Post by Sage Christensen on May 3, 2008 18:56:44 GMT -5
The show opens up with a video package highlighting the AWG superstars’ trip to Iraq set to Avenged Sevenfold’s “Gunslinger”. We see images of…
*World Champion Sage Christensen taking pictures with some troops*
*TC Jagger signing autographs*
*Jack Gaither arm wrestling a soldier*
*Pierce Cavanaugh and Lee Varitek riding in a hum-vee*
*Travis Beckham touring the barracks*
We then cut to ringside.
Norman Asner: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to AWG’s firs ever tribute to the troops show. I’ll be calling the action tonight and there should be plenty of it. The world champion will be in action against Dollar McDougal and it should be a good one as these two haven’t met one on one in over two years. That’s not the only great match tonight, we also have brothers TC Jagger and Pierce Cavanaugh facing off as well as a former world champion versus a former triple threat champion in Adrian Young versus Travis Beckham. Finally, we have our opening bout…wait a minute, something is going in the aisleway.
All of a sudden, from out of nowhere comes a big, black, dark-orange haired man. We recognize him as the same man who claimed racism against AWG a month ago and faced Jack Gaither in a contract match at Eternal Glory, only to be knocked out by a Dollar McDougal briefcase shot. He slides into the ring with a microphone. As the audience realizes who he is, the booing begins.
Man - Listen, now, there ain't no need to boo me! Everybody knows it's the people in charge of the AWG that you ought to be booing. From the owners to the management right down to the bigots they call wrestlers like Jack Gaither and Dollar McDougal, ain't one of 'em that should be cheered.
The big black man looks angry, especially as the boos and cat calls continue.
Man - It's just like with this tour. The AWG knew that I got screwed at Eternal Glory, and they had a golden opportunity to right that wrong. Just make out the contract, and I'd be the first man over here in Baghdad putting on a wrestling clinic that most of these idiots could only dream of. But you know what happened instead? When I called them up, they said, "No way, you lost your match, and our troops over in Iraq don't want to see you."
Now the fans cheer at this, which angers him even more.
Man - Shut up! You're only booing because you've been taught to boo. Or maybe because you're all stupid bigots, too! I mean, you are all over here fighting these Iraqis...and for what reason? Because they're different from you? Just like me! So if anyone can sympathize with the peeps here in Iraq, its me. Y'all are a bunch of bullies, just like the all-white higher-ups in AWG. And for the brothers in the crowd today, you should be ashamed of yourselves, too. Even you ain't clear of this s**t.
There are more boos, but then the music of Jack "The Golden Eagle" Gaither comes on, and out comes Gaither. He walks to the ring shaking his head at the man. He grabs his own microphone and comes into the ring, facing the man as the crowd cheers him on.
Jack Gaither - Come on, man. I thought we were through with you. I beat you at Eternal Glory, by hook or by crook, and you said if you lost, you would never show your face in AWG again. Looks like you're an idiot AND a liar!
The man is absolutely infuriated now. He points at Gaither with one hand and then, out of nowhere, hits the Golden Eagle with the microphone from the other hand. He then looks out at a booing crowd and laughs. He drops the microphone, looks down at Jack Gaither, and, as we can read his lips, he says, "Who's the one standing now?"
Just then, Jack Gaither jumps back up to his feet and gives the big black man a huge spear, knocking him flat on his back! They trade punches back and forth while they are both on the mat. The black man then rakes Gaither's eyes, which causes Jack to reel back in the ring, on his feet. The man gets to his own feet and goes to attack Jack, but Gaither sees him coming, kicks him below the belt (to a chorus of cheers), and then slams him with his finishing move, the Samba Slam!!!
With the big man out of it in the center of the ring, Jack Gaither picks up one of the microphones that is still in the ring and looks out at the cheering crowd. He then speaks.
Jack Gaither - Don't you dare try to talk bad about our American troops!
A chant of "U-S-A! U-S-A!" starts throughout the crowd.
Jack Gaither - For one night only, I guess you can call me "Jack...'The AMERICAN Eagle'...Gaither"!
The crowd erupts, and Jack Gaither kicks him a couple times, forcing him to roll out of the ring. The crowd keeps cheering as “Guernica” by Brand New begins to play.
Norman Asner: Well Jack Gaither just took care of business but we’re about to find out if he can do it again as it looks like our first match is about to get underway.
“Poetic Justice” Lee Varitek makes his way down to the ring, shaking the hands of the troops along the way. He slides in and heads to a corner.
Norman Asner: Well Gaither is in the ring and Varitek has joined him, now it’s time for the newest addition to the AWG roster, the self proclaimed “Sex Bomb” Adam Apocalypse.
“Paradise City” by Guns and Roses begins to play as Gaither and Varitek turn their attention towards the enterance. A few short seconds later Adam Apocalypse walks out, wearing a fur coat even in the scorching Iraqi heat. He slowly makes his way down the aisle, completely ignoring the troops along the way before dropping his coat near the apron. He sizes up the competition for a moment before getting into the ring.
Norman Asner: We’ll we’re about to get underway here and with all three of these men being entered in the world title tournament, you have to believe this is an important match.
The bell rings and all three men take a moment to stare each other down. Gaither and Varitek make eye contact for a brief second before both going after the newcomer. They attack him at the same time, backing him into a corner and wailing on him with rights and lefts. Gaither gets Poetic Justice to back off for a second and hushes the crowd before delivering a knife edge chop so loud they could hear it back in the states.
Norman Asner: Wow, what a way to welcome the new talent with that backhand chop.
Not wanting to be outdone, Varitek steps in front to get his turn. He winds up for a chop of his own, but instead delivers a dropkick.
Norman Asner: And Varitek outdoes the Golden Eagle with a dropkick!
The impact causes Apocalypse to fall down so he is now seated but propped up against the turnbuckle. Varitek backs off to the corner across the ring before taking off at full speed for another dropkick, he doesn’t make it however as Gaither levels him with a clothesline then quickly goes for a cover. “Honest” Abe Sanders goes for the count.
1…
2…
Kickout!
Norman Asner: Gaither almost stole one right there.
Trying to capitalize on the momentum, the Golden Eagle picks Varitek back up and delivers a snap suplex. He once again goes for a cover but doesn’t even get a one count before he is hit by Adam Apocalypse. The Sex Bomb begins alternating stopmps to both his opponents.
Norman Asner: Now Apocalypse is finally getting some offense in.
He keeps stomping Gaither as Varitek rolls out of the ring. Using the ropes, Apocalypse launches himself up before coming back down with a well placed leg drop. As soon as he stands back up he’s tripped by Varitek who then slides back into the ring, now wielding a steel chair.
Norman Asner: Well this match is no disqualification, and it looks like things are about to get interesting.
Varitek stands there with the chair, stalking Jack Gaither as he gets to his feet. As soon as the Golden Eagle turns around he is leveled with a sickening chair shot. Varitek then turns to nail Apocalypse but the Sex Bomb is one step ahead and dropkicks the chair right into Poetic Justice’s face. The newcomer opts not to make the pin, instead he gets out of the ring and tosses in another chair before going under the ring and pulling out a table, he sets it up on the outside.
Norman Asner: Well Apocalypse had the upper hand and now he’s set up a table outside the ring, I’m not sure what he plans to do with it though.
Apocalypse gets on the apron and waits for Gaither and Varitek to get to their feet before sling-shoting over the ropes with a cross body block only to be caught by both men. They briefly look at each other before hitting a double fall away slam. The Sex Bomb hits the mat with a thud but keeps his momentum going and rolls back out of the ring to safety.
Norman Asner: Apocalypse now taking a little break perhaps to rethink his strategy.
The Golden Eagle and Poetic justice look at each other for a second then at the two chairs laying in the ring, they each quickly grab one and stand there for a moment in a stand-off, waiting to see who strikes first.
Norman Asner: This could get ugly!
They charge at the same time. Gaither goes high and swings with all his might but Varitek drops the chair and hits a drop toe hold, causing Gaither to land face first right into the chair he was holding.
Norman Asner: Some quick thinking by Varitek.
Varitek hops to his feet but doesn’t notice Apocalypse has gotten back into the ring behind him. He turns to run towards the ropes but is back body dropped over the top rope, through the table on the outside.
Norman Asner: Varitek just went over the top rope and through that table right to the floor, he could be hurt!
The Sex Bomb picks up Jack Gaither and gets him in a Rock Bottom position before launching himself into a backflip and delivering a C4.
Norman Asner: What a move, Apocalypse just launched himself into a backflip taking Gaither with him! He’s hooking the leg!
“Honest” Abe makes the count.
1…
2…
3!!!
Norman Asner: Adam Apocalypse has done it! He wins his AWG debut.
“Paradise City” By Guns and Roses begins to play again as The Sex Bomb has his hand raised in the middle of the ring. He stands there and poses for a second while winking at a few of the female soldiers before making his way to the back.
Norman Asner: What a way to open our Tribute to the Troops! Our next match promises to be just as exciting as we have two former champions going one on one.
*World Champion Sage Christensen taking pictures with some troops*
*TC Jagger signing autographs*
*Jack Gaither arm wrestling a soldier*
*Pierce Cavanaugh and Lee Varitek riding in a hum-vee*
*Travis Beckham touring the barracks*
We then cut to ringside.
Norman Asner: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to AWG’s firs ever tribute to the troops show. I’ll be calling the action tonight and there should be plenty of it. The world champion will be in action against Dollar McDougal and it should be a good one as these two haven’t met one on one in over two years. That’s not the only great match tonight, we also have brothers TC Jagger and Pierce Cavanaugh facing off as well as a former world champion versus a former triple threat champion in Adrian Young versus Travis Beckham. Finally, we have our opening bout…wait a minute, something is going in the aisleway.
All of a sudden, from out of nowhere comes a big, black, dark-orange haired man. We recognize him as the same man who claimed racism against AWG a month ago and faced Jack Gaither in a contract match at Eternal Glory, only to be knocked out by a Dollar McDougal briefcase shot. He slides into the ring with a microphone. As the audience realizes who he is, the booing begins.
Man - Listen, now, there ain't no need to boo me! Everybody knows it's the people in charge of the AWG that you ought to be booing. From the owners to the management right down to the bigots they call wrestlers like Jack Gaither and Dollar McDougal, ain't one of 'em that should be cheered.
The big black man looks angry, especially as the boos and cat calls continue.
Man - It's just like with this tour. The AWG knew that I got screwed at Eternal Glory, and they had a golden opportunity to right that wrong. Just make out the contract, and I'd be the first man over here in Baghdad putting on a wrestling clinic that most of these idiots could only dream of. But you know what happened instead? When I called them up, they said, "No way, you lost your match, and our troops over in Iraq don't want to see you."
Now the fans cheer at this, which angers him even more.
Man - Shut up! You're only booing because you've been taught to boo. Or maybe because you're all stupid bigots, too! I mean, you are all over here fighting these Iraqis...and for what reason? Because they're different from you? Just like me! So if anyone can sympathize with the peeps here in Iraq, its me. Y'all are a bunch of bullies, just like the all-white higher-ups in AWG. And for the brothers in the crowd today, you should be ashamed of yourselves, too. Even you ain't clear of this s**t.
There are more boos, but then the music of Jack "The Golden Eagle" Gaither comes on, and out comes Gaither. He walks to the ring shaking his head at the man. He grabs his own microphone and comes into the ring, facing the man as the crowd cheers him on.
Jack Gaither - Come on, man. I thought we were through with you. I beat you at Eternal Glory, by hook or by crook, and you said if you lost, you would never show your face in AWG again. Looks like you're an idiot AND a liar!
The man is absolutely infuriated now. He points at Gaither with one hand and then, out of nowhere, hits the Golden Eagle with the microphone from the other hand. He then looks out at a booing crowd and laughs. He drops the microphone, looks down at Jack Gaither, and, as we can read his lips, he says, "Who's the one standing now?"
Just then, Jack Gaither jumps back up to his feet and gives the big black man a huge spear, knocking him flat on his back! They trade punches back and forth while they are both on the mat. The black man then rakes Gaither's eyes, which causes Jack to reel back in the ring, on his feet. The man gets to his own feet and goes to attack Jack, but Gaither sees him coming, kicks him below the belt (to a chorus of cheers), and then slams him with his finishing move, the Samba Slam!!!
With the big man out of it in the center of the ring, Jack Gaither picks up one of the microphones that is still in the ring and looks out at the cheering crowd. He then speaks.
Jack Gaither - Don't you dare try to talk bad about our American troops!
A chant of "U-S-A! U-S-A!" starts throughout the crowd.
Jack Gaither - For one night only, I guess you can call me "Jack...'The AMERICAN Eagle'...Gaither"!
The crowd erupts, and Jack Gaither kicks him a couple times, forcing him to roll out of the ring. The crowd keeps cheering as “Guernica” by Brand New begins to play.
Norman Asner: Well Jack Gaither just took care of business but we’re about to find out if he can do it again as it looks like our first match is about to get underway.
“Poetic Justice” Lee Varitek makes his way down to the ring, shaking the hands of the troops along the way. He slides in and heads to a corner.
Norman Asner: Well Gaither is in the ring and Varitek has joined him, now it’s time for the newest addition to the AWG roster, the self proclaimed “Sex Bomb” Adam Apocalypse.
“Paradise City” by Guns and Roses begins to play as Gaither and Varitek turn their attention towards the enterance. A few short seconds later Adam Apocalypse walks out, wearing a fur coat even in the scorching Iraqi heat. He slowly makes his way down the aisle, completely ignoring the troops along the way before dropping his coat near the apron. He sizes up the competition for a moment before getting into the ring.
Norman Asner: We’ll we’re about to get underway here and with all three of these men being entered in the world title tournament, you have to believe this is an important match.
The bell rings and all three men take a moment to stare each other down. Gaither and Varitek make eye contact for a brief second before both going after the newcomer. They attack him at the same time, backing him into a corner and wailing on him with rights and lefts. Gaither gets Poetic Justice to back off for a second and hushes the crowd before delivering a knife edge chop so loud they could hear it back in the states.
Norman Asner: Wow, what a way to welcome the new talent with that backhand chop.
Not wanting to be outdone, Varitek steps in front to get his turn. He winds up for a chop of his own, but instead delivers a dropkick.
Norman Asner: And Varitek outdoes the Golden Eagle with a dropkick!
The impact causes Apocalypse to fall down so he is now seated but propped up against the turnbuckle. Varitek backs off to the corner across the ring before taking off at full speed for another dropkick, he doesn’t make it however as Gaither levels him with a clothesline then quickly goes for a cover. “Honest” Abe Sanders goes for the count.
1…
2…
Kickout!
Norman Asner: Gaither almost stole one right there.
Trying to capitalize on the momentum, the Golden Eagle picks Varitek back up and delivers a snap suplex. He once again goes for a cover but doesn’t even get a one count before he is hit by Adam Apocalypse. The Sex Bomb begins alternating stopmps to both his opponents.
Norman Asner: Now Apocalypse is finally getting some offense in.
He keeps stomping Gaither as Varitek rolls out of the ring. Using the ropes, Apocalypse launches himself up before coming back down with a well placed leg drop. As soon as he stands back up he’s tripped by Varitek who then slides back into the ring, now wielding a steel chair.
Norman Asner: Well this match is no disqualification, and it looks like things are about to get interesting.
Varitek stands there with the chair, stalking Jack Gaither as he gets to his feet. As soon as the Golden Eagle turns around he is leveled with a sickening chair shot. Varitek then turns to nail Apocalypse but the Sex Bomb is one step ahead and dropkicks the chair right into Poetic Justice’s face. The newcomer opts not to make the pin, instead he gets out of the ring and tosses in another chair before going under the ring and pulling out a table, he sets it up on the outside.
Norman Asner: Well Apocalypse had the upper hand and now he’s set up a table outside the ring, I’m not sure what he plans to do with it though.
Apocalypse gets on the apron and waits for Gaither and Varitek to get to their feet before sling-shoting over the ropes with a cross body block only to be caught by both men. They briefly look at each other before hitting a double fall away slam. The Sex Bomb hits the mat with a thud but keeps his momentum going and rolls back out of the ring to safety.
Norman Asner: Apocalypse now taking a little break perhaps to rethink his strategy.
The Golden Eagle and Poetic justice look at each other for a second then at the two chairs laying in the ring, they each quickly grab one and stand there for a moment in a stand-off, waiting to see who strikes first.
Norman Asner: This could get ugly!
They charge at the same time. Gaither goes high and swings with all his might but Varitek drops the chair and hits a drop toe hold, causing Gaither to land face first right into the chair he was holding.
Norman Asner: Some quick thinking by Varitek.
Varitek hops to his feet but doesn’t notice Apocalypse has gotten back into the ring behind him. He turns to run towards the ropes but is back body dropped over the top rope, through the table on the outside.
Norman Asner: Varitek just went over the top rope and through that table right to the floor, he could be hurt!
The Sex Bomb picks up Jack Gaither and gets him in a Rock Bottom position before launching himself into a backflip and delivering a C4.
Norman Asner: What a move, Apocalypse just launched himself into a backflip taking Gaither with him! He’s hooking the leg!
“Honest” Abe makes the count.
1…
2…
3!!!
Norman Asner: Adam Apocalypse has done it! He wins his AWG debut.
“Paradise City” By Guns and Roses begins to play again as The Sex Bomb has his hand raised in the middle of the ring. He stands there and poses for a second while winking at a few of the female soldiers before making his way to the back.
Norman Asner: What a way to open our Tribute to the Troops! Our next match promises to be just as exciting as we have two former champions going one on one.