On Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 5:22 PM EST
Joe Dombrowski sent this in:
Pro Wrestling Ohio presents “PWO Wrestlelution”
Sunday afternoon, August 3
Plain Dealer Pavilion - 2014 Sycamore Street
Cleveland, Ohio
Belltime: 3:00 pm
http://www.pwowrestling.com
Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/050040BD83A51F78
In October of 2007, a new age began in Ohio professional wrestling. With the platform of national television at their doorstep, a roster of young, hungry, and capable athletes set out on a course to prove themselves. A course to begin carving their legacy, forging their reputations, and solidifying their abilities.
Through the next eight months, great sacrifices were made. Blood was shed, bodies were hurt, wills were damaged but did not break. All with the goal to reach the pinnacle of their profession, the height of their careers, and inch their way closer to the next level. On August 3, they will arrive.
Sunday afternoon, August 3 at the Plain Dealer Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio, the best athletes in the region converge for PWO’s ultimate proving ground. Nearly one year of hostility, resentment, aggression, and hatred will be unleashed. It is a night of closure. A night of finality. A night for the most vital questions to be addressed and answered. Who is the Most Dominant Man in PWO? Who are the true kings of Cleveland Ladder Matches? Who has the drive to stand up to one of wrestling’s most heralded legends and survive? And who will achieve the ultimate prize of being called the first-ever PWO Champion?
August 3, the bad blood and ill-will reaches its culmination. The hatred and contempt can be contained no more. For these great athletes, it is time to not only rise to the next level, but surpass it. Some will stand triumphant, some will fall, some will achieve their dreams, carve their legacy, forge their reputations, and solidify their abilities for years to come, but all will meet their Wrestlelution.
CURRENT CARD:
Main Event
To Determine First EVER PWO Champion:
“M-Dogg 20” Matt Cross vs. Josh Prohibition
A love/hate rivalry that stretches back nearly ten years and has intensified over the past ten months. Since PWO’s inception, Prohibition has done everything in his power to steal the spotlight from his former tag team partner, putting Matt Cross out of action on a number of occasions. When Josh qualified for PWO’s first ever Heavyweight Title match, officials dropped the bombshell that Prohibition’s opponent had been pre-selected. M-Dogg 20 is coming back, with vengeance in mind and gold in his sights. The competitive rivalry over who is more skilled, who truly carried their tag team, and who is quite simply better finally ends as M-Dogg 20 vs. Josh Prohibition reaches its final chapter, with its highest stakes yet.
Who Is The Most Dominant Man in PWO?
$5,000 vs. 5 Minutes with Maguire
Jason Bane vs. “The Indestructible” Cronus w/ Agent Aaron Maguire
Jason Bane, at 6’8” and over 300 lbs. has spent years as Cleveland’s premiere wrecking machine. However once 6’3” 275 lb. Cronus was recruited by greedy and maniacal Aaron Maguire, Cronus gained the focus, intensity, and maliciousness he lacked in years prior. After ten months of each man claiming dominance over the other, they finally meet August 3. Aaron Maguire’s attempts of delaying the match with restraining orders and unreasonable contract demands were only momentarily successful. If Cronus wins, Aaron Maguire receives $5000 of Bane’s money. If Bane wins, he gets 5 minutes alone in the ring with Aaron Maguire. Will Jason Bane finally get his hands Maguire, who for months has challenged his credibility and integrity. Or will Cronus prove to be the better man, and make his manager richer? And most importantly… who IS the Most Dominant Man in PWO?
Last Man Standing Match
Johnny Gargano vs. Gregory Iron
Gregory Iron’s first match back from a career threatening concussion saw the upset of a lifetime as the undersized inspirational cerebral palsy survivor defeated the cocky, privileged, and highly-touted prodigy Johnny Gargano. This win boosted Iron’s confidence, and career to new heights, and after a life of hardship and misery, it seemed Iron was finally truly happy. In a jealous and bitter rage, Gargano set out to destroy all that Iron had worked for, perpetrating a savage assault (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOVcxlIbPuk) that left Greg with a second life-threatening concussion. After three months of rehab and recovery, Iron returned, vowing retribution. After signing a legal waiver to return to the ring, Iron challenged Gargano to a match so brutal, the only way to win is to leave your opponent unable to answer a ten count - Last Man Standing. Johnny Gargano promises to finish the job he started and rid the wrestling world of the supposed “freak”. Gregory Iron promises to make Gargano feel the same pain Iron himself had felt all his life, and unleash 21 years of rage and hostility all in one life-altering moment. The most emotional rivalry in professional wrestling today climaxes on August 3, a rivalry that may see the end of a career, and will see only one man left standing.
Ladder Match
First Ever PWO Tag Team Titles:
Matthew Justice & Morty Rackem vs. Jake Crist & Vincent Nothing vs. Virus & Virus Grande
This past April, Pirate Justice (Morty Rackem & Matthew Justice) and V-Squared (Virus & Virus Grande) took each other to the limit in a grueling high-flying adrenaline-fueled Ladder Match, as Rackem & Justice prevailed in a match that many say raised the bar for Ladder Matches in Ohio. One man who disagreed was Vincent Nothing, claiming the efforts of the other two teams came nowhere close to Nothing’s past Ladder match triumphs. After an encounter with one-half of Irish Airborne, Jake Crist, who was also a part of Nothing’s classic Ladder Match, Nothing & Crist joined forces to defend their legacy. August 3, six fearless risk-takers, and six innovative combatants collide in one ring for one prize: the newly-created PWO Tag Team Title. Who truly are the kings of Cleveland Ladder Matches? Who can truly raise the bar higher and push their bodies farther than anyone else? This Ladder Match WILL raise the bar for Ladder Matches in Ohio… but who will be responsible for it? That team will leave triumphant and as champions.
Greg “The Hammer” Valentine vs. Mike Tolar
“Superstar” Mike Tolar, a natural athlete who has succeeded in every avenue he has explored. His high school and collegiate athletic success helped propel him to success in professional wrestling, and also helped propel his ego to unbearable heights. Fed up with not receiving the “hero’s welcome” he feels he deserves, Tolar issued an open challenge to anyone in professional wrestling to battle him at Wrestlelution. The call was answered by former WWE Intercontinental and World Tag Team Champion and Hall of Fame inductee Greg “The Hammer” Valentine! A timeless veteran of countless mat wars, The Hammer brings an experience level and ring savvy second to none. Will The Hammer teach Tolar a lesson in true mat mastery or will Tolar amateur acumen to defeat a true legend of the sport?
King Kong Bundy vs. Benjamin Boone
Known as the “Master of the 5-Count”, King Kong Bundy is one of the most feared and intimidating forces in wrestling history. Oftentimes called the “Walking Condominium”, Bundy would flatten opponents with his dreaded Avalanche splash, a move that helped catapult him to international superstardom. Bundy has main-evented WrestleMania, and held the record for shortest match in WrestleMania history, a record that wasn’t broken until earlier this year. Has young Benjamin Boone bitten off more than he can chew by challenging Bundy in order to make an impact on PWO’s grandest stage? Or can the rookie shock the world and defeat a legend?
Ten Man Elimination Tag Match
Team Clash vs. Team Hobo Joe featuring “One-Legged Wonder” Zach Gowen
The Clash, Ernie Ballz and Brian Bender, have had it out for PWO’s cult hero Hobo Joe and his protégé Bobby Beverly for months, blaming the two for the failure of The Clash’s short-lived Rock Show segment. When PWO officials chose to end this issue in a unique way: a ten-man elimination tag match, both sides began to recruit partners, but Team Hobo had a unique surprise: joining them on their team would be professional wrestling’s most awe-inspiring athlete, wrestling’s only one-legged wrestler Zach Gowen! Will The Clash be able to avenge their ill-fated talk show? Or will the “Dumpster Dweller” and “One-Legged Wonder” prove to be a winning combination?
Kiss My Butt Match
“DeeeLicious” Jimmy DeMarco vs. “Megastar” Marion Fontaine w/Macho Grosh
Ever since the two crossed paths some months ago, the “Prime Minister of Perversion” Jimmy DeMarco has gone out of his way to ruin the career of Marion Fontaine, from squirting baby oil in his eyes to attempting to steal his manager Macho Grosh, to sneaking into the building dressed in drag to attack him! After a particularly unusual DeMarco stunt involving crossdressing, seduction, and a marriage proposal, Fontaine had finally had enough, and challenged DeMarco to any match he wanted. The depraved DeMarco chose the creepiest stipulation possible: a “Kiss My Butt” match. Which one of these athletes will be forced to pucker up and commit the ultimate act of embarrassment in public? And how will Jimmy DeMarco react to it?
Womens Match:
Ashley Lane vs. ???
Since her debut in PWO, Ashley Lane has been a force to be reckoned with, regardless of who her opponent is, or even their gender! Lane has issued an open challenge to any woman to face her at Wrestlelution. Who will answer the challenge? Will anyone be able to stop Ashley Lane or will her win streak continue?
Plus: A Special LIVE Musical Performance From “This Fires Embrace”
Columbus-based rock band “This Fires Embrace” have been the artist behind the official PWO Theme Song since PWO’s inception. August 3, the band will be there LIVE for the first time, performing the PWO Theme, along with a number of their other hits, and meeting and greeting with fans as well. It will be a unique experience August 3 as the rock & wrestling connection lives with Wrestlelution!
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Devin Cutting sent this in:
Abyss, Scott Steiner, Robert Roode, Eric Young, James Storm, Petey Williams, Johnny Devine, Tyson Dux, Jamie D (aka Sirelda) and Zach Gowen will be appearing at the Prime Time Wrestling event in Belleville, Michigan on September 21st, 2008. Bell time is 6 PM. Go to http://ptwwrestling.com for info about PTW and http://prowrestlingevents.webs.com for info about upcoming shows.
Larry Goodman sent this in:
Showtime Allstar Wrestling – Episode 50
Airing June 21, 2008 on ION Network affiliate WNPX 28 in Nashville
For a comprehensive review of Nashville’s weekly wrestling TV shows, SAW and NWA Main Event, check out [url=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/TVD]Jerkin’ the Curtain radio[/url] with Trent Van Drisse and Tommy Stewart.
Michael St. John and Reno Riggins were at ringside to open the show. St. John announced that they were going to follow up on last week’s TV time limit draw between the SAW TV Champion, Damian Adams, and Kid Kash with a 20 minute time limit match in today’s main event. They talked about the $10,000 bounty that had been placed on the head of TJ Harley.
(1) TJ Harley beat Alex Sheppard in 3:12 There were wanted posters advertising the bounty plastered on the ringposts. Harley hit his slingshot elbow for an early near fall. Sheppard ducked Harley’s Yakuza kick and caught him with a double thrust to the throat. Harley blocked a vertical suplex and came from left field with a forearm shot. Sheppard appeared to be knocked silly but was able to roll a shoulder. Finish saw Sheppard block a vertical suplex and go for a German suplex. Harley reversed with a standing switch and got the pin with a messed up rolling prawn.
Harley was interviewed by MSJ. He said 10K was a lot of money so he couldn’t blame any one for trying to collect the bounty. MSJ suggested Harley would have to be on the look out everywhere he went. “You’re not going to attack me, are you?” Harley asked MSJ. Wouldn’t you know it? Harley got jumped by a burly blonde guy in street clothes as he headed up the ramp. St. John recognized Harley’s attacker as wrestler Jay Phoenix. MSJ and Riggins got all excited about the fact that Phoenix was not part of the company. SAW BOD member Mike Sircy and the security force ushered Phoenix out of the building.
(2) Chase Stevens beat Sean Casey (with the Freak Squad) in 5:03. No Lexi Pillman in Casey’s corner this week. Very disappointing. Reno said Casey had the edge in a singles match, but St. John said his Achilles heel was too much focus on the freaks. Stevens blitzed Casey right out of the box. Casey took a time out with the freaks. Stevens pulled Casey onto the apron by his hair. Back inside, Stevens got a two count with a dropkick. Casey turned the tide with a swinging neckbreaker. They cut to numerous close ups of nameless brunette freak. Casey hit his middle rope diamond cutter for a near fall. But Stevens escaped from a middle rope elbow and launched a major rally. HUGE Stevens lariat for a near fall. Casey hit his superkick finisher, but took his time and then made a lazy back cover. Weird. Casey stopped to admonished nameless brunett freak for venturing too close to Stevens. Stevens hit a fisherman suplex for the win.
Stevens, a three-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, said he was in SAW for singles competition and the gold held by Damian Adams.
Miss Boogie was with Sircy in the SAW office. Sircy said the BOD and the SAW legal team had decided to deny her appeal of Dream Team’s firing. Sircy offered her an opportunity to bring in a new tag team to fulfill her commitments. Miss Boogie was evasive about her plans. “We’ll just have to wait and see.”
A buoyant Paul Adams and his A-Team were in the interview area with St. John. Adams tooted his own horn about SAW being a Boogie free zone. He ripped Miss Boogie’s looks. “She’s so ugly, she could look up a camel’s butt and scare the hump off his back.” Paul said Miss B was not going to kill his buzz because Dream Team were still stuck snaking toilets or working at the Jiffy Lube.
(3) The A-Team (Hammerjack & Matt Dillinger & Ric Santel with Paul Adams) beat Stomp (Shane Eden & Josh Crow) & Jeff Jamison in 4:40. Eden got the upper hand on his former partner, Hammerjack. “To say they parted amicably would be sugar coating it,” said Riggins. Eden did a cartwheel back elbow, but Santel was in to break up the pin at one. So much for the shine. Dillinger turned Crow inside out with a lariat. A-Team isolated Crow and beat him down. Hammerjack and Crow went down on a collision of lariats. Jamison took the hot tag. He shocked Santel with three near falls. Santel bailed. Jamison was building steam for a big dive when Dillinger cut him down with a clothesline. While TVA was taking care of Stomp, Santel pinned Jamison with the Santel Slam.
MSJ conducted a quick prematch interview asking Drew Haskins about the stress associated with being a rookie facing such tough competition. Haskins called it a baptism by fire.
(4) Chrisjen Hayme pinned Drew Haskins in 4:24. MSJ said Haskins was being thrown to the lions. Hayme hit a butterfly suplex for a two count and choked Haskins over the ropes. Hayme hooked the ropes to block an O’Connor Roll, and then converted Haskins’ flying crucifix into a modified Samoan Drop. Hayme lit Haskins up with chops. Haskins took an awesome bump after eating a back elbow. With Haskins’ head resting on the bottom turnbuckle, Hayme creamed him with a baseball slide dropkick for a near fall. Haskins escaped from the Blue Thunder Bomb. Things started to fall apart during Haskins’ comeback, but Hayme got back on track with a wicked German suplex. Hayme pulled Haskins up at two. Hayme wanted to end it with his springboard moonsault, but there was nobody home. Haskins finally got his near fall with an Oklahoma Roll. Hayme nailed the dreaded enzuigiri and put Haskins away for good with the springboard moonsault.
MSJ interviewed Hayme about his search for the Perfect 10. Hayme read an email allegedly from one of his secret admirers, Frisky from Georgia. He held up a photo of this hideously obese woman with gynormous boobs. Hayme ridiculed her. She said other than the hairy mole and the unsightly scar, she was just what Hayme was looking for.
St John informed all the perfect 10s out their in TV land that they could email Hayme at Perfect10@sawonline.tv.
(5) The SAW TV Title match between Damian Adams (c) and Kid Kash ended as a double count out at 14:37. Kash unleashed a vicious attack on the champion capped off with a barrage of leg kicks. They traded kicks. Damian rallied with a sunset flip and a pair of arm drags. Kash jetted to ringside. Damian pulled Kash back inside. Kash offered a handshake from his knees. Damian hesitated. Then hesitated some more. Damian grabbed Kash’s hand and kicked Kash in the stomach. Kash threw a tantrum. He grabbed the bell and got in the face of a ringside fan. A hot ringside brawl ensued. Kash tossed a chair at Damian, and MSJ said it was a judgment call by ref Kurt Herron to allow it to continue. Back inside, Kash was in command.
(Commercial break)
MSJ said it was a see-saw battle during the break. Kash kicked Damian inside the thigh. Kash gave Damian a major rope burn on the ear. Kash applied a surfboard. Reno said he couldn’t stand Kash, but the guy sold tickets. Kash applied a full nelson/body scissors combo. The announce team talked about the full nelson being a trademark hold of the great Dory Funk. Damian escaped the brainbuster and hit the bicycle kick, but Herron got knocked down in the process. Damian had Kash’s shoulder down for 3+ with no ref to count it. By the time Herron recovered enough to count, Kash was able to kick out. Kash resorted to a low blow. The action spilled to the outside with Kash administering the punishment, until both men were counted out.
Kash winged a chair at Damian. He shoved St. John and yelled about making Damian bleed. They cut to a close up of Damian’s bloody head. Kash dragged Damian into the ring and rubbed the blood on his face. Kash knocked down ref Jess Fields. Sircy was livid at ringside. Over and out.
Closing Thoughts: And now for something different - an SAW show where the emphasis was actually on the wrestling. There have been episodes of SAW that didn’t have even half this much in ring action, and few, if any, (with the exception of a couple of glitches that I’ll get to in a minute) had wrestling this good. The title bout, the longest match to air on SAW over the last 6 months, was a top-notch brawl. This was booking 101. Kash was pure evil. He wanted no part of a clean fight and went deep into his bag of dirty tricks. Despite all that, the champion scored the clean visual fall on the challenger. Unfortunately, the spot where the ref went down on the bicycle kick looked badly contrived. The blood, rarely used in SAW, took it to another level. Harley went over in a short but good match. I liked the “he doesn’t even work here” spin on Phoenix, a lot better than the fan out of the crowd. The wanted posters on the ringposts were hilarious. Stevens looked motivated again this week, as Casey’s paranoia progressed to new heights. It looked like Stevens ended up out of position on the superkick. Surely, Stevens was supposed to save himself with a foot over the ropes. It was completely illogical for Casey to make a lazy cover on his finisher. Then again, it’s completely illogical for Casey to be more concerned about his freaks than winning matches. A blind man could see where they’re going with Miss Boogie, not that it’s a bad thing at all. It’s way more satisfying for the fans to get something they want, even if it’s predictable, than to Russo them with an deadening swerve. The A-Team squash was fine. With the way he was protected, it looks like they have something in mind for Jamison. I feared the worst with Hayme vs. Haskins, but it was much better than expected. There was just the one brief segment where it got really shaky. I took it as a sign of Hayme’s improvement. The Hayme interview was some campy and brutally bad comedy - one of those times where I was embarrassed to be a wrestling fan.
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