Article: "Rock Superstar" Kaos' history in XPW

[Guest Jonathan Barber]

WARNING: Excessive length. hehe Read on at your own risk b/c it's quite long...

 

 

 

by Jonathan Barber

 

Sunday, April 13, 2001

 

"A RETROSPECTIVE of EVOLUTION: The Rise, The Height, The Fall, & The Legacy of 'The Rock Superstar' Kaos in XPW"

 

The surprise began on February 28, 2003, but on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, the large fanbase of the promotion "Xtreme Pro Wrestling" - along with many fans of U.S. indy wrestling in general - received a climactic stake in its heart. On March 11, a short message was posted on XPWrestling.com's main page that read:

 

"Xtreme Pro Wrestling has released Kaos, G.Q. Money, and J-Love from their commitments. XPW wishes all three good luck in their future endeavors."

 

Above that text was a small collage that featured all three now former XPW performers (the graphic can be found at http://www.xpwrestling.com/i/G.Q.kaosjlove.jpg). After the spread of vague rumors for the last few months, the talk turned out to be true - G.Q. and Kaos were done with XPW.

 

Kaos' departure from the promotion which he once happily called " home" marks the end of an era in XPW that probably won't be duplicated any time soon. Kaos - probably more than any other wrestler - was the centerpiece of XPW, much like Tommy Dreamer was the centerpiece of ECW, before it died. With Supreme being the only exception, Kaos remained in XPW longer than any other wrestler. He has been a member of the promotion ever since its very first show, back on Saturday, July 31, 1999, when he served as one of the jobbers who ran into the ring and tried to attack the late Big Dick Dudley after Dudley's match vs. "The Real Deal" Damien Steele, only to be easily fought off by the colossal giant.

 

On August 1, the very next night, Kaos made his in-ring XPW debut by wrestling Damien Steele and offering a hard-fought effort, albeit losing the bout. After jobbing one more match in XPW, this time to Southern California indy sensation Michael Modest (known for his work in WCW and Japanese promotion NOAH and his appearance in "Beyond the Mat") on September 24, Kaos finally gained his first win in XPW one night later over Shooting Star (via pinfall) at the show that would eventually become known as "Banned In Ventura." About a month later on November 20, Kaos wrestled Damien Steele in a rematch from their August 1 meeting, but this time it was for Steele's XPW World Heavyweight Title. While Kaos again came up short in that bout, he did gain the distinction of being the first challenger for the XPW World Heavyweight Title in the promotion's history. A week later on November 27, Kaos gained a vital win over Phenominal Phil and Michael Modest in a three-way elimination bout in which he won by pinning Modest.

 

Then, on December 17, Kaos served as a surprisingly formidable opposition for his future storyline uncle, Supreme, and although he lost the bout, he proved to many fans that he wasn't to be taken as lightly as many perceived him. After beating homegrown XPW stars Homeless Jimmy and then Dynamite D, Kaos participated in the first annual XPW King of the Deathmatch Tournament on February 26, 2000, where he wrestled Supreme in a first round match. Like on December 17, Kaos offered Supreme a legitimate run for his money in this match and even took some bumps into a bed of thumbtacks and a board of barbed-wire. While he lost the bout (like he did in their meeting about two months before), Kaos proved that he was willing to take a beating if it meant receiving more exposure in XPW.

 

Following the K.O.T.D.M. Tournament (which was eventually won by Supreme, Kaos' first round opponent), Kaos continued his learning experience that was a job in XPW by wrestling Carlito Montana and then "The Tall Cool One" Jake Lawless before reuniting with his childhood friend (in storyline), Steve Rizzono, after Rizzono jumped the guardrail at a show to save Kaos from a beating by the XPW homegrown tag team the Westside NGZ. Although the partnership between Rizzono & Kaos only lasted about half a month, the two received the change to battle it out with former-ECW World Tag Team Champions the Public Enemy and get revenge on the Westside NGZ for their assault on Kaos.

 

When Rizzono turned on Kaos and attacked him in late April 2000 before joining the major heel faction in XPW, the Black Army, the two former best friends embarked on a two month long feud with one another. Kaos got the best of Rizzono for much of their feud by defeating him several times in singles matches (including in a First Blood Match on May 26, 2000). Finally, at Go Funk Yourself on July 22, 2000, Kaos won the Submission Match blowoff bout to end their feud. Then, later that same night, Kaos was forced to wrestle once again by the leader of the Black Army and the XPW owner, Rob Black, this time in a Loser Leaves XPW Match against longtime veteran Tracy Smothers. Kaos proved to be right on his game that night and pinned Smothers in the match, forcing him to leave XPW. Smothers wouldn't resurface in XPW until about two and a half years later.

 

Kaos' surprise pinfall upset over Smothers served to catapult him into a feud with former-WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera, who he scored another upset over on November 11 at Dismembered in November 2000. The two continued feuding for the next three months, with the blowoff match of the rivalry coming on March 17, 2001 at The Night XPW Stood Still. However, Juvi wasn't Kaos' only opponent in that match. He was also wrestling the legendary SABU (a former-ECW Grand Slam Champion) in a three-way match for Sabu's XPW World Heavyweight Title. Although Sabu eventually pinned Juvi to retain his title, Kaos proved that he could hang with the toughest, most experienced veterans in the pro wrestling industry. Although it's often forgotten, the bout was very exciting and full of entertaining exchanges and spots.

 

Around this time (specifically on the March 10 edition of XPW TV), a faction called "The Enterprise" was formed. Then consisting of motivational speaker TJ Rush, Veronica Caine, and Steve Rizzono (Kaos' former arch-rival; Rizzono had been fired from the Black Army by Rob Black himself because he continually lost matches), it quickly began making a major name for itself within XPW. Veronica was an actress who worked for XPW's parent company, Extreme Associates, which is an adult entertainment (porno) distribution company. At the time, XPW wanted to bring in a pretty female to lead the Enterprise and they decided that she'd be perfect for the role. She made the transition pretty well and turned out to play her role of both a sexy, seductive female and the Enterprise's furtive valet.

 

The Enterprise's first target was none other than Kaos and at Scene of the Crime on April 21 - just about one year after Rizzono first turned on Kaos, thereby beginning their initial feud in XPW - Rizzono - representing the Enterprise - wrestled Kaos. Before the bout, Rizzono tried to recruit Kaos as a member of the Enterprise, but Kaos turned down the offer and instead challenged Rizzono to a match, which Rizzono accepted. During the bout, a man who'd come to be known as "G.Q. Money" ran in and tried to attack Kaos with a steel chair, but Kaos blocked the shot and bashed the chair over G.Q.'s head before eventually pinning Rizzono to win the bout. G.Q. evolved over the next several XPW TV episodes into a wacky, off-the-wall-type manager, and the self-proclaimed "agent to the stars. The Enterprise continued getting sufficient TV time to get their faction over, but they hadn't lifted their focus from Kaos, who - in their eyes - had a red target right on his back.

 

An important angle in this feud came on May 26 at Redemption, when Kaos squared off with "White Trash" Johnny Webb in a Barbed-Wire, Fluorescent Light Bulbs/Tubes, & Thumbtack Deathmatch for the number one contendship to the XPW King of the Deathmatch Title. The bout ended up being excellent and to this day, it's still mentioned by fans as one of the best deathmatches in XPW history. Both men beat each other to a bloody pulp using a combination of the dangerous weapons that are so common in XPW deathmatches and insanely high-risk - yet still immensely innovative - maneuvers. Towards the end of the bout, the Enterprise ran out and Veronica distracted the referee while Rizzono and TJ Rush beat up Webb. The two then laid Kaos on top of him so that when Veronica ended her distraction, the referee turned around and counted the 1-2-3 pinfall win in favor of Kaos. The Enterprise had successfully helped Kaos win this vital bout over Webb.

 

After Redemption, The Enterprise began looking to expand and the angle went that they had their eye on Kaos as a potential member. As he continued to rise in XPW, they saw that he could be an integral part in their faction, so they tried to recruit him. On several XPW TV episodes, G.Q., T.J., and even Veronica called Kaos on his cell phone, stopped by to talk to him while he was working out at the gym, tried to talk to him when he was going to his car, and even came to his apartment to attempt to talk him in to joining the Enterprise, promising that they would bring him all types of fame and fortune. Each time, though, Kaos said that he wasn't interested and that he didn't need any aid in regards to building his XPW career.

 

Unhappy that Kaos continually refused their offers, the Enterprise got under his skin by attacking his real-life uncle, Supreme, during his deathmatch vs. Kaos and tossed him off of the top turnbuckle through a flaming table, causing Supreme to become legitimately injured with first and second degree burns. The XPW TV episodes following Rapture saw Supreme be shown in a hospital recovering from his injury, with Kaos often stopping by to keep him company. On the next few XPW TV episodes following that occurrence (which transpired at Rapture 7/7/01), the Enterprise - greatly angered that Kaos wouldn't join their faction - proceeded to attack Kaos in a parking lot and burn part of his hand. The Enterprise often cut promos where they made fun of Supreme, mocking his serious injury to make it look like a joke, thereby greatly increasing their already significant heel heat with the fans.

 

On one TV show, the Enterprise followed Kaos' car in one of their own. Kaos entered a building and then when he exited it, they ambushed him and beat him up with a lead pipe. Also on XPW TV around this time, it was announced that XPW would be holding a single-elimination tournament to crown an in augural XPW Television Champion. Kaos was entered as the first participant in the tournament was able to convince Supreme to crawl out of his hospital bed and be in his corner that night as he attempted to bounce back from the repeated physical attacks and mind games of The Enterprise and not only gain revenge upon The E, but win the XPW TV Title.

 

The tournament occurred on August 25, 2001 at Damage, Inc. and it was on that night that Kaos emerged as the winner of the tournament and became the inaugural XPW Television Champion. After pinning T.J., then G.Q., and finally Rizzono in a handicap match in the first round, he advanced to the second round, where he wrestled and defeated Dynamite D in a stupendous scientific contest that's still talked about today by XPW fans. By doing so, Kaos advanced to the finals, where he met former-WCW superstar Konnan. After pinning Konnan in the finals to win the title via the major upset, Kaos surprised all of his loyal XPW fans by turning on the still partially injured Supreme. Not only did he turn on Supreme, though - he tried to end his pro wrestling career. Kaos was trying to finish the work that The Enterprise had left uncompleted - ending Supreme's career. He took out a bottle of lighter fluid and dumped it over Supreme's body before grabbing a lighter and attempting to light the fluid (which was covering Supreme's body) on fire.

 

Thank God, though, security broke up the assault and saved Supreme from what very well could've been a career ending injury. On the next few XPW TV shows, Kaos reminded the fans how he had never wanted to wrestle his uncle, Supreme, at Rapture and how he had even tried to convince Supreme out of participating in the match, but Supreme was intent on teaching his nephew a lesson. So, by Kaos' logic, it was Supreme who had started the war with Kaos, not Kaos who started the war with Supreme (when he turned on him at Damage Inc.).

 

On the other hand, G.Q. possessed a seemingly endless amount of energy, a rare vigor, and at many times hilarious charisma that carried over into the promos and segments he did with Kaos and helped to continue getting Kaos more and more over with the XPW fans. During their E-TV segments, G .Q. and Kaos worked surprisingly well together. On more than one occasion, they - and sometimes Veronica, too - served as the guest commentators of the Enterprise matches that aired on E-TV and their commentary during those bouts were priceless. In many of these segments, the Enterprise of T.J., G.Q., and of course Kaos played satirical characters called Cock Hendrix (T.J.), Tony Shablowme (G.Q.), and "The Professor" Mike Tenitch (Kaos), obvious parodies of the then-WCW and WWF/E announcers. Their guest commentaries of bouts featured many hilarious exchanges and classic name-dropping of wrestling stars like Eddie Guerrero, Kevin "Diesel" Nash, Scott Steiner, Shawn Michaels, and others.

 

Kaos' newly adopted attitude was in a way a cross between that of Rob Van Dam and Shawn Michaels. His new persona was even reflected in the lyrics of his new theme song, "Rock Superstar," by Cypress Hill:

 

"So, you wanna' be a rock superstar,

And live large,

A big house, five cars, you're in charge,

Comin' up in the world,

Don't trust nobody,

Gotta' look over your shoulder constantly..."

 

Also around this time, G.Q. and Kaos crowned new signature catchphrases that they'd use quite often during the Enterprise's segments on XPW TV. G.Q. specifically became quite fond of calling the XPW fans, "just another jack@$$," and would (often simultaneously with Kaos) always follow that statement up by going on a rowdy verbiage consisting of the phrase, "Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Hee-haw!" like a drunken donkey of sorts.

 

After winning the TV title, Kaos' first defense of his new championship was against the "Original Gangsta," New Jack, with whom he brawled throughout the Pico Rivera Arena at Halloween In Hell 2 (a.k.a. Blown To Hell). Kaos retained the title via pinfall thanks to interference by G.Q. and T.J. Rush and a distraction of the referee by Veronica, but after the bout, Jack gained revenge by beating down G.Q. (whose white clothes were stained all over with red blood following a botched bladejob) and even put him through a table off of an approximately 15 foot high balcony.

 

Also at HIH2, G.Q. wrestled Black Army member Angel in a surprisingly excellent contest that was arguably the Match of the Night. This was the first bout between them and began their exciting feud that would last for almost a year. It was filled with countless creative spots and wacky exchanges rarely seen and was a very pleasant surprise for the XPW fans. It also served as quite an accomplishment for the two, as neither was very experienced in the business and it was their first time working with each other. Angel eventually won this very enjoyable bout after the distraction of Kraq and interference behind the referee's back by fellow Black Army cohort "Dorko Dude" Kevin Kleinrock.

 

The next month at Retribution, Kaos defended against the colossal behemoth, Pogo the Clown, and actually carried Pogo to a surprisingly solid match, capped off by G.Q.'s sneaky interference behind the referee's back. Not only had he successfully defended his title against the massive Pogo, though; Kaos had done something that NOBODY else has EVER been able to do to Pogo during his 17 months in XPW - he became the first performer in XPW to pin the undefeated Pogo! Also at Retribution, G.Q.'s feud with Angel continued as they squared off again, but this time in a three-way (non-elimination-style) match in which Preston Ascott III also participated. The match wasn't horrible, but it certainly was quite forgettable. All three men looked decent but it was definitely nowhere near the quality of the G.Q./Angel match the previous month at HIH2. The finish to this bout came when Ascott got the pin by using the ring ropes for leverage.

 

The next month at New Year's Revolution 2, the Enterprise screwed over the XPW fans by revealing "the surprise that would change XPW and the pro wrestling world forever" to be...two homeless bums that they had apparently picked up off the street. Later that night, Kaos defended his title in an elimination three-way match against International superstars Nosawa (of Japan) and former-WCW star Psychosis (of Mexico). During this bout, Psychosis pinned Nosawa to eliminate him. However, a few minutes later, Kaos pinned Psychosis after debuting a very innovative new finishing move, which he called the "Kaostrify." Although the match was pretty solid overall, I thought that - considering the three wrestlers it featured - its pace was far too slow and there was a fair amount of stalling in between spots. When I first watched the bout, I was expecting a really excellent overall match, but it ended up - in my opinion - being slightly above decent, but not much higher. NYR2 also saw G.Q. shockingly win an Elimination BattleZone-style Battle Royal to gain a shot at Webb's XPW World Heavyweight Title.

 

After NYR2, the Enterprise "bought" (in storyline, albeit) the ownership of the last half hour of XPW TV and this was probably the height of the Enterprise's comical entertainment, as they produced classic segments week after week for the viewers.

 

The next XPW show, Free Fall, was headlined by the famous New Jack/Vic Grimes 40 Foot High Scaffold Match, but the other primary highlight of the show was Kaos' TV title defense. However, this time, he didn't defend it against one challenger...nor two...but rather against THREE challengers, and consecutively, it should be noted! In this Gauntlet match, his opponents - in order - were Angel, Chris Hamrick, and Nosawa. The bouts totaled about 40 minutes in all and although Kaos was visibly tired during the last bout, he was able to produce solid bouts with all three opponents, with his bout vs. Hamrick being the standout of the three. Kaos pinned all three to retain his TV title.

 

The Enterprise wasn't perfectly lucky at Free Fall, though, as - also on the show - G.Q. Money lost his World Heavyweight Title shot against champion Webb in a fairly decent, but still quite forgettable, match. Due to the pre-match stipulations of the bout, G.Q.'s defeat caused the Enterprise to lose their half hour of E-TV and that 30 minutes went back to the general XPW TV program, increasing its duration of time back up to an hour.

 

Following Free Fall, XPW concentrated on building a heated rivalry between the Black Army and the Enterprise. The feud culminated on April 27 in a highly promoted 5 vs. 4 War Games (ala WCW's famed creation) Steel Cage Match. Representing the Enterprise was Kaos, G.Q. (who debuted his new psychotic, "ultra violent"-style persona at the show), Steve Rizzono, The Sandman (the newest member of the stable, having turned heel and joined it at Free Fall), and Veronica Caine. The Enterprise had the advantage in the match, as they had five participants and the Black Army had only four participants. The two teams produced a solid match that highlighted a relatively bland show, at least when compared to the usual XPW show. The bout had a combination of all of the desirable aspects when one tries to produce a watchable match, from a very sound technical wrestling sequence between Angel and Kaos to begin the bout to creative maneuvers done by Kaos and by G.Q. to amazing bumps off of the top of the 15-or-so foot high cage by Angel, G.Q., and Kaos. Although the Enterprise gained the win in this chaotic brawl, the Black Army put on a great showing and made the bout a classic in XPW.

 

June 29's Liberty or Death represented the debut of a much-improved XPW. Its considerable streak of relatively "blah" overall shows, like NYR2, Free Fall, and Genocide, ended and all of the workers on the show worked very hard to produce a very well-rounded event. XPW even brought in several former-big name stars like La Parka, K-Kwik/Ron Killings (who wrestled in XPW as K. Malik Shebaz), former-WCW alum The Wall/Malice (who wrestling in XPW as SNUFF), and even the legendary Terry Funk.

 

The show saw G.Q. team with fellow Enterprise member Veronica Caine against Angel & Lizzy Borden of the Black Army in an impromptu "Raw Sewage Match" (the first match of its type) and Kaos defend his TV title against Hamrick in a rematch of their Free Fall confrontation. The object of G.Q. and Veronica's bout was to toss your opponent off of an estimated 37 foot tall tower located in the vacinity of the arena and into a relatively large tub of - as it was called - "raw sewage" that was sitting below on the dirt ground. This handicap-style bout turned out to be much better than was expected, as both Veronica and Lizzy pleasantly surprised the fans by actually being borderline decent in-ring workers and showed drastic improvement from their "match" (which was actually more of a simple cat fight) at FreeFall a few months earlier. This very enjoyable spotfest was capped off by an incredible bump that saw both Angel and G.Q. plummet off of a 37-foot balcony together and crash through two tables that had a pool of "raw sewage" in it! G.Q. & Veronica would end up being awarded the win after some cheap interference by Kaos and Rizzono behind the referee's back.

 

Later on that same night, Kaos defended his TV title against Chris Hamrick in a solid - and relatively stiff, especially when it came to Hamrick's kicks - overall contest. Towards the bout's latter stages, Lizzy Borden - out for revenge on Veronica Caine, who was at ringside for Kaos and who had helped beat her up earlier in the night with G.Q. - came out to confront Veronica. However, Lizzy 's presence backfired and caused Hamrick to turn his back to Kaos and fall victim to an Inverted DDT and then a pin for the successful title retention.

 

G.Q. and Kaos both worked the Night of Champions: Baptized In Blood 3 show on July 20. G.Q. participated in the third annual King of the Deathmatch Tournament and wrestled Angel in his first round match. This was the last bout of the feud between these two, thereby ending their exciting feud that had lasted since October at HIH2. The bout was a fun showing, but was definitely not on the same level as their awesome HIH2 match, mainly because the object of the bout was to use weapons and not a whole lot of actual in-ring wrestling sequences, which were what made their HIH2 match so exciting. Both participants took abuse from various weapons (as was expected), most notably barbed-wire, light tubes, thumbtacks, tables, a car, and even fire! Angel eventually backdropped G.Q. off of the car and through a flaming table that was set up next to the car and then pinned him to advance and thereby eliminated G.Q. from the tournament.

 

However, the Enterprise' night wasn't over yet because Kaos defended his TV title against not one, but two challengers - Chris Hamrick and Psychosis - in a three-way Ladder Match! Overall, the bout was somewhat of a letdown - at least in my eyes - for the same reason as Kaos' NYR2 title defense was - considering the three men involved, the bout should've been a classic, with several nasty bumps and innovative spots. However, when push came to shove, it wasn't and I have rarely seen an XPW match that had such potential to become a classic (at least in XPW), but was given such little time to develop. The match lasted only about 14:10, which seemed far too short for such great athletes to be able to put their games into overdrive and produce a tremendous performance, like the bout should've been.

It seemed like just as the three men were starting to really heat up, the finish arrived. Overall, there were only about five (arguably a few more or a few less) immensely impressive highlights. Like in their match the previous month at L.O.D., Hamrick and Kaos began the bout with an excellent, fast-paced scientific exchange that gained some cheers, but after that, the formula of the match followed the "setup, spot, stall, setup, more stalling, setup, spot, quick setup, botched spot, stall, set up, spot, etc." routine. The finish came when Hamrick and Kaos - who had both been swaying in midair while retaining their grip on the title - dropped down to the mat below and at the same time, so did the title, which, however, didn't land in either man's possession. So, the referee ruled the bout a No Contest and Kaos therefore retained his title via the no decision.

 

N.O.C. also saw the return of former-ECW World Heavyweight Champion "The Franchise" Shane Douglas to XPW. Douglas had worked for XPW for a few shows in early 2000, before becoming a super star in WCW, until its death in March 2001. Douglas appeared as the mystery challenger to the XPW World Heavyweight Title, then held by Webb (formerly "White Trash" Johnny Webb), a member of the Black Army. Douglas won the title that night by pinning Webb and due to prematch stipulations, Webb was forced to leave XPW as an on-air personality forever. After the match, Douglas swerved all of the XPW fans by aligning himself with XPW Owner Rob Black's wife, Lizzy Borden, and then made the shocking announcement that XPW would be traveling hundreds of miles across the country to run shows in Philadelphia, PA's Viking Hall, the historic former-ECW Arena.

 

Webb never appeared back on camera in XPW after losing his title to Douglas. Since XPW began operations in mid-1999, Webb had served as both an on air wrestler and a vital backstage technician for XPW's video production. Many of the music videos that were aired on XPW TV from its inception were for a large part the work of Webb. Then, around late 2002, he stopped working for the production side of XPW and EA and, according to Veronica on her 3/22/03 appearance on Xtreme Mayhem (an Internet wrestling audio show), he had been working with a legitimately injured knee for about half a year and immediately after losing the title to Douglas, he underwent knee surgery to repair an ACL injury. Somewhere around the time that XPW invaded the Philly area, Webb and Veronica Caine hooked up with each other romantically and both beg an to lose their passions for working in XPW.

 

Also around this time, Veronica stopped acting in porno scenes for Extreme Associates' home videos, citing that she started losing her enthusiasm for the porno side of the business to the point that it got to where "I was doing every crazy thing under the sun and I just felt like if I didn't take a break or stop that I would just be going through the motions...nothing was like appealing to me anymore - interesting to shoot." She also stated that "several different things weren't right for me there towards the end." She did, say, though, that her time in XPW would always be "a fond memory."

 

On August 31, 2001 at XPW's debut show on the East coast (entitled, "Hostile Takeover"), the feud between Kaos and Chris Hamrick came to a head and they produced a solid showing in the form of a Ladder match. Kaos' match with Hamrick was one of the principal things that XPW greatly hyped in their promotion of Hostile Takeover. During the match, both men took some nasty bumps and performed some quite innovative spots that utilized the ladder to its full potential and in the end, Kaos - after some help by G.Q. Money - climbed the very tall ladder and grabbed his TV belt to claim the successful retention. After the bout, former-ECW Tag Team Champion Danny Doring ran out of the crowd and entered the ring, where he dismantled each of the three members of the Enterprise (Kaos, G.Q., and Veronica), one-by-one, and then lambasted the Enterprise and specifically Kaos on the micro phone, which began a fairly long-running feud between himself and Kaos.

 

Kaos wrestled Doring at Fallout on October 31 in Philly and Doring actually scored the pinfall upset over Kaos, but G.Q. arrogantly revealed afterwards that it was a non-title match. Therefore, the two squared off in a rematch - this time with the title on the line - at Exit Sandman on November 16 and this time, Kaos pulled out the victory with the help of a lot of interference from G.Q. and Veronica at ringside. Finally, at Merry F'n X- Mas on December 21, the two rivals faced off for one last time for the TV title. Former-ECW "Manager of Champions" Bill Alfonso served as the special guest referee and awarded Doring the match via Disqualification when Kaos used brass knuckles - a foreign object - as a weapon, but Doring didn't win the title because the finish was a non-decision, which titles can't change hands on. Kaos, although he again retained his prized possession (the TV title), was pissed off at Alfonso for the call that he made, so he knocked the ref out with the brass knuckles, just like he did to Doring.

 

XPW held their New Year's Revolution 3 doubleheader on Friday, January 17, and Saturday, January 18, 2003 and on the first night, the Enterprise (G.Q., Veronica, and Kaos) were confronted by Bill Alfonso, who wanted to gain revenge on Kaos for hitting him with brass knuckles at the previous show. The Enterprise and Kaos quickly beat down Alfonso, though, thereby furthering their heel status in XPW. The very next night at NYR3: Aftermath, Kaos pinned UK standout performer Jonny Storm in what was a Match of the Night candidate to continue his lengthy TV title reign.

On Friday, February 14, at My Bloody Valentine 3, Kaos defended his TV title against Shark Boy, but before the match, he and G.Q. cut a promo in which G.Q. said that the Enterprise was now one member short because Veronica Caine had died via an overdose of cocaine, which she was apparently licking off of the penises of G.Q. & Kaos. After leaving XPW, G.Q. & Kaos spoke about Veronica's departure from XPW and why they chose to make up such a far-fetched excuse for it. Kaos stated that Veronica leaving XPW "definitely was the beginning of the end" for the Enterprise because one of its members was gone "without explanation."

 

Both G.Q. and Kaos acted quite surprised that XPW didn't in any way try to explain why the Enterprise - which was definitely the premiere faction in XPW for the last year - suddenly changed so drastically, without - in G.Q.'s words - "a skit or a vignette or an angle on TV" that explained Caine's departure. After saying that "Veronica's gone and that she's moved on," G.Q. cited the reason for him and Kaos making up the excuse that they did for Veronica's sudden exit from the Enterprise as being because - with XPW having no intent to satisfy the fans' questions and invent some type of reason for the sudden exit from XPW - they decided to make up their own reason for the sudden change, which was the whole penis fiasco.

 

Kaos and Shark Boy produced a pretty solid bout and Kaos eventually gained the pinfall win thanks to some interference by G.Q., but afterwards, Shark Boy was beaten down by G.Q. & Kaos until his tag team partner, Angel, ran out and dueled it out with G.Q. & Kaos until Shark Boy recovered, at which time the duo cleaned the ring of G.Q. & Kaos.

 

Following that show, XPW finally returned to California and presented a doubleheader show that ran on Friday, February 28, and Saturday, March 1. Entitled the "My Bloody Valentine L.A. Tour," the first night saw Kaos defend his title against former-WCW and WWF/E star X-Pac (real name: Sean Waltman). A few days before the show, a downloadable video clip was posted on XPWrestling.com. It featured a promo by Waltman, in which he said that he decided that he would be at the L.A. show and that he demanded a shot at Kaos' TV title. The bout was booked for the show and it was said to be relatively solid overall, but nothing exceptionally special. As surprising as it was for Waltman - of all people - to be working for XPW, the most shocking part of the bout was probably the finish, which saw Kaos do the 1-2-3 job for Waltman after getting bashed across the forehead by Waltman with the TV title belt. That's correct - Kaos had dropped the XPW TV Title and Waltman was the new champion! Kaos' historic 16 1/2 month long reign had finally come to a very abrupt end.

 

Although Kaos attacked the referee (Patrick Hernandez) after the bout in seething anger because of losing the pride and joy that he had possessed for the past year and a half, the decision remained as it was and Waltman was now an official titleholder in XPW. The very next night, Waltman - in what was noted as a very good, yet slightly too short, bout - defended his newly won title against Juventud Guerrera and retained it via pinfall after hitting an X-Factor. After the bout, Kaos got some revenge for Waltman's TV title win over him the previous night by running in and attacking Waltman. A week or so before XPW's next show (which was entitled "Battle of the Burgh" and was to occur on Saturday, March 8 in Pittsburgh, PA [it would be the first XPW show ever in Pittsburgh]), it was announced on XPWrestling.com that a rematch would occur between Kaos and Waltman with Waltman's TV title on the line.

 

However, Waltman ended up no-showing Battle of the Burgh, causing XPW management to have to book something for Kaos to do that would hopefully at least partially ease any unhappiness that the TV title match wouldn't occur. Kaos came out after the first three matches and ordered that Waltman come out so that they could have their match. Instead of Waltman, G.Q. Money - dressed up as Waltman - came out and what followed saw G.Q. and Kaos cut a promo that made a mockery of the TV champion via a series of funny impressions and intentionally harsh criticisms, including maintaining the position that they'd keep even after exiting XPW that Waltman wasn't the rightful champion and that it was bullshit that a guy like him, who hadn't even had the courtesy to show up for his match that night, possessed the TV title belt. About a week later, G.Q. and Kaos explained on X.M. Radio that a good part of that promo was in fact a "shoot," meaning that they were legitimately angry at Waltman breaking his commitment to appear on the show and that much of what they said during that segment was in fact their true feelings.

 

Then, the news that took the XPW fanbase and a considerable part of the general indy wrestling Internet community by sudden surprise - XPW had released Kaos, G.Q. Money, and J-Love. Not surprisingly, rumors about the possible reasons for these sudden departures quickly beg an swirling around the Internet, but for the most part, they were simple guesses by fans who had no contact with any people directly involved in XPW or any of the three now former-XPW employees.

 

However, only a few days after that announcement on XPW's web site, G.Q. and Kaos themselves served as the guests on the Xtreme Mayhem Internet audio show on March 15 and spoke about what led to their fallout with XPW. In regards to Veronica Caine, Kaos stated that her departure from XPW "definitely was the beginning of the end" because one of the Enterprise's members was gone "without explanation," which - according to G.Q. - "absolutely asinine for us to comprehend why they would want to break us up when we were still gaining the most recognition (of the superstars within XPW)." G.Q. was quite surprised that XPW didn't in any way explain why the Enterprise - which he stated (and was right by saying) was such an "upper faction, was such the focus of main storylines, and was it in main event and semi-main event matches, and spent the year on top of XPW and a year on XPW TV" - suddenly changed so much," without "a skit or a vignette or an angle on TV" that explained the departure. G.Q. said that "Veronica's gone and that she's moved on."

 

G.Q. reiterated that XPW had stopped focusing on creative and storyline development, in terms of gradually building up an angle and capitalizing on it with the fans and that the creative differences "have been goin' on" and they were "obviously ready for it to happen," in terms of the mutual parting between them and XPW. He mentioned how XPW was going to not even acknowledge Veronica's sudden departure from XPW and the Enterprise faction, something that he and Kaos apparently strongly disagreed with. Also, he cited that XPW wanted to have him turn on Kaos during Kaos' 2/28/03 match with Sean Waltman and therefore cost him the TV title to Waltman and also that XPW informed him of this the very day of the show. G.Q., though, stated that it was "absolutely asinine for us to comprehend why they would want to break us up when we were still gaining the most recognition (of the superstars within XPW)."

 

I partially agree with their positions from the perspective that Waltman was brand new to the XPW roster and therefore wasn't very deserving of the title. Plus, he was pretty accurate in saying that the match received little hype - although it received some decent hype on XPWrestling.com, XPW TV wasn't running very often around that time and therefore there was no exchange of words, besides a promo that was available for download on XPWrestling.com that featured Waltman bragging about himself and challenging Kaos for a TV title match.

 

However, even while keeping G.Q. and Kaos' perspectives in mind, I fail to agree with their seemingly concrete positions. Make no mistake - XPW gave Kaos the ball (which in this case was the TV title) and for more than a year and a half, he had ran with it (in this case, retained it). Without Kaos, the TV title would probably have far less value in XPW than it currently has because he carried it through thick and thin during the rise of a faction that played a major part in popularizing XPW. However, let's not forget - XPW (and Rob Black, specifically) gave Kaos that chance to make the TV title so important by letting him win it and by letting him continually retain it for so long. For G.Q. and even Kaos to refuse to perform the angle or storyline (which in this case was G.Q. turning on Kaos) designated to them by the XPW booking team is ridiculous.

 

Now, I'm no lawyer, but having heard straight from G.Q. that he was never under any actual "contract" while in XPW, I know for a fact that there therefore can't be any creative control on the part of Kaos and presumably G.Q. So, unlike someone like Bret Hart, neither man - to my knowledge (and if G.Q., Kaos, or any of the other readers of this piece want to correct me on this, then they should feel welcomed to do so) - has the right to refuse to partake in any considerably rational storyline, which there's no question that this proposed angle was.

 

Also, G.Q. and Kaos provided some interesting insight on what happened between themselves and Waltman while on the audio show. Apparently, Waltman arrived in L.A. at night one of the My Bloody Valentine L.A. Tour on February 28 at about 9:30 or 10:00 PM Western Standard Time, which G.Q. believed was "absolutely asinine." Unless of course Waltman had flight problems or some other type of a legitimate alibi, I agree 100% with G.Q. Arriving at that time to the show is very irresponsible on Waltman's part, considering that the show started at about 10:15! G.Q. also criticized the state of mind that Waltman was in when he arrived and made an accused Waltman of being "upset that Kaos goes out and gives his all, while he wanted to go walk through and collect a payday." Apparently, Kaos - while attacking Waltman after Waltman's match vs. Juvi on Saturday, March 1 - delivered an overly stiff blow that busted open Waltman's lip and after this, Waltman was somewhat angry at Kaos and even called him "green" after the match.

 

Also while on the audio show, G.Q. revealed some interesting information about what happened backstage after that incident. According to him, there were some words exchanged between Kaos and Waltman and, while they were apparently "professional," both men had absolutely no love loss for each other. Waltman apparently told Kaos that at their rematch two weeks later, "to bring it from the heart" and if Kaos had something to get off of his chest to "bring all that emotion to the ring" and that they'd "give the fans exactly what they wanted - "a balls-to-the-wall wrestling match." Now, I certainly hesitate - at least slightly - in believing that Waltman said this for a few different reasons.

 

Firstly, (and probably most importantly) XPW doesn't possess a great reputation in terms of planning their storylines in advance and announcing their cards early, so I have somewhat of a doubt that there was a rematch between the two that was already scheduled, just a night after Waltman won the TV title. Secondly, (and less likely) G.Q. used the word "essentially," which makes me wonder how accurately he interpreted and was paraphrasing what Waltman said (if in fact Waltman said anything). Now, I'm aware of the general Internet opinion when it comes to Waltman and that he's apparently lazy, not well conditioned, and obnoxious backstage, but when I try to put that to the side and be unbars, it seems that G.Q. (and not so much Kaos) took more than a few unwarranted and unprofessional cheap shots toward Waltman during his X.M. appearance with Kaos, such as calling him "X-Cock" and "X-Bitch," and then acting as if Waltman acted unprofessionally towards them at the show.

 

I personally agree and think that his late arrival was very unprofessional (even if he is a former-big-name WWE star) and that it did sound as if he was in a pretty crabby mood the night that he won the TV title and the next night when he defended it against Juvi. However, I do have my doubts about G.Q.'s truthfulness in relaying the conversation between Kaos and Waltman about the supposed pre-scheduled rematch and the accuracy of just how - according to G.Q. - lazy Waltman was during his match with Kaos. Plus, I also wonder if in fact Waltman was as angry as G.Q. stated that he was after having his lip busted open by Kaos, considering that he has had his neck broken during his tenure in WCW with experienced in-ring workers.

 

Now, even if G.Q. inaccurately conveyed what happened between the two, I certainly agree that - unless he had a legitimate reason like plane problems, a family emergency, or something like that which kept him from attending - Waltman was wrong in no-showing Battle of the Burgh and his previously hyped rematch vs. Kaos and that was certainly unprofessional. Something else that I found interesting was that G.Q. was criticizing Waltman for apparently being lazy during his match with Kaos, but at the same time, his best friend, Kaos, has also apparently been lazy a select few times over the last few months, such as his several "blowups" during some of his matches dating back to around mid-2002.

 

On her 3/22/03 X.M. appearance, Veronica mentioned how G.Q. & Kaos "feel the need to live their gimmicks 24/7," which isn't much of a surprise. Now, I'm actually not saying that's a bad thing, at least not usually. A similar formula allowed legends like "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig (R.I.P.), Ric Flair, The Rock, and others to become insanely over with the fans, who interpreted it as a passion on the part of their wrestlers because they were so devoted to playing their persona accurately at all times. In a way, that same interpretation can come from the fans in relation to G.Q. and Kaos, both of whom rarely appeared in public settings out of character after they began to slowly rise to the top of XPW, beginning in 2002, and especially now are they sure to remain in character 95% of the time, whether it be on radio appearances, while partaking in interviews, and even talking to fans. Much like those of Flair (in his prime), "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Shawn Michaels, Rock, and others, the Hollywood-type gimmick of G.Q. and Kaos require them to stay in character almost all the time because - if they didn't - they're excessively arrogant personas wouldn't be so over with the fans. In all honesty, when in the position of these two (i.e. with the type of gimmick they hold), nobody should be faulted for the pride they hold when it comes to playing their character.

 

However, looking deeper at the situation, G.Q. and Kaos aren't just anybody, and I mean that in more ways than one. The most important way, though, that I mean it is this - when the pride that one holds in playing his gimmick comes to detriment of the quality of his in-ring work, then there's something a mistake in the order of priorities. Believe it or not, this is partially what actually happened to Kaos. On her X.M. appearance, Veronica said that G.Q. did Kaos a lot of good because - around the time that they began becoming really good friends, which was presumably in late 2001 and/or early 2002 - Kaos was in need of "a lot of shining up, he needed some skills and some confidence and some attitude" and G.Q. was able to help him with that a lot, but in the end "he just had him way too convinced at the attitude and the whole confidence thing was all he needed." She said that around this time, Kaos "wasn't working out (in the gym) as much" as he usually did and that he was beginning to "blow up" in the ring too often. According to her, "the partying and that lifestyle that (G.Q.) Money was providing him was wearing him on him, was kinda' takin' him down."

 

Reminiscing on the height of the Enterprise, Veronica stated that "there was a brief period of time when we were all really together," but by the time J-Love had entered the mix, the once lose relationship between the three had deteriorated and J-Love immediately formed a clique of sorts with G.Q. and Kaos, who thereafter apparently shrugged off Veronica. On her X.M. appearance and in other recent interviews, Veronica made it clear that she had spoken to Kaos since she left XPW, but that she hadn't spoken to either one once since they had left XPW, with the exception being a short conversation where she said "Hi" to G.Q. through Webb (anotherwards, via third person).

 

However, even with that being known and although she seemed to be considerably upset with the habits of G.Q. and Kaos in playing their gimmicks 24/7 (so much so that she went as far as to say that they they're engrossed in the "pretend world that they live in") and in the reason that they gave the fans for her departure (the drug/penises thing), the three primary members of the former-Enterprise do seem to be on basically the same page now. All three appeared side-by-side on the March 29, 2003 GSCW Proving Grounds II show as a group, thereby proving wrong any previous rumors that Veronica wasn't willing to work together with G.Q. and Kaos (and vice versa) anymore.

 

Although they did interrogate them on a number of different subjects, one topic that Mike Nagel and Jeff Meacham - the hosts of the X.M. - didn't ask G.Q. or Kaos about was G.Q.'s relationship with J-Love, who left XPW at the same time as the two former-Enterprise members. J-Love - better known as independent valet Valentina - debuted in XPW on December 21, 2002 at Merry F'n X-Mas as an obvious parody of pop star Jennifer "J-Lo" Lopez. As soon as she started working for XPW, G.Q. and she hit it off romantically and - according to Veronica - "they immediately bonded," so much so that G.Q. - and even Kaos, too - began more concerned with J-Love than with Veronica.

 

On her X.M. appearance, Veronica pointed out how around the time that XPW entered the Philly picture, the Enterprise promos that aired on XPW No Sleep Till Philly and Monday Nightmare TV saw G.Q. and Kaos much more concerned with putting themselves over, only after which they acknowledged Veronica as an important member of the Enterprise. The relationship between G.Q., Kaos, and J-Love was so strong that - as G.Q. divulged on his 3/15/03 X.M. appearance - after Veronica left XPW in December 2002, G.Q. and Kaos wanted to bring in J-Love to fill the spot in the Enterprise that Veronica left. However, XPW - according to G.Q. - refused to let that happen because "that wasn't gonna' work or it didn't look right " for some reason or another.

 

XPW losing Kaos is no small blow to the company. Instead, it is quite a major blow to the company. When XPW lost key stars like Homeless Jimmy, (John) Kronus, The Messiah, and Sabu in mid to late-2001, the creative team turned its focus to the Enterprise and specifically Kaos, who was more than happy to step up to the plate. The fans finally received what they wanted - a consistent, solid push for Kaos. Now, XPW - besides Altar Boy Luke and Angel - really have no solid homegrown performers who have a possible chance of taking over the position that Kaos had in the company, and as good as they are, Luke nor Angel are as over as Kaos was with the fans.

 

If XPW is able to build them up over time as solidly as they did with Kaos, guys like Chris Hamrick, Josh Prohibition, Shark Boy, and a few others all have the potential to become suitable TV champions, but none of them will be able to fully replace "The Rock Superstar." There will never be another guy quite like like Kaos in XPW, unless he eventually returns to the promotion after time heels the wounds. Kaos was priceless to XPW - he arguably wasn't even the best wrestler in the company (homegrown-wise, he almost certainly was, but after XPW entered the Philly area, the promotion gained several very talented scientific wrestlers, like Danny Doring, Jerry Lynn, Salem, and others) - but when one combined all of the desireable attributes for the centerpiece performer of a wrestling promotion - a good look (physically), charisma, versatility (in terms of the styles able to work), and of course ability - Kaos possessed all of these characteristics...and then some.

 

Kaos' departure from XPW also ended the dream - hell, the destiny - which he seemed to have possessed. Kaos was destined to win the XPW World Heavyweight Title. Unfortunately, that didn't happen and - at least for the next year or so - it probably won't happen. Even if it did, it probably wouldn't be the same as Kaos winning the title during his original run in XPW, which h as now finally ended, because he'll have lost all of the momentum he had in XPW during his TV title reign. Quite similar to Rob Van Dam and the ECW World Heavyweight Title, Kaos unfortunately never won the XPW World Heavyweight Title, but actually - when one really thinks about it - he in a way made the XPW TV title almost as valuable as the XPW World title, through his 16 1/2 month long reign in which he defended it against all contenders.

 

Similarly, ECW filed for bankruptcy in March 2001 in what seemed like mere months before the destiny of RVD - one of ECW's most successful homegrown superstars ever - was about to become to fruition in the form of a world title win. While RVD had lost his TV title several months earlier, he was still as popular as ever and was having great matches one after other, unlike almost any other ECW competitor at the time. The tragedy - and I'll be damned if it wasn't exactly that because Kaos was the heart and soul of XPW - of Kaos and XPW resulted in a similar result because Kaos' amazing push - which really kicked off when he won the TV title and lasted until he left the promotion - never led him to a World title victory.

 

However, neither man winning the World Heavyweight Title of their home promotion isn't the only similarity between "The Whole F'n Show" and "The Rock Superstar." There are many more, such as both men holding their respective promotion's TV title for over a year and defending it against challengers of all shapes, sizes, and styles. A sometimes overlooked similarity is actually the resemblance between the styles of both men, each of which featured a variety of high-octane, high-risk, high-flying acrobatics that were rarely seen in ECW and XPW during their title reigns. However - perhaps most importantly - both performers were pushed from being an energetic, young athlete to being the absolute man by and in their respective promotion and were given a chance to shine atop the pinnacle of their promotion.

 

The peak of Kaos' XPW tenure lasted from early to mid 2002, when he combated challengers like Nosawa, Psychosis, Angel, and Chris Hamrick in exciting, fast-paced showcases of innovation. He continued putting on solid matches during XPW's short tenure in Philly, but the hype just wasn't there - the Enterprise was slowly, yet steadily, deteriorating to the point that it lost most of the on-screen dominance in XPW. It was overshadowed by the return of Shane Douglas, XPW's new expansion to the East coast, the rise of XPW alumnus like Angel, Altar Boy Luke, and Mexico's Most Wanted, the debuts of superstars like Super Crazy, Shark Boy, Jonny Storm, Youthanazia (Josh Prohibition & M-Dogg 20), and Justice Pain, the largely hyped false "retirement" of The Sandman, XPW's talent exchange agreements with various US promotions, and the inception of the interpromotional XPW-FWA European Title.

 

Although he never became completely lost in the shuffle of the expanding XPW roster, Kaos did become one of several highlights in XPW, which usually featured several different performers, anything but just another highlight in the early to mid 2002 version of XPW, where he served alongside the Enterprise as one of the few highlights of each XPW TV episode and live event. In all honesty, though, it would be incorrect to blame the XPW booking staff for this because they did what was probably right for the overall product. Unlike his role during the first half of 2002, Kaos was just one of the several great performers in XPW because as the promotion expanded to new markets and regions across the US, stars like those aforementioned were picked up. Logically, this meant less TV and in-ring time and a somewhat scaled back push for "The Rock Superstar" to make room for the new generation of future XPW's primary stars, who needed to develop, tweak, and gradually build up their characters so that they would become over with the audience of fans through the always crucial - yet often forgotten - interaction with the XPW fans, whether it be as a heel, a face, or a tweener (in Kaos' case, as a heel).

 

What makes Kaos' departure from XPW even more unfortunate is that he left around the same time that XPW's roster was going from really solid to excellent. The fans never got the chance to see Kaos wrestle dream matches against guys like Jerry Lynn, Justin Credible, Salem (formerly Crowbar/Devon Storm), Super Crazy, and others who XPW struck deals with only a few months before he left the company. Nor did we ever see G.Q./Kaos vs. Angel & Shark Boy bout that should probably have occurred at one of the My Bloody Valentine L.A. Tour shows or a meeting between Kaos and "Vicious" Vic Grimes, both of which I personally am especially disappointed about not seeing.

 

The XPW debut of Justice Pain also plays into the gradual decline of Kaos' XPW career and the intriguing fantasy roster of opponents for "The Rock Superstar". Pain lost the CZW World Heavyweight Title only about a month before being lured away to XPW by a far more lucrative offer than his current CZW deal. For those unfamiliar, Pain was - in essence - CZW's "franchise" - he was really the "Kurt Angle of CZW." Besides using the same finisher as Angle, he was trained at the CZW wrestling school and had worked for CZW ever since its inaugural show in February 1999. Throughout his nearly four years in CZW, he developed his craft and became one of the most solid overall wrestlers in the New England indy wrestling area. The critics of CZW who deemed it "garbage wrestling" overlooked his talent and through several great series of matches with a variety of CZW's stars - from Nick Gage, Lobo, and Wifebeater to Nick Mondo, Adam Flash, and The Messiah to many others - he proved that he was more than just one's average "garbage wrestler."

 

For his last eight months or so while working for CZW, Internet CZW fans (and XPW fans, too, for that matter) had often been known to fanaticize about the possibility of a Kaos vs. Pain match, pitting the unofficial "franchises" of each promotion against each other. Pain debuted in XPW in mid-January 2003 and immediately began a feud with Supreme that lasted for about three shows, through about a month-long duration. A few weeks after that feud ended, Kaos' departure was announced. The two fantasy opponents had both appeared on four of the same XPW shows, but had never wrestled each other. Now, even if Kaos ends up showing up in CZW sometime in the future, the odds of Pain returning there and allowing the fans to see that dream match is basically nonexistent, as its no secret that Zandig made it clear to Pain that as soon as he appeared in XPW once, he wouldn't be welcomed back to CZW.

 

Although there's a few circumstances that make it more sad than it otherwise would've been, Kaos' departure arguably couldn't have come at a more suitable time. XPW has yet to run a show since Battle of the Burgh (the last show Kaos [along with G.Q.] appeared on) and possess a relatively uncertain future at this point. There have been some money problems, which caused them to have to bounce checks to Justin Credible and a few other workers. Such news did spark Internet rumors of a possible bankruptcy filing in the near future and while such forecasts do sound pretty premature (and have come almost exclusively from either disgruntled former employees of Extreme Associates or those indy wrestling fans who have a long history of riding front seat on the anti-XPW bandwagon), it's not completely out of the realm of possibility.

 

Plus, XPW - besides canceling the scheduled second half of their doubleheader show in Philly on February 15 due to inclement weather - recently cancelled their April 4 and 5 shows in L.A., CA and their April 19 show in Monaca, PA (near Pittsburgh). XPW also postponed their debut "Best of XPW" Pay-Per-View that was scheduled to begin airing on InDemand on June 5 to a yet-to-be-announced date in July.

 

The company's worst luck, though, undoubtedly came on the morning of Tuesday, April 8, when it was publicized that Extreme Associates - headquartered out of Van Nuys, CA - received a federal complaint that was filed out of Pittsburgh, PA, relating to four E.A. adult films and one Armageddon Entertainment adult film. It should be noted that such complaints are certainly not unheard-of in the adult entertainment and film industry and that nobody employed to E.A. at all was arrested, contrary to earlier reports, many of the smaller details of which originally released by disgruntled ex-employees of E.A. and rival adult entertainment web sites were inaccurate.

 

Although his departure from XPW did end a historic era and was quite sad for fans of the promotion, Kaos' departure was somewhat fortunate, since the future of XPW is relatively uncertain and as one of XPW's major stars, the promotion's future would've had a significant effect on his career (along with that of G.Q.'s, too, if he had stayed). It's no secret that from the inception of XPW in mid 1999, Rob Black - while damn sure not a billionaire - was lucky enough to possess a deeper pocket than most other indy wrestling promoters and has used that money to import a considerably long list former-upper echelon wrestlers of WCW and especially ECW. However, when it comes to Kaos (along with a few select others [:cough: The Messiah :cough:]), XPW should be given its fair share of credit - XPW built Kaos up from a skinny, 20 year old nobody known as "The Rawhide Kid" into a guy who was perceived by not just the XPW fans, but most of the general independent wrestling fan community, as a legitimate young talent with seemingly endless potential.

 

Many are fond of making comparisons between Kaos and The Messiah, both of whom are probably the top two best overall wrestlers homegrown by XPW. Both wrestlers are able to survive exclusively on mat wrestling (the edge for that, although it's debatable, would probably go to Messiah) with little problem and when it comes and both accustomed to working gory death matches (Messiah also would probably hold the advantage here, too), but Kaos possesses a few qualities that Messiah doesn't have, the most obvious being aerial excellence and charisma. Neither man could be deemed as one of the most charismatic indy performers, but when it comes to high-flying talent, Kaos has the undeniable edge, and although it's a debatable issue, the same - in my opinion, at least - holds true for charisma, also. Overall, though, it'd be quite hard to pick a winner and the two would presumably make for a very heated match.

 

In a recent interview that occurred after his departure from XPW, G.Q. insisted that neither he nor Kaos had contacted CZW at all, not had CZW contacted either of them. I personally believe that there's at least been some type of contact between the two parties (presumably between Kaos and Messiah [and its no secret that those two still keep in contact with each other]), seeing as how CZW has shown interest in Kaos before, when he tried to get him to work the April 2002 A Higher Level of Pain show against Messiah, but the proposed deal fell through the cracks.

 

A match between Kaos and Messiah would be sure to please the fans (along with myself) and would in a way serve as means to decide who is the very best homegrown XPW star of all-time. Trent Acid of the Backseat Boyz would also serve as very interesting dream opponent for Kaos. If CZW was to be able to keep Kaos long enough to feud with both Messiah and Acid, other sufficient fantasy opponents would probably include Nick Mondo, Johnny Kashmere, Chri$ Ca$h, and Nick Berk, among others. If G.Q. were to come with Kaos to CZW, I would hope he would continue acting as Kaos' manager, like he did while in XPW. G.Q. would have a few intriguing fantasy opponents in CZW, but not too many, so he'd probably be better served as working as a manager if he was to enter CZW.

 

NWA-TNA may also be a possibility for the duo. Even before they left XPW, one web site (which will remain anonymous, but to many readers of this article it'll probably remain clear as to their identity) t

[Guest Rob Van Dam]

go fuck yourself Barber, ROH=wrestling is in da house

[Guest EMAXSAUN]

go fuck yourself Barber, ROH=wrestling is in da house

You are a fucking dickhead, straight up.

[Guest Rob Van Dam]

go fuck yourself Barber, ROH=wrestling is in da house

You are a fucking dickhead, straight up.

Nah, nobody like Barber, he's been banned from everybody message board except this one. Stupid Mark.

[Guest ShooterJay]

Could you guys please take this elsewhere?

[Guest EMAXSAUN]

go fuck yourself Barber, ROH=wrestling is in da house

You are a fucking dickhead, straight up.

Nah, nobody like Barber, he's been banned from everybody message board except this one. Stupid Mark.

Yes he has, but that doesn't give you a reason to act like a dick, he hasn't done anything to you.

[Guest subliminal_animal]

Kaos sucks a fatty, yo.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

Kaos sucks a fatty, yo.

What ever you say...homie.

[Chunk 0]

Could you guys please take this elsewhere?

I agree, its getting a bit lame.

 

Fair enoughs ome people don't like Barber. But do you have to bash him in every thread.

 

He may be an ass and may have been banned elsewhere, but if he makes a decent post, is there any need to bash him for it?