SQUARE CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: PNW Wrestling

["Emperor Norton" (Mark T)]

Nice stuff. I'm not liking Adam Cole over Ivan Koloff, but I do like that Jake and Bundy tag team a lot.

[Thomas (TK)]

Jan 31, 2023 16:23:24 GMT -5 "Emperor Norton" (Mark T) said:

Nice stuff. I'm not liking Adam Cole over Ivan Koloff, but I do like that Jake and Bundy tag team a lot.

I was looking in the past for a teammate for Jake and remembered that they were in the original LOD...so, I reached out to Chris Foster (who has Bundy in his territory) and asked to use him.

I was suprised to see Koloff manhandled so easily myself...Adam Cole bay-bay!!!

Thank u for swinging in sir

[Thomas (TK)]

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES
YEAR ONE TOUR FIVE SHOW FOUR SUBSHOW TWO
ABERDEEN, WA

TOMMASO CIAMPA thumped NACHO BERRERA with a jumping knee in corner
MATCH NOTES:
Not much to say about this one except Berrera had a small offensive flurry but that was quickly put to a stop! Ciampa used a flying clothesline and a running knee in the corner for the pinfall. (1/2*)

BRITISH BULLDOGS sneaked by ROCK & ROLL EXPRESS, after DYNAMITE KID reversed a schoolboy roll up from ROBERT GIBSON
MATCH NOTES: A fantastic match! These two teams showed what tag team wrestling is all about! At the fifteen-minute mark, Dynamite Kid attempted a DIVING HEAD BUTT but Gibson slid out of the way at the last moment. The Memphis native used a schoolboy roll up to try and get the pin but Dynamite Kid countered with his own. 1-2-3!! The Bulldogs were declared the winners and had their hands raised in victory. (***3/4)

JUSTIN CREDIBLE won against STAN HANSEN by disqualification

MATCH NOTES: The Texas native seemed to be over his bout with intoxication (at least for the moment) and this showed as he used every dirty trick in the book. The referee finally wised up, called for the bell, and disqualified Hansen.

A murmur came over the arena as Scorpion Pro Wrestling superstar One-Man Gang stepped over the guard rail and blasted Hansen with a steel chain! Hansen’s head was busted open and covered in crimson as One-Man Gang tossed PNW’s star into the squared circle.

The One-Man Gang climbed to the top turnbuckle and came crashing down with 747 finisher! Hansen’s body started to convulse, and the ring suddenly became engulfed with referees and officials to break up the scuffle to get Hansen some medical attention. (DUD)

LUCHA BROTHERS beat MIRACLE VIOLENCE CONNECTION, after “DR. DEATH” STEVE WILLIAMS was disqualified against PENTA EL ZERO M
MATCH NOTES: Lucha Brothers were running circles around the MVC and the frustration was showing from Steve Williams. So much that he picked up a steel chair after he was sent to the arena floor with a springboard lungblower and blasted Penta El Zero M with said chair. The referee called for the bell and awarded the bout to the Lucha Brothers. (1/4*)

NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP NON-TITLE MATCH
“HANGMAN” ADAM PAGE won against BRUISER BRODY (ch) by disqualification
MATCH NOTES: Yep, that’s right…three in a row! Neither man was able to get started before TJP stormed down to ringside and blasted Hangman with a superkick! The ref immediately called for the bell…Brody looked confused as now he will have to face Page for the National Championship because of the recently sparking feud between Natural Selection and United Empire. (1/2*)

[Thomas (TK)]

PNW POWER HOUR
YEAR ONE TOUR FIVE SHOW FOUR SUBSHOW THREE
OLYMPIA, WA

MATT RIDDLE forced TJP to submit via. CROSS ARMBREAKER

MATCH NOTES: What's that old saying? Payback is a b*tch? Yep, that's the one as "Hangman" Adam Page cashed in his receipts this evening. TJP was dominating and signaled for his finisher of FIGURE FOUR DEATHLOCK but Page's music began to play over the arena speakers. This distracted TJP long enough for Matt Riddle to clamp on his own finisher- CROSS ARMBREAKER to have TJP tap out moments later. (*1/2)

RODERICK STRONG defeated STEVE CORINO with a SICK KICK

MATCH NOTES: A wrestling fans dream! This bout went back and forth numerous times with both participants leaving everything they had in the ring! After a grueling eighteen minutes, Strong landed another SICK KICK to get the three count on his opponent. (****)

NATIONAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP NON-TITLE MATCH
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (w/ JIM CORNETTE) won against 'DEM BOYZ, after BOBBY EATON pinned JAY BRISCOE with a VEG-O-MATIC

MATCH NOTES: Match of the Year candidate! Both teams put on a clinic and too many near falls were performed in this one. Finisher galore...All four men were covered in crimson by the time the final bell rang. Speaking of which, the end came after Jay Briscoe was caught in the VEG-O-MATIC tag finisher from the Midnight Express. (****)

ROB VAN DAM bludgeoned WILL OSPREAY with VAN TERMINATOR

MATCH NOTES: The leader of United Empire suffered a set back after "Mr. Saturday Night" put him down with minimal resistance. Only four minutes had passed before RVD planted VAN TERMINATOR maneuver on Ospreay for the duke. (*)

SQUARE CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE MATCH
JAKE"THE SNAKE"ROBERTS stunned ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER with a DDT

MATCH NOTES: Abdullah beat Roberts to an inch of his life and even used the infamous fork to split the champion's forehead open! The Sudanese Nightmare attempted to use a third SUDANESE MEAT CLEAVER but Roberts countered with a school-boy roll up that nearly garnered the three count! After both participants climbed to their feet, Roberts used a lightning quick DDT to cover the challenger for the victory. (****)

[Ken West]

The Midnights & Dem Boyz I wouldve paid good money to see on it's own! Great card!

[Thomas (TK)]

Year One Tour Five is over! Here are the rankings:

Singles:
1. Bruiser Brody (National Champ/1)
2. 'Hangman' Adam Page (6)
3. Terry Gordy (3)
4. Kevin Sullivan (2)
5. Ivan Koloff (4)
6. Steve Corino(5)
7. Rob Van Dam (-)
8. Abdullah the Butcher (7)

Tag Team:
1. Midnight Express (Eaton/Lane)(National Tag Champs/2)
2. British Bulldogs (4)
3. Varsity Club (1)
4. Rock & Roll Express (3)
5. Miracle Violence Connection (5)
6. Broserweights (Riddle/Dunn)(6)
7. Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero M/ Felix)(-)
8. 'Dem Boyz (-)

RELEASES: None
SIGNINGS: Kimala the Ugandan Giant

[Thomas (TK)]

WEEKDAY GRIND
YEAR ONE TOUR SIX SHOW ONE 
PUYALLUP, WA

- KIMALA THE UGANDAN GIANT easily put away “THE NATURAL” NEIL LAUE with a Ugandan Nerve Pinch (SQUASH)

TWENTY MAN BATTLE ROYALE
ORDER OF ELIMINATION (ELIMINATED BY: )
1.“Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne (Justin Credible)
2. Mike Rotunda (Will Ospreay)
3. “Wild” Bill Irwin (Abdullah the Butcher)
4. “The Bastard” PAC (Andre the Giant)
5. Scott “Hog” Irwin (Andre the Giant)
6. Will Ospreay (Roderick Strong)
7. Justin Credible (Adam Cole)
8. Steve Corino (Kevin Sullivan)
9. Terry Gordy (“Dr. Death” Steve Willaims)
10. “Dr. Death” Steve Williams (Terry Gordy)
11. Ivan Koloff (Andre the Giant)
12. Matt Riddle (Davey Boy Smith)
13. Tommaso Ciampa (Rob Van Dam)
14. Abdullah the Butcher (Andre the Giant)
15. Roderick Strong (Rob Van Dam)
16. Kevin Sullivan (Davey Boy Smith)
17. Rob Van Dam (Adam Cole)
18. Adam Cole (Davey Boy Smith)
19. Davey Boy Smith
WINNER: Andre the Giant

MATCH NOTES: A lot of bad blood in this squared circle with Natural Selection, United Empire, and the Hardcore Legends! These three groups beat the hell out of one another whenever they had the chance and several eliminations of said groups were from the three rival factions.

An interesting point was when Terry Gordy was eliminated by his own Miracle Violence Connection brethren. The two argued after Gordy hit the floor and terry would reach up to shake Williams’s hand only to pull out the Oklahoma native down to the concrete. Of course, the two ended up arguing all the way back to the locker room.

‘The Eighth Wonder of the World’ Andre the Giant made his Tour debut and not only did he win the battle royale but eliminated FIVE participants! Davey Boy Smith, being the last elimination, withstood a BIG SPLASH but couldn’t fight through a second finisher before being tossed over the top rope. After the bell rang, Andre walked around ringside and celebrated with fans at ringside. (***)

‘HANGMAN’ ADAM PAGE demolished TJP via. RITE OF PASSAGE
MATCH NOTES: TJP has been a thorn in Adam Page’s side since he debuted, and the ‘Hangman’ wanted to send a message that no one messes with Natural Selection. That is exactly what happened! As the bell sounded, Page executed a running clothesline and three consecutive RITES OF PASSAGES for the easy win. ‘Hangman’ climbed the turnbuckle afterward and started to make a belt motion over his waist (his assumption is he will become National Championship Title Match by defeating Bruiser Brody coming up later this Tour) (* ½)

[Thomas (TK)]

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MATCHES
YEAR ONE TOUR SIX SHOW ONE SUBSHOW TWO
BELLEVUE, WA

LUCHA BROTHERS ran circles against EL MASCARA TERROR & MUCHAS PERDIDAS, after Fenix used a MEXICAN DESTROYER on MUCHAS PERDIDAS (SQUASH)

ANDRE THE GIANT pancaked KIMALA, THE UGANDAN GIANT with a BIG SPLASH
MATCH NOTES:This match wasn’t going to be a wrestling classic and it turned out to be an easily forgotten match as Andre manhandled Kimala with series of bearhugs and big slaps across the chest. After Kimala fell to the mat after a nasty headbutt by Andre, the Eighth Wonder used a BIG SPLASH to secure victory. (1/2*)

TERRY GORDY made quick work of “BRUISERWEIGHT” PETE DUNNE with a PILEDRIVER
MATCH NOTES: ‘BAM BAM’ tossed around Dunne and used several high impact moves on the English native. Gordy apparently was still upset about his elimination at the Battle Royale on SHOW ONE and took his frustrations on his opponent. After only a few minutes, Gordy executed a perfect PILEDRIVER for the win. (*1/2)

‘DEM BOYZ lit up BUTCHER & THE BEAR, after MARK BRISCOE caught IVAN KOLOFF with a CUT-THROAT DRIVER
MATCH NOTES: A one-sided affair! The Briscoes just pummeled the old veterans with their high-powered offense and Koloff/Abdullah didn’t have an answer. At the seven-minute mark, Jay used a CUT-THROAT DRIVER on a bloodied Ivan Koloff for the three count. (***)

ROB VAN DAM was disqualified against RODERICK STRONG
MATCH NOTES: These two went at one another with hated passion! However, RVD would lose his cool and attempt the VAN TERMINATOR after Strong was gaining momentum. The referee wasn’t having any of those antics and called for the bell. The official awarded the match to Strong because of a disqualification. (**1/2)

WILL OSPREAY thumped STAN HANSEN with ESSEX DESTROYER
MATCH NOTES: Hansen was back to his intoxicated ways again and was staggering back and forth. Will Ospreay moved quickly to end the match to prevent any injuries and used a series of ESSEX DESTROYERS to end the fiasco. (1/2*)

NATIONAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP NON-TITLE MATCH
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (w/ JIM CORNETTE) (ch) squeezed by BRITISH BULLDOGS, after DAVEY BOY SMITH was disqualified against STAN LANE.
MATCH NOTES: This contest was hilarious as the Bulldogs taunted the Midnight Express’s manager throughout the entirety. The champs were all business and hit a duo of tag finishers but was unable to get the three count…the Bulldogs would seize momentum and use the TOWER OF LONDON on Stan Lane and Davey Boy would cover him for the pin attempt.

Cornette, of course, jumped up on the ring apron and broke up the count! Tired of the managers constant antics, Davey Boy rolled out onto the concrete floor, grabbed a chair, and chased the mama’s boy! When Davey was close enough, he swung the chair but Cornette ducked, and this caused the steel chair to strike Stan Lane. The referee called for the bell and awarded the National Champions a disqualification victory. (*3/4)

[Thomas (TK)]

PNW POWER HOUR
YEAR ONE TOUR SIX SHOW ONE SUBSHOW THREE
SEATTLE, WA

ADAM COLE made quick work of JUSTIN CREDIBLE via. FLORIDA KEY

MATCH NOTES: This match was one sided as the Natural Selection leader would execute an early PANAMA SUNRISE that Credible would not recover from. At the four-minute mark, Cole blasted his opponent with a super kick and used a FLORIDA KEY finisher for the duke. (1/2*)

TJP won against MATT RIDDLE with a FIGURE FOUR DEATHLOCK

MATCH NOTES: The United Empire member was on the defensive for most of the bout but would manage to shift the momentum to his favor after Riddle missed a suicida topa! TJP executed a Destruction Kick and locked on the FIGURE FOUR DEATH LOCK for the submission victory. (*)

VARSITY CLUB (SULLIVAN/ROTUNDA) squeezed by LONG RIDERS, after KEVIN SULLIVAN busted SCOTT “HOG” IRWIN with a foreign object

MATCH NOTES: A brutal match! Both teams aren’t exactly known for their subtlety and used high impact moves throughout the contest. However, Kevin Sullivan would resort to using underhanded tactics and used Fallen Angel’s purse to knock out Scott Irwin long enough for the three count. (**1/2)

‘THE BASTARD’ PAC and STEVE CORINO was deemed a NO CONTEST

MATCH NOTES: As PAC made his way to the ringside, he noticed HCW’s group The Elite was sitting in the front row behind the security barrier. PAC started jaw-jacking with Kenny Omega and the HCW once again poured his drink over PAC’s head! (EDITOR’S NOTE: see HCW most recent event for more detail) The Death Triangle member lost his temper, jumped the guardrails, and started to fight all three members of the Elite. The arena roared as the Lucha Brothers ran down to ringside to assist their friend and to even the odds. Shortly after, ringside was swamped with security to separate the two groups and to restore order.

“DR. DEATH” STEVE WILLIAMS pinned TOMMASSO CIAMPA via. BACKDROP DRIVER

MATCH NOTES: A great match! The Oklahoma native had his hands full with Ciampa and would be rocked with several running knees in the corner. Williams battled back and put the Natural Selection member in a BACKBODY DRIVER to end the match. (***1/2)

AUSSIE OPEN humiliated ROCK & ROLL EXPRESS, after KYLE FLETCHER used FIDGET SPINNER on ROBERT GIBSON

MATCH NOTES: A one-sided affair! Aussie Open made a statement and dispatched the fan favorites early with a FIDGET SPINNER. (3/4*)

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE MATCH
BRUISER BRODY (ch) easily retained against ‘HANGMAN’ ADAM PAGE with a JUMPING KNEE DROP

MATCH NOTES: Brody had no problems with the challenger and tossed him around like a ragdoll. The National Champion executed a twisting vertical suplex and followed with a JUMPING KNEE DROP for the victory. (1/4*)

[Ken West]

That Sullivan is one shady character! I can see Ciampa being a tough fight for Doc. Which Corino are you using? Legends or ROH?