Thursday, March 19, 2020

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2020 #832 (3/11/20)


Hello fans and welcome back to another installment of HCW’s Wrestling Newsletter.  We are on the road coming to you from Portland, OR.  Pyro goes off and we head to the announce booth.


“J9 here alongside my fellow commentator Dash ‘Smooth’ Woodbrick.  So Dash, looking at the card, it appears we have a full stack with 2 title matches and 4 champions on the card.”  Dash looks at her. “First, it’s SMOOOOTH, not smooth and second, why is that numbskull Masked Banana wrestling for a title when he already has one?  I mean, it’s a joke he holds one title and putting him against another champ is ridiculous.  I mean, the Ladies Champ…she deserves a night off so I understand her not defending the title tonight.”  J9 interrupts “Playing the bias card already SMOOOOTHIE McShake?  Enough of your blabbing…it’s time for our first match.”


Music plays and out comes 1/3rd of the 6 Man Champions Maximillian Redbeard.  He gets a nice pop as he heads down to the ring.  Once in, he begins to psyche up the crowd until his opponent is introduced with “APOLLO GYZE DON’T APOLOGIZE” and out comes Apollo.  He is booed heavily as he makes his way down to the ring.  He sneers at the fans and even steals a couple of their signs throwing them to the floor.  He gets in the ring and looks up at Redbeard.  A big ol’ fist from Redbeard to Apollo’s face kicks this one off.  Apollo fought back and had control for the first 6 minutes of the match but then a Knoggin Knocker from Redbeard dazed and confused Apollo.  He then controlled the rest of the match right up to the end.  In the final minute of the match, Apollo was on the mat looking up at the lights and then a big shadow overtook him and Redbeard dropped a huge leg drop.  Maximillian made the cover and got the 3 count seconds before the time limit was set to expire.  Redbeard gets the win and the fans pop for him.  (20 min)


“Apollo was robbed!  That overgrown tree trunk cheated.  Apollo was trying to apologize and that big goof disregarded it” Dash exclaimed.  “Give me a break Dash” J9 interrupted. 


Backstage, Texas Wildfire is being interviewed.  “I know I lost at the PPV and with that went any other shot at the belt while the phony King Wicked Prophet still holds that belt.  I may not be able to challenge him for the belt again but mark my words, I will get a match again soon.”  Wildfire walks off and behind the curtain, we see a shadow moving.  Hmmm.


We head back to the ring and Madman Mason comes out first.  He is booed as he makes his way to the ring.  He gets in and mocks the fans getting them riled up.  Music changes and out comes Texas Wildfire.  “Listen to that crowd Dash” J9 exclaims.  Dash responds with “Ho hum”.  Wildfire makes his way to the ring high fiving the fans along the way.  He gets into the ring where he is immediately attacked by Mason.  Wildfire immediately fights back but just then, Jack Lawson’s image appears on the Omegatron and Mason is confused.  Wildfire turns the heat up and Mason just can’t handle it.  At the 8 minute mark, Wildfire hits the Hangman’s clothesline and goes for the cover getting the 1-2-3.  Texas Wildfire gets the win in dominating fashion.  J9 is ecstatic.  “That is how you get things done.  Wildfire style.”  Dash responds with “Cheat, cheat, cheat…that’s all these goodie two shoes know how to do.  Given a fair shot, Mason would have had him for lunch.”  J9 shakes her head. “Dash, how do you live with yourself?”  Dash smiles “I gotta be me.”


Backstage, the Masked Banana is being interviewed.  “You know, the power of the Nana (and Nannie) will take me to great heights.”  He is asked about the AA title “Oh, that, you see, I left it at home today so technically, it’s not on the line when I take on US Champion Rad Gumbo.”  He is again questioned about his being worthy to fight for the US title.  “I said it once and I’ll say it again.  The power of the Yellow will lead me on a path to the Grape and there, I will achieve grapeness and fulfill my destiny.  If you want to see what I’ll do tonight, watch this video.”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxij2asdwBk  Banana walks off.


Our next match begins with Col. Samuel Flagg and Matches Malone making their way out.  They are booed heavily but neither seem to care.  They enter the ring.  Dash speaks first “That Col. Flagg is a true American Hero.  Move over GI Bro.”  He stands up “J9, stand up when a hero is standing before you.”  J9 doesn’t budge.  “Pass”.  The music changes and out comes Davis ‘the Hoff’ Hoffmeister and Drew the Canadian Love Machine.  The fans explode with applause and J9 smiles “THERE are our heroes.  These guys are the backbone of the company.”  Dash wrinkles his nose as if something unpleasant was in the air.  “What a load of “(he gets bleeped out which is hilarious).  He sits down in a huff.  Davis and Drew totally dominated their opponents getting in easily 10 offensive moves to their opponents move.  Matches Malone got taken out early and Flagg had to handle the match on his own.  Davis and Drew took their turns demolishing Flagg.  10 minutes in, Drew is tagged in and he hits Flagg with the Lover Bomb for a 2 count.  He came back and hit the La Casita.  With no one to make the save, Drew makes the cover and gets the easy two count.  The fans pop huge for their favorites.  Back at commentary, Dash was grumbling under his breath.   Davis and Drew left and made their way to the back.  Matches finally recovered and slid in the ring to check in on his tag partner.  He helped Flagg to his feet only for the Col to ambush Malone hitting a Patriotic Inverted Slam.  He began stomping on Malone’s head until the ref managed to break it up.  Dash begins bellowing at ringside.  “HA!  That traitor Malone got what he deserved.  Good for you Col.” Flagg leaves in disgust and heads to the back.  The ref helped Malone to his feet and helped him backstage.  (11 min for the match; 5 for the aftermath).


Backstage, Drew and Davis are ambushed by the Smashers.  D&D fought them off until the backstage hands broke up the fight.   It looks like the Smashers are escalating this feud.  They better be able to hold their own.


Our TV Title match is up next.  First, Ghee Buttersnaps comes out to a decent pop from the crowd.  Next, the TV Champion the Banker comes out accompanied by his manager Ruth Heartless.  The duo are booed as they make their way to the ring.  The Banker gets on the mic and after running down Ghee, he turned his attention to the Flannel wearing lumberjack.  “Jack Crack Lumber.  What a goofy name.  I guess it suits you, you Neanderthal.  I exude confidence; you…well, I don’t know what that odor is but it sure doesn’t smell right.  HA HA.”  J9 comments “The Banker really is a rude, crude, dude.”  Dash smiles “He’s right about one thing, trees smell better than Flubber Lumber.”   Ghee took the match to the champ and actually dominated for almost the whole match.  It wasn’t until the end that the Banker (with his managers’ influence) took back control.  At the 19 minute mark, the Banker hits the Credit Check Chop and rolled Ghee up (with a handful of tights) and got the 1-2-3.  The Banker steals a win.  He stands in the ring and holds his title high still mocking Lumber until Jack comes out.  The fans pop as Lumber rushes down to the ring.  He and the Banker brawl and Lumber drops him with the Axe.  The Banker rolls out of the ring and Ruth helps him up.  Jack gets on the mic and tells the Banker he is cashing in his title shot at the PPV.  The fans pop again. Dash is irate.”  That lumbering lunatic…what does he think he’s doing attacking a champion the caliber of the Banker?”  J9 glares at Dash.  “You are a bigger idiot than the Banker.”  Dash looked astonished.  “Well I never….”


We cut backstage where Larry Morton is talking with Ladies Champion Catalina Harper.  Catalina say that she takes on the little hailstone.  She says she defeated Maxine, Violet and tons of the roster to make it to this point.  In two weeks, she takes on the “who cares Bella” and will walk away with her title intact as she heads into the PPV.  She meows as she walks off.


We head back to the ring for the next match.  First, Hayley Hailstone makes her way to booing from the crowd. Absent is her manager Matt Preacher (not sure where he disappeared to). She flips off the fans as she makes her way down to the ring.  She gets into the ring and continues to mock the fans.  Dash exclaims “The best wrestler in the business; hands down.”  J9 look at him.  “I think the current Ladies Champion will have something to say about that.”  “Ah what does she know?  She’s just an old cat lady.”  J9 adds “Who can kick your you-know-what Dash.”  The music changed and then out comes the Ladies Champion Catalina Harper.  She too is booed as she heads to the ring.  She ignores them and gets into the ring. The title is not on the line in this match so Hayley needs a win if she wants a future title match.  The champ took control early and dominated the challenger.  Hayley got some good shots in and a near fall after hitting the What the Hail but Catalina took back control.  At the 17 minute mark, Hayley went for a tornado DDT but Catalina reversed it and hit the Purr-fect storm.  She went for the pin and got the 1-2-3.  She has her armed raised in victory but that victory is cut short when Violet Valkyrie ran out like a bullet to the ring and began brawling with Catalina.  Hayley was on the outside of the ring laughing when Taylor Bella came in from the crowd and she and Hayley began fighting all the way to the back.  Catalina dropped Violet and then took off.  Violet recovered quickly and followed.  (17 min for the match; 5 for the aftermath).


We head backstage with Larry Morton and he is with the US Champion the Ragin Cajun Rad Gumbo.  Gumbo says he doesn’t care if the Masked Banana has his title on the line as he is not interested in that belt but he will be retaining his title after the match.  When asked if he’s looking past the Masked Banana and to the next fight against Apollo and he replies “Mon Ami, I don’t care about either of dem.  I want dat phony King Wicked Prophet.  Let me tell you something...from one King (former) to another…your belt AND crown…will be mine.”  Gumbo walks off.


It’s time for our main event.  First, the music plays and out comes the Anytime/Anywhere Champion the Masked Banana.  While the music plays, Dash sits behind the commentary desk shaking his head “That yellow goof.  ‘oh I want to be a grape…look at me…I want to be burple’…what a crock.  And Gumbo better watch himself calling out Prophet…he may get more than he bargains for.”  J9 says “For once, there is one thing I agree with you on…if you call out the World Champion and King of HCW, you better be able to back it up.”  After MB got into the ring, the music changed and we hear “GUMBO 7:30 MEANS ITS SUPPA TIME, BITCH!” and out comes the US Champion the Ragin Cajun Rad Gumbo.  Gumbo comes out with his manager Ms. Alexandria.  Gumbo gets a nice pop from the crowd as he makes his way to the ring.  He gets in and removes his title holding it high.  The fans pop and even the Masked Banana clapped his hands for the champ.  Gumbo hands his title to the ref and the bell rings starting this one off.  Gumbo controlled the match until about half way and MB turned up the heat on the champ.  Both men got in some really good shots but each managed to kick out of pin attempts.  16 minutes into the match, Gumbo locked in a French Quarter Nelson (a rest hold) and MB rested a little too long and Gumbo turned it right into a pin and got the 3 count.  Rad Gumbo gets the win.  The ref hands Gumbo his title and he holds it high as the fans pop for him.  Masked Banana walks over and extends his hand.  Gumbo contemplates and then shakes it.  Just then, Apollo Gyze hits the ring and knocks the Masked Banana out of the ring before attacking Gumbo.  The two begin fighting and Masked Banana gets back in the ring to help make a save but he is attacked by Tommy Lighting.  All 4 men are fighting in the ring and MB hurls Tommy over the top rope to the floor.  Rad hits Apollo with the Where ya at (quick jabs) and Apollo falls through the ropes to the floor.  Just then, GM Master Bull comes out and says that at our next show, Rad Gumbo will be teaming up with the Masked Banana and they will take on Apollo Gyze and Tommy Lightning.  The fans pop as Apollo and Tommy glare at their opponents from the outside of the ring.  The show then comes to an end.


Editor’s note:  Due to the widespread pandemic of the Coronavirus, HCW will be holding its next two weeks’ worth of shows in empty arenas.  This includes the Saturday Night Showdown on 3/21.  We will still be there to call the action.  Stay tuned.

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