The opening video, accompanied by GWA's official theme song, "Devour" by Shinedown", plays highlighting past icons such as Daniel Bryan, Triple H, Kane, Rhyno and Paul Burchill. It shows quick highlights of newer stars such as Kevin Owens, Dean Ambrose, AJ Styles, Sasha Banks, Asuka and Bray Wyatt. Flash flicks of Bayley, Japanese Honor and Ryback end the intro package and we jump to the live arena to a sold-out crowd.
Mauro Ranallo: Ladies and gentlemen, we are LIVE from The Big Easy as GWA Blaze rolls into New Orleans, Louisiana this week! I'm Mauro Ranallo and I'm joined by my broadcast partner, Corey Graves! Corey Graves: Thank you, Mauro, but I'd prefer if you refer to me as your broadcast "teacher". Ranallo: Teacher? I've been an announcer for thirty years! Graves: And you're still learning? Jeez.
"RETALIATION"
Eden Stiles: The following contest is a semi final match in the GWA Heavyweight Championship Tournament and is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Cincinnati, Ohio, weighing in at 230lbs, DEAN... AMBROSE!!
Ranallo: And what a way we have to kick things off tonight! The first semi final match where we will see who makes it into the final: Ambrose looks ready to prove that he is serious about his World Title aspirations – and he certainly looked it in his first round win against Kevin Owens!
"WAR MACHINE"
Eden Stiles: And his opponent, from Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 295lbs, The War Machine... RHYNO!!
Graves: And if there's ever a tougher opponent to face than Rhyno, I don't know it! This man wiped the floor with Ryback in the first round! He is a former GWA Heavyweight Champion, he has fought with the biggest and baddest in Hell In A Cells, Parking Lot Brawls and Street Fights all in GWA! They don't call him The War Machine for fun!
MATCH ONE GWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURMANENT SEMI FINAL DEAN AMBROSE VS RHYNO -Ambrose and Rhyno start this match off with an old-fashioned brawl, sending eachother around the ring with lefts and rights before heading outside and brawling all around the ring, culminating in Rhyno throwing Ambrose into the steel steps and taking control. -The action continues back in the ring with Rhyno dominating Ambrose with an array of strikes and a few slams to boot. He takes out Ambrose with a scoop powerslam for the first count of the match, and gets 2. -Rhyno gets a couple more 2 counts following fireman's carry cutter and after a second powerslam. He sends Ambrose to the ropes but Ambrose reverses the momentum and takes out Rhyno with a neckbreaker for a two count. -Ambrose goes for dirty deeds – but Rhyno gets out of the hold and takes out Ambrose with a german suplex for another two count, gaining control back. -Rhyno sets up for his finishing move, Ambrose sees it coming and sidesteps, Ambrose tries dirty deeds but again Rhyno escapes and this time hits a backdrop. Ambrose lands on his feet and goes to the ropes, but as he turns around, he eats a GORE! GORE! GORE! from the War Machine! Rhyno pins Ambrose, the ref counts 1...2... but Ambrose gets a foot on the bottom rope! -Rhyno goes on a bit of a rampage, stomping the hell out of Ambrose and then sets him up for a belly-to-belly suplex – but Ambrose stamps on his foot, wriggles out and hits the Dirty Deeds! He covers the big man! 1...2...3! WINNER VIA PINFALL: DEAN AMBROSE @ 9:02
Stiles: Here is your winner, advancing to the tournament final, DEAN... AMBROSE!!
Ambrose rolls out of the ring, resting against the barricade to catch his breath.
Graves: Ambrose did it! He beat the War Machine and that was a hell of a fight! Ranallo: And I think the realisation is dawning on Ambrose – one more win, against either AJ Styles or Bray Wyatt, and he will be the GWA Heavyweight Champion! Graves: You can tell by the look on his face he wants it so badly! He wanted it more than Rhyno, that's for sure!
WrestleWars II – 3 WEEKS AWAY
When we return, the camera focuses on the ring, where Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards are centre stage with mics.
Richards: Now we've never been the kind of guys to complain when things don't go our way... we usually deal with the problem head on... Edwards: And that's not going to change tonight! Last week, we beat Rowan and Harper! You hear that boys, we beat you! You couldn't handle it though and decided to attack us like a pair of sore losers... Richards: And you know what? Your "big and scary" act doesn't fool us. If you think just cos you're bigger, you're badder – then how about you come out here right now and we'll show you just how bad The American Wolves can be!
The crowd like the idea of this and The Wolves hype each other up.
Graves: Are these two insane? Calling out The Wyatt Family?
The lights go out, and the crowd murmur in the darkness.
The lights come back on – and Harper and Rowan are in the ring – the sudden appearance stuns The Wolves and Harper & Rowan attack, Harper hitting Richards with a big boot and Rowan taking out Edwards with a clothesline. Rowan and Harper stomp the hell out of the two, before Harper takes out both men with a discus clothesline and The Wyatts raise their arms in victory, with the boos reigning down from all around the arena.
Ranallo: Well I respect their bravery, but the Wolves must have known that Harper and Rowan would get the upper hand in a pure brawl. Graves: And I don't see anyone in this tag division looking like stopping them any time soon!
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Upon our return to the show, we are set for another match.
"BIG RED MACHINE"
Stiles: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the GWA Television Championship! Introducing first, weighing in at 323lbs, he is the GWA Television Champion... KANE!!
The devil's favourite demon comes out masked and prepared for battle. His TV Title is slung over his shoulder as he walks down to the ring.
Ranallo: Well since Kane won the battle royal last week he is the GWA Television Champion, and as such, has to defend that title each and every week on Blaze! Graves: The problem for Kane is, he has no idea who his opponent is this week! Ranallo: I'm not sure how much that matters to this maniac! Graves: Well, let's find out who it is!
Stiles: And his opponent...
"SAY IT TO MY FACE"
The crowd break out into a mixed reaction as the challenger is revealed.
Stiles: ... from Washington, D.C, weighing in at 249lbs... ALEX... RILEY!!
Ranallo: It looks like Riley has taken up the challenge! Graves: This 35-year-old has been a bit of a journeyman in his career! He's never really climbed the ladder all the way to the top! And if I know Alex (and I know him very well) he'll be using this opportunity to finally grab some gold and get himself kickstarted her in GWA!
MATCH TWO GWA TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP KANE (C) VS ALEX RILEY -Riley is motivated and confident as he starts off with a flurry of punches trying to catch the big man off guard. Eventually, Kane retaliates with an uppercut that stumbles Riley. -Riley continues to attack; looking for an opportunity to get the big man down to his knees – but fails to do so, and eats a big boot and a sidewalk slam. -Riley manages to pull off a suplex. He follows it up with a clothesline and then taunts to the crowd, getting pumped for a big move. He goes for a spinebuster – but Kane fights his way out of it – and hits Riley with a chokeslam out of nowhere! He covers the opponent. 1...2...3 WINNER VIA PINFALL: KANE @ 4:01 (STILL CHAMPION)
Stiles: Here is your winner, and STILL the GWA Television Champion... KANE!!
Ranallo: Well, Riley gave it a shot! But Kane is at the top of his game at the moment! Graves: He absolutely is! Riley has the heart – but unfortunately, he's not seven foot tall and three hundred plus pounds!
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We return in time for Kalisto, as his music hits and he makes his way down the ramp for his match.
Ranallo: Kalisto is due for one on one competition tonight against Kevin Owens! Owens has his own problems right now as he prepares for a match at WrestleWars II with Triple H and – oh no!
Suddenly, Kalisto is assaulted from behind by none other than Kevin Owens himself. Owens grabs Kalisto and throws him into the barricade with force! Then he grabs the luchadore and smashes him into the steel steps. He rolls Kalisto into the ring and climbs in.
Ranallo: Come on, there's no need for this! The bell hasn't even rung yet!
Owens throws Kalisto to the ropes, and takes him out with a vicious pop-up Powerbomb! He then goes to the ropes and demands a mic from Eden Stiles, who obliges.
Owens: The clock is ticking. We're just three weeks away from WrestleWars II... and three weeks away from the day that Triple H, the owner of GWA, not only relinquishes his position to ME but also the day where he realised he just isn't cut out for this business anymore!
The crowd boo Owens as he berates their well-respected owner. Owens grins in spite of the crowd.
Owens: See right now, Triple H has an air of confidence about him... he still thinks he's some sort of bad ass because his wife hasn't got the guts to tell him he's old now... he's past it... he's got twenty years worth of ware and tear that's holding him back!
Owens walks forward to the ropes, looking directly into the hard camera.
Owens: Hunter, I'm making you a promise. After our match at WrestleWars, when you are looking up at the ceiling, and wondering where it all went wrong, I will leave you with NOTHING! I will take your company, your confidence, your ego and most of all I'll take your career in this business and CRUSH IT INTO DUST! Three weeks, Hunter! Three weeks...
Owens throws the mic on to the mat and leans over the ropes, telling the crowd how good he is and how Triple H doesn't stand a chance, before kicking Kalisto one last time and leaving the ring and storming up the ramp.
As Owens disappears behind the curtain, we cut to the titantron, where Daniel Bryan is ready to make an announcement.
Daniel Bryan: When I took the job as General Manager, it's because I had a vision – to make GWA Blaze the undisputed greatest pro wrestling show of all time! This show is about opportunity, stakes and action-packed wrestling. After a discussion with Triple H, I have decided that tonight, we will crown brand new tag team champions!
Big pop at the news of a surprise tag team championship match.
Daniel Bryan: Tonight, American Alpha will challenge for the vacant GWA Tag Team Championships – and their opponents, will be... the longest-reigning GWA Tag Team Champions in history, Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura... Japanese Honor! And that match will happen – NEXT!
Ranallo: What a huge announcement! An impromptu tag team title match – coming your way, next!
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"ELITE"
Stiles: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the GWA Tag Team Championships! Introducing first, weighing in at a combined weight of 447lbs, the team of Jason Jordan and Chad Gable... AMERICAAAAN ALPHA!!
Graves: What can you say about these two? They form one of the brightest tag team prospects we've seen in years! Their name says it all – they are arguably the Alpha Tag Team here in GWA!
"HYSTERIC"
Stiles: And their opponents, weighing in at a combined weight of 429lbs, the team of Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura... JAPANESE HONOR!!
Ranallo: And here are the original GWA Tag Team Champions – and also the longest reigning – where they dominated the tag division for so long back in GWA's infancy! Tonight, they have a chance to become the first-ever two-time tag team champions in GWA!
MATCH THREE GWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS AMERICAN ALPHA VS JAPANESE HONOR -Chad Gable starts things off with Naomichi Marufuji. They lock up, Marufuji gets the advantage and shoves Gable into the corner. They regroup, lock up again, and this time, Gable locks Marufuji into a headlock. Marufuji fights out of it, sends Gable to the ropes, and takes him out with a precise dropkick. -Marufuji dominates Gable for a bit, working on the ankle before tagging in Sugiura. Sugiura continues to work on the ankle, and hits it against the ringpost to deal more damage. Sugiura then locks in the Ankle Lock – but Gable reverses fairly quickly and rolls out of it. He crawls over – and tags in Jordan! -Jordan comes in like a house on fire, he clotheslines Sugiura two or three times in quick succession, then takes him out with a belly-to-belly, before locking in an Ankle Lock of his own! Sugiura rolls out of the lock without too much trouble and locks in his own Ankle Lock again! Jordan struggles for a short while before eventually reaching the ropes, forcing Sugiura to break the hold. -Sugiura tags in Marufuji. Marufuji and Jordan go back and forth with some chops, then strikes, Jordan gets the upper hand and hits an Exploder Suplex and follows it up with a German Suplex. He gets a two count. A few moments later, Jordan has Marafuji in the corner. Marufuji avoids a strike and Jordan takes out Sugiura. Jordan turns around and Marufuji hits an Enziguri! -Marufuji picks up Jordan, Jordan breaks out and hits another belly-to-belly, when Sugiura runs in to retaliate for Jordan's earlier strike! Gable runs in with a tackle and takes out Sugiura and they both roll out of the ring. Marufuji hits a belly-to-belly of his own on the unsuspecting Jordan. Marufuji grabs Jordan and positions him, then runs up the turnbuckle and flips backwards with the Shiranui!! He hooks the leg!! 1...2...3! WINNERS VIA PINFALL: JAPANESE HONOR @ 11:25 (NEW CHAMPIONS)
Stiles: Here are your winners, and the NEEEEW GWA Tag Team Champions... JAPANESE... HONOR!!
Marufuji is handed the belts by the referee and he hands one to Sugiura. They hug eachother and then celebrate with the fans on their historic title win.
Ranallo: A great effort from all involved but the veterans have done it! Japanese Honor are now two-time GWA Tag Team Champions! Graves: Take nothing away from American Alpha though! They did great! I'd love to see a rematch!
While Japanese Honor celerbrate – and American Alpha recover – we cut backstage where General Manager Daniel Bryan is in his office, reading some notes, when there's a knock on the door and in comes Asuka. Bryan greets her with a handshake.
Bryan: It's good to see you, Asuka. What can I do for you?
Asuka looks determined to get what she wants. She speaks slowly and deliberately.
Asuka: Sasha Banks is the Women's Champion. I beat Sasha Banks last week. She tapped out! I want a match with Sasha Banks for the title!
Bryan considers her, then raises his eyebrows and raises his arms, with no argument to her request.
Bryan: I think you are absolutely right, Asuka. Next week, you'll get a GWA Women's Championship Match.
Asuka smiles – and it's a bit freaky.
Asuka: Good.
She walks out without another word as Bryan looks back at his papers.
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We return to the show with only the main event left to go and the commentary team take the time to plug next week's show.
Ranallo: As you just heard from Daniel Bryan himself, next week, we will have a GWA Womens Championship match as newly-crowned Sasha Banks makes her first defence against the woman who last week made her tap out – Asuka! Graves: And you have to wonder how that loss affected Sasha's psyche. It was her first match as champion – and she tapped out! That's gotta be a huge blow to her own self-belief. Ranallo: Well not only that, but also, Kane will once again defend his TV Title next week – as he will every week on Blaze – and I've just heard news that Alex Riley has requested a rematch for the title next week! Graves: I'm not sure what he can do next week that he couldn't do tonight but I admire his determination! Ranallo: All that and more next week – but right now, we're about to find out our main event for WrestleWars II. We know that Dean Ambrose will be in the match, for the GWA Heavyweight Championship – but who will his opponent be? We're about to find out.
Stiles: The following contest is our main event of the evening and is a GWA Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Final match scheduled for one fall!
"PHENOMENAL"
Stiles: Introducing first, from Gainsville, Georgia, weighing in at 218lbs, "THE PHENOMENAL" ... AJ ... STYYYYLES!!
Ranallo: AJ Styles has done it all, all around the world! Tonight, he looks to solidify his spot in the main event of WrestleWars II! Graves: And with his track record, it's very hard to bet against The Phenomenal One! Last week, he knocked off Bobby Roode! If he can beat Bray Wyatt tonight, he's got his title match!
Styles gets into the ring and waits for his opponent. The lights go out. Bray Wyatt appears on the titantron, without Harper and Rowan, with a lit lantern.
Wyatt: New Orleeeans... I'm here...
Bray Wyatt blows out the lantern. Darkness.
"LIVE IN FEAR"
Stiles: And his opponent, weighing in at 285lbs... BRAAAAY... WYATT!!
Ranallo: Of course, this man, is indescribable... being in a match with Bray Wyatt is like being in a match with no-one else. He hurts you mentally as much as physically! Graves: It'll be interesting to see how Styles deals with him – and it's also interesting to note that Harper and Rowan are nowhere to be found.
Wyatt sits on his rocking chair and blows out the lantern. Darkness.
When the lights come on, Bray Wyatt is in the ring, inches away from AJ Styles' face. Styles recoils for a split second, then gets in Wyatt's face, who grins widely and laughs. Styles punches him in the face! And the referee rings the bell!
MATCH FOUR GWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT SEMI FINAL AJ STYLES VS BRAY WYATT -Styles unloads with right hands, taking a stunned Wyatt to the corner. He continues to hit Wyatt in the corner and then steps back, taunts, and runs at him with a big splash. He turns his back on Wyatt as he leaves the corner – and hits a Pele kick out of nowhere! Pinfall. 1..2..kickout! -Styles keeps on top of Wyatt, sending him to the ropes and taking him out with a clothesline. He takes out Wyatt with a snap suplex and tries to lift him into a second suplex, but Wyatt reverses and hits Styles with a suplex of his own. Styles is quick to his feet but Wyatt takes him out with a running shoulder tackle. He runs to the ropes and drops, cannonball style, onto Styles! Cover. 1...2..kickout! -The match slows down a little as Wyatt locks Styles into a headlock and tries to wear down the Phenomenal One. Styles gains some momentum from the crowd chants and fights out of the hold, reversing into a back suplex. Wyatt gets back to his feet, Styles draws him into the corner, grabs him and hits a Tornado DDT! Another cover... 1...2...kickout! -Styles gets pumped up as the crowd continue to chant for him. He jumps on to the apron with the intention of hitting the Phenomenal Forearm -
-The lights go out and when they return, Harper and Rowan are outside the ring! They pull down Styles from the apron – but the referee doesn't disqualify them – because somehow he's laid out in the ring! Harper and Rowan send Styles into the steel steps and Harper takes him out with a discus clothesline. -Harper and Rowan throw him into the ring and head in after him. Suddenly, the crowd go nuts, and it's soon apparent why, as Bobby Roode sprints down to the ring!! He grabs Rowan and throws him out of the ring! He ducks a clothesline from Harper and takes him out with a DDT! Roode turns to Wyatt, who has gone into a spider-walk in the corner. Roode stares at him and without taking his eyes off of him, helps Styles up to his feet. He says something inaudible to Styles – and then grabs him, lifting him up into the DDT – and hitting The Glorious Drop!! -Wyatt starts laughing to himself as Roode storms out of the ring, without looking back. Wyatt picks up the scraps and takes out Styles with the Sister Abigail, hooking the leg! It takes a second but the referee comes to and counts the fall. 1...2...3! WINNER VIA PINFALL: BRAY WYATT @ 12:57
Stiles: Here is your winner, and advancing to the tournament final, BRAAAAY... WYATT!!
Styles is out. Wyatt gets on his knees, outstretches his arms, and laughs in celebration.
Ranallo: I can't believe what we just witnessed! Roode came out, took out Harper and Rowan... and then turned on Styles and attacked him! Roode screwed Styles out of the WrestleWars main event! Instead, Bray Wyatt will meet Dean Ambrose for the GWA Heavyweight Championship! Graves: And I have no doubt in my mind that Wyatt will leave WrestleWars the champion! He has the reinforcements, he has the mind games, and he has momentum! Ranallo: You're forgetting that Dean Ambrose is probably just as crazy as Bray Wyatt! I would say the match could go either way! Regardless, that's all we've got time for tonight! Join us next week, ladies and gentlemen! Bray Wyatt is going straight to the main event... of WrestleWars II!
Quick Results: -Tournament Semi Final: Dean Ambrose def Rhyno -GWA TV Title: Kane (c) def Alex Riley (still champion) -Kevin Owens vs Kalisto didn't start -GWA Tag Titles: Japanese Honor def American Alpha (new champions) -Tournament Semi Final: Bray Wyatt def AJ Styles
WrestleWars II Card - THREE WEEKS AWAY!! (after Blaze #70)
GWA Blaze 68
Live from New Orleans, Louisiana
The opening video, accompanied by GWA's official theme song, "Devour" by Shinedown", plays highlighting past icons such as Daniel Bryan, Triple H, Kane, Rhyno and Paul Burchill. It shows quick highlights of newer stars such as Kevin Owens, Dean Ambrose, AJ Styles, Sasha Banks, Asuka and Bray Wyatt. Flash flicks of Bayley, Japanese Honor and Ryback end the intro package and we jump to the live arena to a sold-out crowd.
Mauro Ranallo: Ladies and gentlemen, we are LIVE from The Big Easy as GWA Blaze rolls into New Orleans, Louisiana this week! I'm Mauro Ranallo and I'm joined by my broadcast partner, Corey Graves!
Corey Graves: Thank you, Mauro, but I'd prefer if you refer to me as your broadcast "teacher".
Ranallo: Teacher? I've been an announcer for thirty years!
Graves: And you're still learning? Jeez.
"RETALIATION"
Eden Stiles: The following contest is a semi final match in the GWA Heavyweight Championship Tournament and is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Cincinnati, Ohio, weighing in at 230lbs, DEAN... AMBROSE!!
Ranallo: And what a way we have to kick things off tonight! The first semi final match where we will see who makes it into the final: Ambrose looks ready to prove that he is serious about his World Title aspirations – and he certainly looked it in his first round win against Kevin Owens!
"WAR MACHINE"
Eden Stiles: And his opponent, from Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 295lbs, The War Machine... RHYNO!!
Graves: And if there's ever a tougher opponent to face than Rhyno, I don't know it! This man wiped the floor with Ryback in the first round! He is a former GWA Heavyweight Champion, he has fought with the biggest and baddest in Hell In A Cells, Parking Lot Brawls and Street Fights all in GWA! They don't call him The War Machine for fun!
MATCH ONE
GWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURMANENT SEMI FINAL
DEAN AMBROSE VS RHYNO
-Ambrose and Rhyno start this match off with an old-fashioned brawl, sending eachother around the ring with lefts and rights before heading outside and brawling all around the ring, culminating in Rhyno throwing Ambrose into the steel steps and taking control.
-The action continues back in the ring with Rhyno dominating Ambrose with an array of strikes and a few slams to boot. He takes out Ambrose with a scoop powerslam for the first count of the match, and gets 2.
-Rhyno gets a couple more 2 counts following fireman's carry cutter and after a second powerslam. He sends Ambrose to the ropes but Ambrose reverses the momentum and takes out Rhyno with a neckbreaker for a two count.
-Ambrose goes for dirty deeds – but Rhyno gets out of the hold and takes out Ambrose with a german suplex for another two count, gaining control back.
-Rhyno sets up for his finishing move, Ambrose sees it coming and sidesteps, Ambrose tries dirty deeds but again Rhyno escapes and this time hits a backdrop. Ambrose lands on his feet and goes to the ropes, but as he turns around, he eats a GORE! GORE! GORE! from the War Machine! Rhyno pins Ambrose, the ref counts 1...2... but Ambrose gets a foot on the bottom rope!
-Rhyno goes on a bit of a rampage, stomping the hell out of Ambrose and then sets him up for a belly-to-belly suplex – but Ambrose stamps on his foot, wriggles out and hits the Dirty Deeds! He covers the big man! 1...2...3!
WINNER VIA PINFALL: DEAN AMBROSE @ 9:02
Stiles: Here is your winner, advancing to the tournament final, DEAN... AMBROSE!!
Ambrose rolls out of the ring, resting against the barricade to catch his breath.
Graves: Ambrose did it! He beat the War Machine and that was a hell of a fight!
Ranallo: And I think the realisation is dawning on Ambrose – one more win, against either AJ Styles or Bray Wyatt, and he will be the GWA Heavyweight Champion!
Graves: You can tell by the look on his face he wants it so badly! He wanted it more than Rhyno, that's for sure!
WrestleWars II – 3 WEEKS AWAY
When we return, the camera focuses on the ring, where Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards are centre stage with mics.
Richards: Now we've never been the kind of guys to complain when things don't go our way... we usually deal with the problem head on...
Edwards: And that's not going to change tonight! Last week, we beat Rowan and Harper! You hear that boys, we beat you! You couldn't handle it though and decided to attack us like a pair of sore losers...
Richards: And you know what? Your "big and scary" act doesn't fool us. If you think just cos you're bigger, you're badder – then how about you come out here right now and we'll show you just how bad The American Wolves can be!
The crowd like the idea of this and The Wolves hype each other up.
Graves: Are these two insane? Calling out The Wyatt Family?
The lights go out, and the crowd murmur in the darkness.
The lights come back on – and Harper and Rowan are in the ring – the sudden appearance stuns The Wolves and Harper & Rowan attack, Harper hitting Richards with a big boot and Rowan taking out Edwards with a clothesline. Rowan and Harper stomp the hell out of the two, before Harper takes out both men with a discus clothesline and The Wyatts raise their arms in victory, with the boos reigning down from all around the arena.
Ranallo: Well I respect their bravery, but the Wolves must have known that Harper and Rowan would get the upper hand in a pure brawl.
Graves: And I don't see anyone in this tag division looking like stopping them any time soon!
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Upon our return to the show, we are set for another match.
"BIG RED MACHINE"
Stiles: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the GWA Television Championship! Introducing first, weighing in at 323lbs, he is the GWA Television Champion... KANE!!
The devil's favourite demon comes out masked and prepared for battle. His TV Title is slung over his shoulder as he walks down to the ring.
Ranallo: Well since Kane won the battle royal last week he is the GWA Television Champion, and as such, has to defend that title each and every week on Blaze!
Graves: The problem for Kane is, he has no idea who his opponent is this week!
Ranallo: I'm not sure how much that matters to this maniac!
Graves: Well, let's find out who it is!
Stiles: And his opponent...
"SAY IT TO MY FACE"
The crowd break out into a mixed reaction as the challenger is revealed.
Stiles: ... from Washington, D.C, weighing in at 249lbs... ALEX... RILEY!!
Ranallo: It looks like Riley has taken up the challenge!
Graves: This 35-year-old has been a bit of a journeyman in his career! He's never really climbed the ladder all the way to the top! And if I know Alex (and I know him very well) he'll be using this opportunity to finally grab some gold and get himself kickstarted her in GWA!
MATCH TWO
GWA TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
KANE (C) VS ALEX RILEY
-Riley is motivated and confident as he starts off with a flurry of punches trying to catch the big man off guard. Eventually, Kane retaliates with an uppercut that stumbles Riley.
-Riley continues to attack; looking for an opportunity to get the big man down to his knees – but fails to do so, and eats a big boot and a sidewalk slam.
-Riley manages to pull off a suplex. He follows it up with a clothesline and then taunts to the crowd, getting pumped for a big move. He goes for a spinebuster – but Kane fights his way out of it – and hits Riley with a chokeslam out of nowhere! He covers the opponent. 1...2...3
WINNER VIA PINFALL: KANE @ 4:01 (STILL CHAMPION)
Stiles: Here is your winner, and STILL the GWA Television Champion... KANE!!
Ranallo: Well, Riley gave it a shot! But Kane is at the top of his game at the moment!
Graves: He absolutely is! Riley has the heart – but unfortunately, he's not seven foot tall and three hundred plus pounds!
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We return in time for Kalisto, as his music hits and he makes his way down the ramp for his match.
Ranallo: Kalisto is due for one on one competition tonight against Kevin Owens! Owens has his own problems right now as he prepares for a match at WrestleWars II with Triple H and – oh no!
Suddenly, Kalisto is assaulted from behind by none other than Kevin Owens himself. Owens grabs Kalisto and throws him into the barricade with force! Then he grabs the luchadore and smashes him into the steel steps. He rolls Kalisto into the ring and climbs in.
Ranallo: Come on, there's no need for this! The bell hasn't even rung yet!
Owens throws Kalisto to the ropes, and takes him out with a vicious pop-up Powerbomb! He then goes to the ropes and demands a mic from Eden Stiles, who obliges.
Owens: The clock is ticking. We're just three weeks away from WrestleWars II... and three weeks away from the day that Triple H, the owner of GWA, not only relinquishes his position to ME but also the day where he realised he just isn't cut out for this business anymore!
The crowd boo Owens as he berates their well-respected owner. Owens grins in spite of the crowd.
Owens: See right now, Triple H has an air of confidence about him... he still thinks he's some sort of bad ass because his wife hasn't got the guts to tell him he's old now... he's past it... he's got twenty years worth of ware and tear that's holding him back!
Owens walks forward to the ropes, looking directly into the hard camera.
Owens: Hunter, I'm making you a promise. After our match at WrestleWars, when you are looking up at the ceiling, and wondering where it all went wrong, I will leave you with NOTHING! I will take your company, your confidence, your ego and most of all I'll take your career in this business and CRUSH IT INTO DUST! Three weeks, Hunter! Three weeks...
Owens throws the mic on to the mat and leans over the ropes, telling the crowd how good he is and how Triple H doesn't stand a chance, before kicking Kalisto one last time and leaving the ring and storming up the ramp.
As Owens disappears behind the curtain, we cut to the titantron, where Daniel Bryan is ready to make an announcement.
Daniel Bryan: When I took the job as General Manager, it's because I had a vision – to make GWA Blaze the undisputed greatest pro wrestling show of all time! This show is about opportunity, stakes and action-packed wrestling. After a discussion with Triple H, I have decided that tonight, we will crown brand new tag team champions!
Big pop at the news of a surprise tag team championship match.
Daniel Bryan: Tonight, American Alpha will challenge for the vacant GWA Tag Team Championships – and their opponents, will be... the longest-reigning GWA Tag Team Champions in history, Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura... Japanese Honor! And that match will happen – NEXT!
Ranallo: What a huge announcement! An impromptu tag team title match – coming your way, next!
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"ELITE"
Stiles: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the GWA Tag Team Championships! Introducing first, weighing in at a combined weight of 447lbs, the team of Jason Jordan and Chad Gable... AMERICAAAAN ALPHA!!
Graves: What can you say about these two? They form one of the brightest tag team prospects we've seen in years! Their name says it all – they are arguably the Alpha Tag Team here in GWA!
"HYSTERIC"
Stiles: And their opponents, weighing in at a combined weight of 429lbs, the team of Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura... JAPANESE HONOR!!
Ranallo: And here are the original GWA Tag Team Champions – and also the longest reigning – where they dominated the tag division for so long back in GWA's infancy! Tonight, they have a chance to become the first-ever two-time tag team champions in GWA!
MATCH THREE
GWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
AMERICAN ALPHA VS JAPANESE HONOR
-Chad Gable starts things off with Naomichi Marufuji. They lock up, Marufuji gets the advantage and shoves Gable into the corner. They regroup, lock up again, and this time, Gable locks Marufuji into a headlock. Marufuji fights out of it, sends Gable to the ropes, and takes him out with a precise dropkick.
-Marufuji dominates Gable for a bit, working on the ankle before tagging in Sugiura. Sugiura continues to work on the ankle, and hits it against the ringpost to deal more damage. Sugiura then locks in the Ankle Lock – but Gable reverses fairly quickly and rolls out of it. He crawls over – and tags in Jordan!
-Jordan comes in like a house on fire, he clotheslines Sugiura two or three times in quick succession, then takes him out with a belly-to-belly, before locking in an Ankle Lock of his own! Sugiura rolls out of the lock without too much trouble and locks in his own Ankle Lock again! Jordan struggles for a short while before eventually reaching the ropes, forcing Sugiura to break the hold.
-Sugiura tags in Marufuji. Marufuji and Jordan go back and forth with some chops, then strikes, Jordan gets the upper hand and hits an Exploder Suplex and follows it up with a German Suplex. He gets a two count. A few moments later, Jordan has Marafuji in the corner. Marufuji avoids a strike and Jordan takes out Sugiura. Jordan turns around and Marufuji hits an Enziguri!
-Marufuji picks up Jordan, Jordan breaks out and hits another belly-to-belly, when Sugiura runs in to retaliate for Jordan's earlier strike! Gable runs in with a tackle and takes out Sugiura and they both roll out of the ring. Marufuji hits a belly-to-belly of his own on the unsuspecting Jordan. Marufuji grabs Jordan and positions him, then runs up the turnbuckle and flips backwards with the Shiranui!! He hooks the leg!! 1...2...3!
WINNERS VIA PINFALL: JAPANESE HONOR @ 11:25 (NEW CHAMPIONS)
Stiles: Here are your winners, and the NEEEEW GWA Tag Team Champions... JAPANESE... HONOR!!
Marufuji is handed the belts by the referee and he hands one to Sugiura. They hug eachother and then celebrate with the fans on their historic title win.
Ranallo: A great effort from all involved but the veterans have done it! Japanese Honor are now two-time GWA Tag Team Champions!
Graves: Take nothing away from American Alpha though! They did great! I'd love to see a rematch!
While Japanese Honor celerbrate – and American Alpha recover – we cut backstage where General Manager Daniel Bryan is in his office, reading some notes, when there's a knock on the door and in comes Asuka. Bryan greets her with a handshake.
Bryan: It's good to see you, Asuka. What can I do for you?
Asuka looks determined to get what she wants. She speaks slowly and deliberately.
Asuka: Sasha Banks is the Women's Champion. I beat Sasha Banks last week. She tapped out! I want a match with Sasha Banks for the title!
Bryan considers her, then raises his eyebrows and raises his arms, with no argument to her request.
Bryan: I think you are absolutely right, Asuka. Next week, you'll get a GWA Women's Championship Match.
Asuka smiles – and it's a bit freaky.
Asuka: Good.
She walks out without another word as Bryan looks back at his papers.
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We return to the show with only the main event left to go and the commentary team take the time to plug next week's show.
Ranallo: As you just heard from Daniel Bryan himself, next week, we will have a GWA Womens Championship match as newly-crowned Sasha Banks makes her first defence against the woman who last week made her tap out – Asuka!
Graves: And you have to wonder how that loss affected Sasha's psyche. It was her first match as champion – and she tapped out! That's gotta be a huge blow to her own self-belief.
Ranallo: Well not only that, but also, Kane will once again defend his TV Title next week – as he will every week on Blaze – and I've just heard news that Alex Riley has requested a rematch for the title next week!
Graves: I'm not sure what he can do next week that he couldn't do tonight but I admire his determination!
Ranallo: All that and more next week – but right now, we're about to find out our main event for WrestleWars II. We know that Dean Ambrose will be in the match, for the GWA Heavyweight Championship – but who will his opponent be? We're about to find out.
Stiles: The following contest is our main event of the evening and is a GWA Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi Final match scheduled for one fall!
"PHENOMENAL"
Stiles: Introducing first, from Gainsville, Georgia, weighing in at 218lbs, "THE PHENOMENAL" ... AJ ... STYYYYLES!!
Ranallo: AJ Styles has done it all, all around the world! Tonight, he looks to solidify his spot in the main event of WrestleWars II!
Graves: And with his track record, it's very hard to bet against The Phenomenal One! Last week, he knocked off Bobby Roode! If he can beat Bray Wyatt tonight, he's got his title match!
Styles gets into the ring and waits for his opponent. The lights go out. Bray Wyatt appears on the titantron, without Harper and Rowan, with a lit lantern.
Wyatt: New Orleeeans... I'm here...
Bray Wyatt blows out the lantern. Darkness.
"LIVE IN FEAR"
Stiles: And his opponent, weighing in at 285lbs... BRAAAAY... WYATT!!
Ranallo: Of course, this man, is indescribable... being in a match with Bray Wyatt is like being in a match with no-one else. He hurts you mentally as much as physically!
Graves: It'll be interesting to see how Styles deals with him – and it's also interesting to note that Harper and Rowan are nowhere to be found.
Wyatt sits on his rocking chair and blows out the lantern. Darkness.
When the lights come on, Bray Wyatt is in the ring, inches away from AJ Styles' face. Styles recoils for a split second, then gets in Wyatt's face, who grins widely and laughs. Styles punches him in the face! And the referee rings the bell!
MATCH FOUR
GWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT SEMI FINAL
AJ STYLES VS BRAY WYATT
-Styles unloads with right hands, taking a stunned Wyatt to the corner. He continues to hit Wyatt in the corner and then steps back, taunts, and runs at him with a big splash. He turns his back on Wyatt as he leaves the corner – and hits a Pele kick out of nowhere! Pinfall. 1..2..kickout!
-Styles keeps on top of Wyatt, sending him to the ropes and taking him out with a clothesline. He takes out Wyatt with a snap suplex and tries to lift him into a second suplex, but Wyatt reverses and hits Styles with a suplex of his own. Styles is quick to his feet but Wyatt takes him out with a running shoulder tackle. He runs to the ropes and drops, cannonball style, onto Styles! Cover. 1...2..kickout!
-The match slows down a little as Wyatt locks Styles into a headlock and tries to wear down the Phenomenal One. Styles gains some momentum from the crowd chants and fights out of the hold, reversing into a back suplex. Wyatt gets back to his feet, Styles draws him into the corner, grabs him and hits a Tornado DDT! Another cover... 1...2...kickout!
-Styles gets pumped up as the crowd continue to chant for him. He jumps on to the apron with the intention of hitting the Phenomenal Forearm -
-The lights go out and when they return, Harper and Rowan are outside the ring! They pull down Styles from the apron – but the referee doesn't disqualify them – because somehow he's laid out in the ring! Harper and Rowan send Styles into the steel steps and Harper takes him out with a discus clothesline.
-Harper and Rowan throw him into the ring and head in after him. Suddenly, the crowd go nuts, and it's soon apparent why, as Bobby Roode sprints down to the ring!! He grabs Rowan and throws him out of the ring! He ducks a clothesline from Harper and takes him out with a DDT! Roode turns to Wyatt, who has gone into a spider-walk in the corner. Roode stares at him and without taking his eyes off of him, helps Styles up to his feet. He says something inaudible to Styles – and then grabs him, lifting him up into the DDT – and hitting The Glorious Drop!!
-Wyatt starts laughing to himself as Roode storms out of the ring, without looking back. Wyatt picks up the scraps and takes out Styles with the Sister Abigail, hooking the leg! It takes a second but the referee comes to and counts the fall. 1...2...3!
WINNER VIA PINFALL: BRAY WYATT @ 12:57
Stiles: Here is your winner, and advancing to the tournament final, BRAAAAY... WYATT!!
Styles is out. Wyatt gets on his knees, outstretches his arms, and laughs in celebration.
Ranallo: I can't believe what we just witnessed! Roode came out, took out Harper and Rowan... and then turned on Styles and attacked him! Roode screwed Styles out of the WrestleWars main event! Instead, Bray Wyatt will meet Dean Ambrose for the GWA Heavyweight Championship!
Graves: And I have no doubt in my mind that Wyatt will leave WrestleWars the champion! He has the reinforcements, he has the mind games, and he has momentum!
Ranallo: You're forgetting that Dean Ambrose is probably just as crazy as Bray Wyatt! I would say the match could go either way! Regardless, that's all we've got time for tonight! Join us next week, ladies and gentlemen! Bray Wyatt is going straight to the main event... of WrestleWars II!
Quick Results:
-Tournament Semi Final: Dean Ambrose def Rhyno
-GWA TV Title: Kane (c) def Alex Riley (still champion)
-Kevin Owens vs Kalisto didn't start
-GWA Tag Titles: Japanese Honor def American Alpha (new champions)
-Tournament Semi Final: Bray Wyatt def AJ Styles
WrestleWars II Card - THREE WEEKS AWAY!! (after Blaze #70)
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