NWA Central States Wrestling presents....
CSW Cyclone Saturday Night May 13, 2006
Announcers: Joey Styles & Tazz
Kansas City Uptown Theatre Cyclone Spotlight: Nova v Brent Albright Cyclone opened up with the introduction of the Cyclone Spotlight match. The announcers talked about the stipulations, and the opportunities for guys to make an impact on Cyclone. They re-enforced the “winner stays” structure of the Spotlight feature. Albright and Nova went right to work on each other, clicking quite well. Nova got mixed reactions from the crowd, but generally drew a lot of heat, returning to his old persona. Albright worked over Nova’s arm and shoulder heavily in this match, but Nova took control after a powerbomb. Nova set Albright up for the Curb Stomp, but Albright yanked his arm forward, sending Nova to the mat, and wrenched on him with the Crowbar for the victory!
Albright defeats Nova by submission in 7:21 *1/4 (64/48/80)Tazz:
This kid Brent Albright gets the win again, and we’ll be seeing him again next week to open up Cyclone! Very impressive submission work from the youngster. Backstage Segment: Looking ahead? A close-up shot of the brackets for the Owen Hart Memorial Tournament shows the current round, and slowly pulls away to reveal
Samoa Joe examining the brackets to see who he’ll face in the next round. A voice comes from outside of the picture:
Voice:
Don’t look too far ahead, or you might see something you don’t wanna see. Triple H walks into the picture as Joe just looks up with a bit of a disgusted look on his face.
Triple H:
Yeah, I checked it out too. Let’s see here. Next week, after I advance I head to the semi-finals at Blaze of Glory I’ll face one of three guys. Everyone is talking about this potential showdown between me and this Joe fella. Have you heard of him? I think its Somalia, or Saskatchewan, or....ah....Samoa Joe, that’s right.Joe, still with a grimace, almost turns it into a smile as he turns and begins to walk away. Triple H grabs his arm, and Joe looks up, any hint of a smile disappearing.
Triple H:
Wait a minute there. I feel so embarrassed. You’re him, aren’t you! I just...well, expected a little more. I’ve heard all about this “Submission Machine” and all this stuff. You just look kind of....well, kind of short, kind of flabby. You kind of look like nothing special. And I saw what you did out there last week. Put that little sleeper-hold on and then didn’t wanna let go. It wasn’t very nice really. But did you see what “I” did? That’s how you make an impact, kid. I damn near tore Charlie Haas’ knee clean off the bone. Sure, everyone knew my name before, but now there won’t be any confusion as to my intentions. And speaking of intentions, I wanna let you know something right now. If you ever, and I mean ever, get in my wa---Joe gives a quick flinch to Triple H with his shoulders and arms, stopping him dead in his tracks and making him jump backwards and stumble over an equipment box on the floor. Joe smiles and turns to walk away, leaving Triple H sitting there, enraged, with his nostrils flaring. He kicks the equipment box out of the way and climbs to his feet.
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1st Round Tournament Match: Jeff Jarrett v Kid Kash All tournament matches are contested under a 15 minute limit. Jarrett and Kash both came out to the ring to negative reactions from the crowd, although Jarrett’s was a bit louder. They started in the center of the ring, exchanging words, and then Kash slapped Jarrett, getting things started for a bit of a brawl. Jarrett worked on grounding the high-flying Kash in the middle of the match, working on his knee with everything from the Ric Flair playbook. Kash came back at the end and tried for a moonsault. Jarrett rolled out of the way, and then picked Kash up and nailed the Stroke for the win.
Jarrett defeats Kash by pinfall in 7:43. ** (70/59/81)Styles:
Great debut for Jeff Jarrett here in CSW. He seemed very on track and focused on what he was doing, and it’s nice to see him out here alone for once. 1st Round Tournament Match: Austin Aries v Billy Gunn Gunn and Aries took it right to each other in this contest of old v new. Aries looked very good in there, and used his quickness to take it to Gunn with a differing style of high impact moves and matwork. Gunn went for a back suplex, but Aries flipped behind him and nailed a German Suplex for a near fall. Gunn took control after a series of clotheslines, and set Aries up for the Fame-asser with a kick to the stomach. As Gunn jumped, Aries moved out of the way, and snatched him up into a Brainbuster. Aries didn’t cover, and instead dragged Gunn to the corner. Aries went up top for the 450 Splash, but Gunn moved out the way. As Aries got to his feet, Gunn leaped up and hit the Fame-Asser for the win!
Gunn defeats Aries by pinfall in 9:04. *3/4 (68/63/74)Styles:
Great win for Billy Gunn, advancing him in the tournament where he’ll face his former friend Triple H in the quarter-finals. Gunn is celebrating his victory down the aisle, and it looks like Shane Douglas is going to try and get a word in the ring with Austin Aries. In-Ring Segment: The Franchise wants some answers? Douglas:
Austin Aries, congratulations on a great match, but a tough loss at the end. Douglas puts the mic towards Aries, who barely gives it a glance.
Douglas:
Well Austin, it seems so far in CSW that the veterans have been controlling things around here. We’ve seen such up and coming stars as Kid Kash, Roderick Strong, James Gibson, and now yourself fall to some more established veterans with years of experience behind them. What are your thoughts on that?Douglas again extends the microphone towards Aries, but Aries just gives him a drop-dead look.
Douglas:
Listen kid, I’m not trying to be hard on you here. Just trying to give you a ch—Aries cuts him off and grabs the microphone from him.
Aries:
My thoughts? My thoughts on losing? It SUCKS! What do you think old man? You think I enjoy losing a match? Hell no. But the last thing I need after a loss is to have your old ass sliding in here and interrogating me. You wanna know what I think of all these supposed “veterans” getting the wins around here? As Aries is talking to Douglas, right in his face,
Roderick Strong slides into the ring behind Douglas, watching Aries’ every word.
Aries:
Yeah, so what. Billy Gunn beat me one time. I made a mistake. I thought he was all washed up, and I was wrong. He might have 2 or 3 good matches left in him. But not you Shane. You ARE all washed up, and I bet it kills you to be in here doing this mop-up duty, doesn’t it? Aries extends the mic toward Douglas, but quickly pulls it away, and Douglas doesn’t look happy.
Aries:
What’s that Shane? You miss the in-ring action? But your old ass knees just won’t allow it anymore? Well maybe you just need a little push to get back in there.Roderick Strong shoves Shane from behind, who is caught off guard. As he turns to Strong, Aries kicks him in the back of the knee, and he and Strong double-team Douglas to the ground. The pound on him with stomps and kicks, before picking him up for a double team maneuver. Austin Aries heads to the top rope as Roderick Strong sets up Douglas in a powerbomb position. Just then,
Tazz rushes in from the announcer’s table and charges at Strong, who, along with Aries, bails out of the ring and heads up the aisle. Tazz leans over and checks on Douglas, who gets up, infuriated, and stares down the two youngsters in the aisle.
(69) 1st Round Tournament Match: Masato Tanaka v Low-Ki Great match from these two with a ton of stiff punches, kicks, and elbows from both. Every time Tanaka seemed to be taking the upper hand, Ki would respond with a vicious kick, flooring him. Around the 5 minute mark, they brawled to the outside and exchanged vicious moves on the floor. Ki dropped Tanaka with a brainbuster, and then went to the apron and jumped off, trying to hit a double stomp on Tanaka on the floor. Tanaka moved out of the way, and then nailed Ki with a powerbomb into the ring apron. Around the 10 minute mark, both men were back in the ring, and Tanaka set Ki up for a German Suplex. Ki flipped out of it, and nailed a swank kick to the head of Tanaka for a very close 2 count. Ki went up top again, but Tanaka crotched him on the top rope. Tanaka pulled him forward, Ki’s feet still hanging on to the top rope, and nailed a DDT, planting Ki on his head for another close 2 count. As both men got to their feet, Tanaka blocked a Ki kick, and then went for a Roaring Elbow, which Ki ducked, but Tanaka came right back with another, flooring Ki and scoring the 3 count, barely.
Result: Tanaka defeats Low-Ki by pinfall in 12:42. *** (80/71/90)Post-Match: As both men were still laying on the ground from the intense matchup they just had,
Samoa Joe got into the ring. He ran towards the still fallen Low-Ki and nailed a Senton on him, before picking him up, setting him on the top rope, and nailing him with a Muscle Buster. He then drew his attention to Tanaka, and floored him with a running kick to the face. Joe then pulled Tanaka up to the top rope with him, and nailed an Island Driver, jumping off the middle rope. He then picked Tanaka up by his head, looked straight into the camera, and slapped the Kokina Clutch on Tanaka.
Tazz:
What a great match from these two. Tanaka barely scores the hard-fought win, only for Samoa Joe to come down here and ruin everything these two just did. I think he knows he has nothing to prove to us. Qualifying CSW Tag Team Title Match: Doring & Roadkill v Team Canada Danny Doring and Eric Young started in the ring. Young seemed to be genuinely frightened by Roadkill during the match. Any time he tagged in, Young quickly made the tag to his partner, Petey Williams. Petey took it right to the big man though, matching power with power, and using his speed to gain the advantage. Both teams used great double-team maneuvers as well. A bit of a pier-six brawl broke out when all 4 men ended up in the ring. Roadkill and Young then spilled to the outside, where Roadkill sent Young hard into the post. Young’s arm was dangling as if it could have gotten legitimately injured. Petey nailed Roadkill with a baseball slide dropkick, sending him into the announcers table. Doring nailed Petey in the middle of the ring with a spinebuster as he got up. Doring bounced off the ropes, where Eric Young widly swung a hockey stick up and into the back of Doring’s head. Doring stumbled off the ropes, and Petey grabbed him and nailed the Canadian Destroyer for the win!
Team Canada defeats Doring & Roadkill by pinfall in 8:30. *3/4 (69/57/82)Post-Match: Petey helped Young to the back, who still looked legitimately hurt and worried as his arm dangled down to his side.
Styles:
Impressive teamwork by Team Canada, even if it wasn’t the most noble of circumstances. The real question is Eric Young’s arm. What exactly happened when he ran into that ring post, and what will his status be for Blaze of Glory now that we know it’ll be the Mexicools v Team Canada for the CSW Tag Team Titles? 1st Round Tournament Match: Ken Shamrock v Shelton Benjamin Shelton Benjamin came out to the ring first, and grabbed the microphone:
Shelton:
Triple H, I just want you to know that because of what you did last week to Charlie Haas, he is currently at home spending time with his family, unable to do the thing he loves to do more than anything else: wrestle. Charlie, this match, and the rest of this tournament to crown the first CSW Champion is dedicated to you brother. Ken Shamrock headed to the ring to a nice reaction from the crowd, seemingly unfazed by Shelton’s dedication. He took it right to Shelton with hard right hands, showing the intensity we hadn’t seen since he last appeared in the WWE. Shamrock immediately went to ground Shelton, and went to work on his knee and ankle. Benjamin managed to escape Shamrock’s attempts, and kept himself distance from the former UFC fighter. Around the 6 minute mark, Shelton knocked Shamrock to the outside, and followed with a suicide dive over the top rope to a huge crowd reaction. Shelton threw him back in the ring, but only got a 2 count. Shelton then went up top and came off with a cross body block for another 2 count. Around the 10 minute mark, Shamrock caught a high kick from Shelton, and spun him around. Shelton tried to kick him with his opposite leg, but Shamrock caught that one as well, and dropped Shelton into the ankle-lock. Luckily for Shelton, he was close to the ropes, and got the break at 12 minutes as the ring announcers told us there were 3 MINUTES LEFT. Shelton reverses a Shamrock whip to the corner and set him up for the T-Bone suplex, but Shamrock elbowed Shelton in the head, and instead hit a belly-to-belly suplex for a 2 count. 2 MINUTES LEFT. Shamrock grabbed Shelton’s leg and lifted him from the mat, standing on one leg. He then hit a vicious dragon-screw leg whip, and kept hold of the ankle, right in to the ankle-lock. Shelton was right in the middle of the ring, and couldn’t reach the ropes. 1 MINUTE LEFT. Shamrock wrenched on the ankle as Shelton bit into his own hand to fight the pain. With one last gasp, Shelton flung his leg forward, sending Shamrock over head and into a pinning predicament for the 3 count!
Shelton Benjamin defeats Ken Shamrock by pinfall in 14:28. ***1/4 (83/81/85)Post-Match: Shamrock looked upset, but shook Shelton’s hand, congratulating him on a tough victory. Shamrock lifted Shelton’s hand in the air and pointed to him as the crowd echoed his sentiment.
Tazz:
What a match, and what a victory for Shelton Benjamin. I’m officially making him my pick to go the distance and bring home the CSW Championship at Blaze of Glory! Updated Bracket: Quarter-Final Match-ups next week on Cyclone!
Overall: 73%
Attendance: 1756
TV Rating: 2.03