King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2008 COLE In two weeks time we'll be in Milan Italy, for the latest of our 'Spectacular' events broadcast live on TSM. And just added to the card for that event, a match for the OAOAST Women's Championship, Coach. COACH That's right. It's about time The Enterprise got back in the gold rush and you know, The Coach is straight down the line a man's man through and through, but sometimes you've gotta look to a woman to lead by example. A strong woman. And Mackenzie DeCenzo, she's gonna lead by example by taking the women's title away from the teenage girl Maggie Nerdly. COLE It'll be Maggie versus Mackenzie in Milan, Women's Title on the line. Mackenzie has been on the warpath ever since she was humiliated at AngleMania by COD and she's looking to take it out on the Champ. That should be a fiery battle, no doubt. (Ed Note: Shit, I hope my 'M' key doesn't break between now and then) "Oh No" by Mos Def, Nate Dogg and Pharoah Monche hits and it's go time again in the number one contendership tournament. Head down, Todd Cortez marches out and right towards the ring in a state of complete focus. His pyro goes off far behind him, already way past his cue. BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, this is a semi-final match in the number one contenders tournament, scheduled for one fall! Introducing first. Hailing from Hollywood Boulevard... he weighs in at two hundred, twenty six pounds. Representing Cucaracha Internacional! He is "THE URBAN LEGEND"... TTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODD... CCOOOOOOOOORRRRRRTTEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZ!!!! "YYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!" Cortez slides into the ring and removes his bulletproof vest and gold chain, kissing the cross before handing it to the outside. COLE Nathaniel Black awaiting the winner, next week in Glasgow, Scotland. Will we be seeing an all Cucaracha Internacional final? COACH Well that man right there better be hoping so. He's still got a lot of ground to make up and a lot of wrongs to be righted as far as Landon Maddix goes, so what better way to redeem himself than to guarantee somebody from CI is going to the School's Out main event? COLE Cortez isn't doing this for Landon, I can guarantee you. The question is, where do Landon's allegiances lie if we end up with Cortez and Black in the final? COACH I would have thought that'd be obvious. As Cortez watches on, the camera cuts back to the entrance way just as the drums kick in on "Rock The Casbah". The Barcelona crowd erupt as Leon Rodez spins through the entrance way with a beaming smile. Shooting a finger to the sky, Rodez then begins to jig his way on down the aisle, tagging hands with his left. BUFFER And his opponent! From Grand Rapids, Michigan... weighing two hundred, eighteen pounds. "THE NEW-AGE LOVE MACHINE"... "THE GRAND RAPIDS GOLDEN CHILD"... ladies and gentlemen, this is "SILKY SMOOTH"... LLLLLLEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOONN... RRRRRRRROOOOOOODDEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZ!!!! "YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" COACH How many nicknames does one guy need? Leon jumps to the apron and holds his hands out to the crowd, bowing as another cheer goes up. Not impressed with the showmanship, Cortez watches his opponent from across the ring with a scowl as he makes his way in and works the turnbuckles. COLE What a showing this man put in one week ago, coming out on top in a true battle with Christian Wright. And after that performance, many people are tipping Leon to finally reach the promised land, after years of missed opportunities as far as challenging for the World Title goes. With the robe off and the music cut, Leon finds himself face to face one more time with the man who almost put him out of wrestling a year and a half-ish ago. Despite that personal business being taken care of in the past, there's still a tense look between the two. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" COACH Hmm... I don't see this 'leon' in this Spanish dictionary. What are they saying? COLE We really need to look into the way your IQ goes up and down during these shows. That and your urbanness. *DINGDINGDING!* The bell sounds and Cortez wastes no time what-so-ever as he runs at Rodez with a boot. Rodez falls into the corner and Cortez stomps him in the gut a couple more times, before hauling him out and pulling him into a standing headscissors, wrapping the ar... ...NO! Sensing the Riot Act coming, Leon bottoms out and scrambles backwards under the bottom rope. COLE Woah! No more than 10 seconds in and Cortez goes for the kill! COACH Leon knows all about what that Riot Act Plus can do too. Halfway in and halfway out of the ring, Leon takes a moment to get his head straight after that close-call. Cortez crouches down and shows little emotion as he waits for Rodez to come back at him. Pulling himself up, it's clear Cortez is under Leon's skin a little, the Silky Smooth One walking around the ring composing himself before the two lock-up. Leon grabs a side headlock, but is pushed off into the ropes. Shoulder block and down goes Cortez. Off the ropes goes Leon again, forced up and over by a dropdown. Cortez tries to scoop Leon up for a slam on the way back but Leon floats behind, spinning Cortez around and tripping him up for the Liontamer... but Cortez quickly lands a kick to the side of the head from his prone position and away staggers Rodez holding his neck. Cortez is quickly back up, catching up to Leon and pulling him over with a German Suplex, with a bridge... 1... 2... No! Cortez is right back to the neck with a front facelock. Pulling Leon up, he sets the Grand Rapids Golden Child up looking for a suplex. Up and over the back goes Leon again however, spinning Cortez around. This time Todd is ready for that and goes with the momentum on a roundhouse kick... BLOCKED! Getting his forearms up to block his head, Leon blocks the kick and goes to the knee with a low dropkick! COLE Smart move, going after the legs which are Cortez's most dangerous weapons. Sportingly, Leon allows the time towards his opponent to work out the knee and pull himself back up. Cortez has a noticable limp now and perhaps just as importantly is a little more cautious all of a sudden. COLE We saw Leon's knee put to the test by Christian Wright last week. But the tables have turned tonight. COACH For now. If Cortez is smart, he's gonna go for that leg at some point. And by 'smart', I mean 'listening to Landon and Megan's advice', of course. The two combatants find themselves slowed right down now, each wary to make the first move. After a few seconds of circling and thinking, it's Cortez who makes the first move as he goes behind into a waistlock. Leon drops and rolls to throw Cortez off and they both pace again. Moving cautiously, Cortez tries to pick his spot, before eventually throwing one of his kicks... but he gets blocked and caught with a Dragon Screw takedown! Again Leon backs off with his opponent on the mat, giving Cortez chance to think about the pain in his knee right about now. He pulls himself back up, moving over to the ropes to give himself a second. COLE Very tentative stuff right about now. Neither of these two wants to make a mistake, with the stakes so high! Cortez and Rodez lock up again and a single leg trip manages to take Cortez down. Avoiding the grab of the leg, Cortez rolls back to his feet, going to the midsection with an elbow. Cortez then snapmares Leon over and lines up the back for a HARD kick! Hard enough to leave both men in pain, Leon holding his back while Cortez regrets using his right leg. Shaking out the pain, Todd follows Leon into a corner... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...and connect with a hard knifedge. *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" And a second. Irish whip is reversed though and it's Cortez who goes turnbuckle to turnbuckle, Leon following in behind and taking off with the Superman Spear! Out staggers Cortez, into a legsweep and a lateral press... 1... Kickout! Side headlock applied by Leon. Just as The Silky Smooth One begins to get comfortable however, he suddenly finds himself in trouble. Cortez tucks in the right leg and executes a Kneebreaker on the surgically repaired knee! COACH Well, what do you know. Maybe Cortez does have some sense after all! Cortez hobbles a little but it's Leon who's really feeling the pain as he lays on the canvas clutching at his knee. Showing none of his opponent's compassion, Todd swats his hands away to get a free stomp at the knee! And another! Away crawls Leon in search of the ropes, but Cortez drags him back and drops an elbow to the inside of the knee, pulling up on a leglock. COLE Wright worked extensively on that knee last week and whatever healing process took place over the last 7 days, it's all for nought now. COACH And Cortez isn't standing back like our resident nice guy, Leon, is he? Still close enough to the ropes, Rodez is able to reach out and grab the bottom rope to force a break. Cortez breaks clean, but stays right on Rodez as he pulls him from the ropes again and drops another elbow. Looking to avoid the leglock Leon pulls in his free leg and traps Todd in a bodyscissors, clubbing him in the back with some forearms. But Cortez fires back with some right hands to the kneecap until he's fought Leon off, standing back up and crushing the leg with a Double Stomp! Cortez follows up with a cover... 1... Quick kickout though, as Leon again tries to roll away. Cortez follows Rodez into the ropes, firing off a kick to the ribs as he gets to one knee. Picking the leg, Cortez then drags Leon away from the ropes back into the centre of the ring. Soon wishing he hadn't though, as Leon catches him by surprise with a prawn hold... 1... 2... Kickout. In moves Cortez... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...but right into a chop! As Cortez rocks back on his heels, Rodez takes his chance and throws a jab! A jab! A jab! A jab! Rodez turns, blowing the kiss, before turning back on his heels... ...but he MISSES the Enziguri! Leon's knee bounces off the canvas and Cortez spots it, catching Leon as he rolls over in pain, squashing with a Standing Moonsault... 1... 2... No! Pulling Rodez to his feet, Cortez lays into the back of the knee with a quick kick. Leon barely stays on his feet. He's aided by Todd however, The Urban Legend positioning his opponent and sending him into the ropes before hitting the side, setting up the Hollow Point! The bad knee helps Leon this time though as he barely makes the ropes upright and falls into them instead of rebounding back. Cortez ends up slowing to a stop and turns to run at Rodez again. A backdrop sends him up and over to the apron. Landing safely, Cortez waits for Leon to turn and throws a roundhouse from the apron. Leon manages to block it though! Leon then bends Cortez backwards over the ropes, preparing to lower the boom. Reaching back, Cortez manages to grab a hold of the head though and falls forward, snapmaring Leon all the way up over the top and out to the floor with a thud! "OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Ooh, right down on the knee! COACH And all the bodyweight came crumbling down on top. It could be over just like that. Ending up in a heap against the barricade, Leon howls in pain and grabs his knee which draws the referee out of the ring to check he's okay. Cortez sits on the apron and watches on stoicly. COLE For the second time in two weeks, Leon is in a bad way on the floor with his number one contender dreams in serious jeopardy! Can he recover as he did last week? We'll find out, when we come back! [b]*COMMERCIAL*[/b] When we return to HeldDOWN~!, we find the action back in the ring and all going Todd Cortez's way, as The Urban Legend pulls back on a halfcrab. Leon's hands are clasped over his face in pain, with the Barcelona crowd making serious noise to try and will him on. COLE We are back and we might be seconds away from seeing Todd Cortez get a submission! Cortez twists at the knee to add some pressure as Leon slumps down, unable to keep up on his hands any longer. Referee Mike Chioda asks if he wants to give it up, but the signal to the timekeeper is a 'no' for now. The support continues on in the arena. And suddenly it seems to work again, as Leon pushes back up! Teeth gritted, Rodez sees the ropes in front of him and claws himself across the canvas with Cortez struggling to hold him in place. Leon inches closer and closer to the rope and with Cortez losing his leverage, he reaches out... AND MAKES IT!! "YYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Releasing the hold almost straight away, Cortez stomps the back of the knee a couple of times before picking Rodez back up. A European uppercut hangs him up over the ropes. Cortez then takes a step back and cracks him in the chest with a hard kick! Leon stumbles forward and Cortez quickly exits the ring, springboarding to the top and catching Rodez in the back of the head with a Springboard Dropkick before he can turn around!! COLE Didn't see it coming! Lurching forward, Leon is pulled from the ropes and covered with a hook of the leg... 1... 2... NO!! Cortez pulls himself back up and limps to a corner before encouraging Leon back to his feet. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" A little unhelpfully the crowd do the same and Leon reaches out, using the ropes to help him up. Spinning away from them, he then walks right into Cortez's path... CRESCENT KIC... NO, CAUGHT! Catching the foot, Leon quickly pulls Cortez in, looking for an Exploder... but his knee gives in and it allows Cortez to elbow his way free. With a shove in the back, Cortez sends Rodez chest first into the ropes. And when they bounce him back, Todd is on the move and drilling through Rodez's side with the HOLLOW POOOOOOOOIIIIIIINNTT!!~!!1! Period. And cover... 1... 2... KICKOUT! COACH Go back after the knee already, genius! See, this is why he needs Landon with him, he's got some raw ability but he ain't too bright. COLE Oh please. I'm guessing Landon's now getting all of Popick's leftover mindless devotion now? COACH Maybe. Cortez hooks up a front facelock and sets Leon up, hitting a DDT. He hooks the leg again... 1... 2... No! Leon crawls towards the ropes, but is caught by the back of the singlet and dragged back in by The Urban Legend. Cortez goes to the kidney area with a quick knee and seeing his chance, he looks to pull Leon in for the Riot Act... but a quick backdrop takes him over! Hanging on, Cortez manages to pull Leon down for a sunset flip, only for Leon to roll through, stacking Cortez up on his shoulders for a pin. Cortez rolls backwards through that though and crawls out through the legs, bringing the right leg with him in the form of an Anklelock! That doesn't last long however, before Leon pushes up on his hands and tumbles forward, the momentum sending Cortez falling throat-first across the middle rope! No jig neccessary, as Leon hobbles off the ropes as quickly as his one good leg will carry him and drives all of his bodyweight into the lower spine of Cortez! COLE Call That Bitch a one-legged Bojangles! Not getting a lot of impact, Leon makes doubley sure as he jumps onto Cortez's back a second time from close range. As he pulls himself off the ropes, Cortez then staggers backwards and is lifted up for the Blue Thunder... but Leon's knee gives out again and Cortez winds up landing on top of the crumbling Rodez... 1... 2... NO!! Cortez measures Rodez as both men get back up. Quickly getting his feet underneath him, Cortez picks Rodez up in a side waistlock, pancaking him to the canvas before going after the leg again. Leon has enough wits about him to turn over though, pushing Cortez away with both feet. COLE This is turning into another gruelling match here, with that never-say-die spirit of Leon Rodez! Rolling through to his feet, Cortez charges. Rodez manages to shuffle out of the way with a sidestep and Cortez attempts to go up and over in the corner. But he gets caught coming down! Keeping hold of the ropes, Leon catches Cortez on his back and makes sure his knee is under him properly before hobbling out and hitting the Backpack Stunner! BANANA HAMMOCK! Leaning back, Leon forces Cortez's shoulders down with the back of his head... 1... 2... KICKOUT! COLE Almost had him! Leon's knee just about held out on that move, but not enough to put Todd Cortez away. Assisted by the ropes, Leon gets back to his feet first. Cortez isn't too far behind him though and has enough in him to make another charge in the corner. Leon manages to get a knee up to block, that being the right knee which leaves both men hurting again. Shunning the pain, Rodez leads Todd quickly back up however, placing him in the corner... *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" ...for a chop! *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" Another one! *SLAP!* "WHOOOOOOOO!" And a third! With Cortez penned in, Leon then grabs Cortez's right leg and hangs his knee over the middle rope, looking to work on the knee himself some more from earlier. A quick shift from Cortez allows him to push up off the top rope though, catching Leon with a thrust kick with his left leg! On the middle rope, Cortez then hooks up the head, looking for a Tornado DDT... NO! Leon throws him off! Landing on his feet, Todd charges in... and gets jarred with an Inverted Atomic Drop! COLE That may not have been the best move. Leon ends up jarring his own knee delivering the move though, giving Cortez time to shake it off. When he does, he's quick to return the favour, as he scoops up Leon and delivers the Crotch Droppah! Leon digs down deep though and blocks out the pain, picking Cortez up and hitting him with an Inverted Atomic Drop in re-return! Still up is Cortez though and he scoops Leon up again... Crotch Droppah... a second Crotch Droppah... and a THIRD CROTCH DROPPAH, before peeling Leon off the knee again and lifting him up for a Sitout Spinebuste... NO! Leon floats over the back, pulling Cortez over with him and coming out of the sunset roll-up with the legs hooked for the LIONTAMER!! "YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!" COLE Submission hold applied! And the tables have been turned on Todd Cortez!! Sitting back, Rodez pulls back on the crab and Cortez is the one showing the pain on his face now. Leon struggles to get his knee in the back though and can't get the hold fully applied as usual. It's still painful enough as is for Cortez's liking though as he tries to crawl for the ropes straight away. COLE I don't know where Leon's getting this from! COACH Me neither. Taking that many atomic drops and coming out still standing? The legends must be true! COLE I'm not quite sure what you're implying but I don't think now is the time to discuss it either. Leon pins the knee down just as Cortez starts to get moving and a cheer goes up from the Barcelona crowd as it looks like The Urban Legend may now be 'Tamed. Cortez has his supporters in the crowd himself though and he gets some encouragement of his own. Grimacing in pain, Cortez makes another effort to reach the ropes as he starts to drag Leon's 218 pounds along towards the ropes. Rodez tries to sit back again, but still Cortez crawls, with determination and sheer grit as he begins to gradually get nearer and nearer to the ropes. Realising this may be his best chance, Leon pulls back on the legs further still and lets out a shout as his own knee is tested. The shout turns into a dissapointed groan though, as Cortez GRABS THE ROPES!! "YYYEEEEAAAAAHHHH - BOOOO!" Letting Cortez go, Leon falls exhaustedly into the ropes himself and Chioda steps in to get them seperated. COLE This is what this number one contender's tournament means. This is what the OAOAST World Title means. Two men right on the cusp of being a true main-event player, giving it their all here tonight! Limping into the centre of the ring, Leon waits for Cortez to pull himself up and charges at him. Well, 'charges' as best possible on one good leg. Which isn't great, giving Todd time to block with a back elbow. Leon staggers backwards and Cortez follows, grabbing him by the throat! Leon manages to swat the goozle away though, before connecting with his own back elbow. Again Cortez moves in, but he walks right into a scoop and a slam, planting him right by the turnbuckles! COLE Leon could be thinking 450 here! COACH No way he should go for this in his condition COLE Well we thought that last week and it worked out then. The Silky Smooth One clearly has his doubts, but slaps his leg a couple of times as if trying to get it to comply, then ducks out of the ri... NO! Cortez reaches out and grabs the ankle with Leon halfway out! Ducking back inside, Leon fights Cortez off and picks him up, connecting with a jab! A jab! A jab! A jab! Rodez turns, blowing the kiss... *SMACK!* ...and this time connecting with the enziguri on The Urban Legend! COLE MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! After a moment to nurse the leg, Leon turns Cortez over and hooks the far leg... 1... 2... KICKOUT! Leon doesn't hang about to argue the 2 count and ducks back out to the apron, heading up to the top. With Cortez in a good enough position he drags himself, bad leg and all, to the top and gives the signal for the '450'. A careful job of standing with the bad leg later and Leon is up, hovering over Cortez and tumbling with the 450 SPLASH... ...NOBODY HOME!!! "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" COACH See! Big mistake right there! Rodez comes down on a combination of chest and knees and stays the heck down as well. Pulling himself up in the corner, Cortez waits for Rodez to stand, positioning himself in front of the Silky Smooth One... and timing his Roundhouse Kick to perfection at the third time of asking!! COACH There's the knockout! Hook of the leg by Cortez... 1... 2... 3- SHOULDER UP!!! "YYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!" COACH Whu-!? COLE Only a two count! That was nothing but instinct in that kickout though! Cortez climbs right back up and if looks could kill, then Rodez would be in some serious trouble. As it is, he still might be, as Cortez extends a hand over his head. Slowly to his feet, Leon hobbles right into the goozle, ready for the Urban Assault. Leon still has some fight left though and connects with a back elbow! And a second! Leon then goes for an elbow from the left side, but Cortez ducks it, setting up a back suplex. Up and over floats Leon... but as he lands on his feet, his right leg buckles underneath him! COLE Another bad landing. As soon as Leon feels the knee go and he doubles over to nurse it, Cortez quickly pounces. He pulls him into a standing headscissors and takes off, pulling Rodez up and over with him WITH THE RIOT ACT PLUS~!!1!~1!!!1!!! "YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!" COLE That sudden! Riot Act Plus! Cortez crawls over and turns Leon onto his back, hooking the leg... 1... 2... 3!!!! *DINGDINGDING!* COLE And [i]nobody[/i] kicks out after the Riot Act! What a match! "Oh No" kicks in as Cortez rolls off of Leon with a sense of relief. Cortez's arm is quickly raised in victory, barely acknowledged by The Urban Legend who looks down at Leon. Impressed, perhaps. BUFFER Your winner of the match, advancing to the finals of the number one contendership tournament... "THE URBAN LEGEND"... TODD CCOOOOORRRRRRTTEEEEZZZZZZZ!!! "YYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" The Barcelona crowd cheer as much both men for their efforts as the result, Cortez feeling the effects. Wearily he climbs the turnbuckles and raises his arms victoriously, while referee Chioda checks on Leon. COLE A great effort from both of these two men. No shame in defeat for Leon here. But it's Todd Cortez who next week will compete against his fellow Cucaracha Internacional member, Nathaniel Black, for the right to face Tha Puerto Rican at School's Out for the OAOAST World Heavyweight Championship! And what a showdown that promises to be as well. Cortez climbs down from the turnbuckles and walks over to Leon... ...as we cut away, backstage, to where the other members of Cucaracha Internacional are watching this in their locker room. With a big grin on his face, Landon Maddix places a hand on Nathaniel Black's shoulder, the Brit with arms folded but a wry smile on his face as well. MADDIX Congratulations, 'mate'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
