HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #743 – Tacoma Thunder (01/27)

Hello fans and welcome to another installment of HCW’s Tacoma Thunder.  The show begins today backstage in the office of GM Max McGillicutty.  Standing with him is ‘the Elitist’ Reid Rothchild.  Max questions Reid about the ‘injury’ and then the cell phone footage of Reid playing golf.  Reid shrugs it off.  They watch a recap of the promo Apollo Gyze cut on Reid and Reid gets a little pissed off.  Hardcore Champion Apollo Gyze then walks into the office.  “Hey, that was great, wasn’t it?”  Reid challenges Apollo to a match tonight for the Hardcore title.  Apollo says that if his wrestling is as crappy as his golf game, it will be a breeze and then walks off.  Reid stands there seething.

Pyro goes off and our first match is ready to get underway.  First, ‘Big Money’ Ned Rhyerson III comes out and he is booed pretty heavily.  He responds in kind to the fans which just makes things worse.  Once in the ring, the music changed and out comes Adam Jameson.  AJ hasn’t seen a lot of airtime as of late so it’s good to see him in action.  Rhyerson tries to attack before the bell and AJ levels him with a Pele kick.  Finally, the match gets underway and AJ controls the whole thing from start to finish.  Ned maybe got in 4 or 5 moves but that was it.  At the 10 minute mark, Adam hits a reverse STF and is able to easily get the 1-2-3.  Adam Jameson gets the (he made it look easy) win.

Backstage, Ladies Champion Ruby Rose is sitting in the corner enjoying her Starbucks coffee and happy there are no shenanigans going on.  She is then approached by the British Crippler who makes fun of her saying she’s had one too many lattes.  Ruby says she’s not afraid of the Crippler.  BC challenges Ruby to a match for the title.  Ruby says she wasn’t born yesterday either.  If she wants a match, she can have a non-title one and can prove, if she can, that she is worthy of a title shot.  The two women stared at each other before the Crippler walked away.  Ruby sat down and went back to drinking her drink.  She muttered “Damn shenanigans”.

We head back to the ring to decide the #1 contender and the man will meet World Champion Texas Wildfire at the PPV.  First, Starbuck Steel comes out and the fans pop huge for him.  He high-fives the fans as he makes his way to the ring, enters and climbs the turnbuckles to louder and louder pops from the fans.  Everything goes sour when the music changes and out comes the Banker with his manager Ruth Heartless.  Ruth has been ruthless in getting the Banker moved up the rankings and getting the Banker to the big game is her goal.  He makes his way into the ring and Ruth follows him in raising his arm in victory before he’s even won anything.  Ruth got involved early and often and the match definitely went the way of her guy.  When Starbuck began making a comeback, he almost scored a win after rolling the Banker up with a small package (ok, he was hooking the tights) but the sudden appearance from Tommy Lightning who came through the crowd distracted the ref so he did not make the 3 count.  Starbuck began arguing with Tommy and that gave the Banker just enough to connect with the Repossession Rib-buster.  He went for the cover blocking the ref’s view from the outside of the ring.  Tommy snuck over and held Starbuck’s foot down so he could not kick out.  The ref counted to 3 and awarded the match and the shot at the PPV to the Banker.  The Banker and Ruth were elated but the fans felt just the opposite.  Starbuck rolled out of the ring and ended up chasing Tommy to the back.  The Banker stayed and gloated for a few moments before leaving. (15 min)

Shawn ‘Abs of Stone’ Austin is in the back admiring himself in a mirror when he hears a commotion outside his dressing room.  Annoyed, he goes to see what it is and as soon as he opens the door, Maximillian Redbeard is standing right there.  Redbeard immediately attacks and the two fight all over the dressing room destroying it.  Redbeard picked up Austin and powerslammed him through a table.  He then picked Austin up, threw him over his shoulder and began to walk to the ring.

Music hits as Maximillian Redbeard comes out with the prone form of Shawn Austin slung over his shoulder.  He gets to the ring and rolls Austin in.  He begins to climb in calling for the bell.  Before Redbeard could get through the ropes, Austin, who must have been playing possum, jumped up and kicked the second rope which ‘stunned’ Redbeard and he fell into the ring.  The bell had not yet rung so Austin got out of the ring, grabbed a steel chair and climbed back in.  Austin hit Redbeard once across the back before the ref was able to wrestle it away from him.  He then called for the bell.  Austin controlled the first few minutes of the match but then Redbeard took over.  Maximillian didn’t try for a pin or submission as he just wanted to hurt Austin…and that he did…for a full 20 minutes.  The bell rang bringing this one to a draw finish and Austin managed to get out of the ring.  The chair he had used before the match was still sitting there.  Maximillian wasn’t done yet and in his rage, he got to close as Austin blasted him in the head again busting him open.  Seeing the blood just enraged Redbeard all the more.  Austin once again took off and left the building.  This one is not over…not by a longshot.  (DRAW)

Backstage, Ruby runs into Violet Valkyrie.  Violet asks Ruby if she saw her last match where she won in less than a minute.  Ruby says it was impressive.  Violet asks for the next title shot saying she’s deserving.  Ruby says “Well, I wouldn’t go that far.  You still have much to learn young padawan.” Violet looks at her.  “This isn’t Star Wars, this is wrestling.  Sooner, not later, you will have to give me that match.  Violet walked off.  Ruby didn’t seem to care.

We head to the ring for some tag team action.  First, the team of the Axe and Superstar Chic Monroe come out to a pop from the crowd.  Both interact with the fans before entering the ring.  Next, the music changes and out comes the Smashers (minus MJ).  The Smashers felt that MJ was holding them back keeping them from the titles so they parted ways.  Axe and Chic were in control for the first 4 minutes of the match but then the Smashers began targeting the Axe with multiple double teams.  The two teams continued to fight on until the Smashers used a double powerbomb to put the Axe through a ringside table.  Chic was on his own.  The Smashers keep the heat on but Chic wouldn’t quit.  Finally, at the 23 minute mark, Smasher #1 lands a weak DDT but Chic hits a Cradle Facebuster.  Smasher #1 tags out to #2.  After hitting #2 with a tackle, Chic goes to the top rope and connects with a flying headbutt.  #1 wasn’t paying attention and Chic was able to get the 3 count.  Axe and Superstar Chic Monroe get the win and continue to move up the rankings.  The Smashers were not happy but eventually left.  Chic helped the Axe to the back.  (24 min)

‘The Elitist’ Reid Rothchild is backstage and says that someone keeps calling his phone.  He doesn’t know the number so he’s not answering.  Reid says that he regrets taking out Drew the Canadian Love Machine because that was his last real challenge.  If Drew never returns, then so be it.

Once more, we make our way to the ring for a non-title match up.  First, the British Crippler makes her way out to booing from the crowd.  As soon as she hit the ring, the music changed and out comes the Ladies Champion Ruby Rose.  Ruby is all business and makes her way to the ring.  She gets in and immediately stands toe to toe with the British Crippler.  The match begins and the Ladies Champ takes the fight immediately to her opponent however, the Crippler used strategy and paced herself so the longer the match went on, she had not overworked herself.  17 minutes in, the Crippler locked in a rear naked choke but Ruby was able to get to the ropes.  She tried to follow it up with the Nattie by Nature but Ruby was able to nullify it.  The Crippler bodyslammed Ruby and then motioned for her to get up.  Ruby though went for an inverted DDT but it got reversed and the British Crippler went for the rear naked choke again but Ruby reversed that and locked in a modified Boston Crab.  The Crippler made it to the ropes just as the bell rang bringing this one to a draw finish.  The British Crippler rolled out of the ring and made her way to the back.  Apparently she had enough.  Ruby stayed and celebrated with the fans for a few minutes before leaving.  (20 min draw)

Backstage, the Banker meets up with World Champion Texas Wildfire.  The Banker tells TW that he is here to collect…the title.  He says that since TW has not kept up with the obligations of being a champion, he is going to repossess the title.  He makes a grab for it and TW socks him in the nose.  “I saw what you did in that match against Starbuck Steel.  You will NOT do that to me.  You want this title, earn it the RIGHT way.” TW walks away.  The Banker is standing there holding his nose.

It’s time for our main event.  First, ‘the Elitist’ Reid Rothchild comes out first to boos from the crowd.  After he’d been in the ring for a moment, we hear “APOLLO GYZE DON’T APOLOGIZE” and the Hardcore Champion Apollo Gyze makes his way out.  The reception he gets from the fans is even worse that Reid’s.   Apollo has a mic in hand and tells the crowd that they wouldn’t recognize a 5 star caliber athlete such as himself.  This got the fans worked up even more.  After Apollo finally got to the ring, the ref asked him what type of rules match he wanted.  Apollo thought about it for a moment and said “Lybian Death Match”.  Well, Ok.  The two beat the holy hell out of each other for a solid 18 minutes.  This is where we join the match.

===== In the 18th minute of the match: =====

All of a sudden, familiar music hits and it’s for…DREW THE CANADIAN LOVE MACHINE.  But he doesn’t come out.

Apollo Gyze executes a DELAYED VERTICAL SUPLEX....

"The Elitist" Reid Rothchild attempts to defend against DELAYED VERTICAL SUPLEX but is unsuccessful.

Apollo Gyze is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

"The Elitist" Reid Rothchild kicks out of the pin!

===== In the 19th minute of the match: =====

Apollo Gyze executes a SPIN-OUT POWERBOMB....

"The Elitist" Reid Rothchild reverses SPIN-OUT POWERBOMB!

"The Elitist" Reid Rothchild executes a TRIPOLI AMBUSH FROM MASKED ALLY....

Apollo Gyze absorbs the punishment.

Reid looks around but he doesn’t see Drew so he laughs and goes back to the match.

===== In the 20th minute of the match: =====

Apollo Gyze executes a JUMPING CLOTHESLINE....

"The Elitist" Reid Rothchild neutralizes JUMPING CLOTHESLINE.

===== In the 21st minute of the match: =====

Apollo Gyze executes a ENZUIGIRI....Reid is stunned.

Drew the Canadian Love Machine comes in from the crowd, grabs a steel chair and blasts Reid in the head with it.  He drops like a ton of bricks.

"The Elitist" Reid Rothchild absorbs the punishment.

Apollo Gyze is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...3

"The Elitist" Reid Rothchild was pinned by Apollo Gyze!!!

Apollo Gyze may get the KO win!

Apollo Gyze wins by KNOCKOUT!

Apollo Gyze wins with a 10-COUNT K-O over "The Elitist" Reid Rothchild!!!

Apollo gets the win and retains his title but he doesn’t want any piece of Drew after what he had just gone through so he takes off.  Drew stands in the ring and watches as Reid is helped to the back.  Drew grabs a mic and says he is BACK and he is officially challenging Reid to a match at the PPV – Career vs Career.  One of them has to go.  Drew stays and celebrates with the fans as the show comes to an end.

HOWEVER…

Just as the cameras stopped rolling, a video appeared up on the Omegatron.

*******************************************************************************

The scene takes place on a dark corner with a single street light illuminating the spot.  A guy wearing all black is standing there.  Another person walks up to him stealthily staying in the shadows and scares the guy. 

“Man, you scared me.”

The second guy replies “APOLLO GYZE DON’T APOLOGIZE”

“So, this beef with Master Bull…do you want me to rub him out?”

Second guy:  “Nah.  He seems to have it in for me so I want to hit him where it hurts.  I want to see him out of a job.”

“So you want me to find some dirt on the guy?  The last dirt (Master Bull had skimmed money from the gate to cover his strip club habit) has been cleared up and he’s pretty squeaky clean now”

The second guy says “There has to be something.  See what you can do”

“Ok”.  The guy in black walks off.

The second guy turns, still in the shadows and looks (at the reader) and says “You got that?”

To be continued….

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #742 – Phoenix Heat (01/23)

****News Flash****

HCW Phoenix Heat GM Master Bull has gone on record that if any garbage from Apollo Gyze shows up on the Omegatron again that is not approved, he will lobby to have Apollo removed from the roster…entirely.

Hello fans and welcome to our latest show from HCW’s Phoenix Heat taped in front of a live audience.  After pyro goes off and the spotlights zip around the arena, the Omegatron lights up again with a new  vignette from Apollo and once AGAIN, it is posted without Master Bull’s consent.

“I don’t understand why master Bull is upset, I can assure him last week’s episode was an attention grabber. I guarantee that show was easily this years most viewed episode (per the Nielsen ratings it was, but doubtful it had anything to do with Apollo) and anyone who says different must be full of Master-BullSHIT!!!

Max what were you thinking giving me a mediocre opponent like Bishop Ripley? I’m not one to bite the hand that’s feeding me, but that guy is complete trash. To be honest when you agreed to the match I was flabbergasted, I mean come on man Ripley’s wouldn’t even believe that. That match should be overturned immediately, on the basis that we had a special guest intern ref. You don’t find it a bit odd that Profit was backstage standing by in his ref uniform, smells like a pay-off to me. I guess that’s how he got his name by making a “Wicked Profit”. That bonehead stunt cost me a loss on my record and the fans how much I hate to lose, especially to a bishop who has no business in a ring on a Sunday. If you think I will put my title on the line in the rematch, you’re Ludacris, far as I’m concerned Hardcore Holly Go-Lightly (Hensen) is most deserving of this ass-whooping.

 It’s alright though this is just a minor setback for a major comeback. I can easily defeat both of those chumps (Bishop & Wicked Profit) along with the whole church if needed. Unless Profit pays me to fake an injury like he did with Reid, which by the way Reid you should feel disgraced 1) for letting the fans down, 2) for having such a crappy golf game and letting the world know you suck at two sports.”

There is sure to be fallout once Master Bull sees this.

Our show kicks off with the creepy Wilber Townsend making his way out.  The lights dim and Wilber walks down carrying a lantern.  He gets in the ring while his eerie music plays in the background.  The lights come up and the fans pop when the music changes and out comes fan favorite Buzz Steel.  The fans are on their feet as Buzz makes his way out.  He makes his way down into the ring and Wilber is waiting for him.  This one starts almost immediately.   Wilber got in a cheap shot early and used that to his advantage to stay in control for the entire match.  However, regardless of what he did, Wilber just could not score the elusive 3 count.  The match ended up going the distance and as the final seconds ticked down, Wilber hits Buzz with a running senton.  He went for the pin but before the ref’s hand could come down for the 3 count, the bell rang bringing this one to a time limit draw.  Wilber picked up Buzz and tried to hit the GTS but Buzz shrugged him off and threw him out of the ring.  Both men eventually left without further incident.  (20 min draw)

We head backstage and meet up with the other half of the Steel Curtain – Starbuck Steel.  Starbuck says that Tommy is carrying a vendetta against everyone he feels slighted him including himself, his brother Buzz and Biceps Bannerman.  Starbuck adds that if Tommy wants a piece of him, he knows where to find him.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  Music hits and we hear “VAMPIRE LUNGES FOR EVERYONE” and out comes the evil vampire bot Dr. Red Fang.  Fang snarls and growls at the fans as he makes his way down to the ring.  This is Fang’s firsts match without his former manager Ant Graham who did not get his contract renewed by HCW or Fang himself.  The music changed and we hear 3 consecutive “BOOMS” and out comes Anthony ‘Static’ Boom.  The fans pop as he makes his way down to the ring.  Before he could enter, Fang jumps out of the ring and attacks Anthony eventually dragging him into the ring.  For 13 minutes, Anthony held his own and went toe to toe with Fang.  Fang then dragged Boom out of the ring and hit a Transylvania Piledriver on the floor and the rolled Boom back in.  After that, Fang controlled the match but struggled getting the 3 count.  When it appeared that Boom was going for the Static Shock, Fang reversed it and hit an airplane spin.  A disoriented Boom fell to the mat.  Fang pounced and made the cover putting his feet on the ropes for leverage.  The ref counted 1-2-3.  Dr. Red Fang gets the win much to the chagrin of the fans.  Fang leaves immediately and cackles all the way to the back.  (19 min)

TV Champion Davis Hoffmeister shows up and goes over to the match board and sees that he is taking on ‘The Ragin Cajun’ King Rad Gumbo in a non-title match.  He nods and smiles and makes his way to the dressing room.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  First, Leslie Grimes makes her way out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Next, fog fills the stage and like a bullet, out comes Violet Valkyrie.  The fans pop huge for the superstar as she high-fives the fans as she makes her way to the ring.  After she gets in some crowd psyching up time, the bell rings.  Leslie goes to lock up but Violet ends up slapping on the triangle choke and pulls her into the middle of the ring.  After about 45 seconds, of being trapped in the move, Leslie ends up tapping out.  Violet gets the win in under a minute.  The fans pop as the ref raises Violet’s hand.  Violet has proven to be a true force to be reckoned with as she now has quite a few wins under her belt with less than 5 minutes of in-ring action.  Violet leans over the ropes and motions that she wants a shot at the Ladies title.  The fans are excited for when that showdown happens.

We head to Master Bull’s office (he seems calm so he must not have seen Apollo’s vignette).  Bull is on the phone and he reiterates that Maximillian Redbeard is in fact ok after the attack by Shawn “Abs of Stone” Austin.  Bull says that he will work with GM Max McGillicutty to ensure he gets his well-deserved revenge.

We head to the ring and the music hits and out comes the TV Champion Davis ‘The Hoff’ Hoffmeister.  The fans pop huge for him as he makes his way down.  Once in the ring, the referee announces that King Rad Gumbo wasn’t going to make it for the match tonight so a substitute is being sent out.  Out comes Otto Ruthless in Rad’s place and the fans boo the crap out of him.  The match begins and Davis takes control of the match but Otto put up a better than expected fight.   Davis got a near fall at the 5 minute mark after hitting a piledriver but he couldn’t keep Otto down.  Davis would get in another 3 pin attempts but after the 10 minute mark, Otto decided he’d had enough and really took the fight to Davis until the bell rang bringing this one to a time limit draw.  Eventually both men were separated long enough to leave separately.  (20 min draw)

We head backstage with challenger Jacques Beannot and his manager ‘The Singapore Sensation’ Matt Preacher.  Preacher says that it was about time that Jacques gets his rematch and tells Leon that this is the best and worst thing he could have done.  Best because Jacques deserves it but worst because Leon’s reign as champion ends tonight.  Jacques says that Leon hid for 30 day and now Leon gets to experience the loss that he felt when his title was stolen.  He tells Leon to prepare for the worst day of his life.  Both men walk off.

We go back to the ring for a placement challenge in the Tag Team division.  First, the challengers the Hubers (Butch and Ferb) come out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  They are challenging the following team for their spot in the tag team top 10 lineup.  Next, we hear blare “We’re Angry and Mean” and out comes Angry Jack Lawson and Mean Jack Mason.  The two are booed as they make their way down to the ring.  The get in and immediately attack the Hubers.  The match was pretty even for the first half but then an appearance by Superquake Ferguson threw the Jack’s off their game plan.  The Hubers managed to pull off a distraction when Lawson went after Superquake but ended up getting chokeslammed on the floor.  The advantage immediately went to the Hubers and they double teamed Mason for a solid 3 minutes.  Finally, Butch rolled Lawson onto the apron and Herb helped stand him up.  They then took Mason and “made” him tag out.  They then pulled Angry Jack into the ring and Ferb planted him with a superkick.  He then went for the pin and got the 3 count.  The Hubers get the win and move up the tag team rankings while the Jacks move down.  (17 min).  After the match, Mean Jack helped his partner to the back but their way is blocked when the Mexicali Flyers (El Dragon Insano and Tornado en Fuego) come out and brawl with the two all the way to the back.

Backstage, we are with the US Champion Leon Teremoto.  Leon says that Jacques is un-American in his quest to rename the US title.  Leon says he is proud to be American (pop from the crowd) and says he will thwart any attempts by Preacher or Beannot to take his title.

It’s time for the Main Event.  First, ‘The Singapore Sensation’ Matt Preacher comes out and introduces Jacques Beannot who comes out to booing from the crowd.  Jacques curls his lip in disdain for the fans and he and his manager make their way down to the ring.  Once in the ring, he taunts the fans more getting them riled up.  Next, the music changes and out comes the US Champion Leon Teremoto.  Practically every fan in the building was cheering for him to defeat the feisty Frenchman.  Leon gets into the ring and climbs the turnbuckle holding his title high but keeps an eye out to make sure Jacques doesn’t try anything.  Once he was done pumping up the crowd, he hands his title to the ref and steps back waiting for the bell to ring.   As expected, Jacques and his manager tried to underhandedly cheat their way to a win but the champ was ready for them.  It was close through the entire match but Leon stayed one step ahead.  We join the match at the 18 minute mark.

===== In the 18th minute of the match: =====

Leon Teremoto executes a POWERSLAM ON EXPOSED CONCRETE....

"The Singapore Sensation" Matt Preacher executes a Slap in face....

Leon Teremoto rolls Jacques back into the ring and is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

Jacques Beannot kicks out of the pin!

All of a sudden, the Wicked Prophet comes out and begins to chase Preacher around the ring.  He finally gets a hand on him and pops socks him in the nose much to the fan’s delight.

===== In the 19th minute of the match: =====

Leon Teremoto executes a DROPKICK....

Jacques Beannot absorbs the punishment.

===== In the 20th minute of the match: =====

Leon Teremoto executes a POWERBOMB....

Jacques Beannot absorbs the punishment.

Leon Teremoto is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...3

Jacques Beannot was pinned by Leon Teremoto!!!

Leon Teremoto wins with a POWERBOMB over Jacques Beannot!!!

Leon Teremoto gets the win and retains his title much to the fan’s delight.  Jacques and Preacher both slunk away from the ring and Leon celebrated with the fans to bring this show to a close.

Thanks for reading.  We are closing in on our first PPV of the year and things are beginning to take shape.  Stay Tuned.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #741 – Tacoma Thunder (01/20)

Hello fans and welcome back to another installment of HCW’s Tacoma Thunder.  Well, one thing is abundantly clear…Apollo Gyze is still getting under the skin of Phoenix GM Master Bull. 

In other news, Bishop Ripley did not take kindly to the un-kind words spoken about him by Apollo Gyze.  He has challenged Apollo to a non-title match tonight and GM Max McGillicutty has signed off on it.  Also, World Champion Texas Wildfire is here and will be defending his title tonight.

It seems that these days, everyone with a camera phone fancies themselves as paparazzi.  The one time it seemed to pay off was out on the golf course.  You may remember that a week ago, Reid Rothchild was supposedly “injured” in his match against the Wicked Prophet however, said paparazzi caught Reid, his brother Roderick and Roderick’s manager the Ambassador out on the Phoenix golf course and he looked fine.  It just goes to show that Reid totally is a jerk and do whatever to make people feel bad.

Our show kicks off with pyro and the spotlights zipping all over the place.  First, Bishop Ripley comes out to a nice pop from the crowd.  He said he has a message for Apollo and will explain it to him in the ring.  Next, we hear over the loudspeakers “APOLLO GYZE DON’T APOLOGIZE” and out comes the Hardcore champion in this non-title match.  Apollo was none too happy being forced to be on the show but then have to fight Bishop who he deems beneath him.   The match begins and Bishop is all over Apollo.  I guess Apollo didn’t do his homework of scouting out your opponent.  Bishop controlled the pace of the entire match until both men took out the ref as they tumbled out of the ring. With the ref down, there was no one to count.  Apollo and Bishop crawled back into the ring.  Bishop went to check on the ref but Apollo attacked him hitting a spin out powerbomb.  He went for the cover but there was no one to make the count.  Just then, the Wicked Prophet ran out in a referee shirt (his referee contract was good for a year).  Apollo began to jawjack with him.  The Prophet told Apollo to turn around.  Apollo wouldn’t listen.  Prophet told him to watch out.  Apollo wouldn’t listen.  When he finally turned around, Bishop hit him with the Alien Resurrection.  He made the cover and WP counted 1…2…3.  Bishop Ripley gets the win in a non-title match and now has to be considered for a future title shot.  Wicked Prophet and Bishop leave.  Once Apollo got up, he realized he’d lost and he blew his top.  He kicked the ropes a few times and then eventually left. (10 min)

Former Ladies Champion Ravishing Raquel makes her way out.  She gets in the ring and says that she defeated Kimberly Kiccsass in decisive manner and that should make her the #1 contender.  She then calls out Ladies Champion Ruby Rose.  Ruby comes out and joins her in the ring.  Raquel states she wants a match for the title at the PPV.  Ruby reminds her she is NOT the #1 contender and asks what she plans on offering for this shot.  Raquel says that she will forgo the Ambassador’s mentorship and it will be 1 on 1.  Ruby says “Good but not good enough”.  Raquel asks what else she expects.  Ruby told her to put her career on the line.  Raquel thought about it for a moment and then agreed.  The two shook hands.  Well, it looks like we have our first match for next month’s PPV locked in.  Both women left on their own.

Backstage, the World Champion Texas Wildfire arrives and the fans pop huge.  He walks over to GM Max McGillicutty’s office and checks in.  Max tells him that Rad Gumbo still has not submitted for his rematch as of yet.  TW shakes his head.  “Ok, who then do I get tonight?”  Max picks a name at random.  “Regulator Mule”.  “Ok” TW says, “I’ll go get ready.”  Texas Wildfire walks out of the office.

Next on the card, the burly Russian Ivan Dragovich makes his way out and the fans boo him.  He threatens hit punch a few and even grabs the sign for the Axe that a fan had and tore it into many pieces.  He laughed as he threw the pieces into the crowd.   The music changed and out comes the Axe.  The fans pop as he makes his way out.  Axe makes a point at stopping by the fan whose sign got torn up and takes a selfie with him.  After some high fives, he makes his way into the ring.  Ivan immediately attacks him upon entering but after only a few seconds, the Axe began to own the match.  After delivering an eye rake to the Axe, Ivan went to the far corner and started stomping his foot on the apron.  Axe came out of his corner and Ivan caught him with a jumping side kick.  Axe went down.  Ivan quickly made the cover and with a hook of the leg (and the tights), he got the 1-2-3.  Ivan clearly stole a win here tonight.  The ref looked up to see some of the replay and saw what Ivan was doing in the corner.  The ref began to question Ivan but Ivan played innocent.  He then took off before the ref could do anything else.  Ivan laughed all the way to the back.  (5 min)

We go backstage and we are with Hayley Hailstone.  Hayley says that at some point, Ruby will have to give her a match and she’s patiently waiting her turn.  Lady Hermann then walks over and begins to push Hayley around some.  Hayley challenges her to a match tonight.  Lady Hermann says that she will even make it more interesting for her diminutive little friend.  She will put her spot in the Ladies top 10 on the line and if Hayley can defeat her (which she won’t), she can move up the rankings the right way.  Lady Hermann walks off.

We head back to the ring for one on one action between two of our newest hires.  First, Shawn ‘Abs of Stone’ Austin makes his way out first and he is booed the entire way down.  Next, Maximillian Redbeard comes out and the fans pop pretty loud for him.  Austin does not like that.  Maximillian makes his way into the ring and Austin charges at him but Redbeard throws a knock out punch and Austin is out cold.  The match hasn’t even started.  This one is declared a no-contest.  The fans pop as Redbeard leaves.  The ref taps Shawn on the face a few times to wake him up.  The fans laugh as he makes his way to the back.  (no contest)

Protocide is backstage and he says that he’s not through with Hardcore Hensen by a long shot.  If he thinks the mind games are over, the former drill sergeant is sadly mistaken.

Hayley Hailstone vs Lady Hermann is up next.  First, Lady Hermann came out to booing from the crowd but as soon as Hayley's music hit, the fans popped loud.   The match began and even with the size difference between the two, Hayley held her own and the longer the match went on, the more  Hayley took control of the match.  It was unfortunate that the match only had a 20 min time limit otherwise Hayley would have won this one.  Once the bell rang, Lady Hermann took off as it appeared she'd had enough.  Hayley celebrated with the fans before leaving. (20 min draw)

There is commotion backstage as Shawn Austin has attacked Maximillian Redbeard and he’s beating him down with a chair.  “WHO’S LAUGHING NOW, HUH?  Shawn throws the chair away and storms off.  A beaten and bloodied Redbeard makes it to his feet and glares after Austin.

We head back to the ring for the next match.  First, we hear the awful parody “Ice Dagger Baby” play and Ice Dagger makes his way out to the stage.  The fans boo the crap out of him but he does a little dance (ala Disco Inferfo (the wrestler, not the song)) and then makes his way down to the ring.  Next, Protocide’s music hits and out he comes to a decent pop from the crowd.  He rushes the ring and slides under.  The bell rings.  The match was controlled by Protocide for almost 17 minutes.  After being tossed out of the ring by Ice Dagger, Protocide was ambushed by his former sergeant Hardcore Hensen.  Hensen threw Protocide into the ringpost and powerslammed him on the floor (Ice Dagger distracted the ref) and then threw him back in.  Hensen took off through the crowd.  Even with his opponent severely weakened, Ice Dagger couldn’t get a 3 count.  After an eye rake, a knee lift and reversing a single leg takedown into a back body drop, ID just couldn’t get the job done.  The bell rings bringing this one to a draw finish.  Ice Dagger wasn’t through.  He picked up Protocide and called for his ending move the Ice Breaker but Protocide started to pepper ID with lefts and rights and then threw him into the ropes connecting with the Prototype.  The fans pop as Protocide leaves.  Ice Dagger eventually left.  (20 min draw) 

We cut backstage again and we seed a bandaged and bloodied Maximillian Redbeard chasing Shawn Austin through a parking lot.  Austin manages to escape barely by getting into his car and driving off.  A pissed off Redbeard sees an old junker sitting in the parking garage and he flips it on to its side.

It’s time for our Main Event.  First, Regulator Mule comes out to a small pop from the crowd.  He is NOT who the fans want to see tonight.  Next, the music changes and out comes the World Champion Texas Wildfire.  The fans explode as the champ comes out and his pyro goes off.  He high fives the fans and makes his way to the ring.  He gets in and climbs the turnbuckles holding his title high.  The fans pop louder and louder.  He gets down, hands the title to the ref and extends his hand to Regulator Mule.  Mule shakes it but then attacks TW.  Mule hits an elbow smash and TW counters with rapid fire punches.  TW then follows it up with the Hangman’s Clothesline.  He immediately makes the cover hooking the leg and gets the 1-2-3.  The Champ has won the match in only 2 minutes.  The ref hands him his title and he holds it high.  He climbs the turnbuckle once again pumping his fist into the air.  The fans pop louder and louder as the show comes to an end.

Thanks for reading.  The road to the February PPV “Reigning Royalty” has officially begun.  Stay tuned.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #740 – Phoenix Heat (01/16)

Hello fans and welcome back to our newsletter.  We are back in sunny Phoenix for the next episode of HCW’s Phoenix Heat. 

Pyro goes off and the spotlights swirl around the arena as the fans pop for the beginning of the show.  The Omegatron lights up and it’s….ugh…Apollo Gyze once again.  I guess he’s got another ‘public service announcement’ for us:

“Looks like the HCW is up to it’s normal fuckery, you got Hardcore Hailee (Hensen) stealing matches as usual. Outback Oscar finally got an Oscar for all that bad acting he’s been doing.

The false Profit lasted another week in the HCW, this only back my claims that I’m superior to all other wrestlers. I can’t believe the fans actually like that guy, he’s been on the scene for 2months and he already injured an actual wrestler. Reid with all that money you have, you should of just paid me to take out the False Profit. No worry’s now Profit has been mouthing off to the washed up champ Beanno Jaqass and I’m sure that is a check his @$$ can’t cash. Im hearing a lot of murmurings and snickering behind my back and I have two things for everyone. 1 I don’t apologize for anything I say or do 2. If anyone does have problem with anything I do or say, I defend my title 24/7 which means you can get this title or ass whooping any Time, where, and place.”

Right after that, he posted three memes:

 

  (for YOU, Master Bull)




We immediately cut back to GM Master Bull’s office and he is LIVID.  He’s on the phone with someone.  “WHAT IN THE HELL WAS THAT?  WHO IN THE HELL AUTHORIZED THIS JACKMUNCH BEING GIVEN ANY AIRTIME?  Oh, it was YOU?  You’re fired.  Get me your supervisor….You, you’re fired too.  Give me your supervisor…Do me a favor and hire the right people.  What…outsourced?  What the hell are you talking about?  Listen, I run this show and you will do as I say.  Fix this now!”  Master Bull slams the phone down, begins seething and then violently brushes everything off his desk.  He just stands there.  A knock on the door results in an explosive profane barrage that has the stage hand peek in and then close the door.

Our show begins and the fans pop as ‘Red Hot’ Lucas Johnston makes his way out and down to the ring.  He gets a little bit of interaction time with the fans before the music plays and out comes the Banker and his manager Ruth Heartless.  The duo are booed as they head down to the ring but they do their best to ignore the fans.  The match was off to a slow start which resulting in ‘boring’ chants being directed at the competitors but then it was the Banker who turned up the heat and began to dominate the match.  At the 12 minute mark, the Banker caught Lucas with an overdraft uppercut and he made the cover (Ruth held Lucas’ leg down) and he got the 1-2-3.  The Banker gets the win and the fans aren’t pleased.  He mockingly smiles at the fans and then he and his manager depart.  (12 min)

We head backstage and we are with Tommy Lightning.  Tommy complains that Biceps Bannerman stole his spot in teaming with the Steel Curtain and feels that he should be teaming with them.  When the interviewer tries to correct Tommy that Biceps did in fact win the belts with the Steel Curtain, he began to fly off the handle and said that Biceps would ‘pay’ before storming off.

Next up, we have ourselves some 6 man tag team action.  First, the Huber Clan (Butch, Ferb and Junior) came out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  Shortly after they arrived in the ring, their opponents the 5^th Column (Baron von Blood, Oswald Zimmerman and Karl Braun) came out and the fans went off on them. They do not like them.  The Column flip the fans off and threaten to hit a few on their way down to the ring.  The Column hit the ring and attack the Hubers.  Although it started as pretty one-sided, the Hubers battled back and held their own against the former champs.  At the 15 minute mark, Junior hits the Mountain Man Cutter on Baron and easily gets the 3 count.  The Hubers get the win.  They celebrate briefly before leaving.  The 5^th Column followed shortly thereafter.  (15 min)

Biceps Bannerman is backstage and he says he doesn’t know what Tommy’s problem is.  He seems to think that somehow life has thrown him a curveball and he’s gone down swinging.  Tommy seems to have lost his grasp on reality and is lashing out against anyone.  Tonight, he will set Tommy right…whether he likes it or not.

The next match begins and Biceps Bannerman comes out to a huge pop from the crowd.  He begins the walk down to the ring until Tommy Lightning comes running out and attacks Biceps from behind.  Tommy got in some solid shots before rolling Bannerman into the ring.  The ref calls for the bell to begin the match.  After the bell rang, Tommy was lucky to get in 2 offensive moves against the onslaught that Biceps brought.  Biceps only needed 7 minutes and a huge kick to the gut to get the quick pin.  Biceps is declared the winner and enjoys the pop from the crowd.  Tommy, pissed, rolls out of the ring, grabs a chair and slides back in.  He makes like he’s going to hit Biceps but then Starbuck Steel rushes out.  Biceps turns around to see Tommy wielding the chair.  Starbuck rolls in and begins to yell at Tommy.  “What is your problem?  You were out due to injury.  What did you expect us to do?  It sucks but get over it.”  Tommy mumbles “You get over it” and then blasts Starbuck in the head with the chair.  He tries to take a swing at Biceps but Bannerman yanks the chair out of his hands.  Tommy then takes off.  Biceps goes to check on Starbuck who has a cut on his head.  It’s not bad but Starbuck is pissed off now.  Biceps helps him up and the two head to the back.  (7 min for the match; 5 for the aftermath)

We cut backstage and Kimberly Kiccsass is addressing her turn on Ravishing Raquel in their tag match.  Kimberly states that Raquel is full of herself thinking she’s holier than thou.  She blames Raquel for costing them the match and says that she will prove once and for all why she’s better and Raquel will just have to live with it.

We head to the ring and Roderick Rothchild makes his way out with his manager the Ambassador.  Once in the ring, Roderick says that he’s undefeated in 2019 and says that he’s beaten everyone who’s come across his path (Duh, that’s what undefeated means you dolt) and says he wants some real competition.  Music hits and the fans pop as Buzz Steel makes his way out.  Buzz gets in the ring and says that if someone wants a fight, he’s here to oblige.  The Ambassador got involved early and often (as he was the one time manager of the Steel Curtain, he ‘knows’ them) and that gave Roderick the advantage.  Roderick spent a LOT of time choking Buzz on the ropes.  12 minutes in, Roderick connects with an airplane spin and goes for a sloppy pin but Buzz kicks right out.  A few minutes later, Buzz hits the Buzz Cut but is distracted by the Ambassador.  Buzz threatens him but Roderick chokes him on the ropes again.  Roderick small packages Buzz and with a handful of tights, he gets the 1-2-3.  Roderick gets the win and continues his undefeated streak.  Roderick says he’s bypassing all the lower class belts and is setting his sights on the World Title.  (17 min)

We head backstage where Hardcore Hensen, Jacques Beannot and their manager ‘the Singapore Sensation’ Matt Preacher.  Preacher says that his team gets their rematch against the Tag Team champs and he guarantees a win tonight.  Hensen chimes in and says that he hasn’t forgotten about Apollo Gyze – the man who stole his title.  Once he and Jacques win the belts, he’s coming back after his title.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  First, Kimberly Kiccsass comes out and the fans boo her.  She glares at them and pompously walks down to the ring.  She mocks the fans egging them on.  The music changes and out comes Ravishing Raquel to a surprisingly loud pop.  She gets ready to head to the ring but she is joined by her manager the Ambassador who receives a chorus of booing as he joins Raquel. The duo head down to the ring.   The match begins right away and after Raquel connected with a moonsault, the two were pretty evenly paced until Kimberly connected with the Christo.  She went for the pin but Raquel kicked out at 2.   Kimberly followed it up with a dragon sleeper but Raquel made it to the ropes to break the hold.   She then hit a flying hurricanrana and tried for a quick pin but Raquel kicked out.  Raquel began to fight back taking Kimberly off her game.  18 minutes in, the Ambassador hits Kimberly with his cane.  Raquel goes for the pin but Kimberly manages to get her foot on the bottom rope.   Raquel hits a diving knee drop for another 2 count.   The Ambassador then appeared to slip Raquel a foreign object.  Raquel rams Kimberly into the corner shoulder first and locks in the Ravishing Armbar.  Kimberly doesn’t submit.  Kimberly then jumps to the ropes trying for something but falls off the ropes landing awkwardly on her foot.  Raquel then kicked her leg out from under her and locked in an ankle lock.  She pulled Kimberly into the middle of the ring and with no hope of making it to the ropes, she tapped out.  Ravishing Raquel gets the win via submission.  Raquel grabs a mic and she challenges Ruby to a rematch for the Ladies title at the PPV.  She says that if she doesn’t win the belt, she’ll retire.  She drops the mic and she and the Ambassador leave.  (23 min) 

We are once again backstage with the World Tag Team Champions TNT and Scooter J.  SJ says that they beat Hensen and Beannot once, they will do it again.  TNT says that Hensen is too preoccupied and he is willing to bet that the titles are not going anywhere.  The two then head to the ring.

We head to GM Master Bull’s office once again.  He seems to have cooled off.  Looking at the carnage that was his office, he realizes that in a fit of anger, he’s fired 10 people today.  Bull picks up the phone and calls the production supervisor.  He apologizes (unlike Apollo Gyze who won’t) for losing his temper and tells the supervisor to rehire everyone.  He hangs up and says to himself that he needs to work on his anger issues but Apollo Gyze just brings out the worst in everyone.

It’s time for our main event.  First, Hardcore Hensen and Jacques Beannot come out accompanied by their manager Matt Preacher.  The trio are booed as they head to the ring.  Hensen threatened to hit a few fans but held back.  Once in the ring, Preacher begins yelling how they are looking at the next tag team champions.  The music changes and out comes the World Tag Team Champions Scooter J and TNT.  The fans pop as they head down to the ring.  The match began after the champs handed their titles over.  Scooter J and TNT were able to control the first few minutes but after Preacher got involved, they tied things up pretty quickly.  As the match progressed, it stayed pretty even with both teams hitting high spot moves and their specialties but neither were able to secure a pin.  About 20 minutes in, Preacher stuck his nose in one too many times, and Scooter J sent him flying into the crowd taking him out of the match.  The two teams then continued to fight with the champs taking the slight lead.  At the start of the 29^th minutes, it seemed like this one was going to go to the time limit.  All of a sudden, Protocide makes his way out.  Hensen just hit Scooter J with the Hard Times but got distracted so he didn’t attempt a pin.  SJ tagged TNT in and while Hensen was distracted, he turned him around, picked him up over his head, pressed him and then slammed him hard to the mat.  TNT went for the pin and got the 3 count. The champs retain their titles.  Scooter J grabs a mic and says that Preacher got one thing right tonight.  He guaranteed a win…however it was for the champs and not his team.  Hensen ended up rolling out of the ring and Protocide attacked him and the two fought to the back.  Jacques Beannot gathered up his manager and helped him to the back.  The champs stayed a few minutes to the cheering of the fans as the show comes to an end.

Thanks for reading.  Things are becoming interesting so stay tuned to see how things turn out.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #739 – Tacoma Thunder (01/13)

Hello fans and welcome back to another action packed episode of HCW’s Tacoma Thunder.  Our show begins with a taped message from the Hardcore Champion Apollo Gyze:

“The HARDCORE CHAMPION IS IN THE HOOOOOOSE!

I too agree with what Jacques Beannot did to the False Prophet, he doesn’t belong in the ring with us entertainers. He’s a sub-par broadcaster @best. Bishop Ripley should really consider retiring after that loss to the False Prophet. Really Bishop, you lose your first match of 2019 to a fan turned broadcaster/ talent enhancer! False prophet had no business refereeing that title fight Jacques had last year and Jacque had no business with the title in the first place. Far as I see it everyone here is a small fish in the sea, & I’m the next big TIDAL WAVE and if you don’t get on this upcoming WAVE your going to get knocked out the hell out the way. As for Hardcore Hannah (Hardcore Hensen) How dare you interrupt a champion while I’m addressing all you inferior wrestlers. Someone ought to teach you a lesson, and I know just the teacher to teach ya!”

Tough words from a tough champion.

Pyro goes off and our show is ready to get started.  The first match of the night will be a spot challenge.  Tonight, Outback Oscar is challenging Hardcore Hensen for his spot in the Hardcore title top 10 as he wants to move up the rankings.  Oscar’s music hits and the fan favorite gets a pop as he makes his way out and down to the ring.  He gets in the ring and almost immediately the music changes and we hear “BECAUSE I’M HARDCORE” and out comes Hardcore Hensen and his manager ‘the Singapore Sensation’ Matt Preacher.  Tonight, Hensen defends his spot in the lineup.  As soon as he entered the ring, he immediately attacked Oscar beating him down.  Hensen dominated the match but to his credit, Oscar wouldn’t give up.  Just when it looked like this one may be going to a time limit draw, Preacher got involved and hit Oscar in the face with a slap.  There may have been something in his hand as Oscar went down like a ton of bricks.  Hensen immediately made the cover and got the 1-2-3.  Hardcore Hensen retains his spot.  Preacher joined him in the ring and then the music changed and out comes (the new) Protocide.  Again, this guy really looks different.  Protocide hits the ring and he and Hensen begin brawling.  The fight falls out of the ring and the two battle all the way to the back.  (19 min for the match; 5 for the aftermath)

Backstage, Ladies Champion Ruby Rose says that since a #1 contender was not determined after the Hayley/Violet match that she was told she had to defend her title against Vanilla Zombie but she is not even close to being a top contender so she is going to offer the first title defense to the woman who won her match in Phoenix – Betsy Cummings.  She acknowledges that at some point, Vanilla will get her mandated title match.

Our next match is ready to go with Women’s tag team action.  First, Kimberly Kiccsass and Ravishing Raquel come out to booing from the crowd.  Kimberly and Raquel have a very uneasy alliance for this match and it will be interesting to see if the two of them can work together or not.  Next, the fans pop as Hayley Hailstone and Violet Valkyrie come out.  The two high-five with the fans as they make their way down to the ring.  They get in and each climb a turnbuckle as the fans pop but keeping an eye out on their crafty opponents.   The match began and for 6 minutes, Kimberly and Raquel seemed to be working ok together.  A blind tag from Kimberly who wanted to go for the easy pin put a strain on their relationship.  Hayley and Violet used this and began taking the match to their opponents.  This went on for about 7 minutes until Kimberly and Raquel had some time to consult on the outside, set aside their differences and turn up the heat again.  Kimberly and Raquel then dominated the rest of the match.  18 minutes in, Kimberly locks up Hayley with a back mounted rear chinlock and went for a pin but Hayley managed to kick out.  This time, Raquel made the blind tag and got in the ring.  She called for the Simply Ravishing but Hayley hit a Shimmering Warlock Enzuigiri and rolled Raquel up for the 1-2-3.  Hayley and Violet got the upset win and the fans love it.  The two immediately leave the ring as Kimberly came charging in.  They left to a pop from the crowd.  Back in the ring, Kimberly and Raquel began to start pushing and shoving each other.  Kimberly hits Raquel with the Christo and then leaves her in the ring.  The crowd boos as she leaves.  The ref helps Raquel to the back.  (19 min for the match; 5 for the aftermath)

Backstage, we are treated to a visit from the World Champion Texas Wildfire.  TW says he’s heard King Rad Gumbo’s comments from last week and says that if Rad is done crying about his loss, he can enact his rematch clause and he’ll give him his shot.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  This is another challenge match and this time, it is for placement for the US title.  First, ‘the Elitist’ Reid Rothchild makes his way out to booing from the crowd.  The Elitist doesn’t care and ignores the fans.  Next we hear “Preach, Brother” through the loudspeakers (I guess he didn’t get authorization from Megadeth to continue using their music) and out comes the Wicked Prophet.  Prophet gets a pop from the crowd and he high-fives with the fans as he makes his way to the ring.  He gets in the ring and as he tries to get the crowd psyched up, Reid yells at him to get this match underway.  Right off the bat, both men hit their high moves – Prophet hitting the Crucifix Clutch and Reid hitting the Rothchild Stunner.  Both men go down.  Prophet is up first and hits the SMITE.  Something appears to be wrong with Reid.  Prophet hits the Prop 8 followed by the Unrighteous Dominion and goes for the uncontested pin.  He gets the win in just 4 minutes.  The ref puts his arms in an X and medical comes out.  Prophet steps aside as medical tend to Reid.  Not sure what happened but they are in a quick hurry to get him out of there.  The fans are concerned about Reid but still cheer Prophet for his win.  He leaves after interacting with the fans.  (4 min)

Betsy Cummings is backstage and she says that it’s about time that she gets a shot at the Ladies title.  She claims that management has been elevating others who don’t deserve it and says that Ruby is right about one thing and that she is deserving of the title match.  What she is wrong about is that she will underestimate her and it will be Betsy walking out tonight as the champion.

The Regulators (Mule and Mammoth) make their way out to the ring to booing from the crowd.  Next, the team of Maximillian Redbeard and Superquake Ferguson come out to a pop from the crowd.  Maximillian takes the mic and says he’s calling out the Ass-Jacks (Angry Jack and Mean Jack) and says that now that Superquake has a real partner in his corner, those two schmucks are welcome to try something.  They’re here waiting.  The match begins and within a few minutes, the lights go out and when they come back on, the ref is down and Angry Jack Lawson and Mean Jack Mason are in the ring just beating the tar out of Redbeard and Superquake with steel chairs.  The two Jacks pull Redbeard out of the ring and, after setting up a table, double chokeslammed him right through it.  Angry Jack then hit Superquake with a tombstone piledriver.  They then took off as the ref began to stir.  The Regulators, not carrying about the attack, took the match to their opponents.  Redbeard and Superquake weren’t able to get much in the way of offense in so the Regulators dominated and after Mule hit Ferguson with a Regulator Roundhouse, he made the cover getting the easy 1-2-3.  The Regulators get the win much to the chagrin of the fans.  (18 min)  Trainers came from the back to help both Superquake and Redbeard to the back. 

Backstage, Jesse California is chatting it up with some female fans and he is interrupted by ‘Big Money’ Ned Rhyerson III.  Ned makes fun of Jesse in front of the ladies and they giggle and walk away.  Jesse is a bit perturbed.  Jesse turns to Ned “What is your problem?  Sad because you suck and no one likes you?”  Ned laughs.  “Speaking of sucking, when was the last time you were in the limelight chump nugget?”  Both men stand toe to toe and Ned says “There’s a ring right out there if you want to prove yourself…little man” and walks away.  Jesse stood there steaming and then made a beeline towards the ring.

Our next match looks like it will be another placement match as Ned Rhyerson is looking to move up in the rankings and wants to use Jesse California as a stepping stone.  Ned comes out first and is booed pretty heavily.  Once in the ring, Jesse’s music hits and he comes out making a beeline for the ring.  As soon as he gets in, the two begin slugging it out and the bell rings to start this one off.  Jesse controlled the first part of the match but Ned began to battle back.   This went on for almost 15 minutes.  Ned then tried for a step over toehold but Jesse used his other foot to push Ned off and Ned went flying into the corner connecting with the steel post.  Ned staggered back into the ring and Jesse hit the ropes connecting with the Famouser leg drop bulldog.  He makes the cover and gets the 3 count.  Jesse California gets the win, retains his spot in the top 10 and exacts a bit of revenge on Ned.  He gets a mixed reaction from the crowd as he leaves.  Ned eventually makes it to his feet and slowly follows.  (16 min)

We cut to the back and are in GM Max McGillicutty’s office.  He’s talking on the phone presumably with the hospital checking on Reid.  It seems that he is ok but they will keep him overnight for evaluation.  After hanging up with the hospital, he gets another call.  We can’t hear who’s on the other end but Max smiles big when he hears that person’s voice.  We hear Max say “It will be good to have you back.  Take your time.  No rush.”  Max stands up and sends the camera man out of his office before closing the door.  Well, I guess that’s all we get.

It is time for our main event.  First, Betsy Cummings makes her way out to the ring to booing from the crowd.  Once in the ring, the ref takes a mic and says that if Felicia shows up anywhere around the ring at any point in this match, he will immediately disqualify her.  The ref then left the ring and with a flashlight in hand, began shining it under the ring going around to all 4 sides.  Before he came around to the last one, we see someone crawl out and disappear into the audience (presumably was Felicia).  Betsy was having a tantrum in the ring.  Next, the music changes and out comes the Ladies Champion Ruby Rose.  She gets a pop as she makes her way down to the ring.  She climbs in and immediately climbs the turnbuckle holding her title high.  She steps down and hands the belt to the ref.  This one didn’t go very long. Ruby started off hitting Betsy with a pendulum backbreaker.  She then followed it up with a Russian legsweep.  Third, she connected with an inverted DDT followed by the Red Wedding Facebuster.  Ruby made the cover and got the 3 count.  Ruby Rose is successful in her first title defense and secures the win in only 4 minutes.  Just then music hits and out comes Vanilla Zombie accompanied by her manager ‘the Singapore Sensation’ Matt Preacher.  Preacher blasts Ruby for not adhering to the GM’s decree that Vanilla was to get the next shot.  Ruby takes a mic and says she hasn’t worked up a sweat yet so if Vanilla wants her shot here and now, she’s ready. 

It looks like we have another title match.  Vanilla Zombie heads down to the ring with Preacher in tow.  She gets in the ring and just stares at Ruby.  The ref goes over to Preacher and tells him if any shenanigans happen, he will disqualify Vanilla and she will lose her shot at the title.   The bell rings and we have our next match.  Vanilla Zombie put up a little more fight but the champ was still on the top of her game.  The two would trade blows until Ruby hit a pendulum backbreaker on Vanilla.  Preacher jumped up on the apron yelling that nothing was being done to keep Ruby in check.  When the ref told Matt that Ruby did/is doing nothing wrong and told him to step down, Preacher took a swing at the ref connecting on the jaw.  The ref, pissed, immediately disqualified Vanilla and awarded the match to Ruby Rose.  Ruby gets her second win of the night.  Vanilla and Preacher then storm off to the back leaving Ruby to celebrate in the ring with the fans to bring the show to an end.

That’s all.  Thanks for reading.  Stay tuned as things are starting to get interesting.