CALIBER CONFERENCE
Kumquat Kid vs Kenny Krenshov
Kumquat Kid dances around Kenny, trying to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. He nails a few kicks and shots to the legs, but Krenshov catches him... TRIES TO POWERBOMB HIM OUT OF THE RING! Kumquat hangs on and frankensteiners Kenny outside, going with him! Both men are out of the ring, Kumquat on the ring apron! He dives off with a plancha onto Krenshov, taking the big man down! Chris Casino is nearby, not interfering (yet). Kumquat tries to get back in the ring, but Kenny yanks him down. Kenny with a huge right hand floors Kumquat Kid. Irish whip to the ringpost, Kumquat whips around it. Krenshov comes around the corner and Kid rushes at him with a leg lariat. Kenny to the guardrail, Kid tries another one... he's caught! Kenny with a sidewalk slam right on the concrete!
Krenshov realizes the count is getting high, tries to make for the ring --- but Kumquat Kid has a hold of his leg. Kenny tries to shake the Kid loose, but nothing doing. He picks him up and pummels him, going for TOTAL ECLIPSE on the outside? Kid flips out at the apex! Kid with a dropkick to the guardrail! He leaps to the ring apron... AND MOONSAULTS OFF! KENNY AND KID INTO THE FRONT ROW! THE REFEREE REACHES TEN!
DOUBLE COUNT OUT OF RING
It's a draw, each man will net one point in the rankings, but they don't seem to be done! Kumquat Kid has the 'True Honor' Champion in his sights... Chris Casino with a superkick to Kumquat Kid out of nowhere. Casino grabs Kenny and the dastardly duo hightail it as Dunk helps the Kid up. The fans cheer for Kumquat but he wanted better...
CALIBER CONFERENCE
HERITAGE TITLE SHOT
Donovan Astros vs Lloyd Rees
The last time these two met Astros earned a narrow victory, but neither man is quite the same as he was then. Mat-wrestling to start, with Rees showing his dominance. Astros says to hell with this and punches Rees in the face, drawing the ire of the referee. It's not exactly pure honor rules though, not much he can do other than warn about closed fists. Astros quickly delivers the Astrolabe for a two count. Rees on the ropes early as Astros rolls outside, dragging Rees' by the legs to the corner...? HARTBREAKER! Figure four around the ringpost! Referee counts to four and a half and Astros releases, he doesn't want to get DQed with so much on the line. Astros rolls in, stomps on Rees' knee. He picks his man up --- Butterfly Suplex! Floatover into a pinfall, another two count. Astros locks on... THE FIGURE FOUR! Center of the ring!
Rees looks in pain, will he tap out? His shoulders on the canvas. One, two, gets them up. Rees fights, trying to reverse the hold... can he roll it over? He does! Astros now receiving the pain, he quickly untangles his legs from Rees to break the hold. However, Rees slower to get up and that allows Astros to go for the Martyr's Cross. This time Rees has a counter, going for the Conception Bay Chinlock! Astros quickly into the ropes for a break. Rees showing some fire, oh, Astros ducks the clothesline and hits an Edge-O-Matic to the canvas. Astros picks his man up, sets Rees up on the top. Loading up the Concussion Cannon --- Rees pushes off the turnbuckle and uses the momentum to flip over Astros. He gets behind --- ROVER RINGER! Rees with a pause, gets a cover one, two, Astros kicks out. Both men down, referee starts his ten count, but they get up slowly. Rees blocks the punches of Astros and connects with his own! The crowd getting behind Da Technical Terror here as he sends Astros to the ropes. Astros ducks the clothesline and wraps the arms! Aztecan Suplex --- Rees blocks, gets free! DDT FROM THE GREEN! ONE! TWO! KICK-OUT! Astros in a bad way as Rees rolls that into the Conception Bay Chinlock again! Astros hand is waving, he's going to tap out, but no, he fights on! Can he make the ropes? Astros desperately kicks his foot out and gets on the bottom.
Rees lets go of the hold but immediately gets on his man. He sends Astros to the corner, running clothesline. Astros perched on top. Looking for the Wabana Buster. Can he get it? Astros fights it off and shoves Rees to the canvas the hard way. Not the usual place for Donovan to be, but he flies off with a double ax handle --- caught with a gut shot by Rees. Double underhook, MINER DRIVER coming up. NAILED! ONE! TWO! TH---Astros with the shoulder up somehow! Rees can't believe it, he says it's time to finish this off. Rees looking for the Conception Bay Chinlock one more time! He gets it! Astros holds on but he's got nowhere to go! The referee waiting for his submission...
Astros taps!
THE REFEREE IS PULLED OUT OF THE RING BY KENNY KRENSHOV!
The referee didn't see Astros submit, Rees wrenching but realizes the match isn't ending. He breaks the hold and sees Kenny Krenshov on the outside and starts yelling. Krenshov backs away, the referee furious. Suddenly Astros has Rees' arms and dumps him on his head with an Aztecan Suplex! Astros may be in some pain, but Rees is up, dazed... and walks right into the Slingshot Effect! ONE! TWO! THREE!
WINNER: Donovan Astros
INTERCONFERENCE TAG
Style Clash vs The Freak Show
Taboo and The Show enter first, each with a title around his waist. Heritage and World champions, respectively. Suddenly two midgets dressed like Freak and Shutdown run out and around Taboo? Taboo tries to knock one around but the midgets take off to the back, then The Freak Show's music hits and out come the REAL Freak and Shutdown.
Kurtis and Freak start the match off, The Freak going for an early rush only to have Kurtis block it and deliver a quick Reverse STO. He covers and gets two, but Freak tags out to the big man, Shutdown. Chad tags in the short man... Taboo. Shutdown comes in with an axhandle, but Taboo gets under him and hits a crazy belly-to-belly suplex on the big man. Unreal! However, Taboo is quickly caught trying to German Suplex Shutdown... and Shutdown turns that into a vicious Full Nelson. Taboo could be in bad shape but The Show is quickly in the ring with a superkick to Shutdown. Tag to The Freak before Taboo can get out, however, and he comes in and nails a series of knee strikes. He locks on a Triangle choke, Taboo gets to the ropes. The Freak then punches The Show on the canvas, drawing Chad in. The ref forces Chad back so that The Freak can choke Taboo out and fake a tag to Shutdown, who just gets in. Shutdown delivers a backbreaker and holds Taboo in place... Freak off the top with a leg drop! One, two, kick-out. Taboo holding his back in pain. The Freak with a kick to the back. Taboo looking for a tag, but Freak distracts the referee, telling him that Shutdown is trying to cheat?!
Whatever, but Taboo tags in Chad who storms in a HOUSEAFAR --- only for the ref to toss him out, he didn't see the tag. Crowd boos but Taboo is dragged back in and nailed with a powerslam. The Freak tags in Shutdown, but delivers Rolling Thunder before he exits. Shutdown waits for Taboo to get up, then nails a huge running big boot. ONE, TWO, kicks out! Taboo reaching out for a tag, the huge Shutdown still in control. He lifts Taboo up... looking for the Tower of Terror! NAILS IT! ONE! TWO! CHAD WITH A DROPKICK TO THE FACE TO BREAK IT UP! He hits the corner and yells COME ON! Can Taboo make the tag? He's almost there when The Freak runs around the other side and pulls THE SHOW off the apron! Taboo has nobody to tag --- Shutdown lifts Taboo up for the SHAKE MACHINE! Taboo fights his way out of it and lands behind the massive man... DEAD WEIGHT GERMAN SUPLEX! HOLY HELL! Taboo and Shutdown both down, Freak and Chad each reaching out for the tag! Shutdown starts crawling to his corner, Taboo as well... Shutdown tags in The Freak! He comes in and grabs Taboo, but too late! Tag made to Chad Kurtis!
Kurtis with a springboard dropkick into the ring takes out The Freak. Shutdown gets back in and sends Chad to the ropes, only to have Chad springboard off and deliver the Showtime DDT! The Freak tries to get him from behind, but Chad snapmares his man over, then lifts him up for the STARMAKER.
BEST! MOONSAULT! EVER!
ONE, TWO, The Freak kicks out! Shutdown distracts the ref and slides a ... rubber chicken to The Freak? Kurtis goes to the outside for the Prime Time Splash! He flies --- WHAM! Rubber... chicken to the face? And Show appears to be out! Freak dumps a frigging brick out of the chicken and tosses it to the outside. He goes up top... SIGHT UNSEEN! ONE! TWO! TABOO BREAKS IT UP!
Taboo purely brawling, his back appears to be KILLING him. The Freak whips him to the ropes, Taboo explodes off with a LARIATOOO! Shutdown back in, Taboo lariats him! Doesn't take him down, does it again! And again! Taboo throwing punches and lariats and not much else at this point, he can't lift anything if his back is screwed. Shutdown catches Taboo with a sick European Uppercut, then perches the man on the top rope. MUSCLE BUSTER? Wait! The Show is somehow up and pulls Taboo down safely from Shutdown's shoulders. Shutdown boots Chad, going for a powerbomb, FRANKENSTEINER ON THE BIG MAN? He can't get him down, but Taboo punches Shutdown in the gut, and Chad is able to deliver the 'steiner. The Freak gets up, fires off his roundhouse buzzsaw kick right to Taboo's head. But Taboo isn't the legal man, and The Freak turns around into the CK FINALE! ONE! TWO! THREE!
WINNERS: Style Clash
The Freak Show retreat but Taboo doesn't look too good, that match took a lot out of him. Kurtis managed to secure the win for his team after all that.
KRYENIK CONFERENCE
Rodderick MacCulloch vs Steve Parker
Steve Parker enters with his two 2009 Award plaques, and waving an American flag, as usual. "Demolition Man" Rodderick MacCulloch comes out waving the CANADIAN flag wearing his old, cheap version of the 'North American Heritage Title' claiming that Parker is just a 'skidmark in my shadow.'
Both men are in the ring and the ref calls for the bell. Parker waves the US flag back and forth, prompting the referee to tell him to get rid of it. Parker ignores the referee until finally the ref just grabs the flag from Parker. He turns around to hand the flag to the timekeeper...
WHAM!
Parker blasts Roddy in the face with his Newcomer of the Year plaque! The referee turns around only to see Parker roll Roddy Mac up, DOESN'T see the tights being pulled one, two, THREE?
WINNER: Steve Parker
Parker retrieves the Canadian flag and drapes it over Roddy to a torrent of boos. Suddenly here comes Terry Brandon!
"Parker, you're not going to degrade this tournament or cheapen the Canada Cup! I can't reverse the referee's decision, so here's what we're going to do! Next show it's Roddy Mac vs Steve Parker one more time... TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS!"
Parker yells from the ring at Brandon, saying he already beat the chump... he turns around ---
THE CALGARY CRASH!
Roddy Mac takes Parker to the canvas! What a turn of events!
KRYENIK CONFERENCE
WORLD TITLE SHOT
Bruce Richards vs Jeffrey Roberts
Bruce Richards comes to the ring, announced as only 'Bruce Richards' - no 'Beast.' Roberts mocks Richards, slapping him across the face. Bruce reacts by rearing back and... grabbing a headlock. The fans seem confused by the clean-shaven, non-angry Bruce Richards who seems to want to wrestle a basic wrestling style. Roberts breaks the headlock and rakes the eyes. 'Come on Beast!' Roberts with another slap to the face, then a big right hand, blocked by Bruce and countered... with a headlock.
Roberts gets to the ropes and shoves Bruce off. Bruce rebounds and Roberts tries a clothesline, ducked by Bruce who grabs a hammerlock. Into the headlock. Roberts breaks free and, furious rolls out of the ring and grabs a chair. He rolls in as the ref threatens DQ, but Roberts is spitting at Bruce telling him to let it out. Come on Beast, embrace the dark side. Richards grabs the chair from Roberts!
And tosses it out of the ring.
But Roberts takes the opportunity to kick a field goal with Bruce's testicles, then snap suplex him down. He goes to the top and delivers the 450 splash! ONE, TWO, Richards kicks out. Roberts gouges at his eyes and then just hits a straight kick right to the gut, knocking the wind out of Richards. Bruce tries to get his wind and falls victim to a brutal clothesline from behind. Roberts with another cover, only two. He picks Bruce up and tries the running Liger Bomb, Bruce counters with a backdrop! Roberts comes right at Bruce, who swings a clothesline, Bruce ducks and locks on the Cobra Clutch...
BOMB.
Bruce shows a smirk, then points to the top. He climbs up... DIVING MOONSAULT! 270 pounds connects! The cover one, two... Roberts kicks out! Bruce looks for THE CLAW... then looks at his hand. He shakes his head no. The crowd seems confused, but less so when Bruce hauls up Roberts for the CHART ATTACK. Roberts gets out, head-drop back suplex! He folded up Bruce like an accordion, but it's not enough for three. Suddenly there is a commotion --- Rodderick MacCulloch has taken a seat at the commentary table. Roberts notes his presence, but goes right back to Bruce with a fishhook on the mouth. Ref makes his count, Jeffrey Roberts breaks.
Roberts with an attempted suplex... Bruce blocks and lifts Roberts up! And holds him there for five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-FIVE, THIRTY seconds before dropping him to the canvas. All the blood to Roberts head. Bruce picks up Roberts and delivers the Pump-Handle Suplex Throw! The fans aren't fully sure of the 'new & improved' Bruce but they're still behind him, especially with throws like that. He covers, one, two, Roberts kicks out. Roberts gets up, clotheslined down! Again! Bruce with a big powerslam. He goes up for the moonsault again...
Unfortunately this time it misses. Roberts takes advantage, lifting Bruce Richards up... hits the Running Liger Bomb! He goes to the top rope, looking for the SSG. But wait! Bruce is up! Roberts takes a leap anyways, CAUGHT.
CHAAAAARRRRT ATTAAAAACK ---
What the hell? Roberts with a shot to Bruce's head from the shoulders, and Bruce just collapses?! The referee looks confused, Roberts turns his back to the ref --- and tosses a SPIKE out of the ring! Bruce is down, bleeding from the forehead. Roberts climbs to the top rope... SHOOTING STAR GUILLOTINE! ONE, TWO, THREE! Come off it!
WINNER: Jeffrey Roberts
Roberts must have pulled the SPIKE out of his boot when he was on the top rope and nailed Bruce while up his shoulders. The referee couldn't see it from his position relative to the wrestlers! The crowd boos. On the outside, Roddy Mac politely claps... Roberts locks eyes with the man he engaged in war with just last month, but Mac leaves uneventfully. He never takes his eyes of of Roberts though.
INTERCONFERENCE TAG
TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
O'Connor Boys © vs Blood Harvest
The steel cage is there, keeping Roger Malone and Chedda Chaz OUT... and James Blackpool and Daniel Killroy in with the O'Connor Boys. From the get go it's a brawl! Blackpool and Killroy going with their strength, brawling, on the smaller Irish twins. They whip the twins into each other, but the OCB catch each other and reverse the momentum --- launching out of the center into each man! Sean & Seamus each grab a Blood Harvest member by the hair and send them face-first into the steel mesh. Another time on the other side and the crowd is cheering! Daniel is still up even as James flops down, so the O'Connors send him to the ropes and hit a double dropkick! One, two, James makes a save. He starts throwing wild blows... but that is stopped by a double headbutt! Daniel is up from behind with two low blows. Blood Harvest whip the OCB to the ropes --- they both springboard! TWISTING SPRINGBOARD PLANCHA! SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT! Both men are down, now each brother hits the top turnbuckle...
STEREO 360 SPLASHES!
ONE, TWO, the former champs manage to kick out. However, Seamus drop toe-holds the first man up (James) onto the bottom rope. Sean hits the Bushmills Drill! Seamus on the top --- Irish Insignia! That'll be all but Daniel breaks it up! James rolls to the ring apron against the cage, he's out, but Daniel is fighting for all he's worth...
It's good, but Sean counters an irish whip with a springboard backfist! That knocks Killroy into Seamus, who delivers a hurricanrana! Daniel somehow pops up and says enough of this and begins climbing the cage to escape. Sean climbs up after him... he knocks Daniel off the top rope to the canvas! Seamus grabs Daniel and holds him in position, wait a minute, are you kidding? Sean climbs to the very top of the cage...
IRISH CAR BOMB! SEAN OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE! HOLY CROW!
ONE, TWO, THREE!
WINNERS AND STILL CHAMPIONS: O'Connor Boys
The crowd is on their feet for the Tag Team Champions as Week 1 of the 2010 Canada Cup concludes!
CREDITS:
Ro