The History of YGPW: Pt. 1: Jan. - May '03

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We then, two weeks later, took a trip our mysterious financial backers hometown of Santa Monica, California, opening with another faced paced JHW match seeing Izzy taking the win over El Generico, Jonny Storm & Kid Romeo. In what seemed to be just another opening bout between Kevin Steen and Altar Boy Luke, now has historical effects on the company, in this first bout between the two Steen took the win. B-Boy & Chris Daniels and Super Dragon & Excalibur of the SBS won seperate tag matches to put them in the tag title match coming that March. Next was an all out bloodbath between Adam Flash and Justice Pain, this war was only just beginning.

Doug Williams then won a four-way over Jay Briscoe, Dixie and mid-west sensation Matt Sydal.

CM Punk, Rob Van Dam & Steve Corino, who were all victoious at "All Bets Off," met in a three way dance that brought wrestling certainly into a new era. This also put another W in for CM Punk.

Then in an Indy dream match Eddy Guerrero and Bryan Danielson put on a 30-minute classic, seeing Eddie score the win with a Texas Cloverleaf.

"Closing In on Glory" results:
Izzy d. El Generico, Jonny Storm & Kid Romeo.
Kevin Steen d. Altar Boy Luke.
B-Boy & Chris Daniels d. Havana Pitbulls & Joey Ryan & Kaos.
SBS d. Stampede Bulldogs, Austin Aries & Alex Shelley & Ariel Xpress (Scorpio Sky & Quicksilver).
Justice Pain & Adam Flash wrestle to a Double DQ.
Doug Williams d. Jay Briscoe, Dixie & Matt Sydal
CM Punk d. Rob Van Dam & Steve Corino
Eddye Guerrero d. Bryan Danielson

Oh yer I barely remember you lol I was starting out as you were already doing this. I remember you were a really good writer.

Yes I'm returning with Year 4 of YGPW. The first episode of Fully Loaded on WF will be posted on Wednesday, but after that will be posted on Tuesday'sas it is meant to be. And Thursdays will be BreakDownTV. I hoping to get Year 1 history done by midnight tonight, and hopsefully start year 2.


This is something I've been working on for awhile, but just never posted. So there is literally four years of written history here to summarize and post.

February brought more new wrestlers in to an already over loaded locker room. The first show in February, coming out of Chicago this night, was titled "A New Dimension of Pain," and rightfully so as on this night Adam Flash and Justice Pain continued their blood war in a unforgiving Steel Cage.

The show started out with more of the tag wrestling that YGPW started to become known for; with Kaos & Joey Ryan taking the victory in a three-way dance, that unfortuneatly for them had no effect on the Title match the following month.

The next match, however, was to fill that fourth and final spot. "Huss-man" Jimmy Jacobs made his debut teaming with fan favorite "Fast" Eddie Vegas to take the victory over AJ Styles & The Amazing Red, in what was a huge upset.

In the first ever true Heavyweight match in the history of YGPW Dan Maff collided with, and defeated, Brad Bradley in a hard-hitting strong style match-up.

YGPW brought 6-Man Mayhem to Chicago with the late Chris Cash, Ruckus, the debuting Sonjay Dutt, Johnny Devine, Izzy & Juventud Guerrera. Johnny Devine managed to catch Cash in a half crab for the victory.

In a pure wrestling dream match Doug Williams took out John Walters after a devastating lariat.

The first of two main events for this night followed as the Pain/Flash saga, a feud that started over Pain's leaving CZW for XPW back in '02, continued. Flash came into the cage with light tubes, and Pain came with chairs, Flash's manager, Dewey Donovon, even brought tables into the mix, yet nothing was settled as the match ended in a draw as both men hit the floor at the same time.

Then in the most shocking event of the month RAVEN made his debut in YGPW, announcing himself as one of the financial backers, and Co-President of YGPW. Raven came out and because of CM Punk's use of a "foreign" object, reversed the desicion in his dream rematch with Eddie Guerrero; giving Eddie the win via Disqualifiction.

An irate Punk demanded a rematch, "or else." Raven granted the rematch, and responded to the threat with a viscious Evenflow DDT to Punk.


California fans were on the edge after hearing about what went down in Chi-town and could not wait for YGPW's return later that month.


"A Nightmare Come True" was no nightmare at all, but rather a straight evening of main event matches.

In dream opponent matches: Justin Credible defeated Adam Flash with help from Justice Pain, then later in the night Necro Butcher brutilized Justice Pain, and Justin Credible who tried to get involved, all with no help from Adam Flash, Flash not only proved a point that night, but in loss gained a huge victory over Pain.

In two well complimenting 2 out of 3 Fall matches: CM Punk upset Guerrero by winning the second and third falls. After the bout Punk claimed he didn't just deserve a spot in the World Title tournament, we deserved the belt itself. When Raven came out to challenge Punk's claims, Punk spat on Raven then walked right out of the Los Angeles Sportatorium. In the second bout Corino proved he deserved the tournament spot he won back in early January by winning the first two similtanious falls over RVD. Corino then went on to call Punk a worthy Champion, stating Punk would have to "Climb one mountain, before planting his flag."

In between these four phenomenal bouts an MVP battle royal took place as voted upon by the fans. Eddie Vegas, Altar Boy Luke, Bryan Danielson, Kevin Steen, Super Dragon, Doug Williams, Izzy, Sandman, B-Boy & Dan Maff, were the top voted wrestlers to hop in for this battle royal. B-Boy remained the last man standing tossing Altar Boy Luke out last. Luke, however, proved to the fans that he deserves a spot in this company and any other.

The main event was the fallout of events from "Closing In On Glory." During SBS's fatal four way Tag tournament victory Austin Aries turned his back on Alex Shelley and left him laying, smashing his head with a lead pipe. Shelley and Aries this night would meet in a one-hour Iron Man match. And these two certainly lit it up. At the 45 minute mark it was 1-0 for Shelley and Aries didn't seem to stand a chance. However, at that point Aries wasn't wielding a lead pipe. Aries, behind the refs back, smashed Shelley for the second time with the pipe, taking a cheap pinfall, before locking on the Boston Crab, taking a cheap, yet bold, 2-1 victory.

"A New Dimension of Pain" Results:
Kaos & Joey Ryan d. Jerrelle Clark & Brian XL & Ariel Xpress.
Jimmy Jacobs & Eddie Vegas d. AJ Styles & The Amazing Red.
Dan Maff d. Brad Bradley.
Johnny Devin d. Izzy, Juventud Guerrera, Sonjay Dutt, Ruckus & Chris Cash.
Doug Williams d. John Walters
Justice Pain and Adam Flash fought to a draw in a Steel Cage Match.
Eddy Guerrero d. CM Punk after a reversed desicion via DQ.


"A Nightmare Come True" results:
Justin Credible d. Adam Flash
CM Punk d. Eddie Guerrero in a 2 out of 3 Falls match, 2 Falls to 1.
B-Boy won an MVP Battle Royal last eliminating Altar Boy Luke.
Necro Butcher d. Justice Pain.
Steve Corino d. Rob Van Dam in a 2 out of 3 Falls match, 2 Falls to 0.
Austin Aries d. Alex Shelley in an Iron Man Match, 2 Falls to 1.




March was a month of closing and opening doors. We started of the month at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City for "Psycho Circus". The east coast was good to YGPW, seeing the debuts of BJ Whitmer, Independent wrestling legend Mike Quackenbush's CHIKARA squad, Claudio Castagnoli, and "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. Altar Boy Luke proved yet again that he was grade A material going over Psychosis. The Briscoe brothers became the first ever YGPW Tag Champions and the Pain/Flash saga continued in a dream partner tag match, in which Pain teamed with Douglas and Flash teamed with The Sandman. The Franchise led Pain to victory.

The biggest twist of this show saw Steve Corino & CM Punk, a pairing put together by Raven, take a victory over Alex Shelley & Kevin Steen in an absolute text book match. After the bout a stare down between Punk and Corino was broken up by Raven, who was then attacked by Corino and Punk. Michael Axle, on behalf of Raven, promised consequences.


And consequences came to open up "200" on the beaches of Tampa, Florida. To celebrate Spring Break, Raven announced the first round matches for the world title tournament, which included CM Punk vs. Steve Corino.

From there it was off to the races. A lucha tag match seeing the Flying Hurricanes face the comedic, yet dynamic, duo of El Generico & Shark Boy; a european style clinic between Nigel McGuinness & Claudio Castagnoli; another high-flying tag match with the H-Effect against Juvi & Psychosis; Chris Daniels then met Kaos in singles action as a warm up for Daniels tournament match with Altar Boy Luke; In the first meating of two big and violent individuals Masada met Burchill; teacher vs. student as Low Ki vs. Homicide; American Dragon battled Johnny Devine; and then the Main Event!

200 LIGHT TUBES!!!!!!!

Adam Flash and Justice Pain, brought the pain to Tampa and Spring Break. This match, started clean, a wrestling clinic almost, but the glass began to break, and the blood ran under the Florida sun. Pain came out on top this time, and because of that would meet B-Boy in April in the World Title Tournament.

"Psycho Circus" results:
Jonny Storm d. BJ Whitmer.
Mike Quackenbush, Gran Akuma & Jigsaw d. Kid Romeo, Hallowicked & Larry Sweeny.
Claudio Castagnoli d. Takoa of The Flying Hurricanes.
Altar Boy Luke d. Psychosis.
The Briscoes d. B-Boy & Chris Daniels, SBS & Jimmy Jacobs & Eddie Vegas to become the first YGPW Tag Team Champions.
Justice Pain & Shane Douglas d. Adam Flash & The Sandman.
H-Effect d. Matt Sydal & Jimmy Rave.
CM Punk & Steve Corino d. Alex Shelley & Kevin Steen.

"200" Results:
Flyings Hurricanes d. Shark Boy & El Generico.
Claudio Castagnoli d. Nigel McGuinness.
H-Effect d. Juventud Guerrera & Psychosis.
Chris Daniels d. Kaos.
Burchill d. Masada
Low Ki d. Homicide
"American Dragon" Bryan Danielson d. Johnny Devine
Justice Pain d. Adam Flash in a 200 Light tubes Death Match.