ICWW: Aftershock (May 30, 2003)

THE ROAD TO DEAD OR ALIVE STARTS HERE

ICWW: AFTERSHOCK MAY 30, 2003

Special mention:
Following the no-selling adventures of the ICWW orchestra in the new ICWW comic strip available online!

QUICK RESULTS:
Matt Hardy & Hurricane d. Albert & Shaggy 2 Dope
Rhyno d. Oozaru
Statix d. Marz
Gauntlet - Michael Lucifer d. Twisted Sanity, Bill Goldberg & Dez Burnett
[#1 Contender] - Violent J d. Chris Benoit

Aftershock opened live in the warmer ICWW arena, Buddy Luv and the Prince at ring side, both excited about the show. The tag team contender tournament coming to a conclusion with the Hurricane and Mattitude taking on Albo and Shaggy. Big Beefer nominations would be announced, and Violent J had another contender match - AND Rhyno was scheduled to take on Oozaru in what's intended as a one on one match.

The Hurricane's theme music hit the arena as he, and partner, Matt Hardy, made their way to the ring. The pair looked to be the favourites heading in to the match against their opponents, Shaggy 2 Dope and Albert Beefcake! Albo and Hardy started the action, with big cocobutts, sending Mattitude reeling. Hardy came back off the ropes with a big dropkick, and continued the assault with stinging elbow shots before leveling the Beefer with a big clothesline! Hurricane and Shaggy were soon tagged in, seeing the match pick up in pace with high impact moves from Shaggy. Hurricane found himself struggling as Shaggy and Albert did the double team on him, Albert hitting the gut wrench back breaker and then the Albo bomb! Hurricane managed to nail Albo with the eye of the hurricane, and tagged in Hardy who found himself on the receiving end of the Albo bomb also! Albo tagged in Shaggy who went from the top with a senton flip, and then tagged Albert back in who went for another Albo bomb, only to have Hardy counter it into a Twist of Fate, and then the roll up!

In the back the International champion, Marz, was approached by hardcore champion - enter the Statix. Statix inched toward Marz and asked him if he believed in destiny. Marz told him that as was evident when he won the International championship, destiny is what he makes of it. Statix told him that if that were true, he was about to lose control of the cards. Statix continued, telling him that since leaving Shamrock he'd had an epiphany, he had discovered the truth about ICWW, and more to the point Marz, and something from his past was coming to bite him on the arse. Marz told Statix that he had a prophecy for him, someone was going to kick his arse, right in the ICWW ring, on this very night, and shoved him aside heading off.

Albert Beefcake remained in the ring to announce the Big Beefer elimination nominations. He said that for the first time ever, there were four people up for elimination, they were - Statix, Chris Benoit, Banging and Marz!

The crowd jumped up as Rhyno headed to the ring for his match against the recently returned Oozaru! These two clashed, with all their history behind them, very quickly and violently. The two rolled with punches, Rhyno getting the upper hand and driving Oozaru into the turnbuckle. Rhyno hit hard with shoulder thrusts, but Oozaru managed to get the knee up, following up with a big full nelson bomb. Oozaru looked to go to the top rope for a big axe handle, but Rhyno sprung up out of nowhere catching him in mid-air with a Gore! He went for a cover but only got a two count, looking to set the mark with a powerbomb, but instead Oozaru managed to back body drop him! Oozaru tied up for the lag buster, but Rhyno turned out of it, allowing him time to hit the midsection with a few rounds, and drop Oozaru with a double powerbomb.

Triple H made his way to the ring next in an unscheduled display. He took to the microphone and said that he had a shocking announcement, and he wanted Michael Lucifer to step out and be present for the bombshell he was about to drop. Lucifer answered the call, stepping out at the entrance way. Triple H said that everyone knew Michael Lucifer had a deep, and dark history that no one knew about, but he had a piece of the puzzle, which would shock, and disgust everyone in the arena. He asked if anyone had seen Hayley Nick recently, and then made a shocking claim - Michael Lucifer, was a murderer! Lucifer laughed, and responded by agreeing that he did kill something, and that was the careers and lives of people like him. Lucifer asked the crowd who he should kill next, and as a Triple H chant swept through the arena the game cut them off, saying that he would have to wait until the main event for that. With a smirk spreading across his face, Triple H said he had organized a gauntlet match for Lucifer later in the night, where he would have to go through three men!

The hardcore champion made his way to the ring next to take on a disgruntled International champion - enter the Statix! Statix waited in the ring as Marz made his way out to his angel with scabbed wings theme song, holding his arms out in full spred before jumping the top rope. He fingered Statix, and taunted him with his arms out. Statix went on the charged looking for the take down but Marz countered it with a quick step drop toe hold. Statix jumped to his feet and the two tied up, Statix hooking up for a gut wrench side suplex, and then hitting the ropes, looking for the rolling thunder but finding nothing but hard mat! Marz on his feet capitalized with boots to the fallen Statix and picked him up for a hard DDT. Marz beckoned for Statix to make it to his feet and hit the staggering sensation with his trademark springboard kick! Marz went for a cover, scoring the quick three count in fine fashion. Rather suddenly the Nomad appeared in the ring with a Singapore cane, using it to assault Marz from behind in a sneak attack! With Marz battered he slid a table out of the ring and set it up, only to drive Marz through it with a devastating short powerbomb!

Backstage in the locker rooms Violent J and Paul Heyman were together. Heyman told J that he had a tremendous superstar in his friend Marz. The Y2Juggalo said he didn't care about that right now, he wanted to know why his manager was allowing all of these shots at his number one contender spot. Heyman admitted that originally it was the powers that be that demanded it, but now he himself was starting to enjoy it, wondering how far he could go undefeated. J let out a, "ooh what a lovely tea party", before telling Heyman he hoped he knew what he was doing.

Michael Lucifer made his way to the ring to face three undisclosed superstars in a gauntlet royal match. The spirit of vengeance stood in the ring awaiting his opponent, finding himself facing Twisted Sanity! The bizarre superstar raced down to the ring right into the hand of Michael Lucifer who slammed him down on his back with a chokeslam! Lucifer went for the cover and got one of the quickest victories in ICWW history! Twisted rolled out of the ring as Bill Goldberg's music sounded through the arena. He chugged his way to the ring looking to get some revenge on Lucifer having been unable to spear him in the past. He slid into the ring and positioned himself, Lucifer encouraging him to try! Goldberg went on the charge for the spear, but got nothing but boot, staggering around and into a reverse Death Valley driver! Lucifer made the cover as the Rising Star, Dez Burnett, raced down to the ring looking a little nervous. Lucifer laughed and put his hands up in a surrendering fashion, allowing Burnett to go on the attack with a huge drop kick! With Lucifer down on one knee he went off the ropes with a big springboard cross body, but Lucifer caught him! He dropped him with a modified Devil Driver and made the cover! Lucifer snatched a microphone and told Triple H that if that was the best he could do, then he was happy to wait for Reckoning, because they say vengeance is a dish best served cold, and Lucifer was one son of a bitch that liked it icey.

Violent J headed to the ring accompanied by Paul Heyman for his match with the Canadian spike, and Tag Team champion, Chris Benoit! The crippler sauntered his way to the ring, taking plenty of time to really put the psyche to the Y2Juggalo. It didn't seem to work, the number one contender going right at it with stinging chops. Benoit returned the favour with his infamous, savage, knife edge chops, driving J into the turnbuckle. J managed to fight back, taking Chris Benoit up with a flapjack of sorts, going face first into the turnbuckle! He followed it up with the devastating tree of woe, hammering up the stomach and chest of Benoit! J looked to follow with a hanging vertical suplex, but Benoit slipped out the back into a waist lock, looking for a German! J used his weight advantage to great effect, rolling over into a surprising cover, but he only scored one and a half! Benoit went on the attack with chops once again, but it wasn't enough to stop the Y2Juggalo, and the psycho flip. Violent J hit a J-arooni in the middle of the ring as Aftershock wrapped up!

ICWW: Civil Action (May 27, 2003)

HE CAN RUN, BUT CAN HE HIDE?

ICWW: CIVIL ACTION MAY 27, 2003

Special mention:
The heavyweight champion, Rockey Rakesh will have his work cut out for him when he faces Violent J at Reckoning!

QUICK RESULTS:
Shaggy 2 Dope & Albert Beefcake d. Chaos Drone & Loopster
Matt Hardy & The Hurricane d. Triple H & Michael Lucifer
The Nomad d. Bill Goldberg
Banging d. Chris Benoit
#1 Contender - Violent J d. Patrick Mannion

Tempers were flaring as Civil Action came on the air, with the tag team lottery kicking off, Big Beefer second round elimination and a number one contender match between Violent J, and the recently returned Patrick Mannion! Buddy Luv and Stat-Man were excited, particularly about the tag team lottery where the only known team was Hurricane and Hardy! Stat-Man put his money on their opponents.

Albert Beefcake strutted his way to the ring with the next round of elimination from Big Beefer! He took to the microphone and let out a big, "RAR", much to the pleasure of the crowd. He said that there was a special announcement he had to make regarding this round's elimination. He said that under special circumstances the person to be eliminated would in fact not be one of the nominees. Rather, due to an injury which will keep him out of action for quite some time, Jason Shamrock would be eliminated this round by default. The crowd was stunned by the news, but Albo wasn't finished. He then said that it was now time to begin the tag team lottery, so he would like to introduce his partner for the evening - Shaggy 2 Dope, and their opponents, two men who need and deserve no introduction - Loopster and Chaos Drone!

Loopster and Chaos Drone moped their way to the ring for the chance to win a shot at the tag team champions at Reckoning. Loopster and Shaggy started in the ring, Shaggy going straight to work with a stiff face first DDT, and a big slappy leg drop! Loopster tried to crawl to his corner, but Shaggy cut him off, taking him back with a big belly to back! Chaos Drone sat down on the apron while Shaggy 2 Dope handed Loopster his back end in a basket, before tagging in the Alaskan bear-whale. Albo took Loopster down with a killer coco butt and busted it up for the crowd before hitting the Albo bomb! Loopster made the blind tag to his unsuspecting partner while Albert tagged in Shaggy. Shaggy hit the psycho flip on the Drone, scoring the pin.

Backstage Violent J was with Paul Heyman fretting over the Big Beefer competition. He told Paul that it was crucial to his plan that Statix be eliminated this week, he asked Heyman how it could happen, and the manager told him he had more pressing concerns. He eased J onto a seat and told him that the powers that be weren't convinced that he was ready for a heavyweight title shot, which was despite his pleading, J would have to defend his contender spot later in the night to Pat Mannion. Rockey Rakesh burst into the room and approached J, he told him that he was his bhai, but at Reckoning he had no choice but to make a monkey out of him. Violent J pondered for a moment, and let out a loud, "Baroo what a lovely tea party!"

Matt Hardy and the Hurricane made their way to the ring for the next tag team lottery match. The only known team shook hands and hyped each other up as the arena went dark and Triple H's theme hit! Their confidence dipped slightly as the game made his way to the ring, looking a strange mixture of intensity and nervousness. Hurricane took his spot on the apron as Triple H and Hardy circled the ring awaiting his opponent, when a wall of fire shot up at the entrance and the music indicated one thing - his partner was Michael Lucifer! Lucifer stormed down to the ring but the Game slipped out the other side. Hardy tried to attack Lucifer from behind, but was throat tossed out of the way. Triple H circled the ring and made his way up the entrance toward the back, prompting Lucifer to follow in hot pursuit. The referee had no choice but to count the two men out, declaring Hurricane and Hardy the champs.

Backstage Chris Benoit bumped into Banging. The Canadian spike smirked and reminded Banging that it had been a long time. Banging inched down toward Benoit, telling him that he hadn't forgotten how he ran out on him with the tag titles. Benoit continued to laugh, and Banging told him that he'd see how funny it really was later in the night, when he showed Benoit exactly what being alone was all about. At that moment Rhyno loomed behind Banging. He repeated the word alone with an aura of question in his mockery, before walking off with his tag partner Benoit laughing.

Buddy Luv and Stat-Man discussed the bad blood, and history between the three men. Both Benoit and Rhyno, former acquaintances of Banging. They were cut off when the Nomad's theme music kicked up. The former world champion strutted down to the ring, tossing off a few of his Nomads on his way. He jumped on the microphone and said that he and Marz had something in common - they both wanted the International championship more than anything in the world. He then went on to add that there was one difference, he wasn't afraid to fight for it. He said that since it seemed as though Marz was learning the art of title defending from a person who kept the heavyweight from him, he would just have to make sure their table match went ahead at Reckoning. He then challenged anyone to come out and face him, because there was nothing he liked more than putting down talent before a big match.

Bill Goldberg answered the call, racing down to the ring for a test of strength. The two tied up, Nomad breaking it with a big knee to the gut. Goldberg let out a roar, and the Nomad mimicked and then took him down with a Lou Thesz style press, hammering down with punches in the mount position. He let the hold up, going to work with an Irish whip criss cross and then a big bulldog! Goldberg struggled to his feet, Nomad looking for a vertical suplex, but the man reversed the front face lock, using it to slam the Nomad down with a jackhammer! He went for the cover, but only got a two count, backing into the corner to prepare for the spear. Nomad struggled to his feet, but was ready for it, jumping over Goldberg and then catching him on the return with the bible black! A back press saw the Nomad scoring the victory.

Chris Benoit made his way to the ring next, sporting his tag team championship belt around his waist. The very focused crippler awaited the entrance of another man he once held the strap with, Banging! The two stood in the ring staring at one and another before Benoit went on the attack with snapping jabs and then a big suplex. They squared off apart once again, Banging showed surprising skill ducking the short clothesline and countering with a huge Samoan drop! Banging continued the momentum, going off the ropes and nailing a Benoit-like snapping elbow drop. Benoit struggled to his feet, tying up with Banging once more, and finding himself behind with a waist lock, but Banging grabbed the top rope, blocking the German suplex! Benoit went off the ropes looking for a clothesline, but Banging tossed him out with a back body drop! Benoit's tag partner Rhyno raced down to the ring to make the save, taking Banging down with a gore! Benoit slid back in and the two continued the assault when suddenly the arena went yellow and the crowd went wild as Oozaru ran down to the ring! Oozaru tossed Rhyno over the top rope, and dropped Benoit with the lag buster and with hardcore rules, Banging scored the pin fall! Oozaru and Banging taunted down at the tag team champions, as Oozaru stood tall!

Gwen Lucifer headed down to the ring, looking as lovely as ever. She took to the microphone with a smirk on her face, and simply said Reckoning. She said she had a special announcement from the mystery CEO for Triple H. Because he seemed to enjoy running from her husband so much, she would offer him a stipulation that would favor his unique skills. The two of them would face off - in a steel cage match! She wished Patrick Mannion and Violent J luck, before heading to the offices.

Patrick Mannion headed to the ring first with a microphone. He proudly exclaimed, "finally Patrick Mannion is back on Civil Action!". The fun stopped there as Violent J and Paul Heyman made their way to the ring. J got in the face of Mannion, but Mannion slapped the taste right out of his mouth and got right back in J's face! They went to work exchanging hard right hands, Violent J building the momentum and sending Mannion off the ropes who took him down with a stiff lariat. Mannion picked J up and slowed the pace to his favour with a big gut wrench powerbomb, but he didn't let go of the hold, stringing the powerbomb into a gut wrench back breaker! J was reeling, suffering from the attack to his back, as Mannion sent him off the ropes but J stopped still and took Mannion down with a spinebuster slam! He dropped a big elbow, and then caught the rising Mannion with a scissors kick! The momentum shifted as J continued the assault with a big belly to belly suplex, but the front face lock changed things as Mannion countered with a falcon arrow! He went for the cover but only got a two and a half. He looked to hit him with the smackdown slam, but J slipped out the back and hit a full nelson bomb! J hooked the leg and scored a cover!

Heyman jumped into the ring to raise his client's and jumped on the microphone, and started shouting that beside him, the new heavyweight champion, and soon to be number one performer in ICWW. Marz was at the back of the crowd watching on as Violent J and Heyman continued to celebrations, with Civil Action going off air.

ICWW: Aftershock (May 23, 2003)

THE ROAD TO DEAD OR ALIVE STARTS HERE

ICWW: AFTERSHOCK MAY 23, 2003

Special mention:
Finally Patrick Mannion has come back to Aftershock! All rights reserved.

QUICK RESULTS:
Chris Benoit d. Chaos Drone
Michael Lucifer d. Dez Burnett
Patrick Mannion d. Shaggy 2 Dope
The Hurricane d. Matt Hardy
Indie [International] - The Nomad d. Marz [c]

The crowd was on their feet as Aftershock kicked off in the ICWW arena. Buddy Luv mentioned the latest edition of the Squared Circle Zone, discussing the lead up to Reckoning, Highway to Hell and of course Dead Or Alive. The Prince asked Luv to get back on topic, and discussed the return of Patrick Mannion. The former Eurasian champion had been absent for quite some time, but was in the arena for Aftershock! Plus, Chris Benoit looked to face off against Chaos Drone in one on one battle, as well as the former hardcore champion Dez Burnett, to face off against Michael Lucifer.

Gwen Lucifer headed to the ring to start things off, taking to the microphone. She said that she had a very important message from the mystery CEO. She revealed that beginning on Civil Action there would be a tournament that would name the combination that would face Rhyno and Benoit at Reckoning for the tag team titles! Albert Beefcake then strutted his way down to the ring with the latest Big Beefer nominations. He said that everyone could get the true word in the Rar Report via icww.cjb.net, and then revealed that the nominees were Statix, Marz and Benoit!

The deranged Chaos Drone staggered his way to the ring, ready to face off against the Canadian spike. The recently crowned Tag Team champion made his way to the ring with a twisted smirk on his face, before sliding into the ring and circling menacingly. Chaos Drone locked up, but it was all Benoit taking him into a side headlock, Drone sent him off the ropes but Benoit came back with a hard clothesline. He went off the ropes again, snapping down with a quick elbow drop. He picked Drone up, slamming him straight back down with a huge overhead belly to belly, and another elbow drop to the lower back. Chaos fought back with hard shots to the gut, and went off the ropes, only to be taken down with a drop toe hold. Benoit took the opportunity to go upstairs, nailing the diving head butt, and a clean pin. He stomped down on the Drone before heading to the backstage area, tag team gold in hand.

Backstage in the hall Matt Hardy had bumped into the Hurricane. Hardy suggested that they see if there was an opportunity for them to enter the tag team tournament. Hurricane agreed that it was a good idea, and suggested that Hardy renamed himself after his finishing move, and become the Twisted, so that they could name their team, The Perfect Storm. Hardy laughed, and told Hurricane that they would need something more than just a snappy name to be successful, which is why they were team Mattitude. Hurricane rubbed his chin in thought, and suggested they have a match to decide who had naming rights. Mattitude said ordinarily such a suggestion would be stupid, but he was an advocate of settling things man to man, so he would do it.

In the CEO's office Gwen Lucifer was making notes while watching Hardy and Hurricane on a monitor when Patrick Mannion entered! Mannion reminded Gwen that he was one half of the very first ICWW tag team champions, and wanted to know if he could get a piece of the action. Gwen apologized, and said that Hardy and Hurricane just filled the wildcard vacancy. She said he should go out and take on Shaggy 2 Dope, and she would contact him if anything came up. Mannion let out an, "all rights reserved", before leaving the room humming I'm back under his breath.

The Rising Star, Dez Burnett, raced his way to the ring to a big pop, the former hardcore champion looking in reasonable condition despite the brutal attack that cost him his title. The spirit of vengeance hit the arena yet to a standing ovation as he ran down to ring, going straight to work with the intimidation over the much smaller Burnett. He clamped down on him with big hands, tossing him by the throat across the ring. Burnett shook it off and looked for a springboard moonsault, but Lucifer caught it and turned it into a tombstone piledriver! Burnett kicked out of the pin at two, and went on the warpath again with a dropkick to the knee, looking to take away the vertical base. He went off the ropes, looking for a spear, but Lucifer didn't budge pounding down on his back and then hitting a powerbomb. He followed it up with a dragon sleeper, leaving Burnett no choice but to tap out to the devastating hold.

In the back Banging was with Albert Beefcake when Statix approached. The hardcore champion got in Banging's face, and asked him if he really voted for the Nomad in Big Beefer. Banging nodded, and then Statix speculated through grit teeth that Banging probably nominated him too. Banging shook his head for no, but apparently Statix wasn't convinced. Warning Banging to watch his back, because he wasn't a loser.

Patrick Mannion stepped out at the entrance way with a microphone and announced to the fans that finally Patrick Mannion had come back to Aftershock! He made his way to the ring to await the entrance of the clapping clown - Shaggy 2 Dope! The Dopester jumped into the ring and clapped up a storm, with back ups from Mannion! The two got a little more serious as Mannion went on the assault from behind with a hard bulldog takedown. Shaggy went off the ropes, taking Mannion down with a nice head scissors, and clapped it up before dropping the knee right into Mannion's kidneys! Mannion recovered, going back on the attack with a nice vertical suplex and then turned a back waist lock into a big German suplex. Shaggy tied up for the psycho flip, looking for an early finish, but Mannion countered it into a swinging neck breaker. Mannion dropped his opponent with the smackdown slam, scoring a cover.

In the back Benoit approached fellow tag partner Rhyno, telling him about the victory. Rhyno told Benoit to suck it up, because they had more pressing matters to concern themselves with, namely the tag team tournament. Benoit got a little hot under the collar, the two coming nose to nose before going their separate ways.

Mattitude Matt Hardy made his way to the ring next, to take on Hurricane to determine the rights to name their new tag team in the tag team contender tournament. Fans stood back as the Hurricane wooshed his way down to the ring, jumping in and shaking hands with his partner, each wishing the other best of luck. They tied up, Hardy scoring with a nice gut wrench suplex. The Hurricane went off the ropes and scored a nice cross body, and nice elbow drop. Hardy again tied up, locking in a hammer lock, but the Hurricane reversed it, hitting the eye of the hurricane! Hurricane went for the cover, but only scored a two count as Mattitude went to the outside to recover. Hurricane followed, launching himself over the top rope with a vaulting body press and then tossed Hardy into the ring going for the cover, but Hardy got the foot to the ropes. Hurricane picked Mattitude up once again and looked in danger for the twisted of fate, but the super hero managed to power his way around it, and hit a second eye of the hurricane, finishing it up with a convincing pin.

The Nomad made his way to the ring next in an unprompted segment. He had a microphone and a few words about the International champion Marz. He said that Marz had cheated his way to the title, and there was only one solution to end the questions and doubts, and that was a match at Reckoning. He said that they would need to be on even rules, to avoid Marz gaining the upper hand through questionable means, and then smiled. He told the crowd there was only one match the two of them could go head to head in - and that was a table match. The crowd went wild, but Marz soon brought the tone down as he stepped out at the entrance. He told the Nomad that they could do it that way, or they could just settle their differences then and there in perhaps something like - an indie rules match. The Nomad agreed to the chance.

Marz ran down to the ring as the bell sounded and the two went to work with right hands, Nomad gaining the upper hand blocking a kick, but it allowed Marz the opportunity to take him down with an enziguri kick! Nomad huffed and sent Marz into the ropes, going off the opposite set and catching him with a bulldog! He followed it up as Marz sprung up with a swinging crescent kick, and then went off the ropes and connected with a big leg drop! The Nomad picked Marz up, looking to send him over the ropes, but the champ raked the thumb to the eye, and went for the springboard kick, but nobody was there. Nomad came off the dodge and tied up with a front face lock, the world champ managing to over power him and hit a vertical suplex. Marz went upstairs and connected with a fierce moonsault, and picked the Nomad up to finish him off with the spiral bomb, but the Nomad managed to slip out and sprayed the red myst in his eyes! With Marz staggering back Nomad hit the bible black, and then tried to eliminate him over the top rope, but Marz nailed him with a low blow! The bell sounded, signaling a disqualification as Marz rolled out of the ring wiping his eyes looking up at the Nomad who was standing in shock. The Nomad was shouting, "he did it again" as Marz retreated up the ramp, and AS came to and end.

ICWW: Civil Action (May 20, 2003)

HE CAN RUN, BUT CAN HE HIDE?

ICWW: CIVIL ACTION MAY 20, 2003

Special mention:
Violent J proves just how much he wants the heavyweight crown, defending his spot as number one contender yet again!

QUICK RESULTS:
Matt Hardy d. Statix
The Nomad d. Loopster
[Hardcore] - Statix d. Dez Burnett [c]
#1 contender - Violent J d. Banging
Indie Rules - Michael Lucifer d. Triple H

Opening to cheers and rain outside the arena, things looked to heat up inside as Civil Action got underway. Buddy Luv and Stat-Man were pumped for the big show, with the first Big Beefer elimination to come later in the show, plus the indie rules match between Triple H and Michael Lucifer, the first official encounter since Lucifer's injury!

Mattitude Matt Hardy's music hit the arena as the recently returned superstar made his way to the ring. He took a microphone and nodded. He said that he wasn't to be a part of Big Beefer officially, and that was okay, and he went on to say that if he was he would quite obviously give one vote to Shaggy 2 Dope, because he doesn't have an inch of Mattitude. Then he would issue two votes to Statix, for also having no Mattitude, as was evident when he lost the tag team titles, and turned on Shamrock. Statix stepped out on the entrance way, and Hardy asked him if he had come to right the wrongs, and learn from version 1.0 himself. Statix told Hardy that after tag teaming with Jason Shamrock, he'd had just about enough of stupid rambling. Hardy asked him if he needed to have a first hand lesson, right there in the squared circle.

Statix raced down to the ring and the two went to work, Hardy finding himself heading straight into a wide swinging crescent kick. Statix followed with a hard elbow shot to the head and sent Hardy into the ropes, giving him the opportunity to strike back with a nice looking side effect drop. He picked Statix up, slowing the pace with a hard gut wrench suplex, and connected with an impressive leg drop. Statix jumped to his feet, clearly not out of the game, looking for a stiff kick, but Hardy caught it, only to get caught with an enziguri. The two struggled to their feet, Hardy tying up for the Twist of fate! He hit the exclamation mark, going off the top for a guillotine leg drop cover.

Albert Beefcake's entrance music sounded in the arena, as the Alaskan Bear-whale stud strutted down to the ring with Gwen Lucifer. The ABG master bounced with a little Beefer bust before taking the microphone. He announced that Gwen Lucifer had the results for the voting, and the answer to who would be eliminated from the Big Beefer competition. He called out the nominees, announcing that due to an injury sustained from his tag team match, Jason Shamrock would be unable to join them. Loopster and Nomad stood in the ring awaiting their fate, when a concerned looking Loopster snatched the microphone. He said that they needn't bother reading the results. He told the crowd that he knew he was pathetic, and didn't deserve to win. Albert snatched the microphone back, and eagerly asked Gwen Lucifer to reveal the results. She said that with forty percent of the votes - the Nomad was eliminated! The Nomad stood shocked as Albert asked him how he felt, the Nomad took the microphone and repeated the question, before saying that he felt like he was taking crazy pills. He asked what the hell was wrong with everyone, before telling them that he was standing next to Loopster! He looked Loopster up and down, and attacked him!

Albert and Gwen cleared the ring as the bell sounded, declaring that this was an official Big Beefer after match! The Nomad hammered down on the suck one with hard right hands, before taking him down with a straight armed clothesline right over the top rope. Nomad rummaged around beneath the ring, pulling out a table! He let out a shout before setting it up. He rolled Loopster on to it, he snatched a microphone and rolled back into the ring, shouting telling him that payback was a bitch, and then ran and dived over the top rope with a flipping move, driving his body and Loopster's through the table! He rolled Loopster back into the ring, who managed to make an attempt at hitting the suck factor, but to no avail, instead falling to the Bible Black!

Backstage Dez Burnett snuck into the hall way, carrying his hardcore championship. He crept through the hallway keeping low, when all of a sudden Statix dived out of a room with a 2x4, breaking it over the hunched Burnett's back! Statix continued to stomp down, talking trash to the fallen superstar before making a cover. He scored an official three count thanks to a lunching referee, making him the new champion! He snatched the title and ran in the direction of the parking lot.

Elsewhere in the Dark Lotus locker room Violent J was with Paul Heyman, with Marz sitting on a locker in the corner, and Shaggy 2 Dope eagerly listening in on J and Heyman. Heyman was psyching J up to take on former ICWW heavyweight champion Banging in a match that had his contender spot on the line. J asked him why he had to keep defending the position, and Heyman told him it was simply a product of being the best. He said he had no doubt that his client could do it with the psycho flip. J asked what Marz thought, and the world champion jumped off his perch and came face to face with him. Marz told him that although they didn't tag much anymore, they were still a team, and he had faith in him, and if needed, he had his back too.

Banging headed down to the ring, looking to recapture some glory with a shot at the Heavyweight champion, Rockey Rakesh. Rakesh was apparently living it up in California, taking a couple of days holiday from his busy ICWW schedule. Paul Heyman led Violent J to the ring next, looking as confident as ever. J jumped onto the apron and into the ring, taunting Banging, and provoking him to jump to the fight early. Banging went on the attack with elbows to the temple, and a hard knee to the mid section, looking to take the wind out of the number one contender. He sent J into the ropes, catching him with a cross body block, but only scored a one count. J blocked a right hand and went to work with a snap jab combo, and then hit Banging with a big uranagi! He went off the ropes, nailing the struggling Banging in the head with a scissors kick and then stared at his hand. He looked over at Heyman, who was shouting "oh what a lovely tea party", and performed the J-arooni in the ring! J turned around, only to walk straight into a kiwi bomb! Banging went for a cover, but only scored a two count. He picked J up for another one, but J snapped a toe kick to the gut, and then hit the psycho flip, rounding it up with a quick roll up! J invited Heyman into the ring, for another J-arooni before heading to the back.

In the CEO's office, Michael Lucifer was with his wife Gwen. She wished him luck, but asked him not to go too far. Lucifer stared through shadow covered eyes back at his wife, and gruffly reminded her of what he instructed Edge to do to her, and then what he did to him. Gwen stared back at Lucifer, and repeated, don't go too far, before Lucifer left the room abruptly, leaving the door open.

The game Triple H headed down to the ring as Buddy Luv helped explain the rules. The match could end in several ways, pin fall, knock out or submission, or, disqualification would occur should someone use an illegal move, or if they left the ring. The arena went dark before being lit by the wall of fire at the entrance as the spirit of vengeance made his way to the ring, looking cold and emotionless. Lucifer stepped over the top rope and peered over at the man who paralyzed him just over a month ago. The bell sounded and the two circled the ring, before Lucifer went on the charge, driving Triple H into the turnbuckle with a series of stiff punches. Hunter staggered out the side, but Lucifer followed the gasping Triple H, tossing him across the ring with a throat toss. Triple H sprung to his feet and scored a shot with a nice kick to the mid-section, and then followed up with hard right hands. Lucifer managed to block the shots, and then sent Triple H into the ropes, looking for the Death Valley Driver, but somehow he managed to shift out of it. Lucifer pulled his right glove tight against his hand, as Triple H stood in the opposite corner staring at his foe. Lucifer moved his hand back, signaling a chokeslam, and the game jumped right out through the middle rope. The bell sounded as Lucifer peered down at the frozen, gaping face of Triple H, as he backed his way up the ramp. Lucifer thrust his hands forward, prompting his wall of flame to shoot up at the entrance way behind Triple H. The game turned and ran as Civil Action came to a firey conclusion.

ICWW: Aftershock (May 16, 2003)

THE ROAD TO KINGDOM COME

ICWW: AFTERSHOCK MAY 16, 2003

Special mention:
In a surprise twist of events the tag titles change hands, thanks to Benoit! Shamrock looks to be in a bad way after yet another brutal attack.

QUICK RESULTS:
Michael Lucifer d. Bill Goldberg
Matt Hardy d. Shaggy 2 Dope
[Tag Team] - Rhyno & Benoit d. Shamrock & Statix [c]
#1 Contender - Violent J d. Triple H

ICWW: Aftershock was electric as the Prince and Buddy Luv welcomed fans to the ICWW arena for a huge show. Michael Lucifer was scheduled to face the recently returned, down on his luck Bill Goldberg; the tag team titles would go on the line and the first round of elimination nominees for the ICWW reality experience were to be named!

Triple H's theme music sounded through the arena as the Game headed down to the ring looking quite displeased. He snatched a microphone and said that the number one contender match last week on Civil Action was bull. He told the fans that he was the game, he was the former heavyweight champion, and he should therefore be the number one contender. Violent J stepped out at the entrance way with his mic. wielding manager, Paul E. Heyman. Heyman said that on behalf of his client he would offer Triple H a match in which the winner would be the number one contender for the heavyweight championship. Triple H nodded and acknowledged that things were moving in the right direction when Bill Goldberg stepped out and made a bee line for the ring. He got up in Triple H's face and asked why he didn't deserve a shot. Triple H nearly jumped out of his skin when Michael Lucifer's entrance music hit the PA and the wall of fire exploded, prompting J and Heyman to head for higher ground backstage. Lucifer raced down to the ring looking to attack the frozen Game, but instead was caught from behind with a hard shot from Bill Goldberg!

The bell sounded as Triple H slowly made his way up the ramp, keeping an eye on Lucifer, who got hammered down on by Bill Goldberg with thunderous right hands. Goldberg took it to the corner and went on the charge with devastating shoulder thrusts, but Lucifer managed to power out of it! He went on the offensive with powerful throat thrusts, and then a big throat toss across the ring. With Lucifer looking to pick Goldberg up, he was caught with a low clothesline to the knee. Goldberg continued the assault with hard rights and lefts, and then sent Lucifer off the ropes catching him with the spear! He picked Lucifer up for the jackhammer, but Lucifer managed to counter it, and countered it with his own old school version, the Lucifer's hammer! He picked Goldberg up and sent him into the ropes taking him down with a big boot to the face, and then a big leg drop. From there it was a chokeslam and the pin.

Backstage Loopster was shouting obscenities, telling someone how much they sucked, and how badly they performed at Kingdom Come. As the camera moved it became clear he was shouting at a mirror! He grabbed his head moaning, exclaiming his disgust in losing the hardcore title at Kingdom Come, and continued to shout that he sucked!

In the arena Gwen Lucifer made her way to the ring with a smile on her face, and a sheet of paper in hand. He took to the microphone and announced that in her hand she had the ICWW reality experience vote results, but first she wanted to introduce the new host of the event, Albert Beefcake! The Alaskan Bear-Whale grooved his way to the ring, making time for a little bit of a Beefer bust before taking the mic. He said that it was only fitting that the host name the event, and so he would call the reality experience - Big Beefer! He then told the crowd that they could get the inside scoop weekly at his very own Rar Report via the ICWW.cjb.net website. He informed fans that those who had visited the site would already know that the first round of nominees were - The Nomad, Jason Shamrock and Loopster! He told fans that voting was open now, and the first person to get the boot would be revealed on Civil Action.

Matt Hardy made his way to the ring next demanding an explanation as to why the Big Beefer contest was severely lacking in Mattitude. He said that he had something to add to his dislikes bio, and that was Big Beefer. Shaggy 2 Dope danced his way down to the ring and told Hardy to lighten up, because being light is what got him in to it. Hardy attacked Dope with a hard right hand as the bell rung signaling a match. Hardy continued the assault going off the ropes, hitting a hard diving forearm. Hardy looked for the leg drop but Shaggy rolled out, catching him with a nice DDT and then putting the boot down. The two tied up, Shaggy taking Hardy down with a hard neck breaker and then locked up for the psycho flip. Shaggy went for the pin but Hardy found the ropes, leaving Shaggy to go to the top rope for a high risk move, only to be pressed from the top rope! Hardy hit a guillotine leg drop and made the cover.

Backstage in Violent J's locker room Paul Heyman was excited about the contender match. J asked Heyman why he would set the match up, and he told him that it was obvious there was no way Michael Lucifer could keep away, and it would keep Triple H out of the contender race for good. Shaggy 2 Dope burst into the room, abruptly ending the conversation. J and Heyman awkwardly tried to ignore Shaggy 2 Dope, before making an excuse as to why they had to leave the room. Shaggy pondered.

The Tag team champions made their way to the ring with their belts, ready to take on Shamrock's latest technical rival - Chris Benoit. The Canadian spike made his way to the ring alone, only to be followed by Rhyno! It was on straight away as the four men brawled in the ring, before the referee finally gained some control. Shamrock and Rhyno tied up, Rhyno going on the attack with hard contained shoulder thrusts. With Shamrock down he went to work on the already injured leg with big knee drops. Shamrock struggled to maintain his vertical base, hooking up for a snap suplex, but getting countered with a big vertical. Rhyno sent Shamrock off the ropes and took him down with a devastating gore before tagging in Benoit who locked in the ankle lock! Shamrock had no choice but to tap out, already suffering from the attack made by the Dark Lotus just a week ago! Benoit stomped down on the ankle before having his hand raised by the referee and heading to the back with the tag belts. Statix climbed into the ring looking extremely displeased. He shouted at Shamrock, asking him why he didn't go for the tag, and then told him that it was his fault they had lost! The crowd was stunned as Statix continued the assault, brutally attacking Shamrock with a knee breaker and then continued to stomp down on the injured leg, as Shamrock yelled in agony. The referee had to pull Statix back, before officials could help Shamrock out.

The Nomad made his way to the ring next with a microphone with a microphone. He said that along time ago he gave the Eurasian title to Loopster, but today he realised that they had more in common than he knew. First of all, they both lost their belts at Kingdom Come, second of all they both thought Loopster sucked. However the biggest difference he could see between the two of them was that while Loopster sucked and would never get his title back, the Nomad would regain the International title. He said that Reckoning was still over three weeks away, so he wouldn't reveal any of his strategy just yet, but he warned Marz to prepare himself for the worst at Reckoning!

The Game, Triple H, made his way to the ring next for an opportunity to become the number one contender for the heavyweight title. Violent J jigged his way to the ring accompanied by Paul Heyman who looked extremely confident. Violent J jumped into the ring and got in the face of Triple H, encouraging Triple H to throw the first punch! The game drove Violent J to the turnbuckle, where he put the beat down with a hard shoulder thrust, and then planted a big knee on the fallen J. He picked him up and went off the ropes, hitting a big running knee lift. Violent J looked to be in a world of hurt as Heyman smacked the canvas trying to revive his client. The game hooked up with a front face lock, but J reversed it with a snap suplex! He picked Triple H up and dropped him with a t-bone, and then a nice neck breaker. Triple H went off the ropes looking for a knee, but J dropped under it and caught the game with a spinebuster slam. J hooked up for the psycho flip and finished it, scoring the one, two, three.

Rockey Rakesh ran down to the ring and tried to take down both Violent J and Triple H with his heavyweight title when Michael Lucifer ran down to the ring! He cleaned up throwing Violent J over the top rope with a throat toss. He took Rockey Rakesh down with a big boot, and then clamped down with his hand around Triple H's neck looking for a chokeslam, but the game hit a low blow and dropped Lucifer with a pedigree! Triple H took a microphone and told Lucifer that they were going to end things next week on Civil Action in an indie rules match. Before stomping down on the fallen Lucifer as Aftershock came to a rocking conclusion.

ICWW: Civil Action (May 13, 2003)

THE DAY OF RECKONING IS COMING

ICWW: CIVIL ACTION MAY 13, 2003

Special mention:
It's just going to be one of those months. Michael Lucifer is back, and he looks badder than ever. His mouth wasn't injured, that's for sure, and he's walking right into our TV time just fine.

QUICK RESULTS:
Michael Lucifer d. Twisted Sanity
Rhyno d. Eric Angle
#1 contender - Violent J d. Statix
Jason Shamrock d. Chris Benoit
[Heavyweight] - Rockey Rakesh [c] d. Triple H

Buddy Luv and Stat-Man were holding the crowd back as they went berserk for Civil Action! Thirteen was unlucky for some, but there was a huge CA ahead for the fans to enjoy with a number one contender match, Jason Shamrock taking on Chris Benoit and Michael Lucifer taking on Twisted Sanity in his first returning match! Plus, Eric Angle would face off against a mystery opponent, as he did at the event.

The secretary to the mystery ICWW CEO made her way to the ring looking pleased the attendance when she took a microphone. She thanked fans for attending and supporting ICWW: Kingdom Come, which was a total success. She then said that she had a special announcement regarding an upcoming special for superstars to earn a bonus pay check, but it would be ultimately controlled by the fans. She said that she liked the guys to think of her of less as the face of the mystery CEO, and more as their big sister. She said the ten lucky superstars that would participate in the ICWW reality experience would be; Banging, Chris Benoit, Jason Shamrock, Loopster, Marz, The Nomad, Rockey Rakesh, Shaggy 2 Dope, Statix and Violent J. She then announced that the first opportunity to eliminate the competition would occur later in the week at Aftershock, where they could nominate their opposition.

Twisted Sanity raced down to the ring next, recovering from a disappointing loss at Kingdom Come to the Hurricane. He had the big task of facing the returning spirit of vengeance, Michael Lucifer. The especially dark looking superstar sauntered to the ring to a tremendous ovation, looking to have recovered from his injury perfectly. In the ring Twisted Sanity went on the attack with hard right hands, but Lucifer countered with a big throat toss across to the turnbuckle and followed it with a death valley driver. Twisted Sanity was already seeing stars as he staggered right into the big death grip from Michael Lucifer, finishing it quickly with a big chokeslam!

Backstage Paul Heyman was with Violent J looking very excited. He told J that although their performance on the weekend was disappointing, he didn't have to worry about it because he had managed to negotiate him a number one contender match against Statix. Violent J let out a big "oooh what a lovely tea party!" when Heyman's face turned slightly sour. He told him that as marketable as that was, if he wanted to get his shot at the heavyweight title, he had to keep his mind on the ball. J shoved his hand in Heyman's face, beckoning him to stop talking. Violent J told him that if there was one thing the Y2Juggalo was serious about, it was getting to the top of ICWW. He then informed Heyman that wasn't the actual case, because there were two things he was serious about, the other being the JCW title. He said ever since he lost the JCW title he had hungered for a new title to cover his shoulder. Heyman nodded his head and smiled, as the two headed off.

Eric Angle made his way to the ring for the second encounter in the huge Civil Action show. The Greco-Roman influenced wrestler had put on a good performance beating the spearing Bill Goldberg at Kingdom Come, and awaited the entrance of his next opponent. The crowd jumped up as Rhyno's theme music kicked the PA. Rhyno raced down to the ring and went straight to work with a mounting Lou Thesz press, but Angle managed to reverse it and get the mounted punches of his own. The two jumped to their feet, Angle looking for a clothesline, but Rhyno ducked it, going on the attack with a hard series of contained shoulder thrusts! Angle staggered back, only to get caught with the gore! Rhyno looked for the cover and scored a near fall, Angle hooking up for an Angle slam, but Rhyno managed to slip out into a reverse DDT! Rhyno picked Angle up and finished it with a double powerbomb!

Triple H's theme music sounded in the arena, as the former heavyweight champion made his way to the ring. The game irately showed footage of the attack he suffered during his heavyweight title match at Kingdom Come. He declared that Rockey Rakesh had in fact cheated, and so he demanded a rematch at the end of the night, with a stipulation where the title could change hands by disqualification. The Nomad made a surprise entrance cutting Triple H off, he said that the two of them had something in common - they were both cheated out of their titles. Nomad then said he too had footage, and showed Marz using the ropes for leverage to pin. Triple H laughed and told Nomad he had already lost his match anyway, so it didn't matter. Nomad's face scrunched up, and he asked Triple H who he thought he was. Triple H said he was the game, and soon to be two-time heavyweight champion.

The Y2Juggalo, Violent J headed to the ring accompanied by his manager Paul Heyman next for a match to determine the number one contender for the heavyweight title. Statix hit the stage next, carrying his tag team championship belt which he retained against Violent J the weekend earlier. The two started the match fast exchanging punches, before Violent J amped it up with a big overhead belly to belly suplex. Statix staggered to his feet looking for a kick, but J caught it, only to get caught with a step over heel kick! Statix continued the assault with hard elbow shots, and then sent J off the ropes, catching him with a big spinning heel kick! With J down Statix looked to capitalise with the rolling thunder, but J got the knees up, testing the spine of the tag champion. With Heyman pounding the apron at ringside J scooped Statix up with a bodyslam, and locked in the walls of juggalo! The lower back of Statix got released, but not for long, J hitting the psycho flip and getting the pin fall. Heyman and Violent J celebrated in the ring before heading back.

The Canadian spike headed to the ring next for a few words. He said he didn't know what the reality experience was all about, but you could be damn sure he'd be playing it with toothless aggression. He then turned his focus to Jason Shamrock, who he said he basically did not like. Benoit challenged Shamrock to step out and prove to him that he could go toe to toe with him, because he didn't believe. Shamrock answered the call, racing down to the ring to take on the crippler, running straight into a closed fist! Benoit went on the attack again with hard chops, sending Shamrock to the corner, and then hoisted him upstairs looking for a superplex. Shamrock managed to battle out of the superplex, and shove Benoit down, taunting him by hitting the diving headbutt from the top rope! Shamrock grabbed Benoit in the ankle lock, but Benoit escaped the hold reversing it. He struggled to his vertical base, looking for a snap suplex, but Shamrock managed to counter into a stringing combination of snap suplexes. He locked the ankle lock in once more, forcing Benoit to tap out. Benoit rolled to the outside to gather his bearings, and attacked Shamrock from behind with a steel chair as he made his way to the back! Right on the Civil Action stage Benoit clamped down with the crossface, leaving Shamrock with a little pain to remember him by! Shamrock was helped backstage.

Shane Altmann was backstage with International champion Marz, asking him about how he felt after his controversial win at Kingdom Come. Marz gazed down at Altmann, and told him that controversy wasn't the issue at hand. At Kingdom Come, on the final judgment day, he proved to the Nomad, to himself, and the world, that he was the best there is. He said that the way he won, the fact he won were superficial elements of a much deeper tale. A tale of one man stopping the clock of another, of playing god with a man's life. He beat Nomad, and was world champion and if anyone wanted to question that, they could do it forever more, nevermore.

The Game headed to the ring next to await the heavyweight champion, Rockey Rakesh. Triple H took a microphone and called Rakesh out, telling him it was time to put it on the line. The Little Fire Cracker stepped out at the entrance looking pumped, carrying the ICWW heavyweight championship around his waist. Triple H went to the ramp, meeting everyone's favourite bhai with hard shots to the skull. He dragged him to the ring, and slammed him head first into the mat! In the ring Triple H continued the assault, taking it to the corner with hard kicks to the midsection, and then he hoisted Rakesh up, hanging him upside down for a tree of woe! The game tied up with a front face lock looking for a suplex, but the heavyweight champ managed to hook the leg, creating an imbalance. He went off the ropes, taking the game down with a hard diving forearm smash, but was caught with a snapping neck breaker from the game, almost a diamond cutter. Suddenly Michael Lucifer's theme music exploded into the arena and the big dark superstar headed down to the ring! Triple H looked concerned, and backed his way to the corner as Lucifer loomed over him, and suddenly turned and struck Rakesh with a throat thrust! The referee sounded for the bell, declaring Rockey Rakesh the winner via disqualification. Triple H tried to attack Lucifer, who caught him by the throat, giving the game a verbal lashing before dropping him with a chokeslam! Triple H rolled straight out of the ring and ran to the back holding his throat. Michael Lucifer grabbed a microphone and said that the last month for him had been a living hell, each day long and drawn out as he was unable to walk. He told Triple H he could run all he wanted but he couldn't escape his wrath, because he was in his mind, in his muscles, in his veins; and as he felt his muscles collapsing, his body shutting down from the inside out, he would be there, to stand over him - as the face of vengeance. Lucifer told everyone present that the day of reckoning was at hand as CA went off air.

ICWW: Kingdom Come

Stat-Man and Buddy Luv were hyped as was the crowd with Kingdom Come opening to a nice montage of the various superstars and feuds airing later in the night. They informed the crowd that there would be an additional match featuring Eric Angle and a surprise superstar, and they had information that Banging, although not scheduled for a match, was somewhere in the arena, his motivations unclear.

 

Chaos Drone & Trojan went to a no contest
Things started quickly with Trojan really dominating the much smaller Chaos Drone. Trojan tossed him around with big throat tosses and suplexes, before the Drone bought himself some time, using his speed to a great advantage. Chris Benoit soon presented himself in the ring and attacked both superstars, taking Trojan out with a steel chair and then locking on the crossface submission on Chaos Drone. The referee declared the attack even sided, and called a no contest.

 

Backstage Triple H was in the back psyching himself up for his no holds barred encounter with the little fire cracker, Rockey Rakesh. He picked up a sledge hammer, allowing a menacing smirk to cross his face, before bursting out into laughter.

 

The Hurricane d. Twisted Sanity
ICWW's resident super dude raced down to the ring to face off against his rival, Twisted Sanity, and made light work of him.
Twisted went off the ropes and ended up diving face first straight into the turnbuckle, missing what appeared to be a spear attempt! The Hurricane tied up and dropped him with a hurracanrana, and finished it with the eye of the hurricane.

 

Eric Angle d. Bill Goldberg
Eric Angle headed down to the ring for a surprise addition to the card. Angle had the heavy task of facing the returning Goldberg! The two big men tied it up, Goldberg winning the struggle initially and enforcing his authority with a series of hard right hands. Eric Angle soon found his way back into the match, using his impressive Greco-Roman skills to take a firm grip on the match against the powerful, brawling Goldberg.
Goldberg looking for the spear, but missed it, instead coming back right into the hands of Eric, and his Angle slam.

 

Buddy Luv and Stat-Man took a break to stare up at the looming steel cage hanging from the ceiling. Reflecting on the interesting feud that was built between Loopster and the Rising star, the king of England - Dez Burnett.

 

Rockey Rakesh was backstage with Albert Beefcake to discuss his heavyweight championship match against Triple H. Rakesh said that he had a lot of people supporting him, and even though he wasn't as big or strong as Triple H, he was fast and he had motivation. He sent a get well to his bhai Mike Lucifer, and then put the word out that tonight he would be champ.

 

Steel Cage Hardcore Championship match
Dez Burnett d. Loopster (c)
The hardcore champion headed down to the ring first as the steel cage was lowered, preparing himself for perhaps the biggest test he would face in his run as champion. Dez Burnett headed to the ring and went straight on the offensive with an amazing spinning heel kick. Loopster actually had an opportunity to play the power game against his much smaller opponent, using a military press slam to throw him into the cage! Burnett was caught on the top rope, and using it to catch some air with a big cross body block! Loopster made an attempt at the sick factor, but was amazingly countered into a head scissor takedown. Burnett looked to climb the cage, but stopped just short of the top, surprising all with a wall crawler moonsault! Loopster struggled to his feet as Burnett climbed the cage, and managed to grab him by the foot, whipping him down with a dragon screw. Loopster started climbing the cage slowly, only to have the much fresher, and smarter, Burnett sneak out through the door, scoring the easy win!

 

Chris Benoit was backstage with Albert Beefcake who asked him what he thought of Dez Burnett winning the hardcore title.
Benoit said he didn't give a damn about any cage match, he was all about aggression, toothless aggression, and he showed that by taking apart Trojan and Chaos Drone. He said that he made some very bad decisions in the past, and he was here to rectify that by doing something he never did, and win the biggest match of his career, by taking one of the top gold in ICWW.

 

Tag Team Championship match
Statix & Jason Shamrock (c) VS Shaggy 2 Dope & Violent J
The Dark Lotus headed to the ring first, accompanied by Violent J's manager Paul Heyman. The Juggalos danced up a storm in the ring as the intense combination of Statix and Jason Shamrock headed to the ring next, tag team champions.
Jason Shamrock appeared to be limping, suffering from the attack he received just two days ago on Aftershock from the Lotus. Statix and J tied up, kicking things off with J taking Statix down with an impressive gut wrench suplex. J continued the suplex assault, tagging Shaggy 2 Dope in for an impressive double vertical suplex on Statix. The tag champ was unable to reach his corner to make the tag for most of the match, but when he finally did Paul Heyman struck the referee from behind! Violent J and Shaggy took Shamrock out with steel chair shots, and then clocked Statix in a chairtoe sandwhich! As the referee came to Violent J went for the cover but Statix still kicked out! Statix managed to fight back with kicks, and make the tag, as did Violent J, leaving it to come down to a one on one, Shamrock taking it away by locking in the ankle lock! No one could stop the injured Shamrock who clamped down like a vice with the ankle lock, forcing Dope to tap. The Dark Lotus continued the assault after the match, using chairs to take out both Shamrock and Statix.

 

While Statix and Shamrock were tended to, Buddy Luv and Stat-Man ran down the heavyweight championship match, with an interesting highlight reel of the lead up, stretching right back to when Triple H first won the heavyweight championship back at IWA/ICWW: Dark Carnival!

 

No Holds Barred Heavyweight Championship match
Rockey Rakesh d. Triple H (c)
Rockey Rakesh headed to the ring first for what guaranteed to be a brutal match with no holds barred competition. It was destined to be less a wrestling match, and more of a scrap fight. The Game headed to the ring with sledge hammer in hand, psyching the fire cracker out. Triple H went on the attack but Rakesh saw it coming, blocking the sledge hammer shot and taking him down with a right hand. Rakesh got rid of the hammer and went on the attack with hard boxing punches.
He followed up with a spinning heel kick, and with Triple H down on the ropes, he hit the 619! Triple H headed to the outside while Rakesh showed his love for the crowd, allowing Triple H to sneak up behind with a steel chair! Triple H was looking to do some serious damage, attacking Rakesh brutally with wild chair shots to the spine and legs. He continued the attack, with a savage knee drop, using his full weight to hit the back. Rakesh managed to save himself with a second wind, unleashing a boxing combo, and driving Triple H into the turnbuckle, where he slingshot him across the ring with a monkey toss! Rakesh went to the outside to find a trash can, but Triple H went out the other side to get his sledge hammer, and used it to slam the trash can straight back at Rakesh. Triple H froze as theme music exploded in the arena, followed by a huge explosion of fire at the stage, where Michael Lucifer raced down to the ring and chokeslammed Triple H!
He retreated to the back quickly to the surprise of everyone, leaving Rakesh to his own devices where he hit the Indian powerbomb and scored the pin fall! Rakesh took the heavyweight title and celebrated in the corner while his new main event theme song sounded through the arena! He didn't want to leave the ring, enjoying the crowd so much.

 

Backstage Albert Beefcake tried to stop Michael Lucifer who was storming past for questioning. Lucifer glared at Beefcake, who asked him how he was, and told him that Albert could find out what the experience was like first hand if he kept talking to him.

 

International Championship match
Marz d. The Nomad (c)
The challenger headed to the ring first alone, Marz, taking to the turnbuckle and standing on the outside with his arms straight out, waiting for the champion. The Nomad headed down to the ring with the international championship belt around his waist. The two superstars stood square in the ring, looking on at their opponent for what was no doubt destined to be a devastating match. The two tied up, Nomad getting the early advantage with a nice side headlock, sending the challenger into the ropes and taking him down with a diving forearm. Marz battled back with stinging chops and then a rolling wheel kick, sending the champ to the corner. Marz capitalized on the situation with a shocking top rope tornado DDT, driving the Nomad head first into the mat. Marz stood at his fallen opponents head and taunted, allowing the Nomad an opportunity to mount a surprise second wind with a monkey toss. He followed it up with a nice crescent kick and then signaled for the end and hit the bible black! The champ looked for the cover, but Marz managed to kick out! the Nomad locked up for a second bible black, but Marz battled out of it, countering the move with a nice urnagai! As Nomad struggled to his feet Marz went off the turnbuckle with a spring board kick and went for the cover, but only got a two count! Marz went upstairs again looking for a moonsault, but the Nomad was able to get to the top rope, and shake Marz off balance. Perched atop the turnbuckle, Nomad brought the challenger crashing down with a top rope belly to back superplex! Nomad looked for a pin fall, but Marz got the foot on the ropes! He tied up for another bible black, but Marz again countered, this time with an evenflow DDT! He picked him up and dropped the Nomad with the spiral bomb, unbeknownst to the referee illegally using the ropes for elevation to score the pin!

 

The Nomad struggled to take in exactly what had just happened as he staggered on the outside, Marz being awarded the International championship belt, and standing in the ring with arms out, holding the world title in his right fist! The Nomad threw a fit at ringside, before racing into the ring to vent some frustration, only to be taken down with a crescent kick from Marz! Marz stood over Nomad as KC ended.

ICWW: Aftershock (May 9, 2003)

THE ROAD TO KINGDOM COME

ICWW: AFTERSHOCK MAY 09, 2003

Special mention:
The Crippler, Chris Benoit, back in ICWW. The former hardcore champion is back, and looks as serious as ever!

QUICK RESULTS:
Dez Burnett d. Chaos Drone
Shaggy 2 Dope d. Jason Shamrock
The Nomad d. Banging

The people were pumped, and the arena was heated for ICWW Aftershock! With Kingdom Come just a week away, Buddy Luv and the Prince were jumping out of their seats with anticipation for the night. Dez Burnett set to take on the Dark Lotus' Chaos Drone and Shaggy 2 Dope getting one last shot at Jason Shamrock!

Backstage Violent J was with his manager Paul Heyman. Heyman told J that he still wasn't happy about the tag match, but they had to make the most of it. Heyman told J that if he wanted to be taken seriously he had to win, and the only way to guarantee that is to make your own rules. He corrected J by telling him they weren't going to cheat, they were just going to use all their resources. Heyman informed J that he had set up a final shot at Jason Shamrock, a singles match against Shaggy 2 Dope. J asked if he should go and offer support, and Heyman said that it would be a shame if Shamrock got hurt. The two laughed as J scurried out of the room.

In the hall Shamrock asked the Hurricane if he had seen Statix, the super hero was happy to help, and informed Shamrock that his partner went to their locker room. Walking round the corner Jason Shamrock bumped into none other than Chris Benoit! Benoit got in the tag champ's face, warning him that the greatest technician in the history of ICWW was back, so he had better watch his ass. The two stared coldly before parting ways, the Canadian spyk making sure to bump into the Hurricane.

In the ring the Rising Star raced down, with Loopster no where in sight. Chaos Drone soon followed to go head to head with the man ready to take on Loopster for the hardcore title at Kingdom Come. Chaos Drone started off with a series of chops, and went off the ropes with a spinning heel kick, but Burnett made him dizzy with a return assault, taking him down with a spring board corkscrew! In the end Burnett finished it with a top rope moonsault, scoring the pin fall. After Burnett made his way to the back Marz' music hit the PA, and the leader of the Dark Lotus came to meet his fallen partner. Marz took to the microphone and told Chaos that he wasn't up to shape, and that for this he would have to sacrifice himself. The number one contender proceeded to beat down Chaos Drone, hitting the spiral bomb and stomping away. With Drone down he then called for a crucifix to be lowered down from the ceiling. While it lowered he continued the assault on Drone, telling him that he would be an example. Marz was stunned when the crucifix was fully lowered, and he found Triple H had been painted across the middle stake. The shock provided the Nomad time enough to race down to the ring with a steel chair and attack Marz from behind!

Backstage Triple H was pacing in his locker room, when there was a knock on the door. The Game froze and stared, as the door opened, but it was only Rockey Rakesh. The little fire cracker got in the champion's face, and told him that he was going to walk out of Kingdom Come the heavyweight champion. Triple H inched closer and told Rakesh that there was no chance in hell over his dead body that could happen.

Jason Shamrock was in the ring as Shaggy 2 Dope danced his way to the ring, accompanied by Violent J and Paul Heyman. Shamrock went straight to work on Shaggy with stiff Thai kicks, and then a series of hard punches followed up with a clothesline. Shamrock clamped down with the ankle lock, and the referee had to caution Heyman for pulling Shaggy's hands to the bottom rope. Shaggy fought back, but Shamrock soon mounted the advantage once again until Heyman distracted the referee, allowing Violent J to hit the psycho flip, and Shaggy scored the cover. After the match the Juggalos continued the assault, with Heyman adding to the attack with a chair! Statix raced down to the ring to make the save, clearing them out of the ring, but the damage was already done, Shamrock clearly in a lot of pain from the attack!

Jauger the Hitman headed to the ring next with a microphone, taking time to shake and kiss the hands of his fans while on his way. He stepped into the ring and said that he had an announcement. He was sorry to report that his brother was ill back home in France, and that he would be leaving ICWW that very night. He said he was sorry to leave all his fans, and promised to come back whenever he had the opportunity.

Backstage the Nomad was watching on a television monitor, mocking Jauger with fake crying, when Banging approached him. Nomad asked him what exactly it was he wanted, before Banging could answer he said he thinks he already knows. He said there was one title in ICWW today that he hadn't ever held, and that was the International championship. The Nomad told Banging that he refused to put over new talent, and he sure as hell refused to put over washed up talent like him. Banging challenged the Nomad to a match, and he said he'd be glad to bury another career.

Gwen Lucifer made her way to the ring with a special message from the ICWW Chief Executive Officer. She told fans that this was the weekend of Kingdom Come and it would be one of the most spectacular main events ever in ICWW! He sent word that after Dark Carnival, the joint effort he made with IWA, he believed things could improve, and improve they would at Kingdom Come, and he hoped everyone would enjoy.

The Nomad headed to the ring for his match, but before Banging came out took the microphone to elaborate a little on what Gwen Lucifer had previously said. He said that there was a reason why the event would be good, and that reason was him. He said everyone loved a winner, and that's exactly what he was, and would continue to be at Kingdom Come. He said that no matter what Banging, or Shaggy, or Heyman, or Marz tried, they were never going to stop the Nomad, or his legion of fans. Banging headed to the ring to contest that, going straight to work with a diving forearm. The Nomad went off the ropes looking for a strike back, but Banging managed to telegraph it with a dandy Samoan drop! Nomad was showing his frustrations in the ring, but managed to turn the tables with a stiff crescent kick! Banging looked for an Auckland drop scoop slam, but Nomad managed to slip out the back, nailing a bulldog, and then his finishing move - the bible black. The crowd went wild as the Nomad held his title high above his head, as AS came to an end.

ICWW: Civil Action (May 6, 2003)

KINGDOM COMING!

ICWW: CIVIL ACTION MAY 06, 2003

Special mention:
The new two-time MMAF Grand Kumite champion has a lot to celebrate, including his tag team championship belts in ICWW.

QUICK RESULTS:
Shannon Moore d. Shaggy 2 Dope
The Nomad d. Trojan
Dez Burnett d. Jauger
Statix & Shamrock d. Albert & Violent J

Buddy Luv and Stat-Man were in the house, as things got a little wild for Civil Action. Buddy Luv informed fans that with the lead up to Kingdom Come so short, neither Triple H or Marz would be in the arena. Plus a huge headlining match for the evening pitting the tag team champions against one of their opponents on the weekend.

Shaggy 2 Dope headed to the ring to take on Shannon Moore. Shannon Moore heading to the ring after an extensive tenure in NMW with Matt Hardy and Lita. The two superstars went at it hard, Moore using his high flying skills to tip the scales. A flying head scissors turned the tables of the match, but Shaggy 2 Dope continued the offensive, until Matt Hardy and Lita made an unexpected run-in, with Lita distracting the referee while Hardy took Dope down with a twist of fate! Moore went off the top rope with a moonsault, and signed the win.

Backstage Violent J was in the Dark Lotus locker room with Paul Heyman. Heyman expressed his concern about tag teaming later in the night with Albert Beefcake. Heyman said that the Beefer was unreliable, and could damage his image, especially if he were to lose tonight. J told Heyman to relax, and assured him that everything would be grand and finished off with a big, "oooh what a lovely tea party!" Heyman told J that the marketing possibilities of the 'express' were all that made him approve of this, and in future he should be consulted in business decisions. Heyman let out a big, "my way, or the highway", and said they should focus on the match.

An unfamiliar theme hit as a rather large looking superstar headed to the ring. He took the opportunity to introduce himself as the ICWW's next unforgettable champion, Trojan. The Nomad's music quickly interrupted, and the world champion stepped out at the entrance way with a microphone. He asked Trojan to repeat himself because he didn't hear him over all the Nomads that were chanting his name. Trojan smiled at the champ, who responded by acknowledging that Trojan was clearly an impressive looking young star, and he had a motto that he felt was relevant in the situation, it was - say no, to new talent! Trojan called the Nomad out.

Nomad went in hard, taking Trojan doubt straight away with a world championship belt to the head before the bell sounded. Trojan struggled to his feet, giving the Nomad time to go off the ropes and take him down face first with a hard bulldog! Nomad taunted to the crowd, leaving himself open to a surprise shot to the back by the rookie superstar, but the champ managed to show the crowd why he was on top, with a hard crescent kick. He grabbed Trojan by the neck, but failed to hit the much larger man with a chokeslam. Trojan took control of the match, clamping down on the Nomad with a bear hug, before turning it into a torture rack! The Nomad managed to grab hold of the top rope, and then quickly sprung himself off the ropes with a diving forearm, sending the big man back. Nomad followed it up with a bible black, and scored the win with a little help, using the ropes for leverage. The Referee did not see the tactic, allowing Nomad to pick up the win, and then take to the fallen Trojan warrior with a steel chair! He beat down on Trojan when suddenly out of the crowd Marz jumped the rails, and made the save! Nomad retreated up the ramp raising his title, while Marz looked on from the ring.

Backstage Jauger was talking to two lovely ladies when the Rising Star, Dez Burnett approached. The king of England asked the Hitman what he was doing, and Jauger informed his small friend that he was just sharing himself with two deserving mademoiselles. Burnett laughed and told them that by sharing, he meant scamming. Burnett continued to taunt, saying all Jauger wanted was money, a place to stay, and a quick lay - and after that, like all French men he'd run away from the heat. The Hitman took great offense, and lent forward on his cane, challenging Burnett to a match.

Gwen Lucifer was leaving the mystery CEO's office when the Hurricane approached. He asked Gwen if she could help him get a match at the upcoming main event, because he was concerned about being overlooked. She asked him how he felt about fighting Twisted Sanity, and he said that there were fewer opponents he could think of that were more appropriate. She told him she'd set up the match and continued on her way when Marz stepped out of the shadows! He told her that he heard her signing the match, and asked if Chaos Drone had been overlooked because he wasn't good enough. A surprised Gwen Lucifer told Marz that it was the opinion of the company that Chaos Drone wasn't able to pull his weight. Marz pondered the situation briefly, before disappearing down the hall way.

In the ring the smooth hitman, Jauger, made his way to the ring taking less time than normal to court the ladies at ringside. The Rising Star, Dez Burnett ran his way down to the ring, looking to take it to his French rival. The two exchanged blows, before Jauger made it technical with a big vertical suplex! He stomped down on Burnett, stopping to curse him, before hitting a big leg drop. Burnett wasn't out of the game, using his uncanny speed to take Jauger down with a huge corkscrew moonsault, and followed it up with a baseball slide to the fallen Frenchman. The Hitman made it to his feet and sent Burnett into the ropes, clamping down a sleeper hold. He applied the pressure, flooring Burnett, who found himself with a last minute second-wind, which allowed him to reach the bottom rope and return the favour with a big flying drop kick! He climbed the turnbuckle and hit the 450 splash, earning the cover. Burnett stole Jauger's hat, wearing it as he skipped to the back.

Gwen Lucifer returned to her office, only to find Paul Heyman waiting patiently. He commented on the big headlining main event match between the Nomad, and the immensely popular Marz, proclaiming his shock at the popularity levels of Juggalos. He said at this point in time in ICWW, Dark Lotus are some of the most marketable superstars, which was evident in the impressive sales of Team Extreme posters. He asked Gwen Lucifer to imagine a promotion where Violent J was international champion, and Marz was heavyweight, and Chaos Drone and Shaggy 2 Dope held the tag team titles. Gwen told Heyman that the tag team match was about to begin, and he should get out there. Heyman nodded and left, but told Lucifer to think about it.

The tag team champions headed down to the ring to a popular response, Shamrock confidently heading to his apron corner while they awaited their opponents, Albert Beefcake and Violent J. Albert started proceedings, going on the attack with a coco butt, but Statix wasn't set back, using the momentum of the attack to roll back off the ropes and come back with a handspring attack. Albert made the tag to the Y2Juggalo, who took Statix down with a hard t-bone suplex. Statix jumped to his feet and looked at Violent J, who looked out to the crowd, nodded and did the J-arooni right in the middle of the ring! The crowd, and Heyman, went wild as Statix took J down from behind with a modified rolling thunder. J and Statix made tags, allowing Shamrock to open up on bother Albert Beefcake and Violent J! Heyman jumped into the ring to stop the assault, but got thrown out over the top by both Statix and Shamrock! Albert managed to capitalize on the distraction, taking Shamrock down with an Albo bomb, and again tagging Violent J in. J picked Shamrock up and locked up for a belly to belly suplex, only to have Shamrock counter it! He tagged in Statix who hit the static slam, and made the cover!

Albert, J and Heyman staggered on the outside as the tag team champions stood tall, loud and proud in the ring, pointing to their tag team championship belts while standing on the turnbuckles as Civil Action came to an end.

MMAF: GRAND KUMITE VI

Points = Loss -1 ; Draw 1; No contest 0 Bonus points = Knock out 2; Submission 3 Tournament win = $1000 + 20 points

MMAF GRAND KUMITE VI The fifth Grand Kumite champion was crowned, but he'll be tested almost immediately, as the legend of kumite's coming in pairs is proven. The Nomad will have to defend his crown under completely new conditions. Friends will become enemies, and vice versa in this competition of wits. The competition isn't the only one with new rules - the rules of the cage have changed as well. No longer can an opponent be defeated via pin fall. More on this new kumite will be revealed as the time draws near. All are welcome, it is still open invitational! Return for future updates - the tournament will begin soon!   TEAM 01   TEAM 02 TWISTED SANITY   KURT ANGLE THE HURRICANE   TITO ORTIZ  ERIC ANGLE   JAUGER BANGING   MARZ ROCKEY RAKESH   JASON SHAMROCK LOOPSTER    VIOLENT J THE NOMAD   STATIX

KUMITE LADDER    1. Oozaru 80  2. Statix 63  3. The Nomad 59  4. Michael Lucifer 34  5. Violent J 26  6. Loopster 25  7. Shawn Michaels 25  8. Rockey Rakesh 16  9. Abel Lucifer 14  10. Rhyno 14     Statix has joined Shawn Michaels in MMAF history, becoming the second ever MMAF Grand Kumite champion. He was not a consecutive champion, will he be able to win it again when we return for  a seventh Grand Kumite?

RESULTS   Twisted Sanity d. Kurt Angle via Forfeit 0:00 19-04-2003 Tito Ortiz d. Twisted Sanity via Submission 6:36 20-04-2003 Tito Ortiz d. The Hurricane via Knock Out 6:49 21-04-2003 Tito Ortiz received a bye past Eric Angle via Time Out 0:00 23-04-2003 Tito Ortiz received a bye past Banging via Time Out 0:00 25-04-2003 Rakesh received a bye past Ortiz via Time Out 0:00 27-04-2003 Rockey Rakesh d. Jauger via Knock Out 7:07 30-04-2003 Marz d. Rockey Rakesh via Submission 10:45 01-05-2003 Marz d. Loopster via Submission 7:11 01-05-2003 Marz d. The Nomad via Submission 4:30 01-05-2003 Jason Shamrock received a bye past Marz via Time Out 0:00 02-05-2003 Violent J d. Jason Shamrock via Submission 6:00 03-05-2003 Statix d. Violent J via Knock Out 6:46 04-05-2003