a trapesius lock. Kidd slowly struggled up and fought out with his elbows, hitting the rope but Matt caught him with a press and slammed him down then caught him with a hard clothesline to the outside. Matt would ram him into the barricade then back into the ring, catching him with another clothesline then a bodyslam, dragging him to the corner and tagged in Jeff whom came down with a bodysplash, Matt charging at David to break up the ruined pin but Jeff only caught a two.
He pulled him up and slammed him headfirst into the buckle, setting him on top and set him in the tree of woe position, stomping at his ribs and came down with a dropsault to the face, tagging Matt back inside as they would stop at him and slammed him down, David stomping his feet as Jeff locked in a headlock.
Kidd would struggle to his feet, fighting out once again and took the rope, ducking the clothesline and ducked another, catching Jeff with an inverted wheel kick. He caught him with a bodyslam, another one, then a dropkick as Jeff stumbled to the buckle, Kidd leaping up and tossed him with a monkey flip.
Hardy landed hard as he was dropped with a bulldog, Tyson dropping him with a spinning back suplex then a clothesline to the floor, coming the rope with a rope assisted plancha, crashing down upon him.
Kidd yelled out and tossed him back into the ring but Hardy quickly kicked the middle rope forcing it to crotch Tyson on the way in. He tagged in Matt as they would stomp at him, pulling him up and tossed him to the ropes, Kidd catching them with a double flying clothesline.
He would roll over and tagged in David whom came in like a house of fire, hitting a clothesline, another clothesline, a suplex, a bodyslam, a backbody drop then grabbed Matt, pressing him up and just tossed him out of the ring with ease. He turned and blocked a punch from Jeff, squeezing at his palm then locked him in a bearhug, release belly to belly suplex combination.
David would kick to his ribs in the corner over and over again, pulling him up by the hair and just flung him with brute strength then clotheslined his head off, going for the pin but Matt pulled him out of the ring. They would slug it out as David blocked a punch and headbutted him then shoved him against the steel post, climbing upon the apron as Jeff went to suplex him in, David blocked and would suplex Jeff out of the ring right upon the floor.
Matt was able to break the fall but still what a hell of a move as David tossed him back into the ring, ducking a punch and caught Jeff with an atomic drop, atomic drop back suplex combination. He would wait and caught him with a lariat over the jaw, pulling him up and rose him for a suplex and held him up. A full minute he kept him up and came crashing down, Jeff staggering up as David pulled him up, going for the running powerslam but Jeff slid out pushing him into the buckle then snapped him with a neck breaker.
He moved to the corner and tagged in Matt, both of them pulling him up and dropped him with a doubleteam cutter, going for the pin but David kicked out. Matt locked in a sleeper as David rose to his feet, ramming him into the buckle to break free but Jeff blind tagged and dropkicked the back of him, David dropping to a knee and Matt and Jeff caught him with a double team dropsault across the head, covering only for two.
Jeff pulled him up, moving him to the corner and would stomp at him, slowly moving to the top and would place him up, looking for a superplex but David would block, Matt getting involved with a punch to the ribs and climbed up, both of them looking to drop him but David refused. He would then pick both of them up for a second and dropped them down, coming off the rope with a double shoulder lariart, rolling and tagged in Tyson.
He caught both of them with running neckbreakers, catching Jeff in the ribs then dropkicked him to the floor. He turned sharply and caught Matt with an inverted atomic drop then a T-Bone Suplex, meeting him in the corner and went for the monkey flip but Matt countered by dropping him with a running powerbomb.
Matt would grab his legs, wishboning them then stomped at the ribs, moving to the floor and would lock him in a figure four using the post. Tyson struggled to break free as David came over to stop, around the corner Jeff blasted him with a steel chair. David was out cold as Jeff wrapped the chair around his neck and slammed him into the other post, David dropping down as Matt let go of the figure four, Kidd holding his legs as Matt would jerk and twist at them to apply more pressure.
Matt locked in a side leg lock, twisting at it as Tyson yelled out, refusing to give up as Jeff came off the rope with a legdrop over the throat. He would legally tag in as both of them tossed him to the ropes and slammed him down with a double backbody drop, tossing him to the corner and nailed poetry in motion, Matt dropping him with a Flatliner DDT as Jeff came off the rope with a bodysplash, covering only for two.
On the floor one of the refs was checking on David and was out for the count, the ref putting up the X symbol and that couldn't look good for Dynasty.
Back in the ring Jeff tossed Tyson to the buckle and slammed him down with a bodyslam, climbing up the rope and leapt off with a backsplash, covering again only for two. Another quick tag to Matt as they dragged him up, putting him on Matt's shoulders and just powerbombed him down with a double team effort, Matt dropping the elbows and locked in a side headlock.
Kidd slowly rose up but was tossed to the buckle, bringing the boots up and smashed Matt then dropped him off the rope with a back elbow. He moved to his corner but David wasn't there, Kidd looking down to the floor seeing he was being tended to, giving Matt plenty of time to hit him from behind and drop him with an electric chair, covering for two.
Matt would slam his knees against the canvas, dragging it over the rope and slammed down over it a few times before locking in a boston crab. Tyson would reach for the rope, Matt leaning back to add more pressure, leaping up and smashed his knees into the canvas.
Tyson held at his knee as Matt would jerk at the kneepads pulling them off and started to stomp and tear at them, tagging in Jeff as he would splash down upon them. Tyson would pull away but both of them would drop elbows over his knees, the ref pushing Matt to the corner as Jeff would snap his leg over his head then dropkicked him in the chest, covering for two.
Jeff would grin, pulling him up and moved him to the corner, placing his knees in the ropes and would kick to the back of them, Tyson pushing him off and went for a kick as Jeff caught the foot and dropped him with a mandaratwist. He held his knee while Jeff would kick at it, moving him around and dropped a knee over the leg, locking in a cradle leg vice.
Tyson struggled for a while before locking him in a sleeper, Jeff letting go of the hold as Tyson got to his feet, catching him with a hurricanrana, rising up slow and held his knee, dumping Jeff over the rope to the floor, needing just that moment to rest but Jeff grabbed his legs, tripping him and held him down as Matt leapt off the top rope with a legdrop, rolling back to his corner as Jeff covered for two.
Back on the floor the refs were helping David up whom said he was okay, staggering a bit to his corner holding his head as Tyson was able to kick Jeff off of him, reaching for the tag and swung and missed as Matt jerked David down and rammed him into the barricade.
Tyson was dragged away from the corner, Jeff pulling him up and slammed him down, moving to the top rope and leapt off with a Swanton Bomb and connected, arrogantly pinning him only for two.
He rose up, ripping his shirt off and wrapped it around his throat as the ref yelled at him, breaking at the count at four as he tagged in Matt, both of them dragging him up and tossed him to the ropes, Tyson ducking and caught them with a double clothesline. Tyson shook his head, crawling over to his corner, David on the apron reaching for him, a cut over his head from the barricade but he was willing to get in, reaching for it as Tyson was dragged away.
Both Hardy's dragging him back, Matt locking in a headlock as Jeff went after David whom lowbridged him to the floor, Kidd breaking out of the headlock and caught Matt with a spinkick, leaping for the hot tag and missed as Jeff pulled David to the floor, starting to slug it out with him.
Jeff charged in but David caught him and rammed him back first into the post, moving back to his corner but Tyson was already in a full nelson, Matt dropping him with a release nelson suplex. He would position himself, going for the Side Effect but Kidd blocked and pushed him to the ropes, catching him with a cross body, Jeff rolling into the ring as the ref pushed him back to the corner, Kidd tagging out as the ref quickly moved, pushing David back to his corner.
Oh come on now the ref didn't see it as Kidd was back inside, going after Matt whom caught him with a low blow, tagging in Jeff as he picked him up for a powerbomb springboard neckbreaker combination, covering.....for two as David broke it up. Matt would punch at him as David had enough and tackled him down, brawling with him to the floor.
Jeff dragg Tyson up, yelling at him and went for the Twist of Hate but Kidd blocked, pushing him to the rope and caught him with a drop toe hold. He sprang to life, calling him up and went for a piledriver but Jeff pushed him to the corner, charging in but Kidd leapt over catching him with a sunset flip, Hardy rolling out of it as both men rose, kicking him in the ribs and dropped him with the Twist of Hate, covering...for two as David broke it up.
He dragged Jeff up whom caught him with a headbutt, the ref trying to break it up but Jeff pushed him out of the way to the floor, Matt came in with a steel chair looking to smash David as Jeff held him up, swinging for the fences and missed, Jeff taking it right in the face as Matt was blasted with double dropkicks to the floor.
They were ready and only had one chance, pulling Jeff up and blasted him with the Hart Attack, covering as the ref slid inside.....for two as Matt pulled him to the floor. Dammit they were so close as Matt re entered, both of them going after him but Matt tossed powder in both of their eyes, dropping both of them with Side Effects.
Jeff had recovered as they kicked David to the floor, telling Matt to end this game as they pulled Kidd up and dropped him down with the Double Team Side Effect, covering.......for two as David broke it up.
Matt would stomp at him, tossing him out of the ring but David held onto the rope, both of them pulling Kidd up for a double powerbomb but Kidd started to fight back, hitting a hurricanrana on Jeff then ducked a clothesline from Matt, catching him with a kick then tossed him to the ropes right into David whom pulled him up in a press and tossed him hard into the barricade.
Jeff came off the rope and was nailed with a flapjack, Tyson finally tagging David in but it was academic as he picked Jeff up and slammed him down, Tyson coming off the rope and blasted him with the Hart Attack, David covering as Tyson kicked Matt from the apron...for 3!
"Ladies and Gentlemen, here are you winners and NEW NWA Tag Team Champions, Tyson Kidd, David Smith, The Hart Dynasty."
A Two year struggle but finally they were able to take it home, defeating the Hardy Boys dispite their game and tactics, getting a hold of the big prize as they rose the title belts up. David wiping his head a bit as Tyson ignored the pain in his knees, raising the belt up as they would clash them like champagne glasses, slowly starting to head up the ramp with the gold, Matt and Jeff looking frustrated over the loss, yelling at the ref for screwing them out of it as Dynasty would celebrate on the ramp and moved to the back as we prepared for the next bout.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the NWA Cruiserweight Championship!"
(Play out)
Taka and Tiger Mask started circling each other, locking up quickly, Tiger Mask quickly dropping him with an arm drag. They got back to their feet, Taka getting back up, getting taken down with a second arm drag. They sprang up again, Taka this time electing not to charge in as Mask was poised, ready again, closing the distance quickly, as Taka backed into the corner. Mask swung with a clothesline, but Taka ducked out of the corner, coming back to the center of the ring, Mask charging in, but getting taken down with a hip toss. Taka bent down to pick him up, but Mask kicked him away, nipping up to his feet. He ran at Taka, but was taken down with a quick jumping elbow strike, as both men got back to their feet in the center of the ring, a quick standoff.
This was gonna be fast paced as Mask charged in, Taka nailing him with a powerslam, hooking him up. 1.... 2.... no, Mask kicked out, quickly getting to his feet, kicking Taka in the gut and hitting a snap suplex, floating over. 1.... 2.... no, Taka shot the shoulder off, Mask picking him up and launching him to the ropes, coming off the other side, catching Taka with a cross body block. 1.... 2.... no, Taka kicked out again, Mask picking him right back up, going for another suplex, but Taka reversed into a small package. 1.... 2.... no, Mask kicked out of it, Taka kicking him in the gut, slowing him down for a second, coming off with a sunset flip, but Mask hooked the legs! 1.... 2.... Taka rolled backwards, dropping Tiger Mask on his face, locking in a quick Boston Crab. Tiger was able to shoot him off the ropes, pushing off his hands, lifting his feet into the air and catching Taka in a headscissor, sending him flying out of the ring!
Taka hit the mats in frustration, Tiger Mask was just a little faster than he was, as Tiger came flying through the ropes, nailing a suicide dive, knocking Taka back into the guard rail, hammering away some more before sending him back into the ring. Tiger climbed up to the top rope, waiting for Taka to rise, leaping with a dropkick, right into the chest, taking Taka down, but Taka rolled on his stomach, preventing the pin. Tiger picked Taka up, but Taka woke up with a jaw breaker, coming off the ropes with a spinning heel kick, knocking Mask into the ropes, going for a clothesline, but Tiger back dropped him over the top, Taka landing on the apron.
Taka caught him with a shoulder block, then leapt over him, coming back into the ring, flying off the ropes with a cross body, sending both men up and over, to the floor! Taka was able to land on his feet, grabbing Tiger Mask and driving his face into the apron, then going to send him into the stairs, but Tiger Mask reversed him, Taka climbing up the stairs and running across the apron, leaping with a double ax, but Tiger caught him with a roundhouse kick to the midsection, catching Taka out of the air, as Tiger rolled him back in.
Tiger went to the top rope again, leaping off, but Taka caught him in the face with a dropkick, quickly covering. 1.... 2.... no, Tiger Mask kicked out of it, rising up in the corner. Taka came in with a clothesline, then started kicking at the midsection with stiff, stiff roundhouses in the corner. He brought Tiger out to the far corner, but Tiger caught a headscissor on Taka as he charged in, but Taka caught him and turned him out of the corner, dropping Tiger Mask face first onto the mat, breaking the flying headscissor. Tiger rose up slowly, holding himself as Taka slammed him down with a body slam, rising up to the top rope. He waited for his opponent to rise, leaping with a flying body press, crashing down upon Tiger! 1.... 2.... no, Tiger Mask still kicked out of it, both men getting to their feet.
Taka slammed him down again, going back up to the top rope, but then came down, electing not to leap again. He sent Tiger off the ropes, but was reversed, Tiger Mask catching him with a hard palm strike right into the face! Taka tried to get back up, but was dazed, as Tiger pushed him into the corner, striking with palm strikes all over the body, then rising up to the head, pulling him out of the corner, hitting Taka with a piledriver! Taka's head was spiked down, Tiger covering. 1.... 2.... no, Taka kicked out, as Tiger got back up, picking Taka up, going for a German suplex, but Taka landed right upon his feet, quickly leaping on Tiger's shoulders, hitting a victory roll! 1.... 2.... no, Tiger Mask kicked out of it, Taka charging in, getting hip tossed, but Taka landed on his feet and hooked Tiger, hip tossing him right over the top rope to the floor! Tiger was able to land on his feet, turning around to see Taka flying out with a spaceman plancha, taking him down!
Taka quickly got back to his feet, sending Tiger back into the ring, climbing the top rope, waiting for Tiger to rise, leaping off, but Tiger caught him with a superkick into the stomach, quickly getting behind Taka. He hooked the arms, delivering a Tiger Suplex! 1.... 2.... no, Taka barely kicked out of it! Tiger couldn't believe it, but he got back up to his feet, Taka was dazed, the back of his head being spiked into the mat. He was trying to get back up, Tiger picking him up, sending him to the corner, lifting him up on top. Tiger got up there with him, standing up and leaping with a super hurricanrana, but Taka caught him, lifting him up, and delivering a super Liger Bomb off the top rope! He couldn't hook the shoulders, but Taka rolled back into the corner, pulling himself up, running at Tiger for the Super K, but Tiger shot forward, whipping Taka into the far corner, but Taka reversed it, sending Tiger into the corner, but Tiger leapt up to the top rope, leaping with a moonsault, but Taka rolled under it, Tiger landing on his feet!
Tiger ran forward, Taka shooting with the Flash Kick, but Tiger caught his foot, spinning him around, hitting a crossface chickenwing, into the Millennium Suplex! Taka rolled up to his feet in a complete haze, falling right into Tiger's hands, who loaded him up with a double underhook sitout powerbomb, hooking the shoulders! 1.... 2.... no! Taka still kicked out of it somehow! Taka was somehow able to keep kicking out of these awesome, awesome moves from Tiger Mask, but Tiger roared out to the crowd, calling for the end. Tiger hooked him up, hooking the arms for the Tiger Driver, lifting him up, but Taka went up and over, quickly lifting him and drilling him down with the Michinoku Driver, hooking him up! 1.... 2.... NO!
Tiger Mask IV kicked out of the Michinoku Driver! Taka was stunned almost silent, as Tiger Mask was able to kick out of it, but Taka got back up, lifting Tiger Mask up, but he was rolled up in a quick small package! 1.... 2.... no! Taka was able to kick out of it quickly, Tiger nailing a dropkick, but Taka caught his feet, slingshotting him into the corner, but Tiger was able to leap all the way up to the top rope, but Taka quickly turned around and dropkicked the legs out from Tiger, causing him to crotch the top rope backwards. Taka rose up to the top with him, lifting him up, driving him down with a Super Michinoku Driver! He hooked Tiger's legs! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner and still NWA Cruiserweight Champion, Taka Michinoku!"
Unbelievable, Taka Michinoku was still able to retain the championship against Tiger Mask IV, in a hard fought matchup. Taka rose up in the center of the ring, exhausted, but still victorious as he was handed the title, Taka falling back onto the canvas, rolling out of the ring, walking gingerly up the ramp as Tiger Mask was helped to the back, dazed and stunned from the Super Michinoku Driver. Taka rose the title over his head one last time before heading back through the curtain, victorious once again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, coming up next is the NWA Angel's Championship match as the winner of the Angel's Battle Royal, Winter, challenges the Anti-Angel, Serena, for the gold."
"I'll tell ya this, Gorilla, I don't expect much of a match out of these two, this is gonna be a fight. Serena took Winter out several months ago, and when she returned at Halloween Havoc, she returned with an agenda, and with a mission. Winter is so close right now, but as Serena as said in the past, she has yet to win at Starrcade, and tonight, Serena is going to prove to the world why she is a champion."
"A lot of scores to settle in this one for sure, as you said, Winter has been on a mission since returning three months ago, and it's all come down to this. Let's take it up to our ring announcer, Justin Roberts!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the NWA Angel's Championship!"
(Play out)
Winter and Serena were finally going to meet, one on one, for the Angel's Championship. Serena had been on a path of utter destruction, as she walked right up to Winter and rose the title over her head, rubbing it in the face just a little more, but Winter fired with a right hand right to Serena's face, the bell ringing! Serena was backed into the corner, Winter just firing right hand after right hand into the face, grabbing Serena by the head and launching her out of the corner.
Serena got back to her feet, Winter clotheslining her down, as Serena rolled to the outside, Winter rolling right out after her, not letting her get away, tossing Serena back inside, rolling inside the ring herself, as Serena tried to beg off, but Winter had none of it, pulling her out of the corner and dropping her with a body slam. She pulled Serena up, who fired a thumb into the eye, blasting Winter's head into the turnbuckle. She grabbed Winter by the hair and tossed her out of the corner hard, grabbing her up by the hair and taking her down with a headlock takedown, the referee getting right in there. Serena turned the pressure up on the headlock, slipping her arm down for a choke, choking Winter right with the headlock! She quickly moved her arm back up before the referee detected it, maintaining the headlock.
She slipped her arm down again, choking Winter again, but again slipped it back up before the referee saw it. She broke the hold, grabbing Winter by the hair and choking her on the middle rope, before the referee finally was able to get her to break off. Winter held her throat, gasping for air, as Serena pounded down on her, driving her down with a DDT, covering quickly. 1.... 2.... no, Winter kicked out, as Serena picked her back up and drilled her down with a backbreaker. She grabbed Winter by the hair again and started blasting her face into the canvas time and time again, turning her around and slamming the back of her head into the mat now, just beating the hell out of her. Serena got back to her feet and extended her arms, relishing in the hatred of the crowd, as she picked Winter back up, who woke up with shots to the midsection, lifting Serena up for a back body drop, just sending her flying.
Serena got back up to her feet, getting taken down with one clothesline, two clotheslines, three clotheslines, getting back up to her feet in the corner, Winter closing the distance, sending her off to the far corner hard. Serena came out of the corner as Winter hit a dropkick, sending the back of Serena's head into the turnbuckle as she hit a seated position. Winter kicked at Serena, knocking her down, then drove her foot right into Serena's face, just crushing it beneath her boot, as Serena was able to roll outside again, holding her face in pain. Winter reached over to grab her, but Serena grabbed her leg and pulled her outside, driving a thrust right to the throat area, before lifting Winter and driving her throat first into the guard rail, before sending her back inside the ring.
Winter was coughing, gasping for air, as Serena just dropped to her knees and hit a blatant chokehold, the referee screaming at her to break it. Serena broke it at three, then went right back to it, just trying to choke Winter out, but the ref pulled her off, Winter crawling to the corner, pulling herself up. Serena charged in with a running elbow smash right into the face, taking Winter out with a snap mare by the hair, kicking her right in the back, as Winter screamed out, but her face twisted into anger. Serena kicked her again, but Winter was almost feeling nothing, as she rose up, turning around to stare at Serena, running her hands through her hair, uncovering eyes seething with rage, as Serena started to back off.
Serena fired a right hand into Winter's face, but Winter just took it and grabbed Serena by the throat, launching her straight over the top, Serena landing on the apron, losing her balance, but remained on the apron. Winter grabbed her up and lifted her for a suplex, dropping her stomach first on the top rope, hanging her out to dry. She wasn't done as she grabbed Serena's head and hit a hangman's DDT, almost breaking Serena's neck, covering! 1.... 2.... no, Serena kicked out of it, she was able to get her hands free to block the impact, Serena getting right back up, headbutting Winter, stunning her.
Serena fired Winter into the turnbuckle, then dropkicked her, taking her down, as the referee checked on her, the back of her head hit the rope and snapped her neck back. On the other side, Serena was undoing one of the turnbuckle covers, as the ref turned around, catching her, Serena quicky throwing the pad away. The referee ran to the outside to grab the pad and put it back on, as Serena quickly grabbed hold of a steel chair, sliding into the ring, swinging for Winter's head, but Winter grabbed the chair and blasted Serena right in the skull! She tossed the chair away, the referee NOW turning around as Winter kicked Serena in the gut, hooking her arms in a double hammerlock, then drilling her with the Absolute Zero DDT! Winter turned her around, covering! 1.... 2....3!
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner and the new NWA Angel's Champion, Winter!"
Winter did it again! No woman in history has won the NWA Angel's Championship twice, and Winter had done it for the THIRD time! Serena's head was busted wide open from the chairshot, as she was completely knocked out from the Absolute Zero, as Winter was handed the championship for the third time, for the first time ever at Starrcade! Winter ascended the ropes, holding the title over her head, as Serena rolled out of the ring, gingerly walking to the back as Winter just gazed at the title that she held two other times before.
Victory just seemed sweetest this time for some reason, as the fans relished in the victory just as much as Winter had, as she left the ring, slowly walking back, enjoying the victory and the fanfare, as Winter strapped the title around her waist, walking to the back as the NWA Angel's Champion for the unprecendented third time. No one else had even won it twice, and Winter was already on her third run.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is the first of our four main events, and it is the NWA United States Championship Scramble match! Here are the rules: All six participants will enter the ring and the match will begin. The match WILL last for 30 minutes, and there can be as many pinfalls or submissions within the 30 minutes. When a pinfall or submission occurs, that man will be the interim United States Champion. Whoever is the United States Champion at the end of the 30 minutes will be the winner, and will be the undisputed NWA United States Champion!"
(Play out)
Masahiro Chono made the biggest statement out of all six men, wearing all white for the first time ever, as the bell rang, and all six men started brawling it out. It was Uncensored all over again, as Gotoh, Tanahashi, and Kojima were all sent out of the ring. Out of nowhere, Keiji and Chono clotheslined Misawa straight out of the ring, and Keiji grabbed Chono from behind, rolling him up in a school boy! 1.... 2.... NO! Chono kicked out, and he looked pissed off at Keiji!
"Oh, what are we gonna see here, Jesse?"
"Everyone wants to be United States Champion, Monsoon! EVERYONE wants that belt, there are no alliances here!"
Gotoh and Kojima slid back into the ring, taking Chono and Keiji down, Gotoh hammering down on Chono, just beating him down into the mat, as on the outside, Misawa just got back to his feet, clotheslining Tanahashi down. Kojima chopped Keiji in the corner, taking him out with a hip toss, as Chono got back to his feet, getting taken down with a quick suplex. 1.... 2.... no, he kicked out quickly as Gotoh picked him back up and drilled him with a clothesline, taking Chono out of the ring, as Misawa re-entered the ring, taking Gotoh down with a shoulder block. Kojima charged at Misawa, sending a right hand, but it was blocked, as Misawa lifted him up and dropped him with an inverted atomic drop, then a high angle body slam, dropping an elbow onto Kojima's face. Keiji got back up, hammering down on Misawa, sending him off the ropes, catching him with a high dropkick right into the face.
Tanahashi slid back into the ring, catching Keiji with a bulldog from behind, rolling him over and covering. 1.... 2.... no, Keiji slid out of it, getting right back to his feet, as Tanahashi was taken down with a shoulder block from Chono, who got back into the ring, taking Tanahashi down, hammering him with shoulder blocks in the corner. He clotheslined him straight over the top rope, to the floor, Kojima coming from behind, dropkicking Chono in the back of the head. Kojima and Keiji then formed an uneasy alliance, taking Chono and sending him into the far corner, double clotheslining him down, but Keiji quickly chopped at Kojima right after! Kojima felt that one as he fired back with a headbutt, as Gotoh got back up in the center of the ring, assisting Kojima with Keiji, hitting a double suplex on Mutoh, taking him down, Tanahashi keeping Misawa and Chono out of the ring, as Gotoh and Kojima took Keiji down and out of the ring with a double clothesline. Tanahashi directed traffic, telling Kojima to go get someone on the outside, as Gotoh and Tanahashi held the ring. Gotoh turned around right into a brainbuster from Tanahashi! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Hiroshi Tanahashi is the current United States Champion!"
Whoa, whoa, what the hell was this? Tanahashi just drove his own ally into the canvas, as Kojima slid back into the ring, enraged, but Tanahashi just blasted him in the face with right hands, Chono and Misawa sliding into the ring, as Chono was enraged. His US Title was stolen from him, but there was still plenty of time left to get it back, as he met Misawa in the middle of the ring, just battering it out with him, as Tanahashi grabbed Kojima in the corner, taking him out with a hip toss. Keiji entered the ring as all six men were now back in the ring, Keiji meeting Tanahashi with a headlock, that Tanahashi reversed out of into a back suplex, dropping Keiji down on the canvas. Chono took Misawa down with a clothesline, then bumped into Tanahashi, who leveled him with a high knee to the face, but couldn't knock Chono down.
Chono came off the ropes with a lariat, but Tanahashi hooked the arms and quickly hit a release Tiger Suplex, dropping Chono on the back of his head. Gotoh was back on his feet, dazed, as he grabbed Tanahashi from behind and lifted him up for a suplex, but Tanahashi landed on his feet, nailing a release german suplex on him! Tanahashi was taking on the world, as Keiji got back to his feet, being taken down with a dropkick. Kojima got back up again, being sent out of the ring with a clothesline over the top, as Misawa came from behind Tanahashi and lifted him up, dropping him with an elevated German suplex with a bridge! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out of it, rolling to his feet, as Misawa dropkicked him straight into the corner.
Misawa came charging in, but got taken down by a flying leg lariat from Mutoh, who ran at Tanahashi with a corner dropkick right into the mouth, taking him down. Chono ran at Keiji and almost decapitated him with a damning clothesline, Chono picking him up and dropping him with a piledriver. Gotoh slowly got back up, taking a big boot from Chono, knocking him into the ropes, as Gotoh came back, into a yuranagi side slam from Chono. Kojima came from behind, locking Chono in a sleeper hold, slowing him down quite a bit as Tanahashi, the current champion, got back onto the apron, climbing up to the top rope, blasting Chono in the back of the head with a double ax, Chono dropping to a knee, as Kojima locked the sleeper in tight.
Gotoh got back to his feet, picking his spots as he went for Misawa, locking him in a hammerlock, then grabbed his other arm and locked him in a double hammerlock as Tanahashi just took open shots on Misawa's chest, coming off the ropes with a clothesline, but Misawa ducked it, Tanahashi clotheslining Gotoh down. Misawa hit a reverse suplex on Tanahashi, going to the top rope, but Mutoh quickly shook the top rope, Misawa crotching the rope. Kojima still had the sleeper locked in on the other side, but Chono was fighting out of it, backing him into the corner. From out of nowhere, Keiji came flying from the other side with a cartwheel back elbow, Chono quickly moving out of the way, Keiji nailing Kojima with it, as Chono went to Misawa, and climbed the top rope.
Keiji bulldogged Kojima down, going for the cover. 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi broke the pinfall up, he didn't wanna lose the belt so soon after getting a hold of it, as on the other side, Chono drilled Misawa down with a superplex! The ring shook with the impact, but Tanahashi quickly picked the bones, dropping a leg right onto Chono's face, making sure he couldn't capitalize on it. Keiji got back to his feet, spinning Tanahashi around, but Tanahashi quickly hit him with a knee to the midsection, then a gutwrench suplex, taking him down. Gotoh came right from behind Tanahashi and nailed a full nelson slam, bringing him straight down to the canvas, as Kojima turned Gotoh around and hit a Koji Cutter!
The fans exploded for that, as Kojima ran to the top rope, leaping for the moonsault, but Misawa was up, catching Kojima in mid air and driving him down with an Emerald Flowsion! He hooked the legs! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Mitsuharu Misawa is the current United States Champion!"
Misawa got up and celebrated, turning around right into a Yakuza kick! Chono covered! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Masahiro Chono is the current United States Champion!"
Wow! 25:00 to go, and Chono had regained possession of the US Championship, but he still had a long way to go, Keiji turning Chono around and nailing him with a DDT. Kojima and Misawa were knocked completely out cold, as Tanahashi slowly got back to his feet, turning Keiji around, going for a suplex, but Keiji went up and over, rolling him up in a Japanese Rolling Clutch, bridging all the way back over his legs! 1.... 2.... no, Gotoh broke it up with a leg drop across Keiji's throat, covering him. 1.... 2.... no, Chono broke the count up, swinging with a right hand, but Gotoh caught him, going for the GoTo Heaven, but Chono landed on his feet, going for a full nelson slam, but Gotoh stepped on his feet, switching behind, going for a German suplex, but Chono blocked it, Tanahashi running out of nowhere, but both Chono and Gotoh ducked, sending Tanahashi out of the ring with a double back body drop!
Chono fired a low blow into Gotoh, breaking the German suplex attempt, running off the ropes, but was caught in the face with a flying leg lariat from Mutoh! Gotoh was down on one knee, Keiji running for the Shining Wizard, but Gotoh quickly got up and hit a sitout powerbomb, hooking the shoulders! 1.... 2.... no, Keiji kicked out of it, as Kojima slowly slid into the ring, getting back into the corner, pulling himself up. Gotoh turned around, being the dominant player, as he charged at Kojima, but he hit a drop toe hold, smashing Gotoh's face into the top turnbuckle. He turned Gotoh around in the corner and exposed his chest, hitting machine gun chops! He finished with a yell, then one more loud chop, as Gotoh came out of the corner, his chest a bright, bright red as Kojima hit the Rydeen Buster, covering! 1.... 2.... no, Chono broke the count up again!
Kojima was still a bit dazed, as Chono fired him into a rising Misawa, knocking Misawa back down to the floor. Chono went for a German suplex, but Kojima landed on his feet behind Chono. Keiji hit a dropkick into Kojima's back, sending him forward into a lariat from Chono that sent him inside out, flipping him around. Chono kept running, charging at Keiji, who lowbridged him straight out of the ring. Keiji turned around to see Tanahashi, back from wherever he was hiding, coming off the top rope with a dropkick, sending Keiji onto the apron. Misawa came from behind, turning Tanahashi around and kicking him in the gut, driving him down with a powerbomb, holding the shoulders down. 1.... 2.... Keiji flew in over Misawa, hitting a sunset flip, breaking the powerbomb! 1.... 2.... no, Misawa rolled out of it, getting to his feet and blasting Keiji in the face with a superkick!
Keiji was knocked cold as Tanahashi got back up, Misawa lifting him up with a stalling vertical suplex, holding him in midair, as Chono leapt up to the top rope, nailing Misawa with a shoulder block that sent Misawa falling back with the suplex, taking down two people at once! Chono got back to his feet, but was quickly intercepted by Gotoh, who nailed him with a shoulder block, taking him into the corner, as Gotoh mounted the second rope, punching at Chono's head repeatedly. He stood and posed for a second, as from nowhere, Kojima leapt up to the top rope and delivered a reverse DDT from the top rope, taking Gotoh down, covering! 1.... 2.... no, Chono dove forward and broke the count up! 20:00 to go!
Chono got back to his feet, charging at Koji, who ducked a clothesline, hitting a second Koji Cutter, this time on Chono! He quickly scrambled over! 1.... 2.... no, Chono got a foot on the rope, otherwise that would've been it. Kojima got back to his feet, climbing up to the top rope, waiting for someone to rise... the first one to his feet would be Gotoh, as he leapt off with a cross body, but Gotoh ducked it, Kojima able to roll with the momentum and spring up to his feet. He ran at Gotoh who lifted him onto his shoulders, flipping him over and delivered a neckbreaker across his knee!
Kojima now knew what it was like to be on the receiving end of that, as Tanahashi flew from nowhere with the Sling Blade, but Gotoh caught him and lifted him up, driving him down with the Shouten! He covered quickly! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Hirooki Gotoh is your current United States Champion!"
Gotoh was now the alpha male in the match with 18 and change to go, as Misawa rose up and delivered a back suplex to Gotoh, taking him down. Keiji got to his feet in the corner, slowly coming out as Misawa caught him, delivering a belly to belly suplex. Chono was up next, Misawa taking him down with a gutwrench suplex. Up next was Kojima, holding his neck, as Misawa deliberately delivered a neckbreaker, keeping him down. Keiji got back up to his feet again somehow, as Tanahashi was still down from the Shouten. Misawa kicked Keiji low in the gut, going for a powerbomb of some sort, when Chono flew from nowhere with a spinning heel kick, taking Misawa out, inadvertantly saving Keiji.
Keiji fell to a knee, as Chono backed up... was he gonna go for the Shining Wizard himself? He ran forward, into Keiji who sprang up with a rolling neckbreaker from the ground! Chono sprang back up quickly from the impact, falling into the corner as Keiji hit another cartwheel back elbow, then grabbed Chono for the bulldog. He came out with the bulldog, AND clotheslined Gotoh down as well! Tanahashi was just getting up to his feet as Keiji quickly hit a snap suplex, nipping up to his feet and hitting the Flashing Elbow, covering. 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out of it, as Kojima was getting up to his feet, Keiji flying at him, but Koji was able to catch him in midair and hit a front powerslam, covering. 1.... 2.... no, Keiji kicked out, Gotoh getting back to his feet, but was pulled outside by Misawa!
Misawa grabbed Gotoh by the hair and blasted him head first into the ring post, taking him down, as Kojima flew right over the top with a plancha, crashing right down onto Misawa. Chono got back to his feet and ran off the far side, leaping with a suicide dive, crashing into all three men, as that left Tanahashi and Keiji in the ring. The two men squared off, trading rights and lefts, as Tanahashi nailed a dropkick right into Mutoh, sending him into the ropes. Tanahashi charged forward, but Keiji back body dropped him over the top, right onto the other four men on the outside!
Keiji was left alone in the ring as he looked around to the crowd, everyone willing him to do it. He ran off the far side, then did a cartwheel in the center of the ring, leaping straight over the rope, not touching it at all, with a cartwheel somersault plancha, taking all five guys down! Keiji got back up, spitting the green mist into the sky, as the clock ticked down to 15:00! We were half way home! Keiji grabbed the first victim, being Tanahashi, sending him back into the ring. Keiji walked up the steps, rising to the top rope, going for a dropkick, but Tanahashi caught him in midair, drilling him with a powerbomb! He covered, hooking the leg! 1.... 2.... no, Gotoh broke the count up, saving the title!
Gotoh picked Tanahashi up and whipped him into the ropes, but Tanahashi reversed him into the Lightning Speed Cradle! 1.... 2.... NO! Wow, that was close, as Tanahashi and Gotoh got back up, they were taken down by a flying cross body off the top from Kojima! Kojima was back in this thing as he was taken down by Chono with a full nelson slam, being drilled into the canvas. Misawa was the last one in the ring, as Chono turned around, being set up for the Emerald Flowsion, but Chono was able to turn it into a tornado DDT, spiking Misawa's head into the mat!
Chono got back up, seeing Tanahashi run at him with a frankensteiner, spiking his head into the canvas hard, holding the shoulders down! 1.... 2.... Tanahashi got up to protect himself, as he saw Gotoh charging at him and AGAIN hit him with the Lightning Speed Cradle! 1.... 2.... NO! Gotoh kicked out of it again, swinging with a right hand, but Tanahashi ducked it, getting behind Gotoh's arms. He crossed his arms across his chest, locking in a straitjacket hold, then delivered an X-Plex with a bridge! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Hiroshi Tanahashi is the current United States Champion!"
Unbelievable move by Tanahashi as he once again gained possession of the United States Championship at the 13:00 mark! Tanahashi got up slowly, as he was nailed from behind with a Dragon Suplex from Chono! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out of it, rolling up to his feet, going for a frankensteiner, but Chono held onto him, driving him down with a powerbomb, holding the leg, then locked in the STF! We hadn't seen this from Chono since last Starrcade, as he reeled back hard, turning it into an STF Sleeper! Oh man, Chono wasn't playing around as he was wrenching Tanahashi back, trying to rip his head right off his shoulders. Tanahashi wasn't giving in, as Chono turned the dial from 11 to 12, turning around onto his back, turning it into an STS Sleeper!
Oh my God, Tanahashi was going to be ripped apart, as Chono was NOT gonna let go, he was gonna hold onto this for the next 12 minutes if he had to! Tanahashi's hand was about to drop, until Kojima delivered a low dropkick to Chono's face, breaking the hold. Kojima was up and moving about until he caught a dropkick in the back from Misawa, being sent out of the ring, Keiji rolling Misawa up from behind! 1.... 2.... no, Misawa shot him off, right into the GoTo Heaven from a rising Gotoh! Out of nowhere, Gotoh hooked the leg! 1.... 2.... no, Keiji got his free leg on the rope, as Gotoh pulled him back to the center of the ring, but Misawa was waiting for him, turning him around and hit a t-bone powerbomb!
Holy shit, you talk about impact, Misawa himself fell down from that one, as he scrambled over to Gotoh, hooking the leg for the pin! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi broke it up, saving his title again, as he picked Misawa up, but Keiji was also right there, helping Tanahashi as they launched Misawa into the ropes, hitting stereo dropkicks, knocking Misawa to the corner. Misawa came out of the turnbuckle into stereo superkicks right in the face, knocking him to Starrcade V! Mutoh quickly rolled Tanahashi up from behind! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out, launching Mutoh right at Chono, who nailed him with a black hole slam, covering! 1.... 2.... no, Keiji kicked out, Chono getting back to his feet, taking a superkick from Tanahashi, being taken down!
Tanahashi turned around to see Kojima springboarding off the top rope with a DDT, planting Tanahashi down, covering. 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out, as Kojima looked to the skies, going to fly, as he rose to the top, but Gotoh was right underneath him grabbing him up in an electric chair, sending him down to the canvas with an electric chair suplex! All six men were down, the clock ticking to 10:00! We were now in the single digit territory as it was coming down to the wire, and Tanahashi was still the US Champion.
Gotoh was the first one to his feet as he rose up in the corner, Tanahashi slowly rising to his feet, getting a burst of speed, charging at Gotoh, who flapjacked him into the corner! Tanahashi hit the canvas, being knocked out, as Gotoh covered. 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi was way too close to the ropes, as his foot draped across it, but Gotoh was quickly picked up by Chono, who delivered a straight right hand to the face, sending him off the ropes and catching him with a back elbow right to the face, then Chono dropped another elbow down onto him. Chono was turned around by Kojima, going for another Koji Cutter, but Chono held onto him and hit a Dragon Sleeper! He then lifted Kojima up and dropped him down with a reverse suplex!
Keiji got back to his feet, locking up with Chono, hitting an arm wringer, going for a side kick, but Chono caught his foot, Keiji nailing him with an enziguiri out of nowhere! Chono hit his knees as Mutoh backed up, going for the Shining Wizard again, but Chono ducked it, Mutoh flying over him, right into the grip of Misawa, who caught him in midair and hit a fallaway slam OVER the top rope, Mutoh hitting the floor hard! Chono grabbed Misawa from behind, going for a neckbreaker, but Misawa held onto the ropes as Chono dropped, the back of Chono's head hitting the canvas hard.
Misawa picked Chono up, going for the Emerald Flowsion, nailing it, as Misawa hooked the leg! 1.... 2.... no, Keiji pulled Misawa out of the ring, breaking the count, sliding back inside, covering Chono himself! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi broke the count up, saving his title again! He picked Keiji up and sent him off the ropes, lowering his head, as Keiji hit a small package! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out! He was matching Keiji move for move in this frantic matchup as they both went for roundhouse kicks and kicked each other's feet! Mutoh went for a sweep that Tanahashi jumped over, Tanahashi going for a superkick that was caught, Keiji spinning him around and missing a clothesline as Tanahashi delivered a spinning heel kick, but Keiji was able to slingshot him straight into Kojima who caught him with a flying leg lariat!
Kojima was back in this damn thing somehow, as Keiji ran forward, getting taken down with a clothesline. Chono was still out of it after the Emerald Flowsion, Gotoh getting back to his feet and getting hit with a back body drop, as Misawa entered the ring, hitting a shoulder block on Kojima, but neither man dropped, as the two men just started trading chops! The flash photos were everywhere as the two gladiators just traded chop after chop in the center of the ring for what seemed like an eternity, neither man backing down, as the fans starting just cheering wildly!
The clock ticked from 6:00 to 5:00, the entire chop war lasting over a full minute, as FINALLY, Misawa was able to get the upper hand, chopping Kojima into the corner! He lifted Kojima onto the top rope, going upstairs to meet him, when Gotoh ran to the corner, climbing up on the second rope to help fend off Misawa. Misawa and Kojima were now sitting on the top rope, trying to fend off Gotoh, who called for Tanahashi to come and help him. Oh my god, Kojima and Misawa were about to be superplexed from the same corner by Gotoh AND Tanahashi, this wasn't looking good! They were about to lift off, when Chono and Mutoh came from the other side, blasting Gotoh and Tanahashi... and getting underneath them!
"Jesus Christ Almighty Monsoon, get your camera out, I GUARANTEE you will NEVER see anything like this again!"
"Jesse, the ring may not hold up against this, I hope we're not gonna see what I think we're gonna see!"
Jesse and Gorilla, and EVERYONE in Madison Square Garden got on their feet, cameras at the ready, as Chono and Mutoh powerbombed Tanahashi and Gotoh, causing Tanahashi and Gotoh to superplex Kojima and Misawa in the SAME EXACT MOVE!
"There is NO ROOF on Madison Square Garden any more, Monsoon! That was absolutely stunning!"
"This place has gone bananas, Ventura, you can't hear ANYTHING past the roar of this crowd!"
4:00 left to go in the match, and all six men were down after that amazing move that was shown over and over and over again on the replays. Reverse angle, slow motion, sky cam, fan cam, even the boom camera at the VERY back of the arena was showing the replays as the clock ticked down for a solid minute before anyone moved. 3:00 left in the matchup, and slowly, everyone was starting to get to their feet... as they all stood up, looking at the clock! 2:30!
Held In Madison Square Garden
Theme : Make Us Insane (Powerman 5000)
TagLine : Pride, Passion, Dreams and Desire.
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"The celebration continues as we are live from New York City, welcome to the Pinnacle, Welcome to the Passion, Welcome to the Night of Epics, Welcome to Starrcade IV. Hello everyone I'm Gorilla Monsoon, along with me tonight as always, Jesse Ventura."
"If you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere. This is unproven ground here for the NWA, we're making a big splash and taking over with the Great Eight Tonight."
"Indeed the Great Eight, 5 Title Defenses, 2 Grudge Matches, A Dream Match for the ages, Jess, this is by far the best card we have ever put together."
"I stand behind what I said, tonight is going to be the night to prove yourself to the world, the Four Main Events alone sell the show, I already have my beer ready for this one."
"We've stalled long enough, right now lets take you down to ringside for our opening contest."
"Ladies and Gentlemen Welcome to Starrcade IV, this opening contest scheduled for one fall will have a fifteen minute time limit. Introducing first, from Austin Texas, weighing in at 243 lbs, Dustin Rhodes. And his opponent, from Marietta Georgia, weighing in at 215 lbs, Cody Rhodes."
The bell sounded as the two brothers stood in the ring, Dustin looked ready for a right more than a wrestling match as Cody charged in, locking up as Dustin pushed him back. They locked up again as Dustin broke out of it and locked him in a side headlock, tossing him to the ropes and dropped him with a shoulder block.
Cody rose up and locked up again, Dustin literally pulling him by the arms and flung him through the ropes to the floor. Dustin just stood there, pulling the rope down and called him back into the ring as Cody slid in, starting to mix it up with punches, Dustin winning with an uppercut then an atomic drop, dropping Cody with a go behind clothesline.
He would stomp on him and dropped a few elbows, pulling him up from the apron and ran hard to slam him into the post, Cody blocking and bashed Dustin into the buckle, climbing the top rope and dropped Dustin with a dropkick. He caught him with a sideheadlock but Dustin pushed him off, missing the clothesline as Cody swung around and blasted him with a DDT, kicking him to the outside and came off the rope, catching him with a baseball slide.
Cody would slug over his head, ramming him into the apron then the barricade then tossed him into the ring, coming in as Dustin caught him with a cheap shot to the ribs. He would smash him with a kneelift then a backsuplex, moving to the top rope and blasted him with a shoulder block, mounting him and started to punch at his head.
Cody had to forcefully push him off, rising up and ducked the clothesline catching him with a neckbreaker, quickly rising up and clotheslined him over the ropes to the apron. Cody then went to suplex him inside but Dustin countered with a knee to the ribs, picking him up for a suplex but then dropped him rib first over the ropes forcing Cody to stumble to the floor.
Dustin the pulled the protective padding off the floor and pulled Cody up, looking for a piledriver but Cody blocked with a backbody drop. He smacked hard onto the concrete as Cody tossed him back inside then dropped him with a bulldog, locking in a headlock.
Cody held it tightly as Dustin rose slowly and pushed him to the corner, Cody running up the buckle and flipped behind Dustin, catching him with an uppercut then a dropkick to the buckle. Cody would hit over his head, climbing the middle rope and bashed him ten times, tossing him to the other buckle and charged in, taking a boot to the face. Dustin charged in as Cody caught him with a hiptoss then a dropkick but Dustin caught the legs, quickly locking in a boston crab.
Cody slammed the mat in anger, slowly moving towards the ropes until Dustin pulled him away and slammed both knees into the mat. He rolled away but Dustin grabbing the legs, stomping hard to the ribs before Cody pushed him away.
He staggered up holding his knees as Dustin would clip at the knee, quickly locking in a figure four. He would yell at him to tap and give up as Cody shook his head no, the pain in his knees turning up the pressure as Dustin would let go, sliding to the floor and pulled Cody's legs to the post, looking to smash the knees into them but Cody pulled back, Dustin smashing right into the post.
Cody quickly moved to the top rope and came down with a double ax over the skull, tossing him to the stairs but Dustin irish whipped him as Cody flew over with a crash. Dustin moved over and slammed him into the announce table, getting a hold of a monitor and looked to bash it over the back of his head but missed, Cody grabbing the other one and blasted Dustin over the skull with it.
The ref let that one go as Cody tossed him into the ring, kicking him in the ribs and beat over his back, Dustin retreating to the corner as Cody hit to his head, Dustin blocking as the ref seperated them. Cody moved him aside but Dustin blasted him with a back elbow then clocked him in the head with a running double ax, coming down with an elbow and missed.
Cody caught him with an armdrag then a drop toe hold, catching him with a cross body, rolling to his feet and would jab at him, coming in with a haymaker as Dustin would block, catching him with pepper jabs then a bionic elbow followed up with a side back suplex. He dragged him up as Cody fought back with hard shots to the ribs, coming off the rope with a flying elbow over the skull.
Cody went for the leg but Dustin kicked him off, catching him on the rebound with a powerslam, moving to the top rope and waited, coming down with a double ax that brought Cody to his knees as Dustin blasted him with a running boot to the face. Dustin pulled him up and dropped him with a short arm clothesline, shaking his head no as he caught him with another short arm clothesline, stiffer than the last one as he pulled him up for a third one, missing as Cody quickly climbed up for a victory roll but he was tossed off, Cody somehow catching him on the way down with a cutter.
Dustin retreated to the outside as Cody would rise up, using the ropes as leverage and leapt over with a cross body but Dustin caught him and bodyslammed him on the exposed concrete. He shook his head and tossed him into the ring, kicking hard to his ribs and back forcing him to the corner and placed him on top, coming off with a superplex.
Cody arched his back in agony as Dustin was ready to put him away, grabbing him and came down with a Flatliner DDT but lost his grip, smacking the canvas as Cody quickly hit the jackknife pin for two. He rose fast and ducked a clothesline advance, catching Dustin from behind for CrossRhodes but it was blocked getting blasted in the ribs. Dustin took to the ropes as Cody would leapfrog, sharply turning around and caught him with a hiptoss, charging in but was backbody dropped over.
Cody hit the apron and was pushed off right into the barricade. He dragged himself up as Dustin hit him with knees to the ribs before tossing him inside, grabbing him from behind and went for CrossRhodes himself but Cody caught him with a kick to the head, stunning him as he caught him with an ensiguri, moving to the rope and leapt with a moonsault but missed, Dustin taking his head off with a clothesline lariat, knowing he had it now as he pulled him up for a piledriver.
Cody would backdrop him over, needing a second but Dustin was faster on the draw, catching him with a stiff punch to the head and tossed him to the ropes but Cody countered with the Disaster Kick. Dustin dropped to a knee as Cody went for it again but he was caught in a Fireman's Carry, Dustin then spinning him in the air and dropped him with an F5 Cutter that he called The Lonestar, covering, for the victory.
"Here is your winner by pinfall, Dustin, Rhodes."
Wow, talk about letting the air out of the crowd on that one as Dustin defeated his brother, not even raising his hand or celebrating, just looking down at him like it was supposed to happen this way as he rolled out of the ring heading up the ramp, Cody holding his neck as he looked on in distain, mouthing that this wasn't over as we prepared for the next contest.
"Ladies and Gentlemen the following contest scheduled for one all will be for the NWA Tag Team Championships. Introducting first, at the total combined weight of 455 lbs, Tyson Kidd, David Hart Smith, the Hart Dynasty. And their opponents, from Cameron NC, at the total combined weight of 461 lbs, Matt, Jeff, the Hardy Boys."
Both teams entered the ring, the Hardy's wearing dark face paint that looked almost as if they were devils while Dynasty wore the classic pink and black, Kidd and Jeff started the bout off moving around the ring.
They would lock up with Jeff scoring an armdrag locking the arm, Kidd having to fight back to his feet as Jeff tossed him off, catching him with a shoulder block then a bodyslam. Kidd rose in surprise as they locked up, Jeff striking to his ribs then his back, alternating strikes as he tossed him to the corner, chopping to his chest and tagged in Matt as both of them would chop at him.
They both rammed him into the buckle a few times, finishing him off with a double team suplex, Matt latching on a trapesius lock. Kidd slowly struggled up and fought out with his elbows, hitting the rope but Matt caught him with a press and slammed him down then caught him with a hard clothesline to the outside. Matt would ram him into the barricade then back into the ring, catching him with another clothesline then a bodyslam, dragging him to the corner and tagged in Jeff whom came down with a bodysplash, Matt charging at David to break up the ruined pin but Jeff only caught a two.
He pulled him up and slammed him headfirst into the buckle, setting him on top and set him in the tree of woe position, stomping at his ribs and came down with a dropsault to the face, tagging Matt back inside as they would stop at him and slammed him down, David stomping his feet as Jeff locked in a headlock.
Kidd would struggle to his feet, fighting out once again and took the rope, ducking the clothesline and ducked another, catching Jeff with an inverted wheel kick. He caught him with a bodyslam, another one, then a dropkick as Jeff stumbled to the buckle, Kidd leaping up and tossed him with a monkey flip.
Hardy landed hard as he was dropped with a bulldog, Tyson dropping him with a spinning back suplex then a clothesline to the floor, coming the rope with a rope assisted plancha, crashing down upon him.
Kidd yelled out and tossed him back into the ring but Hardy quickly kicked the middle rope forcing it to crotch Tyson on the way in. He tagged in Matt as they would stomp at him, pulling him up and tossed him to the ropes, Kidd catching them with a double flying clothesline.
He would roll over and tagged in David whom came in like a house of fire, hitting a clothesline, another clothesline, a suplex, a bodyslam, a backbody drop then grabbed Matt, pressing him up and just tossed him out of the ring with ease. He turned and blocked a punch from Jeff, squeezing at his palm then locked him in a bearhug, release belly to belly suplex combination.
David would kick to his ribs in the corner over and over again, pulling him up by the hair and just flung him with brute strength then clotheslined his head off, going for the pin but Matt pulled him out of the ring. They would slug it out as David blocked a punch and headbutted him then shoved him against the steel post, climbing upon the apron as Jeff went to suplex him in, David blocked and would suplex Jeff out of the ring right upon the floor.
Matt was able to break the fall but still what a hell of a move as David tossed him back into the ring, ducking a punch and caught Jeff with an atomic drop, atomic drop back suplex combination. He would wait and caught him with a lariat over the jaw, pulling him up and rose him for a suplex and held him up. A full minute he kept him up and came crashing down, Jeff staggering up as David pulled him up, going for the running powerslam but Jeff slid out pushing him into the buckle then snapped him with a neck breaker.
He moved to the corner and tagged in Matt, both of them pulling him up and dropped him with a doubleteam cutter, going for the pin but David kicked out. Matt locked in a sleeper as David rose to his feet, ramming him into the buckle to break free but Jeff blind tagged and dropkicked the back of him, David dropping to a knee and Matt and Jeff caught him with a double team dropsault across the head, covering only for two.
Jeff pulled him up, moving him to the corner and would stomp at him, slowly moving to the top and would place him up, looking for a superplex but David would block, Matt getting involved with a punch to the ribs and climbed up, both of them looking to drop him but David refused. He would then pick both of them up for a second and dropped them down, coming off the rope with a double shoulder lariart, rolling and tagged in Tyson.
He caught both of them with running neckbreakers, catching Jeff in the ribs then dropkicked him to the floor. He turned sharply and caught Matt with an inverted atomic drop then a T-Bone Suplex, meeting him in the corner and went for the monkey flip but Matt countered by dropping him with a running powerbomb.
Matt would grab his legs, wishboning them then stomped at the ribs, moving to the floor and would lock him in a figure four using the post. Tyson struggled to break free as David came over to stop, around the corner Jeff blasted him with a steel chair. David was out cold as Jeff wrapped the chair around his neck and slammed him into the other post, David dropping down as Matt let go of the figure four, Kidd holding his legs as Matt would jerk and twist at them to apply more pressure.
Matt locked in a side leg lock, twisting at it as Tyson yelled out, refusing to give up as Jeff came off the rope with a legdrop over the throat. He would legally tag in as both of them tossed him to the ropes and slammed him down with a double backbody drop, tossing him to the corner and nailed poetry in motion, Matt dropping him with a Flatliner DDT as Jeff came off the rope with a bodysplash, covering only for two.
On the floor one of the refs was checking on David and was out for the count, the ref putting up the X symbol and that couldn't look good for Dynasty.
Back in the ring Jeff tossed Tyson to the buckle and slammed him down with a bodyslam, climbing up the rope and leapt off with a backsplash, covering again only for two. Another quick tag to Matt as they dragged him up, putting him on Matt's shoulders and just powerbombed him down with a double team effort, Matt dropping the elbows and locked in a side headlock.
Kidd slowly rose up but was tossed to the buckle, bringing the boots up and smashed Matt then dropped him off the rope with a back elbow. He moved to his corner but David wasn't there, Kidd looking down to the floor seeing he was being tended to, giving Matt plenty of time to hit him from behind and drop him with an electric chair, covering for two.
Matt would slam his knees against the canvas, dragging it over the rope and slammed down over it a few times before locking in a boston crab. Tyson would reach for the rope, Matt leaning back to add more pressure, leaping up and smashed his knees into the canvas.
Tyson held at his knee as Matt would jerk at the kneepads pulling them off and started to stomp and tear at them, tagging in Jeff as he would splash down upon them. Tyson would pull away but both of them would drop elbows over his knees, the ref pushing Matt to the corner as Jeff would snap his leg over his head then dropkicked him in the chest, covering for two.
Jeff would grin, pulling him up and moved him to the corner, placing his knees in the ropes and would kick to the back of them, Tyson pushing him off and went for a kick as Jeff caught the foot and dropped him with a mandaratwist. He held his knee while Jeff would kick at it, moving him around and dropped a knee over the leg, locking in a cradle leg vice.
Tyson struggled for a while before locking him in a sleeper, Jeff letting go of the hold as Tyson got to his feet, catching him with a hurricanrana, rising up slow and held his knee, dumping Jeff over the rope to the floor, needing just that moment to rest but Jeff grabbed his legs, tripping him and held him down as Matt leapt off the top rope with a legdrop, rolling back to his corner as Jeff covered for two.
Back on the floor the refs were helping David up whom said he was okay, staggering a bit to his corner holding his head as Tyson was able to kick Jeff off of him, reaching for the tag and swung and missed as Matt jerked David down and rammed him into the barricade.
Tyson was dragged away from the corner, Jeff pulling him up and slammed him down, moving to the top rope and leapt off with a Swanton Bomb and connected, arrogantly pinning him only for two.
He rose up, ripping his shirt off and wrapped it around his throat as the ref yelled at him, breaking at the count at four as he tagged in Matt, both of them dragging him up and tossed him to the ropes, Tyson ducking and caught them with a double clothesline. Tyson shook his head, crawling over to his corner, David on the apron reaching for him, a cut over his head from the barricade but he was willing to get in, reaching for it as Tyson was dragged away.
Both Hardy's dragging him back, Matt locking in a headlock as Jeff went after David whom lowbridged him to the floor, Kidd breaking out of the headlock and caught Matt with a spinkick, leaping for the hot tag and missed as Jeff pulled David to the floor, starting to slug it out with him.
Jeff charged in but David caught him and rammed him back first into the post, moving back to his corner but Tyson was already in a full nelson, Matt dropping him with a release nelson suplex. He would position himself, going for the Side Effect but Kidd blocked and pushed him to the ropes, catching him with a cross body, Jeff rolling into the ring as the ref pushed him back to the corner, Kidd tagging out as the ref quickly moved, pushing David back to his corner.
Oh come on now the ref didn't see it as Kidd was back inside, going after Matt whom caught him with a low blow, tagging in Jeff as he picked him up for a powerbomb springboard neckbreaker combination, covering.....for two as David broke it up. Matt would punch at him as David had enough and tackled him down, brawling with him to the floor.
Jeff dragg Tyson up, yelling at him and went for the Twist of Hate but Kidd blocked, pushing him to the rope and caught him with a drop toe hold. He sprang to life, calling him up and went for a piledriver but Jeff pushed him to the corner, charging in but Kidd leapt over catching him with a sunset flip, Hardy rolling out of it as both men rose, kicking him in the ribs and dropped him with the Twist of Hate, covering...for two as David broke it up.
He dragged Jeff up whom caught him with a headbutt, the ref trying to break it up but Jeff pushed him out of the way to the floor, Matt came in with a steel chair looking to smash David as Jeff held him up, swinging for the fences and missed, Jeff taking it right in the face as Matt was blasted with double dropkicks to the floor.
They were ready and only had one chance, pulling Jeff up and blasted him with the Hart Attack, covering as the ref slid inside.....for two as Matt pulled him to the floor. Dammit they were so close as Matt re entered, both of them going after him but Matt tossed powder in both of their eyes, dropping both of them with Side Effects.
Jeff had recovered as they kicked David to the floor, telling Matt to end this game as they pulled Kidd up and dropped him down with the Double Team Side Effect, covering.......for two as David broke it up.
Matt would stomp at him, tossing him out of the ring but David held onto the rope, both of them pulling Kidd up for a double powerbomb but Kidd started to fight back, hitting a hurricanrana on Jeff then ducked a clothesline from Matt, catching him with a kick then tossed him to the ropes right into David whom pulled him up in a press and tossed him hard into the barricade.
Jeff came off the rope and was nailed with a flapjack, Tyson finally tagging David in but it was academic as he picked Jeff up and slammed him down, Tyson coming off the rope and blasted him with the Hart Attack, David covering as Tyson kicked Matt from the apron...for 3!
"Ladies and Gentlemen, here are you winners and NEW NWA Tag Team Champions, Tyson Kidd, David Smith, The Hart Dynasty."
A Two year struggle but finally they were able to take it home, defeating the Hardy Boys dispite their game and tactics, getting a hold of the big prize as they rose the title belts up. David wiping his head a bit as Tyson ignored the pain in his knees, raising the belt up as they would clash them like champagne glasses, slowly starting to head up the ramp with the gold, Matt and Jeff looking frustrated over the loss, yelling at the ref for screwing them out of it as Dynasty would celebrate on the ramp and moved to the back as we prepared for the next bout.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the NWA Cruiserweight Championship!"
(Play out)
Taka and Tiger Mask started circling each other, locking up quickly, Tiger Mask quickly dropping him with an arm drag. They got back to their feet, Taka getting back up, getting taken down with a second arm drag. They sprang up again, Taka this time electing not to charge in as Mask was poised, ready again, closing the distance quickly, as Taka backed into the corner. Mask swung with a clothesline, but Taka ducked out of the corner, coming back to the center of the ring, Mask charging in, but getting taken down with a hip toss. Taka bent down to pick him up, but Mask kicked him away, nipping up to his feet. He ran at Taka, but was taken down with a quick jumping elbow strike, as both men got back to their feet in the center of the ring, a quick standoff.
This was gonna be fast paced as Mask charged in, Taka nailing him with a powerslam, hooking him up. 1.... 2.... no, Mask kicked out, quickly getting to his feet, kicking Taka in the gut and hitting a snap suplex, floating over. 1.... 2.... no, Taka shot the shoulder off, Mask picking him up and launching him to the ropes, coming off the other side, catching Taka with a cross body block. 1.... 2.... no, Taka kicked out again, Mask picking him right back up, going for another suplex, but Taka reversed into a small package. 1.... 2.... no, Mask kicked out of it, Taka kicking him in the gut, slowing him down for a second, coming off with a sunset flip, but Mask hooked the legs! 1.... 2.... Taka rolled backwards, dropping Tiger Mask on his face, locking in a quick Boston Crab. Tiger was able to shoot him off the ropes, pushing off his hands, lifting his feet into the air and catching Taka in a headscissor, sending him flying out of the ring!
Taka hit the mats in frustration, Tiger Mask was just a little faster than he was, as Tiger came flying through the ropes, nailing a suicide dive, knocking Taka back into the guard rail, hammering away some more before sending him back into the ring. Tiger climbed up to the top rope, waiting for Taka to rise, leaping with a dropkick, right into the chest, taking Taka down, but Taka rolled on his stomach, preventing the pin. Tiger picked Taka up, but Taka woke up with a jaw breaker, coming off the ropes with a spinning heel kick, knocking Mask into the ropes, going for a clothesline, but Tiger back dropped him over the top, Taka landing on the apron.
Taka caught him with a shoulder block, then leapt over him, coming back into the ring, flying off the ropes with a cross body, sending both men up and over, to the floor! Taka was able to land on his feet, grabbing Tiger Mask and driving his face into the apron, then going to send him into the stairs, but Tiger Mask reversed him, Taka climbing up the stairs and running across the apron, leaping with a double ax, but Tiger caught him with a roundhouse kick to the midsection, catching Taka out of the air, as Tiger rolled him back in.
Tiger went to the top rope again, leaping off, but Taka caught him in the face with a dropkick, quickly covering. 1.... 2.... no, Tiger Mask kicked out of it, rising up in the corner. Taka came in with a clothesline, then started kicking at the midsection with stiff, stiff roundhouses in the corner. He brought Tiger out to the far corner, but Tiger caught a headscissor on Taka as he charged in, but Taka caught him and turned him out of the corner, dropping Tiger Mask face first onto the mat, breaking the flying headscissor. Tiger rose up slowly, holding himself as Taka slammed him down with a body slam, rising up to the top rope. He waited for his opponent to rise, leaping with a flying body press, crashing down upon Tiger! 1.... 2.... no, Tiger Mask still kicked out of it, both men getting to their feet.
Taka slammed him down again, going back up to the top rope, but then came down, electing not to leap again. He sent Tiger off the ropes, but was reversed, Tiger Mask catching him with a hard palm strike right into the face! Taka tried to get back up, but was dazed, as Tiger pushed him into the corner, striking with palm strikes all over the body, then rising up to the head, pulling him out of the corner, hitting Taka with a piledriver! Taka's head was spiked down, Tiger covering. 1.... 2.... no, Taka kicked out, as Tiger got back up, picking Taka up, going for a German suplex, but Taka landed right upon his feet, quickly leaping on Tiger's shoulders, hitting a victory roll! 1.... 2.... no, Tiger Mask kicked out of it, Taka charging in, getting hip tossed, but Taka landed on his feet and hooked Tiger, hip tossing him right over the top rope to the floor! Tiger was able to land on his feet, turning around to see Taka flying out with a spaceman plancha, taking him down!
Taka quickly got back to his feet, sending Tiger back into the ring, climbing the top rope, waiting for Tiger to rise, leaping off, but Tiger caught him with a superkick into the stomach, quickly getting behind Taka. He hooked the arms, delivering a Tiger Suplex! 1.... 2.... no, Taka barely kicked out of it! Tiger couldn't believe it, but he got back up to his feet, Taka was dazed, the back of his head being spiked into the mat. He was trying to get back up, Tiger picking him up, sending him to the corner, lifting him up on top. Tiger got up there with him, standing up and leaping with a super hurricanrana, but Taka caught him, lifting him up, and delivering a super Liger Bomb off the top rope! He couldn't hook the shoulders, but Taka rolled back into the corner, pulling himself up, running at Tiger for the Super K, but Tiger shot forward, whipping Taka into the far corner, but Taka reversed it, sending Tiger into the corner, but Tiger leapt up to the top rope, leaping with a moonsault, but Taka rolled under it, Tiger landing on his feet!
Tiger ran forward, Taka shooting with the Flash Kick, but Tiger caught his foot, spinning him around, hitting a crossface chickenwing, into the Millennium Suplex! Taka rolled up to his feet in a complete haze, falling right into Tiger's hands, who loaded him up with a double underhook sitout powerbomb, hooking the shoulders! 1.... 2.... no! Taka still kicked out of it somehow! Taka was somehow able to keep kicking out of these awesome, awesome moves from Tiger Mask, but Tiger roared out to the crowd, calling for the end. Tiger hooked him up, hooking the arms for the Tiger Driver, lifting him up, but Taka went up and over, quickly lifting him and drilling him down with the Michinoku Driver, hooking him up! 1.... 2.... NO!
Tiger Mask IV kicked out of the Michinoku Driver! Taka was stunned almost silent, as Tiger Mask was able to kick out of it, but Taka got back up, lifting Tiger Mask up, but he was rolled up in a quick small package! 1.... 2.... no! Taka was able to kick out of it quickly, Tiger nailing a dropkick, but Taka caught his feet, slingshotting him into the corner, but Tiger was able to leap all the way up to the top rope, but Taka quickly turned around and dropkicked the legs out from Tiger, causing him to crotch the top rope backwards. Taka rose up to the top with him, lifting him up, driving him down with a Super Michinoku Driver! He hooked Tiger's legs! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner and still NWA Cruiserweight Champion, Taka Michinoku!"
Unbelievable, Taka Michinoku was still able to retain the championship against Tiger Mask IV, in a hard fought matchup. Taka rose up in the center of the ring, exhausted, but still victorious as he was handed the title, Taka falling back onto the canvas, rolling out of the ring, walking gingerly up the ramp as Tiger Mask was helped to the back, dazed and stunned from the Super Michinoku Driver. Taka rose the title over his head one last time before heading back through the curtain, victorious once again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, coming up next is the NWA Angel's Championship match as the winner of the Angel's Battle Royal, Winter, challenges the Anti-Angel, Serena, for the gold."
"I'll tell ya this, Gorilla, I don't expect much of a match out of these two, this is gonna be a fight. Serena took Winter out several months ago, and when she returned at Halloween Havoc, she returned with an agenda, and with a mission. Winter is so close right now, but as Serena as said in the past, she has yet to win at Starrcade, and tonight, Serena is going to prove to the world why she is a champion."
"A lot of scores to settle in this one for sure, as you said, Winter has been on a mission since returning three months ago, and it's all come down to this. Let's take it up to our ring announcer, Justin Roberts!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the NWA Angel's Championship!"
(Play out)
Winter and Serena were finally going to meet, one on one, for the Angel's Championship. Serena had been on a path of utter destruction, as she walked right up to Winter and rose the title over her head, rubbing it in the face just a little more, but Winter fired with a right hand right to Serena's face, the bell ringing! Serena was backed into the corner, Winter just firing right hand after right hand into the face, grabbing Serena by the head and launching her out of the corner.
Serena got back to her feet, Winter clotheslining her down, as Serena rolled to the outside, Winter rolling right out after her, not letting her get away, tossing Serena back inside, rolling inside the ring herself, as Serena tried to beg off, but Winter had none of it, pulling her out of the corner and dropping her with a body slam. She pulled Serena up, who fired a thumb into the eye, blasting Winter's head into the turnbuckle. She grabbed Winter by the hair and tossed her out of the corner hard, grabbing her up by the hair and taking her down with a headlock takedown, the referee getting right in there. Serena turned the pressure up on the headlock, slipping her arm down for a choke, choking Winter right with the headlock! She quickly moved her arm back up before the referee detected it, maintaining the headlock.
She slipped her arm down again, choking Winter again, but again slipped it back up before the referee saw it. She broke the hold, grabbing Winter by the hair and choking her on the middle rope, before the referee finally was able to get her to break off. Winter held her throat, gasping for air, as Serena pounded down on her, driving her down with a DDT, covering quickly. 1.... 2.... no, Winter kicked out, as Serena picked her back up and drilled her down with a backbreaker. She grabbed Winter by the hair again and started blasting her face into the canvas time and time again, turning her around and slamming the back of her head into the mat now, just beating the hell out of her. Serena got back to her feet and extended her arms, relishing in the hatred of the crowd, as she picked Winter back up, who woke up with shots to the midsection, lifting Serena up for a back body drop, just sending her flying.
Serena got back up to her feet, getting taken down with one clothesline, two clotheslines, three clotheslines, getting back up to her feet in the corner, Winter closing the distance, sending her off to the far corner hard. Serena came out of the corner as Winter hit a dropkick, sending the back of Serena's head into the turnbuckle as she hit a seated position. Winter kicked at Serena, knocking her down, then drove her foot right into Serena's face, just crushing it beneath her boot, as Serena was able to roll outside again, holding her face in pain. Winter reached over to grab her, but Serena grabbed her leg and pulled her outside, driving a thrust right to the throat area, before lifting Winter and driving her throat first into the guard rail, before sending her back inside the ring.
Winter was coughing, gasping for air, as Serena just dropped to her knees and hit a blatant chokehold, the referee screaming at her to break it. Serena broke it at three, then went right back to it, just trying to choke Winter out, but the ref pulled her off, Winter crawling to the corner, pulling herself up. Serena charged in with a running elbow smash right into the face, taking Winter out with a snap mare by the hair, kicking her right in the back, as Winter screamed out, but her face twisted into anger. Serena kicked her again, but Winter was almost feeling nothing, as she rose up, turning around to stare at Serena, running her hands through her hair, uncovering eyes seething with rage, as Serena started to back off.
Serena fired a right hand into Winter's face, but Winter just took it and grabbed Serena by the throat, launching her straight over the top, Serena landing on the apron, losing her balance, but remained on the apron. Winter grabbed her up and lifted her for a suplex, dropping her stomach first on the top rope, hanging her out to dry. She wasn't done as she grabbed Serena's head and hit a hangman's DDT, almost breaking Serena's neck, covering! 1.... 2.... no, Serena kicked out of it, she was able to get her hands free to block the impact, Serena getting right back up, headbutting Winter, stunning her.
Serena fired Winter into the turnbuckle, then dropkicked her, taking her down, as the referee checked on her, the back of her head hit the rope and snapped her neck back. On the other side, Serena was undoing one of the turnbuckle covers, as the ref turned around, catching her, Serena quicky throwing the pad away. The referee ran to the outside to grab the pad and put it back on, as Serena quickly grabbed hold of a steel chair, sliding into the ring, swinging for Winter's head, but Winter grabbed the chair and blasted Serena right in the skull! She tossed the chair away, the referee NOW turning around as Winter kicked Serena in the gut, hooking her arms in a double hammerlock, then drilling her with the Absolute Zero DDT! Winter turned her around, covering! 1.... 2....3!
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner and the new NWA Angel's Champion, Winter!"
Winter did it again! No woman in history has won the NWA Angel's Championship twice, and Winter had done it for the THIRD time! Serena's head was busted wide open from the chairshot, as she was completely knocked out from the Absolute Zero, as Winter was handed the championship for the third time, for the first time ever at Starrcade! Winter ascended the ropes, holding the title over her head, as Serena rolled out of the ring, gingerly walking to the back as Winter just gazed at the title that she held two other times before.
Victory just seemed sweetest this time for some reason, as the fans relished in the victory just as much as Winter had, as she left the ring, slowly walking back, enjoying the victory and the fanfare, as Winter strapped the title around her waist, walking to the back as the NWA Angel's Champion for the unprecendented third time. No one else had even won it twice, and Winter was already on her third run.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is the first of our four main events, and it is the NWA United States Championship Scramble match! Here are the rules: All six participants will enter the ring and the match will begin. The match WILL last for 30 minutes, and there can be as many pinfalls or submissions within the 30 minutes. When a pinfall or submission occurs, that man will be the interim United States Champion. Whoever is the United States Champion at the end of the 30 minutes will be the winner, and will be the undisputed NWA United States Champion!"
(Play out)
Masahiro Chono made the biggest statement out of all six men, wearing all white for the first time ever, as the bell rang, and all six men started brawling it out. It was Uncensored all over again, as Gotoh, Tanahashi, and Kojima were all sent out of the ring. Out of nowhere, Keiji and Chono clotheslined Misawa straight out of the ring, and Keiji grabbed Chono from behind, rolling him up in a school boy! 1.... 2.... NO! Chono kicked out, and he looked pissed off at Keiji!
"Oh, what are we gonna see here, Jesse?"
"Everyone wants to be United States Champion, Monsoon! EVERYONE wants that belt, there are no alliances here!"
Gotoh and Kojima slid back into the ring, taking Chono and Keiji down, Gotoh hammering down on Chono, just beating him down into the mat, as on the outside, Misawa just got back to his feet, clotheslining Tanahashi down. Kojima chopped Keiji in the corner, taking him out with a hip toss, as Chono got back to his feet, getting taken down with a quick suplex. 1.... 2.... no, he kicked out quickly as Gotoh picked him back up and drilled him with a clothesline, taking Chono out of the ring, as Misawa re-entered the ring, taking Gotoh down with a shoulder block. Kojima charged at Misawa, sending a right hand, but it was blocked, as Misawa lifted him up and dropped him with an inverted atomic drop, then a high angle body slam, dropping an elbow onto Kojima's face. Keiji got back up, hammering down on Misawa, sending him off the ropes, catching him with a high dropkick right into the face.
Tanahashi slid back into the ring, catching Keiji with a bulldog from behind, rolling him over and covering. 1.... 2.... no, Keiji slid out of it, getting right back to his feet, as Tanahashi was taken down with a shoulder block from Chono, who got back into the ring, taking Tanahashi down, hammering him with shoulder blocks in the corner. He clotheslined him straight over the top rope, to the floor, Kojima coming from behind, dropkicking Chono in the back of the head. Kojima and Keiji then formed an uneasy alliance, taking Chono and sending him into the far corner, double clotheslining him down, but Keiji quickly chopped at Kojima right after! Kojima felt that one as he fired back with a headbutt, as Gotoh got back up in the center of the ring, assisting Kojima with Keiji, hitting a double suplex on Mutoh, taking him down, Tanahashi keeping Misawa and Chono out of the ring, as Gotoh and Kojima took Keiji down and out of the ring with a double clothesline. Tanahashi directed traffic, telling Kojima to go get someone on the outside, as Gotoh and Tanahashi held the ring. Gotoh turned around right into a brainbuster from Tanahashi! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Hiroshi Tanahashi is the current United States Champion!"
Whoa, whoa, what the hell was this? Tanahashi just drove his own ally into the canvas, as Kojima slid back into the ring, enraged, but Tanahashi just blasted him in the face with right hands, Chono and Misawa sliding into the ring, as Chono was enraged. His US Title was stolen from him, but there was still plenty of time left to get it back, as he met Misawa in the middle of the ring, just battering it out with him, as Tanahashi grabbed Kojima in the corner, taking him out with a hip toss. Keiji entered the ring as all six men were now back in the ring, Keiji meeting Tanahashi with a headlock, that Tanahashi reversed out of into a back suplex, dropping Keiji down on the canvas. Chono took Misawa down with a clothesline, then bumped into Tanahashi, who leveled him with a high knee to the face, but couldn't knock Chono down.
Chono came off the ropes with a lariat, but Tanahashi hooked the arms and quickly hit a release Tiger Suplex, dropping Chono on the back of his head. Gotoh was back on his feet, dazed, as he grabbed Tanahashi from behind and lifted him up for a suplex, but Tanahashi landed on his feet, nailing a release german suplex on him! Tanahashi was taking on the world, as Keiji got back to his feet, being taken down with a dropkick. Kojima got back up again, being sent out of the ring with a clothesline over the top, as Misawa came from behind Tanahashi and lifted him up, dropping him with an elevated German suplex with a bridge! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out of it, rolling to his feet, as Misawa dropkicked him straight into the corner.
Misawa came charging in, but got taken down by a flying leg lariat from Mutoh, who ran at Tanahashi with a corner dropkick right into the mouth, taking him down. Chono ran at Keiji and almost decapitated him with a damning clothesline, Chono picking him up and dropping him with a piledriver. Gotoh slowly got back up, taking a big boot from Chono, knocking him into the ropes, as Gotoh came back, into a yuranagi side slam from Chono. Kojima came from behind, locking Chono in a sleeper hold, slowing him down quite a bit as Tanahashi, the current champion, got back onto the apron, climbing up to the top rope, blasting Chono in the back of the head with a double ax, Chono dropping to a knee, as Kojima locked the sleeper in tight.
Gotoh got back to his feet, picking his spots as he went for Misawa, locking him in a hammerlock, then grabbed his other arm and locked him in a double hammerlock as Tanahashi just took open shots on Misawa's chest, coming off the ropes with a clothesline, but Misawa ducked it, Tanahashi clotheslining Gotoh down. Misawa hit a reverse suplex on Tanahashi, going to the top rope, but Mutoh quickly shook the top rope, Misawa crotching the rope. Kojima still had the sleeper locked in on the other side, but Chono was fighting out of it, backing him into the corner. From out of nowhere, Keiji came flying from the other side with a cartwheel back elbow, Chono quickly moving out of the way, Keiji nailing Kojima with it, as Chono went to Misawa, and climbed the top rope.
Keiji bulldogged Kojima down, going for the cover. 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi broke the pinfall up, he didn't wanna lose the belt so soon after getting a hold of it, as on the other side, Chono drilled Misawa down with a superplex! The ring shook with the impact, but Tanahashi quickly picked the bones, dropping a leg right onto Chono's face, making sure he couldn't capitalize on it. Keiji got back to his feet, spinning Tanahashi around, but Tanahashi quickly hit him with a knee to the midsection, then a gutwrench suplex, taking him down. Gotoh came right from behind Tanahashi and nailed a full nelson slam, bringing him straight down to the canvas, as Kojima turned Gotoh around and hit a Koji Cutter!
The fans exploded for that, as Kojima ran to the top rope, leaping for the moonsault, but Misawa was up, catching Kojima in mid air and driving him down with an Emerald Flowsion! He hooked the legs! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Mitsuharu Misawa is the current United States Champion!"
Misawa got up and celebrated, turning around right into a Yakuza kick! Chono covered! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Masahiro Chono is the current United States Champion!"
Wow! 25:00 to go, and Chono had regained possession of the US Championship, but he still had a long way to go, Keiji turning Chono around and nailing him with a DDT. Kojima and Misawa were knocked completely out cold, as Tanahashi slowly got back to his feet, turning Keiji around, going for a suplex, but Keiji went up and over, rolling him up in a Japanese Rolling Clutch, bridging all the way back over his legs! 1.... 2.... no, Gotoh broke it up with a leg drop across Keiji's throat, covering him. 1.... 2.... no, Chono broke the count up, swinging with a right hand, but Gotoh caught him, going for the GoTo Heaven, but Chono landed on his feet, going for a full nelson slam, but Gotoh stepped on his feet, switching behind, going for a German suplex, but Chono blocked it, Tanahashi running out of nowhere, but both Chono and Gotoh ducked, sending Tanahashi out of the ring with a double back body drop!
Chono fired a low blow into Gotoh, breaking the German suplex attempt, running off the ropes, but was caught in the face with a flying leg lariat from Mutoh! Gotoh was down on one knee, Keiji running for the Shining Wizard, but Gotoh quickly got up and hit a sitout powerbomb, hooking the shoulders! 1.... 2.... no, Keiji kicked out of it, as Kojima slowly slid into the ring, getting back into the corner, pulling himself up. Gotoh turned around, being the dominant player, as he charged at Kojima, but he hit a drop toe hold, smashing Gotoh's face into the top turnbuckle. He turned Gotoh around in the corner and exposed his chest, hitting machine gun chops! He finished with a yell, then one more loud chop, as Gotoh came out of the corner, his chest a bright, bright red as Kojima hit the Rydeen Buster, covering! 1.... 2.... no, Chono broke the count up again!
Kojima was still a bit dazed, as Chono fired him into a rising Misawa, knocking Misawa back down to the floor. Chono went for a German suplex, but Kojima landed on his feet behind Chono. Keiji hit a dropkick into Kojima's back, sending him forward into a lariat from Chono that sent him inside out, flipping him around. Chono kept running, charging at Keiji, who lowbridged him straight out of the ring. Keiji turned around to see Tanahashi, back from wherever he was hiding, coming off the top rope with a dropkick, sending Keiji onto the apron. Misawa came from behind, turning Tanahashi around and kicking him in the gut, driving him down with a powerbomb, holding the shoulders down. 1.... 2.... Keiji flew in over Misawa, hitting a sunset flip, breaking the powerbomb! 1.... 2.... no, Misawa rolled out of it, getting to his feet and blasting Keiji in the face with a superkick!
Keiji was knocked cold as Tanahashi got back up, Misawa lifting him up with a stalling vertical suplex, holding him in midair, as Chono leapt up to the top rope, nailing Misawa with a shoulder block that sent Misawa falling back with the suplex, taking down two people at once! Chono got back to his feet, but was quickly intercepted by Gotoh, who nailed him with a shoulder block, taking him into the corner, as Gotoh mounted the second rope, punching at Chono's head repeatedly. He stood and posed for a second, as from nowhere, Kojima leapt up to the top rope and delivered a reverse DDT from the top rope, taking Gotoh down, covering! 1.... 2.... no, Chono dove forward and broke the count up! 20:00 to go!
Chono got back to his feet, charging at Koji, who ducked a clothesline, hitting a second Koji Cutter, this time on Chono! He quickly scrambled over! 1.... 2.... no, Chono got a foot on the rope, otherwise that would've been it. Kojima got back to his feet, climbing up to the top rope, waiting for someone to rise... the first one to his feet would be Gotoh, as he leapt off with a cross body, but Gotoh ducked it, Kojima able to roll with the momentum and spring up to his feet. He ran at Gotoh who lifted him onto his shoulders, flipping him over and delivered a neckbreaker across his knee!
Kojima now knew what it was like to be on the receiving end of that, as Tanahashi flew from nowhere with the Sling Blade, but Gotoh caught him and lifted him up, driving him down with the Shouten! He covered quickly! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Hirooki Gotoh is your current United States Champion!"
Gotoh was now the alpha male in the match with 18 and change to go, as Misawa rose up and delivered a back suplex to Gotoh, taking him down. Keiji got to his feet in the corner, slowly coming out as Misawa caught him, delivering a belly to belly suplex. Chono was up next, Misawa taking him down with a gutwrench suplex. Up next was Kojima, holding his neck, as Misawa deliberately delivered a neckbreaker, keeping him down. Keiji got back up to his feet again somehow, as Tanahashi was still down from the Shouten. Misawa kicked Keiji low in the gut, going for a powerbomb of some sort, when Chono flew from nowhere with a spinning heel kick, taking Misawa out, inadvertantly saving Keiji.
Keiji fell to a knee, as Chono backed up... was he gonna go for the Shining Wizard himself? He ran forward, into Keiji who sprang up with a rolling neckbreaker from the ground! Chono sprang back up quickly from the impact, falling into the corner as Keiji hit another cartwheel back elbow, then grabbed Chono for the bulldog. He came out with the bulldog, AND clotheslined Gotoh down as well! Tanahashi was just getting up to his feet as Keiji quickly hit a snap suplex, nipping up to his feet and hitting the Flashing Elbow, covering. 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out of it, as Kojima was getting up to his feet, Keiji flying at him, but Koji was able to catch him in midair and hit a front powerslam, covering. 1.... 2.... no, Keiji kicked out, Gotoh getting back to his feet, but was pulled outside by Misawa!
Misawa grabbed Gotoh by the hair and blasted him head first into the ring post, taking him down, as Kojima flew right over the top with a plancha, crashing right down onto Misawa. Chono got back to his feet and ran off the far side, leaping with a suicide dive, crashing into all three men, as that left Tanahashi and Keiji in the ring. The two men squared off, trading rights and lefts, as Tanahashi nailed a dropkick right into Mutoh, sending him into the ropes. Tanahashi charged forward, but Keiji back body dropped him over the top, right onto the other four men on the outside!
Keiji was left alone in the ring as he looked around to the crowd, everyone willing him to do it. He ran off the far side, then did a cartwheel in the center of the ring, leaping straight over the rope, not touching it at all, with a cartwheel somersault plancha, taking all five guys down! Keiji got back up, spitting the green mist into the sky, as the clock ticked down to 15:00! We were half way home! Keiji grabbed the first victim, being Tanahashi, sending him back into the ring. Keiji walked up the steps, rising to the top rope, going for a dropkick, but Tanahashi caught him in midair, drilling him with a powerbomb! He covered, hooking the leg! 1.... 2.... no, Gotoh broke the count up, saving the title!
Gotoh picked Tanahashi up and whipped him into the ropes, but Tanahashi reversed him into the Lightning Speed Cradle! 1.... 2.... NO! Wow, that was close, as Tanahashi and Gotoh got back up, they were taken down by a flying cross body off the top from Kojima! Kojima was back in this thing as he was taken down by Chono with a full nelson slam, being drilled into the canvas. Misawa was the last one in the ring, as Chono turned around, being set up for the Emerald Flowsion, but Chono was able to turn it into a tornado DDT, spiking Misawa's head into the mat!
Chono got back up, seeing Tanahashi run at him with a frankensteiner, spiking his head into the canvas hard, holding the shoulders down! 1.... 2.... Tanahashi got up to protect himself, as he saw Gotoh charging at him and AGAIN hit him with the Lightning Speed Cradle! 1.... 2.... NO! Gotoh kicked out of it again, swinging with a right hand, but Tanahashi ducked it, getting behind Gotoh's arms. He crossed his arms across his chest, locking in a straitjacket hold, then delivered an X-Plex with a bridge! 1.... 2.... 3!
"Hiroshi Tanahashi is the current United States Champion!"
Unbelievable move by Tanahashi as he once again gained possession of the United States Championship at the 13:00 mark! Tanahashi got up slowly, as he was nailed from behind with a Dragon Suplex from Chono! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out of it, rolling up to his feet, going for a frankensteiner, but Chono held onto him, driving him down with a powerbomb, holding the leg, then locked in the STF! We hadn't seen this from Chono since last Starrcade, as he reeled back hard, turning it into an STF Sleeper! Oh man, Chono wasn't playing around as he was wrenching Tanahashi back, trying to rip his head right off his shoulders. Tanahashi wasn't giving in, as Chono turned the dial from 11 to 12, turning around onto his back, turning it into an STS Sleeper!
Oh my God, Tanahashi was going to be ripped apart, as Chono was NOT gonna let go, he was gonna hold onto this for the next 12 minutes if he had to! Tanahashi's hand was about to drop, until Kojima delivered a low dropkick to Chono's face, breaking the hold. Kojima was up and moving about until he caught a dropkick in the back from Misawa, being sent out of the ring, Keiji rolling Misawa up from behind! 1.... 2.... no, Misawa shot him off, right into the GoTo Heaven from a rising Gotoh! Out of nowhere, Gotoh hooked the leg! 1.... 2.... no, Keiji got his free leg on the rope, as Gotoh pulled him back to the center of the ring, but Misawa was waiting for him, turning him around and hit a t-bone powerbomb!
Holy shit, you talk about impact, Misawa himself fell down from that one, as he scrambled over to Gotoh, hooking the leg for the pin! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi broke it up, saving his title again, as he picked Misawa up, but Keiji was also right there, helping Tanahashi as they launched Misawa into the ropes, hitting stereo dropkicks, knocking Misawa to the corner. Misawa came out of the turnbuckle into stereo superkicks right in the face, knocking him to Starrcade V! Mutoh quickly rolled Tanahashi up from behind! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out, launching Mutoh right at Chono, who nailed him with a black hole slam, covering! 1.... 2.... no, Keiji kicked out, Chono getting back to his feet, taking a superkick from Tanahashi, being taken down!
Tanahashi turned around to see Kojima springboarding off the top rope with a DDT, planting Tanahashi down, covering. 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out, as Kojima looked to the skies, going to fly, as he rose to the top, but Gotoh was right underneath him grabbing him up in an electric chair, sending him down to the canvas with an electric chair suplex! All six men were down, the clock ticking to 10:00! We were now in the single digit territory as it was coming down to the wire, and Tanahashi was still the US Champion.
Gotoh was the first one to his feet as he rose up in the corner, Tanahashi slowly rising to his feet, getting a burst of speed, charging at Gotoh, who flapjacked him into the corner! Tanahashi hit the canvas, being knocked out, as Gotoh covered. 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi was way too close to the ropes, as his foot draped across it, but Gotoh was quickly picked up by Chono, who delivered a straight right hand to the face, sending him off the ropes and catching him with a back elbow right to the face, then Chono dropped another elbow down onto him. Chono was turned around by Kojima, going for another Koji Cutter, but Chono held onto him and hit a Dragon Sleeper! He then lifted Kojima up and dropped him down with a reverse suplex!
Keiji got back to his feet, locking up with Chono, hitting an arm wringer, going for a side kick, but Chono caught his foot, Keiji nailing him with an enziguiri out of nowhere! Chono hit his knees as Mutoh backed up, going for the Shining Wizard again, but Chono ducked it, Mutoh flying over him, right into the grip of Misawa, who caught him in midair and hit a fallaway slam OVER the top rope, Mutoh hitting the floor hard! Chono grabbed Misawa from behind, going for a neckbreaker, but Misawa held onto the ropes as Chono dropped, the back of Chono's head hitting the canvas hard.
Misawa picked Chono up, going for the Emerald Flowsion, nailing it, as Misawa hooked the leg! 1.... 2.... no, Keiji pulled Misawa out of the ring, breaking the count, sliding back inside, covering Chono himself! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi broke the count up, saving his title again! He picked Keiji up and sent him off the ropes, lowering his head, as Keiji hit a small package! 1.... 2.... no, Tanahashi kicked out! He was matching Keiji move for move in this frantic matchup as they both went for roundhouse kicks and kicked each other's feet! Mutoh went for a sweep that Tanahashi jumped over, Tanahashi going for a superkick that was caught, Keiji spinning him around and missing a clothesline as Tanahashi delivered a spinning heel kick, but Keiji was able to slingshot him straight into Kojima who caught him with a flying leg lariat!
Kojima was back in this damn thing somehow, as Keiji ran forward, getting taken down with a clothesline. Chono was still out of it after the Emerald Flowsion, Gotoh getting back to his feet and getting hit with a back body drop, as Misawa entered the ring, hitting a shoulder block on Kojima, but neither man dropped, as the two men just started trading chops! The flash photos were everywhere as the two gladiators just traded chop after chop in the center of the ring for what seemed like an eternity, neither man backing down, as the fans starting just cheering wildly!
The clock ticked from 6:00 to 5:00, the entire chop war lasting over a full minute, as FINALLY, Misawa was able to get the upper hand, chopping Kojima into the corner! He lifted Kojima onto the top rope, going upstairs to meet him, when Gotoh ran to the corner, climbing up on the second rope to help fend off Misawa. Misawa and Kojima were now sitting on the top rope, trying to fend off Gotoh, who called for Tanahashi to come and help him. Oh my god, Kojima and Misawa were about to be superplexed from the same corner by Gotoh AND Tanahashi, this wasn't looking good! They were about to lift off, when Chono and Mutoh came from the other side, blasting Gotoh and Tanahashi... and getting underneath them!
"Jesus Christ Almighty Monsoon, get your camera out, I GUARANTEE you will NEVER see anything like this again!"
"Jesse, the ring may not hold up against this, I hope we're not gonna see what I think we're gonna see!"
Jesse and Gorilla, and EVERYONE in Madison Square Garden got on their feet, cameras at the ready, as Chono and Mutoh powerbombed Tanahashi and Gotoh, causing Tanahashi and Gotoh to superplex Kojima and Misawa in the SAME EXACT MOVE!
"There is NO ROOF on Madison Square Garden any more, Monsoon! That was absolutely stunning!"
"This place has gone bananas, Ventura, you can't hear ANYTHING past the roar of this crowd!"
4:00 left to go in the match, and all six men were down after that amazing move that was shown over and over and over again on the replays. Reverse angle, slow motion, sky cam, fan cam, even the boom camera at the VERY back of the arena was showing the replays as the clock ticked down for a solid minute before anyone moved. 3:00 left in the matchup, and slowly, everyone was starting to get to their feet... as they all stood up, looking at the clock! 2:30!