King Cucaracha

It's King Booker to you Rotten Peasant... I shall have you sent to the gallows if you not address our Noble King in the proper manner Except you called him "Booker T" in the very first post there, Ronald.

Not that I noticed. He kinda rubbed his head after Snitsky was announced as the opponent, that count? Shame really. One of the best looking visuals in weeks/months and it now means nought. And it made Vince and Orton look incredibly dumb over the whole 'Cena not making it to Summerslam' semi-tease. Thanks John! Good luck Sunday (not that you need it of course!).

Sexual Chocolate aaaand... what FEELS like anywhere between 10-20 years of the same, mind-numbingly boring World Strongest Man 'big guy who's really strong and mean and stuff and he, like, likes to hurt people, coz did we mention he's mean and he gives people injuries, coz he's so powerful and big and stuff.' cliché? Oh and let's not forget the nice guy World's Strongest Man 'big guy who's really strong but has a human side and helps out the faces and can tip over cars with the help of some editing on a pre-recorded show of course' So, basically, only one gimmick that was entertaining? Yeah?

Orton. They don't have a strong opposition for the inevitable "Oh my God, can Cena make it one full year as Champ" match at Unforgiven so what's the point? It's just the same thing over and over. Guy decides he wants to challenge Cena, attacks him, a few promos, a tag match maybe, run-in on non-title Cena win, Cena fends off challenge, rinse repeat. Aside from something new to say in a promo, Cena having to face somebody for the honour of being Champ for a year won't mean shit. Plus if Orton loses, he's done. He's already being booked into oblivion twice. And whether you like him or not, in-ring or out, building a heel up for months only to turn him into just another failed challenger isn't good for business.

"That's why I kicked your leg out of your leg" was a good one. The new Hart Foundation formation with Bret coming in during Owen vs. Bulldog was a good one too, helped by one of Bret's best interviews ever.

To be fair, he still says DAMN so that covers however many weeks you want. They just made the right decision to change it up now and then. Also, a little update on the preview front:

See also the OLE chants (although technically that was an FWA chant before ROH, right?)

Maybe people who usually just read opinions on here and elsewhere and usually don't bother forming their own opinions took offense to being told what to think and decided to form their own opinions. I don't mind people being negative, usually it's for good reason. But when people tell me to be negative, doesn't wash. That's why I hate the news so much. Or it could just be a co-incidence. Whatever. Just felt like venting.

Looks like a strong line-up again this year. Not really a big SHINGO fan and I've never seen Yokosuka. Besides that, all the matches have a certain appeal to them. Jack vs. PAC is either going to be insanely good or a bit of a mess IMO.

I think it's just the new facepaint and a haircut, the plain colour does make Boogey look a lot different. Personally, I don't really like the new look (and as far as minor things to complain about in wrestling, I realise that's right up there). It kinda looks like a Heel Boogeyman would have done before his old look, really plain and basic.

MAIN EVENT PLEASE!! Hopefully it won't be quite as late as this/last week (what's up with some people making like Sunday is the first day of the week? Seriously? It's Monday/Sunday, get it right people. Livin' for the weekend!)

Sorry guys, something came up. Main event is FINALLY in. To make up for the lateness, I'm honestly going to try and be the guy to feedback the show because it looks like a rock-solid week from the skimming I've done.

COLE It's time. OAOAST World Heavyweight Championship to be decided, let's take it up to Michael Buffer for the introductions. *DINGDING!* BUFFER Llladies and gentlemen, the One And Only AngleSault Thread is proud to be present, live on HeldDOWN~!, your MAIN EVENT of the evening. One fall to a finish with a 60 minute time-limit, your referee Mister Earl Hebner... it is for the OAOAST HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE Wooorrrrllld! ARE YOU READY? "YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!" BUFFER Honolulu Hawaii... ARE... YOU... rrrrrrrrrrRRRREADY!? "YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" BUFFER Then, for the thousands in attendance and for the millions watching around the world, ladies and gentlemen... LLLLLLLLLLLLET’S GET RRREEAADY TO RRRUMBLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! The iconic intro cuts into the opening beats of "Oh No" by Mos Def, Nate Dogg, and Pharoah Monche, the crowd ending sing-along with the ring announcer just in time to erupt for the challenger. Todd Cortez steps through the entrance doors and becomes surrounding by sparks. As his pyro dies down, he then marches straight down to the ring, cracking his knuckles and loosening up his neck. BUFFER Introducing first, on the way to the ring at this time he is the challenger this evening. Hailing out of 'Hollywood Boulevard'. Weighing in at two hundred, twenty six and one quarter pounds. Tonight, he aims to step from the shadow of the man he associated himself with for so long by claiming his first OAOAST singles championship and his first World Title anywhere. He is "THE URBAN LEGEND"! TTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODD... CCOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRR - TTEEEEEEEZZZZZZ!!!! "YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE You heard Michael Buffer say, one fall 60 minutes and we hope to stay with you live for as long as we possibly can to the conclusion of this big match. Cortez enters the ring, continuing to loosen up as nerves start to kick in. Removing his bulletproof jacket, Cortez takes off the cross from around his neck and kisses it as he passes it from the ring. COLE Cortez looks focused, as we all expected. He's been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. COACH World Title shot or match with Landon? COLE Both. As Cortez tests out the ropes, his music dies down. The crowd are split between cheering for the man in the ring and cat-calling, ready to great... "REACH OUT AND TOUCH FAITH" ...his opponent. "Personal Jesus" powers through the PA system and the split becomes a full torrent of boos. Cortez watches on intently from the ring as after a noticeable delay, the doors finally part at the hands of Megan Skye, leading out the World Heavyweight Champion himself. Not posing as we'd expect, Landon stops and stares into the ring. Wiping a hand across his face, the World Champion takes a deep breath, composes himself and heads down the aisle. BUFFER And, on his way to the ring, the opponent. Hailing from Huron, South Dakota by way of Madrid, Spain... we weighs in tonight at two hundred, eight and three-quarter pounds. Accompanied to the ring by his 'Perfect 10', MEGAN SKYE! Tonight, he makes his first defence of his coveted title against a man who argueably knows him better than any other. The former three-time SWF World Champion and your current, reigning and defending Oh Ay Oh Ay Ess Tee HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WWWWOOOOOOORRRRRRLLDD... LANDON! "LA CUCARACHA!"... mmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM - AAAADDIIIIIXXXXXX!!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" The mention of his name draws a quick pose out of Landon at the foot of the steps. The Hawaiian crowd's reaction soon puts him back into a bad mood though, so he stomps up the steps and into the ring. Cortez crouches in the corner, eyes locked on Landon as he shows off his "10 pounds of gold". COLE It's been a tremendous night so far and what a tremendous way to cap it off. World Title on the line and a real possibility of that man, Landon Maddix, being dethroned before our very eyes. Almost as if he believes the same, Landon cradles the belt in his arms as he walks over to his corner. COACH Okay, we've been over this Mikey. Cortez beat him, sure. But it was in a tag match. COLE He also beat him in the SWF in their last one on one meeting... COACH Yeah, but who cares about that place? Really? After some last minute words of advise from his manageress, Landon pecks Megan on the cheek and holds the ropes open for her. Cortez watches all this from the corner with a wry grin. He suspects the show of affection was purely for his benefit and makes no secret of that to his former flame with quick mock applause. Landon is meanwhile checked for weapons, coming up clean. Which in itself is a surprise. He then gives away his title with a confident nod. COLE There is the prize. And along with all the eyes in this arena being locked on that belt and this match, you can bet both Tha Puerto Rican and Zack Malibu are watching on back in the States. With the formalities out of the way, referee Hebner checks both men are ready. Both nod without breaking eye contact, so with no further delay, the senior referee calls for the bell. *DINGDINGDING!* Head high, Landon strides out of the corner with his mouth already roaring towards a mile a minute. Cortez straightens up from his fighting stance and puts his hands on his hips, showing his dis-interest with Landon's rant... until the World Champion makes the mistake of prodding him in the chest. Raising his eyebrows a little, Cortez shakes his head as the rant continues unabated. Until, eventually, Cortez grabs Maddix around the throat! COACH Whu-oh! Not wanting to lose control of the match this early, referee Hebner quickly steps in and lays a count on Cortez, demanding he break the choke. Cortez eventually does so. But the moment his windpipe is clear, Maddix throws his leg up between the challenger's... ...BLOCKED! Cortez clamps his legs shut, trapping Maddix's ankle between his knees! MADDIX *begs off* All of a sudden Landon has a change of heart and decides he and Cortez should patch things up, let bygones be bygones, you know. That may have something to do with the fact he's at Todd's mercy, hopping around on the one foot as Cortez contemplates what to do. Cortez swats away a handshake attempt and jumps backwards, taking Landon off his feet with an unorthodox single leg takedown, then mounts the Champion and unloads with a series of right hands! "YYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Cortez, didn't appreciate the attempted lowblow! And now he's going to make the World Champion pay! Cortez doesn't wait for a referee's count this time. He unmounts soon enough, pulling Landon to his feet and connecting with a European Uppercut. Irish whip by the challenger and much to Megan's deepening shock, Maddix is sent airborne with a high BAAAAAACK bodydrop! Clutching his back, Landon quickly gets back up, only to be put quickly back down with a clothesline. And a second. One more? No, Cortez changes it up and instead lifts Maddix high over his head with a quick military press. And despite the pleas for mercy from Landon he takes a couple of steps and pitches La Cucaracha forwards. Landon hits the top rope side on and goes tumbling out onto the apron and to the floor, to a roar of approval from the Hawaiian fans!! COACH Oh jeez! COLE Tremendous show of strength from Cortez right there. He just threw a two hundred, eight pounds human being right up and out of the ring, which might just be the best place for the Champion with Cortez this motivated! Quickly, Megan comes over to check on her man, only to be sent scuttling off again once Cortez leaves the ring. The Urban Legend stalks after Landon who very gingerly tries to play a game of cat and mouse. Which Cortez falls right into, rounding the corner right into a thumb to the eye from Landon. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Blinded, Cortez falls against the barricade. Landon follows right after him... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and connects with a knifedge chop! *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and a second, the Hawaiians in the front row getting an up close and personal experience. Landon takes a moment to nurse his back though, which proves costly as it allows Cortez to return the favour with a quick jab at Landon's eyes! The World Champion cries foul as he's then turned against the barricade... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and chopped by Cortez!! *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...again! *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and a third time! Clutching at his chest, Maddix dives back into the ring to try and get away. Todd is right on his heels though and follows his opponent into a corner, trapping Landon and working over the body with a few quick kicks. All the while Hebner is on Cortez's case, trying in vain to keep this match on the straight and narrow. COLE I'm sure deep down, Cortez thought his chances at a World Title had evaporated the moment Landon won that belt. But he's making the most of this opportunity now it's come his way. And there may be no better opportunity, if he's the "bogey opponent" of the World Champion as Zack Malibu claimed him to be. Eventually Todd does pull back... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...only to lash Maddix's chest with another hard chop. Maddix shouts in pain and goes to clutch his chest. But Todd takes the arms of La Cucaracha, throwing them back over the ropes before reeling back a second time... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and unleashing a second chop. Again, Maddix grits his teeth as he tries to block out the pain... only to take a knee to the gut from The Urban Legend. With Maddix weakened, Todd takes a hold of the arm and looks to whip him across the ring, only for Maddix to shift position and pull Todd forward. The wise challenger is able to counter that though, ducking under Landon's arm with a spin and pulling him forwards into a modified short-arm clothesline. To his credit, the Champion pops right back up. But this time he takes a roundhouse kick which drops him and leaves him laying on the mat. COLE There's those 'educated feet' of Cortez. COACH Please. I don't think ANY of Todd Cortez' body is 'educated'. With Maddix down, Todd slowly walks towards the ropes and does little more than lean into them. As he comes back, Landon finally stirs and gets back up, thinking he's avoided the contact. But Todd stops himself, and waits. Slowly the champion turns around, just as Todd EXPLODES out from the ropes... ...swinging and missing with a clothesline, as Maddix ducks and charges off the ropes himself. Now Todd turns, just as Maddix launches into the air for a flying forearm. But Todd ducks that, causing Maddix to fly harmlessly over his head. Pulling himself back up, frustration is evident on Landon's face and again he charges with reckless abandon. Todd simply ducks the out-stretched arm again though, this time taking Maddix down with a school-boy roll-up. ONE! T... Maddix is out quickly, and up to his feet. Todd grabs Maddix in a front facelock though. COLE And now, the challenger, who has dictated the pace from the get-go is looking to slow it down. Which isn't such a bad idea against La Cucaracha, who much prefers things at his pace, quicker and preferably off the mat. COACH Plus, it's gonna get inside Landon's head. COLE Yes, it's fair to say patience isn't one of Landon's few virtues. COACH Whu? With his opponent trapped in the facelock, Todd takes the time to plan out his next move, all the while bringing periodic knees up into the gut of Maddix. The Champion eventually drops to his knees, just as Cortez takes one arm out of the facelock. The other quickly throws Maddix's arm over and grabs the tights, ready to take Maddix over for a suplex. As he lifts though, Maddix shifts in mid-move and lands on his feet behind Cortez, quickly smashing him in the back of the head with a forearm. COACH Ha! Who needs patience when you've got the agility of Landon Maddix? Another blow connects to Cortez, before Maddix hooks his man up and looks for a side russian legsweep. But as he begins to fall back, Todd fires an elbow into the jaw at the most inopportune time for Landon, who can't stop himself tumbling to the mat. He also can't bring his right leg back down with him, as Todd has it hooked...turning Landon over by the limb, and clamping on an ankle lock! "YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!" COLE ANKLE LOCK! It may be over in lightning quick time here! COACH No way! The crowd erupt, as Todd brings Maddix's ankle up into the air for all to see. But luckily, Maddix still has enough in him to push onto his hands and roll forwards... ...only for Todd to hang onto the ankle with pitbull like determination, taking the ankle lock into a grounded variation with the leg barred. Now, Maddix is in real trouble. Cortez has him on the mat, leg locked and ankle twisted with nowhere to go. Trying to think quickly, Maddix pushes onto his free knee and attempts to roll through again. But that doesn't work, leaving his trapped in the hold. COLE Cortez going to the mat and this is obviously the smart tactic. Keep Maddix grounded and on the mat, where he is quite frankly out-matched. COACH Out-matched!? That's our World Champ you're talkin' about, you don't become World Champ by being 'out-matched'. COLE He doesn't look too good right now... Indeed, he looks really bad. *AAARRGHHH!!!* Even worse, as Todd tightens the twist on the ankle. Wailing in pain, Maddix seems to be incapable of finding an escape and as the seconds tick past, his ankle is being more and more damaged. So it's lucky for him that under a barrage of kicks Cortez lets go of the hold, allowing Maddix to scramble free and out of the ring to where Megan stands. COACH See, now that was just plain dumb. Why would he let go of the hold? COLE I think Todd was actually trying to re-position... maybe for the Hook Up. But Landon was able to scramble free and will take the repri... *CRAAAAASH!* In his frustration, Maddix lashes out at the steel steps, sending the top half flying from the bottom with a hard kick that does his ankle no favours. Again, Megan has to move in and try to calm his man down, as Todd is held back from leaving the ring by Hebner. COLE ...and the more Maddix's temper builds, the more chances Todd will have to pick him apart with the submissions. Temperamant is a big part of submission wrestling. COACH Thank you sensi. You have much to teach us. Hands on hips, Landon paces around ringside. And despite the words of encouragement coming his way from Megan, it seems La Cucaracha has had all he's going to take (which wasn't all that much to be fair) and now, he's taking his ball and heading home. His ball of course being the OAOAST World Title belt. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Hey... wait a minute, where's Maddix going!? COACH Don'y worry, it's all part of the plan. COLE Plan!? We've already see one title change hands tonight and it looks like Landon senses a second is on the cards. He's heading for the exits, that's his plan! Maddix hobbles around the ring and begins to head up the aisle, with Cortez desperately trying to get past Hebner and stop him. Not quite desperately enough though. Until he resorts to putting his hands on the official and throwing him aside, risking a disqualification to prevent a count-out. It looks like neither will be happening though as while Hebner brushes himself off and simply starts counting, Cortez jogs up behind Maddix and catches him halfway up the aisle. Spinning him around, Cortez lands with a big haymaker! The belt goes flying and Landon nearly does too. The Champion falls to his hands and knees and his first thought is again to crawl for the exit. However, Todd grabs him by the ankle and starts to drag Landon back towards the ring. COLE If that doesn't prove Landon Maddix is afraid of Todd Cortez, I don't know what does. COACH Get it straight Mikey, he ain't afraid of Cortez... COLE No, he's just afraid that he can't beat Todd Cortez! And he may be proved right pretty soon. Dumping Maddix back into the ring, Cortez holds onto the ankle and starts to drag Landon again. This time, with legs akimbo around the ringpost. Hebner cries no. Maddix cries no. The crowd cry yes. And Megan can't watch... ...as Cortez slams the right leg into the steel ringpost! Strangely, Megan looks relieved. Until Cortez CROTCHES Landon for good measure, that is. "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" MADDIX Turning to his former love interest, Cortez sarcastically apologises, leaving Megan with steam coming out of her ears on the outside (not literally, of course!). Cortez now rolls back into the ring and stalks after Landon, who has crawled to the nearest corner and is pulling himself up. Gallantly, he manages to kick out with his good leg and stop Cortez momentarily. Momentarily being the keyword, as Cortez turns around and leathers Landon with a kick to the chest, crushing him in the turnbuckles. Maddix staggers out of the corner, right into an STO from Cortez. Cover... ONE! TWO! No! Setting himself, Cortez prepares to pull another kick out of his locker. Landon makes it to his knees and pauses, which gives Todd all the opening he needs for a buzzsaw kick... DUCKED! The World Champion avoids the kick and quickly lunges forward, barging into Cortez out through the ropes! COACH Well, that oughta buy Landon a little bit of time. Maddix still looks winded from the 'posting' he took earlier and he takes this opportunity to complain to the referee about it. Which you wouldn't begrudge him. Unless of course you knew Landon Maddix and you knew that there was an alterior motive. Sure enough, having hit the floor hard, Cortez pulls himself up on the outside only to get pulled around by the arm... ...AND NAILED WITH A CHICK KICK BY MEGAN SKYE!!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COACH OH-HO! OH-HO-HO!! Now that's what I call a messy break-up! COLE What a kick from Megan Skye, right to the head of her ex. Impressive as it was though, she's got no right to get involved in this match! COACH Yo, Eddie, if you're watching, that's one chick you better not get knocked up, for real. A paternity suit'd be the last of your problems! With Cortez slumped against the ring apron, Landon crawls over and starts to haul him into the ring. A very vindicated looking Megan Skye watches on smugly as her (current) man brings Cortez halway into the ring before stepping onto the middle rope, springing up and DRIVING a big knee into the back of The Urban Legend's skull!! After a moment to favour his ankle, Landon then brings Cortez the rest of the way in and tries a cover... ONE! TWO! No! COLE Up until that kneedrop, I think Megan had actually used more offensive moves on Cortez than Landon had. COACH Yeah, well, that ain't gonna be an issue now. Landon backs Cortez up against the ropes, throwing a retaliatory kick of his own into The Urban Legend's chest. He instantly regrets it though as his ankle buckles on impact. So, changing tact, Landon whips Cortez across the ring. As Cortez rebounds Maddix then springs up as best possible off of one good ankle, catching Cortez by the head and bringing him over with a HurriLanrana! COACH Wow! COLE Now that was impressive. Reaching back, Maddix stacks The Urban Legend up... ONE! TWO! Kickout! Megan doles out some advise to her man as he limps back to his feet, catching Cortez in a headlock to stall for some thinking time. No time to think though, Cortez shoving him straight off into the ropes. Back shoots Maddix, caught and dropped across the knee with a Crotch-Droppah! Cortez then turns and hits the far ropes, under-estimating his former partner slightly as he recovers from the atomic drop in time to meet him with a Dropsault! Again Landon is left nursing the ankle though, Megan trying to get across the message to stay off of it. COACH You know, you keep talking about how well Cortez knows Landon but there were two people in that team. Maybe Landon knows Cortez better than anybody else does. COLE I don't know about that. But, maybe Megan does, which is as good as. Belatedly, Landon tries for a pin off the Dropsault... ONE! T... But Cortez is out quickly. Landon prevents the challenger from getting to his feet though, wrapping him up in a simple chinlock. COLE There's one move that won't affect the ankle. Megan apparantly agrees, looking much happier now as Landon starts to talk some trash while he clamps down on the chinlock. He doesn't seem to be doing much damage, so Maddix tries to adjust his grip into more of a sleeper hold. Which seems to do the job. "COR - TEZ!" "COR - TEZ!" "COR - TEZ!" "COR - TEZ!" The usually laid back Hawaiians show some passion now. A passion for seeing a new World Champion. Cortez starts to rally, much to Landon's despair as his attempts to tighten on the sleeper don't seem to be doing any good. Cortez starts to power to his feet, fist pumping as he stops and lands an elbow to the gut. A second. And a third, breaking the hold the World Champion had on him! Free, Cortez then turns to make a break for the ropes... but Maddix reaches out, catching Cortez by the EARS just in time and pulling him back by the head into a LUNGBLOWER!! "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Ugh, those knees stabbing into the back of The Urban Legend... not the first time he's been stabbed in the back by La Cucaracha, that's for sure. COACH Pot meet kettle. Signalling that it's 'over', Landon makes a cover... ONE! TWO! NO! He said it was over and it wasn't! Unheard of! Landon still thinks the end is nigh though and he backs away into the farthest corner of the ring, patting his knee and giving his signal for the Shining Wizard. The Hawaiian crowd read that signal and start to try and warn Cortez. But they needn't bother, as when Landon comes out of the corner, Cortez is ready for him, lunging forward and tackling Maddix out of the air with a modified HOLLOW PPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIINNTT~! Period. The force of the move sends Maddix airborne and as he crashes to the floor, he's relieved to find himself right near the ropes and able to roll out of the ring. COLE Cortez saw the Shining Wizard coming. I guess technically he didn't have Landon scouted, if only because he doesn't need to scout him. Cortez isn't in a position to follow up quickly and decides to take a few seconds to recoup, just as Landon is doing on the floor. Once he's got his bearings back Cortez then rolls out of the ring in pursuit of the Champion. Only to find that he's gone. Rolling his eyes, Cortez kneels down and flips up the ring skirt, dragging Maddix out from underneath the ring and dragging him to his feet by the hair. Landon then gets thrown face-first into the ring apron, mashing his Gallic good looks a little. COACH Poor Landon, I don't think he knows where he is. He's so confused he ended up rolling under the ring. COLE An easy mistake to make, I'm sure. As Landon staggers away, Cortez stays in hot pursuit. The Urban Legend catches up to Landon, again sending him face-first into the ring apron a little further down the line. Maddix goes reeling away into the barricade and almost all the way over. Not to be, as Cortez grabs his blonde locks again... and throws him face-first into the barricade too! COLE This has broken down into a fight again, just like in the opening stages. And just like the opening stages, it's the challenger, The Urban Legend, who's coming out on top. Sensing the count dragging on Cortez quickly takes a hold of Landon by top and tails and throws him back under the ropes into the ring. Cortez then climbs back to the apron... ...but Maddix lunges forward and knocks out Todd's feet, causing him to fall face-first across the apron! With Cortez shaken Landon then rushes to his feet and scuttles to the middle of the ring to get a run-up, before shooting himself out through the bottom and middle ropes... ...WIPING OUT TODD WITH A TOPÉ ESPECIAL!!! "OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH!" COLE The World Champion taking a risk right there and it looks like it paid off! Albeit with a noticeable limp, first to his feet is La Cucaracha, arms out-stretched seeking the awe and appreciation of the fans. Which is a waste of time really. Landon now takes a hold of Cortez, stopping short of putting him back into the ring and deciding instead to throw The Urban Legend head-first into the announce table! Off go Cole and Coach, taking their equipment to safety with them. But Maddix throws Todd back into the ring seconds later, before mocking the announce duo for their cowardise. COACH Wow, Mikey, you just got served bud. COLE Me!? Look at you, I'm surprised you can still hear me all the way over there! COACH Yeah but they were on my side of the sofa. Maddix now heads back to the ring. But instead of simply sliding back in, he decides to head for the top rope as his route back in. Cortez begins to stand as Landon struggles to settle himself on his right ankle. And that hesitation proves crucial, as when Landon does finally come flying from his perch, Cortez is right there to meet him WITH A DROPKICK OUT OF MID-AIR!! "YYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" The colour drains out of Megan's face all of a sudden as, teeth gritted, Cortez pulls himself back up and calls for the end. COLE Could we be about to see the Riot Act Plus? This is what beat Maddix at Syndicated! COACH It's always what almost put Leon Rodez out of this business! Maddix seems to have no idea of what's waiting on him as he tries to get his breath back. Pushing himself off the ropes, Landon wanders around. Cortez is set behind him and draws him in, landing the boot to the gut and pulling Landon into a standing headsci... NO! Landon hits the deck the moment he senses the Riot Act Plus coming! Maddix sits on his knees and clings onto Cortez's legs, steadfastly refusing to move and sandbagging any attempts from The Urban Legend to pull him upright. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Frustrated, Cortez balls up his fist and punches Maddix right in the base of the spine! And again! Maddix softens up a little but manages to inch backwards, far enough to place one of his feet on the bottom rope to force a rather cheap break from referee Hebner. COLE Not so much a counter as a last-ditch effort to avoid that deadly flip piledriver. COACH All that matters is, he avoided it. Once Cortez gives the break, out of the ring goes Landon again. Cortez is right on his tail though and strikes him in the back with a roundhouse kick. Forward sprawls Landon, only just avoiding a nasty contact with the ringpost as he gets his hands up in front of his face. Cortez clubs him in the back again though, before positioning himself the opposite side of the ring post, grabbing Maddix by the hands and preparing to make him kiss some steel... ...which is when Megan Skye rushes into shot. Megan waves her hands frantically at her ex-flame. And she distracts Cortez just long enough for Maddix to recover... *CLUNK!* ...AND DRAGS CORTEZ HEAD-FIRST INTO THE RINGPOST!!!! "OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" There's no way for Cortez to protect himself as he hurtles forward into the steel. And as he slumps against the ring apron, the camera zooms in as blood instantly begins to ooze from his split forehead! COLE Oh my. Cortez is busted WIDE open! COACH Yeah, he don't look too good. Understatement. A far away look washes over Cortez's eyes as the blood begins to flow down the bridge of his nose. Maddix rounds the ring and even he pauses for a second at the sight of his former partner's face, before aiming a hard right hand at the cut! Another! And another! Reaching out, Cortez pushes Landon away... and promptly collapses flat on his face, right at the World Champion's feet. "LAN - DON SUCKS!" "LAN - DON SUCKS!" "LAN - DON SUCKS!" "LAN - DON SUCKS!" Holding his hands up innocently, Landon backs away as referee Earl Hebner leaves the ring and kneels down at Cortez's body to check on him. The pause gives Landon and Megan chance for a quick conference, before the World Champ finally assumes control of the situation and shoos the referee away as he sets up hauling the deadweight challenger off the arena floor. Using the apron to prop The Urban Legend up, Landon (with a helping hand from Megan) eventually logrolls Cortez back into the ring, where Hebner instantly goes back to checking on him. COLE I'm not so sure Cortez is okay to continue here. He hit that ringpost head-on, nothing but the front of his skull and at some speed. COACH He's gotta have a concussion. Got to have. Hebner seems to be seriously considering ending the match here and now. But Maddix has over ideas as he sits the groggy Cortez up, leaving him slumped over near the corner. Maddix then walks over to the far corner and after shooing Hebner away again, he gets a full run-up on a BIG dropkick to the back of the head!! Head whiplashing forward, Todd slumps to the side, his head resting on the bottom rope. Cortez's eyes are vacant as Megan gets in his face, saying something which probably didn't register with The Urban Legend anyway. "COR - TEZ!" "COR - TEZ!" "COR - TEZ!" "COR - TEZ!" COACH These people can chant all they want, Cortez is in dreamland right now. Having exchanged words with referee Hebner, Maddix tries to placate the referee. Deadlifting Cortez up onto his feet and backs away, telling the referee "SEE, HE'S FINE!", just as Cortez droops forward onto one knee. MADDIX He's just a little tired is all Earl! Honestly! It's just jetlag! With Hebner still in two minds, Landon quickly steps forward... *SMACK!* *SMACK!* *SMACK!* *SMACK!* ...and strikes Cortez in the face with four quick Kawada kicks! COLE Okay, the referee needs to stop this. Cortez is a proud man and I'm sure he wouldn't want to quit under any circumstances. But even if he could, he can't! The challenger is utterly unable to defend himself right now and this is becoming a dangerous situation, with every extra shot to the head he takes! COACH Easy on the melodrama there man. COLE Coach, he's clearly suffered some sort of head injury already. He can't protect himself! With Cortez flat on his face, Maddix steps up onto the middle rope and stands tall, soaking in the reaction of the crowd before coming off... ...with BOTH FEET TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Double stomp off the second rope! Enough is enough, Cortez is out! COACH Come on, how often do these people get a live wrestling show with a big World Title match to enjoy? These people didn't pay three months wages to come here tonight for a referee stoppage in the main-event. Maddix favours his ankle again after that move. But frankly, he's got all the time in the world to nurse that ankle (time-limit excluded) with the condition his challenger is in. Again Hebner checks on Cortez and contemplates calling for the bell. But again the World Champion will have none of it and backs the referee away, signalling for him to settle down. Maddix then hauls Cortez up yet once more, having to hold him upright as he looks him in the eyes... and despite seeing no response back, Maddix starts to tell The Urban Legend exactly what he thinks of him. The bloody challenger's eyes flicker in and out of consciousness as Maddix cups his jaw, getting nose to nose with The Urban Legend... before throwing him up over his shoulders into a fireman's carry. COLE And now this? COACH Time to Go 2 Sleep... although, I think Cortez is already way ahead of the game there. Carrying Cortez around on his shoulders, Maddix finds the perfect position- naturally, right in front of the hard camera. Stopping, Landon then sets, throws Cortez up AND CRACKS HIM IN THE FACE WITH THE KNEE!! GO 2 SLEEEEP-UH~! COACH That's a message, right there. Bloody and bemused, Cortez lies flat out as Maddix kneels down and makes a casual lateral press... ONE! TWO! THREE!! COLE Mercifully, that'll do it. *DINGDINGDING!* Smirking, Landon pushes up onto his knees and shrugs, making light of the hard fought victory. BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner... and STILLL OAOAST Heavyweight Champion of the WOOORRLLLD... LANDON "LA CUCARACHA"... MMMMAAAAADDIIIIIIXXXXXX!!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Earl Hebner hovers over Cortez and starts to wave for some medical attention. Maddix interrupts him though, pointing to his wrist and looking aghast at the fact the referee has dared not to raise his hand in victory yet. Under duress Hebner does so, only for Landon to yank it away and demand he get his belt. Meanwhile, Megan has entered the ring and wraps an arm around her man, the power couple standing over the KOed Cortez with no concern what-so-ever. COLE What brazen arrogance right there. COACH Can you blame him? All week, everybody's been building up Cortez, talking about this 'great challenge' and how Landon is afraid of Cortez. Now look. Cortez, bloody, beaten, no doubt heading for the hospital. And our World Champion standing tall. Love or loathe the guy, he just gave the critics a little wake-up call... and Cortez, well, kinda the opposite actually. HA! With his title in hand, Landon arrogantly places a foot on the chest of Cortez and raises the belt over his head, hugging Megan with his free arm in even more of an insult to the man trodden underneath him. COLE Much as I hate to agree with you, Landon Maddix DID overcome his first challenge as World Champion. And now, he heads into AngleSlam with momentum on his side. But will it be enough? Will it be enough to survive Tha Puerto Rican and Zack Malibu. We will see you next week on the last step before AngleSlam, live from Boston Mass... goodnight from Hawaii and HeldDOWN~! FADE OUT.

I remember promos with Punk and Corino which kinda centered around Punk forgetting which ear it was Corino's hearing is impaired in. And then, I think they were meant to team against Joe and Lethal on the show where Stevie Richards showed up (Back To Basics?), but Corino was replaced with Spanky. Punk cut a promo thinly vieled at Corino. Whether it was a shoot or a worked shoot or not, who knows, it is ROH after all. But that might have been the possible beginnings of something

Uh, anyway, I'll say this about Vis, the majority of the stuff he's doing he's doing right and convincingly. Is he getting the same 'loyalty' push that the Hardcore Hollys of the world were getting not so long ago? Maybe. Is he a world class wrestler? Pssh, like that matters. Does he do what's required of him to the best of his ability? Certainly seems like it to me. That puts him a notch above at least one of the World Champs (and argueably all three, but let's not go down that road now...).

Yeah, but he'd be a main-eventer on ECW, which is pretty much equivalent to the position he was in on RAW.

Yeah...so, I'm gonna kinda need another day to finish up the main-event, still adjusting to my new job. You can go ahead and post the show without it if you want POG, save me holding everyone else up.

So, what's he going to do, stand around backstage staring at a wall all show? EDIT: Okay, that's right, the shows are taped. I'm a damn idiot. You know, if this were WWE and they got wind of such a plan, they'd probably give one of the lowercard guys that exact gimmick just to try and stick two fingers up at everyone. Fingers firmly crossed TNA find someone to fill the role. That'd be great.

I'd rather watch Big Daddy V in action than Mysterio at this point in time. God's honest. If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.

Old news I know, but Regal's facial expressions during WWE Idol were amazing. Not quite as keen on him as the assured, confident GM as opposed to his slightly goofy Goodwill Abassador run. But the facial expressions are still second only to maybe Vince's.

Okay, Tom I'm not going to be able to get anything to you. Still adjusting to my new job and I really didn't have anything to go on tonight; energy, ideas, nothing. No great excuse I know, feel free to throw whatever punishment my way for next week. Sorry.

Yeah, as of this moment it's still in the works for me and Toxx to take over. I'm planning a big post to make certain things clear some time soon, I'm just trying to word it as best possible. I did ask Johnny to mention it on Skull Radio so people would be aware but whether that's been discretely forgotten or is just on a few weeks break, your guess is as good as mine folks.

They should find a way to have someone kinda out there but interesting be announced as the son. He'd milk all the attention out of Vince and manipulate him for cash and for whatever opportunity in the company he wants, etc.. Then, build it to a point where the guy wins the World Title thanks to Vince, only to turn around and say "Oh, by the way, I lied about the whole son thing. But, thanks for everything!" and just walks away. Then you set up a feud between the real son and the 'pretend' son. Whatever way the crowd go on the reveal, they can go with one as the babyface and one as the heel (not sure if people would sympathise with Vince, even if that were the intention). Edge would work perfectly in that role.

Hand on heart, much as I'm sure I'm in the minority, I'm hoping for more of the same from last week. If they have any Shiek/Regal interaction, I may just lose it. The Shiek talkshow may very well be too good to ever be true but then again, after last week who knows? Infact, pretty much everything UTSU mentioned would be welcome, plus of course heavy doses of Regal and a little bit of the sure to be fantastically OTT illegitimate McMahon child storyline. Oh, and Cena getting booed out of the building. MSG has to be one of his bogey arenas, right?

Taker's streak won't give anyone any rub. It'll just be a fancy moniker to run into the ground more and more pathetically with each passing year while the owner is mishandled, ala Chris "First Undisputed Champion" Jericho or any of the "ECW Originals".