LucharesuFan619

You're thinking to creatively, Laz. This is TNA fans we're thinking about...wait...actually, it's TNA haters, so in that case I'll zip it.

I have Crash/Low Ki and Hurricane/Styles. I'll put both on my list of priorities. Thanks for the interest! September 18, 2004 by LucharesuFan619 SABU vs. SYXX-PAC (a.k.a. X-Pac/Sean Waltman) – 3PW This One’s For You (September 21, 2002; Viking Hall; Philadelphia, PA) (Referee: John Finnegan) THE MATCH: A slugfest erupts as soon as Syxx-Pac enters the ring. Pac takes control quickly and gets two near falls off of a spinning calf kick, a sweet sitdown powerbomb counter to a huracanrana attempt, and a spinning roundhouse kick to the face. The roundhouse kick sets up Sabu for the Bronco Buster, but the ECW legend gets his foot up into Pac’s crotch and catapults him backwards into the center of the ring. Sabu proceeds to weaken Pac via a camel clutch before bringing a steel chair in from ringside, but his plan backfires, as Pac trips him face-first into the chair during an attempt at the Triple-Jump Moonsault. Pac fires a stiff chairshot, but gets caught out of nowhere with…get this…an X-FA…no…make that a SABU-FACTOR~! That’s not it, though – Sabu takes out some scissors and starts stabbing away at Pac’s forehead repeatedly! Sabu reverts to the camel clutch and uses it as a communicatory rest to whisper some instructions to Pac, not realizing that the camera has zoomed up close. Once Sabu releases the hold, the former-DX member tries to mount a comeback with a lariat, but Sabu blocks it and delivers one of his own, followed by a captault somersault leg drop for a 2 count. Sabu actually goes MMA-style for a few seconds by applying a reverse jujigatame, but Pac grabs the ropes relatively quickly. Sabu follows with a third camel clutch before stomping Pac until he rolls out to ringside, but the former-1-2-3 Kid dodges an attempted Pescada and flies out with a Running Catapult Tumbleweed! A whip into the guardrail sets Pac up for an Air Sabu (chairvault heelkick) on the concrete. Sabu sets up a table at ringside, but they don’t get to use it yet, as they end up brawling back into the ring, where Sabu gets a 2 count off of a DDT with the addition of Pac’s legs being draped over the top ring rope. Pac has his arm worked over a little bit more, thanks to a regular Jujigatame, before being tossed out of the ring again. This sets up for Sabu to execute a TRIPLE-JUMP LEG DROP SUICIDA through a table mounted between the guardrail and the ring apron! Pac eventually rolls back into the ring and Sabu covers him for a deuce, before knocking Pac down with a chair toss to the face and following with a Triple-Jump Moonsault for another near fall. Pac fights back and sets up a table in the ring before getting his first offense in awhile – a SWEET Back Body Drop Lift into a Midair/Catching X-Factor! Nick Berk is the only other guy I’ve ever seen do that move. After kicking out, Sabu regains the advantage and lays Pac onto the table, setting up for what appears to be an Arabian Facebuster. However, Pac crotches him and then climbs up to a standing position on the top turnbuckle, from which he leaps backwards and hits a Super X-Factor through the table for the victory! (11:34) WINNER/B]: Syxx-Pac, via pinfall POST-MATCH RAMBLE: What I found really fascinating was simply seeing a guy who had recently been released from WWE in the same ring as Sabu, someone whose style is such a polar opposite to that which WWE preaches, let alone condones. I’m well aware that these two have worked each other plenty of times before in the early ‘90’s and even had another match in 3PW a few months later, but it was nonetheless quite a cool sight to see Sabu and the artist formerly known as “X-Pac” go at it. MATCH ANALYSIS: I really liked this match because it had something for fans of ever style. One thing that only some people can appreciate is the nostalgia aspect contained here. Despite having a series of classic matches in the NWA in ’93 and ’94, this was the first time that these two had squared off in approximately a decade. 10 years after their first encounter, both Waltman and Sabu can still “go” and each proved that here. I was also happy that the execution on pretty much every spot and maneuver was perfect, but what was the most surprising is how hard these two worked, considering their reputations. Both Sabu and Sean Waltman are two workers with tremendous potential, but often walk through matches and come off as lazy. Going in, the only real thing I was looking forward to actually was seeing them in the same ring again (as described above). Despite being a huge fan of Sabu and one of the few remaining Waltman defenders that you’ll find, I was considerably skeptical going into this match and both guys ended up doing creative, relatively high-risk maneuvers that I never expected from either. Even when one disregards the fact it was quite a bit better than one would expect and bases their judgment solely on the in-ring content, this match holds its ground, for the most part. There was a story – granted, not a tremendously-developed story like you’d expect from someone like Bryan Danielson, but a story, nonetheless, and – in fact – more of a story than one would expect from a Sabu match. To validate this claim, let me bring up an supporting example. Within the first minute, Pac tried to whip Sabu from one corner to the other, but Sabu countered and sent Pac in. The former-DX member bounced off of the ringpost and stumbled towards the center of the ring, at which point Sabu ran off of the ropes and threw a lariat. Pac ducked it, however, and took his opponent down with a spinning calf kick. Then, about four minutes later, they tried the same exact spot once again, only this time the roles were reversed, as Sabu’s whip was countered and Pac sent him in. When Sabu bounced off of the ringpost, Pac ran off of the ropes and tried the same lariat that Sabu had attempted before, only for Sabu to block it, run off of the ropes, and hit his own lariat. It’s the little things like this which make the difference between a decent match and a good match, and in this case a match that delivers with nostalgia and a match that delivers with actual ringwork. Here, a spot during the opening minute ended up being repeated later on with the purpose of developing some drama – would Sabu fall for the same mistake that he made just minutes before? Sabu’s Triple-Jump Moonsault had a similar function in this match, as his first attempt at it was countered, but after several minutes, Pac had been debilitated enough that he couldn’t reverse it again. It’s an example of how the moves and submissions that are escaped sometimes mean more than those that are successfully applied or executed (a philosophy which ROH has captured to perfection). If I had to point out any problems here, the main one would be that the two competitors threw too much offense out during the first couple of minutes, when they should’ve built up a lot of the sequences over time. The involvement of weapons – the steel chair and especially the scissors – within the first three minutes could definitely and understandably be considered a minor detriment to the psychology because – after Sabu gouged Pac for about a minute (which came a mere two minutes into the match) – the scissors no longer played any role in the match. In other, more acclaimed (and deservedly so) Sabu matches (i.e. ECW House Party ’98 vs. Sandman), the scissors came into use only after Sabu had exerted every other move in his repertoire book, and practically killed himself in the process. Sabu’s use of the X-Factor so quickly could also be argued as being a negative element from a psychological perspective. He didn’t bother to build it up to where it was a case of “He had nothing left to pull out of his bag of tricks so he gave his opponent a taste of their own medicine,” where it would’ve given the match an edge of drama, as opposed to a feeling just of exceeded expectations. Even if these criticisms are legitimate and well-founded (and I admit that they are, to a degree), this match remains quite a bit better than most people would expect of it. The submission work is another aspect that I’d like to praise. Sabu – save for the Camel Clutch – has never been somebody known for effectively incorporating a lot of submissions into his matches, but his use of not only the Camel Clutch, but the jujigatame variations, were meaningful here. During the first four minutes, Sabu was relatively tame, compared to his normal self – he actually applied much of his offense in the form of submissions. Notice that the scissors only came into play after Pac had withstood the Camel Clutch and reversed the Triple-Jump Moonsault. While I would agree with critics that the scissors still should’ve been conserved till later on (or perhaps not even used at all), it'd be unfair to claim that there wasn't any buildup at all to their use. What was also a nice touch was the order of the submissions. Although the submissions didn’t mean here what they would’ve in a Dean Malenko match, they did have some basis – it wasn’t just a case of Sabu using a submission for a few seconds just to be able to make it look like he tried to incorporate a tiny bit of submission work in. Consider that immediately after Pac grabbed the ropes to force the break of the inverted Jujigatame, Sabu reverted right back to the Camel Clutch that he had used a few minutes before, without giving his opponent any chance to recover. This is definitely an indication of some psychology being present. Beyond this, I also digged the aerial antics of each guy. Pac’s somersault plancha was a pleasant surprise and – unlike so many other Sabu table spots – the Triple-Jump Leg Spot looked awesome. The finish was creative enough, although I wish Pac had made the move more like Adam Flash’s Move of the Month and actually landed on his BUTT for a traditional X-Factor, rather than leaping backwards and landing on his feet. That made it more of a facebuster than an actual X-Factor, but I’m not going to fault him for that. The Rope-Hang DDT (which was a nice bump, since Pac really took the brunt of it right on his head and neck) and Pac’s Lifting X-Factor were both really nice touches and each maneuver exemplified what I said earlier, about them pulling stuff out of their bag of tricks that isn’t to be expected from two such veterans. That quality – along with the great execution on every spot and the mix of styles – is what made this match so enjoyable for me. This wasn’t your “traditional” good match, where there’s really good ringwork and just not enough time provided for it to step up to break through to the “great” level; a lot of its appeal, in my opinion, comes from the more subtle aspects that are usually taken for granted. The corner whip/lariat attempt scenario that was played out twice during the course of the match shouldn’t be ignored and simply passed off as two decent Irish whip sequences. Coupled together, they represented one example of a praiseworthy attempt at developing psychology in a match were you wouldn’t expect much logic. These two guys mixed a bunch of different styles without detrimenting its flow. **3/4. RECOMMENDATION: Check it out if you’re a fan of Sabu, Waltman, their series of matches during the ‘90’s, or of 3PW. September 18, 2004 by LucharesuFan619 The AMAZING RED vs. SHARK BOY (NWA-TNA Pay-Per-View; October 2, 2002; The TNA Asylum; Nashville, TN) NOTE: This was Shark Boy’s second TNA appearance, his debut coming in a six-man tag team match a month and a half earlier. Red, on the other hand, was already a TNA regular by this point in time. THE MATCH: Some basic chain wrestling (i.e. hammerlocks, armringers, wristlocks, and headscissors) to start, with some cruiserweight kipups to add the X-Division touch to it. Eventually, they arrive at a stalemate, as Elix Skipper joins the commentary position. The Triple X member complains about how he was removed from the night’s main event, and I can’t stop laughing at his voice’s high pitch…I seriously would think that he was a woman if I didn’t know any better. Anyway, though, Red and Shark Boy tie up again and trade some hammerlocks and armringers, before the pace starts to quicken. Red escapes an armbar via a sweet standing backflip and immediately follows with a dropkick, only to have his Irish whip countered by a Sabu-style kneecap dropkick. Shark Boy targets Red’s left leg for a short while, but the Mikey Whipwreck trainee pushes him into the ropes and they perform a roperun sequence, with Red doing a dropdown and a leapfrog before taking Shark Boy down with a big spinning heelkick. Red immediately tries for a quebrada out of the corner, but Shark Boy sidesteps it and – seeing that Red has landed on his feet – delivers his signature Hangman’s Noose Neckbreaker for 2. As Mortimer Plumbtree scouts these two talents from the top of the entrance ramp, Shark Boy starts refocusing on Red’s left leg, trying to rip it straight out of the socket. However, Red ends up using a leverage move to catapult Shark Boy over the ropes and out to ringside. Red looks to follow with a Leaping Somersault Plancha, but lands on the apron when he sees that Shark Boy has slid back into the ring. Red proceeds to catapult himself into the ring and attempt a lariat, only to have it ducked and receive a stunner-style jawbreaker. Shark Boy starts unloading on Red with a Missile Dropkick (for a 2 count), a press slam over the ropes and out to ringside, a Pescada, a suplex onto the concrete (albeit padded) floor, and a Running Somersault Plancha from inside of the ring, but his streak of maneuvers finally comes to an end, as Red dodges an attempted apron-dive axehandle and slams the former-WCW competitor face-first onto the commentary table. That allows Red to hit his own Running Somersault Plancha over the ropes! Red now brings Shark Boy into the ring and climbs up top, but Shark Boy meets him up there and hits a friggin’ non-Sitout SUPER JACKHAMMER~! 1…2…NO! Shark Boy runs into a boot from Red and the amazing one leaps off of the middle turnbuckle and comes down with a Neckbreaker for his own deuce. Now, Shark Boy gets a boot up on a corner charge and executes the Dead Sea Drop (Diamond Dust), which – coupled with Red’s forward flip selljob and the awesome camera angle – looked absolutely brilliant. Shark Boy struggles to crawl over to Red, eventually draping an arm over his body for a 2 count. After regaining his energy, Shark Boy delivers some corner-mounted punches and even a few BITES~! before attempting the Dead Sea Drop again. This time, though, Red counters beautifully with a fluid-motion Inverted DDT and goes up top for the Infared Splash and the Red Star Press for the victory (5:53) POST-MATCH RAMBLE: It was weird to see Shark Boy not playing the face here. Although he wasn’t really working as a heel, he had the task of trying to repress Red’s aerial talents, which by default puts him in a heel-like position. Although he’s a natural good guy, Red probably would’ve been better suited playing the heel here. I also want to say how amazing it must’ve been for the commentators to see Red’s somersault plancha. Not only did he execute it more beautifully than just about any other time I’ve seen him do that move (which is a lot), but he landed right in front of the commentary table. That must’ve been a friggin’ awesome sight to see. I guess that's one more reason to envy Mike Tenay, right? MATCH ANALYSIS: About average for the X-Division, maybe slightly above. The two opening mat sequences (encompassing the first grapple up to Red’s backflip and dropkick) were executed with absolute brilliance, and even better, there was quite a bit of psychology mixed into the match, with Shark Boy relentlessly targeting Red’s left leg, even going back to work on it after he stopped Red’s comeback attempt with the Neckbreaker variation. I also thought Shark Boy successful avoidance of Red’s high-flying offense by sliding out of the ring and then back in, setting up for his jawbreaker variation, was a nice touch, from a psychology standpoint. Shark Boy’s Super Jackhammer and Red’s Flying Neckbreaker were both pleasant surprises, due to their innovative nature. I also admit to absolutely loving the first Dead Sea Drop sequence – Red did an awesome selljob, pretending as if he broke his jaw. A good match by both guys, but definitely nothing stellar. Track it down if you’re an X-Division fanatic, but other than that, it’s not worth going out of your way for. *3/4.

Saturday, December 18, 2004 by LucharesuFan619 Supreme Kaos (SUPREME & KID KAOS) vs. The Ballard Brothers (SHANE BALLARD & SHANNON BALLARD) Final Round of the first-ever UIWA Tag Team Title Tournament Pacoima, CA February 6, 1999 Aired on UIWA TV in parts of Southern California, during summer of ‘99 PRE-MATCH: UIWA promoter Doc Marlee and future-XPW superstar Darren “Dynamite D” McMillan are on commentary together, while future-XPW referee Patrick Hernandez is officiating this contest. UIWA commissioner and former-SoCalUncensored.com Forums regular Trent Taylor introduces the first participants, Supreme Kaos. In case you’re wondering, Supreme looks pretty much the same compared to his XPW tenure, save for being a little bit skinnier. Kaos, on the other hand, looks quite a bit younger than during his “Rock Superstar” run (which I must confess to really digging), which isn’t surprising because this match took place about two and a half years before Kaos really started working out on a daily basis and getting in top-notch shape. Supreme Kaos mingle with the fans for a short while before entering the ring, where they steal the belts from Hernandez and hold them up as if they’re the champions. You still have one match to go, boys…Next, Taylor introduces the Ballard Brothers, accompanied by two cheerleaders, a coach, and – of course – their signature hockey sticks. After Supreme Kaos return the belts to Hernandez, the Ballard’s cheerleaders actually…get this…try to ambush the future-XPW mainstays (like that's gonna work...), only to receive stereo beil throws by the hair. THE MATCH: The fight is now on, as the Ballard Brothers run in and attack their opponents. Since I’m not sure which Ballard is which (they look so much alike), I’m just going to refer to them by the numbers on their jerseys. #23 focuses on Kaos in one corner while #1 works over Supreme on the opposite side of the ring. The hockey stick comes into play as #23 uses it to lariat Kaos down to the mat, but within a few moments the Ballards lose their cool and actually start brawling with each other. That enables Supreme Kaos to take control, as they unleash a series of high-flying maneuvers (a Flying Elbow Drop by Supreme and a Flying Leg Drop from Kaos, each onto #23) for a 2 count. Next, Kaos begins taking on both Ballards at a time, as he spikes #23 with a Piledriver and delivers a leaping heelkick and what would eventually become known as The Kaos Driver (Fireman’s Carry Michinoku Driver II) – with a leg cradle added in for a 2 count – to #1. Next, Supreme tags in for the first time and destroys Ballard #1 with a Flying Tumbleweed/Back Elbow combo, a big Press Slam, and a T-Bone-style Fallaway Slam. This prompts the disoriented Ballard Brother to crawl into Supreme Kaos' corner, where he gets his face rammed into the ringpost, courtesy of Kaos. The future-Enterprise member enters the ring and executes a non-sitout Falcon Arrow for a deuce, as Ballard #23 breaks up the count. A DDT by Kaos sets up for a series of Catapult Somersault Senton from each Supreme Kaos member. After a Tipup Splash by the future-XPW King of the Deathmatch Champion, Ballard #23 runs in, only to find himself the victim of a double-team assault by Supreme Kaos. Supreme peforms a Running Cannonball Attack into the corner before Supreme Kaos heads out to ringside, where Supreme murders Ballard #23 with a big chairshot and Kaos takes out both Ballard Brothers with a swank Flying Crossbody Plancha. As the action moves back into the ring, Kaos connects with a Running Charge on #23, but Supreme’s attempt at the same maneuver is dodged by the other Ballard Brother, setting up Super Huracanranas by Ballard #1 and Kaos on Supreme and Ballard #23, respectively respectively. Following a Running Huracanrana by Kaos onto #1, both Ballard Brothers roll out to ringside and take a “Time Out” huddle with their cheerleaders and coach. Following a commercial, we return to the ring, where the Ballards start taking Kaos apart piece-by-piece. #23 delivers a Suplex and then wheelbarrows his partner into the air and drops him onto Kaos with a leg drop for a 2 count, after which Kaos gets pancaked into the corner with a running lariat and a diving vertical body attack and slammed to the mat with a 180° rotating Spinebuster from #23. Next, #23 suplexes #1 onto Kaos as a way to set up for The Penalty Box (Spinebuster [#23]/Springboard Lariat [#1] combo), which gains a 2 count. At this point, Kaos finally starts mounting a comeback, as he fights off both opponents and hits a Tornado DDT on #1. Supreme takes the tag, but Hernadez didn’t see it and stops him from entering, allowing the Ballards to continue their work on Kaos. He takes a double-team lariat, a Leg Drop, a Kamikaze (Forward Rolling Fireman’s Carry Slam), and a chokehold from #1 and a Pumphandle Front Slam and a Sitdown Powerbomb from #23, before starting to bring the fight to his opponents. He rolls over #1’s back when he tries a back body drop and delivers a lariat, prompting to Supreme to charge in (without making the tag, albeit) and demolish both Ballards, sending #1 rolling into the first row off of a lariat out of the ring! Pissed off that his effort of press slamming Kaos into a Crossbody Block on #23 only obtained a deuce, Supreme plants #23 with two consecutive Powerbombs. However, the Ballards’ cheerleaders get involved and distract Supreme Kaos, allowing Ballard #1 to roll his debilitated brother out of the ring and lay down on the mat, doing a switcharoo. After turning his attention back to the match, Supreme lifts the Ballard brother up and attempts a third Powerbomb. However, the fresh Ballard #1 counters into a sunset flip for the 3 count, and with the cheerleader grabbing a hold of Kaos’ foot, there’s no way for the pinfall to be broken up. Upon finally breaking free of the girl’s grasp, a furious Kaos attacks Ballard #1, knocking him down with a title belt shot to the head, but The Ballards eventually recover and celebrate with their newly-won belts, as we cut out. Doc Marlee wraps up the show, telling us to check out UIWA.com and SoCal-Wrestling.com (neither of which is active anymore) and to “Support your independents!” POST-MATCH RAMBLE: As somebody who is a self-admitted fanatic, it was really fascinating to see Supreme & Kaos compete outside of an XPW ring before that promotion had even been formed. Each of them – along with Rob Black, Johnny Webb, and Homeless Jimmy – are associated with XPW more than arguably anybody else, and here they were working a match in a gym NOT known as Patriot Hall or Birmingham High School. So, that was pretty cool. As far as the Ballards go, they didn’t really impress me here, although it looked like in a different environment where they had more time and more creative freedom, they could’ve done quite a bit more. MATCH ANALYSIS: I’ve heard a lot of people, especially on the SoCalUncensored.com message board, claim that this match is the perfect proof that Supreme isn’t just a garbage wrestler and can wrestle surprisingly well. Despite being a big fan of the guy and genuinely appreciating the risk he’s taken over his nine years in the business, I really don’t know where anybody is coming from with that assertion. There’s nothing at all special about the big guy’s effort in this match; it wasn’t bad by any means, but nothing that I haven’t seen him do in XPW, and it certainly didn’t reveal any previously ignored technical wrestling expertise on his part. As a tag team match, this was pretty solid, but nothing at all to write home about, and honestly, the first couple minutes of the match were put together quite poorly, in large part because of the Ballard Brothers. #23’s assault on Kaos with the hockey stick looked extremely awkward the short brawl between the Ballards was downright ridiculous, lacking any reason whatsoever besides lame comedy, which wasn’t really necessary so early into the match. Overall, the main problem that plagued this match is that – while almost all of the spots that were executed looked great – everything in between them were just…there, and nothing more than that. The actions of each participant – especially the Ballards – seemed to be performed with extreme awkwardness, especially when it came to pinfalls (the ref would be calling a kick out when the guy hardly even lifted his shoulder or guys would be kicking out at 1 during the later stages of the match) and transitioning (both teams – but the Ballards more than Supreme Kaos – really seemed to be putting the match together as it happened, planning next to nothing ahead of time, and blatantly setting up spots without trying to develop anything more than a minimal semblance of believability). When they were isolating Kaos, the average time in between each Ballard tag was just a couple of seconds. While I completely understand that what was trying to be conveyed was that the Ballards wanted each of themselves to be perfectly fresh so that there was no opportunity for Kaos to fight back, the speed with which they were switching in and out was absurd and lacked any purpose. After the ringside brawl, the action finally became somewhat more logical, as the Ballard Brothers isolated Kaos and worked him over for several minutes, before Supreme destroyed both opponents (even if he didn’t make a tag…). The Ballards finally started showing some improvement at that point, as their maneuvers looked to be well-executed and the transitioning got slightly better. I liked the finish, as the Ballards got put over without Supreme Kaos losing any major overness, since they had the bout well in control until the cheerleaders’ interference. Supreme’s power advantage was played up well by Marlee and McMillan (besides this aspect, though, their commentary was really pretty lackluster, overall), while XPW fans will likely be pleased to see signs of Kaos’ then-developing fast-paced, innovative style that they came to know from him during XPW’s 2001 – 2003 run. *1/2 for the spots. Everything else lacked any real enthusiasm or transitioning, which really hurt the quality. OVERALL: Highly recommended if you’re a Supreme, Kaos, or general XPW fan; otherwise, it’s a decent watch, but not worth more than a couple bucks. Avid So-Cal fans will probably find this somewhat interesting from a historical perspective, since it shows all four participants during the early stages of their careers.

PWTorrents.net. They have the Juvi, Road Warriors, and Mick Foley shoot audios up right now.

28.09% (24 guys, 1 girl [Victoria]). Keep in mind that I don't watch RAW or SmackDown!, and only Velocity, so I've seen virtually nothing from Gene Snitsky and Eugene. Am I missing out on a lot, fans who keep up with the current product more actively?

OnlineOnslaught.com has reviews of the first two shows in their Recaps section.

Eric Priest's nickname is "Underwear Model." He works in the Chicago/Illionois area, I believe. His most famous match was against Shane Douglas in MSPW, I believe the fed's name was. Is the MPW Kid Krazy the same as the PWF Northeast Kid Krazy, or are they different?

Dude, please respond to my PMs. I've PMed you multiple times over the past several weeks.

Finally saw the New Jack stabbing incident in Florida earlier this week. It's on RF Video's "RF Video goes undercover with New Jack" tape. Overall, it's a very good tape and quite enjoyable, pending of course you're a New Jack fan. It looked much more violent than Mass Transit and judging by what he said in the interview, I really don't know why New Jack isn't in jail permanently. The guy is absolutely sadistic and comes off as genuinely not caring about his opponent's wellbeing/safety. It starts with a shoot interview with New Jack, which goes about an hour. Pretty funny stuff, as New Jack is just himself, cracking his usual sex/drugs/alcohol/women jokes and getting lots of laughs from me. Besides going indepth about the incident and ESPECIALLY about his jail stay (lots of info on that), he also has some very interesting things to say about the current state of the business and more than anything, where his career stands at this point. Lots of shooting on fans and how they don't appreciate what he's done over the years. Can't say I agree with it all, but it's definitely entertaining. There are also some bonus matches on the tape, including New Jack vs. DeVito (USA Pro), Lowlife Louie Ramos (?), T-Rantula (IWC), and more. I would've preferred if the shoot part were a bit longer, but overall I can't complain. Good stuff, and definitely worth the $15 (although not too much more than that). Recommended, if you're a New Jack fan. Otherwise, you don't want to see it. Even blood fans may be disappointed, since the camera is too far away to really see much of the blood on the victim. It's still interesting to see the match itself, though, and see what got all this controversy brewing. What was also fascinating was seeing how many scars New Jack has on his forehead. Throughout the entire interview, you're looking at the guy from a two-or-so-foot distance, and you can see pretty well the crazy amount of scars on his forehead. The high point of the tape was probably Jack's talking about his current stance on the fans and his career, as he has lots of stern words to say about each topic. This - along with the Sabu shoot interview - make a great Christmas gift, assuming you're willing to buy from RF Video. Also, New Jack's other recent RF Video shoot interview - where he talks about XPW, CZW, TNA, USA Pro, and more is a must-see. Tons and tons of shooting. That's recommended for both New Jack fans AND shoot interview fans. Head over to RFVideo.com to buy it if you're interested.

Xtreme Entertainment Group owns the footage, so I assume they own the name, too. If not them, then Extreme Associates.

JAxl, who do I call the dude in your sig? :-)

Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and current New Japan Pro Wrestling star James Gibson (formerly Jamie Noble) will be debuting for NWA Florida at Jingle Hell on December 10th at the Brandon All Stars taking on NWA Wildside's Altar Boy Luke in what will be a tremendous match! NWA Florida looks forward to welcoming both James Gibson and Altar Boy Luke and can guarantee this show is one you will not want to miss! NWA Florida Presents: Jingle Hell Friday, December 10th, 8:00 P.M. Brandon All Stars 9940 Currie Davis Drive, Suite C-02 Brandon, FL (If Using Mapquest Use TAMPA, FL) Southern Title Match Lex Lovett (champion) vs Antonio Banks NWA Florida Tag Team Title Match Double Deuce vs The Shane Brothers w/ "Hardcore Giant" Ron Niemi Bitter Friends/Better Enemies "Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews vs "Iceman" Buck Quatermain Special BONUS MATCH New Japan Pro Wrestling's James Gibson vs NWA Wildside's Altar Boy Luke Extreme X-Mas Street Fight (Non Title Match) Bruce Steele (NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion) w/ "Hardcore Giant" Ron Niemi vs James Hendrix Fatal 4 Way for NWA Florida X Title Naphtali (champion) vs Aaron Epic vs Sedrick Strong vs NWA TNA's Mikey Batts Special Challenge Match Vordell Walker vs Kahagas Tag Team Contenders Match The Vandalz vs Josh Rich and Leon Scott w/ Tiziana Also Featuring: Rod Steel, "Modern Miracle" Steve Madison, Amy Love and Much More! Tickets are $ 12.00 in Advance and $ 15.00 at the door and Kids Under 10 Get in FREE! Tickets are available via PayPal at http://www.nwaflorida.com or at the following locations: Brandon All Stars 9940 Currie Davis Drive, Suite C-02 Brandon, FL Dolly's Dockside Waterfront Restaurant and Bar 9022 W. Hillsborough Ave. Tampa, Fl 33615 813-889-8667 Artistic Floors 1761 W Hillsborough Ave Tampa, FL 813-872-2749 Jimmy's Sod Company 2308 Kathleen St. W Tampa, FL 813-876-7933

Results: NWA Florida Presented Jingle Hell on Friday, December 10th from the Brandon All Stars facility to a crowd of over 230 people. (1) “The Shooter” Vordell Walker defeated Kahagus. At the bell Walker taunted Kahagus’ Asian background and used a martial art attack which was returned in kind by Kahagus. Walker retreated to the floor to re-plan his strategy which was to ground Kahagus with a mat attack. Walker was successful until he took Kahagus to the corner and was met by Kahagus’ feet to Walker’ chest. At this point in the match Scoot Andrews and Antonio Banks AKA The NWA made their way to the ringside area to observe the action. Walker did not seem intimidated by the NWA being at ringside and he finished off Kahagus with a 450 splash. After the match Andrews congratulated Walker on his first victory in NWA Florida but Walker needed to show Andrews some additional wins on his belt to be down with the NWA. Banks expressed his confidence with his title match later in the evening against Lex Lovett. (2) The Vandalz (Johnny and Tommy) defeated Josh Rich and Leon Scott. Rich and Scott welcomed Johnny and Tommy Vandal back to NWA Florida by trying to match speed but the Vandalz were ready for it and controlled the opening minutes of the match including a leg drop to the back of Scott’s head as he lay prone on the top rope. Scott was able to isolate Johnny Vandal and overpower him. Scott and Rich made several tags taking several minutes to beat down the younger Vandal. Johnny survived the beating, hit Scott with a reverse neckbreaker and was able to tag in a well rested Tommy. All four men beat each other up until Rich missed a corner splash on Tommy, which allowed Johnny to sweep out Rich’s feet as Tommy hit a superkick for the pin. (3) "Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews (w/Antonio Banks) defeated "Iceman” Buck Quartermain. This match has been years in the making and could be considered an old school match. Quartermain threw Andrews off with his initial offensive attack and kept Andrews grounded until Quartermain came off the ropes and Andrews hit him with the Sky High. Andrews kept Richie Rich occupied while Banks pulled Quartermain out to the floor where he could beat him down. Andrews followed them onto the floor but Quartermain, who by this point was bleeding from hit forehead, was able to defend himself and took Andrews back into the ring. However Andrews was able to keep the offensive with a reverse chin lock. Quartermain fought out of it and hit Andrews with a superplex. Quartermain went for an elbow drop but Banks grabbed Quartermain by the ankles and brought him to the floor to be beaten on again. But from the locker room came NWA Southern Heavyweight champion Lex Lovett who attacked Banks and the two needed to be dragged apart by half of the NWA Florida locker room. As Richie Rich tried to get order, Vordell Walker slid behind the melee and hit Quartermain with a power slam which allowed Andrews to pin Quartermain. On his way to the locker room Quartermain was jumped by Banks and the two beat each other with fists and waist lock takedowns before fighting into the locker room. Ring announcer and NWA Florida DVD play by play announcer Lenny Leonard brought out Hot Ass Amy Love for an interview about her recent match with Kat LaRue and her having to face men in the ring. But she was cut off by Luther “Bodybag” Jackson who came to address Amy about their recent history. Jackson decided to make the conversation a physical one which led Amy’s friend James Hendrix to come out and get involved. After double teaming Jackson their celebration was cut short by the NWA Florida Heavyweight champion Bruce Steele and our next match began. (4) 911 Inc. member Bruce Steele (NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion) (w/"Hardcore Giant" Ron Niemi and Rod Steel) defeated James Hendrix in Extreme X-mas Street Fight. Hendrix fought with Steele on the floor but once back in the ring, the champion was holder of the huge strength advantage. Steele through Hendrix to the floor so Steel and Niemi could get in on the fun. Amy got in the ring and stood up to Steele but she got hit with the Steele Curtain. Steel finally tossed Hendrix back into the ring where Steele continued the dominating attack but Hendrix fought out of a chin lock and got Steele in a sleeper Steele countered out with a back suplex. Hendrix recovered and had the crowd solidly behind him as he hit the champion with several offensive moves including a bulldog headlock which got 2 3/4. Steele rolled to the floor and Hendrix followed him out but Rod Steel interfered in the fight. Hendrix punched out Steel and returned to the ring but he was hit with the Steele Curtain for the win. After the bell, 911 Inc. continued to beat up the fallen Hendrix until MIKEY TENDERFOOT came out of nowhere to attack Steele and Steel. Tenderfoot took the house mic and challenged 911 Inc. to fight him anytime anywhere. Steele refused the challenged but Tenderfoot told 911 Inc. he wasn’t going anywhere and he would wait for Steele. (5) James Gibson (formerly Jamie Noble) defeated NWA Wildside’s Alter Boy Luke. The former WWE and IPW World Cruiserweight champion was greeted by a standing ovation. Gibson and Luke exchanged offensive moves but Gibson came out ahead early on. Gibson went for a German suplex but Luke landed on his feet and hit Gibson with a spinning heel kick and a round kick. Gibson returned the favor with chest chops and a backbreaker. Gibson put Luke in a modified camel clutch which Luke fought out of only to be hit with a clothesline. Gibson went back to work on Luke putting him in a surfboard but Luke refused to submit. Gibson hit several shoulder tackles but one to the corner only met the steel ring post and sent Gibson to the concrete. Back in the ring Luke immediately went to work on the injured left shoulder with an armbar occasionally using the ropes for leverage. Gibson did not submit and fought back countering a tornado DDT with a northern lights suplex and a running high knee. Gibson went to the top rope but Luke stopped him and brought him back into the ring with a running super Frankensteiner followed by a moonsault from the ring apron. Gibson survived both moves and hit Luke with a Tiger Bomb for the win. (6) NWA Florida Tag Team champions Double Deuce (“Uptown” Frankie Capone and Marcus Dillon w/ Pete Cannon) defeated 911 Inc. members the Shane Brothers (w/"Hardcore Giant" Ron Niemi, Rod Steel and Bruce Steele) to a no-contest. Before the match Ron Niemi addressed the crowd guaranteeing new NWA Florida Tag Team champions because he used his power as co-owner of NWA Florida to allow Rod Steel to partner with the Shane Brothers. This made the odds really stacked against DD Inc. who came in with Dillon’s right hand in a cast. The injury didn’t seem to slow down Dillon’s offensive skills as he manhandled both Shane’s early on. Capone faired the same with the Shane’s keeping them off their feet neutralizing their strength. Capone’s offensive spurt came to an end as he missed a corner splash and had his left arm dropped on the top rope by a Shane. Capone tagged in Dillon but he was quickly moved into 911’s part of the ring and they took turns fighting with and eventually injuring Dillon’s right shoulder. This left Capone all alone with 911 Inc. who took great pleasure in beating up Capone despite his numerous offensive comebacks. Cannon took out his cell phone and from the front door came former NWA Florida Heavyweight champion STEVE MADISON who tagged himself into the match as Capone’s new partner. Madison beat down both Twins but was hit with a Steel “Sky High”. Steel threw him to the floor where Bruce Steele was waiting and hit Madison in the head with one of the tag titles. After being busted wide open on his forehead, Madison was tossed back in the ring where 911 Inc. happily beat him down for several minutes. Madison had enough energy left to counter the Deep Dicking, making it to the corner and tag Marcus Dillon (??) back into the match. DD Inc. hit Steel with the K5 to win the hard fought match. After the match Madison thanked the fans for their emails and he would be returning to NWA Florida as an active competitor. (7) NWA Florida X Division champion Naphtali defeated Aaron Epic, Sedrick Strong and Mikey Batts in a fatal four way match. Like any X Division match this one was fast and high flying in, out and above the ring. Naphtali hit Strong and Epic with a plancha from the top rope on to the floor. Batts and Strong then squared off in the ring and Batts got the first offensive shots in by attacking Strong’s left arm. Epic and Naphtali got back in the match and took to the offensive as well. During the course of the match Batts and Naphtali became a mini tag team against Strong and Epic. Strong and Epic were able to isolate Naphtali who was able to hit Epic with the Garvin Stomp but unfortunately he missed the elbow. Naphtali kept on fighting back and hit Epic with a Lariat. The partnerships then dissolved and it was a free for all. Batts and Naphtali double teamed Epic but Batts hit Naphtali with the Napoleon Complex. Strong went to power bomb Batts but Batts countered causing both men to fall over the top rope down to the floor. Naphtali seized the opening and hit Epic with the Shining Wizard to retain the title. (8) Antonio Banks (w/NWA member Scoot Andrews) defeated NWA Southern Heavyweight champion Lex Lovett via DQ. This was the renewal of a rivalry that went on in IPW Hardcore so one competitor would need to make a huge error for victory to end up in their hand. Both men took the match to the mat showing off their technical skills but neither gained a clear advantage until Andrews distracted Lovett on a rope break. It allowed Banks to recover and take to the offense hitting the champion with a bevy of moves. Banks hit Lovett with several kicks to the face and Andrews then hit Lovett with several right hands to the face as Banks occupied referee Richie Rich. Lovett fought back hitting Banks with a leg lariat but Banks put Lovett into a full nelson then a German suplex only getting two. Lovett fired back with punches but Banks delivered an enziguri. Banks laid in cross face shots before placing Lovett in a reverse chinlock. Lovett got an energy surge and got back to his feet and hit Banks with chest chops which Banks returned to the champion’s chest along with a right hand to the jaw. Banks missed the Malicious Intent and Lovett hit a belly to belly suplex for a 2 count. Banks fought back and hit the Fifth Dimension as a taunt towards Billy Fives. Lovett ducked under two Banks elbows to hit the Blockbuster but only got 2. Lovett hit Banks with right hands and then the Michinoku Driver but Andrews stopped Richie Rich’s count. Lovett went to the top rope but Vordell Walker came out and knocked Lovett of the top rope. Kahagus came out and chased Walker to the locker room. As Richie Rich followed the action on the floor Andrews entered the ring with a chair in hand intended for Lovett’s head. But Lovett ducked the chair shot, got the chair from Andrews and cracked him in the head with it. Richie Rich came back to the ring to see Banks down on the mat and Lovett holding the chair. Richie Rich called for the bell and DQ’d Lovett. Andrews and Banks jumped Lovett but Buck Quartermain came out to aid the champion who in the end stood in the ring still the NWA Southern Heavyweight champion. -------------------- Alan Wojcik http://alanwojcik.com

As dumb as Jeff Hardy can be, the joke sounds pretty funny.

I downloaded it and enjoyed it very much. I don't have acess to ordering the PPV, but even if I did I wouldn't have ordered it...not because it wasn't worth the money, but because I could save thirty bucks and just DL it like I did. But I saw it and I liked it a lot.

Hey, thanks for the interest pgi. The MV should be up in a month, I'm hoping. I'm waiting on somebody from WTFBoards.com to capture me some very rare footage that I wanna feature in the MV. I can't say what that footage is because it'll spoil everything, but trust me, it's gonna be fuckin awesome. Here's the only hint I'll give: the footage is from '98, before XPW even existed.

It's not dead, it's just down. I know for a fact that they're working on repairing it as we speak. Should be back up in a few days.

Ya, I was thinking that it was Eddie, too, and two other people concluding the same thing pretty much convinces me.

Wooo, one of the best interviews I've read in a while. It's good to see Candido seems to have his head on straight. The guy is really underrated...I wish we got to see an Owen Hart vs. Candido feud somet ime before Owen died. That would've been a cool series of matches to see. Candido's had some hard times, so hopefully he's back on the right track. What caught my attention was him saying about Nubain, "We had been off that for over a year. We were adamant about not going near it. We still did some other stupid things but were not using that." Whether they had been off it for a year or not, I don't know, but I do know that Candido at least and probably Tammy too went back to using it after WCW went under and when they started getting XPW bookings. Hopefully both are off of it now because it's one of the most addictive painkillers out there...I know Sabu took it a lot for awhile, but then again, can you blame him considering all the bumps he takes? What's ironic is that back in the early '90's Candido would always insist to Sabu that he'd never fall into the painkillers habit and Sabu kinda took him under his wing hoping that was true, and he ended up going down that road. I really like hearing him put over the younger guys - Joe, Kruel, Collyer, etc. Shows he's giving something back and that he still cares. Great dude.

....YEARS? What happened to your big conclusion being 5 years to the day of when XPW had their first big megashow or whatever during 12/99? Nothing at all, seeing as how it never existed. I hyped that the retrospective would begin on the five-year annivesary of XPW's debut show (7/31/99). If you look at this thread, it began on that day, 2004, so I kept my promise. I've been saying for months that the retrospective is going to take a few years to do, but when you see the finished product it'll all be worth the wait.

Even more congratulations go out to Altar Boy Luke. He'll be making his second ever WWE appearance, as he'll work as an extra for the 12/18 Smackdown in New Orleans, LA (his hometown).

No reply from Jessica yet... But on a more pleasant note, good luck to Altar Boy Luke, as he wrestles JAMIE GIBSON (NOBLE) in NWA Florida in a couple of weeks. Since XPW folded, Luke has also worked Elix Skipper, Crash Holly, Joe E. Legend, BG James, Super Dragon, and tag teamed wtih Chris Kanyon in a WWE dark match.

Wait, so how do I connect to that? I tried typing in #whh for a channel on mIRC and it doesn't connect.

No, but I think they ship to the UK. RFVideo.com would prolly say. I dunno.

I just got mIRC. Now what are the rooms I should go to to get wrestling matches/shows?