Monday Night Throwdown Report: 28 June 2004

[Clancy McClean]

MONDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN 28 JUNE 2004

The show opened with an impressive pyrotechnics display as "New Noise" by Refused blasted throughout the packed-out GZW Coliseum. A high budget entrance video was aired, featuring high spots from recent matches. The matches of relative newcomers such as Joshua Cleaver, Kaine, Seven and Mychael Lord are paid particular attention to. Herbert Torres welcomed the packed out crowd to the first-ever Monday Night Throwdown, calling out the card in full, as well as telling us that we would be greeted with a special announcement from Clancy Mc Clean later in the show.


Backstage
In a backstage locker-room we saw a glass vase fly across a room and shatter on the wall. Then we say the self-proclaimed "Living Legend" in a bad mood. Pimp said how the main event is a farce, and how he wanted nothing particularly to do with it. Pimp then cut a promo mentioning how he was better than all three men combined. Pimp then staked his claim for the Final by stating how Lord was going to be no match for him.


In-Ring
"Tear It Up" by Young Wun began to play as James Tanner made his way down the ramp. He slid into the ring and called for a mic as the music faded out.

He started off by talking about his victory over Edwin on Crimson and said it was a harder match than he thought it would be. He then went on to say that he respected Edwin alot after that match and wished him the best of luck in the GZW.

After that he went on to talk about the rumor in the back about him and Shannon. He told the sold out crowd that there was nothing going on between them and that they were just good friends. He said he was happly married and wasn't going to leave his wife for anyone.

He then turned his attention to his next opponent Paul Phoenix. He stated that since the GZW had reopened Phoenix had been making a poor showing and should think about leaving for a time being. He said that Paul was so busy with his current dealings with the law that there was no possible way he could focus on his wrestling career as well.

He mentioned that Paul was a shining star in UWA only because of Mr. Demonye and had he not been there he would have been in the same ranking as Cornell Davis. He told Paul to either forget about his rap sheet and bring it to the ring or to go back to the slammer and put his dress back on because either way he was ******.

The music kicked back in as James rolled out of the ring and made his way up the ramp slapping hands with several fans before going into the back.

Backstage
Immediately before Tonya Glory went out to face "Mister Suave" Rico J, the Unbreakable Female unleashed into a verbal tirade against the GZW2K1 head offices specifically "the chauvinistic female hating" executives that are spearheaded by the "ignorant window dressing of a commissioner" Devotion Profit. Glory did not understand that after walking away with a victory against Commissioner Profit's bodyguard Zero last week on Crimson to advance to the Second Round of the W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial Tournament how this week she was opening against a developmental wrestler that she has been training for the past year and a half. Glory viewed the upcoming contest "an insult and a proverbial black eye to all women in this sport" but as a "true professional" she would "walk into the ring and defeat this pathetic joke" compared to her own skills. She went on to claim that Commissioner Devotion still had to live up to her end of the bargain since she did defeat Zero. Before making her way through the curtain, Glory commented on the late "Wild Card" Eddie Knoxville; his work ethic in the ring and out, his "undying commitment to the Television title", and how much she will miss seeing him around Trouble Trax.


"Unbreakable Female" Tonya Glory vs. "Mr. Suave" Rico J.
Glory, determined to prove her mettle in the Television Championship division, made short work of the Tennessee native, catching him in a series of six rolling vertical suplexes. The crowd remained dead throughout, until "Mr. Suave" got the advantage with a dirty low blow and went for his Apocalypse powerbomb, but somehow slipped and fell on his back side. The crowd erupted in "You Fucked Up" chants as Glory came back and worked on the larger man on the mat, at one point almost knocking the big man out with a sleeper. Leaving her groggy foe motionless on the mat, Glory ascended the turnbuckle and leapt off gracefully with her Top Gun Elbow Drop, scoring the quick pinfall.
Winner via Pinfall: Tonya Glory


Backstage
Alongside Jeff the Interviewer, John Taylor stood backstage in his wrestling gear. The Lone Gunman said that he had very little faith in Joshua Cleaver as a tag team partner for his match later tonight. Taylor portrayed his feelings regarding relying on others in wrestling, bringing up how his one-time run-in buddy Len "The Lizard" DuBray accidentally hit him with a steel chair, costing Taylor the Light Heavyweight Championship. Taylor said he was going into the match as if it were a fatal four way, and that by no means would he depend on Cleaver. He noted that it would be the first time in years that he'd step into the ring with Mychael Lord, and that he was genuinely looking forward to the challenge. When asked about Jimmy Williams, Taylor turned rather sour, saying that the Real Deal's ego was to blame for his loss to Cleaver and elimination from the tournament. Taylor also told Jeff how this was his first televised main event since losing the Light Heavyweight strap to Luke LaVerne, and that he was going into tonight's match looking to truly prove himself as a capable headliner.

Zero-tron
The arena went dark, except for the Zero-Tron which was completely white, as the lights cut out. Words then began to flash on the screen as strange whispers read them.

.Where do you draw the line between fantasy and reality? .

.The world has been blinded by the ideas of religion and science.

.Forced to believe that there is reasoning behind everything that occurs.

.Manipulated into thinking that "there is no such thing as.....".

.The unexplained needs no explanation.

.What lies before your eyes is a whole world of mystery and wonder.

.But throughout history those wonders have been smothered and accused of being non-existent.

.Not by everyone though.

.It is time for the world to open its eyes.

.Ground Zero Wrestling, I come to you.

.The Cursed Angel.

A dark fuzzy image then appeared on the completely white screen. Footsteps were heard as well while the fuzzy image got larger, or better yet closer to the camera. The image looked to take the shape of a person and began to clear up. Closer and closer the person got, but just before they could become visible the screen went to static. A distorted image then appeared for a few seconds.....


The lights came back on and everything went back to normal as if nothing happened.

[Clancy McClean]

"Dark Angel" Seven vs. K-9
Seven made his theatrical entrance to a considerable amount of heat. K-9 sprinted to the ring on his hands and knees to quite a large pop. Seven became frustrated early on when K-9 continuously crawled through the big man's legs, let out a growl, and repeated. Eventually, Seven snapped, laying into Man's Best Friend with a flurry of stiff boots, before unloading a series of impressive power moves, culminating in his World Of Wonders combo. Seven took a breather and decided to take a chance by going to the top turnbuckle. K-9 scrambled over to the corner, ran all his mass into the ropes and knocked Seven off the turnbuckle, into a sitting position in the corner. He made an attempt at his Urinator (Bronco Buster while urinating through pants), but Seven unleashed a series of four hard choke slams, followed up with his Redemption finishing move (F-5). He made the comfortable pin after just over seven minutes.
Winner via Pinfall: Seven


Backstage
Backstage Andrew Excelsior was cornered by Senior Interviewer Weston Bentley. The veteran reporter questioned the former New Xperience advisor various questions concerning the whereabouts and status of each NX member, Excelsior's executive position with Combined Championship Wrestling and GroundZero Enterprises, and Excelsior's intention, if any, concerning a return to GZW2K1 in some kind of capacity. The always dapper Excelsior skirted around the myriad questions of Bentley and simply stated that he was "back in GZW paying respects to his late client and close friend Eddie Knoxville". Excelsior told Bentley that the Knoxville family placed him in charge of Eddie's wrestling affairs and he was only their in that capacity. Excelsior stressed that "all the competitors within the W.C.E.K Television Championship Memorial Tournament need to wake up and realize how important the title really is" and that "Eddie wouldn't have just simply wanted someone to hold the title for the simple sake of holding it but that the title is by far the most coveted title in the company and the winner had to truly want it above all else". Excelsior tried to continue with the impromptu interview but the thought of his late friend was too much and Excelsior excused himself while holding back tears.


Backstage
As the former 2x GZW Extreme Champion made his way down the hallway he was quickly approached by Jonathan Vetter (OOC: Read "Ready to Roll"). The two men conversed about the upcoming match against Edwin which Jimmy just blew it off by saying "Edwin wasn't in his league and couldn't even carry his jock strap."

After saying that Jonathan decided to quickly bring up Electric Sharpe but Jimmy was quick to reply simple with a "who?" Jonathan went on to explain to Jimmy who Electric was but Jimmy just shrugged and said that he must be a vibrator judging from the name and then opted to talk about something else besides a wrestler named after a vibrator and a man who wishes he was a wrestler.

Jimmy then told Jonathan he was going to go loosen up before his squash match to which he turned and left the area with Jonathan close in tow.


"Real Deal" Jimmy Williams vs. Edwin MacPhisto
Jimmy Williams came into this thing looking to vent some anger in regards to his embarrassing submission defeat at the hands of Joshua Cleaver at Crimson. The smart MacPhisto capitalised on this early on, keeping Williams grounded for over five minutes, gaining several near falls and even some chants in his favour. After Edwin had Jimmy in a sleeper hold for over two minutes, the audience began a "You Tapped Out" chant in an effort to rile up the Real Deal. As if gaining a second wind, Jimmy began to fight back, a look of pure hostility on his face. Williams powered out of the sleeper and nailed Edwin with several of his trademark moves, including his Southern Hospitality suplex, Hell Bent (Running Shoulderbreaker) and his Nightmare spinning clothesline. Jimmy went for the cover, but MacPhisto rolled out of it. Jimmy began to get the better of the mat wrestler, MacPhisto, with more high impact moves. MacPhisto did manage to gain the upper hand at one point by nailing Jimmy with his "Flash Bang" DDT, but Jimmy furiously kicked out of the ensuing cover. Losing his temper, Jimmy rolled out of the ring and grabbed Herbert Torres' microphone. He re-entered the ring and nailed Edwin with the mic right between the eyes. Referee Fergus Kennedy called for the bell as Williams continued to beat down the Australian with the microphone to the face. He didn't stop until he saw the blood trickle from his opponent's nose. By then, about ten referees had reached the ring, but were powerless. Lifting Edwin up, the Real Deal planted him in the middle of the ring with his Retribution finisher. His music hit as he made his way backstage, ignoring fans and officials alike. As Jimmy passed through the curtain, a number of backstage interviewers followed him, looking to get his thoughts on the match. A loud scream was heard as a short advertisement was then aired.
Winner via Disqualification: Edwin MacPhisto


Post-match
After the commercial break: Backstage we see "Buzzing" Electric Sharpe, with a baseball bat with barbed wire around it, and he's beating the "Real Deal" Jimmy Williams with it, whist bad mouthing him. Jimmy was left bleeding from his head, next to a vending machine, that Sharpe then took a drink out of, and told Jimmy he would see him on Crimson, before laughing as he left.

[Clancy McClean]

Special Announcement
For the first time in nearly three years, Clancy McClean came out to a GZW ring. The self-proclaimed Renaissance Man and writer of Just Business claimed that he had a groundbreaking announcement that would set the mould for the future of Pro Wrestling. He claimed that, with the exception of Pimp Bizkit, the company should look to the next generation of competitors as their stars of tomorrow, not "over the hill has-beens" such as Maxx Pain, James Corbin, John Taylor and Nathaniel Davis, to name but a few. After much deliberation, he said it was time for his big announcement. To the dismay of the crowd, the announcement was that there was no way he'd make an important announcement at a local, budget show such as this in front of a crowd unwilling to pay flagship price. McClean went on to say that he actual had a legitimate announcement, but that it would have to wait for a special occasion – this upcoming Crimson. With that said, McClean left to a hearty chorus of booing.

Seemingly fed up of the booing, however, the former WMCB manager stopped on the stage, still holding the mic. The music cut as he began to rip into the audience, questioning their mindless chain reaction in booing such a celebrated wrestling personality such as himself. He told them they were lucky to be in his presence and he gloated that whilst he would sleep comfortably tonight in his vast mansion accompanied by whatever friends or women he felt like buying, they'd be forced to work their crummy night shifts in various thrift stores, just to pay child support for their various illegitimate children. He threw in a cheap plug of his Hotwire column, Just Business, as his music hit once again and he went backstage.


Parking Lot
A stretch limo pulled into the underground parking lot reserved for wrestlers, production trailers, and all GZW2K1 employees. Butterscotch Monroe was on the scene as a muscular Cauasian male, dressed in black dress slacks and a tieless collar shirt, stepped from the limo. Butterscotch was apprehensive to approach the unknown man at first but she summoned her courage and asked the man who he was and why he was attending Monday Night Throwdown. The huge man simply smirked down at the young interviewer and stated, "Where else would a true Tytan be then upon Throwdown." Butterscotch tried to push for more questions but the big man simply dismissed her by telling her he was "an early birthday present from Uncle Profit for one of his children". Butterscotch was left in the parking lot alone wondering which of John Profit's three children the huge man meant.


Main Event: Tag Team Match
"Living Legend" Pimp Bizkit & "First Round Pick" Mychael Lord vs. "King" Joshua Cleaver & "Lone Gunman" John Taylor
Each man made his respective entrance, the crowd was really pumped up seeing the remaining four World Heavyweight Championship contenders in the one ring. Pimp got the most heel heat, but seemed to soak it up as usual. The Lone Gunman got his fair share as well, but it was nothing compared to his HKWF days. Both Lord and Cleaver got mixed reactions, but were generally well received. Lord and Taylor started off, qualifying for a large "HKWF" chant. Both men showed their speed and technical prowess, exchanging holds and counter holds, with Gunman getting the upper hand at first by flooring the First Round Pick with a Fujiwara armbar. Lord easily rolled out of it, flipping over Gunman's shoulders and applying a front facelock. Gunman wriggled out and the two men quickly got to their feet, eager to tie up. They did, with either man trying to outdo the other. For a further ten minutes, they continued this one-ups-manship, and the crowd got really behind them, until Pimp tagged himself in.

A deafening chorus of boos ensued as the Midcard Killer entered the fray. He and the Gunman squared up to each other, and the Gunman began to get the better of the Living Legend, infuriating him by connecting with five successive rolling chop blocks, taking the Englishman to the mat each time. Fighting back, Pimp slapped the taste out of Taylor's mouth with "Your Mama". Pimp whipped a stunned Taylor into the Pimp/Lord corner, then across to the Taylor/Cleaver corner. Anticipating that Pimp was looking for Whippy Cream, Cleaver tagged himself in, wasting no time in looking for his Slicer (Angle Slam). Pimp rolled out of it and connected with Whippy Cream. Following through, the Human Miracle brought Cleaver to suplex school, executing three perfect overhead belly to belly suplexes. Several pinfall attempts later, Cleaver began to battle back and somehow locked Pimp in an Octopus Stretch. Pimp tried to escape but to no avail. He was able to barely make it to the corner, the Octopus Stretch still applied, and he tagged in the Gamebreaker.

Cleaver let go of the hold immediately and locked up with Lord. An interesting exchange ensued between the unorthodox "Panther" and the Michael Irons-trained "Gamebreaker", with either man getting the advantage at different stages. Somewhere around the twenty-five minute mark, a war of words broke out between partners Lord and Pimp, after Pimp violently tagged himself in for what seemed to be the tenth time. Cleaver tried to take advantage of the situation, but ended up on the receiving end of a double-team from the still bickering Lord and Pimp. However, the final seed was sewn when Lord "accidentally" nailed Pimp with a Shining Wizard knee strike, allowing Cleaver to make the cover for the win.
Winners via pinfall: Joshua Cleaver & John Taylor

Embarrassed, Pimp began to take his frustration out on his own partner. Before long, the four men were at each others throats in more of a street fight than a tag team match. Before long, "Buzzing" Electric Sharpe came out, steel chair in hand. He and Pimp began a vicious, weapon-oriented beatdown on Mychael Lord, as the Gunman and Cleaver were reduced to a fist-fight. Through the crowd came "Homeless" Jack, complete with sceptre. Sloppily taking a swing at Taylor, he was taken out with a hard martial arts kick to the temple from the Gunman. The show went off the air with Pimp locking Lord in the Final Choke, Electric Sharpe holding the Gamebreaker down and throwing in a few choice kicks to the ribs, as Taylor and Cleaver continued their brawl over a TKO'ed "Homeless" Jack.