OCW and BPP Presents......2004 Super J Cup-Day 2

Kusuo: Welcome back everyone to Day Two of this grand event right here in Nagei Stadium in Osaka, Japan. As Burning Phoenix Puro teams up with Outlaw Championship Wrestling to bring you the 2004 edition of the Super J Cup Tournament. Along with Joe Shinobi, I'm Kensei Kusuo. And Shinobi-san, we have another packed event for tonight.

Shinobi: You are very correct. We started out with sixteen talented cruiserweights and now we are down to the Great Eight. Tonight, we will find out who the greatest little big man in the world is when they walk out of this arena with the Super J Cup for the year 2004 that you, my friend will be presenting.

Kusuo: Right you are.

Shinobi: With Wrestler's like Ulfric, Urufu, Azrael, and Wild Pegasus II representing Burning Phoenix alliance wide, who would have though that the name on everyone's lips today would be Jaysen Taylor.

Kusuo: The young man from Alberta, Canada was given a trial match just over a week ago, and has made the most of it. Securing a spot on BPP's roster, Taylor was entered in The Annual Super J competition.

Shinobi: His first opponent was non-other than former Double Crown Champion "The Wizard" Brian Smith, and against all odds, Jayson Taylor managed to advance in a impressive debut.

[Cut back stage, and a shot of Jeff Fox standing behind Jaysen Taylor.]

George Skor: Johnny Rotten, you managed to advance to day two of the Super J, how do you feel your chances are against your next opponent.

[Taylor aka Johnny Rotten is just about to open his mouth, most likely making a fool of himself considering his limited mic skills, when Jeff Fox steps in front of him.]

Fox: [A little wheezy and sweaty] I'll handle this one Georgie... My man Rotten here won that match, and it was no surprised to anyone least of all me. I plan to take this young man and help him forge a stellar career... And it all starts tonight as he takes on all commer's in a effort to be crowned the Super J Tournament Champion

[Jaysen Taylor smiles.]

[Not a cocky or overly confident smirk, but more one of relief as he didn't half to talk during the interview.]

[Cut back to ringside.]

Match Number 1:

Jaysen Taylor-vs- Matt Saunders

RA: The First Match of the evening is scheduled for one fall and it is a Quarterfinal Match in the 2004 Super J Cup Tournament. Introducing first....

[A loud round of applause erupts from the arena as Day Two Begins!]

RA: Ladies and Gentlemen... From Edmonton Alberta... CANADA..!

[Heart full of black by the Burning Brides begins to play softly in the background.]

RA: He weighs in at 98 kg, and stands a full One hundred and Eighty-Eight Cm... He represents the Burning Phoenix organization..!

[A small hometown pop, more for the companies name than for Taylor.]

RA: Please welcome to the ring... JOHNNY... RRRRRRRRRR ROTTEN..!

[Wearing his black cargo pants, and a Ramones T-shirt, Johnny Rotten walks out to a minimal pop from the crowd. Jeff Fox appears a few steps behind Rotten and accompanies him down to ringside. Stepping up on the ring apron, Johnny climbs the outside of the turnbuckles and non-chalantly jumps into the ring awaiting his opponent.]

RA: And his opponent. Weighing in at 221 lbs. and hailing from Toronto, Ontario, CANADA!! He is Matt "Showtime" SAUNDERS!!!!

[The lights in the arena dim down to black.]

[Face Pop.]

[On the big screen we watch as a lightning bolt comes toward us, before exploding and revealing the word SHOWTIME on the screen in hot white print.]

[The bass begins to fill the arena.]

#Word up son... WORD!

[The beat begins to thump a bit, as we wait for the next line.]

#YA, to all the killa's and the hundred dollar billa's..

[Pause.]

#Fa real Nigga's who ain't got no feelin's...

BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!

#Check it out now.

[Out he comes from the back in his trade mark dark blue robe and matching pants. We can see the white letters on both sides of his legs that read Showtime. He stands there on top of the ramp, breathing in the experience of the music, and the fans who have risen to their feet.]

[The fans explode with a huge face pop as Saunders raises his head and begins to nod it to the words.]

#I got you stuck off the realness, we be the infamous
#We be the infamous, ya heard of us...offical queensbridge murdera's
#The mobb comes equipped for warfare..
#beware of my crime family with nuff shots to share
#For all those, who wanna profile and pose
#Rock you in the face, stab your brain wit ya nose bone.

[Pop to that.]

#You all alone in the streets cousin
#Every mean for they self in this land we be gunnin'
#And keep them shook crews runnin' like they supposed too
#They come around but they never come close too
#I can see it inside your face, your in the wrong place
#Cowards like you just get they whole body laced up!
#With bulletholes n such...
#Speak the wrong words man and you will get touched.

[Saunders makes a little gesture to his towards the ring of death by pullin' a trigger. He continues to nod his head to the beat.]

#You can put ya whole army, against my team and..
#I guarantee you it'll be your very last time breathin'

[He stands at the bottom of the ramp, glaring into the ring. He slides underneath to a pop from the crowd.]

#Your simple words just don't move me, ya minor, we major
#You're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a playa
#Your crew is featherweight, my gunshots will make you levitate
#I'm only 19 but my mind is old
#and when things get for real my warm heart turns cold.
#Enough nigga's deceased, another story is told (It ain't nuttin really)
#Aiyo dun, spark the philly.

[DING!!!! DING!!!!! DING!!!!]

[There's the bell as Johnny Rotten bounces off of the ropes before stepping into the middle of the ring where Matt Saunders just stands there staring at Rotten and talking a bit of trash. Rotten responds in kind until Saunders walks away before they go into a collar and elbow tie-up. Saunders comes away with a side headlock and turns it into a hammerlock before tripping Rotten to the mat with a single leg and walking over his back.]

Kusuo: Saunders definitely showing his young challenger up in the early going.

[The two men lock up again when Saunders drops down and goes behind Rotten and takes him down with a waistlock carryover. Rotten begins to squirm and fight out of it, but Saunders is able to take him down with a release german suplex as Rotten smacks the back of his head on the mat.]

Shinobi: Saunders is looked pretty impressive with that suplex.

[Rotten gets back to his feet and dusts himself off before locking up again and this time, Rotten comes away with a side headlock. Saunders quickly shoots Rotten into the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Rotten ducks under and comes back with a shoulder tackle. Rotten hits the ropes again while Saunders goes low when Rotten hits the ropes again and gets taken over by a hip toss by Saunders but Rotten lands on his feet. Rotten tries to throw Saunders but Saunders blocks the throw and goes for a right hand but Rotten ducks under and hooks Saunders into a backslide.]

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Shinobi: Two count. Much too early for something like that.

Kusuo: But one hell of an exchange so far.

[Saunders goes to the ground and locks on a full nelson. It doesn't look like he has his fingers completely locked though. He tries to lift Rotten to his feet, while holding this position. There is resistance, but Saunders lunges backwards and delivers a dragon suplex and hits the bridge.]

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Shinobi: Rotten gets out at two.

Kusuo: Saunders seems to have targeted the neck of young Johnny Rotten.

[Saunders quickly gets back to his feet and goes for the irish whip but Rotten reverses the whip. Rotten goes for a back drop but Saunders rolls over his back and takes Rotten down with a side russian legsweep before rolling into a cover.]

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[Rotten gets the shoulder up while Saunders pulls him up to his feet and runs him head first into the top turnbuckle before turning him around and unleashing a vicious knife edge chop to the chest. Rotten slumps back into the corner while Saunders pulls him and connects with another chop as the fans are reacting to each shot. Saunders irish whips Rotten into the opposite corner and charges in but Rotten walks up the turnbuckles and nails a charging Saunders with a corkscrew moonsault. Saunders hits the mat hard as Rotten hits the ropes and comes down with a flipping leg drop over the throat and follows up with a cover.]

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Kusuo: Rotten with a near fall on the returning Matt Saunders.

Shinobi: This kid is showing no fear in the ring. A perfect fit to Burning Phoenix.

[Saunders kicks out while Rotten picks up Saunders and runs towards the top rope but Saunders reverses it and sends Rotten into the ropes and catches him in a waistlock before dropping him with a stun gun. Rotten bounces off into a boot to the midsection before getting taken over with a swinging neckbreaker. Saunders stomps away at the neck of Johnny Rotten before picking him up and slamming him to the mat. Saunders grabs Rotten by the hair and whips him to the ropes but Rotten reverses it and goes for a clothesline but Saunders ducks under it and comes back with a boot to the midsection. Saunders backs up into the ropes and comes out with a bicycle kick but Rotten catches the boot. Saunders leaps up and connects with an enziguri. Saunders motions that it's over and goes for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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Kusuo: NO!!!! Rotten got the shoulder up.

Shinobi: This kid is not giving up.

[Rotten gets his shoulder up while Saunders looks in wonderment before picking him up and whipping him into the ropes. Saunders goes for a powerslam but Rotten slips through and turns Saunders into a spinning reverse DDT while Saunders's skull just bounced off of the mat. Rotten grabs his neck in pain when Rotten picks up Saunders and connects with a standing dropkick to the jaw. Rotten nips up to his feet and jumps up to the top turnbuckle while the fans get on their feet as they watch Rotten fly off with a senton splash and lands on Saunders before going for the cover.]

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Kusuo: Saunders with another escape.

[Saunders rolls over to his stomach while Rotten continues to hold his neck in pain while the ref goes over and asks him if he wants to continue. Saunders uses the ropes and pulls himself up to his feet before walking over to Rotten and stomps away at the injured neck before picking up Rotten in a front facelock and dropping him to the mat with a brainbuster suplex. Saunders goes for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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Shinobi: Shoulder Up by Rotten!!!

Kusuo: Saunders is about to pick that neck apart.

[Rotten screams out in pain when Saunders drags Rotten away from the ropes and pulls him up to his feet before taking him right back down with a snapmare and follows up with a dragon sleeper. Saunders has the dragon sleeper locked in tight. Rotten looks to be fading a bit. Saunders slowly begins to creep to his feet, while holding onto the dragon sleeper. He rotates his body and delivers a roll the dice neckbreaker.]

Shinobi: Rotten used the same manauver not long ago but it is more effective on a damaged neck.

[Saunders goes to pick him but Rotten grabs Saunders and hooks him into an inside cradle.]

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[Saunders just kicks out once again and gets back to stomping away at the neck of Rotten before picking him up and whipped him into the far corner. Saunders charges in and catches a boot to the face from Rotten. Saunders shakes it off and charges in again and hits nothing but ringpost as Rotten floats up and over with a sunset flip.]

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Shinobi: Close call but Saunders escapes again.

[Saunders quickly kicks out while Rotten pulls himself up by the second ropes and climbs up to the second turnbuckle before flying off with a flying clothesline that knocks Saunders down to the mat. Rotten starts getting up slow and is favoring that neck when he buries a kick to the ribs of Saunders.]

Kusuo: And it looks like Rotten is showing that fighting spirit.

[Saunders is forced back into the near corner. He is met with a stiff chop…he turns around and returns the favour..]

Crowd: WHOOO!

[The two men trade chops back and forth. Saunders is trying to get back into the match. He is being pummeled, yet still gets to his feet. He meets Rotten with a back elbow to the gut and spikes him with a quick falling DDT. He goes for the cover…]

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Shinobi: Rotten kicks out at the last moment.

[Saunders picks up Rotten and whips him into the ropes but Rotten reverses the whip and catches Saunders in a flipping dropkick as Rotten lands on his stomach.]

Kusuo: There's the DropSault and it landed on target.

[Rotten climbs up the turnbuckles and leaps off with a moonsault while Saunders just rolls out of the way as Rotten hits the mat hard. Saunders picks up Rotten and throws him into the far corner and charges in with a knee into the midsection before irish-whipping Rotten into the opposite corner. Saunders charges in again only to catch a quick elbow to the jaw before Rotten connects with a couple of right hands. Rotten begins to get the advantage and whips Saunders into the ropes. Saunders ducks a clothesline. Saunders comes off the ropes and both men collide shoulders. Neither man moves. Rotten comes off the ropes and goes for another clothesline that is ducked…Rotten comes off the ropes and Saunders charges forward, catching him with a huge twisting spine buster! Saunders goes for the quick cover.]

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Shinobi: Say what you want about this young wrestler but he is not giving up the fight. He wants to win Super J with everything in his being.

[Rotten kicks out while Saunders brings him back to his feet when Rotten connects with a thumb to the eye of Saunders. The ref gives Rotten a warning about the move. Rotten whips Saunders into the ropes and connects with a dropkick sending Saunders out of the ring. Saunders stumbles around while Rotten gets back to his feet. Rotten hits the near side ropes and leaps over the top rope with a corkscrew plancha taking both men to the ground while the fans cheer on.]

Shinobi: That is what Rotten needed to turn the tide of battle.

[Rotten gets back to his feet pummels away at Saunders before picking him up and dragging him back to the ring. Rotten runs over to the far ropes and leaps off of them and connects with an asai moonsault. Rotten goes for the cover.]

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Kusuo: Saunders with another escape and just barely.

[Rotten looks to the near corner was going to come off the top rope, but Saunders met him before he could. Saunders climbs to the second rope and takes him down with a superplex. Before we can think, he kips up and goes back to the second rope, where he delivers a corkscrew elbow into the chest.]

Shinobi: Once again, Saunders is focusing on that injured neck of Rotten.

[Saunders gets back to his feet and connects with an european forearm that snaps Rotten's head back. Saunders quickly follows up with a snapmare takeover. Saunders sits Rotten up and hits the ropes before connecting with a basement dropkick to the back of the head.]

Kusuo: Devastating move by Saunders.

[Saunders still wincing in pain when he picks up Rotten and whip him into the ropes and puts him down with a spinning elbowsmash. Saunders gives the signal when he picks Rotten into a fireman's carry. Saunders goes for a death valley bomb but Rotten flips out of it and lands on his feet. Rotten fires back with a series of muay thai kicks to the hamstrings before hittting the ropes and connecting with a stiff kick to the back of the head.]

Shinobi: SHINING WIZARD!!!!!!

Saunders falls in a heap when Rotten leaps up to the top turnbuckle and takes aim before connecting with a shooting star elbow drop. Rotten goes for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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[DING!!!! DING!!! DING!!!!]

RA: Your winner by pinfall and moving on to the semi-finals, Johnny ROTTEN!!!!

Kusuo: And young Johnny Rotten has advanced once more with a remarkable victory of the returning Matt Saunders.

Shinobi: The young talent continues to impress the world over with his athleticism in the ring.

Kusuo: That's for sure. Now, let's see who is going to face him in the semis.

Match Number 2:

The Masked Mexican-vs- Azreal

RA: The following match is scheduled for one fall and it is a Quarterfinal Match in the Super J Tournament. Introducing first, already in the ring. Weighing over 200 lbs. and hailing from Mexico. He is The Masked MEXICAN!!!!

[A round of applause from the fans while The Masked Mexican stands in the corner.]

RA: And his opponent. Weighing in at 200 lbs and hailing from Parts Unknown. He is a former WWA Cruiserweight, Double Crown and Tag Team Champion. He is "The Angel" AZREAL!!!!

["Suffer" by Staind erupts from the PA system as Azrael walks from the back through a thick haze of blue tinted smoke, his eyes scanning the crowd, searching the faces of the people for their reactions.]

The more you see the more you do
The television's feeding you
Write what you want to hear, anger and fear
because you suffer the hate you feel won't go away
you're all programmed to feel this way to live
another day within a world that loves to suffer

[Azrael is clad in blue and black full body wrestling gear with blue and black boots with his long white hair hanging halfway down his back, streaked with bright blue highlights. The blue and white strobe lights mixing with the thick blue and gray fog rolling down the ramp combine to form an illusion much like the ocean before a storm with Azrael blending right in. The flash of cameras as he walks down the aisle illuminate the bright blue eyes amid the sea of scars, eyes which are focused and full of intensity as they lock upon the ring. For the few fans who reach out to him, Azrael moves closer to the sides, slapping hands with them as he continues on down to the ring.]

And then I come to find everything's O.K.
seen this all before but that was yesterday
try to walk right through the messes that I've made
Just let me enjoy the life here that I've made

[Once he gets down to the ring, Azrael, leaps up onto the ring apron and sommersaults over the top rope to stand inside the ring, raises his arms in the air as he turns to each side of the ring to acknowledge the fans as the last notes of his music fade away]

[DING!!!! DING!!!! DING!!!!]

[Masked Mexican and Azreal meet in the center of the ring, both staring each other down, mouthing off to the other. That is until Azreal raises his hand and slaps Masked Mexican across the face. The Masked Mexican comes back with a slap of his own as Masked Mexican and Azreal hammer each other with right hands, the ring shaking with each shot, neither one backing off.]

Shinobi: The right hands not getting it done. Azreal with an european forearm to stop Masked Mexican before he whips him into the ropes...

[Masked Mexican handsprings into the ropes, letting his back legs rebound off the ropes, into a backwards somersault and catches Azreal with a reverse flying elbow on the return.]

Kusuo: Nice handspring elbow by The Masked Mexican.

[Azreal back on his feet quickly, catches a dropkick taking him down one more time. Masked Mexican takes him up and whips him into the near corner, wait springboard by Azreal. Azreal stops before impact, landing with his feet on the top rope, but Masked Mexican runs up quickly and hits a front dropkick sending Azreal backfirst into the mat outside the ring.]

Shinobi: The Masked Mexican on the offense has Azreal reeling, and this crowd is loving the action!

[The Masked Mexican stands and smirks, caught up in the crowd reaction, before whipping himself off the ropes, vaults over the top rope, and springboards off the second rope with an asai moonsault to the outside on Azreal.]

Kusuo: Counter!! Oh man, Masked Mexican into the ringsteps!!

[Loud Oooohhhh from the crowd, as we see both men lying out of it, but The Masked Mexican lying on his back holding his face.]

Shinobi: Masked Mexican might have leaped before he looked on that one, he got the moonsault, but Azreal saw it coming, and turned it into a Flapjack type maneuver and Masked Mexican caught the ringsteps with his face.

[Azreal stands up, and waves off a booing fan next to him as he walks around for a moment to clear his head while the Masked Mexican is still trying to get to his feet.Azreal throws the Masked Mexican back into the ring and follows him in.]

Kusuo: The Masked Mexican is still groggy after taking an amazing shot to the ringsteps.

[Azreal sees The Masked Mexican as he gets to a knee on the canvas, and throws him facefirst into the turnbuckle.]

Shinobi: Azreal whips The Masked Mexican to the opposite corner and is sent head over heels and gets stuck in the turnbuckle.

Kusuo: As the Americans would say, The Masked Mexican has found himself tied to the the Tree of Woe!

[Before The Masked Mexican can get free, Azreal hammers away at his exposed midsection with stiff kicks. As the ref tries to force him off, he finally walks to the other side of the ring.]

Shinobi: What is Azreal going to do now?

[Azreal quickly sprints at Masked Mexican and hits a baseball slide dropkick into The Masked Mexican's face. Masked Mexican immediately falls to the canvas clutching his masked face.]

Kusuo: If The Masked Mexican wasn't hurt before, he is now!!

[Masked Mexican's slowly getting to his feet when Azreal runs to the ropes and leaps off with a springboard-twisting dropkick on Masked Mexican. Both men try to get back to their feet when Masked Mexican charges at Azreal but he sidesteps him and throws him through the ropes. Azreal hits the farside ropes before leaping over the top rope and landing on Masked Mexican with a senton bomb.]

Shinobi: Azreal, throwing caution to the wind. hits an amazing senton on the outside.

[Both men are starting to feel the effects of the match when Azreal slowly gets back to his feet and throws Masked Mexican back into the ring before climbing up to the top turnbuckle. The Masked Mexican with a last surge of energy gets up and pushes Azreal's legs apart as he lands harshly on the turnbuckle. The Masked Mexican climbs up to the top and goes for a flying headscissors but Azreal pushes him off in mid-move when Azreal leaps off the top and drives Masked Mexican down to the mat with a vicious reverse DDT. Azreal gets to his feet first and grabs a double leg on Masked Mexican and sends him in with a catapault.]

Shinobi: Oh my! Masked Mexican's head smacks into the turnbuckle hard!

[Azreal's up again before charging out of the far corner and leaping from the middle of the ring for a splash but Masked Mexican moves out of the way as Azreal hits nothing but turnbuckles. Masked Mexican climbs up the ropes and waits for Azreal to turn around before he connects with a top rope bulldog. The Masked Mexican goes for the cover.]

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[Azreal kicks out while The Masked Mexican starts the climb to the top turnbuckle. The Masked Mexican slow to climb up when Azreal shakes off the cobwebs and climbs up the ropes before springboarding off with a missile dropkick sending Masked Mexican flying off the turnbuckle and onto the mat. Azreal's up to his feet first and connects with a couple of forearms before irish whipping Masked Mexican and leaps into the air for a frankensteiner but Masked Mexican counters with a sit out powerbomb and holds for the cover.]

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Shinobi: Azreal with another kickout.

Kusuo: Azreal just got powerbombed out of his proverbial boots.

[Masked Mexican's dragging Azreal closer to the center of the ring before he starts climbing to the top turnbuckle.]

Shinobi: What's he got planned now?

[Masked Mexican reaches to the top of the turnbuckle and leaps off with a high arc Frog Splash that drives all of the air out of Azreal before rolling off and grabbing his own ribs in pain.]

Kusuo: Masked Mexican's right back to his feet but barely and the fans are going nuts.

[The Masked Mexican goes for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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Shinobi: Azreal comes out with another escape but that was really close.

[The Masked Mexican drags Azreal to his feet before whipping him into the ropes and goes for a front kick but Azreal rolls underneath it and Masked Mexican hits the ropes. Azreal leaps up with a leapfrog while Masked Mexican hits the ropes again while Azreal ducks down to avoid him again and goes for a back body drop but catches Masked Mexican in mid-air and drives him down to the mat with a vicious spinebuster slam into a powerbomb as the fans just exploded after that move. Azreal rolls through into the cover and hooks the leg.]

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Kusuo: And the Masked Mexican just barely gets the shoulder up at two.

[The capacity crowd applauds when Azreal motions to the crowd "that's it" before climbing up to the top turnbuckle before looking down at the barely conscious Masked Mexican and goes for a sommersault senton with a twist but Masked Mexican moves out of the way at the last possible second as Azreal hits the mat hard.]

Shinobi: Both men are laid out on the mat as a spot in the semifinals hangs in jeopardy.

[The Masked Mexican slowly gets to his feet and looks over to Azreal before picking him up and connecting with a forearm to the jaw, followed by another. The Masked Mexican goes for the irish whip but Azreal reverses it only for Masked Mexican to reverse the whip again sending him into the near corner before catching Azreal in a waistlock.]

Kusuo: OH MY GOD!!!!!

Shinobi: OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX INTO THE CROWD!!!

Kusuo: I'm not sure if he's getting up.

Shinobi: Wait, Azreal's slowly getting back to his feet.

Kusuo: Masked Mexican's climbing the ropes! The fans are on their feet, they're chanting for The Masked Mexican. Masked Mexican's up to his feet. OH MY GOD!!!

Shinobi: SUICIDE DIVE TAKES OUT AZREAL IN THE CROWD!!!

Kusuo: This Masked Mexican has to be insane. He's getting back to his feet, he crawls onto the ramp while Azreal's still on the floor.

[The Masked Mexican grabs Azreal and pulls him onto the ramp, now Azreal's getting back to his feet. Azreal's thrown back into the ring followed by The Masked Mexican. Azreal grabs Masked Mexican by the mask but gets caught with a shoulder to the mid-section by Masked Mexican, and another. Masked Mexican throws Azreal over the top rope but Azreal lands on the apron and catches another shoulder before he grabs the top rope and takes Azreal over with a Sunset flip powerbomb onto the floor. Masked Mexican slowly crawls back to his feet and rolls back into the ring. The Masked Mexican rolls back out and throws Azreal back in while The Masked Mexican climbs up to the top turnbuckle. Azreal is still holding his head when he sees Masked Mexican and delivers a super kick to the turnbuckle sending Masked Mexican throat-first into the top rope. Masked Mexican bounces off of the rope and gets laid out by a t-bone tazzplex. Azreal goes for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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[The Masked Mexican gets the shoulder up when Azreal picks up The Masked Mexican and plants him with a bodyslam before hitting the ropes and landing a springboard corkscrew legdrop to the throat. Azreal brings Masked Mexican up the hard way before whipping him into the ropes before sending him into the opposite ropes with a drop toe hold. Azreal hits the ropes and comes back with a 619 that sends The Masked Mexican to the center of the ring. Azreal climbs up to the top turnbuckle and goes for a sky-twisting moonsault but The Masked Mexican moves out of the way as Azreal lands seat first on the mat. Masked Mexican's getting back to his feet and waits for Azreal to get to his feet before running to the ropes into a springboard dropkick.]

Shinobi: OH MY GOD! Azreal's eyes just rolled into the back of his head from that dropkick.

[The Masked Mexican goes for the cover.]

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[Azreal gets the shoulder up when The Masked Mexican buries the boot into the midsection of Azreal and looks to go for a powerbomb but Azreal counters with a double leg and rolls through for a cover.]

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Kusuo: That was very close but The Masked Mexican manages to kick out.

[Both men get to their feet but Azreal connects with a spinning sidekick into the midsection of The Masked Mexican before going into a double underhook and takes Masked Mexican up and over with a Tiger Driver. Azreal bounds right up to the top turnbuckle and plays to the crowd before leaping off with a 450 Splash and hooks the leg.]

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[Shoulder Up!]

Kusuo: Azreal's gotta be wondering how he can keep The Masked Mexican down.

[Azreal drags The Masked Mexican to his feet and looks for a suplex but Masked Mexican lands on his feet and he spins Azreal around into a DDT. Masked Mexican slowly drags Azreal to his feet and scoops him up into a Michinoku Driver and hooks the leg.]

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[Azreal with the shoulder up!]

Shinobi: The fans are on their feet, this place's getting loud!

[The Masked Mexican gets up to the top turnbuckle and connects with a Shooting Star Press and holds on for another cover.]

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Kusuo: Azreal is showing that fighting spirit that has made him so tough in the ring. He will not stay down.

[The Masked Mexican drags Azreal to his feet but a huge chop out of nowhere by Azreal surprises The Masked Mexican. He grabs a front facelock on The Masked Mexican and takes him over with a spinning neckbreaker. Azreal goes for the cover and hooks both legs.]

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[The Masked Mexican gets the shoulder up while Azreal gets to his feet and kicks the ropes in disgust seeing The Masked Mexican continuing to move. Azreal drags The Masked Mexican to his feet and into a firemen's carry before spiking him with a running Death Valley Driver. Azreal gets right back up. He's saying that he's gonna finish The Masked Mexican off right now. Azreal picks up The Masked Mexican and places him on the top rope and climbs up after him. Azreal climbs up to the top turnbuckle and hooks a double chickenwing and drives him into the mat with a super belly to back double chickenwing suplex and hits the bridge.]

Kusuo: WIDOWMAKER CONNECTS! AZREAL HITS THE WIDOWMAKER!!!!!!

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[DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!!]

RA: Your winner via pinfall and advancing to the semifinals, AZREAL!!!!!

Shinobi: And the former Cruiserweight Champion continues to cut a path to another Super J crown.

Kusuo: It should be a joy to watch "The Angel" and Young Johnny Rotten, aka Jaysen Taylor when they meet in the semi-finals.

Shinobi: Now, let's see who will occupy the semi-final match.

Match Number 3:
Joey Tesauro -vs- Blue Wolf

RA: The Following Match is scheduled for one fall and is a Quarterfinal Match in the Super J Cup Tournament. Introducing first. Weighing in at 140 lbs. and representing the Outlaw Wrestling Promotion. She is Blue WOLF!!!!

#OH YEAH!!!!! THE BITCH IS BACK!!!!!!!

[After that voiceover, there's a loud cat's growl over the PA system as AC/DC's "Back In Black" starts to blare throughout the arena. A white mist starts to roll across the arena floor in front of the entrance which's covered in blue flashing lights. Then, to an explosion of cheers the curtain parts, and out walks Blue Wolf wearing blue jeans, black knee pads, a black tied-up "Queen of Bitchdom" t-shirt and black knee high martial arts boots with her hair in a ponytail under a Baltimore Orioles ball cap as she smacks hands with the fans before stepping into the ring.]

RA: And her opponent..from Flushing New York, weighing in at 207lbs…he is one half of the WWA World Tag Team Champions and the WWA World Cruiserweight Champion….Joey Teeeeeeeessssaaaaaaaaauuuuuurrrrooooooooo!!!

[Nothing there for a second, the lights shutting down in the arena. Insert the screams that always seem to happen when the lights go out, until we hear three words in a low, robotic voice]

I
Am
IRONMAN

[BOOM]

[The stage explodes in blue fire, and then the lights are back on, the fans are cheering, the opening chords of "Show Me How To Live" By Audioslave are playing, and we are rolling]

#And with the early dawn
#Moving right along
#Couldn't buy a eye full of sleep
#And in the aching nights under satellites
#I was not received
#Built with stolen parts
#Telephone in my heart
#Someone get me a priest
#To put my mind to bed
#This ringing in my head
#Is this a cure or is this a disease?

[And just when the Chorus starts, the spotlight shines on Joey Tesauro]

#Nail in my hand
#From my creator
#You gave me life now
#Show me how to live

[The sold out arena, filled to the rafters with crazy Japanese that are going insane for the Penguin man, now if only it was wednesday and we could get some of these chicks to take off their shirts, we could really get excited about something. As it is we just get to see Joey start to walk down to the ring]

#Nail in my hand
#From my creator
#You gave me life now
#Show me how to live

[Joey's, wearing the usual ring attire. Dark blue jeans, black boots, a black under-armor type shirt with an American flag on the sleeve. He's ready to do a lot of moving. What really stands out though is the WWA World Cruiserweight title strapped around his waist]

#And in the afterbirth
#On the quiet earth
#Let the stains remind you
#You thought you made a man
#You better think again
#Before my role defines you

[The chorus begins as Joey steps into the ring, vaulting over the top rope with a spring in his step, before running in to the opposite corner, fists raised to the crowd, the camera's going wild]

#Nail in my hand
#From my creator
#You gave me life now
#Show me how to live
#Nail in my hand
#From my creator
#You gave me life now
#Show me how to live

[He hops back down, as the final bits of the song come on, Cornell shouting with ever more intensity]

#Show me how to Live…
#Show me how to live..
#Show me how to live
#Show, Me, How to LIVE!!!!!

[The song ends, the lights come back on, and Joey takes off his belt, raising it up high for the crowd, before handing it to the ref. He then turns to face the aisle, and boy is it game time]

[DING!!!! DING!!!! DING!!!!]

[The bell rings as Blue Wolf and Joey Tesauro start circling the ring before they tie-up in a collar and elbow but Blue Wolf ducks under. Blue Wolf quickly gets a side headlock but Joey quickly shoves Blue Wolf off to the ropes. Joey goes for a hip toss but Blue Wolf blocks it and delivers a shot to the midsection before whipping Joey into the ropes. Joey comes back into a boot to the midsection. Blue Wolf hits the ropes and takes Joey down with a swinging neckbreaker. Blue Wolf stomps away on Joey before she pulls him to his feet and knees him in the stomach. Blue Wolf hits the ropes and takes Joey over with a sunset flip.]

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[Joey quickly kicks out and goes for a wild swing but Blue Wolf moves out of the way and takes Joey down with a drop toe hold and Joey gets nothing but mat. Joey gets back to his feet when Blue Wolf gets to her feet and turns Joey around into a standing dropkick, knocking him to the mat.]

Kusuo: One thing that you can say about Blue Wolf is that she is actually a step faster than the Cruiserweight Champion and that's difficult to say.

[Blue Wolf pulls Joey up to his feet and whips him into the far corner. Blue Wolf plays to the crowd before charging in and rocks Joey's head back with a power handspring elbow smash. Joey stumbles out of the corner when Blue Wolf slams Joey to the mat with a faceslam. Blue Wolf hits the ropes and comes down with a rolling senton splash. Blue Wolf gets to her feet and grabs the right leg of Joey and pulls on the knee and tries to torque the knee.]

Kusuo: Now, that is quite intelligent on Blue Wolf's part. Your opponent can't beat you to death with kicks if he has a bad wheel.

[Blue Wolf grabs the leg and drops the leg to the mat with an elbow before getting up and going for a spinning toe hold. Blue Wolf continues to use the toe hold until Joey grabs the bottom rope and the ref asks for the break. Blue Wolf lets go of the hold and backs up while Joey tries to get to his feet when Blue Wolf sidesteps the ref and kicks Joey in the back of the knee. Joey tries to hobble away when Blue Wolf connects with another kick before burying a roundkick into the midsection of Joey. Blue Wolf hits the ropes and takes Joey down with a bulldog before turning him in over and goes for the cover.]

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Shinobi: Joey quickly gets out of that cover.

Kusuo: Blue Wolf trying to better her odds by taking away a major weapon of Joey in those kicks.

[Blue Wolf pulls Joey up to his feet and grabs the right leg while Joey stays on his feet. Blue Wolf holds on to the leg and tries to pull Joey in but Joey counters with a enziguri. Joey tries to walk the pain off while Blue Wolf is on the mat trying to shake off the effects. Joey pulls Blue Wolf to her feet and lifts her up from behind and drops her with a belly to back suplex with the good leg. Blue Wolf tries to get to her feet when Joey buries a palm thrust into the midsection of Blue Wolf. Joey hits the ropes and takes her over with a DDT. Joey slowly gets to his feet and hobbles over to a slow moving Blue Wolf and turns her over on to her stomach and grabs the right knee of Blue Wolf and drives the knee into the mat. Joey follows up and drives the knee into the mat for a second time.]

Kusuo: It definitely brings everything back to a leveled playing field.

[Joey rolls Blue Wolf over onto her back and snaps her into a standing figure four. Joey holds onto the hold for a few seconds before he leans down and grabs Blue Wolf by the back of the head. Joey hooks in a double underhook and holds on for a few seconds before Joey releases the hold. Blue Wolf slowly gets to her feet but Joey grabs her around the wrist and goes for a short arm clothesline but Blue Wolf ducks under and grabs a back waistlock before taking Joey over with a side russian legsweep. Blue Wolf gets to her feet and hits the ropes before going into a sommersault and into a moonsault but Joey moves out of the way while Blue Wolf lands on her feet. Joey brings Blue Wolf into a kneelift into the midsection and follows up with a roundhouse kick to the face. Joey rolls Blue Wolf over onto her back and goes to the far corner and starts to climb to the top turnbuckle.]

Shinobi: Tesauro is looking to end this one.

[Joey sees that Blue Wolf is starting to stir when he climbs down to the second turnbuckle and catches a rising Blue Wolf with a spin wheel kick to the face and then quickly stomps away at the knee.]

Kusuo: Smart move by Joey. He saw that Blue Wolf was not ready to be put away and he went right back to work on the leg.

[Joey pulls Blue Wolf to her feet, while she continues to hold her leg in pain and spins her around upside down and leaps into the air.]

Shinobi: JUMPING POWERBOMB!!!!

Kusuo: I would say that it was about over after that. Blue Wolf is almost getting dominated.

Shinobi: If Joey had two good legs right now, walking would be about over for Blue Wolf.

[Joey looks to the crumpled heap of Blue Wolf before he gets up and starts to walk a little better when he turns Blue Wolf over onto his stomach and locks on an indian deathlock and grabs a rear chinlock.]

Shinobi: Yeah, yeah. When are we going to see somebody get knocked out already.

[Joey continues to hold on to the hold for a few more seconds before he releases the hold. Blue Wolf grabs her knee in pain but would not submit. Joey looks to the top turnbuckle and signals that it's over. Joey steps out onto the ring apron and slowly climbs up to the top turnbuckle and measures Blue Wolf before leaping off with a frog splash but Blue Wolf moves out of the way at the last moment as Joey grabs his knee in agony.]

Kusuo: Joey went for the Backdraft..

Shinobi: And got nothing but mat and air.

[Blue Wolf crawls over to the ropes and tries to get to her feet while Joey continues to lay on the mat. Blue Wolf limps over to Joey and pulls him up by the hair and gives Joey a stinging chop to the chest before whipping him into the nearside ropes and takes him down with a drop toe hold. Joey grabs his face when Blue Wolf picks Joey up and drops him with a jawbreaker. Joey stumbles back to the ropes when Blue Wolf hits the ropes and takes Joey and herself over with a lariat. Both of them sit on the floor for a couple of moments before Blue Wolf somehow gets to her feet first. Blue Wolf charges towards Joey but Joey gets up and trips Blue Wolf into landing facefirst into the ringsteps as a sickening thud is heard through out the arena.]

Kusuo: The tide definitely changed with that move.

[Blue Wolf slowly pulls herself to her feet and checks on her face when Joey pulls himself up and whips Blue Wolf into the barricade. Joey charges in but Blue Wolf ducks under and sends Joey up and drops him facefirst into the steel barricade. The ref continues to urge Blue Wolf to bring it back inside. Blue Wolf throws Joey back inside of the ring. Blue Wolf rolls back inside the ring and shoves Joey onto the top turnbuckle. Blue Wolf climbs up and goes for a waistlock but Joey fires back with palm strikes. Blue Wolf stays on the second rope and fires back with right hands but Joey blocks the last one and delivers a headbutt that sends Blue Wolf down to the mat. Joey gets to his feet and waits for Blue Wolf to get up before flying off with a double ax-handle but Blue Wolf catches him in mid-air with a dropkick to the midsection as both of them hit the mat.]

Kusuo: Blue Wolf just saved herself with that desperation move or else, Joey was going to knock her silly with that shot.

Shinobi: I'm surprised that he even got that high. Both competitors have been taking significant damage to the knees. I don't know if either one of them can finish the match.

[Blue Wolf and Joey both kip up at the same time to the delight of the crowd and charge each other at the same time but Blue Wolf ducks down low when Joey hits the ropes and comes back into a waistlock before getting taken over with a victory roll.]

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[Kickout!]

[Blue Wolf yells at Joey to get up before pulling him up and kicking him in the midsection and goes for a german suplex but Joey lands behind Blue Wolf and takes her down with an inverted DDT.]

Kusuo: I don't know how both of them are still going but they are fighting with everything in their bodies.

Shinobi: With a spot in the semifinals on the line and not much time left, can you blame them?

[Joey pulls Blue Wolf to her feet and kicks her in the stomach. Joey lifts Blue Wolf up into the air and turns her upside down before he drops her with a Northern Lights Bomb]

Shinobi: Joey just DRILLED Blue Wolf with that one.

[Joey pulls Blue Wolf up to her feet and whips her into the far corner but Blue Wolf runs up to the second turnbuckle and leaps off with a somersault bodyblock, knocking both down to the mat once again. Blue Wolf gets back to her feet and pulls Joey into position before climbing up to the top turnbuckle and leaps off with a moonsault but Joey gets the knees up at the last second.]

Kusuo: Joey with the big counter to stay in this match.

Shinobi: And Blue Wolf is probably tasting what she had for lunch.

[Joey slowly gets to his feet and pulls Blue Wolf up and connects with a chop. Blue Wolf stands there in pain when Joey grabs a front face lock and spikes her to the the mat with a DDT. Joey picks up Blue Wolf and sits her on the top turnbuckle and climbs up to the top turnbuckle as well and goes for a superplex but Blue Wolf fights back with a couple of shots to the ribs before shoving Joey down to the mat. Blue Wolf stands up and waits for Joey to get up as he grabs the back of his head in agony. Joey turns around as Blue Wolf leaps off with a top-rope hurracarana.]

Shinobi: Can she cover him?

[Blue Wolf goes for the cover and hooks both legs.]

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Kusuo: NO!! Blue Wolf was about to go to the semifinals.

[Joey gets the shoulder up as Blue Wolf slowly gets to her feet and looks around at the wild, screaming fans of the Orient.]

Kusuo: Blue Wolf is pointing to the top rope.

[Blue Wolf climbs up to the top turnbuckle and steadies herself for a second, then leaps off, landing on Joey's knees. Blue Wolf rolls on the canvas, holding her stomach in agony.]

Shinobi: Joey instinctively got his knees up, otherwise this match would be over now.

[Joey gets to his feet and pulls Blue Wolf up to her feet, and hooks her for a vertical suplex. He holds her in the air for several seconds, then drops her across the top tope. Joey steps back, then dropkicks Blue Wolf off the top rope and to the arena floor, where she manages to land on the security railing. Joey climbs out of the ring and stands Blue Wolf up against the barricade and connects with a massive knife edge chop to the chest. Joey picks up a slumping Blue Wolf and delivers another massive chop to the chest before throwing Blue Wolf back into the ring. Joey rolls back into the ring when Blue Wolf gets to her knees and protects her chest.]

Shinobi: Uh-oh. Blue Wolf better have eyes in the back of her head or she won't have a head left.

[Joey stands poised before delivering a massive crescent kick to the side of the head of Blue Wolf. Blue Wolf slumps down to the mat when Joey turns her over and goes for the cover.]

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Shinobi: I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!!

[Blue Wolf gets the shoulder up at the last moment when Joey gets to his feet and pulls Blue Wolf towards the near corner. Joey climbs up to the second turnbuckle and puts Blue Wolf into a front facelock before leaping off with a massive tornado DDT and follows up with a cover.]

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Shinobi: SHE KICKED OUT!!! How much time is left?

[Blue Wolf gets the shoulder up again when Joey picks Blue Wolf up and connects with a kick to the leg and then one to the side of the ribs. Joey follows up with a spinning hook kick to the jaw. Joey grabs Blue Wolf before she can fall and whips her into the ropes and goes for another spin kick but Blue Wolf ducks under and hits the farside ropes when Joey goes for a clothesline.]

Kusuo: Blue Wolf tries to pick up the pace.

[Blue Wolf hops onto Joey's back, trying to take him down with a crucifix. Joey reaches out and grabs the ropes, then pulls Blue Wolf onto his shoulders. He turns around, and charges across the ring, and executes a death valley driver, driving his shoulders into Blue Wolf's stomach. Joey gets to his feet and leaps onto the top turnbuckle before leaping off with a massive frog splash.]

Kusuo: BACKDRAFT!!!!!

[Joey goes for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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3!!!!

[DING!!!!! DING!!!!! DING!!!!!]

RA: Your winner via pinfall and advancing to the semifinals, Joey TESAURO!!!!!

Shinobi: The women in the WWA continue to infuse new energy into the cruiserweight scene. Blue Wolf being no exception. She is amazing.

Kusuo: That she is but Joey Tesauro once again shows why he is the World Cruiserweight Champion.

Shinobi: Tesauro is a natural in there, no doubt.

Kusuo: Well, we have one more spot left in the semi-finals. Who's going to take it?

Match Number 4:

Logan -vs- Damien Cruise

RA: The following match is the last Quarterfinal Match in the 2004 Super J Tournament. Introducing first. Weighing in at 225 lbs. and hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is Damian CRUISE!!!!!!

[Just Like You by Three Days grace begins to blare over the PA, as Damian Cruise steps from the back and slowly makes his way to the ring to a very mixed reaction from the fans. Damian makes it to the ring, climbs the stairs and begins his warm up for the match.]

RA: And his opponent. Weighing in at 225 lbs. and hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a former WWA Cruiserweight and World Tag Team Champion. He is LOGAN!!!!!

Must it take a life for hatful eyes
To glisten once again
Five hundred years like Gelignite
Have blown us all to hell
What savior rests while on his cross we die
Has the Shepard led his lambs astray
to the bigot and the gun

{The lights dies out as the spotlight focus on the entrance ramp. A mixture of boos and cheers issue forth as Logan comes running out to the ring. He hops onto the apron and removes his black leather coat. He tosses that to a ring attendant while he removes his "Not My President" t-shirt. }

Must it take a life for hateful eyes
To glisten once again
Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies {Logan sits on the turnbuckle waiting for the match to start.}

[DING!!!!! DING!!!!! DING!!!!!]

[The bell rings and we are underway with Logan and Damian Cruise circling each other in the ring. They go to lock up but Cruise ducks underneath and grabs onto a waistlock. Logan tries to counter and does. Logan grabs a waistlock of his own but Cruise takes him down to the mat with a drop toe hold.]

Kusuo: Good chain wrestling so far.

Shinobi: Indeed.

[Cruise once again goes for the waistlock. Logan tries to and finally breaks out of the waistlock. Cruise connects with a forearm to the face as Logan is temporarily stunned as Cruise delivers a forearm smash to the chest. Cruise follows up with another that backs Logan into the near corner. Cruise brings Logan out of the corner with a snapmare. Logan sits up grabbing his head while Cruise comes around him and connects with a dropkick to the jaw. Cruise goes for the cover.]

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Kusuo: Logan with the easy kickout.

Shinobi: I think Cruise is starting to establish his gameplan.

[Cruise picks up Logan and hooks him for a belly to back suplex. Logan is fighting it off but Cruise gets him up. Logan counters by landing on his feet. Logan grabs a waistlock and goes for a quick roll-up.]

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Kusuo: Cruise was lucky he wasn't caught that time.

[Logan gets to his feet and shakes off those forearms before picking up Cruise and taking himself and Cruise over the top rope with a clothesline to the outside.]

[Both men try to get to their feet when Cruise nails Logan with with a knife edge chop and follows up with a stinging uppecut to the jaw. Cruise rolls back into the ring. Cruise hits the ropes and fires a baseball slide dropkick to Logan. Cruise slides out and runs Logan into the barricade as a sickening thud is heard around the arena.]

Kusuo: Cruise is showing me something by going toe to toe with Logan. He wants to win at all costs to get that last semifinal spot.

[Cruise pummels away on Logan with forearm shots to the jaw before throwing him back into the ring. Cruise climbs up to the top turnbuckle while Logan groggily starts to get up. Logan turns around and catches a missile dropkick from Cruise. Cruise goes for the cover.]

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Shinobi: Kickout!

Kusuo: A two-count by Cruise. Cruise is trying to put Logan away but I know that it is difficult to do.

[Cruise looks at the ref with slight disappointment as Logan gets a shoulder up. Cruise gets to his feet and hits the ropes before he comes down with a kneedrop into the midsection before going for the cover.]

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Kusuo: Logan with another kickout.

[Cruise picks up Logan and whips him into the ropes. Cruise goes for a back drop but Logan puts on the brakes and takes Cruise down with an inside cradle.]

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[Cruise barely gets out at two. Logan picks up Cruise and takes him down with a backbreaker. Logan climbs up to the top turnbuckle and flies off with a moonsault. Cruise rolls out of the way while Logan lands on his feet.]

Kusuo: Cruise didn't fool him on that one.

[Cruise barely gets up to a vertical base when Logan takes him down with a swinging neckbreaker. Logan picks up Cruise by the hair but Cruise connects with an elbow to the midsection before whipping Logan into the ropes but Logan reverses it and sends him into the ropes and catches him coming back with a spinebuster slam. Logan picks up Cruise and drops him to the mat with a snap suplex before hitting the turnbuckles. The fans are on their feet as Logan just took all of the air out of Cruise with that high-arc moonsault. Logan on top for the cover.]

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[Kickout!]

Kusuo: NO!!!! Cruise got the shoulder up.

Shinobi: This guy is not giving up.

[Cruise gets his shoulder up while Logan looks in wonderment before picking him up and whipping him into the ropes. Logan goes for a powerslam but Cruise slips through and turns Logan into a reverse DDT while Logan's skull just bounced off of the mat. Cruise picks up Logan and grabs a front face lock before taking Logan over with a vertical suplex. Cruise nips up to his feet and jumps up to the top turnbuckle while the fans get on their feet as they watch Cruise fly off with a big splash and lands on Logan and quickly grabs his knee.]

Shinobi: Looks like Cruise smashed his knee on the mat when he hit that splash.

Kusuo: That doesn't bode well for Cruise.

[Logan rolls over to his stomach while Cruise continues to hold his knee in pain while the ref goes over and asks him if he wants to continue. Logan uses the ropes and pulls himself up to his feet before walking over to Cruise and stomps away at the injured knee before placing it on the second rope and dropping all of his weight on the knee as Cruise screams out in pain.]

Kusuo: Logan is about to pick that knee apart.

[Logan drags Cruise away from the ropes and pulls him up to his feet before taking him right back down with a dragonscrew leg whip and follows up with a spinning toe hold. Cruise tries to fight the pain while Logan just yanks at the knee a couple of times before going for another spinning toe hold but Cruise grabs Logan and hooks him into an inside cradle.]

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Kusuo: Reversal by Logan!

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3!!!

Shinobi: Logan got him!!!

Kusuo: NO!!! HE DIDN'T!!!

[Cruise barely kicks out when Logan gets to his feet and hits the ropes when Cruise takes him up and over with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Cruise justs stares a hole into Logan as he picks him up by the hair and runs him head first into the top turnbuckle. Cruise spins Logan around and delivers a knife edge chop that echoes loudly.]

Shinobi: Yep, the crowd heard that one.

[Logan grabs his chest in pain but Cruise pushes him back and delivers another chop. Cruise whips Logan into the far corner. Cruise charges in and catches Logan with a corner splash. Logan stumbles out of the corner when Cruise checks on his knee before he grabs him and connects with a tilt-a-whirl slam. Logan hits the mat as Cruise goes for the cover.]

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Kusuo: If Cruise didn't have a hurt knee, this match was over.

[Cruise picks up Logan and whips him into the ropes and goes for an elbow smash but Logan ducks under and comes back with a flying forearm out of nowhere].

Kusuo: Logan with the desperation move, now can he capitalize on it.

Shinobi: The ref begins the count as both men are laid out on the mat.

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Shinobi: Logan probably knocked Cruise into next week with that elbow.

[Logan and Cruise start to stir when Logan begins to crawl towards his corner to get to his feet while Cruise is barely moving at all. Logan slowly climbs up to the top turnbuckle and waits for Cruise to get to his feet before coming off with a flying headscissors and quickly going for the pin.]

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[Cruise barely gets his shoulder up when Logan picks up Cruise and fires away with forearms to the jaw. Logan whips Cruise into the ropes and takes him up and over with a back drop. Logan waits in the the corner while Cruise tries to gain his bearings.]

Kusuo: Logan is taking it to Cruise now.

[Cruise slowly gets up and Logan nails him with a superkick under the chin sending Cruise to the outside once again. Logan climbs up the near corner and sits perched atop the turnbuckle. Logan stands up and flies off of the top with a double ax-handle but Cruise counters with a stiff shot to the midsection sending Logan to the railing. Cruise continues to walk gingerly with his hurt knee when he smashes Logan's head against the steel railing while the ref begins his count.]

Kusuo: Logan has to get it back in the ring or it's all over.

[Logan comes back with a kick to the knee that doubles Cruise over when he whips Cruise into the ring apron. Logan backs up before charging at Cruise but Cruise hoists Logan over his head but Logan bounces off of the ropes and comes back with a DDT driving Cruise's head into the ground.]

Kusuo: The ref is up to six and it doesn't look like Cruise is going to get up.

[Logan tries to shake off the cobwebs and slowly rolls back into the ring while Cruise slowly starts to stir when Logan rolls outside and throws him back in. Cruise tries to pull himself up with the ropes but Logan connects with a dropkick to the knee that sends him to the mat. The ref continues to ask Cruise if he wants to continue and yells yes. Logan pulls Cruise to his feet and whips him into the ropes and goes for a back drop but Cruise counters with a double arm DDT. Cruise gets back to his feet and limps around badly on it when he picks Logan up and fires away with right hands to the jaw before whipping Logan over with a back drop. Cruise's knee buckles on him while Logan tries to get back to his feet. Cruise gets to his feet and pulls Logan up before he whips him into the far corner and charges in but Logan stops his momentum and catches Cruise in a waistlock and drops him facefirst into the turnbuckle. Cruise stumbles back when Logan nails him with a boot to the midsection before driving him into the mat with a legsweep DDT.]

Shinobi: LOGAN DRIVER!!!!

[Logan follows through with a lateral press and hooks the leg.]

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3!!!!

[DING!!!! DING!!!! DING!!!!]

RA: Your winner by pinfall and advancing to the semifinals, LOGAN!!!!!!

Kusuo: That contest was so even, either competitor could have walked out with the victory.

Shinobi: This time around, it's Logan with the win and the last spot in the semifinals.

Kusuo: Well, the ring has been cleared now and we are set with the first semi-final match.

Semifinal #1

Jaysen Taylor -vs- Azreal

RA: The following match is the First Semi-Final Match of the 2004 Super J Tournament.

[Loud Cheers from the fans]

RA: Ladies and Gentlemen... From Edmonton Alberta... CANADA..!

[Heart full of black by the Burning Brides begins to play softly in the background.]

RA: He weighs in at 98 kg, and stands a full One hundred and Eighty-Eight Cm... He represents the Burning Phoenix organization..!

[A small hometown pop, more for the companies name than for Taylor.]

RA: Please welcome to the ring... JOHNNY... RRRRRRRRRR ROTTEN..!

RA: And his opponent. Weighing in at 200 lbs and hailing from Parts Unknown. He is a former WWA Cruiserweight, Double Crown and Tag Team Champion. He is "The Angel" AZREAL!!!!

And then I come to find everything's O.K.
seen this all before but that was yesterday
try to walk right through the messes that I've made
Just let me enjoy the life here that I've made

[DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!]

[The bell rings as Azreal charges across the ring with a spear attempt but Johnny Rotten counters with a leap frog manages to avoid it, Azreal almost out between the top and middle ropes but he manages to hook them both and swing himself back around only to be met by a standing dropkick from Rotten which knocks him to the floor. Referee begins to administer the count.]

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[Azreal up on the apron, Rotten right there to greet him with a clothesline attempt which Azreal ducks under, grabbing Rotten and dropping him over the top rope. Rotten down on the mat clutching his throat and Azreal quickly rolling back in leaps to his feet and rushes for the ropes, springboarding off and executing a moonsault on Rotten. Azrealgoes for the cover.]

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Kusuo: Quick two count but Rotten kicks out.

[Azreal rolls off and gets back to his feet and pulls Rotten up with him. Rotten goes for a right hand, which Azreal blocks, but he doesn't block the left hand, which rocks him. Rotten with a second and third punch before whipping him into the ropes, Azreal reverses and Rotten reverses again, Azreal off the ropes, Rotten with a spinning heel kick, Azreal ducks under, reverse DDT by Azreal and Rotten is down. Azreal goes to the top rope and leaps off with a flying elbowdrop to the back of Rotten's head. Azreal rolls him over for the cover and he's got the leg hooked.]

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Kusuo: Rotten with another kickout.

[Azreal pulls Rotten back to his feet but Rotten pushes him away. Azreal goes down but immediately springs back up on his feet. Azreal and Rotten circling each other now in the center of the ring. Collar and elbow tie up with each trying to get the upper hand. Rotten forcing Azreal back a few steps, but Azreal grits his teeth and pushes him right back. Rotten comes away with a side headlock. Azreal looks for a way out before throwing some vicious elbows to Rotten's ribs to loosen the hold. Azreal quickly shoves him off into the ropes, dropkick attempt by Azreal but all he hits is air as Rotten holds on to the top rope. Rotten hits the ropes and comes down with a big springboard elbow drop to the chest. Rotten criss crosses the ring, leaping over the prone body of Azreal who quickly rolls back to his feet as he comes off the other side. Azreal with a dropkick on Rotten who goes down but quickly rolls back to his feet in time to catch Azreal with an arm drag when he comes at him with a clothesline. Both competitors up quickly but Rotten comes up with the first shot with a roundhouse kick which levels Azreal to the mat. Rotten goes for the quick cover.]

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Kusuo: Two count only but Azreal got his running lights dimmed on that kick.

Shinobi: Rotten tried to kick his head off. Doesn't matter in Azreal's case. There's nothing left in it anyway.

[Azreal with an elbow to the eye momentarily blinds Rotten and Azreal takes a breather for a moment while Rotten clears his vision. Azreal and Rotten circling each other again and go for another tie-up but Rotten switches to a go-behind and grabs a rear waistlock on Azreal, standing switch by Azreal, countered by a nice arm drag takedown by Rotten, but Azrealcounters it with a head scissors. Azrealslowly choking Rotten out with the head scissors but Rotten spins out of it and flips himself on top of Azrealfor a cover.]

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Kusuo: Great counter but only enough for a two count.

[Azrealpowers his way back up to his feet with Rotten still on top of him, Azreal switches around and takes Rotten to the mat with a reverse DDT. Azreal gets to his feet and stomps away at the back of Rotten's head and neck. Azreal straddling Rotten now and locks on a STF onto Rotten who's straining to reach the ropes. Referee down in position, asking Rotten if he wants to give it up, Rotten screaming no, reaching desperately for the ropes. Azreal cranking back on the hold for all that he is worth, but Rotten is pushing past the pain to reach the ropes. Azreal continues to hold on but Rotten finally makes it to the ropes to call for the break. Azreal releases the hold and gets to his feet. Rotten continues to hold on to the rope when Azreal pulls Rotten to his feet and whips him into the far corner before charging in but Rotten moves out of the way while Azreal hits back first into the corner and slumps to the mat.]

Shinobi: Azreal went for it all and got nothing but the wind knocked out of him.

[Rotten gets to his feet and drags Azreal out of the corner by his hair and into the center of the ring. Rotten goes for a front facelock and takes Azreal over with a snap suplex. Rotten gets to his feet and comes down with a legdrop to the throat of Azreal. Rotten goes for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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Kusuo: Now, that was a long two count.

[Azreal gets the shoulder up when Rotten pulls him up and goes for a spinning heel kick but Azreal ducks underneath the first one but gets caught with a dropsault that sends Azreal back down to the mat. Rotten goes for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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Shinobi: Azreal kicked out.

[Rotten pulls him to his feet for a scoop and slams him back first into the top turnbuckle before tying him up in the corner in a tree of woe before he backs up across the ring.]

Shinobi: Looks like Rotten is going to put those feet to good use.

[Rotten rushes out and connects with a dropkick right into Azreal's face. Azreal continues to hang upside down when he backs up and rushes in for another dropkick to the face. Rotten releases Azreal from the corner and drags him away from the ropes before making the cover.]

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Kusuo: Azreal with that big heart of his will not quit.

[Azreal smartly rolls out of the ring when Rotten slingshots himself over the top rope and lands on Azreal with a suicide dive before pummeling away with right hands to the forehead. The ref begins his count.]

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[Rotten stops the punches and rolls to his knees while keeping his eyes on Azreal who is rolling to his knees and up to his feet as well, Rotten just a hair faster, grabs a handful of Azreal's hair before sending him into the steel barricade with a hard irish whip.]

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[Rotten with another handful of hair drags Azreal up and onto the ring apron before lifting him up and sitting him on the top turnbuckle. Rotten up top as well, and hooks a front facelock before taking Azreal off the top rope with a superplex and rolls through for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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Kusuo: No kickout…kickout…Azreal kicked out!

[Rotten looking a bit frustrated here when he glares at the ref and slaps his hands together three times as if to signify a three count. The ref shakes his head and holds up two fingers, meanwhile Azreal, has already rolled back to one knee and is keeping a watchful eye on Rotten. Azreal to his feet now, Rotten finally turns his attention back to him only to be met with a stiff superkick, which catches him in the side of the head. Rotten down on the mat and Azreal hooks the leg for the cover.]

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3!!!

Shinobi: NO! NO! Kickout at the last possible second by Rotten!

[Rotten shaking his head trying to clear out the cobwebs while Azreal goes right back after him, dragging him back to his feet. Azreal connects with a boot to the midsection before grabbing the double underhook and lifts Rotten up before spiking him on the mat with a tiger driver. Azreal goes for the cover.]

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Kusuo: I Don't Believe It!!! Rotten Kicked Out!!!

[Now, Azreal is the one that looks frustrated as he's gesturing to the ref complaining about the count, but the ref holds up two fingers and backs away. Azreal ignores him and turns him attention back to Rotten who has just managed to climb up to one knee. Azreal connects with a roundhouse kick and catches Rotten in the side of the head.]

Shinobi: Did you just see Rotten's head just snap back like that?

[Azreal follows up with a standing dropkick to the face of Rotten that knocks him back down to the canvas. Azrealscales the ropes to the top turnbuckle now as the fans cheer him on. Azreal faces the crowd before he leaps off of the top rope with a high arcing moonsault but Rotten manages to get the knees up just in the nick of time. Azreal catches the brunt of it and rolls around on the mat in pain holding his midsection while Rotten slowly climbs back to his feet. Rotten walks over to Azreal and stomps away on him while Azreal tries to roll away. Rotten goes for another stomp but Azreal catches it and makes his way to a vertical base but Rotten swings the other foot over and nails Azreal in the jaw with a twisting 720 wheel kick.]

Kusuo: HYA KICK!!!

[Azreal stumbles away when Rotten pulls Azreal back and drops him with a DDT. Rotten goes for the cover.]

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Kusuo: NO!!!! AZREAL ESCAPES AGAIN!!!!

[Rotten screams out in frustration and brings Azreal up by the hair when Azreal breaks away and connects with an enziguri as both guys go down. Both combatants slow to get back to their feet while the ref checks on Rotten. Azreal slowly gets back to his feet when he glares across the ring at Rotten who's slowly making his way up as well. Azrealcharging across the ring,]

Kusuo: SPEAR!!…Azreal with the spear.

Shinobi: But Rotten stepped out of the way and Azreal just collided with the ringpost.

[Rotten grabs Azreal by the arm, and whips into the ropes. Azreal comes back with a full head of steam and slams into the shoulder of Rotten. Rotten hits the ground, but bounces right back to his feet. Azreal off of the ropes again and again knocks Rotten to the mat. Rotten picks himself up again, as Azreal bounces off the ropes yet a third time. On him way back, Rotten grabs him by the hair and throws him into the near corner then dropkicks him in the back. Azreal staggering backwards when Rotten comes around and turns him into an ace crusher and runs up the turnbuckles before he flips over and drives into the mat with an inverted DDT.]

Kusuo: MODIFIED SLICED BREAD #2!!!!

[Rotten falls on top of Azreal for the cover and hooks the leg.]

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3!!!!

[DING!!!! DING!!!! DING!!!!]

RA: Your winner via pinfall and advancing to the finals, Johnny ROTTEN!!!!

Shinobi: Say what you want about this kid but he is wrestling like it's his last match.

Kusuo: If you lose here, it is. And he knows it. But, it will be a very tough time in the finals. He either faces a former World Cruiserweight Champion or the two-time reigning champion.

Shinobi: Time to find out which one.

Semifinal #2

Joey Tesauro -vs- Logan

RA: The following match is the Second Semi-Final of the 2004 Super J Tournament. Introducing first. Weighing in at 225 lbs. and hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a former WWA Cruiserweight and World Tag Team Champion. He is LOGAN!!!!!

{The lights dies out as the spotlight focus on the entrance ramp. A murmur of cheers go up as Logan walks his way to the ring, his charisma winning the crowd over. He slides intot he ring and tosses his "Punk Voter" t-shirt to the crowd. }

Must it take a life for hateful eyes
To glisten once again
Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies

{Logan sits on the turnbuckle waiting for the match to start.}