Thicker Than Blood

**Thicker Than Blood** is the eighth mega event of Season 8 of NoDQ CAW and the twenty-fourth mega event in the league's history. It hosts five matches. The event's theme tune was *One Step Closer* by Linkin Park.

## Matches

### Leatherface v Jason Voorhees – NoDQ Interactive Championship

Leatherface stomps in a crazed tantrum. Jason Voorhees punches at Leatherface then gives him a back body drop. Jason pummels Leatherface in the corner with punches. Leatherface responds with a chop and a diving elbow from the top rope. Leatherface brings a kendo stick into the ring. Jason snatches it. Leatherface climbs the turnbuckle and leaps at Jason but Jason swats him out of the air with the kendo stick. Jason covers Leatherface for a 2-count.

Leatherface gives Jason a backbreaker, then climbs the turnbuckle, only to get straight back down. Leatherface brings a trash can into the ring and tries to hit Jason with it but Jason grabs it and places it over Leatherface’s head before Jason leaps at him with a diving double axe handle to pick up a 2-count. Jason gives Leatherface a cradle piledriver then attempt a Crystal Lake Slam but Leatherface blocks it and responds with a spinebuster. Leatherface brings a fire extinguisher into the ring and swings at Jason but Jason dodges. Leatherface sprays Jason with the fire extinguisher then hits the stunned Jason with it, knocking him out of the ring.

Jason brings a sledgehammer into the ring and pelts Leatherface in the head with it before hooking his leg for a 2-count. Jason gives Jason a spinebuster then follows up with a Giant Swing. Jason punches Leatherface in the groin. Leatherface fights back with a release German suplex then exits the ring to slide the NoDQ Interactive Championship into the ring before getting a chair to deliver Leatherocity to Jason for a 2-count.

Jason delivers a flapjack to Leatherface then hits Leatherface in the head with the Championship belt. Leatherface attempts the Slice & Dice but Jason counters it with an Alabama Slam. Jason exits the ring to bring Leatherface’s chair in, clubbing him in the head with it. Jason hooks Leatherface’s leg for just a 1-count. Jason gives Leatherface a clothesline and follows it with a back body drop, Jason attempts the Diving Double Stomp but Leatherface rolls out of the way and responds with a muscle buster for a 1-count. Leatherface performs Leatherocity inside the ring, smashing the chair. Leatherface covers Jason for a 2-count.

Leatherface knocks Jason into the ropes with a Running Diving Shoulder Block then grabs him for a Slice & Dice, netting him a close 2-count. Jason dodges another Running Diving Shoulder Block and grabs Leatherface by the throat for Crystal Lake Slam for a 2-count. Jason gives Leatherface another Crystal Lake Slam.

Aaron Rift comments on Jason’s brutal tactics.

Jason pins Leatherface for a 3-count to retain the NoDQ Interactive Championship.

**Winner: Jason Voorhees**

### Clean Cut Clan v Spider-Man & Batman – NoDQ CAW Tag Team Championship Texas Tornado Match

Mr. Clean tries to leg sweep Spider-Man but Spider-Man dodges. Batman gives Mr. Clean a headlock takedown. Spider-Man is knocked off his feet and Sagat applies an STF to no luck. Mr. Clean leg sweeps Batman as Sagat gives Spider-Man a belly-to-belly supelx. The fight spills out of the ring as Batman strikes Mr. Clean with a pipe. Spider-Man jumps onto everyone else with a dive before giving Sagat a facecrusher. Mr. Clean hits a springboard Cleaning Press. The fights returns to the ring where Batman hits Sagat with a crutch.

Spider-Man hits Mr. Clean with a double axe handle then leaps onto him with a frog splash as Batman powerbombs Sagat. Sagat gets Spider-Man in a grapevine choke befpre Mr. Clean delivers the Cleanisfaction into Batman. The Clean Cut Clan give Batman a rope guillotine but Spider-Man knocks them down with a trash can, pinning Mr. Clean for a 2-count. Spider-Man gives Mr. Clean a facecrusher then gives Sagat a Dudley Dog. Mr. Clean responds with a front suplex, which breaks up Batman’s cover on Sagat at a 1-count.

Sagat superkicks Spider-Man as Batman gives Mr. Clean an atomic drop. Sagat kicks Batman repeatedly in the corner. Mr. Clean gives Spider-Man a sambo suplex then gives him a headlock takedown. Sagat elbows Batman’s shoulder as Mr. Clean gives Spider-Man two Clean Cuts. Sagat gives Batman a neckbreaker as Mr. Clean makes the cover, but the referee is occupied watching Sagat pummel Batman. Mr. Clean releases the cover.

Aaron Rift notes Mr. Clean falling victim once more to poor officiating.

Batman fights back with a Gotham City Drop to Sagat as Spider-Man superkicks Mr. Clean. The Champions make simultaneous covers and retain their Championships with a 3-count.

**Winners: Spider-Man and Batman**

### The Hulk v Frankenstein

The two men stare one another down. Frankenstein gets the Hulk in a collar and elbow tie up but the Hulk gets free. The Hulk attempts the same to the same result. Both attempt clotheslines but go wide of the mark. The two enter a Test of Strength, with Frankenstein coming out on top with a boot. The Hulk returns fire with a stiff punch. Frankenstein uppercuts the Hulk and Irish whips him into the corner and knees him. The Hulk battles back with a series of shoulder thrusts in the corner, followed by a backflip and dropkick attempt, though Frankenstein a dodges it.

Both men attempt Irish whip rebound attempts but their opponents block it. The two trade huge blows back and forth. Frankenstein gives the Hulk a sidewalk slam and covers him but the Hulk kicks out before even a 1-count. The Hulk gives Frankenstein a hurricanrana and covers him to the same result. The Hulk trips Frankenstein with a leg scissor sweep and locks him in a Boston crab. Frankenstein gets free and lariats the Hulk before kneeing his elbow. Frankenstein bodyslams the Hulk. The Hulk responds with a neckbreaker. The Hulk delivers a powerslam to Frankenstein for a 1-count. Frankenstein gives the Hulk a Full Nelson slam for a 1-count of his own.

Frankenstein attempts to clothesline the Hulk in the corner but the Hulk blocks it. The Hulk attempts a dropkick in the corner but Frankenstein blocks it. The Hulk gets Frankenstein in the corner and delivers a belly-to-belly suplex from the top turnbuckle for a 2-count. Frankenstein gives the Hulk a superplex. The Hulk Irish whips Frankenstein into the ropes to deliver a Chokeslam off the rebound, picking up a 2-count. Frankenstein uppercuts the Hulk then delivers a Chokeslam of his own for a 2-count.

The two enter a shoving contest. The Hulk attempts an armbar but Frankenstein gets free. Frankenstein gives the Hulk an arm drag. Frankenstein attempts a Monster Bomb but the Hulk counters with an Alabama Slam. The Hulk attempts the Big Green Buster but Frankenstein counters with an Alabama Slam of his own. Frankenstein gets the Hulk in a Bear Hug and squeezes him until the Hulk goes limp. Frankenstein covers the Hulk for a 2-count. The Hulk delivers a dropkick then puts Frankenstein in a Bear Hug of his own for a 2-count.

Frankenstein attempts to lariat the Hulk in the head but the Hulk elbows him in the face. Both men attempt a Big Boot and knock one another down. Both men stand and Frankenstein catches the Hulk with a Monster Bomb to pick up the 3-count and win the match.

**Winner: Frankenstein**

Aaron Rift notes Frankenstein gained the edge in the match's last moments.

### Captain Jack Sparrow v Link – NoDQ CAW Championship 15-minute Iron Man Match

Link enters sporting a beard and moustache, wearing black as the Nintendo World Order theme plays- Link appears to have revived his Las Vegas Link persona!

Aaron Rift notes Sparrow’s plan has backfired and brought out Link’s dark side.

Link bears down on Captain Jack Sparrow who exits the ring and runs away. The two return to the ring and exchange strikes. Link hits Sparrow with a neckbreaker then brings a kendo stick into the ring, blasting Sparrow with it. Link brings the NoDQ CAW Championship into the ring and hits Sparrow with it before delivering three standing splashes to the prone Sparrow. Link punches and knees Sparrow before putting him in a headlock. Link gives Sparrow a neckbreaker then punches him repeatedly in the face before kneeing him. Sparrow again exits the ring and heads up the entrance ramp. Link chases Sparrow and hits him with a neckbreaker on the ramp before giving him a knee lift and a belly-to-belly suplex.

Link strikes Sparrow repeatedly and delivers a Rikishi driver. Link gives Sparrow a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker than throws Sparrow repeatedly into the barricade. Link Irish whips Sparrow into the ring apron then back into the ring. Link makes the cover on Sparrow for a 3-count to score the first point in the match. Link continues to pummel Sparrow relentlessly, mounting and punching Sparrow in the corner and on the mat. Link rubs his elbow into Sparrow’s face then picks him up to deliver a Duo ZDT, covering Sparrow for another 3-count to make the score 2-0 in Link’s favour.

Sparrow exits the ring and brings a trash can in with him. Link seizes it but Sparrow gives him a back body drop. Sparrow hits Link with the trash can then leaps at Link with a top rope missile dropkick. Sparrow attempts a second dropkick but Link evades it. Sparrow knees Link in the face then puts him in a Boston crab, though Link gets free. Sparrow gives Link a pullback knee lift then picks him up to attempt a powerslam but Link counters it into a roll-up for a 2-count.

Sparrow catches Link off-guard with a neckbreaker. Link fires back with a spinning backfist. Sparrow gives Link a Russian leg sweep then delivers the Death Valley Driver to Link to pick up a 3-count, making the score 2-1 in Link’s favour. Sparrow covers Link again but Link kicks out at 2. Sparrow gives Link another Russian leg sweep. On commentary, Aaron Rift announces he has been told that the Clean Cut Clan are creating havoc backstage, enraged with their loss earlier in the night, claiming Spider-Man and Batman are in cahoots with referee Matt Benoit.

Link attempts an arm drag but Sparrow reverses it. Sparrow chops Link off his feet then attempts a leg drop from the top rope but Link evades it. Link hits Sparrow with the Avalanche to pick up a 2-count. Sparrow gets Link with another Russian leg sweep then picks him up to deliver the Blockbuster and pick up an extremely close 2-count. Link gives Sparrow a sleeper drop. Sparrow gives Link a Sparrow Glitch in response. Sparrow follows up with the Pirate’s Plunge to pick up a 3-count, bring the score to 2-2. Sparrow attempts another cover but Link kicks out at 2.

The two jostle for position, with Sparrow giving Link a sidewalk slam. Sparrow Irish whips Link into the corner to perform Walking the Plank, which nets him a 3-count to make the score 3-2 in Sparrow’s favour. Sparrow attempts another cover and earns a 2-count. Sparrow ducks a clothesline and rolls Link up for a 2-count. Link hits Sparrow with a Side Effect, picking up a 2-count of his own. Sparrow delivers a neckbreaker to Link for another 2-count. Link delivers an Unprettier to Sparrow for a 2-count. Sparrow gives Link a Famouser for a 2-count. Sparrow chops Link. Link responds by Irish whopping Sparrow into the ropes and catching him in the Hyrule Crossface off the rebound to make Sparrow submit and tie the score at 3-3.

Sparrow gives Link a sidewalk slam then hits a Guillotine Leg Drop for a very close 2-count. Link puts Sparrow in an abdominal stretch, making him submit and bringing the score to 4-3 in Link’s favour. Sparrow hits Link with a Running Mongolian Chop. Link delivers a Tornado DDT from the corner and covers Sparrow for a 2-count. Link catches Sparrow with a Duo ZDT before covering him for a 2-count. Link gives Sparrow a belly-to-belly suplex before bringing the ring bell into the ring and hitting Sparrow in the face with it, bloodying the Champion in the process. Link rubs his elbow into Sparrow’s face once more before punching him repeatedly in the back of the head.

Link applies a rear chinlock to Sparrow before bringing some brass knuckles into the ring and punching Sparrow repeatedly with them. Link brings a trash can into the ring and batters Sparrow with it before again rubbing his elbow into Sparrow’s face. Link brings a fire extinguisher into the ring and clubs Sparrow with it. Link brings a sledgehammer into the ring and clubs Sparrow in the head with it before breaking it over Sparrow. Link attempts a pullback clothesline but Sparrow ducks under it and rolls Link up for a 3-count, making the score 4-4. Sparrow tries to flee but Link dives at him with a suicide dive and throws him back into the ring. Link Irish whips Sparrow into the ropes and catches him with the Hyrule crossface as mere seconds remain on the clock- too late as Sparrow holds on for the time limit to expire.

**Winner: Draw**

Due to Sparrow’s stipulation, he retains the NoDQ CAW Championship.

### Mario v Luigi – Loser Leaves NoDQ CAW Hardcore Match

Luigi picks up a steel chair. Mario picks up a trash can. Both brothers swing at one another, carefully judging their shots. Mario is the first to successfully hit his opponent, before breaking both the trash can and the chair on Luigi. Luigi dives from the turnbuckle with a shoulder block at Mario before cracking a crutch on Mario’s head and torso. Luigi covers Mario for a 1-count. Luigi bulldogs Mario out of the corner. Luigi applies a headlock to wear Mario down then gives him a backbreaker. Luigi attempts a clothesline in the corner but Mario blocks it and delivers a corner bulldog of his own before kicking Luigi in the gut.

Mario gives Luigi a series of shoulder thrusts before hitting Luigi with a springboard clothesline for a 1-count. Mario powerslams Luigi for another 1-count. Luigi elbows Mario in the face and delivers a bridging back suplex for a 1-count. Mario throws Luigi out of the ring and dives onto him with a cross body press. Luigi gives Mario a chop and a running DDT. Mario replies with a hard clothesline then Irish whips Luigi into the barricade at the side of the entrance ramp. Mario chops Luigi then gives him an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Mario slaps Luigi in the face and punches him in the gut, chopping him then giving him a belly-to-belly suplex. Luigi fires back with a bulldog.

Mario gives Luigi a back drop driver. Luigi gives Mario a half Nelson suplex and makes the cover for a 1-count. Mario gives Luigi a double-underhook suplex then delivers a bridging German suplex but the referee doesn’t make the count in time. The two exchange strikes. Luigi gives Mario a belly-to-belly suplex then follows in with a back drop driver. Luigi collects a ladder from the stage pit and clubs Mario with it. Luigi climbs the ladder and dives at Mario from the top of it with a shoulder block. Mario delivers an overhead belly-to-belly suplex, followed by a second. Mario hits Luigi with the ladder then sets it up and scales it, leaping from the top onto his brother with a diving elbow drop.

Mario gives Luigi a backbreaker. Luigi fires back with a kick and a half Nelson suplex. Luigi repositions the ladder and climbs it, but Mario recovers and pushes the ladder down, knocking Luigi into the pit. Mario rolls Luigi onto the ramp and picks him up. Luigi catches Mario off guard with a back drop driver. Luigi knees Mario and Irish whips him into the barricade as the fights spills back down towards the ring. Luigi gives Mario a backbreaker. Mario gets Luigi in a grapevine choke but Luigi gets free. Luigi throws Mario into the barricade once again. Mario responds with a double underhook suplex then locks Luigi in a surfboard stretch. Luigi gets free and delivers another back drop driver, followed by a double underhook suplex of his own.

Mario catches Luigi with a bridging German suplex for a 2-count. Mario throws Luigi back into the ring then Irish whips him into the corner. Luigi reverses Mario’s attempted attack and delivers a top rope superplex to his brother, covering him for an extremely close 2-count. Luigi attempts to lift Mario, but Mario counters it with a cross body. Mario attempts the Super Mario Stunner but Luigi blocks the attempt, Irish whipping him into the corner for a Flying Forearm. Luigi attempts the Plumber’s Screwdriver but Mario slides down his back. Luigi attempts the Pipe Bomb but Mario counters it with a punch.

Luigi catches Mario with a Gorilla press drop then throws his brother out of the ring. Luigi follows and throws Mario onto a ringside commentary table. Luigi delivers the Super Mario Stunner to Mario through the table. Luigi picks Mario up and throws him into the ring apron. Luigi Irish whips Mario back into the ring and covers him for an incredibly close 2-count. Mario tosses Luigi out of the ring and throws him onto the other ringside commentary table. Mario delivers the Plumber’s Screwdriver to Luigi through the table. Mario throws Luigi into the ring and covers him for a close 2-count.

Mario attempts a pullback clothesline but Luigi ducks it and rolls Mario up for an incredibly close 2-count. Luigi attempts a powerslam but Mario counters it with a roll-up for a close 2-count. Luigi hits Mario with a bridging German suplex for an extremely close 2-count. Luigi attempts to give Mario a Flying Forearm in the corner but Mario avoids the attack. Luigi attempts the Plumber’s Screwdriver but Mario slides down his back and spins him around into a Super Mario Stunner, covering Luigi for a close 2-count. Mario Irish whips Luigi into the corner to hit him with the Butt Bop. Mario attempts a Pipe Bomb but Luigi counters it with a punch. Luigi lifts Mario and successfully hits the Plumber’s Screwdriver, covering him for an extraordinarily close 2-count, marking the first time someone has kicked out of Luigi’s finisher.

The two exchange strikes. Mario Irish whips Luigi into the corner and sets up a table. The two battle for position in the corner but Luigi comes out on top, hitting Mario with a Fallaway Slam from the top turnbuckle, sending Mario through the table. Luigi covers Mario for a close 2-count. Luigi picks Mario up and successfully hits the Plumber’s Screwdriver. Luigi covers Mario and picks up a 3-count, with Mario kicking out a fraction of a second too late. Mario’s NoDQ CAW career is over.

**Winner: Luigi**

Aaron Rifts show his appreciation for the amazing match Mario and Luigi put on.

After the match, Link meets Mario on the stage and joins the crowd in showing appreciation for Mario, who waves farewell to the fans.

## Trivia

* Part of the commentary in the main event is glitched as Aaron Rift interrupts himself mid-word then cuts back to where he was originally.

**The 2006 NoDQ CAW Cup**
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15
**Box Office Smash**
The Road to Box Office Smash 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 1 • Box Office Smash
**Violent Impulse**
NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 2 • The Road to Violent Impulse 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 3 • Violent Impulse
**Ringside Wars**
The Road to Ringside Wars • Ringside Wars • Tribute Show to Steve Irwin
**Born With Rage**
NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 4 • The Road to Born With Rage 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 5 • Born With Rage
**Title Haunt**
NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 6 • The Road to Title Haunt 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 7 • Title Haunt
**Wreckless Warzone**
NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 8 • The Road to Wreckless Warzone • Wreckless Warzone
**Thicker Than Blood**
NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 9 • The Road to Thicker Than Blood 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5
NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 10 • **Thicker Than Blood**
**Holiday Havoc**
NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 11 • The Road to Holiday Havoc 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • NoDQ CAW’s Main Event 12 • Holiday Havoc
**Fan Frenzy**
The Road to Fan Frenzy • Fan Frenzy
**Deadly Sin**
The Road to Deadly Sin 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • Deadly Sin 2007
**Date With Destiny**
The Road to Date With Destiny 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • Date With Destiny 2007