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THE TOP 10 WARGAMES MATCHES
***From Mar. 16, 2005-Mar. 1, 2008.***
10 Excellence vs. Johnny Walker (Jun. 28, 2006)
As part of a year-long effort to wear down Excellence both
physically and mentally, not long before the 2006 Recoil, a tag team
bout was held on Wargames with the competitor scoring the winning
pinfall being granted a future PWF title shot. Excellence made that
pinfall, but several weeks later, President Eric Bischoff revealed that
he had not specified which PWF title shot was being offered ... and
that it would in fact be a Cruiserweight title shot. Already the
Intercontinental Champion, Excellence seemingly had little to fight for
against newcomer Johnny Walker. Nothing, that was, except for pride.
Walker took to the challenge, as well, training as hard as ever to take
on a bona fide legend for the very first time. When they matched up at
the end of June, all the stops were pulled out immediately. Walker
fought Excellence as hard as anyone else in the PWF would have, using
his advantage in quickness to its fullest in keeping the match at a
breakneck pace. The Franchise Player was only barely able to keep up
with The Kid, unable to slow the match down or bring Walker down to the
mat very often. Even an attempt at a Perfectbuster was foiled, as it
looked like Excellence was going to nail it out of nowhere ... but
Walker rolled him up in a small package. Not to be outdone in the end,
Excellence reversed the cover, and a surprised Walker was counted down
for the three before he could react. Though the Cruiserweight title was then immediately
vacated by Bischoff, Excellence and Walker both came out of this match
with a newfound respect for the other's abilities.
9 James Ace vs. Edge (Nov. 22, 2006)
Weeks of bickering back and forth finally spilled
over as Rated R and Team SEC collided, with Edge's Television
Championship on-the-line. The match was back and forth with many
exciting moments but was marred at the very end when Del Wilkes
interfered, giving James Ace a weapon with which to strike Edge in the
crotch and steal the victory. Somehow, they knew Edge's one weakness --
his genitals were vulnerable to bludgeoning damage. The Television title, and
first-ever PWF victory, belonged to Ace. This victory started a string of successes and good fortune for the Rated R frontman,
as his fortunes would continue to grow. Two weeks later, at Nuclear Frost,
his name was drawn in the Lethal Lottery to compete in the main event
which was for the vacated PWF Championship. He would beat Raven and
John Cena in the Triple Threat Ladder match to win the tenth World
Championship of his career.
8 Rob Van Dam vs. Carlito (Aug. 31, 2005)
With the first Fall Battle Fields on the horizon, Rob
Van Dam had held the Television Championship for several months and was
looking towards a defense against newcomer Matt Hardy. But, first, he
would have to face off against Carlito one more time. The two had first
come to blows on the Cabana, where Carlito declared RVD to not be cool
... and subsequently struck him with several foreign objects. They had
faced off at La Mala Sombra, where Van Dam emerged victorious, but in
the weeks since, Carlito, Hardy, and the Natural Born Thrillers clashed
several times with Van Dam and John Cena in different combinations. As
the rampant brawling threatened to spill over, PWF president Eric
Bischoff made the only possible choice -- let them fight it out one
last time in the ring. And fight they did. On the eve of the Battle
Field, these two had a match that left the crowd gasping for breath.
RVD's aerial mastery was met with Carlito's dirty tricks, and the cool
man from the Caribbean focused his assault on Van Dam's arm, looking to
cause injury as well as walk away with the Television title. As the battle
reached the breaking point, the referee unfortunately found himself in
harm's way, as Carlito dodged a a spinning heel kick that knocked the
ref out of sorts. Immediately taking advantage, Carlito introduced the
ring bell into the proceedings, managing to nail Van Dam with it when
the champ tried his signature 5-Star Frog Splash. A piledriver onto the
title belt later, Carlito had managed to defeat the longest-reigning
Television Champion the PWF has ever had. As it turned out, this was
far from their last encounter ... but given the toll it took, perhaps
these men wish it had been.
7 Raven vs. John Cena (Jul. 25, 2007)
When the PWF returned from hiatus following the lawsuit
filed by Christian, the PWF Championship scene was already overflowing
with possible contenders. Of all the contenders, no three were more
prevalent than Raven, John Cena, and James Ace. Ace lost the title to
Raven at Terminal Solution just after the return of the PWF, but prior
to that show, Cena had already won a future title shot, and one
week before La Mala Sombra, he was allowed to collect on that
opportunity. Having been the champion twice before, the Doctor of
Thuganomics knew the taste of gold well and wanted it for a
then-unprecedented third time. Cena was a man on a mission and would
not be denied here, not even by interference from Magnificent Mike
Flynn, whose ill-fated attempt to assault Cena ended with an F-U. Raven
met a similar fate moments later, and Cena had recaptured the PWF's
highest honor.
6 Taz vs. Christian (May 3, 2006)
Since the day Taz came to the PWF, his sights were set
on one goal -- the PWF Championship. However, his status as something of
an outsider, even within the company, meant that he was not on the short
list of top contenders that the Championship Committee was considering
for title shots. But one thing that even the Human Suplex Machine's
harshest detractors must admit is that Taz never shies away from a need
to prove himself. That's exactly what he set out to do when he
challenged the entire PWF to face him, one week at a time. Success
would mean a shot at the title. Failure would mean a month of servitude
as Eric Bischoff's personal slave. The victories piled up, one by one.
Shawn Michaels. Stevie Richards. Excellence. The names grew more and
more impressive, and it seemed that nothing would stand in Taz's way.
That all changed one week before Power Trip, when he was signed to a
Steel Cage match with Team SEC's Christian. Bitter over losing the PWF
Tag Team titles and enraged over Bischoff showing his "true colors" by
siding with the Perfect Team, Christian seemed very nearly as intense
as Taz himself. Going into the bout, Bischoff sought to increase the
possibile humiliation resulting from it by extending the stipulation on
Taz becoming a servant to Christian, as well. Whoever lost ... would be
Bischoff's personal slave for the next month. Weapons aplenty came into
play nearly right away, from Taz's trusty Easton to a 2x4 wrapped in
barbed wire and all manner of objects in between. As the violence
factor increased, Christian started to take control ... until Shane McMahon
entered the cage and DDT'd him onto a steel chair, busting him
wide open. Taz prepared to finish him off with a barbed wire-assisted
Tazmission when he was suddenly felled by a missile dropkick off the
top of the cage ... from Excellence. With the battlefield evened once
more, Christian just barely managed to escape the cage and win the
biggest match of his career to that point. Unfortunately for Taz,
Bischoff passed his reigns as slavemaster on to the Perfect Team as a
whole ... and the next month would truly be a living hell for the
eight-time World Champion.
5 Rick Rude vs. Christian (May 11, 2005)
To say that the PWF's first two pay-per-view offerings didn't go the
way Christian expected or wanted them to go would quite possibly be the
understatement of the decade. Twice in a row, the man known then as
Masked Man 2 was pinned by the Perfect Team's Ravishing Rick Rude, and
twice the Perfect Team left with the PWF Tag Team Championship in tow.
Even the newest PWF fan has heard the story of what happened next,
likely from the man himself. Christian stormed into Eric Bischoff's
office, removed his mask and shaved his head, and quit Team SEC on the
spot. The very next week, he got a chance to face his tormenter head on
at Wargames in their very first singles match. Rude went into the
match supremely confident as ever, secure in the knowledge that
whatever Christian did, Rude could hit the Rude Awakening ... "just
like that." However, on an unseasonably cold night in Raleigh, North
Carolina ... fate would weave a different tale. As the match got
underway, it immediately became clear that this would be a fight that
neither man would easily walk away from. Christian attacked Rude with a
fury that we have seen many times since but for the first time ever
back in 2005. To his credit, Rude didn't let the stark contrast in
Christian's style faze him, meeting him shot for shot. After several
close calls on both sides, Rude took matters into his own hands,
delivering a low blow that referee Earl Hebner was unable to spot. He
attempted to follow up with the Rude Awakening, but Christian grabbed
the top rope with the last of his strength, causing Rude to crash down
to the canvas alone. He managed to finish Rude off with an Unprettier
immediately afterwards, finally managing to defeat The Ravishing One
and handing the Perfect Team its very first loss in the PWF.
4 Mr. Perfect vs. Del Wilkes (Aug. 30, 2006)
When Del Wilkes returned to the PWF at La Mala Sombra in 2006, it was
no surprise that his first target was the PWF Champion, Mr. Perfect. As
one of the few men to have defeated Perfect in the past, Wilkes was
looking to add to his impressive accolades by doing so again. Although
he "only" won by disqualification that night, he was granted a rematch
for Fall Battle Fields. One week before that show, though, the Perfect
Team took matters into its own hands. Assaulting Wilkes brutally,
Dangerous Del was left bloodied and bruised. He went to Eric Bischoff
and demanded the match take place that very night, rather than at Fall
Battle Fields. Bischoff acquiesced after Wilkes pushed his buttons with
a series of insults but stacked the deck. It would be a Lumberjack
match, and the lumberjacks would be the Perfect Team. To make matters
worse, if Wilkes failed, there would be no rematch at Fall Battle
Fields ... because he would receive no more shots at the PWF title for
the next full year. Faced with such a prospect, Wilkes refused to back
down. He accepted the conditions, and the match was on. As expected,
things didn't go well for him as the match got underway. Every time he
looked to be in control, a member of the PT would break the momentum.
Wilkes fought as valiantly as any man could be expected under the
circumstances, but it just didn't look like anything other than the
classic no-win scenario. However, that changed when the PWFTron came to
life, with a series of words fading into focus on its screen. The PT
assumed an ambush was coming and prepared for it, but in the ring,
Wilkes took advantage and managed to slingshot Perfect face-first into
the ringpost. Dazed and confused, Perfect was covered ... and defeated.
As the PWFTron showed, Del Wilkes was "One Step Ahead." The reign would
be short, but the impact was unforgettable.
3 Shane Douglas vs. Steve Austin (Feb. 15, 2008)
Two men, once partnered together in the Perfect Team, now the most
bitter of rivals. There was no question that The Franchise and Stone
Cold knew each other well from their months together in the PT, but
when that proud faction faded away, there was seemingly nothing left
but enmity between two of its most recent recruits. The rivalry between
the two had been apparent for some time but boiled over again when
Shane Douglas set his sights on Steve Austin's Intercontinental
Championship. At Aggression, either Douglas or Lance Storm would face
Austin, with the other as referee. Douglas got the nod, but
surprisingly, Storm backed his long-time foe against the champion,
delivering a Superkick that helped make Douglas the first
three-time Intercontinental Champion in PWF history. Only one week
later, they would face off again, this time in the Hell in a Cell cage. The
newly christened Triple Threat would be no factor on this night, as the
issue could be settled once and for all. There would certainly be no
quarter asked and none given, and the events of the match itself bore
that out. The brutal encounter saw blood flowing from both men and a
plethora of weapons involved, and any number of possible endings as the
fight went on and on. Just as it seemed that both men were at their
limits, both men prepared for one last exchange. Austin, armed with a
2x4, got the better of it and tied The Franchise up in the ropes. With
Douglas helpless, Austin stomped the mat four times in succession ...
sending a message. Raven came out from underneath the ring, inside the
cage itself, and Austin handed him a chair. Defiant to the last,
Douglas spat blood into Raven's face but paid for the gesture with
five sick chairshots to the head. An enraged Triple Threat at ringside
could only look on in frustration as Austin pulled Douglas from the
ropes and hit him with a Stone Cold Stunner before covering him for the
win. The title was his again, and all he had to do in order to get it
was make a deal with the PWF's own resident devil.
2 Raven vs. Christian (Dec. 5, 2007)
It came seemingly out of nowhere. Christian's date with destiny had
already been set for Power Trip. However, after WrestleFest III, he met
James Ace on Wargames in a match to determine who would face Raven just
prior to Nuclear Frost for the PWF title. Christian managed to win
that match and found himself set against a man who had bloodied him
quite thoroughly in their last encounter. Even so, it was his first
opportunity at the PWF title, and he wasn't about to let it slip away.
Raven, of course, was equally determined to retain the title, having
only just recaptured it at WrestleFest. During the show, both men found
themselves the victims of attacks by Shane Douglas and Batista, already
busted open before the match could even begin. This did nothing to
diminish either man's resolve. The blood flowed quite readily, with the
ring's canvas stained a disturbing shade of red by the time the match
drew to a close. Douglas would make his presence felt once again,
knocking out the referee and coming into the ring to decide the contest
himself. He dropped Raven right onto the top of his head with a Perfect
Plunge, leaving him slim pickings for Christian and an Unprettier. And
so, Christian had won the PWF Championship in his first attempt ...
tainted though the victory was.
1 Mr. Perfect vs. Shaun Hammond (May 24, 2006)
Shaun Hammond's PWF career had not gone well. Coming over from VCW with
the rest of the New Breed, Hammond hoped to rise to the top here as
easily as he did in the NOWF years ago. Whether it was the world that
had changed or some fault in the man himself, that just did not
materialize. He and Mike Flynn had been defeated by the Masked Men in a
scant 31 seconds. The New Breed turned against him and kicked him out,
breaking his arm in the process. Upon his return, he planned to team
with Riptide, only for Riptide to be on the outs with the PWF. No,
things were not going well. And so, when the PWF announced a title
match for Wargames with Hammond facing Mr. Perfect, The Master felt
that he had only one recourse. He expected interference from the
Perfect Team and didn't want his quarry escaping that way. He called
for the match to be decided only by pinfall or submission and, further,
put his own career on-the-line to lock the stipulation in place. With
literally everything on-the-line, he was sure that he could reach deep
down into his own soul and find the determination necessary to top Mr.
Perfect. As always, Perfect was unflappable. He was, after all, Mr.
Perfect, undefeated in the PWF, and the sole master of the Perfect
Team. Hammond put everything he had into this match, and Perfect held
him off time and time again. It went back and forth, Hammond constantly
trying to one-up the champion and Perfect bringing the bout back under
control. Finally, momentum ended up on The Master's side, and he
cinched Perfect up for the Masterplex. However, Bobby Heenan
interjected himself, sliding the PWF title into the ring and
distracting the referee. Heenan paid for it when Hammond sent him
sailing from the apron, but the momentary distraction cost him dearly
when Perfect nailed him with the title belt. Both men on their last
legs, Perfect went for the Perfect-Plex ... which was reversed by The
Master. At the last moment, Perfect shifted the weight and stole the
win ... and Shaun Hammond's career.
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