The Spirit Squad came out. They said they were at House of Has-Beens and they had been sent here on behalf of their boss, Mr. McMahon to officially shut the place down. They were going to do a cheer when the returning Team Tremendous came out. Then, Vik Dalishus and Hale Collins, The Now, came out, accompanied by the Duprees.
The Squad vs. The Now vs. Team Tremendous
The Squad did the old Midnight Express pumphandle spot, leading to Kenny doing it to Mikey. Team Tremendous started hitting all sorts of hiptosses. They controlled the flow, nailing all sorts of tag spots on Collins. Collins nailed a series of strikes and kicks on Barry. The Now worked over Collins but Kenny tagged himself back in. Bill Carr finally got the hot tag and cleaned house on everyone, including hitting a big head scissors takedown. He nailed a Uranage on Kenny. Mikey came off the ropes but was caught in mid-air with a Black Hole Slam.
There were all sorts of shenanigans leading to Dan Barry hitting a big flip dive. Carr then hit a flip dive onto the pile. The referee, for some reason, went to the top and hit a moonsault to the floor on everyone. Why? I have no idea. He took his shirt off and teased another but Kenny grabbed him in a sideheadlock. He backdropped the ref over the top onto everyone. Kenny went for a dive but everyone scattered.
Finally, Team Tremendous hit all sorts of crazy offensem, ending with a Canadian Destroyer. The Squad sneaked in and scored the pin.
Your winners, The Squad!
Big reactions for both Dreamer and Rhodes.
They went back and forth, testing each other as they grappled. Rhodes worked over Dreamer's arm but Dreamer reversed. They faced off. Dreamer worked over Rhodes with a headlock but was sent into the ropes and shoulderblocked down. Cody offered him a "Too Sweet" and Dreamer accepted and did it back, only to have Rhodes attack him and stomp the hell out of him.
Dreamer was draped over the top rope and kicked in between the legs. Dreamer was trapped in a side chinlock but fought his way back to his feet. Rhodes cut him off and nailed a side Russian legsweep, then went to the top for a moonsault. Dreamer rolled out of the way. Dreamer made a comeback and worked over Cody wit punches in the corner, then bit him in the forehead.
Cody caught him with an elbow as Dreamer charged in the corner but Dreamer came back with an Ace Crusher. Dreamer set up a chair in the ring but Rhodes nailed him with a droptoehold, sending him into the chair. Rhodes went to the top but Dreamer caught him and nailed a superplex. The referee began counting them both out but they recovered and made it to their feet. They battled back and forth with punches. Dreamer went to do the clubbering elbow but Cody ducked and tried to do it and they nailed each other at the same time. Again, the referee began counting them out.
Dreamer went under the ring and briught out a kendo stick but Cody cut him off, grabbed the stick and nailed Dreamer in the leg with it, then locked on a figure four leglock. Dreamer tried to fight back but was almost pinned. They went back and forth until they collided with the referee, who went down. Cody nailed the Disaster Kick but there was no referee.
Dreamer came back and nailed a DDT but Rhodes kicked out. Dreamer retrieved the kendo stick and caned Rhodes in the gut. He went for the Spicoli Driver but Rhodes slipped out and sent him into a chair wedged in the corner. Rhodes nailed the Crossrhodes and scored the pin.
Your winner, Cody Rhodes!
Rhodes took the mic and said that with no experience, he was signed by Tommy Dreamer and was given the chance to learn the business and travel the world and make millions of dollars. He said if you watch WWE on Mondays, there are scores of guys who can say the same. Cody said that he can't thank Dreamer enough for having him here tonight. He said Dreamer was one of his heroes in the ring and tonight, he had the chance to go one on one with him and thanked Dreamer for that. He told Dreamer that from the bottom of his heart, he loves him very much.
Dreamer said that everyone knows that Cody's father was his hero. He said he met Cody at ten years old and never thought they would be in the ring. They paid tribute to Dusty. Dreamer told him that he loves Cody's family. They embraced until Cody attacked Dreamer and nailed the Crossrhodes.
Enter Sandman played and out came The Sandman. Cody challenged him. Sandman entered the ring and Cody powdered out. Sandman helped Dreamer up and thet ended the night with a beer bash.
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