Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2004 The "sometimes being underway sucks" edition! SWF Countdown to Genesis and HOLT report September 19, 2004 Pasadena, California at Rose Bowl Report by Kamuel Presley of Chicago, IL Smartmarks.com reader - I won the contest! Kick ass! I got to meet Frost and TNT, and even got to watch the PPV with them in their luxury box! Countdown to Genesis: - Aecas defeated Michael “Spike” Spaster in 6:45. Aecas looked like he’s been keeping in shape over in Japan, and dominated most of the match. Spike got some offense in late, and even had the Black Angel up for the Saint’s Demise, but Aecas got out of it. He ended up winning with the Wings of Fire. - The opening video package featured the feud between Manson and Max King, focusing heavily on how their rivalry has built to a head since Max King cost Manson the USJL Title. Afterwards, Kevin Cole conducted an interview with Max King and Kelly Connelly. Kelly did all the talking, though, saying that the real reason Manson lost the belt was because he wasn’t worthy of it. He said that it was a crime when Manson held a title in the SWF and Max King did not, and that was why they did what they did. She went on to proclaim King as the future of professional wrestling, and said that Manson would only be a stepping-stone to greatness. - Fugue beat Alan Clark in 7:04 with Harmony. Solid submission match that set the table for the Caged Heat match. - The second video package was a spotlight on John Duran’s career, from his domination of the SJL to his difficult road to the SWF World Title, to his injury-plagued downward spiral. They showed clips from Duran’s most recent doctor appointments, closing the video package with the doctor telling Duran that he only has one match left in him. After the vignette, Ben Hardy interviewed Duran, asking him how he felt knowing that he was about to wrestle his last match. Duran responded by saying that every time that he thought about it, he wanted to strangle his doctor. He talked about how wrestling had been his life for as long as he could remember, and that walking away was one of the most painful things he’s ever done, but that he was proud of what he accomplished in the SWF. When asked what we could expect from his match tonight at Genesis, he simply walked off without comment. - Michael Craven beat CIA in 9:44 with the Gulf Coast Crunch. The match was back and forth until Craven countered a flying shoulder tackle with a Hot Shot. - There was a commercial break during which Mak Francis came down to the ring with a t-shirt gun and fired some t-shirts into the crowd. Then Funyon actually introduced me as the C2G winner! Frost and TNT held me upside down against the glass while everyone was looking at me; I hope one of my boys got a good vidcap of it! - Stryke and Viktor Tarakanov beat Renegade and Syndicate in 11:34, when Tarakanov beat Syndicate with the Bolshevik Revolution. - After the show came back from commercial, there was a third video package that featured Revolution Zero, emphasizing their attempts to capture four championships on one show. Afterwards, Bobby Riley interviewed Revolution Zero. The central theme of the interview was for R-0 to comment on their unprecedented attempt go four-for-four in championship matches at Genesis. Davis spoke confidently saying that Austin Sly wasn’t even suitable for a warm-up, and that he was going to have more than enough energy to beat both members of Hollywood Boulevard… by himself, if he had to. Riley used that as an opportunity to ask Spike how he was going to be able to put up with the rigors of a ladder match and still have the stamina to help Sean Davis win the Tag Team titles. Jenkins required by saying that it wasn’t going to be a sweat at all, because Dustin and Birdman didn’t belong in the ring with him in the first place. He said that it probably wouldn’t take him five minutes to grab the belt, and then he’d have plenty of time to rest before they beat Cortez and Van Siclen. Riley then asked Toxxic about getting his rematch, but Toxxic kept his comments brief; he said that he made the mistake of taking Johnny lightly once, and that he wouldn’t make that mistake again. He closed the interview by saying that the time for talk was over with, and that he would do the rest of his talking in the ring. - Dace Night beat the Memphis Eel in 2:58. The Eel got off to an early start, hitting Dace with a piledriver, which Dace promptly no-sold. Dace won with the Defenestration. - The final video package was an extended recap of the rivalry between Mark Stevens and the Suicide King. Cyclone Comet conducted an interview with Mark Stevens and Landon Maddix. Maddix showed uncommon humility in the interview, deferring to Stevens, who had a lot to say about King. He said something to the effect of being tired of going around in circles with King, and that the two of them needed to “settle things, once and for all.” It was one of those interviews where you’re so engaged, that you just become immersed in it all. - Danny Williams beat Va’aiga in 19:26. Va’aiga came out first and said that he wasn’t going to be left out of the biggest show of the year, that he wanted someone to come out and face him, and that he didn’t care who it was, so imagine his surprise when “Jester’s Dance” kicked off! It was great to see these two drop bombs on each other one last time… Danny won with an Elbow Suicida. Genesis: - Recording artists Brandy and Monica performed the National Anthem. I’ve never heard the anthem sung in two-part harmony, but it was very well done. - That ladder match was fucking sweet! Ryan Dustin really showed me something; I wasn’t sure who was going to win until the very end, but that was easily the best match of the night! - Eel showed up in the suite just before the Hardcore Title match; Frost was giving him all kinds of shit for losing to Dace. Then TNT got into the act… it was hilarious! - Poor Sly didn’t get up after that piledriver. He had to be taken to the back on a stretcher. And then, Davis added insult to injury by walking alongside him and talking trash all the way to the back; man, that guy is a dickhead! - After the Caged Fury match, Alex Zenon came down to ringside present the inductees of the 3rd class of the SWF Hall of Fame. The inductees for this year’s class were Axis, Pimp Daddy Sarp, Chris Wilson, Longdogger Pete and El Luchadore Magnifico. They then showed a ten-minute video package that highlighted the Hall of Fame ceremony from the night before (which I got to attend!). Afterwards, the inductees were re-introduced and recognized with a five-minute standing ovation. PDS got the biggest pop, probably because it’s simply been so long since he was in an SWF ring (although, technically, he was never actually in an SWF ring…). What’s really great about it was this was the point in the show when Frost and TNT really got started up with their own running commentary. They started out talking about all the inductees: which ones they’d fought, and which ones they’d beaten… they even made a bet with each other about which one of them was going to make the Hall first… and I couldn’t hope to do justice to the tooling they did on LDP! - Both Duran and Grappler managed to leave the ring under their own power after being tended to by the medics. They walked back up the aisle side-by-side, and then shook hands before going backstage. Considering what the two of them have gone through together, it was a very powerful moment… of course, Frost then proceeded to break up the moment by suggesting that the two of them get a hotel room… - You know, I don’t like Revolution Zero much (as in, at all), but part of me was glad that they beat Hollywood Boulevard. I mean, those guys broke Justice and Rule’s record, but they never impressed me as a dominant tag team. Plus, winning this match was essential to R-0 saving face, after predicting a sweep. I made the mistake of asking Frost and TNT how Hollywood Boulevard compares to Chilly Chilly Bang Bang, and got a ten-minute lecture on how HB can’t hold CCBB’s jock strap. I’ve never heard so many different ways to say, “overrated pieces of shit” before in my life. - David Cross showed me a lot of character when he regained the USJL title; American pride, yo! Frost said that he should come out of retirement and kick Cross’s ass, just so that he can rename the belt the Icelandic championship. - That six-man was epic! I mark out for “Love Rollercoaster” every time! Maddix really came into his own tonight, too. I expected to see him take a back seat to the other five guys in the match, but he really looked like he belonged out there. We may have seen the birth of the next big SWF superstar! He impressed even Frost and TNT; Frost’s exact words were, “he doesn’t look like half the screw-up he did the last time I was around here.” High praise coming from him, I'd imagine. - I swear, I had a lump in my throat when Flesher left his boots in the ring. It was so simple, and yet, so appropriate; I couldn’t hope to do it justice. Now that his career is over, you can’t help but appreciate his contributions to wrestling, even if you weren’t a fan of his. A first-ballot Hall-of-Famer without question! Frost was even a little teary-eyed: “He was the greatest guy I ever had the pleasure of throwing through a pane of glass,” were his exact words. - Toxxic is a relentless bastard. He never struck me as being that tough, but apparently, his desire to regain the World Title brought something out in him that I’ve never seen before. To see someone like him in tears over winning the World Title stunned me a little. Once again, Frost killed the moment, saying that Toxxic needs to change out his tampon and stop making all the other former champions look bad… I tell you, man, those guys were fucking hilarious! Whoever’s running the SWF should definitely think about hiring them as commentators! Biggest Pops 1) Edwin MacPhisto 2) Mark Stevens 3) Hall of Fame inductees 4) Johnny Dangerous 5) Ryan Dustin Most Heat 1) Suicide King 2) Toxxic 3) Revolution Zero (Jenkins and Davis) 4) Max King 5) Ace Lezaire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace309 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2004 - Dace Night beat the Memphis Eel in 2:58. The Eel got off to an early start, hitting Dace with a piledriver, which Dace promptly no-sold. Dace won with the Defenestration. Farking GOLD, man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxxic 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2004 King getting more heat than me? Pssh. Pssh, I say. Ok, yeah. But the bit about Dace no-selling the Eel's piledriver had me laughing, I'll admit. Oh, and Dub-Cee, do i detect a hint of bitterness about Hollywood Boulevard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2004 I haven't been following the HOLTs... but it's an honor to battle Fugue on the set-up to the biggest show of the year. Dub Cee, you made my week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2004 King getting more heat than me? Pssh. Pssh, I say. Ok, yeah. But the bit about Dace no-selling the Eel's piledriver had me laughing, I'll admit. Oh, and Dub-Cee, do i detect a hint of bitterness about Hollywood Boulevard? Toxxic, when you're declared the God of Heels, and have a holiday named after you, you can have more heat than King... As far as the comments that I wrote... no, bitterness had nothing to do with it. I'm guessing that you're not all that familiar with Frost, because that's exactly the sort of thing he'd be likely to say... And anyway, why should I be jealous of HB? Wild and Dangerous was a better team, and the last time we faced them, we beat them... for the titles, in fact. They get mad propers for breaking J&R's record, but Johnny and I had as many title defenses in seventy-five days as they did in a hundred and thirty, so YMMV. Besides, if anybody should be upset about HB holding the record, it should be Judge and Ejiro... - Dub "hrmm... 'have a merry Kingmas and a Toxxic New Year' does have a certain charm" Cee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2004 Haha, this was awesome. Frost and TNT would be a genius commentary team if you ever get tired of Comet and Riley. Nice work, Mistah Dub Cee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2004 Oh and I forgot to mention... Frost said that he should come out of retirement and kick Cross’s ass, just so that he can rename the belt the Icelandic championship! Fuck Norway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2004 King getting more heat than me? Pssh. Pssh, I say. Damn legends. I say we take them all out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Suicide King Report post Posted September 27, 2004 I was surprised at my heat levels too. Clearly a life of evil has paid off. That said, that will undoubtedly be my last appearance on a HOLT report for a long time, so I don't think Toxxic has anything to worry about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuban Linx 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2004 Hooray for simultaneously winning and losing a match, as i'm on the winning team and my one-time ringer is on the other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2004 ... I thought you were Syndicate... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxxic 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2004 A Toxxic New Year? That IS most people's New Year, isn't it? Well, Intoxxicated at any rate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evan Douglas Wolfe Report post Posted September 28, 2004 Is there really an SWF Hall of Fame? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Suicide King Report post Posted September 28, 2004 (edited) Indeed there is. Current inductees include Jayson Grant (our founder), Rane, Cyclone Comet, Stubby P. McWeed, "Grand Slam" Mark Stevens, Edwin MacPhisto, the HVille Thugg, Suicide King, and Sacred. However none of the people mentioned in the HOLT report outside of this list are "actually" in the HoF. Wildchild was just filling space. And there will probably be more inductees very, very soon... Edited September 28, 2004 by Suicide King Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angel_Grace_Blue 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2004 Wildchild was just filling space. King, isn't that what he does in all aspects of life? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2004 Pfft! I was granted creative license by the head booker himself... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Suicide King Report post Posted September 28, 2004 Doesn't mean you get to pick the inductees of the HoF this year, Wildchild. And we're just knocking ya. You go sail your dingy, or whatever it is you do in the navy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2004 Well, maybe if CC would get off their collective asses and induct somebody... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Suicide King Report post Posted September 28, 2004 CC is on it, I promise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuban Linx 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2004 Wildchild's hall of fame group would make a pretty damn good actual list of inductees, other than maybe switching LDP out for a Neilsen or Divefire or somebody. You should set up a Hall of Shame too, unlike the Hall of Fame i'd probably have a good shot of getting in that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Secret Agent 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2004 Maybe add Chris Raynor in there is what I'd do. So I guess this year we don't get to vote for best PPV match or anything? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Suicide King Report post Posted September 28, 2004 (edited) The HoF is closer to being completed, but the year awards are also currently under discussion so do not lose heart faithful SWFers! Edited September 29, 2004 by Suicide King Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muzz 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2004 I still don't deserve to be in that group. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxxic 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2004 If I don't get the award for 'Most Stupidly Overpushed' there will be trouble. Then again this is me, so I would of course be pushed to the award even ahead of many more worthy contenders. And the Hall of Fame should job to Taamo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crowe 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2004 ... I thought you were Syndicate... I was always a fan of the Syndicate character. Stryke, why'd you bail on it, man!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
