7/7/18: PWF Showdown #141

Interview:
Bolin Services interview

("Woke Up This Morning" by A3 played as Bolin Services: Matt Sydal, Ken Doane,
PWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy Rave & Joey Matthews and Kenny Bolin came to the
ring to boos from the crowd.)

Kenny Bolin: Let's the set the mood for the future of the PWF right here and
now. PWF Champions Cup 2018. An underdog enters the tournament and goes through
the best of the best to walk out the winner. Matt Sydal has undergone the star
treatment at Champions Cup and has come out as a star!

(The fans booed Bolin.)

Kenny Bolin: You can boo all you want, but all of you people are here tonight
because of Matt Sydal and that is the truth! The star himself is standing right
here and the star is prepared to claim his prize. That prize being the PWF
World Heavyweight Championship. Bret "Hitman" Hart, I'm talking to you. Bret,
you are without a doubt the greatest competitor in the history of the PWF, but
that was before Matt Sydal was given his opportunity. Matt Sydal wants the PWF
World Heavyweight Championship and Matt Sydal will own the PWF World
Heavyweight Championship.

("Hart Attack" by Jim Johnston played as PWF World Heavyweight Champion Bret
Hart came to the ring to huge cheers from the crowd.)

Kenny Bolin: Bret, it's for the best that we do this the easy way. For you to
come out here and hand over your title to Matt Sydal is the noble thing to do.

(Hart snatched the microphone from Bolin.)

Bret Hart: Kenny Bolin, I'm not sure who you think you are, but you're not
going to walk in here and tell me, of all people, how things work. Matt Sydal
won the PWF Champions Cup, I'm not taking anything away from him. In the past,
the Champions Cup winner has received a shot at the PWF World Heavyweight
Championship; it's not part of the contract, it's simply been a tradition that
I intend upon upholding. But, if you think I'm going to hand over my life to
Matt Sydal, then you're stupider than you look. If Sydal wants to be the star
that you claim he is, he can wrestle me and pin my shoulders to the mat...and
if he can't, then he's not going to wear the PWF World Heavyweight
Championship.

(The fans cheered Hart as "Holding Out For a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler played and
the Kings of Wrestling: Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Kevin Steen and Larry
Sweeney came to the ring to cheers from the crowd.)

Kenny Bolin: Isn't this just terrific. Now we're going to listen to the
nonsense of Chris Hero, courtesy of Larry Sweeney. Let's hear it Sweet `n Sour,
how did Chris Hero get screwed over this time?

Larry Sweeney: Bolin, shut your mouth, ya bum! The entire locker room saw your
fat ass single-handedly win the PWF Champions Cup for Matt Sydal via a loaded
briefcase to the face of Chris Hero. Bolin, you have no respect for the PWF,
the Championship or even yourself. If you think Matt Sydal is ever going to
become the PWF World Heavyweight Champion as long as the Kings of Wrestling are
around, then you're going to be waiting an awfully long time.

Chris Hero: Sydal, you've proven yourself to be nothing more than a coward who
can't stand on his own two feet. Sydal, I owe you an ass kicking and that's
exactly what I'm going to do.

(Hero grabbed Sydal as Hart got in between them.)

Bret Hart: Hero, we've been down this road before and I'm not interested in
playing your little games. Hero, you didn't win the Champions Cup and you have
no business even being out here. Matt Sydal pinned your shoulders to the
mat...again and is the number one contender, not you. Hero, we have absolutely
nothing to discuss and sometimes I wonder if we ever did. You want a title
shot, go back in the ring and earn one.

(Hero confronted Hart and squared off with him as Bolin Services jumped Hart
and the Kings of Wrestling. Bolin nailed Sweeney across the face with his
briefcase as Sydal, Doane, Rave and Matthews beat down Hart, Hero, Castagnoli
and Steen.)

Kenny Bolin: It's always nice watching two assholes get their asses handed to
them. Bret, you're wrong; and Hero will always have something to talk about and
that is how you two were made into stars by getting your asses kicked by Bolin
Services!

(Bolin led his stable out of the ring to huge boos from the crowd. Hero slowly
got to his feet and helped Hart up. Hart immediately shoved Hero backwards;
Hero backed off as Hart picked up his title belt and left the ring.)

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Rocky Romero pinned Tiger Mask IV with the Tiger Suplex in 0:30:16.
Rating: *****

Interview:
Can-Am Connection interview

("Break Down the Wall" by Jim Johnston played as the Can-Am Connection: Chris
Jericho (with the PWF Intercontinental Championship belt), Edge (with the PWF
North American Championship belt), Christian and Alex Shelley came to the ring
to boos from the crowd.)

Chris Jericho: As a champion, you always like to know who your challenger is
going to be. Earlier today, I was informed that based on Mike Quackenbush and
Nigel McGuinness pinning Edge and I at PWF Champions Cup, that we're going to
have ourselves a four corners ladder match for the PWF Double Crown
Championship that according to the PWF office, Mike Quackenbush will be
defending. Funny, because the last time I checked, Edge and I were in
possession of the belts that comprise the PWF Double Crown Championship, not
Mike Quackenbush.

Edge: Chris, you're looking at this from the wrong point of view. Sure,
Quackenbush is the champion, technically, but now when one of us beats him,
there will be no pissing and moaning from Quackenbush, because the title belts
will legally belong to us; not Mike Quackenbush and certainly not Nigel
McGuinness. And after one of us climbs those rungs and brings both belts, we
can simply break the championship apart and stake our claim as champions, that
we already know we are!

(The Can-Am Connection left the ring to boos from the crowd.)

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Ken Doane pinned James Gibson with the Guillotine Legdrop in 0:20:03.
Rating: **** 1/4

Claudio Castagnoli pinned BJ Whitmer with the Ricola Bomb in 0:30:04.
Rating: *****

Kevin Steen pinned Chris Benoit with the Package Piledriver in 0:32:16.
Rating: *****


(Card rating: **** 3/4)

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PWF Showdown #141
July 7, 2018
Event #438