Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 3, 2009 7:47:44 GMT -5
[EDIT - little big of bad language]
And it won't mean anything to anyone...
Basically, I came into this angle in IPW:UK just as it was building momentum - JC Thunder had debuted as a comical heel who just couldn't get a win. Each show he'd try a different style, only be to be beaten each week, gradually transitioning into a face and gaining a sidekick, Blockbusta, and even a comical "The JC Thunder T-shirt" t-shirt.
Eventually, he entered into a real feud, with the Hated Heroes, led by Andy Boy Simmonz (who you may remember as a jobber that got thrice murdered by Umaga prior to his big match with Lashley). They bullied JC, and generally mocked him.
However, IPW:UK had/have an annual Battle Royale, with the winner getting any match he wants in a calendar year, and the people eliminating each champ getting a title shot - JC put the champ Simmonz out and got a title match at the next big show.
After an epic 35 minute match JC managed to put Simmonz away in the manner you saw above, and the crowd... went... insane. Ring filled with people, there was dancing, all the (surprisingly available in yellow championship edition) JC Thunder T-shirts got sold, and the whole place just had to get their photo taken with the champ.
Of course, just like the end of Ed Wood, this was the height... that show, for some reason, has never emerged on DVD. JC went on to become boring, as the storyline he was made for was now over, and he couldn't really do the work of a champ. Simmonz got the title back, and JC faded away.
But I still remember...
And it won't mean anything to anyone...
Basically, I came into this angle in IPW:UK just as it was building momentum - JC Thunder had debuted as a comical heel who just couldn't get a win. Each show he'd try a different style, only be to be beaten each week, gradually transitioning into a face and gaining a sidekick, Blockbusta, and even a comical "The JC Thunder T-shirt" t-shirt.
Eventually, he entered into a real feud, with the Hated Heroes, led by Andy Boy Simmonz (who you may remember as a jobber that got thrice murdered by Umaga prior to his big match with Lashley). They bullied JC, and generally mocked him.
However, IPW:UK had/have an annual Battle Royale, with the winner getting any match he wants in a calendar year, and the people eliminating each champ getting a title shot - JC put the champ Simmonz out and got a title match at the next big show.
After an epic 35 minute match JC managed to put Simmonz away in the manner you saw above, and the crowd... went... insane. Ring filled with people, there was dancing, all the (surprisingly available in yellow championship edition) JC Thunder T-shirts got sold, and the whole place just had to get their photo taken with the champ.
Of course, just like the end of Ed Wood, this was the height... that show, for some reason, has never emerged on DVD. JC went on to become boring, as the storyline he was made for was now over, and he couldn't really do the work of a champ. Simmonz got the title back, and JC faded away.
But I still remember...
