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BB:
This very well could be Kevin Powers’ last match.
ANNIVERSARY is the last time you’re going to see Kevin Powers,
folks. This is the final stop on Good God’s retirement tour, and it’s for the CSWA
Heavyweight Championship! Folks, if
this is Powers’ last match, it might as well be Evan Aho’s FIRST.
Sure, he’s been involved in some great feuds, but this is his first
defense as the World champion, the illustrious prize that made six guys almost
kill each other just moments ago, with Wicked Sight coming out on top. He’s
going to meet whoever comes out of Merritt Auditorium with that strap around his
waist, but that’s not important right now… Evan Aho is wrestling for the
World Title at ANNIVERSARY, folks, and he deserves every minute of it! SB:
He beat the Sno-Cone man for the World Title… and speaking of Icy… BB:
Sammy, I don’t know where he is today, and it doesn’t matter.
We’re coming face-to-face with the end of Kevin Powers’ career… SB:
Career? Love carried him AND
the Sno-Cone man! BB:
You’ve got a thing against our talent, don’t you?
(CUE
UP: “Let’s Go All The Way” by
ICP – enormous response.) BB:
And the fans are giving it up for Kevin Powers… he deserves every bit
of this. These two men traveled to
ANNIVERSARY 2001 on two VERY different roads, but they’re both here now, ready
to collide… Kevin Powers has a look in his eyes that says he’s ready to go,
and at the same time… he’s ready to go. SB:
Oh shut up. This is a night
where that FEMINAZI is back… This is a night where WICKED SIGHT won a chance
to possibly become our champion… And you’re sucking up to Kevin Powers! BB:
Give it a rest… Kevin Powers is standing in the center of the ring and
looking out at Merritt Auditorium, and how ironic is it that he’s wrestling
his last match in a building named for Chad Merritt?
The two have a storied dislike for each other, on a personal AND
professional level, and Chad Merritt is watching tonight’s events from a
skybox above. SB:
Kevin Powers is looking up that way, now, as a matter of fact! (CUE
UP: “Blood, Milk and Sky” by
White Zombie – the crowd erupts) BB:
LISTEN TO THE MERRITT AUDITORIUM COME UNGLUED FOR OUR HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION! SB:
(sigh) These fans… BB:
And if there’s ever been a more serious World Heavyweight Champion, I
can’t name him… Evan Aho is possibly the most dedicated wrestler to have
ever “played the game”. He lives
and breathes this game… not the business, the politics, the personal lives…
Evan Aho lives and breathes to WRESTLE. And
he’s got his chance tonight against “Good God”… He has the chance to
prove the twenty pounds of gold sitting around his waist aren’t there on
accident – he has the chance to show the world he’s for real. SB:
What happens if Powers wins? BB:
He leaves on top… and he leaves Merritt out in the cold. It’s a must-win for both men, and Lord knows the loser is going to be
the saddest man this side of the Golden Gate Bridge tonight… SB:
Let’s not forget that the winner still has to defend this gold against
our United States
Champion....that
DAMN Hornet!
They could BOTH go home as unhappy campers! BB:
Aho's not sure what to do with World Title. He tosses it to the timekeeper
at ringside like it's a hot potato. The intensity in the eyes of Evan Aho and Kevin Powers tells the story.
They’re face to face in the center of the ring, and Manny Juarez is
calling the shots for this one. The
bell rings and this bout is officially under way… SB:
I heard Manny got his bike, if anyone was wondering… BB:
Aho and Powers tie up, and the big man works the champ into the corner, SB:
Are they sparring? BB:
Both men are circling each other and the crowd is in a frenzied state…
the tie up now, once again, and Evan sends Powers to
the ropes, drop toehold, locks around the waist, INCREDIBLE GERMAN SUPLEX and
Evan Aho is putting on a wrestling clinic right now!
What an incredible series of maneuvers, and he’s got a smile on his
face… He’s going to keep striking, little by little on Powers until Powers
loses control… SB:
Powers doesn’t look exactly relaxed right now, at least to me,
Buckley… BB:
He’s back to his feet, but he’s a little dazed and Aho shoots him
back into the ropes once again, Aho follows in with a shot at a double-leg
takedown, but Powers with a double axehandle, and that’s where the size and
strength of Kevin Powers come in handy. And
no, Aho getting back to his feet, with Powers in charge, and Powers with a right
hand to the head of Evan Aho, the champ stumbles backward into the corner, and
Powers is now sizing up his boots with Aho’s midsection… SB:
Quick, Buckley, what’s Evan’s momma’s name? BB:
……What? SB:
A-Ho! Ha!
Get it? BB:
We’re in the middle of a World Title bout, quite possibly Kevin
Powers’ final match, in the center of Merritt Auditorium for ANNIVERSARY and
you’re making “yo momma” jokes? SB:
So? BB:
Powers with a whip now, out of the corner, but Aho reverses, gets a waist
lock, and he goes for the throw, but Powers elbows his way out of it… Aho
ducks the third elbow and now he’s got the front… NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX…
ONE… NO! It could have been over
that fast folks, it could have been… Powers doesn’t look happy, and that has
to be part of Evan’s plans… SB:
Powers hasn’t looked happy since long before the Ironman of
Champions… BB:
Aho is trying to outwrestle Powers right now,
but the big man is trying to rip his head off!
Chokehold, could be a slam… Aho chops out, kicks him the back of the
leg, clamps on a dragon sleeper! He’s
the most proficient technician out there, folks, and he’s clamping it on
hard… but Powers uses those long legs to kick Aho RIGHT in the skull, and Aho
falls backward, and now both men are having to regain their senses early in this
match… SB:
But as much as I hate to admit it, these guys both have a BB: They tie up again and Aho gets him in the corner, comes out with a fireman’s carry, clamps on an armbar, and now he’s prying the shoulder of Kevin Powers… Powers starts to rise up, hip toss by Powers, but Aho lands on his feet, and he drapes his leg over Powers’ head, Powers raises up and sends Aho back to the ground… HUGE CLOTHESLINE BY KEVIN POWERS, AND HE GOES FOR THE COVER, ONE… NO! BUT WHAT A SUDDEN SHIFT OF MOMENTUM IN THE FAVOR OF KEVIN POWERS! SB: This crowd is going nuts, Buckley! What’s so special about these two? BB:
They’re two of the finest athletes on the face of the planet, Sammy…
And now Powers is in the driver’s seat. He’s going to want to slow this
thing down, make a lot of high-impact maneuvers, and keep Aho from getting the
chance to outwrestle him… Kevin
Powers on the warpath, really laying into the champion with fists of fury, hard
right hands to the side of the head. This
is a very precarious position for Aho; Kevin Powers is a dangerous man outside
of that ring. SB:
He’s dangerous in the ring, too, but he’s no Eddy Love, and him just
getting this match, because he’s throwing the boots on the shelf, disgusts
me… BB:
You know as well as anyone else, he won this match by defeating Cardigo, no easy task in
itself. Now
he cranks on Aho’s arm, forcing him down to the padding outside, Evan rolls
over, kemps up, a few shots to the midsection from the champion, a kick to knee,
and Powers folds over… Evan’s going for a piledriver!
Powers with a back body drop, but Aho holds on, a sunset flip… SB:
Which does nothing on the outside… BB:
Unless you follow through by lacing the leg up and dropping a knee on it,
which is exactly what Aho did… He’s working on the knee, and he’s done a
superb job of outwrestling Kevin Powers here, so far at least. SB:
And he rolls back in the ring… Coward. BB:
No, Buckley, he’s a smart man. Evan
Aho rolled in the ring so he could bring this match back to his pace, and the
crowd is becoming noisy again, as Kevin Powers takes his time and shakes his leg
off before coming back in the ring… and there he is, walking up the steel
ramps, and he’s making Aho wait for him… If Aho is trying to break Powers by
making him impatient… it might not work. SB:
Right… he’s got ALL the time in the world. BB:
Aho makes his way over to Powers, and goes for a waistlock, but… OUT OF
NOWHERE, A BOOT TO THE MIDSECTION AND KEVIN POWERS HAS EVAN AHO UP FOR THE KISS
THE CANVAS! SB:
Aho hopped off! BB:
AHO GOT OFF IN THE AIR, AND NOW WITH A HUGE EUROPEAN UPPERCUT, AND NOW…
a very surprising right hand from Evan Aho, now the champion from Washington
State is sending Good God into the corner, follows in with a shoulder block, and
drops the big man with a drop toehold. Powers goes down and he’s tying up the
legs with an inverted figure four… Aho is a mat technician, and it’s obvious
that he’s having a hard time causing Powers to make a mistake, so he’s going
to take out Powers’ legs… SB:
That’s a pretty simple equation, Buckley, but thanks for the insight… BB:
That’s why they hire me, you wise guy, and Powers is screaming right
now… He’s bled and sweat and done everything else imaginable for this
company, and tonight is going to be no different. Powers uses his long arms
to grab a hold of the ropes… there’s a break, and Aho is back up, but he’s
taken a stance like a rabid dog and he’s waiting for the big man to get back
up… Powers back to his feet, and Aho with a falling dropkick to the back of
his leg, Powers goes down… and he wisely rolls out of the ring to take a
breather… SB:
What’s NOT smart… Aho is following him out there! BB:
Aho smells blood, and he follows Powers out, he has an arm and a leg
hooked, he tries to throw the suplex, but Powers … POWERS out of it, and sends
Evan Aho into the steel guard rail, what a crafty move by Kevin Powers, and it
wasn’t a wise act for Evan to move outside of the ring, and now Powers is
following it up with a series of right hands… He shifts his good leg into
Aho’s stomach, and now he tosses Aho down to the floor… and HE rolls into
the ring, trying to play a game of one upsmanship with the heavyweight champ… SB:
Evan won’t like that a bit. BB:
And Evan rolls back in the ring, but
Powers is waiting, and he hit a knife edged chop to the chest of Aho, and now he
sends Aho into the corner, follows in with a clothesline, but NOBODY’S HOME,
AHO WITH A ROLLUP OUT OF THE CORNER, POWERS KICKS OUT… BOTH MEN UP AND EVAN
AHO WITH AN EXPLODER SUPLEX, HE’S QUICKLY GOING FOR THE PINFALL! SB:
ONE……TWO…… BB:
NO, NO, POWERS KICKS OUT… Kevin Powers is up and Aho has finally done
it, Powers has snapped, he swinging wildly and violently at Evan Aho, and h
connects with a right hand, now he shoots the champion into the far side, and
Aho comes back around, Powers telegraphs the boot and THAT’S the mistake Aho
was looking for, he’s been working on that leg all night and now he’s got an
ankle lock submission applied, Kevin Powers is HOWLING right now, folks, I’m
not joking… SB:
But he’s got a hold of the ropes now… BB:
And Evan Aho is forced to break the hold… Powers is limping as he gets
up, but he’s got enough adrenaline to carry him through this… Aho goes
straight for the leg again, but he might have been overzealous, he didn’t set
up his shot, and Power with an elbow, and Aho stumbles backward… POWERS SENDS
AHO OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH HIS BAD WHEEL, AND EVAN AHO LANDED HARD RIGHT HERE IN
FRONT OF US… And now Kevin Powers is following up, he’s headed outside…
Pounding away at the forehead of our World Champion, and Sammy… watch out,
he’s clearing off your side of the table! SB:
Always my side… BB:
He slams Aho’s head into the table, not once but two times… THREE…
and now he’s once again sending blows to Evan’s head, and an Irish whip INTO
THE POST, AHO HITS THE RING POST, AND HE LOOKS TO BE IN SOME SERIOUS PAIN…
He’s a consummate professional, but Evan’s had some problems with his ribs
every since ELVIS LIVES this past year when he cracked a couple of them in a
brutal three-way tag team match, and damaged them further in subsequent matches
that night for the Greensboro and Presidential titles, and it might come into
play here, and Powers follows in with a HUGE tackle, Evan Aho is laid out on the
floor! SB:
The ref is finally starting to count! BB:
Yes, he is, and Powers sees it, and he rolls Aho into the ring, follows
him in and he shoots Evan into the corner, and he follows it up with a big
elbow. Aho stumbles out, and POWERS
WITH A CLOTHESLINE THAT NEARLY RIPPED EVAN AHO’S HEAD OFF… and now, he’s
got that look in his eyes… We’ve seen it so many times over the years,
folks, and I can call it now when I see it… Kevin Powers is going for the Kiss
The Canvas and it might all be over for Evan Aho right now! SB:
The shortest title reign ever! BB:
He’s got Evan in place for it, the crowd is on it’s feet… POWERS IS
LOOKING AT THE SKYBOX… POWERS IS STARING AT THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE ABOVE… SB:
HE JUST FLIPPED CHAD
MERRITT THE FINGER! BB:
AND AHO CAPITALIZES, WITH A ROLLUP… ONE……TWO……THR—NO!
NO! THAT WAS SO CLOSE, AND
POWERS IS BACK UP, AHO’S BACK UP… ECSTASY!
ECSTASY! EVAN AHO’S SPIN ON
THE TIGER DRIVER, THAT’S HIS FINISHING MANEUVER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE POWERS’
HATRED FOR CHAD MERRITT FINISHED HIM OFF! SB:
You’ve got to be kidding! BB:
ONE……TWO……THREE! THREE!
EVAN AHO RETAINS THE CSWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP! SB: AND KEVIN POWERS IS GONE! BB: That'll be up to him and the man he just flipped off, I guess. It's true that tonight is Powers last contractual obligation to the CSWA. But wow, what a win for Evan Aho. He held on and waited for the mistake by Kevin Powers... and he got a win out of it. After you watch this promo for the CSWA's newest TV offering, CSWA: ON TIME, we'll be back with Flair/Windham.... INSIDE THE CAGE! |
