Welcome, wrestling fans, to the biggest event of the season (so far). Not only will the reigning and defending World's Heavyweight Champion Tiger Nightmare be defending his title against #1 contender Franklin Lloyd Right, Capitol Punishment is also home to the Hungarian Heritage Grand Prix. Dating back to 1998, the Undisputed Hungarian Commonwealth People's Heavyweight Championship of the World was the top prize in professional fantasy wrestling for many years. Now, it is defending annually in an ever-evolving tournament.
Here's how it works: Round One will feature stable vs. stable action and more violence than a gaggle of studs let loose in a barn full of fillies. The matches will be fought elimination style and the survivors will each receive 3 points for victory.
Round Two is a 6-man Beyond Thunderdome: War Games match. The competitors will receive 3 points for each pinfall (or submission) they score and an additional 3 points for overall victory? Confused? Too bad! Let's get to the ring...
1) The first match pitted Jesus Christ, Manager of Manager's stable against Poppin' Corn's Dog Soldiers. These two managers have fought tooth and nail over differences in faith and today, it all comes to a head. And it went down like this:
* Diesel Injun pinned Dr. Matsumoto @ 15:17
* Michael Three-Cheeses pinned Lee Harvey Awesome @ 17:35
* Manitou McIntosh pinned Orville Knorville @ 19:48
3pts = Diesel Injun
3pts = Michael Three-Cheeses
3pts = Manitou McIntosh
2) Next up, The Millionaire's Million Dollar Dream Team took on Grapplecats... but since Tiger Nightmare is in the main event, we're letting him save himself and giving him the match off. So the match ended up going like this...
* Cobra Jaguar made "Kingbee" Willy Malone tap @ 14:51
* Cobra Jaguar was counted out @ 15:12 when an outside-the-ring scuffle with JC Superstar went on a little too long!
* JC Superstar pinned Battle Cat @ 17:08
3pts = JC Superstar
3pts = Chadillac
3) The next match saw the Deadly Friends take on Mick Drivor's team of ... uh... well, we don't have a catchy name for them. But they're really tough. And the same rules applied to the Deadly Friends - we let FLR have the match off to prepare for his title shot. But just as the match was about to start, who should run to the ring but last year's Hungarian Heritage Grand Prix winner, The Phantom Dandy!
He said there was no way he was going to let the show go on without him and he took the injured Sgt. Octopus' place! As the current reigning Hungarian Champion, we couldn't stop him - plus, he invoked the legendary Bowl Clause in order to insert himself in the match!
* Lobo Uno pinned Persuader @ 16:37
* Phantom Dandy pinned Hannibal Murdoch @ 18:37
3pts = Lobo Uno
3pts = Chico Malaise'
4) Tonight's main event was a classic scientific match-up of epic proportions between Franklin Lloyd Right, the Architect of Pain and Tiger Nightmare - the reigning and defending World's Heavyweight Champion. The match saw managers on both sides attempt to cheat in order to score victory. The match saw blood, sweat and tears. And finally, the match saw this...
Your winner and STILL World's Champion: Tiger Nightmare!
3pts = Tiger Nightmare
5) Finally, it was time for the Hungarian Heritage Grand Prix finale. Per the rules, only 6 men can enter the Thunderdome, so Diesel Injun drew the short straw in order to leave two representatives from each team. Phantom Dandy, having pulled a hamstring during the previous match, sat this one out. The match went like this...
* Manitou McIntosh started the match against his own partner, Michael Three-Cheeses!
* At 1:00, Lobo Uno entered the fray!
* JC Superstar was next in at the 2 minute mark!
* Chadillac was the next entrant at 3 minutes.
* Finally, Chico Malaise' was buzzed in and the War Games began...
* Lobo Uno pinned Michael Three-Cheeses @ 5:10
* Lobo Uno made the Chadillac tap at 7:06
* JC Superstar pinned Manitou McIntosh @ 7:58
* Chico Malaise' pinned his own partner, Lobo Uno, @ 10:18
Chico Malaise pinned JC Superstar @ 11:54 to win! He was granted possession of the old Hungarian Championship belt by Phantom Dandy. In addition, he has the right to challenge for a shot at the World's Heavyweight Championship at any time, under whatever stipulation he chooses!
6pts = Lobo Uno
3pts = JC Superstar
6pts = Chico Malaise
Check the Rasslin' Bidness page to see the month-end score totals! Make a challenge for next week! Remember that Sgt. Octopus and Chadillac are both on the injured list!