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Episode 40: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champions WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: The Boogeyman
Match 1: Tazz (w/ Ted DiBiase, Jr.) vs. "The Monster" Abyss
Match 2: Jamie Noble vs. Snitsky
Match 3: JTG vs. Rory McAllister
Match 4: WWX Xtreme Tag Team Championship Match The Rock(c) & Mankind(c) vs. Sting & The Hurricane
Match 5: MVP (w/ Kevin Thorn) vs. Danny Basham (w/ Consequences Creed)
Match 6: The Boogeyman & Edge vs. Finlay
Match 7: Carlito & Bobby Lashley vs. Bret Hart & Chris Benoit
Match 8: The Miz vs. Mr. Kennedy
Main Event: Randy Orton vs. Charlie Haas (w/ Jonathan Coachman & Joey Styles)
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Post by cage on Apr 5, 2021 21:06:16 GMT -5
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We enter the award winning and critically acclaimed ThunderDome II at Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg, Florida! The commentary team of Jim Ross and Mike Tenay welcome us to tonight's WWX Monday Night XPLOSION, with Vendetta 2021 behind us, we are now officially on the way to the first ever Slamboree!
The entrance theme of the reigning FTW Champion, Tazz, immediately starts playing and he makes his way down to the ring. Ross: "And it looks like business has picked up tonight as we are starting with the first match of the night right away." Tenay: "But wait a minute JR, that's the General Manager joining him at ringside. As far as we know, these two have no love lost between them. I can only imagine this has something to do with him not defending the championship at Vendetta, but sticking himself in the United States title match. This has to be about determining Tazz's Slamboree opponent. Will it become his opponent here tonight?" The opponent, Abyss, makes his way down to the ring next, coming up through the tunnel. Ross: "Make no mistake ladies and gentlemen, for that man, this is, indeed, a #1 Contender's Match. If you witnessed Vendetta last night, then you saw Abyss shove the champion over the announce table and right into our laps during the United States Championship match, despite the two being on the same side, and that's what leads us into tonight's bout."
Match 1: The bell dings. The traditional lockup starts this one. Tazz puts Abyss down with a big scoop slam. Abyss is right back up and they trade lefts and rights before Abyss powers him into the corner, until the referee backs him off with the count. Tazz goes for a headlock, but Abyss hits him with a series of elbows preventing him from cinching anything in. Abyss takes him down with a hard clothesline. Tazz rolls out of the way, then ties up with Abyss once more. Tazz powers Abyss into the corner now and shoves his face. But Abyss strikes with a headbutt. DiBiase tells the announce team that he's out here to support 'his' champion. Tazz takes him down with a big right hand! Tazz charges at him, but he rolls out of the ring, but Abyss is right back on the apron and he drapes Tazz's head across the top rope. Then he rolls back in and puts him back down with a huge boot to the face. They both go for the clothesline, but only Abyss connects. Abyss stays on him and stomps away at his limbs. Abyss just starts punching away at him as Tazz tries to evade him. Tazz blocks one of the punches, punches Abyss back, and gives him snap suplex. Tazz puts him back down with a big German suplex. DiBiase reminds everyone Tazz is the human suplex machine. Abyss starts to push Tazz away, but Tazz gives him two knees to the face, then gives him a couple of haymakers. Tazz sends him over the top to the apron, but Abyss drapes his neck over the ropes once again. United States Champion Consequences Creed and Intercontinental Champion Edge have now come down to ringside. Abyss pulls Tazz to the apron with him and they struggle until Tazz clotheslines Abyss. Tazz and Creed distract the referee while Edge cuts Abyss in half with a huge spear on the floor. Creed and Edge throw Abyss back in the ring as they appear to be assisting Tazz whenever the ref is distracted, but Abyss starts winning a test of strength. Tazz puts Abyss back on the mat with a big neckbreaker. Creed and Edge yell that Abyss is no threat to any of them. Abyss once again powers his way back to his feet and puts Tazz down with a huge kick to the sternum. Abyss goes to pick Tazz up but Tazz reverses it into a huge overhead belly to belly for a 1 count. Edge and Creed want another distraction move, but DiBiase waves them off. Abyss is playing possum and rolls Tazz him for a 1 count. Tazz glances at Creed and Edge thinking they almost cost him. Abyss sends Tazz into the turnbuckle and sends him down with two consecutive clotheslines. Tazz is back up, but Abyss clotheslines him over the top rope and onto the apron. Abyss hammers away at him with forearm shot after forearm shot. Abyss spears him off the apron. Abyss puts him into the announce desk with a baseball slide. Abyss rolls him back in and gives him a chokeslam for a nearfall. DiBiase tries to calm Edge down from getting involved again, reassuring him that Tazz has it covered. Tazz pushes Abyss off and elbows him to prevent the attempted Black Hole Slam followed by a huge European uppercut. He pins and only gets a 2. Tazz gets up and looks ready to slap on the Tazzmission. Abyss quickly drops back down so Tazz can't get a grip on any limb. But once Abyss gets back up he stills gets put back down with a spinning back fist. Abyss goes to get back up, but Creed holds his arm out allowing Tazz to pull him to the center of the ring and apply the Tazzmission with the leg grapevine for the submission victory. Winner via submission: WWX FTW Champion Tazz
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Post by cage on Apr 5, 2021 21:24:29 GMT -5
Episode 41: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champions WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: The Boogeyman
Match 1: Consequences Creed vs. Chris Benoit
Match 2: Abyss vs. Kevin Thorn (w/ Ted DiBiase, Jr. & Edge)
Match 3: Tazz vs. Robert Conway (w/ The Miz)
Match 4: Mankind (w/ The Rock) vs. Jeff Hardy (w/ JTG)
Match 5: Jamie Noble (w/ Petey Williams & Funaki) vs. The Hurricane (w/ Sting)
Match 6: Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton
Match 7: Finlay vs. Mr. Kennedy
Match 8: The Boogeyman vs. Petey Williams
Main Event: Edge vs. Bret "The Hitman" Hart
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Post by cage on Apr 12, 2021 21:39:40 GMT -5
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This week's show kicks off with an "earlier today" shot of Robert Conway arriving to the building. He is approached and asked about the target being put on his back by Tazz. Conway: "I could be attacked by anyone tonight. Is Tazz even good for his offer? Anyone who tries to take him up on it is likely to just receive a good-old fashioned ass-kicking from one of Tazz's shadowy associates."
From there, we shoot inside the ThunderDome in Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL. as the commentary team welcomes us to this week's show as the road to Slamboree continues.
After that, we hear the sounds of The Council's 1st ever theme song as they may still be masked, but everyone knows who they are as a group now. But, in this case, the theme is for FTW Champion Tazz, who makes his way down to the ring accompanied by two of The Council members in masks and cargo pants.
Tenay: "The grizzled champion is still looking for a challenger for this Sunday, and if he does not find one he's going to miss the biggest show of the year."
Masked Man #1 gets on the mic and declares this an official announcement from The Council. Man: "Whether he competes or not, Tazz will be leaving Slamboree still your FTW Champion because The Council will make it so. He is currently getting a free pass, but, and we want to make this clear, Tazz dismantled a man who loves to fight and left with the title. There is nobody left who is any challenge to our champion."
Tazz then stutters his way through making it clear that anyone who takes out "The Con Man" will be rewarded with a title match at Slamboree. Masked Man continues from there. Man: "Conway has not had his shot at the title yet, but he is by fair the weakest challenge on the Xplosion roster and it isn't worth the champion's time to defend against him. So, who wants to step up and accept this generous offer? Until someone does let's discuss who will not be sharing the ring with The Human Suplex Machine at Slamboree. Let's see highlights of Tazz taking out Finlay." Highlights are shown.
We return live and see The Council staring in disgust at Randy Orton and Finlay, who came out on stage, for getting themselves banned from challenging the champion at Slamboree by losing to him. Man: "The two of you were deemed worthy challengers, but no longer. With the two of you out of the running it is becoming more and more difficult to pretend Tazz's reign is in any danger of coming to an end. Let's be honest because everyone knows I speak the truth. They each had an opportunity and they each failed. You both now have an opportunity to speak up for yourselves."
Orton: "We should be talking about this in DiBiase's office." Finlay: "We did not come out here to talk about this anyway. We won't insult you by pretending to play your game either." Man: "You guys might want to hold on a second."
A brawl ensues as there is clearly trouble in store for The Council tonight. Finlay and Tazz are left standing. They stare at each other and then clash. The Human Suplex Machine takes him out and beats him down. The Masked Men and Tazz stare down at Finlay as the FTW Champion delivers one more kick to him. Man: " You two should be ashamed of yourselves." 2nd Man: "As far as you two are concerned, the FTW Championship does not exist. As far as anyone else goes, the offer for Slamboree stands firm."
We see highlights of Chris Benoit attacking Consequences Creed with a steel chair on last week's show and then we see the WWX United States Champion have that steel chair thrown on him followed by his championship as Benoit leaves him there. Creed is approached by the WWX interviewer who asks him about the attack last week. Creed: "It pissed me off, but I was impressed to see somebody finally taking the fight to me. But I will put Benoit down soon enough." The Miz is standing nearby. Creed goes over to Miz.
Creed: "I see you still don't have any plans for Slamboree. The audience loves ice cream maybe you could drive an ice cream truck." Miz just brushes him off and leaves. Creed keeps trying to antagonize people who have, as yet, nothing planned for Slamboree. Only for him to be attacked from behind by Benoit for the 2nd straight week. Their match is on deck.
We then go backstage where we see a pissed off Orton and Finlay. They approach Ted DiBiase and demand a match against Tazz. Orton wants him tonight and, if there is anything left of him, Finlay wants him the next week. They ask DiBiase where his pride is and demand that he make the match, to which he does not reply, before they storm off in a huff.
Match 1: Representing The Council, Tazz joins the commentary table for this match. Ross: "Normally we like to have a rotating third announcer each week, but this week is an exception because we want to save any special guests for this Sunday. Anyway, we are proud to welcome Tazz to call this next bit of action. Tazz, was what you did to Finlay and Orton your idea?" Creed makes his way down to the ring as the crowd chants "Go! Go! Go!", Creed recently started making Monopoly references that have gotten over with the fans.
The bell dings. Benoit starts things off strong with a quick headbutt followed by a flurry of punches. Creed starts to shove him off, but Benoit backs him into the corner and continues the offense with a flurry of back elbows. Tazz: "To answer your question, JR, it was nobody's idea, but Orton and Finlay presented us with an opportunity to put an exclamation point on our claims and we took it." Benoit continues to control with three consecutive suplexes. Creed almost punches him off again, but Benoit puts him down with a spinning neckbreaker. Tenay: "How about this, Tazz, it's been a decade. When will the fans finally find out the identities of the other members of The Council besides the unmasked Brock Lesnar? As far as we can tell there are 5 other members that we have yet to see." Creed tries to kick Benoit away now, but Benoit clubs away at his lower back before delivering a powerful backbreaker, which he holds for a few extra seconds, driving his knee right into the champion's spine. Benoit sets Creed on the top rope and attempts a superplex, but Creed reverses it and tries a front facelock throw off the top rope. But Benoit headbutts him and jumps down off the turnbuckle. Creed kicks him away and dives at him, but Benoit catches him and delivers a huge overhead belly to belly that sends him clear across the ring. Benoit goes for the diving headbutt, but Creed catches him at the turnbuckle and hip tosses him down to the mat. Then Creed goes for a diving elbow drop, which Benoit avoids at the last second and now both men are down. Tazz: "Well, Tenay, there's actually a few more members to the group than that, but their identities are the only things they have left that allow them to pull the strings in secret. The real question is how many members of The Fall are there? All of their identities are known but we still don't know what's what there." They both slowly climb to their feet trading punches along the way. But Creed finally takes control with a European uppercut. Creed starts stomping away at him, pinpointing each of his limbs. Ross: "We don't even know who the leader of The Fall is, but we do know that DiBiase himself is at the top of The Council." Tazz: "You think so, JR?" Creed gets a long 2-count, before locking in a Boston crab. He wrenches it by driving his knee into the surgically repaired neck of Benoit. Benoit reaches the ropes, picks himself back up, and knocks Creed down with a diving shoulder tackle. But Creed's not down for long, takes Benoit back down with a double leg takedown, and has the Boston crab back in. Only for Benoit to tangle himself in the ropes this time. Creed joins him on the apron, but Benoit DDT's him right on the point as he looks to take control and is now favoring his back. He rolls the champion back in, picks him up, and delivers the wild bomb powerbomb and this time he gets a long 2-count. Creed reverses the crippler crossface attempt and they both try to boot each other in the chest at the same time causing them both to stumble backwards. Creed's ready to lock up again, but Benoit with the schoolboy pin steals it! Winner: Chris Benoit
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Post by cage on Apr 12, 2021 21:51:03 GMT -5
Episode 42: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champion WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: The Boogeyman
Match 1: Jamie Noble (w/ Funaki) vs. JTG (w/ Jeff Hardy)
Match 2: Edge & Ted DiBiase, Jr. vs. Abyss
Match 3: The Rock n Sock Connection vs. Paul London & Mr. Kennedy
Match 4: Tazz vs. Curt Hawkins (w/ Randy Orton)
Match 5: Consequences Creed vs. Joey Styles
Match 6: Randy Orton (w/ Curt Hawkins) vs. Finlay
Match 7: Robert Conway vs. Danny Basham
Match 8: Bret Hart vs. Petey Williams
Main Event: Kofi Kingston vs. Robert Roode
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Post by cage on Apr 19, 2021 12:35:21 GMT -5
Voting closed. (Image courtesy of dcw1.) Ross: "Welcome everyone to the final Xplosion before SlamFest. The road is just about over and we have a lot to unpack before we get there." We're treated to clips of last week's encounter between Conway and Tazz, with Senshi from Xtreme trying to attack Conway in an effort to gain the reward offered by The Council--a title shot at SlamFest. Conway comes out, and he has now added a leather jacket to his shades attire. In the ring, Conway paces and gets a mic, ready to speak.Conway: "The final Xplosion before SlamFest. Six days until SlamFest. I can't help but think, last year, could have been a unique SlamFest, but it was cancelled due to COVID. And fast forward a year...and Tazz tries to take me out so that I can't challenge him at SlamFest. Well Tazz is going to defend the championship against me eventually, and when he does his reign as the first ever FTW Champion will finally end. Tazz and myself are very similar in our no-nonsense styles, but Tazz has no sportsmanship. Both of us have missed weddings, birthdays and Christmases for this. That should mean something to Tazz, but he'd rather force me to go home by putting me on the shelf than acknowledge the passion I have is the same that drove him to win the title in the first place. I don't have the luxury of being able to ambush my opponents with the help of others whenever I want either. My former team were both drafted to other brands. I was devastated when we were split up, but then I realized it was an opportunity for me to finally strike it out on my own. But you? You're at the top and the only thing you can do is surround yourself with people to protect you. Not just anybody either, a shadowy cabal that claims to have been running this company for the last decade? That installed you as the FTW Champion? Tonight, I'm going to flatten Danny Basham in the center of that ring, and I'm going to do it by myself. Then my road to the FTW Title will finally be complete and I’ll be seen as the top guy on Xplosion like I’ve deserved since I got here." On cue, out comes Ted DiBiase, Jr. & Tazz. Tazz: "It took me creating my own championship to be recognized as a top contender, and, I get it, you still aren't taken seriously either, but you are not making a name for yourself at my expense. Unfortunately, for you, this championship is only meant to be held by one person...me. The guys in that locker room respect you, Conway, but they fear me. You beat me last week and you should feel proud of yourself, but everybody knows you don't get me at my best unless my belt is on the line." Conway: "Even if that's true, I am only the 3rd man to prove himself worthy enough, according to Ted, to face you for the title, so we can't know that for sure. You haven't defended the belt enough to say anything about how much you give in this ring. I know this is a cliche, but I have nothing to lose and everything to gain." DiBiase: "Alright, guys, I hope you've gotten all of that out because I have an announcement. As a result of the bounty Tazz put out last week, I had to be sure we had space on the card for the match so I cancelled your match Conway. So now the FTW Championship will not be defended at SlamFest, instead it will be replaced by a King of the Mountain match, and your match for the FTW Title will now take place next Monday." Out comes The Miz. Miz: "Tazz is talking such a big game, but he has a lot of people in his corner. Maybe this match should be inside a Steel Cage." Conway: "Hold on now. I defeated Tazz one on one, whether the championship is on the line or not is irrelevant. If Tazz can't beat me without help, then he hasn't beaten me. I am confident enough that I don't need a structure to keep people out, but Tazz might want one just to say that he definitively beat me, if he does." Tazz is ready to fight, but DiBiase holds him back. DiBiase: "That decision ultimately resides with me, and I think I will sit on that for a later time." Out comes Senshi wearing a nice two-piece suit. It's his turn on the mic. Senshi: "I agree with DiBiase, he should think on it, but his answer will be No. I'm only here to wrap things up because of course I'm not signed to this brand. I will never miss an opportunity to showcase myself to the other brands and more fans, I will be the next big thing!" A short video package airs of Kofi Kingston's pursuit of the United States Championship, and Robert Roode's recent losses. The voice-over hypes up this chance for Roode to put himself in the US Title hunt.We check in backstage with Consequences Creed, Mankind, and The Rock. Creed comes up to the tag team champions while they're having a conversation. Creed: "I think it's time I reach out to you guys because we are long reigning champions and people might accuse us of being Council. I defeated Abyss and he was Council, but they kicked him out when I beat him. I don't know about you guys, but if you're not meet me next week." The Rock: "The Rock says it doesn't matter whether we are or not. Rock n Sock keeps to themselves and win matches. Creed: "Well, just know this, if you guys get into any trouble you can count on me to help you." Mankind: "Have a nice day!" Jamie Noble's theme hits and out comes the Cruiserweight Champion accompanied by Funaki. Tenay: "The Cruiserweight Championship is not scheduled to be on the line this weekend, but the champion is coming out here tonight with the man he last defeated with the title on the line in his corner. Now, a lot of champions, Creed in particular, become friends with individuals who compete for their titles and lose, so this could just be another one of those times, but still interesting to say the least." JTG's theme hit next, and out comes him along with Jeff Hardy who is wearing a suit tonight. Ross: "These two men are getting a shot at the Xtreme Tag Team Champions this Sunday, and you have to wonder if Hardy negotiated a bit in order for them to get that match. Now, JTG is ineligible to compete for the Cruiserweight Title, but Noble still does not want to lose this matchup." JTG takes his time getting to the ring, presumably because he already has a title match coming up and does not need another one. Hardy poses in the ring with his new tag team partner. Tenay: "Remember now, Jeff Hardy spent almost a year and a half as one half of the 2nd ever WWX Tag Team Champions, so he's back in the ring competing for tag titles this Sunday, these two are not to be taken lightly." The referee clears Hardy and Funaki out of the ring and gets the competitors in their corners.Non-Title MatchJamie Noble vs. JTGThe champion starts off strong with a flying forearm smash to send JTG into the corner. He climbs up and fires away with the 10 punch salute with the crowd counting away with him. JTG checks him with two punches to the chin, but Noble knees him in the gut and gives him a suplex to the center of the ring. Outside the ring now, Funaki hits Hardy in the head with the Cruiserweight Title. Hardy gets back up, but he is bleeding profusely. Hardy begins chasing Funaki around the ring. Noble is furious. Noble: "W-What?" JTG has him stalked and Noble turns into a schoolboy pin. 1....2...3! Winner: JTG Tenay: "Funaki inadvertently costs the champion there. Couple that with Noble's loss against The Hurricane two weeks ago, and the champion is most likely in very hot water with the General Manager, as we can hear in our mics."
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Post by cage on Apr 19, 2021 20:42:01 GMT -5
Episode 43: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champions WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: Petey Williams
Match 1: Two-On-One Handicap Match The Rock n Sock Connection (w/ Robert Roode) vs. Umaga
Match 2: Jeff Hardy & JTG vs. Mr. Kennedy & Carlito
Match 3: The Hurricane & Dolph Ziggler vs. Snitsky & Abyss
Match 4: Edge & Charlie Haas vs. Joey Styles & Jonathan Coachman
Match 5: WWX United States Championship #1 Contendership Triple Threat Match Montel Vontavious Porter vs. The Sandman vs. Goldberg
Match 6: WWX TNT Championship Match Petey Williams(c) vs. The Boogeyman
Match 7: Bobby Lashley vs. Randy Orton
Match 8: WWX Cruiserweight Championship Match Jamie Noble (c) vs. Paul London
Main Event: WWX FTW Championship Match Tazz (Manager: Ted DiBiase, Jr.)(c) vs. Robert Conway
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Post by cage on Apr 26, 2021 12:22:22 GMT -5
Voting closed. We start cold with the Dominator himself, NWA Champion Bobby Lashley, signing autographs as he enters the arena to the applause of a few standing by. Bret Hart's limousine pulls in to the arena, stops Lashley in his tracks, and Bret Hart steps out. Hart: "I just wanted to say that there are no hard feelings between me and you. I was honored to be the first man to have a shot at that title." B. Lashley: "Hart, I respect what you've done, but you just are not in my league." Hart: "In that case, I 'respect' what you've done too. But don't get it twisted, one day, soon, your belt is going to be around my waist." Lashley snaps and slugs Hart, flooring him. Lashley stands over Bret and says "That sounded like a threat, nobody is going to get away with saying something like that to my face. I would propose we have another match, but, as I think I just proved, you can't touch me." The commentary team of Jim Ross and Mike Tenay welcome us to tonight's WWX Monday Night XPLOSION, with SlamFest behind us, we are now ready to start the buildup to SlamFest II! Tenay: "We have a couple of big announcements to make tonight, starting with the newest addition to our commentary team Alex Mendez. Mendez: "Thank you guys for having me, it truly is an honor to be able to call the action with the both of you, and thank you for allowing me to be the one to announce that a couple of weeks ago we opened with the first ever Carlito's Cabana on this program, so tonight we are going to follow that up with the first ever edition of MizTV!" Ross: "But before we unpack all of that, this past Friday night on Destruction our very own Umaga won the inaugural Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and it appears that the General Manager has seen fit to reward that feat with a handicap match against the tag team champions. Now the tag team champions will have to tag in and out of the match and Umaga can handle himself, but it still seems like a slap in the face to Xplosion in my view." Non-Title MatchThe Rock 'n' Sock Connection vs. UmagaThe Rock faces off with Umaga to start this match. The Rock is sporting a Mankind shirt and tie tonight. Umaga chops and headbutts The Rock into a corner, but The Rock explodes out with a clothesline and begins stomping away at the limbs of Umaga. The Rock Tags in Mankind, he continues to work over Umaga with a knee drop on the left arm. Mankind Tags in The Rock, they hit a double DDT, then they pose to the crowd. This gives Umaga the chance to get back to his feet where he goes back and forth with punches to each man's face, then puts them each down with a double clothesline. Umaga hits them both with elbow drops. Umaga tosses Mankind up in the air and puts him down with a big uppercut. Umaga catches The Rock with a running headbutt and goes for the pin, but Mankind's back up and makes the save before a 1. The Rock Tags into Mankind. Mankind charges at Umaga, but Umaga uses an STO to put him down. Umaga to the top, but The Rock pulls Mankind out of the ring. Umaga drops back down to the mat. Umaga comes off the ropes and catches Mankind with a baseball slide sending Mankind into The Rock and both of them into the announcer's desk. Mankind slides back in the ring and starts wildly pummeling at Umaga. Umaga kicks him square in the chest knocking him down to the mat, followed by a leg drop for a nearfall. The Rock Tags himself in without Mankind realizing it. Mankind is about to take a Samoan Drop, but Rock chopblocks Umaga causing him to fall and Mankind to fall right on top of him. Umaga throws Mankind off of him and drop toeholds The Rock. Robert Roode gets on the apron and distracts Umaga. The Rock rolls him up, but Umaga kicks out at 2. JR: "Wait a minute, what's Roode doing? He just pulled Mankind off the apron and gave him a fisherman suplex into the ring steps! The referee was too busy counting the pin to notice it, what's going on here?" Back in the ring now, The Rock is ready to hit the rock bottom, but Umaga grabs his arm and turns him into a Samoan Spike! 1...2...3! Winner: Umaga Roode gets into the ring and eyes Umaga tentatively. The Rock's Mankind shirt and tie lay in tatered pieces all over the ring. Roode just gives him a slow clap and a nod as he rolls back out of the ring and goes up the ramp.
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Episode 44: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champions WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: Petey Williams
Match 1: The Scraps (Robbie McAllister/Danny Basham) vs. Snitsky & Abyss
Match 2: Randy Orton vs. Bret Hart
Match 3: Bobby Lashley & Consequences Creed vs. Montel Vontavious Porter & Finlay
Match 4: JTG (w/ Jeff Hardy) vs. Charlie Haas (w/ Edge)
Match 5: Robert Roode & Umaga vs. Goldberg & Robert Conway
Match 6: Petey Williams vs. Kofi Kingston (w/ Consequences Creed)
Match 7: Jamie Noble vs. William Regal
Match 8: Edge vs. Ted DiBiase, Jr.
Main Event: Tazz vs. The Miz
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Post by cage on May 3, 2021 14:09:47 GMT -5
Voting has closed. (image rights to dcw1.) Ross: "Welcome everyone to Monday Night Xplosion, as always I am joined by my colleague Mike Tenay, but tonight we are proud to introduce to you the third man in the booth, Adnan Virk. Adnan?" Virk: "Thank you for allowing me to be the third man in the booth, firstly, but secondly I want to take everyone back to the shaky alliance between Umaga and Robert Roode. Umaga has had plenty of these alliances in the company thus far, but this one started last week on this program when Roode helped Umaga to a victory over the tag team champions let's take a look. The clip airs, and while that is happening Robert Roode makes his entrance and goes down to the ring. Roode: "Last week I saw my chance to put myself in the tag team title hunt. Umaga is guaranteed to be the next man to get a title shot against them and I think I am the perfect man to be his tag team partner. I wanted to align myself with the champions because I thought they were unstoppable, but then I thought they trust me and I could play on that trust right now to set myself up for something in the future. My point was proven when Umaga got the pinfall and beat them in a handicap match, sure he had my help, but the record books will not reflect that. I may not be able to understand Umaga, but I understand raw power and I have seen what it can do. That man has set his sights on the tag titles and he will be one half of the next tag team champions. I didn't do anything else last week, but two weeks ago I defeated Kofi Kingston in the main event, so I am the hottest thing going on this brand today. I have my choice if which champion I want to go after, if this does not work out. As far as I am concerned, I will be the first man in this company to unify every title on this brand if I have to." Roode is not thrilled to see Edge watching on. Roode: "Edge I hope you're paying attention closely because there is a significant chance that the two of us will end up in the ring together. I may have had a losing streak for a bit, but now that I am on the other side of it it will cost you specifically. I demand that two of you come out here and face me and my new tag team partner in a match tonight, I am more than prepared to back up my words." Edge makes his way out, but he left the Intercontinental Championship in his locker room. Edge: "You have barely had the spotlight and already I am sick of listening to you. Let's be honest, you didn't expect to beat Kofi in that main event. Now that you have, all of a sudden you have the confidence of someone like me. I am more than excited at the prospect of defending my championship against you, and retaining it --again. I am a member of The Council, but, and I want to be clear, those other guys would have nothing to do with our match, that I can promise you." Roode: "Okay, but The Council did put a hit out on somebody once before, correct? Now, maybe, you had nothing to do with that personally, I haven't looked at who was attempting to take out Conway, but even if all of those things are true, and you lose to me, I believe you would be at a bigger risk from retaliation by The Council than myself anyway. Let's look and see if we can talk this out and have a nice, competitive-- and Roode is attacked by members of The Council! The crowd boos heavily as the six masked men, being directed by Tazz, Ted DiBiase Jr., and Edge as they put Roode through the announcer desk. Then they pick him back up and two members go high-low. Finally, they lift him up one more time so that Edge can spear him and be the one standing tall above Roode.Virk: "Tazz, would you care to add any comments to your actions just now?" Tazz: "I really wouldn't, but for as long as I am the reigning FTW Champion I have to keep making statements that are even bigger than the last ones." Edge: "I still say I am the man around here, but Tazz is definitely cementing himself." DiBiase, Jr.: "Okay, enough puffing up gentlemen. Edge I am booking myself to take you on in what I hope will be a friendly match. You do have to defend your title against someone else eventually and I figure why not try to keep in as within The Council as we possibly can?" Edge: "You had better know what you're getting yourself into." Robert Roode angrily stomps up to the General Manager's office and barges in. He walks up and grabs DiBiase by the collar. Roode: "So, you have given yourself a match with Edge and you just helped beat me down. All I have to say to that is, what about me, huh?! What do I get?!" DiBiase: "Everyone knows I am a member of The Council. Where they go I go. So, I'm sorry but that was just business. To make it up to you, why don't you face a former Hardcore Champion and a former FTW #1 Contender tonight with your partner Umaga. Maybe, if you win that match, I'll have something more for you." Roode: "You already said Umaga was going to get an Xtreme Tag Title shot, I am the man's partner. What are you going to do give him the shot with somebody else as his partner?!" DiBiase has two masked members of The Council throw Roode out of his office.The Scraps vs. Abyss & SnitskyThe Scraps make their way to the ring first and are met with little to no reaction from the capacity crowd. However, Abyss and Snitsky make their way out to the ring to deafening cheers. The bell dings. Snitsky and Basham start this one. Snitsky dodges the forearm from Basham, and locks in a abdominal stretch. He holds it, clubs the ribs, and transitions into a back suplex. Snitsky drags Basham into his corner, and Tags into Abyss, who taunts McAllister. Their strategy is clear, Abyss uppercuts Basham and Tags into Snitsky. Snitsky DDTs him, and Tags into Abyss. Abyss hits a sidewalk slam, then Tags back into Snitsky. This time Snitsky taunts McAllister and turns into a right hook from Basham allowing him to get closer to his own corner. Tag into McAllister. McAllister charges Snitsky, but Snitsky hits up with a back bodydrop and Tags into Abyss. Abyss hits three consecutive elbow drops and Tags into Snitsky. Snitsky connects with a delayed vertical suplex, then Tags into Abyss. Abyss begins choking him on the mat as the referee begins the count. Tag into Snitsky. Snitsky lays into McAllister with rights and lefts as the referee begins the count again. Tag into Abyss. McAllister gets in his first offense with a big lariat that actually takes the big man off his feet. McAllister takes control briefly by stomping on the limbs off Abyss and putting him in a single leg Boston crab. McAllister lets it go and tries an elbow drop, but Abyss rolls out of the way. Then Abyss hits a rolling knee to the face. Abyss Tags in Snitsky and whips McAllister into a huge boot to the face from Snitsky, who goes into the pin attempt. 1...2...3! Here are your winners: Abyss and Snitsky Afterwards, Virk is backstage waiting for Abyss when Tazz walks up. Tazz: "I know you're waiting for Abyss, but whatever you have to say to him you can say to me." Virk: "Very well, what, if anything, will come from Abyss' victory over Carlito at SlamFest? Also, why isn't Carlito here tonight?"
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Post by cage on May 3, 2021 21:34:47 GMT -5
Episode 45: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champions WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: Petey Williams
Match 1: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection vs. Robert Roode
Match 2: The Scraps (Basham/McAllister) vs. Goldberg & Robert Conway
Match 3: Matt Striker vs. Chris Benoit
Match 4: Joey Styles & Jonathan Coachman vs. Umaga & Abyss
Match 5: JTG, Jeff Hardy, & Bret Hart vs. Charlie Haas, Sting, & Randy Orton
Match 6: The Boogeyman (w/ Kofi Kingston) vs. The Miz
Match 7: Montel Vontavious Porter[MVP] vs. Carlito
Match 8: Jamie Noble vs. Curt Hawkins
Main Event: The Council (Tazz, Ted DiBiase Jr., & Edge)(w/ The Masked Council members) vs. Kofi Kingston, Consequences Creed, & Finlay
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Post by cage on May 10, 2021 20:45:50 GMT -5
Voting closed. We open with a video package on what's going on with The Rock n Sock Connection, Umaga, and Robert Roode, specifically the handicap match two weeks ago in which Umaga earned a tag team title match by winning the handicap match. Then last week, Umaga and Robert Roode teamed up for a huge tag team victory that almost puts them firmly at the top of the leaderboard for a shot at the champions. They isolated and beat down Goldberg in the center of the ring and Roode got a huge victory over the former World Champion. The search for who Umaga's tag team partner will be in that match continues tonight as he and Roode are set for a collision with the champions.
As the Xtreme Tag Team Champions make their way to the ring, they are accompanied by a video interview. Mankind: "The people's partner feels like he should blame himself for their loss two weeks ago. We have a streak going, we have put away 4 teams in a row, but we suddenly lost to one man." Roode walks up to Umaga backstage. Roode: "Why haven't you insisted on me as your tag team partner yet?! Do you not want to team with me?! Out there tonight, you just let me do all of the work and get the win, okay pal? As a bigger attempt to bolster his argument as to why he should be Umaga's tag team partner, Roode learned enough to be able to understand him. Umaga with bass in his voice, told Roode that he was the #1 Contender and Roode should let him take control. Okay, you know what? Don't come out, I'm not teaming with you tonight. If you can do it, then I can beat the both of them by myself too!” Roode's theme plays and he heads out to the ramp. Roode makes it to the ring and, as Justin Roberts is announcing the opening contest as a tag team match, snatches the microphone to correct him. Roode: "This is no longer a tag team match because I am taking on the tag team champions by myself!" Non-Title Match The Rock 'n' Sock Connection vs. Robert Roode The bell dings. Roode starts off against Mankind aggressively with a series of clotheslines followed by a hip toss. Roode clubs him on the back with a series of forearms and irish whips him hard into a corner. Roode charges across the ring and punches Rock in the face so that he falls off the apron. Roode goes back to targeting the back of Mankind with a backbreaker, but then Rock slides into the ring and takes Roode down from behind with a running bulldog. Mankind rolls onto the apron. The referee seems to have ignored no legal tag happening. Rock chokes Roode and stomps on him in the corner as the referee starts a count. Rock takes him over and Tags in Mankind and they give Roode a double suplex. Mankind Tags in The Rock and they hit a double DDT next. The Rock Tags in Mankind and Mankind goes back to choking Roode in their corner as the referee counts again, Mankind stomps away at him again. Mankind Tags in The Rock who goes back to choking him to keep the chokehold on without the referee getting to a 5 count. Roode tries to fight Rock off of him by pushing him away, but Rock Tags Mankind back in and Mankind buries the knee into his face and puts him back in the chokehold. Eventually Roode has just had enough and purposely lowblows Mankind in full view of the referee. Here are your winners via disqualification: The Rock n Sock Connection
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Post by cage on May 10, 2021 21:50:41 GMT -5
Episode 46: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champions WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Rock 'n' Sock Connection WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: Petey Williams
Match 1: WWX Xtreme Tag Team Championship Match The Rock n Sock Connection (The Rock (c) & Mankind (c)) vs. Umaga & Abyss
Match 2: Robert Roode vs. Brother Ray (w/ Randy Orton)
Match 3: WWX Cruiserweight Championship Match Jamie Noble(c) vs. Joey Styles (Manager: Chris Benoit)
Match 4: Team Spirit (Mitch & Charlie Haas) vs. The Scraps (Robbie McAllister/Danny Basham)
Match 5: The Sandman vs. Jeff Hardy
Match 6: Goldberg & Robert Conway vs. The King's Court (William Regal/Finlay)
Match 7: Edge vs. Sting
Match 8: WWX TNT Championship Fatal 4 Way Petey Williams (c) vs. The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton
Main Event: Tazz (Manager: Ted DiBiase, Jr.) vs. Paul London
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Post by cage on May 17, 2021 21:24:23 GMT -5
Voting closed. (Special thank you to dcw1.) We open directly with a video package that recaps the events from last week, in which The Council turned back the challenge of three of Xplosion's top competitors, thus leaving Tazz's challenger for SlamFest: Moment of Truth still up the air. Watch as The Masked Council members got involved and cost Kingston the match for his team last week and listen as Tazz brags about the outcome of the match, and full of confidence that he'll leave as the champ no matter who comes up to challenge him.
Ted DiBiase, Jr. and Edge are discussing what Tazz will do tonight. DiBiase: "We might as well just draw names out of a hat, as far as I am concerned nobody is a credible challenge to him on this roster ." Edge snatches the hat and checks every name to make sure everybody is in there. When up walks The Sandman in his black tank. Sandman: "You really need a hat?" Then Paul London walks up. DiBiase: "Well if the both of you really wish to challenge my champion so be it. London call it in the air." It lands on heads, so Tazz will face Paul London in tonight's Main Event in a non-title match. Sandman: "This pipsqueak is going to get my shot?" London: "I would have no problem earning my match against you, but the General Manager has spoken." Then we cut back to ringside.Adnan Virk, Jim Ross, and Mike Tenay welcome us to the ThunderDome as The Rock n Sock Connection make their way out, their Xtreme Tag Team Championship belts in hand. Virk: "The tag team division on this brand has really been heating up lately, and, of course, like most champions in the WWX Rock and Mankink are in their 10th year as champions." Rock: "Finally, The Rock has come back to San Diego!" Mankind: "The Rock n Sock Connection are proud to be..right here..in San Diego!" Rock: "We have been the people's tag team champions every year since 2012. We have beaten the same 4 teams every year since then, and it's time for some new blood. The people want more from their champions, and I just have one question for them. Can you smelllllllll.....what The Rock is cooking?" Because any tag team who thinks they're going to take our belts from us is doing nothing, but checking their asses in to the Smackdown Hotel! We have beaten Sting, we have beaten Hulk Hogan, and circus freaks like Snitsky. We....... The Rock has been interrupted by Paul Heyman, who gets loud cheers from the audience. Tenay: "What about this, JR? Paul Heyman has chosen to interrupt The Rock in his WWX debut, I imagine he's purposely trying to steal from somebody else's playbook with that move, and you know exactly who I'm talking about." Heyman has a microphone and begins to make his way down to the ring. Heyman: "I was planning to make my entrance in a much more impactful way, but when I heard your spiel about being in your 10th year I just couldn't sit there. Let me tell you, Rock, what Heyman is cookin, if I may." Rock: "IT..." Heyman: "I know, I know, it doesn't matter. Cute. Anyway, moving on. You two are quite the tag team, and while I didn't plan on this being my introduction to the WWX audience I'm going to challenge you two. Whoever hired me just boosted ratings and you're going to see why. The distinction of which two athletes in the back will be the next to challenge you rests with me. You two are going to sit there and listen to what I have to say because the alternative is getting laid out in the center of that ring right now, which may very well happen anyway but I digress. So you can take the high road and hear me out or we can get the beat down started right this second. No? Alright then, I am going to walk into this company and the first thing I am going to do is make champions because that's what somebody like me does. You what else guys like me do? We surround ourselves with champions, you might see me show up tomorrow night on Xtreme because I decide I don't need to be signed to one roster. The WWX Board of Directors told me tonight 'we want you to do whatever you want because we want to see what you can come up with', and it sounded to me like the both of you were saying the same thing. So allow me to be the first to introduce the NEW Xtreme Tag Team Champions 'The Monster Trucks', and I think it will become all too clear why I call them that. Umaga and Abyss make their entrance down the ramp, into the ring, and get in the champions faces. Also, you said you guys have defeated the same 4 teams, but that's only part of the truth isn't it, no, in fact, the both of you took plenty of time off and defended your titles when you saw fit. No more." Mankind: "Mr. Heyman, I can't help but get the feeling you're not taking us seriously! I don't like not being taken seriously. The people's partner is ready to whoop some candy ass after all this talk!" Heyman: "As you wish Mankind but, even if you don't keep your championships tonight, please, have a nice day!" Ross: "If I didn't know any better, I'd say Heyman was deliberately trying to get them riled up." Mankind: "You have a better one, Heyman, because this will be the last we see of you!" WWX Xtreme Tag Team Championships Match The Rock n Sock Connection [Rock(c)/Mankind(c)] vs. The Monster Trucks[Umaga/Abyss](Manager: Paul Heyman) It looks like The Rock and Umaga will start with this one. The bell dings. The Rock Tag into Mankind. Mankind remains focused as Umaga shouts in his face. Mankind uppercuts Umaga and drops him to the mat, Mankind pulls him up to his knees, and forearm smashes his back. Mankind irish whips Umaga into his own corner, and points to Abyss, calling him out. Umaga Tag into Abyss. Abyss and Mankind circle each other, trying to size each other up. They almost go for a test of strength twice, until Abyss tries a single leg takedown. Mankind catches him and knees him in the face. Abyss is back up and irish whips Mankind into his own corner. The Rock makes the blind Tag. Rock and Mankind catch Abyss in the middle and go back and forth with punches before Abyss shoves them both off and puts them down with a double clothesline. Umaga wants the tag, so Abyss Tags in Umaga. Umaga charges right into a small package from The Rock, but only gets a 1. The Rock whips Umaga hard, sending him over the ropes and to the outside. The Rock comes off the top rope with a flying clothesline. It turns out Mankind made the Tag before The Rock's clothesline. He's wary of Abyss, but hits Umaga with his own flying clothesline on the outside. The Rock n Sock Connection deliver a double suplex to Umaga on the outside floor padding. Mankind rolls Umaga back in the ring and irish whips him into their corner. Mankind begins stomping away at Umaga in the corner, then Tags into The Rock so he can keep the stomping going by stopping the referee's count, of course the referee has caught on to them and issues them a warning. This happens a couple of more times up until a minute. The last Tag brings in Mankind and he stomps away, but then pulls Umaga out of the corner and to the center of the ring for a nearfall. Mankind sets in a left wristlock. Umaga starts to quickly get to his feet and punch Mankind off of him, but Mankind stops him with a running bulldog for another nearfall. Mankind keeps him grounded with a sideheadlock, and Umaga tries to fight his way back to his feet again. Mankind lets up only to Tag in The Rock. But Umaga catches him into a samoan drop and gets the Tag in to Abyss. Abyss kicks Rock in the face and headbutts Mankind off the apron. He picks up The Rock, demonstrating his power, before dropping to a knee and giving Rock a devastating backbreaker. Mankind sees they're in trouble and runs in after Abyss, but Abyss catches him and lifts him over his head. Abyss demonstrates his power again and floors Mankind with a spinebuster. The referee is allowing Rock and Mankind to stay in the ring while Abyss is overpowering them. Abyss puts Rock down again with a delayed vertical suplex. Heyman directs Abyss to Tag Umaga, which he does. Heyman calls for the samoan spike and both Rock and Mankind take one right to the throat. Umaga drags them both on top of each other and goes for the pin on them both. 1-2-3! Here are your winners and the NEW WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Monster Trucks!
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Post by cage on May 17, 2021 21:49:23 GMT -5
Episode 47: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross, Adnan Virk, and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champions WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Monster Trucks WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: Kofi Kingston
Match 1: The Monster Trucks & Jamie Noble (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. JTG, Jeff Hardy, & Sting
Match 2: Finlay vs. The Sandman (w/ Snitsky & Brother Ray)
Match 3: The Rock n Sock Connection & The Scraps (Robbie McAllister/Danny Basham) vs. Mr. Kennedy, Chris Benoit, Funaki, & Curt Hawkins
Match 4: Consequences Creed vs. Carlito
Match 5: William Regal vs. Dolph Ziggler
Match 6: Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz
Match 7: Ted DiBiase, Jr. (w/ Tazz) vs. Mitch
Match 8: Petey Williams vs. Randy Orton
Main Event: Tazz (w/ Ted DiBiase, Jr.) vs. Brother Ray
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Post by cage on May 24, 2021 20:03:40 GMT -5
No votes. Simulation incoming. (thanks to dcw1.) We open with clips from last week on this program when the Monster Trucks dethroned the long-reigning tag team champions and set up an exciting rematch for this Sunday at SlamFest: Moment of Truth. Umaga appears to have distanced himself from Roode for good. We then go to our opening music/video and cut to the ThunderDome. Pyro blows, up and down the walking ramp, as the audience goes wild. Ross: "Welcome everyone to Monday Night Xplosion! This Sunday night Tazz puts the FTW belt on the line against the Charismatic Engima, Jeff Hardy!" Tenay: "Right, JR, but before that confrontation Tazz has a one-on-one meeting with Brother Ray in tonight's main event match up." Before Adnan can make his welcoming speech, the music hits and the Cruiserweight Champion is out first for the opening match. He is followed by the Xtreme Tag Team Champions and their manager Paul Heyman, as JTG, Jeff Hardy, and Sting make their entrance together immediately afterwards. Sting leads the group as Hardy does his usual dance to the ring.Monster Trucks & Jamie Noble (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. JTG, Jeff Hardy, & Sting Abyss and Sting start this one off. Abyss takes Sting down early with a kick to the sternum, drags him into a corner, and begins stomping away at him. Abyss Tags in Umaga. Umaga uses a bear hug for about a minute before bodyslamming Sting. Virk: "The brand new tag team champions are getting the first chance to show the universe what they've got here tonight and it is looking impressive at the moment." Sting reverses the Samoan Spike into a Scorpion Death Drop and Tags in JTG. JTG starts off with a test of strength against Umaga, but JTG just used that to sneak Umaga into a small package pin. Abyss instinctively goes to break it up and now all 6 men charge the ring. Traditional brawling style as JTG punches away at Umaga on the mat, Sting and Abyss trade punches, and Hardy and Noble trade punches. Hardy crossbodies Noble over the top rope and they land at Heyman's feet and it looks like Hardy is daring him to get involved before tossing Noble back into the ring. The referee tries to return order and each man tries to argue their point with the ref when.....If you smellll what THE ROCK is cooking hits and the former tag team champions make a grand entrance only to take a seat at the top of the ramp. Virk: "The Rock n Sock Connection must be out here to try to make the champions nervous, but these two behemoths probably don't shake easily. Not to mention that they have already beaten the champions once before. You could argue it was a fluke, but this reporter would disagree with you entirely." The referee restores order allowing both legal men to make easy tags; JTG Tags into Sting and Umaga Tags into Noble. Noble catches Sting with a drop toe hold and begins stomping away at the grounded icon. Noble delivers a couple of knee drops to the back of his head and then slams Sting face first into the mat. Noble brings Sting into their corner and knees him in the gut to keep him winded, Noble Tags into Abyss. Abyss wrenches the arm and pulls Sting into a spinebuster, which looked eerily similar to The Rock's style. Abyss goes for a cover and gets a 1 count before Tagging in Umaga. Umaga uses a simple scoop slam, but manages a nearfall. Umaga uses a headlock on Sting and backs into his corner to Tag in Noble. Noble delivers a stiff kick to the abdomen as Umaga held Sting back. Noble Tags back in to Umaga. The crowd is firmly behind Sting. Sting pushes Umaga off and lays into him with a few uppercuts. Sting looks for a float over DDT off the ropes, but is caught by Umaga who is looking for the Samoan Drop. Sting is able to fight it off and get the Tag into Jeff Hardy. Hardy connects with a spinning heel kick to Umaga, who rolls out of the ring, and eliminates Abyss and Noble with a jumping uppercut and a dropkick, respectively. Hardy is feeding off of the crowd, which gives Umaga the ability to time it right and slide back in the ring for the quick Tag into Abyss. Hardy tries a hurricanrana, but Abyss catches him and turns it into the black hole slam. Abyss goes for the Tag into Umaga, but Hardy grapevines his leg. He reaches for Umaga, but Hardy shoves him away with a lifting kick and rolls through to get the Tag into JTG. JTG runs over and spears Umaga off the apron, then locks up with Abyss and uses another inside schoolboy pin. 1-2-3! Here are your winners via pinfall: JTG, Jeff Hardy, & Sting
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Post by cage on May 24, 2021 22:25:25 GMT -5
Episode 48: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross, Adnan Virk, and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champions WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Monster Trucks [Abyss & Umaga] WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: Kofi Kingston
Match 1: Carlito (w/ MVP) vs. Kevin Thorn (w/ Consequences Creed)
Match 2: Kofi Kingston vs. Jamie Noble
Match 3: Finlay (w/ William Regal) vs. Ted DiBiase, Jr. (w/ Tazz)
Match 4: WWX Xtreme Tag Team Championship Match The Monster Trucks (w/ Paul Heyman)(c) vs. JTG & Robert Roode
Match 5: Consequences Creed vs. Matt Striker
Match 6: Randy Orton vs. Sting
Match 7: Lumberjack Match Petey Williams vs. Charlie Haas
Match 8: Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Dolph Ziggler
Main Event: Tazz (w/ Ted DiBiase Jr.) vs. William Regal (w/ Finlay)
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Post by cage on May 31, 2021 18:32:27 GMT -5
Voting has closed. (thanks to dcw1.) Tenay: "Good evening everyone, it is time again for Monday Night Xplosion, and the fall out from last night's Moment of Truth....wait a minute, there's FTW Champion Tazz surrounded backstage by members of The Council." The camera pans over to General Manager Ted DiBiase, Jr. standing in the ring. DiBiase: "Allow me to present to you, once again, the Machine, the FTW Heavyweight Champion of the World, Tazz!" The Machine heads down to the ring surrounded by Council members. Highlights from Tazz's victory over Jeff Hardy air during his entrance. Tazz is smiling from ear to ear as he is surrounded by what may or may not be The Council in its entirety. DiBiase: "It is my honor and privilege to have such an enduring FTW Champion standing here with me. Tazz's victory over Jeff Hardy, a World Champion caliber challenger, was nothing short of the underdog story of the year. In fact, Jeff Hardy is on the shelf this week with broken ribs, just as Randy Orton was when the title was defended against him, neither could get out of bed after their matches. Tazz is a true champion and he stands before you today as a gentleman and a scholar. However, Tazz is also in terrible pain after the ordeal last night, namely the effort it took to beat Jeff Hardy to the point where he was unable to compete tonight. All of you should consider yourselves lucky that Tazz is a machine and has gracefully agreed to compete before you all this evening." Tazz: "The World Champion on any brand must be the pillar of his locker room." DiBiase: "Absolutely Tazz and not only are you here to do that, but you have agreed to issue an open challenge to anyone in the Xplosion locker room. So let's give that individual the chance to make his presence known right now." The theme hits and Finlay enters the picture. Finlay slaps a few hands and enters the ring. Finlay: "An open challenge, what a fantastic idea, and I can't think of a better way for Tazz to prove himself than to successfully defend his championship again tonight without The Council in his corner, and that includes you, Ted." DiBiase: "I'm sorry, but you interrupted me. Tazz is issuing an open challenge to anyone except Finlay and Robert Conway. The two of you have already had your chance." Finlay evades a shot from Tazz and clotheslines him and Ted over the ropes before being surrounded by the other Council members. The Council surround Finlay and beat him down in the center of the ring, they end it by picking him up and whipping him into a huge lariat from one of its members. They pose tall and follow Ted and Tazz up the ramp and to the back as Finlay looks on from the ring. Ross: "Ted has asked me to inform you all that Tazz's open challenge also does not apply to Randy Orton tonight." Kevin Thorn makes his entrance down to the ring accompanied by the reigning United States Champion, Consequences Creed. Thorn is clearly proud to have Creed in his corner tonight. Virk: "Carlito will most likely be the next man to challenge Consequences Creed, but, of course, a loss here tonight will certainly hurt his chances." Carlito is out next, accompanied by MVP, and they make their entrance through MVP's blowup tent. The referee separates the two and MVP and Consequences Creed take their places at ringside.Carlito (Manager: MVP) vs. Kevin Thorn (Manager: Consequences Creed) Ross: "Carlito and MVP look like they could also make a run at the tag team titles, if they were so inclined. But, for now anyway, this match is about the United States Championship, at least for Carlito." Kevin Thorn starts off with a quick superkick. Thorn picks him up and tries a stalling suplex, but Carlito knees the top of his head and drops down behind him, then hits a perfect dropkick to the back. Carlito back to his feet first, picks up Thorn, and connects with a few punches before chopping Thorn into the other side of the ring. Carlito charges, but Thorn stops him with an STO and follows that up with a backbreaker. Thorn clearly working over the back now as he stomps away at the down Carlito. Carlito rolls outside the ring, but Thorn follows him and drapes him across the apron on the outside. Thorn rolls him back in the ring, but Carlito is on him when he tries to get back in by stomping away at his head and back, while he is still partially on the outside. Carlito dropkicks him back outside the ring and follows that up with a suicide dive, sending them into the announcer table. Creed and MVP stare each other down across from their competitors. Carlito is on Thorn punching away at the top of his head and his face. Carlito chokes him out for a few seconds while the referee focuses on making sure the managers keep their distance. Carlito rolls Thorn back in the ring, follows him, and stays on him with two forearms to the face. Carlito comes off the ropes, but Thorn drops him with a huge back bodydrop. Carlito gets back up quick and tries another move off the ropes, but Thorn plants him with a huge 'A Double'-like spinebuster. Thorn keeps control with a spike DDT and then poses for the crowd over the prone form of Carlito. Thorn keeps Carlito grounded with a side headlock. Carlito appears to be reaching out for MVP. Carlito is in the hold for a few minutes before he is able to slowly make his way to his feet. Carlito separates them with some elbow jabs to the gut, then puts Thorn down with a step up enziguri. Carlito takes control with a front suplex. Carlito hits a moonsault to the back, then picks him up and puts Thorn back down with a swinging neckbreaker. Carlito measures him and tries to end it with the backstabber, but Creed pulls Thorn out of the ring. Creed talks him up and sends him back in there, and Thorn gets the upper hand with a sidewalk slam on Carlito when Carlito charged him as soon as he came back in the ring. Thorn measures him and gives him a rolling knee drop to the face. Thorn looks for a running dropkick, but Carlito catches him with a surprise drop toe hold sending Thorn head first into the bottom turnbuckle. Carlito goes for the hammerlock DDT, but here comes Creed and he hits Carlito with a springboard kick to the face causing the disqualification. Thorn picks him up and puts Carlito down with a full nelson slam, head first into the corner. Creed helps Carlito back to his feet and Thorn takes his head off with a huge lariat. MVP saw this happening, but lost some time going for a steel chair, when he finally comes in Creed and Thorn run off before he can get them as he slams the chair against the top ropes. Here is your winner as a result of a disqualification: Carlito
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Episode 49: GM - Ted DiBiase, Jr. Commentary: Jim Ross, Adnan Virk, and Mike Tenay NWA-WWX Champion: Bobby Lashley Xplosion Champions WWX United States Champion: Consequences Creed WWX Xtreme Tag Team Champions: The Monster Trucks [Abyss & Umaga] WWX Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble WWX Intercontinental Champion: Edge WWX FTW Heavyweight Champion: Tazz WWX TNT Champion: Kofi Kingston
Match 1: WWX FTW Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Match The Sandman vs. William Regal (w/ Finlay)
Match 2: Beat the Clock Challenge 2:00 Time Limit Jamie Noble vs. Jeff Hardy
Match 3: Dolph Ziggler vs. Ted DiBiase, Jr.
Match 4: JTG vs. Robert Roode
Match 5: Carlito vs. Matt Striker
Match 6: Edge vs. Finlay
Match 7: Consequences Creed vs. Randy Orton
Match 8: Petey Williams vs. Sting
Main Event: WWX Xtreme Tag Team Championship Match The Monster Trucks (c)(w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Goldberg & Robert Conway
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Voting has closed. (Special dedication to dcw1.) Virk: "Welcome everyone to another Monday Night Xplosion emanating live from the Thunderdome! Looks like tonight we will be kicking things off, as we seem to be doing more and more frequently of late, with the General Manager, Ted DiBiase Jr., who, as you can see, is already in the ring and prepared with a microphone." DiBiase: "WWX Universe, allow me to present to you, once again, the Machine, the face of The Council, the FTW Heavyweight Champion of the World, Tazz! I think you'll all appreciate the suit he's wearing too." Enter the WWX FTW Heavyweight Champion, wearing a neon green suit. Of course he is flanked down to the ring by what may or may not be the entirety of The Council. Tazz is a huge grin, presumably as a result of having tonight off, as The Council opens the ropes for him. That cuts to a video package of the "open fight", for anybody but Finlay and Randy Orton, from last week in which William Regal defeated the champion when Regal thought the title would be on the line and it was not. Which brings us back to the ring. The crowd is booing Tazz heavily. DiBiase: "So the exciting news of the champion being off tonight has already been let out of the bag. But, more importantly, he has decided to grace you with his presence tonight nonetheless. He is here to watch the next match which will decide who his next challenger is going to be and nothing more. Now, Finlay just can not seem to let it go and wants to be involved as heavily as possible in the title picture, despite me telling him that I will not be giving him another title match, so why don't we go over the history of the two of you, let's." Tazz: "Um, actually allow me. At SlamFest, Finlay and The Council both exchanged words over who Abyss was aligned with. Originally, Finlay wanted to be the TNT Champion before, out of nowhere, he decided he wanted a shot at me and my title. Finlay is done, but he has decided to transition into a managerial role in an attempt to coach Regal to the title." DiBiase, Jr.: "And the same can be said for Randy Orton, who started a while back by taking offense to the Royal Rumble winner, Monty Brown, before turning on you for some reason. Needless to say both of these men have firmly proven that they oppose The Council's rule." Enter Finlay. Finlay: "Let's not pretend anything. I am the biggest threat to that rule that exists right now and I will not stop fighting until I have dismantled you. And I love to fight. If it can't be me, then my business is bringing about the 2nd FTW Title reign in history. I don't need to point out the obvious that I would be wearing that belt right now if you didn't have The Council behind you. I also don't think I need to remind you that your challenges have gotten easier and easier since I lost my chance. It's also possible, even likely, that you refuse to face me again because you know that that first time was just a fluke and you won't risk your reign like that again. And maybe 'The Machine' has a few kinks left to buff out. We could find out very easily if 'The Machine' is running out of steam, but you decided to give yourself the week off so isn't that convenient? A bit of a cheap pop from the crowd here as obviously they want a fighting champion. Tazz: "Wait a minute, Hardy pushed me to the limit at Moment of Truth, it took me inventing a submission to make it past him. An ingenious one too if I do say so, it's a crossface but modified for use when the opponent is on his back, but why am I explaining it you all saw it of course. I call it the slot machine, after myself." Enter Paul Heyman flanked by The Monster Trucks.
Heyman: "I'm sorry, somebody's ears were burning. Since we're taking a stroll down memory lane here, allow me to reintroduce to you the first WWX United States Champion in history, your tag team champion the monster himself, Abyss. You're probably saying to yourself, why does that matter, Paul? Calm down and I'll tell you. It's simply this. One of the men Abyss defeated to earn that distinction is standing in that ring now. Tazz, I don't need to remind you that Abyss can take that title from you any time I tell him to do so. For those who might have missed that, Abyss can take the title from Tazz any time I wish for it to be so." Tazz: "That match involved three other men. You can't laude that over me like it was fair, and that was years ago I am far better prepared for such threats." Finlay: "That's why you were trying so hard to get Abyss to join The Council, then." Paul decides it's time for them to join everyone in the ring. Heyman: "I am going to pretend you didn't even suggest such a ridiculous concept. Abyss would have been nothing more than the muscle of some ego inflated conglomerate of masks and suits. Tazz, you seem to be suggesting that a machine is capable of defeating a monster." Finlay: "Again, I don't care who does it I just want Tazz to stop representing the brand as World Champion." Heyman: "Abyss doesn't need to get involved in the affairs of a common brawler and a group that hides in the shadows. We came out here to say that we're taking the main event spot tonight, since the World Champion has graciously bowed out, and it's going to be an open challenge of our own with the titles on the line. You can decide if Finlay should get an endless stream of title shots on your own time, but our open challenge is also very much exclusive as it only extends to people who we have not defended against yet. The Monster Trucks are going to do something the previous champions never did, fight. If they can't win, they don't deserve to be champions and I have told them that." Enter...a laptop? DiBiase: "The head of The Council has heard everybody's arguments here tonight. They say, 'Finlay, you want to take me down, so be it. Your man will compete in the #1 Contender match next against the man I wanted to be Tazz's next challenger. Regal would have gotten his shot for beating my champion last week anyway, but you want to fight for it, so I'll let you.' I think that's a fantastic idea, me and the rest of The Council can watch that match in the Money Pit at the top of the ramp, so we have front row seats." Heyman and Finlay exchange words, but off the microphone. Ross: "Well we got the words at least of the man who they claim is at the top of the conglomerate's ladder, but I believe results and not flashy lights. What is concrete is that the General Manager said it so it's happening next. This match will decide who faces Tazz with the FTW Heavyweight Title hanging in the balance at our next PPV, Eruption." Tenay: "That's right, JR. A champion needs a challenger and with the date of Eruption moving closer and closer on your calendars, well that can't happen a moment too soon. The tag team champions might not get a match on the card because they're defending their titles frequently enough that it would just be unnecessary. Heyman probably won't be happy to hear that one. Anyway, it looks like we're ready." Ross: "We absolutely are and this one is going to be a brawler going up against an extremely violent man." WWX FTW Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Match The Sandman vs. William Regal (Manager: Finlay) The bell dings. They lock up. Sandman tries to lift him and deliver a backdrop, but Regal shoves him off. Sandman rolls through an armbar attempt and shoves Regal off of him now. Sandman takes him down with a standing crossbody. Sandman sends Regal off the ropes and leapfrogs over him before attempting a back elbow. Regal tries a clothesline, but Sandman catches him and delivers a bodyslam. Sandman goes for a texas cloverleaf, but Regal bumps him off with a knee to the head. Regal delivers a side Russian leg sweep and comes off the ropes for an elbow drop into the cover. Sandman with the shoulder up at 1. Regal goes for a kick on Sandman who is back to his knee, but Sandman starts chopping away at his chest before he can connect. Sandman regains his footing and continues with a big open hand palm to the chest. He follows it up with another one that sends Regal down to the mat. Sandman pulls Regal to his feet preparing for a powerbomb, but Regal slips out of it and dropkicks Sandman out of the ring. Regal baseball slides into Sandman sending him barreling into the barricade. The crowd starts a blue blood chant. Regal climbs the steps and looks for a move on the apron, but Sandman clips his leg out from under him. Sandman delivers a samoan drop to Regal on the outside. Then he picks Regal up and starts slamming him face first into the apron. Sandman throws him to the ground and rolls in and out of the ring to break the referee's count. He delivers a boot to Regal's face to keep him grounded. Sandman goes over to him and starts wailing away at his face. Cut to a shot of the Money Pit, where the champ, the general manager, and The Council are watching from massage chairs. Sandman has Regal back in the ring now and is aggressively striking him with uppercut after uppercut. He delivers a jawbreaker, then picks Regal back up and applies an abdominal stretch, in which he uses the ropes for leverage when the referee is checking on Regal. Then Sandman breaks it and sends Regal across the ring with an exploder suplex. Sandman kicks him until he's hanging on the apron, then Sandman low kicks him down to the floor. Sandman rolls out, slams Regal's head off the steel steps, then rolls him back in the ring. Sandman measures him, then runs and stomps on his face. Sandman shows his power with a delayed vertical suplex, mocks Regal's scowl, then drops it and goes into the cover for a 1. Regal actually tosses him off. But Sandman recovers in time to set in a chin lock. Regal fights back to his feet. Regal starts punching away at Sandman's gut, but Sandman stops him by kicking Regal's gut. Sandman irish whips Regal into the corner, but Regal stops before he hits the turnbuckle and low dropkicks Sandman's leg out of from under him. They're both back to their feet at the same time. Regal starts delivering chop after chop with both hands backing him into the corner. Regal with another dropkick. Regal goes for the knee trembler. Sandman grabs the leg and turns him into a snap suplex. Which results in a nearfall for him. Sandman charges Regal as soon as he gets up, but Regal moves out of the way and sends him face first into the turnbuckle, turns him around and drives the shoulder into his gut. Regal with a quick clothesline and then throws him into the center of the ring for a cover and a nearfall. Regal picks him up and takes him over into the corner. A right first, then a right chop, and Regal drives the shoulder into the gut a couple of more times. Regal looks for an irish whip, but Sandman reverses it. Sandman tries to follow it up, but Regal kicks the shin out and delivers a knee strike to the face. Regal to the top rope. Sandman takes the leg out and follows up top to go for a superplex. Regal headbutts him a few times and shoves him back down to the mat. Regal jumps off for a crossbody attempt, but gets caught by Sandman. He rolls through and uses his momentum to drop him with a flapjack. Sandman covers for a nearfall. Sandman points at Finaly, who has his shillelagh at the ready. Sandman tells him to come in then. Tazz and Ted DiBiase, Jr. start heading down as Tazz and Finlay exchange words. Finlay yells at Tazz and they start fighting it out. But Ted manages to separate them for at least a few seconds. Tazz says "what" a few times to Ted. Ted tells him "you don't need this". They head back up the ramp to take their place in the Money Pit as we head back into the ring. Sandman has Regal in the corner again. Sandman hammers away at Regal's back, then hoists him up, turns him around, and delivers an electric chair. Sandman immediately into the cover, but Regal gets the shoulder up at 2. Sandman doesn't seem to mind that Regal is asking for more punishment. He picks Regal up by the chin, laughing. Regal tries to jab away at him, but Sandman stays just out of reach and delivers a backbreaker. Sandman picks him up again and starts hammering away with forearm after forearm. Sandman hits one last forearm to send him down to the mat and goes to the top rope. He goes for a senton, but Regal moves out of the way and jumps into the cover for a nearfall. Sandman throws him off, picks him up again, and delivers a bridging spinebuster for a nearfall. Sandman picks him again and delivers a sitout powerbomb for another nearfall. Sandman actually showing signs of fatigue and surprise at the fight in Regal. Sandman picks him again and whips him off the ropes. He goes for a tilt a whirl backbreaker, but Regal reverses it into a spike DDT. Regal picks him up, delivers a knee lift, and then throws him shoulder first into the turnbuckle. Regal slowly gets to the top rope and delivers a flying clothesline just as Sandman turns around. Regal into the cover for another nearfall. Ross: "These men are pulling out all the stops here tonight. I have never seen Regal go to the air this much!" Regal throws Sandman over the top rope and down to the floor. Finlay has taken a seat at the announcer desk. Sandman has words with Finlay about what he's going to do to Regal, before he turns into a boot to the face. Regal dives into Sandman, but knocks him into Finlay and now all three men are down. Regal takes Sandman back inside and connects with the knee trembler for a 2 count. Tenay: "This hard fought battle has to be nearing the--oh great, The Council has hit the ring and are taking it to both competitors in this one. Here comes Finlay now to help try to fight them off. Finlay is flattened with a superkick as soon as he hits the ring. Regal takes out The Council member that put Finlay down with the brass knuckle punch. Sandman with a senton onto a down Council member. They seem to be taking them on, but here comes reinforcements and the numbers game is just too much, all three of them laid out here." Virk: "So was anything decided in this match? This journalist has to argue that no, nothing was." No Contest
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