MMP CHAOS ON THE COAST Wednesday, June 28,
2000 Staples Center -- Los Angeles, CA
OOC: As a result of none of the participants submitting a strategy, the four corners match between Ryan North, Steve Jackson, Wade Grayson, and Judas Cross has been cancelled. The final of the newcomers invitational will now be a singles match rather than the scheduled three way dance. The Wade Grayson vs. Lexus match has also been cancelled for the same reason.
MMP Chaos on the Coast is on the air! More than 20, 000 fans are jammed into the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for tonight’s huge event. Commentators Ray Brewer and Jerry Wood are at ringside.
Wood: Welcome, everyone, to MMP Chaos on the Coast! I’m Jerry Wood alongside Ray Brewer here in Los Angeles for the third annual Chaos event where tonight we have one of the biggest cards the MMP has put forward in a long, long time. Four championships will be decided tonight, including our main event for the MMP world championship. The Cult Master makes his first defense since defeating Psychotic Sam on June 1 at WrestleFest 2000, and he does so against a man who has been virtually unstoppable as of late in The Destroyer. The champion’s best bet tonight might be to exploit the fact that Destroyer worships him as a diety, because in a straight up one-on-one matchup I don’t know of anyone who can bring this big man down.
Brewer: One look at him says it all, and I’m not talking about the fact that he is over seven feet tall or near 500 pounds. Around his waist you see one of the two MMP tag title belts. Over his shoulders the extreme and TV championship straps. This is the first time in history that one man has simultaneously held three belts, and I think it’s only a matter of a couple of hours before that total goes up to four.
Wood: Of course for that to happen Destroyer will first have to survive the falls count anywhere three way dance for his extreme title. The former champion Benjamin Childs and Masked Man X both have their sights set on recapturing the title they both once held, but in all honesty it doesn’t look good for either of those two men here tonight. We’ve also got the first ever tag team inferno match set to take place here….
Brewer: Yeah, and isn’t this a fine thing. I thought last month had some real garbage lumped onto the card with that weapon on a pole match and the table match and all that, but this really takes the cake. No pins, no submissions, to win you have to set your opponent on fire? This is the most asinine thing I have ever heard of. It’s ultimately going to come down to someone winning because they were able to push a guy into the ropes. Next thing you know we’re going to start having clothesline matches where the first guy to win is the first guy to execute a clothesline. Thankfully we’ve got matches like the Andrew Peters vs. Aries midwestern title match scheduled tonight. That should be an outstanding confrontation, a contrast between superior technical skill and overwhelming power, and only one can emerge as the decisive winner.
Wood: All that and more to come tonight, but we kick things off here at Chaos on the Coast with the first of two semi-final matches in what has boiled down to a single elimination tournament in the newcomers invitational. The ultimate winner of this event will receive a title shot coming up at BattleGround 3. The opening contest tonight pits the two winners of the four corners matches that took place a couple of weeks ago on Hardcore Saturday Night. Twisted Steel, fresh off his win over Ryno last weekend and accompanied by my broadcast collegue’s good friend Adam Kogler, gets set to lock up with Baital.
Newcomers Invitational – Semi-Finals TWISTED STEEL vs. BAITAL
The undefeated newcomer Twisted Steel made his way down the aisle first, joined as always by wrestling journalist Adam Kogler. Steel’s entrance was cut short, however, by an early attacking Baital, who nailed Steel with a clothesline from behind as Steel headed to the ring. Baital laid into his fallen opponent with a series of kicks to the ribs before pulling the man up and dragging him down to the ring where he rolled his opponent in under the bottom rope. As Steel pulled himself to his feet he was met with a standing dropkick from Baital, who continued to work on his opponent’s ribcage with a pair of kneedrops before pulling him to his feet. Baital went to whip Steel towards the ropes but Steel quickly reversed it, sending Baital off the far side and catching him on the rebound with a sidewalk slam. The steady stream of boos from the crowd clearly showed that neither man was the favorite to win, but that didn’t deter Steel who was all over Baital as soon as he got the upper hand. Steel bounced off the ropes and nailed a somersault legdrop, but instead of going for a cover he pulled Baital up and lifted him for a vertical suplex. Rather than dropping back Steel carried Baital over and dropped him midsection-first across the top rope. Baital collapsed unceremoniously back into the ring as Steel listened to some advice from Kogler on the outside. He then walked back over to his opponent and pulled him to his feet, but Baital countered with a thumb to the eyes. Steel stumbled back a few paces and Baital took him off his feet with a spinning heel kick. Baital then went back to work on the ribcage, stomping Steel while he was down before pulling him up and delivering a modified backbreaker so that Baital’s knee was driven hard into Steel’s side. Steel crawled over to the corner to try and get away from his opponent, and Baital stood back patiently, waiting for the moment to strike. As Steel was pulling himself up Kogler made his way around to Baital’s corner where Nashira stood, and started making advances on Baital’s valet. Baital saw this and immediately reached over the top rope, swatting at Kogler and yelling at him to back off. In the meantime Steel had gotten back to his feet, but before he could move in Baital turned and charged with the Blood Drive. Steel, though, stepped out of the way, and Baital’s charge slammed hard between the turnbuckles and into the steel ring post. Clutching his shoulder Baital stumbled out and right into the waiting arms of Steel, who locked the man in a full nelson and delivered the Living End. The ref got down and counted the 1…2…3, putting Steel into the finals of the tournament.
Wood: Twisted Steel remains undefeated here in the MMP, and is now just one win away from securing his first title shot in the company. Adam Kogler has to be pleased with his protégé’s progress, and now I’m sure both men will be glued to the monitor backstage as we go right to the other semi-final match in this competition. Two of the more experienced wrestlers involved in this event will do battle for the opportunity to face Twisted Steel later on tonight. Controversy and Hades are set to do battle here in Los Angeles.
Newcomers Invitational – Semi-Finals CONTROVERSY vs. HADES
Angel Dust and Lolli Pop lead the way down for Controversy, but much the same as had happened to Twisted Steel in the first match the leader of The Beautiful Ones was attacked from behind as Aries came charging out from the dressing room. Aries sent Controversy down with a forearm to the back of the head and dragged him down to the ring where he slammed the painted man into the post before rolling him into the ring. By this time Hades had made his way down and was also in the ring, where he began stomping on Controversy’s right shoulder. Hades then pulled Controversy up and applied an armbar, and after a few moments he whipped Controversy acorss the ring into the corner. He charged in and dove at Controversy with a flying knee but the painted man moved out of the way and Hades’ knee caught nothing but turnbuckle. As Hades turned back towards the center of the ring Controversy took him over with an armdrag and began stomping the man into the canvas. He then dropped an elbow down across Hades’ sternum and went for a cover, but Hades kicked out after only a one count. Hades shot back to his feet, but before he could get any offense in Controversy was right on him, delivering a series of chops across the chest that backed Hades against the buckle. The official stepped in and ordered Controversy to let Hades out of the corner, but while Controversy’s attention was distracted Hades took the man down with a hard running clothesline. Hades then acted quickly, jumping through the ropes to the floor and grabbing Controversy by the right arm, pulling him into the corner and slamming his arm repeatedly against the steel ring post. As Hades stepped back through the ropes he reached down to pull Controversy up, but before he could the referee was right in his face, yelling at Hades that he wanted the match kept in the ring, and that if Hades took the fight outside again he could be disqualified. While the official’s back was turned, though, Aries got into the action once again, pulling Controversy to the outside and delivering a devastating shoulderbreaker. He shoved Controversy back in as the ref turned around, but since all the ref saw was Aries pushing Controversy into the ring he couldn’t do anything but yell at Aries to stay in his corner and keep his hands off of Hades’ opponent. As a result of Aries’ interference Controversy was barely able to support his arm, and a wide grin crossed Hades’ face. He pulled Controversy up and went to whip him off the ropes but Controversy surprisingly reversed the whip and caught Hades coming back with a powerslam. With Hades down in the center of the ring Controversy acted quickly, climbing to the top rope and coming off with the Cherry Popper! He hooked the leg and the ref made the three count, finishing it just before Aries could reach in to break up the pin. Controversy hurried out under the bottom rope on the other side and ran back to the dressing room, avoiding any possible post-match attack by the Greek brothers.
Wood: So it will be Twisted Steel taking on Controversy coming up later tonight to decide the winner of the newcomers invitational. I know this is a match that you, Ray, will be particularly looking forward to.
Brewer: Oh yeah, you know where you can stick your sarcasm, Wood? Hey, don’t get me wrong, I don’t have a problem with Twisted Steel. Of all the new talent that has come through the MMP in the past six weeks or so I’d say he’s one of if not the best of the bunch. The problem is that he’s carrying that parasitic little munchkin Adam Kogler around with him everywhere he goes, giving Kogler the impression that he actually matters to this company or this business. Controversy, on the other hand, should be in a cage being toured around small towns in the south, and I say that only because I don’t know of any zoo that would take him. This man is a living joke, how he manages to win a wrestling match every now and then is totally beyond me.
Wood: Hahaha, your closed-mindedness knows no bounds, does it Ray? So yes, now it will be Twisted Steel and Controversy going at it in the final of the newcomers invitational, and the winner of that match will receive a title shot next month at BattleGround 3. Sticking with the newcomers, though, we take you now to a match between two men whose contracts weren’t finalized in time for them to be considered for the newcomers invitational event. Both are making their singles competition debut, and a win here at Chaos on the Coast would be a great way for either of Matt Brutal or The Train to jumpstart their MMP careers. Let’s go back to the ring.
MATT BRUTAL vs. THE TRAIN
The Train came to the ring first, and he stood patiently in the corner as he waited for his opponent to be introduced. Once Brutal came through the curtain, though, Train’s complexion changed totally, and Train climbed out of the ring and ran up the aisle to meet his adversary. The two men traded punches back and forth but it was Train getting the upper hand, eventually dragging Brutal down and whipping him into the apron before rolling him into the ring. Once inside Brutal was quick to his feet, but Train was just as fast and when Brutal turned to face him Train nearly took his head off with a running clothesline. From there Train pulled Brutal to his feet and grabbed him around the throat with both hands, hoisting him high in the air and tossing him across the ring. This time Brutal was slow getting to his feet, as it was clear that Train was overwhelming him with his high impact offense. Once Brutal was up Train charged in and nailed him with The Collision, dropping Brutal in the corner. The referee got down to count the pin, but Train didn’t go for the cover. With the official asking Train why he didn’t go for the three count right there Train lifted Brutal up and delivered a powerbomb, sending Brutal down near the center of the ring. Finally he covered Brutal and hooked the leg as the ref counted 1…2…3.
Wood: The Train picks up a victory here in his singles debut, completely dominating his fellow newcomer Matt Brutal here at Chaos on the Coast.
Brewer: It’s funny, Wood, whenever a batch of new talent comes to the MMP there always seems to be a few matches like this when the guys hit their first pay per view. I don’t know what it is…maybe Train was on an emotional high and Brutal just wasn’t as up for this as his opponent was, maybe Train is actually that much better than Brutal, or maybe Brutal just flat out wasn’t used to the pressure of a huge crowd and major setting like this. Either way, his next match could be the telling point of his MMP career. If he can rebound he might be able to take a good run at this thing, but if he pulls out another stinker like he did tonight, it could be a long hard road for Matt Brutal.
Wood: Let’s not take credit away from The Train, though. A very impressive outing from that young man, certainly the kind of career jumpstart you want in Train’s situation. We keep with this trend of featuring new talent here at Chaos on the Coast, but now we shift to tag team action. Synthetic Dawn comes to the ring tonight for only their third outing as a team, yet they have already secured themselves status as co-number one contenders for the MMP tag team championship by being co-winners of the body count match a couple of weeks ago. Their opponents tonight are The Raggedy Annes who, well, let’s just say words can’t describe these two powerful yet unusual slow-witted individuals.
SYNTHETIC DAWN vs. THE RAGGEDY ANNES
”The Movie” blared over the loudspeakers as Synthetic Dawn made their way down the aisle. They received a huge reaction from the crowd, which was clearly impressed with the success that Ambush and his new tag team partner, Barricade, had enjoyed early in their partnership. As the two men hit the ring The Raggedy Annes started walking down the aisle, surprisingly without Controversy. They were wearing their graduation robes and caps, waving around their diplomas and proclaiming themselves as smart men. They got in the ring and continued waving their diplomas, even flashing them in Ambush’s face. The cheers that Synthetic Dawn had received quickly turned to boos for the Annes, who turned and started to taunt the fans with their diplomas in response. While the Annes had their backs turned Synthetic Dawn decided they had seen enough and they attacked their adversaries, with Barricade clotheslining Annie Christ through the ropes as Ambush hammered away on Annie Christian. After both members of Synthetic Dawn got some shots in on Christian Ambush delivered a headbutt, sending the Anne into the waiting arms of Barricade. Barricade hoisted the man up on his shoulders as Ambush climbed to the top and jumped off with his patented flying forearm. Annie Christian hit the mat hard and Ambush made the cover to score the 1…2…3. The bell sounded and Synthetic Dawn were announced as the winners, but before leaving the ring they tore off Annie Christian’s graduation robe, which they carried back to the dressing room amidst the crowd’s cheers.
Wood: Synthetic Dawn absolutely dominant here tonight against The Raggedy Annes, solidifying their claim on the number one contenders spot for the tag team championship. Looks like it’s back to the drawing board for Controversy’s prized pupils.
Brewer: Yeah, back to the drawing board. It should be back to the funny farm for those two buffoons. I don’t know how or under what circumstances Controversy managed to find two slackasses with more deficiencies than he has, but he did it. Let’s be honest, Wood…these guys would make the old CWO team of Beumont and Brick laugh.
Wood: That may be true, Ray. The Raggedy Annes sure aren’t the most technically sound team to ever pass through the MMP, and they seem to be having some problems when it comes to focusing on their matches. I guess all Controversy can do is hope that, with time, they pick up enough to get by. We now go from our opening series of matches featuring the new talent in the MMP to the first of our four championship matches. For weeks this was set to be a one on one affair between Benjamin Childs and Masked Man X for the extreme championship, but with Destroyer winning that belt from Childs on Hardcore Saturday Night, the big man from The Cult has been added to the match, making it a three way dance, falls count anywhere, for the MMP extreme title!
MMP Extreme Championship Falls Count Anywhere Three Way Dance THE DESTROYER (C) vs. BENJAMIN CHILDS vs. MASKED MAN X
With MMX already waiting in the ring The Destroyer came slowly down the aisle, followed closely by one of his two challengers, the newest member of The Cult, Benjamin Childs. Childs was carrying his barbed wire chair, and after listening to some last minute advice from Destroyer Childs went right after MMX, startling him with a running dropkick before the opening bell. The Destroyer stood back in the corner as Childs hammered MMX, giving directions as Childs took the man apart. Childs whipped MMX across the ring hard into the turnbuckle before jumping out to the floor where he pulled MMX’s legs around the ring post, slamming the man’s legs against the steel. He then walked over and took the barbed wire chair from Destroyer, which he used to pound MMX’s legs against the post before rolling back into the ring. Once back inside Childs headed over to the corner and climbed to the top rope, chair in hand, while Destroyer pulled MMX to his feet. Once MMX was vertical again Destroyer backed away and Childs jumped off, slamming the barbed wire chair down across MMX’s head. The masked challenger went down hard and Childs made the cover. The Destroyer unlatched the extreme championship belt from around his waist as the referee counted the 1…2…3, and once Childs had the match won his newfound ally handed the belt over to him. The two big men walked out together, leaving MMX badly beaten in the middle of the ring.
Wood: I couldn’t believe it until I saw it in front of me with my own two eyes, but it appears that Benjamin Childs has in fact joined The Cult. This man was once the closest ally of Captain Patrick O’Conner and now…I just can’t believe what I saw, Ray.
Brewer: I have to admit I had my doubts, Wood. I thought it all had to be a ruse when I heard earlier in the week that Childs had gone over to the other side, so to speak, but it looks like this is legit. How does the saying go? If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em? Looks like Childs has done exactly that.
Wood: Well, the end result is that Benjamin Childs is once again the MMP extreme champion. I guess that’s all he cares about, because he has turned his back on everyone he ever called “friend” in this company to get it. It’s time now for another title match, this time it will be the universal championship. A rematch from WrestleFest 2000 as The Joker’s Child will once again challenge Death for the number two championship in the MMP.
MMP Universal Championship Match DEATH (C) vs. THE JOKER’S CHILD
Joker came to the ring first, accompanied by Ponch, mocking the fans along the runway as he came down the aisle. Death then made his way down, wasting no time in getting into the ring and attacking Joker. The champion hammered Joker with a series of right hands as the opening bell sounded, and then delivered a hard kick to the midsection followed by a big running kneelift. He pulled Joker up and delivered a DDT, but just then The Beautiful Ones started making their way towards the ring, with Controversy leading the way followed by The Raggedy Annes. The arrival of the three intruders distracted Death, who completely turned his attention towards the men on the outside and started shouting at Controversy to get away from the ring and stay out of his match. While Death had his back turned Joker ran up and delivered a knee to the back, sending the universal champion through the ropes and out to the floor. As soon as Death hit the floor on the outside The Raggedy Annes pulled out pipes from behind their back and began assaulting the champion, causing the referee to wave frantically for the bell, signalling a disqualification. Joker responded by shoving the referee to the canvas as the Annes rolled Death into the ring where all four men – Joker, Controversy, and The Raggedy Annes – pounded on the champion. After a few moments Controversy walked over and pulled the shirt off of the referee and as Joker made the cover the painted man counted an unofficial 1….2…3. Joker then got down to the floor and snatched the championship belt from the timekeeper’s table before walking out, leading his new allies to the dressing room as Death tried to pull himself together in the ring.
Wood: This is an absolute travesty! The Joker’s Child has stolen Death’s universal championship belt, and with the help of The Beautiful Ones he has left the champion lying in a heap in the ring! I can’t believe what we have just seen! Does this mean that The Joker’s Child is the newest member of Controversy’s stable?
Brewer: Really moving up in the world, aren’t we Cooper? From Welfare William and Hobo Richard to Annie Christian and Annie Christ? Wow, at this pace by this time next year who knows where you could be….perhaps a reunion with Mr. Beumont could be on the horizon. I think it’s obvious by now that there’s no way Joker could win that belt in a straight up match. He more or less admitted it here tonight by organizing this assault.
Wood: I guess we should have known something was up. After making the challenge several weeks ago Joker pulled back, only to finally accept the offer of a title shot at the very last minute. If he had really been after the universal championship there probably wouldn’t have been that delay in getting the match signed. I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of this rivalry, as now Joker has Death’s belt in his possession. As for The Beautiful Ones, we are on the verge of arguably the biggest match that group has seen to date in the MMP as Controversy prepares to do battle with Twisted Steel in the finals of the newcomers invitational. The winner here will be guaranteed a title shot at BattleGround 3, while the loser will have nothing to show for his efforts over the past few weeks but the knowledge that he was second best. Let’s go back to the ring.
Newcomers Invitational – Finals TWISTED STEEL vs. CONTROVERSY
With Controversy already waiting in the ring, “Fucking Hostile” blared over the loudspeaker and Twisted Steel, with Adam Kogler, made his way down towards the ring. Steel was wearing his usual black pants and silver chains, as well as a black t-shirt that had “#1 contender” written across the front in blue and green stencil. Much to the chagrin of the fans, Kogler had a mic:
Kogler: "Oh yeah It all comes down to this! Whether you morons in the back or you morons in the crowd like it or not, Twisted Steel is one step away from getting his shot at the title of his choosing! Controversy, I'm sorry to say that your long journey ends here! It's time ... to FEEL THE STEEL!
Steel tore of his shirt and slid into the ring, ducking a clothesline from Controversy and catching the painted man with a quick kick to the body and a DDT. Not wasting any time, Steel pulled Controversy up and whipped him across the ring into the turnbuckle, following in with the Crazy Train running dropkick against the corner. Steel backed off and let Controversy collapse to the mat, and then hopped up to the second rope and came off with a moonsault, landing flush across Controversy’s chest. Controversy was in bad shape as Steel pulled him up again, this time nailing the leader of The Beautiful Ones with the Living End full nelson slam. Steel made the cover and scored an easy three count, sending Kogler into hysterics on the outside.
Kogler: "YES! Oh yeah, it feels good! How does it feel, MMP? How does it feel to know that once again, just like every other time so far, that Adam Kogler was right?! Twisted Steel has taken down every other rookie in the MMP, and is the #1 contender to the title of his choosing! Childs, Destroyer, and Peters, you ALL better look over your shoulder. You see that bullseye on your back? Steel is taking aim, and one of you will feel the Steel at Battleground 3! What title do we want? Tune in to Saturday Night Slams this
weekend, and you'll find out! Yeah! Let's go, Steel baby! Whoo!"
Steel and Kogler then made their way back to the dressing room celebrating, leaving Controversy in the ring trying to figure out what hit him.
Wood: Twisted Steel has won the newcomers invitational, and like Adam Kogler just said he will now get a shot at either the extreme, TV, or midwestern championships come BattleGround 3. This is not a man to be taken lightly, and I must say that if I were Ben Childs, Andrew Peters, or even The Destroyer I would not want to be the one chosen to face Steel with the way things are going.
Brewer: It’s like I said earlier, it’s becoming clear that Twisted Steel has all the tools necessary to make it big in the MMP. The only thing holding him back is that worm riding his coattails. Look at him running around out there making a total ass of himself. Anyone in that locker room could squash him like a bug. I just hope someone finally realizes that and takes it upon themselves to perform that small public service.
Wood: It appears we will find out on Saturday night exactly which title Steel will be challenging for at our next pay per view event coming up in July, whether it is the extreme title just recently won by Benjamin Childs, the TV title held by The Destroyer, or even the championship about to be defended up next, the midwestern championship of “Amazing” Andrew Peters. Earlier this week Peters became the longest running midwestern champion in history, passing the mark set by The Joker’s Child during his infamous “Joker Ranking System” reign of a year ago. Tonight, however, he faces his toughest challenge to date as he must go one on one with Aries, and unlike WrestleFest if Peters gets himself disqualified or counted out he will lose his belt. It’s a match that Aries has been after for months, and here at Chaos on the Coast he’ll get exactly what he’s looking for. Let’s go back to the ring.
MMP Midwestern Championship Match ”AMAZING” ANDREW PETERS (C) vs. ARIES
Aries was introduced first, and the challenger was all business as he came down to the ring. There was no Hades, no Baital, and no Nashira around him as he came down the aisle, and he remained focused as he stepped over the top rope and into the ring. Peters than made his way down, accompanied by Amanda who carefully disrobed her man and removed his championship belt before he stepped into the ring to face his biggest obstacle of his career. The champion didn’t hesitate though and went right after Aries, laying into him with a series of chops to the chest. The chops did nothing to phase Aries and on the third shot Aries caught Peters’ as it came into contact with his torso, squeezing the hand with such force that the pain forced Peters to his knees. Aries leaned down to apply extra pressure but that gave Peters a chance to reach up and poke the big man in the eye, forcing Aries to let go of his grip. The referee admonished Peters and warned that if he kept up those tactics he could find himself disqualified. Peters ignored the referee’s warning and capitalized on his brief advantage, delivering a pair of European uppercuts that backed Aries into the corner. Peters’ upper hand was short lived, though. Once Aries was against the buckle he reached out and grabbed Peters around the throat and turned and slammed the champion against the cornerpad before delivering repeated kneelifts to the midsection as Peters was pinned against the buckle. With Peters winded Aries whipped his opponent across the ring into the far corner and charged in with a clothesline, but Peters moved out of the way and Aries found nothing but turnbuckle. Aries turned around and was met immediately with a kick to the midsection, followed by another and then another, continuing until Peters had driven Aries down to the canvas. With Aries down Peters then started to choke the challenger with his boot, holding it until the last possible second before the referee would have disqualified him. While Peters was arguing with the official Aries pulled himself to his feet, and when the champion saw that his opponent was up again he jumped through the ropes and started running around the ring to avoid his adversary. After a couple of laps around the ring Peters slid back in. Aries followed, but once he was back inside the ring Peters was waiting for him and the champion nailed the big man with a dropkick to the knee that brought the challenger back down to the canvas. He dragged Aries’ leg over towards the ropes and draped it across the middle strand where he delivered a vertical splash across the knee, further weakening the big man’s wheel. The champion went for a second splash, but before he could drop down Aries got his other leg up and stopped Peters, pushing him up and over the top rope to the floor. Peters was stunned more than hurt and he quickly slid back inside, but by the time he did Aries was up to his feet. The challenger turned and caught Peters’ charge by grabbing him around the throat, tossing him all the way across the ring. He then scooped Peters up and delivered a backbreaker, but instead of releasing the hold Aries kept Peters in his grasp and delivered a second and then a third backbreaker before dropping him to the mat. After dropping an elbow across the sternum Aries made the cover, but Peters kicked out after only a two count. Frustrated Aries jumped up and started screaming at the referee, demanding that he made a faster count. While Aries had his back turned Peters started to pull himself up and he delivered a chop block to the back of the big man’s injured leg, dropping him to the canvas once again. This time with Aries down Peters applied a figure four leglock, doing additional damage to the big man’s legs. Luckily for Aries his more than seven foot tall frame made it easy for him to reach out and grab the ropes, but it was clear that some damage had been done. Using the ropes to support himself Aries pulled himself to his feet, and as Peters charged in Aries lowered his shoulder, sending the champion over the top rope to the floor. The challenger followed Peters out and whipped him into the ring post, slamming his head against the steel not once, not twice, but three times before sending him back into the ring. As Aries re-entered behind his adversary Amanda jumped up on the ring apron, distracting the attention of the referee. Aries paid her no attention, though, as he set Peters in position for the Godly Drop. Before Aries could deliver his devastating finisher Peters brushed Aries away and delivered a desperation low blow, sending Aries staggering back while the champion reached into his tights, pulling out a pair of brass knuckles. With Aries still doubled over in agony from the low kick Peters put the knucks on and nailed Aries with a hard right hand, knocking the “Beast from Greece” flat on his back. The champion then hurried to tuck the knucks back into his tights before the ref turned around, and he then dragged Aries out towards the center of the ring where he applied a second figure four leglock. The ref got down to ask Aries if he wanted to give up, but the big man couldn’t respond as he had been knocked out by the brass knucks. He had no choice but to call for the bell, awarding the decision to Andrew Peters.
Wood: After a gruelling physical confrontation here in Los Angeles Andrew Peters remains the midwestern champion, finally settling this feud with Aries once and for all. The way things are going it looks like it could be a long time before someone wrestles that belt away from this man.
Brewer: Win by any means necessary, Wood. Peters took the best Aries had and he survived long enough to do what he had to do to hang onto the title. That’s all he had to do tonight, and he did it.
Wood: He certainly did, Ray, and as we move into the summer months, always a big period for the MMP, one has to wonder how long it will be before Andrew Peters starts shooting for higher goals, perhaps taking a run at the universal or possibly even the MMP world championship belt. That belt will be decided later on tonight, but before we get to our main event we have one match still to go, and that is the first ever tag team inferno match. The rivalry between The Congregation, The Ryno, and Ace Manley goes back a long time as many people know, even reaching back to the days before the MMP opened it’s doors more than two years ago. Tonight they hope to settle it inside a ring surrounded by flames, and the only way to win is to set both of your opponents on fire. EMTs are standing by as we send you back to the ring.
Inferno Match THE CONGREGATION vs. THE RYNO & ACE MANLEY
Super Cupid and Masochrist were already waiting in the ring as Ryno and Ace were introduced. The two fan favorites came to the ring side by side, each carrying steel chairs, and with Ace’s manager “Uncle” Kenny Taylor following closely behind. Ace, wearing his new “Respect THIS” t-shirt, slid into the ring first with Ryno following closely behind. They went right after The Congregation, nailing their two opponents with the steel chairs they brought into the ring as the flames were ignited around the ring. While Ace hammered Super Cupid with his chair Ryno drove his chair into the midsection of Masochrist. A shot to the forehead dropped Maso to the canvas, and Ryno laid the chair down across his former tag team partner’s face before dropping a leg down on his opponent. He then pulled Masochrist up to his feet and whipped him off the ropes and used a drop toehold to drop Maso throat-first across the middle rope, leaving him only inches from the burning flames. With Maso in position Ryno slingshot himself over the top rope, narrowly avoiding the flames and landing down on the floor. In the ring Ace had removed his shirt and wrapped it around the chair, which he reached out into the flames and lit on fire. He waited for Cupid to get to his feet and when he did he brought the chair down across Cupid’s head, igniting a small flame in Cupid’s hair. The referee saw it from the outside before Cupid dropped down and put the flame out on the canvas. On the outside Ryno reached under the ring and pulled out a bottle of alcohol. He opened the bottle, took a mouthful, and spit it back into the Masochrist’s face, sending a big fireball back into his adversary. Maso fell back into the ring clutching his face, and the ref called for the bell, awarding the match to Ryno and Ace, who shook hands and then embraced on the outside of the ring before heading back to the locker room.
Wood: Ryno and Manley are dominant here at Chaos on the Coast, making short work of The Congregation in the inferno match and hopefully settling this feud once and for all. Fire has long been a Congregation trademark, but tonight it was the weapon of Ace Manley and The Ryno in earning their first victory as a tag team in the MMP and possibly the biggest win in the career of either man in a long, long time.
Brewer: I’m not even going to comment on this, Wood. One guy swings a chair, the other guy spits out a mouthful of alcohol, and they win a featured bout on a pay per view event? I spit out a mouthful of alcohol every time I accidentally take a drink of domestic beer, but you don’t see me wanting to broadcast that on pay per view. Someone get those stupid flame apparatus’ out of here so we can get on with things. We have one actual wrestling match still to come.
Wood: Yes we do, Ray, and it’s for the MMP world championship. This is the first time we have seen The Cult Master defend the MMP world title since winning the belt at WrestleFest 2000, and his opponent, provided he actually goes full out to try and win this thing, could be the toughest challenge The Cult Master could ever have to face. The challenger is The Destroyer, and the challenger could well find himself the champion in only a matter of moments, and the man in charge of the action is a man who is no stranger to either participant, former MMP world champion Captain Patrick O’Conner. It’s main event time here in Los Angeles at Chaos on the Coast!
MMP World Championship Match THE CULT MASTER (C) vs. THE DESTROYER Special Guest Referee: CAPTAIN PATRICK O’CONNER
With O’Conner already waiting in the ring The Destroyer made his way down, stepping slowly into the ring and staring down O’Conner before the lights went out and The Cult Master’s procession began. After a long ceremony the champion got in the ring and the two Cult members approached O’conner, staring him down. They both reared back as if to hit the guest referee but instead they went after each other. They traded punches back and forth but it was Destroyer who got the upper hand, backing O’Conner back into the corner. The big man backed off and let Cult Master out to the center of the ring, where the two locked up. This time Cult Master got the upper hand with a series of kneelifts to the midsection, backing Destroyer into the ropes. He whipped the big man off the far side and caught him with a clothesline, but the challenger hardly budged. Cult Master grinned and ran off the ropes for another clothesline but got the same result…nothing. Frustrated, The Cult Master nailed his follower with a series of European uppercuts before wrestling the man down into a side headlock. Destroyer countered with a backdrop, sending Cult Master head over heels to the canvas. He followed up with an elbowdrop but then pulled Cult Master back to his feet, whipping him off the far side and catching him in a powerslam. Cult Master, though, had a counter of his own, riding the momentum over and landing on his feet where he nailed Destroyer with a facebuster! Destroyer was down and Cult Master used the opportunity to point this out to O’Conner, claiming that the ability to take such a big man down was a clear display of the extent of his power. While Cult Master was laughing at O’Conner Destroyer was getting back to his feet, but the champion turned in time to see him and caught him with a kick to the midsection and a DDT before applying a camel clutch. Luckily for Destroyer he was within reach of the ropes and he immediately grabbed the middle strand, at which point The Cult Master immediately released the hold, showing an unusual regard for the rules. Cult Master again took a moment out to gloat over his achievements to O’Conner, but the official wasn’t interested in hearing any more and he shoved Cult Master backwards, right into Destroyer who rolled the man up for the 1…2…Cult Master kicked out! The startled world champion crawled over to the ropes where he pulled himself up while Destroyer walked over to O’Conner and started berating him for putting his hands on Destroyer’s “Master”. With the big man’s back turned Cult Master decided to try a small package, but just as had happened earlier the pin attempt was broken at two. Both men got up at about the same time, but it was Cult Master taking the upper hand with a pair of elbow smashes followed by a swinging neckbreaker. The champ then went for another cover, but this time as he did he whispered something in Destroyer’s ear. Surprisingly the big man didn’t kick out, and Cult Master scored the 1…2…3 from a somewhat disappointed Patrick O’Conner. The champion nodded at his defeated challenger as Destroyer got back to his feet, and the big man returned the gesture before joining his leader in moving on O’Conner. Suddenly, a voice boomed out from the backstage area:
"HEY!"
The three men in the ring looked towards the entrance, where Harbinger had appeared. They listened as he spoke.
Harbinger: "I've seen enough of this! Destroyer, you laid down for him! We all know you would have easily kicked out of that move! First me and then Destroyer, eh, Cult Master? Well, that is enough for me! I hereby am leaving The Cult! Oh, I'll still team with you, 'Brother' Destroyer, to defend our belts, but as
for you, Cult Master, you can stick it!!!"
The stunned Staples Center crowd errupted in cheers. The stunned expression of The Cult Master was shown on the giant video screen above the entrance way where Harbinger walked out as the scene fades to black.
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