Thursday, August 2, 2018

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2018 #699 – Phoenix Heat


(Editor’s note:  It was referenced in the last episode that Unknown Assassin had lost the TV title when he had his showdown with Nix Anderson.  What happened was that UA did lose the title during a non-televised show but after Dykes showed the footage of what truly happened, the decision was reversed so UA is still the official champion.)


Hello fans and welcome back to our newsletter.  Well, at the last show, we got a pretty substantial reveal in that GM Master Bull has turned his back on HCW, the fans and the owners and sided with billionaire Cushman Armitage and his lackey Emmett Millbarge.  It’s taken a few days to sink in and I think we’re still stunned by Bull’s lack of dedication.  The show begins with “Money, money, monaaaaaaaaaay” playing and out comes Cushman, Millbarge and the turncoat Master Bull.  Bull has a mic and tells the fans “Listen, a guy has a family to feed and a business to run so I had to do what was best for me and mine.  Many of you won’t care about my decision but I had no choice.  Max McGillicutty tried to stand up to them and where is he now?  Unemployment line.  Emmett and Cushman have put their faith in me and together, the sky’s the limit.”  The fans just kept booing him with some holding “Why Bull Why?” signs and little kids were crying. Emmett takes the mic and tells the fans to shut up.  This only got them more riled up.  “What is done is done and you’re bitching about it won’t solve anything.  Bull has smartly joined team Cushman and we will rule HCW.”  Cushman takes the mic and says that the next best thing – ‘Big Money’ Ned Rhyerson III will be on the show tonight and he will have a message of his own for one person in particular.  The booing just got so intense that Bull, Emmett and Cushman threw their arms up and left the stage.  I presume this means our show can finally get started.

After pyro goes off, our first match of the night kicks off.  First, Texas Wildfire comes out to a huge pop from the crowd.  He high-fives the fans as he makes his way down to the ring.  Once in and has gotten the crowd psyched up, the music changes and out comes the Ambassador followed by ‘the Elitist’ Reid Rothchild.  The fans boo them as they make their way down to the ring.  Reid flips off a few of the fans who were jawjacking with him.  He removed his jacket and the bell rang.  The Ambassador was exiting out of the ring (a little too slow for the ref’s liking) and yelled at him to get moving.  The Ambassador turned and (not realizing the bell actually rung) shoved the ref.  The ref immediately disqualified Reid for outside interference.  Texas Wildfire gets the DQ win without even breaking a sweat.  Master Bull comes out and the fans boo.  He says that the match won’t end like this and orders the match to be restarted.   Reid then attacks TW and throws him hard into the steel post.  TW was on the defensive but after Reid hit the ReidBottom, he made the cover, hooked the leg (and tights) and put his feet on the ropes for leverage and got the 1-2-3.  Reid gets the win in an unsavory way but he doesn’t care.  He and the Ambassador celebrate before leaving.  TW is helped up and taken to the back.  (5 min)

Back in Emmett’s office, Cushman and Emmett collectively announce that officially, every title must be defended TWICE in every month.  That now means the champions are going to have to work that much harder if they want to keep their belts.

Our next match is ready to go.  First, Fifth Column member Baron von Blood comes out and he is booed pretty heavily.  Next, Sonic Blade comes out and he gets a nice pop from the crowd.   Baron immediately attacks him putting him at an early disadvantage.  Baron used lots of illegal tactics to keep his momentum going.  Just when it seemed like Sonic was getting some momentum of his own going, Baron locked in the Gas Chamber Sleeper hold and just when Sonic was on the verge of unconsciousness, Baron turned it into a cradle and got the pin.  Baron von Blood gets the win.  He then started to put the boots to Sonic but Sonic, with the crowd backing him up, battled back and hit Baron with the Alhambra Attack (tackle) that send Von Blood flying out of the ring.  Baron backed up the ramp cursing at Sonic.  Sonic celebrated with the fans at ringside for a few moments before heading to the back.  (8 min)

We cut up to the Omegatron where a vignette is run showing different kinds of hail storms from little pieces of ice to golf ball size.  At the end, it reads “Never underestimate the damage something so small can do.”  - Coming Soon:  Hayley Hailstone.

We go back to the ring for our third match of the night.  Travis ‘Dark Storm’ Ryzing makes his way out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Next, ‘Big Money’ Ned Rhyerson III comes out and the fans boo the crap out of him.  He gets into the ring and calls for a mic.  He says that after he wipes the mat with this chump (point to Ryzing), he is calling out that goof of a world champion Bad Gumbo (he claims the gumbo got left out overnight and has spoiled).  The match begins and Ryzing put up a good fight and the match was pretty even throughout.  Both men tried to get a leg up over the other but both would battle back bringing things back to an even keel.  Before we knew it, we were almost at the 20 minute mark.  Rhyerson hit the Billion Dollar Dream but only got a one count.  Big Money slaps on a headlock but then gets caught by a powerslam.  Travis then locked in a power full nelson but right before it looked like Ned was going to tap out, the bell rang bringing this one to a draw finish.  The match ends with neither man getting the win.  Rhyseron was the first to leave as I think he totally underestimated his opponent and was done for the night.  (20 min draw)

Taylor Bella comes out to comment about how often the Ladies title has changed hands ever since she lost it.  She says that she will eventually get another shot and after that, the belt will stay put.  She says that since she’s out here, she might as well wrestle so she demands an opponent be sent out.  That brings out Missy Chick who comes out to mixed reaction from the crowd.  Taylor attacks her before she gets to the ring and tosses her in.  The bell then rings and this one is off.  Taylor got the early advantage but the longer the match went on, the more Missy began to take over.  10 minutes in and Missy was owning Taylor.   Taylor threw Missy into the corner and went to charge but Missy moves and Taylor went sailing between the turnbuckles and hit her shoulder against the steel post.  She tried to shake off the numbness but Missy kept the pressure on.  Missy kept inflicting damage to Taylor’s arm and when she thought the time was right, she locked in a scissored armbar.  Trapped in the center of the ring, Taylor had no choice but to tap out.  Missy gets the win via submission.  Taylor cradled her arm and rolled out of the ring and made her way to the back.  Missy followed moments later.  (14 min)

Backstage, Emmett meets with the 6 man tag team champions Regulation and informs them about the recent change of events.  He tells the Banker that since champions are now required to defend their titles twice a month, he is giving them the option to defend them tonight against the Muscles Trio or tonight can be a non-title match but they will have to defend them again in a week.  Ruth stepped up and said that her team was not expecting to defend the titles so tonight can be the non-title match and they will be ready in a week to defend them.  Emmett says “Good to hear” and walks off.  Regulation heads to the ring for their match.

As our next match begins, the Muscles Trio come out and they are wearing their rainbow colored bull horns and carrying boxes of Booty-O’s cereal.  They act all goofy as they head down to the ring.  Muscles McGuire even takes a handful of cereal and Weasley, impersonating Seymour from ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ exclaims “Feed Me” and McGuire shoves the cereal into his mouth.  The fans get a little laugh.  Their skit is cut short when Regulation, led by Ruth Heartless, make their way out.  Regulation goes right on the offensive and totally owned the match.  Ruth stayed clear of the ring as the Banker and the Regulators knew what they were doing.   Once the time hit the 20 minute mark, Ruth motioned for them to wrap things up.  Weasley went for a dropkick but Mammoth reversed it and hit a hip toss. He then tagged the Banker in.  McGuire is also tagged in.  The Banker hits a Credit Check Chop but McGuire drops him with a midnight hour diving DDT.  He goes for the pin but the Banker kicks out immediately.  The Banker hits a deposit diving DDT but he is a bit more aware of his surroundings and after rolling McGuire up, he put a foot on the ropes for leverage and got the 1-2-3.  Regulation gets the win and goes in with a positive tick in the win column.  The Muscles Trio left first and Regulation, after showboating, left soon afterwards.  (23 min)

The ring is cleared up and music hits and out comes the Steel Curtain – Buzz and Starbuck Steel.  They make their way to the ring where a table has been set up for their contract signing.  Next, Emmett Millbarge comes out and heads to the ring.  Finally, ‘the Ragin Cajun’ King Rad Gumbo and Queen Alexandria make their way out and they are booed quite loudly.  Emmett reminds everyone that if neither Buzz nor Starbuck get the pin or submission, then they are no longer eligible for a future title shot as long as Gumbo is the champion.  Buzz and Starbuck sign it immediately.  Gumbo hems and haws and takes his sweet time (he picked up the contract and began walking around the ring ‘reading’ it).  Once he was satisfied there was no quirky shenanigans going on, he signed it.  Buzz and Starbuck both got in his face and Gumbo reminded them that only one of them could win.  Would one brother do the job for the other?  Starbuck and Buzz then looked questioningly at each other and began to have a heated conversation of their own.  Gumbo looked on and laughed.  Eventually the Steel Curtain and Emmett left but right before Rad was leaving, he took the mic.  “Rhyerson, mon-ami, if you want to pick a fight with dis Cajun, you know where to find me.”  Gumbo and Queen Alexandria then left also.

It’s time now for our main event.  First, Machine B comes out to a nice pop from the crowd.  He doesn’t get much in the way of fan face time as music changes and out comes the TV champion the Unknown Assassin and his manager J C Dykes.  Dykes takes a mic and says Nix just can’t seem to get the job done and he’s even been surpassed by a masked goofball in Machine B.   UA takes the mic and tells Nix once he learns to count (to three), then maybe he’ll be given a shot at the title.  For the first few minutes, Machine B held his own and Dykes started questioning if they’d underestimated their opponent but then the Unknown Assassin turned up the heat and began to own the match.  The match did go longer than Dykes had expected but once UA slapped on a nerve pinch and Machine B was sufficiently weakened, UA went for the pin and got the three count.  The Unknown Assassin gets the win and continues his winning streak. He and Dykes then began showboating in the ring just as the show was coming to an end.  However, before the final credits could roll, Nix Anderson hits the ring and attacks UA.  The two brawl all over the ring, outside the ring, up the ramp and on the stage.  A bunch of refs came out from the back and did their best to break them up. The show ended with both men struggling against the barriers of men holding them back trying to get at each other.

Stay tuned as our Super Show is up next.

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