Saturday Night Slams 2000 08/26

August 26

MMP Saturday Night Slams is on the air! More than 15, 000 fans are jammed into 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 here at the MMP Coliseum, just days removed from the highly controversial Apocalypse pay per view event that tore Busch Stadium in St. Louis down to the ground. Andrew Peters is named a last minute replacement for Psychotic Sam as the referee of the world title match and he makes a fast count on The Ryno, possibly costing Ryno a second run with the world title. The ramifications of that decision are going to be felt here tonight as we present our biggest Saturday Night Slams card in many weeks with six big matches live at the MMP Coliseum, all leading up to our main event where the undefeated streak of either Twisted Steel or Glycerine is going to come to an end as these two men meet one-on-one.

Brewer: And we heard just a couple days ago of a couple of stipulations that have been added to the match. If Steel wins, he becomes the number one contender to Glycerine’s universal title. If Glycerine wins, however, the number one contender to the TV title will be Glycerine’s stablemate The Destroyer, who of course was the man that Steel won the title from and has yet to be given a return match. The stakes for this match keep getting higher, and despite my dislike for Adam Kogler and for The Cult, I’m really looking forward to seeing these two hammer on each other and end one of these unbeaten strings right there in the middle of the ring.

Wood: We’ve also got two big championship matches on tap tonight. “Amazing” Andrew Peters puts the midwestern title on the line against former universal champion Hassan Abu Saada, The Destroyer and Benjamin Childs defend the tag team championship against the former champions Hades and Baital from High Society. We start things off tonight with the in-ring debut of this…well, I guess you could call them a musical group or a band, although I’d have to say my ears would beg to differ with both descriptions, Schlecter Kase. The leader, I guess, of this group, Hans Krieg is in our opening match, but he’s going to have his work cut out for him as he takes on a former multiple time champion in Wolverine. Let’s go to the ring here on SNS.

The lights come up on Schlecter Kase in the ring, surrounded by a multitude of electronic equipment. Gunter Tod and Gerrit Rindfleisch are at their stations, and Otto Schmerz appears to be covered in tar. Hans Krieg shouts something in German, and the band begins their horrible imitation of music. It isn’t long before MMP tech crew members come running out from the back to unplug the equipment. Otto swings his guitar at one of the technicians but misses, and the workers are finally able to coax the band to get the equipment out of the ring so the match could start, and as they were moving the equipment Wolverine made his way down the aisle.

WOLVERINE vs. HANS KRIEG

The other members of Schelcter Kase got out of the ring, leaving Hans alone as Wolverine stepped through the ropes. Once Wolverine was in the ring Hans was all over him, hammering the former titleholder with hard right hands and holding him against the ropes. He went to whip Wolverine off the far side but Wolverine reversed the whip and sent Hans into the ropes. Wolverine leapfrogged Hans as he came back, and the second time he came off the ropes he lowered his shoulder for a backdrop, lifting Hans high in the air and then dropping him down face first to the canvas. He didn’t let Hans stay down for long, pulling the German rookie to his feet and nailing a hard kneelift to the midsection. With Hans doubled over Wolverine ran off the ropes and moved in for a big offensive move, but when he got within arm’s reach Hans stood up and quickly grabbed Wolverine, wrestling him down to the canvas with an armbar. He then hooked Wolverine’s arm behind him in a hammerlock and pulled Wolverine to his feet, scooping him up and slamming him down on the arm. Hans went for a quick cover, but only got a two count before Wolverine got a shoulder up, frustrating Hans with the speed of the count. As he pulled Wolverine to his feet Hans had some choice words from the referee as he tried to hook Wolverine in a full nelson, but before he could get the hold fully locked in Wolverine slid out the back and grabbed Hans from behind, applying a full nelson of his own. Hans flailed his legs trying to find an escape to the painful hold, but just when it looked like Hans would be able to wiggle his way free Wolverine reached around in front and swept Hans’ legs out from under him, driving him down face first into the canvas. He followed that up with a legdrop across the back of the head, and with Hans lying face down on the mat Wolverine took his offense to the air, climbing to the top rope and diving off with a flying elbow. At the very last minute, though, Hans rolled out of the way and Wolverine hit nothing but canvas, giving Hans the opening he desperately needed. Before Wolverine could pull himself up Hans moved in and applied a camel clutch, putting pressure on Wolverine’s neck and back while taking a crucial moment to catch his breath. After a few seconds of having the hold applied Hans got frustrated and released the camel clutch, stomping Wolverine across the back before pulling him up and whipping him to the corner with a disgusted look on his face. Up against the buckle Hans peppered Wolverine with kicks to the ribcage, taking the wind out of his larger opponent before climbing to the second turnbuckle. Once up there Hans hooked Wolverine in a headlock and spun off with a tornado DDT, driving Wolverine down head first into the canvas. Hans was in complete control of the action, and he gave the sign for the Killing Fields, his patented finishing move. He pulled Wolverine up, delivered a hard kick to the midsection and then hoisted him up for the running crucifix bomb. Before Hans could deliver the move, though, Wolverine slid down the back, landing on his feet behind his startled opponent. When Hans turned to face him Wolverine nailed him with a quick kick to the midsection and the End of Days modified neckbreaker. Wolverine quickly floated over and made the cover to score the 1…2…3.

Wood: Wolverine picks up the victory over the newcomer Hans Krieg, and judging by the argument going on right here in front of us I don’t think any members of Schlecter Kase are very happy with the outcome of this match. Gunter and Gerrit are going to have a chance to bounce back on behalf of this group in our next match as they take on Virus Richards and Harbinger, but before we get to that let’s take a look at something our cameras picked up earlier tonight just outside the MMP Coliseum.

The scene shifts to the parking lot outside the MMP Coliseum where several of the wrestlers have parked their vehicles. The camera focuses on a group of motorcylces, easily recognized as the ones belonging to members of Kamp Kogler. High Society then entered the scene, all brandishing sledgehammers. Nashira shouted to Aries, Hades, and Baital that she had found the bikes, and all four then went to work dismantling the motorcycles with their weapons. The noise and commotion coming from the parking lot attracted arena security, who came running out to see what was going on, and when they saw High Society destroying the motorcycles they quickly surrouned the Greeks and put a stop to the carnage. By this time, though, the damage had been done, and the bikes were all left tipped over with pieces broken off and scattered all over the parking lot.

Wood: It looks like the war between High Society and Kamp Kogler is far from over, even after their meetings this past Wednesday at Apocalypse. We will see Aries and The Punisher in action a little later on, but the longer this goes on the more I get the feeling that each one of these confrontations is just another small battle in a war that may never end. Before we get to that, though, it’s time for tag team action as we mentioned. Schlecter Kase gets another opportunity to impress on their first Saturday Night Slams show as Gunter Tod and Gerrit Rindfleisch, known collectively as Side Project, look to make up for Hans Krieg’s defeat in our opening match against a very formidable duo in Virus Richards and Harbinger. Schlecter Kase is still out here at ringside, so we take you back to the ring.

VIRUS RICHARDS & HARBINGER vs. SIDE PROJECT

Schlecter Kase was still around the ring from the opening match as the introduction of Gunter and Gerrit was made. The two men stepped back into the ring, leaving Hans and Otto on the outside, as they waited on the arrival of their opponents. Harbinger’s music then played over the loudspeaker and the so-called “Mayor of Arkansas” made his way down the aisle, wearing his crown and with the usual two women on his arm. His partner, Virus Richards, though, was nowhere around, leaving Harbinger to start the match by himself. He opened the match against Gunter, but it was clear that Harbinger’s focus was more on his missing tag team partner than on the match itself. Gunter was able to use this distraction to his advantage, getting the early upper hand on the much more experienced Harbinger, taking him over with a one armdrag after another and then almost sending Harbinger out of the ring with a huracanrana. As Harbinger was pulling himself up in the corner Virus finally started making his way down the aisle, shaking his head in disgust and yelling at Harbinger to get his act together. While this was going on Gunter was gloating over his early success, allowing Harbinger to get to his feet. Once Gunter turned around Harbinger took him down with a Thesz press and quickly reverted back to his old ways, digging his teeth down deep into Gunter’s forehead, tearing at the flesh until a small stream of blood started pouring down the German’s face. The referee had to step in and pull Harbinger off, but while Gunter was wiping the blood from his eyes Harbinger shoved past the referee and nailed Gunter with a low blow. He then ran off the ropes and tackled Gunter with a flying crossbody, but Gunter managed to let Harbinger’s momentum carry him over, and when Gunter came out on top he grabbed Harbinger’s leg and applied an anklelock. On the other side of the ring Virus just shook his head and jumped down to the floor. He waved his hands at Harbinger in disgust and headed back to the dressing room, leaving Harbinger to fight on his own. Harbinger made it to the ropes to break the submission hold, forcing the official to step in once again, this time to pull Gunter off of Harbinger rather than the other way around. Gunter backed off but got in the face of the referee, arguing over the legitimacy of the call. While this was going on Otto Schmerz reached in from the floor and nailed Harbinger in the side of the head with the end of his guitar, knocking Harbinger back into the ring flat on his back. Once the damage had been done Gunter stepped around the referee and pulled Harbinger out towards the middle of the ring before making the tag to Gerrit, who went to the top rope. Gunter hooked Harbinger in a Boston crab and Gerrit came off the top with a flying legdrop across the back of the head. After the ref ushered Gunter out to the floor Gerrit rolled Harbinger over and made the cover to score the 1…2…3 and the victory in their first tag team outing in the MMP.

Wood: Side Project picks up a victory in their first tag team match in the MMP, even though it wasn’t really much of a tag team encounter as Virus Richards essentially threw Harbinger to the wolves in that match. It looks like, as we speculated on Wednesday night, Virus was less than impressed with Harbinger’s efforts at Apocalypse, both in his own match against Childs and during Virus’ match with Destroyer.

Brewer: No, it was more like a handicap match than a tag team match, but you can’t fault Schlecter Kase for that. Every now and then you get handed a freebie, and all you can do is take it and move on. There’s nothing wrong with an easy outing, especially when it gives you a win in the record books over two experienced wrestlers like Virus Richards and Harbinger. I know Side Project will be looking to get into the tag title hunt, and it never hurts to start out with a victory in your first match.

Wood: Yes, their rather minimal musical talents notwithstanding, this duo could very well be a force to be reckoned with in the tag title division as we head towards the end of the year. That division is really heating up, and I would be very surprised if this German duo didn’t factor into things in the very near future. Coming up next we have what should be an out-and-out war as Aries goes into the ring against The Punisher. By now I’m sure Punisher has heard about what High Society did to the motorcycles parked outside, and if he wasn’t ready to tear Aries apart when he arrived at the building tonight he sure must be by now. Let’s go back to the ring.

ARIES vs. THE PUNISHER

Aries came down to the ring first with a noticeable limp, coming to the ring much slower than usual. Nashira was at his side, carrying an extra large purse. Punisher’s music then came over the loudspeaker, but it wasn't Punisher that came through the curtain. Instead it was Snake, Punisher’s buddy who had just recently signed a contract to wrestle in the MMP, coming out with a mic in hand.

Snake: Folks, I am very sorry to inform you that The Punisher will not be able to fight Aries tonight. His shoulder has gotten worse, and his doctors will not let him wrestle. But Aries, I will be more than happy to face you in a non-sanctioned match right now!

Snake started coming down to the ring and the referee asked Aries if he was going to accept the match. While the two were in discussion Snake stepped through the ropes, but once Snake was in Aries grabbed the ref by the shirt and shoved him back into Snake, knocking Snake off balance while Nashira passed Aries a lead pipe. When Snake shoved the ref aside Aries ran in and clotheslined Snake with the pipe, knocking him clear off his feet. With Snake down Aries started hammering down on him with the pipe as Nashira reached into her large purse and pulled out a bodybag. She tossed the bodybag into the ring, but before Aries could get to it Punisher came running down to the ring with a steel chair in hand. He slid into the ring and smacked Aries across the back with the chair, dropping him right down to the canvas beside Snake. Punisher then helped his friend up before going over and pulling Aries to his feet and hammering him with hard right hands with a chain wrapped around his fist. Before long Twisted Steel and Falcon all ran down to the ring and joined in, making it a four-on-one attack. With Snake’s help Punisher got Aries up and delivered the Punishment right in the middle of the ring. Kamp Kogler started to pull Aries up again but Hades and Baital came running down the aisle with pipes of their own in hand, causing Steel, Punisher, Falcon, and Snake to flee from the ring, escaping through the crowd.

Wood: Well we expected it would be a brutal encounter, but I don’t think any of us expected this match to break down so quickly. We never had any semblance of a wrestling match with Aries and Punisher. This was nothing more than both wrestlers trying to set each other up. Kamp Kogler got the upper hand tonight, and I’m sure we’ll see them back out here later during that tag title match. It don’t recall the last time a member of either faction has been involved in a match when the other faction didn’t get involved.

Brewer: Something major is going to have to happen to settle this war, and I have it on good authority that we could see that big showdown coming up at Vindication. A lot of possibilities have been discussed around the office since last Wednesday night, and I think we will hear an announcement sometime this week about what’s gonna go down.

Wood: You sure are full of surprises, aren’t you Ray? We still haven’t heard what your big announcement concerning the tag team championship is, that is, if you have an announcement at all. The tag title match is still to come tonight, but before we get to that we’ve got the midwestern championship about to be decided. Two men who know each other quite well are about to do battle for that belt with the champion, the longest running champion in the history of the MMP, “Amazing” Andrew Peters, defending against former universal champion Hassan Abu Saada.

MMP Midwestern Championship Match
”AMAZING” ANDREW PETERS (C) vs. HASSAN ABU SAADA

Two gypsies stepped through the curtain and held it open as Hassan Abu Saada came down the aisle to a loud chorus of boos. Despite his lengthy absence from competition the fans clearly remembered the large, arrogant Egyptian from his first tenure in the company as some even pelted the challenger for the midwestern title with trash as he came towards the ring. Once Hassan was in the ring Peters made his way out, accompanied as always by his valet Amanda. Peters shouted at the referee to keep Hassan back while Amanda disrobed him, even though the challenger was already standing back in his corner with his two gypsy companions standing out on the apron. Hassan, in disbelief that someone would dare give him an order, pushed past the official and ran up the aisle as Amanda was taking her man’s robe, and while Peters still had his arms held in his extravagant gown Hassan nailed him with a hard uppercut to the jaw, sending Peters stumbling several feet back. Hassan moved in as Peters shook off the effects of the hard punch and grabbed the champion, scooping him up and slamming him down hard on the concrete floor. He then pulled Peters up, realizing he couldn’t win the title on a countout, and dragged the champion back down towards the ring, rolling him in under the bottom rope. As Peters hurried over to a corner to regroup the referee stepped in and warned Hassan that he wanted the match kept in the ring, and that if he took it to the floor again he would risk being counted out. The challenger ignored the official’s warnings, but the referee’s distraction gave Peters a chance to pull himself up in the corner and when Hassan moved in Peters caught him with a series of quick kicks to the midsection, stopping the Egyptian in his tracks. Peters fired back with a pair of hard chops across the chest and a European uppercut that sent Hassan stumbling out towards the middle of the ring, but the big man would not go down. Finally Peters backed into the corner and hopped up to the second turnbuckle and dove off with a flying clothesline, and Hassan went down. Once the big man was off his feet Peters went right to work on Hassan’s knee, holding the right leg up and driving repeated elbows down across the knee joint. He then wrapped Hassan in a standing figure four leglock, but the challenger didn’t stay in that for long, reaching up almost immediately and poking Peters in the eye rather than making any attempt at a clean counter. The shot to the face forced Peters to relinquish his hold, and with his legs free Hassan simply used his boot to shove the much smaller Peters down to the canvas back near the ropes. Peters shot to his feet and ran back at Hassan, who was also back upright quite quickly, but was caught with a massive clothesline from the big Egyptian, rocking the champion’s head back and dropping him to the mat once more. Hassan then pulled Peters up and whipped him hard into the near turnbuckle, following him in and reaching up with his boot, pressing it hard against the champion’s throat while the referee began his count. Right before the five count Hassan released the choke and, ignoring the referee’s admonishments, locked Peters in a cobra clutch. Using his incredible size and strength to his advantage Hassan jerked Peters out towards the middle of the ring by the neck, wrenching down violently with the sleeperhold. Hassan ordered the referee to get down and check if Peters wanted to give it up, but when the champion wasn’t ready to go out just yet Hassan got frustrated and released the hold, instead spinning Peters around and delivering a belly-to-belly suplex. Rather than following up right away, though, Hassan took time out to taunt Amanda and pose for the crowd, who renewed their contempt for Hassan with a loud chorus of boos. After a few moments Hassan pulled the limp champion up and whipped him off the ropes, going for a big boot to the face to finish Peters off. Peters, though, ducked out of the way, sliding down through Hassan’s legs and coming up on the other side. Before Hassan could turn around Peters dove down with a chop block aimed squarely at the back of Hassan’s knee. Hassan dropped to one knee and from there Peters was able to get him down flat on his back where he again applied a leglock, this time using the traditional figure four leglock to try and take the big man out. The official got down to ask Hassan if he wanted to give up, and with the referee turned towards Hassan Peters immediately reached up and grabbed the middle rope for extra leverage. Hassan’s responses started becoming less and less frequent, but he still wouldn’t give it up. Just when it looked like Hassan was ready to black out, a commotion started up in the crowd and The Ryno hopped over the safety rail and slid into the ring with a pair of brass knuckles on his hand. He grabbed the referee and knocked him cold with a hard right hand, and when Peters saw Ryno in the ring he immediately released the leglock. The midwestern champ tried to get a shot in on Ryno, but the extreme champ quickly turned around and floored him with a right hand just like he had done to the referee. Peters fell hard to the canvas and Amanda reached in to try and pull him out as a group of referees came in to surround Ryno and keep him from doing any further damage. Two of the officials helped up the injured referee, and one of them called for the bell and disqualified Hassan for Ryno’s interference, awarding the match to Peters.

Wood: I had a feeling we would hear from Ryno tonight after what Andrew Peters did during the world title match at Apocalypse, and right there we saw that Ryno means business. He wants a piece of the midwestern champion, and he’s not going to stop until he gets it.

Brewer: Wow, assaulting a referee, that really makes you look like a tough man, doesn’t it? And with brass knuckles no less. I hope Andrew Peters and Ryno do meet in the ring in the near future. Ryno is the personification of what I like to call “garbage wrestlers”, the guys who can swing a mean trash can but don’t know a hammerlock from a ham sandwich. Peters is one of the finest technicians the MMP has ever seen, and I’m confident that he could defeat Ryno in a matter of mere minutes and prove that a good wrestler can beat a mediocre punk any day of the week, just like I’ve been saying all these years.

Wood: Well, after what happened this week in St. Louis I’m sure you’ll get to see that match sooner rather than later, and we'll get a chance to see just how accurate your theory is. Ryno and Peters represent very different styles, there’s no doubt about that, but I don’t think it’s fair to say that one is always better than the other. Coming up next we’ve got the big return match for the MMP tag team championship with Hades and Baital challenging the new champions Destroyer and Benjamin Childs. Will we see Aries or Kamp Kogler involved here, and will Ray Brewer finally reveal his big announcement about the title shot that Falcon and Punisher are set to receive? Perhaps we will find out as we send you back to the ring for our second championship match.

MMP Tag Team Championship Match
THE DESTROYER & BENJAMIN CHILDS (C) vs. HADES & BAITAL

Hades and Baital made their way to the ring first, without Nashira or Aries, who was presumably still recovering from the attack earlier in the evening by Kamp Kogler. The tag team champions then came down, accompanied by the usual contingent of hooded Cult minions who were on the lookout for any attackers as always, willing to sacrifice themselves for Destroyer and Childs if need be. Once the champs were in the ring Hades and Baital ran right for them, with Hades going after Childs and Baital attacking Destroyer. Baital nailed Destroyer with a series of hard right hands to the chest but they had little effect and Destroyer simply shoved Baital down to the canvas. Hades, meanwhile, was having more success against Childs. After nailing Childs with a low blow Hades tossed the big man from New Orleans through the ropes and out to the floor, where several minions hurried over to attend to their fallen Brother. Destroyer continued his dominance over Baital, nailing him with a hard forearm to the back of the head before whipping him off the far ropes. Before Destroyer could get another shot in, though, Hades came running over and nailed Destroyer with a chop block to the back of the leg, bringing the giant down to one knee. Both members of the challenging team then went to work stomping on Destroyer, attacking his chest and knee before teaming up to drag him over to their corner where Baital finally stepped through the ropes out to the apron. Hades draped Destroyer’s bad leg across the middle ropes and put himself in a straddled position ready to deliver a vertical splash down on the knee, but as he jumped up in the air Destroyer reached up with his free leg and shoved Hades over the top rope, sending him all the way out to the floor. Baital jumped down from the apron to help Hades up while Destroyer slowly got to his feet in the ring. Once Hades was back in he made a hard charge towards Destroyer, but was stopped in his tracks with a hard kneelift to the midsection. While Hades was doubled over Destroyer set him in a pumphandle position, lifted him up in the air, and powerslammed him down, knocking the wind out of Hades long enough for Destroyer to get to his corner and tag Childs. Instead of coming right in Childs instead climbed to the top rope and waited for Hades to get to his feet. Once Hades was up Childs jumped off and put him right back down with a double axhandle blow, and it looked like the momentum was shifting in favor of the champions after High Society’s earlier assault. Childs yanked Hades up and whipped him off the ropes, catching him coming back with a powerslam. He then went over to his corner and tagged Destroyer back in, and the giant immediately went to work on Hades’ back, driving a series of knees down into his spine before applying a camel clutch. Baital couldn’t afford to let Hades stay in the painful hold for long and he came in to break it up almost immediately, prompting Childs to come in to cut him off. The referee, though, saw Childs coming into the ring first and went over to cut off the Cult member, allowing Baital to nail a running clothesline from behind. Given that Destroyer was already off balance in applying the camel clutch the big man went down easily, and Baital was able to drag Hades over to their corner before stepping out to the apron. He shouted at the referee to turn around as he reached down and tagged himself in, but since Destroyer hadn’t taken much offense from Hades during the last exchange he was easily able to make it to the corner to tag in Childs, who cut Baital off right as he was getting in the ring. The two men traded punches back and forth, but it was Baital gaining the upper hand, getting the last three shots in. With Childs stumbling backwards Baital ran at him with a clothesline, but Childs ducked out of the way. Almost as if he expected to miss Baital stopped instantly, turned around, and grabbed Childs from behind, locking on a sleeperhold. The referee moved in quickly to see if Childs was able to continue, and as he started to check the arm, the crowd started to boo loudly. The Punisher and Snake were making their way to ringside. The minions surrounded Snake but Punisher was able to get through and make it right up onto the apron. The official hurried over to keep Punisher from getting into the ring, and while the two men were arguing, Destroyer came over and nailed Punisher with a hard clothesline, sending the biker off the apron and down hard to the floor. With Punisher out of the picture the referee turned back to the match, where Baital had released the sleeperhold on Childs and was double teaming the New Orleans native in the ring. Destroyer turned and saw what was happening as well, but as he tried to get into the ring to stop it Punisher jumped up onto the ring apron, with one of High Society’s two pipes in his hand, and nailed Destroyer across the back with it! The big man fell over the top rope and into the ring, but was left lying flat on his back, unable to help his partner. The referee, in the meantime, was counting the double team by Hades and Baital, which culminated in Hades whipping the groggy Childs into Baital as Baital delivered the Blood Drive!! Baital covered Childs and scored the three count to win the match and reclaim the championship, but the celebration was short lived as Snake was in the ring almost immediately, coming in behind Hades and nailing him in the back with a pipe. Baital came over to his partner’s aid, but was himself met with a pipe shot to the back, this time from Punisher. Snake and Punisher went to work on Baital, stomping him violently before Punisher picked him up and delivered the Punishment, just as he had done earlier to Aries. They then walked over and pulled Hades up with Snake holding the man’s arm out, allowing Punisher to deliver a running pipe shot to the shoulder, just as High Society had done to him several days earlier. Snake and Punisher then walked out, leaving the new tag team champions lying beaten in the ring.

Wood: Ladies and gentlemen we have new MMP tag team champions, they are Hades and Baital, pulling off what I would consider a major upset here on Saturday Night Slams with a little help from an unlikely source in the form of Kamp Kogler. I must say, though, these two men don’t look like champions at all as they are being helped from the ring by several of our officials.

Brewer: No, they sure don’t, but I give them all the credit in the world for taking advantage of the situation and getting the job done. When this match was signed, nobody gave Hades and Baital a chance to get the belts back. Everyone just assumed that it would be The Cult facing Falcon and Punisher for the tag team titles when the time came, but no, High Society has the belts back. Was it a clean win? No, not really, but for two inexperienced guys like that to knock off The Cult in any fashion is a hell of an accomplishment and they deserve to be called champions.

Wood: Now Ray, you have to tell us…what is this big announcement that you’ve been teasing about the tag titles? Why isn’t that title match going to take place at Vindication? What’s the story?

Brewer: OK, OK, if you must now…those of you who watched the show last weekend heard that I had something to say about a small-time, rip-off promotion called ICW, and if for whatever reason you happened to see any ICW interviews this week you know that in a matter of seven days I have become the most hated man in this history of that federation. I went over to ICW and told them straight up that I was making it my mission to crumble that company like the MMP has done to so many of it’s other competitors in the past, and I plan to do that by putting our product head-to-head with the garbage ICW produces. I am absolutely confident that once ICW fans get a chance to see the MMP right next to ICW they will realize which promotion has the real talent and which one is ICW, and the first step in helping them come to this realization is by putting MMP matches on ICW televised events. That’s right, beginning on Tuesday night, September 12, the MMP will be running matches on ICW cards, and the first match to make an appearance in that second-rate company will be an MMP tag team championship match between the new champions Hades and Baital and the number-one contenders from Kamp Kogler, The Punisher and Falcon. And, with all that has happened here tonight, I have just been told over my headset that this match will now be a roofed steel cage, lead pipe/ladder match. One fall to a finish, no outside interference, and a lead pipe will be tied to the roof of the cage with a ladder in the ring for anyone to retrieve it and use it against their opponents. This is the first step in the MMP crushing ICW under it’s mighty boot, and it takes place on September 12.

Wood: Wow! That really is a major announcement! Not since the MMP’s cross-promoting with the GWF have heard an announcement that big! OK, so now it’s September 12 that we will see our next tag team championship match and it will be on ICW Championship Chaos in the first-ever roofed steel cage, lead pipe/ladder match. This is a huge happening, with ramifications I’m sure to be felt across the wrestling world. How can you follow up an announcement of that magnitude? With a match between two undefeated champions, two men going one-on-one for the very first time with one man all but guaranteed to walk out of the match having been pinned or forced to submit for the first time in his career. It’s main event time here on Saturday Night Slams!

GLYCERINE vs. TWISTED STEEL

Glycerine came to the ring first, still missing his valet Vanessa, but sporting his newly won universal championship belt around his waist. He stepped calmly through the ropes as “Fucking Hostile” came over the loudspeaker and Twisted Steel, wearing an LA Guns t-shirt and the TV title belt around his waist, came down the aisle with The Punisher and his manager Adam Kogler, who had a microphone in hands as usual.

KOGLER: Well lookee here it's the enigma wrapped in a mystery wrapped in a crummy gimmick. Glycerine, you may want to check into a nice motel for a while somewhere in the alkali flats or wherever the hell it is you're always roaming around, because your mystical journey hits an abrupt roadblock tonight! You claim to have my number, well let's see what you have to say after you suffer your first defeat at the hand of Twisted Steel!

Steel tossed the shirt away as he came nose-to-nose with Glycerine who, just as had done in an interview during the week, held up three fingers on one hand and one finger on the other, symbolizing his three victories to date over Kamp Kogler and the one man he had yet to defeat. As the staredown continued Hassan Abu Saada suddenly returned to the ring, pushing his way through the fans and stepping over safety rail. He didn’t go to the ring, though. Instead he simply grabbed the shirt that Twisted Steel had worn to the ring and ran back to the locker room with it while Kogler and Punisher looked at each other in confusion. Hassan’s appearance distracted Steel just long enough for Glycerine to get the first shots in, nailing Steel with three successive right hands to the face. The TV champ stumbled back towards the ropes in a daze, prompting Glycerine to run in with a clothesline. Steel, though, ducked out of the way, and when the universal champion turned to face his opponent again he was met with a spinning heel kick to the jaw that took him clear off his feet. Steel went for a quick follow-up and ran off the ropes to gain momentum before attempting a spinning elbowdrop, but this time it was Glycerine dodging a high impact move from his adversary, and Steel’s elbow caught nothing but canvas. As Steel was pulling himself up Glycerine bounced off the ropes and caught the TV champ with an ax kick across the back of the head, driving Steel right back down to the mat. The universal champ stayed right on Steel from that point, pulling him out towards the middle of the ring and applying one of Steel’s own patented manuevers, the half crab! Steel, knowing the effectiveness of the move as well as anyone, quickly scampered towards the ropes before Glycerine could get the hold firmly applied, forcing the referee to step in and break it up, possibly saving Steel’s undefeated streak in the process. Glycerine complied with the referee’s instructions, not wanting to waste time arguing with the official, and stomped Steel across the back as the TV champ used the ropes to slowly pull himself back to his feet. The Cult member went for an Irish whip but it was reversed by Steel, who caught Glycerine coming back in with a hard kick to the midsection followed by a swinging neckbreaker, a move that left both men flat on their backs near the middle of the ring. Neither man was quick to get to his feet – Glycerine from the impact of the neckbreaker and Steel as a result of Glycerine’s steady assault throughout most of the match. The referee started his ten count, but that seemed to prompt the two men to get back up almost immediately, and both were to their feet by the count of five. It was Glycerine, though, that got to his feet first, and he took advantage by whipping Steel hard across the ring into the far corner. He followed in with a big running clothesline, but Steel stepped out of the way at the last minute, sending Glycerine crashing sternum-first into the buckle. Steel got a short run-up off the ropes right beside the turnbuckle and floored Glycerine with a clothesline before hopping to the second rope and coming off with a moonsault. He held the lateral press on Glycerine and hooked the leg, but only got a count of two before the universal champion got his shoulder up. Steel looked mildly frustrated but that didn’t stop him. He pulled Glycerine up and delivered a delayed vertical suplex, dropping Glycerine down in the middle of the ring. Rather than going for a cover, though, Steel stopped and made a belt motion around his waist, indicating that he wanted Glycerine’s universal belt to go along with his own TV championship. The crowd started to boo Steel’s overconfidence, but that only seemed to give the TV champ strength as he pulled Glycerine up. Steel started to whip Glycerine across the ring into the buckle again, but Glycerine held his ground and pulled Steel in, lifting him up and delivering a spinebuster seemingly out of nowhere! Glycerine made a quick cover, scoring only a two count before Steel kicked out. He responded by pulling Steel right back to his feet and going for another whip which, as had been the case throughout the match, was reversed. Instead of sending Glycerine into the ropes, though, Steel swung around and put Glycerine in a simple waistlock. He then shot his arms up and hooked Glycerine in a full nelson, which inevitably lead to the Living End!! Steel immediately thrust his exhausted body on top of Glycerine and scored the 1…2…3 to win the match. Once the bell sounded Kogler grabbed both championship belts and reached up to pass them in to Steel, but Steel was barely able to stand and simply rolled out of the ring. Instead Kogler simply tossed the universal title belt away in disgust, sending it into the ring near Glycerine. Kamp Kogler then left the area with the referee close behind, leaving only Glycerine in the ring pulling himself together. Once Glycerine was up, the lights in the arena went out. Thunder crashes, the same as had been heard many times before, sounded throughout the arena. Then, suddenly, a spotlight came up on two figures in the runway. Once was hooded and his identity could not be made out, but the other one was known to everyone in the arena, especially Glycerine. It was his valet, Vanessa! The hooded figure motioned towards the ring, apparently setting Vanessa free as he did nothing to stop her as she ran down to the ring to join her man. The two embraced in the middle of the ring as the scene fades to black.

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