JHawk

I get the "Do you work here" a lot too. But I love how I'll clearly be in the DVD section and somebody will go "Do you guys sell DVDs here?" Um...hello!

I think most people are complaining about WrestleMania at the Staples Center because it nearly guarantees a bad crowd. LA hosted the main event leg of WrestleMania 2 and all of WrestleMania VII...and didn't sell out either one. I could have lived the Anaheim because they draw better crowds for some reason. I think the people who are complaining about it not being in a dome are complaining because there's less of a chance they'll be able to go see it live.

Raw from JHawk's Beak (3/15/2004) Here ya go.

With that particular segment, yes. With the fact that Triple H has found a way to make TWO people look like his bitches for two moths straight, no, but since bitching about hasn't changed their minds about building HHH like that for two fucking years now, I figured I might as well save my breath. It was a rhetorical question.

Raw from JHawk's Beak (3/8/2004) Thank God for The Rock!

Those of you who actually read these things, feedback is welcome. UWC Battle of the Champions IV

Do you want to explain "so were the ROH crowd" for us please? Because I find it hard to believe you'd insult an entire fanbase because Rob Feinstein's an asshole.

April 19, 2004 Signings: Faces: Chris Harris James Storm OSW Superstar Challenge (April 24, 2004) live from Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY :00-:01 Gordon Solie welcomes us to the biggest show in OSW's brief history and informs those watching live that the New York State Athletic Commission has lifted curfew. :01-:14 One fall with a 20-minute time limit: Kurt Von Hess and Nikolai Volkoff (w/Al Costello) vs. Spanky and "Arriba" Luis Martinez Von Hess and Martinez start, and they take the fight to the concrete floor in the early going. All four men brawl on the outside, and even once the action returns to the ring, all four men are in the ring more often than not. Spanky gets the first near fall of the contest, hitting Von Hess with a moonsault bodyblock that forces Volkoff to make the save at 2.75. Volkoff and Von Hess finally corner Spanky and keep double teaming him seemingly at will. Spanky kicks Volkoff in the face and tags out, but Martinez gets no offense in before he's cornered by the opposition. Martinez and Volkoff fight over a backslide, but when Von Hess comes in, he deverts the attention of referee James Callas. Spanky comes into the ring and dropkicks Volkoff, allowing Martinez to complete the backslide for the pin at 9:59. **3/4 :14-:16 COMMERCIAL BREAK :16-:19 Interview: AJ Styles discusses how he's prepared for Ted DiBiase -- but he doesn't reveal his strategy when asked. :19-:21 COMMERCIAL BREAK :21-:39 No Disqualification Match scheduled for one fall to a finish: Killer Kowalski vs. Johnny Valentine These two men begin to tear at each other with an intensity we've yet to see in OSW. Valentine with a quick hiptoss for a near fall, but Kowalski locks in a chokehold and refuses to let go. Valentine fights back and tries to level Kowalski with a running forearm in the corner, but Kowalski moves, and Valentine screams upon contact with the turnbuckle. Kowalski immediately targets the arm and uses the mat to assist in an overhand wristlock. Kowalski then tosses Valentine outside the ring, and there's nothing the referee can do except watch the brawl. Kowalski rams the arm into the ringpost several times, then piledrives Valentine on the floor. He rolls him and covers, but only gets 2. Valentine counters a clothesline with a cruicifix for a near fall and tries to fight back, but his elbows have little effect after the arm work. Valentine then decides to use his legs, but he misses a kneelift and hits the mat hard. They go back out to the floor, and this time it's Valentine ramming Kowalski into the ringpost. Back inside, Valentine goes for a bulldog, but Kowalski prevents it with a low blow and rolls him up (with a handful of tights) for 2. Kowalski leaves the ring and brings in a chair, but Valentine punches him, and the chair hits the mat. Valentine picks up the chair and levels Kowalski with it, then hits a dazed Kowalski with the brain buster elbow for the pin at 15:17. **1/4 :39-:41 COMMERCIAL BREAK :41-:44 Gordon Solie interviews Ted DiBiase, who puts AJ Styles over...and doesn't reveal his strategy when asked. :44-:46 COMMERCIAL BREAK :46-:59 One fall to a finish for the OSW World Heavyweight Championship: "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Ted DiBiase It's all Styles early on. An Asai moonsault into an inverted DDT gets 2. A rana gets 2. A vertical suplex into a reverse neckbreaker gets 2. DiBiase gains control by countering a Northern Lights suplex with a swinging neckbreaker. Irish whip, and Styles comes off with a high cross body for 2. DiBiase blocks a forearm smash and lays Styles out with a lariat for 2. Irish whip, and DiBiase telegraphs a backdrop, allowing Styles to go over with a sunset flip for 2. Off the ropes, and DiBiase hits a second lariat for 2. The match turns into DiBiase's favor, as he uses a variety of suplexes and locks in a Fujiwara armbar. The match is completely in DiBiase's control, and he whips Styles into the ropes. DiBiase again telegraphs a backdrop, and this time he gets taken down with the Styles Clash. Referee Bill Benford counts: One, two, three! AJ Styles wins the OSW World Heavyweight Title to a standing ovation! ***1/2 :59-1:00 Interview: AJ Styles gives a quick thank you to the fans and to DiBiase. They shake hands, and Styles raises the belt into the air as we end the show.

April 12, 2004 No signings this week. OSW Superstar Challenge (April 17, 2004) live from the Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Poughkeepsie, NY) :00-:01 Gordon Solie hypes the Mil Mascaras-Ted DiBiase main event. :01-:11 One fall with a 15-minute time limit: "The Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers vs. Ron Simmons The match starts off as a brawl. Rogers eventually gets in a thumb to the eye and starts using dropkicks and clotheslines on Simmons, but they have little effect. Simmons shakes off a piledriver and begins to fight his way back into the match. Rogers stops him with an elbow, then goes into a series of chokeholds. A couple of suplexes lead to a couple of near falls, but Rogers walks into a sidewalk slam that gives Simmons the victory at 7:21. *3/4 :11-:13 COMMERCIAL BREAK :13-:16 Interview: Gordon Solie interviews Al Costello, on behalf of his team of Kurt Von Hess and Nikolai Volkoff. He vows that his team will end the war with Spanky and Luis Martinez next week. :16-:30 One fall with a 15-minute time limit: The Wild Samoans (w/Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Air Raid Styles and Sika start, and Styles uses his quickness to take control early. Sika locks in a headlock and drags Styles to the corner to tag Afa, but Styles armdrags away from it and manages to keep Afa off-balance. Air Paris tags in and continues to keep Afa at bay, using leg lariats and a slingshot legdrop to score a near fall. A tag to Styles, and a double superkick sets Afa up for a slingshot 450 Splash that leads to a near fall. A superkick gets a near fall, then a power bomb gives Styles another near fall. Quick tags by Air Raid until Afa levels Styles with a lariat and tags out to Sika. Sika bites, chokes, and kicks Styles to keep him grounded. Styles breaks a sleeper with a jawbreaker and tags out to Paris, who gets a brief flurry in before being knocked down with a right hand. Tag to Afa, who gets a powerslam in for the closest pin attempt of the match. Paris avoids a kneelift and falls into the corner to tag Styles, who immediately hits a stunned Afa with the Spiral Tap to score the pin at 10:31. * :30-:32 COMMERCIAL BREAK :32-:56 World Title Tournament Semifinal Match scheduled for one fall with a 30-minute time limit: "The Man of a Thousand Masks" Mil Mascaras vs. Ted DiBiase Mascaras locks an abdominal stretch less than 30 seconds into the match. And it ends up being Mascaras' move of choice, as he uses it three or four times in the first five minutes alone to weaken DiBiase's back. A backbreaker, and Mascaras tries to put DiBiase away with a Flying Bodypress, but DiBiase ducks out of the way. DiBiase uses a variety of suplexes and tries for an abdominal stretch of his own, but Mascaras counters it and locks in another one. Mascaras again goes for the Flying Bodypress, but DiBiase hits him with a dropkick on his way down. A desperate DiBiase begins turning the match into a brawl, which actually prevents Mascaras from getting any substantial offense in. Mascaras counters the cobra clutch with a jawbreaker, then hits a flying headbutt for 2. He misses a kneedrop, and DiBiase takes advantage, using a figure-four leglock and a spinning toehold to work the knees over. DiBiase misses an elbowdrop, and Mascaras puts the focus onto DiBiase's back, locking in yet another abdominal stretch. DiBiase tries to break with a hiptoss, but it's blocked and reverses, and DiBiase further counters it into a backslide for 2. DiBiase locks the Million Dollar Dream, but Mascaras breaks it with a jawbreaker. Both men struggle to their feet. DiBiase charges Mascaras, who backdrops DiBiase over the top rope. Referee Bill Benford rules it an unintentional throw over the top rope, so the match continues. Mascaras slowly climbs to the top rope and tries the Flying Bodypress, but DiBiase ducks and Mascaras hits his head on the guardrail. DiBiase rolls an unconscious Mascaras into the ring and hits an unnecessary powerslam to get the pin and reach the finals at 21:24. **3/4 :56-:58 COMMERCIAL BREAK :58-1:00 Interview: Ted DiBiase tells Gordon Solie that he expects a classic with AJ Styles next week, but in the end he'll walk away with the World Heavyweight Championship. Next week's lineup: Kurt Von Hess/Nikolai Volkoff vs. Luis Martinez/Spanky No Disqualification Match: Killer Kowalski vs. Johnny Valentine World Heavyweight Title Match: AJ Styles vs. Ted DiBiase

I did a couple of days pushing 36 hours, usually during finals week. These days, forget it, I can barely stay awake through an eight hour shift at work.

except money Not even that as this point. Most people won't spend another dime that they haven't already spent on that company as long as RF is even suspected of having anything to do with the company. The only reason I'm still planning on making the June 12 show in Dayton is because I'd already paid for the ticket before this all came down, and I sure as hell don't want to waste it since it's nonrefundable. But if RF completely cuts ties with them, that's another matter entirely.

Since Sakoda is being billed as 237 pounds and the last time they mentioned the weight limit it was 220, that might be pushing it a bit

I totally agree. I hate that segment with a passion and will never understand how it did such a hig rating when it was just a long, boring piece of mindless crap with The Rock insulting a bunch of people nobody gave a shit about? I mean, what was that segment supposed to achieve? If they were like me, they were figuring that as long as that segment was going and as unappreciative as Rock was being that it had to be the night Mick finally got fed up and just beat the shit out of The Rock. Was there even an actual ending to that segment?

April 5, 2004 No signings this week. OSW Superstar Challenge (April 10, 2004) live from the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA :00-:01 Gordon Solie hypes the main event between Bobo Brazil and AJ Styles :01-:05 One fall with a 10-minute time limit: Danny Basham (w/Shaniqua) vs. "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell Landell is in control early, but he runs into Basham's flying forearm. Basham immediately hits Landell with Brain Damage for an easy pin in 1:26. *1/2 :05-:07 COMMERCIAL BREAK :07-:23 One fall with a 15-minute time limit: Kurt Von Hess (w/Al Costello) vs. "Arriba" Luis Martinez Just before the bell, Gordon Solie informs us that a Von Hess/Nikolai Volkoff vs. Martinez/Spanky match has been signed for 4/24. Both men employ a similar strategy in the early going: Work over the opponent's back. The match goes to the floor, which gives Al Costello the opportunity to get in a cheap shot from behind and give Von Hess the advantage. Martinez is able to get in brief flurries and use a variety of cradles and roll ups to get near falls, but Von Hess manages to keep the pressure on. Von Hess locks in a sleeperhold, but Martinez counters with a back suplex, then gets a flying bodypress for the nearest fall of the contest. Martinez charges, but gets met with a knee to the gut and stumbles out to the floor. Von Hess follows. Von Hess backdrops Martinez, who goes over the guardrail and hits his head coming down, and Von Hess crawls back into the ring for the countout victory at 12:56. ** :23-:25 COMMERCIAL BREAK :25-:33 One fall with a 15-minute time limit: Nunzio and Matt Hardy vs. Johnny Valentine and Ted DiBiase DiBiase and Hardy start it off, and it's all DiBiase and Valentine early, as they keep Hardy in their half of the ring and frequently switch off. Nunzio attacks Valentine from behind, then pulls Hardy to his corner to make the tag. Nunzio and Hardy keep a brief advantage on Valentine before he begins to make a comeback. Valentine goes for a suplex, but Killer Kowalski emerges from the back and grabs Valentine's ankle. The distraction is enough for Hardy to hit the Twist of Fate for the pin at 4:45. **1/2 :33-:36 Interview: Killer Kowalski tells Valentine that he got what he deserved after costing him his spot in the World Title Tournament two weeks ago, and he challenges Valentine to a no disqualifcation match for 4/24. Valentine immediately accepts but says "Why wait?" They begin to brawl until security pulls them apart. :36-:38 COMMERCIAL BREAK :38-:56 World Title Tournament Semifinal Match scheduled for one fall with a 30-minute time limit: Bobo Brazil vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles A back-and-forth match from the opening bell, as Brazil uses his power and Styles uses his unorthodox offense. Brazil goes for the Coco BUTT less than three minutes in, but Styles is able to get a foot on the ropes to break the count. That's enough to give Brazil a bit of advantage, but not enough of one to keep Styles down. Brazil then relies on backbreakers and bearhugs to slow Styles down. Another Coco BUTT, the force of which sends Styles rolling to the outside. Styles barely returns to the ring before the count of 10, but he is hurt for the first time in the bout. A headscissors by Brazil, and Styles appears to be fading, but he just barely reaches the ropes to force a break. Brazil runs into the ropes, and Styles catches him coming in with a jumping front kick to finally buy himself some time. Styles hits a couple of dropkicks and a flying elbow, but when he tries a Northern Lights suplex, Brazil counters with a DDT. Brazil whips Styles into the corner and charges, but Styles knocks him down with a kneelift coming in, and climbs to the top rope and hits the Spiral Tap for the pin at 14:34. **3/4 :56-:58 COMMERCIAL BREAK :58-1:00 Interview: Ted DiBiase briefly discusses his tournament semifinal next week with Mil Mascaras. End of show.

November 24, 2003. Goldberg defended the title against HHH. Wow, way to make the title look good there. Hasn't been defended on free TV for 2+ months You weren't around in the mid-80s, were you? Back then, the only you got a World Title Match on free TV was Saturday Night's Main Event and possibly if a local cable channel had the rights to broadcast the local house shows.

But wouldn't you look at it like it's worse? I would simply for the fact that the guy isn't a wrestler. Yokozuna, while not my favorite wrestler of all time was a damn good heel champion that was for the most part booked correctly..... You could definitely see it as worse in that aspect, but LT-Bigelow was the main event of WrestleMania XI like Angle-Lesnar was the main event of WrestleMania XIX. Technically true, but I remember more hype (at least on WWF TV, although mainstream media focused on LT) about Shawn-Diesel than LT-Bigelow, much like Hogan-Vince got more hype than Angle-Lesnar.

I've done through the end of the World Title tournament and will be putting them up over the next couple of days. I hope the final show of the tournament will be satisfying for everybody. March 29, 2004 Signings: Heels: Gran Goliath Butch Reed Faces: Air Paris OSW Superstar Challenge (April 3, 2004) live from the Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) :00-:01 Gordon Solie briefly discusses the current World Title tournament brackets. Quarterfinals: Mil Mascaras receives a bye Afa vs. Ted DiBiase (taking place tonight) Semifinals: Bobo Brazil vs. AJ Styles Mil Mascaras vs. tonight's winner :01-:10 OSW affiliates who don't air the show live took last week's match between The Sheik and Buddy Landell off the show for time constraints, so it airs in its entirety for those who missed it. Those markets that saw it see Gordon Solie review the World Title tournament, complete with clips and promos from the remaining wrestlers. :10-:12 COMMERCIAL BREAK :12-:25 One fall with a 10-minute time limit: Black Gordman and Gran Goliath vs. Air Raid (Air Paris/AJ Styles) Gordman and Styles start things off, and immediately Goliath comes in for a double team to give the heels the advantage. Styles springs to his feet after a double team and clears the ring, then tags in Paris. Paris and Styles keep Gordman in the ring and use frequent tags to keep the fresh man in the ring. Gordman rakes Styles' eyes and tags in Goliath. Now it's Gordman and Goliath using frequent tags to keep Styles in the ring. Styles comes back and power bombs Goliath for a one count, and Styles begins an argument with referee Bill Benford that ends with Styles tossing Benford into the ringpost and over the top rope. All four men brawl in the ring for the next several minutes before Paris and Gordman end up being the only two in the ring. Paris hits a beautiful flying dropkick and covers just as Benford recovers, and it gets a slow count of two. A flying forearm gets 2. Paris goes for a rana, but Gordman counters into a power bomb and quickly tags in Goliath. The heels go for a double team, Styles runs in to prevent it, and the bell rings for the time limit draw. **1/4 :25-:27 COMMERCIAL BREAK :27-:32 One fall with a 10-minute time limit: "Hacksaw" Butch Reed vs. "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell Landell outwrestles Reed and gets several near falls, but charges one time too many and gets taken down with a Gorilla press. Reed gets the pin just seconds later with the Flying Shoulderblock at 1:32. ** Postmatch, The Sheik runs in and bloodies Landell with his pencil until Bobo Brazil makes the save. :32-:34 COMMERCIAL BREAK :34-:38 One fall with a 10-minute time limit: Ron Simmons vs. "Wild" Bill Irwin Simmons dominates the opening moments until Irwin takes him down with a short lariat for a near fall. That's Irwin's lone highlight though, as he runs into a Simmons elbowsmash for a near fall, then gets taken down with the Dominator for the pin at 2:04. *1/4 :38-:40 COMMERCIAL BREAK :40-:59 World Title Tournament Quarterfinal Match scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit: Afa (w/Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Ted DiBiase DiBiase uses technical wrestling to take control, but goes to the top rope way too early and gets crotched along the top turnbuckle. It's all Afa for several minutes at this point, as he uses some basic brawling and some nerveholds to keep DiBiase from picking up the pace. DiBiase regains the advantage by avoiding a kneelift. DiBiase gets a series of lariats in, but a neckbreaker attempt is countered by a suplex to give Afa control again. A diving headbutt gets a near fall. Afa hits the Samoan Drop and covers, but DiBiase gets a foot on the ropes to break the pin. DiBiase is whipped into the ropes, and he comes off with a beautiful flying clothesline, but referee James Callas goes down. DiBiase covers, but there's no referee, and Albano comes in and stomps DiBiase. That doesn't actually hurt DiBiase, but it gets him off the cover. DiBiase knocks Albano down, but turns into a chop to the throat. Callas finally wakes up as Afa whips DiBiase into the turnbuckle. Afa charges but misses, then DiBiase bulldogs Afa out of the corner before locking in the Million Dollar Dream for the victory at 15:38. **1/4 :59-1:00 A quick look at the remaining brackets: Semifinals: Bobo Brazil vs. AJ Styles (next week) Mil Mascaras vs. Ted DiBiase (in two weeks) Finals (in three weeks): Bobo Brazil or AJ Styles vs. Mil Mascaras or Ted DiBiase

SmackDown from JHawk's Beak (3/4/2004) Ay yi yi...

So here's another question: They just had two singles matches for the titles where the winner would get to pick their partners...and they're held up again? Why the hell are they even bothering having tag team titles when everytime they crown "champions" they get held up again in two weeks?

So would I be right in assuming they never announced who the new Tag Team Champions are?

March 22, 2004 The leg injury suffered by Ultimo Dragon against Killer Kowalski on 3/13 will keep him out of action for a minimum of two months, so he's been taken off the active roster. No signings this week. OSW Superstar Challenge (March 27, 2004) live from the Richfield Coliseum (Richfield, OH) :00-:01 Gordon Solie gives us a quick recap of the World Title tournament thus far. :01-:09 One fall with a 10 minute time limit: Sting vs. "Wild" Bill Irwin Sting walks into a spinebuster for a near fall at the bell, then gets a lariat for another near fall. That's the extent of Irwin's offense, as Sting quickly gains control and dominates the rest of the way, getting a submission victory with the Scorpion Deathlock at 4:53. *3/4 :09-:11 COMMERCIAL BREAK :11-:20 One fall with a 10-minute time limit: The Sheik (w/Eddie "The Brain" Creatchman) vs. "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell A tale of two contrasting styles, as Landell keeps Sheik off-balance early with some solid wrestling, but is soon cornered by Sheik's kicking and biting. Landell gets a spinebuster for 2, but is soon met with a short lariat that simply knocks him out cold. Sheik distracts referee James Callas every so often to allow Creatchman some cheap shots. Landell makes a game comeback, but he turns his back to go after Creatchman, allowing Sheik to get a knee to the back. A Camel Clutch later, and Sheik has a submission victory at 5:56. -*3/4 :20-:22 COMMERCIAL BREAK :22-:32 One fall with a 10-minute time limit: Nikolai Volkoff (w/Al Costello and Kurt Von Hess) vs. "Arriba" Luis Martinez Martinez waves to the locker room before the bell, and Spanky joins him at ringside. Von Hess makes his presence known literally 30 seconds into the match, pulling the top rope down to send Martinez tumbling to the floor. Back inside, and Volkoff runs into the ropes, only to be tripped by Spanky. Martinez spends the next several moments working over Volkoff's back while using a variety of suplexes. Martinez puts Volkoff into an airplane spin, and Von Hess runs in and attacks him from behind for the DQ at 7:07. 3/4* Spanky runs in and tries to save Martinez, but Volkoff takes him down with a knee to the back, then drops him with a backbreaker. Spanky clutches his back as the heels leave the ring. :32-:34 COMMERCIAL BREAK :34-:55 World Title Tournament Quarterfinal scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit: Spanky vs. Bobo Brazil The Ohio State Athletic Commission has agreed to lift the curfew to give the tournament matches ample time. Brazil asks the state athletic commissioner for a postponement since Spanky's still favoring his back, but the commissioner says Spanky will have to forfeit if he can't compete. Brazil focuses his attention on Spanky's back, but he's clearly being hesitant between moves. Spanky counters a backbreaker attempt with a small package for a near fall, then drop toeholds Brazil into the turnbuckle to buy himself some time. Spanky tries to use the aerial moves, but he's slow to follow up due to his back. Brazil catches Spanky coming in with a dropkick and clamps on the bearhug. A couple of backbreakers for 2, then Brazil whips Spanky into the ropes. Spanky ducks a clothesline and knocks Brazil down with a flying forearm. Spanky hits Sliced Bread #2, but he's slow to cover, and Brazil gets a foot on the bottom rope at 2.99999. Spanky hits a springboard swinging DDT, and again he's slow to cover and can only get 2. A high cross body, but Brazil catches him and gets yet another backbreaker. Brazil whips Spanky hard into the turnbuckle, then hits the Coco BUTT as Spanky stumbles out of the corner for the pin at 17:39. **1/2 Brazil and Spanky shake hands after the match. :55-:57 COMMERCIAL BREAK :57-1:08 World Title Tournament Quarterfinal scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit: Killer Kowalski vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles Kowalski attacks Styles before the bell and begins to use his knee to keep Styles down. An early flying kneedrop gets a near fall. Kowalski uses chokeholds and basic brawling to try to take away AJ's aerial game. Styles ducks a clothesline and hits one of his own, then hits a standing moonsault for a near fall. A Northern Lights suplex gets 2, then a vertical suplex into a reverse neckbreaker gets yet another near fall. Kowalski counters a lariat into a Fujiwara armbar to regain control. Kowalski tries to throw Styles over the top rope, but Styles hangs on, takes Kowalski over the top with a headscissors, then pulls himself back in. Kowalski tries to claim Styles should be disqualified for throwing him over the top rope, but Styles takes him down with a moonsault plancha before it can get anywhere. Back into the ring, and Styles charges, but gets caught and dropped with a Hotshot onto the top rope. Out comes Johnny Valentine to ringside, and Kowalski sees him and begins screaming at him. Valentine tells him to turn around, and he does...into a kick to the midsection and a Styles Clash for the win at 8:06. *** Kowalski wakes up and stares at Valentine as we go off the air.

I voted for Yokozuna because at the time it didn't make much sense. He'd only been there six months and hadn't shown he was anything more than a fat man who could sit down on you. Mr. T and LT would fall a close second and third. Mr. T's main event was at least given enough hype to make it seem meaningful, and LT's was always considered more of a special attraction than a legit main event, so it seemed less offensive on first run than Yokozuna's WrestleMania IX main event. Interestingly enough, i actually came in here to start this very topic.

They did mention the inductees would be announce on Raw last night. The idea was to add it to the WrestleMania weekend and see who'd be willing to pay $200 a ticket to go to it since there's no FanAxxess this year (which is really stupid considering it's WrestleMania XX and it deserves a fan festival, but whatever)

My goal right now is to get through the World Title tournament no later than Friday night. March 15, 2004 Signings: Faces: Ron Simmons Sting OSW Superstar Challenge (March 20, 2004) live from the Sports Arena in Toledo, Ohio :00:-01 Gordon Solie briefly recaps last week's tournament matches :01-:06 World Title Tournament First Round Match scheduled for one fall with a 15 minute time limit: Gorgeous George vs. Mil Mascaras Mascaras has control in the opening moments with his aerial tactics, but he misses a dropkick, which gives George the opportunity to use brawling tactics to maintain control. George quickly misses a charge into the corner, and Mascaras flies off the top rope with a Flying Bodypress for the pin in just 1:49. 1/2* :06-:08 COMMERCIAL BREAK :08-:26 World Title Tournament First Round Match scheduled for one fall with a 15 minute time limit: Nikolai Volkoff (w/Al Costello) vs. Sika (w/Capt. Lou Albano) Simply put, this one is a brawl from the very beginning. Sika goes to work on Volkoff's neck early, using short lariats and nerve holds to wear his opponent down. Volkoff comes back and attempts to cut Sika's air out from him with bearhugs and assorted moves geared toward the ribcage. The brawl quickly moves to the arena floor with managers Costello and Albano getting involved. The brawl quickly returns to the ring, and the match turns into an exchange of kicks, punches, and forearms. Volkoff locks in a bearhug, then takes Sika down with a backbreaker and covers. Albano puts Sika's foot on the ropes to save him. The bell rings for the time limit draw just seconds later, but the brawl continues until both men hit the locker room. -*1/2 :26-:28 COMMERCIAL BREAK :28-:42 World Title Tournament First Round Match scheduled for one fall with a 15 minute time limit: Kurt Von Hess (w/Al Costello) vs. Afa (w/Capt. Lou Albano) Just moments after their respective partners have battled to a draw, these two get their chance to do battle. And while largely another brawl, Von Hess does try to use some technical holds to his advantage, as he tries to wear Afa down with several different versions of the headlock. Costello and Albano again try to get involved, distracting referee James Callas as Afa appears to have the match won following a headbutt. Afa maintains control with nerve holds and chops before rocking Von Hess with a huge clothesline for 2. Von Hess finally gains some sort of advantage, but Spanky and Luis Martinez make their way to the ring. Von Hess sees them and begins yelling at them, then turns around and walks into Afa's Samoan drop, which is enough for the pin at 11:00. * Spanky and Martinez laugh at Von Hess as he glares at them angrily. :42-:44 COMMERCIAL BREAK :44-:47 Interview: Al Costello speaks on behalf of Nikolai Volkoff and Kurt Von Hess. They tried to put Luis Martinez out of wrestling three weeks ago and vow to finish the job, beginning next week, as Volkoff has challenged Martinez to a singles match. :47-:54 World Title Tournament First Round Match scheduled for one fall with a 15 minute time limit: Johnny Valentine vs. Ted DiBiase Having formed a successful tag team last week, they're expected to have a mostly scientific matchup, and the certainly don't disappoint. In fact, both men marvel the crowd with a technical wrestling exhibition that hasn't been in seen in OSW thus far. Before the match can really get going, Killer Kowalski walks down to ringside, and both wrestlers stop wrestling and keep their eyes on him. They begin to go again, and the technical masterpiece continues. Valentine gains control with a swinging neckbreaker. As DiBiase gets to his feet, Valentine runs into the ropes, but Kowalski trips him behind the referee's back, and Valentine stumbles into a small package that gives DiBiase the win at 4:16. **1/2 Kowalski immediately runs into the ring and throws DiBiase to the outside, then begins brawling with Valentine until officials run out to separate them. :54-:56 COMMERCIAL BREAK :56-:58 Interview: An angry Johnny Valentine vows that Killer Kowalski will win the OSW World Heavyweight Title over his dead body. :58-1:00 Gordon Solie briefly goes over the quarterfinal brackets: Spanky vs. Bobo Brazil Killer Kowalski vs. AJ Styles Mil Mascaras receives a bye to the semifinals Kurt Von Hess vs. Ted DiBiase The first two quarterfinal matches take place next week, and Nikolai Volkoff takes on Luis Martinez. End of show.

These tend to mean more when someone starts them for you. Happy birthday anyway though.