Hello wrestling
fans and welcome back to another episode of HCW’s Tacoma Thunder. Well, here in western Washington where it
rarely snows…well, it snowed….and a lot. You might think treacherous roads
would keep people holed up in their homes…not these fans. HCW has a huge diehard fan base and they seem
to want to come out despite the rain or snow.
Today’s show was held earlier in the afternoon as to get those same fans
and performers to their safe locations to avoid any issues with snow and ice.
Today’s show
kicked off with GM Max McGillicutty coming out.
He thanked the fans for braving the weather and promised them a treat
for making the effort. He doesn’t want
to keep everyone waiting so it’s time to kick the show off.
Pyro goes off as
Max leaves the stage and today’s show is off to a roaring start. Music hits and out comes ‘The Elitist’ Reid
Rothchild. The fans are booing him as he
makes his way down to the ring. He stops
and steals signs from two different fans.
He tears parts of them off and then shows it to the camera. It now reads “Reid > Drew”. He laughs and throws it to the ground. He gets into the ring and begins to showboat
and the fans respond negatively. His
showboating is cut short (thank goodness) and out comes the Axe. Axe gets a pop as he makes his way down to
the ring. He shakes hands with a few
fans and then climbs up on the apron and then steps over the top rope. The bell rings right away and Reid hits the
Reid Bottom (Rock Bottom). He stands
over Axe with a smirk on his face. Axe
stands up and hits the Axe. He goes for
the pin but only gets a 1 count. Axe
would go on dominating the match even hitting the Axe again at the 12 minute
mark but Reid got his foot on the ropes.
Axe would continue to dominate even after almost knocking Reid out of
his boots with a power punch. At the 18
minute mark, Axe locked in a headlock but Reid reversed it and hit the
Rothchild Stunner. He went for a pin but
Axe kicked out at 2. Reid followed it
up with the Reid-a-rooni. Axe came back
with a shoulder tackle and then threw Reid into the corner. He went for a high knee smash but Reid moved
and Axe hit the turnbuckle hard. Reid
locked in the Figure Four Reid lock and Axe tapped out. Reid gets the win with seconds to spare. The fans boo as he celebrates his win. He
makes his way to the back. The ref ends
up helping Axe to the back. (20 min)
We head backstage and
see Jacques Beannot blindside and attack the Wicked Prophet beating him
down. He then screams that he is
accepting the match against the Prophet at the PPV. He says that the Pheasant will rue the day he
ever crossed paths with him.
We head back to
the ring for the next match. First,
Smasher #2 comes out to booing from the crowd.
He’s solo tonight as his tag team partner is nursing a bum elbow. Once in the ring, the music changed and out
comes Protocide. The masked man comes
out to a pop from the crowd. He gets
into the ring and is attacked by Smasher #2.
The match was pretty even but early on, Protocide went for the Super
Soldier Test of Strength but #2 managed to make it to the ropes to break the
hold. Protocide immediately goes for the
test of strength again but #2 once again makes it to the ropes. #2 began to control the pace of the match and
it looked like things were going his way.
He stomped on Protocide but the masked man got up knocking Smasher #2
down and stomped on his hands. He then
locked in the test of strength for the third time and like the saying goes, 3rd
time’s the charm. Smasher #2 was not
able to make it to the ropes and ended up submitting to the move. The fans pop as Protocide gets his arm raised
in victory. He and his opponent both
made their way to the back separately.
(15 min)
We are back in GM
Max McGillicutty’s office and he is with the Wicked Prophet. Prophet says that he cannot wait to get in
the ring against Beannot and says he wants to referee Jacques’ match
tonight. Max says he doesn’t think that
is a good idea. Prophet says that he
will forfeit his match at the PPV if he does anything that is not on the up and
up in this match. Max thinks about it
for a minute and agrees. He tells WP to
go get ready for that match.
We are back to the
action. First, Shawn ‘Abs of Stone’ Austin
and Perfect Pecs Stoddard make their way out to booing from the crowd. They get in the ring and mock the fans from
the ring. The fans then explode when
the Mexicali Flyers come out. El Dragon
Insano and Tornado en Fuego come out and the fans are on their feet. They get into the ring and enjoy the fans
response to them but they are attacked before the bell. The Flyers managed to hold back their
opponents until Angry Jack Lawson came out causing a distraction. This allowed Pecs and Abs to take advantage
of the distraction and were able to dish out the damage to the Flyers. At the 17 minute mark, Tornado en Fuego gets
tossed out of the ring. Before he could
get back in, Mean Jack Mason comes in from the crowd and attacks Tornado from
behind. Pecs distracted the ref which
allowed the attack to go unnoticed. Mean
Jack then blasted Tornado with a chair before rolling him back into the ring
and taking off through the crowd. Abs
went over and picked Tornado up and locked in a sleeper hold. With Tornado already out on his feet, it
didn’t take long for the ref to raise and watch Tornado’s hand drop three
times. The ref then called for the bell
awarding the match to Perfect Pecs and Shawn Austin via submission. They then left leaving the Flyers in the
ring. El Dragon went over to check on
his partner but then got ambushed by Angry Jack and Mean Jack. They hit Tornado with a double chokeslam and
then hit El Dragon with a double powerbomb.
They left the ring and the carnage behind. Medics came out to check on the Flyers who
eventually made their way back under their own power. (18 min; 5 for the aftermath)
Jacques Beannot
and his manager ‘the Singapore Sensation’ Matt Preacher are backstage. When
asked why Beannot constantly attacks the Wicked Prophet, Beannot responds “He
is nothing. And when I’m done with him,
he’ll be less than nothing.” They then walked off leaving the interviewer speechless.
It’s back to the
ring for more interesting action. First,
Kimberly Kiccsass makes her way out to booing from the crowd. She doesn’t get to yell at the crowd all that
much as smoke fills the stage and out like a rocket, Violet Valkyrie rushes
down to the ring and slides under the bottom rope. Kimberly makes like she’s going to attack
Violet but backs off after a stern glare from Violet. The two lock up almost immediately and the
match is pretty even through the first 9 minutes of the match. Kimberly then tried to whip Violet into the
corner but Violet reversed it and then slapped on a headlock and then hit a
running one handed bulldog. After that, Violet took over the match and
controlled the pace outwrestling her opponent.
Violet hits a running clothesline and goes for the pin only getting a 2
count. Kimberly then locked in the
dragon sleeper hoping for a submission but Violet was too close to the ropes
and was able to break the hold. Violet
gets a surge of adrenaline and rushes the ropes connecting with a diving back
elbow. She makes the cover and gets the
3 count. Violet gets the win and the
fans pop. She celebrates with the fans
and then makes her way to the back. (16
min)
We head back to
Max’s office again and he is with the Mexicali Flyers. The Flyers complain about the constant sneak
attacks and challenge the Jack’s to a match at the PPV. Max tells the Flyers that they may need to
take control of the situation. They nod
back and smile and then leave.
The action
continues with our next match. First,
the Crocodile Hunter makes his way out to a pop from the crowd. He gets in the ring and tries to start
getting the fans psyched up but then the music changes and out comes Jacques
Beannot and his manager ‘The Singapore Sensation’ Matt Preacher. The duo head down to the ring as the fans boo
them. Jacques had some words with a fan
and that seemed to get the crowd more riled up.
He gets to the ring and asks where the referee is. His music ends and out comes the Wicked
Prophet dressed as a ref. Jacques tried
to complain to his manager but it did no good.
The Wicked Prophet warned Jacques and Preacher that any shenanigans
would not be tolerated. He told both men
he will call it on the straight and narrow.
The match then began. About 5
minutes in, Matt Preacher tried to get involved and the Wicked Prophet saw him
and ejected him from ringside. Preacher
had a bitch fit. After Preacher left,
the Crocodile Hunter took over owning Jacques.
11 minutes in, Jacques hit Croc with a French smash but then he got
distracted when Nix Anderson came out.
He began jaw jacking with Jacques and gave Croc time to recover. Croc got up and hit Jacques with a falling
overhead kick. He hooked the leg. The Prophet made the count without rushing
(it actually seemed a little slow – I guess he wanted to make sure there was no
hint of impropriety) and counted 1-2-3.
The Crocodile Hunter gets the win much to the delight of the crowd. Jacques tried to complain but there was no
one left around to listen to him yammer.
Nix Anderson left first followed by Croc and the Wicked Prophet and
finally (he would not go quietly into the night), Jacques. (12 min)
Tonight’s main
event will have Wilber Townsend challenging Leon Teremoto for the US title. He cut a promo before heading out to the
ring:
“Sing. Sing. Love.
Love. All power in this world is measured by how much love you have. Whether
you love to bring joy or suffering you cannot deny that love is a delectable
experience. Yeah, man. It is a ravenous wild fire with beautiful flames. It is
a divine wine that brings warmth to those who drink it in. It cannot be
defined. You have to live it; you have to feel it. Get them to love you, Leon.
And then they'll do anything for you. But you already know that, don't you? And
how does it feel now, Leon, to know that you have lost their love? To know that
they would rather see you suffer than see you smile, and I like your style? I think we've reached the threshold. boy, I
think it's high time that you stop underestimating me. Thinking of me as just a
man is a mistake; I am not. I am the nagging conscience of a world that has
thrown itself away to mortal monsters. I am everywhere, and I am everything.
And my words, man, my words are not just words. My words are razor blades that
cut deep. And they are working. Follow
the buzzards Leon as they will lead you home.”
It’s time for our
main event. The light go dim and then a
single lantern shines on the stage. It
gets a little brighter and we see it’s held by Wilber Townsend. Wilber begins to make his way down to the
ring and the air seems a little chillier when he’s around. He gets into the ring and the lights come
up. Next, the music changes and out
comes the US Champion Leon Teremoto. The
fans pop for the champ as he makes his way down to the ring. He does not look fazed as he climbs through
the ropes. He walks right over to Wilber
and stares eye to eye with the creepy one.
Leon hands his title to the ref who holds it high and this one is ready
to go. The two immediately begin
slugging it out. Wilber takes control
for the first 5 minutes of the match but then eats a dropkick from Leon. Wilber recovers pretty quickly and hits the
Go to Sleep on Leon. He makes the cover
but only gets a 2 count. He picks Leon up but Leon starts to ‘hulk up’ and then
a kick to the gut is followed by a powerbomb right in the middle of the
ring. Leon makes the cover hooking the
leg and gets the 1-2-3. Leon Teremoto
gets the win and retains his title. The
fans explode and Leon holds his title high.
Wilber leaves the ring disappointed and Leon follows shortly
thereafter. (8 min) The show then comes to an end and the cameras
stop rolling.
Max McGillicutty
comes out and gets into the ring and congratulates Leon on his win. He says that he promised the fans a special
treat and tonight, here in Tacoma, they get one. Max then waits for what comes next. Suddenly, over the loudspeakers we hear
“APOLLO GYZE DON’T APOLOGIZE” and out comes the Hardcore Champion. Apollo makes his way down to the ring. Max explains that the Hardcore title is NOT
on the line tonight but Apollo was picked by tonight’s opponent as someone he
wanted to meet. Apollo asks who it is
and Max tells him he won’t have long to wait.
Music hits and the fans are on their feet for the World Champion Texas
Wildfire. TW comes out and the fans
practically blow the roof off the place.
He makes his way down to the ring.
Max also tells TW that his title is also not on the line. Apollo asked “If this isn’t a title match, I
don’t need to be here.” He tried to
leave but Max told him he would be stripped of his title if he walked away now. After some hemming and hawing, Apollo
relented and the no DQ match was ready to begin. As soon as Max left the ring, Apollo hit TW
with a low blow. That shot though, gave
Apollo a slight advantage over the champ.
Apollo tried but Texas Wildfire kept battling back and Apollo got more
and more worried. After TW had pummeled
Apollo with rapid punches, a distraction came from the crowd and the Banker ran
in with his briefcase and he blasted TW with it over and over. Because this was a no DQ match, there was
nothing the ref could do. Apollo then
hit two delayed vertical suplexes and then made the cover hooking the leg (and
probably the tights) to get the 1-2-3.
Apollo gets the win much to the fan’s dismay. He demanded the World title but since it was
not on the line tonight, it does not change hands. Apollo was pissed and grabbed his title and stormed
off. The Banker then rolled back into
the ring and picked up TW and then DDT’d him right on the briefcase. He then stood over the fallen champion
holding his dented briefcase high over his head as the show officially comes to
an end.
Be sure to return
as the road to the PPV has just gotten a little more intense. Stay Tuned.
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