Phoenix, Arizona
June 30, 2005
The shot opened live in the jam packed America West arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The camera panned around the out of control fans before it the centered on the announcers.
Joey Styles: Hello everyone and welcome to the third annual King of the Hill from the America West arena in Phoenix, Arizona! I'm Joey Styles alongside Joel Gertner and this should be an impactful night!
Joel Gertner: You got that right! Tonight Slaughterhouse will once again make history for itself as we will crown a new undisputed champion inside the dangerous elimination chamber when six men go to war, and as our general manager said, one of them will truly earn the right to be champion!
Styles: Plus we will crown the third ever King of the Hill winner right here tonight and right now we will get the quaterfinals under way!
Elijah Stone's music hits as he makes his way out to a fair reaction.
Gertner: Now this guy should not be in the King of the Hill.
Styles: Hey, he won his match via count out over Bloodhunt on the show!
Gertner: Oh don't you even say it!
Styles: It's not cheating if you don't get caught.
After a few minutes, the Dangerous Alliance's music plays and Bret Savage leads Preston Knight to the ring.
King of the Hill quaterfinals match Preston Knight vs Elijah Stone Knight controlled most of the match and as always became arrogant, thinking he had it in the bag. He set Stone up for the "Prep Drop" when he let go of him as he saw Chris Jericho make his way out thus distracting him and giving Stone the chance to cradle Knight up from behind to score the upset.
The fans cheered as Stone's music played and he walked up the aisle. Jericho actually stood atop the stage laughing at Knight who he stood in the ring throwing a fit, yelling that he was going to get Jericho.
Styles: I don't believe it! Preston Knight suffers his first loss on SlaughterHouse and it's to Elijah Stone in the King of the Hill!
Gertner: I am speechless! Jericho just cost Preston Knight the King of the Hill!
Styles: I guess they are even now!
The shot shifts backstage as Outcast is shown pacing back and forth when Scott D'amore approaches him along with Petey Williams.
Scott D'amore: Well if it isn't Outcast, the former X- division champion. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Scott D'amore and this is the crown jewel of Team Canada, Petey Williams and we just wanted to let you know that......
Petey Williams: I wanted to let you and everyone in the X-division know that I'm coming after that X-division title.
At this point Outcast gets right in Williams' face.
Outcast: You come all you want, cause when I'm done kicking the crap out of Jamie Noble and regaining my title, I won't be hard to find!
In the backround, Outcast's music "Seek and Destroy" by Metallica can be heard as he turns and leaves.
Back at ringside.....
"Seek and Destroy" is playing as Outcast makes his way to the ring to a good reaction from the fans.
Styles: Here comes the former X-division champion and what is it with D'amore? He seems to make lots of friends where ever he goes.
Gertner: Look who's talking!
Jamie Noble's music hits as he comes out with Nidia wearing the X-division championship to a lot of boos.
X-division title match Jamie Noble (c) w/ Nidia vs Outcast These guys took it to each other much like in their previous matches with a lot of mat wrestling and Outcast taking it to the air. At one point, Noble knocked Outcast into the ropes and called Nidia up to hold him but as he went for a move, Outcast moved and he knocked her off the apron. Outcast then tossed up the signal for the "Silencer". As Noble turned, he got lifted up and dumped with the Silencer and was pinned.
"Seek and Destroy" hit again as referee Mark Johnson awarded Outcast the X-division championship belt and raised his hand to make it offical.
Styles: Outcast is once again the X-division champion!
Gertner: Noble made a mistake and it cost him and that's why in this business, if you can go for the win you do it!
Backstage Christopher Steele is shown standing by with Scott D'amore and his team of Bobby Roode and Eric Young.
Christopher Steele: I'm here with three members of Team Canada and Mr. D'amore, two weeks ago your men here ambushed the Hot Bodies from behind, question is why?
D'amore: The answer is simple! The Hot Bodies are the tag team to beat here and also old news at the same time. So we planned on killing two birds with one stone and that is beating the supposed original outlaws and then tossing them away like the garbage they are.
Steele: Well if that's the case then...... oh geez!
Steele rushes out of the way as the Hot Hodies come out of nowhere and pounce on Roode and Young. All four men brawl their way out into the arena and down to the ring as Christian Cole and Roode went at it on one side while Tyler Lane and Young went at it on the other.
Young jabbed Lane in the eye and booted him in the gut to go for a ddt but Lane dropped to his knee and low blowed him and then threw him out of the ring as Scott D'amore actually got into the ring to try something till Lane punched him in the mouth as Cole crotched Roode on the top rope and dropped to his knees as Lane leaped off his back and dropkicked Roode off the ropes. They called for the "Hot Shot" as they waited for D'amore to get up but Young and Roode pulled him out and ran up the aisle as Christian Cole got the house mic.
Christian Cole: Hey! You two monkies got one thing right, we are the original outlaws of this freaking show, hell we were breaking rules around here for so long we'd win every medal if it were an olympic event and that's something you're gona find out the hard way!
Lane takes the mic....
Tyler Lane: And just remember, no one and I mean no one screws with the Hot Bodies, and you know why? Cause the Hot Bodies do the screwin'!
Lane drops the mic as the teams new song "Out of my way" by Seether hits and the fans give the team a standing ovation and begin chants of "Hot Bodies".
Styles: I think Team Canada is finding out that knocking the Hot Bodies off won't be easy!
Gertner: And if I was Scott D'amore, I'd watch out, he almost got dumped by the Hot Shot!
Legion's music hits as he makes his way out to a lot of heat.
Styles: It's time for another quarterfinals match or should I say battle of the monsters and the winner of this will face Elijah Stone later on.
Grim Reaper's music hits as he makes his way out to a mixed reaction.
King of the Hill quaterfinals match Grim Reaper vs Legion This was without a doubt like seeing Godzilla battle King Kong when these two monsters went at it trading shot after shot and both men refused to give an inch. But as Reaper hit the ropes for what looked to be a clothesline, he was met with the big boot of Legion for the pinfall.
Styles: And now Legion advances and as I said, he will face Elijah Stone, let's go to Josh who is backstage with the North American champion.
Backstage....
Josh Matthews: Devon in a little while you will go to the ring to face Nick Dinsmore in the King of the Hill quarterfinals, your thoughts!
Devon Cage: Fact is, Dinsmore is a great athlete and a magnificent perfomer but I am not going to let him stop me, ya see Nick, I have come too far now to be stopped by you or anyone else so tonight in that ring, don't hold back, cause I won't.
Back at ringside, Mike Evil's music played as he entered the ring.
After a few moments AMW's music hit as Chris Harris came out to a good response.
King of the Hill quaterfinals match "Wildcat" Chris Harris vs Mike Evil This was an amazing match as Harris used his size to his advantage and Evil used his submission wrestling to his. But Harris managed to spear Evil which then set him up for the "Catatonic" and the win.
Styles: What a win for Wildcat Chris Harris and now he will advance to face either Devon Cage or Nick Dinsmore.
Gertner: Two tough opponents.
Styles: Well Joel, it's time to get to something serious and that is Jeff Hardy and Bloodhunt.
Gertner: Yeah these guys have been going at it ever since Bloodhunt asked Hardy to stand beside him and got turned down.
Styles: Right now folks, let's take a look at Jeff Hardy and Bloodhunt.
The shot shifts to Slaughtervision as the footage begins to roll showing what has gone on the past few weeks between Bloodhunt and Jeff Hardy and it ends with the announcment that they would meet at King of the Hill.
Return to ringside as Bloodhunts music hits and he comes out to a lot of heat.
Next up the fans cheered loudly as Jeff Hardy's new music hit and he came out to a big pop.
Bloodhunt vs Jeff Hardy These guys took it to thee extreme from the start and really turned it on with Hardy flying through the air and Bloodhunt not backing down and going crazy on Hardy. In the end, they ended up fighting on the outside and wound up getting themselves counted out.
Styles: These guys hate each other!
Gertner: I think that's putting it mildly.
The shot shifts backstage inside Jesse Steele's office where Paul Heyman and Preston Knight are shown.
Paul Heyman: This is a travesty of justice! Chris Jericho cost my client the right to become King of the Hill and I demand repercussions be placed upon Chris Jericho and if they are not, then I am going to call my lawyer......
Jesse Steele: Whoa... whoa, easy Paul, take a breath! First your man here cost Jericho the sixth spot in the main event last week and you know it, so I'd say they are even!
Preston Knight: Even! Need I remind you that.....
Steele: Need I remind you that I control your career and will ship you down to SMW if you interrupt me again? However, I do believe that this is the land of opportunity here on SlaughterHouse so here is what I am going to do. On the next SlaughterHouse, I will put you up against the man you lost to tonight Elijah Stone and if you can beat him in under two mintues, the following week you can face Chris Jericho.
Heyman and Knight turn and exit the room as Knight could be heard saying "Land of opportunity my ass"
Steele: Better yet, I will really punish you and trade you to Rampage.
Back at ringside......
Styles: Man, talk about cruel and unusual punishment.
Gertner: Yeah, I'd rather have Freddy Krueger or Edward Scissorhands for a proctologist than work for Stephanie McMahon!
Nick Dinsmore's music hits as he comes out to a good response from the crowd.
Styles: It's time for the final quaterfinal match up and as we said the winner of this match will face Chris Harris in the semi-finals.
"Survival of the Sickest" by Saliva hits as Devon Cage makes his way out wearing the North American title to a big reaction.
King of the Hill quarter finals Nick Dinsmore vs North American champion Devon Cage A classic wrestling match from the start until Dinsmore went for his german suplex pin and Cage ran and dropped, sending him to the outside. Cage signaled to the crowd that he was going to fly, then he ran into the corner and jumped the ropes like a cat and leaped off onto Dinsmore with a seated senton. He rolled him back in but only got a two count and then picked Dinsmore up but he did a go behind and went for his pinning german suplex but in mid air Cage victory rolled Dinsmore up and got the pin.
"Survival of the Sickest" hits again as Cage shakes hands with Dinsmore out of respect as the ref raises his arm.
Styles: Great match between those two and now the semi-finals are set as Elijah Stone will face the monster Legion in moments and Chris Harris will face Devon Cage.
Gertner: Man do I feel bad for Stone!
Backstage the fans boo as Chris Steele is shown standing with JD Blaze.
Steele: I'm here with JD Blaze and in just a little while, you will be one of six men inside the elimination chamber to crown a new undisputed champion, your thoughts?
JD Blaze: My thoughts are this sucks worse than the Arizona Cardinals!
the fans boo.....
Hey don't hate me cause the smartest move Jake Plummer ever made was leaving this hole!
Steele: With all that aside, any nervousness going into this match?
Blaze: nervousness? I'm the first ever five time champion on this show, what the hell do I have to be nervous about?
Steele: No disrespect to your accomplishments, but fact is you could end up leaving the chamber injured and without the title.
Blaze: Look, fact is this, I am as I said, a five time champion and tonight is going to be number six, injuries or not! And none of these other guys are going to stop me especially not some painted faced never was like Nemesis!
Blaze starts to walk away.....
Steele: What about Stone Cold Steve Austin?
Blaze stops for a minute then keeps walking........
back at ringside.......
Styles: That was a good question, what about the special guest referee for the chamber?
Gertner: The boss brought Austin in to make sure things stay on the up and up as he said this past week, but as far as I am concerned, they need to worry about the title not the referee.
Legion's music plays as he makes his way to the ring to some heat from the crowd.
Styles: Here comes the monster Legion for this first of two semi finals matches with the winner going to the finals.
Gertner: And I said it before and I will say it again, I feel bad for Elijah Stone!
Styles: Also for the record, I spoke to general manager Jesse Steele earlier today prior to coming on the air and he told me that from now on the winner of King of the Hill will win a gauranteed title shot, that he can use any time he wants!
Elijah Stone's music plays as he makes his way to the ring.
King of the Hill semi- finals Legion vs Elijah Stone Stone fought valiantly from the start but was out manned by Legion who simply and viciously took his time with Stone till he seemingly got bored and dropped Stone with his running boot for the win.
Styles: Ouch!
Gertner: Someone call that guys family and tell them he's not coming home, ever!
Backstage Josh Matthews is shown as the fans cheer and the general manager Jesse Steele is with him.
Matthews: I am here with SlaughterHouse general manager Jesse Steele, and before we get into tonights main event, I understand you have an update on the former undisputed champion Marcus Hansen?
Steele: Yeah I do, I spoke to doctor Jim Andrews and Marcus underwent successful surgery to repair his torn quadricep in his right leg Monday morning in Birmingham, Alabama and his rehab will be a slow and painful one. So as per doctor Andrews, he is looking to have Marcus back in the ring by Christmas time or January the latest.
Matthews: Now as we all know, tonight will be the elimination chamber match to determine a new undisputed champion with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special referee, now my question is any worry on your part leading into the match?
Steele: Ya know something, I worry about everyone in our locker room on a daily basis and yes tonight more then ever, but fact is all six of these men put it on the line for our fans every time they step into the ring cause that is one thing SlaughterHouse is about other than oppotunity for all and that is the fans! And to quote Stone Cold the bottom line is all the men in this match, Austin included, will put on the show of a life time and give the people their money's worth, count on it!
Back at ringside AMW's music plays as Chris Harris makes his way to the ring to a good response.
Styles: It's time for the last semi-final match with the winner moving on to face Legion.
Gertner: I have to go with Legion to win it all!
"Survival of the Sickest" by Saliva hits as Devon Cage makes his way to the ring carrying the North American title to a good pop....
King of the Hill semi- finals "Wildcat" Chris Harris vs North American champion Devon Cage A great match from the start with a lot of wrestling and Cage taking it to the air on Harris several times. But as Harris set Cage up for a superplex he got pushed off and fell to the mat which left him in perfect postion for Cage to execute the phoenix splash for the win.
Styles: And with that win.... hey what the heck is he doing?!
From behind Cage got blindsided by Legion who demanded and even threatened for the ref to ring the bell to start the match which he did.
King of the Hill finals Legion vs North American champion Devon Cage Legion kept the attack on the tired Cage using several power moves to wear him down but each time he went for the pin he got only two which infuriated him so he picked Cage up for a military press slam but since Cage was all sweaty legion lost his grip and Cage managed to hook him by the head and brought him down with a ddt. Cage then dropped his arm across Legion to score the win.
Styles: He did it! Devon Cage is the third annual King of the Hill winner!
Gertner: I think this guy continues to amaze the wrestling world!
The rest of Triple X made their way to the ring to congratulate their fellow member and escort him over to the presentation area where general manager Jesse Steele was waiting as Cage sat down on the throne.
Steele: Effective immediately as per his win, I as general manager of SlaughterHouse proclaim Devon Cage as the 2005 King of the Hill and the winner of a gauranteed shot at whomever the undisputed champion is any time Mr. Cage sees fit!
Steele puts the crown on Cage's head and hands him the contract for his gauranteed title shot as "Survival of the Sickest" hits again.
Styles: Fans right now let's take a special look at what has led us up to tonight's main event.
A video package airs on Slaughtervision chronicling the history of the main event from Marcus Hansen's injury to the announcement of the elimination chamber and it's particpants then into Masahiro Sasaki winning the sixth spot in the match up until it was announced that Stone Cold Steve Austin would be the special referee.
At ringside the elimination chamber lowers as the sound of glass shattering is heard as Stone Cold Steve Austin makes his way out to a huge pop as he does his typical entrance.
Styles: Just for the record the first four men that come out will each enter one of the chambers and the last two men will start the match.
Japanese music is heard as Masahiro Sasaki makes his way to the ring to a big pop and enters a chamber.
Next up "Hello ladies" was heard as Val Venis came out to some heat from the fans and entered a chamber.
Following him, "Fire it up" by Snoop Dogg hit as JD Blaze made his way to the ring to some major heat and entered a chamber.
Next up the lights went out as the fans cheered loudly as Nemesis' music hit as he made his way out to a huge pop from the fans and stared right at Blaze before he entered the very last chamber.
Jerry Lynn's music hit as he made his way to the ring to a good reaction.
Finally "Whatever" by Our Lady Peace hit as Chris Benoit made his way to the ring.
Elimination chamber/undisputed title match Nemesis vs JD Blaze vs Jerry Lynn vs Val Venis vs Chris Benoit vs Masahiro Sasaki This match turned out to be the highlight of the night and the most brutal match to date in SlaughterHouse's short history. The biggest impact was felt when Nemesis got into the match and put Blaze through the chamber glass. In the end it did in fact come down to Nemesis and Nlaze but when Nemesis went for his chokeslam, Blaze dropped to a knee and low blowed him and then jumped up and dropped Nemesis with the "Heatwave" but when Stone Cold went for the count, Nemesis kicked out at two.
Blaze got up in Austin's face and complained about the slow count and actually poked Austin on his chest which caused Austin to kick him in the stomach and nail the "Stone Cold Stunner". Then as Blaze popped up he turned right into Nemesis who wrapped his hand around his neck and put Blaze down with the chokeslam and then Austin dropped to the mat and made the three count.
Styles: I don't believe it! Nemesis has finally won championship gold and he is the new undisputed champion of SlaughterHouse!
Gertner: I think he proved his doubters wrong tonight!
As Nemesis sat on the mat, his music played and Stone Cold presented him with the undisputed championship belt, laying it across his shoulder as the fans still cheered and as he finally stood up, Austin raised his hand in victory.
Austin left the ring as Nemesis stood in the center of the ring and showed a bit of emotion as he raised the title up for the world to see.
Styles: That's all for tonight fans! We'll see you on SlaughterHouse live from New York city!
The event came to an end with Nemesis still in the ring holding the title up.............
