WCW Underground 1.05

- A video package recaps the recent drama between Team Angle and Alberto Dos Caras/WGTT.

- Normal video package opens the show.

- Chris Jericho is shown sitting at ringside. A graphic pops up calling him, "WCW's Newest Wrestling Star: Chris Jericho."

- Lenny Leonard and JML are at ringside and talk about the huge main event for evening: Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards taking on Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team. They also talk about the new time limits on matches. Regular matches are 15 minutes, main event and championship matches are 20. Leonard and JML then run down the WCW Tag Team Championship Tournament. As they're doing they're interrupted by Kurt Angle. Kurt Angle is pissed that the WCW Championship title defense for the month of September was against Caleb Konley. Angle says Konley is a great guy, but definitely wasn't deserving of a title shot. Angle complains that WCW was supposed to be an alternative to garbage on Thursdays that makes you dumber and the crap on Mondays that bores you to death, but instead you got guys gaming the system like always. This brings out, of course, Alberto Dos Caras. Caras asks, "Who are you to doubt Caleb Konley?" Well he's no El Dandy, that's for sure. Dos Caras get into a bit of a back and forth and almost come to blows, with JML separating them. A scrawny, geeky guy in a suit comes out and introduces himself as a representative of WCW's "Executive Director." He says the E.D. doesn't like how Caras handled business, but he also doesn't like Angle questioning his decisions and mentions that Caras beat Angle fair-and-square at the Lou Thesz Memorial Tournament iPPV. Angle says that was a fluke win and would bet his career that Caras couldn't do it again. The geek starts to talk but Caras interrupts him and asks Angle if he really means that. Angle says he'd put his career on the line right now if Caras had the balls to give him a title shot. Caras accepts! The geek approves and we got our opening match after a quick commercial break!

- A commercial hyping Halloween Havoc on iPPV plays, hyping up the WCW Tag Team Championship tournament.

Match #1: Kurt Angle vs. Alberto Dos Caras [c] - Career vs. WCW Championship Match
Leonard mentions that even though this isn't the main event, it's a 20-minute time limit none the less since it's a championship match. Naturally, Angle and Caras trade wrestling holds to start. JML puts over both men's amateurs background, but points out that Caras didn't make it to the Olympics whereas Angle is a gold-medalist. Angle dominates the opening gambit, but Caras takes over on the second go-round. A third time see Angle get the advantage with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and Caras goes out for a break. Angle quickly follows up and they deteriorate into a brawl outside. Angle pounds away on Caras and goes for a clothesline, but hits the ring post instead. Pretty easy to see where the match goes from here. Indeed, Cara slams Angle's left arm into every area outside the ring he can. Apron, the commentary table, guardrail, etc. Caras rolls Angle in and spends a good ten minutes just working that arm to death. Angle shows a few comeback attempts, but each time Caras attacks the arm and regains control. Caras attempts the Destiny Lock a few times, but Angle fights out of it quickly each time. Angle finally manages to take control after Caras attempts a superplex, but Angle flips over with a powerbomb. They do a drawn out ten count spot where both men get up at eight and start trading punches. Crowd gets sucked in with the "boos" for Caras' punches, "yays" for Angle's. Angle unloads and hits Caras with the multiple German suplexes. Angle attempts a snap suplex but Caras counters with a small package for two. Angle hits the Olympic Slam out of nowhere but Caras gets a foot on the rope. Angle goes up for the moonsault, but Caras hits the jumping enzuiguri to crotch Angle on the turnbuckle. Caras goes up belly-to-back superplex, but Angle elbows his way out of it and hits an avalanche Olympic Slam from the top! The ref is WAAAAAAAAAAAY out of position and gets in their late and Caras kicks out at two. The crowd and Angle go apeshit over the ref's poor timing. "That was 3!"-chants all over the arena. Ring announcers calls five minutes remaining. Angle goes for another Olympic Slam but Caras counters it with the Destiny Lock like he did at the LTMT iPPV. Angle tries to reach the ropes but can't. Angle then smartly rolls Caras up but only gets two as Caras swings over and re-locks the hold in. Angle then POWERBOMBS his way out of the hold and the announcer calls 3 minutes remaining. Angle tries for the Olympic Slam again but this time Caras slides down the back and rolls Angle up, clutching the tights, for three.

Result: Alberto Dos Caras wins via pin w/ a roll-up
Time: 17:46


- A commercial plays hyping the Lou Thesz Memorial Tournament DVD, which can be purchased on WCWShop.com.

- A video replay of the previous match plays.

- Kurt Angle is still in the ring and arguing with the referee. Alberto Dos Caras is on the outside, waving "bye bye" at him. Leonard calls this the most disgusting thing he has ever seen. JML even calls it a crap way to end things for Angle. WGTT come out and join in with Caras. Richards and Edwards come out and console Angle in the ring. Angle grabs the mic and says thank you to the fans before leaving. Big chant of "You got screwed!" from the fans, Jericho included.

- Another commercial plays hyping the Halloween Havoc iPPV at the end of the month.

- A video package recaps the Necro Butcher/CM Punk feud.

- Leonard says he's still in shock over the idea that Kurt Angle is no longer in WCW. He then follows up that we'll hear from CM Punk next week. Also in action next week will be Chris Hero, as well as two matches in the WCW Tag Team Championship tournament.

Main Event: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin/Charlie Haas) vs. Eddie Edwards/Davey Richards
Haas and Richards start off with some chain-wrestling. JML addresses the pink elephant: what does this mean for the six-man tag match at Halloween Havoc? Leonard has no clue. Benjamin and Eddie tag in and they do a similar chain-wrestling bit. Leonard puts over the even tag team abilities of both teams, commenting that both are former World Tag Team champions of past promotions. It breaks down quickly with all kinds of crazy tag moves. Richards does his trademark suicide dive onto Benjamin and Haas outside, but Haas moves out the way. That allows him to cheapshot Edwards and of course, from there, WGTT take over. They use all kinds of old-school heel tactics to work Edwards over, including choking Edwards with the tag rope. Edwards mounts a comeback on Benjamin, but Haas yanks Richards off the apron to prevent the tag. They work Edwards over again for about eight or nine minutes. Edwards ducks a superkick and nails Benjamin with a superkick of his own. Edwards finally makes the hot tag and Richards cleans house on Benjamin and Haas with a variety of stiff kicks. Numbers overwhelm him though, but then Edwards gets involved and it just breaks down. All kinds of crazy near-falls and tag moves from here on out. Best spot is Richards hitting the run-up German superplex on Haas, then getting superkicked by Benjamin, only for Benjamin to get hit with the Die Hard by Edwards for two. Superkick/German suplex combo by Edwards/Richards on Benjamin gets two. Richards goes up top and signals for the Shooting Star Press, but Haas shoves him off. Edwards fights Haas off but walks into a superkick by Benjamin, which sets up the Broken Arrow (aided leapfrog body guillotine) by WGTT. Richards makes the save to break up the count. 5 minutes left according to the announcer. Richards clotheslines Haas out of the ring and, with Edwards, hits the Alarm Clock on Benjamin for two. Richards charges the ropes, but Haas bridges the rope down and Richards tumbles out. Haas clobbers Edwards from behind and Benjamins nails Edwards with Paydirt (swinging reverse STO) for three.

Results: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team wins via pin w/ Paydirt (swinging reverse STO)
Time: 17:11


- WGTT continue their assault afterwards, with Alberto Dos Caras joining in. The fans start chanting "JERICHO" who finally jumps the rail with his chair and clears the ring out. Jericho grabs the mic and says he's seen enough. Jericho says he spent years here in Atlanta being held back because he was too short and he spent years up north being held back because he couldn't work the right style. Jericho says he's sick and tired of seeing the best and brightest of the future bumping against the glass ceiling like he did. He says he refuses to allow great, talented wrestlers like Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards be held back by old-timers trying to protect their spots and he won't let them suffer like he did. He says since Angle is gone, Edwards and Richards need a partner on iPPV and he's tossing his hat into the ring. Edwards and Richards agree and have a NEW six-man tag match at Halloween Havoc. This ends the show.