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PRESENT . . .
THE EAST REGIONAL – ROUND 1
Live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, NY An opening promo airs to ‘Empire State of Mind’ by Jay Z and Alicia Keyes, and we see shots of New York City, including Broadway, Yankee Stadium, Times Square, etc. Then we get the King of the Ring promo that includes some highlights of the other 2 KOTR shows that have already taken place. We are live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in NEW YORK CITY!!!! We go ringside with Mike Adamle, Matt Striker, and of course Flava Flav who are set to call the action as the KOTR rolls across the country.
Adamle welcomes the fans to the show, and he and Striker run down the action set for tonight. In addition to the opening round of the East Region, we are going to have 2 BIG UWF world title matches. Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuiness will put the tag titles on the line against Tha Gangstas and in the main event Michael Shane will defend the World Junior title against . . . SABU! While Adamle and Striker are talking, the crowd is chanting for Flava Flav, who stands and spreads his arms out.
Flava Flav: ‘YEEEEAAAAAAH BOOOOOYYYEEEEEEE!’Striker takes a moment to show the brackets thus far, and the people that have advanced to Round 2 in the South and West. He says tonight we take this tournament up a notch, NEW YORK STYLE!!!!
(6) Sam Steamboat (HIP)
vs.
(11) Shiima Xion w/ Jillian Hall (IWL)Xion comes out sporting the X-Division title, and he shows it off for the fans and taunts them at ringside. Steamboat comes out to a good pop, and he and Xion tear it up in a very hot opener. The crowd is definitely behind the fan favorite Steamboat, but Xion uses the interference from Jillian Hall to gain the advantage. The ref turns around, but Jillian just starts talking on her Bluetooth like nothing is happening. Shiima presses the advantage, locking in a headscissors on the ground and choking Steamboat out. Steamboat flips over on top, forcing Xion to bridge up and go for a back slide but Steamboat gets out and hits a spinebuster. Both men are down. Steamboat is up first, unleashing a series of chops on Xion. Jillian is worried at ringside, as Steamoat hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on Xion and goes up top. FLYING BODYPRESS BY STEAMBOAT!!!! 1 . . . 2 . . . JILLIAN is on the apron and distracting the ref, who does not finish the count. Steamboat urges the ref to come back over, but Xion has had time to recover. Xion hits a low blow and then goes for the Philipino Destroyer, but Steamboat gets out again and hits his rolling leg submission. It looks like Xion is about to tap, but again Jillian gets involved. She reaches in her purse and pulls out a foreign object, tossing it to Shiima. Jillian once again distracts the ref, allowing Shiima to hit Steamboat right in the face with the object to break the hold! Xion stuff the object in his tights, then crawls over and makes the cover. The ref turns around and counts the 3!
The camera goes to the back, where we see Funaki. Funaki says he is the ‘NUMBAH ONE ANNOUNCA!’ but he is interrupted by Kristal Marshall. The two argue over who is going to get the first interview when Lance Storm walks out of the dressing room. He interrupts them, asking if he can be serious for a minute. He calls the tournament committee prejudice for making him fight a fellow Canadian in the first round, and it just further shows the conspiracy that the UWF has against him. But he will not be denied because he is an athlete that people can be proud to look up to. And when he emerges as the King of the Ring . . . no one can blame Canada . . . they can only blame themselves! ‘(1) Maxx Payne (RWA)
vs.
(16) Gangrel (FA)Maxx is a man on a mission in this one. He overpowers Gangrel in the lockup, and chops the hell out of him in the corner when the ref breaks. He tosses Gangrel into the ropes and nearly takes his head off with a clothesline, then tosses him outside. Maxx follows him to the floor, scooping him up and ramming him back-first into the ring post! He keeps up the pressure, putting Gangrel in a hammer lock and tossing him shoulder-first into the ring post! Back in the ring, Maxx continues to work on the arm, but Gangrel manages to hit a spinning wheel kick that takes Maxx out. He tries to follow up, viciously biting Maxx on the forehead and drawing blood. It seems Gangrel gathers strength from thje blood, and he hits the running knee strike to a downed Maxx in the corner. The fans get behind the former world champion, and Maxx tries to rally. He catches Gangrel in a power slam off the ropes, but can’t make the pin and both men lay on the mat. Gangrel is up first and he goes for the Impaler, but Maxx elevates him and then hits a big elbow drop. Maxx goes for the package piledriver, but Gangrel bites him on the leg to break the hold! Maxx clutches the inside of his leg from the bit, and Gangrel goes for the Impaler again but Maxx reverses out and takes Gangrel down in the Payne Killer!!!! Gangrel reaches for the ropes, but is too far away and quickly taps. The bell rings, but Maxx keeps the hold on Gangrel and refuses to release it!!!! Finally, when the ref threatens to DQ him, Maxx lets go. He leaves the ring, but then comes back in and delivers the package piledriver to Gangrel before finally heading to the back!
Commercial (2) Lance Storm (XWA)
vs.
(15) Test (FA)Test and Storm shake hands, and Storm takes the mic and asks if he can be serious for a minute. Storm tells Test that these people do not deserve to see 2 proud Canadian athletes such as themselves compete, but since they have to wrestle they should show them what Canada, and real wrestling, is all about. Test agrees and they shake hands. They start with a lock up, and Test shows that he is definitely the more powerful of the 2 as he shoves Storm to the mat. They lock up again and Test gets a side headlock, but Storm shoots him into the ropes and takes a shoulder tackle. Test hits the ropes and Storm tries to catch him in a hip toss but Test counters it and hip tosses Storm, then hits a press slam. Storm bails out and takes a breather, then returns to the ring to lock up again. Test forces him into the corner again and breaks clean, but Storm strikes with a drop kick to the knee! Storm takes over on the knee of Test, pulling him outside and ramming it into the ring post. Test fights back, but is on one bad wheel and cannot capitalize. He catches Storm coming off the top rope and hits a choke slam but can’t make the cover. Storm is back up and tosses Test into the corner, but Test elevates him over the top and Storm lands on the apron . . . BEAUTIFUL SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK BY STORM!!!! 1 . . . 2 . . . NO! Storm goes for the cradle piledriver, but Test hits a spinebuster to get out . . . FULL NELSON SLAM BY TEST! 1 . . . 2 . . . NO! Storm kicks out this time! Test sets for the big boot, but can’t hit it because his knee buckles. Storm hits the super kick!!!! CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF!!!! The damage to the leg is too much, and Test has to tap out immediately!!!
Storm celebrates as Test is left in the ring clutching his knee.
IN THE BACK: Kristal Marshal is with the UWF World tag champs, Nigel McGuiness and Bryan Danielson. Nigel – ‘Another city, another triple threat match, 2 more people looking to take our titles. You got the Gangstas, they are all about the violence. Well, the two of us can be as violent as anyone in this business. Just ask the Andersons. The Maximos like to fly around that ring, but eventually you’re gonna have to come down. And when you do, we will be waiting. You see, that’s why we are the best in the world. Tonight, the outcome will be no different than the last set of wankers that tried to take us on, and that is us leaving with these tag titles. Because I’m Nigel McGuiness and he’s Bryan Danielson, and we are in it . . . to win it!’(7) Jimmy Snuka (TSW)
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(10) Buddy Rose (BTPW)Snuka is extremely over with the crowd as he makes his way out, while Rose takes the mic from the announcers and bills himself at a ‘slim, trim’ 217 lbs. The action in this one goes back and forth from the onset in this one, but it is Rose that emerges with the advantage mid-way through the match. Snuka rallies, hammering Rose with some right hands. Snuka comes off the ropes and hits a big jumping headbutt that gets him a 2 count! Snuka hits the rope and takes Rose out with a flying chop, then another. Snuka is fired up! Snuka picks up the big man and hits a bodyslam, then signals for the Suplerfly splash. He goes up top, but Rose shoves the ref into the ropes, causing Snuka to fall and crotch himself! Snuka is hurt bad, and this allows Rose to roll him up from behind. He puts his feet on the ropes for extra leverage e as the ref counts the 1 . . . 2 . . . 3!!!!
The fans are pissed at the outcome, and they start throwing trash at Rose as he tries to leave the ring. The fans applaud Snuka, who gives the ‘I Love You’ sign before leaving the ring.
Commercial UWF World Junior Heavyweight Championship:
(Champion) Michael Shane
vs.
SabuSabu comes in like a crazy man, diving at the legs of Shane. Shane dodges, then responds by stomping Sabu in the head as he dives in. Shane goes for the leg this time, but Sabu blocks and then unloads with stomps and kicks. He fires Shane off the ropes, but Shane ducks a clothesline and hits a spinning heel kick off the ropes. Sabu pops up, but Shane takes him over with an armdrag and goes to work on the arm. Sabu fights to his feet, forcing Shane back into the ropes and then unloading with fists. Sabu takes Shane’s knee out with a drop kick, then hits an Arabian Press for a 2 count. Shaen tries to reverse Sabu into the corner, but Sabu hits a springboard tornado DDT!!!! 1 . . . 2 . . . NO! We almost have a title change, but Shane gets the shoulder up. Sabu goes outside and grabs a chair, and the ref tries to keep him from using it but he sets it up in the ring. He goes for the triple jump moonsault, but Shane kicks his leg out from under him as he tries to come off the chair, causing it to get caught up in it. Shane immediately locks on the figure four! Sabu reverses and puts pressure on Shane, who breaks the hold. Sabu charges, but Shane backdrops him onto the apron and Sabu lands on his feet. Shane turns around and nails the Wett Shane Music on Sabu, knocking him to the floor!!!! The ref starts the count, but Sabu is somehow able to make it back to the ring, beating the count by 1 second. Shane slams Sabu and goes to the top, but Sabu stops him and hits the huricanrana! Sabu sets the chair up again . . . TRIPLE JUMP MOONSAULT!!!! Sabu is down and cannot make the pin! Shane rolls outside, and Sabu hits an insane dive to the outside that takes both men out!!!! The ref starts his count, and both men are down. Sabu stirs and makes his way toward the ring, but Shane is up as well. They fight it out on the floor, with Sabu whipping Shane shoulder-first into the ringpost! Sabu rolls back in, but before Shane can roll in he is attacked by Homicide!!!! Homicide beats the hell out of Shane, and the ref does not see it because he is distracted by Sabu! Shane gets laid out, and the ref continues his count. Shane is unable to make it back to the ring, giving the match to Sabu by countout!!!!
Homicide is shown backing up the ramp smiling, while Sabu has no idea what has happened.
Commercial (3) Tiger Mask (IWL)
vs.
(14) Claudio Castagnoli (FA)Both men really show off their technical skills in the opening moments, trading holds and reversals. The two men end in a standoff, which elicits a standing ovation from the fans in attendance. Tiger goes behind for a waist lock, but Clauidio backs him into the corner and responds with a series of elbows. Tiger reverses a whip out of the corner and scores with a dropkick, then hits a series of armdrags. Castagnoli goes to the eyes, then hits a Russian leg sweep and stomps on Tiger. He goes for the mask, but Tiger is able to fight him off and score out of nowhere with an enziguri! Tiger goes up top, but Claudio catches him with a super-plex to the mat. He goes for the Ricola Bomb, but Tiger is able to free one of his arms and he fights out of it. Tornado DDT by Tiger!!!! Claudio rolls to the floor, but Tiger takes him out with the Space Flying Tiger Drop!!!! The fans are on their feet for Tiger as he tosses Claudio back in and hits the springboard cross body for 2!!!! He goes for the Tiger Suplex, but Claudio gets free and hits Tiger low! RICOLA BOMB COUNTERED INTO A SUNSET FLIP BY TIGER!!!! 1 . . . 2 . . . 3!!!!
IN THE BACK: Funaki is back and he lets everyone know that he is the ‘NUMBAH ONE . . . ANNOUCNA!’ He tries to get a word with Chris Jericho, who just smirks at him and takes the mic. Jericho cuts a promo on Super Dragon, saying a lot of people think he is a dangerous draw in the tourney. Jericho says that the only danger he is in is getting eaten by Dragon. Jericho is going to go out and show that he is the best at what he does, whether in the junior weight class or the heavy weight class. The King of the Ring crown will be his! (
Randy Orton (WLW)
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(9) Hernandez (GWF)This one is a battle of Orton’s quickness vs. Hernandez’s power. In the early goings Hernandez wins out, overpowering Orton at every turn. Orton is able to strike though, hitting the ¾ facelock and dropping Hernandez down in the backbreaker. He takes over on Hernandez, giving him the Orton stomp. Orton gains several near-falls, but Hernandez fights back with a big shoulder block! Hernandez hits the ‘Cracker Jack’ tossing Orton across the ring and under the bottom rope! Super Mex flies with the big dive over the top rope on Orton, getting a big reaction from the crowd. Hernandez tries to finish Orton off with the Border Toss, but Orton slips out and goes for the RKO! Hernandez shoves him off and catches him in a scoop slam, then tosses him into the air and turns it into a sit-out power bomb! Hernandez goes up, but Orton is up in time to crotch him and then he hits an elevated DDT!!!! Both men are down, but Orton measures Hernandez for the head kick, but as he charges Hernandez blocks it at the last second. Another Border Toss attempt by Hernandez is reversed again by Orton, who hits the RKO out of nowhere for the 1 . . . 2 . . . 3!!!!
Commercial (5) Steve Corino (GWF)
vs.
(12) Muhammed Hassan (WLW)Hassan is booed by the fans as he enters, and Corino comes out and goes on the attack. Hassan makes Corino bleed early, but it only seems to make him stronger. Corino fights out of the Camel Clutch by Hassan, hitting a big bulldog that finds both men out on the mat. Corino rallies, hitting the Flip, Flop and Fly on Hassan and going up top. Hassan catches him and gets a super-plex, but only gets a 2 count. Hassan goes for the Flight 77, but Corino gets out and rolls Hassan up for 2. Hassan charges, but Corino meets him out of nowhere with a Super kick for a 2 count! Corino goes for the Old School Expulsion, but Hassan gets out again and hits a power bomb! He only gets a 2 count, and while he argues and shoves the ref around Corino is able to recover. He hits a low blow on Hassan right in front of the ref, but the ref ignores it, then hits Hassan with the Old School Expulsion to get the win and advance!
IN THE BACK: Kristal interviews Maxx Payne. Payne talks about being back in the game, and saying that he will have 64 arms as his trophies after this thing is all over with. In comes Randy Orton, who cuts a promo on Maxx. He is not afraid of Maxx, and he is not taking his arm with him after their match. Orton talks about taking something of Maxx’s, and that is his last chance to ever be world champion again. Orton and Maxx have a staredown, but it does not get physical.(4) Chris Jericho (SSW)
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(13) Super Dragon (FA)Super Dragon KO’s Jericho as soon as he steps into the ring, leaving Jericho layed out! EMT’S come out and check on Jericho, reviving him and giving him smelling salts as the refs keep Dragon back. Jericho is allowed to recover and the match is officially started. Dragon controls the early goings and tries to finish Jericho quickly, but Jericho fights it off. He gets a boot up to the charging Dragon, then takes him to the mat with a one-handed bulldog! Jericho takes over, hitting the Flashback for a close pin, then locking in the half nelson sleeper. Dragon fights back , hitting the rolling wheel kick that knocks Jericho silly again. VIOLENCE PARTY BY DRAGON! Dragon goes for the Barry White Driver, but Jericho reverses it into a sunset flip then turns it into the Walls of Jericho! Dragon turns inside and fights out of the move, rolling Jericho up for a 2 count. Jericho goes for the Codebreaker but Dragon shoves him off, then scoops him up for the Psycho Driver! Dragon’s back is hurt and Jericho slips out, then takes him down in the Walls of Jericho again. Dragon kicks Jericho off into the turnbuckle, then goes for the rolling wheel kick but Jericho rolls out of the way and he crashes back-first into the corner! Dragon pulls himself up, but Jericho hits the Codebreaker and scores the win!
Commercial Main Event: for the UWF World Tag Team titles
(Champions) Nigel McGuiness & Bryan Danielson
vs.
Los Maximos (Jose & Joel)
Vs.
Tha Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafah)The match actually starts in the isle, as the Ganstas attack the Maximos on their way out to the ring. A huge brawl erupts in which the Gangstas get the better of until ‘FINAL COUNTDOWN’ hits and out come the champs. New Jack and Mustafah stand in the middle of the ring and dare the champs to fight them, and the champs oblige! Nigel and Daneilson beat the Gangstas back, and Danielson hits a flying shoot kick that takes New Jack out of the ring! Nigel and Mustafah trade shots, but the Maximos are up and join the battle. Mustafah is disposed of, but then the Maximos start double-teaming Nigel! Nigel takes a beating, but Danielson is able to recover and make the save for his partner after he gets hit with the ‘Spanish Fly’. New Jack comes back in with a crutch, hitting Joel while the ref is not looking and getting the pin. The Maximos are eliminated! It is down to the Gangstas and the champs, and the match quickly turns into a bloodbath. The Champs are able to give as good as they receive, and soon all four men are bloody. New Jack introduces weapons to the match, and he smashes Nigel in the head with a stop sign. He goes for the 187 chair shot, but Danielson stops him. Nigel is back up . . . TOWER OF LONDON ON NEW JACK! 1 . . . 2 . . . MUSTAFAH BREAKS IT UP!!!! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER ON NIGEL! Danielson and Mustafah trade heavy blows, but Danielson scores with a roaring forearm! New Jack is in to break up the pin, but Nigel comes out of nowhere to take him out with a jawbreaker lariat!!!! The champs set up Mustafah as Danielson hits a back suplex right into a European uppercut to the back of the head by Nigel, resulting in the champions getting the pin and retaining their titles!
Stryker, Adamle and Flav break down the action they saw tonight, saying that the first round is now complete. They show the brackets, and the 2nd round matches that will take place next week as part of the East region. They thank the fans, and the show signs off with the tag champions celebrating in the ring.
2nd Round Match-ups
Lance Storm vs. Buddy Rose
Maxx Payne vs. Randy Orton
Steve Corino vs. Chris Jericho
Tiger Mask vs. Shiima Xion
