Scorch
06-22-2008, 11:26 PM
WPW Sunday Night Live!
June 22nd, 2008
Abbey Arts Center
Abbotsford, BC
Dorian White Vs. Mykal Adams
The show began with Dorian White looking to step over Mykal Adams on his way to the next level. Not sure what level that was, we assume guy in match that has curtain jerker for a lead in. In what would prove to be a short match, White controlled the bulk of the action. It seemed like Adams spent the match trying to find his opening, but outside of landing a few strikes, minor holds, and a few slams, he never was able to figure out his eccentric opponent. White nearly blew the match when he went for a...move? I blinked and next thing I knew White was crotched up top, the pushed Adams down and scored a win with a flying cross body off the top.
Sky Ryder Vs. Blade LaVigne
The Canadian Champion looked like he had an easy match this week against Gladstone’s own Blade LaVigne, but this one ended up being a hotly contested battle. Blade showed why he had been the last God of Live, and no it was not because the company had run out of options, that was only a small part of it. Sky Ryder was out first, a bit unusual for a champion of any kind, have to love the respect for the great nation of Canada. Out next was not Blade, but number one contender to the WPW Title, David Nicolls. He took the mic from Mina and then went on to announce Blade, citing this familiar scene about people being glad because snow is gone, and Blade getting out of a limo, most of the crowd laughed, though it slowed down for a bit, then picked back up as people realized the irony, that the whole joke about Blade being repetitive was being used repeatedly, with no effort being placed into trying to put any kind of unique spin on it. After he was done Nicolls instructed the audience to smash their foreheads on the top of the seats in front of them, or in the case of the front row, the guardrail. The bulk of the crowd followed the orders. Before he left he attempted to get a “Bahhhhh” chant going and was rather successful. Most people failed to get it. Once he was finally done the match actually began. It was a great bout, too bad most of the crowd was too busy “bahhhhhing” to pay any attention to it. Sky never really seemed to find his groove in this one, looking solid, but he appeared distracted throughout with frequent mental lapses that allowed Blade to stay in the match. Ryder used his high flying attacks to keep the assault up on Blade, but the former God of Live was able to counter several high risk moves with powerful slams, showing off his strength. The finish came when Sky Ryder had LaVigne set up for The Sky Lights but Jamie Parker came out complaining about how LaVigne had been bragging about beating him. He ranted how Blade could never beat a man of his caliber, which distracted Ryder long enough for Blade to slip off his shoulders, and when he fell he accidentally tripped up Sky Ryder who fell into a pinning predicament. Blade tried to use Ryder as leverage to stand back up, grabbing his tights in the process. LaVigne struggled to get back up and before he could he had somehow come away with a win over the Canadian Champion. It took a distraction from Jamie Parker, an accidental trip, the holding of the tights, and an oblivious cover, but Blade did it. After the bell rang, Parker came in and gave a Substitution to LaVigne. Nicolls came back out with the paramedics who asked him to leave. He could be heard saying “I wanted to give him this. Make sure he gets this.” Nicolls then gave one of the medics a copy of Bill Murray in Groundhog Day on DVD.
Nick Comoroto Vs. TK
The crowd had no idea how to react to this match. Como was out first to chants “Please Don’t Rape Us”. He tried to laugh it off, but it obviously bothersome to the future (current?) registered (we hope) sex offender. TK came out next, having heard the chants for Como and expected a rousing positive reaction, but he was met instead with dueling chants of “Who Did You Blow” “To Get This Job?”. It was not the strongest chant the crowd had on the night. TK looked like a sparring partner more than a competitor in this one. He hit a few strikes when he was trying to pose and Como ran into them, but each time it happened Como would lock in a wear down hold. He finished the match quickly with a T-Bone suplex with a bridge. Maybe it was something else, I watched with one eye on the exits, in case he tried to come out and rape me.
Sal Karver Vs. Gunnar Brian
Two guys who could be rising stars, together in the same match. This one had match of the night written all over it. Once the ring crew cleaned off the graffiti, the two men were able to have one of the most lackluster bouts of their careers. Gunnar did not seem to care at all about winning, never once going to a submission hold or even a pinfall. Karver seemed to be just as disinterested in this one. Even with his lack of drive to win the match, Gunnar still had a chance to win. He went up top for a high risk move, but never get a chance to execute one because he started yapping about his past win streak and how he was going to be dealing more important things and he likes that new ninja guy, and he is too awesome to battle one half of the tag team…The Spectacle by Sal and it was over as the younger Karver won the match.
Jason Silver Vs. Jeremiah Ranks
This match never happened, as Ranks was disqualified before the bell could even ring. Silver came out for the match and nearly won by countout when Ranks did not make his entrance after his music had played three times. As the referee was set to reward the match to Silver, Ranks came from the crowd and cracked Silver in the back of the head with an aluminum baseball bat. The referee immediately awarded the match to Silver, causing Ranks to threaten him with the bat as well. The referee ran from the ring to escape harm and turned back around and looked at the fallen Silver, who was struggling to get his whereabouts. Ranks leaned down to pick him back up but Silver nailed a hard uppercut to the crotchal regions. Silver then picked the bat up and started to choke out Ranks with it. He then started to punch away on Ranks, only stopping his assault after he had drawn blood. As some more officials came out to take Ranks to the back, Silver was joined in the ring by Nicolls and Florida State Champion Martin Cameron. The trio proceeded to cut what essentially a repeat of Nicolls earlier promo/introduction of Blade. The odd thing was how much the crowd was into the bit, responding with “bahhhhhs” when ever a pause prompted them with the opportunity to do so.
Chris Cage Vs. Spaz
Nicolls, Silver, and Cameron were still in the ring cutting the promo about the repetitive nature of Blade LaVigne, for the seventh time on the night by the time Cage and Spaz were in the ring waiting for the bell to ring. The referee seemed confused about what to do, but Cage and Spaz told him to just ring the bell and that they would just fight around the other three. The match began as the two men had to navigate their way around the interruption. Cage had control early, as he applied a number of headlocks shouting “join me!” Spaz took control however with a backdrop suplex. He almost lost the match when he appeared to nearly get caught up in joining the trio who were cutting the promo on LaVigne. While Cage seemed to have no idea what the others were referencing on the outside, the trio having finally ended up at ringside, cutting the promo for the 27th time now Spaz remember his match as the referee’s count was at nine and made it back in just in time. The match resumed, while the trio kept up the promo. After another fifteen minutes of back and forth action Spaz called for the endgame and got it with Here’s To Michelle McCool Caribbean Cool, followed by a win by pinfall.
The One Vs. Dan Murph
The trio were now at their 53rd recitation of the promo by the time Murph and The One came out for their match. This time the duo refused to start the match until the trio had their mic cut. Once this happened, Cameron and Silver left the ringside area and head to the back. Nicolls kept going until Murph and The One leaned over the ropes and shouted “We Get It! Blade is repetitive!” Nicolls recognized the voice of The One then turned around, but could not find the former WPW Champion. He looked like he was going to strike Murph, but as he got closer he realized Murph was not The One and Nicolls finally left. The One crawled back out from under the other side of the ring, telling the crowd to be quiet, appearing to have a bit of fun with the whole situation. Nicolls got to the top of the ramp and turned around once more, again only finding Murph, as The One had placed himself behind the SYS winner, so the big man completely obscured him from view. Murph felt something on him and turned around with a look of confusion as The One smiled at him and said “Thanks son” then gave a cheesy thumbs up. Murph tried not to laugh as the bell finally rang. The match itself was decided less interesting the antics before hand as Murph struggled to stay focused. The reason for his uneasiness became apparent when one of the workers at ringside lost their hat, revealing them to be WPW Champion James Moriarty Cassius. The One seemed to pay no attention to the potential distraction as he worked the right leg of the big man. Even with the distraction Murph nearly had the match won as he had the chance to go for the Cyclone, but he was too close to the ropes when he tried it and The One was able to hold them and used them to aid him in a modified tornado DDT. He then hit several knee strikes to the side of the head, and a number of elbows to the same region of the skull. The One picked up a groggy Murph and tried to get him up for the God Like Drop, but he proved a bit too heavy. Murph throw him against the ropes and The One rebounded off them, then nailed a roaring elbow to the face of the SYS winner. The One again tried to lift up Murph, this time he was successful as he dropped Murph on his head with a rather brutal looking execution of the God…Like…Drop. The One leaned down and shook the hand of Murph before having his hand raised and leaving to the adoration of the fans in attendance. JMC then left his post at ringside and picked up the briefcase. He then brought it into the ring and dropped it on Dan. JMC leaned down and screamed “Want To Cash In Now…Bitch!?” JMC took off his coat revealing the WPW Title around his waist. He then walked up towards the entrance during at the top of the stage, unhooking the belt at the top of the stage and holding it up high over his head. He then fell to the mat as The One floored him with a One Knuckle Shuffle to the back of the head. The One then invited several of the other superstars out from the back, including some who had not competed on the night along with others who had. Among those joining The One were Sky Ryder, Jason Silver, Mykal Adams, Forsaken, Justin Dreamer, Mike Corral Martin Cameron, Frank “The American” Ninja (In Canada), and Ryuu Tsukigami (though it may have been some new guy). The One leaned down and told JMC “Not Your Spotlight Tonight, Champ” before signaling the others out on the stage with him to raise their hands high as he did a God…Like…Pose to close the show. If you wonder why Nicolls did not seize the opportunity to get his revenge on The One, he and Smike had left the arena to make it to a metal show a few towns over that was starting a half hour after the conclusion of Live. They made it just in time and spent the night rocking out, hard.
June 22nd, 2008
Abbey Arts Center
Abbotsford, BC
Dorian White Vs. Mykal Adams
The show began with Dorian White looking to step over Mykal Adams on his way to the next level. Not sure what level that was, we assume guy in match that has curtain jerker for a lead in. In what would prove to be a short match, White controlled the bulk of the action. It seemed like Adams spent the match trying to find his opening, but outside of landing a few strikes, minor holds, and a few slams, he never was able to figure out his eccentric opponent. White nearly blew the match when he went for a...move? I blinked and next thing I knew White was crotched up top, the pushed Adams down and scored a win with a flying cross body off the top.
Sky Ryder Vs. Blade LaVigne
The Canadian Champion looked like he had an easy match this week against Gladstone’s own Blade LaVigne, but this one ended up being a hotly contested battle. Blade showed why he had been the last God of Live, and no it was not because the company had run out of options, that was only a small part of it. Sky Ryder was out first, a bit unusual for a champion of any kind, have to love the respect for the great nation of Canada. Out next was not Blade, but number one contender to the WPW Title, David Nicolls. He took the mic from Mina and then went on to announce Blade, citing this familiar scene about people being glad because snow is gone, and Blade getting out of a limo, most of the crowd laughed, though it slowed down for a bit, then picked back up as people realized the irony, that the whole joke about Blade being repetitive was being used repeatedly, with no effort being placed into trying to put any kind of unique spin on it. After he was done Nicolls instructed the audience to smash their foreheads on the top of the seats in front of them, or in the case of the front row, the guardrail. The bulk of the crowd followed the orders. Before he left he attempted to get a “Bahhhhh” chant going and was rather successful. Most people failed to get it. Once he was finally done the match actually began. It was a great bout, too bad most of the crowd was too busy “bahhhhhing” to pay any attention to it. Sky never really seemed to find his groove in this one, looking solid, but he appeared distracted throughout with frequent mental lapses that allowed Blade to stay in the match. Ryder used his high flying attacks to keep the assault up on Blade, but the former God of Live was able to counter several high risk moves with powerful slams, showing off his strength. The finish came when Sky Ryder had LaVigne set up for The Sky Lights but Jamie Parker came out complaining about how LaVigne had been bragging about beating him. He ranted how Blade could never beat a man of his caliber, which distracted Ryder long enough for Blade to slip off his shoulders, and when he fell he accidentally tripped up Sky Ryder who fell into a pinning predicament. Blade tried to use Ryder as leverage to stand back up, grabbing his tights in the process. LaVigne struggled to get back up and before he could he had somehow come away with a win over the Canadian Champion. It took a distraction from Jamie Parker, an accidental trip, the holding of the tights, and an oblivious cover, but Blade did it. After the bell rang, Parker came in and gave a Substitution to LaVigne. Nicolls came back out with the paramedics who asked him to leave. He could be heard saying “I wanted to give him this. Make sure he gets this.” Nicolls then gave one of the medics a copy of Bill Murray in Groundhog Day on DVD.
Nick Comoroto Vs. TK
The crowd had no idea how to react to this match. Como was out first to chants “Please Don’t Rape Us”. He tried to laugh it off, but it obviously bothersome to the future (current?) registered (we hope) sex offender. TK came out next, having heard the chants for Como and expected a rousing positive reaction, but he was met instead with dueling chants of “Who Did You Blow” “To Get This Job?”. It was not the strongest chant the crowd had on the night. TK looked like a sparring partner more than a competitor in this one. He hit a few strikes when he was trying to pose and Como ran into them, but each time it happened Como would lock in a wear down hold. He finished the match quickly with a T-Bone suplex with a bridge. Maybe it was something else, I watched with one eye on the exits, in case he tried to come out and rape me.
Sal Karver Vs. Gunnar Brian
Two guys who could be rising stars, together in the same match. This one had match of the night written all over it. Once the ring crew cleaned off the graffiti, the two men were able to have one of the most lackluster bouts of their careers. Gunnar did not seem to care at all about winning, never once going to a submission hold or even a pinfall. Karver seemed to be just as disinterested in this one. Even with his lack of drive to win the match, Gunnar still had a chance to win. He went up top for a high risk move, but never get a chance to execute one because he started yapping about his past win streak and how he was going to be dealing more important things and he likes that new ninja guy, and he is too awesome to battle one half of the tag team…The Spectacle by Sal and it was over as the younger Karver won the match.
Jason Silver Vs. Jeremiah Ranks
This match never happened, as Ranks was disqualified before the bell could even ring. Silver came out for the match and nearly won by countout when Ranks did not make his entrance after his music had played three times. As the referee was set to reward the match to Silver, Ranks came from the crowd and cracked Silver in the back of the head with an aluminum baseball bat. The referee immediately awarded the match to Silver, causing Ranks to threaten him with the bat as well. The referee ran from the ring to escape harm and turned back around and looked at the fallen Silver, who was struggling to get his whereabouts. Ranks leaned down to pick him back up but Silver nailed a hard uppercut to the crotchal regions. Silver then picked the bat up and started to choke out Ranks with it. He then started to punch away on Ranks, only stopping his assault after he had drawn blood. As some more officials came out to take Ranks to the back, Silver was joined in the ring by Nicolls and Florida State Champion Martin Cameron. The trio proceeded to cut what essentially a repeat of Nicolls earlier promo/introduction of Blade. The odd thing was how much the crowd was into the bit, responding with “bahhhhhs” when ever a pause prompted them with the opportunity to do so.
Chris Cage Vs. Spaz
Nicolls, Silver, and Cameron were still in the ring cutting the promo about the repetitive nature of Blade LaVigne, for the seventh time on the night by the time Cage and Spaz were in the ring waiting for the bell to ring. The referee seemed confused about what to do, but Cage and Spaz told him to just ring the bell and that they would just fight around the other three. The match began as the two men had to navigate their way around the interruption. Cage had control early, as he applied a number of headlocks shouting “join me!” Spaz took control however with a backdrop suplex. He almost lost the match when he appeared to nearly get caught up in joining the trio who were cutting the promo on LaVigne. While Cage seemed to have no idea what the others were referencing on the outside, the trio having finally ended up at ringside, cutting the promo for the 27th time now Spaz remember his match as the referee’s count was at nine and made it back in just in time. The match resumed, while the trio kept up the promo. After another fifteen minutes of back and forth action Spaz called for the endgame and got it with Here’s To Michelle McCool Caribbean Cool, followed by a win by pinfall.
The One Vs. Dan Murph
The trio were now at their 53rd recitation of the promo by the time Murph and The One came out for their match. This time the duo refused to start the match until the trio had their mic cut. Once this happened, Cameron and Silver left the ringside area and head to the back. Nicolls kept going until Murph and The One leaned over the ropes and shouted “We Get It! Blade is repetitive!” Nicolls recognized the voice of The One then turned around, but could not find the former WPW Champion. He looked like he was going to strike Murph, but as he got closer he realized Murph was not The One and Nicolls finally left. The One crawled back out from under the other side of the ring, telling the crowd to be quiet, appearing to have a bit of fun with the whole situation. Nicolls got to the top of the ramp and turned around once more, again only finding Murph, as The One had placed himself behind the SYS winner, so the big man completely obscured him from view. Murph felt something on him and turned around with a look of confusion as The One smiled at him and said “Thanks son” then gave a cheesy thumbs up. Murph tried not to laugh as the bell finally rang. The match itself was decided less interesting the antics before hand as Murph struggled to stay focused. The reason for his uneasiness became apparent when one of the workers at ringside lost their hat, revealing them to be WPW Champion James Moriarty Cassius. The One seemed to pay no attention to the potential distraction as he worked the right leg of the big man. Even with the distraction Murph nearly had the match won as he had the chance to go for the Cyclone, but he was too close to the ropes when he tried it and The One was able to hold them and used them to aid him in a modified tornado DDT. He then hit several knee strikes to the side of the head, and a number of elbows to the same region of the skull. The One picked up a groggy Murph and tried to get him up for the God Like Drop, but he proved a bit too heavy. Murph throw him against the ropes and The One rebounded off them, then nailed a roaring elbow to the face of the SYS winner. The One again tried to lift up Murph, this time he was successful as he dropped Murph on his head with a rather brutal looking execution of the God…Like…Drop. The One leaned down and shook the hand of Murph before having his hand raised and leaving to the adoration of the fans in attendance. JMC then left his post at ringside and picked up the briefcase. He then brought it into the ring and dropped it on Dan. JMC leaned down and screamed “Want To Cash In Now…Bitch!?” JMC took off his coat revealing the WPW Title around his waist. He then walked up towards the entrance during at the top of the stage, unhooking the belt at the top of the stage and holding it up high over his head. He then fell to the mat as The One floored him with a One Knuckle Shuffle to the back of the head. The One then invited several of the other superstars out from the back, including some who had not competed on the night along with others who had. Among those joining The One were Sky Ryder, Jason Silver, Mykal Adams, Forsaken, Justin Dreamer, Mike Corral Martin Cameron, Frank “The American” Ninja (In Canada), and Ryuu Tsukigami (though it may have been some new guy). The One leaned down and told JMC “Not Your Spotlight Tonight, Champ” before signaling the others out on the stage with him to raise their hands high as he did a God…Like…Pose to close the show. If you wonder why Nicolls did not seize the opportunity to get his revenge on The One, he and Smike had left the arena to make it to a metal show a few towns over that was starting a half hour after the conclusion of Live. They made it just in time and spent the night rocking out, hard.