Tony149 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2007 (edited) It's been awhile since we've done one of these. July 11, 2007 Albany, Georgia Gray Civic Center A sold out crowd was on hand as the Great Angle Bash tour made a stop in Albany. Before the event began, ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta (Buffer work house shows? Yeah, right.) announced due to injuries sustained a couple of weeks ago Zack Malibu would not be able to participate in tonight’s War Games main event. Naturally fans were disappointed, but they got right back into it the second new OAOAST Champion Landon Maddix came out with Megan Skye and cut a promo on Malibu and his opponent at Angleslam, Tha Puerto Rican. “Neither guy had the guts to show up,” he said, “but never fear, your World Heavyweight Champion is here and will compete later on tonight…in a non-title match of course.” The GPX defeated Los Diablos de Fuego and Los Conquistadors (16:17) in a hot and fast-paced opener. WDW Champion Alfdogg made an appearance to run down Atlanta’s sports history and quarterback Michael Vick. Business picked up when Thunderkid came to the ring and challenged Alf to put his title on the line. Alf declined and pretended to leave the ring only to Pearl Harbor TK. He then called for a referee and dominated the impromptu match, but the reigning Heartland champion fought back and nearly pulled off the upset, losing only because of outside interference from Rick Heyross (10:48). The Lone Star Gunslingers beat The Heavenly Rockers (13:30) in a physically intense match; the Gunslingers got beat down afterwards. Up next was a match pitting two OAOVW regulars, Blake "Star Spangled" Bannar and the snobbish Swiss aristocrat "Double H" Hjalmar Hofstetter. Both guys deserve a ton of credit for getting the crowd involved despite most never having heard of them. Double H got things going by cutting a pre-match promo entirely in German, his only highlight of the night as Bannar, a bizarre mix of Balls Mahoney and Jim Duggan, downed him in 7:45 following a snap powerslam. The People’s Chump pinned Landon Maddox (8:56) in a non-title match. Prior to the bout, Maddix again went on the mic, burying Tha Puerto Rican and his people. To better prepare himself for his match at Angleslam, Landon personally flew in an actual Puerto Rican wrestler, an overweight masked man in full body suit called the People’s Chump. But the chump wrestled more like the champ…a Corporate Champ who stunned Landon out of nowhere with the Corporate Nightmare for the 1-2-3! PC unmasked to reveal THA PUERTO RICAN. In case you’re wondering how he got so fat, he stuffed a pillow under his body suit. Smart guy. Chicks Over Dicks wrestled the Mardi Gras Homewrecking Crew to a double count out (11:11) War Games: Leon Rodez, D*LUX & Mr. Warrior d. Theodore Moneymaker, Christian Wright & the Beverly Hills Blonds in 26:30 after Simon Singleton submitted to the Kelly Clarkson Clutch. Good thing Jade Rodez wasn’t at ringside to witness this. It was everything you expect War Games to be: bloody and violent. Ned’s hair had turned completely red by the time it was all said and done. The Enterprise had everything seemingly under control when the music hit and Mr. Warrior stormed the ring, clotheslining CPA outside before entering the two ring steel cage. It had to be one of the loudest pops I’ve ever heard. Seriously, we're talking about a Hulk Hogan/Steve Austin at their peak kind of pop. From top to bottom, just an excellent show. One of the best house shows I’ve ever attended. Biggest Pop: 1) Mr. Warrior 2) Leon Rodez 3) Chicks Over Dicks 4) Tha Puerto Rican (I shit you not) 5) Thunderkid Most Heat: 1) Landon Maddix 2) Alfdogg 3) Theodore Moneymaker 4) Beverly Hills Blonds 5) Mardi Gras Homewrecking Crew Edited July 14, 2007 by Tony149 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
