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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 5, 2014 6:00:56 GMT -5
SNW 2014: Looking Ahead
Masters of Three Returns: SNW kicks off the year with a returning show which was last seen 5 years ago. 8 teams will battle in order to become the 2014 Masters of Three champions. Who will join the 2008 winners, the Adrenaline Boyz? The tournament will be held over two nights. What a great way to kick off the year. The line-ups for the tournament will soon become available.
One Night in London: SNW will then travel to England where SNW will host their first iPPV of the year. SNW will be travelling over to promote the show. Then a day before the show there will be a meet and greet and SNW will hold a tryout for prospective students. One person at the tryout has been guanteed a place on the iPPV. On the day, like the last iPPV SNW will hold a matinee show which we are pleased to announce will in a joint promotion with PROGRESS Wrestling. Then the main show will be held in the iconic Alexandra Palace, which will be headlined by hometown boy Mike Hogan facing Ace Bennett with the SNW World title on the line.
RevX and Riley: Last year the ‘Young Gun’ Riley Shamrock was kicked out of Revolution X. He lost against RevX leader Chris Hammers and now begins a new journey. Not just alone for the first time since he came out of the students division but also a journey back to facing Chris Hammers. Riley will have to earn that chance, he’s already defeated Safu and LyNN with help from Jack Powers. RevX wasn’t at full strength last year but with LyNN back from injury and Devine back from Japan, Riley has a tough challenge.
The Gentlemen’s Club Divide: Last year we saw the end of the epic Bockwinkel versus Dragon feud, but it also ignited another old feud. Dragon brought back Nick Jacobs who had a score to settle with his old teammate. Jacobs and Bock used to team together and still have the record for most defences of any title. Their relationship broke down when Bock sacrificed Jacobs which then banned him from SNW. Now Nick has returned but Bock has a new man by his side, Cameron Stone.
SNW Player: SNW has announced their decision finish their deal with Go Fight Live. SNW and Go Fight Live first started their deal back in 2011 and have gone onto put on many shows. But the deal has now come to an end. SNW piloted running their shows on their website last year and now have announced that SNW will be now showing their shows via their website from what they call the ‘SNW Player’. There are different deals which can be purchased. Firstly you can buy the iPPV shows separately, or you can buy the iPPV package which is all of the iPPV’s but for a reduced price. The final deal is the ‘Platinum Package’ which is all iPPV’s but also the ability to watch the other SNW shows whenever you like, how many times you like when the DVD is released.
DVD Set’s: Speaking of DVD’s, SNW will be releasing two ‘Ultimate Editions’ which will be a new range of DVD’s which are a 3 DVD set highlighting a certain wrestler or angle. The first two planned in the New Year are on Henry Edwards and another on Revolution X. The second set planned to be release later in the year are expected to focus on Ace Bennett and the other on the United Front. The first two discs will be full of matches and the final disc will be a shoot interview. SNW filmed a Henry Edwards shoot before he left and the same was done with Evan Pagano for both the United Front set and a possible future realise of his own DVD.
Provisional 2014 Schedule January- Masters of Three 2014 (2 Nights) February- One Night in London (iPPV) March- 2 BtB qualifiers April- 1 BtB qualifier and Tiebreaker show May- Be the Best 2014 (iPPV) July- Riot Act VII (iPPV) September- Magnificent 10 October- Six (Anniversary Show) (iPPV) December- Clash of the Duos 2014 (3 Nights)(iPPV)
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Post by snickelodeon on Feb 9, 2014 13:51:59 GMT -5
I have followed your diary on occasion since joining the board and enjoyed the layout and feel of your diary it reminds me of ROH at its height.
Obviously the lack of knowing to much about the history and talent hurt me however your end of 13 review helped that so that was good timing.
Writing a review is a lot harder than some people would think so I appreciate the effort.
Thanks for the feedback in the week, look forward to your first show of 14
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 10, 2014 6:28:08 GMT -5
Masters of Three 2014
SNW kicks off the year with a returning show which was last seen 5 years ago. 8 teams will battle in order to become the 2014 Masters of Three champions. Who will join the 2008 winners, the Adrenaline Boyz? Below are the competitors and their position in 2008.
Key Clash of the Duos Winners Eliminated in the Finals Eliminated in Semi-Finals Eliminated in Quarter-Finals
Revolution X: Chris Hammers, Jordan Devine and Safu 2008: Semi Finalists (Hammers, Bockwinkel and Safu) The first team in SNW’s trios tournament is the most dominant team in SNW history. Revolution X was founded on the very first show by Chris Hammers and Safu. The only question was which team would show up? Hammers chose his right hand man, Jordan Devine and the monstrous Safu. This team will have to be one of the favourites to win.
AirDevils: Carson Clark, Tom Gerard and Travis Cantrell 2008: Semi Finalists (Ace Bennett, Tom Gerard and Jason Williams) Another current SNW trio has entered the tournament and become one of the favourites to win. The current FUSE Champ and his tag partners will be hoping for their underdog repeat of the 2011 Clash of the Duos where they won the tournament. Back in 2008 this was a very different team. Their teaming experience should make them the team to beat.
The Parkland’s: Drew Parkland, Duke Parkland and Axel Parkland 2008: Quarter Finalists (Drew Parkland, Daniel Sinn and Daizee Haze) A lot has changed since 2008 for Drew Parkland. Back in 2008, Drew battled alongside his best friend as the Lady Killers as well as Daizee Haze. Now in 2014 he’s brought his 19 year old son Duke and 16 year old son Axel. All the other teams have good bonds but is blood thicker than water?
Adrenaline Boyz: Nick Jacobs, Steven Kagemann and Super Extreme 2008: Winners (Nick Jacobs, Steven Kagemann and Super Extreme) The first ever winners of the Masters of the Three return. Nick Jacobs has brought back his team for a third time, but can he lead them to victory? He welcomes back ‘SNW’s Resident Madman’ Steven Kagemann and a face we haven’t see in SNW in sometime, Super Extreme. Can the Adrenaline Boyz make it two in a row?
Ace Bennett, Mike Bockwinkel and Cameron Stone 2008: Semi Finalists (Ace Bennett) Semi Finalist (Bockwinkel) This team is ‘bout to make some waves. Bennett will be looking to add the Masters of Three to his extensive list of achievements. Meanwhile Bockwinkel has proven tough to beat since he brought along Cameron Stone. Can this trio do what they feel is destined?
Jack Powers, Riley Shamrock and AJ Matthews None of this team competited in the 2008 version. Powers was the only one around since AJ was still competing in KWC and Riley was only 17 years old. Now all grown up, Riley is embroiled in a feud with his former teammates in Revolution X but will have to put that aside if he wants his team to succeed. Riley knows Powers well, as it was Powers’ help that got him the win over RevX at the Showdown.
Mike Hogan, Jack Joseph and Cody Rejero The SNW World Champion makes up the final team. None of this team were in the 2008 version since they weren’t around but Hogan was in the students bout on the same night. Since then all three have gone onto win singles titles. This mad-cap team will be hoping to use their youthful experience to go all the way
Team TCW: Quinton Saint, Chris West and Donnie East And lastly, as ever SNW has skipped state to partner promotion TCW. Representing Twin Cities Wrestling will be the ever popular, Coast to Coast. The duo have appeared in SNW many times, most recently taking the Duos Champions to the time limit. This experienced team will also have NGW/AMP New York State Champion, Quinton Saint in their corner. The inclusion of Saint shows the TCW’s expansion into other promotions.
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Post by Cameron Stone on Feb 10, 2014 8:13:08 GMT -5
Bennett, Bock and Stone is a hell of a team on paper, but I've found that usually makes no difference in these types of things, curious to see if we can make a run
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 12, 2014 9:58:10 GMT -5
Masters of Three 2014 Night 1
The show opened with a new SNW theme, dub-step anthem ‘Bangarang’ by Skrillex. All the competitors came out for the group photo. Top face reactions went to the AirDevils, World Champ Mike Hogan and TCW’s Coast to Coast. Top heel heat came from the trio of Bennett, Bock and Stone and also, as expected, Rev X. The re-united Adrenaline Boyz got a neutral reaction, fans didn’t know whether to cheer for them or not.
1) Mo3: The Parkland’s (Drew Parkland, Duke Parkland and Axel Parkland) vs. Team TCW (Quinton Saint, Chris West and Donnie East): Great opener which pitted the father and sons trio against the outside force of NGW/AMP New York State Champion and Coast 2 Coast. Axel, who is only 16, played the face in peril with Saint playing up well to the crowd. This led to a hot tag to father Drew. However the inexperience of the Parkland brothers cost their team the win. C2C picked up the win with the Red Eye Flight.
The Adrenaline Boyz were backstage. Jacobs was talking with Extreme sitting on the bench and Kagemann on top of a locker. just like old times. Jacobs said that they won the tournament 5 years ago. He said a lot has changed but one thing hasn’t, they’re still the best trio in SNW. Jacobs said to let the past be the past, Extreme agreed shaking hands with Jacobs. The two looked at Kagemann who jumped down from on top of the locker. He only said ‘some things you can never forget’ before pulling up his hood and leaving the room.
2) Daniel Sinn vs. Jet Jaguar: A good singles bout to continue the crowd’s atmosphere. Both are very underappreciated workers but this year might be the year they both get the chance to show what they can do. Sinn works a technical style but can play very well of a highflyer like Jag. Sinn hit the Original Sinn for the win.
3) Bret Thomas vs. LyNN vs. Dave Demento: There is a tentative link between these three, Revoultion X. LyNN is in RevX, Thomas has been close to joining so many times and Demento is rumoured to be joining up, after his good performance in the YLC. Thomas was by far the better man here but the others had some offence. Fans were a little turned off by the all heel nature of the match and Thomas ended it with the Fall on LyNN.
4) Wasp vs. Beast Kong vs. Red Fire vs. Kourtney Love: Good four way women’s action, just before we go back into the tournament. Sadly the fans were pretty deflated from the last bout so they had to win them back. Kong was dominant but the others teamed up on here. Fire is a great highflyer while Love and Wasp had the crowds support. Some fans were hoping for a Love shocker but the match finished when Kong hit the Sitout Powerbomb. But at the same time Wasp locked Love in the Grips of Power and she tapped out at the same time as Kong's pin count.
Confusion as to who won the last match, so rivals Wasp and Kong brawled to the back.
5) Mo3: AirDevils (Carson Clark, Tom Gerard and Travis Cantrell) vs. Adrenaline Boyz (Nick Jacobs, Steven Kagemann and Super Extreme): Great, great match to lead into intermission. Fans were all over the AirDevils to start and the A.Boys worked both brilliantly as a team but also showed signs of uneasiness. When all six men were going for it, the match was at its best and could have been the finals of the whole tounuemnt. However, it was the previous champs who were eliminated early after Kagemann turned on Jacobs and walked out on him. This allowed the FUSE Champ Clark to wipe Extreme out (who looked decent on his return) with the Swan Dive DDT. While Cantrell and Gerard hit the Bombs Away on Jacobs to advance.
Intermission. As it is common in SNW, the AirDevils stayed out to celebrate with the crowd. They were telling fans that they plan on winning the Masters of Three then the Duos titles.
6) Mo3: Mike Hogan, Jack Joseph and Cody Rejero vs. Ace Bennett, Mike Bockwinkel and Cameron Stone: A great way to welcome the fans back from the break. Unlike some of the other teams this match comprised of two teams of individuals. However, both teams of three just clicked. Hogan’s group were funny and highflying while Bennett, Bock and Stone were cocky and did it all with grace. The heels beat down Cody before he made the double hot tag, which then broke down the tag rules. There was a series of finishers to finish. Bennett hit the Syracuse Drop on Cody, Jack hit the Pele from the top on Ace, Stone came in and hit the Cam Slam but was then caught by a springboard missile dropkick from the SNW Champ. Bock then went for the Bockwinkel Special but it was reversed by Hogan into a Futurism for the win.
7) DUOS: Fire and the Fury vs. Knife Fight vs. Mockingbird vs. Jacob Ryler and El Hijo de Angel Custodio: A bit of a random tag match, which pitted four teams against each other. F&F were hated while Mockingbird won the fans over. The match wasn’t anything special, it would have been better on another night where there wasn’t so many multi-man matches. It was one fall to a finish, Mockingbird hit their Sunset Flip/Dropkick combo on El Hijo who over sold it brilliantly. The Champions retained with a Assisted Piledriver on Reid.
8) Mo3: Revolution X (Chris Hammers, Jordan Devine and Safu) vs. Jack Powers, Riley Shamrock and AJ Matthews: The main event pitted the big rivals against each other. RevX kicked Shamrock out of the group last year and has since brought in Jack Powers to help him out. AJ was the odd one out here but fitted in well battling hard against Safu. Safu was the monster who couldn’t be tamed. Riley and Powers worked well as a team, as they have done before. Riley played the underdog, making the hot tag to Powers to get back in. Lots of finishers in the end stretch, all six-men hit their finishers Eastern Execution, Samoan Drop, Ode to Shamrock, Devinity, Power Suplex but the last laugh went to Hammers who hit the Last Minute Orders on Powers to advance.
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 13, 2014 11:23:37 GMT -5
Masters of Three 2014 Night 2
1) Mo3: Revolution X (Chris Hammers, Jordan Devine and Safu) vs. Mike Hogan, Jack Joseph and Cody Rejero: Big trios action to kick off, RevX dispatched of their rivals on the first night now hope to do the same with the SNW World Champions team. Hogan, Jack and Cody beat Bennett, Bock and Stone at the last show to get here, now both teams were aiming to get to the final. Once again Hogan’s team played the underdogs, Cody being taken away from his tag partners. He made the hot tag and his partners flew in. Safu looked strong once but was caught by a flying kick from the champ to take him to the outside. Joseph then dived onto him from the top rope. Hammers hit a Lariat on the champ after being helped out of the Futurism. This then allowed Devine to hit the Devinity on Cody to reach the final.
2) Riley Shamrock vs. LyNN: Riley has faced everyone within RevX aside from the ‘Technical Machine’ now he faced him. The match was extremely mat based which was a change from the usual in SNW. Riley has shown he can work any style and is no doubt someone SNW planning on pushing all the way to the top. Riley got the win following the Ode to Shamrock. He was later ran off by Safu and Devine.
3) Mo3: AirDevils (Carson Clark, Tom Gerard and Travis Cantrell) vs. Team TCW (Quinton Saint, Chris West and Donnie East): Great trios bout, lots of highflying in this one with the Devils clashing well against C2C. Both teams have great arguments for being the best tag team in US and a 2 v 2 match somewhere down the line would easily get into the top 25. A Red Eye Flight pin was broken up, as was a Bombs Away. Saint also countered the Swan Dive DDT into a Northern Lights Suplex for a close count. After more action, the Cantrell and Gerard hit the new Sky High which is Gerard with the neckbreaker and Cantrell with the SSP to advance to the finals.
4) Jack Powers vs. Daniel Sinn vs. Bret Thomas vs. A.J Matthews: Good four-way action as four of SNW’s finest technical wrestlers clashed in a random bout. AJ and Thomas brawled around reignighting their feud from last year. Powers is back to his best after injury and teaming him part time with Riley has won him over with the crowd. However it was Sinn who picked up the big win after Powers hit the Power Suplex but was distracted by Hammers. This allowed Sinn to hit the Original Sinn and get the win.
5) Knife Fight vs. Mockingbird: A good tag bout to led into the break. The two teams have faced off many times before but with every show the teams get better and better. In the past Mockingbird have been the massive underdogs but in this one they looked much better. Their highflying was a highlight but they still lost after Jackal hit the Spear when Reid sprung in for the Drop Kick/Sunset Flip combo. Static then hit the Brainbuster on Dean which set up Jackal's second Spear for the win.
Intermission. Mockingbird stayed out at the break, while Jack Joseph and Cody Rejero also came out.
6) Mike Bockwinkel and Cameron Stone vs. Nick Jacobs and Drew Parkland: Great way to welcome the fans back from the break, two rivals clashed: Bock and Jacobs. They were former partners but Jacobs was kicked out SNW because of Bock. Now Jacobs is back he wants revenge but Bock has the dominant Cameron Stone in his corner. They were the clear favourites but Nick recruited 3x Duos Champion, tag team specialist Drew Parkland. At first Drew played the underdog but then the match became much more even. However, in the end Kagemann distracted Jacobs which allowed Stone hitting the Cam Slam on Drew.
7) WOM: Amy Lee vs. Alicia Bennett: This match wasn’t pretty, well it was in one way but not in the wrestling sense. Thankfully it was kept short to hide Alicia’s experience. Amy is a good enough worker to cover the match and the bout ended with the Downward Spiral.
8) Ace Bennett vs. Jet Jaguar: Good semi-main event match, the match kept Ace strong and built him up for his title match in London but it also made Jag look good by going toe-to-toe with a former SNW World Champ. Ace was in control but fans were fully behind the masked warrior. Ace couldn’t put Jag away and Jag nearly stole it a few times. One of those times led to the finish, Jag went for the TTM but Ace reversed it hitting a discus elbow smash then locked in the Syracuse Lock for the submission win.
9) Mo3: Revolution X (Chris Hammers, Jordan Devine and Safu) vs. AirDevils (Carson Clark, Tom Gerard and Travis Cantrell): SNW’s two biggest teams clashed in the finals of the Masters of Three tournament. Revolution X has been a part of SNW since the very beginning and Devine joined the group on the second show. In this tournament they have beaten Riley, Powers and AJ then Hogan, Joseph and Cody. Meanwhile their opponents have beaten the former Adrenaline Boyz and earlier tonight they beat the team representing TCW. The match started off very evenly before the highflying face team couldn’t deal with Safu. RevX then took full control, cutting Cantrell from making the tag. But with the fans behind them, RevX couldn’t keep the Devils down for long. The hot tag was made and the Devils came flying in. As singles competitors RevX are far the better team but as a team the Devils held them at bay. Clark really stepped up his game as a leader, showing the qualities that has earned him the FUSE title. Lots of close calls from big finishers including the Bombs Away, Last Minute Orders, Devinity and Clark’s Swan Dive DDT. Clark dropkicked Devine off the apron onto Safu before hitting a sick springboard 450 to the floor. This allowed the Devils to hit their new and improved Sky High on Hammers to win the tournament.
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 13, 2014 11:23:58 GMT -5
NEXT SNW iPPV: ONE NIGHT IN LONDON Live from the Alexandra Palace only on SNW Player NEXT SHOW
SNW World Championship Mike Hogan vs. Ace Bennett The British Champ, ‘the Joker in the Pack’ arrives back home in London and will get a big challenge. These two faced off many times in 2013, including twice in single matches. The first was the Be the Best final where Hogan managed to defeat Bennett despite having a more exhausting semi-final bout. The two then met again after their team failed to advance in the Clash of the Duos, where Ace came out on top. Since then Hogan has won the World title but now they face off for the third time. In it’s two previous visits to London, the SNW World title has changed owners: once when Henry Edwards won his first title and again in 2012 where Jack Powers took the title. Can London be a backdrop for another title change? Or will the hometown crowd take Hogan to victory?
SNW Duos Championship Fire and the Fury vs. AirDevils Arsenic and Fury were pretty dominant as a team in 2013. They were the champions going into the year, but lost the titles in Canada. However, at the end of the year they won the belts again and then won their second Clash of the Duos. They’ve retained against all comers since winning including Coast 2 Coast from TCW in a time-limit draw. However, the AirDevils just won the Masters of Three and have been on a roll recently. So who will leave with the Duos titles?
SNW Women’s Championship Amy Lee vs. Wasp vs. Beast Kong 2013 was the year of Hart, Hogan and Bennett. Those three dominated the World title scene putting on classics everywhere they went. Now in 2014, will we see a start of a new three way feud but this time from SNW’s women’s division? Kong has been a thorn in the side of Wasp recently, can Amy capitalise on this and retain?
FUSE Championship Carson Clark vs. Daniel Sinn Daniel Sinn sent an open letter to SNW’s Committee, saying that he went undefeated in SNW in 2013. As a result he demanded a title shot. The leader of the AirDevils, Carson Clark, the embodiment of the fighting champion, instantly took to Twitter telling Sinn that if he shows up in London he’ll be happy to put the title on the line. The FUSE title has previously changed hands in Japan, Canada, Mexico and even Germany, will we be able to add Britain to that list in London?
The Gentlemen’s Club Explode Mike Bockwinkel vs. Nick Jacobs Last year we saw the end of the epic Bockwinkel versus Dragon feud, but it also ignited another old feud. Dragon brought back Nick Jacobs who had a score to settle with his old teammate. Jacobs and Bock used to team together and still have the record for most defences of any title. Their relationship broke down when Bock sacrificed Jacobs and Nick was then banned from SNW. Now Nick has returned but Bock has a new man by his side, Cameron Stone.
Riley Shamrock vs. Jordan Devine ‘Young Gun’ Riley Shamrock has been battling Revolution X ever since he was kicked out of the group at Clash of the Duos last year. He’s battled Hammers, Safu, LyNN and now faces the man who questioned his arrival when he first joined Revolution X. The returning Jordan Devine.
Jack Powers vs. Chris Hammers Another man battling Revolution X is Jack Powers. Who has been aiding Riley recently. Hammers has become enraged at Powers helping out Shamrock and has decided to do something about it.
Revolution X vs. Leaders of the New School
Cameron Stone vs. Cody Rejero
Also: A SNW tryout in action
Countdown to London SNW will also be holding a matinee show which will be in association with PROGRESS Wrestling
El Ligero (PRO) vs. Bret Thomas
Steven Kagemann vs. Mark Andrews (PRO)
Jacob Ryler and Mockingbird vs. Jack Joseph, El Hijo de Angel Custodio and DJ Hughes
A.J Matthews vs. Noam Dar (PRO)
Knife Fight vs. Drew and Duke Parkland
Dave Demento vs. Jet Jaguar
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2014 14:48:07 GMT -5
You going down Cam.
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Feb 13, 2014 15:05:48 GMT -5
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Post by Ace Bennett on Feb 13, 2014 20:21:09 GMT -5
Awesome to see one of my characters get the deciding pinfall (I assume) in the Masters of 3 tournament. Ace getting the win over Jaguar was good, but once again the struggles in the team tournaments continue. The London show looks awesome. I doubt you'd make Ace take the title off of Hogan so early, but I wouldn't mind that at all. Interesting to see what you do with the tag title shot he got as well. Air Devils getting a tag title shot is awesome and wouldn't mind at all if Fire and the Fury dropped to them, I feel like they are some of the most forgettable champions you've had. Push of Riley still going well, and the rub that feuding with Chris Hammers will give him makes it so that I wouldn't be surprised if he were the one to dethrone Hogan. Good work.
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 17, 2014 7:55:45 GMT -5
SNW in the UK
SNW has been all over the British media, in newspapers, on radio and even on TV. They seem to be going all out for ‘One Night in London’. Here’s a recap of some of the events: SNW World Champion and London boy Mike Hogan was on early morning Radio 1 with Nick Grimshaw. Hogan’s jokey ways played well against Grimmy. Chris Hammers and Jack Powers were on a few sport orientated radio sides. Ace Bennett was profiled in free train newspaper the Metro. And newspaper The Sun, ran an article about ‘One Night in London’ which also interviewed Mike Hogan. They have also done a countdown to their event online in which they profile a batch of wrestlers. And finally, Mike Hogan was on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross show, a popular chat show in the UK. Ross is a huge wrestling fan and got in contact with SNW to appear on his show. At the end of the show Ross challenged Hogan to a wrestle but Hogan brought out some ‘friends’ which were Hammers, Safu, Bennett and Clark. All whom beat up Ross.
SNW’s meet and greet was successful. Over 100 fans turned up to meet the stars of SNW. Hogan was obviously one of the favourites because of him being English. Bennett had the longest line, since he is often now regarded as one of the best wrestlers around (if not the best). Jacob Ryler met up with some Scottish fans who he told to be as loud as they like at the iPPV (but maybe not as riotous as they were when they last visited Scotland). Mike Hogan got up on the stage and thanked the fans for coming along, but he was attacked by Ace Bennett. Wrestlers had to break up the two, Hogan both swore revenge.
Mike Hogan and a few other SNW stars appeared in local promotions, The SNW World Champ even defended his belt in a 15 minute match against Brit MK Mckinnan. The SNW tryout session also happened on the same day. As SNW promised one of the tryout wrestlers will be competing on the iPPV, so it is likely that they will be signed. SNW wasn’t too impressed by the tryout but they have picked 18 year old, Noah Lee from Tottenham, London.
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 17, 2014 7:56:13 GMT -5
Countdown to London In Association with PROGRESS Wrestling
The show was held in Progress Wrestling’s bigger arena, The Ballroom. It’s a sold out show of about 500-600 fans. Progress announced the three Progress wrestlers that were competing tonight, including El Ligero main eventing against SNW’s Bret Thomas.
1) Dave Demento vs. Jet Jaguar: Wow the crowd was loud, a very vocal crowd which suited Demento perfectly. He gave a lot of back chat to the crowd. Jaguar seems to have gone back to being face, he’s a great competitor and the fans loved him in this one. Jaguar dodged the shoot kick and nailed the TTM for the win.
2) Knife Fight vs. Drew and Duke Parkland: Again the crowd were very vocal and both teams played off them well. The fans loved the father and son Parkland’s while Knife Fight’s Static gave some insults back to the crowd. Rose Parkland was out at ringside and got abuse and wolf whistles but then Red Fire came out and the two had a cat fight. Back in the ring, Duke was playing the babyface in peril. Daddy Parkland came in off the hot tag but still fell to Jackal’s Spear.
3) A.J Matthews vs. Noam Dar: The first appearance from Progress Wrestling is Scottish wrestler Noam Dar. Dar got quite a bit of stick from the crowd, usually referencing the Scottish Independence vote, while others wern’t so political, just simply ‘Deep Fried Mars Bars!’. AJ dominated the match but Noam used some dirty tactics to gain advantage and work over AJ’s left leg. It almost sealed the win but AJ came back and hit the Eastern Execution for the win.
4) Jacob Ryler and Mockingbird vs. Jack Joseph, El Hijo de Angel Custodio and DJ Hughes: Big six-man tag highlighted by two men captaining their rookie sides, Ryler and Joseph. Like Doam, Ryler got some insults from the fans at being Scottish but he won them over. Jack was the highlight with his highflying but stereo dives from Mockingbird was spot of the match. Mockingbird went for their Sunset Flip/Missle Dropkick combo but Joseph broke it up with a Pele but fell to a Higher We Go from Ryler.
Intermission. This seemed like a drink break for most of the fans, they went to the bar to get more drinks. This may be a repeat of the Scotland show, with the crowd getting increasingly rowdy.
5) Steven Kagemann vs. Mark Andrews: ‘SNW’s Resident Mad man’ was facing ‘White Lightning’ Mark Andrews from Wales. Andrews is one of the top highflyers in the country and has been one of Progress’s top performers. Kagemann tried to keep Andrews grounded but then Andrews broke out, picking up the pace and Kagemann followed. In the end Kagemann hit the DeathDrive then went up top for the Fire Tornado but Andrews caught Kagemann with a jumping kick and the two battled on the top rope. Andrews managed to throw Kagemann over head back into the ring and hit the Shooting Star Press for the three count.
6) El Ligero vs. Bret Thomas: Big main event here, Ligero was loved by the crowd but Thomas was hated, getting a ‘roid head’ chant on his entrance. The crowd didn’t let up. This was your typical big man/little man, speed / strength. Thomas was dominant early on but Ligero battled back with his quickness. Even hitting a dive into the crowd. Thomas roared back into the bout looking to finish off the masked man supposedly from Mexico with the Fall but Ligero slipped out back and hit a Springboard DDT for the win.
One Night in London Live from the Alexandra Palace only on SNW Player
It’s a sell-out arena at the Alexandra Palace, many fans are expecting this to be the best shows the UK has put on in recent years. And with some of the talent on display tonight, it’s hard to argue. Their entrance way had two big Union Jack’s either side of the main entrance. Commentators James Simmons and Edward Colgate made their way out to run down the card. Simmons had a chant, since he is from Britain. They made their way to the commentary position as the iPPV began with a clip package, it ended with the bells of Big Ben ringing.
1) Cameron Stone vs. Cody Rejero: Straight into the first action of the evening, two Canadian’s wrestling one another. Cody got a good reaction and Stone played up to the crowd to get them hating him. Stone dominated throwing Cody around. Cody played the underdog trying to get back into it but Stone was just too strong in the end. Hitting a big Cam Slam to win.
Stone and Cody left and Matt Spade walked to the ring. Spade grabbed a mic and said too many wrestlers were jumping over his head into his roster space. He said he was an Original 16 member and deserved to be treated better. He said SNW even promised a person from a tryout a spot on the show over him. He told him to come out and face him. Out came 18 year old Noah Lee, from Tottenham, London.
2) Matt Spade vs. Noah Lee: This was an utter squash. Spade has been with SNW for almost six years while Noah has had one training session. Spade mainly played up to the crowd who got behind the younger’s from Tottenham. Noah bumped well for Spade and got in one comeback punching back at Spade before he was cut off. Spade went for a brainbuster to finish but Noah pushed Matt into the ropes and hit a good looking Spinebuster to steal the win.
Noah quickly escaped the ring and into the crowd who congratulated the youngster, fans surrounded him while Spade stayed in the ring fuming at losing to the rookie.
3) Revolution X vs. Leaders of the New School: Safu and LyNN were back together as a team after LyNN was injured for most of last year. The Leaders comprised of Zakk Sabre Jr and Marty Scurll, who have wrestled on SNW before on a previous tour. Both teams did well, the fans were fully behind the Brits but they had trouble taking out the Samoan Monster. However they finally took him out but then they had the ‘Technical Machine’ to deal with. In the end the Brits fell to the Neckbreaker/Samoan Drop Combo.
A video package played of SNW in the UK. Including their media events, meet and greet, tryout session and the matinee show.
4) WOM: Amy Lee vs. Wasp vs. Beast Kong: The first of four title matches was a good one. Kong and Wasp have been feuding lately while Amy has been defended the belt. But this was her toughest challenge yet. The match focused on Wasp and Kong focusing too much on each other allowing the sneaky heel champion to get in and gain quick advantages. Amy did hit a dive to the outside onto both competitors which got a good reaction from the crowd. Wasp hit a scoop slam on Kong but was caught by a school boy from Amy which got the win.
Ace Bennett was backstage talking to the camera. Bennett took a shot at the British crowd, mentioning their yellow teeth and love of tea, which got them boo’ing them. He then talked about Mike Hogan. Calling him ‘the biggest joke in pro wrestling today’, Ace told the crowd that Hogan was a liability as champ and tonight he does the right thing for SNW by taking the title off him. Which would send Hogan running away just like he did in the past.
5) FUSE: Carson Clark vs. Daniel Sinn: Great bout to lead into the first break. The former Lady Killer took control early keeping the AirDevil leader grounded. But the fans got behind Clark and with the will of the crowd on his side, he kicked up the pace and proved his nickname ‘the fastest wrestler alive’. The match then worked like an old Mysterio/Malenko bout, so it was an absolute treat for the fans in attendance. Sinn went for the Orginal Sinn but Clark got out of it, hit a running dropkick to the knee and connected with the Swann Dive DDT for the victory.
Intermission. Clark stayed out to celebrate with the crowd, the fans loved the last bout. And the feud seems like it’s only just began, Sinn re-appeared at the end of the break to attack Clark and send him through a merchandise table via a powerbomb. Clark’s stablemates the AirDevils ran him off.
6) Riley Shamrock vs. Jordan Devine: A great match to pull the fans back to their seats following the break. Riley was super over, getting a 'Next World Champ' chant. Early on Devine took the advantage but Riley showed his skill by getting back into the bout. Riley’s stiff strikes were a highlight, he lit up Devine’s chest red and hit the mui tai knees to disorientate the RevX member. Devine hit a Devinity out of nowhere but Riley got an arm up. Later, Riley hit the Irish Welcoming but Devine got a foot on the ropes. Riley locked in the Ode to Shamrock but it seems his former leader had it scouted as he got out of it easily. The match wore on before Riley hit a HE Driver to get the big win over his former leader.
Afterwards Safu and LyNN ran down they beat down Riley before Jack Powers made the save, running out with a chair. He told RevX to take a message back to their leader, that tonight he’s gonna fall.
7) Mike Bockwinkel vs. Nick Jacobs: The Gentlemen’s Club exploded as the former Duos Champions with the most defences out of any champions in SNW, clashed. This match has been a long time coming since they were teaming together when Bock volunteered Nick to face Dragon in a Mask v Contract match. Nick lost and had been away for SNW for years before Dragon brought him back to combat Bock. Cameron Stone was at ringside but was soon sent to the back after he was spotted effecting the match. Early on Nick was the aggressor which was a change to the earlier matches which had the heel dominant. Bock battled back into the match and started a whole series of technical moves, counters and double counters. Fans loved the action as it was clear these two had great chemistry and the fans were behind Nick as he put extra pressure into each submission hold. The two broke from the technical action into hard hitting strikes with the fans yahing and booing alternating strikes. Bock kicked Nick in the stomach and went for the Bockwinkel Special but Nick chucked him over head and locked in a modified arm bar with a head clamp. Bock struggled but got the ropes. Eventually the action went to the top rope where Jacobs went for a Jacobs Drop from the top, but a quick eye poke changed the tides (hidden masterfully by Bock) Bock hit a rope hung stunner before lifting his former partner for a Bockwinkel Special: Championship Edition which got the win over his former tag partner.
After Bockwinkel left, Jacobs remained in the ring looking a little disorientated. Steven Kagemann came out and kicked at Jacobs’ head. Kagemann hit the Deathdrive then climbed up top for the Fire Tornado to add insult to injury.
8) Jack Powers vs. Chris Hammers: This had a tough job to follow the last match but instead of trying to compete with it Hammers and Powers just went out there and did what they do best, wrestle. The action, unlike some of the rest of the night, started off envyingly. They realised the fans weren’t too into the match after the last bout and skipped to the bit where they started throwing bombs at each other. The fans soon got into the match as the two men hit backdrop drivers and suplexed each other on their heads. Hammers hit a big Lariat to break up the pace of the match which got a standing clapping reaction from the fans. Back on their feet they traded stikes before Hammers went for another Lariat, he missed and Powers locked in the Choke-Out. He had no-where to go in the middle of the ring, but luckily for him LyNN and Safu ran out. Powers broke the hold but Riley Shamrock ran out to deal with his former teammates. With the referee distracted by outside fighting, Devine entered in the ring and hit a Devinity on Powers. The referee turned around to see Hammers make the pin.
Intermission. Fans hated the finish of the last match, Riley fought off Safu and LyNN to the back while Hammers celebrated with Devine. The announcers hyped up the two final matches, the Duos titles match which includes Liverpool born, Tom Gerard and the SNW World Championship bout with London’s own Mike Hogan.
9) DUOS: Fire and the Fury vs. AirDevils: Great fans reaction on the entrances. Brit, Gerard brought out a Union Jack flag which he draped around himself, getting the fans behind them. Arsenic and Fury have been criticised recently for getting legit heel heat but they worked the crowd properly here. The action started with the Devils’ explosive moveset. They set up for the Sky High pretty early on but Fury stopped it, pushing Cantrell off the top rope to the floor and attacking Gerard. The referee got some order, allowing only two men in at the same time. This is where Fire and the Fury took control, they kept Cantrell from making the tag which only got the fans behind the challengers more. Recently, Arsenic and Fury have been locking in long submission holds to get heat but they did proper heel tactics here; like phantom tags, low blows and distacting the referee when Cantrell did make the tag. Eventually Cantrell hit a one legged dropsault and a rana to make the super hot tag to Englishman Gerard. Tom was unstoppable with the UK fans behind him and he got Cantrell back in the match hitting a Bombs Away but it was broken up. The champions then went for the assisted Piledriver but Gerard used his own partners back as a springboard to hit a huge blockbuster on Arsenic. The challengers foused in on Fury and hit the new version of the Sky High (Gerard with the neckbreaker/ Cantrell with the SSP from the top) to win the match and the titles!
While a big celebration happened in the ring with the fans going crazy over the title change, the iPPV fans were treated to a preview video hyping up the next iPPV, Be the Best 2014. It also showed the qualifying nights and the tiebreaker show, saying that tickets are on sale for both the qualifying shows and SNW’s return to America in the iconic Hammerstein Ballroom, New York.
10) SNW: Mike Hogan vs. Ace Bennett: Challenger Ace Bennett made his entrance first getting mainly a heel reaction but there were a few cheers just because Ace is always a treat to see in the ring, especially making such a rare appearance in the UK. But Hogan’s entrance topped all that had gone before, easily the best entrance in SNW history. The lights went off and a riff of ‘London Calling’ by the Clash played. Then Hogan’s music played, ‘Shoot the Runner’ by Kasabian. The lights came back on and Hogan was standing at the entrance way with his back to the audience. He wore a Union Jack hoodie then span around with the hood still down, he flicked it up and showed off his SNW World title around his waist. He had specially made white tights with Three Lions on one side and a Union Jack stripe down the other leg. The crowd were the deafening, the loudest they have been all night. During the introductions, Bennett got more heel heat while Hogan got another loud response and even his own football-esq chant ‘There’s only one Mike Hogan, one Mike Hoooogan’. The match started with the two locking up in elbow and collar tie ups with both men changing advantages. From they both ran the ropes a few times before Hogan sent Bennett to the apron. Hogan hit a springboard kick knocking Ace off the apron and to the floor. Hogan followed up with a flip through the ropes. At this point the fans were going mental for Hogan and a ‘Hogan' chant started up. Hogan took Ace onto the apron but Ace fought back hitting a brainbuster to change momentum. Ace took Hogan back in the ring and springboarded back in with a diving cross body. Ace started to beat down Hogan hitting a Busaiku knee for a close count then locking Hogan in a Sycaruse Lock. But with the will of the crowd Hogan fought back breaking the hold, something that is not usually seen in SNW. Hogan got back into the match hitting a Futurism which had the fans thinking it was the end. However, Ace kicked out. They traded strikes with the fans booing and cheering the challenger and the champ respectively. Hogan hit a series of head kicks to keep Ace down then went for the Springboard elbow but Ace rushed the ropes and crotched Hogan. Ace dragged the champ to the turnbuckle and tried for the Syracuse Drop but Hogan fought out of it hitting the Futurism from the top! This was the move that Hogan used to defeat Ace last year to win Be the Best but Ace rolled to the outside and Hogan was distraught. By the time Hogan rolled Ace back into the ring Ace was able to kick out. Hogan put Ace up top looking for another top rope Futurism but it was enviable that Ace would fight back. Ace did and went for the Syracuse Drop which earned him the win last time these two met one on one at Clash of the Duos. However, Hogan landed on his feet, hit a head kick to the kneeling Ace then hit him with the modified Futurism which he calls the Time Warp to get the win.
‘Shoot the Runner’ played out triumphantly as Hogan was handed the title. Hogan stayed on the ground as he was too weak to get up. Hogan eventually got to his feet and the iPPV ended with Hogan celebrating with the title as the crowd chanted ‘SNW’. As Ace left, Hogan got on the microphone. He thanked the fans for coming and hoped SNW delivered their promise of putting on one of the best wrestling shows the UK has ever seen. He said he had a special announcement to make, which was that SNW would return to the UK in 2015 for a full UK Tour. He celebrated some more before slowly making his way up the ramp.
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Post by Ace Bennett on Feb 17, 2014 20:21:12 GMT -5
"Bennett had the longest line, since he is often now regarded as one of the best wrestlers around (if not the best)."
das right.
It was a great show in London, RD. Stone over Rejero to start things off was good, makes Stone look strong although I hope you find something for Rejero in the future even if it's just a return of Your Mom. Not feeling the tryout thing over Spade if I'm being honest, but it will be interesting to see where you go with it. Just seems like you put the kid over right away and he has nowhere to go but down. Good win for RevX over the special guests, makes sense there. Women's match not really much to say other than it makes sense that Lee retains. Great promo for Ace, like how you've put him over as slowly getting better on the mic. Clark over Sinn was great, although I felt Sinn is a little low on the card after the tear he's been on lately, but Clark/Sinn feud should be fun. Shamrock over Devine makes sense, seeing as Devine hasn't really been around much lately, hopefully that feud ends soon so the two sides can move on to new things. Bock/Jacobs was great and I like how Kagemann got involved to spice up that feud. Hammers/Powers sounded good and the interference finish is good for future feuds too, just hope you don't go the stable route with Shamrock/Powers again to go up against RevX. AirDevils winning the tag titles is AWESOME as Cantrell gets some gold for the first time, although I see him and Gerard being more permanent AirDevils than Ace and Clark were. And of course, Hogan retains. It makes sense, seeing as it's a bit too early to end the reign as much as I'd like to see Ace get at least another run with the belt before he is written out of the company like he likely will be eventually. Maybe put over a guy like Shamrock or even Clark (which would make perfect sense as Clark took over Ace's spot as an AirDevil) on his way out. Great show though, I'm interested in seeing what you do with that tag title shot still, seeing as now it will likely just be an AirDevil defense.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2014 0:29:36 GMT -5
What I meant by going down Cam, was that you would go down to get the pinfall on me. Guess my message was lost in translation.
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 21, 2014 13:11:40 GMT -5
Synergy Issue #4 St Patrick’s Day Special
1) Elliot Reid vs. Dean Caufield: The team known as Mockingbird faced off for the first time in the opener of Parkland’s newly named promotion. These two worked out a very good match, it seemed a little too staged at times but was great for the fans. Reid got the win over his tag partner with the Ell-evation. Afterwards, they shook hands.
2) Noah Lee vs. DJ Hughes: The youngster who SNW took on from the tryout in London has signed a deal with SNW. This was his second match so it was kept short. Lee had a good bit of offence but played the underdog. Lee stole the win with the big Spinebuster he used in London.
3) Justin Allusion vs. Dave Demento: This was a rematch from the last Synergy show where the masked Allusion beat Demento. Demento was much more aggressive in this one. Allusion had a green attire on in tribute to St Pats Day but it didn’t bring him any luck. Demento missed the shoot kick, got out of the Facebreaker then hit the shoot kick to win.
4) Parkland Brothers vs. Jugg and Beast: This was Axel’s Synergy debut. Eagle eyed fans would have noticed he was the referee for the first three events. He’s been on SNW twice, once at Masters of Three and another when he was just 15. The bigger heel team took advantage over the brothers. There was some comeback and the brothers showed plenty of promise in the future, they are still only 18 and 16. The Utter Destruction gave the monsters the win.
Intermission. SNW World Champion, Mike Hogan was out at the break. Big cue for fans to take photos with the SNW Championship.
Petey the Pirate opened up the second half of the show, waving an Irish flag and bringing out a soft toy Leprechaun. Knife Fight of Cain Jackal and Zakk Static came out and mocked Petey. Calling him a ‘delusional little child’ They booted his toy into the crowd and began to beat him down. ‘Boys are Back in Town’ hit and the Lady Killers arrived to make the save.
5) New Age Lady Killers vs. Knife Fight: It’s great seeing the Lady Killers back together, even if it isn’t in SNW. Sinn is receiving a good singles push in SNW and is better off without Drew but even so they are still one of the best teams around. Knife Fight were an interesting opponent for them since they’ve improved so much since the Killers split. Parkland broke up the Spear then hit the Pin Pointer with his tag partner to seal the win.
6) SNW: Mike Hogan vs. Cody Rejero: Big main event on the first night of the newly named Synergy Wrestling. Both men were very over with the crowd, the SNW faithful started duelling ‘Let’s go _’ chants which spread to the casual wrestling fans. Hogan played up a little bit, pretending to be heel in places but that just seems his cocky cheeky way. Cody was a great opponent for him as they did a bit of everything, highflying, technical and even brawling. But they kept it mainly to a simple back and forth formula. Hogan took a dive to the outside which led to the finish. Hogan dropping the former FUSE Champ with the Time Warp.
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 21, 2014 13:12:26 GMT -5
Be the Best 2014 Update
Be the Best returns for 2014! Just like the previous three years, the rules remain the same. The matches will be held over the next 3 shows with any tiebreakers being decided on the 4th show. The leaders of each block will advance to the Be the Best iPPV, where the four block leaders will face off in two singles matches. The winners of the two singles matches advance to the finals where the winner will get a guaranteed shot at the SNW World Heavyweight Championship at Riot Act VII. Below are the entrants for the 2014 Be the Best and their positions in previous Be the Best’s. Below that is the 4 Blocks and the schedule for each match-up.
Ace Bennett: Winner 2010, Group Stages 2012, Finalist 2013 Mike Bockwinkel: Semi-Finals 2010, Group Stages 2011, Semi Finals 2012 Jordan Devine: Quarter Finals 2010. Group Stages 2011, Finalist 2012 Chris Hammers: Group Stages 2010, Semi-Finals 2011 Nick Jacobs: Group Stages 2011 Jet Jaguar: Group Stages 2013 Jack Joseph: Group Stages 2010, Group Stages 2011, Group Stages 2012, Group Stages 2013 Steven Kagemann: Group Stages 2011, Group Stages 2012, Semi Finals 2013 LyNN: New Entrant A.J Matthews: Quarter-Final 2010, Group Stages 2011, Group Stages 2012. Group Stages 2013 Drew Parkland: Group Stages 2010 Jack Powers: Group Stages 2010, Group Stages 2011, Group Stages 2013 (Injured) Cody Rejero: Quarter-Final 2010, Group Stages 2011, Group Stages 2012, Group Stages 2013 Safu: Group Stages 2012, Group Stages 2013 Riley Shamrock: Group Stages 2012. Semi-Finals 2013 Matt Spade: New Entrant
How Be the Best 2014 works: There are four competitors in each block. Each competitor will face each other once inside their own block. The match result will correspond to certain points. The competitor with the highest score in each block will advance though to the final four. The final four will then face off on the Be the Best iPPV to truly decide who will Be the Best. The matches will take place over three shows in three weeks with any tiebreakers taking place on the fourth show.
How the blocks work: A win earns the competitor 2 points, a loss earns a competitor nothing and any type of draw will give both men 1 point each. Draws will include a time limit draw of any match which exceeds 20 minutes. If there is a draw for first place at the end of the competition then the tie-breaker matches will take place the following week.
News- Fire and the Fury leave SNW
There’s some shock news coming out of SNW as the Fire and the Fury have quit. Known as Johnny Arsenic and Vincent Fury the team are twice Duos Champions and won Clash of the Duos twice in consecutive years. They have left the company after a apparent backstage spat. The Fire and the Fury were Duos champions up until recently but were upset that SNW took the titles off them. Arsenic and Fury claimed SNW took the titles off them because they were being boo’ed, which they argued was their job. SNW responded saying that they were getting real heat from the crowd by just frustrating them with bad wrestling. Arsenic and Fury stormed out and cancelled their contract. They have now been removed from all future SNW events. Another SNW departure is DJ Hughes. This has been coming for a while as DJ has been floating around doing nothing ever since Wiseman and Ashdown left.
SNW’s first iPPV of the year, in the UK was a great success. The show in the Alexandra Palace smashed the attendance record. The matches especially the main event and Bockwinkel/Jacobs were hailed as some of the best matches in recent years to be in the UK. A surprise top match was the FUSE title match, Clark and Sinn matched up well and SNW is expected to put on a programme between the two. SNW has also hinted that later in the year SNW will go on a small Japanese tour.
Meanwhile outside of SNW, in the WWE, former SNW World Champion, Henry Edwards has returned to NXT after suffering a minor injury. He appeared on the recent tapings teaming alongside fellow SNW alumni, Pac. Since appearing on NXT Edwards has been going under the name Jake Jackson and Pac wrestles as Adrian Neville. Both are rumoured to be called up, so could be called up as a team. Meanwhile Evan Pagano has been appearing on TNA wrestling, he started out as a Gut Check competitor but has recently been doing a cocky gimmick which has won the crowd over.
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 27, 2014 11:50:48 GMT -5
All Night Long Lionel Richie Weekend: Night 1 Be the Best Night 1 Qualifying
1) BLOCK B: Jet Jaguar vs. Matt Spade: Simple enough match, Spade made Jag look great in this one and got plenty of offence in as well. Jaguar’s head kick’s did the damage and finished Spade off with the TTM.
2) BLOCK C: Steven Kagemann vs. LyNN: This all heel affair didn’t go down great with the crowd. The two completely different styles didn’t match to well either. Kagemann’s Fire Tornado gave him the two points.
3) BLOCK A: Jack Joseph vs. Safu: This was a speed/strength match. Safu dominated early on but with the crowd behind him Jack got back into it. Jack went for the Pele but Safu caught him on his shoulders and dropped him with the Samoan Drop.
4) Bret Thomas vs. Noah Lee: Break in the Be the Best action as Thomas squashed the new SNW athlete. The Brit didn’t stand a chance and fell to the Fall. Thomas cut a promo post match, telling Mike Hogan he was coming for his title.
5) BLOCK C: Nick Jacobs vs. Jack Powers: Good technical action to welcome the fans back to the tournament action. Both men are great technical wrestlers so they swapped holds and suplexes for the fans entertainment. However, it was spoiled when Steven Kagemann ran down and distracted Jacobs allowing Powers to hit the Power Suplex for the win.
6) BLOCK A: Mike Bockwinkel vs. Drew Parkland: Both Cameron Stone and Duke Parkland came out to support the competitors. Bock took full control from the bell, using submissions and a little cheating to remain dominant. With the fans on his side Drew came back into it. But Drew was dumped to the outside and Stone beat him down while Bock distracted the referee. Duke attacked Stone but was thrown aside, then Bock hit the Bockwinkel Special for the win.
Intermission. Riley Shamrock was out to sign and take photos with the crowd.
7) BLOCK B: Chris Hammers vs. AJ Matthews: Great match to welcome fans back from the break. Hammers thought he had an easy opponent here but AJ gave as good as he got. Both men brawled but AJ’s new speedy move-set allowed him to fight back into it. AJ kicked out of the Lariat and the Liger Bomb and reversed the Last Minute Orders into an Eastern Execution but was too tired to get the pin. The match wore on and the 20 minute time limit sounded.
8) DUOS: AirDevils vs. Mockingbird: Another top match, this time non-tournament action. Both of these teams are highflyers so most of the match was contested in the air. Lots of fast paced action and big spots. These two teams could have a great feud down the line but Mockingbird need time to gel as a team. The Sky High gave the champs the win.
9) BLOCK D: Ace Bennett vs. Cody Rejero: More great action as a former SNW World Champ took on a former FUSE Champ. Like the last tournament match one man was heavily favoured going in but when the bell sounded it was much more even. Bennett did have the majority share of the match but the fans were dying to see Cody get the win. Cautious of time, Ace went for the Syracuse Drop but Cody hung on. As Ace got up Cody jumped off top hitting the Pepsi Cutter for the shock win!
10) BLOCK D: Jordan Devine vs. Riley Shamrock: This was a rematch of their bout in London. It was very much the same. Early on Devine took the advantage but Riley showed his skill by getting back into the bout. Devine hit a Devinity early on but Riley got an arm up. Later, Riley went for the Irish Welcoming but Devine countered it with a German Suplex. Like London, Riley locked in the Ode to Shamrock but it seems his former leader had it scouted as he got out of it easily. It was Amy’s distraction that proved the difference as Riley walked into a second Devinity for the two points.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2014 15:49:14 GMT -5
There's something about naming it "Lionel Richie weekend" that amuses me oh so much. Awe yeah, upset victory!
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Post by Ace Bennett on Feb 28, 2014 0:35:30 GMT -5
I'm interested to see what you do with Block C now that Ace and Riley have lost right away, I wouldn't be a huge fan of Devine winning the block to be honest, he seems like a side character to Hammers as far as I'm concerned. Too soon since his return really. If not Ace, I'd like Riley to win the whole thing as I think he's done quite a lot of build to get a shot, but I'd understand if you went with a more established name like Hammers or Bock for the next shot to build Riley up more. Glad to see AirDevils get a tag defense, hope to see them with a good healthy reign. The Jacobs/Kagemann feud is beginning to become a highlight for me and I like how you've built Kagemann as a character over the years of this. Nice show, hope to see Ace make a comeback off that, although I'm getting the feeling a break from the main event is coming for Ace.
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Post by Red Dragon on Mar 4, 2014 10:38:56 GMT -5
Dancing on the Ceiling Lionel Richie Weekend: Night 2 Be the Best Night 2 Qualifying
SNW World Champion, Mike Hogan came out to the ring. He joked around with the crowd for a bit before he was interrupted by Cameron Stone. Stone said Hogan was a ‘disgrace’ of a champion and should treat the belt with the respect it deserves. Hogan told Stone to show up in his wrestling trunks later and he’ll put the title on the line. Hogan said he’s going show everyone how to break a stone in two.
1) BLOCK B: Jet Jaguar vs. AJ Matthews: Good way to kick off, AJ played well off Jag both playing up the strength/speed clash but also AJ stepped up his speed when he needed. Jag has been impressive thus far and continued it here. Hitting a head kick then jumping over him for a quick pin.
2) BLOCK B: Chris Hammers vs. Matt Spade: Utter squash, Hammers took Spade off his feet with the Lariat and pinned him.
3) BLOCK C: Nick Jacobs vs. LyNN: Another good technical match from Jacobs, this time he was up against the ‘Technical Machine’. LyNN is known as a tag wrestler but wrestles a great match against similar wrestlers. Kagemann showed up again and distraction from Amy allowed him to attack Nick. LyNN then got the win with the Bridging German Suplex.
4) Beast Kong vs. Wasp: There was a break in the tournament action for the women’s action. This was basically a number one contenders match for Amy’s title. Great action as the two women battered each other. Wasp was the underdog but still managed a good fight. The two ended up knocking each other out with a double clothesline. Cue boo’s from the crowd.
Afterward’s Kong Powerbombed Wasp twice. Wasp had to be helped to the back.
5) BLOCK A: Mike Bockwinkel vs. Safu: All heel matches never go down too well but this was the rare exception. For whatever reason fans jumped on the Safu bandwagon as he took the fight to the Samoan Monster. Bock, a former leader of RevX, struggled to deal with Safu but managed to cheat his way to victory with his legs on the ropes.
6) BLOCK A: Jack Joseph vs. Drew Parkland: This all face affair was a good way to take the fans into the break. The fans were loud and split 50/50. Jack kept to his highflying while Drew sticks to his usual moveset. The end came as Drew pulled Jack onto his shoulders for the KFC but Jack jumped off and hit the Pele for the two points.
Intermission. Jack Powers was out signing and taking photos with the crowd. Fans seem to have forgiven him for the United Front back in 2012. 7) BLOCK D: Jordan Devine vs. Cody Rejero: ‘The Pepsi King’ scored a shock win over Ace Bennett at the last event. Devine dominated the early goings in this one and when Cody did fight back, Amy did cut him off on the outside. Fans were really behind Cody and went off the sound scale when he kicked out of the Devinity. Devine couldn’t put Cody away. Devine even went for the Last Minuite Orders but Cody reversed it into a Pepsi Cutter. But he was too worn out to pin, the time-limit sounded soon after.
8) SNW: Mike Hogan vs. Cameron Stone: The title match was put on early after the break. Stone dominated the early goings in the match. Hogan used his quickness to evade some of Stone’s big moves. But Stone seemed too much for the champ. Hogan focused on the knees of Cameron especially with his kicks. This worked as Stone was falling apart near the finish, which allowed Hogan to lift Stone into the Futurism for the win.
After the match, Bret Thomas attacked Mike Hogan and posed with his belt. Thomas shouted "Who's Your Champion Now!"
9) BLOCK D: Ace Bennett vs. Riley Shamrock: Both men suffered losses in the first night so they were looking to rebound tonight. The match started slow with both men weary of going in for a big hit which would leave them open for a counter. When they eventually did, the other did exactly that, Riley locking Ace up in a submission. Ace had to exit to re-group. The rest of the match was still a little tentative, like they were holding something back, possibly for a bigger match down the line. They traded strikes before they hit double head kicks to keep them down over the twenty minute time limit.
10) BLOCK C: Steven Kagemann vs. Jack Powers: Two former members of the United Front clashed as ‘SNW’s Resident Madman’ faced the former UF Leader. However, the fans had put their hatred of the UF behind them and cheered Powers. Powers looked strong but Kagemann’s explosive offence stood in his way of another two points. Powers focused on the neck of Kagemann and was able to reverse the Deathdrive into a Power Suplex. He was quick to lock in the Choke-Out which gave him the submission win.
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