- Previously on Underground: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team and Fastball Special held an absolute clinic on tag team wrestling, giving us the best tag team in WCW's new history in the process. The end result was a WGTT-win, putting them in a spot to face DOOMSDAY at the upcoming Bunkhouse Stampede PPV in one week.
- Standard opening video package.
- JML and Lenny Leonard at the commentary booth. Lenny puts over the upcoming iPPV, only a week away, and talks about the two title matches and the big Bunkhouse Stampede match. JML runs down the card for evening and puts emphasis on the big main event with Necro Butcher and Brodie Lee teaming up against the Three Kings. Leonard brings up some possible tension between Butcher and Brodie who will team tonight, but in the Stampede match it's every man for himself.
Match #1: The Old School Wrecking Crew vs. Derrick Driver/Steve Walters
The jobbers here team up in a local promotion (Platinum Championship Wrestling or something based out of Atlanta). The OSWC are unsurprisingly awesome at playing the Anderson/Blanchard-role. They work Driver over like a beast before finishing him off with the spiked piledriver.
Result: The Old School Wrecking Crew win via pin w/ The Spiked Piledriver
Time: 4:21
- The Crew hits the commentary table for a promo. Pearce says that so far he's found his competition in WCW wanting. He wants to know where teams like Fastball Special and Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team are hiding. He says that there's a lot of teams claiming a lot of things about how great they are right now, but there's no team willing to take on the Old School Wrecking Crew. Corino takes the mic and says that in a little over a week history will be made. He says only two men have what it takes to win the Bunkhouse Stampede and you're looking at them. Corino says it's every man for himself and when it comes down to it at the end, when it's just him and Adam Pearce, may the best man win. He says everyone else is going to want to put their dreams for a better life on hold.
- Commercials.
- WGTT is out for a promo. Haas starts off by saying that Fastball Special took them to the limit last week and on any other night, it could have been them getting their hands raised instead. Great way to put them over! Haas says that fortune has smiled down on he and Benjamin and at the iPPV they get a second change to take the WCW tag team titles from around the waist of DOOMSDAY. Haas says WGTT knows all about second chances. He says if not for Cary Silken and Ring of Honor, WGTT might have never gotten a second chance in pro wrestling. He puts over ROH, saying it was the place that WGTT was reborn so that they could be in WCW today. He says WGTT has done everything they can to make the most of their second chance and at the iPPV - they're walking in the challengers, walking out the champions.
Match #2: Anthony Andrews vs. Chris Masterson
Chris does a lot of flexing. Leonard tries to put him over as "the Complete Package," so maybe they're trying to recreate him as a modern day Lex Luger. Pretty much the same match as his debut. He wins the the Torture Lock (full-nelson).
Result: Chris Masterson wins via submission w/ The Torture Lock
Time: 4:03
- Out come the Cross. Been a while since we've seen them. Ares does his German-schtick. Claudio says that when they win the Bunkhouse Stampede, he'll become the WCW Champion and then they'll win the WCW Tag Team championship. Meh-stuff, really.
- Commercials.
Match #3: Brent Albright vs. Michael Cannon
A brief squash, with Albright scoring the submission victory.
Result: Brent Albright wins via submission w/ The Crowbar
Time: 2:09
- Albright's turn to cut a promo. Albright says that he's been putting people on the injured-list for awhile now and next week nothing will be any different. He says anyone who's in the Stampede has a target on them and he aims to take them out. Another meh-promo.
- Commercials.
The Event Center
Jim Ross runs down the iPPV card. He does a Tale of the Tape for Eddie Edwards vs. Drew Gallows. Ross says that Edwards is at a disadvantage in size, power, and experience, but you can never underestimate will-to-win and the technical prowess of a wrestler. He then goes through a video segment about Bad Intentions, showing various clips of them killing people over in Japan. Pretty good, lengthy video package. Up next: CHRIS JERICHO~! Jericho is in the house. Ross asks Jericho about next week's main event. Jericho says Jay Briscoe was a tough but manageable battle. He says he knows that Mark is the "crazy one" and is tough as nails, but he's got a strategy to take down the cowboy from Sandy Fort. Ross asks about other potential top contenders, like Davey Richards. Jericho smirks and says Davey has to prove himself just like the Briscoes did. Talk finally turns to Dos Caras. Jericho says that Dos Caras made a big announcement last week and, of course, he accepts. He says he doesn't know what Dos Caras expects to be different live on FOX, because nothing has changed in his game. He says Dos Caras brings with him a wealth of experience, a world of athleticism, and zero chances to win. This was waaaaay longer than most weeks, but it did a good job of promoting the upcoming iPPV and Jericho/Dos Caras rematch.
- Commercials.
Main Event: Necro Butcher/Brodie Lee vs. Three Kings
Interesting to note that it looked like Austin Aries would start off, but then backed out so Joey Ryan took his place. Brian Kendrick and Ryan seemed a little unhappy about it. Leonard plays up the idea that none of these men will be friends when in the Bunkhouse Stampede-match. Indeed, as the brawlers dominate to start they make very tense tags. It gets to the point where they're just slapping each other. A heated discussion between the two allows Kendrick and Ryan to double-team Necro with a sweet double-flapjack ("Shades of the Midnight Express!" - JML). From there the heels pound away on Necro, sucking the crowd in pretty well. Necro gets a couple of near-tags which get cut off by the Kings. Then a final tag gets missed because Brodie isn't paying attention. Necro manages to nail Kendrick with the Death Drop and gets into a heated argument with Brodie. Brodie comes in and they argue some more, getting into a bit of shoving. Necro turns around and gets DRILLED by the Kings with Regicide. Brodie then gives Ryan a HUGE boot, sending Ryan flying to the outside. Kendrick gets caught with the Boss Man Slam. Brodie plays Necro's body on Kendrick for the pin, before leaving the ring. It gets two because Ryan makes the save out of nowhere, surprisingly. They Necro with Regicide again the score the victory. Not nearly on the level of the last two tag main events, but perfectly good stuff regardless.
Result: Three Kings win via pin w/ Regicide
Time: 19:10
- Post-match, Austin Aries calls JML out. JML gets in the ring and Aries calls him a scared little child who refuses to face a real man. It's hilarious because JML massively outsizes Aries. Aries slaps him and as JML goes for the attack, he gets jumped by the Kings. They nail him with Regicide for good measure, before being run off by Necro Butcher with a chair. This ends the show.
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