Sims National Wrestling: 2008-2021

Belfast, N. Ireland

1) New Age Lady Killers vs. Travis Cantrell and X Matt: This match started off well, the youngsters showed plenty of enthusiasm which kept them fighting against the multi-time champs. Matt and Travis started to fade and the Killers took advantage. As the tide turned once more Johnny Arsenic and Vincent Fury ruined the match by running in.

The fans hated the interference finish as the Fire and the Fury threw rookie team Matt and Travis from the ring and beat down the Lady Killers. Fury took the mic and said that the they and the Killers can’t compete in a normal match as seen by the Rapture so Fury proposed a Ruhr Street Fight when SNW presents One Night in Germany live on iPPV.

2) Evan Pagano vs. Riley Shamrock: This match takes place after Pagano’s match with Riley’s stable mate and leader Devine ended in a draw. Riley was at an obvious disadvantage in terms of experience but he’s pulled upsets out before. Pagano was in control but Riley was a constant threat. It took a distraction from fellow United Front member Steven Kagemann for Pagano to get the win with the SicKick.

Following the bout, Jordan Devine came running out and ran off Pagano and Kagemann. Devine then laid down the challenge, Revolution X’s Devine and Shamrock against United Front’s Evan Pagano and Steven Kagemann for next week in Scotland.

3) Safu vs. Jacob Ryler: An extended squash match. Ryler did have offence but Safu used his size and weight to stay in control. Safu finished off with the Samoan Drop for the win.

4) Jason Williams and Steven Kagemann vs. Jack Joseph and Cody Rejaro: This tag match pitted two members of the United Front against Jason’s rival, Cody Rejaro and a man who got in his way last week, the FUSE Champ Jack Joseph. The best action of the night so far with lots of high spots and fast action. However, once again Cody refused to fight Jason which led to a Psycho Driver and Fire Tornado to give the United Front the win.

5) A.J Matthews vs. Jet Jaguar: This match was much less one sided than you would imagine on paper. Jaguar had plenty of offence, using his speed to his advantage. Despite his effort Jaguar was caught in mid-air and spun into a Suplex position allowing AJ to hit the Eastern Exectuion.

Matt Spade was at ringside as he has made an alliance with AJ recently. After they had left, Jaguar went into one of his mad fits. Jacob Ryler ran down to check on his partner but Jaguar kicked Ryler in the head! Jaguar then seemed to wake from his mad fit and couldn’t believe what he had done. He helped Ryler back up who was wondering what the hell is going on.

6) Jordan Devine vs. El Hijo de Angel Custodio: Another squash match with Devine dominating the smaller Mexican who stood no chance against the pissed off Devine. A Devinity put El Hijo down but Devine hit him with a Last Minute Orders just to make sure.

Following the bout, Kagemann and Pagano ran out and attacked Devine. Riley made the save wielding a chair, further advancing thier tag bout for next week.

Intermission. The first half action has been very bland with only two matches that could be considered above average. There’s been too many interferences tonight and that seems to be harming the show.

7) Fire and the Fury vs. AirDevils: Good action to bring the crowd back. Arsenic and Fury played the crowd well but they lacked chemistry with the fast AirDevils. Clark and Gerard hit their highflying spots as usual. The Lady Killers attacked Arsenic and Fury when they were on the outside causing a DQ and giving them payback from earlier in the night.

The Lady Killers and the Fire and Fury brawled around the arena which got the crowd pumped. They loved the crowd fights which involved chair shots, bodies thrown at walls and the mandatory ‘bin over head’ spot. The two teams brawled around until the Fire and the Fury ran away. Drew and Sinn made their way back to the ring where Drew took a mic and said “We accept!” replying to the Fire and Fury’s previous challenge.

8) Mike Bockwinkel vs. Dave ‘Fit’ Finlay: The best match of the night, this was a good old fashioned fight with Finlay brawling well to gain early advantage. Bock fought back with his technical style and Finlay wrestled straight back at him. The match worked slow kept the interest of the fans with the slower technical style. Bock attempted the Bockwinkel Special to finish but Finlay held on so Bock improvised with a rare Sunset Flip for the pin.

8) Jack Powers, Cain Jackal and Zakk Static vs. Henry Edwards, Ace Bennett and Kevin Hart: United Front leader, Jack Powers lead his team with Adrenaline side group members Jackal and Static against the man he won the World title against in London and leader of the Resistance Henry Edwards and the Duos champs Ace and Hart. Cain and Zakk seemed a little out of place in the main event but the others were well experienced in the main event so carried the youngsters through. Edwards and the Duos champs always looked the better team but as Hart and Ace set up the finish Zakk sneakily removed a top rope padding. Powers and Edwards brawled on the outside leading to Edwards hitting a Cactus clothesline over the barricade, taking both men out. Zakk then used the exposed turnbuckle then followed up with a Brainbuster on Ace for the shock win!

UK Tour 2012
Cardiff, Wales (Featuring Sam Kineval and Lee Kineval)
London, England (Featuring Mike Hogan and Paul Burchill)[BATTLE FOR BRITAIN)
Belfast, N. Ireland (Featuring Dave “Fit” Finlay)
Edinburgh, Scotland (Featuring Dave Taylor and Spud)
Newcastle, England (Featuring PAC and Zack Sabre Jr)
Manchester, England (Featuring, PAC, Zack Sabre Jr and Marty Scurll)[TINIE TEMPAH PERFORMS]

Edinburgh, Scotland

Adrenaline of Cain Jackal and Zakk Static open the show, the Scottish crowd barley gives them any time to speak by shouting at them. Zakk says that since they pinned the Duos champs in Ireland they deserve to be the number one contenders. They are stopped by LyNN and Safu of Revolution X. LyNN says that they never used their title rematch and should be the next in line, however it seems as if Cain and Zakk will get their title shot first, here tonight!

1) FUSE: Jack Joseph vs. Travis Cantrell: Good fast paced opener, lots of back and forth action with Cantrell taking lots of spots to get noticed. Fans got into this after the weak opening segment. A Springboard Pele gives Jack another title defence.

2) LyNN vs. El Hijo de Angel Custodio: Another decent match, the fans boo’ed LyNN badly after the opening segment and they loved the highflying Mexican. Some decent back and forth action before LyNN caught El Hijo off the ropes in a German Supex pin.

3) AirDevils vs. A.J Matthews and Matt Spade: Once again the Scottish fans piled behind the highflyers, the former Duos champions and berated AJ and Spade. AJ and Spade have formed a new alliance but showed little chemistry, falling to the Sky High.

AJ and Spade tried to speak in the ring but the Scottish crowd were too rowdy. They didn’t want any segments, just wrestling. This was shown by a fan throwing a drink at Spade. They left abandoning the promo.

4) Cody Rejaro vs. Jet Jaguar: A decent match, used mainly to give Cody some momentum after refusing to fight former tag partner Jason in recent weeks. After an even bout Cody hits a Pedigree for the win.

Jaguar goes into one of his fits again but the Scottish fans aren’t buying it. They boo Jaguar who acts mad by running around the ring and then runs backstage.

5) Jason Williams vs. Rory Wiseman: Jason controlled much of the match and looks better than he has ever looked. Young Scottish lad Rory didn’t have much offence but still looked good for such a young age. Jason’s Psycho Driver earns him the win.

Jason bravely takes the mic as the Scots boo him. He tells them all to shut up and quickly challenges Jack Joseph to a FUSE title match in Germany. He even challenges Cody to add himself to the match. He ends the promo quickly and dodges an incoming donut, thrown from the crowd.

6) Fire and the Fury and Mike Bockwinkel vs. New Age Lady Killers and Henry Edwards: A really fun match here, the Lady Killers fitted the Scottish fans perfectly. They were drinking beer with the fans and checking out the ladies on their entrance. Edwards looked beastly and was almost unstoppable here tonight. The Fire and the Fury are still a young team but having them team with Bock and against those three it helped them a lot. Edwards went on a rampage in the end, hitting two HE Drivers and locking in the Crossface on Fury to win for his team.

Intermission. The Scots all exited to the bar at intermission and at the end of intermission most returned to their seats in a much more intoxicated state.

7) DUOS: Ace Bennett and Kevin Hart vs. Adrenaline: Cain and Zakk represented Kagemann’s sub group from the United Front and were slated by the drunken Scottish fans. Ace and Hart were out staged for once, Zakk and Cain didn’t exactly put in a great performance but the heat they got was unbelievable. After Zakk told an audience member to “suck my c***” the crowd member was so angry that he had to be held back. The match was stopped as Safu and LyNN ran down causing a double DQ.

Safu and LyNN beat down both teams but the fans were going mental, they hated the finish and almost seemed like there was going to be a riot! As objects flew into the ring Safu and LyNN exited, the other teams were quick to exit after selling the beat down in case the crowd got even rowdier.

8) Revolution X vs. Evan Pagano and Steven Kagemann: Devine and Shamrock represented Revolution X while Pagano and Kagemann represented the United Front. This match has been building up all tour and the two rival groups came face-to-face tonight. Lots of good action here as the crowd seemed to settle down. The fans got well into the match as all four battled towards a conclusion. Riley’s suicide dive took out Kagemann while Devine hit the Devinity on the apron to keep both himself and Pagano on the outside as the referee counted a double count out.

The Scottish fans were starting to get rowdy again, it’s the most hostile crowd SNW has ever had. They just keep drinking which is making the crowd very vocal. Al four men exitted but were boo'ed by the crowd for the screwy finish.

“Sabotage” by the Beastie Boys hit and Scotland’s own Jacob Ryler made his entrance for his title match. Ryler got a hero’s welcome back to his homeland and the fans were being the most positive they’ve been all night. However, there was still one lone man drunkenly shouting “Your still a jobber!” “Master of Puppets” hit and Jack Powers made his entrance for his first title match as the defending champion. He immediately got boo’ed loudly since he was up against the Scotish hero.

9) SNW: Jack Powers vs. Jacob Ryler: A top class singles bout and a top way to start Powers title reign. The fans were the loudest they’ve been all night, fully on Ryler’s side and very against Powers. The match worked slow to begin with, using multiple counters and submissions. The fans weren’t too much into the match at the start as they just wanted the action to pick up. Ryler listened to the fans pulling out a dive over the top rope to get the crowd on their feet. Powers started working over the leg and it seemed to effect Ryler straight away. Ryler once again played to the crowd as they told him to knock Powers’ “f***ing head off” so he started hitting stiff strikes at Powers. Powers fired back and there was a slugfest. The effects of the match was really starting to show on both men as they moved slowly and collapsed the mat on a few occasions. The fans were still fully behind Ryler and were on their feet as Ryler went for the finish, the Higher We Go Leg Drop but missed. Powers immediately locked in the Immortality Half Crab for the submission win.

What had been building up all night had finally happened, the Scottish fans rebelled. All jumping the barricade attempting to get their hands on Powers. But Powers was quick to move and was covered by staff members as everyone made their exit apart from Ryler. Ryler remained in the ring surrounded by crowd members who had entered the ring. Ryler put over the Scottish fans as the best fans ever. He vowed SNW would return to Scotland and that he will return with the title.

UK Tour 2012
Cardiff, Wales (Featuring Sam Kineval and Lee Kineval)
London, England (Featuring Mike Hogan and Paul Burchill)[BATTLE FOR BRITAIN)
Belfast, N. Ireland (Featuring Dave “Fit” Finlay)
Edinburgh, Scotland (Featuring Dave Taylor and Spud)
Newcastle, England (Featuring PAC and Zack Sabre Jr)
Manchester, England (Featuring, PAC, Zack Sabre Jr and Marty Scurll)[TINIE TEMPAH PERFORMS]

NEXT SNW iPPV:
ONE NIGHT IN GERMANY
Live from Oberhausen only on Go Fight Live
3 Weeks Away



Duos Championships
Ace Bennett and Kevin Hart vs. Revolution X vs. Adrenaline
Kev originally joined with Ace as a way of boosting his confidence after a run of bad luck. Since teaming Bennett and Hart have been lighting up the Duos division. Now they face another big test, facing not just one team but two! Firstly battling to reclaim the Duos titles will be Safu and LyNN of Revolution X. The RevX team lost the titles to Ace and Hart and will now look to take back those titles. On the third side of the ring will be Cain Jackal and Zakk Static of the United Front sub-team, Adrenaline. Although they go in with a serious experience disadvantage they do have a pinfall win over the champs.


FUSE Championship
Jack Joseph vs. Jason Williams vs. Cody Rejaro
In a repeat of SNW’s last iPPV The Rapture, these three face off once more in what it sure to be a very different contest. After a thrilling match Jack drilled both opponents with a Double Pele but this time with the added new attitude of Jason anything could happen. Back at the Rapture, Cody and Jason were friends and tag partners but now are bitter enemies (at least according to Jason) Jason has no problem dishing out the punishment to his former friend but Cody just can’t find it in himself to harm his former BFF. Will this effect the match?


Revolution X vs. United Front
RevX of Leader Jordan Devine and young gun Riley Shamrock will do battle against the incoming force of the United Front, represented by Evan Pagano and the crazed leader of sub-group Adrenaline. The United Front have shook SNW up since forming, turning SNW into a gangwarfare. However, there is one group that have been standing since the beginning of SNW, Revolution X. But RevX has had their ups and downs, most recently losing their leader to Pro Wrestling NOAH and having a rough end to 2011. Now RevX look to put a hault to the invasion force of United Front with a big tag win.


News

SNW has released one wrestler and signed two new youngsters. X Matt, the younger brother of FUSE Champion Jack Joseph has left SNW. X Matt was part of the last group of students but struggled to find form. He earned a full call-up alongside Travis Cantrell as a tag team but the team suffered multiple losses. There were originally big plans for a brother vs. brother feud with Jack Joseph but Matt’s performances has always been sub-par. Matt leaves SNW on good terms and it is possible he will return in the future.

As one departs another two are signed. SNW has signed two young British athletes and hope to train them to have great futures in SNW. The first of which is Rory Wisesman, a 17 year old from Glasgow, Scotland. Wiseman has been in contract with SNW for a while and managed to get a trial match when SNW visited Edinburgh. He impressed in his homeland and was offered a contract later that night. The second new signing is 16 year old Welshman, Gareth Ashdown. Ashdown has had brief training under friend of SNW Red Dragon. Dragon then got in contract with SNW and landed Ashdown a trial match in Cardiff. Like Wiseman, Ashdown impressed and was offered a contract right away.

Although their ring time on the shows will be limited, the two are expected to start training right away. It’s likely that Wiseman and Ashdown aren’t the only youngsters to be signed to SNW. New Jersey native DJ Hughes posted on his Twitter, “GREAT NEWS, bagged a SNW tryout. Wish me luck people!” Also SNW may want to sign Drew Parkland’s eldest son, Duke. Duke Parkland is the eldest of 10 children (and counting) and has never been shy of wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps. Parkland’s other son Axel, 13, is also interested in training as a wrestler, it will be interesting to see how these two develop in the next few years.

Newcastle, England

Before the show, the SNW ring announcer reasurred the fans in attendance that both special guests, PAC and Zack Sabre Jr are in the arena and will compete as planned. At the last show the special guests failed to show, but that seemed to be because of travel issues.

1) Daniel Sinn vs. Zack Sabre Jr: Sabre is one of Britain’s top talents, he showed this here in a strong performance against Sinn. Although mainly a tag competitor Sinn was able to still hang with the young Brit. The Cross Armbar gave Sabre the win.

Sabre took the mic post match and announced he’ll be bringing tag partner Marty Scurll with him to Manchester where he’ll stop Ace and Hart from ever reaching Germany as champions.

2) AirDevils and Cody Rejaro vs. Travis Cantrell, Rory Wiseman and Gareth Ashdown: A very one sided bout as the experience showed in AirDevils and Cody. Travis tried to lead the new signings to a shock win but it wasn’t to be as the Devils struck down Wiseman with the Sky High.

After the match the AirDevils and Cody help the youngsters up and lift their arms up as the crowd showed thier apprecation.

3) Jacob Ryler and Jet Jaguar vs. A.J Matthews and Matt Spade: This match lacked a bit, there’s a lot of talent in the match but nothing really happened. AJ’s Eastern Execution earned his team the win.

AJ and Spade took mics from ringside. Spade said they tried to make this announcement last week but the rowdy Scottish fans stopped them. AJ then talked about how SNW is now a gang warfare and that the two of them formed to become a group. AJ said that they are missing one member, a leader. And he’ll reveal himself in Germany. After they left, Jaguar acted strangely again, pushed over Ryler and screamed running out the exit

4) Ace Bennett vs. El Hijo de Angel Custodio: A quick match but far less one sided than you’d think. El Hijo holds a victory over Ace, who was looking to avenge his previous loss. El Hijo shows lots of promise but Ace was just too strong, the Syracuse Drop finished the match.

5) Fire and the Fury vs. Revolution X: Devine and Shamrock represented RevX and put up a really competitive match up. Arsenic and Fire are looking much better as a team now. Lots of good action ending with a quick flash of finishers, some might be shocked at the outcome but Devine’s Last Minute Orders gave RevX the win.

6) Kevin Hart vs. Mike Bockwinkel: A great way to lead into intermission, a 20+ minute match with world class technical wrestling leading to a dramatic finish. Hart looked to follow up from his tag partners singles win earlier but Bock looked focused to get back on track. Bock managed to doge the 450 Splash and get a three count with his feet on the ropes.

Intermission. There was the announcement about PAC being in action against United Front member Jason Williams later tonight, which received a huge ovation. The noise grew louder when the hometown hero himself made an appearance.

7) Revolution X vs. Adrenaline: Safu and LyNN took on Static and Jackal in this match between the two contenders for the Duos titles in Germany. Static and Jackal don’t look ready for a Duos title shot yet as RevX’s experience showed. There was a DQ as Kagemann ran out attacking LyNN and Safu.

The Adrenaline beat-down continued on Revolution X until Jordan Devine and Riley Shamrock ran out. Evan Pagano then ran out to add to the carnage. Eventually Adrenaline and Pagano backed down and Devine challenged them to a 4 vs. 4 match next week in Manchester.

8) Jason Williams vs. PAC: Everything you would expect when reading these two names after each other, just monumental high flying. The action was fast and hard filled with spot after spot. Lots of really innovative moves in this one which ended with PAC blocking a hurricanrana attempt by flipping over once more during the move and landing on top.

PAC got on the mic briefly and thanked his hometown for coming out to support SNW.

9) The United Front vs. Henry Edwards and Jack Joseph: Jack Powers and Evan Pagano represented the United Front as they took on the challenger to the World title and the FUSE Champion. Any suspicions about the United Front’s game plan was revealed right away, they focused on Jack and kept away from Edwards. After what seemed like an eternity Jack tagged out to Edwards but there was a problem, the referee didn’t see it. The match continued with Pagano and Powers double-teaming Jack. Jack hit a double Pele counter which allowed him to slowly crawl to Edwards for the hot tag. Edwards smashed up both Pagano and Powers before falling to the numbers game. Pagano hit the Calling on the no.1 contender and Powers followed up with the Power Suplex for the win. Jack tried to break up the count but was pushed while attempting a springboard, falling backwards to the outside.

UK Tour 2012
Cardiff, Wales (Featuring Sam Kineval and Lee Kineval)
London, England (Featuring Mike Hogan and Paul Burchill)[BATTLE FOR BRITAIN)
Belfast, N. Ireland (Featuring Dave “Fit” Finlay)
Edinburgh, Scotland (Featuring Dave Taylor and Spud)
Newcastle, England (Featuring PAC and Zack Sabre Jr)
Manchester, England (Featuring, PAC, Zack Sabre Jr and Marty Scurll)[TINIE TEMPAH PERFORMS]

NEXT SNW iPPV:
ONE NIGHT IN GERMANY
Live from Oberhausen only on Go Fight Live
NEXT WEEK


SNW World Heavyweight Championship
Jack Powers vs. Henry Edwards
2011 ended with the attackers finally revealing themselves as the United Front, led by Jack Powers. Now they plan to make 2012 their year. Jack Powers has already led by example, quickly picking up his first win of the year that allowed him to go on for a title fight in London. Then in the UK capital Edwards and Powers did battle. After an epic 46 minute match Jack Powers captured his first SNW title. Powers stopped Edwards six month long reign and now the former champ has even more hatred for the United Front leader. Can Edwards strike a blow for the Reistance? Or will this prove to be the beginning of the rise of the United Front?



Duos Championships
Ace Bennett and Kevin Hart vs. Revolution X vs. Adrenaline
Kev originally joined with Ace as a way of boosting his confidence after a run of bad luck. Since teaming Bennett and Hart have been lighting up the Duos division. Now they face another big test, facing not just one team but two! Firstly battling to reclaim the Duos titles will be Safu and LyNN of Revolution X. The RevX team lost the titles to Ace and Hart and will now look to take back those titles. On the third side of the ring will be Cain Jackal and Zakk Static of the United Front sub-team, Adrenaline. Although they go in with a serious experience disadvantage they do have a pinfall win over the champs.


Ruhr Street Fight
Fire and the Fury vs. the New Age Lady Killers
SNW debuts in Germany live on iPPV and what better way to celebrate than a Ruhr Street Fight. These two teams have been battling for months after the Fire and the Fury proclaimed themselves the best team in SNW. However, they forgot about the most decorated tag team in SNW history, Parkland and Sinn the New Age Lady Killers. Previous battles between these two teams have ended in carnage but this bout will allow both teams to do what they like, let carnage reign in Germany.


FUSE Championship
Jack Joseph vs. Jason Williams vs. Cody Rejaro
In a repeat of SNW’s last iPPV The Rapture, these three face off once more in what it sure to be a very different contest. After a thrilling match Jack drilled both opponents with a Double Pele but this time with the added new attitude of Jason anything could happen. Back at the Rapture, Cody and Jason were friends and tag partners but now are bitter enemies (at least according to Jason) Jason has no problem dishing out the punishment to his former friend but Cody just can’t find it in himself to harm his former BFF. Will this effect the match?


Revolution X vs. United Front
RevX of Leader Jordan Devine and young gun Riley Shamrock will do battle against the incoming force of the United Front, represented by Evan Pagano and the crazed leader of sub-group Adrenaline. The United Front have shook SNW up since forming, turning SNW into a gangwarfare. However, there is one group that have been standing since the beginning of SNW, Revolution X. But RevX has had their ups and downs, most recently losing their leader to Pro Wrestling NOAH and having a rough end to 2011. Now RevX look to put a hault to the invasion force of United Front with a big tag win.

JUST ADDED:

Mike Bockwinkel vs. Emil Sitoci
Mike Bockwinkel has been on a bit of a bad roll as of late. Constant losses were topped off by being knocked out by David Haye in Manchester. However, Bockwinkel will get the chance to change all that in Germany as he takes on the self proclaimed “Europe’s Greatest Talent” Emil Sitoci. The Dutch born wrestler will look to make a big impact in SNW, with a win over a former World Champion.

AirDevils vs. Leaders of the New School
Zack Sabre Jr and Marty Scurll are back! After failing to win the Duos titles in Manchester, the British duo jet over to Germany with SNW to compete on iPPV. The talented team impressed in the UK but can they get a win over a SNW team. But, the team is no ordinary team as they face former Duos Champions, Tom Gerard and Carson Clark, the AirDevils. Who will come out on top in this fast paced encounter.

Jet Jaguar vs. Jacob Ryler
Jet Jaguar has been acting strangely for a while, following matches he seems to fall into a frenzied state which he can’t control. Numerous times has Jaguar pushed over Ryler but Ryler has remained supportive to his rookie friend. However, Jaguar went a step too far in Manchester, visciously attacking Ryler, who later needed medical help! Ryler’s had enough of Jaguar’s act and has challenged him to a one-on-one bout.

A.J Matthews and Matt Spade reveal faction leader
AJ and Spade teamed up soon after Jack Powers declared SNW a “gang-warfare” in an attempt of following the safety by numbers rule, but they haven’t been very successful. Now they claim they have a leader, who will lead them forward in this new stage in SNW history. Who will it be? They say we’ll find out in Germany.

One Night in Germany
Live from Oberhausen only on Go Fight Live

It’s SNW’s debut in Germany, it’s a WXW style layout which may seem odd to American fans watching via iPPV. There’s no space between the ring and the audience, the fans just surround the ring (minus one side for entrances and dives) As a result the arena looks very intimate and fills the arena with the audience members.

1) AirDevils vs. Leaders of the New School: Sabre and Scurrll are over in Germany since they regularly compete here but the fans warmed to Clark and Gerard with their fast paced style. Lots of good action and two terrific dives, ends with the Cross Armbreaker from Sabre.

Mike Bockwinkel enters and starts cutting a promo about how his turnaround of luck begins tonight. He is interrupted by the “Tremendous One” Emil Sitoci, who once again the fans love due to him being a regular in Germany. Sitoci mocks Bockwinkel’s dress sense then bashes him over the head with the mic.

2) Mike Bockwinkel vs. Emil Sitoci: After the odd start, the two begin to mat wrestle very well. Bock adapted his style up to mix in some European wrestling counters. The fans loved the slower technical pace and Bock’s skills shine through after hitting the Bockwinkel Special for the 3-count.

El Hijo de Angel Custodio, Travis Cantrell and Rory Wiseman make their way out for the next match. AJ Matthews and Matt Spade then enter and take mics. They briefly cover the whole ‘gangwarfare’ idea that is in SNW at the moment then reveal their new leader. The returning Bret Thomas!

3) Bret Thomas, A.J Matthews and Matt Spade vs. El Hijo de Angel Custodio, Travis Cantrell and Rory Wiseman: Total annihilation. None of the youngsters stood a chance. El Hijo was the only member of his team to get any offence but Thomas made him pay, intercepting a springboard attempt by catching him and dropping him with his the Fall finisher to earn the win for his team

Bret Thomas took the mic post match and said how good it is to be back. He said a lot has changed since he has been away but looks forward to meeting all the new guys with his fists. He said that his new group with AJ and Spade are going to be a force to be reckoned with and they will known from now on as the Militia.

4) Jet Jaguar vs. Jacob Ryler: Jaguar looked like a man possessed here, diving on Ryler during his entrance and barley letting go of him whenever he could. Ryler did well to defend himself but still looked a little weary of attacking his former partner. Because of this Jaguar took the win with a jumping head kick.

After the match, Jack Powers and Evan Pagano stood at the entrance. Jaguar then exited the ring and walked up to them. Powers offered a handshake to the masked man, who looked hesitant at first but then shook. Showing that Jet Jaguar has just joined the United Front, Ryler could only watch as his former partner turned his back on him once more.

5) DUOS: Ace Bennett and Kevin Hart vs. Revolution X vs. Adrenaline: A high profile match to lead into the break. Ace and Hart continued to perform to their high standards and brought the best out of both teams. Static and Jackal looked like the odd one out in this match as the other two teams are experienced. The end comes as Hart leapfrogs Jackal’s Spear, sending him into Safu (taking both men out to the floor) Hart then helped Ace overpower Zakk’s Brainbuster and instead placed Zakk crotch first onto the top rope. Ace then set up his Syracuse Drop as Hart hit the Small Package Driver on LyNN. Ace then hit the Syracuse Drop on Zakk (and in doing so, on top of LyNN) Ace made the pin as Hart dived onto Safu and Jackal.

Intermission. There’s plenty of non-wrestling segments so far, which is unusual for a SNW iPPV. Although oddly placed, the Duos title match did its purpose well, keeping the fans happy into intermission. Bennett and Hart remerge 5 minutes into meet and greet fans.

6) Revolution X vs. United Front: Devine and Shamrock of RevX took on Pagano and Kagemann of the invading force the United Front. As you would expect from these four it was a great tag match with the perfect mix of action and drama. Although RevX have turned tweener, Riley seems fully face, constantly getting positive reactions from the crowd. Meanwhile, all the United Front are hated. All four men looked good in this one both Riley and (to a lesser extent) Kagemann had to step up their game in such a high profile match and they did just that. Kagemann’s use of a steel chair on the outside allowed Pagano to pick up the win with the Calling on Riley.

Former three time SNW World Heavyweight Champion, Henry Edwards was backstage preparing for his title bout tonight. Edwards’ says his shoulder is bare since the title was taken from him. He said after the shocking events at “The Rapture” last year he didn’t think he’d get another shock that would equal that for a long while. However, Edwards claims he was wrong since Jack Powers beat him cleanly in London to end his reign as champ. Edwards now vows to beat Powers cleanly since Powers won’t be able to beat him twice.

7) FUSE: Jack Joseph vs. Jason Williams vs. Cody Rejaro: A rematch from last year’s “The Rapture” event but a totally different match due to the events that have happened since then. Jason turned on SNW siding with the United Front and in doing so, turning his back on long term friend Cody. However, despite Jason’s attacks Cody does not want to harm his former friend which makes this an interesting match. As expected Cody didn’t touch Jason but Jason used this to his advantage by destroying Cody. Jack had the tough task of retaining the belt in a match in which he didn’t have to be pinned. Numerous times Jack broke up Jason’s pin on Cody and kept the match going. Jack sets up the same spot which beat both men at “The Rapture” a top rope Pele onto both men. He hits it and pins Cody as Jason falls to the outside to retain the belt.

Jack Joseph celebrates and is handed the FUSE Championship by the referee but Jason wakes on the outside and grabs a mic. He bemoans the match, claiming that the only reason he lost is because Cody was a “distraction.” He said if he and Jack had a one-on-one match Jason would easily win. Jack laughs him off and goes to leave but Jason stops him, saying that if Jack was a “real fighting champion” as he claims to be he’ll put the title on the line again tonight. Jack looks hesitant to do so but Jack persuades him saying that they have both been in the same match so there is no unfair advantage so it’s a fair fight. Jack accepts and we have another title match.

7b) FUSE: Jack Joseph vs. Jason Williams: The bell is rung and Jack Joseph hands the belt over to the referee. As he does so Jason charges from his corner and catches Jack with a forearm, stunning him temporally. Jason then dumps Jack through the ropes as he crashes to the outside. Ina strange twist of fate, Jason runs over and pins Cody who is still down after the Pele from the first match. The referee looks confused, should he make the count? Is Cody in the match officially since the match has been restarted. Jason continues to shout at the referee to make the count and he finally gives in and makes the 3-count. Jason pins Cody and we have a new FUSE champion!

Jason Williams celebrates after finally winning his first title in SNW, a title that has escaped him for so long. The fans don’t buy into Jason’s title win and boo the United Front member hard. Jason poses over Cody with the title to add further emphasis to his hatred of his former tag partner. Jack comes to his senses on the outside and can’t believe what’s just happened. The question remains was the referee right to do what he did; when the match was restarted was Cody in the match or was it a singles match. A point which is certain to be looked over by SNW officials.

8) Ruhr Street Fight: Fire and the Fury vs. the New Age Lady Killers: Absolutely brutal. We knew from their semi-brawl last year that this match needed a suitable stipulation to contain these four men. The action started in the ring but very quickly took to the crowd and with the crowd surrounding the apron it made an interesting twist to the match. The Killers looked at home in this brawl while Fury and Arsenic adapted well. All four men were bleeding, some more than others. Parkland was covered down to his shoulders in blood while Fury had a slight cut above his eye. Lots of cool spots, plenty of table spots including a spear through a table, a piledriver off the apron through a table and a powerbomb... though a flaming table. Fire was the main theme in this match with Arsenic using a fireball to take Sinn out of the match, at least for 5 minutes before he returned Terry Funk “One Night Stand” style with a bandaged eye and a flaming 2x4. The end led to Parkland setting Fury up on a table as Sinn hit a superbomb on Arsenic though the table which Fury was on.

SNW World Heavyweight Champion, Jack Powers was shown backstage talking to members of his United Front stable. He said that tonight was the night they backed up all their words by showing themselves as the dominant force in SNW. Powers said he will underline it tonight by defeating SNW’s “greatest son” Henry Edwards. Pagano doubted Powers could get the win cleanly and suggested a run-in. Powers seemed angered at Pagano for suggesting he couldn’t beat Edwards. Before tensions could rise between the two Powers said he had it all sorted out.

9) SNW: Jack Powers vs. Henry Edwards: This match was worked very much like their first match in London. The opening starting with some strike exchanges which transitioned into a series of submissions counters and finally in a double suplex to the floor sending both men to the outside. Both men worked their way back into the ring via the apron and teased spots of the apron before Power hit a sick Tiger Driver to the floor. Edwards somehow recovered and pulled Powers from the apron into the crowd. Edwards entered the ring setting off against the ropes before hitting a Suicide Dive into the crowd as both bodies flew across the chairs in the audience. It seemed as if neither man would answer the 20 count out but both men eventually did. Back in the ring the two exchanged strikes once more with Edwards gaining the advantage due to his strong striking influence. Edwards seemed in full control and continued the momentum with his Chris Benoit tributes, the three Germans and a Diving Headbut. Powers began to fight back and his methodical plan seemed to have worked as he wore down Edwards once again like he did in London. However, Edwards had also been planning out his game plan, this time he didn’t get caught out by Powers’ One Legged Boston Crab and so broke Powers’ plan. Powers started to panic and this was shown through his frustration which led to Edwards getting near falls. After all of Edwards build, he hit his first HE Driver following a Fatal Impact in the corner. Edwards made the cover but as the referee’s hand was about to hit the mat a third time he was pulled from the ring! It was the golden masked member of the United Front. Gold Mask then slowly walked away as Edwards turned to see where the referee had gone. The referee re-entered the ring but Powers had managed to grab Edwards and hit the third Power Suplex, which was enough for Edwards, giving Powers the win.

Powers celebrated his successful title defence but it was all thanks to the Golden Masked man. The rest of the United Front came out to celebrate with their leader. The referee helped Edwards to the outside as all seven men turned to the entrance where the Golden Masked man had returned. The group all bowed to the mysterious masked man to end the iPPV with an all too familiar scene.

The Indefinite Article
Be the Best 2012: Week 1 Qualifying

SNW World Heavyweight Champion, Jack Powers makes his way down to the ring as “Master of Puppets” plays over the speakers. He enters the ring and takes a microphone from ringside. He begins to brag about the United Front and how because of “Be the Best” he hasn’t got a no.1 contender to his belt. “Shoot the Runner” hits and Mike Hogan enters to the surprise of the crowd. Hogan cuts a great promo, calling the United Front a bunch of drones, he says winning the “Battle of the UK” gives him a title shot and he wants to use it at the next iPPV.

1) BLOCK D: Ace Bennett vs. Cody Rejaro: A great way to kick off the 2012 Be the Best tourney. Lots of fast paced sequences which got the fans into the action. Cody attempts the flying a**hole in the corner but Ace moves, places Cody up top and drops him with the Syracuse Drop.

2) BLOCK A: Carson Clark vs. Riley Shamrock: The good action continued as the pace quickened. Clark has improved a lot in singles action and Riley continues to impress too. Clark put in a good showing but Riley was too much for him, the Irish Welcoming finished him off.

3) BLOCK B: Kevin Hart vs. A.J Matthews: Hard hitting action next, these guys knew they couldn’t keep up with the pace of the previous matches. It was a good choice, although at first it seemed to hinder Hart. However, Hart turned up the style and AJ couldn’t handle him. The 450 Splash led to a Sharpshooter which had AJ tapping.

The Fire and the Fury of Johnny Arsenic and Vincent Fury made their entrance. They told the Lady Killers, Sinn and Parkland that they got lucky in Germany. They added that “the fire didn’t hurt us, it made us stronger.”

4) Fire and the Fury vs. Rory Wiseman and El Hijo de Angel Custodio: Utter squash. Fury and Arsenic dominated. Wiseman didn’t stand a chance and El Hijo couldn’t fight both men off. They mocked the Lady Killers hitting the Pin Pointer for the win.

5) BLOCK C: Mike Bockwinkel vs. Steven Kagemann: As usual in heel vs. heel matches the fans were confused who to cheer for. Both men played heel in the match and was very even throughout. Bock looked like he would steal the match at the end with the Bock Driver but was distracted by Kagemann’s stable members Static and Jackal. Kagemann reversed the Piledriver attempt into an innovative roll-up for the 3-count.

6) BLOCK A: Henry Edwards vs. Zakk Static: The former World Champ ran out on his entrance making his intentions clear. He was determined to win his block and the tourney to get another title shot. He dominated Zakk early on and despite a small comeback Zakk didn’t get any offence. One HE Driver and it was all over.

Intermission. Lots of action so far, the show started with longer matches but as the night continued the matches have got shorter. But, I’m sure that will change in the second half.

7) BLOCK B: Safu vs. Evan Pagano: Safu looked liked his old dominant self here against the United Front member. Lots of good action here, with the crowd taking Safu’s side. Safu looked (for possibly the first time) like a legit title contender here. But despite his best efforts Pagano’s SicKick knocked Safu out for the three count.

8) Jack Powers, Cain Jackal and Jet Jaguar vs. New Age Lady Killers and Jacob Ryler: The non-tourney action continued here as the World Champ led his United Front team against the Killers and Ryler. The match was a bit odd in parts but picked up with the experience of the Killers and Powers. Also, rivals Ryler and Jaguar battled hard and took each other out of the match with a sick spot off the apron and onto the guardrail. Powers attempted the Power Suplex on Parkland but was distracted by Mike Hogan at the entrance. The Killers took advantage with a Pin Pointer and earned thier team the win.

Powers was pissed in the ring as he kept focus on Mike Hogan standing at the entrance, who was laughing at Powers’ loss.

9) BLOCK C: Jack Joseph vs. Bret Thomas: Bret Thomas made his US return to SNW with a good performance against the former FUSE Champion. Thomas looked good but Jack didn’t let Bret dominate as he desperately wanted the 2 points too. However, Jack’s Pele was ducked out of and Thomas connected with the Fall for the win.

Mike Bockwinkel was annoyed backstage at there being a distraction in the finish to his match. The New Age Lady Killers walked by and jokingly told him that it wouldn’t have happened if he was in a group.

10) BLOCK D: Jordan Devine vs. Jason Williams: The RevX leader took on the new FUSE Champion in tonight’s main event. Jason brought out his entire highflying arsenal while Devine continued to show qualities of a future World Champion. Devine was hitting some good technical spots but Jason was breaking them up with his highflying. In the end, Devine finished Chris Hammers-style by hitting a flurry of big finishes, the lariat, Liger Bomb, Divinity and finally the Last Minute Orders.

Devine took the microphone post match and called his RevX members to join him. He said that they ended 2011 badly, he thought he had control of SNW but let down himself, the team and Chris Hammers. He said that the United Front changed all his plans but now he is going to get himself and RevX back on track. Starting by winning this tournament. Safu, LyNN and Amy supported this clapping along but Riley didn’t seem to like his closing statement, as it seems he wants to win it himself.