Ascension- Saturday April 8th, 2006 @ Red Lion Hotel

After revealing the new lighting structure, much to the delight of the fans, Charlie B entered the ring and announced to the capacity crowd that the action was ready to begin with another APWA showcase match. Charlie reminded the crowd that the Altitude Pro Wrestling Academy is the only pro wrestling training facility in Colorado and that Fusion loves to have the showcase matches to give competitors a chance to work in front of a live crowd. With that, he introduced the contestants.

Jason Chambers Vs the Amish Warrior

The crowd was behind the Amish Warrior from the very beginning. Undaunted, Chambers began by showing off his strength and overpowering the warrior. To Chamber’s surprise, however, the Amish Warrior is stronger than he looks. After a moment of regrouping outside the ring, Jason Chambers returned for a lock up. The Warrior showed off his training, working a headlock to perfection. After several minutes, Chamber shot the warrior off and took control with a huge powerslam. As the crowd began a “let go Amish” chant, the warrior began to channel his Amish strength and seemed to take over, hitting a clothesline, hip toss, and Manhattan drop in quick succession. Sensing the end, the Warrior set up for the devastating “Amish Claw” and applied it on Chambers, using his quick wits, Chambers scrambled to the ropes, forcing the Warrior to break the claw. Then, the Warrior attempted to force the end with a cross body block. Unfortunately for him, however, Chambers caught him in mid air and slammed him to the mat with his finisher, which he has dubbed the Beholder, for the three count.

Duff Doyle w/ Dixie, Vs. Raheem Rashaad w/ Money Man

The well documented feud between the Country Boy and The Arabian Prince got yet another chapter at Ascension. The match started with Raheem using his head to outsmart Duff. As the Duffster attempted a lock up, Raheem ducked and went to the turnbuckle to showboat for the crowd. However, the second time Raheem avoided the lock up, Duff had enough. He forcefully pulled the Prince into the match and sent him to the mat several times. After regrouping, Raheem backed Duff into the corner where, instead of a clean break, he further insulted him with a hard slap to the fact. Duff stormed out of the corner and dared Raheem to do it again, a demand he was happy to oblige. Unfazed, Duff dared him to do it a third time. Sensing trouble, Raheem took the cheap route and used a thumb to the eyes; drawing a warning from the Ref. Raheem punished Duff with hard right hands and kicks. Raheem whipped Duff into the ropes, when Money Man John Blaze decided to inject himself by pulling Duff’s foot. With the distraction by money, Raheem attempted to charge Duff, but the Country Boy showed some smarts of his own, ducking down and giving Raheem a big back body drop to the outside. At that point, the match began to get out of hand as Money Man and Dixie started where they left off last month. They traded right hand as the Ref said enough and banished them from ringside. As they battled to the locker room, Raheem took control with a big dropkick from the top rope. As the crowd began to chant “USA,” Raheem attempted to put Duff away. Going to the top once again, he went for the Magic Carpet Ride (his version of a frog splash) which Duff avoided. After a quick flurry of offense and a near fall, Duff went for the Pump Handle Slam. Raheem kicked his way out and surprised Duff with the Flatliner for the win.

On the Bench

Charles Shipwright came out and, after some posing for the crowd; he brought out his “benchwarmer” for tonight, Anthony Welch from YourHub.com. Anthony talked about his recent training with the APWA and even told the crowd about his new finisher “Stop the Presses.” At that point, they were interrupted by non other than “The Bruiser” Jack Mecidol. Jack entered the ring and said that while he’s proud to be part of the wrestling business, he’s embarrassed because of people like him. He said that he had to train for 18 months before he even got a chance to get in front of crowd, but because Welsh writes for a newspaper, he gets on after a few sessions. Shipwright then intervened and reminded Jack that last time he was in a ring; he lost to Sensation Paul Diamond. Jack conceded that he did indeed lose, but reminded Shipwright that last time they wrestled; he put “Mr. NFC” on the injured list. Jack then brutally attacked Anthony Welch. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the lights went out and when they returned, there was the trademark hat and pitchfork of the Amish Warrior. As the crowd began to chant “Warrior’s gonna get you,” Mecidol panicked and ran right into the fist of Charles Shipwright. After a few nasty shots, he let Welch gets his chance. Welch showed off his training with a clothesline, followed up by a hip toss. He then indulged his fan side, hitting “The Bruiser” with a Stunner and a Rock Bottom.

As Jack limped to the back, Charlie B introduced Tony Morales. “The Heat seeker” came out and demanded the mic. He began to rant about how the entire Fusion Board was against him and that he was robbed of his title, as he had Diamond beat at New Year’s Revenge. At that point, Hollywood JDT came out and asked Tony to do everyone a favor and shut up. After some fierce words, Victoria Star came out and told Tony that JDT had a point; she said that you don’t earn a title shot by wielding a chair, or by complaining about the past. “The only way to win the title,” she said, “was by earning it.” She then said she’d give them the chance to earn it, by competing here tonight.

“The Heat seeker” Tony Morales VS. “Hollywood” J.D. Taylor

The match started with JDT working over the arm of Morales for several minutes. While it looked like JDT had control of the match, Tony showed his inspired (although illegal) ring style by stomping Hollywood’s foot to break the hold. After that, Tony began to work JDT’s back with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker and pulling JDT down into his knees. Tony then threw JDT into the turnbuckle with authority. At that point, Morales attempted to hit the “Three Amigo’s” suplex combo. However, JDT floated over the top on the third and rolled Tony up for a near fall, followed by a crucifix sunset flip, leading to another one. JDT then attempted a backslide, which Morales countered with a modified STO. Morales set JDT up for the Spanish Fly, but “Hollywood” threw him off and went for a leg drop from the top. Tony dodged the move and the ref began the ten count. Both men got back to the feet and JDT fired up, hitting three big clotheslines for a two count. Sensing trouble, Tony went back to underhanded tricks, hitting JDT with a thumb to the eyes. He then went for his Chair (his Little Friend) and attempted to lay JDT out. However, JDT avoided the contact, sending the chair off the ropes and back into Morales’ face. Before he could recover, JDT hit “The Premier” and won the match.

Best of Three Series Match 2
Stone D VS. Billy V.

Stone D came into this match with a 1 nothing lead over Billy V. After a friendly handshake to begin the match, the two combatants tied up in the center of the ring. After a series of furious reverses and an excellent example of wrestling knowledge, the two broke and went into a test of strength. After a very evenly matched test, Stoney gained an advantage with a throw to the mat. After taking the advantage, Stoney won several two counts over Billy. After a few minutes of grappling, Stoney hit a Northern Lights suplex, which Billy reversed back and launched Stone D into the air. Stoney, showing great presence, countered into a victory roll, which gained a two count. Billy Took control with some furious offense, but when he attempted a Back Body Drop, The Magnificent One flipped through and landed on his feet. Stoney then hit a clothesline, followed by his jumping leg lariat. Stoney sent Billy into the ropes, but he held on, lifting a boot to catch Stoney as he ran in. Stone D saw it coming, and slid out through the bottom rope and tripped Billy. Coming back in, Stone D hit the 720 Cross body block. After a reversal, Billy V attempted to send Stoney into the corner. Stoney tried to go up and over, but was caught and sent to the outside. Billy V came out onto the apron and hit Stoney with a devastating Flip attack to the outside. After rolling Stone D in, Billy hit a leap over elbow. After a few moments of punishing offense, Billy tried for the end with the Shock Bottom which was countered into an attempted Chronic Catastrophe from Stoney, which was halted with a Clothesline from Billy. Billy followed with some of his patented offense, including the shotgun elbow and a spear for two. After flipping through a hip toss, Stoney hit a big superkick for a very close two count (two and 7/8) Stoney attempted to hit a clothesline, which Billy countered into the “Tarantula Driver” for the win. Series tied at 1-1.

I Quit Match
“ Mr. Intensity” Jeff McAllister vs. Dustin Uhrich

The long awaited showdown started fairly technical, but quickly broke down into a brawl with “Mr. Intensity” hitting hard right hands and chops on the young superstar. After Dustin held the ropes off an attempted Irish whip, he surprised McAllister with a double leg takedown into a Boston Crab. After returning the chops to McAllister, Dustin went for another leg submission, but was thrown to the outside. Following him out, McAllister hit another hard chop, and sent Dustin into the new Fusion light fixture. After sending him into the ring, McAllister hit a jump over leg drop and quickly applied a neck wrench, which Dustin refused to submit to. As Dustin started to fight out, McAllister took him back down with a knee to the gut. McAllister went for a double leg takedown, but was kicked off by Uhrich. Dustin hit a body slam and went for a big leg drop, but missed, which led to McAllister using the ropes to the youngster. McAllister then bent Dustin back, wrenching his back on the top rope, but still he refused to give up. McAllister then hit a hard back elbow and went back to the Neck wrench. After failing to secure a submission, Mr. Intensity removed the protective padding from the turnbuckle and attempted to ram Dustin’s head into the exposed buckle. Dustin fought back, but ran right into another chop. McAllister then attempted to Irish whip Dustin into the exposed buckle, but was reversed and went into it himself. Uhrich then attempted to capitalize on the moment and put McAllister into a Camel Clutch. McAllister still refused to say “I quit” and, after ducking a clothesline from Dustin, hit a big German suplex. McAllister hit another hard chop, and Uhrich’s chest is beginning to get quite red. McAllister hit a running knee and locked Uhrich in a Sharpshooter, but still couldn’t get a submission from him. Uhrich began to fight back, hitting a dropkick/hip toss/ body slam combo. He then hit his best Hogan Style leg drop and locked McAllister in an Ankle Lock. McAllister reversed it and Uhrich responded locking a one leg Boston crab. McAllister hit some quick offense and dropped Dustin with a double leg. He then catapulted Uhrich into the exposed turnbuckle, and hit a devastating move on the rebound. We now see that Dustin has been busted open by the buckle, but McAllister continued the punishment. He put Dustin into a tree of woe in the corner and went under the ring to a toolbox. From that, he grabbed a strap and tied Dustin in position. After securing Uhrich, he went tot eh opposite corner and pulled out the chair left by Morales earlier. McAllister appeared as if he was going to attack Uhrich with the chair, when suddenly Dixie Doyle came from the back with a towel. She threw in the towel and demanded that match be stopped, which it was, with the ref calling for the bell. McAllister then threw Dixie to the ground and advanced on her with the chair, just as it seemed he was going to hit her, Duff came out to make the save. As Duff drug Dixie to the back, he was admonishing her for getting involved with the situation. Dixie, however, continued to look back at Dustin with concern on her face. After the match, which was originally announced as a McAllister victory, Charlie B received a correction from the ref that stated that because Dustin Uhrich never said the words “I Quit,” the match is a no contest and therefore, there is no official winner.

Fusion Pro Championship
Juntsu w/ Money Man John Blaze vs. “Sensational” Paul Diamond.

Diamond used his superior speed to his advantage, avoided the power of Juntsu from the beginning. Diamond made a mistake when he attempted a drop toe hold on the big man. Juntsu simply stood there, his weight blocking the move on its own and attempted to drop a big elbow on the champ, which was avoided. Juntsu left the ring to collect his thoughts, and Diamond attempted a baseball slide. Juntsu caught the slide, and yanked him out of the ring to the floor. Outside, Juntsu put the champ against the ring post and went for a big punch, but the champ ducked and quickly returned to the ring. Every time Juntsu tried to come back in, the champ met him with strong kicks to keep him out, eventually, Juntsu made it to the apron and shoved the champ away. Once in the ring, Juntsu tried to charge Diamond, but was outsmarted when the champ pulled down the ropes, sending him to the outside. As Diamond celebrated his small victory, Juntsu showed surprising speed and returned to hit a big belly to belly suplex. Juntsu took control and sent the champ into the corner; however, on the way he regained his composure and ran up the ropes to hit the whisper in the wind. As the Champ started to run the ropes, Juntsu used his bulk to hit a modified tackle, almost sending Diamond through the ropes. After two hard forearms, Diamond started firing back up and ran into clothesline. Juntsu sent Diamond into the corner twice, causing the lights to shake, and hit a clothesline to send the champ over the top rope. Outside again, Juntsu hit two hard overhand chops, however, on the third one, Diamond moved aside and returned with several hard chops anywhere he could hit the big man. Getting up on the apron, he hit a springboard moonsault onto the big man. In the ring, Diamond hit a seated senton plancha, into a head scissors, followed by an attempted hurricanrana, which Juntsu countered into a power slam. Juntsu then hit his trademark Spinebuster, for a very near fall. Fighting back, the champ attempted to hit the precision cut, but Juntsu turned it into a modified suplex. The beast then attempted to put Diamond away for good with a Juntsu Bomb from the top rope, but Diamond rolled away and went up for the Shooting Star Press. Juntsu recovered from his fall quickly, and hit the champ with a Muscle Buster, gaining a three count, and surprising the entire crowd with a new FUSION PRO CHAMPION.

Despite the big win, Juntsu wasn’t finished. After the match, he attacked Diamond, hitting him with the belt and putting the boots to him with Money. Suddenly, a mysterious man came from the back with a chair, and chased both men to the back. As he helped Diamond to the back, the crowd was left asking itself who was this stranger and what business did he have in Fusion?