HLW House Show
Elks Lodge
Queens, NY
Match 1: Joe Henning vs Super Calo
(Calo hits a few Luchador moves but Henning catches him with a running Axe. Then finishes him with the Henning-Plex.)
Winner: Joe Henning
Match 2: Future Shock vs Batten Twins
(FS wow the crowd with their innovative offense, The end comes when Cole nails Bart with the Florida Key (Cross-armed German suplex). They get a great ovation from the crowd.)
Winners: Future Shock
Match 3: Sid Vicious vs Chris Hero
Hero attacks before the bell but Sid makes a comeback. delivers a chokeslam and Powerbomb. 1.. 2.. 3.)
Winner: Sid Vicious
Match 4: Randy Savage vs Kofi Kingston
(This is a rematch from HLW TV. Kofi hits the SOS for a near fall. But its a Savage elbow that puts Kofi away.)
Winner: Randy Savage
Match 5: Austin Aries & Alberto Del Rio vs El Generico & Kenny King
(Wild match both inside and outside the ring. Aries get the 3 count on Generico after a 450 Splash.)
Winners: Austin Aries & Alberto Del Rio
Match 6: Mercedes Martinez vs Kelly Kelly - HLW Ladies Title
(Hard hitting match from both women. A thumb to the windpipe of Kelly by Mercedes followed by a running Boot. Leads to her nailing the Pescadora Buster for the victory.)
Winner & Still Champion: Mercedes Martinez
(Afterwards Mercedes grabs a mic and says its no wonder Lita gave up her title before facing her again. But whether its Lita or that "Rubia Puta" She will be World Champion.)
Match 7: Hiro-CIMA vs New Jack & Big E Langston
(Back and forth affair with all 4 men hitting some big moves. But NJ misses the 187 elbow and Tanahashi hits the High Fly Flow.)
Winners: Hiro-CIMA
Match 8: Dan Spivey vs Claudio Castagnoli
(This match is all Spivey but thanks to a distraction by Chris Candido and a handful of tights CC gets the 3 count.)
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli
Match 9: MVP vs Paul Orndorff
(The crowd is fully behind Orndorff but he doesn't seem to care. He is focused on the task at hand. MVP gives him a great match. Most fans say this was the best match of the night. Towards the end Candido shows up and a distracted Paul gets nailed with the drive By kick. 1.. 2..
NOOO! Orndorff kicks out. MVP goes for the Playmaker but Paul counters it and hits a Short-Arm clothesline. He points at Chris and does a throat slash. He hoists up MVP into the Piledriver. 1.. 2.. 3!)
Winner: Paul Orndorff
(After the match Candido teased running in but stopped. Orndorff gets a mic.)
Orndorff: Don't be scared Chris! Make a move! I'll drop you on your head too. Then after you I have unfinished business with our World Heavyweight Champion. Its time for me to clean up my sport. That's what's right. And I always do the RIGHT THING!
Main Event: Junkyard Dog vs Mark Henry W/Teddy Long - HLW Heavyweight Championship
(JYD starts out strong tonight nailing his big Soupbone rights to the jaw of Mark. He nails a headbutt that has him staggered. He hits the ropes but Henry nails a running body smash. Now Henry starts to wear JYD down. He has him in a Bearhug a while. JYD fights out of it by using the crowd for motivation. He goes for the Big Thump but can't get him up. Henry starts to pound on him again. Later JYD hits Henry with a running Shoulder tackle which sends him to the corner. Now JYD climbs the ropes and is raining punches down. Long jumps up on the apron. JYD grabs him but before he can punch him Mark hits a sledgehammer to his head. Now Henry gets him up...World's Strongest Slam! As the referee drop down to count, KKK runs into the ring! They are attacking Henry. Long runs to the back. JYD has crawled to the corner and has his Chain now. The KKK look at him and JYD starts swinging the chain. The hooded men quickly leave.)
Referee declares the match a No Contest.
(Jack Tunney along with other officials are now ringside. Tunney addresses the crowd and apologizes for the non finish to the Main Event. Then Joe Park ESQ comes out and says that Tunney needs to fix this because the network does not want any surprises on the next HLW TV. He warns him if they don't, the network will pull them off tv and that will be that. Park now enters the ring. Tunney tells him this is a house show and he has no authority here. Park says he has authority everywhere and starts to shove Tunney into the corner. Then from out the back races Brayden Walker. He taps Park on the shoulder when he turns around Walker hits the Walkabout! As the fans cheer Brayden plays to the crowd. Savage runs out but Brayden escapes thru the crowd.)
