PWA The Rising

The Rising was an e-wrestling pay-per-view that was produced by the Psychotic Wrestling Alliance (PWA) and presented by the Pyromania brand. The event took place on April 16, 2007, at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.

This would be the final Pyromania show presented under the old Psychotic Wrestling Alliance name. Due to change in management, the promotion changed its name to Lords of Pain Wrestling (LPW), with Pyromania being rebranded as Inferno.



Aftermatch

 * See also: LPW Inferno 10.3: Night of Champions

At Night of Champions, an enraged Headbanger attacked Samuels backstage for the death of his unborn baby. The attack prompted general manager Spectre to enforce a "no contact" stipulation between the two until their match at the upcoming Sacrament pay-per-view. If the stipulation was breached, Spectre would strip the guilty antigonist of his title or title shot.

Later in the night, Headbanger put his United States Championship on the line against six other competitors in an "Unlucky Seven" Tables, Ladders, & Chairs Match. During the match, Headbanger was just fingertips away from grabbing the title, but Samuels jumped out of the crowd and tilted Headbanger's ladder, forcing him to plunge through a table below. With Headbanger eliminated from the match and several other competitors injured, Damion Kross and N'itomniskittel battled to grab the title. As both men grabbed hold, they fell off the ladder with the championship in their hands. As they hit the canvas, Kross was able to wrestle the title away from N'itomniskittel and win the match to claim the United States Championship.

In the night's main event, D. Hammond Samuels defended the LPW International Heavyweight Championship against The Rik, who had gained the title shot after winning the 16-man Young Lion's Tournament. Despite a solid effort from The Rik, Samuels was successful in his title defense after hitting a Black Out Driver. But things would take a drastic turn. After the match, Spectre announced that due to his violation of touching Headbanger earlier in the evening (and sending him to a hospital in the process), Samuels would officially be stripped of the International Heavyweight Championship. To further add to the controversy, Spectre said he would award the title to Headbanger at the next Inferno 10.4 telecast.

In other notes, Ken Ryans defeated T.J. Rage and Trey Spruance in a triple threat hardcore match to win the Television Championship, the Madcore Wrestling Alliance successfully defended the World Tag Team Championship in their first title defense, and Pen announced he would return to an LPW ring by facing Steven Taylor at Sacrament.