Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Dec 9, 2007 8:59:40 GMT -5
Okay, nothing really earth shattering for a house show, but the crowd was the biggest one they've had. Maybe if they keep getting these crowds, they'll switch to a different venue...one with seats, perhaps.
Jerking the curtain: Johnny Punch made me lose a $1 bet with my friend on who was first up, and then proceeded to lose to Ace Steele and then some big bald dude in black that I didn't catch the name of because the audio sucked. Melody looked kinda cute tonight, though.
Ox def. Lupe: Pretty standard match. Ox did a half-assed F-5, which I thought looked better than the original, for the win. He rotated Lupe the other way in the move.
Shorter James def. Jay Bradley: Bradley was getting huge heat, just working the crowd over as the cocky heel. He's got a little way to go before he's ready for the bigs, but I really like his attitude.
Triple threat tag match: The Mobile Homers stole a win from Kozlov/Pulaski and Andrew Vein/other roided up dude. I think Vein's team learned their promo skills at the Scott Steiner school. I've never heard that many "Heh"s when he wasn't in the ring. Pulaski was giving Vein's team pointers on how to beat the crap out of the Mobile Homers, then he and Kozlov proceeded to destroy them after the match was over. During the aftermath, I went to get some hot dogs, since I don't really care for the Mobile Homers, or the fact that they sold the beatdown for about 5 minutes after the match.
Diva Duck Duck catch the Goose
: The crowd got to vote on this one. It was either that, a dance off, or some other crap. Calls for a wet T shirt contest were ignored...bastards. Anyway, Roucka tripped up Katie Lea, fight ensues, Katie comes out on top, and I'm strangely turned on by it all.
Burchill/Sanders def. Spears/Cabana: The interaction between Spears and Cabana is a huge chunk of fried gold, especially since Spears cost Cabana the TV title. That being said, CABANA ANNOYS THE SMURF OUT OF ME. Example: before doing a suplex on Sanders, he yells out, "what goes up...must come down," in addition to doing various poses and yells before doing his moves. And don't get me started on his entrance music. Match ended on a Burchill interference, turning over an inside cradle from Spears to Sanders. Spears was pissed at Cabana afterward.
Atlas DaBone def. Taller James, non title match: Altas sold the hell out of a high spot to knee injury for about 10 minutes. Called the ref over, started getting helped to the back, then James attacked him, and worked the leg for a while, sometimes going to the wrong leg. What makes it worse was, Atlas was wearing his pants with "Atlas" on the leg that was injured, and James kept going to the other one. Sloppy. Atlas pulled out a "beat the odds" win. On a side note, Altas is WAY over, especially with the kids. He got huge pops on his entrance and exit, and the crowd went silent when he hit the injury spot. The fact that he's over with the kids makes me think that it won't be long till he gets his call up, regardless of where he is developmentally, because being over with the kids = merchandise sales.
Main event: Sydal def. Kruel, 2 out of 3 falls: This was the other match voted on by the fans. It was that, a European rules match, or a Countdown to the Crown match. Kruel ran Sydal into the pole during Sydal's entrance, rolled him into the ring, then picked up the quick pin for the first fall. Sydal did some kind of pin I've never seen before for the second fall, and then the match really started. Really good match. Different styles complemented each other really well. Kruel did an awesome Superplex on Sydal, even holding the vertical for a few seconds before dropping. Sydal pulled out a standing moonsault that he got some huge air on...like, kung-fu wire fighting air...and, of course, the really sweet SSP for the win. Side note, my buddy brought his camera with the express purpose of getting a really good shot of Roucka's ass so I could post it here for the nonbelievers, and just as she came over to my side of the ring and bent over, his batteries died. He had won the split the pot that night, so I guess karma is a harsh mistress. I think he got a couple other shots of it that night, so he'll email it to me.
All in all, I'd say it was well worth the $5 admission.
Jerking the curtain: Johnny Punch made me lose a $1 bet with my friend on who was first up, and then proceeded to lose to Ace Steele and then some big bald dude in black that I didn't catch the name of because the audio sucked. Melody looked kinda cute tonight, though.
Ox def. Lupe: Pretty standard match. Ox did a half-assed F-5, which I thought looked better than the original, for the win. He rotated Lupe the other way in the move.
Shorter James def. Jay Bradley: Bradley was getting huge heat, just working the crowd over as the cocky heel. He's got a little way to go before he's ready for the bigs, but I really like his attitude.
Triple threat tag match: The Mobile Homers stole a win from Kozlov/Pulaski and Andrew Vein/other roided up dude. I think Vein's team learned their promo skills at the Scott Steiner school. I've never heard that many "Heh"s when he wasn't in the ring. Pulaski was giving Vein's team pointers on how to beat the crap out of the Mobile Homers, then he and Kozlov proceeded to destroy them after the match was over. During the aftermath, I went to get some hot dogs, since I don't really care for the Mobile Homers, or the fact that they sold the beatdown for about 5 minutes after the match.
Diva Duck Duck catch the Goose
: The crowd got to vote on this one. It was either that, a dance off, or some other crap. Calls for a wet T shirt contest were ignored...bastards. Anyway, Roucka tripped up Katie Lea, fight ensues, Katie comes out on top, and I'm strangely turned on by it all.Burchill/Sanders def. Spears/Cabana: The interaction between Spears and Cabana is a huge chunk of fried gold, especially since Spears cost Cabana the TV title. That being said, CABANA ANNOYS THE SMURF OUT OF ME. Example: before doing a suplex on Sanders, he yells out, "what goes up...must come down," in addition to doing various poses and yells before doing his moves. And don't get me started on his entrance music. Match ended on a Burchill interference, turning over an inside cradle from Spears to Sanders. Spears was pissed at Cabana afterward.
Atlas DaBone def. Taller James, non title match: Altas sold the hell out of a high spot to knee injury for about 10 minutes. Called the ref over, started getting helped to the back, then James attacked him, and worked the leg for a while, sometimes going to the wrong leg. What makes it worse was, Atlas was wearing his pants with "Atlas" on the leg that was injured, and James kept going to the other one. Sloppy. Atlas pulled out a "beat the odds" win. On a side note, Altas is WAY over, especially with the kids. He got huge pops on his entrance and exit, and the crowd went silent when he hit the injury spot. The fact that he's over with the kids makes me think that it won't be long till he gets his call up, regardless of where he is developmentally, because being over with the kids = merchandise sales.
Main event: Sydal def. Kruel, 2 out of 3 falls: This was the other match voted on by the fans. It was that, a European rules match, or a Countdown to the Crown match. Kruel ran Sydal into the pole during Sydal's entrance, rolled him into the ring, then picked up the quick pin for the first fall. Sydal did some kind of pin I've never seen before for the second fall, and then the match really started. Really good match. Different styles complemented each other really well. Kruel did an awesome Superplex on Sydal, even holding the vertical for a few seconds before dropping. Sydal pulled out a standing moonsault that he got some huge air on...like, kung-fu wire fighting air...and, of course, the really sweet SSP for the win. Side note, my buddy brought his camera with the express purpose of getting a really good shot of Roucka's ass so I could post it here for the nonbelievers, and just as she came over to my side of the ring and bent over, his batteries died. He had won the split the pot that night, so I guess karma is a harsh mistress. I think he got a couple other shots of it that night, so he'll email it to me.
All in all, I'd say it was well worth the $5 admission.
