LucharesuFan619

Pogo's a decent worker. He's really stiff, but guys that have worked with him (American Wild Child and Sandman among them) have said he's a pretty good worker.

This week's dark matches saw two XPW stars compete, as Mad Mikey (Crash Holly) beat Altar Boy Luke and Glen Gilberti (Disco Inferno) beat Pogo the Clown. NoHoldsBarredWrestling.com

XPWrestling.com has been updated with news about how you can support Rob Black + Lizzy Borden in their upcoming legal battle. Also, at Wednesday's NWA-TNA PPV, dark match results saw two XPW stars compete, as Mad Mikey (Crash Holly) beat Altar Boy Luke and Glen Gilberti (Disco Inferno) beat Pogo the Clown.

NoHoldsBarredWrestling.com also has its own weekly review of MLW TV, written by Special K (not the ROH stable, a columnist). The reviews can be found in the Columns section. I saw the 411 review while browsing the site, too. It looks cool. Tomorrow's show looks awesome.

Hey quad tear, I was the moron sitting behind you. You are a fool for going to a wrestling show (with your daddy, Crazy Alan Jay Cody) and writing a fucking move by move review rather then enjoying it. I hope you had a shittier time because of me. The guys sitting next to me from CWA laughed their balls off the entire night. Oh, yeah, Samoa Joe is FAT Matt Stryker is a good wrestler, BUT, he does not entertain me Who the fuck would put a title on Corino, never mind 3 Xavier should go kill himself Becky Bayless cannot work for shit AND I did not yell "Muff," because I was too busy yelling "MAFF," ya know, the name of the guy who was wrestling the match.... Christ, I hope I get a seat next to you at 9/6 just so I can laugh in your face for writing down what happened move by move for a few marks who didn't have the time to go down and see it themselves. Now lookee lookee here...I spy a moron. "I did not yell "Muff," because I was too busy yelling "MAFF," ya know, the name of the guy who was wrestling the match...." I never said that it was you who was shouting it. I said "the fans." There are more fans than just u that attended the show, you prepubescent fat ass. "I hope you had a shittier time because of me. The guys sitting next to me from CWA laughed their balls off the entire night." Why would I give a shit because of you, seeing as how 1. I didn't even know you attended the show 2. I didn't even know that there is such a person as u that posts on this board and 3. I wouldn't give a shit if you died tomorrow. "Oh, yeah, Samoa Joe is FAT" Never said he wasn't. "Matt Stryker is a good wrestler, BUT, he does not entertain me" That's because u wouldn't know good wrestling if it was right before ur eyes. "Who the fuck would put a title on Corino, never mind 3" Maybe b/c he's charismatic and talented as can be. "Xavier should go kill himself" Nah, I'd rather see him continue to put out great matches.

Bump.

They picked up Icarus? Fucking sweet. Yeah, he was on their second most recent show. He unfortunately lost in the first match on the card, but I just talked to him and he said he'll be on every weekend card they have from now on.

Yeah, i realized i made that mistake afte rposting it,.

Usually, in a battle royale (or a scramble, or whatever), you'd have to show your signature spots. He really didn't even do that. Honestly, I don't really care to seek his Wildside stuff out because of lack of funding and the want for more important tapes (like Ring of Honor...sorry Tom Green, BUT RING OF HONOR IS AWESOME. Thanks.). If this means I'm missing the second coming of Jesus Christ in a wrestling ring, then so be it. I blame it on the Black Out. If he did his signature Leaping Somersault Plancha Suicida, he'd eliminate himself. If he did his Flying Elbow Drop, he'd probably land on top of another participant, seeing as how there's many participants in a battle royal. So in his case, he probably couldn't have done his signature moves in a battle royal, even if he wanted to. Again, his Wildside stuff is a much better representation of his talent.

Fucking NOSAWA looked bad when he was in CZW. If he didn't look good in a singles match, of course Rinauro won't look good in CZW battle royal with a bunch of other juniors. Watch him in Wildside and see some great shit. His feud with Altar Boy Luke has already produced some of the best matches in the company's history and with Luke returning on 9/6 and guys like Icarus finally being picked up by NWA-WS, he's bound to produce more classic bouts.

RING OF HONOR LIVE REPORT (8/16/03; Fairfield, CT) Written: 8/17/03, by LucharesuFan619 Ring of Honor debuted at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT on August 16, 2003. The doors opened at 6:30 PM and I arrived at 6:45. One of the downsides of the show was the long wait to enter the building. The line was very long and I didn’t get to enter until around 7:05 or 7:10, even though I was one of the very few who had bought a ticket in advance and wasn’t planning on buying one at the door, like so many others were. I saw ROH owner Rob Feinstein pop his head out of a door and talk to a few fans while I was online. Once I finally was allowed in, I entered the gymnasium and walked to the side where the show was taking place. There were some RF Video merchandise table with several “Best of” tapes, “Shoot Interviews,” and ROH event tapes, DVDs, and t-shirts. The prices for the tapes and DVDs were as high as about $25 in some cases, and no lower than $15, so I didn’t bother buying any. The t-shirts were also pretty expensive. There was pizza and some other refreshments being sold right next to the merchandise tables. I found my seat in the second row and the show luckily started at about 7:30, which was the planned belltime. Unfortunately, I forgot stuff in the car and had to run back twice, so I missed the first couple of minutes of the show. When I arrived back, Homicide was in the ring with the returning Prince Nana. After some words back and forth between them, a match began. Homicide vs. Prince Nana Nana fought off the STF a few times, but Homicide eventually locked it in strong and forced him to tap out. The match was decent for what it was meant to be, but nothing much more than that. The two did perform a couple of reversals and Irish whip sequences, but they certainly didn’t go out of their way to steal the show (nor should they have), considering that Homicide still had to work a match later in the night. ½*. After the bout, Homicide cut a solid promo about Steve Corino. Feinstein came out and Homicide ordered him to bring out Corino, but another backstage crew member grabbed the mic and said that Corino will be out later. Homicide then left the ring after saying that Corino is a “dead man” later on. The Ring Crew Express (Dunn & Marcos) vs. The Purists (John Walters & Tony Mamaluke) The Purists played their heel roles up well. Mamaluke looked decent in his return to ROH and Walters looked good. Dunn/Walters start and then it becomes Tony vs. Marcos. Early in, Dunn lifts Marcos into a sitting position on his shoulders (electric chair-style) and then catapults him off so that he lands on Tony with a senton. Soon after, Walters hit a Canadian Backbreaker (shoulder powerbomb hold) into a DDT. He applies a sharpshooter and when the ref isn’t looking, Tony hits a catapult leg drop onto his opponent, who’s still in Walter’s submission hold. Tony enters and hits a rolling suplex into a bridging northern lights suplex for 2 and a few moments later, Dunn his his signature Gory Special. He tags in Marcos, who does a huracanrana and a Shining Enziguri, but Marcos eventually taps out to a double submission by the Purists. *. Better than the first match, but still nothing exceptional. I really did enjoy the shoulder mount into senton move that Dunn & Marcos did. It’s amazing how they’ve gone from a comedy-based team to some legitimate wrestlers. For a spot in the Field of Honor Tournament: BJ Whitmer vs. Matt Stryker This was a very good match. A very good technical exchange began it and after that ceased, BJ unloaded with a northern lights suplex and then traded pinfall combos and armdrags with Stryker. A “Let’s Go, Stryker!” chant begins. There were a few “pause and applause” sequences in this bout after some of the great wrestling exchanges. BJ hiptossed Stryker out of the ring, but was pulled over the rope to the outside, as well. A short brawl on the outside occurred for awhile before they re-entered the ring. Stryker works on BJ’s left leg with some dragonscrews and various submission holds. The two ended back out at ringside shortly thereafter. BJ fought back by applying a sugar hold (grounded bodyscissors/front facelock hold) and then hit a hangman’s neckbreaker. Stryker mounted a comeback with a Super Sunset Flip Powerbomb and then an exchange of chops ensued. Stryker hit a modified neckbreaker where the back of BJ’s head landed on his knee and then ran off of the ropes with a Yakuza Kick. BJ fought back with a t-bone suplex (one of his finishers) for 2. Stryker ducked a roaring elbow attempt and delivered a head drop cobra clutch-style suplex for 2. BJ blocked Styrker’s attempted roaring elbow and hit another finisher of his, the Brainbuster Suplex, for 2. One of the highlights of the show occurred after this, as Stryker hit a friggin’ Kryptonic Krunch/Reality Check off of the middle buckle, but BJ surprisingly kicked out at 2 again. BJ then fought back with a superplex for 2 and then exchanged forearms with Stryker. BJ downed his foe with a super kick and then tries another t-bone, but Stryker fought out of it and delivered two straight roaring elbows. Both men dropped down to the mat as a time limit draw was announced (even though it was announced as having a 15 minute limit, the bout was more like 10 or 12 minutes, I think). - Afterwards, a “Five More Minutes!” chant was followed by coming into the ring and said – after some other blah blah blah stuff – that since each man was so impressive, they’d both be entered into the Field of Honor tournament. BJ then cut a promo, saying that they’ll wrestle again sometime. The two shake hands and embrace and all of that lovey-dovey type stuff. This was one of the best matches of the night and the two got in a lot for the time alotted. I liked how Stryker tried to weaken BJ’s left leg, as that added some solid psychology to the bout. There were also some cool spots here and several nice reversals. **1/2 Tag Team Scramble Match: The Backseat Boyz vs. The S.A.T. vs. The Carnage Crew vs. Special K (Dixie & Izzy) Special K comes to the ring with a bunch of girls and act like they’re on drugs, as usual. They dance around and the smell of Special K cereal fills the building, as they throw that at some of their opponents. After the pre-match stuff, the bout begins. One of the Special K guys (not sure which; sorry) start off with Kashmere. Shortly thereafter, one of the S.A.T. members were tagged in (I still can’t tell the difference between them) and hit a huracanrana and tilt-a-whirl headscissors on DeVito, but the big man soon fought back with a powerslam. Acid and Loc enter and they exchange armdrags and hiptosses. Loc ducks a Yakuza Kick and hits a side suplex. A member of the S.A.T. and a member of Special K enter and perform some fast-paced, innovative action that was too fast for me to keep track of. The S.A.T. did some cool double-team moves, including a double hiptoss into a double bulldog. The BSB entered and performed the Comic Atomic sequence, and shortly thereafter, the C.C. hit a cool swinging backdrop-type suplex/swinging neckbreaker combo. The S.A.T. enter again and hit some cool moves. One of the C.C. members (I forgot to note which) receives the Yakuza kick from Acid a few moments later, but DeVito fights back with a northern lights suplex into the turnbuckle on Acid. Kashmere entered and hit a bulldog. The S.A.T. tried the Spanish Fly, but the K member who were they were trying to perform it on knocked them off of the buckle and hit a Tornado DDT. The C.C. delivered their Super Spike Piledriver a few minutes later(!), but the match continued. An S.A.T. member hit an Asai Moonsault to the outside and Acid then somewhat botches a superplex on an opponent all the way to the outside, where the other participants catch them. Kashmere hits the Cradlebreaker back in the ring, but Dixie (I think) runs into the ring and takes him down with a schoolboy rollup for a surprise pinfall win. This match had some very cool spots in it and I think everybody who saw it enjoyed it, but I would’ve liked to have seen it go a little bit longer. **1/2. - Afterwards, The BSB are really pissed at their loss and they humiliate Special K, while they (Special K) party at ringside. The BSB eventually leave and Alexis Laree comes out. A match between her and Becky of Special K eventually begins. Women’s Match: Becky Bayless (of Special K) vs. Alexis Laree There was an altercation between two fans sitting right next to me at the start of this bout. A woman said that a guy sitting in front of her said something that she didn’t like and they ended up getting into an argument. A security guy came over and told them to be quiet, which they did…for awhile. In the ring, the early part of the bout saw another girl of Special K distract the ref while Becky beat on Laree. Becky suplexes Laree, but Laree fights back with a low Japanese dropkick to Becky’s face, and then some kicks. The other Special K girl continued to try to distract the ref, but during that time, Laree fought off some members of Speical K and eventually hit a Swinging DDT into an Inverted DDT for the win. This bout wasn’t much, not was it supposed to be. Both women tried, so I will give them points for that, but they’re not going to receive many more kudos than that because the match was pretty “blah.” ¼*. - Right after this match, some fans (including myself) see Tony Mamaluke leaving through the crowd with a girl (probably his girlfriend or wife). - The former-ROH champion, Xavier, got some pops in his return to ROH, but it was Daniels who was the crowd favorite…and by a long shot. The fans went insane for Daniels as he came to the ring in his black preacher suit. When he entered the ring, Xavier described his story of how the Prophecy was disbanded and he blamed it on Daniels, saying that Daniels knew that Xavier was always better than him and so did the fans, a contention that he backed up by saying that he in fact is the better man, since he won the ROH World Heavyweight Title from Low Ki. He then says that the easiest way for them to do this is for Daniels to lay down for Xavier to pin him and win the trophy, and that way he can “bring the Prophecy back to greatness.” Daniels, though, has some other thoughts. He says that Xavier was the champion because he let him win the title, for it was his plan – he says – that allowed for him to win the title. He says that he’s the leader of the Prophecy and that he’s not going to ask for Xavier to lay down because if he wants him to lay down, he’ll beat him until he lays down. Daniels is quite over with the fans. #1 Contenders Trophy Match (for the ROH World Heavyweight Title): Xavier vs. Christopher Daniels (w/ Simply Luscious) A very solid mat/technical exchange begins the match. After this, a fan says something to Daniels that he doesn’t like and he plays it out for awhile, making it into an altercation full of words that were exchanged. The match continues then and Daniels gains control early. An awesome sequence featuring the two bridging out of snapmares into ¾ facelock bulldog (stunner) holds, and back into stunners ensues, and they then transition into an exchange featuring side headlock takeovers. After a pause in the action, a slugfest ensues and Daniels uses a lot of different knee lifts and knee smashes. Soon thereafter, Daniels ends up on the apron and Xavier sends him bouncing down to ringside with a jawbreaker using the top ring rope. Xavier then hits an insane Flying Arabian Press, where he leaps off of the top buckle, lands in a sitting position on the top ring rope, and bounces off of that into a backflip, which he catches Daniels with at ringside! This gets a big pop. Xavier uses a slingshot move into the ring mat when they re-enter the ring and he then backs Daniels into a sitting position in the corner and hits a tipup knee smash to his face off of the middle buckle. Another technical exchange occurs and Daniels hits a low running dropkick and then a t-bone lift into a gutbuster. Xavier escapes a suplex and does a side Russian leg sweep into a grounded headscissors hold and – after a short while – into a crucifix-style pin for 2. Xavier runs toward Daniels (who’s in the corner) and dropkicks him and then runs off of the ring ropes, but Daniels – out of nowhere – surprises him with a stiff knee lift that sends him somersaulting forward over Daniels’ knee and landing on the mat. Daniels hits a knee drop and then delivers a hard Irish whip into the corner. He follows with a gutwrench lift into a gutbuster and then applies an abdominal stretch. Xavier eventually tries to escape with a hiptoss. Daniels lands on his feet, but Xavier immediately hits an inverted DDT then. Xavier follows with a fireman’s carry into a gutbuster and then a dropkick for 2. Daniels fights back with a jawbreaker that sees Xavier’s face land on his foe’s knee. Daniels follows with an inverted Russian leg sweep (Downward Spiral) for 2. Xavier pulls Daniels off of the middle buckle a few moments later and lariats him hard when he’s in midair. He then applies a front full nelson and drives Daniels backwards (so that he lands on his back; Xavier, meanwhile, falls forward) into the mat. Daniels pushes him into the ringpost and delivers some headbutts to the midsection before hitting a modified t-bone suplex. He misses his Double-Hop Moonsault Splash, though, and Xavier then gains a lot of applause by performing a 450° Splash. Luscious puts Daniels’ foot on the rope at 2 and Daniels counters an attempted X-Breaker (Cross-Arm Hangman’s Neckbreaker) with an inside cradle for 2. He then applies a cool modified Gannosuke Clutch-type pin for 2. Xavier tries a floatover pin out of nowhere, but gets 2. Both men hit a lariat and they end up lying on the mat for awhile while the ref begins counting. They eventually struggle back up to their feet and Xavier tries a backslide, but Daniels hooks the ropes with his foot. Daniels then applies a back waistlock and rolls Xavier – along with himself – backwards so that he ends up with a rolling back pin-type manuever for the surprise win! This featured some very good stuff. Xavier looked very good in his return to ROH and Daniels – as usual – proved why he’s one of (if not the) best wrestler in the U.S. not to be signed by WWE. This was a good blowoff match to the long-running feud between these two and it also served as an excellent wrestling match. There were some great technical sequences, creative pinning combos, and very cool highspots. I definitely enjoyed it and it was probably the best match on the card at the time. ***. - It’s now time for intermission. I see The S.A.T. talking to some fans and end up meeting up with the Carnage Crew’s HC Loc (a former-ECW ref and wrestler) who agrees to grant an interview with me after the show. After intermission ends, the show continues. Four-Way Match: Hydro vs. Deranged vs. Slyk Wagner Brown (w/ April Hunter) vs. Jonny Storm Storm has traveled all the way from the UK to make his return to ROH. On the other hand, Deranged and Hydro have both wrestled in ROH before, but Hydro needs to solidify himself as a legitimate singles wrestler outside of the Special K faction that he’s also a part of, while Hydro needs to continue his streak of impressive matches to continue his break out year. Deranged and Hydro start, but Slyk is quickly tagged in and hits a double back body drop on both men at the same time. He acts like he wants to ally with Storm for the match, but he surprises him with a stiff lariat for 2. Deranged comes back in and hits a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takeover and then ends up on one of his foe’s shoulder (I didn’t note whose) in a British Bulldog-style powerslam position, but counters by turning it into a DDT. Slyk hits a backflip splash (!) a few moments later and tags in Storm, who hits a huge lariat and then a spinning heelkick on Deranged. Hydro is tagged in by Deranged. He and Deranged each hit several running splashes and running Shining Wizards on Storm, who is standing in the corner. Jonny hits his signature Corner Springboard into a Somersault Body Attack Suicida (!) on I believe Hydro (although I may be wrong). Hydro then hits a Quebrada over the top ring rope (!) and takes out some of his foes at ringside, but then comes Slyk, who takes all three of his opponents out with a massive Running Catapult Somersault Attack! Back in the ring, Deranged is tagged in to fight Storm and does so hesitantly, but not before shouting to the guy who tagged him in (I didn’t note who; sorry), “Are you kidding?! I’m not fighting him!” Deranged is sent into the ropes and leaps into a bodyscissors. Storm catapults him up onto his shoulder so that he’s in a shoulder mount, but then turns that into a huracanrana (it may’ve been an inverted huracanrana, so don’t get mad if I’m wrong)! Deranged runs off of the ropes again and hits a Sunset Flip Powerbomb on Storm, but the UK standout fights back with a t-bone suplex lift into a sitout facebuster-style move. Next, Storm comes off of the ropes and leaps into a bodyscissors. Deranged catapults him back up into the air and Storm comes down by delivering a DDT. Slyk comes in and hits a Crucifix Powerbomb into a DDT. Slyk climbs up top, but Storm catches him and tries a Super Huracanrana. Slyk, though, catches him and adjusts his position so that he is holding Storm in a fallaway slam position. He then leaps off of the middle buckle and slams Storm on his back with a move where he turns the fallaway slam hold into a Sitdown Side Uranage (Sitdown Rock Bottom), like D’Lo Brown used to use and Chris Harris uses in NWA-TNA (Harris calls it the Catatonic)! Slyk then catapults himself up onto the top buckle like RVD does, but ends up partially slipping, causing a “You F*cked Up!” chant to begin. He ignores it and tries a friggin’ SHOOTING STAR PRESS, but Deranged rolls out of the way. Deranged then gains the surprise pinfall win by leaping onto the middle buckle in the corner, springing backwards onto Storm’s shoulders, and delivering an Inverted Huracanrana! After the bout, Jonny and Slyk are left alone in the ring and they shake hands and embrace before heading backstage together. This bout was definitely better than I expected it to be. Going in, it did look good on paper, but it turned out to be a very fun spotfest, maybe even more so than the Scramble Match earlier in the night. Slyk also looked very good. I must say, though, that Storm didn’t impress me as much as I thought he did. It was mainly the other three that were holding the match together, for the most part. I’m not trying to say that Storm didn’t work hard, but he just wasn’t involved in the match as much as I would’ve liked to see of him. Anyway, this MVP of this match was Deranged. Man, he had a lot to prove going into this match (as I mentioned) and he definitely made a believer out of me. He may only be somewhere like 18-24, but he is very athletic and is a great spot wrestler. Slyk’s Uranage move off of the top buckle was very impressive and even more so was his Shooting Star Press, which I had no idea that he could do. Hyrdro also looked solid in this match and participated in some creative sequences. I enjoyed the bout and I think most of the other fans did. It’s certainly not up to part of some of the previous Scramble-style matches in ROH, but it was still very entertaining and I look forward to seeing Hydro and especially Deranged and Slyk back in ROH. If Storm is willing to do a few more spots per match (like he does in FWA and the other promotions he works in), I’d like to see him return, too. **. - C.M. Punk come to the ring and a chant for him begins. He cuts a promo where he attempts to persuade the crowd to turn straight edge (drug and alcohol free) and hypes his 9/6 match vs. Raven. Punk is quite over with the fans. Samoa Joe then comes out wearing his ROH title belt and a “Joe!” chant begins. Non-Title Match: C.M. Punk vs. ROH World Heavyewight Champion Samoa Joe The fans yell some “you’re fat”-style jokes at Joe during the bout. After a handshake, they start off with a decent technical exchange that shows that Punk can hang with some of the best ROH can offer. Joe applies a grounded crossface hold and shows off his power with a fierce Greco-Roman lockup that features Punk screaming for him to release the hold. Punk eventually escapes the move with a Huracanrana and then tries to apply a Crippler Crossface, but Punk reaches the ropes. Joe t-bone suplexes Punk soon thereafter and does some Otani boot scrapes in the corner. Joe tries the same thing on the outside, but Punk drop toeholds him on a chair as he charges. Joe regains control and succeeds in hitting two more Otani boot scrapes that see him kick Punk off of a chair and into the guardrail. Punk retreats and lures Joe back into the ring before attacking him. Joe fights back with a sitdown inverted atomic drop that sees him sit down and thereby drop Punk chest-first on his shoulder. Joe sets Punk up in a tree of woe position and hits a running crotch kick. Punk fights back with a single-arm DDT and then a catapult somersault senton. An “Alcoholic!” chant begins. Punk hits a ropewalk high Lou Thesz Press and then uses an armbar-style takedown. Punk attempts the Pepsi Plunge off of the middle buckle, but Joe fights out of it and dragon screw leg whips Punk off of the middle buckle and down to the mat below. Punk fights back with some stiff face kicks and then hits a Shining Wizard for 2. An exchange of kicks occurs and Punk tries another ropewalk, but Joe dragon screws him again. Joe applies a stiff single-leg crab hold for the win. After the bout, Daniels runs in and delivers a Shining Wizard and then hits the Angels Wings on Joe. Punk smiles at him in a show of thanks before Daniels heads backstage. Punk limps backstage a few minutes later. - I enjoyed this match. Joe’s offense was very stiff, but as everybody seems to say about him, he is really a pretty good worker for his size. He did surprise me at how big he was and he really does need to lose some weight, but nonetheless, he can definitely work well. This bout also helped to continue the push of Punk and his pre-match promo continued the war of words between himself and Raven. I can’t wait for the 9/6 match between the two. I question the number of Otani boot scrapes that Joe used, as it kind of got repetitive at a point, but I still enjoyed the bout a lot. **1/2. - Homicide comes to the ring with Julius Smokes, and then out comes Steve Corino, who is wearing a towel over his head like Taz used to do (only it is white and not black) and three title belts around his body. Corino’s yellow suit is really, really, formal-looking and definitely serves to put him over as someone very, very special, which he no doubt is. He’s very over with the fans, who are basically split between whether to cheer him or boo him. Corino is accompanied by his PWF buddy, Guillotine LeGrande. Corino is introduced first and his introduction literally lasts a total of about five minutes. The ring announcer reads off every single title that he’s won in the business. The fans are literally in awe during this intro and some – including myself – realize how unique it is to be in the prescence of such a great competitor and begin bowing down to him. It literally seems as if his intro goes on forever. About halfway through the intro, the ring announcer has to take a break and drink a water bottle due to how much effort it took to read off all of Corino’s accomplishments. The crowd cracks up at this. The ring announcer finishes his intro of Corino by saying that he’s “the exteme legend,” “the king of old school,” and the “f*cking God of pro wrestling.” Some ringside crew members even shoot yellow streamers into the ring after Corino’s name is read aloud, and they then scramble to grab them out of the ring. After this, he announces Homicide, whose intro lasts approximately seven seconds or so. Classic stuff. Code of Honor Waived (No Holds Barred, anotherwards) Grudge Match: Homicide vs. Steve Corino (w/ Guillotine LeGrande) Tieup. After a wrestling sequence, a slugfest ensues. Homicide applies a leg lock. Another wrestling exchange follows before another slugfest begins. The two exchange chops for awhile, before Homicide resorts to an eye poke, which the fans aren’t too happy about. Corino dares Homicide to slap him and he receives just that. Corino walks right back up to the face of Homicide and receives another slap. He then rolls out of the ring and heads toward the locker room, apparently not wanting to deal with Homicide anymore. Homicide chases after him, though, and the two brawl at ringside. Homcide whips him into the guardrail and then hits a running corner forearm smash back in the ring. Corino ends up in a sitting position in the corner and Homicide hits some Otani boot scrapes, only with knee smashes to Corino’s face instead of boot scrapes. Homicide rips at Corino’s face and then delivers a huge headbutt that knocks Corino down. Corino rolls out of the way of a Diving Headbutt off of the top buckle and then hits an awesome and pretty stiff running leaping heelkick out of the corner. Corino abuses Homicide on the outside with eyerakes and crossface-type punches. Homicide gaines control and uses the guardrail to his advantage, while Julius chases security around. The stiff brawl on the outside continues. Homicide ends up bleeding from the mouth. At this time, another confrontation right next to me occurs, with a young girl sitting in the second row trying to convince some dude who actually has seats in a row several rows back to move out of the way because she can’t see. They exchange some words for awhile and the girl ends up missing most of the ringside brawl between the two participants because of this guy. The dude finally heads back to his seat after having a few more words with the girl. Back to the match - Corino delivers a stiff lariat back in the ring and it looks as if Corino’s arm may be bleeding, although the blood may have come from Homicide’s face, which continues to bleed. Corino has a confrontation with a ringside fan before cutting Homicide open even more at ringside by using barbed-wire. Back in the ring, Corino piledrives Homicide for 2 and then Piledrives him through a ringside table, which begins a “Holy Sh*t!” chant. A “Corino Sucks!” chant begins. Homicide gets a boot up in the corner when Corino charges toward him and the then delivers a wacky-looking, yet cool Tornado DDT. He follows with the Shining Wizard, but doesn’t make the cover. Homicide is really bleeding by now. He misses an insane diving somersault attack through the middle ring ropes and lands back-first on the guardrail, before dropping off of it and into the crowd. The fans go insane for this move and begin another “Holy Sh*t!” chant. That’s followed by a “Steve Corino!” vs. “Corino Sucks” chant, with some fans chanting one thing and others chanting the opposite thing. Back in the ring, Corino gets 2, which angers him enough to apply an legscissors/STF type of move with a sleeper applied, too. A “Tap!” chant begins, but Homicide reaches the ropes. The crowd is eating this match up. Corino applies a Taz(z)mission, but Homicide escapes with a low blow kick and hits a running Yakuza Kick. Julius does a hilarious dance at ringside as the ref begins a 10 count when both men drop down to the mat. Homicide climbs up top, but Corino catches him and uses a Superplex. Next, Corino hits a running forearm smash in the corner and then – get this – blows some of his snot into the crowd! EWWW! Corino gets caught climbing up top and Homicide hits a friggin’ Stunner out of a standing position on the top buckle! Holy crap! He obtains a very dramatic 2 count. He follows with a Northern Lights Bomb-style move for another 2 count. Next, Corino escapes an attempted t-bone suplex, but receives a headbutt and then a fireman’s carry into forward-type-of slam (it wasn’t completely clear what Homicide was trying to do because I don’t think he nailed it completely correctly). One of the participants (I didn’t note which; sorry) hits a body slam into a tombtsone piledriver-type move. The fans are really loving this match. A few moments later, Homicide delivers a big lariat for 2. Corino uses a forearm smash, but then receives a drop toehold. Homicide then applies an STF. Corino starts to crawl towards the ropes, but he pulls Corino back into the center of the ring and then applies an STF/Inverted Armlock-type submission. Suddenly, Guillotine LeGrande tosses a white towel into the ring, signaling that Corino wants to tap out (about 30:00). The fans are confused and so am I, but Homicide is announced as the winner. After the winner, some medics run out and check on Corino. Homicide soaks himself with a water bottle and drops of blood fall like rain off of his head. He pushes everyone away from him and Corino and then stands over Corino before pouring some water on the veteran. Homicide leaves with Julius, while the medics continue to tend to Corino, who plays out an injury for awhile before finally sitting back up. The medics continue to help him and he eventually stands partially back up on his feet. A bunch of guys help hold him up and bring him back to the locker room. A “Steve Corino!” chant occurs as he leaves. This match was really enjoyable. The heat of the feud between them exploded in a brutal match with a little bit of wrestling. The ring announcer did a good job before the bout of portraying Corino has a worldwide legend and building Homicide up as the underdog. Homicide – working his second match of the night – worked very hard (as did Corino) and bled quite a lot. There were a lot of near falls in this bout and the fans ate up every moment of it. There was a lot of drama in this match and each participant showed lots of heart. The weird finish causes me to deduct a few points from the overall rating, but other than that, the match was quite solid. Homicide proved to the fans and myself that he really is a very talented performer and can both take and dish out a lot of abuse. I decided after the show that he deserves MVP of the Night Honors, for working two matches and for putting on such a great performance with Corino. I was kind of surprised at how much Homicide bled during the match and how little Corino bled, but I do understand that they wanted to convey Homicide’s ability to absorb a lot of punishment and still continue to fight hard. This was a very important win for Homicide, but I really wish that there was more clarity in regard to the finish and why it occurred. That confused me, along with some other fans, from what I gathered. Otherwise, this was a very fun blowoff match to the heated feud between these two. This was the MOTN, in my opinion. *** - After this bout, some guys enter the ring and mop up all of the blood that covers the mat. Danny Maff (formerly Mafia) vs. Low Ki Maff came out first and throughout the match, a few morons in back of me were shouting “Muff” and crap like that towards him. It was funny for the most part, but I still could’ve done without it. Anyway, Maff hid near the entrance aisleway and attacked Ki from behind when he made his entrance. It must be said that Ki receives a massive pop, probably the second (and arguably the biggest) of the night, behind Daniels. The two brawl at ringside for a short while before they re-enter the ring. There, Maff bites into the head of Ki before falling down to his knees and absorbing two stiff buzzsaw-type kicks from Ki. He blocks a third, but Ki quickly resorts to some Mongolian chops and then a stiff Japanese dropkick, a snapmare, and his signature “craz” elbow drop off of the ropes. Kie uses some stiff chops and a running forearm smash in the corner, but Mafia fights back and applies the bodyscissors cradle/front facelock submission hold that Chocoball Mukai once used in FMW. Ki escapes the hold and delivers an armbar-style takedown. The two go face-to-face and exchange chops before Ki delivers a Mongolian chop. Maff comes right back with a lariat, but then receives a stiff kick. Ki tries a crucifix pin, but that’s blocked and Maff hits a tiger-style suplex. A “Low Ki!” chant begins as Maff delivers a shoulderbreaker and then mocks Ki by delivering the “crazy” elbow drop he did earlier in the match. Maff hits a standing leaping senton and then a snapmare and some back chops. These strikes look to have little effect on Ki, who absorbs and no-sells some more forearms and chops to his back from a sitting position before nailing a stiff head kick. Ki does a leap frog over Maff and then hits the Tidal Wave (Slingshot Corkscrew Enziguri). A “Low Ki!” chant begins as he attempts the pin, but Maff kicks out at 2. Suddenly, though, the bell rings (about 6:00) and it looks like Maff is hurt. It was later announced that he was knocked unconscious via the move. A ref and some other people enter the ring and check on him as the ring announcer tells the fans to leave the building immediately and that the show is over. I stay for awhile since I have to talk to some people. Over the next 10 minutes or so, RF, Daniels, and Gabe come out and by the time about 20 or 30 minutes have passed, Samoa Joe, Xavier, The S.A.T., and some others come out to the ring and check on Maff. Up until the injury, the match was very solid. The two used some stiff strikes and sold well (besides Ki’s “hulking up”). I’m unhappy about the “Muff!” chants and that type of stuff, but the wrestlers can’t control that and the part that they could control – the quality of the match – was very good. It’s hard to give any conclusive observations because the match didn’t come to an end, so I guess I’ll rate it about *3/4 up until the injury. It’s too bad it ended so abruptly because the bout was just beginning to really get to be good. After the show, I learned that the injury (which I can assure everyone was legitimate) came when Ki hit the Tidal Wave. Maff was unable to continue after that move and that’s why the bout was ended. I find it weird that he was able to kick out right after taking the move, but I guess that was out of adrenaline and once he did that, he lost all of the adrenaline that so many retain during matches. I talked to CM Punk for awhile about his feud with Raven and then got a photo with him and an autograph. Punk was noticeably limping, just like he was when he exited the ring area after his match with Joe. Following the conversation with Punk, I got autographs from Slyk Wagner Brown, April Hunter and Dunn. Most of the other wrestlers who weren’t walking around the gym alone were in the ring with Maff. It took 30 minutes or more for Maff to finally be helped backstage. Around this time, I found HC Loc and he gave me an autograph before we sat down for about 15 minutes and conducted a brief interview about his career. A summary of the interview will be available on NoHoldBarredWrestling.com sometime in the next few days. During the interview, DeVito came around and started teasing me, asking me why the hell I had a ton of pieces of paper with sloppily printed letters covering them (I took notes during the show, which is why I was able to write such a detailed summary of the show). DeVito really wanted to go out and have a beer with DeVito and some other guys, but they were cool and waited around until we were finished with the interview. Loc is a really nice guy and is very well spoken. I want to thank him for taking the time to grant this interview. After the interview, I thanked Loc and he went off with DeVito and some other guys, while I headed back to the ring area. By this time, Maff was just leaving the ring area and being helped backstage. I took a look at the merchandise tables again and then asked for an autograph from Low Ki, but he understandably didn’t want to sign one right now. He seemed pretty pre-occupied about something, most likely the injury of Maff that he played a part in. I also saw Xavier leaving. I left the show at about the time that the ring crew and some wrestlers (I believe Marcos was helping out, but I may be wrong and it may not have been him) were disassembling the ring. It was later announced over the Internet that Maff went to a nearby hopsital, but was released after having a “precautionary x-ray.” Overall, this show was quite fun. It wasn’t quite at the level that I expected it, judging by the reviews of the last few shows, but – quite honestly – that’s because I think that I was excessively pumped (more so than normal) because I had yet to see an ROH show live. I was especially looking forward to the Tag Team Scramble Match and I think that the shorter than I expected length of that played a considerable part in my critiques of the show. Otherwise, it was pretty solid, and even the “blah” matches (Homicide/Nana and Becky/Laree) kept to a miniumum. The highlight of the show was the Homicide/Corino match and BJ/Stryker, Xavier/Daniels, and the four-way singles match were also very fun. The Dunn & Marcos/Purists match and Tag Team Scramble Match were average, but – like I said – I would’ve liked to have seen the scramble match last a bit longer. Anybody who calls themselves a wrestling fan should check out ROH if they haven’t seen it yet. People can talk about promotions like CZW, IWA-MS, MLW, NWA-TNA, and XPW being the second coming of ECW, but if there ever can be a promotion that will follow in the steps of ECW (which it’s quite possible that there never will be), that promotion is ROH. ECW’s legacy is changing the way that pro wrestling was executed and out of all of the aforementioned promotions (along with other various companies throughout the U.S. and the world), ROH is the closest to succeeding in that regard. Check out RFVideo.com for more info on the video tapes and other pro wrestling merchandise of RF Video and/or ROHWrestling.com for more info on Ring of Honor.

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THE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! We apologize for the inconvenience. Performance Dodge, Inc. (555 Mantua Avenue; Woodbury, NJ 08096) That's now on CZWWrestling.com. Now, was I right or what? Yes, I was.

I hate to break the news b/c I was looking forward to it, since I was gonna be in NJ next week and attend, but I just got word from Zandig that the free show scheduled for next weekend will be postponed. The venue wants them to run at 6:00, but CZW is unable to do that, as they were expecting to run at 2:00. The show - once again - will be postponed for a later date, probably the weekend right after next.

XPW PPV REPORT by Derek Greser Updated: 8/11/2003 10:35:17 AM This is s a recap of the XPW: Best of XPW Pay Per View. After being very impressed with the XPW PPV, I asked Dave Scherer why there wasn’t a recap of it on 1wrestling.com He said the event wasn’t available to him so I decided I would fill in for him. The main structure of the event was clips of matches and angles from the entire history of XPW. It’s very hard to call a clip show but here goes. The PPV starts with Kris Kloss (the XPW Joey Styles) inviting us to the action and telling us we have never seen anything like this before. First a highlight montage airs, Then Kris tells us its time to take a look at he history of the King Of the Death Match Title. First match up is Supreme vs. The Rock Superstar, Kaos. Highlights from the match start with Supreme being Irish whipped into a corner of the ring filled with light bulbs, ouch. Kaos then huracanrana supreme into a big pile of barbwire, they then trade light bulb shots to the head, after that they slam each other into a box of thumbtacks. Another big spot in this match is a second rope diving powerbomb to the outside through a table from supreme to Kaos. Stiff Stuff. Supreme then takes a bulldog into a flaming table, and is on fire for about 15 seconds before its extinguished. WOW. Backstage vignettes air with Supreme and his nephew Kaos infiltrating the XPW office, Supreme literally punches anyone in his way right in the face. These are not wrestling punches but full out stiff mean punches to these people faces. Unreal. The other KOTDM tournament match we see is Pogo; The insane Clown vs. Rizzoto vs. Supreme. Only a few highlights from this match show a Rizzoto laying against a board covered in barb wire and then the Mammoth Pogo is Irish whipped by supreme right into him, His bare back being pressed into the wire. We also see this shirtless man belly-to-belied into a box of thumbtacks. His back is shredded. Next we take a look at the Television Title. First match is Kaos vs. Pogo. First up Kaos gets powerbombed over the top rope through a table to the concrete. Kaos lands right on his neck and flips over, how he got up from this is un-explainable. One of the sickest bumps on the event, and that I have ever seen in my life. Kaos is then shown hitting the flying guillotine on pogo (a half way across the ring blockbuster) for the 1-2-3. Kaos is then shown defending the title against psychosis and an un-named Japanese opponent. Beats psychosis with a top rope DDT. End of match. More backstage vignettes are shown; Rob Black XPW owner is shown, with special appearances by Tommy Lee and Pam Anderson, and Ron Jeremy. Supreme continues punching people right in there face as he searches through the XPW offices, Throws someone into a wall and leaves a big hole in it. LOL Tag Team division is showcased. Mexico’s Most Wanted: Halloween and Damien 666 fight two unnamed masked opponents. Wild Cruiserweight action. Halloween wins the match with an F5. Backstage vignettes show yet another Supreme face punch victim, then a plump wrestler wearing a Loser shirt making love to an apple pie in a place that looks like an office break room. Yes, screwing an apple pie just like the movie. Then we see a nice girl in a bikini pouring motor oil over her chest and posterior. Cool. Time to take a look at the part owner of XPW Lizzy Borden. Nice little beach bikini shots of her, then we se her spanking Major Gunz in the ring. Back to wrestling, and it’s a look at the world title. First match showcased is Chris Candido vs. Shane Douglas. We see Douglas Vertical suplex Candido. Some backdrops, Candido misses a diving head BUTT, and SABU appears. Sabu starts beating them both down. And he puts Candido through a table with a legdrop from the second turnbuckle. We see Candido cover Sabu to retain the XPW championship. Weird. Now it's Death Match time again, and it’s a barbwire match, only three sides of the ring are covered with wire, one side is open. Grimes, (formerly of the Baldies) vs. Supreme. Match starts with grimes being hip tossed from the apron to the outside into a box of long light bulbs. Then Supreme gets suplexed into the very same box. Then we see Supreme being body slammed from the apron to the outside onto the same box… except this time it has a barbwire covered ladder on it! Supreme sets up the ladder on the outside next to the apron. He then climbs up the ladder with a chair, hoping to jump into the ring onto grimes. At the top of the ladder he tries to jump the ladder gives way and he slips, and hits his chest and face from about 10 feet up onto the apron. This is sick and has to be seen to believe. Amazingly supreme can walk and we cut to him climbing up a 20 foot ladder in the center of the ring, with the ref holding the ladder, supreme was looking to splash on grimes, but XPW owner Rob Black jumps in the ring and pushes the ladder over. This sends Supreme all the way to the outside, through two tables both tables covered in barbwire and long light bulbs. Absolutely sick. Abdullah the butcher is shown making his way to the ring. Sabu greets him with punches. Abdullah grabs a 40 bottle and breaks it on the ring post, and picks up a shard of the broken glass and immediately drives it into Sabu shoulder. He is then shown driving the fork into sabu's head. No winner shown. Kid Kaos is showcased again. His backstage interviews are shown. He comes across as a cocky comedy heel, similar to a DX or N.W.O. Member. He is very entertaining and talented, and the highlight of the PPV for me. They cut to a TV title match with Chris Hamrick vs. Kaos. Hamrick has improved his in ring since ecw. Hamrick clotheslines Kaos the outside, then springboard moonsaults Kaos to the outside. Nice. They seem to be in a baseball stadium, and the fight in the stands, Hamrick throws Kaos to the ground, and then splashes him all the way down to the grass. Kaos gets to the top and answers with a moonsault to the grass. Back to the ring and Kaos hits the flying guillotine for the victory. Next we see Kaos fighting New Jack in the same arena, they brawl on the outside, end with Kaos hitting New Jack with the Flying guillotine for the 123. On a funny side note, Kid Kaos wrestles all his TV title defenses wearing the title belt the entire match. Funny Stuff. Next they show the finals of the TV title Tourney were Kaos won the strap, Its Konnan vs. Kaos. Konnan is shown using a Boston crab on Kaos, and then Konnan turns it into a pendulum swing. Konnan then follows it up with an STF. Great combo of moves. Konnan gets slammed, and then takes a second rope moonsault from Kaos. Konnan hits a sledgehammer slam, (also known as the Alabama slam used by bob holly, also used by tacks and mike awesome) and then rolls through with the pin attempt, Kaos reverses and gets the 1-2-3. Konnan looks frustrated. Vampire vs. White trash Johnny web shows vamp hitting the nail in the coffin, and the ref counts 1-2 and the bell rings, with Rob Black XPW owner calling the match a draw. You screwed vamp! You Screwed Vamp! Next they show a triangle match involving Sandman, Vampiro, and Johnny Webb. Sandman is shown beating down both other men with the ladder. Sandman takes a suplex on the ladder from Vamp. Vamp hits the nail in the coffin on Sandman but before he can go for the cover, Rob black appears and gets a superkick from vamp for his troubles. In the meantime Johnny Webb sneaks in and covers Sandman for the 1-2-3. Supreme beats down more people, this time a kid playing video games in his garage, Supreme keeps asking him “what were you doing with her?” Terry Funk vs. Johnny Webb. Webb his terry with the Singapore cane and chairs, but terry fight back, the crowd then begins throwing all the chairs into the ring. Funk backdrops web into the thumbtacks, then sticks a flaming branding iron into webs posterior. Funk then blows some sort of juice into the fire and it a huge fire ball hits Webb in the face. Webb suplexes funk into the tacks. Webb small packages funk for the 1-2-3. Another hardcore outing between Kaos and Supreme is shown, we see Supreme thrown into a bed of nails, and we also see supreme frankensteinered to the outside through a barbwire-covered table, insane. Supreme covers Kaos in barbwire, and a board. And Moonsaults the board for the 1-2-3. Candido vs. Sabu is shown, Sabu hits a tornado DDT, Candido hits a top rope Frankensteiner, Sabu goes for a Legdrop on Candido through a table, but nobody’s home. Candido covers, Sabu is out. Sabu goes for another table legdrop, hits it, and gets the victory. Vignettes are shown, Johnny Webb gets slammed into a trash receptacle, and unknown person sets it on fire and it explodes. Webb vs. Kaos shows Kaos thrown into bed of nails, then supplied on into box of light bulbs, Kaos gets powerbombed into a thumb-tack table, Webb gets spinebustered into box of lights, Kaos misses a moonsault and dives into a pile of tacks, Rizatto interferes and hits Webb with a light, Kaos gets the win. Alter boys vs. Shady and un-named wrester is shown, great action. Grimes and Supreme are shown trading chair shots to the head, grimes falls out of the ring and there is an explosion, then grimes is shown being german suplexed into box of light bulbs. Grimes belly to bellies supreme into a barb wire pile, another explosion. Grimes in the ring, totally covered and wrapped in barb wire. Supreme places about 10 light bulbs over the barbwire on top of grimes. Then he runs and splashes the lights, wire, and grimes for the 1-2-3. Again, this has to be seen to be believed. Supreme is awarded the KOTDM title and the entire ring explodes. John Kronus is shown vs. Johnny Webb, Kronus gets suplexed into box of lights, and then gets top-rope bulldogged through a table from Webb. Webb gets the victory. Terry Funk vs. Sabu is shown. Funk goes after Sabu with flaming branding iron but someone blows fire on terry from the outside, then Sabu throws a fireball at terry funks h head, and grabs the branding iron, hits terry in the heat with it, and covers for the 3. Rob black VS Sabu. Sabu dropkicks, stomps, busts open black with a fork, black tries to escape but is brought back by a guy named lazy, rob black takes kick from Sabu. Battles back with punches, and a clout line. Rob black goes for triple jump moonsault. Sabu reverses and drop toeholds rob black. New Jack come in and throws Rob black in the ring! Which one is real rob black? Damien steel comes in and beats down Sabu, rob black (which one) gets the pin. Weird one to call sorry it’s a clip show. Kristi Myst is shown posing outside win bikini. Shane Douglas vs. Johnny Webb is shown, nothing too special here, Shane Douglas wins the match with Belly to Belly and takes home the XPW gold. Kronus Vs. Supreme is shown, supreme gests drop toe hold into box of tacks, it’s a barb wire match and supreme is shown getting Irish whipped into the barbwire so hard that he takes the barbwire with him as he falls to the outside. They cut to Axl Rotten vs. Supreme, cage match. Axl uses a sickle to cut open Supremes head. Axl throws supreme into bed of light bulbs, Axl throws supreme into a table, then throws him into a the cage door surrounding the ring. Back in cage supreme dives off second rope with a chair onto Axl, and gets the victory. New Jack comes out and cuts a promo about the scaffold match about to ensue. He says if he doesn’t beat grimes tonight he will retire from wrestling. New Jack then tells grimes to get out there. Grimes comes out. 40 Feet higher than the balcony level of the arena there is a scaffold (platform) Beneath it are 12 tables stacked 4 tables high, 3 rows. They fight for awhile before acending the scaffold, New Jack attacks Grimes with a stun gun before throwing him off the scaffold. This was truly sick. Grimes only breaks two of the tables before falling into the ropes of the ring and flipping over. Announcer says paramedics are coming, everyone get out of the building. Has to be seen to believe. And that’s it. I thought the PPV was great, and made me an instant XPW mark. I still prefer good in ring wrestling but it was nice to kick back an enjoy some tasteless hardcore action. But the highlight of the show was Kid Kaos. The guy is great on mic, great in the ring, and has a great look. NWA-TNA or WWE should sign him right away. Also Supreme has got to be he most hardcore wrestler ever. Thanx for reading. Derek Greser [email protected] Aim: Triplederek

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Califa Lucha Libre Estilo debuted at the Roccapulco Night Club in San Francisco, CA on 8/3. They drew an estimated 200 (about 80% capacity) for their first effort. The building itself is great, although it is in what I`m told is a very bad neighborhood. Mad Mikey (Crash Holly) made three appearances on the show, including refereeing the match between Donovan Morgan and Michael Modest for the Pro Wrestling NOAH jr. heavyweight title. Modest and Morgan had what was reportedly a strong match, which started as a straight wrestling bout before becoming a hardcore brawl all over the building. Mikey counted them both out, then said he was declaring it a falls count anywhere match. Modest gave Morgan several suplexes on his head and then gave him his finisher, the reality check (kryptonite krunch) for the pin. Holly attacked Morgan afterward and gave him his old finisher from his Northern California Erin O`Grady days. Vic Grimes came out. He and Mikey then had a back-and-forth on the mic. Mikey and Grimes have legit heat with each other, which led to some, shall we say, entertaining comments. Holly remarked, ``I had to carry that fat bastard Albert to a good match many times.`` Point for Holly. He also said he got the Hardcore belt over in the WWF more than Mick Foley or Grimes ever could have. He lost me on that one. Mikey talked about he and Grimes making it to WWE based on their matches in Northern California together (for Roland Alexander`s All Pro Wrestling in 1997), and then he made it and Grimes didn`t. Grimes accused Holly of selling his car and not paying him for it. Lots of profanity. The whole point of this was to set up a match between the two at the next show. They didn`t announce a date, just shot angles to set up matches for it. By the way, somewhere in there, Holly said, ``If you wrestling fans want to learn about the business, read Matt Hardy`s book, chapters eleven and especially eight.`` I don`t know why, but I found that hilarious. Grimes won a three way match over Vinny Massaro and Dynamite D. It was supposed to be a four way with Altar Boy Luke and Kaos in there too, but ring announcer Ron Hed said he was stuck at a NAMBLA meeting. (Hed, incidentally, is moving this week to Louisville to work for OVW.) Kaos' no-show wasn't given an explanation. Massaro and Grimes were once tag partners in APW, with Massaro working as Little Dic Grimes. J.R. Benson managed D. Just a wild brawl with all sorts of weapons used. It didn`t go long but was good while it was going. Grimes press slammed Benson at one point onto Massaro and D, who were fighting outside. Grimes took a double suplex onto a stack of chairs. The SAT`s came in for their second California match, this one vs. the Thomaselli Brothers. This was reportedly a real good match with crisply-executed high spots. Maximos got over well. Apollo Khan & Hook Bomberry from IRON beat Bulldog Brian Raymond & ``Trendsetter`` Adam Thornstowe. Khan is reportedly impressive. He now sports bleached hair. Sara del Ray (Nikki) did an open challenge that was answered by Angel (former ``Hardcore Homo`` from XPW). They called this the battle of the bitches. Sara went over. She is leaving 8/20 for a very lengthy (three months-plus) tour of Japan. Another XPW veteran, Pogo the Clown, worked a tag match at this show. They called him Pogo the Paysaso Assassino (Assassin Clown). The actual main event was Scorpio Jr. retaining the IWRG Intercontinental title beating Rockero del Diablo in a short match. Scorpio had American Wild Child in his corner, while Apollo Khan was with Rockero. Courtesy of 1Wrestling.com's Moonsaults column I wrote this recap for HouseOfXtreme.com: The 8/3 Califa Lucha Libre Estilo debut show called Mexican Standoff in San Francisco, CA featured several XPW stars. Mad Mikey (Crash Holly/Erin O'Grady) had a very heated confrontation with a guy who he has real-life heat with dating back to his APW days, "Vicious" Vic Grimes. Grimes beat Dynamite D (w/ another of Grimes' heated rivals [although not in real-life; they're very good friends], J.R. Benson, who managed SNUFF in XPW) and Vinnie Massaro in a three-way match. Altar Boy Luke and Kaos were supposed to compete in the match with Massaro and Grimes (it was supposed to be a four-way match), but Ron Hed of XPW, who served as the ring announcer for the show, said that Luke was stuck at a NAMBLA meeting (?). Kaos' no-show was given no explanation. Also on the show: - Sara del Ray (a.k.a. Nikki) made one of her last U.S. appearances before leaving on 8/20 for a lengthy tour of Japan. She made an open challenge that was answered by "The Hardcore Homo" Angel. They fought in the "Battle of the Bitches." Sara won the match. Angel's match was changed last minute. He was originally scheduled to team with American Wild Child (AWC in XPW) & Jon Jon The Phenomenon vs. XPW stars The Aerial Express (Quicksilver & Scorpio Sky) & Kid Omega, but that match was changed. - Pogo the Clown wrestled on the show as Pogo the Payaso Asesino (Assassin Clown). He was accompanied by Shane Dynasty and teamed with Chupacabras against DESTRUKTOR & Super Diablo.

Upcoming NWA-TNA PPV Dark Matches that are scheduled: 8/20: Masada, Jacey North and Altar Boy Luke (NWA Wildside/XPW) 8/27: Rudy Boy Gonzalez and Onyx (NWA Wildside) I found this info on NWAWildside.com.

IPW Hardcore and NWA Florida Wrestling came together at the Florida WrestlePlex on a rainy Saturday August 2, 2003 to host “Total Domination.” There were many surprises during the show, many that helped shape the card for IPW’s 5th anniversary show: Reign in Blood II, which will be held on Saturday August 16, 2003 in the Pinellas Expo Hall. On to the results from a hard hitting show: Fritz brought his client referee Billy the Kid to the ring to officiate a cruiserweight contender’s match between Sedrick Strong and “Mr. 630” Jerrelle Clark. Both men had control of the contest but neither could get the pin. Clark hit a 420 splash but Strongs legs were in the ropes as Clark went for the pin. Sedrick came back with a spear to Clark’s body but could only get a two count, but he caught Clark with the “Muscle Buster” for the win. Both competitors shook hands after the hard fought contest. A rematch from “Collateral Damage” saw the Midnight Freebirds (Havoc & Naphtali) take on Pat Powers & Pat McGroin of Double Deuce Inc. (with Uptown Frankie Capone & Cannon.) Due to their actions in the previous contest, referee Richie Rich ordered Capone and Cannon banned from ringside. Havoc and Naphtali took it to Powers early on. They had control until Naphtali went for an Irish whip and he met McGroin’s knee which landed in his back. Naphtali repaid McGroin by getting him in a “Tarantula.” Powers broke it up and then he and McGroin assaulted Naphtali for several minutes, but they couldn’t finish the self-proclaimed heel off. Havoc got back in the match and helped Naphtali wear down the Pats. Victory looked to be with the Midnight Freebirds as Naphtali rolled up McGroin but Powers had Havoc’s shoulders on the mat at the same time. Referee Richie Rich counted both pins and declared the bout a draw. A table was set up in the ring as fans witnessed the signing of a contract for an August 16th match between Mikey Tenderfoot and his hated rival Rod Steel of the Alliance of Defiance, who came to the ring with the new Florida Unified Heavyweight champion, Scoot Andrews. Before Tenderfoot made his way to the ring, Andrews told the crowd his title match later in the evening with Lex Lovett would only be for the IPW World title. "Hot Ass” Amy Love came to the ring with a USPS box addressed to the AOD c/o the Florida WrestlePlex. Inside it was a knee brace, could it be from…..? Tenderfoot made his way to the ring and the overanxious Steel singed the contract and insulted Tenderfoot. Mikey got the microphone and told the crowd and Steel that he didn’t read the fine print and he had signed a contract to face Tenderfoot in an “I QUIT MATCH!!!” Mikey tried to have a match tonight but Andrews tossed powder in Tenderfoot’s eyes, blinding him long enough for Steel to put Tenderfoot through the table with a “Sky High.” Lex Lovett came out with a chair, running off the AOD from doing further damage to the fallen Tenderfoot. Lovett told Andrews he didn’t send the knee brace and he didn’t care about which title was on the line, he was coming for Andrews. Next on the show was a three way dance between Pretty Fly (with Bolles Azoles & Austintacious), Hotshot (w /Ipuna) and Chasyn Rance (with Mister Saint Laurent). Even referee Billy the Kid had someone at the crowed ringside, his manager Fritz. Hotshot and Fly used their size to try and wear down the quicker Rance. Rance fought back and almost had victory by hitting Fly with a springboard elbow, but only got a 2 count. Hotshot was taken out of the match as he got into a fight with Azoles. This left Fly to get the victory by pinning Rance who was rolled up as he went to hit Fly with a “Dudley Dog.” Next was a rematch of sorts from “Collateral Damage” as “Suicidal Tendencies” Sean Allen (with Dennis Allen) took on the vastly popular Navy Seal. Sean and Dennis used every dirty trick they knew but could get Seal’s shoulders to the mat for the three count. Seal fought back and had victory in hand until Dennis entered the ring and the Allen’s went for a double team clothesline, but Seal countered with a clothesline of his own. Seal scored the win with a modified “Razor’s Edge.” IPW Hardcore champion Mideon made his return to the WrestlePlex to defend against the #1 contender, Chaos. Mideon used Chaos’ own blade to cut the challenger’s forehead open. He then used a chain to open the wound up and tried to cut off his air by choking him out. Chaos fought back with several shots to the groin, then used his wrist tape to try and choke the champion out but could only get a 2 count. Mideon fought back with several right handed fists and headbutts, but he missed a second rope splash. Chaos hit a DDT which brought the hardcore beast, Kubiak out to fight his hated rival. An attempted double team backfired and Chaos scored a pin over Mideon to become the New IPW Hardcore champion. Kubiak was not done as he joined Mideon in double teaming Chaos. This brought out the returning NEW JACK! During the brawl, Kubiak and New Jack broke the TOP ROPE OF THE RING!!! New Jack got the microphone and asked Chaos to team with him to take on Mideon and Kubiak at the August 16th anniversary show. New Jack told the crowd he had become a resident of Tampa or "What You White People Call a Floridian" and to notify the local police departments that he was in town. The IPW staff quickly repaired the ring and the rest of the show went on without a bottom rope. AOD member Agent Steele came to the ring with Scoot Andrews but minus the lovely Sexretary Tiffany. Steele told the fans that Tiffany was not in the building as she was occupied with “domestic duties.” He also told he crowd that his scheduled opponent JR Ryder or as Steele called him “JR Rider from North Carolina basketball fame” was not in the building either due to a shoulder injury. Steele decided to host the “Agent Steele Rookie Challenge.” This brought out a very large masked man whose body tattoos made him look an awful lot like….nevermind. The masked man and Steele took it to each other throughout the match. The masked man hit Steele with the “Malicious Intent,” the finisher of….nevermind. This brought Rod Steel and Roderick Strong to the ring to help beat down the masked man. Lex Lovett came to the ring with a folding chair to save the masked man from certain doom. “Uptown” Frankie Capone and the rest of Double Deuce Inc. came to the ring to take on fan favorite Comic Book Guy Anderson, who came with Lennox, Pretty Fly, “the Godfather” Mark Zout and “the Great Zoubolski” Job Zout. Both groups tried to help their man out during the contest. CBGA had things under control until an attempted corner shoulder tackle of Capone turned into a shoulder tackle of the ringpost. Capone immediately went to work on the injured left shoulder. CBGA was able to get his second wind back but it was shut down by the “Markfather” who in trying to help CBGA get the win, cost him the win by kicking him in the face instead of Capone, who then rolled up the knocked out CBGA for the win. CBGA and Zout had to be separated by their fellow comrades after the match. “The Rat Magnet” David Babylon came to the ring to take on the new IPW Television champion “the Modern Miracle” Steve Madison with his never at a loss for words manager “the Hardcore Giant” Ron Niemi. Niemi thanked the crowd for braving the weather and coming to the Plex and show why IPW is the King of the Florida Indies. He then guaranteed Madison would walk out of the ring with the TV title. Both men traded chops and forearms trying to gain an advantage. Babylon got control for a few moments with high flying moves but couldn’t secure the three count. Madison fired back with a sick Axe Bomber, a back breaker and brainbuster to the get the victory and retain the IPW TV title. The former Florida Unified Cruiserweight champion Justice came to the ring to challenge the new champion, Roderick Strong. Strong came to the ring with new ring attire and a new mean streak. He dipped into has bag of backbreakers early by hitting Justice with a half-nelson backbreaker. Justice came back with a tornado DDT but Strong countered with two backbreakers and a straight jacket camel clutch. Justice came back with several martial arts kicks and punches to the champion’s body but Strong snuck in a flipping Canadian backbreaker. Strong was able to hold onto the titles by hitting Justice with the C-X. The NWA Florida/IPW world tag team title war continued in the form of a six man match between the Vandalz (Johnny, Rick & Tommy) and the Shane Brothers and the “Hardcore Giant” Ron Niemi. Niemi played hit and run throughout the entire match. The six man bout was turned in to a 3 on 2 match as the Shane’s turned Johnny into a lawn dart by Press Slamming him onto the rampway. While Johnny was taken to the back for medical assistance, the Shane’s then attempted to injure Tommy. Tommy survived several near pins and was able to tag Ricky in, who took his anger out on all three members of 911 Inc. This was stopped as the Shane’s hit Ricky and Tommy with a double team chokeslam. Johnny re-emerged from the locker room with a great size reducer, a folding chair. He tagged Mike and Todd in the back and saved the worst blow for Niemi who was hit in the back of the head, knocking him out. This allowed Johnny to pin Niemi and get the win for the Vandalz. Ron Niemi’s evening ended in a trip to the St. Pete General emergency room for 11 staples to close a large wound on the back of the head. The evening’s main event saw the New IPW World champion Scoot Andrews (with Agent Steele) defend against the man who felt he was robbed at “Collateral Damage,” Lex Lovett. Both men used their technical skills to try and get control of the bout. Lovett got control by attacking Andrews’ left arm, but Andrews got control back with a sit-out powerbomb. Steele took some free shots at Lovett as Andrews distracted referee Richie Rich. Andrews hit a leg lariat but only got a two count. Lovett countered an Irish whip and slid into an armbar submission, which Andrews did not submit to. An attempted top rope head scissor by Lovett was countered by Andrews into an “Alabama Slam.” Lovett recovered to slap on a crossface submission but didn’t get Andrews to tap as Andrews held his arm up before the third fall. Andrews got to his feet and hit a second sit-out powerbomb for a two count. Andrews again tossed Lovett to the outside so Steele could do more damage. Andrews countered an attempted armbar by Lovett into a double arm second rope slam for a two count. Lovett caught Andrews off guard and hit the champion with a rolling neckbreaker, which also did damage to the already injured left arm. Lovett reapplied the armbar, which made Andrews TAP OUT!!!! Lex Lovett wins the IPW World title!!! His celebration was cut short by Agent Steele, who blindsided Lovett. This brought out the mysterious masked man with a folding chair. The masked man hit Steele with the chair and then turned his attention the injured Andrews. The masked man removed his mask to reveal he was ANTONIO BANKS!!!! Banks repaid Andrews for injuring his knee three months ago by attacking Andrews’ arm with a severe chairshot, which made Andrews scream out in anguish and pain. Banks then handed the IPW World title belt to the new champion LEX LOVETT!!! Andrews left the WrestlePlex still the NWA Florida champion but also with a large ice bag on his injured left forearm. Show Notes: - Packed house of 250 Fans came out during a HUGE rainstorm showing the fierce loyalty of IPW and NWA Florida fans - NWA Florida President Joe Price was unable to attend due to major back problems but is expected at the 8/16 Pinellas Expo Center show - New Jack has been added to the August 16th Reign in Blood II show and tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com, IPW-Hardcore.com and NWAFlorida.com - Former WCW Ring Announcer was in attendance and has booked Rod Steel, Uptown Frankie Capone and "Hardcore Giant Ron Niemi to work the next USA Championship Wrestling show on 8/15 in Gainesville, GA For more check out IPW-Hardcore.com, IPWhardcore.tv, NWAFlorida.com

Revolution Pro Wrestling returns to action with "Caliente de Lucha" on August 9th at Frank and Sons Collectables Show (19649 San Jose Avenue, City of Industry, CA) with a 2:00 pm belltime. Tickets: Ringside $20/General Admission $15 adults, $8 kids at the door. Pre-sale is available at the Alternative Wrestling Shop (Booth #800) at Frank and Son's on Wednesday from 4:00-9:00 pm, at which tickets are Ringside $15/General Admission $10 adult, $5 children. At this show, Super Dragon defends his Jr. Heavyweight title against young Scorpio Sky. Plus for the first time lucha star Psicosis takes on Kaos! Also former tag partners Mr. Excitement and Angel collide. Lucha Libre action with MLLH champ King Faviano locking up with Shamu Jr. and MUCH MORE! Revolution Pro Jr. Heavyweight Title Super Dragon defends against Scorpio Sky Fresh off his classic match against TARO on last month's how, Super Dragon faces his very first challenger for his Junior heavyweight title... Scorpio Sky. This young superstar has quickly risen to main event status with great showings against teams such as Damian 666/Halloween, Mr. Excitement/Angel, Disco Machine/Chris Bosh, and last but certainly not least TARO and Super Dragon. In that contest, Scorpio Sky along with his Aerial Express tag partner Quicksilver scored a pinfall victory over Super Dragon. Can lightning strike twice without the help of Quicksilver? Or will the two-time Junior heavyweight champion Super Dragon prove again why he has been the very best in Revolution Pro The "Millionaire" vs. The "Superstar" Psicosis "Nicho el Millonario" vs. "Rock Superstar" Kaos The former longest reigning XPW Television champion "The Rock Superstar" Kaos makes his very first in-ring return to Southern California as he takes on the internationally known Psicosis! These two aren't strangers as they have battled each other in classic three way matches in XPW. But they have never wrestled each other one on one before. This will mark the second time Rev Pro fans have the opportunity to see Psicosis since November's anniversary show. Can "The Rock Superstar" prove that he can defeat Psicosis in a one on one environment? Or can the former WWA Welterweight champion and WCW Cruiserweight champion prove that Kaos's wins in the past were a fluke. You definitely don't want to miss this one. Caliente Collision Mr. Excitement vs. Angel Last month, fresh off their first round win against Black Metal and Zokre, Angel asked his tag team partner Mr. Excitement out on a date after the tag tournament. After declining, they went on to lose in the second round against The Aerial Express. After the match, Angel again pleaded just for one date now that the tournament ended. After gently breaking Angel's heart and saying they were just TAG team partners in the ring and not outside, Angel went berserk and attacked Excitement from behind. Now the team of "El Caliente" battle one on one in the biggest breakup since Justin and Brittany. But, if you look past the hatred, these two are amazingly talented and it will be a pleasure to see them battle it out! Mexican Lucha Libre Heavyweight Title: King Faviano defends against Shamu Jr. King Favi won his first Revolution Pro title 6 months ago in Feb by beating Black Metal in the middle of the ring. Faviano has defended the title many times since that victory in battles with former champ Jason Allgood, tough Babi Slymm, and that EVIL Lonestar. This Saturday Favi will be in for a real tough fight as he defends his title against Local luchadore, Shamu Jr. Shamu has proven rather it be in Compton, The Grand Olympic, or numerous venues throughout L.A. that is he one of the toughest Rudos out there. Not many can man handle him due to his size or keep up with his agility and of course watch out for his Rudo ways. Lucha Libre action coming your way in this MLLH Title match. There will also be Qualifying Matches for the 3rd Revolution J Tournament that will be taking place near the end of September. The competitors of these two contests would be announced sometime this week. Plus much more including surprises as always...

Mad Mikey & Paul London Join NHB This Week This week NHB catches up with 2 individuals going in different directions. In the first part of the program we'll catch up with Mad Mikey who appears to have found a new lease on his wrestling career with NWA TNA. We'll talk with the man formerly known as Crash Holly about his time in the WWE, his new character in NWA TNA and what he hopes to accomplish in the business in the future. Then in our second hour we welcome rising superstar Paul London to the show. Paul will join us to talk about his signing with the WWE, his plans with the company, the experiences he's had working for MLW, NWA TNA, Ring of Honor and other independent companies. To hear both interviews tune in to NHB this Sunday night starting at 9pm EST on 101.5 WPDH in parts of NY, NJ, CT and PA. If you can't hear the show in your area, check www.noholdsbarredwrestling.com next week to listen to both interviews in our "Audio Archive" section. Julio Dinero Joins NHB As Weekly Columnist NHB is proud to announce the addition of Julio Dinero to the NHB Online Staff as a weekly columnist. Julio has worked for countless organizations in the wrestling business and can currently be seen working for NWA TNA every Wednesday night. He is a man with a lot of talent and charisma and we encourage the wrestling audience to visit www.noholdsbarredwrestling.com every week and read what he has to say because the man can truly say he speks from experience. NHB Special: Purchase Hulk Hogan's Book for only $14.99 To celebrate our websites new look and setup, NHB is conducting a special sale on Hulk Hogan's self titled auto biography. For a limited only you can pick up the Hulkster's book in Hardcover for only $14.99. You will not find this book cheaper on any other wrestling website or thru amazon.com. To order your copy, visit our shopping area and click on the link to order. Make sure to add $2 shipping if you live in the USA or e-mail us at [email protected] for our international rates.