SECW WRESTLING: CARD XI ‘Halloween Hell’ (Grady Cole Center, Charlotte NC)
It’s All Hallow’s Eve and the ghosts n ghouls are making mischief all around the streets of Charlotte, but inside a packed out Grady Cole Center,
South Eastern Championship Wrestling is getting ready to deliver a night of hot ‘n’ heavy grunt ‘n’ groan action, with the Main Event seeing
Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka putting his belt on the line against the rugged and double-tough
‘Dr Death’ Steve Williams. Let’s get straight to the ring…
1. The opening match sees popular youngster and school girl’s favourite
Sam Houston make short work of the masked
Mr X. X put up a fight and even stunned the leggy Houston with a body slam, but a pair of dropkicks and a bulldog finally put the masked man away.
Winner:
Sam Houston
2. Veteran grappler
Tommy Gilbert gets drawn into a slug fest against rookie
Soul Train Jones and comes out on top, with a running knee scoring the victory.
Winner:
Tommy Gilbert
3. Tag action next as father and son duo,
Bob and
Brad Armstrong continue to excite in South Eastern with a dominant display against the villainous team of
Rock Riddle and
‘Wild’ Bill White. White actually shows some fire here and stuns young Brad with a power slam. Papa Bob makes the save it’s all one-way traffic from there on. Armstrong Jr puts the ineffective Riddle away with the Russian Leg Sweep which excites the boisterous crowd.
Winners:
The Armstrong Family
4.
Doug Gilbert, barely out of his teens and showing some real promise makes short work of
Johnny Mantell who can’t cope with Gilbert’s pace. A pair of neck breakers wins it in double quick time.
Winner:
Doug Gilbert
5. Two top tag-teams are in action next, to determine the #1 contenders to
The Sheepherders’ tag straps. It’s
PG-13 against
Tammy Sytch’s Heavenly Bodies and it’s the cocky Bodies (
Chris Candido &
Dr Tom Prichard) who control the unorthodox urban rappers early on.
Wolfie D and
JC Ice's wild antics excite the crowd, but an ‘accidental’ ref bump sees Prichard punish Ice by strangling him with a camera cable. It’s nasty stuff. Candido wants in but as he blasts Wolfie D with Sytch’s purse, the groggy ref calls for the bell and declares PG-13 the winners. Sytch and her charges are beside themselves!
Winners:
PG-13
(via DQ)
The crowd get an update on the well being of
‘Boogie Woogie Man’ Jimmy Valiant, who suffered an injury at the hands of Jimmy Snuka a few weeks ago. Valiant will be back in action in two weeks, and he’s ready to take it to Snuka, Daddy!
6. Olympian
Bob Roop and
Les Thatcher put on a clinic for the appreciative crowds as both trade pin fall attempts during a hot 15-minute encounter. Thatcher locks in the Stump Puller but Roop breaks free and eventually hits a shoulder breaker to pick up a much-needed victory.
Winner:
Bob Roop
7. In a wild tag-team encounter, the popular team of
Barry Windham and
Tracy Smothers come up short against
The Grappler and
Tully Blanchard. Both Blanchard and Smothers find themselves busted open as all four men give it all everything. Blanchard blasts Smothers with a set of brass knucks before The Grappler hits a nasty looking lariat. Windham can’t quite make the pin save as the crowd reign down a chorus of boos as the ref counts the three.
Winners:
The Grappler & Tully Blanchard
8. It’s Main Event Time as
Jimmy Snuka defends his Heavyweight Title against
Steve Williams. Snuka, as always is accompanied by his manager,
Sir Oliver Humperdink and is ‘Dink who proves to be key in this battle. Both Snuka and Williams score a series of near falls as the two powerhouses smash each other with clubbing blow after clubbing blow. Williams has the match won after hitting the Oklahoma Stampede but Humperdink sacrifices himself, jumping to the ring apron to distract the referee. Williams goes after the rotund manager but Snuka recovers and blasts him with Humperdink’s carefully discarded cane. Williams drops like a felled redwood and Snuka slumps on top of him to retain his title.
Winner:
Jimmy Snuka (SECW Heavyweight Title.)
Next up, SECW rolls into Shinston, WV for a show at the Lincoln County High School for a stacked card which sees Tag Team Champions The Sheepherders headline against PG-13. Also on the card, Brad Armstrong hopes to get some revenge on Johnny Mantell and the nefarious Grappler will answer the challenge of Tracy Smothers. Plus, appearances from Sam Houston and Bob Roop. Walk up tickets available. Discounts for group bookings!
