HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #756 – Phoenix Heat (03/20)

Hello fans and welcome back to another installment of HCW’s Phoenix Heat.  Pyro goes off and GM Master Bull makes his way out to a pop from the crowd.  Bull recaps this year’s honorees for the Hall of Fame:  The Unknown Assassin and his manager ‘the Honorable’ JC Dykes, the Elitist Reid Rothchild, Ravishing Raquel and the Mexicali Flyers.  Bull says that there is one final entrant for the hall of fame and is proud to announce that Sonic Blade is the final honoree for this year’s hall of fame.  The fans applaud as a video plays showcasing all of Sonic’s accomplishments.  After the conclusion, Bull goes on to talk about the 2 on 1 handicap match Violet Valkyrie gets to go through tonight if she wants one more shot against Ladies Champion Ruby Rose.  He is then interrupted when Mean Jack Mason and Angry Jack Lawson come out.  Mean Jack walks over to Bull and snatches the mic out of his hand.  Mean Jack begins to speak:

Mean Jack:  “So, it’s pretty appropriate that the next PPV is being called Critical mass.  Quite frankly, I think me and my angry friend here are about to reach just that.  Scooter J, TNT, we have big plans for you.  You will give us a title match and I have just the idea to…motivate you.”  Bull takes the mic back and lambasts them for interrupting him and says that they are in a tag team match right now and if they lose, they can kiss any shot at the tag titles goodbye.  Bull sends them to the ring.  Our first match is ready to get underway.

Mean Jack Mason and Angry Jack Lawson make their way into the ring and the fans boo them the entire way.  They steal some fan’s signs promoting the World Tag Team Champs Scooter J and TNT and they proceed to tear them to shreds.  They get into the ring and mock the fans from the ring until the music changes and out comes two members of the Muscles Trio – Muscles Weasley and McGuire.  The Muscles come out wearing their rainbow colored bull horns and have their boxes of Booty O’s cereal.  They goof off and make their way down to the ring.  The Jacks attack them right away and the match begins almost immediately.  Both teams took control of the match at different times.  As we approached the 20^th minute in the match, Muscles Weasley hit Mean Jack with a front dropkick but Mason hit him with a powerbomb.  He went for the quick pin but Weasley kicked right out.  Angry Jack rushes in but eats a tornado DDT.  Mean Jack hits Weasley with the Psychotic Break.  He goes for the pin and with a handful of tights, he gets the 1-2-3.  The Jacks get the win and continue to move up in the rankings.  The fans boo as they make their way to the back.  (21 min)

Backstage, Scooter J is working on his notebook computer and says that something is wrong with his computer and determines that his email has been hacked.  He knows this is all on the Jacks and slams his hands on the desk in frustration.

It’s time for the next match.  Ringing over the loudspeakers, we hear “VAMPIRE LUNGES FOR EVERYONE” and out comes Dr. Red Fang.  Fang growls and snarls as he makes his way down to the ring.  He crawls under the ropes and then begins to spit at the fans.  It looks like we are in for a treat tonight as we have visiting from the PNW, former World champion Texas Wildfire.  He comes out to a huge pop from the crowd.  It seems we have a cross-promotion match taking place tonight.  TW barely makes it into the ring before he is attacked by Fang.  Fang locks in an armbar and Wildfire hits a snap powerslam before Fang hits a reverse suplex.  Wildfire hits a superplex but Fang is back on his feet and connects with a flying elbow ram.  TW hits another snap powerslam.  Fang goes for a reverse suplex but TW hits the Hangman’s Clothesline.  He goes for a pin but Fang kicks out at 2.  Wildfire motions for Fang to get to his feet and as soon as he does, he hits another Hangman’s Clothesline.  He goes for the cover and this time is able to get the 3 count.  The applause from the fans practically blows the roof off the joint.  TW celebrates with the fans and then departs.  (6 min)

Scooter J is getting ready for his singles match but his tag team partner TNT is nowhere to be found.  He shrugs it off and heads toward the ring.

The fans pop as Scooter J, one half of the tag team champions, comes out for his match.  He gets into the ring and climbs one of the turnbuckles to a nice pop from the crowd.  His music abruptly changes when his opponent, the all-too-creepy Wilber Townsend (and TNT’s uncle) makes his way out.  Wilber says that Scooter J has confused his nephew into thinking they are at the top of the chain when in fact, they are no different than what Mickey told Rocky in that “one movie” about Rocky only getting lightweights challenging for his title.  Wilber warns that if Scooter J decides to go after the Jacks, he will be bringing a world of hurt down on himself and his nephew.  Wilber begins to cackle and then goes at SJ as soon as the bell rings.   Wilber gets the upper hand early with a cheap shot and then tosses SJ out of the ring.  As Scooter J is shaking off the cobwebs, he is blindsided by Mean Jack Mason (Wilber is distracting the ref).  Mean Jack throws SJ hard into the steel post before rolling him back into the ring.  That pretty much ended any offense that SJ would have had and it allowed Wilber to dominate for 14 minutes before hitting some mounted elbow smashes followed by the Go to Sleep.  Wilber makes the cover and gets the uncontested 3 count.  Wilber stands and laughs and leaves as the fans boo.  Scooter J is surprisingly back on his feet and is able to make it to the back on his own.  (14 min)

Violet Valkyrie is backstage and she’s talking about the handicap match she has tonight.  She promises that she will be victorious and once she is, she wants Ruby again and this time at the PPV.

We head to the ring for a tag team match.  First, Travis and Terra Ryzing come out to booing from the crowd.  The fans’ attitude changes when 2/3’s of the 6 Man Champions – The Steel Curtain – make their way out.  The fans pop just as loud as they did for Texas Wildfire.  The Curtain makes their way to the ring and Buzz and Starbuck keep an eye out for any shenanigans that the Ryzing Storm may throw their way.  They are able to get the crowd psyched up for this match and as soon as their jackets came off, this one was now underway.  Because of some double teaming early on, the Curtain was at a disadvantage for 23 minutes.  After that, the Curtain took over and began dishing out what was given to them.  The Curtain kept up the intensity but when the bell rang signaling that they reached a 30 min time limit, they along with the fans were disappointed that there was no clear cut winner.  The Ryzing Storm did leave in a hurry as they did not want to be on the receiving end of anything else.  Starbuck and Buzz stayed and celebrated with the fans briefly before heading to the back. (30 min time limit)

Scooter J is walking backstage looking for TNT and he walks out to the parking garage and catches Angry Jack and Mean Jack shoving TNT into the trunk of their car.  Scooter J yells and begins to chase them but they hop into the car and drive off like a bat out of hell.  Scooter J picks up a brick and chunks it after the speeding car but it falls short and clatters on the ground. 

We cut to another area and walking in is TV Champion Davis Hoffmeister.  Davis heads to his dressing room to get ready for his title defense tonight.

As we head back to the ring, we are getting ready for our 2 on 1 handicap match.  First, the Cummings twins Betsy and Felicia make their way out to booing from the fans.  They mock the fans and then laugh before rolling into the ring.  The music changes almost immediately as the stage fills with fog, Violet Valkyrie burst through and rushes down to the ring.  She stops short of entering as it looked like Betsy and Felicia were going to attack her.  She takes her time and then enters the ring.  The ref sends Felicia out of the ring and now this one can begin.  As expected, it was an uphill battle but Violet did hold her own against the double teaming from the twins.  About 10 minutes into the match, Ladies Champion Ruby Rose came out and went to sit at ringside.  Violet was starting to get some serious momentum going and then leapt to the top turnbuckle.  The Twins went to try and knock Violet off her perch but then the champ got up and took a swing at Felicia but missed and hit Violet knocking her from the top rope.  Violet crashed hard on the mat.  Ruby was pissed.  Betsy tagged in and locked in a rolling leglock.  She grabbed the ropes for leverage as Ruby tried to cheer Violet on but the twin was dastardly and was able to get a 3 count.  The twins were victorious in the handicap match but before they could attack Violet, Ruby rushed into the ring chasing them off.  Ruby took a mic and said that she was disappointed that Violet couldn’t hold off two mid-carders and said she (just now) reconsidered and now she doesn’t feel Violet is deserving of anything more.  The fans began to boo her but she dropped the mic and walked away.  Violet was in shock but left without interacting with the fans any further.  (13 min)

Music hits and the new US champion Anthony Boom is in the house.  Boom make his way down to the ring as the fans pop for him.  He gives major kudos to former champion Leon Teremoto who put up a great fight.  Leon then comes out and says that his leg is hurt from the Figure four he tapped out to but says he is due a rematch.  Anthony looks to the crowd and asks if the rematch should be the first match announced for next month’s PPV – Critical Mass and the fans pop huge.  GM Master Bull comes out and makes it official.  Boom shakes hands with Leon and the two leave with Master Bull in tow.

It’s now time for our main event.  First, tonight’s challenger is Muscles Thorpe.  He comes out with his other Muscles compatriots and they collectively make their way down to the ring.  The three doing their goofy shtick and then Weasley and McGuire leave.  As they are heading up the ramp, TV Champion Davis Hoffmeister makes his way out to a huge pop from the crowd.  Davis stopped and shook hands with the Muscles and then made his way down to the ring.  He gets in and climbs the turnbuckle holding his title high.  He jumps down and hands the title to the ref and the match is ready to begin.  Right off the bat, Davis locks Thorpe in the Hollywood (camel) clutch but Thorpe won’t quit.  Davis was able to dominate the match from that point on almost scoring a near fall after hitting a roundhouse kick.   We join the match at the 11 minute mark.

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

Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled DC

Muscles Thorpe rolled OC.

Muscles Thorpe executes a E-TRAIN RUNNING BODY BLOCK....

Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister reverses E-TRAIN RUNNING BODY BLOCK!

Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a ROUNDHOUSE KICK....

Muscles Thorpe neutralizes ROUNDHOUSE KICK.

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

Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled DC

Muscles Thorpe rolled OC.

Muscles Thorpe executes a E-TRAIN RUNNING BODY BLOCK....

Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister reverses E-TRAIN RUNNING BODY BLOCK!

Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a CLOTHESLINE....

Muscles Thorpe absorbs the punishment.

Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...3

Muscles Thorpe was pinned by Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister!!!

Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister wins with a CLOTHESLINE over Muscles Thorpe!!!

Davis gets the win and retains his title much to the delight of the fans.  The show comes to an end with Davis climbing each corner turnbuckle with his title and the fans pop for him until the cameras stopped rolling.

Thanks for reading.  More to follow so stay tuned.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #755 – Tacoma Thunder (03/17)

Hello fans and welcome back to another installment of HCW’s Tacoma Thunder.  You may have noticed that there were no shows posted last week.  The break was actually supposed to come at the end of March but it seems that something came up both GM’s Master Bull and Max McGillicutty that they opted to take that break at that time as opposed to waiting. 

Pyro goes off kicking off today’s show.  GM Max McGillicutty makes his way out and thanks the fans for understanding about taking the prior week off.  He says he has two pieces of news today.  One, we will see the debut of a new wrestler (Max discovered him while he was out last week) and the announcement of new honorees for the 2019 Hall of Fame.  Max says that both will come later in the show.  He signs off so that today’s show can begin.

Pyro goes off once again and tonight’s show is ready to begin.  Coming out first is Maximillian Redbeard and he gets a nice pop from the crowd.  He stopped and laughed when he saw a fan’s sign that read “Redbeard eats (Apple) Jacks for breakfast”.  He gave the fan a high five and got into the ring.  His music was abruptly cut off when we hear “Money, money, money, moneeeeeeey” and ‘Big Money’ Ned Rhyerson III makes his way out.  He is booed pretty heavily and he shows his appreciation to the fans by flipping them off.   He gets in the ring and goes nose to nose with Redbeard and then shoves Maximillian.  Ned then bolts out of the ring while Redbeard stews.  Eventually, Ned gets back in the ring and Maximillian is on him like wolves going after raw meat.  Ned nullified a few of Redbeard’s moves early on but Maximillian finally opened up a can of whoop-ass and totally destroyed Ned.  Maximillian was dishing out the punishment until Ned hit him with a low blow.  Ned then called for and locked in the Billion Dollar Dream but released it seconds later when King Lucas Johnston came out.  Ned began yelling at him taking his eyes off of Maximillian.  Redbeard got up and whipped Ned into the ropes and hit a devastating powerslam.  Redbeard went for the pin and got the 1-2-3.  Maximillian gets the win much to the fan’s delight.  King Lucas smiled as he turned and left.  Maximillian celebrated with the fans briefly before leaving.  Ned finally got to his feet and began complaining about King Lucas but the ref just walked away.  (16 min)

Backstage, Clarkus Kentus welcomes the newest addition to HCW…Matches Malone.  Malone walks over and begins flicking matchsticks at both Clarkus and the camera.  Malone says he’s here, not to win titles but to make as many people’s lives as miserable as he can.  He begins his quest tonight.  He pie faces Clarkus and then walks off.  Man, what a jerk.

We head back to the ring for the next match.  First, Billy Robbins makes his way out to a nice pop from the crowd.  He gets into the ring and begins to psyche up the fans but the music changes and out comes Matches Malone.  Up on the Omegatron, we see Malone lighting matchsticks with a scratch from his fingernail.  As he makes his way to the ring, he begins to saunter but then begins flicking matchsticks at the fans who tried to cheer him.  This got him the booing he apparently wanted.  He gets in the ring and immediately goes after Billy. Malone hit a chokeslam 2 minutes in and went for the pin but he pulled Billy up at the last second.  This went on throughout the match.  Finally, when it seemed he’d had enough, Matches hit Billy with another chokeslam and this time he didn’t pull Billy up and he got the 3 count.  Matches Malone is victorious in his debut match.  He begins flicking matchsticks at the ref, at the fans and finally, standing over Billy, he flicks them at him.  The fans boo as Matches makes his way to the back.  The ref helped Billy up and took him to the back.  (12 min)

We go backstage and we see the Wicked Prophet.  He is approached by Travis ‘Dark Storm’ Ryzing.  Ryzing says that he is challenging the Prophet to a match tonight and he wants WP’s spot in the US title line up.  Prophet says he is not one to back down and accepts.  Ryzing says accepting the challenge is a mistake that will cost him.

We head back to the ring for our next match.  This is a spot challenge match.  First, Travis ‘Dark Storm’ Ryzing makes his way out to booing from the crowd.  He gets in the ring and showboats.  Next, the music hits and out comes the Wicked Prophet.  The fans pop pretty loud for him as he makes his way down to the ring.  Ryzing wants Prophet’s spot in the top 10 line up and will do what he feels he must to get it.  The match begins but 16 minutes in, the ref gets bumped and goes down.  Prophet goes to check on the ref and we see Ryzing motioning to someone from the back.  Out comes…wait a minute….It’s Apollo Gyze dressed in a ref shirt.   Apollo gets in the ring and begins jawjacking with Prophet.  This allows Travis to roll out of the ring and get a chair.  He then sneaks back on and blasts WP with the chair.  Apollo turned his face so he could say he didn’t see it.  Travis then locked the Wicked Prophet up with a Power Full Nelson.  Prophet was getting ready to power out of it but Apollo called for the bell saying that WP has submitted.  HIGHWAY ROBBERY.  Apollo raises Travis’s hand and then says he moves up in the rankings and that wannabe on the mat drops.  He and Travis leave as the fans boo. (18 min)

The Omegatron begins to flash and it lights up with “The next member of the 2019 Hall of Fame…” and we see…The Unknown Assassin and his weasel of a manager ‘the Honorable’ JC Dykes.  The fans are mixed in their reaction as some fans appreciate what UA and his manager did but those other ‘marks’ booed as they felt it was undeserved.  (It’s real to me, dammit)(For those who don’t get the reference, watch the youtube video for reference:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKECiyIsq3I)

Hayley Hailstone makes her way out to a nice pop from the crowd.  Hayley asks for a mic and says that Violet got her shot but now it is her time.  She immediately issues a challenge to Ladies Champion Ruby Rose.  Ruby is not in the house so there is no response at this time.  Hayley is then interrupted by ‘Sassy’ Maxine DeVito.  Maxine says that Hayley is not deserving and if she wants a shot at the belt, she needs to go through her first.  It looks like we have ourselves an impromptu match.  Hayley goes to remove her jacket but is pulled out of the ring by Maxine, she then bounces Hayley’s head off the steel steps before rolling her back in.  The bell is rung and after a quick pin attempt, Maxine locks Hayley up with a bodyscissors dragon sleeper.  Maxine kept the pressure on and Hayley faded fast.  The ref raised and watched Hayley’s arm drop 3 times.  The ref then called the match declaring Maxine the winner by submission.  Maxine DeVito gets the win and does it in 2 minutes.  She climbs the turnbuckle and yells “I did it” over and over and the fans boo her until she disappeared behind the curtain.  The ref helped Hayley to the back.  (2 min)

Backstage, Mean Jack Mason and Angry Jack Lawson are still chowing down on some BBQ.

Mean Jack: Oh Master Bull, instead of playing Sherlock Holmes, trying to figure out who's trying to kill you, you should worry about the Jacks. You should worry about what we'll do if we don't receive our title shot immediately.

Scooter J, TNT, thanks for the BBQ food. It was actually pretty tasty. Wouldn't you say, my Angry friend?  (Lawson nods)

And Maximilian Redbeard, apparently you wanna join the Mexicali Flyers. Me and my Angry friend...are more than willing to oblige you.  Go find your Superquake friend and we’ll end you like we did the Flyers.  Jack, we have a match to go to.

The men stood up and began making their way to the ring.

Our next match is tag team action.  First, the Regulators – Mule and Mammoth – make their way out to a small pop from the crowd.  Once in the ring, the music changes and out comes Angry Jack Lawson and Mean Jack Mason.  They powerwalk to the ring, get in and immediately go after the Regulators.  It only takes them about 5 minutes to dominate the Regulators.  Angry Jack ends up securing the win after he stood on Mammoth’s throat and made the pin.  Mean Jack gets on the mic and calls out Scooter J and TNT saying they want their title shot.  Angry Jack asks if they should kidnap SJ and TNT’s significant others to make a point.  Mean Jack says no, that is very cliché and that he has other plans.  He whispers something into Angra Jack’s ear and he begins to laugh.  The two men then leave the ring.  I wonder what they are up to.  (5 min)

We go backstage and we are with Nix Anderson.  Nix says that the championship committee has finally gotten around to giving him the World title shot he so rightfully deserves.  Nix says that tonight, he becomes a champion again but this time, he will be on top of the world.

World Champion the Banker is backstage with Ruth Heartless.  The Banker states that Nix is a stepping stone.  He says that there is no one really worth his time…not Starbuck Steel, not the Ragin Cajun…no one.  Tonight, he will make an example out of Nix and he will go back to his hotel with his championship intact.

It is time for our main event.  First, Nix Anderson makes his way out strumming on his ukulele.  He gets a decent pop from the crowd.   A few moments later, the music changes and out comes the World Champion the Banker and his manager Ruth Heartless.  The duo are booed as they make their way down to the ring.  Ruth enters first and holds the ropes for the champ.  He gets in and removes his title holding it high.   He then turns and BLASTS Nix in the head with it.   This all happened before the bell so he can’t be disqualified.  Nix was out on his feet.  The Banker hits the Repossession Rib Buster and tries for a quick pin but Nix kicks out.   The Banker hits the ropes going for a flying bodypress but Nix ducks.  Nix tries to sing for his opponent but then Ruth gets on the apron and distracts Nix.  The Banker tried to take Nix to the corner but it was nullified.   Nix maneuvered the Banker into the corner and went for a shoulder smash but The Banker moved and Nix hit the ringpost.  The Banker then locked in the ATM Fee armbar and Nix had no choice but to tap out.   The Banker gets the win via submission and retains his title.  (5 min).  He doesn’t stick around and leaves with Ruth.  Nix and the ref followed moments later.

Just as the show was coming to an end, the Ladies Champion Ruby Rose comes out.  She remains on the stage and has a mic in hand.  She talks about how she’s defeated the greatest Ladies champion in Ravishing Raquel and then dispatched her #1 contender Violet Valkyrie.  She comments on Hayley’s challenge saying that if she could not defeat Maxine, why would she give her the time of day?  Violet Valkyrie comes out and says that she was close to winning the title and had she had 30 minutes, the belt would be around her waist.  Ruby says “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades”.  Violet tells Ruby to give her another match.  Ruby says she will but only if Violet can win a 2 on one handicap match in Phoenix in 3 days.  Violet agrees.

That is all for today’s show.  Be sure to stay tuned as things are really heating up on our road to Critical Mass.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #754 – Phoenix Heat (03/06)

Hello fans and welcome back to another episode of HCW’s Phoenix Heat.   The show begins with GM Master Bull making his way out.  He says that he has an announcement to make and that is he is proud to announce two more members entering the 2019 Hall of Fame and then points to the Omegatron and we see:  ‘The Elitist’ Reid Rothchild and his wife Ravishing Raquel.  Bull says that he will be introducing them at the hall of fame ceremony but wants to make it clear that they are not going in as Elitism but on their own.  Both have contributed hugely to HCW and its predecessors the HWF and CSWA.  Bull reminds us that Raquel dominated the ring for a few years earning the title “Performer of the year” holding a combination of the Women and Diva’s titles as well as defeating her husband to lay claim to the (was the last) Elitist Championship.  The fans pop with the announcement and Bull then leaves to kick off the show.

Pyro goes off and our first match is ready to go.  First, 1/3 of the 6 Man Tag Champs comes out and it’s Biceps Bannerman.  He gets a good pop from the crowd.  He gets into the ring and begins stretching his massive arms.  The music changes and out comes Snake Pit member Tobias Snake.  He gets a small pop from the crowd but tonight’s fan base is solidly behind Biceps.  The bell rings and Tobias gets the upper hand early but it doesn’t take much time for Biceps to get control of the match.  6 minutes in, Biceps hits a full nelson lift and slam and it seems that Tobias’ back may have gotten tweaked.  Working through the discomfort, he hit the ropes and connected with a running crossbody but Biceps caught him and turned it into the Biceps Crunch (bearhug).  Tobias, not wanting to injure his back any more than had been done taps out.  Biceps drops him to the mat.  Biceps Bannerman gets the submission win in 7 minutes.  Biceps helps Tobias to his feet in a show of sportsmanship.  Tobias leaves and Biceps celebrates with the fans before leaving.

Tempest Fortune is backstage and she’s being interviewed.  She says she’s a little disappointed she didn’t get the solid win in her debut match but proved she could go the distance with anyone.  Lady Hermann walks over and looks down at he (she’s pretty damn tall) and she says that Tempest needs to call it quits now before she gets hurt.  Tempest says she’s here to wrestle and anytime her Ladyship wants a match, she’s game.  Lady Hermann pats her on the head and says “That’s cute.  If that is what you want, sure, why not.”  Lady Hermann walks away and Tempest says she needs to go get ready for her match.

We head to the ring for our next match.  First, Otto Ruthless comes out first and the fans boo him.  He yanks some of the fan’s signs out of their hands and throws them on the floor and stomps on them.  That definitely got the reaction he wanted.  He gets into the ring but he doesn’t get much time to showboat as the Red Hot King Lucas Johnston comes out and the fans pop huge.  He comes out wearing his cape and crown and shakes hands with the fans as he makes his way around the ring.  Otto yells at him to get in the ring but Lucas takes his time.  Finally, the King gets into the ring and after removing his cape and crown, the bell rings right away.  Otto got some cheap shots in early but Lucas fought back showing his is the “fighting King”.  Lucas began taking over but then there was a commotion in the crowd.  Otto “accidentally” bumped the ref allowing ‘Big Money’ Ned Rhyerson III time to hit the King with a chair.  Ned hit him in the gut once and then on the back twice.  Ned discarded the chair and took off through the crowd once the ref began to wake up.  Otto then picked up King Lucas and strapped him in the Yukon Cloverleaf.  Injured from the chair shots, Lucas had no choice but to tap out.  The ref, none the wiser, awards the match via submission to Otto.  Otto laughs and leaves the ring.  Lucas recovered and then asked for a mic.  He then called out Ned who was still hiding in the crowd calling him a coward for attacking him not only at the Scooter J/TNT BBQ but again tonight.  King Lucas says that once and for all, they need to settle this in a ring where there is no interference or any chance of someone (points to Ned) to run away.  Ned makes like he’s going to get in the ring but then backs away.  King Lucas eventually leaves. (7 min for the match; 5 for the aftermath)

 Back in his office, Master Bull makes the announcement that tonight’s match between the Huber Clan and the Muscles Trio will be to determine the #1 contenders to the 6 man titles.  Tommy Lightning walks by calling this decision a croc of shit.  Bull tells him to watch himself.  Tommy continues calling the decision for him and his partners not getting the shot a senile move on Bull’s part.  Bull stands up and says that Tommy has a big mouth and tonight he gets someone who will shut it.  Tommy laughs and asks who it is and Bull responds with “Dr. Red Fang”. Tommy flips out and Bull smiles as he storms out.

We had back to the ring for match #3.  First, the Muscles Trio (Muscles Weasley, McGuire and Thorpe) all make their way out wearing their rainbow colored bull horns and carrying boxes of their famous cereal “Booty O’s”.  The fans get some enjoyment out of their comedic entertainment.  Things get serious though when the Huber Clan (Butch, Ferb and Junior Huber) all make their way out.  Before heading down to the ring, they are stopped on the stage by their cousin Wilber Townsend.  Wilber tells them some stuff we cannot hear and then hands them some creepy masks.  The clan puts them on and they make their way down to the ring.  The eerie masks do what they were intended for and throw the Muscles off their game.  The Hubers dominated from the sound of the bell and totally owned their opponents.  Both teams got some double and triple teaming in but the Hubers were just more dominant.  25 minutes in, Butch hits Weasley with a sitout powerbomb and is able to get the 3 count.  The Hubers shoot up the rankings and are next in line for a shot at the 6 man titles held by the Steel Curtain and Biceps Bannerman.

Backstage, Anthony ‘Static’ Boom says that he is ready for this opportunity and thanks the championship committee and the fans for making it happen.  Anthony says that there are many stepping stones in life and this one will allow him to make a name for himself in HCW. 

Music hits and out comes Tempest Fortune.  She gets a nice pop from the crowd as she makes her way down to the ring.  She’s barely in the ring before Lady Hermann’s music interrupts and out comes her Ladyship.  Lady Hermann is booed as she makes her way down to the ring.  She ignores the fans deeming them unworthy of her attention.  She walks over to Tempest and tells her that she’ll be construed as a failure if she can’t get a win under her belt.  She is doing her best to intimidate Tempest but she doesn’t allow her to get under her skin.  The bell rings and this one is off.  Lady Hermann went for something but missed and Tempest press slammed her to the mat in a very impressive show of strength.  Lady Hermann gets up rubbing the small of her back thinking she underestimated her opponent…spoiler…she did.  Tempest controlled the match and was able to keep herself evenly tempered and proved why she belongs in HCW.  The match went a surprising 21 minutes (Lady Hermann kept powering out of pin attempts) but it wasn’t until the last 30 seconds of the match and Tempest hit a diving knee drop that closed the book on this match.  Tempest makes the cover and gets her first win in HCW.  The fans pop huge for her as she climbs the turnbuckles much to the approval of the fans.  She leaves moments later.  (21 min)

Tommy Lightning is backstage bitching to anyone who would listen but his whining falls on deaf ears.  He walks around a corner and hears “VAMPIRE LUNGES FOR EVERYBODY” and it about scares the beejeebees out of him.  Tommy takes off rushing out to the ring.

Tommy Lightning makes like a bullet and rushes down to the ring followed closely by Dr. Red Fang.  Fang chases Tommy around the ring and eventually catches him and peppers him with lefts and rights and then bounces Tommy’s head off the steel steps.  He rolls Tommy into the ring and then climbs in snarling and growling.  Tommy hits a monkey flip but Fang lands on his feet and hits a Transylvania Piledriver.  He makes the cover and gets the 3 count.  Dr. Red Fang gets the win in 60 seconds.  Fang then snarls some more before rushing to the back.  Tommy never knew what hit him and he groggily makes his way to the back.

We are treated to an impromptu appearance by the TV Champion Davis ‘the Hoff’ Hoffmeister.  The fans pop as the TV champ makes his way down to the ring.  He gets on the mic and says that he thinks the Phoenix fans are some of the best in the world.  They pop for this.  He starts to go on about how much he enjoys wrestling in HCW but he is interrupted by Bob ‘Powder’ Keg.  Bob says that he keeps getting looked over for shots at titles and says he’s had enough.  He is demanding a title shot right here and now against Davis.  Davis says that it just so happens that he’s prepared.  He removes his tear-away suit revealing his wrestling attire underneath.  He says that Bob just needs to get in the ring and this one can begin.  Bob enters the ring and hits an exploder suplex.   Davis knocks him down and locks in the Hollywood (camel) Clutch.  It must have been so excruciatingly painful that Bob only took seconds to tap out.  Davis Hoffmeister gets the win in only 2 minutes.  The fans pop as Davis holds his title high and then leaves.  Bob rubbed his back wincing and made his way to the back.

We are back in the interview area with US Champion Leon Teremoto.  Leon says he’s been watching Boom as he made his way up the rankings and feels that he is a viable contender.  He says that the fans will be cheering them both and is sure the better man will come out of this as the champion.

It is time for our main event.  First, Anthony ‘Static’ Boom comes out and once on stage, 3 loud “BOOMs” sound through the speakers.  Boom makes his way down to the ring shaking hands with the fans.  He gets in the ring and climbs the turnbuckle as the fans pop.  Next, the champs’ music hits and out comes the US Champion Leon Teremoto.  The fans pop equally for him.  He too shakes hands with the fans and makes his way down to the ring.  Upon entering the ring, he nods at Anthony and then climbs the turnbuckle himself and holds the title high.  He steps down and then hands the title to the ref who holds it high showing that it is at stake tonight.  Leon and Anthony shake hands and the match begins.  Leon starts off with a spine buster but Anthony hits a Lou Thesz press.  Anthony then connects with a sunset flip and gets the champ off his feet but Leon is back up pretty quick.  Anthony tries for a forearm smash but it’s reversed and Leon straps on a headlock and then hits a sitout sideslam.  Leon locks in an armbar scissor lock but Anthony hits a reverse cradle but Leon powers right out.  Leon throws Anthony into the corner and hits a splash.  Anthony battles back with repeated elbow drops.  Anthony follows it up with another set of elbow drops.  Leon gets up and knocks Anthony down.  He climbs to the top turnbuckle and goes for a flying legdrop but Anthony moves and Leon hits the mat hard.  Anthony then locked in the Figure Four leglock.  Trapped in the center of the ring, Leon was not making it to the ropes.  He hung in there for a good 30 seconds but then the pain became too great and he tapped out.  Anthony ‘Static’ Boom gets the submission win and becomes the NEW US CHAMPION!!!  The fans pop huge for him as the ref hands him the title and he climbs the turnbuckles holding his new title high.   The ref helps Leon to the back allowing Anthony to celebrate with the fans.  The show comes to an end with Anthony climbing into the crowd and crowdsurfing.

Thanks for reading.  There will be more to follow so stay tuned.

HCW Wrestling Newsletter 2019 #753 – Tacoma Thunder

Hello fans and welcome back to another installment of HCW’s Tacoma Thunder.  We are coming off a strong high (no, not that kind) from last week’s PPV.  We saw a new King crowned with ‘Red Hot’ Lucas Johnston taking it from ‘the Ragin Cajun’ Rad Gumbo.  We also saw quite a few careers come to an end and last Wednesday revealed who made the threatening comments towards Phoenix GM Master Bull.  Needless to say, Pete Punsher’s days in HCW are over and he is free to go wherever he wants to earn his career. 

The show kicks off with pyro and the crowd pops as the Mexicali Flyers are wheeled out in their wheelchairs.  Through their interpreter, they announce that the injuries sustained at the hands of Angry Jack Lawson and Mean Jack Mason have been severe enough that they feel now is the time to close the door on their in-ring careers.  The fans immediately stand up and start a “Thank you Flyers” clap, clap, clapclapclap.  GM Max McGillicutty then came out and thanked the Flyers for all they’ve done in HCW and says that tonight, he is proud to announce that the Mexicali Flyers will not only have jobs as commentators but that they will also be the first people announced for the 2019 Hall of Fame.  The fans pop again and Max makes his way over to shake the hands of El Dragon Insano and Tornado en Fuego.  Everyone then departs and the show is ready to go.

Pyro goes off once again and Ovaltine Jackson and Ghee Buttersnaps come out for the first match of the evening.  The fans pop as they make their way down to and into the ring.  They don’t get much time to get the crowd psyched up as their opponents make their way out and it’s the Smashers.  Smasher #1 and #2 come through the curtains and they are booed heavily.  After a few verbal altercations with the fans, they end up getting into the ring and immediately attack Ghee and Ovaltine.  The Smashers overpowered their opponents for the first 6 minutes of the match but then after that, Ghee and Ovaltine started making some strategic decisions and they took over the match.  The fans popped with every double team and high risk move.  As we neared the end of the match, the Smashers began tagging in and out more frequent.  Smasher #2 stunned Ghee with a knee lift before tagging Smasher #1 in.  #1 charged at Ghee but ended up getting hoisted into the air with a back body drop.  After #1 came crashing down to the ring, Ovaltine rushed over and took out #2 before he could interfere.  Ghee then made the cover and got the 1-2-3.  Ghee and Ovaltine get the win and even though it wasn’t announced beforehand, they move up in the rankings and the Smashers drop.  (18 min)

We cut to a taped video of the BBQ that Scooter J and TNT were hosting.  They are there with this wives and have quite a few friends in attendance.  There is a banner that reads "Congrats to the new King" and we see King Lucas Johnston there.  He and Scooter J are having a conversation about support for the Jobbers who move up the ranks.  TNT joins in the conversation and they all have a good laugh.  We then cut to the end of the evening and everyone is leaving.  King Lucas is the last to go and just as he is making his way out, he is attacked by “Big Money” Ned Rhyerson III.  TNT and Scooter J start to rush to his aid but they are attacked by Angry Jack Lawson and Mean Jack Mason.  After what they determined was a sufficient beat down, the Jacks and Ned gathered up all the remaining food and rushed off with it.  Man, what a bunch of jerks.

Our next match is to determine who will go on to meet Leon Teremoto on Wednesday for a shot at the US title.  First, the Wicked Prophet comes out to a solid pop from the crowd.  He makes his way into the ring and climbs the turnbuckle getting the crowd psyched up.  Next, the music changed and out comes another fan favorite Anthony ‘Static’ Boom.  Boom also gets a solid pop from the crowd and shakes hands with a few of the fans at ringside.  He gets into the ring and climbs a turnbuckle on the opposite side of the ring.  He then steps down and meets the Wicked Prophet in the middle of the ring.  The two shake hands and then go to opposite corners waiting for the bell to ring.  Once the bell rang, Anthony connected with a forearm smash but then WP exiled (threw) him from the ring.  Anthony was back in at 5 but then got hit with the SMITE.  Boom hits the static shock just as Prophet was locking in the crucifix clutch and both men went down.  Prophet got to his feet first.  Prophet hits the SMITE again and Boom hits a forearm smash.   Prophet locked in the crucifix clutch but Boom would not tap out.  Just then, Hardcore Champion Apollo Gyze came out but he wasn’t paying attention to the match but to his phone.  Prophet released the hold and yelled at Apollo.  Apollo looked up from his phone and a disturbing smile crossed his face.  Just as Prophet turned around, Boom locked in a figure four.  Prophet made a grab for the ropes but Apollo discretely knocked them off.  Trapped by the move and unable to get back to the ropes, Prophet had no choice but to tap out.  Anthony Boom gets the win but once he noticed Apollo out there, he went to the ref thinking something was up.  The ref said he did not see anything and raised Anthony’s arm as the victor of this match. The Wicked Prophet rolled out of the ring and began to go after Apollo who was still smiling and walking backwards up the ramp.  Boom is going on to meet Leon on Wednesday for the US title. (7 min)

We cut backstage and the Ladies Champion Ruby Rose has just arrived.  As she makes her way to her dressing room, she is approached by Violet Valkyrie.  Violet says that tonight is as good a night as any and thinks they can tear down the house in the main event.  Ruby agrees and says she’ll give Violet the match however, she will require the time limit to be 20 min.  Violet says she can get things done in plenty of time and agrees to the stipulation.

Next up, we have a Falls Count Anywhere match.  First, Shawn ‘Abs of Stone’ Austin comes out and the fans boo him.  He doesn’t seem to care and makes his way to the ring.  He shows off his washboard abs and the fans boo.  Next, the fans pop as Maximillian Redbeard makes his way out.  Austin bolts out of the ring as Redbeard steps over the top rope.  Maximillian motions for Austin to come back to the ring and as the fans mock him, Austin throws his hands up and begins to walk away.  Just then, Superquake Ferguson came out and blocked Austin’s path.  He motioned for Shawn to return to the ring and eventually he did.  Maximillian went on the offensive and practically dismantled Abs.  Redbeard took all his frustrations out on Austin.  He went for the pin a few times but grabbed Austin by the hair pulling him up at the last second.  After the ref had admonished Redbeard for the final time, Redbeard climbed to the second turnbuckle and dropped a devastating flying knee smash onto Shawn.  Redbeard made the cover and got the 3 count with seconds to spare.  Maximillian gets the win.  (20 min)  Superquake joins him in the ring and raises his partners arm as the victor.  Redbeard then takes a mic and calls out the Jacks.  “Just because you are cowards who attack from behind and just because you are challenging the tag team champs doesn’t mean we’re through with you.  You’d better watch your backs.” 

Backstage, Ivan Dragovich is reviewing the win loss records of the wrestlers and when he sees Texas Wildfire’s he begins to mock him saying that he lost, not to a wrestler but a man of commerce and laughs.  Just then, Texas Wildfire walks over and tells Ivan to say that again to his face.  Ivan stands up and says he’ll do one better…he’ll meet him tonight in the ring.  Ivan walks off.

Our next match is a challenge for a spot.  Issuing the challenge is Nix Anderson.  Nix comes out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.  The man he is challenging for his spot in the World Title line up is the Axe.  Axe comes out and the fans pop for him.  Once the match began, the Axe was in total control and dominated the match throughout.   Axe did seem to underestimate Nix though and Nix continued to kick out of everything Axe hit him with.  As we entered the final minute of the match, it looked like this one was going to end in a draw.  Axe just pummeled Nix with multiple elbow shots.  Nix, in a moment of desperation, grabbed his ukulele and smashed Axe with it.  Nix immediately went for the pin and got the 3 count with moments to spare.  Nix Anderson gets the win and moves up the rankings.  The fans weren’t all that happy with how it went down but after the match, Nix ended up helping the Axe to his feet before leaving.  (20 min)

Just then, the music changed and the World Champion the Banker and his manager Ruth Heartless came out and made their way into the ring.  The Banker begins gloating about defeating Texas Wildfire not once but twice and now he’s relegated to fighting burly Russians.  He is interrupted by none other than ‘the Ragin Cajun’ Rad Gumbo.  Gumbo enters the ring with a mic and says he never got his rematch for the title.  The Banker says that Rad was a competitor to TW’s reign, not his and that he hasn’t proved anything as to why he thinks he’s worthy.  Gumbo says “You want to see worthy?” and begins to pummel the champ until he bailed out of the ring.  The Banker made his way to the back cursing Gumbo and saying he will find a way to get even.  Gumbo actually leaves the ring to a pop from the crowd.

Up next is our special challenge match. Making his way out first is the burly Russian Ivan Dragovich.  He is booed as he makes his way down to the ring.  He stops to grab a fan’s sign that says “Texas Wildfire #1” and proceeds to tear it up.  This just makes the crowd more pissed off.   Once he got into the ring, the music changed and out comes Texas Wildfire.  The fans practically blow the roof off the place with the pop.  Wildfire stops to take a picture with the one fan whose sign was torn up but then became all business and hit the ring getting into Ivan’s face.  The bell rang and the two began slugging it out.  Ivan stayed toe to toe with TW but then Wildfire kicked it back into high gear.  After that, Ivan got in two shots…that was all and the rest was a man raging like a wildfire.  TW managed to hit the Hangman’s Clothesline and then made the cover to get the 3 count.  Texas Wildfire is BACK in a dominant way.  Ivan rolls out of the ring and makes his way to the back.  TW stays and celebrates with the fans briefly before leaving.  (18 min)

 Backstage, Larry Morton meets up with Ladies Champion Ruby Rose.  Larry asks Ruby if she’s ready for another high profile match so soon after defeating Ravishing Raquel.  Ruby says that if you are a closet champion and only care about defending the title only when you have to, you’re not a real champion.  A real champion takes on all challengers whether she thinks they are deserving or not   Larry asks her if she thinks Violet is undeserving of a title match.  Ruby says that there are others more deserving but she’ll step up for this match.  She then heads to the ring.

It is time for our main event.  First, fog fills the stage and then Violet Valkyrie comes bursting through and slides under the bottom rope.  The fans pop for her as she climbs the turnbuckles to get the crowd more pumped up.  Next, the Ladies Champion’s music hits and out comes Ruby Rose.  Ruby takes her time making her way to the ring to a nice pop from the crowd and she holds her title over her head proudly.  She gets in the ring and walks by Violet and climbs a turnbuckle and holds the title for all to see and pumps her fist into the air.  She steps down and hands the title to the ref.  She does some stretches and then the bell rings starting this one off.   

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a MODIFIED BOSTON CRAB....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a JAPANESE ARMDRAG....

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

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a JAPANESE ARMDRAG....

Ruby Rose (f) absorbs the punishment.

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a THE RED WEDDING FACEBUSTER....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a DIVING BACK ELBOW....

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

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a EXPLODER SUPLEX....

Ruby Rose (f) neutralizes EXPLODER SUPLEX.

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a ROUNDHOUSE KICK....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a EXPLODER SUPLEX....

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a THE RED WEDDING FACEBUSTER....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a JUMPING KNEE SMASH....

Ruby Rose (f) is attempting a pin!!!

1...

Violet Valkyrie (f) kicks out of the pin!

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a ROUNDHOUSE KICK....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a EXPLODER SUPLEX....

Violet Valkyrie (f) is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

Ruby Rose (f) kicks out of the pin!

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a MODIFIED BOSTON CRAB....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a EXPLODER SUPLEX....

===== In the 9th minute of the match: =====

Ruby Rose (f) executes a THE RED WEDDING FACEBUSTER....

Violet Valkyrie (f) absorbs the punishment.

===== In the 10th minute of the match: =====

Ruby Rose (f) executes a INVERTED D.D.T.....

Violet Valkyrie (f) attempts to defend against INVERTED D.D.T. but is unsuccessful.

Ruby Rose (f) is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

Violet Valkyrie (f) kicks out of the pin!

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a EXPLODER SUPLEX....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a RUNNING CLOTHESLINE....

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a PENDULUM BACKBREAKER....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a RUNNING DOUBLE AXE HANDLE....

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a THE RED WEDDING FACEBUSTER....

Violet Valkyrie (f) reverses THE RED WEDDING FACEBUSTER!

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a RUNNING ONE-HANDED BULLDOG....

Ruby Rose (f) attempts to defend against RUNNING ONE-HANDED BULLDOG but is unsuccessful.

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a MODIFIED BOSTON CRAB....

Violet Valkyrie (f) absorbs the punishment.

===== In the 15th minute of the match: =====

Ruby Rose (f) executes a MODIFIED BOSTON CRAB....

Violet Valkyrie (f) absorbs the punishment.

Ruby Rose (f) is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

Violet Valkyrie (f) kicks out of the pin!

===== In the 16th minute of the match: =====

Ruby Rose (f) executes a PENDULUM BACKBREAKER....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a EXPLODER SUPLEX FROM TOP ROPE....

Violet Valkyrie (f) is attempting a pin!!!

1...2...

Ruby Rose (f) kicks out of the pin!

===== In the 17th minute of the match: =====

Ruby Rose (f) executes a ROUNDHOUSE KICK....

Violet Valkyrie (f) attempts to defend against ROUNDHOUSE KICK but is unsuccessful.

Ruby Rose (f) is attempting a pin!!!

1...

Violet Valkyrie (f) kicks out of the pin!

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a DOUBLE UNDERHOOK SUPLEX....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a RUNNING DOUBLE AXE HANDLE....

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a LOTUS LOCK....

Violet Valkyrie (f) reverses LOTUS LOCK!

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a RUNNING ONE-HANDED BULLDOG....

Ruby Rose (f) attempts to defend against RUNNING ONE-HANDED BULLDOG but is unsuccessful.

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

Ruby Rose (f) executes a MODIFIED BOSTON CRAB....

Violet Valkyrie (f) executes a RUNNING CLOTHESLINE....

After 20 minutes, the match is declared a draw.

This one comes to a time limit draw much to the dismay of the fans.  The two ladies stand in the middle of the ring and Violet extends her hand.  Ruby looks at her and then takes her title from the ref and walks away.  Violet is left looking on in wonder.

With that, the show comes to an end.  Stay tuned; more action to come.