Hello fans and
welcome back to another installment of HCW’s Tacoma Thunder. Our PPV is a mere
3 days away and we are pumped to see Phoenix host our “Meltdown” PPV on July 4th. There are sure to be fireworks (both pyro and
others I’m sure). Due to contractual
obligations, TV champion the Unknown Assassin will be defending his title again
tonight but in what amounted to push back from the champ’s manager, the opponent
got changed at the last minute.
Tacoma Thunder House
Show
Tacoma, WA
July 1, 2018
30 Minute Time Limit
Nix Anderson
HARDCORE HENSEN with "The Singapore Sensation" Matt Preacher |
VS.
|
Ghee Buttersnaps
Ovaltine Jackson |
30 Minute Time Limit
Jacques Beannot
Drew the Canadian Love Machine |
VS.
|
Smasher #1
Smasher #2 with MJ |
20 Minute Time Limit
Ivan Dragovich
|
VS.
|
Adam Jameson
|
20 Minute Time Limit
Jesse California
|
VS.
|
Superquake Ferguson
|
30 Minute Time Limit
Ruby Rose (f)
Vanilla Zombie (f) |
VS.
|
Betsy Cummings (f)
Felicia Cummings (f) |
20 Minute Time Limit
The Unknown Assassin
with Honorable J C Dykes |
VS.
|
Bob "Powder" Keg
|
After the pyro
goes off, our show begins with fan favorites Ghee Buttersnaps and Ovaltine
Jackson making their way out to a pop from the crowd. That fanfare is cut short when ‘The Singapore
Sensation’ Matt Preacher comes out leading Nix Anderson and the Hardcore
Champion Hardcore Hensen down to the ring.
Anderson and Hensen look to be in pretty nasty moods tonight and look
like they want to take it out on their opponents. The bell rings almost immediately and the
team of Anderson and Hensen immediately went on a rampage. Ghee and Ovaltine though didn’t take long to
turn the tables on their opponents and take the unexpected fight right back to
them. Matt Preacher tried to interfere
but was caught by the ref and expelled from ringside. As Preacher was (grumpily) making his way up
the ramp, Davis ‘the Hoff’ Hoffmeister and ‘the King of Cones’ Magnum Kone
appeared and Preacher tried to get out of the way and almost fell off the
ramp. Davis and Magnum approached the
ring but did not enter. Nix just blasted
Ghee with the Acoustic Equalizer but as soon as he saw them at ringside, he
aborted his pin attempt. Ghee then made
the hot tag to Ovaltine who hit Nix with the Jammin’ Jacks and quickly rolled
him up for the 1-2-3. Ghee and Ovaltine
get the surprising win but Hensen hits the ring and demolishes both. Davis and Magnum hit the ring and they, Nix
and Hardcore brawl all the way to the back.
(15 min)
We cut backstage
and we see Ladies Champion Madame Jade arriving. She smiles as she hears the fans cheering for
her.
Our next match is
ready to go. First, manager MJ comes out
and introduces the Smashers. The fans
boo as the trio make their way down to the ring. Next, US Champion Drew the Canadian Love
Machine and Jacques Beannot come out to a huge pop from the crowd. We can hear Jacques asking Drew when he’s
going to get a shot at the US title and Drew tells him this is not the time to
discuss it. Jacques seems a bit put
off. Drew started off the match but was
immediately double teamed by the Smashers for 3 whopping minutes. Drew began to get his wind back but as soon
as he found himself nearing his corner, Jacques tagged himself in (presumably
to prevent Drew from sustaining any more damage). Drew then fell off the apron and to the
floor. The Smashers then double teamed
Jacques for two minutes and as Jacques tried to find sanctuary, he didn’t see
Drew there. He turned around only to be
caught by a huge knee lift by Smasher #2.
Smasher #2 made the cover and got the win. MJ joins his team in the ring and they
celebrate briefly before leaving.
Jacques made it to his feet to a pop from the crowd and went to help
Drew up and they went to the back. (6
min)
In the interview
area, Matt Preacher says his team will accept the challenge from Davis and
Magnum for their spot in the tag team line up but it will be at the PPV in
Phoenix in three days. He tells them
they will rue the day Davis and Magnum stuck their noses in their
business.
Our third match is
ready to go (the show seems to be moving along quickly). Adam Jameson comes out first to a pop from
the crowd. Next, his opponent Ivan
Dragovich comes out and he is booed pretty bad and he flips off the fans who
are booing him. He gets in the ring and
immediately attacks AJ. AJ fights back
much to Ivan’s surprise but eventually power overwhelms speed and Ivan takes
control of the match again. As the match
was nearing the time limit, Ivan went for multiple pin attempts but AJ kept
kicking out. Ivan dropped AJ with a
spinning heel kick but AJ came back with a gut buster. Both men were slow to get to their feet and
then both hit the ropes and at the exact same time, Ivan hit a spinning heel
kick while AJ hit a heel kick of his own.
Both moves hit simultaneously and both men went down like sacks of
bricks. The ref began to count and it
was apparent neither were going to answer the count but then the bell rang
bringing this one to a draw finish. Both
men ended up being helped out of the ring and to the back in what finished as
spectacular. (20 min draw)
Backstage, Davis
Hoffmeister and Magnum Kone cut a promo of their own. Davis began “No one would have thought that
the Hoff and the King of Cones would team up one day.” Magnum added in “The partnership between us
came from necessity. Nix Anderson and
Hardcore Hensen, you want to take short cuts and try to carve your way to the
top? Not at our expense.” Davis added in “Preacher, you should know
what it means to mess with things beyond your comprehension. Magnum and I are singles champions in our own
right and we will unseat you out of the tag team lineup and hell, if it works
out, maybe we’ll get ourselves a shot at the belts.” Magnum agreed “You got it Hoff. Preacher, get your team prepared because once
Hoff and I are through with you, you’ll be on ice!”
The next match is
ready to go and Superquake Ferguson comes out first. We are shown a small clip that shows that
while backstage earlier today, Jesse California accidentally bumped into
Superquake making him spill his coffee.
Superquake rose to his full height (all 7’+ of him) and said that he
won’t make a mess out of things back here right now but will see Jesse in the ring
later. Superquake walked off and Jesse
visibly gulped. Superquake gets to the
ring and steps over the top rope. Next,
Jesse California comes out and he makes a beeline for the ring. He gets in and tries to apologize to Ferguson
but Superquake wouldn’t hear of it. He
turned his back and Jesse then clipped Superquake at the knee trying to take
him out. Jesse slid out of the ring and
grabbed a chair and smashed Superquake with it across the back. The ref got the chair away from him and went
to ask Ferguson if he wanted to continue.
Superquake slowly rose and Jesse looked terrified. The match began and not surprisingly, a lot
of it took place on the outside of the ring.
Jesse used the ring steps, the ring post and anything else he could find
to his advantage to slow the giant down.
But still, even moving slow, the Giant still pursued. After bouncing Supequake’s head against the
steel steps, he slid back in the ring.
Superquake crawled back into the ring sliding under the bottom
rope. As soon as he was back in and
struggled to his feet, Jesse hit the Famouser leg drop bulldog. He needed both arms to hook the massive tree
trunk that is Ferguson’s leg and he got the 1-2-3. Jesse California gets the win and begins to
showboat in front of the crowd. Ferguson
then got to his feet and shook off the cobwebs.
As Jesse was jumping back in from his turnbuckle showboat, Ferguson
grabbed him around the throat with one massive hand, hoisted him in the air and
dropped him with a thunderous chokeslam.
The fans popped as Ferguson made his way to the back. Jesse was laid out in the ring and had to be
helped to the back (this writer thinks he did it for sympathy). (15 min for the match, 5 additional for the
aftermath)
Ravishing Raquel
arrives at the building and the fans pop huge for her. She is here for the contract signing between
her and Madame Jade for the Ladies title in just 3 days.
Backstage, TV
champion The Unknown Assassin is with his manager ‘the Honorable’ JC
Dykes. Dykes says that HCW tried to
force an agenda with people only they feel should be getting shots at the TV
title but Dykes put his foot down. “HCW
has an agenda where they only want their ‘superstars’ like Sonic Blade and
Texas Wildfire to get shots but then overlook the rest of the roster. The TV champion and I have discussed at
length and we’ve decided to just say NO!
We scoured the entire roster and the champ and I have come to the
conclusion that the #1 contender is Bob “Powder” Keg. Yes, that’s right. This poor sap has been looked over for any
title shot because he doesn’t have the GM’s or owners’ ear. Tonight, we do it for the ‘little man’ and
give Bob his day in the sun. Keg, the
Unknown Assassin looks forward to meeting you in the ring.” The segment ends and is fading to black when
we hear uncontrollable laughter.
Our next match is
ready to go and begins with the Cummings twins (Betsy and Felicia) making their
way down to the ring to booing from the fans.
They act like their feelings are hurt (NOT). Next, the team of Ruby Rose and Vanilla
Zombie come out to a HUGE pop from the crowd.
They stand on stage and look at the audience and see a sea of Zombie
fans out there. The two make their way
down to the ring. Two minutes into the
match, the Cummings twins double team Vanilla Zombie and she gets injured. She is out of action for the next 10
minutes. Ruby carried on and held her
own against the devious twins. After
recovering at the 12 minute mark, she helped Ruby double team their opponents
and then entered the ring again solo at the 16 minute mark. It didn’t last long as she tagged Ruby back
in almost a minute later. Ruby has been
in the ring almost consistently with barely a minute break. There was some relief with double teaming but
then again at the 24 minute mark, Vanilla gets injured again at the hands of
the twins but this time, being in the ring for almost 23 consecutive minutes
took its toll on her and Ruby succumbed to the numbers. Ruby tried to hang in there but with the
double teaming from the other side of the ring, it was too much and a front
facelock turned-into-a-pin later, Felicia gets the win. Betsy and Felicia gloat with this win. I’m sure Ruby and Vanilla will strike
back…sooner rather than later. (28 min)
After a brief
break, a table is set up in the ring. GM
Max McGillicutty comes out and once in the ring, thanks the fans for attending
and be sure to either head down to Phoenix or catch “Meltdown” live on
PPV. First, he introduces the challenger
for the Ladies title and out comes Ravishing Raquel. The fans give her probably the loudest pop of
the night. She makes her way down and
enters the ring and sits on one side of the table. Max then introduces the Ladies champion and
out comes Madame Jade. She too gets a
nice pop but not quite as loud. She
enters the ring, takes the mic and says that she respects Raquel for paving the
way for all the ladies in HCW. Jade
continues by saying that she was the one to unseat Candice from her lofty perch
and now, she is at the top of the mountain enjoying all that being the champion
provides. She says she will not
underestimate Raquel but then Raquel had best not underestimate her because if
she does, it may be the most embarrassing moment in her career. Raquel stands up and takes the mic and thanks
Jade for the nice words but the two of them are not friends so she shouldn’t
pretend to be. This is all business and
truly the better woman will win but sadly it won’t be Jade. Raquel signs the contract and then slides
it to Jade. Jade signs her name and then
looks up at Raquel and is astonished when Raquel jumps up and slams Jade’s head
into the table. Raquel takes the mic and
says that it’s surprises like that, that if you’re not ready for it, you can
lose it all in a SNAP (she snaps her fingers).
“Thanos wiped out half of existence with a snap. I’ll just take that title.” Raquel walks off but the fans are now mixed
with her unprovoked attack on the champ.
Jade shakes it off and sneers after Raquel. She eventually leaves followed by Max.
It’s time for our
main event. First, Bob ‘Powder’ Keg
comes out and much to his surprise, he gets a loud pop from the crowd. Next, ‘The Honorable’ JC Dykes comes out
followed by the TV Champion the Unknown Assassin who both still appear to be
laughing at the choice in opponent for this match. The match begins and UA taunts and pushes Bob
around. After 3 minutes of this, Bob
exploded like a powder keg and caught the champ totally unaware and after 5
minutes of beatings, UA had to hightail it out of the ring just to regain him
composure. Once back in the ring, Bob
continued the fight and it took a distraction from Dykes to allow UA to get to
safety once again. At the 11 min mark,
the Unknown Assassin dazed Bob with repeated forearm shots to the ear drums
trying to disorient him. Bob shook it off and went for the Powder Keg but UA
turned it into a Fireman’s carry roll and (with Dykes holding Bob’s leg down),
UA gets the 3 count. The Unknown
Assassin gets the win and (barely) holds on to his title. Bob rolled out of the ring. Dykes joins UA in
the ring and the two parade like strutting peacocks. Bob returns to the ring armed with a steel
chair and he chases the champ and his manager from the ring. The show comes to an end with the Unknown
Assassin and his manager slowing backing up the ramp while Bob stayed in the
ring armed with his chair.
Just before it all
ended, we cut back to Max McGillicutty in his office and he gets a call from
co-owner Mr. Bychowski. Max is told to
“be ready for anything”. Before Max can
inquire as to what that meant, the call was ended. Something is up and we may have to do some
digging to see what is going on. Stay
Tuned.
Here is a preview
of our PPV:
Meltdown PPV
Phoenix, AZ
July 4, 2018
30 Minute Time Limit
"The Elitist" Reid Rothchild
Roderick Rothchild with The Ambassador |
VS.
|
Regulator Mammoth
Regulator Mule with Ruth Heartless |
Loser Leaves Town
No Countout
30 Minute Time Limit
Starr Vixen (f)
|
VS.
|
El Gato Negro (f)
|
Grudge Match
30 Minute Time Limit
Texas Wildfire
Sonic Blade 'Top Gun' Justin Winger |
VS.
|
Baron Von Blood (Reinhardt Schmitt)
Oswald Zimmerman (The Iron Cross) Karl Braun |
For Hensen & Anderson's tag team title shot
30 Minute Time Limit
HARDCORE HENSEN
Nix Anderson with "The Singapore Sensation" Matt Preacher |
VS.
|
Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister
Magnum Kone |
Grudge Match
In a Steel Cage
No Countout
30 Minute Time Limit
Biceps Bannerman
|
VS.
|
Angry Jack Lawson
|
For the Ladies Title
30 Minute Time Limit
Madame Jade (f)
|
VS.
|
Ravishing Raquel (f)
|
For the Undisputed World Championship - merging with the Interim
title
No Countout
60 Minute Time Limit
Buzz Steel
|
VS.
|
"The Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo
with Queen Alexandria |
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