Post by DM on Apr 22, 2013 0:26:18 GMT
Week 1
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Ric Flair and the Horsemen would enter the ring, Flair having the World Heavyweight Title over his shoulder dressed in a ten thousand dollar suit and tie, five hundred dollar sunglasses and a two thousand dollar rolex watch having a patch on his head from the war he had last night, a ring hand giving him a mic.
"Wooooo, standing before you is no illusion for I am Ric Flair and if it's not today it will be soon that this World Heavyweight Champion Title will say Ric Flair upon it. Last night, I beat up Punk so bad in his own hometown that they stretchered him out of the arena, out of my life, out of this company for good. Last night, a man who considers himself a champion retained his title and I took it away from him, why, because this title always has and always will belong to me. I don't want to wait in line for my property, I'm not going to dig and claw, I want this title as my property and if the so called champion wants it back, he can come and take it from me."
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Morrison came down to the ring and would tackle Flair down, punching like crazy on him as Arn and Tully pulled him off, Flair then blasting him over the head with the title belt, leaning over him and slapped at his face saying if he wanted it he could fight him for it as the Horsemen left the ring.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, wow starting off with heat already welcome to Monday Nitro, off of the heels of The Chi Town Massacre, so much happened last night we'll try to recap you throughout the night and the current World Championship situation, Morrison was able to retain but Ric Flair and his boys beat him up post match and took the belt hostage [Play Out] and by the sounds we're heading into our first match up here tonight."
It was Natalya against Tamina in one hell of a battle here, looking to solidify themselves as number one contender for the Women's Championship, taking up nine minutes as Tamina was just an unstoppable beast in the ring hitting Nattie with a vicious spear followed up by a Dominator for the victory. She rose up rubbing her nose some, exiting the ring victorious, saying with a hand signal around her waist she was taking the title belt and that was going to happen sooner than later.
"Big win there for Tamina, right now folks lets...no wait hold on, Ladies and Gentlemen I've just been told Eric Bishoff has just booked tonight's Main Event as John Morrison will face Ric Flair and it was Morrison whom asked for the match, folks I hope Morrison knows what he's doing."
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Triple Threat action here tonight as Sin Cara, Matt Hardy and Cody Rhodes were in action, all three on the road had been making claims to the Cruiserweight Championship, might as well have a match up to see whom coudl make that claim. Hardy was obviously the stronger of the three of them, Cara the faster and Cody probably had the stronger wrestling game under his belt. These three lit up the crowd for fourteen minutes, each of them getting close to the victory on numerous occasions, Cara hitting Rhodes with the Final Sin but Hardy dropped him with a Side Effect, covering Cara for the victory. If that didn't cement it enough Hardy would raise his arms up saying the Cruiserweight Championship was coming home, yelling into the camera he wished his brother the best in his future endevours.
"Wow, Matthew now getting a win there, he just might be Cruiserweight Title bound we'll have to see as the weeks pan out, folks we have an exclusive interview with John Morrison and this took place just a few moments after the attack earlier today, lets take you to the footage."
"Ric Flair, I don't give a **** who you are. You don't take another man's property and you wanted a title shot you should have come down like a man and asked for it. Yeah I'll give you a shot and tonight when I beat you, you and your pony express can ride the hell out of this company once and foreall. Yeah I'm pissed off and if Flair thinks he's getting an easy match trust me, The Prince of Parkour is gone, tonight he's getting my foot up his ass."
"Strong, strong words there from John Morrison, that is our main event here tonight, also folks last night was indeed Jeff Hardy's last match here in the NWA, he was unable to comment on anything other than the interview post match, he did leave a comment earlier this morning saying he wishes everyone the best and if he is to return it'll be perhaps in a new light. Also last night Alberto Del Rio was defeated by the man they call Sting and neither of them were available for comments, [Play Out] sorry folks I'm a one man team tonight as Bobby Heenan has left with his champion, time to take it back to the ring."
Masahiro Chono after having a four second match with Ted DiBiase Jr. was looking to have a rematch with him, DiBiase proclaimed Chono cheated during the match just 24 hours prior, DiBiase this time lasted five minutes as Chono retained but was then jumped from behind by the hired help of Gotoh and Koji, apparently they were still taking money for jobs though Chono was then saved by Keiji Mutoh whom flew into the ring, helping him fight them off, he and Chono locking eyes and finished Ted Jr. with the Blackout, kicking him out of the ring. Chono dared either of them to enter the ring as Keiji picked up the US Title handing it over to him, Chono taking it but Keiji didn't let go.
He was looking at it then looked towards Chono whom pulled a bit harder at it, placing it over his shoulder, Keiji giving him a deep look into his eyes knowing he held that title at Starrcade IV for only 9 seconds and Chono was the one to snatch it away from him, slowly pulling from him and stood upon the apron, slowly turning and looked towards Chono then would spit black mist right into the air, leaving the ringside area. The fans knew exactly what that meant as did Chono, he was calling him out for a title shot as Chono would look to it then him, Nitro cutting to a break.
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Tag Team Action here tonight as The Hart Dynasty were defending their tag team championships against a local tag team, of course it was more so a glorified work out match but at least it gave Dynasty a chance to show off their skills as they had been main eventing on the house events, taking the young team down in eight minutes time. Being awarded their titles Kevin Kelly entered the ring.
"Congradulations Dynasty another successful title defense, you have been dominating the road and on the tours, over the weekend you were in Mexico and defended the title belts there, what is in store for The Hart Dynasty's future."
"Well to be fair we know the Draft is coming up so we hope competition gets stronger, we are the era of a new dawn and we are going to defend these tag team championships just like our uncle Bret defended his championships, against all odds, against all comers-
[Play Out Horsemen]
"You know we're glad you said that because myself and Tully Blanchard have been looking to get our hands on some gold. Since Ric Flair is going to officially claim the World Title later tonight, how about next week, we take those title belts away from you?"
They would start to make their way down the ramp.
[Play Out LOD}
"Hold on there just a moment. We were in the back, raising some hell and heard that two punks were looking to get a hold of the Tag Team Championships, Well, the way we see it, the only claim you two have is to the back of our fenders as we drag your carcusses all over the parking lot. We, want those tag team championships too and if we have to have a fight you in order to get it then lets not stand on ceremony and fight right now."
They dropped the mic and went at it, Horsemen and LOD going to war just like always, security quickly flying down to seperate it before people got hurt, LOD being pulled to the as the Horsemen backed up to the ring calling them on, turning around as Dynasty flew over the rope and would now start to fight them, extra security having to come break it up as Nitro would cut to a break.
"Welcome back to Monday Nitro folks in case you missed it we had one hell of a brawl here before we broke off, The Horsemen challenged Dynasty and LOD challenged The Horsemen and well, that's just mixing oil and water and they went right to war, during the break LOD came back out and restarted the fight, actually breaking one set of our steel stairs here as you can see the crew taking it to the back, the Tag Team Division is really heating up."
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Dustin Rhodes getting more jeers than ever these days was squaring off against Hayabusa and no one was taking Dustin's side on this one but he wasn't going make this easy, having the power and striking game actually rocking Hayabusa on a few occasions, actually catching him in mid air and dropped him with the Lonestar on the outside, tossing him into the ring but took a bit too much time in his follow up, Hayabusa able to kick out and in the later half confuse and daze Dustin, catching him with a spinkick then the Falcon Arrow for the victory. Another win here for Hayabusa as he rolled out of the ring, taking a moment to again look at the WrestleKingdom/G1 Banner with a nod and headed up the ramp.
"Ladies and Gentlemen my guest at this time, Matthew Hardy. Earlier tonight Matt you were able to defeat Sin Cara and Cody Rhodes in a triple threat match, we know you said you were gunning for the Cruiserweight Championship is this you entry into the contendership and how can you differ from your brother?"
"Simple, unlike my brother whom takes risks and colors his face with whatever hallucinagens he gets his hands on, I'm a serious wrestler. I've always been the one whom was stepped over, given the blame or just pushed to the side because Jeff was the flashier of the two. As it pertains to me, The Regime is dead and I'm going after the title belt. Michonoku, it's not going to be a pretty contest between us because I'm bigger, I'm stronger, and you call yourself Invicible, well I'm not being labeled by some Pet Name, because Matt Hardy will Not Die."
We then move back to the ring.
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Another Cruiserweight match here tonight but it was Frankie Kazarian but his opponent was Psicosis whom had been looking for a win for a while. The bell sounded and these two actually kept to a more striking game, Psicosis actually being the more risky of the two with moonsaults and splashes, Kazarian in the later half was able to counter the Caida Los Muerto into a double knee driver then finished him off with the Kaz Krash Buster for the victory. Since that win over Flair Kaz was on a winning streak, hitting the top rope and signaled he wanted the title around his waist, seems like he and Hardy had the same idea in mind as they may have had to fight for it as as we cut to a final break prior to the main event.
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Here we go, John Morrison against Ric Flair for his title, strange how that sounds but Morrison exploded on Flair, tackling him down and started to wail on him, tossing him around the ring like a rag doll, dropping him with back body drops, suplexes, hip tosses, tossing him to the buckle as Flair would spin over it, getting clotheslined down to the floor, Morrison following up with a corkscrew tope' on the floor.
Morrison ripped off the patch on Flair's head and rammed him into the steel post, tossing him back into the ring as Flair held his hands up for mercy, Morrison responding with a boot to the face as Flair was already bleeding from earlier.
Morrison would continue to just hit Flair from every angle of the ring, the only offense Flair was given was a flop or a punch to the wind, Morrison was just unrelenting on Flair, moving him to the corner but a low blow turned the tides. Once Morrison was down Flair went right for those legs knowing that was Morrison's main pillar of offense, ramming it into the post, dropping him with knee breakers, chop blocks, just giving it no mercy as he wooed to the crowd.
He moved Morrison to the corner, chopping hard across his chest though on the third one Flair would bite at him and gouged at the eye, tossing him to the corner as Morrison exploded out of it with a thez press, dirtying his fist with Flair's blood. Morrison becoming a beast hitting eruopean uppercuts but Flair was Flair, punching back at him as Morrison won the exchange with a Caparioa Kick across the skull, coming off the rope with a knee, Flair catching it and tripped him down, going for the figure four as Morrison kicked him off, hobbling up and caught Flair with a C4 suplex, moving to the rope and came down with Starship Pain, covering until the ref was pulled to the outside as Arn and Tully entered the ring, starting to beat upon Morrison.
The match was obviously tossed out but this was a plan all along as the Horsemen started to beat upon Morrison like a government mule, dropping him with Spinebusters and Brainbusters, Flair reaching into his tights and pulled out the brass knuckles, hittin Morrison right over the cheek knocking him out but Flair wasn't done, telling them to hold him up as he got a hold of the Title Belt, rubbing it in his face saying this was his propery and Morrison was lucky enough to come this close to it, stepping back to the ropes and charged in as Morrison kicked it in his face.
A double noggin knocker to Arn and Tully as Morrison like fire tackled Flair down again, officials coming down to break this up as it had gotten out of hand long enough but Morrison and The Horsemen refused to stop fighting, Morrison and Flair standing in the middle of it going to clubbing blows.
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All attention stopped, ceased, went dead as the lights cut out, an eruption of fire as out came the Big Red Devil Kane, security trying to hold him back as he just pushed them out of the way, entering the ring and just attacked Morrison, Flair, the officials, the Horsemen at random. Kane was an object of destruction clearing the goddammed ring in a matter of moments, picking Flair up and tossed him out of the ring, turning around slowly and pulled Morrison up by the hair and dropped him with a Tombstone right in the center of the ring. Kane slowly rose up and took a step over grabbing a hold of the World Title Belt and brought the flames up.
Things just went from bad to worse as now Kane seemed to want the World Championship as it was now in his possession and whom in God's name was going to take it away from him? As Monday Nitro would fade to black.
All*Star Wrestling Results
The show kicked off with a small recap of Monday Nitro and Ric Flair taking over the interview area saying he was going to get His World Title back and it didn't matter if it was a false idol or a red retard who held it, God was going to have it back.
The first match on the show would see Keiji Mutoh perhaps to prove his worthiness to the US Title having a match with Mr. Perfect, taking the high spots in this match Keiji was able to best him with a MutaLock, defeating him in a similar way Chono had one month ago.
Second match would see The Radical Joey Mercury having one vicious cruiserweight bout with Tiger Mask IV, proving he may not have won the World Title but there was another title on the horizon for him as he defeated him with the Mercury Rising Slam.
Third match saw Cody Rhodes lock up with his old tag partner Ted DiBiase Jr whom was irate over his loss to Chono...again and said he was going to take it out on Rhodes. As the match carried on, DiBiase went for Dreamstreet and Rhodes fought out, finishing him off with the Disaster Kick for the victory, proclaiming soon, he would be wearing gold.
And in the Main Event it was Frankie Kazarian against Matthew Hardy, the winner to face Taka for the Cruiserweight CHampionship and this was balls to the walls action, Frankie having the momentum over the last few weeks had everything to win and nothing to lose, however in this case Matthew proved he was just too strong, fighting out of an attempted KazKrashBuster and dropped him with a Side Effect for the victory. Hardy was then proclaimed the #1 Contender to Taka's Championship and said post match the New Era of Cruiserweights begins with the Immortal Matt Hardy as All*Star Wrestling came to a close.
Week 2
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Ric Flair opened the show coming down to the ring in a pair of slacks, shoes and a shirt, apparently stylin' and profilin' wasn't on the itenerary tonight, getting a hold of a mic with the Horsemen behind him.
"Kane, Kane, Kane, get out here right now and give me back my World Heavyweight Title. I swear to God I will **** everyone in this building if you don't come down here right now and give me my belt back. Come out here, come out here, come out here dammit. Bishoff, you call the cops, you call security you call the Army, this show is not starting until that title is back in posession of Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen. That title belt was custom made for me, it always has been it always will be and I don't need some retard putting his infected genes on it, get down here, give me my title-"
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Ask and you shall receive as Kane stepped through hellfire with the World Title over his shoulder, Flair ready for a fight as were the Horsemen as Kane made his way into the ring and the fight was on. Arn and Tully going right after him with hard shots but Kane fought them off, Flair coming in with brass knuckles but Kane grabbed him by the fist, raising him up and chokeslammed him down.
He cleaned house and went for the Title Belt..but John Morrison grabbed a hold of the other end, that was HIS title afterall as Kane pulled him in, wrapping his hand around his throat for a chokeslam but Morrison fought out, going for the Nitroblast but Kane caught the leg and clotheslined him down, pulling him up by the hair and dropped him with a Tombstone. He took the title belt and left the ring, heading back up the ramp as Bishoff cut him off, telling him that title did not belong to him and to give it back and Kane grabbed him by the throat.
He would slowly start to drag him to the edge of the stage, Bishoff now starting to plead with him as Kane rose him up and chokeslammed him down through the tech table. Five minutes in and already Nitro was in a mass state of chaos Grisham telling everyone we had to cut to a break.
"Ladies and Gentlemen welcome back, anarchy is all I can say about Monday Nitro tonight, we were supposed to have the results of the draft but that is going to have to wait until next week, I've been told Eric Bishoff was taken to a nearby clinic to get checked up on and Antonio Inoki will be taking over tonight, we still have that big tag match with The Horsemen and The Legion of Doom taking place tonight [Play Out] and there's the start of our first match up folks we'll try to keep you updated on things."
The first official match up tonight would see Joey Mercury not successful against John Morrison square off against Tiger Mask IV, a rematch from All*Star Wrestling as the bell sounded. Mercury still held that vicious streak to him, hitting Tiger from all angles of the ring but Mask came prepared this time able to slow him down with headlocks and Tiger Strikes, snapping him down with the Tiger Driver for the victory. He rose his hand up victorious as Mercury rolled to the floor, angry he lost this one saying he'd get him back.
We're taken to the back as Ric Flair was yelling at Inoki saying he wanted his World Title back and he'd rip the arena apart if he had to but once Morrison barged in saying that title belt belonged to him, Flair and Morrison went to blows causing the camera guy to get knocked over and losing the feed.
"Sorry about that folks as you can see it's chaos all around, John Morrison is still World Champion but Kane is in possession of the title belt, we don't know why but we will keep you updated as we get information."
"What kind of broadcast journalist sits here on his ass and doesn't get the story? If it were me I'd be out there finding out answers."
"You're one to talk you weren't even here last week, why don't you find out for us."
"I would but I can't allow you to do Nitro by yourself again, the ratings were so bad people watched ROH and they didn't even have a show on."
[Play Out Matt Hardy]
"Okay hold on, Dragonkid I'm in a good mood tonight, I'm going to give you two choices, one, we can wrestle for five minutes and I can beat you or I can place you in my new submission hold and make you tap out in five seconds, which is it going to-"
He then popped him over the head, the bell sounding as Hardy would just tear into him, not really giving him a choice in the matter, tossing him around the ring having the strength game for a moment then slammed him with a powerbomb, locking him in the Stretch Pram Submission that he called The Hardiac Arrest, forcing him to tap out. Hardy let him go and kicked him to the outside, signaling the belt was coming to him and he hoped Taka Michonoku was paying close attention.
"Ladies and Gentlemen my guest at this time, current Cruiserweight Champion Taka Michonoku whom in just a few weeks time will face Matt Hardy for the Cruiserweight Championship. We just saw your opponent in the ring perform a new submission hold, how do you think you hold up?"
Taka went to answer him but he then looked over, the camera panning over to see Hayabusa looking over at him. Taka gently pushed Kevin out of the way and went eye to eye with him as we cut back to ringside.
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Women's action here tonight as it was Lita squaring off against MsChif and yes this was actually happening, these two hadn't locked up since MsChif was champion and they were going at it again, MsChif with the wrestling/submission game while Lita stuck with her unorthodox style, both women going at it for eleven minutes and change, Lita able to score the victory with a countered moonsault. She would grin and got her hand raised in victory, slowly walking away from the ring but up the interview stage.
"Impressive win there Lita if you'll come up here, the draft is over and done with and we just want to hear your words on the subject matter if any women may have been signed."
"Well I can tell you the owner has been looking at some new girls on the horizon. Everyone here knows that Winter is our Women's Champion but next week, if there are any women that got drafted, I'll be your first opponent."
She would make a symbol with her hand and left the stage, confident in herself it seemed that whomever was coming if anyone she would be ready.
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Keiji Mutoh having a match up here against Chris Benoit, ironically Chono's opponent in Canada a few weeks ago and these two had one hell of a stiff match, in fact you could say outside of the wrestling holds, high flying offense and nearly neck breaking moves they didn't like each other, Benoit and Keiji going to fifteen minutes as Keiji countered out of the Crossface and blasted him with the Shining Wizard for the victory.
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That wasn't his theme music at all as US Champion Masahiro Chono made his way down to the ring with the title belt over his shoulder. He would step into the ring and placed the belt down almost like a line as both men stood on either side of it. Chono would just stand there for a while, looking at him through his shades and would hold his hand out. Keiji looked to it and would shake it as their hands met dead center of the title belt. What that meant for anyone wondering was Chono had accepted Keiji's challenge and whether Bishoff or Inoki booked the match, it was going to happen at Spring Stampede. Nitro then cuts to a break.
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Hayabusa squaring off against Psicosis which was on schedule as is, Psicosis going right at him with all the high flying moves he could, even some stiff shots here and there but Hayabusa had a strength game in his corner and a better striking game, dropping him down with a high angle release suplex followed up with the Falcon Arrow for the victory. With the sound of the bell Hayabusa slid out of the ring, glancing up towards the G1 Banner and headed to back.
"Still undefeated there folks, Hayabusa, perhaps he is G1 Bound, right now lets take you to an exclusive interview from his home in Chicago from over the weekend, CM Punk."
"CM Punk we are just 12 days removed from the Chi Town Massacre we know it's a very touchy subject you just got out of the hospital a few days ago, the entire NWA Global wants to know how you're feeling."
"How I"m feeling? What kind of stupid question is that? How do you think I feel? Like shit. You know at Starrcade Ric Flair said that I was going to lose and that no matter what I did when it mattered the most I would blow it and he made me tap out, give up, cease fighting. Then, I ask for a rematch trying to be a sportsman and it turns into a street fight and Flair beats me up so badly in my own hometown, he beats me so bad I can't continue the match. You want to know how I feel? I have three concussions from that match and a migrane splitting my head but you know what pisses me off the most, is that I go around saying I'm the best in the world and twice, I had two times to defeat Ric Flair and he beat me. I gave up at Starrcade, where it all mattered, where I needed, I had to win and I blew it. And it wasn't as if I was cocky or showed off, Flair wrestled me to the mat and forced me to submit, my best wasn't good enough. Then at Clash Of The Champions, I hit Flair with everything I had and more...and he still beat me to the point I couldn't continue. You know how demoralizing it is to realize that the last four and a half years here as US Champion, as World Champion as a Four Time Main Eventer in the NWA means nothing. CM Punk the Best In The World takes a backseat to Ric Flair..Twice and my best wasn't good enough. I hit him with everything I had and more and it wasn't good enough, I spent years training and honing my craft and it was for nothing, everything I've done was all for nothing and I have to wake up every morning and stare in the mirror and realize that. How am I feeling Kevin..defeated and I don't know when or if I'm coming back because I refuse to lose like that ever again. If I can't be the best in the world, if I can't be World Heavyweight Champion, if I can't be the top guy then there's no point in trying."
"Strong...strong words from CM Punk, we wish him the best and hope he recovers, we were told that Eric Bishoff has been taken to an ICU and is suffering from severe neck and back trauma, we're not sure on the World Title situation as of yet we will keep you posted on that, what are you doing over there?"
"I'm on the phone with a very important contact."
"We're trying to conduct a show here Heenan have some decorum."
"And who we competting against a rival company that does one show a month or the United Wrestling Federation or whatever the WWF is trying to rip off these days. Trust me we're fine, go back to broadcasting to the humaniods I'm on a business call."
"Anyway lets take you back to the ring."
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Wow what a semi main event here tonight as Inoki had at the last minute booked this super match between The Black Hart Owen Hart against Randy Macho Man Savage as both of them met in the center of the ring, exchanging words and the bell rang. Well you had to have one show stealer and this was it, with Owen knowing submission and high flying, Savage knowing counter wrestling and grappling this was almost the perfect match many would say, Owen trying for the sharpshooter on a few occasions but Savage was able to fight out of it, countering a victory roll with the added weight scoring the victory. Savage was back on his game winning in a matter of fourteen minutes, signaling a title belt was coming his way and pointed to the G1 Banner, seemed the IWGP Title was coming to him as he exited the ring.
"Great showing by Macho Man Randy Savage, next week folks we will bring you the results of the Draft as promised, this week just started off with chaos they'll just have to wait....hold on, ladies and gentlemen I just got news that is going to shake things up here, a first ever main event for next week as Ric Flair will face Kane and the winner will face John Morrison for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Spring Stampede, talk about competition, right now lets take you to the ring for our main event, the winning team will face Hart Dynasty at Spring Stampede for the Tag Team Championships."
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Old School NWA rivalry here tonight, The Horsemen against LOD as both sides exchanged words, the ref having to check all four men for weapons as the bell sounded. What did you expect from these two teams, Tully would finess, Arn had the power, Hawk tossed em around and Animal broke bones, neither side played fair, in fact the word stiff was redefined in this match with Hawk busting Tully open with a punch over the face.
The Horsemen got their licks in, able to cut Animal over the head with vicious elbow strikes having to isolate the limbs making sure they couldn't walk or strike back. Stategy worked well in the Horsemen's end sticking to quick tags and keeping LOD seperated at all costs, almost losing that a few times able to piss off Hawk into the ring and cause a double team.
The Horsemen kept at it dropping Animal down with a double team brainbuster, going for the cover but Hawk broke it up, causing perhaps the fifth melee to take place in the match, the ref getting order back as Tully would slug over Animal's head, only pissing him off as Animal came alive, striking back and press slammed him three times followed by a powerslam that caused the ring to tap out.
Animal tagged out as Hawk would rip Tully a new one and proceeded to rape any wrestlign skill he had in the middle of the ring, actually tossing Tully into Arn to the floor, tossing him back inside as he called for it, Animal raising him up as they came down with the Doomsday Device, covering.....for two as Arn just broke it up.
LOD didn't care, just meant they coudl beat on them more and they did but Arn was no push over, actually fighting back, the ref saying the hell with it and let them brawl, Animal fighting Arn to the outside slugging back and forth giving the fans one hell of a show as Hawk spiked Tully down wit a piledriver, the ref having to try and get some order as Arn came into the ring with a tire iron, the ref trying to hold him back as on the otherside Hawk got his head taken off with a clothesline by Barry Windam.
He would slide to the outside hiding as it gave Tully a chance to tag out, Arn picking Hawk up and dropped him with a spinebuster for the victory. There were your winners there, The Horsemen sealed their spot into Spring Stampede having destroyed their old rivals but had a new Horsemen in the ranks in Barry Windam whom entered the ring, raising their hands with a grin.
It seemed the band was getting back together and with Flair going after Kane next week things didn't look good for Morrison either as Monday Nitro would fade to black.
All*Star Wrestling
Inoki still in charge took control of the show tonight promoting G1 and WrestleKingdom saying he was going to keep all the entrants a secret until the very night but did say those entered were the greatest perhaps of all time.
The First Match on the card would see Serena back in wrestling action as she was going up against Manami Toyota whom was back from a tour of Japan and was looking for a sporting match. Serena was vicious, extremely vicious in the bout but Toyota stunned her with a bicycle kick then the Ocean Suplex for the victory.
Second match would see Vader square off against Mr. Perfect, Vader said tonight he was taking over the scene in the NWA and proved it battling for sixteen minutes, Perfect almost scoring the win on six seperate occasions not going down without a fight but Vader scored the win with a Vaderbomb for the victory.
John Morrison came on scene telling the crowd he didn't care of Kane or Ric Flair won on Nitro, at Spring Stampede he'd beat either one of them and take his title back and bring it back to the Palace of Wisdom and the year of the Rockstar would continue to live on.
Third match saw Matt Hardy go up against The Hurricane in a quick bout forcing him to tap out to the Hardiac Arrest telling Taka that would be his fate at Spring Stampede.
And in the Main Event they were Opponents then but allies now as Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh teamed up to battle against, yes this was happening, Mitsuharu Misawa and Tiger Mask IV in a special attraction match for the ages, Misawa even wearing his signature Tiger Mask II costume. This tag match was nothing more than attraction, hell Chono and Mutoh even going old school NwO for the full effect as in the end the match went to a 20 Minute Draw, all four men shaking hands afterwards but Keiji and Chono would go eye to eye post match as All*Star Wrestling came to a close.
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Ric Flair and the Horsemen would enter the ring, Flair having the World Heavyweight Title over his shoulder dressed in a ten thousand dollar suit and tie, five hundred dollar sunglasses and a two thousand dollar rolex watch having a patch on his head from the war he had last night, a ring hand giving him a mic.
"Wooooo, standing before you is no illusion for I am Ric Flair and if it's not today it will be soon that this World Heavyweight Champion Title will say Ric Flair upon it. Last night, I beat up Punk so bad in his own hometown that they stretchered him out of the arena, out of my life, out of this company for good. Last night, a man who considers himself a champion retained his title and I took it away from him, why, because this title always has and always will belong to me. I don't want to wait in line for my property, I'm not going to dig and claw, I want this title as my property and if the so called champion wants it back, he can come and take it from me."
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Morrison came down to the ring and would tackle Flair down, punching like crazy on him as Arn and Tully pulled him off, Flair then blasting him over the head with the title belt, leaning over him and slapped at his face saying if he wanted it he could fight him for it as the Horsemen left the ring.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, wow starting off with heat already welcome to Monday Nitro, off of the heels of The Chi Town Massacre, so much happened last night we'll try to recap you throughout the night and the current World Championship situation, Morrison was able to retain but Ric Flair and his boys beat him up post match and took the belt hostage [Play Out] and by the sounds we're heading into our first match up here tonight."
It was Natalya against Tamina in one hell of a battle here, looking to solidify themselves as number one contender for the Women's Championship, taking up nine minutes as Tamina was just an unstoppable beast in the ring hitting Nattie with a vicious spear followed up by a Dominator for the victory. She rose up rubbing her nose some, exiting the ring victorious, saying with a hand signal around her waist she was taking the title belt and that was going to happen sooner than later.
"Big win there for Tamina, right now folks lets...no wait hold on, Ladies and Gentlemen I've just been told Eric Bishoff has just booked tonight's Main Event as John Morrison will face Ric Flair and it was Morrison whom asked for the match, folks I hope Morrison knows what he's doing."
[Play Out]
Triple Threat action here tonight as Sin Cara, Matt Hardy and Cody Rhodes were in action, all three on the road had been making claims to the Cruiserweight Championship, might as well have a match up to see whom coudl make that claim. Hardy was obviously the stronger of the three of them, Cara the faster and Cody probably had the stronger wrestling game under his belt. These three lit up the crowd for fourteen minutes, each of them getting close to the victory on numerous occasions, Cara hitting Rhodes with the Final Sin but Hardy dropped him with a Side Effect, covering Cara for the victory. If that didn't cement it enough Hardy would raise his arms up saying the Cruiserweight Championship was coming home, yelling into the camera he wished his brother the best in his future endevours.
"Wow, Matthew now getting a win there, he just might be Cruiserweight Title bound we'll have to see as the weeks pan out, folks we have an exclusive interview with John Morrison and this took place just a few moments after the attack earlier today, lets take you to the footage."
"Ric Flair, I don't give a **** who you are. You don't take another man's property and you wanted a title shot you should have come down like a man and asked for it. Yeah I'll give you a shot and tonight when I beat you, you and your pony express can ride the hell out of this company once and foreall. Yeah I'm pissed off and if Flair thinks he's getting an easy match trust me, The Prince of Parkour is gone, tonight he's getting my foot up his ass."
"Strong, strong words there from John Morrison, that is our main event here tonight, also folks last night was indeed Jeff Hardy's last match here in the NWA, he was unable to comment on anything other than the interview post match, he did leave a comment earlier this morning saying he wishes everyone the best and if he is to return it'll be perhaps in a new light. Also last night Alberto Del Rio was defeated by the man they call Sting and neither of them were available for comments, [Play Out] sorry folks I'm a one man team tonight as Bobby Heenan has left with his champion, time to take it back to the ring."
Masahiro Chono after having a four second match with Ted DiBiase Jr. was looking to have a rematch with him, DiBiase proclaimed Chono cheated during the match just 24 hours prior, DiBiase this time lasted five minutes as Chono retained but was then jumped from behind by the hired help of Gotoh and Koji, apparently they were still taking money for jobs though Chono was then saved by Keiji Mutoh whom flew into the ring, helping him fight them off, he and Chono locking eyes and finished Ted Jr. with the Blackout, kicking him out of the ring. Chono dared either of them to enter the ring as Keiji picked up the US Title handing it over to him, Chono taking it but Keiji didn't let go.
He was looking at it then looked towards Chono whom pulled a bit harder at it, placing it over his shoulder, Keiji giving him a deep look into his eyes knowing he held that title at Starrcade IV for only 9 seconds and Chono was the one to snatch it away from him, slowly pulling from him and stood upon the apron, slowly turning and looked towards Chono then would spit black mist right into the air, leaving the ringside area. The fans knew exactly what that meant as did Chono, he was calling him out for a title shot as Chono would look to it then him, Nitro cutting to a break.
[Play Out]
Tag Team Action here tonight as The Hart Dynasty were defending their tag team championships against a local tag team, of course it was more so a glorified work out match but at least it gave Dynasty a chance to show off their skills as they had been main eventing on the house events, taking the young team down in eight minutes time. Being awarded their titles Kevin Kelly entered the ring.
"Congradulations Dynasty another successful title defense, you have been dominating the road and on the tours, over the weekend you were in Mexico and defended the title belts there, what is in store for The Hart Dynasty's future."
"Well to be fair we know the Draft is coming up so we hope competition gets stronger, we are the era of a new dawn and we are going to defend these tag team championships just like our uncle Bret defended his championships, against all odds, against all comers-
[Play Out Horsemen]
"You know we're glad you said that because myself and Tully Blanchard have been looking to get our hands on some gold. Since Ric Flair is going to officially claim the World Title later tonight, how about next week, we take those title belts away from you?"
They would start to make their way down the ramp.
[Play Out LOD}
"Hold on there just a moment. We were in the back, raising some hell and heard that two punks were looking to get a hold of the Tag Team Championships, Well, the way we see it, the only claim you two have is to the back of our fenders as we drag your carcusses all over the parking lot. We, want those tag team championships too and if we have to have a fight you in order to get it then lets not stand on ceremony and fight right now."
They dropped the mic and went at it, Horsemen and LOD going to war just like always, security quickly flying down to seperate it before people got hurt, LOD being pulled to the as the Horsemen backed up to the ring calling them on, turning around as Dynasty flew over the rope and would now start to fight them, extra security having to come break it up as Nitro would cut to a break.
"Welcome back to Monday Nitro folks in case you missed it we had one hell of a brawl here before we broke off, The Horsemen challenged Dynasty and LOD challenged The Horsemen and well, that's just mixing oil and water and they went right to war, during the break LOD came back out and restarted the fight, actually breaking one set of our steel stairs here as you can see the crew taking it to the back, the Tag Team Division is really heating up."
[Play Out]
Dustin Rhodes getting more jeers than ever these days was squaring off against Hayabusa and no one was taking Dustin's side on this one but he wasn't going make this easy, having the power and striking game actually rocking Hayabusa on a few occasions, actually catching him in mid air and dropped him with the Lonestar on the outside, tossing him into the ring but took a bit too much time in his follow up, Hayabusa able to kick out and in the later half confuse and daze Dustin, catching him with a spinkick then the Falcon Arrow for the victory. Another win here for Hayabusa as he rolled out of the ring, taking a moment to again look at the WrestleKingdom/G1 Banner with a nod and headed up the ramp.
"Ladies and Gentlemen my guest at this time, Matthew Hardy. Earlier tonight Matt you were able to defeat Sin Cara and Cody Rhodes in a triple threat match, we know you said you were gunning for the Cruiserweight Championship is this you entry into the contendership and how can you differ from your brother?"
"Simple, unlike my brother whom takes risks and colors his face with whatever hallucinagens he gets his hands on, I'm a serious wrestler. I've always been the one whom was stepped over, given the blame or just pushed to the side because Jeff was the flashier of the two. As it pertains to me, The Regime is dead and I'm going after the title belt. Michonoku, it's not going to be a pretty contest between us because I'm bigger, I'm stronger, and you call yourself Invicible, well I'm not being labeled by some Pet Name, because Matt Hardy will Not Die."
We then move back to the ring.
[Play Out]
Another Cruiserweight match here tonight but it was Frankie Kazarian but his opponent was Psicosis whom had been looking for a win for a while. The bell sounded and these two actually kept to a more striking game, Psicosis actually being the more risky of the two with moonsaults and splashes, Kazarian in the later half was able to counter the Caida Los Muerto into a double knee driver then finished him off with the Kaz Krash Buster for the victory. Since that win over Flair Kaz was on a winning streak, hitting the top rope and signaled he wanted the title around his waist, seems like he and Hardy had the same idea in mind as they may have had to fight for it as as we cut to a final break prior to the main event.
[Promo]
[Play Out]
Here we go, John Morrison against Ric Flair for his title, strange how that sounds but Morrison exploded on Flair, tackling him down and started to wail on him, tossing him around the ring like a rag doll, dropping him with back body drops, suplexes, hip tosses, tossing him to the buckle as Flair would spin over it, getting clotheslined down to the floor, Morrison following up with a corkscrew tope' on the floor.
Morrison ripped off the patch on Flair's head and rammed him into the steel post, tossing him back into the ring as Flair held his hands up for mercy, Morrison responding with a boot to the face as Flair was already bleeding from earlier.
Morrison would continue to just hit Flair from every angle of the ring, the only offense Flair was given was a flop or a punch to the wind, Morrison was just unrelenting on Flair, moving him to the corner but a low blow turned the tides. Once Morrison was down Flair went right for those legs knowing that was Morrison's main pillar of offense, ramming it into the post, dropping him with knee breakers, chop blocks, just giving it no mercy as he wooed to the crowd.
He moved Morrison to the corner, chopping hard across his chest though on the third one Flair would bite at him and gouged at the eye, tossing him to the corner as Morrison exploded out of it with a thez press, dirtying his fist with Flair's blood. Morrison becoming a beast hitting eruopean uppercuts but Flair was Flair, punching back at him as Morrison won the exchange with a Caparioa Kick across the skull, coming off the rope with a knee, Flair catching it and tripped him down, going for the figure four as Morrison kicked him off, hobbling up and caught Flair with a C4 suplex, moving to the rope and came down with Starship Pain, covering until the ref was pulled to the outside as Arn and Tully entered the ring, starting to beat upon Morrison.
The match was obviously tossed out but this was a plan all along as the Horsemen started to beat upon Morrison like a government mule, dropping him with Spinebusters and Brainbusters, Flair reaching into his tights and pulled out the brass knuckles, hittin Morrison right over the cheek knocking him out but Flair wasn't done, telling them to hold him up as he got a hold of the Title Belt, rubbing it in his face saying this was his propery and Morrison was lucky enough to come this close to it, stepping back to the ropes and charged in as Morrison kicked it in his face.
A double noggin knocker to Arn and Tully as Morrison like fire tackled Flair down again, officials coming down to break this up as it had gotten out of hand long enough but Morrison and The Horsemen refused to stop fighting, Morrison and Flair standing in the middle of it going to clubbing blows.
[Play Out]
All attention stopped, ceased, went dead as the lights cut out, an eruption of fire as out came the Big Red Devil Kane, security trying to hold him back as he just pushed them out of the way, entering the ring and just attacked Morrison, Flair, the officials, the Horsemen at random. Kane was an object of destruction clearing the goddammed ring in a matter of moments, picking Flair up and tossed him out of the ring, turning around slowly and pulled Morrison up by the hair and dropped him with a Tombstone right in the center of the ring. Kane slowly rose up and took a step over grabbing a hold of the World Title Belt and brought the flames up.
Things just went from bad to worse as now Kane seemed to want the World Championship as it was now in his possession and whom in God's name was going to take it away from him? As Monday Nitro would fade to black.
All*Star Wrestling Results
The show kicked off with a small recap of Monday Nitro and Ric Flair taking over the interview area saying he was going to get His World Title back and it didn't matter if it was a false idol or a red retard who held it, God was going to have it back.
The first match on the show would see Keiji Mutoh perhaps to prove his worthiness to the US Title having a match with Mr. Perfect, taking the high spots in this match Keiji was able to best him with a MutaLock, defeating him in a similar way Chono had one month ago.
Second match would see The Radical Joey Mercury having one vicious cruiserweight bout with Tiger Mask IV, proving he may not have won the World Title but there was another title on the horizon for him as he defeated him with the Mercury Rising Slam.
Third match saw Cody Rhodes lock up with his old tag partner Ted DiBiase Jr whom was irate over his loss to Chono...again and said he was going to take it out on Rhodes. As the match carried on, DiBiase went for Dreamstreet and Rhodes fought out, finishing him off with the Disaster Kick for the victory, proclaiming soon, he would be wearing gold.
And in the Main Event it was Frankie Kazarian against Matthew Hardy, the winner to face Taka for the Cruiserweight CHampionship and this was balls to the walls action, Frankie having the momentum over the last few weeks had everything to win and nothing to lose, however in this case Matthew proved he was just too strong, fighting out of an attempted KazKrashBuster and dropped him with a Side Effect for the victory. Hardy was then proclaimed the #1 Contender to Taka's Championship and said post match the New Era of Cruiserweights begins with the Immortal Matt Hardy as All*Star Wrestling came to a close.
Week 2
[Play Out]
Ric Flair opened the show coming down to the ring in a pair of slacks, shoes and a shirt, apparently stylin' and profilin' wasn't on the itenerary tonight, getting a hold of a mic with the Horsemen behind him.
"Kane, Kane, Kane, get out here right now and give me back my World Heavyweight Title. I swear to God I will **** everyone in this building if you don't come down here right now and give me my belt back. Come out here, come out here, come out here dammit. Bishoff, you call the cops, you call security you call the Army, this show is not starting until that title is back in posession of Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen. That title belt was custom made for me, it always has been it always will be and I don't need some retard putting his infected genes on it, get down here, give me my title-"
[Play Out]
Ask and you shall receive as Kane stepped through hellfire with the World Title over his shoulder, Flair ready for a fight as were the Horsemen as Kane made his way into the ring and the fight was on. Arn and Tully going right after him with hard shots but Kane fought them off, Flair coming in with brass knuckles but Kane grabbed him by the fist, raising him up and chokeslammed him down.
He cleaned house and went for the Title Belt..but John Morrison grabbed a hold of the other end, that was HIS title afterall as Kane pulled him in, wrapping his hand around his throat for a chokeslam but Morrison fought out, going for the Nitroblast but Kane caught the leg and clotheslined him down, pulling him up by the hair and dropped him with a Tombstone. He took the title belt and left the ring, heading back up the ramp as Bishoff cut him off, telling him that title did not belong to him and to give it back and Kane grabbed him by the throat.
He would slowly start to drag him to the edge of the stage, Bishoff now starting to plead with him as Kane rose him up and chokeslammed him down through the tech table. Five minutes in and already Nitro was in a mass state of chaos Grisham telling everyone we had to cut to a break.
"Ladies and Gentlemen welcome back, anarchy is all I can say about Monday Nitro tonight, we were supposed to have the results of the draft but that is going to have to wait until next week, I've been told Eric Bishoff was taken to a nearby clinic to get checked up on and Antonio Inoki will be taking over tonight, we still have that big tag match with The Horsemen and The Legion of Doom taking place tonight [Play Out] and there's the start of our first match up folks we'll try to keep you updated on things."
The first official match up tonight would see Joey Mercury not successful against John Morrison square off against Tiger Mask IV, a rematch from All*Star Wrestling as the bell sounded. Mercury still held that vicious streak to him, hitting Tiger from all angles of the ring but Mask came prepared this time able to slow him down with headlocks and Tiger Strikes, snapping him down with the Tiger Driver for the victory. He rose his hand up victorious as Mercury rolled to the floor, angry he lost this one saying he'd get him back.
We're taken to the back as Ric Flair was yelling at Inoki saying he wanted his World Title back and he'd rip the arena apart if he had to but once Morrison barged in saying that title belt belonged to him, Flair and Morrison went to blows causing the camera guy to get knocked over and losing the feed.
"Sorry about that folks as you can see it's chaos all around, John Morrison is still World Champion but Kane is in possession of the title belt, we don't know why but we will keep you updated as we get information."
"What kind of broadcast journalist sits here on his ass and doesn't get the story? If it were me I'd be out there finding out answers."
"You're one to talk you weren't even here last week, why don't you find out for us."
"I would but I can't allow you to do Nitro by yourself again, the ratings were so bad people watched ROH and they didn't even have a show on."
[Play Out Matt Hardy]
"Okay hold on, Dragonkid I'm in a good mood tonight, I'm going to give you two choices, one, we can wrestle for five minutes and I can beat you or I can place you in my new submission hold and make you tap out in five seconds, which is it going to-"
He then popped him over the head, the bell sounding as Hardy would just tear into him, not really giving him a choice in the matter, tossing him around the ring having the strength game for a moment then slammed him with a powerbomb, locking him in the Stretch Pram Submission that he called The Hardiac Arrest, forcing him to tap out. Hardy let him go and kicked him to the outside, signaling the belt was coming to him and he hoped Taka Michonoku was paying close attention.
"Ladies and Gentlemen my guest at this time, current Cruiserweight Champion Taka Michonoku whom in just a few weeks time will face Matt Hardy for the Cruiserweight Championship. We just saw your opponent in the ring perform a new submission hold, how do you think you hold up?"
Taka went to answer him but he then looked over, the camera panning over to see Hayabusa looking over at him. Taka gently pushed Kevin out of the way and went eye to eye with him as we cut back to ringside.
[Play out]
Women's action here tonight as it was Lita squaring off against MsChif and yes this was actually happening, these two hadn't locked up since MsChif was champion and they were going at it again, MsChif with the wrestling/submission game while Lita stuck with her unorthodox style, both women going at it for eleven minutes and change, Lita able to score the victory with a countered moonsault. She would grin and got her hand raised in victory, slowly walking away from the ring but up the interview stage.
"Impressive win there Lita if you'll come up here, the draft is over and done with and we just want to hear your words on the subject matter if any women may have been signed."
"Well I can tell you the owner has been looking at some new girls on the horizon. Everyone here knows that Winter is our Women's Champion but next week, if there are any women that got drafted, I'll be your first opponent."
She would make a symbol with her hand and left the stage, confident in herself it seemed that whomever was coming if anyone she would be ready.
[Play Out]
Keiji Mutoh having a match up here against Chris Benoit, ironically Chono's opponent in Canada a few weeks ago and these two had one hell of a stiff match, in fact you could say outside of the wrestling holds, high flying offense and nearly neck breaking moves they didn't like each other, Benoit and Keiji going to fifteen minutes as Keiji countered out of the Crossface and blasted him with the Shining Wizard for the victory.
[Play Out]
That wasn't his theme music at all as US Champion Masahiro Chono made his way down to the ring with the title belt over his shoulder. He would step into the ring and placed the belt down almost like a line as both men stood on either side of it. Chono would just stand there for a while, looking at him through his shades and would hold his hand out. Keiji looked to it and would shake it as their hands met dead center of the title belt. What that meant for anyone wondering was Chono had accepted Keiji's challenge and whether Bishoff or Inoki booked the match, it was going to happen at Spring Stampede. Nitro then cuts to a break.
[Play Out]
Hayabusa squaring off against Psicosis which was on schedule as is, Psicosis going right at him with all the high flying moves he could, even some stiff shots here and there but Hayabusa had a strength game in his corner and a better striking game, dropping him down with a high angle release suplex followed up with the Falcon Arrow for the victory. With the sound of the bell Hayabusa slid out of the ring, glancing up towards the G1 Banner and headed to back.
"Still undefeated there folks, Hayabusa, perhaps he is G1 Bound, right now lets take you to an exclusive interview from his home in Chicago from over the weekend, CM Punk."
"CM Punk we are just 12 days removed from the Chi Town Massacre we know it's a very touchy subject you just got out of the hospital a few days ago, the entire NWA Global wants to know how you're feeling."
"How I"m feeling? What kind of stupid question is that? How do you think I feel? Like shit. You know at Starrcade Ric Flair said that I was going to lose and that no matter what I did when it mattered the most I would blow it and he made me tap out, give up, cease fighting. Then, I ask for a rematch trying to be a sportsman and it turns into a street fight and Flair beats me up so badly in my own hometown, he beats me so bad I can't continue the match. You want to know how I feel? I have three concussions from that match and a migrane splitting my head but you know what pisses me off the most, is that I go around saying I'm the best in the world and twice, I had two times to defeat Ric Flair and he beat me. I gave up at Starrcade, where it all mattered, where I needed, I had to win and I blew it. And it wasn't as if I was cocky or showed off, Flair wrestled me to the mat and forced me to submit, my best wasn't good enough. Then at Clash Of The Champions, I hit Flair with everything I had and more...and he still beat me to the point I couldn't continue. You know how demoralizing it is to realize that the last four and a half years here as US Champion, as World Champion as a Four Time Main Eventer in the NWA means nothing. CM Punk the Best In The World takes a backseat to Ric Flair..Twice and my best wasn't good enough. I hit him with everything I had and more and it wasn't good enough, I spent years training and honing my craft and it was for nothing, everything I've done was all for nothing and I have to wake up every morning and stare in the mirror and realize that. How am I feeling Kevin..defeated and I don't know when or if I'm coming back because I refuse to lose like that ever again. If I can't be the best in the world, if I can't be World Heavyweight Champion, if I can't be the top guy then there's no point in trying."
"Strong...strong words from CM Punk, we wish him the best and hope he recovers, we were told that Eric Bishoff has been taken to an ICU and is suffering from severe neck and back trauma, we're not sure on the World Title situation as of yet we will keep you posted on that, what are you doing over there?"
"I'm on the phone with a very important contact."
"We're trying to conduct a show here Heenan have some decorum."
"And who we competting against a rival company that does one show a month or the United Wrestling Federation or whatever the WWF is trying to rip off these days. Trust me we're fine, go back to broadcasting to the humaniods I'm on a business call."
"Anyway lets take you back to the ring."
[Play Out]
Wow what a semi main event here tonight as Inoki had at the last minute booked this super match between The Black Hart Owen Hart against Randy Macho Man Savage as both of them met in the center of the ring, exchanging words and the bell rang. Well you had to have one show stealer and this was it, with Owen knowing submission and high flying, Savage knowing counter wrestling and grappling this was almost the perfect match many would say, Owen trying for the sharpshooter on a few occasions but Savage was able to fight out of it, countering a victory roll with the added weight scoring the victory. Savage was back on his game winning in a matter of fourteen minutes, signaling a title belt was coming his way and pointed to the G1 Banner, seemed the IWGP Title was coming to him as he exited the ring.
"Great showing by Macho Man Randy Savage, next week folks we will bring you the results of the Draft as promised, this week just started off with chaos they'll just have to wait....hold on, ladies and gentlemen I just got news that is going to shake things up here, a first ever main event for next week as Ric Flair will face Kane and the winner will face John Morrison for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Spring Stampede, talk about competition, right now lets take you to the ring for our main event, the winning team will face Hart Dynasty at Spring Stampede for the Tag Team Championships."
[Play Out]
Old School NWA rivalry here tonight, The Horsemen against LOD as both sides exchanged words, the ref having to check all four men for weapons as the bell sounded. What did you expect from these two teams, Tully would finess, Arn had the power, Hawk tossed em around and Animal broke bones, neither side played fair, in fact the word stiff was redefined in this match with Hawk busting Tully open with a punch over the face.
The Horsemen got their licks in, able to cut Animal over the head with vicious elbow strikes having to isolate the limbs making sure they couldn't walk or strike back. Stategy worked well in the Horsemen's end sticking to quick tags and keeping LOD seperated at all costs, almost losing that a few times able to piss off Hawk into the ring and cause a double team.
The Horsemen kept at it dropping Animal down with a double team brainbuster, going for the cover but Hawk broke it up, causing perhaps the fifth melee to take place in the match, the ref getting order back as Tully would slug over Animal's head, only pissing him off as Animal came alive, striking back and press slammed him three times followed by a powerslam that caused the ring to tap out.
Animal tagged out as Hawk would rip Tully a new one and proceeded to rape any wrestlign skill he had in the middle of the ring, actually tossing Tully into Arn to the floor, tossing him back inside as he called for it, Animal raising him up as they came down with the Doomsday Device, covering.....for two as Arn just broke it up.
LOD didn't care, just meant they coudl beat on them more and they did but Arn was no push over, actually fighting back, the ref saying the hell with it and let them brawl, Animal fighting Arn to the outside slugging back and forth giving the fans one hell of a show as Hawk spiked Tully down wit a piledriver, the ref having to try and get some order as Arn came into the ring with a tire iron, the ref trying to hold him back as on the otherside Hawk got his head taken off with a clothesline by Barry Windam.
He would slide to the outside hiding as it gave Tully a chance to tag out, Arn picking Hawk up and dropped him with a spinebuster for the victory. There were your winners there, The Horsemen sealed their spot into Spring Stampede having destroyed their old rivals but had a new Horsemen in the ranks in Barry Windam whom entered the ring, raising their hands with a grin.
It seemed the band was getting back together and with Flair going after Kane next week things didn't look good for Morrison either as Monday Nitro would fade to black.
All*Star Wrestling
Inoki still in charge took control of the show tonight promoting G1 and WrestleKingdom saying he was going to keep all the entrants a secret until the very night but did say those entered were the greatest perhaps of all time.
The First Match on the card would see Serena back in wrestling action as she was going up against Manami Toyota whom was back from a tour of Japan and was looking for a sporting match. Serena was vicious, extremely vicious in the bout but Toyota stunned her with a bicycle kick then the Ocean Suplex for the victory.
Second match would see Vader square off against Mr. Perfect, Vader said tonight he was taking over the scene in the NWA and proved it battling for sixteen minutes, Perfect almost scoring the win on six seperate occasions not going down without a fight but Vader scored the win with a Vaderbomb for the victory.
John Morrison came on scene telling the crowd he didn't care of Kane or Ric Flair won on Nitro, at Spring Stampede he'd beat either one of them and take his title back and bring it back to the Palace of Wisdom and the year of the Rockstar would continue to live on.
Third match saw Matt Hardy go up against The Hurricane in a quick bout forcing him to tap out to the Hardiac Arrest telling Taka that would be his fate at Spring Stampede.
And in the Main Event they were Opponents then but allies now as Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh teamed up to battle against, yes this was happening, Mitsuharu Misawa and Tiger Mask IV in a special attraction match for the ages, Misawa even wearing his signature Tiger Mask II costume. This tag match was nothing more than attraction, hell Chono and Mutoh even going old school NwO for the full effect as in the end the match went to a 20 Minute Draw, all four men shaking hands afterwards but Keiji and Chono would go eye to eye post match as All*Star Wrestling came to a close.