NAPW ACTION!12/01/2006
The fans are slightly confused. Dez and North seem to be channeling the 80's tonight. Announced as "The Right Stuff", they strut to the ring using the New Kids on The Block Song of the same name. The Christian Soldiers look amused, but they better not take them lightly. The two teams meet at centre ring for a handshake, and the fans applaud, looking forward to a good match. Referee Morgan Smythe calls for the bell. Dez and J.T Graham start things out with a lockup. Graham gets an deep arm drag on Dez, who crashes to the mat. Graham then hits the ropes, going for the rolling thunder! He hits it! He goes for the cover, but only gets a two count. Graham goes to the top rope, looking for a missile drop kick, but Dez moves out of the way. Both men crawl to their corners, and tag in their partners. Billy Mulcahy and North lock up, with the Hardcore Disciple using his power advantage to toss North to the turnbuckles. He rushes in with a lariat, but North darts out of the way, then hits Mulcahy with The Blackout! he goes for the cover, but only gets a two count, and Mulcahy powers out of the pin attempt. North goes for a shining wizard on his rising opponent, but Mulcahy catches North and powerslams him to the mat. Mulcahy tags out, and "The Jesus Freak" is in, and he nails a Frankensteiner on North! A cover, ... and barely a two count, though Dez looked ready to jump in. Graham locks on a headlock, trying to weaken North. North grabs a hold of Graham, and rolls him onto his back for a cover! One... Graham lets go of the headlock, breaking up the pin, then nails a dropkick into North's face. Graham tags in Mulcahy, who picks up North for a delayed suplex! Graham has North in the air, and he doesn't seem to want to let go. Five seconds pass, then ten, until finally North is dropped to the mat! A cover... and Dez is in to break it up! Mulcahy looks slightly annoyed, but he doesn't let up on North. he slaps on a bear hug, and squeezes the breath out of Gunderson. North can't break the hold. He tries to lessen the pressure, to no avail. So he has to lower himself a bit, and headbutts The Hardcore Disciple. And again. And again. Until finally Mulcahy lets go of the hold. North makes the long crawl to his corner, and tags in Dez, who has been waiting for this! Dez with a palm strike to Mulcahy! Then one for Graham, who has rushed in to help! A stiff kick to Mulcahy, then one to Graham... North is back in (though slightly weakened). He goes to work on Graham, as Dez continues to strike Mulcahy. North and Gunderson try to Irish whip the Christian Soldiers into each other, but Mulcahy catches Graham, and launches him at Dez! The two men crash out of the ring! Mulcahy catches a surprised Gunderson with a lariat! He drags North up, and he's looking to nail the Bible Thumper! But Dez, the legal man, is back in, and he stops Mulcahy with a palm strike to the jaw that elicits a groan from the audience! Referee Smythe finally manages to get some order, and North and Graham are back in their respective corners. Dez tags in North, and he slaps a million dollar dream on the dazed Mulcahy! The Hardcore Disciple fights the move, but North cinches the legs, and Mulcahy isn't going anywhere! He looks to be fading... he's on his knees... but he's close to the ropes... he reaches out to grab them... North releases the hold, hits the ropes, and nails in a Shining Wizard! A cover... One.. And Graham breaks up the pinfall! Dez tackles Graham, and North has Mulcahy up... Sliced Bread #2! Mulcahy is down and out, but North hits the runs the turnbuckles... POSITIVE DEFEAT! And the cover! One.. Two... Three! Dez made sure there was no run in this time! The fans pop for the match... wait a second... North and Dez have each grabbed one of the Christian Soldiers - and they toss them over the top rope! Is this a sign of things to come next week in the Action! Battle Royale?
Both men open the match with a handshake - an unsurprising show of respect from the challenger. Interestingly, Jeff James' manager Saki doesn't appear to be at ringside. Strange that. At any rate, the bell rings, and the match is under way. The match opens with a quick exchange of chops and blows, leading into an Irish Whip from Dio Muerte that sends James into the ropes. James rebounds into a Flying Lariat that drops Muerte, but the masked man quickly scrambles to his feet as James kips up. James goes to throw a forearm, but Muerte catches it and hits a Deep Arm Drag. James kips up again, turns into a STIFF flurry of chops that stuns him, and toe kick doubles him over! Dio sets up the... SITOUT POWERBOMB! Hooks the leg! One! Two! Kickout at two. Dio presses his advantage, pulling JJ up and hooking his head. He goes up for the Brainbuster... but it gets reversed into a SICK DDT that puts Dio Muerte headfirst into the mat! Now James is hooking the leg! One! Two! And a kickout at two! Jeff Jame quickly takes his feet, but so does Muerte! Another flurry of chops, and an Irish Whip sends JJ into the ropes! Muerte goes downstairs for the Back Body Drop, but JJ NAILS his patented Jumping Superkick and Muerte takes it FULL ON THE HEAD! The masked challenger staggers... JJ hooks him up... SUNSET FLIP! And the pin! One! Two! THREE! Jeff James retains the Television Title over a disappointed looking Dio Muerte. JJ happily accepts back his belt from the referee, then extends a hand and helps his opponent to his feet. Another great TV Title match from Jeff James, if not quite the epic encounters he's had with Yellow Chicken and Billy Kryenik. And just where did Saki get off to?
RULES: The goal is to score the MOST eliminations in a 10 minute span. Eliminated superstars will be able to return to the ring. Whoever has the most eliminations after 10 minutes is the winner! The six men are in the ring, and each looks ready to set the world on fire! The bell rings, and Legion charges right at Bruno! The two behemoths fire away at each other, clobbering one another with forearms and firsta and elbows and the kitchen sink, too! Rushmore is working over Kamikaze in the corner along with Kodiak - that is, until the ANRGY American Matt Kurtis comes and dumps Rushmore right the hell out! Score one for Kurtis early, he's in the lead. Rushmore looks pissed off, and as the actio continues in the ring he picks up - uh-oh - the CANE! Nice pop form the crowd, and Rushmore slides back in! BAM! Down goes Kurtis! BAM! Right of Kodiak's back! Three more swings, three more superstars on the mat, and Rushmore raises his cane high, but then exits through the crowd. I guess he doesn't want to win? Or maybe he forgot the rules? Either way, the downed superstars get back to their feet and continue the melee. Kamikaze and Kurtis almost have Kodiak up and over, but the big, heavy man won't quit just yet. On the other side, Legion has Bruno up on top of the ropes in the corner! He goes to push him over, but Bruno with a forearm sends him staggering back...and Bruno gets on top of the ropes! Look out below! Kamikaze crotched him! He gave up on Kodiak and tried to eliminate Bruno, but he fell back IN the ring! Kamikaze looks irritated, and climbs the ropes... And promptly slips, falls, and lands on his ass on the arena floor! That's gonna give EVERYONE an elimination, announces Warburton! Even Kamikaze gets one! Back in the ring, Legion is again all over Bruno, and sizes him up against the ropes - BIG clothesline, Bruno goes over the top! Legion and Kurtis now share the lead at two apiece, while everyone else has one! Across town in the other corner, Koadiak is hammering away on Kurtis as Kamikaze crawls back in the ring. Determined to get an elimination, the DareDevil goes up top again and FLIEs through the air at Kurtis, who hears the fans buzz and turns in time to - assist Chris on his way out over the top! HOLY (BLEEP)! Chris just went right into the barricade! The fans go nuts, but that quickly stops when Kurtis dumps out Kodiak..and Kodiak lands awkwardly on his ankle, SNAPPING it! My goodness, that sounded awful! NAPW staff members and some doctors quickly come out and give a hand to Kodiak, who's writhing in pain! He gets helped to the back, and the fans give him a hand, but the action is in the RING, baby! Bruno is pissed off, and he boots Legion in the gut, doubling him over for a BRUNO BOMBER! Big pop for the devastating move, and Bruno picks him up and tosses him out like a used Kleenex! Bruno moves into the three way tie with Kurtis and Legion, which is actually just a three way because Kodiak is unable to compete. Kamikaze crawls back into the ring, but Bruno cuts him off and clotheslines him back over! That's three for Bruno, he's in the lead as we hit the 5 minute mark! Now here's Kurtis from behind! He dumps Bruno over! Another tie! Legion gets back in, and he hits a Big Boot on Kurtis from behind, and Kurtis goes over and out! MAYHEM! Legion stands tall - until Kenny Krenshov comes charging from the jack and DECIMATES HIM! CHOKESLAM! Here comes Bruno, and Kurtis, and the two of them are shelling Kenny with all the have, but he just double clotheslines them and sends them both over the top rope! Kamikaze goes upstairs, and goes for some sort of suicide dive, but Kenny catches him - Oh. My. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD! KENNY JUST TOSSED HIM ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE RAMP! THE FANS ARE IN A FRENZY! WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE DISPLAY OF POWER, AND KRENSHOV STANDS TALL OVER THE DESTRUCTION HE HAS CAUSED! Kenny leaves, satisfied, and the staff comes out and drags Kamikaze's lifeless body to the backstage area, leaving just three men with 6 minutes to go. Three men all tied up at three apiece. Bruno and Kurtis are working on Legion, but the sadistic ex- Army Ranger with a rake of the eyes on both men! He SPINEBUSTER on Kurtis, and Kurtis rolls out under the bottom rope, leaving Bruno and Legion. Just what Bruno wanted! Bruno with all kinds of haymakers tossed at Legion, slamming his fists into his head as hard as he can! Legion fires back, and Bruno is busted wide open! Undeterred, Bruno continues the assault, and backs Legion all the way to the ropes! GOOZLE! Bruno stares right into Legion's eyes! "PAYBACK IS A BITCH, BUDDY!" Bruno picks Legion up over his head and...oh WOW! GORILLA PRESSED HIM! AND DROPS HIM OVER THE TOP! Bruno takes the lead now, we're down to just 3 minutes left! But Bruno isn't done! He steps out between the ropes, and clears off the announce table. The fans get to their feet, they can sense something insane is about to go down! Bruno with a few forearms to Legion, and he puts him on the apron...and Bruno follows. He signals to the table, and the crowd explodes! Bruno picks him up in POWER BOMB POSITION! NO WAY! MIKE AWESOME POWERBOMB FROM THE APRON THROUGH THE TABLE! IT SHATTERS INTO PIECES, AND THE ROOF COMES RIGHT OFF THE ARENA IN MOOSE JAW! "HOLY (BLEEP), HOLY (BLEEP), HOLY (BLEEP)!" goes the crowd. Bruno gets up, and heads back into the ring.. Where a waiting Matthew Kurtis nails a Clothesline From Hell and sends him right back out! This thing is all tied at four, and it looks like the last minute is going to be down to just these men! Bruno slides back in, and it's an all-out slugfest! It's amazing what a recovery Brian has made, with all the serious injuries he's been hit with in recent months. Torn labrum, torun up knees, broken ribs, and that gash on hs forehead, but dammit, he's till fighting! What a competitor! They trade shots until Kurtis hits a BIG one and has Bruno teetering! He's got one of Bruno's legs over the top...but Bruno fights him off! Now it's Bruno with Kurtis' back on the ropes, and Bruno fights to flip him over! He's ALMOST GOT HIM! - but Kurtis fights off! The two men are in the middle of the ring, slugging it out like wildmen! BOOM BOOM BOOM! And then, a buzzer. The time limit is up. The official announcement is that...this is a DRAW. Thunderous boos can be heard throughout the arena The referee walks over to Warburton...they discuss something...and then Warburton gets back on the stick. "Ladies and Gentlemen, due to a rule added by Mr. Winchell, there MUST be a winner, and the match will be re-started under SUDDEN DEATH rules!" The crowd cheers, and Bruno and Kurtis give each other a pound. The bell sounds, and it's right back to where they left off! Bruno with a big right hand, and he has Kurtis stumbling over to his corner...Bruno with a big lariat, sure to eliminate Kurtis, but Matthew ducks that, HE'S GOT BRUNO GOING OVER --- Bruno fighting for all he's worth with elbow strikes. He gets free and then grabs Matt by the head and rushes over to the otherside to put the man out, Matthew grabs the top rope to stop it. Two big bulls fighting it out! Who's going to get that elimination! Matthew with an irish whip to Bruno now, Bruno reverses, Matt hits the ropes and SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR. Bruno just speared Matt out of nowhere, that's a new one for Bruno. And then it's a sudden charging lariat on the staggered Kurtis... that sends Matt over the top rope! Bruno wins in sudden death! The crowd goes nuts, they really ate this match up tonight! Final score is: Bruno with 5, Kurtis with 4, and Legion with three. Kurtis manages to get back up and shake hands with Brian, as Legion finally starts to stir underneath the wreckage of what WAS the announce table... What a match!
The match starts out at a frenetic pace. A quick takedown by Wright grounds both men, and the two technical wrestlers exchange a quick succession of holds and reversals. The crowd actually applauds the early exchange, and Wayne proceeds to tell them to "Shut up and let me wrestle in peace damn it!" Nightmare takes advantage of the momentary distraction to hit a Short Arm Clothesline, and FLATTENS Wright. There's the pin! One! Only one. Nightmare hauls Wright up and clamps his hands on the smller man's neck! He hauls Wayne up! DREAMCAAAAAND REVERSED! DDT!! Nightmare bounces onto the mat headfirst, but quikly and angrily rolls back to his feet, and gets a face full of European Uppercut for his trouble! He spits his gum into the air, and topples like an oak tree. Wright relentlessly keeps on the offensive, grabs an arm, and locks in his Triangle Choke - a move he has recently taken to calling the THORNY EMBRACE. And good lord he's cranking back on that hold! No mercy from plucky young Wright, as he really lets Nightmare have it! Nightmare looks - for a moment - like he might tap... but manages to get his free arm to the ropes! Ropebreak! Referee Morgan Smythe has to start her five count, but Wright lets go at four. Nightmare rubs his shoulder and starts trying to retake his feet... Jaw Jammer! Nightmare reels to the ropes, rebounds... SPINEBUSTER! Wright hooks the leg! One! Two! Only two! Wayne isn't even phased. He grabs a leg... and, yes, locks in the WRIGHT WAY! Nightmare clutches at his head, and shouts "No!" when Smythe asks him for a submission. The crowd starts to rally behind Nightmare, and he gets himself fired up! He starts trying to make his way to the ropes, but juuuuuust as he's about to touch the ropes, Wayne PULLS him back to the center of the ring! Good lord! Wayne starts screaming "Tap! Tap!" But Nightmare continues to shake his head no! The crowd continues to cheer... and Nightmare starts POWERING OUT! He... REVERSES the Wright Way... into his own patented Sharpshooter! Wayne flails and quickly catches the ropes, and Nightmare releases the hold. 'Mare hits the ropes as Wayne quickly rises to his feet. Wright whirls around to catch a SWEET RUNNING ENZIGURI! Wright's eyes glaze over and he TOPPLES! Quick pin by Nightmare! One! Two! Kickout at two! But hot damn! That kick got the crowd fired up! They're really rallying behind the larger wrestler, and he's feeding off the energy. He plucks Wright up, lifts him up on his shoulders... and PLANTS Wright with the Running Inverted Shoulderbreaker! And another pinfall attempt! One! Two! Foot on the ropes! Damn! The crowd thought he had it, and so did he! Nightmare pulls Wayne Wright to his feet... THUMB IN THE EYE! The crowd hisses as Nightmare reels, and Wright hooks the leg... Russian Leg Sweep! And Wayne Wright is going UPSTAIRS! High risk move!? Wright gets to the top rope and flips off the crowd... but Nightmare's on his feet! Wright jumps without realizing it and gets caught by the neck! DREAMCATCHER! ONE! TWO! THREE! NIGHTMARE WINS! Wright slowly rolls out of the ring as Nightmare celebrates to the cheers of the crowd! Say what you will, THAT was indeed a fine wrestling match, and the fans are showing their appreciation. He hits a turnbuckle to bask in his moment of glory and... OH HOLY HELL! Wayne Wright with a STEEL CHAIR to the back of Nightmare! Nightmare topples off the top rope and the crowd turns on Wright instantly! Wright doesn't seem to care, and goes to WORK on Nightmare's right leg as the bell rings incessantly! Wright even pushes down the diminutive Morgan Smythe as she tries to stop him! Nightmare tries to kick Wayne away, but Wright just smirks and hits Nightmare in the face with the chair. Wright looks at his handy work and then, as he exits the ring shouts "Good luck in the Action! Battle Royal!"
Prince Darko & Thomas Young, accompanied by Mr. B, enter second. The Cowboys are already in the ring. Papa Z has a big picket-style sign on a post reading "We Gotz Skillz." Clint seems to trying to lay-out a game plan, although Stone only seems to be half-listening. The Foundation hits the ring, Prince Darko yelling at some jeering fans. BAM. Stone Zellor dropkicks Darko from behind and then starts laying into Young before the bell. Clint is in the corner still, shocked by his brother's shortcut. The bell rings, and it's Young vs Stone. Darko is enraged on the floor --- HE was going to jump the Cowboys before the bell. Also, he's a Prince. Mr. B tries to calm him down. On the other side of the ring, Clint Zellor is cheering his younger brother on while Papa Z rasps and holds his sign. Stone Zellor lookin' like some fists of fire, Young catches a right hand and tries a short-arm clothesline, ducked, PIMP SLAP. Oh no you DIN'T. Young is down, crowd chants "YOU GOT BITCH-SLAPPED." Darko again screams at the crowd to shut up, but while Young is distracted, Stone irish whips Young into the turnbuckle. Reversed, the lightweight Stone hits hard in the corner and Thomas Young comes running in... with a sick big boot to the face, over the top rope even. Young distangles himself from the ropes and props Stone up with the cup of his hand --- CHOP. WHOOOO. Young rips on Stone's t-shirt, tearing it open and exposing the man's pasty white chest. CHOP. WHOOOO. CHOP. WHOOOO. Stone's chest is turning bright red, Young Cutter --- Stone flips out and lands on his feet behind, to his knees, upper forearm shot to the crotch of Young. The referee warns Stone, threatening a DQ if he keeps up the shady tactics. Stone stares at the referee and yells point-blank in his face "I GOT SKILLS, BITCH." Tag into Clint, who doesn't seem to thrilled with his brother's said "skills" thus far in the match. "If you get us disqualified, I'ma kick your ass!" "Skills, bro. Skills. Clint gets in with Young, who grabs an eye gouge and makes a quick tag to Prince Darko. Young holds the bigger Clint with a hammerlock and Darko comes off the second turnbuckle with a double ax-handle to the arm. That'll cause some pain. Darko with a back scratch, that jerk. Mr. B claps on the outside. Meanwhile Darko hits a running DDT for a two count. First pin attempt of the match actually. Clint kicks out with power to spare. Darko tags in Young... ROYAL REVERSE! That one put Clint down, Young covers, Stone Zellor in with the save. The referee is yelling at him to get out of the ring, but Stone makes a point to first hit a neckbreaker on Thomas Young. Now Prince Darko is yelling at the referee about Stone, who makes it back to his corner just before the ref loses his temper completely. While Darko is yelling at the ref, Stone gets in the ring AGAIN and hits a Senton Splash on Young! That gets two. Clint shaking the cobwebs loose as Thomas manages to tag out to Darko. Darko hits a boot to the gut, he wants the Zamunda Driver - Clint gets his arms free! He's suddenly got Darko up on his shoulders, Samoan Drop! But that's not all, he goes to the top rope --- flying shouldertackle gets another two! The Midnight Cowboys are on fire, Clint tags in Stone Zellor for some DOUBLE-TEAM action - backbreaker by Clint, Stone follows it up with a legdrop for another two count. Almost got it, Clint lookin' pretty confident. Stone gets his man up, discus clothesline - blocked and countered by Darko, who suddenly has both arms in an underhook for the Zamunda Driver. Geez, he planted Stone into the ring. Darko stumbles over to his corner and tags out. Young is quickly into the ring, grabbing Stone for the BGS! ONE! TWO! TH--- kickout by Stone. Stone looking to be in some trouble, but the crowd is now chanting "YOU SCREWED KYLE! YOU SCREWED KYLE!" at him. Clint with a pained expression on his face, but the facts is facts - Stone Zellor cost D-X the tag team titles just three days ago on Tuesday Night Fights. In any event, Young has Stone back up, he wants to finish this. Into the ropes, Stone counters, but he gets nailed with an STO on the rebound for his troubles. Young tags back into Darko, and it's a double-team effort from the Royal Foundation. Thomas puts Stone on his shoulders for an electric chair drop, th is is called "Drawbridge" as Darko goes to the second turnbuckle. Wait a second, Stone claws at Thomas's eyes... he's biting the man in the forehead! What cheap shortcut will this man not take? Stone drops off behind Young and then shoves the man forward, Young crashing into Prince Darko's crotch. Stone tags in his partner, then sprints back to the corner. He grabs Young for a back suplex then --- spins and wait, Young's feet hit the face of the referee! The ref drops to the canvas after taking that hard boot to the head even as Stone heads out of the ring. Clint gives his brother a suspicious look. Stone retorts with "Hey, it was an accident." Was it, though? Meanwhile, Clint pulls Darko up, Darko is going to get a Twirl-E-G-Round! Shot off the ropes, and wait, Mr. B pulls his man out of the ring. Clint sprints forward, but suddenly Thomas Young has a chain wrapped around his fist! He musta pulled that outta his tights! He POPS Clint in the face, staggering the big man down. Stone knocks Young down and out of the ring, then follows out with a suicide dive. Crazy times. Clint gets up, Darko's getting back in the ring, and then Stone slides in with a chair. He's going to blast Darko, who gets his hands up --- Clint grabs the chair from Stone! "What are you doing?" "Winning." "No, we don't need this crap, we win fair!" The crowd is cheering Clint for this display, Darko certainly looks relieved. Of course he's not going to let the opportunity get by him, he grabs the chain and clocks Clint in the back of the head again. Yeesh, not a great night for Clint, although his afro probably affords him some protection. Darko wants to take a piece of Stone, but before he can? WHAM. Papa Z just clobbered the man with his picket sign! Wait just a minute, how could a piece of paper on a stick hurt the man? There's something suspicious about that picket sign the "CLANG" that resounded when Papa Z blasted Darko. Stone rolls his brother on top of Darko as the referee finally comes to. He counts ONE! TWO! THREE! The Midnight Cowboys go onto Black Thursday II and a tag team title shot!
Of course, the story here is that Papa Z seems to have joined Stone on the dark side. Stone & Papa Z help Clint up, celebrating. Clint doesn't know entirely what happened, but if he watches the tapes... well, he probably won't be happy. The crowd doesn't like this. They're not fans of the Royal Foundation, but they'd have liked to seen the team facing Celtic Assassins win a match fair and square. Nonetheless, it's Midnight Cowboys vs Celtic Assassins next thursday! Good night!
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