Main Event
Cage Match
for the SMWA World Heavyweight Title
Zangief (c)
vs Mike Haggar
Haggar and Zangief harbour no deep hatred for each other,
but there is a lot of resentment. While Zangief was dominating shootfights
and wrestling matches in Europe, he was always asked the question "Do you
think you can beat Mike Haggar?" And Haggar was always asked "If
Zangief ever came to America, would you be able to beat him?" The
question always grated on both men, neither man truly feeling that they
could truly be considered the greatest until they beat the other.
In a match during the Tag
Team World Cup of Wrestling, Zangief actually PINNED Haggar...but it was
a tag team match. Haggar would then beat Zangief on an edition of
Monday Night Massacre...but it was a count out win thanks to Rick Clark.
The two have since met in a triangle match, have teamed up against the
All-Americans and Simply the Best, and have faced off in a tag
team encounter. But these have just
been teases, leading up to the real thing.
Since many SMWA superstars
would love to make a name for themselves simply by interfering in the match,
SMWA Commissioner Jack McCullough has decided to put this match inside
of a steel cage. It's the only way to make sure that the bout is
free of interference. And just to be extra sure, McCullough has declared
a yet-to-be-named special ringside enforcer to keep law and order outside.
Zangief vs Haggar...a match
for the ages.
ON THE LINE:
The distinction of being
the best. Simple. Zangief has more to gain, however, having
accomplished his success overseas -- a lot of American wrestling fans don't
realize all of what he's done.
And this may just be Haggar's
last shot at the World Title, so he's going to want to make good.
North American
Title vs One Million Dollars
"Titan" Tim
Redbury (c) vs Terry Sky ($$$)
Titan won the North American Title while
still under the employ of Terry Sky, who immediately offered him money
for the belt. A Claw Slam by Tim answered that question, and Titan
has been on his own ever since.
Terry wants that title
belt for himself, and with a little bit of help from his new stable, Sky
Entertainment Ltd, pinned Titan in a tag team match. But Sky
has never been a regular singles wrestler, so to convince Titan to put
up the belt (though Titan probably would have accepted had a direct challenge
been made), he has offered the big man ONE MILLION DOLLARS if he makes
a successful title defence.
ON THE LINE:
For Titan, a chance at
a LOT of money, but also a chance to prove that he can finally make it
on his own. By beating his former boss, Titan would have finally
achieved the freedom he has been looking for.
Sky, on the other hand,
has the chance to break away from the tag team mould and become a top singles
wrestler overnight. And with the gold around his waist, it would
make Sky Entertainment just that more powerful. Plus, even though
he does have another twenty-four million dollars lying around, he probably
wouldn't want to lose one million.
SMWA World Tag
Team Titles -- Falls-Count-Anywhere
The Philadelphia
X-Treme Machine (c) vs Highland Hell
Not a lot of history between these two teams. They've each taken shots at each other, trying to cost each other matches. Both teams, being hardcore as hell, have decided that a falls count anywhere match would be the best way to go.
ON THE LINE:
The Tag Team Titles.
The PXM have a chance to assert their dominance in the tag ranks, while
Highland Hell can finally punctuate themselves as a true tag team force.
And again, gold means power for Sky Entertainment.
SMWA Cruiserweight
Title
Kodiak Marmoset
(c) vs The Actor
The Actor won the right to face Kodiak by winning a Round Robin Tournament. The Actor has been one of the hottest wrestlers in the SMWA recently, but can anybody dethrone the undefeated Cruiserweight champ?
ON THE LINE:
The Actor has more to gain
here, i.e. the Cruiserweight Title.
For Kodiak, this is just
another day at the office. If he wins, well, he was expected to.
The Gauntlet
of Sin: Part 4 -- The Monkey vs The Career
King Rasta
vs Skarzz
They've been fighting since
January. In May, Skarzz won Rasta's friend and mascot, Bobby the
Monkey. In July, the Sins beat Team Rasta, bringing Shadow Maxx into
the Sins, putting Grant Redstone under a court order to stay away from
Saul Masters, and forcing Rasta from the SMWA for thirty days.
As soon as Rasta returned,
he made his intentions clear -- give me my monkey back! Master has
made Rasta run through every Sin member to get there in a variety of hardcore
matches. Whatever match Rasta has in store for him at Back Street,
it's sure to be a doozy.
If Rasta wins, he gets
his monkey back, Shadow Maxx is released from the Sins and Grant Redstone
is released from jail, where he was put when he attacked Masters a few
weeks ago. If he loses, he's gone. That's the end of that.
ON THE LINE:
Rasta has everything to
lose and gain. But if he loses, he will never see his friend again.
Skarzz and Masters could deal with the loss, but you just know Masters
would love to keep the monkey, if for no other reason than to torment Rasta
while he can't do a thing about it.
Plus, it just now seems
that Masters is starting to mould Maxx to his liking, and with the way
Redstone nearly destroyed Skarzz in the summer, you can bet Saul wants
him locked away as long as possible.
Detroit Street
Fight
Jack Slade
vs Cody Simmons
Things were going great
for Jack Slade. He was TV Champ, one of the most popular wrestlers
in the SMWA and had a great relationship with the beautiful Jessica Haggar.
Then came Cody...
Jessica Haggar's ex is
not quite ready to let the love of his life go off with Slade. He's
since attacked Slade, causing him to lose the TV belt, sent gifts and photos
(including a nude shot) to Jessica and even sparked an argument between
Slade and his friend and mentor, Mike Haggar.
Slade grew up on the streets,
as did Cody. At Back Street Brawl, these two will start their brawl
outside of the arena and take it where ever they want. THAT could
be interesting.
ON THE LINE:
For Slade, a chance to
get Cody to shut the hell up. Jack has had it up to here with Cody's
behaviour, and is more than willing to beat some sense into him.
While nobody thinks that,
if Cody wins, Jess will jump into his arms, a victory would prove to Cody
that HE is the better man, and then he could justifiably tell Jess that
she is just throwing her life away. She wont believe it, but Cody
would...and Jack might not feel too good about it either.
Tag Team Grudge
Match
Biff Slamkovich/???
vs The All-Americans
As the Super Powers, Biff and Gunloc
were possibly the greatest tag team in the history of the SMWA. But,
during a feud with the Philadelphia X-Treme Machine, Gunloc became more
and more aggressive. This drove a wedge between Biff and Gunloc,
but when Biff left Gunloc to the wolves against the PXM at March Madness,
something clicked in Gunloc's head, and the Super Powers would go on to
win the SMWA tag titles once again.
But controversy abounded.
The Powers had to beat Titan Tim and El Stingray to get the match at Crash
Carnival for the belt, a match the Powers won by default when Stingray
and Titan were the victims of a sneak attack backstage. Biff again
began to question Gunloc.
The tag titles were lost
a month later to Skarzz and Alexander "The Grater", and that's when the
xenophobe Chad Hillsman started to get into Gunloc's head. Gunloc
would later turn on Biff, saying that Hillsman was the only guy that was
ever looking out for him.
Biff challenged Gunloc
to a match, but Loc said that he and Hillsman are a unit, so Biff better
go find a partner. Whoever it will be, they better be ready to be
thrust into a war.
ON THE LINE:
Don't expect this match
to be the last shot fired in a feud which has just begun.
Gunloc needs this win to
prove to himself that he did the right thing, and the All-Americans need
the win to prove themselves in the tag team ranks.
Biff wants revenge, but
even if he gets it at Back Street, it's not going to end there.
Circus of Death
Match
Alexander "The
Grater" vs Clepto the Clown
According to Clepto, Grater
attacked him years ago when Clepto hit him in the face with a pie.
Since then, Clepto has trained hard and become a pretty good wrestler.
He has also cost Grater a match with Doomsday and the World Tag Team titles,
and recently cost Grater a match to SMWA TV Champion King Rasta.
Clepto then challenged Grater to the Circus of Death match, where the ring
would be surrounded by barbed wire and a big clown sized hammer (Clepto
calls it his Happy Hammer) will be placed on a pole, each
wrestler trying to get to it first.
Grater was more than happy to accept.
ON THE LINE:
If Grater loses to a clown,
no matter how good the clown may be, it'd be a tough pill for the big man
to swallow. Grater wants revenge, but he has to win to keep face.
This is the biggest match
of Clepto's short career, and if he can beat Grater, that will open a lot
of doors for him.
Doomsday vs Ghost
Arguably, Doomsday is the most dominant force in the SMWA (Skarzz being the other possible candidate). He's been pinned only by one man, and that's Mike Haggar. But recently, another player has come onto the field who may be able to challenge for the role of top force. Ghost has beaten everybody the SMWA has put in front of him and beat the Philadelphia X-Treme Machine in a HANDICAP match a few weeks ago. Both men have taken turns jumping each other, and threats have been issued. It's the old order power vs the next wave.
ON THE LINE:
Ghost, with a convincing
win, would assume the mantle of the SMWA dominator.
If Doomsday wins, it's
another superstar beaten, and it would just add to his aura of destruction.
A loss to Ghost would take that down a notch or two.
I'm Better Than
You Submission Match
West Bronco
vs Ron Grayson
Both former members of the Doomsday
Hunters, Bronco and Grayson briefly tea med up to fight their former employers
after they received the boot.
That team didn't work out
too well, and West and Grayson have been feuding ever since.
Grayson has since assumed the mantle of head
of personnel for Sky Entertainment Ltd., while Bronco has hooked up with
the Raiders. And just to prove who the better man is, this match
won't end with the words "I Quit"...it'll end with the words "You're Better
Than Me!"
ON THE LINE:
A loss by Grayson would
presumably reduce his standing in the eyes of Sky Entertainment.
A loss by Bronco wouldn't
hurt him too much. Grayson has always been considered the more talented
of these two. Back Street is Bronco's chance to prove everybody wrong.