Night of Legends 2008 - April 12th, 2008
Franklin Area High School - Franklin, PA
Complete results by Joe Dombrowski
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Short-Form Results
Jason Gory def. CJ Sensation in a pre-show
match
Troy Lords def. "Mdogg 20" Matt Cross in a pre-show match
Sexual Harassment (Eric Xtasy &
Justin Idol) def. "The
Baddest Man in IWC" Raymond Rowe and Johnny Gargano
Marty Jannetty def. Virgil
Ricky Reyes def. Dennis Gregory
Demolition (Ax and Smash) def. Powers of Pain (Wardlord and Barbarian)
Lumberjack Leroux def. "The Big
Daddy of Destruction" J-Rocc
Jake "The Snake" Roberts def. Fabulous John McChesney in a last chance Super
Indy VII Qualifier for McChesney
Michael "The Bomber" Facade, Super Hentai, and Shirley Doe def. Jimmy Demarco,
Marshall Gambino, and Vendetta
Abdullah the Butcher and Tommy Rich fought to a no contest
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake def. Greg "The Hammer"
Valentine
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The International Wrestling Cartel returning to Franklin, PA for its historic
fourth annual Night of Legends spectacular, where fans were treated to not only
an exclusive Q&A and Meet & Greet session with their favorite stars, but another
historic night of action blending past, present, and future.
In the main event, it was a Dream Team Explosion, as Brutus “The Barber”
Beefcake battled Greg “The Hammer” Valentine in an attempt to gain revenge for
Valentine abandoning Beefcake in front of a record-setting audience as part of
WrestleMania 3. Brother Bruti was able to survive Valentine’s figure-four, and
the involvement of Valentine’s manager “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart to score
a victory. While Beefcake did not get to perform one of his trademark haircuts,
Beefcake still came out on the winning end.
The re-united Demolition, Ax & Smash also emerged victorious as they defeated
the impressive-as-ever Powers of Pain, The Warlord & The Barbarian, although not
in the fashion they had hoped. It was only after the involvement of the cane of
the Powers of Pain’s manager, the dubious alleged mayor of “Parts Unknown” Mayor
Mystery, that Ax & Smash were awarded the bout via disqualification. And for the
crooked Mayor, Demolition had a special trick up their sleeve in the form of a
tough young woman named Temptress, who gave the Mayor more than he could handle.
“The Madman from the Sudan” Abdullah the Butcher continued his decades-long
reign of terror against the youngest NWA World champion in history “Wildfire”
Tommy Rich. Action never even entered the ring, as Abdullah and Rich brawled all
the way around ringside, fighting over Abdullah’s deadly fork. After referee
Bobby Williams was knocked out in the choas, officials had no choice but to
throw the match out and declare it a no-contest. With both athletes still
fighting and bleeding profusely, Abdullah’s handler Lord Zoltan became involved
until Venango County’s own Lumberjack Leroux emerged to even the odds. Once
order was finally restored, promoter Norm Connors promised the four would meet
again next year in a tag team encounter.
Michael “The Bomber” Façade was able to gain a small measure of revenge for the
attempted “hit” on his career at the hands of the Gambino Family, as Façade
joined forces with his much-respected trainers and mentors Shirley Doe & Super
Hentai to defeat Marshall “The Bull” Gambino, “DeeeLicious” Jimmy DeMarco, and
Vendetta. To ensure The Family did not use their street-gang mentality to
attempt to seriously injure anyone else on our roster, a special troubleshooting
referee was recruited: One half of Babyface Fire Shiima Xion, who didn’t
hesitate to give DeMarco a taste of From Lust To Dust when DeMarco overstepped
his bounds.
John McChesney’s final opportunity to enter Super Indy 7 had an enormous
roadblock in it in the form of the legendary Jake “The Snake” Roberts. The
master of mind games was at the top of his game, intimidating McChesney from
even before the opening bell with both his icy-cold evil sneer and ominous
reptile-filled bag. It was a human game of chess as McChesney desperately tried
to overcome the psychological games of the Snake, but it was lights out for
McChesney’s Super Indy aspirations with the DDT. Afterwards, the Snake
celebrated by giving the Fabulous One an up-close-and-personal look at his
newest slithering friend.
Ricky Reyes was finally able to avenge being screwed twice out of the IWC Title
last year by defeating the man responsible for masterminding those plots, former
4-time IWC champion Dennis Gregory. Despite the loss, Gregory remained
overly-confident that he would regain the IWC Title from The Sandman on April
25. Reyes, however, made it clear that if Gregory does indeed defeat “The
Hardcore Icon”, then Reyes himself will be next in line as #1 Contender.
Sexual Harassment continued their winning ways and focus toward the tag team
titles by defeating the seemingly mis-matched team of upstart Johnny Gargano and
“The Baddest Man in IWC” Ray Rowe. Rowe & Gargano functioned well as a team,
however Rowe’s previous tag partner J-Rocc, still jealous and enraged over
having the spotlight not all on himself, distracted Rowe long enough for
Harassment to finish Gargano with the Rose Creeper. An enraged Rowe vowed
revenge, even taking out frustrations on partner Gargano.
Later that night, after J-Rocc had disrespectfully interrupted an interview with
Venango county’s own Lumberjack Leroux, leading to an impromptu match, Ray Rowe
struck back swiftly and effectively. With J-Rocc’s back turned, Rowe emerged
with a steel chair, splitting the back of J-Rocc’s head wide open. Leroux was
able to pick up the win, but the real story surrounded the escalating violence
between the former Cleveland Mafia as the implosion of that team continues to
bring casualties.
Former World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental and Tag Team champion Marty
Jannetty bested former Million Dollar Champion Virgil.
“M-Dogg 20” Matt Cross saw his Super Indy dreams shattered upon losing to “Balls
Hot” Troy Lords in a special contest which saw the loser eliminated from the
Super Indy Tournament before the tournament even takes place. Lords was able to
keep his dream alive, however with two tournament spots now wide open, there’s
no telling who will step up to the plate to enter the competition.
One half of the tag team champions Jason Gory kicked off our pre-show bonus
matches in style with a thrilling victory over CJ Sensation with his
breathtaking 450 splash. |
