Previously in CKW
Ashley Amazon kept her momentum rolling, smashing through Miss Mexico and then stepping directly into the escalating war between Farrah Hesketh and Reese Paige. Their rematch between Hesketh and Paige on Episode 3 ended in chaos, with both women brawling until Amazon made it clear she was here for gold and she was taking the Queen’s title at Long Live The King.
Yosuke Narita continued his cold, surgical rise by dismantling Rolling Johnny Stones, while Richard Blood answered back with a crisp, technical win of his own. Their rivalry boiled over after their match hit a time limit draw, setting the stage for a final, decisive showdown at the PPV.
Frank Tucker bulldozed another opponent and declared himself the uncrowned Potential Champion. Roman Heidenseik and Boomer Singh both tried to shut him up, but their own issues kept getting in the way — and Episode 3 had Tucker standing tall over both men, surely his triumph is inevitable.
The Style Council picked up a hard‑fought win, but the Edmonton Outlaws struck them. Both teams have landed decisive blows in the lead up to crowing the first CKW Tag team champions. The Outlaws promised to finish the job at Long Live The King — and take the Tag Titles in the process.
In the main event of Episode 2, The Hype survived a wild fight with Figo Manico, then grabbed the mic and demanded the title match he’d been chasing for weeks. In episode 3 The Masked Grappler didn’t run — he accepted.
Elsewhere Eric Tyler looking to make a statement in CKW challenged a strong Figo Manico to a PPV match.
The rivalries are hotter. The stakes are higher. And tonight, CKW crowns its first champions.
Saturday, January 25th 1997 - Aurora, Colorado
The crowd in Aurora is packed in tight to the Mid‑South Civic Hall, buzzing and ready for CKW's very first PPV event.
Commentary being....
"Ladies and gentlemen we have a fantastic card ready for you tonight."
"We kick things off with a triple threat exhibition between Jake Sloan, Rolling Johnny Stones and the powerhouse Puerto Rican Power"
"a late addition to the card see Miss Mexico and Heidi Hyde clash in the womens division"
“the Potential Championship finds its first holder — Frank Tucker, Roman Heidenseik, and Boomer Singh collide in a triple threat to determine the inaugural champion!”
"Both men are looking to put their names in the history books with a win at CKW's first event, Eric Tyler and Figo Manico clash"
“The CKW Tag Team Titles will also be awarded for the first time — The Style Council face the Edmonton Outlaws with history on the line!”
"Richard Blood asked for real competition and tonight he gets in when he steps in the ring with the always dangerous Yosuke Narita"
“The Queen’s Championship is our third title to be decided for the first time ever — Farrah Hesketh, Reese Paige, and Ashley Amazon battle in a Triple Threat to crown the inaugural champion!”
“And your main event, the CKW King Championship is on the line — The Masked Grappler defends against The Hype!”
"lets head down to the ring for our opening contest"
Puerto Rican Power vs Jake Sloan vs Rolling Johnny Stones
The bell rings and Puerto Rican Power storms straight into the centre of the ring, daring both men to come at him. Sloan and Stones look at each other, nod… and charge together.
PRP absorbs the first impact, shoves Sloan back with one arm, then grabs Stones by the throat and hurls him into the corner. Stones bounces out hard. Sloan fires back with quick jabs, trying to build momentum, but PRP just muscles him into the ropes and throws him across the ring like luggage.
Stones tries a running dropkick, PRP swats him out of the air. Sloan tries a crossbody, PRP catches him, walks him around the ring, and dumps him with a fallaway slam. The crowd reacts big as PRP stands tall, flexing and shouting at the front row.
Sloan and Stones regroup in opposite corners. PRP charges at Sloan — Sloan ducks — PRP hits the turnbuckle chest‑first. Stones is already moving, hitting the ropes and blasting PRP with a running knee. Sloan follows with a dropkick. PRP staggers… still on his feet.
They hit the ropes again — double dropkick! PRP finally tumbles through the ropes to the floor.
The crowd comes alive.
Sloan and Stones look at each other — then hit the ropes together — DOUBLE DIVE TO THE OUTSIDE! Both men crash into PRP and send him sprawling against the guardrail.
Sloan and Stones slide back into the ring, and for the first time the match resets one‑on‑one. Stones pops up first, hitting a quick arm drag, then another, then a spinning heel kick that gets the crowd clapping along. Sloan fires back with a running forearm, then a second, then a big back body drop that sends Stones flying.
Sloan fires up, pounding the mat — the crowd behind him — He pulls Stones up for a suplex—
PRP yanks Sloan out of the ring by the ankle.
Sloan hits the floor hard.
Stones sees PRP climbing onto the apron and charges — SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY......
PRP CATCHES HIM MID‑AIR.
The crowd gasps.
PRP adjusts his grip, muscles Stones up, and powerslams him into the mat so hard the ring shakes.
Sloan tries to crawl back in, but PRP boots him off the apron without even looking.
PRP drags Stones up, roars to the crowd, and plants him with the San Juan Rush.
ONE! TWO! THREE!
Puerto Rican Power stands tall, dominant, barely winded, while Sloan watches from the floor, frustrated and shaken.
PRP flexes over Stones’ fallen body as the crowd boos and the referee raises his arm.
Miss Mexico vs Heidi Hyde
The bell rings and both women waste no time, locking up hard in the centre of the ring. Hyde muscles Miss Mexico back into the corner and unloads with stiff forearms, trying to bully her early.
Miss Mexico slips under the last shot, hits the ropes, and snaps off a running crossbody. Hyde pops up — hits an arm drag. Miss Mexico builds speed, hitting a running dropkick that sends Hyde stumbling.
Hyde cuts her off with a knee to the gut and throws her down with a rough snapmare, then clamps on a chinlock, grinding her forearm across Miss Mexico’s face. Miss Mexico fights up, elbows free, and hits the ropes again only for Hyde to catch her and slam her with a heavy side throw.
Hyde signals for Hyde‑U‑Seek, grabbing Miss Mexico by the throat and trying to muscle her up, Miss Mexico kicks her legs, twists out, and lands behind her.
Hyde spins around, swings wild, Miss Mexico ducks, rolls through, and traps her in a tight cradle!
ONE! TWO! THREE!
Miss Mexico pops up and immediately backs toward the ropes, raising a fist as Hyde looks on stunned.
CKW Potential Championship: Frank Tucker vs Roman Heidenseik vs Boomer Singh
The bell rings and all three men immediately dive into a frantic scramble — Roman rolls up Tucker, Tucker kicks out and rolls up Boomer, Boomer kicks out and rolls up Roman, Roman bridges out and tries a backslide on Tucker, Tucker reverses into a cradle on Boomer — the crowd is laughing and clapping as the referee scrambles to keep up.
The sequence finally breaks when Boomer stands up, flexes, and blasts both men with a double clothesline that sends the arena buzzing.
Tucker rolls to the corner, shaking out his jaw. Roman pops up and charges Boomer with a running knee — Boomer sidesteps and throws Roman overhead with a huge belly‑to‑belly suplex. Roman bounces hard.
Tucker tries to jump Boomer from behind — Boomer turns, grabs him, and launches Tucker across the ring with a massive throw. The crowd roars as Boomer pounds his chest.
Roman recovers and hits a sharp dropkick to Boomer’s knee, staggering him. Roman hits the ropes — Boomer swings — Roman ducks — springboards—
Tucker catches Roman mid‑air and throws him onto Boomer! Both men crash down in a heap.
Tucker catches Roman mid‑air and throws him onto Boomer! Both men crash down in a heap.
Tucker stands tall for a moment, roaring at the crowd — then Boomer sits up behind him. The crowd pops. Tucker turns — Boomer grabs him — lifts him —
TOWER OF DOOM TIME.
Roman climbs the ropes behind them, looking for a superplex on Tucker. Boomer steps underneath, grabs Roman around the waist, and—
BOOM! TOWER OF DOOM! Tucker takes the superplex, Roman gets powerbombed, and Boomer is the only man left standing.
The crowd is hot now.
Boomer drags Roman up, hits the ropes, and crushes him with a running crossbody. He covers—
ONE! TWO! TUCKER BREAKS IT!
Tucker clubs Boomer from behind, throwing wild forearms. Boomer fires back, rocking Tucker with heavy shots. Tucker stumbles — Boomer scoops him up — the crowd rises —
BOOMER BOMB! He plants Tucker dead‑centre.
Boomer covers — ONE! TWO! ROMAN BREAKS IT!
Roman dives in with a basement dropkick to Boomer’s head, then grabs Tucker and tries to lock in a submission — Tucker shoves him off and rolls to the apron.
Roman and Boomer square up again — Roman hits a flurry of strikes, ducks a lariat, rebounds off the ropes — Boomer catches him and hits a HUGE spinebuster!
Boomer covers — ONE! TWO! TUCKER DRAGS BOOMER OUT OF THE RING!
The crowd boos loudly.
Boomer hits the floor hard. Tucker slides in, sees Roman barely moving, and dives onto him.
ONE! TWO! THREE!
Frank Tucker steals the Potential Championship.
He rolls out of the ring immediately, clutching the belt to his chest like he’s just escaped a robbery. Boomer slams the mat in frustration. Roman sits up, furious. Tucker backs up the aisle, laughing, pointing at the belt, shouting that he “told everyone so.”
The crowd hates it. The division has its first champion. And the future just got a whole lot louder.
Eric Tyler vs Louis Figo Manico
The bell rings and the crowd is already buzzing. Figo looks relaxed and confident. Tyler looks irritated before they even touch. They lock up and Figo immediately takes control with smooth, precise chain wrestling. He slips behind Tyler, takes him down, traps the arm, transitions to a front facelock, then back to the arm again. It’s a full technical clinic and the crowd loves it.
Tyler tries to stand. Figo switches to a wristlock and sends him down again. Figo steps back with a small bow, showing off “Europe’s Finest Wrestler” in full form.
Tyler gets up red‑faced. He steps in close and hits a low blow out of the referee’s sight. Figo drops to a knee and Tyler pounces. He drives him into the corner with shoulder thrusts, stomps him down, and grinds a boot across his jaw. He drags Figo up by the hair and hits a snap suplex, then clamps on a chinlock and talks trash while wrenching the neck.
Figo refuses to fade. The crowd claps him back to life. He fights up, breaks free, hits the ropes and explodes with a flying forearm. Then a dropkick. Then a running European uppercut. The arena comes alive as Figo fires up.
He grabs Tyler and hits a butterfly suplex, then rolls through into a cross‑armbreaker attempt. Tyler scrambles to the ropes just in time. Figo stays on him with a running knee in the corner and a snap DDT for a huge near fall. Tyler kicks out at two and a half, rattled.
Figo signals for the Madrid Maul. He hoists Tyler and plants him with it. The crowd rises as he hooks the leg deep.
One. Two. Tyler kicks out at the last possible moment. The crowd erupts. Figo sits up in disbelief. He was a heartbeat away from beating one of CKW’s top wrestlers.
Tyler is barely conscious. Figo drags him up again. He wants a second Madrid Maul. He lifts Tyler and hits it clean, but the impact sends Tyler rolling under the bottom rope and collapsing on the floor. Figo dives after him, trying to pull him back in, but Tyler’s body goes limp and drops to the outside.
Figo finally gets him back into the ring and climbs onto the apron. Tyler, running on instinct alone, grabs Figo’s head and snaps his neck across the top rope. Figo stumbles back into the ring, dazed.
Tyler lunges, hooks him, and hits the Tradition Lift with the last ounce of energy he has left. He collapses on top of Figo.
One. Two. Three.
Eric Tyler wins, but he looks like a man who escaped disaster. He rolls out of the ring immediately, clutching his ribs and staring back at Figo with a mix of shock and respect he will never admit to. Figo sits up in the ring, frustrated but applauded. He had Tyler beaten twice and everyone in the building knows it.
Tyler backs up the aisle, shouting that "Wrestling’s rightful heir wins again” but the look in his eyes tells you that was harder than he expected.
Louis Figo Manico pushed him to the limit.
CKW Tag Championship: The Style Council vs The Edmonton Outlaws
The bell rings and the crowd is loud before anyone even touches. Steve Flash starts things off with Tavare Loring, and immediately the Style Council show their polish. Flash and JD Morgan use quick tags, crisp arm drags, and smooth double‑team timing to keep the Outlaws guessing. Every exchange makes the Outlaws look a step behind.
Hawk finally creates an opening by baiting Flash into a chase around the ring. Flash slides back inside and gets blindsided by a cheap shot the referee doesn’t catch. The Outlaws drag him into their corner and unload with heavy forearms, boots, and roughneck double‑teams that look more like a back‑alley beating than tag wrestling.
Flash tries to fight out several times, but each time he gets cut off. The crowd rallies behind him. He finally ducks a wild swing, Loring crashes into Hawk, and Flash dives across the ring to tag in JD Morgan.
Morgan hits the ring like he’s been fired out of a cannon. Clothesline to Loring. Back elbow to Hawk. Running knee. Springboard dropkick. The crowd is roaring as Morgan wipes out everything in front of him.
All four men spill into the ring. The referee loses control. Bodies fly everywhere. Morgan and Loring crash into each other with a double clothesline, leaving all four men down on the mat. The crowd claps them back to life.
The Style Council recover first. Flash lifts Loring into a backbreaker, Morgan hits a running knee, and they finish with a slick assisted neckbreaker. Morgan dives onto the cover, but Hawk breaks it up at the last possible moment.
The fight spills to the outside. Morgan gets thrown into the barricade. Flash dives off the apron with a flying forearm. The referee shouts for order, but nobody is listening.
Back in the ring, the Style Council set up for their finishing sequence. Flash grabs Loring, Morgan hits the ropes—
—but Hawk jumps onto the apron and starts shouting at the referee, pointing wildly at Morgan as if something illegal happened. The referee turns his back to deal with Hawk.
Flash turns to yell at the ref to pay attention.
Loring slips on brass knuckles.
Flash turns back around.
CRACK. A knockout punch straight to the jaw.
Flash drops instantly.
Hawk hops off the apron and the referee finally turns back around, unaware of what just happened. Tavare covers Flash in the middle of the ring.
One. Two. Three.
The Edmonton Outlaws become the first-ever CKW Tag Team Champions.
They roll out of the ring immediately, clutching the belts like they’ve just robbed a bank. The crowd boos them out of the building. JD Morgan kneels beside Flash, furious, pointing at the Outlaws and shouting at the referee.
Loring and Hawk back up the aisle, laughing, raising the belts high, proud of the robbery they just pulled off. The Style Council stare them down from the ring.
This rivalry is only just beginning.
Ashley Amazon vs Reese Paige vs Farrah Hesketh
The bell rings and Reese Paige goes straight for Farrah Hesketh. No circling, no hesitation. She tackles Farrah into the corner and starts throwing wild forearms. Farrah fires right back, and within seconds the two are brawling like they’ve been waiting months for this moment.
Ashley Amazon watches them fight with a smirk, leaning against the ropes, arms folded. She doesn’t lift a finger. Reese and Farrah are too busy trying to tear each other apart to notice her.
Farrah gets the first big shot, sending Reese tumbling with a running dropkick. She follows with mounted punches, shouting in her face. Reese rakes the eyes, shoves Farrah off, and hits a sharp knee to the jaw. They roll to the outside still fighting, still screaming at each other.
Ashley steps forward, finally entering the match, and the crowd reacts instantly. She grabs both women by the hair and slams their heads together. Reese drops. Farrah drops. Ashley stands tall.
She throws Reese into the barricade. She throws Farrah into the steel steps. She rolls Reese back in and covers, almost casually, but Farrah dives in to break it up. Not to save Reese — just to stop Ashley from ending the match before she can get her own revenge.
Farrah and Reese immediately start swinging at each other again. Ashley watches for a moment, then grabs them both by the throat and shoves them into opposite corners. She charges at Reese with a crushing splash, then turns and crushes Farrah with another.
Reese collapses. Farrah stumbles out into a massive spinebuster.
Ashley covers Farrah. Reese breaks it up by dropkicking Ashley in the back.
Reese tries to steal momentum, hitting a running knee on Farrah, then a second one. She climbs the ropes for a diving crossbody — but Ashley catches her out of mid-air and slams her down with a thunderous powerslam.
Ashley covers Reese. Farrah breaks it up with a running boot to Ashley’s face.
Farrah fires up, hitting Reese with a snap suplex, then a running neckbreaker. She charges Ashley with a flying forearm that actually rocks the Amazonian. The crowd pops. Farrah hits the ropes again
Ashley steps forward and flattens her with a lariat that turns her inside out.
Reese tries to jump Ashley from behind. Ashley shrugs her off, grabs her by the waist, and throws her overhead with a release German suplex that sends Reese rolling to the floor.
Farrah staggers up. Ashley grabs her. Amazon Arrow. Farrah is out.
Reese crawls back in, desperate, clutching the ropes. Ashley grabs her too. Amazon Arrow. Reese is out.
The crowd rises as Ashley drags both women into the centre of the ring.
She stacks them. Farrah on the bottom. Reese on top of her.
Ashley Amazon places one boot on both chests and stands tall as the referee counts.
One. Two. Three.
Ashley Amazon becomes the first-ever CKW Queen Champion.
She doesn’t celebrate right away. She stands over both fallen challengers, breathing steady, belt in hand, looking every bit the unstoppable force the division now has to reckon with.
Reese and Farrah lie side by side, beaten, exhausted, and still glaring at each other even in defeat.
Ashley raises the Queen Championship high.
A new era begins.
CKW King Championship: The Masked Grappler (c) vs The Hype
The arena is electric before the bell even rings. The Masked Grappler stands in his corner, unmoving, a statue of cold calculation. The Hype paces back and forth, full of energy, full of fire, full of belief.
They meet in the centre of the ring for a long, tense staredown. The crowd buzzes. The referee steps between them. Neither man moves.
The bell rings.
They lock up hard. Grappler immediately tries to wrench Hype’s arm into a hammerlock, but Hype counters with a snapmare and a dropkick that sends the champion rolling to the floor. The crowd erupts. Hype hits the ropes and fakes a dive, landing in a superhero pose as Grappler backs away, furious.
Back inside, they tie up again. Grappler switches tactics, going low, sweeping Hype’s leg out from under him. He stomps the knee once, twice, three times. The crowd boos. Grappler smirks behind the mask.
Hype fires back with punches, backing Grappler into the corner. He hits a running forearm, then a second, then a third. He whips Grappler across the ring and charges—
Grappler sidesteps and shoves Hype knee‑first into the turnbuckle.
Hype collapses, clutching his leg.
Grappler pounces.
He drags Hype to the apron, slides out, grabs the leg, and slams the knee into the ring post. The crowd groans. Grappler does it again. And again. The referee warns him, but Grappler ignores it until the count reaches eight.
Back inside, Grappler twists the knee around his own leg and drops into a kneebar. Hype screams but refuses to tap. He claws his way to the ropes. Grappler holds until four, milking every second.
Hype tries to stand, but Grappler chop blocks him from behind.
The champion is methodical, cruel, and completely in control.
But Hype isn’t done.
He fights back with desperation punches, forcing Grappler to retreat. Hype limps to his feet, hits the ropes, and nails a flying forearm. He hits another. He hits a third. The crowd comes alive.
Hype lifts Grappler for the Evolution Revolution—
Grappler slips out the back, hooks the waist, and tries for the Piledriver—
Hype kicks his legs, escapes, hits the ropes—
Grappler swings for a lariat— Hype ducks— Hype grabs him— EVOLUTION REVOLUTION!
The crowd explodes.
Hype crawls over, drapes an arm across the champion.
One. Two. Grappler kicks out at 2.999.
The arena loses its mind.
Hype slams the mat in frustration. He pulls himself up, limping badly. He tries to lift Grappler for a second Evolution Revolution—
Grappler collapses to one knee, playing possum.
Hype hesitates.
Grappler lunges forward and headbutts Hype’s knee.
Hype screams and drops instantly.
Grappler grabs the leg, drags Hype to the corner, slides out of the ring, and slams the knee into the barricade. The referee yells at him again.
Hype is barely standing.
Grappler grabs the leg.
FIGURE FOUR.
The crowd erupts in boos.
Hype fights it, tries to turn it over, tries to reach the ropes—
Grappler leans back and grabs the bottom rope for leverage.
Hype screams in agony.
The referee checks the shoulders, not the ropes.
The crowd is losing it.
Finally the referee looks up and sees Grappler’s hand on the rope.
He kicks Grappler’s arm off and shouts at him.
Grappler releases the hold, hands raised innocently, but the damage is done.
Hype tries to stand.
He can’t.
Grappler grabs the leg again.
FIGURE FOUR — CENTER OF THE RING.
No ropes. No escape. No leverage needed.
Hype fights. He claws at the mat. He tries to turn it over. He screams. He refuses. He refuses. He refuses—
And finally, with no choice left, The Hype taps out.
The bell rings.
The Masked Grappler retains the CKW World Heavyweight Championship.
He doesn’t celebrate. He simply releases the hold, stands up slowly, and looks down at the broken challenger beneath him. The referee hands him the belt. Grappler raises it once, cold and emotionless.
The crowd boos him out of the building.
Hype lies in the centre of the ring, clutching his knee, devastated but not defeated.
Grappler walks up the ramp without looking back.
The show ends with one message from commentary.
"The Masked Grappler is still king — but he had to cheat to stay that way"
Add comment
Comments