RPW Rebirth...Episode 1

Welcome to RPW Rebirth--non-stop action with plenty of attitude and honor! This week we will begin going down the tournament roads to crown our first RPW Tag and Rising Phoenix Champions. Tonight's show will be capped off with a wild, must-see 8-man Main Event. Let's get down to the ring for first-round tag action!

RPW Tag Titles--1st Round

Briscoes (Mark and Jay) v Steenerico (Kevin Steen/El Generico)

Winners: Briscoes via springboard doomsday device on Generico.

Rising Phoenix--1st Round

Davey Richards v Matt Hardy

Winner: Matt Hardy via Twist of Fate.

Profile on Shawn Michaels--The Showstopper. The very definition of the phoenix. A debillitating back injury appeared to end his career, but he was able to rise up and resurrect his career to become even better than he was in his "prime." Now, his unparalled focus is on becoming the 1st ever RPW World Champion.

RPW Tag Titles--1st Round

Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero/Claudio Castagnoli) w/ Larry Sweeney v Strong Style Thugs (Low Ki-Homicide) w/ Hernandez

Winners: No Contest (Ref throws the match out after all hell breaks loose. Sweeney continually tries to interfere, leading to Hernandez chasing him into the ring and all six men squaring off. Winner of MotorCity MachineGuns v The Embassy receives a bye.)

Rising Phoenix--1st Round

"Cowboy" James Storm v Paul Burchall

Winner: Paul Burchall via Curb Stomp.

Profile on Edge--The Rated R Superstar. The man who claims to be leading the sport into the next generation. Edge bridges the gap between the legends of yesterday and the evolution of the sport into the future. A man who's will to win by any means necessary rubs some the wrong way, but it never ceases to be successful. Now he has his eyes on the RPW World Title.

RPW Tag Titles--1st Round

Austin Aries/Roderick Strong v Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs/Tyler Black)

Winners: Aries and Strong via corner dropkick/sick kick combo on Jacobs. Aries/Strong will Briscoes in Semifinals in 2 weeks.

Profile on Triple H w/ Advisor "Nature Boy" Ric Flair--The Game. The Cerebral Assassin. The King of Kings. Eleven times he has been a world champion. Eleven times he has been to the mountain top. However, this time shall be more gratifying and sweeter than the rest, because in the annals of history there can only be one "first." The Game states that he will stop at nothing, NOTHING, to be the 1st RPW World Champion.

Rising Phoenix--1st Round

Tomko v Brent Albright

Winner: Tomko via Yakuza Boot. Tomko will face Paul Burchall in Semifinals next week. As Tomko was heading to the back after match, Umaga was coming at for his 1st round match. A brief staredown escalates to fisticuffs quickly. RPW security is able to get them separated after the short exchange.

Rising Phoenix--1st Round

Umaga v "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels

Winner: Umaga via SWB (Samoan Wrecking Ball/Catatonic). Daniels tried to stick and move but could never really get anything going on the pissed off Samoan. Relatively academic. Umaga moves on to face Matt Hardy in the Semis.

RPW Tag Titles--1st Round (Winner Gets Bye to Finals)

MotorCity MachineGuns (Chris Sabin/Alex Shelley) v The Embassy (Miz/Rave) w/ Prince Nana and John Morrison

Winners: MCMGs via 21 Gun Salute on The Miz. Miz was distracting ref so Nana and Morrison could hold Sabin for Rave. Sabin was able to get loose causing Rave to run into Nana and Morrison, who were on the apron. The collision knocks Nana and Morrison to the floor. With Miz alone, the MCMGs landed the 21 gun Salute (a series of kicks to head and body, culminating with stereo superkicks.) MCMGs move onto Finals to face winner of Briscoes/Aries-Strong.

Profile on John Cena--Dr. of Thuganomics. "I've done everything I ever set out to do. Along the way I lost sight of what was important. Ws and Titles. That's all that matters in this sport. The adulation of fans and the respect of peers can be lost without you ever doing a thing. I control what I can control, and I can and will control the RPW World Title. Because no one, not the fans, not the board of directors, not the RPW roster...NO ONE can stop me! I bet your life on that."

8-MAN TAG MAIN EVENT

Undertaker/Randy Orton/Nigel McGuinness/CM Punk v Samoa Joe/AJ Styles/Bryan Danielson/Rob Van Dam

Winners: Joe/Styles/Danielson/RVD via 5* Frog Splash on CM Punk after RVD blind tags Joe before he hits the Musclebuster on Punk in a wild cluster finish.

Tune in next week for the 1st Round of the RPW World Title Tournament plus much more...