Card Information: Location: Manchester, England on April 13/2000 at 8:00pm Thrashing started off with Mike Poster and Ledge running into each other in the back stage area and brawling all the way out to the Scaffold. They climbed the structure and the bell was sounded. FCA Cubed Match: Mike Poster defeated Ledge in a Scaffold Match by tossing him off the scaffold after the Justifier in 0:01:11. Rating: ***** (Mike Poster retained the International Title.) (Mike Poster won the World Television Title.) Mike Poster declared the World Television title vacant and handed over to Norm Robitza who declared the Battle Royal later in the card would be to crown the new champion. Stone Cold Tucker ran out and attacked Poster. Robitza, still dressed in his street clothes, tossed Stone Cold in the ring and the bell sounded. Mike Poster took a seat at the braodcast table. Norm Robitza made Stone Cold Tucker submit to a sleeperhold in 0:07:26. Rating: *** 1/4 Click here to see highlights. Mike Poster jumped into the ring to celebrate Robitza's victory but Norm removed his t-shirt to reveal a tWo t-shirt and attacked Poster. "The ICW is not the same," Norm yelled, "unless you and I are on opposite sides, Mikey!!" Shasta McNasty defeated Grave Diggers when Mickie John pinned Tybis with the Big Splash in 0:10:02. Rating: * 3/4 [For World TV title]: No-Countout-No-DQ-20-Man Battle Royal: "The Lethal Weapon" Sean Kelly won a 20-man Battle Royal: x Glory threw out Cold Blood in 0:05:05 x Tugo threw out Brook in 0:05:47 x Vampiro threw out Tugo in 0:06:21 x Demon threw out Hunter after a slap in 0:07:10 x Demon threw out Havoc in 0:09:17 x Kraven threw out GrimStone in 0:15:11 x Cartridge threw out Fanaka after a bodyslam in 0:15:55 x Vampiro threw out Glory in 0:16:54 x Cartridge threw out Kraven in 0:17:34 x S Kelly threw out Cartridge after a duck-down move in 0:20:44 x J Justice threw out Kert in 0:23:11 x D Holiday threw out Vampiro in 0:25:10 x D Holiday threw out Razor after a kick to the midsection in 0:26:09 x S Kelly threw out J Justice after a savate kick in 0:29:56 x TNT threw out D Holiday after a flying cross body press in 0:37:48 x S Kelly threw out Dynamite in 0:38:42 x Demon threw out TNT in 0:39:15 x S Kelly threw out Demon in 0:40:57 x S Kelly threw out Big Sexy J in 0:41:04 Rating: * 3/4 ("The Lethal Weapon" Sean Kelly won the World Television Title.) Sean Kelly won the 20 Man Battle Royal to be crowned the new ICW World Television Champion. Kold Kasket No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Death Match: The Eyclipse beat Kold 3 falls to 2: x Kold beat Eyclipse in 0:10:03 x Kold beat Eyclipse in 0:19:39 x Eyclipse beat Kold in 0:22:39 x Eyclipse beat Kold in 0:23:06 x Eyclipse beat Kold in 0:25:16 Rating: *** 1/4 (The Eyclipse retained the hARd coRE tiTLe.) (The Eyclipse won the Death Match Title.) These two titles are not regular sanctioned belts in than they can be held in conjunction with another title. FCA Cubed Match: The Assasin and Glory defeated Havoc and Kraven in a Tag Team Parking Lot Brawl in 0:04:18. Rating: -1/2* (The Assasin and Glory retained the HarD cORe tAG tEAm titLEs.) [Round 1]: Mike Poster pinned BedRock with the Justifier in 0:11:08. Rating: *** 1/2 [Round 1]: Jaker D defeated Jason by disqualification in 0:09:14. Rating: -3/4* Sarah interfered causing Jason, the former World Champion, to be disqualified. [Round 1]: Norm Robitza defeated Kold via pinfall in 0:10:09. Rating: *** 1/2 Click here to see highlights. [Round 1]: The Assasin pinned Cage with the Pedigree in 0:12:07. Rating: ** 1/4 [Round 1]: The Eyclipse pinned Thorn with the Lights Out in 0:09:07. Rating: **** [Round 1]: VenoM pinned EvilBolt with the Rattler in 0:19:31. Rating: **** 1/2 [Round 1]: Angel of Death defeated Ron "The Living Legend" Phenicie by disqualification in 0:02:24. Rating: ** 1/2 [Round 1]: Ledge pinned Tybis with the Over the Ledge in 0:14:46. Rating: **** [Round 2]: Mike Poster pinned Jaker D with the Justifier in 0:06:53. Rating: ** 3/4 [Round 2]: Norm Robitza pinned The Assasin with his special move in 0:13:25. Rating: *** 1/2 [Round 2]: VenoM defeated The Eyclipse by disqualification in 0:17:01. Rating: **** VenoM defeated The Eyclipse by DQ when Lewis Bearer interfered. [Round 2]: Ledge pinned Angel of Death with the Over the Ledge in 0:25:53. Rating: **** 1/4 Click here to see highlights. [Semi-Finals]: Norm Robitza pinned Mike Poster with his special move in 0:14:24. Rating: *** 3/4 This was a brawl. Mike Poster took it to Robitza but in the end Stone Cold Tucker attacked Mike giving Robitza the easy victory. [Semi-Finals]: VenoM pinned Ledge with the Rattler in 0:08:46. Rating: *** 1/4 [Finals]: Match for the vacant ICW World Title: VenoM pinned Norm Robitza with the Rattler in 0:12:46. Rating: **** (VenoM won the ICW World Title.) Click here to see highlights. VenoM outmatched Robitza. The other tWo members attempted to interfere in the match but Mike Poster and his Japanese friends came to the aid of VenoM. The match went off the air as the commentators pointed out that the fans were all pointing to the rafters of the building. A camera panned up and zoomed in on John Hambly standing on a catwalk pointing at Norm Robitza. Hambly was dressed all in black and had a baseball bat in his hands. 00Apr13 Thursday Night Thrashing
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