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Yeah his press conference was one of the most entertaining I have seen in quite some time. You gotta love him "pulling the pants back up" and then strapping the People's championship belt on.

Posted on 1/16/105 by Eric Walker Ok, I am going to make the following disclaimer... I am/was an employee of 3PW. My job was to handle the travel itineries of the wrestlers 3PW flew in and get them from the airport to the hotel and arena. I also booked the hotels for the wrestlers and anyone else requesting a hotel room in Philadelphia for the show. Because I travel so much I get special rates at hotels and airlines. That was my main job, I also helped out in the back if anything was needed. I was compensated for what I did. I will say that I did have a lot of trouble getting Jasmin on the phone or on e-mail to get the flight info from her the week leading to the show. To be honest, that kind of worried me as she usually calls me several times to make sure I had the info. I finally got the flights at 8:00 Friday night from Bill Behrens, Styles, Daniels and Sabin's agent. Jasmin has other things going on, so I thought nothing of it. I didn't know anything was going wrong until 7:00 Saturday when a CZW wrestler called me and said someone had called him from the building that Jasmin was not there and Tod had left the building. I thought it was a rib and said nothing to Christopher Daniels who was standing right there with me at baggage claim at the airport. 5 minute later Daniels got a call from AJ Styles confirming it was legit. I apologized for not saying anything sooner thinking I was being ribbed. I then went woth him and got Styles, Sabin and N8 Mattson from the hotel. To be honest, the closest they came to "not going to the arena" was joking with me "how far Boston(i.e. The Ring Of Honor show) was from here" but there was a lot of concern with them. Hell, the only person who seriously didn't want to go to the arena was me. Upon arriving at the building Blue Meanie and Rockin Rebel had a meeting with the guys and they did agree to work for what they could get from the gate. The rest of the locker room that stuck around did agree to work knowing the payouts would be small if anything at all. That should tell you what the wrestlers thought of Meanie, even though most of them felt this was the last show. Meanie and Rebel then rewrote the show as the crowd came in. Not to be funny, but this happens a lot more then you think. The show has been reviewed elsewhere, needless to say, everyone busted their asses in the ring for Meanie and gave everything they had. I can not thank them enough for doing something a lot of wrestlers would not have. For the record, I was paid everything I was owed for the travel expenses. Everyone who worked was paid something, what I do not know. At 11:30 I left the building pretty much thinking this was the last show. I do have unanswered questions that I will bring up to Meanie and Jasmin in private. Now, onto some questions I got in e-mails Sunday. Q: Was that the last show? A: I really don't know, to be honest. Q: Do you know why Jasmin didn't show up? A: Which answer you want? I've been told 3 different reasons, and until I can confirm ONE of them, I won't post it. Q: Is Tod Gordon done with 3PW? A: That's for Tod and Meanie and Jasmin to decide. Q: Did Low-Ki really kick a door in? A: Well, he vaporized one, I do know that. I do want to state that when Low Ki calmed down he did meet with the manager of the ECW Arena. Q: You still work for 3PW? A: I don't know if there is a 3PW to work for still. It's little secret that I am moving to Florida in the next few months and even if 3PW does restart, I may already be in Florida and it would be a moot point. I can still get the hotels and flights for the company if need be. Last night was hopefully not the end. If it was, I will take some great memories and a lot of knowledge of the wrestling industry from Meanie and Tod Gordon. It was a great ride for the last 2 and 1/2 years. Link

What does a bad liver feel like? Mwa hahahahahahaha.

--3PW appears to be history after Jasmin St. Clair, the owner, no-showed last night's event and there was no money to pay any of the wrestlers. Joey Matthews quit because he was never reimbursed his car fare for his drive from Louisville to Philadelphia for the December show, which was announced as being canceled due to St. Clair having to tend to her ill mother, which in hindsight now (and really, even from when it happened), there was a lot of suspicion about. Tod Gordon, the booker, also disappeared, when he found out there would be no money to pay the workers. Chuck "Rockin Rebel" Williams, whose promoters license they used, did work with Blue Meanie (who the workers who stayed felt got the short end of things and those who stayed did so out of loyalty to him) in putting on a show before about 150 fans. Low Ki reportedly kicked a hole in the arena's back door when he got there and found out the situation. Mike Kruel, Gary Wolfe and Jack Victory all left the building. There were small payoffs given to those who did work taken from the live gate. Meanie said St. Clair wired him the money for the payoffs via Western Union, but by the time he got the message, he just missed the closing of Western Union at 5 p.m. and thus couldn't get the funds: N8 Mattson b Monsta Mack, Don E. Allen won Battle Royal, Roadkill b Simon Diamond, Blue Meanie b Damian Adams, April Hunter NC Talia, Rockin Rebel b C.J. O'Doyle, Christopher Daniels won four-way over Chris Sabin, A.J. Styles and Slyck Wagner Brown (thanks to Bob Magee) Link

As noted last night on PWInsider.com, 3PW's event at the ECW Arena was tossed into a state of disarray due to a series of chain reactions that followed owner Jasmin St. Claire not appearing at the event, which led to the departure of Tod Gordon from the promotion and several wrestlers who were scheduled for the show to leave without wrestling. When reached today via telephone, The Blue Meanie (who rebooked last night's event with Rockin' Rebel Chuck Williams, who holds the license 3PW uses in Pennsylvania) stated that St. Claire sent him a text message informing him yesterday afternoon that she would not be making it to the show due to a personal situation, so she had wired funds via Western Union to handle expenses for the show. The remainder of the expenses would then be covered from the live gate at the show. Due to the late nature of the notice (around 4 PM), Meanie claimed that he wasn't able to make it to the Western Union location in the area of the ECW Arena before they closed at 5 PM, which left him without funds to handle expenses for the performers, the building, etc. He later learned of a location that closed at 7 PM, and rushed over, only to miss the location shutting down by minutes. In regard to the performers walking out, Meanie said that he tried to make the best of a "crappy last minute situation" because he didn't want the other wrestlers and the fans to get screwed over. Meanie said that he attempted to give the wrestlers as much as he was able to with the limited budget from the gate, and the promotion plans to "make good with the boys" in the future. "It wasn't a case of anyone trying to screw over the boys. It was a f*cked up circumstance and everyone last night tried to do our best for the boys and the fans." Meanie claimed that he picked up the money today via Western Union and was heading over the venue to take care of payment for the rent and the ring crew (which CZW provided). Although there are no set dates for the promotion in the future, Meanie stated that 3PW isn't done as a promotion. "We'll regroup and make good." Meanie declined to comment on the departure of Tod Gordon, citing that he hoped to be in touch with Gordon this week to discuss the situation. Link

Click to learn more... Click Here! 3PW OWNER JASMIN ST. CLAIRE NO SHOWS PHILADELPHIA, PA EVENT; FUTURE OF COMPANY IN DOUBT by Mike Johnson @ 1:30:00 AM on 1/16/2005 Jasmin St. Claire’s 3PW promotion certainly appears to be in total disarray after the events of last night’s show in Philadelphia, PA at the ECW Arena, which saw St. Claire not appear at her own event, Tod Gordon walk away from the company and The Blue Meanie left to face a locker room full of wrestlers with no money to pay them. The 1/15 Philadelphia 3PW event was scheduled to be headlined by three main events – Low Ki & Slyck Wagner Brown vs. 3PW champion Christopher Daniels & AJ Styles, Joey Matthews vs. Chris Sabin in a Loser Leaves Town Match, and Jasmin St. Claire vs. Talia in a Bra & Panties match. All three bouts were rescheduled from 3PW’s last scheduled event on 12/18/04, which was canceled the day before, with the promotion citing that Jasmin’s mother had taken ill while on vacation in Europe. The first chink in 3PW’s armor was the departure of Joey Matthews from the company this week, as he sent word out that he wouldn’t be appearing against Sabin. The word going around was that Matthews had driven from Louisville, KY to the Northeast for the canceled event last month and when his expenses weren’t reimbursed as promised, he opted not to return. The plan going into the show had been for Sabin to instead face Simon Diamond and CJ O’Doyle in a Three-Way Dance. When the wrestlers arrived at the ECW Arena last night, however, word quickly circulated that Jasmin St. Clair would not be coming to the show for reasons that at this point are still unknown. Furthermore, there was no money to cover the wrestlers’ payroll. Sources told me that attempts to contact St. Clair resulted in getting her voicemail. Booker Tod Gordon arrived at the building, learned of the situation and promptly resigned his position with the company and left the premises. It should be noted that Gordon was a paid employee and not privy to the company’s finances, so he had no clue about the situation until he arrived at the ECW Arena. Since Gordon writes a column here on PWInsider.com, I expect he will address 3PW in his own words soon enough. This left The Blue Meanie as the only semblance of 3PW management at that point. Meanie called a locker meeting and apologized to the wrestlers, saying that anyone who still wanted to work could go out there and he would be happy to try and pay them based off the gate. Meanie was said to have looked like “he was living the worst day of his life” according to one wrestler as he was left holding the bag due to St. Claire’s non-appearance. Jack Victory and Gary Wolfe both left the building without working, while Low Ki (who was arriving from a doubleshot with Jim Kettner’s ECWA) had words with Meanie then promptly left without working as well. So the company was now without Gordon, St. Claire, Matthews, Ki, Wolfe, and Victory, all of whom had been advertised. The remnants of the promotion finally confirmed they would run the event at 8 PM and opened the doors of the ECW Arena for the fans to enter. It ended up with Rockin’ Rebel explaining to the crowd there would be some changes to the show and thanking the fans for supporting the wrestlers. Those who remained ended up doing double duty to entertain the fans. The results of the show saw: *N8 Mattson pinned Monsta Mack. *Don E. Allen won a Battle Royal where the winner became the referee for Bra & Panties Match with Simon Diamond, Roadkill, Rockin' Rebel, The Blue Meanie, C.J. O'Doyle, N8 Mattson, Damian Adams & Monsta Mack eliminated. *Roadkill pinned Simon Diamond. *The Blue Meanie beat Damian Adams *April Hunter and Talia went to a no-contest in a Bra & Panties match after 3PW Commissioner Bill Apter ruled that Don E. Allen didn't sign a paper stating he was a legal referee with the State Athletic Commission’s Frank Talent, even though April had stripped Talia to her bra & panties. *The Rockin' Rebel pinned C.J. O'Doyle. * 3PW champion Christopher Daniels pinned Slyck Wagner Brown in a Four-Way also involving Chris Sabin & AJ Styles. As one would imagine, there was no return date announced. One fan in attendance compared the show to the last ECW event at the ECW Arena saying, “The crowd just knew this was the end.” While there is no confirmation that the company has shut down, it would certainly appear from the outside looking in that the 150-200 fans in attendance may have witnessed the final live event presented by 3PW, which would have reached it’s third anniversary next month. PWInsider.com will have more on this story as soon as we are able to reach the principles for comment. Link Man, O'Doyle vs. those two would've been nice, especially since he was the homegrown 3PW babyface.

PW Update Before I begin, sorry for the typos in the 3PW update earlier this evening. I was at my "real" job and was dictating the report over the phone to Mr. Zevon. As you know, Mr. Zevon has a child and was taking care of her, which meant the report didn't come out the way I wanted it to, as he had to tend to his child for obvious reasons. With that said, here is the 3PW rundown/update: As broken on the DOI, Jasmin St Claire, the 3PW promoter, didn't show up at her own show. Right now the reasons for her missing the show are unknown, but she did have a sick mother in London, but it is not 100% known if she went back to London to tend to her. 3PW originally cancelled the December show due to Jasmin's mothers health. Due to Jasmin not being at the show, it meant that the money to pay the wrestlers wasn't at the show either. 3PW booker Tod Gordon, fed up, left the building and told people he quit 3PW. This created chaos in the back as no one knew what was going on. The Blue Meanie found out what was going on and was very upset. From a personal and inside view, I think Brian is the innocent one here, and was stuck in a bad position. The Blue Meanie was seen going to his car. Some said he left the building, but I can't 100% confirm that because I did not speak to Meanie. Regardless, Meanie did leave the building, but later returned. After trying to sort out the mess to himself, Meanie had a locker room meeting. Meanie was very apologetic, and seemed upset about the whole situation. This is not a situation he wanted to be in, and said he knows what it's like to be screwed by a promoter. With no money at the show, Meanie made the offer of either wrestling on the show and take a chance on getting paid on what was made on the gate, or not working the show at all. As of now, only Jack Victory and Low Ki didn't work the show as originally booked. Matt Striker was also not on the show, but it is not known if he was originally booked. 3PW regulars Mike Kruel and Rob Eckos worked for ECWA on Saturday night, but it is not known if they were supposed to do 3PW on a double shot. To add to the problems TNA wrestlers were not going to do the show at first, but later worked the show. It was later found out they got some money already through TNA's booking policies. Joey Matthews also quit/fired earlier in the week, but it is not known if it was due to this current situation. After his locker room meeting, Blue Meanie and Rockin' Rebel booked the show. Everyone that I talked to from wrestlers to backstage agents said that Rebel really put himself into the promotion and they had respect for him. I also was told that Meanie looked upset and was very sorry for the mess, and really did the best job he could do given the situation. Earlier we reported that there was heat between Zandig and Rebel. While there is an issue between the sides, Zandig did not say anything about the show. The Zandig comment previously, was my opinion misinterpreted over the phone to Mikey, who typed the story on the DOI. I said/thought it was ironic that a Rebel booked show took place in a CZW ring, given their past circumstances. I have received emails about the column, and I just want to go on the record now that I did not want to imply that Zandig did anything to 3PW. As far as the show itself, the guesstimated attendance was 150-200. I'd say that was pretty decent given the situation, and the fact that CZW didn't do too hot the week before. In addition, the NFL playoffs are in full swing, and the NFL does turn off casual wrestling fans. Rockin' Rebel cut a promo at 3PW somewhat explaining the situation. I talked to one fan on the phone during the show, and he told me that you really felt for Rebel and that he felt Rebel was a true asset to the business. The mood backstage after the show was "grin and bear it" according to a few people I spoke with. Meanie and Rebel did the best with what they could, and like usual the 3PW crew went out afterwards for dinner and tried to make the best of a bad situation. Personally knowing Jasmin and Brian, I hope they are able to work through all the expected negative reaction they will get through this. It is not known yet if this was 3PW's last show. Considering that Tod Gordon is out, it definitely means that 3PW will be headed for a new era. It is just not known if it will be the extinct era. The DOI will have a full 3PW report later on in the week. We will also follow this situation and take any statements from Jasmin, Meanie or Gordon as they become available. Sean "The MiC" McCaffrey [email protected] Previous Report: According to DOI sources today, there was major backstage problems with 3PW. The biggest problems started when 3PW Promoter - Jasmin St. Claire, didnt show up for her own show. It was rumored that Jasmin would be no showing 3PW today but it wasnt a fact known to workers or management in 3PW. When 3PW booker Tod Gordon found out that Jasmin would not be there and also found out that the money to pay wrestlers was not there, quit the company. Also to add to the problems at 3PW, TNA Contracted wrestlers, Christopher Daniels, A.J. Styles and Chris Sabin did not want to go to the show unless they were going to be paid. Tod Gordon left the building leaving the 3PW roster wondering if the show was going to be cancelled. This left The Blue Meanie as the only member of the 3PW management in the building. Blue Meanie then went to the parking lot around 7PM and looked like he was going to leave as well but did return to the building. Upon arriving back into the buidling, Meanie proceeded to hold a backstage meeting. Meanine looked very embaressed, upset and concerned for his roster. In the meeting Meanie said that he would run the show and attempt to pay everyone off of the gate. The wrestlers were given the option of working the show knowing that there was a chance that they would not get paid. It is not known at press time if any wrestlers refused to work. The Blue Meanie did not comment on the actions of Jasmin St. Claire or Tod Gordon but was extremely upset with what transpired. As of 7:50PM fans were allowed in the building when it appeared that the show was going to be cancelled earlier. To add more to the mess 3PW was using John Zandigs ring. Zandig knowing Rockin Rebel was the holder of the promoters license he would have rather not want his ring to be used. The DOI is still unaware as to why Jasmin no showed 3PW tonight. More news to follow. Sean "The MiC" McCaffrey [email protected] Link

He's already gone, but I am sure he would attack him. Chief's a COWBOY'S fan.

He also played the character of "Bore Us Malenko."

What time does this normally start? As a well known lover of all things alcohol and all things Philadelphia, I am ashamed to admit I have never tailgated a Birds game before. My maniac friend wants to go down around 8 AM, but that sounds a little ridiculous to me. I'd be so hammered by 1, I wouldn't even realize there was a game on, and what's the point of that?

I buy Natty Light for every party I go to, only because some asshole is going to steal my beer no matter what it is or where I put it. Why let them steal quality? The only time I brought beer to a party and no one touched it was my infamous "Jacob's Best" experiment. An $8 case, it proved to be so foul smelling when I opened it, that no one would touch it.

As of now, I will be down there as well. I may have to stop by the beer pong table.

Natty Light was crafted in God himself's brewery.

I'm sure I could arrange posting during a blowjob.

Haha, noticed I left that out didja? man was that a horrid experiment gone bad by Axl or what? He blamed it on a night when he was shrooming his face off.

Haha, noticed I left that out didja?

"Indifference" is fucking great. "Rocket Queen"-Guns N Roses "One In A Million"-Guns N Roses "Coma"-Guns N Roses "The End"-Doors "When The Music's Over"-Doors "Five To One"-Doors "The Soft Parade"-Doors "Riders On The Storm"-Doors

Don Henley? Well, "The Heart Of The Matter" is lyrical brilliance as far as that is concerned.

I wasn't aware Cena was ever actually on as a worker. I remember that title match he had with Brock as being quite abysmal.

No it's more like the "I had to shit all day at work, thanks for keeping me out till last call, asshole" variety.

Well, I've overcome it by now, but I still hear the stories from my less party experienced friends.

No way, I don't believe in suicide. Well, accidental suicide is ok I suppose.

My pointless, self absorbed thread has been tarnished with all this talk about God and faith and whatnot. This is quite the shame.

Alcohol is a drug. I am drinking a Yuengling Light.

Bingo, trade it and move on to the latest hip new band.