4/11/14: PWF Showdown LXXII

Interview:
New Four Horsemen interview

("The Four Horsemen" by Metallica played as The New Four Horsemen (CM Punk,
James Gibon and The Briscoe Brothers: Jay & Mark Briscoe came to the ring to
boos from the crowd.)

CM Punk: The battle of the Horsemen doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon
because Ric Flair and Steve Corino seem to feel they have the right to keep
coming at me. Flair, I've beaten you time and time again. Corino, I have
absolutely no use for you in the wrestling ring and am sick and tired of
watching you run around MY company and pass yourself off as this lone hero come
to show the world your vision of what The Four Horsemen are about. Corino,
you're nothing. You will never be able to stand in a ring with me and garner my
respect. "King of Old School," why don't you go back to wherever you came from
so I don't have to exert any more enegry in kicking your ass! "Slick" Ric, I'm
not finished with you just yet "Naitch." I will tell you and your sorr group of
wannabe Horsemen when this is over and when it is, you won't ever step foot in
a PWF ring ever again.

(The New Four Horsemen left the ring to boos from the crowd.)

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Paul London and Brian Kendrick defeated
The World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) when Kendrick
pinned Benjamin with the Sliced Bread #2 in 0:20:04.
Rating: ***

Guido Maritato made Chris Sabin submit to the Sicilian Crab in 0:20:24.
Rating: **** 1/4

Interview:
Kings of Wrestling interview

("Holding Out For A Hero" by Bonnie Tyler played as the Kings of Wrestling
(Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) came to the ring with manager Larry Sweeney
to cheers from the crowd.)

Larry Sweeney: Hey PWFers, I've got a question for you....Is Larry Sweeney
lookin' good tonight, or what?!!

(The fans cheered Sweeney.)

Larry Sweeney: Chris, Claudio, we probably shouldn't be out here right now. As
everyone on the planet needs to understand there is a certain quota of time
that needs to be taken up by Triple and Shawn Michaels. Regardless of where
they go or where they've been, they DESERVE a certain amount of time in this
ring every night. Yeah, right! Triple H, Michaels, you two stroll back into the
PWF and expect to be handed the keys to the joint. You two are nothing but
blood sucking parasites. You two can't carry my jock and don't belong anywhere
near the Kings!

("The Game" by Motorhead played as Triple H and Shawn Michaels came to the ring
to boos from the crowd.)

Triple H: "Sweet 'N Sour?" Is that what you call yourself? I'd recommend you
stand aside before I introduce you to a friend of mine. His name is cold and hard.

(Triple H pointed to his sledgehammer at ringside. Hero stepped right in
Triple H's face.)

Triple H: Do you have something to say to me? If so, spit it out before you're
not spitting anything out besides blood from your lower intenstine.

Chris Hero: Good old Triple H. You're not standing in your father-in law's
ring. This isn't your wife's company. This isn't your place, pal. PWF is here
today thanks to Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli. We built this company and
are the winnigest combination in the history of the PWF. You think because you
scored a bullshit victory over us you can walk out here like you own the place,
you've got another thing coming.

Triple H: Hero, nobody steps in my face and insults me. Nobody tells me how
it's going to go. Hero, you want a war I'll give you a war and at last check,
I don't lose when the chips are down. Hero, how about I make an example of you
and show you I think of you.

(Triple H dropped the microphone and began trading blows with Hero as
Castagnoli and Michaels did the same. Hero executed a cravate on Triple H and executed the Hero DDT on him as Castagnoli drilled Michaels with a pair of
Swiss Uppercuts and executed the UBS Neckbreaker on Michaels to cheers from
the crowd. Hero and Castagnoli left the ring with Sweeney to huge cheers from
the crowd.)

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Can-Am Express (Jerry Lynn and Lance Storm) defeated
The Celtic Gang (Doug Williams and Nigel McGuinness) when L. Storm pinned
Williams with the Deep Impact Piledriver in 0:30:15.
Rating: *****

Triangle Match:
ALXchange (Johnny Nitro/Ken Doane) defeated
The Celtic Gang (David Taylor and Steve Regal) and
Los Guerreros (Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr.):
x Regal beat Chavo Jr. via the Regal Stretch in 0:17:56
x Doane beat Regal via the Guillotine Legdrop in 0:31:24
Rating: *** 1/2

Interview:
Steve Austin & Kurt Angle interview

("Glass Shatters" by Jim Johnston played as Steve Austin and Kurt Angle came to
the ring to cheers from the crowd.)

Steve Austin: Well, it's about damn time the Texas rattlesnake got his ass back
to the PWF and decided to raise some hell!

(The fans cheered.)

Steve Austin: Last time I was here, I was in the ring with a collection of
stiffs ranging from Hulk Hogan all the way down to Kevin Nash. Quite a range, I
understand, but I decided to bring along a man I don't personally even like,
but from a professional stand point, he may be the best there is in the game
today, Kurt Angle.

Kurt Angle: I'm sure everyone is wondering, "Steve, Kurt, why come back to the
PWF and go after the two biggest guys in the company?" Why not! Samoa Joe and
Takeshi Morishima aren't going to intimidate me. I'm an Olympic Gold Medalist
for crying out loud. I've been in the ring with the best of the best and beat
`em all. Steve and I figured we'd started at the top. Joe and Morishima think
they're big shots because they beat The Undertaker. Joe and Morishima think
they're big shots because combined, they make up the single largest tag team in
the PWF today. Well, fellows, let me tell you something right now. The bigger
you are, they harder you fall. Nobody is going to fuck around with Kurt Angle and Steve Austin this time around. We're primed and we're going to take care of
business.

Steve Austin: You see, you're not just looking at Steve Austin right now,
you've also got your hands full with Kurt Angle and we will stomp a mud-hole in
your ass and walk it dry. And that's the bottom line, `cause Stone Cold said
so!

("The Champ is Here" by Jadakiss played as Samoa Joe came to the ring with
Takeshi Morishima to boos from the crowd.)

Samoa Joe: Austin, I don't give a shit what you've done and who you think you
are. Austin, you and Angle beating Morishima and I one time isn't going to stop
us kicking your ass the next time we step in the ring with you. Austin, you two
think you're big shots don't you? You come back to the PWF and think you own
the place. You two have no right to life just because you two aren't finishing
this thing. Austin, by the time I'm done with you, I'm going to make you wish
you never stepped back in a wrestling ring ever again.

(Joe went to Yakuza Kick Austin, but Austin got Joe's leg, spun around and
Stone Cold Stunnered him to huge cheers from the crowd. Morisima grabbed a hold
of Angle and attempted to belly-to-belly suplex him, but was reversed by Angle. Angle executed an overhead belly-to-belly suplex on Morishima to the shock and
awe of the crowd. Austin and Angle posed for the crowd on the ropes to huge
cheers.)

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Dean Malenko defeated Chris Jericho when Chris Jericho passed out in the
Texas Cloverleaf in 0:32:28.
Rating: *** 1/4

Bryan Danielson made Alex Shelley submit to the Cattle Mutilation in 0:30:20.
Rating: **** 1/4

Ric Flair made Steve Corino submit to the Figure-Four Leglock in 0:30:40.
Rating: *** 1/2


(Card rating: *** 3/4)

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PWF Showdown LXXII
April 11, 2014

-The World's Greatest Tag Team: Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin and Paul London
& Brian Kendrick debuted in the PWF.