ICWW: Aftershock (Apr 4, 2003)

MMAF GRAND KUMITE IN SWING

ICWW: AFTERSHOCK APRIL 4, 2003

Special mention:
Jason Shamrock was in his element, falling to the Nomad but participating in some of the closest matches in Kumite history!

QUICK RESULTS:
Loopster d. Chris Jericho
Jason Shamrock d. Josh Heartbrand
Tony McTier d. The Hurricane
Non-Title - Statix d. Matt Hardy
Team Xtreme d. Michael Lucifer & The Nomad

The crowd was wild as ICWW: Aftershock kicked off, chants of Harley filling the arena. Buddy Luv and Stat-Man were psyched with Dark Carnival only a week away, and the IWA general managers, seen entering the arena grounds just moments ago! Plus a new ICWW superstar was in the house - none other than the Hurricane!

Chris Jericho's music started up as the king of the world headed to the ring. He took to the microphone, telling the fans to shut up. He said he wasn't a fan of motorcycles, and he wasn't a fan of Loopster or Chaos Drone. Jericho asked why there were two X-Division champions, when he was better than both of them! Loopster stepped out to answer the challenge, saying that if Jericho was trying to get a shot at Loopster, then he'd have to prove he deserved it first.

Jericho was ready for Loopster in the ring, welcoming him with hard boots, and then sent him into the ropes, stopping him still with a stinging chop. Jericho worked Loopster into the corner with chops, and then looked to head up top for a suplex. Loopster fought back and managed to counter the suplex, and followed up with a top rope leg drop! The X-Division champ scored a near fall, and picked Jericho up for the something factor! Jericho managed to power out of it and dropped Loopster with a face jam, and then went off the ropes looking for the Lionsault, but Loop avoided it! With Jericho staggering in pain Loopster hit the something factor, and rolled up.

Backstage Michael Lucifer was in his locker room with Gwen Lucifer. The Nomad entered and stood in front of Lucifer, staring up at him. Lucifer put his arm back toward his wife and asked the Nomad what it was he wanted. The Nomad asked Lucifer if he would help him out later in the night, because he wanted to make a point to Team Extreme. Lucifer said the Nomad wasn't very high on his list since the last time he extended the olive branch, but he could call a favor. The two stepped out, and Lucifer told Gwen to lock the door and not let anyone in.

A familiar theme not heard in the ICWW arena for quite some time hit, as the self proclaimed number one strutted his way down to the ring. Heartbrand said that he had returned because he recognised that ICWW was number one, and he belonged there. He said that last time he was in town, he took care of the Nomad, who was now the international champion, something he considered a sad fact. He said that as the number one performer in the game, he should be the champion. Jason Shamrock stepped out at the entrance way looking a little displeased. He asked Heartbrand who he thought he was, because as far as he was concerned he was one disgrace. Shamrock declared that Heartbrand wasn't anywhere near being number one, which was why he was back, and why he would probably be leaving in less than a week. Heartbrand looked shocked, and asked Shamrock if he could back his words up.

Shamrock stepped into the ring, and the two began circling like sharks. A tie up saw Heartbrand get in the first shot with a knee to the stomach, but Shamrock returned the strike with stinging Thai kicks. They tied up again, this time Shamrock managed to hit the overhead belly to belly suplex, sending Heartbrand straight back on his head! Shamrock went on the offensive once more, stomping away on the fallen stuperstar. Heartbrand slipped to the outside to take a breath, before rolling back in and taking Shamrock down with a running knee lift. Heartbrand tied Shamrock up with a Texas cloverleaf, but found himself on the reversal end of the hold. Heartbrand fought his way to the ropes, but couldn't compete with the power of a Shamrock bridging German suplex, Heartbrand went down for the three. As Shamrock celebrated, Heartbrand slipped out of the ring and retrieved a steel chair, using it to assault Shamrock from behind! Making the save was none other than the hardcore champion - Statix! He fought Heartbrand off, forcing him to retreat. Statix took a microphone and told Shamrock that he didn't need to worry about Heartbrand, because he was without honor. Statix said that he had learned a lot about honor from Jason Shamrock over the past months, and thought it would be fair to have a final deciding match to see who could come out on top. He proposed a best of three falls match, featuring matches that they were both becoming well known for. Shamrock nodded and the two shook hands as the crowd went wild.

Backstage Triple H headed toward Michael Lucifer's locker room with a smirk on his face, and produced a voice changing unit. He knocked on the door and used it to ask Gwen Lucifer to let him in! She unlocked the door and it opened, and much to everyone's surprise the heavyweight champion was pulled into the room!

Tony McTier made his way to the ring and bounced off the ropes, waiting for his opponent who was none other than the Hurricane! The real life superhero made his way to the ring. McTier went on the attack with a stiff neck breaker, taking a moment to taunt to the crowd. The Hurricane returned the favour with a spinning neck breaker, and followed up with a big leg drop. McTier was on the back foot as the Hurricane continued the assault with an Irish whip, and took him down with a spinning heel kick. With McTier down the rookie hero went upstairs, but McTier recovered and hit the top rope, causing the Hurricane to lose his balance. From there McTier was able to press slam the hero from the top rope, leaving him open for the pin fall.

Backstage Team Extreme were sitting in the offices talking about the attack on Injustice. J said that he bet the Nomad was down with the clown now, after they made him look like an April fool with some help from a couple of their boys from the hood. Marz laughed and said that if Nomad thought he had felt the half of it, he didn't know what was coming! The Nomad burst in the door suddenly greeted with a, "oooh what a lovely tea party" from Violent J. The Nomad told J he didn't care about his stupid catch phrases and he didn't care about Team Extreme. Marz asked the Nomad if they needed to get his attention again, and Nomad said they could do one better than that, Nomad then challenged Team Extreme to a match at Dark Carnival, with winner takes all rules. If he and a partner can beat them, ICWW wins, if they win, IWA wins. Team Extreme laughed and said they'd even put their tag titles on the line, Nomad became flustered, and said that if they were so confident, why don't they put the tag titles on the line later in the night in a friendly match of sorts. Marz laughed.

Matt Hardy version 1.0 headed to the ring next taking a microphone. He said that IWA was sucking the Mattitude out of him. He and his little buddy Shannon Moore had planned to attend Aftershock last week, and continue their question for the tag team championships, but they got jumped when leaving the Injustice and couldn't make it. Mattitude said that Shannon was still recovering, and was afraid to return to work! He then turned his attention to Statix, the man who took his hardcore championship. He said of all the people that sapped his Mattitude, Statix was highest on his list. Statix stepped out at the entrance way with his hardcore championship, and told Hardy that he needed to give the whole Mattitude crap a rest. Hardy said if it was all just crap, he should put the hardcore championship on the line right then and there. Statix tapped his title and said he'd be happy to do that, but he'd already promised to put it on the line in a very special match at Dark Carnival, but he would fight him.

Statix raced to the ring and jumped the top rope, inadvertently taking Hardy down! Hardy sprung back up, looking for a clothesline, but Statix ducked under it and went off the other side, taking him down with a kamikaze. Hardy recovered and took Statix down with a swinging neck breaker, following with a series of stomping kicks. The Hardcore champ clambered to his feet, and the two tied up, Hardy taking him down with a gut wrench suplex. Hardy followed with a leg drop and went for a cover, but only got one. Statix fought back, but Hardy took him down with a drop kick. Hardy climbed to the second rope and hit the guillotine leg drop! He went for the cover but somehow Statix kicked out! Hardy picked him up for a twist of fate, but Statix managed to counter the move, and hit the blood bomb, making the cover!

The Y2Juggalo countdown sounded in the arena as Team Extreme made their way down to the ring! The crowd was wild as Violent J and Marz headed down to the ring. J took to the mic. and sounded, "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages - JCW proudly brings to you, it's ICWW, tag team champions of the world the Y2Juggalo Violent J, the mad chick magnet Marz - Team Extreme!" The antics could go no further as the Nomad's theme music started up. The International champion raced down to the ring and the action started straight away, the Nomad driving Marz out of the ring, and then going to the corner with Violent J! The Y2Juggalo could do nothing as the Nomad went on the attack with a barrage of punches and kicks, finishing off with a nice judo flip! Marz jumped into the ring, and the double team assault began when suddenly a blast of fire hit the entrance way and the dominating figure of Michael Lucifer started toward the ring. Marz slipped out to meet Lucifer, while J continue the assault on the Nomad with a hard DDT! Marz attempted a spear takedown, but Lucifer didn't go down, using it to powerbomb Marz on the outside! Lucifer picked Marz up and dragged him to the ring, slamming him face first into the apron, and then he rolled him into the ring. The Referee forced Marz to his own corner, but J blind tagged him in. The Nomad slammed Marz down with a wild crescent kick and went for the cover, Violent J making the save. He picked the Nomad up and looked for a neck breaker, but Nomad countered with a take down and slammed down with hard punches on Marz. The Nomad dragged the tag champ to his corner and tagged in the big man, who took him down with a big boot to the face! Lucifer locked up for a chokeslam on Marz, but J jumped into the ring and slammed him from behind with an axe handle smash. The Nomad tried to enter but the referee would not let him in, leaving Team Extreme to continue the double team assault! J held him in a full nelson as Marz went to the top rope looking for a missile drop kick, but Lucifer managed to duck out of the way leaving J to take the huge kick! Lucifer went for a roll up, but only got a two count once the referee saw it. Lucifer tagged in Nomad who went to work on Violent J, hitting the red myst, but too close to their corner, allowing Violent J to tag in Marz. Marz went for a crescent kick but the Nomad ducked it and hit the bible black! Suddenly a clown from the crowd jumped the guard rail and stormed the ring, breaking the pin along with Violent J! Marz went for the cover, while the two other clowns held Michael Lucifer at bay, Marz scoring the rather controversial win.

Suddenly Edge ran down to the ring with a baseball bat and joined the clowns in beating down on the Nomad and Lucifer! Rockey Rakesh and Gwen Lucifer raced down to the ring looking to make the save, but Rakesh was knocked flat by Violent J! Edge approached Gwen and she slapped him, to which he grinned smugly at. Lucifer threw the mystery clown off, and brutally attacked Edge from behind, Lucifer slammed Edge down with a chokeslam, while the Nomad took Marz down with the bible black! Lucifer pulled the ropes open for his wife, and rushed her toward the back, leaving Rockey Rakesh and the Nomad to survey the damage as Aftershock went off the air, after an explosive ending!