UCW's International Warfare
From the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England

*Show opens with a pyro display as the Universal Championship Wrestling Theme is played*

A video montage from the last show, is played on the big screen tron. You see Ric Flair announce that if the Generation of Domination lost (last week) to Taz and his mystery partners, that Killings and Jordan would defend their Universal Tag Titles against Taz's partners and Lashley would face Taz in a submission match, both at the upcoming Starrcade ppv on Sunday December 28. You see Eddie Guerrero announce that he and a mystery partner will face Money Inc (here tonight), Ultimo Dragon makes a triumphant return, Natalya Neidhart wins a non-title match against Layla, Mr Kennedy pins Sabu, in Carlito's Cabana, RVD challenges the Great Muta, to a 30 minute Iron Man Match at Starrcade, then is attacked by Carlito. You see Chris Benoit successfully defend his North American Title against Chris Masters, Shane Douglas successfully defend his Universal Heavyweight Title against Umaga (when Sabu mistakingly kicked Umaga), Great Muta announces a match (for tonight) against Mr Kennedy, for an attack from the previous show, then Taz and America's Most Wanted, defeat GoD. A video promo of Taz is now played (leading to his upcoming submission match with Bobby Lashley at Starrcade)

Ric Flair's theme plays.
ANNOUNCER : Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the GM, "Nature Boy" Ric Flar! (Flair comes to the ring.) RIC : WOOOO! Hello everyone and welcome to the Manchester Arena, here in beautiful Manchester, England! (English crowd gives huge ovation.) We have a tremendous show for you guys tonight, including a Universal Hardcore match as a result of last week's Carlito's Cabana capped off by England's own "King" William Regal taking on Chris Benoit to determine the #1 contender to face the Universal Heavyweight Champion at Starrcade, whomever that may be, after next weeks title match, live here on International Warfare! So get ready England, as Universal Championship Wrestling  now takes you to war!!! WOOOO!!!!! Fades to commercial.

Backstage with Hulk Hogan
HULK : Chris Benoit, congratulations on your successful title defense, here last week, but in tonight's main event, you face "Lord" William Regal for the chance at a Universal Title match at Starrcade. BENOIT : Being North American Champion is a great accomplishment, but being the Universal Champion is even greater. Tonight Regal, in front of your own people, I will come one step closer, when I release "Toothless Aggression" on you and show merry old England just why they call me "The Rabid Wolverine"!!!

MICHAEL COLE : Hello wrestling fans and welcome to International Warfare! This week as the GM said, from Manchester, England! As always, I'm joined at the broadcast table by my partner, Taz. TAZ : Hello everybody! COLE : We have a great show for you fans tonight! TAZ : And we're kicking things off with tag team action.

(The Worlds Greatest Tag Team vs Jesse & Festus)
"Biscuits and Gravy!" blares throughout the arena.
ANNOUNCER : This is our opening contest of the evening and is set for 1 fall. First, coming to the ring at 545 lbs, from North Carolina, Jesse and Festus! Their opponents, at a total combined weight of 498 lbs, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, The Worlds Greatest Tag Team! The bell rings, as Festus morphs into a wild man He attacks Haas. He hits him with several open handed slaps, then whips him into the ropes for a back elbow. He quickly armbars Haas and tags in Jesse, who comes in, putting a couple boots to Charlie's ribs. He scoops him up for a side breaker, then drills him with a few right hands to the face. He runs into the ropes and comes back with a twisting, flying back elbow on Haas. Haas comes back and makes the tag. Shelton comes in with a couple dropkicks to Jesse, then whips him into a corner and runs in after him, with a Stinger splash. Shelton tags out. Haas comes in and atomic drops Jesse into Benjamins arms for an exploder suplex. Charlie goes for a vertical suplex, but Jesse counters, floating over, then hits a german suplex. He tags in Festus. Festus runs the ropes and comes back with a stiff clothesline. As Haas gets up, Festus runs the ropes again, hitting a flying shoulder block. Festus runs the ropes again, jumping up and into a seated senton on Haas, he goes for the pin, but Shelton runs in to make the save. Charlie recovers to hit a Total Haastility, Anle Slam, on Festus. He tags Benjamin, then drapes Festus's throat and arms over the top rope and holds his legs, as Benjamin runs the ropes, leapfrogging Haas, to land on Festus's's lower back. Shelton whips him into the ropes for a backdrop, but sets too early, and Festus gives him a boot then tags out. Jesse comes in and immediately gets hit with Shelton's Paydirt, leaping reverse STO. He tags in Haas and they hit their finisher, the World's Greatest Finisher, as Benjamin superkicks Jesse back into Charlie's arms for a bridgeing German suplex for the 1, 2, 3. ANNOUNCER : In 9:42, your winners are The World's Greatest Tag Team! Fades to commercial.

Backstage (Jazz is in Ric Flair's office)
JAZZ : Ric, you know as well as I do, that if it wasn't for Awesome Kong, I would be the Universal Womens Champion right now. I feel I should get a rematch at Starrcade! RIC : Well Kong has come to me, with reasons why she should get the match, but as I know you'd love nothing more than to get your hands on her, how about right here tonight, Jazz vs Kong, with the winner getting the title match at Starrcade? JAZZ : Sounds great! And tonight, England will find out just why I'm "The Baddest B*tch"!!!

TAZ : Wow Cole! Jazz vs Awesome Kong, right here tonight! COLE : Things are heating up for Starrcade on Sunday, December 28. Right now though Taz, we're gonna see the Great Muta vs Mr Kennedy. TAZ : As you know Cole, a couple weeks ago, Kennedy attacked Muta during an interview. COLE : And you knew Muta wasn't just gonna take that, so that brings us right here, right now!

(Mr Kennedy vs The Great Muta)
Mr Kennedy enters the ring as the house mic drops from the ceiling. KENNEDY : Ladies and gentlemen, weighing in tonight at a slim, trim 243 lbs and hailing from that great city of Green Bay, Wisconsin! MISTTEERRR KENNNEEDDDYY!!! (He climbs up to the middle rope) KENNNEEDDDYY!!! ANNOUNCER : His opponent, coming to the ring at 244 lbs, from the Land of the Rising Sun, the Pearl of the Orient, the Great Muta! Muta climbs up on the middle turnbuckle, facing the audience, as he grabs his throat, then sprays green mist from his mouth. The bell rings and they lock up. Muta gains control with a headlock takedown. After a couple minutes, Kennedy gets up to his feet, then shoots Muta off, into the ropes. Kennedy goes down from a shoulder block. Muta runs the ropes again, But Kennedy gets up and catches him coming back, with a knee in the stomach, cutting Muta for a flip. As Muta is on the mat, Kennedy drives several knees into his arm, then locks in an armbar. Muta gets to his feet, powering Kennedy back into a corner, and drives a couple shoulders into his midsection. After several knife-edge chops, Muta whips Kennedy into the ropes for a jumping spin kick to the chest. He runs into the ropes and comes back with a Flashing Elbow, snap corkscrew elbow drop, on Kennedy. Muta taunts the English crowd, then hits a vertical suplex, followed by a leg grapevine, as he begins working on a leg. Muta lets him up, then whips him into a corner and follows him in with a cartwheel into a back elbow, but Kennedy pulls the ref in between them, as Muta crashes back into them. Muta quickly brings Kennedy out of the corner with a bulldog and covers for the pin, but the ref is down. Muta goes over to help the ref back up, as Kennedy rolls out of the ring and gets a steel chair. He slides it in, then climbs back in. As Muta turns around, Kennedy hits his Mic Check, reverse STO, driving Muta face first into the chair. He pushes the chair out of the ring and hooks a leg, as the ref comes over to count 1, 2, 3. ANNOUNCER : In 17:37, your winner is Mr Kennedy! Fades to commercial.

Backstage
HULK : RVD, At Starrcade, Muta has agreed to a 30 minute Iron Man Match with you, but a little later, here tonight, you face Carlito for the Universal Hardcore Championship. RVD : Carlito, last week, you attacked me from behind. That's not very hardcore, if you ask me. But tonight, you won't get the chance to attack me from behind! Tonight I'm gonna take that title from around your waist! Then to show the Great Muta a little appreciation for granting me another match, I'm gonna make our Iron Man Match at Starrcade, a title match! (He points to himself with both hands) I'm R-V-D, the Whole F'N Show!!!

COLE : What a great match that's gonna be Taz! TAZ : I agree. As you know though Cole, at our Halloween Havoc pay-per-view, Awesome Kong interfered in the Universal Womens Title Match, between Jazz and champion, Natalya Neidhart (video of the interference is shown). COLE : Then right here a couple weeks ago, Jazz attacked Kong, as she was on her way down to the ring, here on International Warfare (video of this attack is also played). As you saw, Jazz left her laying in a pool of her own blood. TAZ : Right now, 1 of these 2 women is about to become #1 contender for Natalya's title at Starrcade!

(Jazz vs Awesome Kong)
ANNOUNCER : This match is set for 1 fall and will determine who faces Natalya at Starrcade, for the Universal Womens Title. First, coming to the ring at 148 lbs, from New Orleans, Loisiana, "The Female Phenom" Jazz! Her opponent, making her way down the aisle, at 275 lbs, from Japan, Awesome Kong! They lock up and Jazz quickly gets the advantage. She shows her power, whipping Kong into the ropes for a scoop powerslam, then hits a gutwrench suplex. She then goes to work on a leg, with a grapevine. Kong finally strugles free with a couple well placed kicks and rolls to the outside to rethink her gameplan. She gets back in, ducking a running clothesline, as Jazz continues running the ropes. As she comes back, Kong catches her with a clothesline of her own. She picks Jazz up in an Accordian Rack, over the shoulders bow and arrow rack, and stretches her, almost touching her feet to her head. After a minute or so, she drops her. She picks her up for a gorilla press slam, followed by an Awesome Bomb, sitout powerbomb, for the pin, but Jazz kicks out. She goes for an Implant Buster, double underhook lifting facebuster, but Jazz counters, by turning it into a back brop. She picks Kong up in a front facelock, then hits her Jazz Stinger, sitout facebuster, to the shock of the crowd. She rolls Kong over for the pin, but she kicks out. Jazz gets her up, but Kong quickly hits her with a spinning backfist, almost taking her head off. Kong then goes out to the top rop and hits an Awesome Press, diving splash. The bell rings. ANNOUNCER : The 15 minute time limit has expired, thus the refferee has determined this match was a time limit draw! Fades to commercial.

(In the ring for Carlito's Cabana.)
CARLITO : Welcome everyone to Carlito's Cabana (English crowd gives huge heat, with a rousing round of boo's). Relaxing on the beach, with a nice tropical drink (he holds up a fuity colored drink with a tiny umbrella in it.), now that's cool! Tonight, Carlito has some guests that are almost as cool. ALMOST! Please welcome Armando Estrada and his men, Umaga and Sabu! (All 3 come to the ring.) CARLITO : Welcome guys. Armando, at Halloween Havoc, Umaga came close to winning the Universal Title in that wild Barbed Wire match. Then right here last week, Umaga came close once again, but things just didn't go his way. ESTRADA : Last week, My Umaga had things well under control. Sabu, you only had 1 job to do, after losing your match. But you couldn't even get that right! (Sabu is getting visibly upset.) You cost us the title! In fact, what good are you to us anyway? NONE!!! So that's why, as of tonight, you've been replaced! (Sabu takes his turban off and throws it to the mat.) Sabu draws back to hit Estrada, but Umaga grabs his arm, spins him around, and nails him with a Samoan Spike, thumb thrust to the throat. Manu runs down to the ring and climbs to the top rope. Umaga whips Sabu into the ropes for a gorilla press into a Samoan Drop, then moves, as Manu hits a Samoan Splash from the top rope. ESTRADA : I give you the New Samoan Swat Team! (They pose over Sabu.) Fades to commercial.

Backstage
HULK : Ric Flair, after the time limit draw, between Awesome Kong and Jazz, who will face Natalya? RIC : Hulk, big man, that was a great match, wasn't it? I think the only fair thing to do, in fact, is to make the Universal Womens Title Match at Starrcade, a Triple Threat Match. Natalya Neidhart vs Awesome Kong vs Jazz. WOOOO!!!!!

COLE : There you have it fans! A Triple Threat Match for the Universal Womens Title. TAZ : Natalya's odds on remaining champion, just went down. Right now though Cole, we're gonna take a special look at a new superstar, who will debut right here, next week! Let's take a look.

COLE : Big Van Vader debuts right here next week, but now, lets go to the ring.

(Money Inc vs Eddie Guerrero and ? )
ANNOUNCER : This match is set for 1 fall. First coming to the ring at a combined weight of 558 lbs, from Atlanta, Georgia, Bill Goldberg! His partner, from Omaha, Nebraska, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase! Together, they are Money Incorporated! Their opponents, at a total combined weight of 443 lbs, from El Paso, Texas, "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero! His partner, also from El Paso, Texas, Chavo Guerrero! Together, they are Los Guerreros! Eddie and Goldberg start out. Goldberg takes control early, inserting his power. He hits several slams, including a side slam and a forward running powerslam. Eddie comes back with a couple knife edge chops in the coprner, followed by a snap suplex, before tagging in Chavo. Chavo comes in with several European uppercuts, then runs the ropes, dropkicking Goldberg's knee. He and Eddie tag in & out several times, as they cut the ring off and work on his leg. Chavo has a single leg Boston Crab locked in, but Goldberg powers back up to his 1 foot, and as Chavo's holding his other leg, Goldberg hits an enziguiri kick to the head. He tags in Dibiase. Ted comes in and hits a gutwrench suplex, then climbs to the 2nd rope for a backwards falling elbow drop. He taunts Eddie, then hits a vertical suplex, followed by a piledriver. He stands over Chavo and executes a delayed falling fist drop. He whips Chavo into the ropes for a clothesline, but Guerrero ducks and comes back, hitting a huricannrana. He tags in Eddie, who slingshots himself in with a Hilo, senton, on Dibiase. He brings Ted to a corner, then climbs up, sitting on the top turnbuckle, going for a Tornado DDT, but Dibise picks him up and brings him out of the corner with an inverted atomic drop. He follows it up with a short arm clothesline. He front facelocks Eddie and nails a vertical suplex, then tags in Goldberg. Goldberg comes in, runs the ropes, and nails Eddie with a spear. He lifts him up in a delayed vertical suplex position for his Jackhammer, powerslam suplex, but Eddie counters, floating over, down Goldberg's back, then executes his 3 Amigos, triple rolling vertical suplexes. Dibiase runs in, but Eddie kicks him in the stomach, then hits a 3 Amigos on him. While Eddie is suplexing Ted, Chavo comes in and sits Goldberg up on the top turnbuckle. Eddie tosses Dibiase out, then climbs to the top, in an adjacent corner. Chavo hits a superplex, then rolls out of the way, as Eddie nails a frog splash and hooks Goldberg's leg for the 1, 2, 3. ANNOUNCER : In 14:11, your winners are Los Guerreros! Fades to commercial.

Backstage
HULK : Natalya (comes in with her dad), what do you think of Flair's decission, to make your title defense at Starrcade, a Triple Threat Match? NATALYA : I don't appreciate it at all Hogan! The rules for tonight's match was, the winner gets a shot. But neither of them could get the job done! Now as much as I'd love to get my hands on Kong, for what she did to me at Halloween Havoc, neither of them deserve a title shot! But so be it. Come Starrcade, I'll show both of you, why I'm "Nattie By Nature"!!!

TAZ : Strong words from Natalya right there. But now we're gonna change pace, a little bit. COLE : It's time for the Universal Hardcore Title Match.

(Carlito Colon(C) vs RVD)
ANNOUNCER : This next match is set for 1 fall and is for the Universal Hardcore Championship!

First, coming to the ring at 237 lbs, from Battle Creek, Michigan, "The Whole F'N Show" Rob Van Dam!  His opponent, at 220 lbs, from San Juan, Peurto Rico, the Universal Hardcore Champion, Carlito Colon! Carlito takes control with a fireman's carry, into an armbar. After several minutes, Carlito pulls him up, then whips him into the ropes for a dropkick, followed by an elbow drop, springing back from the ropes. He goes for a vertical suplex, but RVD counters with a sitout facebuster. RVD hits a snap suplex, followed by a powerbomb. He runs the ropes and comes back, hitting a Rolling Thunder, senton, then continues rolling back up, leapings onto the middle rope, and nails a springboard moonsault. He covers for the pin, but Carlito kicks out, then rolls out of the ring. RVD follows him out, but Carlito whips him into the steel ring steps. Then he scoops him up and drops him, throat first, across the steel ringside barricade. Carlito gets a chair and nails RVD with it, several times, in the head. RVD is busted open. They brawl up and down the aisles. They battle back to ringside, where RVD hits a legsweep. He front face locks Carlito, then lifts him into a vertical suplex position and brops him stomach first, onto the steel ringside barricade. As he's draped over it, RVD leaps onto the ring apron, then jumps off, hitting a corkscrew legdrop across Carlito's back. He tosses Carlito over the barricade, into the front row, then climbs back into the ring and slingshots himself onto the top rope, and hits a flying body press on Carlito, in the crowd. He brings Carlito back over and pulls a metal trash can from under the ring. RVD smacks Carlito in the head with it, then tosses it into the ring. He rolls a now, bloody Carlito back into the ring, then goes and gets a chair. As he's climbing back through the ropes, Carlito catches him with a swinging neckbreaker, then follows it up with a Back Cracker, double knee back breaker. Carlito then places the trash can in a corner, in between the top and middle turnbuckle. He goes to whip RVD into the trash can, but RVD reverses it, sending Carlito crashing into it. RVD quickly tosses Carlito the chair, then hits a Van Daminator, spinning heel kick to the chair, causing it to bounce off Carlito's face. Carlito falls to the mat in a seated position in the corner. RVD pulls the trash can from between the turnbuckles, then slides it down, over Carlito's torso. He quickly goes to an adjacent corner, leaps to the top rope, then hits a Van Terminator, corner to corner missle dropkick, to the trash can. He takes the trash can off, then brings Carlito to the middle of the ring. He picks him up, then smacks him in the head with the chair, sending him to the mat. He goes out to the top rope and nails a 5 Star Frog Splash for the 1, 2, 3. ANNOUNCER : In 17:28, your winner and new Universal Hardcore Champion is Rob Van Dam! Fades to commercial.

Backstage
HULK : William Regal (Comes in with Layla), in just a few moments, you face Chris Benoit to determine the challenger for the Universal Title at Starrcade. REGAL : Right here in merry old England, I will earn that right. I will go on to be UCW's 1st English Universal Champion! These people know, Benoit is not even in my league! But I'll gladly give him a good thrashing! Get ready sunshine, here I come!!!

COLE : This is gonna be a tremendous match, Taz! TAZ : You have 2 of the greatest scientific wrestlers of all time. What a main event, right here on International Warfare!

(Chris Benoit vs William Regal)
ANNOUNCER : This is our main event of the evening and is a non-title match. It will determine who will go on to Starrcade, to challenge for the Universal Heavyweight Title. First, being brought to the ring by Layla, at 244 lbs, from Blackpool, England, "King" William Regal! (Huge pop from the English crowd) His opponent, coming to the ring at 232 lbs, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the North American Champion, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit!(Comes to the ring, uncharacteristically, to a round of boo's) The match starts with Regal taking the early control, working on Benoit's back. He hits a German suplex, then turns Chris onto his stomach and grabs both of his arms, while putting a foot in his back, as he locks in a surfboard. Benoit powers up to his feet, gets free, then backs Regal into a corner with several knife edge chops. Benoit whips him into the opposite corner and follows him in with a running clothesline. He whips Regal into the ropes for a stiff back elbow. He sets Regal for a vertical suplex, but regal floats over and nails a Regal Plex, bridging leg hook belly to back suplex, for the pin, but Chris kicks out. He hits a Regal Bomb, double underhook powerbomb, and follows it up, locking in a Regal Stretch, arm trap cross-legged STF. Benoit gets to the ropes for the break. Regal whips Benoit into the ropes for a clothesline, but Benoit ducks, gets behind him, then hits his Tri-fecta, triple rolling German suplexes. He goes out to the top rope, but is distracted by Layla, long enough to allow Regal to come over and punch him in the stomach, causing him to crotch himself on the top turnbuckle. Regal quickly climbs up in front of him and hits a double underhook suplex off the top rope. As Benoit slowly raises up to his knees, Regal runs the ropes and comes back nailing a high knee strike to the side of Benoit's head. He covers and hooks a leg for the 1, 2, 3. (The crowd goes wild!) ANNOUNCER : In 19:28, your winner and new #1 contender is "King" William Regal!

Show ends.