New England Pro Wrestling TV report

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New England Pro Wrestling TV

Aired at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 19, 2004 in selected Connecticut outlets

 

Check out CTChampionshipWrestling.com for full info on how to catch NEPW TV if you live in the Connecticut area.

 

Report by LucharesuFan619 on Saturday, June 19, 2004

 

- Opening highlight video, featuring Raven, Sabu, Balls Mahoney, The S.A.T., and others. I’m pretty sure I also spotted Nick Berk in there, doing his signature “stick out my tongue” taunt.

 

- Jeff “The Hungryman” Harris and Dave Harris are on commentary for this week’s NEPW TV episode. We’ll see more matches from the AWF’s debut show at Platt High School in Meriden, CT. According to the commentators, Platt High School was also the site of several WWWF shows way back in the day, and speaking of the WWWF, Frank Kryznowski – a former ring announcer for them – will be handling those duties on this show.

 

- Arch Kincaid – who comes to the ring first – has been seen on WWE Velocity before and has worked several dark matches for the promotion. This is the New NEPW TV debut for both wrestlers. Holyoke Joe will referee this match, as he does most AWF matches that we’ve seen in the past on this show.

 

 

“Intellectual” ARCH KINCAID vs. “Mr. Goodtime” VINCE VICALLO

 

 

A tieup leads to a headlock by Vicallo, which he transitions into a headlock takeover. Kincaid forces Vicallo to break by locking on a headscissors, and they hustle back to their feet. From that position, Vicallo takes Kincaid down with a waistlock takedown, leading to a break in the action. Another tieup sees Kincaid apply a headlock. Vicallo pushes him into the ropes and is knocked down with a shoulderblock. Kincaid hops off of the ropes and runs under a leapfrog, only to receive two consecutive armdrags from Vicallo. Kincaid tries a lariat, but that’s ducked and Vicallo lariats him down for a 2 count.

 

A break in the action ensues, as Kincaid climbs out to ringside for a quick breather. Vicallo pulls him in from the apron the hard way and gets a 2 count. Kincaid is sent into the ropes, but he lands on his feet when Vicallo tries a back body drop and knocks down his opponent for his own 2 count. Kincaid elbows smashes the back of Vicallo’s head before Irish whipping him across the ring. Vicallo bounces off of the ringpost and gets knocked down with a back elbow smash for 2. Vicallo tries to mount a comeback, as both try shoulderblocks, but neither go down.

 

A third break in the action occurs before they go for another tieup, but Kincaid surprises Vicallo with a knee lift to the gut, followed by an uppercut. Vicallo suffers the wrath of the ring ropes, as Kincaid uses them to choke him. The commentators mention TNA Wrestling’s new TV slot on Fox Sports Net, as Kincaid whips Vicallo into the ropes and powerslams him down to the mat for 2. Vicallo’s whipped into the ropes again, but this time he slides through Kincaid’s feet, hightails it back onto his feet, and downs Kincaid with a leaping enziguri kick. As a result, both guys end up lying on the mat, trying to muster enough strength to make it back to their feet.

 

Eventually, they do climb back to standing positions, at which point Vicallo attacks with some armringer-type offense transitioned into a backslide pin for 2. Kincaid rushes back to his feet, only to get spinning heelkicked back down for another 2 count. Kincaid reverses a cross-corner Irish whip and sends Vicallo in, which proves to be a mistake on Kincaid’s part, as Vicallo hits a Corner Slingshot Crossbody Block for another 2 count. Upon reaching his feet again, Kincaid surprises Vicallo coming in and delivers a sideslam for 2, but when he tries a suplex, Vicallo drops out, lands on his feet behind him, and executes a schoolboy rollup for the pinfall win.

 

 

WINNER: “Mr. Goodtime” Vince Vicallo (via pinfall)

 

 

Suddenly, the giant Primo Carnera, III comes out to the ring and attacks the winner, Vicallo, by Chokeslamming him three consecutive times. Vicallo did win this match, but he sure doesn’t look like he’s the victor, as some referees and other officials are needed to help him backstage, before we cut out.

 

- Some ads for local wrestling shows are broadcasted. The AWF will run again at Platt High School in Meriden, CT on…Saturday, June 12. Uhhh, I hope the technicians who are putting together this show know that that date is already a week old. Idiots. Anyway, next we see an ad for Connecticut Championship Wrestling’s show tonight in Branford, CT. It’ll be entitled “Branford Fest.” Then, CCW will run its “Revolution” event in Fairfield, CT at Knights of Columbus Hall on June 27. I’ll be at that show, I expect. The official website for CCW is CTChampionshipWrestling.com, if you’re looking for more info.

 

- A replay of Carnera’s Chokeslams on Vicallo are shown, before we cut back to life action, as Frank Kryznowski is in the ring to again introduce the next match. The referee in this match is someone other than Holyoke Joe.

 

- Larry the Postman – accompanied by Bad News Bob – comes to the ring first, hailing from “the U.S. Post Office.” As is the case with many of the gimmick wrestlers on the AWF roster, Larry plays up his persona excessively, even bringing a mailbag to the ring with him. He’s at least in his late 30s, probably his 40’s, if I had to guess. Before we get to see what he can do in the ring, we’ll have to listen to some of his micwork.

 

In reference to the fans in attendance, he says that he’s finally getting to see all of his “postal customers,” before proceeding to call the fans morons (I think that’s what he said, at least. The audio on this show makes it somewhat hard to distinguish what guys are saying in their promos.). Larry says some other things that I can’t understand, before complaining about how his job requires him to deliver welfare checks and other dumb packages to mail recipients. Uhhh…OK.

 

The camera gets a closeup of one of his letters, which is addressed “to the sucker at ringside.” Larry exits the ring and circles it, throwing mail to the ringside fans. Another closeup of one is shown, and it’s addressed “to the Wannabe at Ringside. The fan opens it up and finds an instant lottery ticket, only it’s already scratched off.

 

Next, here comes “Private” Tony Black, waving an America flag and entering to the sounds of “Born in the USA.” Black enters the ring and takes the mic, proceeding to put over the USA and – as the fans chant “U-S-A!” – dedicate this match to the military members currently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Black – whose not all that young, but is somewhat younger than Larry – is given a letter by the Postman, but before we get to see what it says, Larry attacks him by slamming him face-first into the mat, thereby beginning the match.

 

 

LARRY the POSTMAN (w/ Bad News Bob) vs. “Private” TONY BLACK

 

 

Larry uses his mailbag to choke Black and cover his face, while he slams him face-first into a turnbuckle (with the bag covering his face). Black is Irish whipped across the ring and receives a running elbow smash, but fights back by whipping Larry across the ring from one corner to another pancaking him into the ringpost with a running lariat. Larry takes some gut kicks and punches from Black, before being Irish whipped into the ropes and dropkicked down. Some forearms convince Larry to roll out of the ring to take a breather, while Bad News Brown gives him some tips.

 

The advice seems to work – at least momentarily – as Larry surprises Black by pulling him by the legs out to ringside and – with Bob’s help – assaulting him by ramming his leg against the ringpost. As a result, Black is limping when he climbs back into the ring. Larry takes advantage of his injury and takes him down from behind by the legs. The Postman takes a page out of Justin Credible’s book by delivering two consecutive legbreaker leg drops (leg drops to the victim’s leg), and then follows with a jumping headbutt to the crotch. The commentators say that Larry is GOING POSTAL~!, baby! I guess he is…

 

The referee orders Bad News Bob not to get involved again, and that distracts Larry. Black surprises him from behind with a schoolboy rollup for 2, but Larry beats him back to his feet and takes him down with a lariat. After knocking Black onto his back by using some leverage to his advantage, Larry tries another Irish whip, only to have it reversed. Larry tries a gut kick, but Black catches his leg and proceeds to spin him around like Steve Austin did to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XIV. Larry, however, steadies himself after being spun around, grabs Black’s head, and DDTs him for the victory.

 

 

WINNER: Larry the Postman (w/ Bad News Bob) (via pinfall)

 

 

After putting a letter in Black’s mouth, Larry heads backstage, alongside of Bad News Bob.

 

- A vignette ad is shown for local wrestler Big Daddy’s appearance in the upcoming movie “Six Figures.” The characters of the movie include guys with the names of Country Boy, Tooth Pick, Door Stop, Mr. Murphy, and others. I’m at a loss of words, because that segment was just plain weird. That’s followed by the AWF and CCW ads that we saw earlier on in the show.

 

- Back to live action – Frank Kryznowski is again in the ring to introduce our next match, one that will feature TABLES~! The young Eddy Edwards (he’s in his mid-20’s, it appears) is first out, and although they don’t call him as such, I’m pretty sure that his nickname in other indy feds is “Diehard.” Anyway, Eddy’s entrance is followed by that of CHRIS CANDIDO~! No Tammy Lynn Sytch by Candido’s side, though. He’s definitely aged in the last few years, but is still a master at getting heat. The veteran circles the ring before the match, slapping the hands of some lucky ringside fans, before entering the ring. “Candido!” and “EC-Dub!” chants precede the tieup. Holyoke Joe is refereeing this match.

 

 

Tables Match: EDDY EDWARDS vs. CHRIS CANDIDO (sans Tammy Lynn Sytch)

 

 

We start with a Candido headlock, transitioned into a hammerlock. Eddy swings around and counters into his own hammerlock, but Candido displays his veteran expertise reverting back to his headlock. Eddy pushes Candido into the ropes and is sent down to the mat via a shoulderblock. Candido bounces off of the ropes, hops over Eddie, and ducks under his leapfrog. The younger Eddy attempts a hiptoss, but Candido has none of it and sends his adversary flipping with a hiptoss of his own. As soon as Eddy is back on his feet, he gets knocked down again thanks to a Balls Mahoney-style punch.

 

Candido now exits the ring and grabs ringside table, but Eddy follows him out and mounts an attack. Eddy whips Candido into a guardrail, but makes the mistake of turning his back on him and gets attacked from behind. After absorbing a chop, Eddy gets rolled back into the ring and tries to beg Candido off, but Candido will have none of it and instead starts kicking his ass with various strikes, before executing his signature DELAYED~! Vertical Suplex (lasting for a good five seconds). I’ve definitely seen longer from him, but it’s still impressive, nonetheless.

 

Candido follows with a Flying Leg Drop from the second turnbuckle, before heading back out to ringside to grab the table. He brings it into the ring and uses some chops to fight back against Eddie’s attempted comeback. After setting up the table, Candido Piledrives Eddy onto the mat, and then lays Eddy on the table, but before he can do anything else, the giant Primo Carnera, III enters the ring for the second time on this show, and this time confronts Candido. Carnera wants to shake the veteran’s hand and Candido makes the mistake of obliging, as he receives a Chokeslam from the giant. Carnera then pulls Eddy off of the table and lays Candido on it, hoping to let Eddy fly off of the ropes and put the veteran through it, but BAM BAM BIGELOW~! makes the save and scares Carnera and Eddy out of the ring.

 

 

WINNER: Nobody – No Contest due to Carnera and Bigelow’s interference

 

 

- Former-Triple Threat partners Candido and Bigelow are now in the ring together are demand a tag team match against the two up-and-comers. They get their wish, as we’ve now got an impromptu Tag Team Tables Match, but not before we cut out to see a few more quick ads for upcoming AWF and CCW shows. Back to the live action, Carnera and Eddy are still at ringside. Carnera is huge, and the cameraman gets a great shot of him, as he gradually pans up from his feet to his head, like a clip I once saw of Andre the Giant. Carnera and Eddy finally climb up onto the apron and we’re ready start.

 

 

Tag Team Tables Match: EDDY EDWARDS & PRIMO CARNERA, III vs. The Triple Threat (CHRIS CANDIDO & BAM BAM BIGELOW)

 

 

Candido attacks Eddy and rams him into two corners, before delivering a low blow kick followed by a snap suplex. This angers the colossal Carnera, who tries to get a piece of Candido, only to end up distracting the referee and letting Bigelow come in (without tagging) and attack Eddy with kicks in the corner. Next, Eddy is whipped from one corner to the opposite one and receives a devastating running body avalanche from Bigelow. A headbutt follows, before Bigelow slams Eddy face-first into the ringpost and tags Candido back in.

 

Carnera wants into the match, but when he tries to enter, he again ends up distracting referee Joe, while Candido beats on Eddy. Eddy fights back by countering an Irish whip and firing Candido into the ringpost, and then delivering a back body drop. Carnera enters and uses his boot to choke a standing Candido in the corner, while the commentators compare him to Randy Orton and how he seems to be trying to live up to the former-WWE Intercontinental Champion’s “Legend Killer” gimmick, in assaulting the veteran Candido.

 

Carnera utilizes some Andre the Giant-style fists to Candido’s back, and then lets Eddy hammer Candido from the apron a few times, while Joe is busy dealing with Bigelow on the opposite side of the ring. Eddy is tagged in and punches Candido in the gut before Irish whipping Candido from one corner to the opposite one so much force that Candido bounces off of it and crashes down onto the mat. Eddy now snapmares Candido out of the corner and tags in Carnera, who vertically suplexes Candido.

 

Bigelow mistimes his interference and ends up distracting the referee while Eddy beats on Candido at ringside. Carnera joins in on the assault when he sees that Candido is starting to fight back, but Bigelow HAS HAD ENOUGH and attacks both of his opponents! “The Beast from the East” tosses Carnera face-first into the ringpost, while Candido brings a table into the ring and sets it up. Bigelow continues using the guardrail to assault Carnera, while – back in the ring – Eddy and Candido slug it out with punches, an exchange that Eddy gets the best of.

 

Carnera and Bigelow fight all the way backstage, while – back in the ring –Eddy beats on Candido, only for the ex-Bodydonna to start hulking up (in the form of a Chief Jay Strongbow-style war dance) and delivering a series of chops. A headbutt finally knocks down Eddy, and that war dance ends up being the nail in the coffin for Eddy. Candido lays him across the table, climbs up top, and puts him through the wood with a Flying Splash to win the match for himself and Bigelow (even though Bigelow is backstage, apparently still fighting Carnera).

 

 

WINNERS: The Triple Threat (Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Candido) (when Candido Flying Splashes Eddy Edwards through a table

 

 

After the match, Candido gets on the mic and we learn why he pulled out the Jay Strongbow war dance – Jay’s brother, Joe Strongbow, is at ringside. We get a shot of Joe, who is a former-WWF Tag Team Champion with his more famous brother, Jay. Candido continues talking on the mic, but the commentators are rambling on, so I can’t make out what he’s saying. Candido slaps the hands of some ringside fans and proceeds to sign a bunch of autographs, even pulling out some dance moves in between each one. He hugs Joe Strongbow as the commentators plug the upcoming CCW and AWF shows.

 

- The show ends about seven minutes early, as a still graphic of Joe Strongbow is planted on the screen while the contact info of New England Pro Wrestling TV ([email protected]) and commentator Jeff “The Hungryman” Harris (The HungryMan.com) is shown. Cut out. I’ll see you all next week with another edition of New England Pro Wrestling TV.

 

I’m told that next week’s show will feature matches from Connecticut Championship Wrestling’s latest show:

 

- highlights from tag team sensation All Money Is Legal (Kash & Kaos)

- April Hunter vs. Ariel vs. Nikki Rox

- “Debonair” Damian Adams vs. “Latin Fury” Luis Ortiz

- and more!

 

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If you like what you see here, then you can look forward to more of these recaps pretty much each week (not every week, but like every other), an article on the Sabu/Raven TNA feud, and also:

 

From 1999 until 2003, Southern California's Xtreme Professional Wrestling produced possibly the most avid debate the world of United States indy wrestling has witnessed in recent years. It all started with a pornography mogul named Rob Black and his associate, Tom Byron. Along the way, names such as Sabu, The Sandman, Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, Jerry Lynn, and Abdullah the Butcher made their presences known in XPW rings. At one point, XPW possessed a nationwide TV deal (via satellite) with America One and its home videos were distributed across the country even before those of ECW were. Even with all of these advantages, however, XPW eventually shut down, but not even it's bankruptcy has curtailed the mutterings about it.

 

In the next half a year, learn about the formation, the rise, and the ultimate fall of a promotion that at one point had everything going for it. You've heard the utterings about Rob Black's association with ECW's Paul Heyman, but for all intensive purposes, it was all the way back in 1989 when the true roots of XPW began to take shape. Even before the XPW name was concepted, what could be considered precursors of the promotion existed, including: Verne Langdon's Slammers Wrestling Federation (Slammers/SWF); Dynamite D, Kevin Kleinrock, and Patrick Hernandez' Southern California Championship Wrestling (SCCW); and Doc Marlee's United Independent Wrestling Alliance (UIWA). Long before they were appearing across the United States on XPW home video, XPW's homegrown names were crafting their ability on the So-Cal independent circuit.

 

Exactly one-third of the competitor's who performed on XPW's debut live event back in July 1999 credit their initial training to a man named Verne Langdon. Trained by The Fabulous Moolah and Tor Johnson many years ago, Langdon enjoyed a number of occupations before entering the world of pro wrestling. At one point, he was a highly acclaimed sculptor of monster masks, and is still regarded as one of the most celebrated "monster-makers" - as the occupation is termed - to this day. Monster-making also led to some exploration into the field of the makeup artistry. Langdon was also a very talented magician and magician, but wrestling was certainly one of his hobbies. So, in 1989, he established the "SLAM U" Wrestling Gym in Southern California and, two years later, the Slammers Wrestling Federation.

 

Langdon is one of several names who've agreed to contribute both historical information and textual quotations to this retrospective. Other contributees will include XPW homegrown veterans such as GQ Money, Leroy The Ring Crew Guy, "White Trash" Johnny Webb, Carlito Montana, Steve Rizzono, and several others. Mainstream wrestlers who've competed for the company, such as Chris Hamrick and Mike Modest, will also speak about their time in XPW. As of now, there are a number of other former-XPW wrestlers and employees being contacted, and in the coming weeks and months, more names will be announced as playing a role in this retrospective.

 

From the beginnings of Rob Black to his friendship with ECW's Paul Heyman, from the formation of XPW to the signings of stars such as Sabu, Shane Douglas, and Chris Candido, from the interpromotional agreements with ECW and FMW to the TV deals with America One, KJLA, and WGTW, from the creations of indy stars like The Messiah, "The Rock Superstar" Kaos, and "The Hardcore Homo" Angel to the controversies of Supreme's injury, Vic Grimes' 40 foot fall, and the New Year's Revolution 2 scandal, from the invasion of Philadelphia to the eventual folding - it, and so much more, will all be presented in "Five Years Later - The Roots, The History, and The Controversy of Xtreme Pro Wrestling."

 

Featuring-insightful contributions from XPW alumni such as GQ Money, Leroy The Ring Crew Guy, Carlito Montana, and "White Trash" Johnny Webb, along with words from Verne Langdon, who helped break The Messiah, Johnny Webb, Homeless Jimmy, Angel, Damien Steele, Dynamite D, Carlito Montana, and others into the business. Plus - NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN, pre-XPW photos (straight from the Slammers Wrestling Federation's archives) of the XPW stars such as The Messiah, Johnny Webb, Kaos, Homeless Jimmy, Supreme, and Angel; and a great deal more.

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EDDY EDWARDS~!~!~!~!!~~ The kid's gonna be a BIG name on the indy circuit one day. Mark my words. I won't be shocked if he's signed by TNA or WWE within the next two years, either.