Had another episode of WRESTLING ACTION WRESTLING!
This time, the show was able to be sold to cable, so management wanted a breakout moment with two bankable stars. Unfortunately, 3 of the PCs were violent lunatics (The Monster, The Hardcore, and the Lester the Jester, the Wasted). The Ace, Tommy “Rebel Yell” Houston, was a good ol’ boy who loved product placement and covering his own ass.
The night ended with a five man match for the title. The Ace, however, had hurt his hand trying to beat up the Wasted backstage. He cut a promo on why he should be part of the match (so he could plead injury when he didn’t win) He rolled snakeyes, however, so the company president agreed…and made him referee!
The match was a Burning Soul flaming tables match. To win, you had to launch your opponent through 2 flaming tables. The Jester eliminated the champ easily.
The Hardcore hit the Monster with a shopping cart, launching him through two flaming tables. Unfortunately, the Ace pretended not to see it.
The Wasted grabbed a microphone and called the Ace out on his BS, turning from villain to hero. He demanded a new stipulation…if the Ace wanted to be out here so bad, he was back in the match!
The hardcore and the monster eventually beat each other into submission, leaving just the Rebel and the Jester. The Jester snuck to the top rope, trying to finish off the Ace…
And botched.
He spent all his momentum to make it a mixed bag, so instead of flying through the table, he sent his opponent soaring backwards across the ring, inches away from being burnt.
The Ace gritted his teeth.
He grabbed the Jester by the waist.
[First roll: 6. Second roll: 6.]
And FLUNG the Jester, overhead, with a broken hand, directly through two flaming tables.
Tommy Houston made a clip that’d be in the intro reel for the federation for the next ten years. Yes, he somehow won a championship despite not being booked in the match.
Sounds dramatic!