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Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Dome
Paid Attendance: 7,339
Hardkore World Television Title Tournament
First Round
Little Dragon vs. The Martian
The Martian took a swing at him but Little Dragon ducked and atomic dropped the big man, then caught him with a nice dropkick. Dragon springboarded off the top rope and nailed The Martian between the eyes with a superman punch. Dragon climbed to the top turnbuckle to finish him off with the shooting star press but Martian rolled out of the way. Martian pointed at the ropes and got a big round of boos from the Tacoma fans. He tried springboarding, but just hung himself over the ropes and flipped to the mat. He got up, holding his bruised belly and Little Dragon caught him from behind with the DSD backstabber off the top rope.
The Sulford Squid vs. Scorpion
Scorpion caught the Squid coming in with a Japanese arm drag, then snapped him back with a russian leg sweep. He climbed to the top turnbuckle and then came crashing down with a somersault leg drop but Squid rolled out of the way. Callum grabbed a headlock and wore him down for several minutes, getting a “Boring!” chant from the Tacoma Dome. Scorpion pushed him off into the ropes but Squid came back with a running leg lariat. He pulled down his kneepad and caught Scorpion between the eyes with a Muscle Killer knee drop and then applied his Rage of Sadler tazzmission to advance to the semi-finals.
The Hurricane vs. Moondog Dook
Dook attacked The Hurricane before the bell, whipping him with his chain, and then wrapping it around his throat and choking him with it. He irish whipped Hurricane into the ropes and then clotheslined him with the chain. He started biting Hurricane, but Hurricane pushed him away and said “WHASSUPWITDAT!?” then folded his arms, popping the crowd. He thumbed Dook in the eye as he moved towards him and then hit the Moondog with the Overcast diving neckbreaker. PSOW Champion gave Dook the Eye of the Hurricane for the victory. As The Hurricane celebrated in the ring, The Purricane, his cat ran in to the ring. He held up The Purricane as the crowd cheered the victorious Dynamic Duo.
Dirk “Glorious Wolf” van Thijmen vs. Dana “The Drone” Daniels
Dirk van Thijmen hip tossed Dana Daniels across the ring. He took Daniels out with a tornado kick, and then climbed to the top turnbuckle. Daniels stood up just in time to to catch a flying dropkick. Van Thijmen irish whipped him, but Dana reversed it and shot van Thijmen into the corner. The Drone ran in with a Jodie, Give Dana A Second Chance stinger splash. Dana Daniels tried to fire himself up by yelling his new catch phrase “What Is Up With That?” as the fans booed him. He climbed up and stood on the bottom turnbuckle, then leapt off with a splash but van Thijmen put his knees up. Glorious Wolf gut wrench suplexed Daniels and then bearhug suplexed him for the win.
Randy Candy vs. “The Punisher” Dan Stein
In the first non-tournament match of the night, Dan Stein did not look happy after what happened to Marty in Seattle. Randy Candy gulped and rushed him, but Stein took him out of his boots with a discus clothesline. He pumphandle sit-out slammed him known as The Reckoning and then applied his rings of saturn known as The Final Solution to get the win in under a minute.
Tuxedo Mask vs. Biker Daddy
Tux came down to the ring dressed in a black and white Mr. Fuji robe, from his days of managing Yokozuna that he got off ebay. When he entered the ring, he took it off and he's wearing his usual wrestling tuxedo. Tuxedo Mask twisted Biker Daddy’s arm and climbed to the top rope, tight rope walking along the top rope, before jumping off into a la majistral cradle for a two count. Biker Daddy grabbed him by the hair and flipped him over into a reverse chinlock. After Tux worked his way to his feet, Biker Daddy tried a suplex, but Tux reversed it into a snap suplex. Tuxedo Mask stepped out to the apron and then springboarded back into the ring with a dragon rana. He applied a dragon sleeper mexican surfboard known as The Tuxmission to get Biker Daddy to tap out. After Tux went back to the locker room, an enraged Disney’s Marty Donovan came out to a huge pop from the Tacoma fans. He made a bee-line for the announce table and began thrashing the scarecrow that Phil Blauer leaves in the chair for TVs. It took an embarrassingly long time before Marty realized it wasn’t the real Phil. Donovan sheepishly apologized, and then yelled some threats to Steve Awesome at Hardkore Cameraman Jackie Valentine Jr. to save face then stomped away.
“The High Roller” Wesley Crane vs. Dutch Boy
Before the match started, “The Punisher” Dan Stein stood at the top of the ramp and watched the match. The Hardkore West Coast and Hardkore World Tag Team Champion Wesley Crane tossed the diminutive Dutch Boy across the ring with an exploder suplex. Dutch Boy got up and turned around into a vicious spear. Crane got up and noticed Alexander Von Blankenship walking down to ringside to the boos of the Tacoma Dome. That allowed Dutch Boy to pull a cord out of his boxer shorts and choke Crane with it. He gave Crane a rope burn, running his eyes along the top rope. Dutch Boy climbed to the second turnbuckle and dove backwards with an elbow but Wesley Crane superkicked the back of his head in mid air. He hit the ropes and crushed Dutch Boy with a In The Face v-trigger knee for the win. Dan Stein wordleslly walked back to the locker room. Later, Crane’s music was interrupted by Alexander Von Blankenship’s. AVB took the mic and said “You look good, Wes. I’m here with an Anointed Ultimatum. Either you're with us, or you're against us, and The Anointed want the answer in Sacramento, one way, or the titles.” Then left Crane to mull over his decision.
Hardkore World Television Title Tournament
Semi-Finals
Little Dragon vs. The Salford Squid
Little Dragon and the Squid shook hands pre-bell and Dragon started off with a side headlock takedown. They exchanged some mat work, and Squid flipped him with a fireman’s carry. Later, Squid got a two count with a northern lights suplex. Squid threw Dragon over the ropes, but he skinned the cat back in and hit Callum in the throat with a flying cross chop. Dragon irish whipped Squid into the ropes and caught him with a full powerslam. He went for a suplex but The Salford Squid landed behind him with a tiger suplex. He gave Dragon a spinning toehold. Dragon refused to submit and later was able to small package Cornwall for a close two. Little Dragon powerbombed Squid and then pulled him into a short arm rainmaker lariat he calls the Desolator. Little Dragon climbed to the top turnbuckle and waited for Squid to stand up for the DSD, but Cross Recoba ran down to the ring and pushed him off the top turnbuckle! Little Dragon was caught unexpectedly and landed awkwardly. He staggered up, confused and The Salford Squid caught him with an inside cradle for the upset to advance to the finals.
The Hurricane vs. Dirk “Glorious Wolf” van Thijmen
Dirk van Thijmen took over with a snapmare into a hammerlock. Hurricane eventually worked his way to his feet and thumbed van Thijmen in the eye. He sent van Thijmen crashing to the mat with an inverted side slam. He lifted Glorious Wolf into a vertebreaker, but van Thijmen landed on his feet behind him and smashing his face into the turnbuckle. Dirk van Thijmen climbed to the top turnbuckle and came crashing down with a double ax handle on Hurricane’s head. He applied a single leg boston crab that nearly made Hurricane submit before he was able to get to the ropes. Van Thijmen lifted him up in a fireman’s carry, but Hurricane slipped off his shoulders and surprised Dirk with a Hurrikick upside the head. He wheelbarrowed Dirk up by the legs, but Dirk turned it into a DDT for the win. After the match, Mickie Fury took the mic and said:
Anthony Jordan walked out to the ring and took offense to Dirk’s accusations, asking him if he thought he could withstand the Sooner Squeeze. Dirk motioned for him to bring it on, as Mickie Fury tried to talk some sense to Dirk. An angry Kalmin Watts came out, and Dirk allowed him to apply The Sooner Squeeze. After a few moments, it appeared something was wrong, and Dirk was in severe discomfort. Dirk had to tell him to release it, and held his ribs in pain. Mickie Fury motioned for Hardkore Doctor David Valentine Jr. to inspect his ribs as Kalmin Watts backed away from the ring
The Anointed (Alexander Von Blankenship and “The Face of the Franchise” Steve Awesome)
vs.
Suikerbossie and Leonard van Dam
Leonard van Dam finally got to team with his father, Suikerbossie. Van Dam started off the match and got the XHF Hardcore Champion Steve Awesome with an arm wringer. Awesome countered with a chicken wing, and then dropped van Dam on his head with a hammerlock backdrop. He tagged in AVB who walked right past Leonard and slapped his Dad in the face standing on the apron. Suikerbossie rushed in and Richie Richardson cut him off, allowing The Anointed to double team van Dam with punches and stomps. Alexander Von Blankenship then dropped van Dam on his face with an angel’s wings he calls Purification. He tagged Steve Awesome back in who slapped Leonard on the back of the head while telling Milhouse to come save him to the boos of the crowd. He pretended to nap on the top turnbuckle, and Suikerbossie came in again, but Richie Richardson held him off, which lead to AVB holding van Dam while Awesome came off the ropes with a shining wizard. Suddenly, Marty Donovan came down to the ring and grabbed Suikerbossie’s wife Mein’s mop that she was cleaning the ringside area with, and brandished it as a weapon. Awesome and Alexander Von Blankenship went to the ropes to see what he wants, allowing Leonard van Dam to tag in his father, Suikerbossie. Suikerbossie came in to a huge pop, lighting up Steve Awesome with his MMA boxing jabs until Awesome was out on his feet.. AVB tried to intervene, but Suikerbossie took him out with a uraken spinning backfist. Suikerbossie turned back, and Steve Awesome was still standing there, wobbling. AVB got back up, so Suikerbossie headbutted him. He turned and Steve Awesome was still standing there, so he scooped Awesome up and running powerslammed him for a two count. Suikerbossie motioned for Awesome to get to his feet, and then tried to hit him with the Afrikkaner spear, but Awesome cut him off with a kneelift. He tagged in AVB who finished Suikerbossie off with The Blessing lightning spiral. Marty Donovan entered the ring with Mein Van Dam’s mop and chased off Steve Awesome and Alexander Von Blankenship. The Anointed blow kisses at Marty in the ring as they walked up the aisle.
Uncle Claymore Clyde vs. The Sheik
The Sheik took out Clyde with a slingblade clothesline and then kicked and stomped him. Kilroy Evans came down to the ring, and started rallying the crowd to chant for Sheik. The Sheik threw Uncle Claymore to the floor and then moonsaulted him into the railing. Malcolm Xavier Graves started jamming his cane into Clyde’s ribs but after The Sheik rolled him back in the ring, Clyde’s manager Mad Dog Cyril started coming after MXG. She picked up a chair and swung it back, but Kilroy put himself in the path and took the brunt of the chair shot! Inside the ring, Uncle Claymore Clyde poked Sheik in the eye, and then smashed his face into the turnbuckle. Clyde climbed to the second rope and jumped off with a karate chop. He irish whipped him into the ropes, but The Sheik countered with a springboard back elbow. He got the submission with The Last Crusade camel clutch. After the match, Kilroy applauded The Sheik and Malcolm Xavier Graves from outside the ring.
Hardkore World Television Title Tournament
Final Round
The Salford Squid vs. Dirk “Glorious Wolf” van Thijmen
Tacoma Dome
Paid Attendance: 7,339
Hardkore World Television Title Tournament
First Round
Little Dragon vs. The Martian
The Martian took a swing at him but Little Dragon ducked and atomic dropped the big man, then caught him with a nice dropkick. Dragon springboarded off the top rope and nailed The Martian between the eyes with a superman punch. Dragon climbed to the top turnbuckle to finish him off with the shooting star press but Martian rolled out of the way. Martian pointed at the ropes and got a big round of boos from the Tacoma fans. He tried springboarding, but just hung himself over the ropes and flipped to the mat. He got up, holding his bruised belly and Little Dragon caught him from behind with the DSD backstabber off the top rope.
The Sulford Squid vs. Scorpion
Scorpion caught the Squid coming in with a Japanese arm drag, then snapped him back with a russian leg sweep. He climbed to the top turnbuckle and then came crashing down with a somersault leg drop but Squid rolled out of the way. Callum grabbed a headlock and wore him down for several minutes, getting a “Boring!” chant from the Tacoma Dome. Scorpion pushed him off into the ropes but Squid came back with a running leg lariat. He pulled down his kneepad and caught Scorpion between the eyes with a Muscle Killer knee drop and then applied his Rage of Sadler tazzmission to advance to the semi-finals.
The Hurricane vs. Moondog Dook
Dook attacked The Hurricane before the bell, whipping him with his chain, and then wrapping it around his throat and choking him with it. He irish whipped Hurricane into the ropes and then clotheslined him with the chain. He started biting Hurricane, but Hurricane pushed him away and said “WHASSUPWITDAT!?” then folded his arms, popping the crowd. He thumbed Dook in the eye as he moved towards him and then hit the Moondog with the Overcast diving neckbreaker. PSOW Champion gave Dook the Eye of the Hurricane for the victory. As The Hurricane celebrated in the ring, The Purricane, his cat ran in to the ring. He held up The Purricane as the crowd cheered the victorious Dynamic Duo.
Dirk “Glorious Wolf” van Thijmen vs. Dana “The Drone” Daniels
Dirk van Thijmen hip tossed Dana Daniels across the ring. He took Daniels out with a tornado kick, and then climbed to the top turnbuckle. Daniels stood up just in time to to catch a flying dropkick. Van Thijmen irish whipped him, but Dana reversed it and shot van Thijmen into the corner. The Drone ran in with a Jodie, Give Dana A Second Chance stinger splash. Dana Daniels tried to fire himself up by yelling his new catch phrase “What Is Up With That?” as the fans booed him. He climbed up and stood on the bottom turnbuckle, then leapt off with a splash but van Thijmen put his knees up. Glorious Wolf gut wrench suplexed Daniels and then bearhug suplexed him for the win.
Randy Candy vs. “The Punisher” Dan Stein
In the first non-tournament match of the night, Dan Stein did not look happy after what happened to Marty in Seattle. Randy Candy gulped and rushed him, but Stein took him out of his boots with a discus clothesline. He pumphandle sit-out slammed him known as The Reckoning and then applied his rings of saturn known as The Final Solution to get the win in under a minute.
Tuxedo Mask vs. Biker Daddy
Tux came down to the ring dressed in a black and white Mr. Fuji robe, from his days of managing Yokozuna that he got off ebay. When he entered the ring, he took it off and he's wearing his usual wrestling tuxedo. Tuxedo Mask twisted Biker Daddy’s arm and climbed to the top rope, tight rope walking along the top rope, before jumping off into a la majistral cradle for a two count. Biker Daddy grabbed him by the hair and flipped him over into a reverse chinlock. After Tux worked his way to his feet, Biker Daddy tried a suplex, but Tux reversed it into a snap suplex. Tuxedo Mask stepped out to the apron and then springboarded back into the ring with a dragon rana. He applied a dragon sleeper mexican surfboard known as The Tuxmission to get Biker Daddy to tap out. After Tux went back to the locker room, an enraged Disney’s Marty Donovan came out to a huge pop from the Tacoma fans. He made a bee-line for the announce table and began thrashing the scarecrow that Phil Blauer leaves in the chair for TVs. It took an embarrassingly long time before Marty realized it wasn’t the real Phil. Donovan sheepishly apologized, and then yelled some threats to Steve Awesome at Hardkore Cameraman Jackie Valentine Jr. to save face then stomped away.
“The High Roller” Wesley Crane vs. Dutch Boy
Before the match started, “The Punisher” Dan Stein stood at the top of the ramp and watched the match. The Hardkore West Coast and Hardkore World Tag Team Champion Wesley Crane tossed the diminutive Dutch Boy across the ring with an exploder suplex. Dutch Boy got up and turned around into a vicious spear. Crane got up and noticed Alexander Von Blankenship walking down to ringside to the boos of the Tacoma Dome. That allowed Dutch Boy to pull a cord out of his boxer shorts and choke Crane with it. He gave Crane a rope burn, running his eyes along the top rope. Dutch Boy climbed to the second turnbuckle and dove backwards with an elbow but Wesley Crane superkicked the back of his head in mid air. He hit the ropes and crushed Dutch Boy with a In The Face v-trigger knee for the win. Dan Stein wordleslly walked back to the locker room. Later, Crane’s music was interrupted by Alexander Von Blankenship’s. AVB took the mic and said “You look good, Wes. I’m here with an Anointed Ultimatum. Either you're with us, or you're against us, and The Anointed want the answer in Sacramento, one way, or the titles.” Then left Crane to mull over his decision.
Hardkore World Television Title Tournament
Semi-Finals
Little Dragon vs. The Salford Squid
Little Dragon and the Squid shook hands pre-bell and Dragon started off with a side headlock takedown. They exchanged some mat work, and Squid flipped him with a fireman’s carry. Later, Squid got a two count with a northern lights suplex. Squid threw Dragon over the ropes, but he skinned the cat back in and hit Callum in the throat with a flying cross chop. Dragon irish whipped Squid into the ropes and caught him with a full powerslam. He went for a suplex but The Salford Squid landed behind him with a tiger suplex. He gave Dragon a spinning toehold. Dragon refused to submit and later was able to small package Cornwall for a close two. Little Dragon powerbombed Squid and then pulled him into a short arm rainmaker lariat he calls the Desolator. Little Dragon climbed to the top turnbuckle and waited for Squid to stand up for the DSD, but Cross Recoba ran down to the ring and pushed him off the top turnbuckle! Little Dragon was caught unexpectedly and landed awkwardly. He staggered up, confused and The Salford Squid caught him with an inside cradle for the upset to advance to the finals.
The Hurricane vs. Dirk “Glorious Wolf” van Thijmen
Dirk van Thijmen took over with a snapmare into a hammerlock. Hurricane eventually worked his way to his feet and thumbed van Thijmen in the eye. He sent van Thijmen crashing to the mat with an inverted side slam. He lifted Glorious Wolf into a vertebreaker, but van Thijmen landed on his feet behind him and smashing his face into the turnbuckle. Dirk van Thijmen climbed to the top turnbuckle and came crashing down with a double ax handle on Hurricane’s head. He applied a single leg boston crab that nearly made Hurricane submit before he was able to get to the ropes. Van Thijmen lifted him up in a fireman’s carry, but Hurricane slipped off his shoulders and surprised Dirk with a Hurrikick upside the head. He wheelbarrowed Dirk up by the legs, but Dirk turned it into a DDT for the win. After the match, Mickie Fury took the mic and said:
Mickie Fury: “Dirk van Thijmen and I were back in Palm Springs. Yes visit members of the lgbt i community. Dirk heard somebody need put money were his mouth is. Kalmin Watts saw Dirk lose from Simon Cruise. And had some rude remarks to made !
Dirk don’t like it at all need react.
Dirk” Glorious Wolf” Van Thijmen: Kalmin Watts you need repeat it in my face in the ring what had too say. I hear you scream in the showers when your manager shave off your body hair. Yes he better give you a blowjob that is best for you both. I see you in the ring next big event bring him with you. You like play drums on opponent torso would say try me.
Anthony Jordan walked out to the ring and took offense to Dirk’s accusations, asking him if he thought he could withstand the Sooner Squeeze. Dirk motioned for him to bring it on, as Mickie Fury tried to talk some sense to Dirk. An angry Kalmin Watts came out, and Dirk allowed him to apply The Sooner Squeeze. After a few moments, it appeared something was wrong, and Dirk was in severe discomfort. Dirk had to tell him to release it, and held his ribs in pain. Mickie Fury motioned for Hardkore Doctor David Valentine Jr. to inspect his ribs as Kalmin Watts backed away from the ring
The Anointed (Alexander Von Blankenship and “The Face of the Franchise” Steve Awesome)
vs.
Suikerbossie and Leonard van Dam
Leonard van Dam finally got to team with his father, Suikerbossie. Van Dam started off the match and got the XHF Hardcore Champion Steve Awesome with an arm wringer. Awesome countered with a chicken wing, and then dropped van Dam on his head with a hammerlock backdrop. He tagged in AVB who walked right past Leonard and slapped his Dad in the face standing on the apron. Suikerbossie rushed in and Richie Richardson cut him off, allowing The Anointed to double team van Dam with punches and stomps. Alexander Von Blankenship then dropped van Dam on his face with an angel’s wings he calls Purification. He tagged Steve Awesome back in who slapped Leonard on the back of the head while telling Milhouse to come save him to the boos of the crowd. He pretended to nap on the top turnbuckle, and Suikerbossie came in again, but Richie Richardson held him off, which lead to AVB holding van Dam while Awesome came off the ropes with a shining wizard. Suddenly, Marty Donovan came down to the ring and grabbed Suikerbossie’s wife Mein’s mop that she was cleaning the ringside area with, and brandished it as a weapon. Awesome and Alexander Von Blankenship went to the ropes to see what he wants, allowing Leonard van Dam to tag in his father, Suikerbossie. Suikerbossie came in to a huge pop, lighting up Steve Awesome with his MMA boxing jabs until Awesome was out on his feet.. AVB tried to intervene, but Suikerbossie took him out with a uraken spinning backfist. Suikerbossie turned back, and Steve Awesome was still standing there, wobbling. AVB got back up, so Suikerbossie headbutted him. He turned and Steve Awesome was still standing there, so he scooped Awesome up and running powerslammed him for a two count. Suikerbossie motioned for Awesome to get to his feet, and then tried to hit him with the Afrikkaner spear, but Awesome cut him off with a kneelift. He tagged in AVB who finished Suikerbossie off with The Blessing lightning spiral. Marty Donovan entered the ring with Mein Van Dam’s mop and chased off Steve Awesome and Alexander Von Blankenship. The Anointed blow kisses at Marty in the ring as they walked up the aisle.
Uncle Claymore Clyde vs. The Sheik
The Sheik took out Clyde with a slingblade clothesline and then kicked and stomped him. Kilroy Evans came down to the ring, and started rallying the crowd to chant for Sheik. The Sheik threw Uncle Claymore to the floor and then moonsaulted him into the railing. Malcolm Xavier Graves started jamming his cane into Clyde’s ribs but after The Sheik rolled him back in the ring, Clyde’s manager Mad Dog Cyril started coming after MXG. She picked up a chair and swung it back, but Kilroy put himself in the path and took the brunt of the chair shot! Inside the ring, Uncle Claymore Clyde poked Sheik in the eye, and then smashed his face into the turnbuckle. Clyde climbed to the second rope and jumped off with a karate chop. He irish whipped him into the ropes, but The Sheik countered with a springboard back elbow. He got the submission with The Last Crusade camel clutch. After the match, Kilroy applauded The Sheik and Malcolm Xavier Graves from outside the ring.
Hardkore World Television Title Tournament
Final Round
The Salford Squid vs. Dirk “Glorious Wolf” van Thijmen
Dirk van Thijmen hobbled down to the ring with taped ribs after the Sooner Squeeze Challenge he took earlier in the second round. His wife Mickey Fury advised him to forfeit the match, but Glorious Wolf assured referee Tommy Milligan that he could compete. Squid hit him with a running european uppercut, and then a springboard enzuigiri. He turned van Thijman over in a boston crab, and Dirk nearly gave it up before he crawled over and grabbed the ropes. Squid tried to apply an abdominal stretch, but Glorious Wolf hip tossed his way out of it. The Tacoma crowd got on his side as van Thijman slingshot Callum Cornwall face first into the turnbuckles. Dirk van Thijmen climbed to the top turnbuckle and dived off with a flying clothesline for a close two. He irish whipped Squid into the ropes but when he ducked down to back drop him, Cornwall snap double underhook suplexed him. Dirk ducked under a discus elbow, and then ran him into the ropes for a bridging back roll press. Sullen rolled up and hit a penalty kick to van Thijmen’s injured ribs and then single underhook DDTed him with The Confidence of Syberus to win the Hardkore World Television title that goes back to 1991!! The Salford Squid looked on is disbelief as Tommy Milligan strapped the title around his waist.