From The Sportatorium in Tampa bay
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LANCE RUSSELL welcomes the fans and runs down today's line up and says that today's main event is a NWA World Super Junior Heavyweight title bout as champion: CHRIS JERICHO has answeed the challenge and will put the title on the line ahgainst BRAD ARMSTRONG!
LANCE then runs down information onn the GAB tour beginning in July and that on July 16 FCW will be having a huge card in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium and on July 26 at Tropican Field and matches will be announced soon and also there will be world titles defended as well!
this brings out the ONE MAN GANG with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK as the studio audience boos!
SOH:" LANCE...speaking of world champions appearing at the Great American Bash...wellm here is the man who is going to become the NWA World Champion on July 1 at the start of the GAB when he shows the entire wrestling world just who REALLY is the true badass!"
OMG:" That's right HUMP !
UNDERTAKER...u get your motorcycle all shined up and pretty because after i get thru with you on July 1st , you are gonna have plenty of time to ride this summer because you aint gonna have to worry about defending that world title after i get done splashing you ionto retirement!"
BARRY WINDHAM then interuppts!
SOH:" What the hell are you doing out here? This is our interview time!"
WINDHAM:" Shut your mouth Rooster! ( OMG moves toward BARRY and BARRY squares up) Bring it on fat man! You are a damnn coward for what you did to my good friend MANNY FERNANDEZ and i'm not letting that slide! So if you are feeling froggy today , why don't you jump your big butt into that ring today and put your money where your mouyh is!"
BARRY walks up into the rng as the crowd cheers and SOH and OMG are irate!
SOH:" BARRY WINDHAM...u got some nereve coming out here and sticking your nose into our business but GANG will gladly teach you a much deserved lesson today!"
OMG enters the ring as SOH cheers him on ! BARRY attacks right away as an FCW ref enters the ring and we hear the bell!
BARRY attacks OMG as he enters the ring and the fans are loving it!
This match is going all BARRY'S way for several minute!
BARRY whips OMG into the corner and follows up with a big lariat!
He then puts GANG into a headlock and signals for the running bulldog! But as he goes to execute it,GANG pushes him off and rakes BARRY'S eyes! That is followed by a whip into the corner and follows up with a splash in the corner!
BARRY drops down ,GANG hits the ropes and comes off with the 747!
The ref makes the three count and signals for the bell!
HUMP enters the ring ant tosses the ref outta the ring and drags BARRY to he center of the ring and GAND hits ANOTHER 747!!
HE then drops a third 747 and goes for another but is stopped as BLACKJACK MULLIGAN runs him and SOK off!
As we go to commercial we see BJM cradking BARRY'S head in his arms as BARRY is spittingn up blood!
LANCE:" Well fans,i gotta tell you that was one of the most despicable things i have ever seen and i am sure they will pay for that !! BARRY was stretchered out during the commercial break and was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital and was accompanied by his father BJM!"
1st Match:RICK RUDE w/ PERCY PRINGLE vs KEN WAYNE
RUDE aint getting paid by the hour and RUDE just manhandles WAYNE ,hits the rude awakening and gets an easy three count!
LANCE intvs RUDE after the match!
PERCY:" LANCE ...the GAB is almost upon us and then these so called world champs will have nowhere to hide...especually you JIMMY SNUKA! For a so called world tv champ,we never ever seem to see you on tv? Where the hell are you hiding?
But thats ok, because we have found out that the NWA has an event coming up at the Great American Bash to crown the number one contender to that world tv title and I am glad to announce that you people are looking at the man who will win it all and beat that coward SNUKA ....the Ravishing One himself...MR. RICK RUDE:"
RUDE:" Thats right PERCY! that JUNGLE BOY COWARD cant hide from me much longer and on July 19th in that cesspool of a city TORONTO i am gonna run thru everyone at GOLDRUSH starting with that english muffin CHRIS ADAMS ! Now you may be a gentleman but im gonna show youu that you dont compare to someone who is RAVISHING!"
2nd MATCH: ERIC EMBRY vs MANUEL VIALOOBOS
EMBRY showcases his wrestling ability, mixed in with some good ol texas brawling to secure a victory as he pins MANNY after a top rope elbow drop!
3rd Match: RICKY STEAMBOAT vs BARRY HOROWITZ
A very good back and forth match that showcases STEAMBOAT'S karate chops and technical wrestling skills as he hits a flying body press to get a win!
LANCE interviews STEAMBOAT about his participation in the GAB GOLDRUSH toutney at the GAB!
STEAMBOAT:" On July 19th on Toronto at the beautiful Skydome i get the honor of competing in a one night tourney to get the number one contender spot for a NWA world tv title match!
Now ARN ANDERSON...I have all the respect in the world for you and know you are going to be one tough man to beat but when it's all said and done i believe i will come out on top!
And JIMMY SNUKA ,i will look forward to putting my skills against yours and take that world tv belt away from you!"
3rd Match: BRITISH BULLDOGS vs THE CONQUISTADORS
The masked men never had a chance as the BULLDOGS overpower them with DAVEY'S power and DYNAMITE'S quickness!
After two snap suplexes by DK, he tags in DAVEY who hits a running powerslam and pins one of the masked men for an impressive win!
LANCE:" Fans now we are happy to have with us the FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion THE NATURE BOY RIC FLAIR!
FLAIR struts out dressed to the nines and gets a mixed reaction !
FLAIR:"LANCE, you are truly in the presence of vbreatness today as the one and only ...the NATURE BOY..the Dirtiest Player inn the game himself! Now theres so much going on in FCW right now and with the Great American Bash upcoming,well,i am sure i'll be a very busy man beating up all these so called tough guys!
A lot of guys out here are selling wolf tickets and as the ONE MAN GANG proved to BARRY WINDHAM, you best be careful what u wish for!
And I dont care whether you are BLACKJACK MULLIGAN...RICKY SYEAMBOAT..that beach bum MURACO ...or even the dream himself...DUSTY RHODES...RIC FLAIR is more than ady to take each and everyone of you to school!
And TAKER,SNUKA ,MACHO MAN...dont any of u world champ think for even one minute that I dont have eyes on all those world titles and believe me...each and everyone of you will hear from me soon! WOOOOOOOOOO!"
4th Match: DUSTY RHODES vs TANK PATTON
The Dream aint playing around as he shucks and jives all over TANK who,although has a few good moments, is no match for Bog DUST!
A few bionic elbows to PATTON'Shead followed by a big elbow drop secures a pin fall win for DUSTY!
DUSTY grabs LANCE'S mic
DUSTY:" ONE MAN GANG!! SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK! You two cowards are gonna pay for what ypou did to BARRY WINDHAM ! He is a close family friend of mine and if BLACKJACK MULLIGAN leaves anything for me after he gets done with you, then i,ll finish taking the garbage out that you are!
And RICKY FLAIR...U JUST KEEP PUTTING MY NAME IN YOUR MOUTH AND I'LL PUT MY FIST IN IT TOO!"
MAIN EVENT
NWA WORLD SUPER JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
CHRIS JERICHO W/ JESSE VENTURA vs BRAD ARMSTRONG
THE crowd is on theirn feet the entire match as BRAD has the champ on the run!
JERICHO seems to hav eunderestimated BRAD and it shows!
AS these two criss cross the ropes..JESSE VENTURA trips BRAD from the outside which allows JERICHO to take over and BRAD never can recover as JERICHO punches and kicks his way to an advantage before finally hitting a lionsault onto a prone BRAD and gets the tainted pin and successfully defends his world title!
END OF SHOW