Post by Danny on Aug 25, 2018 0:24:44 GMT -6
Pyro goes off all throughout the arena and the camera zooms around, showing numerous fans all showing their support for the return of NXT, We then go ringside where Corey Graves and Tom Phillips are standing by.
Tom Phillips: Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to NXT! I'm Tom Phillips and with me is my broadcast partner, former International Champion, Corey Graves.
Corey Graves: Finally, we're at the end of the guest bookers and that officially means Kevin Steen has made it past these low lifes. I for one can't wait until EC3 comes back next week.
Tom Phillips: I'm sure some others may feel that way too but first we have a hell of a card here tonight. The aforementioned Kevin Steen does battle with the Intercontinental Champion Bobby Roode in a battle of the champions.
Corey Graves: It's going to be GLORIOUS Tom!
Tom Phillips: And in the main event, it's Spike Dudley facing Kurt Angle in a TLC match, the winner getting a future International Championship title match.
Corey Graves: I would praise Spike for not taking the easy way out and booking himself into a title match but he's only doing it because he's hurt as well.
Tom Phillips: We'll also see the oddball pairings of Hulk Hogan and Goldberg square off against Steve Blackman and Owen Hart.
Corey Graves: EC3 esque but I love it. What I don't love is the Usos. Hopefully TM61 makes quick work of them tonight.
Tom Phillips: Plus Stacy gets revenge on Bray Wyatt as he squares off against all 3 member of the Decay. All that and more, tonight on NXT!
The familiar sound of Jerichos entrance begins to play throughout the arena. The fan gives an ovation due to the surprise of being blessed with a living legends presence once again. It has been quite some time since Jericho has been in a UWF arena, besides the one week that he jobbed. A rather large grin lights up Jerichos face as he makes his way down the ramp. His eyes fixated on the ring, he barely makes any contact with the fans as he trots down and enters the ring. He pulls out a microphone from his jacket.
Chris Jericho:
I want to take a quick second and say that it is an absolutely marvelous feeling to be out here today. It is with a great passion that I say, Welcome to the Highlight Reel!!
The fans begin to cheer again. Once the crowd dies down, Jericho begins to address the crowd once more.
My name and face is all something that each and every one of you should all be more than familiar with. But for the idiots around the world, Ill catch them up. My name is Chris Jericho, and in a nutshell, I am the best in the world at what I do. Anything that I decide to grab and touch, it instantly turns to gold. Im an overnight success, Im the best wrestler in the world today. Not just this organization or this continent, no, I am the best wrestler in the world. I have done it all dammit!
Jericho pauses for a moment, as he thinks about what else to say. Then he continues.
I am a former United States Champion, a former UWF Champion. I won the Royal Rumble last year and I went on to headline WrestleMania. But that wasnt enough to satisfy me and my ego. All of that glory, and success wasnt enough. Im still hungry for more, so what better thing to do than to make my triumphant return to the hottest wrestling show in this company? What else do I have to do other than to put my own personal stain on this show so that I can furthered be remembered long after my death? I am going to help facilitate in the shifting of power on this show. I am going to move the tectonic plates myself until an earthquake hits and breaks everything down. I am a man on a mission and I wont stop until that vision has been created. The way that I can achieve this goal of mine, is to infiltrate NXT and take control of it from the ground up. Sure, some lame ass guys from the Indies last week said the same thing, but Im not worried about some overweight tub of lard or a guy who likes to wear paint. Nor am I worried about the pathetic excuse of human beings that are currently the Tag team champions on this show. I think it is a travesty that those living and breathing garbage cans have tag team gold around their waist. But I am here to rectify all of that.
I have come back for one sole purpose. I will be injecting life in the tag team division on NXT. I will be taking it over and removing the tag team titles out of the hands of inferior men. No longer will you, the UWF Universe have to deal with incompetent tag champions. No longer will you have to deal with the weak factions on this brand. The Team Melzers will all dissipate and dissolve. They Wyatts will go back to their forest that they slithered out from. Decay can continue to well, Decay. The Revival died already and never was revived. Bulletproof really wasnt bulletproof. Whoever is left hiding under a shell that I didnt name can and eventually will be knocked off. The only questions that remain are when it will happen, and who is great enough to stand beside me and become part of the greatest tag team that has ever existed in the UWF? Who can I call up to stand beside me? The answer to that question is one that I dont even know myself. Soon I will, because it will take a special someone to be able to grace my presence and be able to take over this division. And when I find that person, NXT will never be the same again.
The backstage crew plays back an interview recorded earlier from an undisclosed location. The video shows Goldberg speaking upon the upcoming thunder episode.
GOLDBERG
You know, I've been here just a few weeks, and it has been brought to my attention that I may be giving off a not so positive vibe. That I may be rubbing some people in the back the wrong way. Some people have flat out said my attitude sucks. So this past week I took some extra time to sit back and take a look at what I was doing...what I was thinking, and what I can do about the past few weeks. All I can think of is to apologize.
Goldberg takes a deep breath and continues.
So the best way I can think of doing something like that is to copy a man I admire. So I'm going to take a page out of his book because it worked very well for him. So here goes... I, Bill Goldberg, would like to apologize to ABSOLUTLEY NOBODY! HAHA did you people actually think that I listened to any of you? I could care less what people think about me or my attitude. If you don't like it, maybe you should go tune into those clowns on RAW. I have to explain my actions to a very limited amount of people, zero to be exact.
So many people have asked me, why Goldberg? Why did you take out Hogan the way you did? Oh I'm sorry did I get the victory? Well okay then there is your answer. He was in the way and when I have an obstacle in my way, I eliminate the obstacle. But now of course I have to team with this man, which tells me in my head to act as if this is a handicap match, because I doubt very much he wants to play nice after I made him look like he was in his first ever match.
Then you have these two oddballs on the opposite team. I mean these guys get along about as great as an old married couple. As sad as it sounds me and Hogan have a better working relationship. One man is the current reigning and defending Hardcore Champion, Steve Blackman. Another nobody in the wrestling world. You go buy your kid his favorite action figure in the store, and I guarantee you don't see him ANYWHERE. Then you have this crazy ass punk Owen Hart. A kid with all the talent in the world, but zero brains when it comes to what's good for his health. You listen up boys...I'm coming for you, and you can consider yourself both NEXT!
The feed cut off without warning.
Chimel: The following contest is scheduled for one-fall, and is a three-on-one handicap match! Introducing first... at a combined weight of 680 pounds... from Parts Unknown... Abyss, Crazzy Steve and Rosemary... Decay!
As that recognizable theme begins to play over the arena soundsystem, the crowd reacts in a profoundly mixed way, some cheering and others booing. The reaction intensifies as the group to whom the theme belongs amble out from the back, Rosemary and Steve in the front rank and Abyss bringing up the rear. The trio pause at the top of the ramp to consider the crowd before moving down it toward the ring.
Phillips: These guys make me nervous. Decay has been on a tear since their debut a month ago. They've made their presence known in laying out the UWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman, Owen Hart, The Youngs Bucks... win or lose, they've always been the last ones laughing.
Graves: And tonight, Spike Dudley has allowed Stacy Keibler to book them in a handicap match against Bray Wyatt. I guess she's still bitter.
Decay waits in the ring for Wyatt to arrive...
Chimel: And their opponent... weighing in at 285 pounds... from Brooksville, Florida... Bray Wyatt!
The lights cut out as the eerie tune drawls through the PA. "Fireflies" illuminate the arena as the Eater of Worlds strolls out on to the entrance ramp, unfazed by the daunting task ahead or the monsters waiting for him in the ring.
Phillips: Just as they did with Blackman, The Decay has invited Bray Wyatt to surrender the fight and join them, but of course, The New Face of Fear didn't seem interested.
Graves: If Decay continues the way they have been, it might not be too long before people start drinking the Kool-Aid, if you know what I mean. That said, if there's anyone with a chance of standing up to them, it's the Wyatt Family. Equal parts weird, creepy, crazy and dangerous - and something tells me this show isn't big enough for the both of 'em.
Wyatt climbs the steps and enters the ring, while Chimel bails to the outside. The Official orders Decay to select one member to start the match, and Crazzy Steve eagerly volunteers. With that, the match begins.
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Steve rushes across the ring the second the bell rings. He throws some wild as heck strikes, trying to overwhelm his opponent early. A few land, but Wyatt soon starts firing back, easily matching and even overcoming the rapid-fire blows with his sheer power advantage. Bray clubs the Decay member into the corner, plowing him down with his shots until Steve collapses to a sitting position. The Eater of the Worlds then begins stomping on him, holding on to the ropes on either side for leverage. When Steve in completely incapacitated, Bray sprints across the ring, slamming into the opposite corner before turning around and running right back at his foe. Wyatt drives his knee straight into Crazzy Steve's face, knocking him senseless. The New Face of Fear is just getting started though. Once again, he runs across the ring and then rebounds back, this time jumping into Steve with a cannonball roll. The crowd, while far from being pro-Wyatt and mixed on how they feel about Decay, can't help but get caught up in the intensity of the early action in the match as Bray dominates is opponent.
Phillips: Very strong start from Bray Wyatt!
Graves: Isolating and attacking one member of the team is an excellent strategy. I would note, though, that Abyss and Rosemary don't seem very concerned yet.
Indeed. Steve's partners, standing on the apron in their corner, hardly seem worried about their teammates predicament. They stare into the ring, silent spectators, never betraying an emotional response while Wyatt clobbers Crazzy Steve.Now dragging him by the foot into the center of the ring, Bray drops down for a quick pin attempt...
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Steve kicks out, and seems to shock some life back into himself. The maniacal superstar jumps to his feet, shakes the cobwebs and goes back on the offensive, driving a knee in Bray's ribs while he tries to get up. Wyatt stays doubled over after the blow, and Steve grabs hold of him before whipping him towards the ropes. The so-called Man of 1,000 Truths comes running back, ducking a clothesline attempt by Steve as he runs by. Bray then stops right behind his opponent, turns, hooks his head and drops him with an Inverted DDT. He then rolls over for a full-mount before raining down some hefty punches into Steve's forehead. The Official warns him about the closed-fist strikes, so Bray decides to get up, pull the other man with him, and then drop him with a thunderous Uranage!With Steve planted into the canvas, Bray once again makes a cover...
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But he kicks out! Bray simple smiles as he rises to his feet. He turns to look at Abyss and Rosemary before kicking Steve in their direction. It's a dare. He wants them to tag in.
Phillips: The master of mind games might have just gained an edge over his opponents! He dismantled Crazy Stevve, but rather than continuing to isolate and wear him down, he's going to let him make the tag - he's challenging the Monster Abyss to come and fight.
Graves: Some might call it insane. I call it stupid. But I also know better than to try to understand why Bray Wyatt does the things he does - and if he can take out Abyss now too, well, that'll be a heck of a statement.
Phillips: Handicap match or not, I'm sure many would say it's only a matter of time before Bray's own teammates show up to even the odds, but he might intentionally be trying to win this on his own. Like you said Corey, that would a strong message to send, not only to Decay, but to the rest of the roster as well.
Steve crawls back to his corner and Abyss reaches over the ropes to tag himself in. The giant of a man steps over the top rope and stares across the squared circle as the man who has characterized the bizarre and terrifying side of the UWF for years. Before either even moves an inch, a "THIS IS AWESOME" chant echoes around the sold-out arena. Wyatt grins. Abyss marches forward.Not one to be intimidated, Wyatt walks right into Abyss, looking to grapple. They tie up collar-and-elbow for a moment as a power struggle ensues, but the Decay member soon gets the advantage as he drives Bray into the ropes. Wyatt uses the elasticity to bounce himself out of Abyss' grip, and then uses that momentum to try and whip his opponent away. The Monster plants his feet, though, and counters with a whip of his own! Bray takes a step or two forward, but he too is able to plant his feet. Rather than continue the chain, he fakes another whip only to spin around and nail the bigger man across the head with a discuss elbow.Abyss staggers a few paces but remains on his feet. Wyatt looks to change that by nailing him across the back of the neck with a running lariat. Again, The Monster doesn't go down, even if he is dazed.
Phillips: Taking down Abyss is no easy feat! Even for a guy like Bray Wyatt.
Graves: I don't think trying to match The Monster with brute force is a good long term plan. Bray's going to need to get creative.
As if on cue, The Eater of Worlds abandons his attack and instead goes for a roll-up, dropping and hooking his arm around Abyss' calf to awkwardly drag the behemoth down to the canvas. It barely works, but he does get him down and then leans on him for a pin attempt...
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Abyss kicks his legs out, sending Bray rolling backwards. The Monster then gets up, looking to have a new anger awakened inside of him. As Bray comes at him, Abyss grabs hold of him by the neck before dropping him with a HUGE Chokeslam. Winded and half-conscious, Wyatt is left sprawled out on the canvas as Abyss looks down on him. Rather than go for the pin, though, The Monster once again picks him up, this time laying Wyatt across his shoulder before dropping down with the Shock Treatment. Following the devastating maneuver, Abyss hooks a leg for the cover...
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No! Wyatt kicks out at the last possible instant.
Phillips: Wow! Wyatt somehow stays in this.
Graves: And just like that, Abyss has turned the tide. That is one scary man.
The Monster leaves Wyatt be as he walks back to his corner to tag in Rosemary. She happily enters the ring, running over to Wyatt and stomping on his torso repeatedly to keep the air out his lungs. He tries to roll away, but she grabs him by the hair to pull him up. The Official warns her to let go, but instead she just grabs Bray in a full on headlock before jumping into the air and coming back down with a nasty Spike DDT. With that, she looks to finish him off with a cover...
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No! Bray rolls a shoulder out. Rosemary looks absolutely shocked. Crazzy Steve, meanwhile, has come to, and he's calling for a tag in so he can get some retribution. Rosemary obliges him, leaving Bray to come over and tag he partner in.
Phillips: Crazzy Steve looks like he has recovered from that beatdown, and he's just itching to get his hands on Bray again.
Graves: Wyatt started strong, but a match booked this one-sided was only ever going to go one way...
After the tag, Steve stays perched on the ropes, watching Bray like a predatory hawk as he waits for him to get to his feet. Slowly but surely, Wyatt gets back up, and once he's standing, Crazzy Steve jumps at him, looking to hit the King Kill 33 DDT. The move that would surely end the match is countered, though, when Bray catches Steve mid air with a stiff uppercut. The Decay member's head snaps back, and Bray catches him coming back down, transitioning into position for a Sister Abigail.
Phillips: Wyatt counters! He's going for the Sister Abigail!
Graves: Unbelievable!
He kisses Steve on the forehead and spins him around. Crazzy Steve counters that, however, and somehow pulls off a Centralizer! Taking Wyatt down hard, he then hooks his leg for a cover...
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NO! Wyatt somehow, some way stays in in. Steve is fuming now. He storms across the ring, passing up a tag to his team and exiting to the floor, where he grabs a steel chair. The Official is screaming at him to drop it as he brings it back inside the squared circle, but he's a man possessed. Before he can use it on the downed Wyatt, though, the lights in the arena cut out...... and when they come back on, Harper and Rowan are standing in the ring. Before Steve can lift the chair to use it, Luke Harper blasts him with a big boot. The Ref calls for the bell...
DING DING DING
Your Winners as a result of Disqualification,DECAY
There's no time to celebrate though. Abyss hops over the ropes and starts going at it with Rowan. Harper picks up Steve and looks to slam him down again, but Rosemary snakes up and blows some Asian Mist into his eyes! Harper falls back, trying to rub the poison out while Rosemary helps Steve to his feet.
Phillips: All hell has broken lose here! The Wyatt family saved Bray Wyatt from a beating by Crazzy Steve, but cost him the match in doing so.
Graves: I'm not sure they're too concerned about the result right now...
Rowan and Abyss are trading shots, neither giving up much ground until Abyss catches him a good right to the jaw. He stumbles back across the ring, landing beside Harper who is finally gaining some vision back and Bray, who has just gotten back to his feet.The Wyatt Family stares across the ring at Decay, who look ready to go to war. The fans are clamoring for a showdown, but Bray just laughs as the lights cut out again. When they come back on, The Wyatts have vanished, leaving Decay alone in the ring.
Phillips: What? Where did they go?
Graves: I think there's a fight coming, Tom. We're just not going to see it tonight.
Decay's music hits the PA to a mixed reaction as the trio stands tall in the ring. NXT continues elsewhere.
As NXT moves on, the titantron lights up with the face of Owen Hart. The crowd starts to boo Hart before he can even speak, but as this is a pre-recorded message, he does not react to the jeers. He simply begins to speak.
Owen Hart
Twice. That's twice now my war has been postponed. The first was because Steve Blackman took advantage of my slow start at Survivor Series and ended our battle before it could truly begin. A decision that I cannot fault him for but one that still does not sit right with me personally. The second was because Decay decided to live up to Hammurabi's code. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a title shot for a title shot. My journey to ripping the Hardcore title out of Steve Blackman's cold, dead hands will only continue until it reaches its rightful end. But this week, this week is a detour.
I can only assume that this match was created to sit back and watch two teams implode and brawl. But I assure you, any animosity I hold towards Steve Blackman will be put aside for this night and this night only. To make it to the top, you must win. Simple as that. This will be one more rung for Steve and I to climb. We'll beat Hogan and Goldberg and leave their broken bodies at the bottom of the ladder where they belong. And then, when I get my rightful shot against Mr. Blackman with MY title on the line, it only means he'll fall from a much higher perch.
And to Decay, I wish you all the luck with your 2 on 3 handicap match tonight. And trust me, I know exactly what I said.
With that, Owen winces in pain and covers his eye with his hand as a grin spreads across his face, widest under his covered eye. A laugh starts build as the video fades, but the sound of Owen's laughter still echoes through the arena as NXT rolls on.
'A complete new theme song begins blasting out throughout the PA System, it's none other than Memphis May Fire - Carry On. The crowd soon erupts into boos as the text CM PUNK can be read from the titantron as his 'tron begins playing. CM Punk then emerges from behind the curtain with a smirk, the deafening boos are absolutely loud that CM Punk is covering his ears. He marches his way down to the ring as he hops up onto the steel steps and takes one look at the crowd before entering the ring where he grabs a microphone from the ring announcer'.
CM Punk:
Ladies and Gentlemen, this could be the biggest mistake Ethan Carter III has ever done in his career. Allowing me to use this microphone, allowing me to speak freely. Don't say I didn't warn you at all because there's absolutely nothing you're going to do to stop me. Where do I start? Where do I start? That's the million dollar question because I could ramble on and on for an hour here... Perhaps I need a name for this, welcome to 'Straight Shooting With CM Punk!'. There we go! Now... let's go to last week shall we? Where I blatantly walked out of my match against Bobby Roode, some say I'm a 'pussy' for doing so. I like to call it strategic and rightfully so, I was competing for absolutely nothing, I had nothing to prove Bobby whatsoever. There's a good reason I walked out Ethan, I know you're probably having a raging fit backstage because of my antics, but do I care? No. Have I ever cared? Also, no. The problem doesn't lie there, it lies within the organization of the International Championship. Over the past month, we've seen Kevin Steen disqualify himself, we've seen shenanigans happen and it's because you're protecting him and don't even try to deny that. I'm quite sure Kevin might barge in here and claim to how he's superior and that he's unbeatable. No, the problem is the past nine months we've seen this and I've had enough. I understand you people despise me but I am only speaking nothing more than the truth! I speak on behalf of half this locker room, those who have came so close to capturing that Championship but there's always something...
CM Punk pauses for a moment, the crowd actually listening so they're a bit quieter than usual.
Ever since I came back to UWF, I've been here every damn week. I've performed, I've done promos. I've done everything that's required. The unthinkable happened just two weeks ago. I pinned Kevin Steen in the middle of this very ring clean. But I didn't walk away from the Championship Scramble as Champion, why? Let's roll the footage shall we?
Spike gets back up but immediately eats a superkick and goes tumbling out of the ring. Ziggler comes running at Steen but Kevin pops him up and plants him with a powerbomb! Steen is all sorts of angry but he turns around and gets lifted off his feet by CM Punk. Punk doesn't waste any time, throwing Steen up and jamming him right in the face with his knee for the GTS! Punk falls on top of Steen with only a little over a minute remaining.
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Tony Chimel: CM Punk is now the interim International Champion.
Tom Phillips: CM Punk just pinned the champion!
Corey Graves: I'm at a loss for words.
Punk celebrates like he just won the main event of Wrestlemania. With all four men down, he just needs to wait out the remaining 50 seconds. The crowd is happy that Steen is no longer the champion but they still boo CM Punk loudly. Spike ends up placing his hand on the apron and tries to slide back into the ring. Punk is there to cut him off with stomps as he's trying to enter the ring. The clock gets down to the last 20 seconds remaining until the lights in the arena go off.
Tom Phillips: What's this now?
Corey Graves: Looks like a certain family might be back.
The lights are out for what seems like a lifetime. Finally only the house lights pop back on but the Wyatt Family is nowhere to be seen like everyone thought they'd be. Punk isn't sure what's going on and tells the ref to ring the bell and crown him champion. The ref tries telling him that the clock might not be over yet and he has no way of knowing. Punk gets in his face and argues with him until he's rolled up from behind by Spike Dudley.
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But No! Punk kicks out just in time! He's now furious once again after almost getting beaten by Spike twice now. Spike however gets up first while Punk is stewing and kicks him right in the face. He jumps up with a double foot stomp to the chest as a follow up but he's ready to go all the way. He picks up Punk and grabs him by the head, running up the turnbuckles for the Dudley Dog! Dolph Ziggler comes running over as Spike gets ready to cover Punk and traps Spike in a sleeper hold. He backs him away into the center of the ring. All seems to be going well until Steen superkicks him in the back of the head! Steen grabs Spike and seats him in a corner and does the same to Dolph. All four men are in a seated corner as Steen runs over and hits Spike with a cannonball! He gets up right away and runs over towards Ziggler, hitting another cannonball! He goes for lucky number 3 on CM Punk and nails him with the third cannonball. He then points and Wyatt and charges but Bray moves out of the way just in time!
Steen ends up colliding hard and stumbles back up to his feet. He turns right into the arms of Bray Wyatt who bends him over the knee. He kisses his forehead and laughs but Steen jams his thumbs into Wyatt's eye, breaking free from his grasp. Wyatt covers his face, temporarily blinded but it's all Steen needs as he kicks him in the gut and picks him up for a powerbomb. Instead of slamming him down however, he tucks Wyatt's head in and falls back with the Steenalizer! The ref has no choice but to assume the match is still going on and count the pin.
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Tony Chimel: Kevin Steen is now the interim International Champion.
Steen celebrates and motions to the back for something. It's not quite clear what it is until finally all the lights come back on as well as the clock on the titantron. The final remaining 20 seconds start to run out as the crowd boos knowing this was part of Steen's plan all along. when the timer reaches zero, a loud buzz is heard and the match has officially ended.
Tony Chimel: Here is your winner, and STILL the International Champion, Kevin Steen!
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Tony Chimel: CM Punk is now the interim International Champion.
Tom Phillips: CM Punk just pinned the champion!
Corey Graves: I'm at a loss for words.
Punk celebrates like he just won the main event of Wrestlemania. With all four men down, he just needs to wait out the remaining 50 seconds. The crowd is happy that Steen is no longer the champion but they still boo CM Punk loudly. Spike ends up placing his hand on the apron and tries to slide back into the ring. Punk is there to cut him off with stomps as he's trying to enter the ring. The clock gets down to the last 20 seconds remaining until the lights in the arena go off.
Tom Phillips: What's this now?
Corey Graves: Looks like a certain family might be back.
The lights are out for what seems like a lifetime. Finally only the house lights pop back on but the Wyatt Family is nowhere to be seen like everyone thought they'd be. Punk isn't sure what's going on and tells the ref to ring the bell and crown him champion. The ref tries telling him that the clock might not be over yet and he has no way of knowing. Punk gets in his face and argues with him until he's rolled up from behind by Spike Dudley.
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But No! Punk kicks out just in time! He's now furious once again after almost getting beaten by Spike twice now. Spike however gets up first while Punk is stewing and kicks him right in the face. He jumps up with a double foot stomp to the chest as a follow up but he's ready to go all the way. He picks up Punk and grabs him by the head, running up the turnbuckles for the Dudley Dog! Dolph Ziggler comes running over as Spike gets ready to cover Punk and traps Spike in a sleeper hold. He backs him away into the center of the ring. All seems to be going well until Steen superkicks him in the back of the head! Steen grabs Spike and seats him in a corner and does the same to Dolph. All four men are in a seated corner as Steen runs over and hits Spike with a cannonball! He gets up right away and runs over towards Ziggler, hitting another cannonball! He goes for lucky number 3 on CM Punk and nails him with the third cannonball. He then points and Wyatt and charges but Bray moves out of the way just in time!
Steen ends up colliding hard and stumbles back up to his feet. He turns right into the arms of Bray Wyatt who bends him over the knee. He kisses his forehead and laughs but Steen jams his thumbs into Wyatt's eye, breaking free from his grasp. Wyatt covers his face, temporarily blinded but it's all Steen needs as he kicks him in the gut and picks him up for a powerbomb. Instead of slamming him down however, he tucks Wyatt's head in and falls back with the Steenalizer! The ref has no choice but to assume the match is still going on and count the pin.
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Tony Chimel: Kevin Steen is now the interim International Champion.
Steen celebrates and motions to the back for something. It's not quite clear what it is until finally all the lights come back on as well as the clock on the titantron. The final remaining 20 seconds start to run out as the crowd boos knowing this was part of Steen's plan all along. when the timer reaches zero, a loud buzz is heard and the match has officially ended.
Tony Chimel: Here is your winner, and STILL the International Champion, Kevin Steen!
CM Punk:
It's never ending, this whole fiasco continues over and over. Bray Wyatt deliberately destroyed what was rightfully mine, his 'dark magic' powers failed him drastically, I had that won. The footage proves it all, I had Kevin Steen down for 3. There was 20 seconds left on the clock, which I held that Interim Championship for. Until the lights went out, which was already over-time and Ethan Carter III knows this! Yet he continues to award Kevin Steen as your UWF International Champion when he truly knows it's me! So here's what I'm going to do Ethan, I'm not leaving until you give me what I want. I deserve a one-on-one with Kevin Steen for that International Championship. Do you know what's drawing near? Do you?
Rey Mysterio's record is about to be broken, do you know what I did to Rey Mysterio, Ethan? I destroyed him and ended his career. We haven't seen him since! Now, I can be quite dangerous. I know Kevin Steen has battled in almost every stipulation possible... but I'm requesting something that's yet to be done around here. You're going to abide by my rules. I want Kevin Steen at the next Pay-Per-View. The rules are quite simple, we both get only FIVE rope-breaks. If one of us have used more than FIVE rope-breaks then the rope-breaks will not count. None of us can go to the top rope at any stage. There are no count-outs, weapons are not allowed to be used. If Kevin disqualifies himself, the title will be handed over to me. If anyone interferes in this match, they will be suspended and escorted out of the arena. Nobody is to interfere what so ever. This is to prove 'Mr. Wrestling' isn't who he says he is. Some of you may think this is 'PURE' match that was hailed from a ring that was once honored... Thing is, the rules are quite simple. I'm here to shatter dreams, I'm here to be everyone's worst nightmare. I lost to Kevin in the past, but two weeks ago proved that I could in fact defeat him. I want it all, I want the International Championship. I'm not here to listen to you ramble about how you haven't protected Kevin Steen. People have left NXT because of what's happening behind the scenes, we all know Ethan. You're nothing but a shady piece of shit! I'm going to expose you for who you are, I'm going to take Kevin's International Championship away from him. He isn't going to beat the record and that's a promise... You're going to allow this Ethan... So give me what I want!
CM Punk is surprised although he shouldn't be to see Spud coming down the ramp with security in tow. He already has a mic in hand and addresses CM Punk.
Spud: I'm sorry Phil but I'm afraid Mr. Carter is not here right now. It's been made very clear that he's been on vacation these past few weeks and won't arrive back in the states until next week. As far as your terms and conditions....they've been noted but for right now, why not just go ahead and take the night off. Boys!
Security comes down and escorts Punk away while Spud has a big shit eating grin on his face. Punk doesn't allow security to touch him, instead opting to leave himself. He tells Spud he'll be sorry before heading to the back, security and spud in tow.
The camera takes us backstage where Dolph Ziggler is standing by. He looks pensive as he leans against the wall, seemingly aware that the world's eyes are on him. He's content to keep everyone in suspense for a few moments before he addresses the camera.
DOLPH ZIGGLER
Everyone has been asking me the same thing this past week: How do you feel after Kevin Steen beat you last week in the two out of three falls match for the International Championship? And to everyone, I've said the same thing. First, take a breath, bud. That's a huge amount of words to say I lost my match. And second... take a minute to think about what you're asking.
Dolph steps up on the camera now, grinning like the Cheshire Cat as he continues.
See, Kevin Steen didn't beat me last week. Like I said to him before the match... nobody ever really beats me. I beat myself. And the same thing happened last week. I had that match won, but... then I used the chair. And why did I use the chair? Because I damn well felt like using it. Because I could use it. And because at the end of the day, I didn't need to win the belt last week. I proved to the world that I can beat Kevin Steen any time I damn well please. I'm the first man to ever pin him twice. And pretty soon, I'm going to be the first man to take the UWF International Championship away from him. Until that time, however?
Ziggler snorts with derision before finishing up.
Kevin better get real used to seeing this face. Because he's going to be seeing a lot of it.
Lights flicker in the arena, then we hear the drum kicking and we see Blackman walking down from the backstage with his belt in tow.
Tony Chimel: The following tag team match is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, he is the Hardcore Champion, Steve Blackman!
He walks down giving hi fives around most of the arena to the fans at the barricades, then he gets a mic from the RA and rolls into the ring.
WELL ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE
As Owen theme begins, the crowd turns their attention to the entrance ramp. There's a mixture of boos and cheers as the crowd has no idea what to think of Owen anymore. Owen wastes no time in making his way from behind the curtain and down towards the ring.
Tony Chimel: And his partner, from Calgary Alberta Canada, Owen Hart!
Owen stares are Steve Blackman and gives him a once over before turning his head and waiting for their opponents.
Goldberg's music begins to play inside the arena, beginning the chants from the crowd as he appears from the back. As he makes his way down to the ring, he sees a few stray signs for him, to which he grabs and rips in half.
Tony Chimel: And their opponents, first, from Atlanta Georgia, Goldberg!
HE'S AMEEEEEERICAN MAAAAAADE
The iconic theme blasts through the arena as Hulk Hogan storms out onto the stage, flailing his arms wildly and pointing fingers at the naysayers.
Tony Chimel: And his partner from Venice Beach California, Hulk Hogan!
Hogan enters the ring and does some of his signature poses before the ref calls for the bell.
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VS
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DING DING!
On one side of the ring, it is decided that Goldberg will start the match as Hogan steps through the ropes and stands on the apron. On the other side of the ring, it is decided that Owen will start the match as Blackman steps through the ropes and stands on the apron. The two men begin to approach each other as Goldberg seizes the collar of Owen but Owen sidesteps and slips behind Goldberg, applying a waistlock. As he lifts Goldberg, the big man throws an elbow backward that connects with his opponent's face as he is set back on the mat and pries Owen's hold apart. Goldberg turns around and shoves Owen with both hands, an act that goads Owen into charging him as Goldberg connects with a back body drop that gets a huge amount of air. Owen gets up from the mat and charges Goldberg again who kicks him hard in the head, laying him out as the crowd gasps.
Tom Philips: Shades of what ended Owen's brother Bret's career.
Corey Graves: Knowing Goldberg, he's determined to repeat history here.
Goldberg stands there laughing but then Owen sits up and begins to return to his feet. Goldberg goes for another kick but Owen grabs his leg and flips him onto his back before turning him over and applying a single leg Boston Crab. Goldberg pushes up with his arms and powers out of the hold quickly as he kicks Owen towards the ropes. Owen comes off the ropes as Goldberg hoists him up with both hands and drops him onto his shoulders, falling back and connecting with a Samoan Drop. Goldberg then walks over to his team's corner and slaps Hogan across the face, telling him it's his turn. Hogan stares at Goldberg as he steps over the ropes and enters the ring. He turns around to slap Goldberg back but Goldberg drops off the apron and begins to make his way to the back.
Tom Philips: Where's he going?
Corey Graves: Wherever he feels like, Tom. What are you, Goldberg's keeper?
As Hogan watches Goldberg leaving, Owen hits him in the back of the head with a double axe handle then turns him around and plants him with a DDT. Hogan gets up after the DDT as Owen starts raining down on him with punches as Hogan begins to Hulk Up, much to the excitement of the crowd. After Hulking Up, Hogan points to Owen as the crowd collectively shouts, "You!". Owen goes for a punch but Hogan blocks it and connects with a punch of his own. Owen goes for a punch again but again Hogan blocks it and connects with a punch of his own. Owen cocks back for a third punch attempt but Hogan levels him with a big boot. He motions for the oncoming leg drop but suddenly Goldberg slides into the ring and hits him with a Spear! The crowd boos as Goldberg exits the ring and heads to the back again as Owen sits up and rolls over, throwing his arm over Hogan as the referee counts the pin.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
DING DING DING!
Tony Chimel: Here are your winners, Owen Hart and Steve Blackman!
Post-match, Owen locks Hogan in the Sharpshooter as Blackman enters the ring and clubs Hulk in the head repeatedly with his signature kendo stick. This continues until Hogan is a bloodied mess and has passed out from the pain. It's at this time that Owen releases the hold and exits the ring. Blackman picks up Hogan's bloodied bandanna and ties it around his bicep to keep as a badge of honor and then exits the ring himself. Medical staff come down to tend to Hogan as NXT heads elsewhere.
Once upon a time in UWF...
We see Bobby Roode, sitting in a single seat. Roode has a open book in his hands.
Once upon a timw in UWF, there was a big, bad, horrifying myth that scared the hell out of everyone. That legend, that myth was a dragon. A dragon that was claimed to be unbeaten. A dragon that burned, murdered everyone with it's fire. A dragon that eat his victims. A dragon that every knight, every hero, every supernatural being was afraid of. Some believed that dragon could have ruled the world if he wanted to. But dragon had no such desire. All dragon wanted was to keep what was his, his area. He wanted to protect it and he could have done anything to protect that place. But dragon did not have to do anything more than burning or eating its victims alive. Every knight, every person who wanted to be a hero walked through mountains, storms, evil beings, creatures, scary forests to face that dragon. Some of them died along the way, some of them made it to the dragon but no one and I absolutely mean no one beat the dragon. Only three of those who went on to this journey came back but they were wounded and they claimed that they had a few wounds on dragon as well. So they were celebrated like heroes. But they did not do what they wanted, all they did was a few stratchs on dragon. But yet, they were heroes in the eyes of the people.
Roode stops for a second and he smiles sinisterly.
Some believe that this dragon is the most powerful thing god has sent on this green earth. Some believe it is very strong but not the most powerful, but one of them. Some believe that all this dragon was a myth, a dynasty, nothing more than over-told stories. When these people told that to the folk of that land, they all said "So why does nobody not beat it?" and the answer was simple: When you go to a war, a battle with the idea of defeat, you already lost that war before fighting in it. All those stories, legends, myths were so overtold, so overrated that everyone went to that journey has miserably failed! And those three come back are included as well because they did not reach their goals, not even half of it! But since that folk was nothing more than miserable losers, they were fine with little satisfactions in this life. That's why that land was ruled by others for so long. What happened to the dragon? It protected it's land for so long and even now he has that land. He protects what is his. But that dragon is no more that much powerful. Sure, he beat so many warriors before but after beating one after one, the fear instinct played a huge role in the defeats of humanity. And that dragon got so confident that even he doesn't need to breathe fire. But all that confidence brought him huge wounds. He is tired and now he has a huge warrior in front of him. A knight that is like no other! A knight that shines in his armor. A knight that is nothing but Glorious... A knight that has another prize that he is ready to fight for, his enormous sword. The knight was on his way and the knight has beat so many creatures, witches, little dog look-a alike table fetishists, monsters with huge necks... The knight has passed that path and he will fight so soon agains that dragon for victory. And that knight's name is... Bobby Roode!
Roode closes the book and puts in on the end table.
That was no story ladies and gentlemen. What I've told you moments ago was pure reality. That dragon is Kevin Steen, the UWF International Champion. He had protected his title for far too long. He is unbeaten for far too long as well. He has done everything to keep his streak alive. He has done everything to keep his place warm, to keep that title with thim. He has beaten so many opponents and I respect him for all of his accomplishments. The things he has done this year is unbeliviable. He got only 3 losses this year but it will be at least four because the year is not over yet and you Kevin, you are against me, the knight, the hero everyone was waiting and anticipating for! Me! They may not acknowledge me as a hero and I have no desire to be their heroes but I am the one who will save NXT! I am the one who will make NXT the top brand of this company! I am the guy who will save NXT from the domination of you Kevin Steen! I know you are probably watching me from a screen and laughing at me with all your confidence. You are damn sure that you will win once again tonight. You are the favourite of this match but don't forget, Kurt Angle was the favourite... CM Punk was the favourite! So I am making a habit of beating the favourites and you, the biggest favourite of this company, the biggest name on this brand... You are my favourite to beat...
The reason everyone has lost against you is because of their psychology. They faced you with the idea of loss. I am not going to take away anything from you, that streak, those wins are no fluke for sure. But the reason it took so long for someone to beat you is because they are scared. Because they are weak, right there, inside the skull, their brains are week. But mine? Not at all. You have cheated your way few times and I say again, I am not blaming you as the results are what matters. But what you have done to protect yourself; the tactic in the scramble match, Young Bucks, all those minds games... They are pale in comparison to my plans. I have been surprising people for months! Nobody expected me to be Intercontinental Champion but here I am! Nobody expected me to beat CM Punk but one way or another, Count Out or not, I beat him and the reason he walked out is he is a coward! He was afraid of getting his ass kicked by me! And he was afraid of you, that's why you beat him. Clearly, CM Punk is a huge coward but me? I am not. I am a champion, I am fearless. Your violence and the suffering you put on people does not scare me. But you are scared of something and that is even a little crack on your empire. A heat with Bucks, a loss you can take anything... Anything that can make people understand that you are not invincible, that you are flesh and blood, just like us. And I am going to prove that you bleed as well. I am going to prove you suffer in agony... I am going to prove that you can be hospitalized as well and I will do it by putting your big fat body on a table, making your bones crack and making that table crack! So there won't be little crack on your empire, there will be two huge cracks on your empire which will lead your empire to fall! Which will lead you to be nobody! And which will lead me into victory and glory... This is the chance I can prove that I am the best in here! This is the chance that I can prove what I said was right all along, that I should be the face of this company. When I break you and that table in half, you will be put on a shelf for too long. Maybe you will have to retire Kevin! I don't know! But you won't be around here. And this place will need a new International Champion, a new face... And whose face is better and newer that mine? Kevin Steen, your destiny, your myth, your legend will end tonight! I will slay the dragon and I will become the hero, the king! You will become a part of history books as my rapid ascension to the top continues better than ever!
Roode looks seriously and angrily to the camera.
Kevin... Your Worst Nightmare has arrived!
Roode inhales-exhales heavily and rapidly as he gets up and goes away.
Fading in from the black, we're taken backstage where we see the combination of Nick Miller and Shane Thorne -- TM-61, no doubt looking to speak their minds over their second match in NXT. Nick Miller, proverbially takes point--
Nick Miller: "Here we are. The Sixteenth of November, and we've got a match with the champs themselves. The last time didn't go so hot. So, what makes this attempt any different? We were blindsided, we got cheated out. We pushed The Young Bucks to their, -very-, limit. So, what do you think they did? Played fair? --Come on, these are The Jackson Brothers. They took the coward's way out, and last week, when circumstances didn't allow them to cheat the system, The Usos took advantage, and they won."
Shane places a hand in front of Nick's chest, signalling it's his turn to speak--
Shane Thorne: "--So, that's the thing. The Usos have only proven our point, they've made our theory a fact. But, of course, that means there's just one last piece of the puzzle to put together. --We've got to beat The Usos, and to that, Nick and I say -- No problem."
Nick Miller: "The Usos aren't a joke, people. They're the champs, the real deal. They're at the top of the food chain, but we're taking the competition out, left and right. The Usos can be whatever character positive -- But, so are TM-61. Where we both have heart, TM-61 has better integrity. Where we both have coordination, TM-61 has greater strategy. The facts don't lie, Uce', and they spell disaster for you like a death sentence."
Shane Thorne: "Jimmy, Jey -- We'll see what you're made out of, we'll see exactly what you can't handle, and we'll see you, later tonight. --The Mighty Don't Kneel, people. Get used to the idea."
The camera fades to black--
The sludgy riff. The pounding drum. The booing fans. They all serve to welcome the UWF International Champion as he walks out on to the ramp. Kevin Steen is still sporting the bumps and bruises from his last match - he looks stiff and fights through a limp as he heads towards the squared circle. Despite his beaten body though, he's still the champ, and his arrogant demeanor has never been stronger.
Tony Chimel:The following contest is a Tables Match! Introducing first, from Marieville Quebec Canada, weighing in at 265 pounds, he is the International Champion, Kevin Steen!
Steen enters the ring and hands his title off to the timekeeper for safe keeping. He patiently waits for his opponent who should be out at any minute.
GLORIOUS
NO I WON'T GIVE IN
I WON'T GIVE IN
'TIL I'M VICTORIOUS
AND I WILL DEFEND
I WILL DEFEND
Some of the fans sing along Roode's theme and Roode is seen in the entrance, there are some people who are cheering for the Intercontinental Champion. Roode looks at Owens and then he walks down the ramp with his title on his shoulder.
Tony Chimel:And his opponent, from Toronto Ontario Canada, weighing in at 235 pounds, he is the Intercontinental Champion, Bobby Roode!
Roode calmly enters the ring and hands his title off as well. The ref makes sure both men are in their respective corners before calling for the bell.
VS 
DING DING DING
Roode comes swinging right out of the gate. He runs over to Steen and starts to unload on him, looking to make a statement with a big win tonight. Steen shoves him away but Roode runs back up to him with a clothesline in the corner. If that wasn't enough, he pulls Steen out of the corner and hits him with a short arm clothesline. Steen rolls out of the ring to get a breather but Roode follows him out. He punches Steen in the head who tries walking away but Roode keeps catching up to him and punching him again. Steen finally ends up blocking a shot and kneeing Bobby in the gut. He follows up by throwing Roode into the steel steps!
Corey Graves: There we go, all the champ needs is just one opening to get back in the drivers seat.
Tom Phillips: Bobby Roode had a very hot start though Graves.
Corey Graves: Everyone has some impressive offense against Kevin Steen but the matches end the same and is one will be no different.
Steen is resting on the apron for a bit but goes back to pick up Roode and throw him into the barricade. From there, he starts to stomp a mud hole into Roode, stopping every once and a while to yell into his face about how he's the champ and Roode is nothing. He brings him out and picks him up for a powerbomb on the apron but Roode fights it off with some punches to the skull. He falls down and lands on his feet but Steen swings hard at him. Roode ducks under it grabs him from behind, dropping him with a back suplex on the barricade!
Steen falls to the ground holding his back but Roode stomps on him, now yelling at him how he's glorious. He then walks over to the time keepers area and grabs his Intercontinental Championship. He walks over to Steen and throws his title on the ground, picking up Steen's head and showing him his title, yelling about how he's the real champion of NXT before smashing his head into the title over and over again.
Tom Phillips: Bobby Roode showing no fear against the International Champion!
Corey Graves: If he really believes the Intercontinental Championship is better than the International Championship, he's an idiot. Let me know when Bobby Roode runs through the entire NXT roster.
Roode walks away and lifts up the apron, looking under the ring and finding a stack of tables. He drags out the first table to a loud round of applause from the crowd. He slides it into the ring but instead of following up, he pulls out another tables from under the ring and starts to set it up on the outside. Steen is getting some valuable recovery time but opts to lay on the ground. When Roode comes over to pick him up, Kevin goes on the attack and pokes him right in the eye. Roode walks over to the table but Steen turns him around and kicks him in the gut, setting him up for a powerbomb through the table. Roode fights it off and tries to back body drop him over but Kevin shifts his weight and manages to fall to the side to avoid the table.
Roode picks him up and drives his head into the steel ring post before throwing him back into the ring. Bobby follows him in but decides to set up the table in the corner. This proves to take a bit of time, enough to where when he goes back for Steen, Kevin fights back with a couple of blows to the head. He whips Roode to the table but Bobby manages to stop himself before colliding with it. He turns around and runs at Steen with a clothesline but Kevin ducks it and grabs him from behind in a waist lock, throwing him back for a german suplex!
Roode rolls over to his stomach and holds the back of his neck but Steen hits a senton right on his back. Now Steen heads back to the outside and goes over to the time keepers area. He ends up grabbing his International Championship and slides back into the ring. It looks like he's going to return the favor that Roode did earlier now as he tosses it on the mat and picks up Roode's head, yelling about how this is the real title on NXT before smashing his face into it repeatedly.
Corey Graves: What comes around goes around for poor Bobby Roode. The International Championship is the top prize that only the greats have held and he shouldn't forget it.
Tom Phillips: You're just saying that because you were an International Champion.
Corey Graves: When did you think it became prestigious? I elevated it and Kevin Steen has brought it to new heights!
Steen walks away seething as if Bobby Roode should know better. He exits the ring and goes over to the table that has already been set up on the outside. He moves it over to the ramp side of the ring and decides to pull out another table, stacking it on top of the one already there. He surveys the tables and likes what he sees so he hops back onto the apron but Roode is there to try and cut him off. He runs at him to try and push him through the tables but Steen clocks him with a forearm. Kevin then sets him up for a suplex to the outside!
He lifts Roode up into the air but Bobby ends up landing on the apron. The two start to trade shots on the apron, trying to weaken one another until they can shove the other one into the tables set up. Roode somehow ends up getting the better of Steen but Kevin uses his smarts to fall through the ropes and into the ring. Roode looks a little pissed but it only motivates him further. He goes back into the ring and tries to whip Steen into the corner where the table is. Steen manages to reverse and bring Roode in for a knee to the gut. He then starts to unleash a flurry of shots to the head, pushing Roode back onto the table, beating him down until he falls into a seated position leaning against the table. The crowd boos knowing exactly what Steen is planning here. He walks over to the other corner and hypes himself up, yelling at Roode before charging at him with the cannonball! Roode luckily manages to move out of the way and Steen goes crashing hard through the table!
Tom Phillips: Kevin Steen has just put himself through the table!
Corey Graves: But the match isn't over yet. Bobby Roode has to be the one to put him through it and I don't see that happening any time soon.
Bobby dodged a bullet there and rolls out of the ring to grab yet another table. He slides into the ring and heads back in to set it up. Kevin meanwhile hasn't moved an inch after tearing through that other table and it gives Roode ample time to set the table up in the middle of the ring. Steen is trying to get up by using the ropes so Bobby heads over and gives him a good kick to the side of the head. He ends up lifting Steen up onto his shoulders and walking towards the table. It looks like he's about to go for the Roode Bomb for the win but Steen starts to wiggle around and fall behind him. Roode turns around and gets lifted onto Steen's shoulders but Roode was smart enough to kicks his legs out and knock the table over. Steen doesn't care as he just goes ahead and hits the F-Cinq on the flipped over table!
Tom Phillips: If Roode hadn't knocked over that table, Kevin Steen would have won tis match.
Corey Graves: You've got to give it to Roode, he's no Kevin Steen but he is gloriously smart.
Kevin grabs Roode's arm and drags him off the table, opting to set it up once again, this time closer to a corner. Roode is trying to crawl away out of the ring but Steen cuts him off with some stomps to the back. He picks up the Intercontinental Champion and brings him over to the table, slamming his head into it before placing him on it. Now Kevin heads to the apron and decides to climb to the top rope, the fans getting on their feet for what they expect to be a big move. Steen doesn't bother gloating or trash talking this time, instead just jumping right off with a senton but Roode manages to move out of the way yet again, Steen smashing through yet another table! Roode doesn't waste any time bringing Steen right back up and placing him on his shoulder before planting him with the Roode Bomb just so he'll stay down longer.
Roode heads to the outside and takes the table off the top of the double stack and slides it back into the ring. He hurries to set it up and picks up Steen once more. Some commotion is heard when someone pops out from the crowd and attacks Roode from behind! The fans don't know what to think so they simply boo as the hooded figure beats down on Roode. The man finally puts Roode on his shoulders before driving him into the GTS! The crowd now boos loudly as the man takes off his hood to reveal CM Punk! Punk yells out that no one is allowed to beat Steen unless it's him before he slides out of the ring and leaves.
Tom Phillips: What the hell is CM Punk doing out here?
Corey Graves: You heard him, nobody beats Steen except him. It's just double revenge to take out the man pretending like he beat him a week ago.
Steen realizes what just happened as CM Punk heads to the back. He pushes himself to get back to his feet and starts to laugh. With the table already set up, he grabs Roode's limp body and is about to lift him onto his shoulders when Dolph Ziggler comes running through the crowd and attack him from behind now! Steen tries to turn around and shove him away but it gives Ziggler enough room to superkick him in the jaw! Steen gets staggered, turning away and so Ziggler follows up with the Zig Zag!
Corey Graves: Now this is just unfair, Steen had the match almost won.
Tom Phillips: But when Punk did it it was fair?
Corey Graves: Look I like a lot of these guys but Roode wasn't going to win this. He's still not but Steen been through enough these past few weeks, he doesn't need to be having more long matches.
Ziggler now leaves through the crowd and Roode starts to get to his feet. He's not sure what happened but sees that Steen is still down so he gathers himself and decides to pick up Steen. The table is in perfect position so Roode goes ahead and gets him in a pumphandle before driving Steen through the table with the Glorious Bomb!
Tony Chimel:Here is your winner, Bobby Roode!
Roode's got a big smile on his face knowing that he just beat the International Champion. He celebrates as one would as Roode has now made his claim to being the best champion on NXT.
The action so far on NXT has been off the chain. It is now time to cut from the action in the ring as the cameras do just that. The camera flashes back to life as it shows Bubba Ray and Devon sitting down looking down the camera with Stacy Keibler and Spike Dudley standing behind them.
Bubba: Good evening ladies and gentlemen of the NXT Universe, tonight, we stand together with one simple message. Tonight, the Dudley Boyz are re united with Stacy Keibler and Spike because we want the NXT world, superstars and fans to know that this is the beginning of a new era.
Devon: Last week on NXT, we were giving a chance to express our thoughts on the Lumberjack Match that Dolph booked last week. We respectfully declined, only because we didn't want to make the main focus about the Dudley Boyz. We knew it was The Uso's turn in the spotlight and we didn't want to take it away from them, pretty generous of us if I say so myself and look at what happened. The Uso's took their shot and did something that even The Greatest Tag Team in UWF History could manage to do, they defeated the Young Bucks and took their titles.
Stacy: My boys tried on many occasions to beat those Young Idiots and they couldn't do it. Every team has someone they can't beat and that was the Young Idiots for my boys, Superman had Kryptonite so I wasn't upset with this. The night after Wrestlemania, my boys and I sat down, pretty much in the same spot we are in now and we said what our goal was. We made the decision to try and build the Tag Team Division up and make it relevant again. We decided to build a team up to our level and pass the torch to them. We didn't handpick the Bucks but they took the torch with both hands, lighted it themselves and walked through the darkness with the lights on. I would like to congratulate them on a lengthy reign but right now, I would also like to send a warning to The Uso's. I know for a fact that my boys are your Kryptonite. You have faced them in the past and they have wiped the floor with you. We will however take some pitty on you because of your role with Spike at Survivor Series but we will be taking those UWF Tag Titles back and putting them where they belong.
Spike: But that is only the beginning of the new era, you see for far too long, Kevin Steen and his bum buddies have run NXT. As much as EC3 would like to think his in charge, it is plain for all to see that Steen and the Young Bucks are the men running the show. Can we blame Steen, can we blame the Young Bucks, no we couldn't, they are just doing their jobs. We have to blame each and every superstar for not being good enough before but last week, The Uso's showed that their grip on NXT is slipping. The control they once had isn't their anymore and I could have booked myself this week to fully take control away from them but I didn't. I feel I owe Kevin an explanation as to why. Kevin, I hope you are watching this, the reason it's Bobby Roode in the match against you and it's Spike Dudley vs Kurt Angle in the main event is because you damn sure have impressed me over the past month. I have watched you defeat The Uso's, I have seen you firsthand defeat 4 other men in the Championship Scramble and I watched you put on a hell of a show with Dolph Ziggler last week. If anyone knows how close to empty you are, it would be myself. When I defeat you for the second time in your career, I want you at your best, I want you to stand across from me in the ring 100% and not having a care in the world, only focused on Uncle Spike Dudley. That's why I gave you the night off in terms of defending your title and that's why I gave myself a shot at getting a future title shot. It isn't time for the era of The Dudley Boyz to take off just yet but mark my words, this is a warning shot to the UWF Universe to let you know that The Dudleyz era is very close!!!
The camera zooms in on Spike as he looks down the barrel of the camera shoots off to somewhere else in the building
The titantron switches from the UWF NXT graphic to a live feed from backstage, where Renee Young is standing by.
Young: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guests at this time, The Young Bucks.
The former UWF Unified World Tag Team Champions walk into the shot. Gone is their typically chipper attitude. They're pissed off and meaning business.
Young: Guys, thanks for joining me. Now, last week you lost -
Matt: ENNNNNNNH. WRONG.
Young: Excuse me?
Matt: You screwed up. Please, go ahead and try again.
Her patience being thoroughly tested, Renee starts fresh...
Young: Alright... last week on NXT, The Usos defeated -
Nick: Nope.
Young: What?
Nick: You were about to say that the Usos beat us to win the UWF UNIFIED World Tag Team Championships, weren't you? And I was correcting you.
Young: But they -
Again, Matt interrupts.
Matt: The Usos can't beat us Renee! It's scientifically proven. It's common knowledge. Time after time after time after time we squared off against those bozos and we always won. Do you have any idea how insulting it is to make champions defend their titles against the same people more than once? Even worse, more than more than once? Freakin VERY.
Nick: But just like last time our titles were STOLEN from us, it took the entire tag team division working against us to do it. As good as we are, and yeah, we are really good - we can't beat a dozen guys at once. Who possibly could? That match was rigged from the get go. It was a fix. We showed up like respectable champions, like men of integrity, and that's more than can be said about anyone else involved. Ziggler set us up to lose, and EC3 let it happen.
Matt: The only reason we don't have our belts on us right now is because we are victims of a corrupt, irresponsible and negligent system. Our athletic careers have suffered because the people who run this place don't know how to do their jobs. We were put at an unnecessary and unfair risk of injury, and our credibility, our legacy our marketability all suffered because of the reckless and frankly freakin dumb actions of Ethan Carter.
Young: But the fact remains that you are no longer the UWF Unified World Tag Team Champions.
Nick: Yeah, but as soon as we get our contractually-obligated rematch, we'll beat the Usos just like we always do in a fair match. Unless they find some way to screw us over again.
Matt: As far as we're concerned, we've been champions since our debut, when we beat The Dudleyz in so-called non-title action. Nobody has beat us clean in a fair team-on-team match since that night. Like we said, the system is working against us. But that's all about to change.
Young: How so?
It looks like the older Jackson is ready to explain, but Nick cuts him off, and answers cryptically...
Nick: You'll just have to wait and see. We're making some moves We're shaking some things up - stirring the pot. Nobody can touch us in the ring, but the garbage happening backstage is costing us, so we're taking the fight there. And that's all we have to say about that.
Matt: In the meantime, anyone stupid enough to call the Usos "champions" should enjoy these precious seconds in the glow of their spotlight. It's not gonna last long, trust me.
Nick: We've always done things by the book, and everything we've done has been to make NXT better. Look how that's turned out for us. It's time to do something about it. It's time for change.
Before Renee can say anything else, the Bucks storm off. NXT continues elsewhere.
Fans in the arena in NXT are sitting when all of a sudden Samoa Joe and Finn Balor appear on the screen
Finn Balor: Ey NXT... Did you think we weren't going to show up again? No were here for good, and even though we didn't get booked for a match tonight it is alright, because us wasting our talents against anyone but the tag team champions would be a waste wouldn't it be Joe?
Samoa Joe: Yes you see Finn and I aren't here to play any games with these other teams. We are here to be what UWF.com called the other teams here surrounding the Uso's Sharks. You see though although it said the other teams were surrounding the Uso's like sharks going for those tag team titles. Those other teams don't even compare to have the bite that we have. Because unlike these other sharks who are going to wait for the pray to bleed. We are the type of sharks to make you bleed first, and then eat you up later. Do you think these other teams have it in them? No none of them do.
Finn Balor: I mean Joe... I feel bad what we will do to your cousins.
Samoa Joe: Finn just because I am Samoan doesn't mean I am related to those two. Not all Samoans are related the Usos and their family are weak. They aren't strong minded like my Samoan Heritage. Hey I will feel bad what were going to do your old buddies the Bucks.
Finn Balor: The Bucks... Ahh yes I remember traveling the road with them. I remember when those boys would eb guys I would call at 1 a.m. in the morning and be able to rely on them, but now they're so far into Kevin Steen, and really weak minded now that I couldn't call them brothers anymore. They would much rather be lackeys then be the leaders I know they can be. So yes they were once good friends... but not anymore. They're just as bad as all those freaks who wear paint. Listen I fancy myself some body paint, and cool designs but some of these bums aren't even worth sitting in a chair 11-hours just to get ready to defeat them.
Samoa Joe: Ahh you mean the Decay.. Fitting they have that name because when they will definitely live up to their team name when they face us.
Finn Balor:Nice little analogy you used there Joe. You see tag teams of NXT we can sit in this area, and talk all day. We would no have problem having fun running you guys down, but you people need to understand that while were here. You guys are just going to be in the back of the line. We are the real tickets here in NXT. We are what going to make NXT great again. You guys are just appetizers, and were the main course. People are paying to see Finn Balor, and Samoa Joe destroy NXT, and rebuild it from the ground up. So tag team title shots or bust with us. TM61 have fun softening the Usos up for us, and hey if you do a good job maybe Joe, and I won't beat you up too bad... just keep in mind I said maybe.
Samoa Joe: I am glad you didn't make a promise to those two fools, because you know how we are when it comes to keeping promises of not hurting people.
Finn Balor: I wouldn't do anything of the nature Joe, but I will say those two boys will get burned in the future, because it will be a Will-O-Wisp....
Joe looks at Balor confused, and Finn goes onto explain the joke
Finn Balor: Get it because they're named after a Pokemon move. Get it? And the move burns...
Joe walks away shaking his head, and Finn goes and he follows him as NXT moves on
Tony Chimel: The following contest is a tag team match and it is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, at a combined weight of 480 pounds, they are the Unified World Tag Team Champions, Jimmy and Jey, the USOS!
The ever-popular duo emerge from the back to a large pop and perform their signature war dance on the stage, which only gets the fans more hyped for the contest. As their music begins, the Usos high-five and then head down the ramp, clapping hands with eager fans the entire way down. The champions seem pumped for this contest and eagerly await their opponents in the ring.
The electric, galvanizing riffs of Wolfmother's hit track, "Joker and The Thief", begins to play through the arena's speakers, and it just about has everybody in the arena, up and cheering. With a brief, expected delay, Shane Thorne, Nick Miller -- TM-61, emerge from behind the curtain, taking both of the flanks of the arena stage, as they pander to the audience.
Tony Chimel: And their opponents, at a combined weight of 450 pounds, Shane Thorne and Nick Miller, TM61!
Taking it back to the center of the stage, they proceed to walk to ringside in tangent with one another. The dynamic duo slide in through the bottom rope, in order to enter the ring. They do their signature pose on the ropes before leaping down and getting ready to start the match.
VS
DING DING DING
Nick Miller starts things off with Jey Uso. They go into a collar and elbow tie up with Nick putting Jey right into a side headlock. Jey backs into the ropes and shoves Nick off. Miller hits the ropes but Jey runs over and drops down in front of him. Nick easily hops over it and continues on, hitting the ropes again but this time upon rebounding he eats a dropkick by Jey! Jey tries to cover him right away but it's not even a one count. He picks up Miller and tries to drag him to his corner but Nick cuts him off with a knee to the gut. He instead brings Jey over to his corner and slams his head on the top turnbuckle, tagging in Shane Thorne.
Throne hops over the ropes and into the ring, Nick lifting Uso's arm up for Shane to get a good shot right in the ribs. He brings Jey out of the corner and lifts him up for a vertical suplex but Jey manages to drop behind him and push him into the ropes for a roll up. Shane manages to hang onto the ropes as Jey goes rolling backwards. Thorne runs over and hits Jey with a shining wizard to the face and quickly hooks the leg for the pin
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And Jey kicks out.
Tom Phillips: TM61 coming out of the gates looking strong.
Corey Graves: Anybody looks strong against the Usos Tom.
Tom Phillips: Except maybe the Young Bucks last week...
Corey Graves: Shut your mouth Tom! I'm in no mood for your idiocracy when the Usos are out here. It's sensory overload.
Thorne picks Jey up off the mat and hits a quick snap suplex to the Uso, floating over for a cover but Jey kicks out right away. Throne sits up Jey and takes a few steps back before diving at him with a European uppercut to the back of the neck. From there, Thorne tags in Miller and they both execute a standing moonsault and a fist drop simultaneously, Nick going for the pin right after.
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Another kickout by Jey! Jimmy is reaching out for a tag and Jey reaches out as well but Miller simply drags Jey away from his corner. Jey however brings his feet in and manages to kick Miller off of him, giving him some room to get back to his feet. He tries to walk over to Jimmy but Miller hits him with a clothesline to the back of the head. Not wanting to give him any room to breathe, he picks up Jey right away and throws him into his corner. He runs over but Jey gets his foot up and hits him right in the face to create some distance. He elbows Thorne who falls to the apron and then runs forward at Nick but Miller uses his own momentum to lift him straight onto his shoulders and hit a death valley driver right in the middle of the ring. The ref then drops down to count the cover.
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Jimmy comes in and breaks up the count! The ref backs Jimmy away to his corner as Miller gets up, picking up Jey along with him. He looks right at Jimmy and slashes his throat before picking up Jey in a powerbomb position. Jey starts to fights back though with punches to the top of the skull, hitting enough of them to lean back and take down Miller with a hurrincanrana, Nick flying into the ropes and hanging on the second rope. Jimmy ends up getting a free superkick on the apron that blasts Miller on the side of the head. Jey starts to crawl over to Jimmy as Miller does the same to Thorne. They both move slowly until the double tag is made, both men rolling to the outside.
Thorne runs right into a forearm smash but hops back up to his feet only to get taken down with another. He gets right back up again but this time gets kicked in the stomach. Jimmy irish whips him to the ropes and bends over for a back body drop but Shane kicks him in the chest, bringing him back up. Jimmy retaliates with a back kick to the stomach followed up by an uppercut, knocking Thorne back into the ropes. Jimmy whips him off but Thorne leaps over the ropes and ends up somersaulting onto Jey Uso on the outside! The fans cheer wildly but Jimmy follows suit, running over and jumping clear over the ropes with a plancha onto Shane! Jimmy pumps his fist into the air but turns around into a big spinebuster from Nick Miller!
Corey Graves: These guys are no Young Bucks but I won't lie, they were impressive 2 weeks ago. If they just beat down the Usos like this though, I'll be more than happy to cheer them.
Tom Phillips: I wouldn't count out the champions yet Corey, they did after all ends the Young bucks title reign.
Corey Graves: Shut up Tom!
Nick throws Jimmy back into the ring and even helps his his partner Shane by hoisting him up and throwing him into the ring as well. Shane crawls over and ends up placing an arm over Jimmy for the cover.
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But Jimmy kicks out at 2! Shane slowly makes his way to his feet and decides to bring Jimmy up as well. Uso fights him off with some shots to the midsection but Thorne grabs him by the hair and throws him back down to the mat. He turns around for a standing moonsault but Jimmy gets the knees up just in time, rolling him up with an inside cradle!
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Shane Thorne kicks out at 2! Jimmy gets back to his feet and grabs Thorne. He brings him over to a free corner and smashes his head into the top turnbuckle over and over again until Thorne turns around. From there, Jimmy starts to kick him in the stomach until he falls into a seated position. He walks to the opposite side of the ring and yells out to the crowd.
Jimmy: OOOH!
Crowd: SOS!
Jimmy: OOOH!
Crowd: SOS!
Jimmy: OOOH!
Crowd: SOS!
Nick Miller however walks towards Jimmy on the apron and Jimmy goes to clothesline him but Nick drops to the floor. Jimmy runs over to Thorne to finish up the running hip attack but Thorne pulls himself up and superkicks Jimmy in the face! Jimmy doesn't go down however, simply stumbling to a knee but Shane kicks him in the gut and lifts him up high before dropping him down with a sitout powerbomb into a pin.
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And another kickout from Jimmy! Thorne gets up and walks over to tag in Miller. They both pick up Jimmy and send him off the ropes. Jimmy ends up hooking his arms under the ropes to not bounce off of them. Thorne comes running at him but ends up getting lifted for a back body drop to the floor. Miller runs over and eats a superkick to the face! Jimmy jumps forward and tags in Jey who goes straight to the top. He points to the downed Miller and leaps off with the Samoan Splash! He hooks his leg for the pin.
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But Shane Thorne ends up grabbing Jey's leg and dragging him to the outside. He hits Jey with a back kick to the stomach before jumping onto the apron and leaping off with a moonsault on the standing Jey! He quickly picks him up and tosses him back into the ring while Jimmy runs around the corner to brawl with him. Nick Miller slowly gets to his feet at the same time as Jey. They meet up in the center of the ring and Miller throws a big forearm to the face. Jey returns the favor with one of his own. The two trade shots back and forth until Miller ends up getting an advantage, creating some space. Jey uses that space to go for a superkick but Nick dodges it and comes back with a huge clothesline that turns him inside out!
Jimmy sees this and hops onto the apron to get back in but Shane pulls him back down and he ends of landing on top of Thorne's shoulders, Shane dropping him face first onto the apron! Thorne now gets inside the ring where both he and Miller lift Jey up high in a gorilla press slam before bringing him down with Thunder Valley! Shane plays lookout while Miller hooks the leg for the cover.
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Tony Chimel: Here are you winners, TM61!
TM61 celebrates their big win over the Unified World Tag Team Champions as Jimmy and Jey get handed their belts and look back at the potential next number one contenders as the live feed heads elsewhere.
Urgent Report One Week Until Showtime
The scene opens up with Shinsuke sitting alone, fashion being much different than that is expected of typical Americans. There was ultimately no telling where the man was located, all that was known is that he sat there with a look of confusion.
Shinsuke
Hello, people of the United States. In one weeks time I shall be introducing Strong Style to each and everyone of you. The reason that I am coming is to show that I am the best, I got an offer I could not refuse. None of you know what I have left in the tank. None of you know who I truly am, even if you have tape to go off of. I am a world renowned superstar, they refer to me as number one.
For a brief moment the broadcast started to cut out. Regardless, Shinsuke continued to talk.
Shinsuke
All of you need to watch your back, none of you know what I am capable of. It's not just luck that I was the hottest free agent out there. I am going to hold the keys to not only my future, the future of others as well.
The same monotone voice was being spoken, similar to someone reading off of a note card. He obviously mean't business, the broadcast returned. It was a technical issue from trying to reach him from Japan. The room in which he was in was completely different, as was the T-Shirt that he wore. This was to coexist with the background of the room.
Shinsuke
I'm not sure what happen there, all I know is that I am overly excited for next week. I am so grateful for this opportunity, I never thought that I would be fully employed in America as a professional wrestler. Growing up, I figured I would do something along the lines of computer programming. Wrestling was not supposed to be this big. Neither was I, am I complaining? Absolutely not, this is going to be an insane roller coaster. Until next time, be strong and most importantly never forget. Through hard work and dedication, all of your dreams may come true.
The scene cut to an abrupt end.
Tony Chimel: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match and is for a future opportunity to challenge for the UWF International Championship! Introducing first, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and weighing in at 240 pounds... Kurt... ANGLE!
That heroic anthem hits the soundsystem and the fans -- well, Kurt's fans -- pop in a big way for it. Angle comes trotting out from the back looking positively game to compete as he jogs on the spot, then throws up the classic victory pose as pyrotechnics explode around him. Angle then marches down the ramp, eyeing the fans as he does, before he jogs up the ring steps, enters the ring and awaits the arrival of his foe.
YER, WE'RE COMING DOWN
GET UP, GET UP, GET UP
DROP THE BOMBSHELL.
Tony Chimel: And the opponent, from Dudleyville and weighing in at 145 pounds, Spike DUDLEY!
The perennial underdog comes dashing out onto the stage amid uproarious applause. He looks out over the crowd with a hand over his eyes like Christian, then heads down the ramp, clapping hands with the fans -- including some teens who look about the same size as he is. Spike stands at the foot of the ramp, looking into the ring at the intense competitor he will have to defeat -- at his own choosing -- in order to get another shot at the UWF International Champion. For a moment he seems to be psyching himself up for what will undoubtedly be a tough battle, then he slides into the ring and heads for a turnbuckle, throwing his arms high in the air and eliciting another pop. Spike climbs down and the official performs some pre-match checks, then calls for the starting bell.
DING DING DING!
The bell rings and the two competitors square up, Angle looking like he wants to go for a grapple. Spike seems game but as Angle closes and moves to tie the smaller man up, Spike ducks under and comes up behind Angle. Angle turns around and Spike taps the side of his head as if to say he's smart enough to know tying up with Kurt would be a bad idea. Angle tries to take advantage, thinking he'll catch Spike flat-footed as he again moves to tie him up but Dudley again slips underneath and this time when Angle turns around Spike dropkicks his left knee, putting Kurt down to one. Spike quickly bounces back up and steps up on Kurt's upright knee to enziguri him in the side of the head! Angle eats the full force of the blow and actually rolls out of the ring to shake off the cobwebs from the unexpected powerful kick as Spike gets back to his feet and throws his arms up, drawing some support from tonight's rabid crowd.
Tom Phillips: An early exchange between Spike Dudley and Kurt Angle has seen the underdog come out on top, Corey!
Corey Graves: Maybe so, but Kurt Angle is a fierce competitor and an Olympic Hero and while I may have my disagreements with the man, I have to admit that if anyone can overcome that it's him.
Angle re-enters the ring and Spike tries to maximize his edge by closing right in, hammering the Olympic champion with clubbing blows in a bid to put him on the back foot. Angle shrugs off the blows however, and grapples Spike around the waist before driving him back to the ropes on the opposite side of the ring. Kurt then uses the rebound of the ropes to Irish whip Spike across the ring to the other side, but when Spike comes back he launches into a cross body! Angle, however, catches him and holds him for a good moment before tossing him overhead with a fallaway slam! Spike impacts the mat spine-first and rolls over onto his chest, a hand bracing his back as he cries out. Angle's right there, however, and steps over Spike before locking him into a Cobra Clutch! The hold is certainly unorthodox for the Olympic Hero, but he wrenches it nonetheless, tugging Spike back and forth like a rag doll. For a moment it looks like Spike's lights may fade but a large portion of the crowd gets behind him, stomping and clapping, and he finds his fight again before driving closed fists straight to Angle's forehead. After three such blows Kurt releases the hold, tossing Spike back to the canvas in the process.
Corey Graves: That submission hold was absolutely brutal and while Spike may have escaped it, he'll be feeling the effects of it for a while, Tom.
Tom Phillips: But Spike's a fighter, Corey, and if anyone can overcome it's him.
Spike struggles back to his feet but as he gets there Angle is already on him, wrapping him in a belly-to-belly clutch and tossing him overhead in a suplex! Spike bounces off the canvas but springs back to his feet quickly -- unfortunately, because Angle is there to again lock him up in a suplex clutch (belly-to-back this time) and again tosses him overhead. This time, Spike rolls out of the ring, falling on hands and knees on the floor on the outside. Spike is giving his head a shake as Angle looms on the inside of the ring, running his mouth at the underdog competitor. The fans are buzzing and about evenly split in their support for these two men. Spike slowly gets to his feet, using the apron as a brace, as Kurt continues to run his mouth from the inside. Dudley finally has enough with the trash talk and grabs Kurt by the ankle, dragging him down and out under the bottom rope! As Angle hits the floor Spike's ready and drives a flurry of stiff right forearms to the face of the Olympic champion, driving him back, then Spike grabs a chair from under the ring and smashes Angle square in the head! Angle stumbles back over the ring steps and falls on his ass as he trips up on them. The fans pop as this fight gets a lot closer to many of them.
Tom Phillips: They're on the outside now, the TLC aspect of this match is factoring in and you have to wonder if this turn favours Spike or not, Corey.
Corey Graves: Well, Kurt Angle is an unparalleled grappler and submissions expert so anything that strips those advantages away will help level the playing field. But Angle can also get nasty when need be. We'll see, Tom.
Spike drops the chair as Angle rolls over onto his hands and knees, and the Dudley spies an opportunity as he steps back, then dashes to the ring steps, leaps up onto the second one and then off of it to double-stomp Kurt right on the upper back! Kurt falls face-first to the floor as Spike hops off of his back and lines him up. Angle tries to get back to his hands and knees, but as he does, Spike charges and kicks him right in the side of the head! Dudley's fans pop while Angle's fans boo, but Spike shrugs off the heat, grabs Angle and pushes him back into the ring before climbing up onto the apron. Spike then shouts something inaudible before slingshotting over the top rope to connect with a leg drop! Spike then rolls to the outside and grabs a ladder, sliding it into the ring.
Tom Phillips: Spike looks like he might be ready to put this thing away!
Corey Graves: There's no way Angle stays down long enough for him to climb that thing.
Spike climbs up to his feet and pulls Angle to his, then kicks him in the gut and grabs him in the headlock, preparing for the Dudley Dog! Spike runs for the corner and climbs up the turnbuckles but as he does, Angle snaps back and slams Spike hard right on his spine on top of the ladder! Spike, having already suffered several suplexes and the fallaway slam earlier in the match, cries out and again braces his back. Angle seeks to capitalize by stepping over him and locking him in a single-leg Boston Crab! The stretch targets Dudley's back directly, and Spike cries out in pain as he balls his two fists, shaking his head. Angle really torques the leg -- it's clear he's trying to punish the Dudley man into passing out, perhaps out of a newfound respect for his underdog competitor -- but Spike slowly pushes up with his two hands and his one free knee, then leaps forward to grab the ropes! Kurt releases the hold almost immediately to avoid a counterattack and steps away before coming back and stomping savagely on Spike's back, time and time again -- five stomps in all before Spike manages to roll back out of the ring again.
Corey Graves: And now Kurt Angle has found his target for this contest, Tom. Spike's in trouble.
Tom Phillips: With the crosshairs on his back, the damage Spike Dudley suffers in this match could last long beyond it.
Spike crawls to the barricade and uses it to climb to his feet. Angle drops down and rolls out of the ring to pursue as Spike tries to walk off the damage to his back. Angle is having none of that though as he moves in and clubs Spike straight on the upper back, then drives a flurry of quick little blows to his lower back. Spike cries out and falls over the barricade, draped over it, the fans in the front row clapping him on the shoulder and attempting to talk him up. Angle laughs at the fan, then grabs Spike by his mop of hair and throws him mercilessly and back-first into the side of the ring! Spike falls into a heap at the side of the ring and Angle closes the gap, hauls him up and throws him into the ring before sliding in himself. Angle heads over to the ladder and sets it up in the middle of the ring, under the briefcase with the guaranteed International Championship match contract.
Corey Graves: Is Kurt Angle going to end this here?[/b][/color]
Angle looks up the ladder, then shakes his head as he looks at Spike. He crosses the ring, sits Spike up and locks him in a chin lock, looking to wear the underdog down. Again it seems like his lights may be fading, but at the prompting of the crowd he taps into some reservoir of fight and starts to throw wild punches at Angle's head. Most miss, but the ones that connect do so with enough force to stagger Angle and force the Olympic hero to release the hold. Spike then rolls to the outside of the apron as Angle gets to his feet and shakes off the cobwebs. Angle then closes the gap on Spike who is on his feet but leaning on the ropes. Angle looks to connect with a forearm, but Spike ducks it. Dudley then comes back up and socks Angle right on the nose, staggering him, before wrapping arms around his head and falling off the apron to connect with a rope-assisted jawbreaker! Angle staggers away from the ropes as Spike slides in, clutches him for the Dudley Dog and runs for the ladder, dashing up five steps before he then connects with his finisher! The fans EXPLODE as Spike springs to his feet and heads for the ladder!
Tom Phillips: What an ingenius move for the underdog Spike Dudley! Brilliant use of a ladder, too!
Corey Graves: You could say that again, Tom. You almost feel bad for him though. His back has taken so much punishment he might not be able to reach the top in time.
A lot of the wind is out of Spike`s sails as he hobbles around now, the wear and tear on his back evident. Angle also uses the ropes to get back to a vertical base and the two head toward one another in the middle of the ring. Spike throws a forearm that staggers Angle but lacks the ability to follow through, and so Angle connects with a hard chop in retaliation! The pair begin to trade similar blows for several long moments as the fans "OOH!" at every impact, visibly wincing and recoiling as the blows can be heard in the cheap seats. Finally it looks like Angle finds an edge as he connects with two straight chops, then drives Spike into the corner and starts to connect with a series of shoulder thrusts. Finally, Angle steps away from the corner and sizes Spike up, then comes charging for a corner lariat! Spike, however, gets a boot up, intending to boot Angle in the face! What he doesn't anticipate is Kurt not only scouting this, but grabbing the boot and dragging Spike out of the corner to land on his back! Dudley cries as Angle rolls him over and locks in the Ankle Lock!
Corey Graves: Ankle Lock! Angle has his patented submission hold locked in and he`s looking to cripple the Dudley boy!
Tom Phillips: This could make it impossible for Spike to win this thing, Corey.
Angle twists the ankle hardcore as Spike screams in agony, clawing at the air and trying to pull himself toward the ropes. They're not far -- but Angle's torquing the ankle even more now, trying to cripple Dudley with the pain alone. Spike slams the mat hard and fast -- but to no avail, as there`s no submissions in this match. Spike grabs the rope anyway, and uses it to pull Kurt in before kicking him away with his free foot! Kurt drops the underdog's foot and heads to the opposite corner, holding his head in his hands. Having thought he had finally beaten the last bit of fight out of his foe, the frustration is clearly setting in, but so is that competitive drive as Angle turns back around and pulls down both of his shoulder straps!
Corey Graves: It's showtime Tom!
Angle stalks Spike, lining him up for the move that will finish this thing. Spike uses the corner to get to his feet, holding the ropes for balance as Angle closes in and grabs him, preparing for the Olympic Slam! Angle lifts, but Spike keeps an iron grip on those ropes, refusing to be lifted over for the slam! Spike manages to slip free and land on his feet, and Angle looks as shocked as the Dudley man when he does so! Spike then kicks Angle square in the gut and throws him to the outside, where Kurt lands on top of a standing table! The fans pop in a huge way as Spike, hobbled but looking insane enough to do it, climbs to the top rope!
Tom Phillips: Good God, Spike, don't do this!
Corey Graves: He has to hurt Angle as much as he's been hurt or this contest is as good as done!
Spike leaps off the top rope and connects with a frogsplash on Angle, the table buckling under the impact as both men end up in a mangled heap, the fans chanting "HOLY SHIT!" The official is beside himself and not quite sure what to do as he sees the pandemonium on the outside. Right about then, Spike seems to move and the official looks out at the fans, who by now have started chanting "THIS IS AWESOME!"
Tom Phillips: Signs of life from Spike Dudley here.
Corey Graves: Yeah, but how much?
Spike slowly gets to his feet. He's clearly in agony, clearly wincing, but he knows this is his only chance as he slides into the ring, crawls to the ladder and basically starts to crawl up it. When he reaches the third rung, Angle starts to move.
Corey Graves: Angle's coming to, but will he be able to stop the underdog in time?[/b][/color]
Spike is at the fifth rung before Angle has even gotten to his feet, and the Olympic Hero takes another few seconds to realize where he is and what's happening. He shakes off the cobwebs and slides into the ring, immediately taking action as he climbs up the ladder beneath Spike Dudley!
Tom Phillips: I don't like this Corey!
Corey Graves: What's Kurt doing?
Angle climbs, and Dudley spies him so kicks him in the face. This momentarily fazes Angle but soon he's back on the pursuit so Dudley kicks him again and again in the head and shoulder. Angle ignores the blows as he climbs up AROUND Dudley's lower body, then clutches him around the waist!
Corey Graves: Good God![/b][/color]
Angle falls off the ladder with the Olympic Slam! Dudley's back connects HARD with the apron as he rolls on impact straight out of the ring onto the floor, seemingly out of it. Angle, damaged and exhausted, simply lies on the canvas, panting. The fans are chanting even louder now.
Tom Phillips: One thing is for sure, Kurt Angle and Spike Dudley are making sure these fans get what they paid for!
Corey Graves: I'd say!
Angle slowly starts to roll on to his side, but that crash through the table took more of a toll than he originally let on as he grimaces in pain. Spike is still motionless on the outside. The fans start to stomp and clap for both of the worthy competitors in this match.
Tom Phillips: The sad thing, Corey, is that both of these men have more than earned a shot at Kevin Steen here tonight. They've sacrificed everything they have.
Spike slowly starts to stir at about the same time that Kurt grabs the ropes and uses them to get to one knee. Angle knows the opportunity he has, but Spike doesn't seem to know much of anything except a world of pain as he tries to stand up and struggles to find his feet. He's using the barricade again, and after a herculean effort he manages to get to a vertical base. Kurt, however, is already up and the Olympic hero, while clearly banged up, seems in better shape as he motions for Spike to come and get it. Spike falls back onto the barricade, leaning heavily. Kurt laughs, then realizes this is his chance to end Spike once and for all as he hits the ropes, rebounds and dives through in an attempt at a suicide dive! As he does, however, Spike bails to the side and Kurt goes face-first into the barricade! Angle staggers backward and slumps against the apron, a hand grasping his face where blood can already be seen coming from between his fingers. Spike knows this is now his opportunity and he grabs a chair, then takes a wild swing that connects with Angle's already-wounded face! Angle is OBLITERATED by the blow as he falls into a seated slump against the ring, but Spike's not done -- he knows the ferocity of the Olympic Champion and knows he'll need to do something even more extreme to assure victory. So he places the chair in Kurt's lap, then backs up, dashes forward and dropkicks the steel into Kurt's face once again! Angle falls in a heap to his side, and Spike, still in pain, uses the apron to get to his feet before sliding into the ring and crawling back to the ladder!
Tom Phillips: This has to be it, right?
Corey Graves: I don't know, Tom. If there's one thing I've learned? Never count Kurt Angle out.
Dudley makes it to the foot of the ladder and starts to drag himself up it. There's no motion from Kurt and the official has actually exited the ring to check on the Olympic champion. Dudley reaches the third rung, and then the fifth, and finally the seventh with no motion from Angle. He reaches up for the briefcase, and that's when Kurt finds some life, grabbing the official by the collar! The official tries to scramble away, pulling Angle to his feet in the process, and Kurt immediately heads into the ring -- that veteran instinct kicking in, knowing exactly where his foe is. Kurt's face is bloody as all Hell and he looks like some sort of torture victim because of it, but he gives the ladder a good shake and Spike nearly falls off! Kurt gives it another shake, but this time Spike has a firmer grip and he refuses to budge, so Kurt starts to climb the other side.
Corey Graves: You've got to be kidding me.
Tom Phillips: It's all down to this. Whoever wins this last brawl will win the match, I bet.
Kurt reaches the top just as Dudley is regaining solid footing and the Olympic Hero immediately connects with a hard forearm smash to Spike's face. Spike leans back, the force of the blow nearly knocking him off the ladder, but his hands keep their grip and he snaps back with a headbutt to Kurt's face! Kurt's damaged nose takes the brunt of the blow and he roars in agony, but Angle manages to soldier through the pain as he connects with another forearm! Spike is again rocked, but again he comes back with a headbutt! This time, Kurt loses a step on the ladder, and that gives Spike the opening to grab Kurt by both ears and smash his face repeatedly off the ladder's top rung -- five times in all -- before giving the Olympic hero a good shove! Kurt plummets to the canvas and lands in a heap and Spike, all alone on the ladder, simply hugs that top rung out of exhaustion for several moments before reaching and seizing the briefcase, then hopping off the device. The official, seeing this, calls for the bell and immediately gestures for medical staff.
DING DING DING!
Here is your winner,
Spike Dudley!
Tom Phillips: After a dazzling showcase of athletic skill and opportunistic derring-do, Spike Dudley somehow... in some way... prevailed here, Corey.
Corey Graves: Kurt Angle is one of the finest athletes in the company and Spike was never anything more than an underdog, but he used this stipulation to maximum advantage and managed to pull out a victory. Angle has nothing to be upset about, though.
Tom Phillips: Maybe so, but from the sound of it a fair few of these fans are!
Kurts fans are booing as the Olympic hero remains unmoving in the center of the ring, vanquished for the time being. Spike slowly drags his ass back down the ladder and then holds the briefcase aloft, his fans popping while Kurt's boo him. Dudley then heads over to Angle, looking down at his foe who by now has started to show signs of life, and offers him a hand. Kurt takes it and Spike helps the Olympic hero to get to his feet before he moves to leave the ring. As he does, Kurt grabs him by the wrist and Spike turns, expecting to be laid out with a clothesline. Instead, Kurt holds his arm in the air and the fans -- all of them -- pop in a big way for the perennial underdog! The last image of the show is that of Kurt Angle shaking Spike Dudley's hand as the fans continue cheering for the tremendous display of sportsmanship.
-END OF SHOW-
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