Highlights + World Title Match

[bigraj]

"Here are some highlights of our recent west coast tour."


"In Sacramento, Booker T and Christian had quite a main event . . . "



"Booker reversed a Killswitch . . . "



" . . . and connected with the axe kick."






"The Book End finished things for Captain Charisma."




"The main event at a non-televised San Diego show saw Rey Mysterio defending his U.S. Title, but first Damien Sandow decided to educate the masses . . ."



"Sandow had Rey in trouble after his Elbow of Disdain."



"Mysterio made the comeback . . ."


" . . . landing a brutal 619."





"The top rope splash finished off a successful title defense."

[Captain Charisma]

Damnit, Captain Charisma and the Duke of Decency both go down? Can I get a refund? When I found out who all was coming over to this board, I almost went back to the Captain Charisma moniker, but decided to keep the new name. Was cool to see Sandow at least losing to someone above him (theoretically) in the pecking order, instead of giving Ron Killings the best match of his whole life on Main Event and then having to do the job for him.

I'm still waiting for Raj to bust out a little ketchup or corn syrup to give the mat a nice stain. Just adds some ambiance, right?

[bigraj]

"The Undertaker made quick work of Heath Slater in Seattle . . ."


"Only to have to deal with another Shawn Michaels attack."

"He blocked Sweet Chin Music . . ."


" . . . but HBK was able to escape the clutches of the Dead Man."



"Unfortunately for Slater, he wasn't able to escape."

[bigraj]

"We also saw an exciting tag team match in Seattle, WA."


"Demolition squared off against Davey Boy Smith and Brian Pillman."






"Lots of good back and forth action, but then Pillman paid the price trying to hit Ax with a flying headscissors . . ."







"After sustaining a lot of punishment, Pillman managed to trip up Smash and tag out to the Bulldog."







"Davey Boy was on fire . . ."




" . . . but Ax managed to stop that momentum."




"The Demos finish off Smith . . ."




" . . . and will be getting a tag title shot against the Road Warriors.  We've since gotten word that the title match will take place in a couple of weeks inside the confines of a steel cage!"

[bigraj]

"Kerry Von Erich, looking to bounce back after a recent tag team loss to Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard, found himself facing off against the World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry."





"Things were going well early . . . "



" . . . but the tide turned when he attempted a body slam."


"Henry shifted his weight and 400 lbs came crashing down on Von Erich."


"Henry continued the assault."


"But in desperation, The Modern Day Warrior locked in the Iron Claw."



"Henry managed to scoop him up anyway . . ."



" . . . and destroyed Von Erich with the World's Strongest Slam!"

[Kimmel]

Nice! I love the Demolition vs. Davey/Pillman match.

[darthfoley]

Hell yeah, Demolition Decapitation baby!

[Captain Charisma]

I like the cross-generational stuff a lot! Pillman and Davey make a great team, but not quite ready for Demolition, where the hell was Fuji?! Pillman deserved a cane shot for sure, well at least getting tripped by the cane. KVE vs. Henry would be fun, surprised by the ending. Man I miss the thumbs up, that was my go-to emoticon.

[bigraj]

"In Las Vegas, Big Van Vader faced The Miz . . ."





" . . . and utterly destroyed the youngster."




"A quick powerbomb finished things off."

[Captain Charisma]

Oooooo, no you got me wanting to see Dusty vs. Vader, hells to the yea...

[bigraj]

"Lex Luger was out next for a match with Jake Roberts."



"Jake took advantage early with an eye rake . . ."



" . . . and jumped all over the Total Package."





"Roberts finished things quickly with the DDT."

[darthfoley]

I never did manage to pick up the samurai mask for Vader.

[bigraj]

"And, of course, earlier tonight Kevin Von Erich was looking to finish off Chris Benoit . . . "


" . . . but Benoit ducked under the Iron Claw attempt . . . "


" . . . and nailed a couple of German suplexes."



"He bridged after the 2nd suplex and got the 3-count."

[bigraj]

"And that brings us to tonight's main event. Kurt Angle challenges for the World Heavyweight Title."


"Muta comes out with a bit of a tribute to the Great Kabuki." "Nice call, King. The champ surrenders the title to the referee."




"Muta misses a head kick . . . "

" . . . and Angle shoots . . ."

" . . . but Muta manages to fight it off and goes after the arm."


"Angle stops a throw . . ."

" . . . but catches an elbow."

[Captain Charisma]

That is an awesome looking Great Muta, I'm a big mark for the guy. Muta vs. Angle would be a dream match of mine. Can't wait for the conclusion.

[bigraj]

"Hip toss by Muta."


"Whoa, look at that mist!" "Angle wants no part of that, and complains to the ref."


"Muta with a baseball slide!"



"Angle taking control . . ."


" . . . and a brutal elbow to the throat!"

[bigraj]

"Back in, and Angle goes for a gut wrench suplex."

"Beautifully done."

"Angle goes for a vertical suplex . . . "

" . . . Muta shifts his weight . . ."

" . . . and lands an inverted DDT!"

"A knee to the back of Angle's neck."



"There's that handspring elbow!"

[bigraj]

"Northern Lights suplex . . ."

" . . . Angle kicks out at two."


"Angle with a takedown and he goes for the ankle lock!"


"Muta makes the ropes, and escapes to stop Angle's momentum."

"We've got to take a break, but we'll be right back."

[bigraj]

"We're back, and this is the prize these two top-quality athletes are fighting for: The World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship!"


"Muta's got a very tight sleeper on, JR." "Angle's turning purple, King! It might be over!"

"Angle sends him into the ringpost to break!"


"German suplex! I think he's got him, Ross!"


"So close, King! That was 2 and 3/4."

[bigraj]

"Angle with a beautiful belly-to-belly suplex!"


"Muta digs into the eyes!"


"Shining Wizard!"

"Muta with that bridging Indian Death Lock."

"Muta cranks up the pressure. Angle taps out! Angle taps out!"

"Muta retains his championship! We're out of time, folks. Tune in next week, when two feuds may get settled in cage matches. Demolition challenges the Road Warriors for the World Tag Team titles, and The Undertaker will finally get his hands on Shawn Michaels!"

[Captain Charisma]

Great main event. Muta is an excellent champ. Once Taker gets done smashing HBK, I'd love to see him and Muta lock up. Demo's and Roadies will be sweet. I still want Dusty vs Vader!! It's time, it's time, it' Vader time

I love how you got the mist on the fingers, fingers into the eyes bit correct. A lot of people never could figure out why Muta always stuck his fingers into his mouth before raking the eyes, well done Raj.