Commentators: Tim E.D. & John Johnson.
Najasism vs. Vandal: Vandal cuts off a moonsault attempt by the newcomer and hits a hanging Eye Of The Hurricane to get the duke.
John Johnson introduces Jeff G. Bailey & Jerry Palmer, accompanied by the Tag Team Champions Se7en & Bryan Cassanova and Heavyweight Champion Shaun Tempers. Presumably Cassanova is the permament replacement for Lane Vasser as far as the tag belts are concerned.
The NWA Elite(Se7en & Bryan Cassanova, w/ Jeff G. Bailey & Jerry Palmer) vs. Skirra Corvus & Jacob Ashworth for the Tag Team Titles: Hate to agree with the heels, but...yeah, how do Corvus and Ashworth rate a title shot? To their credit, they give it a good effort...the Elite walk the fine line of being big powerhouses while showing enough vulnerability to be beatable. Cassanova holds the odd distinction of being a Tag Champ with three different partners despite only "officially" winning the belts on one occasion(the first one). The Elite get a scare when Ashworth hits his inverted neckbreaker on Cassanova, giving Corvus a CLOSE near-fall. Ashworth officially tags into the match, but Se7en blind-tags on his side...Cassanova inverted atomic-drops Ashworth and Se7en follows up with a pump kick! That's enough for Se7en to get the pin on Ashworth as Cassanova cuts off Corvus...then Se7en gorilla-pressed Corvus into a Diamond Cutter by Cassanova for good measure.
After the match, Tommy Daniels & C.B. Gibson enter the ring to pose over their fallen rivals Corvus & Ashworth...why not?
Johnny Dangerous vs. Steven Walters vs. John Skyler: This is a qualifying match for a gimmick match at Hostile Environment called the Gold Rush...the winner of that match gets a title match of his choice with the stipulation of his choice. Walters & Skyler double-team Dangerous but only one man can win this matchup...the teamwork finally falls apart when Walters decks Skyler by mistake. Dangerous gets dumped out of the ring, but he re-enters with a springboard cross-body on both opponents to kick off El Big Comeback. Walters dumps Skyler with a released German suplex and sets up a superplex on Dangerous, but Dangerous fights out of the predicament only to whiff on a top-rope maneuver. Skyler tries to capitalize but Dangerous blocks Sliced Bread #2 and Skyler eats a Codebreaker from Walters. Dangerous jumps off the second rope onto Walters and HOLY CRAP CANADIAN DESTROYER...yup, Dangerous pins Walters after that maneuver to qualify for the Gold Rush!
Jerry Palmer introduces T.V. Champion Bo Newsom for his scheduled title defense against former champ Seth Delay...but he's not dressed to compete. Seth hit him with the brass knuckles not too long ago, so he claims a concussion and won't be competing tonight. He names his replacement to defend the belt in his place: Jacoby Boykins.
Jacoby Boykins(w/ John Johnson & Bo Newsom) vs. Seth Delay, Newsom's T.V. Title on the line: Ring announcer Brett Wolverton joins Tim E.D. at the broadcast table with Johnson fulfilling his managerial duties...yeah, it's safe to say Seth wasn't prepared for this particular opponent. Boykins dominates the matchup with his size and power advantage but can't keep Delay down. Seth finally dropkicks Jacoby out of the ring and follows up with a plancha...but he goes for one top-rope move too many as Boykins clotheslines him out of the air. Cover...somehow only gets two. Powerbomb...no, Seth fights out of it to pummel Boykins in the corner. Seth dropkicks the knee a few times to take the big man down...then nails the missile dropkick! Both men are down and the actual T.V. Champ jumps up on the apron to distract the ref. That backfires on Newsom as Delay gets out the brass knuckles to coldcock Bo...but he turns around right into Boykins' huge powerslam. 1-2-3, Jacoby gets the win to retain the title for Newsom. Boykins carries the fallen champion away from ringside while holding up the belt...
Next week: Shaun Tempers vs. Slim J for the Heavyweight Title.
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