King Cucaracha

LIVE! to tape/DVD from The Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio! February 29th is the date since it took so long to post this! 7PM CST is the due date! I didn't put it on the poster because it clutters up my excellent Photoshopping, which as I'm sure you'll all agree is much more important than the writing itself! (send all marked matches, promos etc to King Cucaracha) The 2008 Clusterfuck provided not one but TWO major shocks that have changed the face of the SWF completely! We said that last time but it bears repeating. Michael Alexander overcame his first test as World Champion. Now he faces the ultimate underdog, finding himself in the rare position of odds-on favourite. Will he buckle under the pressure? Will the 2008 continue to be the Year Of The Upset? When will we find out the stipulation!?!? SWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE Michael Alexander© vs. El Hombre Sin Nombre Nobody expected El Hombre Sin Nombre to win the 2008 Clusterfuck. That could be because he wasn't an officially named entrant. It could also be because nobody had ever heard of him before January 25th, even our world-wise Commissioner Landon Maddix. But, he did win. Now, the luchadore has earned himself the chance of a lifetime, a shot at the World Title at From The Fire. Only once has a Clusterfuck winner failed to go on to win the big prize at FTF (that also being our brilliant Commissioner, btw). And in the year already dubbed the Year Of The Upset, the omens look quite promising for him. However, standing in his way is Michael Alexander. The Mad Scientist Of The Mat has plotted his rise to the World Title in double-quick time, by virtue of his own upset victory over Toxxic in January. His confidence bouyed by a successful first defence against MANSON, now Alexander must hope the form book works in his favour, rather than the history books. Word Limit: 6500 Rules: TBA Send To: King Cucaracha Grudge Match "The Superior One" Tom Flesher vs. "The Hardcore Queen" Annie Onita Well, where to start? These two don't like each other. Their history spans the SWF history books. And Tom is doinking Annie's formely lesbian sister, Allison, which I doubt she's best pleased about. Sounds like the recipe for a good fight! Both coming off wins at Can't Get A Date earlier in the month, the two old rivals' paths clash one more time, perhaps seeing each other as obstacles towards a run at the World Title, perhaps just relishing the chance to beat the snot out of each other once again. Whatever the motives, Annie will be hoping to improve her record against The Superior One, while Tom will be eager to prove he's superior to... well, females all over the world, but especially Annie. Word Limit: 5000 Rules: Standard singles Send To: Toxxic INTO The Fire Match! SWF Tag Team Champion Va'aiga vs. The Insane Luchador Incase you've been living under a rock, or at least resided there in the recent past, Va'aiga is a bad man. Incase you've been living under a rock, or just can't read, The Insane Luchador is insane. And a luchador. Err, kind of. Anyway, there's nothing these two like more than the opportunity to inflict pain and in interesting, disturbing ways. So, what better reason for the return of the interesting, disturbing hardcore stipulation match to the SWF? And if this show is 'From The Fire', then one of these two is heading back there real quick. Word Limit: 4500 Rules: No DQs, COs, etc. The first man to put their opponent through a table once it has been set alight will win the match. Extra ring staff will be drafted in to make sure nobody burns to a crisp, although I'm sure IL wouldn't be too phased by death Send To: Toxxic Alan Clark vs. Dance Dance Dragon The ever changing face of Alan Clark returned at Can't Get A Date, although not in the way he would have hoped. After a quick humbling by Tom Flesher, a ring-rusted Clark now finds himself with a reputation to restore. The Dance Dance Dragon on the other hand is building his reputation from scratch. Impressive showings against Wildchild have helped. But his failure to come away with the Cruiserweight Title from those showings make that small consolation. Dragon has made it clear, despite being a mute who communicates through dance, that he wants a third go-around with DubCee. A victory over Clark would do his chances no harm. Easier said than done. The fun may not last long in this one. Word Limit: 4500 Rules: Cruiserweight Rules. You know the score by now Send To: JHawk Opportunity Knocks; Triple Threat Match MANSON vs. Taiga Star vs. The Fabulous Jakey These three competitors are all at different stages in their SWF tenures. MANSON, the grizzled veteran, who's impressive win-streak was halted at Can't Get A Date by his World Champion partner. Taiga, fresh on the scene and holder of some impressive victories under her belt already, with potential upside. Jakey is caught somewhere in the middle. A former champion, he's stuck in a little bit of a rut now that Revolution Zero has seemingly crumbled around him. One thing these three share is a desire for success. Good news. Winner gets a title shot. They just have to go through the two others to get it. Have at it! Word Limit: 4500 Rules: One fall wins it. If Taiga or Jakey win, they earn a Cruiserweight Title shot. If MANSON wins, he and Michael Alexander, Slaughterhouse-5, earn a shot at the Tag Team gold. Send To: Dace59 S.I.N vs. Johnathan Clarke Another new face gets his bearth at From The Fire. The man known as S.I.N comes in with the pedigree of being former SWF star Perfect Bo's student, meaning he already has something to live up to. Having something to prove should be nothing new to the Bronx native however and somehow I doubt he'll be feeling too much in the way of pressure. Let's see what he's got. Word Limit: 3500 Rules: Standard singles Send To: Toxxic Krista Isadora Duncan vs. Aaron Starr The SWF is no longer a man's world. With Annie's impressive return and Taiga's impressive first impression, the ladies are stepping out of the kitchen and onto the faces of those put against them! So what better time than to resurrect the Women's Title introduce a new female competitor. Not just any competitor mind you, but Krista Isadora Duncan. A gal with a resumé as long as your arm. A New York Times best selling author. Her own line of fitness videos. Her own TV show on VH1! Four time OAOAST World Tag Team Champion. And the ability to destroy a person/team's credibility in the time it takes to cut a promo (about 15 minutes). Landon's paid many a dollar to prise her away from her numerous activities and ventures for one night. Let's hope it's worth it. (Oh, and she has a secret bastard child, but let's not go there!) Word Limit: 3500 Rules: Standard singles Send To: King Cucaracha (Anyway who still wants to contribute, you know who to call. Any promos more than welcome, whether on the card or not, as well.)

Holy crap! King Of Trios, FTW! http://www.wwe.com/inside/industrynews/6547354 Makes up for them pulling Colin. This is all really bizarre.

How does he put someone over though? He has a movie career now, if he comes back for one match everybody'll expect him to lose anyway since he's got nothing to gain from winning, so whoever beats him won't gain that much out of it since it's so predictable. Or, he wins to swerve~! everybody and nobody gains anything at all. All it'd really do is give WWE a memorable, but isolated, PPV moment.

I can see Storm's point. If you want to make things more realistic with MMA finishes, you have to point out that it's not that realistic for someone to actively favour a move that would put them at increased risk of getting pinned. Double edged sword.

Well I see that, you could argue people aren't that attached to Jigsaw. But then again, how do you get them to care about a character? You give them a reason to with a storyline. If there was one storyline Jigsaw had, it was the unmasking. Now? I dunno.

Okay, next show shall be on March 13th. Show name is a secret. Infact, it's so secret, there's not one person in the world who knows what it is yet! Anyway, please let us know either here or by PMs or whatever your usual method if you're a definate in or a definate out, so we can get a card going as seamlessly as is possible for an SWF card. Kthxbye.

The new Video Wire has Jigsaw's unmasking. Yes. On the *Video Wire*. Booking 101. Have a guy lose his mask with almost 0 build, then have him unmask on the internet. That Gabe, he's a genius!

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BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is set for one fall... and, it is for the OAOAST World 6-Man Tag Team Championships! Michael Buffer's intro gives way to "The Church Of Hot Addiction" by Cobra Starship, bringing out the challengers. Leading the way is Todd Cortez, a good five steps ahead of his contractual team-mates even before Blonde pauses to do a twirl, showing off his faux fur robe. Blonde then heads to the ring relaying strategy to Faqu, by which point Cortez is already in the ring. BUFFER Introducing first, the challenger. Total combined weight, seven hundred and thirty five pounds... together, they represent Cucaracha Internacional! The team consisting of "THE URBAN LEGEND" TODD CORTEZ... "THE TRENDSETTER" JAMES BLONDE... and, "THE SAMOAN WRECKING BALL" FAAAAA - QQUUUUUUUUUUU!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Okay, we're just about set for our next match here at the Leap Year Spectacular. And earlier events have put a very different perspective on this one. Finally joining their partner in the ring, Blonde and Faqu try to show a united front. Well, Blonde does, Faqu just stares down the aisle waiting for someone to attack. Cortez shows nothing but apathy towards the Canadian though, or to the cueing of Bob Sinclar's "Love Generation". The crowd finally have something to cheer about, but still there's a noticeably strange atmosphere in the air, especially when the usually energized Champions make their way out with heads down. BUFFER And the opponents. At a total combined weight of five hundred and ninety nine pounds... the reigning and defending OAOAST Six Man Tag Team Champions... "SHOWTIME" SHAYNE BRAVE and "TREMENDOUS" TYLER BRYANT, they are D*LLLUUUUUXXXXXX!! And, their tag team partner. He is Silky Smooth, he is "LUSCIOUS" LEON RODEZ!! Together, are the LLLOOOOOOOOVVEEEEE GGEEENNEEERRRRRRAAAAAAATTIIIIIIOOOOOOOONN!!!! "YYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!" The forlorn threesome slowly walk to the ring, with Theodore Moneymaker's earlier announcement clearly still playing on their minds. COLE Well, I don't know how you can expect these three to be in the right frame of mind for a title defence after what happened earlier on. Obviously, no Jade Rodez at their side. And... I guess they're just going to have to try and shut it all out. COACH Exactly. Leave your personal lives at the door, this is about in-ring competition. COLE That's kinda hard to do when your personal lives are being manipulated on worldwide television by Theodore Moneymaker, don't you think? COACH Life's a bitch, huh? COLE Oh quit sulking, what were the odds of you being the kid anyway, seriously? With both teams in the ring, referee Nick Patrick holds up the pile of 6-Man Titles. Sensing that his partners are still far from ready, Leon pulls them into a huddle and tries to give them a pep talk. Meanwhile, it's decided between the challengers that Blonde will start, which he tries to convey to Faqu who's typically ready to pounce. *DINGDINGDING!* Still locked in the huddle, the support of the crowd finally seems to get to the Champions and they break ready to go. Out step D*LUX, leaving Leon the legal man. He applauds the crowd before circling, going to lock up with Blonde, before the Canadian suddenly calls a halt and MOCKS the members of D*LUX by pretending to cry! Both Shayne and Tyler take exception and jump into the ring, only to be held back by both Patrick and Rodez who convince them to calm down. COLE That's real classy, right there. COACH Oh please. If these two saps are so cut up, maybe they should go write a song or something, leave the wrestling to the men. Men like James Blonde. D*LUX step back to the apron, leaving Leon to take exception on their behalf. Pushing his luck, Blonde continues to mouth off and is made to pay with a right hand! Another! And another! And another! Unleashing his frustrations, Leon backs Blonde up against the ropes with the punches before grabbing him by the arm for an irish whip. Blonde takes that as his cue to take a powder as he baseball slides himself under the ropes and to the floor. But to his despair, he slides out right next to D*LUX's corner and gets wiped out as Tyler runs down the apron and launches out with a clothesline!! "YYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!" Tyler quickly bundles Blonde back inside, where he immediately begs off from Rodez. COLE Some man Blonde turned out to be! Picking Blonde up, Leon... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...cracks him across the chest with a knifedge chop! *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" And another one, Blonde stumbling around the ring trying to get away. Catching up to him, Leon sends Blonde off the ropes again and this time catches him on a rebound, knocking him down with a back elbow. Off the ropes, Rodez follows up with a knee and covers... 1... 2... No! Blonde is quickly out and again retreats, backing into a neutral corner. Rodez rocks him with another couple of straight right hands, then sends him for the ride... NO, reversed, and Leon hits the opposite corner. Following in with a clothesline, JB then hooks up the head for the Bulldog... but gets caught in mid-takeoff and spun around into the Blue Thunder Bomb!! COLE It's Da Boom! 1... 2... No! COACH What is wrong with this guy, wrestling this match as if nothing's happened. Does Leon have no sympathy, no morals, no heart at all!? COLE What the hell happened to 'leave your personal lives at the door'? COACH Do you have no compassion for poor Jade Whateverhersurnameisnow either!? Gah! Wringing out an arm Leon quickly makes the tag, bringing in "Showtime" Shayne to screams of approval. Off the ropes, Shayne drops the double sledge down on the arm and takes over with another wringer. But Blonde quickly pulls the smallest man in the match into a knee and frees himself before any real damage can be done. By the arm, Blonde then pulls Shayne into a second knee, before whipping him towards the challengers' corner. Shayne grabs onto the top rope though, pushing up and hitting Faqu with a knee that sends him off the apron and to the floor! Cortez tries to take a swing, but Shayne avoids that and then sidesteps a charge from Blonde, causing him to collide with The Urban Legend! With both his partners on the floor, Blonde then turns around and finds himself back in the arm wringer, dragged all the way across the ring for the tag to Tyler Bryant. Tyler steps in with a kick to the arm, sweeping Blonde down with an armdrag and hanging onto an armbar to control him. COLE The Champions coping pretty well so far, under tough circumstances. And the one thing we haven't discussed, the challengers are hardly the most well oiled team. Faqu has become this crazed savage over the past half year and Cortez is only in Cucaracha Internacional under duress. Faqu listens to Blonde for some reason, but I can't see a lot of cohesion besides that. COACH And yet, who won the 10 Man Tag last week? Cucaracha Internacional. There's some teething problems, but it's just a matter of time before Cortez clicks into place. Working his way to his feet, Blonde trips up Tyler with a single leg and spins around on the foot before dropping to his knees. Tyler lets out a shout as his knee gets wrenched out of place. And that buys Blonde enough time to get over and tag out to Todd Cortez. COACH See, no problem. With a sudden interest in the match ever since being knocked off the apron, Cortez steps in and CRACKS Tyler in the spine with a hard kick! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Cortez pins Tyler down... 1... 2... No! COLE Cortez showing no compassion either way. He's always been somewhat of a lone wolf and as much as he's not on the same page with Blonde or Faqu, he's definately got no allegiance to any of Love Generation either. Hauling Tyler back up, Cortez opens him up... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and lands a chop. He then lands with a kick to the back of the leg, which sends Tyler lunging to the mat with another shout. As Cortez looks down at his opponent Blonde yells at him helpfully from the outside to stay on the leg. To which Cortez replies with a tag, pretty much telling The Trendsetter to do it himself. COLE And that was a pretty short stint for The Urban Legend. COACH Well, you know, quick tags, fresh guy in, all that jazz... Despite not expecting the tag, Blonde has no time to argue as Tyler is already crawling with his hand outstretched for the tag. Rushing in, Blonde grabs the ankle and JUST about pulls Tyler out of reach in time, back into the centre of the ring where he steps over with a Half Boston Crab! Suddenly Tyler forgets all about the tag and it's the ropes he's desperate to get to now, clawing his way around towards them. But Blonde sits back and the ropes suddenly seem that much further away. "TY - LER!" "TY - LER!" "TY - LER!" "TY - LER!" Again it's the crowd support that registers with Tyler. And he pushes up off the mat, making another determined crawl and managing to make the ropes! COLE Tyler showing his toughness right there. If he and Love Generation can retain tonight, they'll be celebrating a seven month reign as 6-Man Tag Team Champions when we make it to Colombus for HeldDOWN~! next Thursday. COACH Yeah, but that's a mighty big 'if', because here comes Faqu! Tagging in, the big Samoan stalks over and drags Tyler up by the head. Spun around, a big headbutt drops Tyler right back down to the canvas and leaves him seeing stars. Faqu beats his chest a little, then makes the cover... 1... 2... No! Faqu stands back up, placing his bare foot right across Tyler's windpipe and cutting off his airways. "ONE!" "TWO!" "THREE!" "FOUR!" "FIVE!" Faqu counts along with the referee, in Samoan, at the top of his lungs and doesn't actually break on five but is given the benefit of the doubt by the unnerved Nick Patrick. Finally removing his foot, Faqu then drops his big tree trunk like leg across the throat, beating his chest again while referee Patrick checks the shoulders... 1... 2... Tyler rolls a shoulder out! Stalking back to his feet, Faqu walks into the opposite corner of the ring from Tyler, who is using the ropes to help himself back up unaware that he's in The Samoan Bulldozer's path. Faqu waits until Tyler reaches his feet, before suddenly stampeding forward, catching Tyler just as he turns around and CRUSHING him in the corner with an Avalanche!! "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Wind knocked clean out of his lungs, Tyler falls to his knees and then right at Faqu's feet. COLE I still want to know the story behind this metamorphosis that Faqu has gone through. It's so weird to think, two, maybe three years ago this guy was best friends with Leon Rodez. Now look at him. COACH Yeah, stuck with two guys who still think it's 1997. Poor guy. COLE I meant Faqu, but okay. Calling for the tag, James Blonde heads up top. Faqu scoops and slams Tyler for his partner then steps back, as The Trendsetter soars off the top with the Marty Jannetty inspired Fistdrop from the top! A fistpump later and Blonde hooks a leg for the cover... 1... 2... NO! "TY - LER!" "TY - LER!" "TY - LER!" "TY - LER!" Despite his best efforts, Blonde can't convince the St. Louis crowd to quieten down and can only watch as Tyler starts to try and rally back to his feet. A couple of stomps keep Tyler down though, before Blonde grabs a hold of Tyler's long boyband hair and drags him to his feet. Blonde then grabs a loose headlock and looks for a tag from Todd Cortez. The moment's hesitation between the two not-so friendly partners proves costly though, as while Cortez is still considering whether to accept the tag, Tyler pulls Blonde back and into a desperation back suplex!! "YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Leon and Shayne work their magic with the crowd and suddenly it's a race to the tag. Looking maybe the slightest bit disappointed with himself, Cortez hangs an arm out for a tag with everyone else as Blonde and Bryant crawl slowly towards their respective corners. COLE Both teams looking for the tag. But it's Blonde who's closest to his corner, can Tyler make it over to his partners in time? It looks like he might, as Blonde understandbly hesitates in giving Cortez the tag this time around. But with Tyler closing in on his corner he accepts and Cortez rushes in... ...making up for his earlier error by cutting Tyler off!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COACH That's right. That's how you redeem yourself. As Leon and Shayne curse at the missed opportunity, Cortez pulls Tyler back up and raps at the leg with a kick. Tyler stays up though despite a buckling of the knee. So Todd quickly cups him behind the head and lands with a European uppercut. And a second. And a third. With Tyler winded, Cortez then picks the legs and looks to take him up for a Crotch Droppah... but finds himself struggling to bring Tyler back down, as the Tremendous One hooks the arms around the waist and kicks his way over the back, into a Sunset Fli... NO! Cortez rolls right through and to his feet, firing off a Buzzsaw like kick... DUCKED! And a schoolboy by Tyler! 1... 2... NO!! Both men scramble up and Tyler dives for the tag... but gets CAUGHT and dropped across the knee with the Crotch Droppah! "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!" COLE That was the sound of a thousand breaking hearts. As Tyler doubles over nursing his lower extremeties, Cortez takes a quick look behind him to the Love Generation corner. Realising how close he is, he quickly pulls Tyler up and stuffs him in the standing headscissors, looking to spike him with the RIOT ACT PLUS... ...but Leon is alert enough to scramble into the ring and block it!! Holding onto Cortez he pulls him back down to his feet and clubs him in the back a couple of times. Blonde quickly runs over to try and even the odds. But Rodez cuts him off with a boot, before clotheslining down Cortez. Leon then tackles Blonde into a neutral corner, all this allowing Tyler the time to MAKE THE TAG!! "YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" COLE Big reprieve for the Love Generation! And in comes Shayne Brave! With Leon and Blonde going at it in one corner, Shayne wastes no time in heading up to the top. Cortez pulls himself up and doesn't seem to realise who's legal, instead going for the first person he sees, Leon Rodez. Grabbing a hold of the singlet he drags Rodez off of Blonde and spins him around, looking to set [i]him[/i] up for the Riot Act... but gets taken down by a Flying Clothesline off the top from Shayne before he can complete the move! 1... 2... Blonde breaks the count! *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" A chop is Blonde's reward, Leon following him to the outside sending the match spilling even further out of control. Back in the ring meanwhile, Shayne waits for Todd to get back up. Once he does though, he manages to swat away a dropkick and grabs Shayne in a waistlock, lifting him off the canvas and back to his feet, then overhead... and landing on his feet again! COACH Woah! COLE No joy with the German. Backed in his corner, Shayne lures Cortez in and gets two boots up to the face as Cortez tries to charge at him. Up to the middle rope, Shayne then takes off looking for a crossbody... but lands right on Cortez's shoulders!! And in a split second, Cortez transitions him out of the fireman's carry, right into the Sitout Spinebuster!! "OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COACH Yes, new Champs! 1... 2... KICKOUT!! "YYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" COLE Oh, that was a close call! That goes to show what a competitor Todd Cortez is, I seriously doubt he's keen on the idea of being a Six Man Tag Champion with Blonde and Faqu, but he's out for the win just like any other match in his life. Second best is nothing to The Urban Legend, whatever the situation. COACH Or maybe he's finally come to his senses? With Shayne hurting, Todd heads out to the apron and measures his opponent. Up clambers Shayne and Cortez grips onto the top rope, ready for a springboard manoeuver. Shayne gets a rush of adrenaline however, lunging forward with his head lowered. Avoiding the shoulder, Cortez kicks Shayne HARD in the sternum which sends him staggering back off the ropes, in position for a Springboard... ...but just as Todd leaps to the top, SO DOES TYLER BRYANT NEXT TO HIM, PULLING CORTEZ OUT OF MID-AIR WITH A SPRINGBOARD ACE CRUSHER!!!!!!!! "YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" COLE Springbo..OH MY!!!! COACH Where the hell did THAT come from!? "HOLY SHIT!" "HOLY SHIT!" "HOLY SHIT!" Both Cortez and Tyler lay wrecked on the canvas, all a distraction to Shayne who suddenly gets snared from behind and DUMPED ON HIS HEAD with a High Angle Backdrop Suplex from Faqu!!! "OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Cover by Faqu... 1... 2... SAVE BY LEON!!! COLE This one has suddenly kicked into overdrive! Unbelievable! Rodez takes the fight right to Faqu, catching him in the jaw with a quick jab! A jab! A jab! ...but Faqu cuts Rodez off with a quick thrust to the throat! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Off the ropes, Faqu looks to mow Leon down, but finds that a little difficult with Leon backpeddaling, luring the big Samoan into a drop toehold that hangs him up over the middle rope! The crowd come to their feet as, sans jig, Leon hits the ropes... and runs right into James Blonde who springs to the apron! COACH Perfect timing. We didn't need to see that. COLE Hey, back in the day, that move gave you one of the few chance to speak when Caboose was around. How fickle a man can be. Grabbing a hold of Rodez's ring gear, Blonde drags him through the ropes and out onto the apron. Blonde then slides back in, getting a quick run-up before springing to the middle rope and coming back with a dropkick that sends Rodez tumbling off the apron and to the arena floor! Just as Blonde jumps back to his feet though, he finds himself following The Silky Smooth One, courtesy of a YAKUZA KICK from Tyler Bryant!! Both Blonde and Leon end up in heaps on the floor, while back in the ring Tyler sees Faqu getting to his feet and charges... ...DUCK of the Yakuza Kick, Faqu waiting for Tyler to come back off the ropes and flattening him with a big Samoan Drop!! "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" COLE Three hundred plus pounds of Samoan Drop! COACH I think finding out you're being managed by your lesbian crush's secret daughter is the least of Tyler Bryant's worries right about now, don't you? Rolling Tyler's limp carcass out of the ring, Faqu's eyes lock onto Shayne Brave who is clutching his neck while making a valiant attempt to get back to his feet. He might wish he'd never bothered though, as Faqu spins him around and elevates him over his shoulder before CHARGING him into the turnbuckles!! Shayne's limps fly around like a ragdoll on impact and he falls limply against the bottom turnbuckle as Faqu lets him go. COACH Uh-oh. COLE Oh no. Shayne Brave is in big trouble! With howls of warning going up all through the crowd, Faqu backs up into the opposite corner and loads up, letting out a chilling yell before charging again... COLE LOOK OUT... *WHAM!* ...AND DRIVING HIS BACKSIDE INTO THE FACE OF SHAYNE BRAVE AT FULL SPEED!!!!! "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" COLE That's like getting hit by a truck! Suddenly the arena is quiet, as Shayne slumps unconsciously against the turnbuckles and shows no signs of life. By the wrist Faqu hauls the 183 pounds of dead weight out of the corner and lifts him back to his feet. But instead of going for a cover as you'd expect, Faqu throws Shayne to the feet of Todd Cortez and in a rather primative fashion tells The Urban Legend to finish him off. COACH Oh, Faqu wants to share the big feast. What a beautiful moment. COLE Shayne is defenceless right now. And look at Cortez, he knows it as well as anyone. What is this, some sort of test? Some sort of initiation? Cortez stares back at Faqu as he pants away, yelling in his native tongue. Reaching down, Cortez does pick Shayne up. And with little sign of emotion either way he grabs Shayne by the throat, hoisting him up and swiftly back down with the URBAN ASSAULT! COACH I love it! COLE Does this mean what I think it means? 1... 2... COACH Yes... 3!!!!! *DINGDINGDING!* COACH ...it means new Champions, that's what it means! Pushing Shayne away, Cortez sits and stares as James Blonde pulls himself back into the ring and dives into the arms of the big Samoan. Faqu continues to shout away in Samoan and pounds his chest as Nick Patrick retrieves the belts. BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of the match... and the NEW OAOAST World 6-Man Tag Team Champions... TODD CORTEZ, JAMES BLONDE and FFFAAAAAQQUUUUUUUU!!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Blonde is beside himself with joy, cradling the belt in his hands and doing a victory lap around his big partner. Taking another belt from Patrick he then drapes it over Faqu's shoulder, yelling that they "finally did it". Faqu yells back incomprehensively, taking the belt and placing it in his mouth as he beats his chest, Blonde climbing the turnbuckles and showing off his gold to the unresponsive crowd. Less overjoyed is Todd Cortez though, as he takes the belt from Patrick without celebration. COLE I'm not sure anyone expected it, but we have new 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Who would have thought these three men, at any time in their careers, would come together to be Champions? Unbelievable. COACH And somewhere, Landon Maddix is smiling. You're right, nobody thought it would happen... except him! Landon had a plan and oh boy, do I love it when a plan comes together! From the outside Leon looks on utterly dejected, as his night goes from dreadful to worse watching the over-exuberant celebrations of James Blonde. COLE For the first time in their careers, Faqu and James Blonde are OAOAST title holders. And you can see what it means to James Blonde in particular. Todd Cortez, for the second time, a 6-Man Tag Team Champion. And Cucaracha Internacional... maybe, MAYBE, one big happy family. Out of the ring slides Cortez, walking off with Faqu and the giddy Blonde just a few steps behind him. Left in the ring now are Love Generation who have plenty to mourn as the Leap Year Spectacular fades off to commercials.

Awesome.

Well it worked last time with Nailz, right?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but hadn't Rock already left before coming back for that Diva Search segment with the pies? I think that'd make anyone think twice about one-off appearances in the future.

If this has been posted elsewhere, I didn't see it, but apparantly WWE has signed Colin Delaney to a contract. He was scheduled to compete at the CHIKARA King Of Trios weekend (cheap plug!) but was offically pulled yesterday.

Brought to you by American Express Taped: February 21st, 2007 First air date: February 24th(!), 2007 (check local listings for airings in your area) Announce team: Tony Schiavone and Jesse "The Body" Ventura Lead correspondent: Tony Brannigan The opening video played and we were welcomed to this special pre-empted edition of Syndicated by the two men that are inexplicably our number two announce team, BEHIND Michael Cole and Coach, by CHOICE, Jesse "The Body" Ventura and Tony Schiavone. Do none of you WATCH Smackdown? Oy! Anyway, we get a run down of the card on this special "oh crap, everybody was in a multi-man match on HD this week" edition. Featuring The Christ Air Express taking on The Stephen Joseph Popick Corporation and Alfdogg in action in our feature matches. ***The Christ Air Express -VS- The Bone Thug and Rock Hard Brickston*** Bone Thug and Brickston represented the "Guys from the Corporation who didn't make Popick's Survivor Series team". Hey, the nWo had a B-team and they were the greatest stable in history. Am i rite? The Anderson Cup semi-finalists MARV and MEL struggled in the early going, out-matched in the power stakes by Brickston. It was only through some patented double-teaming that they finally put Rock Hard down, forcing him to the outside to regroup. But while the referee got the illegal MARV out of the ring, in snuck The Bone Thug, cracking MARV with a Yakuza Kick in the corner before clotheslining MEL. That allowed the SJPC duo to isolate and work over MEL, with MARV unable to help out. The Corporate team didn't show quite the cohesive teamwork The CAE did. But they worked MEL over pretty well all the same, until that is Brickston went for the Killswitch, escaped by MEL and countered with a Swinging Bulldog! Recovered, MARV got the tag and the pace quickened as The CAE took back over. A double whip attempt went array from Bone Thug and Brickston, a reversal on one side allowing MARV to hit a Running DDT on Bone Thug. The CAE then took it to Rock Hard. A victory roll attempt was countered, Brickston throwing MEL down and locking on the Ankle Lock. But an enziguri from MARV sent Brickston rolling forward, MEL completing the cradle and holding down Rock Hard for a quick three count! Winners: The Christ Air Express, via pinfall The Christ Air Express didn't have the luxury of celebrating their win however, as THE HEAVENLY ROCKERS suddenly rushed the ring. Lightning quick PERCUSSIONs laid out both MARV and MEL to howls of derision to the crowd. Payback for the save The CAE made a week and a half ago. As Logan and Holly lorded it over the fallen Nerdlys, Synth then leaned into the nearest camera with a warning for The Gunslingers, yelling that "we comin' for ya!". A good time to remind you all about... THE OAOAST LEAP YEAR SPECTACULAR A MARVelous Experience Once Every Four Years ~2008 Anderson Cup Final~ The Sooner Bruisers -vs- Team Heyross ~OAOAST World Heavyweight Championship~ Stephen Joseph Popick © -vs- Colombian Heat ~OAOAST World Tag Team Championships, Sin City Street Fight~ The Lone Star Gunslingers © -vs- The Heavenly Rockers ~OAOAST 6-Man Tag Team Championships~ Love Generation -vs- Faqu, James Blonde & Todd Cortez ~Steel Cage Match~ Black Widow -vs- Miss Jobs Plus: Theodore Moneymaker announces to the world who Krista Isadora Duncan's child is!! The mysterious GENSHOU in action!! And plenty more besides!! On return to Syndicated, James is in the ring with a microphone and a handful of money. This week he was feeling even more generous than usual, after finishing filming on his new movie project, offering up a whopping $1500 to anyone who believed they were capable of beating him. ***James Riggs -VS- "Maverick" Shaun Maverick*** "Imaginative kid, huh?" sneered Jesse upon the rookie's ring announcement. Unimaginative nicknames aside, the young Maverick stepped up but fared little better than those before him. Riggs worked the youngster over with strikes before executing the Rolling Koppou Kick. Maverick failed to respond and the ref was ready to stop the match, until Riggs slapped on the Crossface Chicken Wing, Maverick waking up into a world of pain and tapping in an instant. Winner: James Riggs, via submission A short AngleMania vignette with Theodore Moneymaker played. Short, because Moneymaker was asked simply one question. "What does AngleMania mean to me? Simple... more money! BWAHAHAHA!" On that note, we cut backstage where a heated debate had broken out backstage between no less than Deuce Deuce Bigelow and Brock Ausstin! Apparantly, both men had voiced their intentions on heading to St. Louis for the Leap Year Spectacular and being named as Krista's child, leading to a nose to nose confrontation between the two with other OAOAST personalities crowded around, egging them on. As the two big hosses argued away, they were interrupted by a grinning Felix Strutter. He just clapped and chuckled to himself until they stopped. Felix apologised for interrupting, but said he felt he should be the voice of reason, since HE was infact going to be named as the child. Up went shouts of derision, not least from Biff Atlas! Yes, Biff also believed himself to be the child. No sooner did the thought of "If Biff Atlas can be the kid, anyone can be the kid" run through the minds of viewers than voices chimed in from all around the circle that they were infact the kid, before it all turned into a schoolyard bundle right there and then in the middle of the catering area!! Bodies piled on top of each other, food went flying ("Thank God it was cream pie day and not kebab and fondou day!", Jesse Ventura) and all this was watched from the sidelines by Christopher Patrick Allen, with a satisfied smirk on his face. ***Jumbo -VS- Vinny Valentine*** Out of a wheelchair, Vinny Valentine provided the Syndicated viewership with "pure inspiration, baby" as he limped to the ring on GLITTER ENCRUSTED CRUTCHES! The Disco Duck proudly proclaimed that he sent The Mad Cappa packing "back to Squaresville, USA" last week (revisionist history at it's finest) but lamented that his efforts last week had left him physically uncapable of competing again this week. So, instead of a wrestling match, he suggested that his opponent for the night Jumbo come to the ring and settle their differences over the sounds of "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The Four Seasons, whose record he just happened to have with him. Never one to pass up a good dance, Jumbo headed out to the ring and Valentine passed the record out of the ring, instructing the timekeeper to 'hit it'. Unfortunately, the OAOAST isn't 12 inch record compatible... and, even if we were, why would there be one at ringside anyway? So Vinny instead called out to the production team to hit his music instead. Vinny danced away to "Disco Duck", showing no apparant signs of injury. And eventually Jumbo joined in. But just as the ring seemed to be turning into a boogie wonderland, it became murder on the dancefloor as Jumbo laid out Valentine with a big clothesline! Suddenly all Vinny's injuries came flooding back and he begged for mercy. Jumbo showed no forgiveness though and put a beating on Valentine before crushing him in the corner with an Avalanche. A second avalanche had Vinny out on his feet, a press slam positioning him in the centre of the ring. Off the ropes, Jumbo then flattened Vinny with the XL Splash and hooked a leg for the easy pinfall victory. Winner: Jumbo, via pinfall After the match, Jumbo left the ring and took Vinny's Four Seasons record as a token of victory. #~OAOAST presents ANGLEMANIA VII~# 35(ish) DAYS TO GO!! ***Alfdogg -VS- Dr. Max Anderson*** A rare Syndicated appearance for the former three-time World Champion and certainly no walk in the park, as he encountered a resilient Doctor Max. Alf's class shone through at the start of the match, getting the better of each opening exchange and sending Max back to his corner to recover. But as his confidence began to shine through, Alf paid for it with a series of backfists and a leg lariat sending him out to the floor, much to his disbelief. Having shaken that off, Alf regained control and worked over the back of the good Doctor with precision moves. Crucially he couldn't seem to put Anderson away though. The fans gradually got behind the underdog, rewarding his determination and heart. And he rewarded them by firing back on Alf and launching into a fast-paced comeback. Dropkicks and headscissors aplenty, Alfdogg rolled to the floor to try and create some seperation but ended up smushed into the barricade with a Tope Con Hilo that brought the crowd to it's feet. Just as the fans sensed an upset, Alf cut Anderson off, getting a two off a Superkick. However, Max was able to counter the AA Spinebuster with a sunset flip for a nearfall, then hit the Anderson Spinebuster himself for an even closer nearfall! That would turn out to be as good as it got for the Doc however. Loading up a big spinning backfist, Anderson swung and missed leaving him off balance, allowing Alf to SPIKE him with a Fisherman's Buster. That probably would have been enough, but Alf made extra sure with a Five Star exclamation point, the ***** Alf Splash putting away Anderson gallantly. Winner: Alfdogg, via pinfall After the match, Alf showed no sign of celebration and more of relief and disbelief at being pushed so hard. He showed some appreciation for Dr. Anderson's efforts by leaving him the ring, the fans applauding Anderson's efforts as Alf walked off with the victory.

Really? The Lost Souls part I'm not a fan of, but there's some really funny stuff in this one. And I don't have a problem with Homer being an ass. The fact he runs out on his dad would be pretty unforgiveable, but it's a cartoon for crying out loud. The second escape always cracks me up, because you're really not expecting it at that point. Homer: Why did they build this ghost town so far away!? Lisa: Because they discovered gold right over there. Homer: It's because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything. Toure Guide: First on our tour is the whore house. Then we'll visit the cathouse, the brothel, the bordello, and finally the old mission. Marge: Oh, thank heavens... Tour Guide: Lots of prostitutes in there! And of course, when the drunk cowboy falls into the trough and is clearly drowning, with everybody assuming it's part of the show. "He knows what he's doing". I say that line all the time.

Did they ever explain WHY Vince forced Flair into that situation? As far as I recall, he just came out and ruined Flair's moment, told him he'd have to retire next time he lost and walked off. No real reason. Was there any other explanation than that, or was it just 'Oh, that McMahon, he's such an asshole' and that's that? Also, whatever happened to WrestleMania being the blow-off for a big, meaningful feud built up over a period of months? Are people really, STILL, suggesting that instead of a strongly built main-event title match that you put your money down on, they should end the show with an impromptu MITB title change? Sure, it'd be a big surprise. But that doesn't mean it'd be good. This isn't New Year's Revolution, it's Mania.

Credit: Indywrestlingnews.com Nothing says rebellion like Zach Gowen, baby! He beat The Big Show. He's a superstar. Also, they're teasing that if The Vulture Squad don't win the Tag Titles, Smokes will make Jigsaw unmask. Weather permitting. And I haven't seen this posted here either, but Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley are booked for the shows in April... uh, weather permitting.

I just watched the Bobo episode. Possibly my favourite episode. After Burns shuts down television... [burns: Smithers, I'm home. *canned laughter* Smither: What, already? *canned laughter* Burns: Yes. *canned laughter*] Lisa: Is it me, or is TV getting worse? Homer: Eh, it's about the same. Uh-oh, look out Smithers! *vase smashes*

Assuming they don't involve Batista in Show/Mayweather at all, watching Smackdown I thought of this as well. The angle with Chuck and Noble is working, but I don't see them going with that as a Mania match somehow. It'd be simple enough to build. Noble out injured, Chuck looks like he's about to go after Michelle, Batista runs out for the save. It wouldn't exactly be a high profile match for Batista, but it'd be against someone the fans are reacting to and an opportunity for Palumbo who's not put a foot wrong since he came back.

OAOAST 6-Man Tag Team Championships Love Generation vs. Cucaracha Internacional (Todd Cortez, James Blonde and Faqu)

Back in the locker rooms, Cucaracha Internacional are still warming down from their big victory earlier on. Black and Blonde seem in high spirits, while Faqu seems like... well, Faqu, still pacing around like he's about to strike at any second. Megan is present too but there's no sign of either Cortez or Landon. Until, that is, the door swings up and the namesake leader of CI breezes into the room. MADDIX Well well, if it isn't the winner's circle! MEGAN So, what did he say? MADDIX He said exactly what I expected him to say. Still smiling, Maddix grabs Blonde around the shoulders. MADDIX Okay guys, bring it in, bring it in. I just want to say right away, great job out there tonight. I couldn't be more pleased with how things went out there. We didn't have things all our own way and we knew it was going to be tough, considering where we were. Hostile territory... or, as hostile as thousands of little girls in training bras and their moms can, at least. But we came through. Cucaracha Internacional reigned supreme tonight, one more time. And that's only the beginning. See, I just came back from speaking to AngleSault and he agreed, after that showing we're on the up. BLONDE No doubt about it! MADDIX No there is not my friend. Which is why AS had no other choice but to give us a shot at the Six Man Tag Team Titles, since we just went out there and showed them up in their home state. Black and Blonde seem pleased with that. Even Faqu lets out a few shouts, which seem to be his way of showing he's happy with that. MADDIX Leap Year Spectacular, we've got the shot. Now, I'm not going to be able to be there to cheer you guys on, since I've got the small matter of an SWF show to run. But I'll be keeping tabs on you. And I've got full confidence that you, the bigman and Todd can bring those titles home, win us our first cha... BLACK Woah woah. Wot was that!? Realising he's not done the best job of explaining himself, certainly not the most tactful job, Landon freezes up for a second. Blonde shares Black's surprise, but not his anger as Black stands up and marches over to his new 'boss'. BLACK Did I 'ere that right? You're subbin' me out!? BLONDE What's that all about man? MADDIX Look, I know it's not ideal, but... BLACK You're bloody well right it ain't ideal mate! Incase you ain't noticed, we're a team. Internationally Known. That's wot you took over, remember? MADDIX I know, I know and I don't feel too great about jeopardising all that. But please, just hear me out. This is nothing to do with you guys. I let you associate yourselves with me... no, I associated myself with you, I know exactly what you're all capable of. It was no arbitrary decision, let me assure you. This is a purely business decision. A tactical decision, from a tactician, a leader. You have to try and look at the big picture. Having Todd Cortez [i]with[/i] us is a lot more beneficial to us than having him [i]against[/i] us, am I right? Blonde shrugs and agrees. Even Black has to begrudingly nod. MADDIX Exactly. Now, I've got him back by my side and I made him promises. I promised him success. And the sooner he gets that success, the sooner he gets it into that thick skull of his that, as usual, I'm right. Once he's onside, there's no stopping us. I mean, seriously, did you SEE what did out there to that punk O'Hara? Are you telling me that wasn't the greatest thing you ever saw? BLACK I ain't denyin' that. But lemme remind ya Landon... ya made us promises n'all. MADDIX I know I did. And your time will come very soon, trust me on that. It's just that we have to try and fit Todd in now to reap the benefits later. James needs to be there to control Faqu and Faqu needs to be there because... well, he's Faqu. Faqu, at the sound of his name, starts beating his chest. MADDIX Case in point. Listen, I'll make it up to you, I promise. BLACK There's that word again. Still showing signs of disappointment, Black fist-pumps Landon on the shoulder as a sign of acceptance. After rubbing away the pain from what was just a friendly fist, Landon then walks over to Megan, leaving his stable-mates to talk amongst themselves about the announcement across the room. MADDIX Well, I think I got away with that.

[b]"PREPARE...FOR...LANDON!"[/b] [i]...WAAAAAHHHHH... *DUM DUM*[/i] "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Ten man tag team action, let's go to the ring! As "Megalomaniac" blasts through the arena, the entrance way becomes a sea of humanity as out pile the entire force of Cucaracha Internacional. One extra body is in there somewhere this week, as Landon Maddix makes sure to point out, Todd Cortez stands with his head down and a Cucaracha Internacional t-shirt on, just like his team-mates. All except Faqu, of course. BUFFER This ten man tag team contest is scheduled for one fall! On the way to the ring, team number one. Total combined weight, one THOUSAND, one hundred and eighty one pounds! The team of "THE TRENDSETTER" JAMES BLONDE... "THE SAMOAN WRECKING BALL", FAQUUUUUUU... "THE URBAN LEGEND" TODD CORTEZ... NATHANIEL BLACK... and, being accompanied by his manager, MEGAN SKYE! He is the former OAOAST World Heavyweight Champion... LANDON... "LA CUCARACHA"... MMMMMAAAAAAAAADDIIIIIIXXXXXXX!! Together, they comprise the team known as... CUCARACHA... INTERNACIONAL!!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Blonde pulls open his faux fur coat to flash the new t-shirt, available at OAOAST.com today! The fivesome make their seperate ways into the ring, with Todd keeping a noticeable distance from the rest. COLE So, Cucaracha Internacional to team together in full for the first time here tonight on HeldDOWN~! And as you can see, they welcome a new member to the ranks. Todd Cortez, after he lost last week in controversial circumstances I might add, now forced to be a part of Cucaracha Internacional and once again follow the lead of Landon Maddix. COACH You know, you did this last week and you're still on it, making that sound like a bad thing. COLE And I'm wrong about that? COACH The best place for Todd Cortez is under the tutelage of La Cucaracha. Lets face it, he was never going to make it on his own. Now he's back with Landon, just like he was in Martial Law, just like The Wildcards. Count the number of titles he won back then, compare with the number he won since he went off on his own. Discuss. The six members of Cucaracha Internacional all watch on from the ring, as "God Of Thunder" by KISS blares out and the first of the opponents heads out. Yellow strobe lights pick out Thunderkid in the otherwise darkened arena, marching to the ring with a purpose. BUFFER And, the opponents! First, from Green Bay, Wisconsin... weighing two hundred, fifty pounds... THHUUUUUUUUUUNNDDEEEEEERRRR - KKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDD!!! "YYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!" As soon as TK hits ringside, "Fix Up, Look Sharp" replaces his music and Jamie O'Hara marches out to join him. Hey, no time to hang around. BUFFER Weighing in at one hundred and eighty three pounds and hailing from Birmingham, England... he is "THE BIRMINGHAM BAD BOY"... JJAAAAAAMMIIIIIIEEEEEE O'HHHHHAAAAAAARRRRRRAAAAAAAAAA!!! "YYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!" O'Hara is all but ready to hit the ring at first, but thinks better of it as he sees the numbers. Instead he pitches up next to Thunderkid, the two nodding to each other in a show of respect. COLE How Jamie O'Hara would love to finally get his hands on Nathaniel Black tonight. COACH And vice versa. .:CUE: "Love Generation", Bob Sinclar:. If Thunderkid and O'Hara got warm receptions then the crowd reach boiling point for the arrival of the Six Man Tag Team Champions. Leading the way is Jade Rodez, with the amped up boybanders Tyler and Shayne on either side fuelling the fires of the crowd in the Joe Louis Arena. Behind them is Leon Rodez, much cooler about the homecoming than the others and simply waving to a couple of sections of the crowd before they're all pointed on to the ring. BUFFER And, the final members of the team! They are accompanied to the ring by Ms. JADE RODEZ! At a total combined weight of five hundred and ninety nine pounds... the current OAOAST Six Man Tag Team Champions! Hailing from the state of MICHIGAN... "SHOWTIME" SHAYNE BRAVE and "TREMENDOUS" TYLER BRYANT, they are D*LLLUUUUUXXXXXX!! And, their tag team partner. He is Silky Smooth, he is "LUSCIOUS" LEON RODEZ!! Together, are the LLLOOOOOOOOVVEEEEE GGEEENNEEERRRRRRAAAAAAATTIIIIIIOOOOOOOONN!!!! "YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" The five members of Cucaracha Internacional watch on from the floor now as Love Generation slide into the ring and work the turnbuckles. Thunderkid doesn't get involved with the hot-dogging, going through his own warm-ups. And O'Hara just stands by the ropes, mouthing off to Nathaniel Black. The two Brits exchange words while Blonde and Maddix concentrate on keeping Faqu calm until the bell rings. Off at the side, Todd Cortez distances himself from his new stable-mates despite Landon's attempts to get his troops together. COLE What a reaction here in Detroit for the natives of Michigan, D*LUX and Leon Rodez! COACH So they're popular in their home state? Big whoop. COLE Yes, it was a big whoop. I just said that. COACH You're an idiot. The point is, these people are bias. I could get a reaction like that in Kanses. Even you get a reaction in wherever in the hell it was you were spawned. Nobody cares. COLE ...and with that, we're thankfully ready to go. *DINGDINGDING!* After some last minute huddles, it'll be Jamie O'Hara to start out, with James Blonde from the Cucaracha Internacional side. Not what Jamie had hoped for. O'Hara looks right past Blonde to Nathaniel Black, daring him step into the ring. Black shrugs him off, to which O'Hara responds with some [i]double-dog[/i] dares! But his pre-occupation with Black ends up distracting The Birmingham Bad Boy, allowing Blonde to get in a quick cheapshot! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Blonde stomps away on O'Hara as Black smirks away in the corner. Pulling O'Hara up, Blonde then sends him into the ropes, ducking his head early for a backdrop. Over the top tumbles O'Hara, landing on his feet and carrying on into the far ropes. Blonde quickly regroups and tries to catch him on the rebound. But O'Hara manages to count the sideslam attempt, bringing Blonde over with a headscissors takedown! COLE Catching Jamie O'Hara is like trying to pour smoke through a keyhole. COACH Who in the world does that anyway? Why would you want to? Rolling through to his feet Blonde charges at O'Hara, but gets sent on into the ropes with a sidestep. Up goes O'Hara with a leapfrog and Blonde sees his chance, putting on the brakes as he goes underneath and waiting for Jamie to land... before running into an elbow! O'Hara then backflips, hooking the head and pulling Blonde over with another headscissors! Love Generation, and to a lesser extent Thunderkid, raise the roof for that. But O'Hara gets a little too ahead of himself and runs right into a knee as he charges Blonde in the corner. Landon bounces around on the apron and indicates that O'Hara just got 'served', while Blonde pushes up onto the middle rope and signs for a DDT. As he reaches out to grab O'Hara though, J'OH suddenly jumps up and catches him in the shoulder with a kick! COACH AH! Hang on... Blonde grabs the rope to avoid falling to the floor. His stay on the ropes doesn't last long anyway though, as O'Hara leaps to the middle rope, springboarding off and pulling Blonde from the buckles with yet another headscissor variation! "YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" COLE Wow! Blonde brought down the hardway right there! O'Hara tries an early cover... 1... 2... Kickout. Tag is made to Tyler Bryant, getting a loud scream of approval from the crowd. Tyler kicks Blonde in the exposed midsection before taking over from O'Hara, whipping Blonde to the ropes and connecting with a beautiful standing dropkick! 1... 2... Kickout. Undettered, Tyler takes a moment to appeal to the crowd as he pulls Blonde up again. Realising he's in trouble though, Blonde quickly goes to the gut with a knee and scrambles to the corner, getting the tag to Nathaniel Black. COLE Well, Black had no problem coming in that time, with O'Hara out on the apron. COACH He marches to the beat of his own drum, Michael. He's not going to step into the ring just because some scrawny little punk is mouthing off at him to do so. Making a far from auspicious start, Black runs right into an armdrag from Tyler and finds himself locked in an armbar. The European technician has few problems finding his way out of that though. Pushing the hand into the jaw, he forces the head back, allowing him to kick up and trap Tyler in a headscissors. Tyler manages to escape that with a kip-up though and beats Black to his feet, meeting him with a dropkick! A second dropkick puts Black back down! And a third, sending Black rolling right back to Cucaracha Internacional territory! COLE Black tried to go to the mat where he's most comfortable, but Tyler had other ideas. And that series of dropkick has got Black all bent out of shape! Scowling, Black reaches up and tags out to Landon. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Giving a thumbs up to a completely unresponsive Todd Cortez, Landon steps in... ...and takes a step back, as Tyler reaches out and tags in Leon Rodez. "YYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Oh, how about this for a showdown! The Face Of The Year and the 'Rudo' Of The Year. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" With the Michigan crowd solidly behind their favourite son (Grand Rapids, Detroit, same dif.), Landon doesn't look quite so confident all of a sudden and urges Leon to settle down. The two circle, coming together in a collar and elbow tie-up. Landon quickly grabs a headlock and just as quickly gets shot off into the ropes, coming back with enough momentum to knock Leon down with a shoulderblock. Inexplicably, Maddix does the DAS WUNDERKID~! dance over Leon, to applause from... well, one of his team-mates at least, James Blonde. COLE What in the world was that about!? Done dancing, Landon backs into the ropes again. Leon flips over and forces Landon to hurdle him, quickly up to meet him on the rebound, looking for a hiptoss. Showing great agility, Maddix lands on his feet. He then leaps up looking for a monkey flip... only for Rodez to show similar agility, landing on HIS feet! Unaware of this, Landon stands up with a smile, only to be confronted by Leon doing the CARLTON BANKS FROM THE FRESH PRINCE~! dance!! "YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" COACH Are they tryin' to out-white each other or something? For some reason, Maddix takes great exception to this and charges looking for a double axehandle. Leon quickly ducks behind with a schoolboy... 1... 2... No! Landon quickly gets to his feet, faked out with a right hand and caught with a backslide as he ducks his head... 1... 2... No! Again Maddix is quickly back up and quickly back doubled over, courtesy of an Inverted Atomic Drop. Leon then tumbles over top, bringing down Landon with a sunset flip... 1... 2... NO! Finally Landon manages to cut off Leon's offence as he lands a quick boot to the gut. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" COLE Boy, did Landon need that. COACH Well, it was smart. One opening and he took it, that's the mark of a true champion, a former World Champion. COLE And Todd Cortez, not looking too encouraging to his supposed 'buddy' as he watches on from the apron. With his bearings back, Landon pops Leon in the jaw with a quick forearm. And a second. *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" Before cracking him with a knifedge chop, draping Leon over the ring ropes. Wringing out an arm, Landon whips Leon and with a confident clap of the hands he goes up for a a Dropsau... CAUGHT! Leon catches the legs and as Maddix hits the mat, he tries to turn him over in the Liontamer! "YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Unfortunately for Leon, James Blonde reacts and rushes into the ring to break the attempt up. Clubbing Leon in the back he then pins his arms back, holding him in place as Landon gets back up. Landon smiles, seeing that Leon is defenceless as he rears back... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...or, perhaps not, as Landon ends up cracking Blonde with the chop instead! COACH That's okay, regroup. COLE Okay? He just chopped his own partner! In the middle of apologising to Blonde, Landon almost forgets that he's still got an opponent lurking in the ring with him, snapping around and aiming for Rodez's head with a clothesline. Rodez ducks though... and ducks again... *SLAP!* [i]"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"[/i] ...causing Blonde to chop Landon, who squeals out in pain! Hands on hips, Leon watches Maddix and Blonde get into a brief arguement, breaking up the hostilities with a DOUBLE NOGGIN KNOCKER~! Leon then switches in front and grabs the waistbands of both Maddix and Blonde's tights, falling backwards and pulling both men forward into STEREO SPRINGBOARD CLOTHESLINES from Shayne Brave and Tyler Bryant!!! "YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Tremendous teamwork by the 6-Man Tag Team Champions and this crowd in Detroit absolutely loves it!! COACH You can call it 'teamwork' all you want, but there's no way it's legal. Way too many guys in the ring. COLE Yeah, but one of them was Blonde. And he'd been in the ring about fifteen seconds trying to land a chop! As Cucaracha Internacional head outside to regroup, Faqu tries to get into the ring. With all three of the celebrating member of Love Generation in the ring though, he's wisely kept out of the ring by his team-mates. Landon tries to get a huddle going, easier said than done with a wild Samoan savage and Todd Cortez hanging back away from his 'team-mates'. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" COLE Love Generation standing tall right now... can La Cucaracha rally his troops for the remainder of this huge 10-Man Tag!? We'll find out, when we come back! [b]*COMMERCIAL BREAK*[/b] Back from commercial and the answer would seem to be 'no', as Tyler Bryant has things going his way against Landon. Sent off the ropes, Landon manages to duck underneath a clothesline. He then leaps at Tyler Thesz Press style, planting his knees on the thighs and pushing off... but landing face-first on the canvas as Tyler throws him off! COLE Welcome back to Detroit, where the Michigan natives continue to press their home-court advantage! COACH Yeah and there must be every pre-pubescent teen girl in this damn state crammed in here tonight. It's like a Backstreet Boys concert in here, I can barely hear myself think. I don't know how you put up with it, they're not even all that great live! COLE ...says you. With Landon checking his face is still in place, Tyler wrings out the arm and tags out to Thunderkid. COLE And things are getting no easier for La Cucaracha! TK steps in and lands a punch to the ribs. A second. And a third. Landon groans in pain holding his gut and tries to back off, only now realising that he's in the ring with a 250 pound Thunderkid and dropping to his knees in a weak attempt to beg off. By the hair, Thunderkid drags Landon back up and shoots him into the ropes. And with ease he lifts Landon up on the rebound, pressing him over his head to despairing looks from Megan, Blonde and Black (but not Cortez) and dropping him down with a big Press Slam!! Cover... 1... 2... NO! Crawling across the ring, Landon just tries to get away from Thunderkid, finding himself trapped in a neutral corner. But he manages to lure in Thunderkid, close enough to kick out with a boot. Catching TK in the gut, Landon pulls himself up... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and chops Thunderkid... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...twice... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and a third time, to very little effect. Realising this, Landon hits another quick kick and runs the ropes. Thunderkid tries to cut him off with the Bicycle Kick... but Maddix ducks, coming off the far ropes with a flying forea... CAUGHT! FALLAWAY SLAM!! "YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Unfortunately for Thunderkid though, Landon lands close to his corner. Close enough that, at least in a 10 Man Tag, he's able to reach out and tag out. Doubly unfortunate, as it's Faqu who he tags. COLE And suddenly, the mood changes. COACH No doubt. Landon did a great job of softening everybody up and lulling them into a false sense of security, now Faqu's going to clean up. COLE Well if anyone is going to match power with Faqu, it's going to be Thunderkid. The Samoan Wrecking Ball stomps in, Thunderkid not backing down at all. With a primal scream Faqu charges, but Thunderkid cuts him off with a right hand. And again. A third. Faqu is staggering under the punches but not going down, so Thunderkid turns and hits the ropes, clubbing him in the chest with a clothesline. Again Faqu staggers but again he doesn't go down. So TK runs the ropes again... *SMACK!* "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!" ...and gets caught in the ear with a Thrust Kick! With his team-mates looking thoroughly pleased with themselves, Faqu then comes off the ropes... COLE LOOK OUT, LOOK OUT! ...BUT HE MISSES A SPLASH!! "YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" COLE Man, Thunderkid barely escaped there! Suddenly the confidence sinks a little in Cucaracha Internacional, as Thunderkid hooks up Faqu, looking for a suplex! The big Samoan refuses to go though and jabs TK in the gut with open hands before reversing and lifting up TK. Floating over the back, Thunderkid lands on his feet and grabs a waistlock on the portly Samoan... BEFORE TAKING HIM UP AND OVER WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!!!! COACH Whu... HOW!? Nobody can quite believe it, as Thunderkid decides to roll over and get a tag. Leon Rodez comes back into the match and goes right for the cover... 1... 2- Kickout! COLE Impressive show of strength there by Thunderkid. But Faqu, still fresh. It's going to take more than one suplex to put him away I'm afraid. Leon sees how close Faqu is to his corner and tries to drag him out into the centre of the ring. Easier said than done. He soon says nuts to that idea and helps Faqu up, looking for an irish whip. Faqu reverses though, sending Rodez into the ropes... AND INTO A KICK TO THE BACK FROM MADDIX! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" As the protests go up from Leon's team-mates and sister, he stumbles off the ropes and walks into an Overhead Belly To Belly Suplex from Faqu, driving him across the ring! And as urged, Faqu follows up with an attempted pin... 1... 2... NO! Faqu shoots a death-glare at referee Mike Chioda, before dragging Leon over to the corner, allowing Landon to tag back in. COLE All it took was one sneaky kick from the apron. And all of a sudden, Cucaracha Internacional have the advantage in this match. COACH They always had the advantage. They're a team, a fully functioning unit. COLE I don't know about that. Faqu seems to be a law unto his own and it's clear to me that Todd Cortez wants no part of this or anything else to do with Cucaracha Internacional. COACH Then he should have won last week, shouldn't he? Measuring Leon, Landon cracks him with a kick as he reaches his knees. Leon rocks backwards before being pulled up by La Cucaracha, suplexed back to the canvas. Off the ropes, Landon then lands across the chest with a double stomp, bottoming out with a back senton and hooking a leg... 1... 2... NO! COLE Quick combination of moves by Landon there, but not enough. Looking up at his group of followers, Landon cracks a smile as he extends a hand towards Todd Cortez. The Urban Legend, yet to enter the match, glares forward and clearly doesn't want to accept, but realises he has no choice and tags in. The former Martial Law then set Leon up for a double team. A double irish whip sends him to the ropes, Landon connecting with a back elbow to the gut, on his way up and over from a Cortez back bodydrop. Clearly not what he had in mind, Maddix asks Cortez what in the heck he was doing and reiterates his call for a double elbow. Cortez resists the urge to punch Maddix's lights out and instead kicks Leon HARD in the spine, telling Landon it might be time to get out of the ring. COLE A distinct lack of communication on that one. COACH Well, they've not been teaming for a while. It'll take a couple of weeks to work out the kinks, but after that? Look out OAOAST, I say! COLE I'm not sure if Cortez is going to last that long before he's had all he can take. The crowd show Todd little sympathy, mainly because he's up against their hero Leon Rodez. So he drags Leon back up, connecting with a couple of European uppercuts before going to the ribs with a spinning round kick. Rodez doubles over and Cortez then cracks him in the chest with a kick, knocking him off his feet, before marching over to the corner and tagging in James Blonde. COLE I don't think Blonde was expecting that. COACH Like I said, they're getting to know each other, that's all. Cortez takes up his position on the apron again whilst Blonde rushes in and cuts off a tag. Close, Leon reaches out... but Blonde quickly lets him go and nails O'Hara, luring him into the ring and allowing Maddix in illegally to help drag Leon away! Referee Chioda is stuck with all four of Leon's partners, desperately trying to keep order, unaware that order has gone out of the window behind him as four of the five Cucaracha Internacional members work over Rodez in the corner! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" By the time Chioda has cleared the ring the beating has stopped, Leon left sat in the corner with Blonde innocently claiming nothing shady went on. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" Pulling LE - ON out of the corner, Blonde hits a snap suplex and covers... 1... 2... No! Tag back in to Landon, who comes in off the top with a fist right to the crown of the head. Landon then takes a moment to taunt towards the opposition corner, mocking Shayne and Tyler's attempts to get some clapping going to route Leon on. Of course, Landon's mocking only makes the crowd more eager to clap, willing Leon to his feet. COLE This Detroit crowd, rallying behind The Grand Rapids Golden Child! COACH Nah, they're just clapping cause the guy next to them is. They don't know what the hell's goin' on, they're just a bunch of sheep. Not impressed, Maddix sneers as he reaches down... and gets a jab to the gut! And another! And another, Leon fighting from below and getting to his feet... but also getting a thumb in the eyes! Leon recoils and clutches at his eyes as Maddix shrugs off the complaints from the referee, jarring The Silky Smooth One with a quick Jawbreaker. Waiting on Leon to turn, Landon then takes a quick run-up and looks for the Cucaracha Cutte... NO! A shove in the back sends Landon off, towards a neutral corner. Maddix throws a boot up and stops himself from colliding with the turnbuckles. But as he turns back around, he runs headlong and right into a Sitout Hiptoss from Rodez to a huge roar of approval!! COLE And now Leon, needs to make the tag! With the clapping and the banging reaching a fever pitch, both Leon and Landon try to do just that, crawling over to their corners... ...tag to Blonde... ...TAG TO O'HARA!! "YYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!" And O'Hara re-introduces himself into the match with typical style, wiping out Blonde with a Springboard Crossbody Block!! COLE WOAH MY! O'Hara rolls off of Blonde, catching Nathaniel Black coming in with a Spinning Wheel Kick. Not particularly worried about his partners, Cortez realises he needs to act anyway and tries to cut off O'Hara with a clothesline, but runs right into a flipping dropkick! Faqu then barrels forward... but O'Hara sidesteps and The Samoan Wrecking Ball crashes through the ropes and out to the arena floor! COLE Jamie O'Hara has exploded into life here! With Faqu gone, O'Hara goes right after the man he's been waiting to get his hands on, Nathaniel Black. He mounts Black and starts to go to town with some wild lefts and rights. Until, that is, James Blonde grabs a hold of him and pitches him to the floor! He soon follows O'Hara though, thanks to the dual efforts of Tyler Bryant and Shayne Brave. COLE No surprise, this one is spilling out of control. And look out here... Tyler and Shayne get the crowd going, as Faqu, Blonde and O'Hara all climb back up on the outside. The three end up bundled together, mainly thanks to O'Hara's hold on their hair... ...ALLOWING TYLER AND SHAYNE TO SOAR INTO THEM WITH STEREO SUICIDE DIVES!!!! "YYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE A five car pile-up in the Motor City!! D*LUX, Flying Without Wings, and they take out Blonde, Faqu and O'Hara! COACH What a stupid move too. They risked their own hides and they took out one of their partners! All to make the screaming masses happy. As the the five pull themselves up, punches start flying as they slug it out. In the meantime Todd Cortez has picked himself up and has lined up the scene. Off the ropes he comes, pushing himself up and over the top AND WIPING EVERYONE OUT WITH A SOMERSAULT PLANCHA!!! "YYYEEEEEAAAAHHHH!" COLE How about that one, Coach? COACH Yeah. Not too smart either. I don't think Todd cares about the fans though. COLE I doubt he cares much for his partners either, to be fair. With now six on the floor, it's Thunderkid's turn to line up a dive. He waits for everyone to start picking themselves up before turning around and taking off for the ropes... which is when Nathaniel Black rushes out of the corner and lays him out with a Lariat!! COACH Yeah! That's Nate Black for ya! You can stick your Space Flying Tumble Flips, give me a good clothesline any day of the week! Black cradles TK up... 1... 2... Kickout! Black pulls Thunderkid back up and clubs him with two hard European uppercuts. The Englishman then crosses up the arms underneath the body of Thunderkid, looking for the Brittania Bomb! TK fights it though. And he manages to power out an arm, twisting out from underneath Black and hooking him for the THUNDERBOLT DDT... NO! Black drives his knee forward, catching TK in the head and escaping the move. Doing a quick 360, The Englishman then throws the Black Lariat... ...DUCKED! TK avoids the clothesline and quickly hooks the head, driving Black down with the Scorpion Deathdrop!! "YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" COLE That could do it! Before TK can think of going for the pin though, he gets spun around by Landon Maddix. And before he knows what's hit him, Thunderkid gets leant back and pulled into the CRASH LANDON '05!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Jumping to his feet, Landon's brief celebrations are cut short as Leon Rodez rushes towards him. Ducking the line, Landon catches Leon with a quick boot and lifts him onto his shoulders, into a fireman's carry. It's not quite Leon's bedtime yet though and he escapes down the back, scooping Landon up and hitting the Blue Thunder Bomb! COLE IT'S DA BOOM! 1... 2... SAVE BY BLONDE! COLE Right place, right time for James Blonde. And you can thank Faqu for that, he's busy fighting off D*LUX and O'Hara out on the floor. COACH Yes, great teamwork. COLE It's certainly James Blonde's idea of teamwork. Picking himself up, Leon walks into a jab from Blonde. A jab! A jab! Licensed To Thrill, Blonde tumbles behind Rodez... and gets a mule kick in the breadbasket. Spinning around, Leon then gives Blonde a taste of his own medicine with a jab! A jab! A jab! A jab! Rodez turns, blowing the kiss, before turning back on his heels... *SMACK!* ...and nailing The Trendsetter upside the head with the enziguri! COLE MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! Down goes Blonde, but Rodez has little time to relax as he gets caught from behind AND FOLDED IN HALF with a High Angle Back Suplex from The Samoan Wrecking Ball!! "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COACH I hope 'Mama' knows a good chiropractor. COLE This is like a scene out of Rambo, bodies going down everywhere you look! COACH They didn't have no monsters like Faqu though. Rambo wouldn't fuck with Faqu. Fact. The big Samoan stands tall for the moment, beating his chest and encouraging Leon to get back to his feet. It's left to Megan to point out to Faqu what's waiting behind him though, as both members of D*LUX have slid into the ring. Tyler and Shayne quickly start teeing off on Faqu as he turns around, alternating right hands before looking to each other and hitting the ropes. Faqu swings for them with a double clothesline, but they duck underneath and quickly skid to a halt, cracking off two quick Superkicks! Hit Me Baby One More Time!! FAQU BLLLLLLAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!! *SMACK!* *SMACK!* ...and they do just that as Faqu fails to fall after the first Double Superkick, a second pair of boots enough to drop Faqu and sending him rolling to the outside! COLE They put the bigman down! COACH Yeah, and it took them four superkicks to do. If the referee had any authority, they wouldn't have had chance to pull that kinda stunt. With Cortez and O'Hara doing battle on the floor, D*LUX quickly turn their attentions to Nathaniel Black. A double irish whip sends Black into the corner, D*LUX loading up across the ring. Shayne runs in first... and eats a knee! As he goes down, Black then hops up onto the middle rope, getting some extra momentum on the way down as he runs towards Tyler with a Lariat... DUCKED! Keeping his momentum going, Black again uses the middle turnbuckle as a stepping pad and turns around... *SMACK!* ...EATING A FACEFUL OF YAKUZA KICK!!!! "YYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!" Black collapses in a heap, while Tyler spots Landon getting up and runs him out of the ring with a clothesline. The momentum takes Tyler up and over the top as well though and they end up in a heap on the floor. Coming off the floor meanwhile is Jamie O'Hara, having got rid of Cortez for long enough to head for the top rope. COLE Look out! O'Hara is up and he's heading all the way up! Black in position below him, are we going to see the 630? Quickly reaching the third floor, O'Hara looks down and flips off Black, before tumbling off the top... ...AND HITTING THE BLAZE OUT 630!!! "YYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAA...." But O'Hara lands right at the feet of Todd Cortez! And The Urban Legend in a flash spins O'Hara around, pulling him into a standing headscissors AND SPIKING HIM DIRECTLY ON HIS HEAD WITH THE RIOT ACT PLUS!!!!! "OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" COACH [b]AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!![/b] O'Hara bounces about half a foot off the mat, sending arms flying to mouths all around the arena. The only person not in shock is Todd Cortez, rolling the limp carcass of O'Hara over and hooking a leg... 1... 2... SHAYNE DIVES FOR THE SA... 3!!!!!! *DINGDINGDING!* Falling just short of the save, Shayne holds his head as Megan leaps for joy on the outside. Jade is still as shocked as anyone else in the arena and barely reacts to the defeat for her team. BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, your winners of the match... the team of CUCARACHA INTERNACIIIOOONNAAAAAALLLLLLL!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Pulling himself up, Cortez has his arm raised in victory but still looks far from enthusiastic about it. His mood doesn't improve as he hears applause from behind him, turning around to see Landon and Megan making a really big deal about congratulating him on a job well done. Raising an eyebrow, Cortez rolls out of the ring... and right past them, the applause dieing down a little as Cortez blows them off and walks off to the back on his own. COACH ...what a team! COLE Oh yeah, you can just feel the love right there. COACH Hey, they won, that's all that matters. Landon promised Todd Cortez success and glory once he came back to his side. And sure enough, who gets the victory? Who gets the pinfall for Cucaracha Internacional? Todd Cortez does! You have to give that man credit, Landon Maddix did exactly what he said he would! What a leader... what a man! COLE You... Cortez won the match, sure. But you're giving Landon the credit? COACH He's the leader, he gets all the credit. After all, who recruited Cortez in the first place? Landon Maddix, that's who. COLE You're too much. Not letting things get him down, Landon celebrates the victory with the rest of his Cucaracha Internacional team-mates as Cortez heads off into the distance. In the ring, Leon watches with a dejected expression, while D*LUX and Thunderkid divide their time between mulling over the loss and checking if Jamie O'Hara is okay.

MATTHEWS Hey everybody, Josh Matthews here, filling in for Maggie Nerdly. And I'm backstage with the OAOAST 6-Man Tag Team Champions of the World, Michigan's own, Love Generation! As the camera pans out to reveal the champs, a big pop goes up out in the arena. MATTHEWS Guys, tonight it's ten man tag team action against the newly bloated numbers of Cucaracha Internacional. Your thoughts? LEON Well before we get to that, me and the guys want to send out our best wishes and get well soons to two of our favourite gals, Melody and Maggie Nerdly. I'm sure they're both watching tonight from the frozen wastes of Canadia, or wherever they happen to be, so this one's for you. Now, as far as 'Cucaracha Internacional' goes, I must admit I'm a little confused. It's hard to keep track of all these comings and goings. You've got Todd against Cucaracha Internacional, Todd [i]in[/i] Cucaracha Internacional, Spanish Fly against The Lightning Crew, Spanish Fly [i]in[/i] the Lightning Crew, they change their name, suddenly Brickston's there, Alix is in The Enterprise, Mackenzie is out, then she's back in again, all these stables, I don't know what the hell's going on anymore! But it's safe to say that tonight, we will be wrestling against one such stable of people who are in a stable together which has a name. MATTHEWS Uh, yes. And obviously, as Six Man Tag Team Champions, you've got to keep an eye on all of these factions in the near future. LEON Oh yeah. Most prestigious belts in wrestling, right here. TYLER *cough* LEON But no, I'm sure that especially as we approach AngleMania, all of these groups are going to be hoping to add some gold to the ranks, to try and be the one true dominant force in the OAOAST. To which we simply say bring it on. We've pretty much said as much to AngleSault. Any challenge, we're willing to accept it, as we have been for the past six months. SHAYNE Six months? Really? LEON Scary, no? MATTHEWS Well with that in mind, good luck tonight guys. LEON And good luck to you too Josh. Keep reaching for those stars and one day, you may just cast aside the shackles of presenting WWE Afterburn. In the meantime, it's Detroit, it's Michigan, it's gonna be good times all the way! Love Generation, all ya need is us! The 6-Man Champs head off as we go back to the arena (maybe?)...

Ugh. At least if it's BDV, he's got a couple of entertaining spots he can pull off and Striker on the mic. Mark Henry is utterly useless.

I'm pretty sure we had at least one triple threat where a DQ eliminated you and left the match 1 v. 1 in the past. Though I could be wrong. But yeah, as Toxxic said, there's No DQs but it's not a 'hardcore match' per se. Markers will hopefully be up later. EDIT: And by later, I mean now.