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Steel Cage - Owen vs. Bret.

Who also managed SHAWN MICHAELS (I think.)...

Talk about an understatement...the guy showed up drunk as can be and tried to beat Bruce Hart's amazing shoot about the entire business while still in that stupor. Oyyyy...

New England Pro Wrestling TV Aired at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 19, 2004 in selected Connecticut outlets Check out CTChampionshipWrestling.com for full info on how to catch NEPW TV if you live in the Connecticut area. Report by LucharesuFan619 on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - Opening highlight video, featuring Raven, Sabu, Balls Mahoney, The S.A.T., and others. I’m pretty sure I also spotted Nick Berk in there, doing his signature “stick out my tongue” taunt. - Jeff “The Hungryman” Harris and Dave Harris are on commentary for this week’s NEPW TV episode. We’ll see more matches from the AWF’s debut show at Platt High School in Meriden, CT. According to the commentators, Platt High School was also the site of several WWWF shows way back in the day, and speaking of the WWWF, Frank Kryznowski – a former ring announcer for them – will be handling those duties on this show. - Arch Kincaid – who comes to the ring first – has been seen on WWE Velocity before and has worked several dark matches for the promotion. This is the New NEPW TV debut for both wrestlers. Holyoke Joe will referee this match, as he does most AWF matches that we’ve seen in the past on this show. “Intellectual” ARCH KINCAID vs. “Mr. Goodtime” VINCE VICALLO A tieup leads to a headlock by Vicallo, which he transitions into a headlock takeover. Kincaid forces Vicallo to break by locking on a headscissors, and they hustle back to their feet. From that position, Vicallo takes Kincaid down with a waistlock takedown, leading to a break in the action. Another tieup sees Kincaid apply a headlock. Vicallo pushes him into the ropes and is knocked down with a shoulderblock. Kincaid hops off of the ropes and runs under a leapfrog, only to receive two consecutive armdrags from Vicallo. Kincaid tries a lariat, but that’s ducked and Vicallo lariats him down for a 2 count. A break in the action ensues, as Kincaid climbs out to ringside for a quick breather. Vicallo pulls him in from the apron the hard way and gets a 2 count. Kincaid is sent into the ropes, but he lands on his feet when Vicallo tries a back body drop and knocks down his opponent for his own 2 count. Kincaid elbows smashes the back of Vicallo’s head before Irish whipping him across the ring. Vicallo bounces off of the ringpost and gets knocked down with a back elbow smash for 2. Vicallo tries to mount a comeback, as both try shoulderblocks, but neither go down. A third break in the action occurs before they go for another tieup, but Kincaid surprises Vicallo with a knee lift to the gut, followed by an uppercut. Vicallo suffers the wrath of the ring ropes, as Kincaid uses them to choke him. The commentators mention TNA Wrestling’s new TV slot on Fox Sports Net, as Kincaid whips Vicallo into the ropes and powerslams him down to the mat for 2. Vicallo’s whipped into the ropes again, but this time he slides through Kincaid’s feet, hightails it back onto his feet, and downs Kincaid with a leaping enziguri kick. As a result, both guys end up lying on the mat, trying to muster enough strength to make it back to their feet. Eventually, they do climb back to standing positions, at which point Vicallo attacks with some armringer-type offense transitioned into a backslide pin for 2. Kincaid rushes back to his feet, only to get spinning heelkicked back down for another 2 count. Kincaid reverses a cross-corner Irish whip and sends Vicallo in, which proves to be a mistake on Kincaid’s part, as Vicallo hits a Corner Slingshot Crossbody Block for another 2 count. Upon reaching his feet again, Kincaid surprises Vicallo coming in and delivers a sideslam for 2, but when he tries a suplex, Vicallo drops out, lands on his feet behind him, and executes a schoolboy rollup for the pinfall win. WINNER: “Mr. Goodtime” Vince Vicallo (via pinfall) Suddenly, the giant Primo Carnera, III comes out to the ring and attacks the winner, Vicallo, by Chokeslamming him three consecutive times. Vicallo did win this match, but he sure doesn’t look like he’s the victor, as some referees and other officials are needed to help him backstage, before we cut out. - Some ads for local wrestling shows are broadcasted. The AWF will run again at Platt High School in Meriden, CT on…Saturday, June 12. Uhhh, I hope the technicians who are putting together this show know that that date is already a week old. Idiots. Anyway, next we see an ad for Connecticut Championship Wrestling’s show tonight in Branford, CT. It’ll be entitled “Branford Fest.” Then, CCW will run its “Revolution” event in Fairfield, CT at Knights of Columbus Hall on June 27. I’ll be at that show, I expect. The official website for CCW is CTChampionshipWrestling.com, if you’re looking for more info. - A replay of Carnera’s Chokeslams on Vicallo are shown, before we cut back to life action, as Frank Kryznowski is in the ring to again introduce the next match. The referee in this match is someone other than Holyoke Joe. - Larry the Postman – accompanied by Bad News Bob – comes to the ring first, hailing from “the U.S. Post Office.” As is the case with many of the gimmick wrestlers on the AWF roster, Larry plays up his persona excessively, even bringing a mailbag to the ring with him. He’s at least in his late 30s, probably his 40’s, if I had to guess. Before we get to see what he can do in the ring, we’ll have to listen to some of his micwork. In reference to the fans in attendance, he says that he’s finally getting to see all of his “postal customers,” before proceeding to call the fans morons (I think that’s what he said, at least. The audio on this show makes it somewhat hard to distinguish what guys are saying in their promos.). Larry says some other things that I can’t understand, before complaining about how his job requires him to deliver welfare checks and other dumb packages to mail recipients. Uhhh…OK. The camera gets a closeup of one of his letters, which is addressed “to the sucker at ringside.” Larry exits the ring and circles it, throwing mail to the ringside fans. Another closeup of one is shown, and it’s addressed “to the Wannabe at Ringside. The fan opens it up and finds an instant lottery ticket, only it’s already scratched off. Next, here comes “Private” Tony Black, waving an America flag and entering to the sounds of “Born in the USA.” Black enters the ring and takes the mic, proceeding to put over the USA and – as the fans chant “U-S-A!” – dedicate this match to the military members currently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Black – whose not all that young, but is somewhat younger than Larry – is given a letter by the Postman, but before we get to see what it says, Larry attacks him by slamming him face-first into the mat, thereby beginning the match. LARRY the POSTMAN (w/ Bad News Bob) vs. “Private” TONY BLACK Larry uses his mailbag to choke Black and cover his face, while he slams him face-first into a turnbuckle (with the bag covering his face). Black is Irish whipped across the ring and receives a running elbow smash, but fights back by whipping Larry across the ring from one corner to another pancaking him into the ringpost with a running lariat. Larry takes some gut kicks and punches from Black, before being Irish whipped into the ropes and dropkicked down. Some forearms convince Larry to roll out of the ring to take a breather, while Bad News Brown gives him some tips. The advice seems to work – at least momentarily – as Larry surprises Black by pulling him by the legs out to ringside and – with Bob’s help – assaulting him by ramming his leg against the ringpost. As a result, Black is limping when he climbs back into the ring. Larry takes advantage of his injury and takes him down from behind by the legs. The Postman takes a page out of Justin Credible’s book by delivering two consecutive legbreaker leg drops (leg drops to the victim’s leg), and then follows with a jumping headbutt to the crotch. The commentators say that Larry is GOING POSTAL~!, baby! I guess he is… The referee orders Bad News Bob not to get involved again, and that distracts Larry. Black surprises him from behind with a schoolboy rollup for 2, but Larry beats him back to his feet and takes him down with a lariat. After knocking Black onto his back by using some leverage to his advantage, Larry tries another Irish whip, only to have it reversed. Larry tries a gut kick, but Black catches his leg and proceeds to spin him around like Steve Austin did to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XIV. Larry, however, steadies himself after being spun around, grabs Black’s head, and DDTs him for the victory. WINNER: Larry the Postman (w/ Bad News Bob) (via pinfall) After putting a letter in Black’s mouth, Larry heads backstage, alongside of Bad News Bob. - A vignette ad is shown for local wrestler Big Daddy’s appearance in the upcoming movie “Six Figures.” The characters of the movie include guys with the names of Country Boy, Tooth Pick, Door Stop, Mr. Murphy, and others. I’m at a loss of words, because that segment was just plain weird. That’s followed by the AWF and CCW ads that we saw earlier on in the show. - Back to live action – Frank Kryznowski is again in the ring to introduce our next match, one that will feature TABLES~! The young Eddy Edwards (he’s in his mid-20’s, it appears) is first out, and although they don’t call him as such, I’m pretty sure that his nickname in other indy feds is “Diehard.” Anyway, Eddy’s entrance is followed by that of CHRIS CANDIDO~! No Tammy Lynn Sytch by Candido’s side, though. He’s definitely aged in the last few years, but is still a master at getting heat. The veteran circles the ring before the match, slapping the hands of some lucky ringside fans, before entering the ring. “Candido!” and “EC-Dub!” chants precede the tieup. Holyoke Joe is refereeing this match. Tables Match: EDDY EDWARDS vs. CHRIS CANDIDO (sans Tammy Lynn Sytch) We start with a Candido headlock, transitioned into a hammerlock. Eddy swings around and counters into his own hammerlock, but Candido displays his veteran expertise reverting back to his headlock. Eddy pushes Candido into the ropes and is sent down to the mat via a shoulderblock. Candido bounces off of the ropes, hops over Eddie, and ducks under his leapfrog. The younger Eddy attempts a hiptoss, but Candido has none of it and sends his adversary flipping with a hiptoss of his own. As soon as Eddy is back on his feet, he gets knocked down again thanks to a Balls Mahoney-style punch. Candido now exits the ring and grabs ringside table, but Eddy follows him out and mounts an attack. Eddy whips Candido into a guardrail, but makes the mistake of turning his back on him and gets attacked from behind. After absorbing a chop, Eddy gets rolled back into the ring and tries to beg Candido off, but Candido will have none of it and instead starts kicking his ass with various strikes, before executing his signature DELAYED~! Vertical Suplex (lasting for a good five seconds). I’ve definitely seen longer from him, but it’s still impressive, nonetheless. Candido follows with a Flying Leg Drop from the second turnbuckle, before heading back out to ringside to grab the table. He brings it into the ring and uses some chops to fight back against Eddie’s attempted comeback. After setting up the table, Candido Piledrives Eddy onto the mat, and then lays Eddy on the table, but before he can do anything else, the giant Primo Carnera, III enters the ring for the second time on this show, and this time confronts Candido. Carnera wants to shake the veteran’s hand and Candido makes the mistake of obliging, as he receives a Chokeslam from the giant. Carnera then pulls Eddy off of the table and lays Candido on it, hoping to let Eddy fly off of the ropes and put the veteran through it, but BAM BAM BIGELOW~! makes the save and scares Carnera and Eddy out of the ring. WINNER: Nobody – No Contest due to Carnera and Bigelow’s interference - Former-Triple Threat partners Candido and Bigelow are now in the ring together are demand a tag team match against the two up-and-comers. They get their wish, as we’ve now got an impromptu Tag Team Tables Match, but not before we cut out to see a few more quick ads for upcoming AWF and CCW shows. Back to the live action, Carnera and Eddy are still at ringside. Carnera is huge, and the cameraman gets a great shot of him, as he gradually pans up from his feet to his head, like a clip I once saw of Andre the Giant. Carnera and Eddy finally climb up onto the apron and we’re ready start. Tag Team Tables Match: EDDY EDWARDS & PRIMO CARNERA, III vs. The Triple Threat (CHRIS CANDIDO & BAM BAM BIGELOW) Candido attacks Eddy and rams him into two corners, before delivering a low blow kick followed by a snap suplex. This angers the colossal Carnera, who tries to get a piece of Candido, only to end up distracting the referee and letting Bigelow come in (without tagging) and attack Eddy with kicks in the corner. Next, Eddy is whipped from one corner to the opposite one and receives a devastating running body avalanche from Bigelow. A headbutt follows, before Bigelow slams Eddy face-first into the ringpost and tags Candido back in. Carnera wants into the match, but when he tries to enter, he again ends up distracting referee Joe, while Candido beats on Eddy. Eddy fights back by countering an Irish whip and firing Candido into the ringpost, and then delivering a back body drop. Carnera enters and uses his boot to choke a standing Candido in the corner, while the commentators compare him to Randy Orton and how he seems to be trying to live up to the former-WWE Intercontinental Champion’s “Legend Killer” gimmick, in assaulting the veteran Candido. Carnera utilizes some Andre the Giant-style fists to Candido’s back, and then lets Eddy hammer Candido from the apron a few times, while Joe is busy dealing with Bigelow on the opposite side of the ring. Eddy is tagged in and punches Candido in the gut before Irish whipping Candido from one corner to the opposite one so much force that Candido bounces off of it and crashes down onto the mat. Eddy now snapmares Candido out of the corner and tags in Carnera, who vertically suplexes Candido. Bigelow mistimes his interference and ends up distracting the referee while Eddy beats on Candido at ringside. Carnera joins in on the assault when he sees that Candido is starting to fight back, but Bigelow HAS HAD ENOUGH and attacks both of his opponents! “The Beast from the East” tosses Carnera face-first into the ringpost, while Candido brings a table into the ring and sets it up. Bigelow continues using the guardrail to assault Carnera, while – back in the ring – Eddy and Candido slug it out with punches, an exchange that Eddy gets the best of. Carnera and Bigelow fight all the way backstage, while – back in the ring –Eddy beats on Candido, only for the ex-Bodydonna to start hulking up (in the form of a Chief Jay Strongbow-style war dance) and delivering a series of chops. A headbutt finally knocks down Eddy, and that war dance ends up being the nail in the coffin for Eddy. Candido lays him across the table, climbs up top, and puts him through the wood with a Flying Splash to win the match for himself and Bigelow (even though Bigelow is backstage, apparently still fighting Carnera). WINNERS: The Triple Threat (Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Candido) (when Candido Flying Splashes Eddy Edwards through a table After the match, Candido gets on the mic and we learn why he pulled out the Jay Strongbow war dance – Jay’s brother, Joe Strongbow, is at ringside. We get a shot of Joe, who is a former-WWF Tag Team Champion with his more famous brother, Jay. Candido continues talking on the mic, but the commentators are rambling on, so I can’t make out what he’s saying. Candido slaps the hands of some ringside fans and proceeds to sign a bunch of autographs, even pulling out some dance moves in between each one. He hugs Joe Strongbow as the commentators plug the upcoming CCW and AWF shows. - The show ends about seven minutes early, as a still graphic of Joe Strongbow is planted on the screen while the contact info of New England Pro Wrestling TV ([email protected]) and commentator Jeff “The Hungryman” Harris (The HungryMan.com) is shown. Cut out. I’ll see you all next week with another edition of New England Pro Wrestling TV. I’m told that next week’s show will feature matches from Connecticut Championship Wrestling’s latest show: - highlights from tag team sensation All Money Is Legal (Kash & Kaos) - April Hunter vs. Ariel vs. Nikki Rox - “Debonair” Damian Adams vs. “Latin Fury” Luis Ortiz - and more! Feedback regarding this recap can be sent to [email protected]. If you like what you see here, then you can look forward to more of these recaps pretty much each week (not every week, but like every other), an article on the Sabu/Raven TNA feud, and also: From 1999 until 2003, Southern California's Xtreme Professional Wrestling produced possibly the most avid debate the world of United States indy wrestling has witnessed in recent years. It all started with a pornography mogul named Rob Black and his associate, Tom Byron. Along the way, names such as Sabu, The Sandman, Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, Jerry Lynn, and Abdullah the Butcher made their presences known in XPW rings. At one point, XPW possessed a nationwide TV deal (via satellite) with America One and its home videos were distributed across the country even before those of ECW were. Even with all of these advantages, however, XPW eventually shut down, but not even it's bankruptcy has curtailed the mutterings about it. In the next half a year, learn about the formation, the rise, and the ultimate fall of a promotion that at one point had everything going for it. You've heard the utterings about Rob Black's association with ECW's Paul Heyman, but for all intensive purposes, it was all the way back in 1989 when the true roots of XPW began to take shape. Even before the XPW name was concepted, what could be considered precursors of the promotion existed, including: Verne Langdon's Slammers Wrestling Federation (Slammers/SWF); Dynamite D, Kevin Kleinrock, and Patrick Hernandez' Southern California Championship Wrestling (SCCW); and Doc Marlee's United Independent Wrestling Alliance (UIWA). Long before they were appearing across the United States on XPW home video, XPW's homegrown names were crafting their ability on the So-Cal independent circuit. Exactly one-third of the competitor's who performed on XPW's debut live event back in July 1999 credit their initial training to a man named Verne Langdon. Trained by The Fabulous Moolah and Tor Johnson many years ago, Langdon enjoyed a number of occupations before entering the world of pro wrestling. At one point, he was a highly acclaimed sculptor of monster masks, and is still regarded as one of the most celebrated "monster-makers" - as the occupation is termed - to this day. Monster-making also led to some exploration into the field of the makeup artistry. Langdon was also a very talented magician and magician, but wrestling was certainly one of his hobbies. So, in 1989, he established the "SLAM U" Wrestling Gym in Southern California and, two years later, the Slammers Wrestling Federation. Langdon is one of several names who've agreed to contribute both historical information and textual quotations to this retrospective. Other contributees will include XPW homegrown veterans such as GQ Money, Leroy The Ring Crew Guy, "White Trash" Johnny Webb, Carlito Montana, Steve Rizzono, and several others. Mainstream wrestlers who've competed for the company, such as Chris Hamrick and Mike Modest, will also speak about their time in XPW. As of now, there are a number of other former-XPW wrestlers and employees being contacted, and in the coming weeks and months, more names will be announced as playing a role in this retrospective. From the beginnings of Rob Black to his friendship with ECW's Paul Heyman, from the formation of XPW to the signings of stars such as Sabu, Shane Douglas, and Chris Candido, from the interpromotional agreements with ECW and FMW to the TV deals with America One, KJLA, and WGTW, from the creations of indy stars like The Messiah, "The Rock Superstar" Kaos, and "The Hardcore Homo" Angel to the controversies of Supreme's injury, Vic Grimes' 40 foot fall, and the New Year's Revolution 2 scandal, from the invasion of Philadelphia to the eventual folding - it, and so much more, will all be presented in "Five Years Later - The Roots, The History, and The Controversy of Xtreme Pro Wrestling." Featuring-insightful contributions from XPW alumni such as GQ Money, Leroy The Ring Crew Guy, Carlito Montana, and "White Trash" Johnny Webb, along with words from Verne Langdon, who helped break The Messiah, Johnny Webb, Homeless Jimmy, Angel, Damien Steele, Dynamite D, Carlito Montana, and others into the business. Plus - NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN, pre-XPW photos (straight from the Slammers Wrestling Federation's archives) of the XPW stars such as The Messiah, Johnny Webb, Kaos, Homeless Jimmy, Supreme, and Angel; and a great deal more.

4-way.

Fuckin dynamite stuff so far. Keep up the great work. I'm definitely buying this when it comes out.

Sounds like The Snuff Bomb that Gary "TOOL" Key used as his finisher in XPW, only he did a non-running version.

Same thing as an air raid crash. Stick your head in between a guys legs as if you're gonna get powerbombed and then stand straight up, lifting them onto your back. Use one arm to hold their leg on your shoulder and use the other to tuck their head under, and then sit down. There's a ton of good pictures of it across the internet. Someone will know where to find a good pic.

Bastion Booger (circa 93) vs. Mae Young (circa now) vs. Mini Doink (circa whenever) I seriously have no idea.

I just turned on a WWE show for the first time in 2 months. I figure I better start watching cuz I'm gonna start doing the WrestlingObserver.com Velocity recaps this weekend. Molly's not as hot as she used to be. Her hair is shit now.

Huh???? Well, no, it's not Pogo, if that's what you mean (I have no idea). Pogo got in a car accident a few months ago and is busy rehabbing.

Found this on SoCalUncensored.com Xtreme World Wrestling FINALLY presents it's debut show entitled "Blood,Guts,&Mayhem" on Saturday July 31,2004 @ the Anaheim Market Place!!!!! Doors will open at 2:00pm w/ a 3:00pm BELLTIME Ticket prices : $8/adults and $4/kids 10 yrs.& under ***Main Event*** STREET FIGHT FROM HELL MATCH Supreme/Kaos vs. IWA/Mid-South's CORPORAL ROBINSION & Mr. California * Fans are encouraged to bring weapons for the wrestlers to use in the main event!!!!!! ***Semi-Main Event*** MYSTERY CHALLENGE- OLD SCHOOL RULES "Mr.80's" Dynamite D vs. ????????????? * XWW Offices got a call late last week from an unknown wrestler at this time, stating that he has a certain beef w/ Dynamite D and DEMANDS an old school-style match with him come July 31st! Is it someone from D's past (Slammers or XPW)???? Or is it a wrestler that just wants to prove himself to the wrestling world???? Come July 31st WE WILL SEE!!!! THREE-WAY ELIMINATION TAG TEAM MATCH The Aerial Express (Scorpio Sky/Quicksilver) vs. Lil'Cholo & R2K vs. Steve Pain & Infernal XWW CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE MATCH The Freedom Fighter vs. Marcus Riot #1 CONTENDERS MATCH FOR XWW TAG TITLES Los Chivos (Kayam/Enigma De Oro) vs. Chippy Sanchez & Silver Tyger *Winners in this match will face the winners of the 3-Way Elimination Tag match next show for the XWW tag titles!!! Ricky Reyes (1/2 of Havana Pitbulls) vs. Eric Matlock Also there will be a BATTLE ROYAL w/ BATTLE ZONE RULES MATCH! Already entered: Big Bear Calhoun, Scott Snot, Johnny Webb, Ronnie K., Sexy Chino, the Stepfather, the RedHeaded StepChild, Kid Omega, Carnage, and Exciter. *** Card is Subject To Change*** WE AT XWW PROMISE THIS SHOW WILL HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT & PROVE THAT WE ARE HERE TO STAY!!!!!!!!!!! The Anaheim Indoor Marketplace is located at 1440 S. Anaheim Bl. in Anaheim,CA Too bad Ricky Reyes isn't higher on the card. He's so awesome he could carry a fed if pushed right. The Stairway to Hell match should be fun. The three way tag match looks really good. I've haven't seen any of Pain & Infernal's work, but the other two teams are great.

Onyx is decent, IMO. He's not the best Wildside has to offer, but he's alright.

Are any pics up of Sid's return?

The heel referee was Eric Loy. He's an asshole. ^Don't put your petty grudge crap on my board Barber. -Jay The guy who recently died was "Big" Mike Goad, probably. Somewhere within the last few weeks was the fifth anniversary of Goad's death. They devoted a show to him five years ago, and this was the fifth anniversary, so they probably showed a tribute to him. He was a friend of Zandig's before CZW got started. Good to see Blackout winning the titles. They're one of the few good things going right now in CZW. Homicide ain't no lightweight, though...Weird to see him getting into BOTB.

http://www.lafelina.com/video/crouchingtigerhiddengail.WMV She needs to pull some of this stuff out on RAW, if she's still capable of it... There's some other cool clips of her at http://lafelina.com/video.asp

Sorry for the double post.

Yeah, he looked pretty impressive. Sort of ressembled a Latino version of Matt Striker (not the ROH one, the MLW/PWF one). He was definitely impressive.

New England Pro Wrestling TV Aired at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 12, 2004 in selected Connecticut outlets Check out CTChampionshipWrestling.com for full info on how to catch NEPW TV if you live in the Connecticut area. Report by LucharesuFan619 The show’s opening video features clips of Balls Mahoney, Raven, Sabu, and others. I actually attended the show at which the clips with those three guys were filmed. I got to meet Raven and Balls Mahoney there, and see Sabu live. Jeff “The Hungryman” Harris and Joel “The Jinyx” are the commentators for today’s action. The matches on this show are from the May 8, 2004 AWF show in Meriden, CT. Johnny Heartbreaker comes out to the ring, as former WWE ring announcer Frank Kryznowsky makes the introductions. Purdy Kurdy comes out to the ring and enters, as the commentators mention that Heartbreaker works as a model for WWE and did a magazine ad with Stacy Keibler not too long ago. The referee is Ref is Holyoke Joe. . Johnny Heartbreaker vs. Purdy Kurdy (AWF) The two competitors tie up. Heartbreaker forces Kurdy into the corner and they break the grapple. Another tieup sees an exchange of waistlocks, before Kurdy forces Heartbreaker into the corner and they break again. Another tieup starts with Heartbreaker executing an armringer, after which Kurdy reverses into his own armringer, only for Heartbreaker to lock on a headlock. Kurdy pushes Heartbreaker into the ropes and gets shoulderblocked down. Kurdy rolls away from Heartbreaker and takes a breather, before they tie up again. Heartbreaker applies a headlock and Kurdy again forces him into the ropes. Heartbreaker shoulderblocks him down again, only to find himself on the receiving end of a hiptoss and then a drop toehold by Kurdy. That’s followed by a second hiptoss, which Kurdy transitions into a grounded armlock. Heartbreaker climbs up onto his feet and forces Kurdy into the corner, where he executes a knee lift. Heartbreaker whips Kurdy across the ring and charges after him, but Kurdy dodges out of the way and Heartbreaker slams into the corner. Kurdy takes this opportunity to execute an armdrag and transition that into another grounded armlock. In a cool sequence, Heartbreaker tries his own armdrag, only for Krudy to roll through and execute another one of his own. Heartbreaker is now back on his feet and fighting back with a forearm smash. He whips Kurdy into the ropes and tries a lariat, but that’s ducked and Kurdy executes a tilt-a-whirl headscissors, which he follows with a dropkick that sends Heartbreaker out to ringside. Kurdy catches Heartbreaker coming back in and tries to suplex him from the apron back into the ring, but Heartbreaker drops out behind him and front suplexes him onto the top ring rope. Next, Heartbreaker utilizes some shoulderblock thrusts to the gut in the corner before executing a snapmare. He proceeds to lock on a stomach claw (shades of the Von Erichs, as the commentators mention) to slow down the pace. Heartbreaker says, “The claw is back, baby!” Kurdy soon escapes the submission and runs off of the ropes, only to receive a knee lift that causes him to do a front flip onto the mat. Heartbreaker gets a 2 count with that move and then whips Kurdy into the ropes again and applies an abdominal stretch. While he still has the stretch locked in, Heartbreaker digs his elbow into Kurdy’s back and cheats by using the ring ropes for leverage when the referee isn’t looking, but he tries these shady methods one too many times, and eventually referee Holyoke Joe sees what he’s doing and forces him to break the hold. Kurdy takes this opportunity to fight back, and proceeds to climb up top and hit a Flying Sunset Flip for 2, only to have Heartbreaker beat him back to his feet and take him down via a lariat. Heartbreaker delivers two Chris Hero-style jumping double-foot stomps to the chest before bodyslamming Kurdy. An elbow drop off of the middle turnbuckle gets a 2 count for Heartbreaker. Kurdy is whipped into the ropes and stops short when he sees that Heartbreaker has ducked down at an attempt for a back body drop. Heartbreaker receives a sick kick to the chest before Kurdy runs off of the ropes again. He ducks a lariat and Superkicks Heartbreaker down for a 2 count. The finish sees Kurdy climb onto the turnbuckle and in turn onto Heartbreaker’s shoulders, and then roll forward with a victory roll attempt. Heartbreaker, though, refuses to let him roll through and instead pins him like Owen Hart did to Bret at WrestleMania X, only Heartbreaker cheats by grabbing the ropes for leverage. Advertisement – the AWF will be at Meriden, CT on Saturday, June 12 (tonight). CCW will have a show in June 19 in Branford. Former-ECW superstar The Equalizer comes out to the ring, carrying his AWF Hardcore Title. Equalizer takes the mic and says he came from New Jersey, only to find out when he arrived at the building that nobody was willing to take him up on his Hardcore Title defense Equalizer mentions that Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido are backstage tonight, but says that they’re busy, so they’re not going to be challenging him. So, Equalizer challenges any wrestler in the back one more time in hopes of getting an opponent for that night. Out comes a Hulk Hogan lookalike named “Holyoke Hogan.” It’s obvious that this imposter – who is even wearing a Hogan mask over his face – is referee Holyoke Joe from the previous match between Johnny Heartbreaker and Purdy Kurdy. Holyoke does Hulk Hogan’s signature taunts, such as the muscle poses and putting his ear up to the crowd, while “Real American” plays in the background. AWF Hardcore Title Match: The Equalizer © vs. Holyoke Hogan (AWF) Equalizer threatens Holyoke, who proceeds to throw some punches that don’t faze Equalizer in the slightest. Holyoke runs off of the ropes, but Equalizer ducks his lariat and delivers a Chokeslam. I thought he’d go for a pin, but instead Equalizer proceeds to deliver some stomps to Holyoke. After getting beaten down in the corner, Holyoke tries to mount a comeback, but Equalizer executes an eyerake to ensure that he remains in control. Equalizer drags Holyoke to the opposite corner and whips him across the ring back to the one where they were just at. Holyoke bounces off of the ringpost and receives the worst Belly-to-Belly (non-Overhead) Suplex I’ve ever seen, which Equalizer gets a 2 count out of, as Holyoke surprisingly is able to get a shoulder up. Equalizer lifts Holyoke back onto his feet and delivers a headbutt, followed by an Irish whip and a Sideslam. Holyoke – who don’t forget isn’t in very good shape and is probably in his 40s or 50s – surprises everyone (especially myself) by HULKING UP~! Like the real Hogan loves to do. He blocks an attempted punch by Equalizer and delivers several of his own. Holyoke whips Equalizer into the ropes and attempts a big boot, but just like his punches at the beginning of the match, that doesn’t even faze Equalizer. Holyoke attempts to lift Equalizer up for a bodyslam, but he doesn’t have enough strength, and instead receives a big boot by Equalizer, followed by an elbow drop for the win. After the match, Equalizer attacks Holyoke before demanding the microphone and cutting an inaudible promo. Some officials come out to the ringside area and check on Hogan before helping him backstage, while in the ring Equalizer has invited 15 or more kids into the ring to help celebrate his victory. Another AWF and CCW ad is shown. CCW will run in Fairfield in June 27 and also the aforementioned date of June 19. Back to the action, as “Coach” Nick Richards comes out to the ring, blowing his whistle nonstop just as Bill Alfonso loves to do. “The Promise” Antonio Thomas makes his way out to the ring as the commentators mention that Richards worked for the WWF years ago as “an enhancement talent.” Thomas – who has “Promise” written on the back of his ring tights, and is quite popular with the women – is actually fairly well-known on the independent circuit. Sal Brady is the referee for this match. “Coach” Nick Richards vs. “The Promise” Antonio Thomas (AWF) Richards attacks Thomas before the bell even rings, thereby beginning the match. Some punches by Richards precede an Irish whip, which Thomas reverses. Richards is sent into the ropes and receives a hiptoss, an armdrag, and a dropkick, which get him a 2 count. Thomas tries a cross corner whip, but Richards reveres it and sends Thomas towards the ringpost. Richards charges at his opponent, but Thomas gets an elbow up into his face and hits a Corner Slingshot Crossbody Block for 2. Thomas whips Richards back across the ring, but “Coach” runs out to ringside for a breather. After taking some time to think, he decides that his effort isn’t worth it tonight, and heads backstage. Thomas chases after him and drags him back to the ring. Immediately upon being rolled back into the squared circle, Richards runs back through the ropes and retreats to ringside again. Thomas has had enough by this point and proceeds to physically force Richards back into the ring. He hammers him in the corners and proceeds to slam him head-first into all four turnbuckles, which gets “The Promise” a 2 count. Thomas whips Richards into the opposite corner and charges after him, but Richards takes back control with a flapjack that drops Thomas face-first onto the ringpost. Richards executes a missile dropkick before playing up his “Coach” gimmick by doing some jumping jacks and pushups in the middle of the match. Richards is pumped, baby. He uses his boot to choke Thomas in the corner, but when he tries to pull him out by the feet, Thomas ends up landing on his feet, via a non-backflip version of C.M. Punk’s “Jackie Chan” maneuver. Thomas tries to whip Richards into the ropes, but Richards counters the Irish whip into a northern lights suplex. We see a quick replay of Thomas being pulled out of the corner, landing on his feet, and then receiving the suplex before we go back to live in-ring action, as Richards has a rear chinlock applied on Thomas. Eventually, “The Promise” fights back onto his feet and escapes the hold before running off of the ropes, only to receive a knee lift that sends him forward flipping onto the mat. Richards tries to slow down the match by applying a bearhug, but after some recuperating, Thomas is able to escape from it. He whips Richards into the ropes and tries a lariat, but Richards ducks it and lariats him down to the mat for a 2 count, before reverting back to the rear chinlock. Thomas is again able to force himself back onto his feet and escape the hold, before taking Richards down to the mat with a schoolboy rollup for 2. Richards beats him back to his feet, though, and takes “The Promise” down with a lariat. Richards proceeds to use the ring rope to choke Thomas, but when he charges off of the ropes and tries to kick Thomas in the back of the head, Thomas dodges out of the way and – as a result – Richards lands crotch-first on the middle ring rope. Now back in control, Thomas delivers four consecutive lariats to his opponent and obtains a 2 count, before setting up for a German Suplex attempt. Richards distracts the referee and executes a low blow kick, but Thomas comes back with another schoolboy rollup for a 2 count. However, just like what happened a few moments before, Richards beats him back to his feet and knocks him down with a lariat for a 2 count. Richards climbs up onto the middle buckle and flies off with an attempted double axehandle smash, but Thomas blocks it and hits an STO for the pinfall victory! “The Promise” celebrates his win by slapping the hands of some luck ringside fans and even delivering a peck on the cheek on a female security member before walking back through the curtain. Richards follows behind him, clearly dejected about losing the match, despite having been in control for much of the time. Some more ads for local AWF and CCW shows are played, before we cut to our final match. Holyoke Joe takes back refereeing duties for this match. Former-ROH wrestlers The Outkast Killahz – comprised of Diablos Santiago & Oman Tortuga (who one of the commentators keeps referring to as “Omar” during the match) – make their way out to the ring. This is their debut appearance on “New England Pro Wrestling TV.” Next, out comes EWA and PWF regulars Ken Phoenix and Johnny Curtis, who will be the O.K.’s opponents tonight. The Outkast Killahz (Diablos Santiago & Oman Tortuga) vs. Ken Phoenix & Johnny Curtis (AWF) Tortuga and Curtis tie up. Curtis starts with an armringer, but Tortuga counters into one of his own. Curtis transitions into a headlock and Tortuga pushes him into the ropes. Curtis knocks Tortuga down with a shoulderblock before reverting back to the headlock. Tortuga escapes and executes another armringer, but misses an elbow drop and receives an armdrag from Curtis. Phoenix is tagged in and executes an armringer. Oman does an intricate, Chris Hero-style reversal and counters into an abdominal stretch, before transitioning into an armdrag and a side headlock. Santiago enters the match for the first time and ends up having his armringer reversed by Phoenix. Santiago fights back with chops, but his Irish whip is reversed and he gets sent down to the mat via a lariat by Phoenix for a 2 count. Next, Santiago counters another Irish whip and executes a flapjack, as Oman re-enters the match, and gets a bodyscissors into a splash on Curtis for a 2 count. Curtis mounts a comeback with a Corner Slingshot Crossbody Block (just like Antonio Thomas did earlier in the show) and gets a 2 count, only to receive a spinning enziguri kick from Oman. That move gets Oman his own 2 count, as Curtis lays his foot on the nearby ring ropes. Santiago enters the ring and beats up Curtis, who tries a DDT, only to have Santiago escape it and apply a Sharpshooter. Curtis is able to crawl to the ropes within seconds, though, so Santiago must break the hold. Curtis climbs out onto the apron and executes a stunner on Santiago, slamming him face-first into the top ring rope. Back in the ring, Phoenix tries a Flying Double Axehandle Smash on Santiago, but that’s blocked and Santiago executes a nice-looking Bridging T-Bone Suplex for a 2 count. Oman Tortuga now enters the ring and exchanges a series of strikes with Curtis. Oman executes a modified Fameasser, and then goes for a leaping heelkick, which is ducked. He gets right back on the offense, though, by executing a standing Triple H-style Facebuster on the knee, followed by a leaping enziguri kick for a 2 count (Phoenix breaks up the pin). The Outkast Killahz use some cheap double-team methods to assault Curtis, while the referee is distracted dealing Oman covers Curtis for a 2 count when the referee turns back around to the action. Oman now applies a front facelock submission on Curtis in hopes of slowing down the pace of the match, but Santiago wants in and Oman obliges to his partner’s wish. Curtis counters Santiago’s Irish whip and the Outkast Killah gets sent down to the mat with a lariat. After taking a breather, Curtis follows with an enziguri before tagging in Phoenix, only for the referee to not see the tag and force Phoenix to stay out on the apron. Meanwhile, behind the ref’s back, the Outkast Killahz double-team Curtis in the corner, as Santiago executes a running shoulder thrust and then bends down so that Oman can leap off of his back and drill Curtis in the chest with a dropkick. That double-team maneuver gets a 2 count, as Curtis breaks up the pin. Oman executes a snapmare, and Santiago then enters so that the Outkast Killahz can execute a kick to the chest (Oman)/running kick to the back (Santiago) combo. The referee, though, forces Oman back out to the apron because he’s not the legal man. A pissed off Oman starts arguing with the referee as a rested Phoneix is finally tagged in. He decimates both Outcast Killahz with lariats, and then whips Oman into the ropes and delivers a dropkick. Oman is whipped into the ropes again, and this time he receives a Rhyno-style corkscrew rotation spinebuster from Phoenix. Oman tries to fight back by lifting Phoenix onto his shoulders for a fireman’s carry, but Phoenix somehow counters the move. It looked like Oman hit a Fireman’s Carry into a Russian Leg Sweep, but apparently Phoenix somehow countered into an offensive move, as he went for the pin on Oman, only to get 2 when Santiago pulled the ref out of the ring by the foot. Curtis attacks Santiago at ringside, but within a few moments, Santiago is able to re-enter the ring and – along with Oman – execute a type of Missile Dropkick/Powerslam-type double-team finisher on Phoenix, giving the Outkast Killahz the victory (thanks to their cheating strategy, albeit). Some more ads for local wrestling shows are aired. A still picture of AWF and former-WWE ring announcer Frank Kryznowsky is shown, as the commentators mention that he’s also a teacher at Platt High School teacher, the venue that this show occurred at. On next week’s show, we’ll see Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow in action, among others. An ad for commentator Jeff Harris’ official web site, The HungryMan.com, is shown, and we’re told the contact info for New England Pro Wrestling TV. Tune in next week, folks. Feedback can be sent to [email protected]. I'll be doing this pretty much weekly from now on, so feel free to post any feedback.

Whose feud with VAMPIRO led to Sinister Minister shaving Raven's head, as mentioned above.

Raven was on the damn show. Are you people blind?

From what one of his friends told me, Jardi will be on the show. Him or Quance vs. Sonjay would be SO off the hook.

Phillip made a post saying it's not...It darn sure doesn't look like it. http://slh.3.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=21

Feedback is welcomed...hell, encouraged. Let me know if you like this much play by play, or prefer it condensed more for future reviews (not necessarily of 3PW TV, but just random tape reviews and stuff). 3PW (Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling) TV Aired on The Wrestling Channel in the UK on May 27, 2004 Reviewed on June 9, 2004 by LucharesuFan619 - Quick 3PW opening music video - Mike Winner and Jerry Strauss introduce the show and the matches that we'll see. All of the matches on this show occurred on the March 29, 2003 3PW show at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA, if you're curious. Falls Count Anywhere Match: NOSAWA vs. BALLS MAHONEY Nosawa makes an awesome entrance, wearing a Christopher Daniels-style cape that covers most of his body. Balls follows out next. Nosawa flips the fans off before the bell even rings. A decent - yet really quick - mat-based sequence starts things off, and Nosawa gets the best of it with some kicks and stomps. Another squareoff and tieup leads to Balls executing a nice-looking legbar takedown into an anklescissors/anklelock combo. Nosawa eventually makes it to the ropes and crawls out to ringside for a breather. Balls shouts "F*ck you!" which pisses off Nosawa into eventually re-entering. Another tieup. They do the typical headlock/push into the ropes/shoulderblock/hop-over sequence, with Balls doing the headlock, etc. Balls has none of a hiptoss attempt and instead throws Nosawa into the corner (like Kane often does in his matches), but only *after* saying, "Watch out, Jim," to referee Molinneaux. Some "Balls!" punches in the corner ends with...an eyerake. There's some classic Balls for ya'. Wait, a second - that didn't sound right... Cross-corner whip. Nosawa tips up and over Balls, and delivers a martial arts kick to the head. The fans are "motherf*ckers," according to Nosawa. Balls fights back by blocking a kick and executes a hiptoss, which is followed with a sloppy armdrag sequence, before they square off again...or not...Instead, Nosawa attacks Balls, only to get drilled with some "Balls!" punches, and *there* it is - the big whammy punch, which sends Nosawa down. Balls charges for a Cactus Jack lariat out to ringside, but Nosawa ducks out of the way and Balls flies out to ringside. Baseball slide dropkick by Nosawa. Martial arts kicks the jaw of Balls, who is then rolled back into the ring, where he's cut open by Nosawa with a PIZZA-CUTTER. Nosawa even goes so far as to lick the blood off of it. My boy Vic Grimes would be proud. Balls absorbs four more slicejobs and a chairshot of sorts (he gets thrown head-first into one) before blocking an attempted running pizza-cutter attack and grabbing the tool for himself. Balls slices Nosawa's forehead three separate times, and we get a decent shot of Nosawa, showing that he's bleeding a fair amount (although I've definitely seen worse). Balls applies a headlock and slices Nosawa, before tossing him out of the ring, where he continues to slice and dice him, this time with some fans getting a close-up view. The best part is this - even while he's getting his forehead ripped to shreds, Nosawa contiues flipping off the fans. Gotta' love the kid. Nosawa blocks an attempted stab and starts obliterating Balls with his own stab thrusts and slicejobs. Really good camerawork here, as the viewer has quite a good view of their bloodletting. Balls fights back with a DDT onto the entranceway for 2 (remember, this is Falls Count Anywhere rules), before setting up a table at ringside. That allows Nosawa to recover, and he attacks Balls when he turns around. Back in the ring, balls receives a buzzsaw kick to the head, and then a sloppy Shining Enziguri for a 2 count. Balls blocks a regular Shining Wizard attempt with a low blow, and then nails the Nutcracker Suite (Sitout Fire Thunder/Rikishi Driver) for 2. More really good camerawork, as we get a closeup of Nosawa's bloody face. Balls climbs up top, but Nosawa hightails it back to his feet and tosses him down onto the mat for 2. Nosawa delivers another buzzsaw kick before bringing a table into the ring and setting it up. He takes too much time setting it up, though, and turns around right into a Balls superkick, sending him onto the table. Balls climbs up top, but Nosawa gets up and crotches him, before climbing up himself. He tries a Super Huracanrana, but Balls blocks it...kinda. The fans chant, "You F*cked Up!" although I'm not really sure whether that was unintentional or not. Anyway, Balls lays Nosawa on the table, climbs up top again, and this time puts him through it with a Flying Leg Drop. Nosawa kicks out at 2, though, and when Balls starts lifting him back up, surprises his adversary with a low blow and then a martial arts kick, which sends Balls out to ringside. Balls fights off a Nosawa attack, though, and hits an Apron-Dive Nutcracker Suite through a table for the pinfall win (18:37, says the ring announcer)! A "Holy Sh*t!" chant starts, and I must admit - Nosawa's bump looked pretty sick there. We get another closeup of him, and he's actually not as bloody as he was earlier in, although that's not to take anything away from him. WINNER: Balls Mahoney, via pinfall THOUGHTS: Decent. The match's bloodletting lived up to it's hype, as I had heard about the violence and wasn't dissatisfied at all with that aspect. Gore fans will love this match. Neither guy got to show off too much of his wrestling ability, besides early into the match, so don't go in expecting any technical expertise because there's none of it. Also, don't go in thinking that since both guys are pretty good wrestlers, they're going to build up the slicejobs, because they definitely don't one bit. It's all just pure brutality. Some of the selling by both guys (especially Balls, and especially on Nosawa's kicks) needed some work, but the match did it's job as something right out of Freddy Krueger. The great camerawork made it more exciting to watch than it probably otherwise would've been, so that'll earn it a few points. I wish I saw this match live. It would've been straight out of hell, because they tried to give some of the fans in the first few rows some good looks at the slicejobs. The finishing bump was pretty darn cool, but other than that, there weren't really any impressive spots, since about two thirds of the match consisted of pizza-cutter slicejobs. If that's your type of cake, though, dig in. Oh, and one other thing - Nosawa's arrogant heel persona is f*cking gold. The middle finger deal even while he was getting sliced was hilarious. Wrestling-wise: 1/2*. Brutality-wise: ****. Overall entertainment value: about **3/4. XAVIER vs. HOMICIDE We cut immediately to the next match, as Xavier enters, followed by Homicide. The two start with a double Greco-Roman knucklelock-style grapple, and then go into some quick reversals on the mat, which lead to Xavier locking on a hammerlock. Homicide legsweeps him, only to get tripped down to the mat himself, leading to another squareoff. Tieup. Headlock takeover by Homicide, into a grounded headlock. Xavier counters into some pins before escaping, and - now back on their feet - they go into an armdrag exchange, culminating with Homicide blocking Xavier's attempt and Japanese dropkicking his face. Xavier rolls out to ringside, and Homicide nails his somersault suicide dive through the ropes, before rolling Xavier back into the ring. Homicide fights off an Xavier comeback by blocking a lariat and nailing the Ace Crusher for 2. Homicide delivers his signature Running Yakuza Kick and Knee Scrape in the corner for another 2 count. Now, a Northern Lights Suplex. Xavier blocks a corner charge attempt and tries a swinging hangman's neckbreaker, but Homicide fights out of it and locks on the STF. Xavier taps and it's over. Just kidding. He eventually grabs the ropes, so Homicide brings him into the corner, where he abuses him with some strikes before drilling a Superplex. A bodyslam follows, after which Xavier tries to fight back with some chops, only to receive the almighty eyerake of death. Homicide delivers a Super Huracanrana, only for Xavier to get right back up and spear him chest-first into the ringpost. Xavier sends Homicide into the ropes and executes a sloppy tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, followed by a backdrop suplex for 2. Now, a Belly-to-Belly Overhead Suplex by Xavier, who proceeds to call "The Notorious 187" a "little bitch," before lifting him back up and beating the sh*t out of him in the corner with stomps, forearms, and chops. Now, a cross-corner whip by Xavier. Clip a few seconds forward to another cross-corner whip by Xavier, but Homicide steps out of the way when he charges in. Homicide climbs out onto the apron and comes in with a sunset flip. Xavier rolls all the way through, fights off some attempted counters from Homicide, and then drops an elbow across his back. Xavier proceeds to lock on a surfboard stretch, and then decides to add in an inverted facelock simultaneously. Homicide drops out of the X Bomb (Pumphandle Inverted Michinoku Driver II) and tries for the Cop Killa (Vertaebreaker), but Xavier escapes that and delivers a Lung Blower. Xavier continues the work on Homicide's back by using a camel clutch, but Homicide ends up escaping a German suplex attempt with a low blow, and then kicks Xavier out of the ring. Homicide follows him out and kicks his ass for a little bit before bringing him back into the ring. He can't lift him up for a bodyslam, and Xavier takes the opportunity to hit a Fireman's Carry into a Facebuster on his knee, followed by a big Powerbomb for two consecutive 2 counts. Homicide absorbs a bodyslam, though, and comes back with a Diving Swinging DDT off of the middle buckle, and then a Flying Double-Foot Stomp for 2. Homicide's beloved Running Lariat off of the ropes gets him the same result. Xavier blocks another lariat attempt, though, and hits the X Bomb, followed by the 450 Degrees of Fear (Flying 450º Splash) for...2, as Homicide lays his foot on the nearby rope. Homicide gets a small package out of nowhere for a 2 count, but Xavier beats him back to his feet and takes him down with a lariat. Xavier hammers Homicide with punches, but after being whipped into the ropes, Homicide ducks his lariat attempt, hits a running forearm smash, and delivers the Cop Killa for the pinfall win (15:33). His music hits and we cut out. WINNER: Homicide, via pinfall THOUGHTS: Definitely not as good as some of these two guys' work in ROH, but still a solid match. The wrestling sequence at the beginning was well done, and I digged most of the strikes (chops, forearms, kicks, etc.). Xavier deserves kudos for doing a good job at building his assault on Homicide's back, as he really stayed consistent in targeting that body area, and Homicide did something that was very impressive in today's indy circuit that's based so much on no selling - he sold his back injury by not being able to lift Xavier for the bodyslam. Homicide also pulled out a pretty dramatic near fall out of desperation, via a schoolboy. What I didn't like was that Homicide specifically seemed to rush a lot of his spots in the beginning. Just a few minutes into the match, he had hit half of his repertoire - the Topè, the Ace Crusher, the Corner Yakuza Kick and Knee Smash, and had even used what's supposed to be his secondary finisher, the STF. Xavier did a good job of slowing it down a bit after the STF, so I commend him for that, and I don't want to make it sound like Homicide did horrible, because he didn't. I just didn't think it was one of his strongest performances. One particular instance I disliked about Xavier's performance was how after bodyslamming Homicide, he hesitated for a number of seconds as if he didn't know what to do, and then just lifted Homicide back up and killed some time before taking the swinging DDT. Even towards the end, he seemed to still be rushing some of his spots, hitting three top-rope moves within a matter of minutes, and two within a matter of seconds. The finish was also sort of blah for me. Ducking a lariat and hitting a forearm smash followed by your finisher is kinda' quick. I understand that his whole persona is based upon being really fierce and all, but he was going through the spots a little too quick in this match for my liking. It was still a solid showing by both guys, and Xavier's consistent back work and Homicide's selling of it are going to bump it up to a solid *** for me. 3PW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH - "The New School" Joey Matthews (w/ Matt Striker & Rob Eckos) vs. "Pitbull (#1)" Gary Wolfe © Both competitors are already in the ring, and after the introductions, they square off. Joey's playing the heel here, by the way. Joey actually gets the best of the first tieup, but Wolfe gets the advantage on the next two, prompting Joey to climb out of the ring and do some pushups, while Striker gives him some advice. He still doesn't want to get in there with Wolfe, so Wolfe comes and kicks his ass on the outside for a few moments before bringing him back into the ring and planting him face-first onto a set-up steel chair via a drop toehold. 2 count for the Pitbull. Wolfe actually pulls out some headlocks and armbars for a few moments, before being pushed into the ropes and tripped by Striker, while Eckos is distracting the referee. Joey takes control and downs Wolfe with a dropkick, and follows with a Flying Lariat for 2. Wolfe briefly comes back by countering a huracanrana into a powerbomb, but Joey tosses him out to ringside, where Striker beats on the champ as Joey distracts the ref in the ring. Joey and Striker now beat on Wolfe together with some chairs, while Eckos keeps the ref busy. Wolfe fights back and chairshots Joey before setting up a table at ringside and putting Joey through it with an Apron-Dive Elbow Drop. A "Pit-bull!" chant surfaces as Wolfe brings Joey back into the ring for a 2 count. Joey abruptly takes back control with an eye poke and proceeds to decimate Wolfe in the corner. Wolfe fights back, though, and forearms Joey down, before avalanching him in the corner. Striker tries to distract Wolfe, but bails when he gets near him. Vertical Suplex by Wolfe, but Striker distracts the ref while Wolfe covers Joey. Wolfe goes to attack Striker, but gets a low blow from Joey. Now, Eckos distracts the ref, as Joey and Striker double-team Wolfe, but some miscommuniation leads to Wolfe ducking a running forearm and Striker sailing backwards through a ringside table. Wolfe knocks Eckos down to ringside, too, and then gets a schoolboy rollup on Joey for 2. Joey escapes the first Death Valley Driver attempt, but after his swinging neckbreaker off of the ropes is countered, he falls victim to the a monster second one, and Wolfe retains his title with a 3 count (9:31). Wolfe's theme music hits. Cut out. WINNER and still 3PW Heavyweight Champion: "Pitbull (#1)" Gary Wolfe, via pinfall THOUGHTS: Borderline decent, I guess. Joey plays a great heel, and if you're looking to see more evidence of that fact, buy some of the more recent 3PW shows with his matches against Raven, Sabu, and others. He's really turned into a master when it comes to acting arrogant. Anyway, though, the match fulfilled it's purpose (which was to put over Joey's entourage, his own tenacity, and also Wolfe's - as J.R. would say - hoss persona), but definitely did nothing more than that, and was meh'ish otherwise. I'll say this - the finishing sequence came off well, but besides that, the "wrestling" in this match sucked. Joey tried to work with Wolfe, but there's only so much you can do with a guy as unversatile and so far past his prime (if he ever even had one). *1/4. OVERALL: Homicide vs. Xavier saved this show from being below average. We did see a little bit of everything (violence, wrestling, a little bit of high flying), so whoever put the show together followed a pretty good strategy, from that perspective, I guess. The Homicide vs. Xavier match wasn't the best you'll find out of those two guys, but it was still quite solid. Definitely don't go out of your way for it, though. The bloodbath was just that - a bloodbath, so deathmatch fans will enjoy it, probably, and if you fall under that category, I recommend checking it out. Don't bother with the main event. You can see the rare good stuff of Gary Wolfe on old ECW tapes, and Joey Matthews' heel persona has only gotten better, so pick out some of the more recent 3PW shows if you want a better taste of his style. So, about an average show.

Never one on one. They did a 3-way in 3PW with Sandman, but never wrestled one-on-one.