Subject: UWF Welcome To The Jungle Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:24 pm
After the National Anthem is played, the timekeeper rings the bell several times and the lights go dark as the live crowd buzzes in anticipation! After several seconds, the tron lights up........
Then the lights go down once again and then we hear.......
Jim Ross: "What a performance by Grammy award winner, Carrie Underwood! She has this crowd here in St. Louis amped up after that performance! Fans, we have a huge night of Wrestling action coming up. And speaking of big, it doesn't get any bigger than the ominous Elimination Chamber hanging above the ring!"
Bill Watts: "You better believe Jim! Six men are walking into that Chamber, but only one will walk out as the UWF TV Champion! And I gotta tell ya, I know the fans are used to seeing us here on the USA Network on Monday nights, but from time to time we will up the ante, so to speak, with shows like tonight! And I don't know about you Jim, but I'm ready to Hook Em Up!"
Match One: Hayabusa vs Hakushi w/Pieter
The crowd pops as Pieter leads her associate, Hakushi to the ring......
They size each other up to start the match, tie-up, Hayabusa goes for Hakushi’s arm, but Hakushi throws him off. Back kick by Hakushi, and he chops Hayabusa into the corner. Irish whip, reversed, but Hakushi catches him with a savate kick to the chin. Stomp to the back by Hakushi and he chops him into the corner before ramming him back and forth into opposite corners. Scoop slam by Hakushi and he nails the reverse slam for a two count pinfall. Hakushi applies a shoulder nerve hold, Hayabusa struggles to his feet, but Hakushi forearms him in the back of the head. Chop by Hakushi, Irish whip, but Hayabusa does a moonsault at the turnbuckle and lands over Hakushi’s head. Hakushi goes for a chop, but Hayabusa ducks it and kicks Hakushi out of the ring. Hayabusa then gets a running start in the ring and sails out with a somersault tope suicida while landing on his feet.
Hayabusa kicks Hakushi as he gets on the apron, but Hakushi blocks a punch and does the praying rope walk all the way to the opposite side of the ring before jumping down with a strike on Hayabusa. Hayabusa crawls out to the apron, he blocks a punch by Hakushi and comes back in the ring with a springboard spinning heel kick. Cover, but Hakushi easily kicks out. Hayabusa picks up Hakushi and hits a swinging neckbreaker. An armbreaker is applied by Hayabusa, but Hakushi gets a foot on the ropes and Hayabusa has to break the hold. Stomp by Hayabusa, he picks up Hakushi hits a scoop slam in front of the corner. Hayabusa hits a quick reverse splash off the top turnbuckle, cover, but it only gets a one count.
Hayabusa applies a reverse chinlock, he picks up Hakushi, Irish whip, and he delivers a jumping heel kick. Leg drop by Hayabusa and he kicks Hakushi in the back of the head. Back kicks by Hayabusa, and Hakushi falls out of the ring. Hakushi gets back up, and Hayabusa nails him with a springboard moonsault off the side ropes. Hayabusa throws him back in the ring and hits a springboard senton followed by a back flip splash for a two count pinfall. Scoop slam by Hayabusa, he goes to the top turnbuckle, but Hakushi gets back up. Hayabusa kicks him back though and hits a spinning heel kick from the top turnbuckle. Brainbuster by Hayabusa, he goes to the top turnbuckle and nails the 450 Splash. Cover, 1.......2....... Hakushi barely kicks out in time. Hayabusa picks up Hakushi and plants him with a powerbomb. Cover, but again it gets two. Again Hayabusa picks up Hakushi and hits a Tiger Driver for another two count. Hayabusa hits a Falcon Arrow in front of the corner, goes up top for the Phoenix Splash, but Hakushi rolls out of the way in time. Hayabusa rolls out to the apron and goes for a springboard attack, but Hakushi catches him and hits a powerbomb. Irish whip by Hakushi and he nails a dropkick on Hayabusa. Cover, but it gets a two count. Hakushi quickly goes to the top turnbuckle and hits Hayabusa with a diving chop. He goes up top again and this time delivers a flying shoulderblock. Cover, but again it gets a two count. Hakushi hits Hayabusa with the praying powerbomb, but Hayabusa kicks out at two. Hakushi drags Hayabusa to his feet, Irish whip, but Hayabusa collapses from his injured knee (from missing the splash). Backbreaker by Hakushi, he goes to the top turnbuckle, but comes back down when Hayabusa moves. Powerbomb by Hakushi, then goes up top, and he hits the diving headbutt. Again Hakushi goes to the top turnbuckle and delivers another diving headbutt. A third time he goes up and hits a third diving headbutt. Hayabusa slowly gets back to his feet and tries to use Hakushi body to help him stand, but Hakushi grabs him and nails a praying crucifix powerbomb. Cover by Hakushi, and gets the three count pinfall!
As the replay is shown, Jim Ross joins Hakushi and Pieter at ringside......
Jim Ross: "One Helluva win by the #1 Contender to the NWA Super Junior world title...... Hakushi! And now we know your next stop will be at Saturday Nights Main Event where you will challenge Chris Jericho for that title!"
Pieter: "It is honor to have such opportunity. Last time, during ladder match, Hakushi had title in fingertips. At Saturday Nights Main Event, he will have title firmly in his grasp!"
Match Two: David Von Erich vs Adrian Street w/Miss Linda
Miss Linda leads Street to the ring and the fans are all over his. Street demands that Linda get down on all fours and he steps on her back to enter the ring as Ross and Watts remind us that both these men are in the upcoming March Madness tournament to crown the NWA World champion, so a win here by either man, would be a huge victory going into that tournament.
Street makes a big deal about giving David an armdrag, but David returns the favor THREE times and Street bails. Back inside, David works on an armbar. Street eventually kicks him away, but gets put back in the same position. Since he’s near the ropes, Street is able to escape again to the floor. Back in again, David switches over to a headlock. Street breaks loose, but goes low on Von Erich, and applies a chinlock. He manages to cut off a comeback, but David gets the CLAWHOLD anyway. Street rakes the eyes to free himself. David wins a slugfest, but Street ducks the High Knee causing David to go flying over the top rope to the floor. Miss Linda gets on the ringapron, as she and Street distract the ref. Outside the ring, David is rising to his feet only to be attacked by.......
Nikita sends David facefirst into the steel post! Jimmy Hart tells Nikita to end him! As David stumbles up, Nikita hits him with the Russian Sickle!! Hart leads Nikita back to the dressing room area as the ref finally gets Linda off the ringapron, and never seen any if this. The ref begins his count. Von Erich is nearly counted out, but Street pulls him back into the ring and delivers the BRAINBUSTER for the three-count!
Jim Ross: "THE RUSSIAN!!! THE DAMNED RUSSIAN, NIKITA KOLOFF HAS STRUCK! I GOTTA TELL YA..... THIS IS TERRIBLE FOLKS! THAT PIPSQUEEK, JIMMY HART HAD HIS MAN ATTACK VON ERICH, HOPING TO POSSIBLY ELIMINATE HIM FROM COMPETING IN MARCH MADNESS! BUT YOU CAN BET, THERES GONNA BE ONE PISSED OFF TEXAN LOOKING TO EVEN THIS SCORE!"
Match Three: The Midnight Express Open Invitational for the UWF Tag team titles
Jim Cornette: "Ladies and Gentlemen..... it's my Mommas favorite part of the show! It's time for The Midnight Express Open Invitational match! Where any team in the NWA can challenge us for these UWF Tag team titles! And now, let me introduce to you the champions...... the human highlight reel of tag team wrestling...... Beautiful Bobby and Loverboy Dennis...... The Midnight Express!"
Cornette gives his champions some last minute advice as we await to see who their challengers will be. After nonody comes out, Cornette starts laughing saying nobody wants to commit career suicide and face the Express. Then out comes.........
BEER MONEY!!!!
The fans pop HUGE as James Storm and Robert Roode make their way to the ring as Cornette is throwing a fit around ringside!
Condrey and Roode start the match with some chain wrestling. Condrey uses wrestling to gain an advantage, and Roode comes back with fast paced and high impact offensive maneuvers. Roode makes the tag to Storm, who hits a Russian legsweep for two. Beer Money continues controlling the Express, even using Storm’s favorite beverage as an offensive weapon. The Express try to regroup on the floor, and Cornette demands that Beer Money should be disqualified for using beer in the match but the ref has no part of it. Roode back drops Storm over the ropes, wiping out the Expresz, including Cornette!!!
The Express use some shady tactics to take over on Storm. After a few minutes of abuse Storm makes the hot tag to Roode, and he hits Eaton with a big spinebuster for two. Cornette distracts, allowing Condrey to hit a pop-up European Uppercut on Roode for two. The match turns into a pier-six brawl in the ring. Condrey gets dumped to the floor, and Storm hits a hurricanrana off the top rope and Roode follows with a Superfly Splash. 1.......2........ Cornette pulls the referee to the floor! The ref gets in his case and Cornette gets ejected for it! Cornette slides his tennis racket in the ring as he leaves the ringside area. But Storm grabs it and nails Eaton with it! LAST CALL FROM BEER MONEY TO EATON! 1........2........3!!!!
BEER MONEY ARE THE NEW UWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!! THEY GRAB THE BELTS SND CELEBRATE AS THE FANS GO WILD!
But here comes another referee talking with the original ref. After a few seconds the original ref goes out and takes the titles away from Beer Money and declares that the winners are the Midnight Express via a disqualification due to Storm using the tennis racket!
Jim Ross: "What a miscarriage of justice there fans! Beer Money just got screwed big time! But something tells me that this is just the beginning of big things for Beer Money here in the UWF and its highly unlikely we will see any more open invitations from the Express as they barely make it out of St. Louis tonight with their titles!"
Match Four: "Gentleman " Chris Adams vs Jimmy Snuka for the NWA World tv title
After the introductions are made, the ref shows both wrestlers the prize they are competing for...... the NWA World tv title! Adams ans Snuka meet in mid-ring and shake hands to the delight of the crowd. Snuka escaped a wrist lock and dropkicked Adams. As Adams gave Snuka a cross corner whip, he came up empty on his follow-through and puts his head down for a backbone drop and Snuka hooked a victory roll and got 2.
Now the action gets a little faster which leads Snuka to blast Adams with a thunderous chop and a dropkick that sends Adams out of the ring. The cameras pan on Adams, who is bleeding from the fall.
Adams looks up at Snuka from the floor. Snuka goes to the ropes and extends them open, offering a truce and inviting Adams back inside. Adams climbs the ringapron and dropkicks Snuka, now sending Snuka to the floor! Adams follows after Snuka, and rammed him face-first into the steps. Snuka rebounded by ramming Adams face-first into the timekeeper’s table. Snuka slammed Adams atop the table and Adams rolls inside as Watts declared that sportsmanship may now be out the window. Snuka dealt him a hard cross corner whip. After Snuka came up empty on his follow-through, Adams applied a sleeper.
Snuka escaped and scored with a huracanrana for 2. While Adams backdropped him, he got 2. Snuka tried to respond with a splash but missed. Adams ties Snuka in the ringropes. Adams steps back and sizes Snuka up for his patented Superkick! Adams goes to kick Snuka...... but stops the impact of the kick. Watts wonders on commentary why the hesitation from Adams? Adams helps Snuka get untied from the ropes and Snuka immediately grabs Adams and rolls him up in a rollup, 1........2.......3!!! Snuka retains the title as a shocked Adams looks on. The ref hands Snuka his title and Snuka offers a handshake to Adams, who is visibly upset with himself with the huge mistake he just made, but nonetheless, Adams shakes Snukas hand before the champion leaves the ring.
Jim Ross: "I could be wrong here, but it sure looked to me that Adams hesitated on delivering that Superkick to Snuka! I don't get it, Bill!"
Bill Watts: "He certainly did, and in my opinion, it cost him any chance of winning that world tv title! Adams has been in his head since injuring Arn Anderson with that Superkick last month. He won't win many matches with that mentality!"
Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Jimmy Jacob's make their way to the ring to a loud chorus of boos, which both these sadistic men seem to enjoy. Then Darby makes his way out to the entrance, but he's by himself! Jake begins smiling, knowing that him and Jacob's are about to have open season on Darby. Allin begins heading to the ring, then halfway there, he stops, and points back to the entrance and out comes........
CACTUS JACK!!!
Match Five: Darby Allin and ??? vs Jake Robert's & Jimmy Jacob's (No DQ Match)
Cactus and Allin storm the ring and then their fight spills out into the crowd. The two teams fight near the concession stand. Jake and Jacob's lift Darby up into the air and slam him into a near a wall then they throw Cactus into the opposite wall. Jacob's and Roberts drag Cactus down back towards ringside and continue to beat on him.
Allin is shown walking a railing and he dives off it onto Jake! Allin pulls out a table and sets it up in the ring. Roberts and Jacobs attack Cactus and Allin’s knees and then throw Allin onto the ramp. Jacobs grabs Allin’s skateboard and him and Jake Double Suplex Allin onto the wheels of the skateboard!!
Cactus tries to fight back but Jake and Jacobs beats him down again and continue going after his knee. Jacibs and Roberts deliver a double powerbomb on Cactus through a table! But Cactus raises up smiling and begins letting out blood curdling screams! Allin hits a Dropkick knocking Jacobs into a DDT from Cactus! Cactus and Darby stacks Roberts and Jacobs on top of each other on the table. Darby climbs the turnbuckles........ COFFINDROP TO JACOBS AND ROBERTS THROUGH THE TABLE!!!! Darby covers Jacob's, 1......2........3!!!
After we get all the chaos cleared and things back to normal, we see the Chamber slowly coming down over the ring!
Match Six: Junkyard Dog vs King Kong Bundy vs Steve Williams vs Kamala vs Hacksaw Duggan vs Butch Reed
The ref begins getting JYD, Duggan, and Dr. Death into their respective pods but when it comes time for Kamala to enter his, he freaks out, not wanting to go inside the pod. Kamala begins screaming and chopping at the pod. Finally, Kimchee gets him inside. Then the cameras pan to Bundy...... who is too big to fit in his pod! The ref tells him he has to get in, but Bundy argues he can't fit. Bundy gets pissed and runs and hits a splash on Butch Reed! The bell rings and we are underway.
Bundy gets Reed in the corner and hammers him. He chokes him over the ropes. Reed tries to neutralize him with a standing front facelock, but Bundy lunges forward in it and rams Reed into the corner. Bundy stomps away, but Reed hangs in there, and it turns into a fist fight. Reed gets the upper hand, then throws a knee at Bundy. Bundy’s staggered but on his feet. A second one, Bundy’s still alive, third one knocks Bundy down. Bundy gets back up and Reed goes for a fourth knee, but Bundy takes his leg out.
Bundy goes for the splash right there, but Reed gets out of the way. A flying shoulderblock by Reed topples Bundy into the corner. Bundy takes control in the confusion but misses the avalanche. Sidewalkslam by Bundy, and the avalanche on Reed! 1......2......3!!! NO...... BUNDY DEMANDS THE REF COUNT TO FIVE!!! 4.........5!!!!
***HACKSAW BUTCH REED ELIMINATED ***
The spotlight moves around the ring and then stops as Hacksaw Duggans pod is opened! The fans erupt as Duggan comes firing out as Akbar yells instructions to Bundy! Duggan stomps his foot on the mat numerous times and lights into Bundy. But Bundy just shoves him away, trying to recompose himself. Duggan comes firing back in but Bundy throws Duggan into the corner, hammering Duggan with punches. Bundy goes across the corner and sizes Duggan up...... then runs in for a splash but Duggan moves and Bundy crashes into the turnbuckles as the spotlight flies over the pods once again! This time it stops over Kamala's pod!
Ross says this is what Akbar has wanted all along as Duggan is in there all along with Bundy and Kamala! Doc and JYD yell encouragement to Duggan as the 2 behemoths just have their way with Duggan! Kamala puts a nerve hold on Duggan as Bundy just pounds away at Duggan. As hard as he tries, Duggan can't stand the onslaught and slumps to the mat. Akbar yells for them to end Duggan for good! Bundy hots an avalanche on Duggan!! Akbar instructs Kamala to climb! Ross and Watts wonder what he's up to as Kamala begins climbing the Chamber wall. Kamala climbs to the top of a pod! Akbar yells for him to splash Duggan as the spotlight goes around again. The spotlight confuses Kamala. Then Dr. Deaths pod opens. Doc runs out and stands in front of Duggan.......KAMALA FLIES OFF THE POD...... AND DR. DEATH CATCHES HIM AND HITS A MODIFIED OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE!!
As that happens Bundy covers Duggan, and Doc has Kamala pinned...... the reg drops down, 1.......2.........3!!!
***HACKSAW DUGGAN AND KAMALA ELIMINATED ***
As they clear the ring of Duggan and Kamala, Doc and Bundy begin staring each other down. The crowd begins to buzz and you can tell its giving Doc the adrenaline he needs as he stomps around the ring. He drops into a three point stance and hits a shoulderblock that staggers Bundy but doesn't take him down! Doc hits the 3 point stance again and hits a thunderous shoulder tackle again that rocks Bundy as the last pod opens up and out comes JYD!! Doc tries once again for a shoulderblock but Bundy moves and Doc crashes into the turnbuckles! JYD sees his opening and catches Bundy off guard...... JYD attempts to slam Bundy, but he cant get the big man up. Bundy hots a big forearm smash to JYD's back! Dog goes down. Bundy hots a legdrop on JYD! Bundy hits the ropes...... AVALANCHE TO DOG!!! 1.......2........3!!!
***JUNKYARD DOG ELIMINATED ***
We are down to Dr. Death and King Kong Bundy!!! They jockey for position a bit and have a bad collision that ends with Bundy getting knocked off his feet. They lock up and Williams takes his leg out again, and he stretches Bundy and punches the knee repeatedly, leading Watts to think Williams has figured out the secret to beating Bundy one-on-one.
Bundy makes the ropes and hammers on Williams. Williams goes for a corner charge but misses. Bundy tries his own, but he misses too so they’re even. Doc sends Bundy into the ropes and attempts a backdrop, but Bundy delivers an elbow into the back of Doc's head!
Bundy’s just done with this already and goes straight to the avalanche! He scoops Doc up....... AVALANCHE!!! 1......2.......3!!! But Bundy grabs the ref and yells out "FIVE COUNT!!" 4......... and it backfires with Williams kicking out at 4!!! Doc rolls away to take a rest while Bundy argues with the referee over the referee actually obeying Bundy’s wishes. Bundy is pissed and Akbar is beside himself outside the Chamber! Bundy is so frustrated that he goes to slam Doc but Williams holds on during the impact and rolls Bundy for a two-count. Bundy jumps up making sure it was a two count! Doc flies in with a clothesline to Bundy that rocks the big man! Doc is fired up! He scoops Bundy up.......OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE!!! 1.......2.......3!!!! DR. DEATH STEVE WILLIAMS IS THE UWF TV CHAMPION!!!!
Jim Ross: "MY GAWD! THAT MATCH WAS EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT OTVWOULD BE AND MORE! BUNDY'S OBSESSION WITH THE 5 COUNT COST HIM BIG TIME AND THE GOOD DOCTOR CAPITILIZES ON IR! AND DR. DEATH IS THE FIRST EVER UWF TV CHAMPION!"
Match Seven: Ted DiBiase & Stan Hansen vs The Freebirds
Gordy and Dibiase start. Dibiase tells Hayes he wants him to start. Hayes says, “Lemme think…nah" as the crowd starts chanting "PRISSY SISSY" to Hayes. Dibiase locks in a wristlock on Gordy and forces him to tag Hayes. Dibiase backdrops Hayes and knocks him out of the ring with a punch. Gordy and Hansen tag in and Dibiase corners Hayes, but takes a knee to the face. The Freebirds work over Dibiase, but he makes the comeback. Hayes tries to tag out to Gordy and that doesn’t work out so well for him. Hayes drags Dibiase out to the floor and tries to piledrive him on the concrete. Hansen makes the save. Crowd is super hot by now. Hansen gets the hot tag and we get a pier six brawl. Hansen rolls up Gordy in all the excitement. With the ref tied up with Dibiase, Hayes sneaks in, clobbers Hansen with a boot and puts Gordy on top for the victory!
Jim Ross: "Hayes strikes again with that damned cowboy boot to get the controversial victory. And like it or not, they will go onto Saturday Nights Main Event where they will face the Road Warriors in the Crockett Cup finale, with the chance of becoming the NWA World tag team champions!"
Main Event: Lex Luger vs Mr. Perfect w/Jim Cornette for the UWF Heavyweight title
The two men circle each other and lock-up. Perfect backs him into a corner, but Luger shoves him across the ring then flexes at Perfecr. Luger keeps getting the better of him, while Perfect stalls and complains of hair pulling. Luger no-sells some chops and punches and hits him with a dropkick and a press slam. Perfect stumbles out of the ring and falls over the guardrail. He motions for the ref to come over, only to give him a shove. The ref shoves him back and scurries back into the ring to hide behind Lex. Perfect gets back in and loses a test of strength, so he tries to stall some more. Luger then locks Perfect in a bear hug, but Perfect eventually gets to the ropes. They fight back and forth and in and out of the ring. Perfect lures Lex outside and sends him into the guardrail a couple of times. He sends him back inside and starts working over Lex’s ribs. Perfect then goes up top, but Lex shakes the ropes and Perfect takes a bump onto them. Perfect fights back again but flops to the mat in exhaustion. Luger hits a running clothesline and a sunset flip, but neither gets more than a 2 count. Perfect takes control and goes after Luger’s legs before finally getting the Figure Four. He uses the ropes for leverage until Luger manages to reverse the hold. Perfect breaks free and goes back to the legs, but Luger fights him off. He starts no-selling Perfects chops again. Lex press slams him, but then attempts a knee drop with his hurt leg. Perfect then goes up top, but Luger slams him off the top rope. Luger then hits 10 punches in the corner, with Perfect trying to fight back. He whips Perfect into the corner. They fight back and forth some more and Perfecr goes for a cross body that send them over the ropes. Cornette sizes Luger up with his tennis racket but Luger stops him dead in his tracks before he can hit him.
Perfect sends Luger into the post and then distracts the ref so Cornette can hit Luged. Luger is bleeding from the shots to the post and this gets the attention of the ringside doctor as Luger is bleeding profusely. They fight back inside and Luger gains control. He powerslams Perfect and signals for the Torture Rack, as the fans go crazy. Luger lifts him up, but the doctor gets the refs attention. The ref calls for the bell and Luger thinks he’s won the match. The fans do too and they erupt. However, the ring announcer states that the match has been stopped due to Luger’s cut. Perfect is awarded the match by stoppage. Perfect grabs his belt and quickly leaves as Luger can't believe what just happened as show fades to black.
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Johnny Rose
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Subject: Re: UWF Welcome To The Jungle Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:54 pm
Good win for Hakushi . It’s now him and Y2J one on one !!!
Damn dirty Russian . This isn’t over . David will be looking to hand out ass kickings .
Damn Cornette those titles should belong to Beer Money .
Adams since the incident with Arn seems to have lost that killer instinct that all wrestlers need . It cost him here , but Jimmy has been hot winning his first two tv title defenses .
What a way to debit Cactus ! Glad to see Darby get one up on these guys .
A big big win for Doc !! Can’t wait for next months tv rankings !!! Yes !!
Oh total bullshit !! Lex had that in the bag . Who the hell is the ref , Mike Smith !! Has to be sketch prick !!!
Great show !!!
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Brunogod
Posts : 912 Join date : 2020-06-22
Subject: Re: UWF Welcome To The Jungle Tue Feb 21, 2023 8:33 pm
i almost just stopped reading as soon as i saw that country bumpkin ruining that fn song
hakusi with a helluva showing going into SNME and his title match !
Just keep that jezebell away from Y2J!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHAT U R DOING WITH STREET!!
NIKITA!!! Great touch having him amd HART showing up!!
oh shit!!! BEER MONEY!!
noooooooooo!! fukin dusty finish!!!!
REMATCH!!!
One helluva tv title match ! Even when the action escalated somewhat it didnt get too out of hand!
I agree that adams ' hesitation may have cost him the world tv title!
whatever mental block the anderson injury has in adams's head , better be taken care of
CACTUS JACK!!!!!
this tag was as crazy as i figured it would be!
Allin gets a big win but jake and jimmy are not gonna be done with allin i feel
in fact it may get worse for darby!
bundy is too big for the pod lol great!
duggan never had a chance
double elimination was a cool touch
jyd with a quick cameo lol
dr death wins a brutal contest but imo bundy was the mvp!
but his arrogance cost him!
congrats to the uwf tv champ!!
a big win for the dirty birds heading into the Cup finals!!