HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2017 #574

Hello fans and welcome back to our newsletter.  We have a great show for you tonight with the Steel Curtain taking on the Ryzing Storm in a non-title match; Ivan Dragovich takes on King Wilber Townsend; The Court (the Duchess and Lady Hermann) take on the twins Felicia & Betsy Cummings; Lucas Johnston defends the TV title in the main event and quite a few announcements so let’s get this show on the road.

The show kicks off with Adam Jameson and Billy Robbins coming out first to a pop from the crowd.  AJ looks around cautiously watching for that scumbag Super Shockmaster.  SS has been relentless in attacking AJ and he needs to keep his guard up.  Their opponents the Desperados (El Chango and Leon Teremoto) come out next and they are booed.  This match is for Billy and AJ’s spot in the tag team lineup.  El Chango goes right on the offensive on Billy Robbins.  Super Shockmaster snuck in from the crowd and attacked AJ and dragged him into the audience.  Billy was on his own.  Quick double teaming from the Desperados kept Billy on the defensive.  Finally, Billy looked to get a move in when he mounted the top rope trying to hit a moonsault.  Leon ran over and pushed him down just as El Chango climbed to the top rope and hit a shooting star press.  He made the cover and got the easy 1-2-3.  (4 min)  The Desperados pose mockingly in the ring before leaving.

Backstage, GM Max McGillicutty said that this ‘thing’ between Super Shockmaster and Adam Jameson has run its course and is time for it to end.  Max says he’s adding a match between the two to the next show and it will have a special stipulation that will be revealed only then.

Next up, Otto Ruthless comes out to the ring first and he is booed but he doesn’t care.  Next, Prestige Inc. member Bishop Ripley and his manager Master Bull come out and the booing for them is even louder.  The two began slugging out and continued that way for about 8 minutes.  After heading out of the ring for a breather, Bishop talked to Master Bull who helped plot an excellent strategy.  After that, Bishop went back in and owned Otto.  He bodyslammed Otto and then connected with a jumping knee drop.  He made the cover and got the 3 count.  Bishop Ripley is joined in the ring by Master Bull and the two celebrate amidst the booing from the fans.  They just eat it up.  (12 min)

Backstage, the former Ladies Champion the Duchess is with Court member Lady Hermann.  Duchess states that Starr Vixen got really lucky when she took her title away but that will not stop her from taking it back.  Lady Hermann states that tonight, they have the boppsy twins and they will show them who the dominant women are in HCW.

We head to the ring for our next match.  First, the mad Russian Ivan Dragovich comes out and at first, he tries to get the fans to cheer him and then he flips them off laughing.  Once in the ring, his opponent begins to make his way out.  Being carried to the ring on a throne is King Wilber Townsend.  This is the first time we believe that His Royalness came to the ring on a throne (prior king CJ did it all the time).  Wilber takes his time getting in the ring.  Finally he does handing over his cape, crown and scepter.  Ivan attacks him.  The match started off slow with Wilber dragging things out.  Finally, the action gets going but then Sonic Blade came out and sat at ringside.  Wilber got distracted and missed out on a few pin attempts and almost got pinned a few times.  Before we knew it, the bell rang bringing this one to a draw.  Wilber got out of the ring and confronted Sonic.  He yelled at his for causing a distraction and Sonic smugly smiled. That pissed off Wilber and he slapped Sonic.  Sonic retaliated by kicking Wilber in the gut and dropping him with a DDT on the floor.  Things quickly settled down and Sonic was escorted out by the ref.  The people who carried Wilber to the ring unceremoniously dumped him on his throne and then carried him to the back.  Wilber was in a pretty precarious position and it was not flattering.

Back in his office, Max says he announces that World Champion Texas Wildfire will be on hand defending his title and it will be against ScooterJ.  He promises to have the rest of the card announced before the end of the show.

We go back to the ring for more tag team action.  The twins Felicia and Betsy Cummings come out first and get a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Next, the Court comes out and it’s the Duchess and Lady Hermann.  The Court hit the ring and the twins bail.  Finally, the match gets underway.  Lady Hermann starts off against Betsy.  This one was really odd as the only time the Duchess got in the ring was during double teaming.  Not sure if she broke a nail or what but she didn’t really help out that much.  In the end, Felicia was getting destroyed and then did an illegal switch with her twin and Betsy rolled up Lady Hermann (and pulling on the ropes for leverage) got the 1-2-3.  The Duchess ran in the ring screaming.  The twins bolted laughing up the ramp.  The Duchess looked on at Lady Hermann in anger but her Ladyship (who towers over the Duchess) stared at her and the Duchess clammed right up.  The two left together.  (13 min)

Manager MJ announces that he’s come to an agreement with Perfect Pecs Stoddard and Red McNulty to no longer be their manager.  It was a mutual split.  When asked, MJ said he needed to dedicate more time to the US Champion Rad Gumbo and make sure he gets the attention deserved.

Backstage, TV Champion ‘Red Hot’ Lucas Johnston says that he defends his title tonight against one of the biggest men in HCW.  “Just like Davey slew Goliath, I’m walking out with my title” Lucas said before leaving the area.

We go back to the ring for a non-title match.   First, the Ryzing Storm (Travis & Terra Ryzing) come out and they are booed because, well, they suck.  Next, the Tag Team Champions the Steel Curtain come out and even with their turn against the fans, the fans still cheer for them (well, some anyway).  Surprisingly, the Curtain were the more aggressor but quickly the Ryzing Storm started making waves.  They turned the tide on them and like a whirlwind, blew the Curtain off their game.  Only a few minutes in, the Desperados came back out.  Starbuck hurled Travis out of the ring and began to jawjack with them.  Buzz ran over and nailed Travis with the Buzzkill.  Travis ended up getting counted out.  Buzz joined Starbuck in the ring with a chair and mockingly invited the Desperados to get in the ring with them.  El Chango obliged and grabbed a chair of his own and he and Leon got in the ring and the Curtain bailed.  Leon invited them in even offering to get rid of the chair but the Curtain backed up the ramp and went to the back.  The Desperados eventually left.  (6 ½ min)

GM Max returns and says that he’s got the card finalized:

King Wilber vs. Sonic Blade with Wilber’s World title shot on the line.

The Super Shockmaster will take Adam Jameson in a specialty match to be decided on the day of the show.

Texas Wildfire defends the World title against ScooterJ.

Starr Vixen defends the Ladies title against Taylor Bella w/Figgy Newton

The Main event will be Pete the PUN-isher vs Magnum Kone in a steel cage.  This one ends tonight!

It’s time for the main event.  Biceps Bannerman comes out first to a mixed reaction from the crowd (the guy is still a lovable giant but just has a sour attitude).  Next, the TV Champion ‘Red Hot’ Lucas Johnston comes out to a decent pop from the crowd.  He poses with the title after scaling the turnbuckle and then hands the belt to the ref.  Lucas used his speed to try to counter the strength of Biceps but it didn’t work too well.  Biceps just keep on blasting Lucas with forearm shots and huge clotheslines.  This was definitely the match of the night as Biceps tried everything he could to take down Lucas but the champ would not stay down.  It was a good thing that Max gave them 30 minutes as they needed almost all that time to get this done.  It appeared that things were starting to go the champs’ way after he neutralized a powerslam but he got kicked in the gut (and that kick seemed a little too low) and Lucas struggled.  Biceps threw him to the ropes and nailed a huge powerslam.  He made the cover and the ref counted 1…2…3.  Biceps Bannerman just defeated Lucas to become the NEW TV Champion!!!  Biceps poses with the belt before blasting Lucas with it and then leaves the ring. 

That’s it for this show. Stay tuned…More to come.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2017 #573

Hello everyone and welcome back to our newsletter.  Not a lot of drama in today’s episode except from the manager of the Hardcore champion Dr. Red Fang  - Ant Graham.  That man is walking drama but we’ll address that later on.

After the pyro settled, the show gets ready to kick off.  5^th Column members Baron von Blood and Oswald Zimmerman come out first.  They are booed pretty heavily.  Next, Australia’s own Outback Oscar and the Crocodile Hunter come out to a huge pop.  15 minutes into the match and after constant double teaming by Croc and Oscar, it seemed like the 5^th Column had given up and even tried to leave but that was thwarted.  After the 19^th minute, both Baron and Oswald got injured.  Oswald had been dropkicked from the ring and he landed/crashed hard into the ringside barrier.  Baron just got pummeled and the ref threated to just end the match after Croc hit a vertical drop DDT but Croc made the cover and they got the win.  Croc and Outback Oscar get the win much to the delight of the fans. They stayed a few minutes after Baron and Oswald were helped from the ring.  (20 min)

Backstage, the Fiend says it’s time for him to re-enter the title picture and he is challenging Biceps Bannerman for his shot at the TV title.

Next up, the Axe makes his way out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  After he did his posing in the ring, music changed and TNT w/ Master Bull came out.  The fans were still not happy with his turn and let him know it.  TNT had control early on but the Axe battled back nearly taking TNT’s head off with ‘the Axe’.  Master Bull noticed that TNT needed help so he provided it and that got him back on track.  Unfortunately, Axe began an offensive run and Bull thought TNT would need more help so he called down the rest of Prestige Inc. Bishop Ripley and Chic Monroe and they rushed the ring and attacked the Axe resulting in a DQ.  The attack didn’t last long as ScooterJ and Wendell Hammerschmidt ran down each armed with a chair and cleared the ring.  Bull hollered at them for their interference but he didn’t want to be on the receiving end of a chair shot so he and his team left.  (15 ½ min DQ)

Ant Graham stormed into GM Max McGillicutty’s office and complained that the Fiend kept interfering in Fang’s matches and wants him fired.  Max reminded Ant that Fang has interfered in many other people’s matches so what was the difference?  Graham insisted that the Fiend won’t be fired, he should be barred from any of Fang’s matches and Max laughed and showed Graham the door before closing it on him.  Graham muttered that this wasn’t over.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  Madame Jade comes out first to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Next, Scarlett Phoenix comes out and she is a little better received.  Jade doesn’t especially like that.  Scarlett started off strong but then Jade began to fight back and got a couple of pin attempts in but nothing came of them.  Just when it looked like Jade was getting the upper hand, Taylor Bella came out and distracted Jade.  That gave Scarlett the opening to hit the Black Widow and score a 3 count.  Jade took right off chasing Taylor from the ring.  (14 min)

Max says that in a week, HCW will have its supershow and in addition to Taylor Bella cashing in her shot for the Ladies title but we’ll also see Magnum Kone taking on his former tag team partner Pete the PUN-isher in the confines of a steel cage.  He will also be granting them a 60 minute time limit just in case they need it. 

Music from the Misfits plays and out comes the Fiend.  He gets a good pop from the crowd.  Next, defending his TV title shot comes Biceps Bannerman and the fans boo him.  The once ‘gentle giant’ is now a raging bull.  The Fiend started off strong but then Biceps just started tearing him apart.  The Fiend managed to hang in there for a whopping 20 minute beat down.  Just when he thought it was over, Dr. Red Fang ran down and stole the timekeeper’s bell so that he couldn’t call the match.  The ref had no idea how much time was left so he let the match continue.  Biceps leveled the Fiend with a shoulder tackle that sent the Fiend out of the ring.  Fang then ran over and nailed the Fiend with a Vampire Lunge.  He threw the Fiend back in and returned the timekeepers’ bell.  Biceps nearly took the Fiend’s head off with a clothesline.  Biceps makes the cover and gets the 1-2-3.  Biceps retains his shot at the TV title next show.  Dr. Red Fang laughed all the way to the back.  (23 min)

The Desperados (Leon Teremoto and El Chango) are interviewed and they say that if the Steel Curtain really thinks they’re not much a threat, they are open to a title shot anytime and they’ll prove they are the better team.

We head back to the ring for more action.  Sonic Blade makes his way out to a decent pop from the crowd.  Next, his opponent Perfect Pecs Stoddard comes out and he is booed.  Max comes out and says that he is putting Sonic’s future World title shot on the line here and he was caught off-guard.  Sonic fought hard but the man with the Pecs of Stone overpowered him.  After the ref got caught in between the two and went down, King Wilber Townsend ran down and attacked Sonic Blade.  He hit him with the GTS three times.  By then, the ref was stirring.  Pecs picked up Sonic and hit a front powerslam.  He made the cover and got the 1-2-3.  Perfect Pecs Stoddard gets the win and takes Sonic’s spot for the World title.  Max came back out and said King Wilber may have influence the end of that match so Max makes one final showdown between Wilber and Sonic in a week and this time, Wilber’s World title shot will be on the line.  Sonic seemed ok with that.  (15 min)

We have some news to report on one of the members of our roster the Savior.  After Savior left a few shows back, he was driving (distracted) his jeep on a snow packed road (must have been in the mountains), apparently something crossed his path (we find out later it was a rabbit…or was it?) and he veered off the road and got into an accident totaling his jeep.  He went into the hospital where he was told he’d never wrestle again.  The Savior told them they were mistaken and he left the hospital days later, boarded a plane and ended up in Katmandu.  While wandering the streets, he came across an ancient temple.  He entered and was told that here he would find what he needed to settle his mind.  During his spiritual retreat, he discovered that his spirit animal was in fact a rabbit and he said he’d remain here until he was ready to return.  When questioned “What is your name, stranger?”  He said “Call me…Savior Strange”.  Will he return to the world of professional wrestling or live his life here…only time will tell.

It’s time for our Main Event.  First, one member of the Snake Pit Niven Snake, makes his way out to the ring first.  Next, Ant Graham comes out and introduces the Hardcore Champion Dr. Red Fang who exclaims “VAMPIRE LUNGES FOR EVERYONE!” and makes his way down to the ring.  The ref announces that the rules for this match will be ‘Lights out’ rules.  Niven actually put up a hell of a fight and that scared the crap out of Ant Graham.  He couldn’t contribute much as Niven’s brother Leiton came out and kept Graham at a distance.  Ant finally took a chance and threw a chair in to the ring to Fang.  Fang kicked Niven in the gut and then hit a Transylvania piledriver on the chair.  He made the cover and got the 1-2-3.  Dr. Red Fang wins the match but he had no time to celebrate as the Fiend ran down and the two of them brawled to the back bringing this show to an end.

Stay tuned for more action.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2017 #572

Hello fans and welcome back to our newsletter.  Today marks the birthday of one of our wrestlers from the “old days” and that is the Caped Crusader.  We here in HCW hope he has a great day today.

Kicking off the show today is Wendell Hammerschmidt who makes his way to the ring first.  Next, the music changes and Prestige Inc. member Superstar Chic Monroe makes his way out with his manager Master Bull.  Bull points out all of Wendell’s shortcomings (based on his match at the PPV against Rad Gumbo).   The bell rings and Chic goes right on the offensive.  Master Bull kept pointing things out and Chic got really cocky.  13 minutes in, Wendell had enough of Master Bull and went after him but the slippery little devil manages to evade his grasp.  Wendell rolled back in the ring and after Chic missed a boot to the face, Wendell hit him with the Red Arrow.  Wendell made the cover and got the 1-2-3.  Wendell gets the win in 14 minutes.  This brought out Bishop Ripley and TNT and they attacked and beat Wendell down.  ScooterJ then ran down with a steel chair in hand and chased Prestige Inc. from the ring. Bull and his team swore that they were not done with him…not by a long shot.

The former ladies’ champion the Duchess calls out Ravishing Raquel for attacking her.  She accuses Raquel of hiding behind her manager (as opposed to her hiding behind the Court) and says that if she ever wants a face to face, she’ll know where to find her.

Our next match is ready to begin.  5^th Column member Karl Braun comes out first.  Next, the song “Ice Dagger Baby” (to a variation of Ice Ice Baby as to not get sued) and Ice Dagger makes his way to the ring. Ice Dagger struggled with an offense for about 13 minutes but after that, he seemed to find his groove.  At the 19 minute mark, he hit Karl with the Ice Dagger but Braun got to the ropes.  Braun would battle back hitting an overknee backbreaker.  Just as he was going for the pin, the bell rang bringing this one to a draw.  Braun called for the 5^th Column to join him in the ring and just as Oswald Zimmerman and Baron von Blood got to the ring, Ice Dagger had escaped.  ID pointed to his head and laughed all the way to the back.

Master Bull is standing outside as a limo pulls up.  ‘The Elitist’ Reid Rothchild and his wife Ravishing Raquel exited the limo. Bull tells Reid he’s defending his title in the main event.  Bull tells Raquel that the Duchess called her out. She said she’d deal with that nobody all in good time.  Reid and Raquel join Bull as they head to the dressing room.

Back in the ring, our next bout is ready to begin.  Jesse California makes his way out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Next, a distorted voice begins to laugh and cackle and the Super Shockmaster makes his way down to the ring.  Jesse tries for an offensive blitz but SS shrugs him off.  After the 12 minute mark, Jesse started to wear SS down and started taking the match to him.  That went on for 7 minutes with neither man getting a pin attempt.  In the final minute of the match, Adam Jameson came out and started hollering at SS.  The Super Shockmaster was, surprise, shocked to see AJ out there.  He began yelling at him and then turned around just as Jesse caught him with a famouser leg drop bulldog.  AJ rushed down to the ring.  Jesse made the cover and AJ held down SS’s leg so he could not kick out.   Jesse California gets the win with only seconds left.  Jesse took off as SS began to stir.  AJ waited long enough to catch SS’s attention and then laughed at him while the Super Shockmaster stewed in the ring.

Backstage with Larry Morton are the Tag Team Champions the Steel Curtain.  Buzz says that this is all on the head of GM Max McGillicutty as he was the one who suspended them when they did only what the other teams were doing.  They fought back and what do they get for it?  Suspension.  Starbuck says they’ve heard the whining from the Desperados and wonder if they’ve now become desperate…desperate for one more shot at glory…desperate to become SOMETHING again.  Buzz chimes in and laughs calling them the Desperate-rados.  Both men laugh as Larry stands there shaking his head.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  Kimberly Kiccass makes her way out first and she gets booed but she doesn’t care.  Jazz Emmett comes out next and her reaction isn’t much different.  This one had to be the match of the night as both ladies pulled out all the stops.  Both went for numerous pin/submission attempts but neither would give up.  This one also was going the distance and in the final seconds of the match, Kimberly connected with a flying hurricanrana and made the cover.  The ref counted 1…2… and the bell rang bring this one to an end.  This one ends in a draw and while neither lady were happy with it, they opted not to continue this one.  (20 min draw)

Reid is back in his dressing room stretching getting ready for his match.  Master Bull walks over and lets Reid know that ScooterJ is in the building.  Reid responds with “I don’t care what pooper-scooter is doing but if he tries to interfere in my match, make sure Prestige Inc. is standing by.”  Bull nods and leaves.  Reid chuckles to himself.

We’re down to the next to last match of the night.  Hangman #3 comes out first and is booed.  Next, the Fiend comes out and receives a nice reaction from the crowd.  The Fiend tells the crowd that once he secures another win, he’s going after the Hardcore Champion Dr. Red Fang.  Hangman #3 doesn’t like being overlooked and attacks the Fiend as he enters the ring.  Hangman #3 took many cheap shots at the Fiend and the ref didn’t seem to catch any of them.  10 minutes in, Dr. Red Fang accompanied by his manager Ant Graham came out and Fang growled and snarled.  He rushed down to the ring just as the Fiend hit Hangman #3 with a flying dropkick.  He turned and started to jawjack with Fang but Hangman #3 hit a backslide and almost got a 2 count.  #3 locked in a hammerlock and turned it into a pin but Fang held down the Fiend’s leg as the ref counted 1…2…3.  Hangman #3 gets the win.  Ant Graham handed Hangman #3 a wad of cash and he was on his way.  Fang got in and nailed the Fiend with a Transylvania Piledriver.  He grabbed a chair and wanted to hit another one but the suits and refs came out to ensure no more damage would be inflicted.  Fang was escorted out by Graham and shouted as he was led to the back “Vampire Lunges for Everyone!”

Reporter Clarkus Kentus is backstage with our GM Max McGillicutty.  Max says that the Steel Curtain crossed the line and paid the price.  They can blame anyone and everyone but he is not the bad guy here.  However, if they want to see is bad side, they can keep pushing but they won’t like it when he’s angry.

It’s time for the main event for the Elitist Title.  One member of the Muscles Trio – Muscles McGuire – makes his way out first wearing his rainbow colored bull horns and is running out acting all goofy.  Next, Master Bull comes out and introduces the Elitist Champion Reid Rothchild.  Reid comes out wearing a robe that was parallel to what Ric Flair used to wear.  Reid even went so far as to yell ‘WOOO’ and then put his hand to his ear when the fans responded negatively.  Reid got a cheap shot in early.  McGuire responded with a hurricanrana but Reid reversed it going for a Reid Bottom but that was also reversed and Muscles tried for a diving crossbody but that two got reversed when Master Bull stuck his nose in and provided intestinal fortitude.  McGuire shrugged it off and started to take the match to Reid.  He climbed the turnbuckle but Bull hit him with a chair and Reid then dumped him to the floor.  McGuire wasn’t able to make it back in before the count of 10 so the match is awarded to Reid as a countout decision.  Master Bull joined him and they both celebrated until ScooterJ came out with a chair and threatened to get in the ring.  Prestige Inc then ran down but ScooterJ dropped both Bishop and Chic with the chair.  He motioned for TNT to come get some but Reid attacked him from behind.  Reid motioned to TNT who picked up ScooterJ but started to seem reluctant.  Master Bull told him to finish it.  TNT still hesitated.  Reid got in his face and told him to finish ScooterJ.  TNT picked up ScooterJ who by now had recovered and then plated TNT with a DDT through the announce table.  Reid and Bull were astonished and tried to go after him but he took off through the crowd laughing all the way.  TNT recovered pretty quickly and was pissed.  The show came to an end with all of Prestige Inc. staring as ScooterJ made his way through the crowd.

That’s all for now.  Things continue to stay interesting around here so come on back.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2017 #571

Hello fans and welcome back to our newsletter.  HCW once again hits the road but this time is coming to you from Flagstaff, AZ.  The show here is sold out it looks like we have some interesting things transpiring.

The show starts off with ScooterJ making his way to the ring.  He has a chair that he opens and sits down.  He calls out Turnip for hiding behind Prestige Inc.   TNT comes out and reminds ScooterJ that that name “no longer has any meaning for me”.  ScooterJ replies “It’s the name of your true self…you’ve only forgotten it.  Ah hell, I knew I wasn’t gonna get that Star Wars line right.  I’m putting all of Prestige Inc. on notice.  You are messing with the wrong guy.”  Just then, Superstar Chic Monroe and Bishop Ripley attack from the audience but this time ScooterJ was ready and grabbed the chair and took out both Bishop and Chic but TNT hit the ring like an explosion and beat down ScooterJ once again.  Chic and Bishop recovered and helped in laying the boots to ScooterJ until the suits came from the back and broke it up.  ScooterJ gets up under his own power and hollers for Prestige Inc. to bring it on.  Eventually it is all broken up and everyone gets escorted to the back.

Our first match of the night has The Duchess taking on Missy Chick.  Missy came out first to a pop from the crowd.  Next, the former Ladies Champion the Duchess came out to booing from the crowd.  She didn’t let it get to her.  Before the match could start, Ravishing Raquel came out and began jawjacking with both women.  She pushed Missy into the corner.  Raquel then started to brawl with the Duchess and then pulled her into the corner and wrapped her arm around the steel post twice.  Raquel had to be escorted out of the ring.  The ref asked the Duchess if she wanted to continue and she said yes.  Missy took advantage of the attack and immediately locked the Duchess in a scissored armbar.  The injury must have been worse than let on and the Duchess tapped out immediately.  Missy Chick gets the win via submission in only 30 seconds.  The Duchess nursed her sore arm and eventually made her way to the back.

We are backstage with the Tag Team Champions the Steel Curtain.  Buzz and Starbuck explain why they had a change in attitude.  It was all because GM Max McGillicutty unduly suspended them for no real reason.  Now, they are only looking out for themselves.

We head to the ring for our next match.  Talon McFrost makes his way out first to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Next, the Crocodile Hunter comes out and gets a HUGE pop.   This one gets right underway.  The Savior made his way out but stopped midway down the ramp.  Croc saw him and it threw him off unsure of what the Savior was going to do next.  Savior looked around dazed and confused and eventually left.  Croc still wasn’t sure if the Savior was coming out again and couldn’t get his head on straight.  Croc thought there would be a draw as the time limit was running out fast.  In the final seconds of the match, Talon hit Croc with a back body drop and immediately made the cover and got the 3 count with seconds left to spare.  Talon gets the win and Croc was a bit surprised but he ended up extending his hand and the two shook.

Backstage, the Savior continued to walk around in a stupor mumbling to himself until he found himself in front of a mirror.   The Savior looks at his physical reflection in addition to doing an internal reflection and questions on whether it’s others who need to be saved or really him.  He grabs his bag and says he needs time to figure things out.

We head back to the ring for the next match.  Terra Ryzing came out first and got booed and heckled pretty bad after losing in tremendous fashion to Dr. Red Fang when the Hardcore title was on the line.  Next, Red McNulty comes out with his manager MJ.  MJ was a non-factor in this match as Red asked him to stay behind.  The match was pretty boring and slow and caught everyone by surprise after Terra hit a high knee smash and hooked the tights to get the 1-2-3.  Terra Ryzing gets the win in 6 min (felt like 60).  He laughed as the fans resumed their booing.

Backstage, the other member of the Ryzing Storm Travis Ryzing said he was getting a shot at US Champion Rad Gumbo tonight and tonight, that belt changes hands.  He said that his brother Terra kicked off a great evening for them and he will finish it.

The next match is ready to take place.  Angry Jack Lawson comes out and like normal, he’s angry and wants to take it out on someone.  Adam Jameson comes out next and seems to have mostly recovered from his feud with the Super Shockmaster.  For 10 minutes, Adam was on the receiving end of Jack’s anger but after a near 3 count from connecting with a pele kick, Adam turned things around and started to take out his anger on Jack.  Adam beat the tar out of Jack for the last 10 minutes and just when we though the match was going to end, AJ locked in the STF and then turned it into a pin with only seconds left to spare.  Adam Jameson gets the win but it is cut short when Super Shockmaster comes out again.  He has a mic and tells Adam that if he thought their feud was done, he was sorely mistaken.  SS promised to make AJ’s life a living hell.   He cackled and then left.

The Desperados (El Chango and Leon Teremoto) are backstage getting ready for their match.  El Chango states that it’s been too long since they wore the tag titles and fan favorites or heels, they will go after the betls and if the Steel Curtain still have them, well, it won’t be for long.

We go to the ring for the next match.  ‘The Gold Standard’ Bruce Biltmore and the Hollywood Star come out to a so-so pop.  The music changes and the Desperados come out but they are not looking for fan acceptance.  The only thing on their minds is a future shot at the world tag team titles.  The Desperados hit the ring and clear it pretty quick.  Once it finally began, the two teams stayed pretty even throughout the match.  The Hollywood Star thought he had things locked up after hitting El Chango with a springboard bionic elbow that sent him out of the ring but he made the tag to Leon on his way out.  Leon cleared Bruce from the ring apron and then hit a dropkick that sent Star over the top rope and to the floor below. Leon followed him out and nailed a powerbomb on the floor.  He got back in after helping El Chango up.  Hollywood Star ends up getting counted out so the Desperados get themselves a win.  (9 ½ min)

There is commotion back stage and it’s between former tag team partners Pete the PUN-isher and Magmun Kone.  Pete kept attacking Magnum Kone and the two had to continually be separated.  GM Max McGillicutty comes over and tells the two that in a few weeks (5/21), there will be a super show and that show will be headlined by a Steel Cage match between the two.  Magnum ended up walking away first while Pete hollered at him calling him a chicken.  Max had Pete escorted from the building.

It’s time for our main event.  The challenger, Travis Ryzing, came out first but didn’t get the same level of heat his brother got earlier.   Next, music changes and over the loudspeakers blares “Gumbo 7:30 says it’s suppa time BITCH!”   The US Champion ‘The Ragin Cajun’ Rad Gumbo came out with his manager MJ.  The two made their way to the ring.  Travis tries to be the aggressor and attacks Rad but Gumbo turns the table on him and just beats him down.  MJ definitely made his presence known in this match and it definitely helped his guy.  Travis bounced Rad’s face off the turnbuckle but as he turned to leave, MJ tripped him and he fell flat on his face.  Rad pounced and made the cover hooking the leg (and maybe the tights) and got the 1-2-3.  Rad Gumbo wins the match and is still the US Champion.  Rad and MJ posed in the ring until the cameras stopped rolling.

That’s it for this show.  Be sure to tune in to our next episode.  

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2017 #570 – PPV fallout

Hello fans and welcome back to our newsletter.  Well, it was not unexpected that there would be fallout from the PPV.  On Day 1, CJ had his ankle injured by Prestige Inc in a dastardly attack.  Fortunately, it was not broken but he was granted time off to go heal.

Also taking time off is Phat Sol and former World Champion Drew the Canadian Love Machine.  Both men, well, more Drew than Phat, had a successful run but with the births of their newborns, they were both granted a vacation.

The Stache chose Hollywood over HCW so Max decided that he would be handed a 30 day suspension (retroactive to 5/1) and he can re-evaluate his priorities.

Handsome Hernandez has been fired.  He was spouting off at the fanfest and was very unprofessional backstage during the event.  Max realized that there was not much of a future for him so he just terminated his contract.

Also heading to the unemployment line are Ms. (former Queen) Beckett and the British Crippler.  Beckett lost her match against the court and the Duchess was basically paying the Crippler’s salary and she was unhappy with her performance so she was terminated.

Ravishing Raquel comes out with Master Bull to start off the show and she tells GM Max McGillicutty that Ruby has infringed on her “Ravishing” moniker long enough and it was time for one of them to go.  Ruby Princess comes out and says she’s ready and willing to see Raquel finally leave and agreed to the match.  For 10 minutes the two of them went toe to toe but after that, Ruby only got in two offensive moves over the next 7 minutes.  Ruby was getting ready to hit the Ruby’s Simply Ravishing but Raquel reversed it and hit her own Simply Ravishing.  Raquel rolled her up and got the 3 count.  Ravishing Raquel wins the match and now Ruby Princess is out of a job.  Raquel and Bull leave a distraught Ruby in the ring to say goodbye to her fans.  (17 min)

Backstage, Madame Jade runs into Taylor Bella.  Taylor has her briefcase with her Ladies title contract in it.  Jade says that she wants, no, deserves it more.  Taylor laughs at her and says she can try and take it from her.  In walks Taylor’s new manager Figgy Newton and he tells Jade not to underestimate the lesser known Bella as she is the one who is the spitfire in that family.  Madame Jade asks who the hell he is.  Figgy responds “Well sister, I’m the connection to the Avenue of the Stars – that’s Hollywood in case you didn’t know.  The people I manage will go straight to the top – both here and over on the west coast.  I’m the manager of managers.  Yes, I am loud and I carry a megaphone like my predecessor Jimmy Hart – ‘the Mouth of the South’ did but I’m not from the south.  If fact, I’m ‘the Mouth’.  When I talk, people have no choice but to listen.”  Jade stared at him for a moment with her brow wrinkled and then turned and walked away. 

We head back to the ring for our next match.  Master Bull comes out first and introduces TNT.  TNT comes out to a mixed reaction from the crowd but when Bull prompts them to cheer louder, they direct their venomous retorts to him.  Next, ScooterJ comes out and once he gets to the ring, he takes a mic.  “You know, TNT, back when you were Turnip, (TNT yells “that name no longer has any meaning for me”) that he was his first opponent.   Now that TNT has “grown up”, he got himself a mouthpiece who is probably taking all his money and barely leaving enough for rent.  ScooterJ says TNT doesn’t need Bull.  TNT invites ScooterJ into the ring and the two go at it.  The two men were pretty even for the first couple minutes of the match but then Bull tried to get involved and got sacked for his trouble.  TNT seemed lost without Bull’s guidance and after hitting ScooterJ with an uppercut, ScooterJ bodyslammed TNT and using the ropes for leverage, got the 1-2-3.  ScooterJ wins the match.  Prestige Inc. members Superstar Chic Monroe and Bishop Ripley hit the ring and beat down on ScooterJ for putting his hands on Bull.  After he was sufficiently beaten down, TNT hits ScooterJ with the TNT.  Prestige Inc. are joined by Bull and the team stands victorious over ScooterJ.  (14 min)

Steel Curtain are backstage and actually demand that Max give Pete/Magnum their rematch today.  Buzz Steel says that Pete & Magnum, if they can work together, can fail once more as a team.  Starbuck leans in and says “Word”.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  First, Madame Jade comes out to a pop from the crowd.  Next, Figgy Newton comes out and via his megaphone, tells the lazy sheep to stand up and cheer the ‘real Bella’ and introduces Taylor and she comes out acting all regal.  Taylor gets in the ring and is told by the ref that her title contract is on the line in this match.  It didn’t seem to faze her.  Jade began off strong.

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

Taylor Bella  (f) rolled DC

Madame Jade (f) rolled OC/TT

Madame Jade (f) executes a SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK....

Taylor Bella  (f) absorbs the punishment.

Madame Jade (f) is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

Taylor Bella  (f) kicks out of the pin!

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

Taylor Bella  (f) rolled OC.

Madame Jade (f) rolled OC.

Taylor Bella  (f) executes a ARMBAR....

Madame Jade (f) executes a FLYING DROPKICK....

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

Taylor Bella  (f) rolled DC

Madame Jade (f) rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Taylor Bella  (f) rolled DC

Madame Jade (f) rolled OC.

Madame Jade (f) executes a SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK....

Taylor Bella  (f) absorbs the punishment.

Madame Jade (f) is attempting a pin!!!

Taylor Bella  (f) Reverses the pin!!!

Taylor Bella  (f) is attempting a pin (tries to hook the tights)!!!

1...

Madame Jade (f) kicks out of the pin!

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

Taylor Bella  (f) rolled DC

Madame Jade (f) rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Taylor Bella  (f) rolled DC

Madame Jade (f) rolled OC.

Madame Jade (f) executes a DRAG FACE ON RINGROPE....

Taylor Bella  (f) attempts to defend against DRAG FACE ON RINGROPE but is unsuccessful.

Madame Jade (f) is attempting a pin!!!

Taylor Bella  (f) Reverses the pin!!!

Taylor Bella  (f) is attempting a pin (grabs the tights again)!!!

1...

Madame Jade (f) kicks out of the pin!

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

Taylor Bella  (f) rolled DC

Madame Jade (f) rolled OC/TT

Madame Jade (f) executes a DRAG FACE ON RINGROPE....

Taylor Bella  (f) absorbs the punishment.

Madame Jade (f) is attempting a pin!!!

Taylor Bella  (f) Reverses the pin!!!

Taylor Bella  (f) is attempting a pin (this time grabs the ropes as well as the tights)!!!

1...2...3

Madame Jade (f) was pinned by Taylor Bella  (f)!!!

Taylor Bella  (f) wins with a Pin Reversal over Madame Jade (f)!!!

Taylor did not do well in the match but she walked out with her contract intact.  Figgy tells her that his surprise announcement is that he secured her an appearance on the reality show “Total Bitches”.  (Turns out, Taylor only had the one appearance and did not return as she was NOT the bitchiest person there).  Taylor announces that she is cashing in her title shot at the supershow on 5/21.  She doesn’t care if it’s Starr Vixen, the current champ or if the Duchess regains it…she will be the next Ladies Champion.

A vignette airs of a guy walking down Hollywood Blvd.  We hear the familiar clink of spurs hitting the pavement and we assume it’s the Stache (we only see his back).  As he’s walking, a little kid walks up and says “Hi Stache”.  Stache stops and gives the little buckaroo his hat and keeps walking.  He runs into some more fans and after a moment, hands them his spurs and jacket.  He keeps walking until he stops in front of a barber shop.  He looks in the window but his reflection is distorted except for, yep, you guessed it, his stache.  He says “Well, I guess now is as good of a time as any” and walks in.

It’s time for our main event.  First, the challengers Pete the PUN-isher and Magnum Kone come out but they do it separately.  They can’t seem to stand each other.  It’s interesting to note their manager the Ambassador is not there.  Next, the Tag Team Champions the Steel Curtain (Buzz and Starbuck Steel) come out but the fans’ reaction has soured a bit (probably because of their changing attitude).  The match begins immediately and the tension between Pete and Magnum can be cut with a knife.  After arguing who was going to start, Pete jumped in first.  Didn’t matter what he did as the Curtain beat the tar out of him.  He would blind tag Magnum in who would take his fair share of beating before bringing Pete back in the hard way.   Pete would eventually blind tag Magnum back in and Magnum is about done with him.  Pete slaps Magnum across the face before pulling his neck and head down and snapping it across the top rope.  Magnum staggered back into the ring and Starbuck hit him with the Round the World (bouncing his head off of all 4 turnbuckles).  Starbuck made the cover and got the 1-2-3.  The Steel Curtain retain and the fans are not all that thrilled with how they got the victory.  (24 min)  The Steel Curtain posed in the ring as the show came to an end.

Thanks for reading.  Things are already beginning to heat up around here so be sure to come on back.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2017 #569 – PPV Zero Hour Day 3

Hello fans and welcome back to day 3 – the final day of our PPV Zero Hour coming to you from beautiful Denver, Colorado.  The show begins with a pyro show that rivals some of the ‘other’ companies out there and it just takes everyone’s breath away.  GM Max McGillicutty comes out and once again thanks the fans here and watching all over the globe for joining us tonight.  Max says tonight they will crown a new Hardcore Champion when Dr. Red Fang takes on Terra Ryzing and possibly can see the end of some feuds with those angles running their course.  Over the last two days, we’ve seen both the Tag Team and World Title changes hands.  Does that trend continue tonight?  Only one way to find out and the show kicks off.

The first match on the card is tag team action.  The former Queen Ms. Beckett and her tag team partner Jazz Emmett come out first to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Once they got settled in, the Court (Lady Hermann and the British Crippler) along with Ladies Champion the Duchess comes out and the fans boo them.  They ignore the fans and make their way to the ring.  If Beckett loses this match, she is out of a job however if she wins, she will regain her crown.  Lady Hermann started off against her former teammate and looked strong – a force of Nature.  She immediately tagged the British Crippler in and things went south.  Crippler struggled against the Queen and she made the tag right back out to Lady Hermann.   Beckett never tagged Jazz in thinking she may be on the payroll of the Duchess (she was actually right in hindsight so it’s a good thing she never did).  Her Ladyship took back control of the match and hit Beckett with a sitout wheelbarrow facebuster.  She made the cover and got the 1-2-3.  The Court is victorious and now Beckett is out of a job.  The Duchess makes her way back down.  The Duchess says she has one last piece of information and targets the British Crippler.   She said that Crippler looked weak in this match and does no favors for the court so she too is FIRED!   Lady Hermann and the Duchess leave together as the British Crippler leaves on her own…deflated.  (8 min for the match; 12 for the segment)

We cut to the back and Larry Morton is with the Axe.  Axe says he’s waited long enough and finally he gets the match he wants against Talon McFrost.  Larry asks him if he know what type of rules the match will be and Axe says “Like I’m going to tell you that now.  You, like everyone else, get to wait.”

King Wilber Townsend is backstage with Clarkus Kentus and he begins his rant about Sonic Blade:  “I remember the first time that I was ever struck with truth. The taste was bitter and it was so intense. But I liked it. It was something real. Free will has become man's biggest illusion. They promise it to you just in time to take it away again. And what have they left us with? What have we become? Just a nation full of mindless sheep, led by wolves and owned by pigs. But I was thinking, tonight, man, tonight would be what a wonderful night for change.  I was thinking tonight they have left the power in your hands. Those fools. Tonight, free will does exist. Tonight, you make a choice. And what fate will you choose for your knight in shining armor? Will you choose the path of less pain for your hero? Or will tonight be the night that Sonic Blade finally learns the truth? And the truth is we stand against you. Whether it be this brother or that brother, whether it be in a steel cage or inside your own mind, Sonic, we stand against you.”  King Wilber walks off and Clarkus is just confused.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  First, Talon McFrost comes out to a huge pop from the crowd.  Next, the Axe comes out and the fans and the reaction goes sour and he is booed all the way to the ring.  He gets in the ring and is asked what rules he wants for tonight’s match.  He chooses Lights Out.  Talon goes right on the offensive but Axe fights back with equal fervor.  Early on, Axe pulled out a roll of quarters and busted Talon open with them.  It looks like Talon is out so the ref begins to count but Talon somehow makes it to his feet at the 4 count.  Axe gets tossed over the top rope but he’s back in by 5.  Uppercuts and suplexes are thrown and executed and the two just continue to battle.  Axe nails Talon with the Axe but he opts not to go for a pin.  Axe drops Talon with a shoulder tackle but Talon comes back with the Cold Stone but he doesn’t have it in him to try for a pin.  Axe hits a back bodydrop and follows it with a belly to belly suplex from the top turnbuckle.  Both men crash on the mat but Axe manages to get an arm draped over Talon.  The ref counts 1…2…3.  The Axe gets the win and stands victorious.  He contemplates putting a further beat down on Talon but just leaves instead.  Talon is helped from the ring.  (13 min)

Sonic Blade is backstage with Clarkus Kentus and tells him that King Wilber is all messed up in the head.  Maybe it will take him dropping Wilber on his head to sort things right.   Regardless, tonight he gets a win and will be the first to issue a challenge to World Champion Texas Wildfire.

Also backstage is Phat Sol and he is with Larry Morton.  Phat says that tonight, he will dedicate the match to his newborn daughter and once he wins the title, he will show his daughter that he is a true champion.

Match #3 is ready to kick off and Sonic Blade makes his way down to the ring first.  He gets a loud pop from the crowd.  Next, King Wilber Townsend comes out and he just looks plain silly with the crown on his head (for wrestling fans, think Bray Wyatt with a crown – just silly).   Wilber gets in the ring and right into Sonic’s face.  Tensions mount waiting for the bell to ring and once it does, these two begin slugging it out.  About 5 min in, Wilber takes Sonic outside the ring and introduces him hard to the steel steps.   Sonic starts to favor his leg and Wilber capitalized on it.  He kept going after the knee and leg of Sonic who was practically out of the match as he couldn’t put much pressure on his leg.  Sonic did manage to connect with the Alhambra Attack but he could not make a pin attempt.  Wilber took Sonic off his feet again and then set him up for and connected with the Go To Sleep.  Wilber makes the cover and gets the easy 1.2.3.  King Wilber stands over Sonic Blade laughing and then finally leaves.  (13 min)

Larry Morton calls in the TV champion ‘Red Hot’ Lucas Johnston and he tells Larry and the fans that he’s been on fire ever since winning the TV title.  Larry asks if he has any qualms about defending the title against his tag team partner Phat Sol.  Lucas says that this match is only ‘business’ and hopes Phat doesn’t take it too personally when he loses.

Clarkus calls in the Crocodile Hunter for his interview.  Croc says he’s waited longer and more patiently than any other person on the roster.  When he agreed to early on to fight the Savior but had to wait this long to do it, he wasn’t sure he could wait that long but the show is here now and he’ll show the fans that the wait is over and it’s time to dish out an ass-whopping.

Match #4 is ready to go.  Phat Sol makes his way out first and gets a decent pop from the crowd.  His tag team partner the TV Champion ‘Red Hot’ Lucas Johnston comes out next and the fans love him.  Lucas poses with the belt for the fans and then makes his way to the center of the ring. He and Phat shake hands and once Lucas handed the title over, the match got underway but not before Max came out and said to make sure no one walks on a technicality, this match will be no DQ.  It didn’t take too long for tempers to flare at Phat struggled to keep up with Lucas and would throw in a cheap shot or two.  After getting dumped over the top rope, Lucas was about at the end of his rope.  He got back in the ring and connected with a DDT and then followed it up with forearm blasts.  Lucas made the cover and got the 3 count.  Lucas Johnston defeats Phat Sol to retain the TV title.  Lucas takes a couple of deep breaths and then extends his hand to Phat who shakes it and they leave together.  (14 min)

The Savior walks over when Clarkus invites him in.  The Savior states that he’s done everything in his power to try to save Croc but some people just aren’t worth saving so tonight, he gives Croc the fight of his life and once Croc taps out, the Savior will put him behind him and move on.

Larry Morton has Dr. Red Fang and Ant Graham with him.  Larry asks Fang if he could ask a question and Fang responds with “You have a question, ask that fool Terra Ryzing”.  Fang looks at Ant and says “I’ll bet Terra is back there punching keys on a stupid keyboard.  I’d love to punch him in the face.”  Graham tells him he will get that oppoturnity momentarily but first, Graham wants to make an announcement and says that the people are looking at the next Hardcore Champion.  Fang smiles that evil smile of his and screams “VAMPIRE LUNGES FOR EVERYONE!”

It’s time for Match #5 to get underway and this one will be an ‘I Quit’ rules match meaning the only way this one ends is for the other to give up.  The Savior makes his way out first and the fans boo him.   He doesn’t care though.   Next, Crocodile Hunter makes his way out and the fans pop huge for him.  He motions that he’s going to break Savior who just stands there and laughs.  Max comes out and says this one is a long time in the making so he’s giving them no time limit to put this one to rest once and for all.  The ref explains the ‘I Quit’ rules for the participants and the fans and this one is underway.  Croc started off strong but eventually the Savior took over and controlled the match.  In what surprised most people, they almost never went for a submission; it was all to beat down and wear the other person out.  Towards the end, Savior tried to choke out Croc using the time keepers bell but Croc turned it into an ankle lock.  Croc then dropped a flying knee to the back of the Savior.  Croc then locked in a spine bending Gator Crab right in the middle of the ring and try as he could, the Savior just couldn’t reach the ropes.  Showing intestinal fortitude, he tried to power out but Croc had it cinched in too well.  Finally, Croc tapped out as he couldn’t take the pain anymore.  The Crocodile Hunter wins this one much to the delight of the fans.  Croc looks at the Savior one final time and then leaves.  The Savior had to be helped from the ring.  (32 min)

Terra Ryzing is backstage and says he need no mouthpiece to speak for him.  He calls himself the ‘game’ and will show Fang how the game is really played.

Clarkus is backstage with Starr Vixen and she says that this is a moment she’s waited a lifetime for…main eventing a PPV against the Ladies Champion.  She’s honored she gets to be in this match and promises win, lose or draw, she will give it her all.

Match #6 is ready to begin.  Dr. Red Fang accompanied by Ant Graham, comes out first and is booed pretty heavily.  He snarls at the fans as he walks by. Next, Terra Ryzing comes out and the fans aren’t all that thrilled with him either.  It’s announced that this match will be a Thumbtack death match rules.  Terra looks on like ‘what the hell is that?’ and Fang smiles.

Fang went to town and practically destroyed Ryzing.  After about 8 minutes, all he did was toy with the man who’s supposed to sew “Terra” into his opponents.  Fang was more brutal in this outing than he’s been in the past.  At the 11 min mark, Ant threw his walking stick to Fang who blasted Terra with it and easily picked up the win.  Fang then got a bag of thumbtacks, spilled them on the mat and then bodyslammed Ryzing right on them.  He then nails another Transylvania piledriver and Ryzing is done.  Fang and Graham stand victorious with Fang holding his title high over his head.  The evil vampire and his manager then leave.

We’re about ready to head to our final match when Larry Morton brings in the Ladies Champion the Duchess.   Duchess says that the Queen is dead and gone.  The British Crippler let her down and now she’s gone too.   The Duchess looks down at the crown in her hands and she says she is ready for her match with Starr Vixen. The way Starr Vixen got to this level and then challenging the Duchess might make some people feel nervous but for the Duchess, it only adds to her excitement!  “Starr! Be prepared to sit at my feet and wipe the Crown and Title belt with your tears!”

It’s time for our MAIN EVENT!  Pyro goes off setting the stage for the final match of the evening.  Starr Vixen comes out first to a nice pop from the crowd.  She’s fought hard to get to this point and she’s ready.  Music changes and out comes The Duchess.  The Ladies Champion makes her way down to the ring and she and Starr lock eyes. This stare tells a different story of mutual respect and determination to win. The fans seem to be mixed on how to accept her.  She makes their minds up for them after getting on the mic and telling all the mindless sheep to sit down and shut it.  (How rude!)  Starr offers her hand but the Duchess ignores her.  The Duchess controlled the first few minutes of the match but after that, Starr began to kick it into higher gear.  The Ladies Champion tried to match her move for move but it began taking its toll on her.  Starr kept the pressure on and about 6 minutes in, the Duchess started to see things slipping away so she called on Lady Hermann to come down but she is stopped by Max and sent to the back.  In the meantime, Starr nailed the Duchess with a flying fivearm and went for the pin but the champ kicked out.  The longer the match went on, the more determined Starr became.  Starr began to choke the Duchess on the ropes, eye rake her and nail a vicious clothesline.  Just then, the former Queen Ms. Beckett ran in from the crowd and blew a powdery substance into her eyes blinding her.  Beckett took off through the crowd again before she could be seen.  Starr ran over and blasted the Duchess once again with the flying fivearm and made the cover.  The ref counted 1…2…3.  Starr Vixen has just defeated the Duchess to become the NEW LADIES CHAMPION!  (21 min)  The Duchess looks on in horror and screams “Noooooooooooooo” as the ref hands Starr the title.  The Duchess tried to complain but a couple of ‘suits’ from the back came out and escorted her from the ring.  Starr celebrated in the ring as balloons fell from the ceiling.  She made her way around the ring high-fiving the fans and then made her way up the ramp with her title held high.  With that, the show comes to an end.

Thanks for sticking with us over the last few days.  Things should start to settle down and we’ll get back into the swing of things once we return back to Phoenix.  

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2017 #568 – PPV Zero Hour Day 2

Hello fans and welcome to day 2 of our PPV Zero Hour coming to you live from Denver, CO and on pay per view. 

GM Max McGillicutty comes out to kick off the show thanking everyone for attending.  He goes on to state that the men’s battle royal tonight will crown a new Hardcore Champion.  Ant Graham and Dr. Red Fang interrupt him saying that Fang is getting screwed out of the belt.  Graham reminds Max that he said that if Fang didn’t win the battle royal, he’d get to face that person for the belt.  Max thanks Graham for reminding him and then tells the manager and his vampire to “GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!” to a HUGE pop from the crowd.  Graham and Fang storm off.  Max says he’s throwing in a wrench into one match…the Smashers vs Mason the Mangler and Ice Dagger.  Max says one of those teams will be out a job tonight.  MJ storms out saying how it’s not fair and Max doesn’t even acknowledge him and says that match kicks off right now!

Match #1:  The Smashers come out first and are booed.  Next, MJ comes out with Mason and Ice Dagger and they are equally booed.  Smasher #1 tells MJ he will rue the day he turned his back on them and promises to not only rid HCW of these two wannabees, but they’ll send MJ packing as well.  Not even 30 seconds in, MJ went to hit Smasher #2 but got caught by the ref and immediately disqualified.  Max comes back out and says this match cannot end this way so he says he’s restarting the match and this time it will be No DQ with Brawl Games rules!  The two teams fought tooth and nail but eventually the Smashers began to annihilate them even with MJ’s help.  They did manage to make the save quite a few times to avoid the loss.  Just as the clock was nearing the time limit, Ice Dagger managed to hit the Ice Breaker and he went for a pin only to have the clock run out.  This one ends in a draw.  Max comes out and says that since there was no pin or submission, neither team is out however, these two will meet again in the future.  (30 min) 

Master Bull is backstage with Prestige Inc. (TNT, Bishop Ripley and Chic Monroe) and says that Raquel was victorious, Reid walked out with his title (Larry Morton tried to remind him that Reid lost by DQ but Bull told him to HUSH!), and tonight, Prestige Inc. will become the new 6 man trophy winners.  Bull promises a changing of the guard tonight.

Our next match is the battle royal.  Everyone not participating in a match tonight or tomorrow were invited to join.  This one went fast as over half the people were gone in the first 5 minutes of the match.  The numbers continued to whittle down.  Fang tried to hide on the outside of the ring but then Terra Ryzing saw him, dragged him back in and eliminated him.  Fang was not happy.  The reduction in participants continued until three men were left…Terra Ryzing, Pete the PUN-isher and Perfect Pecs Stoddard.  Pete tried to crack a few puns and got eliminated by both Terra and Pecs.  Pecs was all happy with himself and turned around only to get kicked in the gut and then hurled over the top rope.  Terra Ryzing wins the battle royal and will meet Dr. Red Fang for the Hardcore title.  Fang came back out and attacked Terra beating him down and nailing him with the Vampire Lunge multiple times.  Fang laughed manically standing over Terra until the refs came down and escorted Fang out of there.  Max stated that this match will take place tomorrow.  (30 min)

Backstage, the US Champion the Ragin’ Cajun Rad Gumbo stands with his manager MJ.  Gumbo that Wendell has no chance winning tonight as he and MJ have the perfect plan and they will be victorious.

Our next match begins and this one is for the 6 Man trophy.  Prestige Inc. (Chic Monroe, Bishop Ripley and TNT) come out with their manager Master Bull.   Bull says that tonight, his team takes home the trophy.  Next, the Snake Pit (Tobias, Leiton & Niven Snake) come out hauling the trophy behind them.  As soon as they entered the ring, Prestige attacked until the ref finally got control.  The match went on for only two minutes as Master Bull got caught hitting Leiton causing the DQ.  Max comes back out and says that he’s tired of managers causing DQ’s ruining his show.  He tells the ref to restart the match and make it a No DQ match and to play it safe, he extends the time limit to 45 minutes.  Prestige only needed a couple of minutes to get their act together and then took the match to the trophy holders.  Bishop stayed in early on and left when double teaming (or triple) went on.  TNT was kept on the outside of the ring except for the double/triple teaming (not sure why).  Chic Monroe spent the most time in the ring but that was because the Pit wouldn’t allow him to tag out.  Monroe got lucky and nailed Niven with a Cradle Facebuster and went for the pin but only got a one count.  Niven tagged out to Leiton who hopped the top rope only to eat a swiss uppercut from Chic.  TNT ran in and cleared Niven and Tobias from the ring.  Chic hooked the leg and the ref counted 1…2…3.  Chic Monroe pins Leiton Snake and Prestige Inc. are the NEW 6 Man trophy champions!  Master Bull joined his team in the ring and they celebrated before hauling the trophy to the back (they let TNT carry the thing!)  (15 min)

Clarkus Kentus is with Texas Wildfire and TW says that he and Drew the Canadian Love Machine had a HELL of a 5 match battle.  TW is gracious that Drew is giving him the title shot tonight and promises to bring his A-Game.

We head back to the ring for Ladies tag team action.  First, the twins Betsy and Felicia Cummings come out first and they are booed pretty heavily.  Southern Belle comes out next and gets a huge pop.  Her partner Scarlett Phoenix joins her and the fans welcome her with just as much enthusiasm.  The Cummings twins pace in the ring waiting for their opponents.  Belle and Scarlett join them in the ring and the action begins immediately.  Early on, Scarlett is being double teamed by the Cummings twins and they end up injuring her.  She was laid out on the floor for 5 minutes but Belle held her own.  As soon as Scarlett had recovered, Belle tagged her in and she beat the holy hell out of the twins.  Scarlett and Belle both went for the pin numerous times but the twins kept pulling one over on the ref and they managed to get away with it.  Belle even managed to go all ‘hulk’ on the twins but she just couldn’t get the pin.  At the 29 min mark, Belle connects with a victory roll on Felicia and the ref counts 1…2…but Betsy makes the last second save.  Betsy and Belle slug it out for the last 60 seconds of the match and the bell ring bringing this one to an end however neither team is ready to call it quits.  Belle hits Betsy with the Southern Swing and Scarlett hits Felicia with the Black Widow and finally the twins opted to leave.  The fans seemed to think this one was so far, probably one of the best matches of the night.  Scarlett and Belle left to the cheering from the fans.  (30 min draw).

Larry Morton is backstage with the World Champion Drew the Canadian Love Machine.  Drew tells us that his wife had just given birth to their first child and he’s the happiest guy in the world.  Drew puts over Texas Wildfire as one of the best competitors he’s ever faced.  Tonight, the fans get to see HCW’s elite in action.

It’s time for the next match and it’s for the US Championship.  First, the challenger Wendell Hammerschmidt comes out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Next, over the loudspeakers blares “Gumbo 7:30 says it’s suppa time BITCH!” and the Ragin Cajun Rad Gumbo comes out holding his US title high and accompanied by his manager MJ.  The two head down to the ring and Gumbo poses some more before handing the title to the ref.  As expected, Wendell didn’t put up as much of a fight against Gumbo and the best he did was toss Rad out of the ring.  MJ sat back and watched in amazement as Gumbo dismantled Wendell finally finishing him off by locking in the Onion twist (Muta lock) and got Wendell to tap out.  Gumbo retains his title and stands victorious with MJ before departing.  (8 min)

GM Max McGillicutty comes out and the crowd pops.  Max says that the two best singles wrestlers will fight for the grand championship that is the World title.  Max introduces the challenger first and Texas Wildfire comes out to a huge pop.  He shakes Max’s hand and walks down to the ring.  The music changes and the World Champion Drew the Canadian Love Machine comes out and he too shakes the GM’s hand before heading to the ring.  Max says he wants an official end and makes this a no DQ match.  He poses on the 4 turnbuckles with the title before meeting TW in the center of the ring.  Drew hands over his title, shakes TW’s hand and the bell rings.  Drew looked fabulous in the ring and try as he might, Wildfire just couldn’t get much going.  Drew kept reversing and nullifying a lot of TW’s moves and you could tell the frustration was mounting.  At one point, TW threw Drew forcibly out of the ring and the champ wasn’t all that happy with it.  He got back in the ring and continued his domination.  We join the match in the final few minutes:

===== In the 11th minute of the match: =====

Drew the Canadian Love Machine rolled DC

Texas Wildfire rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Drew the Canadian Love Machine rolled DC

Texas Wildfire rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Drew the Canadian Love Machine rolled OC.

Texas Wildfire rolled DC

Drew the Canadian Love Machine executes a CORKSCREW PESCADO....

Texas Wildfire neutralizes CORKSCREW PESCADO.

===== In the 12th minute of the match: =====

Drew the Canadian Love Machine rolled DC

Texas Wildfire rolled DC

Both Men in rolled DC

Drew the Canadian Love Machine rolled DC

Texas Wildfire rolled OC.

Texas Wildfire executes a SIDE HEADLOCK....

Drew the Canadian Love Machine attempts to defend against SIDE HEADLOCK but is unsuccessful.

===== In the 13th minute of the match: =====

Drew the Canadian Love Machine rolled OC.

Texas Wildfire rolled DC

Drew the Canadian Love Machine executes a CORKSCREW PESCADO....

Texas Wildfire attempts to defend against CORKSCREW PESCADO but is unsuccessful.

Drew the Canadian Love Machine is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

Texas Wildfire kicks out of the pin!

===== In the 14th minute of the match: =====

Drew the Canadian Love Machine rolled OC.

Texas Wildfire rolled OC.

Drew the Canadian Love Machine executes a SERIES OF SLAPS....

Texas Wildfire executes a LEAPING DDT....

Texas Wildfire is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...3

Drew the Canadian Love Machine was pinned by Texas Wildfire!!!

Texas Wildfire wins with a LEAPING DDT over Drew the Canadian Love Machine!!!

Texas Wildfire has defeated Drew the Canadian Love Machine to become the NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.  Drew shakes the new champs’ hand and leaves so that Texas Wildfire can celebrate with the fans.

With that, Day 2 comes to an end.  Be sure to return as we have one final show left.