Quest For Gold

Wade Needham’s introduction.

**Quest For Gold** is the first mega event of Season 4 of NoDQ CAW and the fifth mega event in the league's history. It hosts seven matches, all part of a tournament to crown a new holder of the vacant NoDQ CAW Championship. The event's theme tune was *Know Your Enemy* by Rage Against the Machine.

## Matches

### Batman v Superman

Superman charges Batman but misses. Batman responds with a German suplex. Superman fires back with a spinebuster. Superman attempts a powerbomb but Batman counters into a roll-up for a 2-count. Batman delivers a military press slam to Superman. The two exchange punches. Batman gives Superman a low blow. Batman misses a Clothesline but connects with a second before attempting a Batman Blockbuster, which Superman blocks. Batman hits the Gotham City Drop for a close 2-count.

Batman gives Superman a Northern Lights suplex for a 2-count. Superman knocks Batman out of the ring but Batman recovers. Superman delivers a sleeper drop for a 2-count and follows up with a fisherman’s suplex for another. Batman powerbombs Superman and holds his shoulders down for a 2-count. A sit-down powerbomb gets Batman another 2-count. Superman attempts a springboard hurricanrana but Batman dodges it and covers Superman for a 2-count. Superman fires back with a running sit-down powerbomb for a 2-count.

Superman again attempts a springboard hurricanrana but switches it mid-air for a dropkick to pick up a 2-count. Successfully connecting with the move, Superman turns it into a West Coast Pop for a 2-count. Superman misses two successive Speeding Bullets. Batman gets Superman in a Dragon sleeper, dizzying Superman before following in with a flying headscissors. Superman dodges a Clothesline from Batman but is hit by a second. Superman catches Batman with the S-5, bloodying Batman. Superman pins Batman but Batman kicks out at a 2-count.

Superman catches Batman with a schoolboy roll-up for a 2-count. The fight spills to the ringside area, where Superman delivers another S-5. Superman rolls Batman back into the ring and covers him for a very close 2-count. Superman throws Batman outside once more and sets Batman up on a commentary table before delivering an S-5 through the table. Superman throws Batman back into the ring and covers Batman for the 3-count to advance in the tournament.

**Winner: Superman**

Wade Needham comments on Superman finally beating Batman.

### Michael Myers v Link

Michael Myers delivers a Falcon’s Arrow to Link and follows up with a springboard bulldog. Myers gives Link an double-underhook suplex and a DDT. Myers rams Link’s head into the mat, causing Link to bleed. Myers covers Link for a 2-count. Link grounds Myers and rubs Myers’ face with his elbow before repeatedly punching Myers in the back of the head, bloodying Myers. Link applies a crossface but Myers escapes it.

Myers clotheslines Link to the outside, where he delivers a brainbuster. Myers throws Link back into the ring and rolls Link up with a La Mahistrol cradle for a 2-count. Myers delivers a top rope back drop to Link and sets him up for a 10/31, which Link blocks. A second 10/31 attempt is successful and nets Link for a 2-count. Link fights back with a backfist. Link attempts an Avalanche but Myers dodges two attempts before being hit by the third. Link applies an STF but Myers gets free and hits a Running Chop Block for a 2-count. Myers whips Link into the ropes but Link counters Myers’ next move. Link gets Myers up for the ZDT and makes the cover to win the match.

**Winner: Link**

*BOBBY: I’m still in shock that Link won this match, he’s the luckiest bastard I’ve ever seen! This guy must have a horseshoe up his ass!*
Bobby Spade can’t quite believe his pick lost the match.

### Mr. Clean v Spider-Man

The two try to hit one another with double-axe handle blows but both repeatedly dodge. Eventually, Spider-Man clubs Mr. Clean and knocks him to the outside. Mr. Clean fishes a series of weapons from under the ring and throws them in, breaking a pot in the process. Eventually finding a steel chair, Mr. Clean returns to the ring but Spider-Man shuts him down with an octopus hold and a Test Drive. Spider-Man gives Mr. Clean an Overhead Belly-to-Belly Suplex from the top rope and pins Mr. Clean for a 2-count. Mr. Clean cracks Spider-Man with some of the weapons and then connects with a Clean Sweep. Mr. Clean then attempts a Cleaning Press from the far corner and comes up short. Spider-Man fires back with a Spider Suplex and a Moonsault, which misses, allowing Mr. Clean to capitalise for a 2-count.

Mr. Clean gives Spider-Man an atomic drop then picks up the chair and gives Spider-Man the Magic Eraser. He climbs to the top rope and connects with the Cleaning Press. Spider-Man gets his shoulder up a fraction of a second before the referee counts 3. Spider-Man applies an armbar but Mr. Clean gets free. Spider-Man tries a Spidey Sense Suplex but Mr. Clean blocks it. Spider-Man Spears Mr. Clean and hooks his leg for a 2-count. Mr. Clean hits a Michinoku Driver for another 2-count. Mr. Clean Irish whips Spider-Man into the corner and follows in with a dropkick. Mr. Clean then DDTs Spider-Man and grabs the chair once again. Mr. Clean DDTs Spider-Man onto the chair and covers him for a 2-count.

Spider-Man counters a suplex attempt into an armbar. Spider-Man applies a lateral press for a 2-count. Spider-Man gives Mr. Clean a half-nelson suplex and follows up with a camel clutch. Spider-Man attempts a Spidey Sense Suplex but Mr. Clean blocks it. Spider-Man misses with two Spears and Mr. Clean capitalises with a Running Cross Body Press, knocking Spider-Man to the outside. As Spider-Man returns to the ring, Mr. Clean connects with a Clean Sweep and a Cleaning Press for the 3-count and the victory.

**Winner: Mr. Clean**

*BOBBY: Hey, the matches here tonight are No DQ, right? Mr. Clean didn’t break any rules!*
Wade Needham and Bobby Spade disagree on how well Mr. Clean lived up to the spirit of the tournament.

### Freddy Krueger v Jason Voorhees

Jason enters the ring transformed, resembling a familiar face from the past.

*BOBBY: It’s Giga Jason!*
*WADE: It’s not Giga Jason, it’s Jason Voorhees!*
Wade Needham and Bobby Spade react with shock to Jason’s new appearance.

Jason bears down on Freddy. Freddy’s attacks are repeatedly shut down by Jason. Jason throws Freddy to the outside and dives onto him. Freddy catches Jason with a powerbomb at the ringside area then headbutts Jason before punching him, bloodying him. Freddy applies a camel clutch. Jason gets free and delivers a spinebuster to Freddy. Freddy gives Jason a Widow’s Peak before Irish whipping Jason back into the ring. Freddy gives Jason a spinebuster of his own before giving him a Test Drive. Freddy gives Jason an exploder suplex then locks in the Iron Claw. Freddy maintains the hold for longer than has ever been seen up to this point, though Jason refuses to submit, despite the pain it causes him. Jason gets free and dodges a Lucid Dream before returning fire with a half-nelson suplex. Jason puts the exclamation point on the match with the Crystal Lake Slam and picks up the win.

Winner: **Jason Voorhees**

After the match, Jason collects his mask from Freddy and steals Freddy’s razor-bladed glove to boot.

### NoDQ CAW Awards

#### Most Memorable Spot

5. Mr Clean's Cleaning Press onto a table.

4. Superman's S-5 through the cell.

3. Mr. Clean's 50-foot fall.

2. Link throws Ganondorf 100 feet down.

1. Batman's Gotham City Drop through the floor.

#### Greatest Rivalry

5. Spider-Man v Mr. Clean

4. Link v Mr. Clean

3. Link v Ganondorf

2. Freddy Krueger v Jason Voorhees

1. Superman v Batman

#### Best Finisher

5. Freddy Krueger's Iron Claw

4. Link's ZDT

3. Mr. Clean's Cleaning Press

2. Batman's Gotham City Drop

1. Superman's S-5

### Link v Superman

Superman starts things off with a neckbreaker, followed up with a snapmare and a cutter. Superman Irish whips Link into the corner. Superman gives Link an armbar off the top rope. Link breaks free but his arm is clearly hurting. Link gives Superman a Russian leg sweep and applies a crossface, giving Superman neck pain. Link gives Superman an X-factor. Superman misses a houlder barge and Link delivers a face-crusher. Link gives Superman a tornado DDT from the turnbuckle and then a back suplex off another turnbuckle before giving Superman a giant swing and another crossface.

Superman applies a leg lock to Link, who kicks Superman off him. At this stage, both men are in pain throughout their body, feeling the effects of the tournament. Link rubs his elbow into Superman’s face then applies the crossface again. Superman gives Link a belly-to-belly suplex and follows up with a dragon suplex. Superman gives Link a triple powerbomb before applying an armbar, though Link rolls out of it. Link knocks into the corner for another tornado DDT. Link misses an Avalanche then delivers a Russian leg sweep. Superman misses a Speeding Bullet, Link misses a second Avalanche but connects with a third, tangling Superman in the ropes. Link gives Superan a rope guillotine but Superman fires back with a shoulder barge for the first cover of the match and a 1-count. Superman gives Link a Speeding Bullet, then misses a second. Link mises an Avalanche and Superman misses another Speeding Bullet. Link hits Superman with a ZDT but Superman kicks out at 1! Supermen sets Link up on the turnbuckle and hits the S-Bomb for the 3-count and the victory.

**Winner: Superman**

Wade Needham accepts Superman’s prowess as a competitor.

### Mr. Clean v Jason Voorhees

Jason Voorhees dodges a shoulder barge from Mr. Clean and knocks him into the turnbuckle with a clothesline. Jason throws Mr. Clean to the outside, where Mr. Clean retrieves several weapons from under the ring. He throws a 2x4 wrapped in barbed wire at Jason but Jason catches it and throws it, hitting Mr. Clean in the head. Jason leaps onto Mr. Clean and tosses him around on the outside before headbutting Mr. Clean, covering Mr. Clean’s face in his own blood.

Mr. Clean gives Jason a German suplex on the entrance ramp. Jason fires back with a clothesline. Mr. Clean catches Jason in a front facelock. Jason Irish whips Mr. Clean into the video wall atop the stage. Mr. Clean throws Jason off-the stage, with Jason landing on his head. Mr. Clean follows in with an elbow drop then Irish whips Jason into the guardrail and stage. Mr. Clean climbs back up and Jason follows, then delivering a Crystal Lake Slam off the stage to the concrete below. Mr. Clean climbs back up and gives Jason a double axe handle off the stage. Mr. Clean then puts Jason in the front facelock again and returns to the entrance ramp. The two men brawl back down the ramp, with Jason catching Mr. Clean with a tornado DDT.

Jason gets Mr. Clean in a grapevine choke, though Mr. Clean eventually fights free. Jason attempts a move on the ramp but Mr. Clean reverses it into a back body drop. Mr. Clean grabs a previously retrieved cinder block and smashes it over Jason before Irish whipping him into the ring. Mr. Clean throws Jason into the ring and shatters a pole on Jason’s head, both bloodying and dizzying Jason. Mr. Clean hits the Clean Sweep and Cleaning Press to pick up a very close 2-ount. Jason delivers a Tombstone Piledriver and then applies the Iron Claw using Freddy Krueger’s glove, causing Mr. Clean to submit.

Winner: Jason Voorhees

A tearful Bobby Spade has a double-standard when it comes to weapon use.

### NoDQ CAW Awards

#### Most Memorable Incident

5. Venom is revealed as Spider-Man's attacker.

4. Mr. E is revealed to be Superman.

3. Ganondorf warps Link to Hyrule.

2. Superman turns on Batman.

1. Freddy Krueger lights Jason Voorhees on fire.

#### Greatest Season Match

5. 30

4. 74

3. 75

2. 57

1. 65

#### Best Superstar

5. Jason Voorhees

4. Batman

3. Mr. Clean

2. Spider-Man

1. Superman

### Jason Voorhees v Superman

Superman’s old music hits and he arrives in his blue costume, clean shaven.

Wade Needham is overjoyed to see Superman’s return to his true self.

Superman and Jason Voorhees open the match with a celebratory pose, both happy to have made it this far. The two enter a test of strength, which Superman comes out on top of, turning it into a Northern Lights suplex for a 2-count. Superman applies a leg lock but Jason gets free. Jason delivers a Test Drive then sits on Superman’s chest for a 2-count. Jason clotheslines Superman and applies a grapevine choke. Superman trips Jason and puts him in a single leg Boston crab, though Jason gets out of the hold.

Jason tries to lift Superman but Superman turns it into a back body drop to apply a stump puller. Jason escapes and delivers a giant swing, followed by an ankle lock. Superman rolls out of it and locks in the stump puller again. The two continue to trade submission holds until Jason is caught off guard with a dragon suplex from Superman. Jason gives Superman an Alabama Slam. Superman Irish whips Jason into the ropes and catches him with a Super STO. Superan makes the cover for a 2-count.

Jason gives Superman a cradle piledriver. Jason Irish whips Superman into the ropes and catches him in a Bear Hug. Superman eventually fights out by elbowing Jason in the head. The two exchange strikes in an attempt to gain the upper hand. Jason cranks at Superman’s neck with a submission hold but Superman rolls through it to evade. Superman catches Jason’s leg and delivers an exploder suplex. Superman sets Jason up in the corner and delivers the S-Bomb- astonishingly, Jason kicks out at 2. Superman immediately follows up with the S-5 which gets him another 2-count.

Superman exits to ring to retrieve a weapon and returns to the ring with a 2x4 wrapped in barbed wire. Superman thinks better of it and throws it away, only to be caught in a small package by Jason for a 2-count. Superman applies a Fujiwara armbar, but Jason gets free. Superman applies a headlock then releases it to lock in a single leg Boston crab. Superman prepares to end the match and rushes with a Speeding Bullet, though Jason dodges. Jason delivers a cradle piledriver and Bear Hug, though realises it will have little effect. Jason releases Superman and instead delivers a Crystal Lake Slam, covering Superman for the 3-count to win the match and become the new NoDQ CAW Champion.

**Winner: Jason Voorhees**

After the match, Wade Needham and Bobby Spade say farewell to the fans, believing the show to be the last ever. Bobby takes the opportunity to tell everyone he can to kiss his ass. The Terminator arrives at the broadcast booth and receives an insult from Bobby Spade. Terminator responds by pummelling Bobby senseless as Wade signs off the show. Bobby’s cries of pain can be heard over the credits before he slips out of consciousness.

The Terminator puts Bobby Spade in his place.

### Trivia

* Amazingly, this is the first time the 10/31 is named on commentary.

**Matches**
61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
**Mega Events, etc**
**Quest For Gold** • Wade Needham Makes An Announcement
Mr Clean's Guide to Cleaning, Dirt, Grime and ''Nature Boy'' Ric Flair • Bound For Glory 2
The NoDQ Lottery • End of an Era