Championship Wrestling SPIKE

[Blehschmidt]

911Wrestling.com Report
Championship Wrestling SPIKE
Week 7

1) PJ Black vs Timothy Thatcher {CWS World Heavyweight Title Tournament}

This one looked like a major clash of styles on paper, but it turned out to be one hell of a match. Black took the early advantage using his quickness to keep out of the grasp of Thatcher. Tim was able to mount virtually no offense until he was forced to slide out of the ring to regroup. Black followed him out, and Thatcher won the brawl on the floor with a series of vicious European uppercuts. Thatcher controlled for a while back in the ring, but Black was able to catch him flush on the jaw with a jumping spin kick for a near fall. Black went up top and tried a diving spin kick, but caught the referee instead of Thatcher. Tim attempted to check on the referee, but Black nailed another spin kick and followed it with the 450. There was no referee to count, so Black drug Tim back to his feet, but Thatcher rolled him into a cross armbreaker out of nowhere. Black managed to work his way out, but just as the referee came too, Thatcher suplexed Black back down, floated over and applied the Fujiwara armbar for the tap out victory.

Winner, advancing to the Semi-Final Round: Timothy Thatcher


We are taken backstage to a split screen where we see Tommaso Ciampa and AJ Styles each getting ready for their upcoming tournament match.


2) Kyle O'Reilly vs Matt Sydal {CWS World Heavyweight Title Tournament}

This match was pretty much a showcase for Matt Sydal. Not saying O'Reilly wasn't impressive and didn't do his part, but it was pretty clear after the opening few minutes who was going to win this one. Sydal pulled out the Cyclorama and the Here It Is Driver, both of which O'Reilly was able to escape, and he even managed to counter a Shooting Sydal Press with some knees to the midsection and a small package. In the end though, Sydal sailed effortlessly down onto O'Reilly with a picture perfect Shooting Sydal Press to show the world that he is truly Bourne Again!

Winner, advancing to the Semi-Final Round: Matt Sydal


3) Tommaso Ciampa vs AJ Styles {CWS World Heavyweight Title Tournament}

Yet again, Ciampa brings a war and Styles was more than happy to oblige. Ciampa jumped Styles as the bell rang and dumped him on his head with a German suplex. He then whipped him into the corner, brought him down with a clothesline, and brutalized him with repeated running knee strikes. Styles took quite a beating before connecting with a Pele kick that turned the tide of the match for him. Things went back and forth for a solid fifteen minutes and in the end it took not one, but two Styles Clashes to put Ciampa away.

Winner, advancing to the Semi-Final Round: AJ Styles


4) Drew Galloway vs Homicide {CWS World Heavyweight Title Tournament}

This match obviously didn't go as planned, and I am guessing really tossed a wrench in the plans of the promotion. Galloway took control in the opening moments, and was in control for most of the first several minutes, until Homicide caught him with an ace crusher and took over on offense. After delivering a beating of his own, Homicide hooked Drew for Da Gringo Killa, and it appeared as if Drew was going to roll back onto his feet. The size differential between the men made this awkward and something went wrong, which caused both of them to collapse and Galloway to land badly on his shoulder. There was a bit of confusion as the referee checked on Galloway, and tried to convey information to Homicide. Finally Galloway stood up and Homicide delivered a weak looking lariat before covering Galloway for the 1,2,3.

Winner, advancing to the Semi-Final Round: Homicide


After the match, Galloway went to the back clutching his shoulder, as a somewhat shocked looking Homicide celebrated in the ring.

[Pariah]

Superb matchup between PJ Black and Thatcher... Was very happy to see Sydal come out on top, even though I thought O'Reilly would probably take that one... Styles is still my favorite to take the whole thing...

Crazy finish between Galloway and Homicide... Excellent piece of writing in that one... I really like how you took a result (that I can only assume) you found somewhat unremarkable and turned it into something show-worthy... Great job!

[Blehschmidt]

The Homicide/Galloway match was literally a 4 move match and Galloway rolled snake eyes on the pinfall. I had to make it interesting somehow!!

[Pariah]

Aug 28, 2015 13:05:45 GMT -5 Blehschmidt said:

The Homicide/Galloway match was literally a 4 move match and Galloway rolled snake eyes on the pinfall. I had to make it interesting somehow!!

It's when the dice act up that sometimes provide the most interesting moments... When you really have to get creative to shape the outcome into something you're happy with...

I remember rolling a Cage Match between Austin Aries and (you guessed it) Homicide... It was meant to be the big blow-off to their feud... But, the dice turned it into something that did not even reach the level of mediocrity... So, I turned it into a major news piece... It turned out that Aries was unhappy with how the talent was being handled by the front office... So, he intentionally mailed it in during the big match and then walked out on the company as soon as the show was over...

You did an awesome job!

[Blehschmidt]

911Wrestling.com Report
Championship Wrestling SPIKE
Week 8 {Inauguration}

The show opens with Shane Douglas out to announce that tonight's tournament final will be contested under Best Two out of Three Falls rules, as will all future defenses of the CWS World Heavyweight Title. He goes on to talk about how in the old days of wrestling the World Title was always contested in that way, and since CWS was first and foremost a WRESTLING company, they will continue the tradition.

Douglas then went on to explain that 24 teams will be competing in the upcoming CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament. Tonight's Battle Royal will feature one member of each of those teams competing to determine the brackets for the upcoming tournament. With 24 teams competing, that means that 8 teams will receive a first round bye. Thus tonight's battle royal is of the utmost importance to the teams, because the final 8 competitors will be securing a huge advantage for their respective teams.


1) Homicide vs AJ Styles {CWS World Heavyweight Title Tournament}

AJ Styles was ruthlessly efficient tonight, dispatching Homicide in just under eight minutes, allowing the Strong Style Thug very little offense in the process. Homicide charged Styles at the bell, and AJ took him down with a leg trip and went right to work locking in the Calf Killer. Homicide made the ropes, but the damage was done and Styles dissected him from there. The end came when AJ blasted Homicide with the discus lariat, then planted him in the center of the ring with the Styles Clash for the One, Two, Three.

Winner, advancing to the Tournament Final: AJ Styles


2) Timothy Thatcher vs Matt Sydal {CWS World Heavyweight Title Tournament}

Much closer than the opener, Timothy Thatcher went to work early grounding the high flying Sydal and working over the hands and arms. Sydal managed to escape the clutches of Thatcher several times and connected with some kicks that rocked Timothy, but Thatcher caught his leg and devastated him with a dragon screw and then followed it with an Indian Deathlock. Sydal reached the ropes, and when Thatcher charged with a European uppercut, Sydal rocked him with a leaping knee strike. The match was more back and forth from this point, including Sydal connecting with a brutal looking Here It Is driver that scored one of the closest kick outs I've ever seen. This one ended when Thatcher placed Sydal on the buckle and nailed him with a brutal European Uppercut. He then called for the Tower of McGuinness, but Sydal kicked him hard in the face a total of six times before Thatcher collapsed to the mat. The Shooting Sydal Press followed and scored the pinfall.

Winner, advancing to the Tournament Final: Matt Sydal


3) -24 Man Battle Royal to Determine the CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament Brackets-

Elimination #1: Anthony Nese by Roderick Strong (The Premier Athletes are the #24 Seed)

Elimination #2: Obariyon by Brian Cage (The Batiri are the #23 Seed)

Elimination #3: Willie Mack by Hanson (Mack and Strickland are the #22 Seed)

Elimination #4: John Silver by Biff Busick (The Beaver Boys are the #21 Seed)

Elimination #5: AR Fox by Mark Briscoe (African American Wolves are the #20 Seed)

Elimination #6: Silver Ant by Hanson (The Colony are the #19 Seed)

Elimination #7: Dasher Hatfield by Joey Ryan and Chuck Taylor (The Throwbacks are the #18 Seed)

Elimination #8: Paul London by Ricochet, Bobby Fish, and Rocky Romero (The Hooliganz are the #17 Seed)

Elimination #9: Christopher Daniels by Hanson (The Addiction are the #16 Seed)

Elimination #10: Hanson by Strong, Cage, Briscoe, Cannon, and Busick (War Machine are the #15 Seed)

Elimination #11: Amasis by Rocky Romero (The Osirian Portal are the #14 Seed)

Elimination #12: Arik Cannon by Nick Jackson and Mike Bennett (AC/DC are the #13 Seed)

Elimination #13: Harlem Bravado by Joey Ryan and Bobby Fish (The Bravado Brothers are the #12 Seed)

Elimination #14: Roderick Strong by Brian Cage (Dojo Bros are the #11 Seed)

Elimination #15: Mike Bennett by Biff Busick and Ricochet (The Kingdom are the #10 Seed)

Elimination #16: Rocky Romero by Nick Jackson and Chuck Taylor (Roppongi Vice are the #9 Seed)

Elimination #17: Ricochet by Brian Cage (Inner City Machine Guns are the #8 Seed)

Elimination #18: Biff Busick by Mark Briscoe and Bobby Fish (Fourth Gunn are the #7 Seed)

Elimination #19: Nick Jackson by Brian Cage (The Young Bucks are the #6 Seed)

Elimination #20: Mark Briscoe by Brian Cage (The Briscoe Brothers are the #5 Seed)

Elimination #21: Chuck Taylor by Bobby Fish (The Gentleman's Club are the #4 Seed)

Elimination #22: Joey Ryan by Brian Cage (Team Sleaze are the #3 Seed)

Elimination #23: Bobby Fish by Brian Cage (Red Dragon are the #2 Seed)


Winner: Brian Cage (The Unbreakable Machines are the #1 Seed)

-MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING-

4) AJ Styles vs Matt Sydal {CWS World Heavyweight Title Tournament FINAL}

Fall #1: The first fall was a spectacular back and forth fifteen minutes that saw Sydal kick out of the Spiral Tap, saw AJ Styles get drilled with two beautiful top rope Frankensteiners, and saw both men attempt a flying cross body at the same time and collide so hard in the center of the ring that the groan from the audience was clearly audible. The end finally came when Sydal attempted a springboard frankensteiner, but AJ Styles caught him, hooked him, and planted him with the Styles Clash for the One, Two, Three.

AJ Styles wins Fall #1


Fall #2: As soon as the bell sounded Matt Sydal charged across the ring and caught AJ Styles under the chin with a leaping knee strike that put Styles down. Sydal was quickly up top and connected with a Shooting Sydal Press. To the dismay of Sydal, Styles kicked out at two. Sydal yanked AJ to his feet and planted him with the Here It Is Driver, then headed back up top and connected with a second Shooting Sydal Press! He covered Styles for the One, Two, Thr....KICK OUT!!!! Sydal was beside himself and just began to stomp Styles repeatedly before heading back up top and connecting with a flawless Shooting Sydal Press, then cradled every limb of Styles for the three count and the fall.

Matt Sydal wins Fall #2


Fall #3: Styles was still out of it when the bell rang, and Sydal took advantage working over Styles at a frantic pace. For several minutes he beat on AJ, until Styles connected with a Pele Kick out of nowhere and knocked Sydal clear out of the ring. Sydal was staggered and didn't re-enter the ring until the count of fifteen. Once he did he came at Styles and was met with a hard kick to the midsection. Styles hoisted him up for the Styles Clash, but Sydal was able to counter it into a frankensteiner, but AJ was able to hold on, power him back into position and plant him with the Styles Clash. A completely spent Styles covered Sydal for the One, Two, Three.

AJ Styles wins Fall #3


AJ STYLES IS THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT AND THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING SPIKE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!


Matt Sydal struggles to his feet and straps the title around the waist of AJ Styles and then shakes his hand. The show goes off the air with Styles celebrating on the turnbuckle.

[Pariah]

Battle Royals are always a blast and this one was no different... Great job by Brian Cage... The Unbreakable Machines may have scored the number one seed, but now the focus switches to tag team wrestling... I think Cage and Elgin will have their work cut out for them if they want to take the gold... Look for The Briscoes and reDRagon to push everyone they face to the limit... But, it's a long journey and a single upset could drastically alter the course of things to be expected...

AJ Styles may have eliminated his toughest opposition when he took out Homicide in the semifinal... Matt Sydal showed incredible determination to get past Thatcher... But, in the end the considerable talent of The Phenomenal One took him all the way to the big prize... Congratulations to the very first SPIKE World Heavyweight Champion! Classy ending with both finalists showing each showing mutual respect for the efforts of the other...

You've got an excellent talent base for your roster and I really look forward to the future of this fed... Really like the way you've posted the tournament brackets and continuously update the chart as each round passes... Great presentation!

[Blehschmidt]

The AJ Styles/Matt Sydal match is the single craziest match I have ever rolled.

At the end of the first fall, Styles had 1 fatigue token to Sydal's 3.

Sydal delivered the single greatest ass beating I have ever rolled in the second fall, but AJ's counter rolls were insane and he kicked out of everything. Final Fatigue Token Count after Fall #2: Matt Sydal -3, AJ Styles - 9!!!

Sydal wins the roll off for the third fall and I am sure AJ is done, but he counters something, a couple rolls later, Styles Clash, Sydal rolls pin.....and hits the number on the dot, end of match.

Absolutely nuts.

[Pariah]

Seriously surprised it was that tight... But, pleased that Sydal put in such an awesome effort... Styles has such a great card that his opponent really needs the dice to go his way in order to win... Looks like this time, the dice were all about The Phenomenal One... Wow!

[Blehschmidt]

911Wrestling.com Report
Championship Wrestling SPIKE
Week 9

We are joined briefly by Shane Douglas who unveils the physical CWS World Tag Team Title belts, and wishes all of the competitors in the tournament the best of luck. He also announces that in several weeks there will be another extended special edition of Championship Wrestling SPIKE where we will see a special one night competition to crown the first SPIKE Television Champion.


1) Roppongi Vice vs The Premier Athlete's {CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament}

Crazy first round match that saw both teams look really good. Romero was definitely the star of the match, getting in all of his crazy shenanigans, and just going like a mad man from start to finish. The Athlete's looked impressive in everything they did, but at no point did it seem like they had things in hand. The end came when RPG Vice nailed Nese with the Contract Killer, and Konley came in to break the pin up. Trent and Konley brawled to the floor, and Romero slapped an ankle lock on Nese dead center in the ring and Nese was forced to tap.

Roppongi Vice advance to Round 2.


2) The Bravado Brothers vs The Beaver Boys {CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament}

Yeah. This was ummm, nothing to write home about. The Bravado Brothers hit the most basic offense imaginable on Alex Reynolds for several minutes, then John Silver tagged in and things got slightly better. He tossed both Bravado's around quite entertainingly, then nailed Harlem with a move he calls The Spin Doctor. The referee counted three, and Harlem Bravado quickly rolled to the floor apparently injured.

The Beaver Boys advance to Round 2.


3) AC/DC vs The African American Wolves {CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament}

Awesome, awesome match. These four guys worked their asses off to get the crowd back into things and they certainly did. ACH was like a ping pong ball in the early moments of the match, then Cannon and Corbin slowed things down and worked over both guy, including Cannon uncorking a punch that drew a Holy Shit chant from the crowd because it looked like ACH was legit out cold. AR Fox was finally able to get some momentum for his team, knocking Corbin off the apron with a brutal bicycle kick, then nailing Cannon with the AR-KO before putting him away with the Krunch.

The African American Wolves advance to Round 2.


4) The Addiction vs The Hooliganz {CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament}

It had been some time since London and Kendrick had appeared on the national scene, but it seemed like they hadn't missed a beat. Probably didn't hurt being against a team like Daniels and Kazarian. All four men brawled all over the place to start the match, including an insane Daniels moonsault onto the pile when everyone was on the floor. The Addiction beat on London for some time, but once he made the Hot Tag! to Kendrick, The Addiction was in trouble as The Brian Kendrick was on fire. The end came when a re-energized London clotheslined himself and Daniels out of the ring, as Kendrick nailed Kazarian with Sliced Bread #2 for the victory.

The Hooliganz advance to Round 2.

[Blehschmidt]

911Wrestling.com Report
Championship Wrestling SPIKE
Week 10

1) The Colony vs The Osirian Portal {CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament}

The Colony was on fire tonight, just absolutely wrecking The Osirian Portal. Silver Ant started things off using his technical prowess to work over Amasis for several minutes. Then Fire Ant came in and used his hard strikes and high flying to continue the assault. The end eventually came when Fire Ant hit an insane Tope Con Hilo on Ophidian, while inside the ring Silver Ant locked Amasis in the Cloverleaf and forced him to tap out.

The Colony advance to Round 2.


2) Dojo Bros vs Shane Strickland and Willie Mack {CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament}

This was not at all what I expected as after some early action involving Edwards and Strickland, Willie Mack turned into a freaking monster just beating Roderick Strong senseless and dominating him from pillar to post. To his credit, Strong kicked out of multiple pin attempts. But in the end he fell to Mack's Chocolate Thunder Bomb. The real story in this one came after the match as Eddie Edwards came into check on his partner. Strong appeared to be having trouble getting to his feet, so Edwards called for a chair so that Roderick could sit. Once Roderick was seated, Edwards turned around to converse with the referee about the condition of his partner, and Strong got quickly to his feet and absolutely obliterated Edwards with a chair shot. Roderick then set the chair up in the center of the ring, pulled Edwards to his feet and delivered the End of Heartache, sending Edwards crashing into the chair. Roderick left the ring cursing at his partner and saying he didn't need anyone. The show went to commercial as Edwards was stretchered out of the ringside area.

Willie Mack and Shane Strickland advance to Round 2.


We go backstage where Maria Kanellis tells us how tonight is the first step to her becoming the Queen of CWS as her Kingdom begins their ascension to the CWS World Tag Team Championship.


3) War Machine vs The Throwbacks {CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament}

This went about as expected. Rowe started with Dasher Hatfield who held his own for a few minutes, until the big man just began to batter him, including blasting him with a chair on the floor apparently just for the hell of it. Hanson tagged in and Dasher was able to slip by him and tag in Dunkerton. Sugar didn't fair any better, sustaining a pretty good beating of his own before finally falling to the War Machine finisher. The two big men looked unstoppable here tonight, and they were both heard yelling about slaying the Red Dragon as they headed out of the ring.

War Machine advance to Round 2.


4) The Kingdom vs The Batiri {CWS World Tag Team Title Tournament}

I think most people expected this to be a showcase for Bennett and Taven, but that was not the case as The Batiri came in and tossed everything they had at The Kingdom. Taven controlled early on nearly defeating Kodama with the Climax moments after a double team superkick. Obariyon would get tagged in and absolutely destroy Taven with a wrist clutch exploder driver and then planted him with a Flying DDT. Had Maria not distracted the referee, that would have been the match. Bennett was tagged in and went to war with Obariyon for quite some time. The end came when Taven tagged in, they sent Kodama off the apron with a double superkick, then planted Obariyon with the Hail Mary for the victory.

The Kingdom advance to Round 2.