Heartland Championship Wrestling proudly presents:Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio The show opens with the tune, "Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys playing overhead. EPICDAVE strides down the aisle, decked out in an Ohio State Buckeyes football jersey. He is accompanied by ALLISON DANGER, wearing a scarlet and gray sweat suit and proudly carrying the Heartland Ladies' Tag Team Championship belt. EpicDave and Allison wave to the crowd and lead a series of "O-H-I-O" cheers to the delight of the Columbus crowd.EpicDave: Hey, fans! Welcome to the year 2021!
Allison: We made it!
EpicDave: And Heartland is ready to kick off the New Year with the annual tradition of the
2021 Buckeye Bowl! Thirty men will enter this match at two-minute intervals, and will try to throw each other out of the ring until there's only one man standing. That man will be the winner of the Buckeye Bowl and will receive a shot at the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship!Allison: Plus, we have THREE title matches tonight! And we're gonna kick it all off with the
Heartland Ladies' Championship.EpicDave: So relax, grab yourself a cold one, and enjoy the show!
Heartland Ladies' Championship - No DisqualificationMERCEDES MARTINEZ** defeated SHERRI MARTEL**** (c) by knockoutIt was a brutal battle from bell to bell between these hated rivals! Mercedes went to the attack before the opening bell, bashing the head of the champion into the steel ringpost! Sherri was dazed but battled back, gouging at the eyes of Mercedes and repeatedly choking the challenger on the top rope. The fight went out of the ring, where Mercedes put Sherri through a table! Sherri dragged herself up, but Mercedes punished Sherri with a series of brutal chops. Mercedes set up a second table and drove Sherri through it with a Fisherman Buster! Sherri was unable to respond to the ten count, and Mercedes was declared the winner!
MERCEDES MARTINEZ WINS THE HEARTLAND LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP
Allison: Unbelievable! Mercedes just beat the daylights out of Sherri! And it's all legal! Sherri just got knocked out- and Mercedes is the new champion!
EpicDave: Mercedes didn't take a backward step the entire night. She took the fight to the champ and she put Sherri's lights out! Congratulations to the new
Heartland Ladies' Champion! Next up, fans- the first of tonight's World Championship matches, as THE STEINER BROTHERS face quite possibly their toughest challenge yet.
NWA World Tag Team ChampionshipTHE STEINER BROTHERS (RICK & SCOTTY*) defeated THE WILD SAMOANS (AFA & SIKA****) when Rick pinned Afa with a Steiner DogThe Steiner Brothers were in perfect sync tonight! Rick and Scotty took turns beating on Sika, preventing the Samoans from tagging out and wearing down Sika with suplexes all over Columbus. Afa tried to intervene, but the referee put Afa out of the ring. Sika was left to fend for himself, and the Steiners quickly put him away with the Steiner Dog.
THE STEINER BROTHERS RETAIN THE NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
EpicDave: Congratulations to the Steiners! We thought that match would be a slugfest- but the Steiners were in control from the start.
Allison: They're the best in the world, without a doubt. And tonight- they definitely took care of business!
EpicDave: You got that right. Now- fans- it's time for the World Heavyweight Championship! For the third time-
RAY 'CRIPPLER' STEVENS and
'NATURE BOY' RIC FLAIR are going to battle with the title on the line!
NWA World Heavyweight Championship'NATURE BOY' RIC FLAIR defeated RAY 'CRIPPLER' STEVENS** (c) by submission with the Figure-4 LeglockIt was vintage Flair in his title shot. The Nature Boy worked over the legs of the champion, backing Stevens into the corner and wearing him down with repeated chops. Stevens returned fire with chops and slams, but Flair had the answer at every turn and kept control of the action. Flair wore down Stevens with a series of suplexes before finally locking on the Figure-Four! Weakened from the pummeling, Stevens was unable to escape the hold, and after a long struggle, the Crippler was forced to tap out!
'NATURE BOY' RIC FLAIR REGAINS THE NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Allison: Woooo! The Nature Boy is stylin' and profilin' again with the World Championship!
EpicDave: He's the best in the world- and once again the title belt proves it. Congratulations to Ric Flair, your new NWA World Heavyweight Champion! You know the Horsemen will be cruising down High Street tonight with all the pride that you can imagine. Who will be the next man to step up and challenge the Nature Boy? We're about to find out- it's time for the 2021 Buckeye Bowl. Tonight's winner gets a shot at the gold!
ENTRY #1: VADER
ENTRY #2: TED DIBIASEDiBiase was not happy about the #2 entry. When he reached the ring, he rubbed his fingers together, offering Vader a partnership. DiBiase reached into his tights and produced a wad of cash. Vader accepted the bribe, stepped over the top rope, and hopped to the floor, eliminating himself from the match!
TED DIBIASE eliminated VADER with a cash bribeEpicDave: Would you look at that? Ted DiBiase just bought himself an elimination!
ENTRY #3: STEVE 'DR. DEATH' WILLIAMSWilliams stepped past Vader on his way to the ring, entering to come face-to-face with his former running buddy DiBiase. Williams rubbed his fingers together, looking for a bribe- but DiBiase was out of cash! Williams slugged DiBiase, and the brawl was on!
ENTRY #4: 'MR. WONDERFUL' PAUL ORNDORFFOrndorff came right after DiBiase and missed badly with a charging High Knee. DiBiase adroitly used Orndorff's momentum to flip him over the top rope and out of the ring!
TED DIBIASE eliminated PAUL ORNDORFF with a Back-body DropENTRY #5: THE GREAT MUTA
ENTRY #6: MIL MASCARAS
ENTRY #7: BARRY WINDHAMEpicDave: There he is! Last year's winner!
The Oklahoma-Texas rivalry took center stage for a moment as Windham and Williams threw down! Windham nailed a West Texas Lariat on Dr. Death, but was unable to eliminate the big Sooner.
ENTRY #8: MR. WRESTLING II
ENTRY #9: JIMMY 'JAM' GARVINGarvin began to talk smack as soon as he entered the ring. After a verbal confrontation with Dr. Death, Williams decided he had heard enough.
STEVE WILLIAMS eliminated JIMMY GARVIN with a Football TackleENTRY #10: HARLEY RACEBARRY WINDHAM eliminated 'DR. DEATH' STEVE WILLIAMS with a West Texas LariatTHE GREAT MUTA eliminated TED DIBIASE with a jumping spin kickENTRY #11: NICK BOCKWINKELNICK BOCKWINKEL eliminated MIL MASCARAS as Mascaras battled MR. WRESTLING IIEpicDave: True to form! Mascaras never saw that one coming and Bockwinkel again proves himself to be one of the most intelligent men in the ring.
ENTRY #12: THE DESTROYER
ENTRY #13: CURT HENNIGMR. WRESTLING II eliminated THE DESTROYER with a Back SuplexGREAT MUTA eliminated HARLEY RACE with a jumping spin kickEpicDave: Would you get a look at Muta! He's on fire! That's the second man that he has eliminated with those sensational spinning kicks!
ENTRY #14: MAGNUM TACURT HENNIG eliminated BARRY WINDHAM with a running knee liftGREAT MUTA eliminated MR. WRESTLING II with a reverse Mule KickENTRY #15: JUMBO TSURUTAEpicDave: Hold on just a moment- fans, I have received word that
JUMBO TSURUTA is unable to appear tonight. However, I am pleased to report that we have recruited a last-minute replacement to enter this spot in the Buckeye Bowl!
ENTRY #15: RICKY "THE DRAGON" STEAMBOATThe fans erupted at the arrival of Steamboat to the Buckeye Bowl! Steamboat was immediately attacked by CURT HENNIG. Hennig and Steamboat battled around the ring. MAGNUM TA joined the fracas and attempted to double-team against Hennig, but Magnum's running clothesline misfired and drilled Steamboat! Steamboat toppled over the top rope, but managed to catch the rope and flip himself back into the ring. After a brief staredown with Magnum, Steamboat offered a handshake, but Magnum slapped Ricky's hand away and the match continued.EpicDave: What a move by Steamboat! He saved himself from elimination in impressive fashion. I don't think Magnum did that on purpose- but the Buckeye Bowl is a competitive situation and it's every man for himself.
ENTRY #16: DAVEY BOY SMITHENTRY #17: DUSTY RHODESDAVEY BOY SMITH eliminated MAGNUM TA while Magnum struggled with CURT HENNIGENTRY #18: BOBO BRAZILAs Bobo arrived at the ring, DAVEY BOY SMITH was eager to challenge the big man! Bobo abd Davey Boy went hold for hold, and it was Davey Boy who prevailed!DAVEY BOY SMITH eliminated BOBO BRAZIL with a running clotheslineENTRY #19: HACKSAW JIM DUGGANHACKSAW JIM DUGGAN eliminated DUSTY RHODES with a Tough Guy ClotheslineEpicDave: Do you believe that? Two of the most popular men in the Heartland just threw down in a fiercely competitive sequence! Dusty is frustrated about getting eliminated- especially after last year when he was tossed out by his own son.
ENTRY #20: RICK RUDERude hit the ring and immediately blindsided RICKY STEAMBOAT! After clocking Steamboat, Rude moved on for good measure and jabbed his fingers into the eyes of HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN. EpicDave: Rick Rude is making his presence felt- and not necessarily in a good way. Rude won the
Dixie Heavyweight Championship in a battle royal last month, using many of the same dirty tactics.
Rude made a move on DAVEY BOY SMITH, who was tied up with CURT HENNIG. Davey Boy saw it coming, grabbed Rude, and bashed him head-to-head with Hennig! Both Rude and Hennig staggered away in a daze as the fans cheered. ENTRY #21: NIKITA KOLOFFGREAT MUTA eliminated NIKITA KOLOFF with a Jumping Spin KickEpicDave: Another elimination for Muta! That's his fourth- and he has been in this match longer than anyone! I don't think Nikita knows what hit him.
DAVEY BOY SMITH eliminated RICKY 'THE DRAGON" STEAMBOAT with a Running Power SlamEpicDave: And that's number three for Davey Boy!
CURT HENNIG eliminated RICK RUDE with The AxeEpicDave: Wow! There really are NO FRIENDS in this match- even among the bad guys!
ENTRY #22: STINGDAVEY BOY SMITH eliminated THE GREAT MUTA with a PiledriverAfter his elimination, an exhausted Muta was attacked at ringside by VADER! Muta stood his ground, and battled back against Vader as referees and officials poured out of the dressing room to pull apart the fracas. In the middle of the melee, Vader slugged an official! Finally, order was restored and both men were ushered back to the locker room.
ENTRY #23: BUZZ SAWYERNICK BOCKWINKEL eliminated DAVEY BOY SMITH after a Boston CrabSTING eliminated BUZZ SAWYER after a Rolling Koppo KickENTRY #24: DON MURACOENTRY #25: JIMMY SNUKAENTRY #26: LEX LUGERNICK BOCKWINKEL eliminated JIMMY SNUKA after a Boston CrabENTRY #27: COLONEL DEBEERSLEX LUGER eliminated DON MURACO after a Power SlamNICK BOCKWINKEL eliminated COLONEL DEBEERS with a dropkickENTRY #28: 'ICEMAN' KING PARSONSLEX LUGER eliminated 'ICEMAN' KING PARSONS with a running clotheslineEpicDave: Well he didn't last long. Luger and Bockwinkel are cleaning house!
STING eliminated NICK BOCKWINKEL as Bockwinkel struggled with CURT HENNIGEpicDave: Oh, my goodness! Out goes Bockwinkel after a tremendous run in this year's Buckeye Bowl.
ENTRY #29: 'MACHO MAN' RANDY SAVAGECURT HENNIG eliminated HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN with a Running Knee LiftENTRY #30: ERNIE 'THE BIG CAT' LADDEpicDave: And number 30 is in the ring! One of these five men will win the Buckeye Bowl! Will it be
STING? ERNIE LADD? LEX LUGER? RANDY SAVAGE? Or
CURT HENNIG? Here we go!
LEX LUGER eliminated ERNIE LADD with a running clothesline (which was intended for STING)LEX LUGER eliminated CURT HENNIG with a Press SlamRANDY SAVAGE eliminated STING with a Neckbreaker ClotheslineEpicDave: And it all comes down to this! Luger and Savage have been tremendous rivals over the past year- and now, one of them will win the Buckeye Bowl!
RANDY SAVAGE eliminated LEX LUGER after a Flying Elbow DropRANDY SAVAGE WINS THE 2021 BUCKEYE BOWL
Allison: We have a winner! Way to go, Macho Man!
As the crowd cheered for Savage, TED DIBIASE returned to ringside accompanied by VADER. DiBiase offered Savage a handshake and an envelope. Savage looked at the envelope and smacked DiBiase's hand away! Vader stepped toward Savage, but the Macho Man stung DiBiase with a stiff right hand, vaulted over the top rope, and paraded up the aisle to the cheers of the fans.EpicDave: How about THAT? Fans- we have a winner in the Buckeye Bowl- and it is none other than
RANDY SAVAGE! He will get a title shot at the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship! He also got some sort of offer from Ted DiBiase- but he rejected that offer with extreme prejudice.
Allison: Wait- what? Did Macho Man just turn into a good guy? Last time we saw Savage he was beating up
TOMMY RICH and collecting the bounty.
EpicDave: The only man that Randy Savage answers to is Randy Savage. And tonight, he is on top of the world as the Number One Contender to the world championship! Congratulations to the Macho Man and all of tonight's winners-
RIC FLAIR, THE STEINER BROTHERS, and
MERCEDES MARTINEZ! All right, fans- we're done here. Thanks for checking out tonight's presentation of the
2021 Buckeye Bowl- and for tuning in thoughout the tumultuous year of 2020.
Heartland Championship Wrestling will be back in 2021 with more exciting action. That's our show, and I AM OUTTA HERE!