

July 22

MMP Saturday Night Slams is on the air! More than 15, 000 fans have packed the MMP Coliseum for tonight’s big 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 live from the MMP Coliseum here in the stretch run towards BattleGround 3 coming up this Wednesday night. This is the final event before the huge pay per view, and in anticipation we have a series of matches signed for tonight that should give us an idea of what we might see come Philadelphia. Our main event is a return match pitting the new MMP television champion Twisted Steel, coming to the ring for the first time without Adam Kogler, against a man he defeated several weeks ago, The Ryno.
Brewer: My sources backstage have told me that Adam Kogler hasn’t been seen all day, and Wood you know I’m not one to say ‘I told you so’, but hey, I told you so. Kogler got his first taste of what this business is really like last weekend, and he ran home as fast as he could and hid on his laptop computer. Have fun watching at home on television, Adam, we’ve got some actual tough men here in the MMP who can more than fill your air time.
Wood: As you know, this Wednesday night “Amazing” Andrew Peters will get his first chance to win the MMP world championship as he goes one on one with The Cult Master. Here tonight, however, the champ is sending The Destroyer into battle against the midwestern titleholder, hoping to soften Peters up before the big showdown at BattleGround 3. The world tag team champions, Aries and Hades, will be in action in a non-title match as they take on Virus Richards and Harbinger, two men who themselves are former tag team champions. We kick things off tonight with tag team action as the men who will face Aries and Hades at the PPV, Synthetic Dawn, take on two men that they will face in team elimination action this Wednesday night, The Joker’s Child and Controversy. Let’s go to the ring for our opening bout!
SYNTHETIC DAWN vs. THE JOKER’S CHILD & CONTROVERSY
With Synthetic Dawn already waiting in the ring Joker and Controversy made their way down, accompanied by the full Beautiful Ones contingent. The referee, obviously familiar with Joker’s tactics, stepped between the two teams to prevent a pre-match attack, and when the bell finally ran Joker opened up against Barricade. The two locked up in the middle of the ring but it didn’t take Joker long to resort to underhanded tactics, delivering a hard kneelift into Barricade’s midsection. With the big man doubled over Joker stomped down on the man’s foot and connected with a DDT. Barricade was down and Joker started celebrating early, parading around the ring with his hands in the air before making the tag to Controversy. Controversy came in quickly and started stomping Barricade as the Synthetic Dawn member struggled to his feet. Once up Barricade grabbed his painted opponent and tossed him across the ring, giving him a chance to make the tag to Ambush. Ambush ran in but before he could get to Controversy a tag was made on the other side of the ring and Joker was back in. That didn’t put Ambush off and he went right after the clown, but Joker caught him coming in with a poke to the eye before catching Ambush with a DDT just as he had done earlier to Barricade. He went for a quick pin, but Barricade came running in to break it up. Controversy then came in after Barricade, and all four men were brawling in the ring. After a few moments Controversy was tossed out of the ring, allowing Synthetic Dawn to double up on Joker. After beating the man down Ambush gave the sign for the Mindbender, and Barricade hoisted Joker up on his shoulders. Ambush climbed to the top, but before he could deliver the move Ponch got up on the apron and shoved Ambush off, sending him crashing down to the canvas. Seeing the interference Barricade dropped Joker, but before he could get to Ponch Controversy was back in the ring and he slammed a chair across Barricade’s back! The referee had seen enough and signalled for the bell, awarding the match to Synthetic Dawn by disqualification. Joker got to his feet and joined Controversy in attacking Ambush and Barricade, and before long Ponch and the rest of the Beautiful Ones were in the ring, joining in on the assault. A group of referee’s had to be sent out to break up the attack.
Wood: Absolute carnage here in our opening bout on Saturday Night Slams! This one will go down as a victory for Synthetic Dawn, but I would say that Joker and Controversy accomplished what they set out to do. Synthetic Dawn can’t expect to be in any shape to compete this Wednesday after the beating they just took.
Brewer: Probably a good strategy by The Beautiful Ones, and believe me I never thought I’d be saying that. A loss in the tag team division really doesn’t matter to Joker and Controversy since they’re not in contention for a shot at the tag team titles, but they have made their job easier coming up at the PPV. If they can get rid of Synthetic Dawn early, it’s more likely they will have an odd-man advantage against Death in the elimination match. And if they can wear down Death in the tag team match, the better the chance Joker can beat him for the universal title in the steel cage ladder match.
Wood: An interesting analysis Ray, and you do make a good point. I’m a little surprised that Death didn’t come out to try and make the save given that these men, Synthetic Dawn, will be very important to his chances at success this Wednesday. Coming up next we have two men still relatively early in their MMP careers, two men still looking to establish themselves in this federation. The Train remains undefeated thus far in the MMP, but tonight he faces a tough test against the rap star, Guru. Let’s go back to the ring.
THE TRAIN vs. GURU
With Guru already waiting in the ring The Train made his way down the aisle with “Time” playing in the background. As soon as he stepped through the ropes Guru was on him, hammering Train with punches to the back of the head. Guru backed the man into the corner but Train fought back with some hard rights of his own, backing Guru up into the ropes. He whipped Guru off the far side and ran at him with a clothesline but Guru ducked underneath and bounced off the opposite ropes, catching Train as he came back with a huracanrana. Train was caught off guard and clearly shaken up as he stumbled to his feet against the ropes, and Guru was on him right away, sending Train across the ring into the far ropes. He went for a boot as Train came back, but Train ducked out of the way and took Guru down with a clothesline to the back of the head. Neither man was able to gain much of an advantage in the early moments, leaving both men second-guessing their gameplan. Guru crawled over to the ropes and pulled himself to his feet, but once he was up Train came running in and nailed him with another clothesline, this time sending Guru over the top rope and out to the floor. Train followed the man out, pulled him to his feet, and went to whip him into the steps but Guru reversed it, sending Train hard into the steel. With Train down on the floor Guru pulled back the mats, exposing the concrete beneath. He pulled Train over and set him up for a piledriver that would have driven him down head first into the floor, but Train blocked it at the last minute and countered, taking Guru over with a backdrop. Guru hit the floor hard and Train quickly rolled him back into the ring. He followed Guru in, slammed him down to the canvas and followed up with a legdrop. Rather than going for a cover Train pulled Guru to his feet and hooked him for a suplex, but Guru floated over and landed behind Train. He spun his opponent around, kicked him in the midsection, and delivered a DDT. With Train laid out in the center of the ring Guru climbed to the top rope, but before he could dive off Train shot to his feet and caught Guru around the throat. He tossed Guru off the top, driving him down to the canvas with a double chokeslam, knocking the wind out of Guru. Train slumped back against the buckle to compose himself as Guru stumbled to his feet on the other side of the ring. Guru wandered into the far corner and used the ropes to pull himself up, and when he turned around Train charged in with the Collision. At the last second, though, Guru stepped out of the way, and Train’s shoulder caught nothing but turnbuckle! Train collapsed to the mat clutching his arm, and Guru gave the sign for the Bow Down. While Train was struggling to get to his feet Guru climbed to the top rope, and once Train was up he came off with the flying bulldog, driving Train face first down into the canvas. Without wasting any time Guru rolled Train over, made the cover, and hooked the leg for the 1…2…3.
Wood: A hard fought victory for Guru tonight on Saturday Night Slams, but I have to tell ya Ray, that match could have gone either way.
Brewer: Yeah, that’s true, Wood. Both guys had their opportunities, but it came down to that one mistake. Train missed the Collision at a crucial moment, and it cost him. Neither man was able to get much going in terms of an extended offensive series, and in a match like that all it takes is one slip-up to give the other guy the victory.
Wood: And that’s exactly what happened, as you said, it was Train hitting the turnbuckle instead of Guru with that spear that gave Guru the opening he needed. Guru comes away with the victory and as for Train, he’ll have to put this behind him and regroup in time for BattleGround 3, where he will face Glycerine in one on one competition. Coming up next it’s tag team action, with the MMP world tag team champions set to do battle in a non-title match against two of the men they will face in the elimination match this Wednesday night, the newly formed duo of Virus Richards and Harbinger.
ARIES & HADES vs. VIRUS RICHARDS & HARBINGER
Virus and Harbinger came to the ring, with Harbinger sporting a much different look than usual. He had two beautiful women on his arms, and was wearing a crown on his head that proclaimed him “Mayor of Arkansas”. The two men didn’t get very far before the tag team champions interrupted, coming running out from the dressing room before their introduction and nailing Virus and Harbinger with clotheslines to the back. Hades mounted Harbinger in the aisle and started hammering away on him with right hands while Aries grabbed Virus, pulled him down to the ring, and slammed the former world champion face first into the steel steps. The referee stepped in between Virus and Aries while a few feet away Hades scooped Harbinger up and slammed him down on the floor before rolling him into the ring. The ref sent Aries to his corner as Hades followed Harbinger in, and after that Virus slowly made his way around to his side of the ring and climbed up on the apron. In the ring Hades continued his dominance over Harbinger, stomping him down into the canvas before pulling him up to his feet. Harbinger, acting out of desperation, reached up and raked Hades face and caught him with a low blow, dropping Hades to the canvas. He looked over to Virus for approval before pulling Hades to his feet and backing him into the ropes. He went to whip Hades across the ring but Hades reversed the whip, sending Harbinger to the far side, right into the right hand of Aries, who had stepped over the top rope into the ring. He lifted Harbinger up and delivered a crushing chokeslam, despite the fact that he was not the legal man in the ring. The offical tried to get Aries out of the ring, but before he could do that Virus came in on the other side and nailed Hades with a knee to the back, sending Hades through the ropes and out to the floor. From there he lunged at Aries, but was caught coming in with a forearm shot to the jaw that knocked Virus back towards the center of the ring. The referee had lost control of the match, and with Hades and Harbinger both out on the floor he decided he had no choice but to let the illegal switches stand, leaving Virus and Aries fighting in the ring. Virus got back to his feet and came back after Aries but again he was stopped by a forearm to the head, dropping him to the mat. Aries then pulled Virus to his feet and delivered a devastating backbreaker before grabbing the man and whipping him into the buckle where he pounded his former boss with right hands all about the upper body. He then started choking Virus with his bare hands, prompting the referee to begin his five count. At four Aries let go and, after giving the referee a deadly stare, made the tag to Hades. Hades came in, but before he could get a shot in Virus started to fight back, catching Hades with a kick to the midsection. A couple more kicks backed Hades off and Virus charged with a clothesline, but Hades ducked out of the way. Out of desperation Virus quickly reached back before Hades could turn around, grabbed his opponent by the head, and slammed him down with a reverse neckbreaker. Both men were down, but it was Virus that was able to make it to his corner first. He tagged in Harbinger, who came running in roughshod after Hades, delivering kicks to the body that backed Hades into the ropes. Harbinger then bounced off the ropes and came at Hades with a flying bodypress, but Hades caught him in mid air and turned it into a powerslam, driving Harbinger into the canvas. Hades then started to work on Harbinger’s arm, stomping away on the shoulderblade and driving his knee down repeatedly into the same area. With Harbinger favoring his arm Hades pulled the man up and set him up for a vertical suplex, but before he could drop down Virus came back into the ring and nailed Hades with a chop block, causing Harbinger to land on top of Hades in a pinning position. The referee, though, was more concerned with getting Virus out of the ring than with counting the pin, and before long he had Aries in to help his cause. Aries lunged at Virus as Harbinger rolled out to the floor and started to climb to the top rope. Seeing Aries coming in Virus hurried out to the floor, causing the referee to turn his focus to clearing Aries out of the ring. Once the ref’s back was turned and Hades was getting back to his feet Virus slid back in and nailed Hades with a superkick, and before Hades could go down Harbinger came off the top with The Omen, driving Hades face first into the mat. Again Aries came after Virus, and this time the ref couldn’t hold him back. He chased Virus out of the ring all the way back to the dressing room, while on the inside Harbinger made the cover on Hades. With Virus and Aries gone the referee had nothing left to do but count Harbinger’s cover for the 1…2…3.
Wood: Virus and Harbinger come away with the victory here tonight at Saturday Night Slams, and if you ask me, Ray, this has to be considered at least a minor upset. This is the first time Virus and Harbinger have ever teamed up, and Aries and Hades are the reigning world tag team champions.
Brewer: I’d agree with that to a certain extent, but you have to consider that, in spite of being the champions, Aries and Hades have only competed as a team on a handful of occasions. That advantage probably isn’t as big as you might think given these circumstances. Besides, by the end of that match I think all that Aries cared about was getting his hands on Richards, and come Wednesday night at BattleGround 3 that’s exactly what’s going to happen. Virus won’t be able to run like a little coward like he did tonight.
Wood: Indeed it shall be interesting to see what happens in that very unusual elimination match. Not only will we see a return match of sorts between these two teams, we will also see Nashira in the ring for the first time competing against men, Psychotic Sam will be in the mix bringing the total number of former world champions involved in the match to three, and of course Mr. Beumont will be there to provide, I guess, some comic relief, since that does seem to be all he’s good for around here. Our next match could have huge ramifications for BattleGround 3 as “Amazing” Andrew Peters, the reigning midwestern champion and number one contender to the MMP world title, goes into the ring only days before his chance at the big prize against The Cult Master’s number one hencheman, The Destroyer, who is clearly going in here not only to win, but to try and hurt Peters before he steps into the ring with the leader of The Cult. Let’s go back to the ring for this all important contest.
”AMAZING” ANDREW PETERS vs. THE DESTROYER
The Destroyer stood patiently in his corner as Peters entered the ring with his valet Amanda. Amanda removed her man’s robe and unlatched his midwestern championship belt from around his waist before stepping out to the floor, and the two combatants locked up in the middle of the ring. Destroyer’s size and strength advantage was obvious early on as he easily gained the upper hand on Peters, driving a powerful kneelift into the midwestern champion’s midsection to double him over and then pounding him with repeated forearms across the back. Peters quickly collapsed to the canvas under the pressure of such a devastating onslaught but Destroyer, never one known to show much mercy towards his opponents, didn’t hesitate in yanking Peters back to his feet. With ease he flung the midwestern champ off the far side ropes and lifted a big boot up to Peters’ face, but Peters ducked at the last second, avoiding contact, and caught Destroyer with a chop block to the back of the knee before the big man had a chance to react. Destroyer fell to one knee where Peters took over, kicking him repeatedly in chest before standing him up to deliver a jawbreaker. The big man would not go down so Peters bounced off the far ropes and came back with a running clothesline, but again Destroyer stayed on his feet. After a poke to the eyes Peters delivered a second jawbreaker, yet he still couldn’t get the big man down to the canvas. Peters was starting to get frustrated and went to work with a series of right hands to Destroyer’s temple, and when Destroyer appeared dazed he bounced off the ropes once again, this time coming back with a bulldog headlock. Destroyer, though, simply caught Peters in mid air and, after taking a moment to adjust his footing, slammed him down with a backbreaker. Peters rolled around in agony on the canvas as Destroyer moved in and began stomping the fallen midwestern champion. Peters tried to roll out of the ring under the bottom rope but Destroyer caught him by the boot and managed to pull him back into the ring, where he applied a camel clutch. Destroyer, though, was clearly feeling the effects of Peters’ earlier onslaught as he was careless in applying the hold within a short distance of the ring ropes. Peters quickly realized this and reached out with his right arm and grabbed the middle strand to force the break. Once the hold was broken Peters quickly escaped to the floor, where he was desperate to catch a breather after being hammered by the gigantic Cult member. Destroyer, though, wasn’t about to let Peters get the time he needed and he quickly followed the Miami native out to the floor, causing Peters to run around to the other side of the ring to avoid a further assault. Destroyer gave chase and Peters slid back into the ring. He ran off the far ropes and, once Destroyer was back inside, Peters came at him with a flying forearm, sending the big man staggering back into the ropes. Seeing that he had done some damage Peters bounced off the ropes again and again connected with a flying forearm, this time knocking the big man flat on his back. The expression on Peters’ face told everyone watching that even he was surprised that he had been able to take the big man down, but the midwestern champ was quick to capitalize on his advantage and immediately went to work on Destroyer’s leg, driving his knee down into Destroyer’s and dropping repeated elbows down across the quadricep. Peters then tried to drag Destroyer out towards the middle of the ring, but the big man’s near 500 pound frame proved too much for Peters to move at this late point in the match. He soon gave up and simply applied a figure four leglock on Destroyer right where he lay, knowing full well that the ropes were within his opponent’s reach. Destroyer grabbed the bottom rope almost immediately but Peters kept the hold applied, hanging on until the last possible second when the referee threatened to disqualify him if he didn’t let go of the hold. Peters finally released, but as Destroyer was trying to pull himself to his feet it was clear that Peters had done his damage. The big man was slow in moving around the ring, and Peters took advantage. He employed a hit-and-run strategy, nailing Destroyer with a series of hard knife-edge chops across the chest yet being careful not to stay within Destroyer’s reach for long. Peters then ran off the ropes and came back with a flying bodypress, but despite Destroyer’s bad leg he was able to catch Peters in mid air and slam him down with a belly to belly suplex. Destroyer slowly pulled Peters to his feet and whipped him across the ring into the far turnbuckle and followed in with a clothesline, crushing Peters beneath his girth. Peters collapsed to the canvas, but before Destroyer could follow up Amanda hopped up on the ring apron, distracting the attention of not only the referee but The Destroyer as well. While his opponent had his back turned Peters slid out under the bottom rope and quickly grabbed a steel chair from the timekeeper’s table. He got back in the ring and, with the official still distracted by Amanda, rammed the steel chair into the base of Destroyer’s skull! Peters then wound up and smashed the chair over Destroyer’s head, dropping the groggy big man to the canvas. Before the ref could turn around Peters tossed the chair outside the ring and locked Destroyer in a sleeperhold, knowing full well that the man was already bordering on unconsciousness. He shouted for the referee to turn around, and when the ref saw the hold applied he checked Destroyer’s arm. It dropped once, twice, and finally three times, and the ref stopped the match, awarding the decision to Peters.
Wood: A somewhat tainted victory tonight for Andrew Peters, wouldn’t you say, Ray?
Brewer: No, not really. I mean, think about it, Wood. How many times have we seen Destroyer use a steel chair to win a match? How many times have we seen him use trash cans? Mirrors? Even cheese graters? Hardly a rare occurrence, is it, Wood? This guy uses foreign objects and people like you and Lewin constantly sing his praises. Tonight he just got a little taste of his own medicine. Big win for Peters tonight.
Wood: What you’re forgetting Ray is that Destroyer only uses those foreign objects in hardcore matches, when things like that are allowed to go on, but I can’t argue with one point you made…this really is a huge win for Andrew Peters. The Cult Master is going to have to rethink whatever game plan he had going into BattleGround now that he knows Peters can hang in there and even defeat a man that has been virtually unbeatable in recent months, The Destroyer. One of the only other men I can think that has defeated Destroyer over the last while was Twisted Steel, who pulled probably the biggest upset in MMP history when he defeated the big man to win the MMP television championship several weeks ago with the help of Shannon Shag-Nasty. He is in action in our main event tonight as he takes on a man looking to avenge his recent loss in the crowbar on a pole match against Steel, former MMP world champion The Ryno.
TWISTED STEEL vs. THE RYNO
”Fucking Hostile” blared through the arena as Twisted Steel made his way into the arena, without the usual accompaniment of Adam Kogler, his now former manager. He had the TV title belt around his waist and a stolid look on his face. The Ryno, who had been introduced first and was waiting in the ring, didn’t want to wait any longer and he came running out of the ring to meet Steel in the aisle. The two men traded punches in the runway, with Ryno eventually gaining the upper hand and choking Steel on the safety rail that lined the runway. With Steel gasping for air Ryno backed off a few steps and came charging in with a clothesline, but Steel caught him and hoisted him up in the air, dropping him throat first along the railing. Ryno grabbed his throat and fell backwards to the floor, giving Steel a chance to catch his breath. As Ryno was struggling to his feet Steel approached him from behind and applied a full nelson, setting him up for the Living End out on the concrete floor. Before he could deliver the move, though, Adam Kogler started making his way out, wearing an oversized coat and a neck brace, and carrying a large suitcase in one hand and a mic in the other.
KOGLER: "Hey Ryno! You wanted me big man, it's time to finish what you started! I booked my own
flight here today, and I'm coming for a piece of your ass!"
Steel, distracted by Kogler, dropped Ryno to the floor. He waved frantically for Kogler to go back to the dressing room, leaving him prone to a clothesline from behind from Ryno, who then charged after Kogler. He grabbed the reporter by the lapels and wound up to deliver a big right hand, stopping for a moment to let the cheers of the crowd grow louder. While Ryno was with Kogler, though, Steel was getting to his feet. He nailed Ryno from behind with a double-axhandle blow, dropping the man to the floor. He then reached into his pants and pulled out a pair of handcuffs, which he slapped on Ryno, tying the man’s hands behind his back. Steel and Kogler then embraced in the aisle, drawing a loud chorus of boos from the sold out crowd. Kogler opened up the suitcase and dumped out the trademark crowbar as Steel pulled Ryno down and rolled him into the ring. He nailed the cuffed Ryno with a powerbomb, leaving the man as a perfect target for Kogler, who hammered him repeatedly with the crowbar. Once Ryno stopped moving Kogler slid out to the floor and got a table from under the ring while Steel removed his shirt and revealed an official referee’s shirt underneath. Kogler passed the table into the ring and then climbed to the top rope as Steel set Ryno in position on the table. Kogler tore off his neck brace and turned to the announce position…
KOGLER: "This one's for you, Brewer!"
…before jumping off the top with a big splash, sending Ryno right through the table. He then made the cover on Ryno and Steel, in referee’s attire, counted the 1…2…3. As Kogler picked up the mic once again, Virus Richards and Harbinger came running down to the ring.
KOGLER: Oh, yeah! Ryno, you are THE biggest idiot I've ever laid eyes on! Well, maybe except for each and every one of you fans. When I announced my retirement, sure you all had your suspicions as I knew you would. But do you really think I'd be stupid enough to dope myself up before an interview? I guess you would, because each and every one of you bought into my and Steel's award-winning acting performances. We threw you off and you didn't know WHAT was gonna happen. Sure, my body is killing me, and I couldn't move for days. But it takes more than a Ryno Charge to put the Strong Island Scrapper out of permanent commission! And in the end, I did what I said I was gonna do. Let this be yet another lesson for the rest of the MMP don't mess with the greatest mind in Wrestling. But don't worry Steel will still be talking a lot more. In fact, he has an announcement to make right now. Steel?
STEEL: Ladies and Gentlemen, your winner over Ryno by way of pinfall, the grrrrreatest mind in wrestling, ADAM KOGLER!
While the announcement was made, Virus shouted instructions to Harbinger, who continued to hammer the still-cuffed Ryno.
KOGLER: Don't you worry MMP, Adam Kogler will be sticking around for a long, long time! Shaggy, Peters, let this serve as a warning. At Battleground, you'll suffer the same embarrassment as our friend Ryno here. Bottom line: you WILL feel the Steel!
The crowd booed loudly and started tossing litter into the ring to show their displeasure. Virus called Harbinger off Ryno and told him to join Steel in raising Kogler on their shoulders as the scene fades to black.

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