Last week on Ruckus: Summer Rose challenged Autumn Powers to make their title rematch at AnIIversary a Loser Leaves Town bout • Rich Ward said he'd rebound from losing in his chance at the World TV title by taking on and beating every member of the International Workrate Consortium, then started off by outwrestling Anton Stahl for a victory • Razorblade got himself named special guest referee for the Einherjar/Nazir el-Fadal main event but it degenerated to the point that the Immortals laid out both Savage and Nazir…but that beating stopped when the Game Changers appeared on the scene to compare titles…
…and while Ruckus ended there last week, that scene didn't, and instead of the usual open we first got what didn't have time to air last week.
Picking up where the show dropped, the two teams were at first smack talking and comparing belts with the Immortals in the ring and the Game Changers on the ramp. The smack talking steadily escalated to the point where both sides ditched their belts where they were then met in the middle of the ramp way and started throwing hands; the Game Changers got the upper hand with the numbers advantage but started losing it when the power advantage of the Immortals came into play. Einherjar and the Revenant were throwing heavy hands when both Naz and Razorblade started reasserting themselves in going after the Immortals, who suddenly found themselves on the wrong end of a 5 v. 2 seesaw that got worse when Tiki God got loose and dropped Einherjar with one perfectly placed and timed Superman punch. Team Teal started streaming out after that trying to separate the Changers, Immortals, Razorblade and Naz - this whole part took up a couple of minutes and sprinkled in some fan shot footage with some of the previously online exclusive stuff from QTube.
The Quaranteers chanting Queue Cee Dub! for the overrun's overrun fed right into the show open, unfortunately with more Pierce Moore and Drake Tremble in it but otherwise business as usual before the pyro was lit and the usual suspects welcomed us to Ruckus with AnIIversary thirteen days out.
Speaking of bad luck, Tremble was in the opener.
| • "the Voice of Freedom" Drake Tremble d. Caballero Obscuro • | Former champ Tremble putting the Q in QCW means he's made it his mission to go after foreign, masked wrestlers, and he's been successfully targeting Los Nuevos Caballeros since reemerging in QCW. Tremble completed his sweep of LNC here and found the most him way to achieve it: getting in trouble down the stretch against the powerhouse Obscuro, Drake used the referee as a shield before yanking off Obscuro's mask entirely. For obvious reasons, Blanco immediately went down covering his face and Tremble pinned him as a result. **
The other Caballeros rushed the ring after the pinfall, but Tremble was a step ahead and fled the ring before they could get their hands on him. They swore revenge on him amongst other things (presumably) while Tremble taunted them with the mask as the crowd jeered. Caballero Verde eventually was able to get a small towel from a cameraman and used it to keep Obscuro's identity safe.
TOTHEBACK~! where Julius Duquesne III brought on the entirety of the College Park Family to a decent pop from the Quaranteers. Cindy briefly mentioned how good it felt to get back on the winning side of things last week and threw out a hallo spacegirl, but after that Jupiter Jones surprisingly took control of the promo and was unsurprisingly all business. He was already pissed off at Moore for disrespecting him and his, but going into business last week with that mutha–with that snake Tremble was a step too far. Moore may think he's hot now but the only reason there was a QCW for him to come to was the fact that Jupiter Jones made it the sort of place that a young chucklehead like him would want to go. So he can dash his way to AnIIversary and see if he has the stuff to beat him again – or if it's Moore who gods destroy. Crowd popped big as Jupiter walked away from the explosion of hitting his old catchphrase without looking back, his compatriots enthusiastically bigging him up as they left JD3 behind.
Let Us Take You Back To Last Week where Rich Ward promised to shut up his little brother once and for all by beating every member of the International Workrate Consortium and got off to a successful start by beating Anton Stahl.
That win last week fed into more Ward on Ward violence this week, and the brothers wasted no time going after each other full throttle. The match had a schizophrenic nature, as the Wards exchanged lengthy catch as catch can exchanges as well as hockey fights. In a call back to the inaugural War of the Wards, both men went for low blows on the other with the referee distracted (this time they both whiffed). Both countered the other's finisher, then it looked like Jason was going to go for a fireman's carry cutter only for Rich to counter out into a rolling prawn hold that kept Jason's shoulders down to the mat just long enough for it to really count. *** ½
| • "the Wonderful" Rich Ward d. Jason the Terrible in War (of the) Wards II • |
Rich dodged a post match Consortium attack and got his hand raised on the ramp, clearly happy to have bested his brother again and gotten to the halfway point of his promise. He made check marks in a furious Jason and Anton's direction while Pyotr (his opponent next week) waved him on to the ring if he was feeling that good about things. Rich laughed the offer off and said he'd see him next week.
I find it…let's be generous and say hilarious the question going around lately is about what AnIIversary means to a person or people when the fact of the matter is that if those in charge had their way, I wouldn't be in the position I've earned at AnIIversary.
Bad enough we had to hear from Nazir el-Fadal, but unfortunately we were also going to get a sort of highlight reel of his while the #1 contender spoke.
What it means to me is the opportunity to right a wrong. I could layer my answer more ornately, but that's what it comes down to – the fact that last year's Devil's Night where I was screwed out of MY World Championship wasn't only allowed, but encouraged. I never got my one on one rematch for it, either. That's the sort of thing that could break a man's mind. That's the sort of thing that could derail a man's career.
Naz's evil grin almost covered the screen.
What about my year suggests an unmaking?
Ask Roy Fade who unmade his first TV title reign.
Ask Beckett Carpenter who unmade their old mask.
Ask Mayhem what happened to him after he stole from me when I hunted him down and unmade his career.
Mason, you are of a higher class than the rest of them, and I must find myself impressed not only by your own win-loss record but your unwillingness to play any of Holmes' games to stand as your own man.
The problem I have with you is simple: you have my property, and I want it back.
And at AnIIversary I will be getting it back. That's what AnIIversary means to me: righting a wrong - embedding myself as this company's first ever two time World Champion - taking on and taking down the only other viable answer to the question "Who's QCW's best?" - and if I can ruin Scotty Holmes' precious night by making his worst nightmare come to life, then that's just what's going to happen, rabble.
Naz stood up slowly in the darkness, beamed another evil grin, and hit the Are You Not Entertained?
Because everything that's mine comes due in time.
We panned out to see Naz standing on top of the Arena, high on his own ego per usual, cackling in the darkness…and unfortunately ready for AnIIversary.
Muse's "New Born" hit the system to bring out the Game Changers to a positive reaction. Once in the ring, Bennett Carpenter helmed most of the subsequent promo, putting Al over for dropping Einherjar, something he'd be doing later on tonight and they would get her opportunity at the same in a couple of Thursdays. But with Al already putting in work tonight it falls upon them to match that effort. Carpenter then offered up a "sparring session" up against anyone on the roster who had no fear of Looking Inward.
There were a few false starts - then Engel started.
And out slowly strode The Tracksuit Tsar.
| • Pyotr Caviar ddq. "Dark Mirror" Beckett Carpenter (w/the Game Changers) • | The sparring session turned out to be a tale of two halves: the first half where Caviar showed off his vaunted power and sent Carpenter flying all around the ring on multiple occasions, and the second half, where Carpenter took advantage of the clearly gassed Young Pyotr to start trying to enact death by a thousand paper cuts by sticking and moving. But in contrast to Caviar, Carpenter couldn't even keep Pyotr down for 2 ½, Starr wondering how they were going to match up with the Immortals when Dark Mirror was having problems with Pyotr.
The match ended when Bennett locked on Look Inward with Pyotr in the ropes; when Carpenter didn't release after 5, the DQ was called. Really liked the style clash before the fuck finish. ** ½
Carpenter took their time releasing, at least until the other Consortium members came out to first even and then tilt the odds in their favor. Things might have continued on like that for some time if the lights hadn't suddenly gone out. A buzz grew in the Arena, then turned into a massive pop when Lemmy came on over the PA.
"Killed By Death".
And when the lights went back up, there were the Immortals. With them between the Consortium and Game Changers, the crowd chanted for the World Tag Team champions. Serge seemed to look over the situation before corralling his men. He gestured between the two sets of tag team champions, then gestured towards the Immortals that the Consortium was more than fine letting them handle their own dirty work. Serge gave a few more words to his squad, then the IWC took their leave.
That left the Immortals to slowly turn and face the Game Changers, pockets of "Holy shit!" chants peppered in the crowd. The Revenant managed to pull a mic from his long black duster and said that what he and his partner wandered this Earth for were titles. That's all their careers have been: getting scars and titles. If they were fine living titleless lives, then the Immortals were fine with taking them. Einherjar added they couldn't wait to unify the tag team championships, and added he'd see Al in a little bit with a cocksure grin. Announce understandably went into overdrive hyping the Unified World Tag Team championships match coming at AnIIversary before we went
TOTHEBACK~! where Enya Face was standing by with her guest, Crusazdo del Oro. An irate Crusazdo spent the promo seemingly cursing in Spanish about what he'd do to Drake Tremble but then confirmed it in Spanglish, saying if that pinche naranjo payaso is going to jail, then his little buddy Tremble is going to wish they were cell mates by the time he gets through with him at AnIIversary. No pinche gringo unmasks a luchador without there being repercussions. None. Oro stomped off before Enya could even get in a follow up question, and best of luck to him.
| • "These Hands" Roy Fade d. "The Fury" Jim Jaspers to retain the QCW World Television title 4️⃣ • | Fade and Jaspers have had an on again off again rivalry in their QCW tenures that's burned a little bit hotter since the TV title was introduced last year. But while Old Jim has yet to taste singles gold in QCW, Fade has established himself as the first time two time TV champ. Match went probably 55/45 in favor of the champ, who avoided his trip to Fury Road by giving Jim a massive backdrop that sent him careening into the apron and splattered on the floor. Fade gave Jaspers the familiar looking Decision on the floor then threw him in the ring and added another before pinning him. ** ½
Fade's post match celebration got cut short by some pushing and shoving from "the Proper King" Richard Windsor, who didn't appreciate the cheap shots and general assholery and probably liked These Hands daring him to do sumthin' 'bout it then even less.
From there we got a vignette from the QCW Women’s World Champion Autumn Powers, who had this to say with regards to Summer's challenge for AnIIversary:
So… it’s come to this.
We’ve been through it all together, you & I. Yes, even through that cringe phase I had when we were just starting out, the less said the better.
She took a sip of coffee before continuing: And every time I think we could possibly patch things up, you have to lay me out for behind.
So now it comes down to AnIIversary - loser leaves town - for the QCW Women’s World Championship.
You’re not the first one to think she can make her bones by taking down the Punk Queen of Puget Sound and you won’t be the last. It’s kinda funny, looking to do it this way at this time of year, because this sumer’s been a lot like you: comes in hot and furious but by September everybody’s tired of it and we want it to be done.
I accept the loser leaves town stipulation, Summer. You may regret it…but I’ll make sure you won’t forget it.” Autumn left the frame; coincidentally (?) enough, the last thing we saw as she left was the QCW Women’s World Championship.
Announce went into hype mode as chyrons came up and Phantogram’s “Cruel World” played in the background of baby highlight reels for both women; alongside Razorblade/Naz for the World title and the unification of the tag titles, add this big money match: Autumn v. Summer for the QCW Women’s World Heavyweight Championship…loser leaves town.
Things haven't gotten to that boiling point between the Game Changers and the Immortals, but the tag title unification match coming up at AnIIversary has quickly served to get both squads sniping at each other whether online or IRL. Spun off from last week's Ruckus, tonight's semi main featured Einherjar, Tiki God, and more hype for the unification match. Einherjar might have been slightly surprised at Al's strength but he spent just as much time dishing it out as taking it. He even kicked out after Al landed the same Superman punch that dropped him last week. Both men ended up fighting on the apron, and Buffett would ultimately win out by dropping down to avoid a uraken then following up with a modified Inner Strength that sent Einherjar through the announce table to the roars of the Quaranteers…but it also got him DQed.
| • Einherjar ddq. "Tiki God" Al Buffett • |
Al had some mocking laughs at the expense of Einherjar's fallen body before leaving through the crowd to a good reception.
Next week's Ruckus is the last one before we get to the AnIIversary fireworks factory, but that doesn't mean QCW won't be making some noise next week:
🌟 Roy Fade tries to keep his reign with the World TV title going into the PPV 🌟
🌟 Rich Ward's march against the International Workrate Consortium continues with the biggest roadblock of them all, Pyotr Caviar 🌟
🌟 And the main event, a non-titled affair: The Immortals against the unlikely team of World Champ Razorblade and…Nazir el-Fadal. 🌟
But that's the main event for next week - of course, this week's main event is the bridge between last week and next's - so Let Us Take You Back To Last Week when a Naz/Einherjar main event guest refereed by Mason Savage ended up completely derailing and ended with the Immortals laying out both el-Fadal and Savage.
This time around it was the big bad Revenant up against The Champ, albeit in non-title action.
You know, for two guys the Quaranteers love, they sure AF don't like each other, and two segments worth of hoss fight proved it; honestly, this felt more like pureso than a Florida indie and I'm not even remotely complaining. At one point they went from fighting on their knees to slowly getting vertical enough to be able to get a third (?) wind and enact a hockey fight, but they didn't stop there. Both men came off the ropes and hit each other with big boots before going forehead to forehead and firing each other up, before they both ducked the other then both hit rolling forearm smashes Rocky II style and left their opponent in a heap.
But as was the case for the majority of the match, the Rev was ahead on points and recovered first. While Savage couldn't maneuver him into position for the Soul Crusher, the tag champ's power advantage soon had Razorblade rocked and it wasn't long before the red right hand was in the air. Savage was goozled, then chokeslammed…but managed to kick out.
Obviously peeved, the Rev set it up again, then delivered an even bigger chokeslam than the previous. Razorblade didn't kick out this time but did get his foot on the ropes to the approval of the Quaranteers and the pique of the Revenant who got in the referee's face about the count. Steve noted on commentary that the Rev had gotten physical with a zebra during his match with Naz a few weeks ago and hoped history wouldn't repeat itself.
What ended up repeating itself was a third chokeslam as Einherjar came out from the back slowly limping but out to support his partner. Not content with three chokeslams, the Rev set up and followed through on a fourth to the exhortations of Einherjar and the increased disapproval of the Quaranteers. Revenant hears you, Revenant don't care. Which is why he had Razorblade in position for a fifth chokeslam when suddenly the grid overheated and the lights went out.
Cue Arcarsenal?!
Believe it.
Because when the lights came on, there was Nazir el-Fadal….
…saving Razorblade…
…by burying Greetings From Hayt Corner right between the eyes of the Revenant.
| • the Revenant (w/Einherjar) ddq. QCW World Heavyweight Champion Mason "Razorblade" Savage in a non-title match • |
Agog is a great word that somehow fails the moment, as the Arena was loud at Naz's sudden appearance and weird dabbling into white hattery. Naz being Naz of course, wasn't done with the barbed wire wrapped Singapore canes and took a couple steps back before basement dropkicking them further into his head. Naz got to his feet and offered a hand up to The Champ, who was understandably looking at him like he had never seen the #1 contender before. It looked like he was considering his options when Einherjar laid out Naz from behind and just like last week, all four men were brawling, announce already hyping up the tag match next week.
This time, however, Naz's shocking appearance helped out he and Razorblade, who came in after a few beats and helped pry Einherjar off Naz before going to work on him in his own right. Razorblade saw Naz come up behind Einherjar, smile evilly and point to his forearm, but merely nodded - then Naz spun Einherjar around. Then Razorblade spin Einherjar around, and both Naz and Razorblade drilled Einherjar from both sides with MDK Elbows to the shock of the crowd. The tag champ melted into the canvas (bad night for him) as The Revenant started stirring and trying to rip the Greetings out of his head. Seeing him stir was all the motivation Naz needed to bail from the ring, but Razorblade yelled out to Naz and hit the Are You Not Entertained? before basement superkicking the Greetings further into the Rev and drawing a wide swath of "Holy shit!" chants.
Razorblade got the Twelve Pounds of Gold and did his own light limping towards Naz on the ramp before offering a fist pound and thanking him for the help. Naz pointed out that he did that for revenge and to save AnIIversary's crown jewel of a main event. Naz looked over Razorblade, then offered a quick fist bump back before vaulting the barrier and leaving through the crowd to a disturbingly high number of Naz chants - all of which got subsumed when Razorblade held up the World title with one hand and offered some mocking tears with the other to the suddenly mortal looking Immortals who were recovering in the ring. With a quick final plug for next week's main event, the shellshocked Steve and Starr wrapped up the first Ruckus of the month.
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