March 25
MMP Saturday Night Slams is on the air! The MMP Coliseum is sold
out with more than 15, 000 fans packed into the arena for tonight's event. Commentators
Jerry Wood and Ray Brewer are at ringside.
Wood: Welcome, everyone, to MMP Saturday Night Slams! I'm
Jerry Wood alongside Ray Brewer here at the MMP Coliseum where we will present two
huge championship matches, only days removed from March Mayhem down in Durham,
North Carolina, an event that many are calling the greatest MMP event in recent
memory.
Brewer: Yeah, the reviews from March Mayhem have been outstanding. I don't remember
the last time a pay per view event received that kind of response with this much demand
for encore showings and early video releases. But you know what they say, Wood. Life
goes on, and in the MMP, life goes on tonight.
Wood: Both the television and midwestern championships will be decided here tonight.
First it will be "Amazing" Andrew Peters, successful in his three-way defense at the PPV
against Ambush and Death, putting the belt on the line against a former two-time
midwestern champion in Benjamin Childs. Then, in our main event, the TV title will be on
the line as two of the biggest men in the MMP go one-on-one. The champion, The
Destroyer, represents The Cult against one of their former allies, Inferno. Also on the
lineup tonight is the first ever meeting of two Hall of Fame superstars, referring of course
to Aries and Masochrist. Despite all their success in terms of championships in the MMP,
these two have never gone one-on-one during the course of their careers. That will
change here on Saturday Night Slams. Crimson returns to action in the MMP as he battles
Death, but we kick things off with The Joker's Child competing in his first match on SNS
in many months as he goes one on one with Hyoga. Let's go to the ring here on Saturday
Night Slams!!
THE JOKER'S CHILD vs. HYOGA
Joker made his way to the ring first, accompanied by Ponch and
members of the CWO. The introduction was cut short, though, as before long Milov
Scorpio and three of his men came out from the dressing room and attacked the Family
members. The men ambushed the CWO, and when Joker turned around to see what was
going on he was met with a kendo stick shot to the head from Scorpio himself. At this
point Hyoga came out from the back and grabbed Joker, sending Ponch hurrying down to
the ring with Loui Slugger in hand. Hyoga quickly dragged Joker down the aisle,
slamming the clown into the steel ring steps before rolling him into the ring under the
bottom rope while a group of officials came out from the back to get Scorpio, his men,
and the CWO out of the runway and back to the dressing room. In the ring Hyoga had
the early advantage over Joker, fully seizing the opportunity that Scorpio's ambush had
afforded him. With Joker down on the canvas Hyoga made the man's back his primary
focus, driving fists down into the spine while pinning Joker down with his left hand across
the back of Joker's neck. Hyoga then changed his attack and delivered a series of kicks to
the short ribs before pulling Joker up into a seated position and applying a rear chinlock.
The Swiss star's gameplan was very simple and right to the point, and it worked well for
him in the early going. By keeping Joker close and controlled, it took away the clown's
ability to put his plan into effect. When Joker started to mount a comeback Hyoga quickly
released the hold and put Joker back down with a kick to the back before pulling him up
and whipping him into the turnbuckle. Joker hit hard and Hyoga charged in with a
clothesline, but Joker moved out of the way and Hyoga hit nothing but turnbuckle. The
clown responded by nailing Hyoga with a clothesline of his own, dropping the Swiss star
to the canvas. Once down Joker, looking to catch a breather from Hyoga's opening flurry,
nailed Hyoga with a big kneedrop across the throat, and kept the knee down in a
chokehold. The referee quickly started his count and ordered Joker to release the hold
which, much to the surprise of the official, Joker did. As he released he stomped Hyoga
twice on the side of the head before rolling him out to the floor, where Ponch was waiting.
Ponch, with Regulator's bat in hand, wound up to nail Hyoga across the back with the
weapon, but Hyoga stopped him with a kick to the midsection. Hyoga then grabbed the
bat away from Ponch and climbed back in the ring but the referee cut him off immediately,
warning him that if he used the bat he would be disqualified. The official grabbed the bat,
giving Joker an opening to move in. He closed in on Hyoga, but as soon as he got within
striking distance Hyoga shot out a boot that caught Joker in the gut. He then hooked
Joker around the head and took him over with a snap suplex. Dragging Joker over to the
corner Hyoga then tied the man upside down in a tree of woe position and despite the
referee's warnings began to choke the man with a boot across the throat. The official
eventually stepped in between the two and forced Hyoga back, allowing Ponch to reach
up and free Joker from the ropes. Just then, the lights in the arena went out. A white
spotlight came down over the entrance way and a very familiar looking trio made their
way to the ring...the trio of Psychotic Sam, The Saint, and Mike the Giant Retard! Both
Hyoga and the referee turned their attention to the three men coming down the aisle. This
gave Joker the opportunity he needed. With the ref not looking, Joker slid the cast off of
his right arm and held it close against his body as he slowly approached Hyoga from
behind. He spun Hyoga around and nailed him square in the forehead with the cast,
knocking him clear out. Joker put the cast back on his arm and, just as the referee was
turning around, applied the Last Laugh! The official got down and checked on Hyoga,
but there was no response. The man was unconscious from the shot to the head with the
cast, prompting the referee to ring the bell, awarding the decision to Joker. As Joker's
hand was being raised, The Saint pulled out a microphone and began to speak.
Saint- You all know who I am. I am to the Fans The Saint. But no more. I have
allways been the HAvoc and that is what I am. I have always lead the FAMILY. And it is
Time for me to take back my spot as head of the group. and you Jokers Child Can take
your sorry ass out of Philidelphia and Out of our gang. As for the CWO you have a choice
go with Joker and Ponch or come with Mike, Sam, and I.
Sam- ANd dont forget about Frank.
Saint- Yes I guess and Frank.
Sam, Havoc, and Mike then turned and walked back to the dressing room, leaving Joker
in the ring, yelling at them as they left.
Wood: So The Joker's Child's return to action on Saturday Night
Slams is a successful one, but the bigger story here is that Psychotic Sam has returned to
the MMP. This is the first time we have seen Sam since he lost the extreme championship
to Virus Richards back at Daark Ages, but it seems as if Havoc has got him re-focused,
and perhaps ready to finally get that world title shot that he has been demanding for nearly
a year.
Brewer: I just have two questions, Wood. Number one, why would The Saint, or Havoc,
or whatever the hell he's calling himself today, give the CWO a chance to hop on his gravy
train. If I were him, I would have insisted that those transients stay with Joker and Ponch.
I wouldn't want anything to do with them. And number two, who the hell is
Frank?
Wood: I honestly have no idea. And with The Family, I'm not sure I'd want to know. I'm
sure we'll find out, though, and probably sooner rather than later.
The camera then cuts backstage, where it picks up a shot outside of
Virus Richards' dressing room. Some loud crashing sounds are heard coming from inside,
and after a few moments Crimson comes walking out, carrying a fire extinguisher. When
the camera finally gets a look inside it finds Virus laid out, face down on the dressing
room floor with mist from the fire extinguisher still floating in the air.
Wood: It looks like Crimson is serious about getting that shot at the
extreme championship after all. We've heard his challenges to Richards for Homicidal
Tendencies, but with Virus signing to participate in the dangerous game match, it doesn't
look like Crimson will be getting his shot, though maybe tonight's attack will be enough to
goad Richards into putting the belt on the line. Speaking of belts on the line, we've got
the first of our two championship matches scheduled up next. The midwestern title is at
stake as the champion, "Amazing" Andrew Peters, defends against former champion
Benjamin Childs, who will be looking to begin his third midwestern title reign here live on
Saturday Night Slams.
MMP Midwestern Championship Match
"AMAZING"
ANDREW PETERS vs. BENJAMIN CHILDS
With Peters already waiting in the ring Childs' music played over the
loudspeaker and the challenger made his way down the aisle, carrying a table with him.
He quickly set the table up just outside the ring before climbing up on the apron. Before
Childs entered the ring, though, George Achica came running out from the dressing room.
He grabbed Childs and whispered something in his ear before stepping back and letting the
challenger enter the squared circle. By this time Peters had grown impatient and advanced
on Childs, but he was met with a hard right hand by the much larger New Orleans native.
More punches followed, backing the champion into the corner. Peters was reeling in the
opening moments but a rake of the face slowed Childs' momentum and enabled Peters to
hook the man and take him over with a suplex. The champion followed up with a
kneedrop, driving the knee squarely into the throat of Childs. He then sat Childs up and
applied a rear chinlock, allowing himself to rest while cutting off the air supply of his
opponent. After several moments with the hold applied Peters repositioned himself,
turning the hold into a side headlock as he slowly allowed Childs to get to his feet. Once
up Peters grabbed Childs from behind and, in an impressive display of strength, took
Childs over with a German suplex. Childs' head rocked back off the canvas and the man
stayed down, allowing Peters a moment to bask in the hatred that was being shown
towards him by the sold out crowd. From there the champion continued with his slow,
methodical pace to the match, pulling Childs to his feet and hooking the man in an
abdominal stretch. While the hold was applied Peters slowly manuevered his way towards
the ropes, and once they were within reach the champion reached out and grabbed the top
strand, putting additional pressure on Childs. He was able to hold the stretch for some
time before the referee realized what was going on and ordered a break, an order that was
quickly accompanied by a kick to the arm, forcing Peters to lose his grip on the rope.
With Peters off balance it was easy for Childs to free himself from the hold, which he did
by hiptossing Peters across the ring. The challenger was obviously in pain as he went back
after Peters, but that didn't slow him down. He grabbed Peters and whipped him across
the ring into the turnbuckle, where Childs crushed the man beneath a huge avalanche that
almost shook the ring from it's sheer impact. Peters stumbled out and walked right into
his waiting opponent, who drove the midwestern champion down with a bulldog headlock.
The momentum had clearly swung back in Childs' favour, and the challenger took full
advantage. Yanking Peters back to his feet, Childs nailed the man with a hard kick to the
midsection before lifting him up in a powerbomb position. As he ran across the ring in an
attempt to execute the first portion of the "Childs Play", Peters hooked his legs around the
challenger's head and took him over with a huracanrana, saving his title reign for the time
being with that one move. The momentum caused Childs to go over and bounce right
back up to his feet, but as Childs charged Peters took him down with a drop toehold and
attempted to apply his own version of the sharpshooter. As Peters struggled with Childs'
long legs the challenger realized what was going on and easily kicked Peters off, sending
the champion back to the buckle one more time. Peters caught himself just before he hit
to minimize the impact, and he turned almost immediately and rushed his opponent.
Childs, though, was back on his feet, and he easily caught Peters, lifting him high in the air
with a gorilla press slam. Instead of slamming Peters to the canvas, Childs walked over
towards the ropes and slammed Peters over the top, sending him crashing through the
table that Childs had set up at the start of the match! The table shattered and Peters was
left laying in amongst a pile of broken pieces. Childs tried to follow the man out, but at
seeing that Peters wasn't moving, the referee stepped in and ordered him to wait. The
official then started his ten count, but Peters was slow to respond. The count reached ten
and the official called for the bell, awarding the match to Benjamin Childs via
countout.
Wood: Benjamin Childs your winner here on Saturday Night Slams,
although I'm sure this is hardly the kind of victory he was looking for. Clearly Childs had
his sights set on becoming a three-time midwestern champion here tonight, but that didn't
happen as Peters holds onto the title as a result of the countout.
Brewer: Childs was lucky he didn't get disqualified for using that table like he did. This
was not a hardcore match. There was no "no disqualification" stipulation involved. The
table was brought to ringside by Ben Childs, and is a foreign object just the same as if
Childs had brought a chair or a baseball bat to the ring. He used that foreign object, and
he should have been disqualified for it. You say Childs won't be happy with the way he
won this match? I say he shouldn't have won it at all. Andrew Peters should be the victor
by disqualification, and this official should be sanctioned for allowing such actions to go
on right under his nose. The ref had a clear view of what happened. Why didn't he do his
job?
Wood: Well, in that case Ray, I'm surprised you're not arguing that Childs should have
been disqualified for using a closed fist during the match, or that Peters should have been
disqualified for raking the eyes. By the letter of the rulebook these things are illegal too,
but they don't warrant a disqualification anymore. Besides, it's not as if Childs picked the
table up and hit Peters with it. He was delivering a perfectly legal move, and the table just
happened to be there. It happens. We take you now from a championship match to a
match between two men who have not only held numerous world championships between
them during their respective careers, but both men have also made it into the MMP Hall of
Fame. Despite this, they have never met one-on-one before tonight. Aries, the MMP
Wrestler of the Year for 1998, and Masochrist, who had two world title reigns in 1999, do
battle here at the MMP Coliseum in this first-ever meeting between two of the all-time
greats. Huge bragging rights are on the line between these two giants, and with men with
the history of The Ryno and Mr. Marvellous on the outside, you just know things are
going to heat up in a hurry!
MASOCHRIST vs. ARIES
Aries approached the ring first, accompanied by his brother Hades and
his returning manager Mr. Marvellous. Masochrist then made his way down, and without
hesitation the two big men started trading punches as soon as they were both in the ring.
Maso gained the upper hand and started backing Aries into the corner, but a rake of the
eyes stopped Maso in his tracks and allowed the "Beast from Greece" to turn the tide,
pounding Maso back into the corner with a series of right hands. Once he had his
opponent backed against the buckle Aries laid into the man with some hard kicks to the
body before reaching up and pressing his boot against Masochrist's throat. He grabbed the
top rope to put extra added pressure on the man's neck, pressing harder and harder until
finally the referee stepped in to break it up. While Aries argued with the official over
having to relinquish the choke hold, Maso shook off the cobwebs and grabbed his
distracted adversary, clutching him by the neck with both hands. He then hoisted Aries in
the air and held him in a double choke before tossing the man across the ring. Aries
landed hard but shot back to his feet, where he was met with a big running clothesline
from his opponent. Maso followed up with a legdrop across the sternum before pulling
Aries over to the corner, climbing to the second rope, and dropping an elbow across the
chest. Rather than going for a cover, though, Maso yanked Aries up and tossed him off
the ropes, catching him on the rebound with a back body drop that sent Aries flying over
the top rope, all the way out to the floor. As soon as Aries hit the concrete Maso grabbed
the attention of the referee, allowing Ryno to rush over and begin stomping on his fellow
former world champion. The attack didn't last long, though, as almost immediately Mr.
Marvellous and Hades came over, double-teaming Ryno on the outside and allowing Aries
to pull himself together. Aries rolled back into the ring but was quickly stopped by Maso,
who grabbed the Beast's legs and executed a painful looking leg splitter. He then began to
stomp on Aries, furthering the damage done by Ryno on the outside. Maso pulled Aries
back to his feet and whipped him off the ropes, but Aries ducked Maso's clothesline and
caught the man with a hard forearm shot to the back. Aries then sent Maso off the ropes
and went for a big boot, but this time it was Maso ducking out of the way off an
opponent's attack. When Aries turned to face the man Maso caught him with a kick to
midsection and picked him up for the inverted powerbomb. Before he could deliver the
move, though, Aries managed to slide down the back to escape Maso's feared finisher.
When Maso turned around Aries grabbed him around the throat, hoisted him high in the
air, and nailed a devastating chokeslam. Aries quickly made the cover for the 1...2...3 to
pick up the victory.
Wood: Aries picks up the victory here in the battle of the Hall of
Famers, and it looks like the return of Mr. Marvellous is already paying dividends for the
big man, who has finally gotten back on the winning track after being in a slump over the
past few months.
Brewer: It may be a little too early to go giving Marvellous the world there, Wood. After
all, this is only one match. Anyone can win one match, regardless of who they might have
wandering around on the outside. I'm still reserving judgment on this High Society
reunion. If Marvellous can lead Aries on a streak, maybe get him back into the world title
picture, then we might have something to talk about.
Wood: It will be interesting to see what Marvellous can do for Aries in the coming weeks.
As we have talked about in the past, if there is one man that can turn Aries' career around,
Mike Marvellous may just be that man. We continue now with our first of two matches
here tonight pitting members of The Cult against men who used to be a part of that group
but that have since broken away from the fold of The Cult Master. The TV title is at stake
later on, but first we will see the return to the MMP of the man formerly known as Hot
Crimson, now known simply as Crimson, taking on an individual who, this past
Wednesday at March Mayhem, captured his first championship in the MMP, teaming with
Wolverine to become, as he has said many times since then, world tag team champions.
I'm referring, of course, to the man known as Death. Death and Crimson are up next on
Saturday Night Slams!
CRIMSON vs. DEATH
Crimson was introduced first, accompanied to the ring by a quartet of
Cult minions. As Crimson stepped through the ropes Death came running down the aisle,
slid into the ring, and charged his opponent. Crimson saw him coming and went for a
clothesline, but Death ducked underneath and countered by nailing Crimson with a vicious
spear tackle. He then mounted Crimson, keeping him down on the canvas as he rained
punches down upon Crimson's forehead. After a few moments Death let up and pulled
Crimson back to his feet, only to whip the former midwestern champion off the ropes and
nail him on the rebound with a high knee. Crimson stumbled back into the ropes, and
Death followed up with a dropkick that sent Crimson over the top rope and out to the
floor. Death followed him out and without giving Crimson a chance to recover he
grabbed the man and went to whip him into the steel ring post. Crimson, though,
managed to take control from Death and reverse the whip, sending Death head first into
the steel. He then rolled Death back into the ring and took over the match from there,
following his opponent back in and dropping a knee across his throat, which he held in
position as a chokehold. The official quickly stepped in and ordered Crimson to break,
and while Crimson argued the instruction with the referee, Death got back to his feet.
Death moved in on his opponent but Crimson saw him coming and floored Death with a
clothesline before the tag champ could get a shot in. Crimson then dropped another knee,
this time across Death's chest, and applied a cobra clutch on Death while the man was
down on the canvas. He held Death in a seated position while the sleeperhold was
applied, and the extra pressure on Death's neck seemed to be taking it's toll. Death was
fading, and fading quickly. The official got down to check Death's arm, and it fell once. It
fell twice. It fell...on the third try Death shot his arm up in the air and reached back for
Crimson's head. He grabbed Crimson by the back of the head and pulled him forward,
enabling Death to slump to the canvas and slam his knees back into his opponent's
forehead. After the second shot the hold was broken and Death, still shaking the cobwebs
from the sleeperhold, was able to slowly get back to his feet. Crimson was also slow in
regaining his vertical base, but in the end it was Crimson that was up before Death. He
tried to take advantage of this fact and charge Death, but Death was ready for him and
caught the charge, spinning Crimson around and driving him to the canvas with a sidewalk
slam. Death then dropped a leg across Crimson's throat, but rather than going for a cover
he pulled the man up and whipped him off the ropes. As Crimson came back Death
scooped him up for a slam, but the momentum carried Crimson over Death's head,
allowing the Cult member to land on his feet. He spun Death around, kicked him in the
midsection, and hooked his arms for the double-arm DDT. At the last second, though,
Death pulled his arms free and grabbed Crimson's legs, using a simple takedown to drop
Crimson to the canvas and catapulting the former midwestern champion across the ring
into the turnbuckle. Crimson's head struck the top buckle and he staggered out
backwards, unknowingly walking right into Death, who grabbed Crimson and drove him
down with the Death Drop! Death floated over into a cover and hooked the leg for the
three count and the victory.
Wood: An unsuccessful return to the MMP for Crimson, who comes
up just short in a very hard fought match against Death here on Saturday Night Slams.
Death has been on quite a roll over the past few weeks has he not?
Brewer: Yeah, a nice little run being put together by Death here, and he sure isn't making
any friends in the process. Death is quickly becoming one of the most unpopular guys in
the dressing room, hell even his tag team championship partner Wolverine can barely stand
the sight of this guy. But hey, sometimes when you're doing well this kind of thing
happens, especially when you're a braggart to the extent that this guy is. Everyone wants
to tear him down a notch. Crimson had the chance tonight but couldn't get it done.
Looks like it's back to the drawing board for the returning Cult member.
Wood: There's no doubt in my mind that Crimson will soon be back on track as well. He
is, after all, a former two time midwestern champion, and had a stranglehold on that
division for the few months leading up to his ultimate sabbatical after his loss against
"Amazing" Andrew Peters. It's now time for our main event here on Saturday Night
Slams, the second of our two championship matches and our second of two matches
pitting members of The Cult against former members of that controversial group. The
Destroyer puts the TV title on the line for the first time in several weeks on SNS as he
takes on Inferno, who will be looking for his first taste of championship gold here in the
MMP.
MMP Television Championship Match
THE DESTROYER
(C) vs. INFERNO
The fiery phoenix blazed overhead as the challenger, Inferno, made his
way down the aisle, accompanied by his lovely fiancée, Kimberly Brandon. Kimberly had
a very disgusted look on her face as she came down with her man, casting evil glances at
each and every female she spotted about ringside. Destroyer was already in the ring as
Inferno climbed the steps and prepared to do battle. Once Inferno stepped through the
ropes the ref signalled for the bell to get the match underway and Inferno rushed his larger
opponent. Destroyer was ready for Inferno and got his boot up, hoping to catch Inferno
with a shot to the head, but the challenger ducked underneath and used his quickness
advantage to sweep Destroyer's legs out from under him, brining the gigantic champion to
the canvas in the early going. Inferno quickly followed up with a legdrop, and then snared
the champion in a side headlock to try and wear the big man down. Destroyer didn't stay
down and slowly fought back to his feet, using a pair of elbows to the midsection to
loosen the challenger's grip. He backed himself into the ropes and finally broke the hold as
he Irish-whipped Inferno off the far side. As Inferno came back he was met with a
powerful clothesline from Destroyer that took him clear off his feet, causing the back of
his head to strike off the canvas. Inferno grabbed the back of his head in pain and
Destroyer took full notice of that fact, grabbing the challenger and repeatedly slamming
his head back off the canvas again. A desperation thumb to the eye from Inferno backed
Destroyer away into the ropes, enabling the challenger to get back to his feet. After
shaking his head to try and shake the effects of Destroyer's attack Inferno charged the
biggest man in the MMP and delivered a clothesline that sent the reigning TV champion
over the top to the floor. Inferno followed the man out and swung a weak kick at
Destroyer, a kick that was easily caught. The challenger then swung around with his other
leg and nailed Destroyer with a kick to the back of the head, a kick so powerful that it
dropped the champion to his knees. Inferno grabbed the big man and slammed him head
first into the steel ring post before rolling him back into the ring. Once back inside Inferno
pulled Destroyer up and set him up for a piledriver, but the champion was able to use his
near 500-pound frame to easily block the move and backdrop the challenger, sending him
high in the air and dropping him hard to the canvas below. Destroyer took advantage of
his opening and went right to work on Inferno's back, driving a series of hard knees right
into the spine of his smaller opponent. He then shifted his assault back to Inferno's head,
moving the knees up from the back to the back of the challenger's skull and delivering
more blows until the ref ordered Destroyer to let Inferno get back to his feet. Destroyer
complied, but did so by pulling Inferno up himself. He took the challenger over with a
vertical suplex, and then slowed things down by locking Inferno in a camel clutch. The
champ reached back as far as he could, putting the maximum amount of pressure on
Inferno's head, neck, and back. Destroyer made one mistake, though, and that was not
accounting for his opponent's long reach. Inferno was able to avoid a possible submission
by being able to reach out and grab the middle rope, forcing the official to call for the
break. Again Destroyer complied with ref's instructions, not wanting to risk a
disqualification and a loss against a man who had turned his back on The Cult Master.
Instead Destroyer stood back and patiently waited as Inferno, with the aid of the ropes,
pulled himself back to his feet. Once Inferno was up Destroyer charged in, but his rush
was met with a hard superkick to the jaw, snapping the champion's head back and giving
Inferno the opening he needed. He grabbed Destroyer and whipped him across the ring
into the far turnbuckle, which he followed up with a big splash in the corner. Destroyer
was dazed as he stumbled out and Inferno kicked him in the midsection before scooping
the man up for a bodyslam. Instead of simply slamming Destroyer down, Inferno tried to
get the giant champion up in a press slam, but there was no way Inferno's back could hold
up to the strain of trying to lift a 500-pound man over his head. He never got Destroyer
up any higher than a standard bodyslam position, dropping the champion to the canvas
before falling to one knee himself. With Inferno grabbing his back in obvious agony
Destroyer pulled himself up again and grabbed the challenger, hooking him in a punishing
bearhug. After a few moments Destroyer turned the move into a belly-to-belly suplex, and
from there he applied the Will Breaker. Given the pounding that Inferno's head and back
had taken during the match the challenger couldn't hold on for long. He soon tapped out,
and the ref called for the bell. Destroyer's hand was raised and he was presented with his
championship belt as the screen fades to black.
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