"Show Time Power Hour" TV Taping Number 22 (Week 44)

William Regal: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the finest sixty minutes of pro wrestling in the world, the Show Time Power Hour! I'm your host, William Regal. With me, as always, is the legendary hall of famer, Michael 'P.S.' Hayes! Michael, we have been waiting all week long for today's episode!"

Michael Hayes: "You got that right, Jack! Our CEO, 'The Show' Jordan Richards, is getting back in the ring for the first time in nearly four years! He is coming out of retirement for one night only! This is going to be a huge 12-man main event!"

Regal: "Indeed! I can't wait for it! We're also hot off the heels of the first episode of NWA: World of Wrestling, which debuted this past Friday night on the USA network. It was a phenomenal broadcast, with so many surprises, it was difficult to keep up! The ending segment saw the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, our own Brock Lesnar, challenge Cibernetico to a match. Jordan Richards signed it on the spot. The next World of Wrestling broadcast will see Lesnar and Cibernetico do battle inside the confines of a steel cage! That will be explosive!"

Hayes: "You better believe it! Those two are gonna beat the slop out of each other!"

Regal: "Well fans, without further adieu, let's go to Scarlett Bordeaux with the introductions to our first match!"

Match One ~ "Priest of Punishment" Mikael Judas & "Ticking Time Bomb" Jason Justice vs. "Axis of Evil"--Miroslav Baryashev & Sheamus with Lana

This was a hard-fought affair, as one might imagine. The foreign villains were in control for the middle portion of the match, concentrating on the lower back Justice, which has been problematic in the past. Barnyashev actually managed to lock on his "Accolade" finisher. Justice was writhing, but did not tap out. He eventually powered his way to the ropes for the break. All heck broke loose at that point. All four men went at it. Sheamus and Barnyashev went to the outside. Justice hit a "Psycho Slam" on Sheamus out of nowhere, but the cover was interrupted by Lana, who diverted the referee's attention. Judas chased her away from ringside and finished off Sheamus with "El Crucifejo" after havind dispatched Barnyashev on the outside.

Winners = Mikael Judas & Jason Justice by pinfall in 12:29

Regal: "What a match!"

Hayes: "That looked like a little 'Freebird' action toward the end of it!"

Regal: "Judas and Justice are a formidable duo. I'd love to see them go after the Tag Team Championship!"

As Judas and Justice celebrated, they were attacked from behind by "The Bullet Club," which decimated them until "The Richards Collective" made the save. After his group ran off "BC," Jordan Richards grabbed a microphone.

Jordan Richards: "Well, well, well. It seems you boys aren't so tough when there's a level playing field. That's what's going to happen in the main event. We are going to beat you from pillar to post! And, I'll get a few kicks in myself! Remember what I said, (Scott) Hall. When we beat you tonight--and we WILL beat you--you will have to reveal the identity of your financial backer for the world to see. So, the mystery will be solved and we'll get some revenge on you, all in one shot! Now, to Mikael Judas and Jason Justice. We go back a long, long way boys. You have been in NWA: Show Time since day one. You were proud and defending champions, until those titles were stolen from you. That is not going to stand any longer! Next week, you will have an opportunity to regain some gold! You will take on 'Guerillas of Destiny' in a 'No Holds barred Streetfight' for the Tag Team Championship!"

Regal: "I guess I'll get my wish sooner than I thought!"

Hayes: "Me too! I love a good 'Streetfight!' We used to call them 'Badstreet' matches!"

Regal: "We'll be back after this commercial break. Stay with us!"

Regal: "Fans, we're back. Our resident 'woman on the scene,' Laura Cruz, has been out for a few weeks. She's back today with another report. Laura, take it away!"

Laura Cruz: "I'm 'Locker Room Lovely' Laura Cruz, here with all the latest news from NWA: Show Time and Femme Fatales! Speaking of Femme Fatales, the tournament to crown the first ever Bantamweight Tag Team Champions has produced some great matches and is progressing nicely. There are still members from NWA: DFW and NWA: HAWK represented as we head into the third week of tourney action! This promotional exchange movement the NWA has been on lately is a breath of fresh air. We'll see if the 'outsiders' can capture Femme Fatales gold and take it back to their territory! Jordan Richards has said that he wants to take advantage of the working relationship that he has with all of the territories, but most specifically with NWA: HAWK, which saw one of his trainees, Ariel Toombs, make an appearance the inaugural broadcast of NWA: World of Wrestling. That shocker is bound to have repercussions! There are rumors that some key HAWK male and female wrestlers will soon make their debuts on NWA: Show Time and Femme Fatales programming. In other news, CEO Jordan Richards has spent the last week out of his offices and has been secluded. I'm hearing that he has devoted himself to training and working out in preparation for the big main event today. I spoke with him very briefly when he arrived here today. He has promised that, while he's not good as good as he once was, he'll be as good once, as he ever was! We shall see in just a few minutes! That's all the time I have for today. I'm 'Locker Room Lovely' Laura Cruz, and that's the scoop!"

Regal: "Very interesting words form Laura Cruz. I'm particularly intrigued at the thought of seeing some of HAWK's finest on our television programming. To hear that Jordan Richards has been training all week long makes me feel even more confident about tonight's main event!"

Hayes: "Oh yeah! Jordan Richards has the fire in his eyes! You could see it when he was on the mic a few minutes ago. He's ready. I can tell!"

Regal: " Well, we'll see what the CEO has to offer after the break!"

Regal: "Fans, we're back and it's time for the main event!"

Match Two ~ 12-man Tag Team match ~ "The Richards Collective"--"The Show" Jordan Richards, "The Beast" Brock Lesnar, The Rock, John Cena, "The Viper" Randy Orton, and Adam Cole with Maria Kanellis & Eve Torres vs. "The Bullet Club"--"The Bad Guy" Scott Hall, Bad Luck Fale, "Guerillas of Destiny"--Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, Kevin Steen, and Claudio Castagnoli with Yellow Barbie

There were two referees at ringside and they were needed. The rest of "The Bullet Club" (Cody Hall, Idol Stevens, Becky Lynch, Black Widow, and Jessie McKay) all attempted interference during the match and were unceremoniously sent to the back by officials. Jordan Richards saw some action early on and got a couple of "Armdrags" in on Steen, then quipped, "Big daddy still knows how to wrestle!," which prompted a howl from the crowd. Every man in had a sense of urgency in this match. Richards got caught in a double-team by "Guerillas of Destiny" and was on the defensive for nearly ten solid minutes. Scott Hall got into the match and smashed Richards with at least ten hard shots to the forehead. This opened up a gash over Richards' left eye that bled buckets. As the life-giving flow oozed out of his body, Richards got weaker and weaker by the second. he kept trying to come back, but was thwarted at each attempt. he finally seized an opening when Castagnoli missed a dive in the corner. Richards tagged in Lesnar, who had been chomping at the bit. He shared a wealth of "German Suplexes," flattening every member of "BC" who dared enter the ring. Lesnar was on fire and no one could touch him. All six man tried to tackle him at once. That's when the ring filled with superstars. The outside referees got into the ring and attempted to restore order, to no avail. The fight went on for several minutes like that. The referees exercised extreme lenience on the match, not calling for the bell when they normally would have. The end came finally, as Cena dropped Loa with an "Attitude Adjustment." The Rock bounded off the ropes and hit "The People's Elbow" for the pin as Cena and company kept the rest of their opponents at bay.

Winners = "The Richards Collective" by pinfall in 38:41

After the dust settled and the smoke cleared, a bloody Jordan Richards grabbed a microphone once again.

Richards: "I told you that 'The Bullet Club' would wear a tail-whipping tonight! I am a man of my word, if nothing else! Now, Scott Hall, you have some explaining to do! The stipulation was set that, if we won tonight, you must reveal the identity of 'BC's' financial backer! Well, get to talking!"

Scott Hall: "All right, all right! You won, fair and square, so to speak. You see, 'boss,' whether we won or lost tonight, I was gonna reveal the benefactor anyway. In fact, he texted me a pic just today. I've already sent it to production, so, I invite you and everyone else to turn your attention to the big screen!"

A huge graphic flashes over the jumbo-tron of this picture:

Regal: "Oh my Lord..."

Hayes: "Are you freakin' kidding me?!"

Regal: "That's Vince McMahon! He's the financial backer for 'The Bullet Club?!' I thought he was bankrupt!"

Richards and his men were stunned inside the ring, just as the capacity crowd in the arena was in silence at this revelation.

Richards: "All right, Hall. Cut the crap! This is a fake photo! Vince McMahon is no longer in the position to be a financial backer for anyone, much less the position to pay you guys double your contracts!"

Hall: "I thought you might say that, so I have a couple of other pictures to show you. You see, Vince is not alone. This is a family affair!"

This photo flashed on the jumbo-tron next:

Hall: "And, here's one from earlier today."

This photo appeared on the jumbo-tron last:

Hall: "So, this is true whether you wanna believe it or not. The McMahon family is backing us up! Rumors of their demise have been greatly exaggerated! Now, the war is on!"

Richards: "This isn't over! Not by a longshot, pal!"

Regal: "Fans, our minds are blown. The McMahon family has been bankrolling 'The Bullet Club' since they signed with us! What does this mean?!"

Hayes: "I don't know, but I don't like it! We both worked for Vince. He won't stop until he gets what he wants!"

Regal: "The question is, what does he want? I guess we'll find out in the coming weeks! Fans, we're out of time. Join us right back here on TBS next Tuesday for another exciting edition of the Show Time Power Hour! For Michael Hayes, I'm William Regal, saying, ta ta for now!"

The broadcast ended with a blood-soaked Jordan Richards staring a hole through Commissioner Scott Hall.