Live from the Seagate Center in Toledo, Ohio . . . this is . . . SHOOTING . . . STARS . . . WRESTLING !!!!The screen is blank as we hear an arena full of rabid fans chanting ‘S-S-W! S-S-W!’ The camera comes up on the ramp, where we see a huge throne with a very regal robe draped across it and a scepter sitting in the seat. In a glass case next to the throne is a very ornate gold crown adorned with different kinds of jewels. Mike and Joe say tell the fans that they are looking at the crown that will go to the winner of the King of the Ring tournament coming up in 3 weeks. They talk about how honored SSW is to be hosting the inaugural tournament, and they expect an announcement from Shane McMahon regarding the tournament tonight.
On queue, ‘HERE COMES THE MONEY’ hits and out comes Shane McMahon. Shane comes out and stands next to the throne and talks about the KOTR coming up the night after Thanksgiving, and says that not only does the winner get the honor of being the first King of the Ring and all the prestige that goes along with it, but they will also get the title shot at Wrestlemania!!!! Shane says that he promised an announcement about the KOTR tonight, and he is here to announce SSW’s first entrant into the tournament . . . CM PUNK!
‘BREAK THE WALLS DOWN’ hits and out comes the TV champ Chris Jericho! Jericho asks Shane where his automatic bid is? He is the most important champion that this company has, and he dares Shane to stop protecting Punk and give him the respect he deserves. First he passes him over for the SSW title shot, and now he is handing Punk a bid to the King of the Ring on a silver platter. It is a conspiracy!!!! Shane is glad that Jericho mentioned that because tonight he is also going to get a chance to qualify for the KOTR. All he has to do is beat John Cena! Jericho is pissed, saying that Cena even getting a title match is a joke and it is an embarrassment to this company. Tonight he is going to expose Cena for the fluke that he is.
This brings out John Cena, who says that Jericho is talking a lot of trash while he is not around, so he came out to give him the opportunity to say things to his face. Jericho gets right in Cena’s face, and calls him a fraud. He says that he is a disgrace to this company and he is taking what rightfully belongs to him. Tonight, Jericho is going to take it back! Cena tells him that they don’t have to wait until later, and he is ready to go now! Shane steps in and tells them to save this for the ring, and Jericho agrees. However, he takes a cheap shot on Cena, punching him in the jaw! Jericho bails, obviously proud of himself, and heads for higher ground. Cena is rubbing his jaw, but is actually smiling and shaking his head at Jericho.
Commercial BreakBack from break, Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg are at ringside to talk about what just happened. They run down what is in store for tonight, including the first KOTR qualifying match! CM Punk and John Cena are also going to have the contract signing for their big match coming up in 2 weeks, and we will have a UWF world tag title match as Nigel McGuiness & Bryan Danielson take on the Midnight Express. In addition we are going to have a 10 man battle royal with the winner getting a shot at the Television title next week!
Opening promo airs to ‘FIRESTARTER’ by ProdigyMatch 1: Tag Team Match
The Hart Foundation (David Hart Smith & Teddy Hart)
vs.
The Eliminators (Perry Saturn & John Kronus)The Harts make their debut, and Mike and Joe talk about how they injured the knee of Rick Steiner during the SSW tag title tournament. The Eliminators get a good pop when they come out, but the Harts attack them. Just like the Steiners, the Harts concentrate on the knee of Kronus and keep him isolated in this one. However, Saturn eventually makes his way into the ring and starts suplexing the hell out of EVERYONE! All four men are going at it, and the ref is quickly losing control when out of the back comes Scott Steiner with a lead pipe!!!! Steiner hits the ring, and then nails Teddy with a shot to the gut with the pipe! David Hart Smith bails out before Steiner can get to him, but he picks Teddy up and drops him with the Steiner Screwdriver, staring down DH Smith the whole time!!!! The ref has no choice but to call for the bell and give the match to the Harts by DQ.
After the match, the Eliminators are not happy about the decision and they confront Steiner about it. Steiner doesn’t care, and he argues with them, which leads to the Eliminators laying Steiner out with the ‘Total Elimination’!
IN THE BACK: Kelly Kelly is with Ted Dibiase Jr., and she asks him about his chances of winning the TV title battle royal tonight. Dibiase says that he is a legacy in this business, so obviously he feels good about his chances. After all, he might just be the greatest man that ever lived. The travesty is that he even has to compete in a match like this. He is going to toss the other 9 men out of the ring and go on to be the next TV champion.Commercial BreakMatch 2: For the UWF World Tag titles
(Champions) Nigel McGuiness & Bryan Danielson
vs.
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) w/ Jim CornetteThese two teams start out evenly matched, much like their previous encounter, but it appears Danielson and McGuiness are out to prove something. Their strikes are a little more stiff than last time, and they are quick to isolate Eaton and work him over with submissions. Lane gets involved, hitting Nigel with an enziguri from the apron as he hits the ropes and allowing Eaton to strike with a swinging neckbreaker. Eaton and Lane start working over Nigel, hitting some of their patented double-team moves. Nigel gets in trouble, prompting Danielson to make the save for him during several pin attempts. Eaton and Lane attempt another double team, but Nigel manages to thrown Lane off into Eaton, who is on the top rope, and Eaton gets crotched. Nigel nails the Tower of London on Eaton out of desperation, but cannot make the pin. Both men start crawling to their corner, and make the tags at the same time. Danielson comes in a house of fire and lays in some vicious strikes to Lane. He nails him with a roaring elbow and then takes out Eaton with a running knee strike to the face. Danielson hits the Dagger Bomb on Lane, but Eaton breaks it up. Nigel is back in, hitting a short arm lariat on Eaton! Danielson locks the Cattle Mutilation on Lane, but Cornette is on the apron and distracts the ref! Danielson releases the hold and goes after Cornette, but Cornette tosses the tennis racket in to Eaton. However, before Eaton can hit Danielson from behind Nigel cuts him off with the jawbreaker lariat!!!! Danielson sets Lane on the top and goes for the back suplex . . . EUROPEAN UPPERCUT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY NIGEL AS LANE IS ON THE WAY DOWN!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!! Danielson makes the cover, and Nigel holds Eaton off as the ref counts 3!
The champs retain, and Nigel grabs the mic afterwards and says that is what was supposed to happen the first time. But Sting and Luger got involved. Nigel says that those 2 ‘wankers’ got their wish and they will get a match with them at some show called ‘Thanksgiving Thunder’. Danielson says that they have been professionals up to this point, but Sting and Luger are going to find out what it is like when they stop being professional.
IN THE BACK: John Morrison interview. Prince Nana and Kofi Kingston interrupt and Nana says Kofi will dominate the battle royal and win the TV title because he is the best wrestler on TV. Morrison does not know what their problem is with him, but he promises it won’t be Kofi that wins tonight.Commercial BreakBack from break, the crowd busts out in boos as Paul E. Dangerously makes his way to the ring, followed by the UFC Heavyweight champion of the world Brock Lesnar. Heyman has the mic and he cuts a promo on MVP. He calls him a fool for not signing with him, but says that his replacement is going to be bigger and better than MVP could ever be. He calls MVP the ‘Brett Favre’ of SSW, saying that his time is over but he just doesn’t realize it yet. He needs to get him a gig selling knock-off gold watches on a street corner somewhere. Heyman puts Lesnar over, saying that no one in the UWF can match his power or sheer violence level. He tells the fans that they are looking at the future world heavyweight champion.
We take a look at AJ STYLES courtesy of a video highlight package.Match 3: singles match
John Cena
Vs.
Chris JerichoCena comes out fired up, but Jericho tries to play mind games with him at the start. He keeps bailing out and breaking the momentum every time Cena gets anything going. Jericho comes in and gets a cheap shot to the gut, then takes over on Cena. However, Cena rebounds with a shoulder block off the ropes, then clotheslines Jericho over the top. Cena follows him out, hitting a suplex on the floor. He whips Jericho into the steps, but it gets reversed and Cena crashes into them instead. Jericho tosses Cena back in and catches him with the ‘flash back’ (sleeper slam), then a senton for a 2 count. Jericho takes over, grounding Cena with the half nelson sleeper. Cena fights back, hitting some elbows to the midsection of Jericho and then turning it into a back suplex. Both men are down. They get to their feet and Cena blocks a right hand by Jericho and fires back with one of his own. They trade rights and Cena gets the better of it. He ducks a haymaker and catches Jericho in the proto-plex!!!! YOU CAN’T SEE ME!!!! Cena hits the ropes and goes for the 5 knuckle shuffle, but Jericho trips him and locks on the Walls of Jericho!!!! Cena is in trouble, but he fights his way to the ropes before he has to tap out. Jericho measures Cena for the codebreaker, but Cena blocks it at the last second and catapults Jericho into the turnbuckle! Cena gets a kick to the gut and then the fisherman suplex! 1 . . . 2 . . . NOOOOO! Jericho kicks out. Cena goes for the F-U, but Jericho lands on his feet! CODEBREAKER TO CENA! 1 . . . 2 . . . NOOOOO! This time Cena kicks out! Jericho is disgusted and goes for the Walls again, but Cena rolls him up for a close 2! Jericho measures him and goes for a step-up enziguri, but Cena ducks! Cena locks on the STFU!!!! Jericho is trapped, and tries to claw his way to the ropes but can’t! He holds on . . . but then has to tap! Jericho taps!!!!
The fans applaud both men, and Jericho leaves the ring looking like he is about to cry. Cena stays in the ring to celebrate, and the announcers put over that he is the 2nd man from SSW to qualify for the King of the Ring.
Commercial BreakMain Event: Battle Royal for a shot at the TV title
John Morrison vs. Tyler Black vs. Elijah Burke vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Ted Dibiase Jr. vs. Drew McIntyre vs. The Miz vs. Zach Ryder vs. Shane Helms vs. Yoshi Tatsu All 10 men start fighting it out as this match begins, and alliances are quickly formed. Order of elimination:
1. McIntyre – by Black
2. Helms – By Ryder
3. Miz – by Morrison
4. Ryder – by Morrison
5. Tatsu – by Black
Dibiase Jr. and Kofi try to team up on John Morrison, but it is Black that makes the save. Dibiase and Kofi double team Black now, but Kofi misses the 630 kick and hits Dibiase instead, knocking him out of the ring. Morrison strikes quickly, nailing Kofi with the Flying Chuck. Morrison tries to toss Kofi out but he holds on, but Burke comes in and helps him dump Kofi over! Kofi is out, but Burke nails Morrison with the Elijah Experience (codebreaker). Burke tosses Morrison outside, but he manages to hang on and stay on the apron. Burke and Black are face to face in the ring, and Burke uses this opportunity to try to cash in the favor that Black owes him. He tells him to eliminate himself! Black refuses, and the pope slaps him in the face. Black responds with a right hand and they start fighting! This gives Morrison a chance to recover, and he dropkicks Burke in the back and eliminates him! Now it is down to Black and Morrison for a shot at the TV title.
Burke is furious as he leaves the ring, and Black and Morrison are face to face in the ring as the fans get on their feet. Both men start going at it, and there is a furious exchange of moves as each man tries to get the upper hand. Morrison strikes with some forearms, but Black comes out of nowhere with the Pele that knocks him silly. Black goes for the Paroxysm but Morrison flips over the top and nails a Rocker Dropper, then hits the ropes and nails a knee strike to the face of Black! Morrison tries to toss Black out, but Black blocks it and hits some back elbows. Morrison charges again, but Black catches him in lifting flatliner. Black goes to the top, but Morrison is back up and he climbs up too, and they fight on the top. Both men end up tumbling from the top rope, hitting the floor outside at the same time. Several referees come out and try to determine the winner, while Black and Morrison both argue that they won. The scene is chaos as we go to break.
Commercial BreakBack from break, the chaos has died down and the ring is set up for the contract signing. Shane McMahon comes out and sets the stage, then introduces Cena first followed by Punk. He lays out the contract and both men sign it, and after Cena signs it he offers a handshake to Punk. Punk acts like he is going to shake Cena’s hand, but he pulls his hand back. Punk signs the contract and takes the mic, telling Cena that now, just like before and always . . . You . . . got . . . punk’d!
Cena looks like he might go after Punk when suddenly Chris Jericho’s music hits. Jericho calls it ludicrous that this match is even happening. Shane tries to silence Jericho, saying that he lost his shot earlier tonight, but Jericho will not stop. He says that Cena getting a title shot is an embarrassment to this company, and this just proves that there is an obvious conspiracy against him to keep him from the title because everyone knows that he is better than CM Punk! He gets in Punk’s face, and Punk responds by slapping the taste out of Jericho’s mouth! Jericho tries a right hand but it gets blocked and Punk fires back, and when Jericho stumbles toward Cena, Cena nails him with a right as well. Punk scoops Jericho on his shoulders . . . GO TO SLEEP! Punk mouths at Jericho . . . but turns around and gets scooped up by Cena. F-U THROUGH THE TABLE BY CENA!!!! Cena sends a major statement to Punk, and the show ends with Cena standing tall over both Cena and Punk in the ring.