The Florida Wrestling Empire

[Plankton]

FWE TV

September 28, 2006

Local TV Station

Miami, Florida

Ric Flair: The FWE Champ is Here

The show opened up with shot of the ring. An FWE official (Ted, actually) was in the ring holding the FWE Heavyweight Championship. Flair’s music almost immediately played and Flair made his way to the ring in typical Flair fashion.

Once he entered the ring and played to the crowd a bit, he was presented with the belt and given a mic.

Flair: Ric Flair is back, baby!

The fans went cheered in agreement.

Flair: The past two months has been the craziest roller coaster of my life. I came here to the FWE, my playground, my domain, and in just the second night I was humbled right here in this ring by some kid who I didn’t believe was fit to carry my bags. And after I was humbled a second time, I had my doubts. I started thinking hard. I started thinking maybe it was time to give it up. Maybe I didn’t have it anymore.

The fans booed.

Flair: But then something happened. Don Callis shows up one night and calls Hernandez the future of professional wrestling. And he’s going to anoint him as the future by defeating Ric Flair. Well, maybe I don’t know as much as I always say I do, but I do know one thing, beyond a shadow of a doubt, when the Nature Boy hangs up the towel, when I close out my career, there won’t be some jackass in a booking committee making that decision for me. Ric Flair—Whoo!—Ric Flair makes his own decisions! When I go out, I’m going to go out with a bang, baby! And I knew, at that moment I knew that that night was not the night! I knew that the Nature Boy still had something in him. And that deep down CM Punk beating me twice, Don Callis trying to usher me out, that lit a fire under my ass! I knew that the Nature Boy was headed to the top of the tournament and was going to bring the gold home. And now here I am! Miami, Florida, here I am! Ric Flair! First ever FWE Heavyweight Champion! I got through Hernandez, the young monster. I got through Brock Lesnar, one of the most complete athletes in professional wrestling. I beat the first ever Undisputed World Champion, Chris Jericho. And I defeated Bryan Danielson, maybe the greatest pure wrestler in the world right now. I beat ‘em all because I’ve still got it. There’s no doubt—no doubt—that the Nature Boy is at the top of his game. Whoo!

Just then Don Callis came out with a mic and a smile. He entered the ring.

Callis: Congratulations, Ric Flair. You did what I honestly thought you had no chance of doing. But all of those accomplishments you just listed off there, that’s only going to be the beginning. So you beat Hernandez, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, and Bryan Danielson. But remember: you only beat them all once and you’ve already lost against Jericho before. What are you going to do when you have to wrestling CM Punk again? Or when you wrestle Michael Modest, or BJ Whitmer, or Doug Williams, or Colt Cabana?

Callis paused.

Callis: Ric Flair… what the hell are you going to do if I decide that you have to wrestle Necro Butcher? The art of professional wrestling has surpassed your skills, old man. You’re just a relic here.

Callis paused again.

Callis: But don’t think for a second that you aren’t in my vision, Flair. You are. And you are an intricate part. You have had too long of an illustrious career for me to just throw you out like you were some nobody named Matt Stryker or some has-been Japanese wrestler like Jushin Liger. You are Ric Flair, dammit. And you will be one of my center pieces. You see, every great wrestler comes to the point where they must sacrifice themselves, where they take everything they have done in the business and they pass it down to one man. And you, Ric Flair, will be the FWE’s great sacrifice. You will take the FWE Heavyweight Championship and you will hand it down to the man who I envision leading the FWE into legendary status. And it will be with your great sacrifice that will propel the FWE to stardom and will allow us to thrive.

Flair: I don’t know who the hell you think you are, but…

Callis: Don’t you see, Flair? This was meant to be. I didn’t believe it at first. I truly, truly believed that Hernandez would defeat you that night. But did you notice that I didn’t interfere? I wanted to see what fate had in store. Fate made you champion. And fate, Ric Flair, will bring you and my vision together.

Flair: You talk about a sacrifice, but I don’t think you heard what I was just saying earlier. I’m calling the shots. And maybe fate will bring my career to an end soon and maybe it won’t. By I know two things. One, I’m not ready to quit. And two, I won’t be a sacrifice to anything you have in store. This is my playground. This is my time. And if you want in on it, you’re going to have to get through the dirtiest player in the game first. And whoever the hell you have planned for me to sacrifice myself to will have to get through me too.

Callis smiled wide.

Callis: The receiver of your sacrifice, I’m afraid, Flair, will have no problem defeating you. When I first came here, my vision was foggy. Certain wrestlers caught my eye. Hernandez and a few others. But one man in particular, when I saw him, I knew he was the future. I saw, in my head, a clear picture of him standing in this ring, FWE Championship in hand, standing over your bloody, limp body. And then when he beat you twice, I knew that this was destiny. That CM Punk was at the head of my vision.

Flair: You’re insane.

Callis: You can call it whatever you want, Ric Flair. But you talk about what you know. About not being ready to stop. Well, it’s not about what you want, Flair! It’s not about what anyone wants! It’s about what fate has in store for us! It’s about my vision! It’s about shaping the FWE into the best promotion…

Punk: Hold on one damn second.

Punk emerged from the back and entered the ring. He had a mic with him.

Punk: If you’re going to throw my name around, you better be damn sure that I like what you’re saying. I thought I made it pretty clear that my alliances are few and far in between, so if you think I’m going to join a cult because you had some dream, you have another thing coming. Everyone’s been asking me the past few days about what I think of Flair. And I’ll tell you right now that my opinion of Flair as a man hasn’t changed a bit since I entered the FWE, but my opinion of him as a wrestler has changed. I don’t care how you spin it, this man won that tournament. As a man who prides himself at being a professional in this sport, I can’t deny what Flair has accomplished. And if I beat Ric Flair for that belt—and I know I can—Then I’ve beaten him. It’s my accomplishment. I don’t believe in fate. I believe in CM Punk. I believe in what I do in that ring. So you can take your cult, you can take your fate, and you can shove it up your ass.

Callis laughed.

Callis: CM Punk, you must understand. It doesn’t matter what you think. That’s destiny, isn’t it? You can deny it all you want, but at the end of the day, you will be the man to deliver the FWE into fame. The FWE has another big showing coming up in the Old School Arena on October 21. And you, CM Punk, will headline that show against the champion. You are not going to earn this. You are getting it because of fate, because I have envisioned it. You cannot turn it down because it is fate.

Punk: I can’t turn it down because, whether you like it or not, I earned that shot when I beat Flair twice.

Callis: Well, I’ll tell you what, Punk. If you want to make winning and losing so important, then tonight you’ll wrestle Bryan Danielson. And when Danielson beats you for the second time, you’ll know that you did not earn that title shot. You only got it because of my vision.

Callis looked at Flair.

Callis: And Flair, your match tonight—it’s been a heated debate in the back. And over the past few weeks I have been gaining more and more followers to my vision in the booking committee. And the debate over the #1 contender was my biggest victory yet. Because tonight I will be reinstating the man who was just suspended four days ago. Ric Flair, tonight, in the main event, you will wrestle the mad man, the heartless, psychotic, Necro Butcher! And we’ll see just what fate has in store for you.

FWE TV cut to a commercial after zooming in on Callis’ wide smile.

Rating: 85

Jushin Liger vs. Michael Modest w/ Chad Collyer and John Walters

Joey Styles officially welcomed us to the program.

As Jushin Liger walked down to the ring Hernandez ran from behind and clotheslined him. He kicked the crap out of Liger and left quickly. Joey was outraged and mentioned how this match was less about athletic competition and more about Don Callis trying to weed people like Liger, who isn’t in his vision, out of the FWE. He did make sure to mention though that Modest has wanted a one-on-one encounter with Liger for quite some time.

Since Liger had already taken a beating, Modest took control easily in the early portions. The pace was mostly very slow in these early portions as Modest relied primarily on rest holds. Eventually the match picked up midway through was Liger made his comeback. Liger initially relied mostly on a few high impact moves to gain momentum, then tried to scale back and use simpler moves as the momentum went in his direction. Modest, however, targeted the back of Liger’s neck since it was already fairly sore after the beating from Hernandez. Modest was eventually able to get the tainted win after the Reality Check.

Winner: Michael Modest

Styles: Michael Modest finally got his win on Liger, but after the beating Hernandez gave Liger, I don’t think Modest should feel too proud of himself.

[Quinn says: This was some all around solid stuff, but that pre-match beatdown from Hernandez caused the match to be unnecessarily slow.]

Rating: ***1/4

Mike Rotundo w/ Kevin Sullivan vs. Josh Daniels

Joey hyped up Josh Daniels and compared his wrestling style to that of the Dynamite Kid’s and Chris Benoit’s.

Rotundo controlled the very early portions of the match, but Daniels quickly took control and dominated.

Styles: Josh Daniels is taking complete control of this match!

Daniels nailed a few german suplexes and then ended the squash after a swandive headbutt.

Winner: Josh Daniels

Styles: Josh Daniels has made quick work of Mike Rotundo, but knowing his and Kevin Sullivan’s records, I’m not sure if that will settle well with them.

[Quinn says: Kudos for putting Daniels over immediately, but I hope we won’t be seeing a repeat of Whitmer vs. Rotundo. As for the match, it was really too short to be much of anything, but Daniels looked really good in there.]

Rating: **

As Colt Cabana was in the back getting ready for his tag match against the Onslaught Express, Jannetty stopped him.

Jannetty: Colt, what’s going on? You get a tag match against the Onslaught Express and you choose Ace Steel as your partner and not me?

Cabana: Ah, come on, Marty. Crazy Ace and I go way back.

Jannetty: I thought we were a team.

Cabana: Hey, we had a good time, but…it’s over, man. Sorry.

Cabana patted Jannetty on the shoulder and walked off. Jannetty looked pretty pissed.

Colt Cabana and Ace Steel vs. Onslaught Express

This was the longest match the Express had in the FWE so far and they were finally able to show off their skills a bit more.

The beginning portions of the match were really back and forth as Joey put over how even the teams were. He said that Pawluck and Parker were especially impressive since they had not been teaming together for that long.

Eventually the Express were able to isolate Cabana. At this point they came off as a little more heelish, not necessarily because they were heels, but because Cabana was really playing to the crowd and the Express’ more serious approach came off as antagonistic. Cabana made some smooth European style reversals and eventually made the hot tag to Steel, who was a house of fire. The Express, though, were on top of things and were eventually able to isolate Steel too. Joey noted that their excellent tag team work made it very difficult for Cabana and Steel to gain any momentum. He added that the Express seemed more like a unit and it was as if they could read each others’ thoughts.

Steel was able to make the hot tag to Cabana after an enziguri. Cabana rolled both Pawluck and Parker up a few times for some near falls. He was also just seconds away from getting the win after hitting Pawluck with a piledriver. Parker made the save though and all four guys were soon in the ring brawling. Parker was able to dump Steel and he and Pawluck hit Cabana with a german suplex/superkick combo for the win.

Winners: Onslaught Express

Styles: The Onslaught Express gets another huge victory as they continue their winning streak!

[Quinn says: This was good and energetic. Pawluck and Parker are really gelling well and I like their no nonsense attitude. I enjoyed seeing them get more time, but two Ricky Morton sequences was too much and kept this one from getting a higher score. Overall, though, this is definitely good for the future tag division.]

Rating: ***

Vader vs. Tony “The Tank” Kozina w/ Mike Enos

Joey talked how much of a bad idea it was for Kozina to challenge Vader so early in his training.

Styles: But if Tony Kozina feels that he is ready, maybe—just maybe—he is.

This was almost a complete squash. Kozina got in a surprising amount of offense early on by taking Vader down with a dropkick from the top rope followed by a few other quick high risk maneuvers.

Styles: Tony Kozina might get lucky here!

But the momentum was short-lived. Vader eventually nailed Kozina with a big boot and poured on the offense from there on. He finished the match with a Vader Bomb.

Winner: Vader

Vader helped Kozina up and gave him a pat on the shoulder.

Styles: A little bit of sportsmanship from the big man.

However, Enos ran in the ring and pushed Vader away. Vader and Enos had a staredown as Kozina came to. Eventually Enos left the ring with Kozina, yelling at him for doing such a horrible job.

Syles: Mike Enos may not have appreciated Tony Kozina’s work, but it looks like Vader respected his effort.

[Quinn says: Tony Kozina bumped like a king in this one. It was the sort of over the top bumping that you would expect to see from Curt Henning after getting hit by Andre the Giant. Over the top, but not so much that it looked stupid. Vader played his role well too. As far as a squash goes, this was up there.]

Rating: **1/2

Chris Jericho vs. BJ Whitmer

Styles: Chris Jericho said he wanted a big match for tonight and the momentum BJ Whitmer has going into this event doesn’t get much bigger. This young man is on the roll of his life!

This was a real knock-out, drag-out fight. There was some trash-talking to begin with and as soon as the bell rang these two slugged it out, going 100 mph. With the match clocking in just under 10 minutes, it was quite easy for them to keep this pace going the entire time.

There was really no momentum gained by either man here, just cool spot after cool spot. Jericho was heeling it up again, but it didn’t do him much good as it was Whitmer that got the most offense in, hitting a lot of sick suplexes in the end. He eventually grabbed the win after a Wrist Clutch Exploder out of nowhere.

Winner: BJ Whitmer

Styles: BJ Whitmer just won the biggest match of his career so far!

[Quinn says: I have a feeling a lot of people are going to overrate this match. Let me make one thing clear right away: I really enjoyed this. However, there was zero psychology. They just basically hit each other with a series of moves until Whitmer decided to go for the win. But what they did in that 9 minutes or so was great. I just can’t really go higher than *** without feeling as though I am blatantly overlooking the negative aspects. I’d love to see what they could do with twice the amount of time though.]

Rating: ***

Matt Stryker vs. Masada

Styles: Don Callis has promised that the new member of his Elite group will show themselves tonight and attack Matt Stryker, so who knows what could be in store for this match!

Stryker looked real cautious, as did Masada, who obviously didn’t want his match ruined too.

The bout went by for some time with no incident. Stryker and Masada were really getting into a groove, with Masada in control for the most part. Joey noted that Stryker’s mind was definitely not on the match.

Eventually Hernandez came down to the ring.

Styles: We already know that Hernandez is part of the Elite!

Hernandez yelled at Stryker and while Stryker was distracted, Masada came from behind and hit a Roll of the Dice for the win.

Winner: Masada

Hernandez ran into the ring and both he and Masada started to beat Stryker down.

Styles: It was Masada all along! He’s the new member of the Elite!

They stomped Stryker down for a while until Jushin Liger finally ran into the ring and chased them off.

Styles: The battle lines are beginning to be drawn among those chosen by Don Callis and those rejected by him!

[Quinn says: The beginning stuff was pretty good, as I really enjoy Masada’s offense, but the ending was just angle development and totally killed the match. I’m glad they are investing in Masada though.]

Rating: **3/4

Doug Williams and Harry Smith vs. Chad Collyer and John Walters

Joey assured fans that Smith had no real involvement in the feud and was just here because Williams picked him as a partner.

We finally got to see what Collyer and Walters could do in a longer, more even match. Their tags were quicker and they generally worked better as a team. Williams and Smith both looked really good, but, as Joey noted, they were not as lucid as a team.

Because of this, Collyer and Walters controlled the vast majority of the match, mainly isolating Smith. It wasn’t until Smith made the hot tag to Doug Williams that things picked up in favor of the faces. Williams was able to gain a lot of momentum by utilizing a lot of reversals. He eventually tagged in Smith who just unloaded on Collyer and Walters with a ton of offense. Once Williams got back into the ring he was able to hit the Chaos Theory for the win.

Winners: Doug Williams and Harry Smith

[Quinn says: Collyer and Walters looked real dominating up there until the end. At that point they were pretty much just fodder for Williams and Smith. But the ending sequence was really good and Collyer and Walters showed a lot of promise here as a team. I particularly appreciated how they controlled the face in peril portions of the match.]

Rating: ***1/4

Brock Lesnar vs. Jack Evans

Joey noted that Evans’ record in the FWE hadn’t been that great, but his performances were gaining him a lot of support from the fans and this is what was pretty much keeping him on the roster.

Notably, there was a small corner of fans who were the unofficial Jack Evans fan club. They chanted “Jack’s going to kill you” at Lesnar, who glared at them.

This match was an absolute massacre. Lesnar was all over Evans in the early portions and obliterated him with some stiff offense that almost always sent Evans flying and twisting in the air.

Styles: Forget winning! Evans is going to be lucky to make it out alive tonight!

But Lesnar got too cocky. He set the seemingly dead Evans up on his shoulders and tried to hit an F5, but Evans reversed it into a huge DDT.

Styles: DDT! DDT by Evans! The momentum Evans had going into that sent Brock reeling!

Evans desperately crawled for the cover.

Styles: One! Two! Thr—kick out by Brock!

The fans were all going crazy at this point. Jack Evans climbed up the turnbuckle and did a twisting senton onto Brock as he stood up, but Brock caught him in a powerbomb position and nailed it. He lifted him up and hit another powerbomb, then a third one.

Styles: Jack Evans is done!

He then nailed an F5 for good measure and made the pin.

Winner: Brock Lesnar

Styles: It was a more than valiant effort by Jack Evans, but Brock Lesnar could not be stopped.

[Quinn says: Wow. What good a few well-timed spots will do for a match. You know, it wasn’t even just the timing of the spots, it was the timing of the match as a whole. Sure, when you get down to it, this was merely a squash, but when you realize that it was just over 9 minutes long, you realize how good of a job they did at keeping your attention. Great stuff by Evans as usual and Brock looked like more of a monster than he ever has before thanks to the fantastic bumping.]

Rating: ***

CM Punk vs. Bryan Danielson

Joey mentioned the major psychological implications in this one.

Styles: Punk has, whether he likes it or not, a shot at the Heavyweight title on October 21. And to feel validated and not like he is a part of Don Callis’ fanatical vision of the FWE, he must win tonight against bitter rival Bryan Danielson. But if he does not, this will reinforce to Don Callis that his plan, his vision, dictates what goes on in the FWE. And for Bryan Danielson, this is merely another match for him to climb the ladder. You can bet he’s not to happy about this not be a #1 contender match and he’s going to take all of that frustration out on Punk.

Bryan Danielson was definitely very aggressive here and controlled the early portions of the match. It was interesting that Danielson, the face, was acting much more villainous than Punk, the heel. Danielson acted really smug as he dominated Punk, showing his bitterness at Punk getting a title shot. Joey noted how this might further ostracize Punk in the back, which may be part of Callis’ plan. He said that if Punk gets special treatment because he is part of Callis’ plan, whether he officially joins the Elite or not, the boys in the back will still resent that preferential treatment.

Styles: That makes this match even more important to Punk. If he wins this match, not only will he feel like he has earned it, but the rest of the workers in the back will too.

Danielson continued to dominate for quite some time, focusing on Punk’s back. However, Punk soon made a comeback after reversing a whip to the rope and nailing a spinebuster. Punk then hit a shining wizard and continued to lay the offense on Danielson. He was going through a real adrenaline rush until Danielson stopped him in his tracks with a german suplex. Danielson then applied a few submission holds, most notably, a bear hug, which Joey referred to as part of Danielson old school influence. Punk just about faded out to the bear hug, but broke out of it at the last second with some forearms to the face.

Styles: Punk’s not ready to give up yet!

Punk hit an uppercut that sent Danielson to the corner. He then nailed Danielson with a dropkick to the face. When Danielson stepped unsteadily forward, Punk rolled him up for the surprise three count.

Winner: CM Punk

Styles: CM Punk has won this match, which doesn’t do much for the mental game Don Callis is trying to play with him!

[Quinn says: Once again, these guys bring the goods. And leave it to Danielson to pull out something like the bear hug and make it look exciting and convincing. My only small gripe is that the ending kind of came out of nowhere. Danielson needed to look strong, but if a better built-up ending would have been tacked on there, this could have been dangerously close to ***** and definitely would have gotten ****3/4.]

Rating: ****1/2

FWE Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair © vs. Necro Butcher

Styles: Ric Flair has wrestled a wide variety of wrestlers in his long career, but never has he wrestled someone like the Necro Butcher!

Flair looked very reluctant as Necro refused to tie up with him. Necro threw a few wild punches, but failed to connect with any of them.

Styles: Necro is refusing to do anything but brawl.

Flair dodged one of Necro’s punches and connected with a punch of his own, followed by a chop, another punch, another chop, and so on. This sent Necro reeling to the ropes. Flair delivered a few more rights until Necro fell out onto the floor.

Flair, not wanting to go to the outside, where Necro is most dangerous, waited for him to reenter the ring on his own. Joey wondered if this was a smart move because it was allowing Necro to recover.

When Necro returned to the ring Flair used every underhanded trick in the book to keep him down. He was desperately trying to stay away from starting a slugfest. However, Necro’s wrath could not be contained for too long. Knowing this Flair tried almost desperately to roll him up for the early win, but inevitably, Necro let a series of wild punches loose, three of which hit Flair—once in the ribs and twice in the arm. Flair responded with a poke to the eyes.

Styles: A poke to the eye is going to hurt you no matter how crazy you are!

Flair really lost his temper at this point, which was quickly noted by Joey. He started throwing punches, chopping, and kicking like a madman. Joey said that clearly Flair had thrown all of his strategy out of the window and was fighting a Necro Butcher match—one of sheer brutality.

Joey was right, at least in part. Flair had thrown all of his strategy out and let his well-known temper get the best of him. He was just concentrated on doing whatever he could to beat the crap out of Necro Butcher. If Butcher was going to disregard the art of professional wrestling at the risk of his health, he would disregard Butcher’s well-being. He even went as far as to hit three consecutive kicks to the groin, which the ref let slide. But make no mistake about; this portion of the match was mostly Necro’s fight. He was controlling most of the brawling, leaving Joey to wonder if we would see a new FWE Heavyweight Champion already.

However, Flair quickly changed his strategy and went back to a real plan. He knew that taking Butcher to the mat and getting the Figure Four on him would be too much of a struggle, so he instead targeted the legs with the intention of getting a roll-up. Instead of applying submissions, he went for chop blocks and just generally butchered the legs with kicks. Butcher was still a force to be reckon with and, even while acknowledging the pain that was being put on his legs, he never stopped swinging. Eventually though, Flair hit another chop block and quickly rolled Butcher up for the three count.

Winner: Ric Flair

Flair had little time to celebrate before Butcher attacked Flair from behind. Flair fell forward and Necro jumped on topping, swinging wild punches. The refs ran down to try and stop, but Callis quickly caught up and stopped them. After another minute or so of Necro beating Flair up, Punk ran down to the ring.

Styles: Punk’s here!

Punk was all over Butcher, clobbering him with kicks and punches that eventually sent Butcher to the outside. Punk helped Flair up as Joey said that we were seeing a whole new side to Punk, or perhaps just seeing the same person react to a different situation.

Either way, the show ended with Callis on the outside helping Butcher up and faded to black as Punk helped Flair out in the ring.

[Quinn says: This had train wreck written all over it, but it really came off well. There was a little too much of the punch and kick stuff, but there was a lot of emotion here. Necro is a believable brawler and Flair can definitely bring realism to a fight. They actually blended together really well, surprisingly. If Flair would be 10 or 15 years younger, this would have been insanely good. I’m not sure if I was wild about Punk’s face turn, but he’s essentially still the same character. And I can’t see him keeping his truce with Flair for more than a little while.]

Rating: ***1/2

Overall Rating: 73

Comments are welcomed and encouraged. (Y)

Edited August 29, 2006 by Plankton

[Plankton]

FWE News Update from FWE.com

-Jimmy Hart is set to debut his talent next Wednesday. Hart will be representing a tag team that will face the Onslaught Express. So far there is no word on who the tag team wrestlers are, but Hart has mentioned several times that he sought out the best indy talent around.

-Chris Jericho has asked for another big match on FWE TV to redeem himself and specifically stated that he wanted to wrestle Bryan Danielson. The FWE booking committee has agreed and we will see that match this Wednesday.

-Marty Jannetty called out Colt Cabana after the show last Wednesday and has challenged him to a match on the next show. Cabana has accepted, but has stated, for the record, that he has no hard feelings towards Jannetty and hopes that they can get past everything after wrestling the match.

-Also added to the card this Wednesday will be Matt Stryker and Jushin Liger vs. Hernandez and Masada; and a huge 6-man tag team contest pitting Doug Williams, Harry Smith, and BJ Whitmer against Michael Modest, Chad Collyer, and John Walters. We’ll also see Brock Lesnar vs. Josh Daniels, Ton Kozina vs. Jack Evans, and Vader vs. Mike Enos. Also, Don Callis has promised a surprise in store for CM Punk and Ric Flair.

-Speaking of Callis, Punk, and Flair, many were very confused by Callis’ recent behavior. There has been no known alliances in the FWE booking committee, which has left some feeling a little paranoid and untrusting of the current system. There could be some changes in store to even out the process a bit more.

-Expect some updates soon on the FWE’s next big show on October 21 as well as the new look and feel that is in store for FWE TV.

Edited August 29, 2006 by Plankton

[Plankton]

FWE Chaos TV

October 5, 2006

Local Station

Miami, Florida

The show opened up with a bit of a different look. For starters, the name had changed. Additionally, there was some scaffolding outside that hung FWE banners and the ring had an apron now that said “FWE Chaos TV.” There was more lighting, some small pyro, and the entrance to the ring had a screen above it.

Joey Styles welcomed everyone to Chaos. He went over the already announced matches for the night and then said just moments before the show went on air, Callis booked CM Punk and Ric Flair in a tag team matches against The Towers. Joey wondered how Flair and Punk would coexist. He mentioned that even though they seemed to respect each other as athletes, they did not respect each other as people.

Matt Stryker and Jushin Liger vs. The Chosen (Hernandez and Masada) w/ Don Callis

Joey mentioned that Callis wanted to take Stryker and Liger out of the FWE, as they weren’t in his vision. He hypothesized that Callis did not (yet) have enough pull in the booking committee to hire and fire whomever he pleased. He also added that Hernandez and Masada were part of his chosen elite.

This was a really energetic match. Stryker and Liger controlled the majority of the first half, prompting Styles to put over exactly why they should be allowed in the FWE.

Stryker was specifically gunning for Masada since Masada backstabbed him last week. Masada got a bit of leverage though at the end as he and Hernandez took control by isolating Liger. Masada took it upon himself to taunt Stryker. Every time he would hit a good power move on Liger, he would drag Liger near Stryker, just out of reach of a tag.

Hernandez really poured on the offense on Liger. He took a lot of pleasure punishing him and at one point even tried to take his mask off. Joey guessed that the unmasking of Liger could very well damage his career greatly and that was precisely why Hernandez was attempting it. But while Hernandez focused so much on trying to take the mask off, Liger connected with a quick stunner and made a desperate leap to tag Stryker in.

Stryker charged in the ring and clotheslined Hernandez to the ground. Hernandez fell near Masada and tagged him in. Masada and Stryker slugged it out for a little while. Eventually Stryker was able to get the Strykerlock on Masada. Hernandez ran in to break the hold, but Liger cut him off with a dropkick to the gut. Hernandez fell outside and Liger followed him with a tope.

Stryker kept the lock on, but since he hadn’t worked over the legs at all, Masada was holding on strong. Stryker let the hold go and as Masada slowly stood up, Stryker nailed a DVD for the win.

Winners: Matt Stryker and Jushin Liger

Callis, Hernandez, and Masada retreated as Joey said this war looked far from over.

[Quinn says: Everyone knew their role and they played them all perfectly for an eight minute match. Overall good stuff.]

Rating: ***

Don Callis Puts Chris Jericho in the Main Event

Jericho caught up with an upset Callis in the back.

Jericho: We need to talk.

Callis didn’t look interested.

Callis: We can talk later.

Jericho: We’ll talk now.

This caught Callis a bit off guard, but by the looks of it, that wasn’t a bad thing.

Callis: What do you want?

Jericho: To prove that I’m the best thing that the FWE has to offer. To show the world that I am the best damn wrestler in the world.

Callis: Why should I care?

Jericho: Because you’re going to put my match with Bryan Danielson in the main event tonight so that when the show closes, I’m standing tall. To show that I’m the reason to watch the FWE.

Callis: And you think that if we put your match in the main event and you win, that will make it so?

Jericho: I’m main event material and you know it.

Callis: Whether what you’re saying is true or not, Jericho, I like the way you do business. So I’ll do what you’re asking. Tonight, you and Bryan Danielson will be the main event.

Callis walked away as Jericho looked pleased.

Rating: 79

Tony Kozina w/ Mike Enos vs. Jack Evans

Styles: Both Tony Kozina and Jack Evans haven’t had the best luck in the past few weeks, but tonight one of them will get a win.

Kozina relied on a lot of high flying offense, but also added in a few nice power moves on the very light Evans. Enos was shouting at Kozina to destroy Evans. For the most part, Kozina stayed focused on just wrestling his match though.

Evans sold like crazy for Kozina, but also got in a nice little sequence where he took control and got in a few really close calls that had his corner of supporters going crazy.

However, Kozina was eventually able to nail a huge Tornado DDT and get the victory.

Winner: Tony Kozina

Styles: Tony Kozina gets the win and proves that even though he may have difficulties beating Vader, he’s still a damn good wrestler!

[Quinn says: Kozina can definitely go and this proves it. It doesn’t really hurt that you have someone like Evans selling your offense, but Kozina undeniably has the goods.]

Rating: ***

Doug Williams, Harry Smith, and BJ Whitmer vs. Michael Modest, Chad Collyer, and John Walters

Joey mentioned that Whitmer and Modest had a great match a few weeks ago and Modest was still pretty bitter about his loss.

This was a pretty old school style match, with the heels doing the vast majority of the work. Modest was able to isolate Smith into their corner within the first few minutes and there was quite a long sequence where Smith played Ricky Morton.

Eventually Smith hit an enziguri on Collyer. As he went for the pin, Walters ran in to stop him, but Smith spilled Walters to the outside by means of a back body drop. He then made the tag to Whitmer, who was a house of fire.

At this point the match became much more of an even contest, with Williams and Whitmer doing the bulk of the work for their team, giving Smith time to rest. Collyer and Walters were mostly fodder for the faces, but Modest was a real powerhouse. Eventually, when he and Williams were in the ring together, Williams nailed the Chaos Theory on Modest out of nowhere for the win.

Winners: Doug Williams, Harry Smith, and BJ Whitmer

Joey put the Chaos Theory over as a move that could be hit with little warning and said that it might expose a real weak point in Modest.

[Quinn says: This was a good match that showed that sometimes less is more. The face in peril stuff really helped build up the tension. The isolation of Smith happened maybe a little too quickly and I thought the ending was too abrupt. I think I like the idea that the Chaos Theory is Modest’s kryptonite, but it doesn’t quite have the out-of-nowhere appeal that a move like the Diamond Cutter has, so I’m not sure it helped the match in this case. Still, an overall great match.]

Rating: ***1/4

Necro Butcher vs. Don Juan

Joey was really negative about Necro Butcher. He said that he was a great athlete, but his style was hazardous and that he is a danger to all FWE wrestlers. He said that Butcher had no respect for the safety of his opponents and even went as far as to say that he should be banned from wrestling.

Necro Butcher just slaughtered the young Don Juan. His offense here basically consisted of a bunch of punches. Juan was busted open hardway eventually and the sight of blood seemed to just make Butcher even more aggressive. Don Juan sold the beating like a pro and, with his yelling and facial expressions, really sold the match like Necro was out of his mind. Necro eventually won the match after a Tigerbomb.

Winner: Necro Butcher

Styles: Joey raved a little bit more about how dangerous Butcher was and again said that he should be banned from wrestling.

[Quinn says: This was a really short match, but Butcher looked like a crazy man, which seems like what they were going for. Butcher’s punches looked legit and extra props for actually using a wrestling move. But it was sill a pretty short match. Juan looked good though and sold the offense like Butcher was trying to murder him. Good stuff for what it was.]

Rating: **

Colt Cabana vs. Marty Jannetty

Out of a sign of fair competition, Ace Steel did not accompany Colt Cabana.

Joey mentioned how Jannetty was pretty bitter about Cabana parting ways with him and Cabana was just hoping that this match would be about solid competition and help Jannetty burn off some steam.

It was obvious that Cabana was feeling very reserved and Jannetty felt like being aggressive. Jannetty stuck to brawling and Cabana tried to mainly reverse everything. For the most part, Jannetty had the most momentum throughout the match.

At about the five minute mark, Cabana started to get more aggressive. But as he gained some momentum, a man (Derek Wylde) came down to the ring. As Cabana hit the ropes Wylde tripped him.

Styles: Is this guy with Jannetty?

Jannetty then took advantage and soon hit the Rocker Dropper.

Winner: Marty Jannetty

Styles: It looks like Marty Jannetty has found a new partner and that probably won’t settle well with either Colt Cabana or Ace Steel.

[Quinn says: This was another pretty bland performance by Marty Jannetty. Cabana shined here, as he got his reversal-heavy offense over, but it was way too short to be much of anything. It will be nice to see what Wylde can do with Jannetty though.]

Rating: **1/2

The Onslaught Express vs. Lethal Connection (“Crossfire” Davey Richards and “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce) w/ Jimmy Hart

The Express came out first followed by Jimmy Hart’s team. Joey really praised his choice in wrestlers.

Styles: Jimmy Hart promised us a great team and it looks like we got just that! Davey Richards and Adam Pearce may be new to a lot of fans, but for those who have followed the independent scene in the last year know that these are two of the toughest wrestlers out there with some huge potential. With Jimmy Hart’s help, it appears that they have indeed created a lethal connection.

Hart had his megaphone with him and was yelling encouragements at Lethal Connection the whole time. Joey repeatedly complained about how obnoxious Hart was despite his great managerial talent.

The Express dominated early on, using a lot of dropkicks to keep Richards and Pearce at bay. But eventually Pearce planted Parker to the ground with a stiff lariat.

Styles: “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce just obliterated Parker with that lariat!

Richards and Pearce then isolated Parker a bit. Richards got in the ring with him and kept him at bay with a series of kicks and a german suplex. Parker eventually reversed a whip into the ropes and fired back with a spear. Both men crawled over to their partners and both made the tag. Pearce and Pawluck slugged it out a bit, with Pawluck gaining the upperhand in the end. He kept control for a bit until Richards got tagged back into the ring. Pawluck was fine for a bit until Richards hit a spinning backhand, followed by a kick to the face and a jumping enziguri. Richards then said something to Parker, causing Parker to run in the ring, which provoked Pearce to come in too.

Styles: Everything is breaking down! Referee Robert Brisko has lost control!

Hart started yelling at Lethal Connection to hit the Bottle Rocket. Pearce gorilla press slammed Pawluck to the outside and then picked Parker in the air for a powerbomb. Just as he went to slam Parker to the mat, Richards jumped up and hit a lung blower. Pearce made the cover for the win.

Winners: Lethal Connection

Styles: Lethal Connection has made an immediate impact in the FWE!

[Quinn says: Great debut by Richards and Pearce, both guys I am a fan of. Even though this was way, way too short to be what it inevitably could be, all four of these guys looked great. Despite that, the crowd was dead, dead, dead. But neither of these teams should have troubles getting over in the longrun. Once they do that and are given more time, we could be seeing some epic matches here based on what they did tonight. I just hope the FWE sticks with both of the teams as the potential is tremendous.]

Rating: **3/4

Vader vs. Mike Enos w/ Tony Kozina

Kozina observed by the ring for this one. He was clearly not there to interfere, but rather to examine. Before the match started, Enos looked at Kozina and said, “This is how a real man does it.”

But as Joey mentioned after the match, a real man must get his ass kicked, as Vader just destroyed Enos. Enos lasted a mere three minutes, less than Kozina, and, after a lot of stiff fists and suplexes, ended with a Vader Bomb.

Winner: Vader

Styles: Wow! Vader decimated Mike Enos!

Kozina helped the groggy Enos out of the ring and into the back as Vader celebrated.

[Quinn says: I expected something at or near DUD territory, but thanks to Vader’s stiff offense and Enos’ ability to sell alright for the big man, this was somewhat enjoyable. The shortness probably helped quite a bit.]

Rating: *1/2

Brock Lesnar vs. Josh Daniels

Joey put over Daniels as the future of professional wrestling and said that he thought Daniels had a chance at beating Lesnar tonight if he played his cards right.

Unlike last week’s match, Lesnar once again took it to the mat. Daniels didn’t hold back though and really gave Lesnar a run for his money in the early portions. However, Lesnar’s MMA-influenced style really helped out as he got in a few stiff strikes in on Daniels. Lesnar dominated for the most part, except for one sequence near the end where Daniels pulled off a few big suplexes. However, around the ten minute mark, Lesnar locked in a dragon sleeper and got the submission victory.

Winner: Brock Lesnar

[Quinn says: Another solid outing by Lesnar. Daniels also shows a ton of promise. I like how Lesnar is continuously reminding the audience that he’s incredibly versatile. It’s nice to see the mat wrestling side of his abilities shine like they never did when he wrestled for WWE.]

Rating: ***

Ric Flair and CM Punk vs. The Towers

Flair and Punk looked incredibly reluctant. Judging by the smug looks on Luger and Windham’s faces, Joey wondered if The Towers knew about this match well in advanced.

This was another old school style tag match. There was a lot of back and forth action at first, but eventually The Towers isolated Flair in their corner. There were a lot of sequences where Flair would do some underhanded maneuver and almost make it to Punk for the tag, but would be desperately cut off by either Luger or Windham. This actually really helped get over the fact that the FWE were enforcing the tag ropes, as Punk would just be out of reach of the tag every time. There were also a few times that Flair did make the tag, but the ref was being distracted, so he had to argue with Punk to get him back to his corner, which allowed the heels to double team Flair.

Eventually Flair eye raked Luger, stomped on his foot, and threw him to the outside. As he went to tag in Punk, Windham ran in, but was stopped by Flair with an eye poke. Flair then finally tagged in Punk, who went after Windham immediately. He nailed a shining wizard in short order and went for a pin, but the ref wouldn’t make the count because Windham wasn’t the legal man.

After swearing at the ref, Punk quickly hit a suicide dive to the outside on Luger and dragged him back into the ring after some brawling.

Styles: CM Punk is unstoppable right now!

Punk, though, was stopped dead in his tracks after Luger reversed a bulldog into a back suplex. Joey mentioned the experience that The Towers brought to their matches. This lead to another face in peril sequence, this time with Punk. This one didn’t last nearly as long though, as Punk, after a few minutes, was able to nail Windham with a sidekick and tag Flair in. Flair and Windham both slugged it out as Joey mentioned that these two headlined the first show in the FWE. Flair was doing really well, but his pin attempts were being broken up by Luger. Eventually Punk just ran into the ring and knocked Luger off of the apron, climbed the turnbuckle, and dived to the outside on top of him. Flair then put Windham in the Figure Four and got the submission victory.

Winners: Ric Flair and CM Punk

Styles: CM Punk and Ric Flair not only coexisted, but did incredibly well as a team!

Punk grabbed a mic.

Punk: Don Callis, you can try all of the mind games that you want, but when it comes down to it, CM Punk and Ric Flair are going to do what’s best for them. And right now, what we did in the ring, not clawing at each others’ throats, we know that’s what’s best for us. So whatever you think you can throw at us next, go ahead. Bottom line is, as far as I’m concerned, you can do whatever you want.

He handed the mic to Flair.

Flair: You see what that is, Callis? That’s respect! Two guys who respect each other in the ring. You want more tag matches? We’ll give you tag matches! You want to put us in matches against each other? We’ve already beaten the hell out of each other before and we’re not afraid to do it again! Bring everything you’ve got, you piece of garbage! Whoo!

[Quinn says: Great old school stuff. Punk and Flair timed everything really well and The Towers played their roles perfectly. On the negative side, The Towers were a bit sloppy. This was great though and Punk fit in with the older guys very naturally.]

Rating: ***1/4

Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson

Styles: Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, our main event. This one isn’t for a championship. It’s for pride and it’s about climbing up the ladder. Both of these men need a win tonight to be in top contention for the FWE Heavyweight Championship, so you know that they are going to give it their all tonight.

Danielson and Jericho really let it all out. The match started as a striking contest with Danielson being the clear victor. It was obvious from the get-go that Danielson was controlling the tempo and Jericho was merely trying to keep up. Jericho eventually realized that this was not working in his favor and utilized some rest holds to slow things down in his favor.

At this point Jericho got a good strategy going on. He would keep Danielson grounded and then let him appear to almost muscle out of a hold before tightening the hold back up again and firmly locking it in. This did a lot to frustrate Danielson and made him more concerned with those frustrations than having any real strategy.

This worked out really well for Jericho until he started to fit in a little bit of his heel offense. He began elevating his legs on the ropes and grabbing the ropes while having Danielson in the abdominal stretch. The fans started yelling at Jericho, prompting him to yell back at them. This gave Danielson enough time to recover and dropkicked Jericho’s legs. As soon as Jericho hit the ground Danielson started to work the legs over. He mixed up his arsenal quite a bit, using a variety of strikes, submission holds and power moves. One of the bigger moments came when Danielson went to the top rope and dropped a knee on Jericho’s left leg.

Styles: Bryan Danielson has been pouring on the offense for nearly ten minutes. Jericho won’t be able to stand much more of this.

Jericho did gain the advantage back though. He ended up planting Danielson with a huge DDT from the top rope (when Danielson was attempting a superplex). Jericho brawled around with Danielson for a little while, clearly controlling the match. Danielson fought back hard though, striking Jericho’s legs with kicks. But Jericho hit one of the more crucial moves of the match when he hit a desperate german suplex that sent Danielson landing on his stomach. Jericho then quickly went for the Liontamer. However, not only had he not really worked over Danielson’s legs, outside of small sequence, his own legs were hurting quite a bit and he could not keep the hold locked in. Danielson had been waiting for this and once Jericho collapsed he quickly applied the sharpshooter. Jericho held on for only a few seconds before tapping.

Winner: Bryan Danielson

Styles: Bryan Danielson wins the match and continues to prove that he is one of the most dominant forces in the FWE!

As Jericho stood, he looked enraged. Danielson, with a hint of cockiness, offered a handshake. Jericho glared at him and, without saying anything, turned away and left the ring.

Styles: Chris Jericho has disrespected Bryan Danielson!

Bryan Danielson stood in the ring celebrating as the show faded to black.

[Quinn says: Bryan Danielson is on a roll. I’m not suggesting that Chris Jericho doesn’t have what it takes, but Danielson controlled this match. But like I said, that’s not to say that Jericho didn’t do a hell of a lot himself. He was completely convincing as a desperate man who was slowly feeling the win slip from his grasp. He transitioned really well throughout the match, becoming more and more desperate. And the fact that he totally let Danielson control the pacing says a lot beyond just his ability to hit moves. And the ending was built up well with Danielson neutralizing Jericho’s two key moves (the Liontamer and the Lionsault) by taking the legs out. It was even better when the fact that Jericho ignoring the pain and going for the Liontamer anyways ended up being the thing that cost him the match. The rest hold sequence was a little on the dry side at times, but that’s such a small deal. Brilliantly done by both guys.]

Rating: ****1/2

Overall Rating: 71

[Plankton]

FWE News Update from FWE.com

-Earlier today it was announced that Ric Flair and CM Punk will once again be involved in a match together, but this time it will be a three-way match. Ric Flair will be forced to put his title on the line not only against CM Punk, but also against the monster Brock Lesnar. It has been well known that Callis envisions Punk winning the belt at the next big show on October 21, so this announcement seems a bit unusual. There are rumours that the other members of the booking committee forced Callis make the bout a title match, but with Callis’ recent claims that he has followers in the booking committee, no one is quite sure what to think anymore.

-Speaking of issues regarding the current booking committee situation, changes are expected to be made immediately after the show on October 21. FWE officials are putting all of their energy into this show and want to focus on it 100% at the moment, so any major changes will have to wait.

-Also, details about the show on October 21 will be announced on Chaos TV this Wednesday.

-There have been a few more matches announced for this Wednesday. Jushin Liger will be wrestling Masada, Michael Modest and Doug Williams will wrestle once again, Lethal Connection will take on Colt Cabana and Ace Steel, The Onslaught Express will wrestle The Towers, Jericho will wrestle Tony Kozina, Chad Collyer will have a chance to prove himself against Bryan Danielson, and Necro Butcher will face Josh Daniels.

-Additionally, BJ Whitmer was really impressed with Harry Smith last Wednesday in their tag match and has requested to wrestle him on Chaos TV. Whitmer has stated that the match is one out of respect and that he also feels like if he is going to prove that he is the best wrestler in the world he will need to establish himself not only against the best veterans in the business, but also against the best up and comers like Harry Smith.

-And finally, Kevin Sullivan has requested a match for “someone in his camp.” The FWE booking committee is not sure whether or not to assume that this means himself or Mike Rotundo, but as soon as they get more details, a match will be booked.

-Marty Jannetty has requested another match againt Colt Cabana, but Cabana has refused, stating that he will not wrestle a grudge match against Jannetty.

-Michael Modest was irate that people have referred to Doug Williams’ Chaos Theory as his kryptonite and has vowed that on Wednesday he will prove this wrong.

-There were some some people backstage last Wednesday that saw Mike Enos verbally berating Tony Kozina because of his loss.

-Chris Jericho was also really upset last night and destroyed some expensive equipment after his match during an outburst.

-There has been a petition going around trying to get Necro Butcher banned from wrestling in Florida.

-Some updates on injured wrestlers: Milano Collection AT is recovering from a torn calf and will be back in about 8 months. Colelction is said to have huge plans for his return and the FWE is exicted to give him an oppurtunity to prove himself.

-Abdullah has still not been cleared to wrestle after his brutal match with Necro Butcher, but sources close to him say that clearance is soon to come.

-Finally, Sabu’s knee injury is said to be worse than expected and he will be out for well over a year. At this point, a return to the ring is questionable.

-So far, very few matches have been booked for the October 21 show. As previously reported, we’ll be seeing Ric Flair defend his belt against CM Punk (although this could easily turn into a Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk match if Lesnar wins the belt this Wednesday). More matches will be announced shortly.

[Plankton]

FWE Chaos TV

October 12, 2006

Local Station

Miami, Florida

Joey Styles welcomed everyone to the show and went over the matches for the night. He also announced that the October 21 show was going to be called Breakdown.

Bryan Danielson vs. Chad Collyer w/ John Walters

Joey put Collyer over as a great athlete and said that he could break out anytime in the FWE. He added though that Bryan Danielson was perhaps the best technical wrestler in the world right now, so it would be quite a feat to beat him.

Collyer started out as the aggressor in this one, taking Danielson to the mat and immediately working on the legs. Joey mentioned that he was trained by Dean Malenko and it was showing in the fact that he had a technical strategy from the start.

This went on for a surprising amount of time, but Danielson was finally able to take Collyer off of his game by wrestling anything but a submissions match. Danielson showed his diversity by keeping the match very fast-paced and went to the air a few times. At one point he even did a dive to the outside onto Collyer.

Styles: There is no doubt that Bryan Danielson can outwrestle just about anyone in any type of match.

Collyer didn’t stay off of his game too long though. He once again targeted the legs. He hit several moves quickly, one-by-one and just destroyed his legs. He hooked the sharpshooter to do more damage. However, Collyer stopped to argue with some fans and Danielson attacked him from behind. Collyer blocked a dragon suplex, so Danielson hit him with the flying sleeper drop.

Styles: Sling Blade by Danielson!

Danielson then hit Collyer with a series of stiff kicks to the head, nailed some face washes, a side suplex, and then finished Collyer off after a northern lights suplex.

Winner: Bryan Danielson

Styles: Bryan Danielson once again proves that he is one of the best all around workers in the world right now!

[Quinn says: This match wasn’t really that long, but they did a lot in such a small amount of time. They set a fast pace from the beginning and never slowed down. They need to seriously consider pushing Collyer because he’s been putting on some great matches lately.]

Rating: ***

The Towers vs. The Onslaught Express

Joey mentioned that both of these teams suffered losses last week and that a win tonight is very important. Styles also broke some news, saying that a Tag Team Championship will officially be on the way soon, so now is a really important time for teams to gain momentum.

The Onslaught Express was technically sound and The Towers were powerhouses, but the real difference maker wasn’t in their strengths in style, but rather their strategies in using those strengths. Luger and Windham didn’t seem to go too much beyond the “clobber ‘em till they can’t move” method while the Express tried to keep The Towers off their feet by hitting a lot of dropkicks. At one point Styles even mentioned how they seemed to be channeling the Killer Bees with their more old school high impact offense.

The Express finally put the match away after Pawluck hit a flying body press on Windham.

Winners: The Onslaught Express

[Quinn says: The Express are growing on my more and more each week. The Towers worked well here as it didn’t require too much of them. The match was short, but the Express’ offense was fun.]

Rating: **3/4

David Andrews w/ Kevin Sullivan and Mike Rotundo vs. Don Juan

After David Andrews (formerly Davey Andrews, of the first batch of ROH students), Kevin Sullivan, and Mike Rotundo entered the ring, Sullivan grabbed a mic.

Sullivan: Tonight, out Brotherhood extends its branches. We officially induct a new member. David Andrews will continue our legacy and bring the Brotherhood into the next decade.

Andrews dominated Don Juan to begin with, taking him to the mat. Joey mentioned Sullivan and Rotundo’s tight history with one another, citing, among other things, the Varsity Club. He said that it actually is a big honor for them to count Andrews as one of them, but doesn’t know what he’s talking about with the Brotherhood.

Andrews continued to dominate with mat work and a few stuff dropkicks and some pretty basic offense. At about the 4 minute mark, he pinned Don Juan after a cradle piledriver.

Winner: David Andrews

Styles: What an impressive victory from David Andrews in his debut match. This is definitely going to catch the attention of the booking committee in the back.

[Quinn says: This was honestly too short to be anything special, but Andrews looked solid and Juan sold well.]

Rating: **

Jushin Liger w/ Matt Stryker vs. Masada w/ Hernandez

Joey talked about how Liger and Stryker were pretty much forced to watch each others’ backs and briefly went over how Masada and Hernandez were Don Callis’ Chosen.

Masada was a powerhouse here, dominating Liger from the start. Liger appeared to be patiently awaiting his time to take a dramatic move, but with each move, Masada was growing closer and closer to victory.

Liger, however, found his opening. Masada went for a powerbomb, but Liger reversed it into a frankensteiner. Masada was caught off guard and when he got to his feet Liger nailed him with a palm strike. Liger then poured on the offense, coming at Masada with hard, quick moves, culminating with rolling brainbusters. He covered Masada, but Hernandez pulled Liger out of the ring. The referee was in horrible position and didn’t catch the interference.

Styles: Referee Billy Silverman better brush up on his officiating skills.

Stryker attacked Hernandez on the outside and those two started to brawl. Stryker was really taking it to Hernandez for a while, but Hernandez eventually hit Stryker with a spinebuster through the table.

The referee was too busy trying to get the fight outside to end that he completely ignored the match in the ring. Masada was able to low-blow Liger, pull off the pad on one of the turnbuckles, and then ram Liger’s head into it as he ran at Masada. Masada caught him from behind and hit the Roll of the Dice for the win.

Winner: Masada

Just as Joey called Masada’s victory a tainted win, Hernandez ran in and they beat Liger down with a bunch of kicks. Hernandez then followed up with two powerbombs followed by some backbreakers from Masada.

Styles: Masada and Hernandez are trying to seriously injure Jushin Liger!

Masada then held Liger as Hernandez attempted to take his mask off. He was nearly successful when Stryker ran in and attacked Hernandez from behind. Stryker cleaned house, saving Liger.

Styles: Jushin Liger keeps his mask and his dignity thanks to the save by Matt Stryker.

[Quinn says: This was an overall good match, but I sometimes wonder if Liger is being paired with the best people. I kind of feel the same way about Kozina, which makes me wonder what the two could do in the ring together. But that’s a bit of a tangent. Like I said, this was a real solid match and I thought that the antics surrounding it were well done, although I thought Billy Silverman’s refereeing errors actually took away from the match more than anything else.]

Rating: ***

BJ Whitmer vs. Harry Smith

Joey went over how this was a match out of respect and how Whitmer wanted to challenge Smith after being impressed with him in their match last week when they were partners.

This started out as a contest to see who could hit each other the hardest. There was definitely a lot of strong style influence here. While at this point it was really too close to say anyone had much of an advantage, but Whitmer had a slight gain in that he was getting in a few more strikes than Harry. However, Harry’s heart really showed here as it seemed that no matter what Whitmer hit him with, he always came back with something of his own.

Styles: It’s almost as if Harry Smith is invulnerable to pain right now!

Whitmer really upped the aggressiveness of the match at this point, but Smith followed him there. Whitmer began hitting some sick looking suplexes, only to have Harry come back with some on Whitmer. Their styles, however, differed a bit. While Whitmer went for the single, more devastating suplexes, like the exploder, Smith stuck to more basic suplexes, like the german, but tried to hit them in succession. Harry was clearly gaining more momentum here as hitting moves one-by-one like that kept the match flowing in his favor. However, he began to feel almost too comfortable and while he played to the crowd a bit, Whitmer nailed him with a Wrist Clutch Exploder. He went for the cover, but Harry kicked out.

Styles: Harry Smith kicked out! Unbelievable!

Only slightly frustrated, Whitmer nailed a powerbomb, suplex, then a dragon suplex, all in a row, and finally got the win.

Winner: BJ Whitmer

Styles: BJ Whitmer wins the match but Harry Smith showed incredible heart!

Joey also noted the irony in how the way Whitmer’s last three moves he used to put Smith way were linked was basically Smith’s strategy in the match.

[Quinn says: A good strong style contest, which you know is going to be good if Whitmer is involved. I like the strategies, especially the note Joey made at the end, but at times this seemed a bit lacking of any psychology and was just content on dropping a few heads on the mat. This was still a good match though and I’d love to see them go at it again.]

Rating: ***1/2

Chris Jericho vs. Tony Kozina w/ Mike Enos

Joey Styles talked about how both Chris Jericho and Tony Kozina needed victories tonight. He added that Kozina was definitely the underdog, but added that after his win against Jack Evans last week, we definitely knows that Kozina has the skills to win.

This was definitely an interesting match as far as roles went. Despite being a heel, Kozina gained some sympathy as the match progressed. And although Jericho came out initially appealing to the crowd, but the more he beat down on Kozina, the more the crowd turned on him. Jericho used a lot of more subtle heel tactics, coldly pouring on punishing violence on Kozina. From Jericho’s standpoint, it seemed much less like a competition and more like an excuse to bully someone. Joey noted that Jericho was probably looking to impress the booking committee by making Kozina look weak in comparison.

This plan backfired at one point though. Jericho was working on Kozina’s legs, undoubtedly setting him up for the Liontamer, but Kozina was able to make a comeback after an enziguri. Kozina hit a lot of quick high impact offense to get a few near falls that had the crowd on their feet cheering for them. Interestingly, Mike Enos did not seem to be that happy.

After a few close calls, Jericho nailed a low dropkick to Kozina’s knees and continued with the punishment. He put Kozina in the Liontamer to get the submission victory.

Winner: Chris Jericho

Jericho did not immediately let go of the hold and made Kozina suffer a bit. After a while he let the hold go.

[Quinn says: It was pretty slow in the beginning, but Kozina’s comeback sequence was awesome and they had the crowd eating out of their hands. It’s weird that only a few days ago the fans were dead for Kozina. It just goes to show how much of an influence being in there with a guy like Jericho can have.]

Rating: ***1/4

Chris Jericho Confronts Don Callis

After the commercial break, Jericho is seen in the back catching up to Don Callis.

Jericho: Were you watching that back here?

Callis: I saw it.

Jericho: I’m not a joke, Mr. Callis. I’m not playing around here in the FWE. I came back from a singing career to compete with the talent here. This isn’t about competition anymore. It’s not about me beating someone. It’s about showing the world how ruthless I can be.

Callis: I understand.

There was a bit of a pause as Jericho became frustrated with Callis not saying anything more.

Jericho: Well, what the hell are you going to do about it?

Callis: Just what the hell are you going to do about it, Jericho?

Jericho: You give me the matches I want, and I’ll show you the best damn wrestling this sport has ever seen.

Callis laughed a bit.

Callis: Do you really believe that?

Jericho got up in his face.

Jericho: I won’t give you any other choice but to believe.

Callis smiled as he backed away.

Callis: Fine. On October 21, at Breakdown you’re going to face one of the best young stars in the business: Harry Smith. And based on how that match goes, Jericho, maybe I will have no other choice.

Jericho smiled in approval.

Rating: 79

Colt Cabana and Ace Steel vs. Lethal Connection w/ Jimmy Hart

Joey put over the team of “Crossfire” Davey Richards and “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce and said that with Jimmy Hart’s guidance, they had the potential to be one of the legendary tag teams in wrestling in history. He also briefly touched on Cabana and Steel’s troubles with the newly formed team of Marty Jannetty and Derek Wylde and said that, even though Jannetty and Wylde had not had an official match together yet, with Jannetty’s tag team expertise, they could be a force to be reckoned with.

This was a longer outing than the night before for Lethal Connection. Pearce did a lot of powerhouse work while Richards, who stayed in the ring for the majority of the time, was quick and precise. Their strategy was sharp and they rarely seemed to be working without a plan in mind. With Jimmy Hart on the megaphone, they were pretty much guaranteed not to be out of focus.

Cabana and Steel, on the other hand, relied mostly on quick tags. They tried to isolate Richards, but Davey was too fast for them and rarely seemed vulnerable. When it looked like he was getting into some trouble, Hart would yell out at him to tag in Pearce who would come in and use some of his power moves to slow the pace down a bit until they were ready for Richards to pick things up.

Eventually Lethal Connection was able to isolate Steel. After a while of Richards and Pearce beating Steel down, Marty Jannetty and Derek Wylde came down to the ring. Cabana turned around to yell at them and tell them to leave and it was also at this time that Steel broke away for Richards and Pearce only to find Cabana too distracted to make the tag. Pearce caught Steel from behind, lifted him up, and he and Richards nailed the Bottle Rocket for the win.

Winners: Lethal Connection

Jannetty and Wylde left the ringside area as Cabana realized what had happened. Lethal Connection celebrated as Cabana tended to Steel.

[Quinn says: Pearce and Richards definitely have the abilities to work a great match together. They look incredible as a team. I don’t know if I am sold with Cabana and Steel as a more permanent tag team, but the division is just starting, so I guess they could use more familiar guys kicking around. This match was pretty quick and entertaining, but I could have done without the interference.]

Rating: ***1/4

Necro Butcher vs. Josh Daniels

Styles: I don’t care if this is biased, but point blank, the Necro Butcher is a hazard to professional wrestling and the man should not be allowed to compete in this sport. There is currently a petition being passed around the FWE to get the Butcher banned from Florida and I pray to God that it’s successful in getting this callous son of a bitch out of our promotion!

As Daniels came out, Joey put him over as a tremendous athlete and said that even though this was a big contrast in styles, Daniels stood more than a chance.

This match was fairly short and somewhat uneventful. Butcher no-sold a lot of Daniels’ offense and Butcher supplied some of his usual hectic brawling. Butcher eventually got the win after a Tigerbomb.

Winner: Necro Butcher

Joey started to rant about how Necro Butcher should be banned once again as Bryan Danielson unexpectedly ran to the ring and started beating the hell out of Butcher with stiff forearms, knee strikes, and kicks to the face. He then dropkicked Butcher right in the face, spilling him to the outside.

Styles: Not that I’m complaining or anything… but why the hell is Bryan Danielson here?

Danielson grabbed a mic.

Danielson: Hey Necro Butcher, you want to come out here and try to dismember some real athletes? You want to end the careers of some of the best young pure wrestlers today? Well fuck you, Butcher! I don’t want your hardcore bullshit in my ring! If you want to act like throwing a bunch of fist around like your drunk makes you a wrestler, you’re going to have to deal with me.

[Quinn says: Pretty blah match, outside of Daniels’ selling. I don’t why Butcher decided not to sell, but it really took away from the quality. And Danielson should stay away from the mic too.]

Rating: **3/4

Doug Williams vs. Michael Modest w/ Chad Collyer and John Walters

Joey really put over Williams’ Chaos Theory as a lethal move and said that Modest was really vulnerable to it. He talked about how tough both of these guys were and how much he would like to see them wrestle again with no interference from Collyer and Walters.

As it was though, Collyer and Walters did not interfere at all in this match. It definitely seemed like Modest had some pride to gain back after so much emphasis had been put on him being weak against the Chaos Theory.

Williams was really aggressive to begin with, which was unusual for him. He started with a few weardown holds and then progressed to striking. He eventually hit a Bomb Scare (kneedrop off the top rope) and got a two count. He then went to follow up with a superplex and Modest finally made his big move, DDTing Williams from the top to the mat. Modest then poured on the offense as Joey noted Modest had taken a more conservative route, not too much unlike Williams’ usual strategy.

Modest took control and hit a lot of heavy offense that got a few near falls. Modest went for a suplex and Williams reversed it and hit the Chaos Theory out of nowhere. He made the pin and got the win.

Winner: Doug Williams

As Modest came to, he looked livid. Joey noted that perhaps the realization that the Chaos Theory is so effective against him was messing with his psyche.

[Quinn says: Another fantastic match, as these two bring out the best in each other.]

Rating: ****

FWE Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair © vs. CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar

Joey went over how Don Callis predicted that CM Punk would defeat Ric Flair for the FWE Heavyweight Championship at Breakdown and how it was part of Callis’ vision. He added that even though Punk can’t give up an opportunity for a title shot, he resents Callis for claiming Punk’s potential victory as his own.

Joey mentioned that Flair thrived on old school mentalities and three-way matches are still a relatively young concept in professional wrestling. Whereas CM Punk and Brock Lesnar were trained when these types of matches were more of a staple in wrestling, Flair’s more conditioned to one-on-one affairs.

Flair and Punk immediately ganged up on Brock Lesnar. Joey said that Punk and Flair, no matter how different, are two men who respect wrestling with everything they are, but Lesnar was in it more for the money and his history shows that. Joey wondered if their temporary alliance had more to do with spiting Don Callis or hating Lesnar.

Punk and Flair did a fair job at keeping Lesnar down, but eventually Lesnar managed to hit a double suplex on both Flair and Punk as they attempted to do so to him.

Styles: Brock Lesnar is a machine!

Lesnar dominated both men for a little while before throwing Flair outside of the ring. Lesnar then really worked on Punk, focusing more on strikes and power moves. Joey speculated that Lesnar did not feel comfortable with submissions since that would make him more open to an attack.

Eventually Flair snuck back in the ring and low-blowed Lesnar as he had Punk up in the air, getting ready for a gorilla press slam. When Punk came crashing down, Flair rolled him up, but only got a two count.

Styles: I think the alliance has been officially called off!

Punk stood up quickly and looked pissed. He slapped Flair in the face and Flair came back with a chop to the chest. Punk and Flair then got in a chopping contest, with Punk backing Flair up into a corner. Lesnar then approached Punk from behind but Punk turned around and chopped him like crazy all the way to the opposite corner. He then whipped Lesnar into the corner, crushing Flair. Punk then ran and dropkicked Lesnar back into Flair. Punk backed up, waited for Lesnar to fall to the ground. He then ran and nailed a climbing shining wizard on Flair. He rolled Flair up but only got a two count.

Punk concentrated more on Flair at this point causing Joey to wonder if both he and Flair were more concerned with each other now. Flair made a bit of a comeback as the match became more even between the two. But Lesnar was waiting in the corner and was able to spear Punk to the ground. Lesnar and Flair started brawling around then. Flair relied mostly on his stinging chops and Lesnar just tried to pound away. Punk then came out of nowhere and sidekicked Brock to the outside and then sent Flair following with a clothesline. As Flair and Lesnar stood up outside, Punk hit a tope on both of them.

The match was pretty back-and-forth at this point. Near the end of the match Punk hit a Pepsi Twist on Lesnar and Flair snuck behind Punk, rolling him up and grabbing the tights for the win.

Winner: Ric Flair

Styles: Whether you agree with his tactics or not, Ric Flair has survived this match as the FWE Heavyweight Champion!

Punk was livid after the match, shoving Flair, visibly calling him a son of a bitch. Flair looked unapologetic and had some words for Punk. Punk then pushed Flair.

Styles: It looks like things aren’t as harmonious between these two as they would like everyone to think!

Flair retorted by pushing back and then two began to slug it out.

Styles: Fans, we are out of time!

The show faded to black with Punk and Flair brawling.

[Quinn says: Everything was clicking so, so well until the end where it seemed like they just decided to go for the finish because it was time to call it a night. But the action was constant and flowed extremely well. Lesnar’s weaknesses were covered and Flair didn’t look out of place at all. Awesome stuff aside from the weak ending, which was still saved by the post-match tension.]

Rating: ****

Overall Rating: 72

[Plankton]

FWE News Update:

-Chaos TV will be moved to Thursday nights. The local station, Fox Miami, has been very happy with the ratings and the FWE negotiated to move to a more flexible night. The change will take place immediately, so make a note of it this week and don’t forget!

-Plans are already being made to jumpstart the FWE tag team division. In an effort to bring all of the teams in the FWE together in one match, we will be seeing a huge Elimination Tag Team Match on the October 26 episode of Chaos TV. It’ll be one team consisting of five tag team versus another team of five tag teams. That will be a total of twenty wrestlers in one match. When one member of the team is eliminated, his partner must go too, so tag teams must still rely on each other. And with the fact that all of these teams will have to face each other at one point or another, the action should be tense and very political at times. Survival in this match could mean huge things for any for the tag teams as the FWE sets up a future tournament to crown the first ever FWE Tag Team Champions. This is a classic in the making.

-So far, the FWE booking committee has confirmed four teams for the match: The Onslaught Express, Lethal Connection, The Towers, and Colt Cabana and Ace Steel. More should be announced soon.

-After the most recent episode of Chaos TV, Punk and Flair continued to fight until referees broke it up. Punk was demanding an apology, but Flair refused. We have had no word on whether or not the two have talked things over since then.

-The FWE booking committee have just announced a ton of new matches to the Breakdown card. Along with Ric Flair defending the FWE Championship against CM Punk and Chris Jericho vs. Harry Smith, we will be seeing a rematch between The Onslaught Express and Lethal Connection. Also, the FWE has granted Bryan Danielson his wish in getting his hands on Necro Butcher. The two will have a match at the big show. As of now it is not a hardcore match, but it could be made into one. We’ll also see Marty Jannetty and Derek Wylde vs. Colt Cabana and Ace Steel; and Jushin Liger and Matt Stryker vs. Masada and Hernandez.

-Michael Modest has challenged Doug Williams to an I Quit Match. Modest believes that if Williams doesn’t have the Chaos Theory to fall back on, he cannot beat him. Williams has accepted and the match will happen at Breakdown.

-BJ Whitmer vs. Brock Lesnar has been signed for Chaos TV. The FWE booking committee is said to be really high on both of these wrestlers based on their recent matches.

-The tag team of Marty Jannetty and Derek Wylde will debut this Thursday against Jack Evans and Don Juan. They will be competing under the name the Dark Rockers.

-Also signed for this Thursday is Harry Smith vs. Chad Collyer. Collyer has really been impressing FWE officials lately and they would love to see him break out sometime soon, so a win here would be huge.

-Greg Pawluck and Davey Richards will be in singles competition against each other this Thursday, which should be interesting because so far we have only seen them in tag action.

-We’ll also see Matt Stryker vs. Hernandez as well as Michael Modest vs. Josh Daniels.

-Mike Enos has insisted that Tony Kozina challenge Vader once more. He’s told Kozina that this is his last chance to prove that he is a man. Many backstage believe that Enos is hoping that Kozina is embarrassed so that Enos saves face after his loss against Vader a few weeks ago. At this point, it doesn’t look like Enos has Kozina’s best interest in mind.

-Chris Jericho has requested a match against Colt Cabana for this Thursday and it has been granted. The general belief is that Jericho believes that he can definitely beat Cabana since he has done it before and that he’s desperate for a win against a top competitor going into his match against Harry Smith at Breakdown. Cabana has also been really off his game since Marty Jannetty and Derek Wylde started giving him trouble, so some believe that Jericho is taking advantage of this.

-Finally, the main event has been signed for Chaos TV. After a series of impressive wins, Doug Williams will get his first shot at the FWE Heavyweight Championship when he wrestles Ric Flair. There’s no word yet how a possible title change could affect Breakdown.

-Don Callis has made sure that Punk has not been given any matches for Chaos TV. Breakdown is just around the corner and Callis wants to make sure that Punk stays in top condition. Punk is said to be upset by this, as he doesn’t appreciate the preferential treatment.

[Plankton]

FWE Chaos TV

October 19, 2006

Local Station

Miami, Florida

Joey Styles welcomed everyone and went over the matches for the night. He said that Bryan Danielson and Necro Butcher are in the building tonight, but they have been given no matches and officials are doing as best as they can to keep them separate. They wanted to make sure and keep both men in the area rather than ban them so it would be easier to keep track of them. They wanted no surprises tonight.

Harry Smith vs. Chad Collyer w/ John Walters

Joey said that this was no warm-up match for Smith and that Collyer was a worthy opponent.

Collyer dominated at the start. He used a lot of restholds to keep Smith grounded. But Smith eventually took control and started using a lot of simple offense to carry the match in his favor. He eventually started using suplexes and secured the win after a Crossface.

Winner: Harry Smith

Joey put Collyer over, saying he gave Smith a run for his money.

[Quinn says: Well, they’re obviously high on Collyer based on the commentating and the fact that Collyer got a decent amount of time to dominate. The match was great and technically sound, but, once again, a bit on the short side.]

Rating: ***

Dark Rockers vs. Jack Evans and Don Juan

Marty Jannetty and Derek Wylde both had on typical Rockers gear, but with darker colors, like black and dark blue. Their attitude here was cocky and very self-congratulatory. The Rockers did a lot of double team maneuvers and kept Evans and Juan separated. Joey noted that the tag team expertise that Jannetty brings to the table really showed.

Jannetty and Wylde won the match after a double superkick.

Winners: Dark Rockers

[Quinn says: Well, Wylde looked really solid and actually fit kind of nice with Jannetty despite the age difference. He looks a bit goofy with the Rockers outfit, but I’m sure I will get used to it. Evans and Don Juan pretty much did nothing here. Outside of a few good bumps, Evans brought little to the table this time around, which is unfortunate. Nice to see the Evans Fan Club being vocal though.]

Rating: **

Greg Pawluck w/ Ash Parker vs. “Crossfire” Davey Richards w/ Jimmy Hart and “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce

Joey noted that both men have a solid singles record outside of the FWE and that this should be a great match.

Thanks to Richards, the pace of this match was really quick to start off. Pawluck didn’t let that dictate the momentum though, as he kept up with Richards. The match was very back and forth until Pawluck finally took Richards to the mat. Pawluck had a difficult time keeping Richards still, but was eventually able to manage it.

Pawluck applied quite a few submissions, but eventually the match went back to a brawl and Richards took control, really increasing the speed. This time Richards thrived, hitting a lot of kicks, knee strikes, and even a suicide dive to the outside. Pawluck, though, caught Richards in a T-bone suplex and got a close 2-count. Richards poured on some more offense after that and hit a Michinoku Driver for the win.

Winner: “Crossfire” Davey Richards

[Quinn says: Great stuff here. Richards really lives up to the hype the internet has given him and Pawluck looked good too. The only problem though is that Richards’ offense is so much flashier than Pawluck’s that the fans seemed to want to cheer the heel rather than the face. Weird fan reactions aside, the match was great.]

Rating: ***1/2

Backstage, Jimmy Hart put over his boys Davey Richards and Adam Pearce. He called “Scrap Iron” the best powerhouse in the business and said that Richards was the best all-around wrestler. He added that they truly were a lethal connection and that they would dominate the tag division.

Matt Stryker w/ Jushin Liger vs. Hernandez w/ Masada

Joey briefed the fans over how Masada and Hernandez have been instructed by Don Callis to take Liger and Stryker out of the FWE.

This was a fairly short match. Stryker showed a lot of intensity and really took it to Hernandez, who was definitely surprised and taken off his game. Liger kept Masada busy on the outside to keep interference to a minimum.

Stryker’s offense was very Benoit-influenced with some high flying thrown in there. Hernandez stuck more to basic power moves and didn’t do anything too special, outside of an impressive missile dropkick.

Stryker eventually hit a german suplex on Hernandez and followed up with a moonsault from the second rope. He then hoisted the big man up on his shoulders and hit the DVD for the win.

Winner: Matt Stryker

Styles: Matt Stryker just showed an amazing display of strength. He just sent a message to both Hernandez and Masada that he and Liger are definitely ready for them this Saturday at Breakdown!

[Quinn says: Stryker’s looking better than ever, but this was one of Hernandez’s worse showings as he did little of note. They didn’t necessarily have a lot of time to work with though.]

Rating: **1/2

Tony “The Tank” Kozina w/ Mike Enos vs. Vader

Joey went over how Kozina has been obsessed with defeating Vader and how Mike Enos is personally training him, though he believes that Enos is just looking to humiliate Kozina now by putting him out there prematurely.

Joey’s speculation was justified here as Kozina just got murdered by Vader. Enos gave out no support and just watched on smiling as Kozina pretty much got his butt kicked. Kozina also looked a little upset as Joey wondered if Enos had been purposely lowering his morale.

Vader, showing no mercy, delivered a few powerbombs and finished Kozina off with a Vaderbomb.

Winner: Vader

Mike Enos entered the ring as Vader exited, but hung around the area. Enos had a mic.

Enos: Hey, Tony.

Kozina struggled to get up. Enos slapped the back of his head.

Enos: Hey, Tank! You little piece of crap! You’ve been nothin’ but a thorn in my side. You ain’t nothin’, kid. You ain’t got what it takes. You’re a waste of my time.

Finally, Kozina managed to stand up. Enos slapped him, sending Kozina to the ground.

Enos: I oughta kick your ass for wastin’ my time, you piece of crap. It’s not going to be hard, is it? Is it, Tank?

Vader then entered the ring.

Styles: Vader’s in the ring! I think he’s had enough of Enos’ mouth!

Enos: Hey, man, I got no problem with you.

Vader didn’t say anything, but took one monster swing at Enos’s head and sent him crashing to the ring. He then helped Kozina up and started to encourage him. Off mic, you could make out Kozina saying, “I’m nothing but a piece of shit.” Vader picked up Enos’ mic. He told Kozina that he felt the same way once, but he picked himself up and got back to his ass-kicking roots. He reinvented himself. He told Kozina that he would take him under his wing and show him how to really be “The Tank.” Kozina accepted and Vader helped him out of the ring.

[Quinn says: As far as the match went, it was pretty much just a lot of Kozina selling like a madman, which, as far as squashes go, was fun. Hopefully we get something new though now that Kozina’s character is taking a new direction.]

Rating: **3/4

Brock Lesnar vs. BJ Whitmer

Joey hyped up Lesnar and Whitmer as two of the best pure athletes in wrestling today. He added that Lesnar had the most to lose and Whitmer had the most to gain tonight.

This was an all-out stiff brawl with some equally stiff MMA submissions added in. Once again, Whitmer got the upperhand in a match by surprisingly being the more aggressive wrestler. Joey noted that, at this point, people probably shouldn’t be that caught off guard anymore, as Whitmer has a history of being aggressive.

Whitmer tried to take Lesnar off his guard by keeping him off the mat. He nailed a lot of power moves and lifted Lesnar up a lot. At one point he even had Lesnar up in an extended vertical suplex.

Lesnar was extremely aggressive too though. He really showed his recent MMA influence and slugged it out quite a bit.

The match got really bloody at one point. Both men were on the ring apron and Whitmer DDTed Lesnar on the edge of the ring. Lesnar crashed to the outside of the ring and Whitmer followed up with some kicks to the face and some clotheslines. Whitmer kept rolling in and out of the ring so that the referee would have to restart the count. Whitmer came off the ring apron to hit an axe handled, but Lesnar caught him and rammed him into the guardrail.

Lesnar took the fight back in the ring and started to apply submissions. Whitmer fought back and, in a really well done believable spot, muscled out of an STF. Lesnar tried to recover, but Whitmer was on a roll and started hitting some power moves. He then nailed a german suplex, followed by a swinging neckbreaker, and then a Wrist Clutch Exploder. He pinned Lesnar and got the win.

Winner: BJ Whitmer

Styles: BJ Whitmer just scored the biggest victory of his career in one of the most brutal matches in the FWE’s short history!

[Quinn says: I expected this to be good, but not nearly this good. Lesnar has somewhat reinvented himself with the MMA influence and it really showed in this match in a positive way. Whitmer also proved how well he can bring the best out in a guy like Lesnar, as he really brought the brutality. There were also a few insane spots that brought this from the good range to awesome. I’d love to see more.]

Rating: ****1/2

Michael Modest w/ Chad Collyer and John Walters vs. Josh Daniels

Joey announced Modest and his crew as The Trinity. He added that Modest was using this opportunity to show Williams what he could do in a technical atmosphere since he would be wrestling him on Saturday in an I Quite Match.

This was a surprisingly lengthy and intense match. Initially it seemed like it was going to be a mere squash, with Modest applying a lot of brutal submissions on Daniels early on, keeping them strapped on for quite a while, adding as much punishment as possible. However, midway through, Daniels made a comeback. Joey started to put him over as a top notch competitor.

Styles: Josh Daniels is certainly one of the best young men in the business and Modest may have made a major mistake in underestimating him.

Daniels’ comeback worked out well for him in a huge way. He started out by hitting a lot of suplexes and power moves and transitioned over to submissions. Ironically, he began to apply some fairly brutal submissions himself and kept them strapped on pretty hard just like Modest did. This actually seemed to work out better for Daniels than it did for Modest, as seen by Modest’s intense screams.

Styles: Josh Daniels is punishing Michael Modest!

Daniels really took control for a while and, in the middle of his submissions, hit some big power moves for some close calls. One of the major spots was when Daniels went from a chicken wing to a dragon suplex in mere seconds for one of the nearest fall of the match. The fans were literally jumping out of their seats at this point.

Michael Modest evened things out though. After a few of the nearest falls, Daniels became a bit desperate and Modest used those opportunities to slow Daniels’ pace down and apply some submissions and hit some power moves.

Styles: It’s anyone’s game at this point!

Daniels stated to get a little desperate at this point. At one point he went for a diving headbutt, but Modest moved out of the way just in time. This is what really cost Daniels the match. Modest immediately targeted the neck and made Daniels suffer. He hit suplex right and left and then strapped on the full nelson and wouldn’t let go. He flung Daniels back and forth like a rag doll. Joey noted that Daniels was too worn out because of all of the pain he had endured during the match. Eventually the pain was just too much for Daniels and he gave up.

Winner: Michael Modest

Styles: Michael Modest has shown the brutality he’s willing to reach! This was definitely a message to Doug Williams.

[Quinn says: I certainly didn’t see this one coming. What started out as a squash ended up being one of the better matches of the past few months. Modest and Daniels made everyone believe that this was going to end in just a few minutes, but Daniels’ comeback was built up so well and unexpectedly that I was willing to expect anything to happen. Personally, I was completely lost in the moment. This wasn’t about pretty looking moves, but about the right circumstances and proper pacing. Superb job by both men. I’m looking forward to seeing more of Daniels.]

Rating: ****

Chris Jericho vs. Colt Cabana

Joey went over Jericho and Cabana’s first match and talked about how close it was. He said that tonight could go either way and both guys could use a win. He mentioned that Cabana was already involved in the budding tag division, so he had a fallback at least, but Jericho was 100% about singles competition.

Both of these guys really built on their last match. Jericho tried not to let any of his cocky attitude show, but the internal struggle was beginning to show as Cabana frustrated him more and more. Joey noted that Cabana definitely learned a lot from their last encounter, as his reversals were much more affective.

Jericho was quicker this time to bring the match to a more contact-heavy contest. This desperation move didn’t seem to pay off too well, as Cabana was clearly in control in that territory as well, schooling Jericho all the way with his reversals.

As the match started to really hit a high point, Derek Wylde showed up. The ref began yelling at him as Jannetty snuck in the ring from the back and nailed a superkick on Cabana. Jericho saw the whole thing and did nothing. Jannetty quickly exited the ringside area and Wylde left as well. Jericho hesitated for a second and then started stomping the crap out of Cabana, prompting boos from the fans.

Styles: Jericho has a lot of gall to take advantage of this situation!

Jericho, while in complete control, hit a few power moves on Cabana and ended the match with a Lionsault.

Winner: Chris Jericho

Styles: Well, Jericho has won the match, but it wasn’t without controversy.

[Quinn says: Everything about this match was better than their first encounter and it was nearing the ***** region until the interference, which I’m getting a bit sick of. It definitely didn’t ruin the match, but it tainted it, as the ended just seemed to happen after the interference took place. All of that aside, both of these guys put on an amazing effort and work really well together. The spots built on their last match as you can see their strategies changing based on what they did last time. Overall brilliant work.]

Rating: ****

Necro Butcher Assaults Bryan Danielson

Kevin Kelly was in the back with Bryan Danielson. He asked Danielson to explain his actions against Necro Butcher. Danielson said that he has no respect for what Butcher does. He said that he understands that Butcher is an excellent fighter, but he has no respect for him. Danielson added that saying when he (Danielson) wrestles a match, it’s to defeat his opponent. He respects the sport and respects his opponents, even if he knows he is better than them. But Butcher, he said, doesn’t respect his opponents or professional wrestling. He said that Butcher, by trying to physically harm his opponents for the sake of harming them, is a disgrace to this business and Danielson can’t stand back and watch him continue to injure the young talent of this business. Danielson started to talk about how the young talent is the backbone of the industry when Butcher came flailing from behind, with road agents in tow, and plowed Danielson to the ground. The two struggled on the concrete floor, throwing punches like crazy. Butcher came out on top and started to destroy Danielson. One of the road agents told the cameraman to turn the camera off as Butcher was choking Danielson.

Rating: 63

FWE Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair © vs. Doug Williams

Joey put Williams over as a worthy challenger, citing his recent wins against Michael Modest. Joey wondered if Williams won, whether or not Punk would still wrestle Flair. Callis’ vision was about both Punk being champ and defeating Flair. Joey actually cited Callis’ declining influence in the back and wondered if he would even have authority to change matters. He ended the speculation by saying that it was more likely we would see Punk wrestle Williams and Flair wrestle Modest at Breakdown if Williams won tonight.

This was a very respectful match. Flair only used a few dirty tricks at the beginning, but it was played off and received as all in good fun. Williams was able to retaliate with some sweet reversals that got the same kind of all-in-good-fun reception, this time from Flair.

Things went from friendly to competitive soon though, as Flair became more aggressive and Williams followed suit. Flair couldn’t compete with Williams’ superior reversal skills, so he opted to brawl, nailing a lot of fists and chops. Williams, perhaps being under a lot of pressure, was super conservative in this match and seemed content to take the punishment and wait for the right moment. That moment came eventually, perhaps too late though. Flair went for the usual top rope move that always backfires, but instead of throwing him over, Williams made Flair drop, crotching himself on the turnbuckle, and nailed an ace crusher.

Styles: Doug Williams has Flair scouted out!

Williams went for the cover, but only got a close two. Flair went on the defensive and hit a lot of roll-ups and simple moves. This was all to tire Williams out since he had already taken quite a bit of punishment. Williams was so exhausted at this point, that a lot of his reversals were counter-reversed. Flair was eventually able to get a roll-up for the win.

Winner: Ric Flair

Joey went on about how Ric Flair still had it in him and that he could play ball with the younger guys.

[Quinn says: There was a lot of great psychology here and both guys made the most of simpler moves. They were also smart with keeping things short too, which made it quicker-paced and more exciting. However, the ending was pretty much out of nowhere and it was missing something. Maybe Flair just makes a better heel. Good stuff though and, like Joey said, Flair can still go.]

Rating: ***1/4

CM Punk Calls Ric Flair Out

As Flair celebrated, Punk came out and entered the ring. He had a mic with him.

Punk: I tried to reach you all day, Flair. Ever since we got here this morning, I tried to pull you aside and talk, but you kept on avoiding me. Well, now here I am and here you are, and there’s no use avoiding me now because then all your fans will see what a coward you really are.

Half the fans booed.

Punk: Last week, when you snuck a victory from me, I called you a son of a bitch. And I have to be honest, I didn’t feel right about that. I said what I said in the heat of the moment and the only thing you did was be the better man that night. I can say this because I’m a man of respect. But when I tried to talk to you, you avoided me. You showed me no respect even though I was the guy who gave you that victory last week. So now I’m starting to wonder, maybe you are a son of a bitch, Flair. Maybe I was wrong when I thought that, despite your drunkenness, despite your irresponsibility outside of the ring, deep down you were the legend I grew up thinking you were. Because it seems to me that your gutless. That you’re the type of guy who would stab me in the back and be just fine with it as long as you didn’t have to come face-to-face with me later. So earlier today I tried to approach you to apologize like a man, but now I’m out here instead to tell you that if you dare double cross me, if you are a gutless son of a bitch, I’m going to haunt you until the day you retire.

Flair took the mic from Punk.

Flair: You’ve got some nerve, kid. But the Nature Boy’s met a lot of people like you in his day. Because I’ve been up and down these roads. I’ve wrestled more matches than you’ve ever seen and I’ve met a lot of guys like you, son. You start to think that you’re the man and when reality smacks you right in the face, you can’t handle it! You were right about one thing, Punk, I was the better man that night. And from now on, I’m going to be the better man every night. You caught me off guard once, twice, now never again! I learn in that ring. I study your every move. The more times you wrestle me, the harder it gets. And so what do you do, Punk? What do you do? You go to your buddy Don Callis and you ask for the night off because you think that if you come into our match as the fresh man, you can beat me. But it’s not about that! It’s about this!

Flair pointed to his head.

Flair: It’s about the Nature Boy kicking your ass no matter what you do! Whoo! So you think you can…

Punk grabbed the mic from Flair, which made Flair visibly angry since he was still building his promo up.

Punk: Hold on one damn second, you crazy bastard. You know better than I do that I’m not involved with Don Callis. You know that…

Flair grabbed the mic, which made Punk really mad. The tension was really going overboard.

Flair: You’re not involved? You get a title match two weeks early and you get an extra week to rest and you say that you’re not involved. Well, you’re a damn liar, CM Punk! I’ve met a lot of liars, a lot of crooks in my time, and you, CM Punk, are a damn liar!

Punk grabbed the mic from Flair.

Punk: A damn liar? If I’m a damn liar, then you are, without a doubt, without a second thought, a cowardly, old, spineless, son of a bitch. I knew from day one that the only reason someone like you would cooperate with someone like me is because, deep down, you are scared of me. You know that I am the one that will dethrone you. Don Callis didn’t have a vision, he had common sense. He knows that I can beat you because it makes sense. You have never beaten me one-on-one. So Don Callis comes out here and says some bullshit about a vision and you took advantage of the situation because you are afraid of me. You know that what he says is true, vision or no vision.

Flair tried to grab the mic, but Punk pulled away.

Punk: We’re done with talking, old man. I’m sick of this shit. I’m sick of you trying to dodge me. We’re going to do this right now.

Punk threw the mic out of the ring. He and Flair got up in each others’ faces and started throwing swings before long. The referees, road agents, and a few guys from the back separated both men as Joey talked about how everything was breaking down and tensions had snapped. The show faded to black as both men swung at each other.

Rating: 97

Overall Rating: 76

[Plankton]

FWE News Update:

-Even though Breakdown is just right around the corner, FWE is already planning on a huge show for Chaos TV following the big event on Saturday. As we’ve already reported, there will be a massive 20-Man Survivor Tag Match that will headline Chaos TV. There will be five tag teams on each side, and when one person gets pinned, his partner must go. The Onslaught Express, Lethal Connection, The Towers, and Colt Cabana and Ace Steel have already been announced as participants and just this morning the rest of the teams have been announced.

-Joining the match will be Don Callis’ own The Chosen, Masada and Hernandez. Following their heels will be their rivals Matt Stryker and Jushin Liger. Neither Liger nor Stryker requested entry, but the booking committee has been impressed so far and insisted they enter. Callis was said to be surprisingly in favor of the decision, some believe because it could serve as a back-up oppurtunity for his team to take them out if they don’t get the job done Saturday night. Since management is well aware that Masada and Hernandez are going to try to take Stryker and Liger out of action at Breakdown, the tag team of Mike Rotundo and David Andrews will serve as alternates in case anyone is too injured to wrestle.

-Also added to the huge main event for Chaos is the newly formed team of Vader and Tony Kozina. Vader and Kozina will square off against Mike Enos and a partner of his choice in a dark match this Saturday in their debut match as a tag team, but management is said to be high on the idea of them teaming together and has granted them a spot in the match.

-In a surprising choice, The Trinity of Chad Collyer and John Walters has been added to the match. The tag team has yet to win a bout, so this is their chance to really break through in a big way. Sources from The Trinity’s camp says the duo will showcase a bit of a new look.

-The Dark Rockers will join the match as well. Their history in the FWE has been short, but the booking committee feels that Marty Jannetty’s status as a tag team expert gives the team some legitimacy.

-Finally, the last team has been decided, but FWE officials are keeping their mouths shut. This has caused a bit of controversy, as the general feeling is that one or two new wrestlers will debut. The Brotherhood of Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotundo, and David Andrews are especially angry since they feel their status in the FWE should grant them entry. However, officials have given no hints as to whether or not anyone new will be debuting next Thursday. All anyone knows is they are very excited about this tag team and see them as real staples in the division for years to come. Sources say that the team will be officially announced a day or two before the event.

-The teams of ten will be announced the day after Breakdown, so make sure to visit our website soon after. There will also be an announcement on the eventual tag team tournament to crown the first ever tag champions. There is a debate on whether or not to make it an 8-man tournament or a 16-man. If it is chosen to be an 8-man, then the results of the Survivor Match will have huge ramifications on who is entered.

-Colt Cabana cut a promo that you can see on FWE.com immediately after the last show where he told Marty Jannetty that he will give him what he wants. Cabana promised to finally shove their friendship aside and that he will show Jannetty just how violent he can be. Cabana was said to be in a real awful mood after the show last night and the promo confirms it.

-Don Callis was overheard Thursday night telling Jericho that if he lost to Harry Smith at Breakdown, he would hit bottom. Some have been wondering why Jericho has been putting so much stock into Callis’ words, especially since Callis looks to be getting cut out of the booking committee after Breakdown

-The Bryan Danielson vs. Necro Butcher bout has been changed to a Fall Count Anywhere Match. Danielson was, at first, opposed to the idea, as it was being presented as a Hardcore Match. But he asked specifically for a Falls Count Anywhere, saying that he had no problem fighting Butcher all across the arena, but wanted no weapons. Danielson was quoted as saying, “I’m a wrestler. I fight with my body, not props.” Butcher will not be allowed to carry any weapons with him to the ring, but one has to wonder, with no disqualification, if Butcher will find a way to use any in the match anyways.

-Brock Lesnar vs. BJ Whitmer has been signed for Breakdown. The booking committee was blown away by their match on Chaos TV and wants to see more. This is an oppurtunity for Brock Lesnar to redeem himself and for Whitmer to cement himself as a main eventer.

-The stakes for the Ric Flair vs. CM Punk title match are high. Flair has never pinned Punk in a one-on-one encounter and Punk desperately wants to be champion. The two will clash, perhaps just one more time, this Saturday at Breakdown!

[VerbalPuke]

Good work as usual Plankton. I'm digging what you've got going here, with the on-going storylines and fleshing out of characters.

It's obvious who the top guys are in the FWE the names like Punk, Flair, Jericho, Danielson, and Lesnar. Behind them are guys like Modest, Williams, and Whitmer close to breaking through as the top players. You've taken a sizeable roster and given seemingly everybody some sort of purpose even if it is minimal. You've done well in your writing in that you have given me a reason to care about just about everybody's match.

I like the incorporation of older veterans along with rising stars. It's nice that the older vets like Sullivan, Luger, Windham, and Rotudno serve the purpose of getting the young guys name value. It's made apparent that you probably wont be pushing them significantly which is the right thing to do. They serve their purpose well in making the young guys look good.

The tag team division is getting itself some attention as well. I'm big on tag team wrestling so I am happy with steady focus on building a top notch division.

The Punk/Flair saga has been brilliantly written. Starting with a brash Punk trying to prove to Flair that he is the better man due to youth and talent. Flair, not to be outdone comes away with the World Title (wonderfully booked tournament I might add) garnering CM Punk's reluctant respect. Now we have a classic battle of the old guard vs. the new guard, neither particularly caring for each other, but a definite mutual respect has developed.

That's about all I'll add for now. There are a few storylines I'm going to wait on before making a comment, though I will say I'm excited about the Vader/Kozina alliance and the Dark Rockers intrigues me greatly. Keep up the great work here Plankton, I'm thinking I might just like this diary than your IWF triology (I know it's early, but this is really really good).

[Plankton]

(Thanks for the feedback, Verbal Puke. Much appreciated.)

Breakdown

Local TV Station

October 21, 2006

Miami, Florida (Old School Arena)

Bonus DVD Match: Maximum Carnage (Vader and Tony Kozina) vs. Mike Enos and King Kong Bundy

Enos chose Bundy as his partner since big men seems to be Kozina’s weakness.

Vader started the match out taking complete control. Enos and Bundy were clearly out of their league. There was a point where Vader and Bundy had a bit of a standoff, but despite Bundy’s few power moves, he was pretty easily handled by Vader.

Eventually Vader tagged Kozina in to get a bit of practice while Enos was the legal man. Kozina looked a little nervous, but Vader quickly encouraged him. Enos kept challenging Kozina to nail him with a few shoulder blocks, but of course they did nothing. Finally Kozina came off the ropes and hit a low dropkick to the knees.

Kozina then hit a few impressive high flying moves on Enos. Enos made the tag to Bundy. Bundy manhandled Kozina for a bit, but Kozina hit an acid drop and made the tag to Vader. Vader took control for a bit again until Enos was back in. Vader then nailed a powerbomb on Enos and then tagged Kozina in. He dragged Enos to the corner, had Kozina hang on his back, and then climbed the ropes and nailed a two-person Vader Bomb for the win.

Winners: Maximum Carnage

[Quinn says: This was a fairly fun match and the potential in Maximum Carnage is evident, as Kozina can clearly be Mr. Hot Tag to Vader’s Killing Machine. The match wasn’t anything real special.]

Rating: **

Joey Styles welcomed everyone to the show. He said everything would breakdown tonight as we would be seeing a lot of matches with high tensions in them. To transition into the first official match, he talked about how the tag division was already getting heated up and that theses next two teams have already started a rivalry.

Onslaught Express vs. Lethal Connection w/ Jimmy Hart

Joey mentioned how the Express were the clear dominating tag team in the FWE for a few weeks and how Lethal Connection has pretty much taken that spot for the time being.

“Crossfire” Davey Richards and Greg Pawluck started the match out. Joey referred to their match last Thursday and said that they were already familiar with one another. They did the usual one-reversal-after-another sequence, which the fans applauded. Richards then kicked Pawluck in the head during a feeling out process and tagged in “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce. Pearce picked the dazed Pawluck up and hit some bodyslams. Pearce dominated Pawluck for a little while until Pawluck hit a tornado DDT while in mid-air. He got the hot tag to Parker, who dived at Pearce and hit him with a lot of quick moves. Pearce tagged in Richards and he and Parker went back-and-forth a little bit. Richards got a few really close nearfalls, but Parker kicked out of all of them and eventually made the tag to Pawluck. Pawluck hit a high dropkick, but ate a clothesline from Pearce, who ran in with no tag. Parker then ran into the ring and started hammering on Pearce.

Styles: This match is breaking down, no pun intended!

At one point, while all four men were brawling, Hart got up on the apron and started yelling at the Express, but Parker nailed him with a dropkick. The Express then hit a german suplex/superkick combo on Richards for the win.

Winners: Onslaught Express

Styles: The Onslaught Express will have a considerable amount of momentum going into the 20-Man Survivor Tag Team Match next Thursday.

[Quinn says: Well, they got more time tonight and they did their best with what they had, but it still seemed a bit rushed, especially the finish. Richards and Pearce definitely compliment each other exceptionally well and Pawluck and Parker continue to grow as a team. I can’t wait until they get to have a long match against each other, as the potential is tremendous.]

Rating: ***

Chris Jericho vs. Harry Smith

Joey said there was no real rivalry here, but Jericho has been trying to win the approval of Don Callis, head of the booking committee, and a victory tonight would be a step in the right direction. He added that a victory for Harry Smith would be huge as well.

Jericho was a complete jerk throughout the entire match. A lot of this was because he was dominating at the very beginning. Jericho clearly felt that Smith was not much of a threat and began to slap him around a little bit, as opposed to bringing any affective offense to the table. This, however, worked against him in a big way. After about eight minutes of this, Smith landed on his feet after a german suplex and nailed Jericho with a clothesline. Smith kept the offense coming fast and Styles mentioned how it was obvious that he had been playing possum and recovering his strength while Jericho refused to take him seriously.

Styles: Harry Smith recognized a weakpoint in Jericho’s attitude and exploited it!

At this point the match was quick and aggressive. Smith dominated for a little while, but Jericho came back and things were rpetty back-and-forth. Eventually Jericho gained back control and started to work over Smith’s back. This time, though, he made sure not to dick around. At one point Jericho had Smith in the Liontamer for quite a while. Smith managed to muscle out of it and put Jericho in a small package for the win.

Winner: Harry Smith

Styles: Harry Smith just grabbed one of the biggest victories of his career, but what does this mean for Chris Jericho’s future? Don Callis said if he lost, he would hit rock bottom. What is going to happen to Jericho now?

[Quinn says: Smith is definitely one of the best active wrestlers and Jericho’s no slouch either. These guys kept the pacing going and Smith’s possum technique was a nice touch. I like the ending, but it came a little out of nowhere. It was still one of the FWE’s best matches to date.]

Rating: ****1/2

Falls Count Anywhere Match: Necro Butcher vs. Bryan Danielson

Joey reminded everyone that no weapons were to be brought down to ringside, but since this was a Falls Count Anywhere Match and there were no disqualifications, there would be nothing stopping either man from using stuff around ringside. He added that Danielson refused to use weapons, saying that he hurts people with his body instead.

Danielson came down to the ring first. When Necro Butcher came down, he had barbed wire wrapped around his body. Joey said this didn’t quite seem fair, but apparently Butcher tried to pass it off as part of his ring attire. The ref was yelling at Butcher to leave the ringside area before he got in the ring. Butcher just stood in front of the ring and flipped the ref off. While the ref continued to argue, Danielson hit a suicide dive onto Necro, prompting the ref to ring the bell soon after.

Styles: I guess if Danielson is going to accept it, Referee Hiroyuki Unno is going to let it slide.

Danielson slid Necro into the ring and started to stomp on his body, making sure to aim for the barbed wire so that it pierced the skin.

Styles: Bryan Danielson is out to hurt the Necro Butcher, that’s for sure.

Danielson hit a few uppercuts on Butcher and then unwrapped the barbed wire off of him and threw it to a ring attendant to take away. Danielson then continued to punish Butcher in the ring with a lot of stiff, strong style offense. Butcher absorbed the punishment and then came back with a few wild punches. Danielson dodged a few of them and then whipped Butcher over the top rope. Joey said that Danielson looked prepared to increase the violence.

However, Danielson was now on Butcher’s turf. Butcher took control and whipped Danielson into the barricades. And like it was predicted, Butcher grabbed some nearby weapons. He hit Danielson with a chair a few times and then grabbed a screw driver from under the ring and tried to stab Danielson. Danielson grabbed the screwdriver though and took it from Butcher. He then hit him with the handle and threw the screwdriver far away.

Danielson took the match back in the ring and actually mat-wrestled a bit with Butcher. At one point they were both on an apron. Danielson got behind Butcher as they faced towards the ring.

Styles: It looks like Danielson is going to go for a german suplex onto the concrete floor!

Danielson tried to launch Butcher back, but Butcher held onto the ropes. Danielson then struck the back of Butcher’s neck with some stiff elbows. He then went for the suplex again. Butcher fell back hard and far, but instead of hitting just the concrete, his upper back slammed against the barricade.

Styles: Bryan Danielson may have just crippled the Necro Butcher!

Butcher laid completely still while Danielson struggled to get up. Danielson did not look concerned about Butcher at all as all of the referees and several road agents checked up on him. Danielson shoved them aside and picked Butcher up. He launched Butcher into a few of the barricades and then rolled him back into the ring. Danielson poured on more offense, targeting the neck and upper back. He hit three brainbusters in a row and then covered Butcher for the win.

Winner: Bryan Danielson

Joey talked about how Danielson adapted to Butcher’s style to defeat him and how he is a callous competitor. As he said this, Danielson shook Butcher’s limp hand. Referees and road agents swarmed the ring to check up on Butcher.

[Quinn says: Wow. That was one of the scariest bumps I have ever seen. Even though it made for an interesting match, I have to wonder if it’s all worth it. Health issues aside, the bumps here were great and the action was stiff. The lack of pins made it seem more like an exhibition, but the drama was still there. I’m certainly not going to object at seeing Danielson give some a hurting. However, it was a bit of a contradiction to have Danielson, who refused to use weapons, hit Butcher with the screwdriver. Maybe it’s not hat big of a deal, but it bugged me.]

Rating: ***1/2

Colt Cabana and Ace Steel vs. Dark Rockers

Joey went over Cabana and Jannetty’s brief feud, explaining how Jannetty felt abandoned by Cabana after their feud with Sullivan’s group was over and how he sought out his own tag partner to battle the Second City Saints (this was also the first time the name “Second City Saints” had been used). He added that Cabana was reluctant to fight Jannetty, but announced recently that he would go all out tonight.

Cabana and Jannetty started out with some technical moves. As the match progressed, things turned into more of a brawl. Once Steel was tagged in, the brawling really picked up. Steel took a lot of enjoyment out of punishing Wylde. This looked a lot like an initiation sequence, as Steel just chopped and stomped the hell out of Wylde.

Eventually Steel put Wylde out of the game for a bit and Cabana and Jannetty went back at it. Cabana hit a few bionic elbows and then followed up with the Colt 45 for the win.

Winner: Colt Cabana and Ace Steel

Styles talked about how Marty finally got what he wanted in angering Cabana, but it didn’t really seem to work out for him.

[Quinn says: I’m not sure if Cabana really “brought the violence,” but this does mark the first time that he used to Colt 45 in the FWE, which is definitely a more aggressive move than his usual pinning combinations he has been using. Steel punishing Wylde was certainly a highlight and some of the Cabana/Jannetty sequences were fun. Other than that, there wasn’t much to see, mainly because of the length.]

Rating: **3/4

I Quit Match: Doug Williams vs. Michael Modest w/ Chad Collyer and John Walters

This was very heavy on the submission wrestling, as would be expected. But while Modest was exclusively going for submissions, Williams fit in a few strikes as well. He hit the Anarchy Knee and the Revolution DDT, obviously focusing on the head and neck. Modest was focused though. He was really working on the legs, using the reverse figure four, single-leg boston crab, and other submissions. However, Williams was able to reverse out of many of these submissions in fairly short order, so whenever the referee asked him if he wanted to say “I quit,” he quickly refused. Because of his expertise in reversals, Modest’s submissions were mostly ineffective.

Near the end of the match, Williams hit the Chaos Theory. Collyer and Walters were outside looking a little smug about it, as Joey noted that the move wouldn’t secure a win tonight since Williams needed to make Modest say “I quit.” Williams fired back with a few uppercuts and DDTs. He then hit the Chaos Theory once more.

Styles: Again, I question Williams’ strategy here. He may knock Modest out with the Chaos Theory, but he needs to get Modest to say the words “I quit” in order to win.

Williams hit the Chaos Theory two more times. Joey wondered how much longer Modest’s neck could hold up. Just he said this, Williams locked in the full nelson and Styles understood the strategy.

Styles: I’m not sure how long Modest is going to hold up after all of that punishment he took on his neck!

Modest held on for a little while, but eventually yelled, “I… I quit!”

Winner: Doug Williams

Styles: Doug Williams has once again used the Chaos Theory to get himself a victory!

[Quinn says: With all of the submission wrestling, some might find this a bit boring, but it was built up really well and I liked how they fit the Chaos Theory in there. It’s not their best effort, but it’s definitely on par with the rest of their matches.]

Rating: ****

Matt Stryker and Jushin Liger vs. The Chosen (Masada and Hernandez) w/ Don Callis

Don Callis had a mic with him. He said that since he was pretty much going to be losing his position in the next day, he decided to pull a few strings and abuse his secret alliances he has with some of the other booking committee members. He said that this match was going to be tornado tag rules.

Because of the absence of tags, this match was kind of a mess. It seemed to be a series of moves with no real flow. Stryker and Liger dominated at first, showing a lot of competence as a team, leading Joey to approve of the FWE’s decision to include them in the 20-Man Tag Team Survivor Match on Thursday. However, this was short-lived as Masada and Hernandez gained control. They hit a series of power moves and then ended the match after a sitout powerbomb from Hernandez to Liger around the 5:00 mark.

Winners: The Chosen

Masada and Hernandez continued to assault Stryker and Liger until referees, road agents, Harry Smith, Vader, Tony Kozina, Colt Cabana, Ace Steel, Josh Daniels, Tracy Smothers, and Don Juan broke the fight up. Callis looked angry that they had stopped the assault.

[Quinn says: Well, it was too short to be much of anything, but at this point, maybe that is a good thing. Stryker and Liger sold the offense really well, but nothing really happened either way.]

Rating: **3/4

Brock Lesnar vs. BJ Whitmer

Joey hyped up their match from last Thursday. He called it one of the most brutal matches he had ever seen, which was a bit of an overstatement, but not far from the truth. Joey added that both men had a lot to gain and lose in this match.

Lesnar and Whitmer stared each other down. Lesnar threw the first punch and Whitmer fired back, seemingly unhurt from Lesnar’s punch.

Styles: BJ Whitmer is running off pure adrenaline from the get go. This match had to be the only thing on his mind for the past two days!

Whitmer was going toe-to-toe with Lesnar for quite a bit. However, Lesnar stopped him dead in his tracks after a terrific T-bone suplex. Lesnar then applied some of his submission holds, including the stretch muffler. Whitmer fought out of the holds though and started firing back with some heavy offense. He was hitting Lesnar with some power moves and also going to the ropes. Joey wondered if submissions would be enough to keep Whitmer down.

Lesnar seemed to have the same thought as Joey. He again put a stop to Whitmer’s momentum, this time with a huge powerbomb. But unlike last time, Lesnar followed up with more power moves. He used a lot of simple, yet affective offense to keep Whitmer winded. A lot of his moves focused on the back (powerslams, knees to the back, back body drops, a few extra powerbombs, etc.). Whitmer, though, made another great comeback, but this time, as he hammered away on Lesnar, he was showing some signs of slowing down and made it obvious that his back was hurting.

Styles: Brock Lesnar may have finally taken some of the fight out of Whitmer, but BJ’s still got a lot left in him.

It really looked like Whitmer was too far behind in the game to do much until the big bump. He had Lesnar set up on the top turnbuckle. Joey kept saying he was going for a superplex, but it became obvious after a while he was going for something much bigger.

Styles: Is he… I think he’s going for an exploder. BJ Whitmer is going to hit an exploder from the top rope!

Whitmer lifted Lesnar up and nailed a brutal exploder from the top rope. Joey was going nuts on commentary as Whitmer made the cover.

Styles: One… two… th—No! He kicked out! Lesnar kicked out!

Whitmer looked stunned and the fans were going crazy. Whitmer went for the cover two more times as Lesnar continued to kick out.

Styles: BJ Whitmer may not have gotten the win, but he’s evened the race.

Whitmer tried to follow up, but with the upper body strength it took to hit the exploder, his back was really killing him, limiting his offense. Lesnar eventually took advantage of this and took control again. He set Whitmer up no the turnbuckle. Joey said he may be repaying the favor and wondered what Lesnar was setting him up for. Again, it looked like another superplex. Lesnar lifted Whitmer up, but instead of falling back, he threw Whitmer forwards and dumped him no the outside. Whitmer fell to the concrete floor and made a sickening thud.

Styles: Brock Lesnar may have just… is Whitmer moving?

Joey’s voice went from commentating to a more serious tone as the camera focused in on Whitmer’s limp body. Lesnar, not caring at all about Whitmer’s health, dragged his opponent in the ring. He took his time making the pin. It looked like the match was over, but amazingly, Whitmer kicked out, but just barely.

Styles: BJ Whitmer is putting up the fight of his life.

But even in kicking out, Whitmer looked about lifeless. Lesnar nonchalantly picked Whitmer up and hit an F-5. This time when he made the pin, he got the three count.

Winner: Brock Lesnar

Styles: Brock Lesnar may have won, but BJ Whitmer put up a hell of a fight!

[Quinn: The big bumps and the back work made this another standout match for both men. I would even go as far as to say these past two matces may have been Lesnar’s best, second to his match with Eddie Guerrero at No Way Out. Maybe even not that though. Whitmer’s willingness to kill himself is a nice touch, but he brings the goods to the ring, and that’s really what makes all of those big bumps work. And Lesnar seems to fit nice with a big bump machine like Whitmer.]

Rating: ****1/2

FWE Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair © vs. CM Punk

Both men came to the ring with the usual fanfare. Joey started saying this was the FWE’s biggest match so far.

Both men traded a few words to begin with. Flair seemed to be pretty mellow, but Punk looked pissed. Punk delivered the first chop of many to come. Flair fired back with his own and the two started going back and forth. Punk came out top, taking Flair to the corner and immediately trading the chops for kicks to the stomach. Joey noted his aggressiveness and willingness to switch gears immediately if the situation called for it.

Punk’s offense was fierce and quick. Flair really seemed to be out of his element, but that was quickly revealed to be a bit of a ploy. In a variation of one of his old heel tricks, Flair got on his knees in defeat. But instead of begging his opponent to let him go (like he would do if he was a heel), he just hung his head in exhaustion. As soon as Punk let his guard down a bit, Flair low blowed him.

Styles: Punk just learned another lesson from the dirtiest player in the game.

Flair took control with a lot of simple but affective offense. Other than the low blow, he hadn’t cheated at this point. Joey felt that it was out of respect, because Flair typically had no problem pulling a few fast ones on his opponents. He then went into how both men hated each other yet respected one another at the same time.

Flair mainly focused on Punk’s legs, which did not come as a surprise since he was so affective with the Figure Four. At one point Flair actually had the Figure Four strapped on.

Styles: They’re in the middle of the ring and there’s nowhere to go!

Punk, who was in great pain, managed to turn himself over and reverse the move on Flair. Despite the abuse done to his legs, Punk actually managed ot keep the hold on for quite a while. After he released it from pain, it was obvious that it had done a number on Flair’s legs. Punk quickly followed up by clipping Flair’s legs. Joey said it was now a race to see who could obliterate each other’s legs first.

Punk went for a lot of impact moves to abuse Flair’s legs while Flair mainly stuck to submissions (but didn’t shy away from the occasional impact move). After a while though, pride got the better of them and a chopping contest once again broke down. Abandoning all of the work they had both done on the legs for the moment, it was a clear contest to see who could chop the hardest. This time, Flair won. And when he took Punk to the corner, he gave him a rake to the eyes, another chop, a stomp on the foot, and then set him up no the turnbuckle and hit a superplex. He went for the cover but only got a two count.

Styles: Both men are down and struggling to get up.

As both of them stood to their feet, they traded chops once more, Flair once again getting the upperhand (which was no surprise, as the superplex visibly took a lot out of Punk). Flair’s chops were so hard, they took Punk to the ground.

The match went back to the mat. Flair was going in for the kill, applying submission on Punk’s legs. Punk, however, managed to get a few submissions of his own. Both men were obviously on their last leg (no pun intended). At this point, Joey said, it was a race to apply the Figure Four or the reverse Figure Four.

With great effort, Flair managed to apply the Figure Four. CM Punk screamed out in agony. He tried to roll over the reverse it and almost did at one point. However, with his last ounce of strength, Flair reached over and slapped Punk across his nearly raw chest. Punk leaned back, trying to deal with the pain and last Flair out. If he could hold on just a bit longer, it was obvious that Flair would have to let go. Flair looked too determined though. He was smiling and screaming, shaking his head no at Punk. He saw the win in his grasp. Punk slammed his head against the mat. He looked to the ceiling and screamed. In a fit of agony, he slammed his hand up and down on the mat, giving the win to Flair.

Winner: Ric Flair

As soon as Flair released the hold you could see the whole tale of the match on his face. He was in a ton of pain and it was easy to see he barely kept the move on for as long as he did.

Joey called the match epic as both men stood to their feet. Flair offered Punk a handshake. Reluctantly, Punk accepted, but drew Flair closer and told him it wasn’t over.

[Quinn says: This was one of Flair’s best matches from the last few years that didn’t involved props. This was also on the other end of the spectrum from the last match. Instead of big bumps, they relied on simple offense and raw emotion to tell the story. The ending had the fans on the edge of their seats and it was great to hear them erupt at the finish. Great ending to a great show.]

Rating: ****

Overall Rating: 80

[Plankton]

FWE News Update:

-The teams for the main event 20-Man Survivor Tag Team Match this Thursday have been officially announced! On one end will be the team of Jimmy Hart’s Lethal Connection (“Crossfire” Davey Richards and “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce), The Towers (Lex Luger and Barry Windham), Don Callis’ The Chosen (Masada and Hernandez), two-thirds of The Trinity (Chad Collyer and John Walters), and the Dark Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Derek Wylde). On the other end will be the Onslaught Express (Greg Pawluk and Ash Parker), the Second City Saints (Colt Cabana and Ace Steel), Maximum Carnage (Vader and Tony Kozina), Jushin Liger and Matt Stryker, and the debuting team of the Stampede Bulldogs (Harry Smith and TJ Wilson)! Remember, once a partner is eliminated, their teammate is too. This match has the potential to be one of the FWE’s best yet and will have huge ramifications on the upcoming tournament.

-And speaking of the tournament, the 20-Man Survivor Tag Team Match will be the official start of the tag division as the 8 team tournament will begin the following week. Like we said, the Survivor Match will have a huge impact on this tournament. As it stands, there are 12 teams hoping to get a shot in the tournament: the 10 mentioned above as well as the Brotherhood (any combination of Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotundo, and David Andrews) and the underdog team of Jack Evans and Don Juan, who have tagged together a few times and feel that they can break out as a tag team. To be fair, everyone will get some form of a chance to qualify for the tournament. But teams involved in the Survivor match have a chance for instant qualification. Any survivors will be automatically in the tournament. This means that if a complete team of 10 survive, all of them will be included. And the last two surviving members of the losing team will also automatically be entered. In the case that only one team survives, the last team to be eliminated in the surviving group will be included. So, for instance, if the Stampede Bulldogs win and the Second City Saints were the last partners of the Bulldogs to be eliminated, they would still be entered into the tournament as they were one of the last two surviving teams on a side. So on one extreme, we could automatically have 7 out of the 8 spots filled after one match. On the other extreme, only 4 out of 8 will be filled. This will make this already tense match even tenser.

-A little news on TJ Wilson’s seemingly abrupt entrance into the FWE: officials had been negotiating with Wilson since the start of this promotion. For reasons that will remain confidential, it took a while to come to terms. Both Smith and Wilson’s soon-to-be-father-in-law Jim Neidhart have been pushing for Wilson to sign. With the start of the tag division, officials felt it was best to reunite the Stampede Bulldogs. Despite his blooming singles career, Smith is said to be excited about the oppurtunity.

-Don Callis has officially been removed from the booking committee. Aside from favoring a particular group of wrestlers and forming his own stable, it’s been obvious that he has compromised the integrity of the booking committee system by forming secret alliances within and out of the committee. Don Callis signed a long-term contract with the FWE and will remain active as a manager. No one else in the booking committee has been unassigned, but everyone has been warned that further politicking will lead to termination from the committee.

-There has been rumors that Don Callis signed some big contracts behind the booking committee’s back with help from others in the FWE who have been compromised. No one seems to be quite sure of the nature of the contracts, but Chris Jericho and Doug Williams may be involved, as they have, for no given reason, not been assigned matches for Chaos TV. Also, there is a belief that CM Punk is involved in some big way.

-Ric Flair vs. Brock Lesnar for the FWE Heavyweight Title has been signed for a week from this Thursday on Chaos TV. FWE officials were impressed by his win against BJ Whitmer and also feel that his last shot at the title was compromised by the presence of CM Punk in the match. They would like to see, once more, what he can do on his own against Flair. The match won’t take place this week because officials want to make sure that there is plenty of time to air the entire Survivor Match.

-Both Bryan Danielson and Necro Butcher will be given the night off on Thursday night for Chaos TV after their brutal Falls Count Anywhere Match at Breakdown. Danielson suffered no injuries, but he is pretty banged up. Necro Butcher will be getting his neck checked out at a specialist. It is possible Butcher may have caused some damage to his neck after the german suplex onto the standing guard rail.

-CM Punk vs. Michael Modest has been signed for Chaos TV. Both men suffered defeat at Breakdown and need a win.

-BJ Whitmer vs. Josh Daniels has been signed for Thursday night. Daniels has a huge oppurtunity to prove himself. Whitmer is said to be looking forward to the bout, as he sees Daniels as one of the future’s biggest stars.

-Tracy Smothers has officially retired from active competition. After a few months of contemplation, Smothers has decided semi-retirement is the best decision to make. Smothers will continue to be a presence in the back and there has been talk of giving him one last FWE match at the next big arena show which would be featured on the DVD.

[supergrass]

Having a lot of quiet time at work has given me the chance to read through this diary - and it's quickly become one of my favourites in the relatively short time it's been running.

When I started reading this I was drawing some parallels with the IWF, in that it seemed to be a diary that was going to divide people. I was drawn into this suspecting that it would be a diary that followed a story rather than just the action that went on in the ring alone - the backstory and opening shows appeared to confirm this. For some people this is always going to put them off but nearly everything about the content and format you're using appeals to me.

The backstory worked well. There have been diaries that involved 'shady' characters and the wrestling business, but with Eddie you've made a character that's believeable and interesting where others would have made it bland. I think Eddie's life would make an interesting spin-off diary, although that might take you in the direction of the Cube if that were to be carried out (I for one would read it). The narrator of the piece is certainly a cool character and serves the purpose of keeping the story going, but at the moment he feels a little unexplored. It might just be because there's so much depth in the surrounding characters like Eddie and Ric Flair, however it feels like the narrator could still be developed beyond his ultra-cool exterior.

As I stated I'm more drawn to a story so the match write-up style suits me perfectly. Some people need blow-by-blow reports to enjoy written matches - I think yours are fine the way they are. I've never been too sure about the 'Quinn comments'. It feels like you're using this addition to explain what your aims were with the booking at how wrestlers were acting/performing in the match (I could be wrong there). This should be, and does come across very clear, in your match reports. Although for those who like to skim it can help - so I won't complain too much.

I was really glad to see you state that the backstage stuff would be coming back. I think it was necessary to leave it out for a while so that you could establish the wrestling side of the diary in its own right. When the backstage portions were being posted it felt to me as though they were the most important parts - with what happened in the ring merely a by-product of it. Giving the wrestling some time to run means you've got an established roster - given the amount of guys you're using that I'm not familiar with I needed that time to get to know them.

As nervous as I was about you focusing on the wrestling side of things (I worried I'd get bored and wonder off while the Eddie-story died down), it's also gone well. The biggest compliment I can give is that I don't like Ric Flair at all - but your writing of him and his feud with CM Punk has made it the most compelling part to read. I find myself willing him to win for the first time in my life. Other people I haven't seen much of, such as CM Punk, Harry Smith, Necro Butcher and BJ Whitmer have also become favourites - particularly Whitmer. I was disappointed to see him fall so early in the title tournament after building some momentum (I knew he couldn't win it - yet still hoped), however he's being built up again nicely and I will be following what happens closely.

All in all I've been impressed by what you've got going and look forward to it continuing.

[Guest dave_ecw]

This is a great diary i am enjoying it, the signing of the Stampede Bulldogs. Keen for the Lesnar vs. Flair match also , i dont see it being won cleanly as both guys are top level.

[Plankton]

Chaos TV

Local TV Station

October 28, 2006

Miami, Florida

Joey Styles welcomed everyone to the show. He briefly went over the singles matches for the night, hyping BJ Whitmer vs. Josh Daniels and CM Punk vs. Michael Modest. He said we would also see the contract signing for the Ric Flair vs. Brock Lesnar match next week. Finally, he hyped up the huge 20-Man Tag Team Survivor Match and mentioned the Tag Team Championship Tournament that would start next week.

Don Callis Reveals His Contracts

Don Callis, followed by Hernandez and Masada, came to the ring with two pieces of paper in hand. Styles talked about Callis’ demotion from the booking committee and said that we wouldn’t be seeing anymore of his dictatorship.

While Hernandez and Masada stood behind him as bodyguards, Callis started by talking about how his demotion was not a surprise and how it was actually part of his plan. He knew he would get fired from the position because of the abuses of power he planned to make, but needed time to make allies within the company. He said that now he could be even more ruthless. He had the backstage power but now didn’t need to play politician.

Callis: But before I was demoted, I made sure to make up two key contracts. And one of them involves Chris Jericho, who I want to come to this ring right now.

After a little bit, Jericho’s music played and he entered the ring. Jericho looked a little unhappy, which, Joey hypothesized, was due to losing to Harry Smith and “hitting bottom” last Saturday.

Callis: I told you last week, Jericho, that your last chance to save yourself was at Breakdown. And what did you do? You. Hit. Bottom.

Jericho looked a little angry.

Callis: And that’s exactly what you needed.

Jericho now looked confused.

Callis: It’s only when you hit bottom that you can do great things. You have nothing to lose. You have a contract with this company for another year and there’s no chance that the FWE will pay you the type of money they are without the benefit of you being on the card. So what will separate you from the others is that they have everything to lose and you have nothing. So as one of my last actions as the head of the booking committee last night, I signed a match for you tonight versus Doug Williams. Doug Williams is on the roll of his life. Your careers are exact opposites right now. And when you wrestle him, you will wrestle like a man with no fear of consequences while Doug Williams will wrestle with the fear of defeat. But, Chris Jericho, the only way you are going to be given a chance to sign this contract is if you devote your allegiance to me and my vision. Through me, Jericho, you will be the next FWE Heavyweight Champion.

Jericho thought about it for some time and then nodded and signed the contract.

Jericho: You have yourself a disciple.

Jericho stood a bit away from Callis as the second contract was explained.

Callis: Now, finally, CM Punk. With Chris Jericho leading my vision, I have washed my hands of you. You are no concern of mine. But, when you mess with my vision, when you deny my plans, you will pay. Right here is a contract with very special instructions. CM Punk, this contract is for a future shot at the FWE Heavyweight Championship. This title shot will only be valid at the next big arena show, which does not have an official date yet. And this contract will only be valid under certain circumstances. If you want this contract, come to the ring right now.

After a bit of time, CM Punk came to the ring and looked really angry. Punk and Jericho stared each other down for a little bit as Joey talked about their inevitable clash.

Callis: So Punk, do you want this contract?

Punk: You played this trick on me before. It didn’t work then and it won’t work now. If you think you can turn the whole locker room against me, it’s too late. I took care of that before you could. I’m not interested in friends. I’m interested in success. And no matter what you say, I earned this shot. I’ve pinned Ric Flair twice and he’s pinned me twice, and only one of those times was in a singles match. So I earned this and there’s not a damn thing you can do about it.

Don Callis laughed.

Callis: You’re getting a bit ahead of yourself, Punk. You haven’t earned this contract yet. This contract involves stipulations that require you to earn it. You can sign this tonight and that’s great. But based on the stipulations outlined within, this contract is only valid if you get it cosigned by the owner of this company during every episode of Chaos TV leading up to the next big show. That means you have to show up with the contract every day and bring it into this area. And based on the stipulations within, you cannot part with this contract during the show. The stipulations are air tight, Punk. Read through it; there is no loophole. And with my backstage stroke, there is no chance that you can get around this. If you try anything funny, the contract is void.

Callis paused.

Callis: Oh, and one last thing, Punk. There is another area for a signature. A signature that anyone can fill in. Anyone. And if anyone signs on that dotted line… they get your title shot. With no stipulations required, they get the shot and they can claim that shot any time they want. So this isn’t the same old game, Punk. I couldn’t make you a target before, but there’s no doubt you will be now. So do you want this shot?

Without hesitation, Punk grabbed the contract and signed.

Callis: You better go find the owner, Punk. You don’t want to miss your first notarization.

Punk got up in Callis’ face.

Punk: Maybe I am a marked man now, Callis. But that’s the way I like it.

Punk’s music played as he left the ring. Joey went nuts about how everyone would want to hunt Punk down and grab that contract. He also talked about how Jericho added some serious authority to Don Callis’ Chosen few.

Rating: 86

BJ Whitmer vs. Josh Daniels

This was a knock-out drag-out fight. It started off as a technical match, but the intensity increased and the two started to go at it strong style and hit each other with some horribly stiff offense, including what many online wrestling fans would call the “sickest face wash they have ever seen” courtesy of BJ Whitmer to Josh Daniels.

Daniels was no slouch though. As if his match against Modest wasn’t enough to convince fans that Daniels was the real deal, Daniels proved that he was a future player by coming at Whitmer hard and heavy. Joey actually compared Daniels’ intense effort to Whitmer’s own against some of the FWE’s major players. At one point Daniels nailed a tigerbomb from the top rope. He went for the pin, but Whitmer kicked out at the last second, causing many fans to jump out of their seats.

Eventually, Whitmer was able to score the win after reversing a fireman’s carry into a dragon suplex.

Winner: BJ Whitmer

Styles: What an amazing effort by both men, which I’m sure won’t be overlooked by FWE officials! Whitmer continues to show that he is a main player and Josh Daniels proves that he belongs to compete among the best.

[Quinn says: Well, the match against Modest wasn’t a fluke. Daniels has upped his game since the last time I saw him, which was sometime during his ROH stint. His offense is stiffer, crisper, and his Dynamite Kid-like quality is much clearer. What a difference a few years can make. And Whitmer did what Whitmer does best. Great stuff.]

Rating: ****1/4

The Brotherhood Gets a Surprise

Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotundo, and David Andrews came out to the ring. Sullivan talked about how it was a disgrace that The Brotherhood wasn’t involved in the Survivor Match tonight. He went over his and Rotundo’s accomplishments and talked about how Andrews was a future FWE Heavyweight Champion. Sullivan said that if they weren’t going to get to fight in the Survivor Match, they would fight on their own terms. He challenged anyone in the back for a good old fashioned fight.

But Sullivan bit off a bit more than he could chew when Abdullah the Butcher came out.

Styles: Abdullah the Butcher is back! And he looks ready for a fight!

Sullivan dived out of the ring right away and told Andrews and Rotundo to attack Abdullah.

Joey cited Sullivan’s past feud with Abdullah and wondered why he wasn’t joining the fight since he had the most experience against him.

Styles: Or maybe I just answered my own question!

Andrews was first to dive at Abdullah, but he only got swatted away. Rotundo and Abdullah slugged it out a bit, until Abdullah threw Rotundo to the outside. Andrews then attacked Abdullah from behind and actually got a few good swings and kicks in there, but Abdullah quickly brought out the fork and assaulted Andrews. He then spilled Andrews to the outside, where he took a nasty bump and was out.

Sullivan attended to Andrews as Rotundo and Abdullah brawled around the ring some more. The fight lasted a little while until Abdullah got some intense fork shots in and threw Rotundo to the outside once more, this time onto Sullivan and Andrews.

After The Brotherhood recovered, they teased getting back into the ring, but decided against it and left. Abdullah played to the audience a little as Joey put him over as the lovable madman.

[Quinn says: Uh, was this a match? As a brawl, it was kind of around the **1/2 mark, even though I guess it’s kind of cheating to call it a match. Andrews’ sick bumps made this more than watchable and I didn’t mind seeing Rotundo and Abdullah beat the hell out of each other.]

Rating: **1/2

CM Punk vs. Michael Modest

Modest came out first with the rest of The Trinity. Collyer and Walters were sporting their new look. They had on matching black tights with a “T” on the back, for Trinity. Collyer also had huge sideburns.

Styles: For once, Michael Modest doesn’t appear to be in a bad mood. I think he’s looking forward to the chance to grab CM Punk’s contract for a title shot and claim it for his own.

Punk then came down to the ring with Colt Cabana and Ace Steel.

Styles: The Second City Saints have officially reunited in full form! CM Punk has apparently asked for help from the only people he has ever trusted, his best friend and his trainer.

Steel and Cabana kept Collyer and Walters at bay while Modest and Punk wrestled (Joey made sure to mention how Cabana, Steel, Walters, and Collyer were all involved in the 20-Man Tag Team Survivor Match later tonight and were on opposite sides). Punk’s contract sat near the turnbuckle, causing Joey to speculate that if either Cabana or Steel kept it in their possession too long, that it might violate the contract. He then added that he would be curious to find out what all of the odd stipulations were.

As for the match, Punk and Modest wrestle pretty stiff and hard-hitting. There were a few opening sequences that involved a lot of submission wrestling, but neither man seemed to gain any momentum from that, as they were evenly matched.

However, Punk gained a lot of ground once the match picked up. Modest was definitely keeping up with Punk, but Punk just seemed to get the upperhand every time.

It wasn’t until Modest started to play mind games that the match went in his favor. Even though Cabana and Steel neutralized the advantage he hoped to get from them, he had a back-up plan. Every time he got a moment to breathe, he took a dive for Punk’s contract. It was obvious that he didn’t expect to get away with stealing the contract with so many people around, but he was successful in taking Punk off of his game. Every time Modest would go for the contract, Punk was forced to ditch his strategy and save the paper. This allowed Modest to dictate where the match was going and gave him a variable to play on that Punk did not have.

Punk tried to come back though and keep Modest grounded with some big power moves. Punk wasn’t thinking with a solid strategy though and instead was just trying to hit those big moves, making it easier for Modest to hit reversals.

With the momentum firmly in his control, Modest was able to nail the Reality Check for the win.

Winner: Michael Modest

Styles: It looks like that contract may be a huge burden for CM Punk in the weeks to come.

[Quinn says: This was completely non-stop for these guys and I loved it. The psychology was sound, as the contract played into hand wonderfully. They did a lot with a somewhat short amount of time.]

Rating: ****

Don Callis Interrupts the Flair/Lesnar Contract Signing

Ted was in the ring acting as president again. Joey noted that the FWE’s president didn’t like being in the spotlight too much, but with this contract signing and Callis’ stipulations with Punk’s contract, he was a bit more of an active participant. He also added that we shouldn’t expect to see more of him though, as the FWE was about the wrestlers.

As Ted welcomed both men to the ring, Joey said that this contract signing was being aired because Flair was given the night off, but the FWE wanted to give their fans their weekly dose of Flair.

Before he signed, Lesnar got on the mic and told Flair that he had gotten lucky during their first match and Punk’s presence in their second match was the only reason he didn’t win. He added that the only real matches were one-on-one (alluding to his budding MMA career).

Flair then took the mic and cut a killer promo on Lesnar. He first addressed the crowd, saying that there was no way there would be an FWE show without the Nature Boy. He talked about how proud he was to wrestle in Florida on a weekly basis and how the Florida fans were the best fans in the world. He mentioned some of the famous matches he has had in Florida, adding Bryan Danielson and CM Punk to the list.

He continued, now focusing on Brock. He told Lesnar that he may be a big, bad, son of a bitch, but what separated big bad sons of bitches from legends was that legends knew how to use their talents. He took the low road and cited Lesnar’s failure in the NFL and said that Lesnar didn’t know how to use the talents he had. Flair said that he’s been the smartest player in wrestling for decades now and nothing has changed. He then concluded, saying that he was going to teach Lesnar some humility and did his usual Flair stuff. Lesnar, though, grabbed Flair by the tie as he was doing the Flair strut. He didn’t say anything, but just stared Flair down.

All of a sudden, Don Callis’ music played and he came out to the ring. Callis told Lesnar that he had been studying him in the past few months and he loved his style. He said he saw big things for Lesnar, but the only way he would achieve these big things is with the right type of focus. Callis said that he could give Lesnar that focus, as long as he joined him and his Chosen.

Lesnar looked to think about it for a little bit, but then just flipped Callis off. Callis told him that he would regret doing that, which prompted Lesnar to F5 Callis. Flair was really enjoying the show, but then at the last second, he low blowed Lesnar, to the delight of the crowd.

Styles: If history has taught us one thing, it’s that you don’t turn your back on the dirtiest player in the game!

Flair played to the crowd as the show cut to commercials.

Rating: 85

Chris Jericho vs. Doug Williams

Joey talked about how this match was a gift to Jericho from Don Callis, who felt that Jericho would win because he had joined Callis’ stable.

Jericho had a lot of confidence and it definitely showed in his demeanor.

It also showed in his wrestling. Williams was really schooling him at the beginning of the match, but Jericho wasn’t letting it get to him. His confidence stayed strong and he eventually fired back with a series of offense. Jericho kept the offense simple, in contrast to Williams’ flashier reversal style. Because Jericho wasn’t trying to pull of any complicated big moves, it was more difficult for Williams to find ways to reverse Jericho’s offense. Jericho stuck with moves that were more common and built around an offense that focused on Williams’ back.

Williams was not useless though. He eventually ditched the reversal strategy and decided to go a different route that still greatly differed from Jericho’s. He decided to do something that he usually didn’t do and wrestled a risky big move style. Williams hit a few huge moves and got a few near falls. Probably the most tense moment of the match was when Williams hit a superplex and rolled it into the brainbuster (Joey noted how that was a similar idea to the Chaos Theory).

But Jericho was persistant and experienced. He eventually was able to keep Williams grounded and poured on punishment to the back. Jericho locked in the Liontamer, but when Williams refused to submit, he hit a backbreaker followed by a Lionsault for the wim.

Winner: Chris Jericho

[Quinn says: And here I thought Modest vs. Punk would be Match of the Night. Jericho proved that sometimes less is more as he abandoned the usual indy-big-move mindset and built up a solid, logical match. Williams was more than game and the psychology allowed him to work in some of those big moves we all love without it being overkill.]

Rating: ****1/2

Bryan Danielson and Necro Butcher Cannot Be Contained

Lethal Connection and The Towers came to the ring for the big 20-Man Tag Team Survivor Match when Joey said there was a commotion backstage. The cameras immediately but to the backstage area.

Bryan Danielson and Necro Butcher were fighting in the back. Referees and road agents were trying desperately to pull them apart, but it was useless. Danielson was on Butcher at all times and made sure he didn’t get a moment to pick up any weapons. Butcher, on the other hand, was obviously throwing no fake punches. It had a real authentic feel, but didn’t seem to generate into much more than a few punches until the two were finally pulled apart.

Joey ranted about how both men weren’t even supposed to be here and wondered how FWE officials would handle the situation.

Rating: 57

20-Man Tag Team Survivor Match: Lethal Connection (“Crossfire” Davey Richards and “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce w/ Jimmy Hart), The Towers (Lex Luger and Barry Windham), The Chosen (Masada and Hernandez), The Trinity (Chad Collyer and John Walters), and The Dark Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Derek Wylde) vs. Onslaught Express (Greg Pawluk and Ash Parker), Second City Saints (Colt Cabana and Ace Steel), Maximum Carnage (Vader and Tony Kozina), Jushin Liger and Matt Stryker, and The Stampede Bulldogs (Harry Smith and TJ Wilson)

After the commercial, everyone was in the ring. Joey questioned if the ring would collapse and then went over the rules for the match. He said that when one man was eliminated, his partner was too. He also made sure to explain how winning or being close to survival would get teams spots in the tag team tournament to crown the first FWE Tag Team Champions. He also added that the FWE had permission to go over their allotted time on television tonight, so fans would not miss the end of the match if it went too long.

First Fall: Davey Richards and Harry Smith started things out. Joey called them two of the best pure athletes on the FWE roster. He said that Lethal Connection was a great tag team and had already proved themselves worthy. He also acknowledged that The Stampede Bulldogs were experienced and successful in other promotions.

After three reversal sequences (the first and third going in Smith’s favor), they both backed off a bit. Smith tagged in Cabana and Richards tagged in Adam Pearce. Joey noted how Richards stuck to his partner while Smith was interested in working with another tag team.

Cabana tried to joke around a bit, which made Pearce a little angry. But Cabana was quick to realize that an angry Pearce was not good. Pearce immediately made Cabana take the match more seriously when he nailed a few big suplexes. Pearce dominated Cabana, but Cabana reversed out of some moves and was able to nail Pearce with a DDT. Cabana tagged in Ash Parker, who nailed Pearce with a series of dropkicks. Pearce quickly retreated to his turnbuckle and tagged in John Walters.

Walters and Parker went back and forth for a while. Parker dominated at first, but Walters came back with some big offense and eventually took the match to the mat. Walters then tagged in Collyer. Collyer took Parker to the mat for a while and he and Walters began to make tags in and out to each other in quick succession. Joey applauded their skills as partners.

Parker was eventually able to make the hot tag to Pawluk, who tore through Walters. Walters quickly made the tag to Collyer though and the two went back and forth for a bit. The match quickly got intense between them. Pawluk again was using a lot of dropkicks and armdrags while Collyer tried to keep the match more submission-based. Collyer didn’t seem to be getting anywhere and eventually tagged in Luger, who obliterated Pawluk with a clothesline, causing him to flip in the air.

Luger isolated Pawluk into the heel corner. Joey said that Luger was a veteran and knew the right strategies to win a tag match. It was about more than just the right moves at the right time.

Luger definitely seemed to favor his larger teammates, as he made tags in and out with Barry Windham, Masada, and Adam Pearce (but seemed to be keeping Hernandez fresh). They all pretty much stomped the hell out of Pawluk.

Eventually the heels let The Dark Rockers do their thing, meaning Heranandez was the only fresh man on their team.

The Rockers hit a few double team moves on Pawluk, but eventually Pawluk landed on his feet after a powerbomb attempt and clotheslined Wylde. Pawluk quickly made the hot tag to TJ Wilson.

Styles: TJ Wilson is officially making his debut in the FWE!

Wilson went nuts on Wylde and Jannetty, showing that he came into this match ready to impress. Wilson didn’t waste much time tagging in Harry Smith, allowing The Stampede Bulldogs to double team The Dark Rockers, ironically. Joey went over the Bulldogs’ history together and how Wilson was about to marry into the Hart family.

The match quickly came down to a showdown between Wilson and Wylde, two of the newest members of the FWE locker room. After a few rounds of reversals that heavily favored Wilson, Derek tagged in Hernandez. Wilson then pointed to Vader, asking the fans if they were ready for the big man (which the fans definitely wanted to see).

Wilson tagged in Vader. Joey talked about Vader and Hernandez’s earlier matches and how they both have both defeated each other before. They slugged it out all over the ring. The fight started out pretty close, but Vader ultimately conquerored. Joey said that Hernandez’s team had no fresh wrestlers while the other side still had Tony Kozina, Ace Steel, Matt Stryker, and Jushin Liger who had not been in the ring. He did, however, note that Hernandez’ team had made a lot of quick tags and isolated some of their opponents, so they could be considered fresher in a sense.

Hernandez eventually tagged in Collyer and Walters at the same time. Collyer and Walters then both dropkicked Vader’s knees and began to dismantle the big man as the referee screamed at one of them to get back in the ring.

After taking it to Vader for a bit, Collyer left the ring and Walters continued to attack Vaders’ legs. Vader, however, made the tag to Kozina. Kozina immediately hit a cross body from the top and started to go crazy on Walters, who looked to panic for a second, not expecting that type of aggression from Kozina. Kozina hit a few suplexes and even connected with a few Vader-style fists. He got a few near falls on Walters, but John made the tag to Richards, who ran in the ring, connected with a spear and poured some heavy offense on Kozina. Richards got a few near falls.

Kozina was able to connect with an enziguri and made the tag to Liger. Liger ran in and just beat the hell out of Richards. He dominated at first, but Richards picked his game up and hit some quick offense. Things were very back and forth between Liger and Richards, prompting Joey to practically beg FWE officials to book a singles match between the two.

Wylde was on the outside pleading to get tagged in. Richards finally gave him what he wanted. The first feeling out process between Wylde and Liger went in Liger’s favor.

Styles: Wylde’s eagerness may not be the best thing for his health at the moment.

The second sequence went a bit better for Wylde, prompting him to play to the crowd. Liger, though, threw him to the ropes and nailed the palm strike, sending Wylde flying.

Styles: That’s definitely not going to be good for his health!

Liger dragged Wylde to the face’s corner. They gave the heels a taste of their own medicine and made a lot of quick tags in and out between Liger, Steel, Pawluk, and Smith, showing unity in their collective team. Joey noted that now Stryker was the only fresh man in the entire match and said that it could be a huge factor.

Steel eventually asked specifically to have Wylde to himself. Joey reminded fans of how Steel punished Wylde in their tag match at Breakdown. Steel chopped the hell out of Wylde and pretty much just destroyed him with suplexes and stomps. This generated into quick tags between the teams of Cabana/Steel and Jannetty/Wylde, playing off of some of the spots from Breakdown. Most notably, Jannetty caught on to some of Cabana’s reversals and Cabana and Steel were wise to some of The Rockers’ double team moves.

After Cabana owned Jannetty in a sequence, Jannetty cowered to his corner and tagged in Barry Windham. Cabana and Windham brawled around for a bit. Cabana did some tricky European-style reversals which gave him an easy tag to Harry Smith. Smith had a bit of a hard time with Windham, so he opted to make quick tags in and out to Wilson. This worked out pretty well until Windham did the same thing with his tag team partner, Lex Luger. The Towers dominated and began to pick on Wilson. The Towers got a few near falls, but Wilson kicked out of all of them, proving that he was a fighter. Wilson eventually made the tag to Smith, who was ready to fight The Towers after they bullied Wilson for so long, but Luger tagged out to Masada.

Masada and Smith had a pretty back and forth wrestling sequence, but it didn’t last long, as Smith did a roll to his corner and tagged in Stryker, who just unloaded on Masada. Stryker took him down over and over again with clotheslines. Stryker upped the offense and was brutal to Masada. Hernandez then ran in illegally, but Stryker took him down. Collyer, Walters, and Richards all followed and met the same fate, as Stryker threw them out one after another. However, Pearce managed to level Stryker with a clothesline, which Joey sold as a “near decapitation.”

Masada, who was still the legal man, attacked Stryker and tried to keep him grounded. Stryker, though, made his comeback and the two started brawling. Liger wanted in, as he also wanted a piece of Masada. As soon as Stryker makes the tag to Liger, Masada tagged in Hernandez. Hernandez isolated Liger and he and Masada started pouring on the offense. At this point it was obvious that this was about more than the tag team division and The Chosen were continuing their mission to take Liger and Stryker out.

Liger eventually hit an unbelievable frankensteiner on Hernandez and made the tag to Stryker. Liger didn’t leave the ring though. He and Stryker attacked Hernandez, prompting Masada to join in the fight. As Stryker and Masada brawled, Hernandez picked Liger up in a gorilla press and dropped him to the outside on the ring announcer’s table.

Styles: Hernandez may have finally taken Liger out!

Referees and EMTs checked on Liger. Stryker, meanwhile, was livid, but his frustration got the best of him and Hernandez and Masada were able to isolate him. Hernandez then hit a sitout powerbomb and made the pin.

Styles: Both Matt Stryker and Jushin Liger are officially out of this match!

Second Fall: Cabana immediately came in and took charge of the match, using reversals and submissions to keep Hernandez down. Joey said that Cabana seemed to be emerging as a sort of leader and was trying to get things back on track.

Cabana started to work with Vader, making frequent tags with him, obviously realizing that the big man was their best asset at the time. Vader dominated in the ring, taking down Jannetty, Walters, and Richards at separate times. Richards tagged in Luger and Wilson started yelling at Vader to let him in.

Styles: TJ Wilson hasn’t forgotten Luger and Windham’s bully tactics.

Vader tagged in Wilson, who surprisingly faired really well against Luger. Luger tagged in Windham as Wilson tagged in Harry. Smith also faired really well against Windham, giving their team great momentum. The Stampede Bulldogs then started to work together against Luger, making quick tags. Wilson managed to pin Luger after a top rope DDT.

Styles: The Towers have been eliminated!

Third Fall: Joey noted The Bulldogs’ great strategy, talking about how they worked quick to even things up. Joey also thought that the teams were starting to be more cautious, as they were definitely slowing down.

Richards jumped Wilson and Lethal Connection took complete control of the match. Jimmy Hart was yelling at them, telling them that this was their match. They made sure to integrate their other teammates, but they were clearly controlling things, much like Cabana did for the opposing team.

The Onslaught Express and The Dark Rockers went at it for a little while, showcasing a lot of cool double team moves. Things weren’t going too well for The Rockers, so Richards had them tag in Pearce. Lethal Connection then used their history with the Express to their advantage. The Express were still doing decent, but they were getting a bit tired and let The Stampede Bulldogs have a go at Lethal Connection. At this point Joey noted how there was a lot of unity among the individual tag teams.

The Bulldogs dominated for a little bit, but Richards used his speed followed by Pearce’s power to slow them down. The Bulldogs then decided it was best to just tag in Vader, who was definitely their fallback guy at this point.

Pearce and Vader slugged it out for a bit, but things did not work in Pearce’s favor, so he quickly tagged out to Collyer. Collyer and Walters used their earlier strategy of targeting the legs, which worked well again. They hit a few double dropkicks to the knees and continued to work from there. Vader tagged out to Kozina, knowing that he risked elimination if he stayed in the ring with the crafty Trinity members. This, unfortunately, was not the best choice though, as Walters and Collyer just tore Kozina apart. The last time Kozina came into the ring, he was livid over Collyer and Walters dominating Vader, but this time it hadn’t gone on that long and his adrenaline wasn’t pumping as high.

Collyer and Walters hit an electric chair drop into an ace crusher to pin Kozina.

Styles: Tony Kozina is gone and he’s bringing Vader with him. This is bad news for the rest of their team, as it’s now 6-on-8 and they lost their most valuable man.

Fourth Fall: Harry Smith immediately charged in and attacked Collyer and Walters. He threw Walters out and concentrated on Collyer, who was the legal man. Collyer and Smith did a lot of chain wrestling and Smith was clearly coming out on top. However, Collyer was able to land on his feet after a hip toss attempt by Smith and nailed a clothesline. Collyer then tagged in Davey Richards.

Smith and Richards had an insanely good sequence that had the fans on their feet and Joey going nuts. Joey went on about how he’d love to see a tag match between Lethal Connection and The Stampede Bulldogs as the two went a mile a minute, connecting with moves faster than Styles could call them.

Smith didn’t dominate as well as he did against Collyer, but at the same time, Richards couldn’t gain much ground. Smith hit a back body drop, but Richards landed on his feet and took a mad leap to his corner, tagging in Pearce. Smith turned around and ate a lariat from Pearce.

Pearce slowed the match down a bit and kept Smith on the ground by hammering him to the mat with power moves. However, Smith was able to make a comeback after reversing a running powerslam into a reverse DDT.

Styles: Pearce may have made a critical error. It’s certainly not going to be easy to take Smith out with his late father’s finisher.

Smith kept his offense simple, as he was a bit too worn out to do a lot of flashy moves. He focused on the legs of Pearce, hitting leg screws and applying submissions. He wasn’t able to do much damage though. Just as Smith thought that he had Pearce beaten down enough, he went to tag out, but Pearce tugged at the back of his head and threw him down to the mat. He then nailed a german suplex and tagged John Walters in.

Walters then focused on submissions to wear Smith down. He really favored the abdominal stretch and he tugged on Jannetty’s hand on the outside for extra leverage. Once he felt he had Smith worn down enough, he tagged in Hernandez.

Styles: It looks like Hernandez is going to go in for the kill.

Hernandez hit a few power moves on Smith and slowed the pace down a bit more. He then signaled for the sitout powerbomb. He lifted Smith up, but when he had him in the air, Smith pounded away on Hernandez, causing the big man to fall backwards. Smith then slowly crawled to his corner while Hernandez was close behind, trying to grab his feet.

Styles: If Smith gets the tag, he could save his tag team from being eliminated!

Finally Smith barely reached out to Cabana and made the tag. Cabana brawled around with Hernandez as Joey commented that Cabana was the biggest man left on his team. Cabana soon tagged in Steel who nailed a missile dropkick right away. Steel chopped Hernandez a few times and tagged Cabana back in. Steel and Cabana tagged in and out and concentrated on the legs of Hernandez. Finally, Cabana went behind Hernandez and got on his hands and knees. Steel dropkicked him and Cabana rolled him up for the three count.

Styles: It looked like Hernandez’s team had Smith eliminated, but The Second City Saints turned things around and was able to take out both Hernandez and Masada, two of the biggest powerhouses on their team!

Fifth Fall: Jannetty ran in, looking really angry that all of their work on Smith did not immediately pay off. He and Cabana did a lot of reversals. Jannetty clearly had been catching onto Cabana’s style and Joey commented that he was a veteran that could still learn new tricks.

Jannetty actually got in a few near falls with some roll-ups before Cabana tagged out to TJ Wilson. Wilson and Jannetty had a pretty decent sequence where Wilson got in a few near falls. At this point there were six men on each team and they were all tagging in and out to each other a lot. Joey commented that the match was so close, no team could afford to play politics and let someone else do all of the work. It was just too risky.

Things eventually got a bit more structured as a red hot sequence between the Express and The Dark Rockers broke down. Wylde actually had a really great showing as he nailed a lot of great high risk offense and showed his potential. However, his arrogance worked against him as Pawluk nailed him from behind with a backbreaker as Wylde played to the crowd. He then hit Wylde with a dragon suplex for the pin.

Styles: The Dark Rockers have been eliminated, leaving Lethal Connection and The Trinity alone.

Sixth Fall: Collyer entered the ring and he and Pawluk sized each other up, both hesitant to start. Joey noted that everyone looked exhausted and it was starting to show. He also added that both Lethal Connection and The Trinity had already qualified for the tag tournament just by being the last two tag teams left on their side, but they weren’t here only to qualify, they were here to dominate and declare themselves the best.

At this point The Trinity and Lethal Connection were working really well together. Collyer managed to drag Pawluk to their corner and the four men worked fluidly as a team. At one point Richards and Pawluk were in the ring together when Pawluk nailed a huge german suplex out of nowhere and made a tag to Colt Cabana. Richards tagged in Pearce before Cabana could get to him.

Pearce and Cabana brawled around for a bit until Cabana tagged in Wilson. The Stampede Bulldogs then took complete control of the match and just destroyed Pearce with a lot of double team offense. Eventually Wilson was red hot and was nailing Pearce with all sorts of heavy offense. Wilson then climbed to the top rope, but was stopped by Pearce, who hit him from behind and followed up with a powerbomb.

Styles: TJ Wilson got a little too antsy!

Pearce then followed up with a piledriver and brought Wilson over to his corner. Collyer and Walters then did most of the work at this point, picking Wilson apart. They eventually nailed the electric chair drop/ace crusher combo, just as they did to Kozina, and got the pin.

Styles: Everything is evened up once again, as Cabana’s team has lost two very valuable members!

Seventh Fall: It was now The Second City Saints and The Onslaught Express vs. Lethal Connection and The Trinity of Chad Collyer and John Walters.

Collyer and Walters continued to do most of the work as Richards and Pearce just kind of hung by. Joey noted how quiet Jimmy Hart had been in the last few falls.

After a while, Collyer and Walters were able to isolate Ace Steel. They really did a number on him until he managed to reverse an extended vertical suplex into a huge DDT. Steel tagged in Parker.

The match was all Trinity vs. Express at this point, with Cabana, Steel, Richards, and Pearce happy to recover energy (or in Pearce and Richards’ cases, even more energy). The action really picked up as the pace was quick and hard-hitting. At one point Parker nailed a top rope bulldog on Collyer and went for the cover, but Walters broke it up. Pawluk ran in to attack Walters, prompting Lethal Connection to run in, followed by The Saints.

Styles: All eight men are in the ring at once! Anarchy is taking over!

Amidst the chaos, The Express hit Collyer with the superkick/german suplex combo and Parker made the pin.

Styles: Lethal Connection is all alone, as it’s four versus two!

Eighth Fall: Richards hesitantly entered the ring as Cabana asked to be tagged in. The two did a sequence of reversals together and Cabana eventually came out on top. Around this time Joey finally mentioned that The Onslaught Express and The Second City Saints were guaranteed a spot in the tournament.

Cabana’s team did a lot of tagging in and out to really wear Richards down. However, Richards was resilient and held his own. He was eventually able to get Steel out in the middle of the ring and slowed the pace way down. He tagged Pearce in after a while, who slugged it out with Steel. Steel then tagged in Cabana.

Cabana and Pearce both got a lot of near falls and Joey expressed surprise with how versatile Pearce could be. Pearce began to dominate and hit a body splash on Cabana in the corner. Cabana stumbled forward, but before falling, managed to grab an unguarded Pearce and nail as stunner on the way down. Both men struggled to stand up and, with Jimmy Hart cheering Pearce on along the way, made simultaneous tags. Pawluk and Richards both ran in and went at it full blast. Joey said this might be Lethal Connection’s last chance. Richards nailed a frankensteiner. Parker ran in to break up the pin, but Richards nailed him with a superkick, grabbed him, and sent him flying onto Cabana and Steel, knocking all of them down to the floor. Pearce then ran in and the two hit a Bottle Rocket on Pawluk for the elimination.

Styles: It’s down to the Second City Saints vs. Lethal Connection!

Ninth Fall: Joey said how it was not too surprising that only one team would win since everyone is so closely matched. He also noted that they were about 20 minutes over their normally scheduled time and that they were sticking with it until the end.

Everything was pretty back and forth at this point, with the pace staying very fast. There were several pinning attempts in the beginning, as everyone wanted to pull the win out soon, but it was clear right away that this wasn’t going to end too soon.

Richards and Cabana were brawling around and Richards was gaining an advantage. He then dropkicked Steel to the floor and nailed a suicide dive to the outside, taking him out of the equation for a while. Pearce then attacked Cabana from behind until Richards reentered. Richards then took control. At certain points Cabana could have made the tag, but Steel was still out on the floor. Joey said that Cabana just needed to hang in until Steel recovered.

Cabana lifted Richards up to hit the Colt 45, but Richards reversed out of it and nailed an enziguri. He then tagged in Pearce. They hit the Bottle Rocket, pinned Cabana, and won the match.

Survivors: Lethal Connection (“Crossfire” Davey Richards and “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce)

Styles: Lethal Connection has done it! They out-survived all nine other tag teams in an epic match that will surely go down in FWE history!

The show, which was way past their allotted time, quickly faded out as Davey Richards, Adam Pearce, and Jimmy Hart celebrated in the ring.

[Quinn says: Wow. What a match. These guys really went the distance and didn’t flake out with any countout eliminations or anything. It was a little slow at times, but they kept things interesting for an incredible length of time. If this is the type of stuff we can expect from the tag division, then I’m ready for more.]

Rating: ****

Overall Rating: 81

Edited October 10, 2006 by Plankton

[Plankton]

I was eating in a small diner downtown when I ran into Walt “The Punisher” Feltz. My mind was really occupied at the moment, so I didn’t notice him immediately.

“Hey, John. What’s going on?”

I looked up from the newspaper. “Oh. Walt. How you doing, buddy?”

“Pretty good. So what’s this I hear about you booking for some big time fed?”

“That. Yeah, I just sort of fell into it, I guess.”

“Well, why haven’t you called me up, bro? I thought we were part of the Trifecta.”

“The Trifecta?”

“Yeah. You, me, The Dragon.”

“Oh jeez, Walt. Sorry about not reaching you guys. It’s just this whole thing is kind of out of my hands. I don’t really hire people.”

This wasn’t all true, obviously, but it was close to the truth. Eddie was my friend and I had grown real close to him, but he was still a dangerous friend and one I hadn’t known for that long. For one, I didn’t want Walt or any of the other young guys mixed up in the mob. Second, if they stunk up the show, I didn’t want to be suddenly disposable in Eddie’s eyes. I didn’t really think of Eddie in that type of light usually, but once in a while, when he was deep in thought, you could see a glare in his eyes. The guy was hardened and was certainly capable of some pretty heinous things. I just wanted to stay on his good side.

Despite my efforts, Walt persisted. “Look, you have to have some sort of influence. And Derrin and I have been training real hard.”

“Derrin?”

“The Dragon.”

“Oh right.” Derrin had insisted from the beginning stages of his gimmick that people only identify him by his nickname. It had been so long since I heard anyone refer to him by his real name that it didn’t click at first.

“Yeah, he’s thinking about parting ways with that Dragon gimmick. Same thing with me and the Punisher stuff.”

“It’s about time,” I said without thinking. “No offense.”

“None taken. After you left, Sam started booking show himself and… well, you know what kind of a booker he is. We had no real direction, so we decided to go out and reinvent ourselves.”

“By doing what?”

“We went to acting school.”

“Are you serious?”

“We heard The Rock did it.”

“Even if that’s true, Walt, you’re supposed to be a wrestler, not an actor.”

“But all of the famous wrestlers can act.”

“You can’t force charisma.” I wasn’t sure why I was trying to discourage him, but it just seemed best that he not get involved with the FWE.

“We have it, man. I swear, we have it. And we’ve gotten better at wrestling too. You don’t believe me, do you? Remember that ladder match? We set the crowd on fire that night!”

“Only thirteen kids were there.”

“What’s your problem, John?”

“Look. Walt, I’d love to have you and Derrin. I swear I would. But…” I moved in. “Do you know who runs the Florida Wrestling Empire?”

“Some old dude, right?”

“Not just some old dude. Old School Eddie.”

“Who?”

“See. You don’t even know what you’re asking to get into. Eddie’s in the mob, Walt. And I don’t want you or Derrin a part of it. Hell, I shouldn’t be a part of it.”

“So you get to make the decision on whether or not you take a risk for your career, but I can’t?”

“Give me a break. Look at it this way: Eddie wants a great product. Do you want to go out there every night with the pressure that you need to impress a mob boss?”

Walt got up closer to me. “I can do this. And Derrin can too. You haven’t seen the stuff we can do, man. You don’t know. Now maybe we can’t go out there and perform as well as Bryan Danielson and Ric Flair can, but we can damn sure make the cut. And don’t tell me that there isn’t some sort of spot to fill. I was on the FWE’s website today and I saw that there was an injury.”

He was right. Tony Kozina walked away from his match with a broken arm, which is why his segments were cut short. He was supposed to be out for a few months.

Walt continued. “There are spots available and we’ll work for free. We’ll set the ring up, we’ll do any type of extra work you want. No one’s willing to take a chance on us, John. We need you to.”

I’m not sure what I was thinking. It was stupid and destructive. But when Walt looked at me with complete sincerity, I couldn’t help it.

“Fine. I’ll talk to them about it tomorrow.”

“So we’re in?”

I paused. “Yeah. You’re in.”

Walt hugged me and almost knocked my coffee over in the process. “You’re not going to regret this! We’re a lot better, man! I mean a whole lot better! Just wait and see!”

Like I said at the beginning, my life is a series of strikeouts.

[Plankton]

FWE News Update:

-The next big FWE show has been announced. It will take place on November 27, 2006 and will be titled Evolution to signify how the crowning of the first ever FWE Tag Team Champions will be a huge step in the development of the company.

-Tony Kozina was injured during the 20-Man Tag Team Survivor Match, suffering minor damage to his neck after the electric chair drop/ace crusher combo from Collyer and Walters. He will return in 2 months. Maximum Carnage (the team of Vader and Kozina) were going to get a chance to qualify for the tag tournament, but obviously that will not be happening now. FWE officials gave Vader the opportunity to select a new partner, but he declined, saying he would wait until Kozina recovered. However, soon after word got out that this had happened, Josh Daniels sought the big man out and insisted that he replace Kozina. Vader was reportedly hesitant, but Daniels persisted. While not an official tag team, the two will compete in a qualifying match and see where things lead them.

-The tournament to crown the first ever FWE Tag Team Champions has already begun to shape up. Lethal Connection, The Second City Saints, Onslaught Express, and The Trinity of Chad Collyer and John Walters have already qualified as per the stipulations of the 20-Man Tag Team Survivor Match and there will be four qualifying matches next week on Chaos TV to decide the additional entrants.

-In Qualifying Match A we will see The Towers vs. Jack Evans and Don Juan. Evans and Juan have yet to win a tag match together, despite wrestling as a team a few times. They have sworn to the office that they will qualify this Thursday night and cement their spot in the FWE. This will be there last match to prove themselves worthy. If they do not succeed, they will no longer tag together. The FWE is serious about the tag division and wants to make it competitive as possible. If you’re work is not up to par, you will no longer be booked as a team.

-In Qualifying Match B, the team of Vader and Josh Daniels will wrestle The Brotherhood of Mike Rotundo and David Andrews. The Brotherhood were upset that they weren’t included in the survivor match and this is their chance to prove that the FWE has been overlooking them. Vader and Daniels also have a lot to prove, as they are the team with the least amount of experience and training together. While Rotundo and Andrews have not officially tagged together yet, they have been planning their strategies for weeks now, which definitely gives them an advantage over their opponents.

-Qualifying Match C will be Jushin Liger and Matt Stryker vs. The Dark Rockers. Liger will be competing despite a pretty nasty drop to the floor last Thursday, which the Rockers will more than likely try to take advantage of. It will be interesting to see if Liger and Stryker can function well, as both men have a lot on their minds with Don Callis targeting them lately. Also, word has it that Derek Wylde is eager to get back at Liger for the punishment he received during the survivor match. He is apparently obsessed with using a legend like Liger to make a name for himself. Sources in the back say that Marty Jannetty has been telling Wylde not to underestimate Liger though.

-Finally, Qualifying Match D will pit The Stampede Bulldogs against The Chosen. Masada and Hernandez have been convinced for weeks now that they will lead the FWE in the next few years, so they will definitely be confident in a victory, but Wilson had a good showing last Thursday and we already know that Harry Smith is loaded with potential. There’s no telling what direction this one will go in.

-And with all of that being said, the brackets for the tournament have also been set up. In Round 1 we’ll see the two last teams in the survivor match battle it out when Lethal Connection takes on The Second City Saints. Round 2 will pit The Onslaught Express against the winners of Qualifying Match C (Stryker and Liger vs. The Dark Rockers), Round 3 will see The Trinity take on the winners of Qualifying Match B (Vader and Daniels vs. The Brotherhood), and Round 4 will be the winners of Qualifying Match A (The Towers vs. Jack Evans and Don Juan) and Qualifying Match D (The Stampede Bulldogs vs. The Chosen).

-The next episode of Chaos TV will start the tournament with a bang as we will see the opening round, Lethal Connection vs. The Second City Saints, in the very first segment. The winner of this one will have a huge advantage, as they will have the night off to rest the following week. In addition to that match, all of the qualifying matches have been booked.

-More information on CM Punk’s strange contract has been unearthed. Apparently, Punk must wrestle every night on Chaos TV for the contract to be valid. Punk was trying to keep this quiet to avoid any sabotage, but word got out among the locker room in quite a hurry from some source.

-In addition to this news, it has also been announced that CM Punk will be forced to wrestle the dangerous Necro Butcher next Thursday. Although no moles from Don Callis’ camp are known to be a part of the booking committee, this has Callis’ approval written all over it. Despite playing no specific role in Callis’ stable, Butcher has always been a favorite of Don’s and it appears as though CM Punk is being put in the worst position possible on purpose. Punk is said to be ready for the fight and will have the rest of the Saints by his side at all possible times. He has also requested and received his own private locker room and key for Thursday night.

-BJ Whitmer is being given the night off this Thursdays, but officials have promised a big match for him on the following week.

-Michael Modest has been extremely vocal about how he wants a title shot after defeating CM Punk last Thursday. He said that even though he did not grab the contract, he feels it is his right. FWE officials have agreed to an extent, citing only Modest’s losing streak against Doug Williams as the factor holding him back. Modest has campaigned for a match against Williams and the officials have delivered in the form of a 6-man tag match. Next Thursday on Chaos TV we will see Doug Williams and The Onslaught Express taken on The Trinity. If Modest has a good showing here, he could be in line for a chance at the title.

-Speaking of the title, the anticipation for the Ric Flair vs. Brock Lesnar match is mounting. Lesnar was said to be furious at Flair for low blowing him. He was also said to be really angry that Don Callis tried to buy him off. He was quoted as saying that he has made it everywhere he has gotten on his own and doesn’t need anyone to make something off of his success.

-On the outside, Ric Flair has seemingly been cool, calm, and collected, but sources close to him say he is taking this match with Lesnar very seriously, leaving some to believe that even Flair himself saw his previous victories against him as flukes.

-Don Callis didn’t appear to be too angry after the show last Thursday. When I asked what he thought of Lesnar’s rejection, he said that he would go to Hell and back to find someone even more dangerous than Brock to have at his disposal. He added that he was willing to search in areas no one would dare.

-Finally, the FWE has booked a huge match for Thursday night, Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho. Don Callis officially requested this match, which has left some to assume that he has his eyes set on keeping Danielson busy so that Necro Butcher will have Punk all to himself. This has the potential to be the best FWE match yet!

[Plankton]

[i think these results ended up being a bit shorter than I normally manage to create for time reasons. But hey, quantity isn't everything. Let me know if you guys actually prefer things a bit more condensed. And thanks for reading, whoever you all are. ]

Chaos TV

Local TV Station

November 4, 2006

Miami, Florida

Joey Styles welcomed everyone to the show. He went over the matches for the night and put a lot of emphasis on the tournament related matches, saying that they had permission to go over on their time once again if they needed it. He added that they were going to start the tournament off with a bang by featuring a match that had the potential to be the most intense of them all.

First Round Tournament Match: Second City Saints vs. Lethal Connection w/ Jimmy Hart

Jimmy Hart came out with his team holding a trophy that said “Survivors.” Joey said that there was no trophy given out and Hart must have arrogantly made one for themselves. Joey also noted as the Saints came out that CM Punk was not with him, which means he was in the back alone guarding his contract.

It was pretty apparent from the start of things that this match wasn’t going to be too long, as both teams were going a mile a minute right away. Joey said that both teams knew the other had a good chance of walking away as the first ever FWE Tag Team Champions and their intensity showed this.

Cabana and Steel tried to play the match smart. Cabana was most affective against Pearce due to their size and how susceptible Pearce was to Cabana’s reversals, so anytime Pearce was tagged in, Steel made sure Cabana was in too.

Jimmy Hart was able to notice this right away though and tipped his team off. When Richards and Steel were in the ring together, Richards wrapped him in the ropes and tagged in Pearce. The goal at this point was to take the Saints off of their game. If they were more concerned with sticking to their plan of having Cabana and Pearce face off, then the longer they would be preoccupied away from specifically trying to make the pin.

Steel played face in peril for a while until he made the tag to Cabana. Cabana and Richards went back-and-forth for a bit until he tagged Steel back in and they double teamed Richards with a spinebuster/ top rope leg drop combo. Steel made the pin, but Pearce broke it up. At this point everything broke down and everyone was hitting moves left and right. Richards eventually got a pinfall on Steel by hitting a dragon suplex out of nowhere.

Winners: Lethal Connection

Jimmy Hart jumped in the ring and started celebrating with Lethal Connection as they cut to commercial.

[Quinn says: This was a bit on the short side, but they made the most out of it. The face in peril sequence was noticeably short, but again, they really made the most out of what they had to work with. The ending was intense though, with everyone trading moves one after another, so that was a lot of fun.]

Rating: ***1/4

When the commercials were over, the cameras were in CM Punk’s locker room as a brawl was going down. CM Punk, Colt Cabana, and Ace Steel were fighting off Mike Enos and King Kong Bundy. Joey said that Punk was along fighting them for a bit when Cabana and Steel came to his aid. The Saints laid the heels out eventually.

Punk told Steel and Cabana that they were all keeping their keys on them at all times tonight and he wasn’t leaving the room until it was time for his match.

The cameras cut to Don Callis, who was in the back approaching Jack Evans. He told Evans that he was originally the one who pushed the FWE to offer him a contract and that he had been a huge disappoint so far. He threatened Evans by saying that if he didn’t show his worth soon, he would make sure he’d get fired.

Callis: I put my reputation on the line when I hired you, Jack. Don’t make me look like a fool.

The camera cut away as Jack seemed a bit too distraught to say much right away.

Qualifying Tournament Match A: The Towers vs. Jack Evans and Don Juan

Evans and Juan came out with matching black and red tights to show their unity. Joey reminded the fans that if Evans and Juan did not win tonight, they would not be allowed to tag together any longer.

This match was a complete massacre. Luger and Windham basically just threw Juan and Evans around for the entire match. Juan was one the sidelines for the most part while Evans got destroyed.

There was one point where Evans got some offense in. Evans landed on his feet after a backdrop attempt, jumped onto the turnbuckles, and nailed a spinning wheel kick onto Windham. He then made the tag to Juan who followed up with a flying body press from the top that only got a two count.

The rest of the match was all Towers. Luger eventually scored the win after putting Evans in the Torture Rack.

Winners: The Towers

Styles: Well, this is the last time we’ll see Jack Evans and Don Juan tag in the FWE; and by the sounds of it, this could be the beginning of the end for Evans.

[Quinn says: All hail Jack Evans, as he saves another 5 minute squash from being a * affair. The selling was off the charts again and it was a good call to let him do the majority of the work for his team. Windham and Liger weren’t bad here either, as they did the only thing they’re really good for anymore: hitting stuff.]

Rating: **1/2

Chris Jericho Wants His Title Shot

Jericho was in the back with Don Callis, who was getting around a lot tonight. Jericho said he wanted Punk’s contract but Callis said that wasn’t part of the plan. He told Jericho to be patient and wait until the time is right, adding that he had a few errands for him to run. For starters, he said, it was time to get Danielson off of the Butcher’s back.

Callis: And then there’s that Liger problem of mine. But first thing’s first. You take care of Danielson tonight. Got that?

Jericho looked started at Callis for a bit.

Jericho: Got it, boss.

Rating: 89

Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho

This was a fairly long and intense match. Jericho focused almost primarily on the legs of Danielson, very obviously trying to injure him. It was almost hard to see if he was more concerned with winning than taking Danielson out.

Danielson, on the other hand, seemed to have little strategy until about mid-match when Jericho went to slap Danielson outside of the ring and nailed the turnbuckle bar after Danielson ducked. Danielson then immediately attacked Jericho wrist by stomping on it and twisting it.

Unfortunately for Danielson, this strategy, while affective, was a bit late in the game, as Jericho had already made a lot of progress on the legwork. However, with one hand disabled, Jericho’s offense was a bit limited now, although Danielson’s was too. At the end of the match, both guys were working around their weakened areas and it really gave off a feel that they had been through hell in just the past 20 minutes.

At one point Jericho reversed a wrist lock into a back body drop and nailed two dragon leg screws followed by a Sharpshooter to get the submission victory, all the while avoiding the use of his right wrist.

Winner: Chris Jericho

Styles: Chris Jericho barely gets the win in a match that could have gone either way! It looks like Bryan Danielson is in no condition for another brawl with the heinous Necro Butcher.

[Quinn says: These guys could have a Best of 7 Series and you would here absolutely no complaining from me. The reason why I say a best of 7 would be nice is because they had a really unique match here and you can definitely see the potential to have 7 others that would also be unique. It’s rare for two guys to have that kind of chemistry, but I think these two have it.]

Rating: ****1/2

Qualifying Tournament Match B: Vader and Josh Daniels vs. The Brotherhood (w/ Kevin Sullivan)

Styles reminded the viewers that the other half of Maximum Carnage, Tony Kozina, was out for a few months and that Josh Daniels had practically begged Vader to get his spot temporarily.

Mike Rotundo and David Andrews controlled the early portions of the match by immediately isolating Daniels. However, Daniels broke free in short time and just unloaded on the two. He then made the hot tag to Vader who destroyed The Brotherhood further, mostly picking on the young Andrews.

Andrews made a bit of a comeback after a thumb to Vader’s eye. This was short-lived though as Daniels was tagged in soon and nailed a series of german suplexes followed by a swandive headbutt.

Styles: Josh Daniels is channeling one of his idols, Chris Benoit!

Vader followed up with a Vaderbomb for the win as Daniels kept Rotundo and Sullivan at bay.

Winners: Vader and Josh Daniels

[Quinn says: Once again, Daniels shows potential at being one of the best in the business. Andrews really hung in there too while Rotundo and Vader did what they could. The match suffered mostly from shortness though as they tried to pack about ten minutes into five.]

Rating: **1/2

As the participants for the next match were in the ring, the cameras cut to a brawl in the back between the teams of Stryker and Liger and The Chosen. Masada and Hernandez were definitely getting in more offense and left the fight with Liger and Stryker on the ground.

Doug Williams and The Onslaught Express vs. The Trinity (Michael Modest, Chad Collyer, and John Walters)

Joey noted that Collyer and Walters would be wrestling Vader and Josh Daniels next week and The Onslaught Express would take on either Liger and Stryker or The Dark Rockers in the tournament.

Again, length was a bit of an issue in this match, perhaps even more so with a total of six guys.

The first portion of the match was almost exclusively Collyer/Walter vs. Express, with both teams showcasing their best tag team skills. Joey went on for a while about how these two teams could eventually meet in the tournament. He also brought up The Trinity’s new look (the matching blue and black tights and Collyer’s huge sideburns) and mentioned how much more of a unit they seemed.

The Express once again used a lot of dropkicks and simple high offense, while The Trinity focused more on submission and ground work. The Trinity seemed to have a great advantage at the beginning, but The Express ended up getting the better of them near the closing moments of their segments. We didn’t really get to see any of it pan out though, as Williams and Modest pretty much stole the match near the end.

Doug Williams and Michael Modest got to go at it eventually. Modest was much, much more on his game this time around. There was a weird point though where Modest seemed to almost just let Williams gain control and fell right into the Chaos Theory. When Williams hit the first suplex, Modest put his hands around the back of his neck to absorb the blow. Then, after Williams rolled through and lifted Modest up again, Modest grabbed his neck and nailed a huge Stunner.

Styles: Michael Modest finally found a way to counter the Chaos Theory!

Modest went for the cover and got the win.

Winners: The Trinity

Styles: Things are looking up for Modest, as he finally found away to pin his rival, Doug Williams.

[Quinn says: They tried to do a lot in this one and, for the most part, managed. The tag teams seemed to just be there for the sake of being there, but it was nice either way. Modest’s reversal looked sweet and it will add a nice element in keeping their matches fresh, I hope.]

Rating: ***

Qualifying Tournament Match C: Jushin Liger and Matt Stryker vs. The Dark Rockers

Liger was definitely hurting here, clearly favoring his ribs. Derek Wylde targeted Liger throughout the entire match, almost to the point where he seemed unconcerned with Stryker altogether. Thankfully for the Rockers, Jannetty was on the ball and was being a bit smarter about it, focusing on both men. Nevertheless, Wylde’s insistence actually paid off, as he did a number on Liger.

Stryker and Liger were far from counted out though, as Stryker did the bulk of the work for his team, nailing a lot of power moves on the Rockers. Liger was the face in peril at all times due to his ribs, but again, Stryker was really on fire. At one point though, Jannetty nailed the Rocker Dropper on Stryker and then he and Wylde hit the double superkick on Liger for the win.

Winner: The Dark Rockers

Styles: The handicapped situation was just too much for Stryker, as The Dark Rockers go qualify to wrestle The Onslaught Express next week.

[Quinn says: At this rate, they won’t need the extra time tonight, as this one was just as short as the others. Liger served as a great Ricky Morton and Stryker really dished out the heavy offense. I still think there’s more to see of Derek Wylde, but this didn’t really show any of it off. But really, this was a handicapped match more than anything else. So depending on how you look at it, it was either surprisingly good considering the circumstances or really disappointing.]

Rating: **1/2

The show immediately cut to the back as the cameras followed Ace Steel in a hurry to Punk’s locker room.

Styles: Fans, I’m getting word that CM Punk has just apparently been assaulted and is down!

Steel ran into the room and found Punk lying face first on the floor. The EMTs quickly entered as Steel heard a banging from the bathroom door, which had a chair blocking it. Steel opened it up and Cabana came out.

Steel: What the hell happened?

Cabana: I was using the bathroom and I heard something. I couldn’t open the door.

Steel: How did anyone get in?

Cabana shrugged and went to see how Punk was doing. Punk was now sitting and waking up a bit.

Cabana: How do you feel, Punker?

Punk grunted a bit. Ted showed up and said that Punk’s match was next.

Steel: Are you kidding me? He can’t wrestle.

Ted: If he wants that contract to be valid, he has to.

Punk grabbed Steel by the shirt and pulled him forward.

Punk: You drag me out there.

Steel paused and finally said okay. He helped Punk up and walked him out, telling Cabana to get the contract right before he left.

Cabana: The contract? You have the contract.

Steel either didn’t hear him or ignored him.

CM Punk (w/ Colt Cabana and Ace Steel) vs. Necro Butcher

Joey questioned where Punk’s contract was and if Cabana and Steel had managed to keep it safe like they were supposed to. He said it didn’t look like it.

This match started out as a pure massacre. Punk was a mess and was clearly in no shape to wrestle and Necro took full advantage of that. Necro actually showed a lot more of his true wrestling ability here, as he stuck to the basics, but still hit his usual stiff, somewhat sloppy brawling offense. But this match differed drastically from his others by staying primarily in the ring. Joey wondered if this was mostly good for Punk, since that was his preference, or bad, since Necro was beating him at his match.

Punk really held this match together at the end. He made a comeback after reversing a DVD into a reverse DDT.

Styles: Punk has just a little more left in his tank!

Punk hit a lot of big offense, culminating to a jumping shining wizard that got a two count. However, Butcher was too crazy for Punk in this condition. Punk got a bit desperate and went for a frankensteiner, but Necro reversed it into a powerbomb and followed up with a Tigerbomb for the win.

Winner: Necro Butcher

Styles: CM Punk faces his second loss in a row, all thanks to that damn contract!

Cabana and Steel rushed to the ring and got Punk out of there before the Butcher could do much more harm.

[Quinn says: I loved the offense here, but there was little build to the end. Seeing Necro wrestle a more conventional match was great and it’s nice to see there’s a potential there in that area. It makes me a little more excited about another Danielson/Necro match. But like I said, as far as this went, the stiff hard-hitting offense was a ton of fun, but it didn’t go a lot beyond that.]

Rating: ***1/2

CM Punk Blames Ace Steel, Challenges Him

After the commercials, the cameras were in he back with CM Punk, Ace Steel, and Colt Cabana as Punk and Steel returned.

Punk: Where’s the damn contract?

Cabana: Ace was supposed to have it.

Ace looked at Cabana like he was crazy.

Ace: I was out!

Punk: Well, where the hell did you put the contract?

Ace: I gave it to Cabana.

Punk looked at Cabana.

Cabana: I never saw it.

Punk looked back at Steel.

Ace: I… I think I gave it to him. Maybe I just set it near him. I figured he’d know.

Punk: You figured?

Ace: Yeah, I…

Punk: You know what I figure, Ace? I figure you’re a damn traitor. Someone got in this room and who could it have been?

Ace: Hey, I didn’t…

Punk: We have three keys, Ace. Three keys. I have one. Cabana has one. And you have one. Now let’s figure out where everyone was. I was in here, getting my ass kicked from behind. Cabana was in the restroom. You were doing God knows what. So who the hell could have attacked me?

Ace: You don’t know who it was?

Punk: I was attacked from behind. And the only person who could have done it was you. We all had our keys and Cabana hasn’t left my sight since we got here.

Ace: Punk…

Punk: Lay your keys down. Both of you. Lay them down.

Punk laid his down on the table, indicating to the other two to follow. Cabana, with little hesitation, laid his down.

Punk: Lay your key down, Ace.

Ace shook his head in frustration and laid his down.

Punk: I made the FWE change these locks today. These are the only keys. And you were the only person with a key that could have gotten in here. And my contract is fucking gone. And I’m not waiting for you to sign it. Loser Leaves Town, Ace. Next week, Loser Leaves Town.

Ace: What?

Punk: You want to fuck with my career? Here’s your golden opportunity. I’m not stupid, Ace. I told myself that if anyone fucked me over, this is what I’d do. This is my payback.

Ace: I’m not going to wrestle you in a Loser Leaves Town Match. I never took that contract!

Punk: Fuck you!

Cabana: Punk…

Punk: Quit defending him, Colt! Because the only other option is you.

Cabana: Let’s just calm down and think this through.

Punk: This is my call.

Ace: I won’t wrestle you.

Ace walked off.

Cabana: I don’t think he did it, Punk.

Punk: He won’t wrestle me because he doesn’t want to lose that contract.

Cabana: He doesn’t want to wrestle you because he doesn’t want to fight his friend in a Loser Leaves Town Match. Contract or no contract, he’s not going to want to do that.

Punk: I told you to quit sticking up for him. If you don’t think he did it, the only other option is you. And I know you didn’t. You were in the bathroom and that door had been set up from the outside. So who else could it be?

Cabana: I don’t know… but Ace?

Punk: He’s jealous. He trained me and he never got half of what I have.

Cabana: Let’s get together later tonight and talk things out.

Punk: No. I told myself before any of this happened, and I told you and only you, that if anyone fucked with me, I’d go at them with everything I had. I’d pull out all of the stops and I’d do it before they had any time to breathe. This is how it has to be.

Punk finally paid attention to the camera.

Punk: Get the hell out of here, okay? Get out!

Rating: 92

Qualifying Tournament Match D: The Stampede Bulldogs vs. The Chosen

Masada and Hernandez had on matching black tights.

Joey had a difficult time focusing at first, as he kept on bringing up the Punk/Cabana/Steel tension. However, it became a lot easier once the action picked up in the ring. Masada and Hernandez were in complete control at first and eventually managed to isolate Harry Smith. As Smith desperately tried to get the tag, Joey wondered if TJ Wilson had enough in him to take The Chosen on.

Smith finally managed to nail a snap suplex on Masada and sent him crashing right on Hernandez, who was waiting on the apron. Smith then crawled over to Wilson and made the tag, as Masada was right behind. Wilson definitely proved himself here, hitting a lot of high risk offense and dropkicks.

Wilson was able to manage both Masada and Hernandez on his won until Smith recovered. At this point they did a lot of double team moves and got the win after a school boy onto Hernandez.

Winners: The Stampede Bulldogs

The Chosen looked irate as Joey reminded fans that Don Callis had promised them they would be champions in the FWE soon. Joey also reminded the fans that The Stampede Bulldogs would be wrestling The Trinity next week.

[Quinn says: This was definitely Tag Team Wrestling 101, and I mean that in a good way. Everyone played their roles perfectly, with the Bulldogs being the underdogs and The Chosen being the big bad heels. Sure, it’s a formula, but it’s a formula that works when it’s done well. Nothing like this is going to get you a ***** match without something extra, but it was a nice utilization of 12 minutes.]

Rating: ***1/4

FWE Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair © vs. Brock Lesnar

Joey mentioned the sentiment that Ric Flair’s previous wins were just flukes and that this time there was concern that Flair’s number was up. Flair looked confident coming down to the ring, but he once things were about the get started, he didn’t look all that sure of himself. Brock, on the other hand, looked very confident.

Brock was a powerhouse. He dominated the first portions of the match. Flair seemed content with staying by the ropes and covering his face to absorb the blows. Joey said it similar to the rope-a-dope strategy in boxing and wondered if this would work in a wrestling match with someone as versatile as Brock.

If Lesnar was aware that Flair was trying to wear him down, he didn’t let it change his strategy, as he just unloaded on Flair with punches and kicks. Finally, though, he tried to lift Flair up in a power move, but Flair had enough energy to squirm out. This was the point where Lesnar decide to drastically switch strategies, as he locked in a series of submission. In return, Flair changed his strategy too and was very aggressive in using submissions of his own. This was really interesting because Flair adopted a bit more of an MMA submission style with a lot of chops thrown in here and there.

However, This didn’t last too long. Flair wanted to make Lesnar get comfortable, which was also what part of the wearing out process was for. Once Brock was tired and needed something to rely on, he’d go back to stuff he could do without putting much thought into. Then, once his guard was down, it would be time to go in for the kill. At one point Brock had Flair in an arm bar. Flair forced himself to his feet, rolled Lesnar up, and grabbed his tights for the three count.

Winner: Ric Flair

Styles: Ric Flair has done it! He has defeated Brock Lesnar to retain his title. I’m not sure if the doubt is all clear, but for now, the king of the FWE is victorious!

The show faded out with Flair celebrating.

[Quinn says: It was pretty weird seeing Flair adapt to a different style, but I think it worked. The match was a bit slow at times, which kept it from being more of the classic they were going for, but it was smart and fun to watch.]

Rating: ***1/2

Overall Rating: 76

Edited October 30, 2006 by Plankton

[Plankton]

FWE News Update:

-The Florida Wrestling Empire has made an agreement with the local stations that allows the show to run over into the third hour if need be.

-The situation surrounding CM Punk’s contract is apparently up in the air. At the end of the night, no one in Punk’s camp could find the contract and no one else has come forth yet with it. At this point it’s a complete mystery. Kevin Kelly questioned Don Callis about it after the show went off air and even he seemed genuinely surprised.

-CM Punk has been persistent in wrestling Ace Steel in a Falls Count Anywhere, Loser Leaves Town Match. He says that he not only wants to kick Steel out of the FWE, but he wants to beat him within an inch to his life. A lot of the boys in the back have really stuck up for Steel, saying that he wouldn’t have stolen the contract, but Punk hasn’t budged one bit. He is convinced that Steel has backstabbed him even though the evidence is foggy at best. Cabana has really backed off and taken a neutral stance, but sources say this is mostly at the request of Steel, who is seriously considering also asking for the Loser Leaves Town Match to go forward. Word is that Steel feels like his manhood will be at risk if he backs out of the match. As Punk’s trainer, it may look bad to have one of his former students walk all over him. There are a lot of hard feelings and confusion involved in this one. FWE officials have declared that no final decision will be made about the stipulations of the match until Thursday morning, but that the match will go on, stipulations or no stipulations.

-Because of the confusion surrounding the contract situation, Ric Flair will be given the night off this Thursday. Unless someone comes forth with the contract, Flair won’t be wrestling, although he has promised to make an appearance and announcement about the missing contract.

-Also concerning the contract, unless someone signs it and requests the match happen at Evolution, a new #1 Contender will need to decided for the big show. FWE officials have been impressed with Michael Modest lately, so in order to put him to the test again, he will wrestle his rival Doug Williams, who Modest has had difficulties pinning in the past, this Thursday. Modest has finally found a counter to the Chaos Theory, so this match could be their most even yet.

-The Tag Team Championship Tournament is really heating up. Lethal Connection has already defeated Colt Cabana and Ace Steel to advance and will be given the night off this week. On the next episode of Chaos we will see who will join them when The Towers take on The Stampede Bulldogs, Vader and Josh Daniels wrestle The Trinity, and the Onslaught Express go at it with The Dark Rockers.

-BJ Whitmer will be given his big match in return for a night off last week when he faces off against David Andrews. Apparently Whitmer was pretty upset that his big match was against a rookie, but officials disagreed, saying that Andrews is a future great. Sources close to Whitmer say that he is looking to make an example out of the young Brotherhood member and prove to the FWE why he should only be in matches involving the company’s top guys.

-Four other huge matches have been signed for Thursday. In tag team action, we’ll be seeing Bryan Danielson team with Matt Stryker to take on Necro Butcher and Masada. At this point there is very little doubt that Butcher and Callis have some kind of strong working arrangement. But while Callis may be the glue holding Masada and Butcher together, Danielson and Stryker may be in some trouble. Danielson is said not to be thrilled with having to tag with someone. Stryker has tried to meet with him several times to discuss strategy, but Danielson has so far made himself unavailable.

-Fans will also get a chance to see Jack Evans and Don Juan go one-on-one. Juan and Evans both desperately need to impress here to stay in the good graces of the FWE booking committee. This is not a do or die moment for either of them literally, but the loser will find himself in a major hole to dig out of while the winner will gain some much needed momentum.

-In what is being deemed as a result of Don Callis’ influence in the back, Brock Lesnar vs. Hernandez has been signed. Lesnar and Callis got in a bit of confrontation the other week that resulted in Callis getting F5ed and Hernandez will be representing Callis’ Chosen in the match. Both men are two of the biggest powerhouses in the FWE, so this one should be great.

-Finally, a huge match was just signed earlier today. Jushin Liger will be taking on Chris Jericho. We overheard Don Callis telling Jericho that he needs to take care of his “Liger situation,” and this may be the first (and possibly final) step that process. Jericho has been promised a title shot via Callis’ backstage influence once he takes care of all of Callis’ problems, so Jericho will be desperate to take care of this sooner or later. Liger is said to have healed pretty well from his nasty fall the other week and is coming into the match Thursday ready to fight. This match has the potential to be very, very different from their previous bouts, as the stakes are high and both are ready to dish out and receive violence.

Edited January 11, 2007 by Plankton

[Plankton]

[i'm a bit late with this one, but it's here.

This diary will go through some changes in structure. Most notably, I'm going to drastically cut backstage stuff and then slowly fade out of it. Why? I think that although what I was doing was working, a more wrestling-focused diary would be best. I thought for quite a while on whether or not I should switch gears so drastically, but I feel like the diary would be better off in the longrun.

The good news for those of you who may really enjoy the non-wrestling stuff is that I'm going to wrap everything up and keep readers posted on happenings. It won't be in first-person anymore, but more like a summary. Also, the backstage stuff that has already been established and will continue to be established will help set this fed in the real world a little more. I'm still going to justify some of the more outlandish business deals.

Some people in the Dome feel very strongly that diaries like the IWF, which are heavy on the backstage stuff and light on the wrestling, are too much of a novelty. It's something that I have gotten fairly criticized for in the past. And while I'm proud of the IWF, I do agree with those criticisms. This diary was an attempt to be heavier on the wrestling and I think I have strayed from that just a little too much for my liking.

However, with that in mind, I don't think there's anything wrong with the backstage stuff existing in the diary, just in how I present it. That means much less emphasis. I don't think that makes the diary any less real than others here. Every promotion has backstage happenings. So does this one.

I hope you guys enjoy.]

Chaos TV

Local TV Station

November 11, 2006

Miami, Florida

Joey Styles opened up the show by announcing that CM Punk got his wish and his main event match against Ace Steel tonight would be a Loser Leaves Town Match. Joey started to go on about how big of a deal this was when Ric Flair’s music cut him off.

Ric Flair Tries to Talk Punk Out of the Loser Leaves Town Match

Styles: It looks like we’re getting things started whether I’m ready or not!

Flair came down to the ring in typical Flair fashion as Joey informed the fans that he did not have a match tonight.

Flair: Miami, Florida! Whoo! The Nature Boy is here. Match or no match, you people paid money to see the greatest wrestler in the history of this sport, and you’re going to get him!

The fans cheered wildly as Flair strutted around.

Flair talked about how he expected to dominate the younger guys in the FEW when he came in but was caught off guard by how great CM Punk was. He put Punk over as the future of this sport despite some of his personal problems with him. He added that he had seen a lot of guys like Punk come and go in this business and what has kept him competing or so long is keeping a level head. He gave some open advice to Punk and told him not to allow his emotions to get the better of him. The consensus in the back was that Ace Steel had nothing to do with Punk getting attacked last week and Punk was at risk of ruining his career with self-destructive decisions.

Flair: When you throw out a Loser Leaves Town challenge, brother, you better do it for the right reasons. Respect is a big part of this business and…

All of a sudden CM Punk came out to the ring without any music and grabbed a second mic. Punk told Flair that he may have earned his respect, but he wasn’t going to let him run his career. He added that he got where he was by taking risks and trusting his instincts. He said his instincts told him that Steel, the man who trained him and was surpassed by him in just a matter of years, had been waiting for this opportunity to steal his heat.

Flair told Punk that he was right. He had the right to make his own decisions and he had gotten to where he was at by taking risks, but he gave him one final warning and said that it only takes one big mistake to ruin your career and your instincts are never always right. Punk stared him down for a few seconds and left without saying a word.

Overall: 92

First Round Tournament Match: The Towers vs. The Stampede Bulldogs

Joey reminded fans about how Barry Windham and Lex Luger had really picked on TJ Wilson throughout the big elimination match a few weeks ago.

The Bulldogs came into this match a bit smarter than the last time they were in the same ring with The Towers. Their offense was fast and they made sure that they weren’t individually in the ring for too long at one time. They knew that The Towers liked to isolate their opponents, so as long as they didn’t allow them to do that, they neutralized a big part of their offensive strategy. This also kept the action very fast-paced.

The Towers were able to rebound a bit after Luger caught Wilson in a clothesline that Joey called a “near decapitation.” Wilson sold the move like a pro by twisting in the air. Luger and Windham isolated Wilson for a few minutes until Wilson hit a flying crossbody on Windham and made a mad dive to Harry Smith for the tag. Smith unloaded on Windham and knocked Luger off the ring apron. He then hit a snap suplex on Windham and followed up with a diving headbutt for the win.

Winners: The Stampede Bulldogs

Joey told fans that The Stampede Bulldogs will advance to face the winners of the Trinity vs. Vader and Josh Daniels match.

[Quinn says: This was a great action-packed match thanks to the Bulldogs, but the ending was a bit abrupt. Still, Smith and Wilson fit a lot of great, logical stuff in a short amount of time.]

Rating: ***1/4

BJ Whitmer vs. David Andrews (w/ Kevin Sullivan and Mike Rotundo)

Joey talked about how pissed off Whitmer was when he heard he was wrestling Andrews tonight instead of a more top tier guy.

This match was stiff as hell. Whitmer started off trying to knock Andrews unconscious, concentrating mostly on the head. About halfway through, after absorbing a considerable amount of punishment, Andrews fired back with some nice dropkicks and a devastating Exploder Suplex. Andrews went for the cover, but Whitmer kicked out at 2. When Whitmer gathered himself, he looked pretty shocked and mad that Andrews had used the Exploder against him, considering the Wrist Clutch Exploder was his finisher of choice.

Styles: That Exploder may have hit a bit too close to home for Whitmer.

Whitmer tried to fire back with some more offense, but he may have been a bit premature, as he was pretty woozy, which allowed Andrews to nail a gutwrench suplex followed by a piledriver. He went for another pin, but Whitmer barely kicked out.

Andrews was really getting fired up, but Whitmer managed to counter one of his dropkicks into a powerbomb. He then followed up with another powerbomb and a quick brainbuster followed by the Wrist Clutch Exploder for the win.

Winner: BJ Whitmer

Styles: Andrews put up a hell of a fight, but Whitmer was able to pick up the win! And you have to wonder if Whitmer maybe feels a bit foolish for doubting David Andrews.

[Quinn says: This was a lot better than I imagined it would be. The fans were getting behind those nearfalls which makes me wonder if Andrews has a future as a face in this company. One thing is sure: he can take a sick beating and dish one out as well. Whitmer, as usual, was on tonight.]

Rating: ***1/4

Jack Evans vs. Don Juan

Joey talked about how a win here was going to be huge for one of these guys, as neither one has done very well in the FWE, despite Evans’ popularity.

This was a fairly spotty and short match. Joey talked mostly about the Steel/Punk situation and how Steel had mostly been quiet this week. As things started to pick up in the ring, Joey concentrated on the match. Evans got a few nearfalls and just when it looked like he was going to win the match, Don Juan rolled him up for the win.

Winner: Don Juan

The fans booed Juan as Joey talked about how Evans had a huge hole to dig himself out of with the booking committee.

[Quinn says: They had such a small amount of time to get anything going, so this was mostly a mess of spots. They performed their actual moves well, which was certainly fun to watch, but there wasn’t much done to connect them to anything meaningful.]

Rating: **1/2

First Round Tournament Match: The Onslaught Express vs. The Dark Rockers

This was mostly domination on the part of the Express. The match didn’t last very long. The Rockers took control for the first portion, but were quickly taken apart by the technical teamwork of Ash Parker and Greg Pawluk. Pawluk eventually scored the pinfall on Jannetty after a bridged german suplex.

Winners: The Onslaught Express

Joey: The Onslaught Express will take on Lethal Connection next week in the semi-finals!

[Quinn says: Derek Wylde looked really good and the Express are working great as a team, but this match was too short to be much of anything other than an opportunity to put the Express over.]

Rating: **1/2

Chris Jericho vs. Jushin Liger

Joey talked about how Callis had ordered Chris Jericho to take Liger out of action and how Liger had been fending off Hernandez and Masada for months.

These two put on yet another classic battle. Liger appeared to hurt his knee early in the match during a dive which set up Jericho’s strategy for the majority of the match. Because Jericho targeted the leg, Liger had to keep his offense simple, relying on ground attacks. Ironically, even though he needed to avoid Jericho locking on any submissions on his leg, Liger tried to work mostly a submission match, focusing on Jericho’s right arm. Liger showed his expertise and experience by dominating the opening technical sequences and put a lot of stress on the arm. Eventually Jericho’s arm was injured enough that even though Liger’s leg was a great target, Jericho did not go for submissions in fear of losing a technical battle with Liger and getting his arm locked into something match-ending.

This strategy may not have worked out the best though, as Jericho dominated while the two brawled. He eventually got the win after an enziguri.

Winner: Chris Jericho

After the match Jericho tried to take Liger’s mask off. Joey was screaming about how disrespectful that was and how such a move could end Liger’s career. At the last second, Matt Stryker ran in for the save. He got Liger out of the ring and they escaped through the crowd as Masada came in to help Jericho out.

[Quinn says: These two can’t possibly ruin a match when they are in the ring together. They really pushed the limits of what is possible in about 12 minutes if you can’t rely on something fast-paced by wrestling a very smart match. They placed their moves logically and performed moves that were realistically devastating so that it didn’t seem weird that they were so injured in such a short amount of time. The “botched” dive at the beginning did a lot to hurry things along too. Overall, just about as close to epic as you can get within the limits.]

Rating: ****1/2

Brock Lesnar vs. Hernandez

Joey talked about how Don Callis had been making threats to Lesnar, saying he would bring in someone more lethal than him because Lesnar had rejected Callis’ offer to join the Chosen by F5ing him.

Lesnar dominated early on to get the crowd pumped up, but Hernandez eventually came back and slowed the match down a bit by applying a lot of rest holds. Eventually Lesnar reversed out of a headlock by lifting Hernandez up and dropping him back. Lesnar fired back with some quick, exciting offense and it looked like the end was inevitable when someone ran into the ring from the crowd and started to beat Lesnar up.

Winner: Brock Lesnar via DQ

Styles: Is that… I can’t… I can’t believe it! That’s Dan Maff!

As Joey talked about how he must be Callis’ new guy, Maff was hammering down on Lesnar and then lifted him up and hit the Burning Hammer.

Styles: Dan Maff may have just put Brock Lesnar away for good!

Dan Maff stared down at Lesnar’s prone body as there was a bit of silence. Joey wasn’t quite sure what to say.

Styles: Fans, I don’t know what to think about this. As far as I knew, Dan Maff had been unofficially banned from all of professional wrestling for reasons that, quite honestly, I’m not even sure I’m allowed to talk about!

There was more silence as Don Callis came in with Masada and Chris Jericho. The four of them beat down Lesnar. Joey eventually talked and said that since Lesnar hadn’t exactly made many friends in the back, it didn’t look like anyone was going to come to his rescue.

The beatdown finally ended and all four men raised each other’s arms. Joey was noticeably steering clear of discussing the Maff situation.

[Quinn says: I don’t think this was so much about the match as it was about the angle, but Brock’s offense was pretty good. Hernandez looked to just be waiting for the run-in. As far as the Maff stuff is concerned… maybe I’ll reserve judgment. I always thought he was a fine wrestler and everything, but without the controversy surrounding his previous departure, I’m not sure if it would have had the surprise factor that it did. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?]

Rating: **3/4

First Round Tournament Match: The Trinity vs. Vader and Josh Daniels

Joey noted that the winners of this match would face The Stampede Bulldogs next week in the semi-finals.

Chad Collyer and John Walters worked extremely well as a team once again. They dominated Josh Daniels in the early portions as Joey noted how much they had improved as a unit. He said that Daniels and Vader will have had to have made a lot of progress as a team in order to get the win.

Collyer and Walters did a really good job isolating Daniels. However, to say that Daniels was the weak link in his team speaks more for the incredible power of Vader, as Daniels unloaded some of his Dynamite Kid-inspired offense after a few minutes. The Trinity knew immediately that this match was not going to be won easily.

Collyer and Walters were able to adjust their plans though. Instead of using a lot of their energy to beat down on Daniels only to have him get the hot tag to Vader, they acted preemptively and allowed Vader to be tagged in. Still being quite fresh, they were able to make a lot of tags in and out and weaken the big man. This didn’t come without it’s price though, as Vader got in a lot of great, stiff offense that sent the two Trinity members flying around the ring. They were able to gain the upperhand eventually after a huge double brainbuster. Vader then got the hot tag to Daniels who, like before, unloaded on the Trinity. Collyer and Walters, however, were able to once again maintain the upperhand with teamwork. This time they stuck with their old plan of isolating Daniels, but also got in a few cheap shots on Vader. This minimized the impact he would have if he would eventually be tagged in.

After a while of being dominated, Daniels nailed Walters with a release german suplex and then caught Collyer in a suplex and dumped him outside. He made the tag to Vader, who was visibly worn out. Vader slowly pounded on Walters, but Collyer managed to compose himself enough to exhaustingly climb the top rope and manage a flying crossbody. Collyer rolled out of the ring and landed on the floor to rest some more. Walters had just enough time to climb the top rope and hit a flying DDT. He ran over to his opponents’ corner and knocked Daniels off the apron. He then climbed the turnbuckle again and hit a leg drop and pinned Vader for the win.

Winners: The Trinity

[Quinn says: This was a good old fashioned tag match where the heels took control of the situation, but at the same time, it was aware of all of the typical tag formula and worked around that to make it a little fresher. Vader looked a little clumsy near the end and I felt that Walter’s revival was a bit too superman, but all things considered, it was a great match.]

Rating: ***1/4

Michael Modest met in the back with John Walters and Chad Collyer. He told them that they were one step closer to getting the tag titles and then added that soon he would be the FWE Heavyweight Champion. As he said this, Flair, who was in hearing range, walked over with his belt over his shoulder.

Flair: You think you’re a big enough man to hold this belt, Modest?

Modest didn’t say anything at first and opted to stare Flair down for a bit.

Modest: I’m the toughest son of a bitch in this promotion. If no one signs that contract that’s floating around somewhere, I can guarantee you one thing, Flair: Not only will I be the man to face you at Evolution, I’m going to be the man who finally beats the man for good.

Flair looked a bit amused.

Modest: You go ahead and smile. I know a lot of guys have said that to you and you’ve surpassed them all. But your time’s running short. You know it too, don’t you?

Flair looked a little more serious now and this time Modest smiled.

Modest: You watch me in my match tonight, Flair. And you ask yourself if you can even perform like that anymore. Ask yourself that, okay?

Modest, Walters, and Collyer walked off while Flair watched them leave.

Michael Modest vs. Doug Williams

Joey went over the Modest/Williams history and how Modest had finally found a counter to the Chaos Theory. He also added that this could very well be a #1 contender match in the eyes of the booking committee if no one signs the “missing” contract.

This was a bit of the usual affair for these two (maybe too much so). Williams hit a lot of his reversals and Modest played up on their history together by finding a lot of counters to them. Modest brought some new power moves to the table and Williams, not expecting these since they were not in Modest’s normal arsenal, did not reverse many of them.

Modest really played up on the fact that he had a counter to Williams’ finishing move and actually gave him a few opportunities to easily hit it. Williams, of course, did not.

Styles: Michael Modest is playing mind games with Doug Williams. He may very well have forced Doug Williams to get rid of the most affective move in his arsenal, the Chaos Theory.

However, as Joey would later note, Williams could seemingly hit the Chaos Theory out of nowhere and if Modest wasn’t expecting it, it could still work. Eventually Williams did go for the move after launching Modest chest-first into the turnbuckle. He hit the first german suplex easily and almost got him up for the second, but Modest used every bit of strength he had to take himself the opposite way and nailed a huge stunner that sent Williams flying back. Modest went for the pin and won.

Winner: Michael Modest

Styles: Michael Modest has finally pinned Doug Williams in a one-on-one match and very well may have bought himself a title match.

[Quinn says: These two put on great matches and I definitely appreciate it, but it’s getting a bit redundant and losing some of the awesome energy. I liked how their matches have been evolving, but I just didn’t feel like this one was enough of a variant to justify anything **** or higher. I can’t tell if the match would come off better isolated or as part of their series. On one hand, it doesn’t come off as so repetitive if one would view it without seeing the others. On the other hand, you lose part of the story in the reversals being used. And it’s still undeniable that their earlier matches were filled with a bit more liveliness. All things considered, this was still a great match, but maybe a bit subpar from their other outings.]

Rating: ***1/2

Bryan Danielson and Matt Stryker vs. Masada and Necro Butcher

Joey briefly went over the Danielson/Butcher feud and said that they are just two different guys with two different personalities who were bound to collide. He also added that Danielson isn’t too keen on having to cooperate with someone else tonight.

The first half of this match was a straight up tag match and all guys were really clicking. When Masada was in the ring the match was definitely more technical and when Necro Butcher was in the ring it was more of a brawl. Butcher was taking a lot of punishment as Joey put him over as someone that was very hard to defeat. He put over his death matches and talked about how much pain he could absorb.

Danielson and Stryker didn’t have much of a cohesive plan, but they made sure to tag in and out and were both working hard. Joey said that Stryker seemed to be more intent on winning the match since he was going for a lot of pins while Danielson just wanted to dish out punishment on Necro Butcher.

Butcher and Masada definitely had more of a plan. Joey noted that Butcher was Callis’ hired gun, so this was no surprise. However, even though they were collectively going for more pins at the beginning, the match really broke down about midway through as Butcher and Danielson, neither of which were the legal men, started brawling outside of the ring and eventually into the crowd.

Styles: All hell is breaking loose in Miami, Florida!

This left Masada and Stryker alone in the ring. The two went back and forth for a little bit and then Stryker hit the DVD out of nowhere for the win.

Winners: Bryan Danielson and Matt Stryker

Styles: Matt Stryker got a taste of revenge tonight, but his issues with the Chosen seem far from over.

[Quinn says: The first half of the match was awesome, as Necro showed how much he has developed outside of his death match stunts. The other three also worked really well out there, with Danielson bringing most of the intensity. Based on this, I think a Masada/Butcher tag team could work really well. However, I can’t say I enjoyed the other half. It lost a lot of the focus and it looked like Stryker and Masada just wanted to take it home. It was like they clipped a ***** match in half.]

Rating: ***1/4

Falls Count Anywhere, Loser Leaves Town Match: CM Punk vs. Ace Steel

As both men came out, Joey talked about how unfortunate this all was. He said even though it’s not clear what exactly is going on, it’s still a bad situation. No matter what, a friendship was in the process of being destroyed.

Ace Steel looked pretty depressed as he entered the ring.

Styles: I have my doubts that Ace Steel is as guilty as CM Punk believes, but at this point it doesn’t really matter. If CM Punk beats him tonight, it should be pretty clear whether or not he was the man behind the beating.

Colt Cabana actually came down after Steel and Punk did. Joey said that he wanted to support both of his friends equally.

Punk and Steel stared each other down. Punk was mouthing off to Steel, while Steel seemed to reluctantly yell back. Punk slapped Steel and Steel slapped him back. Punk then slapped him again and got a forearm in return. The two then started to brawl like crazy all over the ring.

The match stayed in the ring at the beginning, but soon spilled to the outside. Punk was the first to use outside objects to his advantage as he whipped Steel into the barricade and threw a few chairs at him once in a while. Steel just took the punishment for the most part but eventually started to fight back. The two started to brawl around the crowd and Punk busted Steel open with a massive chairshot. Steel went ballistic at the sight of his own blood and unloaded on Punk with a chairshot of his own.

Styles: At this point, if he is innocent, I’m not so sure that Ace Steel has any apprehensions of beating Punk.

The fight eventually spilled back into the ringside area where Cabana was still waiting and observing. Punk gained control of the match and then rolled Steel back in the ring with a chair. He hit Steel with the chair a few times until he was wobbling on his knees. Punk then grabbed a mic with the chair in his other hand.

Punk: You confess to the world right now, you piece of shit. You confess right now and I won’t pin you.

Punk put the mic to Steel’s face. Steel let out of a few deep breaths as he struggled to keep his eyes open.

Steel: I… didn’t… do it.

Punk punched him in the face a few times, smacked him with the chair, and then, with Steel still on his knees, rested the chair near his head and hit a shining wizard. Punk pinned Steel and won the match.

Winner: CM Punk

[Quinn says: Ace Steel certainly performs best working a crazy brawl and CM Punk is, well, CM Punk. The good thing about this match is both men brought the emotions, but it didn’t tell too much of a story and it didn’t have that insane brawling feel that something like this sometimes needs. Everything was there, but it was missing that special something. It was more of a mindless brawl with a story in the background. Maybe Steel just wasn’t high enough on the card. Either way, great effort, but nothing epic.]

Rating: ***

Styles: Guilty or not, Ace Steel is gone from the FWE!

Cabana ran in the ring and helped Steel to his feet. Punk stayed around until his former friend composed himself.

Punk: Be a man. Confess. Tell me that you did it, Steel.

Ace Steel, a broken man, stripped of his friends and his job, looked at Punk with angry grief and said off mic, “I didn’t do anything.”

Punk froze. For a second it looked like he maybe regretted what he had done. But he quickly collected himself to at least looking doubtful. The fans chanted “Thank you” at Ace Steel as Cabana helped him out of the ring. Punk still just stood there.

Styles: If Ace Steel wasn’t the man who attacked CM Punk, if he was telling the truth this entire time, then who the hell has that contract?

Overall Rating: 73

[Plankton]

FWE News Update:

-We have finally reached the semi-finals to the tag team tournament to crown the first ever FWE Tag Team Champions. Next week on Chaos TV, The Stampede Bulldogs will face off against Chad Collyer and John Walters of The Trinity. Also, Jimmy Hart’s Lethal Connection will be back in action in the semi-finals when they take on their rivals, The Onslaught Express. The winners of these two matches will go on to wrestle each other at Evolution on November 27 in what will surely be a historic moment for the FWE.

-This has been a busy week for Don Callis. Not only has Callis launched a crusade against Jushin Liger and Matt Stryker, but he is now apparently targeting Jack Evans. Callis initially brought Evans into the FWE when he was head of the booking committee with the impression that Evans would be one of the company’s biggest players in short time. However, while Evans has displayed an amazing amount of athleticism and has quickly become a fan favorite, his win/loss record has been less than impressive. Don Callis has publicly stated that he is taking Evans’ poor performances personally since he feels it tarnishes his reputation. Over the past few days many have overheard Callis talking about Evans, saying that he will make sure he isn’t around long enough to continue to ruin his reputation. By the way he is talking, it looks like this issue could explode next week on Chaos TV.

-Speaking of Callis’ crusade against Liger and Stryker, Bryan Danielson has now been thrown into the mix due to his hatred for Callis’ hitman, Necro Butcher. Next week on Chaos TV, this issue is going to explode in the ring when Jushin Liger, Matt Stryker, and Bryan Danielson face Don Callis’ chosen Masada and Hernandez, along with his hitman, Necro Butcher, in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. There will be three referees for this match to ensure as much order as possible, but FWE officials have also notified the Miami Police Department of the situation just in case things get too wild. This will also be the last match of the night, as we want to make sure that parents have the opportunity to take their children home for the night before things get too brutal.

-Also signed for Chaos TV is Colt Cabana vs. Mike Enos. Superstardom has eluded Enos, the veteran, for many years and he has recently stated that he believes his in-ring days are winding down. Enos is a desperate man and many are curious to see how far he will go to climb the ladder in short order.

-Next week will be a big night for tag team action too. Not only will we be seeing the two semi-final matches in the tag team tournament, we’ll also be seeing The Dark Rockers face off against Josh Daniels and Vader. The winners of this one could be in good standing for a title shot.

-Additionally, Ric Flair and Doug Williams vs. Michael Modest and David Andrews has been signed. Flair and Williams have both recently had issues with Modest and requested this tag match. Since the other two members of The Trinity are already going to be in action, Modest had to seek out a partner for this match. Once word got out in the back, Kevin Sullivan and Mike Rotundo were quick to offer the services of their protégé, David Andrews, who had a good showing against BJ Whitmer last week. This could be a breakout performance for Andrews and could also solidify Modest as the perfect #1 contender to Flair’s title if no one comes forth with Punk’s stolen contract.

-Speaking of Punk’s stolen contract, there has been a major development on the matter. The day after last week’s show, this letter showed up in Punk’s locker room:

Dear Punk,

I just want to thank you for what you did to your old buddy Ace Steel tonight. I was a little worried that when I finally revealed myself that I’d have to face the entire Second City Saints. But thanks to your paranoia and lack of patience, the odds have been evened just a little more in my favor. I’ll be honest though, I won’t let you take all of the credit. I knew what I was doing. I know how stupid you can be. I knew exactly what you would do. Does that scare you a little bit? Does it make you feel a little vulnerable? It should. Because you may be one of the best wrestlers when you’re in the ring, but when you are outside of it, you’re just a puppet, Punk. My puppet.

I did what I wanted to do in secrecy. But you want your hands on me? Well, it’s time for you to get what you want. Or is it what I want? We’ll see what you think after Chaos TV next week.

Punk has specifically requested that he have the night off to wrestle the author of the letter, so it looks like we will be seeing CM Punk vs. his mystery attacker next week on Chaos TV. There’s no telling exactly how this one will turn out. One thing is certain though: CM Punk is coming into the show next week pissed off and ready to fight.

-Finally, here is the updated card for Evolution:

*Ric Flair will defend his title

*The winner of the Lethal Connection/Onslaught Express match vs. The winner of the Trinity/Stampede Bulldogs match

*Jushin Liger vs. Chris Jericho

*Bryan Danielson vs. Necro Butcher in a Last Man Standing Match

Things are really shaping up for Evolution and we are told there will be some additional huge announcements for the event next week after Chaos TV.

Edited January 18, 2007 by Plankton