IRONMAN Tournament for the EN World Title From A CSWA CHRISTMAS: Dreams Really Do Come True December 25, 1995 Note: You can find the rest of A CSWA CHRISTMAS from the CSWA ARCHIVES Page. (MUSIC UP: "All That She Wants" - Ace of Base) (FADEIN: MERRITT AUDITORIUM in GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA into an empty arena! Suddenly a figure emerges within it, it's GENE OKERLUND in his CSWA OUTFIT! The screen suddenly fades into him as fast as it can!) OKERLUND: "CSWA FANS.... ARE YOU READY FOR THE CSWA XMAS IRONMAN CHALLENGE?!?!?!?!" (Screen fades to black as Gene Okerlund's voice is heard, the pictures of the wrestlers are shown one-by-one!) OKERLUND (V/O): "OHHHHH BROTHERRRRRR... we're just 24 hours away from CSWA CHRISTMAS: DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE, and kicking it off is the HUGE IRONMAN CHALLENGE!!! Oh yeah, 5 men all going for the EN WORLD TITLE!!! The participants, it's "DEVESTATING" MARK RANDALLS, the huge GUNS, the big man with Ray S. Cornette on his side, from the CORPORATION is "STYLIN'" STEVEN FLAIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! GET UP! GET UP! Can you feel it for this one, come on now..... ALSO THERE IS MARKKKKKKKK WINDHAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!! Oh man, keep 'em seperated tommorrow, the final competitor, the man that's NAMED after the competition, "IRONMAN" ALEXANDR KARELINNNN! Who will come out victorious, who will win the EN WORLD TITLE that's up for grabs, FIND OUT TOMMORROW AS the CSWA lightens up your Christmas day... STAY TUNEDDDD!" (FADEOUT) ************************************************************ CSWA X-MAS IRONMAN CHALLENGE ************************************************************ OKERLUND (V/O): "IIIIIIIIIIITTTTT'SSSS SHOWWWTIMEEEEEEEEE!!" (MUSIC UP: "Gangsta's Paradise" - Coolio) (FADEIN: Camera focuses in and follows a hawk in mid-flight as it swoops up and down; suddenly snowballs start flying at the bird.. one from the left, right.. and one hits it directly... IT FALLS INTO THE GIANTS/CHARGERS GAME!! The screen goes blank, and the letters CSWA drop down one by one and then melt under it into "CHRISTMAS IRONMAN CHALLENGE"!) OKERLUND (V/O): "Folks, we're here LIVE from NORTH CAROLINA, GREENSBORO to be exact to kick off the festivities for this years CSWA CHRISTMAS: DREAMS DO COME TRUE, and they sure have for a hometown on hand tonight, RIC FLAIRRRRR!!" (CUTTO: Shots of RIC FLAIR at various NC nightclubs and city markers... shots of Flair at his hometown gym.. FLAIR doing his thing in the ring, with the figure four on his opponent, and raising his hands in victory!!) OKERLUND (V/O): "North Carolina is known for having its share for sports teams, from the HORNETS to the newly acquired PANTHERSSSSS!!" (CUTTO: Shots of the sports teams, starting with LARRY JOHNSON of the HORNETS making an unbelievable steal, and going COAST-TO-COAST with an outstanding SLAMMM! The newest of the NC teams, the PANTHERS beating the 49ers with their outstanding playing!!) OKERLUND (V/O): "Well, AND THEN.. (Fans scream exuberantly!) there is that 'OTHER SPORT'..." (FADEIN: MERRITT AUDITORIUM.. the spotlights all over the night skyline... headlights of cars flashing by; the camera goes fast throughout the crowd dodging the fans, and going up the steps.. through the gates, rounding the jam-packed fans, and making it's way to the center of the CSWA RING... with the usual decor, and CSWA written on all 4 corners of the apron!) OKERLUND (V/O): "SOOOOOOOO... sit back, relax, AND get ready for a CHRISTMAS only CSWA can bring you.... ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET, YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" (Fans go nuts!) (FADEIN: On top of the platform now are the announcers for the evening, GENE OKERLUND in his navy blue CSWA insignia suit; at his side his cohort, BOBBY HEENAN dressed in a black jacket with 'THE BRAIN' written in cursive out of the jewels; and by both of them is the stunning MISSY HYATT with her blonde hair hanging down, she has on a marvelous FORM- FITTING red dress which lightens up the entire pack of fans all around....) OKERLUND: "Hello and welcome CSWA fans to the CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR!! I am your host..." (He's interupted.) HEENAN: "Let's get it straight, I AM YOUR HOST, BOBBY 'THE BRAIN' HEENAN!!!" OKERLUND: "Heenan, must you start so soon, joining us both is the lovely as always, MISSY HYATT!" HYATT: "Thank you Gene, I am glad to be here, as we have in front of us, FIVE MEN, one of which will be crowned the new EN WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONNNNNNNNNN!!" HEENAN: "Let me tell you sweetheart, you are looking..." OKERLUND: "BOBBY!! The five men going for that title tonight all have a shot at it, it could go any direction here, as each man has to wrestle FOURMATCHESSSS!" HYATT: "And we've got 5 of the best all going at it here, and they are "DEVESTATING" MIKE RANDALLS!!" HEENAN: "This man has held this title 2 times before, and he has a good shot at it tonight.. but let me tell you this here and now, he's not gonna be able to get past STEVEN FLAIR, WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" OKERLUND: "Heenan, don't start it with Flair, the man is a good wrestler, a former Unified Champ, and has as much a chance as the others, BUTTTT saying it's over now before it even begins, what about GUNS?!" HYATT: "Oh yeah, this man has the PYTHONS, and probably the strongest of the 5, a former Unified Champ, look for him to be in it!!" OKERLUND: "What about MARK WINDHAM??" HEENAN: "Just what about Mark Windham?!" HYATT: "Ohhh, stop it!!" OKERLUND: "And the final competitor with MAD MIKE in his corner is "IRONMAN" ALEXANDER KARELIN!! Oh brother, things are sure looking up in the CSWA as the IRONMAN CHALLENGE is about to get underway... right now the announcements as the first match is about to get underway!!" HEENAN: "Missy, watch this match, and watch good, as Ray S. Cornette and STEVEN FLAIR roll snake eyes heading over Mark Windham!!" HYATT: "Bobby, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING!! Windham is going to have no trouble getting over that no good Cornette, no IF'S, AND'S, or BUT'S about it!" OKERLUND: "A brief rundown of the rules for those of you out there not familiar with the IRONMAN CHALLENGE." HEENAN: "Yeah, for those peons out there that have been living in a cave the past 20 years!!" HYATT: "BOBBYYYY!! Must I take this Okerlund, must I take this all nigth!!" OKERLUND: "Settle down Bobby, this is a professional broad- cast, getting back to the rules... there will be 4 men with each getting 4 matches. Each match is worth a different amount of points, how many MISSY?" HYATT: "The point system will be 20 points for a win by pinfall, 15 points for a countout win, 10 points for a DQ victory, and a draw will be worth 5!!" HEENAN: "Oh, and ZEROOOO for a loss!! Haha!!" OKERLUND: "Very funny, now that we have that under our belts -let's get down to the ring!!" HEENAN: "Okerlund, you have some more under that belt of yours too, have you been having too much of those CHRISTMAS COOKIES??" ------------------------------------------------------------ (MUSIC UP: "Beautiful Life" - Ace of Base) (FADEIN: The fans are on their feet as the camera makes it's way around the arena, the announcer for the night, JIM ROSS is in the center of the ring to get things underway!) ROSS: "HELLO GREENSBOROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (Fans go crazy all around the MERRITT AUDITORIUM as they're pumped up; suddenly the lights go out and 3 spotlights all meet each other in the center of the ring where there is a podium.. on it a red plush pillow with the EN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP sparkling with beauty!) THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING FOR TONIGHT, as 4 of the league's top competitors go at it all trying to be the next CSWA WORLD CHAMPION!! We're ready to get underway with our first match, SO GET UP AND MAKE SOME NOISEEEEEEEE!" Mark Windham v. Steven Flair Here we go, THE FIRST MATCH of the IRONMAN CHALLENGE, and it's a good one as all of the MERRITT AUDITORIUM is up on their feet, why'd they pay for those seats anyway when they aren't gonna use them?? I don't know, but it's Windham and Flair in a lockup... as the bell rings, and Windham takes him down with an armbar!! He's got the momentum on that arm, and he's pulling out all the stops! Windham now picks Flair up, and DOWN AGAIN GOES FLAIR!! Great dropkick by Windham, and the fans love it!! There are the disagreers out there, but now Mark goes up top as Flair is laying down... FLYI... NOOOOOO!! Flair moved out of the way, and Windham hits the mat hard!! Flair now off the ropes with a legdrop!! Now he picks Windham up... off the ropes with a clothesline, and now the cover, 1......................2..................... ..NOOOO!! Flair only gets a 2 count, and Windham is fighting back in this one!! Here is a whip into the ropes, CLOTHES- LINEEEEEE!! Oh brother, both men want this first match, and they're showing it!! Windham now with an atomic drop on Flair, and FLAIR GOES OVER THE TOP ROPES!! RAY S. CORNETTE out there, and Cornette is tending to his man now!! The fans mocking Flair and Cornette, and Cornette screams at the closest ones!! He threatens 'em with his racket, but they're still up and screamin' at him!! Flair now going towards them both, and they have their backs turned on Windham, WINDHAM OFF THE RING APRON... BAMMMMMMMM!! OUCH, that had to hurt, and Flair with Cornette are out cold!!! WOWWWWW!! Flair is rolled up into the ring, Windham with the cover, the ref is counting, ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEE..... TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... THRE.....NOOOO!! HOW DID FLAIR GET THE SHOULDER UP?!?! I do not know, and neither does the MERRITT AUDITORIUM here as they're all surprised, some of Flair's fans up on their feet and are yellin' 'WOOOOOOOOOO'S' to him.. and he is getting a second wind!! Windham misses a big right hand, a left one, and now Flair ducks another punch and follows up with a big uppercut!! Wow, we've got a boxing match here, left by Flair a right, and now he whips Windham into the ropes, CORNETTE TRIPS HIM UP!! The ref didn't see it, and Windham hit the mat hard, Flair off the ropes with a quick elbow drop, and he covers, 1.............................2.................. .....3!! IT'S OVERRRR!! IT'S OVERRRRR!! "STYLIN'" STEVEN FLAIRRRRRRRR with the win!! Oh my!! ------------------------------------------------------------ OKERLUND: "I can't believe it, it's time likes these that I want instant replay in the ring!!" HEENAN: "Don't worry Okerlund, I was taking notes, what do you want to see again??" OKERLUND: "OHHHH, I'm sure you were Heenan..." HYATT: "I want you to tell me just how Windham tripped tow- ards the end of the match Heenan!!" HEENAN: "Simple miscoordination of the feet Missy, next?" OKERLUND: "HA!! You're a funny one, nevertheless, 20 points for Flair as he gets off to a running start off the gates, up next we have "IRONMAN" ALEXANDR KARELIN going up against "DEVESTATING" MIKE RANDALLS!!" HEENAN: "GIVE IT TO KARELIN!" HYATT: "I'm going with Mike Randalls in this one, there's no way Karelin can stop his THUNDER!!" OKERLUND: "We'll see about that, let's get down to the ring for the NEXT match!!" Alexandr Karelin v. Mike Randalls Karelin versus Randalls, GET UP!! GET UP!!!! Oh yeah, both men exchanging a couple of words in the middle of the ring, and the match is underway!! Karelin gets the upper hand with a big boot to the midsection after a whip into the ropes, and this might a premature cover, JUST MAYBE!! 1............ ....AND THAT'S ALL!! NOOO BROTHER, Randalls is laughing as he gets up, and he shakes his head!! Karelin charges, RAN- DALLS ducks out of the way, and Karelin goes flying through the ropes and onto the outsidee!! MIKE RANDALLS TOYING WITH KARELIN!! Randalls now off the ring apron, DOUBLE-ARM AXE HANDLE to the head of Karelin, and he throws him back into the ring, Karelin off the ropes after an irish whip, BIG DROPKICK!! Randalls with the cover, 1....................... ....2....................NOOOO!! Not yet, it's not over as Karelin kicks out at the 2 count, but he's still in trouble as Randalls gets him with a big tilt-a-whirl suplex!! Now Karelin trying to get up and recover, Randalls with running at him, BULLDO-...NOOO!! Karelin throws him off, AND MIKE RANDALLS HITS THE POST!! OHHHH MYYY!! RANDALLS HITS THE POST AND HE'S DOWNNN!! Karelin using his head there, and here is a kneedrop to the head of Randalls!! Karelin wants that EN WORLD TITLE STRAP, and he's not giving up here, as he hits a DEEEEE-LAYED SUPLEX on RANDALLSSSSS!! He grabs him by the hair, and here is a BACKBREAKERRRRR!! Ouch, the cover by Karelin, 1...............................2.................. ............3............NOOOO!!! It's not over yet, Mike kicked out of it, and the fans are up on their feet scream- ing, I'm going deaf here as Randalls getting some power from the fans, Karelin misses a right, a left is blocked by Randalls, and here is a kick to the midsection of Karelin by Randalls, Randalls off the ropes with a flying LARIATTT!! OHHH MANNNN!! Nice move there, KARELIN OUT OF THE RING!! RANDALLS OFF THE APRON WITH A CLOTHESLINEEEE!! He throws Karelin back into the ring, here it comes, THE DEVESTATORRR! OHHH BROTHER, HE HIT IT!!!! 1........................2...... .......................3!! Mike Randalls gets the win, and he has 20 points!! ------------------------------------------------------------ OKERLUND: "Oh what a match, and oh what a win for Randalls over a very well respected Alexandr Karelin!" HYATT: "Mike looks good tonight, and I expect him to go 4 and out tonight, LOOK FOR HIM TO WIN IT ALL!!" HEENAN: "YEAH RIGHT!! Do you know what you're saying woman, do you know just what you're saying? Come on now, how could you say Randalls even has an inch of a chance of winning that world title?" OKERLUND: "He's got 20 points, and that's one reason why he has the chance Bobby.. would you like to hear more????" HEENAN: "OK, OK, but look who's up next!! FLAIR HITS THE RING ONCE AGAIN!!" HYATT: "And he's going up against the loser in the last match, Alexandr Karelin... I would expect a tough brawl between these two." OKERLUND: "That's right, Karelin should be mad after that last match, and even be more agressive, let's get to the ring!!" HEENAN: "Come on Cornette, show us your mannn!!" ------------------------------------------------------------ Alexandr Karelin v. Steven Flair It's Steven Flair and the CORPORATION in their second match, the first a victory over Windham that earned him 20 points, and Karelin wasn't so lucky in his 1st match! It was against a hot Mike Randalls who looks really good, and he lost it. He's looking to improve things in his 2nd match of the evening, and by the luck of the draw, it is BACK-TO-BACK!! Karelin and Flair with the crowd on their feet here in NC, they lock up in the center of the ring, as you know these two men HATE EACH OTHER. Flair starts it off with a knee to the midsection, but Karelin is the one that whips Flair into the ropes.. and as Flair comes off... HE SLIDES UNDER KARE- LIN, and as Karelin turns around, RIGHTHANDDDD!! WOW!! Flair means business as Karelin goes down, and Flair now with a big legsweep on Karelin, and off the ropes with a legdrop!! Here is Steven Flair with the cover on Karelin, 1........... .........2...................NOOO!! The ref only counts 2 on that one, and Cornette doesn't like it on the outside, with money figures, the possibilities of fame and fortune on his mind with the EN World Title, Cornette gets on the ring apron, and as the ref trying to get him off, KARELIN WITH A SMALL PACKAGE..... NO REF! NO REF!! I don't know what is going on here, Karelin has the pin, but the ref is busy with Cornette, and just as the ref notices what is happening behind him, IT'S TOOOO LATE! It is too late as Flair kicks out of it, and he rolls outside! Cornette and Flair are now talking about their game plan, THE FANS SCREAMING AT THEM BOTH!!! Karelin now over the ropes and jumps on both of them!! It's a brawl out there, SHOULDER TO THE POLE... FLAIR IS HURTT!! FLAIR IS HURTTT!! His right shoulder went right into that steel, and he is grabbing it!! The ref on top of things, breaking up a no-holds barred, Cornette trying to help his man up, KARELIN WITH A CHAIR, NAILS CORNETTEEEEE!! OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! The fans are going nuts here in GREENSBORO, they love what they just saw as Cornette is out cold, and with Flair grabbing that right shoulder of his, things sure look good for Karelin, he throws Flair into the ring, and what's coming up here??? Here it comes, the russian flags go up as the RUSSIAN SICKLE IS HITTTTTTTTT! NICEMOVE BABYYY!! Karelin with the russian sickle on Flair and the cover, 1.............................2.............. .........THREEEEEE!! IT'S OVER!! IT'S OVER!! The winner here is ALEXANDR KARELIN, but what's wrong with Flair?! Will he be able to go on with that right shoulder? I just do not know as Flair lays in the middle of the ring! As all this is going on, Karelin walks off with the win and is tied for the lead with 20 points!! ------------------------------------------------------------ OKERLUND: "Oh brother, what a win for Alexandr Karelin, as he pulls out of the slump, and is now tied with the lead at 20 points with Mike Randalls and the man he just defeated Steven Flair!! But even more importantly is the condition of Flair, can he still participate in the Ironman Challenge and can he perform up to his standards even if he can?" HEENAN: "COME ON, GET THE COMMISSIONER ON THE PHONE RIGHT THIS VERY SECONDDDDD!! Who does Karelin think he is getting in Flair's way like that?! Huh? You tell me that, how can he injure Flair like that?!" HYATT: "Get your head together Bobby, and calm down while you're at it, it was an 'ACCIDENT'!! Hahahaha!!" HEENAN: "HYATTTT!! If you didn't look the way you did, ARGH, I just don't even want to talk about it, how can this man do such a thing!!!!!" OKERLUND: "Well, guess what, KARELIN HAS TO WRESTLE AGAIN! The match has just been drawn, and Alexandr Karelin will now be going up against MARK WINDHAM in the next encounter, how about it Missy??" HYATT: "Karelin is now getting the ball moving, and things are happening for him, but can he keep up with the rested Windham? I mean, 3 matches in a row, that is a little much, Bobby, are you involved on this??" HEENAN: "(With that methodical laugh!) Of course not Missy, what could give you that idea!! Karelin, I'll give it to you you took out Flair, BUTTTT, can you keep that lead with a victory over Windham?? We all know the answer to that!!" OKERLUND: "And can Windham keep up here?? Remember, he has 0 points so far, if he can't get the win here, he could be out of it, infact it'll be very much impossible for him to come back, LET'S GET TO THE RING!!" Mark Windham v. Alexandr Karelin Here we go, as "IRONMAN" ALEXANDR KARELIN going back to the office AGAIN!! This man sure is an IRONMAN, as he's had 3 matches in a row here, where is this gonna end?? So far he is tied for the lead, and Windham needs this win desperately as the bell rings! Here we go, both men exchanging words in the center of the ring, and IT'S A STAREDOWNNNN!! Karelin and Windham, the camera pans the jam-packed MERRITT AUDITOR- IUM, and there are RUSSIAN FLAGS up, as well as many MARK WINDHAM signs, these men are evenly distributed, but what are these Russian Flags?? Where are these fans coming from? This is America for pete's sake, and we're hearing our share of "U-S-A" in this one, as Windham goes to work on Karelin with a knee to the midsection, and Karelin goes down!! Now here comes Windham off the ropes, and here is a kneedrop right to the head of Karelin!! Karelin is feeling the pressure, as Windham comes off the ropes once again with a POWERCLOTHESLINEEE!! Windham showing everybody his power in this one, and he gives the fans a screamm!! The camera gets a good shot of the sweat and URGE of Windham, he knows this could be his final battle... Windham NEEDS a win, and he NEEDS it badly!! He whips Karelin into the ropes... CLOTHES... NOOO!! Karelin ducks, and FLYING CROSSBODY OFF THE OTHER SIDEEEEEEE!! "IRONMAN" ALEXANDR KARELIN BABYYYY!! Oh brother, this man is something else as he has the cover, but only gets a 1 count before Windham kicks out, and both men receed to their respectible corners!! The fans are on their feet in appreciation for this one, and they go to work again as Karelin gets the upperhand, and here is a headlock on Windham... now a knee to the stomach, and another one, he gets Windham UPPPPPPPP--- AHHHHHNNDDDDD DOWNNNNNNN!!!!!! Delayed suplex by "IRONMAN" ALEXANDR KARELINNNN!! THE COVER, THIS COULD BE IT... 1................................2...... .........................3................YES??!..NOOOO!!!! The ref says "NOOOOO!!!" and this one continues as it was Windham who BARELYYYYYYYYYY got that shoulder up!! Oh wow, this one is going to the limit, both men are very tired, who will take it here tonight?! Windham now on the ground, and so is Karelin, THE REF IS AT 6.....7.....8....look at this, Windham reaches over, HE PUTS HIS ARM OVER KARELIN, I think Karelin is too tired to feel Windham's arm, and the ref is counting, 1............................2............. .......3!! YESSS!! YESSS!! What a match by both men, and the bell rings, Windham takes it!! WINDHAM TAKES IT!! HE IS STILL ALIVE....................MARKKKKK WINDHAMMMMMMMMM!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ OKERLUND: "There we have it, Mark Windham is still in it here, but what about the story of the night, "Ironman" Alexandr Karelin here in this IRONMAN CHALLENGE, he's had 3 straight matches in a row Bobby, how can he keep up?" HEENAN: "Haha, HE CAN'T!!" HYATT: "I give it to him, he's got his fans, undoubtedly FLOWN IN FROM RUSSIA... and he's showing everyone just what a wrestler he is, and COULD BE THE NEXT EN WORLD CHAMPION!" HEENAN: "He's got another match left, and he has to get a pinfall to even be in it.. SO LET'S GET DOWN TO THE RING!!" OKERLUND: "NOT SO FASTTT!! BOBBYYY!! Karelin FINALLY HAS A BREAKKKK, a well-deserved one, as we get a change of scenery, we see GUNS in the ring for the very first time tonight!!" HYATT: "And he's going up against a man that could not even be able to make it to the ring, STEVEN FLAIR!" HEENAN: "Oh, don't you worry about that, infact, I have to see for myself, hold my mic Okerlund..." (Gets up and puts his headset down and heads to the locker room area.) OKERLUND: "BOBBY!! What are you doing??? I never will understand that guy!" HYATT: "Let him go, it's better for us!! Let's get to the ring, it's Steven Flair against GUNS!" Steven Flair v. GUNS They're being introduced, GUNS in the ring already, but will Flair be able to make it?? Flair has 20 points with 2 matches gone by, he has this and another left, IF HE CAN MAKE IT THAT IS!! And GUNS, well, what can we say about this FRESH MAN!! He's had NO MATCHES THUSFARRR!! Can you believe it?? We're halfway through with this one, and he hasn't even been in the ring, Flair might be better off staying in the locker... WAIT, HERE HE COMESSS!!!!! STEVEN FLAIR LED TO THE RING BY CORNETTE... Flair is making his way, and that shoulder of his is bandaged up.. BOBBY HEENAN is right behind him, he's making sure Flair gets to the ring, and Flair, WHAT DETERMINATION, WHAT HEART!! Steven Flair is showing us all what a TRUE WRES... WAITTTT! Bobby Heenan picks up the mike... HEENAN: "SHHHHHHHH... everybody, have the decency to be quiet for a second while I make my announcement!! I want you HAM'N'EGGERS TO JUST SHUTTT UPPP!! (Fans don't take too kindly to that as the concession stands empty into the ring!) OK, here is the deal, look at this man, his right shoulder is killing him, he's got it bandaged up... give him a break, GUNS, give him the 20 points from this match!! (The fans nor GUNS can believe what Heenan is saying, GUNS has a mocking face on him.) Come on GUNS, we all know that if Flair were in good condition he would've had the win any-.." (Heenan is pushed out of the ring with one arm of GUNS' and he goes after Flair!!! The fans love it!) That's all Heenan could get in, and Flair is in this one whether he likes it or not, look at that look on Heenan's face right now!! He's trying to make it back to the locker area, and here to the announcer's table, but I don't know if he'll need help or not... in the ring right now, the fans are going crazy as GUNS POWERSLAMMMSSS FLAIR to the mat and now off the ropes with a big elbow drop on that right shoulder of FLAIR's!!!!! Oh my, Cornette on the ring apron, he wants this one stopped, but GUNS grabs him by the collar, Cornette and the ref pleading with GUNS, HE THROWS HIM OFF THE RING APRON, and Cornette flew into the steel railing all the way off the apron, he could be hurt, BUT look at this, Flair capitalizing from behind with a big double-arm axe handle on GUNS!! GUNS is caught off-guard with that, and Flair with blow after blow to GUNS, and he has him covered, and here comes the count by the ref, 1...................... ....2.......................THR...NOOOO!! GUNS REVERSES IT! 1................................2.......................... ..NOOOOOOO!! They're rolling back and forth now, the ref doesn't know when to count and when not to until they final- ly roll out of the ring and onto the outside!! WHAT A MATCH THIS ONE HAS BECOMEEE!! Cornette is out cold, unconcious out there, Flair is in bad shape, but SO IS GUNS!! The ref is counting, the fans are on top of both wrestlers, giving them courage, ONE OF THEM ANYWAYYY!! GUNS gets up, he has a chair in his hand, what's he gonna do with it?! You know what, he swings, FLAIR DUCKS!!! Flair with an uppercut on GUNS, the chair drops, and Flair picks it up, HITS GUNSSSS! Oh man, GUNS is out cold now, Flair drags him into the ring to beat the count, and he's going up top.. what's coming up here?! I don't know.. but FLAIR FROM THE TOP................ ...GUNS MOVES!! GUNS MOVESSSS!!! OHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYY! THE COVER, 1...............................2................ ..............THREEEEEE!! YESSSSS, it is over, and we have a bloody one on our hands here at the MERRITT AUDITORIUM!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ OKERLUND: "Wow, did you see that?!" HYATT: "I saw it, and guess what, I smell something coming too... is that you Bobby?!" (Laughs.) HEENAN: "(Putting on headset.) VERY FUNNY, that's VERY FUNNY MISSY, you know something, it happened again, ANOTHER WIN STOLEN out of FLAIR!! How can this man win the EN WORLD TITLE if this keep son happening??" OKERLUND: "I don't think he can, not if this continues, and I don't mean stolen wins, I mean LOSSES!" HYATT: "I SECOND THAT!" HEENAN: "You'll second anyone honey!!" HYATT: "UMPHHHH!!" HEENAN: "Oh sit down, don't let your pretty head wonder about it, WHAT'S NEXT OKERLUND??" OKERLUND: "You'll like this I'm sure, THE IRONMAN GOES AT IT AGAIN!!!" HEENAN: "'NUFF SAID, and I hope it's against that CHEATER GUNS!! That'll teach them BOTH a lesson!" OKERLUND: "It sure is!!" HEENAN: "IT MUST BE CHRISTMAS WITH ALL THESE GIFTS, YESS!" HYATT: "I won't even go there, to the ring is where I'll go hit it, CSWA NONSTOP ACTIONNNN!!" ------------------------------------------------------------ GUNS v. "IRONMAN" Alexander Karelin Karelin, the SURPRISE of the night, with all of the matches in a row, he's had 3 IN THE LAST 4!! THIS IS HIS FINAL MATCH, and he needs the win to have a shot at the EN WORLD TITLE, Karelin is something else, and he even deserves his nickname "IRONMAN" in bold letters brother, the bell sounds and both men lock up!! Looks like GUNS has the fans on his side, and he makes use of them, as he sends Karelin down with a POWERPUSH!! Karelin goes far, and GUNS now off the ropes with a legdrop!!! GUNS now picks Karelin up.. BODYSLAM by the big man!! He is putting his power to work here up against Karelin, and now here comes a belly-to-belly suplex by GUNS!! Is he gonna cover here?! NOOO, that's thinking for you, no premature cover here by GUNS, as he picks Karelin up one more time.. up and down with a suplex!! He does go for the cover, 1..........................2......... .......ONLY A 2 COUNT!! Karelin gets a shoulder up, and he is getting excited again, here comes a dropkick, another one, and ONE MORE SENDS GUNS OUT OF THE RING!! GUNS is out of there just like that, and Karelin now off the ring apron with a flying crossbody!! Into the steel railing they smash, remember, GUNS is worn out after that Flair match, just one match ago, and Karelin, you all know about KARELIN!! THE IRONMAN they call him in these parts now-a-days!! He got that nickname at the IRONMAN OF CHAMPIONS II for the Unified Title, and he wants that EN World Title, the title that was once TOM ADLER's own strap!!! That holds meaning here in the CSWA, and it shows in the way these two men are going at one another... GUNS is on the outside, and he goes flying into the steel railing again as he is pushed by Karelin, to the ring they go, and Karelin is going up top... could this be lights out for GUNS... NOOOO!!! GUNS CAUGHT HIM IN MIDAIR AND A POWERSLAMMM DOWN TO THE MAT!! GUNS with good thinking there, and Karelin is covered, could the lucky roll be over here?! 1.......................2......................NOOO!! Karelin kicked out!! The fans, some of the fans that were not with IRONMAN at the beginning here in NC, they sure are now as they are seeing just what a wrestler this man is!! Both men are exhausted, GUNS is the first up, and he hits Karelin with a reverse snapmare!! Karelin is down, he gets up, GUNS whips him into the ropes again, CHOKESLAMMMMMMMMM!! OUCHHHH.. that had to hurt as the massive GUNS used all of his frame and power to put the momentum behind it!! GUNS with the cover, 1............................2.............. ....................THRRRRRR.....NOOOO!!!! IRONMAN is in it still!! Oh man, somehwere in everybody's heart, someone wants IRONMAN to win, IRONMAN fighting back, he hits GUNS with a kick.. now off the ropes with a legdrop, and IRONMAN with the cover, 1..............................2............ ......NOOOOO!! This is unbelievable, this whole IRONMAN CHALLENGE has been a great one, as both men need, WANT the win!! GUNS goes down to a beal throw... now off the ropes IRONMAN hits a flying crossbody, and he's going for it.... THE RUSSIAN SICKLEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! 1......................... ........2........................................3!!! YESSS! IRONMAN DOES IT!! IRONMAN DOES IT!! He gets the win and remains alive in this one, his 4 IRONMAN MATCHES are over, and he retires with 40 points, AND has the lead for that EN WORLD TITLE thus far!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ OKERLUND: "IRONMAN ALEXANDR KARELIN, what a story, he comes in tonight looking for that title, and he's got a good shot at it!! How is he keeping up with the face, 3 of the last 4 matches, 4 of the last 5, or something like that, I can't even count anymore!!!" HEENAN: "When could you Okerlund???" HYATT: "Let me tell you something Heenan, IRONMAN ALEXANDR KARELIN, FLAIR, everybody in the field, they will all have problems, as look at the man scheduled to fight NEXT!! It is MARK RANDALLS, my pick from the start, and he's going up against the wounded bird!!" OKERLUND: "That's right, against Flair, and if he gets the win, he will have a perfect 2 and 0 record, 40 points tied for the lead with IRONMAN, with 2 chances to take the lead, BUT...." HEENAN: "BUT THAT WON'T HAPPEN!! Steven Flair will take it, THIS MAN HAS GOT A FEW MORE PUNCHES LEFT IN HIM!!" HYATT: "Good, because Randalls has a few more punches to give!!!" OKERLUND: "TO THE RING!!" HEENAN: "LET ME GET.. a word in..." OKERLUND: "Save it Bobby!" ------------------------------------------------------------ Steven Flair v. Mark Randalls These two men have a strong hatred for each other, and they will have to get through it tonight, as Flair has to use every inch and millimeter of that hate to fight in this one, with his power gone!! Flair needs to get up there and show Randalls he's still got what it takes, BUT Randalls on the other hand, HE'S IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT!! Mark Randalls gets the first blow in as the bell rings, as he nails a big chop to the chest on Flair, OHH WOWW!! Another one, and another one, a taste of Flair's own medicine here!! Randalls whips Flair into the ropes, ARMDRAG TAKEDOWN.. and it was with that bad arm... and Flair is screaming with pain as Mark Randalls puts that armbar on!! Randalls going with the smart move, he's working on that arm, and he's doing a good job of it as Flair is hurt, and he is in bad shape! Elbow drop by Randalls off the ropes, and as he picks up Flair, what is coming up here... BIG SCOOP SLAMMM!! Oh, and he dragged along that bad right shoulder, and Flair rolls out of the ring screaming "MY SHOULDER IS OUT!!!!" as that shoulder injury could be his downfall!! Can anyone say GRUDGE against the one and only IRONMAN ALEXANDR KARELIN?! Oh brother, Flair now getting some help from Cornette on the outside, you know Cornette has gotten his share of blows from the wrestlers tonight! Here comes Randalls to the outside with a chair, but the ref grabs a hold of it at the last second, AND FLAIR nails him in the back with a big boot!! Flair now going to work on Randalls as the ref gets the chair out of the way, Randalls is getting hit with everything in the book by Flair, and he gets thrown back into the ring, Flair now up top, what's coming up next here?!?!?! FLYING... NOOOO!! Mark Randalls uses that head one more time and moves out of the way, and Flair goes down to the ring!! STEVEN FLAIR to the mat, and to the mat HARDDD!! He's lucky, because if he landed on that right shoulder, the injured one, he could be in deep trouble, but luckily he hit his knee instead, I don't know if that's good, but it's good for Randalls who rolls him up from behind, 1......................2.......... .......NOO!!! Flair gets that shoulder up, and he rolls out of the ring again!! Randalls is tired of that, he slides to the outside, RANDALLS WITH A DROPKICK!!! Flair over the steel railing, and into the fans!! They all move out of the way as Randalls nails him with a charging clothesline!! He picks him up now, and headfirst he goes into the steel railing!! Flair is hurt, and he's hurt bad... Randalls now throws him into the ring, THE DEVESTATORRRRR..... 1......... ......CORNETTE ON THE RING APRON, FLIES IN...2.............. ...TRYING TO MAKE THE SAVE....HE DIVES....3................. ...IT IS OVERRRR!! CORNETTE couldn't get in the ring in time, and this one is all over with Randalls getting the victory, and now he's got 40 POINTS!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ OKERLUND: "Another win for Mike Randalls, and this man is 2 and 0 with 40 points!! And he is tied for the lead with KARELIN, but if you will remember, KARELIN IS OUT OF HIS 4 MATCHES, RANDALLS HAS 2 LEFT!!" HYATT: "I told you, I TOLD YOU!!" HEENAN: "It's not over yet tootsie, look who Randalls has to wrestle next, MARK WINDHAM, and this man could tie it all up with a win!!" OKERLUND: "Very much true, there are much more possibilites remaining with 3 matches left in the IRONMAN CHALLENGE!! OH MY!! What an event this is turning out to be, are you all ready for the next match!!" HEENAN: "READY, as I'll ever be without Flair.." HYATT: "Sorry to hear it Heenan, BUT FLAIR IS LONG GONE, he has HIT THE ROAD JACK.. AND HE AIN'T COMIN' BACKKKKK!!" OKERLUND: "To the ring we go as Mike Randalls takes on Mark Windham, this is 2 in a row for Mike Randalls..." ------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Randalls v. Mark Windham Mike Randalls going up against Mark Windham... and this is 2 in a row for Randalls!!! The fans are on his side though, but an equal amount of fans for Windham... and they're all in it here tonight!! Windham and Randalls meet in the middle of the ring, and it is Randalls who takes his man down with a legsweep!! Now off the ropes he comes, ELBOW DROPPP!! He is going to work on Windham, backbreaker on the big man!! Mike Randalls proving to everyone that he's NOT GONNA GIVE UP!! Randalls now whips Windham back into the ropes, what is coming up here.... CHARGING CLOTHESLINE!! He took Windham's head off with that one, and Windham is clear outside of the ring!! I can't believe the MAXIMUM IMPACT on that one!! Here comes Mike Randalls off the ring apron... BIG HIT ON MARK WINDHAM!! Ohhhh man, he picks him up here, and throws him into the announcer's table!! There goes the television set, and the bell, the fans are on their feet and ecstatic here, they love what they're watching on this CHRISTMAS DAY!! Oh man, Windham goes down into the steel railing, how much more punishment is this man gonna indure?? Is there a way for him to get back into it in this match?! It doesn't look like it here as he goes down again with a big right hand by Randalls and now he throws Windham back into the ring, he covers him, 1.............................2........................ .........THAT'SALLLL!!! Windham got his shoulder up, and the fans going nuts!!! They love the sportsmanship here!! Mike Randalls still can't believe that Windham kicked out of it, how did he do it?! Randalls off the ropes.. Windham ducks the clothesline attempt, and as Randalls comes off the other side... SUPERKICKKKKKKKKKK!! Wow, what a move by Windham, he now gets on top of Randalls for the cover, 1............. .........2....................NOOO!!! Randalls regains his senses, but how is Windham still fighting it out here? After all of the punishment he suffered on the outside?! Windham off the ropes with a big forearm on Randalls, and Randalls is down... Windham gets on top of it with an armbar, and Mark Windham has the advantage with the fans on his side!! Randalls is hurting with that armbar, Windham trying to get every inch of momentum on his side, he wants this match and he needs it!! Windham now holding on as Randalls tries to get out of it... these two men hate each other, WE SEE IT HERE TONIGHT!! Randalls with a poke to Windham's eyes, and off the ropes with a clothesline!!! He keeps running and comes off the other side with a legdrop!! Great move by Mike Randalls, he picks Windham up by the hair, what is coming up here?! BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEXXXXX!! OHHHH MANNNNN!! Windham is down and out of it, what a move by Randalls, just what a move was that!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! The action, the IMPACT here tonight, it's all been unbelievable, and right now Windham is in trouble with Randalls just hitting a belly-to-belly suplex!! Randalls on top for the cover, 1.... .................2......................THR....NOOOOO!!!! Randalls tries to keep Windham down, but the mad-raged MARK WINDHAM kicks out!!! 20,000 PLUS ON THEIR FEETTTTT!! Oh my, this is what it's all about here in the CSWA... Mark Windham now fighting back with a suplex on Randalls after stunning him with a closed right hand!! Here is Windham with a HUGE DDT!!! THAT HAD TO HURT!! Great move by Windham, and Mike Randalls is now out of it himself!! Both men tired, and they are both laying on the mat, which way is this match gonna go?! Randalls trying to get up.. BUT it's Windham who beats him to it, and from behind, SMALL PACKAGE, 1................ ....2.................................3!! YESSSS!! The bell rings, it is over, MARK WINDHAM gets the win over a very upset and irate MIKE RANDALLS, and it is all tied up for both men with 40 points each, and BOTH WITH ONE MATCH LEFT!! ------------------------------------------------------------ OKERLUND: "Great showing for both men, but Mark Windham has quietly gotten up the point brackets, and he's right there in it, tied for the lead with RANDALLS!!" HEENAN: "FLAIR'S GONNA WIN IT!!" HYATT: "That's not possible WEASELLLL!!" OKERLUND: "Good thing you said that Bobby, let's recap to this point just what has happened!! The man you're going with, Steven Flair is done with his 4 matches, and he ends up with 20 points, that sends him right out of here!! He is out of the IRONMAN CHALLENGE!!" HYATT: "TOLD YA SO!!" HEENAN: "Tell me later tonight Hyatt, you piece of work.. how 'bout we both go and meet Flair?!" HYATT: "Are you talking to ME?!?!?!" OKERLUND: "IRONMAN himself, ALEXANDR KARELIN, he has 40 points done with his 4 matches, that is good enough to tie for the lead, but he needs some help, as the best he can do now is tie!" HEENAN: "That's the best he can EVER do!" OKERLUND: "GUNS himself has 20 points, BUT he has 2 matches remaining, BOTH against the 2 men that are tied for the lead with Karelin, MARK WINDHAM and MIKE RANDALLS, it looks like he has the best chance to win it right now Missy!" HYATT: "That's the way things are looking up, GUNS is in the drivers seat, but he better look BOTH WAYS before cross- ing that street, because he's in for an ACCIDENT!!" OKERLUND: "And as we have mentioned, MIKE RANDALLS and MARK WINDHAM both have 40 points with 1 match remaining, each against GUNS!" HEENAN: "Right now, 4 of the 5 men still have a chance to win it!" HYATT: "And FLAIR is the only man that can't!!" HEENAN: "Must you mention that?!" HYATT: "I sure must!!" OKERLUND: "Let's get down to the ring, as we have a very important match on our hands, this one is gonna break those records, MARK WINDHAM and GUNS going at it... and look who is in GUNS' corner!!" HEENAN: "What's he doing here?! IT'S HORNET!! IT'S HORNET!! What's he doin'?! Come on now, Windham is irrate, he's telling the ref to get HORNET out of there, BUT HE STAYS.. what, come on!!" OKERLUND: "Wow, this could be a change of events here!! Let us get down to the ring!!" Mark Windham v. GUNS Here we go, GUNS with 20, 2 matches remain, WINDHAM with 40, BUT he HAS TO WIN THIS MATCH to have a chance, as GUNS and RANDALLS would battle the next match for the championship if WINDHAM loses!! THE FANS ON THEIR FEET, Hornet urging them to start clapping for GUNS, some follow the applause, oh man, one has the makings of a good one as Windham and GUNS meet in the center, what's going on here?! STAREDOWNNNN!! OH IF LOOKS COULD KILLL!! Both men stare deep into each other's eyes, and a brawl insues, WINDHAM WITH A RIGHT... GUNS WITH A LEFT... and they both get back to their corners as the ref gets in the middle of it!! Hornet giving GUNS some advice on his corner, and GUNS is being the aggressor going at Windham but Windham takes him down with a legtrip, now a big elbow drop to the back of the head!! Here is a bodytackle by WINDHAM!! He takes GUNS down, and he is on top of him with strong right and left hands, GUNS rolls out of the ring to catch a breath!! Windham with both hands up in the air to get some cheers from the fans, OH MAN!! GUNS up on the ring apron, WINDHAM with a shoulder block to the midsection of GUNS, and now he uses the momentum of the ropes to bring GUNS into the ring!! Now off the ropes comes Windham... HE MISSES A LEGDROP AS GUNS ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY!! Here is GUNS now making up for lost time, OH YEAH, GUNS with a huge clothesline off the ropes on Windham!! Windham goes HEADOVER HEELS!! Here is a shortarm clothesline by GUNS, and Windham rolls ou... BUT WAIT, Hornet right there, and as soon as Mark Windham leaves the ring, he jumps back in... he is met by GUNS, a forearm!!! Here is a reverse kick on Windham and Windham is out of it!! The cover by GUNS, 1................. ............NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-SIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! Windham is too smart to go down to that, and he gets up, here is a bulldog by Windham as GUNS was on his way up... what's coming up here?! Off the ropes comes GUNS, and a TILT-A-WHIRL SUPLEX!! OUCHHHHHHH!! OUCH!!!!! Wow, this one is getting to be HOT AND HEAVY, CSWA FANS GET UP ON YOUR FEETTTTT!! Windham just nailed that POWERFUL EFFEXXXXXXXXX MANUEVER!!!! GUNS is down and out, HORNET on the ring apron what is this?! The ref quick to intervene, and GUNS with a forearm to the back of Windham's head!! Windham is down, GUNS picks him up..... HERE COME AN ATOMIC DROP... the fans signalling where they want it... WINDHAM with both arms up, he's screaming for his life here... GUNS... HE DOESN'T DO IT YET... HERE IT COMES... YESSS...NOOOO!!!! WINDHAM GOES OUT OF THE RING, BUT TOOK DOWN HORNET WITH HIM!! Hornet was on the ring apron, and he took him out with him... and it is GUNS the lone man in the ring!! The ref going out there to check both men's conditions.... they're both down and out of it... the ref back in the ring.. he stops GUNS from going out, and he starts the count, ONEEEEEEEEEEE.....TWOOOO ......the fans are counting along with the ref... FOURRRRRR, this one could be over soon.... SIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.......... ...SEVENNNNNNN... WINDHAM starts to get up, he's on the ring apron, BUT HORNET PULLS HIM BACK DOWN, AND HE HAS A HOLD OF HIS LEG!! THE REF DOESN'T SEEEEEE ITTTTT!!!! He screams EIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.... Windham pulling with all his might, he's trying to get into the ring, NINEEEEEEEEEE.. ... anddddddd, TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-.. ....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Windham got in the ring JUST IN TIME, and he's going to work on GUNS, a left, right, backbreaker... off the ropes with an elbow, drop, AND WINDHAM IS GOING UP TOPPPPPPPP... what's coming up here?!?!?! WINDHAM WITH A.... FLYING CROSSBODY!!! HE CONNECTS!! What a move, BUT he took the ref out with him, he doesn't realize it, he covers.... no ref to count!! OH MANNNN, Hornet finally gets up on the outside, and he's now getting into the ring, WINDHAM finally gets up.. and he tackles Hornet to the outside!!!!! They're on the ring apron duking it out, the ref on his feet, GUNS now from behind with a big forearm shiver on Windham, and a SMALLPACKAGEEE, 1............................2.............................. ......NOOOOOOOOOOO!! Windham just got out of it, and he is FREEE!!! This match is going down to the limit... who is gonna step up and take this one, no one knows here in the MERRITT AUDITORIUM.... GUNS now whips Windham into the RO-... HOLD ON!! WHAT IS THIS!!!! HORNET grabs Windham's feet, and he trips him, pulls him to the outside, and now he is going to work on WINDHAM with all kinds of shots, the ref now calling for the belll..... HORNET IS TAKING WINDHAM OUT! GUNS now on the inside, he can't believe it, the ref now with the official word, IT'S A DQ VICTORY FOR WINDHAMMMMM!! That means GUNS IS MATHEMATICALLY ELIMINATEDDDD WITH 20 POINTS AND 1 MATCH LEFTTTT!! WINDHAM NOW WITH 50 POINTS, he recieves 10 points for the DQ VICTORY, and now... Windham on top of the world, BUT BACK TO REALITY, he sure doesn't look like a winner as security breaks Hornet off him!! Hornet has no right, what is the meaning of this?!?! Come on now, WINDHAM has just been through a LONG and GRUELING MATCH!!! Now GUNS to the outside, and he gets right into Hornet's face, he's arguing about what just happened, about Hornet costing him the matchhhhh.... HORNET NOW TURNS AROUND AND LOOKS AT THE FANS.. WITH BOTH HANDS GOING THROUGH HIS HAIR! OH, it looks like he's frustrated here!! Finally, GUNS pointing at Hornet, THE FANS UP ON THEIR FEET... HORNET PUTS UP BOTH ARMS!! He puts up both arms here in a sign of retreat, what is this?! Hornet apparantly lost his temper at Windham, and he's apologizing to GUNS, BUT GUNS DOESN'T TAKE TOO LIGHTLY TO WHAT JUST HAPPENED!! He just lost his shot at the EN WORLD TITLE!! GUNS lifts both fists up, and they might go at it here as Hornet quick to recover... BUT GUNS walks back down the aisle... this one isn't gonna happen tonight, BUT REMEMBERRRRR!! WINDHAM NEEDS HELP TO WIN THE EN WORLD TITLE, he needs help from GUNS himself, it is GUNS who has the one last match remaining against MIKE RANDALLS, and IF Randalls wins by PIN, he will WIN! ------------------------------------------------------------ OKERLUND: "OHHHH MYYYY, what a turn of events here as Mark Windham ESCAPES with a DQ win, and the lead for now, but he needs help from GUNS to win the EN World Title, will it happen here in the Merritt Auditorium!!" HEENAN: "I just wanted to see HORNET and GUNS go at it, those two fools, HORNET, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" HYATT: "When you're in the heat of the moment, everything is spur of the moment, EVERYTHING... and what he did was just that!!" OKERLUND: "Let's sum it up here tonight, 2 men still remain alive for that EN WORLD TITLE, it is Windham and Randalls, 1 match remain, RANDALLS v. GUNS! Now Windham is up by 10 over Randalls, so that means Randalls must either earn 20 points with a win by pin, or 15 points with a win by count- out to win, IF he wins by DQ or it's a draw, or of course a loss, HE LOSES because of the tie breakerrrrr that Mark Windham has over him!!" HEENAN: "That's right, that ham'n'egger Randalls lost to Windham, this man is quite on a roll after losing the 1st match to start things up to my man, Flair!!" HYATT: "Windham has come back and won his last 3 matches, going 3 and 1 on the night, 1 by DQ... and he is hot right now, BUT RANDALLS WILL WIN!!" HEENAN: "You want to make a little wager, if you lose you agree to-..." OKERLUND: "I don't even want to hear it, let's get down to the ring for the FINAL MATCH OF THE NIGHT, GET UP ON YOUR FEET CSWA... YOUR NEW EN WORLD CHAMPION IS ABOUT TO BE CROWNED... OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" GUNS v. Mike Randalls IT'S SHOWTIME!! That's right, get up on your feet CSWA FANSSSSSSSS!! OHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH, it's time to take it to the limit, the time limit.... BROTHERSSSSSSS...... YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! GUNS, RANDALLS, XMAS, CSWA, there's nothing better going, COME ON NOWWWWWWWWW!! This one is for the biggest one of them all, FOR RANDALLS ANYWAY! WILL GUNS EVEN TRY, WILL GUNS TO TRY TO HAND THAT TITLE TO WINDHAM?!?! I don't know, but if I know one thing, GUNS is a FIRST CLASS COMPETITOR, he wouldn't throw a match, AND BOTH MEN NOW IN THE CENTER OF THE RING... WE'LL SOON FIND OUT.... LET'S HIT THE ROADDDD JACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.. GUNS and RANDALLS face to face, FRONT'N'CENTER.... STAREDOWN in the center of the ring, they're measuring each other up, what is going to happen here?! What's gonna take place in the center of the ring, this one could be FATAL, HERE WE GO, RANDALLS starts it off with a quick right hand.... another one.. and off the ropes with the elbow to the top of GUNS' head.... CHECK IT OUT HERE IN NORTH CAROLINAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! STAND UP NC... STAND UP..... RANDALLS off the ropes with a kneebreaker.... now he picks GUNS UP and DOWNNNNNNNNNN with a scoop slam.. the cover, ONE! TWO! NOTHREE! Not even close as GUNS FLINGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Randalls over the top ropes, and he onto the outsideeee!! GUNS GETS UP... AND HE GIVES the MERRITT AUDITORIUM A SCREAMMMMMM!! He's in it, he's in it to WINNNNN!! He's showing everyone just what a wrestler he is right now, off the ring apron with a huge body tackle and you can feel that one all the way in CHINAAA!! Randalls is down, and GUNS picks up a chair, what's gonna happen here with that, YOU FIGURE IT OUT... THE REF STOPS IT, he grabs a hold of that chair.... RANDALLS WITH A BOOT TO GUNSSS!! He goes into the steel railing, and Randalls now flies into him and they both go over into the crowd, they're on chairs now as they're battling it out, and the fans are on their feet watching it as if they were in the middle of a NY BRAWL that's NC STYLEEE!! COME ONNNN!! COMEONNNN, they're COMIN' ON OUT HERE, KEEP 'EM SEPERATEDDDDDDD!!! DADADADADADADADA... BAMMM!! GUNS DOWN!! Randalls on top of him with a chair, SLAMMMMM!!! Back suplex by Randalls, GUNS OUT, the ref out there just trying to get in the middle of this, he's not counting both men, THIS MATCH IS WORTH TOO MUCH FOR THAT, and look at this, a bearhug suplex OUTOFNOWHERE BY GUNS!!! SOMEBODY.. SOMEBODY GET IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS, STOP THIS, this can't go on brother!!! Backslide by GUNS... and Mike Randalls is in an akward position, no count here, but GUNS showing the thousands of screaming fans just what power he has.. they're back in the space between the ring and the steel railing, and GUNS removing the blue padding, what is he gonna do here?! NOOO, NOOOO!! You can't be this lethal, you can't do this to them!! COME ON!! Somebody get over there, what is this?! What do they think they're doing, NOOO ..... GUNS WITH A PILEDRIVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! GUNS ROLLS A SEVENNNNNNNNNNNNNN & ELEVENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN WITH THE SAME ROLL BABY!!! This is unbelievable, the power of this man, where is he pulling this, Randalls is out of it, and he's laying in a pool of blood with red all over the AUDITORIUM and the rest of NORTH CAROLINA!! You go to all of the prominent sights, IT'S ALL COVERED WITH BLOOD AFTER THIS MATCHHH!! RIC FLAIR in the front row, he's cheering them on and he loves what he sees here!! CHARLES BARKLEY and MICHAEL JORDAN, they're taking a vacation right in the front row, and they love it too!!!!!! HOW ABOUT YOU?!?!?!? GUNS, in the ring now, and here is the cover, ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.. ....TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.........................THR... ....NOOOOOOOOOO!! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! Randalls GOT A SHOULDER UP!! Where did he come up with that?! Just how did he get that shoulder up here?! I don't understand where they're pulling it out here, but they sure are, as GUNS is now down alongside RANDALLS, the ref counting, 5....7....8.. ..9.................RANDALLS GETS UP!! Randalls now drops back down to one knee, but he uses the ropes to get up, and he's on top of GUNS just like that, here are some strong blows to the head, now off the ropes with a legdrop!! Here is a reverse knife edge by RANDALLS, THAT HAD TO HURT!! Now GUNS is on the mat, here comes Randalls off the ropes with a BIGGGGGGGG SPLASHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! THE MORE YOU SUFFER, THE MORE IT SHOWS YOU REALLY CAREEEEEEEE... and they're all suffering now, both men.. THEY CARE, THEY CARE ABOUT THAT EN WORLD TITLE!! GUTS'N'IMPACT.... IMPACTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!! Randalls is losing it, the fans are on their feet, they're going nuts, I can't even here myself, OHHHH MANNNN, here is Randalls with a cradle suplex on GUNS, 1.................... ...........2.......................NOWAY! NOWAY! NOWAYYYYY! GUNS isn't gonna let this one go, he's not gonna let the IRONMAN CHALLENGE END LIKE THAT... HE'S NOT EVEN GONNA THINK ABOUT IT HERE!! GUNS IS UP... RANDALLS IS UP... and in appreciation for this, THE FANS ARE NUTS!! THEY'RE WACKED OUT OF THEIR MINDS, AND THEY LOVE IT!! Both men just in the middle, right where they began, it's another STAREDOWNNNNN!! GUNS, RANDALLS, LET'S HEAR ITTTTTT!!! Randalls with a knee to the midsection, GUNS takes him over though, and Randalls on the mat, BIG SPLASHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Atomic drop by GUNS, Randalls on the outside again, GUNS off the ring apron with a hard hit to the hard head of RANDALLS, he won't go down, it's for the best of them, come on now, how much more of this can they suffer??? HOW MUCH MORE?! Off the ropes comes Randalls as they're back into the ring, FIREMAN'S CARRYYYYY! 1............................2........................MIKE RANDALLS REVERSES IT.........1.............................. ...2..........................NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! For pete's sake MARNIE, where are they coming up with the power to stay in it?? How are they doing, BODYBLOCK BY GUNS as RANDALLS comes charging... GUNS ON TOP OF IT!!! Wow, both men are in it here, both men showing each other just why they should be the NEXT EN WORLD CHAMPION, Tom Adler here tonight, he's in a suit watching just who will be the next CHAMP, and who will it be?? WHO CAN IT BE?! They've got big shoes to fill, and let me tell you, GUNS can't win it, it's either WINDHAM if GUNS WINS, or RANDALLS if he can get by GUNS, so why is GUNS trying?! Windham knocked him out of it, or actually HORNET, that's just what kind of man this man is, that's just why they all know him as GUNS, and he's using those arms, right, left, belly-to-back suplex by GUNS, he shakes things up!! Randalls now being whipped into the ropes, but he reverses it, and as GUNS comes running off the other side, HERE IS A 360 BACKBREAKERRRRR!! KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!!!!!!! Now tell me this, IS IT SHOWTIME, OR IS IT SHOWTIME!! The whole ring is engulfed with blood EVERYWHERE, but we're enjoying it tonight, WE LOVE WHAT WE SEE!! BODYTACKLE BY RANDALLS, and he covers, 1...................................2........ ...................3....IS IT?! WAS IT?!.... NOOOOOO!!!!!! The ref signalling it was 2 and a half, and both men just flop to the ground, or to their sides of the ground that is, and they are down and out!! How can they suffer this?! What power and agility by both men!! Who will get up first, the count is at 7 before GUNS makes a move for it, he's on 1 knee before Randalls begins his LONG JOURNEY to his feet, it is a JOURNEY NOW, a LONG JOURNEY!! As the count reaches 9, both men realizing what a shame it would be to end this match like that, they're BOTH UP!!!! THEY'RE BOTH UP!!! This is just these are CSWA WRESTLERSSSS... UN-BE-LIEVABLEEEEE!! They're both 'MARVELOUS' BABY!!! They lock up in the center ONCEAGAINNNNNNNN.... hiptoss over his right shoulder, and it is GUNS to go down!! How did Randalls come up with that much power?! How is he able to put the PEDAL TO THE METALLLLLLL?! That's what we all would like to know here!! Randalls off the ring apron and a dropkick on GUNS, and he goes flying into the announcer's table, and IT BREAKS IN HALFFFF!! OHMYGOSHHHHHH!!! Bring out the paramedics, WE'VE GOT AN INJURY!! GUNS IS UP THOUGH!! LOOK AT THE DETERMINED LOOK on GUNS' face!! This man is something else, but look who else is determined, DETERMINED TO WIN THE EN WORLD TITLE is RANDALLS as he comes off the other side with a charging clothesline on top of the rubble left behind from the table!! Both men on top of it, the GASHES, BLOWS, HITS, SPRAINS, it doesn't matter anymore, they'll have all the time in the world to rest, this is the LAST MATCH IN THE IRONMAN CHALLENGE, the last MATCH to BEGINNNN the rest of the XMAS CARD, and can you say SUCCESS?!?! Oh man, it is something else here in the CSWA, the ACTION is SUPERB as is the competition, and look at the competition now, laying on the ground, they're both hurt, GUNS gets up.. he grabs Randalls, and out of respect throws him into the ring, one reason for the success of both men, THEY BOTH DESPISE EACH OTHER... but can that last through this match?! Are they gonna hate each other after this long and grueling encounter in which they have something in common with each other?! I can't see it, I can't see it at all as both men are back up to their feet in the center of the ring, Randalls on one knee now, GUNS down trying to catch a breath, GUNS runs at Randalls, Randalls ducks him, and GUNS is back outside!!! Wow, this is something else, how many times have I said that before?! GUNS back in the ring, he's on the corner, now it's Randalls to charge at him, but as GUNS ducks, he flips Randalls right out of the ring!! WOW!! Randalls slow getting up, BUT I'M EVEN SLOW GETTING UP AFTER THIS ONE!!! Mike Randalls is back in the ring once again, and the fans are calling it, they're calling it the best match they've ever SEEEEENNNNNN.... GUNS charges at Randalls, Randalls with a kick to the midsection, and a knee!! Here is a bodyblock as GUNS was whipped into the ropes!! Randalls covers, there is NOWAY GUNS can kick out of this one, NOWAY EVER, 1.......... ..........2............................3....BUTWAIT, NOOO!! GUNS kicked out!! GUNS KICKED OUT!! I can't believe it, and both men are down!!! GUNS gets up, he's taking it to Mike now, he's getting some sort of energy from the ENERGIZING FANS!! GUNS with a left, right... now a huge scoop slam, and now off the ropes with a splashhh!! He picks Randalls up and here it comes, SHOULDERBREAKERRRRRRRR!! IT'S GOTTA BE OVER!! HE PINS RANDALLS, 1..................................2...... .............................THR....RANDALLS FLIPS IT OVER, 1..................................2........................ ...THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! IT'S OVER!! IT'S OVER!! The winner, THEEEEEE WINNERRRRR!! I can't believe it!! I can't believe this match, RANDALLS TAKES IT, HE'S THE NEW EN WORLD CHAMPION, 'DEVESTATING' MIKE RANDALLS, THAT'S RIGHT!! He takes the IRONMAN CHALLENGE WITH 60 POINTS, and is NEW 3-TIME EN WORLD CHAMP!!! WOW, can you believe just what shape both men are in, they're in the center of the ring as flashbulbs from camera go off, now they're up and GUNS extends the hand.... RANDALLS... I CAN'T SEE IF HE ACCEPTED, A SWARM OF FANS ALL DASH TO THE CENTER OF THE RING.... they're gonna have to clean this place up for the rest of it... but for the IRONMAN CHALLENGE, IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE, HUH?!?! IT'S OVER!!! CHRISTMAS HAS JUST OFFICIALLY BEGUNN, CSWA STYLE BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! (Thanks to Murat Mardirossian for posting the Ironman Challenge!)