Week One - Thursday Night Fusion - 01/12/12 Edition
'It All Begins Again'
1 - Opening segment is Vince McMahon in ring before the opening pyro.
- Vince cuts a retrospective promo about CWA's past, the past fueds, championship matches and pay per view main events that have taken place in it's history.
- Before long Randy Orton's theme music plays through the arena's sound system and Orton walks out onto the stage. He reminds Vince that he was CWA's franchise player and that he was a four time World Champion.
- Vince seems annoyed by Orton's presence and orders him to leave, but Orton refuses. He insists he has a title oppertunity, tonight.
- Vince's eyes light up, but are quickly put out when Orton is blindsided from behind by Hayabusa and Jeff Jarrett who put a kicking to Orton.
- Vince tells them to stop it or they'll be fired. Vince makes the match tonight, Hayabusa and Jeff Jarrett against Randy Orton and a mystery partner, if he can find one, and if he is able to make it to the ring.
- EMT's and trainers help Orton to his feet as the opening video plays.
2. The theme song of Thursday Night Fusion plays and the typical hoopla of the intro, pyro and a panning of the sold out Madison Square Garden in New York City.
- Joey Styles and Jerry Lawler welcome us back to CWA, and talk about the controversial beginning to the new era of CWA being akin to the typical CWA of old.
-They introduce our ring announcer, Howard Finkel, as he introduces our first match-up.
3. Singles Match-Up: 'The Pope' D'Angelo Dinero Vs Shelton Benjamin
-Match begins with some tense lock-ups, these two have some history, including both competing in a match where Dinero won his only World Title in CWA.
-The crowd begin to become annoyed with the lack of action, but this quickly changes when Benjamin and Dinero exchange some quick Suplexes and Slams with Benjamin coming out on top.
-Benjamin remains in control, that is until he misses a Stinger Splash, hitting his face and upper body off of the top turnbuckle. This allows Dinero to gain control of the match.
-The match continues in the favour of Dinero until the end where Dinero's finisher is reversed into a roll-up, with the tights being held, this ends the match with a pinfall victory for 'The Gold Standard'
Winner via pinfall at 7:23: Shelton Benjamin.
-Benjamin and Dinero stand up face to face, Dinero tells the referee that Benjamin had the tights, Benjamin swears innocence, Dinero loses it and swings a punch the way of Benjamin, he knocks Benjamin out of the ring as the crowd cheer. Benjamin simply smiles as he walks up the ramp.
4 - Backstage we see Hayabusa, Jeff Jarrett and Paul Heyman wandering around, they bump into Desmond Wolfe, they ask him if he would consider teaming up with Orton tonight, Wolfe scoffs at the offer, Heyman smiles and continues down the corridor they are walking down.
- We then cut to Randy Orton being treated for a wound on his head, suddenly in walks someone, we only see the back of him, he's wearing street clothes and is indescribable. There's a wry smile on Orton's face as blood is wiped from his head.
5 - Singles Match - Jay Briscoe Vs AJ Styles
- An exciting fast paced match filled with high spots.
- AJ Styles stays in control for most of the match with a beatdown of Briscoe using high flying offence to keep the trailer trash tag team expert down.
- Briscoe makes the comeback with the willing of the crowd, but Ric Flair tries to interfere. Mark Briscoe comes running down the aisle and he takes out Ric Flair. Jay Briscoe gets a bit distracted and turns round into a Pele Kick, AJ covers for a near fall.
- AJ goes for a 450 Splash but Briscoe gets his knees up in time and AJ takes a hard bump on Briscoe's knees.
- AJ looks hurt and he is writhing in agony on the floor, he beckons the referee over as if he is seriously injured. Ric Flair shares some words with the referee but as all of this occurs Desmond Wolfe has popped up in the ring.
-Behind the referees back, Desmond Wolfe hits Jay Briscoe with a devastating Lariat to the back of the head. AJ signals that he is fine after a quick word with the referee.
-AJ covers the fallen Jay Briscoe as Mark Briscoe chases Desmond Wolfe through the crowd, and steals the win.
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Winner via Pinfall at 13:45: AJ Styles w/Ric Flair!
5 - Backstage promo with Mike Awesome, he explains that he will bring back extreme to CWA.
-The promo only lasts around 30 seconds and is straight to the point.
- He wants oppertunity and he'll take out anyone who gets in his way with the Awesome Bomb.
6 - Singles Match - Kane Vs Edge
- The match is a squash essentially.
- Kane controls the match for the most part, dominating Edge in a way Edge never has been in the past.
-These two once had a major rivalry in CWA, going almost half a year, this match isn't a highlight as Kane finishes Edge off with a Chokeslam and covers him for the win.
Winner via pinfall at 4:21 - Kane
7 - Post match Taz walks out from the back and he has a microphone in his hand, he challenges Kane to a match next week, citing that he wants to take out the biggest dogs in the yard until he becomes World Champion.
- The crowd cheer, but before Kane can accept his challenge Mike Awesome appears, throwing everyone off with his previous promo, he takes out Kane from behind with a Steel Chair, before dropping Kane with the Awesome Bomb.
- Mike Awesome let's it be known to Taz that he is the new big dog, and he'll have to take on him if he wants to get anywhere.
-Taz does not back down and steps between the ropes and faces up Mike Awesome. The two men stare one another down before they begin to brawl. Mike Awesome over powers Taz, but Taz uses his resources, namely the ring bell to hit Awesome over the head and split him open. Mike Awesome retreats up the ramp as Taz stands in the ring. He grabs a mic and tells Mike Awesome that he's a pussy, and he'll kick his ass, 'fight it if you can, survive if I let you!'
8 - Backstage we see The Briscoe Brothers, they cut a promo swearing and generally being themselves.
- They challenge the newly reformed Fortune to a match next week, they don't care if it's three on two, or two on two, or nothing.
- Vince McMahon who just happens to be walking by decides he likes that idea and makes it for the CWA Tag Team Championships BUT it will be at the PPV, Rebellion, and seeing that Ric Flair and Desmond Wolfe were the last ever champs, they would be the team that Jay and Mark would be facing. Jay and Mark thank Vince, Vince power walks away.
9 - Singles Match - No Limit Championship - Chris Jericho Vs Matt Hardy
- A solid match that showcases both mens talents.
- It's a face-face match so no one really gains full control of the match and instead both men exchange manuevers.
- Jericho first gains a slight advantage when he takes out Hardy on the outside with a Bulldog.
-Hardy regains the advantage however with a Side-Effect dead centre of the ring.
-Hardy misses the big Leg Drop from the top and allows Jericho to take full control again.
-Hardy reverses a kick to the gut and takes Jericho out with a Twist of Fate, he covers but Jericho is close enough to the ropes to grab the bottom rope to make the rope break.
- Hardy seems frustrated and goes for a second Twist of Fate, but Jericho reverses it dropping Hardy down into the Walls of Jericho. He wrenches it hard, Hardy tries to reach the ropes, but to no avail, he taps out.
Winner via Submission at 15:34 and NEW CWA No Limits Champion: Chris Jericho
10 - Backstage promo with Planet Jarrett.
- Jarrett and Heyman explain that it doesn't matter who Orton's partner is, they done the work previously that was needed to take out Orton.
- Hayabusa has the final word, he explains that once he wins this match, he will once again will conquer the world and become the World Championship.
11 - Tag Team Match - Hayabusa and Jeff Jarrett w/ Paul Heyman Vs Randy Orton and Mystery Partner.
- Hayabusa and Jarrett enter first, followed by Orton. But afterwards there is a long pause, Orton stares up at the ramp, but nothing happens, Orton looks confused and angry.
- The bell is rang and the match begins as a handicap match. Hayabusa takes the fight to Orton with his typically high-paced stuff.
- Hayabusa and Jarrett hit Orton with tag team moves, Orton is completely helpless.
- Orton's head wound is reopened and he is bleeding from his head. Hayabusa hits Orton with a devastating Tornado DDT and covers to no avail.
- The crowd begin to chant Orton's name and Orton begins to rally. He knocks off the domination by Hayabusa only to be tripped by Heyman. Hayabusa gets right back to work.
-Orton is completely dominated until Hayabusa finishes Orton off with the Pheonix Splash.
Winners via Pinfall at 12:21 - Hayabusa and Jeff Jarrett
11 - Hayabusa and Jarrett celebrate post match, when suddenly Cody Rhodes theme plays and he walks out with a microphone in hand, he's wearing the same street clothes as the man we saw earlier today in Orton's changing room.
- Cody Rhodes explains that he was King of The Ring before CWA was closed down, and that entitles him to a title oppertunity, but seeing as there's no champion, it surely makes him the World Champion.
- Cody goes on to explain why he should be World Champion, citing such things as his looks, his ability and his lineage.
- It's at this point, for the first time, Vince Russo walks out from the back, the crowd immediately boo him out of the building.
- Russo tells Rhodes that he can't just give him the championship, and that the match he just witnessed was meant to be the match that decided the match for the World Championship next week. But he saw that Hayabusa Versus Jarrett would be a fix... so he changed it around, and now next week for the World Championship, it will be a Triple Threat Match, between Hayabusa, Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes.
-Rhodes looks enraged, as does Heyman and Jarrett, Hayabusa is nodding his head in approval as Orton is barely managing to get to his feet.
- The show ends at this point.
