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Post by Vegas on Aug 16, 2008 13:20:09 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) Summer Slam Sunday August 17, 2008
Summer Slam was preceded by a 90 minute edition of Major League Wrestling: Fight Night which recapped all of the major story lines for tonight's matches and included the following dark matches:
Minor League Wrestling Dark Match: Arik Cannon and Claudio Castagnoli (managed by Larry Sweeney) defeated the Super Friends (Mike Quackenbush and Chris Hero) 2-1 in a best 2 out of 3 falls match to retain the Minor League Wrestling Tag Team Championship.
First Fall: Castagnoli pinned Hero via RICOLA BOMB
Second Fall: Quackenbush pinned Cannon via tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
Third Fall: Castagnoli pinned Hero via RICOLA BOMB
RAW Dark Match: Killer Bees defeated Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake (managed by Johnny Valiant)
- this match ended when B. Brian Blair made Beefcake submit to a SLEEPER
Smackdown Dark Match: Steve "Dr. Death" Williams (managed by Killer Kowalski) and the Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane, managed by Jim Cornette) defeated Dan Severn, Larry Hennig, and Hacksaw Jim Duggan in a 6 man tag team match.
- Before this match began, Cornette got on the microphone and blamed the Midnight Express being relegated to the pre-show for Summer Slam on the still lingering effects of "that no-good loser Dennis Condrey" who Cornette thinks is the reason the Midnight Express haven't been able to regain the glory that last year saw them win Major League Wrestling's Tag Team of the Year Award.
- This match ended when Williams pinned Duggan via Doctor Bomb.
Minor League Wrestling Battle Royal Dark Match: Sam Hayne won a 10 man battle royal for the right to challenge Minor League Wrestling Champion Delirious at Summer Slam.
Order of elimination: 1. Steve Corino 2. Timber 3. Drake Younger 4. Bloody Harker Dirge 5. Ricky Landell 6. Sabu 7. Adam Pearce 8. Necro Butcher 9. Savage-T Winner: Sam Hayne
Note: Although Hayne won the battle royal, Savage-T actually had the most eliminations. Savage-T eliminated 3 wrestlers- Ricky Landell, Sabu, and Necro Butcher and he was one of the last two wrestlers in the ring but finally got thrown over the top rope by Hayne.
Coming up next is Summer Slam! Among the first few scheduled matches are the 6 man elimination match to determine Major League Wrestling's first-ever Cruiserweight Champion, Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody vs the Fabulous Kangaroos, and Sam Hayne challenging Delirious for the Minor League Wrestling Championship!
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Post by Vegas on Aug 16, 2008 14:54:09 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) Summer Slam Sunday August 17, 2008 First Third of the PPV The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV
(note: matches are rated based on a 4 star rating system)
- The show begins by showing scenes from earlier in the day where MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino and guests Verne Gagne and the Midnight Rockers (who all played an important past role in the history of professional wrestling in Las Vegas) are presiding over the opening ceremonies in downtown Las Vegas for The Major League Wrestling Arena which is making its debut today by hosting Summer Slam!
Match #1: Playboy Buddy Rose defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Gorgeous George, Hardcore Hodge, Tiger Mask, and Jushin Liger in a 6 man elimination match to become Major League Wrestling's first-ever Cruiserweight Champion. *** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
- Before this match began, ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta introduced Rose as weighing 271 lbs which caused Rose to grab the microphone and say: "No, I do not weight 271 lbs. I only weigh 217 lbs."
- Order of eliminations: 1. Tiger Mask pinned Hodge via TIGER SUPLEX 2. Tiger Mask pinned George via TIGER SUPLEX (just a few moves after he eliminated Hodge with the same move) 3. Liger pinned Lewis via FISHERMAN'S BUSTER 4. Tiger Mask pinned Liger via TIGER SUPLEX 5. Rose pinned Tiger Mask via BOMBS AWAY
Match #2: Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody defeated Fabulous Kangaroos (managed by Captain Kangaroo) by DQ. ** (out of 4 stars)
- Snuka and Brody dominated most of the action in this match and seemed on the verge of victory over the Kangaroos when they suddenly got attacked in the ring by Magnificent Perfection (Don Muraco, Mr. Perfect, and Ladies Champion Sherri Martel) which caused the referee to call for the bell.
- After giving a severe beating to both Snuka and Brody, Magnificent Perfection (who last time on RAW got into a serious scuffle with Brody) left the ring but not before Martle grabbed the microphone to say: "Last time on RAW, Brody we told you to watch your back at Summer Slam and now you know why." It looks like the animosity between Brody (who defeated both Muraco and Mr. Perfect in a handicap match at Vengeance) and Magnificent Perfection is heating up and expanding now to include Snuka in this feud!
Cast Iron Stomach Challenge: Pepper Gomez is in the ring with a ladder.
- Gomez reminds everyone that the way the Cast Iron Stomach Challenge works is that he is going to lie on his back next to the ladder and a challenger will jump off the ladder onto his (Gomez') stomach. If Gomez is unable to get up within a few seconds, the challenger receives $20,000.
- Gomez then introduces tonight's challenger: Diamond Dallas Page!
- DDP comes out and first announces that he's finally healthy and will make his in-ring RAW debut on the next episode of RAW (DDP in June was drafted from Smackdown to RAW but has been injured ever since suffering a hurt leg in the ladder match at Judgment Day where he lost his Money in the Bank briefcase to Mr. Canada).
- DDP climbs to the top of the ladder and jumps onto Gomez's stomach. But Gomez is able to stand up after a few seconds so DDP does not win and the Cast Iron Stomach Challenge will continue!
Match #3: Sam Hayne defeated Delirious to win the Minor League Wrestling Championship. ** (out of 4)
- Hayne controlled most of this match. Although Delirious managed to survive 5 pin/submission attempts, Hayne finally won via his HELL'S FLAMES.
End of First Third of Summer Slam. Second Third of Summer Slam will be posted next and includes: The Crusher vs Harley Race, the New Age Outlaws vs the Vachons in the final round matchup of the MLW Tag Team Championship Tournament, Antonino Rocca vs Ivan Koloff in a falls count anywhere match throughout the brand new The Major League Wrestling Arena, MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino vs Larry Zbyszko, Bobo Brazil vs The Sheik, and more!
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Post by Vegas on Aug 16, 2008 20:12:44 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) Summer Slam Sunday August 17, 2008 The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV Second Third of the PPV, First Third is posted above
In the Ring: The Vegas Haters (Eddie Fyne, King Kong Bundy, and Don Leo Jonathan)
Fyne (to the Las Vegas crowd): "So this is the brand new The Major League Wrestling Arena? You want to know what I think of it? I think it's ostentatious and phony just like all of you!"
- Fyne gets booed heavily by the Las Vegas crowd
Fyne: "I can see alot of you are drinking your $1 beers and it looks like many of you are taking advantage of tonight's get 6 beers for $5 special. No wonder you guys are considered such a disgrace by the rest of the country."
Fyne: "And if you look out right now in the lobby there are people playing the slot machines. What kind of degenerate gamblers are you people to come to Major League Wrestling's second-biggest PPV of the year and waste your time throwing your money away by sitting in the lobby playing slots?"
Fyne: "I think the reason Las Vegas currently has one of the highest rates of housing foreclosures in the entire country is because so many of you people are nothing but zombies feeding the slot machines instead of paying your monthly mortgage bills."
Fyne: "And another thing that disgusts me about all of you is ......."
- Suddenly Fyne gets cut off by The Rockers entrance music as The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty), who are guests today as past great Las Vegas wrestling starts helping to celebrate the grand opening of The Major League Wrestling Arena, run down to the ring. Jannetty and Michaels give first DLJ and then Bundy a double dropkick to send them flying out of the ring and Michaels then thankfully shuts up Fyne by sending him crashing over the top rope and onto the arena floor via SWEET CHIN MUSIC as the Las Vegas crowd stands and roars its approval.
Match #4: Ivan Koloff defeated Antonino Rocca in a falls count anywhere match.
- Although this match started in the ring, the action soon spilled out of the ring and all around the brand new The Major League Wrestling Arena.
-Rocca and Koloff brawled to the lobby where Rocca repeatedly smashed Koloff's head against the Wheel of Fortune slot machines which with each smash of Koloff's head against them shouted out another new word in the phrase "Wheel!" "Of!" "Fortune!"
-The fighting then went past one of the arena's sports books where Koloff, while holding Rocca by the head, stopped and reached into his boot to pull out $1,000 which he tried to give to the ticket writer to gamble on himself winning this very match. But Koloff got frustrated when the ticket writer told him "I'm sorry Ivan but the bell's already rung. We can't accept anymore action on your match."
- The fighting then continued into the food court and inside the Tommy's restaurant where Koloff dumped a bunch of Tommy's chili sauce on Rocca.
- The fighting then moved into the arena's Sin City Brewery where Koloff dumped a bunch of Sin City Amber beer on Rocca while chugging down a glass of it for himself.
-The fighting then went past the arena's ESPN Zone but did enter the arena's Gardunos restaurant where at the salsa bar Rocca reagianed conrol and stuck Koloff's head into the hot refried bean dip.
- Rocca and Koloff eventually brawled their way back to the ring where Koloff put Rocca away via a backbreaker. **** (out of 4).
Match #5: New Age Outlaws defeated the Vachons (managed by Abdullah Farouk) in the MLW Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals to win the vacant MLW Tag Team Championship.
- This was an incredible and really competitive tag team match that the New Age Outlaws won when B.G. James pinned Mad Dog Vachon via a Shake, Rattle & Roll Drop.
- The New Age Outlaws are the new MLW Tag Team Champions!
Unforgiven advertisement: A short promo is shown telling everyone that the next time Major League Wrestling will be coming to them on PPV is on September 14th when RAW will present its brand-exclusive PPV Unforgiven!
Match #6: Harley Race (managed by Bobby Heenan and accompanied by Heenan Family "problem solver" Ox Baker) defeated The Crusher
- This was an all out brawl that kept spilling out of the ring as The Crusher sought revenge against Race for turning against him and rejoining the Heenan family on RAW 2 weeks ago. But the end came when Race gave The Crusher a PILEDRIVER . The Crusher managed to kick out of it but a couple of moves later Race hit another PILEDRIVER and this time got the three count. ** (out of 4 stars)
Backstage: Ray Stevens walks up to Pepper Gomez and asks if he can be the challenger in Gomez' Cast Iron Stomach Challenge this week on RAW. Gomez says yes.
Match #7: MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyskzo
(note: for this match I used the Bruno Sammartino bootleg from Cory Olson's LOW Bootlegs group).
-In this match, featuring a rare in-ring appearance by Major League Wrestling's Chairman Bruno Sammartino, Sammartino made relatively short work of his former student Zbyszko. The end came when Zbyszko went for a death jump only to be knocked off the top turnbuckle and sent crashing to the floor as Sammartino knocked him off balance by kicking the ropes. As Zbyszko crawled back into the ring, Sammartino was waiting and hit him with his BACKBREAKER for the surprisingly quick win. ** (out of 4 stars)
Backstage: -Some camera men show the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase in one of the corridors talking to guest Verne Gagne (who is one of the past great Las Vegas wrestling star guests here today helping to celebrate the grand opening of The Major League Wrestling Arena). It sounds like DiBiase and Gagne are discussing some business deal when all of a sudden the camera crew is spotted by DiBiase who yells at them to leave the area.
- Does this have anything to do with the mysterious deal DiBiase has been discussing recently with Sammartino and/or anything to do with DiBiase's recent purchase of the PPV name Sin City Showdown?
Match #8: The Sheik (managed by Abdullah Farouk) defeated Bobo Brazil (accompanied by his best friend Mil Mascaras).
- This match was Brazil's first in-ring action since being injured by The Sheik's FIREBALL at Vengeance when The Sheik interfered in Brazil and Mascaras' steel cage tag team match against the Vachons.
- Brazil was determined to get revenge and had The Sheik in trouble early but The Sheik fought back by repeatedly stabbing Brazil with an unidentified sharp object. The end of this match came when Brazil appeared to have it won via a COCO BUTT. But Farouk jumped onto the apron to distract the referee as The Sheik recovered and nailed Brazil with a FIREBALL! Mascaras tried to tell the referee what happened but got ignored as the referee made the 3 count giving the victory to The Sheik.
End of Second Third. Final Third will be posted next and includes the 3 champion vs champion matches of US Tag Team Champions Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki vs the World Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors in a best 2 out of 3 falls match for the Road Warriors' World Tag Team Championship, United States Champion Frank Gotch vs MLW Champion Buddy Rogers in a last man standing match for Rogers' MLW Championship, and the main event of Londos-Bockwinkel II: Intercontinental Champion Jim Londos vs World Champion Nick Bockwinkel for Bockwinkel's World Championship!
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Post by Vegas on Aug 17, 2008 2:17:28 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) Summer Slam Sunday August 17, 2008 The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV Final Third of the PPV, First Third and Second Third are both posted above
Match #9: World Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated US Tag Team Champions Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki 2-0 in a best 2 out of 3 falls match to retain the World Tag Team Championship.
First Fall: The Road Warriors in this fall displayed good tag team tactics by quickly tagging in and out and cutting the ring in half to prevent Inoki from tagging out to Baba. Inoki was overwhelmed by the offensive onslaught by the Road Warriors and this fall ended when Road Warrior Animal pinned Inoki following a DOOMSDAY DEVICE.
Second Fall: This fall ended surprisingly quick as Inoki wasn't even able to tag in Baba and he once again after only a few moves got pinned by Road Warrior Animal via a DOOMSDAY DEVICE. * 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
-Although they lost, Baba and Inoki retained the US Tag Team Championship because only the Road Warriors' World Tag Team Championship was on the line in this match.
Backstage: MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino runs into MLW Champion Buddy Rogers on his way to the ring for his match and accompanied by two of his fellow Horsemen Johnny Valentine and George Hackenschmidt and it sounds like they're discussing strategy to ensure Rogers retains his MLW Championship in his last man standing match against United States Champion Frank Gotch. Sammartino tells Valentine and Hackenschmidt to turn around immediately and that if they interfere in the match between Gotch and Rogers tonight then they'll be fired on the spot!
-Backstage: As they get ready for their upcoming matches this evening, Intercontinental Champion Jim Londos runs into United States Champion Frank Gotch. Londos and Gotch stop to admire each others championship belts and wish each other luck in their matches tonight as the announcers speculate if, even though they're currently on different brands, will we someday see a dream matchup between Londos and Gotch? Perhaps at a Wrestlemania someday?
Match #10: United States Champion Frank Gotch defeated MLW Champion Buddy Rogers in a last man standing match to win the MLW Championship.
- although last man standing matches are usually associated with hardcore wrestlers, Gotch and Rogers proved it's possible to have a good last man standing match between two technical wrestlers as each repeatedly applied their submission finishers attempting to prevent the other from regaining their feet before the count of 10.
-Rogers started off strongly in control and then the match went back and forth until Gotch suddenly went on an offensive onslaught by hitting Rogers non-stop with rolling kneebars and GOTCH TOEHOLDs until finally Rogers was unable to stand up by the count of 10. *** 1/2 (out of 4 stars)
- As a result of his victory, Gotch once again wins the MLW Championship!
Match #11, the main event- Londos vs Bockwinkel II: World Champion Nick Bockwinkel (managed by Bobby Heenan and accompanied by Heenan Family "problem solver" Ox Baker) defeated Intercontinental Champion Jim Londos to retain the World Championship.
- this match was being billed as Londos-Bockwinkel II because it was a rematch from last year's Summer Slam matchup of Jim Londos vs World Champion Nick Bockwinkel (won by Bockwinkel) but this year Londos was facing Bockwinkel with his own title- the Intercontinental Championship that he won from Larry Zbyszko back at Wrestlemania.
- Bockwinkel won this highly-anticipated matchup by putting Londos away via his BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER.
-But despite his defeat, Londos retained the Intercontinental Championship because only Bockwinkel's World Championship was on the line in this match.
- After this match ended, as Bockwinkel celebrated with Heenan and Baker, 9one of their fellow Heenan Family members Rick Rude came down and entered the ring and gave 3 RUDE AWAKENINGS to Londos. Rude said that the Golden Greek is just a Golden Geek and he's challenging Londos to a match at Unforgiven for the Intercontinental Championship!
- As Rude joined his fellow Heenan Family members Heenan, Bockwinkel, and Baker celebrating Bockwinkel's victory, the crowd throws thrash at them as the PPV comes to an end.
See you later this week for Thursday Night RAW and Friday Night Smackdown!
- fade to black
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Post by ceo on Aug 18, 2008 1:56:29 GMT -5
Yet another great show from MLW.
Keep up the great work!
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Post by Vegas on Aug 20, 2008 19:26:44 GMT -5
thanks again ceo!
Breaking News:
Following Major League Wrestling's (MLW's) multi-brand Summer Slam PPV last weekend, MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino has ruled that there will be an elimination match for the World Championship in the main event at Unforgiven on September 14th! Further details including the match participants, in addition to current World Champion Nick Bockwinkel, will be revealed later this week on Thursday Night RAW.
And on Smackdown, following United States Champion Frank Gotch's victory in his last man standing match against Buddy Rogers to win the MLW Championship this past weekend at Summer Slam, Sammartino has declared that Gotch will be defending both his MLW Championship and his United States Championship at No Mercy on October 5th in a triple threat two falls match!
The first fall at No Mercy will be for Gotch's United States Championship and the second fall will be for Gotch's MLW Championship. One of Gotch's 2 opponents at No Mercy will be former MLW. Champion Buddy Rogers. And Gotch's other No Mercy opponent will be determined later this week as part of Friday Night Smackdown!
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Post by Vegas on Aug 21, 2008 16:46:48 GMT -5
Breaking News:The theme song for Major League Wrestling's (MLW's) next PPV Unforgiven (to be presented exclusively by MLW's RAW brand) is "You're Gonna Go Far Kid" by Offspring: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRxHHZEqwpw
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Post by Vegas on Aug 22, 2008 21:07:02 GMT -5
It's now time for this week's edition of Thursday Night RAW!
Major League Wrestling (MLW) RAW Live from The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV Thursday August 21, 2008 (First Third of the show)
This edition of RAW starts off by showing the following highlights from matches involving wrestlers from MLW's RAW brand on last weekend's Summer Slam PPV:
Playboy Buddy Rose is shown pinning Tiger Mask via BOMBS AWAY to become Major League Wrestling's first-ever Cruiserweight Champion.
Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody are shown defeating the Fabulous Kangaroos by DQ after Snuka and Brody were violently attacked during the match by Magnificent Perfection.
The New Age Outlaws are shown winning the vacant MLW Tag Team Championship by defeating the Vachons as B.G. James pinned Mad Dog Vachon via a Shake, Rattle & Roll Knee Drop in the MLW Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals
Harley Race is shown defeating The Crusher, whom he recently turned against on RAW a few weeks ago by rejoining the Heenan Family, via a PILEDRIVER.
Pepper Gomez wins another round of his Cast Iron Stomach Challenge with Diamond Dallas Page making his surprise return from injury to be the competitor.
The Sheik defeated Bobo Brazil in a major grudge match that marked Brazil's return to the ring since being ambushed by The Sheik's FIREBALL at the end of Vengeance back in June.
Londos-Bockwinkel II: In this matchup representing RAW's portion of Summer Slam's main event for the second consecutive year, Bockwinkel retained his World Championship by putting Londos away via his BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Afterward, Bockwinkel's fellow Heenan Family member Rick Rude ended the show by arriving in the ring to give a defeated Londos 3 RUDE AWAKENINGS before challenging him (Londos) to a match for Londos' Intercontinental Championship at Unforgiven.
In the Ring: After the Summer Slam highlights are shown, the show begins with Heenan Family members Bobby Heenan, World Champion Nick Bockwinkel, Harley Race, Rick Rude and the Heenan Family's "problem solver" Ox Baker in the ring.
- While posing, Rude says he's got "a better physique than the Golden Greek" and he's going to look even better at Unforgiven on September the 14th when he takes away Londos' Intercontinental Championship.
- Heenan brags that he's out thought MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino, who announced earlier this week that Bockwinkel has to defend the World Championship in a tag team elimination match at Unforgiven because he's naming Harley Race as Bockwinkel's partner to ensure the title stays within the Heenan Family. (note: The way this match works is that the champion will be whoever has the title once both opponents from the other team have been eliminated- so if someone pins Bockwinkel they're the new champion if their team has also defeated or goes on to defeat Race. And Race can become the new champion if someone eliminates Bockwinkel and if he (Race) survives being eliminated from this match while defeating the wrestler who defeated Bockwinkel and that wrestler's tag team partner if they haven't been eliminated yet).
- Race says this is proof he made the right decision to rejoin the Heenan Family because now at Unforgiven he'll already be back in the title picture once again.
-Then the entrance music for MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino plays as he comes down to the center of the ring to announce who Bockwinkel and Race's opponents will be in the main event at Unforgiven:
- First Smmartino announces Mil Mascaras as one of Bockwinkel and Race's two main event opponents at Unforgiven.
- Mascaras enters the ring and, after grabbing a microphone, tells Race that the only way he (Race) can win the World Championship at Unforgiven is if Bockwinkel gets pinned first and Mascaras asks Race if this would stop him (Race) from trying to make a pin save if Bockwinkel looks in danger of getting eliminated.
-Race appears mad but doesn't answer as Sammartino announces Mascaras' tag team partner in the tag team elimination match for the World Championship at Unforgiven:
- Sammartino says he would've named Mascaras' best friend Bobo Brazil as Mascaras' tag team partner at Unforgiven but Brazil instead requested a dog collar matchup against his enemy The Sheik at Unforgiven which Sammartino says he has approved. So Sammartino announces avowed Heenan Family enemy The Crusher as Mascaras' tag team partner at Unforgiven!
- As the Heenan Family protest this announcement, Sammartino finishes by saying that tonight on RAW, in preparation for this upcoming main event at Unforgiven, there will be two matches: The Crusher vs Harley Race in a Summer Slam rematch and Mil Mascaras vs World Champion Nick Bockwinkel!
End of First Third. Second Third will be posted next and includes Gorgeous George vs Ed "Strangler" Lewis in a #1 contender's cruiserweight match, the Fabulous Kangaroos vs the Vachons in a #1 contedner's match for the right to challenge MLW Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws at Unforgiven, Pepper Gomez's Cast Iron Stomach Challenge with this week's contestant Ray Stevens, and more!
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Post by Vegas on Aug 22, 2008 21:54:12 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) RAW Live from The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV Thursday August 21, 2008 (Second Third of the show, First Third is posted above)
Match #1: Justin Credible defeated Diamond Dallas Page.
- Happy to see DDP making his return from the injured list to finally make his long-awaited in-ring debut on RAW since being drafted from Smackdown back in June, the fans in The Major League Wrestling Arena rose to their feet to give Page a standing ovation. But DDP appeared rusty in this return match which ended when Credible hit with THAT'S INCREDIBLE. DDP managed to kick out at 2 but Credible then got away with hitting DDP with his SINGAPORE CANE for what many probably consider an upset victory.
Match #2: Gorgeous George defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis in a #1 contender's cruiserweight match.
- Before this match began, Cruiserweight Champion Playboy Buddy Rose came out to brag about winning the Cruiserweight Championship at Summer Slam before heading over to the announcer's table to provide guest commentary for this match that would determine his challenger at Unforgiven.
- This was a vicious cruiserweight match that saw the action spill outside of the ring where George slammed Lewis' head against the announcer's table while talking smack to Rose.
- The end of this match came when George got away with grabbing the ropes for extra leverage while making Lewis tap out to a figure four leglock to become Rose's challenger for the Cruiserweight Championship at Unforgiven.
Match #3: Fabulous Kangaroos (managed by Captain Kangaroo) defeated the Vachons (managed by Abdullah Farouk) in a #1 contender's match.
- In a great competitive tag team match, the Kangaroos emerged victorious when Roy Heffernan made Mad Dog Vachon submit to his finishing STEP OVER TOEHOLD. As a result, the Fabulous Kangaroos will challenge the New Age Outlaws, who stood at the top of the ramp watching this match and applauding (perhaps mockingly?) the Kangaroos victory, for the MLW Tag Team Championship at Unforgiven.
Cast Iron Stomach Challenge: Pepper Gomez is once again in the ring with a ladder explaining that if someone can jump off the ladder hard enough onto his stomach that he can't stand up within five seconds, then that person will win $20,000 in cash.
-This week's contestant (as declared on Summer Slam last weekend): Ray Stevens.
Stevens: "So let me get this straight, you're going to lie down here on your back and all I have to do to win $20,000 is jump off the ladder hard enough so you can't stand up by the count of 5. Do you mind if I load up my kneepad for this?"
Gomez: "No, but you have to promise only to hit me in my stomach. Otherwise, you don't win the $20,000."
Stevens: "Oh, no worries. I promise."
- As Gomez lies on his back, Stevens climbs to the top of the ladder where he loads up his knee pad before jumping off the ladder. But instead of landing on Gomez' stomach, Stevens with his loaded knee pad hit his BOMBS AWAY finisher on Gomez' exposed neck!
- Stevens: "Whoops, I missed."
- Stevens then laughs hard at a badly hurt Gomez as trainers and EMTs rush down to the ring to provide assistance.
- Sammartino's Office: Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody enter to tell Sammartino they want a match on RAW tonight against Magnificent Perfection for interfering in their match against the Fabulous Kangaroos last weekend at Summer Slam.
- Sammartino responds by saying no because he wants to save that major grudge tag team match for Unforgiven. However, Sammartino says he'll meet them half way by granting Snuka a match against Don Muraco in singles action tonight and that match is up next!
Match #4: Jimmy Snuka (accompanied by Bruiser Brody) defeated Don Muraco (accompanied by Mr. Perfect and Ladies Champion Sherri Martel).
- Snuka was determined to exact revenge against at least one half of Magnificent Perfection and dominated the action. This match quickly ended when Snuka gave Muraco (who he also had a major singles feud against last year in Major League Wrestling) 3 consecutive flying headbutts and started to go for the pin only to have the referee distracted by Martel who jumped up on the apron. Snuka then sent Martel falling off the apron and into the arms of Mr. Perfect by giving her a clothesline and then went to cover a still downed Muraco for the pin.
End of Second Third. Final Third will be posted next and includes: Bobo Brazil vs The Sheik, The Crusher vs Harley Race, Mil Mascaras vs World Champion Nick Bockwinkel in a non-title match, and more!
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Post by Vegas on Aug 23, 2008 0:53:24 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW) RAW Live from The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV Thursday August 21, 2008 (Final Third of the show, First Third and Second Third are both posted above)
Match #5: The Crusher defeated Harley Race (managed by Bobby Heenan and accompanied by Heenan Family "problem solver" Ox Baker).
- In this Summer Slam rematch, The Crusher avenged his defeat to Race at last weekend's Summer Slam.
- This match ended when Race hit The Crusher with a deathjump in the form of a head butt that appeared to cause severe damage to The Crusher (Add 1 move on the updated death jump chart released last year). Race then went for a falling knee drop but The Crusher dodged out of the way and then hit Race with a sudden body slam for the 3 count.
Match #6: The Sheik (managed by Abdullah Farouk) defeated Bobo Brazil.
-Although tonight's match was just a standard match, Brazil came to the ring carrying a dog collar to remind The Sheik that MLW Chairman Bruno Sammartino had granted his request for a dog collar match against The Sheik at Unforgiven.
-Apparently determined to avenge his loss against his enemy The Sheik last weekend at Summer Slam, Brazil went on an early offensive onslaught that forced The Sheik to survive 3 pinfalls - 2 of which were the results of COCO BUTTS. But The Sheik battled back and eventually won in what turned out to be the match of the night so far via his CAMEL CLUTCH.
Unforgiven advertisement Unforgiven Presented by MLW's RAW brand Sunday October 14, 2008 The Major League Wrestling Arena Las Vegas, NV 1. The Crusher and Mil Mascaras vs World Champion Nick Bockwinkel and Harley Race (tag team elimination match for the World Championship) 2. Intercontinental Champion Jim Londos vs Rick Rude (for the Intercontinental Championship) 3. MLW Tag Team Champions New Age Outlaws vs Fabulous Kangaroos (best 2 out of 3 falls match for the MLW Tag Team Championship) 4. Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody vs Magnificent Perfection 5. Cruiserweight Champion Playboy Buddy Rose vs Gorgeous George (for the Cruiserweight Championship). 6. Bobo Brazil vs The Sheik (dog collar match) 7. More TBA
Backstage: Intercontinental Champion Jim Londos wished Mil Mascaras good luck tonight in Mascaras' non-title match against World Champion Nick Bockwinkel.
Match #7, the main event: World Champion Nick Bockwinkel (managed by Bobby Heenan and accompanied by Heenan Family "problem solver" Ox Baker) defeated Mil Mascaras in a non-title match.
- Note: Bockwinkel has previously also wrestled Mil Mascaras earlier this year by successfully defending his title against Mascaras at both the Royal Rumble and in RAW's portion of the main event at Wrestlemania.
-It appeared at one point in tonight's match that Mascaras had the match won via his CROSSBODY ATTACK but Heenan made the pin save by jumping onto the apron. As a result, Mascaras chased Heenan away back to the locker room. But this apparently gave Bockwinkel enough time to recover as he quickly regained control of the match and won via his FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK.
As Bockwinkel celebrates his success tonight, the show comes to an end.
See you tomorrow night for this week's edition of Friday Night Smackdown!
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