Post by A Ghost in the Wind on Jul 4, 2006 21:41:21 GMT -5
PCW Return to Glory
Sunday, July 2, 2006
Live on Pay-Per-View from the sold-out Pure Class Arena in Greenville, South Carolina
Introductions
Details: "Re-Align" by Godsmack blared throughout the arena as a video package highlighting the matches scheduled to happen plays on the PCW-Tron. Following the video package, the PCW-Tron cuts off, and the camera gives us a live-action shot as it pans throughout the arena. "Re-Alignment" continues to play, while the camera begins highlighting fan signs. Some of the more noticeable signs are: "Lantlas Stole My Cookies!", "NCM: The Usher of Diarrhea", "I Seen Kaden Keene in a Gay Porno", "The Abomination of Desolation", and "Rodney Phoenix is Overrated!" The cameras also spot South Carolina native, vocalist/guitarist Karl Sanders and his band-mates from the death-metal group Nile. After a bit of banter between Jerry Andrews and Michael Williams, the show begins.
Match One: Over-the-Top Rope North American Championship Number One Contender's Match
"Dynamite" Dan Ellis vs. James Keenan vs. Menace vs. Chris Corvade vs. Brian "Atlas" McNight vs. Jackle vs. "Dark Lighting" Justin Adams vs. Kaden Keene vs. Pegasus
Referees: Steve Shaw, Roberto Garcia, & Tim Jones
Details: Kicking off Return to Glory was a nine-person over-the-top rope match to determine the new number one contender for the PCW North American Championship. Which means, the winner of this guaranteed himself a shot at the winner of the Non Compos Mentis-Anthony Douglas match later on in the evening. Ring Announcer Mark Long made sure to specify that the match would not start until all combatants were entered. He also noted that the winner of the match would be the last person in the ring, and the only way to be eliminated was if you went over the top rope, hitting the floor with both feet. The order of entry for this match, not that it was important, was as followed: Atlas, 2Guys, Chris Corvade, James Keenan, Justin Adams, Kaden Keene, Pegasus, and Dan Ellis. Once all competitors were in the ring, the match kicked off.
Almost immediately following the bell, all nine men started brawling with one another. Within seconds of the action, we saw our first elimination, that distinction belonging to Justin Adams. Justin was tossed over the top rope by former PCW World Champion Pegasus. Mike Williams made a joke about Justin living up to his ring moniker, because he was out of the match in a "flash" and his shadow had more ring time than he did. Now with the competition limited to eight, we'd figure that the competition may get a bit stricter. But that wasn't the case, because within about 20 seconds of Adams being eliminated, Atlas was double teamed and tossed over the top by tag team specialist Menace and Jackle.
Now with both Justin Adams and Brian McNight out of the contest, we were left with Pegasus, James Keenan, Dan Ellis, Menace, Jackle, Chris Corvade, and Kaden Keene. The contest began to get a bit more competitive, as 2Guys went and started double teaming on Pegasus, Dan Ellis went after James Keenan, and Corvade and Keene began exchanging blows. Dan, fueled by the comments Keenan had made towards him at Trauma [51], laid into Keenan with rights and lefts, but his momentum was short lived for Keene, who had been able to get Corvade onto the canvas, walks over to Dan, and begins laying into him. Keenan gets back onto his feet and helps Keene beat down Dan Ellis.
The camera pans over to where Pegasus had been getting beat down by Menace and Jackle, but Peggy, being the former World Champion that he is, manages to get the tides turned, and begins rocking both members of the tag team. The camera quickly cuts back to James Keenan, Dan Ellis, and Kaden Keene, for James and Kaden just dumped Dan Ellis out of the ring, where Dan hits the floor hard, and with both feet touching the ground, signaling his elimination.
Kaden and James pause for a moment, which was a smart move, for Chris Corvade is back up, walks over to where Menace is, and tosses him over the ropes. At the exact same time, Pegasus lifts Jackle up, and tosses him over the ropes, which in turn, causes the elimination of both members of the 2Guys tag team. Kaden and James stare at Pegasus and Chris, and they charge them. But both Chris and Pegasus leveled James and Kaden with drop-toe holds. James and Kaden quickly get back up to their feet, and the four men began exchanging blows- with Kaden attacking Pegasus and Chris targeting James.
Kaden begins stunning Pegasus, rocking him with rights and lefts. Pegasus tries to dodge an attempted clothesline, but as he turns around, Kaden boots him in the gut. He grabs Pegasus underneath his arm. He lifts Pegasus up into a suplex, but instead of coming down backwards, he drives Pegasus head into the mat with a DDT. He likes to call the move The Limelight. He lifts Pegasus up, and nonchalantly tosses him over the top rope, eliminating the former World Champion.
On the other side of things, Chris Corvade had been beating the hell out of James Keenan, in which we seen him knock Keenan seemingly out with a 25th Hour- his version of a Superkick. He lifts Keenan, and is about to toss him out of the ring, but Kaden grabs him and the two begin brawling. Kaden and Chris exchange blows, back and forth. Kaden whips Chris into the ropes, and tries to nail a Shining Wizard, but Chris ducks, and instead, Kaden catches Keenan, who had been beginning to stir back onto his feet.
Kaden uncharacteristically halts the action, by going on to check on Keenan, for an apparent unknown reason. This moment of inexperience almost cost him the match, for Chris came up from behind him and caught him with a spinning heel kick to the back of Kaden's head. The force of the kick sent Kaden through the middle and top ropes and onto the outside. Kaden got lucky, because he can only be eliminated if he were thrown over the top rope.
Chris picked up Keenan and tossed him over the top ropes. Looking around, he seen he was the only one left in the ring, and raised his arm in victory, forgetting all about Kaden. Officials on the outside had tried to explain to Chris the match isn't over, but at the same time, they were trying to get James Keenan to go to the back. Keenan had refused to leave ringside when eliminated, and fought his way back into the ring.
Chris met Keenan and cut him off as he was trying to slide into the ring. Even with the boots being laid into him, James fought back up to a vertical basis. He and Chris battled it out for a second, until Kaden silently rolled back into the ring. With his back turned towards Kaden, Chris had no idea that he was about to be attacked. Kaden sneaks up behind him, and hooks Chris's arms and neck. Keenan gets a cheap shot to the jaw of Chris before Kaden grabs him and brings him down with a neckbreaker that he likes to call The Director's Cut.
With the move in place, and Chris apparently out of it, Kaden and James grabs Chris and tosses him out of the ring. When Chris hits the mat, Kaden and James raise their arms in victory. The bell is sounded and Mark Long makes the official announcement that Kaden Keene had just won the Battle Royal and is the new number one contender to the PCW North American Championship.
Winner
Match Two: Tag Team Championship Match
Al Laiman & Lantlas vs. Ace Anderson & Non Compos Mentis
Referee: Roberto Garcia
Details: The next match of the evening will be for the PCW World Tag Team Championship! In this match, PCW World Champion Lantlas teams up with Al Liaman to face Ace Anderson and PCW North American Champion Non Compos Mentis. This match is intriguing because three of the four participants have Championship matches later in the evening, including the PCW World Title match between Ace Anderson and Lantlas. It will be interesting to see how much these men are willing to risk in this one.
Non Compos Mentis and Ace Anderson hit the ring first, coming out separately. Liaman follows, and as he stops just before the ring, the lights go out. "Elven Path" by Nightwish blares, and the crowd explodes. The lights come back on, as Lantlas makes his stoic approach to the ring.
It appeared as if there was some confusion as to who would start the bout, with Lantlas and Anderson taking charge and getting ready to lock up. Both Mentis and Liaman called to their partners, begging for the tag. Lantlas and Anderson shot each other a look, and obliged, tagging out.
The crowd roared as NCM and Liaman charged each other, throwing technical wrestling out the window and attacking with blinding punches. Liaman, showing his experience, blocked a pair of NCM's blows, and went on the offensive, sending Mentis reeling against the ropes. Liaman muscled NCM into the corner, where he threw a flurry of punches into his chest and head. The crowd went nuts and Liaman vocalized his fury by screaming as he unleashed the blows! He took the fight right to Mentis, who seemed nearly out cold by the attack. As Liaman finally let up, he hooked Mentis around the neck, preparing to send him across the ring, but Mentis countered with a vicious knee to the stomach! Liaman "oofed" as the wind was expelled from his body, and was shoved into the middle of the ring. Mentis charged, hoisting his knee to Liaman's head, but Liaman ducked! Liaman charged the turnbuckle and sprung up to the top as NCM followed...Flying Headscissors! NCM flopped to the mat hard, Liaman's strong legs wrapped firmly around his opponents' head!
Mentis managed to free himself, and the two combatants squared off center-ring once again. This time, to a round of applause from the crowd, and a steady glare shared between the two. They locked up, and Mentis managed to gain the advantage. With Liaman down, Mentis put the boots to him, and looked to his partner, Ace Anderson. Mentis, with a smile, walked over to his reluctant partner, and offered his upturned palm. At first, Anderson wouldn't accept it, then decided to tag. Liaman had made it to his feet at this point, and quickly tagged to Lantlas. The crowd buzzed immediately, as the two men who would square off later in the evening were about to give the crowd a preview...
They circled each other, two of PCW's biggest men sizing each other up. They charged, locking into a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Anderson's strength advantage may have been slight, but it was enough to force Lantlas into the corner. The referee separated them, and Ace backed off. Lantlas shook it off, and they circled each other again. Again, the two monster men locked up, with Lantlas steadily pushing Anderson back into the corner. Lantlas broke before the ref stepped in, and he took a few steps back, letting it sink in. Anderson nodded approvingly at his opponent, then charged from the corner. He nearly took Lantlas' head off with a hard lariat! Anderson proceeded to pick Lantlas up, and hooked a shoulder and between the legs. Lantlas crashed the mat hard from the T-Bone suplex! Anderson jumped to his feet, roaring to the approving crowd, when a hand slapped him hard on the back.
Mentis tagged himself in! Anderson, stunned, watched as Mentis hooked a leg, and covered the World Champ. The ref managed a one count before Lantlas kicked, but Mentis immediately began hammering on his forehead with vicious punch after vicious punch. Liaman, who had been shouting back and forth with Mentis since they both tagged out, jumped into the ring. Roberto Garcia stepped in his way, but could only hold him back for a moment...which was long enough for Mentis to get his boot in the air for a Yakuza kick! Liaman went reeling, falling between the ropes and outside of the ring. Mentis peeked over the ropes at his fallen enemy, when Lantlas spun his around hard and connected with a nasty throat thrust. Mentis spun again, giving his back to Lantlas, who snuck his arms under NCM's and hooked him into a full nelson. Full Nelson slam! Mentis twitched as his spine twisted and contorted, and the World Champ fell on him for the pin. Garcia managed a two count before Mentis threw a boot on the bottom rope.
Back in the middle of the ring, Mentis was making a comeback, when Liaman came back into the ring. Mentis ducked out and slid under the bottom rope. Garcia pushed Liaman back, and the two argued. Lantlas tried to tell his partner to get out, but Liaman and Mentis have a history, and having NCM so close was just too tempting for him. Mentis managed to sneak back in as the three argued, and charged at the pack. Lantlas saw him first, and stepped out of the way. At the last moment, Liaman noticed, and ducked another attempted Yakuza kick, but Mentis did connect with referee Roberto Garcia! The ref went down hard! Anderson came in and the entire match fell apart! The four men all attacked, Mentis and Liaman having rolled out of the ring to do battle on the floor, while Lantlas and Anderson exchanged blows in the center of the ring. Just when it seemed like it couldn't get any more out of control, there was movement in the crowd, and two men jumped the barrier! It's Kaden Keene and James Keenan!
Kaden, chair in hand, threw it hard at Mentis, who ducked, only to have it crack Liaman in the face. Mentis smiled at his reflexes, but ate a Shining Wizard from Keene for his trouble. Meanwhile, James Keenan slid under the bottom rope, a chair in his grasp as well. Anderson and Lantlas, oblivious to anything besides their own battle, didn't notice the intruder until the World Champ's head nearly caved in from a wicked chairshot. Anderson threw a wild punch at Keenan, who ducked it and swung the chair baseball-style into the side of Anderson's face! Kaden hurried into the ring, and grabbed Lantlas by his long blue locks and tossed his limp body over the top ropes and crashing to the floor. Keenan kicked at Anderson's limp body until he fell from the ring as well. Then, in a moment that drew a chorus of boos and some soda cups hurling at them from the crowd, Keenan and Keene smiled and held their arms wide in the middle of the ring. As they departed, the ref began to stir. Before he managed to get to his feet, Non Compos Mentis, having taken the least of the attack, rolled himself back into the ring, and pulled himself to a seat in the corner. And the ref reaches the ten count!
Winner
Changed Needed, Changes Made
Details: The door led to one of the skyboxes in the arena, but not just any skybox. This was THE skybox, belonging to "The Icemann" Luis Malave. A man soon steps up to the door, but with his back to the camera it is hard to tell just who it is at this point. He shakes his head, sighs, and then opens the door and steps in. The camera follows him in and moves off to the side finally giving us a glimpse of the mystery character. Pegasus, fresh off his loss from earlier in the night is the man that had just entered into the lion's den, as it were. He knew Mr. Malave could be a good person at times, but being called in to see him after a loss could not be a good thing.
Pegasus: You uh... you wanted to see me sir?
The camera pans out a bit more to show Mr. Malave looking out at the crowd as the next match is hyped. He motions for Pegasus to come stand near him.
Icemann: Listen up here, Horse. You've run into a rough patch the last few months, and I've been thinking of ways to help you out of that funk. You should be honored, because I don't normally give a rat's ass about any's bad luck. But, during your run at the top, you did put some asses in the seats. And that's always a good thing for business. And besides, if I don't help ya, I got to fire ya. Because, quite frankly, you suck right now. And if you suck, you have no right to be in the PCW. Now, I have an idea for a way you can try to rekindle that old glory you had. And since this IS Return to Glory, there's no time better than now to share with you my wisdom.
Pegasus: What do you propose?
Icemann: Propose?! What do you mean propose?! This isn't me asking you if you want to do it. This is me telling you you're GOING to do it. But...
Luis raises a duffle bag that was out a view into the air.
Icemann: ...this is what I want you to do.
Luis throws the bag at Pegasus, who catches it and stares at it blankly.
Icemann: Go ahead, open it.
Pegasus does as he's told and opens up the bag. He peers inside for a moment, then looks up at The Icemann. Then back down into the bag... then back at the Icemann.
Pegasus: Are you serious?
He then reaches into the bag and starts setting it's contents onto a table that is next to him. The first item out is a pair of white parachute pants, soon followed by a gold (more than likely fake) chain with the letter "P" on it, and after that is a white bandanna. He reaches into the bag and pulls out one final item, a set of silver false teeth, his new "grill".
Pegasus: Not only are those pants going to be hard to wrestle in, but Pegasus' character would never be seen wearing this stuff. I mean, it's not even him anymore.
Icemann: That's the point. Until we find a gimmick that'll get you over, and respark that flame you once have, you'll be trying out a few new personalities. The God-loving Pegasus is no more. Atleast on-screen, my man. You're looking to find the new Pegasus. This is just first on the list. That's what you'll wrestle in at Trauma [52]. We'll see how you do.
Pegasus' jaw drops for a moment, but he quickly snaps out of it.
Pegasus: So... uh... this is... it then? Just this... and a new one the week after? And I really have no choice in the matter, do I? Well... I guess I...
He is cut off as The Icemann throws up a hand to cut him off.
Icemann: As much as I would love to listen to you go on and on, I have some bitches coming up in a few minutes, and I'd rather you not scare them away.
Pegasus opens his mouth once again, but thinks better of it and just gathers his gear and leaves the same way he came in.
Match Three: Fatal Four-Way Match for the International Championship
Grimm {Champion} vs. Seth Sinn vs. The Byrd vs. "Mr. Showtime" Mikey Wryght (w/Perfection)
Referee: Eddie Lane
Details: All four competitors make their way to the ring to their accompanying entrance themes, The Byrd first, then Seth Sinn, then ‘Mr. Showtime’ Mikey Wryght and finally the International champion himself, Grimm. The four men make their way to their respective corners, scouting the opposition and watching for who will make the first move. They stay like this for some time until, in a single moment of epiphany, all three challengers to the International Champion turn to look at the man holding the belt, Grimm. Suddenly, two of the challengers, Byrd and Seth Sinn, rush forward in an attacking move at Grimm who quickly scrambles out of the ring through the middle ropes to avoid the attack. Showtime walks over to the same spot slowly as both attackers stare at Grimm. Showtime quickly rolls up Byrd in a School Boy pin, 1……2….. Seth Sinn kicks Wryght in the head to break the count.
Jerry Andrews: Showtime nearly got the win in the first few seconds of the match.
Mike Hunt: And damn right as well, he’s been held back for months by The Captain.
Grimm climbs back into the ring and rolls up Sinn into the same hold, 1……2…….Showtime breaks the count this time and immediately follows up by pulling Grimm to his feet and landing several chops to the chest of the champion. Showtime then whips Grimm across the ring and goes for a clothesline but the champion ducks and hits a rebound running STO on Showtime. Grimm goes immediately for a running leg drop across the throat of Wryght and then pins quickly, 1……2…..kick out by Showtime. Grimm pulls Showtime up to his feet but is met with a thumb to the eye and a quick DDT that crushes the neck of the champion. Showtime hauls Grimm to his feet and begins to push him towards the ropes. Byrd, forgetting Showtime’s pin attempt on him moments earlier, follows Showtime and Grimm and grabs the arm of the champion and, with Showtime grabbing the other, whips him into the ropes and nails a hard double backbody drop.
Mike Hunt: What is Byrd doing, surely he knows this isn’t a tag team match.
Jerry Andrews: Sometimes you have to team up to get any sort of chance in these matches.
Mike Hunt: Yeah right, the only thing that wins you these matches is selfishness, making friends is just fine if you want to cuddle up together but you gotta stab everyone in the back if you want to succeed.
Seth Sinn walks over to Byrd and turns him around so that he is looking at him and delivers a number of open handed punches to the jaw before whipping him into the ropes and hitting a spinebuster in the middle of the ring. Showtime picks up Grimm and throws him over head in a head and arm suplex before pinning, 1…. Sinn breaks up the pin immediately. Sinn goes back to Byrd and picks him up before hitting him with a vertical suplex and, holding onto the head of Byrd, pulling him back up to his feet and going for a delayed brainbuster but is met with a spear to the midsection from Showtime and collapses under the weight of Byrd who lands in a pinning position, 1……2…….kick out at the last moment.
Jerry Andrews: Byrd nearly stole the win!!!
Mike Hunt: Seth Sinn was always going to kick out, Byrd just isn’t good enough to win this match.
Grimm emerges again to pull Byrd up off Sinn and whip him into the ropes. Byrd hits the ropes and Grimm ducks in anticipation for a backbody drop but Byrd sees this and jumps over the top of Grimm in a sunset flip but is met with an International Champion who was playing possum and who catches Byrd in mid move in an Emerald Fusion manoeuvre before dropping him down onto his neck and pinning, 1…..2…..kick out. Grimm gets to his feet quickly and pulls Byrd up to his feet before whipping him across the ring into the ropes. Byrd manages to hold onto the ropes, preventing any more damage from Grimm but is met with a brutal clothesline that takes him and Grimm over the top rope and down to the floor. Meanwhile, Showtime has pulled Sinn to his feet and is landing a combination of chops and open handed punches that are forcing him back into the corner. When Sinn does hit the turnbuckles Showtime lifts him up onto the top turnbuckle and attempts to scale them himself. As he reaches the middle turnbuckle, Grimm re-enters the ring and climbs up along side him and proceed to both lock their arms around Sinn’s head in a double suplex manoeuvre but are stopped when Byrd climbs labouredly into the ring and underneath the two of them before grabbing them both inside the legs and pulling them down in a powerbomb and, in a chain reaction, allowing the two men to hit a double superplex on Seth Sinn, thus completing the Tower Of Death.
Jerry Andrews: MY GOD!!! EVERYONE IS DOWN!!!
Mike Hunt: Calm down Jerry, what’s so exciting about that, now nobody can get the pin.
All of the men look exhausted as they lay on the mat in pain. Byrd struggles for a cover on Showtime, 1…..2……3, NO!!! Kick out by Showtime as the referee’s hand hit the mat. Byrd picks up Showtime but is met with an elbow to the ribs, then another, and another before Showtime picks up Byrd and lands a hard Michinoku Driver and a pin, 1…..2…..split up by a recovering Grimm. The champion then pulls Showtime up and lands several chops across his chest. Grimm then lifts up Showtime into a suplex like manoeuvre and then drops him down in a Falcons Arrow but puts out a knee, turning it into a backbreaker. Grimm rolls on top of Showtime and pins, 1……2……kick out by Showtime. Seth Sinn recovers slowly from the Tower Of Death by struggling to his feet and walks over to Grimm before nailing him with a few closed fists. Sinn then lefts Grimm into a suplex before dropping him down onto his head in a brainbuster that crushes the neck and spine of the International Champion. Sinn moves to the head of the downed Grimm and locks in a rear chin lock. Grimm tries to pull at the hands of Sinn to loosen the hold but is unable to. The referee asks Grimm for a submission but is met by vehement rejection from the champion. Grimm then begins fighting back and trying to get to his feet through the pain of the hold and manages to get to his knees before nailing Sinn with a number of elbows to the ribs. Grimm manages to push his way up to his feet before throwing Sinn across the ring and into the ropes only to be met with a clothesline on the return. Sinn picks Grimm up to his feet and Byrd recovers and comes over to the dazed Grimm who is then whipped across the ring by both Byrd and Sinn and is hit with a massive Double Flapjack.
Jerry Andrews: MY GOD!!! GRIMM IS OUT COLD WITH A HUGE FLAPJACK!!!
Mike Hunt: Teamwork gets you nowhere, there’s still one more opponent to put down and by that time two more will be up.