OWA Ramifications | ||
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Details | ||
Promotion | Online Wrestling Alliance | |
Brand(s) | OWA Fusion | |
Date | December 14, 2012 | |
Venue | Greendale Community College | |
City | Greendale | |
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Pay-per-view chronology | ||
OWA Stairway To Stardom III | OWA Ramifications | OWA All or Nothing (2013) |
OWA Ramifications (2012) chronology | ||
- | OWA Ramifications | - |
OWA Ramifications was a pay-per-view presented by Online Wrestling Alliance. It took place on December 14, 2012 at Greendale Community College.
The official theme for the event was "Reminded" by Drowning Pool.
Background[]
Ramifications (2012) was the first Ramifications event. Four professional wrestling matches, including the pre-show dark match, took place on the night of the event.
The leading rivalry going into the event was between Galaxy Champion Zack Richards and title hopeful Paul Benzema. After months of sneak attacks and ambushes, Richards was backed into a corner when Trip Johnson announced that Joey Tierney, former OWA Chairman and longtime rival of the champion, would be the guest enforcer for the title match.
The undercard featured an OWA Intercontinental Championship Match between champion Messiah and challenger Kevin Norton. Norton had won a Newcomers Invitational to earn the title shot.
Event[]
Preliminary Matches[]
The first match to air was a tag team contest pitting Craig Anderson and Julio Zapien against Chuck Jones and The DJK. The match was ordered by Zack Richards, who demanded Anderson show his loyalty before he agreed to be paired with him as Tag Team Championship candidates. Anderson and Zapien soundly won the contest, and although there was a somewhat heated confrontation, it soon cooled down.
After interrupting the special guest Megan Fox, Messiah was ambushed by his challenger for the Intercontinental Championship. Norton had studied hard, and was able to wrestle the championship away from the longest reigning champion.
Main Event Match[]
The sole main event match was Zack Richards defending the Galaxy Championship against Paul Benzema, with Joey Tierney acting as the Special Guest Enforcer. Originally Punk was set to face Craig Adams in a Four Corner Massacre Match for the vacant OWA World Heavyweight Championship after this contest, however when neither man showed, Trip Johnson added a second fall to the Galaxy Title Match - first fall was for the Galaxy Championship, and the winner of the second fall would become the new OWA World Heavyweight Champion.
Richards attempted to get disqualified in the first fall in order to retain his title, but Johnson ordered the fall to be restarted, with the added stipulation that the title could change hands by count-out or disqualification. Benzema capitalized and won the first fall, thus becoming Galaxy Champion. But as he closed in on the second fall and both titles, the referee and Tierney were taken out, and Trip Johnson shockingly assaulted Benzema. The attack allowed Richards to pick up the pieces, and become OWA World Heavyweight Champion.
Aftermath[]
Later questioned about his motives, Trip Johnson was quoted as saying, "All of you veterans need to realize that your time in the spotlight is over. You need to step aside and make room for a new generation. And if you can't do that, then I'll just have to make you." These words lit a fire under Joey Tierney, who decided to be the legendary wrestler he once was instead of the wily janitor he had become. Benzema left the company due to personal reasons, and the Galaxy Championship was subsequently retired.
Through bribary and blackmail, Richards and Anderson were named the OWA Tag Team Champions. Richards would continue to flaunt his arrogance, aligning himself and Zapien with Anderson and the debuting Abigail Jade, collectively calling themselves The Militia. The newly formed group began asserting their dominance, attacking everyone they came in contact with until a returning Preston Scott came from the crowd and assaulted them with a steel chair as their leader Richards watched on.
Match results[]
# | Match | Stipulations |
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Dark | Alex West defeated Pete Thompson | Singles Match |
1 | Craig Anderson & Julio Zapien defeated Chuck Jones & The DJK | Tag Team Match |
2 | Kevin Norton defeated Messiah (c) | Singles Match for the OWA Intercontinental Championship |
3 | Paul Benzema defeated Zack Richards (c) | Two fall Singles Match for the FBW Galaxy Championship(first fall) and OWA World Heavyweight Championship(second fall) |
3 | Zack Richards defeated Paul Benzema | Two fall Singles Match for the FBW Galaxy Championship(first fall) and OWA World Heavyweight Championship(second fall) |