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The Full SHIMMER Roster.
The full SHIMMER roster was posted on SHIMMERwrestling.com. And here it is.
SHIMMER FACE ROSTER:
Mercedes Martinez
Shantelle Taylor
Ariel
Taylor Matheny
Super J
Team Blondage (Krissy Vaine and Amber Holly)
Alere Little Feather and Kei Akiyama
SHIMMER HEEL ROSTER:
Ayako Hamada (SHIMMER World Champion)
Christy Hemme (also Manager & Backstage Interviewer)
Rain
Shaniqua
Chrissy Ricci
Gail Kim (Producer)
Diva Killaz (Miss DeVille and Kayla Sparkz)
The Experience (Lexie Fyfe and Malia Hosaka)
Caged Heat (Loca and Delta)
SHIMMER FRONT OFFICE:
Sherri Martel (General Manager)
Lelani Kai (Trainer)
Wendi Richter (Trainer)
Ivory (Producer)
Molly Holly (Producer)
ANNOUNCERS:
Dave Prazak (Play-By-Play Announcer, also Executive Producer)
Takako Inoue (Color Commentator, also Talent Scout)
Bobby Cruise (Ring Announcer)
REFEREES:
Nick Patrick (Senior Referee)
Bryce Remsburg (Referee)
PJ Drummond (Referee)
Andy Long (Referee)
Max Marquez (Referee)
BACKSTAGE PERSONNEL:
Becky Bayless (Backstage Interviewer)
Jeremy Borash (Backstage Interviewer, also Producer)
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*The first ever PPV of the AWA Division kicks off in the ring with Joey Styles and Don Callis. Joey Style first says "It's damn good to be back in the arena that made him a star, The New Alham....no fuck that! THE ECW ARENA!!" The crowd cheers loudly with an "E-C-W!" chant. Joey then says "But unfortunately, I have share this home coming with Don Callis." The crowd boos as Callis smirks. Callis then tells Styles "Every fan in this arena as well as around the world, should have to have the "Intellectual One" calling the action with you, Joey." "You should feel blessed, my friend. So let's kicks the show off the right way." Joey Styles nods his head and says "Oh hell yeah! Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to first PPV of AWA Divison. The first all female PPV in over 5 and 1/2 years! Tonight is not just about women's wrestling. Oh NO! Tonight is about something alot bigger. And it happens in an arena that has changed the world of wrestling many times over in the past. And tonight this very same arena it will change it once more again. Cause tonight is all about a GENESIS!!!
A terrific video package highlighting the main matches for the show, to the theme song "Our Truth" by Lacuna Coil. It highlights the stuff leading to the First Blood Match between Danger and LuFisto, then goes to Sumie Sakai VS KAORU, which will be FULL METAL MAYHEM! It ends with Ashley Massaro and Ice Cold talking about their match, while will be the MAIN EVENT if the evening.
It then cuts back to the ring and reveals that Sara Del Ray has already entered the ring with a mic in hand. She says she saw the atrocity that happened during the Gauntlet for the Gold at the SHIMMER show. As a matter of fact, not many know that she was in the ringside crowd, scouting her opponent, Rain, tonight. She saw Rain sell her soul to somebody like Ayako Hamada. And it makes her PUKE! Siding with Hamada is like selling herself to the dark side of wrestling, the Sports Entertainment side. Well Sara Del Ray is proud to say to stands up for the wrestling ways Ric Flair wants to bring back to women's wrestling, And tonight, in honor of that, she'll unleash HELL on Rain. "Celebrity Skin" by Hole begins to play and Sara Del Ray tackles her on the stage, starting the opening contest....
1.) Sara Del Ray attacked Rain on the outside with a fury, and Rain retreated back into the ring. Rain took advantage there, by catching SDR by surprise as she slid in after her. Rain showed her new heelish attitude attacking SDR with illegal moves to her legs. SDR fought back and seemed to have the match in hand, when Rain reversed a legroll clutch and held the ropes for the victory.
*Sara Del Ray was visibly upset with herself and her loss to Rain. Christy Hemme tried to asked her a question about it at ringside, but SDR shrugged her off in anger.
The cameras now quickly cut backstage as we see LuFisto and Allison Danger fighting all over the place, it ends with LuFisto throwing Danger head first into some pipes and other misc. equipment. We see Danger is now bleeding from gash on top of her head as a result. The EMTs rush to check on her as LuFisto just smiles.
Also Backstage, we see Alexis Laree getting ready for her singles match with Daizee Haze, when Haze approaches her. Alexis almost attacks when Haze tells her to chill out. Haze tells Laree she needs to mellow out. Laree says she can't. Haze says she has something that will calm her nerves. Laree asks what was that, Haze whispers in her ear and smiles. Laree then just shrugs her shoulders as the cameras then faded out.
In more backstage happenings, we now see Sara Del Ray in the locker room, still upset with herself. We now see Mariko Yoshida enter and Yoshida tells her she likes SDR's attitude and skills in the ring. SDR says she lost, she has no skill. Mariko says she's wrong, she has the skill, she just lacks the knowledge to use them successfully. Remember with great power comes great responsibility. Mariko says she can help her with that area. She can take SDR's skills, harness them, and turn her into an unstoppable wrestling weapon. SDR says she understands what she's saying, but why help her. She is in a deep losing hole, and can't get out. Mariko says she doesn't see that, she see SDR in a great spot. She can only go up from here. SDR says that's true. SDR then thinks about it and then extends her hand to Mariko. Sara tells her "You've got yourself a deal." Mariko shakes her hand and tells Sara to follow her. SDR then gets up and exits the locker room with Yoshida as the scene fades back to the ring.
The announcer Joey Styles and Don Callis take the moment to thank Lacuna Coil and their song "Our Truth", which is the official theme song of AWA GENESIS. Get Lacuna Coil's new CD, the "KARMACODE", in stores now!
Back in the ring, Daizee Haze and Alexis Laree are seen walking to ring, arm in arm. It seems they have "mellowed out" and solved their problems backstage right before their singles match.
2.) The singles match never took place as Alexis Laree and Daizee Haze seemed to not want fight each other anymore. Apparently they're lovers not fighters now.
*"WOOOOO!" is heard over the PA system followed by "Also Spach Zarathustra" as Ric Flair walks out onto the stage. Flair says these fans paid good money to see Daizee Haze and Alexis Laree wrestling tonight, and they are not getting jipped. Especially with the Nature Boy running the show. So instead of fighting each other tonight, the two "mellowed out" friends can wrestle in an impromptu tag match. And here's there opponents....
"Free Your Mind" by DOUBLE began to play as Toshie Uematsu and Ran Yu Yu of Zappenayo walked out as their opponents. Ric Flair then ordered the bell to ring and impromptu tag match began as he watched on the stage....
3.) This was a beating as the mellowed out friends were not prepared at all for a veteran tag team. Especially one as dangerous as the team of Toshie Uematsu and Ran Yu Yu. Eventually Ran Yu Yu got the pinfall victory on Daziee Haze with the Twister (Twisting Brainbuster) for the victory.
*After the match, Toshie hit a prone Alexis Laree in the head with the infamous black box. The two Zappenayo girls then posed over the fallen faces and Flair clapped with approval. A hard lesson learned, I guess.
Backstage, Lita and Ashely Massaro were discussing strategy for their matches tonight. Lita told Ashely to just worry about Ice Cold and use the training she gave her. Ashley thanked Lita for the help, and Lita said no prob. The two ladies then cliched fists together, in unison.
We now see Allison Danger leaving the backstage medical room, with apparently staples in her head to stopped the bleeding from the LuFisto attack earlier. Maria trys to interview her, but Danger just shoves her out of the way and heads on for the First Blood Match, which is NEXT....
4.) The First Blood Match was brutal spectacle all around. Danger worked over LuFisto's bandaged head all night and tried to draw first blood, and win the match. The two fought all over the New Alhambra Arena, in a classic ECW style brawl. Back in the ring, LuFisto showed tremendous fighting spirit and fought back valiantly. She then countered the Shimmering Warlock of Danger and hit the Emerald Flowsion on her. She then rolled outside and looked under the ring. VIOLA! LuFisto found herself a steel chair under there. LuFisto then entered the ring and prepared give Danger a big dose of steel chair. But Danger showed her heel knowledge and pulled the unsuspecting ref into the way. The ref was the KOed with a brutal chair shot instead. Danger then drove LuFisto onto the chair with the STD (STO) and left the ring in anger. She went over to the time keeper and threw him out of the way. Danger then grabbed the ring bell, and entered the ring, ready to hit the groggy LuFisto with it. LuFisto slowly got up and was leveled with brutal bell shot. LuFisto was, of course, busted wide open. But the ref was still down and out cold. Danger tossed the bell out of the ring and tried to revive the ref. As she did that, the bloody LuFisto grabbed the TV Camera from a ringside cameraman. When Danger turned around, she was leveled in the head with a brutal shot, destroying the expensive TV Camera. Danger was now busted wide open as well. Danger and LuFisto would then begin brawling again, and as Danger hid LuFisto's head in STD motion, the ref only saw Danger was a bloody mess first. The ref called for the bell, as a shocked Danger couldn't believe it.
*Allison Danger argued with the referee, saying she won the match first. But it didn't matter, LuFisto was declared the winner anyways. Danger then STDed the ref in anger and attacked LuFisto from behind as she walked up the ramp. She then STDed LuFisto right on the solid steel rampway, sending the crowd into shock. Danger then posed over LuFisto as the EMTs checked on her.
Backstage we see Lita walking to ring with Ashley Massaro for Lita's match with Jazz. Ric Flair comes by and tells Ashley, to stay backstage as Lita and Jazz will be a one-on-one affair. Ashley wishes Lita "Good luck" and Lita says "Thanks" and leaves for the match.
After Lita left, Ric Flair and Ashley had a silent, but tense staredown with each other. Flair then just smiled and went "WOOOO!" in her face as he left. Ashley then just stood there, in anger, as the scene faded to the ring....
5.) Lita and Jazz engaged in a nice one-on-one encounter. Lita seemed to have the upper hand though, and went for the Twist of Fate. But Jazz reverse it into the STF!! Lita fought back though and got to the ropes. Jazz signaled for the end, and hit Lita with the Jazz Stinger (X-Factor) for the pinfall. But Lita showed her fighting spirit and kicked out at 2 & 1/2!! Jazz couldn't believe it and stalked Lita for the kill as she got up slowly. She went for the Bitch Clamp, but Lita countered it into a victory roll like Ashley did before! Jazz kicked out this time at 2 & 1/2 though. Jazz charged Lita in anger and was caught with a kick to midsection. Lita then nailed her with the Twist of Fate! Lita then covered for the big 3 count!!
*Lita then celebrated her victory over Jazz as the cameras faded to the back...
In the back, we see Cheerleader Melissa walking to the ring with her poms-poms in hand. Maria then walks up to her and asks her what she thinks of her chances of winning her match with Victoria, with Mariko Yoshida as the special guest referee. Melissa tells her it doesn't matter if Mariko is there. Cause if she sticks her nose in it, she'll break it. Maria then asks if that would DQ her. Melissa just shouted "WHO CARES!" and walked off angrily.
The message version of "Fable" by Robert Miles begins to play as Mariko Yoshida walks out in referee attire as the special guest ref for the next match. We see Sara Del Ray walk out behind her, like a silent protege. She follows Mariko Yoshida down to ringside to watch the match closely. Melissa and Victoria then make their entrances and the match begins...
6.) There's not much to say about this match. Melissa did her usual stuff like the flying dropkick and Indian deathlock as the crowd clapped along with Mariko calling the match down the middle. Victoria made a come back and did her usual offense with the same result from Mariko. They would trade more stuff back and fourth and then the ending changed everything from great to disaster. Melissa went for the Kudo Driver (Vertabreaker), but Victoria escaped and nailed her with the Spider Kick (Savate Kick) instead. Mariko counted the pinfall, but did not see Melissa's foot on the rope, giving a tainted victory to Victoria.
*Victoria celebrated her win and Melissa was upset about Mariko's reffing job. Mariko saw the replay of Melissa's foot on the ropes, and just shrug her shoulders like it wasn't her fault. She then left the ring with an angry Melissa just glaring at her. Sara Del Ray just watched Melissa, as well, making sure Melissa didn't sneak attack Yoshida.
A nice video package then highlighted the entire build up to the FULL METAL MAYHEM between Sumie Sakai and KAORU!!
KAORU entered the ring first with the infamous black box, but no Zappenayo allies though. Sumie Sakai then walked with the barbed wire baseball bat. She charged the ring with it as KAORU ran out the otherside....
7.) Sumie Sakai chased KAORU around ringside with that barbed wire bat, nearly hitting her on several occasions. Eventually KAORU was able to reenter the ring and stop Sakai from entering with the bat, by dropping an elbow on her as she slid in. KAORU picked up the bat and tried to drive the barbed wire into Sakai's face, but Sakai rolled out of the way. This cause the bat to jam into the mat and the barbed wire to cut her hands. KAORU staggered for moment, shaking her hands in pain, and Sakai capitalized by hitting her with a trash can lid from under the ring. Sakai the dragged out the whole trash can tossed it into the ring. Sakai took a sign from inside the trash can and smash it upside KAORU's head. She the Arabian Facebustered it onto KAORU, ala her idol, Sabu. She covered for a 2 count. Later in the match, she couldn't decided wether to hit KAORU with a chair or the barbed wire bat. The crowd chose the bat, and Sakai agreed. She then smashed the barbed wire wrapped end into KAORU's face!! KAORU was a bloody mess as a result. She uses the Arabian Facebuster on her with bat, hurting herself as well. She eventually made the cover for a 2.9 COUNT!! Sumie Sakai was angry by this, and rolled out of the ring. She looked under the ring and pulled out a bed of barbed wire. The crowd roared it's approval as she slid it into the ring. They fought for position, but eventually Sakai struck KAORU with punches, staggering her in front of the barbed wire. She charged for the proverbial kill, but KAORU back body dropped her onto the barbed wire instead!! Sakai screamed in pain as KAORU dragged her out of it. She covered her for a close 2 count! KAORU then began smile sadistically from behind a crimson mask. She then walked over slowly and stomped on the black box. KAORU then poured thousands of hidden THUMBTACKS onto the mat, as the crowd cheered. KAORU stalked Sakai for the Excalibur, but Sakai countered and back suplexed her onto the tacks instead!! KAORU screamed in pain as Sakai lifted KAORU to her feet for the finish. She then dropped her on her head with the Fisherman's Buster!! Sakai then covered and got a white hot 2.9 count!! Sakai signaled it was over and went to the top rope for her moonsault. But KAORU pulled the barbed wire board in the way and Sakai crashed onto it stomach first!! Sumie got up in pain, much to KAORU's surprise. KAORU then nailed with the Excalibur for pinfall victory in this wild match that was really Full Metal Mayhem!
*The bloody KAORU then left the ring, as her Zappenayo cohorts, Toshie Uematsu and Ran Yu Yu helped her to the back. Both ladies received a loud standing ovation for their efforts as well.
Ashley was then shown walking to the ring, Lita wished her luck as well. Ashley nodded her head and continued on. Ice Cold was then showed walking down the hall as well, she looks pretty confident with the AWA World title belt slung over her shoulder too. The main event is NEXT...
Another excellent video package hyping Ashley Massaro VS Ice Cold in a "No DQ" Match!! If this is anything like the last match, it should be a classic affair.
8.) The main event lived up to it's hype and was a surprisingly classic affair, given the circumstances and wrestlers involved. This match did not stay technical very long and become another wild ECW like brawl. Ice Cold and Ashley fought at ringside, with Ashley making a comeback. Ashley took a fan's beer and drank some of it. She then bashed it over Ice Cold's head. This just made Ice Cold angry and she slapped Ashley across the face. Ashley retaliated with one of her own. Ice Cold just smiled and bit Ashley in her bandaged forehead, trying to draw blood from the young lady again. She then clotheslined her over the guardrail, and Ashley landed on the floor at ringside. Ice Cold turned to taunt the jeering fans and Ashley grab from behind in a sleeper hold. Ice Cold then just snapmared her over herself and onto the floor in front of her. She then slammed her face off the announce table repeatedly, wanting to draw first blood. That would happen thanks to a brutal piledriver on the announce table. The table had no give and both ladies crashed into it with a hard THUD! Ice Cold then throttled the now bloody Ashley with a cable, trying to choke the life out of her. Ashley then instinctively fell to her butt and jawbreakered Ice Cold, in a nice counter. Ashley climbed back into the ring and clapped her hands for crowd support. She then executed a nice "Dragon Rocket" suicide dive through the ropes on Ice Cold!! Both ladies laid out on the outside as a result. Both entered the ring by 9 though. They slugged it out with Ice Cold getting the upper hand. Ice Cold attack the cut more, turning Ashley's blonde hair a bloody crimson. She would scrape it with her boot, rake it with her nails, and even bite it, all without fear of being DQed. Ice Cold then went outside and got a steel chair for ringside. She set it up and delivered and brutal sideslam right onto it. Ice Cold covered and got a 2.9 count! Ice Cold laid the chair on the mat and stalked the bloody Ashley as she got up slowly. She DDTed face first into the steel of the chair! Ice Cold covered again and another hot near fall! Ashley showing her heart and refusing to die. Ice Cold finally went for the kill with the Ice Breaker, but Ashely countered instinctively with a figure-four jacknife hold! The ref counted a hot 2.9 count!! Ice Cold was in shock by this and rolled to the outside. She then pulled the ICE AXE out from under the ring. She held up for all to see and then entered the ring with it. As she measured Ashley, the ref pulled it away from her. The ref, Charles Robinson, refusing to be part of the massacre of the young Ashley, even if it is "legal" in this match. Ice Cold then just decked Charles Robinson with a right hand and went to pick up the Ice Axe again. But as she turned around, TRISH STRATUS appeared out of the crowd in street clothes and took her head off with the Chick Kick (Right Roundhouse Kick to the Head)!! Trish mouthed off to Ice Cold as she picked up the ice axe. She then raised it in the air in anger, as Ice Cold got up. Trish then nailed Ice Cold in the gut with it and tossed it out of the ring. She then signaled and drove Ice Cold face first into the mat with the Stratusfaction (Springboard Bulldog)! Trish then threw Ashley on top of the now unconscious Ice Cold. The ref, Charles Robinson, finally crawled over and counted 1........2.........3!! ASHLEY WINS! ASHLEY WINS!
*Trish Stratus then came into the ring and raised Ashley Massaro's hand in victory as Ice Cold laid on the mat. Trish then helped the bloody Ashley out of the ring and Ice Cold just stared at them both in anger. Trish then mouthed "How does it feel?!" as the PPV fade close on that note.
A closing video package to the song "Enjoy The Silence" also by Lacuna Coil is now shown highlighting all the matches from the PPV to end it there.
AWA GENESIS 2006, 7/23/06
Theme Song: Lacuna Coil - Our Truth
New Alhambra Arena - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5,000 Fans - Sold Out Full House
1.) Rematch: Rain beat Sara Del Ray with a prawn hold and her hands on the ropes.
2.) Daizee Haze and Alexis Laree refused to wrestle each other.
3.) Impromtu Tag Match: Toshie Uematsu and Ran Yu Yu beat Daizee Haze and Alexis Laree when Ran Yu Yu used the Twister on Daizee Haze.
4.) First Blood Match: LuFisto beat Allison Danger when she busted Danger open with a TV Camera.
5.) Lita beat Jazz with the Twist of Fate.
6.) Top Contender's Match for the AWA Television Title: Victoria beat Cheerleader Melissa with the Spider Kick.
7.) Full Metal Mayhem: KAORU beat Sumie Sakai with the Excalibur.
8.) "No DQ" Match: Ashley Massaro beat Ice Cold by pinfall.
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Exclusive Post-PPV Aftermath with Trish Stratus, Ashley Massaro, and Ric Flair.
After the AWA GENESIS 2006 PPV went off the air, Trish Stratus just stared at Ashley Massaro in the ring for a few minutes. Trish Stratus then rolled out of the ring and grabbed her AWA World Championship title belt from ringside and left up the ramp with it. She then raised it high into the air, as Ashley continued to stare at her and the title belt.
Backstage, Trish Stratus cut a firey promo telling Ice Cold payback is a bitch and she just paid the price from stealing HER belt. And nothing personal to Ashley, but she was in the right place and at the right time to win. So congrats to Ashley on keeping her spot on the AWA Roster too. BUT now that she has gotten HER belt back, she doesn't plan on losing it anytime soon.
But AWA General Manager, Ric Flair, then confronted Trish Stratus as she was about to leave. He then told her, she just made a tactical error. Trish then asked what he meant by that. Flair then explained by helping Ashley Massaro beat Ice Cold tonight, Ashley become the new Top Contender. And he doesn't like that fact, but has accepted it. Trish then yells as Flair "SO WHAT?!" and Flair tells her "SO she will now defend the AWA World Championship against Ashley Massaro on UNLEASHED." Trish then just mouths "FINE!" and walks off in anger with her reclaimed title belt.
Ice Cold has lost it.
Also backstage, Ice Cold was shown to have completely lost it over all that has happened to her at the PPV tonight, yelling and breaking stuff in a fit of rage. Ice Cold then yelled into the camera the she promises to wreak havoc on UNLEASHED and there will be NO SURVIVORS in her wake. She then gave a stern warning that "WINTER IS COMING!" and stormed off.
Mariko Yoshida confronts Sara Del Ray.
A visibly shaken up Sara Del Ray was shown in sitting the locker room long after the pay per view had ended. She was obviously upset over her loss to Rain at the show. She is now heard muttering to herself about what she has to do next? A voice then tells her "You go back to basics." SDR now looks up and sees the AWA Television Champion, Mariko Yoshida standing there. Mariko now extends her hand to Sara Del Ray. SDR contemplates it for a moment, then accepts it and stands up quickly. She then follows Mariko out of the locker room.
Post AWA GENESIS 2006 card for AWA Unleashed announced....
Here is the full card for the post AWA GENESIS 2006 edition of AWA Unleashed, including the HUGE main event of Trish Stratus defending the AWA World Championship against the unlikely Top Contender, Ashley Massaro.
AWA UNLEASHED, 07/26/06
Theme Song: Bif Naked - I Love Myself Today
Hersheypark Arena - Hershey, Pennsylvania
7,000 Fan Capacity
1.) Ice Cold VS Beth Phoenix
2.) Non-Title Match: Mariko Yoshida VS Rain
3.) Lita and Cheerleader Melissa VS Jazz and Victoria
4.) Daizee Haze VS Ran Yu Yu
5.) AWA World Title Match: Trish Stratus© VS Ashley Massaro
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*The same PPV closing video package to the song "Enjoy The Silence" by Lacuna Coil is now shown highlighting all the matches from the PPV.
The new opening video is now shown to the song "I Love Myself Today" by Bif Naked. The opening pyro goes off and immediately "Cold" by Static X is heard as Ice Cold walks down the ring, with a mic in hand and a very angry look on her face.
Ice Cold tells the crowd last night was the most humiliating and embarrassing moment of her professional wrestling life. She was pinned by Ashley Massaro in this very ring. Ice Cold is a bonafided superstar and she does not lose to no-talent bleach blonde scrubs like her. Now she doesn't blame Ashley, oh no. SHE BLAMES TRISH STRATUS!! And what's worse she STOLE her AWA World Title belt. So tonight she is gonna make an example out of whoever comes out to face her and she seriously hope Trish and Ashley are watching, cause WINTER IS COMING!
"Crazy In Love" by Beyone begins to play and Beth Phoenix walks out as Ice Cold's opponent for the opening contest.
1.) This match wasn't a match at all, it was a damn massacre, plain and simple. Beth Phoenix won by DQ, but paid a huge price for the win over Ice Cold. Ice Cold got DQed by smashing the damn ICE AXE into Beth Phoenix's face.
*Ice Cold then just posed over the fallen Beth Phoenix with ice axe in hand. EMTs rushed to ringside and but Beth Phoenix on stretcher, cause she is obviously seriously injured.
Ice Cold was shown walking backstage with the ice axe in hand. Ric Flair tells her to stop right there. Ice Cold tells him no. Flair says you better cause I have something to say to you and I want to say it to that expressionless face of yours. Ice Cold turns around and Flair takes the ice axe from her. Flair pokes it in her chest as he tells her that the EMTs are telling him she broke Beth Phoenix's jaw in two places, thanks to this weapon. Ice Cold just laughs hysterically at the news. Ice Cold then tells him the main event will be MUCH worse. Flair tells her no it won't cause she is barred from the damn building. The security force then comes along and escorts Ice Cold out the building as Flair walks away with the ice axe in hand.
Also backstage we see Mariko Yoshida yelling at Sara Del Ray who is doing one-handed push ups on the floor. Sara Del Ray collapses at around 15. Mariko Yoshida just slaps her and tells her to give her more. SDR does 10 more as a result. Mariko Yoshida tells her that's what she wants to see. She then tells her to follow her to the ring for her match with Rain. Sara Del Ray nods her head, gets up, and follows her out the door.
Rain is already in the ring with mic. She laughs as she says she finds very hilarious to see SDR reduced to what she is. Rain blames herself, and couldn't be more happy. Now tonight she's gonna take down Mariko Yoshida and show SDR how a real superstar handles business.
"Fable [Message Version]" by Robert Miles plays and Mariko Yoshida walks out with SDR behind her, carrying Yoshida's AWA Television Title belt for her.
2.) Mariko Yoshida and Rain just stared at each other, before Rain just slapped across the face. Mariko responded with a Yakuza Kick that almost took her head off! Mariko then just stretched Rain like pretzel as Sara Del Ray watched from ringside. Rain tried to mount a comeback, but again was stopped dead by another Yakuza Kick. Mariko then signaled for the end and nailed Rain with a Russian Legsweep before locking her in the Mariko Sleeper (Grounded Octopus Hold w/ Sleeper) for the submission victory.
*Mariko then told Sara Del Ray to get in the ring. SDR did and Mariko told her that's how it done. Mariko then told her to finish her off. SDR refused at first, and Mariko slapped her. SDR got more fired up and picked up the barely conscious Rain. She then gave her an American Slam (Olympic Slam), KOing Rain completely. Mariko then grabbed a mic and told Rain...at the next PPV, AWA SUPERSLAM 2006, SDR will be ready to kick her ass, so she hopes Rain is too. The two the left together, as Rain laid on the mat, out cold.
Backstage in Flair's office, we see the Nature Boy looking over a contract at his desk. His door opens and Cheerleader Melissa walks in. Flair asks her what she wants. Melissa says she was robbed at the PPV of her Top Contendership. Flair says he saw the footage and agrees, but Victoria is the still the Top Contender. He can't reverse that decision, but he can give her a rematch for the Top Contendership. Melissa smiles. Flair says if she pins Victoria in the tag match tonight, she gets her rematch with her next week. So Melissa better hurry cause that tag match is NEXT! Melissa says thanks and leaves as Flair goes back to looking over the contract.
3.) Melissa VS Victoria Two next week, enough said. Melissa will get her rematch with Victoria as she was able to pin Victoria following the Kudo Driver (Vertabreaker), as Lita and Jazz engaged in a wild brawl all over the Hersheypark Arena.
*In the ring, Cheerleader Melissa took the mic and told Victoria that she will see her next week and that everybody will see who the REAL Top Contender is.
The cameras then cut to backstage, where a locker room door opened and a huge cloud of smoke came out. Daizee Haze and Alexis Laree then emerged with Maria Kanelis! All three obviously "mellowed out" again. Maria then casually asks Daizee Haze if she still has a match tonight. Daizee Haze then looked at her watch, her eyes widened as she saw the time and exclaimed "SHIT!" and snapped back into reality. Haze then ran off for her singles match with Ran Yu Yu. Alexis Laree and Maria then just giggled at each other, then shrugged their shoulders, and disappeared into the smokey locker room.
Suddenly lots of loud yelling and screaming was heard. The cameras then rushed down the hall to find Lita and Jazz continuing their wild brawl. Jazz threw Lita across a table of snacks. The nacho cheese covered Lita then threw Jazz across a table of refreshments, soaking her in cola. Eventually the referees and security had to pull them apart. This feud is obviously not over yet.
Ran Yu Yu was then shown walking down the hall with Toshie Uematsu, who was carrying the black box. KAORU obviously absent due to her wild Full Metal Mayhem match with Sumie Sakai at the PPV.
4.) Daizee Haze beat Ran Yu Yu, when Maria interfered. Toshie Uematsu went to hit Haze with the black box, but Maria stole it from her. Toshie chased Maria to the back. The confused Ran Yu Yu then fell victim to the Mind Trip (Blunt Force Trauma/Snapmare Driver) for pinfall loss.
*Haze then entered the crowd and celebrated her win with the fans as Ran Yu Yu looked on in shock and anger.
Backstage we see Maria running down the hall with the black box. Maria runs into a room and as Toshie catches up, the door swings wide open and KOs her outright. Alexis Laree then appears, walks over to the KOed Toshie Uematsu, and tells her "YOU JUST GOT KNOCKED THE F*CK OUT!" Laree and Maria then high five each other as they giggle and leave the KOed Uematsu where she fell.
We now see Trish Stratus walking down the hall, with her reclaimed belt, for her AWA World title match with Ashley Massaro. Christy Hemme stops her and asks her how she feels about defending the title. Trish just looks at Christy and says "I just got MY belt back, and I'll be damned if I am gonna lose again. So no hard feelings Ashley, cause I am just gonna kick your ass." Trish then leaves for the title match.
5.)Trish and Ashley engaged in the main event of the evening, with Trish mostly in control. When they brawled at ringside, Ice Cold emerged from the crowd and KOed Trish with a chair shot. Ashley tried to stop her afterwards, but got a chair shot as well. The ref, Charles Robinson, having lost total control of the match, then called for the bell as a No Contest.
*Ice Cold then leveled Robinson with the stiff chair shot as well, when he confronted her after the match. Ice Cold has caused total anarchy tonight. She then walked over to the time keeper, shoved him out of his chair, and stole the title again. But Ric Flair ran out from the back and stopped her on the ramp. He then yelled something at Ice Cold as he took the AWA title belt from her. He then just stared at the shocked Ice Cold as he left with title belt, the show fading to a close with even more questions to be answered.
AWA UNLEASHED, 07/26/06
Theme Song: Bif Naked - I Love Myself Today
Hersheypark Arena - Hershey, PA
7,000 Fans - Sold Out Full House
1.) Beth Phoenix beat Ice Cold by DQ
2.) Mariko Yoshida beat Rain by submission with the Mariko Sleeper.
3.) Lita and Cheerleader Melissa beat Jazz and Victoria when Melissa pinned Victoria with the Reality Check.
4.) Daizee Haze beat Ran Yu Yu with the Mind Trip.
5.) AWA World Title Match: Trish Stratus© and Ashley Massaro fought to a No Contest when Ice Cold interfered. (1st Defense)
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Beth Phoenix Medical Update....
After the heinous attack by Ice Cold on UNLEASHED, Beth Phoenix was taken to the local medical facility. And as the AWA General Manager, Ric Flair, mentioned on the show, Beth Phoenix has suffered a fractured jaw. Early medical examination suggests that she will be out for 6 - 8 months. The AWA wishes Beth Phoenix all the best in her recovery.
State of Crisis declared for the AWA World Championship.
With the AWA World Championship situation being declared a State of Crisis by AWA General Manager Ric Flair after the controversial conclusion to the AWA World Title Match on UNLEASHED, what happens next has been the subject of rumors and speculation. Ric Flair has already promised to open UNLEASHED and address everything himself. So tune in to UNLEASHED to see what happens.
Top Contender's Rematch set for UNLEASHED.
As announced by AWA General Manager Ric Flair, a Top Contender's Rematch has been set for UNLEASHED this week. Victoria and Cheerleader Melissa will fight it out and the winner will be getting the AWA Television Title shot at the next pay per view, AWA SUPERSLAM 2006.
SHIMMER to offer match on UNLEASHED.
SHIMMER will offer and present the opening match on UNLEASHED this week with Lexie Fyfe taking on Chrissy Ricci. Now Chrissy Ricci eliminated Lexie Fyfe from the Gauntlet for the Gold at CHAPTER ONE, so this is her chance for a little retribution.
Full card for UNLEASHED announced.
The full card for UNLEASHED was announced and posted on this website and here it is.....
AWA UNLEASHED, 8/02/06
Theme Song: Bif Naked - I Love Myself Today
Battelle Hall - Columbus, Ohio
6,000 Fan Capacity
1.) SHIMMER Offer Match: Lexie Fyfe VS Chrissy Ricci
2.) Toshie Uematsu VS Alexis Laree
3.) Tornado 6-Women Tag Match: Lita, LuFisto, and Sumie Sakai VS Jazz, Allison Danger, and Rain
4.) Top Contender's Rematch for the AWA Television Title: Victoria VS Cheerleader Melissa
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*The show opens with a recap of AWA World Title Match from the last show. The recap video ends with the AWA General Manager, Ric Flair, in possession of the title belt, as all three ladies look on in shock and anger.
The opening pyro barely has time go off and finish, before it is immediately followed by...."WOOOO!" and "Also Spach Zarathrusta" being heard over the PA system as Ric Flair walks out with the AWA World Title belt over his shoulder and a mic in hand. He enters the ring and begins to speak. Flair says last week there was a AWA World title match for the very belt over his shoulder. But that all ended in a controversial situation that Ric Flair could only call a State of Crisis. However he has found a solution for it. Cause after much research by going over the legal contract, Flair discovered a few very important stipulations. So he will now enlighten everybody to those discoveries. First off, Trish Stratus, even though she did successfully defend the AWA World Championship last week, STILL failed to defend this title in 30 days. So unfortunately for her, she shouldn't even be the champion anymore. Injury or not. Secondly, Ashley Massaro pinned Ice Cold, tainted or not, at the AWA GENESIS 2006 pay per view, making herself the Top Contender to the title, whether anybody, including himself, likes it or not. And finally, Ice Cold STOLE this belt and declared herself the interim champion while Trish was on the shelf. So officially she is NOT the champion. So with all that stated, he has decided to do the only logical thing and declare the title....VACANT!! That's right, nobody is the champ. But there will be a champion at the next PPV, AWA SUPERSLAM 2006, cause he's making a match for this belt. It will be Trish Stratus VS Ice Cold VS Ashley Massaro in a TRIPLE THREAT MATCH for the AWA World Championship. On that night the true champion will be crowned, but until then Flair is hanging onto the title belt for safe keeping's. So he wishes the all three ladies good luck and one last thing.....WOOOOO!
Immediately back from commercial break, Joey Styles and Don Callis, are discussing the AWA World title situation and inform us that during the break, Ice Cold got into a rather heated argument with Ric Flair as soon entered the backstage area. The cameras were able to get the tail end of that argument......
The footage shows Ice Cold yelling at Ric Flair and demanding he give her a good reason as to why he doesn't just give her AWA World Championship belt right now. The already irritated Ric Flair is having none of Ice Cold bullshit and says he won't give her a reason, he'll give her three. ONE.....she attacked Trish Stratus and STOLE this belt. TWO.....Ashley Massaro pinned her at GENESIS 2006. And THREE....she ruined the AWA World title match last week. And because of that, she should consider herself very lucky that she is even in the Triple Threat Match at AWA SUPERSLAM 2006 at all. Ice Cold then yells at Ric Flair that that is all a bunch of fucking bullshit. Ric Flair then tells that maybe true, but what won't be what happens to her TONIGHT. And seeing how Trish Stratus and Ashley Massaro both want a little retribution, it's gonna be Ice Cold taking both of them in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. Ice Cold just shakes her head and says she won't do it. Ric Flair then tells if she doesn't, she is out of the Triple Threat Match at AWA SUPERSLAM 2006. So good luck with that, Ice Cold. WOOOO! Ric Flair then leaves Ice Cold standing there alone. Ice Cold then yells out in frustation after he leaves.
We then go back to Joey Styles and Don Callis, whom say Ice Cold is not having a very good night already. But she did bring it on herself, so she kinda deserves it.*
1.) In the SHIMMER Showcase Match, Lexie Fyfe defeated Chrissy Ricci with the TKO.
*Backstage, we see Toshie Uematsu with Ran Yu Yu, being interviewed by Christy Hemme. Toshie says would have prefered Maria to interview, so she could kick that bimbo's teeth down her throat. But that will happen in due time, cause next week KAORU is returning after nursing her injuries from the PPV. And that time, Maria will learn not to stick her big nose in Zappenayo' affairs, just like Alexis Laree will tonight.
Also backstage, we see Alexis Laree and Daizee Haze, looking very "mellowed out" as usual. We then see Maria Kanelis come in and she says she has a surprise for her fellow homies. Laree and Haze asked her "What's the surprise?!". Maria exclaims "TA-DA!" and produces the imfamous black box, which has now been tie-dyed with flowers and peace sign stickers on it. Haze and Laree giggle as they tell Maria to bring the box and follow them for Laree's match. Maria smiles and does so happily.
Toshie Uematsu is already in the ring as all three ladies walk out, with Maria parading around with the tie-dye box. Toshie Uematsu flips out when she sees it and Ran Yu Yu, has to hold her back. Alexis Laree enters the ring and the opening match begins....*
2.) Maria and Haze played distraction with the ref, which led to Toshie Uematsu's down fall. The ref went down from a inadverted high kick from Laree, and that gave Ran Yu Yu the opening she needed to enter the match. She grabbed Laree from behind and Toshie went to spray mist in her eyes. But Laree ducked and it hit Ran Yu Yu. Toshie Uematsu then was nailed from behind with the tie-dye box, by Maria. Alexis Laree then hit the Laree-DT (Jumping Spike DDT) on the staggered Toshie for the pinfall victory.
*The three ladies then celebrated their victory deciding to take their celebration again to the fans. Two weeks in a row, Haze and now Laree, have defeated Zappenayo in singles matches. Will it be three in a row, when KAORU returns next week? Only time will tell.
Sumie Sakai was backstage and told Christy Hemme that she was surprised KAORU was coming back so quickly after the beating she gave her in their Full Metal Mayhem match. Hemme asks her how she felt about losing the match. Sakai said that didn't matter, cause KAORU didn't look like a winner afterwards. And she doesn't think her opponents tonight will either, when she steps into th ring with the most hardcore wrestler in the AWA today.*
3.) Lita and Jazz can't seem to stay in the ring even for 5 minutes, these two ladies want to rip each other heads off and if they have to tear down the damn building, so BE IT! While this brawl went on outside the ring, LuFisto, Sakai, Danger, and Rain all brawled inside the ring! LuFisto and Danger continued their bloody feud at ringside as well, trying to bust each other open yet again. As Sakai and Rain battled each other in the ring, Sara Del Ray walked down to the ring to scout Rain. Rain got distracted by SDR's presence and started bad mouthing her from in the ring. Rain then litterally spit in SDR's face, and that was the last straw for SDR. SDR got onto the apron as Rain dared her to enter the ring. But Sumie Sakai snuck up behind her and nailed her with German Suplex Hold for the 3 count!
*Sara Del Ray just hopped off the apron and smiled at the angry Rain. Rain then got on the mic and told her that she knew she wouldn't want to face her in this ring, she's just like her mentor, Mariko Yoshida, a little chicken-shit bitch!! SDR almost charged the ring, but Mariko Yoshida came out and held her off. Mariko then told Rain that since she wants a piece of them so bad, how about they don't wait till the PPV to get it on. Let's have SDR and Mariko Yoshida team up and face Rain and a partner of her choice in a tag team match! Rain just smiled and told Mariko "You're On!".
Mariko Yoshida and SDR didn't leave the ringside area as Cheerleader Melissa VS Victoria in a #1 Contenders Match for Mariko's AWA Television Title was coming up next in few minutes.
Backstage we see Cheerleader Melissa with a very "mellowed out" Maria. Melissa just tells Maria not to speak and takes the mic from her. Melissa then says tonight she gains retribution from the screwjob at the PPV. Tonight she beats Victoria and becomes the new #1 Contender. So she hopes Mariko is watching cause this bonafide "cheerleader" is coming for her title afterwards!
The cameras don't even have time to fade out as we see Lita and Jazz still brawling backstage near them. The security finally intervenes breaks them up once again. Ric Flair comes out and tells them to stop brawling in the aisles and backstage like a pair of rabid dogs! These things should be settled in the ring. But it seems they can't be with them, so he's making a match at the PPV, SuperSlam 2006. Lita VS Jazz TWO, but this time it's gonna be FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE!! Lita and Jazz just stare at each other and smile after hearing that announcement.
Ric Flair then turns his attention to Melissa and wishes her the best of luck tonight. Melissa says she doesn't need it and leaves for the match. Cheerleader Melissa VS Victoria is NEXT...*
4.) Melissa VS Victoria has ended in very controversial fashion. Melissa and Victoria engaged in a very good one-on-encounter, even though Victoria believed she should be the #1 Contender and shouldn't have to give Melissa a rematch. Like last time, Victoria escaped the Single Minor (Kryptonite Krunch) and nailed a charging Melissa with a brutal superkick and Victoria grabbed the ropes in the pinfall attempt. But the this time around, ref saw it and the match continued. Victoria was angry about this and signaled for the end. She went for a moonsault, but Melissa moved out of the way, and Victoria crashed and burned on the canvas. Melissa then hit the Complete Shot for long 2.9 count! Melissa signaled for end, and went for the move that pinned Victora last week in the tag match, the Kudo Driver (Vertabreaker), but this time Victoria escaped it. Victoria kicked Melissa in the midsection and went for the Widow's Peak (Gory Special Neckbreaker), but Melissa countered with a beautiful backslide. But controversy happened as both ladies' shoulders were down for the 3 count!
*The ref raised both ladies hands in victory, and the two began arguing in the ring. Mariko Yoshida just sat a ringside as confused as they were. Who was the #1 Contender?! That answer came when Ric Flair walked down to the ring. He said both ladies had lost and won this match. But they needed an AWA Television Title Match for the PPV. So here's what will go down Mari... Yoshida stopped Flair in mid sentence as she grabbed the mic from him. She looks over at SDR, smiles, tells him she wants to fight both contenders at the PPV. Flair smiled and said "Fine, by me." So at the PPV, it will be Mariko Yoshida defending the AWA Television Championship against Victoria and Cheerleader Melissa in a 3-WAY DANCE!!
We now see Ice Cold and Trish Stratus walking down the hall together, not happy about teaming together. Ashley Massaro is also shown in split-screen format, seemingly ok with the match. What is gonna happen in the Handicap Match?! Stay tuned cause it's NEXT...*
5.) Ashley Massaro won the Handicap Match, thanks in big part to Ice Cold's assistance. Trish Stratus and Ice Cold double teamed and dominated Ashley throughout the match. But inadverted elbow from Trish, cause Ice Cold to leave the ring. Trish then went for the kill, as Ashley Massaro was set up for a Chick Kick. But the treacherous Ice Cold nailed her in the leg with a steel chair. Ice Cold then KOed the staggered Trish with a vicious chairshot. The ref could not DQ her cause that was her own damn partner. Ashley saw none of it, being barely conscious, and made the cover on the unconscious Trish Stratus. The ref counted the 3 and Ashley won the match.
*As Ashley celebrated her tainted victory, Ice Cold stared at the KOed Trish Stratus from ringside, smiling sadistically and asking her "How does it feel?!" This was obviously revenge for Ice Cold being pinned by Ashley at the PPV. Now Trish has suffered that fate at well. But if either lady suffer that fate at SuperSlam 2006 though, Ashley Massaro will become the new AWA World Champion. Will it happen?! The show then fades to close on that note.*
AWA UNLEASHED, 8/02/06
Theme Song: Bif Naked - I Love Myself Today
Battelle Hall - Columbus, Ohio
6,000 Fan Capacity - Sold Out Full House
1.) SHIMMER Offer Match: Lexie Fyfe beat Chrissy Ricci with the TKO.
2.) Alexis Laree beat Toshie Uematsu with the Laree-DT.
3.) Tornado 6-Women Tag Match: Lita, LuFisto, and Sumie Sakai beat Jazz, Allison Danger, and Rain when Sakai pinned Rain with a German Suplex.
4.) Top Contender Rematch for the AWA Television Title: Cheerleader Melissa and Victoria ended a double pin after a backslide.
5.) 2-on-1 Handicap Match: Ashley Massaro beat Trish Stratus and Ice Cold when Ashley pinned Trish Stratus.
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Trish Stratus/Ric Flair Confrontation....
After UNLEASHED went off the, and angry Trish Stratus was show backstage coming into Ric Flair's Office. Trish Stratus tells Flair that Ice Cold caused her to be pinned by Ashley Massaro tonight. Flair said he knew that. That's why next week on UNLEASHED.....Trish Stratus will have a chance at retribution. Trish smiles. Flair tells her tonight she will face Ice Cold and Ashley Massaro in a 2-1 Handicap Match, so she can kill two birds with one stone. Trish shrugs her shoulders, that's fine by her. Flair says "Well then, good luck. WOOOOO!" The cameras then close out from there.
KAORU returns NEXT WEEK!
KAORU is set to return from Japan next week and she is rumored to be in a foul mood after all the antics of Daizee Haze, Alexis Laree, and Maria Kanellis. That is why KAORU's return match will be Zappenayo taking on Daizee & Friends in a 6-Woman Tag Match. So we will see what happens.
SHIMMER to offer match on UNLEASHED.
SHIMMER will offer another match on UNLEASHED this week, with Molly Holly taking on Shaniqua. Experience VS Size collide!
Current AWA SUPERSLAM 2006 card posted....
The current card for AWA SUPERSLAM 2006 is now shown on the website. The pay per view will be live from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin in two weeks.
AWA SuperSlam 2006, 08/20/06
Theme Song: Rob Zombie - Foxy Foxy
Resch Center - Green Bay, Wisconsin
10,000 Fan Capacity
1.) Falls Count Anywhere Match: Lita VS Jazz
2.) 3-Way Dance for the AWA Television Title: Mariko Yoshida© VS Cheerleader Melissa VS Victoria
3.) Triple Threat Match for the vacant AWA World Title: Ice Cold VS Trish Stratus VS Ashley Massaro
UNLEASHED Card posted....
And finally the card for UNLEASHED this week was also posted. UNLEASHED will be LIVE! from the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio!
AWA UNLEASHED, 8/02/06
Theme Song: Bif Naked - I Love Myself Today
Hara Arena - Dayton, Ohio
6,000 Fan Capacity
1.) SHIMMER Offer Match: Molly Holly VS Shaniqua
2.) Jazz VS Cheerleader Melissa
3.) KAORU Return Match: KAORU, Toshie Uematsu, & Ran Yu Yu VS Daizee Haze, Alexis Laree, & Maria Kanelis
4.) Mariko Yoshida and Sara Del Ray VS Ayako Hamada and Rain
5.) 2-on-1 Handicap Match: Ice Cold and Ashley Massaro VS Trish Stratus
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*The show kicks off with a excellent video package, highlighting the announcement of the AWA World title being vacanted and the Triple Threat Match for the belt at SuperSlam 2006. The handicap match main event is then, with Ice Cold attacking her own partner, Trish Stratus, allowing Ashley Massaro to pick up the win.
The opening video then plays and the pyro then goes off in the jam-packed Hara Arena. The announcers, Joey Styles and Don Callis, then welcome everybody to the show and the opening match, offered by SHIMMER, is set to begin immediately....*
1.) Shaniqua dominated the match againist Molly Holly, using her power and size to her advantage. She eventually would pick up with the Dominator.
*After the match, Shaniqua went to use the dominatrix whip on Holly, but the other victim of a similar beatdown, Taylor Matheny attacked her from behind, after coming out of the crowd. As Shaniqua ran up the stage, Matheny told her she wouldn't be able to run for long, cause as at the SHIMMER Chapter Two show, she would be facing her in a "Dominatrix Whip on a Pole Match." And in that match, Taylor is literally gonna whip Shaniqua's ass!
Backstage, we see Daizee Haze, Alexis Laree, and Maria Kanelis, chillin'. Maria says she has another brilliant prank this week for Zappenayo. Haze and Laree said cool. Maria then left to "work her magic" on them.
Melissa and Lita were backstage, Melissa said she's got Jazz tonight. Lita told her and she gonna make sure Victoria doesn't try anything. Melissa and Lita then left for the match in unison.*
2.) Victoria interfered in the match, but tripping Melissa during an important turning point. This caused Lita to attack Victoria in retaliation. The ref was distracted by this fight on the outside and Jazz took advantage of it, by removing the turnbuckle pad and exposing the steel underneath. Melissa charged her and Jazz rammed her head first into the exposed buckle. She then locked the STF on the unconscious Melissa. The ref finally saw it and called for the bell, giving a tainted victory to Jazz.
*Lita then checked on Melissa as Jazz celebrated the tainted victory with Victoria on the outside.
Backstage we see Mariko Yoshida watching what just went down. She smirked at the results, and told Sara Del Ray, who was busy, practicing her meditation while doing the splits, it was time for their tag match. Sara Del Ray then got up, nodded, and followed her mentor for the match.
Also backstage, we see Maria walking down the hall, and she then sneakily enters Zappenayo's locker room with black trash bag. A few moments later, she leaves dragging the trash bag, which is now filled with something. She also has a smile on her face.
Back in the ring, we see Mariko Yoshida in the ring with Sara Del Ray, ready for their tag match against Rain and her mystery partner. Rain comes out and says she has a partner, that Mariko Yoshida knows very well. "El Cubo" by CALO begins to play over the PA System and the SHIMMER World Champion, Ayako Hamada walks out. Hamada and Yoshida have a big stare off and the match begins...*
3.) Mariko Yoshida and Ayako Hamada fought each other, reigniting their old rivalry from their days in ARSION! The ref went down after a inadvertent spin kick from Ayako, which Mariko had ducked. This caused Rain to interfere and double team Mariko. SDR then went after Rain in retaliation, and chased her on the outside. Christy Hemme then attacked SDR as well from the crowd in viscous double team assault, obviously a set-up by Rain. As Mariko and Ayako still fought again in the ring, with Mariko would eventually hit the Air Raid Crash on her. But the ref was still down. Mariko tried to revive the ref, and Ayako was given her title belt by Rain. Mariko then was clocked with it, and Ayako hit her with the AP Cross (Fisherman's Driver/Ki Krusher)!! The ref revived by Hemme and he finally counted the 3 for the tainted victory.
*Rain and Hemme then celebrated the victory in the victory, and handed Ayako the AWA Television belt as well. Ayako then just stared at both belts for a moment. All three ladies then left the ring, as an irate SDR had returned with a steel chair. She then checked on her mentor, as she eyed Rain, in anger.
Backstage, we see Toshie Uematsu and Ran Yu Yu emerge from their locker room, in nothing but towels wrapped around them. Apparently Maria stole their clothers earlier. We finally see KAORU arrive and she immediately, asks them what then hell is going on!. Toshie explains the situation that has developed between them and Haze, Laree, and Maria. KAORU says she'll put a stop to this, and leaves Toshie Uematsu and Ran Yu Yu, still without any clothes, and their match is NEXT!!
Maria, Alexia Laree, and Daizee Haze came down to the ring, with Maria parading around with the trash bag. They entered the ring, and told Zappenayo to come out for their match. They didn't for obvious reasons though.*
4.) This match kinda ended with Zappenayo forfeiting the match to the them, thanks to Maria's prank earlier on and KAORU's sudden absence.
*Only KAORU reappeared after the "match", on the stage with mic in hand. KAORU told them all to laugh it up, cause at the PPV, SUPERSLAM 2006, the fun and games are OVER! Cause KAORU always gets what KAORU wants. And now she's got the match she wants. And it will be KAORU VS.....MARIA KANELLIS, one-on-one!! Maria's eyes now bulge in shock, as the scene fades to the back...
Backstage, we see a very serious and determined Trish Stratus walking to ring with a purpose, cause it was then time for the main event. It was quite the opposite in the split screen however, as Ice Cold and Ashley Massaro just stared at each with spiteful objection and hatred. They obviously DO NOT want to be partners tonight.*
5.) Trish Stratus won the match, when she pinned Ice Cold. Ashley seemingly refusing to tag in and walked out on Ice Cold. Ashley not wanting to risk being screwed by her. Ice Cold was angered by this, but Trish caught her with the Chick Kick for the win.
Ashley and Trish then just looked at each other, as Ice Cold laid out cold in the ring. Could Trish Stratus be the one who wins the Triple Threat Match by pinning Ice Cold, gaining her retribution and AWA World title at the same time? More questions to be answered in that match.
AWA UNLEASHED, 08/09/06
Theme Song: Bif Naked - I Love Myself Today
Hara Arena - Dayton, Ohio
6,000 Fans - Sold Out Full House
1.) SHIMMER Offer Match: Shaniqua beat Lexie Fyfe with the Dominator.
2.) Jazz beat Cheerleader Melissa by TKO with the STF.
3.) Ayako Hamada and Rain beat Mariko Yoshida and Sara Del Ray when Ayako Hamada pinned Mariko Yoshida with the AP Cross.
4.) KAORU Return Match: Daizee Haze, Alexis Laree, & Maria Kanelis beat KAORU, Toshie Uematsu, & Ran Yu Yu by forfeit.
5.) 2-on-1 Handicap Match: Trish Stratus beat Ice Cold and Ashley Massaro when Trish Stratus pinned Ice Cold with the Chick Kick.