

July 1

MMP Saturday Night Slams is on the air! More than 15, 000 fans are jammed into the MMP Coliseum 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 where tonight, just days removed from the big Chaos on the Coast PPV event, we have two huge championship matches live at the MMP Coliseum. Both the tag team and television championships will be decided, meaning that just as was the case three nights ago, it will be double duty for The Destroyer in title matches. Aries and Hades, one of the teams that won co-number one contender status for the tag titles a few weeks back will get a shot at the gold here tonight in our main event, but before we get to that Destroyer will have to get through one half of Synthetic Dawn, the other co-number one contending team, in the person of Ambush.
Brewer: And if you ask me, tonight will be a very different story for the big man than was the case at the PPV. He won’t be able to just stand back and watch Ben Childs beat up Masked Man X and let it pass as a title defense. Ambush may not be the biggest but you have to give the guy credit he goes in and put up a hell of a fight no matter who the opponent is. As for Aries and Hades, I don’t think I’d want to be in the ring with them tonight at all. Harbinger and Destroyer are gonna be the first guys to tangle with the “Beast from Greece” since Andrew Peters beat him at Chaos on the Coast, and as if Aries wasn’t usually in a foul mood to begin with, things will be even worse tonight.
Wood: I couldn’t agree more, Ray. Harbinger and The Destroyer are going to have more than their hands full with the Greek brothers tonight, but if there is one team to have ever passed through the MMP that I wouldn’t bet against it would the Hall of Fame duo from The Cult. All that aside we have a big lineup here tonight, including a return match from last week between the new MMP extreme champion Benjamin Childs and Glycerine, the in-ring debut of Shannon Shag-Nasty, and the rekindling of the Controversy/Guru feud as those two men will meet in singles competition. We kick things off tonight with the return to action of “Die Hard” Dave Williams, who gets set to face Baital in his first MMP match in nearly a year. Williams was once a highly touted prospect who left the MMP only shortly after making his debut last summer, and tonight he faces tough opposition in Baital, a man who fared quite well for himself in the recent newcomers invitational event. Let’s go to the ring for our opening bout!
”DIE HARD” DAVE WILLIAMS vs. BAITAL
Baital came to the ring first amidst a mild chorus of boos, accompanied by his valet Nashira. The two stepped through the ropes as Williams’ music hit, and a spotlight picked up “Die Hard”, wearing a long trench coat, making his way to the ring through the crowd. As soon as Williams climbed over the guardrail Baital slid out under the bottom rope and met his adversary on the floor. Williams blocked Baital’s attempted right hand but couldn’t block the low kneelift that followed, and Williams collapsed to the floor in agony. Baital pulled Williams up and whipped him into the steps, sending a loud crashing sound throughout the arean. He then grabbed Die Hard and slammed him head first into the post before delivering a DDT on the floor. With Williams down Baital then took his attack to the air, climbing to the top rope and ignoring the referee’s pleas that Baital get the match in the ring. Baital came off the top with a missile dropkick as Die Hard was getting to his feet, but Williams saw him coming at the last minute and moved out of the way, sending Baital crashing into the safety rail. Baital landed awkwardly on the back of his head and Die Hard took advantage right away, pulling Baital up and slamming him head first into the ring post before rolling him into the ring. Before Baital could get to his feet Williams followed him in and delivered a kneedrop across the sternum before applying a rear chinlock to wear the man down. This was sound strategy being employed by Williams, allowing him to drain the energy out of Baital while at the same time taking time to catch his breath and recover from Baital’s earlier attack. After a while Baital started to fight back, working his way up to his knees and driving elbows into Williams’ midsection as he tried to break free. Before Baital could fully get away Williams reached down and hooked the man’s leg, picking him up and driving him down with a kneebreaker, dropping Baital to the canvas once more. After an elbowdrop Die Hard went for the cover, but Baital kicked out after two. Williams didn’t let up, though, pulling Baital to his feet and delivering an atomic drop, which he followed up with a clothesline to the back of the head. He then started stomping on the back of Baital’s head as Baital tried to get away, crawling over to the corner where Nashira stood on the outside. Once there he used the ropes to try and pull himself up but Die Hard was all over him, delivering a series of kicks to the chest to keep the man down. Eventually Williams pulled Baital up and set him up on the top rope, following the man up and setting him up for a superplex. Williams tried to take Baital over but Baital grabbed onto the top rope and held his position as Williams collapsed to the canvas below. After Baital took a second to shake the cobwebs he pulled himself together and stood up on the top rope, waiting for Williams to regain his footing. Once Die Hard was up Baital came off with a flying bodypress, landing in a pinning position and scoring a two count before Williams kicked out. Baital didn’t hesitate and bounced off the ropes and came at with Williams with a flying forearm, but Williams ducked down and Baital clotheslined himself on the top rope. He landed on his feet and stumbled back towards Williams, who took Baital down with a spinning heel kick. Then, before Baital had a chance to react, Die Hard locked on the Captial Punishment. Baital tapped out almost immediately, giving the win to “Die Hard” Dave Williams.
Wood: Dave Williams picks up the win in his return to MMP, scoring a hard fought victory over Baital. Perhaps the second time around Die Hard might make good on the promise that surrounded him as he made his debut about a year ago. A tough night for Baital, who seemed to have the match well in hand until he missed that missile dropkick. That really was the turning point, and Baital never really recovered from that one big mistake. It just goes to show why those are called high risk manuevers. They might look good and they can do a lot of damage, but all it takes is one mistake and the match can be over. Well, up next we have the first of our two championship matches, and it will be for the MMP TV title. The Destroyer is entering his fifth month as champion, easily the longest running titleholder in the history of the television championship. Tonight he faces one of his toughest challenges against Ambush, a highly motivated young man looking for his first championship in the MMP.
MMP Television Championship Match
THE DESTROYER (C) vs. AMBUSH
Destroyer came to the ring first, accompanied by two nameless Cult minions. The champion stood back in the corner as Ambush made his way down, soaking in the cheers of the sold out crowd. Once he climbed through the ropes the challenger went right after Destroyer, hammering him with punches and keeping him pinned back in the corner. With the big man dazed Ambush tried to whip Destroyer across the ring but the big man’s weight was too much and he easily reversed it, sending Ambush hard into the corner. The champ charged in but Ambush caught him coming in by jumping high in the air and nailing Destroyer with a double-boot to the face, sending the big man staggering back towards the center of the ring. Ambush quickly hopped up to the second turnbuckle and came off with a flying clothesline, taking Destroyer off his feet. The challenger went for a quick cover, but Destroyer kicked out after only a count of two. Before Destroyer could get to his feet Ambush locked on a reverse chinlock, keeping the big man down on the canvas. It wasn’t long, though, before Destroyer’s incredible strength advantage came into play as he pulled himself to his feet at the same time as lifting Ambush in the air and dropping him down with a belly to back suplex. Ambush’s neck snapped back off the canvas and Destroyer dropped a pair of elbows down on the challenger before making a cover of his own, but just as Destroyer had done earlier Ambush kicked out after only a two count. From that point, though, Destroyer was in total control. He pulled Ambush up and delivered an inverted atomic drop only to pick Ambush up again and slam him down with a backbreaker before applying a camel clutch. The full weight of Destroyer’s 500-pound frame was pulling back on Ambush’s head and neck, but that didn’t keep Ambush from fighting with all he had to make it to the ropes. The challenger finally reached out with one desperate stretch and grabbed the middle rope with his left hand, forcing Destroyer to release the hold. The big man didn’t argue with the referee when he was instructed to break, but after Ambush had used the ropes to pull himself back to his feet Destroyer nailed him with a clothesline that sent the challenger over the top rope and out to the floor. Destroyer followed Ambush out and yanked the man to his feet, preparing to whip him into the steps. Ambush, though, reversed the whip and it was Destroyer that was sent into the steel, dropping the big man hard to the floor. The challenger then hurried back into the ring and ran off the far side, diving through the ropes and hitting Destroyer with a suicide dive as the TV champ pulled himself up. Ambush sent Destroyer back into the safety rail with the high risk move, and shoved the big man back into the ring before he had a chance to pull himself together. Destroyer was up quickly, though, regaining his footing before Ambush could get back in. He stood in the challenger’s way, preventing Ambush from getting into the ring but Ambush, without hesitation, started ramming his shoulder into the big man’s midsection. A pair of shoulderblocks doubled Destroyer over, and Ambush shot himself over the top rope with a sunset flip. Destroyer was too big to go down with such a move, though, and the champion simply reached down and grabbed Ambush around the throat, hoisting him high in the air and carrying him over to the corner where he dropped Ambush down in a powerbomb-type manuever, slamming Ambush’s back down on the top turnbuckle. The challenger fell forward, right into the arms of Destroyer who took his opponent over with a belly to belly suplex. Without hesitation Destroyer then locked Ambush in the Will Breaker, and from there it was academic. Ambush held on for as long as he could but finally had to give it up, meaning another successful title defense for The Destroyer.
Wood: The Destroyer is still the MMP television champion, scoring an impressive victory over Ambush. It’s been many months now since the big man captured the TV belt, and from the way things are going Ray we might never see the title change hands again.
Brewer: A lot of people are starting to think that way, Wood. With each passing week and each victory that comes, more and more people are giving up hope that Destroyer will ever lose that belt. He has been dominant since capturing the title, and is showing no signs of slowing down as we head into July.
Wood: Of course it was back in February when the big man won the title from Tao Te Ching, meaning we are heading into his fifth month as holder of the TV strap, an astounding feat considering that this is the one championship that must be defended at every card the MMP holds. Ambush, though, did give him a run for his money, showing that there are still a lot of guys out there that want to be the man to end this impressive streak. The Destroyer will now have to regroup in a hurry and get ready for the tag team title match coming up later tonight against Aries and Hades, two men who are more than just a little anxious to get their hands on those championship belts. Up next we have a match between two of the newest members of the MMP roster. Shannon Shag-Nasty makes his MMP debut here tonight against The Train, a man who was very impressive with his victory over Matt Brutal this past Wednesday at Chaos on the Coast. A big match for both competitors as they look to establish themselves in the MMP, and we send you back to the ring.
SHANNON SHAG-NASTY vs. THE TRAIN
The two men stared each other down from across the ring as the opening bell sounded, and it was Train taking the first steps forward, raising one hand in the air and challenging Shannon to a test of strength. Shag-Nasty accepted and took the early lead on Train, but Train countered with a boot to the midsection and whipped Shannon off the ropes. Shag-Nasty nailed Train with a shoulderblock as he came back towards his opponent, but it was Shannon that went down. Train then bounced off the ropes and came back towards Shannon with a shoulderblock of his own, but Shannon leaned into it and this time it was Train going down. Shannon pulled Train up and delivered a bodyslam, and as Train moved into the corner to gather himself Shannon whipped him across the ring into the far corner. Shag-Nasty charged in after him but Train moved out of the way, causing Shannon to hit sternum first against the buckle. Train capitalized quickly and rolled Shannon up, but he only got a one count before Shag-Nasty kicked out. Both men shot to their feet and came face to face once again, locking up in the center of the ring. Shannon came out ahead by wrestling Train into a side headlock, but Train quickly countered by whipping Shannon off the far side ropes. He leapfrogged Shannon as Shag-Nasty came back, and the second time Train took Shannon down with a clothesline. Train quickly dropped down on top of Shannon and laid into him with a flurry of punches, hammering Shannon until the referee stepped in and pulled Train off. He then pulled Shannon up and laid into him with a series of chops across the chest but Shag-Nasty fired back with some chops of his own. Shannon then whipped Train towards the ropes, but in the process Train hit the referee, sending the official to the canvas and Train tumbling through the ropes to the floor. Shannon didn’t hesitate, stepping out to the apron and jumping off with a double axhandle blow across Train’s back. He then grabbed Train and slammed him into the safety rail, but Train fired back with a back elbow to the midsection, knocking the wind out of Shannon and allowing Train to pull Shag-Nasty over and slam him head first into the ring post. With Shannon down on the floor Train walked over to the timekeeper’s position, grabbed a steel chair, and waited for Shag-Nasty to get to his feet. Train raised the chair above his head but before he could slam it down Shannon got in a shot to the midsection, causing Train to drop the chair. Shannon then picked up the chair himself and slammed it down across Train’s back, shoving him under the bottom rope and back into the ring in the process. Shannon then slid back into the ring with the chair, but before he could get back to his feet Train was on him, stomping Shannon along the back and grabbing the chair away from him. He waited for Shannon to get to his feet, and when he did he nailed Shag-Nasty right between the eyes with the chair, sending Shannon over the top rope and back out to the floor. Train followed out with the chair in hand and Shannon, seeing this, crawled over to the timekeeper's position and grabbed another chair, this time out from under the ring announcer. Train moved in and went to slam the chair down but Shannon got his chair up, protecting himself from the blow. By now the referee was back to his feet, and had started to administer the ten count on the two men on the floor. Neither Train nor Shag-Nasty paid the official any attention, and they were soon counted out. The bell sounded and the match was ruled a draw, much to the disappointment of the MMP Coliseum crowd. A group of referees had to be sent out to break the two men apart. Train and Shannon stared each other down and eventually nodded in approval towards one another before heading back to the dressing room.
Wood: A rather indecisive finish to this match between Shannon Shag-Nasty and The Train. The double countout decision doesn’t seem to be sitting to well with the fans here in the arena.
Brewer: Not the ideal way for a match to end that’s for sure, but rules are rules. We can’t have guys wildly swinging chairs at one another all night long. That’s a good call by the referee, and if Shag-Nasty and Train don’t like it they should read up on the rulebook before signing for their next match.
Wood: I have to agree with you there, Ray. The official really only had one choice available to him, and though it was unpopular it was the right call. Both men looked good tonight, though, and it looks like we could have two future stars on our hands with Shannon Shag-Nasty and The Train. Coming up next we rekindle a rivalry that has been somewhat on the backburner as of late, but as we can tell from their two previous encounters there is no love lost between Controversy and Guru. Both men are looking to put an end to this feud tonight and earn a victory in this decisive encounter.
CONTROVERSY vs. GURU
”Controversy” by Prince blared over the loudspeaker as The Beautiful Ones made their way towards the ring, all dressed in rather unusual attire. Angel Dust was carrying a Christmas tree to the ring, and Lolli Pop was dressed as an elf. The Raggedy Annes were both dressed as Christmas presents and were pulling a sleigh to the ring. Seated in the sleigh was Controversy, painted red and green rather than his usual black and white. The crowd burst into hysterical laughter but Guru, who was already in the ring, didn’t seem amused. He pointed to the people on the outside and shrugged his shoulders, shouting at Controversy that he thought this was going to be one-on-one. Controversy tried to calm Guru down and ordered the rest of The Beautiful Ones to leave the ringside area. They obliged and headed back to the dressing room, and while Controversy was watching them leave Guru walked over and slapped the painted man hard across the face. While Controversy was stunned Guru delivered a headbutt and then tackled the man to the canvas. With Controversy down Guru went for a big fistdrop but Controversy rolled out of the way, causing Guru to hit nothing but canvas. As Guru got back to his feet Controversy met him with a hard chop across the chest, followed by another and then another, repeating until he had backed Guru into the corner. He then took Guru over with a snapmare and grabbed Guru by the back of the head, flipping over and snapping the man’s neck down, creating a whiplash-like effect. Guru grabbed his neck as Controversy grabbed his opponent’s legs and pulled him out towards the middle of the ring, where he applied a figure four leglock. The referee got down and asked Guru if he wanted to give it up, but the rapper adamantly refused and focused his energy on trying to make it to the ropes. After a long struggle Guru reached out and grabbed the bottom strand, but as he tried to pull himself to his feet after the forced break it was clear that the damage had been done. Guru was slowed considerably, and Controversy took full advantage by nailing Guru with a quick clothesline that sent the man over the top rope to the floor. Controversy followed the man out and slammed Guru’s head into the announce table before throwing him back into the ring, but when Controversy re-entered Guru reached up and caught him with a poke to the eyes. With the man dazed Guru scooped Controversy up and slammed him down, and then climbed up to the top rope. As a result of the figure four Guru wasn’t moving as fast as he would have liked, but he still made it to the top before Controversy started to move. Guru jumped off with a flying splash, but Controversy rolled out of the way at the last moment, causing Guru to hit nothing but canvas. The painted man then pulled the rapper to his feet and executed a short powerbomb before climbing to the top rope himself. Once up there Controversy came off with the Cherry Popper, landing flush across Guru’s chest. He stayed on top of the man with a lateral press and hooked the leg, and the ref got down to make the 1…2…3.
Wood: A valiant effort from Guru tonight but Controversy picks up the victory, and it looks like this bizarre individual could finally be putting a little run together after a few months with his career basically going nowhere.
Brewer: Yeah, well, all I have to say is YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWN. Green and red paint instead of black and white? Yep, there’s a wrestler for you, although I have to admit it’s not much worse than his opponent, this Guru. I’ve seen some of his interviews and Wood I can’t understand a word he’s saying. Someone told me that what he does is considered to be music in some parts. Well, let me tell ya something. We’ve seen wrestlers try to sing before, and how often has it worked out? About as often as Mr. Beumont winds up in the personal hygiene section of a drug store. If I wanted music, I’d play some Sinatra. I don’t need Guru’s drivel-speak blaring in my ears. Perhaps a little less time in the recording studio and a little more time in the gym would be a good idea for this guy.
Wood: I have to say I’m not a huge rap fan myself, but I do understand that a lot of people are into that type of music and everyone is entitled to his or her own taste. I wouldn’t try to run someone down just because his idea of good music, or good anything for that matter, differed from my own. Then again, Ray, I guess I should expect no less from you at this point. Our next encounter is a return match from a bout we saw on Saturday Night Slams last week as, once again, Benjamin Childs goes one on one with Glycerine. After last week’s controversial finish, this time we will do it under no disqualification rules. Childs’ newly won extreme title will not be on the line tonight, but if Glycerine can pull it out it could propel him right into contention for a possible title opportunity down the road. Let’s go back to the ring.
No Disqualification Match
BENJAMIN CHILDS vs. GLYCERINE
The newcomer Glycerine made his way down first, accompanied by his faithful companion Vanessa. The two stood calmly in the ring as Childs made his way out amidst a loud chorus of boos from the fans, who apparently felt betrayed by Childs’ recent defection to The Cult. The extreme champion ignored the disapproval of the audience, though, and went about his business as usual, bringing the barbed wire chair and a trash can down to the ring and setting up a table on the outside before stepping through the ropes. Childs set the chair in his corner as Glycerine helped Vanessa out to the floor, but before the valet could even get down off the apron Childs ran over and slammed the trash can over the back of Glycerine’s head. The ref waved for the bell, and the match was underway. A second shot with the trash can dropped Glycerine to the canvas, and Childs stepped out to the apron and climbed to the top rope. Raising the trash can high above his head Childs jumped off the top and prepared to slam the metal can down on Glycerine for a third time, but before he could get the blow in Glycerine reached up and caught Childs with a karate thrust to the throat, causing Childs to drop the can and grab this throat in agony. With Childs doubled over Glycerine bounced off the ropes and came back with a scissor kick to the back of Childs’ head, driving the extreme champion into the canvas. Glycerine then dropped an elbow and made a cover, but Childs kicked out after only a one count. The champ shot back to his feet but Glycerine was waiting for him and the rookie took the Cult member down with a running clothesline. He then pulled Childs up and whipped him off the ropes but Childs reversed it, sending Glycerine off the far side. Childs caught Glycerine coming back and hoisted him up in the air, dropping him down throat-first across the top rope. Glycerine stumbled back and eventually collapsed to the canvas, giving Childs a chance to regroup from Glycerine’s onslaught. After taking a moment to catch his breath Childs pulled Glycerine over to the corner and tied him upside down in a tree of woe position before going over and picking up the barbed wire chair. Childs set the chair in front of Glycerine’s face and backed up to the opposite corner, picking up a head of steam as he charged in and delivered a baseball slide that slammed the chair against Glycerine’s face. The force of the blow knocked Glycerine loose from the corner, and mysterious newcomer collapsed face first to the canvas. In the meantime Childs walked over to his trash can, reached inside, and pulled out a small sack. He took the sack out to the middle of the ring and dumped it’s contents – hundreds upon hundreds of tiny thumbtacks – out all over the mat. Childs then moved back in on Glycerine, but just as he got within striking distance Glycerine reached up and grabbed Childs around the waist, pulling him forward and sending Childs through the ropes to the outside. The extreme champ landed back first on the steel steps and rolled down to the floor, where Glycerine pulled him back to his feet. He took Childs and whipped him into the safety rail and then into the ring post before delivering a sidewalk slam out on the concrete. With Childs down Glycerine climbed up on the apron and waited for Childs to get back to his feet, and once the extreme champ was up Glycerine used the middle rope as a springboard into a moonsault. Childs, though, moved out of the way, and Glycerine landed stomach-first across the top of the steel safety rail! From there Glycerine appeared to be at Childs’ mercy, and the Cult member grabbed his opponent and rolled him back into the ring. Once Glycerine was up Childs hooked him in a full nelson and reached around to sweep the man’s legs, driving Glycerine down face-first onto the thumbtacks. Childs went for the cover and hooked the leg, but only got a two count before Glycerine slightly rolled his shoulder up off the canvas to break the pin. Glycerine was in bad shape, though, and Childs set the man up for his finisher, the Childs Play. Before Childs could drive him down, though, Glycerine started hammering the man with right hands, eventually breaking away from Childs’ grasp and landing down on his feet. Before the extreme champ could react Glycerine kicked the man in the midsection, picked him up, and delivered the Ignition right down onto the thumbtacks! Childs let out a painful scream as Glycerine made the cover and scored the 1…2…3. Childs rolled out of the ring and started to make his way back to the dressing room as Glycerine grabbed a microphone:
Glycerine: Cult Master, Destroyer, Harbinger, this is the man you thought would fit in with The Cult. This is the man whom you thought may be able to bring you all to the top and once and for all help you rule the MMP. Well my frineds you seem to be searching in the wrong fields. I, one who has searched the world over, knows these things. What you seek, IS RIGHT HERE!!! As for you Childs, how dose it feel to be BURNED!!!!
Wood: Glycerine scores the upset victory here on Saturday Night Slams, and though the extreme title belt does not come with this win it has to do a lot for the newcomer’s career, perhaps putting him on the fast track to getting a title shot early in his career.
Brewer: This really is a rare occurrence, Wood. It’s not uncommon to get these hotheaded rookies in here trying to shoot for the big names right away, but almost every one of them fails miserably and finds themselves out of a job just weeks after joining the company. Gotta hand it to Glycerine, this is two weeks in a row he has defeated Childs, who has slowly established himself as one of the top contenders in the MMP. That’s gotta do wonders for Glycerine’s career. I’d say he just made a name for himself tonight.
Wood: I would have to agree with that. There aren’t a lot of guys out there who have been able to come in and compete with the upper level guys right away, but over the past two weeks Glycerine has done that. Now only time will tell if he can keep this pace up, because he has set a very high standard for himself with these first two performances. Well, the time has come for tonight’s main event. The MMP tag team championship is on the line as Harbinger and The Destroyer, who was victorious earlier tonight over Ambush in defense of the TV title, put the belts on the line against the brother team of Aries and Hades. We send you back to the ring for our featured contest.
MMP Tag Team Championship Match
HARBINGER & THE DESTROYER (C) vs. ARIES & HADES
With the challengers already waiting in the ring Harbinger and The Destroyer were introduced, and as had been happening for the previous several weeks Harbinger came running out ahead of his partner. When he got to the ring, though, he simply climbed up on the apron and stopped, looking back to the aisle and motioning for Destroyer to hurry up. Once the TV champ arrived he stepped right into the ring, where Aries was waiting on him. The two seven footers traded forearm shots back and forth, but it was clear that Destroyer was still fatigued from his earlier bout as Aries gained the upper hand, backing Destroyer into a corner with a series of right hands. Destroyer fired back with an elbowsmash to the side of Aries’ head, and then in an amazing feat of strength he scooped Aries up and slammed him down to the canvas. Destroyer then looked over towards Hades and dared Aries’ brother to get in the ring, and the smaller of the two challengers slowly accepted the challenge. Behind Destroyer’s back, though, Aries was getting back to his feet. Once Aries was up Hades moved in, delivering a dropkick as Aries nailed Destroyer in the back of the head with a clothesline. The ref ushered Hades out to the floor as Aries went to work on Destroyer’s leg, stomping down repeatedly on the TV champ’s leg while Harbinger simply looked on from the outside. Aries then reached over and made the tag to his brother, who came in and applied a figure four leglock. The official leaned over and asked Destroyer if he wanted to give up, even though no one in the arena actually expected the man to surrender. Using his incredible leg strength Destroyer managed to reverse the hold, turning Hades over and putting the pressure back on the challenger. Once he was turned Hades reached out desperately for a tag, making the exchange with his brother who came in and stomped Destroyer down even before the champion could get free from the hold. Aries started to pull Destroyer up but he was stopped in his tracks by an elbow to the midsection from the champ, who then got to his feet, whipped Aries off the ropes, and took the former world champion down with a big boot to the face. With the momentum back in favor of The Cult Destroyer walked over to his corner and tried to make a tag, but Harbinger refused to accept his partner’s hand! Destroyer’s expression was one of total disbelief, but before he could respond Aries tackled Destroyer from behind and stepped out to the floor, pulling his opponent’s legs around the ringpost. He slammed both of Destroyer’s legs against the steel before climbing back into the ring and tagging Hades back in while the Cult member tried to pull himself up. Hades moved in slowly which proved to be a mistake, as Destroyer lunged forward with a clothesline that nearly took the challenger’s head off! Destroyer then dropped an elbow down across Hades’ sternum before going back to his corner and screaming at Harbinger to accept the tag. Again Harbinger refused, jumping down off the apron and starting to walk back to the dressing room!! As Destroyer called after him looking for an explanation Hades to back to his feet and nailed Destroyer with a chop block from behind, bringing the big man back down to the canvas. Aries came back into the ring and helped Hades pull Destroyer towards the middle of the ring, where Hades applied another figure four leglock. Just the same as he had earlier Destroyer refused to submit to the painful hold, but over the course of two matches his legs had taken a tremendous pounding. After a few moments Destroyer fell limp to the canvas, his shoulders flat on the mat. The referee got down and counted the 1…2…3, awarding the match and the tag team championship to Aries and Hades!!!! Harbinger stopped at the entrance way and turned back to face the ring as Aries and Hades were handed the tag title belts, and a small smile crossed the former Cult member’s face. Just then an arm reached out from the dressing room and patted Harbinger on the back. Out from the dressing room came Virus Richards, who put his hand on Harbinger’s shoulder and congratulated him on a job well done. The two men then shook hands in the entrance way, much to the surprise of the sold out crowd, as the scene fades to black.

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