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.