Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2004 The "By Popular Demand" edition! ================ SWF Sunday Night Frost and From the Fire HOLT report March 7, 2004 Los Angeles, California at Staples Center Report by Al Dougherty of San Diego, CA Smartmarks.com reader Frost: - Renegade beat Adian Redmond in 5:18 with the Renebreak. - The opening video package highlighted the Tag Team Championship match, beginning with the House of Todd’s beatdown of Wildchild following his Cruiserweight Title defense against Landon Maddix, and leading up until Todd and Wildchild’s match on Lockdown. Afterwards, Ben Hardy conducted an interview with Wild and Dangerous; Wildchild did most of the talking (in broken English, of course), and seemed really pissed about some of the false prophecy that Todd’s been spitting in the back, claiming that he predicted that Wildchild would lose the Cruiserweight belt to Alan Clark. He promised to do something to Royal tonight that would cause Todd to always remember him. - Ced Ordonez beat Mike Van Siclen in 7:04 by making him submit to Cross Lightning. - The second video package centered on the feud between Terrence Bailey and John Duran, showing how these two had been at each other’s throats ever since before Clusterfuck. Kevin Cole interviewed Terrence Bailey, if you want to call it that. It was pretty short; Bailey said that he’d had enough of Duran’s BS, and that when he got him in the cage tonight, he was going to cut loose and let it all out. When Cole asked him if that meant that we would see Janus tonight, Bailey just stared at him and left without saying a word. - Ann Onita came down to the ring, and she was looking PISSED! She talked about how much she had looked forward to returning to Staples Center and putting on a show for the fans in Los Angeles, which got a big pop. She said that she’d been working hard for two weeks to prepare for her Stairway to Hell match with Jay Dawg, but that the son of a bitch was too chickenshit (her words) to even cross the border and come down and face her. She told the fans that she came to LA to fight, though, and laid an open challenge to any SWF Superstar in the building, past or present, who had the balls to get in the ring and fight her… So imagine her surprise, and the surprise of everyone else in the building, when “The Grudge” began to play, and MERCURY ( ) came down the ramp! He totally took her by surprise and nearly overwhelmed her, but I think that the ring rust started to show late, and Annie countered the Spellbound to make him tap out to Triple C in 10:22. I went online after I got back home to see if there was anything about Mercury coming back, but I guess it was just a one-shot deal; apparently, he contacted Suicide King when he found out that FTF was going to be in LA and told him he’d like to be involved, so King called in a favor and got him put on the show. - After the show came back from commercial, they did a third video package, this one showing all the drama between Alan Clark and HVT. Cole interviewed Thugg, who kept it simple, saying that he was going to teach Clark the meaning of the word respect, and that tonight, in front of millions of people that he was going to… (wait for it) Wreck His Shit! - Xstasy beat Judge Mental in 4:55 with a Soargasm. - The final video package encapsulated the rivalry between Va’aiga and Charlie Matthews. Cyclone Comet interviewed Charlie Matthews, who started out by thanking James Matheson. Comet looked confused, until Matthews explained that if Matheson hadn’t fired him from the Unnamed, then he might never have seen Va’aiga and the rest of the Unnamed for the whiny bitches they are, and that he wouldn’t have had the clarity of purpose to come into Los Angeles tonight, and walk out with the World Heavyweight Championship! - Tom Flesher beat Michael Craven in 16:31, when Tom stopped him from hitting Kingdom Come, and countered into the Boilermaker. - A final video package aired, glossing over the card, as Frost went to fade. From the Fire: - Jessica Simpson sang the National Anthem. I don’t know how good a job she actually did singing… but fuck, does she have a rack! - The rest of the crowd wasn’t sure how to react to Matthews at first, as he seemed to be reverting back to his old self, but as the pace picked up, both men were getting cheered regularly...You’d think that IL spent all week watching old tapes of Xero, with all the DDT’s he was throwing around. After the match, Matthews looked a little disappointed with himself; I think that he genuinely expected to leave with both belts. But he gave IL his props, and left him in the ring alone to celebrate as he went backstage, presumably to focus on his World Title match. - Oh my God, I hate Todd’s Angels SOOO much! If the beers didn’t cost so much money, I’d have thrown mine at them… I’d just like to say that Wild and Dangerous may be the most innovative tag team I’ve ever seen, at least in terms of double-team maneuvers; I mean, they were all over the place, and that superplex senton was sick… But Holy Shit, did you see that finisher! They fucking killed Todd dead! He had to be taken out on a stretcher! - I’ll say this for Coy West; the guy can take a beating! Sacred can probably thank Dace for ripping Coy’s face open; When West started to take over late, all of the blood loss caught up with him, and gave Sacred an opening to come away with the win, but Coy surprised damn near everyone by coming back strong and scoring the upset! Even though the Slingshot is the gheyest finisher this side of the sleeper hold, the crowd was digging Coy, and was excited when he won. - Duran got CRAZY heat for coming out with Grand Slam’s bat! As for the match itself, it was fucking brutal! Two fucking Wildebeests throwing bombs at each other for fifteen minutes; it was like a battle scene out of Braveheart or something! We were all shell-shocked when Duran kicked out of that Rage Unleashed; I was SURE that was it! I couldn’t BELIEVE that Duran escaped with the win, but he damn sure didn’t stick around to celebrate; he hauled ass to the back almost as soon as the ref counted three, and Janus was right on his heels giving chase, or whatever you would call it at that speed. - While the ring crew was tearing down the cage, Funyon directed everyone’s attention to a luxury box where TNT was watching the PPV with a few friends. We gave him a nice little standing ovation. - I’m telling you, this Toxxic kid is going to be something special! Aecas put an absolutely whipping on the kid, and he took ever lick, and asked for some more! This match was bloody as hell; in fact, a couple of guys in the front row wore raincoats throughout the whole match, like they were at a Gallagher concert or some shit! I don’t know if it was ever verified that they actually used 200 tubes, but I know those two crazy bastards are going to be picking shards out of their asses for a week; it took FOREVER to clear all that shit out of the ring! - I’d nearly forgotten how tough Thugg was, but I had NO IDEA how much punishment Clark could take! HVT beat him like a left-handed, redheaded stepchild, and looked to have the match well in hand… until Clark got a hold of that pipe… I was totally marking out when he managed to put Thugg through that glass door! After Thugg came back, though, and trapped Clark inside of that bus, I was sure that he’d close it out, but he never saw that sledgehammer coming! When he jumped off the bus to hit that cannonball, I was all like, “HOLY SHIT!” - The fucking roof BLEW off when “Jester’s Dance” kicked off. Danny and Dace then put on one of the finest technical performances I’ve ever seen live. I’m not really a fan of that style, but let me tell you, when Danny Williams is in the ring, you know you’re watching greatness. I’d almost forgotten that Dace could even wrestle a technical match, but he was sensational tonight! It was amazing to see all of the interplay between the two men; they knew each other so well, that they just kept countering each other for what seemed like forever! I thought that when Dace couldn’t hold on to the bridge for that German, that he was done, and when Danny kicked out after that Tiger Driver to the outside, I nearly shat myself! That sleeper suplex was choice! When Dace finally won, you could practically see the torch getting passed… One thing that got my attention for some reason was seeing Soapdish call the match. He’s officiated practically every big match of Danny’s career, so if he’s really done, it seemed somehow fitting for him to call this one, too. TNT came down from his luxury box to pay his respects to Danny after the match, and I was glad to see two long-time rivals able to show respect for each other. Maybe they’ll go into the Hall together… - The match started out fairly slow and, considering that Grappler already had a match earlier that night, it was probably to be expected. Things started to pick up in a hurry after Va’aiga hit that lariat. When Va’aiga didn’t stay down after that SECOND Wake Up Call, I didn’t think that Grappler had a chance in hell… and that top rope armdrag? Who the hell does he think he is, Wildchild? It was so, SOOO sweet to hear the big, bad Maori tap! The whole building went apeshit over that! Dace, Aecas, Wild and Dangerous, Coy and IL all came down to the ring to help Matthews celebrate. Biggest Pops 1) Charlie Matthews 2) Danny Williams 3) Alan Clark 4) Wild and Dangerous 5) Dace Night Most Heat 1) Va’aiga 2) John Duran 3) HVT 4) The House of Todd 5) Mercury Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
janusd 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2004 I couldn’t BELIEVE that Duran escaped with the win, but he damn sure didn’t stick around to celebrate; he hauled ass to the back almost as soon as the ref counted three, and Janus was right on his heels giving chase, or whatever you would call it at that speed. Slow and steady wins the race, none of this crazy high flying high speed flip floppery. Dace, Aecas, Wild and Dangerous, Coy and IL all came down to the ring to help Matthews celebrate. I'd have come too, but I was a bit busy hunting down Duran. I always like your after-show reports, Dub Cee. Especially when you have the time to do them with this much detail, with all the pre-show things and all. Good stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2004 Awesome job, WC. #1 pop, wooooo~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2004 I've gotta admit, WC. I hope you can still do these after show things even if you are gone, because they are definitely a fun read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxxic 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2004 I don’t know if it was ever verified that they actually used 200 tubes, but I know those two crazy bastards are going to be picking shards out of their asses for a week; it took FOREVER to clear all that shit out of the ring! My count has us using 32 light tubes on each other. Nowhere near 200 of course, but more than enough to do serious damage... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Aecas Report post Posted March 9, 2004 32? I INSIST we use at least 100 in the rematch And the Holt report is back and continues to rock all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2004 I'm considering making this a PPV-only thing, just so that I can keep the concept fresh; besides which, I'm much more likely to be able to contribute something every six weeks once I get to my next command than I am to be able to contribute something every five days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Aecas Report post Posted March 9, 2004 Sounds fair to me. And it'll also make it much more to look forwards to if its posted occasionaly rather than constantly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnnieEclectic 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2004 As long as it's done sometime, somehow it's great. You've always done well WC and I'm sorry to hear that you're (possibly? certainly?) going... -Annie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2004 I'm certainly going, Annie; I transfer in 29 days. The only question is whether or not I come back... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnnieEclectic 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2004 Well, here's hoping you have the ability to return to us, you're definitly one of our best writers, hands down. -Annie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Beingz0wningj00 Report post Posted March 11, 2004 *gets green card and steals Annie's purse, then goes back to Canada* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ced 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2004 You know something? I wrestled a 7 minute match on the pre-PPV show, then refereed back-to-back Hardcore brawls at FtF. Damn, when did I become such a f'n stud of a workhorse? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace309 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2004 You know something? I wrestled a 7 minute match on the pre-PPV show, then refereed back-to-back Hardcore brawls at FtF. Damn, when did I become such a f'n stud of a workhorse? We've always known you were talented, Cedric. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ced 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2004 The most action I've probably ever seen in the WF and I didn't have any knowledge of it until I read the PPV and WC's entertaining write up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnnieEclectic 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2004 *gets green card and steals Annie's purse, then goes back to Canada* ... You don't need a green card for Canada, fool. -Annie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace309 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2004 ...? *looks at passport* GOD DAMN IT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrestlingDeacon 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2004 Since I'm killing time at the office for a few minutes I would like to once again state that this show is named after me and I think the Memphis Eel should always job in the opener. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
