Post by Jman2k3 on Feb 28, 2023 7:28:03 GMT
Chaos 024
Event Date: February 26, 2023
Coming back from the commercial break we focus on the ringside area where Jatt Starr and Dan Ryan are both inside the ring. Across the ring from them stands Scott Stevens as Bryan McVay raises the microphone up to his lips.
Bryan McVay: And his partner…
The opening piano played by Billy Powell followed by the iconic guitar licks from Gary Rossington’s slide guitar at the beginning of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s epic ‘FREEBIRD’ blare out of the speakers.
Joe Hoffman: Welcome back to Chaos ladies and gentlemen. We’re live from Madison Square Garden and it’s tag team action on tap. We have Jatt Starr and Dan Ryan already in the ring along with Scott Stevens and now we’ll get the HOTv Champion to join this party.
Benny Newell: You mean to tell me we missed the entrances for members of The Final Alliance and Scott Stevens but the Evil Empire gets an entrance on live television?! Someone in the truck better get a bottomline tonight!
Seconds later, the lovely Sunny O’Callahan emerges from the back dressed in the fashion of a female background singer from a late seventies Southern rock band wearing a spaghetti strap top, a pair of jeans, heels, and her usually straight hair is all frizzed out and curly.
Sunny takes a swig from a bottle of Southern Comfort and sways on the stage as Ronnie Van Zant’s vocals come on over the sound system.
“If I leave here tomorrow… will you still remember me?”
Bryan McVay: From Plattin, Missouri, weighing in tonight at 215 lbs. He is the current HOTv Champion. Here is JOE! BERGMAN!
“For I must be traveling on now… ‘Cause there’s too many places I want to see…”
Joe Bergman comes out dressed as normal in a plain black robe over his wrestling trunks with the HOTv Championship belt around his waist.
“But if I stayed here with you girl… Things just couldn’t be the same…”
Joe Hoffman: Joe Bergman is the last man to enter this tag team match but as many of you know already. The three men in this ring will all face Joe Bergman at March 2 Glory where the HOTv Championship belt will be on the line.
“Cause I’m a free as a bird now… and this bird you cannot change…”
Benny Newell: What you’re trying to say is that Joe Bergman is walking into a no-win situation. Jatt Starr and Dan Ryan both can’t stand Joe Bergman. And Scott Stevens worships Lee Best. This isn’t going to be a handicapped match, it’s going to be a three-on-one beatdown of the Evil Empire here on the last Chaos before the PPV.
The crowd roars. Joe pumps his first in the air.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
With Sunny leading the way, she and Bergman start down the ramp toward the ring.
Joe Hoffman: I wish I could say that you’re wrong, Benny, but I know better than anyone what it would mean for any of these three men to rough up Bergman before March 2 Glory. I couldn’t blame Bergman if he just decided not to wrestle this match but that’s not what Joe is all about. He’s going to come out here and fight no matter the situation because he is a man of the people!
“And this bird you cannot change…”
Bergman slaps people’s hands along the way to the ring.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
Benny Newell: Man of the people? What a load of bull. I hope the people pitch in and help to pay Joe Bergman’s hospital bills after this match is over. When the Final Alliance and Stevens are done tonight, we’ll have to ship Joe Bergman to England in a box like a Star Wars Lego set.
Joe climbs up on the ring apron and opens a path for Sunny to climb into the ring. Then he leaps over the top rope and climbs up on the turnbuckle.
“Lord knows, I can’t change”
Looking out over the ropes with Sunny right by his side, Joe raises his arms in the air and a can of PBR in tribute to the ‘ordinary people’ in attendance tonight and, of course, Section 214. Bryan McVay exits the ring along with Sunny. Bergman hands his robe and title belt off to Sunny as Hortega checks with both teams. Once everyone confirms they are ready Hortega calls for the bell.
DING DING
Bergman starts out the match for his team as Jatt convinces Dan Ryan to let him start first against Joe. Both men circle each other as the crowd is buzzing. Joe and Jatt close the gap and go to lock up but Jatt sneaks in a poke to the eye that causes Bergman to stagger. The crowd boos loudly as Jatt unleashes a series of chops to Bergman’s chest. Jatt grabs Bergman by the arm and then whips him into the ropes but Bergman reverses the whip. Jatt bounces off the ropes as Bergman swings with a clothesline but Jatt ducks under it. Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman from behind and then hits him with the JATTLANTIAN SUPLEX down to the canvas hard.
Joe Hoffman: Big-time German suplex by Jatt Starr who got the advantage with a thumb to the eye earlier in the match.
Benny Newell: What you call a thumb to the eye I call Jatt sneezing. Bergman spends all of his time hanging out in a barn with all kinds of farm animals. That triggered Jatt’s allergies and it was just an involuntary reflex.
Jatt gets right back up to his feet but Bergman isn’t far behind him. Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman from behind again and locks him in a sleeper hold. Bergman tries to fight it but Jatt drops down to the canvas and connects with JATTISFACTION. Jatt gets back up to his feet and plays to the crowd a little bit. Dan Ryan yells at Jatt to stay focused as Stevens stomps his foot on the canvas. Jatt steps through the ropes and begins to climb the turnbuckle. Jatt balances himself on the top rope then leaps off and nails Bergman with an elbow from the top rope straight to the heart. Jatt hooks the leg and makes the cover on Bergman as Hortega slides in for the count.
Joel Hortega: UNO
Joel Hortega: DOS
Bergman is able to kick out at two.
Joe Hoffman: Jatt Starr connected with an elbow drop from the top rope right to the chest of Joe Bergman but it wasn’t enough to keep the HOTv Champion for the three count.
Benny Newell: Bergman is too dumb to know when to just stay down and get out of here tonight in one piece. I can’t believe a man would willingly continue a beating from three different people before stepping in the ring with them again with the HOTv Championship on the line.
Jatt gets back up to his feet and then grabs a hold of one of Bergman’s legs. Jatt begins to kick at it relentlessly before signaling to the crowd. Jatt begins to lock Bergman into a figure four but Bergman uses his good leg to push Jatt away. Bergman grabs a hold of the ropes to pull himself up to his feet. Jatt charges and goes for the STARRLITE EXPRESS but Bergman moves out of the way and causes Jatt to slam shoulder-first into the steel ring post.
Joe Hoffman: Jatt tried to cut Bergman in half for that spear but Joe showed great ring awareness being able to move out of the way. Jatt collided with the ring post hard but now Joe needs to make the tag.
Bergman gets to his feet and sees Stevens’ outstretched hand asking to be tagged into the match. Joe looks at Stevens cautiously but decides to tag him into the match. Stevens enters the ring but Jatt has pulled himself away from the ring post and made the tag into Dan Ryan. The 300-plus pounder enters the ring and that makes Stevens stop for a moment.
Benny Newell: Both Texans are in the ring now and both of them swear loyalty to Lee Best. These two boys are going to be slapping meat but they won’t be the only ones!
Stevens rushes in and begins to pepper Dan Ryan with punches to the face. Dan is rocked back toward the ropes with each shot. Stevens grabs a hold of Dan and whips him into the ropes but Dan reverses the whip. Stevens bounces off the ropes and then ducks a clothesline from Ryan. Stevens bounces off the other side of the ropes as Dan Ryan turns around. Stevens hits Dan Ryan with a TEXAS HAMMER that takes the big man off of his feet. Dan rolls to the corner and pulls himself up to his feet. Stevens gets a running start and then leaps into the air and hits Dan Ryan with a STINGER SPLASH in the corner. Ryan falls to the canvas in the corner as Stevens begins to lay in mudhole stomps to the Final Alliance member. Hortega comes over and pulls Stevens away from the corner.
Joe Hoffman: So far, Scott Stevens is holding true to his word that he would play this clean and do his part in this match against the Final Alliance.
Benny Newell: It’s all a part of the plan. Stevens acts like he’s against the Final Alliance and lulls Bergman into a false sense of security. And that’s when Mr. Ordinary gets a beating of a lifetime.
Dan Ryan pulls himself up to his feet and out of the corner as Stevens measures him up. Stevens gets a running start and then leaps into the air and connects with THE FIST. Dan Ryan staggers backward and then falls over the top rope onto the ring apron. Dan pulls himself up to his feet on the ring apron as Stevens charges and goes for REMEMBER THE ALAMO but Ryan swaps the superkick away. Dan Ryan grabs a hold of Stevens and then pulls him out to the ring apron. Ryan hooks Stevens up and goes for a full nelson slam off of the ring apron but Stevens manages to counter.
Joe Hoffman: TOXIC STING OFF THE RING APRON AND DOWN TO THE ARENA FLOOR!
The crowd pops loudly as both Ryan and Stevens hit the arena floor hard. Inside the ring, Hortega begins a ten count while both men remain motionless on the floor. Sunny comes off and begins to scream at Stevens to get up. Bergman hops down off the apron and helps Stevens pick Dan Ryan up and roll him back into the ring. Stevens climbs to the ring apron and then begins to climb the turnbuckle. Stevens balances himself on the top rope and then leaps off and hits Ryan with a diving headbutt. Stevens hooks the leg and makes the cover on Ryan as Hortega slides in.
Joel Hortega: UNO
Joel Hortega: DOS
Dan Ryan launches Stevens off of him at the count of two.
Benny Newell: Even after all of that, Dan Ryan just tossed Scott Stevens like a sack of potatoes. Stevens has angered the beast. If Stevens is smart he goes and tags in Bergman and lets him face the wrath of Dan Ryan.
Stevens lands on the canvas hard as Dan Ryan begins to pull himself up to his feet. Stevens gets a running start toward Dan but Ryan catches Stevens and rocks him with a spinebuster down to the canvas. Ryan pulls himself up to his feet and tries to shake his head to clear some of the cobwebs as Stevens pulls himself back up to his feet. Dan grabs a hold of Stevens and then launches towards the Final Alliance corner with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Stevens hits the canvas hard as Ryan pulls himself up to his feet. Stevens uses the ropes in the corner to pull himself to his feet but Dan Ryan closes in and then begins to ram repeated shoulder blocks into Stevens’ midsection. Hortega comes over and starts a five count which Dan stops at 4.999999. Hortega tries to admonish Ryan but it gives Jatt the opportunity to reach into the ring and begin to choke Stevens.
Joe Hoffman: Dan Ryan has turned the tide of his match and now Scott Stevens is trapped in the Final Alliance corner. Hortega is reading Dan Ryan the riot act but doesn’t see Jatt Starr illegally choking Stevens right now.
Benny Newell: Scott Stevens is getting double-teamed by the Final Alliance but do you see Joe Bergman coming into the ring to help his partner right now? The Evil Empire doesn’t care about anyone other than members of the Evil Empire.
Jatt lets go of Stevens before Hortega turns around. Dan Ryan walks over and then grabs a hold of Stevens. Dan Ryan peels Stevens away from the corner and then spins him around. Ryan locks Stevens into a full nelson hold then hoists him into the air and this time sends him crashing down the canvas with a full nelson slam. Dan Ryan makes his way to the ring apron and then starts to climb the turnbuckle. Dan Ryan perches himself on the top rope as Stevens slowly begins to pull himself back up to a vertical base. Stevens turns around as Ryan leaps from the top rope and nails him with a flying clothesline. Ryan pulls himself up to his feet and then grabs a hold of Stevens by the hair. Ryan hoists Stevens high into the air for a vertical suplex. Dan makes Stevens think about it for a moment or two before spiking him down to the canvas with a screwdriver. Dan Ryan hooks the leg and makes the cover on Stevens as Hortega slides in.
Joel Hortega: UNO
Joel Hortega: DOS
Joel Hortega: TR–
NO! BERGMAN COMES IN AND BREAKS UP THE COUNT!
Joe Hoffman: Dan Ryan just about put Scott Stevens through the mat with that screwdriver but Joe Bergman came in and saved the match for his team!
Benny Newell: For his team? There is no team here! Joe Bergman is just hoping that Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr will continue to beat down Scott Stevens so there is one less opponent for him at March 2 Glory!
Hortega gets up to his feet and begins to force Joe back to his corner but Bergman begins shouting towards Dan Ryan. The 300-plus pounder snarls towards Bergman and dares him to come do something about it. Bergman exits to the ring apron as Stevens begins to use the ropes to pull himself up to his feet. Dan Ryan grabs a hold of Stevens and then hoists him up into the air once again. Ryan goes for a second screwdriver but Stevens counters and hits Dan with the SCORPION DEATH DROP that sends him down to the canvas. Both men are down as Hortega starts a ten count. Dan Ryan is the first man to start moving and makes the tag to Jatt Starr. Jatt comes into the ring and immediately begins to stomp away at Stevens before he can make it up his corner. Jatt picks Stevens up off of the canvas and then hits him with the MANJATTAN DROP. Stevens’ legs buckle but Jatt grabs him and whips him into the ropes. Stevens bounces off the ropes but Joe reaches in and makes the blind tag.
Joe Hoffman: Bergman is the legal man!
Jatt leaps into the air and hits Stevens with the ART STARR-KNEE down to the canvas. Jatt gets back up his feet as Bergman springboards to the top rope. Bergman leaps off and then hits Jatt with a hurricanrana down to the canvas. Bergman gets back up to his feet and then races towards the ropes. Bergman bounces off the ropes as Jatt begins to sit upright. Bergman leaps into the air and hits Jatt with a running seated senton. Bergman gets up to his feet and then steps through the ropes before climbing the turnbuckle. Bergman gets his balances on the top rope and then signals that he’s going for the 450 splash.
Benny Newell: Here comes Dan Ryan!
The 300-plus pounder barrels across the ring and hits Bergman causing him to get crotched on the top turnbuckle. The crowd boos loudly but then Stevens enters the ring and goes after Dan Ryan. Stevens fires off shots but Ryan just shrugs him off. Dan turns around and charges towards Stevens. Ryan goes for a running big boot but Stevens moves out of the way and Dan gets crotched along the top rope. Stevens hits Dan with a big clothesline that sends both men over the top rope and down to the arena floor below. Jatt Starr gets to his feet and then makes his way over towards the corner. Jatt begins to climb the turnbuckle where Bergman is still crotched.
Joe Hoffman: Bergman was going for the 450 splash but thanks to Dan Ryan that plan failed. With both Stevens and Ryan on the outside, Jatt Starr looks to take advantage.
Benny Newell: Stevens and Dan Ryan are going to pretend to be hurt on the outside of the ring. That way, Jatt Starr gets his moment to finish off Joe Bergman once and for all. No more Evil Empire, just the way Lee Best drew it up.
Jatt climbs the turnbuckle and then grabs a hold of Bergman. Joe tries to fight back with shots to the midsection but Jatt hits him with clubbing blows to the back of the neck. Jatt pulls Bergman up and over with a superplex from the top rope. Both men hit the canvas hard as Stevens and Ryan continued to fight on the outside of the ring. Slowly, Jatt is the first one back up to his feet followed by Bergman. Jatt races towards the ropes as Bergman tries to find his balance. Jatt bounces off the ropes and then cuts Bergman in half.
Joe Hoffman: STARRLITE EXPRESS! BERGMAN IS DOWN AND ALL JATT HAS TO DO IS MAKE THE COVER!
Benny Newell: OH NO… THAT WAS GOOD BUT THIS REQUIRES A STATEMENT BE MADE! JOE BERGMAN HAS BEEN A THORN IN HOW’S SIDE FOR TOO LONG! JATT IS GOING TO BEAT HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING WITH HIS BEST MOVE!
Jatt indeed gets back up to his feet and yells for Bergman to get up off of the canvas. On the outside, Dan Ryan yeets Stevens shoulder first into the steel ring steps. As Bergman staggers back up to a vertical base, Jatt grabs a hold of him and hooks him up for the FALLING STARR but Bergman quickly turns and counters with a backslide. Jatt shoulders are on the canvas as Hortega slides in.
Joel Hortega: UNO
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Joel Hortega: DOS
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Joel Hortega: TRES!!!
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NO! DAN RYAN DIVES INTO THE RING AND BREAKS UP THE COUNT!!!
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……BUT A SPLIT SECOND TOO LATE!!!
DING DING DING!!!
Bryan McVay: Here are your winners… the team of SCOTT STEVENS & THE HOTV CHAMPION JOE BERGMANNNN!!!
Joe Hoffman: BERGMAN DID IT! HE PULLED OUT THE WIN BY SURPRISING JATT STARR WITH THAT BACKSLIDE!
Benny Newell: UNBELIEVABLE! BERGMAN CHEATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REFEREE AGAIN!!!
Bergman staggers up to feet and gets his hand raised in victory as Jatt is on his knees in disbelief. The crowd cheers wildly but it soon turns to loud boos as Dan Ryan levels Bergman with a running clothesline to the back of the head.
Joe Hoffman: Joe Bergman won this match fair and square! But, of course, not that the match is over. The Final Alliance beatdown can begin!
Benny Newell: Did Bergman honestly believe he could get away with the things he’s been doing and not suffer here tonight?! No one escapes the wrath of Lee Best, NO ONE!
Ryan helps Jatt up to his feet and then both men start putting the boots to the fallen Joe Bergman. On the outside Scott Stevens pulls himself up to his feet and accesses the situation going on inside of the ring. Stevens takes a moment to decide if he wants to help Bergman or join in on the beatdown but Sunny comes up from behind him.
Joe Hoffman: SUNNY O’CALLAHAN JUST TASED SCOTT STEVENS ON THE OUTSIDE!
Benny Newell: WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?! HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE FRISKS HER BEFORE SHE COMES OUT HERE?!
Stevens hits the arena floor and begins to convulse in pain but Ryan and Starr continue to beatdown Joe Bergman in the middle of the ring. Suddenly, the crowd stands on their feet and cheer loudly.
Joe Hoffman: HERE COME THE ALABAMA GANG!!!
The HOTv World Tag Team Champions come racing down the ramp and slide into the ring. Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr exit the ring quickly and begin to make their way back up the ramp yelling at the HOTv World Tag Team Champions.
Benny Newell: Can we go one week without MVW wrestlers on our show?!
Joe Hoffman: All hell has broken loose but thankfully the HOTv World Tag Team Champions have prevented the Final Alliance from taking out Joe Bergman before March 2 Glory!
Event Date: February 26, 2023
Coming back from the commercial break we focus on the ringside area where Jatt Starr and Dan Ryan are both inside the ring. Across the ring from them stands Scott Stevens as Bryan McVay raises the microphone up to his lips.
Bryan McVay: And his partner…
The opening piano played by Billy Powell followed by the iconic guitar licks from Gary Rossington’s slide guitar at the beginning of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s epic ‘FREEBIRD’ blare out of the speakers.
Joe Hoffman: Welcome back to Chaos ladies and gentlemen. We’re live from Madison Square Garden and it’s tag team action on tap. We have Jatt Starr and Dan Ryan already in the ring along with Scott Stevens and now we’ll get the HOTv Champion to join this party.
Benny Newell: You mean to tell me we missed the entrances for members of The Final Alliance and Scott Stevens but the Evil Empire gets an entrance on live television?! Someone in the truck better get a bottomline tonight!
Seconds later, the lovely Sunny O’Callahan emerges from the back dressed in the fashion of a female background singer from a late seventies Southern rock band wearing a spaghetti strap top, a pair of jeans, heels, and her usually straight hair is all frizzed out and curly.
Sunny takes a swig from a bottle of Southern Comfort and sways on the stage as Ronnie Van Zant’s vocals come on over the sound system.
“If I leave here tomorrow… will you still remember me?”
Bryan McVay: From Plattin, Missouri, weighing in tonight at 215 lbs. He is the current HOTv Champion. Here is JOE! BERGMAN!
“For I must be traveling on now… ‘Cause there’s too many places I want to see…”
Joe Bergman comes out dressed as normal in a plain black robe over his wrestling trunks with the HOTv Championship belt around his waist.
“But if I stayed here with you girl… Things just couldn’t be the same…”
Joe Hoffman: Joe Bergman is the last man to enter this tag team match but as many of you know already. The three men in this ring will all face Joe Bergman at March 2 Glory where the HOTv Championship belt will be on the line.
“Cause I’m a free as a bird now… and this bird you cannot change…”
Benny Newell: What you’re trying to say is that Joe Bergman is walking into a no-win situation. Jatt Starr and Dan Ryan both can’t stand Joe Bergman. And Scott Stevens worships Lee Best. This isn’t going to be a handicapped match, it’s going to be a three-on-one beatdown of the Evil Empire here on the last Chaos before the PPV.
The crowd roars. Joe pumps his first in the air.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
With Sunny leading the way, she and Bergman start down the ramp toward the ring.
Joe Hoffman: I wish I could say that you’re wrong, Benny, but I know better than anyone what it would mean for any of these three men to rough up Bergman before March 2 Glory. I couldn’t blame Bergman if he just decided not to wrestle this match but that’s not what Joe is all about. He’s going to come out here and fight no matter the situation because he is a man of the people!
“And this bird you cannot change…”
Bergman slaps people’s hands along the way to the ring.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
Benny Newell: Man of the people? What a load of bull. I hope the people pitch in and help to pay Joe Bergman’s hospital bills after this match is over. When the Final Alliance and Stevens are done tonight, we’ll have to ship Joe Bergman to England in a box like a Star Wars Lego set.
Joe climbs up on the ring apron and opens a path for Sunny to climb into the ring. Then he leaps over the top rope and climbs up on the turnbuckle.
“Lord knows, I can’t change”
Looking out over the ropes with Sunny right by his side, Joe raises his arms in the air and a can of PBR in tribute to the ‘ordinary people’ in attendance tonight and, of course, Section 214. Bryan McVay exits the ring along with Sunny. Bergman hands his robe and title belt off to Sunny as Hortega checks with both teams. Once everyone confirms they are ready Hortega calls for the bell.
DING DING
Bergman starts out the match for his team as Jatt convinces Dan Ryan to let him start first against Joe. Both men circle each other as the crowd is buzzing. Joe and Jatt close the gap and go to lock up but Jatt sneaks in a poke to the eye that causes Bergman to stagger. The crowd boos loudly as Jatt unleashes a series of chops to Bergman’s chest. Jatt grabs Bergman by the arm and then whips him into the ropes but Bergman reverses the whip. Jatt bounces off the ropes as Bergman swings with a clothesline but Jatt ducks under it. Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman from behind and then hits him with the JATTLANTIAN SUPLEX down to the canvas hard.
Joe Hoffman: Big-time German suplex by Jatt Starr who got the advantage with a thumb to the eye earlier in the match.
Benny Newell: What you call a thumb to the eye I call Jatt sneezing. Bergman spends all of his time hanging out in a barn with all kinds of farm animals. That triggered Jatt’s allergies and it was just an involuntary reflex.
Jatt gets right back up to his feet but Bergman isn’t far behind him. Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman from behind again and locks him in a sleeper hold. Bergman tries to fight it but Jatt drops down to the canvas and connects with JATTISFACTION. Jatt gets back up to his feet and plays to the crowd a little bit. Dan Ryan yells at Jatt to stay focused as Stevens stomps his foot on the canvas. Jatt steps through the ropes and begins to climb the turnbuckle. Jatt balances himself on the top rope then leaps off and nails Bergman with an elbow from the top rope straight to the heart. Jatt hooks the leg and makes the cover on Bergman as Hortega slides in for the count.
Joel Hortega: UNO
Joel Hortega: DOS
Bergman is able to kick out at two.
Joe Hoffman: Jatt Starr connected with an elbow drop from the top rope right to the chest of Joe Bergman but it wasn’t enough to keep the HOTv Champion for the three count.
Benny Newell: Bergman is too dumb to know when to just stay down and get out of here tonight in one piece. I can’t believe a man would willingly continue a beating from three different people before stepping in the ring with them again with the HOTv Championship on the line.
Jatt gets back up to his feet and then grabs a hold of one of Bergman’s legs. Jatt begins to kick at it relentlessly before signaling to the crowd. Jatt begins to lock Bergman into a figure four but Bergman uses his good leg to push Jatt away. Bergman grabs a hold of the ropes to pull himself up to his feet. Jatt charges and goes for the STARRLITE EXPRESS but Bergman moves out of the way and causes Jatt to slam shoulder-first into the steel ring post.
Joe Hoffman: Jatt tried to cut Bergman in half for that spear but Joe showed great ring awareness being able to move out of the way. Jatt collided with the ring post hard but now Joe needs to make the tag.
Bergman gets to his feet and sees Stevens’ outstretched hand asking to be tagged into the match. Joe looks at Stevens cautiously but decides to tag him into the match. Stevens enters the ring but Jatt has pulled himself away from the ring post and made the tag into Dan Ryan. The 300-plus pounder enters the ring and that makes Stevens stop for a moment.
Benny Newell: Both Texans are in the ring now and both of them swear loyalty to Lee Best. These two boys are going to be slapping meat but they won’t be the only ones!
Stevens rushes in and begins to pepper Dan Ryan with punches to the face. Dan is rocked back toward the ropes with each shot. Stevens grabs a hold of Dan and whips him into the ropes but Dan reverses the whip. Stevens bounces off the ropes and then ducks a clothesline from Ryan. Stevens bounces off the other side of the ropes as Dan Ryan turns around. Stevens hits Dan Ryan with a TEXAS HAMMER that takes the big man off of his feet. Dan rolls to the corner and pulls himself up to his feet. Stevens gets a running start and then leaps into the air and hits Dan Ryan with a STINGER SPLASH in the corner. Ryan falls to the canvas in the corner as Stevens begins to lay in mudhole stomps to the Final Alliance member. Hortega comes over and pulls Stevens away from the corner.
Joe Hoffman: So far, Scott Stevens is holding true to his word that he would play this clean and do his part in this match against the Final Alliance.
Benny Newell: It’s all a part of the plan. Stevens acts like he’s against the Final Alliance and lulls Bergman into a false sense of security. And that’s when Mr. Ordinary gets a beating of a lifetime.
Dan Ryan pulls himself up to his feet and out of the corner as Stevens measures him up. Stevens gets a running start and then leaps into the air and connects with THE FIST. Dan Ryan staggers backward and then falls over the top rope onto the ring apron. Dan pulls himself up to his feet on the ring apron as Stevens charges and goes for REMEMBER THE ALAMO but Ryan swaps the superkick away. Dan Ryan grabs a hold of Stevens and then pulls him out to the ring apron. Ryan hooks Stevens up and goes for a full nelson slam off of the ring apron but Stevens manages to counter.
Joe Hoffman: TOXIC STING OFF THE RING APRON AND DOWN TO THE ARENA FLOOR!
The crowd pops loudly as both Ryan and Stevens hit the arena floor hard. Inside the ring, Hortega begins a ten count while both men remain motionless on the floor. Sunny comes off and begins to scream at Stevens to get up. Bergman hops down off the apron and helps Stevens pick Dan Ryan up and roll him back into the ring. Stevens climbs to the ring apron and then begins to climb the turnbuckle. Stevens balances himself on the top rope and then leaps off and hits Ryan with a diving headbutt. Stevens hooks the leg and makes the cover on Ryan as Hortega slides in.
Joel Hortega: UNO
Joel Hortega: DOS
Dan Ryan launches Stevens off of him at the count of two.
Benny Newell: Even after all of that, Dan Ryan just tossed Scott Stevens like a sack of potatoes. Stevens has angered the beast. If Stevens is smart he goes and tags in Bergman and lets him face the wrath of Dan Ryan.
Stevens lands on the canvas hard as Dan Ryan begins to pull himself up to his feet. Stevens gets a running start toward Dan but Ryan catches Stevens and rocks him with a spinebuster down to the canvas. Ryan pulls himself up to his feet and tries to shake his head to clear some of the cobwebs as Stevens pulls himself back up to his feet. Dan grabs a hold of Stevens and then launches towards the Final Alliance corner with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Stevens hits the canvas hard as Ryan pulls himself up to his feet. Stevens uses the ropes in the corner to pull himself to his feet but Dan Ryan closes in and then begins to ram repeated shoulder blocks into Stevens’ midsection. Hortega comes over and starts a five count which Dan stops at 4.999999. Hortega tries to admonish Ryan but it gives Jatt the opportunity to reach into the ring and begin to choke Stevens.
Joe Hoffman: Dan Ryan has turned the tide of his match and now Scott Stevens is trapped in the Final Alliance corner. Hortega is reading Dan Ryan the riot act but doesn’t see Jatt Starr illegally choking Stevens right now.
Benny Newell: Scott Stevens is getting double-teamed by the Final Alliance but do you see Joe Bergman coming into the ring to help his partner right now? The Evil Empire doesn’t care about anyone other than members of the Evil Empire.
Jatt lets go of Stevens before Hortega turns around. Dan Ryan walks over and then grabs a hold of Stevens. Dan Ryan peels Stevens away from the corner and then spins him around. Ryan locks Stevens into a full nelson hold then hoists him into the air and this time sends him crashing down the canvas with a full nelson slam. Dan Ryan makes his way to the ring apron and then starts to climb the turnbuckle. Dan Ryan perches himself on the top rope as Stevens slowly begins to pull himself back up to a vertical base. Stevens turns around as Ryan leaps from the top rope and nails him with a flying clothesline. Ryan pulls himself up to his feet and then grabs a hold of Stevens by the hair. Ryan hoists Stevens high into the air for a vertical suplex. Dan makes Stevens think about it for a moment or two before spiking him down to the canvas with a screwdriver. Dan Ryan hooks the leg and makes the cover on Stevens as Hortega slides in.
Joel Hortega: UNO
Joel Hortega: DOS
Joel Hortega: TR–
NO! BERGMAN COMES IN AND BREAKS UP THE COUNT!
Joe Hoffman: Dan Ryan just about put Scott Stevens through the mat with that screwdriver but Joe Bergman came in and saved the match for his team!
Benny Newell: For his team? There is no team here! Joe Bergman is just hoping that Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr will continue to beat down Scott Stevens so there is one less opponent for him at March 2 Glory!
Hortega gets up to his feet and begins to force Joe back to his corner but Bergman begins shouting towards Dan Ryan. The 300-plus pounder snarls towards Bergman and dares him to come do something about it. Bergman exits to the ring apron as Stevens begins to use the ropes to pull himself up to his feet. Dan Ryan grabs a hold of Stevens and then hoists him up into the air once again. Ryan goes for a second screwdriver but Stevens counters and hits Dan with the SCORPION DEATH DROP that sends him down to the canvas. Both men are down as Hortega starts a ten count. Dan Ryan is the first man to start moving and makes the tag to Jatt Starr. Jatt comes into the ring and immediately begins to stomp away at Stevens before he can make it up his corner. Jatt picks Stevens up off of the canvas and then hits him with the MANJATTAN DROP. Stevens’ legs buckle but Jatt grabs him and whips him into the ropes. Stevens bounces off the ropes but Joe reaches in and makes the blind tag.
Joe Hoffman: Bergman is the legal man!
Jatt leaps into the air and hits Stevens with the ART STARR-KNEE down to the canvas. Jatt gets back up his feet as Bergman springboards to the top rope. Bergman leaps off and then hits Jatt with a hurricanrana down to the canvas. Bergman gets back up to his feet and then races towards the ropes. Bergman bounces off the ropes as Jatt begins to sit upright. Bergman leaps into the air and hits Jatt with a running seated senton. Bergman gets up to his feet and then steps through the ropes before climbing the turnbuckle. Bergman gets his balances on the top rope and then signals that he’s going for the 450 splash.
Benny Newell: Here comes Dan Ryan!
The 300-plus pounder barrels across the ring and hits Bergman causing him to get crotched on the top turnbuckle. The crowd boos loudly but then Stevens enters the ring and goes after Dan Ryan. Stevens fires off shots but Ryan just shrugs him off. Dan turns around and charges towards Stevens. Ryan goes for a running big boot but Stevens moves out of the way and Dan gets crotched along the top rope. Stevens hits Dan with a big clothesline that sends both men over the top rope and down to the arena floor below. Jatt Starr gets to his feet and then makes his way over towards the corner. Jatt begins to climb the turnbuckle where Bergman is still crotched.
Joe Hoffman: Bergman was going for the 450 splash but thanks to Dan Ryan that plan failed. With both Stevens and Ryan on the outside, Jatt Starr looks to take advantage.
Benny Newell: Stevens and Dan Ryan are going to pretend to be hurt on the outside of the ring. That way, Jatt Starr gets his moment to finish off Joe Bergman once and for all. No more Evil Empire, just the way Lee Best drew it up.
Jatt climbs the turnbuckle and then grabs a hold of Bergman. Joe tries to fight back with shots to the midsection but Jatt hits him with clubbing blows to the back of the neck. Jatt pulls Bergman up and over with a superplex from the top rope. Both men hit the canvas hard as Stevens and Ryan continued to fight on the outside of the ring. Slowly, Jatt is the first one back up to his feet followed by Bergman. Jatt races towards the ropes as Bergman tries to find his balance. Jatt bounces off the ropes and then cuts Bergman in half.
Joe Hoffman: STARRLITE EXPRESS! BERGMAN IS DOWN AND ALL JATT HAS TO DO IS MAKE THE COVER!
Benny Newell: OH NO… THAT WAS GOOD BUT THIS REQUIRES A STATEMENT BE MADE! JOE BERGMAN HAS BEEN A THORN IN HOW’S SIDE FOR TOO LONG! JATT IS GOING TO BEAT HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING WITH HIS BEST MOVE!
Jatt indeed gets back up to his feet and yells for Bergman to get up off of the canvas. On the outside, Dan Ryan yeets Stevens shoulder first into the steel ring steps. As Bergman staggers back up to a vertical base, Jatt grabs a hold of him and hooks him up for the FALLING STARR but Bergman quickly turns and counters with a backslide. Jatt shoulders are on the canvas as Hortega slides in.
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NO! DAN RYAN DIVES INTO THE RING AND BREAKS UP THE COUNT!!!
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……BUT A SPLIT SECOND TOO LATE!!!
DING DING DING!!!
Bryan McVay: Here are your winners… the team of SCOTT STEVENS & THE HOTV CHAMPION JOE BERGMANNNN!!!
Joe Hoffman: BERGMAN DID IT! HE PULLED OUT THE WIN BY SURPRISING JATT STARR WITH THAT BACKSLIDE!
Benny Newell: UNBELIEVABLE! BERGMAN CHEATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REFEREE AGAIN!!!
Bergman staggers up to feet and gets his hand raised in victory as Jatt is on his knees in disbelief. The crowd cheers wildly but it soon turns to loud boos as Dan Ryan levels Bergman with a running clothesline to the back of the head.
Joe Hoffman: Joe Bergman won this match fair and square! But, of course, not that the match is over. The Final Alliance beatdown can begin!
Benny Newell: Did Bergman honestly believe he could get away with the things he’s been doing and not suffer here tonight?! No one escapes the wrath of Lee Best, NO ONE!
Ryan helps Jatt up to his feet and then both men start putting the boots to the fallen Joe Bergman. On the outside Scott Stevens pulls himself up to his feet and accesses the situation going on inside of the ring. Stevens takes a moment to decide if he wants to help Bergman or join in on the beatdown but Sunny comes up from behind him.
Joe Hoffman: SUNNY O’CALLAHAN JUST TASED SCOTT STEVENS ON THE OUTSIDE!
Benny Newell: WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?! HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE FRISKS HER BEFORE SHE COMES OUT HERE?!
Stevens hits the arena floor and begins to convulse in pain but Ryan and Starr continue to beatdown Joe Bergman in the middle of the ring. Suddenly, the crowd stands on their feet and cheer loudly.
Joe Hoffman: HERE COME THE ALABAMA GANG!!!
The HOTv World Tag Team Champions come racing down the ramp and slide into the ring. Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr exit the ring quickly and begin to make their way back up the ramp yelling at the HOTv World Tag Team Champions.
Benny Newell: Can we go one week without MVW wrestlers on our show?!
Joe Hoffman: All hell has broken loose but thankfully the HOTv World Tag Team Champions have prevented the Final Alliance from taking out Joe Bergman before March 2 Glory!