MANIA #001 RESULTS - New Orleans, LA
Oct 13, 2021 6:08:04 GMT -6
Post by Vince McMahon on Oct 13, 2021 6:08:04 GMT -6
WWF Mania opens down in the basement of Titan Towers inside WWF Studios. The setting isn't elaborate in the least bit. Theres some chairs and video editing equipment... lots of small CRT monitors arranged so that they make a wall across the back of the room. Scattered throughout the room are also a few WWF posters of various superstars, a Mania one and one promoting the first Pay Per View of this new era of the company, IN YOUR HOUSE! Our host Todd Pettengill walks into camera shot wearing a WWF logo tee tucked into a pair of purple and gold zebra stripe Zubaz pants. Smiling from ear to ear, he welcomes everyone to the first episode of Mania!
Todd Pettengill: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the hottest new show on television - WWF MANIA! Every Saturday morning we will be bringing you the absolute best wrestlers on the planet as they step into the ring to determine who is the greatest of them all! So, do you want to change the channel for Bugs Bunny or some lame super hero dressed in a blue tick costume? No? I didn't think so! Lets take you down ringside where we have Vince McMahon and Jerry "The King" Lawler to call all of the action in N'Orleans, Louisiana! It's about to get hotter than a bowl of jambalaya, yessiree!
We fade into the UNO Lakefront Arena. Our commentators for Mania, Vince McMahon and Jerry "The King" Lawler are sitting ringside and ready to call the action for the morning! The ring is unoccupied as a very familiar tune starts to blast out over the PA system.
Vince McMahon: Hello everyone and welcome to MANIA! This is Vince McMahon and sitting beside me is Jerry "The King" Lawler, but right now, it's -- IT'S THE AMERICAN DREAM, King!
Jerry "The King" Lawler: Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse! We already have to put up with his goofy looking son this morning.
Vince McMahon: Well that's not nice at all, King... I know I, for one, am excited to see what The American Dream has to say!
Dusty Rhodes smiles as he heads down to ringside wearing a white cowboy hat, a pair of jeans and a denim button up shirt with the first few buttons left undone, slapping hands with the fans along the way. He walks up the steps, wipes his cowboy boots on the apron, and then steps into the ring where The Fink hands Dream his microphone. Dusty's theme fades out as he brings the mic up to his mouth and prepares to address the crowd in attendance and everyone watching along at home on the USA Network. The fans all stand up, giving the living legend a round of applause.
Dusty Rhodes: Thank you... thank you. You know, baby, when my boy called me up and told me he had signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation I was a proud papa. That's right, a tear came to my eye because I knew that Dustin had made it! Because when you think about professional wrestling... when you think about the highest level of the SPORT of professional wrestling... the WWF is what you think about, baby!
The sold out crowd goes wild, agreeing 100% with The Dream's sentiments.
Dusty Rhodes: So I told Dustin, I said, "Son, you have the opportunity of a lifetime here. You have a chance to print your name in the history books for the rest of time for alllllllll to see, daddy! YOU HAVE A SHOT AT GREATNESS! ... And I want to be right by your side. To help you, to guide you, and to catch every single moment of it live and in color! And that's exactly what I'm standing in this ring right now to do, baby. My time has come and gone. I've carved out my piece of professional wrestling history but now I wanna be here to help Dustin carve out his! That path to greatness starts right here and right now, right here in New Orleans, Louisiana, baby! So, without any further adieu, it's my honor to introduce my son, "THE NATURAL" DUSTIN RHODES!
The crowd lets out a roar of cheers at the sight of Dustin as he walks out onto the entrance through the curtain. Dustin smiles, pumps his right fist in the air, and starts his march towards the ring, showing the fans love the whole way down like his father before him. Dustin walks up the steps, gets into the ring, and walks over to Dusty. He whispers something into his ear and gives him a huge hug as the both of them get teary eyed. Dusty takes his boy's ring jacket off like any good manager would and massages his shoulders, whispering words of motivation and guidance into his ear as his opponent steps out through the curtain.
DUSTIN RHODES VS. RAVEN
In the opening match of Mania we saw "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes face off against Raven in contest that fans everywhere were waiting to see!
Early in the match Raven took control with a russian legsweep and a brutal knee lift, but that was the extent of his offensive as Dustin took control of the match and executed a beatdown on Raven, showing the world just what he has in store for any opponent that steps into the ring with him.
After a one sided beatdown, Dustin nailed Raven with a vicious spinebuster followed by a bionic elbow. The ending came soon after as Dustin lifted Raven up, and sealed his fate with his Final Reckoning swinging vertical suplex. Your winner - Dustin Rhodes!
WINNER BY PINFALL: "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes
We fade back into the studio where we join Todd Pettengill playing Karate Fighters with a member of the television production crew. They pause their contest, Todd addressing the viewers after the opening match.
Todd Pettengill: What an opening match, right?! And a fantastic debut for The Natural! Speaking of great matches, Ken and I here have one going right now, isn't that right, Ken? You can't take Dragon Kick, you're going down! While me and Ken finish this Karate Fighters match, the sponsor for our next Pay-Per-View "In Your House", I might add, check out these commercials! We will be right back! Come on, Ken!
Todd Pettengill starts flicking away at his Karate Fighters controller, knocking The Red Ninja out that the production team member is controlling. Todd raises his arms high in victory as Ken lowers his head, shaking it in defeat.
Todd Pettengill: Hahaha! I told you, Ken! I told you! Anybody else want some? Bring it!
COMMERCIAL BREAK #1
THE MOUNTIE VS. HULK HOGAN
In exciting one on one action we saw "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan step into the squared circle with the law of Canada - The Mountie. Boy what an exciting match this was as The Mountie looked to show the world he means business as he took it to the Hulkster with everything he had.
Mountie was on the offensive and looking impressive with a series of hard right hands and even a clothesline over the top rope. On the outside he was able to do more damage to the Hulkster by slamming his head repeatedly into the guard rail.
However once inside the ring again the tables quickly turned as the Hulkster "hulked up" and began an assault on The Mountie that he won't soon forget. Furious blows to the head of The Mountie staggered the crooked cop, and Hogan followed up with a huge scoop slam. As The Mountie stood up in a dazed state, Hogan took control with an irish whip and followed up with the big boot and the leg drop heard around the world for the 1, 2, and the 3! Your winner folks, Hulk Hogan!
WINNER BY PINFALL: Hulk Hogan
CRUSH VS. THE ROCK
At Mania the world watched in awe as The Rock squared off against the big man with an attitude - Crush! Crush looked to dominate the match early with several knee strikes to the midsection of The Rock followed by a standing vertical suplex that rattled The Great One.
Later in the match after a brutal back and forth, The People's Champ made his comeback with a quick kick followed by a DDT planting Crush into the mat. The Rock went for a pin and got a two count, but that didn't slow him down. He began to stomp Crush and signal for "The People's Elbow". This night wouldn't be the night however as upon coming down, Crush rolled out of the way.
Crush took advantage of The Rock's mistake, grabbed hold of his skull, and squeezed hard as The Rock shouted in pain. It wasn't long before the ref called the bout, and tonight your winner in what many consider to be an upset - is Crush!
WINNER BY SUBMISSION: Crush
The scene fades back to Todd Pettengill at Titan Towers. He is sat down, watching the action on one of the many monitors set up.
Todd Pettengill: (Whistles) What a pair of doozies those two were! What about the sheer strength and brutality on display from the mammoth CRUSH there, huh?! What a force to be reckoned with that guy will be! And then, one of the greatest of all time in HULK HOGAN making his return?! Wow. The future is definitely bright for those two, and I'm being told that starts NEXT WEEK, as both men are going to be featured in qualifying matches for a spot in the main event of our upcoming Pay-Per-View Extravaganza LIVE on Halloween night, IN YOUR HOUSE! And that main event will be one for the ages as it's going to be a FATAL FOUR WAY FOR THE WWF WORLD TITLE! That's right! Next week will feature right here on Mania four WWF World Title match qualifiers! And let's not forget about THE MOUNTIE! Oh, no, no. Even though he came up short to one of the greatest of all time, he was no slouch! I'm sure we will see more of the Canadian law enforcer next week! Next Saturday morning is going to be off the hook!
COMMERCIAL BREAK #2
TAZ VS. "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN
The fans loved this one folks, two tough SOB's clashing as we saw Taz face off against the ol rattlesnake Stone Cold Steve Austin! Austin didn't hesitate with Taz either, and as soon as the bell rang we saw a beautiful Lou Thesz Press and Austin begin to lay into Taz with punch after punch.
This offensive didn't last long however, as Taz came back with fury. First with a perfectly executed belly to back suplex, followed by not one, not two, but three belly to belly suplexes.
The ending of the match came as Austin took control with an irish whip to Taz, but Taz ducked a clothesline attempt, came in behind Austin, and locked in the Tazmission. After the match we saw Taz keep the submission locked in until the ref forced a break, and Taz left Austin in the ring, out cold.
WINNER BY SUBMISSION: Taz
We fade back to Pettengill in Stamford.
Todd Pettengill: "Stunning" debut there from "The Human Suplex Machine" TAZ! I wouldn't be surprised to see his name as one of the ones contending for those WWF World Title match spots next week as well. So folks, we've brought you four fantastic matches, now we only have one left - it's two former tag team specialists in "The King of Harts" Owen Hart and Marty Jannetty in our main event for the morning! It should be a high flying, action-packed amazing main event between two of the greatest athletes in professional wrestling today! We'll be back with it shortly, but first and speaking of Owen, we're about to hear from his brother, "The Excellence of Execution himself, BRET HART! And then, following that, a final word from our sponsors!
We get a classical swirly screen fade transitioning to WWF Superstar, Bret Hart, standing in his classic black leather jacket and pink shades… He has a few words for the WWF audience.
Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart
You know everybody’s talkin’ about change… Change in the World Wrestling Federation… Hulk Hogan is back, a lot of superstars tipped their toes in the pond of the competition… A lot of people found out that the grass ain’t always greener on the other side…
Bret tilts his head back and lifts his right hand up into a pointing position as he continues…
Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart
Now I’m not worried about the competition, because everybody knows that the best wrestling in the world takes place inside the squared circle of the World Wrestling Federation… I’ve seen a lot of guys coming back, or being signed, Lex Luger… Hulk Hogan…. Two names that spring to mind, You guys wanna talk about being American Heroes’... These people only need one hero, THE EXCELLENCE OF EXECUTION! Luger, you got a lot going for you, but you don’t have the finesse, or the technical wrestling ability to go toe to toe at this level… When we crown a new World Wrestling Federation Champion! We usher in a new era, A NEW GENERATION! Done are the days of the Immortal Hulk Hogan… Here stands THE BEST THERE IS… THE BEST THERE WAS, AND THE BEST THERE EVER WILL BE!
Bret removes his shades and smiles at the camera as we transition back to commercial break.
COMMERCIAL BREAK #3
MARTY JANNETTY VS. OWEN HART
In the main event of the night fans were at the edge of their seats as "The Rocker" Marty Jannetty set out to topple "The King of Harts" Owen Hart!
During the match we saw Owen prove why he is truly one of the best technical wrestlers in perhaps all the world, as he dominated Jannetty with various holds, wearing him down and controlling the entire pace of the match.
Midway through the match we saw Jannetty begin to mount a comeback by ducking an Enziguri attempt and nailing Owen with a beautiful standing dropkick. The momentum wouldn't last however as Jannetty attempted a top rope splash, which Owen rolled out of.
Owen took advantage of the mistake and immediately locked in the Sharpshooter as Jannetty begin to scream out in pain while clawing and crawling towards the ropes. Just as Jannetty was about to tap out he finally grabbed the bottom rope and the ref broke the hold.
With the breaking of the Sharpshooter we could see Owen get visibly frustrated and he began stomping at Jannetty and shouting at him. Finally in the closing moments of the match we saw Owen attempt to throw Jannetty to the outside where Anvil lay in wait, but Jannetty grabbed onto the ropes and stood on the apron. Owen attempted to spear him to the outside, but Jannetty showing his ring awareness leapt over Owen and rolled him up into a quick pin attempt and scored the 1, 2, 3! Your winner in what many consider a major upset - Marty Jannetty!
WINNER BY PINFALL: Marty Jannetty
The scene fades away from The UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans and back to Titan Towers and the WWF Studio where Todd Pettengill stands ready to close the show.
Todd Pettengill: What a main event and what a way to kick off a new era in the World Wrestling Federation! Marty Jannetty with the huge upset over Owen Hart. Who saw that coming, right? He did it by the hair of his chiny chin chin and if I know Owen Hart he isn't going to just lay back and let that stand. Oh no, The King of Harts I'm sure will be right back in the ring next week to right this wrong and get his sail turned back around in the right direction. My name's Todd Pettengill and it's been a pleasure. Thanks for joining me, I hope you have a great weekend, and I'll see you back right here on Mania next Saturday morning, but speaking of Owen Hart, we have a word from him to close out the show!
Todd waves goodbye to everyone as we fade to a backstage promo featuring Owen Hart of the legendary Hart Family…
"Mean" Gene Okerlund
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, I am standing by with Owen Hart, alongside his Brother in Law, Jim Neidhart… Owen, first of all how do you feel about the WWF's debut of their hot new Saturday morning program fun for all ages… WWF Mania.. LIVE every Saturday Morning on the USA Network? And how do you feel you did out there?
Owen yanks the microphone up towards his face…
Owen Hart
Listen up Mean Gene! It doesn’t make a difference to me whether we wrestle on a Monday Night, a Thursday Afternoon.. Or a Sunday Evening! All that matters is that Owen Hart got SCREWED out there, Gene!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund
Well, Marty Jannetty was impressive out there, Owen. That rollup kinda came out of nowh--
Owen cuts in quickly…
Owen Hart
Shut up, Gene! Nobody asked you!! The fact of the matter is I wasn't ready for that and Marty DAMNED WELL KNEW IT… The next time I step foot in that ring with that loser I am going to break him in half… Tell him Anvil…
Owen moves aside Anvil, pepped up lunges into the center of the shot stroking his beard has he spits and shouts into the microphone…
Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart
GENE! LET ME TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN… HAHAHAHA...OWEN! IS GOING TO SCHOOL MARTY JANNETTY!!! ON HOW TO WRESTLE! MONSOON… OR WHICH EVER BIGWIG IS IN CHARGE AROUND HERE, YOU BETTER… GIVE OWEN HART… THE OPPORTUNITY HE DESERVES BABY!! HAHAHAH! THAT WAS A JOKE, A TRAVESTY AND IT CAN'T BE TOLERATED, I'M CALLING FOR JUSTICE FOR OWEN! HAHAHAHA!!
Anvil raises his hands in the air and pushes his tongue out, cranking his neck and then turning to his right along with Owen Hart, at this point in walks Jim Cornette, the former manager of Yokozuna! Owen and Cornette already have a warm history so Owen wasn’t as obnoxious as he would usually be to people…
Owen Hart
Look Jim, it’s Jim….
Anvil laughs in Cornette’s face and grabs his tennis racket, he raises it in the air and then yanks at his tie as Owen Hart places his arm around his neck and pulls him in for a playful headlock…
Owen Hart
WE’RE JUST MESSING WITH YOU CORNETTE!!!
Owen releases Cornette and brushes him down, Anvil hands him back his tennis racket….
Jim Cornette
OWEN.. OWEN! I need to talk to ya’!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund
I think you’ll find this is my interview spot Cornette….
Cornette snatches the microphone from Gene and shoves him back…
Jim Cornette
Ain’t no one got time to listen to you yabber on, about stuff that doesn’t concern you… Owen, I have a message for you… I need you to listen…
Owen Hart
Well spit it out CORNETTE!
Jim Cornette
Not here… Nevermind this interview Owen… I got plans that are going to change the face of wrestling, we are going to take back what is ours, but we need you..
Owen Hart
What, who is, we?
Owen appeals to Anvil as he questions Cornette, Anvil folds his arms and leans inwards…
Jim Cornette
ILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING! COME WITH ME…
Cornette grabs Owen by the arm and leads him off down the hallway along-side Anvil Neidhart…
"Mean" Gene Okerlund
Alright… Well I don’t know what that was all about, but uh... I'm sure we'll find out more next week, right here on Mania! Don't miss it folks!
