NWF - Powerslam III, Rockefeller, Olso results.

[Guest Eric the Eagle]

Pre-show opens the evening with a few interviews, establishing a tag match between two visiting Italians (Kaio + Roberto Amato) and Bjørn Sem plus a partner of his choice, and running down the card.

 

Show opens with a ten-bell salute for Eddie. In what has become a rather unhappy tradition, several wrestlers also wear black bands for the evening.

 

Match 1: Fremtiden ("the Future") - Isak+Victor vs. Team Flizaksen (Erik Isaksen + Daniel "Fliza" Sebastian).

Blow-off for their nearly year long feud, and Team Flizaksen has never won a pinfall victory against Fremtiden (loss, loss by cheating, victry by count-out, victory by DQ) until now, where they finally get the duke with an Isaksen Driver (Michunoku driver)/Shooting Star Press combo. Went 13:27.

 

Match 2: Talentfulle Thomas (Thomas the Talented) vs Sensuelle Rosé (Sensual Rosé).

Thomas somewhat hastily signed a contract before the match, saying that Rosé would stop following him if he won, but if he lost, there's a dinner date with whatever that could lead to coming up. Rosé plays the psychology card, freaking Thomas out enough (the threath of the date hanging over him is the nly thing keeping him from leaving) that the Sensual One takes it with the 69 Slam, followed by a spinebuster for the win at 8.01.

 

Match 3: Kaio/Roberto Amore vs Bjørn Sem + ?

They tease a Grizzly comeback for a while, before unveiling a returning Byron Lawless as Bjørns partner. Bjørn takes it with the frog splash, but also hits Byron coming down, and the two come to blows as the match ends.

 

Match 4: Blue Nikita vs. Wesna

First women's match in Norwegian wrestling, and only second on Norwegian soil (counting a rather horrible show in 91, which failed abysmally). These are supposed to be two of the best women on the European scene, and they tear it up untill Nikita takes the nod with a Death Valley Driver at 11.57.

 

Match 5: Gabriel Antonick + Rainer Hansen vs Geist/Falk with Garm Støylen.

Garm's crew bring out Gothminister (Norwegian gothrocker of some stature) with them, but no Geist. No Rainer either as it seems he's had an "accident" backstage. Grizzly (acting Commisioner) makes it a one-on-one between Gabriel and Falk. Geist finally shows up, taking down both Gabriel and Grizzly with the kendo stick. Five minute horrible beating ensues. Pin is academic at 5.27. After the match and a sick kendo stick shot to the head, Garm ends the recruiting attempts of Gabriel and triple suplex him.

 

Match 6: Big John (challenger) vs Gromguten (Norwegian Champion) - NWF title.

Following up from the Dusty finish last show (the one time that booking trick actually worked, being used to build a feud and not end it, plus it's totally new to the Norwegian crowd). Match of the night, and full completion of the double turn as Gromguten goes full heel on the Oslo crowd. Gromguten works the back to disable Big John's Death Valley Driver, but Big John pulls the Stunner out o mothballs instead, and that's enough for a new chamion at 18.49

 

 

Some 350 people in the audience, and the three regular crowds (Black Corner, The Telemark Battalion and the schoolgirl Mafia) brings the noise. Great show. Heat for the Big John win was insane.

 

Of course, weird Norwegian crowds means Garm & co's brutal beating of Gabriel gets second highest face pop of the evening...