World Tag Team Championship Firestorm(c) v. Hardcore Freaks
The opening match for this end-of-the-year festival was a shocker. Just days ago, Mr. Alexander granted the Hardcore Freaks a tag title shot...replacing the team of Jeff Van Damme & Shawn Walker! The Freaks took the fight to the champs by bringing in the chairs. Jester took a swing at Tommy Storm, but the World champ missed! Storm caught Jester with a legsweep and followed up with a beautiful tumbling legdrop! Storm covered, but Reaper broke it up immediately. Reaper whipped Storm into the far ropes. He went for a clothesline, but Storm ducked. Arson makes the blind tag. Reaper catches Tommy Storm with a big boot! Jester goes for the cover, but the ref dosen't count. Arson quickly climbs the ropes and nails Jester with an elbowdrop to the back of his head!! The reigning IC champ covers. 1....2...kickout from Jester! Arson slaps a side headlock on the champ. Arson hits a bulldog! He goes for the cover again, but Jester easily kicks out. Arson runs the ropes. As Jester gets back to his feet, Arson takes him over with a flying headscissors! Arson climbs to the top rope again. He nails a twisting moonsault!! He covers. 1....2...Reaper breaks the count! Tommy Storm rushes into the ring. He locks up with Reaper and the two spill out to the floor! Reaper and Storm are exchanging blows on the concrete. The ref slides out to break up the fight. Meanwhile, back in the ring, Arson sets Jester up for the Firebomb...but a man wearing a La Parka-like costume runs into the ring. He nails Arson with a superkick!! Jester hooks both of Arson's legs as the masked man exits. The ref turns around and sees the cover. 1.....2....3!! We have new World Tag Team Champions!
New Tag Team Champions:
Hardcore Freaks
Hardcore Rules Austin Havoc v. Mr. Main Event
With the winner of this match getting a shot at Jester's Hardcore championship on day three, the stakes were very high. Mr. Main Event took the early advantage when he caught Havoc off-guard with a metal rod to the knee! MME continued to whack Havoc's knee with the rod...even after Havoc fell to the mat. MME went for the win by slapping on a leg scissors. Havoc made it to the ropes. MME immediately began choking the 1999 King Of The Ring! MME set him up on the ropes. He ran and went for a splash, but Havoc moved and MME slipped right through the steel cables! Havoc was playing possum! As soon as MME got up, Austin Havoc hit a slingshot crossbody block! Havoc began to pummel his opponent! Havoc sent MME head-first into the timekeeper's table! He hit MME over the head with the bell. Austin Havoc nailed a ddt onto the concrete! He covered. 1....2...kickout! Havoc grabbed the nearest chair and went to work on MME. After destroying it over Mr. Main Event's head and back, Havoc lcoked on a camel clutch. He pulled back on MME's chin....but Havoc couldn't get him to submit. He released the hold. Austin Havoc broke out a set of brass knucks. He began to pound on MME's forehead...busting him open! The crowd began to roar as Annihilator, Mr. Main Event's on-again/off-again tag team partner, ran out! Annihilator got some of Havoc...until the KOTR hit him with a lowblow with the knucks! Havoc started to concentrate on Annihilator. MME, from behind, used a fan's chair to lay Havoc out! He covered. 1....2...Havoc kicks out! WIth blood running down his face, MME is back in charge. MME takes Havoc over with a suplex into the crowd! He lays a chair on Havoc's face and nails a spinning legdrop! MME covers. 1.....2...kickout from Havoc! Havoc is whipped into the steel guardrail. Mr. Main Event runs towards him and connects with a spinning heel kick! MME climbs onto the ring apron. He goes for an asai moonsault...but Havoc rolls out of the way! He's able to slide an open chair in his place! MME connects with the steel chair...ribs-first!! Havoc rolls him up. 1....2....3!! Austin Havoc gets the win!
Winner by Pinfall:
Austin Havoc
Cross Brothers v. Bodycount
Bodycount, the former WFW Tag Team Champs, reformed for one night to take on the "Brothers Cross"! David Cross and the reigning WFW champ, Buff Banks, kicked this one off with a back-and-forth exchange. Buff tried to get David over with suplex, but David landed on his feet. He quickly grabbed Banks from behind in a rear waistlock. They ran forward. David went for a rollup, but Buff held onto the ropes. As soon as David got to his feet, Buff went for a clothesline...but David ducked! Cross connected with a kick to the midsection. He followed up with a driving ddt!! David covered. 1....2...Buff kicked out! Buff ran over to his corner and tagged in Meltdown. Before David could do a thing, Meltdown called for William Cross to be tagged in. Reluctantly, the younger Cross brother became the legal man. William attempted to hit Meltdown with a spinning heel kick, but Meltdown slammed him into the canvas with a one-handed powerbomb! Buff's "hired muscle", Meltdown, hooked the leg. 1....2...David broke the count! Buff stood on the ring apron while the Cross Brothers double-teamed his partner. They sent him into the ropes...but Meltdown came back with a double clothesline and took out both brothers!! Meltdown called for the Mercury Rising. He picks up William...and hits it!! Before he could go for the cover, Buff called for the tag. Meltdown tagged him in. Buff covers. 1...2...David breaks it up! David and Buff begin to exchange blows again. They fight into the corner. Meltdown re-enters the ring. He gets William back onto his feet. Meltdown sets him up for a suplex, but David whips Buff into the two before Meltdown can do a thing. Buff collides with Meltdown! William takes advantage of the situation and rolls Meltdown into a small package as David holds off Buff Banks. 1....2....3!!
Winners by Pinfall:
Cross Brothers
"IC v. North American" Championship Arson v. "Notorious" Frank White
This match didn't last long. Arson, who had already lost his Tag titles earlier to the Hardcore Freaks, came out for another fight...but "Notorious" Frank White, on the other hand, was nowhere to be found. The North American champ wasn't in the building! After a minute or so, Jeff Van Damme ran out to the ring. The former North American champ took the fight to Arson as we, apparently, have a match for both titles! JVD hit Arson with a roundhouse kick to the side of his head! Jeff hit a middle-rope moonsault and covered the IC champ! 1....2....Arson gets his shoulder up at the last second! JVD set him up for a powerbomb. He lifted him up, but Arson was able to turn it into a modified facebuster! Arson climbed to the middle turnbuckle. He hit Jeff with a legdrop to the back of his head! Arson rolled him over and covered. 1....2...kickout from JVD!! Arson whipped JVD into the ropes. He runs the opposite way. The champ goes for a clothesline, but JVD ducks. As they bounce off the ropes again, and meet in the center of the ring, both competitors hit each other with a clothesline! JVD and Arson are laying on the mat. The ref begins his count. 1...2...3...JVD begins to stir. 4....5...Arson starts to move. 6...7...8...JVD is back to his feet. The challenger grabs Arson by the hair, but Arson hits him with a fury of fists to the solarplexus. JVD is bent over. Arson bounces off the ropes. He sends JVD face-first into the canvas with a rocker-dropper! Arson hooks both of JVD's legs for the cover. 1....2....3!! Arson wins the FWA North American Championship!!!
New North American Champ:
Arson
Special Attraction Revolution Maker v. Annihilator
Annihilator and Rev locked up. Rev gets the early advantage with a few armdrags on Annihilator. The big man came back, however, with a stomp to the gut...and followed up with a wristlock which he turned into an armbar. The crowd didn't seem to be too impressed by the super heavyweight's wrestling ability...so Annihilator just began to beat the "King Of Death Matches" to the mat! He drives an elbow into the chest of Rev. Annihilator covers. 1....2..kickout! Annihilator helps him back to his feet...only to send Rev into the ropes. Rev gets a big boot to the face when he returns to the center of the ring! Annihilator bounces of the near ropes. He hits a shake, rattle and legdrop! The crowd is getting into this match. Annihilator climbs to the top rope. He nails a huge splash!! He covers Rev once again. 1....2....Rev gets his shoulder up at the last second! Annihilator calls for the Annihi-Lock. Rev, on the other hand, gets up again. Annihilator tries to send him into the ropes for a backdrop, but Rev catches the big man with his head down. Revolution Maker drives Annihilator head-first into the mat with a Foleydriver! He goes for the cover, but the arena lights go out! When they return, a somewhat overweight masked man is beating on Rev with a video camera's tripod! The ref calls for the bell, awarding this match to Rev. Annihilator finally comes to. He sees this masked man beating on Rev. Unfortunately, before he can get his hands on him, the masked attacker flees the ring...but not before he tosses Annihilator a business card.
Winner by Disqualification:
Revolution Maker
World Heavyweight Championship Jester Chad Allen(c) v. Azrael Hart
Tonight's main event started with the champ and challenger circling the ring. Hart tried to lock up with Jester, but the champ got in a kick to the midsection and took advantage. Jester, suprisingly, hit a gutwrench powerbomb!! He covered. 1...2..kickout! Jester takes him over with a vertical suplex. The champ gets up and nails a kneedrop to Hart's chest. He covers again. 1....2...kickout from the challenger! Jester calls for a chair, but the referee stops it. Azrael Hart sneaks up behind the champ. He rolls him up, grabbing his ripped jean shorts. 1....2...Jester gets his shoulder up!! As soon as the champ gets up, Azrael knocks him down to the canvas with a short lariat! He mounts Jester and begins to pummel him with lefts and rights. Jester is trying to cover up. Az won't stop. The ref finally pulls him off. Hart gets into an argument with the referee. Jester quickly gets him in a rear waistlock. The champ takes him over with a belly to back suplex! He covers. 1....2...shoulder up! Jester calls for the chair again. He gets it! Just as he's about to hit Azrael Hart with the chair, the ref takes it! He warns Jester one more time...but the champ just sends the ref into the mat with a belly to belly suplex!! He gives the official a one-finger salute. Meanwhile, the challenger has grabbed the chair. Jester turns around. Azrael Hart KO's the champ!!! He covers Jester, and hooks his leg. The referee slowly comes to. 1....from the entrance, Reaper runs to the ring...2...kickout from Jester!! Reaper slides into the ring. He goes for a big right hand, but Hart blocks it! Az hits Reaper with a right, and a left, and another right! He's taking on both members of the new World Tag Team champs! Jester gets up. He grabs the chair. While the challenger is busy with Reaper, Jester bashes the chair over Az's head from behind! Azrael Hart is out cold. Reaper hops out of the ring as Jester locks on the Carnage Clutch. The ref is finally at 100%. He sees Azrael Hart locked in the hold...but Az isn't responding! The referee calls for the bell and awards this one to the champ via submission!! The Hardcore Freaks steal the win tonight in the main event as we head into tomorrow's milllennium-ending event!
