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"Praise" by Sevendust played in the background of the NGW Ring
Wars opening sequence which featured a montage of various New Generation
Wrestling superstars such as; The Sandman, Too Cold Scorpio, DDP, Chris Kanyon,
The Dudley Boyz, Taz, The Acolytes, William Regal, Sabu, Vampiro, Raven, Jeff
Jarrett, Rob Van Dam, Scott Steiner, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and more. This is New Generation Wrestling RING WARS... We entered the
arena with Joey Styles and Paul Heyman welcoming everyone to the show. We've
got a show packed with wrestling action tonight as we're thirteen days away
from Lord Of The Ring. Tonight in a huge
Main Event it will be 'STONE COLD' STEVE AUSTIN teaming with 'THE DARK ANGEL'
VAMPIRO against 'BIG POPPA PUMP' SCOTT STEINER and RAVEN against 'THE WHOLE F'N
SHOW' ROB VAN DAM and 'THE HUMAN HIGHLIGHT REEL' SABU in a Three Way Dance... Opening Match: Eddy Guerrero v. Jason Jett. "Siempre Peligroso" by Cypress Hill
blared over the speakers as Eddy Guerrero headed out to the ring to kick things
off. Then, "Ultra Mega" by
Powerman 5000 blasted over the speakers as Evolution's Jason Jett made his way
out to the ring. The drawings for the Lethal
Lottery were announced last week and Eddy Guerrero will team with Diamond
Dallas Page against Jason Jett and Chris Candido. This would be a really heated match to kick
things off. The ending would see
Guerrero go for a brain buster but Jett blocked it and went for the Crash
Landing but Eddy flipped over the back.
Eddy shoved Jett into the ropes and went for a rolling reverse cradle
but Jett held onto the ropes. Jett went
out to apron and flipped in with an Afterburner but Guerrero ducked, hooked up
Jett and spiked him with a brain buster.
Guerrero went up top and came off with the Frog Splash for the one ...
two ... THREE! Eddy Guerrero takes a
strong win over Jason Jett... WINNER: Eddy Guerrero in 5:40. Rating: *** [backstage] The Coach got
some comments from Goldust about the surprise altercation with his father,
Dusty Rhodes last week and the fact he teams with Too Cold Scorpio against The
Sandman and Nova in the Lethal Lottery... GOLDUST:
"Sandman, you can play your games but when the smoke clears and
dust settles, I still have your family.
Each day, I grow closer to little Tyler, each day he grows closer to me
and each day, he learns another reason to hate you. I will continue to break you down, piece by
piece until you're a sad and pathetic shell of your former self. I am already the lord of the mind and before
I finish you off, Sandman, I will become the Lord Of The Ring ... No one will
ever forget the name of ... GOLDUST!" Match #2: Goldust v. Nova. "Shattered Dreams" sounded over the
speakers as 'The Bizarre One' Goldust made his entrance. Then, "Intergalactic" by Beastie
Boys blasted over the speakers as Nova headed out to the ring. At Lord Of The Ring, Goldust will team with
Too Cold Scorpio against Nova and The Sandman in the Lethal Lottery round. Nova tried to keep the match fast paced
against the more brawling based Goldust.
Goldust toyed with Nova during the match, putting Nova in several weird
positions. The ending would see Nova go
for a Spin Doctor but Goldust picked up Nova and put him on the top rope. Goldust went for a superplex but Nova shoved
him off and hit a flying somersault neckbreaker! Nova hit a arm-trap rocker dropper for the
one ... two ... THR ... NO! Goldust got
a shoulder up! Nova went for a
Sledge-O-Matic but Goldust countered it with a slingshot then hit the Curtain
Call for the one ... two ... THREE!
Goldust takes the win! WINNER: Goldust in 4:08. Rating: * 1/2 Afterwards,
Goldust picked up Nova and set him up in the corner for the Shattered Dreams
kick but The Sandman hit the ring with singapore cane in hand! Sandman drilled Goldust in the knees a few
times then wound up to hit him over the head but Lori had hit the ring and
drilled Sandman low. Goldust hit a
Curtain Call on Sandman then picked up the cane and began wailing away on
Sandman. That was until Too Cold Scorpio
hit the ring and ran off Goldust.
Goldust grabbed a microphone from Finkel... GOLDUST: "Too
Cold! You've got a choice to make ... Be
a friend or be have a chance at being Lord Of The Ring..." [backstage] A long black
limousine pulls up to the arena and out steps the NGW World Champion, 'Big
Poppa Pump' Scott Steiner and Midajah.
The Coach gets some comments from Steiner... STEINER:
"What Rob Van Dam did last week was a fluke, it'll never happen
again because when the gold is on line, that's when Big Poppa Pump shines. Does RVD have a death wish? Or has he just lit up one too many
fatties? Just keep lining them up cause
the largest arms in the world will keep knockin' them down. I'm the greatest athlete in the world and the
Big Bad Booty Daddy will be the World Champion ... FOREVER!" Match #3: Simon Diamond & Swinger v. Chris Kanyon
& Scott Vick. "Simon Says"
by Drain STH blared over the speakers as Dawn Marie led her team of Simon
Diamond and Swinger out to the ring.
Then, "Immune" by Godsmack blasted over the speakers as The
Flock's Chris Kanyon and 'Sick' Scott Vick headed out to the ring. Simon & Swinger got the luckiest draw in
the Lethal Lottery winding up together.
They'll face Chris Kanyon and Jeff Jarrett at Lord Of The Ring but
tonight they face Kanyon and his Flock-mate Scott Vick in tag team action. The crowd didn't really get behind either of
these teams in this one. The ending
would see Kanyon go for a samoan drop on Simon but showboated and Simon
crucifixed him up for the one ... two ... THR ... NO! Kanyon got up and went for a quick lariat but
Simon ducked and caught Kanyon with a northern lights suplex but Vick pulled
Simon's leg to break the cover. Swinger
ran over and went for a baseball slide dropkick but Vick pulled him out. Vick threw Swinger into the ring steps. Simon went for the Simonizer on Kanyon but
Vick came in with a springboard clothesline to Simon. Kanyon planted Simon with the Flatliner for
the one ... two ... THREE! The Flock
takes the win. WINNERS: The Flock in 5:07. Rating: ** 1/2 [backstage] The Coach got
some comments from 'The Whole F'n Show' Rob Van Dam... VAN DAM:
"What I did last week wasn't a fluke. It wasn't a fluke when I beat Raven. It wasn't a fluke when I knocked Stone Cold's
lights out with a Van Daminator and it wasn't a fluke when I hit that Five Star
Frog Splash on Big Poppa Pump. What it
was, was a preview. A preview of Lord Of
The Ring where everybody's favorite wrestler, Rob Van Dam, won't be denied the
World Championship. All I did last week
is show once again why R-V-D is the WHOLE F'N SHOW!" Match #4: Faarooq v. D-Von Dudley. "El Cu Cuy" by Coal Chamber blasted
over the speakers as one-half of the NGW World Tag Team Champions The Acolytes,
Faarooq headed out to the ring along with Bradshaw. Then, "Turn The Tables" by Saliva
blared over the speakers as D-Von Dudley made his way out to the ring with Buh
Buh Ray Dudley. These two teams square
off at Lord Of The Ring for the World Tag Team Titles. Last week, Bradshaw got a win over Buh Buh
but The Dudleyz put him through a table.
The ending of this one would see Faarooq go for a Dominator on D-Von but
D-Von countered it with a backdrop then went up top and hit a flying headbutt
for the one ... two ... THR ... Bradshaw puts Faarooq's foot on the ropes! The referee went outside and reprimended
Bradshaw. Buh Buh Ray Dudley came into
the ring and The Dudley Boyz hit the 3D on Faarooq! D-Von covered for the one ... two ...
THREE! D-Von Dudley scores the singles
win over Faarooq! WINNER: D-Von Dudley in 4:01. Rating: * Afterwards,
Bradshaw exploded into the ring and caught Buh Buh Ray Dudley with the
Clothesline From Hell! D-Von slugged it
out with Bradshaw until he turned around into the Spinebuster from
Faarooq! Bradshaw looked at Faarooq and
mocked the Dudley Boyz, yelling 'FAA-ROOQ!
GET THE TABLE!' Faarooq headed
out of the ring and brought a table into the ring. They rolled Buh Buh onto the table then would
Stuff Power Bomb D-Von through Buh Buh and the table! The Acolytes have paid back The Dudley Boyz
for last week... [backstage] The Coach got
some comments from Saturn... SATURN: "This
is just great, I gotta team with Devon Storm at Lord Of The Ring? What's gonna stop me from just beatin' his
ass and goin' home? Me. That's who.
I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but I'm not sacrificing my
shot at the Lord Of The Ring because of Devon Storm. The Flock will continue to pay a price but
for a few minutes at Lord Of The Ring, their suffering will be temporarily
delayed. Tonight, I got Devon Storm in
that ring ... Tape up those fists, partner, and get ready for a fight!" Match #5: Devon Storm v. Saturn. "Terrible Lie" by Nine Inch Nails
blasted over the speakers as 'Dangerous' Devon Storm headed out to the ring for
our next match. Then, "Beautiful
People" by Marilyn Manson blared over the speakers as Saturn made his way
out to the ring. Devon Storm's
association with The Flock makes him a target of Saturn in Saturn's
never-ending struggle with The Flock but while these two are fighting tonight,
they must team up and attempt to co-exist at Lord Of The Ring against Sabu and
Vampiro. The ending would see Saturn hit
a superkick for two on Storm. Saturn
then went for the Rings Of Saturn but Storm got the ropes. Storm rolled to the outside and Saturn came
out with a plancha but Storm dodged it!
Storm went up to the apron and hit a running lariat off the apron! Storm rolled Saturn into the ring and headed
up top ... Storm flew off with a Flying Splash for the one ... two ... THR ...
NO! Saturn got a shoulder up! Storm picked up Saturn for a Thunderclap
Brainbuster but Saturn dropped down the back and hit a tiger suplex for the one
... two ... THR ... NO! Storm kicked
out! Saturn went for a brain buster of
his own, Storm dropped down this time, went for the Mind Bender but Saturn
elbowed him off, sent Storm into the ropes then hoisted him up and spiked him
with the Death Valley Driver for the one ... two ... THREE! Saturn takes a hard fought win over Devon
Storm. WINNER: Saturn in 6:09. Rating: ** 3/4 Afterwards, Chris
Kanyon and Scott Vick hit the ring and jumped Saturn. Storm soon joined in for a three-on-one
assault of Saturn. Wait! Here comes Sabu ... and Vampiro! Sabu hit the ring and drilled Kanyon with a
springboard leg lariat. Vampiro came in
and drilled Vick with a roundhouse kick and Saturn sent Storm out of the
ring! Sabu, Vampiro and Saturn all
looked at each other then looked at Storm on the outside ... Sabu and Vampiro
have to team up at Lord Of The Ring against Saturn ... and Devon Storm... [backstage] The Coach got
some comments from 'The Human Suplex Machine' Taz... TAZ: "When
Heartbreak announced the Lethal Lottery and BattleBowl for Lord Of The Ring, I
gots to thinkin'. Why the hell would Taz
wanna be in this thing? Why would the
one man crime spree from the Hook wanna be the Lord Of The Ring? I don't give a damn about being no Lord but
what I see is an opportunity to choke a lot of people out. I'll be the Lord Of The Ring cause its a matter
of survival and no one can survive the Human Suplex Machine. I am Taz ... BEAT ME IF YOU CAN ... SURVIVE
IF I LET YOU!" Match #6: William Regal v. Taz. "British Doom" by Jim Johnston
sounded over the speakers as William Regal made his way out to the ring. Then, "War Machine" blasted over
the speakers as 'The Human Suplex Machine' Taz headed out to the ring. William Regal will team with Al Snow against
Taz and Raven at Lord Of The Ring. Regal
and Snow don't exactly get along and its tough to see how Taz and Raven could
possibly co-exist. However, tonight it
was about Taz and Regal going one-on-one.
Regal and Taz fought it out in a real stiff brawl with lots of suplexes
and submission attempts between the brawling.
The ending would see Regal pound Taz with forearms in the corner, then
back up and charge in but Taz drilled him with a back elbow. Regal came in again and Taz hooked him up,
turned around and threw Regal with a Head & Arm Tazplex! Taz made the cover for two. Taz went for a running lariat but Regal
ducked. Regal kicked Taz and planted him
with a double underhook power bomb for two.
Regal went for the Regal Stretch but Taz fought it off. Regal went for another power bomb but Taz
countered it with a backdrop then took off Regal's head with a lariat. Taz went for the Tazmission but Regal drilled
him with a back kick. Regal went into
the tights and put on the brass knuckles.
Regal swung at Taz but Taz ducked!
Taz locks Regal in the Tazmission!
Regal taps! Regal taps! Taz gets
a big win over William Regal with the Tazmission! WINNER: Taz in 7:02. Rating: ** 1/2 [backstage] The Coach got
some comments from NGW Commissioner, Shawn Michaels... MICHAELS:
"First off, The Acolytes and The Dudley Boyz seem to like using
tables so their match at Lord Of The Ring will be a DOUBLE TABLES match!" COACH:
"Shawn, there's been a lot of talk ever since your big announcement
last week, that well a World Heavyweight Champion will be jumping ship to New
Generation Wrestling. Can you shed
anymore light on this situation?" MICHAELS: "No
but what I can tell you is that a World Heavyweight Champion *IS* on his way to
NGW in the upcoming months. I really
can't comment any further then that..." Main Event: Steve Austin & Vampiro v. Rob Van Dam
& Sabu v. Scott Steiner & Raven.
"Glass Shatters" by Disturbed blasted over the speakers as
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin headed out to a huge pop from the crowd. Stone Cold made his way out and took to the
four corners, then paced around the ring.
"Kong At The Gates" by The Misfits brought out his tag team
partner for this match, 'The Dark Angel' Vampiro. Then, "Little Crazy" by Fight
blared over the speakers as Bill Alfonso led out 'The Human Highlight Reel'
Sabu to the ring. "Walk" by
Pantera blasted over the speakers as 'The Whole F'N Show' Rob Van Dam headed
out to the ring. Then, "Come Out
And Play" by Offspring hit as Raven walked out to the ring. "I Am Hated" by SlipKnot blasted
over the speakers as the NGW World Champion, 'Big Poppa Pump' Scott Steiner
made his way out to the ring along with Midajah for this big Three Way
Dance. Let's take a look at the
teams. Austin and Vampiro are no
strangers to each other and there may be some underlying animosity there. Van Dam and Sabu trained together and have
the most experience as a tag team by far but haven't teamed up in quite some
time. Raven teaming with the World Champion, Scott Steiner is a wild card
because Raven has expressed his approval of Steiner's actions in the past but
the two haven't had any experience teaming or interaction together. We do know that Steiner will defend his World
Championship at Lord Of The Ring against 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and Rob Van
Dam in a Three Way Dane while Sabu and Vampiro will team up against Saturn and
Devon Storm while Raven teams with Taz against William Regal and Al Snow in the
Lethal Lottery. This would be a really
action packed, heated three way dance with tons of near falls. The first elimination would come when Van Dam
went for a frankensteiner on Scott Steiner but Steiner countered it with a
power bomb. Steiner locked RVD in the
Steiner Recliner but Sabu came in and hit Steiner with a dropkick to the face
to break it up. Raven slid a chair in to
Steiner and distracted the referee.
Steiner picked up the chair ... Austin makes a blind tag on Steiner ...
Steiner hesitates and Van Daminator on Steiner!
Van Dam is unaware of the tag ... Van Dam up top and Five Star Frog
Splash on Steiner! Van Dam gets up to go
for the cover but Austin catches Van Dam with the Stunner! Austin covers Van Dam for the one ... two ...
Vampiro ties up Sabu ... THREE! (10:11)
Stone Cold has pinned and eliminated 'The Whole F'n Show'! Austin made a quick cover on Steiner for the
one ... two ... THR ... Raven breaks it up!
Raven picked up Austin and spiked him with an Evenflow DDT! Steiner was too out of it and just rolled over
and made the tag to Raven but Austin got the tag to Vampiro! Vampiro came in and cleaned house on Raven! Raven soon went to the eyes and took Vampiro
into his corner, regaining control of the match. Austin & Vampiro and Steiner & Raven
battled it out for a good amount of time.
The closing moments of the match would see Steiner go for an overhead
belly-to-belly suplex on Vampiro but Vampiro shoved him down and hit a spinning
heel kick! Vampiro made the tag out to
Austin. Austin came in, so did Raven but
Austin knocked him down. Steiner sent
Austin into the ropes but Austin came off with a Thesz Press and punches. Raven caught Austin with a bulldog. Vampiro came back in and tried a superkick on
Raven but Raven moved and Vampiro caught the referee! Raven drilled Vampiro with a clothesline,
sending both men to the outside. Steiner
rolled over and Midajah went under the ring and passed Big Poppa Pump the lead
pipe. Steiner turns around but Austin
kicks him, grabs the pipe, nails Steiner in the head ... Steiner's out on his
feet and STUNNER from Austin! Austin
covers Steiner, the referee crawls over and counts the one ... two ... THREE! Stone Cold has beaten the World
Champion! Stone Cold has pinned Scott
Steiner! Austin has pinned Steiner and
Rob Van Dam in one match! WINNERS: Steve Austin & Vampiro in 19:06. Rating: *** 1/2 Afterwards, Stone
Cold called for a few beers and celebrated as the show went off the air. Last week, Rob Van Dam showed why he's The
Whole F'n Show but tonight was Stone Cold's night! ==-==-==-==-==-==-== NGW News & Notes-: ==-==-==-==-==-==-== -NGW RAGE taping results for Saturday, April 13th, 2002: Diamond Dallas Page pinned Al Snow with the Diamond
Cutter in 6:11. Rating: 3/4* Jung Dragons defeated Evan Karagias and Jamie Knoble when
Kaz Hayashi pinned Karagias
with the Senton Bomb in 6:19. Rating: ** Jeff Jarrett pinned Michael Modest with the Stroke in
8:35. Rating: *** (Jeff Jarrett retained the NGW United States Heavyweight
Title.) -NGW has Lord Of The Ring on April 21st, 2002 from the
Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island.
The tentative line-up includes; NGW World Championship Three Way Dance-: Scott Steiner (c) v. Steve Austin v. Rob Van Dam NGW World Tag Team Titles Double Tables Match-: The Acolytes (c) v. The Dudley Boyz The Lethal Lottery-: Raven & Taz v. William Regal & Al Snow Eddy Guerrero & Diamond Dallas Page v. Chris Candido
& Jason Jett Goldust & Too Cold Scorpio v. The Sandman & Nova Jeff Jarrett & Chris Kanyon v. Simon Diamond &
Swinger Saturn & Devon Storm v. Sabu & Vampiro Plus BattleBowl... |