UPW TV Results 9-23-01 Submitted by James Janovsky on Sunday, September 23, 2001 at 5:01 PM EST
Show Name: Ultimate Professional Wrestling Live TV Episode Number: #02 Date Aired: 9-23-01 Reported by: 'Hardcore' James Janovsky
*James' Last Week Highlights: -Frankie 'The Future' Kazarian w/ Loony Lane .vs. Tony 'The Shooter' Jones .vs. Mike Modest [Kazarian wins by pinning Jones] -At Home with....'The Miracle' Mikey Henderson -Mikey Henderson(c) .vs. Juventud Guerrera (UPW Southern California Championship Match) [Mikey wins by pinfall...Great High flying match] -UPW Classic Moment: [From October of 2000] WWF's Triple H visits UPW and pedigrees UPW's own Drunken Irish Man and the Big Schwag... -'Fallen Angel' Christopher Daniels(c) .vs. Tom Howard (UPW Championship Match) [Daniels wins by pinfall...Afterwards Daniels is attacked by Samoa Joe. Samoa's Heel turn!!!]
*Tonight's UPW TV show opens with Last Weeks ending in which Christopher Daniels {UPW Champion} successfully defended his UPW title against Tom Howard, in a brutal encounter. Afterwards, a masked man comes to the ring with a chair. And hits Daniels, while Daniels was celebrating his victory win. The masked man throws down the chair and takes the mask off. It's revealed to be Samoa Joe. He walks around the fallen UPW champion then gets the chair and puts it in the middle of the ring. He picks up Daniels and delivers an Island Driver (An Al Snow Snowplow move) onto the steel chair.
*After that we are cut to the next event night. Rick Bassman (UPW Owner) followed by Ultimate Power enters the ring. And begins to talk about Samoa Joe demanding a match and that you just don't do that to, Mr.Bassman. Bassman announces that Samoa Joe isn't here tonight. And that Samoa Joe is NO MORE....
*UPW Live TV opener with ORIGINAL theme. The video opener features many UPW stars like Samoa Joe, Keiji Sakoda, Evolution (tag team), Rick Bassman & The Ultimate Power, Miss Delicious, Big Time with Sadyst (Tag Team/Stable), Savvy & Powerbomb, Mikey Henderson, HardKore Inc.(Tag Team/Stable), 'Fallen Angel' Christopher Daniels, Native Blood (Tag Team), Smelly, Urban Outlaws (Tag Team), & Manila Thrillaz (Tag Team)...Also shown is some great action clips!!!
*After that, we are greeted to the 2nd episode of UPW Live TV by our UPW hosts Big Schwag and Doc Marllee (Use to work for UIPW). They begin to talk about the snapping of Samoa Joe because of Rick Bassman not booking him for a UPW event and what not. Both agree that it's unfair. Marllee begins to say It's not about Samoa Joe, Rick Bassman, you, or me. It's about LIVE ACTION. So, let's go to tonight's first match. It's going to be Definition of Pain taking on the Urban Outlaws. Schwag interrupts and says HAHAHA! Urban Outlaws are sure a great tag team here in the UPW. But a little birdy told me that one of the Outlaws got jacked up in the back before the match. If you know what I mean. Gee, I wonder who would have had anything to do with that. Schwag says that with a big grin on his face. Marllee continues with a pissed off look on his face...Let's go to the ring...
*Match 1: Definition of Pain .vs. 'Urban Outlaw' Mike Knox (Handicap Match) ~Al Katrazz and Bad Boy Basil (DOP) with Rio Storm [Note: Rio Storm looks like a Chyna wannabe] are introduced first. Mike Knox with Savvy are introduced next. Knox gets into the ring and is attacked by both members of DOP. Knox battles back with some back elbows. And throw Katrazz over the top rope to the outside. Basil with a eye rake on Knox. Followed by a springboard clothesline by Katrazz on Knox. Katrazz stomps away on Knox. Katrazz throws Knox into the corner and beats Knox's head into the top turnbuckle pad. That is followed up with a double team backdrop on Knox. Basil goes back to his corner as Katrazz beats Knox's head on another top rope turnbuckle pad. Eye rake using the ropes on Knox by Katrazz. Illegal choke on Knox using the rope. Katrazz follows up with a bite to the forehead. Katrazz tags his teammate. Basil chokes Knox alittle then comes into the ring. Basil with a running bulldog, looks exactly like Chris Jericho's bulldog, on Knox. Knox isn't doing so well. Snap Suplex on Knox by Basil. Basil picks up Knox and t-bone suplexes him. Basil throws Knox's head into Katrazz's boot. Tag is made. Katrazz ties Knox to the ropes and begins to chop away at Knox's chest. Double team move as DOP double Chokeslam Knox to the mat. Katrazz gets out of the ring. Basil picks up the fallen Knox and throws him into the ropes. Powerslam on Knox. But wait who's that coming out....it's, it's....SAMOA JOE. What the hell is he doing here. Samoa Joe rushes the ring and attacks both members of DOP. What the funk? Body shots by Samoa on Katrazz. Then, a whip into the ropes by Samoa on to Katrazz into a snapping belly to belly over the head Suplex. The crowd is going wild....is SAMOA JOE A FACE AGIAN? Katrazz goes outside. HOLY SHIZNIT SAMOA JOE WITH A CORKSCREW SPLASH ON THE OUTSIDE TO KATRAZZ!!! Samoa gets up and nails Rio Storm who's talking trash. Samoa puts Katrazz back into the ring and follows. Samoa with a scoop slam on Katrazz in the middle of the ring. Knox goes to the top rope and delivers a Legdrop with a cover by Knox on Katrazz.1-2-kickout.Knox gets Katrazz and whips him but Katrazz reverses it sending Knox to the corner. Knox with a headscissor takeover in the corner to a running Katrazz. Followed up by a big clothesline from Knox to Katrazz. Elbow drop and cover by Knox. Another 2 count. Knox tags Samoa. Double team leg sweep/elbow to the back of the neck combo on Katrazz. Whip into the corner on Katrazz followed by a running splash. Katrazz is down in the corner. Samoa delivers a running dropkick to Katrazz's face. Samoa tags Knox. Knox with a floatover Suplex on Katrazz. Cover. 1-2-kickout.Whip into the ropes which is reversed into a clothesline by Katrazz. Both men are down. Katrazz finally tags Basil. Basil with a sideslam on Knox. Basil distracts the ref by bothering Samoa. Basil tags Katrazz. Double team elbow to throat/sideslam combo on Knox. Cover by Basil on Knox. Samoa breaks the pin by dropkicking Basil. Basil with a standing sidekick to Samoa. Katrazz tries a springboard Crossbody but is dropkicked by Knox. Knox makes the tag. Samoa with a few uppercuts to Katrazz's throat. Samoa with an Irish whip into a Spinebuster. Tag to Knox. Knox holds Katrazz in a camel clutch as Samoa is in the corner. It looks like they are going to do a Kaientai dropkick to face double team. Samoa with a drop kick to...KNOX!!! What the hell? Samoa attacks Knox. Wristlock Suplex on Knox by Samoa that SOB. Samoa smiles and flips off the crowd and leaves. The crowd erupts in boos. As the ref is distracted by Samoa Joe leaving. Rio Storm comes in the ring and bodyslams Knox. Double team elbow to throat/sideslam on Knox. Basil with the cover.1-2-3.... IT'S OVER FOLKS!!! {Your Winner(s): The Definition of Pain via Basil pinning Knox}[James' Match Verdict: Good tag team action. Bad angle. You could almost sense what the ending would be. Samoa Joe is a heel. I like that.]
*Back to our wonderful UPW hosts. Both begin to talk about Samoa Joe flipping his lid. Schwag apologies to all the fans who witnessed that. Marllee then tells us that we will have a special superstar match and a special look at UPW's current champion, 'The Fallen Angel' Christopher Daniels tonight. Schwag gets pissed off that UPW TV is going to show a classic match for the main event. Schwag rigs on Marllee and then leaves the UPW TV set....
*UPW TV Presents AT HOME WITH: Christopher Daniels. ~Shows footage of Daniels helping with training students. Daniels says that the veterans didn't help him when he started so he feels he has to give it back somehow and help train at the Ultimate University. Daniels then talks about a phone call he got from WCW (before owned by WWFe) to work a Monday Night Nitro show. He says this is a huge opportunity and a big break. A good match can make you and a bad match can break you. He says he wants to prove that he is read for national exposure. We cut to Daniels in Rick Bassman's office. Both are getting ready to see Daniels WCW debut. It shows the match he had with Mike Modest. During the match Daniels went for a springboard backflip type move but messed up and ended up landed on his head. Causing his left arm to dangle lifelessly. He finished the match nonetheless. [Note: It was funny seeing both Bassman and Daniel's reaction to the messed up spot!] Daniels thought he blow his chances for a job. But was signed shortly after the match...but was released due to roster cuts!
*Match 2: Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonzo .vs. Christopher Daniels(c) (UPW Championship Match) ~Bill Alfonzo is in the ring and introduces EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE WRESTLER, Rob Van Dam. Christopher Daniels is introduced next. Lock up by both men. Standing switch into a hip toss by RVD on Daniels. A missed spinning Legdrop. Hip toss by Daniels followed by a elbowdrop that missed. RVD with a missed round house kick. Camera cuts to RVD on the outside talking with Bill Alfonzo. RVD gets back into the ring. Lock up by both men again. A standing Armbar on Daniels. RVD rings the arm. Back Legsweep by RVD. Followed up by a somersault Legdrop that misses.2 round house kicks by RVD. First one, misses. The second, hits Daniels. RVD with a rolling monkey flip. RVD covers..1-2-kickout. RVD with a cartwheel handspring Moonsault and cover. Another 2 count kickout. RVD with a whip but it is reversed by Daniels. RVD runs at Daniels. Daniels with a back toss on RVD to the outside over the top rope. RVD lands on his feet only to be met by a suicide crossbody plancha. Daniels whips RVD into a corner of a platform. Daniels runs but is met by RVD's boot. RVD with a springboard Moonsault off the platform. RVD throws Daniels back into the ring and delivers a springboard Legdrop.1-2-kickout. Daniels with a flying leg clothesline. Clothesline over the top rope by Daniels. Daniels with a kick to RVD's head. Followed by a standing dropkick. Cover 1-2-kickout. Spinebuster on RVD followed by a cover. Another 2 count. Daniels with a wrapping arm bridging Suplex. 1-2-kickout again. Daniels with a fisherman's Suplex. Yet another kickout at 2.Chinlock on RVD by Daniels. RVD grabs the bottom rope. Man this is one intense match. Daniels stomps a mud hole into RVD. Daniels is sent into the corner and is dropkicked to the back of the head, which hits the 2nd turnbuckle pad. RVD with a running dropkick to a chair to Daniels' face in the corner.2 count yet again. Daniels with a triple jump top rope Moonsault.2 count. Daniels with a wrapping arm top rope Facebuster.2 count again dammit. Russian Legsweep by Daniels followed by a top rope elbow drop.2 count kickout by RVD.RVD with a military press followed by a standing Moonsault.2 count. What the hell? Samoa Joe is rushing the ring. He attacks RVD and Daniels. That SOB....he ruined a good match. That fat f.... Samoa gets the chair away from Alfonzo and is Van Daminatored by RVD.RVD and Daniels then team up against Samoa. Daniels and RVD with a double 5 star Frogsplash and Moonsault on Samoa Joe. {Your Winner: No Contest.... Due to Samoa's interference) [James' Match verdict: Good action match. RVD at his best. Daniels showing he can handle the best once again.]
*Commercial: UPW will be doing a TV taping this Tuesday Night the 25th of September at the Galaxy Concert Theater. Located at 3503 S. Harbor Blvd. In Santa Ana, California! Doors open at 6 p.m..Tickets are $15 bucks a pop. You can gets tickets at The Galaxy Theater Ticket place call (714) 957-0600 or Ticket master...Also keep in mind that a WWF superstar talent might be there!!!)
*We are back to our host Marllee. Minus the Big Schwag who's on the rag. Todd Keneley replaces Schwag as a commentator. Both men talk about the crazed Samoa Joe. And what he might be asking for isn't really what he might get...
*Next UPW TV presents Vixens of Wrestling: This week's vixen is none other then Miss Delicious. She talks about her career and her idols.
*Now we go back to Keneley and Marllee. They talk about all the craziness that has been going on lately in the UPW. And tells us now it's time for tonight's main event. Keneley does a bad impression of Mike Buffer. Tonight's main event is a classic match-up. It's a 6 person intergender match. Pinning the UPW Tag Team Champions the Ballard Brothers & Lexy Fife taking on the WWF's Team Xtreme. Marllee and Keneley say see you next week....
*Main Event Match: Hardy Boyz & Lita .vs. Ballard Brothers & Lexy Fife (6 person intergender tag match) ~Ballard Brothers & Lexy Fife with Big Schwag are introduced first. Next Team Extreme is introduced with huge crowd reaction. RVD is commentating this match up. Matt & Jeff go to work by double leg sweeping Ballard #1.Ballards pretend to leave through the crowd but come back. Damn pussies! Ballard #1 with a headscissor takeover on Jeff from the corner. Ballard #1 whips Jeff into the corner and goes for a splash but Jeff moves out of the way. Ballard #1 whips Jeff into the corner, leap over into the dropkick to Ballard #1's head. Which in turn hits the 2nd turnbuckle pad. Jeff with a hip toss on Ballard #2. A bad video cut to Matt being double teamed on the outside. Cuts to Matt with a roll up on Ballard #1.1-2-kickout.Clothesline to Matt. Double team on Matt. Lita & Lexy brawl outside. Ballard #1 chokes Matt with the 2nd rope. Double team Russian Legsweep on Matt by both Ballard Brothers. Ballard #2 tags Ballard #1.Double team elbow to back of the neck/Legsweep combo on Matt. Ballard Brothers with a Boston crab/camel clutch combo on Matt. Ballard #2 with a sleeper hold. Ballard #2 with a cover on Matt.2 count. Ballard #2 reverse a clothesline into a ddt on Matt.Cover.1-2-kickout.Ballard #2 tags Ballard #1.Double DDT by Matt on both Ballard Brothers. Matt tags Jeff. Jeff with a lifting throat across the top rope move on Ballard #1.Jeff follows with a legsdrop to the groin. Lexy gets in the ring and trash talks Jeff. Jeff hold Lexy as Lita spears Lexy. Fury punches from Lita to Lexy's head. Lita and Lexy catfight outside the ring. While Jeff split leg jawbreaker drops Ballard # 1 in the ring. Cover. Another 2 count kickout. Ballards with a double-team a reverse Russian Legsweep Facebuster on Jeff. Ballard #2 covers Jeff.1-2-kickout.A missed Poetry In Motion by Ballard Brothers. Poetry In Motion by the Hardyz on Ballard # 2.Matt with a Twist of Fate followed by a Swanton bomb by Jeff. Jeff covers Ballard #2.1-2-3.WOOHOO!!! {Your winners: WWF's Team Xtreme via Jeff pinning Ballard #2}[James' Match Verdict: Great tag match but hardly any Lita/Lexy action.]