6/26/04 New England Pro Wrestling TV report

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New England Pro Wrestling TV

Aired at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 26, 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 26, 2004

 

- Opening highlight video, featuring Raven, Sabu, Balls Mahoney, The S.A.T., and various others.

 

- Jeff “The Hungryman” Harris and Joe Lachance (the executive director of CCW) are our commentators for this week’s episode of NEPW TV.

 

- All of these matches were taped on the June 23, 2004 CCW WrestleJam show at the Camm (sp?) School in Northford, CT.

 

- Nocturne is already in the ring, and sits down in the corner like Raven loves to do. Next, out comes his opponent, Dave Cole. Holyoke Joe is the referee.

 

NOCTURNE vs. DAVE COLE

 

Nocturne delivers two armdrags righta way, and then demonstrates the submission tutoring he’s gotten from Mike Quackenbush, Christopher Daniels, and the recently retired John Brooks by applying a single-leg Boston crab and quickly transitioning that into a stepover toehold with a double-leg grapevine. Cole shows his first sign of life and counters into an armbar, before taking a page out of AJ Styles’ book and doing a kipup directly into his own armdrag, followed by an arminrger, another armdrag, and then a sweet-looking modified snapmare.

 

After what appears to be some brief miscommunication, does a really sweet move where he grabs a hold of Cole’s arm and bounces off of the middle ring rope with a slingshot armdrag. A fast-paced lucha-style sequence ensues, as Cole returns the favor with his own armdrag that was led into by a 360º pivot around Nocturne’s back. Nocturne gets right back on top of things, though, and delivers a wheelbarrow armdrag, followed by a hard punch that sends Cole out to ringside.

 

It looks like there was some more miscommunication, as Cole tried a running catapult pescada of sorts, but Nocturne barely touched him, so Cole crashed down hard onto the concrete floor. Nocturne rolls Cole back into the ring, but nobody’s home for his Eddie Guerrero catapult somersault senton, and Cole takes back control with a bodyslam, a jumping knee drop off of the ropes, and a beautiful bridging northern lights suplex for a pair of 2 counts.

 

Nocturne finally initiates a comeback by using a Damian 666-style Running Rope-Climb Super Huracanrana for a 2 count, and speaking of Damian, we’ll be seeing another Damian in action later on tonight – that being “Debonair” Damian Adams. Anyway, though, back to the match – Cole receives a running bulldog out of the corner, leading into another Nocturne stepover toehold, basically the same move he did earlier in the match.

 

Cole refuses to tap, so Nocturne eventually releases and delivers a bodyslam before pulling out of his bag of tricks a friggin’ Slingshot 270ْº Inverted Senton Bomb (If you’ve ever seen “The Hardcore Homo” Angel do the Bathhouse Bomb in XPW, you know what this looks like.) off of the bottom buckle for a 2 count. A second bodyslam precedes another highspot attempt by Nocturne, only this one – a Corner Quebrada – misses, and Cole comes out of the corner with a Yakuza Kick that might as well have took off Nocturne’s head!

 

Holyoke Joe begins a 10 count, as both competitors struggle to their feet. Forget that song, Raining Men…we’re raining spots here, as after a quick reversal, Cole nails a Fisherman’s Swinigng Neckbreaker, but then Nocturne is right back up within a matter of moments and delivers a head drop Fishermanbuster for a 2 count, after reversing an Irish whip with an armringer.. The third instance of apparent miscommunication occurs after Cole drops out of an over-the-shoulder powerslam attempt, but they try to cover it up as best as possible, by Cole ducking a lariat, lifting Nocturne onto his back, and taking it home with a Gory Guerrero Special for the 3 count.

 

WINNER: Dave Cole (via pinfall)

 

- A quick ad is shown for tomorrow’s CCW Revolution (CTChampionshipWrestling.com for more info!) event in Fairfield, CT. I’ll be there. Will you?

 

- Cut back to live action, as we see American Idol & Wiqued make their way to the ring, followed by their opponents, Bad Leroy Brown & The Iron Eagle. The latter two charge the ring and scare off their counterparts, before entering the ring. The referee isn’t Holyoke Joe, this time.

 

AMERICAN IDOL & WIQUED vs. BAD LEROY BROWN & The IRON EAGLE

 

Idol & Wiqued mount a blindside attack to start the match. Idol takes it to Leroy as Wiqued assaults Eagle, but not for long, as the faces counter stereo Irish whip attempts and deliver back body drops onto their opponents. The heels take back control, though, as Idol helps Wiqued beat on Eagle, who receives a lariat from Idol and is then stretched via a grounded double chickenwing hold. The fans chant Eagle’s name, but Idol – whose dressed in street clothes – continues his assault with a sloppy leaping heelkick off of an Irish whip. One thing’s for sure – he may have some singing talent (although I doubt it), but he’s definitely no Spanky when it comes to leg lariats.

 

Wiqued tags in and gets his first burst offense, that being a standing dropkick for a 2 count. Stomps to Eagle’s back are followed by Idol choking Eagle in the corner behind the ref’s back. Eagle – whose sweat pants are gradually coming off all the while – tries to fight back, but gets tripped by Wiqued. Idol enters and loses the distinct advantage for his team, as both he and Eagle collide on running crossbody attempts, while the commentators compare Idol to real-life A.I. sensation Clay Aikan. I don’t know about that…

 

Leroy and Wiqued are both tagged in, and Leroy cleans house with a bodysam, a lariat, and a DDT for a 2 count. Wiqued gets panicked into the ringpost with a lariat before taking a sideslam from Leroy. Idol breaks up the pinfall, convincing Leroy to tag into Eagle, who comes in with a Double Axehandle Smash to Wiqued’s back, and then joins Leroy for a double-team suplex. That gets 2 from Eagle. Eagle whips Wiqued into the corner and delivers a unique running spear thrust to the back, but when he sets up for another, he’s tripped by Idol, who then enters the ring and assaults him.

 

Leroy makes the save for his partner, but Wiqued attacks him, and what looks to be another example of miscommunication ensues (although it’s only the first example in this match), before Eagle accidentally lariats Leroy down when Wiqued ducks the attack. That leads to Idol delivering an Acid Drop/Dudley Dog on Eagle for the pinfall win, as the American Idol theme music hits and Idol & Wiqued celebrate their victory.

 

WINNERS: American Idol & Wiqued

 

- Another CCW Revolution ad.

 

- Here come Brian Fury and the colossal (as in the size of Big Sal E. Graziano) Molson, who are going up against Team Target. Here comes Dizzie & Devious, accompanied by All Money Is Legal. The referee here is an older man named Al Turzy.

 

BRIAN FURY & MOLSON vs. Team Target (DIZZIE & DEVIOUS) (w/ All Money Is Legal)

 

An awesome, fast-paced sequence between Fury and Dizzie starts us off. Dizzie executes a double-leg takedown before using a sweet-looking snapmare. Fury gets sent into the ropes, but takes control with a tilt-a-whirl armdrag and follows with a wheelbarrow armdrag attempt, only to receive a RELEASE TIGER SUPLEX~! Fury’s attempt to find shelter at ringside fails, as Dizzie flies out over the top ring rope with a friggin’ Corner Catapult Quebrada Press(!), before rolling Fury back into the ring and tagging in Molson.

 

Devious (the bigger of the two) also gets tagged in and squares off with the giant, and his shoulderblocks don’t faze Molson at all, so he resorts to a running spinning heelkick to get the big man off of his feet. Some chops precede an Irish whip across the ring by Devious and a running leaping back elbow smash in the corner. Dizzie tags back in and he and his partner execute a big boot (Devious)/superkick (Dizzie) combo on Molson, only to have Dizzie charge into a sideslam from Molson just a few moments later for a 2 count.

 

Dizzie now tags in. A double whip and then hit a big boot (devious), Superkick (Dizzie) combo. Dizzie runs off of the ropes but gets sideslammed. 2. Fury tags in and delivesr a body slam and jumping leg drop onto Dizzie for his own 2 count, while Molson chokes Dizzie behind the ref’s back. Behind the ref’s back, Molson chokes Dizzie. After absorbing some more choking from Fury, Dizzie tries to fight back with a running crossbody that gets a 2 count, but Fury beats him back to his feet and delivers an elbow smash to the neck and a knee drop for another 2 count, leading to some more choking.

 

Molson is tagged in and decimates Dizzie in the corner, before bodyslamming him and going up top. A Flying Somersault Senton only partially hits the mark, but Dizzie sells it anyway, and Molson uses a one-handed pin to get a 2 count. Next, Molson tries a 400 lb. MOONSAULT off of the top turnbuckle, but Dizzie thankfully rolls away and finally tags in Devious, who decimates Fury with overhead fist smashes to the back and finally an AWESOME Blue Thunder Driver that actually resembled more of a Sitout Backdrop Suplex, only he made it even cooler by wrapping Fury’s arm around his head as if for a stunner, and then executing the move. I’ve never seen it before. Suffice to say, it gets a 2 count.

 

Devious reminds me a lot of Kraq, the gay character from XPW. They look quite a bit alike (Kraq is slightly bigger) and their Devious’ aforemtntioned overhead fist smashes bring Kraq’s nearly identical offense to mind immediately. There’s a difference between them, though – unlike Kraq, Devious appears to actually has an ounce of talent. Anyway, though Molson back body drops Dizzie out of the ring, while Fury sunset flips Devious for the 2 count, only the dumbass cameramen miss the finish. Idiots.

 

WINNERS: Brian Fury & Molson (via Fury pinfall over Devious)

 

- Another CCW Revolution ad.

 

- We cut back to an in-ring speech by CCW Executive Director Joe Lachance. He talks about how the show is a fundraiser, thanks the fans for coming out to the show, and hypes the raffle, concession stands, and CCW merchandise that’s being sold. Too bad that it’s kinda of difficult for a home viewer to walk through the TV screen and buy some stuff…Anyway, though, “The Canadian Superstar” J-Busta comes out to the ring and takes the mic.

 

The commentators talk over the first part of his promo, so I don’t know what he started by saying, but the basic gist is that he challenges Florida sensation Mikey Batts, who grew up here in Connecticut, attended the school that this show is being held at, and is making his dramatic Connecticut homecoming at this CCW event. Up until now, he’s always worked in Florida. Batts – who is Billy Kidman’s real-life cousin, and was partially trained by Kidman – comes out to the ring, which scares J-Busta into retreating out to ringside.

 

Batts cuts one of the most intense fucking I have ever seen. He’s got some strong words for J-Busta, and I must say – this is how all indy promos need to be. He says that the previous night, he boarded a flight in Tampa, Florida and came here to Connecticut for two reasons: 1. to see all his boys here in his backyard and 2. to rip J-Busta a new ass when he gets his hands on him later on.

 

J-Busta works up the nerve to enter the ring and go face-to-face with Batts, only to get PUSHED THE FUCK DOWNNNNNNN like the bitch he is! J-Busta retreats back to the locker room and we’ve got ourselves a match for next week’s show, but damnit, I don’t wanna have to wait to see it. I SO have a new favorite mic worker.

 

- Another ad for tomorrow’s CCW show airs.

 

- Cut back to live action, as the ring announcer introduces Nikki Roxx. Next is Ariel, and lastly, April Hunter. The commentators put over April’s past experience as a WWE fitness model and now girl. Jeff Hanson will serve as the ref for this match.

 

Non-Elimination Triple-Threat Women’s Match: NIKKI ROXX vs. ARIEL vs. APRIL HUNTER

 

Nikki and April agree to team up against Ariel, who seems to be more than ready for the challenge. She attacks her two foes right away and nails a double noggin’ knocker, followed by a double lariat. After armdragging Roxx, Ariel knocks Hunter out of the ring with a Mongolian chop and Roxx out with a running dropkick. April takes control, though, by driving Ariel’s throat into the ropes with a jawbreaker off of the apron. Roxx comes in and nails a standing Samoan drop for 2 before Hunter joins her for a double-team snapmare. An elbow drop by Roxx and a double-team wishbone split put Ariel at bay, but she’s able to escape Roxx’s pin at 2. Her attempted comeback is fought off with a choke by Hunter, who convinces ref Hanson to let her retain the illegal hold by rubbing his face into her breasts, and he seems to like it.

 

A camel clutch (Roxx)/cross-legged Boston crab (Hunter) combo weakens Ariel, and again her attempted comeback is ended abruptly, this time by a legsweep kick (Roxx)/martial arts face kick (Hunter) combo, which gets two consecutive 2 counts. The alliance between Roxx and Hunter finally ends (You knew it eventually would, right?) when Roxx is Irish whipped into Hunter, and then sent face-first into her groin area with a drop toehold. Hunter receives a Super Huracanrana, which gets a 2 count when Ariel re-enters after being dropkicked out of the ring.

 

Roxx executes a snapmare and running ace crusher-style neck snap on Ariel for her own 2 count, after which April does a sweet submission where she climbs up onto Ariel’s shoulders, bridges backwards over the ring ropes, and grabs the apron for leverage, choking Ariel all the while. I’ve seen her man, Slyk Wagner Brown, do that move before. Upon releasing the hold, though, Hunter turns around into a Flying Crossbody Block from Roxx, which gets a 2 count when Ariel saves. Hunter is tossed out to ringside and Ariel hits a Stunner on Roxx, only to have the blonde bombshell come back with a sweet Fisherman’s Suplex for a 2 count.

 

Roxx now argues with April, who is on the apron, and in a really cool move, Hunter grabs Roxx and snapmares her over the ring ropes and out to ringside. Hunter then re-enters the ring by doing a catapult roll over Ariel’s back, and then German Suplexes Ariel for the 3 count when she attempts to do a wheelbarrow bounceup. Well, actually, it wasn’t a 3 count, but they pretend it was anyway. Hunter’s music hits and she celebrates.

 

WINNER: April Hunter (via pinfall over Nikki Roxx)

 

- Another CCW Revolution ad.

 

- And now it’s time for our main event. This should be some good shit. Former-WWF dark match sensation and ROH one-timer “Latin Fury” Luis Ortiz comes out to the ring to the tunes of Linkin Park’s One Step Closer, and he’s followed by “Debonair” Damian Adams.

 

“Latin Fury” LUIS ORTIZ vs. “Debonair” DAMIAN ADAMS

 

We start with Ortiz forcing Adams into the corner, before breaking cleanly. A second tieup sees Adams duck Ortiz’ grapple attempt and apply a waistlock, after which each guy gets their own judo armdrag throw into a grounded armbar. After that sequence dies down, Ortiz slows the pace with a pendulum-style rocking horse submission, but Adams comes back with a nice-looking fireman’s carry takeover. Some more armbar variations are traded before Adams locks on a grounded headscissors.

 

Ortiz absorbs the pain of that hold and eventually reverses it into a camel clutch/stepover toehold combo, but Adams gets another judo-style armdrag. Following a few more speedy armbar exchanges, a roperun sequence ensues, with Adams being pushed into the ropes and getting shoulderblocked down. They do the typical dropdown/leapfrog sequence, with Adams doing the latter. Ortiz reverses a hiptoss attempt into one of his own, but gets an armdrag in return for his troubles.

 

At this point, they start bringing some really sweet psychology to the table, as Adams consistently attempts to weaken Ortiz with a grounded armbar, and each time Ortiz escapes, avoids, fights off, or ducks his offense, Adams reverts right back to the armbar. It’s an absolute beauty when you have two guys who know when to go all out with spots and know when to hang low and work a mat-oriented style. It looks as if these are two of those guys.

 

Eventually, Adams receives a cross-corner whip and tips up, but Ortiz stops short and looks for a backdrop suplex, only for Adams to land on his feet nail an armdrag. Ortiz absorbs an armringer before suddenly using a nice leverage move to forcefully whip Adams into the ringpost, thereby finally acquiring a distinct advantage. After choking Adams with the rope and delivering a snapmare, Ortiz gives him some of his own submission-oriented medicine with a rear chinlock.

 

Adams fights to his feet and escapes, but in a beautiful sequence, Ortiz catches Adams in mid-punch and executes a Jujigatame (Cross-Armbreaker) Takedown! However, Adams rolls through the hold and ends up back on his feet, but Ortiz has him scouted well and utilizes a forward Russian leg sweep-style cradle, which he transitions into a grounded headscissors/crucifix-style armbar combo (picture B-Boy’s Orange County Stretch, if you’ve ever seen it)! This submission work here is absolutely dynamite, and I gotta say this – Ortiz is a considerably large guy, and he’s moving around extremely quickly here. Very impressive workrate from both of these two.

 

Ortiz eventually releases the hold and tosses Adams out to ringside, and a few moments later grabs the ropes to avoid being pulled downward into Adam’s sunset flip pin. Adams tries to fight back by avoiding a dropkick attempt and looking for the Debonair Deathlock (Sharpshooter), but Ortiz is still too fresh and kicks him off, before nailing a back elbow for a 2 count. A rear chinlock slows down things for bit, until Adams fights back to his feet and escapes, only to charge into a big boot.

 

Following a bodyslam, Ortiz does an awesome move where he’s standing on the top turnbuckle while facing Adams, and then jumps up and – in midair – turns 90º and executes a Splitlegged Moonsault! Now, tell me that doesn’t sound cool. There’s one problem with it, though – nobody’s home. Both guys take a breather before fighting back to their feet, from which position Adams absorbs an elbow smash on a corner charge and catches a charging Ortiz with a Belly-to-Belly Overhead Suplex!

 

That’s followed by a backdrop suplex and a schoolboy takedown, which set up for the DEBONAIR DEATHLOCK~!, and this time Adams is able to apply it fully. Ortiz is really close to the ropes, though, so he has little problem grabbing them and breaking the hold within a few seconds. After nailing a stiff forearm, Ortiz unloads with a second moonsault variation, this one an Arabian Moonsault (Rope Slingshot Moonsault Splash), as he takes a page out of Sabu’s playbook and gets a 2 count from that strategy.

 

Adams makes a comeback by legsweep kicking a charging Ortiz, causing “Latin Fury” to do a pseudo shooting star press-style bump into the ringpost, complete with a sweet selljob. Adams takes the opportunity to climb up top, only for Ortiz to push the ref into the ropes and crotch Adams. Ortiz’ first Death Valley Driver is escaped, but Adams falls victim to the second attempt, allowing Ortiz to nab the pin and end a great wrestling match.

 

WINNER: Luis Ortiz (via pinfall)

 

- Another CCW Revolution ad.

 

- We cut to the backstage area, where Ortiz is standing with interviewer Chris DeJoseph. Ortiz is asked what’s going through his mind, and since this is one of the few backstage promos that NEPW TV shows and also because it’s so short, I’ll transcribe it:

 

“That’s right. Over Damian Adams. And it’s gonna be over every athlete in CCW, because I said it from the beginning – I’m here to become the CCW Heavyweight Champion. And God almighty, the devil is now here in CCW. Damien Adams found out why I am ‘Latin Fury’ Luis Ortiz, why you enter, at your own risk and you leave with some help. So, for every CCW superstar, get ready ‘cuz the apocalypse has come, and his name is ‘Latin Fury’ [aggressive huff] Luis Ortiz.”

 

- A still photo of Joe Strongbow – who viewers saw make an appearance on last week’s show – is shown as a background image to the show’s credits. You can reach New England Pro Wrestling TV at [email protected], and if you want more of Jeff “The Hungryman” Harris, visit TheHungryMan.com.

 

Next week’s show will feature more matches from CCW WrestleJam:

 

- tag team action featuring indy sensations All Money Is Legal (Kash & Kaos)

- A battle royal with the winner getting the opportunity to pick which CCW title he wants a shot at

- the heated showdown between Mikey Batts and J-Busta, as Batts makes his emotional homecoming to Connecticut

- and more!

 

I’ll see you all next week (pending I don’t wake up too late) with another edition of New England Pro Wrestling TV.

 

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Also, expect soon a review of CCW Father's Day Bash '94, featuring the most infamous chairshot in the history of professional wrestling as Sabu kills JR Benson. Also featuring the wrestling debut of Spike Dudley.