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POI Wrestling Episode 45
The show opens with shots of the arena and the crowd.
JR: Hello and welcome to this historical episode of POI. I am JR; Jim Ross.
Shane: And I’m the “Franchise” Shane Douglas. Tonight is a one night tournament to decide the first ever POI Woman’s Champion.
JR: Also Paul London will take The Brian Kendrick in the first ever 2 Out of 3 Falls match in POI history.
Shane: Now we’ve got our first match of the Woman’s Title Tournament; an eight woman battle royal. This match will end when four women have been eliminated.
Match 1: First Round of the Women’s Title Tournament: Battle Royal- Daizee Have vs. MsChif vs. Gail Kim vs. Roxxi vs. Sara Del Ray vs. Lacey vs. Rain vs. Beth Phoenix
The bell rings and all eight women are wary of each other. Lacey and Daizee charge across the ring towards each other and begin exchanging punches. As they drive their fists into their rival’s face the other women pair off. Gail Kim whips Roxxi into the ropes. Roxxi springs off and hits a flying forearm to the face of Gail. Beth Phoenix and Sara Del Ray exchange stiff forearm shots with neither woman backing down. Rain whips MsChif into a corner and charges after her. MsChif grabs Rain and back body drops her out of the ring. Rain lands on the ring apron. MsChif goes for a forearm to the face, but Rain ducks it and hits a shoulder block through the top and middle ropes. Rain gets back into the ring only to be hit with an enzuigiri by MsChif. Phoenix picks up Del Rat in a military press, but Sara slips out of it and lands on her feet. Del Ray grabs Beth and hits a backbreaker. Lacey and Daizee trade chops until Roxxi sprays Asian mist into their eyes. Roxxi turns around and she gets mist sprayed in her eyes by MsChif. MsChif grabs Roxxi and hits the Desecrator, her scissored DDT. MsChif grabs Roxxi and throws her out of the ring, eliminating her.
Del Ray picks up Phoenix, sets her up, and hits the Royal Butterfly suplex. Sara brings Phoenix to her feet, before throwing her over the top rope. Beth lands on the ring frame and narrowly ducks a punch by Del Ray. Phoenix grabs Sara by the hair and drags her over the top rope and onto the ring apron. The two women exchange forearms, each one nearly knocking them to the floor. Beth kicks Del Ray in the stomach, picks her up and hits a fisherman’s buster on the ring frame. Sara falls to the floor and is eliminated while phoenix rolls into the ring. On the other side of the ring Rain has Kin in the corner and is chopping away at her. Gail gets a burst of energy and begins to fight back with chops of her own. Rain backs up and she gets hit with a spear by Kim. Gail goes up to the top rope. Once Rain gets back to her feet Gail jumps off and hits a huracanrana that sends Rain into the arms of Phoenix. Beth gets Rain in a military press and throws her out of the ring, eliminating her. Daizee is fending off both MsChif and Lacey with hard forearms. Haze tries to whip MsChif into Lacey, but MsChif reverses it. Daizee charges at Lacey, who pulls down the top rope. Haze gets pushed over the top rope and to the floor by MsChif. The bell rings.
JR: Well it looks like Beth Phoenix, Lacey, Gail Kim, and MsChif will move onto the next round.
Shane: They’ll have to win three matches in a row to win the belt. These women have a rough night ahead of them.
The women walk to the back. Fire explodes from the ring post and “Disposable Teens” hits. The Church of Daniels; Low Ki, Kane, Rob Van Damn, the Undertaker, and Christopher Daniels walk to the ring. The Church gets booed worse than any other wrestlers on the POI roster.
JR: What these men did last week was sick. Samoa Joe was completely destroyed.
Daniels grabs a microphone.
Daniels: Last week all of you saw what the Church of Daniels is capable of. We worked as a unit to take out the POI World Champion; Samoa Joe. Because of what we did he is sitting at home this week. Hopefully now he will see that this company will destroy him. Hopefully he will be able to see that we have been right all along. I have a feeling that he won’t. I have a feeling that we are going to have to step up our efforts. We shocked all of you last week by bringing the Undertaker and Kane into POI. Two of the most destructive wrestlers ever have joined my crusade. All POI wrestlers should now be on notice. Join us or you will fall, just like Joe did.
Their music plays and they walk to the back.
JR: Strong words from the Church of Daniels. It looks like they’ll be targeting more than just Samoa Joe now.
Shane: Right now the Church is gonna have to wait because we’ve got some women’s title tournament second round action.
Match 2: Second Round of the Women’s Title Tournament- Beth Phoenix vs. Gail Kim
The bell rings and the women circle the ring. They charge across the ring and lock up. Phoenix shows her strength by shoving Gail to the mat. Kim gets up fast and goes right back to the collar and elbow tie up. This time Beth Phoenix forces Kim into the corner. The referee calls for a clean break, but doesn’t get one. Phoenix boots Gail in the stomach. Beth grabs her by the arm and Irish whips her across the ring and into the opposite corner. Phoenix charges at Gail and goes for an elbow to the face. Kim moves out of the way and Beth crashes into the turnbuckles. Gail grabs Phoenix by the hair and begins to bash her head in with repeated forearm shots to the face. Beth fights back with punches. Kim ducks a punch and rocks Beth with a punch of her won. Gail springs off the ropes, charges at Phoenix, and takes her down with a clothesline. Kim waits for Beth, lining her up for another clothesline. Beth gets to her feet. Kim charges at her. Phoenix picks up Gail and drives her into the mat with a scoop slam. Beth goes for the pin, but Kim kicks out at 2.
Phoenix gets up and gets Gail to a seated position. Beth drives her knee into the back of Kim. Phoenix grabs Gail’s arms and pulls them back, putting Gail in a submission predicament. The referee asks Kim if she wants to give up. She yells in pain before responding with “No!” The crowd cheers for Gail, who begins to fight to her feet. She stands up and breaks free of Phoenix’s grasp. Kim boots Beth in the stomach and then hits a spinning neckbreaker. Gail goes for the pin, but Beth kicks out at 2. Both women slowly get to their feet. Phoenix drives her elbow into Gail’s weakened spine. Beth picks up Kim in a military press. Gail slips out of it and lands on her feet. She hits Phoenix in the back of the head with a stiff kick, which takes down Phoenix. Kim quickly grabs Beth’s legs and locks in the cloverleaf. Phoenix struggles to get away, but Gail has the cloverleaf locked in tight. Beth slowly crawls towards the ropes. Kim drags her right back to the center of the ring. Phoenix can’t take the pain anymore and she taps out. The ref calls for the bell and names Gail Kim the winner.
JR: Gail Kim goes onto the finals to meet the winner of the Lacey versus MsChif match later in the night.
Shane: We’ve gotta send it to the back where the Second City Saints and LAX have found each other.
The shot cuts to the locker room. Hernandez is battering CM Punk in the corner of the room with repeated punches. Homicide picks up a garbage can and tries to hit Colt Cabana with it. Colt dodges it and then boots it into Homicide’s face. ‘Cide appears unaffected as he drives the can into Col’s face. Hernandez continues to his Punk with stiff punches. Suddenly a man runs in with a chair and flattens Hernandez. That man is Ace Steel. Homicide turns to face Steel and he gets laid out with a chair too.
Steel: The perfect set up. Ha ha.
Colt: The gang’s all here.
Punk: Homicide if you think that Ace was the last card up my sleeve you’re dead wrong.
Punk spits on Homicide and the three men leave.
Shane: What a plan that was!
The shot cuts to another part of the backstage where Paul London has a microphone.
London: Kendrick, tonight is the night. Tonight is the night where we finally find out which of us is the better man. We were a team for a long time. We know each other better than we know ourselves. We were like brothers. I just want to know what happened. When did we stop being brothers? I guess we both just moved on with our careers. Kendrick you may think that you’re the better man, but I’ll prove that I’m that man.
JR: That 2 Out of 3 Falls Match later tonight looks like it could be a classic.
The shot cuts to the ring where MsChif and lacey make their entrances.
Match 3: Second Round of the Women’s Title Tournament- Lacey vs. MsChif
The bell rings and the two members of the Age of the Fall shake hands in the middle of the ring. The two women square off and lock up. MsChif gets Lacey in a wristlock. Lacey reverses the pressure and drives her elbow into the twisted arm of MsChif. MsChif manages to tug her arm away from Lacey. MsChif tries for the spinning backfist, but Lacey ducks it. Then she takes down MsChif with a drop toe hold. Lacey kneels on MsChif’s back, grabs her legs and neck, rocks back, and locks in the bow and arrow. MsChif screams in pain as she is locked in a devastating hold. She reaches out her hand as far as she can and is able to grab onto the bottom rope. Lacey breaks the hold and gets back to her feet. MsChif gets up and the two women begin to exchange punches. MsChif ducks a punch, allowing her to grab Lacey and hits a Russian leg sweep. MsChif quickly stands up and hits a standing moonsault on Lacey. MsChif goes for the pin, but Lacey kicks out at 2.
Before Lacey gets a chance to recover MsChif grabs her and locks in the camel clutch. Lacey refuses to give up. MsChif begins to drive crossface shots into Lacey’s face. Lacey manages to get her hands up to protect herself. MsChif grabs her arms and applies a Japanese stranglehold. Lacey is having the life choked out of her, but she still refuse to give up. Eventually MsChif breaks the hold and gets to her feet while Lacey gasps for air. Once Lacey stands up MsChif goes for the Desecrator. Lacey blocks the scissored DDT by holding onto the ropes. She fights off MsChif with punches to the face. Lacey gets a waistlock on MsChif and slams her into the mat with a German suplex. Lacey holds the bridge for a pin and gets a 2 count. The two women get to their feet. MsChif attempts a spinning backfist, but Lacey narrowly ducks it. Lacey picks up MsChif in a fireman’s carry. Then she hits the TKO. Lacey stands up fast and stalks MsChif. MsChif slowly gets to her feet. Lacey kicks her in the stomach and sets her up. She drives MsChif face first into the canvas with the Implant DDT. Lacey covers MsChif and gets the 3 count.
JR: The finals of the Women’s Championship Tournament have been set. Gail Kim will meet Lacey in just a bit.
Shane: Speaking of Gail Kim, she’s in the back with Dave Prazak.
The shot cuts to the back where Dave Prazak is standing with Gail Kim.
Prazak: Gail Kim, first I would like to welcome you to the POI roster.
Gail: Thank you.
Prazak: What are your thoughts on your match with Lacey in just a few moments?
Gail: I think that we’re going to go out there and prove why POI added this Women’s Championship. I’m glad to have a place to showcase my wrestling abilities. Lacey, you and I, we’ve never me in the ring. I barely know anything about you as a wrestler, but that won’t stop me. I can adapt to any situation, tonight you’ll see that for yourself.
The shot cuts to another part of the backstage where The Brian Kendrick is standing with a microphone.
Kendrick: Tonight is finally here. Yay! London I hope you’re ready because if your not you’re gonna get the crap kicked out of you worse that I originally thought. And it’s not like this is one match, it’s really three. No wait, only two. I forgot that I’m going to beat you two to zero. Once everything is said and done out there, I assure you that you will never step into a POI ring again. I am not lying about this. Look into my eyes as I say it. You will never step into a POI ring again.
JR: Kendrick is one determined young man.
Shane: I’m looking forward to tonight’s main event.
The shot cuts to another part of the back where Lacey is sitting, resting after her match. Dave Prazak rushes up to her.
Prazak: Lacey, what are you doing?
Lacey: Waiting for my match, what does it look like?
Prazak: But you need to get to the ring, your match is next.
Lacey: What!? This is crap. I don’t even get five minutes to rest.
The shot cuts back to the ring.
JR: In this match Lacey looks to be at a disadvantage.
Shane: Or is that what she just wants us to think?
“The Game” hits and Lacey walks to the ring to a mix of cheers and boos from the crowd. “Unstoppable” hits and Gail Kim walks to the ring to the cheers of the fans.
Dave Prazak: The following contest is part of tonight’s double main event and is to crown the first POI Women’s Champion. Introducing first on my right. She weights in at 125 pounds and hails from Tampa, Florida. She is Gail Kim. Now on my left. She weights in at 135 pounds and hails from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is “The Lovely” Lacey.
Match 4: Women’s Title Tournament Finals- Gail Kim vs. Lacey
The bell rings and Gail offers Lacey a handshake. Lacey accepts it, but she uses it to draw in Kim. Lacey kicks her in the stomach and sets her up for the Implant DDT. Gail manages to slip out of it. She leaps in the air and connects with a dropkick to the face on Lacey. Gail goes for the pin, but Lacey kicks out at 1. Kim gets up and lifts Lacey to her feet by her hair. Gail Irish whips Lacey into one of the ring’s corners. Lacey hits the turnbuckles hard. She tries to take a rest from a split second, but she sees Kim charging towards her. Lacey manages to get out of Gail’s way, causing her to run into the turnbuckles. Kim turns around to face Lacey. She charges at Gail and hits a spinning wheel kick to the face. Lacey grabs Kim and snapmares her down to the mat. Lacey begins to drive repeated kicks into Gail’s back. Lacey springs off the ropes and hits a dropkick, connecting with the back of the head and neck of Kim. Lacey goes for the pin, but Gail kicks out at 2.
Lacey gets up and brings Kim to a seated position. She goes back to work on the back of Gail Kim. Lacey applies a chin lock while driving her knee into Kim’s back. Gail yells in pain, but still refuses to give up when she is asked by the referee. Kim starts to pound her foot on the mat which gets the fans to clap along with the pounding. With the fans behind her she begins to fight to her feet. Gail and Lacey stand up. Lacey still has the chinlock held in tight. Kim uses repeated elbows to the stomach to get out of the hold. Gail managed to build a bit of momentum, but it is brought to a screeching halt. Lacey grabs Kim and hits a double knee backbreaker. Lacey goes for the pin, but Kim kicks out at 2. Lacey stands up and brings Gail to her feet. Lacey sets up Kim for a German suplex, but Gail fights out of it with elbows to the face. Gail follows up with three European uppercuts. Lacey is on the ropes after these three shots. Kim jumps up, grabs Lacey, and hits a double knee facebuster. Gail quickly goes for the pin, but Lacey is able to get her shoulder up at the count of 2.
Kim gets up and begins to stomp on Lacey’s right arm. Gail stops the assault after seven stomps. Kim stalks Lacey waiting for her to get to her feet. Once Lacey stands up Gail Kim charges at her. Gaul jumps in the air, hits a headscissors without taking down Lacey, and locks in an armbar. This devastating hold has Lacey screaming in pain. Kim wrenches it in tighter as Lacey slowly walks towards the ropes. She falls to her knees, just inches from the ropes. Lacey falls to the mat, pinning Gail Kim in the process. Kim breaks the hold and gets out of the pin at 2. Both women get to their feet. Gail charges at Lacey for a spear. At the last possible second Lacey dodges the spear. Lacey applies a wristlock on Kim and dumps her on her head with a German suplex. Lacey stands up and drags Gail to her feet by her hair. Kim tries to defend herself with a European uppercut, but Lacey blocks it. She kicks Kim in the stomach, sets her up, and hits the Implant DDT. Lacey quickly pins Gail Kim and gets the 3 count. The crowd is on their feet applauding both women for this match.
JR: What a match we just saw. These women just put on a clinic for women’s wrestling.
Shane: It’s hard to disagree with you, that was a fantastic match. I can’t believe that we still have a contract signing for next weeks tag title match and a 2 Out of 3 Falls match left in the show.
Once both women leave, the ring is set up for the contract signing. POI Commissioner Joey Styles walks to the ring.
Joey: Next week there will be a Tag Team Title match. Right now we will officially make that match when this contract is signed. Let’s get the four wrestlers in this match out here. First the challengers; the Motor City Machine Guns.
“Beautiful Disaster” plays and Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley walk to the ring. They take a seat in the chairs by the table.
Sabin: Good to see ya Joey.
Joey: Same to you. Now let’s bring out the Tag Team Champions; the Age of the Fall.
“That Haunted” hits and Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black make their ways to the ring. They sit across the table from the Guns.
Joey: Now that we’re all here the next thing to do it to sign the contract.
Shelley: Now wait a minute Joey. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. You should know how these things work by now. We both talk some trash, then sign the contract, and sometimes it ends with a brawl.
Jacobs: Will you shut up and sign the papers.
Shelley: I’ll get to it eventually. I just want to make sure that everything goes according to plan.
Sabin: Ever since you guys took those belts from us, our lives have changed. I miss my belt; I used to wear it everywhere. It was like what you dream about as a little kid watching wrestling. You want to be the top dogs in the company. Those belts proved that we were the best.
Shelley: And they were great for picking up chicks.
Sabin: Yeah, that too.
Black: Is that all you two care about? The glory, the fame. There are much more important things to fight for. Jimmy and I have our cause.
Shelley: And what cause is that; getting people to drink your Kool-Aid.
Jacobs: You know I expected that from somebody as ignorant as you. Our cause is to change the world and save it from itself. Idiots like you two are part of the reason why we do this. Once everything falls apart we’ll be there to put it back together.
Shelley: Ya know what; let’s just sign the contract before you bore the crowd to death.
Black: You’re just like everybody else, trying to escape from the truth.
The four men sign the contract.
Joey: Well it’s official. Next week Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black will defend their POI Tag Team Championships against Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin. Now, can we get a handshake?
The two teams just glare at each other. After awhile the Machine Guns extend their hands, not to Jacobs and Black, but to each other. Tyler Black flips over the table. He and Jacobs advance on the Guns. Security floods the ring before either team is able to attack. Eventually both teams are taken to the back.
JR: You could cut the tension with a knife.
Shane: after you cut it you would slather it in barbecue sauce and eat it.
JR: A fat joke, that’s new.
Shane: You’re damn right. Well folks its main event number two time.
Dave Prazak: The following contest is our final match of the evening and is a 2 Out of 3 Falls match.
“London Calling” hits and Paul London runs to the ring to the cheers of the fans.
Prazak: He weighs in at 205 pounds and hails from Austin, Texas. He is Paul London.
“Man With a Plan” hits and The Brian Kendrick walks to the ring. The fans hate towards Kendrick is evident.
Prazak: He weighs in at 184 pounds and hails from Venice, California. He is The Brian Kendrick.
Match 5: Brian Kendrick vs. Paul London in a 2 Out of 3 Falls match
The bell rings and the two men begin to circle around each other. London charges at Brian, who gets out of his way as fast as he can. Kendrick wants to start the action on his own terms. The two men lock up and are at a stalemate in the middle of the ring. Paul London takes the advantage and forces Kendrick into the corner. The referee calls for a clean break, which London gives him, but not Brian. Kendrick disrespects Paul by slapping him in the face. London fires back with a flurry of punches. He backs up and goes for a dropkick, but Brian moves out of the way. Paul crashes into the mat. Kendrick leaps into the air and crushes Paul’s torso with a knee drop. Brian goes for the first pin of the match and gets a 2 count.
Kendrick stands up while London gasps for breath. Brian drags London to his feet by his hair. Kendrick delivers Knife edge chops to the injured chest of Paul. Brian whips London into the corner before yelling; “Let me show you how it’s done.” Kendrick charges at Paul, who fights back by hitting Kendrick with an enzuigiri. Before Brian has a chance to hit the mat London grabs him and hits a tornado DDT. Paul goes for the pin, but Kendrick kicks out at 2. London gets to his feet. He springboards off the ropes and goes for a moonsault on Brian. Kendrick gets his knees up and Paul crashes chest first into them. Once again Brian stands up while London struggles to breathe. Kendrick lines up Paul before delivering a stiff kick to the chest. London lies on the mat holding his chest in pain. Brian gets up and hits a standing senton on London. Kendrick goes for the pin, but Paul kicks out at 2. Brian stands up fast and crushes London with a double foot stomp to the chest. Kendrick stares at Paul and laughs as he spits blood into the mat. Brian stalks London as he tries to get to his feet. Paul uses the ropes to stand up. He faces Kendrick who goes for a superkick. London ducks the kick and hits Brian with a superkick of his own. Kendrick drops lifelessly to the canvas. London sees an opportunity and heads up to the top rope. Brian is set up perfectly. Paul risks his own b hitting the 450 splash on Kendrick. London, who might be hurt worse than Brian, goes for the pin and gets the 3 count.
JR: This kid looked like he was out of it. He’s running on pure adrenaline.
Shane: Don’t count out Kendrick yet, this match isn’t close to being done.
Kendrick rolls to the outside while London sits in the corner, hoping to get some rest. Brian gets to his feet and starts to walk up the entrance ramp. London sees this and follows after him. Kendrick suddenly turns around and smashes Paul in the face with a roaring forearm. Brian grabs London and dumps him off of the ramp and into the crowd. The fans clear out of Paul’s way, taking most of their chairs with them. London stands up. Kendrick jumps off the entrance ramp and hits a huracanrana on Paul. London goes flying and crashes into some fans. Brian stands up, gets London to his feet, and Irish whips him into a senton of chairs. Paul slowly gets back to his feet while Kendrick admires his handiwork. Once London is fully standing Brian charges at him. Paul lifts up Kendrick and drops him onto some chairs with a back body drop. Brian grabs his back and screams in anguish. Welts from the chair are appearing on the bodies of both men. Paul approaches Kendrick, who drives a chair into his chest. Brian whips the chair at London and it smashes into his face. The referee tries to convince both men to get back into the ring.
In most companies this would have ended with a DQ by now, but not POI. Kendrick sets up a chair. When Paul faces him, he runs, uses the chair as a launch pad, and goes for a flying forearm. London catches Brian and Northern Lights suplexes him into some more chairs. Paul stands up and some thing catches his eye. London walks over to where a ladder is set up near some of the bleachers. Paul grabs the ladder and rags it near to where Kendrick is. London begins to climb the ladder. He climbs all twenty feet and stands at the top. The crowd starts to chant “Please don’t die!” Brian is up to his feet. Paul jumps off the ladder and hits a shooting star press onto the standing Kendrick. Both men are down and the crowd is now chanting “Holy shit!” After nearly two minutes, neither man has moved. The referee calls for the bell as EMT’s make their way’s to where the human car wreck is.
JR: It’s a shame to see a match end like this.
Shane: And such a good match. If I know these two, I’d bet that we’ll see a rematch down the road.
JR: I pray that these two are alright. Well folks I hate to end the show, but that was our last match. Goodni- Wait a minute! What’s this?
Rob Van Dam comes bursting out of the back and rolls down the entrance ramp. Samoa Joe follows after him, baseball bat in hand. Joe slams the bat down onto RVD’s back. Joe brings the bat up again and this time brings it down on Rob’s knee, Low Ki runs down the ramp and catches Joe with a kick to the back of the head. Joe drops the bat. He turns around and unleashes a flurry of punches and slaps on Ki. Joe picks up the bat again and drives it into Low Ki’s gut. Joe turns around and RVD goes for a superkick. Joe dodges the kick, which connects with Ki. Joe picks up Van Dam and release exploder suplexes him into the crowd. Joe doesn’t waste any time, picking up Low Ki, and setting him up for the Muscle Buster. Joe teases the move for a bit before slamming Low Ki into the steel entrance ramp with the Muscle Buster. Joe gets to his feet and the crowd is chanting his name. He yells “Daniels! Next week I’m coming for you.”
JR: Samoa Joe just got a measure of revenge for what the Church of Daniels did to him last week.
Shane: I didn’t even know that Joe was in the building.
JR: I don’t think Daniels did either, he left after his promo. Well, now I think we can officially end the show. For the Franchise Shane Douglas, I am JR; Jim Ross. Goodnight folks.
(End Episode 45)
