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04.22.01
Killian
vs. Necro Butcher
These two opened up this
week's Rave with a fairly exciting match-up. While Killian did have a pretty
big size advantage, Butcher was able to counter with his, let's say, 'unorthodox'
style of wrestling. Killian controlled the match early but Butcher was able
to turn the tide when he caught Killian with a low blow unbeknown to the
ref. Butcher followed that up with a russian leg sweep and then an irish
whip which he followed up with a dropkick that sent Killian over the top
rope and to the outside. As Butcher followed Killian to the outside, Killian
hit Butcher with a double axe-handle to regain the advantage. Killian then
whipped Butcher into the ring steps sending Butcher flipping over them.
Butcher stayed down and looked seriously hurt but in reality was pulling
out his patented stop sign from underneath the ring. As Killian closed in
for the kill, Butcher cracked him in the head with The Stop (stop sign to
the head) which the ref also didn't see. Butcher rolled Killian back into
the ring and applied an elevated boston crab to the motionless Killian.
The ref called for the bell.
Winner: Necro Butcher
After
the Match:
As Butcher leaves the ring and Killian slowly begins to get up, Daniel 'The
Devil' Estacado begins to make his way to the ring. He has a mic in hand
and begins to speak as he enters the ring.
The
Devil: You know Killian... I brought you into this federation for a sole
purpose... frankly, The Fallen was a little low on numbers and we needed
someone to help fill Maurice's shoes.... but I must say... you have been
more of a disappointment to me than anything else. I think I'd rather have
that jackass Calib McClain as a stable mate than you... so not to belabor
the point... The Fallen is officially firing your ass...
The Devil
then kicks Killian in the gut and delivers the Final Destination!!! Killian
is down!!! The Devil then jumps out of the ring and and sets up a table
outside... he grabs Killian and pulls him out onto the apron... The Devil
then proceeds to piledrive Killian right through the table onto the concrete
floor. He then grabs a chair and starts beating the living hell out of Killian.
After he stops he grabs a microphone and starts to speak again...
A chorus
of boos is heard before he even opens his mouth...
The
Devil: Is that a little too extreme? Is that a little too "X-rated" for
you people? If I would do that to a man I had some respect for... what do
you think I would do to you Hopps? Last week I answered your call to a challenge...
now this week.... will you answer mine? At Unleashed... let's raise the
stakes a little higher... let's make things a little more interesting...
since we both seem to have this fascination with fire.... what do you say
to a Human Torch Match? You bring your flaming chairs... I'll bring the
gasoline and matches.... and our worlds will collide somewhere in between...
But
let's say we get things started a little early Hopps... cause quite frankly
I can't wait to see the flesh fall off your bones....
At this
point, 'X-Rated' Hopps comes running down to the ring to a huge pop from
the crowd and Estacado and Hopps start going at it right there on the entrance
ramp. The two trade blows until they are broken up by Security.
'Anarchist'
Mike Anderson vs. Viper
These two up and
coming BSW superstars fought a very even match with neither being able to
distance himself from the other. The highlight of the match was a series
of reversal between both wrestlers, which concluded with Anderson ducking
a Viper lariat and hitting him with the Revolutionary Drill (Steiner Driver).
Anderson then shouted to the crowd 'Anarchy Rulez!' signaling for his finishing
move. At this point, 'The Veterans' appear at the top of the entrance ramp
to huge heat from the crowd. Never one to back down from a fight, the 'Anarchist'
exits the ring, grabs a steel chair, and heads up the ramp to confront the
Veterans. As Anderson starts cracking the chair over head after head, Viper
exits the ring and hits Anderson with a belly-to-back suplex from behind
onto the ramp. The Veterans then beat down Anderson and leave him in a pool
of his own blood as the ref counts both men out.
Result: Double Count-Out
Calib
McClain vs. Venom
McClain was the
first to make his way to the ring as 'Number One Stunna' by Big Timers played
over the arena's PA system. The 7'5" giant stood in the ring awaiting the
arrival of one of the most hated men in BSW history, Venom. At least two
minutes went by and still no Venom. As the ref called for the bell and awarded
the match to McClain, the BSW-Tron switched to the backstage area where
Triple S and Venom are brawling with each other. The two trade rights and
lefts until BSW Security eventually breaks them up. As McClain stands in
the ring watching what is taking place backstage unfold, a man with a muscular
build and a shaved head came out of the crowd wearing black jean shorts,
a Chris Webber Sacramento Kings jersey, and carrying a black steel chair.
The man slapped McClain in the back with the chair and then proceeded to
beat him over and over with the chair. The man then put the chair down,
picked McClain up and amazingly hit him with a double underhook powerbomb.
As the man made his escape through the crowd, the camera catches a good
look at the man who appears to be none other than Hannibal King with a new
look but the same bad attitude.
Winner by Default: Calib McClain
Bucky
Thompson vs. Crazy C
Special Referee:
Yajuu-san
What a blisteringly
fast-paced contest this way! These two left nothing in the bag and for the
most part Special Referee Yajuu-san called it right down the middle. Bucky
gained the early advantage with great technical wrestling moves, which kept
'The Psychotic One' from attempting any of this high flying offense that
he is known for. Bucky hit a nice hurricanrana but missed with a spinning
heel kick as Crazy C moved out of the way. This gave Crazy C the opening
he was looking for as he hits a big spinebuster and then followed it up
with a somersault senton splash from the top rope. Crazy C made a cover
but only got a slow 2 count as it appeared Yajuu-san wanted the two of them
to beat on each other some more. Crazy C got up and grabbed Yajuu-san complaining
about the slow count. Bucky was able to recover and hit Crazy C from behind
with a german suplex into a pin. Again Yajuu-san's count was slow and Bucky
only got a 2. As Bucky grabbed Crazy C by the hair and pulled him to his
feet, Crazy C hauled off and kicked Bucky square in the beanbag in plain
view of the special referee. Instead of disqualifying Crazy C, Yajuu-san
grimaced in pain with a look that said 'that must've hurt.' With Bucky on
the ground in pain, Crazy C went to the outside and grabbed a steel chair.
Crazy C then climbed to the top rope with the chair in hand. The Psychotic
One then lept off the top rope holding the chair over his midsection looking
for a giant Jimmy Snuka splash but for some reason Yajuu-san pulled Bucky
out of the way at the last second. Crazy C lands hard on the mat with the
chair driving into his abdomen. Bucky is then able to climb to the top rope
and his the Punchline (frog splash) for the 3 count.
Winner: Bucky Thompson
Backstage:
'Style In Action'
Frankie Manns is seen putting on his sunglasses while leaving the Preditor's
dressing room. The cameraman enters the room to find the Preditor knocked
out with a note on him. It reads 'The hunter has become the hunted. Payback's
a bitch.'
Akuma
vs. Lil J
Special Referee:
Steve Hall
It wasn't long
in this match before all hell broke loose. After a very even first part
of the match, Akuma and Lil J were both still standing in the middle of
the ring bad-mouthing the other. It wasn't long before Special Referee Steve
Hall got involved in the trash talking. Eventually all three men were in
each others' faces in the center of the ring when Steve Hall ripped off
his referees shirt and hit both Akuma and Lil J with a Full Stop (jumping
stunner). The crowd pops as the stands over both men continuing the verbal
assault. This brings all three participants in the last match back down
to the ring for a full out brawl. All six men who will be involved in the
big Tag Team Titles 3 Way Board Match at the BSW Unleashed PPV next week
continue to battle as Rave goes to commercial.
Result: No Contest
Dark
Knight / Daniel 'The Devil' Estacado / Triple S / 'Raw Deal' Jay Hall
vs. Hannibal King / Keith Krash / Cooper Tate
/ 'X-Rated' Hopps
Hannibal King
and Keith Krash enters first to a big pop, followed by the sound of Kid
Rock as Cooper Tate makes his way down to a similar crowd reaction. Hopps
enters last on their team to a big pop as well, as the four men stand in
the ring awaiting their opponents. 'Guerrilla Radio' blazes over the PA
system as Triple S enters next to a mixed reaction, but the crowd are soon
all on their feet as the sound of 'Voices' fills the arena and Jay Hall
makes his way out, straight away going down and shaking hands with his ex-tag
partner Triple S to a big pop. The two Fallen members enter last to big
heat, and straight away Dark Knight and Jay start to argue at the bottom
of the ramp. Triple S and Estacado get in between the two of them, reminding
them that they have to work as a team, and the two reluctantly slap hands
out of respect, although it looks as if neither man meant it. The bell rings
and the match gets under way, with Triple S and Cooper Tate starting it
out in the ring. We start with a clean collar and elbow tie up, Triple S
rolling straight into and arm-bar, but Tate escapes with a roll and flip,
going into a hammerlock. Triple S then reverses this with the classic lucha
libre escape, jumping up and flipping Tate over snap-mare style, before
trying for a cross arm breaker. Tate manages to hold this off, rolling through
into a pin for a two count, before rolling up Triple S with a fireman's
carry cradle for another two count. He goes for another roll up as he stands
but Triple S reverses this, getting a step over arm-bar clutch for a two
count. The two then hop up and back off for a respite to a big pop, before
locking up again with a collar and elbow tie up. Triple S strikes first
here, pushing Tate into the ropes, before nailing a big double handed chop
to his chest followed by a drop toe hold transitioned straight into a front
face-lock. Tate manages to wriggle out of this into a hammerlock before
applying a side headlock, but he is sent into the ropes by Triple S, who
applies an octopus hold as he comes back. Tate struggles straight to the
ropes, but is take straight down with a boot to the face as he backs off
from them. Tate decides he's had enough for the moment and crawls over to
tag in Hopps, who comes in and runs straight into a lariat from Triple S,
before standing up straight into an Idolcanrana attempt! However, Hopps
counters this, catching his opponent with a huge sit down powerbomb, before
whipping him into the corner and following in with a rolling back kick.
Hopps makes the tag to Hannibal King, who enters and straight away uses
his power to go to work on Triple S, nailing a set of repeated clotheslines
in the corner, before tossing him out with a huge one armed hip toss. Triple
S scrambles over to his corner and makes the tag, bringing in Jay Hall for
the first time. The world champion goes to lock up with King, but is overpowered,
getting taken down with some strong knees to the midsection from King. Hannibal
then whips him into the ropes and takes him out with a sidewalk slam, before
tagging in Keith Krash, who enters and straight away goes for a leglock
on Jay. Jay manages to counter this however, kicking Krash away, before
wiping him out with a huge superkick. Jay then picks up Krash and brings
him down with a dragon screw leg whip, before picking him up and going for
a second one. However, Krash counters this, going for an enziguri, but Jay
ducks, transitioning down into the cross heel hold. Krash struggles straight
to the ropes, but as he stands up is taken down with a dropkick to the knee.
Jay then goes for a strike to Krash's head whilst he is kneeling, but Keith
catches his leg, only to be caught with an ipponzei kick. Jay then bounces
off the ropes, but is slowed down by a kick to the back from Tate. Jay spins
around and knocks Tate off the apron, but is caught straight away with a
German suplex from Krash. Jay retreats to the corner to make the tag, this
time bringing in Daniel Estacado, who comes straight in with a clothesline
to Krash, before trying for the Darkness hold! However, as he struggles
to lock it on, Hopps comes flying in with a slingshot elbow to him, before
putting the boot in a few times. He is soon cut off by the referee, allowing
Dark knight to come in and assist Estacado in delivering a double spinebuster,
before getting the tag from Estacado. Dark Knight puts the boot in on Krash,
before picking him up and sending him into the ropes, delivering a big tilt-a-whirl
slam as he comes back for a two count. He then goes for a powerbomb attempt,
but Krash reverses the move, dropping straight down into an ace crusher!
Krash then gets the tag to Hopps, who leaps in and gets ready to go at it
with Dark Knight. However, DK gets an evil smile on his face, before tagging
in Jay Hall! Hall and Hopps look at each other in the ring before slapping
hands and locking it up! Hopps comes out on top with a side headlock, but
Jay sends him into the ropes before applying a body scissors flipped up
into and armdrag. However, Hopps explodes right back with a flying clothesline,
before springing out of the corner with a twisting brain kick. Hopps then
tries for his Freestyler powerbomb, but Jay reverses this into a hurancanrana
hold for a two count! Jay then picks up Hopps and goes for the Quick Fix,
but Hopps manages pull Jay's legs out from under him right at the end, before
picking him up by his legs right into a sit down powerbomb for a two count.
Jay rolls through from this into a pin of his own, before Hopps does the
same, both men getting two counts. As they get up, Hopps then goes for a
hurancanrana, but Jay reverses this, dropping him with an ace crusher, before
jumping over the top rope and coming back in with a springboard hurancanrana.
Jay then goes for the cover but Hopps kicks out, before ducking a clothesline
and nailing a springboard rana of his own! After the move both men stand
off to a huge pop, before both tagging out. Estacado and Cooper Tate are
brought in, Estacado gaining the advantage with an elbow shot to Tate which
takes him down, before going and diving on Hopps in the corner, both men
rolling to the outside! Triple S enters the ring to replace Estacado as
Hopps and The Devil start brawling around the ringside area. The Superstar
goes for his Star Gazer, but it is broken up by a lariat from behind by
Krash. Tate then takes down Sullivan with a uranage suplex, before running
and flying out at Hopps and Estacado with a plancha to the outside! Triple
S slowly gets back to his feet, before following out Tate with a tope con
hilo to the outside! Dark Knight enters the ring to take on Krash, taking
him down and working on him in the corner, before Jay Hall entered and went
middle rope on the inside, before nailing his inside to out somersault rana
on Tate! The referee tries to break up the brawl as King comes in to double
team Dark Knight with Krash, and the men fighting on the outside eventually
return to their corners. However, this doesn't last long as Hopps runs across
and this time takes down Estacado, and the two begin to battle again! Triple
S and Hall then look at each other, before entering the ring and bouncing
off the ropes, both nailing springboard splashes out onto Hopps and Estacado
on the outside. Estacado seems annoyed that his own team-mates took him
out as well, and begins to argue with Triple S as Hall re-enters the ring,
where Dark Knight is now battling with Tate. Cooper Tate is gaining the
upper hand, and tries for the Showstopper, but Dark Knight rolls underneath
and tries for the Knightfall, but this is broken up by Krash. Jay sees this
and jumps into the ring, before sending Krash through the ropes to the floor,
and knocking King off the apron to the floor. The crowd then see something
they thought they'd never see as Dark Knight holds Tate back, allowing Jay
to come off the ropes with a missile dropkick to him, sending him right
back into a tiger suplex from DK! Tate just about escapes at two, Hopps
breaking up the pin count, before taking down his own stable-mate with his
sleeper hold with scissors! Dark Knight breaks this up, before ejecting
Hopps and going to battle him on the outside, leaving just Jay and Tate
in the ring. Jay tries for the wrist clutch exploder, but Tate nails a low
blow to escape, before going for the Showstopper. However, Triple S grabs
his foot to distract him, allowing Jay to nail the wrist clutch exploder
for a two count. Jay then calls in Triple S, and the ex-team-mates combine,
Triple S putting Jay on his shoulders. The crowd then watch in awe as Jay
comes off with a tornado DDT off Triple S onto Tate! With everyone battling
outside, Triple S makes the cover, winning the match fro his team! After
the contest Hall and Hopps shake hands and hug after their encounter, only
for Estacado and Dark Knight to rung up and attack Hopps from behind, grabbing
a chair and putting a beat-down on him in the corner. Jay goes to help,
but is held back by Triple S, who reminds him about the rule that the Rumour
Guy enforced! As this is going on, a camera is shown backstage where Hannibal
King and Calib McClain have got into a small brawl ahead of their pay-per-view
match, King and McClain rolling around backstage as security try to break
them up. Jay is stood helpless as Hopps is bust wide open by the two, and
the assault continues until all of a sudden Bucky Thompson and Steve Hall
run out from the backstage area to help out. The Fallen members bail from
ringside, but the war of words continues between Jay and Dark Knight as
the show goes off the air!
Winners: Dark Knight / Daniel 'The Devil' Estacado
/ Triple S / 'Raw Deal' Jay Hall