HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2016 #480

Hello fans and welcome back to our next installment of the HCW Wrestling Newsletter.    Today’s show is our first “on the road” show after parking ourselves in our new home of Phoenix, AZ.   We are coming to you live from Tucson, AZ.  Today on the show, we shall see wrestlers challenge for respective placement, Ivan Dragovich has to defend the TV title in a rematch against Reid Rothchild and Drew, the Canadian Love Machine defends his Hardcore title. 

First however, we are treated to an update on the Omegatron from King CJ.  The fans pop when he appears and he goes on to say that according to his doctors, he is healing nicely and can confidently say that he is at 62%.  A few fans seem to be bored and roll their eyes.  CJ says he promises to provide updates to his fans at every opportunity so they can follow his progress.

We head to the ring for our first match.  Master Bull comes out and introduces the Fiend.  They head down to the ring and await the Fiend’s opponent of the evening.  We don’t wait long as the Hollywood Star comes out and is booed.   The Star threatens to hit a few of the fans on his way down but he restrains himself enough.  He of course attacks the Fiend before the bell but before Master Bull could complain, the bell is rung starting the match.  Master Bull’s got this guy moving in the right direction as he controlled the match.  If he ran into any issues, Master Bull would provide strategy and that helped the Fiend all the more.  The Hollywood Star got frustrated many times in the match and after eye raking the Fiend, he went for a drop down kick to the head but the Fiend reversed it and nailed the Last Caress (swinging DDT).  The Fiend went for the cover and got the 1-2-3.  The Fiend has ended his losing streak and now hopes to keep it up until he can get himself a title shot.  (12 min)

GM Max McGillicutty is in his office and he addresses the fans both locally and watching on tv.  Max says that Phat Sol has asked that the fans get to vote on the match type between him and Jerry Saunders.  Max says that the fans can vote on one of the following:

Another I Quit but this time, the loser has to say I quit in the mic

Last Man Standing

Boot Camp

Tables, Ladders and Chairs

Phoenix Street fight

Max says he’s giving the fans a week to vote and then will have the match.  There are stations set up for those who are live to cast their vote and those from home can do so from the comfort of their computers/smart devices.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  Queen Beckett comes out first and runs down Tucson.  She then issues an open challenge to any lady in the back who thinks she can take her down.  Madame Jade answers the call.  Jade comes down and we have ourselves a match.  For the first 6 minutes, her royalness had the advantage but it wasn’t until Jade nailed the Jade Breaker for the first time that the tide of the match turned and went in Jade’s favor.  Jade continued to dominate for the remainder of the match.  We got down to the final minute of the match and it looked like this was going to a time limit draw but as Queen Beckett turned to call down the rest of the Queen’s court, Madame Jade nailed the Jade Breaker and quickly rolled Beckett up for the pin.  Madame Jade won this one with 60 seconds to spare.  By this time though, the rest of the Queen’s court (Lady Hermann and the Ladies Champion the British Crippler) ran down and attacked her.  Taylor Bella ran down and grabbed a chair and chased off the Court before they could do much damage to Jade.  Taylor grabbed a mic and challenged Beckett and Lady Hermann to a match.  The Court did not answer the challenge.  (19 min)

Karl Braun is backstage with his manager Ant Graham.  Graham says that the Wraith stole something that wasn’t his (the ranking spot for the hardcore title) and tonight, his man gets his spot back.  Braun promises that he will break the Wraith for stealing from him in the first place.

We head back to the ring for the next match.  “The Gold Standard” Bruce Biltmore is taking on the aristocrat Handsome Hernandez.  Bruce took the fight to Hernandez even at one point blowing gold “dust” into Hernandez’ eyes blinding him.  Hernandez fought through it. Hernandez tried to end the match several times with an armbar submission but Biltmore had great ring presence and always made it to the ropes.  Both men continued to beat the heck out of each other and were both surprised when the bell rang signaling a time limit draw.  Both men looked like they could continue but the ref said it was enough for now.  (20 min)

Larry Morton catches up with Hardcore Champion Drew the Canadian Love Machine and asks about his match tonight against Mountain Man Junior Huber.  Drew says that the first title defense is always the toughest but he feels confident that with Master Bull in his corner, he will walk out with the title.

Music hits and 5^th Column member Karl Braun with Ant Graham make their way down to the ring.  Braun is yelling at the fans as he makes his way into the ring.  He hollers for the Wraith to hurry up and get his ass down to the ring.  Max comes out and reminds Ant that he is not allowed at ringside.  Ant produces a legal document that states that he MUST be at his wrestler’s side for all matches regardless of the rules.  The Wraith’s music hits and he gets a pop from the crowd.  He tells Max that it’s ok and he can stay down there.  Braun is pacing in the ring like a caged animal.  The Wraith enters the ring and Karl charges him and Wraith dumps him right out of the ring.  The Wraith goes after Ant Graham who quickly bails out of the ring.  Braun sneaks back in and attacks the Wraith and the match starts.  The Wraith drops Karl with a jab and climbs the ropes to hit a flying elbow but Ant smacks him with his cane and Wraith falls into the ring.  After that, Braun would go on a path of destruction that the Wraith struggled to keep up with.  Graham almost cost Braun the match when he shoved the ref but he ended up begging and pleading and was given a pass.  Braun surprised everyone when he took a page out of Classy Freddie Blassie’s (RIP) playbook and BIT the Wraith in the head drawing blood.  A very pissed off Wraith hurled Braun into the corner and he went up and over the top and hit the floor.  The Wraith then turned his attention to Graham who began to panic.  Braun sneaks back in and hits a low blow followed by the Gestapo drop (a reverse neckbreaker).  Braun rolls the Wraith up and with a handful of tights, he gets the 1-2-3.  Karl Braun just defeated the Wraith and got his spot back in the Hardcore title hunt.  Graham yelled for the rest of the 5^th Column but only Baron von Blood came out.  He and Braun double teamed the Wraith until the Stache ran out and chased everyone off with a chair.  He helped the Wraith to his feet.  The two shook hands and left.  (8 min for the match; 15 total for the segment).

Back in the dressing room area, Master Bull presents Reid with a present.  It is a replica of the shorts that Sylvester Stallone wore in the Rocky movies.  Reid says that with Master Bull in his corner and the new “lucky shorts”, this will practically guarantee him the title and with that, Bull’s collection of belts will grow.

The Ambassador comes out and introduces his man “Mountain Man” Junior Huber.  The fans start up a “Zeke” chant and that just pisses the Mountain Man off.   The Hardcore champ Drew, the CLM comes out with Master Bull.  The two talk for a few seconds and then head to the ring.  The ref states that this match will be an “ECW Rules” match.  Even though Huber is much bigger than Drew, the CLM was the more aggressive of the two.  Drew started off going for a superkick which Junior reversed and he went for a military press drop but Drew REVERSED that and hit the La Casita.  He follows it up with a corkscrew pescado and a pin attempt but Junior kicks right out.  Drew continued to outwrestle Junior who seems confused quite a bit.  After dropping Junior with a powerslam, he goes to the outside and drags a table into the ring.  He sets it up but Junior grabs him going for a powerbomb.  Drew reverses it and hits a powerbomb of his own THRU the table.  The Ambassador is astonished and the crowd chants “Holy Shit”.  Drew makes the cover and gets the 1-2-3.  Drew, the Canadian Love machine is victorious in his first title defense.  Master Bull joins him briefly and then they leave. (6 min).  The Ambassador gets Junior and they leave.

In the back, Taylor Bella and Madame Jade approach the Queen’s court and call them cowards for not accepting their challenge.  Master Bull comes over and says these two teams will meet soon.

It is time for our Main Event for the TV title.  Champion Ivan Dragovich (w/ Ant Graham) vs The Elitist Reid Rothchild (w/ Master Bull).  Rothchild comes out with Master Bull wearing his red, white and blue striped shorts with the music from Rocky blaring over the loudspeakers (if we get sued on this, we’re passing that buck on to Reid and Bull).   Ivan comes out with Ant Graham and they waste no time getting into the ring.  GM Max McGillicutty comes out and says that since there is quite a bit of time left, he’s giving this match a 30 minute time limit.  Ivan doesn’t like that.  For 16 minutes, Reid beat the holy hell out of Ivan.  The fans were solidly behind him.  At the 17 minute mark, Ivan hit a low blow followed by a cane shot by Ant Graham that turned the tide of the match.  Ivan then took control for the next 4 minutes.  That is all it took for Reid to regain his composure and open a can of whoop-ass on Ivan.  Ivan panicked and then jumped out of the ring refusing to get back in.  The ref counted and once he hit 10, Ivan was counted out but the belt does not change hands on a CO.  Reid won the match but not the belt.  The fans popped for him but he was not a happy camper.  (21 ½ min)

Max comes out and says that this was the end of the live show.  He continues by saying that the fans in attendance will get a special match for their eyes only.   Max calls out the Queen’s Court (Lady Hermann and Queen Beckett) and tells them to get in the ring.  He then calls out Taylor Bella and Madame Jade and has them go to the ring too.  Max says a match will take place right now and he expects them to entertain the fans.  The women put on a match that rivaled anything the men have ever done.  All 4 women were a thrill to watch as they put their all into the match.  Each one of them hit their specialty moves but no one was able to go for a pin.  Just around the 12^th minute, Ladies Champion The British Crippler came out and looked to interfere.  Ravishing Raquel ran down and started to fight with the Crippler.  BC then threw Raquel into her teammates and the ref took that as her getting involved and then disqualified Bella and Jade.  The match is awarded to the Queen’s Court.  Raquel and the Crippler fought to the back.  Lady Hermann and Queen Beckett tried to attack them again but were dispatched by Taylor and Jade.  The event comes to an end with Taylor and Jade signing autographs for the fans.

Thanks for reading.  Be sure to stay tuned as there is lots more to come.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2016 #479 – PPV fallout

Hello fans and welcome back to our newsletter.  Today we look at the fallout from this past weekends’ PPV Independence Day Beatdown as well as dive into some matches. 

The show begins with ‘The Elitist’ Reid Rothchild in the office of our GM Max McGillicutty.  Reid says he’s the #1 contender to the TV title and that he is requesting his match tonight. TV champion Ivan Dragovich and his manager Ant Graham just happen to be walking by and stick their noses into the conversation.  Ivan says he’s not prepared as he just fought a few nights ago and embarrassed Reid (not really though).  Max reminds Ivan that the TV title is defended on TV and that at our next show, Ivan better be prepared to defend his title or there will be consequences.  Ant Graham tried to speak up but Max escorted them out of his office and closed the door on them.

We head to the ring for our first match of the night.  The King of Cones Magnum Kone comes out and calls out Billy Robinson to challenge him for his spot in the US title lineup.  Robbins makes his way down and we have ourselves a match.  Magnum started off like a firecracker smashing Billy in the ring with two Ice Cream Sandwich (splashes).  He goes for the quick pin but Billy kicks out.   Billy connects with some punches but is dropped by the Bomb Pop (clothesline).  Magnum picks up Billy and hits the Popsicle (piledriver) and makes the cover.  The ref counts 1…2…3.  Magnum Kone picks up the win and moves up in the rankings.  (4 min) 

Back in Max’s office, Phat Sol meets with the GM and questions the fact that he never quit but the match was awarded to Saunders?  Had this been an MMA fight, he would have won on points.  Max acknowledges the error in judgement by the ref and asks what Phat wants to do about it.  He says he wants Saunders in another specialty match.  Max asks which one and Saunders says he wants the fans to vote on it.  Max likes the idea and says he’ll set up something for the next show.

Next up, Jesse California challenges Smasher  #2 (w/ MJ) for his spot in the World Title lineup.   Both men were aggressive in this bout and even though MJ got involved on a few occasions, it didn’t propel his guy as expected.  Jesse gave as good as he got but just as Smasher #2 and Jesse were tied up in the corner, the ref tried to break them up and MJ jumped on the apron and (accidentally) hit the ref.  The ref did see it and immediately disqualified Smasher #2.  Jesse is the winner of the match and takes off before Smasher #2 can retaliate.  Jesse moves up and Smasher #2 moves down.  (6 min)

Max states that anyone with a title can in fact issue a challenge to someone else with a title BUT they will have to forgo the belt they carry in order to actually get the match.  For example, the US champion can challenge the World champion but has to relinquish his title in order to sign the contract.  This is the way we make sure no one can hold two titles simultaneously. 

We head back to the ring where Superquake Ferguson challenges the Stache for his shot at the World title.    Before the match can begin, former Desperado teammate El Chango heads down to sit at commentary.  The Stache owned this giant of a man and took him to school.  The Stache looked good in the ring and that only made El Chango that more pissed off.  Superquake went for a clothesline but Stache ducked and coming off the ropes, he hit a Rodeo Roundhouse (kick) taking the giant off his feet and crashing to the mat.  The Stache makes the cover and gets the 1-2-3 retaining his spot for the world title.  (13 min)  After the match, El Chango attacks him saying he’s not through with his “sorry ass”.  He left as The Stache struggled to get to his feet.

Ravishing Raquel w/ Master Bull is interviewed by Clarkus Kentus.  Master Bull says he will sit at ringside for Raquel’s match against the British Crippler but he is only there to scout.  He will not get involved.   Raquel says she will win the match on her own and after that, Bull will then manager her right back to the title.

Sonic Blade challenges Dr. Red Fang for his shot at the US title.  Blade looks a bit worried as the Vicious Vampire comes down to the ring escorted by his manager Ant Graham.  Sonic tells Graham to stay out of his business but Graham says he shouldn’t be worried about him but about THAT man.  Fang then attacks Sonic as the match begins.  Fang turned up the viciousness in this match and Sonic Blade was not prepared for it.  Fang went for numerous pin attempts as well as submissions but to his credit, Sonic kept surviving.  As the match progressed, Ant Graham shoved the ref but then tried to backpedal and fortunately for him, the ref didn’t’ call for the DQ.  Sonic however, showing great ring presence, locked in a reverse cradle and stole a win from the Dr.  Fang was irate; Graham was throwing a fit.  Sonic got the heck out of there and with this win, he moves to the US title hunt and Fang moves to the Hardcore title hunt.  Fang tries to complain but Ant tells him this is a much better fit for the Dr.’s talents.  Fang agrees.  (14 min)

The British Crippler appears and she says that she wants to see what Raquel has.  She says that being the champ means she is much better than the rest but she knows not to underestimate anyone…ever.

The Wraith did not make it into any of the top 10’s so he threw out a challenge to Karl Braun for his title shot.  Braun made his way out with a still irate Ant Graham at his side.  The ref who was in Fang’s match also ref’d this one so the ref immediately told Graham he wasn’t going to put up with his shit.  Graham didn’t take too well to that.   The Wraith immediately took control of the match and schooled the German native.  At the 5 minute mark, Ant Graham decided he had enough and shoved the ref resulting in a disqualification.  Graham just cost his man his title spot.  Braun, visibly pissed off, attacked the Wraith and dumped him out of the ring.  Braun stated that the ref’s all have it in for the 5^th Column and demanded GM Max McGillicutty come out and do something about it.  Max comes out and says that the referee’s ruling stands.  Braun says Fine but wants a rematch to gain his spot back.  Max says he’ll set up the match but only if Ant Graham is NOT at ringside.  Braun and Graham confer and Braun reluctantly agrees to the stipulation.

King CJ appears vis the Omegatron and says that after Wrestlemania, he was not 100% and that is why no one’s seen him around.  He says he is at 54% but is improving daily.  He promises to update all his fans with his progress report.

The Steel Curtain call out the Muscles Trio for the crappy way they stole a win over them during the tag team placement tournament.  Muscles McGuire, Thorpe and Weasley come out in with their rainbow colored bull horns and mock the Steel Curtain (don’t these guy have respect for anyone?) so Starbuck Steel challenged any two of them to a rematch.  The Muscles bunch said they’d only accept the match if all three of them could be out there.  Buzz Steel agreed.

This led to our next match between Muscles Weasley and Thorpe vs the Steel Curtain.  The Muscles Trio started off with constant tags and kept the Steel Curtain on the defensive but finally Starbuck had enough and the Curtain just let them have it.  Muscles McGuire would interfere from time to time but never got caught.  Finally, the Steel Curtain were going for their new ending move “The Final Curtain” (like the Doomsday Device), McGuire snuck in and hit Buzz with a steel chair resulting in a disqualification.  The Muscles Trio kept up the attack until Biceps Bannerman ran down and cleared the ring. Biceps helped his team up but nothing was settled between these two teams and I’m sure there will be repercussions down the line.  (15 ½ min)

GM Max McGillicutty announces that at the next show, Karl Braun will get a shot at regaining his spot in the Hardcore title hunt when he takes on the Wraith but Ant Graham will not be allowed at ringside.

Our Main Event is up next with Ravishing Raquel challenging the British Crippler to a non-title match.  Master Bull accompanies here to the ring and goes to sit at commentary so he can “scout” her.  Raquel brought the game that led her to many previous championships and she dominated the current champion.

 Raquel would lock in the Ravishing Chickenwing 3x during the match but the Crippler wouldn’t tap out.   We join the match at the 25 min mark.

===== In the 25th minute of the match: =====

The British Crippler (f) rolled DC

Ravishing Raquel  (f) rolled OC.

Ravishing Raquel  (f) executes a RAVISHING CHICKENWING....

Ravishing Raquel  (f) scores 0 points.

The British Crippler (f) neutralizes RAVISHING CHICKENWING.

The British Crippler (f) scores 4 points.

===== In the 26th minute of the match: =====

The British Crippler (f) rolled OC.

Ravishing Raquel  (f) rolled DC

The British Crippler (f) executes a SNAP SUPLEX....

The British Crippler (f) scores 6 points.

Ravishing Raquel  (f) attempts to defend against SNAP SUPLEX but is unsuccessful.

Ravishing Raquel  (f) scores 2 points.

===== In the 27th minute of the match: =====

The British Crippler (f) rolled OC.

Ravishing Raquel  (f) rolled OC.

The British Crippler (f) executes a SURFBOARD....

The British Crippler (f) scores 6 points.

Ravishing Raquel  (f) smashes the British Crippler’s arm against the steel post and then executes a RAVISHING CHICKENWING....

Ravishing Raquel  (f) scores 9 points.

Ravishing Raquel  (f) straps in the RAVISHING CHICKENWING.

The British Crippler (f) tries for the ropes but is unable to make it and submits!!!

Ravishing Raquel  (f) wins with a RAVISHING CHICKENWING over The British Crippler (f)!!!

Ravishing Raquel wins the match and becomes the #1 contender for the Ladies title.  Master Bull joins her in the ring as ‘the Elitist’ Reid Rothchild comes down and joins them.  Bull agrees to become Raquel’s “advisor” as opposed to being her manager.  She seems ok with it.  Reid and Raquel celebrate in the ring as the show comes to an end.

Thanks for reading.  Stay tuned as more will be transpiring.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2016 #478 – Independence Day Beatdown PPV

Hello fans and welcome to our inaugural HCW PPV the event you’ve been waiting for – Independence Day Beatdown.  We are coming to you live from Phoenix, AZ.  Today’s show is sold out but available on PPV.  The fans here are pumped and ready to see who our new champions will be.  We feel that the tournaments brought out the best in quite a few of our wrestlers.  In fact, two different wrestlers, Drew, the Canadian Love Machine and Superstar Chic Monroe, had such successful runs in the tournaments that have yielded several attempts to win different titles.   However, due to the multiple title rule, if either wins one of the belts, they will forfeit any other matches they are in and their opponents for any of the following matches will automatically be awarded the title.  It’s not ideal but management doesn’t want one person holding multiple belts as it dilutes their ability to successfully defend those belts regularly (they want to avoid the “but I just wrestled and you want me to wrestle again?” crap).  Also announced is that all champions must defend their belts at least once every 30 days.  Pyro goes off as our inaugural PPV kicks off.

The first match will be for the World Tag Team titles.  First, the Smashers (w/MJ) make their way to the ring.  They are followed out by Drew the Canadian Love Machine and the Savior (w/ Master Bull).  Knowing that Drew would be wrestling 3x on the show, the Savior stepped up and wrestled the majority of the match taking a lot of the beatings so that Drew didn’t have to.  Master Bull gave his team some great advice but MJ assisted his team just a bit better (meaning he cheated more) and after distracting Bull and Drew, he slipped a foreign object to Smasher #1 who nailed the Savior with it. He makes the cover and the ref counted 1…2…3.  The Smashers defeated Drew & the Savior to become the NEW HCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS.  The champs celebrated in the ring all the while being pelted by debris being hurled at them by the fans.  Eventually they left and we needed a short break to get stuff cleaned up.  (18 min)

Larry Morton is backstage with the Steel Curtain (Buzz and Starbuck).  Starbuck says that as former tag team champs (they can’t reference the old fed names anymore), they should have gotten further in the tag tournament but the Muscles Trio cost them their opportunity.  Buzz says that they will address the Muscles Trio and once they are done with them, whomever is holding the tag titles better watch out.

We cut over to where Clarkus Kentus is talking to GM Max McGillicutty.  Max says that the HCW is a ‘rebirth” and with all the fresh faces being brought in, he hopes they will fill the void left by the WWE, TNA and ROH wrestlers who were pulled because someone got too damn greedy (DAMN that Stephanie and her husband).

We head back to the ring for our next match which will be for the 6 Man tag team trophy.  As a reminder, the winners of this trophy are not tied to the “multiple title” rule as this really isn’t a title and would only be defended 3 - 4x a year.  First, the Steel Curtain (Buzz and Starbuck Steel) come out with Biceps Bannerman.  They get a huge pop from the crowd.  The fans like them but it takes time for them to really mesh together.  On the other hand, their opponents Superstar Chic Monroe, Wendell Hammerschmidt and Billy Robbins all worked well together.  Chic would be wrestling multiple times tonight so he purposely limited his in-ring action and as good as his teammates are, that may have hurt them more than it helped.  Bannerman found his groove and made a huge impact over and over throughout the match.  Finally, after a Bannerman splash, he tagged out to Starbuck Steel who hit Wendell with the Shooting Star Buck and made the cover to get the 1…2…3.  The Steel Curtain and Biceps Bannerman have just become the NEW HCW 6 MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!  Chic Monroe leaves his team right away to go get ready for the rest of his matches. GM Max McGillicutty comes out and unveils the trophy and the fans pop.  This one was well earned.  (22 min)

We go back to the interview area where Larry Morton is interviewing the Axe. Morton comments on how well the Axe performed in the World title tournament and said that he finally feels Axe’s time is now. Axe says that a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders after sending former partner Dirk ‘the Pick’ Devon packing and now he can concentrate on just himself.  His performance is a perfect example of what someone can do when there is no dead weight around their necks.  Axe says he appreciates the talent of his opponent Outback Oscar and promises to make his long-time dream come true tonight.
 

We head back to the ring for our next match.  This one will be for the TV title.  First, Master Bull comes out with “the Elitist” Reid Rothchild.  Reid’s entrance is cut short when 5^th Column member Ivan Dragovich (w/Ant Graham) comes out next.  Reid didn’t appreciate his time being cut short and he took it out on Ivan.  In fact, Reid probably hasn’t been this aggressive since his feud with Alexander Rusev.  Reid OWNED this match and all the advice Master Bull gave him really paid off.  Graham, sensing that Ivan could actually lose, blindsided Master Bull taking him out with a chair shot.  He then distracted Reid just long enough for Ivan to hit a low blow and then with a hook of the tights (and holding the ropes for leverage), he rolled Reid up for the win.  Reid was shocked.  Ivan Dragovich has just become the NEW HCW TV CHAMPION. Ivan had no time to celebrate his win as Reid grabbed the chair Graham used on Master Bull and chased them from the ring.  I’m sure Reid is going to fight for a rematch.  (15 ½ min)

Outback Oscar is backstage with Clarkus Kentus and he says he’s honored to be one of the finalists in the World title tournament.  He acknowledges that the Axe had a great run during the tournament but he did also and only one of them can be World Champion and says that it will be him.

We head back to the ring for one of our non-title matches.  Dr. Red Fang (w/MJ) vs Emerson “Turnip” Townsend is up next.  As Turnip is making his way to the ring, Fang comes out and attacks him and beats him silly all before the match could begin.  The ref wanted to throw the match out but cousin Wilber Townsend came out and told the ref to let the match begin.  It is a bloodbath.  This one didn’t take long as Fang destroyed poor Turnip.  Fang gets the win after nailing the Vampire Lunge (8 min).  Fang wanted to continue the beatdown but MJ led security from the back to “escort” Fang backstage.  Wilber, who had made his way to ringside for the match, entered the ring.  He shakes his head as he helps his cousin to his feet.  Wilber then viciously nailed Turnip with a haymaker turning on his cousin.  Wilber grabs a mic and yells “We ain’t blood no more!”  He drops the mic and leaves Turnip behind to be tended to by medics. 

Backstage, MJ says he can’t control Fang and Ant Graham saunters over and agrees to take over the contract for Fang saying he’d be a perfect fit in the 5^th Column.  MJ gladly signs the paperwork.  Graham meets up with Fang and tells the Dr. that MJ was too nice to manage a man like Fang and says he promises to let Fang “loose” on the HCW and he can do whatever he wants.  Fang smiles and snarls at the camera as the segment ends.

We go back to the ring for our next match which is for the United States Championship.   ‘Superstar’ Chic Monroe comes out first to an ok pop from the crowd.  Next, Drew, the Canadian Love machine comes out and the pop he gets is much louder.  Chic immediately went on the offensive but Drew was right there with him up until the 8^th minute of the match and then the tide really turned in the Superstar’s direction.  Chic controlled the remainder of the match holding Drew to just a few offensive moves.  After nailing a Straight Jacket Suplex, he finally made the cover to get the 1, 2, and 3.  Superstar Chic Monroe has just become the NEW HCW US CHAMPION.  Drew leaves quietly obviously disappointed with his performance in this match.  He does have one final shot at gold.  Will the third time be the charm?  (15 min)

Jerry Saunders is interviewed backstage and he is asked why he has such a dislike of Phat Sol.  Saunders says Phat has everyone fooled and he’s not who everybody thinks he is.  It will be a matter of time before Phat’s real motives are revealed.

It’s time to head back to the ring for the finals for the Ladies title.  First, Kimberly Kiccass comes out to a nice pop from the crowd.  The British Crippler comes out and damn, she sure has a hell of a presence.  Half the crowd pops, the other half boos.  She doesn’t care as she is here to wrestle.  Kimberly was dominated from the get go.  Ms. Crippler just destroyed Kimberly and it didn’t take long for her to hit the Natural Selection and make the cover for the 3 count.  The British Crippler def Kimberly Kiccass to become the 1^st ever HCW Ladies Champion.  Ms. Crippler holds the title high as the fans have collectively decided NOT to cheer her anymore.  (8 ½ min)

Backstage, Ravishing Raquel meets the British Crippler and congratulates the champ and says she wants the first shot at taking her down.  The Brit says she will not give Raquel a shot off the bat but will give her a non-title match.  If Raquel can beat her, then she will deserve a title match.  Raquel walks off and meets up with Master Bull and tells him to make this happen.

Next, we have a specialty match with no title on the line.  Phat Sol vs. Jerry Saunders will be an I Quit match.  Phat dominated the match and Saunders tried to get counted out but the ref kept telling him to get back in the ring.  This happened multiple times and each time it brought Phat’s momentum to a screeching halt.   Phat would continue to battle but never went for the I Quit; he wanted to hurt Saunders.  After 15 minutes of beating Jerry down, he removed the turnbuckle cover.  He went to hurl Saunders into the corner but Jerry reversed it and Phat smashed his head against the exposed corner.  Jerry immediately pulled Phat to the middle of the ring and locked in a rear chinlock.  He told the ref to check if Phat was out or not.  The ref raised Phat’s arm once (it fell), twice (it fell) and a third time (fell again).  The ref calls for the bell awarding the match to Jerry Saunders.  Saunders immediately left the ring and stumbled to the back grateful the match is over.  Medics came out but by the time they got to the ring, Phat was up and questioning what just happened.  (Side note:  Phat never said I Quit.)

In the back, Drew is with the Savior and the Savior tries to give his tag team partner some words of wisdom.  Whatever he said must have worked because after their talk, Drew looked ready to go.

We go back to the ring for the finals for the Hardcore title.  Leiton Snake comes out first (his brothers do not accompany him out).  Fans are not sure how to take him so he gets a mixed reaction.  Drew, the Canadian Love Machine comes out accompanied by the Savior and his manager Master Bull and the fans POP HUGE for him.  The Savior shares some more words of wisdom and then watches as Drew and Bull make their way to the ring.  Drew gets in the ring and the ref says that the Hardcore rules for this match will be Lights Out rules.  Master Bull provides some words of wisdom and Drew is off like a rocket.  Leiton tried to slow down the CLM but alas, nothing would work.  Drew kept Leiton distracted and capitalized at every turn.  Drew finally was able to hit a corkscrew pescado and it was lights out for Leiton Snake.  With a hook of the leg, Drew got the 1-2-3.  Drew the Canadian Love Machine defeats Leiton Snake to become the 1^st ever HCW Hardcore Champion.  The Savior and Master Bull joined Drew in the ring as he celebrated with the fans.  (17 ½ min)

Backstage, newcomers The Duchess and El Gato Negro almost came to blows again.  GM Max McGillicutty broke it up and told the two that with only one match left on the card, they have some free time to let these two fight it out in the ring.  Max says he’s giving them both 20 minutes and both ladies are happy to oblige.

The Duchess vs El Gato Negro is up next.  Both women fought their way down to the ring.  The ref started the match as soon as both entered the ring.  This was no wrestling match…this was a fight.  Both ladies tore into each other.  The Duchess had a slight advantage over her opponent but El Gato Negro was much faster.  The two traded both pin and submission attempts.  Just as the match was winding down, the Duchess locked in the “All Hail Her Majesty” and tried to get El Gato to tap out but she just wouldn’t quit. After pounding on her a few minutes more, El Gato Negro surprised the Duchess by locking in a Wall-O-Cato (tarantula) and tried to get the Duchess to quit but she didn’t.  Finally, the bell rang signaling the time limit draw but neither were ready to quit.  The two fought all the way back to the dressing room.  (20 min)

GM Max McGillicutty comes out one final time and says it is time for the main event.  Max first introduces Outback Oscar who gets a decent pop.  Next, the Axe comes out and the fans just aren’t sure about him as he WAS teamed with Dirk Devon and they were not exactly nice to the fans.  However, Axe shook hands with the fans as he made his way to ringside.  Apparently, his son was there in the front row cheering on his dad.  Axe dedicates the match to him.  The Axe stared off strong but soon the Australian superstar started taking the match to him.  Oscar kept Axe off his feet by taking them out with legsweeps but that only forced Axe to take his game to the mat and began to out-wrestle Oscar.  Oscar started to get frustrated and began choking Axe in the corner. He broke the hold just seconds before he was about to be disqualified.  Oscar charges Axe and eats a belly to belly suplex.  Axe starts to “hulk” up and nails a second belly to belly suplex.  Oscar sets up a swinging neckbreaker but Axe reverses it and almost decapitates Oscar with the Axe.  He makes the cover and the ref counts 1…2…3.  The Axe has just defeated Outback Oscar to become the NEW HCW WORLD CHAMPION!!!  Balloons and streamers fall from the ceiling and Axe’s son joins him in the ring to celebrate.  The show comes to an end with Axe and his son posing with the World title.

Thanks for reading.  Stay tuned for more action.

Add on:  Introducing the managers and their protégés. 

Manager MJ

Smasher #1

Smasher #2

Acquires the managerial rights for the “Ragin Cajun” Rad Gumbo

Sells the contract for Dr. Red Fang to Ant Graham

Manager: Ant Graham

The 5^th Column

Karl Braun

Baron von Blood

Iron Cross (Oswald Zimmerman)

Ivan Dragovich

Acquires the contract to Dr. Red Fang from MJ

Manager Master Bull

“The Elitist” Reid Rothchild

The Savior

Drew, the Canadian Love Machine

The Fiend

(manager/advisor to Ravishing Raquel?)

Manager: The Ambassador

Wilber Townsend

Butch Huber

Ferb Huber

Junior Huber

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2016 #477

(Sorry for the long post but we needed to get this one out as the PPV has been moved up to this Sunday).

Hello fans and welcome back to our final tournament to see who gets to move on to crown all new HCW champions.  Tonight’s show will be a tournament for the US Title,.

US Title tournament

Round 1

Reid Rothchild draws another bye (Master Bull is really looking out for him)

Smasher #1 def Sonic Blade

Karl Braun & Wendell Hammerschmidt went to a draw

Iron Cross def. Travis Ryzing

Butch Huber drew a bye

Mr. Wrestling V def the Fiend

Billy Robbins drew a bye

Junior Huber def. Bruce Biltmore

Adam Jameson drew a bye

Chic Monroe def Niven Snake

El Chango drew a bye

The Stache def Jesse California

Angry Jack Lawson drew a bye

Terra Ryzing def Muscles Weasley

Dude USA drew a bye

King CJ def the Shockmaster

Rad Gumbo drew a bye

Starbuck Steel def Phat Sol (after Jerry Saunders interfered)

Handsome Hernandez def. Wilber Townsend

Ivan Dragovich def. Tobias Snake

Biceps Bannerman drew a bye

The Crocodile Hunter def Muscles McGuire

Dr. Red Fang drew a bye

Magnum Kone def. the Hollywood Star

Lucas Johnston drew a bye

Superquake Ferguson def. Perfect Pecs Stoddard

Ferb Huber drew a bye

Jerry Saunders def. the Wraith

Baron von Blood drew a bye

In a surprise move, (f) the British Crippler inserted herself into the match only to be eliminated by Muscles Thorpe.  Afterwards, he kept apologizing and ended up giving her his rainbow colored Bull horns.

Drew, the CLM drew a bye

The Savior def. Leon Teremoto

Round 2

Smasher #1 def Reid Rothchild

Iron Cross advances due to a bye

Mr. Wrestling V def. Butch Huber

Billy Robbins def. Junior Huber

Chic Monroe def. Adam Jameson

El Chango def. the Stache (with help from Leon Teremoto)

Terra Ryzing def. Angry Jack Lawson

King CJ def. Dude USA

Rad Gumbo def. Starbuck Steel

Handsome Hernandez def. Ivan Dragovich

The Crocodile Hunter UPSET Biceps Bannerman

Magnum Kone def. Dr. Red Fang (Turnip Townsend was outside scouting for Wilber when he accidentally got involved in the match costing Fang the chance to move on.

Lucas Johnston def Superquake Ferguson

Jerry Saunders def. Ferb Huber

Muscles Thorpe def. Baron von Blood

Drew the CLM def the Savior.  After the match, both men shook hands.

Round 3

Smasher #1 def. Iron Cross

Billy Robbins def. Mr. Wrestling V

Chic Monroe def El Chango (after the Stache distracted him)

King CJ def Terra Ryzing

Rad Gumbo def. Handsome Hernandez

Magnum Kone def. the Crocodile Hunter

Jerry Saunders def. Lucas Johnston

Drew the CLM def Muscles Thorpe

Round 4

Billy Robbins def. Smasher #1

Chic Monroe stole a win over King CJ

Magnum Kone def Lucas Johnston

Drew, the CLM def Jerry Saunders (after Phat Sol interfered)

Round 5

Chic Monroe def Billy Robbins

Drew the CLM def Magnum Kone

At the PPV, we will have Drew the Canadian Love Machine take on Superstar Chic Monroe with the winner becoming the NEW US Champion.

Because of Emerson “Turnip” Townsend accidentally getting involved in the match between Dr. Red Fang and Magnum Kone, GM Max McGillicutty says that he is giving Turnip the choice to get in the ring with Fang or he must leave.  Wilber tells Turnip to “man up” and demands he accept the match.  I don’t think that is going to end well.

Referee is 'Honest' Abe (+0)

===== In the 1st minute of the match: =====

Dr. Red Fang rolled DC

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled OC.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend executes a WEAK BODYSLAM....

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend scores 5 points.

Dr. Red Fang attempts to defend against WEAK BODYSLAM but is unsuccessful.

Dr. Red Fang scores 2 points.

===== In the 2nd minute of the match: =====

Dr. Red Fang rolled DC

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang rolled DC

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang rolled OC.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang executes a REVERSE SUPLEX....

Dr. Red Fang scores 6 points.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend absorbs the punishment.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend scores 0 points.

===== In the 3rd minute of the match: =====

Dr. Red Fang rolled DC

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang rolled OC/TT

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang executes a VAMPIRE LUNGE....

Dr. Red Fang scores 9 points.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend absorbs the punishment.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend scores 0 points.

===== In the 4th minute of the match: =====

Dr. Red Fang rolled OC/TT

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled OC.

MJ executes a Eye gouge with peanut shells....

Dr. Red Fang scores 13 points.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend executes a DO-SI-DO....

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend scores 5 points.

===== In the 5th minute of the match: =====

Dr. Red Fang rolled OC.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled OC.

Dr. Red Fang executes a VAMPIRE LUNGE....

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend executes a TRIP....

Dr. Red Fang scores 8 points.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend scores 5 points.

Dr. Red Fang is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend kicks out of the pin!

Dr. Red Fang gets 6 points for the pin attempt.

===== In the 6th minute of the match: =====

Dr. Red Fang rolled DC

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang rolled DC

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang rolled DC

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang rolled OC/TT

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang executes a REVERSE SUPLEX....

Dr. Red Fang scores 6 points.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend absorbs the punishment.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend scores 0 points.

Dr. Red Fang is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend kicks out of the pin!

Dr. Red Fang gets 7 points for the pin attempt.

===== In the 7th minute of the match: =====

Dr. Red Fang rolled OC.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled OC.

Dr. Red Fang executes a REVERSE SUPLEX....

Dr. Red Fang scores 6 points.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend executes a WEAK UPPERCUT....

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend scores 5 points.

===== In the 8th minute of the match: =====

Dr. Red Fang rolled OC.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend rolled DC

Dr. Red Fang executes a SKULL CRUSHER....

Dr. Red Fang scores 8 points.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend attempts to defend against SKULL CRUSHER but is unsuccessful.

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend scores 2 points.

Dr. Red Fang is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...3

Emerson "Turnip" Townsend was pinned by Dr. Red Fang!!!

Dr. Red Fang wins with a SKULL CRUSHER over Emerson "Turnip" Townsend!!!

After the match, MJ stands in the ring with Dr. Red Fang with his arm raised in victory.  Fang yanks his arm a way and goes back after Turnip and just destroys him.  Ref Honest Abe tells MJ to do something but MJ says “What can I do?”   The show ends with Fang just annihilating poor little Turnip.  He had to be rescued by half of the locker room.

That is all for now.  Stay Tuned for our next “Get to Know” episode.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2016  - Get to know:

Hello fans and welcome back to our next issue of HCW:  Get to know.  For this one, we go abroad and discover some of the talent that’s been eluding the world for so long.

From Australia

Outback Oscar.  Just like his name implies, he is from the Outback.  Oscar is somewhat a local celebrity; he is truly a favorite of those in the land down under when out of the ring, he is treated like royalty.  Hope he understands that he’ll have to earn that here if he wants that recognition. 

His tag team partner is The Crocodile Hunter.  Croc hails from Sydney originally and he wears what looks like a tattoo bodysuit but in reality it is images of crocodile skin.  When he originally debuted, the local promoters wanted him to wear a tail.  That lasted about 5 seconds.  For a short term, he did bring a baby crocodile to ringside but once its handlers lost control of it at one show, they stopped doing that.

From Spain

Handsome Hernandez.  Hernandez is a wealthy Spaniard who feels that the world owes him everything and he wants to own the world.  He bought his way into the HCW and says that like a famous wrestler from the 90’s, “everyone has a price” and we won’t be surprised if he tries to buy his way to championship titles.

(f) El Gato Negro:  The Black Cat was raised in a Spanish monastery where she was taught first how to fight then to wrestle starting at age 6.  The Spanish monks took her off the street where she would pickpocket just to survive. She would distract would-be marks with her marionettes and then relieve them of their valuables.   The monks were able to reform her and with her solid background in wrestling (no longer a thief…we hope), she should make an interesting addition to our team.

From England, we have 3 women who, as a team, are referred to as the “Queen’s Court”.

(f) Queen Beckett is the leader of the team and she commands respect from those who follow.  Beckett appears to actually be tied to a royal bloodline but she has no interest in politics and wants to “rule” the world of professional wrestling.  Her “enforcer” on the team is (f) The British Crippler.  The Crippler actually trained in Canada but eventually moved to England.  She comes from a prominent family who were happy to see her put her size and talents to good use in the ring.  We think she actually may end up being the dominant one. Finally, (f) Lady Hermann is the ‘heir apparent’ to the “throne” if you will.   Her Ladyship wants to become the leader of the team and even though she follows the lead of the Queen, we think she’s secretly plotting to overthrow Beckett and assume the top spot in the Court. 

Also hailing from England is Superstar Chic Monroe.  Monroe reminds us of Antonio Cesaro and he is probably pound for pound, the most solid wrestler being brought in to the HCW.  Monroe will be teaming up with some of his European buddies to try and grab all the gold.

From the Celtic Islands, we have (f) The Duchess. 

The Duchess’ story is actually a sad one.  She was born into nobility and lived a privileged life until, at the age of 16, tragedy struck and she was out on her own.  She has a dislike for Spaniards since they were the cause of her tragedy.  Vikings ended up taking her in where they taught her how to fend for herself. She shocked the Vikings with her determination and aggressiveness they’d not have expected from one of noble blood.  3 years later, she met El Gato Negro and was instantly reminded of what she lost years ago.  She holds El Gato Negro responsible and has a huge dislike of her and her people.  The two fought around England with neither getting the upper hand of their feud.  I suppose that will continue here.

We bring it back to the US to introduce Adam Jameson and Billy Robbins.  Both men are masked and appear to be the same size and build as AJ Styles and Austin Aries respectively.  These two look great in the ring and I suppose it doesn’t matter what they really look like but what they can accomplish in the ring.

HCW is proud to announce the hiring of a new manager – The Ambassador.  The Ambassador says that there are some good men who could use his guidance.  When asked who he would be taking on, he said Wilber & his cousins.  He sees great potential in all of them but especially Wilber and wants to be a part of that revolution.

HCW (f) superstar Ravishing Raquel (alongside her husband “the Elitist” Reid Rothchild) questions Master Bull as to why he isn’t managing her.  Bull says he’s promised Reid to lead him to gold and that is his first and most important task at hand.  Raquel tells Bull that she and Reid are a package.  If he manages one, he has to manage the other.  Raquel says that after the PPV, she will throw out a challenge to the Ladies Champion and expects Bull to be in her corner for that match. 

After the destructive annihilation of Turnip Townsend by Dr. Red Fang, Wilber Townsend berated the youngster for his lack of fighting spirit (even if he is half the size of most male wrestlers here).  Wilber goes to GM Max and requests another “indoctrination” for his younger cousin and asks Max to make another match between Turnip and Fang.  Wilber says “he has to learn and grow up sometime.”

Lastly, GM Max McGillicutty says he’s had enough of both Phat Sol and Jerry Saunders attacking each other during their matches and decides to give them an outlet at the PPV.  Max decrees that Sol vs Saunders will be an “I Quit” match.  He also addressed the tension between El Gato Negro and the Duchess.  Max says he’ll give them an opportunity to showcase their talents.

Our PPV is up next.  Stay tuned!!!

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2016 – #476 - Get to know:

Hello fans and welcome back to our next round of "Get to Know".  Today, we start off with someone with a questionable past.

Jerry Saunders – not a lot is known about the man who entered the world of professional wrestling posing as Dr. Red Fang’s cameraman.  We know he has a history with Phat Sol and that Phat was genuinely surprised to see him after revealing his identity (he’s been costing Phat some matches as of late).  They share a past that neither man wants to elaborate on.  Maybe Phat needs a few drinks in him and then he’ll open up.

The Snake Family:  Leiton, Niven and Tobias are brothers hailing from Badstreet USA.  The team had been trained by Freebird member Michael P.S. Hayes.  They have their street cred and are ready to bring it to the ring.  Tobias appears to be the frontman for this team as the others follow his lead.

The Shockmaster – Hailing from Parts Unknown, this version of the Shockmaster is not the same as the one from the 90’s.  Although he still wears the glitter covered Stormtrooper helmet, this guy is a much younger, in-shape version of his predecessor.   The Shockmaster speaks through a voicebox to make his opponents uneasy and put them on edge.

From Japan

Smasher #1 & 2 – these two masked men are nothing short of bullies.  Part of their dress pays homage to perhaps one of the greatest tag teams ever – The Legion of Doom – the Road Warriors.  They appear to be pretty tough (as opposed to a team who thought they were tough – the Ascension).  Upon arriving in the US, they were met by HCW manager MJ who immediately signed them to a contract even though he claimed to not have anyone signed yet.  SHOCKER.

Perfect Pecs Stoddard is perfect example of an Adonis with the ego and narcissistic attitude that accompanies it.  Stoddard would travel between Japan and China and would always follow the big paycheck.  He’s has no allegiance to anyone except those who throw the bucks his way.

Superquake Ferguson is a mountain of a man.  Based on his size, he was originally billed as a relative to the late Andre the Giant but Ferguson is in better shape.  He’s dominated everywhere he went in Asia but mainly stayed in Japan.  While in Japan, Ferguson teamed with Angry Jack Lawson and they came close many times to becoming tag team champs.  From time to time, after losing a “loser leaves town” match, the “Superquake Machine” would show up and stick around long enough for Ferguson to “return”.

(f) Lexy Flexx wears her hair in multi-colors and pound for pound is probably the toughest SOB on the ladies roster.  She has a lot to prove here in the HCW and she looks determined and ready for a fight.

(f) Missy Chick is relatively new to the wrestling scene.  Missy has not had much in the way of formal in-ring training but says she’s studied thousands of hours of matches from all the greats and feels she’s ready to make an impact.

MJ, manager of the Smashers, has just dropped a bombshell stating that he is bringing into his stable, an individual mean and nasty as he is…Dr. Red Fang!  Can MJ control the Dr. or will Fang control him???