Hello fans and
welcome back to another installment of the HCW Wrestling Newsletter. Pyro goes off and things start down at the ring. Scooter J and TNT come out to booing from the
fans. They enter the ring and Scooter J
demands a mic. “Steel Curtain…you cost
me the Hardcore title (TNT pops in with ‘Yeah, cost him the title’). You have stuck your nose in our business one
too many times (TNT says ‘Big noses’).
We demand a match at the PPV for the Tag Team Titles.” The music changes and out comes the World Tag
Team Champs the Steel Curtain. Buzz and
Starbuck Steel get a huge pop from the crowd.
Buzz has a mic in hand. “You want to talk about interfering? You two schmoes stuck your noses in our business
and you even cost Starbuck the World title (Starbuck leans in and says ‘schmoes’
mocking TNT). You pantywaists want a
shot at us? You got it. Buck, got anything to add?” Starbuck leans in and says (the fans join in)
“Word”. The champs leave and TNT and
Scooter J sneer at them and eventually make their way to the back.
We see Dash
Woodbrick sneaking around backstage with a roll of caution tape. Now what is he up to?
J9 is backstage
with TV Champion Jack Lumber. “Jack,
tonight you put the title on the line against Apollo Gyze. Are you ready?” Jack smiles.
“Niner, I’ve been ready my whole life.
Winning the TV title is just the first step. I haven’t forgotten about
you Prophet. This is a final warning…keep
your nose out of my business.” Jack
leaves.
Pyro goes off
again and our first match is underway.
The first match is for the Anytime/Anywhere title. Making his way out first is Snake Pit member
Leiton Snake. He gets a mixed reaction
as he heads down to the ring. He waits
for the champ to come out. The music
plays but the AA champ Phat Sol is nowhere to be found. After a brief lull, the other members of the
Pit Niven and Tobias Snake drag a semi-conscious Phat Sol down to the
ring. It appears they beat him down
softening him up for Leiton. Leiton is
in the ring laughing as Phat is carried/dragged to the ring. They roll Phat into the ring. The ref then orders the other Pit members
from the ring. Leiton calls for the bell
to ring and gets set up for the Curb Stomp.
He goes for it but Phat moves out of the way and then nails Leiton with
the Phat’s Enough. Phat then rolled out
of the ring. Leiton recovered and hit
the ropes connecting with a suicide dive to the floor landing right on Phat who
crashed into the ringside barrier. The
ref began counting both men out but Leiton rolled back in to break the count
but the ref didn’t stop counting (he should have) and ended up reaching
10. Leiton was shocked. He may have won the match by countout but the
belt doesn’t change hands on a countout.
He was livid. He goes back after
Phat and rolls him into the ring. He
then exits again and grabs a steel chair.
He brings the chair into the ring and lays it across Phat’s face. He then sets up for the Curb Stomp again and
goes to execute it but at the last minute, Phat pushed the chair off and it hit
Leiton right in the leg as he was going for the punt. Leiton hits the mat in pain. Tobias and Niven Snake rush down but Phat
bails out of the ring to avoid the attack. He exits through the crowd holding
his title high. He then disappears into
the sea of fans. (1 min for the match; 5
for the aftermath).
J9 is backstage
again with Hayley Hailstorm and her manager Matt Preacher. Hayley says that she seems to be stuck in the
mid card when lesser talented people seem to be getting a push. She says she’s had enough and tonight, things
will change. She turns to Matt Preach and
officially fires him. The fans pop. Preacher is speechless. He storms off. Hayley says that this is the beginning of a ‘new’
Hayley and she is ready for what is to come.
She leaves.
We go back to the
ring for our next match. First, ‘Luke
Warm’ Lucas Johnston comes out to a (you guessed it) a luke-warm reaction from the
crowd. Once in the ring, his opponent
makes his way out and out comes the gigantic Biceps Bannerman. Bannerman gets a pop from the crowd and
high-fives them as he makes his way to the ring. He gets in and the match begins almost
immediately. Biceps dominated at first
but then the former King began taking the fight to Biceps. After almost squeezing the life out of Lucas
with the Biceps crunch, he hurled him to the ropes and dropped him with a devastating
chop to the chest. Biceps goes for the
pin and secures the 3 count in 19 minutes.
Biceps gets the win and celebrates with the fans as Lucas makes his way
to the back. After a few moments, Biceps
heads to the back.
J9 is backstage
with Apollo Gyze. Apollo says that
Hayley firing her manager in front of the world was the dummest thing she could
do. Apollo addresses Preacher and says
that even if Hayley apologizes, he should still kick her to the curb. “Now, tonight, I get my hands on that
goofball Lumber and the TV title. He
think I hurt his feelings? Guess what
numnut; more than your feelings are gonna be hurt when I leave you broken and
take your title. And you know what, I
won’t be apologizing for it…Sucka!”
We head to the ring
for our next match. First, the
loudspeakers light up with “TIMMMMBEERRRR” and out comes the TV Champion Jack
Lumber. The fans pop for him and as he
looks to the ‘Lumber Lounge’, he sees it’s empty with a bunch of caution tape
closing it off. He looks perplexed but
then continues his way to the ring. Once
in the ring, he holds his title up high and the fans pop huge for him. He gets cut off when the annoying “APOLLO
GYZE DON’T APOLOGIZE” screams through the loudspeakers. Apollo comes out to a HUGE chorus of boos
from the crowd. He turns his nose up at
them and sneers and makes his way to the ring.
He shushes Jack from the ropes so he can enter under his own
volition. He climbs in and immediately
attacks Jack. The two battle for a solid
11 minutes before Jack hits the Spear and goes for the cover only to get a 2
count. At the 18 minute mark, Jack hits
the “TIMMBBERRR” but Apollo rolls out of the ring before Jack could attempt a
pin. Jack follows Apollo out but Apollo
is back in the ring quickly and hits the ropes connecting with a suicide dive
to the floor. The ref began counting but
Apollo started getting concerned Jack was going to get counted out and cheat to
keep the title. Just then, Dash
Woodbrick and the World Champion the Wicked Prophet came out. When Apollo saw them (the ref had just
counted to 9), he distracted the ref.
Dash and Prophet begin stomping on Jack on the outside of the ring
before rolling him back in. They then
took steps away from the ring to make it look like they were just
watching. Apollo picks Jack up and whips
him to the ropes. Apollo went for a
clothesline but Jack ducked it using his momentum to bounce off the ropes and
try for the spear but Apollo caught him with a running boot. Apollo went for the pin but they were close
to the ropes. Jack got his foot on the
bottom rope but Dash knocked it off before the ref could see it. The ref counted to 3 and to everyone’s shock,
he awarded the match AND the TV title to Apollo Gyze. Apollo grabs the title jumping for joy as the
fans let their displeasure be heard.
Apollo takes his title and runs to the back all giddy. Jack gets up and is seething. He takes a mic calling out Prophet and Dash
for interfering and costing him his title.
Jack says he wants Prophet at the PPV in a match for the title. Prophet has a mic of his own. “And why would I do that? You’re not a contender; hell, you just lost
anything that gave you credibility so you are worse than a nothing.” Jack rushes the ropes and then went flying
over the top crashing on to both Dash and Prophet. Jack picks up Dash and levels him with the
Axe. He turns around only for Prophet to
blindside him. He rolls Jack in and
follows him in. He nails Jack with the
Unrighteous Dominion and then locks in the Crucifix Clutch. He ends up letting Jack go and takes the
mic. “You want a match against me and
this is the best you can do? Fine. I’ve embarrassed you here tonight and at the
PPV, I’ll do it again in front of the world.”
Prophet drops the mic and leaves gathering Dash up and making their way
to the back. (26 min for the match; 5
for the aftermath)
Backstage, Apollo
is still running around like a goofball and crashes into Texas Wildfire. “Hey you fool, watch where you’re going.” Wildfire was not impressed. “Me watch?
Moron, you’re the one who ran into me.”
Apollo got into Wildfire’s face. “Wanna say that again to my face?” Wildfire steps over and goes nose to
nose. “Put up or shut up” he says. Apollo begins to steam. “Fool, I’ll take you on anytime, anywhere.” Wildfire smiles. “Then we can settle this at the PPV. Don’t forget to bring your title.” “I beat that fool Jack Lumber; I can beat
you. Better load up on padding cause I’m
gonna beat the tar out of you…and I won’t apologize for it.” Apollo walks away. I guess we have another match for the PPV.
We then cut to the
office of the GM. Both GM’s Max
McGillicutty and Master Bull are talking.
Dash Woodbrick walks in. “I have
more important things going on managing THE Champs schedule. What do you want? Bull stands up. “Max and I have been talking and after what
you did earlier during Lumber’s match, we think that your time as a manager is
over after the July 4th PPV.”
Dash is shocked. “You can’t fire
me! I work for the Prophet; not you two.” Max adds in.
“We weren’t going to fire you Dash.
In fact, we think that your flapping gums would be put to better use.” “How so?” Dash asks. Master Bull hands Dash a
piece of paper to read. “Effective
7/5/2020, Dash Woodbrick, who calls himself a SMOOOOOOTH Operator, hereby
agrees, in order to avoid future lawsuits stemming from his time as an
announcer and a manager, agrees to become a full-time wrestler.” Dash is shocked. “I ain’t signing that.” Max says, “But you have to and here is
why: You’ve managed to piss off most of
the roster including this man to my right (Master Bull). Bull says he’s willing to relinquish his GM
title and authority just to get you in the ring. Master Bull wants you in the ring and
frankly, I’m ok with it happening. If
you do not accept, you will have anything leveraged against you since you
started dumped on you and we will have to cut you loose. Now, the choice is yours but it’s this or
unemployment; your call.” Dash is
fuming. “Fine. I’ll get trained for the ring and I’ll teach
YOU (puts his finger into Bull’s chest) to mind your own business.” Dash storms off. Bull hands Max a $5 bill. “And here I thought he would tuck tail and
run.”
Lavender Gooms
makes her way out first to a mixed reaction from the crowd. She enters the ring
and waits. Next, Hayley’s music hits and
the fans pop, happy she’s left the dark path behind and found the light. She interacts with the fans and makes her way
to the ring. The match begins right
away. After neither were able to get the
early advantage, Lavender went for a snap suplex but Hayley reversed it hitting
the Shimmering Warlock enzuiguri. She
then drops Lavender with a DDT. Lavender
then began to battle back pressing Hayley over her head before slamming her to
the mat. Lavender went for the four-leg
clover lock but Hayley powered out of it and nailed a Death Valley Driver. She went for the ping securely hooking the
leg and got the 1-2-3. Hayley Hailstorm
gets the win and the fans pop. She makes
her way to the back soaking in the fans appreciation for her turn and then
exits behind the curtain. (7 min)
J9 is backstage
with Davis Hoffmeister. “Hoff, you
defeated Apollo to get this spot and now you’re facing the US Champion Rad
Gumbo in the main event. What are your
thoughts?” Davis turns to the camera. “First,
I want to say that Apollo does have a big mouth and I’m sure that Texas
Wildfire with teach him a thing or two.
On to my opponent tonight. Both
Rad and I have held the World title. He
has had the distinction of being King.
The one thing he hasn’t done is to meet up against me for this
title. The second most prestigious belt
in HCW needs someone who will give it the respect it is due. I am not taking anything from Rad as he is
sneaky as he is dangerous. I think I can
beat him; I just need ample time to prove it.
I just heard he and I are getting 30 minutes to bring the house
down. I think we can oblige.”
We head back to
the ring for some tag team action.
First, Ovaltine Jackson and Ghee Buttersnaps make their way out to a
nice pop from the crowd. They enter the
ring and continue to get the crowd excited.
The music changes and out comes the Freedom Fighters – Flash and
Justice. The duo rush out and hit the
ring and begin pummeling Ovaltine and Ghee.
After about 3 minutes of that, Ghee and Ovaltine turn the tables and
take the fight to the Fighters. 6
minutes in, Ghee locked in a power arm bar on Justice before hitting him with the
Ghee Hee Hee. He makes the cover at
Ovaltine rushes and knocks Flash off the ring apron to prevent
interference. Ghee gets the 3 count and
he and Ovaltine secure the win. Ovaltine
and Ghee have their arms raised in victory but they are attacked from behind by
Flash who has a steel chair. He knocks
both Ovaltine and Ghee to the mat. Flash
tells Justice to pick up Ovaltine on his shoulders. He does as Flash climbs to the top
turnbuckle. He launches hitting a flying
clothesline. They kick Ovaltine out of
the ring. Flash then grabs Ghee and
holds him in the middle of the ring. Justice
climbs to the top turnbuckle and leaps off hitting a leg drop on Ghee. They kick him out of the ring also. The Freedom Fighters are booed heavily and
they leave with carnage in their wake.
(7 min for the match; 5 for the aftermath)
J9 says she has an
announcement to make before bringing in the US Champion. She says that HCW management have come to
terms with Matt Preacher and he has been released from HCW. Now, she brings in Rad Gumbo and his
manager Ms. Alexandria. Gumbo says that
a lot of what Davis said was true except he IS the US champion and even though
they may tear the house down, he is not planning on walking out without his
title around his waist. “Mon Ami, I’m
ready; you better be ready. Let’s get
dis party started.” Gumbo and his
manager depart for the ring.
It’s time for our main
event. First, Davis ‘the Hoff’
Hoffmeister makes his way out to a HUGE pop from the crowd. He interacts with the fans as he makes his
way to the ring. He climbs in and
continues to get the crowd pumped for this match. After a few moments, the music changes and we
hear “GUMBO 7:30 MEANS ITS SUPPA TIME, BITCH” and out comes the US Champion ‘the
Ragin Cajun’ Rad Gumbo and his manager Ms. Alexandria. They head to the ring and then enter. Gumbo climbs the turnbuckle holding the US
title high over his head. He steps down
and hands the title to the ref. Ms.
Alexandria leaves and the ref starts the match.
=====
In the 1st minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled OC.
Ms.
Alexandria executes a Slap to mouth....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a CLOTHESLINE....
=====
In the 2nd minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled DC
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a CLOTHESLINE....
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo neutralizes CLOTHESLINE.
=====
In the 3rd minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled DC
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled OC/TT
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a MONKEY FLIP....
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo attempts to defend against MONKEY FLIP but is
unsuccessful.
=====
In the 4th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled DC
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a FLIRT WITH THE LADIES....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister neutralizes FLIRT WITH THE LADIES.
=====
In the 5th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled DC
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a COTTONMOUTH CLUTCH....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister neutralizes COTTONMOUTH CLUTCH.
=====
In the 6th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled OC.
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a COTTONMOUTH CLUTCH....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a CLOTHESLINE....
=====
In the 7th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled DC
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a ROUNDHOUSE KICK....
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo attempts to defend against ROUNDHOUSE KICK but is
unsuccessful.
=====
In the 8th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled DC
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a COTTONMOUTH CLUTCH....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister absorbs the punishment.
=====
In the 9th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC/TT
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled DC
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a COTTONMOUTH CLUTCH....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister absorbs the punishment.
=====
In the 10th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled DC
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a COTTONMOUTH CLUTCH....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister attempts to defend against COTTONMOUTH CLUTCH
but is unsuccessful.
=====
In the 11th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC/TT
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled DC
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a NEW ORLEANS CRAB....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister absorbs the punishment.
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo straps in the NEW ORLEANS CRAB.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister does not submit!
=====
In the 12th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled OC.
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a BURBON STREET BLUES....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a CHOKE IN CORNER....
=====
In the 13th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled DC
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a CLOTHESLINE....
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo absorbs the punishment.
=====
In the 14th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC/TT
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled OC.
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a ONION TWIST (MUTA LOCK)....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a HOLLYWOOD CLUTCH (CAMEL)....
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo straps in the ONION TWIST (MUTA LOCK).
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister does not submit!
=====
In the 15th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled OC.
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo executes a WHERE Y'AT? (QUICK JABS)....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister executes a CHOKE IN CORNER....
=====
In the 16th minute of the match: =====
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo rolled OC.
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister rolled DC
Ms.
Alexandria executes a Compute opponents odds of winning....
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister attempts to defend against Compute opponents
odds of winning but is unsuccessful.
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo is attempting a pin!!!
1...2...3
Davis
"the Hoff" Hoffmeister was pinned by "The Ragin Cajun" Rad
Gumbo!!!
"The
Ragin Cajun" Rad Gumbo wins with a Compute opponents odds of winning over
Davis "the Hoff" Hoffmeister!!!
The Ragin Cajun
Rad Gumbo gets the win and retains his title.
The ref hands him his belt and he holds it over his head to a pop from
the crowd. Gumbo turns and sees Davis
still on the mat. He hands his title to
Ms. Alexandria and helps Davis to his feet.
Davis stares at him but then extends his hand. The two shake hands much to the delight of
the crowd. Davis heads to the back
allowing Gumbo to soak in the applause from the fans. That brings tonight’s show to an end.
We have one more
show before the PPV so stay tuned.
