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The show opens with Commissioner Jeff Jarrett in his office.
Jarrett: Ladies and Gentlemen, in two weeks, IWC will present Helloween. The scheduled main event for this event is a World Championship match between champion Randy Orton and challenger Dustin Rhodes. Tonight, these two men will have an opportunity to scout each other in “Pick Your Poison” matches. Dustin has already told me who will be facing Randy tonight. That man is one half of the team that will soon challenge for the tag-team championship, Luke Gallows! After his match, Randy will announce who Dustin will face in the main event. Now that that is out of the way, there’s something I need to address. Recently, the wrestlers of IWC have become considerably more… on-edge as we approach Helloween. I can understand that. Helloween is one of our cornerstone pay per views each year, and as such everyone wants a spot on the card. However, I am SICK AND TIRED of everyone thinking they run things around here. There’s only ONE sheriff in this town, and you’re looking at him.
The camera view changes, and we are now watching the same scene over the Impactron inside the arena.
Jarrett: So, I went out and hired a couple “deputies” to help keep the peace in the ring. Gentlemen, please.
Cole: Taz! That’s… That’s…
Taz: That definitely is! It’s Mark Henry and Vance Archer.
They come down and stand at the bottom of the entrance ramp with their arms folded over their chests and scowls on their faces.
Jarrett: If anyone thinks they want to come down and interfere with what’s happening in the ring, they are gonna have to deal with Henry and Archer first. These men have the authority to do whatever they feel is necessary to protect the integrity of IWC matches.
With that, Henry and Archer each crack a sick, sadistic smile.
Taz: That’s a real rocketbuster announcement, Cole!
Cole: The Commish sure isn’t pulling any punches.
Jarrett gives the crowd a chance to digest his announcement before continuing.
Jarrett: Now then, on to another matter of business. At the end of last week’s show, Triple H was attacked from behind by Jesse Gordy. I have had both Gordy and Dustin Rhodes in my office for long interviews and am convinced that Jesse is NOT a member of the Family, so there will be NO repercussions against Rhodes’ group, and Jesse Gordy is NOT going to be held to my “no-touching” policy between the Family and Orton and Triple H.
Taz: Wow! Gordy’s on his own?!?!
Jarrett: HOWEVER, based on HIS actions last week, I AM adding Carlito to Orton and Triple H in that policy. That means if Carlito attacks any family member outside of a official match, then Randy Orton will be stripped of his World Heavyweight Championship.
The crowd lets out a cheer at that news.
Jarrett: Now then, I’ve taken up enough time. Get the first match going!
Ring announcer: This contest is scheduled for one fall. Coming to the ring:
Jey Uso!
Cole: And welcome once again, everybody, to the only professional wrestling show left on network television - IWC Tuesday Night Titans. Taz, Commissioner Jeff Jarrett has had quite a bit on his plate tonight, and we’re just getting started.
Taz: Absolutely, Cole. And we’re starting off tonight’s show with a very motivated Jey Uso taking on Family member Husky Harris. Uso has been trying to get the attention of the Family, but keeps coming up short of the pay window.
Cole: Right. Last week after losing to Bryan Danielson, Jey openly challenged Husky Harris in an attempt to get his foot in the door with the Family. He has GOT to prove himself tonight if he has ANY shot at joining the second- and third-generation stable.
As Jey gets to the bottom of the ramp, Mark Henry and Vance Archer give him a scowl, but part and let him through.
Ring announcer: And his opponent, representing the Family, Husky Harris.
Taz: With everything that’s gone on with the Family over the past few weeks, How much focus is Husky actually going to have coming in to this match?
Cole: He had better be focused, Taz. Even though he’s not had the best of luck recently, Jey Uso is nobody to sneeze at.
As soon as Husky is through the ropes, Jey lands a double sledge to Husky’s back. Jey continues the assault with some vicious stomps to the back. Harris rolls out of the ring and gets to his feet. Uso follows him to the outside. Harris catches Jey coming in with a knife edge chop. They go back and forth chopping each other. Husky starts getting in two chops to Uso’s one. Uso attempts to clothesline Harris, but Husky ducks and Jey runs into the ringpost. Harris rolls into the ring while the referee continues to count Uso out. Jey slides under the bottom rope at the count of 8, and Husky takes advantage with a stomp to Uso’s hand followed by an elbow drop to the back. They finally lock up and maneuver for position. After several moments with neither man finding an opening, they separate. They try to lock up again, but again neither man gets an advantage. They move to lock up a third time, but Harris raises up and cartwheels out of the way. He climbs up to the second turnbuckle and attempts to bring down an axe handle onto Uso, but Jey counters with a kick to the gut that sends Harris rolling across to the other corner. As he pulls himself up, Husky notices Uso coming in for a Samoan Splash and moves out of the way. Jey eats turnbuckle and turns around into an atomic drop. As Jey dances around, Husky peppers him with rights and lefts. Uso drops down and rolls out of the ring. As he rests against the retaining barricade near the timekeeper’s location, Husky comes out and clotheslines him over the wall and into the timekeeper’s lap. When Jey hits, we hear a sick THUNK as his head comes into contact with the ringbell. Husky looks down at the now unconscious Uso before rolling back into the ring. Jey still hasn’t shaken the cobwebs loose when the referee calls for the bell.
Winner by countout: Husky Harris
Cole: Yet another heartbreaking loss by Jey Uso, although this one definitely was due more to bad luck than any of his previous failures.
Taz: But a loss is a loss, Cole. Whether by pinfall, disqualification, or countout, it still goes into the record books as a loss.
Cole: The biggest question is where does Jey go from here?
Taz: Only time will tell. And speaking of time, we’ve got to take a timeout. When we come back, our Women’s Champ will be in action.
We fade out as medics are helping Jey Uso to the back.
***COMMERCIAL***
Ring announcer: The following women’s contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, the IWC Women’s Champion, Victoria!
Cole: The She-Devil has been asking for stiffer competition since winning the title in a controversial decision 3 months ago from Lacey Von Erich.
Taz: Yeah, Lacey’s foot was under the ropes but the referee didn’t see it. Jeff Jarrett upheld the referee’s decision but ordered a rematch, which Victoria got herself disqualified from to keep the title. Since then she’s been eeking out victories over the rest of the women here in the IWC.
Cole: Her psychotic nature has her believing that she’s considerably more dominant than she has shown recently.
Ring announcer: And her opponent:
From Los Angeles, California, Eve Torres!
Cole: And Eve has been slowly but surely climbing through the ranks since arriving 3 months ago.
Taz: Her training at the Gracie Jiu-jitsu Academy has really brought her along quickly. The other ladies are having a tough time keeping up with her.
They lock up and wrench around for position. Eve is able to hook an arm and flip Victoria onto her back. Eve then drops a leg across Victoria’s chest while twisting the arm that she still holds on to. Victoria struggles around for a moment but is able to kip up to her feet and reverse the hold, spinning Eve onto the mat. Victoria gets up quickly and plants a foot into Eve’s side before Eve can roll away to regain her feet. Another collar and elbow tie-up, but this time it’s Victoria who gains the advantage and whips Eve across the ring. Victoria sends Eve to the mat off the rebound with a nasty clothesline that nearly turns Eve inside out. Victoria goes to kick Eve again, but Eve catches the foot and brings Victoria crashing down with an ankle lock. Before she can get it fully locked in, Victoria grabs the rope and gets the break. Both ladies get to their feet and meet once again in the center of the ring. Victoria again sends Eve into the far ropes but Eve is able to cartwheel out of the way of another clothesline before connecting with a double mule kick to Victoria’s back. Victoria stumbles but is able to keep herself from falling. Eve is racing in to capitalize on her move, but Victoria is able to catch her coming in with a big boot to the face. Victoria picks up the still-dazed Eve and gives her a Widow’s Peak for the win.
Winner:Victoria
Cole: Once again, Victoria has gotten a win in a very close match.
Taz: Absolutely. I’ve just gotten word that next week there will be a Triple Threat match to determine a number one contender for Victoria’s Women’s Championship at Helloween.
As Taz is talking, the video feed changes to a camera in the parking garage, where we see a limo pulling in. Once it stops, the driver quickly gets to the back door, but doesn’t get a chance to actually open it before HHH gets out. He is definitely a man on a mission, carrying his trusty sledgehammer with him. He storms through the back, getting in the face of everyone he passes.
HHH: Where’s Gordy?
Random employee: Man, I don’t…
Hunter doesn’t even let the guy finish before knocking him out and continuing down the hallway. He sees another headset wearing employee and grabs him buy the front of his polo shirt.
HHH: I’m only going to ask you this once. Where… is… Gordy?
Headset guy (pointing): D-D-D… Down there.
Triple H shoves Headset guy to the ground and takes off in the direction he pointed. At the end of the hall is a single door. HHH opens the door and storms in. He sees Jesse Gordy across the room and attacks him with the sledgehammer. After two or three shots, IWC officials and other wrestlers come in and forcibly separate the two.
HHH: You wanna make a fool of me, Gordy? Are you that desperate? Noone makes their name at my expense! I’m gonna destroy you and everything you hold dear! And I’m gonna enjoy every minute of it.
Gordy: You held me down in WWE, got Hayes to give me a stupid hick gimmick, and you say you’re gonna destroy me? Seems like you had a pretty big head start on that and I’m just making up for lost time!
Taz: Jesse Gordy showed up out of nowhere last week and took out a tired Triple H after his match with Chavo Guerrero. Hunter’s guard was down a bit based on Jeff Jarrett’s hands-off dictate with the Family. He certainly wasn’t expecting someone to jump him from out of the crowd.
Cole: Gordy definitely took advantage of that lapse in concentration of Triple H. I doubt he’s going to have that opportunity again.
Taz: Up next, it’s time for Orton’s dose of poison as he takes on Luke Gallows.
***COMMERCIAL***
[color=yellow]We come back to the locker room of the Family, where Dustin Rhodes is congratulating Husky Harris on his victory earlier. Jey Uso comes in with an icepack on his head.
Jey: You know that I would have won that match if not for that bad luck.
Harris: I don’t know anything like that at all. In fact, I had you going
Dustin Rhodes interrupts and hold Husky back.
Dustin: Easy there, Husky. Dustin turns to Jey. You really want to prove yourself to us? I’m going to give you one last chance. Next week, you can take on Husky again. But no more excuses, and no more crying.
Jey: Next week? You got it. And Harris, you’re gonna get it.
Harris lunges toward Uso, but Uso doesn’t flinch.
Husky: Next week, I’m gonna prove once and for all that you don’t belong in the Family.
Uso storms out.
We return to ringside as Gallows is already coming down the ramp for his match.
Cole: One more chance, Taz. That seems fair after Jey’s bad luck struck again tonight.
Taz: Next week, Uso gets Harris one more time, but even if he wins, will he be welcomed into the Family?
Cole: Only time will tell. But we’ve got more in-ring action right now with Luke Gallows taking on the World Champion in our first Pick Your Poison match.
Orton comes down to the ring with the same determination that helped make him champion. He gets to Mark Henry and Vance Archer and stares them both down before heading up the steps and into the ring.
Orton locks up with the noticeably taller Gallows, and Luke uses that height advantage to muscle Orton back into a corner. The ref gets a clean break from both men. They back to the center of the ring and lock up again. Orton gets shoved into a corner again. Surprisingly, both men break cleanly again. This time when they reposition in the center of the ring, Orton slaps Gallows in the face. An enraged Gallows grabs Orton and carries him to a corner and lays several shoulders into Orton’s midsection. As the ref gets between the two to force a separation, Orton manages to get a hand up to rake Gallow’s eyes. As Luke stumbles backwards, Orton quickly goes on the offensive, with rights and lefts to the exposed gut of Gallows. Luke shoves Orton back, but Randy keeps coming. Gallows shoves Orton off again, but Randy bounces off the ropes and delivers a flying elbow to fell the bigger man. Orton continues to punish Luke by dropping a knee into his side, then starts stomping each appendage. Luke sits up, only to return to the canvas courtesy of a low dropkick by Randy. When Gallows sits up again, Randy gets him in a headlock. Randy grinds away for a moment before Luke is able to get to his knees and eventually to his feet while Orton continues to apply pressure. Gallows backs into a corner, and on the third time, Orton finally releases the hold. As Gallows works to recover, Randy storms out of the corner and delivers a bulldog to Luke. He notices that Gallows is down and starts to snap into his psychotic state. Orton maneuvers around and waits for Luke to get to his hands and knees before delivering the knockout punt. The referee’s count is academic.
Winner: Randy Orton
The referee goes to raise Orton’s hand, but Randy yanks his arm away and calls for a microphone.
Orton: Dustin, you thought that this was going to be a challenge to me? Were you ever mistaken. But I’ve chosen someone that most definitely will make you feel the burn. Your opponent tonight is… Kane!
Taz: Woah!
Cole: So our main event tonight is going to be Dustin Rhodes versus one half of the Tag Champions – Kane. I’m going to ask Mark Henry to come over here and keep me company while that freak is out here.
Taz: Snap out of it, Cole. I’m sure he’s going to have other things to worry about than tormenting you.
Cole: You’d better be right. I’m still consulting with lawyers about the possibilities that are in front of me.
Taz: But enough about you, Cole. There’s still lots of action left on tonight’s broadcast. We now know who Dustin Rhodes’ opponent will be, but up next, Low Ki and Bryan Danielson team up again to take on Edge and Vladimir Kozlov.
***COMMERCIAL***
[color=yellow]All four of the competitors are in the ring when we come back from the break. Edge gets Kozlov to step out of the ring so he can start off the match against Low Ki.
At the initial lockup, Low Ki goes behind and delivers a suplex to Edge. As Low Ki goes to capitalize on the maneuver, Danielson reaches way out and tags himself in. Low Ki looks at him for a moment, then holds his arm out for Danielson to please show him what he’s got. Danielson climbs in and locks up with Edge. Bryan also manages to get behind Edge and delivers a Northern Lights suplex for a 1 count. As Edge gets up, Danielson goes over and tags Low Ki back in. Low Ki quickly comes back through the ropes and ties up with Edge. Ki fires Edge across the way and catches him with a drop kick on the rebound, then tags Danielson back in again. As Danielson locks up with Edge, we can tell Edge is getting upset by this constant switching out of his opponents. He is unable to keep himself from tasting the bottom of Danielson’s boots as Bryan also connects with a drop kick. As Low Ki is entering the ring again, Edge bails out and runs over to grab a microphone.
Edge: No, no, no, no, nonononoNO! I’m NOT going to play along with your little game of “anything you can do I can do better.” You want someone to play with? Play with Kozlov. I’m out of here.
Edge throws down the mic and starts to head for the back, but Mark Henry and Vance Archer block his path and point back to the ring. Edge tries to force his way through, but Mark gives him an overhand chop which stuns Edge enough for Bryan Danielson to come off the ring apron with a seated senton, then throw Edge back into the ring. Edge rolls over to his corner and tags Kozlov into the match. Vladimir steps through the ropes and attempt to lock up with Low Ki, but Low Ki ducks and connects with a kick to the back of Kozlov’s knee. Kozlov swings wildly at Low Ki, who somersaults over to his corner and tags in Danielson. Bryan jumps onto the top rope and hits a flying kick that connects with Kozlov’s chest. As Vladimir stumbles backward, Danielson gets up and slingshots off the rope with a flying clothesline to take the big man off his feet. Bryan tags his partner in, and Low Ki climbs to the top turnbuckle. Kozlov gets up and charges in, only to be met by a huricanrana to take him back down to the mat. Low Ki again ascends the to the top in his corner, and as he prepares to deliver a Warrior’s Way, Bryan touches Low Ki’s boot and tags himself in. Ki doesn’t notice, and delivers his finisher. The referee waves off the count to a stunned Low Ki as Danielson comes in and puts Kozlov in Cattle Mutilation for the win.
Winners by submission: Bryan Danielson and Low Ki
At this point, Edge has finally regained his senses, and with a disgusted look at the three men in the ring, storms off to the back, stopping just long enough to shoot eye darts at Mark Henry, who threatens to backhand Edge as he lets him pass.
Meanwhile in the ring, Danielson and Low Ki are having a heated discussion about what happened. This leads to a shoving match and then all out slugging. Referees manage to separate the partners in short order, and as they are pulling Danielson to the back, he regains his composure and shoves the referees away as he gets to the entrance.
Taz: Looks like what had been a friendly parting of the ways just got a bit less friendly, eh, Cole?
Cole: Is mutual respect finally out the window with these two? Could tonight’s events have finally set these two on a collision course? Only time will tell. Well, up next, based on the win that was handed to him last week when Carlito wouldn’t stop his attack after the bell, Michael McGillicutty gets a rematch with the Gateway champion and if he wins, he’ll get a title shot at Helloween. And then our main event, as Dustin Rhodes takes on the opponent chosen for him by Randy Orton – Kane!
***COMMERCIAL***
When we come back, Michael McGillicutty is already in the ring, anxiously awaiting his opponent.
Carlito comes down and “accidentally” bumps into Vance Archer on his way to the ring. Carlito gives him a smug chuckle and climbs into the ring.
Carlito starts out aggressively. Everyone can tell that he isn’t interested in playing games this week. He doesn’t even lock up with McGillicutty, instead beginning the match with a series of kicks and punches. McGillicutty has to cover up and back into the corner to get the ref to call for a break. Carlito again gets physical with Michael. After more brawling, McGillicutty has to duck between the ropes, forcing another break. This time when Carlito comes in, McG makes him pay. Mike catches Carlito with a drop toe hold followed up by several elbow drops. McGillicutty picks Carlito up by the hair and throws him into a corner. Carlito receives a few forearm shivers before being bieled out of the corner. McGillicutty follows up with a neck snap. He climbs the turnbuckle and as Carlito gains his feet, delivers a flying inseguri to Colon. McGillicutty gets up and motions for Carlito to rise. As Carlito gets to his feet, Michael gets beside him, hooks the neck and leg and executes a Perfect Plex. The referee counts three and we have a new #1 contender for the Gateway Championship while the crowd goes wild.
Winner: Michael McGillicutty
Taz: Whoa! Where did THAT come from?
Cole: Well, Michael McGillicutty proved tonight that he is in fact his father’s son as he busted out Mr. Perfect’s finisher.
Taz: I thought we were going to see a repeat of last week’s match when Carlito countered the McGillicutter into a backcracker, but apparently Michael learned a thing or two last week. If he can keep up this learning curve there’s no telling how far he’ll go.
The camera changes to show Dustin Rhodes walking through the backstage area.
Cole: One day soon he could outshine this man, the leader of the Family, Dustin Rhodes who’s coming to the ring right now. Our main event is NEXT.
***COMMERCIAL***
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Ring announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is the main event of the evening. Making his way to the ring, from Austin, Texas - Dustin Rhodes. And his opponent:
From Death Valley, California - Kane!
Taz: What can you say about Kane that hasn’t been said before? He’s a mean, sadistic son-of-a-gun.
Cole: And tonight, Randy Orton chose him to try and soften up Dustin Rhodes before their match at Helloween.
Taz: Well, he’s definitely a good choice for doing just that, Cole.
After Kane’s traditional pyro display in the ring, Dustin steps back in to face the behemoth.
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