Monday Night Wrestling 01/29/01 (VCW 105)

Welcome once again to VCW Monday Night Wrestling, coming to you live from the Key Arena in Washington! We've got a great show on hand for you tonight, including some big matches already signed! The Technicians, the Hammer of the Gods, the Wrecking Crew and Robert Danson, and Jack Norman, Butch Manson, and Dick Douglas of Hell's Bikers will all collide in a Three-Man Four Corners Match!! In addition, two monsters of VCW will meet when Bass Rogers goes one-on-one with Tony Garcia! Plus, Scott Hall faces "Macho Man" Randy Savage, one-on-one, one more time, tonight!! All this, plus some big announcements from VCW Commissioner Virginia are expected.

But right now, we're going to start off the show with a match, and for once it doesn't involve a talentless preliminary wrestler. "Liquid Mercury" by Jimmy Page begins playing, and here comes Ken Collins, along with Stacey Lockman. Ken Collins was once again pinned by King Rasta last week in the Four-Way Match for the VCW Television Title. It has to be said in his defense that he was exhausted from a previous match with Virginia, and that he was attacked before the match by Lorenzo Vasquez... but it also has to be said that King Rasta has defeated him three times now, and it's starting to seem like maybe that wasn't much of a fluke after all. The crowd cheers as Ken Collins and Stacey Lockman step into the ring, preparing for this opening match.

Now "Surfing With The Alien" by Joe Satriani begins playing over the arena sound system, bringing forth Salvaje Demonio, who runs to the ring energetically, then poses on all four of the turnbuckles, getting cheered by the crowd. Last week, he picked up the victory in a big eight-man tag team match, in addition to running off Rex Richards and his female accomplices with a chair. Tonight, this match could be a big step in his career. If he can defeat recent VCW Television Champion Ken Collins, he'll no doubt be in line to rise up the card quickly. He dismounts from the turnbuckles, and VCW referee Bobcat McGavin enters the ring, calling for the bell to begin the opening match!

"The California Crippler" Ken Collins
w/Stacey Lockman

vs.

Salvaje Demonio

The technical skill and quickness of both men is displayed in several quick exchanges early on, with neither emerging with the clear advantage. Ken Collins tries to go after Salvaje Demonio's arm and shoulder, no doubt to set up the California Crossface, but Salvaje Demonio knows what he's up to, and his skill and quickness allow him to avoid most of Ken's attempts to attack his arm. Finally, Ken Collins gets frustrated and goes after him with a more reckless brawling-style approach, nailing him with punches and chops, and Salvaje Demonio retaliates in kind. Salvaje Demonio, the larger of the two men, comes out with the advantage and whips Ken Collins into the ropes, only to be surprised when Ken Collins jumps up and springs off the middle rope to nail an Asai moonsault!! The crowd cheers; they weren't expecting that, and neither was Salvaje Demonio, who nevertheless kicks out of the ensuing pin at two.

With Salvaje Demonio down, Ken Collins is finally able to take control of the match, but rather than going after the arm, he begins tossing Salvaje Demonio around with a series of varied suplexes, as if he's decided to try to simply beat Salvaje Demonio into jelly rather than set up the California Crossface. But Salvaje Demonio fights his way out of a German suplex attempt, then reverses it and begins doing the same thing to Ken Collins, then takes him to the mat and tries to put on an armbar submission... but Ken Collins squirms out of it and flows behind him, grabbing his ankle... and he puts on an ankle lock submission!! Salvaje Demonio manages to fight to his feet, but Ken Collins is still holding his ankle... and he jumps up with an enzuigiri... but Ken Collins ducks!! Salvaje Demonio's enzuigiri misses, and Ken Collins reapplies the ankle lock, forcing Salvaje Demonio to scramble to the ropes!

Ken Collins begins going after Salvaje Demonio's ankle, holding it down on the mat and dropping his knee across it repeatedly. But when he pulls Salvaje Demonio up and goes for a vertical suplex, Salvaje Demonio blocks and reverses. Ken Collins gets up, as Salvaje Demonio manages a hobbling run into the ropes, then comes off with a cross bodypress... but Ken Collins ducks, and Salvaje Demonio goes sailing over the top rope to the outside of the ring! Ken Collins bounces off the ropes himself, and just as Salvaje Demonio starts to get up, Ken Collins jumps through the ropes and hits him with a plancha, sending him crashing into the guardrail!! Ken Collins continues to dominate in a brawl outside the ring, giving Salvaje Demonio quite a beating before taking him back into the ring.

Ken Collins attacks Salvaje Demonio's ankle a little bit more, then goes back to the suplexes, taking him down repeatedly. Salvaje Demonio eventually flips out of a belly-to-back suplex... but lands on his ankle, jarring it further. Nevertheless, he has enough presence of mind to duck an attempted clothesline, then counter with his own belly-to-back suplex on Ken Collins, which he follows with a Russian legsweep, then a Michinoku Driver, which gets him a count of two and a half. A German suplex also gets two and a half, but a tiger suplex gets two and three-quarters. Shaking out his ankle briefly, Salvaje Demonio puts Ken Collins on the top turnbuckle, then goes up, attempting a superplex... but Ken Collins shoves him down. Salvaje Demonio gets up... and Ken Collins comes off the top with the Flying Dropkick... but Salvaje Demonio dodges out of the way!! Still heavily favoring his ankle, he turns just in time to block a punch from Ken Collins, then hit him with an inverted atomic drop, which he follows with a fireman's carry into a flapjack!!

Salvaje Demonio begins climbing to the top turnbuckle... he's going to go for the Swandive Headbutt!! But he's slowed down considerably due to his ankle, and Ken Collins gets up, and nails him in the midsection as he gets to the top turnbuckle!! Ken Collins goes up top with him... and brings him down with a big top-rope Frankensteiner!! He goes for the cover... and only gets two and nine-tenths!! But now Ken Collins is the one going up to the top turnbuckle... Salvaje Demonio gets up and turns around... FLYING DROPKICK!! This time, it connected!! Ken Collins goes for the cover, and gets three!!

Ken Collins pinned Salvaje Demonio with the Flying Dropkick in 0:10:34.
Rating: ** 1/2

That match seemed a little odd for some reason... but nevertheless, Ken Collins has emerged with the victory. After three consecutive losses to King Rasta, this may be just what his career needed to rebound. Ken Collins and Stacey Lockman pose in the ring briefly, before helping Salvaje Demonio get to his feet, then heading backstage to the cheers of the crowd. Salvaje Demonio remains in the ring, as if thinking about what just happened, then also begins heading backstage. He gets to the top of the ramp, and turns to look around at the crowd one last time... and Rex Richards just stepped out behind him, holding a chair!! Salvaje Demonio turns around, right into a massive chairshot to the head!! He goes down, and Rex Richards pulls him up again... PILEDRIVER!! Rex Richards just gave Salvaje Demonio a piledriver on the unforgiving entrance ramp, and Salvaje Demonio is laid out!! Rex Richards steps backstage, satisfied with his work here, as the crowd boos.

"Brackish" by Kittie begins playing over the arena sound system, and the crowd boos loudly as Rebecca Black steps out of the backstage area, carrying a clipboard and a microphone. She walks right over the fallen body of Salvaje Demonio on her way to the ring, as trainers come out to check on him. Rebecca Black enters the ring and takes a moment to look around at the crowd, before raising the microphone.

R. Black: You all need to shut the hell up now, because I've got some announcements to make!!

The crowd's boos continue; Rebecca Black paces around the ring for a little bit, waiting for them to die down.

R. Black: I was just in Virginia's office, and she made a few matches for you tonight. We've got a pre-Wrestlewar show lined up that we think you're all going to like. First of all... Johnny Smiles, that nerdy little jackass that you all like to cheer for... he's got a match against that raving psychopath, Chris Champlain, tonight. We saw what Chris Champlain did to Devaccio Pola last week when he made his comeback... and I'm sure you won't be disappointed with what he does to Johnny tonight.

The crowd is torn between cheering for that match, and booing the predicament that Johnny's been put in.

R. Black: Then, there's my brothers... Troy and Gabriel. You all must know by now that it's only six more days until Tony Garcia and Lorenzo Vasquez destroy them in the middle of the ring... but they've got some trouble on their hands tonight, as well. In fact... I'd say that they've got Big Trouble, in a tag team match, right here, tonight!!

The crowd responds with mostly boos there; hardly anybody wants to see Big Trouble in action tonight.

R. Black: Wait, there's more. I'm sure you'll all see plenty of David Wright Hubbard getting his ass kicked by Crimson at Wrestlewar... but tonight, you'll get a sneak preview of David Wright Hubbard getting his ass kicked, six days before Wrestlewar. Tonight, he's facing Arthur Justice, the Manhunters, and "The Barcelona Assassin" Lorenzo Vasquez in a Gauntlet Match... and the question isn't whether or not he'll go down... but how long he'll last against those odds.

The crowd gives a mixed reply there, with mostly boos, though some of the anti-David Wright Hubbard portion of the crowd looks forward to seeing him take a beating tonight.

R. Black: And remember last week, when I promised to give Melissa something she's been wanting for a long time? Well... tonight's the night. I know she's been wanting this... that she's been dreaming about the day this would come for a long time... and tonight, I'm going to give it to her. Melissa, tonight, you have a one-on-one match with the VCW World Champion, and the VCW World Title is on the line.

The crowd gives a loud, mixed reaction for that. Melissa against Crimson!? On one hand, what an opportunity this could be for Melissa... but on the other, it'll be a miracle if Crimson doesn't murder her tonight!!

R. Black: Oh, and just one more thing. There'll be some stipulations to this match. Just because I'm sure we all agree that the VCW World Title shouldn't change hands on a fluke six days before Wrestlewar... just so that we KNOW that the athlete who leaves here tonight as VCW World Champion deserves that title... I'm going to make a few rules. First of all... nobody wants to see this end with some cheap, screwy ending, so there will be no disqualifications, and no countout. Second of all, just to make sure that everything's fair... if ANYONE even so much as comes out to ringside, let alone interferes, during this match... they're fired. Period. No exceptions. So, if anyone but the referee gets the bright idea of coming out to the ring during this match... they'd better call up Titan Towers on Tuesday morning, because they sure won't work for us anymore.

The crowd gives a mixed reaction to that announcement as well. On one hand, these stipulations almost seem fair... until you realize that this basically means that Crimson is going to be alone in the ring with Melissa, and able to do whatever he wants, due to the no-DQ stipulation.

R. Black: And just so there's not some fluke ending where someone gets undeservedly robbed of the victory here... let's make this a two-out-of-three falls match. So, it's no-DQ, no-countout, nobody at ringside, and two out of three falls, for the VCW World Title. The title's yours, Melissa... all you have to do is pin Crimson twice tonight. And as for me... I'll see you on Sunday, baby. I just hope you're not too fucked up from tonight to give me a good fight.

"Brackish" by Kittie begins playing again, and Rebecca Black turns and leaves the ring, with the crowd booing behind her. Johnny Smiles and Troy and Gabriel Black all have monumental challenges to overcome tonight... but David Wright Hubbard and Melissa DelArmeggio are the ones really impacted by this news. David Wright Hubbard must face four men in a Gauntlet Match tonight, and Melissa DelArmeggio must face Crimson, all on her own, in a no-DQ environment... and as it's been proven before, Crimson is often a more formidable opponent than four men!! It could be a great opportunity for Melissa, just six days before Wrestlewar, if she can capitalize on it... but it's definitely an uphill battle, and this hill is just too steep even for an athlete like Melissa.

The theme from Dallas begins playing over the arena sound system next, as Main Street Pete makes his way out of the backstage area to a mild round of boos. Along with his partner, "Doctor" Dave Adams, he'll face Stiff Competition at Wrestlewar... but right now, he's set to take on Dean Sanders in singles competition. He enters the ring and turns to face the entrance, preparing for a fight.

And a fight is EXACTLY what he's about to get. "War Machine" by KISS begins booming over the sound system, and the crowd cheers as Dean Sanders comes out of the backstage area. One half of Stiff Competition, he's fighting solo tonight, since his partner, Bass Rogers, has a big match with Tony Garcia tonight. He looks like he's in the mood to dismantle Main Street Pete quickly, and wastes no time in entering the ring and going on the offense. VCW referee Linda Peterson enters the ring, calling for the bell to begin the match.

Dean Sanders

vs.

Main Street Pete

This is a totally one-sided match. Dean Sanders shows Main Street Pete up in the opening with a few takedowns, then begins brutally attacking him with cruelly stiff offense. The look on Main Street Pete's face seems to say "What did I do to deserve this?" as Dean Sanders beats the crap out of him, then rips open his shirt and drills a bloody welt across his chest with an unrelenting, sadistic series of brutal chest chops. Main Street Pete finally looks like he's tired of being abused, and stiffs Dean Sanders back... which isn't a smart move, earning him a quick takedown and a series of hard punches to the face. When he tries to cover up, Dean Sanders nearly splinters his ribcage with a nasty-looking kneedrop. Finally, mercifully, Dean Sanders finishes him with a BRUTAL power bomb, then plants a single foot on his chest for the academic three-count.

Dean Sanders pinned Main Street Pete after a power bomb in 0:03:12.
Rating: * 1/2

Main Street Pete has been absolutely destroyed here... no contest whatsoever. Is this what he and Dave Adams can expect once again in six days when they meet Stiff Competition in a tag team match at Wrestlewar? Dean Sanders leaves the ring and heads backstage, with the crowd still cheering. After the match, Main Street Pete gets up, and can be seen clearly bitching to Linda Peterson about that match, but she doesn't seem particularly concerned. He turns and walks backstage, obviously still in great pain from the beating he took.

Hang on, word's reaching us that backstage, a camera is in position to record Melissa DelArmeggio's reaction to the news that she'll be facing Crimson later tonight for the VCW World Title. Let's take a look, courtesy of the Big Brother Production Team, as always.

Backstage...

Troy Black, Gabriel Black, and Melissa DelArmeggio are sitting backstage in a dressing room together. Everyone looks to be a little concerned, but it seems like nobody wants to show it. Troy Black finally looks at Melissa.

T. Black: So... your match with Crimson tonight... what are you going to do?

M. DelArmeggio: I have no choice. I'm going to hit him over the head with every hard metal object I can find and kick his skull in. Rebecca Black made this a street fight, and that's what it has to be, a street fight.

T. Black: You want me to help?

M. DelArmeggio: You better not. Even not considering the fact that you'd lose your job, this is something I have to do. If, by the grace of God, I can somehow become VCW World Champion tonight, I want it to be entirely my own accomplishment. Don't worry about me. I'll survive. I always have.

T. Black: Any other night, in any other match, I wouldn't say these things... but you know your body. Look at what you've already endured from the Hardcore Cage Matches, just in the past two years, and only two years. What state will you be in after five? After ten? I'm the last person who'd ever say this... but there comes a time when you HAVE to worry about you.

M. DelArmeggio: There may be that time... but tonight's not it. Whatever Crimson does to me tonight... nothing could bring me a greater victory that to get up from it, walk into Wrestlewar, and smile at Rebecca just before our match. And five or ten years later, if I haven't died and left behind a beautiful, healthy corpse... I'm sure I'll have a few more scars, and a few more nagging injuries... but they'll be reminders of fights that I've won, and fights that I've survived. If I'd wanted to be beautiful and healthy all my life, I'd have been a fitness model... but I'm not afraid to get hurt, Troy. And I don't want you to be afraid for me.

A brief silence passes in the room. Melissa turns to Gabriel Black, who is casually sitting down and reading, with a knowing smile on his face.

M. DelArmeggio: What about you? You've been pretty quiet. What're you thinking? What're you smiling about?

G. Black: I was just thinking about what you said... and thinking that you should have been our sister, instead of Rebecca.

Troy Black puts an arm over Melissa's shoulders, as a faint smile crosses his face, looking a little out-of-place there.

T. Black: Speak for yourself. Personally... I'm glad she's not my sister.

Gabriel Black just smiles again, and so does Melissa.

G. Black: I would be glad too...

The camera fades out on the backstage scene.

Melissa DelArmeggio seems pretty calm for someone going into a match with Crimson later on tonight... but she brings up some good points. She's no stranger to dangerous, violent, even career-threatening situations. She's even been known to walk out victorious, against the odds, in these situations. But will the law of averages finally catch up to her tonight? Can Crimson give Melissa the beating that she won't be able to survive?

Back in the ring area, the Hammer of the Gods and Hell's Bikers are already at ringside, prepared for the Three-Man Four Corners Match... and "Until It Sleeps" by Metallica is playing over the arena sound system, bringing out the Technicians, along with Jennie, to a burst of cheers from the crowd. They begin heading down the ramp, but stop midway and wait...

And "Domination" by Pantera hits the arena sound system!! The Wrecking Crew and Robert Danson storm out of the backstage area to the cheers of the crowd, looking ready for action, along with Nicole. They join the Technicians halfway up the ramp, and advance into the ring, where a huge twelve-man brawl breaks out!! VCW referee Jerry Rogers enters the ring, and spends a couple minutes trying to quell the random fighting before the match is able to begin, but eventually the chaos gets under control, and this match can get started!

Three-Man Four Corners Match:

Wrecking Crew & Robert Danson
w/Nicole

vs.

Hammer of the Gods (Jacob Idol, Rob Solomon, & Julian "The Hitman" Page)
w/Jasmina Chastity

vs.

Technicians (Paul Canyon, Owen Addison, & Tim Bell)
w/Jennie

vs.

Hell's Bikers (Jack Norman, Butch Manson, & Dick Douglas)

For a long time, no one team in this match is able to gain the advantage. The power and brawling of Hell's Bikers and the Wrecking Crew, and the technical ability of most of the other participants, makes this a fairly even match. Pinfall attempts are made frequently, and broken up equally frequently, since this match will be won by the first decision scored. Robert Danson takes particular delight in beating up on Dick Douglas in the course of this match, while the Technicians seem a little "out of it"; it quickly becomes apparent that Owen Addison's shoulder is far from healthy after the attack made by Rob Solomon two weeks ago. At about the twenty-minute mark, the Hammer of the Gods manages to isolate Owen Addison, and capitalize by working over his shoulder. They even form an uneasy alliance with Hell's Bikers, dedicated to beating up Owen Addison in the interests of mutual cooperation.

After several minutes of abuse, however, Butch Manson goes for the Flying Legdrop, and Owen Addison gets out of the way. Both men crawl for the tags, and in come Paul Canyon and Dick Douglas... followed quickly by the other ten men. An absolutely massive, utterly chaotic brawl breaks out at ringside, and even outside of the ring, as Nicole and Jennie seem to strike up an alliance and attack Jasmina Chastity, stripping her to her bra and panties, after which she runs backstage, out of sight. In the end, the brawl slowly clears out of the ring, until Robert Danson, Rob Solomon, and Dick Douglas are the only ones in the ring. Jerry Rogers, distracted by the brawl at ringside and the sight of Jasmina Chastity retreating backstage in a bra and panties, doesn't see Rob Solomon get his hockey stick and swing it at Robert Danson... only to accidentally take out Dick Douglas when Robert Danson ducks. Robert Danson tackles Rob Solomon, and the two men roll out of the ring, punching away at each other... but Paul Canyon climbs up on the apron, escaping the chaotic brawl, then goes up to the top turnbuckle! Dick Douglas is down, and Paul Canyon hits the Magic Carpet Ride on him! He goes for the pin, and Owen Addison, Tim Bell, and Jennie manage to cut off all save attempts, allowing him to score the three-count and the victory!

Four Corners Match:
The Technicians (Owen Addison, Paul Canyon and Tim Bell) defeated The Hammer of the Gods (Jacob Idol, Julian Page, and Rob Solomon), Hell's Bikers (Butch Manson, Dick Douglas, and Jack Norman) and The Wrecking Crew and Robert Danson when P. Canyon pinned D. Douglas with the Magic Carpet Ride in 0:27:05.
Rating: **

The brawl at ringside between the four teams shows no signs of ending with the match, however; the Technicians and the Hammer of the Gods, as well as the Wrecking Crew and Hell's Bikers, all have just that much hatred for one another! Finally, the H.A.R.P. Squad has to come out in force to break it up, drawing loud boos from the crowd. Even then, it takes a while to get all twelve men apart and herded backstage. Eventually, it's done, though Hell's Bikers and the Wrecking Crew seem to be harder to seperate than the others.

Hold on... we understand that coming immediately from that match and the subsequent brawl, the Technicians are backstage with Ziggy Adderloaf!! Let's go to that right now! Take it away, Ziggy!

Backstage...

The Technicians and Jennie are standing backstage with Ziggy Adderloaf, all looking fairly sweaty and fatigued, but happy with their victory tonight.

Z. Adderloaf: Guys, I have to hand it to you... you pulled off a big win tonight against three of the most dominant units in VCW... what's next on the Technicians' agenda?

Jennie steps forward before any of the others speak. Having been involved in a brawl with Jasmina Chastity, and subsequently having pulled Julian Page back from sliding into the ring, then run on a still-bad knee from him and his teammates afterwards, she's also sweating, and her chest is heaving slightly... which isn't lost on Ziggy Adderloaf, who can't help but stare like an uncivilized lout. Fortunately for him, Jennie doesn't seem to mind.

Jennie: This don't have nothing to do with that match we just had... but Jessica said she wants a match with me at Wrestlewar? Well, I think I'm feeling up to it. And I just hope her Uncle Moonshine has some more hair tonic, because I'm ripping all that new hair she's got out by the roots when I get her in the ring... and maybe some other, shorter hair too, if you get what I mean.

Z. Adderloaf: Oh, yeah... I get it. Can't wait to see that, believe me! Anyway... er... guys, what about the rest of you?

T. Bell: Well, as much as I'd like to fill the team agenda by going after Julian Page for the VCW Intercontinental Title... I think that's already in good hands. I mean, I can't think of a better man for the job than the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. So instead... I want a match with King Rasta. We saw how I almost won the VCW Television Title last week... and if King Rasta can come to Wrestlewar... I'll take him on for that title, one-on-one, to find out who the better man really is.

Z. Adderloaf: King Rasta's been a fighting champion so far, considering he doesn't even work for VCW... and I'll bet he'll be there. And you guys...

O. Addison: Let's get one thing straight, Ziggy. Jacob Idol and Rob Solomon can talk all they want about how their shiny gold belts say they're better than us, but a champion's only as good as the best of the competition that he beats. And two-on-two, the Hammer of the Gods never beat us in a fair match. Now, at Wrestlewar, they want a ladder match? That's not the kind of match you go into with your shoulder not at one hundred percent, Ziggy. That match puts your career at risk anyway, even without a lingering injury like mine, that was aggravated two weeks ago by Rob Solomon. But all we have to ask ourselves is how badly we want to have those titles again... how badly we want to shut those two fake champions up.

P. Canyon: The Technicians have been through a lot. This has never been easy for us... never. We've had people quitting the team, we've had injuries time and time again... we've even had people set their sights on destroying us. I think that after seeing us standing in the face of adversity for so long, people know just what we're made of, just what we're all about... but what about you, Idol and Solomon? This is your chance. At the ladder match... it's your turn to show us what you're all about.

Z. Adderloaf: Thanks, guys. Thanks, Jennie. Now, let's get back to the ring!!

The camera fades out on the backstage interview.

The big matches are already starting to roll in! "Stormbringer" by Deep Purple begins playing over the arena sound system, and here comes Chris Champlain, who is set to face Johnny Smiles in just a few moments. He's been gone a while, absent from active competition... but last week, when he made his return, he was up to his old violent ways again, attacking Devaccio Pola with a mace, then putting him in the STF. Fortunately, Devaccio Pola was not severely injured, though it's probably a mistake to say that he's healthy right now. The crowd boos as Chris Champlain slides into the ring, and poses for the crowd on each of the top turnbuckles, throwing his head back and his arms wide as he laughs insanely, but silently. As the fanfare surrounding his entrance dies down, he grabs a microphone, looking around at all the booing fans.

C. Champlain: Well, once again, there are some people who just don't get it. Some people are asking me why I attacked Devaccio Pola. And to them I say... why ask why? Why not gouge out his eye, or slice the veins in his thigh, to watch the blood mingle with the tears when he starts to cry? And above all, why not make him die? Is that not the question? Of course not. The question is... why did Chris Champlain attack Devaccio Pola with a mace last week, then put him in the STF? And the answer is simple... because I forgot how to do the figure-four leglock.

Chris Champlain stops for a second, making a weak chuckle.

C. Champlain: Umm... get it? That was a joke. I put him in the STF because I forgot... never mind. Anyway, why did I attack him in the first place? I'll tell you why... because he was the inspiration for a miraculous recovery I made. After I was once again dropped on my head at Deck the Halls, they were looking at my neck, and telling me it'd be in my best interests to retire. And I agreed. Even for a sick bastard who gets off on other people's suffering, it kind of sucks not to be able to feel your fingertips or toes. But then, I saw a beautiful thing. A thing of glory. I saw Devaccio Pola fighting Hannibal, and I saw them destroy each other in the middle of the ring. And I felt my damaged nerves begin to heal. I felt myself making a miraculous recovery, and sure enough... I was cleared to wrestle last week.

Now, how did that happen? Was I impressed by the skill and proficiency of the match? Did it strike awe into my heart to see those two men sacrifice so much of themselves just because they love this sport? Did one of the nurses give a heavenly sponge bath that rejuvenated my battered body? The answer to all those questions, actually, is yes. But the real driving force behind my recovery was my will to come back. Not for love of this sport... not because I lusted for the VCW World Title... but because there was an issue now burning inside my mind, searing my soul, and I could no sooner let it rest than I could pass up a chance to enlighten some ignorant fools to the fact that Jean-Luc Picard was a MUCH better Captain of the Enterprise than that James Kirk ignoramus.

What was this compulsion, you ask? It's simple. I want to see just what it takes to break Devaccio Pola. I wanted to test his limits, to see just what he's made of... to find out just how far I would have to go to shatter his body and soul... and then go just a little bit further. Last week was the beginning. At Wrestlewar... I hope to come to the end. I know Devaccio Pola plans to seek revenge, probably threatening to kill me in messy ways... but that's okay. I'll drag him straight to hell with me. In fact... at Wrestlewar... I'm challenging him to a match of my own invention... a personalized little hell that I've lovingly crafted for him with tender care... what I call a Living Hell Match.

Now, what are the rules to a Living Hell Match? First... there will be none of that silly business of disqualifications and countouts. Secondly... there will be bloodshed, violence, and chaos in great quantities, and it will all be legal. Any weapons, any tactics, any unspeakable tortures that the mind can dream up... all acceptable, all encouraged. Bring a shotgun to the match and blow my head off, for all I care... just remember to pin me afterwards for the victory. And thirdly... the only true rule... is to destroy your opponent. Leave a dessicated, bloodied husk that was once a man as the only traces of your opponent's mortal existance.

And Devaccio Pola... that's exactly what I'll do to you... but only after I destroy your spirit with my bare hands. Only after I break you, after I penetrate that tough, seemingly psychotic, fearless exterior, and find the frightened little boy underneath that begs me to end the pain. We're all frightened little boys and girls on the inside, even Uncle Chris... and I'm going to peel back the lairs of hardened exterior that you have... like so much writhing flesh from a man's ribcage... I'm going to torture your soul, until you know nothing but helplessness, and weakness, and futility... I'm going to crack open your outer shell like an egg, and abort your inner child. So come to Wrestlewar... and let Uncle Chris introduce you to your sensitive side. Don't worry... don't worry... you're safe until the hurting starts...

The crowd boos, as Chris Champlain trails off, mumbling silently as if lost in a vision of what exactly he'll do to Devaccio Pola... but he's suddenly startled out of that vision as "Talk Dirty To Me" by Poison kicks on, and the crowd explodes into deafening cheers. Johnny Smiles steps out of the backstage area, with Chris Champlain directing a vicious stare across the aisle at him, but Johnny Smiles appears totally ignorant of Chris Champlain's malicious intent as he raises the microphone to speak.

J. Smiles: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRE'S JOHNNY!!!

The crowd explodes into deafening cheers.

J. Smiles: Now, Chris Champlain... we all know by now that you're nothing but a one-trunk inheriting, super-servicable, glass-gazing, action-taking, lily-livered thrice-damned son of a whore... but I have to give you credit... you almost caused my death once tonight already. ... Yes, it's true... you almost caused me to die of old age while I was waiting for you to FINALLY finish babbling and just shut up!!

The crowd explodes into loud cheers; Chris Champlain is looking irritated.

J. Smiles: But your long, tedious attempt to act scary didn't go unnoticed, for your information. I have it on good authority that a producer just called the VCW offices, wanting you to star in a horror movie. Yes, you'll be given a very important part, playing a classical character archetype... the part of the babbling imbecile who just won't shut up!!

If Virginia thinks you'll stop me from getting to Wrestlewar, though... she's wrong. Because the day will come when all the Johnnycoholics are dancing in the streets... or at least in the ballrooms and disco clubs, where cars won't run over them... and rejoicing that her reign has been overthrown. And if you really think that a funny-talking renegade psycho like YOU can stop me from stepping into the ring with her at Wrestlewar... well, you might be right, actually. Because unless I deal with you right now, at the rate you were going you'll babble like an idiot all the way through Wrestlewar, and they'll have to cancel the show!!

Johnny Smiles tosses aside the microphone and heads for the ring, and begins trading blows with Chris Champlain! VCW referee Brendan Powers enters the ring and calls for the bell, and this match is underway!!

Johnny Smiles

vs.

Chris Champlain

Johnny Smiles starts off in control of this match, as Chris Champlain recklessly attacks and pays for it several times when he runs headlong into a boot or a quick takedown. But when the match spills outside of the ring, Chris Champlain regains the advantage again, adapting the match into a more dangerous brawling-type environment, smashing Johnny's face into several objects at ringside, and sadistically choking him with a microphone cord. Back in the ring, Chris Champlain continues the sadistic offense for a few minutes, ripping, pulling, and biting at Johnny's face, and giving him frequent low blows and kicks to the groin just for the heck of it. With Johnny weakened, Chris Champlain puts on a full nelson... but as the crowd starts clapping and cheering and getting behind him, Johnny makes a comeback, eventually making it to the turnbuckles and kicking off, falling back on top of Chris Champlain to turn it into a pinning predicament... but Chris Champlain refuses to release the full nelson, and is pinned for the three-count!!

Johnny Smiles defeated Chris Champlain via pinfall in 0:07:23.
Rating: ** 3/4

Chris Champlain has just lost this match, but he really doesn't seem to care!! He's still holding the full nelson on... in fact, now he has his legs wrapped around Johnny Smiles in a bodyscissors!! Johnny Smiles struggles for a while, but begins to fade, at which point Chris Champlain releases the full nelson and clobbers him in the back of the head a few times, then rolls out of the ring. Oddly, he seems as though he may be done... oh, no, he's not! He just got a chair, and he's getting back into the ring! Johnny's starting to get up... and Chris Champlain floors him with the chair!! Chris Champlain proceeds to whack him across the back a few times with the chair, then begins driving the edge of the chair right into his spine!! Chris Champlain was responsible for Falcon's injured back, and now he's trying to do a number on Johnny as well! Virginia had to know something like this would happen...

WAIT!! "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath just kicked on over the arena sound system, and the crowd explodes into cheers as Devaccio Pola steps out of the backstage area. Chris Champlain ceases the attack on Johnny, looking up the ramp at Devaccio Pola, and daring him to come to the ring... and Devaccio Pola's coming!! He slides into the ring... and Chris Champlain floors him with a blow from the chair!! But Devaccio Pola pops right back up... and Chris Champlain just hits him again!! But Devaccio Pola doesn't go down! He wobbles a little bit, then stares at Chris Champlain... he's daring him to hit him again, and Chris Champlain hits him again!! Devaccio Pola goes down... and gets back up, shaking off the effects, and asking for another one!! Chris Champlain hits him with the chair again... no, Devaccio Pola ducks! Chris Champlain gets a swift kick to the midsection, doubling him over and causing him to drop the chair... Devaccio Pola takes some time to measure him... GUILLOTINE KICK ON THE CHAIR!!

That's it, Chris Champlain is barely even conscious... but Devaccio Pola's not done yet... he grabs his legs, and hooks on the scorpion deathlock!! Chris Champlain's barely even coherent enough to register the pain as Devaccio Pola continues to pull back on the scorpion deathlock... and here comes the H.A.R.P. Squad, conveniently late as usual. They wouldn't come out when Chris Champlain was attacking Johnny Smiles, but they're here now, to pull Devaccio Pola off of the man who Virginia sent to injure Johnny tonight! Despite his struggles, and the loud boos of the crowd, Devaccio Pola is pulled off of Chris Champlain, who's still laid out on the mat. The H.A.R.P. Squad pulls Devaccio Pola away and carries him backstage, leaving Chris Champlain and Johnny Smiles laid out in the ring.

Wait a second... Chris Champlain's beginning to get up, but so's Johnny Smiles! They both get to their feet... and Chris isn't done yet! He charges... right into a fireman's carry position!! SMILEDRIVER!! Johnny Smiles just DRILLED Chris Champlain head-first into the mat, and rolls out of the ring, heading backstage to the loud cheers of the crowd, but favoring his back heavily. A few moments later, Chris Champlain pulls himself to his feet, refusing the help of trainers who have come out to check on him, and begins staggering backstage as well. Fortunately, it looks like everybody survived this incident without serious injury... though Johnny may not be at top form for Wrestlewar, after that attack on his spine with a metal chair.

The action continues... now "Gor-Gor" by GWAR is playing over the arena sound system, and the crowd boos as Big Trouble, the team of Jorge Gonzalez and Ron Reese, comes to the ring, along with Stormy Weathers. They've got the rather unimpressive task of facing the Middle-Aged Outlaws at Wrestlewar. The Middle-Aged Outlaws have a minor winning streak going these days, but frankly, their chances of keeping that streak alive when they face Big Trouble aren't good. They just don't have the skills to combat the massive levels of size and power possessed by Jorge Gonzalez and Ron Reese.

But here come two people that do have the skills! "For Whom The Bell Tolls" by Metallica begins playing, and the arena lights are replaced by dim silver-blue lights. The crowd explodes into cheers as Troy Black and Gabriel Black come out of the backstage area, heading for the ring. Rebecca Black arranged for this match tonight, no doubt to soften Troy and Gabriel up before their match at Wrestlewar with Tony Garcia and Lorenzo Vasquez. Jorge Gonzalez and Ron Reese are two big, powerful men... but they haven't been to the level that Troy and Gabriel have. Winning this match could be a huge boost to their careers, if their size can neutralize the skill and ability of Troy and Gabriel Black. Troy and Gabriel Black enter the ring, and Bobcat McGavin comes in to referee this match as it begins!

Big Trouble
w/Stormy Weathers

vs.

Troy Black & Gabriel Black

Troy and Gabriel start this match off totally in-control, wrestling circles around their opponents, and taking them down repeatedly despite their size advantage. Jorge Gonzalez and Ron Reese have a hard time overcoming their opponents' superior ability and quickness, until finally a lucky swing of a forearm by Jorge Gonzalez catches Troy Black. Big Trouble proceeds to go to work on Troy Black with some of their typical slow, plodding offense, though Troy Black bumps around the ring with each massive blow. The Big Trouble offense is cut off, however, when Reese goes for the Double Choke Bomb, and Troy Black kicks him in the midsection, causing him to drop Troy Black and double over. Troy Black follows with a double-arm DDT, then a second one, before going up to the top turnbuckle and coming off with the Black Dagger. Jorge Gonzalez comes in to try to make the save, but Gabriel Black climbs to the top of another turnbuckle and nails him with the Destiny Hammer before he can come in and break the pin as Bobcat McGavin makes the three count.

Troy Black and Gabriel Black defeated Big Trouble when T. Black pinned Reese with the Black Dagger in 0:06:45.
Rating: -*

So much for Big Trouble... they've been laid out decisively, courtesy of Troy and Gabriel Black! They'll be facing Tony Garcia and Lorenzo Vasquez at Wrestlewar, and after seeing them defeat a pair of giants so decisively, one would think that Tony Garcia and Lorenzo Vasquez had better be at the very top of their game if they want to earn the victory at Wrestlewar. Troy Black and Gabriel Black are heading backstage now... and speaking of backstage happenings, we understand that Crimson is about to be interviewed by Ziggy Adderloaf backstage! Let's go to that now.

Backstage...

Ziggy Adderloaf is standing backstage, next to Crimson, who is wearing the VCW World Title slung over one shoulder. He towers over Ziggy Adderloaf, appearing slightly bored and irritated with his presence.

Z. Adderloaf: Well, Crimson... at Wrestlewar, you're going one-on-one with David Wright Hubbard. We'll get to that... but first, what about your match with Melissa? Two out of three falls, no DQ, no countout, and nobody allowed at ringside... for the VCW World Title. What are your thoughts?

Crimson: What are my thoughts? I haven't even thought about that match yet, little man. Do you know how insignificant Melissa is to me? Do you know just how small and pitiful she is, standing next to me? She's almost as pathetic as you. I tell you what, though... now that I do think about it, I think I'm gonna have a little fun tonight. No DQ... that basically means I can do whatever I want to the little cunt, and nobody can get in the ring and try to stop me. She's Troy Black's little angel? Well, when I'm done with her tonight, she'll be a fallen angel... and I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

Now, what I want to talk about... David Wright Hubbard. He thinks that just because he's an ass-kicker from the old ways, like me, he can take this title off of me at Wrestlewar. Well, that ain't how it's gonna happen. I've been waiting for this match for a while now, because everybody's always said David Wright Hubbard's the biggest, baddest, most dangerous man in VCW... but you might just notice they don't say that no more. I'm the biggest dog in this pack now, and when I beat David Wright Hubbard's ass at Wrestlewar, it's just a little formality. Everybody with a fucking brain in their head already knows that VCW belongs to me... and giving David Wright Hubbard the beating of his miserable life is just a little job that I haven't gotten around to yet.

David Wright Hubbard... look at you, you piece of shit. You're getting your ass beat by Lance Errington and Rob Solomon. Do you see me getting my ass beat by a couple skinny little pantywaists like them? You're limping around with your bad knee all the time... maybe you don't remember, but I beat the living shit out of a man when my knee was so messed up doctors said I shouldn't even be able to walk. And now even those fat, pathetic pussies in the crowd that boo your sorry ass know you're full of shit. You've got all these skinny little geeks on the Internet talking shit about you.... ... And then you got these people asking if you deserve your title shot at Wrestlewar... well, let me put it to you this way, motherfucker. When I get my hands around you, you're gonna get EXACTLY what you deserve.

Crimson stops talking, and directs a malicious stare at Ziggy Adderloaf.

Crimson: Now... you got any more stupid little questions to ask, boy!?

Z. Adderloaf: I... guess not.

Crimson: Well, you guessed right. Now get the fuck out of my sight before I rip you a new ass.

Ziggy Adderloaf quickly backs away, then runs, as Crimson smiles to himself. The camera fades out on the whole backstage scene.

Honestly, both Melissa DelArmeggio and David Wright Hubbard are in unenviable positions, facing Crimson in the near future. With all respect given to the abilities of both of them, they have to be considered the underdogs. Crimson is so massive, so dominant, and so powerful that it's uncertain if anybody in VCW can take the title from him, in a one-on-one environment.

But right now, we're about to see two more of VCW's monsters go one-on-one!! Bass Rogers is already in the ring, and "I, Zombie (Europe In The Raw Mix)" by White Zombie begins playing over the arena sound system, bringing out Tony Garcia, along with Rebecca Black, carrying his wooden axe handle. These two men were teammates in the Inquisition... but now, they're opponents. Tony Garcia has an advantage in height, but Bass Rogers, with his muscular, bulging arms, looks as though he may be in better physical condition. Linda Peterson is in the ring to officiate, and this match is getting underway!

Tony Garcia
w/Rebecca Black

vs.

Bass Rogers

Both men attack at the opening bell, beating the hell out of each other, and trying not to register the other man's offense. It's almost like a contest to see who can make his opponent sell a move first... and Tony Garcia finally takes control with a front facelock, then begins pounding away at Bass Rogers's back with massive forearm shots that connect with a meaty smack... but Bass Rogers retaliates with several shots to the ribs, breaking the front facelock. This match is simply two tough, violent veterans, pounding the living hell out of each other to see who's the tougher of the two men! Bass Rogers whips Tony Garcia towards a turnbuckle... no, Tony Garcia reverses, but Bass Rogers no-sells the collision with the turnbuckle, and charges right back out, running over Tony Garcia with a big clothesline!

Bass Rogers takes control of Tony Garcia, pummelling him viciously and taking him down repeatedly with powerful blows and the occasional slam... but when he bounces off the ropes for an attempted running splash, Rebecca Black trips him, unseen by Linda Peterson. Bass Rogers gets up, infuriated, and turns to confront Rebecca Black, shouting angrily... and she jumps up on the apron and gets right in his face! He continues yelling at her... and she slaps him!! That was... just DUMB. Bass Rogers picks her up by the throat... but Tony Garcia comes from behind and clobbers him in the back!

Now Tony Garcia takes over, roughing up Bass Rogers viciously, taking particular care to focus on his back. He even shows considerable power by executing a few power moves on Bass Rogers, like a backbreaker, a spinebuster, and a powerslam. After several minutes of slow, but brutally stiff offense, Tony Garcia begins to pick Bass Rogers up across his shoulders. He's not trying to... HE IS!! TORTURE RACK!! Tony Garcia has a man who weighs well over three hundred pounds in the Torture Rack!! He holds Bass Rogers in the Torture Rack, trying to bend his massive body... but Bass Rogers isn't submitting! Tony Garcia continues racking him for a long time, but Bass Rogers just won't give up! It's been about a minute now.. .nobody has lasted this long in the Torture Rack before... and Tony Garcia drops him!! Tony Garcia drops him, favoring his own back and gasping for breath... he wore himself out racking Bass Rogers! But Bass Rogers is a twisted heap on the mat, and Tony Garcia's going for the cover... and he only gets two and three-quarters!!

Bass Rogers is still in this match, and Tony Garcia doesn't seem to know quite what to do with him. He tries hitting him with a splash, but only gets two and three-quarters again on the pin attempt. He begins flailing away at him with more brutal blows from his fists and forearms, but Bass Rogers is getting up!! Bass Rogers is getting up, and he's fighting back! Somehow, he survived the Torture Rack, and now he's back in this match! Tony Garcia is whipped into the ropes, and repeatedly knocked down by Bass Rogers clotheslines. After an avalanche in the corner and a massive headbutt, Bass Rogers takes Tony Garcia down with a big belly-to-belly suplex... but throws out his injured back in the process, and is slow to cover. He crawls over him, a little late... but only gets two and a half!! But Bass Rogers isn't done... he's going up to the top turnbuckle! He's slow, not that he ever was fast, but he's slower than normal due to his wounded back, but he's going up... MOONSAULT!! Bass Rogers just hit the Moonsault, and he hooks the leg... but only gets two and nine-tenths!! Tony Garcia kicked out of the Moonsault!! As far back as can be remembered, nobody has EVER kicked out of the Moonsault from Bass Rogers!!

Bass Rogers looks a little shocked, but he seems to recollect himself... he pulls Tony Garcia up, and whips him into the ropes, then bounces off the other side... but Rebecca Black hits him in the back with the axe handle!! Bass Rogers just took a blow to the back from the axe handle as he came off the ropes, and he staggers forward... and Tony Garcia nearly takes his head off with an elbowsmash!! That connected RIGHT on the side of his left eye, and Bass Rogers goes down like a ton of bricks!! Tony Garcia goes for the cover, and hooks the leg... and he gets three!! Tony Garcia wins!!

Tony Garcia pinned Bass Rogers after an elbowsmash in 0:11:52.
Rating: *

Bass Rogers is down, and it looks like his left eye is swelling shut after that big elbowsmash... Tony Garcia laid him out, and that's not an easy thing to do. At the same time, however, Tony Garcia's obviously had a lot taken out of him tonight as well... he's fatigued, and his face and body are red and swollen from the brutal attacks of Bass Rogers. He rolls out of the ring and begins heading backstage, along with Rebecca Black. He was in a tough fight, but tonight we saw just how tough Tony Garcia is. To lay Bass Rogers out like that, or to kick out from the Moonsault are both practically unheard-of feats... and Tony Garcia did both today. Trainers come out to help Bass Rogers up, but he fights them off and begins staggering backstage alone, as the crowd cheers. For his part, it also bears mentioning... he beat the living hell out of one of VCW's top performers, and survived the Torture Rack without submitting... another task not commonly accomplished by anybody.

Now "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath begins playing, and the crowd gives another mixed reaction as David Wright Hubbard comes out of the backstage area. He's still limping a little bit and wearing a kneebrace, from the knee injuries he sustained against Lance Errington that still haven't fully healed. He walks to the ring, and grabs a microphone, as the crowd continues to give a loud, mixed reaction of cheers and boos.

D.W. Hubbard: Now, tonight, I've got this Gauntlet Match... four guys get a piece of me tonight, and there's a lot of folks saying I'm gonna get my ass whipped. And while we're at it, there's a lot of folks saying I'm getting my ass whipped at Wrestlewar. Well, I'll tell you right now... neither one of those things is gonna happen. What is gonna happen is four little pieces of crap getting the hell beat out of them, and at Wrestlewar, you're gonna see a new VCW World Champion, after I kick Crimson's big ass all night long.

And as far as all these people bitching about that, I don't give a damn if anybody likes it or not. I've been busting my ass too damn long, and you expect me to just step aside? You expect me to back off, and say, "I'm not ready for this belt, everybody wants to see Troy Black win this belt instead of me, so I'll step down and let him take my shot"? Well, I got bad news for those people... the only way Troy Black's getting a shot at MY belt is if he beats my ass for it sometime after I win it from Crimson at Wrestlewar. I won the damn Survival of the Fittest tournament, I'm going into Wrestlewar, and that's just how it is.

And just a little bit ago tonight, Crimson was sitting backstage, trying to act like a badass. He's saying I'm just a little formality he hasn't gotten around to, and that I'm gonna get what I deserve at Wrestlewar. Well, that's how I see it too. I'll be happy to get him in the ring and formally beat his ass. As far as getting what I deserve... well, what I'm gonna get at Wrestlewar is the VCW World Title, and what Crimson's gonna get is my fist in his face and my foot in his ass. Crimson don't have to like it, the dirt sheet writers don't have to like it, and none of you have to like it... but it's just the way it is. I'm whipping his ass, I'm taking that title, and that's all there is to it.

The crowd's giving a mixed response of cheers and boos for David Wright Hubbard's comments, but that changes to all boos when "Degenerated" by the Lone Rangers begins playing over the arena sound system, and Arthur Justice steps out of the backstage area. He stops on top of the ramp, carrying a microphone.

A. Justice: I couldn't help but hearing you talking about how you're gonna be beating up four people tonight in this Gauntlet Match... and I just wanted to clear one thing up with you, right now. You're not even going to get to FACE four people tonight... because I'm ending this match early. You won't even make it past me... and you DAMN sure won't make it past Wrestlewar as the VCW World Champion. I have it on good authority that you won't even make it past Wrestlewar at all.

D.W. Hubbard: Is that a fact? Well, I got it on good authority that you're about to get your punk ass whipped, so drag your miserable, gutless carcass in here, and let's do this.

Arthur Justice looks a little hesitant... but he throws aside the microphone, and he's charging the ring! Arthur Justice slides into the ring, and starts slugging it out with David Wright Hubbard! VCW referee Jerry Rogers is in the ring, calling for the bell, and this match is on!!

Gauntlet Match:

David Wright Hubbard

vs.

Administration X (Arthur Justice, Manhunter #1, & Manhunter #2) & "The Barcelona Assassin" Lorenzo Vasquez

Arthur Justice and David Wright Hubbard begin the match trading blows, but David Wright Hubbard quickly gets the advantage in that regard, and begins beating the crap out of Arthur Justice. But after getting a brief, intense beating, Arthur Justice ducks a lariat, then nails David Wright Hubbard with a dropkick. He quickly, desperately goes on the attack, unloading on David Wright Hubbard as fast as he can, taking him down with a series of basic moves, and taking advantage of the fact that due to David Wright Hubbard's knee injury, Arthur's probably the faster of the two men. But after a couple minutes of offense, the flying shoulderblock only gets two and a half, and David Wright Hubbard counters the Justifer by backing into a corner. Arthur Justice releases him staggers out, but David Wright Hubbard turns and catches him with a knee to the gut, then a power bomb for a near fall. Seconds later, the Flying Cross Bodypress follows for the pin! One down, and three to go!!

(Arthur Justice was eliminated.)

With Arthur Justice out of the match, Manhunter #1 quickly bolts out of the backstage area and charges the ring, to begin brawling with David Wright Hubbard himself. Like Arthur Justice, he doesn't fare so well in the opening moments of brawling. Their brawl finds its way to the outside of the ring, however, and after going head-first into a few of the fixtures at ringside, Manhunter #1 reverses an attempted whip into the guardrail, then whips David Wright Hubbard knee-first into the ringsteps. They take it back into the ring, and Manhunter #1 begins working over David Wright Hubbard's knee a little bit, then goes back to some of his more regular offense, just beating him up in general. He goes up to the top turnbuckle and comes off with the Diving Headbutt, but David Wright Hubbard rolls out of the way, and makes a comeback. He unloads on Manhunter #1 with a few good punches, then bounces him off the ropes... and into a lariat!! But David Wright Hubbard's not going for the cover... he picks hum up, then hauls off and gives him a swift kick to the midsection... and follows it with a power bomb!! David Wright Hubbard makes the cover after the power bomb... and he gets three! He's halfway there to winning this match!

(Manhunter #1 was eliminated.)

In comes Manhunter #2, and David Wright Hubbard begins brawling with him as well. By now, having already seen about fifteen minutes of action, David Wright Hubbard is a little fatigued, and Manhunter #2 temporarily gains the upper hand to start... but a few stiff chops wake David Wright Hubbard up, and he immediately goes right on the offensive! David Wright Hubbard reawakens with a major second wind, tearing into Manhunter #2 and beating him senseless. He whips him into the ropes... LARIAT!! David Wright Hubbard goes for the cover, and gets three! Only one more to go!!

(Manhunter #2 was eliminated.)

Lorenzo Vasquez comes out of the backstage area, and David Wright Hubbard's still full of energy, ready to take him on... and Lorenzo's stalling on the outside. He takes his time getting in the ring, not seeming to want to deal with David Wright Hubbard in his current state... he may be giving him time to come down from the adrenaline rush he's on now, and become easy prey. Lorenzo Vasquez enters the ring... and he sure didn't give him enough time, because David Wright Hubbard goes right to work on him as well! Lorenzo Vasquez takes a beating, just like the others before him... but gains control of the match with a low blow. David Wright Hubbard doubles over, and Lorenzo Vasquez takes him down with a kneebreaker.

Lorenzo Vasquez is slowing this match down now, surgically striking at David Wright Hubbard's knee. He quickly rips the kneebrace off, then begins giving his knee repeated elbowdrops, zeroing right in on the injury. He puts on a half Boston... but after some struggling, David Wright Hubbard makes it to the ropes. Lorenzo Vasquez continues to go after the knee... but when he goes for a figure-four leglock, David Wright Hubbard kicks him off, sending him shoulder-first into the turnbuckle in a corner! Lorenzo Vasquez staggers out, holding his shoulder... and David Wright Hubbard's getting back up, with some difficulty due to his injured knee. And somehow, he seems ready to go at it one more time!

Lorenzo Vasquez tries to throw a punch, but it's blocked, and David Wright Hubbard returns fire in a big way, drilling Lorenzo Vasquez with a series of big right hands. He whips him into the ropes and takes him down with a powerslam, getting a count of two and a half, then whips him into the corner. Lorenzo Vasquez staggers out... right into a lariat!! Lorenzo Vasquez is down, and David Wright Hubbard's climbing the turnbuckles... he may be going for the Flying Cross Bodypress! But he's slow to go up, and Lorenzo Vasquez gets up, and shakes the ropes, crotching him on the top turnbuckle. Lorenzo Vasquez goes up top... and brings him down with a superplex!!

David Wright Hubbard's down... and Lorenzo Vasquez isn't going for the pin... he's putting on a figure-four leglock!! He's got it on in the middle of the ring, and David Wright Hubbard may be too tired to resist after well over twenty minutes of hell!! David Wright Hubbard's trying to go for the ropes, but he's a long way away... and now he's trying to turn the figure-four over! Lorenzo Vasquez is fighting it, but even as beaten and tired as he is, David Wright Hubbard is bigger and much more powerful... and slowly, but surely, the figure-four leglock is turned!! Lorenzo Vasquez has to release the hold! David Wright Hubbard is freed!

Lorenzo Vasquez gets up first, and advances on David Wright Hubbard... but takes a fist to the midsection! David Wright Hubbard gets up and goes on the attack, making a comeback once again, somehow reaching down and coming up with reserves of strength after all that he's taken tonight! He begins drilling Lorenzo Vasquez with more right hands, then whips him into the ropes... and takes him down with another lariat!! Once again, he picks him up, and puts him in a standing headscissors... POWER BOMB!! David Wright Hubbard goes for the cover... and only gets two and nine-tenths! But he's not done... he's going up to the top again, looking for the Flying Cross Bodypress. But he's even slower than before... after all it's endured, his knee is practically non-functional at this point... and Lorenzo gets up first, and shakes the ropes yet again!! He climbs up with David Wright Hubbard... he's going for a second superplex.... but David Wright Hubbard blocks it, and gives him a shot to the ribs! David Wright Hubbard drills Lorenzo Vasquez repeatedly, then hooks his arms around his waist... he lifts him... TOP ROPE POWER BOMB!! No, Lorenzo Vasquez counters it, into a top-rope Frankensteiner!! He just brought David Wright Hubbard crashing off the top turnbuckle, and this has to be it!! He crawls across for the cover... AND DAVID WRIGHT HUBBARD KICKS OUT!! At the very last possible second, David Wright Hubbard kicked out!!

Lorenzo Vasquez doesn't believe it... he had thought that'd do it for sure! He's going for another figure-four leglock... but once again, David Wright Hubbard kicks him off! Lorenzo Vasquez spills out of the ring... and David Wright Hubbard's rolling out after him! David Wright Hubbard absorbs a few punches and chops from Lorenzo Vasquez, then begins hammering him again! He whips him into the guardrail, then takes him down with a shoulderblock. David Wright Hubbard stops briefly to try to work some feeling back into his knee... and Lorenzo Vasquez has a chair!! David Wright Hubbard looks up... and Lorenzo Vasquez whacks him in the knee with the chair, sending him crumpling to the mat! Jerry Rogers calls for the disqualification, and David Wright Hubbard has just won the Gauntlet Match!!

Gauntlet Match:
David Wright Hubbard defeated Administration X (Arthur Justice, Manhunter #1, and Manhunter #2) and Lorenzo Vasquez 4 falls to 0:
----- x D.W. Hubbard beat Justice via the Flying Cross Bodypress in 0:06:12.
----- x D.W. Hubbard beat Manhunter #1 via a power bomb in 0:14:34.
----- x D.W. Hubbard beat Manhunter #2 via a lariat in 0:16:51.
----- x D.W. Hubbard beat Vasquez via disqualification in 0:28:36.
Rating: * 3/4

He won the match, but he doesn't look like much of a winner now; Lorenzo Vasquez is continuing to flail away at his knee with that chair! He wants to take David Wright Hubbard out, no doubt doing a favor for the VCW World Champion! But wait a second... here come Troy Black, Gabriel Black, and Melissa DelArmeggio!! They're all running out of the backstage area... and Lorenzo Vasquez quickly gets the idea that this is a bad scene and tries to run... but they block both sides of the ringside area! Troy Black grabs Lorenzo Vasquez and takes him head-first into the ringpost, then rolls him into the ring. Lorenzo Vasquez gets to his feet... kick to the midsection!! Double arm DDT!! And Troy Black's going up to the top... BLACK DAGGER!! Lorenzo Vasquez just took the Black Dagger, and his post-match attack on David Wright Hubbard has been aborted... but has the damage been done? Trainers come out to check on David Wright Hubbard, as Troy, Gabriel, and Melissa continue to stand guard over David Wright Hubbard's fallen body.

After David Wright Hubbard has been helped backstage, along with Troy, Gabriel, and Melissa, and Lorenzo Vasquez has rolled out of the ring and staggered backstage as well, "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against The Machine begins playing over the arena sound system. The crowd cheers as Scott Hall comes out of the backstage area... he's set to do battle with Randy Savage, in a one-on-one rematch from their meeting at Deck the Halls. He comes to the ring and grabs the microphone, but hesitates when he holds it up to his mouth for a few seconds...

S. Hall: Hey, yo.

Yeah, we knew that was coming. The crowd cheers loudly anyway.

S. Hall: Ever since Deck the Halls, I've been wanting another little piece of the Nacho Man. That little punk, Dick Douglas, stuck his nose in my business. Now, if he wants to stick his nose somewhere, I've got a good place... DOWN HERE.

Scott Hall does a crotch chop, and the crowd cheers.

S. Hall: But as far as the Nacho Man goes... chico, get your bald-headed ass out here, and I'm gonna snap into YOU.

"Walk" by Pantera begins playing over the arena sound system, and the crowd boos loudly as "Macho Man" Randy Savage comes out of the backstage area, also carrying a microphone.

R. Savage: Brother... you just made a really, really big mistake, yeah. I don't need any help to beat you... I don't need anything to beat you, yeah. You want a match!? Brother, tonight you face the madness, and it's gonna run all over you! OH YEEEAH!!

Randy Savage just tossed aside the microphone, and now he's hitting the ring again! These two waste no time in beginning a slugfest, as VCW referee Brendan Powers enters the ring to officiate. This match is beginning now!

Scott Hall

vs.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage

Like they have many times before, these two trade brawling tactics, attacking each other with fists and feet, then ringside fixtures as the brawl spills outside. These two have no shortage of history. In the WWF, Razor Ramon caused the Macho Man to lose the WWF World Title to Ric Flair. In WCW, Randy Savage feuded against Scott Hall's New World Order... and they also feuded on opposite sides of NWO factions. There's plenty of built-up hatred and resentment between these two men, and they're letting it out now, laying into each other.

After a while, Scott Hall firmly takes control, and the Macho Man falls prey to some trademark Scott Hall offense... the chokeslam followed by a mockery of the Giant, followed by an abdominal stretch where Hall uses the ropes for leverage, at least until Brendan Powers catches him in the act and forces him to break the hold. A fallaway slam follows, and Hall prepares to go for the Crucifix Power Bomb... but Savage backdrops his way out of it, then gets in a punch as Hall gets back to his feet. Savage now takes control, attacking Scott Hall with basic, but effective offense. At one point, Hall starts to make a comeback after fighting his way out of a rear chinlock, but Savage cuts it short with a low blow. Not much later, he hits the piledriver, then goes up top... but Scott Hall rolls out of the way of the Flying Elbowdrop!!

Scott Hall comes back, laying into Macho Man with a vengance, taking him down repeatedly with punches and clotheslines. As Randy Savage appears to be stunned, Scott Hall sets him up on the turnbuckle, then gives him a massive belly-to-back superplex... but only gets two and three-quarters on a pin attempt. Now he sets him up... CRUCIFIX POWER BOMB!! And it connects!! But Dick Douglas is running down to the ring... and he pulls Scott Hall out of the ring by the foot just before the three count, and clobbers him with a crowbar! That's an instant disqualification!!

Scott Hall defeated Randy Savage via disqualification in 0:12:27.
Rating: 1/2*

Dick Douglas is stomping away at Scott Hall's fallen body, and Savage is beginning to stir in the ring... but someone's coming out of the backstage area!! It's Robert Danson!! Robert Danson comes up from behind Dick Douglas, and nails him! He gives him a few hard right hands, then takes him into the stairs. He's helping Scott Hall up, just as Randy Savage starts to get up in the ring. Seeing both Robert Danson and Scott Hall up and ready, Randy Savage thinks better of charging them, instead remaining in the ring and yelling threats to them as they head backstage to the cheers of the crowd. When Scott Hall and Robert Danson are done, Randy Savage somewhat reluctantly helps Dick Douglas up and helps him backstage as well.

The main event is next... but we understand that Melissa's in the parking lot? What's up with that? Hang on, there's a camera back there... let's take a look.

In the parking lot...

Melissa DelArmeggio is standing in the parking lot with Gabriel and Troy, next to a parked automobile, and there appears to me a slight argument going on, as Melissa talks to them.

M. DelArmeggio: Listen... I think this is for the best. I can't take the chance of you deciding to run out there during my match and getting fired. I think that the best thing for you to do is just to go back to the hotel room and wait for me.

T. Black: But this match could get bad. Really bad. I think we should be there as backup. Just in case.

M. DelArmeggio: And that's exactly why I don't want you here for this match. Crimson's going to try to absolutely destroy me tonight. And if you were to decide to step in, no matter how bad it got, you'd lose your job. I don't want to see that happen.

T. Black: But... Melissa, I just don't like this.

M. DelArmeggio: I'll be okay, Troy. I can handle this. I may not win... but I know I'll survive. Don't worry about me.

G. Black: Troy...

T. Black: Yeah... I understand, too. I'll trust that you know what you're doing.

M. DelArmeggio: Thanks. You won't be sorry. And that's a promise from me.

T. Black: Okay. I hope you're right. ... Well... I guess your match begins soon.

M. DelArmeggio: Yeah. Yeah, it does. Troy... I guess...

T. Black: Yeah. Well... good luck... go for the knee if you can... and just be careful.

M. DelArmeggio: I will. But... whatever happens, whether I win or lose... whether walk out on my feet, or end up crippled, or... worse, Troy...

Melissa throws her arms around Troy and gives him a long, deep kiss, which he actually returns, after a split second of stunned motionlessness. As the kiss breaks, she looks directly into his eyes.

M. DelArmeggio: ... I love you.

Melissa DelArmeggio turns and leaves the room. Troy Black just stares after her, his mouth hanging open as if to say something, but unable to speak. Gabriel Black hesitates for a moment, then opens the driver's door of the car and steps inside. After some hesitation, Troy wordlessly goes to join him, as the camera fades out on the scene in the parking lot..

Wow... to use the old cliche of emotions running high before a big match doesn't do justice to what we just saw. But in the midst of this, is Melissa's mind focused on victory tonight? Can she somehow overcome the odds and defeat Crimson, to win the VCW World Title just six days before Wrestlewar? Can she even survive this match with Crimson? What are the chances? Well, on paper, they're not very good. Melissa has to beat Crimson twice to win tonight, and there's nothing short of a miracle that can stop Crimson from manhandling her before the match has ended.

"Sad But True" by Metallica begins playing over the arena sound system, and the crowd explodes into cheers. Melissa DelArmeggio, the challenger for the VCW World Title tonight, steps out of the backstage area, and begins heading to the ring. But is the blank stare on her face a sign of inner mental focus, or distraction? Will she be at her best tonight against Crimson? And even if she is at her best, is there a snowball's chance in hell that maybe, just maybe, somehow her best will be good enough tonight? She enters the ring and stares wordlessly towards the backstage entrance.

"Walk" by Pantera begins playing over the arena sound system, and the crowd begins booing loudly... and this is a sharp reality check. Here comes Melissa's opponent tonight... here comes the VCW World Champion, the man who has run roughshod over everything in his path for virtually his entire VCW career... and now he's getting in the ring with a woman barely half his size. Crimson steps out of the backstage area, wearing the VCW World Title, and looking about as unconcerned and nonchalant as you can get. For Melissa, this is a big match, something that she's been waiting for, and simultaneously the opportunity of a lifetime and a disaster that she'll be lucky to survive... but to Crimson, this is just another day at the office, just another person's hopes, dreams, and body to crush on the way to defending the VCW World Title. If anything, Melissa is less physically intimidating than his recent opponents.

Crimson comes to the ring, and steps over the top rope, posing briefly for the crowd as they greet him with a renewed surge of loud boos. He takes off the title and holds it up to Melissa's face, pointing to it and saying something, then pointing to himself and saying something else. He hands the title off to VCW referee Bobcat McGavin, who holds the title high, then sets it aside as he calls for the bell.

Illegal Persons at Ringside Will Be Fired From VCW:
Two Out Of Three Falls, No-DQ, No-Countout Match:
For the VCW World Title:

Crimson (c)

vs.

Melissa DelArmeggio

Melissa's circling Crimson at the beginning, in a martial arts stance, perhaps preparing to unleash a flurry of kicks on him... and Crimson's... lying down!? Crimson's lying flat on his back... and he's telling Melissa to pin him!! Crimson is voluntarily giving up the first fall... BUT MELISSA REFUSES!! What the hell is she thinking!?!? Crimson offered to let her pin him early in the match... and she doesn't want to win it that way? There's such a thing as being a good sportsman, but Melissa has to keep in mind, that one fall up on Crimson would make her one fall closer to surviving, let alone winning the VCW World Title. Crimson is now demanding that Melissa pin him... and Melissa still refuses.

Crimson looks a little mad now... he's getting up, and advancing on Melissa. She unloads on him with a lightning-fast combo of kicks to the legs... to no effect! Crimson grabs her and whips her into the turnbuckle!! Melissa staggers out... and Crimson grabs her throat!! CHOKESLAM!! That's it, that HAS to be it!! All he has to do is cover, and Crimson has the first fall, right here... and maybe the second, if Melissa stays down for it! Crimson drops down... and pulls Melissa on top of himself!? What's he doing!? Bobcat McGavin stares at Crimson in shock, but makes the count to three! Melissa is now one fall up on Crimson!! One more fall, and Melissa becomes VCW World Champion!

The second fall's starting now, and Melissa's weakly trying to pull herself to her feet... she probably isn't even fully aware that Crimson gave her the first fall like that. Crimson casually pulls her up by the hair and tosses her into the corner, then begins drilling her with repeated kneelifts. Melissa staggers out of the corner... and Crimson picks her up high over his head! He's got her up in a Gorilla Press... and he takes a running start, and pitches her out of the ring... INTO THE SECOND ROW!! Melissa just went down in a heap of fans in the second row of the crowd! Numerous people surround her, touching her and patting her on the back, including a few creepy-looking, busy-handed characters who reach forward and begin trying to cop a feel.

Melissa gets up, and pulls herself forth from the sea of humanity, climbing over the guardrail back into the ring area... but Crimson steps over the top rope, and comes out to meet her. She comes forward, and drills him with a few kicks to the legs again... but once again, it has no effect. Crimson grabs her by the hair, and bashes her forehead into the ringpost... and Melissa is now a bloody mess. A nasty looking wound is spilling blood down her face as she tries to pull herself up again... but Crimson's pulling out a table! He sets it up outside the ring, and grabs Melissa. He gives her a few more knees to the stomach, and grabs her by the throat... no, he's going to... CHOKESLAM THROUGH THE TABLE!! Melissa is already a bloody, twisted, tattered shell of a human being in the wreckage of the table, and Crimson hasn't even been exerting much effort!

It looks like maybe he's ready to finish this, though. He rolls her into the ring, and plants a foot on her chest. Bobcat McGavin counts... and Melissa gets a shoulder up at two and nine-tenths!! Unbelievable! The Chokeslam through the table wasn't enough to pin her! Now Crimson's pulling her up again... and she looks like she's having a hard time standing. He whips her into the ropes... and nails her with a massive kick to the head! Blood flies off of her face as his boot makes contact with it, and Melissa goes down in a heap! Now Crimson puts her in a standing headscissors... POWER BOMB!! Melissa nearly got folded double by that power bomb, and she's motionless on the mat! Crimson goes for the cover, hooking the leg and pulling the back of her blue jeans for leverage, not like that's needed... and he gets the academic three-count, tying this match up at one fall each.

The third fall begins, and Melissa's still down. Crimson goes for the pin again... he's got it here... but he pulls her up!! He pulls her up by the throat... no, come on, he can have the pin anytime he wants... CHOKESLAM!! Melissa's down, and now he's going for the pin... just let it be over... and again, he pulls her up at two! And now he's picking her up... and he intentionally falls down underneath her! Bobcat McGavin counts... but Crimson kicks out at two, naturally. He's just toying with her now. He sets her down, and bounces off the ropes, doing a goosestep as he walks toward her... and he carelessly drops a leg on her. Now he's picking her up on his shoulders... what's this? Oh, for God's sake... an airplane spin! Crimson is doing an airplane spin on Melissa! What the hell's he thinking? But wait a second, Melissa's weight just shifted, and Crimson staggers back... he falls!! CRUCIFIX!! Crucifix by Melissa, and Bobcat McGavin's there to count!! Crimson kicks and squirms as the hand comes down twice... and kicks out at two and three-quarters!!

Crimson's getting up, and he looks angry now. He grabs Melissa by the hair, and pulls her close... and she gives him a low blow!! Crimson doubles over, and Melissa's getting back up... BACK BRAIN KICK!! Melissa just hit the Back Brain Kick on Crimson, and he didn't go down... and she does it again!! He's wobbling... but he's not down... and she hits it again!! Crimson goes down, after a third Back Brain Kick!! Melissa slides out of the ring and grabs a chair... and she's going to the top rope with it. Crimson's getting up... and Melissa gives him a flying chairshot directly to the head! Crimson topples again, and Melissa quickly begins beating the hell out of him with repeated blows from the chair! She sets the chair on his face, and now she's going to the top turnbuckle... FROG SPLASH ON THE CHAIR!! Melissa just did a frog splash on the chair that was on Crimson's face, and now she rolls on top of his body and hooks a massive leg... but only gets two and a half!

Crimson's starting to get up again, and once again, he's mad. He picks up the chair, and begins advancing on Melissa... AND SHE SUPERKICKS IT INTO HIS FACE!! Crimson got that chair driven into his face by a superkick, and he's down again! Falcon almost beat Crimson with this exact move!! Melissa makes another cover... but again, only gets two and a half!! Crimson's getting up again, and Melissa goes for another Back Brain Kick... but Crimson ducks! Melissa falls down, and Crimson nails her with a huge elbowsmash as she tries to get up. Now he's pulling her up by the throat... CHOKESLAM!! Okay, that had to be it... but Crimson pulls her up, and he puts a hand around her throat again... no, not again... CHOKESLAM!! Yet again, Melissa just got drilled into the canvas... and Crimson's picking her up again!? Come on... this is excessive... CHOKESLAM!! A third Chokeslam!!

Crimson grabs Melissa and pulls her up again... no, not again! Wait, he's climbing to the top turnbuckle, holding Melissa, who is completely dead weight at this point. He lifts her up... TOP-ROPE CHOKESLAM!! Melissa is completely lifeless on the mat now, and Crimson's climbing down. He finally puts a foot over her chest for the cover... and this is totally academic. Bobcat McGavin counts three... Crimson is your winner, and retains the VCW World Title.

Two-out-of-Three Falls No-DQ, No-Countout Match:
Crimson defeated Melissa DelArmeggio 2 falls to 1:
----- x M. DelArmeggio beat Crimson via pinfall in 0:00:43.
----- x Crimson beat M. DelArmeggio via a power bomb in 0:04:15.
----- x Crimson beat M. DelArmeggio via a top-rope chokeslam in 0:08:37.
Rating: 1/4*
(Crimson retained the VCW World Title.)

They may want to get some trainers or medical crews out here for Melissa, who has been totally destroyed by Crimson. But wait, Crimson's pulling her up by the hair!! What the hell's he doing!? He already won the match!! He holds her up by the hair... and slaps her right across the face!! He lets her drop to the mat... but now he's taking off his belt! What the hell is he thinking!? He loops the belt around her neck, and pulls it tight, then drops her out of the ring, while still holding the belt!! Crimson's hanging Melissa with his belt! Melissa's helpless, and Troy and Gabriel Black have left the building! Who the hell's going to stop Crimson now!? Virginia's H.A.R.P. Squad sure isn't! The crowd's booing, and giving a futile chant of "WE WANT TROY!" ... but that's not going to happen, because Troy Black left the building before the match!

Wait just a second... "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath is playing over the arena sound system!! It's David Wright Hubbard!! Most of the crowd actually cheers this time, as David Wright Hubbard begins hobbling out of the backstage area... he can barely walk on that bad knee of his, but he's headed to the ring! Crimson drops Melissa, and turns to await David Wright Hubbard... and fortunately, this allows a medical crew the opportunity to rush to Melissa's aid, loading her onto a stretcher, then beginning to take her backstage.

David Wright Hubbard comes to the ring... he's gingerly walking up the steps, onto the apron... and he steps through the ropes! Crimson rushes him, and the two men start going toe to toe!! They're trading blows evenly in the middle of the ring... but Crimson kicks David Wright Hubbard's bad leg out from under him!! David Wright Hubbard starts to get back to his feet... but Crimson wraps a hand around his throat!! CHOKESLAM!! The VCW World Champion just Chokeslammed the man he'll face at Wrestlewar in a mere six days! David Wright Hubbard is laid out, and Melissa is being wheeled backstage by the medical crew. David Wright Hubbard had to know that he was in no condition to fight Crimson tonight... did he consciously sacrifice himself to help Melissa? Crimson stands over him and points a finger down at his fallen body, and the camera catches him saying, "That's what you'll get, motherfucker..." before he turns and steps away.

David Wright Hubbard has been laid out, Melissa DelArmeggio may be seriously injured, and Crimson is standing tall in the middle of the ring. The Homicide Road Tour just claimed two more victims tonight... but what's going to happen at Wrestlewar!? Can David Wright Hubbard stop Crimson!? Can anybody!? Tune in to Wrestlewar, in a mere six days, and find out!! We're out of time tonight! SEE YOU THIS SUNDAY!!

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