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-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- NGW Ring Wars - June 24 / 2002 -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- We opened with a
montage of still footage set to "Toxicity" by System Of A Down
recapping the major events of last night's Hostile City Showdown. Rey Misterio Jr. became the first ever NGW
World Cruiserweight Champion with a great win over Kaz Hayashi. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin beat Chris Jericho
bloody but Brock Lesnar debuted and destroyed Stone Cold allowing Chris Jericho
to win. And somehow ... someway ...
Scott Steiner retained the NGW World Championship. That brings us to tonight...
"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; Saturn, Too Cold Scorpio, The Sandman, Chris
Kanyon, The Dudley Boyz, Taz, The Acolytes, William Regal, Sabu, Eddy Guerrero,
Vampiro, Raven, Jeff Jarrett, Rob Van Dam, 'Big Poppa Pump' Scott Steiner,
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and more. This
is New Generation Wrestling and this is RING WARS... Joey Styles and
Paul Heyman welcomed everyone to the show as "Breathe" by Prodigy was
sounding over the speakers and Al Snow was making his way out to the ring. Styles and Heyman hyped up tonight's huge Main
Event as 'THE HUMAN SUPLEX MACHINE' TAZ will defend the NGW United States
Heavyweight Title against ... 'THE WHOLE F'N SHOW' ROB VAN DAM! Styles and Heyman were then cut off... ["Head Up" by Deftones] Brock Lesnar
stepped out of the entrance and walked out to the ring. We've seen vignettes hyping the debut of
Brock Lesnar for weeks and this NCAA Heavyweight Champion showed up last night
and destroyed 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin allowing Chris Jericho to gain the
win. Lesnar jumped up onto the apron
then stepped into the ring, staring a hole through Al Snow. The bell sounded and Lesnar told Snow to
bring it on. Snow came at Lesnar and
punched him a few times but Lesnar just shoved Snow down to the canvas and
rolled his freaky traps. Snow charged at
Lesnar but Lesnar grabbed Snow and drove him into the mat with a
spinebuster. Lesnar picked up Snow and
spinning power bomb! Ouch! Lesnar grabbed Snow again and he calls that
the TERMINATOR! The same move that
knocked out Stone Cold out! Snow is out
and Lesnar just puts a hand on him for the one-two-three! Brock Lesnar runs through Al Snow in a matter
of seconds. What a machine! WINNER: Brock Lesnar in 0:41. Rating: * Brock Lesnar
kicked Snow out of the ring then... ["Break The Walls Down" by Sevendust] 'Y2J' Chris
Jericho stepped out of the entrance with a big bandage on his forehead. Jericho was taken to school by Austin last
night before Lesnar showed up. Jericho
walked into the ring with more arrogance then ever. Jericho gave the thumbs up to Lesnar then
took a microphone... JERICHO:
"Welllllcooomme .... to a new day!
Welcome to a new beginning ... Welcome to the new reality around
here. What you see standing before is
the single most destructive human being that has ever been produced or will
ever be produced. Brock Lesnar is not a
monster ... Brock Lesnar is not a machine ... Brock Lesnar is the man you fear,
the man your children will fear and the man that will dominate this industry
until he gets bored. And Brock Lesnar is
my ... friend! You see when you're a
living legend like Chris Jericho ... When you are larger then life you only
associate yourself with people that are larger then life. Everyone has touted Brock Lesnar as larger
than life and who better how to show Brock Lesnar how to be larger than life
then Chris Jericho? When you put Chris
Jericho and Brock Lesnar together? You
have no choice but to run in fear. With
my knowledge, with my expertise, Brock Lesnar will become a Living Legend just
like Y2J. We will take out whoever we
want and we will take whatever we want.
Just ask 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin what happens when you run into CHRIS
JERICHO ... and Brock Lesnar! See Steve
Austin thought he was going to destroy Chris Jericho last night but Stone Cold,
you should've taken me out when you had the chance. The fact of the matter is, I kicked Stone
Cold Steve Austin's texas redneck rattlesnake ass all over Detroit last night
and I'd do it again but I don't think we'll be seeing Stone Cold for..." ["Glass Shatters" by Disturbed] What? What?
What? That's got to be what was
running through Jericho's mind as he was cut off in mid-sentence. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin walked out of the
entrance pissed off. Austin didn't think
twice as he ran into the ring and went right after Jericho! Austin is fearless! Austin takes down Jericho
and hammers away on Jericho with rights.
Brock grabs Austin, manhandles Stone Cold and throws him into the
corner. Austin looks around then charges
at Brock with rights. Jericho nails
Austin in the back and Brock levels Austin with a lariat! Jericho's yelling instructions to Brock. Lesnar picks up Austin and TERMINATOR! Austin's down and out! Jericho slaps on the Walls Of Jericho for
added insult! What a jackass! NGW officials rush out to pull Jericho
off. The officials go at Brock but Brock
flinches and they all back off. Jericho
calls off Brock, satisfied with the damage done to Stone Cold. Chris Jericho may have pulled off the
greatest move in the history in wrestling by getting Brock Lesnar on his
side... We returned from
break to see some highlights of Stone Cold being dismantled yet again by Lesnar
and Jericho. Styles and Heyman again
hyped up our Main Event of Taz defending the NGW U.S. Heavyweight Title against
Rob Van Dam then sent us to the ring for action... Match #2: Sabu & Devon Storm v. Chris Kanyon &
Scott Vick. "Little Crazy" by
Fight blared over the speakers as Bill Alfonso led 'The Human Highlight Reel'
Sabu to the ring. "Terrible Lie"
by Nine Inch Nails blared over the speakers as his partner for tonight,
'Dangerous' Devon Storm headed out.
Then, "Immune" by Godsmack blared over the speakers as The
Flock's Chris Kanyon and 'Sick' Scott Vick made their way out to the ring. Devon Storm and Sabu earned each other's
respect so they didn't seem to have any problems teaming together here
tonight. In fact, Sabu and Storm
complimented each other very well in the ring and worked nicely as a team. The ending would see Vick go for a suplex but
Storm blocked it and spiked him with a brain buster for the one ... two ...
Kanyon breaks up the count! Kanyon
stomped away on Storm, Sabu came in after Kanyon. Sabu tried to send Kanyon over the top but
Kanyon landed on the apron and pulled Sabu down by his hair. Storm then flipped over with a sunset flip
power bomb to the floor on Kanyon! Vick
drilled Sabu with a knee then hooked him up for the Cure but Storm slipped back
in and planted Vick with the Mind Bender fort he one ... two ... THREE! Devon Storm pulls off the pinfall to take the
win in this tag team match against The Flock. WINNERS: Devon Storm and Sabu in 5:21. Rating: ** 1/2 [backstage] The Coach got
some comments from the new NGW World Cruiserweight Champion, Rey Misterio Jr. MISTERIO:
"Coach, it was a great match last night and it really could have
gone either way. I think all the fans
out there found out just what the Cruiserweight Division is all about and what
it takes to be the World Cruiserweight Champion. I'm gonna put this out there right now, I'll
put this title on the line against anyone at anytime. Just to prove that, one night after Kaz
Hayashi took me to the limit, I'm gonna out there and defend my title against
Low Ki'. And I want all the fans out
there to know that win, lose or draw, whenever you spend your money to see Rey
Misterio Jr. wrestle, you'll get your money's worth." Match #3: Rey Misterio Jr. (c) v. Low Ki' - NGW World
Cruiserweight Title. "Ashes To
Ashes" by Madd One blared over the speakers as the NGW World Cruiserweight
Champion, Rey Misterio Jr. headed out to the ring. Then, "Boom" by Soulfly blasted
over the speakers as Low Ki' made his way out to the ring. Low Ki' has been proving himself week in and
week out here as, win or lose, as one of the most dangerous Cruiserweights in
wrestling. Low Ki was looking to take
advantage of the fact Misterio is just 24 hours removed from an absolute war
with Kaz Hayashi. Low Ki brutalized
Misterio with hard kicks and strikes in this one. The ending would see Misterio go for a
Tornado DDT but Low Ki threw Misterio off then drilled him with a hard kick to
the face. Low Ki covered Misterio for
the one ... two ... THR ... NO! NO! Misterio got a shoulder up! Low Ki slammed down Misterio and headed up
top. Low Ki came off with a Phoenix
Splash but Misterio rolled out of the way!
Misterio headed up top but Low Ki hit the ropes, crotching Rey Jr. Low Ki backed up all the way across the ring
and came in with a handspring enziguiri kick to Misterio! Misterio fell down off the top in pain! Low Ki called for the end and picked up
Misterio for the Ki Krusher but Misterio counters out with a rana for the one
... two ... THREE! Misterio pulls it out
of nowhere and retains the World Cruiserweight Title! WINNER: Rey Misterio Jr. in 7:50. Rating: *** (Rey Misterio Jr. retained the NGW World Cruiserweight
Title.) [backstage] Vampiro is shown
in the medical room getting his ankle looked at by a doctor... VAMPIRO:
"What's the diagnosis? Can I
wrestle tonight?" DOCTOR: "I'd
really rather you stay off the ankle for another week or so." All of a sudden,
Jeff Jarrett enters the room... JARRETT:
"What's the matter, slapnuts?
Is the freak afraid to face The Chosen One tonight? Huh?
Are you getting the doctor to get you out of the match tonight? You know you don't want any of Jeff Jarrett
tonight." VAMPIRO:
"Afraid? Of you? I don't think so. You know what, doc? Tape the damn ankle up 'cause I've got some
ass to kick tonight!" JARRETT: "You
think you can kick my ass? Why don't we
make it a Street Fight and let's see who kicks whose ass tonight?!" VAMPIRO:
"Bring it on, Jarrett.
What's that saying you use? Choke
on that? You'll be choking on your own
teeth tonight!" We then went to a
graphic hyping up tonight's big Main Event as two of the most popular men in
NGW collide. 'The Human Suplex Machine'
Taz defends the NGW United States Heavyweight Title against 'The Whole F'n
Show' Rob Van Dam... Match #4: Jeff Jarrett v. Vampiro - Street Fight. "Cowboy" by Kid Rock blasted over
the speakers as 'The Chosen One' Jeff Jarrett headed out to the ring carrying
two guitars. Then, "Kong At The
Gates" by The Misfits sounded over the speakers as 'The Dark Angel'
Vampiro limped out to the ring. Vampiro
was a little tentative getting in the ring with Jarrett yielding two guitars
but it's a Street Fight so anything goes.
Jarrett said he brought one of his guitars for Vampiro. Jarrett tossed it high up in the air to
Vampiro but as Vampiro looked up, Jarrett tried to drill Vampiro with his
guitar but Vampiro side stepped it and went for a roundhouse kick but Jarrett
ducked and broke his guitar over Vampiro's ankle! Jarrett started tearing the tape off of
Vampiro's ankle and going to work on it.
Jarrett worked over Vampiro's ankle for a couple minutes. The ending would see Jarrett go for a figure
four leglock but Vampiro cradled him up for the one ... two ... THR .. NO! Vampiro kicked Jarrett in the gut then went
for a suplex but his ankle buckled, Jarrett dropped down the back and planted
Vampiro with the Stroke for the one ... two ... THREE! Jeff Jarrett picks up the win over an injured
Vampiro! WINNER: Jeff Jarrett in 4:32. Rating: * 1/4 Afterwards, the
referee aided to Vampiro's ankle but Jarrett just stomped away on Vampiro a few
more times before leaving... ["I Need A Freak" by Too $hort] The NGW World
Champion, 'Big Poppa Pump' Scott Steiner walked out of the entrance with his
favorite freak Midajah. Steiner overcame
the challenge of Taz, Vampiro and Eddy Guerrero last night in a Four Corners
Elimination Match to retain the World Championship. Steiner took the microphone... STEINER: "BIG
POPPA PUMP IS IN THE HOUSE ... but Shawn Michaels isn't! The so-called Heartbreak Kid is runnin'
scared of the largest arms in the world.
I've given Shawn Michaels fair warning that Big Poppa Pump is comin'
after him. A lot of people are saying
Big Poppa, why are you picking on a man with a broken back? I don't care if Shawn Michaels had a broken
back, if he's breathing, he's fair game.
Even in his prime Shawn Michaels wasn't big enough, he wasn't strong
enough, and he wasn't smart enough. In
his prime, Shawn Michaels wouldn't stand a chance against a great athlete like
myself. The only reason Shawn Michaels
was ever succesful was because he never ran into a genetic freak like me. Shawn Michaels is a hasbeen ... Shawn
Michaels is washed up and in my mind, Shawn Michaels is a never was. Shawn Michaels couldn't even take the place
of one of my freaks and if Shawn Michaels shows his face in an arena again, I
will put him in a wheelchair! That's not
a threat, that's a promise!" Match #5: Juventud Guerrera v. Taka Michinoku - World
Cruiserweight Title Shot @ Summertime Showdown.
"Size Em Up" by Big L blared over the speakers as 'The Juice'
Juventud Guerrera headed out to the ring.
Then, "A Touch Evil" by AC/DC blared over the speakers as Taka
Michinoku. Juventud Guerrera and Taka
Michinoku haved traded pinfalls in tag team matches over the last week but
tonight it was one on one with a coveted shot at the World Cruiserweight Title
at Summertime Showdown in a few weeks.
Guerrera and Michinoku battled it out in a hard fought match. The closing moments of the match would see
Taka go for the Michinoku Driver but Juvy countered it with a rana then a
spinning leg lariat. Juvy headed to the
top and came off with the 450 Splash but Michinoku rolled out of the way! Taka hit a springboard dropkick for the one
... two ... THR ... NO! Taka went for a
power bomb but Guerrera drops out with a small package for the one ... two ...
THREE! Juvy gets the quick pin to beat
Taka Michinoku! Juventud Guerrera will
get the shot at the World Cruiserweight Title at Summertime Showdown! WINNER: Juventud Guerrera in 8:34. Rating: *** Coming up later
tonight in the Main Event; the NGW United States Heavyweight Title will be up
for grabs as Rob Van Dam challenges Taz... We returned from
break and Saturn was in the ring with a microphone... SATURN:
"Raven ... What can I say?
You did it again, somehow you beat me again! I'm sick of tag matches, I'm sick of The
Flock, I'm sick of you and all I want is one more match and I want it now! Come on Raven! Show some backbone for once!" ["Come Out And Play" by Offspring] Raven walked out
of the entrance with a microphone... RAVEN:
"Saturn ... sometimes it's not who you fight that's most important,
it's what you fight for. What's in it
for me? What about me? WHAT ABOUT RAVEN?" SATURN: "How
about this ... If you can beat me, one-on-one, no help from The Flock, no help
from anyone ... I WILL LEAVE NGW!" RAVEN: "Now
that is something to fight for ... But when you're forced to leave, just
remember ... it didn't have to be this way, if only you would've listened to me
Saturn. But alas, your career must come
to an end. So it was written, so it
shall come to pass ... Quote the..." SATURN: "Just
shut the hell up, get your ass down to this ring and let's fight!" Match #6: Raven v. Saturn - Saturn Leaves NGW If He
Loses. Raven took off his jacket and
headed down into the ring. Raven stalled
a bit then locked up with Saturn. Raven
got a hammerlock but Saturn wasn't interested in wrestling. Saturn drilled Raven with a few elbows then
threw him out of the ring and went out after him. Saturn hammered on Raven on the outside then
went for a clothesline but Raven hit a drop toehold on Saturn, sending Saturn's
face into the ring steps. Raven rolled
Saturn back into the ring and went after him.
Raven and Saturn brawled it out with Saturn literally fighting for his
proverbial life in NGW. The ending would
see Saturn go for a flying elbowdrop but Raven rolled out of the way and hit a
russian legsweep for the one ... two ... THR ... NO! Raven went for the Evenflow DDT but Saturn
countered it with a northern lights suplex for the one ... two ... THR ... NO!
Raven kicked out! Both men got up and
Saturn caught Raven with a savate kick.
Saturn picks up Raven and spikes him with the Death Valley Driver for
the one ... two ... THREE! NO! NO! ONLY TWO!
RAVEN KICKED OUT! Saturn can't
believe it! Saturn grabbed the referee
and swore it was a three count. Raven's
up ... Saturn turns around and Raven catches him with the Evenflow DDT! Raven covers Saturn for the one ... two ...
THREE! NO! YES! THREE! Raven has won
it! Saturn is gone! Saturn is gone! WINNER: Raven in 7:08. Rating: ** Afterwards, Raven
pulled himself to the corner and smiled.
His biggest enemy in NGW is gone... [backstage] We cut to a shot
of Taz exiting his dressing room with the title around his waist and a black
shredded towel over his head. We then
cut to Rob Van Dam leaving his dressing room and stretching out with his usual
smug demeanor. The Main Event is next... Main Event: Taz (c) v. Rob Van Dam - NGW United States
Heavyweight Title. "WAR
MACHINE" blasted over the speakers as the NGW United States Heavyweight
Champion, 'The Human Suplex Machine' Taz walked out to the ring. Taz stood in the corner with his arms
crossed, waiting for his challenger.
Then, "Walk" by Pantera blared over the speakers as 'The Whole
F'n Show' Rob Van Dam headed out to the ring.
Taz is coming off of the Four Corners Elimination match last night where
he last until the end but thanks in large part to Eddy Guerrero, Taz got power
bombed on the World Championship and pinned.
Still a great showing for Taz as he almost became a dual champion. Rob Van Dam overcame Jeff Jarrett's attempts
to ground him and took a big win. Taz
and Rob Van Dam are two of the biggest fan favorites in NGW so the crowd was
torn between them. Taz and RVD didn't
dissapoint them, beating the hell out of each other over the United States
Heavyweight Title. The closing moments
of the match would see Van Dam go for a spin kick but Taz ducked and dumped Van
Dam with a High Cradle Tazplex for the one ... two ... THR ... NO! Van Dam kicked out! Taz sent Van Dam into the corner and charged
in but RVD got the feet up. Van Dam shoved
Taz into the corner and hit a few forearms.
Van Dam went for a monkey flip but Taz held onto the ropes. Taz went for a running clothesline but Van
Dam ducked and Taz hit the referee! Van
Dam tried a roundhouse kick but Taz ducked and TAZMISSION! No!
Van Dam's fighting it, Taz is trying to lock his hands, Van Dam keeps
fighting ... Taz locks his hands but OH MY GOD!
TAZMISSION-PLEX! TAZMISSION-PLEX! OH MY GOD! Van Dam landed right on his head and he's
out! Taz makes the cover but the referee
is out of it too! Eddy Guerrero is out
... Guerrero to the top and comes off with a Frog Splash but Taz rolls off Van
Dam and Guerrero connects with a Frog Splash on Van Dam! Taz drills Eddy with a clothesline! Taz locks Van Dam in the Tazmission! Van Dam is still out ... the referee comes
over, checks Van Dam's arm and calls for the bell! Taz has retained the U.S. Heavyweight Title! WINNER: Taz in 14:40. Rating: *** 3/4 (Taz retained the NGW United States Heavyweight Title.) Afterwards, Taz
walked off with his United States Heavyweight Title while Van Dam started to
get up, holding his neck in major pain.
Van Dam refused the referee's help, rolled carefully out of the ring and
left the ring, barely, under his own power.
There's only one man that can take that type of punishment and still get
up and that's Rob Van Dam... ==-==-==-==-==-==-== NGW News & Notes-: ==-==-==-==-==-==-== -When NGW signed Saturn, they signed him to a short
initial six month deal due to his long history of injuries. NGW had full intentions of extending Saturn's
deal if he could stay healthy but instead of re-signing with the promotion that
gave him a chance, Saturn and NGW have hit a serious snag in contract
negotiations. -NGW RAGE taping results for Saturday, June 29th, 2002: Jung Dragons defeated Evolution and Simon Diamond and
Swinger: x Nova
beat Diamond via the Kryptonite Krunch in 5:15 x Kaz
Hayashi beat Nova via the Flying Senton in 8:06 Rating: *** Kane pinned Scotty Riggs with the Choke Slam in 3:47. Rating: 1/4* The Dudley Boyz defeated Evan Karagias and Jamie Knoble
when Buh Buh pinned Karagias with the Dudley Death Drop in 7:12. Rating: ** 3/4 (The Dudley Boyz retained the NGW World Tag Team Titles.) -NGW has Summertime Showdown on July 21st, 2002 from the
Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL. The
tentative line-up includes; NGW World Cruiserweight Title Match-: Rey Misterio Jr. (c) v. Juventud Guerrera More Matches TBA... |