Sunday, February 25, 2018

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2018 #652 – Tacoma Thunder


Hello fans and welcome back to another installment of HCW’s Tacoma Thunder.  While we expect GM Master Bull to make an appearance today, the show begins with manager MJ making his way out and heads down to the ring.  MJ says that the Ragin Cajun did not receive a proper coronation when he was originally given the crown so right here and right now, they will do this right with all the pomp and circumstance that it deserves.  He then introduces the new King of HCW…King Rad Gumbo.  Rad comes out smirking and the fans boo him.  Many fans have signs showing their displeasure. 

 “Rad Gumbo – Phony King”
“Wilber got Vinced”
“Phoenix is NOT Montreal”
Montreal Phoenix screwjob”

He makes it into the ring.  A throne has been placed at the center.  Rad stands in front of it.  The fans booing is getting louder.  MJ then puts the robe on the King and Rad sits down.  MJ then places the crown on the King’s head and hands him his scepter.  The fans vocal displeasure doesn’t seem to be dampening Rad’s spirits.  MJ hands him a mic.

Rad: "Da King is here! I been tellin' all y'all 'round here that I was gonna rule dis place sooner rather den later. And here I stand (but he’s sitting) da King of da HCW! So now all of my subjects can start lining up to pay tribute to good ol' Rad. We are runnin' da show here now. Ha haaaa!

Now MJ! When I say 'we' you probably thinkin' I mean me an' you n'est-ce pas? Well it's true dat you been by my side for a long time now but I realized somethin' dat was made clear when you helped da Ghouls win da 6 man titles.  Yeah, a few months ago... I realized somethin'. Dat you, MJ, was not what dis Cajun SOB needed. Dat YOU were holdin' me back. You talk an' talk an' tell Rad dis an' tell Rad dat. An' make no mistake mon ami, you take your cut don't you? Yeah, you line your pockets from all the hard work Rad puts in. You been usin' me for a good long time now so I thought I maybe turn da tables on you MJ. I been usin' you to get what I want. But now I da King! And I don't need no 'manager' or no 'right hand man'. No, no, no. What does a King need? A King need a Queen! C'mon out here cherie!”  MJ stands there and is speechless.

“Now look at dat! Dis, my HCW subjects, is Ms. Alexandria an' she is your new Queen! C'est bon to be da King! Bow down an' show her some respect!

So da King an' Queen's first order of business? MJ, you fired son. Sortez. An' we can do dis da easy way or we can do dis da 'Big Easy Way' if you know what I gettin' at mon ami. Get lost or King Rad says...off wit your head.”  MJ, in shock, leaves the ring fired from his managerial position.

“An' dat goes for everyone else back in dat locker room too! You displease da King an' you gonna pay a tithe dat gonna leave you poor, like da peasants dat you are."

Music changes and out comes the ACTUAL Queen of HCW Ravishing Raquel.  Raquel is wearing her regal gear and she gets into the ring.  She asks “Just what in the HELL do you think you’re doing calling this charlatan Queen?  I am the rightful heir to the HCW throne.”  Rad asks Raquel “What is it you really want?  You don’t want to be da Queen…You want to be da Ladies Champion.  Dat is why you are here in HCW.  You want to rule as da champion, not sitting on some throne.  I’ll tell you wat…give up da crown right here an’ now and my first royal proclamation is to authorize you to get a title shot at da Duchess.  Any match you want.  Give me the crown to give to my first lady an’ I’ll make dat happen.”  Raquel then does the unthinkable…she hands over the crown and cape.  “I want that match at the next show.  Make it happen!”  Raquel then walks off and everyone is watching in disbelief.  Rad laughs again.  “Oh, and mah second proclamation…I challenge El Chango tonight for his spot in da World title lineup.  Now, dis is how you get tings done…King Style.”  He crowns Ms. Alexandria and the two of them leave the ring together.

Today’s card looks like this:


The Axe vs Dr. Red Fang w/ Ant Graham
Leon Teremoto vs Bob Keg
Pete vs Davis Hoffmeister
The Smashers vs AJ and Billy
Candice Charisma vs Madame Jade
King Rad Gumbo w/ Queen Alexandria vs El Chango for his spot in the World title line up


Pyro goes off and the show begins with “VAMPIRE LUNGES FOR EVERYONE!” blaring over the loudspeakers and out comes the evil vampire Dr. Red Fang with his lackey, err, I mean manager Ant Graham.   The fans boo them both as they make their way down to and into the ring.  The Axe comes out next and is cheered.  Neither Graham nor Fang care for that so Fang immediately attacks Axe upon entering the ring.  Graham got involved early and often but that didn’t stop the Axe for getting in some good licks.  As the match was nearing the time limit, Axe set Fang up for the Axe but Graham tripped him.  Axe stumbled and Fang hit him with a Transylvania piledriver.  He hooked the leg (and tights) and got the 1-2-3.  Dr. Red Fang gets the win.  (19 min)  Graham joins Fang in the ring and they are showboating and Axe gets up, grabs Fang and hurls him over the top rope to a pop from the crowd.  This left Graham alone in the ring with the Axe and he had the “deer in the headlights” look.  He was petrified.  Axe whipped him to the ropes but Fang made a grab for his manager and pulled him out to safety.  Graham and Fang then left pretty quick and Axe celebrated with the fans before leaving.

Davis Hoffmeister is backstage and he says that he was a little disappointed that he didn’t get Figgy in the ring but he’s not through with him or Mustang Sammy…not by a long shot.  He will get him back in the ring and this time, he’ll get his hands on his former manager and Figgy will wish he called it quits.

The next match is ready to go and Bob “Powder” Keg makes his way down to the ring to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Next, Leon Teremoto comes out and the fans pop for him.  Leon gets on the mic and says he wants to challenge Bob for his spot in the TV title line up.  Bob tries to back out of it saying that he didn’t have enough notice but the ref makes it happen.  Bob was not happy about it and took his frustrations out on Leon early by taking him out of the ring and slamming his head into the steel steps before whipping him into the steel post.  Bob then brought the action back into the ring and dominated the rest of the match before picking Leon up and hitting a powerbomb in the middle of the ring.  Bob makes the cover and gets the 3 count.   Bob wins the match and retains his spot in the TV title lineup.  The fans began to cheer Leon on but Bob didn’t like that so he nailed Leon with a second powerbomb in the ring.  Bob told the fans to shut it or he’d keep beating Leon up.  The ref stepped in and said that if he laid another hand on Leon, he would reverse the decision.  Bob then left.  (14 min)

Candice Charisma is backstage and she once again complains that she was left out of the fatal four way so tonight she is challenging Madame Jade for her #1 spot.  Jade will rue the day she stole Candice’s spot in that match.

We go back to the ring for more action.  First, the Hoff – Davis Hoffmeister comes out and the fans go crazy.  Davis high fives the fans as he makes his way down to the ring.  Next, Pete Punsher (aka the PUNisher) makes his way out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.    The two started off and Pete liked to think he was in control of the match however he was not. Davis controlled the match and after dropping Pete with a clothesline, he made the cover and got the surprising 3 count.  Davis wins this one in 8 minutes.  Both men leave without further incident.

Madame Jade is backstage and she comments on how the ladies in HCW are top notch although some leave something to be desired.  One of those is the upstart Candice Charisma. Jade said she fought hard to get where she is now and Candice just feels everything should be handed to her on a silver platter.  Not this time.  If Candice wants Jade’s spot, she has to earn it but Jade isn’t going down without a fight.

It’s time for some tag team action.  First, Adam Jameson and Billy Robbins come out to a decent pop from the crowd.  Next, the Smashers come out and they stop on the ramp.  Smasher #1 says that without a manager, they’ve been a rut.  That ends tonight as they announce their new (and former) manager – MJ!  MJ comes out and takes the mic.  “Gumbo, you are a little mistaken…it wasn’t me riding your coattails but the other way around.  All your angles…all your title shots…it was because of me.  Just because you couldn’t get the job done, that’s not my problem.  One thing I did recognize is that managing a tag team, like when I stepped in and helped the Ghouls win the 6 man titles, is that my calling is in the tag team ranks.  The Smashers were once the dominant team in HCW and with me by their side once again, they will be once more.  Elitism, we are coming for you!”  MJ and the Smashers make their way down to the ring.  MJ made a difference in the match and the Smashers managed to stay two steps ahead of Billy and AJ.  At the 21 minute mark, MJ dragged his thumb across his throat and then Smasher #2 hit the Fade to Black on Billy and that was it.  The Smashers get the win.  MJ leaves with the Smashers and then head to the back.  (21 min)

El Chango is backstage and he says that King Gumbo, like all the other royals before him, are delusional. Thinking that a crown makes you something is absurd “although I would have been ok with it ha ha.  I’ve earned my spot and you think that just because you wear a crown gives you more power, you’re wrong.  I’ll prove it tonight.”

King Rad is backstage with Queen Alexandria talking to someone.  “Plain and simple, I need someone to watch mah back.  Dis ain’t no glory job.  I will boss you around and you’ll take it…if you want to get paid more den you’d ever seen.  Just stand dere and do nothin’ ‘cept what I tell you. You do dat and you’ll go a long way.  What do you say mon ami?”  The camera pans and we see Superquake Ferguson (our GIANT in HCW) look down on the King and then takes a knee.  “What is thy bidding my liege?”

The next match begins with Candice Charisma coming out to some massive boos from the fans.  She flips them off nonchalantly and gets into the ring.  Next, Madame Jade comes out and the fans pop.  Candice rushes out of the ring and attacks Jade starting this one off on the outside of the ring.  The attack took Jade off her game but it didn’t take long for her to recover and take the match to the upstart.  Just as Madam Jade was setting up the Jade Breaker, Candice reversed it and ended up clipping Jade’s knee.  Jade dropped and Candice picked her up and hit a northern lights suplex and while hooking the bum leg (and had her feet on the ropes) she got the surprising 1-2-3.  Candice just stole a win from Jade and now, pending the outcome of Ravishing Raquel’s shot at the Duchess, we will have our new #1 contender.  Candice runs around with her arms in the air singing “I am the champion my friends” and she leaves to the boos from the crowd.  (8 min)

GM Master Bull makes an appearance on stage and states that he needs to have representation here in Tacoma until Max returns so he declares that the winner of this next match between Gumbo and El Chango will have a new temporary GM of Tacoma.  There was a huge GASP from the crowd at this announcement.  He then left with everyone still reeling from that announcement.

It’s time for our Main Event.  First, the Ragin Cajun King Rad Gumbo, his Queen Ms. Alexandria and his new “tower of terror” Superquake Ferguson.  Gumbo gets in the ring and says that not only does he gain a title shot at the World title but a little something else.  He smiles stating he has the whole thing figured out.  Next, El Chango comes out to the loudest pop of the night.  El Chango high fives with the fans and makes his way into the ring.  El Chango bypasses the King and gets right into Superquakes’…err..chest (Ferguson is a good 2 feet taller) and says “you don’t scare me big boy”.  Ferguson looks to the King who motions him to step out of the ring.  Queen Alexandria also steps out leaving the boys to fight it out.  And fight they did.  El Chango pulled out all the stops and really took the match to his Lordship.  Gumbo did receive some good advice from his Queen (and a bit of outside interference from the tower of terror).  El Chango hit the ropes and caught King Rad with a shooting star press but Rad rolled with it and locked in the Onion Lock.  When the ref was distracted by Queen Alexandria for just a moment, Superquake reached in and hit El Chango with the knockout punch.  The ref came back and seeing that El Chango was out (raising and dropping of the arm 3 times), he awarded the match, the title shot and temporary control of Tacoma Thunder to King Rad Gumbo.  The fans about lost their minds.  There was almost a riot when Gumbo, standing in the ring flanked by his Queen and bodyguard, stood there laughing.  Gumbo takes a mic before the show ended and declared he was officially moving Superquake to the Tacoma roster and will announce on Wed who will be moving to Phoenix. 

The show comes to an end with Rad standing there laughing.


Here is a preview for our next show.



Phoenix Heat House Show
Phoenix, AZ
February 28, 2018 - 5:00 PM




Elmination Chamber Qualifier
20 Minute Time Limit


Buzz Steel
VS.
The Banker
with Ruth Heartless




20 Minute Time Limit


El Gato Negro (f)
VS.
Lavender Gooms (f)




Non-Title Match
20 Minute Time Limit


Texas Wildfire
VS.
ScooterJ




For the Snake Pit's spot in the 6 Man TT lineup
30 Minute Time Limit


Tobias Snake
Leiton Snake
Niven Snake
VS.
Ivan Dragovich
Red McNulty
Wendell Hammerschmidt




US Title Match
30 Minute Time Limit


The Crocodile Hunter
VS.
Ice Dagger




Ladies Title Match
No Countout, 30 Minute Time Limit


The Duchess (f)
VS.
Ravishing Raquel (f)


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