Hybrid Hell 2003-06-20 from War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Champions
World: Satoshi Kojima
GTC: Simon Diamond & CW Anderson
MLW returns to the War Memorial for what looks to be a pretty good card.
Francine hits the ring to a loud pop. She says that she doesn’t care about the fans and all she cares about is herself and Michael Shane. Audio on this show is awful can’t hear a word Joey Styles is saying.
Michael Shane (w/ Francine) vs. Homicide
Shane with a waistlock but Homicide gets out. Headlock Shane gets sent off drop downs and leap frogs and it all ends in a few arm drags by Homicide. After a drop toehold Shane bails to the floor. Back in the ring Homicide takes over. Homicide works a fast pace and just beats on Shane. Homicide hits an over head belly to belly and Shane again goes to the floor. Homicide dives between the top and middle rope with a somersault plancha. Homicide then goes for a baseball slides but Shane side steps it and slams Homicide into the guardrail a few times. Shane throws him back in and hits a belly to back suplex. Back breaker and Shane leaves Homicide on his knee for a few seconds. Snap mare and Shane with a few elbows to the top of Homicides head. That gets a two count and then Shane likes on a chinlock. Homicide fights out and hits a snowplow. Homicide goes up top but Shane pushes the ref into the ropes. Homicide falls onto the turnbuckle and Shane with some help from Francine takes back over. Snap suplex for 2. Homicide no sells and release German suplex and hits a clothesline. Both man down on the mat. Back up Homicide hits a back body drop and a drop kick. Homicide puts Shane on the turnbuckle but Shane fights him off. Shane comes off the second rope but Homicide kicks him and hits a t-bone suplex for 2. Homicide hits the cop killer but Francine breaks up the pin. Homicide chases her around the ring. She slides in and he goes after her but gets caught in a downward spiral for 2. Powerbomb by Shane gets 2. He goes for a superkick but its blocked and Homicide puts on an STF. Francine grabs the ref while Shane taps out. Homicide grabs Francine on the apron. Shane charges and gets a roll up for 2. But up Homicide with a kick to the face for 2. Body slam and Homicide goes up top. Francine tries to stop him but he grabs her and pulls her into the ring. He threatens her with rape but then drags her over to Shane and slams her face into his crotch. Joey loves it. He goes to slam her but Shane pulls her down and hits the super kick. Homicide manages to kick out. Shane goes for the cop killer but Homicide slips out and rolls up Shane for the victory in 13.54!
Los Maximos vs. The Samoan Island Tribe
Maximos hit the ring with chairs and the Tribe is directly behind them. Moonsault onto Samu gets 2. Maximos using their speed to control the match. The Samoans beat on each other on the floor then go after the Maximos. Mana backs up a Maximo for a side slam but then just flings him up and over his shoulder this looked awesome. Mana with a swinging rock bottom and double underhook flapjack. Mana just beating on Jose. Samu fights with Joel outside of the ring. Mana with a slam and senton. Joel comes in the ring and nails Mana with a chair three times. It does nothing but then he throws it at Mana and drop kicks it. They both cover Mana and get the pin in 4.25
Kenzo Suzuki vs. Norman Smiley (w/ GI Ho)
Smiley gets a big reaction from the crowd. GI Ho is from WEW. Kenzo drops him with a clothesline and shoulder tackle. Norman with a snap mare and then he wiggles. Kenzo with some nasty chops. Kenzo stomps Norman and even kicks at the ref. Kenzo sends Norman into a corner and he flies all the way over the ring to the floor. Norman grabs his knee. Kenzo goes out after him and beats on him some more. Back in the ring Norman tries to fight back but Kenzo hits a flying knee. Boston crab by Kenzo. Smiley gets out and begins a comeback he hits the big slam and then the big wiggle is done. Kenzo pushes Smiley back and kicks him in the face. Norman fights him off and sends him to the ropes. Kenzo hits a spear, belly to back and finishes things off with a shinning wizard in 8.01.
MLW Matchmaker Court Bauer is in the ring to present CW Anderson and Simon Diamond with the Global Crown Championships. Diamond thanks the fans for coming to witness the greatest tag team in the world today. As they are about to get their belts music hits and out comes Steve “Dr. Death” Williams. Williams gets the mic and says he has a new partner but Williams is attacked before he gets the name out. They hit a double super kick and then D-Lo Brown hits the ring and dumps them both to the floor.
Global Tag Team Crown Champions Extreme Horsemen vs. Steve “Dr. Death” Williams & D-Lo Brown
Brown leaps off the top rope and hits them both with a crossbody. Diamond gets thrown back in the ring and Williams comes off the top with a shoulder block. Diamond comes back with another super kick. Both men tag out and Brown with a clothesline and slam on CW. D-Lo with his leg drop for 2 and he tags out to Williams. CW gets clotheslined in the corner. When Williams goes for it again CW gets his boots up. Anderson works over the arm and they tag in and out a bit. D-Lo finally gets tagged in cleans house. Brown with a sky high for 2. Diamond breaks it up and now all four men come in. Williams now takes over and beats on everyone. D-Lo with a swinging rock bottom on Anderson. Diamond pulls Anderson out of the way of the frog splash. Anderson with a spinebuster onto Brown and he gets the pin for his team. There was never an opening bell but it was all around 7 minutes.
La Parka comes out with the Sinister Minister but then Parka takes off his mask and its Mikey Whipwreck. Wait this better not mean La Parka isn’t here for his match with Sabu. That might make me cry. And here comes Sabu. What The Fuck. I realize this happened over ten years ago but I would like to know who caused this to happen so I can slap their face.
Sabu vs. Mikey Whipwreck (w/ Sinister Minister)
Some mat wrestling to start. Sabu goes for a clothesline but Mikey grabs his arm and puts on an arm bar. Sabu gets to the ropes. Sabu ducks a clothesline but then gets hits with a drop kick. Bill Alfonso shows up at ringside. Sabu hits a clothesline and camel clutch. Mikey goes to the floor. Sabu with a baseball slide and throws Mikey into the crowd. Sabu with a triple jump into the crowd! Mikey fights back and puts Sabu on a table. Mikey climbs up top but Sabu knocks him down and hits a super rana into the ring for 2. Sabu goes for a triple jump moonsault but Mikey trips him on the first jump and Sabu falls into the chair. They go back to the floor and Mikey drops Sabu face first onto the guard rail. A table gets brought into the ring and Sabu props it up in the corner and puts Mikey on it. Sabu goes to jump off a chair and put him through it but Mikey drop kicks the chair as Sabu jumps onto it. Mikey chokes Sabu with a chair and then goes for a swanton but misses. Triple jump moonsault but Mikey kicks out. Mikey hits a top rope whippersnapper for 2. Sabu goes to the floor and Mikey flies out after him. Back in the ring Mikey gets a 2 count then goes for a whippersnapper but Sabu pushes him off into the ropes and hits a Russian leg sweep on the chair. Sabu puts Mikey against the table in the corner again and jumps off a chair putting him through the table. Sabu with a triple jump leg drop and then he locks in the camel clutch and Mikey taps out in 11.30. Sinister Minister gets in Alfonso’s face Sabu grabs him when Jerry Lynn and “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels attack Sabu. Sabu is left lying. Minister, Mikey, Daniels and Lynn seem to have formed an alliance.
CM Punk vs. Raven (w/ Simply Luscious)
Punk cuts his usual straight edge promo. Bell rings and we are under way. Raven throws Punk to the floor and goes after him but Punk gets right back into the ring. Punk backs Raven into the corner but Raven reverses the position and again throws Punk to the floor. Punk runs away from Raven and gets back into the ring. It happens a third time but Punk comes back out with a baseball slide to Raven. Punk’s advantage is short lived as Raven hits a couple of Russian leg sweeps into the guardrail. Raven sends Punk into the rail and then hits him with a chair. Raven goes for a piledriver on the floor but Punk blocks it. Raven instead hits a bulldog on the floor. Back in the ring and Raven is slide a chair but Punk drop kicks him before he gets to use it. Punk with a belly to back and slingshot somersault from the apron. Punk sends Raven into the corner after propping up the chair in it. Punk goes for a slingshot plancha but Raven hits him with a chair. Punk fights back and hits a leg sweep into the rail. Back in the ring Punk with a million dollar dream. Raven fights out and hits a superkick! Raven fights back with punches, clotheslines and a high knee. Raven with a corner clothesline bulldog combo for 2. Raven brings a chair into the ring and drop toe holds Punk on it for a near fall. Raven puts the chair in the corner and goes for Punk but gets hit low. Punk follows up with a shinning knee for 2. He does one more but uses a chair and almost gets 3! Raven reverses an irish whip and hits a DDT but Michael Shane shows up and pulls Raven out of the ring. Punk distracts the ref and Shane throws Raven into the ring post. Punk hits a DDT of his own in the ring and gets the pin in 12.44! After the match they beat on Raven more until Norman Smiley makes the save. Smiley challenges Shane and Punk to a tag team match. Shane is still standing in the aisle but Punk has left already. This is a strange pairing.
MLW Champion Satoshi Kojima vs. Mike Awesome
Awesome shoves Kojima. Kojima hits two shoulder blocks but they don’t move Awesome. Awesome hits one also with no impact. CHOP FIGHT! Shoulder block now sends Awesome to the floor. Kojima goes for a slingshot dive but hardly hits Awesome as he barely cleared the ropes. Awesome sends Kojima to the guardrail and charges but gets backdropped into the crowd. Kojima goes face first into the ring post and Awesome sends him back into the ring. Kojima fights Awesome who is on the apron and hits the ropes but Awesome comes back into the ring with a slingshot shoulder block for 2. Clothesline gets the champ down for 2. Awesome goes for a suplex but it’s reversed. Kojima beats on Awesome in the corner and then hip tosses him out of it. Kojima locks on a chinlock and then sends Awesome into the rope. Drop toe hold followed by the STF as Kojima tries to get Awesome to tap. Awesome able to reach the ropes. Awesome reverses an irish whip and boots Kojima in the face. Awesome grabs a chair but Kojima cuts him off. Kojima goes for a clothesline but Awesome takes out his legs and hits him in the back three times. Awesome sends Kojima into the corner and charges with the chair to the face. He tries it another time but Kojima gets his foot up and the chair goes back into Awesome’s face. Kojima now uses the chair on Awesome. Kojima puts Awesome in the corner and chops the hell out of him. Corner whip followed in by an elbow and then a top rope elbow for 2. Awesome gets up and fights back and they have another chop fight. Awesome with a clothesline that does nothing so he goes for it again but Kojima ducks and hits a release german. Kojima ties up Awesome’s arms and then hits a neckbreaker for 2. Awesome hits a clothesline and sitout awesomebomb but only gets 2. Awesome goes up top and hits the big splash for another near fall. Awesome climbs back up but Kojima cuts him off and hits a superplex that gets 2. Shinning wizard gets 2. Kojima charges Awesome but gets stun gunned then Awesome hits a running awesome bomb but Kojima some how kicks out. Awesome gets a table from under the ring and sets it up inside. He goes for an awesomebomb but Kojima’s feet hit the ref. Kojima hits a cutter and lariat but the ref is still down! Kojima has the win but no one is there to count. Awesome ducks a clothesline and hits a spear. Awesome bomb through the table and we have a new champion at 13.48.
Awesome gets a nice reaction from the crowd and an “Awesome” chant. While Awesome is still in the ring the Extreme Horsemen’s music hits and out comes Steve Corino. Corino has a mic and gets in the ring. Corino congratulates Awesome for his championship win. Corino says he is the number one contender because he defeated Vampiro, Sandman, Dusty Rhodes and Terry Funk. Corino says he was promised a title match at any time. Corino says he wants the match now and cheap shots Awesome. Oh seriously fuck this.
MLW Champion Mike Awesome vs. “King of Old School” Steve Corino
Corino dumps Awesome to the floor and slams him into the rail. Corino nails Awesome with a chair. Awesome reverses a whip and Corino goes flying over the rail into the crowd. Awesome nails Corino with the chair and throws him back in the ring. Awesome comes off the top with the chair to the head and gets 2. Corino gets sent into the corner and Awesome follows with a charge. A second corner charge misses and Corino back in control. Not for long though as Awesome ducks a clothesline and hits a release german. Awesome brings a table into the ring and leans it in the corner. Clothesline takes down Corino. Awesome cause for the bomb through the table but Corino slides out and swings at Awesome. Awesome ducks that and goes for a german through the table but Corino goes low. Awesome ducks a superkick hits a clothesline and awesome bomb through the table! Instead of going for the pin though he goes for another bomb. CW Anderson and Simon Diamond hit the ring. Awesome fights them off but Corino hits two superkicks and gets the win and the title in 4.52. That fucking sucked. “Bullshit” chant from the crowd, I would join in but yelling at the TV over something that happened eleven years ago is weird. The Extreme Horsemen celebrate in the ring. That shit just made me really mad. Corino was no where near the title picture until he came out and said he was the number one contender then he just goes and takes the title.
No Rope Barbed Wire Match: Champion “King of Old School” Steve Corino vs. Terry Funk
Funk goes to whip Corino into the barbed wire but he puts on the breaks. Funk with a neck breaker and again whips Corino in but he slides under the wire. I’m really just waiting for the rest of the Extreme Horsemen to hit the ring and end this. Corino throws a chair into the ring at Funk. Funk takes it and throws it back. Corino slides in the ring and hits Funk with a chair a few times. Corino shoves Funk’s face into the wire and he’s bleeding. Corino pushes Funk back first into the wire and taunts the crowd but Funk goes low. Funk is stuck in the wire so Corino is able to stay in control. Corino ties up Funk’s arm in the wire. Funk gets free and fights back as we pass the 8 minute mark. Corino’s forehead gets cut open on the wire. Funk whips Corino into the wire. Ten or so headbutts by Funk. My god this is boring, fans have been going crazy though. Funk pushes Corino into the wire a few times. Funk uses the chair four times. Funk decides to punch and piledriver the ref. CW Anderson comes out and cuts away the wire from one side of the ring. Funk hits a DDT on Corino and then goes after Anderson and wraps the wire around his neck! Simon Diamond hits the ring with a barbed wire bat. Funk takes him out and gets a chair but Corino has the bat. Funk ducks and hits Corino with the chair and nails him with the bat. Two stunners by Funk end it at 15.43. Funk gets jumped after, Dr. Death quickly makes the save but gets double super kicked by the tag champs. The Horsemen pose in the ring but then “Enter Sandman” begins to play. Sandman takes his sweet ass time coming through the crowd even stopping to drink a beer while Funk and Williams get beat on in the ring. Seriously he’s having another beer! Now he shares some, hopefully he IDed everyone. Sandman finally hits the ring and hits a DDT on Corino. Horsemen quickly bail, Corino gets on the mic and talks trash about the men in the ring being old, Corino says the feud is not over. Funk says something and Sandman gets him to chug a beer and that’s that.
My thoughts on the show…
No London versus Lynn rematch that was advertised. No Sabu/La Parka 3. Awesome looks good winning the title and they immediately take it from him to give to Corino who goes on to have a bloody but shitty match with Funk. The ending with Sandman was terrible. Every show that MLW has put on is filled with no shows. Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, Vampiro, and the list goes on. The matches overall were pretty good, making this show one to watch, but the constant on the fly changes are starting to bother me. As a big fan of Mike Awesome, him not walking out with the title was a huge let down. The crowd wanted him as champion too. I question why the fuck the Corino/Funk feud needs the title in it. Again, good show match wise but if you have been following along on TV and were excited for this show you will be let down.
