Matt's New Beginning Fed - Chapter 1

[Matt]

GWFZ Card 5
Mizar Solarsphere, Ursa Major

- Leviathan defeated The Soulwatcher via count-out (***)

- Hegemony pinned The Legacy with MAINSTREAM (**)

- Sabre took care of Nightmare Nikki with SENSITIVITY TRAINING (**)

- Surgeon & Death Knight II beat Cuddley Claw & Plethador, when Surgeon used FINAL CUT on Cuddley Claw (* 1/2)

- Ensor blasted Dark Star Creature with ERUPTION OF THARSIS for the win (* 1/2)

- Max Shield squashed Rush with THE OMNICRON FORCE (*)

- Dr. Payne forced Pride to tap to a cobra clutch (* 1/2)

- In a Best of Three Falls Match for the GWFZ Title:
~ Symbiote took Fall 1 by DQ
~ Morbid used MORBIDLY CRUEL to win Fall 2
~ Symbiote won Fall 3 via YOURS IS MINE
~ For the fifth consecutive card, a new GWFZ Champ is crowned!
~Winner and new GWFZ Champ: Symbiote

[Matt]

NB Card 64 - GWF WARZONE
Fire Island, Mercury

VidCam: Vidtek is running down the hallway inside the arena, when he stops outside Massif’s office.

Vidtek: A very upset Tauran just stormed into Massif’s office. If I can maneuver the VidCam in there, we’ll get to see what he has to say.

After ten seconds or so, the VidCam focuses in on Massif and Tauran.

Tauran: I’m telling you, there’s no way I’m teaming up with Epoch tonight! You saw what he did to me the other night. You didn’t even suspend him.

Massif: Yes, I saw what he did, but it certainly wasn’t worthy of a suspension. Besides Lord Nexus took care of him, so stop whining.

Tauran: I’m still not teaming up with him.

Massif: Fine. I can deal with that. Here’s what will happen instead. You and Epoch will face each other one-on-one, with nobody allowed at ringside. Winner gets a new partner later tonight to face The Troubleshooters. And since the fans seem to enjoy the “lethal lottery” style of selecting a partner, we’ll do that again for the winner. Anyone interfering in either match, or anyone laying a hand on their partner, will be suspended for the rest of 2120. Got it?

Tauran: Yes. That is fair. Thank you.

Massif: Now get down to the ring, you and Epoch are up first.


Tauran vs. Epoch
- Epoch gets the win via THE DARK AGE, and, along with a new surprise partner, will meet The Troubleshooters later tonight. (** 1/2)
Winner: Epoch

Disaster vs. Scimitar
- The expected squash lasted all of two moves. Disaster used RAMPAGE to demolish Scimitar. (*)
Winner: Disaster

Tanck vs. American Guy
- Rare singles' match for American Guy, and he takes the loss, as the IRON MAN VISE is too much for him to overcome. (** 1/2)
Winner: Tanck

Bloodline vs. Amazing Mann
- Quick win for Bloodline, as he hits the COSMIC BIG BANG early. (* 1/2)
Winner: Bloodline

Encubus vs. Slave Beast
- Encubus quickly locks in the MAFFEI MASTERLOCK, forcing his former teammate to tap. Encubus refuses to release the hold after the match, and injured Slave Beast's leg! (* 1/2)
Winner: Encubus


DragonMaster: I've just been given word that Epoch's partner will not be revealed until it's time for him to come down to the ring. The suspense builds!


Inter-Planetary Title Match
Tricks (ch) vs. Valour
- The return match, as Tricks won the belt from Valour on the last WarZone. Valour misses a turnbuckle charge, and the clown rolls him up for the 1-2-3. (***)
Winner: Tricks

Nosfera vs. Payback
- Payback takes the action to the outside and ends up getting disqualified. (**)
Winner by disqualification: Nosfera


Vanity: Epoch's in the ring, awaiting his partner. Who's it going to be? (pause) It's...MINOTAUR!!!


Galactic Tag Team Title Match
Troubleshooters (ch) vs. Epoch & Minotaur
- Surprisingly good tag team match, as Epoch and Minotaur both get in good offense against the champs. Finish comes when Epoch gets caught with TROUBLE TIMES TWO. (*** 1/2)
Winners: Troubleshooters

Galactic Title Match
Swarm (ch) vs. Sly Drury
- Slave Beast's injury earlier in the evening left Drury without a backup plan. Good back and forth action, but when Swarm hit the HORNET'S STING it was all over. (*** 1/2)
Winner: Swarm

[Matt]

NB Card 65 - GWF Arena Show
Iapetus Scope, Saturn

- She Devil flattened Shann Ra with a CANNONBALL CLOTHESLINE (** 1/2)

- Stars & Stripes defeated Big Things when American Guy used AMERICAN FIREPOWER on Gryt (* 1/2)

- Kill Prey beat Switchblade with AMBUSH! (*** 1/2)

- Endgame pinned Amazing Mann after the ULTIMA LEAP (***)

- Thrash defeated Latasha with FEMME FATAL to regain the Women's Title (*** 1/2)

- Ani Men Invasion topped Titan Glory when Antak rolled up Tristan after the latter missed a deathjump (*** 1/2)

- United Stars Champion Steele Freak put down Anivar with FRENZIED HEAD SLAMS (****)

- The Gatekeeper pinned Valour with CLOSING OF THE GATE in a Lepus Stun Rod Match; an enraged Valour attacked Gatekeeper after the match, repeatedly hitting him with his sword sheath before Lorelei ran down to stop him! (* 1/2)

[Matt]

GWFZ Card 6
Beta Pictoris Stellar Hall, Pictor

- Rush hit WHAT A RUSH on Bust Up for the victory (**)

- Surgeon dispensed of Soulwatcher with FINAL CUT (* 1/2)

- Dr. Payne used a thrust to the solar plexus to top Cuddley Claw (**)

- The Legacy took down the Dark Star Creature with INNER PEACE (* 1/2)

- Pride defeated Leviathan by DQ (*)

- Ensor fell to Death Knight II and DEATH RIDE (* 1/2)
(Note: this is the THIRD time I've rolled 'snake eyes' for Ensor's pin!)

- In the best match of the night, Nefarus pinned nemesis Max Shield after a spinning neckbreaker (****)

- In the GWFZ's first ever Cosmic Cage Match, Morbid continued the streak of the GWFZ Title changing hands on EVERY show, as he regained the belt from Symbiote after using MORBIDLY CRUEL and escaping the cage (***)
~ Winner and new GWFZ Champion (for the 3rd time): Morbid

~ That's 6 GWFZ shows, and a new GWFZ Champ being crowned on each!

[Matt]

NB Card 66 - GWF WARZONE
Luna Auditorium, Earth's Moon

Minotaur vs. Tanck
- Minotaur hammers Tanck with THE MINOTAUR'S CHARGE for the win. (* 1/2)
Winner: Minotaur

Centaurians vs. Master Race
- Thraxx scores the pin on Anivar after POWER OF KRULL. (**)
Winners: Master Race

Nosfera vs. Payback
- A rematch from the last WarZone show when Payback got DQ'ed. Nosfera controlled most of the action and got the win thanks to THE DEMON'S BREATH. Nosfera grabbed Payback after the match hammered him with a SPRING HEEL KICK! (* 1/2)
Winner: Nosfera

United Stars Title Match
Steele Freak (ch) vs. Switchblade
- Switchblade started off strong, but the champ recovered. Freak retains via FRENZIED HEAD SLAMS. Steele Freak kept pounding on Switchblade after the bell, again delivering FRENZIED HEAD SLAMS to a lifeless Switchblade. (** 1/2)
Winner: Steele Freak

Epoch vs. Endgame
- Disappointing performance for Endgame. Epoch hit Endgame with THE DARK AGE for the surprisingly easy win. (**)
Winner: Epoch

Swarm, Antak, Plethador vs. Tricks, Amazing Mann, Scimitar
- While all men got involved in the action, the match didn't last incredibly long. A dehydrated Plethador got worked over by Amazing Mann, who used CONTORTION to get the win for The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. (**)
Winners: Tricks, Amazing Mann, Scimitar

Disaster & Thrash vs. Kill Prey & Shann Ra
- Disaster spent most of the match hammering on Kill Prey, finally taking him out with RAMPAGE. (** 1/2)
Winners: Disaster & Thrash

Galactic Tag Team Title Match
Troubleshooters (ch) vs. Stars & Stripes
- American Guy and U.S. Male were able to isolate Muss for the first half of the match, registering several near falls. The champs were able to fend off the attack, and then The Bomb went to work on American Guy. Champs get the win with TROUBLE TIMES TWO. (****)
Winners: Troubleshooters

Sly Drury vs. Encubus
- Expected to be a classic match, this one proved disappointing. Encubus failed to bring his 'A' game (or even his 'B' or 'C' game), and Sly Drury easily got the victory with LAST CALL. (* 1/2)
Winner: Sly Drury


As the combatants were leaving the ring, the arena suddenly went dark. After about 10 seconds, a message scrolled across the arena's giant holoscreen:

MONOLITH IS COMING

[Matt]

NB Card 67 - GWF Arena Show
Phobos Sundome, Mars

- Stars & Stripes defeated Center Stage when American Guy hit Steele Freak with a running knee lift (**)

- Plethador took out Scimitar with the SUCTION CLAW, in what was amazingly the best match of the show (****)

- Big Things over TitanGlory when Reckless fell victim to BLACK FUNERAL (** 1/2)

- She Devil leveled Rotunda with a CANNONBALL CLOTHESLINE (** 1/2)

- The Colonizers topped the Centaurians when Slave Beast pinned Anivar with a spinning neckbreaker (**)

- Swarm retained the Galactic Title over IP Champ Tricks via a flying cross body from the top rope (**)

[Matt]

GWFZ Card 7
Miranda Center, Uranus

- Hegemony fell to the Soulwatcher by DQ (* 1/2)

- Dark Star Creature pinned Cuddley Claw after MILKY WAY (**)

- Leviathan defeated Pride with LD50 (**)

- Varsity used PCD to beat The Legacy (* 1/2)

- Ensor destroyed Surgeon in under 15 seconds (*)
~ Surgeon attacked Ensor after the match, nailing him with FINAL CUT.

- Dr. Payne scored a huge win over Max Shield via a spinning back kick (***)
~ Shield controlled the match until Payne drank from his mysterious vial. After that, it was all Payne.

- In a Milky Way Falls Count Anywhere Match for the GWFZ Title, Morbid used a power bomb in the dressing room to defeat Symbiote and retain the belt (**)
~ This marks the first ever successful defense of the GWFZ Title (finally!)


And that's a wrap for the GWFZ in 2120!

[Matt]

NB Card 68 - GALACTIC GATHERING
Polaris Interstellar Stadium, Ursa Minor

Encubus vs. Slave Beast
- Encubus gets the dominating victory, forcing Slave Beast to tap to the MAFFEI MASTERLOCK. (* 1/2)
Winner: Encubus

Women's Title Match
Thrash (ch) vs. Latasha
- Thrash quickly steamrolls Latasha, hitting FEMME FATAL for the easy pin. (*)
Winner: Thrash

Cosmic Cage Match
Nosfera vs. Payback
- Payback came out flying, hitting several devastating moves to cripple Nosfera...and himself. Nosfera makes a solid comeback, delivers a SPRING HEEL KICK, and escapes the cage. (***)
Winner: Nosfera

United Stars Title/Earth Ladder Match
Steele Freak (ch) vs. Switchblade
- Very good match, both men using the ladder to hammer their opponent. Steele Freak inflicts a BERSERK POUNDING ASSAULT and climbs the ladder to grab the belt. (****)
Winner: Steele Freak

Titan Death Match
Master Race vs. Havoc & Paralyze
- Solid action, with all four men involved. Paralyze hits THE PARALYZER on Zygon for the win. (*** 1/2)
Winners: Havoc & Paralyze

Inter-Planetary Title Match
Tricks (ch) vs. Bloodline
- Very good match, as Tricks gave a solid effort against his more experienced opponent. Vin Strutter did his best to assist his man, but a COSMIC BIG BANG proved too much for the champ to overcome. (****)
Winner and new Inter-Planetary Champion: Bloodline

Gutarr Stick Match
Valour vs. Gatekeeper
- Valour went on the attack right away and quickly got the win after a VIOLENT OUTBURST. Gatekeeper attacked Valour after the match, slamming him over and over with the Gutarr Stick. Valour will be out of action for the first 4 cards of 2121. (* 1/2)
Winner: Valour

Galactic Tag Team Title Match
Troubleshooters (ch) vs. AniMen Invasion
- Antak and Minotaur dominated the early portions of the match, taking turns wearing down Muss. The Bomb finally makes it into the ring, turning the tide in the favor of the champs. TROUBLE TIMES TWO then does the trick on Minotaur. (** 1/2)
Winners: Troubleshooters

Pictor Four Corners Match
Disaster vs. Kill Prey
- The match looked to be over about 10 seconds in, as Disaster quickly hit RAMPAGE and successfully dragged Kill Prey to three of the corners, before coming up just short. Back and forth then for a while, with lots of action outside of the ring. Disaster then hits another RAMPAGE, and this time gets his man to all four corners for the win. (***)
Winner: Disaster

Galactic Title Match
Swarm (ch) vs. Sly Drury
- A very anti-climactic main event, as Swarm spends a couple of minutes inflicting pain on Drury before covering him for the simple win. (*)
Winner: Swarm


And that concludes 2120!!!

[Matt]

NB Card 69 - DEIMOS PERENNIAL 2121
Deimos Intergalactic Arena, Mars

Women's Battle Royal (winner claims vacant Women's Title)
Entrants: Mother Superior, Sultana, Lorelei, She Devil, Phantasy, Rotunda, Latasha, Shann Ra
- Order of elimination: Rotunda (by She Devil), Lorelei (by Sultana), Sultana (by Mother Superior), She Devil (by Shann Ra), Phantasy (by Latasha), Shann Ra (by Mother Superior), Latasha (by Mother Superior)
Winner and new Women's Champion: Mother Superior

Rage & Paralyze vs. Big Things
- An excellent showing by The Betrayer combined with a poor showing by Paralyze almost gave Big Things the upset victory. Rage saved the day, taking down The Betrayer with ALL THE RAGE. (*** 1/2)
Winners: Rage & Paralyze

Panther Warrior vs. Amazing Mann
- Good debut match for Panther Warrior, who controlled the early portion of the contest. Amazing Mann then went on the offensive, Strutter blinded Panther Warrior with powder, and Amazing Mann locked in CORTORTION for the win. (***)
Winner: Amazing Mann

Divided We Fall vs. Claws & Knives
- Slave Beast must feel quite good about his departure from Epoch, as he gave a tremendous effort, brutalizing Encubus almost the entire match. Unfortunately for him, Mother Superior got involved and distracted Slave Beast. Encubus then rolled him up from behind for the win. (**)
Winners: Divided We Fall

Sly Drury vs. Anivar
- A shocking upset, as the former Galactic Champion is felled by THE ENFORCER SPEAKS, and in quick fashion. (* 1/2)
Winner: Anivar

United Stars Title Match
Steele Freak (ch) vs. Morbid
- GWFZ Champ Morbid returned to the GWF to once again challenge Steele Freak after a 5-star classic in 2120. Steele Freak, now without Vin Strutter's guidance, lost his temper outside of the ring and got disqualified. (* 1/2)
Winner by disqualification: Morbid

Dead Ringer vs. Tanck- Dead Ringer might think Tanck is pathetic, but that word would better describe the mirrored man's performance in this match. Tanck scored the pinfall after a full nelson suplex. (* 1/2)
Winner: Tanck

Monolith vs. Tauran
- A huge debut win for the monstrously-hyped Monolith, as he knocks off the former Galactic Champ with Crashing Stampede. (**)
Winner: Monolith

Galactic Tag Team Title Match
Troubleshooters (ch) vs. Master Race
- Terrific match, with lots of near falls and all four men heavily involved in the action. Master Race get the win, and the belts, when Thraxx pinned Muss with a head drop suplex. (**** 1/2)
Winners and new Galactic Tag Team Champions: Master Race

Galactic Title Match
Swarm (ch) vs. Epoch
- No longer keeping Slave Beast around, Epoch was forced to come to the ring solo. This failed to be a disadvantage, however, as Epoch battered Swarm from post to post, finally finishing the champ of with THE DARK AGE to grab the title. (**)
Winner and new Galactic Champion: Epoch

[Matt]

NB Card 70 - GWF WARZONE
Victory Gardens, Earth

Vidtek is standing in the ring with Commissioner Massif.

Vidtek: Recently I interviewed Jack Grossman regarding the Milky Way Tag Tournament. Four teams are competing - Stars & Stripes, Titan Glory, Big Things and The Troubleshooters - with the winning team receiving cash and trophies, while the losing team will be forced to disband. The only thing left to determine is the structure of the tournament.

Massif: It's pretty simple. Teams will receive 10 points for a win via pinfall or submission and 5 for a win by disqualification or count-out, with 0 points for a loss obviously. Teams will face each other 4 different times during 2121, for a total of 12 matches each. That's it. The competition begins tonight, with Titan Glory facing The Troubleshooters and Stars & Stripes meeting Big Things.


Nosfera vs. Plethador
- Nosfera came out with his new manager Omen for this squash match. Nosfera quickly hit the SPRING HEEL KICK for the win. (*)
Winner: Nosfera

Stars & Stripes vs. Big Things
- The first match in the Milky Way Tag Tournament saw U.S. Male and American Guy go over Gryt & The Betrayer when DAWN'S EARLY BLIGHT felled Gryt. (* 1/2)
Winners: Stars & Stripes

Payback vs. Tauran
- Payback looked to overcome his recent struggles under the guidance of Mother Superior. Not on this night, though, as Tauran used a LEG HOOK PILEDRIVER to score the win. (**)
Winner: Tauran

Titan Glory vs. Troubleshooters
- Quick squash for Muss & The Bomb, as they nailed Tristan with TROUBLE TIMES TWO. (*)
Winners: Troubleshooters

Disaster vs. Amazing Mann
- Decent back and forth action for a few minutes before the action spilled outside where Disaster lost his temper, forcing the ref to issue a DQ. (** 1/2)
Winner by disqualification: Amazing Mann

Monolith vs. Dead Ringer
- Good effort by Dead Ringer, who threw everything he had at the hulking rookie. Monolith resisted all DR's offense and began pummeling him, finishing the new Ani-Man off with a Gladiator Piledriver. (** 1/2)
Winner: Monolith

Inter-Planetary Title Match
Bloodline (ch) vs. Tricks
- Tricks tried in vain to regain the IP strap, as Bloodline retains via the Bloodline Vertibreaker. (** 1/2)
Winner: Bloodline

Kill Prey vs. Endgame
- Quick squash for Endgame. The ULTIMA LEAP does the trick in a VERY disappointing performance by Kill Prey. (*)
Winner: Endgame

Galactic Title Match
Epoch (ch) vs. Swarm
- The champ withstood two early HORNET'S STINGS from Swarm, before taking the match with the cradle neckbreaker. (**)
Winner: Epoch