Pro Wrestling PRIDE
May 3, 2008
Tab Ramos Sports Center
Aberdeen, NJ
The Pro Wrestling PRIDE Logo flashes across the screen as the first Chords of Jane’s Addiction’s Stop plays. A highlight video plays along to the song.
HERE WE GO!
Go! Nowhere!
No One… Gonna Stop Us Now!
Save the complaints,
For a party conversation.
The world is loaded,
It's lit to pop and nobody is gonna stop...
No one...
No one!
No way!
Gonna stop,
Now; go!
Farm people,
Book wavers, soul savers,
Love preachers!
Lit to pop and nobody is gonna stop.
No one...
One come a day, the water will run,
No man will stand for things that he had done...
Hurrah!
And the water will run...
One come a day, the water will run,
No man will stand for things that he had done...
Hurrah!
And the water will run...
Will run!
Will run!
Gimmie that!
Gimmie that - your automobile,
Turn off that smokestack
And that goddamn radio
Hum... along with me...
Hum along with the T.V.
No one's
Gonna
Stop!
The PRIDE logo flashes across the screen again, and the fans are shown on screen.
This Darkened Heart with screams in the background blasts loudly through the speakers. Harry Smith and the other members of the AOTF stand together on the entrance stage.
D’Angelis – The following match is a singles contest scheduled for one fall! First, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, weighing in at 255 pounds, standing 6 feet 5 inches tall, Harry Smith!
Jimmy Jacobs gets in the ring and grabs a microphone. Lacey and Tyler Black stand by him and Harry Smith. Jacobs begins to speak.
Jacobs – It’s exactly two weeks before May 17th. As you all know, that Saturday night will be a special day for this company, and almost every wrestler here. On that day, Pro Wrestling PRIDE will debut its special one night only MTV Show, called Uprising. It gives everyone a chance to show what they’ve got. It’s on the channel that once people see something on that damn channel, they automatically think it is ‘in.’ Thinking that if they did whatever the people they saw on TV did, they’re bound for a spot in Hollywood, or at least some more attention in the High School cafeteria. I look down upon those people, those brainwashed children of this new era, an era where someone can take off their clothes and become famous. Teenagers that watch television that displays the evils of today’s society those are the cookie cutter people that seem absolutely perfect, or at least strive to be. But the Age of the Fall is not about that, we strive on imperfections, we welcome those rejects, those that weren’t cool enough or had the nicest clothes. Those rejects will go to the forefront of society as the people of our revolution. The way of MTV, and the way of the no talent celebrities will be gone. They will FALL to our revolution, they will realize that this revolution is the only way to be.
Tyler Black is handed the microphone.
Black – On that MTV Debut, we three will be taking on the members of corporate sellouts Team PRIDE, in an elimination deathmatch. I’ve been waiting for that match, and I’m sure that Jimmy and Harry feel the same. We finally have a chance to show what we can do at the cost of our Revolution. Becoming injured and hurt is insignificant, because we know that the revolution will stay strong with every drop of blood and every bone broken. Last week, I took on Billy Kidman, and I showed every single person what I can do, and what’s going to happen on the 17th in Manhattan. I beat that washed up has been, and even if people are cheering for him on MTV, it doesn’t even matter, because he still will become a victim to us.
Harry Smith grabs the mic.
H. Smith – And right now, I’m going to do the same to Tomko. Just a steroid addicted freak hired by Foley and Steamboat because he’s in TNA, Total Nobody’s in Action. He was rejected by WWE, surprisingly. I thought they could use a jacked big guy like him, just look at their champions and contenders right now. Oh, but this is different, because now, the big bad Tomko is now associated with the likes of Shark Boy, Billy Gunn, Dustin Rhodes and the former Dudley Boys. But just last week, he was suspended by TNA for being a complete idiot. He thinks he’s tough, and it’s probably the ‘Roid Rage. He’s just someone trying to capitalize on his big frame by injecting himself with all these countless drugs, hoping to get bigger. But I must admit it worked. No matter how much praise he gets from Scott Steiner, he still will be a victim to this Revolution. So Tomko, get your celluloid ass in this ring right now.
Jacobs, Lacey and Black get out of the ring and stand ringside. Redemption plays, and Tyson Tomko walks to the ring with a serious look on his face. He is accompanies by Team PRIDE and Mick Foley.
D’Angelis – His opponent, from Jacksonville, Florida, weighing 283 pounds, standing 6 feet 6 inches tall, he is Tomko!
Singles Match
Harry Smith vs Tomko
*Bell Rings*
Smith and Tomko stand nose to nose in the middle of the ring. Smith pushes Tomko back, and Tomko looks him back. Smith bounces off a set of ropes and goes for a clothesline, but Tomko ducks out of it. Smith turns around, and the two get in an aggressive lock up. They are at a standstill, both pushing equally towards each other. Finally, Smith is brought to his knees with Tomko using his strength to push him down. Tomko tries to put Harry in a headlock, but the attempt is blocked when Harry elbowed him in the stomach. Smith gets up, and uses a series of chain wrestling moves to weaken Tomko up. Smith twists the arm of his opponent with a wristlock. Tomko reverses it, and has control. Smith rams his shoulder into Tomko’s shoulder area. Smith twists under Tomko and gains control. He brings Tomko’s arm to his back with a hammerlock, and lets go, now putting the big guy in a headlock. Tomko pushes Smith away and against the ropes. Smith and Tomko bump into each other in the middle of the ring. Both run against the ropes and repeat. Both men’s shoulders collide again, but both stay standing. They look at each other, stretching out their arms.
Both stand and bounce in the ring, waiting for what’s about to happen. Tomko strikes first with several MMA style punches, and he throws in an elbow and a forearm. Smith is defenseless, leaning on the ropes and the ref tells Tomko to move back. Tomko does so, and once Smith staggers back to the middle of the ring, he gets hit with more strikes from Tomko. He falls to the mat, and Tomko tries to get a cover. Smith pushed Tomko away, and he gets to his feet. Smith whips Tomko against the ropes, and makes him dazed with an elbow smash. Harry runs against the ropes and gets Tomko again with a knee lift to the face. Smith kicks Tomko square in the head, and he hooks Tomko in. Harry Smith delivers with a snap suplex, being able to bring the slightly bigger man up. Smith rolls over onto Tomko for a cover. 1…2… Smith gets up and complains to the ref. Tomko gets up, and when Smith turns around, Tomko connects with a big right hand, bringing Harry leaning against the ropes. Tomko clotheslines Smith out of the ring, on the side of the Age of the Fall. The ref holds Tomko back to give him time to recover.
Smith is given some advice from Tyler Black and Jimmy Jacobs. Tomko gets out of the ring, and he tries to pull Smith back into the ring, not wanting to waste any time. Black and Jacobs cover up Smith, and Tomko pushes the two smaller men away. He lunges for the Stampede Bulldog, but he moved out of the way and runs around the ring. Smith is stopped after he bumps into Billy Kidman and BJ Whitmer of Team PRIDE, and they have him cornered. Tomko rushes over, and grabs Smith, and smashes his head onto the outside apron. Smith is slid back into the ring, and Tomko follows. Tomko pulls Smith to his feet, and scoops him for a move. Tomko runs and drops Smith’s back onto his knee with a running scoop backbreaker. Tomko stands in the corner, and charges at Smith, going for a running clothesline. Smith moved out of the way, forcing Tomko to run against the ropes. Smith pokes the running Tomko in the eye, and follows up with a dropkick to his opponent’s right knee. Smith gets up, facing Tomko’s back. He grabs Tomko by the waist for a German Suplex. There’s a standing switch, but Smith quickly gets back control. Harry elbows him in the neck stiffly, and threw him over with a release German Suplex.
Smith hears the negative chants towards him, and he leans against the ropes, telling the fans to shut up. Jacobs and Black go face to face with the fans, jawing with them and trying to shut them up. While this is happening, Tomko gets up. Smith turns around and sees the standing Tomko, and he runs towards him. A surprised Tomko catches him, spins, and slams Smith to the mat with a momentum spinning side slam. Tomko starts to stomp on Smith, but he suddenly hears yells directed towards him. Jacobs and Black are standing outside the ring close to him, criticizing him. Tomko is distracted by them, and jumps out of the ring. He punches both of them and the face, and Kidman and Whitmer are there to continue the attack he started. Tomko slides back into the ring, and Smith kicks him in the gut to stop him from mounting an attack. Smith tries to quicken the pace, running against the ropes. Smith baseball slides Tomko in the chest, as he was on his knees. Smith brings Tomko to his feet, and has him in a front slam hold. Tomko is able to recover on his feet, and uppercuts Smith. Tomko grabs Smith for a supposed STO, but Smith got himself out of it, backing into a corner with Tomko still held, and delivering some nasty forearms to Tomko’s face.
Harry Smith scoops Tomko for the Running Bulldog Powerslam. He runs out of the corner, but Tomko slipped out and behind Smith at the very last moment. Tomko grabs him by the head, and lifts him in an inverted suplex hold. Tomko spins around, and uses his elbow to exert extra force on the inverted vertical suplex. He goes for a pin attempt. 1…2… Lacey put Smith’s foot on the bottom rope to save him. Tomko yells at Lacey, but he does not want to get distracted. He immediately goes to a corner, and sets up the big boot. He goes towards Smith, but the Stampede Bulldog ducked under it, and pulls Tomko to the mat with a backslide pin. 1…2… Tomko rolled back, and Smith gets up to finish Tomko off. Smith pulls the TNA Superstar in, and brings him up for a powerbomb. He runs, but Tomko wriggles out of it, and sets up perfectly for a suplex style maneuver. Smith is brought up, but he falls to his feet as well. They face off, and Smith kicked Tomko in the groin. Harry brings Tomko in for a Brainbuster. Tomko wasn’t even brought up, and the two fight to the ropes. Smith connected with a big atomic drop, catching the striker Tomko off of his game. Both try to get back to the middle of the ring, but Lacey grabbed Tomko’s leg. Tomko was able to kick Lacey away, and onto a guardrail. Jimmy Jacobs slides the steel spike onto a turnbuckle while the referee was looking at Lacey and Tomko. Smith pulls Tomko to the corner with the spike, and tried to drop him on the pointed weapon. Tomko blocked it, and used the weapon to his advantage, thrusting Smith’s head into the dangerous spike. Tomko grabs Harry Smith on his shoulders, and gets back to the middle of the ring. Tomko spun Smith out and hit the TomKO! Jacobs and Black want to rush into the ring, but they’re stopped by Kidman and Whitmer. There’s a cover on Harry Smith.
1…2…3!
*Bell Rings*
D’Angelis – Here is your winner, Tomko!
Mick Foley takes the mic, slides in the ring and begins to speak.
Foley – Congratulations Tomko, you just shut Harry Smith and the AOTF up. And what my buddy Tomko did, that’s not a preview of May 17th in the Manhattan Center, not at all. That was just a legalized murder, a beating down of some freak in black. They’re just 4 people who are tired of getting constantly made fun of, because they’ll never be as good as Team PRIDE, Baby! And two weeks from now, those 4 will come crying back to their parents after the bloodbath they’re in with Whitmer, Kidman and this man Tomko. And we won’t have to see them anymore, because the loser, I mean the AOTF, will be gone from Pro Wrestling PRIDE!
Jimmy Jacobs slides into the ring, and snatches the mic right out of Mick’s hand.
Jacobs – Foley, you seem so confident that your team is going to win, so let me make a proposition to you. You’re a so called ‘Hardcore Legend.’ You need the money to keep yourself alive, and a little bit more money from a little hardcore match is nothing to you, right?
Foley – A little hardcore match is nothing, but I don’t think that I would stoop that low for me to be in the same ring as you and Lacey, because I can smell her STD from here.
Jacobs – Shut up about my love Lacey, and let me finish what I have to say, you sellout. You think you can get on the crowd’s side by telling funny jokes, but all you’re doing is leaving yourself open to some retaliation. What I was trying to say is that you need to get back into the ring, and I see it in your eyes. You’re still after that one defining moment, that big win to cement your career, and I’ll give you the opportunity on the 17th. Mick Foley, let’s give Team PRIDE an advantage, will you join those 3 has-beens in the deathmatch?
Foley – You’ve got to be kidding me, I already said that I’m not wrestling against you and those other 2 emos, didn’t I? And they don’t even need me, you still will become a victim of hardcore.
Jacobs – I see that you’re a little tough to persuade, but I know that you’ll give in.
Jacobs pushes Foley to a corner, and starts to yell.
Jacobs – Look at you, if I was in your position, if I would have lived your life, I would’ve been filthy rich. I wouldn’t have whored myself out like you did. Basically Mick, you’re a FAILURE, nobody cares about you anymore. And don’t even mention the WWE, because they see you as just another pawn to control. Your stupid family doesn’t even care about you anymore, because you’ve abandoned them so many times that their dad is just Mick now, a figure of the past that they only see 2 or 3 days a year.
Foley grabs Jacobs by the neck, and pushes him on the corner, choking him.
Foley – I’ve had it. You can mess with me all you want, but if you talk about my family, that’s when there’s a problem. You’ve crossed the line too far, and now, you’re going to pay the price from the Mrs. Foley’s little boy. Age of the Fall, I accept your challenge.
Tyler Black and a bloody Harry Smith are standing behind Foley. Black grabs Foley’s mic.
Black – You played into our trap Foley. Just like every thing else in your career, you got suckered into something else once again. We already knew that you were going to be part in the match, so we brought ourselves our own 4th partner too. He’s the future of Hardcore, and a loyal supporter of our revolution. Get the hell out here man!
The fans turn around, and the spotlight focuses on a man coming to the ring through the crowd. The Necro Butcher walks to the ring, his hands wrapped in barbed wire. He slides into the ring, and starts to punch at Mick Foley. There’s four men attacking Foley, and Team PRIDE slides into the ring and goes to save the PRIDE Commissioner. A brawl starts, and everyone fights their way to the back.
Simon – What a way for Team PRIDE to get a boost for the MTV show in two weeks, the Hardcore Legend is on their side.
Malenko – But now the Age has Necro Butcher on their team to make it even. They’ve called Butcher the best hardcore fighter since Foley, it’s an intriguing matchup.
Ricky Steamboat is shown walking backstage, and he stumbles upon a bloody Mick Foley.
Steamboat – Mick, are you OK?
Foley – I’m fine Ricky, never been better.
Steamboat – I’m really hoping that you’re ready to take on the AOTF in that deathmatch you booked, because I really don’t want to lose another member of the PRIDE staff.
Foley – Don’t worry man, I’ll be fine. I am a Hardcore Legend, didn’t you know?
Steamboat – Fine, but you really need to calm yourself right now, because I don’t want to see you go off on someone like the Necro Butcher.
From out of nowhere, a bloodied Necro Butcher comes to the area the two commissioners are at. He is followed shortly by the other 3 members of the Age of the Fall. He sees the two men, and raises his barbed wire fist. He rushes towards the two and starts to pummel them with right hands, and Jacobs, Black and Smith join in on the beating. Billy Kidman, Tomko, and BJ Whitmer come running from the locker room to save their boss. The two squads brawl again, and they can’t be separated.
The camera now shows the entrance stage. I’m Comin’ plays and MVP walks through the curtain, wearing a crispy beige designer suit. He gets booed by the fans, and he walks to the ring. The ring is decorated in black, with “MVP†inscribed on everything. MVP grabs a mic and begins to speak.
MVP - Pro Wrestling PRIDE fans, be lucky to be witness to see the first edition of the VIP Lounge in this promotion. Because not only is it a chance to finally call yourselves a VIP, it’s also a chance for you to see me. I’m the franchise player, Mr. Prime Time, and the reason why you came here tonight. And as Lupe Fiasco said, I am a Superstar. Now let me get down to things right now. That little punk Paul Burchill still thinks he can take me, so I’m going to prove to him today in words why he’s wrong, as always. And I’ll show him why he can’t even touch PRIDE’s greatest athlete.
He looks with a cocky stare at the crowd.
MVP – So now, I’m going to be introducing my guest. This man is royalty, he is the definition of a VIP. He is just the person I would run with, on any day. He’s a true definition of a king. Even though he’s not even close to how good I am, he still would be a pretty tough guy to beat here in PRIDE. He knows lots about Burchill, and that’s why he’s here today. He’s straight from the WWE, on a special appearance here just to be a guest on the VIP Lounge. From Monday Night Raw, please welcome King William Regal!
Blue Blood plays and William Regal walks through the curtain, in a brown suit. He is booed very loudly by the fans. He gets into the ring, and toilet paper is thrown to him.
MVP – King Regal, welcome to the VIP Lounge. We’re going to start things off here quick. Tell me your thoughts on your fellow Brit Paul Burchill.
Regal – He’s nothing but a wanker that’s a disgrace to my entire race. Even when I saw him in the WWE, I would shake my head at him, he was so sloppy, and I was ashamed of calling myself made in Britain.
MVP – You even used to tag with him, what was that like, King?
Regal – That was the lowest point of my entire career. Having people put us together because we’re both British is sad. In actuality, we were polar opposites, from wrestling, to class. He and I are the perfect examples of royalty and rags, and you know that the royalty belongs to me.
MVP - Do you think that Pro Wrestling PRIDE’s greatest athlete can beat him in less than 10 minutes?
Regal – Of course, he’s never done anything in his career. Other than being a pirate and having a sister he was in love with, what else has he done? I’m sure that if someone sees him on the streets of London, they wouldn’t know him. He’s a nobody, and I don’t know why these stupid, fat American fans can cheer him. It just shows their stupidity, how in God’s name would you cheer someone that is the equivalent to let’s say, a dog?
MVP – You’re right man, so let’s bring that nobody out here now. Paul Burchill, get yourself down here right now.
Paul Burchill runs to the ring, wearing a shirt and jeans.
Regal – Look who it is, if it isn’t Pirate Paul. Paul, why don’t you tell Montel Porter and I how you think you’re going to beat him.
Burchill – Regal, shut up.
Regal – Excuse me, that’s King Regal to you.
Burchill – I don’t care if you’re the king, I don’t care if you’re my Prime Minister. You’re still just someone that I can’t stand. You think that you’re the king, that you can control everyone now. Now your head has gotten way too big.
Regal – You think you’re funny, eh? Trying to mock me, trying to doubt your king, but who are you? What have you done? And most importantly, why are you, a peasant, trying to talk down on someone who is proven to be better than you?
Burchill – What I lack in royalty, I make up with fighting. I’ve been fighting all of my life, and you’re just the person that I’d crack in the mouth. And MVP, you’re nothing but a coward. Why don’t you fight me now, and forget about the 17th.
MVP – You know that you’re not ready to face PRIDE’s Franchise Player. Burchill, save yourself some misery, and just quit. Right here, right now, lay down so you won’t have to see yourself get embarrassed.
Regal – Burchill, come on. You’re just destroying your career further, and if you do it now, I’ll be able to leave happy.
Burchill runs at Regal, and takes him down with a spear. He starts punching on him, and Regal can’t stop him. Burchill grabs a microphone. MVP slides out of the ring, not wanting to fight.
Burchill – MVP, that’s what you’re going to see when I face you. I don’t give a damn about your VIP Lounge or your salary, I will BREAK you.
Simon – Wow, what a message sent by Paul Burchill.
Masters – MVP did a great job of getting into Burchill’s head, and he didn’t even get touched.
Malenko – Now, we’re going to see the 6 Man Elimination Gauntlet for the last spot in the Ladder match for the International Title.
D’Angelis – The following match is a 6 Man Elimination Gauntlet! The winner will become the final participant in the ladder match for the International Championship!
The Truth Ironside hits and Homicide walks to the ring, and he gets a mixed reaction from the fans.
D’Angelis – The first participant, from Bed Stuy, Do or Die, New York, weighing 223 pounds and standing in at 5 feet 10 inches, Homicide!
Is Anybody Home plays, and Cody Rhodes walks to the ring, getting cheered by the fans in the venue.
D’Angelis – The second participant, from Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing in at 228 pounds, Cody Rhodes!
6 Man Elimination Gauntlet
Winner gets in the Ladder Match
*Bell Rings*
Rhodes and Homicide quickly get into a lockup to begin the match. Homicide gets Rhodes in a headlock, and tries to take him down. Rhodes counters quickly, putting Cide in the same hold. Rhodes takes him down with a headlock takeover. Rhodes still has the lock on, and Cide gets his leg up to pull Rhodes out from the hold. Cide puts Rhodes in a legscissors, and Rhodes’ hold is released. Rhodes rolls over to his stomach and stands on his head between Cide’s legs, trying to escape quickly. Rhodes jumps back and is out of the clutch of Homicide. Both men get up and are at a standstill. Homicide runs against the ropes, and nails a big right hand on Cody. Rhodes gets hooked in for a suplex, but he gets out of it. Cide runs to the ropes again, and Cody drops down to his stomach. He gets up, and catches Homicide with a power arm drag. Rhodes still has the arm of Homicide held, and brings him up to his feet. Rhodes dropkicks the arm of Cide, and tosses him against the ropes. Rhodes drops to his back, and tries to monkey flip Homicide. Cide rolls over and through, and Rhodes rolls to his knees to get up. Homicide connects with a high knee to the face. Cover. 1…2… Rhodes got his left shoulder off of the mat.
Malenko – Remember, Homicide has to save his energy, he has another match to wrestle.
Simon – That’s right, and he has to come up big in that match too for the SST.
Homicide gets up, and picks Rhodes up off of the mat. He goes behind Rhodes, and throws him over with a German Suplex. Rhodes flips and lands on his feet, and Homicide turns around and tries to continue his offense. Rhodes catches him and turns him around with a nice powerslam, and he covers. 1…2… Homicide kicked out. Rhodes runs against the ropes and goes for an elbow, but Homicide moved out of the way. Homicide baseball slides into the face of Rhodes, who was lying on the mat stomach first. Homicide jumps up to the top rope, and Rhodes gets up quick. Homicide jumps off, and tries to drop his elbow on the back of Rhodes’ head. Rhodes moved out of the way, and Homicide lands on his feet. Both of Homicide’s arms are hooked for a suplex. Rhodes is pushed away, and Homicide charges at Cody. Cide’s lariat attempt was ducked, and Cody holds his stomach. Homicide runs and drops Rhodes down with the Ace Crusher. Homicide gets up, and calls for the finish of the match. Rhodes gets up, and Homicide tries to hook both his arms for the Cop Killa. Cody pushes Homicide out of the way, and to the ropes. Rhodes walks over to Homicide and tries to bring him overhead with a back suplex, but Homicide slips out of it behind Rhodes. He throws Rhodes against the ropes. Cide tries to catch him for a belly to belly suplex, but Cody stopped himself and dropkicked Homicide in the side of the head. Homicide falls back, leaning against the turnbuckles in the corner. Rhodes goes for a hard corner clothesline, but Homicide rolls out of the way, to the middle of the ring. Rhodes stops himself from hitting the turnbuckle and jumps up to the middle rope, facing the crowd. He jumps off and turns around, connecting a flying crossbody press onto Homicide. Before Rhodes could get the pin, Homicide rolled through, pinning Cody Rhodes in a small package.
1…2…3!
D’Angelis – Cody Rhodes has been eliminated!
Battle Without Honor or Humanity plays and Paul London runs to the ring.
D’Angelis – The next participant in the match, from Austin, Texas, standing 5 feet 10 inches, weighing 203 pounds, Paul London!
Paul London jumps up onto the apron, and he sees Homicide running towards him. Paul London slingshots into the ring with an inverted dropkick. Homicide is shocked, and holds his chest. London throws Homicide against the ropes, and delivers with a spinning wheel kick. London raises his hands up, and waits for Cide to get back to his feet, holding the ropes. Cide gets to his feet quick, and London springboards on the inside ropes. He tries to go for a hurracanrana, but the Notorious 187 caught him. Homicide pushes London’s upper body down, setting up a piledriver. Homicide runs, and dumps London right on his head with a nasty piledriver. 1…2… London kicked out. Homicide gets up, and pulls London up to his knees. Cide kicks repeatedly at Paul’s face as a sign of disrespect. He backs up and goes for a dropkick, but London dropped to the mat to avoid it. London handstands back to his feet, and he kicks Cide with a dropsault. Homicide steps back, leaning against a rope. London runs towards him, but Cide catches him with a boot to the face. Homicide springboards and tries to go for a lariat, but London moved out of the way, holding his face. Both Cide and London run against the ropes. An enziguiri from London is blocked when Homicide backs away. London is on his knees, and he gets dropkicked in the face. Homicide continues his attack by going behind London, wanting to set up the Cop Killa. London switches, and goes face to face with Cide. He kicks Cide’s legs out from under him, and nails a Legsweep DDT. London gets up, runs and nails a Standing Shooting Star Press! London gets up, and climbs to the top rope. London jumps off, and he nails his signature 450 Splash! London hooks Homicide’s leg for the cover…
1…2…3!
D’Angelis – Homicide has been eliminated!
La Grange hits and Ken Dykstra walks through the curtain raising his hands. He gets cheered by the crowd as he runs to the ring.
D’Angelis – Next, from Worcester, Massachusetts, standing at 6 feet 3 inches, weighing 225 pounds, Ken Dykstra!
Dykstra and London face each other in the middle of the ring, and the two shake hands. They circle each other, looking to take the other down. Dykstra gets the quick advantage, pulling London’s legs out with a takedown. Dykstra capitalizes by grabbing hold of his leg, and starts to drop his knee onto it. He sole kicks the knee area of London, wanting to bring London down. Dykstra now attempts to drop his elbow to the chest of London. London rolls out of the way, gets up and goes for a senton. Dykstra rolls out of the way and goes for another elbow drop. Paul kicks up to avoid it, and the two stare at each other. The fans applaud. London and Dykstra get in a test of strength. Dykstra is stronger, and London starts to fall to his back. London saves himself by using Dykstra’s arms to backflip and get control, twisting both arms of Dykstra. London uses his legs to kick at Dykstra’s legs, making him grimace in pain. London dropkicks the chest of Dykstra to get out of the test of strength, and control the match at his pace. He runs towards Dykstra, trying to go for a running crossbody, but Ken catches him. The former Spirit Squad member drops London down with a hard front powerslam.
Simon – There’s that strength advantage, that’s where Paul London wishes he was 10 pounds heavier.
Masters – Or 4 inches taller.
Dykstra gets up, and London is on his feet, holding his back. Ken tosses him against the ropes. Paul stops himself, and holds onto the top rope to avoid running back in the ring. Dykstra runs and baseball slides himself out of the ring, knocking away the feet of London. Dykstra gets back into the ring and slingshots his body. London gets hit with a slingshot twisting elbow drop, and Dykstra covers. 1…2… London kicked out, and Dykstra rolls Paul over to his back. Kenny tried to go for a falling senton elbow drop, but London moved out of the way. Dykstra holds his arm, and London gets up. Paul grabs the arm of Dykstra, and runs to a corner with him held. London balances himself on the top rope, and flies to Dykstra while still holding the arm. He falls on the arm of Dykstra with a top rope leg drop. London makes the cover. 1…2… Dykstra kicked out, and London waits in the corner for Dykstra to get to his feet. London shuffles towards Kenny for a superkick, but it’s blocked. Dykstra has hold of Paul’s leg, and hooks it in, and he delivers with a hard capture back suplex. Kenny climbs to the top rope, and signals for his Sky High leg drop. He flies off, and nails it perfectly. He stays on London for a pin attempt.
1…2…3!
D’Angelis – Paul London has been eliminated!
Hey Sandy plays, and Chuck Taylor stands on the entrance stage, and he walks to the ring. He yells at the kids in the front row, and makes some funny comment to a fat ass in the crowd.
D’Angelis – The next participant, from Raccoon City, weighing 185 pounds and standing 6 foot 1 inch tall, Chuck Taylor!
Taylor slides into the ring and backs away from Dykstra. He talks to Dykstra, and he makes a crack about the fat fan again. He tries to be a peacemaker, and doesn’t want to get hurt by Dykstra. Ken said he wanted to win, so he started to attack Taylor. Dykstra brings right hands to Chucky T, bringing him to a corner. The ref tells him to back away, and he does so. Dykstra runs back towards the corner, and Chuck got both of his feet up, stopping Kenny. Taylor gets back to the middle of the ring, and chops Kenny in the chest, followed by a stiff back hand strike. This leaves Kenny open for any move. He grabs the arm of Dykstra, puts his foot on the side of Kenny’s head, and drops back in the move he calls the Soul Food. Taylor gets to his feet, and grabs the arm of Kenny, and puts it behind his back. Chuck tries to bring him up for an arm barred back suplex, but Dykstra reversed it into a neckbreaker. Dykstra drops his knee onto Taylor’s arm, and puts it into a painful arm lock, pulling Taylor’s arm up and stretching it back, with the elbow pointing to the ceiling.
Simon – Chuck Taylor has gotten serious, but he has to get out of the key lock he’s in right now.
Chuck gets to his feet and grabs Kenny’s head. He tries to break out of the hold with a cutter, but the attempt goes for nothing. Chuck sweeps Kenny’s feet out from under him and it breaks the submission. Chucky kicks Kenny in the stomach, and whips him to the turnbuckles. Chuck tries to go for a running knee strike, but Kenny moved out of the way. Chuck turned around and slapped Dykstra in the chest, and elbowed him in the face. Chuck Taylor picks Dykstra up on his shoulders. He runs out of the corner and delivers with a rolling fireman’s carry slam. Taylor finishes the combo off by jumping to the second rope and connecting with a moonsault. Taylor covers. 1…2… Kick out. Taylor looks a little frustrated, and he pulls Kenny back up to his feet. Taylor strikes Kenny with several punches and slaps, and scoops him up for the Omega Driver. Chuck Taylor’s finisher was reversed into a jackknife pin. 1…2… Chuck got his shoulder up, and Kenny got up and quickly dropped a knee on Taylor’s face. Chuck is up, holding his face. Kenny pulls him in for his Muscle Cutter. Before he could pick Chuck up, he is put in an attempted stunner. Dykstra gets out of the move, and turns around. He pulls both arms of Chuck Taylor over, and into a backslide pin.
1…2…3!
D’Angelis – Chuck Taylor has been eliminated!
Magnum PI hits, and Joey Ryan struts to the ring, alongside Larry Sweeney.
D’Angelis – The final participant, from Los Angeles, California, standing 5 feet 10 inches, weighing 224 pounds, Joey ‘Magnum’ Ryan!
Larry Sweeney grabs a mic before Joey enters the ring.
Sweeney – Joey Ryan, you’d better get into that ladder match, because your ass is on the line. Sweet and Sour Incorporated can go without losers. So do it for the money baby!
Joey Ryan slides in the ring, and starts to attack Dykstra. He punches him to the corner, and slaps him as a sign of disrespect. Joey drives a knee into the midsection of Kenny, and he’s forced to back up. Dykstra gets out of the corner, and ducks under a clothesline. Ryan hits the turnbuckle hard, and Dykstra starts to open up with some offense. Dykstra chops Joey in the chest, and holds his head for a monkey flip. Dykstra drops down, but Joey holds the rope to avoid the move. Ryan starts to stomp on Kenny, and then drops his leg onto him. Joey picks him up, and drops Dykstra drops him back down with a backbreaker. Kenny is up, holding his back. Joey pushes Dykstra chest first into the turnbuckle pad, and grabs him by the waist for a German Suplex. Dykstra holds on to the ropes, and elbows Ryan in the face to release the waist grab. Dykstra jumps to the second rope, and he jumps and turns, flying to Joey Ryan. He connects with a diving flying clothesline to Joey Ryan, and both get knocked to the middle of the ring. Kenny Dykstra makes the cover. 1…2… Joey Ryan kicked out.
Masters – That’s where being last is the advantage. He has more energy than Kenny Dykstra. And I bet that he’s a better dancer too.
Ken gets up, and Joey soon follows. Dykstra grabs Joey in a headlock, and knees him in the face. Ryan battles back with right and left hand shots to the side of Dykstra. Joey steps on Kenny’s foot and has control. Ryan brings Dykstra down with a big vertical suplex. Joey starts to stomp on the ribs of Kenny, after listening to the words of Larry Sweeney. He backs up and goes for a running leg drop, but Dykstra rolls himself out of the ring. Dykstra is face to face with Larry Sweeney, and the super agent starts to mock Kenny. Dykstra goes face to face with him, and slaps him in the face. Dykstra turns around, and Joey Ryan looks like he’s going to fly out of the ring. Joey Ryan jumps up, but he pulls himself back down, faking out the crowd. Dykstra gets up on the apron, and forearms Joey Ryan. Magnum steps backwards, and Kenny slingshots his own body into the ring. Joey Ryan jumps up and dropkicks the chest of the flying Dykstra. Ken fell back, and he leans on the turnbuckles. Joey Ryan capitalizes, by bringing Ken up to the second rope. He signals for the Moustache Ride, but Dykstra punches him in the face to save himself. Joey gets up to the top rope, and kicks down to the head of Dykstra. Ken fights back, and he lifts Joey Ryan up. Joey Ryan just got dumped onto the mat with a top rope back body drop. Dykstra climbs up to the top rope, and he jumps off. Dykstra just nailed the Sky High Leg Drop! There’s a cover…
1…2…3!
*Bell Rings*
D’Angelis – Here is your winner, Ken Dykstra!
Simon – What a win by Ken Dykstra, and he can become the PRIDE International Champion on the 17th.
Malenko – Now we know who will be in that match, and we can make our predictions now.
The camera shows the locker room of the Second City Saints. Colt Cabana, CM Punk and Ace Steel are seen talking.
Cabana – Hey, tonight the Second City Saints are here in New Jersey. Hey Punk, you want to do our tribute to Bon Jovi?
Punk – Cabana, shut up, I’m in my zone.
Cabana – Fine, then what about singing a song from Springsteen?
Steel – No.
Cabana – Fine, let’s just go to the ring with baggy pants to our knees and a do rag, because we need to make fun of the Strong Style Thugs, right? Right? Come on guys, let’s do it.
Punk – Sure Cabana, you can do that all by yourself. But tonight, we’re facing the Strong Style Thugs. This is Samoa Joe’s group, so we have to bust our ass here tonight. Samoa Joe will see what I can do when you piss me off. He made me tap out last week, but later tonight, I’ll do the same thing to him. I’ve seen what I could do to him, and at Uprising, it’ll be all Punk, and I’ll become the PRIDE Champion. And I need you two to help me out, because I don’t want to get jumped by Joe and his “thugs.â€
Cabana – Oh come on Punk, we can make it a good old fashioned gang war. We can have an old school rap off, a dance off, and maybe a good old fashioned fight. It can be just like the 90’s with the East Coast against the West Coast stuff. Joe can be the Biggie Smalls, and you can be the…
Punk – I’ll be the what?
Cabana – Oh shit, Tupac’s dead. Or he’s supposed to be, that’s what legend says.
Steel – Actually, the legend is that he’s dead. We all know that he’s still alive.
Cabana – OK, whatever, we’ll still win. The Strong Style Thugs had better watch out, because the Strong Style Thugs, we are True Thuganomics! Word Life!
Punk – Sure.
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D’Angelis – The following match is a singles match scheduled for one fall, under a 30 Minute Time Limit! The winner will receive the final spot in the 3 Way Match for the PRIDE Lightweight Title at Uprising!
Lo Qué Paso Paso blasts throughout the area and Rocky Romero steps through the curtain, doing his Azucar dance. He’s booed by the fans as he walks to the ring.
D’Angelis – First, from Los Angles, California, standing in at 5 feet 9 inches, weighing in at 178 pounds, Rocky ‘Azucar’ Romero!
Clavicle plays, and Matt Sydal walks onto the stage, flexing. He walks to the ring, slapping hands with the fans.
D’Angelis – Coming to the ring, from St. Louis, Missouri, standing 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 177 pounds, Matt Sydal!
Singles Match
Winner gets in 3 Way Match
Rocky Romero vs Matt Sydal
*Bell Rings*
The two go face to face to start the match up. They circle each other, trying to go for a lock up. Rocky gets the quick advantage by going behind Sydal, and wrestling him to his knees. Sydal gets out quickly, and the two separate. The two get in a lock up, and Sydal has the waistlock on. Romero grabs the arm of Sydal and brings him to the mat. Romero puts the grounded Sydal in a leg scissors. Sydal rolls out of it, grabbing the leg of Rocky and putting it into a lying half crab. Rocky crawls to the ropes and escapes the submission. Both get up, and move back to the middle of the ring. Romero grabs the arm of Matt in a wristlock. Sydal rolls over and up, sweeping Romero’s legs. Sydal falls on top of Rocky for a pin, but Romero pushes Sydal away. The two both get up and stand in a fighting position again. Romero lunges at the leg of Sydal, but Matt moves out of the way. Romero looks confused, and Sydal rolls him up. 1… Romero rolls over, and up to his knees. Sydal waits for him to get up, and Romero gets tossed to the ropes. Sydal tries to hip toss Mr. Azucar, but Romero stops himself from flying by locking his knees, and he arm drags Sydal. Sydal lands miraculously on his feet and he lands on his feet. The two look at each other from across the ring again, and the fans applaud.
Sydal runs against the ropes, and tries to shoulder block Romero to the mat. Romero sidestepped, which keeps Sydal running. Romero grabs Sydal and throws him over with a back body drop. The cocky member of the NRC does his trademark Azucar dance while Sydal is down. Sydal gets up, and Rocky runs towards him. Sydal catches him, and throws him to the amt with a power arm drag. Romero gets up quick, and Sydal runs quickly to the ropes. He springboards, and takes Romero down with a springboard arm drag. Romero rolls back to his feet, but he looks weak. Sydal jumps up and dropkicks Romero in the face. Sydal raises his hands up and shows some emotion. Romero gets up slowly, and Sydal grabs him from the back in a pumphandle. Romero is able to counter by kicking Sydal in the face with his boot. Romero escapes and stands on his feet. Romero and Sydal stand face to face. Romero uses MMA style round kicks to the upper leg to soften up Matt. Rocky follows with some hard forearm strikes to the face. Romero backs up, jumps up and knocks Sydal over with a jumping knee strike. He proceeds to do his Azucar dance again.
Simon – The cockiness of Rocky Romero showing right there, as he does his Azucar dance.
Masters – Which is sugar in Spanish, just so you know.
Malenko – I could really care less Masters.
Romero steps on Sydal for a cocky cover. 1…2… Sydal grabbed Rocky’s leg and swept him to the mat. Sydal rolls him over, and puts Romero in an inverted STF. Romero tries to grab a rope, but he’s stuck in the middle of the ring. Rocky bites the hand of Sydal to break up the lock. Sydal gets up, favoring his hand. He runs to the ropes and springboards. He jumps and tries to go for a diving springboard leg drop. Romero rolls out of the way and onto his feet. He stomps the face of Sydal, and grabs both of his arms. Romero drops to his back, putting Sydal in a surfboard submission. Sydal yells in pain as his body is off the ground, being held by Romero. Rocky rolls the submission over, which inflicts more pain. He loses his grip, and the hold is released. Sydal is on all fours, and Rocky punts him in the face. Sydal falls back, and he is slumped in the corner. Romero runs and dropkicks the cornered Sydal, and he then makes the cover. 1…2… Sydal got his foot on the bottom rope. Romero brings Sydal to a standing base, and pulls him in for a throw over exploder suplex. Romero’s attempt is reversed, when Sydal backs up to the second turnbuckle and grabs Romero’s head. Sydal jumps off of the second rope, dropping Rocky down with a Tornado DDT.
Malenko – High flying just stopped high impact right there, with Sydal dropping Rocky down with a Tornado DDT.
Simon – Matt Sydal might be looking for a big move here, he needs to come back if he wants to win.
Romero is standing in the middle of the ring, holding his head. Sydal walks towards him, and grabs him in an inverted facelock. Sydal raises his hand up and drapes his leg over Romero’s neck. He drops himself into a split, driving Romero down with the Slice Drop. Sydal gets up and signals for the standing moonsault. He jumps up and lands on Romero with the Cannonball standing moonsault. He makes the cover. 1…2… Romero kicked out, and Sydal jumps up to the top rope. Romero gets up and Sydal flies towards him. Romero steps out of the way, but Sydal landed on his feet. Romero brings the dazed Sydal down with a half nelson suplex. Romero goes to the outside apron, and he slingshots into the ring. He connects with a slingshot senton on Sydal. Sydal gets to his knees after the move, and Romero connects with an enziguiri to the side of the head. Rocky Romero lifts his knee onto the stomach of Matt, and raises him in a standing position. Romero hooks both arms of Sydal for a double arm suplex. Sydal is lifted up, and Romero keeps him up there. Out of nowhere, Sydal used his legs to bring Romero down with a hurracanrana.
Matt Sydal gets to his feet, and springboards on the top rope. He tries to finish a moonsault, but Romero moved out of the way. Sydal lands on his feet, and he runs up to the top turnbuckle. Romero realizes the position of Sydal and Romero gets to the corner. He climbs to the second rope, and the two exchange hard forearms. Romero climbs to the top rope, and the two men strike each other harder. Romero pokes Sydal in the eye and grabs his arm. Romero jumps off with Sydal, putting Matt in his armbar. Romero’s hold is locked in tight, and Sydal is screaming in pain. Matt is able to touch the bottom rope with his free arm. Rocky releases his hold just before the ref counted 5. Matt and Rocky get up and are both on their feet in the middle of the ring. Sydal runs against the ropes and springboards, trying to go for a flying springboard crossbody. Romero sees Matt and catches him, and drives him to the mat with a big ura-nage slam. Sydal is seated, and Romero backs up for the Knockout Kick. He attempts the stiff round kick, but Sydal dropped to his back. Romero spins and is dizzy after missing the kick. Sydal kicks up, and he stands behind Rocky. Matt scoops his opponent up in a pumphandle, and he connects with the Here it is Driver. Sydal goes to the corner and jumps up to the turnbuckle. He signals for the finish and jumps off. Matt Sydal just nailed a beautiful Shooting Star Press! He covers.
1…2…3!
*Bell Rings*
D’Angelis – Here is your winner, Matt Sydal!
Malenko – Matt Sydal just made a big impact, and now, he’s in the running for the Lightweight Title.
Simon – He’ll be joining Scorpio Sky and Jay Lethal in that match, and it should be very exciting.
Malenko – Now, Samoa Joe, Homicide, B-Boy and Hernandez are with Lena Yada.
The camera shows the backstage area, where the 4 Strong Style Thugs are with Lena.
Lena – Thanks guys. Right now, I’m here with the Strong Style Thugs, led by Samoa Joe. Joe, you, Homicide and B-Boy are taking on the Second City Saints later. Do you have any statements to make about yourself or the SCS?
Joe – You know what, the 6 man match will be something to see. Last week, I made CM Punk tap out to the Choke. This week, I plan on doing the exact same thing, and making Punk, Cabana and Ace Steel fall victim to us.
Lena – Now, with Homicide and B-Boy, how do you think you’re going to beat them?
Joe – We’re going to beat them any way we want bitch. Whether if we choke them all out, or if we break their arms, we’re coming away with the victory. CM Punk doesn’t know what’s coming to him on the 17th, and he’ll come face to face with, me once again tonight. And I’ll show him why I’m going to be PRIDE Champion. Honestly, there’s no more competition anymore, it’s all Joe now.
Homicide – And Colt Cabana and Ace Steel had better watch their backs too, because we’ve got me and my man B-Boy right here, backing the future PRIDE Champion up. Even though I wrestled already tonight, I’ve still got a ton of energy left in me, and I’m using that on those freaks called the Second city Saints. Colt Cabana, you already know that I’m going to make you bleed, we already saw it. You think that you’re so funny, but when you see the Notorious 187, I’ll be getting the last laugh.
B-Boy – And don’t forget that we have our boy big Hernandez on your side, so you’d better be scared Saints. And those little punks from Chi Town will better be crawling back home, because we live up to our name, we are Strong Style. We’ll slice and dice, and break bones. The Strong Style Thugs are here to crush CM Punk and his little gang of fakes.
Lena – Ok guys, now back to PRIDE action.
The camera shows the middle of the ring.
D’Angelis – The following match is a Four Way Tag Team Title Match! It is scheduled for one fall, under a 30 Minute Time Limit! The team that receives the pinfall will become the first participants in the Tag Team Survival Match!
Decimation hits, and Erick Stevens and Matt Cross step through the curtain, getting a mixed reaction from the fans.
D’Angelis – First, weighing in at a combined weight of 430 pounds, the team of Erick Stevens and M-Dogg Matt Cross, they are the Resilience!
I Don’t Wanna Stop plays, and Brent Albright and Dan Rodman walk to the ring, getting cheered by the fans.
D’Angelis – Approaching the ring, weighing in at a combined weight of 505 pounds, Dan Rodman and Brent Albright, they are the Muscle Militia!
Ain’t No Stopping Me plays, and Elijah Burke and Shelton Benjamin walk through the curtain. They get booed by the fans, and Burke and Benjamin just mock them.
D’Angelis – Next, weighing in at a combined weight of 450 pounds, Shelton Benjamin and Elijah Burke, The New Nation!
Beautiful Disaster plays, and Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin get cheered by the fans as they enter the venue.
D’Angelis – Finally, from Detroit, Michigan, weighing at a combined weight of 425 pounds, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, they are the Murder City Machine Guns!
Malenko – Last week, we saw Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero become the last entrants in the gauntlet, right now, we’re going to find the unlucky first entrants.
Simon – This is a completely different match than what we saw last week, because on the last show, you were fighting for yourself. But tonight, there will only be one loser, which means 3 teams can work together to bring down one.
Four Way Tag Team Match
Losers Become First Participants in Survival Gauntlet
The Resilience vs Muscle Militia vs the New Nation vs Murder City Machine Guns
*Bell Rings*
Alex Shelley and Elijah Burke start off the match. The two men lock up, but Burke quickly breaks it, and starts to punch Shelley. Burke’s strikes hit right to the face of Shelley, and he tries to cover up the best he can. Burke pulls Shelley to his corner and tags in Shelton Benjamin. Burke punches Shelley while Benjamin uses his shoulder as a battering ram on Shelley’s midsection. Benjamin is left in the ring, and he grabs Shelley for a belly to belly suplex. Shelley reverses it into an STO, and he runs against the ropes. Matt Cross gets the blind tag in, and Shelley sentons himself onto Benjamin. Cross jumps into the ring with a springboard and dropkicks Shelley out of the ring. Cross stands up, and connects with a cartwheel elbow drop to Shelton. Cross makes the cover. 1…2… Elijah Burke broke up the pin. Burke pulls Cross up to a standing base, and drops him with an inverted atomic drop. Shelton is up and he runs against the ropes. He stops himself and slaps Brent Albright, signaling a tag. Albright runs at Cross, and immediately starts to attack him. He starts his offensive with hard knee lift strikes to the head, and then some brutal knife edged chops to the chest. Albright whips him against the ropes, and brings Cross to the mat with a belly to belly suplex.
Malenko – Brent Albright is the most explosive wrestlers in this matchup right now.
Masters – Who? Do you mean Gunner Scott?
Albright gets to his corner, and tags in his partner Dan Rodman. Rodman walks towards Cross, and picks him up. The big man picks M-Dogg up in a military press, showing his strength. Matt Cross is able to use his quickness to escape, and he drives Dan to the mat with an inverted DDT. Cross jumps up, and lunges towards his corner, tagging in Erick Stevens. Rodman runs at him, and hits him with a hard clothesline, pushing Stevens to the ropes. Rodman tosses him to the opposite rope, and drives him down with a big spinebuster. He makes the cover. 1…2… Stevens kicked out, and he gets up to his feet. The two biggest men in the match exchange hard chops. Rodman is the most damaged, and Stevens brings him down with a backbreaker. Rodman still stands on his feet, clutching his back. Rodman is dazed and falls to a corner. Chris Sabin tagged Rodman out, and Stevens runs towards the corner. He misses the corner body splash, and Sabin jumps into the ring. Chris runs and dropkicks the back of the cornered Stevens, and Sabin lifts the big guy up and puts him in the tree of woe. Shelley gets in the ring and assists his tag team partner. Shelley first baseball slides in the face of Stevens, which gives way for a big hesitation dropkick from Sabin.
Sabin makes the cover. 1…2… Burke and Benjamin get into the ring and pick Chris right off of Stevens, and they look to hit some double team moves. Burke grabs Sabin in a waistlock. Shelton superkicks Chris’ face, and Elijah proceeds with a big release German Suplex. Sabin is on his knees and Erick Stevens runs towards him. Erick brings Sabin to the mat with a running big boot to the face. Stevens tags out to Matt Cross. Stevens brings Sabin up with a military press, and Cross jumps off the top rope with a double stomp to Sabin’s back. Stevens brings Sabin to the mat with a powerslam. Cross makes the cover. 1…2… Burke was in to break up the pin attempt, and he spits in Matt’s face. He drags Sabin to the New Nation corner, and forced a tag to Shelton Benjamin. Shelton and Elijah place Sabin on the top rope for a double superplex. They get up to the second rope, but Sabin kicked both of them in the gut, and holds their heads. Sabin jumps off, and dumps both men on their head with a double super Tornado DDT. Sabin gets a desperation tag to Alex Shelley.
Simon – Wow, Sabin just saved himself in a great way with that Tornado DDT.
Malenko – Shelley can go wild now after that last move. He’s also pretty fresh, having only wrestled in the beginning of the match.
Shelley runs in the ring and springboards on the ropes. He lands on both Burke and Benjamin with a springboard moonsault, and he makes the cover on Benjamin. 1…2… Burke broke it up, and Benjamin gets to his feet, and he lunges toward a random corner for a tag. Benjamin tags in Brent Albright. Albright and Shelley face each other, and they exchange forearms. Albright tries to hit a scoop move, but Shelley pushed him away. Shelley sprints towards him and drops Albright’s face onto his knee. Shelley runs to the ropes and connects with a big back elbow, sending Albright to the ropes. Shelley attempted a running dropkick, but Albright sidestepped and stands on the apron. Albright slingshots himself in the ring, clotheslining Shelley to the mat. Albright runs to his corner and tags in Dan Rodman. Dan gets in the ring, and catches a running Shelley with a powerslam. Rodman runs against the ropes, and fell on Shelley with a spinning leg drop. He picks Shelley up, and tries to bring him down with a gutbuster, but it is easily countered into a double knee lung blower. A tired Rodman tags in Erick Stevens.
Stevens brings Shelley down with a running elbow. Shelley gets up slowly, and Stevens picks him up in a gutwrench. Shelley escapes, and superkicks Stevens, sending him backwards. Shelley runs to the ropes, and Shelton Benjamin tags himself in. Shelley jumps up and attempts a crossbody, but Stevens caught him with a spinning side slam. Stevens is up and he flexes, and Shelton Benjamin jumps off of the top rope. Shelton brings Stevens down with a moonsault press, knocking Stevens down. Shelton brings Stevens back up. Shelton punches the big man and tries to finish the match with the T-Bone Suplex. Stevens pushes Shelton away, and he backs to a corner. Chris Sabin tags himself in, and he runs at Shelton. He rolls through to throw Shelton off of his game, and then kicks him in the side of the head with an enziguiri. Burke gets into the ring to save his partner, but Shelley comes in to even the odds. The Machine Guns get the advantage, and they hit stereo superkicks to the two Nation members. Shelley and Sabin call for the end of the match, and they ask Matt Cross to hit the Crossfire. He jumps off the top rope, and nails the move to perfection to both Burke and Benjamin. Shelley grabs both Burke and Benjamin and runs straight to a corner. He runs against the turnbuckles and hits a double Sliced Bread #2! He and Sabin make the cover.
1…2…3!
*Bell Rings*
D’Angelis – The losers of this match are Shelton Benjamin and Elijah Burke!
Simon – Bad news for Burke and Benjamin, they are now the first entrants in the Survival Gauntlet.
Masters – This totally throws all the predictions of them winning out the window now.
Malenko – They did look pretty good as a team, but when 6 other people are on you, there’s nothing they can do.
Simon – It’s main event time now, and we’re going to see one exciting match.
D’Angelis – The following match is the main event! It is a six man tag team match scheduled for one fall, under a 30 Minute Time Limit!
Mama Said Knock you Out blasts through the speakers, and the fans give mixed cheers and boos. The Strong Style Thugs walk through the curtain, with serious looks on their faces. They are accompanied by Hernandez.
D’Angelis – First, the team of B-Boy, Homicide and Samoa Joe, they are the Strong Style Thugs!
Miseria Cantare plays, and the fans immediately clap along to the song. The Second City Saints walk to the ring. CM Punk and Ace Steel have serious looks on their faces, but Colt Cabana has a big smile on his face.
D’Angelis – Their opponents, from Chicago, Illinois, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana and CM Punk, the Second City Saints!
Six Man Tag Team Match
The Strong Style Thugs vs The Second City Saints
*Bell Rings*
To begin the match, Samoa Joe and CM Punk face off again, battling with a lockup. Joe gets Punk in a headlock first, and throws him to the mat with a takedown. Punk quickly escapes with a legscissors, and then a headlock on the Samoan. Joe reverses it easily with a legscissors, and Punk tries to escape. Punk rolls to his stomach and kneels, trying to escape Joe’s clutch. Punk jumps from side to side, and gets out. Punk round kicks the head of Joe to stop him from grabbing him. CM Punk tags in Ace Steel. Steel comes in, and he clotheslines Joe. Joe doesn’t even budge, and Steel gets chopped hard from him. Joe continues to make Steel’s chest red, and he drags him into the corner of the SST. B-Boy gets in the match, and he and Joe both stomp at Steel’s chest. B-Boy backs up and then dropkicks Steel in the chest. B-Boy runs out of the corner with Steel carried. He slams Steel to the mat with a running sidewalk slam. He covers. 1…2… Ace kicked out, and B-Boy gets up to deliver a move. B-Boy tried a falling senton, but Steel rolled out of the way and to his corner. He tags in CM Punk.
Malenko – Steel and B-Boy had a nice little showing there, but now it’s CM Punk’s time to take on the West Coast Thug.
Simon – It’s a matchup I’ve been dying to see since the Punk and Joe shoot interview, which you can pick up at http://www.rohwrestling.com/
Punk gets in the ring and tries to clothesline B-Boy, but he ducks. Punk is able to stop himself, and he sole kicks B-Boy in the stomach. He follows with a suplex, and Punk rolls over for a cover. 1…2… B-Boy kicked out. Punk picks him up and tries to nail a backbreaker. B-Boy reversed it into an inverted headscissors. Punk is thrown to the SST Corner, and B-Boy tags in Homicide. Homicide and B-Boy double dropkick Punk, and bring him overhead with a double belly to belly suplex. Homicide and B-Boy both baseball slide onto both sides of Punk’s head. Homicide covers Punk. 1…2… CM Punk kicked out, and Homicide runs against the ropes. Homicide goes for a running knee strike, but Punk sidesteps. Punk gets out of the ring and jumps back in. He lands on Cide with a somersault senton. Punk stands up, and waits for the Notorious 187 to get to his feet. Punk runs to Cide’s back, grabs his arm and sweeps his leg, throwing him down with a DDT. Punk makes the pin attempt. 1…2… Cide kicked out, and Punk drags him to his corner. Colt Cabana is tagged into the match, and they try to keep Homicide isolated.
Simon – Good strategy by the Saints to keep Homicide in. Remember, he already was in action tonight.
Masters – That’s where they need Hernandez.
Cabana and Homicide get into it, and as Homicide gets up, Cabana delivers some shots to the face of Homicide. Cabana tries to throw Homicide to the ropes, but the 187 counters into his own throw. Cabana gets dropkicked by Cide, and he makes the cover. 1…2… Cabana kicked out, and Homicide stays on Colt, starting to punch him stiff in the face. Homicide stands up and stomps Cabana hard in the face several times. Homicide tags in Samoa Joe. Joe picks up Cabana and throws him to the ropes. Cabana holds the ropes to protect himself. Samoa Joe misses a move to throw Cabana out of the ring, and Colt grabs him by the head. Colt drives big Joe down with an elbow drop bulldog. Cabana has a smile on his face, and drops his leg on Joe. He makes the cover. 1…2… Homicide punted Cabana in the face to break up the pin. Joe gets to his feet, and slaps Cabana in the face several times. Joe leans Cabana on the ropes, and chops him in the chest. Joe backs up and runs at him, going for a big boot to knock him out of the ring. Cabana moves out of the way and peppers Joe with forearms. Joe comes back with a big slap to the face. Joe clotheslines Cabana out of the ring after the big slap.
Cabana is recovering on the outside, and Joe runs against the ropes. He flies out of the ring and hammers Cabana with his tope suicida to forearm smash. B-Boy gets out of the ring, and he starts to attack Cabana, trying to help out Joe. Ace Steel comes to even the odds. Hernandez comes from the other side of the ring, and he helps out the SST. CM Punk jumps off of the apron and drops the hammer down on Hernandez. Homicide is the only man left in the ring, and he runs against the ropes. He yells his crew’s name and flies through the ropes. He connects with his trademark suicide tope con hilo. Everyone is down, and the fans start to chant “Holy Shit.†Cabana gets up first, and is shortly followed by the 187. They start to brawl ringside, and Cabana is tossed into the guardrail. Joe is up, and he runs at the weak Cabana, delivering the Ole kick. CM Punk sees his partner weakened, and he jumps on Samoa Joe, punching him stiffly. B-Boy is on the apron, and runs off of it, going to fly. He attempts a body splash to the 4 guys, but Cabana and Punk rolled out of the way. B-Boy only hits his partners Samoa Joe and Homicide.
Colt Cabana grabs Samoa Joe and throws him into the ring. He makes the cover. 1…2… Joe kicked out, and Cabana gets to his feet. He tags in Ace Steel. Steel springboards against the ropes and drops his elbow on Joe, and he makes the cover. 1…2… Homicide breaks up the cover, pushing Steel from outside the ring. Joe gets up, and he recuperates, holding his head. He picks Steel off of the floor, and throws him over with a fallaway slam. Joe stands up and drops his knee onto Steel’s throat. Joe tags in Homicide. Homicide comes off of the top turnbuckle and squashes Steel with a flying frog splash. Steel is on his knees, and B-Boy gets in the ring to assist Cide. B runs at Steel and he connects with his shining wizard. Homicide round kicks Steel in the back of the head. Cide makes the cover. 1…2… Cabana comes in and saves his partner. Homicide slaps Colt in the face, and smashes Cabana’s face against his knee, and Cabana rolls out of the ring. Steel is getting up slowly, and Homicide gets behind him and throws him over with a German Suplex. Steel is slouched in the corner of the SST, and Homicide tags in Samoa Joe. Homicide and both wipe Steel’s face with their boots. After a couple of shots, Homicide and Joe run against the opposite ropes. Homicide thrusts his knee into Steel’s face. Joe quickly follows with a big boot to Steel’s face.
Malenko – Double face wash by the Homicide and Samoa Joe, Steel must be sparkling clean right now.
Samoa Joe brings Steel to the middle of the ring and picks Steel up on his feet. He pulls him up for a powerbomb, and throws the smaller man down on his upper back. Joe picks him up again, and nails another powerbomb, and he keeps hold for a pin attempt. 1…2… Steel got his shoulder up, and Joe turns the move into a Boston crab. Homicide and B-Boy get in the ring, and look to hit some offense. B-Boy drops both of his knees on Steel’s back, and Homicide double stomps Ace in the back of the head. Joe releases the hold, and he throws Ace in the air. He catches Ace, and throws him over with a German suplex. Steel landed on his feet in his corner, and he tagged in CM Punk. Both Punk and Cabana get in the ring, and bring Joe down with a double clothesline. Colt Cabana dropped his ass on Joe’s chest, and CM Punk then locks Joe in a cobra clutch. Cabana locks the legs of Joe in a Chicago Crab. Ace Steel comes in the ring and dropkicks Joe’s face. They let go of the hold, and use their combined strength to pick Joe up. They slam Joe to the mat with a double piledriver.
Punk tried to make the cover, but Homicide and B-Boy come in to help their leader. Steel and Cabana stay in the ring, and they both take the two Thugs. Cabana gets the best of Cide by throwing him out of the ring. Cabana stands on the outside apron and he knocks Homicide down with a springboard moonsault to the outside. B-Boy and Ace Steel fall out of the ring, still punching each other. Both Punk and Joe are in the middle of the ring. Punk runs against the ropes and dropkicks Joe, but the Samoan doesn’t budge. Joe delivers some stiff strikes to Punk’s face and chest, but Punk evades a final lariat attempt. Punk now peppers Joe with his own strikes, finishing with a backhand slap. Punk tries to bring him down with a ura-nage slam, but Joe is just too big. Joe pushes Punk away, and round kicks him in the side of the head. CM Punk is lifted on Joe’s shoulders, possibly for a Death Valley Driver. Before Samoa Joe attempts to bring Punk down, Punk grabs the left arm of Samoa Joe. Punk gets out of the fireman’s carry, and back to his feet. Punk sweeps the legs of Samoa Joe away, and has the Anaconda Vice fully locked in! Homicide tries to get in the ring, but Colt Cabana grabbed his leg to stop him from dong so. Samoa Joe grimaces in pain, and he can’t take it any longer. He passes out from the pain of the Anaconda Vice!
*Bell Rings*
D’Angelis – Here are your winners, CM Punk, Colt Cabana, and Ace Steel, the Second City Saints!
Malenko – What a win by CM Punk, he got back at Joe by making him pass out.
Simon – Now the tides are even, with both having a submission victory.
Malenko – And his partners helped him so much in that great match, he has to thank them now.
Simon – It was another big preview of the 17th, which gets even more interesting now.
Malenko – Of course, and we already have many of the matches announced.
Simon – Thanks fans for watching this past Webcast of PRIDE, and please enjoy this highlight video played to the official Uprising theme song, Piece of Me by our favorite psycho Brittney Spears!
A highlight video plays to the Brittney Spears song Piece of Me. After that, the credits are shown on screen.
PRIDE Uprising
May 17th 2008
Announced Matches
PRIDE Championship Match
CM Punk vs Samoa Joe
PRIDE International Title Ladder War
Ken Dykstra vs Roderick Strong vs Jack Evans vs Austin Aries vs Jimmy Rave vs Kevin Steen
PRIDE Lightweight Title Triple Threat Match
Scorpio Sky vs Jay Lethal vs Matt Sydal
PRIDE Tag Team Title Survival Gauntlet
8 Man Deathmatch
The Age of the Fall vs Team PRIDE
MVP vs Paul Burchill
More to Come…
