With the pressure boiling over, World Wrestling All-Stars returns Down Under for WWA: The Eruption! The WWA Hall of Fame welcomes its newest member, “The Living Legend” Larry Zybszko. Plus, will the devious Shane Douglas be able to dethrone the WWA World Heavyweight Champion, Sting in a 2-out-of-3 falls match? Which team will walk away with the WWA World Tag Team Championship after battling inside a solid steel cage? All that and more when WWA lands in Melbourne TONIGHT! Afterward, catch the follow-up live event fallout in Adelaide!
World Wrestling All-Stars presents: THE ERUPTION
Date: 04/13/2002
From: Melbourne, Australia
Arena: Rod Laver Arena
Announcers: Jeremy Borash, Mark Madden, & “The Living Legend” Larry Zybszko
- Curt Hennig, Commissioner Bret Hart, and WWA owner Andrew McManus stood at the WWA Hall of Fame podium in the ring to open the show. Hennig gave a brief backstory and introduced “The Living Legend” Larry Zbyszko as the newest member of the WWA Hall of Fame! Larry Zbyszko came down to the ring and waived to the crowd. Zbyszko thanked his fans and his close friend Curt Hennig for thinking of him as a Hall of Famer. After a nice speech in which he mentioned his permanent return to commentary duties for WWA moving forward, Zbyszko held up his commemorative plaque. Andrew McManus closed the segment with letting Larry Zbyszko announce his nominee for the next inductee into the WWA Hall of Fame. Zbyszko said that his pick was an old friend from the commentary booth… “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes! Rhodes would be on-hand to accept his induction LIVE on June 30th in Hamburg, Germany for THE ASCENSION pay-per-view!
- At ringside, Mark Madden and Jeremy Borash helped Larry Zybszko get comfortable at the desk, officially filling Shane Douglas’ spot as the third man at the table. Zybszko reiterated how much he was looking to get a fresh look at professional wrestling, up close and personal, alongside his new partners at ringside here in WWA.
- Team 2K (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) defeated The West Hollywood Blondes (Lenny Lane & Lodi) w/ Allan Funk in a tag team match, following a Moonsault on Lodi.
- L.A. Park defeated Saturn in a hardcore singles match, following a La Parkinator.
- Eddy Guerrero defeated Kid Kash, Psicosis, Super Crazy, Juventud Guerrera, and Low Ki in a six-man ladder match to retain the WWA World Cruiserweight Championship.
- Following his win, Eddy Guerrero was jumped by Super Crazy, Kid Kash, and Juventud Guerrera. After the triple-team attack, Psicosis and Low Ki came to Eddy’s aid, but they weren’t able to keep up and the heels ended up bailing to the floor. Kid Kash, Super Crazy, and Juventud Guerrera stood tall while Eddy, Psicosis, and Low Ki retreated.
- Mexico’s Most Wanted (Damián 666 & Halloween) defeated Jerry Lynn & Konnan in a tornado tag team match, following a Moonsault on Konnan.
- AJ Styles defeated Buff Bagwell w/ Johnny Swinger in a singles match, following a blatant disqualification.
- This lengthy battle saw AJ Styles refusing to stay down for Buff Bagwell, despite a heavy beating. After kicking out of two seperate finish attempts, Buff called down to Swinger to het up into the ring and help him. After the bell, Buff and Swinger continued the beatdown on Styles until he finally stayed down.
- Devon Storm w/ Daffney defeated Gangrel w/ Luna Vachon to retain the WWA World Hardcore Championship, following a Mindbender off the entrance stage to the floor.
- After the match, Danny Dominion rushed to help Gangrel. Eventually, all five helped each other and left together following the brutal match.
- Road Dogg & Rick Steiner defeated Jeff Jarrett & Brian Christopher in a tag team match, following a Pumphandle Slam on Jeff Jarrett.
- This marked the debut appearance for Brian Christopher in WWA.
- Crown Jewels (Simon Diamond & Mike Sanders) w/ Dawn Marie defeated Bryan Clark & Brian Adams in a tag team cage match to win the WWA World Tag Team Championship, following an escape by Simon Diamond.
- Toward the end of the match, Dawn Marie opened the cage door and called Brian Adams over to escape, but ended up smashing the door on his head instead! An enraged Bryan Clark escaped the cage and chased her to the back, leaving Adams to fight both men alone. Mike Sanders was easily able to escape and the finish came when Simon Diamond dropped Adams off the side of the cage with an Electric Chair Drop that kept him down long enough for Diamond to escape.
- Curt Hennig defeated Disco Inferno in a singles match, following a Hennig Plex.
- Prior to the match, Disco came down to the ring to complain about his lack of bookings lately within WWA. After toying with the idea of coming out here all night, Disco demanded respect and said that he deserved this spot, second-to-last, on the pay-per-view! He tried calling Bret Hart down to the ring for a match, but instead, Curt Hennig answered the call! The match was made official by Commissioner Hart and it didn’t take long for Curt to put Disco away!
- “The Franchise” Shane Douglas defeated Sting in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to win the WWA World Heavyweight Championship, following a Pittsburgh Plunge.
- Sting was able to win the first fall, Douglas won the second and third. During the third portion of the contest, Douglas’ “Head Cheerleader” Francine made her debut for WWA and low blowed Sting. This lead Douglas to hit a Pittsburgh Plunge and capture the last fall.
- After the main event, Sting grabbed Douglas and dropped him with a Scorpion Death Drop. He kissed the belt and dropped it down onto Douglas. Before exiting, he grabbed Francine and turned her around to hit another Scorpion Death Drop. Instead he planted a kiss on her and let her go before exiting.
World Wrestling All-Stars LIVE!
Date: 04/14/2002
From: Adelaide, Australia
Arena: Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Announcers: Jeremy Borash, Mark Madden, & “The Living Legend” Larry Zybszko
- The WWA World Heavyweight Champion “The Franchise” Shane Douglas made his way to the ring with a microphone. He announced that, as the new quarterback of the WWA, what would he be without his… Head Cheerleader!? Francine made her way to the ring and posed for the crowd. She said that what she and Shane did to Sting at the pay-per-view last night was nothing. They are going to finish the job and put him out of wrestling! Douglas said that Sting may have had the last laugh with him last night, but WWA will see who is laughing in the long run, when their new “Franchise” player spikes Sting into the Earth with a final Pittsburgh Plunge! He’ll prove it, by retiring his old buddy Lex Luger in the main event tonight!
- The Dogg Pound (Rick Steiner & Road Dogg) defeated The West Hollywood Blondes (Lenny Lane & Lodi) w/ Allan Funk in a tag team match, following a Pumphandle Drop.
- Rick Steiner & Road Dogg made their way to the ring together and announced themselves as a new force in WWA’s tag team ranks. The Dogg Pound is here and they’re gonna’ break out of tha’ cage and run roughshod over anybody in their way!
- Eddy Guerrero defeated Kid Kash in a singles match to retain the WWA World Cruiserweight Championship, following a Frog Splash.
- Brian Christopher defeated Tony Mamaluke in a singles match, following a Tennessee Jam.
- After the match, Brian Christopher said that he may have lost last night at The Eruption, but it makes no difference. He’s still too sexy for the WWA and each and every one on the roster is going to find that out, when he drops his big leg on them from the top!
- Devon Storm w/ Daffney & Gangrel w/ Luna Vachon defeated Ernest Miller & Nova in a hardcore tag team match, following a Mindbender on Nova.
- Devon Storm and Gangrel worked well together in the match and seemed to have put their differences aside for the time being. It was unclear whether Storm and Gangrel will continue to coexist moving forward.
- Disco Inferno defeated Curt Hennig in a singles match, following a Chartbuster.
- Prior to the match, Disco Inferno called out Hennig for a rematch after last night’s loss. Hennig gladly obliged but he was jumped before the bell, he was then caught off guard with a finisher, and pinned in a major upset! Hennig popped up shortly after the pin and chased Inferno to the back.
- “The Franchise” Shane Douglas w/ Francine defeated Lex Luger in a singles match to retain the WWA World Heavyweight Championship, following a Pittsburgh Plunge.
- After the bell, Shane Douglas called for Francine to grab him a chair from ringside. Douglas then placed the chair around the neck of Lex Luger and teased that he was going to climb to the second rope and stomp the chair! Once on the ropes, the lights went out. When they came back on, Lex was nowhere to be found and the lights went out again. When they came back on, Sting stood in the ring with his bat pointed at Douglas on the ropes. Douglas came off the second rope with an double axe handle attempt but took a bat to the gut instead. Douglas rolled out and snatched up his championship and valet and rushed up the ramp.