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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 17, 2014 11:38:35 GMT -5
Five Year Anniversary Awards
Commentators James Simmons and Edward Colgate were backstage, standing in front of a table with three golden versions of the awards that SNW usually hands out before their Riot Act event. This was filmed for the ‘Five’ DVD and contained clips of the nominations and winners. These were the awards for the last five years, the whole of FUSE/SNW history.
Best Feud 1. Chris Hammers vs. Henry Edwards 2. Mike Bockwinkel vs. Red Dragon 3. Edwards vs. ‘the doubters’
Best Stable 1. Revolution X 2. United Front 3. Gentlemen’s Club
Memorable Moment 1. Masked Attackers / United Front (The Rapture) 2. Edwards leaves SNW (The Rapture 2012) 3. Mike Bockwinkel turning on Chris Hammers (The Showdown)
Best Show 1. Riot Act IV 2. The Rapture 2012 3. Riot Act 2
Simmons and Colgate said it was time to move onto the three big awards.
Best Tag Team 1. New Age Lady Killers 2. Youth Culture 3. AirDevils 4. Fire and the Fury 5. Fatality Squad
Best Wrestler 1. Ace Bennett 2. Henry Edwards 3. Jack Powers 4. Chris Hammers 5. Kevin Hart
MVP 1. Henry Edwards 2. Chris Hammers 3. Ace Bennett 4. Mike Bockwinkel 5. Jack Powers
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Post by Cameron Stone on Jan 18, 2014 6:15:58 GMT -5
Wish Stone oculd have been on the big show, even in the pre show, but oh well, understand why he isn't, card is looking great
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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 22, 2014 8:38:52 GMT -5
Five (Anniversary Show) Live from the FUSE Arena only on Go Fight Live
P1) Gareth Ashdown and Duke Parkland vs. DJ Hughes and Rory Wiseman: Very basic pre-show tag match to start. No-one paid much attention to them, as they wrestled while some of the fans were coming in. Duke got the pin with the KFC, which got a little reaction.
SNW seemed to have pushed the boat out for the 5 year Anniversary show. The stage was made up of the names of the shows SNW has put on over the years, here’s some strange one’s you might have forgotten: ‘Pain, Suffering and Cookies’, ‘Dude, where’s my Moped?’ and ‘Licking the Ice Cream Cone of Moral Goodness’. The stage also included a large screen which showed photos from SNW’s history before the show began. The show opened with some fireworks before commentators James Simmons and Edward Colgate made their way out. They got in the ring and welcomed everyone to the 5th Anniversary Show, introducing a video package. The video showed unseen footage of the Original 16 turning up for their first day and later training. The video package them recapped the whole 5 year history ending with Hart, Bennett and Hogan standing in the ring at the last event.
1) DUOS: Fire and the Fury vs. AirDevils vs. Knife Fight vs. Mockingbird: We kicked off with the Duos title action. AirDevils got a loud response coming out first, Knife Fight and Mockingbird soon followed getting good heel and face responses equally. Then the champions came out and they got legit heat from the crowd, they are seemingly still upset over them winning Clash of the Duos. The rules were two men in the ring at one time, so we had some interested one-on-ones including a particularly good exchange between Cantrell and Elliot Reid. The rules were soon thrown out of the window and the moment of the match happened when the AirDevils and Mockingbird ran at each other, missed each other and all four dived to the outside. Back in the ring Static went for the Brainbuster on Caufield but was caught by the AirDevils who hit the Bombs Away on him. Reid broke up the count with a Double Foot Stomp but then was caught by a Spear from Jackal. Arsenic then pulled Jackal to the outside and slammed his head into the turnbuckle. He entered the ring and alongside Fury they took out Gerard and hit the Assisted Piledriver on Cantrell to seal the win.
Loud boo’s rung throughout the arena, there was legit heat for Arsenic and Fury so instead of staying around they took their belts and left. As the other competitors left, the screen showed scenes filmed earlier of World Champion and his competitors arriving in the FUSE arena. Ace Bennett arrived in a flashy red sports car and got someone to carry his bag in. Kevin Hart arrived in a elegant black car with a driver and the World title, he signed some autographs before entering the arena. Mike Hogan showed up in a beat up old car, grabbed a Marvel backpack from the boot and posed with some fans before going into the arena.
2) A.J Matthews vs. Jet Jaguar vs. Dave Demento vs. El Hijo de Angel Custodio: Fun four way action, the match wasn’t given much time but enough for everyone to show what they can do. A.J was the most experienced in the match and it showed, but his new speedy moveset worked well against the others. Jaguar is just getting better and better, Demento might be something for the future because he looks a real character. El Hijo’s lucha spots were a highlight but one springboard attempt failed which led to a Eastern Execution from AJ for the win.
3) Jack Joseph and Kourtney Love vs. Jason Williams and Red Fire: Straight into the next match. Again, this match wasn’t given much time but it didn’t need to be. After this match Jason is flying out to Japan, hopefully it will do him well because he’s been on a losing streak for a while. Love and Fire look good workers, although with the likes of Wasp and Amy in the title picture at the moment they may have to wait their turn. Jack hit a running senton over the top rope onto Jason but Red landed on her feet from the German Suplex, took out Love’s legs and hit her with a Moonsault for the win.
On the video screen we were reminded of Cody’s run with the FUSE title, starting with his partner turning on him at The Rapture going onto win the title. Clark’s rise was also shown ending with him interrupting Cody’s title celebration at the last show.
4) FUSE: Cody Rejero vs. Carson Clark: Fans were split 50/50 in this one, they both got great reactions from the entrances and had ‘Let’s Go _’ chants duelling over the first few minutes of action. The two locked up to begin but Clark was just too fast and Cody’s couldn’t get any offence in. Cody eventually got his first move in with the flying A**hole. The match then continued with pretty even action, all fast paced with either man looking like they could win at any moment. Cody tried the Pepsi Cutter but Clark shoved him into the ropes then caught him with a acrobatic jumping knee. Clark then bounced off the middle ropes and hit the Swan Dive DDT to seal the win.
Big reaction post match at Carson Clark winning the belt, fans always love the AirDevils. Cody got to his feet and was waiting for Clark to turn around but when he turned round Cody offered a handshake. Clark accepted and the other AirDevils were soon out to join in the celebration.
Intermission. The AirDevils stayed out for the break to celebrate with the fans, as always they are loved by the fans and Clark’s title win just added to the atmosphere.
The screen started up again showing Hammers and Safu turning on Riley Shamrock, and some comments from Riley. “I thought I had found my place, my home, but it was not to be. Now I’m going to take my revenge.”
5) Riley Shamrock vs. Chris Hammers: Great story told in this match, Amy was at ringside supporting Hammers. Riley played the underdog role which was odd since he’s shown before he can hang with the best but the role worked well. Riley didn’t get much offence in early on as Hammers dominated but when Riley came back into it the fans exploded. In particular the Mui Tai knees Riley used looked hard hittingly stiff. Riley then locked in the Ode to Shamrock and Hammers was struggling. But as the fans chanted ‘tap’ Hammers fought his way out of it. It was at this point Safu came out to the ring but Riley caught him with a Suicide Dive. On entering back in the ring Riley’s head was taken off by a Lariat for a close count. Hammers picked Riley up but was caught by a flurry of strikes by the ‘Young Gun’. Riley ran at the ropes but Hammers bounced him up and hit the Liger Bomb for another close count. Hammers lifted Riley up once more and went for the Last Minute Orders, however, as Hammers had Riley in the Spinbuster position Riley hit some elbows to the side of Hammers’s head and locked in a Kimura in a Body Scissors. The match ended on a sour note as Amy jumped on the apron distracting the referee which allowed Safu to run in. Riley saw this, got to the ropes then pulled down the ring ropes sending Safu to the outside. Unluckily for him, Riley walked straight back into the Last Minute Orders which was the end for him.
Revolution X left, leaving Riley in the ring. The screen showed a short re-cap of the Women’s title tournament with Wasp and Amy Lee talking over the top of it. Amy said she was the ‘original female in SNW’ and deserved the belt more than anybody. Wasp told the camera that she was ‘born to be the Women’s Champ’.
6) WOM: Wasp vs. Amy Lee: Fans turned on Amy Lee after her part in the last match, she’s been a strong fan favourite since the tournament started but since they turned on Riley and in the process turning Rev X fully heel. Wasp played up on this earning the crowd’s applause as she came out. As you would expect for the finals of the tournament, this was a great match. Probably just better than Wasp’s previous match with TCW’s Keeley Matthews. Wasp was the aggressor from the bell but Amy was able to stay in it, catching Wasp off guard using some great holds to stay in it. While locking in the Octopus Hold, Amy played up to her heel role, mocking some crowd members. The two fought onto the apron where Wasp hit a Suplex to the floor. The two battled on the floor before Amy charged Wasp into the ring apron. She entered back into the ring where she climbed the ropes and hit a flying crossbody off the top to the floor. A pincount in the ring soon followed but it was kicked out. Amy tried for the Downward Spiral but Wasp caught her with a knee, a few strikes before hitting the Buckle Bomb. Wasp then went for the Shinning Wizard which usually spells the end but Amy avoided it sending Wasp into the turnbuckle. Amy then hit a twisting Downward Spiral from the corner to win the belt.
Amy celebrated with the belt post match, Hammers and Safu were out to join in the celebration, they lifted her on their shoulders but the fans weren’t too much into it. However, they did clap Wasp as she left.
A video package of the feud between Bockwinkel and Dragon was shown on the big screen, starting with their tag feud in SCW leading to their series of matches in SNW. Comments from previous interviews were shown before the words ‘One Last Time’ flashed over the screen.
7) Mike Bockwinkel vs. Red Dragon: After the entrances, the two stood in the ring and soaked in the atmosphere, the fans were 100% pro-Dragon, chanting ‘F*** him up Dragon, F*** him up’. There was never going to be great technical wrestling these two were capable of. From the start the two just started throwing bombs at each other with Dragon doing the more damage, Bock’s chest was lit up like a Christmas tree. Dragon then took advantage with some big impact moves, the Backdrop Driver especially looking like it did damage. Bock caught a Neckbreaker to reverse Dragon’s German Suplex attempt and from then on Bock worked over the neck with his own suplexes and drops. The two fought into the crowd where Dragon powerbombed Bock onto a chair. Back in the ring Bock brought out the stiff shots splitting Dragon open but Red roared on hitting a Red Dragon Driver for a close count. Dragon locked in the Welsh Death Lock, Bock crawled to the ropes as the crowd chanted for him to ‘tap’. The two got to their feet and continued throwing bombs at each other with the fans chanting ‘ohh’ and ‘ahh’ after each hit. Dragon went for a Roaring Elbow but Bock ducked, hit a body kick then hit a Bockwinkel Special: Championship Edition to get the win over his old rival.
Intermission. Cody Rejero was back out at this break. He got on the mic and says he’ll put his title loss behind him for tonight ‘cos after all it’s a party. He said the Original 16 members of FUSE were here to celebrate the 5th Anniversary and welcomed out some of the members who have left SNW. First out was Shaun Tiger, then Just Another Gangsta Team, then Twisted Assassin and finally Petey the Pirate who got a great reaction. Cody gave them all a cup of Pepsi and made a toast ‘to 5 more years’ but as they raised all their glasses the lights went out. The opening cords of ‘The Trooper’ played and as the lights came up Henry F’N Edwards stood in the ring! Fans were going insane, he waved to the crowd and left with the rest of the Original 16 members. None of this was on iPPV and Edwards’ part will likely be cut from the DVD so this was a special moment for those in attendance.
A video played showing the history of the New Age Lady Killers, starting at their humble beginnings when they used to chat with female audience members, it went on to show their IWGP title win in Japan, all their Duos title reigns, their classic ‘loser must disband’ cage match against Youth Culture and winning two consecutive Clash of the Duos events. The clip ended with Sinn turning on Parkland and the events that has led to this match.
8) Dog-collar: Daniel Sinn vs. Drew Parkland: This was always going to be brutal, and it certainly was. Both men came out in street gear, Drew in cut off Jeans and Sinn in Camo shorts. Sinn and Parkland tore into each other and both used the chain as a weapon. It wasn’t long before we saw blood, Sinn being busted open from chained fists. There were some clever spots including the chain and other weapons were used including a Singapore cane, a steel chair and a table. Sinn smashed Parkland with a chair multiple times until Parkland was busted open. Sinn wrapped the chain around Parkland’s neck and laid into his open wound with his fist. This caused Duke, Axel and Rose to run out but their father Drew waved them to go backstage, and they did. Drew fought back into it, setting Sinn up on a table then climbing the ropes, however Sinn moved, pulling the ropes sending Parkland through the table. Sinn hit the Original Sinn but Parkland kicked out. Sinn then went under the apron and pulled out a barbed wire bat. He used choked Parkland again and used the bat over Drew’s head. Drew was now bleeding profusely, with blood down to his wait. Parkland somehow, found some extra energy and fought back into it, hitting a bodyslam onto the Barbed Wire bat then hitting the KFC only for Sinn to kick out just in time. Parkland called for the end and dragged Sinn on his hands and knees into the crowd. The two fought up a set of stairs in the seated area but Sinn tugged at the chain sending Drew crashing down the stairs. Sinn dragged Drew up the stairs and then called for the end, he was going to hang Drew just like what happened last time these two were in a Dog Collar match. The two brawled for a bit teasing the drop until Sinn clotheslined him over the top and both men crashed to the floor. Then Sinn crawled over Parkland to win the bout.
9) Evan Pagano, Jack Powers, Jacob Ryler and Nick Jacobs vs. Steven Kagemann, Bret Thomas, Matt Spade and Safu: Petey the Pirate did the introductions, it took a while for all 8 men to come out but it was worth it for all of the introductions. Pagano got the loudest response, last out was Kagemann and Thomas who entered to a ‘Firestarter’ / ‘Bulls on Parade’ remix they used when they teamed together as the Fatality Squad. Some might have thought that this match was a bit of a cluster but it was actually well worked out and all 8 men got time in the ring. The match was one fall to a finish so there were plenty of near falls from both sides. The weaker members of the group Ryler and Spade really stepped it up like the fans know they can. Thomas and Kagemann re-uniting as the Fatality Squad was awesome as they were almost unstoppable when they were teaming together. Safu did well as the big monster but Pagano seemed to have his number, keeping him at bay during the match. Powers looked back to his best after returning from injury and Jacobs also looked good in his first major match back (minus Warfare). Safu took out Pagano by tackling him into the barricade, then later pulled apart the barricade and rested it between the ring apron and another barricade. This was used in the finale to the match as Powers hit the Power Suplex on Spade from the apron onto the suspended barricade which got a ‘Holy Sh*t’ chant going, which started in the last match. Safu hit the Samoan Drop on Jacobs then Pagano took Safu over the top with the SicKick. The Fatality Squad then got back in the ring and grabbed Ryler who was hit with the sick Fall/Double Stomp Combo. However, this was broken up by Pagano who alongside Powers finished off with the match as Pagano hit the Calling on Kageman while Powers hit the Power Suplex on Thomas.
10) SNW: Ladder: Kevin Hart vs. Ace Bennett vs. Mike Hogan: Hart and Hogan got equally big reactions on their entrances. Bennett got heel heat of the night on his entrance. When the bell rang, Hogan and Bennett attacked the champion. While Hogan beat down Hart in the ring Bennett got a ladder from outside but as he perched it on the apron, Hogan caught Bennett with a baseball slide into the ladder. Hogan readied himself for a dive over the top but as he tried for it, Hart stopped him and caught him with a snap suplex. Hart then took a dive to the outside himself catching Ace in a Suicide Dive. Hart brought a ladder into the ring but as he was setting it up Hogan caught him with a springboard dropkick, hitting the ladder into his face. Hogan took the action to Hart ending with a double knee gutbuster but Hart hit a superkick to fight back into it. Ace then pulled Hogan from the ring and then entered to beat down the champion. Ace set up a ladder in the corner and rested Hart on it, he charged at him but Hart moved sending Bennett into the ladder. Hart then pushed the ladder on top of Bennett then hit a FrogSplash onto the ladder, squashing Bennett underneath it. Meanwhile, Hogan set up a ladder on the outside and was standing on it. He was waiting for Hart to get back up and taunted him by flipping the bird. When Hart turned around he was hit by a Flying Crossbody from outside of the ring to back inside. Hogan then set up a ladder inside the ring and started to climb it, Hart was soon on up to his feet and climbing up the opposite side. The two battled on top with Hart hitting a head kick to send Hogan crashing to the mat but Bennett was back on his feet and he tipped the ladder to the outside. But Hart jumped off the ladder onto the one on the outside. Bennett soon followed and the two battled on the ladder on the outside. Hart went to suplex Ace over but he ended up throwing him over his head, behind him but still on the ladder. Hogan was back up and springboarded from the ring to the outside ladder, he got revenge on Hart by hitting a head kick, knocking Hart to the floor. Bennett then climbed up and teased a Syracuse Drop from the ladder but Hogan stopped him, chucked him on his shoulders and hit an Assault Driver to the floor. It took a while for all three men to get back up but when they did they all stood in the ring. The three of them squared off with punches which the fans did their obligatory ‘ohh’ and ‘ahh’ comments. They moved onto kicks before Ace caught Hogan with a Busaiku Knee, Hart then took out Ace and locked in the Sharpshooter which had him tapping. Hart then started to climb the ladder but saw Bennett stirring so he hit a 450 Splash of the mid-point of the ladder! Hogan was now back into the match hitting a Futurism on Hart as he got back up then he exited to the apron, bounced up in a springboard, onto the ladder and then hit the Springboard Elbow. Hogan started to climb while Hart was down, but Ace was on the outside bringing in another ladder. He set it up against the ladder Hogan was climbing and went up the ladder the same side that Hogan was climbing. Ace put Hogan on his shoulders and looked to pay him back from earlier with his own Assault Driver but Hart was back up and ran at the titled ladder and hit a clothesline off the top while Hogan was on Ace’s shoulders in a ladder assisted Doomsday Device! Ace was the only one on the ladder now and started to climb even more, Hart landed by the ropes and saw Ace climbing so he was quick to stop him. At the top of the ladder Hart hit the Maple Lead Revenge to the canvas. A ‘This is awesome’ chant started up as Hogan stirred to his feet, he fought with Hart for a bit, getting the advantage and hitting a Curb Stomp onto the ladder. Ace was waiting for Hogan and blasted him with a ladder before setting him on the top rope, Bennett hit the Syracuse Drop on Hogan then paused. Both men were down and he looked up at the belt. He set up the ladder and began to climb but soon Hart began to climb up a ladder he set up on Ace’s left. The two brawled on the ladders, swapping ladders and teasing plenty of spots but nothing came of it. Hart did lock in a strange looking Sharpshooter on top of the ladder, Ace was tapping but there was nothing either could do. Hart released and Ace moved to stay on the left ladder as Hart struggled to find his footing on the middle ladder. By this point Hogan had set up a third ladder on the right and began to climb. The three battled up top and the fans predicted this was the big finish so everyone was on their feet. The three were swapping ladders and punching each other, then, out of nothing Bennett began to tilt one of the ladders which both of his competitors were on. Hogan was quick to react, jumping to the next ladder over. Hart wasn’t so lucky and fell to the ring, landing on the ropes and bouncing to the floor. The fans knew they were going to see a new World Champion crowned now so they were very vocal. Hogan and Ace continued to battle on the two remaining ladders, teasing spots and swapping ladders. Hogan managed to get himself on the middle ladder and Ace on the other ladder, Hogan then tipped the ladder and Ace fell to the ring. Ace’s acting was priceless, as the ladder was being tilted he desperately tried to reach for the belt but continued to fall backwards. All alone in the ring on the ladder the fans were going crazy for Hogan. Hogan stood on the ladder for a moment, before bringing down the belt.
Fans were going crazy for Mike Hogan winning the SNW World Championship. It’s been a long journey for Hogan as this is his first title in SNW but it was worth the wait. He becomes the 11th SNW World Champion. The iPPV finished with Hogan on the ladder holding up the belt. Most fans left at this point but some stayed behind to see the re-cap of the event on the screen. They also clapped Ace Bennett as he left, they did the same for Hart who was taken out on a stretcher.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 22, 2014 8:39:11 GMT -5
NewsSNW were very happy with the 5th Anniversary Show, they felt that the show was stacked with big matches and the final few matches were stellar. SNW has been critical in the past of their cards with their undercard being not built up. But SNW management feel that their cards are stacked full of good matches, one reason for this is the reducing of shows, ie the quality over quantity argument. There has been some uproar backstage over SNW putting the World title on Mike Hogan. Some people within SNW feel that Hogan is a liability. Since he previously left SNW after a backstage fight with Kevin Hart. However, he seemed to have put that behind him now and has a strong following which seems to have led to his title win. SNW also crowned another new champion at Five, FUSE Champion Carson Clark. This is SNW again giving the title to someone with a strong fan following. Fans were hoping SNW would follow suit with the AirDevils and the Duos titles but so far it hasn’t happened. SNW gave the titles to Fire and the Fury out of a mix of ‘there’s no-one else to win the titles’ feeling and as a reward. SNW took the titles off them early in their first reign but Arsenic and Fury were patient and have been rewarded with a second reign. The other new champion crowned at Five was the first ever Women’s Champion, Amy Lee. It came as no surprise for her to become the first champion as she had been around a lot longer than everyone else and was the main reason for the division being set up. Evan Pagano does look like he will be on his way to TNA. Pagano performed in a dark match for the promotion and officials were impressed. It’s clear Austin Aries has had some influence in getting Pagano signed. As previously dicussed, this wouldn’t mean the end of Pagano in SNW but was limit him majorly. Not just because his TNA dates take preference over the SNW dates but also he won’t be able to perform on iPPV’s. And since these are major SNW shows it will affect his booking. It is expected that Pagano that once he signs the contract, he will not perform on SNW shows for a good while then made the odd appearance on a non-iPPV show. He is expected to finish working SNW full time at the end of the year. In other roster news both Rory Wiseman and Gareth Ashdown are leaving SNW. Wiseman will return to the UK while Ashdown is off to Japan. SNW’s website has been promoting future shows. The next show will be the second show from Drew Parkland’s new promotion which will be a Halloween Special (the card is below), next up will be SNW’s version of Chikara’s Young Lions Cup, then Petey the Pirate will return for another Pirates of the Caribbean show then SNW ends 2013 with the return of another old show, the Showdown III on iPPV. SNW announced that they will be holding the 2013 Young Lions Cup. For those unfamiliar with the tournament, it was a show held by Chikara which pitted some of the best young wrestlers around. SNW was usually one of many promotions that sent competitors to challenge for the cup. Previous entrants included Ace Bennett and Jason Williams. However, with Chikara currently inactive SNW has stepped in. SNW will continue the tradition of welcoming in competitors from other promotions as three partner companies will send wrestlers in. TCW will be represented by former SNW trainee Zeke, Zeke’s own promotion FPW will be sending self proclaimed ‘Lady Killer’, Daniel Bundy. Finally young promotion, Premier Wrestling will be bringing Calvin Little Jr. The full line-up is below. SNW also announced that this event will be streamed live on their website for free. The real reason behind this is SNW are trialling what they call the ‘SNW Player’ which if it works, would allow them to stream events live from their website instead of using an external agent such as Go Fight Live. Another show announced is the third Petey the Pirate based show. Petey was one of the Original 16 members of FUSE/SNW. He left SNW but returns as a comedy character, especially in Parkland’s promotion. His third show is titled ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Petey’s Booty’. There will be a special twist in the show, similar to the ‘One Wish’ event. There will be three matches with the winners of each able to open a treasure chest. The three treasure chests will contain: a shot at the World title, the FUSE title and the Duos title. The title shot can be used at any time, recently Kevin Hart used up his One Wish that he kept for over two years. The final SNW show of the year will be an iPPV, it is the return of The Showdown. Which will be in its third incarnation, the show is most famously known for Mike Bockwinkel and Revolution X turning their backs on Chris Hammers who had just won the belt and Bock taking the title straight from him. This year’s event will have a matinee show in the day then the big iPPV in the night. It is rumoured that Bockwinkel’s promotion TCW will send some talent to compete in both the matinee show and the iPPV show. Parkland’s Promotion #2 Halloween SpectacularDrew Parkland vs. Jacob Ryler Daniel Sinn vs. Dave Demento Duke Parkland and Rose Parkland vs. Zakk Static and Red Fire Mockingbird vs. Beast and Jugg Cody Rejero and Gareth Ashdown vs. Rory Wiseman and DJ Hughes Cain Jackal vs. Justin Allusion Young Lions Cup 2013The 2013 Young Lions Cup competitors, including representatives from TCW, FPW and Premier Wrestling. Alongside the wrestlers names are their ages, since the Young Lions Cup is all about promoting young talent. Dean Caufield- 20 El Hijo de Angel Custodio- 21 Dave Demento- 20 DJ Hughes- 22 Jet Jaguar- 19 Kourtney Love- 19 Duke Parkland– 19 Elliot Reid- 21 Riley Shamrock- 22 Zeke- (TCW) 22 Daniel Bundy- (FPW) 21 Calvin Little Jr- (Premier Wrestling) 20
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2014 19:21:30 GMT -5
Shame I lost the belt, but saw it coming. Hopefully I don't fade in to obscurity ala Jason after this loss.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 24, 2014 17:15:07 GMT -5
Great stuff here. The write up for the SNW Title match was fantastic. Figured I would lose the title, but I take pride in being the longest reigning SNW Champion ever. Looking forward to the new era led by Mike Hogan.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 27, 2014 5:51:47 GMT -5
Parkland’s Promotion #2 Halloween Spectacular
The crowd is a little bit bigger than the last show but still tiny in comparison to SNW’s shows. They allowed children in for free who were in fancy dress, so most of the kids were dressed up like ghosts, vampires and the like. Petey the Pirate was out before the show started, welcoming guests and giving out treats. Cain Jackal came out and got on the mic, he made fun of some of the children in fancy dress which got some good heel heat. Justin Allusion then ran out and a match started.
1) Cain Jackal vs. Justin Allusion: A good little match to kick off the show. Jackal works different to most of the other male competitors, he’s hard hitting and works a kind of MMA style at times. Allusion is an odd worker, he’s masked and is like Delirious, so you never know what to expect. Allusion went for the Face Breaker but Jackal pushed him off and hit a big Spear to get the win.
2) Cody Rejero and Gareth Ashdown vs. Rory Wiseman and DJ Hughes: Simple enough tag match, it didn’t mean much. Wiseman and Ashdown are done with both SNW and Parkland’s show after tonight. Cody can really get the crowd going. In the end Cody hit the Pepsi Cutter on DJ for the win.
Wiseman and DJ left licking their wounds, while Cody and Ashdown stayed in the ring celebrating. However, Beast and Jugg ran down and attacked them. They beat down the two and taunted the crowd. Then Mockingbird of Elliot Reid and Dean Caufield ran down and we the next match began.
3) Mockingbird vs. Beast and Jugg: This was the ultimate speed vs. strength / tall vs. small / David vs. Goliath bout. It was actually a pretty good match with Mockingbird playing the underdog roles. The fans were really into Reid and Caufield who hit big dives to get back into the match. Back in the ring Elliot hit the Double Foot Stomp on Jugg. However, Beast hit a lariat on Reid then the big duo hit the Utter Destruction to seal the win.
After the two teams had left, Dave Demento walked to the ring in his denim jacket and grabbed a mic at ringside. He cut a great promo on the commercialization of Christmas, I dunno how family friendly it was but it was pretty enjoyable. Demento called the crowd ‘leeches’ sucking on the governments teats. Daniel Sinn came down to the ring, He told Demento to just go with the party and if he doesn’t then he’ll just have to kick him out.
4) Daniel Sinn vs. Dave Demento: Great match which really showed what Demento can do. The match was a little different to previous matches in this promotion but Demento did the same at the last show. He works a distinctive, full on shoot style match.. He hits pretty hard and that forces his opponent to do the same. Big action to finish, Sinn dropped Demento on his head with the Backdrop Driver but no sold this. This pissed Sinn off so he potatoed him and hit the Original Sinn to keep Demento down.
Intermission. Sinn looked a little bit pissed as he left. Petey the Pirate came back out and gave out more candy.
5) Duke Parkland and Rose Parkland vs. Zakk Static and Red Fire: This match wasn’t the best match since three of the four in this match are pretty inexperienced. Static played a great heel and Fire teamed well with him. Rose works best in a tag match to hide her flaws, Duke’s getting better all the time and has a quite a strong following, he might be big in the long future. However, Static nailed a Brainbuster on Duke then Fire hit a moonsault to get the win.
6) Drew Parkland vs. Jacob Ryler: Main event time and although this match had no build the fans latched onto this pretty quick. Parkland is massively over in his own promotion so Ryler didn’t have to work too hard to get the fans heat. Ryler worked a cocky surfer heel gimmick which was fun to see since he’s only ever been face in his five years at SNW. The match was a great entertaining match, it’s not going to win awards for best technical match but they worked the crowd well by keeping the match simple then allowing the heel to take control before Parkland made the comeback. Parkland’s KFC sealed the win and sent the fans home happy.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 27, 2014 5:52:02 GMT -5
Young Lions Cup 2013Live from the FUSE Arena, from SNW PlayerAll 12 competitors came out for the group photo, loudest face pop of the night was for Riley Shamrock, second was TCW’s Zeke. No-one really got loud heel reactions, but both Demento and FPW’s Bundy worked the crowd which got heel reactions. The last competitor out was Kourtey Love which made Bundy take the mic off the announcer, ‘she can’t compete, she’s female, she’s got boobs... and ovaries’. This caused Duke Parkland to snatch the mic off him and tell him ‘so do you’. ‘Children of the Revolution’ hit and former two time SNW World Champion, Chris Hammers came out. He said that he still qualifies for this tournament but the SNW committee said it would be unfair if he entered. Hammers said he was World Champ at 19, back in a time when most people competing tonight were getting their asses handed to them by high school jocks. ‘Let’s make this interesting’ Hammers added, as he was handed a briefcase. ‘As you all know I’ve had a little pain in the back of the neck recently, it’s standing in that ring, it’s Riley Shamrock. Whoever knocks Riley out of this tournament will get a cash bonus’, he also added that he would be looking to see if there was any ‘talent’ since a spot has recently become available in Revolution X. 1) YLC Round 1: Duke Parkland vs. Dean Caufield vs. Dave Demento: Decent enough match to start, this is what tonight is all about giving young guys a chance. Hammers was down at ringside, he was on commentary. All three guys have had limited time in SNW so far, Parkland does look decent considering he’s only 19 and it’s a good bet that he might be a big player in SNW down the line. Caufield is usually a tag competitor in Mockingbird but exhibited a good high flying style. However, the stand out performer was Demento. The kid’s only 20 but has so much charisma, the commentators but it best as he ‘beats you down verbally while also physically beating you’. His moveset is developing nicely and he stole this match. He’s been working on a finisher for a while but haven’t had the chance to hit it, but he did it here. It’s just a simple shoot kick, slightly similar to Randy Orton’s Punt but it’s effective with the crowd and looks a killer. He hit it on Dean to advance. After the match Hammers, stood up and clapped. Demento took the mic at ringside. He thanked Hammers for his support but said tonight isn't about the money, or winning over the fans. Tonight is the night he makes a statement. Demento is one of the best on the mic in SNW and has the crowd in the palm of his hand anytime he picks up the mic. 2) YLC Round 1: Jet Jaguar vs. Kourtney Love vs. Daniel Bundy (FPW): Before the match Bundy took the mic and told Love that the only ring women should be concerned with is the wedding ring. He gave Love an ultimatum, give up her spot in this match and Bundy would take her out on a date, Love responded by kicking Bundy between the legs. When the match began it was a good affair, Love actually had some nice spots with Jaguar. Aside from Parkland, Jag and Love are the youngest in the competition, so they got plenty of time on their side. Love could easily be the top women’s competitor in SNW in a few years, while Jag just keeps getting better and better, he was SNW’s youngest trainee as he signed up when he was only 16. He’s come so far and if he gets some build behind him he could win the FUSE title in the next year. Meanwhile our first guest of the night, Bundy had a great showing. He wrestled well against Jet then did some comedy with Love. At first Love caught him off guard then he just took control over her, ‘You want to embarrass me? Do ya?’ he went for the Bundy Bomb but Jaguar came springboarding in over the top and rolled Bundy up in a Sunset Flip. Bundy was upset at losing, while Jet celebrated. Hammers was once again on his feet, clapping. Jag motioned toward Hammers' briefcase of money. 3) YLC Round 1: Riley Shamrock vs. DJ Hughes vs. Calvin Little Jr (Premier): The action kicked up a notch again, Riley was loved by the crowd. Alongside Zeke, Riley is the most experienced man in the tournament, SNW and the company has big plans for him. However, they don’t want to push him too fast, too soon which some have critised SNW for doing in the past with the likes of Bennett and Hart. Riley had to keep one eye on Hammers at all times so he was at a disadvantage. Hughes came out dancing like a club DJ, I can’t see him going anywhere really and unless he forms a team or makes an impact he could be released. Premier Wrestling’s Calvin Little was a great performer in this one, he dominated DJ and his exchanges with Riley were one of the highlights of the night. Calvin hit the Cradleshock which he calls the Little Big Impact but was unlucky as Riley got him in the Irish Welcoming on earned the three count. Chris Hammers then ran down from the announce table and caught Riley with a Lariat. DJ Hughes was getting to his feet and was hit with the Last Minute Orders. Then as Hammers went for more damage Calvin Little dumped him to the outside. The fans applauded Little as Hammers went back to the commentators desk. Riley thanked Little and raised his hand. 4) YLC Round 1: El Hijo de Angel Custodio vs. Elliot Reid vs. Zeke (TCW): The last match from the first round pitted the Mexican highflyer El Hijo against another highflyer Elliot Reid from young tag team Mockingbird and former SNW student, now representing TCW Zeke. El Hijo is a good worker and has improved since he first arrived but really needs a gimmick change to get going. Reid seems slightly better than his partner Dean but still a below average singles worker at the moment. It was the outside talent that stole this match, the fans love seeing Zeke and you can see he just loves performing. He made the match his own and with a few highflying spots from the other two men this made this a pretty decent match. Zeke locked Reid in the Zeke Zappa Tappa to advance. Hammers applauded Zeke but he didn’t seem to take much notice of the Revolution X leader. 5) FUSE: Carson Clark vs. Zakk Static: This was Carson’s first match as champion but if he was nervous, he didn’t show it. Clark went on the attack right away but had tough opposition in Knife Fight’s Zakk Static. Static tried to match with Clark’s speed early on but was soon on the back foot. Zakk then grounded Clark to keep his explosive offence to a minimum but Clark soon found a way out of it. Clark caught Zakk with a jumping knee for a close count but a Gutwench Suplex turned the tides once more. Zakk went for the finish with the Brainbuster but Clark got the knee to Zakk’s head while upside down, he followed it up with bouncing off the ropes and hitting the Swann Dive DDT to retain. Intermission. Clark stayed out at the break to show off his title, fans always love the AirDevils wherever SNW are. 6) YLC Semi-Finals: Dave Demento vs. Zeke (TCW): Straight after the break we were back into the Young Lions Cup action. Demento was looking to follow up from his impressive showing in the first round while Zeke was looking to do TCW proud by reaching the finals. The match started with Demento the aggressor but Zeke was able to keep him at bay. Zeke took the advantage with his superior experience but a quick kick between the legs gave Demento the advantage. Demento wore down Zeke with submission holds, while taunting the crowd but with the crowd on his side Zeke roared back. But Demento cut him off once more and began to set Zeke up for the shoot kick. Demento failed and Zeke pounced. Zeke hit the DD-Zeke to advance to the finals Hammers once again clapped Zeke but TCW’s representative didn’t show Hammers any interest. 7) YLC Semi-Finals: Riley Shamrock vs. Jet Jaguar: The Young Lions Cup action continued as two rivals from the third class. These two were the top two students from the third class and battled constantly to try and be the best in class, they were pretty even but since being called up Riley has done much better than Jet. However, the match itself was a dead heat. Riley was on top to begin with then Jag, then Riley then back to Jag. The action was pretty nonstop and the fans ate it up. Jag hit a head kick for the close count but later was caught by a elbow favouring suicide dive. Back in the ring Riley went for the Irish Welcoming but Jet turned it into a hurricanrana pin for a near fall. The two traded kicks with Riley eventually taking control by catching a kick and transitioning into the Ode to Shamrock to seal the win. Hammers was pretty animated throughout the match but was upset when Jaguar lost. Hammers slammed his fist down onto the announce table. Back in the ring there was a standoff between the two rivals, Riley offered a handshake and after a hesitation Jag accepted, turning Jag face. 8) Duke Parkland, Mockingbird and Kourtney Love vs. Daniel Bundy (FPW), DJ Hughes, Calvin Little Jr (Premier) and El Hijo de Angel Custodio: Big eight-person tag from all who were knocked out in the first round. Parkland, Love and Mockingbird looked the better team but they played the underdog role in this match, Love played the face in peril but fought back against Bundy to continue their feud from earlier. Love made the tag out and Mockingbird came in with their higflying antics. Little also looked good but in the end Parkland sealed the win with the KFC. Chris Hammers came out to the ring after the two finalists made their way out. He had brought a briefcase which he explained to Zeke ‘you win, you get all the money inside. You lose, you get nothing. That enough motivation for you?’. He exited to the outside and went back to the announcers table. 9) YLC Final: Riley Shamrock vs. Zeke (TCW): The two big names of the tournament faced off in the finals, as former Revolution X member Riley Shamrock faced former SNW student, now representing TCW, Zeke. Both men were well liked but Riley edged the crowds support, he is always loved by the crowd. Zeke took control early on, he has more experience and it showed but a clever counter from a backdrop driver gave Riley the advantage. Riley’s kicks did the damage and he followed it up with the mui-tai knees which did even more damage. Riley locked in the Ode to Shamrock but Zeke was quick to get to the outside. Riley saw this and hit the suicide dive. Riley brawled with Zeke around ringside even taking him to the announce table where he put Zeke over the table and laid into him with his fists. Back in the ring Riley hit a missile dropkick for a close count but Zeke soon turned the tides with a Drop Toe Hold. Zeke used his European influence to lock Riley up in some holds before the crowd chanted for Riley to comeback. Zeke locked in the Zeke Zappa Tappa but Riley found a way out of it then hit some kicks then into a triple German Suplex. He hit the Irish Welcoming but Zeke got a foot on the ropes. The two got to their feet where Zeke hit the DD-Zeke outta nowhere. The two fought for a bit teasing both finishers again but Riley then dropped him with the HE Driver. Riley celebrated his win as Zeke rolled to the corner. Riley was handed the trophy and the fans cheered. However, Hammers ran out and attacked Riley but Zeke came back in for the save. Riley and Zeke then dumped Hammers over the ropes. Riley got Hammers’ briefcase and went into the crowd, he opened it up and threw the dollar bills into the crowd (they turned out to be fakes with Hammers’ face on them). Riley celebrated further and even raised Zeke’s arm.
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Jan 27, 2014 7:32:17 GMT -5
Zeke got so far! And Jag is face, he should always be face.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 29, 2014 6:03:37 GMT -5
Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Petey’s Booty
There’s quite a list of injuries and inactive wresters who won’t be appearing tonight: Drew Parkland and Daniel Sinn are recovering from their Dog Collar bout. Mike Bockwinkel is taking the rest of the year off. Kevin Hart is out injured, he was injured while he was champion but fought through it. Hart will have surgery and will be out for quite some time. As reported before, Jason Williams has jetted off to Japan.
The Pirate song played and Petey the Pirate made his way out. There were three treasure chests in the ring, each with a different colour spot on the top of them. Petey explained that there would be three matches tonight: a triple threat, a four way and a battle royal. The winners of each match will get to open a treasure chest. The chests contain either a SNW World title shot, a FUSE title shot or a Duos title shot (and the ability to select your own tag partner). The title shot can be used at any time but sufficient notice must be given to the champion. He told the fans that there would also be three title matches tonight, kicking right off with the Duos titles.
1) DUOS: Fire and the Fury vs. Mockingbird: The action kicked off right away with a title bout, Arsenic and Fury were hated by the crowd and that worked well for Mockingbird who as a result, earned great crowd support. Arsenic and Fury frustrated the crowd by stopped Caufield tagging out, eventually the hot tag was made and Reid took out both men. It led to a double dive on the outside but when they entered back in the ring the champs took back control. Arsenic hit a lariat on the outside while his tag partner, Fury hit the Fury Strike on Reid to retain the belts.
2) Booty Call: Chris Hammers vs. vs. Bret Thomas vs. Jack Joseph vs. Jacob Ryler: This was the first of the booty call matches and this added stipulation gave the competitors some more drive. Hammers was the hated heel in this one and was the most dominant of the four. Thomas also threw his weight around. Meanwhile Ryler can easily fit into any match and comes into his element in multi-man matches since he makes the others look good. The same can be said about Joseph, he needs to step up his game unless he wants to end up like Ryler. As usual with SNW the end was the finisher flurry: Thomas hit the Fall on Ryler, Joseph then took out Thomas with a Pele Kick but then Hammers nearly decapitated Jack with the Lariat then sealed the win with the Last Minute Orders.
3) Kourtney Love vs. Red Fire: Fun little women’s action, the match didn’t last long but was crammed full of action. Fire played the heel while Love was the girl next door who the crowd got behind. Both can put on a good match but were limited due to time. Fire hit the Moonsault to get the win, which puts her into title contention.
4) AirDevils vs. Knife Fight and Jet Jaguar: Big six-man action as all three AirDevils: Gerard, Cantrell and FUSE Champion Clark took on Static, Jackal and Clark’s number one contender young Jet Jaguar. Lots of good action in this one, Knife Fight look a lot better since changing their name. The AirDevils as usual supplied their high flying style which got the fans to their feet, they even hit their stereo three man dive to the outside. When the action broke down and it was a tornado tag it looked like the Devils would hit the three man Bombs Away for the win but it was disrupted by Jackal and Jaguar. Jackal taking Clark out with the Spear and Jaguar getting the win for his team with the TTM on Cantrell.
After Knife Fight had left. Jaguar remained in the ring with the AirDevils. He squared up to Clark and motioned for the title. There was a brief stand off before Jaguar and Clark shook hands.
5) Booty Call: Battle Royal: Riley Shamrock defeated Safu, Cameron Stone, AJ Matthews, Nick Jacobs, Cody Rejero, El Hijo de Angel Custodio, Dave Demento, Duke Parkland and DJ Hughes: This was the second booty call bout and it was over the top rope rules. Riley and Safu battled away in one corner while Jacobs and Stone in another. The younger talent were first out, DJ first then Duke followed by El Hijo then Demento. As usual a SNW tradition someone was eliminated then entered back in to take out his eliminator, Jacobs got the shock as he took out big Stone, then Stone went back in and pulled Jacobs to the floor. They battled to the back. Riley then went on an elimation frenzy, taking out Cody then clung onto the ropes after being thrown to the apron which allowed Riley to take AJ out. The final two were rivals Riley and Safu, there was no teammate for Safu at ringside with Hammers competiting earlier and Amy in action later. Safu looked like he was going to win it due to his bigger size but once again Riley clung on to the ropes and while he was to the apron took Safu up and over to the floor. As a result Riley gets to open one of the treasure chests later.
Intermission. The AirDevils were back out at the break as they usually did. As intermission came to a close the AirDevils took to the ring with Clark grabbing the mic to thank the crowd for their constant support. However, Knife Fight ran out and beat them down. Clark began to fight back, but then Jet Jaguar came out and scared off Static and Jackal. Clark thanked Jaguar but the masked man just walked away.
6) Booty Call: Ace Bennett vs. Jack Powers vs. Steven Kagemann: The third and final Booty Call match was a three-way bout. Bennett was looking to bounce back after not winning the World title, Powers was looking to get back to the form he was in last year by getting into World title contention while Kagemann has had a great year and now is looking for a World title reign to wrap it all up. So all three men wanted World title shots and winning this Booty Call might give it to them. The match itself was a great way to welcome fans back from the break. There was only ever two men in the ring but it worked very well in this three way. For the first time since coming back Powers was 100% face with the fans, possibly because he was up against two of the top heels who always get a great heel reaction. There was some great spots, none better than the end. Powers had Kagemann up top, trying for a backdrop driver but Kagemann hang on. Powers then began to elbow Kagemann in the head but Ace shot across the ring crotching both men. Ace hit a jumping kick to send Powers to the apron then landing on the floor. Ace then hit the Syracuse Drop to seal the win.
7) WOM: Amy Lee vs. Wasp: Big women’s action in Amy’s first defence of the belt. It’s a rematch of the final of the Women’s Tournament which was a great bout. It’s no wonder SNW put this as its semi-main event. The action started with Wasp the aggressor and the fans were cheering her on. Amy struggled to deal with the MMA inspired female. Amy went to the outside to catch her breath but Wasp was straight on her, chasing her around the ring but it was a trap as when Wasp entered back in the ring Amy took Wasp off her feet. Amy slowed the pace down with submissions before Wasp roared right back into it with some big suplexes ending in a back body drop, knocking Amy loopy by dropping her on her head. Wasp called for the end and went for the Buckle Bomb which usually precedes her Shinning Wizard but Amy reversed the powerbomb into a hurricanrana into the corner. Amy then stepped it up with some quick pace and ending when she perched up top looking for a diving cross body. She hit it but Wasp rolled through then put Amy on her shoulders in a fire mans carry before dropping Amy on her head with the Death Valley Driver for another close call. The two traded shots with Wasp getting the advantage. Wasp then hit the Buckle Bomb then went for the Shinning Wizard. Amy ducked and it looked like a repeat of the finals but Wasp pulled herself from the ropes and caught Amy in the Octopus Hold. Fans were chanting for Amy to tap but then Beast Kong ran out and attacked Wasp causing a DQ win for Wasp but Amy retains the title.
Beast Kong continued her assault on Wasp and finished by hitting a big sitdown Powerbomb.
Before the main event, Petey the Pirate came out with the three treasure chests. He welcomed out the three winners of the Booty Call matches: Riley Shamrock, Chris Hammers and Ace Bennett. There was some uneasiness between Riley and Hammers but Petey told them not to lay a hand on each other and if they do he will take back his treasure chests. Petey asked who wanted to open the chest first and Riley stepped forward, he chose his box and opened it. Riley Shamrock’s box contained a FUSE title shot. Both Hammers and Bennett fist pumped because the World title match was still there. Petey then asked Hammers and Ace to open their boxes together. They did and it revealed that Ace had the Duos title shot and Hammers got the World title shot. Ace threw his box over and stormed from the ring while Hammers clutched his box.
8) SNW: Mike Hogan vs. Evan Pagano: Big main event for Hogan’s first title defence, he was hoping to follow in Amy’s footsteps by retaining the title but he was hoping to do it cleanly. Lots of good chain wrestling to start with neither man getting the advantage. Hogan can do great European catch as-catch-can wrestling and Pagano is a top wrestler whatever style is needed. It’s a shame he’s never won the World title but could do it here as a shocker. Pagano’s best chance at the title probably was back when Bennett was champion. He’s had so many shots at the title over the years but was looking finally to win the big one here. The action slowed after Pagano hit the SicKick for the first real near fall. Pagano started to control the English Champion before Hogan began a spirited comeback following a German Suplex pin and then a lionsault. Hogan began the fight back working over Pagano’s neck but Pagano got back into it by placing Hogan over the ropes in a suplex, hitting the ropes and kicking Hogan in the head. With Hogan on the outside Pagano went for a dive through the ropes but Hogan moved and Pagano did more damage to his own neck. Hogan then hit a brainbuster on floor and entered back in the ring. Pagano just got back inside before the 20 count. Hogan went for a pin but Pagano kicked out. Hogan continued to work over the neck, Pagano got to the ropes but Hogan brought him back to the middle of the ring. Pagano shook Hogan away and hit the Calling out of nowhere but was too exhausted to capitalise. By the time Pagano got the pin Hogan had recovered and kicked out. The two wobbled to their feet and traded strikes. Pagano took advantage and went for the SicKick but Hogan caught Pagano, he pulled Evan onto his shoulders into a fire mans carry then into the belly belly position. Hogan then hit a tombstone variation of the Futurism, which is apparently called the Time Warp. This was enough to seal the win.
Hogan celebrated his victory, it was a great match and a great night. His celebration was cut short by T-Rex’s ‘Children of the Revolution’. Chris Hammers walked out with a mic in his hand. He told Hogan that he will be using up his Booty Call at the next event, which will be The Showdown III live on iPPV.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 29, 2014 6:03:54 GMT -5
NEXT SNW iPPV: THE SHOWDOWN IIILive from the FUSE Arena only on Go Fight Live NEXT SHOWSNW’s final show of 2013 is set, there’s four title matches including a TCW team challenging for the belts and the Womens title being defended for the first time on iPPV. Meanwhile, Evan Pagano has his final match before leaving for TNA. SNW has also announced a matinee show which will be in the afternoon which will include matches from Nick Bockwinkel Promotions. SNW World ChampionshipMike Hogan vs. Chris HammersIt’s the Englishman versus the Irishman, new champion versus former two time champion. Hogan won the title at FIVE and managed to get his first defence defeating Evan Pagano. Meanwhile, Hammers was the lucky man at the last event, he won his match to win a Booty Call, which turned out to be a shot at the World title. He now will use it up, can Hammers become a three time World Champ? SNW Duos ChampionshipsThe Fire and the Fury vs. Coast to Coast [TCW]Arsenic and Fury won a second consecutive Clash of the Duos event. It wasn’t a win the fans enjoyed, they then beat the AirDevils, Knife Fight and Mockingbird at FIVE. So with SNW beat a team from TCW has entered the fray, Donnie East and Chris West. We’ve seen how dangerous this team can be in SNW before. Can the TCW team take the titles? FUSE ChampionshipCarson Clark vs. Jet JaguarIt’s the match the fans wanted to see. SNW asked their fans on their website who they wanted to face Clark and it was an win for the young masked man. These two have been involved in matches all year with some great exchanges, now they face one-on-one. Can Jet spoil the AirDevil leaders championship reign? SNW Women’s ChampionshipAmy Lee vs. Red FireAmy Lee won the women’s tournament to become SNW’s first ever SNW Women’s Champion. At the last show Amy got her first defence against Wasp while Red Fire defeated Kourtney Love to become the no.1 contender. Can the young highflyer take the title off the ‘First Lady of RevX’? Pagano's Final MatchAce Bennett vs. Evan PaganoEvan Pagano finishes up with SNW following this event and he only wanted one opponent for possibly his final match, his long term rival, the man he’s face many times before: Ace Bennett. This is sure to be a classic. Riley Shamrock and Jack Powers vs. Revolution XRevolution X kicked Riley Shamrock out of the group. Now the ‘Young Gun’ wants revenge. He’s recruited former SNW World Champion, Jack Powers in order to tackle Safu and the returning LyNN. Cameron Stone vs. Nick Jacobs
AirDevils vs. Knife Fight
Daniel Sinn vs. A.J Matthews
Wasp vs. Beast KongCountdown to the ShowdownThe Showdown III Matinee ShowCody Rejero vs. Steven Kagemann Mockingbird vs. El Hijo de Angel Custodio and Jack Joseph Alicia Bennett vs. Kourtney Love Duke Parkland and DJ Hughes vs. Dave Demento and Bret Thomas Plus matches from Nick Bockwinkel Promotions, including the destructive ELI in action
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Post by Cameron Stone on Jan 30, 2014 3:10:11 GMT -5
Cam Stone against Jacobs, that's pretty awesome
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Post by Ace Bennett on Feb 3, 2014 21:47:06 GMT -5
Bummer that Ace didn't win the title, thought it was set up well for him to do so, but I guess Hogan deserved it too. Curious to see who Ace teams with, would be funny to see him team with Alicia (and never tag her in) and then tear through the tag division alone, trying to prove that he is just too good or whatever. Doubt you'd do that, but it'd be awesome. Great to see C2C come into the picture, one of the best PTW products in my mind. Keep it up.
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 4, 2014 9:56:24 GMT -5
Countdown to the Showdown The Showdown III Matinee Show
1) Duke Parkland and DJ Hughes vs. Dave Demento and Bret Thomas: Odd match to kick off. Don’t know why Thomas has been stuck with the youngsters, he obviously didn’t have anything to do. He dominated and his partner looked good. There was a brief comeback but finished with a shoot kick from Demento and a Fall from his partner.
2) ELI vs. The Midnight Ravers: A simple squash match from AMP Wrestling which is promoted under the Nick Bockwinkel Promotions banner. The Ravers were Nicky Brown and Danielson London but didn’t stand a chance against the impressive ELI. Who dropped them both with ease.
3) Mockingbird vs. El Hijo de Angel Custodio and Jack Joseph: Some good tag action. Like Thomas earlier Joseph is too good to be performing with the youngsters. That said, he worked very well with all of them. They are all highflyers so they complimented each other well. Mockingbird got the win with Caufield hitting the American Upset.
4) Alicia Bennett vs. Kourtney Love: Very basic match here, Bennett isn’t that good of a wrestler at all. Love is young and looks decent in the ring. They’ll both improve over time. Love gets the win with a Lovesault.
5) Cascade and Zane Taylor vs. Dr. Punisher and Joaquin Barraza vs. Demonio Extremo Jr and El Hijo del Demonio Extremo: Three corner tag action from Flying Saint Wrestling which is promoted under the Nick Bockwinkel Promotions banner. Lots of Mexicans in this match which lived up to the ‘flying’ part of the promotions name as a result the lucha libre rules were in force, so quick tags and quick switches. Fans loved the multi-man action which ended when a flurry of finishers ended with Cascade hitting a Brainbuster to earn a win for his team. 6) Cody Rejero vs. Steven Kagemann: Good main event, like Thomas and Joseph these two didn’t have a spot on the main card. Which is odd since they’ve been making waves this year: Cody has been FUSE Champ up until recently whileKagemann has been pushing for a main event spot. Both played their roles well and the fans got pretty vocal. Kagemann took a cutter on the apron which nearly was a countout. The match continued and Kagemann caught Cody with a DeathDrive to steal it.
The Showdown III Live from the FUSE Arena only on Go Fight Live
Nice little opening video showing the events of the last two Showdown’s. Showdown 1: where Chris Hammers won his second World title thanks to Mike Bockwinkel. Before Bock turned Revolution X against Hammers and took the title straight off him. The second Showdown featured Bockwinkel and Dragon facing off but was main evented by the first time meeting between Ace Bennett and Henry Edwards, where Ace came out on top. Tonight SNW writes new history.
1) FUSE: Carson Clark vs. Jet Jaguar: Great way to kick off. This is what the fans wanted, they voted for Jag to face Clark and SNW put it on first. You couldn’t ask for a better opener, super fast pace with plenty of good action. Clark is super over and Jag was supported too. Jag hit the TTM which the fans thought was it but Clark got a shoulder up. Clark bounced back, hitting the Swan Dive DDT to retain.
We see Coast 2 Coast of Donnie East and Chris West backstage. They say for years TCW stars have come to SNW to challenge for belts and trophy’s but never end up leaving with the spoils. They say tonight is different. Tonight they will leave with the titles.
2) Daniel Sinn vs. A.J Matthews: A bit of an odd match. AJ was already in the ring and Sinn was making his entrance when the camera came back from the promo. It was only a short match so neither got a great advantage. AJ went for the Eastern Execution but Sinn slipped out of the suplex and hit a neckbreaker across his knee. Sinn followed that up with the Original Sinn.
Another short promo backstage, this time with 2013 Young Lions Cup winner Riley Shamrock. He gave a nice heartfelt promo about being accepted in Revolution X. But then said after he was kicked out he wants revenge. Jack Powers walked in beside him and said he knew what effect a big destructive stable can have. He apologised for the United Front and said he’s wants to fight the right fight.
3) Wasp vs. Beast Kong: The women rivals clashed here. Again, some time cutting by having Kong already in the ring. Wasp went right at Kong when she entered, not even waiting for the bell. Kong used her size to dominate early on before Wasp got the crowd on her side and fought back. Kong’s size gave her the advantage once more and the two fought on the outside. With Kong in full control, Wasp grabbed a chair and smashed Kong with it causing a DQ. Fans weren’t too happy about the result but the two women brawled in the crowd to get the fans back happy.
4) AirDevils vs. Knife Fight: Straight into the next match as two of SNW’s teams faced off in order to put themselves in contention for a Duos title shot. Jackal and Static seem a lot better now they have broken from Kagemann. The Devils as ever were cheered well and as a result raised the quality. Knife Fight were in control but the AirDevils got the comeback, hitting the Sky High to end a very good short tag bout.
Ace Bennett was backstage, he neatly re-capped his year. He’s become one of the best on the mic in SNW which is great progress considering how weak he was when he started off. He spoke about Hart being off injured and Hogan being champ. But he said tonight he has a big task. To finish off Pagano’s SNW career with a loss.
5) WOM: Amy Lee vs. Red Fire: The second title match of the night was the women’s bout. Both are usually heels, Amy worked a face but the fans didn’t instantly jump on her side. Fire used her quickness to evade Lee at first before Lee came back into the bout with some big impact moves. A handspring kick in the corner led to Lee hitting the Downward Spiral to retain.
6) Cameron Stone vs. Nick Jacobs: Stone attacked Jacobs during his entrance hitting a big powerbomb on the outside. However, when he rolled Jacobs in the ring, Nick kicked out. Stone took full control to begin with. Stone works a style unlike everyone in SNW, he’s a big guy compared to the rest of SNW and uses that to his advantage but never looks on dimensional. Jacobs got the underdog fight, stunning Stone with the Enziguri then managed to suplex Stone to the floor. Jacobs went for the dive over the top but Stone just walked away, sending Jacobs crashing to the floor. Stone continued to take control, taking apart Jacobs. Jacobs managed to fight back hitting a blockbuster to keep both men down. At this point, Mike Bockwinkel showed up. Jacobs was distracted and turned straight into the Cam Slam for Stone to pick up the win.
Intermission. iPPV fans were treated to a video promo hyping up SNW’s next iPPV, the first of 2014. SNW goes back to the United Kingdom as SNW spends ‘One Night in London’. Cody Rejero was out in the break to talk and take pictures with the fans. Cody is great with the fans but resisted some fans suggestions to start singing.
7) Riley Shamrock and Jack Powers vs. Revolution X: Big tag action to welcome the crowd back from the break. Riley was facing his former stable mates Safu and LyNN. LyNN was in his return match from injury and looked back to full health. Riley’s partner was Powers who has also only been back since the Anniversary Show but he looked like he was back to his old self, busting out all the moves. Both Powers and LyNN are known for their technical wizardry, so when they faced off it was a highlight. Of course, Safu and Riley had some great matches earlier in the year too so this had plenty of good action. A highlight was Riley hitting a back body drop on the apron onto LyNN. He then held down the ropes for Safu who went over the ropes and to the floor. Riley then hit a moonsault onto both. The end stretch came as RevX went for the Samoan Drop/Neckbreaker on Riley but Powers took out LyNN with the Power Suplex. This allowed Riley to lock in the Ode to Shamrock on Safu. Safu wasn’t giving in so Powers came in and stomped on Safu’s head a bit, which caused Safu to pass out.
SNW World Champion, Mike Hogan was backstage. He spoke about how proud he is to win the belt, after fighting so long just to win any title. Hogan put over Kevin Hart and champions that have gone before him. He said this doesn’t mean he’s laying down for ‘Chump’ Hammers.
8) Ace Bennett vs. Evan Pagano: This was Pagano’s last bout in SNW before leaving for TNA. He will still be able to compete in SNW, just not the iPPV. But he’ll likely stay off SNW for a little while anyway. Pagano got a hero’s welcome with streamers, while Bennett had a mixed reaction but his attitude soon turned them to be fully hated. Pagano’s last opponent could only have been Ace. They battled so many times from the end of Edwards’ reign though to Ace’s own title reign. The match was a re-jig of this best match, from ‘Two’, very quick, very good action and spilt 50/50. Pagano hit the SicKick for a near fall and fought out of a Syracuse Drop hitting a diving cross body for a close count. The match went to the outside, where Bennett hit a rope sprung senton the outside. Pagano fought back and went for another SicKick, this time missing and crashing into the barricade. Ace took advantage with a powerbomb on the apron and a two count followed. Ace then went for the Shinning Wizard but Pagano countered with a spinebuster. The two got to their feet and traded strikes before Bennett hit a Busaiku Knee. Pagano no sold it and in scenes reminsiant of Two, Pagano hit the Calling. But Bennett’s hand dropped over the top rope and by the time Evan pulled him into the middle of the ring for another pin Bennett had recovered and kicked out. The match roared on and Ace went for the Syracuse Drop again but Pagano fought out of it. Bennett crashed to the mat and Pagano seized the opportunity. He stood up top, but no-one could have guessed what would happen next. Pagano hit the 450 Splash, likely a tribute to his tag partner who helped him win his first SNW title earlier this year. But Bennett got his knees up, he rolled though and locked in the Syracuse Lock, the move which Ace debuted back at Two to retain the belt. Pagano tried to get out of it but couldn’t get out, so he had to tap.
Following the match, both men lay exhausted on the mat. No doubt another top 25 match for Ace Bennett, it will likely replace their Two bout which was the fifth best match in SNW history. ‘Thank You Pagano’ was the chants post match. Bennett didn’t want to celebrate, he just exited straight to the back. Pagano stayed in the ring. Thanking the crowd for their support.
9) DUOS: The Fire and the Fury vs. Coast to Coast [TCW]: Arsenic and Fury were hated on their entrance, so the fans took the unusual step of cheering the outside team C2C. The fans continued to hate Arsenic and Fury but that was because they frustrated the crowd early on, keeping East and West in long submission holds. C2C soon got into the match, getting Fire and Fury on the ropes and even going for an early Red Eye Flight. But it was broken up and the champions exited to the outside. This break allowed the champs to take back control and cut off West from making the tag. Arsenic and Fury continued to frustrate the fans by taking all the time up using submissions. Fans even stopped boo’ing at one point to chant ‘We want wrestling’. West made the hot tag and East and he came in like a house on fire. East then fell to the numbers advantage but then West allowed C2C to regain control. The two teams then brawled around for a bit but they had lost the fans by now. The team from TCW then went to finish the match with the Red Eye Flight which got the fans interested but it was broken up again. The teams then brawled a bit more before the time limit went, which as you’d expect the fans hated. The Champions hot-tailed it to the back and C2C were left asking what the hell happened.
A video announcement played, hyping up the next event, and the first of 2014. SNW’s trios tournament returns as SNW brings back, ‘SNW Masters of Three’. The video showed clips from the last Masters of Three event which will be 5 years ago when the event happens.
10) SNW: Mike Hogan vs. Chris Hammers: We got champions intros in this one, Hammers got heel heat of the night (if you exclude Fire and the Fury who got X-Pac heat), Hogan was cheered but not nearly enough that you’d expect from a World Champ. But he won them over with his quality in the ring. Amy Lee was at ringside and during the early goings Hammers took full control using his strength, Hogan began to fight back but distraction from the women’s champ allowed Hammers to regain control. Amy was soon sent to the back but then soon after, when Hogan began to take the fight to the former two time World Champ, Safu and LyNN came out. They stayed at ringside not doing anything but they made Hogan uncomfortable which was enough to turn the tides once more. Riley Shamrock ran out and fought off both Safu and LyNN which distracted Hammers allowing Hogan to get a roll-up for a close count. The match now became much more even, and the match went to the outside after Hammers hit a Lariat on the apron. A drop toe hold into the barricade turned the tide in Hogan’s favour and Hogan got his kick on the apron. He followed it up with a diving dropkick. Hogan rolled Hammers back in the ring and went for the Springboard Elbow. Hammers moved and focused in on Hogan’s arm. Hogan grew weaker and it looked like we would see a new champion following a Liger Bomb. Hammers went for the Last Minute Orders but Hogan hit a jumping kick to get back into the match. Back on their feet, Hogan took control and smelling blood in the water hit the Futurism. It looked to be the end, but Hammers not sold it and got up and caught Hogan out of nowhere with a Lariat. Both men stayed down with the fans showing their appreciation, when they got to their feet they traded blows when Hammers catching Hogan out again with another Lariat. With Hogan down on his front Hammers then pulled Hogan’s arm behind his back and cranked on the pressure, sitting on his back. With the crowd now on his side, enjoying his underdog role, he managed to rise to his feet with Hammers on his shoulders and hit the tombstone variation of the Futurism, he calls the Time Warp to retain the belt.
Hammers was quick to make his way to the back as ‘Shoot the Runner’ played and Mike Hogan celebrated. The celebration was cut short as ‘Ace of Spades’ played and Ace Bennett stood at the entrance in shorts and T-shirt with a mic in his hand. ‘Congratulations Mike, I applaud you. But a champion always needs a challenger. In the New Year we’re coming to your hometown. Little old London town. One Night in London, it will be your fall.’
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 4, 2014 9:56:41 GMT -5
News – Evan Pagano leaves SNW
Evan Pagano has left SNW after over five years with the company. Pagano joins up with TNA after finishing up the year with SNW, a deal which Henry Edwards did last year with WWE. The news has been coming for a while, it seems clear from SNW’s booking that Pagano told the company early about his desire to leave. That’s why Pagano won his first title earlier this year with his long time partner Devin Curtis, Pagano had a shot at the title unsuccessfully and chose his last match, which was a losing bout to Ace Bennett.
Pagano was part of the original 16 who signed up to FUSE Wrestling, he initially got off to a bad start with his trainer, Austin Aries. Who famously made him wear a clown costume on the first ever show. Their differences were soon patched up and they soon had a successful feud when FUSE turned into SNW. Pagano best rivalry came against Ace Bennett. Who when they first started feuded, Ace was just a midcarder. Pagano helped Ace get over and their series of matches set Bennett up as a title contender. This was the closest Pagano ever came to the World title and he will get the unwanted name of the best never to win the World title. Pagano came close again to winning the World title against Henry Edwards. But a ‘betrayal of trust’ caused him to turn heel and join the United Front. Pagano was never quite settled within United Front and struggled to contend with leader Jack Powers. This led to their downfall and their eventual match at the close of 2012. 2013 started brighter with Evan winning the Duos titles then going onto challenge for World title before losing to Ace Bennett in his last match. He will be expected to return but won’t be able to compete on iPPV’s.
Meanwhile another Original 16 member who left SNW, Henry Edwards recently suffered an injury whist competing for NXT. He’s had a good year within NXT, putting on some of the better matches against the likes of other former SNW alumni Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn. In SNW roster news, Jordan Devine has returned from Japan and is expected to continue the feud between Riley Shamrock and Revolution X. Devine’s stay was extended after NOAH was impressed by his performances. Meanwhile Jason Williams continues his tour in Japan. It is expected that either Bret Thomas or Steven Kagemann will tour in the New Year. Jet Jaguar is also a name being thrown around but SNW see a lot of promise in the youngster. Injury wise, Kevin Hart is expected to miss the majority of the year after having surgery on his leg. Mike Bockwinkel and Drew Parkland will return straight away in the New Year. Jacob Ryler announced on Twitter that he will be taking some time off. The former FUSE Champion will stay in the UK after SNW presents ‘One Night in London’ and return later in the year.
The final show of the year will be promoted by Drew Parkland and will be a Christmas Special. Parkland’s show is expected to draw a bigger crowd than usual because of two reasons. Firstly, all three of the AirDevils will make an appearance including FUSE Champion, Carson Clark who will put his title on the line. Secondly in the main event, the New Age Lady Killers will make their first appearance in the States since splitting up over a year ago.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2014 14:47:34 GMT -5
Quite the losing streak hope that ends soon. Oh well, at least the fans still love me. Even if I won't sing for them.
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Post by duan on Feb 4, 2014 16:22:31 GMT -5
The fact this is still going amazes me. Dragon, you may have the best standard sign up of all time. Pagano leaving for TNA is sad but rightful. Awesome that you carried this far enough to see these guys leave for other promotions and have it make sense. Keep it up RD.
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Post by Ace Bennett on Feb 5, 2014 1:10:14 GMT -5
Sad to see Pagano go, but as said by duan, it makes sense. Hopefully Ace isn't going anywhere anytime soon though. The match sounded great. Sucks to see C2C shafted like they were, but it puts over Fire and the Fury as heels really well. Hogan as champion is bound to be great, but hopefully not for long. Interested in the RevX vs. Shamrock feud, could see it really putting Riley over to be one of the next few champions. Nice to see the AirDevils pick up a victory as well.
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 5, 2014 6:00:21 GMT -5
Parkland’s Promotion #3 Christmas Special
There’s some Christmas decorations set up around the arena. The crowd is slightly bigger than usual and is spilt 50/50 between casual fans and SNW fans (but still tiny in comparison to SNW's regular shows). Drew Parkland came out in a Santa hat and welcomed the fans. He told the crowd that they are in for a treat tonight as the New Age Lady Killers are in the main event, all three of the AirDevils are in actionand Father Christmas himself may even make an appearance.
1) Duke and Rose Parkland vs. DJ Hughes and Kourtney Love: Basic match to kick off in this inter-gender bout. Duke is improving all the time and is pretty over in his dad’s promotion. Rose is still very green, Hughes is only slightly better while Love is a good wrestler but couldn’t show that against Rose. Duke hit the KFC on DJ to seal the win.
The masked physicopath, Justin Allusion made his way out rolling about the ring. Then out came Dave Demento with a present in his hand. He gave it to Allusion who was shocked to receive a gift. Allusion opened up and it was empty. Demento then punched Allusion straight through the box before shouting ‘Happy Holidays!’
2) Dave Demento vs. Justin Allusion: Demento seems to have dumbed down his offence like everyone else for Parkland’s promotion. He usually works a hard hitting style and there’s no point him killing himself and his opponent for a small family friendly promotion, he can keep that for SNW. So he played the comedy heel here, which worked because the fans have taken to the Delirious-like Allusion who had a Jack O Lantern mask on. Demento set up for the shoot kick but Allusion leant back then bounced to his feet catching Demento in a Jumping Face Breaker for the win.
3) AirDevils vs. Mockingbird: This was the first match in this new promotion to feature full quality wrestling. This promotion doesn’t do great wrestling, they do good entertainment but these two teams could get away with putting on a great match because the fast pace would get anyone excited. This was a sprint style match so there was plenty crammed into this 10 minute bout. There were two good sets of double dives and the match ended with the AirDevils hitting the Sky High (interesting to note they switched roles in the neckbreaker/senton finish)
Intermission. Sleigh bells were heard and some of the young fans got excited. Then out came Petey the Pirate in a Santa suit, a sack of presents and Rose Parkland dressed up like an elf. They handed out candy canes to the fans.
4) FUSE: Carson Clark vs. Jacob Ryler: Good little match to welcome the fans back from the break. Ryler plays a cocky surfer heel in this promotion and he easily draws heat, and this worked as he got the fans cheering for Clark. Clark played the underdog role who was kept grounded for the majority of the start of the match. Calrk eventually broke out hitting a RVD style diving kick to really do some damage. Ryler missed the Higher We Go and Clark caught him with the Swan Dive DDT to retain.
Petey the Pirate Santa came back out again, he wished everyone a Merry Christmas but was cut off by Beast and Jugg who entered the ring. Just as they were about to attack ‘The Boys Are Back in Town’ hit and Drew Parkland and Daniel Sinn showed up. Duke Parkland was close behind, their distraction allowed Petey to escape.
5) New Age Lady Killers vs. Beast and Jugg: The SNW fans in the audience started a ‘Lady Killers’ chant which grew to the casual fans. You’d expect Beast and Jugg to dominate the early goings with their size and strength but they didn’t. The Lady Killers reacted off the crowd and took control. Parkland and Sinn haven’t missed a beat, it’s no real surprise since they have teamed up in Japan since splitting in SNW last year. Beast and Jugg used Duke on the outside to their advantage. Sneaking in a low blow which infuriated Duke, but his protests only caused further distraction, allowing Beast and Jugg to double team and do phantom tags. The bigger teams wore down father Parkland before he eventually made the hot tag. Sinn came in off the tag and soon the former Duos Champions hit a double clothesline on Jugg to take him to the outside then hit the Pin Pointer on Beast to get the win.
Afterwards the Lady Killers celebrated. Duke and Petey chased Beast and Jugg backstage with Petey swinging his Santa sack above his head. They then joined the Lady Killers in the ring to celebrate and wish everyone a 'Merry Christmas.'
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Post by Red Dragon on Feb 5, 2014 6:00:44 GMT -5
SNW 2013: A Year in ReviewSNW started 2013 in Canada with four big shows. Three out of the four champions were from Canada with Hart as World Champ, Cody as FUSE Champ and the Fire and the Fury the Duos Champions. For the champions, the shows went well with all of them getting successful title defences. That was, until the last show, where the Fire and the Fury dropped the titles in a shock match to Evan Pagano and Devin Curtis, the STL Connection. Meanwhile, Chris Hammers won the Battle for Canada to give him a future title shot. SNW then went to Australia for ‘One Night Down Under’. At the event: Cody retained against three others, Dragon versus Bockwinkel ended when Dragon’s brothers attacked him, the Fire and the Fury failed to win back the belts, while in the main event Kevin Hart retained (just about, due to a referee bump) against Ace Bennett. While the Dragon/Bockwinkel rivalry heated up with both sides gaining partners, SNW presented the Be the Best qualifiers. Steven Kagemann, Mike Hogan, Ace Bennett and Riley Shamrock won their blocks (although Riley was taken to a tiebreaker by tag partner Safu). At Be the Best, all the champs retained: Cody defeating Jack Joseph, STL kept the belt against both the former champs and the AirDevils, Kevin Hart managed to retain despite a tough time from Chris Hammers. Bennett and Hogan won their Semi-Final matches to set up their main event final bout. In the end Hogan came out the winner and now had a title shot to use. SNW now began the road to its biggest show of the year, Riot Act. But first there was the Magnificent 10. Ace Bennett outlasted 9 others to win the M10 while Hogan used hit title bout against Hart. Hogan took Hart to the limit, literally, a 30 minute time-limit. Then in the 5 minute over-time Bennett attacked both men. This set up a three-way at Riot Act VI. Riot Act VI will go down as one of the biggest events in SNW history: Cody picked up another defence beating TCW’s Zeke, former partners Sinn and Parkland faced off for the first time with Sinn cheating to win, Riley and Safu put their differences aside to beat STL for the belts, Dragon got the better of Bockwinkel in the brutal Warfare and Hart somehow managed to retain against both Bennett and Hogan. A new promotion run partly by SNW started up in which Drew Parkland took the reins. The first show contained faces from SNW present and past, highlighted by Cody getting another FUSE title defence and Daniel Sinn battling Bret Thomas in the main event. SNW returned with Clash of the Duos with the newly crowned Duos Champions looking to go all the way. However, it didn’t work after Safu turned on Riley and Hammers kicked Riley out of Revolution X giving the Fire and the Fury the belts. In amongst the tag action, Cody got another defence, Hart defended against Kagemann while Ace Bennett defeated Mike Hogan in singles action. In the finals the Fire and the Fury unpopularly defeated the AirDevils. Just before ‘Five’, SNW’s Anniversary Show, SNW fought ECW reunion show Extreme Rising. In which SNW won 5-3 including the Fire and the Fury retaining the belts. Fire and the Fury also got another defence at the next show ‘The New Challengers’. ‘Five’ was a phenomenal success, challenging Riot Act VI for best show of the year. At the blockbuster event: Riley battled his former mentor in vain, Bock and Dragon faced one last time, Sinn also put away his rival away as Sinn defeated Drew in a Dog Collar bout and a terrific 8 man tag between the Original 16 almost stole the show, if it wasn’t for the high quality for all of the show. Meanwhile, the Fire and the Fury beat three other teams to retain the belt but the other champions weren’t so lucky. Cody lost his title to AirDevil, Carson Clark and Mike Hogan captured the SNW World title in a three way ladder match. One thing we’ve failed to mention is the Women’s title and the tournament that went on for the first half of the year. After defeating the likes of Red Fire, Beast Kong and TCW’s Keeley Matthews, Amy Lee triumphed over Wasp to become the first Women’s Champion. Parkland’s promotion put on their second show, a Halloween Special. Then SNW hosted the Young Lions Cup, where Riley Shamrock defeated TCW’s Zeke to take the cup. Petey the Pirate returned to put on a SNW special, where he hosted three Booty Call matches which would give the winners a chance at one of the three titles. Meanwhile, the Duos Champs got another defence, Amy Lee and Mike Hogan also got their first defences. Bennett, Hammers and Riley won the Booty Call bouts. With Ace getting the Duos title shot, Riley the FUSE title shot and Hammers the World title shot which he would use up as soon he as could. SNW’s final show of the year was a returning show, The Showdown. The event had a matinee which was main evented by Cody Rejero taking on Steven Kagemann. Clark, Lee and the Fire and the Fury all retained their belts, Ace Bennett defeated Evan Pagano in his last match in SNW and Hogan retained against Hammers. But afterwards was challenged by the last man who beat him one-on-one, Ace Bennett. Ace would challenge the champ to a match in Hogan’s hometown, London England. Parkland’s promotion put on the final show of the year, a Christmas special in which Carson Clark retained the FUSE title and the New Age Lady Killers teamed up for the first time since their split in SNW last year.
2013 iPPV Records
Daniel Sinn 5-0 Mike Hogan 4-1 Carson Clark 4-1 Kevin Hart 3-1 Cody Rejero 3-1 Jack Powers 2-0 Mike Bockwinkel 2-1 Devin Curtis 2-1 Chris Hammers 3-2 Riley Shamrock 3-2
Evan Pagano 3-2 Fire and the Fury 2-2-1 Nick Jacobs 2-2 Bret Thomas 2-2
Cameron Stone 1-1 Jacob Ryler 1-1 AJ Matthews 2-3 AirDevils 2-3 Ace Bennett 2-4 Safu 1-3 Jason Williams 1-3 Knife Fight 1-4 Jack Joseph 1-4 LyNN 0-1 Axel Parkland 0-1 Gareth Ashdown 0-1 Rory Wiseman 0-1 DJ Hughes 0-1 Dave Demento 0-2 Drew Parkland 0-2 Duke Parkland 0-2 Mockingbird 0-3 Matt Spade 0-3 Steven Kagemann 0-4 El Hijo de Angel Custodio 0-4 Jet Jaguar 0-5 - Amy Lee 2-0 Wasp 2-1-1 Beast Kong 1-0-1 Red Fire 1-1 Kourtney Love 0-3 - Ricky Slayer 1-0 The Kineval Brothers 1-1 Assassin 1-1 Red Dragon 1-2 Coast 2 Coast 0-0-1 Zeke 0-1 Cheerleader Melissa 0-1
SNW has re-done the top 25 match list. SNW seems to have been removing matches involving non-SNW wrestlers, but some vital matches ie involving Red Dragon, Mike Quackenbush and Austin Aries remain. There’s been a lot of new additions to the list, as SNW seems to favour the newer matches to older bouts. New high ranking matches include the New Age Lady Killers Dog Collar bout, Pagano’s last match in SNW and the triple threat for the World title at Riot Act IV which becomes the second best match in SNW history (also included is the rematch ladder match at Five). Also with the birth of the women’s division comes the first women’s bout, the finals of the tournament. However, some have critiqued this being on the list and see it as a ploy for SNW to promote their women’s division. But women’s matches are expected to get into the list of their own accord in the future.
TOP 25 MATCHES IN SNW HISTORY 1. Ace Bennett vs. Henry Edwards ‘Riot Act IV’ 2. Kevin Hart vs. Ace Bennett vs. Mike Hogan ‘Riot Act VI’ 3. Kevin Hart vs. Henry Edwards ‘The Rapture 2012’ 4. Steel Cage: New Age Lady Killers vs. Youth Culture ‘Return of the Steel Cage’ 5. Ace Bennett vs. Evan Pagano ‘The Showdown III’ 6. Mike Bockwinkel vs. Chris Hammers vs. Henry Edwards ‘Riot Act 2’ 7. Dog-collar: Daniel Sinn vs. Drew Parkland: ‘Five’ 8. Mike Bockwinkel vs. Red Dragon ‘Riot Act IV’ 9. Ladder: Kevin Hart vs. Ace Bennett vs. Mike Hogan ‘Five’ 10. NY Street Fight: The Gentlemen’s Club vs. Red Assassins ‘Be the Best 2011’ 11. Jack Powers vs. Kevin Hart ‘Four’ 12. Henry Edwards vs. Riley Shamrock ‘Global Mourning’ 13. Henry Edwards vs. Jack Powers ‘London, England’ 14. Ace Bennett vs. Mike Hogan ‘Be the Best 2013’ 15. Steel Cage: Henry Edwards vs. Chris Hammers 'The Showdown' 16. Ruhr Street Fight: Fire and the Fury vs. the New Age Lady Killers ‘One Night in Germany’ 17. Ace Bennett vs. Mike Quackenbush ‘Brain Grenade’ 18. Henry Edwards vs. Austin Aries ‘Monkey Business’ 19. Ace Bennett vs. Henry Edwards ‘The Showdown II’ 20. Riley Shamrock vs. Safu ‘Decadence of Kings’ 21. Jack Powers vs. Jordan Devine ‘The Devine Challenge’ 22. Kevin Hart vs. Mike Hogan ‘Magnificent 10: 2013’ 23. STL Connection vs. Revolution X ‘Riot Act VI’ 24. Wasp vs. Amy Lee ‘Five’ 25. Henry Edwards vs. Ace Bennett vs. Chris Hammers vs. Mike Bockwinkel vs. Mike Quackenbush ‘Three’
SNW has also counted up the number of times each competitor has appeared in the top 25 matches: Henry Edwards- 9 Matches Ace Bennett- 8 Matches Kevin Hart- 5 Matches Mike Hogan- 4 Matches Chris Hammers- 3 Matches Jack Powers- 3 Matches Mike Bockwinkel- 3 Matches Drew Parkland- 3 Matches Daniel Sinn- 3 Matches Evan Pagano- 2 Matches Riley Shamrock- 2 Matches Safu- 2 Matches Matt Spade- 1 Match Nick Jacobs- 1 Match Fire and the Fury- 1 Match Jordan Devine - 1 Match LyNN- 1 Match Wasp- 1 Match Amy Lee- 1 Match - Mike Quackenbush- 2 Matches Red Dragon- 2 Matches Assassin- 1 Match Sam Kineval- 1 Match Austin Aries- 1 Match Devin Curtis- 1 Match
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