darrdor

Amon Amarth or Behemoth

Hey Bushmeister, In Flames is playing the Unholy tpur in Finland? Because this year they are doing the Sounds of the Underground at the same time that the Unholy tour is going on so I thought that was kinda weird. But anyways I am going to both and I am super stoked for both, I especially cant wait to see Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, In Flames, Behemoth and As I Lay Dying out of those 2 tours.

This is awesome so far dude. keep it up, I cant wait for Claudio vs. Danielson!

Slipknot's still touring?

EDIT: Never mind, no wonder I was confused...

Rise of the Independents Presents: Upset City

Saturday November 19th, 2005

Super Dragon (1-1) vs. Brandon Thomaselli (0-2)

An exciting opening match but everyone pretty much had Dragon taking an easy victory. So imagine their surprise when Brandon was able to slip out of an attempted Supernatural Driver into an Owen Hart style Japanese leg cradle rollup for the HUGE upset!

WINNER---Brandon Thomaselli

*** 1/2

"Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels (1-1) vs. "The Suicidal Demon" Azrieal (0-2)

Not a breeze for Daniels that's for sure. Azrieal got quite a few near-falls before falling to Last Rites and the Best Moonsault Ever

WINNER---Christopher Daniels

***

Alex Shelley (2-0) vs. Beef Wellington (0-2)

Beef really impressed in this one, somewhat keeping up with the technical wizardry of Shelley, escaping the Border City Stretch several times. In the end, Shelley immobilized Beef with the Shellshock and then slapped on the Border City Stretch and finally got Beef to tap out.

WINNER---Alex Shelley

Alex Shelley got on the mic afterwards and said he is now 3-0 and he would put CM Punk in his place next show.

"Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen (2-0) vs. Nigel McGuinness(1-1)

This was actually a fantastic match, Steen really gelled well with Nigel and was able to counter Nigel's unique style with raw power and aggression. Nigel had several near-falls with some pinning combinations and Steen just beat down Nigel with his high impact offense. In the end, a series of reversals led to Steen reversing an attempted folding prawn press into a cradle for the HUGE win for the CZW Ironman champ over the ROH Pure champ! Steen goes to 3-0!

WINNER---Kevin Steen

****

"Spyder" Nate Webb (0-2) vs. Jimmy Rave (1-1)

Decent match with Rave controlling the majority of it with great heel tactics that he has become so effective at employing. Every time Nate tried for a comeback, Rave just put the kibosh on it, and without the referee noticing in the event of some chicanery. Webb finally hit a desperation Soylent Green 2 (It's Still People). Back and forth action ensues before Nate hits a huge Arachnid Kick and then goes up top and hits a breath-taking front flip DOUBLE STOMP and he got the upset victory!

WINNER---Nate Webb

***

Teddy Hart comes out before his match with Damian and gets on the mic, proposing to form a team with Damian because he respects his ability but more than that, he can kick ass like few others and he wants Damian on his side. Damian took the mic and said that he isn't going to be just bought, Teddy has to prove himself. He says if Teddy can beat him cleanly then he will consider it. So that's that, and we have our next match!

Teddy Hart (1-1) vs. "The God of War" Damian (2-0)

This was reminiscent of the Teddy/Homicide battles in JAPW, if a little less intense. Wild brawl all over the arena with Damian just punishing Hart with stiff jabs and chops. Hart was no slouch either though, hitting a moonsault off a balcony onto Damian and a bunch of security! The ref allowed them a lot of slack in this one. Back towards the ring, Damian came off the apron with a double stomp on Hart and Hart just barely made it back into the ring, showing his heart (pun intended). Damian went for his Cannonball Thai kneedrop but missed and Hart immediately went to work on the legs, incapacitating Damian long enough so he could go up and hit the Hart Attack and get the 3!

WINNER---Teddy Hart

***

Damian grabs the mic after getting up and says that Teddy has his respect and that he would be glad to form an alliance! Wow! Teddy takes the mic and says you are looking at Canada's Finest right now!

Paul London vs. Chris Sabin

This was a great high impact match, non-stop action from the beginning. Dives to the floor, springboards and the whole works. London spiked Sabin with his Legsweep DDT but Sabin was in the ropes. Sabin hit a brutal running powerbomb into the turnbuckle, he calls that the Afterburner and it almost got the victory on London. In the end, London got Sabin down and went up top and came off for his London Star Press but Sabin sprang to his feet and CAUGHT LONDON in mid air on his shoulders in a fireman's carry and hit the Cradle Shock to score the amazing victory!

WINNER---Chris Sabin

*** 1/2

The two shake hands in a great show of respect after a hell of a match that would have been the match of the night had it not been for our main event.

CM Punk (2-0) vs. "Lightning" Mike Quackenbush (2-0)

Awesome match between these 2 veterans that just about went to the 30 minute time limit but Punk was able to get the win with 27 minutes gone with a beautiful fireman's carry rolled through into a pin.

WINNER---CM Punk

****

The two shake hands as the show ends.

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MATCH OF THE NIGHT WAS CM PUNK VS. MIKE QUACKENBUSH.

Prediction results

VDP2006 6/9

ncguy 6/9

Marth 5/9

Sullen Slacker 5/9

Preview for next show

Block E Action:

-Jay Lethal vs. Ruckus

-Jimmy Jacobs vs. Sabian (subbing for El Generico)

-Matt Sydal vs. B-Boy

-Eddie Kingston vs. Homicide

Block F Action:

-Excess vs. Claudio Castagnoli

-Jimmy Yang vs. BJ Whitmer

-Arik Cannon vs. Trent Acid

-Low Ki vs. Austin Aries

You must also predict what you think will be the Match of the Night!

Fuck Ozzfest, look at the lineup SO FAR for Sounds of the Underground this year!

In Flames

Trivium

The Black Dahlia Murder

Cannibal Corpse

Terror

Gwar

The Chariot

Through the Eyes of the Dead

Behemoth

With MORE to be announced

Best of In Flames

Bullet Ride

Trigger

The Quiet Place

System

Pinball Map

Gyroscope

Ordinary Story

Only For The Weak

Metaphor (meh, I like it )

Clayman

Like You Better Dead

Black And White

The Jester Race

Bit of a mix, although some In Flames fans would argue to leave thier last two albums well alone.

Just caught up with this, very well booked so far, you've got a fan!

Awesome show man, very ROH-esque in the booking as I have mentioned before. I look forward to seeing what you do with CZW vs. ROH.

I really like this so far but it is WAY too similar to JAPW. This is understandable but try and change some of the booking. I mean the SST already stole Hart & Evans' sneakers in JAPW so try and come up with something that hasn't been done. Other than that, it's off to a great start, your match writeups are good and everything, keep it up!

Rise of the Independents Presents: Triumphant Return

Saturday November 12th, 2005

Petey Williams (2-0) vs. Delirious (0-2)

Great opening match with some hilarious comedy spots in the beginning but it got serious when Petey started using underhanded tactics. He stayed in control for a good 5 minutes before Delirious mounted a comeback and hit a somersault plancha on the floor. Panic Attack gets 2 inside the ring. Delirious keeps trying to hit In Vitro Fertilization, yelling out loudly before each attempt. After yelling it out and attempting the move 4 different times in about 30 seconds, Petey finally hits a snap neckbreaker to escape. He goes up top but is met by Delirious. Delirious tries for a superplex but Petey gets the advantage and goes for a TOP ROPE Canadian Destroyer but luckily Delirious holds on and Petey tumbles to the canvas. Delirious turns around and jumps off with Shadows Over Hell and he turns Petey over and scores the pin in what some might call an upset victory!

WINNER---Delirious

*** 1/2

Sexxxy Eddy (0-2) vs. Doug Williams (1-1)

This was an ok match although both men have drastically different styles. Eddy hit some nice high-flying moves early on but he was overwhelmed by the technical prowess of Doug Williams and Williams blocked an attempted Total Sexxxtacy and hit a DRAGON Chaos Theory for the victory.

WINNER---Doug Williams

***

Backstage AJ Styles cut a promo on his match tonight with Danny Daniels, saying that the one time he faced Danny Daniels, Daniels beat him and that he is getting that win back tonight.

Chris Hero (2-0) vs. Puma (0-2)

Good mat-based match here with plenty of near-falls. Hero worked on Puma's leg and as a result Puma couldn't bridge with any of his trademark suplexes. He hit a huge Tiger suplex but couldn't hold the bridge and Hero was able to keep in charge. Puma got a few good flurries in and tried to lock in his Nagata-style Leglock but his leg gave out when he went to step over. Hero saw this and pounded on that knee and locked in a painful Hangman's Clutch, stretching the knee AND the neck and Puma had no choice but to tap.

WINNER---Chris Hero

*** 1/4

Jack Evans (0-2) vs. Frankie Kazarian (0-2)

Good match, Evans actually got a lot of offense in, even busting out one of his insane dives to the floor. Ode to Blitzkrieg gets 2. Kazarian comes back, spiking Evans with a slingshot DDT for 2. They both were up top and Kazarian was pushed off by Evans but Evans missed the 630. A bit later on, Evans tried a springboard spinning kick but Kazarian moved and DROVE Evans down with a sick-looking Wave of the Future to score his first tournament win!

WINNER---Frankie Kazarian

*** 1/4

Handshake afterwards.

Backstage Bryan Danielson hyped his match with Roderick Strong, citing their previous epic battles in ROH and saying he would come out on top yet again because Rod is just plain not in Dragon's league.

Samoa Joe (2-0) vs. Sonjay Dutt (1-1)

This wasn't as good as their match in TNA, something just didn't click. Sonjay kept the big man on the run for most of the match, but Samoa Joe ain't just no big man. He adapted to Dutt's hit and run style and struck at the right opportunity, sending Dutt skidding along the floor from a massive Misawa-esque Tope suicida. That was pretty much the beginning of the end for SOnjay right there as Joe hit all his big moves, ending the match with a Muscle Buster and a Chokeout.

WINNER---Samoa Joe

** 3/4

AJ Styles (2-0) vs. Danny Daniels (2-0)

Good back and forth battle, Daniels really stepped it up and went move for move with AJ. He hit a huge swinging gutbuster to really set AJ at a disadvantage early on. Double stomp/senton combo got 2 and a half. He kept going for numerous different variations of the Piledriver but AJ somehow thwarted them all off. He reversed an attempted double underhook piledriver into his brutal hammerlock backdrop driver, dropping Danny on his head. Discus lariat for 2. Danny grabbed the ropes to block a Styles Clash and rolled up AJ for a CLOSE 2. He finally hit a traditional Piledriver but AJ somehow kicked out! Danny spent too much arguing with the ref and AJ capitalized with a big spin kick. He went for his quebrada DDT but Danny caught him upside down into the Tombstone!! One...two...NO! AJ got his foot on the bottom rope! Danny can't believe it and calls for the sitout Tombstone, the move he beat AJ with at the 2003 Ted Petty Invitational! He picks him up for it but AJ reverses into a victory roll for a 2. Danny quickly gets up and flips over AJ into a sunset flip but AJ rolls through, picks Danny up by the legs and DOWN with the Styles Clash! 1...2...3!

WINNER---AJ Styles

*** 1/4

Show of respect after by Danny, acknowledging AJ as the better man.

Overseer of tournament foregoings Lance Storm makes his way to the ring and introduces James Gibson as Tony Mamaluke's replacement in the tournament to a huge ovation!

James Gibson (1-1) vs. Colt Cabana (0-2)

Damn good match that gave their previous great match at ROH Dragon Gate Invasion a run for its money. Cabana was able to match Gibson on the mat so Gibson uncharacteristically took it to the air with a somersault plancha on the floor! Back in now and Gibson hit that patented swinging neckbreaker and then a mean back suplex to soften up the neck for that Front Guillotine Choke of his. He also has been using that Dragon sleeper with the body scissors of late in his recent WWE tenure. Colt used some of his wacky British stylings and quick rollups to fluster Gibson and then laid in the heavy artillery, scoring with a Tornado snap suplex, moonsault press and frog splash for near-falls. Gibson cut Colt up top and hit a superplex and rolled over into the front guillotine but Colt made it to his feet with Gibson still hanging on and hit a Northern Lights suplex but he couldn't hold the bridge. Gibson sent Colt off the ropes but Colt ducked a chop and hit a huge Lariat but he couldn't cover right away! 2 count on the delayed pin. He went for the Colt 45, Gibson escaped and held one of the arms, getting Colt right into position for the Tiger Driver and he hits it! 1...2...NO! Gibson rolls Colt over and again goes right to the Front Guillotine and this time Cabana has to tap!

WINNER---James Gibson

****

The 2 shake hands after the match as Gibson makes a huge first impression!

It's main event time!

"American Dragon" Bryan Danielson (1-1) vs. Roderick Strong (2-0)

Very stiff, old school style matchup. Strong played the face in peril as Danielson was relentless on the attack on Rod's back, even going so far as to constantly use backbreakers to really shove it in the face of the "Messiah of the Backbreaker." Rod came back with a desperation fireman carry gutbuster but he couldn't follow up with the usual running boot because of his back. Dragon hit some brutal European uppercuts and then locked in a Bearhug! He then slowly set Rod down on the mat and tried to turn into a Crab of sorts, he's made people tap before with that but Rod desperately struggles free. Danielson then with a diving headbutt to the back for 2. He taunted Strong with slaps to the head but Strong lashed out and hit a Half Nelson backbreaker out of nowhere and both men were down, Strong biding himself some time! They both got up trading blows, Strong got the advantage with his blistering chops and hit a back body drop. Uranage backbreaker gets 2! Now Danielson is favoring HIS back as well! Rod grabs the legs and locks in the Stronghold, the fans chant "Tap! Tap! Tap!" at Dragon but he is able to reach the ropes after 15 seconds, however, the damage may be done! Strong again goes for the Stronghold but is kicked off, Dragon then sidesteps a big boot and hits the Regal Plex but Strong kicks out at 2! Dragon senses the end is near and boosts Strong up on the turnbuckle backwards, you know what this is! He goes for the back superplex but Strong turns it into a crossbody in mid-air and stays on top, 1...2...3!! Roderick Strong finally defeats Bryan Danielson!

WINNER---Roderick Strong

*** 1/4

Danielson is about to leave when Strong requests a handshake. Danielson looks at him and goes to leave but reconsiders and shakes Strong's hand to end the show.

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Match of the night was James Gibson vs. Colt Cabana.

Prediction results

Marth 7/9

ncguy 6/9

Sullen Slacker 6/9

Preview for next show

Block C action:

-Christopher Daniels vs. Azrieal

-Teddy Hart vs. Damian

-Nigel McGuinness vs. Kevin Steen

-Paul London vs. Chris Sabin

Block D action:

-Super Dragon vs. Brandon Thomaselli

-Jimmy Rave vs. Nate Webb

-Beef Wellington vs. Alex Shelley

-CM Punk vs. Mike Quackenbush

You must also predict what you think will be the match of the night!

I Really like where this headed dude, very realistic booking and Newswires thus far.

Bryan Danielson Vs Jay Lethal for the ROH World Title

Winner: Bryan Danielson

Pick 'Um #: 7

Low Ki Vs Roderick Strong

Winner: Low Ki

Pick 'Um #: 1

Austin Aries Vs Nigel McGuinness for the ROH Pure Title

Winner: Nigel McGuinness

Pick 'Um #: 3

Samoa Joe Vs Claudio Castagnoli

Winner: Samoa Joe

Pick 'Um #: 6

Milano Collection AT Vs Jimmy Yang

Winner: Jimmy Yang

Pick 'Um #: 5

AJ Styles and Matt Sydal Vs Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero of the rottweilers

Winner: The Rottweillers

Pick 'Um #: 4

Colt Cabana and Ace Steel Vs Chad Collyer and Homicide

Winner: Colt Cabana and Ace Steel

Pick 'Um #: 1

Jack Evans Vs BJ Whitmer Vs Alex Shelley Vs Christopher Daniels

Winner: Alex Shelley

Pick 'Um #: 2

It also might have to do with the fact that he OWNS the team

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AkFj...ov=ap&type=lgns

Tony Mamaluke out of Rise of the Independents, James Gibson to replace him

Yes you read that right, Tony Mamaluke has suffered what some speculate to be a career-ending knee injury. No details are known right now but it occurred OUTSIDE the ring. James Gibson, who was recently let go by WWE, will take Mamaluke's place and starts next Saturday against Colt Cabana.

Rise of the Independents Presents: Blackout

Saturday November 5th, 2005

Eddie Kingston starts the show off with a promo saying that it doesn't matter if it was El Generico he was facing or some other replacement. He is the last of a dying breed and he will come out on top. He goes to walk away but he is nailed from behind by a steel chair! The camera pans up and it's SABIAN!! Eddie Kingston's partner in Blackout in CZW! Ruckus comes into view and chases Sabian away and then tends to Kingston. We have Kingston vs. Sabian tonight!

BJ Whitmer (0-1) vs. "The Anarchist" Arik Cannon (0-1)

Well I don't think anybody expected the opener to absolutely steal the show but this one did. These guys beat the shit out of each other with brutally stiff forearms and chops. It opened up after that with Whitmer nailing a superplex but almost killing himself at the same time. Cannon came back hooking BJ in a double underhook and draping BJ's feet over the top rope and then driving him down with a sitout facebuster! Cannon went for the Glimmering Warlock but BJ ducked and hit a Dragon suplex for 2! He went for the Exploder 98, Cannon elbowed out and hit a brutal backdrop driver! He then nailed the Glimmering Warlock for the 1...2...NO! BJ kicked out! Cannon immediately got BJ up and hit a SICK Burning Hammer DANGEROOOOUUS!! THAT finally got the elusive 3 count.

WINNER---Arik Cannon

**** 1/4

Homicide (1-0) vs. Jimmy Jacobs (0-1)

Jacobs held his own until Homicide took control in the corner and hit the running knee. Double underhook superplex gets 2. Jacobs had a small comeback with a big boot and an inverted Pedigree for a near-fall. In the end though, Jacobs missed his back senton off the top and Homicide hit a brutal Lariat to score the 3 count.

WINNER---Homicide

*** 1/2

A video highlighted the recent developments of 2 of the hottest young prospects in professional wrestling today, Matt Sydal and Jay Lethal. They will go 1 on 1 later on tonight!

Trent Acid (0-1) vs. Jimmy Yang (1-0)

Yang used veteran tactics to keep the upper hand on Acid here, although Acid is no rookie himself. Yang used some lightning fast kicks but Acid was able to counter with some of his own, hitting a 3 kick combo and a roaring elbow for 2. He then hit an Orange Crush powerbomb for 2! Yang stopped Acid up top and hit a cross-armed Iconoclasm and then went up top but missed Yang Time! Acid went for his Inverted Brainbuster but Yang escaped that and hit a Perfect Driver to score the win!

WINNER---Jimmy Yang

*** 1/4

Ruckus & Eddie Kingston cut a promo backstage on Sabian, saying he turned his back on Blackout after all they had been through. Kingston said he would make Sabian pay tonight and that he is going to Lance Storm to request that this match be anything goes, CZW style!

Low Ki (1-0) vs. Excess 69 (0-1)

This was a glorified squash, Excess didn't get in much at all, Low Ki seems to be a man on a mission. He finished with a nasty Tidal Krush in the corner and a Ki Krusher.

WINNER---Low Ki

*** 1/4

Ruckus (1-0) vs. B-Boy (1-0)

These 2 CZW stalwarts put on a great match. Ruckus hit a somersault neckbreaker and a rolling Fameasser for 2. On the outside he hit his running shooting star off the apron on B-Boy on the floor. Back in, B-Boy hit a spinning Siakolypse-like neckbreaker and a Death Valley Driver for close 2's. Ruckus reverses an attempted Exploder into the corner with a unique move where he flipped B-Boy over backwards and caught him with a Cutter. He missed the Leap of Faith off the top though. Both men got up and traded strikes, B-Boy got the upper hand as you might expect, tried to whip Ruckus to the corner but Ruckus reversed. Ruckus goes for the Razzle Dazzle but B-Boy moved and pasted Ruckus with a palm strike and Ruckus slumped down in the corner. B-Boy knocked his fists on his head as the fans did it too and you know what time it is....FACELIFT! B-Boy called for the end and nailed Ruckus with a Shining Wizard and got the 3 count!

WINNER---B-Boy

*** 1/2

They shake hands afterwards.

"Double C" Claudio Castagnoli vs. "The Wrestling Machine" Austin Aries

Very even match-up. While Aries may have more of a reputation on the Indy scene, Claudio is fast making his own. He used serveral of his trademark Swiss uppercuts to neutralize the high impact offense of Aries, even blocking an attempted Brainbuster by Aries, hoisting up for a suplex and then turning it into a Swiss uppercut! Aries escaped an attempted Ricola Bomb, hit that big running dropkick in the corner as well as his power drive elbow for 2. Claudio almost got a submission with the Swiss Sleeper Holding but Aries escaped that. In the end, Claudio had Aries up in an inverted Torture Rack which he likes to turn into a Cutter, a move he calls the Atlantida Cutter but Aries twisted and reversed it into his Crucifix Bomb! He then nailed a STIFF kick to a kneeling Claudio's head! Up top Aries goes and he comes off with his 450 Splash to score the 3 count!

WINNER---Austin Aries

*** 1/4

Jay Lethal (1-0) vs. Matt Sydal (0-1)

This was barely beaten out by Whitmer vs. Cannon as the match of the night, but don't let that take away from how good this match was, both men really busted their asses. Too many near-falls to count, Sydal busted out all his big moves, his standing moonsault, his inverted DDT/legdrop, the corkscrew quebrada, etc. Lethal also trying everything to put Sydal away, his running Benoit-esque lariat, the diving headbutt, the Lethal Injection second rope DDT, but Sydal kept kicking out. Lethal changed up his offense and started working over Sydal's leg, hoping to neutralize Matt's high-flying shenanigans. It got hot & heavy around the 25 minute mark when Lethal hit his release Dragon Suplex and Sydal got his foot on the rope. Lethal went up top but was caught by Sydal and Matt hit his Moonsault Belly to Belly but he hurt his knee on the way down and he couldn't make the cover! He finally crawled over to make the cover but the bell rang! Everybody was confused and then the ring announcer told us that the 30 minute time limit had expired! The fans all chanted "5 more minutes" but the referee is unable to change the rules of a match and he was forced to end the match at a stalemate.

WINNER---NONE (TIME LIMIT DRAW)

**** 1/4

Eddie Kingston (0-1) vs. Sabian (subbing for El Generico) (0-1) ---Anything Goes match

Well Eddie got his wish granted by Lance Storm and this match was Anything Goes! This got hardcore in no time, King really laid into Sabian hard with forearms and chops. Sabian then sent King outside and hit a somersault plancha. He also hit a double stomp off the apron on King! Ouch! He piled up a bunch of chairs and tried to hit a swinging DDT but King blocked and hit a brutal Uranage suplex on them! Tables soon came into play as well. Sabian was in firm control at this point, hitting a double stomp off the top rope to the floor, putting King through a table!! That got a well-deserved "Holy Shit!" chant. Problem was though that Sabian had to pin King INSIDE the ring! He finally got King in but King kicked out of the pin attempt at 2! Sabian missed a 450 and King went to work, annihilating Sabian with forearms and then a running Yakuza kick in the corner, followed by another Uranage suplex but Sabian showed his toughness, kicking out at 2. King went to lock in his Kondo Clutch but Sabian kicked him downstairs. Sabian then went and got another table and brought it into the ring. He set it up and put King on it and headed up top, it didn't look good for King, but he somehow mustered up the energy to climb up the turnbuckles and hit a Uranage superplex through the table!! Another "Holy Shit" chant breaks out as King covers for 1...2...3! Eddie Kingston has done it, defeating his fellow Blackout member in a hellacious Anything Goes Match!

WINNER---Eddie Kingston

***

Kingston was celebrating but Homicide slips into the ring out of nowhere and blindsides King with a Lariat to the back of the neck! These two will face each other at the next show for E & F Blocks, but a sneak attack is unprecedented in this tournament until this moment! Homicide then locks in his version of the STF and King is screaming in pain as the show comes to an end!

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Match of the night was Arik Cannon vs. BJ Whitmer by a hair.

Prediction results

Sullen Slacker 7/10

ncguy 6/10

Marth 5/10

Preview for the next show

Block A action:

-Chris Hero vs. Puma

-Samoa Joe vs. Sonjay Dutt

-Petey Williams vs. Delirious

-Colt Cabana vs. Tony Mamaluke

Block B action:

-Sexxxy Eddy vs. Doug Williams

-AJ Styles vs. Danny Daniels

-Jack Evans vs. Frankie Kazarian

-Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong

You must also pick what you think will be Match of the Night!

Rise of the Independents Presents: The Bar Has Been Set

Saturday October 29th, 2005

"The God of War" Damian (1-0) vs. "The Suicidal Demon" Azrieal (0-1)

This was an ok opener, something didn't click though. Azrieal kept using his speed but it only worked for so long before Damian just pulverized him. Azrieal hit a nasty M. Bison-like double stomp to the back of the head as well as his stiff kicks to the back/roll through/sidekick to the face combo but couldn't get the victory. Soon Damian was really laying in, hitting his double knees in the corner on a seated Azrieal and then stomping on the mat as the crowd starts to clap along and BAM! Running boot scrape! He then crashed down on Azrieal off the top with the absolutely devastating Kamikaze Cannonball Kneedrop and the fans went nuts and Damian got the easy pinfall. Who is going to stop this man?

WINNER---Damian

** 3/4

"Spyder" Nate Webb (0-1) vs. Alex Shelley (1-0)

This was a good match as Webb tried to throw Shelley off his game with goofy antics and dancing but Shelley schooled him on the mat, forcing Webb to get serious. Webb got the upper hand and baffled Shelley with some Nate2P, and then pciking up the tempo, hitting an Arachnid kick and his spin-around Flatliner for near-falls. He hit the Nebraskan Tumbleweed in the corner and then hung Shelley in the Tree of Woe. He went for The Thang, his moonsault Van Terminator but Shelley avoided it and hit a moonsault for 2. In the end, Nate went for Soylent Green II (It's Still People) but Shelley landed on his feet and took Webb down into the Border City Stretch and Nate tapped out!

WINNER---Alex Shelley

***

Alex Shelley got on the mic after the match and said he was unstoppable because he had talent on loan from God himself and for anybody to try him and be shut down.

Paul London (1-0) vs. Nigel McGuinness (0-1)

Odd match-up here but they made it work. London seemed confused by Nigel's European style but was able to connect with spinning heel kicks and his trademark Dropsaults. He missed a 450 and Nigel took over with stiff European uppercuts. He started work on the arm but London avoided that with quick pinfall attempts so Nigel changed his strategy, resorting to cheap tactics to stay ahead of the action. London came back with his Waffle Face maneuver, a double chickenwing into a sitout facebuster. He went up top for the London Star Press but Nigel kicked the ref into the ropes, crotching London. He pulled London out so his feet were draped over the ropes and then drove him down with the Tower of London! He covered but he didn't pull London out of the corner enough and Paul got a foot on the ropes! Nigel argued with the ref but was surprised by a schoolboy from London for 2 and 3/4! Nigel missed a swing and used the middle rope to rebound but Paul caught him with a boot and tried for that Legsweep DDT but Nigel held onto the ref and London crashed down and Nigel used a folding press to get the tainted 3 count!

WINNER---Nigel McGuinness

*** 1/4

Jimmy Rave (0-1) vs. Beef Wellington (0-1)

This match was much like Webb/Shelley where Beef was goofing around, trying to agitate the more serious Rave. Whenever Rave got in control, Beef went to the eyes. He hit his absolutely breath-taking Triple Shooting Star Double Axhandle off the top rope for ONLY A 2 COUNT He went for E. Coli but Rave twisted out, hit a STO over the knee and then a back suplex for a close 2 count. He went for Ghanarea but Beef blocked it and hit an atomic drop, which set up Rave for you know what! Beef scaled the ropes and went for the Ass Punch and NAILED it! Rave held his ass in severe pain and Beef went for the I Can't Believe It's Not Cutter but Rave escaped, dropkicked Beef's knee and then hit the Running Knee to the face followed by Ghanarea for the 3 count!

WINNER---Jimmy Rave

***

We go backstage where CM Punk delivered a good promo hyping up his match against Super Dragon in tonight's main event, basically saying he saw how Dragon destroyed Jimmy Rave last show and dared Dragon to TRY do the same to him.

"Lightning" Mike Quackenbush (1-0) vs. Brandon Thomaselli (0-1)

Good little match here as it was a nice veteran vs. youngster type match in the same vein as the old Bret Hart title defenses against mid-card faces like 123 Kid & Virgil. Brandon got a few close near-falls but Quack never really lost control of the match and hit the Quackendriver for the pinfall.

WINNER---Mike Quackenbush

*** 1/2

They shook hands after.

Christopher Daniels cut a promo on Teddy Hart saying he deserved none of the praise he got because he did not have the right attitude to ever succeed in the Indies. Harsh words coming from one of the great veterans of the Indy circuit, but perhaps all too true.

Chris Sabin (0-1) vs. "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen (1-0)

Sabin had quite a challenge ahead of him considering how easily Steen disposed of Azrieal last show but he was up to the task, showing he really is a very underrated worker. He gave Steen a run for his money, almost winning the match several times after a Hurricane DDT, Catatonic into a backbreaker as well as a huge running Liger Bomb but Steen kept kicking out. He hit a sick superkick, followed by his picture perfect moonsault for 2. Swinging Flatliner from the apron gets 2 as well. Sweet sequence as Steen goes for his Go Home Driver, Sabin reverses into a crucifix but Steen rolls through and tries a somersault legdrop but Sabin moves and quickly runs off the ropes with a STIFF running dropkick to Steen's face! He gets Steen up for Cradle Shock but Steen reverses it into an inverted DDT! He then stands Sabin up and drops him down with the Package Piledriver and that's all she wrote!

WINNER---Kevin Steen

***

Teddy Hart (1-0) vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels (0-1)

This was good, Teddy showed why he should be considered one of the finest on the Indies with a stand-up performance in this one. Top rope Asai moonsault to the floor connects. Daniels comes back with an STO on the floor followed by an Arabian Press on a standing Hart on the floor also. Best Moonsault Ever misses but so does Teddy's Hart Attack shooting star press. Blue Thunder Driver by Daniels gets 2. Teddy goes up top, is caught by Daniels, Daniels tries his Fall From Grace iconoclasm variation but Teddy kicks him away and hits his diving spike DDT for a CLOSE 2 count. Daniels caught Teddy's arm and maneuvered around into a lightning-fast Last Rites to put Teddy away!

WINNER---Christopher Daniels

*** 1/4

Main event time!

Super Dragon (1-0) vs. CM Punk (1-0)

This match was incredible and was the best match of the tourney so far. Dragon missed a Tope Con Hilo early on and went sailing though 4 rows of chairs. Punk was on the offensive for a large majority of the match from that point on. He just couldn't put Dragon away though! Welcome to Chicago and split-legged moonsault gets 2. Pepsi Twist gets 2. Devil's Lock DDT gets 2! Punk really gets frustrated and hastily tries for a Pepsi Plunge but Dragon turns it into a Blue Thunder Driver off the top and both men are out! They are up at the ref's 8 count and Dragon is really laying in the punishment, hitting his UFO springboard spin kick as well as the dreaded Curb Stomp! Punk escaped an attempted Psycho Driver, went for the Shining Wizard but Dragon blocked that and leveled Punk with a Lariat! He went up top and came off with a double stomp to the back of Punk's head, it's gotta be over! 1......2......NO! Punk gets a shoulder up BARELY! Dragon stands him right back up and goes for the Supernatural Driver but Punk goes up and over behind Dragon and rolls him up in a State roll and bridges over Dragon for the surprise 3 count! What a match!

WINNER---CM Punk

**** 1/2

They shake hands as the show comes to an end.

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Match of the night was CM Punk vs. Super Dragon.

Prediction results

Fastlane 8-1

VDP2006 6-3

Steve Corino 6-3

Sullen Slacker 6-3

Marth 5-4

ncguy 4-5

Sweet Holy Moses 4-5

Preview for Next Show

NOTE: El Generico was injured and will miss 2 of his tournament matches (against Eddie Kingston and Jimmy Jacobs) A replacement will face Kingston and Jacobs and the results of those 2 matches will reflect on Generico's overall record.

Block E Action:

-Jimmy Jacobs vs. Homicide

-B-Boy vs. Ruckus

-Matt Sydal vs. Jay Lethal

-Eddie Kingston vs. ???

Block F Action:

-Low Ki vs. Excess 69

-Austin Aries vs. Claudio Castagnoli

-BJ Whitmer vs. Arik Cannon

-Trent Acid vs. Jimmy Yang

You must also pick who Generico's replacement will be against Kingston (and later Jacobs, it will be the same person) AND you must pick the match of the night!

Rise of the Independents Presents: Generation Next

Saturday October 22nd, 2005

Let's get started with the opening contest!

Petey Williams (1-0) vs. Puma (0-1)

Good match to start us off, lots of technical exchanges and leg work in this one. Puma locked in his Figure 4 Sharpshooter on 3 separate occasions but Petey was able to free himself one way or another each time. Petey returned the leg work, setting up for his Sharpshooter but Puma kept escaping. The fans were getting restless, waiting for Petey to hit the Canadian Destroyer but they would be disappointed on this night. The end came when Petey actually did go for it, Puma backdropped him, Petey held on for a sunset flip but Puma rolled through and grabbed the legs for his leg submission but Petey pulled him down into an inside cradle for the victory!

WINNER---Petey Williams

*** 1/2

Frankie Kazarian (0-1) vs. "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson (0-1)

This was a fantastic match, probably the best of the evening. Kazarian almost had the ROH champ pinned numerous times, Dragon even kicked out of a Wave of the Future from Frankie! Dragon came back and got a nearfall with a Dragon suplex. He was working on Kazarian's neck the whole match with stiff European uppercuts and suplexes. In the end, Kazarian had Dragon up top for the One Man Revolution but Dragon pushed him off and hit a diving headbutt and immediately dragged Kazarian to his feet and hit a Regal Plex to score the pin!

WINNER---Bryan Danielson

****

The 2 shook hands afterwards.

Backstage Colt Cabana hosted the first Good Times, Great Memories - Rise of the Independents Edition. His guest was none other than Delirious! They talked gibberish back and forth for almost 3 minutes until Chris Hero interrupted and voiced his general disgust at the 2 goofballs, telling them that this is a serious tournament and that shenanigans have no place and jokers need not apply. Delirious said something angrily in gibberish to which Hero replied "Santa Claus is so real!" Delirious said something else and Hero replies "you can't beat me with a cravate, I'M THE MASTER OF THAT MOVE!" Cabana stepped in and diffused the situation, leading Hero out of the room. He came back in and him and Delirious made more fun of Hero, who happens to be Delirious' opponent later tonight!

Tony Mamaluke (0-1) vs. Sonjay Dutt (1-0)

Decent match-up as it was Mamaluke's technical prowess against the high-flying antics of Sonjay. Sonjay angered Mamaluke by dancing with him early on and sent Tony to the floor with a satellite headscissors that had THREE rotations! Sonjay then hit a springboard twisting plancha! Back inside, a back and forth battle ensued with Mamaluke soon taking, grounding Sonjay with submissions. Nasty saito suplex almost puts Sonjay away. Tony hit a double underhook DDT and floated over into his guillotine choke but Sonjay was too close to the ropes! Tony dragged him into the middle and tried to apply it again but was almost rolled up for the pin. Sonjay hit a satellite DDT and went up top but was crotched. Tony then hit a superplex and again floated over into the guillotine choke and this time Sonjay tapped!

WINNER---Tony Mamaluke

***

Sexxxy Eddy came to the ring and cut a typically vulgar promo talking about his gigantic cock, the hot ladies in the crowd who he was gonna bang later, and how Peter North was his hero. He got a girl from the crowd *cough*RAT*cough* to come in and undress him. Nothing mentioning his opponent tonight, Danny Daniels however. Seems like Eddy is overlooking what is important in this tournament, and that is not pussy, but winning!

Sexxxy Eddy (0-1) vs. Danny Daniels (1-0)

An OK match that was kind of dragged down a bit for some unknown reason. Eddy was in control but let his ego get the best of him again and Danny hit a piledriver for 2, but then finished him off with the Rubix Cube.

WINNER---Danny Daniels

***

Chris Hero (1-0) vs. Delirious (0-1)

Hero really out-wrestled Delirious in the beginning but Delirious came back and baffled Hero with his own technical abilities. Hero retreated outside but Delirious came diving through the ropes with a Tope! Delirious got a few near-falls before going for Shadows Over Hell but Hero turned it into a gutbuster! He hit a huge Alabama Slam and then the Hero's Welcome and scored the win, but Delirious was very impressive in a losing effort!

WINNER---Chris Hero

****

Bryan Danielson is seen backstage coming up to Roderick Strong and they have words with each other as they will face each other at the next Block A & B show!

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles (1-0) vs. Doug Williams (1-0)

Pretty damn good match here, both men very respectful to one another, shaking hands before the match. Williams really stretches AJ and AJ is forced to use his explosive offense to combat Doug's intricate submissions. AJ hits his quebrada DDT as well as the Styles Special, which is a German suplex and facebuster combo for near-falls. Doug hits his 3 knee combo, ending in the Bomb Scare off the top, 2 count only. A fantastic series ends the match when Doug is whipped into the corner, steps off the turnbuckle and over a charging AJ, grabs him and tries for the Chaos Theory but AJ blocks and hits a Pele Kick! AJ goes for the Styles Clash, Doug escapes through AJ's legs, does the last part of the Artful Dodger and into a schoolboy but AJ rolls through, steps over Doug and right into position for the Styles Clash and he hits it! That gets the 3 to end a great match!

WINNER---AJ Styles

*** 1/2

They shake hands after as the fans show them respect.

Samoa Joe (1-0) vs. "Classic" Colt Cabana (0-1)

Cabana frustrates Joe early on with the same tactics he used in their Pure title match at ROH Death Before Dishonor 3 i.e. crawling away from moves, etc. He tries for a few flash roll-ups, which are Joe's weakness as proved by when Cabana pinned him in Survival of the Fittest in 2004 but Joe is able to avoid being pinned to the mat for 3. He comes back and overpowers Colt with a powerslam, STO and Lariat. Cabana comes back with a big Lariat of his own for 2. Asai moonsault on the floor by Cabana! Back in he hits a HUGE powerbomb! This could be it! He goes up top but Joe cuts him off and hits the Muscle Buster and gets the pin! What a back and forth match!

WINNER---Samoa Joe

*** 1/2

It's main event time as one of the best tag teams on the Indies face one another!

Jack Evans (0-1) vs. Roderick Strong (1-0)

This match, while being a solid match, didn't live up to their FIP encounter. However, there were some memorable spots in this match. Evans hit a 180 springboard into an Infrared to Strong on the floor! Back in he did the Ode to Blitzkrieg for 2. Rod kept trying to hit some of his devastating backbreakers but Evans kept finding ways to counter out. Strong then decided instead to light Jack up with some very noisy chops. He finally hit a back suplex into a backbreaker to a big pop from the crowd. He stayed on Evans' back from that point on but Evans, being a human Gumby, took a while before he started feeling the effects of Strong's assault on the back. Strong at one point military pressed Evans upside down right in the apron on the outside! "Holy Shit" chant starts and rightfully so. Back in, Strong applied the Stronghold but Evans twisted out. Evans was able to SPIKE Strong with a reverse rana for a believable near-fall. Falcon Arrow hits and he heads up top and NAILS the 630! It's over! 1...2...NO!! Strong gets his foot on the bottom rope! Evans goes up top and tries for another 630 but that was a mistake as Strong got his kness up into Jack's back! He then locked in the Stronghold, bending Jack so far that his feet were almost touching his head! Evans realized he couldn't twist out and tapped!

WINNER---Roderick Strong

***

The 2 embrace as Bryan Danielson is shown on the stage applauding Strong's victory and the show comes to an end.

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Match of the night was Bryan Danielson vs. Frankie Kazarian.

Prediction results

ncguy 9-0

VDP2006 9-0

Marth 8-1

Sullen Slacker 8-1

Ze 7-2

Steve Corino 7-2

Fastlane 7-2

Sweet Holy Moses 3-6

ZAK416 2-7

Preview for next show

Block C action:

-Christopher Daniels vs. Teddy Hart

-Kevin Steen vs. Chris Sabin

-Paul London vs. Nigel McGuinness

-Damian vs. Azrieal

Block D action:

-CM Punk vs. Super Dragon

-Nate Webb vs. Alex Shelley

-Jimmy Rave vs. Beef Wellington

-Mike Quackenbush vs. Brandon Thomaselli

You must also predict what you think will be the Match of the Night!

Rise of the Independents Presents: In the Beginning - Stage 3

Saturday October 15th, 2005

Matt Sydal makes his way to the ring to open up the show. Then the bit from Kill Bill plays as the arena goes red and Homicide makes his way out!

Matt Sydal vs. "The Notorious 187" Homicide

This match really set the stage for the rest of the show as the fans were SUPER into this one. Homicide first gets their attention with a Tope Con Hilo! Sydal got control on the floor and hit a huge corkscrew moonsault from the top to the floor on Homicide! Back in, Cide gains control with an overhead belly to belly. Running knee in the corner and a butterfly suplex off the top gets a 2 on Sydal. Sydal comes back with a second rope spin kick and a corkscrew quebrada for 2. He reverses an attempted Tenzan Tombstone and hooks him for an inverted DDT but brings his leg over and legdrops him down for 2 and 3/4! He can sense the end is near! He goes up top and goes for his Shooting Star but he sees Homicide move and lands on his feet, charges at Homicide and goes for a clothesline but Homicide ducks, runs off the ropes and KILLS Sydal with a Lariat! He easily has the victory but decides against pinning Sydal, instead dragging him to his feet and KILLING Sydal AGAIN with the Cop Killa DANGERRROOOOOOUUUUUSSSS!!! 1, 2, 3 and probably 4, 5, 6 as well.

WINNER---Homicide

*** 1/4

Jimmy Yang vs. Excess 69

First time meeting here and not many people gave Excess a chance but he hangs in there with Yang just fine, getting several near-falls. Yang really laid into Excess with kicks galore. Excess got a boot up in the corner and then locked in the Tarantula 2K4 around the ropes! Yang recovered on the apron but Excess hit his signature Tornado DDT onto the apron! Back in he hit 3 rolling Northern Lights suplexes for 2. Yang was able to get a boot up in the corner and, just like Excess did to him, tied him up in the ropes but with a hanging headscissors. He let go and then hit a spinning heel kick off the top for 2. Whip to the corner and a Tiger wall flip and then he boosts Excess up top and hits a cross-armed Iconoclasm for a CLOSE 2. He goes for Yang Time but misses. Excess tries to lock in the Stretch Muffler into a Crab he likes to do but Yang pushes off the ground and turns it into a quick rana for the victory!

WINNER---Jimmy Yang

*** 1/2

The 2 shake hands after the match.

Ruckus & Eddie Kingston cut a promo saying that despite the fact they are facing each other tonight, they will show everybody what Blkout is all about and that this tournament is theirs for the taking.

Ruckus vs. Eddie Kingston

An entertaining match saw a clash of styles, but these 2 are very familiar with each other's style so they made it work. Ruckus kept King on the defensive with his unique brand of offense. They brawled on the floor and Ruckus hit his running shooting Star off the apron on King. Back in, he hits the Razzle Dazzle and then the somersault into a Fameasser for 2. King comes back with a set of stiff forearms and a uranage backbreaker. 2 count follows. A giant elevated swinging DDT gets 2 as well. Ruckus backflips out of a backdrop driver and hits a backflip kick. He goes up top and hits the Leap of Faith, his moonsault legdrop and gets the pin on his fellow Blkout member!

WINNER---Ruckus

***

The 2 partners embrace after.

Low Ki vs. Trent Acid

This was a great match, Acid really stepped up his game and came to play. Acid kept trying to be fancy and Ki just kept kicking the bejeezus out of him. Acid finally got the advantage with a Blue Thunder Driver. Bad Trip off the top gets 2. Ki came back with a Tidal Wave. He hit his 3 kick combo to the chest and face for a 2. Acid was able to backdrop Ki to the floor and hit an Asai moonsault. Roaring elbow and superkick in the ring gets a 2. He went for the double knees in the corner but Ki moved and hit the Tidal Krush handspring roundhouse kick. He went up top and came off with a Ghetto Stomp but Acid moved and hit a Yakuza kick! He then picked Ki up and went for his Inverted Brainbuster but Ki flipped over into the Dragon Clutch! Acid tried to fight out but Ki really cranked it and Acid had no choice but to tap out!

WINNER---Low Ki

****

Arik Cannon and Claudio Castagnoli cut a promo backstage which was more comedy than serious but essentially said the same thing as Blkout in that while they are facing each other tonight, they have each other's backs throughout the tournament.

Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jay Lethal

Jacobs tried constantly to cheat his way through this match but Lethal kept preventing him from doing so. Jacobs finally decided to wrestle cleanly and hit his inverted Pedigree for 2. Lethal came back with a leaping second rope leg lariat. Back suplex and diving headbutt get 2. Lethal went for his Lethal Injection leaping DDT from the second rope but Jacobs kicked him in the nuts on the way down. OUCH. Jacobs went for the Contra Code but Lethal shoved him face first into the corner and then hit his release Dragon suplex! He turns Jacobs over and gets the pin!

WINNER---Jay Lethal

*** 1/4

Austin Aries cut a great promo, putting himself over as "The Wrestling Machine" he is and serving notice to everybody in the tourney that he is winning it all.

"The Wrestling Machine" Austin Aries vs. BJ Whitmer

Great technical match these two, BJ showing why he is so underrated and Aries as his usual great self. Aries hit all his unique and explosive offense, the Hilo roll through into the diving elbowdrop, the slingshot back into the ring and elbow in the corner, the slingshot corkscrew splash and then his no-hands Lionsault AND his gutbuster-STO-pendulum elbowdrop combo. BJ came back with some nice suplex variations, hitting a German and then a snap suplex into a Northern Lights for 2. Superplex gets another 2. He went for a Dragon suplex, Aries elbowed out, went for a Brainbuster, but BJ blocked and hit a brainbuster of his own. He went up top but missed a splash. Aries went up top now, looking for a 450 but he missed as well. BJ hit an Exploder but not the Wrist Clutch version. BJ headed up top again and was crotched. They fought up top and BJ knocked Aries off but Aries got right back up and met BJ up top and hit a Super Brainbuster DANGEROUS! That move is very ironic as BJ used it to beat CM Punk to win the IWA Heavyweight title and Ted Petty Invitational in 2002! Aries covered BJ for the pin.

WINNER---Austin Aries

*** 1/4

"The Generic Luchadore" El Generico vs. "The New Age Punisher" B-Boy

This was an entertaining little match as B-Boy really smacked around Generico in the beginning. Generico came back with 2 of his huge running Yakuza kicks in the corner to send the message to B-Boy that he ain't fuckin around! B-Boy used this as fuel for the fire though and pasted Generico with a palm strike. He whipped him to the corner hit a forearm shot and then nailed him with a Facelift! 2 count only though! B-Boy backed up and went for the Shining Wizard, Generico blocked and tried for a Brainbustahhh but B-Boy nailed a knee to the head as Generico lifted him and then knocked Generico on his ass with a stiff forearm. B-Boy up top, misses the double stomp, charges at Generico, Generico ducks a swing and plants B-Boy with a half and half suplex! He goes up top and biffs hard on a 450 and that allows B-Boy to hit a Shining Wizard and score the pin!

WINNER---B-Boy

*** 1/2

B-Boy & Generico shake hands after a very competitive matchup!

It's main event time!

"The Anarchist" Arik Cannon vs. "Double C" Claudio Castagnoli

These guys really gelled well together and put together a damn good match. Cannon had to really adjust because Claudio is much bigger and Cannon couldn't use his usual arsenal of moves. As a result Claudio had the advantage for most of the match. He hit a spectacular move when Cannon was on the outside, getting a run, leaping over the ropes, handspringing off the apron and hitting a Swiss uppercut on Cannon as he leaned against the guardrail!! Back in, he hit the diving Swiss uppercut to the back of a seated Cannon's head. He went for the Ricola Bomb, Cannon reversed out though and dropped Claudio on his head with a backdrop driver! He then hit the Glimmering Warlock! He covered but Claudio got his foot on the rope at the last second! Cannon went for another but Claudio ducked, grabbed Cannon and hit a flurry of left and right Swiss uppercuts and then the Ricola Bomb for the hard-fought victory over his tag team partner!

WINNER---Claudio Castagnoli

****

Cannon seems pissed off at Claudio but eventually they make up and shake hands as the show ends.

______________________________

Match of the Night was Low Ki vs. Trent Acid.

Prediction results

ncguy 8-1

Ze 8-1

Steve Corino 7-2

ZAK416 7-2

Fastlane 7-2

craig 7-2

Sullen Slacker 7-2

Marth 7-2

Glabine 7-2

Sweet Holy Moses 5-4

paulbd 4-5

Preview for next show

Block A action:

-Samoa Joe vs. Colt Cabana

-Chris Hero vs. Delirious

-Petey Williams vs. Puma

-Sonjay Dutt vs. Tony Mamaluke

Block B action:

-Sexxxy Eddy vs. Danny Daniels

-Bryan Danielson vs. Frankie Kazarian

-Doug Williams vs. AJ Styles

-Jack Evans vs. Roderick Strong

You must also predict what you think will be the Match of the Night!

I guess it's just a matter of opinion really. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the new album and was super excited for the live ablum but either Corey kinda phoned it in or else he tried to change his voice a little too much or tried to put too much of a spin on the vocals and I just didn't like the outcome :\ It's not horrible to listen to by any stretch of the imagination, I just expected more I guess.

I did a search and couldn't find anything, but I just picked up Slipknot's double live album. And I'm sorry but Corey sings like SHIT. He totally sounds like he's phoning it in and it kinda ruined the album for me. His past live stuff (such as the Distasterpieces DVD) was SOO much better. Anyways, what did y'all think of it?

Just to clarify with Ze and everyone else, you CAN pick a draw as a result, at a huge risk of course, but there are draws in this tournament you know. There is a 30 minute time limit on all matches, not to mention double pins, etc. so there WILL be draws. Not every match will have a clean winner.

This is back up and running!

Rise of the Independents Presents: In the Beginning - Stage 2

Saturday October 8th, 2005

"Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the Block plays as the show begins and Beef Wellington makes his way out! The ultimate comedy wrestler is always good for a few laughs but I don't know how much laughing he'll be doing because his opponent is CM Punk!

Beef Wellington vs. CM Punk

Beef is able to frustrate Punk in the early going and capitalizes on mistakes made. Beef hits the Vaginal Discharge (yes his move is actually called that) for a 2. He goes for the I Can't Believe It's Not Cutter but Punk escapes and hits his mule kick/enziguri combo followed by a Shining Wizard for a near-fall. Beef got the momentum back with an atomic drop and then he went up top and hit THE ASS PUNCH!!!!!1111ONEONEONE!!!! The fans went nuts for the move but Beef was too busy gloating to capitalize and Punk regained control. The end came when Punk went for Welcome to Chicago, Beef countered and went for the E. Coli Driver but Punk manuevered out of THAT and hit his hammerlock DDT and then floated right over into the Anaconda Vice and Beef had no choice but to tap!

WINNER---CM Punk

***

Punk gave Beef props after the match by shaking his hand.

Next up we have a match of power vs. speed as "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen makes his way out to "Tear Away" by Drowning Pool to face Azrieal.

"Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen vs. Azrieal

Azrieal uses his speed to surprisingly dominate Steen in the first few minutes until Steen hits a big enziguri. Azrieal hit a springboard dropkick and went for his Electric Chair Driver early but Steen easily countered and hit the Sidewinder Suplex, dumping Azrieal on his head! Fireman's carry into a gutbuster and a moonsault got 2 and 3/4. Go Home Driver attempt was reversed into a crucifix rollup by Azrieal for 2. Azrieal snapmared Steen over and hits some stiff kicks to the spine and then somersaults over into the big sidekick to the face! 2 and a half count! Azrieal might pull off the upset! He gets on the apron and waits for a staggered Steen to get to his feet, waiting to go for his somersault Stunner but as he springboards, Steen turns around and catches Azrieal in a powerbomb position but grabs Azrieal by the neck and suplexes him over RIGHT ON HIS HEAD with the Steenalizer! A good number of the fans jump out of their seat at that, but Steen isn't done! He yanks Azrieal up and puts his head between his legs, lifts him up and grabs the legs and then SPIKES him down with the Package Piledriver as the fans groan even louder. 3 Count is a given and Kevin Steen makes an emphatic statement!

WINNER---Kevin Steen

***

Steen looks down at his fallen prey and claps, seemingly applauding Azrieal's effort. He helps Azrieal to his feet...only to boot him in the gut and hit a SECOND Package Piledriver! He rolls out of the ring and heads off to the back, leaving Azrieal a crumpled heap in the ring as some fans boo him but others cheer his sheer brutality.

We go backstage where Jimmy Rave has some words to say about his opponent tonight, Super Dragon!

Rave: "I can hear the chants now. "Dragon's gonna kill you, Dragon's gonna kill you." They don't phase me. I could care less what these stupid fans think of me because I know I am the best damn wrestler in this entire tournament. You give me an example of any wrestler, no matter what their strong suits are, mine are stronger. Roderick Strong, The Messiah of the Backbreaker? I'll break his arm so he can't lift me into a backbreaker. "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, best technical wrestler in the world? I don't think so. Nobody can brawl as good as Homicide? Tell me, who defeated CM Punk in a dog collar match? That's right, Jimmy Rave. And don't even get me started on AJ Styles. He beat American Dragon with my patented move, the Rave Clash, a move I have retired from the sport, and he has the outright audacity to use it. I'm gonna show all these men and all you fans who choose to boo me, that Jimmy Rave will win this entire thing, mark my words."

Strong words from Jimmy Rave, albeit a little bit egotistical. Anyways, up next we have "The man with talent on loan from God" Shawn Micha, er, Alex Shelley taking on one of the big underdogs in this tournament, Brandon Thomaselli!

Alex Shelley vs. Brandon Thomaselli

Brandon actually keeps Shelley on the defensive for the first half of the match, constantly trying quick rollup pins and always covering after hitting a move, showing experience past his years. Shelley came back with some big moves to turn the tide and kept it for the majority of the match. Brandon had a short little comeback and hit a standing shooting star for 2. He went up top but missed his 450 splash allowing Shelley to plant him with a 2K1 Bomb and then lock in the Border City Stretch for the tap out victory.

WINNER---Alex Shelley

***

Chris Sabin vs. Damian

This was a little bit of a clash of styles but they made it work, blending Damian's STIFF style with Sabin's explosiveness. Sabin actually was able to use quick tactics to subdue Damian but pretty soon Damian let the heavy artillery fly with stiff punches and chops. He got Sabin down in the corner, hit the double knees to a seated Sabin's face and then took his face off with a giant running boot scrape. He stood Sabin up and climbed to the 2nd buckle, but played to the crowd and that allowed to hit a running Liger bomb! Sabin then struck with a huge enziguri and a springboard swinging DDT for 2. He went for the Cradle Shock but Damian escaped and drilled Sabin with a lariat! Sabin rolled to the apron and Damian saw this so he goes up top and comes off with a sick double stomp to the midsection of Sabin! Sabin rolls onto the floor and the ref counts to 10! Sabin has been counted out!

WINNER---Damian

*** 1/4

We then see a Teddy Hart promo where he talks about how great he is, God Bless his fans and stuff. He also stated that Nigel McGuinness' British style is boring and fans want to see him do his awesome moves.

"Spyder" Nate Webb vs. "Lightning" Mike Quackenbush

This is a very fun little match where Quack wrestled circles around Nate until Nate actually showed he can do some chain wrestling too! Nate2P! Nate hits the Nebraskan Tumbleweed in the corner followed by the Arachnid kick for 2. Quack comes back with a beautiful Swanton bomb for 2. Nate goes for Soylent Green (Is People!) but Quack reverses it into an armdrag but also holds onto the leg and locks in the Lightning Lock and Nate is forced to tap!

WINNER---Mike Quackenbush

The two shake hands afterwards.

Teddy Hart vs. Nigel McGuinness

This never really got going as the styles clashed too much but Teddy managed to get in all his spots including his lightning-quick Fujiwara armbar, the Asai moonsault from the top rope and the flying DDT but Nigel was able to avoid the ref's hand hitting the mat 3 times. Nigel came back and baffled Teddy with the Artful Dodger and then did a headstand in the corner. Teddy charged in like a fool and Nigel went up and over Teddy, bounced off the middle rope for extra velocity and then took Teddy's head off with a Lariat! 2 count only. Teddy was able to outsmart Nigel in the end though, Nigel had Teddy on the top rope looking to drive him down with the Tower of London but Teddy held on and Nigel crashed down. One Hart Attack later and Teddy was victorious!

WINNER---Teddy Hart

** 3/4

Up next was Jimmy Rave vs. Super Dragon! "Die, Jimmy, Die!" chants in 5...4...3...2...

Jimmy Rave vs. Super Dragon

Jimmy jumps Dragon as soon as he reaches the ring and peppers him with punches and kicks. Dragon quickly comes back and just RAPES Jimmy with forearms and headbutts and chops, oh my! Jimmy uses some shady tactics to gain control though. Backbreaker, back suplex and Ghanarea combo gets 2 and 3/4. Rave goes for the Pedigree but Dragon trips him up and locks the legs, here it comes...CURB STOMP! The crowd goes nuts but Jimmy somehow gets a shoulder up at 2. Dragon motions to the crowd that the end is near and lifts Jimmy for the Psycho Driver. He pushes him off but Jimmy is able to land on his feet and hit the Running knee to the face! 1...2...thr...no! Dragon kicks out! Rave has a tantrum as the fans go nuts. Rave with a whip to the corner, Dragon reverses, charges in, Rave elevates him up and over to the apron but Dragon Lariats Rave down! He waits for Jimmy to stand and then springboards and hits the spinning heel kick to the back of the head, that's the UFO! Dragon goes up top and hits the double stomp to the back of the head. He turns Jimmy over and it's academic from here, 1-2-NO! Dragon lifts Rave up at 2 and a half and delivers a BRUTAL Supernatural Driver and mercifully lets the ref slap the mat thrice! What a debut match for Super Dragon!

WINNER---Super Dragon

***

Christopher Daniels comes out prior to the main event, complaining that this is unfair to him, making him wait until the very last minute to find out who is opponent will be. He complains that he has had no preparation and refuses to take part in the match but "Fight Without Honor or Humanity" starts playing and the fans go nuts, they know whose music this is but I don't think they believe it! Out from the curtain steps the last participant in the Rise of the Independents......PAUL LONDON!!!

"Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Paul London

A Massive "Welcome back" chant welcomes London but Daniels has none of it and attacks London off the bat to a chorus of boos. He tries to get a quick pin on London but Paul keeps kicking out of everything. Daniels dumps London outside and goes for the Arabian Press to the floor but London grabs a foot and yanks Daniels down face first into the apron. London then springs off the middle rope with a corkscrew somersault plancha as the fans go nuts! Back in and London maintains control with several near-falls. Daniels hits a desperation Flatliner to turn the tide though. Uranage slam and the Best Moonsault Ever gets 2. Blue Thunder Driver gets 2 as well. London comes out of nowhere to hit a second rope spinning heel kick. Second rope moonsault gets 2. London then gets Daniels in position for a tiger suplex but hits a sitout facebuster he calls the Waffle Face and goes up top! Daniels meets him with a palm strike though and goes for the Fall From Grace, his version of the Iconoclasm. London fights it though but Daniels hits a second palm strike. He pulls London off for the Fall From Grace but London jumps over Daniels, landing on his feet, hits a back kick to the gut and then hits the Legsweep DDT and rolls through into a pinning combination for the 3 count! What a win for Paul London in the main event!

WINNER---Paul London

*** 1/2

The show comes to a close with London celebrating.

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Match of the night was Christopher Daniels vs. Paul London.

Prediction results

-Hellfire 9-1

-ZAK416 8-2

-craig 7-3

-VDP2006 7-3

-thesikness 7-3

-Steve Corino 6-4

-chriswalkerbush 6-4

-Fastlane 5-5

-Ze 5-5

-Sullen Slacker 5-5

-ncguy 4-6

Preview for next show

Block E action:

-B-Boy vs. El Generico

-Homicide vs. Matt Sydal

-Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jay Lethal

-Ruckus vs. Eddie Kingston

Block F action:

-Low Ki vs. Trent Acid

-Excess 69 vs. Jimmy Yang

-Austin Aries vs. BJ Whitmer

-Arik Cannon vs. Claudio Castagnoli

You must also predict what you think will be the Match of the Night!

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I saw this on CZWFans, thought I'd share