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CSWA Thanksgiving Weekend Spectacular
in Houston, Tx

DAY ONE

December 13, 1999

CSWA GREENSBORO CONTENDERS BATTLE ROYAL

Winner Gets Title Shot on DAY TWO vs. Wicked Sight

BB:  It looks like things are set to get back to normal, or as normal as they ever get around here.  Rhubarb Jones is announcing the competitors for the Greensboro Contenders Battle Royal.  They are:  Commando, Ellis Jackson, MaxXx, Michael Gettis, Marcus Hagger, Erik Jackson, Flynn Steele, Lance Richards, Cardigo Mysterian and Zero.

SB:  This may be the best crop of contenders we've ever had for the Greensboro Championship, including champion Wicked Sight.

BB:  As well as Lawrence Stanley, who almost got away with stealing the Greensboro Title earlier tonight!  Folks, the winner of this ten-man battle royal will go on to face Wicked Sight tomorrow night for the title!  Things are underway....watch out!!!!!

(Buckley and Benson dive out of the way as Michael Gettis throws Lance Richards over the top of the table, and almost into the fans behind.  Gettis climbs on top of the table and elbows Richards against the steel railing, before pulling him back over the table and tossing him in the ring.  Buckley and Benson settle back in behind the table.)

BB:  Talk about taking the action right to us!  Gettis and Richards are finally in the ring, along with MaxXx and Erik Jackson.  MaxXx back-bodydrops Jackson, but isn't close enough to the ropes to send him out.  Now making their way down to the ring are Flynn Steele and Commando.  As Steele climbs into the ring, he is hit by Richards, who was sent against the ropes.  Steele hits the floor, but Commando gives him a friendly boost into the ring.  However...Commando seems to be staying out of the action...he's not getting in the ring.

SB:  Smart move...stay outside until you're forced in.

BB:  Steele teems up with MaxXx against Jackson, as the two men are stomping a mudhole into Erik Jackson in the corner.  But the party gets another member as Gettis sends Richards across the ring again...whipping him into the three men in the corner....and coming across with a huge elbow!  

SB:  That's a huge pileup!  

BB:  And only Michael Gettis is still on top!  Marcus Hagger comes charging down to the ring and slides in quickly, while Cardigo Mysterian seems to stalk his way down... taking a careful look at the situation.  We've got eight of ten down now, although Cardigo and Commando have yet to get in the ring.  Inside, Hagger charges into Erik Jackson, helping Gettis send the first man over the top and out of the battle royal.  MaxXx charges in behind Gettis and almost sends him over, but get hammered by Hagger for his trouble.  Hagger and Gettis are beating on MaxXx, while on the other side of the ring, Steele is in trouble from big Lance Richards!  Richards has him tied up in the corner...and finally kicks him up and over the top.  Steele tries to hold on, but Richards catches him with a big boot to the back to send him to the floor.

SB:  And with two gone, here come the last two competitors.

BB:  Referee Patrick Young is on the outside, and he's finally ordering both Commando and Mysterian into the ring.  Cardigo goes in first, charging into the back of the nearest entanglement.  Now Zero and "Corporate Raider" Ellis Jackson are on their way down.  Inside, Mysterian grabs hold of MaxXx and rams him into the nearest turnbuckle.  Now the big man is biting the side of MaxXx's face!!!  He pulls the stunned MaxXx from the corner and flips him to the mat...and he's just slugging away!  Commando climbs into the corner and watches on, disinterested!  I don't think Commando even wants to be there.

SB:  Apparently not...because he's leaving!

BB:  Commando climbs off the turnbuckle, stands on the apron, and jumps to the ground.  He just eliminated himself!  What in the world?

SB:  Watch out...because Mysterian's almost done with his first victim!  

BB:  Cardigo pulls a bloodied MaxXx to his feet, puts him in some variation of a chicken wing, and simply powers the man over the ropes!  But he's still holding onto him!  MaxXx is in incredible pain...as he's literally being held over the outside by his arms!  Finally, Gettis crashes into Cardigo, who let's go of MaxXx and turns to meet his new prey!  Gettis and Hagger start hammering on Cardigo, who shrugs off the blows and double clotheslines the two.  With MaxXx and Commando eliminated, we're down to six men.  Now it looks like our newest two are making their presence felt, as Zero slams into Flynn Steele and sends him down hard to the mat.  Ellis Jackson pulls Marcus Hagger out of the fray and into a new one, as Cardigo continues to wail away on Gettis.  Jackson sends Marcus over with a perfect bridge suplex, and then rolls through and sets up some odd variation on the STF!  Zero and Steele continue to trade punches, while Gettis tries to crawl away from Mysterian, who simply picks the big Greensboro native up and slams him face-first into the secodn turnbuckle.  Zero clotheslines Steele over the top, as Mysterian grabs the back of Gettis's neck and throws him over the top rope and he lands only half-on the mats surrounding the ring!

SB:  And then there were four! 

BB:  Cardigo and Zero turn away from their ousted prey and begin circling each other, while Jackson pulls Hagger to his feet and appears on the verge of setting him up.  Jackson whips Hagger into the ropes, and then simply ducks his head and back-body Marcus over the top and hard.  Hagger hits the apron first, but then quickly falls to the floor.

SB:  And then there were three!!!

BB:  Gee, thanks Sammy.  Zero and Cardigo charge into each other in a collar-and-elbow tie-up, as Jackson takes the opportunity to get a breather in the corner.  But not for long, as Cardigo manhandles Zero into the corner, crushing both Zero and Jackson into the turnbuckle!

SB:  That man is insane.

BB:  You've finally figured that out?  Zero and Jackson force their way out of the corner, but Cardigo is already set up!  He comes off the ropes with a double clothesline....but his two targets duck those large arms and send Cardigo for the ride with a double back body drop...right over the top!!!  Cardigo hits the mat hard...and he looks furious...even through that mask!  He's grabbed hold of referee Patrick Young, and now he slams him into the guardrail!!!  The other two referees for this bout run over to help Young out...but Cardigo's choking out Young!!!!

SB:  It's about time somebody did.

BB:  Inside, Zero and Jackson are going at it.  Jackson edges out of a full nelson by Zero with a standing switch.  Jackson sends Zero into the turnbuckle hard!!!  Zero stumbles out of the corner.... SHOULDERBREAKER by Jackson!!!  Good grief!!  Zero's shoulder may be dislocated!

SB:  That was horrible...I expected to see a bone sticking out!  Oh look at that...looks like Wicked Sight wants to scout out the competition.

BB:  I guess so.  The Greensboro Champ is standing at the top of the aisleway.  On the outside, securiy as come down to try and help restrain Cardigo!  Inside, Zero grabs hold of that right shoulder...but Jackson is already on the attack.  He slams him into the corner, and now he's got a boot against that shoulder!  Zero uses that extreme pain to give him the power to push Jackson halfway across the ring.  Jackson charges back in...but Zero ducks the attempt and trips Jackson.  Ellis Jackson goes head-first into the turnbuckle...and now he's dazed!  Zero tries to follow-up, but the pain in his shoulder is obviously too much!  He finally masters it and whips Jackson into the ropes.  But Jackson grabs the ropes, and the dropkick attempt by Zero misses completely!  And he falls down hard on his shoulders and upper back!  Jackson pulls Zero to his feet and sends him across......clothesline....and Jackson goes over the top!!!!  

SB:  Good grief....there's gotta be at least ten security guys over there trying to get Cardigo away from ringside and off of Young.

BB:  But Jackson doesn't care...he's celebrating by himself in the middle of the ring.  But here comes Wicked Sight!!!

SB:  And look!  Zero is hanging on to the top rope!

BB:  His feet haven't hit the floor...but look at the pain on his face!  If that right shoulder wasn't dislocated before, it may be now!  And now Jackson sees him!  He's on his way over to knock Zero to the floor...but he's intercepted by Wicked Sight!!!  Sight shoves the Corporate Raider into the ropes, and then meets him with a dropkick to the chin!  And now Sight is all over the man who tried to cost him the Greensboro Title earlier tonight!!!  Zero has pulled himself back over the top...but he's collapsed in the corner, nursing that shoulder.  Is it me, or does his shoulder already look swollen?

SB:  Not to mention black and blue.  He might need a drink worse than I do.

BB:  Sight rolls out of the ring, leaving Jackson in the opposite corner from Zero.  Zero has edged himself up onto the bottom rope, while Ellis is trying to shake off those punches from Sight.  On the outside, security is finally beginning to succeed in removing Cardigo, while we've got a trainer down here tending to Patrick Young.  Referee Manuel Juarez now has his eye on the action...but he's unaware of what's just happened. 

SB:  Well that's a huge surprise.

BB:  Jackson is first to his feet, while Zero levers himself up to the second rope.  Jackson charges over and grabs hold of Zero's feet.  He yanks Zero out of the corner...landing him hard once again on his shoulders.  Look at the grimace on Zero's face...the refs may have to stop this one.  Jackson, still reeling a bit from the attack by Wicked Sight, pulls Zero up, only to level him with a shortarm clothesline.  Ellis Jackson backs up towards the far-side ropes, waiting on Zero to get to his feet...

SB:  If he does....

BB:  Look at the man, Sammy...he hasn't given up yet...and I don't think he will.  And here he comes, as the crowd gets behind him.  But here comes Jackson!  Ellis comes across for a swinging neckbreaker....he hooks the head....but Zero blocks the leg somehow!!!!  Zero steadies his feet and hoists Jackson up....and over the top!!!  Ellis Jackson lands on the apron....and Zero obviously gave everything he had left in that right shoulder on that one...he goes down to one knee.  Jackson starts to climb back in, but Zero headbutts the member of the "Multinational Corporation."  Jackson catches Zero with a knee, but Zero stumbles to his feet.  Jackson goes for a haymaker with the right hand, but Zero dodges...and the momentum spins Jackson around!!!!  Zero nails him with a knee to the back....and Ellis Jackson goes off the apron to the floor!!!!  Referee Manuel Juarez calls for the bell!!!   Zero has won this thing!!!!  He'll go on to face Wicked Sight tomorrow!

SB:  If he can move that right arm tomorrow.

BB:  And Zero very wisely takes a powder on the far side of the ring as Jackson climbs in to vent some frustration by kicking the ropes.  Zero gets his left arm raised by Juarez...and now he heads down the aisleway.  What a huge victory for that young man!  Folks, we're gonna take a break while you take a look at this special video montage on CSWA World Heavyweight Champion Eli Flair...who is just about 90 minutes away from taking on top contender Deacon for the title. 


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