For the vacant GPW Heritage Championship

 

 

The first fall showed that both these men are well trained in mat wrestling and submission moves and counters. Graves played it rought but surprisingly clean. However, right after the ring announcer said there were 20 minutes expired he seemed to take the action up a notch, using a hidden string of tape to choke Gate repeatedly behind the ref's back. The crowd moaned when Graves managed to lock Gate into an Angled Reverse Figure-Four leglock. Gate tried to rock his way out of the hold but that just caused too much pain. Finally he managed to inch his way to the ropes and get the break. It took a full 5 count though by ref Jimmy Appleseed before Graves would break the move.

The rest of the fall you could see that Gate was hurting, but Graves seemed content to go after his head now, punishing him with punches and headlocks. When he finally went back for the leg's and shot in, Graves managed to counter with a front facelock, and turn it into a hangman. Finally he released the hold with a neckbreaker. Three consecutive German suplexes and then a roll up and Gate had the first fall.

 

The match broke down into fisticuffs and brawling in the second fall. It went in and out of the ring. Finally Graves battered Gate into the ringsteps and tried to get into the ring to beat the count. But Gate managed to hold onto one leg of Graves and cause a double countout.

 

This posed an interesting question. What would happen if the 3rd fall went to Graves? For that matter color commentator Linley Tolbert claimed that the match should be over, that 3 falls had expired and that it was 2-1 for Gate. But since the title can not change hands on a DCO it should be held up? Amidst all the confusion, referee Jimmy Appleseed called for the bell and started what he deemed to be the 3rd fall.

Both men seemed pretty tired by now, and the match slowed down quite a bit. The younger man Graves took over with a series of wear down holds, and some high impact suplexes and powerbombs. However, Gate is an extremely tough man to pin who knows how to stay close to the ropes.

Graves went for an Indian deathlock but Gate reached across and grabbed ahold of Grave's kneepad. He pulled him forward and then rolled him up, but only got a 2 count. Gate was on fire with a belly-to-belly, a couple of dropkicks, and then nailed a crucifix into a cradle to get the pin.

As Gate was finishing off Graves, Den Scarrman appeared from the back and was making his way to the ring. However, he was chased from behind and clipped by Union Jack who made sure that Scarrman did not interfere in the match.

 

for the vacant GPW Tag Team Championships

 

 

Well, that is the way the PPV was advertised but a change occured. Earlier in the night Derek St. Holmes Esq, came to the ring and called out V.P. Dale Kuentz. He presented the VP with a signed contract from Will Damon & Shane Madison signing over their spot in the tournament tonight for $2,000 in cash, to the Insane Clown Posse. Kuentz wasn't happy about it, but Al Collins & Joe Blum came to the ring to confront Holmes. They told Kuentz they had no problem wrestling ICP tonight and would enjoy beating their clown asses after their sneak attack on Rage. Speaking of sneak attacks, at this moment, the ICP hit the ring with their fire extinguishers, but Collins and Blum anticipated it and got in punches before the ICP could react. Blum and Collins drove the clowns from the ring, and Holmes had to do a head tope out of the ring onto the floor to escape.

 

The ICP were no match for the veterans. Everything they tried back fired as the good guys anticipated everything. In the end Blum battered Violent J and Holmes outside the ring as Collins nailed Shaggy with the big boot to get the pin.

 

Hard fought match, went back and forth. Both teams lost their temper a lot. Both Regs and Scott had their knees wrapped heavily thanks to the attack last week by Stan Baker. Scott really shined through as the tough veteran as this match went along. Devine was in a world of trouble, and Pawluk tried to help him out, but referee Jurgen Hermann escorted Pawluk out of the ring. While he was doing that the Great Canadians nailed a double brainbuster and then Scott picked up the pin.

Post-Match: Devine really tore a strip into Pawluk for distrcting the ref and allowing him to be double teamed.

 

This was just like old times in Mid-America as these 4 men renewed acquaintances. Collins & Blum controlled early but the villains managed to escape several pin attempts by the illegal man entering and breaking up the pinfall. There was a major skirmish with all 4 men going at it, and Collins pinned Scott after a big boot. However, Melissa Coates upon protest by the Great Canadians reversed her decision, as Collins was not the legal man. As Collins and Blum protested the Great Canadians used the distraction to don brass knux and nail their opponents from behind. Scott nailed the Northern Spike (brainbuster) on Collins and picked up the tainted victory.

 

 

 

"the veterans" Sam Holiday, Stan Baker, The Patriot

V

"the youngsters" Raymond Bingham, Lash LeRoux, Allen Funk

 

Quite frankly, the old timers just had too much game for the youngsters, and too much at stake - a career full of pride. Bingham and Allen Funk did all they could to cheat to win, but LeRoux played it straight. In the end, rather then LeRoux costing his team the win as Larkin threatened would happen, Bingham and Funk grew so frustrated with LeRoux's unwillingness to cheat that they turned on him during a six-man skirmish. The only problem was that LeRoux was the legal man in the ring at the time. When it was all sorted out Stan Baker nailed the heartpunch and pinned LeRoux.

[Holiday, Baker, and the Patriot all get active wrestling contracts with GPW]

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first match of the night started off with Asp Evergreen coming to the ring with his friend Eddie Chavez. Asp had a sling on his arm, and said he couldn't wrestle tonight due to his injury. The crowd jeered Asp, and Tenacious Z grabbed the mic and asked Asp why he could wrestle with only one leg, but Asp couldn't wrestle with one injured arm?

Evergeen thought about it for a minute, seemingly taken aback by the question, before responding to Z, "but you're used to being a cripple. Being a gimp is new to me. I could wrestle but I would need a doctor's clearance first. But I tell you what. Since the fans have come to see you wrestle, they obviously like watching minorities wrestle, let's give them a suitable replacement. My buddy Eddie here is from a minority too, he'll fight you."

Z was pissed off but wanted to fight someone so he agreed.

 

The match between Z and Chavez went on for about 8 minutes and it was high paced excitement with both men holding their own. Then just as Z was pressing his advantage Asp Evergreen returned to the ring. He had some papers with him and entered the ring.

 

Referee Melissa Coates called for the bell and seemingly DQ'd Chavez.

 

Evergreen though got on the mic and said that due to Z's insistence he has gone out and got doctor's clearance which he presents to Coates. Coates gets a mic and confirms the clearance (Asp isn't wearing a sling anymore) but says that the match has already finished, that Z is the winner by DQ.

 

 

 

From the back, carrying a briefcase comes Derek St. Holmes, ESQ, better known as the new manger of ICP. He opens the briefcase and pulls out a contract. He says this is a valid contract between Evergreen and Z for a match tonight. He says that the contract has not been fulfilled and needs to be carried out. Z agrees but is then coldcocked from behind by Chavez.

 

Coates calls for the bell to start the match. Z is a game competitor but the deck is stacked against him with already having wrestled 8 minutes, and having been attacked from behind. He tries to make comebacks but Evergreen just keeps punishing him. With Z on his back after a brainbuster, Evergeen humiliates him by feigning trying to put on a figure-four on the one legged wrestler. Instead he stomps on his lower midsection. After an elbowdrop he climbs to the top rope and comes off with his twisting moonsault finisher.