September 12, 2000 (taped Sept 11th)
IHLW started as a semi-serious indy as part of the TNM-SF superleague.
IHLW Labor Day Insanity - Sept 4, 2000 (live)
IHLW Commisioner Josh Liller comes out and runs down today's card: a 16-man tourney for the
Hardcore Title, an 8-man tournement for the Lucha Title, a 4-team tourney for the Tag Titles,
and a four corners match for the IHLW Championship.
Clips of Hack Myers and Duke Droese in Florida Championship Wrestling.
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Duke Droese pinned Axl Rotten with the Trash Compactor in 0:07:45.
Rating: -*
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
911 defeated Kit Carson via pinfall in 0:06:35.
Rating: 3/4*
Carson tried a flying elbowdrop through a table, but 911 rolled away then covered for the win.
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
J.C. Ice pinned Hack Myers with the Hubcap in 0:09:29.
Rating: DUD
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Khris Germany pinned Terry Funk after a side suplex in 0:06:47.
Rating: * 3/4
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Wolfie D pinned Head Hunter #1 after a legsweep in 0:05:26.
Rating: *
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Halloween pinned Ian Rotten after a spinebuster slam in 0:10:47.
Rating: 1/4*
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Head Hunter #2 pinned Rocco Rock after a belly-to-belly suplex in 0:08:06.
Rating: * 1/2
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Johnny Grunge pinned The Wall with the Spinebuster Slam in 0:06:30.
Rating: -** 1/4
[Round 2]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Duke Droese pinned 911 with the Trash Compactor in 0:05:05.
Rating: -* 1/2
[Round 2]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
J.C. Ice pinned Khris Germany after a flying elbowdrop in 0:02:53.
Rating: ** 1/2
[Round 2]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Wolfie D made Halloween submit to a choke against the ropes in 0:00:43.
Rating: DUD
[Round 2]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Johnny Grunge pinned Head Hunter #2 after an elbowdrop in 0:05:07.
Rating: **
[Semi-Finals]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Duke Droese pinned J.C. Ice after a roll away in 0:06:34.
Rating: 3/4*
J.C. missed with an elbowdrop on the floor.
[Semi-Finals]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Wolfie D pinned Johnny Grunge with the Cross Powerslam in 0:01:13.
Rating: 3/4*
[Finals]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match for the vacant IHLW Hardcore Title
Wolfie D pinned Duke Droese with the Cross Powerslam in 0:05:51.
Rating: * 1/2
(Wolfie D won the IHLW Hardcore Title.)
J.C. Ice comes out to celebrate with his tag partner. They deciede to beat on Duke some more too.
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
La Parka beat Ice Killer 2 falls to 0:
x Parka beat Ice Killer via the Twisting Bodyblock in 0:11:29
x Parka beat Ice Killer via a flying bodypress in 0:17:03
Rating: * 1/4
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Super Raton beat Mercurio 2 falls to 1:
x Mercurio beat Super Raton via the Liger Bomb in 0:08:40
x Super Raton beat Mercurio via a sunset flip in 0:10:48
x Super Raton beat Mercurio via the Huracarrana in 0:14:58
Rating: * 1/4
Super Raton should get over well in IHLW since we're in Orlando and he's got a Mickey Mouse gimmick.
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Great Sasuke beat Psicosis 2 falls to 1:
x Psicosis beat Sasuke via the Flying Legdrop in 0:04:12
x Sasuke beat Psicosis via the Thunder Fire Power Bomb in 0:06:55
x Sasuke beat Psicosis via the Thunder Fire Power Bomb in 0:10:35
Rating: *** 1/4
[Round 1]: No-Time-Limit-Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Lizmark Jr. beat Tzuki 2 falls to 0:
x Lizmark Jr. beat Tzuki via the Springboard Moonsault in 0:07:26
x Lizmark Jr. beat Tzuki via the Springboard Moonsault in 0:15:24
Rating: *** 1/4
[Semi-Finals]: No-Time-Limit-Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
La Parka beat Super Raton 2 falls to 0:
x Parka beat Super Raton via the Twisting Bodyblock in 0:06:37
x Parka beat Super Raton via a powerslam in 0:07:15
Rating: * 3/4
[Semi-Finals]: No-Time-Limit-Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Lizmark Jr. beat Great Sasuke 2 falls to 0:
x Lizmark Jr. beat Sasuke via disqualification in 0:06:13
x Lizmark Jr. beat Sasuke via the Springboard Moonsault in 0:10:25
Rating: **
Tzuki pulled down the rope which sent Lizmark Jr to the outside, but the ref saw in and DQed Sasuke. Lizmark and Sasuke teamed up to beat up Tzuki after the match.
[Finals]: No-Time-Limit-Two-out-of-three-Falls Match for the vacant IHLW Lucha Title
La Parka beat Lizmark Jr. 2 falls to 0:
x Parka beat Lizmark Jr. via a power bomb in 0:26:36
x Parka beat Lizmark Jr. via a flying bodypress in 0:29:10
Rating: **** 3/4
(La Parka won the IHLW Lucha Title.)
[Semi-Finals]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
The Head Hunters defeated Public Enemy when Head Hunter #1 pinned Grunge after a back suplex
in 0:07:04.
Rating: **
[Semi-Finals]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Team Extreme defeated PG-13 when Germany pinned Wolfie D with the Extreme Stunner
in 0:05:12.
Rating: *
[Finals]: No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match for the vacant IHLW Tag Titles
The Head Hunters defeated Team Extreme when Head Hunter #2 pinned Carson with the Moonsault
in 0:06:37.
Rating: **
(The Head Hunters won the IHLW Tag Titles.)
After the match, "Testify" by Rage Against the Machine hits and Big Dick Dudley and that guy who used to be Ahmed Johnson in WWF. They run in and deliever 3Ds to all four wrestlers.
More clips, this time showing Lex Luger and Meng's days from WCW, Kurt Reigns in the NWA, and Kurrgan's days in WWF with the Truth Commision.
Meng no longer has an afro and Kurrgan has his Interrigator look back. The announcers mention the fact that Luger is the only good guy in the match.
No-Time-Limit-Four Corners Match for the vacant IHLW Championship
Lex Luger defeated Meng, Kurt Reigns and Kurrgan:
x Kurrgan beat Reigns via a sitdown in 0:07:20
x Luger beat Kurrgan via a powerslam in 0:13:47
x Luger beat Meng via a hiptoss in 0:16:28
Rating: -*** 1/4
(Lex Luger won the IHLW Championship.)
As Luger holds the title high, someone comes out of the crowd. It's Chris the Bambikiller! Bambideathshot on Luger!!! Bambideathshot to Meng!!! And with that we fade to black...
September 12, 2000 (taped Sept 11th)
[Dark Match]: Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Mercurio beat Halloween 2 falls to 1:
x Mercurio beat Halloween via the Liger Bomb in 0:07:23
x Halloween beat Mercurio via the Pendulum in 0:10:25
x Mercurio beat Halloween via the Liger Bomb in 0:13:42
Rating: * 3/4
[Dark Match]
Kurt Reigns pinned Kamikaze with the Big Hurt in 0:07:11.
Rating: * 1/4
The show opens with Commisioner Josh Liller and some homeless guy at the announcers table.
Liller: Welcome to the first ever edition of IHLW's Hardcore Highspots Hour! I'm Josh Liller,
commisioner of IHLW. Unfortunetly, IHLW hasn't been able to find any good announcers yet, especially
with our limited budget. So, for tonight, calling matches with me will be none other than Jimmy
the Homeless Guy, whom you may know for XPW.
Jimmy: Ugh...hi. How many bottles of beer am I getting paid for this?
Liller: I think the deal was a $20 gift certificate to ABC Liquor and a new shopping cart to haul
your belongings. Now, since your only wrestling experiance is with a sorry ass, third-rate bush
league, here's some things you might find useful..."The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pro Wrestling","Paul Heyman's Guide to Extreme Wrestling", and "The Ignorant American Wrestling Mark's Guide to
Real Lucha Libre" by Jose Fernandez and Robert Bihari. -he tosses the books to Jimmy- Now, on our
opening match, Terry Funk vs The Wall in a tables match!
TABLE MATCH: TERRY FUNK vs THE WALL
Crowd Interest: 70%
Good Points: Funk hitting an Asai moonsault to the floor on Wall.
Bad Points: Most of the match cosisted of punches and kicks from Funk and chokeholds by The Wall.
No weapons used at all and no table spots until the finish. The Wall has no charisma.
Finish: The Wall puts Funk on a table at ringside and goes for an elbowdrop but Funk rolls clear
and Wall crashes through the table.
Table No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Terry Funk defeated The Wall by putting him through a table in 0:08:32.
Rating: -** 1/4
"Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen brings out Lex Luger, proudly wearing the IHLW Championship
around his waist. He comes to the ring and shows off his muscles.
Luger: I've been told that the man who attacked me last week after I won the IHLW Championship
was none other than Chris the Bambikiller. I would really like to know who this guy is because
in all my years with WCW and WWF, I never heard of this guy.
"Countdown to Extinction" by Megadeth brings out Chris the Bambikiller.
Chris: To all you Disney lovers out there...DIE BAMBI DIE! AHAHAHAHA!
Some small children in the front row break down in tears.
Chris: Luger, did it ever occur to you why you're now in IHLW instead of WCW, WWF, or even ECW???
It's because you're old, roided out has-been! If you've got any guts, you'll give me a shot at
your IHLW Championship tonight!
Luger: I don't back down from challenges, especially from some no-name. You're on!
-commercials-
Some generic rap music brings out PG-13.
JC: Yo Orlando, what be up? The rappin duo with the P-to-the-G-to-the-1-3 is in da house!
Wolfie: This stick may be old
or so we been told
but its what brought us fame
and last week it brought me this gold
JC: So if you like want we rap
shut your trap
and get up dance
while we rock this rat-trap!
'Well, he's a trashman...' followed by BTO's "Takin Care of Business" brings out Duke Droese,
followed by Khris Germany and Kit Carson.
Droese: If you rappers think you can get away with not only beating me up last week, you've got
another think coming! Me and Team Extreme challenge you to a six-man tag match, if you can find
a partner.
J.C. Ice and Wolfie D confer for a moment then Wolfie pulls out a cell phone.
Wolfie: We accept.
Droese: Good! Now who ya callin- Mickey Mouse?
JC: No stupid, Super Raton has a match tonight! We're calling 9-1-1!
'Somebody better call 9-1-1...' followed by sirens and Sloan's "Money City Maniacs" signals the arrival of the former ECW monster. Duke and Team Extreme charge the ring and 911 is close behind...
911 & PG-13 vs "THE DUMPSTER" DUKE DROESE & TEAM EXTREME
Crowd Interest: 75%
Good Points: This one got hardcore quick. Tire iron and lots of barbedwire. Lots of double
teaming, lots of pin attempts, and a pretty hot finish.
Bad Points: Too much brawling and a slow start. Also, Droese was the only real face in the match
so the crowd could deciede who to cheer and who to boo until Droese got tagged at the end.
Note: 911 was the only wrestler never to be tagged.
Finish: A bunch of rapid tags ends up putting Droese and Hardcore Champ Wolfie D in the ring
together and gets the crowd worked up. He totally blindsides Wolfie with a trash can lid then
hits the Trash Compactor the win.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Team Extreme and Duke Droese defeated PG-13 and 911 when Droese pinned Wolfie D with the Trash
Compactor in 0:08:22.
Rating: * 1/2
-commercials-
Liller: Up next is lucha libre action. This match was requested by Great Sasuke and Lizmark Jr. after Tzuki interfered in a match between Sasuke and Lizmark last week.
2/3 FALLS MATCH: GREAT SASUKE/LIZMARK JR/SUPER RATON vs LA PARKA/PSICOSIS/TZUKI
Crowd Interest: 80%
Good Points: Good teamwork by both sides. Lizmark hits a tope suicida on Psic outside the ring
early on that prompts a big fight on the outside. Pscosis powerbombs set up Parka-Psic powerslam-
flying legdrop combos first on Lizmark then Sasuke that almost get three. Psicosis countering a
Lizmark Asai moonsault with a Tombstone. Psicosis giving Lizmark a back suplex onto a chair.
Bad Points: Less highspots and flying than American fans are accustomed to, but things did pick
up as the match progressed.
Notes: Super Raton and Tzuki were basicly not factors after the first few minutes.
First Fall: Parka and Pscisosis doubleteam Lizmark until Psic finally finishes him with a spinning
leg lariat and a powerbomb.
Second Fall: Lizmark throws Psicosis out of the ring and he can't be the 10 count.
Third Fall: La Parka throws Great Sasuke out of the ring, repeatedly slams his head into the
ringpost, and whacks him with a chair. Parka rolls Sasuke back into the ring and hits his Twisting
Bodyblock for the final fall.
Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
La Parka, Psicosis and Tzuki beat Lizmark Jr., Great Sasuke and Super Raton 2 falls to 1:
x Psicosis beat Lizmark Jr. via a power bomb in 0:12:37
x Lizmark Jr. beat Psicosis via countout in 0:13:06
x Parka beat Sasuke via the Twisting Bodyblock in 0:16:55
Rating: ** 1/4
-commercials-
"Testify" by Rage Against the Machine brings out Big Dick Dudley in fatigues and old-style nerd
glasses, along with the the guy formerly know as Ahmed Johnson and Big T who is dressed the same
way.
Dick: Last week, we came out here and delieved the 3D to four men. Right Ahmed?
Ahmed: Testify!
Dick: And tonight The Dudleyz are gonna deliever more punishment to The Head Hunters. And maybe
it'll include some...TABLES!
Ahmed: Testify!
IHLW TAG TITLES: THE DUDLEYZ vs THE HEAD HUNTERS (c)
Crowd Interest: 85%
Good Points: Awesome tagging and double teaming. Late in the match, Big Dick got a ladder from
under the ring and used it on the Head Hunters. Big Dick got busted open by HH #1.
Bad Points: Public Enemy came to ringside. They tossed a wrench to Ahmed, but HH #1 got it and
KOed Ahmed forcing Johnny Grunge to break up the count. The also got involved in the finish.
Finish: TPE double team HH #2 in the ring while Ahmed & Big Dick take out HH #1 with the ladder
outside of the ring. Big Dick applies a chokehold until #1 passes out.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
The Dudleyz defeated The Head Hunters when Big Dick Dudley made Head Hunter #1 submit to a
chokehold in 0:11:39.
Rating: DUD
(The Dudleyz won the IHLW Tag Titles.)
TPE throws HH#2 out of the ring and he lands next to the announcers table. TPE get their table and set it up, shoving over Jimmy's shoping cart in the process. Jimmy takes offense and attacks TPE, but Grunge hits the Spinebuster on the floor. They put Jimmy on the table then put HH #2 on top of Jimmy and hit the Drive By off the apron through the table, crushing poor Jimmy under more than 700 pounds. Public Enemy go over and congradulate The Dudleyz on their win and ask for a title shot since they helped them win the belts. The Dudleyz ponder it for a moment then clock Grunge and Rocco with the titles.
-commercials-
At the announcers table, Liller is now alone.
Liller: Jimmy the homeless guy has been taken away in ambulance due to the events of a few minutes
ago and I'll be calling the main event solo. We may need a new color commentator next week...
IHLW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: CHRIS THE BAMBIKILLER vs LEX LUGER (c)
Crowd Interest: 75%
Good Points: The bizaree sight of seeing the 176 pound Bambikiller hit the nearly 300 pound Luger
with a pair of avalanches. Luger puts Chris in the Torture Rack for 26 seconds, but he wont submit.
Chris twice countering Luger power moves with sunset flips. Luger actually getting crowd reaction.
Bad Points: Waaaaaay too much punching.
Finish: Luger goes for the Running Forearm Smash, but Chris ducks it and nails the Bambideathshot
only to have Meng hit the ring and level him with the Kick of Fear.
Chris the Bambikiller defeated Lex Luger by disqualification in 0:05:40.
Rating: 3/4*
(Lex Luger retained the IHLW Championship.)
Postmatch, Luger nails Meng with the Running Forearm Smash but it doesn't faze him. One Kick of Fear dazes Luger and a second knocks him out of the ring. Meng puts the Tongan Death Grip on Chris, who is on the mat from the Kick of Fear, and with that sight we fade out...
September 19, 2000 (taped September 18th)
[Dark Match - JPRO Cup Qualifier]: Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Mercurio beat Super Raton 2 falls to 0:
x Mercurio beat Super Raton via a powerslam in 0:06:49
x Mercurio beat Super Raton via a vertical facebuster in 0:10:11
Rating: * 1/2
[Dark Match - JPRO Qualifier]: Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Great Sasuke beat Ice Killer 2 falls to 0:
x Sasuke beat Ice Killer via a rana in 0:02:16
x Sasuke beat Ice Killer via the Thunder Fire Power Bomb in 0:03:08
Rating: *
[Dark Match]
Kurrgan made The Wall submit to the Paralyzer in 0:04:32.
Rating: -* 3/4
The show kicks off with Commissioner Josh Liller and Ed Leslie at the announcers table.
Liller: Welcome to the second edition of the Hardcore Highspots Hour. The biggest news tonight
is that IHLW will be sending a representative to J-PRO, a fed over in Japan, for their upcoming
juniors tourney. Earlier tonight, in non-televised matches, Mercurio beat Super Raton and Great
Sasuke beat Ice Killer. We'll be having more matches next week. Also, La Parka and Psicosis
will unfortunetly not be with us tonight because they're wrestling in WCW. But we do have some
big stuff tonight- Axl vs Ian Rotten will have a barbedwire match, Lizmark Jr takes on Tzuki,
and I've scheduled a special triangle six-man tag match. And of course, you've probably noticed
my new announcing partner. You've seen him in WCW and WWF under various names. Ladies and gentlemen,
Ed Leslie.
Leslie: Hi. Am I putting anyone in the Sleeper tonight?
Liller: No Ed, you've put enough people to sleep during your career.
In the back, Savio Vega comes into the arena. As he rounds a corner, he runs into Hack Myers.
Myers: Well if it ain't that Boriquan bastard from FCW.
Vega: Hey, I'm not the no-talent Hack here...
Myers: You still gonna be able to spout stupid puns after I hit the Death Drop on your voice box?
Vega: Nobody threatens Savio Vega! You ready to get beat in the ring tonight?
Myers: Bring it...
BARBEDWIRE MATCH:
AXL ROTTEN vs IAN ROTTEN
Crowd Interest: 75%
Good Points: The fans getting pissed an Ian and hurling trash at him near the end.
Bad Points: Nobody really cared about Axl. 99% of the match was kick-punch-chop. And neither
guy juiced!!!
Finish: Ian hit a spinebuster followed by a fistdrop and then the Double Arm DDT.
Barbed Wire No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Ian Rotten pinned Axl Rotten with the Double Arm DDT in 0:07:00.
Rating: -* 1/4
Liller: Well that sucked.
Leslie: -pulling out some garden shears- I think they both need haircuts.
Liller: Ed, put the hedge clippers away...
-commercials-
2/3 FALLS MATCH:
LIZMARK JR vs TZUKI
Crowd Interest: 100%
Good Points: The crowd really loves both these guys and were really into the match.
Bad Points: Nearly all Tzuki's offense was ranas & Frankensteiners.
First Fall: Tzuki tried the Crucifix Rollup, but couldn't do it so he hit some stuff off the top
rope which couldn't get the pin eithier so he just clotheslined Lizmark out of the ring and
Lizmark couldn't beat the count.
Second Fall: Lizmark countered a spinning backbreaker with spinning headscissors and followed
with his Springboard Moonsault to tie the match.
Third Fall: Lizmark missed a spin kick and Tzuki quickly bounded off the top rope and rolled him
up with a Frankensteiner for the upset victory.
Tzuki beat Lizmark Jr. 2 falls to 1:
x Tzuki beat Lizmark Jr. via countout in 0:07:46
x Lizmark Jr. beat Tzuki via the Springboard Moonsault in 0:16:22
x Tzuki beat Lizmark Jr. via a Frankensteiner from the top rope in 0:17:08
Rating: *** 1/2
Leslie: Lizmark is shaking his head and mumbling something. I think he's saying he's the man
with no face. No, wait, the man with no name.
Liller: Eh, no Ed. I don't speak much Spanish but I'm pretty sure its something to the effect of "I can't believe I lost to a mini!"
-commercials-
Luger is in the back and walks up to a door. Hip-hop music can be heard. Luger knocks and a moment
later, TPE open the door.
Grunge: Yo Lex, whatcha want?
Luger: There's a triangle teams match tonight in the main event.
Rocco: What are the other teams?
Luger: Meng is teaming up with the Head Hunters and Chris the Bambikiller is teaming up with The
Dudleyz.
TPE: The Dudleyz?! Count us in!
NO DQ/COUNTOUT MATCH:
HACK MYERS vs SAVIO VEGA
Crowd Interest: 70%
Good Points: Repeated brawling on the outside. A cookie sheet got used. Both guys got busted open.
Bad Points: Savio knows alot of kicks. ALOT of kicks.
Finish: Savio countered a hiptoss with an armbreaker then hit his Carribean Kick.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Savio Vega pinned Hack Myers with the Carribbean Kick in 0:08:44.
Rating: -* 1/2
Leslie: I think both those guys need some exercise. Shake, shake, shake, shake your bootie! Come
on, sing it with me!
Liller: Eh...no.
-commercials-
"Taking Care of Business" by BTO brings out Duke Droese.
Droese: Last week I pinned Wolfie D. But I haven't heard anything about me getting a shot at his
Hardcore Title because of it! Why the hell not?!
Some generic rap music brings out PG-13.
JC: Hey Orlando
here we are again
rappin and wrestlin
so tell all your friends
Wolfie: You're just a stupid trashman
and your wrestling is junk too
you just got lucky last week
so no title shot for you!
Liller gets a mic and gets in the ring.
Liller: Duke, I think you've got a good point. And I'm the commissioner so I'm making a match
right here, right now- Wolfie D vs Duke Droese for the Hardcore Title!
HARDCORE TITLE MATCH: "THE DUMPSTER" DUKE DROESE vs WOLFIE D (c)
Crowd Interest: 70%
Good Points: Wolfie whipping Duke with a leather belt until he bled. Duke kicking out of two
Cross Powerslams. A mad brawl in the crowd that continued on through much of the arena. Duke
getting in shots with a lead pipe, but then having a glass pane shattered over his head. Wolfie
throwing Duke through another glass pane. J.C. Ice showing up and smashing another glass pane
over Duke's head.
Bad Points: Match was a bit one-sided, in Wolfie's favor.
Finish: Still in the crowd, Duke went for a Samoan Drop but Wolfie countered with a sunset flip
for the win.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Wolfie D pinned Duke Droese after a sunset flip in 0:12:28.
Rating: *
(Wolfie D retained the IHLW Hardcore Title.)
Leslie: Now if that was Hogan in there, he would've taken the beating that Wolfie and JC gave him
and still slammed both of them and dropped the Big Leg on both of them for the 1-2-3. Hulk Hogan
rules the world ya know. You should get him to make some appearances in IHLW and kick Luger's ass
again! Hey Liller, who you calling on that cellphone?
Liller: Nothing, just dailing 9-1-1...
Leslie: Huh?
Cue sirens & "Money City Maniacs" by Sloan. 911 makes his way to ringside.
Leslie: Hey, look, it's Big Al! I thought Tank Abbott knocked you out?
911 gets really pissed about that and grabs Leslie by the neck and drags him over the annoucers
table. Four Chokeslams on the floor are enough to satisfy 911 who stalks off to the back. EMTs
come out to tend to Leslie as we go to a commercial break...
-commercials-
Liller: It seems that Ed Leslie wont be able to call the main event with me so once again I'll go it alone.
TRIANGLE MATCH:
CHRIS THE BAMBIKILLER & THE DUDLEYZ (IHLW Tag Champs) vs
LEX LUGER (IHLW Champion) & PUBLIC ENEMY vs
MENG & THE HEADHUNTERS
Crowd Interest: 50%
Good Points: Chris trying to hit HH #1 with a tire iron, but missing, getting the tire iron used
against him, and finally being splashed by someone more than twice his size. Dick Dudley going
for a legdrop through a table on HH #1, who rolled clear thus causing Dick to go through the table
instead. The Headhunters busting open Dick.
Bad Points: The crowd was DEAD for this one.
Finish: Big Dick Dudley got stuck in the ring for while and beaten on by everyone until finally
being hiptossed and pinned by TPE.
Triangle Match
Public Enemy and Lex Luger defeated The Head Hunters and Meng and The Dudleyz and
Chris the Bambikiller when Grunge pinned Big Dick Dudley after a hiptoss in 0:16:03.
Rating: -1/4*
Sept 26, 2000 (taped Sept 25th)
[Dark Match]: No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Chris the Bambikiller pinned Ian Rotten with the Bambideathshot in 0:05:30.
Rating: * 3/4
[Dark Match]:
Ice Killer, Kurrgan and Savio Vega defeated Hack Myers, Steve Keirn and Super Raton when
Kurrgan made Super Raton submit to the Paralyzer in 0:05:32.
Rating: -* 3/4
We start at ringside, as usual, with Commisioner Liller and Steve Keirn...who is dressed in a
backwoods-esk outfit similiar to his Skinner days in WWF.
Liller: Hello folks and welcome to another edition of the Hardcore Highspots Hour! Our carousel
of color commentators continues. This week joining me is recent IHLW signee Steve Keirn. So how's
the gator hunting business, Steve?
Keirn: It sucks. And thats not counting that ugly incident in Gainesville.
Liller: Do tell...
Keirn: Ya see, University of Florida are the Gators and...
Liller: Hang on Steve, I'm getting word from the back that something's going on back there. Lets
check it out...
Cut to the back where all the luchadores in IHLW are arguing loudly in Spanish with Tzuki and several IHLW officials. Another IHLW employee walks up and hands La Parka a phone, telling him he's got a call. Parka listens for a moment then replies "Si, Senor Vandenburg" and hands the phone back. Parka whispers something to Psicosis. Parka grabs a chair lying nearby and proceeds to blast Tzuki with a vicious chairshot. Someone screams "emergencia! emergencia!" and moments later 911 shows up. Parka and Psic back off from their beatdown...and 911 proceeds to pick up Tzuki and Choke Slam him through a nearby stack of crates.
Back at ringside...
Keirn: Ohmygawd- they killed Tzuki! You bastard!
Liller: Tzuki may be seriously hurt. Such violence on this show. Lucky that was in the back
or you might've been in trouble Steve.
Keirn: Why?
Liller: Didn't I mention why we had the announcing job open?
Keirn: No...
Liller: Um...well, don't worry. Its not like we've had injuries to the past announcers or anything...
I mean...uh...errr...nevermind, forget I said anything. We've got a match coming up...
2/3 FALLS J*PRO CUP QUALIFYING MATCH
GREAT SASUKE vs MERCURIO
Crowd Interest: 55%
Good Points: Mercurio avoiding a Sasuke Space Flying Tiger Drop.
Bad Points: Way too much brawling, including several on the outside. Crowd didn't care much.
1st Fall: Mercurio utterly destroys Sasuke finishing him with the Liger Bomb...but Sasuke argues
that it was a fast count and the ref lets the match continue. Merc promptly powerslams him for
three.
2nd Fall: Pace picks up with some flying and a pair of Sasuke piledrivers, but after a brawl on
the outside, Mercurio gets the upper hand and hits the Liger Bomb again.
[JPRO Qualifying Match]: Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Mercurio beat Great Sasuke 2 falls to 0:
x Mercurio beat Sasuke via a powerslam in 0:06:09
x Mercurio beat Sasuke via the Liger Bomb in 0:09:43
Rating: * 1/4
-commercials-
NO DQ MATCH FOR THE IHLW TAG TITLES:
AXL ROTTEN & TERRY FUNK vs THE DUDLEYZ (c)
Crowd Interest: 45%
Good Points: None.
Bad Points: Match was a crap brawl.
Finish: TPE runs in and demolishes The Dudleyz with trash cans. A dazed Dick Dudley stumbles into
the Severve Skull Trama for the stunning upset.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Axl Rotten and Terry Funk defeated The Dudleyz when Rotten pinned
Dick Dudley with the Severe Skull Trauma in 0:06:21.
Rating: -** 1/2
(Axl Rotten and Terry Funk won the IHLW Tag Titles.)
Liller: What a stunning upset, largely due to TPE's interferance. They must be pissed!
-commercial-
NO DQ MATCH:
911 & DUKE DROESE vs PG-13
Crowd Interest: 75%
Good Points: Your usual RnR Express-type tag match. And the crowd actually cared.
Bad Points: Nothing ugly, but nothing great either.
Finish: Droese is the face-in-peril before finally tagging 911. PG-13 unleash mass double teaming
on 911, but it does nothing and he proceeds to beat the hell out of both rappers and Choke Slam
Ice with ease.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
911 and Duke Droese defeated PG-13 when 911 pinned J.C. Ice with the Choke Slam in 0:06:41.
Rating: 1/4*
-commercial-
FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE:
THE HEADHUNTERS vs PUBLIC ENEMY
Crowd Interest: 50%
Good Points: Grunge trying to give HH #1 the Spinebuster but failing cause he's too damn big.
Bad Points: Very short match.
Finish: Rocco dropkicks HH #1 into a inside cradle by Grunge.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Public Enemy defeated The Head Hunters when Grunge pinned Head Hunter #1 after
an inside cradle in 0:01:51.
Rating: -1/2*
Before TPE can celebrate, The Dudleyz run in and its a massive three-way brawl as we go to a break.
-commercials-
Liller: Next week we'll have a triangle match featuring the Dudleyz, TPE, and the Headhunters. Now its time for another JPRO qualifier.
2/3 FALLS J*PRO QUALIFYING MATCH:
LIZMARK JR vs PSICOSIS (w/ LA PARKA)
Crowd Interest: 70%
Good Points: Very nice match, standard tecnico-rudo stuff.
Bad Points: Crowd was dead for much of the match, although they did come alive at the end.
1st Fall: Vertical facebuster followed by the Flying Legdrop almost get three. Powerbomb follows
for three.
2nd Fall: Flying spinning leg lariat takes down Lizmark and the Flying Legdrop finishes things.
[JPRO Qualifier]: Two-out-of-three-Falls Match
Psicosis beat Lizmark Jr. 2 falls to 0:
x Psicosis beat Lizmark Jr. via a power bomb in 0:05:09
x Psicosis beat Lizmark Jr. via the Flying Legdrop in 0:10:40
Rating: * 1/2
Liller: With Psicosis' win, we have the final for for the JPRO Cup match next week- Psicosis
vs La Parka vs Mercurio. Winner goes on to the J*PRO Cup that week AND gets the IHLW Lucha Title.
Keirn: Them Mexicans are pretty good...
-commercials-
IHLW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
KURT REIGNS vs LEX LUGER
The match never happened as Team Extreme jumped Luger, before he made it to the ring. A 3-on-1
beatdown followed, with Jay Sin directing things.
Liller: Lex Luger is in serious trouble as he's now got a 3rd person gunning for him and his IHLW Championship. How long can he hang on to it? Tune in next week and find out!
October 3, 2000 (taped Oct 2nd)
[Dark Match]
The Wall, Meng, Kurrgan, Ice Killer and Chris the Bambikiller defeated
Great Sasuke, Hack Myers, Kamikaze, Lizmark Jr. and Super Raton when
Meng pinned Lizmark Jr.
with the Tongan Death Grip in 0:07:16.
Rating: -* 1/2
We open with an interview of Kurt Reigns, his manager Jay Sin, and Team Extreme in the back.
Sin: People wonder why this trio brutually attacked and beat Lex Luger last week. The answer is
very simple- because we wanted to. Kurt Reigns, Khris Germany, and Kit Carson have been practically
ignored in their time here in IHLW. It's an outrage! These wrestlers are some of the best to ever
come out of NWA-SW. We will stand for this no longer. We are going to tear this place apart,
starting tonight with Luger and those joke tag champions, Funk and Rotten. We will be recognized.
We will be champions. And we will commit EXTREME SIN!
Now cue standing IHLW opening. This week at the announcers table with Josh Liller is recent IHLW
signee John Zandig...who has a wierd hair cut and is wearing red tights and a cape that looks like
the Russian flag.
Liller: Welcome once again to the IHLW Hardcore Highspots Hour, a much better program that than
garbage that FWF puts on. Wouldn't you agree Zandig?
Zandig: Da. After ze Street Fighter tournements I wanted to wrestle in American and now I have
zat chance. I am challenging any one to a street fight on next veek's show.
Liller: Thank you Zandig. Tonight we have Savio Vega vs Steve Keirn in Keirn's televised debut
here in IHLW, a four corners match for the Hardcore Title, the JPRO Qualifying final, a triangle
hardcore match between the Headhunters, TPE, and The Dudleyz, and in our main event, Extreme Sin
will take on Lex Luger, Terry Funk, and Axl Rotten. On to our first match...
SAVIO VEGA vs STEVE "SKINNER" KEIRN
Crowd Interest: 75%
Summary: Vega unleashes a bunch of kicks. Two backbreakers by Savio, but a third is blocked.
Brawl on the outside. Brawl back in the ring. Brawl back outside. Brawl back on the inside.
The crowd is actually alive.
Finish: Keirn hits the Facedrill then applies a camel clutch and Savio taps.
Steve Keirn made Savio Vega submit to a camel clutch in 0:07:11.
Rating: * 1/4
-commercials-
Liller: Up next, we've got a four way match for the Hardcore Title.
ANYTHING GOES FOUR CORNERS MATCH FOR THE IHLW HARDCORE TITLE:
911 vs DUKE DROESE vs J.C. ICE vs WOLFIE D (c)
Summary: Everyone gangs up on 911. They bash his head against the guardrail till he juices.
Finish: The gang beating matters not as 911 destroys all three guys, pinning J.C. Ice after a big
boot to win the title.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Four Corners Match
911 defeated Duke Droese, J.C. Ice and Wolfie D when 911 pinned J.C. Ice after
a kick to the head in 0:06:11.
Rating: -3/4*
(911 won the IHLW Hardcore Title.)
-commercials-
IHLW LUCHA TITLE MATCH &
JPRO QUALIFER FINAL:
LA PARKA (c) vs MERCURIO vs PSICOSIS
Crowd Interest: 50%
Summary: Psic and Parka destroy Mercurio.
Finish: La Parka ends the beating with his finisher.
[JPRO Qualifier]: Triangle Match
La Parka defeated Mercurio and Psicosis when Parka pinned Mercurio with the
Twisting Bodyblock in 0:03:13.
Rating: * 1/4
(La Parka retained the IHLW Lucha Title.)
Zandig: Zat was very short match.
Liller: Yes it was and I'm not happy about it.
Liller gets a mic...
Liller: Hold it right there you two- this was supposed to be a triangle match not a race to see
how fast the two of you could squash Mercurio. Psic, Parka, you two will wrestle each other again,
right now and you'd better fight or else. If somebody lies down, you two will not like the
consequences...
IHLW LUCHA TITLE MATCH &
JPRO QUALIFER FINAL:
LA PARKA (c) vs PSICOSIS
Crowd Interest: 90%
Summary: Nice match with a mix of reversals, submission holds, and highspots. La Parka pounds on
Psicosis, including two powerbombs. Twisting Bodyblock...Psic gets a foot on the ropes. Parka
goes for a chairshot, but Psic ducks and takes the chair and powerbombs Parka onto the chair.
Match degrades into a brawl with Parka powerslaming Psic twice and hitting the Twisting Bodyblock
again...barely a kickout. Flying spinning leg lariat by Parka...misses!
Finish: Psic takes advantage with a swinging neckbreaker and the Flying Legdrop gets the pin.
[JPRO Qualifier]
Psicosis pinned La Parka with the Flying Legdrop in 0:09:47.
Rating: *** 3/4
(Psicosis won the IHLW Lucha Title.)
In the back...
Big Dick Dudley: We're gonna take out Public Enemy. We're gonna take out the Headhunters. And
we're gonna put somebody through tablez!
Ahmed Dudley: Testify.
-commercials-
ANYTHING GOES TRIANGLE TAG MATCH:
PUBLIC ENEMY (w/ table) vs THE DUDLEYZ (w/ table) vs THE HEADHUNTERS (w/o table)
Crowd Interest: 50%
Summary: Headhunters and TPE in a two-on-two brawl while the Dudleyz look on.
Finish: Bodyslam-legdrop combo by the Headhunters gets the surprise pin in another quick match.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Triangle Match
The Head Hunters defeated Public Enemy and The Dudleyz when Head Hunter #2 pinned Rocco Rock
after a legdrop in 0:01:36.
Rating: -* 1/4
The Dudleyz get royally pissed off they never got into the match and attack everyone. Still no tables...
In the back, Terry Funk and Axl Rotten are heading toward the ring. Funk mutters something about not being just Funk and Rotten but Funkin' Rotten too.
-commercials-
Interview from the back with...The Wall?!
Wall: Zandig, you dirty Communist pig, next week I will crush you and prove the power and might
of the Aryan race. Sieg hiel!
Liller: Oh great, now we've got a f*cking Nazi running around. Zandig, please crush him next week...
Zandig: I vill do my best...
SIX-MAN TAG MATCH:
LEX LUGER & FUNKIN' ROTTEN vs EXTREME SIN (w/ JAY SIN)
Crowd Interest: 70%
Summary: Luger beats on Kit Carson. Luger tags Funk. Funk beats on Carson. Carson gains advantage.
Carson tags Reigns. Reigns destroys Funk.
Finish: Reigns unloaded on Funk with a flying shoulderblock then a flying clothesline and finally
the Big Hurt (jacknife powerbomb).
Extreme Sin (Khris Germany, Kit Carson and Kurt Reigns) defeated
Funkin' Rotten and Lex Luger when Reigns pinned Funk with the Big Hurt in 0:05:14.
Rating: 3/4*
October 10, 2000 (taped Oct 9th)
[Dark Match]: No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Extreme Sin (Khris Germany, Kit Carson and Kurt Reigns) defeated
PG-13 and Hack Myers when Reigns pinned Myers with the Big Hurt in 0:06:37.
Rating: 1/2*
[Dark Match]: No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Great Sasuke pinned Kinataru Kanemura with the Thunder Fire Power Bomb in 0:14:11.
Rating: ****
[Dark Match]:
Steve Keirn made Kamikaze submit to a camel clutch in 0:11:49.
Rating: DUD
Usual open finds Commisioner Liller sitting at ringside by himself.
Liller: I couldn't find anyone to do color commentary so I'm doing it by myself this week. Here's
what we've got tonight - two big debuts matches, Zandig vs The Wall in a Street Fight, Public Enemy
vs Headhunters, and Luger vs Meng for the IHLW Championship in our main event.
Cue "The Razor's Edge" by AC/DC. Out comes recent IHLW signee Big Titan...dressed like Razor Ramon,
complete with a toothpick.
"Big Titan": [in bad Cuban accent] Hey...yo. For those of ya who don't know me, I'm "Da Bad Guy"
Razor Ramirez. And if you've never heard of me before, its cause you stupid American pigs don't
respect me or El Presidente. And if you don't like that, I got two words for ya- TOUGH SHIT!
IAN ROTTEN vs RAZOR RAMIREZ
Crowd Interest: 60%
Summary: Yor basic power brawl.
Finish: Ramirez comes off the ropes and bulldogs Rotten then hits the Razor's Edge powerbomb.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Razor Ramirez pinned Ian Rotten with the Razor's Edge in 0:03:11.
Rating: -1/2*
-commercials-
Cue "It Doesn't Matter" by Wyclef Jean. Out comes Ricky Marvin.
Marvin: Finalmente, El Rick se ha vuelto a Orlando! Esta noche, El Rick va a poner el smack
abajo en los tres perdedores conocidos como La Parka, Mercurio, y Asesino del Hielo! Usted huele
lo que está cocinando El Rick?
2/3 FALLS LUCHA MATCH:
LIZMARK JR, "THE RICK" RICKY MARVIN, y SUPER RATON (tecnicos) vs
ICE KILLER, LA PARKA, y MERCURIO (rudos)
Crowd Interest: 90%
High Points: The massive heel heat La Parka is drawing. -La Parka rolling through a flying crosssbody by Marvin for two. -Marvin avoiding a Parka tope suicida -Parka getting cradled for two by Marvin on a bodyslam attempt. -La Parka going for a rana on Lizmark, bbut getting powerbombed, forcing Ice Killer to make the save. A big brawl on the outside featuring alll six wrestlers. -Mercurio hitting the Liger Bomb on Lizmmark, but Marvin making the save -Raton countering a La Parka spinning baackbreaker with spinning headscissors into a cradle for two.
Notes: Marvin likes Asai bodyblocks. Mercurio likes chokeholds. Everybody likes vertical suplexes.
1st Fall: La Parka twice put Lizmark Jr in a kneelock submission then hit his finisher.
2nd Fall: Raton hits the Huricanrana basicly out of nowhere.
3rd Fall: Marvin blocks an La Parka armbar and takes him down with headscissors. Flying crossbody follows and gets the pin.
Two-out-of-three-Falls Match:
Lizmark Jr., Ricky Marvin and Super Raton beat Ice Killer, Mercurio and La Parka 2 falls to 1:
x Parka beat Lizmark via the Twisting Bodyblock in 0:08:16
x Super Raton beat Parka via the Huracarrana in 0:18:43
x Marvin beat Parka via a flying cross body press in 0:21:23
Rating: * 1/4
In the back, Rocco Rock walks into TPE's locker room with a couple boxes of pizza. He stops and
looks stranglely at tag partner Johnny Grunge, who is ripping up a bunch of Mickey Mouse dolls.
Rocco: I go the pizzas, but what the hell are you doing?
Grunge: That motherf*cker Darryl Woodford in FWF, made me dress up in a f*cking Mickey Mouse outfit,
remember? My contract finally finished and I'm celebrating by shredding a bunch of Mickey dolls. I don't think I'll ever be able to visit Magic Kingdom again!
Rocco: Hey, don't worry, unless we went on a diet we can't fit on most of the rides anyway...
We see some quick taped promos by both Wall and Zandig. Wall blithers some Nazi propaganda, Zandig promises to win one for Mother Russia.
STALINGRAD STREET FIGHT:
THE WALL vs ZANDIG
Crowd Interest: 75%
Summary: Brawling plus several Zandig powerbombs. Wall catches Zandig in a bearhug at one point.
Finish: Zandig tries the Siberian Bear Crusher piledriver on a table, but Wall blocks it. Wall
tries an elbowdrop through the table, but Zandig moves and the table doesn't break. Zandig hits
a series of German suplexes for the finish...
[Street Fight]: No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Zandig and The Wall battled to a double pin in 0:05:24.
Rating: -1/2*
Quick recap of the history between The Headhunters & Public Enemy, dating back to Labor Day Insanity.
FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE:
THE HEADHUNTERS vs PUBLIC ENEMY (w/ table)
Crowd Interest: 70%
Summary: Five minutes of brawling with a couple top rope moves thrown in. Then Rocco gets powerbombed
on a table that doesn't break. Then a crazy spot with everyone clotheslining everyone else. A bunch of double teaming by the heels sets up the Moonsault by #1 for two.
Finish: Grunge attacks the Headhunters with a trash can. TPE dumps #2 over the ropes and he falls
through the previously mentioned table. TPE gets their table, sets it up in the ring, and puts
#1 on the table. Drive By finishes things.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Public Enemy defeated The Head Hunters when Rocco Rock pinned Head Hunter #1 with the Drive By
in 0:08:59.
Rating: * 1/4
Another clipshow, this one of Luger and Meng beginning with Labor Day Insanity.
IHLW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
LEX LUGER (c) vs MENG
Crowd Interest: 40%
Summary: Match was utter and total crap and the fans knew it.
Finish: Meng piledrives Luger twice and goes for a diving headbutt. Luger moves and hits the Running
Forearm Smash to put the fans out of their misery.
Lex Luger pinned Meng after the Running Forearm Smash in 0:05:26.
Rating: -**** 1/4
(Lex Luger retained the IHLW Championship.)
Cue "Ballbreaker" by AC/DC and Extreme Sin does a run in, destroying both guys and concluding with Meng taking a spiked piledriver through the announcers table. But as Luger and Meng get destroyed, Chris the Bambikiller runs down and swipes the IHLW Championship! He takes off through the crowd as we fade to black.
IHLW went on hiatus after this.