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NWA East/ Pro Wrestling Xpress
August 23, 2008
Infection
Jacob Woll Pavilion
McKeesport, PA

The Straight Jacket Mafia defeated NWA East Tag Team Champions Iron Justice to win the titles. During the match, Scottie Gash appeared with a young man holding a sign, indicating "Who Will Be Going With Gash?" and the remaining names listed. Gash hit the ring, attacking the champs, and dragging Apollyon into the pinfall to win the titles. As "Syko" Sean Dahmer questioned Apollyon's actions, Apollyon turned his back for a split second, which allowed Gash to nail Dahmer with the Spotlight Drop before exiting the Jacob Woll Pavilion. What does this mean for Apollyon remaining on Gash's list, with only 2 showcases left before Gash leaves? While the chaos of these events cleared, Jon Kronica hit the ring with a new partner. Sporting new "Franchise Players" t-shirts, Kronica explained that his former partner made mistakes, but NWA East made a mistake in grouping them together. Kronica and his new partner were then escorted out of the ring by JC Slick and NWA
East referees, as neither man is currently contracted to NWA East.

Mantis & the returning Blue Dragon defeated Dash Bennett & Bulldozer. Before the match, Dash "revealed" Mantis as the newest member of the Dash Bennett Mafia, claiming Mantis was going to help him win back the NWA East Three Rivers Title from Bobby Shields. But Mantis defied his supposed leader, and was attacked by the two men. When Mantis had nothing left and was prone for defeat, Blue Dragon hit the ring, making his grand return to NWA East after a year-long absence. Dragon was able to pick up the win with the Belly-To-Blue Suplex.

Ashton Amhurst defeated Chris Taylor in a match made at the beginning of the night. Ashton & Patrick Hayes started the show off by calling out Taylor. As the two men beat down the former NWA East Heavyweight Champion, Lord Zoltan made the save, chasing them off, while Taylor challenged Amhurst to a match. When Taylor seemed to have the match in hand, even taking out Amhurst's partner Hayes, Scottie Gash once again hit the ring and attacked Taylor, crossing him off his list of who will go 10 minutes down the road with him. Amhurst rolled on top of Taylor to get the win.

NWA National Heavyweight Champion Crusher Hansen came to the ring next. He announced that the NWA begged and pleaded with him, and signed him to appear in September at the NWA Showcase television tapings in Los Angeles. Hansen then said he needed to take on the best talent in the locker room, just a little guy he could test himself against. But instead, he got the giant Leviathon! Using his size to his advantage, Leviathon controlled Hansen, even with Hansen's manager BC Steele getting involved at ringside. But Steele served his purpose, distracting Leviathon long enough for Hansen to attack him with a stop sign. Looking to make an example out of the big man, Hansen taped Leviathon to the ropes, beating him down with a baseball bat.

After intermission, Kid Cupid and his protégé Black Ice were ringside, with Cupid training Black Ice for his upcoming debut. Krystal Frost, Patrick Hayes, & Ashton Amhurst came to ringside to protest, and Cupid finally had enough. He challenged Frost to a match in the future, with Frost accepting! Where, when, and how will this match take place?!

NWA East Three Rivers Champion Bobby Shields defeated the debuting Brock Singleton with a sunset flip roll-up. After the match, Shields was attacked by Dash Bennett and Stacy Hunter. Mantis strolled to the ring, apparently looking to make the save. But as he reached ringside, he apparently decided differently, walking back to the locker room.

NWA East Brass Knuckles Champion Patrick Hayes defeated Pittsburgh legend Lord Zoltan via count-out. This encounter must be seen to be believed. No words can describe the utter chaos and insanity that ensued in and around the squared circle. Interference by Krystal Frost, Zoltan's manager Mayor Mystery, and Ashton Amhurst distracted both Hayes and Zoltan enough that both men were on the floor for most of a count out of the ring. But with Frost on Zoltan's back, Hayes was able to escape into the ring at the count of 9, leaving Zoltan on the floor for the count-out loss. Hayes has been able to defeat Zoltan twice, but still hasn't gotten a pinfall on the crafty veteran.

"The Spotlight" Scottie Gash defeated "First Klass" Brandon K in a battle of old NWA East rivals. These two picked up right where they left off, having an incredible one-on-one contest, leaving it all in the ring. Gash was able to pick up the win with the Gash2Sleep on K.

NWA East Heavyweight Champion Sterling James Keenan ended his Summer Series Challenge successfully with a win over "Division One" James Ross. Ross put up a valiant effort, but in the end, SJK was able to once again pick up a submission victory with his combination STO into an Anaconda Vice, the same sequence that won him the title back in March. After the match, Chris Taylor, who had been watching from ringside, and Scottie Gash, who never left the ringside area after his match with Brandon K, hit the ring. The three men brawled around the ring until the locker room emptied to seperate them. NWA East Championship Committee member JC Slick made a ruling that the three men would meet sometime down the line for the NWA East Heavyweight Championship, naming September 20th as the date. Gash earned his shot at the Sean "Shocker" Evans Memorial Show by winning the five-way elimination. With Taylor winning the tournament itself, he gets to choose his own match
for the NWA East 14th Anniversary Show on September 20th. Does this mean he chooses an NWA East Heavyweight Title Match with SJK and Gash?!

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