alfdogg 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2006 COLE Well folks, we're ready for our first matchup here in the American Bracket of the Tag Team World Cup! COACH That's right, we get a look at the team who was chosen to represent this bracket at the expense of Team Heyross, and I'm expecting a great showing from the Canadians! COLE The eighth-seeded team from Antarctica is their opposition, and they're already in the ring, let's go up to Michael Buffer! BUFFER [i]The following is a first-round matchup in the Tag Team World Cup tournament! It is scheduled for one fall, with a 15-minute time limit! Introducing the first team, representing Antarctica, at a combined weight of 494 pounds...introducing first, from McMurdo Station, Antarctica...SHERMAN NELSON![/i] *Crowd applauds respectfully as Nelson waves. Nelson is around 6-3, and very fit.* [i]And his partner, from Macquarie Island...ROSS LIVINGSTON![/i] *Similar reaction. Livingston looks much similar to Nelson, but is a couple inches taller.* COLE Well, these guys look to be in excellent shape, Coach! COACH Not only that, they must have some great tanning salons down there! [i]Tom Sawyer[/i] by Rush hits as a small, lightweight black man in parachute pants and a very muscular, bleach blonde man wearing a singlet emerge from the curtains. They receive a mixed reaction from the crowd as they slap hands with those who are willing. BUFFER [i]Their opponents, representing Canada...at a combined weight of 485 pounds...first, hailing from Thunder Bay, Ontario...FELIX STRUTTER! His partner, hailing from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...KEN PANTERA![/i] The Canadians pose on the buckles, drawing another mixed reaction. They then jump down and meet the Antarcticans mid-ring. The referee explains the rules to them, and the teams exchange handshakes before the referee calls for the bell. *DING DING DING* COACH Well, here we go! This is the team that the committee felt was better fit to lead our bracket than Team Heyross! Let's see what they've got! Strutter starts the match off with Nelson. Strutter circles the ring, and ties up, then takes Nelson down with a drop toehold! Strutter quickly spins around and grabs a side headlock, but Nelson rises up and pushes Strutter off into the ropes, then takes him down with a shouldercheck! Nelson goes to the ropes, and Strutter rolls to his stomach, allowing Nelson to hop over. As Nelson comes back, Strutter stands up on his hands and hooks his ankles around Nelson's head! Nelson pulls Strutter up into a powerbomb position. COACH See that? In trouble already. Team Heyross wouldn't have gotten into this mess! Strutter fires off a couple of right hands, then flips backwards and lands on his feet off the mat. Nelson immediately goes for a clothesline, but Strutter quickly ducks and goes to the ropes. COLE Cat-like quickness from Felix Strutter! Strutter ducks another clothesline, then leapfrogs Nelson. Strutter then stops as Nelson tries to attempt a leapfrog, then does a jumping spinning wheel kick in front of him, coming down on his feet and drawing oohs from the crowd, before quickly jumping again and nailing Nelson right in the sternum with a dropkick! Nelson goes down and rolls to the outside, as Strutter starts to follow but instead stops at the ropes. COACH I gotta say, impressive stuff from Strutter right there! Nelson takes a five-count on the outside, then slides back in. He confers with Livingston on the outside, before approaching Strutter again. This time, he ducks under and delivers a knee to the gut, then whips him into the ropes and catches him with a clothesline. He picks him up and executes a great vertical suplex, before tagging in Livingston. COLE And our first tag of the match, and Ross Livingston in there now! COACH Where the hell is Macquarie Island, anyway? COLE Macquarie Island is about halfway between Antarctica and the island of Tasmania. Livingston delivers a big slam on Strutter. COACH ...you have WAY too much time on your hands if you just knew that offhand. Livingston picks up Strutter on his shoulders, then spins him around and delivers a side slam! COLE Wow, great power move right there! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! COLE First cover of the match gets two for the Antarcticans! Livingston measures, and comes in with an elbowdrop, but Strutter rolls out of the way! VENTURA Ooh, he telegraphed that move! COLE Hey, who's calling this match? VENTURA ... Strutter tags in Pantera, and Livingston stands up and looks him up and down. Livingston and Pantera tie up, and Pantera backs Livingston into a corner. Pantera breaks cleanly, and Livingston comes out, and ties up once again. This time, he grabs a side headlock on Pantera, but Pantera lifts him and delivers a back suplex! COACH Wow, what strength! Nelson jumps into the ring, and Pantera meets him by pressing him HIGH into the air over his head! COLE Great power being put on display here by Ken Pantera! Pantera waits for Livingston to get up, then presses Nelson on top of him! Both Antarcticans roll out of the ring, and Strutter climbs to the top and turns his back to them, then nails them with a CORKSCREW PRESS~! COACH WHOA! COLE SENSATIONAL move by Felix Strutter! Strutter tosses Nelson back into the ring, then climbs back onto the apron where he is tagged in by Pantera. Pantera hooks Nelson in a FULL NELSON~! COACH Oh, the irony! Pantera spins Nelson around three times, then turns it into a URINAGE~! Meanwhile, Strutter is climbing the turnbuckles...and coming off of them with a SHOOTING STAR LEGDROP~! Strutter quickly covers... 1... 2... 3!!! *DING DING DING* COLE And it's over, just like that! COACH I'm impressed! BUFFER [i]The winners of the match, advancing to the next round...TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAMMMMMMM CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA![/i] COACH Well, I'll say this...Canada really showed me something tonight, but they had a little trouble at the beginning of this match, that I don't think would have happened had Team Heyross been involved! And this was the lowest seed! I've got a feeling they're in for a long tournament, Cole! COLE So, the Canadians advance to the next round, where they'll take on the winner of the match between Cuba and Ireland. We'll have a full update later, as well as highlights of Team Heyross's match over in India, where they were victorious over the team from Hong Kong! COACH Hey, I wonder if they got to meet Dhalsim? COLE ...let's go to Josh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
