Mr. X

[Results]MLW "Destiny Road", 11/26/04

War Memorial Auditorium

526 Fans

1. Josh Daniels d. Mikey Batts (10:53) with a Cobra Twist

2. Jr. Hv. Showcase Elimination: Jason Cross d. NOSAWA/Michael Shane/Adam Windsor (18:31). Cross used a leg lariat on Michael Shane (7:47). NOSAWA used a backdrop hold on Windsor (11:28). Cross used the Cross Fire on NOSAWA (18:31).

3. Anthony Michaels d. Slash (8:04) by DQ

4. Block A: Chris Hero d. Satoshi Kojima (9:25) with a roll-up

5. Block B: Taiyo Kea d. Scoot Andrews (13:09) with a tiger bomb

6. Block A: Pat Kenney d. Sean O'Haire (11:33) with the Simon Series

7. Block B: CM Punk d. Steve Corino (21:49) with a shining wizard

Notes

- Josh Daniels made his in-ring debut while Mikey Batts tried to get his record to 1-1. Daniels and Batts had an extremely hard time getting the crowd involved in the match and both seemed to somewhat give up on trying to get reactions and just stuck to the wrestling, which was a little below average. Batts got very little offense as Daniels just destroyed him with neck breakers and sleeper holds. Batts fought back a few times but barely got a minute of offense before Daniels would hit either a ddt, neck breaker, or apply a headlock to put Batts in more pain. Batts tried to get a flashy win when he escaped a backdrop and rolled Daniels up only to find himself in a cross-face hold. Batts struggled to the ropes but Daniels yanked him up and applied a Cobra Twist. Batts tried to fight off the pain but in the end he couldn’t go anywhere and tapped. (43,17,69)

- The second Junior Heavyweight Showcase Match exceeded the first and showcased some of the top junior heavyweight talent in the US. Jason Cross brought the biggest name to the group, NOSAWA represented a different race and somewhat different move set, and MLW super fans saw Michael Shane and Adam Windsor continue their feud in a uncontrollable environment. Cross tied up with NOSAWA after Shane blind sided Windsor and threw him to the outside to brawl in the entrance way. NOSAWA and Cross traded arm drags, which saw a very neat transition with NOSAWA rolling through an arm drag and kicking up to hit a hurricanrana on Cross who was thrown to the outside. NOSAWA saw Windsor and Shane fighting and he made a suicide dive that knocked both men down. Cross got back in the ring and saw the three other guys get up slowly and he hit a springboard SSP to knock everyone back down. Cross rolled Shane back into the ring and went for a Cross Fire but Shane ran up the turnbuckle and hit a beautiful belly to belly suplex and tried to follow it up with a Sweet Shane Music but Cross blocked the kick and hit a leg lariat that lead to the unexpected 1-2-3. NOSAWA and Windsor got back into the ring and all three worked well together. Windsor was eliminated after Shane got onto the apron and distracted Windsor while NOSAWA took advantage of the situation and grabbed Windsor for a backdrop hold to get the pin. Windsor and Shane fought to the back while NOSAWA and Cross battled it out for the right of getting into the final four of the Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament. NOSAWA got a near fall after he blocked a brainbuster and hit a tornado DDT on Cross. The crowd really warmed up during the end when NOSAWA missed a Twisting Sentonbomb and Cross came back with a Cross Fire to secure the victory. NOSAWA showed great sportsmanship again and congratulated Cross on the victory. (61,43,80)

- Anthony Michaels came to the ring, and appeared to be ready for his match against Slash. "Duality" by Slipknot played as Slash, with James Mitchell, walked down to the ring. Michaels grabbed the mic and leaned on the ropes furthest from the entrance, staring at Slash casually walking to the ring. Michaels announced that while Slash did cause Gore to lose a tremendous amount of blood that it wasn't enough to keep him out of action for long and sooner than later Gore would step back into the ring and The Untouchables would shed some New Church blood in retribution. Slash darted into the ring and a brawl broke out between the two. Michaels slammed Slash down with a spinebuster and got on top and unloaded rights and lefts as Slash tried to protect his face. James Mitchell jumped onto the apron and Slash used the diversion to grab a chair and used it on Michaels. The ref turned around and saw Slash throw it to the outside and went for the pin. The ref however would not administer the count and Slash blasted him with a big boot. Slash and Mitchell then double teamed on Michaels and held him down as Julio Dinero came out with a sickle. As Dinero was getting onto the apron Marc Gore bolted down to the ring and knocked Dinero down which cause the sickle to fall out of his hand and hit the steps to where it landed near the guardrail. The ref finally got up and awarded the match to Michaels as both teams were fighting. (54,41,68)

- Satoshi Kojima and Chris Hero wasn't a big deal as far as determining who would go to the Semi-finals, but Kojima did have the opportunity to become the undefeated man if he could get past the man who held last place of Block A, Chris Hero. Kojima seemed calmer in this match and didn't go for the big early strikes like he did against Kenney and O'Haire. Hero took advantage of this and used submission holds and kept away from striking Kojima, as he didn't want to swing the advantage over to Kojima's strong set of Lariats and punches. At one point Kojima had Hero in the corner and Hero chopped Kojima. Kojima unleashed on Hero with 10 chops and hit a lariat in the corner. Hero stumbled forward and Kojima jumped onto the middle turnbuckle and hit a cross body for the two-count. Kojima went for another lariat but Hero ducked and responded with a roll-up to get the win and to kill any hope of a Kojima winning streak. (73,53,93)

- Most of the fans felt let down when Kojima lost and many had hopes for Kea to beat Andrews to get the title of Undefeated wrestler of the tournament, that is if Corino would be upset by CM Punk. Andrews and Kea started the match with a strength test which saw Andrews stomp on Kea's foot and hit a fishermans suplex for a two count. Andrews tried to keep Kea down but failed and Kea hit a Yakuza Kick to send Andrews down for a near victory. Kea took advantage of Andrew's loopiness and applied a triangle chokehold that slowly decreased Andrew's movement, but Andrews used the last of his energy and was able to get his right foot on the bottom rope to break the hold. Kea picked Andrews up and hit a half nelson suplex to get another close count. Kea went to pick Andrews up for a second time but Andrews rolled Kea up for a 2-count. Kea seemed incredibly surprised that Andrews had been able to pull that off and helped Andrews to his feet to where both men were now on a somewhat equal level. Andrews threw forearms at Kea and Kea did the same back until both men knocked each other down. Kea got up first and went for the pin but only got a 2-count. Kea again went for a triangle choke but Andrews got to the ropes to break the hold before Kea was even able to apply it correctly. Andrews used a burst of energy to knock Kea down with a shoulder tackle and tried to hit a knee drop but Kea moved out of the way and hit a running knee, which seemed to be a pre-final attack, and came back with knees to Andrews head. As Andrews tried to get up Kea hooked his arms and hit a tiger bomb to get the 1-2-3. (65,51,79)

- Generation Next, Alex Shelley and Roderick Strong, came down to the ring to virtually little reaction from the crowd. Shelley grabbed the mic and began talking while the fans sat in silence as if they weren't even bothered to listen to what was being said. Shelley announced that the Generation Next that is known on the East Coast and Mid-west will be in MLW starting next month. Strong then grabbed the mic and told the fans that no one in the wrestling world can compare to the youth, athleticism, and grace of the members of Generation Next. He announced that he and Jack Evans would take care of the tag team division, Shelley would try to graduate to the Heavyweight roster in order to get a shot at the MLW Heavyweight Title and Aries would aim for the Junior Heavyweight title. The segment went over horribly and fans seemed to have a general disinterest in the whole segment which isn't a good sign. (37)

- "Irish" Pat Kenney and Sean O'Haire both came into their final Block A match with two wins a piece and a lot was on the table with this match. Kenney was on the top of his game while O'Haire seemed to not be as aggressive as he was against Hero. O'Haire tried use less kick and punches while focusing on his power to pick Kenney up for bodyslams, powerbombs, piledrives, etc... Kenney however fought back with incredible intensity and hit many of body presses and moves affecting O'Haires neck. One spot saw O'Haire go for a death valley bomb but Kenney countered it into a neckbreaker followed with a dragon sleeper. O'Haire fought back though and stood up, running backfirst into the turnbuckles so Kenney would break the hold. O'Haire used a sit out powerbomb but it only kept Kenney down for a 2-count. Kenney escaped a second sit out powerbomb and hit a enziguri followed with the Simon Series to get the 3-count. (68,55,72)

- CM Punk and Steve Corino ended Block B with a match that held a lot of history between the two competitors. Punk cut a small promo before the match saying that when he wins the MLW Heavyweight Title that he will bring prestige back to Chi-Town and people will finally not only accept sXe but they will also accept the fact that CM Punk is the best wrestling around the world. Corino came out and slapped Punk which started the match off quickly. Punk hit Corino with a closed fist so the ref pushed Punk into the corner and gave him a warning for doing so. Corino ran at Punk with a lariat but Punk ducked the lariat and hit a STO on Corino. Punk then started working on Corino's left leg with elbows to the knee and eventually a figure four. Corino used his ring awareness to break the hold quickly and Punk pulled Corino into the center of the ring and went for another figure four but Corino used a drop toe hold and applied a STF on Punk. Both men eventually got up and started exchanging punches. Punk blocked a punch from Corino and hit a forearm to start a 30 second exchange of forearms. Corino eventually got the upperhand and got a nearfall after a northern lights bomb at (15:51). Punk however fought back and after attempting a Pepsi Plunge only for Corino to counter with a ddt off the top rope it all seemed to point to a victory for Corino, until a series of lariat exchanges saw Corino fall down and Punk used the opportunity to nail Corino with a shining wizard to get the 1-2-3.

[Heavyweight Title Tournament - Final Standings]

Block A

Satoshi Kojima [4]

Pat Kenney [4]

Sean O'Haire [2]

Chris Hero [2]

Block B

Taiyo Kea [5]

CM Punk [4]

Steve Corino [3]

Scoot Andrews [0]

Major League Newswire

November 2004

- Petey Williams and Josh Daniels have accepted a challenge sent out by Jerrelle Clark and Mikey Batts for MLW's next show. As many know, Clark and Daniels have some heat that esculated at Strong Energy after a brutal assault. Batts is one of Clark's closest friends and has tag teamed with Clark.

- MLW is composing a Rules and Regulations handbook for MLW staff and workers in order to minimize some of the backstage incidents that have happened in recent weeks. MLW is also handing out a $15,000 fine to Slash, James Mitchell, and Julio Dinero for the brutal attack on Marc Gore at Strong Energy. Anthony Michaels has been granted a match against Slash and it has also been announced that Anthony Michaels will give word on Gore's condition.

- Tickets for Final Destination, the event which will feature the Semi-finals and Finals of the MLW Heavyweight Title tournament, are now on sale. Satoshi Kojima has already been announced as one of the four particapants in the Semi-finals and the other three will be decided at the next MLW show.

- MLW has also decided on holding four Junior Heavyweight Showcase matches and the four winners will be thrown into a round robin tournament to determine the new MLW Jr. Heavyweight Champion. Petey Williams won the first Jr. Hv. Showcase and the second winner will be determined at MLW's next show.

-Michael Shane's publicist has also announced that the idea behind Heartbreak Challenge is to have a best out of 5 series. The series consists of 2 singles, 2 tag teams, and 1 triple threat match. Adam Windsor has already told MLW officials he is ready to face Shane in any matches Shane still has in his bag and the next match of the HB Challenge will probably occur at the December show.

-Roderick Strong and Alex Shelley have an announcement to make at MLW's next show. Many are speculating what the two might be planning and MLW has been left in the dark as to what even a outline of what will happen.

MLW 4.0 ANNOUNCES "Destiny Road" CARD

by Mike Johnson @ 2:53:39 PM on 10/21/2004

11/26/04

MLW PRESENTS...DESTINY ROAD

War Memorial Auditorium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Block A

Sean O'Haire [2] vs. Pat Kenney [2]

Satoshi Kojima [4] vs. Chris Hero [0]

Block B

Scoot Andrews [0] vs. Taiyo Kea [3]

CM Punk [2] vs. Steve Corino [3]

Slash vs. Anthony Michaels

MLW Jr. Heavyweight Showcase Elimination Match

Jason Cross vs. NOSAWA vs. Michael Shane vs. Adam Windsor

Josh Daniels vs. Mikey Batts

Breaking News

- Petey Williams has contacted the MLW offices and announced he will not be able to compete on the 26th due to a broken nose. It is expected that Josh Daniels will announce a replacement at Destiny Road. (11/20)

- To add to the news on Petey, MLW has just learned that Jerrelle Clark and Mikey Batts have decided to hold off the tag match until next month and in the meantime Mikey Batts will face Josh Daniels in a singles match.

[Results]MLW "Strong Energy", 10/16/04

War Memorial Auditorium

518 Fans

1. The New Church d. The Untouchables (9:51) when Slash used a double arm DDT on Gore

2. Strong Energy Showcase: Ikuto Hidaka d. Kaz Hayashi (15:02) with a Shawn Capture

3. Block B: CM Punk d. Scoot Andrews (11:37) with a flip neckbreaker

4. Heartbreak Challenge Match: Adam Windsor d. Michael Shane (12:27) with a roll-up

5. Block A: Sean O'Haire d. Chris Hero (13:41) with a vertical suplex

6. Block B: Taiyo Kea drew Steve Corino (30:00) when the time limit expired

7. Block A: Satoshi Kojima d. Pat Kenney (17:44) with a Koji Cutter

Notes

- The Untouchables (Marc Gore and Anthony Michaels) came to the ring to what they thought would be time to cut a promo, but before they could even get past announcing who they were a horrific scream ripped through the PA and dark satanic music played to which James Mitchell, Slash, and a man wearing a black cloak walked down the entrance and got into the ring. The Untouchables looked speechless as the three men stood up and Mitchell commanded the two men to step forward. Slash pulled out a sickle and the man who was still unidentified kneeled down and put a hand on the mat. Slash drew a satanic symbol in the air as the cloaked man finally stood up and revealed himself to be Julio Dinero. The crowd were somewhat surprised as were The Untouchables. Mitchell grabbed the sickle and the cloak as Slash and Dinero quickly attacked Gore and Michaels. Mitchell slid to the outside and taunted the fans as Slash and Dinero quickly threw Michaels over the top rope and gave a beating to Gore. Slash and Dinero spent most of the match tagging back and forth while keeping Gore away from Michaels. Gore got a close tag at about the 6 minute mark but Dinero knocked Michaels off the apron and Slash hit a double arm DDT on Gore to get the pin fall. Mitchell got back into the ring as Gore tried to get up by pulling himself up using Dineros tights. Mitchell grabbed Gore's head and held it backwards as Slash grabbed the sickle and began licking the tip, taunting Gore as Michaels attempted to get into the ring but was knocked down by Dinero. Slash finally dug the blade into Gore's head and swiveled it around as the fans seemed to be in complete horror and utter disbelief. Blood poured down Gore's face as The New Church stood above him and seemed to make a mockery out of what they had just done. (48,34,63)

- Ikuto Hidaka of Z-1 and Kaz Hayashi of All Japan put on a solid effort in a match to showcase Strong Energy, which is a MLW idea that incorporates great highflying action with great technical wrestling to back up the wrestlers status as above the stereotype of current lightweights in the US. Hayashi and Hidaka started the match off slowly and progressively worked faster to add build to some of the flashy moves the two used. Hayashi pulled of an extremely well executed reverse hurricanrana to nearly get the victory at 9:51. Hayashi kept on trying to keep Hidaka down with takedowns that effected Hidaka's neck/shoulders but Hidaka caught Hayashi a few times and tweaked Hayashi's knee enough to slow him down and make the match even between the two. Hidaka hit a hurricanrana and fluidly locked on an ankle lock. Hayashi used a lot of his strength keeping focused through the pain and to reach the rope to break the hold. Hidaka saw the opening and took Hayashi down again, this time with the Shawn Capture to get the submission victory. (57,34,80)

- CM Punk and Scoot Andrews faced in a match that would determine if either or both men would possibly be able to gain a spot in the top of group B. Punk kept up his straight edge antics by knocking on the Florida crowd, calling them illegal aliens and drunks. Andrews took offense to what Punk was saying got in some high impact offensive moves, including a crucifix power bomb/double arm DDT combination. Punk fought back in the last minutes of the match hitting punches to the stomach and eye gauges which enabled Punk to springboard off the rope and hit a flip neck breaker for the 1-2-3. Punk acted as if he was going to help Andrews up after the match but instead hit a Pepsi One (a regular pedigree). (74,55,93)

- The first ever Heartbreak Challenge went underway with Michael Shane challenging Adam Windsor. Shane, the cousin of wrestling superstar Shawn Michaels, proved his arrogance to all Florida fans when he stopped in the middle of the match to go into the crowd and kiss on girls, which resulted in the final girl slapping him across the face and Windsor jumping over the guardrail and hitting a cross body to send both into chairs. Windsor showed a lot of heart in the match and even kicked out of a high angle backdrop at the 9 minute mark. The finish came when Shane went for a fisherman suplex but Windsor rolled Shane up and hooked the legs to secure the three count. Shane got up irrate and began attacking the ref as Windsor exited the ring and received a "Please Come Back" chant from the crowd. Shane had to escorted to the back as MLW referee Joe Macko had to be helped to the back, and his condition was announced as a 1st grade concussion. (59,43,75)

- Jerrelle Clark entered the ring and started to talk about the verbal dispute he had with Josh Daniels at Major League Comeback. As soon as Clark turned his back to the entrance, out came Petey Williams. The crowd heckled Williams who got in the ring and told Clark that as of right now there wasn't time for a whiner in the ring...only a winner. Clark bumped chests with Williams as Josh Daniels came out from the back and nailed Clark from behind with a forearm to the back. Williams and Daniels laid out Clark with boots as the MLW crowd tried to scream for help. Finally, security came out (again) and was able to break off the attack. (45)

- MLW fans were in for a big surprise as Sean O'Haire and Chris Hero surpassed many expectations and solidified themselves as wrestlers who should be in main event level matches. O'Haire adapted his style to include more technical moves, but Hero was too well versed to be effected as much as other competitors might be. Hero caught a O'Haire kick and retaliated with a leg sweep and a muff stretcher. O'Haire tried to get to the ropes but Hero grabbed his right arm and twisted it around to apply pressure to another area. O'Haire fought with every ounce of strength in his body to get a rope break and when he finally did Hero realized how tough O'Haire was. O'Haire fought back with knee thrusts to Hero's face and hit a stalling vertical suplex, which he held Hero up for nearly 15 seconds, to add more to Hero's already damaged head. O'Haire pinned Hero at 13:41 to solidify himself as a guy to continue watching in the tournament, and in MLW in general. (75,59,91)

- Steve Corino and Taiyo Kea came into the match co-leading their respective Block B and neither would claim the top of the mound. Kea and Corino had a more Japanese approach to the match as both men used the mat effectively and didn't rely on anything from the turnbuckle or ropes. Kea hit an early lariat that kept Corino down for a 2-count but Corino fought back with a Old School Explosion that kept Kea down for a 2-count. The Explosion really seemed to have a big effect on Kea as he seemed to lose his accuracy with leg kicks and open handed shots to Corino. At the 15:00 mark both men used a burst of speed and countered lariats to only hit Mafia kicks on one another. The crowd roared with approval as the two fought to get to their feet and merely escaped the 10 count. Kea went for a H50 at 29:43 but Corino blocked the move and hit a Old School Expulsion to take Kea down. Corino spent the next 14 seconds getting his senses back and went for the pin 1-2-DING. Corino got up and celebrated as the fans were fairly disappointed that Kea wasn't the one to come out on top. But, referee Bill Hamilton talked to the time keeper and it was announced that the match was a draw. The crowd cheered as Kea kept his status as one of the top guys of Block B and Corino was still tied with Kea as leader of the group. (79,62,97)

- Some people questioned why MLW had Kenney vs. Kojima as the final match of the night but all realized why in the end. Both men put on a top notch performance and the crowd was as loud as ever. Kenney had a great presence in the ring while Kojima used his natural charisma to get the fans behind him for the majority of the match. Kenney and Kojima got into an opening chop fest and then Kojima did his lariat returns with Kenney, which Kenney shockingly hit a extremely strong lariat that sent Kojima to the mat for a few seconds. Kenney went for the pin but was only able to keep Kojima down for a 1-count. Kojima bounced right back up and hit Kenney with a lariat that sent him to the outside. Kojima jumped off the apron and used an elbow to Kenney's head, much to the delight of the fans. Kenney showed his spirit by fighting back and hitting a german suplex on Kojima to the outside to help move him as the favorite to win in the match. Kenney spent the next few minutes, after bringing Kojima back into the ring, using release germans and applying camel clutches to keep Kojima down. But of course Kojima saw an opening when Kenney failed to protect his abdomen and Kojima fury punched him to the point where Kenney let go of Kojima. Kojima hit a perfect Kojima Cutter and was able to pin Kenney to already give him a ticket to the Semi-finals in December. (81,63,100)

[Heavyweight Title Tournament]

Block A

Satoshi Kojima [4]

Pat Kenney [2]

Sean O'Haire [2]

Chris Hero [0]

Block B

Taiyo Kea [3]

Steve Corino [3]

CM Punk [2]

Scoot Andrews [0]

MLW 4.0 ANNOUNCES "STRONG ENERGY" CARD

by Mike Johnson @ 2:53:39 PM on 9/30/2004

10/16/04

MLW PRESENTS...STRONG ENERGY

War Memorial Auditorium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Block A

Sean O'Haire [0] vs. Chris Hero [0]

Pat Kenney [2] vs. Satoshi Kojima [2]

Block B

CM Punk [0] vs. Scoot Andrews [0]

Taiyo Kea [2] vs. Steve Corino [2]

Heartbreak Challenge Match

Michael Shane vs. Adam Windsor

The New Church vs. X

Strong Energy Showcase

Kaz Hayashi vs. Ikuto Hidaka

PLUS...Marc Gore, Anthony Michaels, Generation Next, NOSAWA, Petey Williams, Sonjay Dutt, Josh Daniels, Mikey Batts, and Jerrelle Clark.

[Results]MLW "Major League Comeback", 9/17/04

War Memorial Auditorium

453 Fans

1. Kazushi Miyamoto d. Anthony Michaels (7:49) with a Swanton Bomb

2. Jr. Hv. Showcase: Petey Williams d. NOSAWA/Sonjay Dutt/Jason Cross (15:21) with a Tilt-A-Whirl slam on Cross

3. Roderick Strong/Alex Shelley d. Mikey Batts/Jerrelle Clark (10:21) when Roderick Strong used a double underhook backbreaker on Batts

4. Block A: Pat Kenney d. Chris Hero (13:25) with a roll-up

5. Block A: Taiyo Kea d. CM Punk (17:57) with a H50

6. Block B: Satoshi Kojima d. Sean O'Haire (14:08) with a Lariat

7. Block B: Steve Corino d. Scoot Andrews (23:36) with The ColbyKaze DDT

Notes

- James Mitchell, escorted by Slash, entered the MLW ring and stated that he is back in MLW to do one thing, manage the MLW GTC and World Heavyweight champions while reviving a stable that at one time was seen as a group of people so unorthodox that many refused to take a stand against them. Mitchell pointed to Slash and said that Slash was once part of the elite group and he is again part of the group. The fans seemed somewhat confused and Mitchell finally cut to the chase and announced he was bringing The New Church to MLW! Mitchell also said he would bring his tag team to the next MLW show to face anyone who thought they had a chance. (63)

- Miyamoto and Michaels came out to what was a rather lackluster match. Both men kept the match simple with an arm drag sequence, counter dropkicks, and various suplexes, including a Northern Lights that almost got Michaels the early upset. Miyamoto worked on Michaels midsection with knee's to the gut followed by an abdominal stretch into a modified camel clutch (shoulders into Michaels lower back with arms hooked under Michaels shoulder). Michaels tried to amount a comeback but he wasn't able to hit his Inverse Russian Legsweep as he was too weak in the lower back which allowed Miyamoto to hit a leg sweep of his followed by the Swanton Bomb for the 1-2-3. (48,30,66)

- The Junior Heavyweight Showcase Match showcased 4 of MLW's best Junior Heavyweights in a solid four corner survival match. NOSAWA, Petey Williams, Jason Cross, and Sonjay Dutt all started the match off by trying to get the crowd to give an electric atmosphere for the four to feed off. Williams and Cross started the match off and exchanged some very crisp dropkicks and arm drags. Williams tricked Cross into trying to clothesline him over the top rope by moving out of the way and hitting an enziguri to knock Cross to the outside. Dutt then came off the turnbuckles with a dragonrana and got a near fall, which NOSAWA broke. NOSAWA and Williams ended up tag teaming on Dutt for most of the match while Cross attempted a few moves to try to come out on top. During the last 5 minutes Cross hit a Crossfire on NOSAWA while Williams executed a Canadian Destroyer on Dutt. Cross and Williams fought for the last few minutes going back and forth until Williams ducked a forearm and hit a Tilt-A-Whirl Slam that put Cross down for good. Dutt and Cross shook hands while Williams was already heading to the back. NOSAWA seemed hesitant but eventually he shook Cross and Dutts hands to show his sportsmanship. (58,42,75)

- Roderick Strong and Alex Shelley, known as Generation Next in Ring Of Honor, faced Jerrelle Clark and Mikey Batts in the only tag team match of the night. Shelley and Strong looked really strong in the match, as did Jerrelle Clark. Strong and Batts started the match off with a trade of forearms and chops, which Clark did some extremely sour faces when Strong attacked Batts with the chops and forearms. Batts seemed to almost get nearly knocked out when Strong hit a backbreaker that sent Batts head lashing off of Strong's knee, and thankfully Clark made the save. Strong took Batts into the corner of Gen Nex and tagged in Alex Shelley who started to work on Batts arm. Clark was able to get Shelley's attention while Batts was able to slowly get the the corner and allow Clark to beat Shelley over to get the legal tag. Shelley was immediately taken down with a springboard dropkick followed by a knee to the face. Clark went for an early 630 but Shelley rolled out of the way and tagged Strong back in. Strong executed a devastating Canadian Backbreaker on Clark and got the 1-2-and nearly 3. Clark fought off Strong and got a tag to Batts but Strong was still too much for Batts to handle, even after 5 minutes of rest. Batts went for an armdrag but met a knee to the shoulder followed by a double under hook backbreaker to give Generation Next the victory. (50,26,75)

- Michael Shane strutted down to the ring to show himself on MLW grounds...again. Shane got into the ring wearing blue jeans and a black shirt with "ShaneBK" on the front. The fans really seemed to despise Shane as he had to hold off a minute before trying to talk on the mic as the fans heckled him. Shane was finally allowed to talk and announced he has returned to MLW to showcase what true talent and charisma is. Shane then talked about "a young boy who reminds me of someone I met in the ring during the fall of 2002 in one of the best independent federations alive today." Shane finally called out Adam Windsor to a challenge in the first ever Heartbreak Challenge Match on October 16th. (59)

- Two of the lesser known guys in the Heavyweight Title tournament faced off to kick off the tournament. Both men showed a strong desire to win and prove themselves as a worthy contender to the title. The fans got behind Hero after Kenney resorted to cheap tactics to try to get the pin fall. Hero worked on Kenney’s head for most of the match while Kenney would just aim for flash pin falls and illegal tactics, such as poking Hero's eyes and grabbing tights to add leverage for pins. Hero finally started to use illegal moves on Kenney to counter, but the ref saw Hero poke Kenney’s eyes and as the ref got after Hero, Kenney rolled him up for a 2 count. Hero positioned himself perfectly after the escape and locked Kenney in a triangle chokehold. Kenney fought towards the ropes as Hero started to shift his weight which cause him to hand outside of the ring while Kenney was still a few good inches of reach from the ropes. The ref finally slapped Hero in the stomach to break the hold and Kenney rolled around in the ring trying to catch his breath. Hero got back into the ring and called for a Heroes Welcome but Kenney instead got a school boy pin while holding the tights for the 1-2-3. (73.54.93)

- Taiyo Kea and CM Punk made their long awaited returns to MLW and both men put on the second best match of the night. The two matched up well with Kea only having a one inch and five pound advantage over Punk. Punk started the match off by trying to kick Kea's right leg from under him but Kea kicked back and sent Punk to the ground. Kea went for a sleeper hold but Punk was able to reach the ropes with his foot to break the hold. Punk tried to escape to the outside but Kea grabbed him from behind and went for an early H50 but Punk blocked Kea's left arm from getting his leg and got Kea with a swinging DDT for the 1-2-count. Punk grabbed Kea's leg and applied a STF but Kea was able to grab Punks head and apply a sleeper variation. Both men let go of their respective holds and stood up to face off in an equal position. Punk ran into the ropes and hit Kea with a lariat that barely made Kea move, which got Kea to try a lariat of his own but Punk used a trip to outsmart Kea. Punk grabbed Kea's leg again but this time locked on a single boston crab. Kea yet again showed his fighting spirit by pulling his and Punk's weight to the ropes and getting the needed rope break. Punk threw Kea into the corner and went for a knee strike but Kea caught Punk, put his right leg on the turnbuckles, and hit a H50, with support from the turnbuckle to keep his leg from giving out after Punk's brutal attacks. Kea got the 1-2-3 count. (66,52,81)

- Former WWE superstar Sean O'Haire showed some talent some thought he never had in his first match in MLW. O'Haire showcased a lot of power moves and a few kick/punch combos, which were learned in his small Z-1 tour that he just finished. O'Haire kept to simple moves as did Kojima but both did a very good job of keeping the match entertaining. Kojima teased Lariats throughout the match while O'Haire guarded his face and relied on mostly kicks to Kojima's torso. Kojima grounded O'Haire early with a sick lariat and O'Haire seemed to never be the same afterwards. Kojima nearly saw defeat when O'Haire blocked a lariat and came back with a jumping clothesline that caused Kojima to flip mid-air and land back-up on the mat. O'Haire tried to capitalize but after a failed shoulder tackle met adevastating lariat from Kojima which took O'Haire out for the needed 3 seconds. (69,59,79)

- NWA:Florida was represented in the main event when hometown star Scoot Andrews faced Steve Corino in the main event with the Heavyweight Title Tournament still in full swing. Corino came out with towel boys and his protégé Josh Daniels while Andrews was followed by Jerrelle Clark. Clark and Daniels immediately mouthed off to each other as Corino and Andrews tied up to start off their match, which got massive heat for Corino and pops for Andrews. Andrews got the first bit of offense with a headlock/leg sweep combo on Corino followed by buffalo sleeper. Andrews had the upper hand until about the 14 minute mark when Corino hit a northern lights bomb for a near pin fall. Corino battled Andrews on the outside and the two barely made it back to the ring before the 20 count expired. Andrews quickly went on the attack but he ended up falling victim to a leg lariat followed by the ColbyKaze DDT to allow Corino a victory and tied for first with Kea in Block B. (70,65,76)

[Heavyweight Title Tournament]

Block A

Pat Kenney [2]

Satoshi Kojima [2]

Chris Hero [0]

Sean O'Haire [0]

Block B

Steve Corino [2]

Taiyo Kea [2]

CM Punk [0]

Scoot Andrews [0]

The Untouchables ****-

I'm someone who is really interested in movies that deal with the mafia and mobsters so this movie entertained me quite a bit. I thought all the characters were portrayed to the point where they were believable threats in their own respects, such as Connery knowing how the mob worked and could use it against the mob when he needed to and even to Agent Stone being the sharpshot of the group. I really enjoyed what Andy Garcia brought to the table as Agent Stone/Giuseppe Petri, just his presence and how he seemed to be able to carry an Italian American accent. Some people might think some scenes in the movie are corny but considering what was around in the mid-1980s it isn't corny in a way some films would be today if using the same technology.

[backstory]

H2WRESTLING CANCELS ALL EVENTS AFTER COURT BAUER LEAVES PROJECT DUE TO ISSUES WITH OVERSEAS INVESTORS

by Mike Johnson @ 11:23:00 PM on 7/23/2004

With its debut show just a week away, H2Wrestling has for all intents and purposes shut down operations as Executive Producer Court Bauer resigned from the project this evening after issues arose with his overseas investors, WGO Properties. Fans who purchased tickets for H2's 7/31 event will receive refunds via Paypal.com this weekend. Bauer issued the following statement to PWInsider.com in regard to the situation:

Dear fans,

After careful thought and consideration as of Friday July 23, 2004 I tendered my resignation from the H2 Pro-Wrestling project. Our investors have decided due to my resignation and other factors to not proceed with the project effective immediately. As such, all H2 events are now cancelled as the venture has come to an end. All those who paid for tickets will be refunded immediately. My heartfelt and sincere apologies goes out to the dedicated H2 crew and fans for this difficult announcement.

See you at the matches.

Sincerely,

Court Bauer

The problems with WGO actually had nothing to do with H2Wrestling itself, but Bauer's former promotion Major League Wrestling. In recent weeks, WGO (which had purchased the assets of the company after MLW shut down in February 2004), had decided to revive MLW in order to produce new footage to be syndicated in the Asian markets. WGO had originally approached Bauer about heading MLW again several weeks back, but Bauer declined, citing a lack of time and interest due to his H2 responsibilities and outside commitments.

Bauer instead suggested a number of names to take charge of the MLW project including Terry Funk, Steve Corino, Afa, and Stephen DeAngelis but all were rejected by WGO. During a conference call this evening, the investors again informed Bauer that they wanted him to head up MLW and that they wanted to him to produce a live show by the end of August. When Bauer declined, he was informed that he would have to work on both the H2 and MLW projects, or WGO wasn't interested in funding H2Wrestling. Bauer opted out of both projects.

H2's debut had been scheduled for 7/31 in Braintree, MA. Their initial debut show last month had been cancelled after issues with the scheduled venue in Somerville, MA. Over the last week, the promotion had found themselves head to head with Ring of Honor over both promotions scheduling shows on 8/28 in Braintree, which H2 attempted to difuse earlier today by announcing an afternoon belltime. The promotion had also announced that Teddy Hart, originally touted as one of H2's Executive Producers, had been relegated to talent only after going into business for himself on an Internet radio show and making baseless claims about the event.

Bauer noted tonight that he has no additional plans to get involved in the promotional end of the business again. He intends to focus on a screenplay he has written and is in the process of trying to get produced.

-Source: http://www.pwinsider.com

As the internet fans/columnists started buzzing about who would take over as head booker for MLW Version 4.0, WGO had already started searching the continental US for a replacement that could lead MLW into a new direction. After a month of talks WGO had narrowed down the search to three possible candidates: Gabe Sapolsky (ROH), Jim Kettner (ECWA), and Johnny Goodman (small indy booker). WGO really were keen on Sapolsky and Kettner but both stated that they would not be willing to leave their respected promotions in order to head MLW. WGO realized Goodman was the only guy left and after negotiations a deal was established between both parties.

Goodman had been a very vocal fan of professional wrestling and was a fan of US Indy and Puroresu styles. Goodman wasn't the most qualified out of WGOs candidates but he showed a lot of enthusiasm and had some very creative ideas that got WGO executives interested in him. Goodman was a native of Chicago and grew up in the rich wrestling history surrounding the Mid-West and held wrestling on such a pedestal many believed he was too entwined with the form of entertainment. Goodman, at a still young age of 31 had now been offered a job that he couldn't refuse. And on August 31, 2004 he had finally been given the green light to search the globe and create a roster in order to have a show ready for September 17!

Goodman knew that since MLW would be based in Florida that it would be a good idea to try to get local talent, and borrow talent from a federation named Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Goodman was able to reach a deal with the Jarretts that he would use MLW as somewhat of an enhancement fed for TNAW, which wouldn't have an creative control but would be able to pull out contracted talent if MLW happened to devalue the talent. Goodman didn't really like the word "enhancement" as he wanted MLW to be a new fed but knew that getting a deal with TNAW would allow him to bring some top indy names to MLW and give immediate credibility to the tarnished MLW name. Goodman then contacted the longest reigning MLW champion, Steve Corino. Corino agreed to join up with the roster, which now meant MLW had again established a connection with Zero-One which added more talent to the pool. Goodman thought he had enough deals and was able to create a draft roster on September 7th, just 10 days before what was scheduled to be the re-debut show for MLW.

Goodman realized that as far as the fans knew, MLW still had a World Heavyweight champion in Steve Corino, Tag Team champions in C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond (now known as Pat Kenney), and Jr. Heavyweight champion Sonjay Dutt. Goodman decided that since this would be a new era for MLW, the titles would be vacated and the first few months would be to decide on a World Heavyweight Champion. Goodman devised a Round Robin Tournament, with two blocks containing 4 wrestlers:

[Heavyweight Title Tournament]

Block A

Chris Hero

Pat Kenney

Satoshi Kojima

Sean O'Haire

Block B

Steve Corino

CM Punk

Taiyo Kea

Scoot Andrews

After contacting Hero, Kenney, Kojima, O'Haire, Corino, Punk, Kea, and Andrews it occurred to Goodman that he also needed to find some local talent and a few up and coming east coast talent to keep the opening matches entertaining and bring something new to the table. Goodman was able to pull 29 workers together and then hired staff to help run the show in the ring, in the announcing booth, and in the back.

[staff]

Announcers

Kingdom James

Larry Rivera

Referees

Bill Hamilton

Joe Macko

Nick Dumeyer

Road Agents

Andy Vineberg

[Roster]

Main Eventers

Scoot Andrews (F)

Sean O'Haire

Upper Midcarders

Adam Windsor (F)

Alex Shelley

Chris Hero (F)

CM Punk

Jason Cross (F)

Julio Dinero

Kaz Hayashi (F)

Pat Kenney

Satoshi Kojima (F)

Slash

Steve Corino

Taiyo Kea (F)

Midcarders

Michael Shane

NOSAWA

Petey Williams

Lower Midcarders

Anthony Michaels (T)

Ikuto Hidaka

Kazushi Miyamoto

Sonjay Dutt (F)

Openers/Jobbers

Jerrelle Clark (F)

Josh Daniels

Mickey Batts (F)

Marc Gore (T)

Roderick Strong

Managers

James Mitchell

Released

Kid Romeo (September 12, 2004 - Ripped Bicep- sidelined for 7 months)

MLW 4.0 ANNOUNCES DEBUT SHOW CARD: INCLD. STEVE CORINO, KOJIMA, HAYASHI, FL AND TNA TALENT

by Mike Johnson @ 7:49:03 PM on 9/11/2004

9/17/04

MLW PRESENTS...MAJOR LEAGUE COMEBACK

War Memorial Auditorium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Block A

Satoshi Kojima vs.  Sean O'Haire

Pat Kenney vs. Chris Hero

Block B

CM Punk vs. Taiyo Kea

Steve Corino vs. Scoot Andrews

Roderick Strong/Alex Shelley vs. Mikey Batts/Jerrelle Clark

MLW Jr. Heavyweight Showcase Match

NOSAWA vs. Petey Williams vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Jason Cross

Anthony Michaels vs. Kazushi Miyamoto

PLUS... James Mitchell, Julio Dinero, Michael Shane, and others.

NOTE- This will be updated whenever a title changes hands or when a successful defense occurs. As you can tell, the new MLW titles are considered to be the offspring of the original belts and therefore have a new history. This post currently has no title information as there hasn't been a champion decided yet.

The Rundown - ***1/2:

At first I thought they only would show the good parts of the movie in the previews, including one of the monkey scenes. But that scene definitely wasn't the funniest and the movie actually surprised me with a decent enough storyline and an odd but workable pairing of Seann William Scott and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson added good comedy moments to the movie. The only negative thing I will say is that the whole "I don't like guns" part of the story didn't really need to be used because it didn't have a big backdrop for anything. Otherwise, this is a movie I'd rent and enjoy.

World Title Tournament Finals

Roderick Strong vs Colt Cabana

National Title Battle Royal

2 start in the ring, new wrestler comes out every 1:30

Featuring: Jimmy Jacobs, Austin Lee, Bobby Quance, Greg Pawluk, Justine Sane, Kid Rageous, Psychic, Tommy Diablo, Eric Young, and Black Dragon.

World Title Tournament semi-final

Chance Beckett vs Colt Cabana

Winner gets #10 spot in Battle Royal, Loser gets #1 spot

Bobby Quance vs Jimmy Jacobs

World Title Tournament semi-final

Roderick Strong vs Michael Shane

Winner gets last open spot in National Title Battle Royal

Havoc vs Black Dragon

- This looks like a strong card, and has enough Mid-Western talent to where it could draw in the indy fans. I'm thinking Cabana would be a good choice to sit as the promotions top gun. I'd expect this to be a hard hitting match with 'Classic' comedy moments. I think you should look into adding Delirious, Danny Dominion, Egotistico Fantastico, and maybe even Austin Aries to the roster.

This wasn't a bad season, but it definitely didn't come to par with season 1. I wonder if they are going to do a Post-Schmoe special like they did after season 1.

And for some reason I find Ingrid extremely attractive and was really wanting to see them have her play around more with Tim which never really seemed to happen.

It definitely isn't Smells Like Gabri....Teen Spirit. And I know it isnt' The Pixies.

I've seen a few threads asking about questions and decided why not try to create an official one. Kliqster might pin this depending on how well it goes so hopefully my effort doesn't fall upon deaf ears.

The past few days I've been waking up to some song that has "mullato" and it sorta sounds like Smile Empty Soul, not hard instrumentally but the singer pretty much is sing-screaming.

The Village- 5.5/10

Hellboy- 3.5/10

Star Wars, while occupying a key role in my formative years, has always sucked wookie nuts.

Don't make me prove it in thoughtful debate. It's brought men to tears.

That is all.

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Well, I can't tell if that was supposed to be some trolling around or if you really just want attention. I'd gladly like to see what you have to say as your former post was pretty vague and un-necessary.

Idiot fans for you. If you dont like him, then dont be there to listen to him. Idiot's like these are the ones who spoil music sometimes.

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It was a surprise appearance so it's not like they paid knewing 50 Cent would be there. And as much as I don't like him I don't find him getting nailed with a water bottle funny at all.