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VIP: Very Intense Punishment 3: The Season Finale
Friday, March 30, 2001
Penn State White Building, State College, PA
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All good things must come to an end. The Nittany Wrestling Federation held its "season finale" on Friday, March 30 at 8 PM in the Penn State White Building. VIP: Very Intense Punishment 3 was the climactic end of the 2000-2001 NWF year, the end of an era in the NWF, and a night sure to go down in the annals of independent pro-wrestling history.

NWF Contract Match: Lucifer vs. Derrick Brown
The night began with an NWF Contract Match, as two newcomers, Lucifer and Derrick Brown, battled for the right to join the NWF roster. After only a few moments into the contest, Tommy Golden made his way down the aisle and interrupted the match. With the infamous lead pipe in one hand, and a ring mic in the other, Golden reminded both Lucifer and Brown that no one came into the NWF without his permission. Lucifer was not impressed with Golden's threats, and he tried to attack Golden but Golden punched him out with a chain wrapped around his fist. Then Derrick Brown attempted to come at Golden, but Golden grabbed him and executed the Jackpot on Brown, and then he cleared the ring. Once again Golden had disrupted another NWF Contract match, and neither man was able to win entry into the federation.

NWF Tag Team Championships: Los Hermanos Fumar (c) vs. Tommy Golden/Mystery Partner
After clearing the ring, Golden once again got on the mic and stated that he wanted to wrestle for the NWF Tag Team Titles right now. He introduced his mystery tag team partner as none other than former NWF Champion "Zero Gravity" Mason Cage! Cage had not been seen in the NWF in almost a year, as he lost the NWF Title at last year's VIP. The NWF Tag Team Champions Los Hermanos Fumar then made their way to the ring. This match was an exciting contest between these two teams. It was clear that Golden's pride was still smarting from the Fumars attacking him backstage at Retribution and taking him out of the main event that night, as he took out his aggressions on the two cousins.

During the match as Golden was outside the ring, suddenly Lucifer and Derrick Brown returned, along with several other men who had been attacked by Golden during NWF Contract matches throughout the entire year. All of the men beat on Golden with whatever weapons they had. Meanwhile Los Hermanos Fumar were working over Cage inside the ring. After the Contract match wrestlers left ringside, the Fumars went to the outside and tried to inflict more damage on Golden. However at this time, the Saints of Sycho made a surprising appearance and started to attack the Fumars, seeking revenge against the Fumars who had cheated to retain the tag straps in a match against SOS a month earlier. As Kasey Coresh held back one of the Fumars, St. Patrick tried to nail him but St. Patrick nailed Coresh instead. The Fumars made their way back into the ring, and then SOS started to brawl each other at ringside while the match continued in the ring. Golden and Cage took advantage on the confusion, as Golden hit the Jackpot on Fumar Tres. Cage then went to the top turnbuckle and executed the Zero Gravity Shooting Star Press on Fumar Tres for the win, as Cage and Golden became brand new NWF Tag Team Champions.

NWF Award Presentation: Event of the Year
The winner of the first of several NWF 2000-2001 Fan's Choice Awards was announced. Penn State: State Penn from November 18, 2000, was voted as the NWF Event of the year. The event featured an 8-man Nittany Survivor Match, in which Team Too Phat defeated Million Dollar Wendal's Dream Team, which saw Wendal leave the NWF in disgrace as part of the match stipulations.

Impromptu Match: Casey Koresh vs. Saint Patrick
Casey Koresh returned to ringside, and he grabbed the ring mic. He blasted his tag team partner Saint Patrick for screwing up their chance at revenge against the Fumars. He said that Saints of Sycho were through, and then he challenged St. Patrick to a match. St. Patrick answered the challenge, and the two former tag partners battled it out in a heated contest. Casey Koresh seemed to dominate the match for the most part, but it was Saint Patrick who scored the win against his ex-friend.

NWF Award Presentations: Most Hated Wrestler, Most Popular Wrestler, Wrestler of the Year
Ring Announcer Eric Covil announced that Tommy Golden had been voted by NWF fans as "Most Hated Wrestler." Meanwhile on the opposite side of the coin, NWF Champion "Too Phat" Yutzak Arafat was presented with both "Most Popular Wrestler" and "Wrestler of the Year." Arafat then spoke to the fans briefly, thanking them for their votes and allowing him to win the awards. He went on to say that it had been a roller coaster week for "Too Phat" as on Monday he learned that he had broken a bone in his left foot and that the doctors had advised him not to wrestle in the MaraTHON match against Desire later in the night. He also related on a more positive note how he had been to Stamford, CT, to speak with WWF officials during the week. Arafat said that despite the injury, he intended to wrestle no matter what and that defending the belt was his top priority and the fans deserved to see Arafat vs. Desire one final time.

Match to Crown the 1st NWF I-C Champion: Ruckus vs. Rapid Fire Maldonado
The NWF announced the formation of a new title, the Intercontinental belt, earlier in the week. NWF officials named Ruckus and Rapid Fire Maldonado as the number one contenders for the belt, after Maldonado had been screwed out of the University Park Title a few times by the Fumars, and Ruckus had made an impressive NWF debut just a week earlier. This match showed off the athleticism of Ruckus, as this near-300 pound man was able to flip, jump, and fly as good as any cruiserweight in all of pro-wrestling. Rapid Fire was able to keep Ruckus in check with his "educated feet." The match was very hard-fought as both men wanted to taste NWF gold, and in the end it was Ruckus who had walked out of VIP as the first-ever NWF I-C Champ.

Four Corners Elimination Match: Feature Presentation vs. "Simply Astonishing" Kevin KanEvil vs. Bax vs. Sellina Snatch
After all four participants were introduced, it was Snatch and KanEvil, renewing their rivalry, who locked up in the early moments of the match. Snatch seemed to get the better of KanEvil, and KanEvil tagged out to Feature Presentation, who didn't seem to be too thrilled to be fighting a woman. However Snatch was eliminated first when Feature Presentation had her covered and KanEvil held down her feet from the outside so she was unable to kick out of the pin. Snatch was visibly upset that she had been eliminated in this manner, but the match continued as it was now Kanevil and Feature Presentation going at it. With the distraction of Snatch now eliminated, KanEvil seemed to become more comfortable in the match, and he showed off some of the skills that at one point made him a #1 contender for the NWF Title. However Bax and Feature formed an alliance and the two men began to double-team KanEvil. Bax hit KanEvil with a diving headbutt as Feature held down KanEvil. Feature then lifted KanEvil up on his shoulders and Bax nailed Simply Astonishing with the Doomsday Device before eliminating KanEvil from the contest. Bax and Feature then went at it in the ring, and it was Bax who won the four corners match as he eliminated Feature.

Mask vs. Hair match for the University Park Championship: Fumar Dos (c) vs. Fumar
The match between these two men came about when Fumar Dos won the University Park Title from Fumar in the tag match the week before VIP at Retribution. A lot was riding on the line in this match, in addition to the University Park Title being up for grabs. The stipulations stated that if Fumar won the match, then he would get to unmask Fumar Dos and everyone would finally get to see just who Fumar Dos really is. If Fumar Dos won the match, not only would Fumar have to shave his head, but the true identity of Fumar Dos may never be known.

There was a lot of bad blood between these two men, and it didn't take long for Fumar to leave the ring and return with a ladder. Referee Tom loosened the rules of the match, allowing the ladder to be used without disqualifying either man. It was Fumar Dos, though, who seemed to use the ladder to his advantage the most, ramming Fumar into it at various time, and even using it to choke Fumar in a modified Camel Clutch. However Fumar used the ladder often as well, placing his opponent under it and stomping on him, and also executing legdrops on it. The match seemed to end though, when Fumar Tres, who had been present at ringside with a tennis racket, entered the ring and nailed Fumar with the racket. Fumar Tres followed up with a pin and Referee Tom counted the three.

However, Referee Tom soon realized that it was Fumar Tres and not Fumar Dos that made the pin, and he ordered the match to continue. At which point Fumar Dos was holding Fumar when when Fumar Tres went to slam the tennis racket into Fumar's head. Fumar ducked, and Fumar Tres then nailed Fumar Dos, swinging the racket so hard that it came back and nailed him in the head as well. Fumar then went upstairs for Fumacity, and he got the 1-2-3 on Fumar Dos to regain the NWF University Park Title for an unprecedented 4th time.

After the match Fumar grabbed Fumar Dos by the head and pulled off his mask, revealing none other than John Balsamo, who most people figured was Fumar Dos all along. Then Fumar grabbed a hold of Fumar Tres, ripped off his mask, and everyone in the NWF Arena was shocked to see none other than former multiple-time NWF Tag Team Champion Rick Silver! Silver had not been seen in the NWF in over a year, and it seemed that he was the man behind Fumar Tres the entire time.

30-Minute Marathon Match for the NWF Championship: "Too Phat" Yutzak Arafat (c) vs. "LiveWire" Dave Desire
The winner of this NWF Title match would be the man who could win the most falls in 30 minutes. This match came about when NWF fans voted "LiveWire" Dave Desire as the #1 contender for the NWF title for VIP back in February, even though Desire had been sidelined by a crippling collarbone injury for a year. At first Desire was reluctant to accept the fans' invitation, but after an internet campaign to get him to return, he accepted the great honor.

Desire's opponent, and also long-time friend, NWF Champion "Too Phat" Yutzak Arafat was also coming into the contest at less than peak condition. Word came in to the NWF website earlier in the week that Arafat had broken his left foot in the tag match the previous week. With both men, Desire and Arafat, being less than 100%, the question on everyone's mind prior to the match was: how will they be able to compete for 30 minutes?

Prior to the match, "Zero Gravity" Mason Cage was announced as the special referee, taking Tom's place as he had been put out of commission by Balsamo. The match started off quickly as Arafat got the pin following the Sitar in about one minute. From there the match continued, as Dave Desire missed a maneuver in the turnbuckle, allowing Arafat to climb to to the top rope and hit the CamelSault for the 3 count. Arafat was now up 2 falls to none. From there, Rick Silver and John Balsamo made their way to ringside, but Dave Desire took them out with a steel chair. Desire then turned around and accidentally hit Arafat, as he did not expect him to be outside the ring. Desire climbed back inside the squared circle as Arafat lied unconscious outside the ring, and Desire won his first fall via count out. Arafat still led the match 2 falls to 1.

Meanwhile a man wearing a Fumar Dos mask appreared and took out John Balsamo, only to be revealed as Referee Tom, as Tom got some sweet revenge against Dos for attacking him after the UP Title match. Tom then helped the orginal Fumar (who has made his way to ringside by this point) set up a table and the two old enemies placed Balsamo onto it. Fumar then climbed to the top of a storage cabinet, and delivered Fumacity to Balsamo through a table as the fans went nuts. The match continued hot and heavy, as it seemed that the now consious Arafat had gained control once again, however Desire was able to escape Da Bomb attempt, and hit the Desire Driver for his second fall. The contest was now tied at 2 falls apiece

The action went back and forth as it seemed the injuries of both men had now begun to play a factor in this match-up. Desire began to drop multiple leg drops to the lower abdomen of Arafat, but Arafat managed to block the third attempt, and turn it over into the Allah Leg Lock. Desire held on longer than anyone in NWF history. It seemed as if Desire was going to make it to the ropes, however, just as he was about to reach the ropes, he passed out due to the pain. Arafat was majorly concerned as the Livewire was motionless in the ring. Mason Cage who was the special guest ref, signaled for help. Unfortunatelty, Rick Silver and Balsamo returned to attack Arafat, only to be thrwarted by Rapid Fire, Bax, Fumar, and others.

Finally the ring was cleared and LiveWire was up and about. He grabbed the microphone and he then spoke from the heart. Desire explained how Yutzak Arafat asked him to come back one more time. He said that he didn't know if he could go the distance, but he wanted to find out for himself if he could. He thanked all the fans, and said that tonight was his final wrestling match ever. Desire then said that Yutzak is your champ, and he gave the mic to his friend. Yutzak congratuled Dave on a great match, and he thanked the fans for all their support throughout the years, and stated that its because of them that the NWF was possible.

Suddenly Rick Silver, Tommy Golden, and John Balsamo, who had been watching at ringside, joined Arafat, Desire, Rapid Fire, Cage, Bax, Referee Tom, and Fumar in the ring. Silver extended his hand in a show of respect, and the two sides came together as the fans cheered wildly. All of the NWF roster shook hands and embraced in a mutual sign of respect and sportsmanship. The entire NWF roster then took a final curtain call as three years of Nittany Wrestling Federation action came to a rousing end.

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