August 13th, 2001
Hammerlock Gym, Sittingbourne, Kent
Attendance: 2,700
TV rating: 4.4
Backstage:
(World Television Champion Jason Prentice is
chatting with Linda O’Neil. Valkyrie enters the arena. Prentice cuts away from
his conversation.)
Prentice: Hey Valkyrie!
(Prentice goes over and shakes Valkyrie’s
hand.)
Prentice: I’ve been meaning to talk to you
about Heatwave. It’s great to see that you have finally come to your senses!
(Valkyrie looks confused.)
Prentice: You know, how you helped me out and
all!
Valkyrie: Yeah, I came to my senses, but I
wasn’t helping you. I was helping me. I still think that you’re lower than
crap…
Prentice: Hold on a min…
Valkyrie: …the only reason that you’re sucking
up to me is because you’re scared of me. I can whip your ass any time, any
place…and you know it. That’s why I want a title shot!
Prentice: Oh you do, do you? Well, I’ll have
to think about it.
Valkyrie: Okay, in the meantime, think about
this!
(Valkyrie decks Prentice with a vicious right hand
and walks off.)
(The Hammerlock TV opening titles roll and the
scene opens inside the Hammerlock Gym in Sittingbourne. Flashing lights
illuminate the arena and the camera pans around the thousands of screaming
Hammerlock fans which are on hand. Chris Freeman and Adam Wheeler are situated
at ringside.)
Chris Freeman: Hello everyone, welcome to
Hammerlock TV here in Sittingbourne, Kent. This is Chris Freeman joined by Adam
Wheeler at ringside and tonight, just two days after the shocking announcement
that Robbie Anthony is his new manager, Byson returns to Hammerlock rings
against Brainstorm.
Adam Wheeler: All I can say is that Brainstorm
must have really ticked the booking team off, because the Byson-Anthony
partnership is a steamroller that nobody in their right mind would want to get
in the way of.
CF: Also tonight Ben Winter, fresh off
advancing in the NWA King of the Ring Tournament at the expense of Rick Martel,
will shape up for the final stages of that tournament by facing Lord J.T.
Potemkin this evening.
AW: Potemkin should pose a stern test for The
Iceman, but I seriously believe that Winter not only has the tools to get past
Potemkin, he can go all the way in the tournament as well.
CF: We’ve already seen some tension between
Valkyrie and Jason Prentice at the top of the show; Valkyrie faces Steve Bailey
tonight while “Picture Perfect” puts his TV Title on the line against Scottie
Hero, but we’re gonna kick it all off with some tag team action. The New Young
Lions team of Alvarez and Coulbourne take on Devon Ferrari and Smashmouth!
The New Young Lions defeated Devon Ferrari and
Smashmouth when Coulbourne
pinned
Ferrari after a small package in 0:19:04.
Rating: *** 1/4
CF: My God, that’s a big shock! But
nonetheless, another impressive win for the New Young Lions!
AW: A win that is not sitting well with
Ferrari and Smashmouth!
Post-match:
(Devon Ferrari and Smashmouth beat down the
celebrating youngsters from behind and stomp and kick the hell out of Alvarez
and Coulbourne. Suddenly, Muerte de Antedicho runs down to the ring to a huge
pop. He slides underneath the bottom rope and drops Smashmouth with a spinning
heel kick, before nailing Ferrari with a beautiful springboard dropkick.
Ferrari and Smashmouth bail out of the ring, while Antedicho favours his
injured elbow.)
CF: Antedicho has cleaned house!
AW: But you have to question the intelligence
of coming out here. He may have done further damage to that elbow.
(While Ferrari and Smashmouth gather their
thoughts at ringside, Antedicho builds up a head of steam and launches himself
at the duo with a superb tope con hilo. Ferrari and Smashmouth are laid out at
ringside, while Antedicho rolls around in agony, clutching his elbow. Alvarez
and Coulbourne help him to the back.)
AW: I don’t like to say I told you so, but…
CF: You can question Antedicho’s intelligence,
but you cannot question the man’s guts or heart.
AW: Yeah, and look where it’s gotten him.
CF: Next up here on Hammerlock TV, the Byson
is about to be set loose.
AW: Under the tutelage of his new manager,
Robbie Anthony. The former NWA-UK World Champion, and the man who disgraced
this company by throwing the World Title down. Now he’s back, with a manager’s
licence, and there’s nothing anybody can do about it.
CF: I notice that Brainstorm is being
accompanied to the ring tonight by his Punk Junkies tag team partner Twitch.
AW: And I doubt that will be enough to stop
the Manimal that is Byson. They are like green-haired lambs being led to the
slaughter.
Byson pinned Brainstorm with the Bull Rutt in
0:11:00.
Rating: *** 1/2
CF: What a brutal, violent beating! Brainstorm
will be sore in the morning!
AW: He’s sore now, and it’s about to get
worse!
Post-match:
(Byson picks up Brainstorm’s barely-conscious
body and sets him up for another Bull Rutt brain buster. Twitch climbs to the
top rope and foils the move by nailing Byson with a missile dropkick, but
Robbie Anthony climbs into the ring and mows Twitch down with a devastating
clothesline.)
CF: My God!
AW: I can’t believe Twitch’s head is still attached
to his body!
(Anthony then signals for the Detonation and
proceeds to power bomb Twitch right onto his partner’s prone body!)
CF: Have you ever seen anything like that?!
AW: These two have absolutely no regard for anybody’s
well-being! They just want to hurt people!
CF: They’re doing it pretty well, too!
(Referee Tony Parkes demands that Byson and
Anthony leave the ring, but Anthony responds by punching Parkes square in the
face, flooring him. All of a sudden, World Champion Hiro Kakuhari sprints down
to the ring armed with a steel chair, to a nice ovation. Byson tries to
decapitate the Japanese superstar with a lariat, but Kakuhari ducks and blinds
Byson with a mouthful of mist. He then hurls the chair which connects with
Byson’s cranium, sending him through the ropes. Anthony picks up the chair and
swings at the World Champion, but Kakuhari avoids the shot and superkicks the
chair back into Anthony’s face!)
CF: Look at this! Kakuhari has sent this
fearsome duo running for cover!
AW: What a performance by the World Champion!
Listen to this crowd!
CF: Kakuhari’s manager and executive
consultant is scheduled up next, and it is Bryan Campbell’s first televised
match since Heatwave.
AW: You know, that
loss to Migraine on the
pay-per-view really levelled The Blue Chipper’s confidence, but a win here
tonight over The Upset Punk Junior Jones would help rebuild it.
CF: It’s the Upset Kid.
AW: He’s a kid, alright. Time to separate the
men from the boys!
Bryan Campbell pinned Junior Jones with the Chip
Off The Old Block in 0:19:06.
Rating: ****
AW: Great match, great win for The Blue
Chipper.
CF: Hang on a second…
AW: What?!
CF: What are Byson and Robbie Anthony doing
back out here?
AW: Anything they want, I’d imagine.
Post-match:
(Byson, who’s face is still stained green from
Kakuhari’s mist, and Robbie Anthony, walk slowly down to the ring. They climb
into the squared circle; Byson grabs Junior Jones and throws him over the top
rope, face-first to ringside. Byson and Anthony begin to stalk Campbell, who is
visibly uncomfortable.)
CF: What is this about?! Are they coming for
Campbell?
(Campbell signals that he wants to pay-off
Byson and Anthony, but Anthony wants none of it and boots Campbell in the
midsection. He then blasts The Blue Chipper with the Detonation.)
AW: What has Campbell done to these two?!
(Byson scrapes Campbell’s carcass off the mat
and plants him with the Bull Rutt. He and Anthony then drag The Blue Chipper’s
lifeless body through the crowd.)
CF: I don’t understand this at all.
AW: You know, I don’t think this is about
Byson and Anthony having a problem with Campbell. I reckon it’s about their
problem with Hiro Kakuhari, and they are using his manager to get to the World
Champion!
CF: That’s a very astute observation, Adam.
How will Kakuhari respond to this?
(A promo for the NWA King of the Ring airs.
You can view the current card as it stands here.)
CF: The King of the Ring is under a week away;
it comes at you this Sunday, August 19th.
AW: And all of Hammerlock’s hopes are pinned
on “The Iceman” Ben Winter…unless of course you are a fan of Robbie Anthony.
CF: Winter’s quarter-final opponent in the
tournament is Buff Bagwell, but tonight he faces Lord J.T. Potemkin.
AW: Nobody wants to see Bagwell get his ass
kicked more than I do, but before he gets the chance to do that, Winter must take
care of Potemkin. Remember, Potemkin is rich…I’m sure he’s got lots of other
good qualities, too!
CF: He’s also devious, underhand and not
afraid to take shortcuts, but I’m sure the Iceman knows that. A win here
tonight in Sittingbourne would be a major confidence-booster going into the
King of the Ring this Sunday.
Ben Winter pinned Lord J. T. Potemkin III after
a spinning power bomb in
0:08:12.
Rating: ***
CF: Winter picks up the victory with a
spinning power bomb. The Iceman looks pretty much unstoppable, which is good
for his King of the Ring aspirations and great for Hammerlock.
AW: We all know about Winter’s credentials as
far as tournaments go, remember, he reached the final of the World Title
Tournament…
CF: Hold on, it appears as if someone is out
to crash the party!
Post-match:
(As Winter works the crowd, Cuthbert Fharquar
runs down to the ring wielding his cane. He takes a shot at The Iceman, but
Winter disarms him, boots him in the gut and breaks the cane in two over his
back. Fharquar recoils in pain and then gets choked out in Winter’s Deep
Freeze. An “Iceman” chant fills the Hammerlock gym.)
CF: Winter has just taken apart both
aristocrats!
AW: And I hope Buff Daddy is watching! With
the Iceman in this kind of form, not even Buff’s momma can help him!
Backstage:
(Hiro Kakuhari is scouring the locker room
area, in search of Bryan Campbell. He barges into one of the dressing rooms,
and is greeted by the sight of M.J., dressed in a towel, massaging a young
lady’s back. M.J. looks up, shocked.)
M.J.: Hey! Haven’t you ever heard of
knocking?!
(Kakuhari apologises frenetically, but M.J.
grabs a muscle flexer and cracks the World Champion across the side of the head
with it. M.J. then stomps the hell out of Kakuhari and throws him out of the
room, while the young woman attempts to cover herself up with another towel.)
CF: Wow, what the hell was that all about?!
AW: We know M.J. has heard of knocking. I’ll
bet he was planning on knocking boots with that broad later!
CF: Aw, cut it out Adam.
Gaz Phillips interview.
(The strains of “Awake” by Godsmack fills the Hammerlock Gym and Gaz Phillips makes his way out to the squared circle, with an angry look upon his face.)
CF: Here comes Gaz Phillips of the Hammersmith
Hard Men, who’s partner Rick Knight was sent to the hospital as a result of an
altercation with The Baldies and a staple gun.
AW: And he doesn’t look too happy about it
either.
(Phillips takes the microphone.)
Phillips: Angel and DeVito. The Baldies. You
guys claim to be from the streets. Well, I disagree. You aren’t from the
streets. You’re from just to the side of the streets, in the gutter.
AW: Whoa.
Phillips: Now I dare both of you bald-headed
sons of bitches to bring your asses down to this ring, so I can beat some
payback out of you for Rick.
CF: I’m not too sure how smart this is.
(The crowd pops. Phillips throws his
microphone down as The Baldies’ music hits. Angel and DeVito walk down to the
ring and as they enter, Phillips attacks them both. The odds are too much and
eventually The Baldies succeed in beating Phillips down. DeVito brings two
chairs into the ring, but before they can be used, Ian Powers runs in. He
commandeers one of the chairs and cracks it over the shaven heads of both
Baldies, sending them out of the ring.)
CF: The Baldies may rule the streets, but
Powers rules the ring tonight!
AW: If Phillips wants to take on The Baldies,
he’ll need guys to watch his back. He may just have found one tonight!
CF: Jason Prentice is all set to defend his
World Television Championship, against Scottie Hero, in just a few moments. I
guess we can expect the winner of this bout to face Valkyrie in the near future
after she made her intentions loud and clear earlier tonight.
AW: I’m all for Valkyrie’s change of heart,
but she can’t go around mistreating our TV Champion, and the most photogenic
champion in professional wrestling at that. She should realise that Prentice
made her famous!
CF: Yeah, by a loss to her! Let’s go to the
ring.
Scottie Hero defeated Jason Prentice by
disqualification in 0:16:38.
Rating: *** 1/4
(Jason Prentice retained the NWA-UK World
Television Title.)
CF: The referee has called for the bell! Valkyrie costs Prentice the match!
AW: Someone get that damn chair off her!
CF: Dammit! I think Hero had the match won!
Post-match:
(Prentice begs off, but Valkyrie lays him out with
the chair as well.)
CF: My God, did you hear that?! It sounded
like a gunshot going off!
(Valkyrie takes the mic.)
CF: This is ridiculous! Valkyrie is yet again
showing just how selfish she really is!
Valkyrie: Prentice, I told you earlier that I
wanted a title shot, but you didn’t take me seriously! Nobody takes me
seriously around here!!
(A wave of boos spreads through the crowd.
Luke Champion then runs out to the ring and attacks Valkyrie. The two brawl
until several referees run out and restrain Champion.)
AW: Look at this! Champion is dying to get at
Valkyrie!
CF: Do you blame him?! He has every reason to
hate her! She did cost him the TV Title you know!
(Valkyrie’s scheduled opponent, “Shotgun”
Steve Bailey, then makes his way out and the match begins.)
Valkyrie pinned Steve Bailey with the Fate's Thunderclap
in 0:13:42.
Rating: ** 1/4
CF: What a huge win for Valkyrie!
AW: That’s her biggest victory to date. I
think that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Female Fighting Phenom is
going places!
Post-match:
(German Wrestling Federation Champion Ahmed
Chaer runs down to the ring, springs off the top rope and nails Bailey with a
spinning heel kick. Chaer then lays out Bailey with his German Championship
belt. Chaer plants him with a DDT and then brutally delivers the Iconoclasm to
a helpless Bailey. Chaer gets right in Bailey’s face and yells at him; he is
booed mercilessly.)
CF: What an attack by Ahmed Chaer!
AW: I think we can safely say that Bailey’s
offer to wrestle Chaer has been accepted. England vs. Germany is on!
CF: I’ve just been told that as a result of
the beatdown earlier this evening, Hiro Kakuhari has requested a match with
M.J. tonight in our main event. The World Championship will be on the line and
you’ll see that very shortly…
Society Bites interview.
(“Killing Time” by (hed) Planet Earth hits and NWA-UK World Tag Team Champions Society Bites, Kevin Bradley and Chaz Harris, walk down the ramp led by their manager, Big Poppa Pete. The Hammerlock gym explodes with boos.)
CF: I’m not sure why, but we are about to be joined by the World Tag Team Champions.
AW: Why do we need a reason? This is an honour
and a privilege.
(The trio get in the ring. Harris calls for
the mic.)
Harris: I think it’s time for everyone in
Sittingbourne to shut up now!
CF: Cheap heat!
Harris: You know, it’s plain to see…hell, even
the back-asswards idiots in here tonight realise it…
(More boos.)
Harris: We’ve beaten just about everyone and
their wrinkled-up old mothers here in Hammerlock. We have proven time and time
again that we are the best damn tag team in this promotion. And although we
enjoy kicking the asses of every titpot team that wants to stand in our way, it
has started to become a little tiresome. A little tedious. A little
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRING!!!
(Adam Wheeler laughs. Harris hands the mic to
Kevin Bradley.)
Bradley: Now since everyone here knows who
their daddy is, it’s not so much fun showing them anymore. I know that the
thought seems implausible with us holding the titles, but these championship
belts are becoming meaningless. We don’t want to carry the world’s most
expensive paperweights over our shoulders. We want some real competition for a
change!
CF: Huh!
(Big Poppa Pete takes the mic, to a round of boos.)
Pete: We already know that Society Bites’
talent, Society Bites’ skill, and Society Bites’ ability are unparalleled in
this company. Now it’s my firm belief that this team are not only better than
any other duo in Hammerlock, they are better than any other team in the entire
National Wrestling Alliance! We have a pay-per-view coming up on September 2nd
and we are challenging any team from the NWA to face us on that date for the
NWA-UK World Tag Team Titles!
CF: Whoa!
AW: Can he do this?!
Pete: I don’t care if they’re from East Coast,
West Coast, Coast-to-Coast, Canada, Mexico or East Ja-bip…
CF: East
Ja-bip?!
Pete: …we don’t fear anyone and we can beat
anyone. So if you have the nuts enough, or the guts enough, then we’ll see your
ass on September 2nd!
(Society Bites leave the ring to the obligatory
torrent of jeers.)
AW: Wow, what a challenge! I guess this team
really are fighting champs!
CF: I wonder who’ll take them up on this
invitation?
AW: Hey Freeman, it’s not dinner we’re talking
about here! This is a World Tag Team Championship Match! If Society Bites want
to be considered the best, they have to beat the best. And where do you find
the absolute best? The National Wrestling Alliance.
CF: Hiro Kakuhari will defend the World Championship
momentarily against M.J., which should be a very interesting match-up.
AW: It’s a very unexpected one as well. This
is a golden opportunity for M.J. and he’s had little time to prepare for it.
CF: Also, the whereabouts of Kakuhari’s
manager will still be playing on his mind, so I don’t believe that he’ll be
100% focused on the task at hand. That could cost him dearly.
AW: As I said, it’s a golden opportunity for
M.J., the like of which may never come up for him again.
Hiro Kakuhari pinned M.J. after a reverse Gory
Special suplex in 0:00:55.
Rating: * 3/4
(Hiro Kakuhari retained the NWA-UK World
Heavyweight Title.)
CF: Whoa! Kakuhari is obviously not being paid by the hour here this evening! He just decimated M.J. in less than a minute!
AW: And he’s not hanging around for the
plaudits either!
Post-match:
(Hiro Kakuhari grabs his title belt and leaves
the ring. He then rushes to the back to resume his search for Bryan Campbell.)
CF: Well ladies and gentlemen, we’re just
about out of time this evening on Hammerlock TV. We hope you’ll join us this
Saturday for Saturday Fight Night, but for Adam Wheeler this is Chris Freeman
here in Sittingbourne wishing you all a very good night.
In the car park:
(Byson and Robbie Anthony remorselessly hammer
Bryan Campbell outside the arena. Anthony drops The Blue Chipper, who is
bleeding profusely, face-first onto a car bonnet. Byson then lifts Campbell
over his shoulder and deposits him into a nearby dumpster, before he and
Anthony clean their hands and walk off.)
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Peter Abram, 08-13-2001