The Royal Rumble (Major League Wrestling)
Jan 25, 2007 2:08:22 GMT -5
Post by stephenvegas on Jan 25, 2007 2:08:22 GMT -5
Major League Wrestling (MLW)
PREVIEW of Royal Rumble PPVPresented by both the AWA and NWA brands of MLW
Sunday January 28, 2007
San Antonio, TX
Match #1: Hardcore Hodge vs Sam Hayne.
On the last edition of NWA:Nitro, Sam Hayne made his MLW debut as part of Killer Kowalski's Dungeon of Doom and easily defeated Virgil with by blowing flames from his mouth in an impressive move called HELL'S FIRE. Hayne proceeded to make an open challenge for someone to wrestle him in a match at the Royal Rumble and Hardcore Hodge (Danny Hodge) accepted.
(note; Sam Hayne is one of the 2 LOW cards created with permission by Tom Filsinger that are included in the current edition of the Pulse Indy magazine).
Match #2: The Heart Thrashers (Brutus Beefcake and Buff Bagwell) vs MLW Tag Team Champions the Vachons in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
The former MLW Tag Team Champions the Heart Thrashers for the first time get to challenge the current champions the Vachons in an attempt to regain their tag title. The Vachons won the MLW tag Team Championship at Cyber Sunday in a tag team turmoil match only after the Heart Thrashers had already lost the tag title by being eliminated earlier in the match and thus the Vachons have never defeated the former champions in a one on one match. Will the Heart Thrashers regain the MLW tag Team Championship that they held from July-November last year?
Match #3: World Tag Team Champions the Fabulous Kangaroos vs the Midnight Express in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
After defeating the Armstrongs in a #1 contenders match on the latest edition of NWA:NITRO, the two time former World Tag Team Champions the Midnight Express have the opportunity to regain their tag title.
Match #4: Rick Rude vs MLW Champion Buddy Rogers.
Rude has enjoyed a recent tremendous amount of success by defeating his former enemy Diamond Dallas Page in a coal miner's glove match at Hardcore Holidays and then by winning a triple threat #1 contenders match on the latest edition of NWA:NITRO to earn his first-ever shot at the MLW Championship.
Match #5: Mil Mascaras vs World Champion Nick Bockwinkel
Bockwinkel impressively managed to retain his World Championship in an elimination chamber match against 5 other wrestlers at New years Revolution but will now have to face Mascaras, the last man eliminated by Bockwinkel at New Years Revolution, this time one on one in steel cage environment!
Match #6: Royal Rumble match. 2 wrestlers will begin this match with a new wrestler joining the action every two minutes until all 30 participants (15 wrestlers from the AWA brand and 15 wrestlers form the NWA brand) have entered the ring. Wrestlers are eliminated by being thrown over the top rope and the winner of this match will receive a title shot in the main event at Wrestlemania!
(note: The list below is NOT the order of entry. The first 15 wrestlers highlighted in red on the below list of participants are from the AWA brand and the second 15 wrestlers highlighted in blue on the below list of participants are from the NWA brand).
1. Bobo Brazil
2. Jim Londos
3. Don Muraco
4. Don Leo Jonathan
5. Ray Stevens
6. King Kong Bundy
7. Ox Baker
8. Larry Zbyszko
9. Jimmy Snuka
10. Antonino Rocca
11. The Crusher
12. Larry Hennig
13. Gorgeous George
14. Hacksaw Jim Duggan
15. Buddy Rose
16. Harley Race
17. Hawk
18. Animal
19. Bruiser Brody
20. Steve "Dr. Death" Williams
21. Frank Gotch
22. Dan Severn
23. Diamond Dallas Page
24. Ivan Koloff
25. Giant Baba
26. Antonino Inoki
27. George Hackenschmidt
28. Mr. Canada (Billy "Red" Lyons)
29. D**k Hutton
30. Johnny Valentine
PREVIEW of Royal Rumble PPVPresented by both the AWA and NWA brands of MLW
Sunday January 28, 2007
San Antonio, TX
Match #1: Hardcore Hodge vs Sam Hayne.
On the last edition of NWA:Nitro, Sam Hayne made his MLW debut as part of Killer Kowalski's Dungeon of Doom and easily defeated Virgil with by blowing flames from his mouth in an impressive move called HELL'S FIRE. Hayne proceeded to make an open challenge for someone to wrestle him in a match at the Royal Rumble and Hardcore Hodge (Danny Hodge) accepted.
(note; Sam Hayne is one of the 2 LOW cards created with permission by Tom Filsinger that are included in the current edition of the Pulse Indy magazine).
Match #2: The Heart Thrashers (Brutus Beefcake and Buff Bagwell) vs MLW Tag Team Champions the Vachons in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
The former MLW Tag Team Champions the Heart Thrashers for the first time get to challenge the current champions the Vachons in an attempt to regain their tag title. The Vachons won the MLW tag Team Championship at Cyber Sunday in a tag team turmoil match only after the Heart Thrashers had already lost the tag title by being eliminated earlier in the match and thus the Vachons have never defeated the former champions in a one on one match. Will the Heart Thrashers regain the MLW tag Team Championship that they held from July-November last year?
Match #3: World Tag Team Champions the Fabulous Kangaroos vs the Midnight Express in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
After defeating the Armstrongs in a #1 contenders match on the latest edition of NWA:NITRO, the two time former World Tag Team Champions the Midnight Express have the opportunity to regain their tag title.
Match #4: Rick Rude vs MLW Champion Buddy Rogers.
Rude has enjoyed a recent tremendous amount of success by defeating his former enemy Diamond Dallas Page in a coal miner's glove match at Hardcore Holidays and then by winning a triple threat #1 contenders match on the latest edition of NWA:NITRO to earn his first-ever shot at the MLW Championship.
Match #5: Mil Mascaras vs World Champion Nick Bockwinkel
Bockwinkel impressively managed to retain his World Championship in an elimination chamber match against 5 other wrestlers at New years Revolution but will now have to face Mascaras, the last man eliminated by Bockwinkel at New Years Revolution, this time one on one in steel cage environment!
Match #6: Royal Rumble match. 2 wrestlers will begin this match with a new wrestler joining the action every two minutes until all 30 participants (15 wrestlers from the AWA brand and 15 wrestlers form the NWA brand) have entered the ring. Wrestlers are eliminated by being thrown over the top rope and the winner of this match will receive a title shot in the main event at Wrestlemania!
(note: The list below is NOT the order of entry. The first 15 wrestlers highlighted in red on the below list of participants are from the AWA brand and the second 15 wrestlers highlighted in blue on the below list of participants are from the NWA brand).
1. Bobo Brazil
2. Jim Londos
3. Don Muraco
4. Don Leo Jonathan
5. Ray Stevens
6. King Kong Bundy
7. Ox Baker
8. Larry Zbyszko
9. Jimmy Snuka
10. Antonino Rocca
11. The Crusher
12. Larry Hennig
13. Gorgeous George
14. Hacksaw Jim Duggan
15. Buddy Rose
16. Harley Race
17. Hawk
18. Animal
19. Bruiser Brody
20. Steve "Dr. Death" Williams
21. Frank Gotch
22. Dan Severn
23. Diamond Dallas Page
24. Ivan Koloff
25. Giant Baba
26. Antonino Inoki
27. George Hackenschmidt
28. Mr. Canada (Billy "Red" Lyons)
29. D**k Hutton
30. Johnny Valentine