HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2017 #606 – Phoenix Heat

Hello fans and welcome back to our show.  Today is the first episode of “Phoenix Heat”.  Pyro goes off and GM Master Bull makes his way out.  Bull tells the fans that they are the best in the world and they pop for him. (cheap pop)  He says that like Tacoma Thunder, today’s show will be a 2 hour time limit and each match will have a 20 min time limit.  He then says he doesn’t want to waste any more time but he does have one MAJOR announcement and he then motions to the back and music plays and out comes…Holy Crap…it’s ‘the Elitist’ Reid Rothchild and Ravishing Raquel.  They’ve returned!  Both shake Master Bull’s hand.  Reid has a mic and declares that the Elitist team in all professional wrestling are back and they are here now to make a major impact.  He hands the mic to Raquel who says that after sitting on the sidelines (after retiring the Elitist title that she beat Reid for), she’s ready to get back in the hunt for the Ladies title.  She says she will wrestle on today’s show.  She hands the mic back to Reid who says he’s not holding back and immediately issues a challenge to Dr. Red Fang for the Hardcore title.  Bull says that match will be on the show tonight.   The fans pop and they all leave.

Match #1 starts with tag team action.  First, Leiton and Niven Snake come out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Next, music changes and out comes the Steel Curtain – Buzz and Starbuck Steel with their manager the Ambassador.  They are booed and the Curtain flips off the fans.  They go right on the offensive however it did them very little good.  The Snake Pit were on their game and took the fight to the former champs.  The Pit were looking sharp until they got a little cocky.  Starbuck then took a huge risk and caught Niven and they both went sailing over the top rope (Starbuck was not the legal man).  Niven landed awkwardly and Starbuck did everything he could to keep him distracted.  He succeeded and Niven ended up getting counted out.  The Steel Curtain steal a win but they don’t care.  They leave with the Ambassador without further incident (except continuing to flip the fans off who booed them).  (17 min)

Master Bull opens a package and it’s the portrait of the Unknown Assassin that he sent (on purpose?) to GM Max McGillicutty.  He responds with “ah crap” and he calls an assistant to go put up it up somewhere… maybe a remote bathroom or something.

Match #2 is ready to go and Madame Jade makes her way out to a pop from the crowd.  Next, music changes and out comes Ravishing Raquel.  The crowd pops for her as she makes her way down to the ring.  Raquel dominated the match quite well despite her having been on hiatus.  Jade got desperate and tossed Raquel out of the ring.  Raquel tried to get back in but Jade prevented her from getting in.  Finally, the ref counted Raquel out and awarded the match to Madame Jade via countout.  The fans weren’t happy with the outcome but did pop when Raquel dropkicked Jade right out of the ring.  Jade cursed at her as she made her way back up the ramp.  Raquel took in the adulation from the fans briefly before leaving.  (9 ½ min)

Steel Curtain are backstage and call their loss to Hoff n Spicy a “crock of $h!t.  (I guess Master Bull has taken to censoring them like Max did). They will bide their time and when they’re ready, they will dominate the sport like no team ever.

Match #3:  Jesse California vs Otto Ruthless.  Otto dominated the match and Jesse just never got his rhythm going.  When he thought he softened Jesse up enough, he locked Jesse in the Yukon Cloverleaf.  Jesse, exhausted from the ruthless aggression, tapped.  Otto gets the win via submission.  He stomped on Jesse a few times after the match and then left to booing from the crowd.  (16 min)

Backstage, Hardcore champion Dr. Red Fang is with his manager Ant Graham.  Graham is frustrated that Fang is being forced to defend his title against some nobody who left when the going got tough.  Graham says that Reid is a nothing who has nothing and will leave with nothing.  Fang exclaims “One day, Johnny Temp and I will headline a PPV.”

Match #4:  Former World Champion King Wilber comes out for his match.  He comes out with very little pomp and circumstance.  He gets in the ring.  Next, the Honorable J C Dykes comes out and introduces the US Champion the Unknown Assassin.  Dykes tells everyone that tonight’s match will NOT be for the US title as Wilber has proven he can’t hold on to a title against a simpleton such as the man who took the gold from him Sonic Blade.  UA makes his way down as Wilber paces in the ring.   Wilber showed why he was the World Champ but UA stayed right there with him.  After Dykes nearly got his nose taken off for interfering, UA hits Wilber with a Fireman’s Carry Roll and gets the 3 count.  Unknown Assassin is victorious in his match.  Dykes runs around the ring yelling “I told you so”.  UA and Dykes eventually leave the ring.  (12 min)

Master Bull comes out again thanking the fans for attending.  He wastes no time in bringing Reid Rothchild back out to the ring.  The two shake hands and Reid makes his way to the ring.  Then, over the loudspeakers started to blare “VAMPIRE LUNGES FOR EVERYONE” and Ant Graham and the Hardcore Champion Dr. Red Fang make their way out to the ring for tonight’s main event.  Graham is quick to add the stipulation for tonight’s show which is “Lights Out” rules.  Fang, of course cheated wherever he could but Reid battled back and the fans popped each time he did.  After taking a beating for what seemed like an eternity, Reid battled back and they surpassed the 20 minute time limit but the bell didn’t ring.  When questioning the time keeper, he said that Master Bull made this a 30 minute match.  Reid hurled Fang chest first right into the corner and Fang crashed hard and fell back in the ring.  Reid then climbed to the top turnbuckle and after giving the nod to the Macho Man Randy Savage, he leapt off connecting with the Macho Elbow.  Reid makes the cover and the ref counted 1…2…3.  Reid defeated Dr. Red Fang to become the NEW HARDCORE CHAMPION.  Graham complained on the outside of the ring while Reid celebrated holding the title high as the show came to an end.

Thanks for reading.  Sunday takes us back up to Tacoma.  Stay tuned.