Acolytes vs Hardy Boyz and Micheal P.Z Hayez

In my last post I briefly mentioned the Hardyz/Acolytes feud. Like I said I was a huge fan of the Acolytes but I was also a big fan of Matt and Jeff Hardy. This mysterious jobber tag team that would appear do some cool flyin shit then disappear. i had no idea what Omega Wrestling was or anything. I was also a big fan of "Freebird" Micheal Hayes. In February of 98 he was a victim of Kane. he thing I loved was Hayes refused to run and fought Kane. Vince Russo wrote an article called the night a Monster walked down Badstreet. Which the only worthwhile thing I will credit him with.

A year later Hayes gets a bloodbath from the Brood. Hayes vows revenge and a week later leads a revamped Hardy Boys in an attack on the Brood. At King of the Ring 99 the Hardys beat the Brood to earn a tag shot at the Acolytes.

This is what im watching Raw for the next night. Im sure the Hardys are winning and they do, which got a big reaction from me. For the next month every WWF team smells blood in the water and tris to beat the Hardyz. But its Three Stooges disease. All these teams get stuck in a door trying to enter at once. So the Hardyz make it to Fully Loaded.

Its a 3 on 2 match using Acolyte Rules. Never ever accept a challenge from somebody for a match with rules named after them.

Acolytes come to the ring and they are in no hurry they have this cold look of two guys about to ruin the Hardy Boyz world. Hayes cuts a promo about how he lead Matt and Jeff from Cutain jerking to the world titles, and tonight he would lead by example.

They come out and with hindsight you can tell they are losing because Jeff is reliahing what seems like his last few moments as a champion. They charge the Acolytes and we are off. Hardyz and Acolytes are laying into each other with stiff kicks and punches. Hayes seems a little out of his element at first. Throwing these dainty punches. After being tagged by Bradshaw enough times he starts trying to their heads off.

Matt is thrown into the steps and Hayes gets whipped into a Bradshaw lariat. NOw Hayes is thrown into the steel ring steps. After that Farooq hits him in the small of the back with them.

And with that the actual match started. There is a visual of Bradshaw pummeling Hayes outside while Farooq is beating down Jeff inside. Really cool spot of Jeff ducking a clothesline to hit a diving senton onto Bradshaw outside. Then Matt hits the diving Moonsault on both Acolytes. I liked how Jeff moved at the last second.

Matt i really laying into Bradshaw and Hayes is now with the program trying to kick Farooq's head off. Inside Bradshaw hits the fallaway slam only to be hit by a flying dropkick into a Matt rollup. Then a neat bit of Jeff hitting a running dropkick followed by Matt hitting a dropkick to knock Bradshaw out of the ring.

Bradshaw catches Matt on a plancha only to be dropkicked by Jeff. At this point if the Acolytes cant start working as a team they are done. Hardyz plan is to have Hayes distract Farooq while the Hardys swarm Bradshaw.

Hardys hit Farooq with Air Sabu. Matt goes for the suplex but its blocked so Hayes joins him and hits the double suplex followed by the swanton bomb which only get two because its not he SWANTON Bomb yet.

Bradshaw is back in now. He tosses out Jeff and now its trouble with it being Matt and Hayes against the Acolytes. Ooh and Matt just took the standing spinebuster.

and now it goes to a tag format. This happens a lot in no rules tag matchss. Not sure why but some times it works and sometimes it doesn't. In this case i does no really work but the opening and finish are so strong it does not hurt things too much. Farooq hits a really nice looking snap backbreaker. Farooq chews out the referee "What the hell is wrong with you!!!" He should do spoken work albums. I could listen to him talk for hours.

Double shoulderblock on Matt and Bradshaw attempts a powerbomb. Jeff stops it by kicking him in the head. Hayes is tagged in and he starts to clubbering on Bradshaw does not last as he eats a big boot. Followed by a big kick into Hayes back. Jeff is tagged in and starts firing at Farooq only to be hit by the powerslam.

Things are not looking goo for the champions. Bradshaw is back in Jeff tries a whisper in the wind and gets power bombed. Hayes and Matt save Jeff. I really like how Hayes seems genuinely pissed off and frustrated at the Acolytes.

Farooq goes for the Dominator but Matt attacks before he can and the tag format is gone. Hayes is back in and Bradshaw tosses him to the floor. Matt avoids the Dominator and hits the Twist of Fate and Bradshaw has to save Farooq for the first time. He then hits Matt with a short arm clothesline.

Now he hits Matt with a super backdrop suplex. Jeff jumps in for the save. Now Jeff breaks Hayes cane over Bradshaw's head. Hardyz attempt Air Sabu only for Jeff to get decapitated by the Clothesline from Hell. Matt narrowly makes the save. Hayes gets back in but its Wrestlemania V and Demolition finally have Fuji alone. AKA the Acolytes kill Micheal Hayes to reclaim the tag belts.