WCW SuperBrawl

- The intro video this time around plays out like something out of the 80s. Paul Heyman is doing the voiceovers again, as he runs down the eight matches. Heyman does his best Vince McMahon-impression at the end: “It’s Superbraaaaaaaaaaawl!” Great stuff!

- Jim Ross and JML are on commentary tonight. No time for dilly-dallying as we go straight to the opening contest.

Match #1: Fastball Special vs. The Old School Wrecking Crew – Top Contenders Match
The backstory here is that both teams have been on a good run and believe they should be up for championship contention. The Wrecking Crew has a better claim, as they’re undefeated, whereas Fastball Special has already lost against DOOMSDAY once. However, Fastball Special’s run has been pretty to the point with several quick victories, whereas the Wrecking Crew ended up having a match where they kind of struggled against a jobber-team. So anyway, the winners get a WCW Tag Team Championship match. The match starts off quickly with London and Generico flying all around the ring and basically outmaneuvering Corino and Pearce. It goes outside which leads to a beautiful set of stereo-Asai moonsaults by London and Generico. The action gets back in the ring with London and Corino. London dominates Corino with a bunch of quick moves (dropkicks, headscissors, etc.). Pearce makes a blind-tag though and that leads to London being YOUR face-in-peril. The Crew work London’s neck over for a good portion of time. There’s a lot less in the way of your present-day double-team moves by the Crew – i.e. no double suplexes, assisted moves of that nature. It’s more, Corino holds London over and Pearce drops an elbow to the neck. It’s all very “old school.” The crowd is really behind Fastball Special, too. Corino and Pearce try a double-team move where Corino whips London into the ropes, them drops down forcing London to jump over him. The idea is that Pearce would then punch London, but instead London nails Pearce with the dropsault, landing on Corino in the process. If you’ve never seen it, the dropsault is a dropkick that lands like a standing moonsault. That leads to a hot tag to Generico who runs in and attacks everyone in sight. Pearce ends up getting knocked out of the ring via a Yakuza kick, but that’s the distraction Corino needs to cheapshot Generico from behind to give you a SECOND face-in-peril sequence, this time with Generico taking the beating. They work Generico over in the same fashion they did London, focusing on the neck area. JML brings up the Spiked Piledriver as reasoning behind working the neck. A double-team maneuver backfires again on the Crew as Pearce and Corino attempt a double back drop, but Generico counters with a kick to Pearce’s face and a tornado DDT on Corino (which is done by Generico kicking off of Pearce). Hot tag and it’s BREAKING DOWN in Atlanta. Fastball take the momentum and send Pearce and Corino outside. They follow up with dives onto the Crew. London and Corino end up back inside the ring and exchange near-falls. Outside Generico ends up back dropped into the crowd. That allows Corino and Pearce to double-team London and use the Spiked Piledriver to win. Corino and Pearce celebrate as they leave.

Result: The Old School Wrecking Crew win via pin w/ The Spiked Piledriver
Time: 17:32


- Jim Ross and JML talk about the tag team championships and what could happen tonight. Ross says that Vince McMahon is an evil man and would love nothing more to throw their belts in the trash if Bad Intentions win tonight, which could very well happen. JML says that DOOMSDAY are two of the baddest men he’s ever seen in pro wrestling, but he’s not sure that they can get the job done against Bad Intentions.

- Match #2: Chris Masterson vs. Windham Rotunda
This match came about as your basic pretty boy vs. fat boy story. Masterson thinks Windham is a slob, Windham is your tough guy who might not look as fit as others but can definitely go in the ring – similar to Dusty Rhodes, albeit not as charismatic. It’s not hard to see that they’re trying to make Masterson a modern-day Lex Luger. They lock up and it becomes a test of strength, with both men pushing the other into a corner. Windham breaks clean, but Masterson cheapshots Windham. No chain wrestling here, as they devolve right into a brawl. They trade punches back and forth with Windham getting the upper hand. Masterson rolls to the outside to stall. There’s a pretty good set of “WINDHAM”-chants. Masterson back in and they lock up, but Masterson cheapshots Windham with a knee to the mid-section. Masterson dominates from there, using his repertoire of power moves combined with standard heel tactics (eye-rakes, etc.). Windham, to his credit, bumps like a mad-man for Masterson. Masterson uses a Barry Windham-style superplex on Rotunda and the irony is not lost on Jim Ross. Masterson gets a few near-falls following some power moves (including a well-executed double-underhook backbreaker – similar to what CM Punk does). Masterson tries to lock in the Torture Lock, but Windham fights out of it only to get nailed with a Polish hammer from Masterson. Masterson works the upper back to soften it up for the Torture Lock. Masterson tries a back drop, but it’s too soon and Windham counters with a DDT~! That only gets two but it’s enough to light a fire in Windham, who unloads with a series of punches on Masterson, capping it off with a discus punch. Windham nails Masterson with the Rick Steiner-like powerslam for two. Windham nails Masterson with a superplex of his own for two. Windham lifts Masterson up for the Death Valley Driver, but Masterson slides down the back and goes for the Torture Lock. He doesn’t get it locked on though and Windham pushes Masterson into the turnbuckles and then rolls Masterson up for two. Windham argues with the referee and then turns around only to get nailed by Masterson. I’m pretty sure Masterson had an illegal object in his hand. Masterson locks in the Torture Lock and Windham is out of it, so the ref calls for the match. A replay shows Masterson pulling brass knux out of his trunks.

Result: Chris Masterson wins via submission w/ The Torture Lock
Time: 9:43


- Ross and JML speculate whether we’ve seen the last of this situation. Next, they show a video of Bad Intentions that aired on the Event Center awhile back. Talk segues to the last major challenge DOOMSDAY fought, being Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team, and what happened there.

- Match #3: The Cross vs. Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team
Leading up to this, WGTT was involved in a pretty heavy series with DOOMSDAY over the tag team championship. In the final match of their trilogy, WGTT wrestled with the stipulation that if they lost the match then they wouldn’t be able to challenge for the championships again until 1/1/13. Well, the Cross cost WGTT the match in order to make a statement. So that brings us to here. They brawl to start. Benjamin pairs of with Claudio, Haas with Ares (on the outside). WGTT dominate to start. Haas knocks Ares around on the outside while inside Benjamin tosses Claudio around with a few suplexes. The ref settles things down and Benjamin and Haas work Claudio over. Ross questions if the Cross might have bitten off more than they can chew. They use the Broken Arrow (slingshot drop) on Claudio, officially transitioning it into a regular move – which is for the best because I never bought it as a tag finish anyway. Haas and Claudio get into a test of strength, with Claudio cheapshotting Haas. You’d think this leads to face-in-peril, but when Ares comes in Haas levels him with a big boot. The crowd is eating WGTT up here. Benjamin and Haas work Ares over a bit. Ross utilizes his old standby to describe Benjamin as the most physically gifted athlete in pro wrestling. I find that hard to believe with Claudio RIGHT THERE. Claudio gets a blind tag and that sets up Benjamin as YOUR face-in-peril. Hey, I know – it’s formulaic but it’s called formula for a reason! So Benjamin gets worked over with the focus being on his arm. At first glance that doesn’t make sense, but JML is voice of reason when he mentions that a hurt arm will prevent Benjamin from hitting the springboard lariat for their STILL un-named tag finisher. Anyway, they do a good job of working it over. Of course, it doesn’t last as Benjamin nails Ares with a spinning heel kick to set up the hot tag. Haas gets a huge pop as he runs in and immediately belly-to-belly suplexes Claudio. Benjamin and Haas hit some swank double-teams (including a sweet German suplex/superkick-combo which SHOULD be their finish) for near-falls. Haas sends Claudio out of the ring with a boot. Benjamin and Haas nail Ares with the modified Hart Attack and go for the pin – BUT WAIT~! The ref says Ares isn’t legal. Haas argues with the ref while Benjamin gets DRILLED with the Iron Boot (bicycle kick) from Claudio! Haas walks around and gets nailed with the Ricola Bomb but STILL KICKS OUT~! That sets up the Blitzkreig, which gives Claudio the pin while Ares holds Benjamin down. In the post-match, Benjamin gets jumped as well by Ares and Claudio. The Cross set up a table and sure enough Benjamin goes through it. Finally they depart after some pressure from officials.

Result: The Cross win via pin w/ Blitzkreig
Time: 14:05


- Ross and JML discuss the ramifications of the previous match. They then show a training video with DOOMSDAY. I have to say, they’re hyping the main event like it’s the most important match in history. Ross again expresses his concerns over Bad Intentions winning the championship tonight. Talk segues to mystery of The Patriot and Alberto Dos Caras’ claims.

Match #4: Alberto Dos Caras vs. The Patriot
Alberto thinks the Patriot is Kurt Angle (he is). This annoys Alberto because he defeated Kurt Angle last year in a Career Match and Kurt Angle was forced to leave WCW. The Patriot is so obviously Kurt Angle, to the point that fans are chanting “ANGLE” at him. They lock up and Alberto out-wrestles him at first. Alberto yells at him to quit screwing around and “you’re an Olympic Gold Medalist!” Alberto out-wrestles him again on the mat, so we don’t really get any chain-wrestling sequences like you might expect. That would put us four matches in without having one – but that’s OK because Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards will more than fill the quota later on. Alberto plays to the crowd, which allows the Patriot to him with a good powerslam. The Patriot then backs Alberto into the corner for the 10-punch spot. Alberto Flair-flops out of the corner for good measure. The Patriot goes to work on the leg, but Alberto inevitably pokes the eye to take control. Alberto works the arm over as only he can. He’s become an expert at it, I must say. However, every time he goes to the Destiny Lock – the Patriot counters somehow, be it with a roll-up or by yanking his arm away, so that Alberto never gets it locked in. Alberto keeps working the arm to get it locked into the Destiny Lock, but it doesn’t work. The big momentum shift happens when Albert charges the Patriot in the ropes, but the Patriot gets a big boot up. The Patriot then flies off the top turnbuckle with a flying clothesline for two. The Patriot goes for the Sharpshooter, but Alberto counters with an inside cradle for two. They go back and forth with a series of reversals and near-falls. The Patriot tries a flying shoulderblock, but Albert dodges it and the Patriot knocks out the ref. Alberto attacks the Patriot from behind and shoves the Patriot shoulder-first into the ring-post. Alberto then removes the turnbuckle pad~! RUH ROH! Alberto tries to whip the Patriot into the exposed buckle, but the Patriot reverses and then rolls Alberto up from behind. The ref finally starts counting, but Alberto kicks the Patriot off, face-first into the exposed buckle. Alberto rolls up the Patriot that way and gets three. By my math, that puts the heels at 4-0 tonight. Alberto continues attacking the Patriot afterward. And, of course, he goes after the mask. The Patriot shoves him and Alberto charges only to get tossed halfway across the ring with a belly-to-belly suplex! And the crowd EXPLODES for that! The Patriot leaves quickly after that one.

Result: Alberto Dos Caras wins via pin w/ a roll-up
Time: 12:51


- Ross and JML discuss the mystery of the Patriot before going into intermission.

INTERMISSION (during which Caleb Konley finds himself being squashed by Brodie Lee in a quick match)

- We return from intermission and we are BACKSTAGE~! with Lenny Leonard and Bad Intentions. Lenny asks if Giant Bernard will really take the WCW Tag Team Championship to Monday Night RAW. Bernard says he’ll not just take it, he’s going to throw it in a trash can on live TV. He says, “And it’s not a hypothetical. That’s what will happen.”

- Back to ring side. Ross says the final four matches all championship implications starting with the next one where the winner will garner a WCW Championship match at the next iPPV: The Great American Bash. JML and Ross talk about the history between CM Punk and Davey Richards, leading into the next match.

Match #5: CM Punk vs. Davey Richards – Top Contenders Match
This story actually began as a spin-off of the mini-rivalry between Drew Gallows and Eddie Edwards earlier this year. It grew as Punk and Richards (alongside Chris Hero) began vying for a WCW Championship match. Hero took on Richards to get a match, which greatly upset CM Punk. And so they got a match together and after some petitioning, it was made into a Top Contenders Match. So here we go. And guess what? CHAIN-WRESTLING~! They trade holds back and forth, various submissions and the like. Punk is really game, here, and Davey is his usual 110% self. Davey outwrestles Punk, naturally, but Punk outsmarts Davey using the referee to separate the two of them and then nailing Richards with a kick to the head. They exchange some strikes next, and again with Davey being more dominant in the exchange, but this time Punk outsmarts Davey by dodging a running forearm and Davey crashes into the turnbuckles. So the story is set: Davey is more naturally gifted at wrestling while Punk is the wizened veteran. They lock up again and Punk cheapshots Davey, but Davey immediately fights back with a series of strikes and Punk rolls out to stall. So, of course, Davey charges and flies out onto him with a tope con hilo. Davey props Punk on the apron and kicks him in the chest a few times. Then Davey gets on the apron and postures for the crowd, which allows Punk to trip him up and drag him off the apron. Punk then rams Davey into the ring post. They get back in the ring and Davey is busted open, so Punk focuses on that beating away at the open wound. That becomes the focal point as Punk utilizes numerous ways of working over the cut – scratches, boot rakes, etc. Punk utilizes all of his normal stuff, including the rising knee in the corner. Punk gets a couple of near-falls, but Davey has that fighting spirit of course. Davey does try to turn the momentum on a few occasions, but Punk quells all of them by attacking the cut. Davey is a bit of a bloody mess, really. The big momentum swift does finally arrive with Davey counter a second rising knee strike attempt with a hotshot on the turnbuckle. From there Davey pulls in all of his big moves: running forearm strike in the corner, Alarm Clock, and the handspring backflip spin kick. All of them get near-falls. Davey signals for the DR Driver, but Punk counters with a roll-up for two. Punk catches Davey with a VICIOUS Shining Wizard for two. Punk signals for the G2S, but Davey rolls out and rolls Punk up for two. More back-and-forth stuff with tons of near-falls. They get into a strike-fest complete with “BOOS” and “YAYS” for the appropriate person striking. Davey goes for the DR Driver again, but Punk manages to lift Davey onto his shoulders and nail the G2S for the big win. Punk celebrates while Ross speculates about what has led to this series of losses for Davey Richards.

Result: CM Punk wins via pin w/ Go 2 Sleep
Time: 17:21


- JML says that there’s no denying that the right man won that match. Ross says both men fought hard and speculates that on any other night we could have seen a different finish. Talk turns to the Albright/Edwards 30-minute draw. JML says tonight that Albright will be able to make right what went wrong on that show, while Ross speculates why Albright thinks he has a guaranteed game-plan to win.

Match #6: Brent Albright vs. Eddie Edwards [c] – WCW United States Championship Match
Albright and Edwards went to a 30-minute a month ago on Underground. The kicker is that Edwards was locked in the Crowbar and unconscious, so the ref was doing the arm-lift spot. The ref lifted it twice and it fell. The ref lifted it a third time and it fell, but unfortunately for Albright the time limit expired right before it did. Albright went crazy and beat up some refs, which earned him a suspension. Albright promises a guaranteed game-plan to win tonight which ends up being: AUSTIN ARIES~! So Aries is officially Albright’s manager. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. They chain-wrestle to start, but Albright is much more powerful than Eddie so he has an advantage in that respect. Indeed, Albright continuously overpowers the smaller Edwards. Eddie turns the table by striking at Albright’s legs with a series of kicks. Ross brings up Eddie’s finisher, the Achilles Lock. JML mentions that Eddie has also adopted the Angle Slam after training with Kurt Angle. Eddie kicks at Albright’s legs a bunch and then nails him with dropkick to the knee for good measure. Albright conferences with Aries and then they lock up again. Albright pushes Eddie into the turnbuckle and then unloads with a series of knee-strikes. Albright tosses Eddie around with a few suplexes. Ross questions if Edwards has the ability to overcome the raw strength of Brent Albright. Albright uses a couple of power strikes (big clotheslines, shoulderblocks, etc.) and slams (in particular a devastating tilt-a-whirl slam) to keep control over Eddie. Albright gets a couple of near-falls, but nothing concrete. Ross notes that Albright hasn’t focused on the arm at all. Albright starts working over the back, in fact. Albright bends Eddie with a series of backbreakers, but it only gets two. Albright then locks in a grounded bearhug, which is yawn-worthy if I’m being honest. Albright sends Eddie to the outside and then argues with the ref allowing Aries to get in a few cheapshots. Albright tries a pin but it still only gets two. Albright goes for the half-nelson, but Eddie lands on his feet and then DRILLS Albright with a flying knee strike! So there’s your momentum shift. Eddie bloodies Albright’s chest with some of the most vicious chops I’ve ever seen. Eddie hits Albright with a SICK Frankensteiner but it only gets two. That’s not a part of his regular repertoire. Eddie goes after Albright’s leg again, kicking away with some stiff kicks. Eddie nails Albright out of nowhere with the Die Hard (cross-legged brainbuster), but Aries puts Albright’s foot on the ropes to break the count! Eddie argues with Aries and that allows Albright to him with a VICIOUS release German suplex for two! Albright then nails Eddie with the half-nelson suplex and covers him, but Eddie gets a foot on the rope but Aries knocks the foot off and Albright steals the win! Albright becomes the United States Champion! Albright and Aries escape with the championship while Eddie argues about his foot being on the rope. Interesting role reversal there, as Eddie did kind of sneak one by Albright in their first encounter and now Albright has returned the favor.

Winner: Brent Albright wins via pin w/ a half-nelson suplex
Time: 15:23


- We head BACKSTAGE~! where Lenny Leonard is with DOOMSDAY and Jimmy Jacobs. Lenny asks Jimmy what his thoughts are about tonight. As Jimmy is about to answer, Walker cuts him off and cuts a great promo.

"Everyone is talking about how Giant Bernard is going to take the belt to Vince McMahon. Has everyone forgotten just what’s going on here? Everyone seems to be blinded by the hype of what COULD happen. Well let me tell you what WILL happen Lenny. The same thing that happens every time Takeshi and I get in that ring. I don’t know where along the path to this night that we – me and Takeshi Morishima; DOOMSDAY; the WCW Tag Team Champions – I don’t know how WE became the underdogs in this fight. But don’t forget a second just who we are. WE are the undefeated team in WCW. WE are the ones who beat Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team – not once, not twice, but THREE times. Everyone is talking about how Bernard is going to walk away with our belts? Hell, after tonight everyone’s going to talk about whether not Bernard can get out of bed to go to work on Monday."

Fantastic stuff.

- Back to ringside. Ross talks about Chris Jericho title run and announces that whoever wins tonight will take the championship to Japan in May to defend it in the Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion. JML really puts over the deal, talking about how doing so will make the WCW Championship a “World”-class championship.

Match #7: Chris Hero vs. Chris Jericho [c] – WCW Championship Match
This is Jericho’s first PPV title defense, interestingly. Hero got here by putting together some wins that capped off with a clean victory over Davey Richards. See, in WCW wins matter. Anyway, Ross puts the match over as the biggest match in Hero’s career. They engage in some of that famous chain-wrestling to start. Jericho continuously outwrestles Hero. Hero gets frustrated and tries to cheapshot Jericho, but Jericho gamely counters it with an enzuiguri. Hero goes outside to stall but Jericho doesn’t follow him. Hero gets back in and goes for a lock up but Jericho takes him down with a drop toe hold. Jericho dominates Hero pretty easily, all things considered, working the leg. Hero shifts momentum when Jericho goes for a back suplex and Hero lands on his feet, getting enough time to nail Jericho with a few elbow shots. Hero follows that up, quizzically almost, by attacking Jericho’s ribs. I suppose that does help prevent a Lionsault. Hero hits some of his usual stuff, including the senton. Hero then shifts to attacking the arm, which Ross questions the logic in. It ends up turning against him though as he goes a hip-toss which Jericho counters with a beautiful monkey flip. Jericho then gets back on the offensive, attacking the leg of Hero. Jericho even busts out the ring-post figure four at one point, for good fun. Hero takes another opportunity to shift momentum, this time by nailing Jericho with two consecutive roaring elbows. Hero then locks in a cravat of all things, and now JML is questioning the logic. The idea I believe they’re going for is almost like the inverse of Davey/Punk, where Hero is really a rookie in the main event and can’t seem to focus on one part and Jericho has zeroed in on the leg. So it’s a rookie vs. veteran mentality again with the face/heel roles reversed. Hero does hit a nice cravat suplex though, so there’s that. Hero goes back to the ribs though with some elbow strikes. Hero tries a few more shoulderblocks in the corner, but Jericho counters with a sunset flip for two. Jericho tries to transition into the Liontamer, but Hero rolls him up for two. They then get into a big move exchange with each man getting near-falls. It’s of note though that Hero hasn’t gone for the Deathblow, yet. Jericho goes for the Codebreaker, but Hero flips him over and hits a Flash Kick to the back of Jericho’s head for an insane near-fall. They exchange some more near-falls for fun. Hero then gets a flurry of strikes in out of nowhere and really gets Jericho reeling with a good number of near-falls here. Ross comments that this is what Hero should have been doing since the opening bell. Jericho looks stressed as Hero keeps bringing the various elbow strikes. Hero charges Jericho in the corner but Jericho gets a boot up. The boot actually catches Hero low, which seems to have been a mistake by Jericho. Jericho says it was an accident and Hero smartly tells the ref not to call for the DQ (because Hero can win the championship that way). It’s all for not though as Hero turns around and gets nailed with the Codebreaker, followed by the Lionsault for the Jericho-win. I get what they were going for there with Hero being inexperienced in main event matches and Jericho being a veteran, but really it didn’t come together that well. I give them props for going against formula, but it didn’t pay off like they wanted to. I would say that this would be the first face-win this evening, but those were some questionable means of victory by Jericho.

Result: Chris Jericho wins via pin w/ The Lionsault
Time: 18:13


- Ross and JML talk about the main event and its importance. They show the hype video from Underground for the match. Ross says the honor and dignity of WCW is on the line in this bout.

Main Event: Bad Intentions vs. DOOMSDAY w/ Jimmy Jacobs [c] – WCW Tag Team Championship Match
A tag team match as the main event. What a novel concept, amirite? So this one started with the Bunkhouse Stampede iPPV in February. DOOMSDAY and Bad Intentions had a run-in and there was conflict, simple enough. It got taken to the next level though when Giant Bernard signed with WWE and started showing up on a weekly basis as Lord Tensai. Ah, but he still had a contract to appear for WCW two more times (it was three total), so here he is filling out his commitments. These teams have developed an immense animosity for each other despite not having seen each other since the iPPV. Pretty much the entire feud has revolved around some pretty good promos from either team. They have a huge staredown to start. Shades the Rock/Hogan~! The crowd is firmly behind DOOMSDAY on this one, pretty much louder than any other star tonight (which is justification in and of itself to make this the main event for those who were hating). Karl Anderson starts out with Takeshi Morishima. They do a bunch of power-stuff, dueling clotheslines and shoulderblocks and what not. Karl then pairs off with Keith Walker and they do pretty much the same bit. Karl tags in Bernard and the crowd boos him unmercifully. It’s funny because he’s getting this huge, monstrous reaction here and yet you can hear the crickets chirping on RAW. Anyway. They do the power-stuff again, but Bernard is a massive individual, so when he nails Walker with the shoulderblock, Walker goes down. Bernard motions to Takeshi and they do the same thing and Takeshi goes down. Takeshi tries again but Bernard PRESS SLAMS Morishima! The crowd goes apeshit over that. Morishima consorts with Walker and Walker tags in. Walker challenges Bernard to a lariat-duel. So they go for it but Walker ducks the lariat and when Bernard turns around, Walker unloads some punches which gets quite the reaction. Seriously, the crowd is epic here! Bernard gets whipped into the ropes and powerslammed and the crowd comes UNGLUED~! Karl comes in and so does Takeshi. They lock up and we a regular match out of them. Bernard makes a blind tag and that’s been the key tonight as far as momentum in tag action goes. Sure enough, Bernard hits Takeshi with a huge boot and Takeshi is – you guessed it – YOUR face-in-peril. Bernard and Karl take turns beating Takeshi up. They don’t work any specific body part, they just pound of the former ROH World Champ. Takeshi has really mastered the close-tag, as well, probably better than anyone in WCW (or the world for that matter). He gets tons of near-tags and every time he’s cut off, the crowd gets riled up even more. Takeshi FINALLY murders Karl with a VICIOUS lariat and makes the hot tag and the crowd loses it. Walker mauls Anderson and then faces off with Bernard. They exchange forearm shots and Walker ultimately clotheslines Bernard out of the ring. Anderson is left in the ring and he’s the legal man to boot, so Anderson gets destroyed with the Omega Driver for the pin.

Except not.

Wait, WHAT?!

Anderson gets a shoulder up!! The crowd, suitably, chants “HOLY SHIT” since no one has ever done that in WCW. Walker and Morishima are pissed and Bernard takes this opportunity to send Morishima out of the ring. Bernard beats on Walker and Anderson finally comes to and they hit Walker with the Magic Killer~! Bernard covers but Morishima BARELY gets there to make the save! HOLY GOD WHAT A NEAR-FALL! Morishima and Walker double team Bernard. They set Bernard up for the Omega Driver, but Walker eats a boot when going for the lariat and then Morishima GETS POWERBOMBED for his troubles! AND KICKS OUT AT TWO. Anderson comes in and they lift Morishima up for the Magic Killer, but Walker breaks it up and Morishima ends up nailing Bernard with a tornado DDT of all things! Walker nails Anderson with an Iron Claw Slam (a nod to Bison Smith) but it only gets two. DOOMSDAY try a modified Omega Driver on Bernard, with Walker flying off the turnbuckle with the lariat but Walker – hilariously I might add – just ricochets off Bernard! Morishima tries the Backdrop Driver, but Bernard is too big and fights out of it – tossing Morishima to the outside. Bernard turns around and Walker clotheslines him to the outside again. Walker gets on the apron while Morishima grabs Bernard. Walker flies off the apron with the lariat while Morishima nails the Backdrop Driver for a MODIFIED OMEGA DRIVER ON THE CONCRETE! And Bernard takes it like a man! Anderson attacks Morishima from behind and slams Morishima into the guardrail. Walker attacks Anderson though and POWERBOMBS ANDERSON THROUGH THE TIMEKEEPER’S TABLE~! BAH GAWD IT’S A WAR. They roll Bernard in and he STILL kicks out! They nail Bernard with an Omega Driver in the ring for good measure, and that is apparently not enough for DOOMSDAY so they DO IT AGAIN~! And THAT is enough to finish Bernard off and give DOOMSDAY the win. My goodness, that was quite the epic. Another five-star affair? I think so.

Result: DOOMSDAY win via pin w/ The Omega Driver
Time: 23:15


- The babyface lockerroom empties into the ring to celebrate. Confetti pours from the ceiling and Morishima, Walker, and Jacobs get lifted into the air for their big win.


- Jim Ross says it’s been a momentous evening and thanks everyone for tuning in. He reminds the fans to check out Underground on Thursday and to order the Great American Bash in June. That ends the show.