HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #757 – Tacoma Thunder (03/24)

Hello fans and welcome to another installment of HCW’s Tacoma Thunder show.  After the pyro goes off, we hear the eye rolling “APOLLO GYZE DON’T APOLOGIZE” and out comes the Hardcore Champion.  Apollo comes out to boos from the crowd and kicks off the show.

“Wicked Pheasant, you shouldn’t be flattered, you should be flattened.  You are a joke and unlike me, the Hardcore Champion, you should not be in a ring unless you are there to clean it.  Ring boy…that should be your name…clean my shoes…Ring Boy…take out the trash…Ring Boy…wash my wrestling gear.  You think for one second that I care who you are and what you think, you are sadly mistaken.  But you seem to want a shot at me for some unknown reason.  Tell you what, you can pick ANY person in the top 10 for my title and if you can defeat him, I will grace you with the opportunity to fight me for MY title.  Better get crackin’ Ring Boy.”  Apollo leaves to boos from the fans.

Our first match of the evening kicks off with the newest member to HCW Matches Malone making his way out to the ring.  The fans went a little quiet but Malone got them stirred up after he flicked and bounced a matchstick off the head of a little boy.  Man, did the fans take exception to that.  They remained vocal against him for the rest of his time out there except when his opponent Outback Oscar came out.  Oscar got a huge pop as they want to see Malone fizzle out.  The match begins and just as the fans had hoped, Oscar dominated the match really making Malone look like a newbie.  For 13 minutes, Oscar controlled the pace of the match and hit a full nelson face smash thinking that would take Malone out.  Malone instead rolled out of the ring and when Oscar went to grab him, he got pulled out of the ring and then Malone introduced Oscar the hard way to the steel steps.  Malone managed to roll back in just beating the 10 count and then getting the win via countout decision.  The fans were not happy but Malone soaked it in and eventually left.  Oscar was helped to the back by the ref.  He seems ok but just a little shaken up.  (13 ½ min)

Backstage, Hayley Hailstone runs into Sassy Maxine DeVito.  Hayley accuses Maxine of cheating in their first match but Maxine does the whole “who me?” shtick.  Maxine asks Hayley if she wants another match and Hayley says yes.  Maxine agrees.  Hayley walks off and Maxine begins to laugh.  We hear her say “What a noob” as the camera turns off.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  First, the Wicked Prophet comes out to a nice pop from the crowd.  Prophet gets on the mic and praises the new US Champion Anthony ‘Static’ Boom.  Prophet says that Boom is a great opponent however he should have been the one meeting Leon for the title.  Nonetheless, it seems that Apollo Gyze keeps getting into his head but this time, nothing will distract him from becoming the #1 contender.  Wicked Prophet then announces that he will take on Karl Braun in a challenge to get that shot he wants at Apollo.  Karl doesn’t show up but the Hardcore Champion does.  “Nope, nope, nope.  This will not do.  I can’t seem to trust you to put out a challenge to someone worthy so I will do it for you. Your opponent tonight will be this man…”  Out comes the 7’ giant Superquake Ferguson.  Wicked Prophet physically gulps at the sight of this man.   Superquake looks at Apollo with a very annoyed look on his face.  Apollo stops him before he went to the ring.  “Oh, and by the way…Ferguson, if you try to throw the match or get intentionally disqualified, you will lose any shot you may think you deserve at this title.  Good luck Pheasant.”   Apollo then left and Superquake made his way to the ring.  Both men shook hands and the bell rang.  Superquake allowed Prophet to get in a few shots before he began unloading on his own.  Ferguson then dominated the match and got near falls after hitting a chokeslam and the Cutting Edge.  Ferguson was going for another chokeslam but Prophet took them both to the floor over the top rope.  Prophet was able to get back in the ring but as soon as Ferguson was on his feet, Angry Jack appeared from the crowd and blasted Superquake twice with chair shots.  Superquake rolled back in the ring.  He tried to get to his feet but the chair shots were too much and he fell to his knee.  Prophet then locked him up in the Crucifix Clutch and stretched until Ferguson decided he’d had enough and tapped out.  The Wicked Prophet gets the win.  The ref raises his arm but he is blindsided by Apollo who came in from the crowd.  Apollo beats him down but then yells at the ref that he will NOT apologize.  Apollo then stormed off.  Prophet made it to his feet and to the back under his own power.  (10 min)

Karl Braun is back in GM Max McGillicutty’s office bitching about the fact he flew here from Phoenix only to be put on the sideline.  The Axe walks by and says that if Karl is looking for an opponent, he’ll take him on.  Max makes the match official and Karl is not happy.

We go back to the ring for our next match.  First, Hayley Hailstone makes her way out to a nice pop from the crowd.  She is all business as she waits for her opponent Sassy Maxine DeVito to make her way out.  Maxine comes sauntering out and the fans boo her.  She doesn’t care.  She makes her way down to the ring and immediately calls for the match to begin.  The two ladies slugged it out for an astonishing 25 minutes.   During the first minute of the match, Maxine went for the quick win by grabbing tights but the ref caught her.  After that, the action was fast paced.  Hayley connected with a tornado DDT at the 10 minute mark but Maxine kicked out at 2.  No pin or submission was attempted again until towards the end of the match.  Maxine did try to get Hayley counted out after hurling her over the top rope buy Hayley made it back in by the count of 6.   At the 25 minute mark, Hayley takes Maxine down with a roundhouse kick.  She then called for the What the Hail and connected.  She made the cover and got the 3 count.  Hayley Hailstone gets the win and once again sets her sights on the Ladies Championship.  (25 min)

We go back to GM Max McGillicutty’s office and this time, the Singapore Sensation Matt Preacher is there with Vanilla Zombie.  Preacher demands that Vanilla get a match as she’s been left to the sidelines ever since that travesty of a match against Ruby Rose.  He demands she get a match tonight.  Max says that he will oblige and tells the two of them to start making their way to the ring as they will be up very soon.

We head to the ring for our next match.  Karl Braun makes his way out first to booing from the crowd.  Braun flips the fans off as he makes his way to the ring amidst the hostile Tacoma crowd.  He gets in the ring and continues to piss the fans off until the music changes and out comes the Axe.  Axe gets a loud pop from the fans as he makes his way down to the ring.  Karl immediately attacks him as he enters the ring and this one is stared before the Axe was ready.  The cheap attack before the bell gave Karl the upper hand but just barely.  The longer the match went on, the angrier Axe became and really started to open a can of whoop-ass on Karl.  Just when the Axe was getting ready to hit the Axe on Karl, music interrupted and it was Nix Anderson.  People were confused as to why he’s coming down.  Karl immediately distracted the ref while Axe and Nix had words.  Nix then smashed Axe with his ukulele disintegrating it.   Nix immediately stepped back and watched as Karl hit the Gestapo Drop (reverse neckbreaker) on Axe.  He made the cover and got the 3 count.  Karl left the ring after he got his hand raised.  He looked at Nix as he walked by but kept going.  Nix watched from the outside and after seeing Axe get to his feet, he turned and walked to the back.  Axe was able to shake off the cobwebs and make it to the back on his own.  (15 min)

Backstage, Violet Valkyrie confronts Ladies Champion Ruby Rose.  Violet accuses Ruby of costing her the handicap match.  Ruby acts like she has no idea what Violet is talking about.  Violet says she will get another shot at the title and then storms off.  Ruby looks after her and says “Good luck with that”.

We are back in the ring and as the next match is ready to begin, Tempest Fortune comes out first to a nice pop from the crowd.  She begins to get the crowd psyched up but is interrupted by ‘the Singapore Sensation’ Matt Preacher and Vanilla Zombie.  Vanilla rushes down to the ring and slides under the bottom rope.  She begins to look quizzically at Tempest.  She just stands there tilting her head from side to side.   Her facepaint is looking pretty eerie so she is doing her best to get into Tempest’s head.  The match began and it seemed like the mind games were working.  It also didn’t help that Preacher got involved a few times in the match.  After getting slapped in the face by Preacher, Tempest hit the R-MAC Attack on Vanilla but only got a one count.   Preacher then bludgeoned Tempest for a foreign object.  Vanilla went for the quick cover but Tempest kicked out at 2.  13 minutes in, Tempest hits a DDT and goes for a pin but Vanilla gets her foot on the bottom rope at the last second to stop the count.   Preacher then slapped Tempest again and Vanilla tried to roll her up for a pin but Tempest kicked out.  Tempest rolled out of the ring and began chasing Preacher around the ring.  She eventually gave up and got back in the ring.  She locked Vanilla up with a Power Full Nelson but Vanilla powered out of it and hit a Zombie Strike.  She didn’t make the cover as Preacher was telling her to do it a second time.  She hit a second Zombie Strike and then made the cover and got the 1-2-3.  Vanilla Zombie gets the win and Preacher joins her in the ring and holds her arm high in victory.  The two eventually leave.  (16 min)

Backstage, TNT walks in from outside safe and sound.  He meets up with Scooter J and tells him that the Jacks need to be stopped.  He thinks that maybe getting them in a match at the PPV is just what the doctor ordered.  Scooter J doesn’t think they deserve it but says he’s willing to talk more about it.

It’s time for our main event.  Tonight, the 6 Man titles are on the line when the champions the Steel Curtain and Biceps Bannerman take on the Huber Clan.  The Hubers make it out first to booing from the fans.  The champs come out next and the fans blow the roof off the place.   Each of the champs climbs one of the turnbuckles and holds their championship high.   The celebration is cut short when Tommy Lightning and the Smashers come out.  Tommy has a mic and blasts the Curtain for taking the easy way out and choosing a team of schmucks like the Hubers to defend against.  Tommy warns the Curtain that he knows how they work and at any time, those belts can find a new home.  Buzz gets on the mic interrupting Tommy and begins making fun of him which the fans all joined in on.  Tommy threw down the mic and he and the Smashers stormed to the back.  The match begins with Junior scoop slamming Buzz but Buzz hits the Buzzkill and goes for a pin but Junior powers out.   Starbuck is tagged in and immediately tags in Biceps for some double teaming on Junior. Biceps drops him with a clothesline and Starbuck hits the Shooting Star Buck.   Junior gets to his feet and tries to scoop slam Starbuck but he reverses it and hits the hangman’s DDT.  He goes for the cover but only gets a 2 count.  Buzz gets tagged back in.  Junior throws Buzz over the top rope but he holds on and then comes back in and hits the Buzzkill.  Buzz gets a 1 count and then tags in Biceps.  Biceps and Junior slug it out until the Curtain joins Biceps for a triple team.  They’ve totally worn Junior down and they refuse to let him tag out.  Biceps hits a full nelson lift and slam and then makes the cover to get the 3 count.  The champs retain their belts but their celebration is short lived as the other two members of the Huber Clan attack them after the bell and they are joined by Tommy Lightning and the Smashers.  The numbers proved to be too great and the champs eventually fell under the barrage from their opponents.   Tommy then hands Ferb Huber a wad of cash and the Hubers leave.  Tommy and the Smashers stand over the champs holding their titles.  The fans booed as the show came to an end.

Thanks for reading.  The action continues and there will be payback for sure so stay tuned.