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POI Wrestling Episode 46
The show opens with a shot of the POI Commissioner Joey Styles standing in the middle of the ring.
Joey: Hello and welcome to POI. I am Joey Styles and I am here to make a few announcements. In a few weeks POI will celebrate its one year anniversary. The week after that POI will celebrate its 50th episode. On that 50th show we will be having what can only be called a supercard. In the main event Samoa Joe will defend the POI World Championship against Christopher Daniels. There will be a rematch from last week as well when Paul London meets Brian Kendrick in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match. This week neither London nor Kendrick will be on the show due to the injuries they received last week. Also on the 50th show Delirious will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Edge, Chris Hero, Ken Kennedy, and Mike Quackenbush in a ladder match.
The crowd pops over these announcements. “Break is Down Again†hits and Mike Quackenbush heads to the ring.
Joey: Mike, what can I do for you?
Quack: Well I’d like to make you an offer.
Joey: I’m listening.
Quack: For awhile not Chikara wrestlers have been making sporadic appearances here on POI. I would love for Chikara to help POI celebrate its milestone. Maybe at the 50th show there could be a Chikara vs. POI match. I’ll bring six of Chikara’s best to battle six of POI’s best. What do you say?
Joey: I like it. Who do you have lined up for your team?
Quack: I wasn’t really prepared to answer this question, but I think I know who to pick. Team Chikara will be made up of Hallowicked, Vin Gerard, Stigma, and the Colony; Fire Ant, Soldier Ant, and Worker Ant. What about team POI?
Joey: I’d like to bring together two factions to make team POI. It will be Matt Sydal, Jack Evans, and Roderick Strong otherwise known as Generation Next teaming with the New Hart Foundation; Teddy Hart, Shelton Benjamin, and Petey Williams.
Quack: Are you sure that’s a wise choice? Those two teams really don’t get along.
Joey: Well-
Joey is cut off by “Hybrid Stigmata†as Delirious runs to the ring.
Delirious: JoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoey!
Joey: What is it Delirious?
Delirious: DoIhaveamatchtonight?
Joey: No. Do you want a match tonight?
Delirious: Aadabadabadabadababa!
Joey: What?
Delirious: Sure.
Joey: Okay; Delirious, Quack. You two are having a match, right now.
Joey leaves the ring.
JR: Hello everybody! I am JR, Jim Ross.
Shane: I am the “Franchise†Shane Douglas and things here have started off with a band. The 50th show is going to have a stacked card.
JR: Tonight is also a stacked card. We’ve got a Tag Title Match in the main event and a Hardcore Title #1 Contenders Match. Now we have the first match of the night.
Match 1: Delirious vs. Mike Quackenbush
The bell rings and Delirious loses it. He starts running around the ring and spills to the outside where he continues running. Delirious takes a fan’s hat and puts it on someone a couple of seats over. Delirious finally charges back into the ring and offers a handshake to Quack, who accepts it. The two lock up and Mike applies a wristlock on Delirious. The masked man reverses the pressure onto Quackenbush before grabbing his other arm and taking him down with an armdrag. Delirious keeps on Quack’s arm by using another wristlock. Mike springboards off the middle rope and takes down Delirious with an armdrag of his own. The two men get to their feet. Quackenbush goes for a dropkick. Delirious dodges it and Quack falls to the mat. Mike gets to his hands and knees and he is hit with a dropkick to the face from Delirious. The masked man gets up and brings Quack to his feet. Delirious Irish whips him into the ropes. Mike bounces back and Delirious goes for a leaping lariat. Quackenbush ducks it causing Delirious to crash into the ropes and spill out of the ring. Delirious gets to his feet on the outside. Quack runs at the ropes, springboards off the top rope, and goes for a plancha on Delirious. Mike angles his body so that he can take down Delirious with a huracanrana. Quackenbush wastes no time getting to his feet and standing up Delirious. Quack rolls Delirious into the ring before getting onto the ring apron.
Delirious gets up and Mike springboards himself into the ring towards the masked man. Delirious knocks Quackenbush out of the air with a lariat. Delirious goes for the pin, but only gets a 2 count. Delirious gets up and climbs to the top rope while Quack gets to his hands and knees. Delirious leaps off the top rope and goes for Shadows Over Hell. Mike rolls out of the way and Delirious crashes into the mat. Quackenbush slowly stands up and then helps Delirious to his feet. Quack picks him up and hits the Black Tornado Slam. Mike goes for the pin and Delirious kicks out at 2. Quackenbush gets both he and Delirious standing. He sets up the masked man for the Quackendriver, but Delirious slips out of it and rocks him with a headbut which forces him to a seated position in the corner. Delirious charges at Quack and hits the Panic Attack, driving his knee into Quack’s skull. The IC Title holder drags Mike to the middle of the ring and goes for the pin, but he gets the shoulder up at 2. Delirious gets up, lifts up Quackenbush, and locks in the Cobra Stretch. The masked man has it wrenched in tight. Quack is desperately trying to reach the ropes, but he is stranded in the middle of the ring. Suddenly Mike shifts his weight and pins Delirious’ shoulders to the mat. Delirious can’t break the hold fast enough. Quackenbush is able to score the 3 count.
JR: That was a huge win for Mike Quackenbush. If Delirious thought that he couldn’t take his title before, he better think again.
Shane: Good thing for Delirious that it was non-title. It would suck to lose the title because of a fluke like that.
After the ring is cleared “I Fought the Law†hits and Nigel McGuinness walks to the ring with the ROH Pure Championship. He grabs a microphone while the fans are mercilessly booing him.
Nigel: Now it’s time for all you clam diggers to shut you fat faces, I have something to say. I hold this belt with a lot of pride and I’ve taken on all comers. I am the best pure wrestler in the world and this belt proves it. Now, I’ve been doing some thinking. Since POI management refuses to book my matches, I have to do it myself. Well that’s fine and dandy. I’ve decided to book two matches. One of them will be on the 50th show and it will be me defending the belt. The other match will be next week and it’ll decide who I’m going to beat. I want the match to be a four man gauntlet. So the first four people that want in get in. If I were in your shoes I wouldn’t even bother. You won’t beat me because I am in it... to win it.
The crowd continues to boo.
Nigel: Piss off ya bunch of yanks.
Nigel walks to the back.
JR: He’s always nice to the fans.
Shane: That’s an understatement, he loves out fans.
JR: Yeah sure. Well our next match should be a slobberknocker. We’ve seen Super Dragon tormenting Nick Mondo for the past couple of weeks. He wants a shot at the Hardcore Title, but Jeff Hardy had stepped up to stop him.
Match 2: Super Dragon vs. Jeff Hardy in a #1 Contender match for a shot at the Hardcore Title
The bell rings and the two men walk to the center of the ring. Hardy gets in Dragon’s face and starts talking trash. Dragon isn’t even fazed by what Jeff is saying. Hardy shoves Super Dragon, who responds with a hard forearm shot to the face. Jeff fires back with a punch to the face. The two men trade punches with Dragon getting the better of the exchange. Super Dragon attempts a kick to the head. Hardy ducks it and goes for a step up enzuigiri, which dragon ducks. Jeff falls to the mat and Dragon cracks his spine with a double foot stomp. Hardy rolls out of the ring to recover. Dragon lines up Jeff, waiting for the perfect time to strike. He gets onto the ring apron, springboards, and hits a corkscrew moonsault press on Hardy. Both men crash to the floor while the crowd shows their appreciation for what Dragon just did. The two men slowly get to their feet. Jeff boots Dragon in the gut before Irish whipping him into the guard rail. Hardy jumps and runs on the top of the guard rail. He launches himself at Super Dragon and hits a dropkick to the face. Jeff gets to his feet, holding his back in pain as Super Dragon is slumped down on the floor. Hardy looks under the ring and he pulls out a table before shoving it into the ring. He looks under the ring again and this time pulls out a garbage can, two street signs, and a Singapore cane.
Jeff picks up the garbage can and walks towards Super Dragon, who is now standing. Dragon hits a spin kick which drives the garbage can into Hardy’s face. Jeff staggers back and picks up the cane, which he drives into Dragon’s gut. Super Dragon doubles over in pain and gets hit with the cane in the back of the head. While Dragon is bent over he picks up one of the street signs, as does Hardy. The two men begin to exchange shots to the head with the steel signs. After eight shots each, the men are wobbly on their feet. Hardy kicks Super Dragon and then hits him one more time. Dragon finally drops to the floor. Jeff grabs him and shoves him into the ring. Hardy gets into the ring himself as Taz walks onto the entrance ramp to watch the match. Jeff sets up the table in the ring before bringing Dragon to his feet and laying him on the table. He climbs to the top rope and notices Taz. This slight distraction allows Super Dragon to climb to the top rope as well. He surprises Hardy, picks him up, and in one fluid motion, drives him through the table with a Psycho Driver. Super Dragon goes for the pin and gets the 3 count.
Shane: Taz just cost Jeff Hardy that match. Fire that man!
JR: Oh stop Jeff Hardy shouldn’t have taken his eyes off the match. Well by any means Super Dragon is the #1 Contender to the Hardcore Title.
The shot cuts to the back where POI Women’s Champion Lacey holds her belt and a microphone.
Lacey: The Age of the Fall now holds more power than ever in POI. We hold the Women’s Championship and the Tag Team Championships. While Jimmy and Tyler have been preparing for their match later tonight, I’ve been contemplating a decision I have to make; who’s going to get the first shot at my belt? Well MsChif, Gail Kim, and Beth Phoenix all have come to me asking me to give them that shot. I really don’t know who to give it to. Maybe I should just let you fans decide. Should I do that? *The crowd pops* Do you idiots really think that I would let you have any say in the matter? You people are the reason why the world is as bad as it is. There’s no way that I’m letting you decide anything. I’ve decided to let the three women sort it out themselves. I talked to Joey Styles and next week it will be MsChif versus Gail Kim versus Beth Phoenix and the winner will get a shot at my belt at the 50th show. Now to all of you people out there who don’t bother to listen to us, the revolution will continue and you will listen to it eventually.
Shane: I still don’t think women should be wrestling.
JR: If anyone needs the definition of a horse’s ass, it’s right here.
The shot cuts to the ring. “The Champ is Here†hits and Samoa Joe walks down to the ring with a purpose. He holds the POI World Title and a baseball bat. He throws them into the ring and grabs a microphone before getting in himself.
Joe: Daniels! You and your little buddies need to get out here right now! Last week RVD and Low Ki got what they had coming, not I just have you, Kane, and Undertaker. Come on, get out here and let’s see if five guys can take me out when I’m actually ready for them.
Daniels: Hey Joe! Up here.
The shot cuts to the big screen which Christopher Daniels is on. It is obvious that he is not in the building.
Daniels: Joe I’m sure that you recognize where I am better than anyone else. It’s your house. Now I know you’re planning on beating us down with that baseball bat, but it’s just not going to happen tonight. Don’t be disappointed, I have a surprise for you. Bring her out!
Rob Van Dam and Low Ki bring a woman with a hood over her head into frame.
Daniels: Joe, I’m sure you can guess who this is. It’s your wife! I decided that after what you did to Rob and Ki there had to be some retribution. We were just in the neighborhood and we thought of this plan.
Joe: If you even touch her, I’ll kill you.
Daniels: That’ll have to wait until later. We have to do what I planned right now.
Daniels pulls the hood off of Joe’s wife’s head. A look of fear is plastered across her face as tears stream out of her eyes. Daniels has a sick smile on his face.
Daniels: Do you have anything to tell your husband?
She doesn’t respond.
Daniels: Fine. Rob, Ki; do it.
Joe: Don’t do this Daniels!
Low Ki and Van Dam line up Joe’s wife. Then at the exact same time they both kick her in the head. She falls to the ground, knocked out.
Daniels: Joe, if you had just listened to me, none of this would have had to happen. Maybe we’ll see you later tonight. I don’t know about that for sure, but what I do know is that this was the gospel according to Christopher Daniels.
The feed to Joe’s house cuts out. Samoa Joe is standing in the ring with a stunned look on his face. He drops the bat, the belt, and the mic and rushed to the back. The crowd is silent after that they just saw, not sure how to react.
JR: Daniels just crossed a line that should not have ever been crossed. You don’t bring a wrestler’s family into the sport.
Shane: I never thought that we’d see something like that in POI. God knows what will happen to Daniels once Joe gets his hands on him.
JR: Hopefully Joe’s wife will be okay. As sick as I’m feeling right now, the show must go on.
Match 3: Chris Hero vs. Ken Kennedy
The bell rings and the two men square off. They move in for a collar and elbow tie up, but instead Kennedy just yells “Kennedy!†in Hero’s face. Hero responds with; “Chris is awesome!†which gets the crowd to start chanting it. Kennedy starts saying “Kennedy!†over and over until some of the crowd starts to chant along with him. Hero, not wanting to be one-upped, starts to show his athleticism by running up the turnbuckles, flipping off the top, and landing on his feet.
JR: What is this, a jackass contest?
Hero turns to face Kennedy and he is hit with a stiff punch to the face. Ken grabs Hero and whips him into a corner. Kennedy charges at Chris and drives an elbow straight into his face. Spit flies out of Hero’s mouth before he slumps down into a seated position. Ken backs up and then charges at his opponent once again. Kennedy’s boot scraped across Chris’ face when Kennedy hits the facewash. Ken gets up and says; “Oh I bet that hurt!†He brings Hero to his feet and whips him across the ring into another corner. Kennedy charges at Hero for the third time in the match and this time it backfires on him. Chris cracks Ken in the face with a roaring elbow. Ken drops to the mat and Hero says; “Oh I bet that hurt!†Chris drops a knee to the skull on Kennedy before going for the pin. Ken kicks out at 2. Hero pounds the mat in frustration and then brings his opponent to his feet. Chris locks in the cravate on Kennedy. He struggles to get out of the hold while Hero has it locked in tight. Eventually Ken grabs onto the ropes. Chris breaks the hold. Kennedy immediately grabs him and hits a Russian leg sweep. Both men slowly get to their feet. Hero kicks Ken in the gut and sets him up for the Heroes Welcome. Kennedy slips out of it and rolls up Chris. He hooks the tights and gets the 3 count.
JR: Yeah, that was a jackass contest and Kennedy obviously won.
Shane: I think that Kennedy proved that he was the smarter man.
The shot cuts to the back where Homicide stands with Hernandez.
Homicide: Last week that bitch CM Punk went back to his ROH roots. He and Colt jumped me and Hernandez from behind. They know they couldn’t take us by themselves. So Punk brings in Ace Steel and he takes us out with a chair. Ace, I ain’t got a problem whit you, but now that you’re whit Punk you’re a dead man. Now it looks like the Second City Saints are back together. Ya know what; I’m goin back to me roots too. That’s why I brought in the J-Train.
Julius Smokes walk into frame.
Smokes: Yea, yea, yea! Bllllllllllllllllllllllat! Me and my boy Homicide back together. Look who else I got with me.
Ruckus walks into frame.
Smokes: That’s right, we got Ruckus now too.
Homicide: Punk, you wanna fuck with me, ya gotta fuck with all a us. We are the Rottweilers 2.0
JR: Now, that is a force to be reckoned with.
The shot cuts back to the ring. “I Am†hits and AJ Styles walks to the ring.
AJ: Shut off my music. I’ve come to this ring tonight to educate all of you morons about the matches that myself and Austin Aries have had. Aries would be here to help me, but he’s in Mexico so it looks like you’ll just have to take me. In our first match Aries cheated to beat me. There’s no need to even watch that clip. Then we met again and I won, let’s watch this one.
Austin stomps on Styles before going to the top rope for the 450. AJ gets up, grabs Aries for a powerbomb, rips him off the top rope, and gets onto the second rope. Styles sets up for the Styles Clash and then he hits it off the second rope. Aries is knocked out on impact. Styles goes for the pin and gets the 3 count.
AJ: Oh, that was just beautiful. I could watch that again *the Styles Clash plays again* and again *the Styles Clash plays again* and again *the Styles Clash plays again*, but we don’t have all day. There was a slight meeting between us in the middle of a 6 man match; could we look at that clip?
Austin gets to his feet and he is attacked from behind by AJ Styles. Styles uses repeated punches on Aries, followed by a kick to the side of the head. AJ picks up Austin, gets him in a torture rack, walks over to the announce table, and puts Aries through the table with a powerbomb before walking to the back.
AJ: I think that one might have been even better. Then we crossed paths in Survival of the Fittest and he dropped me on my head twice. I think that footage was destroyed in some sort of fire or something like that. Actually I think that win in a tag match might be my favorite. It was the slap in the face that was long due.
Austin lifts up Styles and hits a shinbreaker. Out of nowhere AJ gets Aries in a small package for a pin. 1, 2, Strong tries to break it up, and the referee counts 3.
AJ: Now as you can all see, I am much better than Aries. Always have been, always will be. Aries you just need to face facts, you’re not in my league. Maybe you should stay in Mexico because you will never be like me. You will never be simply phenomenal.
“I Am†kicks in again and AJ leaves the ring.
JR: What arrogance shown by AJ Styles.
Shane: That’s not arrogance, that’s confidence. Well now it looks like it’s time for our main event which will be for the Tag Team Titles.
“Beautiful Disaster†hits and the Motor City Machine Guns; Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin walk to the ring to the cheers of the fans. The lights cut out and the sound of a woman screaming fills the arena. “The Haunted†kicks in and the Age of the Fall; Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black walk to the ring to a mix of cheers and boos.
Dave Prazak: The following contest is for the POI Tag Team Titles and is your main event. Introducing first the challengers; from Detroit, Michigan and weighing in at 215 pounds; Alex Shelley and also from Detroit, Michigan weighing in at 210 pounds; Chris Sabin. They are the Motor City Machine Guns. Now introducing the champions. From Buffalo, Iowa and weighing in at 210 pounds; Tyler Black and from Grand Rapids, Minnesota and weighing in at 173 pounds; Jimmy Jacobs. They are your Tag Team Champions; the Age of the Fall.
Match 4: The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) for the POI Tag Team Championships
The bell rings. Tyler Black and Alex Shelley start off the match. They step to the middle of the ring; there won’t be any handshakes here. The two men exchange words until Shelley drives his fist into Tyler’s face. Black steps back a bit, jumps in the air, and nails a kick to the head on Alex, who falls to the mat. Tyler springs off the ropes and goes for a knee drop, but the Gun rolls out of the way. Shelley quickly gets to his feet and boots Tyler in the face. Black falls to the mat and Alex springs off the ropes. He goes for a standing senton, but Black rolls out of the way. Both men get to their feet. Black goes for a kick to the head, which Alex ducks. Shelley goes for a dropkick, which Tyler dodges. Black tries for a dropkick and it is dodged by Alex. Both men get up. Shelley grabs Tyler and hits a double knee backbreaker. As Black spasms on the mat in agony, the Gun goes to his corner and tags in his partner. Tyler gets to his knees and Chris Sabin charges at him. Chris blasts Black with a step up enzuigiri. Sabin goes for the pin, but Tyler kicks out at 2. Chris brings Black to his feet and whips him into the corner. Sabin charges at him and drives an elbow into his face. Tyler falls to the mat and the Gun lifts him up and gets him in the tree of woe. Shelley gets into the ring and the Guns both hit dropkicks on the hanging Black. Alex leaves the ring ad Chris goes for the pin. Jacobs runs in and breaks up the pin at 2. As Jimmy leaves the ring Sabin drags Tyler to his feet by his hair. Chris worked over Black with five forearm shots to the back of the neck. Sabin gets Tyler in a waistlock and then goes for a release German suplex. Black lands on his feet and hits the unsuspecting Sabin in the back of the head with an enzuigiri. Tyler picks up the fallen Sabin, sets him up, and powerbombs him into the top turnbuckle. Black has just received his second wind. Chris falls to the mat and rolls to his back trying to recover the breath that was just knocked out of him. Tyler charges towards Sabin and hits a standing shooting star press. The crowd is mixed in support between the two teams. Black opts not to go for the pin, but instead tags Jimmy Jacobs into the match.
Jacobs charges across the ring and knocks Shelley off the ring apron with a spear. Sabin just starts to get up and he is hit with a spear as well. Jimmy gets up and stalks Sabin. Chris stands up. Jacobs grabs him and locks in the End Time. They are in the middle of the ring. Sabin has nowhere to go. Just as he is about to tap out Alex Shelley runs into the ring and boots Jacobs in the head. Alex gets back to the ring apron. Jimmy gets to his feet and begins to exchange words with Shelley, allowing Sabin to recover. Chris stands up, grabs Jacobs and surprises him with a tiger suplex. Sabin holds the bridge for a pin and Jimmy kicks out at 2. The two men get to their feet. Jacobs charges at Sabin for a big boot, but the Gun ducks it and sweeps out Jimmy’s legs. Chris drops a knee to the skull on Jacobs. Sabin walks onto the ring apron while Jimmy stands up. Chris springboards into the ring, grabs Jacobs, and hits a tornado DDT. The Gun gets up and drags Jacobs to his feet by his hair. He picks up Jimmy and hits the Cradle Shock. Chris hooks the leg and goes for the pin. Jimmy Jacobs somehow gets the shoulder up at 2. Sabin can’t believe that didn’t put him away. Chris gets up and tags in his partner. They talk a bit and plan a double team attack. They get on opposite sides of Jacobs, who gets to his knees. The Guns charge at Jimmy and go for the S and S Crusher. Jacobs dodges the double dropkicks causing the Guns to collide. As Sabin rolls to the outside Jimmy begins to crawl to his corner. Shelley tries to stop him, but he’s not fast enough. Jacobs tags in Tyler Black, who bursts into the ring and hits Alex with a boot to the face. Sabin gets onto the ring apron and Tyler blasts him in the head with an enzuigiri, knocking him to the floor. Black faces Shelley who grabs him for an STO. Tyler blocks the STO and boots him in the stomach. Black picks up Alex and hits God’s Last Gift. He holds the small package, but Shelley is able to get out of it at 2. Black gets up and positions Alex on the mat before going to the top rope. He jumps off and hits the Phoenix Splash on Shelley. Black goes for the pin. 1, Sabin gets into the ring, 2, Jacobs runs in and cuts him off, and the referee counts 3. The Age of the Fall retain the Tag Team Titles.
JR: What a phenomenal tag team match.
Shane: These two teams tore the house down.
The sound of a gong is heard and the lights cut out. They come back up and the Church of Daniels excluding Christopher Daniels is in the ring. Kane and Undertaker attack the tag champs while Low Ki and Rob Van Dam use a barrage of kicks on the Guns.
JR: This is completely uncalled for. The Church has done enough here tonight already. I thought that they weren’t even in the building.
Van Dam takes Sabin out of the ring and kicks his head into a ring post. Low Ki puts Alex Shelley on the announce table. He goes to the top rope and puts Shelley through the table with a double foot stomp. Back in the ring Kane and Undertaker grab Jimmy by the throat and double chokeslam him. Black stands up and he is hit with a boot to the face from Kane. Undertaker brings Tyler to his feet before slamming him to the mat with the Last Ride. The show closes as the Church stands over their fallen victims.
(End Episode 46)
The show opens with a shot of the POI Commissioner Joey Styles standing in the middle of the ring.
Joey: Hello and welcome to POI. I am Joey Styles and I am here to make a few announcements. In a few weeks POI will celebrate its one year anniversary. The week after that POI will celebrate its 50th episode. On that 50th show we will be having what can only be called a supercard. In the main event Samoa Joe will defend the POI World Championship against Christopher Daniels. There will be a rematch from last week as well when Paul London meets Brian Kendrick in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match. This week neither London nor Kendrick will be on the show due to the injuries they received last week. Also on the 50th show Delirious will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Edge, Chris Hero, Ken Kennedy, and Mike Quackenbush in a ladder match.
The crowd pops over these announcements. “Break is Down Again†hits and Mike Quackenbush heads to the ring.
Joey: Mike, what can I do for you?
Quack: Well I’d like to make you an offer.
Joey: I’m listening.
Quack: For awhile not Chikara wrestlers have been making sporadic appearances here on POI. I would love for Chikara to help POI celebrate its milestone. Maybe at the 50th show there could be a Chikara vs. POI match. I’ll bring six of Chikara’s best to battle six of POI’s best. What do you say?
Joey: I like it. Who do you have lined up for your team?
Quack: I wasn’t really prepared to answer this question, but I think I know who to pick. Team Chikara will be made up of Hallowicked, Vin Gerard, Stigma, and the Colony; Fire Ant, Soldier Ant, and Worker Ant. What about team POI?
Joey: I’d like to bring together two factions to make team POI. It will be Matt Sydal, Jack Evans, and Roderick Strong otherwise known as Generation Next teaming with the New Hart Foundation; Teddy Hart, Shelton Benjamin, and Petey Williams.
Quack: Are you sure that’s a wise choice? Those two teams really don’t get along.
Joey: Well-
Joey is cut off by “Hybrid Stigmata†as Delirious runs to the ring.
Delirious: JoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoeyJoey!
Joey: What is it Delirious?
Delirious: DoIhaveamatchtonight?
Joey: No. Do you want a match tonight?
Delirious: Aadabadabadabadababa!
Joey: What?
Delirious: Sure.
Joey: Okay; Delirious, Quack. You two are having a match, right now.
Joey leaves the ring.
JR: Hello everybody! I am JR, Jim Ross.
Shane: I am the “Franchise†Shane Douglas and things here have started off with a band. The 50th show is going to have a stacked card.
JR: Tonight is also a stacked card. We’ve got a Tag Title Match in the main event and a Hardcore Title #1 Contenders Match. Now we have the first match of the night.
Match 1: Delirious vs. Mike Quackenbush
The bell rings and Delirious loses it. He starts running around the ring and spills to the outside where he continues running. Delirious takes a fan’s hat and puts it on someone a couple of seats over. Delirious finally charges back into the ring and offers a handshake to Quack, who accepts it. The two lock up and Mike applies a wristlock on Delirious. The masked man reverses the pressure onto Quackenbush before grabbing his other arm and taking him down with an armdrag. Delirious keeps on Quack’s arm by using another wristlock. Mike springboards off the middle rope and takes down Delirious with an armdrag of his own. The two men get to their feet. Quackenbush goes for a dropkick. Delirious dodges it and Quack falls to the mat. Mike gets to his hands and knees and he is hit with a dropkick to the face from Delirious. The masked man gets up and brings Quack to his feet. Delirious Irish whips him into the ropes. Mike bounces back and Delirious goes for a leaping lariat. Quackenbush ducks it causing Delirious to crash into the ropes and spill out of the ring. Delirious gets to his feet on the outside. Quack runs at the ropes, springboards off the top rope, and goes for a plancha on Delirious. Mike angles his body so that he can take down Delirious with a huracanrana. Quackenbush wastes no time getting to his feet and standing up Delirious. Quack rolls Delirious into the ring before getting onto the ring apron.
Delirious gets up and Mike springboards himself into the ring towards the masked man. Delirious knocks Quackenbush out of the air with a lariat. Delirious goes for the pin, but only gets a 2 count. Delirious gets up and climbs to the top rope while Quack gets to his hands and knees. Delirious leaps off the top rope and goes for Shadows Over Hell. Mike rolls out of the way and Delirious crashes into the mat. Quackenbush slowly stands up and then helps Delirious to his feet. Quack picks him up and hits the Black Tornado Slam. Mike goes for the pin and Delirious kicks out at 2. Quackenbush gets both he and Delirious standing. He sets up the masked man for the Quackendriver, but Delirious slips out of it and rocks him with a headbut which forces him to a seated position in the corner. Delirious charges at Quack and hits the Panic Attack, driving his knee into Quack’s skull. The IC Title holder drags Mike to the middle of the ring and goes for the pin, but he gets the shoulder up at 2. Delirious gets up, lifts up Quackenbush, and locks in the Cobra Stretch. The masked man has it wrenched in tight. Quack is desperately trying to reach the ropes, but he is stranded in the middle of the ring. Suddenly Mike shifts his weight and pins Delirious’ shoulders to the mat. Delirious can’t break the hold fast enough. Quackenbush is able to score the 3 count.
JR: That was a huge win for Mike Quackenbush. If Delirious thought that he couldn’t take his title before, he better think again.
Shane: Good thing for Delirious that it was non-title. It would suck to lose the title because of a fluke like that.
After the ring is cleared “I Fought the Law†hits and Nigel McGuinness walks to the ring with the ROH Pure Championship. He grabs a microphone while the fans are mercilessly booing him.
Nigel: Now it’s time for all you clam diggers to shut you fat faces, I have something to say. I hold this belt with a lot of pride and I’ve taken on all comers. I am the best pure wrestler in the world and this belt proves it. Now, I’ve been doing some thinking. Since POI management refuses to book my matches, I have to do it myself. Well that’s fine and dandy. I’ve decided to book two matches. One of them will be on the 50th show and it will be me defending the belt. The other match will be next week and it’ll decide who I’m going to beat. I want the match to be a four man gauntlet. So the first four people that want in get in. If I were in your shoes I wouldn’t even bother. You won’t beat me because I am in it... to win it.
The crowd continues to boo.
Nigel: Piss off ya bunch of yanks.
Nigel walks to the back.
JR: He’s always nice to the fans.
Shane: That’s an understatement, he loves out fans.
JR: Yeah sure. Well our next match should be a slobberknocker. We’ve seen Super Dragon tormenting Nick Mondo for the past couple of weeks. He wants a shot at the Hardcore Title, but Jeff Hardy had stepped up to stop him.
Match 2: Super Dragon vs. Jeff Hardy in a #1 Contender match for a shot at the Hardcore Title
The bell rings and the two men walk to the center of the ring. Hardy gets in Dragon’s face and starts talking trash. Dragon isn’t even fazed by what Jeff is saying. Hardy shoves Super Dragon, who responds with a hard forearm shot to the face. Jeff fires back with a punch to the face. The two men trade punches with Dragon getting the better of the exchange. Super Dragon attempts a kick to the head. Hardy ducks it and goes for a step up enzuigiri, which dragon ducks. Jeff falls to the mat and Dragon cracks his spine with a double foot stomp. Hardy rolls out of the ring to recover. Dragon lines up Jeff, waiting for the perfect time to strike. He gets onto the ring apron, springboards, and hits a corkscrew moonsault press on Hardy. Both men crash to the floor while the crowd shows their appreciation for what Dragon just did. The two men slowly get to their feet. Jeff boots Dragon in the gut before Irish whipping him into the guard rail. Hardy jumps and runs on the top of the guard rail. He launches himself at Super Dragon and hits a dropkick to the face. Jeff gets to his feet, holding his back in pain as Super Dragon is slumped down on the floor. Hardy looks under the ring and he pulls out a table before shoving it into the ring. He looks under the ring again and this time pulls out a garbage can, two street signs, and a Singapore cane.
Jeff picks up the garbage can and walks towards Super Dragon, who is now standing. Dragon hits a spin kick which drives the garbage can into Hardy’s face. Jeff staggers back and picks up the cane, which he drives into Dragon’s gut. Super Dragon doubles over in pain and gets hit with the cane in the back of the head. While Dragon is bent over he picks up one of the street signs, as does Hardy. The two men begin to exchange shots to the head with the steel signs. After eight shots each, the men are wobbly on their feet. Hardy kicks Super Dragon and then hits him one more time. Dragon finally drops to the floor. Jeff grabs him and shoves him into the ring. Hardy gets into the ring himself as Taz walks onto the entrance ramp to watch the match. Jeff sets up the table in the ring before bringing Dragon to his feet and laying him on the table. He climbs to the top rope and notices Taz. This slight distraction allows Super Dragon to climb to the top rope as well. He surprises Hardy, picks him up, and in one fluid motion, drives him through the table with a Psycho Driver. Super Dragon goes for the pin and gets the 3 count.
Shane: Taz just cost Jeff Hardy that match. Fire that man!
JR: Oh stop Jeff Hardy shouldn’t have taken his eyes off the match. Well by any means Super Dragon is the #1 Contender to the Hardcore Title.
The shot cuts to the back where POI Women’s Champion Lacey holds her belt and a microphone.
Lacey: The Age of the Fall now holds more power than ever in POI. We hold the Women’s Championship and the Tag Team Championships. While Jimmy and Tyler have been preparing for their match later tonight, I’ve been contemplating a decision I have to make; who’s going to get the first shot at my belt? Well MsChif, Gail Kim, and Beth Phoenix all have come to me asking me to give them that shot. I really don’t know who to give it to. Maybe I should just let you fans decide. Should I do that? *The crowd pops* Do you idiots really think that I would let you have any say in the matter? You people are the reason why the world is as bad as it is. There’s no way that I’m letting you decide anything. I’ve decided to let the three women sort it out themselves. I talked to Joey Styles and next week it will be MsChif versus Gail Kim versus Beth Phoenix and the winner will get a shot at my belt at the 50th show. Now to all of you people out there who don’t bother to listen to us, the revolution will continue and you will listen to it eventually.
Shane: I still don’t think women should be wrestling.
JR: If anyone needs the definition of a horse’s ass, it’s right here.
The shot cuts to the ring. “The Champ is Here†hits and Samoa Joe walks down to the ring with a purpose. He holds the POI World Title and a baseball bat. He throws them into the ring and grabs a microphone before getting in himself.
Joe: Daniels! You and your little buddies need to get out here right now! Last week RVD and Low Ki got what they had coming, not I just have you, Kane, and Undertaker. Come on, get out here and let’s see if five guys can take me out when I’m actually ready for them.
Daniels: Hey Joe! Up here.
The shot cuts to the big screen which Christopher Daniels is on. It is obvious that he is not in the building.
Daniels: Joe I’m sure that you recognize where I am better than anyone else. It’s your house. Now I know you’re planning on beating us down with that baseball bat, but it’s just not going to happen tonight. Don’t be disappointed, I have a surprise for you. Bring her out!
Rob Van Dam and Low Ki bring a woman with a hood over her head into frame.
Daniels: Joe, I’m sure you can guess who this is. It’s your wife! I decided that after what you did to Rob and Ki there had to be some retribution. We were just in the neighborhood and we thought of this plan.
Joe: If you even touch her, I’ll kill you.
Daniels: That’ll have to wait until later. We have to do what I planned right now.
Daniels pulls the hood off of Joe’s wife’s head. A look of fear is plastered across her face as tears stream out of her eyes. Daniels has a sick smile on his face.
Daniels: Do you have anything to tell your husband?
She doesn’t respond.
Daniels: Fine. Rob, Ki; do it.
Joe: Don’t do this Daniels!
Low Ki and Van Dam line up Joe’s wife. Then at the exact same time they both kick her in the head. She falls to the ground, knocked out.
Daniels: Joe, if you had just listened to me, none of this would have had to happen. Maybe we’ll see you later tonight. I don’t know about that for sure, but what I do know is that this was the gospel according to Christopher Daniels.
The feed to Joe’s house cuts out. Samoa Joe is standing in the ring with a stunned look on his face. He drops the bat, the belt, and the mic and rushed to the back. The crowd is silent after that they just saw, not sure how to react.
JR: Daniels just crossed a line that should not have ever been crossed. You don’t bring a wrestler’s family into the sport.
Shane: I never thought that we’d see something like that in POI. God knows what will happen to Daniels once Joe gets his hands on him.
JR: Hopefully Joe’s wife will be okay. As sick as I’m feeling right now, the show must go on.
Match 3: Chris Hero vs. Ken Kennedy
The bell rings and the two men square off. They move in for a collar and elbow tie up, but instead Kennedy just yells “Kennedy!†in Hero’s face. Hero responds with; “Chris is awesome!†which gets the crowd to start chanting it. Kennedy starts saying “Kennedy!†over and over until some of the crowd starts to chant along with him. Hero, not wanting to be one-upped, starts to show his athleticism by running up the turnbuckles, flipping off the top, and landing on his feet.
JR: What is this, a jackass contest?
Hero turns to face Kennedy and he is hit with a stiff punch to the face. Ken grabs Hero and whips him into a corner. Kennedy charges at Chris and drives an elbow straight into his face. Spit flies out of Hero’s mouth before he slumps down into a seated position. Ken backs up and then charges at his opponent once again. Kennedy’s boot scraped across Chris’ face when Kennedy hits the facewash. Ken gets up and says; “Oh I bet that hurt!†He brings Hero to his feet and whips him across the ring into another corner. Kennedy charges at Hero for the third time in the match and this time it backfires on him. Chris cracks Ken in the face with a roaring elbow. Ken drops to the mat and Hero says; “Oh I bet that hurt!†Chris drops a knee to the skull on Kennedy before going for the pin. Ken kicks out at 2. Hero pounds the mat in frustration and then brings his opponent to his feet. Chris locks in the cravate on Kennedy. He struggles to get out of the hold while Hero has it locked in tight. Eventually Ken grabs onto the ropes. Chris breaks the hold. Kennedy immediately grabs him and hits a Russian leg sweep. Both men slowly get to their feet. Hero kicks Ken in the gut and sets him up for the Heroes Welcome. Kennedy slips out of it and rolls up Chris. He hooks the tights and gets the 3 count.
JR: Yeah, that was a jackass contest and Kennedy obviously won.
Shane: I think that Kennedy proved that he was the smarter man.
The shot cuts to the back where Homicide stands with Hernandez.
Homicide: Last week that bitch CM Punk went back to his ROH roots. He and Colt jumped me and Hernandez from behind. They know they couldn’t take us by themselves. So Punk brings in Ace Steel and he takes us out with a chair. Ace, I ain’t got a problem whit you, but now that you’re whit Punk you’re a dead man. Now it looks like the Second City Saints are back together. Ya know what; I’m goin back to me roots too. That’s why I brought in the J-Train.
Julius Smokes walk into frame.
Smokes: Yea, yea, yea! Bllllllllllllllllllllllat! Me and my boy Homicide back together. Look who else I got with me.
Ruckus walks into frame.
Smokes: That’s right, we got Ruckus now too.
Homicide: Punk, you wanna fuck with me, ya gotta fuck with all a us. We are the Rottweilers 2.0
JR: Now, that is a force to be reckoned with.
The shot cuts back to the ring. “I Am†hits and AJ Styles walks to the ring.
AJ: Shut off my music. I’ve come to this ring tonight to educate all of you morons about the matches that myself and Austin Aries have had. Aries would be here to help me, but he’s in Mexico so it looks like you’ll just have to take me. In our first match Aries cheated to beat me. There’s no need to even watch that clip. Then we met again and I won, let’s watch this one.
Austin stomps on Styles before going to the top rope for the 450. AJ gets up, grabs Aries for a powerbomb, rips him off the top rope, and gets onto the second rope. Styles sets up for the Styles Clash and then he hits it off the second rope. Aries is knocked out on impact. Styles goes for the pin and gets the 3 count.
AJ: Oh, that was just beautiful. I could watch that again *the Styles Clash plays again* and again *the Styles Clash plays again* and again *the Styles Clash plays again*, but we don’t have all day. There was a slight meeting between us in the middle of a 6 man match; could we look at that clip?
Austin gets to his feet and he is attacked from behind by AJ Styles. Styles uses repeated punches on Aries, followed by a kick to the side of the head. AJ picks up Austin, gets him in a torture rack, walks over to the announce table, and puts Aries through the table with a powerbomb before walking to the back.
AJ: I think that one might have been even better. Then we crossed paths in Survival of the Fittest and he dropped me on my head twice. I think that footage was destroyed in some sort of fire or something like that. Actually I think that win in a tag match might be my favorite. It was the slap in the face that was long due.
Austin lifts up Styles and hits a shinbreaker. Out of nowhere AJ gets Aries in a small package for a pin. 1, 2, Strong tries to break it up, and the referee counts 3.
AJ: Now as you can all see, I am much better than Aries. Always have been, always will be. Aries you just need to face facts, you’re not in my league. Maybe you should stay in Mexico because you will never be like me. You will never be simply phenomenal.
“I Am†kicks in again and AJ leaves the ring.
JR: What arrogance shown by AJ Styles.
Shane: That’s not arrogance, that’s confidence. Well now it looks like it’s time for our main event which will be for the Tag Team Titles.
“Beautiful Disaster†hits and the Motor City Machine Guns; Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin walk to the ring to the cheers of the fans. The lights cut out and the sound of a woman screaming fills the arena. “The Haunted†kicks in and the Age of the Fall; Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black walk to the ring to a mix of cheers and boos.
Dave Prazak: The following contest is for the POI Tag Team Titles and is your main event. Introducing first the challengers; from Detroit, Michigan and weighing in at 215 pounds; Alex Shelley and also from Detroit, Michigan weighing in at 210 pounds; Chris Sabin. They are the Motor City Machine Guns. Now introducing the champions. From Buffalo, Iowa and weighing in at 210 pounds; Tyler Black and from Grand Rapids, Minnesota and weighing in at 173 pounds; Jimmy Jacobs. They are your Tag Team Champions; the Age of the Fall.
Match 4: The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) for the POI Tag Team Championships
The bell rings. Tyler Black and Alex Shelley start off the match. They step to the middle of the ring; there won’t be any handshakes here. The two men exchange words until Shelley drives his fist into Tyler’s face. Black steps back a bit, jumps in the air, and nails a kick to the head on Alex, who falls to the mat. Tyler springs off the ropes and goes for a knee drop, but the Gun rolls out of the way. Shelley quickly gets to his feet and boots Tyler in the face. Black falls to the mat and Alex springs off the ropes. He goes for a standing senton, but Black rolls out of the way. Both men get to their feet. Black goes for a kick to the head, which Alex ducks. Shelley goes for a dropkick, which Tyler dodges. Black tries for a dropkick and it is dodged by Alex. Both men get up. Shelley grabs Tyler and hits a double knee backbreaker. As Black spasms on the mat in agony, the Gun goes to his corner and tags in his partner. Tyler gets to his knees and Chris Sabin charges at him. Chris blasts Black with a step up enzuigiri. Sabin goes for the pin, but Tyler kicks out at 2. Chris brings Black to his feet and whips him into the corner. Sabin charges at him and drives an elbow into his face. Tyler falls to the mat and the Gun lifts him up and gets him in the tree of woe. Shelley gets into the ring and the Guns both hit dropkicks on the hanging Black. Alex leaves the ring ad Chris goes for the pin. Jacobs runs in and breaks up the pin at 2. As Jimmy leaves the ring Sabin drags Tyler to his feet by his hair. Chris worked over Black with five forearm shots to the back of the neck. Sabin gets Tyler in a waistlock and then goes for a release German suplex. Black lands on his feet and hits the unsuspecting Sabin in the back of the head with an enzuigiri. Tyler picks up the fallen Sabin, sets him up, and powerbombs him into the top turnbuckle. Black has just received his second wind. Chris falls to the mat and rolls to his back trying to recover the breath that was just knocked out of him. Tyler charges towards Sabin and hits a standing shooting star press. The crowd is mixed in support between the two teams. Black opts not to go for the pin, but instead tags Jimmy Jacobs into the match.
Jacobs charges across the ring and knocks Shelley off the ring apron with a spear. Sabin just starts to get up and he is hit with a spear as well. Jimmy gets up and stalks Sabin. Chris stands up. Jacobs grabs him and locks in the End Time. They are in the middle of the ring. Sabin has nowhere to go. Just as he is about to tap out Alex Shelley runs into the ring and boots Jacobs in the head. Alex gets back to the ring apron. Jimmy gets to his feet and begins to exchange words with Shelley, allowing Sabin to recover. Chris stands up, grabs Jacobs and surprises him with a tiger suplex. Sabin holds the bridge for a pin and Jimmy kicks out at 2. The two men get to their feet. Jacobs charges at Sabin for a big boot, but the Gun ducks it and sweeps out Jimmy’s legs. Chris drops a knee to the skull on Jacobs. Sabin walks onto the ring apron while Jimmy stands up. Chris springboards into the ring, grabs Jacobs, and hits a tornado DDT. The Gun gets up and drags Jacobs to his feet by his hair. He picks up Jimmy and hits the Cradle Shock. Chris hooks the leg and goes for the pin. Jimmy Jacobs somehow gets the shoulder up at 2. Sabin can’t believe that didn’t put him away. Chris gets up and tags in his partner. They talk a bit and plan a double team attack. They get on opposite sides of Jacobs, who gets to his knees. The Guns charge at Jimmy and go for the S and S Crusher. Jacobs dodges the double dropkicks causing the Guns to collide. As Sabin rolls to the outside Jimmy begins to crawl to his corner. Shelley tries to stop him, but he’s not fast enough. Jacobs tags in Tyler Black, who bursts into the ring and hits Alex with a boot to the face. Sabin gets onto the ring apron and Tyler blasts him in the head with an enzuigiri, knocking him to the floor. Black faces Shelley who grabs him for an STO. Tyler blocks the STO and boots him in the stomach. Black picks up Alex and hits God’s Last Gift. He holds the small package, but Shelley is able to get out of it at 2. Black gets up and positions Alex on the mat before going to the top rope. He jumps off and hits the Phoenix Splash on Shelley. Black goes for the pin. 1, Sabin gets into the ring, 2, Jacobs runs in and cuts him off, and the referee counts 3. The Age of the Fall retain the Tag Team Titles.
JR: What a phenomenal tag team match.
Shane: These two teams tore the house down.
The sound of a gong is heard and the lights cut out. They come back up and the Church of Daniels excluding Christopher Daniels is in the ring. Kane and Undertaker attack the tag champs while Low Ki and Rob Van Dam use a barrage of kicks on the Guns.
JR: This is completely uncalled for. The Church has done enough here tonight already. I thought that they weren’t even in the building.
Van Dam takes Sabin out of the ring and kicks his head into a ring post. Low Ki puts Alex Shelley on the announce table. He goes to the top rope and puts Shelley through the table with a double foot stomp. Back in the ring Kane and Undertaker grab Jimmy by the throat and double chokeslam him. Black stands up and he is hit with a boot to the face from Kane. Undertaker brings Tyler to his feet before slamming him to the mat with the Last Ride. The show closes as the Church stands over their fallen victims.
(End Episode 46)
