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KING OF THE RING – The Elite 8
Live from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MichiganThe pyro goes off as we go ringside with Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg of SSW, who are here to welcome the fans to tonight’s show. Tonight we will determine the Final Four of the King of the Ring tournament as the foundation of the UWF continues to be shaken. We are also going to see 2 big UWF World title matches, as well as a big women’s tag team match that is going to kick off our show tonight!!!!
Match 1: Women’s Tag Team Match
(UWF Women’s Champion) Trish Stratus & (United States Women’s Champion) Lita
vs.
Hamada & Beth PhoenixFans are hot for this opener and the ladies put on a great show. Domination by the UWF Women’s champ to start it off, as she and Beth go at it. Hamada enters the ring and gets a cheap shot on Trish, allowing Beth to take over. Beth and Hamada make quick tags in and out, but the fans urge Trish to rally. Trish fights her way out of a Fisherman Buster attempt by Beth, then strikes out of nowhere with the Chick Kick and both ladies are down. Trish crawls to the corner, then makes the hot tag to Lita just as Hamada is tagged in as well. Hamada and Lita go one on one for the first time in the match! Lita hits some forearms and then comes off the ropes with a clothesline that takes Hamada down. Lita with a Thesz Press and rains down some right hands, but Beth knocks her off. Trish is back in and she and Beth are fighting now, and the action spills outside. Trish tosses Beth into the post, then tries to get on the apron. Lita goes for the Twist of Fate on Hamada, but she shoves her off right into Trish! The collision knocks Trish off the apron and sends her crashing into the railing, and allows Hamada to nail Lita with the Hamada Driver and score the 3 count!!!!
Back at ringside, Mike and Joe talk about how the crowd is hyped following that hot opening match. That is a big victory for Hamada, who has been stalking the United States Women’s champion for several weeks.
IN THE BACK: Christy Hemme is with CM Punk, who is getting ready for his match tonight against Bruiser Brody. Punk has an intense look on his face and he is taking up his hands. Punk talks about the task that is ahead of him tonight, but says that he would not have it any other way. He thrives on the competition, and if he WASN’T facing Brody tonight, he would be disappointed. But tonight, he promises to make Brody be the one that ‘goes to sleep’. He is going to be the first straight edge King of the Ring. BREAKPROMO airs for the next match, showing both men’s path through the tournament to get to this point. Austin cuts a promo backstage, saying that he sat at home in the last round and had a couple of Steve-weisers while he watched his opponent, Ripper Collins. Well, Stone Cold got tired of sittin at home and this week he is there to open up a can of whoop ass and go on to become the King of the Ring. And that’s the bottom line . . . cause Stone Cold said so. Match 2: King of the Ring Elite 8
(4) Steve Austin (XWA)
vs.
(2) Ripper Collins (HIP)Collins clips Austin’s knee as he is up on the ropes posing for the crowd before the match, then he goes to work on the leg. Austin cannot even get his jacket off, but he reverses a whip on Collins and hits the Thesz Press followed by some big time right hands! Austin hits the forearm to the chest of Collins, and he rolls outside the ring. Austin follows him, taking off his vest and choking Collins with it! He whips Collins into the rail and then tosses him back inside. Austin with the mudhole stomping on Collins, ending with the double bird. Austin hits a suplex, then chokes Collins on the middle rope. Austin goes for the body guillotine, but Collins moves out of the way and Austin straddles the middle rope. Collins goes for the leaping DDT, but Austin shoves him off and goes for the Stunner but Collins catches his leg and hits a Dragon Screw leg whip! Collins with a figure four to Austin, but Steve fights to the ropes. Collins continues to stomp on the knee, but Austin summons the strength to catch Collins with a spinebuster off the ropes. Austin hammers Collins with rights, then knocks him down with a back elbow. Austin tries to get the feeling back in his leg, then he takes Collins up and hits a big super-plex! Austin covers, but only gets the 2 count. Austin sets for the stunner, but Collins tosses him off right into the ref! Austin stumbles back and Collins spins him around but gets kicked in the gut and dropped with the stunner!!!! Austin immediately hooks the leg, but knows the ref is down and tries to revive him. LOW BLOW FROM BEHIND BY COLLINS . . . he rolls him up in a school boy . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . NOOOO! Austin kicks out!!!! Collins goes for the figure four again, but this time Austin kicks him off into the turnbuckle! The ref is still groggy as Austin goes for another stunner, but Collins shoves him off again and this time Beuregard tosses powder into Austin’s eyes!!!! Collins grabs him and hits the leaping DDT, hooking the leg and getting the 1 . . . 2 . . . 3!!!! Austin kicks out right at 3, but it is too late. Collins advances to the Final Four!
PROMO airs for the next match, showing both men’s path through the tournament to get to this point. Gilbert cuts a promo, talking about how this tournament is already over and they should just stop and give him the crown right now! Match 3: King of the Ring Elite 8
(4) ‘Hotstuff’ Eddie Gilbert (RWA)
vs.
(6) AJ Styles (SSW)This one is a match up of Eddie’s experience vs. AJ’s athleticism. They exchange holds at the beginning of the match, and it is clear that AJ is the faster of the 2 as he takes Gilbert down with lightning fast arm drags. AJ bars the arm, but Eddie quickly maneuvers him to the ropes and pops him with a short right hand, then tosses him into the ropes. AJ reverses and leaps over, nailing Eddie with the phenomenal drop kick! Eddie bails out and AJ fakes a springboard dive, but Eddie grabs AJ by the leg and pulls him to the floor, causing AJ to hit his head on the ring apron! Eddie tosses AJ into the railing, but AJ springs up onto the top of the rail and hits an Asai Moonsault! AJ tosses him back in the ring and goes for the superman forearm but Eddie ducks. AJ rolls to his feet, but Eddie scores with a standing drop kick! Eddie picks AJ up for a back suplex, but AJ flips over and lands on his feet and then rolls Gilbert up from behind! Gilbert kicks out at 2, shoving AJ off into the ropes and hitting a vicious clothesline on the rebound! Eddie drops a big knee on the forehead of AJ, then drops an elbow for a 2 count! Eddie tosses AJ into the ropes and catches him in the sleeper, and AJ starts to fade fast. The fans cheer him on as the ref raises his hand and it drops once . . . twice . . . thr . . . NOOOOO! AJ’s arm is up and he gets to his feet, nailing Gilbert with elbows to the mid-section! He shoots Gilbert off but misses a discus clothesline and Gilbert slaps the sleeper on again! This time AJ turns inside and nails Eddie with a big back suplex! Both men are down! AJ gets to his feet, nailing Gilbert with a couple of rights and then a discus clothesline! AJ slams him, then hits the big high knee drop to the chest for a 2 count. AJ calls for the Styles Clash, but Eddie back drops him over the top rope and AJ catches himself and lands on the apron. SUPERMAN FOREARM BY AJ!!!! 1 . . . 2 . . . NOOO! Eddie kicks out! AJ hits the pump-handle gutbuster and then goes up top, but the Spiral Tap misses! Eddie goes for a piledriver, but AJ reverses out and hits an Air Raid Crash! AJ goes outside. SPRINGBOARD 450 MEETS THE KNEES OF GILBERT! Eddie waits . . . HOT SHOT!!!! Cover for the 1 . . . 2 . . . NOOOO! AJ gets his foot on the ropes! Gilbert looks desperate now, and he goes up top but AJ is up to meet him there. They fight on the top and AJ gets a top rope huricanrana!!!! Gary Hart gets on the ring apron to distract AJ, while Gilbert starts digging in his boot and pulls out a chain!!!! AJ ignores Hart and goes for the Styles Clash, but Gilbert gives him a low blow with the chain wrapped around his fist! He rolls AJ into a small package, and the ref turns around and counts the 1 . . . 2 . . . 3!
The fans boo and shower the ring with trash as Gilbert and Hart celebrate. AJ is holding his groin in serious pain, and has to actually be helped out of the ring by the ref. AJ gets standing ovation from the crowd as he leaves.
BREAKIN THE BACK: Kelly Kelly is with Chris Jericho and she tries to get his comments on his match tonight with the red hot Tiger Mask. Jericho dismisses this as another attempt for everyone to disrespect him. He told everyone that he was their uncrowned King, and people still said he couldn’t do it. No one said he would beat Maxx Payne, but he beat him fair and square in the middle of the ring! Now people are talking about the roll Tiger Mask has been on. Jericho doesn’t care, because he is going to beat Tiger Mask just like he beat everyone else. You see, people like Eddie Gilbert can go out and talk about how they are going to win, but when Jericho gets in the ring, he backs it up because he is the very best at what he does . . . Match 4: for the UWF Junior Heavyweight title
(Champion) Michael Shane
vs.
Tyler BlackBefore the match, Evan Bourne, GWF Prodigy champion, makes his way out to ringside and joins Mike and Joe. They wonder why he is here, and he is here to expose the tragedy taking place because he is not the one getting the title shot! Who the heck is Tyler Black anyway? In the ring, both men shake hands before the match and then they proceed to engage in a technical classic. For several minutes they exchange holds and reversals, with neither man getting a clear advantage. They end in several stalemates, which warrant good ovations from the crowd. Black strikes first with a big forearm and then snap mares Shane, stomping him in the face. Mike and Joe put over Tyler as the next big thing in the Junior Division, and that he has been rising through the ranks in SSW for quite some time. Black nails the paroxysm on Shane followed by a standing shooting star press, but Shane kicks out at 2. Shane fires back off the ropes with the flying forearm and both men are down. Shane kips up and then slams Black, then he goes up top for the big elbow. Black is up and Shane jumps anyway, and Black meets him in mid-air with a drop kick! Black picks Shane up and power bombs him into the turnbuckle!!!! However, Shane strikes out of nowhere with the Sweet Chin Music!!!! Both men are down again, and Bourne is on the headset bitching about how ridiculous this is. The fans deserve a better champion . . . a champion like him! The ref starts his count, and Black is up by the count of 8. Black goes for God’s Last Gift, but Shane reverses out of it and rolls him up for a 2 count. They both pop up to their feet, and Black scores out of nowhere with the Pele kick! He goes up top for the Phoenix Splash, but Bourne leaves the broadcast table and trips Black, causing him to be crotched on the top rope!!!! Bourne slides in the ring and attacks Shane, forcing the ref to call for the bell!
Shane fights back, hitting the flying forearm off the ropes on Bourne, then Black clotheslines him over the top rope! Bourne gets on the mic and says Black doesn’t deserve a title shot but he does and he wants it, and Shane accepts. Black jerks the mic out of Shane’s hand, and says he was robbed and wants his rematch. He says they should make it a 3 way dance, and Shane accepts the challenge for the Final Four!
BREAKPROMO airs for the next match, showing both men’s path through the tournament to get to this point.Match 5: King of the Ring Elite 8
(3) Tiger Mask (IWL)
vs.
(4) Chris Jericho (SSW)Both men are evenly matched in this one, and neither can gain a clear-cut advantage at the onset. Jericho and Tiger exchange some arm drags at the beginning of the match, with each man returning the favor on the other one. Jericho gets frustrated and shoves Tiger, who responds with a slap to the face of Jericho! They circle again, and this time Jericho baits Tiger into a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock. Jericho powers Tiger to the mask, but he bridges backwards and only his head touches. Tiger powers back up, this time taking Jericho down in a bridge, and he tries to jump on top, but Jericho turns it into a monkey flip. They both get to their feet still holding onto the knuckle lock, then Tiger breaks it by hitting a headscissors to Jericho! Jericho is back up and charges into an arm drag, then a standing drop kick. Jericho rolls outside, but he is grabs Tiger’s leg and pulls him out, hitting some stiff chops outside. Tiger reverses a whip, sending Jericho into the railing instead! Tiger tosses him back in the ring . . . SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK! Tiger covers, and gets a 2 count. Tiger goes for the Tiger Suplex early, but Jericho gets a foot wrapped up in the ropes and the ref breaks it. The ref backs Tiger away, allowing Jericho to get a cheap shot in on Tiger. Jericho with right hands, then he hits a spinning heel kick off the ropes followed by a big Senton for a 2 count! Jericho climbs the ropes and hits the diving back elbow for a 2, then locks on the half nelson sleeper. Jericho wears Tiger down, then stops to rip and tear at the mask. The ref tries to back him off, giving Tiger a chance to breathe and he strikes with an enziguri! Tiger is fired up now and he hits some flying chops off the ropes, then a big back body drop. Tiger with a Northern Lights, but Jericho kicks out. Tiger goes for the Tiger Bomb, but Jericho reverses out of it and hits the butterfly backbreaker onto his knee. WALLS OF JERICHO . . . counter by Tiger and a roll up . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . NOOOO! Jericho kicks out! Tiger Suplex attempt again, and this time Jericho fights out with some back elbows. Jericho with a double leg takedown, and this time he gets the WALLS OF JERICHO!!!! Tiger is in trouble, but he gets to the ropes! Jericho argues with the ref, allowing Tiger to recover enough to catch him from behind . . . TIGER SUPLEX! 1 . . . 2 . . . JERICHO kicks out again! Tiger goes up top, but Jericho is up and he crotches him. Jericho climbs up and they fight, but Tiger shoves him off. Flying bodypress by Tiger but Jericho rolls through. Jericho goes for the Walls again, but Tiger kicks him off this time! Tiger with a running spear to Jericho! Then he sets him up top and goes for a huricanrana but Jericho holds on, blocking the move in mid-air and turning it into the Walls of Jericho!!!! Tiger tries to claw his way to the ropes, but Jericho pulls him back to the center of the ring and sits down on the move! Tiger refuses to tap, but he is fading fast! The ref lifts Tiger’s hand and it drops to the mat. He does it again, and twice it drops, and then a 3rd! The ref calls for the bell, giving the match to Jericho after Tiger is unable to respond!
Jericho is nearly in tears as he becomes the 2nd man to make it to the Final Four. The fans give both men a big ovation for their efforts, and as Tiger Mask gets up the fans break out in a ‘THANK YOU TIGER!’ chant.
BREAKPROMO airs for the next match, showing both men’s path through the tournament to get to this point.Match 6: King of the Ring Elite 8
(2) CM Punk (SSW)
vs.
(4) Bruiser Brody (PWUSA)Both men circle as the bell rings, and the crowd is unsure on who to cheer for. Punk snaps off a couple of leg kicks, punishing the inside of Brody’s right leg. Brody responds by rushing Punk and pushing him back into the corner, hammering him with some hard forearm shots. He whips him out, but Punk reverses and hits a back heel kick that staggers Brody! Punk clotheslines him over the top to the floor, then hits a suicide dive to the outside! Punk is trying to end this one early as he tosses Brody back in, but only gets a 1 count. Punk tosses Brody into the corner and goes for the running knee, but Brody explodes out with a big clothesline that nearly takes Punk’s head off! Brody hits some big knees to the midsection in the corner, then tosses Punk out and hits a power slam. Brody hooks the leg but only gets 2. Brody goes for the big boot, but Punk avoids it and lands a dropkick right to the knee of Brody, who falls like a stone! Punk goes to work on the knee, dropping elbows on it and then he locks in a figure four! Brody fights out, reversing the move and putting the pressure on Punk! Punk breaks the hold, and both men struggle to their feet. Brody has to use the ropes to pull himself up, and Punk hits the running knee to the face in the corner! Punk bulldogs Brody to the mat and hooks the leg . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . NOOOOO! Brody kicks out! Punk goes up top and hits the flying bodypress, but again Brody kicks out! Open hand strikes by Punk . . . SPINNING BACK-FIST! Punk goes for the roundhouse kick, but Brody ducks and then nails Punk right in the face with the big boot! Brody tries to shake off the pain in the knee, and he manages to drop the big knee on the chest of Punk! 1 . . . 2 . . . NOOOO! Punk kicks out this time! Brody scoops him on his shoulders for the Go to Sleep, but the weight on the injured knee is too much! Punk gets out and lands on his feet, then floors Brody with the roundhouse! Now Punk scoops up Brody for the GTS, but Brody elbows out of it. Brody charges in the corner but Punk dodges, then hits the springboard clothesline! 1 . . . 2 . . . Brody kicks out, but this time Punk transitions right into the Anaconda Vice! Brody claws his way toward the ropes, when out of the back comes Chris Jericho! Jericho jumps on the ring apron, distracting the ref and causing Punk to release the hold! Punk goes after Jericho, nailing him with a right hand and knocking him off the apron! Punk turns around, only to be scooped up on the shoulders of Brody! GO TO SLEEP!!!! Brody clutches the injured knee as he crawls over to cover Punk . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . NOOOOOO! Punk kicks out! Brody pulls off the knee pad and scoops Punk up again, but Punk strikes with elbows to the side of Brody’s head! Brody drops Punk, and Punk goes for the GTS on Brody but he rakes the eyes to get out. Brody scoops Punk up one more time . . . ANOTHER GO TO SLEEP!!!! 1 . . . 2 . . . 3!!!!
Brody is the winner, but he can barely stand afterward. Punk is eliminated, and the camera catches a smiling Chris Jericho holding his jaw on the outside of the ring.
BREAKMain Event: for the UWF World Heavyweight title
(Champion) Rick Rude w/ Maryse
vs.
Ivan KoloffIvan Koloff makes his way to ring first as hes heavily booed by the fans in attendance. Koloff enters the ring and begins wrapping his chain around the padded turnbuckle. As he's doing this, the UWF World Champion, Rick Rude makes his way to the ring with Maryse. As Rude is entering the ring Koloff attacks! Koloff puts a series of forearms to the back of Rude. Koloff rips Rudes robe off, then the UWF World title. The ref calls for the bell and we are under way. Koloff bodyslams Rude to the mat and begins nailing Rude with his knee into the small of Rude's back. Koloff walks over to the side of the ring Maryse is at, and begins yelling at her. As Rude rises to his feet, Koloff comes in with a flying knee to the head of Rude. Koloff picks Rude up and whips him into the corner where the chain is wrapped! Rude falls to the mat in obvious pain. Koloff smells an opening and applies the Russian Bearhug. Koloff holds Rude in the submission hold and it looks like Rude is tiring. The fans begin chanting U.S.A. U.S.A. The ref raises Rudes arm once, twice.....but Rude keeps it up on the third attempt! Rude rares back and pokes the eyes of Koloff, followed by a series of punches until Koloff releases the bearhug. Clothesline by Rude. Rude puts Koloff in the corner and hits a series of forearms to Koloffs head. Koloff fights back. Koloff goes to whip Rude into the chain again, but Rude reverses and sends Koloff into the chain! Koloff is now holding his back and hits the mat. Rude stands over the fallen Koloff and begins to swivel his hips with gyrating. Rude picks Koloff up and gives him a backbreaker. Rude climbs the ropes and flys off with a fistdrop to Koloff. Cover gets 2! Rude drops an elbow on Koloff. Then hits a standing suplex on the big Russian. Rude then applies the camel clutch and holds it for several minutes but Koloff will not submit. Koloff makes his way to his feet with Rude on his shoulders. Koloff falls back and hits the electric chair. Koloff walks over to the chain and begins unwrapping it. The ref admonishes Koloff, but Ivan will have none of it. Ivan begins wrapping the chain around his arm. Rude sees an opening and goes flying at Ivan with a knee to the back of Koloff. As Rude hits the knee, Ivan drops the chain. Rude hits a belly to back suplex that gets two. Rude whips Ivan in the corner and stands over him with the 10 count punch. As the ref tries to break it up, Rude inadvertantly hits him. Rude goes to check on the ref, as he does Ivan runs at Rude for the Russian Sickle but Rude ducks and backdrops Ivan over the top rope. The fans go wild cheering! Ivan climbs back up the ring apron and he and Rude slug it out. Ivan grabs Rude by the head and rams him into the corner sending Rude to the mat. Ivan climbs up the turnbuckles, sets Rude up and flies off with another Sickle attempt. Rude catches Ivan and powerslams him to the mat, 1.....2......3!!!
Rude exits the ring and Maryse hands him the UWF title as the two head up the rampway. Mike and Joe thank the fans for watching, and pimp next week’s Final Four Card. One week from tonight we will find out who will be the first-ever King of the Ring!!!!
KING OF THE RING: THE FINAL FOUR (card subject to change)
Final Four Match 1: (4) Bruiser Brody vs. (4) Eddie Gilbert
Final Four Match 2: (2) Ripper Collins vs. (4) Chris Jericho
UWF Junior Heavyweight title: Michael Shane vs. Tyler Black vs. Evan Bourne
UWF World Heavyweight title: Rick Rude vs. John Cena
IWS Heavyweight title: AJ Styles vs. Tiger Mask
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