OVW Presents: War is Necessary 2020
Live from Sullivan Athletic Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Attendance: 3,000 (SELL OUT!)
Backstage Incidents!
I gave a motivational speech and it fired up the locker room.
Jay Bradley was antagonizing Bruce Prichard so much that a fight almost broke out and the two had to be pulled apart. I gave Bradley a slap on the wrist, but in angered Prichard, who called the decision soft.
Pre-Show Dark Matches
Amazing Red vs Jigsaw
In a poor pre-show match, Amazing Red defeated Jigsaw in 7:36 by pinfall with a Code Red.
D
Miranda Salinas vs Zeda Zhang
In a terrible pre-show match, Zeda Zhang defeated Miranda Salinas in 6:14 by pinfall, illegally using the ropes for leverage.
E+
Jervis Cottonbelly vs The Shard
In a terrible pre-show match, Jervis Cottonbelly defeated The Shard in 5:28 by submission with a Downton Lock in a comedy match.
E-
Jay Bradley vs Brian Pillman Jr.
In a poor pre-show match, Brian Pillman Jr defeated Jay Bradley in 6:41 by pinfall.
E+
Curry Man vs Cody Hall
In a pre-show bout that had sub-par wrestling and little heat, Curry Man defeated Cody Hall in 8:14 by pinfall with an Angel's Wings.
E+
Trinity, Princesa Sugehit, and Makoto vs Gabby Ortiz, Kris Wolf, and Ruby Raze
In a poor pre-show match, Trinity, Princesa Sugehit and Makoto defeated Gabby Ortiz, Kris Wolf and Ruby Raze in 9:57 when Trinity defeated Kris Wolf by submission with a Bad Place.
D-
OVW War Is Necessary 2020
Opening:
Dave Batista comes on stage, with an impressive pyro display. He says tonight is a big night for OVW, because its the night that he beats Chris Adonis' ass and walks out OVW World Heavyweight Champion. He says it doesn't matter who tries to help, be it Bruce Prichard or any of the other guys Adonis keeps around to cover his shortcomings, because Batista is walking out with the gold around his waist.
C+
Extra Talented vs The War Kings
In a poor match, Extra Talented defeated The War Kings in 10:39 when Ricky Starks defeated Jax Dane by pinfall.
D
Backstage:
Backstage James Storm and Rhino are shown watching the results of the last match. They say it doesn't matter who won, because no teams in OVW can touch the two of them.
C-
Video Package:
A video airs showing Rob Van Dam. He does some frog splashes, some Van Whatevers, comments how no one gets higher than him.
C
Angelico vs RVD
In a decent match, Rob Van Dam defeated Angelico in 13:49 by pinfall with a Five Star Frog Splash.
D+
Impact Exposure:
Nikki is interviewed by Christy Hemme about her upcoming match with Rebecca Knox. Nikki is fearless, that's why she made women's wrestling in America mean more than pudding matches and big fake tits. Hemme points out the irony, so Nikki says Hemme was ugly in Playboy.
D+
The Colons vs Storm & Rhino(c) - OVW Tag Team Championship
In a decent match, The Colons defeated Storm & Rhino in 11:46 when Rhino intentionally got disqualified while fighting Eddie Colon.
C
Rebecca Knox vs Nikki
In a bout that had great wrestling and good heat, Nikki defeated Rebecca Knox in 15:17 by pinfall while using the ropes for leverage.
C+
Post Match:
After the match, Nikki runs away before Rebecca Knox can get her hands on her.
C
GM Office:
Diamond Dallas Page announces that he has signed Mascara Dorada (Gran Metalik) to a contract. Dorada stands next to him and nods his head. He announces that there will be a battle royal next to determine the number one contender for the OVW American Title.
D-
Still the GM Office:
La Sombra storms into the office and wants to know when DDP is going to give him real competition, not just random curtain jerkers winning meaningless matches. Page says he needs to cool it before he gets the night off, unpaid. La Sombra isn't happy and points at Dorada and challenges him to prove he is better than any random jerkoff off the street. He will even put the title on the line. Dorada accepts so DDP makes the match for tonight.
D
Battle Royal
In a bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, Jack Gallagher won a Battle Royal in 13:30. The other members of the 'final four' were Carlito Colon, Fallah Bahh and Aaron Stevens, with Carlito Colon being the final elimination. Carlito Colon got the most eliminations over the course of the match.
D+
Mascara Dorada vs La Sombra(c) - OVW American Title
In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, La Sombra defeated Mascara Dorada in 17:17 by pinfall with a Sombra Driver. La Sombra makes defense number 2 of his OVW American title.
C+
Parking Lot:
A video is shown from before the show, where Bailey was hanging out and signing autographs and snapping pics with fans. Everyone is having a good time, until Paige Turner comes in to say everyone is being too loud. She says Bailey is just an overgrown child who doesn't have the respect of the fans. Bailey says she proven her worth and has an eye on the winner of the Women's Title match later. Turner says it doesn't matter what happens, because in the end Bailey won't be anything more than flashy colors and sounds. Bailey goes to respond, but Turner puts her finger to her mouth and shushes her loudly.
D+
Foxxy vs Jaxx(c) - OVW Women's Title
In a decent match, Jaxx defeated Foxxy in 7:54 by submission when she butt dropped Foxxy over and over until she tapped. Jaxx makes defense number 5 of her OVW Women's title.
D-
Dave Batista vs Chris Adonis(c) - OVW World Heavyweight Title
In a bout that had fantastic heat and decent wrestling, Dave Batista defeated Chris Adonis in 11:41 by disqualification after Bruce Prichard attacked Batista after he hit Adonis with a Batista Bomb.
D+
Post Match:
After the match, Batista is pissed off. PISSED OFF!. He throws Prichard over the barricade. He throws the ref out of the ring and over the announcer's table. He attacks Adonis with a chair up the ramp. The shows goes off the air when Batista hits a Batista Bomb off the stage and the power cuts out.
A+
Final Rating: D
Notes:
Fans were annoyed with the amount of non wrestling they had to sit through.
Popularity increased in all 18 available regions.
The Shard struggled due to mediocre comedy skills.
Curry Man and Cody Hall don't seem to click and it made for an awkward bout.
Angelico and RVD have pretty good chemistry and it lifted the match.
Batista was fantastic all night.
Nikki worked the crowd well, enjoying her freedom to go off script.
Christy Hemme struggled slightly because other people weren't following a script.
Eddie and Orlando Colon have great chemistry when teaming together.
Knox and Nikki had great chemistry and it showed in their performance.
Mascara Dorada debuted his Luchadore(Wholesome) gimmick. It was rated as above average.
Dorada was visibly tiring toward the end of his match.
Batista was praised for a great performance. He seemed pleased.
Paige Turner was complimented for a good performance (she showed a lot of improvement in her segment.) She seemed pleased.
La Sombra was complimented for a good performance. He seemed pleased.
Not an official note, but that final segment with Batista was my first ever A+ anything in this game and I've been playing it since 2007. Fucking stoked.
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