SCW Shockwave – Week 4
We’re just one week away from SCW’s first ever PPV extravaganza, WrestleFest! At present the show is set to be headlined by “The Olympic Hero” Kurt Angle and “The All-American American” Jack Swagger in a match to decide the first ever SCW Champion. Both men will have the night off from competition, but they will be on hand to see if they will have company in the WrestleFest main event. CM Punk could wiggle his way into the mix with a victory in “the gauntlet”. What does this gauntlet have in store? We’ll find out tonight!
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Tomko’s music hits and he’s out first, badass goatee and all. He steps into the ring looking imposing as ever, ready for his first singles action in SCW. But it’ll be no easy task tonight as he’ll be going up against “The Monster” Abyss, who last week was made a target by Kane.
Tomko vs. Abyss
Matt Striker: “If JR were here, he’d say these two men are a couple of hosses!”
That quote epitomizes this match. Both men put their fantastic power on display throughout. Tomko began to ground Abyss and got several near-falls but Abyss would always muscle out. After a tight contest, Abyss goes into comeback mode, whips Tomko into the ropes, and connects with a Black Hole Slam to win it.
After the win, Abyss seems to have a bit of a breakdown in the ring, pounding the mat and screaming “KANE!” Obviously, Kane’s threatening words and attack last week are still weighing heavily in his mind. Dr. Stevie comes out and talks to Abyss as he walks to the back. Looks like Stevie’s going to have himself another client.
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Curt Hawkins is out next, accompanied by Vance Archer. Hawkins looks smug after he and Archer injured Edge a couple weeks ago. The South Beach Boyz dance out next, Percy Watson is in singles action!
Curt Hawkins w/ Vance Archer vs. Percy Watson w/ Darren Young
Percy starts off with a head of steam, but it’s not too long before Hawkins winds up taking control of the match. Archer and Young wind up fighting at ringside with Young being taken out. Hawkins connects with a swinging scoop slam on Watson before heading up to the top to hit a huge flying elbow. Hawkins picks up the win in his first singles match in SCW.
Hawkins goes to the top and celebrates, looking out to the crowd. While he’s doing that, he fails to notice Edge jumping the rail and taking out Archer at ringside via throwing him into the steel steps. Edge gets in the ring as Hawkins continues to celebrate. Hawkins comes down from the top and when he turns around, SPEAR! Edge is back, and the crowd loves it. Edge grabs a microphone and keeps it short and sweet, “see you at WrestleFest, Curt.”
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We cut backstage to see the hapless Heath Slater walking around. His tenure at SCW has been quite sad to this point, as he’s eaten a boot to the face in three straight weeks. He then appears to lock eyes with someone. The camera pans back to reveal Tomko, who is in a foul mood after his loss earlier.
Slater: “Hey Tomko. As you’ve probably seen, the One Man Rock Band is a wanted man. People are always after the stars. What I need is a big backup. I know you’ve been a backup before…so whaddya say?”
Tomko: “No.
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Slater’s cocky grin soon turns to a frown as, yep, you guessed it…Slater gets booted in the face. When is this guy ever gonna learn?
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The Hardys come out, Jeff Hardy will be in singles action tonight in advance of their SCW Tag Team Title Ladder Match against the Young Bucks at WrestleFest. As they walk down to the ring, Matt can be heard imploring Jeff to “watch his scouting video”, to which Jeff continually refused. Apparently, Matt must have done some more of his unconventional stalking under the guise of “scouting”. The Young Bucks come out next and the match is underway.
Jeff Hardy w/ Matt Hardy vs. Jeremy Buck w/ Max Buck
As you would expect, this one was a fast paced encounter. With each match the Bucks are involved in, the comparison to the Hardys becomes more and more evident. Plenty of big spots were in this one. Matt tried to get involved, but Jeff didn’t want the help. Jeremy hit an outside placha to the pesky Matt. Max came over to break it up, and Jeff leapt over onto all three men.
Jeff hits his own Twist of Fate on Jeremy, and then heads up to the top rope. Matt jumps onto the apron and tries to bark instructions at Jeff to “spice it up” and do something “flashier” than the Swanton. Jeff ignores him and tries the Swanton anyway, but by that point Jeremy had enough time to recover and roll out of the way. Jeff crashes to the mat and Jeremy gets the 3 count. Matt facepalms. The Hardys seem to continue having chemistry issues. Will they work this out before Sunday?
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Angle and Swagger make their way out to the arena, each man taking a seat on a separate side of the stage. A highlight package is shown profiling both men and their remarkably similar upbringings in the world of amateur wrestling. It’s the Olympic Gold Medalist vs. the All-American (American) on Sunday! But they may have company. Tonight, both men want to get some up-close scouting for the gauntlet. CM Punk is out next to a chorus of boos from the audience. He glares at both Angle and Swagger on the way down to the ring. He gets in the ring and takes the microphone from Justin Roberts.
Punk: “From day one here at SCW, Ric Flair has tried to hold me back. I’ve exposed him for the sinful old man that he is, so he’s tried to screw me over. He booked me in a battle royal filled with inebriated party animals who surely disagree with my values just to keep me out of the main event of WrestleFest. And now he’s making me run a GAUNTLET just to get my rightful spot! Well Flair, the jokes on you…because after I win this gauntlet, I will show the world why straight edge means I’m better than you!”
Speaking of party animals, the music of the South Beach Boyz hits and Darren Young comes out as the first participant in the gauntlet. The announcers are sure to mention that Young might still be looking for payback as Punk was at one point Young’s “mentor”.
Gauntlet Segment 1: CM Punk vs. Darren Young
Punk sneers at Young, but is then taken down with a quick clothesline. Young gets a few shots in and controls the early going with some stomps and punches. Young throws Punk into the corner and connects with a clothesline. He then goes to Irish Whip Punk only for Punk to reverse it and lift Young up, nailing a GTS out of nowhere. Punk gets the pin and moves on, but it’s not long before the music of “The Masterpiece” Chris Masters hits and he jogs out as the next participant.
Gauntlet Segment 2: CM Punk vs. Chris Masters
Punk gets some kicks in on the strongman Masters to try and take him off his guard. But he goes to the well once too often as Masters starts to take over. Masters bench presses Punk and slams him down to the mat, Punk looks to be in trouble! The Masterlock is applied to the delight of the crowd. Punk struggles and tries to fight out of it, he gets himself close to the turnbuckle and pushes off of it to flip himself over Masters. Masters turns around, GTS! Punk squeaks past Masters! But here comes Kazarian!
Gauntlet Segment 3: CM Punk vs. Kazarian
Kazarian really takes the fight to Punk, continuing his streak of really impressive showings in SCW. Pretty fast-paced encounter for ten or so minutes as Punk is clearly running out of gas after having essentially worked two matches already. Kazarian sets Punk up on the top turnbuckle for the Flux Capacitor, but Punk pushes Kazarian off. Punk hits a top-rope knee drop followed by locking on the Anaconda Vice. Kazarian taps out.
Punk gets up and runs around the ring in celebration, assuming that was the end of the gauntlet. But flames go off on the turnbuckles as here comes Kane! Punk can’t believe it.
Gauntlet Segment 4: CM Punk vs. Kane
Punk has almost nothing left in the tank as Kane seems to have his way with Punk, nailing several big power moves. Kane grabs Punk by the throat. Chokeslam coming, but Abyss attacks Kane from behind! Abyss wants some retribution for last week’s sneak attack. They brawl into the stands once again. Meanwhile, the referee is seen talking to ring announcer Justin Roberts.
Roberts: “Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the fall as a result of a disqualification – KANE! Therefore, CM Punk does NOT win the gauntlet and will NOT be competing at WrestleFest!”
Punk is beside himself. He runs out and grabs a microphone before jumping back into the ring.
Punk: “Flair, that is ridiculous! I had that match won! You had better come out and rectify this situation right now!”
Flair obliges and appears on the rampway.
Flair: “Sorry Punk. You didn’t win, so you can’t be in the title match. How unfortunate. I’d like to announce that in order to prevent this from happening in the inaugural SCW Title match, it will be no disqualifications!”
Punk: “This is absurd.”
Flair: “Rules are rules.”
Punk: “Fine. But let me just assure you, the SCW locker room, and all of these poisoned souls here and at home that this Sunday, the true power of straight edge will be revealed one way or another. And this is all on YOUR shoulders, Flair…”
As Flair ponders Punk’s words, Swagger had snuck over to Angle’s side of the ramp. He connects with a cheap shot, but Angle gets right back up. They begin to brawl as Flair tries to break them up, security joins in as well to try and pull them apart. It’s a chaotic scene as we close with a recap package for WrestleFest!
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The first ever SCW champion will be decided as Jack Swagger and Kurt Angle, two of the best athletes in the business, go head to head. Which of these proud athletes will be able to be the first man to hoist the gold? The Young Bucks look to continue their ascension up the tag team ranks as they face their childhood idols the Hardys in a sure-to-be-crazy ladder match for the SCW Tag Team Titles! Edge got some retribution tonight against his former protégé Curt Hawkins, and on Sunday he will look to dish out more punishment as the two will face off. And just signed, “The Monster” Abyss will collide with “The Big Red Machine” Kane! These two have been at each other’s throats for weeks now, and now the two brutes can finally settle their differences in the ring. CM Punk promised to reveal the power of straight edge on Sunday, what could that mean?
More great matches will take place and even more surprises are sure to be in store as well. If you miss WrestleFest, you will be missing a truly Superb wrestling program. See you Sunday!